"I see your Majesty!"
In the Long Live Hall, Murong Yanchao and his son met together. Emperor Liu seemed very happy for the father and son to return to the court. He immediately summoned them to the palace to ask questions, and his attitude was extremely close.
"No gifts! Get flat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Let the two of you sit down and serve hot soup in your own room. Due to the severe cold weather, during this period, when the ministers visited, Emperor Liu was served soups that could dispel the cold and keep warm.
He looked at Murong Yanchao and then cast his eyes on Murong Chengtai: "Although the emperor's uncle goes out on official business from time to time, he is always in the palace. I can see you often, but I haven't seen you Chengtai for many years. !”
Murong Chengtai was always very high-spirited whether he was in the army or in the local area, but when he came to Liu Chengyou, he was very restrained. Just like other contemporaries who were related to the royal family, he was just as awe and even afraid of Emperor Liu. .
Sensing Emperor Liu's caring tone, Murong Chengtai said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty! I have been greatly favored by the Emperor and promoted by Your Majesty. I am here today. I am extremely grateful!"
"Sure enough, he got it through experience outside!" Emperor Liu said to Murong Yanchao: "Chengtai has become a general of the Han family and can be entrusted with important tasks. Is the emperor relieved?"
Murong Yanchao responded with a smile on his lips: "Your Majesty has succeeded. You still need to continue to practice, do more for the court, and be loyal to Your Majesty!"
There was a porcelain plate on the imperial desk, containing some candies wrapped in floral paper. Emperor Liu gestured to Yantuo, and then said: "These are candies made by the palace cook. My grandson was born. He is in Beijing." All the civil and military ministers have divided some, you should try it too!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The father and son ate together with smiles on their faces. Emperor Liu asked how it tasted. The answer was of course yes, sweet!
Murong Yanchao said: "The former heard that the emperor's grandson was born, and I was outside the capital, so I only had time to express my congratulations. When I return to the capital this time, I should make up for the gifts!"
Murong Yanchao's family was wealthy and he had good financial management skills. Among the officials, there were few who were richer than him. Seeing the generous look on his face, Liu Chengyou was in a good mood, but he said: "I'm just a little boy, how can I still affect the world? It's great if the emperor has this intention!"
Then he looked at Murong Chengtai: "I heard that you fell ill on the way back to Beijing?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty! I have been in Guangnan for a long time. I am returning to Beijing this time. I have been traveling for days and am only caught by the wind and cold!" Murong Chengtai reported.
"Then you should pay more attention. In this way, after the interview is over, you can go to the Imperial Hospital to see someone!" Emperor Liu looked serious.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" This was probably the first time Murong Chengtai had received such care from the emperor, and all he could do was keep expressing gratitude.
"The Privy Council has been there!"
"yes!"
"Pan Mei can ask you to return to the court to report that the war in Annan should be going smoothly! You have returned from the front line. Let me know how it goes!" Liu Chengyou said.
"Yes!" Looking up, he saw that Emperor Liu had returned to seriousness, and his calm face made his heart tighten, as if the gentle words just now were just an illusion.
Secretly sighing that the power of God is unpredictable, Murong Chengtai quickly calmed down and handed over his hand to report: "Pan Dushuai asked for the imperial edict to march into the army. When he returned to Guangnan, he immediately dispatched troops and horses to move to Guangxi. While raising supplies, he Block roads at checkpoints to block news, and at the same time strengthen exploration of the Annan area.
Before winter, the civil strife in Annan was fierce. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Ding tribe leader who separatized the central part led tens of thousands of tribal coalition troops to the north to attack the old officials of the Wu family in the north who were suffering from internal strife, with the intention of expanding and unifying central and northern Annan.
Leader Ding was a cunning figure. After Wu Changwen's death, the Wu regime collapsed. On the one hand, he recruited troops and built momentum, but at the same time, he stayed still, mobilizing alliances among the separatist forces and watching their fights.
If the imperial court had not intervened, all the forces in the north would have been wiped out. However, no matter how shrewd he was, he never expected that the big man had already decided to send troops.
Our army moved south from Liangzhou, building bridges and paving roads all the way, and approached Longbian City. By the time the army arrived, the war in northern Annan had come to an end. The Ding tribe won a great victory, occupied Jiaozhi City, and sent envoys widely to recruit surrender and accept rebels.
However, as my army passed through the border, it was also spread that the Jing navy was descending on Jiuzhou County, and the descendants were like clouds..."
"The leader of the Ding tribe must have struggled a lot!" Obviously, the smooth march of troops in the Southern Expedition was not enough to make Emperor Liu happy, so he just asked lightly.
"Exactly!" Murong Chengtai said: "Leader Ding is indeed a local hero. Our army suddenly pressed on the border. Although he was frightened, he did not lose his fighting spirit.
