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"This plan is very good." Liu Xie agreed, and took a deep look at Ding Chong.

Ding Chong bowed again after hearing the sound. "Your Majesty's absurd praise, I dare not take it. If it can be used in a trivial way, I will be satisfied."

Liu Xie nodded slightly.

He could tell that Ding Chong wanted to take part, at least his attitude was more positive than before.

Ding Chong took the initiative to show his favor, and he had no reason to refuse.

As for Zhong Yao's role model, or the reason for treating Ding Yi's eye disease, he doesn't know, and he doesn't care.

He only cares about the result.

"Your Majesty, although I'm not good at speaking, I believe in Situ's ability. Your Majesty wants to settle Liangzhou and solve a hundred years of worries. Situ's understanding of the customs of the Qiang people will definitely help. And although Situ is old, he is very ambitious. Your Majesty If you can use it, it will be beneficial.”

Liu Xie looked at Ding Chong again and was even more surprised.

He actually saw that he intended to pacify Liangzhou?

So far, the people who have heard him talk about this matter can be counted on one hand, and they certainly do not include Ding Chong, including Zhong Yao, who is close to Ding Chong.

interesting.

Could it be that he was really burdened by his sons Ding Yi and Ding Zhen, so that he failed to leave a biography in history, and his achievements are not obvious?

Chapter 67 Unity is Strength

Sensing the doubt in Liu Xie's eyes, Ding Chong smiled triumphantly.

"When a sage takes any action, he must go up to the sky and hang down to the ground. The red air rises from the southeast and ends in the northwest. It runs through the purple palace, which is just like the image of your majesty hunting in the west. So I boldly speculate that this is your majesty's ambition. Northwest, get rid of the troubles of a hundred years."

Before Liu Xie could speak, Sikong and Zhang Xi couldn't help it.

"Ding Shilang, since when did you pass internal studies? You can also understand this celestial phenomenon?"

Ding Chong asked back: "Based on Sikong's view, what is the explanation?" Without waiting for Zhang Xi to speak, he said again: "It can't be that the red flames of the Han Dynasty are all in the northwest, right?"

"I..." Zhang Xi was speechless, glanced at Liu Xie guiltily, and retreated embarrassingly.

Liu Xie was like a mirror in his heart.

The celestial phenomenon more than ten days ago caused a lot of fear, and there were various explanations, most of them were pessimistic, and very few were optimistic, but no one dared to say it in public, let alone in front of him.

Zhang Xi should be a member of the pessimistic theory, and his remarks are likely to be similar to what Ding Chong said.

This Ding Chong is a master of quarrelling, his strikes are ruthless and precise.

"God's will is difficult to understand, my monarch and ministers should do their best first." Liu Xie interrupted their debate and brought the topic back to the current affairs. "The small victory in the first battle, although not many gains, is also the result of the bloody battle of the soldiers. When excited, it is inevitable to say something, so you don't have to worry too much. Ding Chong, I will leave it to you to make a new speech. Use your heart, it must be elegant, but also catchy, so that it is easy for the soldiers to recite."

"Wei." Ding Chong responded loudly.

At this time, Zhao Wen was invited back, just seeing this scene, he couldn't help but glared at Ding Chong, but didn't say much.

In his capacity, of course he can't quarrel with Ding Chong in front of the king because of such a trivial matter.

"Your Majesty, the rewards and punishments are clear. Although the meritorious service is small, the reward will come. The soldiers who have done meritorious service are still waiting to announce the good news to their families. Why don't we announce the list first?"

Liu Xie took it for granted, and immediately asked Dong Cheng to arrange it.

The soldiers who made meritorious service were even more impatient. They had already prepared the list and sent it to Liu Xie soon.

According to the previous agreement, Liu Xie went through the list, met with several representatives, asked about the history of the battle, and then issued rewards for them to bring food and reunite with their families.

When the news came out, there was joy in the camp, and the mountains shouted long live.

The meritorious soldiers rushed to reunite with their families with food, valiant and high-spirited.

The soldiers who did not perform any meritorious deeds looked at them greedily, and secretly vowed that they would not fall behind when they fought again tomorrow.

With this momentum, Liu Xie made a tour before the battle, and arranged for two Confucian scholars to interview the soldiers who participated in the war, listen to their knowledge, and write an article for future history.

Knowing that they had the opportunity to be included in the history books, the soldiers were very excited, but embarrassing things happened immediately.

There are only a handful of soldiers with official names, and the vast majority of them, let alone words, have very casual names.Uncle Wang, Zhang Zhong, Li Ji, etc., and a lot of them were named after animals. The old Confucian scholars frowned and felt that the pens in their hands were dirty.

Late at night, Liu Xie was dumbfounded when he received the report.

