Chapter 94 Liu Hou’s Military Technique

As soon as he entered Xuanshi Hall, Emperor Jing asked Zhao Tuo to sit next to him. Emperor Jing took action and moved the shorter table for him.

Speaking of age, Zhao Tuo and Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang were figures of the same era and could be Emperor Jing’s great-grandfather. Emperor Jing did this with the intention of meeting Zhao Tuo and the intention of respecting him.

Zhao Tuo saw it and was excited in his heart. He was a general of the previous dynasty. When he arrived in the Han Dynasty, he received such a grand court from Emperor Jing. His final doubts about the Han Dynasty disappeared completely.

"Zhao Tuo, from the perspective of the monarch and subject, I am the monarch and you are the minister. But from the perspective of age, you are the elder, I should respect you. Come, please sit down!" Emperor Jing saw Zhao Tuo's gratitude in his eyes and was even more happy. He adopted Zhou Yang's suggestion and welcomed the ashes of the Qin army to the southern expedition.

This move is even more effective than a 100,000 army. The army can only conquer the land, but not the hearts of the people. This move makes Baiyue convinced and will not betray again.

"Thank you, the emperor! Thank you!" Zhao Tuo kept thanking him, and sat down with the help of Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing came to the imperial throne, turned around, glanced at the ministers, his eyes condensed on Zhou Yang, and he smiled slightly. This son-in-law always brought him surprises, although sometimes his thoughts were a bit surprising.

Emperor Jing sat down and the ministers greeted him: "See the Emperor!"

"Forgive!" Emperor Jing waved his hand: "Sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers thanked each other and found their respective seats and sat down.

The literature is listed in the literature, and the martial arts are ranked in the martial arts troupes, and they are gathered together, solemn and dignified.

"For decades, Baiyue has been lonely in the south, causing disaster to the sun." Emperor Jing lightly opened Jinkou and said, "There are the Xiongnu in the north and Baiyue in the south. The great man was attacked from both sides. God blessed the great man, and the soldiers used their lives to recover Baiyue, which was a grand event in China!"

"The emperor is wise!" The ministers bowed and praised.

Recovering Baiyue and eliminating the strategic threat of the Han Dynasty in the south is an individual who can understand the benefits. In order to achieve this strategic goal, the Han Dynasty has been working hard to recover Baiyue since Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, but it has never been successful. Now, it has been completed by Emperor Jing, and the ministers admire Emperor Jing even more. This is a sincere praise.

The etiquette praise and sincere praise are different. Emperor Jing could hear it and narrowed his eyes very satisfied, and then said: "The reason why he was able to successfully recover Baiyue is that although the soldiers used their lives, Zhao Tuo, the King of Nanyue, admired the Han Dynasty and did not want to be enemies with the Han Dynasty and offered land to the Han Dynasty. This contribution must be rewarded, and Zhao Tuo was given the Zhongyi Hou and was in the Hou Che."

The Marquis Che was the highest-ranking Han title, and was at the twentyth rank. Above this, he was the prince. No matter how much credit he made, he could not be the prince. This was the oath left by Liu Bang to "no king unless he was Liu". Zhao Tuo's contribution was very great and admirable, but he could not be named king.

The Marquis of Che was the highest title in the Han Dynasty, and was even higher than the Marquis. Only a few founding heroes were named Marquis of Che, namely Zhou Yafu and Zhou Yang established such great military achievements, but they were not the Marquis of Che, but just the Marquis of Che.

At present, there was no Marquis of Che in the Han Dynasty. After Zhao Tuo was granted the title, he was the only Marquis of Che. Emperor Jing treated him with great courtesy.

"Your Majesty, I don't want to be granted!" Zhao Tuo hurriedly refused: "I am about to be a vain person, fame and wealth, but Yu Chen is just a passing cloud. I also ask the emperor to take back his order."

Zhao Tuo is a legendary figure. He has experienced too many experiences in his life. He has done all of them, and it is optional. It is his greatest wish to return to the Central Plains and return to his hometown in Zhending.

"Zhao Tuo, you don't care about wealth and honor, but you don't care about your descendants? How can Zhao Hu survive a hundred years later?" Emperor Jing asked back.

According to the Han Dynasty, titles can be inherited, but one title is to be reduced to one title. He is a Marquis of Che, and one title is a Marquis of Leju, and he is still a very high title.

"Since that's the case, I thank the emperor for his kindness!" Zhao Tuo still felt a little guilty towards Zhao Hu.

If Nanyue is still there, Zhao Hu is a prince, which is much more comfortable than being the Marquis of Che of the Han Dynasty. Now that Nanyue is gone, Zhao Hu cannot be the King of Nanyue, so it is better to leave him a way out.

"Haha!" Emperor Jing laughed and wanted to grant Qin Yi the general. Qin Yi refused to accept it, and he wanted to follow Zhao Tuo. Emperor Jing could not do so, so he had to agree.

