The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 36 Liu Yuan’s pie

"War in the south of the city, die in the north of Guo,

If you die in the wild, you can eat it.

Say Wu for me: and be a guest!
The wild death is forgiven and not buried, can the carrion go and escape?
The sound of water is exciting, and the pampas grass is dark;
The owl cavalry died in battle, and the horse roared and roared.

Liang Zhushi, why is it south?Why North?
How can He millet be eaten without your lord?Would you like to be a loyal minister?
Thinking about sons and good ministers, good ministers are sincere and thoughtful: go out to attack in the morning, and never return at night! "

Liu Tai led his troops and sang "Han Yuefu·Zhan Nancheng" to the deceased in unison.

The dead cannot be pursued, the only thing Liu Tai can do is to pay them respect, and a sense of ritual is necessary in group behavior.

Of course, if Liu Tai had money now, he could pay someone to send their bodies back to their former homes.

If Liu Tai had the power, he would immediately set aside a piece of land and build a martyr cemetery for these people so that they could enjoy incense.

But Liu Tai had nothing, so the only thing he could do was to bury them near the mass grave.

Although their names were written, they did not dare to write down their merits.

After all, the army was about to leave. If they wrote down their merits and identified their identities, no one could guarantee that Jin court officials would dig their graves as well.

The funeral ceremony Liu Tai was holding at the moment was more or less a funeral ceremony he had pieced together.

But sending funeral rites is not to prepare for the dead, but to give the living people peace of mind.

The fighting last night can be said to be the most serious loss since Liu Tai led the army.

There were over a thousand wounded, and more than three hundred were directly killed. With this probability of death, the general feudal army would have collapsed long ago.

But the soldiers under his command held on yesterday and even defeated the Jin army head-on.

This allowed the Huns and Han Kingdom to be attacked by surprise, but the casualties were minimized, allowing Liu Cong to at least retreat calmly.

"As expected, you are here!" Wang Zhang rode over on a fast horse and said to Liu Tai, "The King of Chu has given an order to evacuate the entire army back to Pingyang at noon. Although you have made great achievements, you must not be arrogant. Go back quickly to pack up and prepare for departure. preparation."

"With your order, I will go back immediately after paying tribute to the soldiers." Liu Tai replied decisively after hearing Wang Zhang's words.

"Don't let the time pass!" Wang Zhang didn't say much and turned back.

Liu Tai did not leave immediately, but asked the soldiers to observe a moment of silence for the fallen soldiers.

When the silence ended, there were many military histories, and they directly wrote down these bits and pieces of events.

Liu Tai's eyes scanned these soldiers. To be honest, this time the soldiers were able to kill nearly two layers of soldiers in the dark and still be able to fight. This is very important to Liu Tai. He can further grasp the death line of the soldiers. .

For generals, it is necessary to grasp the death line of their soldiers. The more accurate it is, the more efficient the commander's command will be.

Because only by grasping the death line of the soldiers under his command can we issue some more dangerous orders, allowing the soldiers to constantly approach their physical and psychological limits and exert the highest combat effectiveness with the smallest soldiers.

However, this kind of death line requires generals to try again and again, approaching again and again, but never reaching it, so as to complete one battlefield miracle after another that many others seem impossible to complete.

Liu Tai saw that the hearts of the soldiers were soothed, and Liu Tai also believed that although more than three hundred people were killed in the battle, the remaining people became more resilient.

If these soldiers encounter the situation last night again, they will be able to win last night's war with a more calm attitude.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Liu Tai took a deep breath and led the soldiers back to the barracks, began to organize their equipment, and prepared to retreat.

The army returned to the new capital Pingyang all the way. No one expected that Liu Yuan and the soldiers who came out to greet them all put on white plain clothes.

This scene frightened Liu Cong so much that he dismounted his horse and quickly came to Liu Yuan and said, "Why is your Majesty wearing plain clothes today?!"

"I not only welcome you home today, but I also welcome those soldiers who died fighting under Yiyang City to go home with me!"

Liu Yuan's voice couldn't help but be a little hoarse, but his expression was quite solemn, and his words were even more sonorous and powerful.

After hearing Liu Yuan's words, Liu He, who was behind Liu Yuan, unconsciously revealed a smile.

To be honest, Liu He still had a headache when he heard that his younger brother had won the Battle of Changping.

But he didn't expect that Liu Cong, who he felt was a big threat just now, would stumble directly under Yiyang City. This made Liu He feel relieved.

At this moment, Liu Hegeng said, "Fourth brother, my father is happy that you can come back safely from this battle, but he also hopes that more of my great men can come back safely!"

