After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

After a night of discussion, the monarch and his ministers finally decided to split into two groups.

On the one hand, Gu Xiu led [-] vanguard troops to enter the border of Dashi to quell the civil strife in Dashi, and then Dashi took the opportunity to pass through the territory of the Wugusi people and smash the imperial capital.

On the other side, Han Mochu led an army of 20 troops to drive to the border of Lanzhu, and then mobilized 630 Linjiang naval forces from the Bohai Sea station, [-] giant whale-swallowing ships and [-] large and small warships, and first occupied Xinjialuo, a small country under Lanzhu. , and then landed at the Zhuluo port under the jurisdiction of Lanzhu, facing each other on both sides, and took the entire territory of Lanzhu.

The young prince Gu Yucheng made a difficult choice between riding a camel and chariot with his father, or riding a big horse and sailing a big boat with his father.

For a huge ship as big as a palace, no matter what his father Han Mochu said, it was impossible for him to go to the podium.

But those chariots that were tightly wrapped in iron sheets were different. As long as he had a good word to say to his father, he still had a chance to climb on those iron-sheet chariots to see the scenery.

Under the balance between the two sides, Xiao Yucheng still chose to hug his father, Emperor Gu Xiu's thigh the night before the whole army set off.

It was rare for Gu Xiu to win in front of Han Mochu once, so he promoted Meng Xu before the battle, and made him a ninth-rank military uniform captain, and ordered him to be responsible for protecting the safety of His Royal Highness when he went out with the army.

Gu Xiu's original words were: There is no need to keep the child unscathed, just don't hurt the vitals.

In Gu Xiu's opinion, which boy didn't grow up through bumps?

Since I was a child, my oily skin hasn't been scratched at all, so I can't call it a man.

Han Mochu, who was in the process of reorganizing the army, heard this, immediately dragged Su Che down from the carriage, and insisted that he stay with Gu Xiu and Yucheng, and take care of his son and his emperor.

If not, he wouldn't even be able to sleep soundly along the way.

The next day, at dawn.

The vanguard troops led by Gu Xiu held the torches against the wind, marching into the sand dunes like a fire dragon piercing the sky, and marched towards the frontier of the Dashi War in the desert full of yellow sand.

At noon, Han Mochu's [-] elite soldiers also set off from the camp, passed through the important military town on the Longyou border, and drove straight to the Lanzhu border.

***

It took Han Mochu seven days and nine hours to capture Lanzhu's first city.

Broken Leaf City.

Just when the sun rose on the ninth day, the city gate that was blown to pieces finally couldn't hold on and completely collapsed, and even the city-state, Suiye City's defending general Sasa abandoned the armor on his body, carrying only the remaining The soldiers crawled devoutly under Han Mochu's horse's hooves.

If it hadn't been for the use of siege cannons with a range of 120 feet for long-distance attack because they did not want to cause casualties to the lieutenant generals of the Great Zhou Army, the speed could at least be doubled.

Like Gu Xiu, Han Mochu regards the lives of the generals of the Great Zhou Army more than anything else.

They created these extremely lethal long-range siege weapons in order to minimize casualties.

"Dear Great Zhou Emperor, please accept our surrender." General Sasa expressed his heartfelt desire not to sacrifice his life for the country with only one sentence of Zhou dialect.

Han Mochu sat upright on the horseback, and the deputy general Xiong Hu who was beside him was holding the surrender form and ran up to this general with extremely little war experience, signaling him to stamp the surrender form.

Followed by fire!The gun squad surrounded the surrendered soldiers and threw them a bundle of hemp rope, asking them to bind their hands according to the instructions of the Da Zhou army, and put them in the wooden cage cart exclusively for prisoners of war.

The captives who surrendered ahead were taken away, and the dirt road ahead was also let out.

Han Mo first stepped into the land of Suiye City, and the scene in front of him really surprised him.

This is definitely the most chaotic city-state he has ever seen in his life. The pure white domed buildings are of different heights, painted with various patterns of gold paint, and underneath the buildings are one after another made of rags and wooden branches. A small shed built.The streets are not planned, and even the vertical and horizontal are unclear.

In the chaotic streets, there were women huddled in a corner with a few children on their backs, the old man covered his face and wept, some ascetics in red robes knelt on the ground and prayed, and the beads in their hands were spinning quickly.Some are kneeling beside the dead bodies, reciting ancient scriptures to save the dead.

The rich people scolded their servants and asked them to flee as soon as possible instead of livestock, but when they saw Han Mochu's team coming from afar, they would hold gold coins with red eyes, as if they wanted to buy their own lives.

