Time has entered the seventh year of Kaibao. It is a new year and the beginning of a new year. It is also the first time that Emperor Liu celebrates the New Year in Luoyang. Although the place has changed, all the ceremonies remain the same.
On the first day of the first lunar month, Emperor Liu held a New Year's meeting in the Qianyuan Hall of Xijing to summarize the gains and losses and look forward to the future. At the same time, it accepts worship from internal and external ministers, leaders of various ethnic groups and envoys from various countries.
When many envoys and leaders set foot on the majestic Qianyuan Hall for the first time, they were all frightened by it. They basically bent their knees and surrendered unconsciously.
The envoy of the Liao Kingdom was Xiao Siwen, who had made a comeback in the political arena of the Liao Kingdom. He did not fall to the ground, but his expression was extremely solemn. The strength of the Han Dynasty was already reflected in all aspects, which was visible to the naked eye. As the northern overlord, the empire's only remaining opponent, the stronger the Han Dynasty, the greater the international pressure the Liao Kingdom would bear.
As for the Goryeo Kingdom, which in recent years began to play both sides of the Han and Liao dynasties, swinging wildly, perhaps because of a guilty conscience, its envoys behaved tremblingly.
Just last autumn, the Laizhou Navy organized a cruise training, sending fifty large and small ships with more than 3,000 officers and soldiers to the coast of Korea, and anchored in Shaocheng County for rest.
It is almost conceivable that the conflict between the two parties occurred unexpectedly. Even if it was only the navy, the land battle was also fierce enough. Under the command of Commander Guo Yang, the navy landed ashore and attacked Shaocheng County in one fell swoop, then killed and looted before returning. Later, the Goryeo Navy came to help, and the two sides also fought a small-scale naval battle outside Shaocheng Port. It also ended in the victory of the Han army, and they returned to the sea with a swaggering seizure...
This was the first violent conflict between the Han Dynasty and Goryeo. Afterwards, the two countries continued to exchange envoys and negotiate on the matter. The result of the negotiation was that both parties agreed that this was an accident and a misunderstanding.
The army is full of brains and muscles, they only know how to fight and kill, and they are also very angry. Under this tone, things have calmed down. The Han Dynasty did not apologize, and Goryeo did not continue to pursue the case. As for the court, the navy general Guo Yang who recklessly provoked the trouble was given a serious warning as a punishment, and then nothing happened.
As for the dead and injured soldiers and civilians of Goryeo and the loss of property, they were not considered by the Han government. In fact, both sides also knew that this was an incident provoked by the Han Dynasty consciously and proactively, and it was a warning to the Goryeo Kingdom. The Han Dynasty had the ability to attack from the sea. Under the guarantee of the powerful navy, your peninsula is not that safe.
On the Han side, warnings and lessons are on the one hand, and taking the opportunity to test the strength of Goryeo is also on the other hand. The result was ideal, just like the report received about Goryeo's military strength. It had a lot of military power, but its combat capability was indeed weak.
The Goryeo army in Shaocheng County also fought in the civil war and had some battlefield experience, but they were beaten randomly by the Han navy. If it were those elite land divisions, I'm afraid the gap would be even greater.
As long as the control of the sea is in hand and it is guaranteed that the Han army can be successfully delivered to the peninsula, it may not be difficult for the Han army to sweep it across.
There is a word difference between Goryeo and Goguryeo, but in fact they are worlds apart. When Goguryeo was strong, it could challenge the Sui Empire. As for Goryeo, hehe...
After so many years, Emperor Liu has basically seen clearly that if he wants Goryeo to fully cooperate with the Han Dynasty to deal with the Liao Kingdom, there is basically no extravagant hope. In contrast, the ignorance of the Goryeo Kingdom stimulated Emperor Liu, and he had a vague intention of destroying his country. However, in the presence of the Liao Kingdom, he tolerated it.
After the warning last year, Goryeo seemed to have woken up, and its attitude became respectful again. Only after being beaten did it realize that it hurt...
The first month has always been a festive and lively month. After the New Year's Day gathering, it is the Lantern Festival. During the Lantern Festival in the seventh year of Kaibao, two new programs were also added.
First, the imperial city of Luoyang offered prisoners. Wang Quanbin, the envoy from the southwest, was successfully conquered in the south. He destroyed the country of Dali, captured its monarchs, ministers and ministers, returned them to the court, and presented them to the palace. For Wang Quanbin, he had been stationed in the southwest for ten years, fought hard, and once achieved victory, he was able to destroy the country and return to the court in victory. It can be said that his merits were fulfilled and he had no regrets in his life.
The prisoner presentation ceremony was naturally spectacular and huge, with as many as 200,000 onlookers. For the people of the ancient capital, there was also an inexplicable excitement and impulse. They had witnessed such a scene for countless years and enjoyed the glory of being subjects of a powerful empire. They saw with their own eyes many of the prosperous times that were only recorded in history books and passed down orally.
Of course, this was also a political show. Emperor Liu intended to use this to unite people and inspire people. Judging from the specific results, he succeeded.
As the first supporting role, Wang Quanbin also received great attention. He also enjoyed the cheers of the crowd, and the emperor lowered his rank to welcome him. Not only because of his achievements in breaking the country, but also because of his ten-year persistence, loyalty, and dedication in the southwest. For this very old veteran, this is the highest honor.
Secondly, it is a reward for those who have made meritorious service in the past year. As mentioned earlier, Emperor Liu did not confer titles or rewards on the civil and military officials of the empire for so many years, except, of course, special bribes like the Cao family of the Guiyi Army.
Therefore, many people inside and outside have discussed it. After all, you can't be rewarded for meritorious service. Everyone has their own ideas. And Emperor Liu put so much thought into embodying the title of the Han Dynasty so seriously that people with ambitions and meritorious deeds would look forward to it.
Now, it can be regarded as fulfilling his wish, and a collective knighthood method has been adopted. After Yousi's verification, it was found that a large number of influential figures emerged in the field of civil and martial arts after the Kaibao Year, and many of them were worthy of knighthood or even promotion.
Of course, some of them also include those who lacked merit and qualifications during the Qianyu era, but they have made up for it now. However, this time, most of the knights were awarded to military ministers. Nothing is easier and more convincing than military merit.
The most dazzling ones are naturally Wang Quanbin and Pan Mei. One destroyed Dali and the other captured Annan. The rest, such as Yang Ye, Wang Renfan, Yang Tingzhang, Liu Guangyi and other senior generals who have made outstanding achievements in several expeditions, are also among them.
In contrast, among the civil servants, there were only Wang Pu, Zhao Pu, Lu Duoxun, Wu Tingzuo, and Lu Yin. After all, in the world of governance, it is not easy for civil servants to achieve meritorious service and gain titles. Even so, they are mostly related to martial arts.
In addition to conferring titles, there are also awards, which are purely for military merit. In previous battles, a large number of officers and soldiers have emerged, especially those middle and lower-level officers who have survived hard battles. Their merits are not enough to be awarded a knighthood, but it is still okay to give them a knighthood. Emperor Liu ordered that fifty of them be selected and rewarded in Qianyuan Hall.
A ceremony of conferring titles and honors also greatly stimulated the Han Dynasty's ambition to make contributions.
