Long live the general

Fortunately, half a month later, Li Hai woke up.

Huo Yi and Qiu Hongguang took the first step, the battle report had already been sent to Chang'an, the emperor was overjoyed, and immediately issued an edict to send to the army, to reward the three armies.

Along with the edict came a private letter from the emperor to Huo Yi, urging him to go back early.

Even if he didn't say anything, Huo Yi would have to take the army back. How could a mere Jiuyuan County afford to support this money-hungry army.

This time back to Chang'an City, the pomp was even bigger than before.

The emperor stood on the wall of Ziwei Palace and led all the civil and military officials to wait for the return of General Huo.On the left and right are Prime Minister Murong, the Taiwei, and the Imperial Envoy.Prime Minister Murong was already old, neatly dressed in official robes, and looked forward with a solemn face.

Zhou Zhenxuan asked: "Prime Minister, are you here?"

Prime Minister Murong looked forward, looked and looked, and said, "You haven't come back yet, Your Majesty?"

Zhou Zhenyan has asked this question three times, and Prime Minister Murong still answered very cautiously.But Zhou Zhenyan came to his senses and didn't ask any more questions.He rarely had such agitated and excited moments. After the battle report was sent back, he almost had trouble sleeping and eating, and had to take it out to read it from time to time.

Captured the Hetao area, occupied Gaoque, beheaded the Aries King and the Lou Fan King, repelled the 3000 army of Youri Zhuwang, captured more than [-] Huns, and millions of cattle, sheep and livestock...

Just based on those few lines of writing, he seemed to be able to see the invincible heroic posture of Huo Yi leading the army across the desert.

He is the undefeated king on the battlefield.

His wish can be realized in Huo Yi's hands.Zhou Zhenyan was extremely convinced of this point. The existence of General Huo would make his passion and re-establish the majesty of Dayue.

He was ready to reward for his merits, and he was waiting for Huo Yi to come back.

Da da da.

The sound of neat footsteps came from far to near, and a row of black heads appeared on the horizon in the distance.The first thing that appeared in the field of vision was the flag with the word "Yue". The sharp handwriting fluttered in the air with the wind. The Huns began to feel afraid when they saw this word, while the people of Dayue cheered.

This time the cheers were bigger than ever, and it was a miraculously significant victory.In the place occupied by King Baiyang and the others, there used to be the Great Wall built by the Xia Dynasty. In the Xia Dynasty, it was not the territory of the Xiongnu.

Just after Gaozu of Guma City was besieged, the Xiongnu occupied the northern territory of Dayue, captured and slaughtered the local residents, but Dayue had nothing to do about it.

Until today, Dai Viet finally regained his lost land.

Woo-!

Bells and drums rang together, and the sound of sobbing resounded through the sky and earth, shaking people's ears numb.

Huo Yi was riding on a steed, wearing black armour, with a straight back and long hair tied in an iron helmet. He couldn't see his face clearly, but he could only see the neat and smooth jaw line as if carved.

He has a strange and cold aura, even if he covers his face, others will think that he is a very good-looking person.In the mighty army, he wears the same black armor as the soldiers, but his presence is very prominent, perhaps because of his tall and thin figure, or a sense of alienation from the crowd, people will always be in the crowd I saw him at first sight.

At least for Zhou Zhenyan, the tens of thousands of cavalry and the crowd on both sides of the road turned into blurred blocks of color. The only thing he saw was General Huo in black armor and a bow.

Huo Yi rode his horse to the front of Ziwei Palace, but the gatekeeper asked him to dismount his horse and unload his bow.

Huo Yi subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Zhou Zhenyan. The emperor laughed and said, "Let General Huo enter the palace on horseback!"

Zhou Zhenyan strode down the city wall, and the gate of Ziwei Palace opened slowly. He saw General Huo who had dismounted from his horse and unloaded his bow and arrow.Although he can express his trust in General Huo Yi, Huo Yi is not the kind of person who is favored and coquettish. Even when he comes back this time, he is ready to suffer from the storm.

Huo Yi was about to bow down, Zhou Zhenyan walked over quickly and hugged him tightly.

Huo Yi: This scene feels so familiar.

The soldiers behind them got off their horses in unison. They didn't say a word, not even the horses beside them made any sound. The whole army was like a stable mountain or a dense forest. At a critical moment, it could turn into a violent storm. , The fire started a prairie fire.

This is the most elite cavalry unit in Dai Viet today.

As the saying goes, it is as swift as the wind, as slow as the forest, as plundering as fire, immovable as a mountain, difficult to know as cloud, and moving as thunder.

What kind of enemy would not feel intimidated when they saw the Dai Viet army. This is an army that has experienced many battles without defeat.

It was practiced by Huo Yi.

Qiu Hongguang raised his head, staring at the scene of the monarch and his ministers in front of him, with mixed emotions in his heart.

He didn't know whether he envied the emperor or the general, or one day, he could also stand in that position.

"Congratulations to General Huo on his victory and return!" Zhou Zhenyan laughed loudly. He took Huo Yi's hand and said in a low voice, "I've been waiting for you to come back."

"I also want to rush back to Chang'an as soon as possible, so that Your Majesty can feel at ease." Huo Yi said slowly.

"I miss you very much." Zhou Zhenyan said, "I always feel empty when you are not in Chang'an City."

He emphasized it again: "I'm glad you're back, General Huo, I'm so happy."

In this battle, the Han army returned with full armor. Huo Yili made great contributions, and was named Changpinghou, with four thousand households in the township. Be the Marquis of Wanhu.

