The cold wind in the north is still stronger.
Four months of fighting had made Han Shizhong and An Zijun even more vicissitudes of life.
Xiao Yi motioned for the two of them to sit down.
I listened to their reports.
"So, Meng Yuan actually has no intention of taking back Harlem?"
Han Shi returned and said: "That should be the case. The power of Daqian Artillery is enough to frighten the world. No matter how strong the Meng Yuan cavalry is, it cannot be stronger than Daqian Artillery."
"In the battle of the Anxi Protectorate, Kublai Khan lost more than half of his 100,000 cavalry."
"In the battle of Shuozhou City, Meng Ge, the eldest prince of Meng Yuan and the future heir to the throne, died directly."
"Plus now, I'll take Harlem in a big fight."
"Meng Yuan has no courage to come and take back Harlem. From now on, they are afraid that they will hide in Ulan Batu and never dare to go south."
An Zijun also replied: "Your Majesty, I am watching the Mongolian reinforcements coming from Ulan Batu. Their combat effectiveness is not as good as before, and their charge is weak and weak."
"When they started fighting, they completely lost the bravery of Meng Yuan's cavalry, and it didn't even last an hour."
"There was a rout, and we were pursued for more than ten miles."
"I think that after this year's autumn harvest, we can send troops to attack Ulan Batu and completely conquer the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty."
Han Shizhong glanced at An Zijun.
He knew that An Zijun participated in the Northern Expedition later.
Therefore, in comparison, their military exploits are far inferior to those of them, so they are determined to fight.
Everyone knows it too.
At this time, the Daqian Forbidden Army needs to cultivate themselves. It will soon be the time for spring plowing. They cannot delay spring plowing. There will definitely be no war next.
However, people like An Zijun, who want to be promoted and improve their status with military achievements, must be unwilling to do so, thinking of continuing the Northern Expedition after the autumn harvest.
Meng Yuan also had Ulan Batu, which was the last military exploit of the Dagan Forbidden Army.
He couldn't miss this opportunity.
Xiao Yi said with a smile: "It's good to have the courage to fight, but now that the Forbidden Army has suffered a lot of losses, it's better to recuperate first."
"I have asked the Ministry of War to draft an edict that General Han will retreat to the Anxi Protectorate."
"After all, part of the army he brought were Tibetan soldiers. In this battle, the Tibetan soldiers performed well."
"When you return to the Anxi Protectorate, you can get more rewards."
"Now that Daqian has acquired this vast grassland, he also needs more herders. He can allow the herdsmen from the Anxi Protectorate to move here and raise more cattle and sheep, so that Daqian can The people eat mutton.”
Han Shizhong cupped his fists and saluted, "Here."
This is equivalent to having stated the general plan. From then on, he will be mainly responsible for guarding and managing the Anxi Protectorate.
Xiao Yi looked at An Zijun again and said, "You and General Xin will guard Harlem together to prevent Meng Yuan from coming back."
"In the future, Daqian will definitely send some people to manage the grassland and build some important towns here."
"You must guard the border for Da Qian."
An Zijun quickly cupped his hands and said, "Here."
There was a burst of joy in my heart.
Being able to stay in Harlem means that if Da Qian wants to continue the Northern Expedition, then he will definitely be able to go out with the army.
I almost fell into the wrong team before.
We can't be any slower now.
Xiao Yi only stayed in Harlem for seven days. After seven days, he led the East Palace Guards and began to retreat.
I don’t know who cuts out the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors.
In early February, as the large-scale war came to an end, the greenery in the mountains and fields swept across the Lianghe area south of Yanshan Mountain, and the spring of the twenty-sixth year of Zhenyuan had fully arrived.
Xiao Yi did not wait to return to the capital Chang'an, but directly drafted the prince's edict on the way.
The first edict required military and local officials from various states such as the grasslands south of Harlem, Hedong Road, Longyou Road, Gyeonggi Road, and Shannan Road to fulfill their responsibilities to guide and appease the people and supervise spring plowing.