When I was in contact with the soldiers before, these names sounded okay, but I felt close to them. Now that they are going to be written in the history books, it seems inappropriate.

Holding a manuscript full of names like Zhang Ba and Li Ji, Liu Xie asked Situ Zhao Wen for advice.

"Situ, what should I do?"

Zhao Wen was confident, stroking his beard, and said: "Your Majesty, please issue an oral order. From now on, all those who have made meritorious service and can be recorded in the annals of history can be given names by His Majesty. Those who have made outstanding achievements, such as beheaded generals, can be given surnames."

When Liu Xie heard it, he thought it was feasible.

This is a good way to save money.

"Situ is really experienced." Liu Xie praised.

Zhao Wen chuckled. "Your Majesty, I have done this kind of thing many years ago."

"is it?"

"When I was young, I worked in the prefectures and counties, and often came into contact with Qiang, Yi, Man, and old people. In fact, most barbarians are not born barbarians, but lack of education. They respect learned people very much, and they name and imitate characters for them. Break down the barriers and increase the chances of understanding. Your Majesty is the Lord of the People, and it is even more honorable to give them names and even surnames."

Liu Xie was stunned.

Many emperors in later generations liked to do this kind of thing, especially in the Tang Dynasty.

But what he cared about was not this, but a sentence that Zhao Wen mentioned inadvertently just now.

"Situ, can these barbarians be educated?" Liu Xie pretended to be at a loss.

"Of course." Zhao Wen shook his head with emotion. "Back then Wenweng ruled Shu, educated the people, and opened up the culture of Yizhou. Now Yizhou is full of talents, all thanks to Wenweng's education. It's just that the Confucian scholars today are so lazy that they don't even care about their own learning, let alone educate the barbarians. The barbarians are in dangerous places, and the food is not as good as in the cities, so who would want to go there.”

"Situ, if the imperial court establishes a system, all the students can educate the barbarians, and they will be given preferential treatment in the examination. Will it be beneficial to enlightenment?"

Zhao Wen looked at Liu Xie in surprise, rolled his eyes, and asked tentatively: "Is this the intention of His Majesty to send someone to teach the soldiers' children to read?"

Liu Xie nodded slightly.

With Zhao Wen's sophistication, he must have noticed something, but he didn't say it all the time, and only took this opportunity to raise it today.

"Does Situ think it's possible?"

Zhao Wen didn't answer directly, he thought for a long time. "Your Majesty's intentions are very good, but this is a big deal. It's better to have a long-term plan. Since Dong Zhongshu went to the school to build the Taixue, the number of Taixue students has increased again and again, up to 3 at the most, but in the end it led to the discussion of officials and the disaster of the party. "Yin Jian is not far away, so don't rush."

Although rejected by Zhao Wen, Liu Xie was not disappointed, but very satisfied.

It seems that it's not that no one saw the problems at the end of the Han Dynasty, nor that they didn't want to solve the problems, but that they haven't found a suitable method, let alone a chance for reform.

Years of wars and monarchs and ministers fighting for power are indeed not the right time for reform.

"Then I ask Situ to consider this matter." Liu Xie bowed. "The battle is tense right now. I will go all out to fight for a chance for the big man. I will entrust Situ with the education."

Zhao Wen returned the salute with a dignified expression. "Your Majesty, I am looking forward to it, and I am willing to make a modest contribution to the great Han Zhongxing."

Liu Xie waved his hand, signaling Zhao Wen to back down.

He knew that Zhao Wen would not reject this suggestion. Situ's job was to govern the people, not only to manage the people's livelihood and the economy, but also to educate the world, including the emperor. Zhijun Yaoshun was the belief of countless scholars.

Although in the end it is mostly unrealistic fantasy.

At this moment, he made such a statement, not only to appease their lost feelings, but also to seek their support.

These old ministers may not have any practical role, but their identities and status are all there. Anyone who stands up can affect a state and a county if they are more, and a county if they are less. It is better to get their support than to tear each other down and hinder each other. it is good.

The great leader taught us to unite all forces that can be united and strive for final victory.

Chapter 68

Guo Bang squinted at Xie Guang, took a big gulp of wine, his eyes were red and his face was ferocious.

Xie Guang couldn't laugh or cry.

After all, he was a step too late, and banned the words of his subordinates, but he didn't have time to inform the scouts and rangers to control their mouths.

The ballads sung by Dong Chengying had already reached Guo Bang's ears. Guo Bang was furious and summoned him to question him.

"General, Dong Chengying's generals and soldiers are not comparable to what they used to be, whether in terms of their individual combat strength or their cooperation with each other. Our army attacked three times, killing more than a hundred people and wounding more than three times. It is definitely not a wise move to continue the strong attack. .”