"Thank you...brother for your teachings!" Liu Cong heard Liu He's words and was afraid that even his back molars were bitten.

Sometimes the intrigues at the upper levels may not have anything to do with the lower levels. At this moment, Liu Yuan was wearing plain clothes to greet the soldiers. To the soldiers at the lower level, they couldn't help but feel that Liu Yuan was a rather affectionate lord. It seemed pretty good to follow him.

Liu Yuan stepped forward to comfort the army when it needed it most, which invisibly boosted the morale of the army.

At this moment, Liu Tai came to Pingyang, and Liu Cong said enthusiastically that if he had no place to live, he could live in his Prince Chu's Mansion first.

Liu Taize said that he would have to recruit soldiers again and would need to live in the military camp for a while.

Although this crusade against our army cannot be said to be a failure, the losses of our army were quite serious, so I would like to ask the King of Chu for your forgiveness.

Wang Mi also said that he would arrange a place for Liu Tai in Pingyang, and he would like to thank King Chu for his concern.

To be honest, although Wang Mi and Liu Tai tried their best to save Liu Cong this time, Wang Mi did not intend to let Liu Tai and Liu Cong get too close.

After all, Liu Cong has always held military power, and Liu He sits in the center as the prince. It is almost inevitable that the two sides will collide.

Under such circumstances, Wang Mi really didn't want Liu Tai to get involved!
Because Wang Mi himself has a good relationship with Liu Yuan. The most important thing is that even if Wang Mi himself is the number one general of the Han nationality, what if he follows Liu Cong and becomes the minister of Conglong? Will he still let you be under him? Can't go up.

As long as Wang Mi doesn't get involved in this matter, no matter who wins, Liu Cong or Liu He will have to treat themselves well in order to appease the Han people, so Wang Mi has no intention of getting involved in this mess.

After all, Wang Mi came from a noble family and was very aware of the royal family's struggle for imperial power.

It's better to wait until everything is settled. Although I have no great achievements, I won't enjoy the entertainment of the Nine Clans.

Then, Liu Cong, Wang Mi and Shi Le reported to Liu Yuan one after another on the course of the war.

Those who should strive for benefits should strive for benefits, and those who should shirk the blame should shirk the blame. Although the imperial court rewards corresponding generals, it will make certain reductions or gifts based on the reports of these commanders.Often in this process, even if the soldiers from the bottom fought bravely on the battlefield and even exerted some strategic effects, their interests were divided because they had no say in the division of interests. .

Because of the national system, at most I can give you the scraps of official business, but that’s all that’s left.

However, this kind of thing will not happen to Liu Tai. First, there is Wang Mi behind Liu Tai. As Liu Tai is one of Wang Mi’s most capable generals, Wang Mi will find a way to turn Liu Tai’s achievements into resources. of.

The second is that Liu Tai was life-saving to Liu Cong.Because life-saving grace is an important contribution that no boss can ignore.

As for other merits, it's like your boss picks you up when you're doing your best work in the workplace. You continue to work hard, while your boss enjoys the beautiful cars and beautiful women. As for what you can do well to get a promotion and salary increase and become a cadre, this is the boss's fault. I won't take it to heart at all.

Because when you rise in any position, what you see is not your current value or your current merits, but your future value and the merits you can obtain in the future.

If you have a future, then you will have the opportunity for promotion and salary increase!

If you give people the impression that the future is uncertain, then even if you have made great achievements, you will still hesitate when others give you money. You will feel that you are not paying more than you deserve, and they will think of ways to give you more money. Increase the workload.

The special nature of life-saving grace is that as long as the fact that you saved your boss is known to others, others will use your treatment as a benchmark.

If your boss doesn't even give you high treatment, it means that this person's own value is only low. Then others will see that you are still doing hard work, and they will naturally know that there is no future with him.

Therefore, there is no greater merit than rescuing a driver. As long as the boss's head is clean, people who save their own lives should be well rewarded.

Set a good benchmark. Even if you completely lose your ability to work and become a disabled person, even if you can only be a mascot, your boss will try their best to let you be a mascot that can reach out for clothes and food and open its mouth.

Only in this way will other people follow him and work hard. What is publicity? You are his best publicity.

Therefore, Wang Mi only briefly mentioned Liu Tai's achievements and planned to let Liu Tai steadily arrange his succession route under his own control.

At least Wang Mi felt that Liu Tai's military talents might be better than his own. If he could be the first general of the Han army in the Han Kingdom, Liu Tai would naturally be able to do the same in the future.

