Han Shizu

Chapter 1953 The Crown Prince of An Dong Country
Dongyue's Anton has been completely transformed into a piece of cold and frozen land, the world is chilling, and everything is desolate.Under the mighty power of nature, it seems that all things are equal, not to mention people, even animals have mostly stopped their activities, suffering silently, waiting for the arrival of spring recovery.

Anton has dense forests, vast black land, and rich mineral resources. It can be said to be blessed by nature. The only thing that people criticize is probably the severe cold climate.

Of course, compared to those advantages, the survival problems caused by the climate are not so serious, just get used to it.It’s just that every winter, the development and construction of Anton will inevitably come to a standstill. There are both natural disasters and man-made disasters. The cold winter is always when those barbarians can’t bear to come out of the mountains and jungles, and invade the villages, towns, settlements, and manors of Andong in order to survive. ,market.

After all, the Duck River failed to withstand the severe cold, and it still froze. The Duck River is frozen for thousands of miles, which is already a wonder in Anton. It happens every year, and there is never a shortage. longer and longer.

A cavalry marched west along the river bed, the road was winding, and appeared on the river bank from time to time, only occasionally towering, but also particularly eye-catching.There are hundreds of cavalry, probably a battalion of sergeants. They can be used as an independent combat unit in Dahan, and their status and role are even greater in Anton. The sable feathers on the helmet all indicate its special identity, which is King Anton's guard.

However, the leader of the team was not King Anton Liu Xu, but Prince Liu Wenyuan.Just in the middle of last month, Liu Xu formally named Liu Wenyuan the crown prince, granted the seal in a book, and presented it to the imperial court. A canonization ceremony was also held for this purpose.

In the past month or so, Liu Wenyuan's sense of presence, officially as the prince of Anton, has become significantly stronger. In addition to the title of prince, Liu Xu also gave him two titles. , it can be said to have both civil and military skills, especially the latter, who almost actually presides over Anton's daily military and political work (the commander and envoy are temporarily concurrently held by Liu Xu himself).

Liu Wenyuan was put on the table, and the political and military affairs were provoked, while Liu Xu retreated to the palace to recuperate.Such an unusual move naturally attracted the attention of Anton's dignitaries.No one is a fool, and it is upright, and it is delegating power, and it is accompanied by a lot of publicity. All these incidents reflect the unusualness behind it.

To put it bluntly, this is preparing for the pass.Most of Anton's current dignitaries, most of Liu Xu's followers, either received his grace, the key is that they all have a basic understanding of Liu Xu.His Majesty is not confused now, he is always in the prime of life, full of energy, wishing to do everything by himself, how could he suddenly delegate power so much, obviously something happened, if you guess along this line of thought, the news that your Majesty is seriously ill may be It's not just rumors anymore.
As a result, the Anton political arena, which had just calmed down from the turmoil of the Anton establishment, experienced waves of turmoil again. Ta Po, intending to get some news from Geng Jixun's mouth, even just a few words.

Of course, Geng Jixun's tone was very tight, and it was impossible to reveal anything. On the contrary, he reprimanded all those who came to the door.At the same time, seeing the surging emotions and constant speculation, he suggested Liu Xu to show his face and delivered a short speech before calming him down.Of course, the fundamental reason is that the palace has severely dealt with several officials who were probing and neglecting their official duties.

Although it was stumbling and rumors were everywhere, in the process, An Dongguo gradually completed the transfer of power. At least those civil and military officials who were in office had gradually become accustomed to signing the orders from the palace, which was the crown prince Liu Wenyuan.

The heavy snow had stopped, but the wind continued, whistling at times and whimpering at times, surrounded by a world wrapped in silver, but the tightly wrapped knights were not alone during their journey. Looking from a distance, the ducks were also driving on the river. Leading a team, it is a caravan, and the bells on the animals are clear and melodious.It should be that the guards who have also spotted the march are stopping and saluting from a distance to show their respect.

Liu Wenyuan and more than a dozen personal guards fell behind, stationed on the bank of the ice river, looking far away, the coolness of this ice and snow world is casually inhaled, noticing the caravan walking on the ice, Liu Wenyuan showed a rare smile, teasing He said: "Which caravan is this, dare to walk on the river with such fanfare, and not be afraid of stepping on the ice hole?"

"It seems that the Zhou family's cavalry can save a lot of time by walking on the ice. Their courage has always been great, and their servants have never been afraid of death. They dare to go anywhere! The business is very deep, and it is said that every year Someone went to the deep forest in Yuanhai to trade with those women from the East China Sea." The accompanying guard officer was well-informed, observed through the snow and fog for a while, and introduced to Liu Wenyuan.

Hearing this, Liu Wenyuan obviously became interested, and said, "If, as you said, there are some desperadoes under the Zhou's caravan, wouldn't it be a pity for such a brave warrior who is not afraid of death to be driven by some merchants?"

