Hanbo

Chapter 349 Returning to Chang'an (4.3K)

In May of the third year of Taichu, Huo Shan led Yulin Huben and the Fourth School of the Northern Army to not far from Chang'an City.

It has been one year and five months since Huo Shanleshi won the championship.

For more than a year, nothing major happened in the Western Regions. The only major event was the signing of a covenant of vassal relations between the Han Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions.

After that, nothing major happened.

The remaining population and most of the goods and materials of King Youguli's tribe had already moved to the Western Regions, and Huo Shan had already arranged for them.

The Xiongnu didn't do anything unusual either, they were not stable themselves, but they are panicking now, according to Lao Liu, many people secretly contacted the big man.

The entire western region has returned to its former calm, and it should be said that it is more lively than before.

After the war of the previous year, there were fewer military affairs, but the caravans of Hanfu began to go to the Western Regions in an endless stream.

Originally, this road was always taken by the imperial court, but now everyone is taking it.

Under the management of the officials sent by Lao Liu and the generals and schools arranged by Huo Shan, the six counties of the Western Regions have all entered into order, and now they are slowly recovering.

When Huo Shan came back, he basically didn't bring many things with him. It would take three or four years for the six counties in the Western Regions to make ends meet.

Except for the 600 million gold from his trip, one hundred thousand horses, and various symbolic things, Huo Shan left everything else for them to develop.

600 million gold, of which 500 million was seized and brought back by Huo Tan to repair Chang'an City.

The remaining 100 million gold is actually the money given to Huo Shan by various countries. Huo Shan is going to move 50 into the mansion and put it away. When will he take it back to the fief to build a workshop and develop the fief.

For the remaining 50, Huo Shan was going to reward Yulin Huben. He had said that he would reward him, but he was busy and didn't have time, so he delayed it until he returned to Chang'an.

Pull it back to the camp and put it there, and after a few days to settle the matter with Prince Huben's guards, I will reward you.

After the rewards are over, they will be sent away. This year, they will rest for a year, and next year they will prepare to train new troops.

There are [-] horses, [-] Dawan horses, [-] Wusun horses, and [-] horses from various countries. They are all good horses that can be used as horse breeds.

Bring them back and let the horse breeders cultivate and breed them well, to see if they can breed their own good horse breeds.

Of the [-] horses, Huo Shan left [-] for the four counties in Hexi, [-] for Longxi and Qiang, and brought the remaining [-] back to Chang'an.

The last one thousand is the BMW and steed given to Lao Liu by countries in the Western Regions. He must be very happy to see it.

With more than [-] horses, it was very easy for Huo Shan to bring Yulin Huben, the Fourth School of the Northern Army and [-] Huangzhong from the Western Regions.

As for the [-] Qiang army, last year Huo Shan gave them a sum of money and sent them away in high spirits.

Huo Shan didn't feel bad for giving them money, he would get it back sooner or later, and they had nowhere to spend the money, it was just to buy the big man's supplies.

Ten thousand Huangzhong was also left by Huo Shan in the Qiang area, so he only brought Yulin Huben, the Fourth School of the Northern Army and the generals who had not stayed in the Western Regions to Chang'an.

As for Huo Shan's generals, who stayed in the Western Regions?
The first one is naturally Zhao Chongguo, and Huo Shan appointed him as the first governor of the Western Regions, so he will naturally stay in the Western Regions to sit in charge.

Besides him, Huo Shan also left Zhong Gan and Zhang Anshi there to assist him.

Now that they are back in Chang'an, the battle to destroy the Huns is still some time away, and they have nothing else to do when they come, so it's better to exercise in the Western Regions by themselves, and get through the qualifications.

In fact, there is no such thing as seniority under Lao Liu's hands. If they have the ability, it is very possible to get to the top quickly, let alone they are under Huo Shan's command.

Zhong Gan is the chief governor of the Western Regions, and he helps Zhao Chongguo handle political affairs, and Zhang Anshi is the most aware of Huo Shan's strategy for the Western Regions, so he also stayed there.

As for the status of Zhao Chongguo, the governor of the Western Regions, under the general, it can be understood as a chariot general, which can be compared to Sangong, but the real status is far behind.

As for Huo Shan's chief governor, he is not in the sequence, he was specially set up by Huo Shan for himself, now that he returns to Chang'an, he will naturally disappear.

It is true that the power in his hands is too great, General Yubayashi can't express it, but calling Da Sima, General, disrespects Wei Qing, so he got a big governor.

If you really want to entangle your real status, Lao Tzu is the biggest under the emperor in name, but actually controls more than half of the big men.

It was also Lao Liu who agreed to let Zhao Chongguo be the governor of the Western Regions. Although Huo Shan could make a decision with one word, the Western Regions are too far away and there are too many soldiers under his control, so Liu Che still needs to make a decision himself.

.........

"The governor,..."

