I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 721 His Majesty’s grace leads to victory

Yuan Jun's first wave of reinforcements was quickly surrounded and annihilated under the sudden attack by Xu Huang, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others.

The army of these four people who came to assist was only the first wave of troops sent by Yuan Shao to support. It is expected that more troops will continue to go to Luyang for support in the future.

According to Liu Jian's deduction, Yuan Shao will definitely gather a large number of Nanyang Commandery commanders in Nanyang County, ask them for soldiers and supplies, and then gather his troops to come to Luyang to fight with him.

After several previous failures, Yuan Shao's overall strength is definitely not as good as his own! He was no longer able to carry out the Northern Expedition to confront himself.

But once his territory is attacked, Yuan Shao and the county magistrates of Nanyang will inevitably be deeply bound together for the common interests.

In order to protect their vested interests and fight their way out of Nanyang County, there is no doubt that the commanders of Nanyang County will spare no effort to support Yuan Shao.

Once the various tribes in Nanyang County use all their strength to deal with their entry into Nanyang, they will pose a huge obstacle to themselves.

Therefore, for Liu Jian, while surrounding Lu Yang, he secretly summoned Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Yan Liang and other soldiers as surprise troops, and then attacked these soldiers who came for reinforcements to weaken Yuan Shaohe to the greatest extent. The power of Nanyang Commandery is the most effective strategy, although it takes a little time.

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The reinforcements of less than 10,000 did not expect that before they encountered Liu Jian's main soldiers, they were suddenly intercepted by troops and horses coming from several other directions. This resulted in their formation not being able to get the first response. To play effectively, there is no way to respond in time.

After meeting Hexia, Liu Jian did not do anything to him, but instead received him warmly.

But if Liu Jian's troops do not withdraw, but find a way to wipe out all the troops who came to support, or cause them to suffer huge losses, then the commander of Nanyang County will be able to continue to support Yuan Shao so wholeheartedly. ?

These families are just outsiders. Even if their interests are aligned, when it comes to life and death, they will not accompany Yuan Shao to destruction.

When Hexia faced a life and death crisis, he had no choice but to immediately express his willingness to surrender to Zhao Yun.

Then, he asked a group of his generals to discuss the military situation.

On the surface, these soldiers and horses appear to be Yuan Shao's support, but if something goes wrong, Yuan Shao will not be able to close the hole that will be created.

The surrendered soldiers were imprisoned in place, while Zhao Yun himself escorted He Xia and quickly returned to the prime minister's tent where Liu Jian was.

After his troops were attacked by Zhao Yun, they were almost defeated in one blow.

Xun You, Guo Jia and He Xia were all born in the same county, and they had long admired each other.

From now on, compared with Guo Jia and Xun You, including Xun Yu who was far away in Chang'an, he was not on the same level.

"As long as we can use Luyang County as bait, we can annihilate or defeat the Yuan army that continues to come to our aid."

The elite Northern Army attacked, and the four reinforcements collapsed at the first touch.

However, Liu Jian didn't care about this. He arranged a banquet in the commander's tent to entertain He Xia, and at the same time asked He Xia some information about Yuan Shaojun.

But this does not prevent them, Yingchuan celebrities, from respecting each other.

Now that Hexia has taken refuge under Liu Jian, he naturally knows everything.

He immediately stopped attacking the Hexia group, and then ordered his soldiers to take care of all these people.

Therefore, among the supporting troops and horses, the army led by Deng Yi was the one with the best military appearance and the fastest to calm down when encountering emergencies.

Thinking of this, Liu Jian immediately asked He Qia to take him down to rest.

Yang Ling himself on the first route was killed by Jiang Yiqu, a captain of the Hebei Army.

He was able to try his best to stop Wen Chou's attack on him, but he could not expect that Yan Liang would send an army to attack from his side, making him unable to see each other.

But the key issue now is that Yuan Shao did not consider that if he could keep Liu Jian out of Nanyang County and force Liu Jian to withdraw his troops due to pressure, then that would be fine.

Harmony is for the benefit of the family and supports Yuan Shao and the old rules.

It seems that Yuan Shao really did not fully consider these issues.

Deng Yi received a good education in his family since he was a child, including in military matters.

As for Hexia, a famous scholar in Xiping, Runan, he also brought a separate army to support this time. Although the He family is a famous family, and Hexia himself has read many ancient military books since he was a child, his experience in battle is different. a lot of.

"The four groups of soldiers and horses that came to attack earlier were just the first march of Yuan Shao's reinforcements. There will definitely be a large number of reinforcements coming to assist Lu Yang in the future."

Yuan Shao naturally has tens of thousands of elite troops in Nanyang County. However, it is still difficult to stop his iron footsteps with these soldiers and horses alone.

But it is a pity that Deng Yi's army was not large in number, and after all, he was the party that suffered the attack, and the attack location was still on the plains.

On the second route, Yingrong himself was not good at fighting. When he was fleeing in a panic during the chaos in the army, he was shot in the back of the neck and died.

Of course, it can be seen from today's battle that He Qia is still far behind Guo Jia and Xun You. This is not a matter of talent, but a matter of their mind and courage.

In the end, Deng Yi's army was also brutally annihilated, and Deng Yi himself committed suicide in shame after the army was destroyed.

"This battle is a tough battle for us."

In other words, facing Liu Jian's huge pressure, he really didn't have time to think about it in such detail.