The officer smiled and shook his head and said: "Your Highness, the most indispensable thing in my Anton is brave and ruthless people. If they can pass the army's assessment, who is willing to work for mere merchants? Or the physique is not up to standard, or It's because he can't stand the restraint of military discipline, as far as the general knows, Anton has a few famous caravan followers, and many of them are soldiers who have been discharged from the army."

Hearing what the officer said, Liu Wenyuan's brows relaxed a little. He really didn't pay attention to these things in the past. After all, even in the army, he only led troops to train and fight. He never paid attention to the source of troops and the renewal mechanism of the army.

As the opponent said, Anton has never lacked warriors, but the essence of them has been absorbed by the army, and there is a quota for the number of troops, even if they are eliminated, they are not mediocre.In terms of martial arts, Anton is definitely second to none in the country. After all, if people are not ruthless, they cannot stand here. Even those farmers who cultivate the land can cut people with a knife.

In recent years, Liu Xu has been pulling people from Andong like a glutton, and it can be said that he has spent all his time in order to increase the population.However, among the many factors restricting the population growth of Anton, one of them is the prevalence of private fighting, which was once more serious than accidental death in a harsh environment.

After the establishment of the Andong Kingdom, one of the most stringent iron laws is the prohibition of private fighting among the people, and those who violate it will be sentenced to death. In this regard, we can only fight poison with fire.However, this is only to suppress large-scale private fights, such personal grievances are still repeatedly prohibited, not to mention the national conditions of "people are not promoted, officials are not investigated".

Therefore, despite the fact that Anton is in the ice and snow for several months a year, his folk atmosphere is very explosive.Of course, this is also caused by the combination of special humanities, geography and historical environment.

Liu Wenyuan couldn't think of it so deeply for a while, his piercing eyes wandered between the ice surface of the Yazi River and the Zhou's caravan, and finally said with emotion: "When the river is frozen, it is a smooth road. When it is urgent, transport through the river." Soldiers can also save a lot of effort!"

"What Your Highness said is true!" The team officer is obviously an elite in the Anton army. Although his current position is humble, he has outstanding knowledge: "Most of the cities of my Andong states are built along the river. If you go along the river, you can go directly to Zhuzhou Towns. However, if it is not urgent, it should not be used lightly. The ice surface is difficult to call uniform, and it is even more dangerous to run a horse. Once it falls under the ice surface, it will be a disaster."

"Maybe you can try it out. After you return to Suihua, gather these caravans that often run on the ice and consult them!" Liu Wenyuan ordered, but then he sighed: "If you need to use the glacier as a way, I will arrange What kind of crisis is Dongfang facing?"

Without further discussion on this topic, Liu Wenyuan turned his horse's head and galloped away. Seeing this, the guards followed closely, and the group quickly caught up with the brigade.From here, there are still more than two hundred miles away from the royal city, and it will take some time to travel.

Liu Wenyuan has been very busy recently, governing the government, controlling the people, and running the army. From many aspects, Anton's officials and people have refreshed the perception of him as a prince, and also demonstrated his ability and responsibility.

It is a triumphant return to Suihua this time.In the former, the Meituozhou newspaper in the southeast, the local women made trouble, harassed the officials and the people, and even broke through a town, killing 32 Han people.

It is common for barbarians to make riots, but it has not happened for many years to break through a town, kill so many people, and cause serious damage.

For the riots in Meituo Prefecture, the palace showed great importance, and it was important that the prince Liu Wenyuan personally led the army to suppress the rebellion.

Liu Wenyuan's tenacity was also reflected in this incident again. Regardless of the dissuasion of the Prime Minister Geng Jixun, he led [-] cavalry to Meituozhou in person.

Of course, the rebellious female straight people had already escaped cleanly, but how could the crown prince return without success.For the barbarians in Anton, Liu Xu has always used both kindness and power to suppress and appease them. In the Meituozhou incident, it was obviously time to use power.

What Liu Wenyuan did was to arrest 320 unregistered barbarians from Meituozhou and its surrounding areas, and punish them all.

Regarding the barbarian riots, over the years, Anton has actually formed a set of criteria for judging and countering. Stealing, robbery, and even general murder can already be treated as general security incidents and dealt with by the local government.

But like this time in Meituo, destroying the town and killing the Han people is regarded as a rebellion, and the army must be sent to suppress it, and severe revenge must be returned.The perpetrator is cunning and escapes quickly, so he will seek compensation from other places, and what Liu Wenyuan adopted this time is the most serious and cruel means of revenge, "kill one and pay ten".

Of course, there is also the idea of ​​standing up for power. In Anton, Liu Xu's authority cannot be challenged, and Liu Wenyuan has never had such an idea, but it does not mean that he can tolerate some people underestimating him. During the time, Liu Wenyuan felt some constraints that made him very uncomfortable.

Probably because of the massacre in Meituozhou, Liu Wenyuan on the return trip still gave off a cold feeling, and only when he looked in the direction of Suihua did his falcon-like eyes reveal a hint of worry.

(End of this chapter)