The second edict is to say that if there are large tracts of cultivated land in the local area that have been abandoned due to previous military operations, or pastures left behind after the Mongolian and Yuan dignitaries fled, they should report it early and try to take it back for resettlement and comfort. Don't waste it. Don't let the herdsmen do it because of it. There will be greater losses due to the war, and if it is really unable, Jinyang will send soldiers and civilians, auxiliary soldiers and some prisoners to come and carry out the work on the spot and follow the land to try to maintain spring plowing, grazing and other agricultural events.
The third edict was both military and political, but it still focused on farming. General Daqian selected a large number of Jinshi from the army to accompany the army, either in groups of three or in teams of five, and escorted by small groups of troops to the surrounding armies. The state inspects spring plowing….
These three edicts were immediately issued and spread everywhere.
Xiao Yi, the prince who oversees the country, is famous for his benevolence and righteousness, which should be spread throughout the world.
A big victory that time.
During the pacification of Xixia, the conquest of Meng Yuan, and the occupation of Harlem, they did not make great achievements or massacre the captives to show off their majesty. Instead, they focused on farming that was forced by the season. Everything was done with farming as the axis, which indeed seemed to have a pattern. , and also distinguish the priorities.
In addition, just talking about the means, it is actually very clever.
In this battle, Meng Yuan killed many herdsmen, but not all of them died.
There are also herdsmen who have not participated in the war, and herdsmen who have become prisoners during the war, as well as herdsmen from places like Harlem who finally surrendered, as well as officials and nobles of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
This edict came down.
In fact, it is also to appease their hearts.
Tell them that Daqian will not do anything to them.
How Da Qian governs the Anxi Protectorate will be how he governs the land of Harlem.
The first edict directly calmed the hearts of these people and told them that Daqian was a teacher of benevolence and righteousness.
Daqian now attaches great importance to spring plowing and grazing, and will not directly massacre everyone.
Daqian never regarded these people as enemies.
Then came the second edict, which was to appoint these people. No matter what he did before, no matter what he did in this war, now, he will become a Dagan, and may even become a Dagan. of officials.
In this way, the third edict has taken effect, and it is also the finishing touch of the three edicts this time.
Why do you say that?
First of all, Daqian sent Jinshi and soldiers to form an inspection team to inspect the spring plowing situation.
So.
What would those Meng Yuan people who were still resisting think?
I am cooperating.
Still not cooperating?
What if I don't cooperate and the herdsman next to me cooperates and he gets a better reward, but I will be punished?
If I cooperate well, will I become a high-ranking official, with one official position and one half position?
When the time comes, will we be able to live as wealthy a life as those noble men in the past?
If I don't cooperate, will Daqian officials use this as an excuse to kill me directly?
Therefore, the third edict is the finishing touch.
It not only allows the inspection team to inspect places on behalf of Prince Daqian, but also demonstrates the rule of law and rule of Daqian.
Tell the Meng Yuan people that they are no longer Meng Yuan people, but the people of Da Qian, and they must accept the governance of Da Qian officials.
With these three edicts, it can naturally appease the hearts of the people of Meng Yuan.
Wait until the middle of February.
Xiao Yi finally returned to Jinyang City and lived in the palace in Jinyang City.
At this time, Jinyang City had actually accumulated some government documents that he, the prince of the country, needed to review.
Everyone said that the emperor was good.
However, few emperors in history lived a long life, and only a few of them lived a long life. Due to their nature, they did a good job of maintaining their health throughout the day, and some lived a long life.
But most emperors who worked conscientiously did not live long.
Why?
Stay up late.
Even if Xiao Yi had the golden elixir in his body and his body was different from ordinary people, he didn't want to stay up late.
Important documents are naturally reviewed first.
It’s not important. It’s not too late to get up earlier the next morning to review.
until the end of February.
Xiao Yicai returned to the capital.
On the same day, six ministers including Dai Guang, Di Yan, Bao Zheng, Guo Ziyi, Zhang Taiyue, and Li Daliang were summoned, as well as Zhang Jiuling and Yue Shan.
