Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 502 Taking Over the Mess

After all, they are all family members, and Liu Laosan had orders before his death. Although they were not very willing in their hearts, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Xia Houying and others finally chose to escort Liu Laosan's body northward, and took the initiative to escort Liu Laosan's body to the north. Request to surrender to the Han army.It's just that out of years of feelings, Cao Can and others didn't really cut off Liu Laosan's head, but handed Liu Laosan's body intact to the Han army, hoping that a miracle would happen, so that Liu Laosan Can be buried whole.

At this point, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and others are of course worrying unfoundedly. Without explaining any reasons, Xiang Kang of course chose to treat Liu Laosan's body and family kindly. The ceremony buried Liu Laosan back to Fengyi's ancestral tomb, and also named Liu Laosan's two sons, Liu Fei and Liu Ying, as doctors, so that they could receive a good education so that they could become officials in the future. Household, so that Liu Laosan's family does not have to worry about food and clothing.

For this, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and others who were as close as brothers to Liu Laosan were of course extremely surprised and grateful, but what surprised them even more was that Xiang Kang not only sealed them with official positions, but also let them continue to rule. Bing led the army, and the magnanimity and trust in them made the Han army civil and military couldn't help being amazed. Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and others were surprised, but their hatred for Xiang Kang was greatly reduced, and they began to gradually accept their new identities .

Even Zhou Bo and Cao Can, Liu's best friends, chose to surrender, not to mention Xiang Kang's cousins ​​Xiang Xian and Xiang Dian. Xiang Guan just brought the news of Xiang Yu's death to Pengcheng, and after crying , Xiang Xian and Xiang Dian accepted Xiang Guan's persuasion to surrender without hesitation. Before Xiang Kang led his army to Pengcheng, they led the Pengcheng defenders to change to the red flag of the Han army, and arrived at Xiangkang again. When Pengcheng was in Pengcheng, he accompanied his two aunts out of the city for thirty miles to meet Xiang Kang. The children of the Xiang family who were still alive were finally reunited after a few years, crying with each other.

After a while, relying on the unremitting efforts of the soldiers of the Han army, the corpses of Xiang Bo and Xiang You and his son were finally found. Xiang Kang, who still hated Xiang Bo so much, heaved a sigh of relief, and hurried to cry. Tears gave both Xiang Bo and Xiang You the title of Marquis, and generously sent the self-inflicted father and son back to their hometown in Xiang County for burial, and let them go to the ancestral tomb of the old Xiang family to accept the reprimand and punishment of the Xiang family ancestors.

As for Xiang Yu, Xiang Kang, who has always been generous to the dead, not only buried him in Pei County as a duke, but also made his son a marquis, gave food to [-] households, moved him to Xianyang, lived in the same clan palace, and raised him. As the mascots, all the other members of the Xiang family were enshrined as marquises, and they each received rewards. Among them, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Kang were the only crowns that Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Kang deserved the most.

During this period, the requests from the local officials of the Western Chu Army flew to Xiang Kang like snowflakes, and the Grand Sima Huanchu of the Western Chu Army who was still confronting Dingtao and Zhong Limei also accepted the invitation from the Han Army envoys. Persuading him to surrender, he led [-] defenders to surrender to Zhong Limei, who had only [-] troops nearby, in exchange for Xiang Kang's generous feudal lord and city, and also saved tens of thousands of precious lives of soldiers of the Chu and Han armies.

Of course, there is something disgusting about Xiang Kang. The guards of Jiangdong Kuaiji County who started from Xiang Yu didn't know what medicine they took wrongly, and they refused to accept the Han army's persuasion. Fortunately, Jiangdong in this era is not well developed and the population Qian Liang is far from being an opponent in the Central Plains, and Xiang Yu's old enemy Song Yi has already rebelled against Western Chu at the end of the year, and after receiving the news, he took the initiative to send his son Song Xiang to the north to ask for surrender, and voluntarily requested to change the banner of the Han army to respond The Han army fought across the river, so it is only a matter of time before the Han army pacifies Jiangdong, and it only needs to send a partial division to easily do this.

