He has not lived enough

Shen He was not surprised when he received the news that Xirong's main force stationed outside Dajin suddenly withdrew.

Although Tong Dan Shan is the new Great Khan, Shen He has faced him many times in the previous battle against Xi Rong. Unlike his other brothers who only know how to be brutal, Tong Dan Shan is cunning and difficult to deal with.

This time, the vanguard who was able to easily defeat tens of thousands of him relied on his surprise layout in advance, and it was easy to succeed a few times. It would be too unrealistic to wipe out all the Xirong people by this.

Although it is a little regrettable that Shan Shan didn't continue to send troops to run too fast, Shen He is also quite satisfied. Except for a few teams of Xirong people who are more vigilant these days, it took a lot of time to clean them up. At other times, when they go down to sweep the tail, the Xirong people basically lose Without combat effectiveness and fighting spirit, only dozens of soldiers were killed or injured, which was unimaginable in the past.

"Major General, do we want to chase?"

Dalang Qi, who was fighting with Shen He, suppressed his excitement and asked, after fighting with the Xirong people for so long, it was the first time he saw those wolf cubs being beaten with their tails between their legs and howling, unable to fight back. It was too much fun!

But he also understands the reason why the poor should not chase after them. Taizu Taizong also took advantage of the victory to pursue the Xirong people in his early years, but once he came out of the Jin Dynasty, the territory of the Xirong people was the vast grassland and desert, and it was too dangerous to go deep alone.

This is also the reason why Taizong broke out of the siege of the Xirong people after being exhausted for many days in the last battle with Xirong. After that, he did not take the initiative to attack and choose passive defense.

Therefore, although the situation seems to be very good now, Qi Jia Dalang and the others were not dazzled by the victory, and they were still very cautious.

Shen He glanced deeply at the sand table in the center of the military tent, and the place where he could see was where the royal court of Xirong was. Shen He asked with a light smile, "Why didn't you chase after him?"

Holding the long knife at his waist, and stroking the newly made firearm with the other hand, Shen He said decisively: "There is no better time than now, how many soldiers of the Jin Dynasty spilled blood on the border, it's time to avenge them!"

"Pass down the general's order, pursue immediately, and promise not to return if you don't break the king's court!"

The generals in the tent were very excited, they had waited too long for this day.

"The last general obeys orders! I swear that I won't return it if I don't break the king's court!"

It was two days after Zhao Yu, who was far away in the capital, got Shen He to lead his army straight into Xirong. He was happy that the battle was going well and at the same time worried about his safety.

Unlike Dajin, Xirong has towns everywhere. It is either a grassland taller than a person, or a desert full of yellow sand. It is common for hundreds of miles to be deserted.

This is also one of the reasons why it is difficult for the Xirong people to be completely wiped out.They call themselves prairie wolves. In Zhao Yu's view, the Xirong people are more like African hyenas. When there are many people, they will bite and rob in groups. , Neighboring countries are annoyed by their intrusion.

But Zhao Yu also understands Shen He's approach. Now Da Jin has the advantage of firearms, and Xi Rong still doesn't know much about it. If they can't be wiped out in this battle, it will be even more troublesome for them to be prepared in the future. Taking advantage of this opportunity to pursue victory is the best way .

Fortunately, Bai Qingyu arranged the supply in the rear in an orderly manner. With him in charge to cooperate with the front line, even if the army goes deep into the hinterland of Xirong, there will be basically no risk of insufficient food, grass and equipment.

Looking back at the previous dynasty, after hearing the news that Shen He led the army to secretly fight against Xirong and won successive victories, the family of courtiers no longer felt dissatisfied or disrespectful to His Majesty the Emperor.

However, Zhao Yu did not relax either. Firstly, the battle on the front line was stalemate, and secondly, the rain in the north was falling non-stop in March, far exceeding the rainfall in the same period in previous years.

At this time, the benefits of planning in advance appeared. Bai Qingyu arranged for the officials who monitored the water conditions in various states and counties to report the situation every day, and the dykes and dams were repaired and completed early, which greatly reduced the risk of flooding.

Even if the water in some places flooded the farmland and houses, the people were resettled in time to the established Tzu Chi homes, and there was no situation where the original owner's previous life was full of refugees.

As for Yang County, which Zhao Yu paid close attention to and asked Li Xin to govern in person, the rain there was indeed heavier and more urgent than other places. However, because hidden dangers had been detected in advance, Li Xin did not have any major problems after thorough rectification. , It also made Zhao Yu feel relieved that the work was not in vain, but the rain will continue for a while, and he can't relax right now.

After another month passed, the rain gradually subsided and stopped. According to the reports below, although various regions were affected to varying degrees, fortunately, the casualties of the people were reduced to an extremely low level.

It's just that although the various measures prepared by Zhao Yu avoided large-scale floods, the damage to the farmland could not.

"My lord, look at this wheat. It was soaked in water just after earing. Look at the roots and soak them. What can I do!"

Beside the wheat field in Yang County, an old woman pulled out a few stalks of wheat from the field and held them up in front of Li Xin. Looking at the disfigured field after the stagnant water receded, she wiped her tears and said distressedly.

"Hey! You bitch, what are you talking nonsense in front of adults?"

The husband of the old woman was a shriveled, black and thin old man. He pulled the old woman back and said, "God is angry and flooded the fields with heavy rain. What can you do?"

