As soon as he said this, Liu Xin regretted it a little. He found that he had nothing that he could use as a token of hold. He came down from the battlefield and didn't carry any royal identity with him. Even in normal times, he only likes to wear an ordinary robe, and he does not wear ornaments such as jade pendants.
And Zhen Mi heard that Liu Xin was going to give her a token that she could freely enter and exit the book collection of Chang'an. He was overjoyed, and said with deep blessing, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Xin only then understood what Jun Wu said, so she stretched out her hand and touched it twice, took out a flying knife from her waist, coughed twice, and said, "I don’t have any good things with me, this flying knife. Stay with me for many years, let the right be your token."
The flying knife shone with cold light and was extremely sharp. Most girls have no interest in weapons, and even some fear, and Zhen Mi is no exception. But thinking of the many books in the city of Chang'an, Zhen Mi didn't know where the courage came from, stretched out a slender hand, took the flying knife, and said with joy, "Big brother, I want to go to Chang'an as soon as possible!"
Zhen Yan was taken aback, and said, "Right now there is a turmoil outside. Our Zhen family has no business in Chang'an. How did you go as a girl."
Zhen Mi pouted and looked at Liu Xin as if asking for help. Liu Xin sighed and said, "Well, I will return to Chang'an in a few days. If it is convenient for Miss Zhen, I will go with me. I just don't know if your elder brother can agree?"
In fact, Liu Xin came to Zhen's house this time just to see how beautiful the legendary Luoshen was, and had no other ideas. But what Liu Xin didn't expect was that Zhen Mi was still just a little girl who hadn't grown up yet. Besides, even if she is a beautiful girl to be married, Liu Xin can't afford much interest now. After all, she is old enough to be her father, and the romantic debt he provokes in Shanshan has not yet been paid off. , I don't want to have another branch in Yecheng.
The reason why Liu Xin said to take Zhen Mi to Chang'an was because he was sure that Zhen Yan would not agree to it. After all, as a veteran family, it is not easy to let his unmarried daughter go with strange men. But Liu Xin calculated one thing wrong, because for the family, the prosperity of the family is more important. Zhen Yan was worried that he could not find a backer, and he couldn't ask for such an opportunity.
After hearing Liu Xin's words, Zhen Yan nodded and said with a smile on her face: "Xiaomin is relieved if my little sister can return to Beijing with your Majesty."
Liu Xin had nothing to say and turned to Simpi and said, "George, this matter is left to you. When I leave, remember to inform the Zhen family."
Simpi naturally promised. Everyone left Zhen's house and went straight to Yuan Shao's general mansion. At this time, Yuan Shao's concubines and several sons were taken to the prison, and the house was cleaned up, leaving only a few handmaid servants. Although the huge general's mansion seemed empty, it still couldn't conceal the extreme luxury and extravagance.
Liu Xin sat in the hall, listening to the generals reporting the results. Wen Chou has been put to death. Since Yuan Shao, the trial, Feng Ji, Xu You, Xun Chen, and Guo Tu have all been captured. Xin Ping died in the chaos. The families of these people were also taken into custody, waiting for them. The result was to be assigned to the heroes as slaves.
Seeing that Simpi's expression was a little gloomy, Liu Xin sighed: "George, I don't want to see your elder brother's death. Then, you go and take his family back."
Simpi walked out thankfully. Xu Huang arched his hands and said, "Your Majesty, what should I do with these prisoners?"
Liu Xin thought for a while, and said, "Delegate Xun Chen and Guo Tu to common people, deport them back to Yingchuan, and beheaded by trial, Fengji, and Xu You on the street. The trial is upright and loyal, so let him be constrained. As for the other two People are treacherous and Xu You are greedy, but they must not be merciless. They must be brutally corpses for three days to show punishment!"
Zhang Fei suddenly yelled: "Brother, kill Yuan Shao's servant too."
Liu Xin laughed and said, "How can he be so cheap, and escort him to Chang'an first."
Xu Huang said again: "Your Majesty, the war here is over, you should return to Beijing."
"Junyi, the Hebei area will be handed over to you. Be sure to eliminate the remnants of the enemy and let the people settle down as soon as possible. All the property copied from Yuan Shao and others' homes are used to help the people. If there is a shortage of food, you can mobilize supplies from the south of the Yangtze River. Gongming , Yi De, you two led the troops to Taiyuan today to help Zilong and Wen Yuan." Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "When the Xianbei army is eliminated, I will leave for Beijing."
While talking, a guard walked in and said, "Your Majesty Enlightenment, it's an emergency military situation."
Liu Xin quickly took the letter, glanced hurriedly, and couldn't help laughing, "It seems that I can return to Chang'an tomorrow."
It turned out that Zhao Yun took advantage of the cruelty of the Xianbei people to fully gather the hearts of the people in Yanmen County and surrounding counties in Taiyuan, and used the old Great Wall in the north to set up a line of defense and completely blocked the chief’s retreat. On the other hand, he made the team pretend to be the Xianbei to attack. The scattered Xianbei teams that went out to plunder made the contradictions between the ununited Xianbei tribes become increasingly acute.