Peng Yue, who finally walked out of the dense forest, was also a little greedy. He even asked Chen Ying and Lu Qing to interview Xiang Kang, hoping that Xiang Kang would choose a Chu royal family and make him the king of Chu. It can be worthy of the name, of course Xiang Kang categorically rejected this point, but for the sake of Peng Yueli's great contribution, Xiang Kang still made Peng Yue the Marquis of Chen, took four counties of food towns, and moved him to Chen County to be a prince. A rich man, the old ministers of the Chu court that Peng Yue took away from Pengcheng were also taken away by Xiang Kang, and they were scattered and appointed as officials in various places.

Tian Guang and Tian Heng, self-proclaimed kings and ministers of Qi, wanted to surrender to Xiang Kang very much, and were willing to sacrifice Langya and Jiaodong to only lead Linzi County. Of course Xiang Kang refused their request without hesitation, using the excuse of Tian Heng's uncle The crime of betraying oneself is unforgivable, so he decisively ordered Zhujishi, a general of the Han army, to launch a battle to destroy Qi, and completely eradicate the two indefinite time bombs, Uncle Tian Heng and his nephew. He successfully obtained the power of destroying the country that Uncle Zhou deliberately gave him. After several months, he finally pacified Qidi completely and beheaded the ambitious uncle and nephew Tian Heng.

During this period, there was no need for Xiang Kang to open his mouth to hint anything, Chen Ping, Zhang Liang and other cronies had already connected with each other, instigating the Han army Wenwu and Zhao Xie, Yingbu, Zang Tu and other princes and kings to come forward to persuade Xiang Kang to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Fame commanded the world, and Zhao Xie, Zang Tu and Wu Rui, who were very eye-catching, even went to Pengcheng to meet Xiang Kang in person, and asked Xiang Kang to be emperor in person.

Needless to say, Xiang Kang, who was hypocritical to the extreme, of course refused repeatedly. Finally, when he couldn't evade, Xiang Kang reluctantly accepted the repeated invitations of his courtiers, and decided to build an altar in Dingtao to ascend the throne, officially becoming the emperor. bit.

The story is short and long. When Xiang Kang officially became the throne, it was already March of the second year after the Han army destroyed Chu. During this period, thanks to Xiang Kang's hard work, the beautiful concubines recruited from all over Four sons and three daughters have been born to Xiang Kang, so that Xiang Kang has enough heirs to be crowned king, and temporarily adopts a political system of centralization and enfeoffment in parallel when he goes to the countryside to do as the Romans do. ——This is due to the deep-rooted enfeoffment system left over from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, so Xiang Kang had to temporarily follow the power.

After the grand and brief enthronement ceremony was officially held, the internal distribution of spoils in the Han army also began. Undoubtedly, Zhou Zeng, who had been staying in the rear of the Guanzhong, was of course named Prime Minister Zuo. The No. 1 Zhou Shuling in the Han army Wei, also became the only duke under the title of Xiang Kang, with [-] households in the city, and the fief is half of the county in the east of the river including Yanchi. In addition, his daughter was also designated by Xiang Kang as the concubine of his prince Xiang Zhi. Kang's eldest daughter was also betrothed to Uncle Zhou's son. Basically, Xiang Kang could give Uncle Zhou the glory and wealth to the limit.Li Shiqi, who has meritorious service and hard work, is named Yushi Dafu, the Marquis of Yongqiu, and has three thousand households in Shiyi.

Chen Ping was granted the title of prime minister of the right, and the fiefdom was Dingtao, the richest place in the Central Plains, plus [-] households of food. He also wanted to give him the title of Linzi, a famous city in the world, but Zhang Liang, who is cautious, refused firmly. No reluctance, let Zhang Liangmingzhe protect himself.

Long Qi, Zhongli Mei, Ding Ji, Zheng Bu, Zhujishi and other generals of the Han army were of course also given a large piece of cake, all of them ranked in the Jiuqing, and the fiefdoms were full of fertile land. The rare treasures left by Hu Hai and Xiang Yu The strange treasures were sent to their luxury mansion in Xianyang by carts and carts, and their children followed suit. Either they were accused of being given to Xiang Kang's son, or they were engaged to Xiang Kang's daughter who was born in a hurry, or they were married to Xiang Kang. The other dignitaries were formed, and they were destined to be rich and honored before they grew up.Other heroes of the Han army also had their own rewards, so I won't list them all here.

