The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 302 Talking about the agreement to surrender to the ancestors

For Liu Tai, he does need to set a benchmark, but it is better to set a benchmark for the dead than for the living.

After all, no matter how heavy the canonization of the dead is, it is impossible for the dead to crawl out of the cemetery.

At the same time, I also need to make a distinction between my current big man and Liu Yuan's big man.

I am not a Xiongnu Han, I am a Han orthodox, and I support this kind of national hero who fights against foreigners.

In this way, he can define his identity more clearly, that is, he is a Han Chinese, not a Huns.

This is why Wen Qiao stopped Liu Tai.

Your Majesty, you have grown up along with the development of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom. To a certain extent, you are the successor of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom. Even though you are now the Great Han Kingdom, what you have done is Doesn't it make people feel that you are too disrespectful?

No matter what, our Han Dynasty still recognizes the Huns and Han Kingdom. If he denies it, what will happen to the barbarians in those forces?

But for Liu Tai, after the construction of Yongji Canal, he was able to successfully convert the remaining alien races into Han.

Even if they take 10,000 steps back, they still can't speak Chinese or have skills other than moving bricks, but they can at least allow the alien races to survive, and this alone can allow these alien races to survive under their own governance.

Therefore, it no longer matters whether you hold high the banner of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom or not. The most important thing is to hold high the banner of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, if this is the case, it will be somewhat more difficult to conquer the battle in Guanzhong.

But for Liu Tai, sometimes when his position is clear, it is not only easier for him to determine who is his friend and who is his enemy, but also for others, he can better determine his position.

As for raising the status of Zu Ti and Liu Kun and allowing them to enjoy the same sacrificial rituals as themselves, according to current standards, they are naturally at the king level. It is indeed enviable for people to know.

Even if he proclaims himself emperor in the future, then these national heroes will be able to enjoy imperial etiquette, which will somewhat undermine the prestige of the Han Dynasty.

After all, the greatest honor for ancient officials after their death was "my father deserves to enjoy the imperial temple", and they were sacrificed when offering sacrifices to the emperor.

However, Liu Tai is different, because as long as the soldier died in a normal battle, he will enter the Hall of Heroes and enjoy the incense of Liu Tai's title every year.

Even every time new recruits join the army, soldiers leave the city, return from battle, veterans retire, etc., as long as time is not so tight that no time in the day can be spared, the soldiers will be unified to offer incense.

This is also the basis for the relatively unified thinking of Liu Tai's soldiers and their willingness to fight to the death.

Therefore, being able to enjoy the same treatment as Liu Tai in terms of rituals and incense is not a special case.

Liu Tai didn't feel that this kind of thing was very luxurious, otherwise he wouldn't share it with all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country.

For the Han Dynasty, this was an honor shared with all warriors, but in the Jin court, it was a treatment that only the top figures recognized by Liu Tai in the Jin court could enjoy.

In any case, I have cooperated with Liu Kun many times in the north.

Even if you are really innocent with him, if you only stand alone with Liu Kun, what should you do if others don't believe that there is a vague connection between you and Liu Kun?

Therefore, it is better to bring Zu Ti over and let these two guys debut together as a team.

The most important thing is that they all serve the Jin court, but the Jin court deals with them extremely coldly.

Whether it directly abandoned Liu Kun in the north, or seized Zu Ti's military power, or even made Zu Ti angry to death, it can be said that the Jin court was wasting its own talents.

This makes those who have not yet followed Jin Ting feel hesitant, and those who have followed Jin Ting are more suspicious.

Even if the Ming Dynasty is the most upright country, faced with the examples of Yu Shaobao first and Lu Shangshu later, the impact of this has made the blood of many people with lofty ideals run cold, and unscrupulous villains have flocked to Donglin. party.

Therefore, it doesn't matter that Liu Tai gave Liu Kun and Zu Ti a reputation, since he didn't mind anyway.

However, Liu Tai's calm and unhurried attitude made Huan Xuan full of emotions.

For him, he really wants such a person to appear in his family tree. Even if this person is not himself, the hidden benefits it brings are really important to a family that values ​​reputation.

After all, in the aristocratic family system, fame and wealth always come first, not to mention that these benefits can truly benefit the entire family.

Huan Xuan volunteered and told Liu Tai that he would be the lobbyist to persuade Zu Yue.

After all, Huan Xuan also knew that after he surrendered to Liu Tai, he didn't even know whether he could continue to command the army. But if Zu Yue was brought over, it would be considered a group. After signing the group to keep warm, he wanted to come to Liu Tai's side. My subordinates won’t feel too uncomfortable.

