Great Han Empire

Chapter 89 Yanzhao Fengyun
"The people..."

Li Song shouted loudly and flew off his horse.Immediately after seeing Li Hong's gloomy look, he hurried to sit down beside him, and asked with concern:
"What's wrong with you? Are you not happy after winning the battle? I didn't see you, so I thought you were injured? I was shocked."

Li Hong smiled indifferently, "Chang Yi, did the troops suffer a lot?"

"It's really strange, these two times were very lucky. Last time in the Moon Burial Forest, we didn't even scratch a piece of skin. This time, we wiped out the 300 army of the Xianbei people, and only lost more than [-] people. Miracle."

"There shouldn't be 6000 people, right? How many Xianbei people escaped in the end?" Li Hong asked.

"It is estimated that there are more than 1000 people. It is too dark at night, and there is really no way to wipe them out."

"You can be content. If it wasn't too dark and the enemy couldn't take care of each other, our loss probably wouldn't be as small as it is now." Li Hong laughed.

"More than 3000 Xianbei people died, and more than 500 people were captured by us. Now the captives are helping to bury the bodies. It is a pity that the leader and several tribal leaders all escaped, and none of them were caught, otherwise they could make a lot of money. Li Song said regretfully.

"Chang Yi, your appetite is getting bigger and bigger now. We have seized so many weapons and war horses, and we have made a fortune, so don't be greedy." Li Hong burst out laughing.

"Oh. When it comes to this, I want to remind you that you have to leave a little foundation for all of us. Now that Beijiang has won consecutive battles, except for Guangning, there is no more fighting. Once there is no war in Youzhou, the governor and the prefect will Sir, in order to save money, the troops may be cut soon. You are recruiting everywhere now, and you will be laid off in a few days. Let me see how you explain to everyone. Also, those Xianbei people, when you let them follow you to betray Xianbei After a period of time, friends will drive them back, okay? So we must keep some, and when the group breaks up in the future, we can also distribute it to everyone to improve their future lives."

"You must not be fooled by those officials. If these things are in their hands, you will not return even a dime in the future. We worked hard on the battlefield, bleeding and sweating, and soldiers died one after another. Grant, what did we get? Not even the military pay. If the war is won, the credit is theirs, the promotion is also theirs, and the rewards are also theirs. The little pension that our dead soldiers get is not enough for them to eat a meal. Do you know all of this? How many people are left of the more than 2000 people who came out of Luronse together? Including the injured, there are only more than 800 people. When we go back, we will take part of the money from these trophies and give them to them relatives."

Li Hong didn't seem to have thought of this question, with a look of surprise on his face.

"A few of our military officers are talking about this in private. You have to be careful. Those officials, when they need us to go to the battlefield, come to coax us in a low voice. Once our use value is gone, they will immediately kill us." He will turn his face and deny anyone. Are you listening to me?" Li Song asked hurriedly seeing his distraught appearance.

Li Hong nodded, and said: "The spoils seized in the Moon Burial Forest last time, there are still some weapons and horses left, and this time they are all weapons and horses. These things are difficult to deal with for a while, what do you think?"

"The ones that the old man has already brought back will be handed over to Lu Pofeng of the White Deer Tribe for temporary custody, and the ones here will be handed over to Shemo Ci. He must be so happy that his mouth is crooked."

"Is it suitable?" Li Hong asked worriedly.

"They were worrying about how to repay your kindness. Now it's done, mutual benefit and reciprocity, everyone is happy."

"I mean, is it appropriate to keep all the spoils behind the scenes from the governor and prefect?"

"In today's world, there is nothing good for an official. Don't be fooled by the appearance of the governor. He lives in the largest house in Jicheng, and his wives, concubines and children are all dressed in clothes made of high-quality materials." Well, the rich ones are very rich. If he is an honest official, with his little salary, he can support his family well. There is still money to buy houses and materials. Where does his money come from? It is nothing more than rich It was given by someone from the family. Why did those powerful people, famous families, and rich businessmen give him money?"

Li Hong was dumbfounded. "how do you know?"

"When he came to Youzhou to take office, the captain went to give him a gift. I am the entourage of the captain, of course I know."

Li Hong was so upset for a moment that he was in no mood to listen anymore.

"Okay, okay. I know you don't like to hear it, so I won't talk about it. If Mr. Liu hadn't transferred us to the Shanggu battlefield for no reason in order to take care of Gongsun Zan, wouldn't we have had so many benefits? Speaking of which, Thanks to him too."

"By the way." Li Song thought of something, and quickly changed the subject: "Shouyan said just now that their scouts caught a Karasuma man, who was sent by Tito to find the leader. Go back for a trial."

Li Hong lay down on the grass as if he didn't hear it.

"It's up to him. I'm going to sleep for a while."

He didn't feel sleepy at all, and Li Song's words were over and over in his mind.He knew Li Song would not lie to him.The friendship between him and Li Song is difficult for ordinary people to understand. How can others know that Li Song's life was saved by himself.

He has been thinking about Liu Yu, the governor.Before Li Song said those few words, Liu Yu was his idol, an almost perfect person.