In the hot and dry air, mosquitoes, flies and ants are everywhere, and the breath of death is lingering and circling.

The people here reveal an extremely pure quality from the bottom of their bones, which is particularly prominent in such a messy environment.

In Han Mochu's impression, the Lanzhu merchants and envoys who went to Dazhou were in two completely different states. There seemed to be a strict system between them, and everyone must consciously abide by it without any overstepping.

Han Mochu still remembers that when he was young, the country that Mr. Yi Yi talked about telling him to be careful, besides Fusang and Goguryeo, was Lanzhu on the southwestern border.

Lanzhu is a country where everyone believes in gods.

According to Mr. Yi Yi's dictation, the Lanzhu people have also sworn sovereignty to other countries as the overlords of that land several times.But there has never been a dynasty that has been able to last for more than a hundred years.

The reason is that what the people in this land believe in is not the rule of a dynasty, nor the rule of power.Instead, the gods they worship and worship dictate what they will do next.

So no matter who wants to gain power, as long as they use the banner of the gods, they can win the support of the vast majority of the people.If you want to overthrow a ruler, you only need to put a hat of disrespect on his head, and the ruler will become a mess in a few days.

What Mr. Yi Yi wants Han Mochu to beware of is not to let the Lanzhu people who covet my Dazhou territory use these so-called beliefs to incite those people whose lives are not satisfactory, and quietly shake the foundation of the country.

In the eyes of Lanzhu's rulers, if they want to make their subjects obedient, they must not let them eat too much.Let them think that only the hardships and hardships in this life can be exchanged for wealth and success in the next life.

Under the banner of the gods, they went to Dashi to plunder the land, threatened innocent businessmen and people, obtained wealth that should not belong to them, and turned around to put on a posture of condescending to all the people and saving all sentient beings.

Han Mochu wanted to tell them with undeniable facts that powerful gods cannot stop the firearms that destroy cities and villages, and gods will not come to the world when the war starts.

Han Mochu was straddling a white horse and walking in the dilapidated Suiye City. Several ragged ascetic monks suddenly gave up their prayers and knelt under Han Mochu's horse's hooves.

Seems to be begging for something.

There are not many records about Lanzhu in Mr. Yi's collection. Mr. Yi said that there are too many city-states in Lanzhu, and the characters and languages ​​used are very different from city-state to city-state.Therefore, there is no Lanzhu language among the characters that Han Mochu can read and write, but he can see that these scrawny and unkempt monks have no malicious intentions, so he interrupts the lieutenant general Xiong who is about to drive them away Hu said in a deep voice: "General Xiong, go to the rear and call the interpreter."

"Yes, Taifu Han!" The tall and burly General Xionghu held a big knife in his arms, trotted all the way to pass the words to the end of the team, and called over several interpreters that Han Mochu had prepared before the battle.

The interpreters stood side by side in front of the ascetic monks, trying to communicate with the few old men in the Lanzhu language they could master.

Several people talked for a long while, and finally one of them understood what the monks meant, turned around and walked towards Han Mochu, and clasped his hands and played to the people: "Teacher Han, they said that the city has run out of water and food since the war started, and the children in the city are really worried." He is so hungry that he can't stand it anymore, and he hopes that Taifu Han can kindly give those children some food, otherwise more people will die here soon."

Han Mochu calmly glanced at the buildings in the distance and the mountain peaks in the distance, and then his eyes fell on those rich people who were holding up gold coins to exchange their lives: "Go to the homes of the nobles and rich families in the city and put Their flour and milk are collected and distributed to the poor children who have run out of food. As for the gold and silver in their hands, we don’t need it. But the slaves in their families must also be collected. Since Da Zhou will take over here in the future, the slaves here must also Just like the slaves of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they were registered and recorded, with names and surnames."

After Han Mochu said in a low voice, the well-trained soldiers of the Great Zhou King's Army had already started to move around the city.

After the sun went down, the army settled in Suiye City.

When night fell, Han Mochu was sorting out the daily military reports under the oily yellow night lamp, when suddenly he heard the urgent and urgent voices from outside the tent: "Mr. Han, there are many people who want to see you outside." you!"

Han Mochu was puzzled, so he set up his tent and followed Xiong Hu's footsteps to the edge of the garrison.

Outside the garrison, a group of Lanzhu people held torches in their hands and knelt in the direction of the garrison. The few leaders held high in their hands a portrait that was four or five points like Han Mochu.

In the painting, Han Mochu is dressed in white, with a sword pinned to his waist, sitting cross-legged on a gold plate, and beside him stands a black bear holding a nine-ringed sword in his arms.