Huo Shan looked back at Zhao Puonu, and interrupted him with a smile:
"From today onwards, there will be no more the position of Grand Governor, so let him stay in the history books. Therefore, those who should be called the Lord should be called the Lord, and those who should be called Junhou should be called Junhou."

"The minister waits to meet the lord/junhou."

Huo Shan raised his hand:
"Let's all be free!"

As soon as the Chinese Valentine's Day passed this year, Huo Shan's real age was eighteen, and his imaginary age was also counted as nineteen. Now he is growing taller and more magnificent.

Huo Guang rode forward and looked at Chang'an City not far away and asked with a smile:

"Zihou, His Majesty is still waiting for us, should we go?"

Huo Shan looked at Chang'an City and shook his head with a subtle smile:

"No hurry, cousin."

Liu Ju stepped forward and looked at Huo Shan suspiciously.

Huo Shan looked at the sky, and the memory of Chang'an Sun came to mind:
"It's about three o'clock in the morning, my uncle, please take the Northern Army Huben and the others back to the barracks first, let's gather at the north city gate at four o'clock."

Huo Guang's expression changed, and just as he was about to speak, Liu Ju asked him a question:
"Where are you going? With Habayashi?"

"I'm going to worship my ancestors."

Huo Guang was taken aback, went to worship ancestors?
He thought that Huo Shan was going to do something earth-shattering, which would end in an hour, and then let Liu Zheng come out to clean up the situation, but he didn't expect it to be an ancestor worship!

But worshiping the ancestors is not enough. The emperor, a group of civil and military personnel, and the people all over the city are waiting. It is a great sin for you to go to worship the ancestors before the high temple is finished.

Huo Guang was about to speak again, when Liu Ju said that he was in front of him:
"Are you going to pay homage to your cousin?"

Huo Shan rolled his eyes, I go to worship my ancestors, if not my father, who should I go to worship?
"Of course we go together!"

Huo Shan rolled his eyes again:
"I'm going to show off to my father, what are you going to do? Go to your ancestors."

Then Huo Shan flicked his cloak:
"Zhao Puonu, let's go!"

Zhao Ponu happily stepped forward and saluted Liu Ju:

"His Royal Highness, I will retire."

Then nodded to Huo Guang, followed Huo Shan's footsteps and rushed forward, Lu Bode and others followed behind with Yulin, and Huo Guang stopped the others who were not generals.

Liu Ju looked at Huo Shan who was running away, and muttered in a low voice:

"Isn't it just being scolded? If there's no big problem, I'll go too."

Huo Guang quickly stopped Liu Shi again, and said anxiously:

"His Royal Highness, you cannot go."

"Why?"

"As His Royal Highness, you returned from victory, instead of going to worship the high temple, to repay the merits of the past emperors, what's the matter with going to worship a courtier?
And it can be explained that Zihou went to worship his father, but if you go together, the crown prince and the general will worship them together when they return from victory, it will be a big event.

So, you should listen to Zihou! "

Huo Guang looked at Liu Shi wonderingly, this is not too young, why does he feel that the more he lives, the more he goes back!
Liu Ju thought about it, and smacked his lips regretfully:

"Fine!"

Liu Ju admired Huo Qubing very much. He actually wanted to show his cousin that he lived up to your expectations. He also went to the battlefield and returned victorious.

Moreover, he has also gone out in the past few years, and he has given up his heart to play wild. He is quite clear about etiquette.

It wasn't until Huo Guang dissuaded him that he realized that this was in Chang'an City, not in the Western Regions where he could do whatever he wanted.

"His Royal Highness, the minister has also retired."

Liu Ju waved his hand with a depressed face, Huo Guang turned his horse's head, and rode the horse towards Qilian Mountain in the direction of Maoling.

Liu Ju looked at Huo Guang who was running away, gritted his teeth, and sighed in his heart, hard times are coming!

"Let's go back to the barracks!"

.........

At the north gate of Chang'an, Liu Che and the civil and military ministers waited for a long while, but Huo Shan and others did not arrive.

It was reported half an hour ago that they had arrived [-] miles outside Chang'an. According to the time, they should have come!

"Report!"

Yiqi ran not far from Liu Che, got off his horse and knelt on one knee:

"Your Majesty, Champion Marquis led Habayashi back fifteen miles north of Chang'an City and went west again. Huben, the Northern Army, and the envoys and descendants from various countries in the Western Regions returned to the Huben camp at the edge of the new city under the leadership of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. "

When Liu Che heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then his beard almost rose in anger:

"Zhu Zi, you two Zhu Zi, have they forgotten that Zhen and Chang'an's elders are still waiting for them?
Go find Liu Ju's son, and ask him to bring someone here first, and then let me find out what that little bastard is doing. "

At this moment, Liu Che was very angry, very angry, all the officials shrunk their necks, and the hearts of several newly appointed important officials were a little jiujiu.

However, Liu Che became angry when he was angry, and he was a little happy in his heart. He almost guessed where Huo Shan went.

"Prime Minister."