Liu Yu's skinny face, pudding clothes, and a pair of the most ordinary cloth shoes were engraved in his mind like a knife.Liu Yu is fair and honest, caring about the country and the people, possessing both morality and wealth. His reputation is well known throughout the world.For the sake of the people of Youzhou, he has devoted all his energy and effort, and everything he has done is real and beneficial to the country and the people.It is the result of his hard work that he was able to win the praise of the people in Youzhou and the praise of all the people.Is such a person, but there are still unknown secrets?
Liu Yu also accepts heavy gifts and bribes?Li Hong could hardly believe his ears.If even Liu Yu is like this, then what kind of upright officials are there in the Han Dynasty, and who else dares to call themselves clean?
He originally wanted to be a clean and self-disciplined person, but now it seems that due to the situation and facts, he has no choice but to be a corrupt official to fill his own pockets.Although he felt that he could regard money as dung and contribute even his rank and salary, what about his subordinates?What about the people who ate with him?Zhao Wen was already dead, and when he died, he still received the two hundred shi rank salary of a village chief.Who will remember him?Who will appreciate him?Jiming is dead, and the pension is not as much as his one-month rank salary, how can Xiaoyu survive?Countless people like Xiao Yu have lost their loved ones and source of livelihood. How do they survive?

Soldiers can be recruited after death, and officers can be promoted after death, but no one has ever considered their present or their future.Now the soldiers don't have military pay, and those prefects say that the country is in trouble and the treasury is empty, so why do their ranks and salaries never decrease?There has never been no meat or wine on their family's dinner table?Dead, no pension, still saying the same thing, they don't even feel ashamed or guilty.Could it be that we are inherently inferior to them, so we deserve to die?

He always thought that Liu Yu was not such a person, and now it seems that he was wrong.He's doing it for everyone to see.He said that the national treasury is scarce, and everyone is required to be self-reliant and selfless for the country.He himself lives in a big house, and his family eats delicious food, drinks spicy food, and wears good clothes.Say one thing, do another.Although it is said that people have selfish intentions, he also worked hard for the people of Youzhou, but he failed to do what he asked others to do, so is he considered a good official?Liu Yu is now the best official in Youzhou.

Li Hong buried his head firmly in the grass, feeling pain in his heart.

He tried his best not to think about these troublesome things, he let himself think about Fengxue, Xiaoyu, Iron Wolf, Gongsunhu... He fell asleep in a daze.

"My lord, my lord..."

Li Hong slowly opened his eyes, and found that the sun was already high in the sky, and it was almost noon.

When Qi Chen saw him wake up, he immediately said: "The Wuye tribe has already set off. The large army is still waiting for orders at Dishuiwei. Several adults asked when you are going to leave?"

Li Hong suddenly remembered something, and asked anxiously: "The remains of the fallen soldiers will be transported back to the Han Kingdom, do they know?"

Qi Chen shook his head suspiciously.

"Go, let's go. You should have called me up earlier. Where's Tie Yue?"

"Master Zheng told him to interrogate Karasuma."

Hu Ding brought the panther over and handed it to Li Hong.Li Hong remembered that Li Song had told him about this in the morning, but he didn't take it to heart at the time.

Li Hong asked him as he got on his horse, "Judging Karasuma, what are you calling Tie Yue for?"

Hu Ding laughed, "I heard from Mr. Zheng that he has a trick to make the enemy speak the truth."

Yushi and a group of officers were very moved.Although Li Hong was younger than them, he did some things to make people convinced. The remains of more than 300 dead soldiers had already been buried, but Li Hong stretched out his hand and started digging the grave without saying a word.

"We are all brothers. If we are alive, we must bring them back to the Han Kingdom; if we die, we must bring their corpses back to the Han Kingdom. We must never abandon them in a foreign country, never." Li Hong roared loudly.

Back then in Lulongsai, Tian Jing once told him that his greatest wish in this life was to fight back to the Sunset Plain and transport the remains of the Han soldiers scattered there back to the country.This sentence impressed Li Hong so deeply that it became deeply ingrained and became one of his creeds.

When the sun went down and dusk fell, Li Hong's army rushed back to Yangjiao Mountain.Immediately, under the leadership of Li Hong, everyone buried the remains of the fallen soldiers on the mountain.

In the evening, the leader of the Wuye tribe, Shemoci, hosted a banquet in the big tent, thanking Li Hong for his help, and said that no matter what happens in the future, as long as Li Hong needs the place of the Wuye tribe, just ask, Wuye tribe Even if you lose the entire tribe, you will not hesitate.Li Hong believed in the words given by Shemo.In the past, Iron Wolf had a very high opinion of him, and Li Hong believed in this unique tribal leader from the bottom of his heart.

The problem now is that although the Wuye tribe entered the border of the Han Dynasty and was protected by the Han army, he is now entering the country illegally.So far, Shemoci has no documents from local officials of the Han Dynasty to allow them to enter and live in the country. All he has received is the verbal promise of the two adults.Liu Fan, the prefect of Shanggu, and Liu Yu, the governor of the governor, neither sent anyone to contact him, as if they had forgotten him at all.

In fact, the overall migration of the Wuye tribe is quite different in time from the promise of the two adults.The two adults wished to see the outcome of this internal strife in the Xianbei Kingdom, and if everything went as they wished, they would naturally agree to Shemoci's request.But now the news of Xianbei Kingdom probably has not been sent to the two adults, but Shemoci has already got the news that Helian, Tuobafeng, and Murongfeng are going to deal with him.His role in this incident was to thread the needle, and he knew the secrets of all parties.The Wuye tribe was already in a very dangerous situation, and he had to flee with the tribe as soon as possible.

During the meeting, Li Hong and his subordinates suggested that Shemoci temporarily move the tribe to Yefengwei.Yefengwei is located in the lower reaches of Qiushui, with a large pasture, and it is now an unowned land. It is relatively close to Macheng in Dai County and Guangning City in Shanggu County, and is within the effective protection range of the Han army.Xiangnan can establish a good relationship with the Bailu tribe, and they can take care of each other.The first time Li Hong and She Moci met was in Yefengwei.At the same time, the tribe should immediately send people to Juyang and Jicheng to meet with the two adults, and discuss the matter of settlement as soon as possible.

She Mo Ci's face was troubled, as if there was something unspeakable hidden.

(End of this chapter)