"Master Taifu, these people have received food from you during the day and slaves you forgive, so I came here to thank you." The interpreter who followed Xiong Hu said seriously.

Looking at the posture of the Lanzhu people in front of him, Han Mochu was somewhat dumbfounded.

He lightly pressed the long sword at his waist, and said to the interpreter beside him: "Let the army distribute some food to them, so that they don't come here again, and replace the painting with me, and send it to me." In the camp."

He accompanied Gu Xiu in all the years of fighting in the north and south, and it was the first time that he was so popular after occupying a city.

So, he would show Gu Xiu whatever he said about his "God Statue".

Since then, a story has been circulating among thousands of legends in Lanzhu.

In the midsummer of a certain year, the sun was scorching like fire.

A god dressed in white battle armor opened the gate to imprison the souls of Suiye City. He brought milk and flour, thirst-quenching water and caramel to the children, and beside him was a wild man who could speak human words. Bear, has been guarding him.So whenever they fall into the despair of hunger, just pay homage to the east.

The God of War in white will appear and bring them gifts.

***

Compared with the popularity of Han Mochu's side, the vanguard led by King Gu Xiu did not go so smoothly.

On the sixth day of their march, they were already approaching the battle zone of Dashi.The Dashi Border Pass suddenly blew violently, and there was a strong storm that was hard to see in thousands of years.

The torrential rain had wet the sand, and even the tents made of cowhide and alum were hard to resist, and it was impossible to camp in the sand washed by the rain.

At this time, they were deep in the desert, and there was no shelter at all, and there was no human habitation.

Gu Xiu had no choice but to order all the officers and soldiers in the army to hide in the well-armored iron chariots, and even the command chariot he was riding in was vacated for the soldiers to hide from the rain.

But he himself chose to stand with the soldiers who couldn't squeeze into the chariot and had nowhere to hide from the rain, gathered the horses in the army and stretched out the huge cowhide canvas to barely cover the area above his head.

After two days and one night of heavy rain, Gu Xiu's vanguard suffered heavy losses.

First, almost all the heavy weapons in the army fell into the bunkers, and they had to be dragged out one by one by manpower and horses.Even though the food and grass that accompanied them had been covered with a cowhide canvas overnight, there was still mildew stains without any suspense.

All the firearms and ammunition used in the siege were also damaged by the rainstorm to varying degrees. The only good thing was that the clean water carried by their army was not polluted by the rainwater under Gu Xiu's decisive protection.

The scorching sun after the rainstorm seems to be roasting people, and the small glistening puddles gathered on the sandy soil are quickly evaporated by the sun.

Xiao Yucheng was like a carp that had just left the water and was scorched, hanging on Meng Xu's shoulder and sleeping soundly.

So much so that when King Gu Xiu, who had just commanded the soldiers to pull those huge siege cannons out of the bunker, called him in the crowd, he just rubbed his ears, and continued to hang on the back of the person and fell asleep.

According to the current situation, Gu Xiu's vanguard must first find a place where they can settle and replenish supplies.If you head to Dashi rashly like this, no matter how good the army is, there is no [-]% chance of winning.

Not having a [-]% chance of winning means that the number of casualties will inevitably exceed Gu Xiu's expectations before he set off.

The reason why Gu Xiu, such a warlike emperor, has not been stigmatized as a militaristic warlord since he ascended the throne is that he and Han Mochu would estimate the number of casualties and military expenses before each battle.

For example, when Gu Xiu was furious, he raised his troops to crush Luo Sha. The great battle that almost shook the foundation of the country has only been fought once since Gu Xiu became the throne.

Every time Wang Shi's army dispatches troops, it will only be launched when the country's internal affairs are the most stable and there are no natural or man-made disasters.

Master Wang's battles abroad must not affect the people's homes, even if the treasury is really emptied, they cannot scrape a penny from the people.

Therefore, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not reject Gu Xiu, an emperor with a military background, to go out and expand the territory.

After the chariots and supplies were packed for the time being, Gu Xiu summoned the chief generals of the three main forces in the current army in the open camp, and unfolded the battle map under the sunlight to determine the direction their team was going to go next.

In order to repair the troops as soon as possible and replenish food, grass and weapons, King Gu Xiu immediately decided to divert the army to the north and go directly to the Wugusi tribe for repairs.

From the Longyou Pass to the north, across the mountains with many peaks and peaks is the place where the 24 Wugusi tribes live in groups.

They were originally descendants of the Turkic people, and their ancestors once occupied part of the territory of the Uighurs and the old Rakshasa, and dominated one side.