On the most critical issue of the throne, Xiang Kang's hard-working sons of course became the protagonists, who were named Qi, Chu, Liang, and Wu respectively. After replacing the Six Kingdoms, they also split up the overly large Chu Kingdom. But of course this is not enough, Xiang Kang still has to work hard in this regard, in order to replace Yingbu, Zang Tu and Zhao Xie in the future. The author is Xiang Kang.

Because Han Cheng betrayed the Han army during the war, the land of South Korea was of course directly confiscated by the Han court, and Han Wangxin was made a Marquis and Prime Minister of Liang, and took the place of Xiang Kang's son who was just full moon in the hinterland of the Central Plains.And because of the changes in history, Han Wangxin's role in the Han army's unification of the world was almost negligible. Han Wangxin, who was somewhat self-aware, didn't dare to say anything, he could only salute and thank him honestly.

It is easy to divide the spoils, but Xiang Kang, who officially proclaimed himself emperor and commanded the world, took over a devastated mess. All over the Central Plains that was completely smashed, there were bones exposed everywhere, and there was no chicken crowing for thousands of miles. Even if Xiang Kang was older than Liu The Chu-Han war ended in a shorter period of time. The population of the world still dropped by half, all industries withered, and the national strength was exhausted. In addition, the problem of princes and kings that plagued Liu Laosan for life, the problem of the Huns in the north and the problem of Nanyue in the south are still bothering Xiang Kang, every moment may become a ticking time bomb, making Xiang Kang restless all night.

No, after Dingtao ascended the throne, on the way back to Xianyang, the capital of civil and military officials and troops, Yanmen County sent an urgent report, saying that the second king of the Huns, Shanyu Modun, led an army to invade Yanmen and forcibly annexed the building. Fan and Baiyang tribes, and then took advantage of the trend to cross the Great Wall, invaded Pingcheng, Shanwu and Banshi, robbed a large number of people and property, and had the intention of invading the important town of Mayi.The Yanmen garrison of the Han army was weak and unable to resist the enemy, so they could only ask Xiang Kang for help.

Hearing this news, Xiang Kang was silent for a long time. Chen Ping and Zhang Liang saw Xiang Kang's thoughts and asked, "Your Majesty, are you worried that our national strength is exhausted and we cannot resist the Huns and barbarians?" ?”

Xiang Kang nodded calmly and said: "It is easy to increase troops in Yanmen, but it is useless if there are fewer troops. If the main force goes north, it may not be able to find a decisive battle with the main force of the Huns. For a long time, the army has been stationed in remote places like Daijun in Yanmen. , our national strength will definitely not be able to bear it.”

"Your Majesty, I think you should ask Guangwu Lord Li Zuoche about this matter." Zhang Liang suggested: "Guangwu Lord's grandfather, Li Mu, was a famous general of Zhao who fought against the Xiongnu. If you ask him for advice, you will definitely gain a lot.”

Xiang Kang patted his forehead, and then remembered that he had forgotten Li Zuoche, who was familiar with the situation of the Xiongnu, and quickly ordered the guards to invite Li Zuoche to discuss, and after a short time, when the loot was divided, he was named Yushicheng and Dongyuan Hou's Li Zuoche was invited in front of Xiang Kang, and Xiang Kang was not polite, and immediately told Li Zuoche about the situation in Yanmen, and made it clear that he would ask him for advice on countermeasures.

Li Zuoche didn't hesitate at all, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, you can only be patient temporarily. The problem of the Xiongnu has plagued the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and it can't be solved overnight. Now we have just unified the world, and there are many internal and external troubles. There are so many problems, if we rashly launch an all-out war with the Xiongnu at this time, not only will the national power be unbearable, but it may also lead to an accident in the regeneration of the Central Plains.

"But the Huns are aggressive. If you ignore them, I'm afraid these barbarians will make more progress." Xiang Kang said with a wry smile.

