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The reason why the East Palace is the East Palace is because he has the absolute advantage of inheriting the throne.
When he was young, the emperor carefully selected a tutor and a companion for him. When he grew up, he had to choose a wife for him.
After the Crown Princess gave birth to their eldest daughter, Princess Chengning, the East Palace had a deep relationship with his wife and she was still young, so he had no intention of establishing another concubine. The emperor ordered the officials of the court to honor the eldest son of the third-rank family or above to serve in the East Palace. Express your respect for Donggong...
These people are all innately members of the East Palace Party, and they are born with the brand of the East Palace!
When the East Palace died that year, it is no exaggeration to say that half of the sky in the entire capital collapsed, and the emperor did not establish another prince for many years. There were more or less considerations in this regard.
Now the daughter of the East Palace is marrying far away, but she accidentally makes a contribution to Beiguan. Moreover, Beiguan is short of manpower at this time. The old ministers who served the East Palace in the past have come to ask for their loyalty to the country.
What reason does the emperor have for refusing?
He was even somewhat happy to see the results.
In his eyes, Princess Ding'an cannot participate in the competition for the throne. In this case, it is destined that she will not enmity with her successors. Instead, the kings will have a good relationship with her. In this way, these talented people After people arrive in Beiguan and make great achievements, they might as well take the opportunity to wash off the brand of the East Palace on their bodies and continue to serve the new king.
They were all the talents he carefully selected back then. If they were really wasted, even the emperor would feel heartbroken!
What a pity, Ding'an is a girl, if it were a boy...
No, even if she is a girl, if she is serious, she has a lot of skills...
That thought circulated in his mind for a while and then disappeared without a trace. He thought, what can he see after just a few seconds?
Ambition is one thing, strategy and ability are another.
Let's wait and see.
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Liu Che has money, prestige, status, and manpower - isn't this just Tianhu's gambit?
After entering Beining City, he almost seized administrative power from the governor. As for military power, Xie Shu was his biological uncle!
Not to mention the 13,000 soldiers who gave birth to their wives, they were undoubtedly more inclined towards him, both in terms of their righteousness and their personal emotions.
After waiting until the sixteen cities promised by the Great Chanyu were obtained, Liu Che made arrangements for his own people.
Of course he doesn't have that many people now, but there will always be more in the future. Won't the emperor and the kings send people over in a steady stream?
Let your real people occupy important positions first and that's it.
Through the strategy of exchanging livestock for livestock, Princess Ding'an's name was resounding throughout the northern states. All the people who got the livestock would remember her well, and even the officials would look at her differently. In the end, The important thing is that he has a huge income in his hands.
Not to mention that for Liu Che, this was actually a business without capital.
After all, the livestock itself was captured!
However, Liu Che had no intention of being stingy with money.
Of the large sum of money gained from selling the livestock, 50% will be sent to the capital and handed over to the emperor, 30% will be used to repair the roads into the capital, and the remaining 20% will be used to reward the soldiers and civilians!
Money itself has no value. Only by letting it flow can value appear!
In the northern states, especially Beiguan, consumption is very sluggish. Firstly, the market is small, and secondly, the really wealthy people have already left for the capital to enjoy themselves. Who would stay here to endure the winter?
But these soldiers who came to marry were different.
They are from the capital, have money, and have spending power!
Liu Che planned to open a straight road from Beining City to Jingzhou, the first big city in the south, so that merchants from the capital and even further places could come here. Of course, the consumer group of married soldiers alone was not enough. , but now Rong Di has too much to take care of himself - he can take the opportunity to reach out to the Western Regions!
Spices, gems, and even specialty crops from the Western Regions are very popular in the Central Plains, especially the famous horses from the Western Regions!
Liu Che has even asked people to discuss how to levy taxes on merchants in the Western Regions...
The subordinate officer who was waiting for the order hesitated to speak. After holding it in for a long time, he finally couldn't help but say it out: "Please forgive me, princess. I feel that you are not thinking a little bit..."
It's too far.
Liu Che crossed his arms and said thoughtfully: "Yes, you also think that this plan is too weak. We should not just wait for the merchants from the Western Regions to come over. We can also send a caravan out of the customs."
Subordinate officer: "..."
Ah this.
As soon as you can walk, you want to run, and you want to get on the kang when you are across the pot table!
We have just captured sixteen cities. Do we really think that the enemy Rong Di no longer exists? !
Liu Che, however, started making preparations sincerely.
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Tang Zuo waited in the city for two days, but did not receive any news from Xie Shu or that Zhuzi. He felt uneasy and couldn't sit still. Then he thought about it, he was like this, let alone a princess?
He wanted to go to comfort the princess, but stopped midway - in what capacity did he say this to the princess.
Just as he was tossing and turning and thinking about it, an attendant came in from outside and said happily: "General, what a great victory! General Xie led his army northward, annihilated 12,000 enemies, captured countless cattle and horses, and even prisoners King Luhou!"
Tang Zuo almost fell off his horse.
He was surprised and delighted: "Annihilated 12,000 enemies and captured King Luhou? General Xie is really a man of God!"