Although Guo Si was angry, he was not stupid.

His trust in Xie Guang was also beyond doubt, seeing that Xie Guang spoke so cautiously, he didn't dare to be careless for a while.

"How about it? Withdraw?"

Xie Guang shook his head helplessly.Li Shi and Hu Feng were beside him, and Li Jue led the army behind him, so they couldn't retreat.

"I was thinking that Dong Chengben was the weakest of the court generals. Now that he has such strength, Yang Ding should not be weak. Hu Feng's attack with only two or 3000 people is not very likely to succeed. Generals don't have to Overwhelmed, you can wait and see the situation."

Guo Bang rolled his eyes for a long time, thinking it made sense, he took a wine glass, raised the jug, and poured most of Xie Guang's glass of wine.

"That can't let Dong Cheng go. How dare he humiliate me like this, I can't bear it!"

Xie Guang's head hurts a little.

He knew that Guo Si had lost face and would not give up.It's just that he can't solve it now. It's only natural for him to lose the battle and be humiliated.If you want to take revenge on Dong Cheng, you must defeat him first.

In terms of scolding, the Liangzhou people are really no match for the Kanto people.

"General, send someone to Li Shi and Hu Feng's camp tomorrow to inquire. I always feel that their attacks are unreasonable, and there may be other reasons."

Guo Si glared at Xie Guang angrily, and waved his hand impatiently.

"You arrange it yourself, I'm sleepy, go away."

Xie Guang had known Guo Si for many years, and he knew his temper, so he didn't think he was disobedient, so he got up and left.

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Li Shi and Hu Feng's headaches hurt even more.

Hu Feng was not as cautious as Xie Guang, and went all out from the beginning, hoping to break Yang Ding's confidence with a fierce attack and force him to surrender.

But he failed to do so and kicked on the iron plate.

Encouraged by Guo Wu's capture of the flag, the soldiers in Yang Ding's battalion guarded extremely tenaciously and did not let Hu Feng take advantage of it.

Not only that, Yang Ding also accepted Yang Xiu's suggestion, opened the camp gate, lured Hu Feng into the camp, and then blocked the camp gate with strong bows and crossbows on both sides, and then attacked with iron cavalry. Wu Weifeng easily swept Hu Feng's position after being severely injured by the bow and crossbow.

Hu Feng was careless for a while, and lost more than [-] people, and even himself was almost folded in the camp, which can be described as a disastrous defeat.

After this battle, Hu Feng had lost the ability to fight again, so he had to ask Li Shi for a truce to avoid greater losses.

Li Shi was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

No matter how powerful the Feixiong army was, it would definitely not work to storm Yang Ding's camp. He couldn't bear the loss.

Later that night, Li Shi received news that Guo Si's attack had been thwarted, and he also inquired about the ballads sung by Lieutenant General Dong Chengying.

They have mixed feelings.

They should have gloated at Guo Bang's setback, but they suffered even more losses and played even worse, so they didn't have the face to laugh at anyone.

The two sat opposite each other, the table was messed up, just like their mood at the moment.

"Or, let's join hands with Guo Bang." Hu Feng suggested.

Li Shi's eyelids trembled, he hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head.

Teaming up with Guo Bang, Guo Bang is still in charge of the main attack, and he is in charge of the peripheral security, which is indeed a good plan.But once the news that the flying bear army's battle flag was taken by Yang Yizi reached Guo Bang's ears, troubles would be serious.

Guo Si has always been dissatisfied with Li Jue's exclusive use of the Feixiong Army. He felt that the Feixiong Army was originally Dong Zhuo's personal guard cavalry, not Li Jue's private trilogy. Xiong Jun is not owned by Li Jue alone.

Zhang Ji also had a similar idea, so they got closer recently, and they meant to join forces to fight against Li Jue.

Li Shi will not give them such a chance.

"We still have a chance." Li Shi refilled a glass of wine and held it in his hand. "If we don't attack Yang Ding, we will trap him until he runs out of food." He glared at Hu Feng again. "Without my order, you are not allowed to ask Da Sima for help, otherwise don't blame me for losing your face."

Hu Feng nodded helplessly in agreement.

He had already sent someone to report Li Jue's matter and he couldn't tell Li Shi. He only hoped that when they couldn't hide it in the future, they had already won the battle. Li Shi was in a good mood and didn't care about him.

-

Guo Si and Li Shi stopped attacking at the same time, and Liu Xie's head hurt.

He originally planned to show weakness, lure Guo Bang to attack, and cause a lot of damage, but the cover-up method was not in place, and the rhythm was not controlled well, which scared Guo Bang away, and it became a confrontation again.

He wasn't afraid to confront Guo Si, but Yang Ding couldn't wait long.