Ever since the Great Zhou used firearms to designate all the different states and vassal states as the land of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Turkic surrender, the Wugusi tribe moved the scope of activities to the north, and ran to the northern border of the Great Food Kingdom.

Until two years ago, the Mining Department under the Ministry of War of the Great Zhou found two gold mines, a tin mine, and a silver mine whose depth could not be found in the Wugusi tribe.The officials of Da Zhou used the cheap rice, medicines, ironware and livestock purchased from Mixu to exchange mining rights with the leader of Hadas, the largest tribe of Wugusi.

Because the conditions offered by Da Zhou to them are very attractive, as long as one member of the Wugusi family works in the mining industry mined by Da Zhou, the whole family's livelihood will be guaranteed for a year.

Da Zhou will provide them with a sufficient amount of rice, livestock cubs, winter clothes to keep out the cold, and herbs to prevent those diseases, and even the powder used by Da Zhou's women will be distributed to the women in their tribe.

Therefore, most of the strong labor force on the tribe did not want to go nomadic and hunting anymore, and they all gathered in the mining department set up by Dazhou to work for Dazhou.

Now the Dashi Kingdom is in war, and the smoke is everywhere. The passage from Mixu to Wugusi has been cut off, and the cheap rice cannot be delivered in time.Fortunately, last year, the Food and Agriculture Department of Dazhou sent a batch of high-quality rice seeds, and brought the local farmers of Dazhou into the territory of Wugusi to teach the women who stayed in the tribal homes to cultivate farmland, and according to the The measurement of Dazhou's field mu was simply allocated according to the population of each household.

Therefore, although this place is not the same as the Turks, Uyghurs and other places, it has been designated as the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the local tribal people will bow their eyebrows and bow their heads as soon as they see the king's flag of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they are extremely respectful.

The army marched northward for four days and entered the territory of Wugusi. The scout team in charge of the front station had already reported to the local garrison that Gu Xiu was about to go here.

On the day when Gu Xiu's rear army arrived, Chen Ze, the governor of the Dazhou Mining Division who had set up government offices here all the year round, and Ge Yan, the leader of Ge Luolu, lined up to welcome them ten miles away from Wugusi territory, beating gongs and drums.

When the king Gu Xiu got off his horse, the leader Ge Yan, like the governor Chen Ze, practiced with Gu Xiu a common prostration ceremony in the whole Zhou Dynasty.

"Chen Ze, Minister of Mines, sees His Majesty."

"Chen Ge Luolu and Ge Yan see the Great Zhoutian! Your Majesty the Emperor."

The two spoke in unison, and their movements were uniform, as if they had been carefully rehearsed.

Gu Xiu opened his mouth to be polite, but before he said anything else, the tribal leader named Ge Yan took out a booklet with the same list from the sleeve of his cotton and linen shirt: "Your Majesty the Great Zhou Emperor, don't say too much. , Mr. Chen has already explained everything to his ministers. Although the time is a bit rushed, I still try my best in the whole territory of Wugusi to gather [-] stones of grain and [-] catties of air-dried meat for His Majesty the Great Zhou Emperor. There are also [-] pieces of anti-sand fur, and I hope His Majesty the Emperor will not find it despicable."

Gu Xiu was a little confused by the extremely sincere appearance of the bearded man in front of him.

The reason why he chose to go to the territory of Wugus is nothing more than because there has been no war between Da Zhou and Wugus in the past few years, and it is available for his troops to stop and repair.

The supplies he wanted could also be guaranteed to be replenished within three days according to the amount he wanted in the territory of Dazhou. He didn't think about using the not-so-rich food and grass resources in Wugusi territory.

Could it be that Chen Ze relied on the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty to put pressure on the leader of Wugusi in order to claim credit?

Gu Xiu narrowed his eyes and asked in a serious voice: "Chen Qing, there is a shortage of food and grass in Wugusi, and the resources are not abundant. Why should I tell the leader Ge Yan about my coming here? This is how I treat my neighbors in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Is it?"

"No, Your Majesty, you have misunderstood the minister." Chen Ze bowed to the ground with his arms flat: "Today's matter is not dominated by the minister, please learn from your majesty."

"Your Majesty the Great Zhou Emperor, you have indeed misunderstood Mr. Chen. Although Mr. Chen is from Zhou, he treats our people in this Wugusi territory like a dear relative and friend, and has never bullied or treated us harshly. I, Wugusi, It has been called the barbarian wild road until now, and no one has ever loved us so much. Let us eat and clothe us warmly, teach us to reclaim wasteland and farm, teach us to repair and build houses, so that the children of Ugus don’t have to be born with the wild The wolf sleeps in the same den, and we are really grateful for the arrival of Da Zhou." The bearded man Ge Yan's words became more and more sincere, and people couldn't help but believe it: "If the emperor of Da Zhou doesn't give up, the minister wants to lead me into a black bone All the 24 large and small tribes in Sri Lanka defected to Dazhou, and from then on they became the people of Dazhou and loyal to the emperor of Dazhou from generation to generation.”