The old man thanked Li Xin again for writing: "Master Li has been building dams and connecting rivers day and night since he arrived in Zanyang County last year. All the young and old in the county are watching him. I’ve seen such a heavy rain, if it wasn’t for Mrs. Li, let alone these two acres of wheat, we would not be able to keep our old bones when the flood came, you mother-in-law would not be satisfied!”

"Why don't I know, we can't repay my lord's kindness even if we are a cow or a horse..." The old woman nodded hurriedly, and then said: "I am just worried, the food is drowned, and I will pay the tribute in autumn What can I do?"

Seeing that the old man wanted to scold her, Li Xin stopped him: "Old man, don't worry, the old lady is telling the truth."

He looked around, and as far as he could see were the water-soaked farmland and the farmers with sad faces. Li Xin was very sad, especially because these farmers were grateful to him, which made him feel even more ashamed.

In the past, he always regarded himself as a clean person, preferring to exile himself rather than being an official. Now Li Xin really understands, if he can't do real good things for the people, what's the use of being more famous?What is the difference between him and those cysticercus who are trying to gain fame?

Fortunately, he met Bai Xiang, and even more fortunately, there was a good emperor in Dajin.

Asked his subordinates to gather the peasants in the field, Li Xin stood on a high platform, and said loudly: "Fathers and elders in Yang County, although they were hit by floods this year, it is fortunate that all the neighbors resisted with Li, and fortunately no people were killed. .”

"Although the flood has disappeared, the crops in the fields still need to be taken care of again, and the damaged houses also need to be rebuilt. Everyone must not relax!"

"Master Li, we all listen to you!"

"Yes, Master Li, we all listen to you!"

Li Xin was deeply moved by the people's trust and support. He bowed to everyone, and then took out an imperial decree and read it out.

The peasants knelt down in a hurry when they saw the imperial decree, and when they heard what was written on it, they were all in high spirits. They suppressed their excitement and waited for Li Xin to finish reading, even more so, they couldn't believe their ears.

"This year, the tax will be exempted, and it will be changed to [-] taxes in the future...My lord, is this true?"

The old man asked with a trembling voice just now, and Li Xin confirmed it with a smile, and added: "Your Majesty still needs to transport food for disaster relief, everyone can just wait at ease!"

The peasants were stunned for a moment, and after realizing it, weeping with joy, they all fell to the ground: "Your Majesty is merciful! Your Majesty is holy!"

Zhao Yu naturally couldn't hear these compliments, but since the edict was issued to various places, his transformation progress bar has risen wildly, and it didn't slow down until it reached 85%.

The rest will be able to grow after the end of the war, of course, the premise is that they can win the final victory.

Shen He didn't make Zhao Yu wait too long, since he entered the Xirong territory to pursue the victory news, one after another came back, and the army he led was also approaching the Xirong royal court step by step.

Both the courtiers and the close servants noticed that the emperor was more mature than before, and also less talkative, only smiling more when facing Bai Xiang.

Although his easy-going personality has not changed, no one dares to regard him as a young man who was not familiar with the world a year ago.

A month passed quickly, and one afternoon in late spring, Bai Qingyu hurried to Zichen Palace, carrying an urgent secret letter that had just arrived from the northwest.

Bai Qingyu didn't speak, and directly handed the secret letter to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu took a closer look, and sure enough, the secret letter reported that the royal court of Xirong had been captured. The Xirong people were divided into two factions, a small part followed the Great Khan and fled westward, while the rest of the Xirong people chose to surrender, begging the Great Jin to accept their submission.

Zhao Yu was overjoyed, so he settled down and continued to look down, only to see news that shocked him.

Xirong Khan went west to the desert, Shen He led a team to chase after it to avoid future troubles, but encountered a sandstorm, Shen He was dispersed with his men, and after the sand and dust subsided, Niu Qianli and the others searched for two days in the desert. Ye did not make any progress, so he temporarily claimed that Shen He was injured and rested to stabilize the morale of the army.

After reading the secret letter, Zhao Yu's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. It is not easy to find people who are missing in the desert even in modern times, let alone this era.

"I have sent more people to continue searching, and I must find him no matter what."

Bai Qingyu said softly, he knew that it was useless to comfort him at this moment, and the only way was to try his best to find it.

Holding the letter in hand, Zhao Yu was silent for a long time, and said, "I'm going to the northwest."

Having been the emperor for so long, he knew that this decision was willful, but Shen He was fighting for him and for the Great Jin, and Zhao Yu didn't want to wait in the center of this palace.

It would be nice to be closer to him.

Bai Qingyu didn't advise, but held his hand tightly: "Okay, I'll go with Your Majesty."

The news of Shen He's disappearance was only known to a small number of cronies. Others only thought that Shen He was injured and recuperating. Zhao Yu went to the northwest on the grounds of personally rewarding the three armies. rejoice.

When rewarding the soldiers, Zhao Yu's performance was beyond reproach, and nothing unusual could be seen. Only Bai Qingyu knew that he couldn't sleep every night, and the reduction was visible to the naked eye.

On the third day in the northwest, Niu Qianli and the others brought back a man who was seriously injured.

The author says:

It was predicted that there would be heavy snow today, but the sun came out. Do you want to go out and play in the snow? ω·