Han Shizu

Chapter 1138 Cochin Recapture
"I see you, Your Majesty!"

In the Long Live Hall, Murong Yanchao and his son met together.Emperor Liu seemed very happy about the return of the father and son to the court, and immediately summoned him to the palace for questioning, and his attitude was also very friendly.

"Free of courtesy! Flat body!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Let the two be seated, and serve hot soup in their own room. Because of the severe cold, during this period of time, the ministers paid their respects, and Emperor Liu used to entertain the cold and warm soup.

Glancing at Murong Yanchao, he cast his eyes on Murong Chengtai again: "Although the emperor is away on business from time to time, he has been in court for a long time. I can see you often, but you, Chengtai, I haven't seen for many years. !"

No matter whether he was in the army or in the local area, Murong Chengtai always had a high-spirited spirit, but when he was in front of Liu Chengyou, he restrained himself very much, just like other people of the same generation who were related to the royal family, they respected and even feared Emperor Liu. .

Sensing Emperor Liu's caring tone, Murong Chengtai said: "Thank you for your concern! I have been greatly favored by the emperor and promoted by His Majesty. I am so grateful for today!"

"Sure enough, I got it out of training outside!" Emperor Liu said to Murong Yanchao, "Chengtai has become a general of the Han family, and he can be entrusted with important tasks. Can the emperor be relieved?"

Murong Yanchao responded with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty's reputation is too high. You still need to continue training, do more work for the court, and be loyal to Your Majesty!"

There was a porcelain plate on the imperial case containing some candies wrapped in floral paper. Emperor Liu gestured to Yantuo, and then said: "This is a candy made by the food official in the palace. My grandson was born. Some civil and military ministers have been divided, you should try it too!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The father and son ate together, with smiles on their faces, Emperor Liu asked how it tasted, and the answer was of course yes, sweet!

Murong Yanchao said: "The former heard that the emperor's grandson was born, and the minister was outside Beijing, so he only had time to present a congratulatory form. When he returns to Beijing this time, it's time to make up for the gift!"

Murong Yanchao's family is rich and well managed, among the public officials, there are few richer than him.Seeing his generous face, although Liu Chengyou was in a good mood, he said in his mouth: "It's just a child, can it still affect the world? It's good that the emperor has this kind of heart!"

Then he looked at Murong Chengtai: "I heard that you fell ill on the way back to Beijing?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern! I have been in Guangnan for a long time, and this time I am returning to Beijing. I have been on the road for several days, and I just caught the wind and cold!" Murong Chengtai reported.

"Then pay more attention. In this way, after the audience is over, you can go to the Imperial Hospital to find someone to take a look!" Emperor Liu looked seriously.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" This should be the first time that Murong Chengtai has enjoyed the emperor's care, and all he can do is to keep thanking him.

"Have you been to the Privy Council!"

"Yes!"

"Pan Mei can let you return to the court to report. The Annan war should be going smoothly! You came back from the front line, and tell me how it is going!" Liu Chengyou said.

"Yes!" Looking up, Emperor Liu had regained his seriousness, and his calm face made him feel nervous, as if the soft words just now were just an illusion.

Sighing in his heart that the power of the sky is unpredictable, Murong Chengtai hurriedly calmed down, and clapped his hands to report: "Pan Dushuai invited the edict to enter the army, and when he returned to Guangnan, he immediately dispatched troops and horses and moved to Guangxi. The checkpoints and roads were blocked to block news, and at the same time, the investigation of the Annan area was strengthened.

Before winter, civil strife in Annan was raging. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ding Buling, who ruled the central part, led tens of thousands of tribal coalition forces to the north to crusade against the former officials of the Wu clan in the north, which had serious internal friction, with the intention of expanding and unifying the central and northern parts of Annan.

Ding Buling is a cunning figure. After Wu Changwen's death, the Wu regime collapsed. He recruited troops and bought horses to create momentum, but at the same time he stood still, mobilized alliances among the separatist forces, and watched the struggle.

If the imperial court did not intervene, then the forces in the north would definitely be wiped out.However, no matter how shrewd he was, he never thought that the big man had already decided to send troops.

Our army went south from Liangzhou, built bridges and paved roads all the way, and approached Longbian City.When the army arrived, the war in the northern part of Annan had come to an end. The Ding tribe led a great victory, occupied Jiaozhi City, and sent envoys to recruit and surrender the rebels.

However, as our army passed through the border, it was also reported that the Jingjing Navy will descend to Jiuzhou County, and the descendants are like clouds."

"The leader of the Ding tribe must have struggled a lot!" Obviously, the smooth march of Nanzheng was not enough to make Emperor Liu happy, so he just asked lightly.