"Zhou Yang was ordered to suppress the rebellion in Sui Yang, and the handling was done properly without any damage. It was of great significance to collect the land of Baiyue, and the increase of the fief of 3,000 households." Emperor Jing began to reward Zhou Yang.

When he was transferred Zhou Yang to suppress the rebellion, he never thought that he could conquer Baiyue. Unexpectedly, Guo Jie fled again and again, Zhou Yang pursued him relentlessly, and actually conquer Baiyue, completing the great things that the Han Dynasty wanted to do for decades but had not accomplished.

The significance of recapturing Baiyue was of great significance, so that the Han Dynasty no longer had the worries of the South and could concentrate its efforts against the Huns. However, except for the Battle of Fujian and Yue, Nanyue did not fight. Although Zhou Yang made great contributions, he would have been granted a 3,000-year-old fief, which was almost the same.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The military achievements cannot be shirked, and Zhou Yang said nothing, thanked him directly.

Next, Li Guang was awarded the title of Li Guang, but Cheng Bu Zhi did not know them. Li Guang and Cheng Bu Zhi each added two thousand fiefs. Gongsun He, Gongsun Jian, and Qin Wuhui each added one thousand five hundred fiefs.

"Enter Wei Qing as a general." Emperor Jing did not forget Wei Qing who was commanding troops in South Vietnam.

Wei Qing took over Taiwan and handled it very beautifully, which was also one of the biggest highlights of this time. It was certainly gratifying to regain the Baiyue Land, but nothing worth boasting, because Qin Shihuang had done it decades ago.

Taiwan’s territory is far less than that of the Baiyue Land, but that is a place that Qin Shihuang did not accept. After Wei Qing took over Taiwan, Emperor Jing thought it was a little bigger than Qin Shihuang.

"Zhang Tong captured Zou Ying, King of Minyue alive, made great achievements, and was promoted to the lieutenant!" Emperor Jing said last.

Capturing Zou Ying alive is indeed a great achievement, but it is far inferior to accepting Taiwan. After all, land is the most important thing and the emperor valued the most. Zhang Tong was promoted to the lieutenant, which was just right.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Tong knelt down to thank you, but did not stand up and said, "I beg the emperor to surrender my kindness and relieve my father of hard labor. I am willing to use military merits to redeem it."

Zhang Buyi is so old that he has to sleep in the open every day and guard the Qingming Gate. When he thinks of this, Zhang Tong feels uncomfortable.

"Zhang Tong, it is rare that you are filial! The Han Dynasty governs the world with filial piety. How can I not be as beautiful as a human being?" Emperor Jing looked at Zhang Tong with great appreciation: "Transfer the order to relieve Zhang Buyi of hard labor."

Emperor Jing had long promised the man in Qing to avoid Zhang Buyi's hard labor, but he had never found a chance. Now, Zhang Tong begged so much that Emperor Jing went with the flow and spared Zhang Buyi's hard labor.

Zhang Buyi gave Zhou Yang a good impression, and he was Zhang Ling'er's eldest father, and Zhou Yang was happy for him.

"Huh!" Zhou Yafu has been secretly taking care of Zhang Buyi for so many years and has always wanted to avoid his hard labor. However, this was the will of Emperor Wen, and Zhou Yafu has never found a chance. Now that his hard labor has been spared, Zhou Yafu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Master! Thank you!" Zhang Tong was very excited and kept kowtowing to Emperor Jing. He tried too hard, and there was a piece of blue on his forehead. He felt unconscious of the pain and was still kowtowing.

"Zhang Tong, okay!" Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "With a descendant like you in Zifang, you should smile with a smile. You must work hard to serve the court."

"Thank you for your advice," Zhang Tongxi couldn't speak.

The next thing was to celebrate. Emperor Jing held a banquet, had a banquet with his ministers, and drank until the moon was in the middle of the sky before he could part with joy.

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"Master, let's leave."

Outside the Weiyang Palace, Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi, Gongsun He, Gongsun Jian, Qin Wuhui, Zhang Tong and others bid farewell to Zhou Yang.

"The battle is hard, go back and have a good sleep!" Zhou Yang held his fists and returned the gift, pulled the reins of the horse, and ran out to chase the wind horse.

After Zhang Tong said goodbye to everyone, he rode his war horse and headed to the mansion. Along the way, Zhang Tong's mood was ups and downs. Thinking about it, he was just a servant who was employed by others, but now he is a great man. Although he is only a lieutenant, not a general, this lieutenant was personally granted by Emperor Jing, and it is much heavier than an ordinary lieutenant.

The captain and the general are only one step away. As long as Zhang Tong works hard, he will become a general one day. The Han Dynasty will fight the Huns in a life-and-death battle with the Huns, which is the time for men to make achievements. If he works hard, the devastated Liuhou family will surely be revived.