Qiu Hongguang, Gu Yan, etc. served as the school lieutenant and served as the general of the guard, and were rewarded with a lot of gold and silver. Among them, Qiu Hongguang beheaded two Hun kings and was named Pinglinghou.

This matter was also recorded by the official historian: Bo cut down the scorpion, and as for Jiuyuan, the car was sent to Pengpeng, and the city was on the other side of Shuofang.Today, the general crossed the Xihe River to Gaoque, followed the old fortress of Yuxi River, Juezi Ling, Liangbei River, discussed puni, broke Fuli, cut off the light and sharp soldiers, and won [-] captives. , Has been named Liehou.

The frontier victory was complete, and the dragon's heart was overjoyed. Zhou Zhenzhen wanted to reward the three armies, and he gave out many rewards with a wave of his big hand. In the afternoon, Zhang Laiqian ran to the palace to settle accounts with the emperor.

Zhang Laiqian came aggressively, only to find that Huo Yi was still in the inner hall, sitting in front of the desk with the emperor, with a map in front of him.

The emperor looked very relaxed, with his shawl loose, and his outer robe, sitting cross-legged leisurely, pointing his fingers on the map.Seeing Zhang Laiqian coming in, he put on his outer robe in front of him, tied up his hair crown, and asked with concern: "Da Si Nong, why are you in such a hurry?"

Zhang Lai was lurking on the ground. He looked light and airy, but his aura was very tough. How much would it cost to calculate the reward for the emperor.

After Zhou Zhenyan finished listening, he was very calm: "Can you take it out?"

Zhang Laiqian gritted his teeth: "Yes."

"The soldiers who fought for Da Viet on the front line should not be treated badly." Zhou Zhenzhen sighed and said, "When we lived and enjoyed ourselves in Chang'an City, the soldiers fought bloody battles with the enemy in the distant desert. .”

"Da Sinong, don't chill the hearts of the soldiers."

Zhang Laiqian lowered his head: "...I know."

Zhou Zhenxie said with great concern: "It's really hard for Da Si Nong to wake up and sleep at night. How are you doing recently?"

Zhang Laiqian nodded blankly.

"There is nothing unhappy, right? Do you want to meet Mrs. Zhang? I think? You are lonely, and you don't seem to have a confidant. Have you seen it? Which daughter do you want, I will match you."

The emperor's words were so gentle that it was almost weird, Zhang Laiqian instantly got goosebumps all over his body, and he was sweating coldly from head to toe.

He bit the bullet and said, "I have no plans for this at the moment..." Zhang Laiqian is used to being free and easy, and he doesn't want to start a family early.

Zhou Zhen sighed, anyway, he just wanted to care about the mental health of Da Sinong, so as to ensure that there would be no problems at work.

"With General Huo and Da Si Nong around, why worry about Da Yue not being able to prosper." Zhou Zhenxie said with emotion, "You can be called the double walls of the empire."

Huo Yi took the opportunity to half-kneel down and said: "Your Majesty, I have a merciless request."

Zhou Zhenxuan: "Huo Qing just said it."

Zhang Laiqian licked his back molars, feeling that the emperor spoke to him differently than he spoke to General Huo.

Huo Yi said: "Your Majesty? The vassal Chang Pinghou, who has three thousand households in the city, is grateful. It's just that the minister has not yet married, is alone, and the Huns are not destroyed. He still dare not enjoy such honor."

The gift sent out was pushed back, and the smile on Zhou Zhenyan's face immediately disappeared.

Huo Yi went on to say: "I would like to distribute all the rewards I received to the officers and soldiers in the army. Your Majesty rewards the minister's food and households, and I also ask your majesty to take back the treasury."

Zhang Laiqian glanced at him in surprise. The so-called ten thousand households in the food city means that these ten thousand households belong to him completely, and all subsequent taxes will be handed over to General Huo. This is a huge fortune, but it is not only property, but also A large piece of land.Having land and people means owning everything. General Huo actually said no, so he didn't want it? !

Did he know what he was pushing away?

At this moment, Zhang Laiqian became even more curious about Huo Yi.

Huo Yi still lowered his head and knelt on the ground. Facing Zhang Da Sinong's doubts, he was very clear about what he was doing.

For him, he was very satisfied to be able to bring the Northern Army back into his hands, to re-train a strong Northern Army cavalry, to occupy the Hetao area, and to reverse the offensive and defensive situation of Dayue and Huns.

The value he wants is not a feudal marquis or countless gold and silver treasures, but the things he can do?

History books will record that there was a general in Dayue who set off a war of revenge for Dayue, but it will not record how many wealthy families in Dayue have thousands of fortunes.

Of course, Huo Yitu's reputation in the history books is not good either.For him, what he wanted has already been obtained-of course, more can be done in the future, such as completely driving the Huns out of the desert.

It was the emperor who gave him this opportunity, and Zhou Zhenyan's trust and all-round support made his wish come true.

Zhou Zhenyan smiled and asked, "Is Huo Qing saving money for me?"

He was quite happy in his heart, but he still shook his head: "However, I cannot agree to your request."

Huo Yi raised his head, and heard the emperor say: "As the commander of an army, if you don't take the rewards you deserve, how dare your subordinates, your colleagues, and soldiers who have made military exploits in the future Take it. If you take it, wouldn’t you be judged as less generous than General Huo? If you don’t take it, who would want to fight for Dai Viet.”