At the same time, Zhao Yun got in touch with Zhang Liao and Gaoshun. The two branches, one south and one north, kept shrinking the scope of activities of the Xianbei people, encroaching on the counties surrounding Taiyuan, and gradually formed an encirclement of the city of Taiyuan and the Xianbei troops stationed in the surrounding area. .
The three brothers, Kuitou, Fuluohan, and Budugen, who stayed in Taiyuan for a long time all day, realized that something was wrong until then, so they should say goodbye to the senior officials and want to lead their troops to return to the Mobei grassland, but it is too late. . Not only had their road to the grassland been blocked by the Han army, but even the 100,000 Xianbei cavalry soldiers stationed outside the city had lost contact with each other.
The Han army surrounded Taiyuan City on all sides and did not attack, but first cleared out the Xianbei tribe on the periphery. Although the Xianbei cavalry was sturdy and tough, the cavalry of the Sixth Army also trained on the grassland for a long time, equipped with more sophisticated equipment than them, and had the absolute upper hand in their duel. Moreover, the infantry of the Han army had scattered many zama nails around the camp of the Xianbei, and the Xianbei did not dare to leave the camp. Because war horses are their most important property, no one wants their war horses to be damaged.
In fact, the Xianbei cavalry outside the city of Taiyuan has an advantage in number, and their combat power is much stronger than Yuan Shao's army. Only the Han army adopts a strategy of destroying one by one, and the Xianbei army outside the city can be defeated so quickly.
After eliminating the Xianbei cavalry in the periphery, Zhang Liao and Gaoshun commanded the infantry to attack the city. The trebuchets continued to attack for a day and night. Before the official attack began, the three gates of the east, north, and south of Taiyuan City were opened.
These days, the soldiers and civilians in Taiyuan have been fed up with the atrocities of the Xianbei people, and they also hated the high-ranking cadres’ humility. Coupled with the powerful offensive of the Han army, they had no hope of defending the city, so they took advantage of the darkness. Open the city gate and let the Han army come in. The three chief brothers and senior officials were all picked up from the bed by the soldiers of the Han army, and the entire Taiyuan County fell into the hands of the Han army.
Ma Chao, who went deep into the Mobei grassland, also sent back news. He led 20,000 cavalry all the way to Liaodong, swept all the grassland tribes encountered on the road, and then turned south and entered the territory of Wuhuan. Many small tribes took the initiative to surrender, including the Xiongnu tribe of Alding and the Xianbei tribe of Yuwenjing.
Yu Wenjing had personally experienced the Battle of Taiyuan, and tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry were defeated by the Han infantry. He escaped back to the grassland by chance, but was attacked by the Han army, and quickly persuaded the herdsmen in the clan to come out and surrender. He never wanted to be an enemy of the Han people in his life.
There are too many small groups requesting surrender, and many tribal elders are willing to take hostages in the Han army, including Yu Wenjing and the lame Alding. How to deal with these small tribes and hostages, Ma Chao couldn't be the master for a while, so he had to stop temporarily in Wuhuan territory and sent a Pegasus to report to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun didn't dare to make any claims, and he wrote the situation into the military intelligence bulletin and sent it over.
The military information bulletin was uploaded and read by everyone, and Zhang Fei suddenly jumped up and said loudly: "Zilong is also true, do you still need to ask your majesty for this little thing? Just kill all those prairie people. From now on, the big man If the northern border is no longer threatened, wouldn’t it be easy?"
Liu Xin shook his head and said, "This vast grassland in the north had Di Rong in the pre-Qin period, and then the Huns. After the Huns were defeated by Emperor Wu, Xianbei gradually rose again. Have you ever thought about the reasons?"
Before everyone can answer, Liu Xin has continued: "It's just that my Han people are mainly farming, and I don't adapt to life on the grassland. Even if I defeat them, there is no way to completely control this grassland. Maybe we will kill them all now. , It can be exchanged for decades of peace, but after a few decades? Maybe other grassland tribes will gradually rise, and then they will threaten the peace of Dahan."
Xu Huang bowed and said, "Your Majesty knows everything on the grassland. You must have a good plan."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "The best way is to let those grassland peoples gradually integrate into our Han people, so that they all feel proud and proud of being a member of the big man. Therefore, it is necessary for these small tribes to take the initiative to rely on. Open the net."
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Unfortunately, Brother is going to release those hostages."
"No! Send these hostages to Chang'an, and let them participate in the ceremony of offering prisoners!" Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "The war in the north should also be over. The order is that Ma Chao will lead the army to the south on the day, and after the Wuhuan ministries are cleaned , Take Youzhou directly!"
Although there are still many places in the northern states that have not been officially brought under Liu Xin’s rule, with the successive destruction of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, it is only a matter of time to unify the country, and Liu Xin’s mood is completely relaxed. After a rest for one night, he set off for Chang'an early the next morning.
The brothers and sisters Zhen Yan and Zhen Mi who got the news waited in front of the house early. More than 30 carriages lined up in a long queue, and many carriages were filled with cages full of dangdang. Liu Xin was startled when he saw this posture, and asked in surprise, "Ms. Zhen, you are going to the capital to study and what do you do with all these things? Did you even bring your dowry?"