"A man can bend and stretch, and he must endure when it is time to endure." Li Zuoche said: "I suggest that the best way for us to deal with the Huns and barbarians should be to use both soft and hard measures. While temporarily forbearance, we will send envoys to seek peace and open border markets. , communicate with the Xiongnu, buy time to restore national power, and take the opportunity to spy on the internal situation of the Xiongnu, so as to know ourselves and the enemy. At the same time, appoint an important minister to guard the frontier, command the army of officials in Daijun, Yanmen and Jiuyuan, and reorganize the army Prepare for war, and wait until our national strength is restored and the time is right before we can consider launching a decisive battle with the Xiongnu."

Xiang Kang nodded, and also thought that under the current situation, he could only temporarily bow his head to the Xiongnu in exchange for time, and wait until the national strength recovered to a certain level before he could consider cleaning up the Xiongnu. After thinking for a while, Xiang Kang asked Li Zuoche: "Mr. Guangwu, if I send you to guard the frontier against the Xiongnu, are you sure you can defend the Great Wall and buy time for us to restore our national strength?"

"No." Li Zuoche's answer surprised Xiang Kang, and then he said, "Your Majesty, let alone a humble minister, even if you let Zhou Taiwei go to the frontier, it is absolutely impossible to hold the defense line of the Great Wall and prevent Hu Ma Nan crossed the Yinshan Mountain. The reason is also very simple. The people in the north are short of food and food. No matter who goes there to sit in the town, it is absolutely impossible to quickly train and organize enough troops to guard the Great Wall. The Xiongnu are nomadic and light cavalry, mobile and flexible, and they are ready at any time. It is possible to attack from the weak point of our defense line, so not only is it impossible for us to hold the Great Wall defense line, for a long time, we must also be mentally prepared to continue to suffer losses in northern Xinjiang."

Knowing that Xiang Kang's history is not good, Zhang Liang who was next to him hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Lord Guangwu's grandfather, Lord Wu An, was in charge of the northern border. More than ten years of peace, in terms of our national strength and domestic situation, I am afraid it will take so much time to achieve this."

Xiang Kang laughed when he heard that, and said with a smile: "It's only been seven or eight years? What's the matter? I'm only in my 20s now, let alone seven or eight years, even ten or twenty years, I can afford to wait."

"That's it." Xiang Kang made up his mind and said, "Mr. Guangwu, I will now appoint you as the governor of Yanmen County, and will also be in charge of the soldiers and civilians of Dai County and Yunzhong County. I will give you ten years to rectify the situation." In these ten years, no matter how many defeats you suffer or how many losses you suffer, I will not hold you accountable. But after ten years, you must at least have as good a record as your grandfather!"

Li Zuoche, who had volunteered to lead an army to a decisive battle with Han Xin in history, was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked Xiang Kang. Just please, I believe you will not let me down."

After Li Zuoche prostrated himself on the ground again and said that he would never disappoint Xiang Kang's expectations, Xiang Kang quickly made another important decision, which was to accept Lou Jing's volunteering and let Lou Jing, who was named You Zhonglang general when he divided the spoils, Jing acted as an envoy, went north to the grassland to seek peace with the Huns, and also took the opportunity to learn about the current internal situation of the Huns.

It is still a coincidence that after Xiang Kang made this decision, not long after Chen Ping, Zhang Liang, Li Zuoche and others left, Xu Ji, who was named Lang Zhongling, suddenly submitted a secret report to Xiang Kang. In front of him, he said furtively: "Your Majesty, just received the Linjiang secret report, Linjiang Wang Yingbu is a rebellious person. He dared to ride in a six-horse chariot when he was traveling. It seems to have the intention of treachery. Please be careful, Your Majesty." (Zhou Li stipulates that the emperor can only ride in a chariot with six horses, and Yingbu is a prince and king, so he can only use five horses.)
Xiang Kang was not angry, nor did he go to accept the secret report sent by Xu Ji, and smiled, and then said: "Give a big reward to the informer, keep the secret report, and when I have accumulated ten similar secret reports, I will come together again." Look."

(End of this chapter)