"Exactly!" Murong Chengtai said: "Buling Ding is indeed a hero in the local area, our army suddenly overwhelmed him, although he was shocked, he did not lose his fighting spirit.

He didn't know the reality of our army, so he didn't dare to attack rashly, so he strengthened the city defense in Jiaozhi, and at the same time gathered the surrounding people, livestock, grain and food, and sent envoys to invite those local tyrants who had been defeated by him, intending to jointly fight against the big man.

Because our army marched for days and needed to rest and reorganize, it was temporarily stationed in Longbian.The only thing Pan Dushuai was worried about was that Ding Buling fled without a fight. Fortunately, he was reluctant to bear the result of the northward march.

During his preparations for the war, Pan Du decisively ordered Tian Qinzuo to lead an army of [-] troops to sneak southward, surround Zhuyuan City, cut off his retreat, and then enter Jiaozhi City.

After the rest of the whole army was completed and the troops approached the city, the leader of Ding's department did not dare to sit and watch our army cross the river to besiege the city. He personally led the army and refused to stand on the river bank.With the Pingcha Army as the vanguard, our army crossed the Zhuyuan River by boat and raft, and fought on the right side of the river.

The battle of crossing the river lasted for more than two hours. More than [-] ranks of Ding's bandit army were killed, and our army was killed or injured by less than a thousand.Ding Bu led the remaining troops and retreated to Jiaozhi City, and our army took advantage of the victory to besiege the city.

After a defeat, the leader of the Ding tribe no longer dared to rush out of the city to fight, and chose to defend the city to the death. With our army, the intention was to consume food and fodder, hoping to retreat.

With Jiaozhi strong, Pan Dushuai rashly launched a siege, fortified the walls of the siege, built siege equipment, and at the same time persuaded them to surrender.

After besieging the city for half a month, after its morale was low and our army prepared properly, it attacked the city from three sides.Ding's leader was in Jiaozhi, but after all, his foothold was not stable, and it was difficult to persist for a long time. On the second day, the city was broken and Jiaozhi was recovered.

It's just that Ding Bu led quickly and fled at Quekou, but failed to pursue him, so he let him escape.It was expected that he would inevitably flee back to his old lair in Hualu Cave of Rhubarb, and Pan Dushuai led an army southward with Tian Qinzuo to exterminate them. "

"In this way, Cochin has been recovered!" Liu Chengyou suddenly asked after hearing Murong Chengtai's narration.

Murong Chengtai: "When Chenbei returned, all the prefectures and counties in the north of Jiaozhi had been collected, Tian Qinzuo also chased to the lair of Dingbuling, and then broke his tribe, and marched into Aizhou.

However, the leader of Ding's department was dead but not stiff, and he still led the rest of his department to flee south. It is said that his father and son had been generals in the southern states and counties, and they had some prestige, so they defected, with the intention of making a comeback.

After the First World War of Cochin, all the separatist forces in the central and northern parts of Annan have been wiped out, and the rest can be regarded as patients, but only three or four "envoys" in the south.In line with the idea of ​​eradicating all evil, after the situation in the central and northern regions has temporarily settled down, we should continue to go south to clean up, so that Annan's old place will be restored and returned to the rule of the Han! "

"Good job!" Finally, Emperor Liu showed a smile on his face.

"Pan Dushuai said that the imperial court can send officials to the south for naturalized governance!" Murong Chengtai continued.

"Naturally!" Liu Chengyou nodded, but then sighed slightly: "However, it is located in Tiannan, so I'm afraid it's not easy to choose this candidate. Lingnan is far away, and Jiaozhi is even more narrow."

As he said this, Emperor Liu moved skillfully in his hands. He took out a piece of paper and wrote on it. After printing, he summoned an official and ordered: "Send this article to the Zhengshitang!"

"Yes!"

"Let's give the prime ministers a headache for a while!" Emperor Liu chuckled.

As he said that, he looked at Murong Yanchao again: "What's the business of the emperor's return to Beijing this time!"

Hearing this, Murong Yanchao regained his spirit immediately, took out a large blueprint, and with the help of his servants, slowly unfolded it in front of Emperor Liu, and introduced to Emperor Liu: "This is the drawing that I summoned architectural talents. , It took two years to draw the layout drawings of Xijing palaces, cities, and roads, and I present them here to His Majesty."

His gaze fell on the unfolded blueprint. This is a brand new design drawing of Luoyang City. Even if he doesn't understand it, but from the momentum and appearance presented on the picture, Emperor Liu knows that if it is completed, it will definitely not be inferior to today's Kaifeng. city.

Uncle Murong seemed to understand what Emperor Liu was saying.

(End of this chapter)