Han Shizu

Chapter 778 Suspend the Heart of Shu
After receiving the order, Xiang Xun hurriedly got up, and upon seeing his appearance, Liu Chengyou immediately stretched out his hand to signal: "You don't have to get up, just sit and talk!"

Looking at the others again, Liu Chengyou had a smile on his face: "Everyone here, I may know someone, but I think I have heard about it. You are all loyal ministers and brave generals of the great man. I have always missed you, and I came to Chang'an today. You don’t have to be restrained for the honored guests!”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xiang Xun took the lead and said respectfully.

No matter how much the emperor's words came from the heart, after what he said, the atmosphere was indeed relaxed a lot, especially for those who knew Liu Chengyou.

On Xiang Xun's side, he began to introduce Liu Chengyou, pointing to a middle-aged general with a suave appearance, and said in a brisk tone, "This is Wang Renshan, the commander of the Nanzheng military and horse capital, who is in charge of the Hanzhong garrison!"

Wang Renshan got up and saluted, Liu Chengyou extended his hand to signal, and said with a smile: "In the past few years, I have heard the name of General Wang many times. In the fifth year of Qianyou, the army guarded Sanguan alone, and it was impossible to push. Donghe Village defeated the enemy and defeated the Shu army. .In the seventh year of Qianyou, Qin and Feng fought against each other, and the vanguard defeated the Yellow Niu Bazhai. You are famous. When Liu Gong (Liu Ci) recommended talents to me, he mentioned you. If you don’t lose your name, you are a good general!"

Hearing the Son of Heaven's detailed count of his achievements, and his high evaluation, Wang Renshan was surprised, but also happy, and replied with a grin: "Your Majesty's absurd praise, I will be ashamed of myself!"

Xiang Xun pointed to another thin-faced general next to Wang Renshan, and said, "This is Li Yan, commander of the Huaide army!"

"I have also heard about General Li's demeanor. He has served in the army for more than [-] years. Keeping the western frontier, never tired. Yao Gong (Yao Yuanfu) in front of me, praised you a lot, spoke highly of you, said that you are thick and upright, and on the battlefield, your comrades can rely on their lives and backs." Liu Chengyou's face Smiling unabated, he praised.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment!" It was also the first time for Li Yan to meet the emperor, and he couldn't help showing a smile on his clear face, but he was a little reserved, and he still couldn't let it go, but his joyful mood could be glimpsed from his expression.

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Basically, every time Xiang Xun introduces someone, Liu Chengyou can say flowers, all of which are happy and good things, and his achievements are in the heart of the emperor.Even if you are not familiar with it, you can gently encourage it.After some introduction, the relationship between the Son of Heaven and the generals in the southwest became much closer without knowing it.

"This is Han Jixun, the deputy envoy of the Huaide Army!" Xiang Xun said, pointing at another veteran who was tense.

Liu Chengyou's eyes fell on this general who descended from Shu Shu. Han Jixun had obviously been waiting for a long time, and he stood up and said, "The last general, Han Jixun, see Your Majesty. The former general doesn't know the number of days, he doesn't know the power of heaven, and he actually leads the army to fight against the heavenly soldiers. I am so ashamed and regretful. Since returning to the Han Dynasty, His Majesty Lai and the imperial court have disregarded the previous suspicions. He was appointed as a military officer. He never went to Beijing and paid homage to His Majesty. Today, he is able to see the face of the sky and hear the holy voice. "

Compared with the openness and naturalness of other Han generals, Han Jixun is more nervous and more concerned. However, Liu Chengyou can also understand that after all, the surrendered general led the army to resist the army of the Shu army. Although the battle of Huangniuzhai made Wang Renshan With Li Yan's prestige.

Looking at his situation, Liu Chengyou did not treat him differently, and his attitude remained friendly, and he said with relief: "General Han, don't be nervous, no matter who you are, since you have returned to the Han, and you are a general of the Han, I will treat you equally. You don't have to feel burdened in your heart! "

Hearing this, Han Jixun immediately looked grateful, his words choked up, and he prostrated himself: "Your Majesty has such a heart, the last general has no choice but to tie a grass ring and swear to die to repay God's favor! In another day, the last general will be the vanguard!"

"Haha!" Swearing against him, Liu Chengyou smiled brightly, and said to Xiang Xun, "Xingmin, General Han is rewarded for his ambition, what do you think?"

Xiang Xun glanced at Han Jixun, and replied respectfully to Liu Chengyou: "Your Majesty still needs to order generals!"

Looking away, Liu Chengyou said to Han Jixun: "General Han, let him die! I am very pleased that you have such a loyal heart to protect the country!"

Here, Xiang Xun's introduction is still going on: "As for Gao Dujian, Han Chongyun, Murong Chengtai, Ma Renyu and other generals, His Majesty already knows them."

Nodding his head, Liu Chengyou looked at Murong Chengtai: "Chengtai, I relegated you to the southwest and suffered so much, but do you still have resentment?"

"I don't dare!" Upon hearing this, Murong Chengtai was a little embarrassed, and said, "I have been good at martial arts since I was a child, so I am happy to join the army and serve my country with meritorious deeds. Compared with being in Tokyo, flying eagles and horses, doing nothing. Honing in the army will reward your ambitions even more!"

"It seems that after serving in the army for four years, you have indeed grown up! Your father was very happy to hear about your deeds in the army!" Liu Chengyou said to Xiang Xun, "Xingmin, you have trained well!"