The wedding party totaled thirteen thousand people, including ten thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry. After Tang Zuo discussed with Xie Shu, he took away one thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry, and the remaining two thousand cavalry and five thousand cavalry were taken away. Thousands of infantry were commanded by Xie Shu, holding down the formation behind them.
At the same time, another team of about 20,000 people set out from Beining City at Starry Night, and after reuniting with Xie Shu, launched a joint attack.
Tang Zuo led a total of 6,000 troops and was able to kill 4,000 enemies. Even if they included those who were half soldiers and half herdsmen on the grassland, it was already quite an eye-popping achievement.
This still took advantage of the unexpectedness, and even the soldiers under his command were all elite soldiers selected from ten.
But the army led by Xie Shu actually beheaded 12,000 people!
This is simply a miracle. If Tang Zuo understands Xie Shu's character, he would almost think that he is lying about his achievements, or using grassland herdsmen to fill the numbers at will!
Anyone who has actually been on the battlefield will know that the number of one's own troops is not directly proportional to the number of beheadings. In comparison, small-scale operations are easier to succeed.
Because on the grassland, Rong and Di's well-coordinated cavalry regiments can achieve the effect of one plus one greater than two, and a reorganized ten thousand cavalry is a nightmare for infantry. An army with fragile combat effectiveness cannot even withstand the opponent. A charge from Fang...
From this we can imagine what a terrible achievement it was that Xie Shu’s troops beheaded 12,000 people!
Not to mention, he even captured King Luhou!
This is the highest-ranking Rongdi upper class captured during the period of depression after the country came out of the desert a few years ago!
After both being from China, Tang Zuo would not feel that Xie Shu's achievements were too high and suppressed him, but he was sincerely happy for Xie Shu's achievements.
This is not only a victory for Xie Shu, but also a victory for the soldiers of this dynasty. It is a great victory that can comfort the emperor and the people!
This is a common victory for everyone!
Tang Zuo put down what he was doing and hurried out to meet him. The attendants hurriedly chased him. As he ran, he hesitated and said: "There is one more thing. I don't know whether to talk about it or not... "
Tang Zuo was overjoyed and said: "Tell me, tell me, there is such great good news, no matter how bad the news is, it is still good news!"
The attendant asked: "Do you remember General Xie's nephew?"
The smile on Tang Zuo's face froze for a moment.
Then he said: "Ah, that Li Shimin, what happened to him? Did he suffer a defeat?"
The attendant held his breath in his throat, and after a long while he said: "No, he has done great work!"
After hearing this, Tang Zuo was really surprised: "Why, he also gained something?"
Attendant: "..."
The attendant paused again before continuing: "He led the crowd to behead more than two thousand people."
Tang Zuo: "..."
Tang Zuo was almost horrified: "How much?!"
The attendant then repeated it again: "More than two thousand!"
Tang Zuo stopped and asked hurriedly: "How many people did he bring out?!"
The attendant said: "He took away the remaining two thousand cavalry."
Tang Zuo didn't say anything for a long time.
When he was only a teenager, he went to the battlefield for the first time, and he was able to kill enemies who were almost the same as our own soldiers...
Such talent is truly terrifying!
But at this moment, the attendant said: "That's not all. Mr. Li also killed several important people with his own hands..."
Tang Zuo said: "How did he find it?"
The attendant choked for another long time, but said honestly: "This subordinate doesn't know."
Tang Zuo glared at him with hatred.
But the other party said: "That's not all. That King Luhou was caught by him..."
Tang Zuo's eyes darkened - Li Shimin, how old are you? !
Why is it always you? !
"Are you lying to me?!"
Tang Zuo was about to start doubting the world: "You said he beheaded more than two thousand people, okay, I'll consider him extremely talented, but you said he robbed several big names in a row, okay, I'll consider him unqualified. Man, but you said that he, a teenager with a yellow mouth, captured King Luhou on his first battlefield?!"
The attendant said tremblingly: "But this is indeed true. The two thousand cavalrymen who went on the expedition with him were all the elites of the Sixteenth Guards. They had little contact with him and did not need to look at General Xie's kindness. Why would you help him commit fraud?"
Tang Zuo: "..."
Tang Zuo: "????"
What the hell, are you serious? !
He recalled the unpleasant quarrel between him and the boy named Li, as well as his self-reliance on the teachings of his senior, and his face became hot.
For a young man who could achieve such feats on the battlefield for the first time, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Sun Wu was still alive. How could he have the delusion to measure geniuses by ordinary people's standards?
If Liu Che were here at this time and knew what he was thinking, he would definitely tell him with great pride: Yes, my champion is an earth-shattering peerless genius!
The light he emitted can still burn the eyes of the world thousands of years later, and he single-handedly made Feng Langju Xu the highest honor for a military general!
Tang Zuo sighed deeply in his heart, but he didn't stop. He walked quickly out to greet the people, but he only saw Xie Shu who had successfully returned to the city and the livestock that stretched for several miles behind his team...
What about Li Shimin?