Gongsun He came out after hearing the imperial edict:

"The minister is here."

"Preach it to the folks, say that the little champion Hou ran to the champion Jing Huan to show off. Please wait a little longer."

"The minister leads the order."

As for the dozens of civil and military ministers behind him, Liu Che had no intention of telling them at all, I'm standing here, you dare to go and try.

Compared with his father and grandfather, Liu Che was not that kind to the common people, but compared with his courtiers, he was as good as the sky and the earth.

After the news spread, the common people were shocked at first, then they were happy, and then they felt a sense of course in their hearts, just wait, no one wants to miss this occasion.

As for what they took for granted, Huo Shan had never crossed the streets of Chang'an since he was a child. The people of Chang'an had always known the existence of Little Champion Hou, but for them, Huo Shan was born out of nowhere.

Because Huo Shan led Yulin around Guanzhong, the people in Guanzhong are probably more familiar with Huo Shan than the people in Chang'an.

As for the champion Hou Huo Qubing, he has been a tyrant in Chang'an since he was a child.

Huo Shan lacked such a process, which made the people in Chang'an not used to it.

But now Huo Shan's operation made them regain a little feeling, which is right, the champion Hou Na is naturally courageous.

Especially this young champion, he should be more courageous than his father, otherwise he dared to enter the hinterland of the Huns with three thousand soldiers at such a young age, and the Huns were defeated steadily?

Just sixteen years old, dare to take one hundred thousand troops and millions of military households to conquer the Western Regions, and even take down the entire Western Regions, beheading and arresting over a million?
The people of Chang'an are very familiar with Baojie, and they are even more familiar with the Gaomiao after Baojie. After all, they have to worship their ancestors every other festival.

Such a big event, but this little champion ran to pay homage to the champion first, this is a qualified champion!

After a while Liu Ju came with soldiers and horses, and then ran over to meet Liu Che.

After the meeting, Liu Ju looked at Liu Che's angry look, and couldn't help shrinking his neck. The feeling deep in his memory made him want to kneel down and apologize, but he didn't know what he thought of, and he straightened his back again. .

Liu Che's words that were about to scold came to his lips, but after seeing Liu Zheng's appearance, his eyebrows twitched slightly, and he swallowed the words that came to his lips.

"Go back to the army and wait for Zihou to come back and report victory together."

"My son leads the edict."

Turning around, Liu Ju heaved a sigh of relief. Sure enough, he was more confident after hearing that Zihou was right.

In fact, after Liu Shi went to the Qiang land, his personality changed a lot, but the way he got along with Liu Che didn't change much, and he was still crushed to death.

But today, Liu Che keenly discovered that Liu Zheng had changed, which was actually a scene he was quite happy to see.

An hour later, Huo Shan finally came after showing off his power at his father's side, ready to show off his power again in Chang'an.

It was still the same process as the previous victory report, after which Huo Shan came to Liu Che.

He saw Liu Che who looked younger, Wei Qing who had grayer hair but was stronger, and Gongsun He who looked older.

There are also Sang Hongyang, Wang Wenshu and others who are also older.

A group of acquaintances disappeared, and another group of strangers stood here.

"My minister, Huo Shan, did not disgrace his life, and expanded the land for my great man. Since then, the Western Regions have been my great man's territory. This is the case in this world, and it will be like this in every generation."

"Hahahaha, well said, please hurry up, Zihou."

Liu Che stepped forward to personally support Huo Shan, Huo Shan got up and turned his hand to support Liu Che's arm, and said with a smile:

"I haven't seen you for two years, my uncle is much younger!"

Liu Che stroked his beard, looked at Huo Shan and laughed:

"Zihou, you have also grown a lot taller, stronger, and darker."

"The sun in the Western Regions is a bit poisonous."

Huo Shan replied, then bowed to Wei Qing and bowed down:

"Grandson pays respects to uncle and grandfather."

"Haha, Zihou, get up quickly."

"Uncle and grandpa's hair is also graying a lot."

"Haha, I'm old and old, now it's your young people's world."

As soon as Wei Qing finished speaking, Huo Shan immediately retorted:

"My big man's counterattack against the Xiongnu was initiated by my uncle and grandfather. Now that the Huns are still alive, why does my uncle and grandfather speak old?"

Wei Qing patted Huo Shan on the back, with tears in his eyes and did not speak again.

Huo Shan turned his gaze to Gongsun He, and after paying his respects, he said with concern:
"Aunt Gongsun and grandfather are quite old."

"Haha, it's okay, the old man can accompany His Majesty for a few more years."

A few words from Huo Shan made the three old men so happy.

Now, what Liu Che likes the most is Huo Shan's unalienated feeling towards him.

If the other generals made this contribution, they might not be able to straighten their backs when they saw him, and they would be trembling.

so good!
And the people behind the soldiers couldn't help grinning when they saw this scene. In their hearts, they were extremely happy that the big man had such an emperor and ministers, and they were happy for such a grandson's love.

(End of this chapter)