Because he wanted to discuss the rewards for the soldiers during this Northern Expedition.
The first is Yue Hongling.
As the saying goes, take orders in times of crisis.
At the beginning, the banditry in Longyou Road was serious because the court was not able to provide disaster relief and corrupt officials were running rampant in the area.
The entire Longyou Road is a muddy swamp.
Xiao Yi ordered Yue Hongling to go to Longyou Road to quell the bandits, and then to rectify the corrupt officials in Longyou Road.
This time, Yue Hongling was successful in defeating the bandits.
Among them, the biggest gangster Li Hongji was also killed by Yue Hongling, completely eliminating the rampant horse bandits in Longyou Road.
Later, he followed the prince Xiao Yi to put down the rebellion of Li Yuan's rebels.
The Battle of Luzhou.
Capture Longde Mansion.
Go north to attack Jinyang.
This is also a great military achievement.
Later, he went south to pacify the two rebels Zhao Xuanjia and Liu Zhu.
There is also the battle at the Anxi Protectorate.
Northern Expedition, attack on Harlem.
It can be said that Yue Hongling has really made great contributions by relying on her own abilities.
His abilities, reputation, and military achievements are not inferior to those of Wang Yueshan of Yong'an County.
What Xiao Yi means is that Te Jinjue will be the king of Jingsai County, awarded the title of marshal, and will be the commander-in-chief of the Beiya Forbidden Army.
Then came Han Shizhong.
This general was recommended by Yue Shan, and at the same time, he was also his disciple.
He became famous after fighting in Phoenix Ridge.
After that, he began to lead an army and defend one side.
Ping Xixia, conquer the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
This person should be regarded as the second most meritorious minister.
He was promoted to the title of King of Xiliang, awarded the title of Marshal, and became the Commander-in-Chief of the Anxi Protectorate.
There are also Di Qing and Xin Qiji. With their merits, naturally they were not able to be promoted to the rank of county kings, but they were promoted to the rank of Duke.
It should be noted that the title of this Duke is already relatively high.
He is still the title of the founding Duke of the country.
A title like Rong Guogong or Ning Guogong can support a huge family.
It can be said that the title of Duke is still not low.
Of course, this is also because there will be wars in the future, and their titles can still be mentioned.
Even if the titles of Yue Hongling, Han Shizhong and Di Qing are mentioned, it is not impossible to directly become a king.
As for the civil servants.
Of course there are also awards.
It is impossible that only military generals were promoted and awarded titles after the Northern Expedition, while civilian officials had nothing.
Although they did not participate in the war, they were already exhausted from the rear.
The prince was originally the supervisor of the country, that is, he stood up to take charge of the overall situation after the emperor became seriously ill.
However, the prince of the prison country wanted to fight in person.
This is rare in history.
But the national conditions of Daqian are like this. If the prince did not conquer the world personally, how could he conquer the world? How could he achieve great military exploits so early and directly solve the internal and external troubles of Daqian?
The prince of the prison country personally conquered.
The government affairs of the court were naturally left to these civil servants.
Xiao Yi did not favor one over the other, nor did he think of emphasizing martial arts over literature.
Therefore, it is impossible for civil servants to be promoted. After all, without the three provinces and the prime minister, the position of minister is the highest.
Then there is only Jinjue.
Like military generals, they should be given a lot of titles.
In this way, I was busy until late at night before returning to the backyard.
Yang Yuhuan, Li Qiuya, Cai Wenji, and even Concubine Li all followed. When they saw the prince Xiao Yi striding into the backyard, they hurriedly greeted him.
Xiao Yi naturally looked a little weathered, which made the four beauties heartbroken.
Food, hot water, etc. have already been prepared.
While eating, he served Xiao Yi to wash up.
After you finish your work.
It was late at night.
Even if he wanted to fight, he didn't have the energy, so he had to go to bed early.
the next day.
Xiao Yi was woken up by the child's cry.