In fact, Zhou Ping and Zu Yue were in a stalemate.

Because of the habit Liu Tai had brought along, he tried to clear away the peripheral defense facilities as much as possible. It was also the initial tactic, to besiege Zu Yue for at least a while and wait for Zhao An's signal before taking action.

Especially sieges are common in wars. If the siege lasts a few more days, then the siege will last a few more days.

Anyway, Zhou Ping has the Yellow River as a food supply route, so he is not afraid of running out of food, but Zu Yue is different.

After all, this is also the benefit of Liu Tai opening up the Yongji Canal. As time goes by, there will be winter wheat harvests in Youzhou and Qingzhou in the summer, and there will be a corn harvest in Hebei in the autumn, not to mention the dried fish in the Bohai Bay. There was a steady stream of people dispatched from the rear, so Zhou Ping was fighting a protracted battle with an indifferent expression.

As for letting his elite men attack the city by force and turn it into a meat grinder, Zhou Ping would not do it.

Zhou Ping, who was led by Liu Tai, knew very well that if he did this, he would no longer be qualified to lead an independent army in the future.

Although my king seems to use his troops like clay, he loves them like his own children and cherishes these soldiers very much.

Moreover, Zhou Ping looked at the military history around him. Although the status of military history in the military is more biased toward third-party observation, unless the general inquires privately in his personal capacity, military history just records every military meeting intact. , every battle decision.

But even so, the serious casualties of soldiers caused by his wrong orders will still be reported to the king!

Therefore, Zhou Ping also imitated Liu Tai's siege methods as much as possible and made early preparations for the siege. When the actual siege came, it was thunderous and he used all kinds of tricks.

Similarly, Zu Yue was also very upset when he saw Zhou Ping's army marching outside the city. If Zhou Ping could quickly attack Chen Liu after surrounding him, Zu Yue would not be so troubled.

Because if the opponent comes to attack, then he only needs to think about garrisoning the city, but the opponent has not attacked yet, which makes Zu Yue unable to help but think wildly.

After all, logically speaking, you are waiting for reinforcements. What are you waiting for as the attacker? !

Therefore, Zu Yue also relied on Beifu soldiers to go out of the city to launch a sneak attack on the Han army. However, the Han army was indeed elite. They woke up almost immediately after discovering the sneak attack. They formed formations according to the camps, and then pushed directly to the tents to fight with themselves.

It can be said that his surprise attack did not take any advantage at all, especially since the opponent's archers could identify the direction in the dark and took action without any scruples. He did not dare to fight and hurriedly led his army back to the city.

It can be said that Zu Yue also has a headache now. It is easy to say that the Han army has not taken the initiative to attack the city, but as the opponent launches an attack, the gap in the armor of the two sides will inevitably show up. It will not be easy to defend the city by then. .

At this time, Zu Yue saw a group of soldiers and horses running all the way to Zhou Ping's military camp, but he couldn't help but feel a bit envious in his heart.

Look at others, they haven't even received their reinforcements yet, but their reinforcements have already arrived.

However, Zu Yue's expression suddenly changed when he looked at the direction in which the troops were coming, because he discovered that it was in the direction of Changyi where Huan Xuan was stationed. Could it be that Changyi had been conquered and Huan Xuan had been destroyed?

"Brother, have a good journey!" Zu Yue thought of this and couldn't help but sigh a little sadly.

In Zhou Ping's military camp, a group of envoys soon arrived. The leader, Huan Xuan, said loudly, "I am Huan Xuan, let me go in to see the young scholar!"

When the soldiers heard Huan Xuan's words, they couldn't help but turn their eyes to Zu Yue. Zu Yue looked at Huan Xuan, was silent for a while, and said: "Put down the hanging basket and bring General Huan Xuan up! But you can only pick him up." one!"

When the soldiers heard this, they began to lower the hanging basket, and at the same time told them that they would only receive orders from Huan Xuan.

Huan Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked at the hanging basket that Zu Yue had put down, but he also rode up in the hanging basket without hesitation.

Huan Xuan had just come up, and he hadn't even stood up yet, but Zu Yue had already drawn his sword and put it on Huan Xuan's neck.

For a time, not only the surrounding soldiers, but also Huan Xuan's soldiers under the city wall instinctively drew out the weapons in their hands.

But after looking at it, it seemed like he couldn't help much, so he stepped back awkwardly.

"Master Shi, what are you doing!" Huan Xuan said calmly, looking at the sharp sword Zu Yue put on his neck.