Gu Xiu, who is the emperor, was quite touched by Ge Yan's words. In fact, all wars throughout the ages are caused by human desires!beg!No!Full.

The simplest and most basic desire of human beings is food and clothing.

As long as a king and a ruler can satisfy the most basic desires of the people, how can there be any turmoil in the world?How can there be another battle?

"In this case, after the war is over, the leader Ge Yan will bring the letter of credence to the city of Bianjing to be awarded the title." Gu Xiu mixed the big bearded man on the ground with both hands, and said in a low voice: "I have already accepted your invitation, You can take back those rice and grain supplies, and save them for winter pay."

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you don't worry too much. I, Ugus, are not the Ugus of previous years. These rice grains are nothing to our tribe. You will know when you arrive in the territory of Ugus in a while."

Gu Xiu didn't ask any more questions after hearing the words.

They just followed the horse leading the way in front of the two of them and walked all the way to the territory of Wugusi.

As far as the eye can see, there are uniform small wooden houses built on the flat grassland, and the wooden roofs are covered with windproof and rainproof linoleum.Every household is connected to a courtyard, where fat cattle, sheep and horses are raised.

The men of Wugusi are almost always in the mine during the day, and the women are at home with the elderly and children, or tidying up the livestock or lighting a fire to cook, all peaceful and peaceful.

There are also women who read nursery rhymes to the children on their backs while digging the ground. The content of the nursery rhymes is the same as that chanted by the children in Bianjing.

Several children chasing and playing games on the side of the road are fighting for a copy of "Thousand Characters" that has been turned and yellowed.

Although Gu Xiu has never visited Wugusi, in the topography written by the Ministry of Households a few years ago, Wugusi is a place where individuals live with wild animals. It is desolate and uncivilized. All the tribesmen rely on food and clothing Hunting, no farming, not to mention the food that can fill the belly.

Looking around now, these lands that shouldn't be so barren are already full of crops with full ears.

Wugusi people are born with high cheekbones, tung oil-colored skin, and sparse hair on top of men, women, and children.They have different faces from those of Zhou, but they are gradually assimilated by Zhou.

Gu Xiu rode on the horse, called the little prince Gu Yucheng who was also attracted by the scenery in front of him, and hugged him to the back of his horse; "Yucheng, this will be the territory of the Great Zhou from now on, and the people here will be The people of Great Zhou. If you become emperor in the future, how will you treat them?"

"Naturally, they are treated equally with the people in the Central Plains. Father Huang and Yafu once taught their sons and ministers, whether they are Nanzhao people, Xirong people or Turkic people, although they are born different from the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they are now members of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The people are gone. Yucheng must take good care of them, so that they don't go hungry or get sick, but also study hard and be educated, just like the father and Yafu took care of Yucheng. Because Yafu said that the so-called people , is to make the king treat the people as his own children, treat all the subjects in the world as his own children, cherish them, and love them."

Gu Xiu listened to his son's explanation in relief, feeling a lot for a while.

Yucheng, who grew up beside him and Han Mochu, turned out to be the ideal in their minds.

They will leave behind a benevolent and wise monarch.

***

Five days later, the king's army, which had finished its rest in Wugusi, passed through the highest mountain on the Wugusi border and arrived directly at the battle zone in Dashi.

The teams of the four countries in the melee are already red-eyed, and the two countries of Lan Zhu and Fu Tu have also disbanded the alliance and started fighting among themselves.

It's just that in the eyes of the master Wang led by Gu Xiu, the fights in these countries are very similar to those children who fought fiercely for a book in Wugusi territory.

The sound of the cannon rumbled on the land of Dashi, and people and horses were smashed wherever they went. In the smoke everywhere, only the shining Zhaojin battle armor of Wang Shi's army and the Dazhou King's flag fluttering in the wind could be seen.

The little prince Gu Yucheng also got his wish and got on the fully armed iron chariot, just like the siege game he played with his two fathers when he was a child.

But when Xiao Yucheng witnessed several people being bombarded into blood mist by the giant cannon, he still held his stomach and vomited.

Amid the rumbling drums, he understood that war was not an interesting game.

Expansion of territory means sacrifice.

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