Not knowing the true strength of our army, he did not dare to attack rashly, so he strengthened the city defense in Jiaozhi, and at the same time gathered all the surrounding people, livestock and grain together, and sent envoys to invite the local tyrants who had been defeated by him, with the intention of uniting to fight against the Han.
Our army needed to rest and recuperate due to continuous marching, so it was temporarily stationed in Longbian. Pan Dushuai's only concern was that Ding's leader would flee without fighting. Fortunately, he was reluctant to bear the consequences of the northward advance.
While he was preparing for the war, Pan Du decisively ordered Tian Qinzuo to lead 3,000 troops to sneak across to the south, surround Zhu Yuan City, cut off their retreat, and then march into Jiaozhi City.
After the whole army had rested and reorganized, and the troops were approaching the city, Dingbu leader did not dare to sit back and watch our army cross the river and besiege the city, so he personally led the army and refused to stay on the river bank. Our army took the Pingqian Army as the vanguard, crossed the Zhuyuan River by boat and raft, and fought on the right side of the river.
The battle across the river lasted for more than two hours and killed more than 3,000 Ding's rebels. Our army suffered no more than a thousand casualties. The Ding tribe led the remaining troops and retreated to Jiaozhi City. Our army took advantage of the victory and besieged the city.
After being defeated, the leader of Ding tribe no longer dared to rush out of the city to engage in battle, and chose to defend the city. With the large number of our soldiers, we intended to consume food and fodder in order to retreat.
Since Jiaozhi was strong, Pan Dushuai rashly launched an attack on the city. He fortified the ditch walls and built siege equipment. At the same time, he persuaded the city to surrender. He also divided his divisions to seize the cities in the east and west of Jiaozhi and plundered their men, money and food to supplement the military.
The city was besieged for half a month. After its morale was low and our army made proper preparations, we attacked the city from three sides. Ding led the army in Jiaozhi, but after all, his foothold was not stable and it was difficult to hold on for a long time. On the second day, the city was broken and Jiaozhi was recovered.
However, Ding's leader was quick and fled at the entrance of the pass. However, the pursuit failed and he was allowed to escape. Expecting that he would inevitably escape back to his old nest in Dahuang Hualu Cave, Pan Dushuai led his troops southward to annihilate them. "
"So, Jiaozhi has been recovered!" Liu Chengyou suddenly asked after hearing what Murong Chengtai said.
Murong Chengtai: "When I returned to the north, all the prefectures and counties in the north of Jiaozhi had been collected. Tian Qinzuo also pursued the Ding tribe to their lair, defeated their tribesmen, and marched into Aizhou.
However, the leader of the Ding tribe was not dead, and he still led the rest of the tribe to flee south. It is said that his father and son had served as generals in the southern prefectures and counties, and had some prestige, so they defected, with the intention of making a comeback.
After the First World War in Jiaozhi, all the separatist forces in central and northern Annan had been wiped out, and the remaining ones were no more than patients but the three or four "envoys" in the south. In line with the idea of eradicating all evil, after the situation in the central and northern parts has temporarily calmed down, we should continue to move south to clean up, so that the old land of Annan can be restored and returned to the rule of the Han Dynasty! "
"Well done!" Finally, Emperor Liu showed a smile on his face.
"Shuai Pan Du said that the imperial court can send officials to the south to be naturalized and govern!" Murong Chengtai continued.
"This is natural!" Liu Chengyou nodded, but sighed slightly: "However, we are located in the south of the sky, so I am afraid that this candidate will not be easy to appoint. Lingnan is already far away, and Jiaozhi is even more intolerant..."
As he said this, Emperor Liu moved his hands skillfully. He took out a piece of paper and put pen to paper. He used the post-printing function to call a general officer and ordered: "Send this article to the political hall!"
"yes!"
"Let's give the prime ministers a headache for a while first!" Emperor Liu chuckled.
After saying that, he looked at Murong Yanchao again: "What is the matter with the emperor's uncle returning to Beijing this time!"
After hearing the question, Murong Yanchao immediately became energetic, took out a large drawing, and with the help of the chamberlain, slowly unfolded it in front of Emperor Liu, and introduced to Emperor Liu: "This is where I call upon architectural talents. It took two years to draw the layout drawings of Xijing’s palaces, cities, and roads, which are specially presented to His Majesty for his royal inspection.”
His eyes fell on the unfolded drawing. This was a brand new design of Luoyang City. Even if he couldn't understand it, from the momentum and appearance shown on the picture, Emperor Liu knew that if it were completed, it would definitely be no less than Kaifeng today. city.
Uncle Murong seemed to understand Emperor Liu's thoughts.