Since more than ten years ago, Zhang Buyi was guilty of the crime and demoted Emperor Wen to a commoner, the Zhang family has been ruined. Reviving the Zhang family has always been the wish of the Zhang family's children. However, over the years, there has been no hope. Now, hope appears, let alone Zhang Tong's joy, it is even more exciting than capturing ten Zou Ying alive.

While riding his horse, he hummed slang songs to exude his joy.

Today is a festive day. Even though it is late at night, the people of Chang'an are still cheering and singing and dancing on the streets. It seems that it is a sleepless night.

Before Zhang Tong knew it, he came to Shangguanqian Street and sniffed: "It's so lively!"

"You don't have eyes!" A harsh voice sounded, pulling Zhang Tong back to reality.

After looking closely, I saw a thin old man holding a banner in his right hand with the word "英" written on it. He stared at Zhang Tong with his eyes slanted and said angrily: "Do you dare to hit someone?"

"Old man, I didn't..." Zhang Tong was immersed in joy just now and didn't pay attention to the situation ahead. He really didn't know when this ostentatious appeared, and it seemed that there was no one here. No, if there was no one, how did this ostentatious come from?

After thinking about it, Zhang Tong really couldn't think of how to speak, and couldn't help but feel speechless.

"No? You dare to argue, you almost hit me." The Xiangshi was very unhappy and looked at Zhang Tong viciously: "You dare not admit it."

"This... old man, sorry! It's mine! It's not mine! I'm apologizing here!" Zhang Tong thought that he couldn't argue with an old man, so he admitted it.

"You have a little conscience." The Xiangshi muttered and suddenly said in surprise: "Hey, is this your book?"

He bent down and picked up a bundle of bamboo slips from the ground and handed them to Zhang Tong.

"My book?" Zhang Tong was stunned and rolled his eyes. He clearly didn't bring a book, so why did he have a bundle of bamboo slips?

The Xiangshi said angrily: "I'm so lucky to meet me. If I meet someone else, I won't let you get rid of me."

Without saying anything, he stuffed the bamboo slips into Zhang Tong's hand and went there whisperingly.

Zhang Tong took the bamboo slips in a daze and looked at them. They were bundles of bamboo slips, put in cloth bags. After reading them over and over again, Zhang Tong finally came to the conclusion that this was not his book. He didn't bring a book at all, but he had a knife on his body.

"Old man, wait..." Zhang Tong is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others. He wants to return the bamboo slips to the ministers, but when he looks around, there are no traces of the ministers.

Zhang Tong shook his head, very helpless. He threw the bamboo slips away, which was quite heavy. It seemed that the book had a lot of content.

"What kind of book is this?" Zhang Tong was a little curious. The cloth bag was made of good silk, and the book was obviously extraordinary, so Zhang Tong had no idea to throw it away.

Driven by curiosity, Zhang Tong opened the cloth bag, pulled out the bamboo slips, and looked at it with the faint light of the stars and moon, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Ah!"

The exclamation was extremely loud, alarming many pedestrians, looking at him with the look of looking at the monster.

"Yes, yes, yes..." Zhang Tong's surprise not only did not weaken, but instead increased a little. He spoke stutteringly, his body shaking, and almost fell off the horse's back.

"Bang!" Zhang Tong patted his forehead heavily, stuffed the bamboo slips into his arms, slapped the horse's back, and galloped away.

"Give it! Give it!" Zhang Tong slapped the horse's back and shouted loudly, and the pedestrians dodged one after another.

"Who is this?"

"I actually rode my horse on the street and went to Jingzhao Mansion to sue him!"

"It seems like the soldier who returned triumphantly today!"

"Master Zhou has a very strict order. He dares to ride a horse in the city?"

As the pedestrians dodged, there were many discussions and some even cursed.

Zhang Tong heard it, but ignored it at all, ran straight to the horse and soon arrived at the new home near Qingming Gate and rushed in.

"Tong'er!" Zhang Dian, Zhang Gao and the others were waiting for him in the yard. The whole Zhang Mansion was brightly lit and happy.

The Zhang family had known about Zhang Tong's capture of Zou Ying alive. Zhang Tong made great contributions and would definitely be rewarded. They would not be able to celebrate.

"Where is the eldest father?" Zhang Tong flew off the horse, threw the reins at Zhang Gaoyi, and rushed in.

"Tong'er, are you?" Zhang Gao was very dissatisfied, but Zhang Tong had already gone into the house.

"Tong'er, why are you panic?" Zhang Buyi stuck his head out of the room, looked at Zhang Tong with a smile on his face.

"Dafather, I have something to tell you." Zhang Tong pushed Zhang Buyi into another room, closed the door, and latched the door.
To be continued...