As he said that, he looked at Ma Renyu again, with a brighter smile: "General Xiao Ma's reputation, I've already heard it like thunder."

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It took an hour just to meet and get acquainted with the southwestern frontier generals. After the meeting, Liu Chengyou greeted the generals and went to the palace hall to hold a banquet.On the side of the palace, a sumptuous feast of food and drink has already been prepared. It is considered a grand event, and the accompanying concubines, princes, civil and military officials, and qualified officials in Guanzhong are among them.

After the banquet, Liu Chengyou was very excited about the conversation, instead of summoning the empress and concubine to go to bed, he called Shang Xiangxun, and the emperor and ministers had a secret talk.

"I know that you have been in a hurry for days and came to Chang'an from the east. You have worked hard all the way. I should have given you a good night's rest. However, in my heart, I am worried about the military affairs in the Southwest and the attack on Shu. I can't help it. Xingmin, don't It's my fault that I don't understand my feelings." The monarch and his ministers were sitting opposite each other, drinking sober tea, Liu Chengyou said in a relaxed voice, admonishing him.

"Before I came to the east, I also prepared some military information in the Southwest, and I wanted to report it to His Majesty!" The emperor had said so, and of course Xiang Xun had to carry it and echo it.

From his arms, he took out a military map, spread it out in front of Liu Chengyou, and compared it with the map, Xiang Xun explained to him: "Your Majesty, since the conquest of Shu the year before last, after taking Qinfeng and Hanzhong, including the subsequent reorganization of Shu Including the surrendered soldiers, the entire Southwest Army now has a total of more than 4 people, including [-] cavalry troops and [-] infantry troops of various types.

They were divided into Hanzhong, Fengzhou, Chengjie, Fengxiang, and Qinlong.Among them, according to the peace agreement between Han and Shu, [-] troops were stationed in Nanzheng, [-] in Chengjie and Fengzhou, and the rest were all in Qinlong and Fengxiang.

At the same time, in accordance with the order of the imperial court, military settlements were implemented in Qinlong, Jingwei, Fengxiang, and Hanzhong, half farming and half guarding, and now nearly 70 mu of land have been reclaimed."

"With the Xingmin here, the southwest can be safe, and I can rest assured!" Listening to Xiang Xun's introduction silently, Liu Chengyou said with emotion.

"Wang Jing hasn't arrived this time, how is his situation?" Liu Chengyou asked.

"For the past two years, the prince has been guarding Qinzhou, responsible for the development and garrison of the west, and has [-] battalions under his jurisdiction. In the past two years, the prince sent troops to the west, and the military fortress has been built westward to the ancient Didao. The land is three hundred miles away!" Xiang Xun said, with a look of excitement on his brows.

For a person with lofty ideals like him, to expand the territory and clean up the old rivers and mountains is the aspiration and yearning, and it is also the easiest career to leave a name in history and be praised by future generations.

Although the great Han hadn't made a big move westward yet, playing the banner of recovering Helong, the garrison troops on the western frontiers silently expanded and strengthened their land.As far as Shi Hongzhao's town of Lingzhou, and Wang Yansheng's garrison of Yanzhou, these years, they have been expanding their influence and building forts and flags to the old land of the Tang Dynasty.

In the south, after recovering Qinzhou, there was a westward base, which belonged to Wang Jing's side, and the progress was the fastest and the most rapid.

"Wang Jing's side still needs to collect it!" Liu Chengyou said.

"In recent years, Wang Gongzheng has devoted himself to consolidating the newly restored land. In addition, the imperial court still needs to send officials to reset the government and build a system to make it truly a land under the rule of the Han!" Xiang Xun said.

Liu Chengyou thought about it for a while, and said: "Based on the current situation in the Southwest, although there are many troops, but to consolidate the border defense, the soldiers and horses of Qinlong and Jingwei must not move too much. If you want to attack Shu, the soldiers and horses that can really be used are only I'm afraid it's not much!"

"I have made a plan. Under the condition of maintaining the stability of the frontier state, we can start and ride [-] to the south!" Xiang Xun's tone was affirmative.

"Riding the [-] paces you said on Rubei Road is enough?" Liu Chengyou asked.

Xiang Xun thought for a while, and said: "If supplemented with a certain number of civilian husbands, it is barely enough!"

"You said it was too much, and I still need to dispatch the imperial army in the future." Liu Chengyou smiled.

With a slight sigh, Liu Chengyou said in a serious manner: "Xingmin, the time to conquer Shu needs to be pushed back!"

"Because of the chaos in Guanzhong?" Xiang Xun tentatively asked.

"This is just one of the reasons! In the past few months, I have traveled a lot in the north, inspecting the administration of officials, the military situation, and people's livelihood. I have learned a lot and felt deeply. I really should give more to the Han government, the army, and the people. Some rest time!" Yoo Seung Woo explained.

Hearing this, Xiang Xun said, "I understand!"

Suddenly, Liu Chengyou turned his head and looked directly at Xun Xun: "I will give you one more year to recharge your batteries, mobilize your horses and fight hard, and conquer Shu in the coming year, and defeat it in one fell swoop!"

Xiang Xun's body trembled slightly, he clasped his fists and said solemnly: "I wish to issue a military order!"

"I believe in you!" With a smile, Liu Chengyou patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, you are tired, and I am also drunk, so I won't keep you here. Go to the hotel and have a good rest. This time, stay longer in Chang'an In a few days, we, the monarch and his ministers, have a rare opportunity, and we still need to talk about the past."

"I retire!"

(End of this chapter)