"Explain carefully why you came out of the Han army's camp and told yourself whether you surrendered to the enemy and treason!"

Zu Yue couldn't help but said, "I have always thought that you are honest, loyal and courageous. Doesn't your behavior bring shame to your Huan family? Today I will use your head to show my determination to resist the enemy!"

"Wait!" Huan Xuan heard Zu Yue's words and shouted loudly, "Don't you listen to me first!?"

"Okay, considering our friendship over the years, I will give you a chance to leave your last words." Zu Yue said,

"When you finish your last words, I will send you to see my brother to see if you are ashamed or not!"

"Wang Dun won, Jianye was defeated, and we have no reinforcements!" Huan Xuan said simply.

Hearing this, Zu Yue couldn't help but take a step back, and the soldiers around him started talking about it.

No one expected that Huan Xuan would actually bring such news. Although it would not cause the entire army to collapse, it would definitely be enough to freeze the morale of the soldiers and generals.

Of course, the biggest headache for Zu Yue was that Wang Dun actually won. Think about how his brother Zu Ti suppressed Wang Dun during his lifetime.

Zu Yue thought with his toes and knew that it was absolutely impossible for him to have reinforcements when Wang Dun was in power.

"If you continue to talk nonsense, don't blame the sword in my hand for being disadvantageous!" Zu Yue couldn't help but said angrily, "If you think that these despicable words can shake the morale of our army, then you are underestimating the skills trained by my brother. The army!”

"Liu Wei and Liu Shizhong are below. You have someone put the hanging basket up to bring him up. When he comes up, you will know whether I lied to you or not!" Huan Xuan looked at Zu Yue in disbelief and said, "This time , do you want to listen to the conditions the King of Han gives you?"

Zu Yue then asked his soldiers to fish Liu Wei out from below, turned around and preached to Huan,

"You think that just gold and silver, a high official and a generous salary can make me grovel and forget my ancestors. Tell me what reward Liu Tai is going to give me. Is it the King of Yuzhou or the Marquis of Che?!"

When Huan Xuan heard Zu Yue's slightly mocking words, he shook his head and said, "That's not true!"

"Huh?!" Zu Yue couldn't help but laugh when he heard Huan Xuan's words, and said, "Liu Tai is crazy, the emperor hasn't sent out hungry soldiers yet, he wants me to surrender, doesn't he even give me any benefits? He thinks I Why should I surrender? Am I crazy?!"

Huan Xuan heard the sarcasm in Zu Yue's tone, but also said with a serious expression, "The King of Han believes that since the Yongjia Rebellion, only Liu Kun Sikong and Zu Ti Yuzhou can be called heroes, so he sent me to tell you that as long as You surrender.

General Zu Ti, like Liu Sikong, will be canonized as a national hero of the Han nationality and enjoy the same ceremonial worship as the King of Han. The Han Dynasty will not be destroyed, and the incense of national heroes will never end. Naturally, your ancestral family will be the ones who keep the incense and offer incense! "

When Zu Yue heard Huan Xuan's words, he couldn't help but be stunned. Such a condition was something Zu Yue had never thought of. At this moment, Zu Yue's ears felt even more deafening.

To a certain extent, does Liu Tai mean that as long as he gives up resistance and eats his brother's legacy, as long as the Han Dynasty is immortal, his ancestral family seems to be able to eat this legacy until death.

Compared with other promises made to Zu Yue, the conditions Liu Tai offered in front of him really made Zu Yue feel that the sword he placed on Huan Xuan's shoulders was a bit heavy.

After all, nothing is more important to the family than its survival.

Regardless of how long Liu Tai's Han Dynasty can last, it is irrefutable that the Han Dynasty is indeed strong and the Jin Dynasty is declining, and there is even a tendency to unify the world. Under such circumstances, it is unrealistic to say that I am not moved. .

At this moment, Liu Wei was finally pulled up. At this moment, he looked at Huan Xuan and Zu Yue who were silent. He looked at them first and saw that they still didn't speak, so he could only speak first:

"Ancestor Yanzhou, now that the Jin Dynasty has suffered misfortune and has been captured by the traitor Wang Dun, could it be that Ancestor Yanzhou intends to serve Wang Dun and his like?

There are many disasters in the Central Plains, and the general trend of the rejuvenation of Yanhan has been established. Even if the general does not have the opportunity to become the mainstay and help the building to collapse, he can still become a minister who unifies the world and leave a name in history. General, please think twice! "

When Zu Yue heard what Liu Wei said, his eyes couldn't help but become sharp.

(End of this chapter)