But Liu Cong definitely wanted to find a way to boast of Liu Tai's achievements, hoping to set Liu Tai as a benchmark for a great man.

The most important thing is that Liu Tai has set a benchmark. If he is attacked by Yuan Yan at the gate of Yiyang City, he will naturally be regarded as Liu Tai turning the tide and making the two sides draw a tie, so he will not be punished.

Therefore, whether in public or private life, Liu Cong needs to recommend Liu Tai.

And the most important thing is that Liu Tai has not yet reached the championship, which further illustrates that Liu Tai has unlimited potential.

At this time, Liu Tai was given a push. When Liu Tai reaches the crown, he will send a daughter to marry him. From then on, Liu Tai will be regarded as one of his own.

And if Liu Tai is dragged into the water, then Wang Mi will naturally draw him to his side.

While Liu Cong recommended Liu Tai, he became more and more sure of his judgment.

Two of the three coaches are recommending Liu Tai. As for Shi Le, Shi Le is a person who is very aware of current affairs. He knows that if he obstructs them, he will hurt Wang Mi and Liu Cong.

The most important thing is that Liu Tai has no competition with himself.

At most, it is just a sigh, there are still people in the court who are easy to do things, and they can be cashed in after making great contributions.

Looking back at all the hard work I have been doing, I am just a forward in this war.

And I have to say that when Liu Yuan listened to Liu Cong counting Liu Tai's achievements in detail, he had to sigh that Liu Tai was a strong soldier.

Especially when I heard that Liu Tai was only 14 years old now, I couldn't help but wonder if I was destined to be here.

That's why God would send a young man like Huo Qubing to destroy the Jin court.

"Wang Qing, you said that Liu Tai is the queen of King Chengyang Jing, so he is not also a clan member of my Han Dynasty. He should be verified, entered into the genealogy, and inherit the throne of King Chengyang Jing!" Liu Yuan said solemnly.

"Your Majesty wants to give Tai'er the position of King Yang of Chengyang. This position is too important. Please take it back!"

Wang Mi listened to Liu Yuan's words and was deeply afraid that it would be too big for Liu Yuan to directly give Liu Tai the position of King of Chengyang!

At this moment, even Liu Cong and Shi Le were a little stunned. The 14-year-old prince was crowned king for his military exploits!

"How can I be such a nonsense person!" Liu Yuan heard Wang Mi's words and smiled and said, "I just thought that he is still young and I am afraid that if he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility, some people will not accept it, so I gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei.

If he performs extraordinary feats again in the future...

Wang Qing, you can tell Liu Tai that it is not impossible for me, a big man, to become Zhu Xuhou and King of Chengyang in the future! "

When Wang Mi heard Liu Yuan's words, he immediately saluted and said, "I would like to express my gratitude to your majesty for your nephew's grace."

Wang Mi knew that whether he was Zhu Xuhou or King Chengyang, these were the former titles of King Chengyang Jing.

At this time, Liu Yuan was drawing cakes for Liu Tai, saying that as long as you follow me and work hard, all the glory our old Liu family once had will be given to you.

To be honest, Qingzhou is still in Gou Xi's hands at this time. Although this cake looks good, it is not delicious. If you want to eat it, you have to defeat Gou Xi and occupy Qingzhou so that you can have your own food town.

But if he were a person of this era and had Liu Yuan draw this cake casually, I am afraid that he would definitely fight with Gou Xi because of this cake.

After all, for the vast majority of men, being able to honor their ancestors, honor their ancestral home, or even have their own genealogy stand alone is a temptation that no one can refuse.

But now Liu Yuan's attitude is, if you want these, go to Qingzhou and beat Gou Xi to death. Then I will give you everything you want!

To be honest, Wang Mi was blinded by friendship, so he didn't realize it yet. In fact, Liu Yuan was already thinking about the need to use Liu Tai to check or even replace him in the future.

Why it is necessary to enter the genealogy and why Liu Taicheng was given the treatment of King Yang of Chengyang? These are all for preparation for future reunification.

When the time comes for the Han Dynasty to flourish, the White Horse Alliance, which cannot be king unless it is Liu's surname, will come out again.

The various princes created by Liu Yuan during the pioneering period naturally needed people to clean up, and Liu Tai was a knife prepared by Liu Yuan for the future.

After all, it had been too long. If it hadn't been for winning the Battle of Changping between the Han and Jin Dynasties and gaining considerable strategic initiative, Liu Yuan would not have started planning for the future at this time.

Liu Yuan thought of this and coughed violently again: "Cough, cough, cough, cough! Cough!"

(End of this chapter)