He clashed with Wen Chou's army who came to stop him. He commanded on the spot with the style of a general, which prevented Wen Chou's army from breaking its formation for a while.

When Liu Jian heard that Yuan Shao had ordered every prominent family in Nanyang County to send two thousand soldiers in order to send enough soldiers to Luyang, a deep smile appeared on his face.

Zhao Yun himself is not a murderous person. Since his opponent is willing to surrender, it is the best thing for him.

Although they all took different paths, Xun You and Guo Jia took the path of supporting Liu Jian, leading the country to a new era and continuing the path of progress.

Deng Yi commanded his men to arrange their troops and horses into a formation at an extremely fast speed.

He Xia surrendered to Liu Jian and became the second master. Even though he is still a famous scholar in Runan, his actions today also reflect his true nature.

If you add in the more than 2,000 soldiers contributed by the major families, and take a closer look, Yuan Shao can add tens of thousands of soldiers, and can also tie these noble families to his chariot. It can be said that it is indeed a clever way. Policy.

Under Liu Jian's strong aura, He Qia told Liu Jian all the news he knew like beans poured out of a bamboo tube.

The chief general of the third route is Deng Yi of the Deng family in Nanyang. He comes from a prominent family, and his family's power is extremely famous in all major Han dynasties.

"Then, the land of Nanyang will eventually fall into the hands of the imperial court!"

"We don't even need to attack the city forcefully, they will have big problems internally."

"The top priority is to display our troops and generals here in Luyang first, arrange their formations, and wait for their reinforcements to arrive at any time! Fight him in a few tough battles."

When he said this, Liu Jian glanced back and forth at everyone present.

"In the next battle to hold the position, there won't be any tricks. It will all be about fighting the opponent head-on with strength."

"Generals, are you confident that you can win?"

When he saw the people on the side, including Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Huang and others, they stepped out of work one after another and shouted at the top of their lungs:

"The final general is willing to serve the Prime Minister with all his strength."

Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction.

"good!"

……

In April of the third year of Jian'an.

The beginning of the year has passed, and now it has entered the time when spring flowers are blooming, the earth is recovering, and it is time for spring plowing. As a minister, Xun Yu is extremely busy this spring.

Although matters related to spring plowing and sowing throughout the country are not within the jurisdiction of his Shangshutai, since Liu Jian is not in Chang'an now, he needs to check many things for Liu Jian.

Especially in areas such as Guanzhong Sizhou, which have just been controlled by Liu Jian for more than two years, many things are still in their infancy.

Spring has just begun, and many people's livelihood industries need to make plans at this time, and then make overall plans based on the country's situation. Logically speaking, the Prime Minister's Office should be the busiest right now... But the problem is that the Prime Minister is not in Chang'an now. The prime minister was not in Chang'an, and everyone knew that Shangshu Ling Xun Yu was Liu Jian's right-hand man.

So most of the things fell on Xun Yu.

Various departments, including the Thirteen Cao Cao of the Prime Minister's Office, will report important matters to Xun Yu.

Of course, Chang'an also has Tian Feng as Liu Jian's right-hand man, and his responsibilities in Beijing are also very important.

But because of Tian Feng's character issues, Liu Jian asked him to be mainly responsible for military garrison matters.

In terms of domestic affairs, although he also helped Xun Yu share part of the decision-making, the area shared was not that large. Most matters still required Xun Yu to personally intervene and make decisions.

Xun Yu has really become a busy man now... the kind of person who is extremely busy and extremely busy.

And it's not just all kinds of things in the court, including many things in the emperor and the harem, including the allocation of funds after the spring in the palace, etc., the young master also needs to ask Xun Yu before asking for approval.

It can be said that Xun Yu has now become the most powerful person in the entire Chang'an City.

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On this day, after the palace arrangements were made, Xun Yu went to the palace in person to see Liu Jin and gave him the financial arrangements in the palace for the two quarters and the list of supplies for the emperor and the concubines. He asked him to present it to the emperor.

After Liu Jin roughly read the list, he smiled and said to Xun Yu: "Your Majesty, the cost is low."

Xun Yu couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.

He looked at the list carefully and said, "It's not much different from the previous quarter. There's even a little more. Why is there less?"

Liu Jin explained with a smile: "Last quarter, His Majesty was still one year younger. Now His Majesty is one year older. This year, we may need to select more palace beauties to serve in the palace, so the cost will naturally increase."

"Want to expand the uterus?"

Xun Yu couldn't help being surprised when he heard this: "Didn't we summon a group of palace beauties last year? The new year has just turned, how can we still..."

Liu Jin smiled and said: "Your Majesty is young."

When Xun Yu heard this, he wished he could roll his eyes, but he just maintained his identity and did not do so.

He sighed and said: "Chief Minister, Your Majesty is young. Xun knows this, but now the country is in crisis. The prime minister and a group of soldiers are fighting Yuan Shao in Nanyang. Your Majesty needs to expand the harem at this time. I'm afraid it can't be justified in terms of emotion and reason, right?"

Liu Jin still smiled: "Your Majesty is absolutely right, but I have something I don't know whether to say or not."

Xun Yu said: "Since the minister Zhongchang has talked about this, it is natural that he should talk about it."

Liu Jin saluted Xun Yu.

"Your Majesty, as your Majesty said, at this time of year, all my ministers of the Han Dynasty should uphold the style of diligence and frugality to cope with the national crisis. This is the responsibility of every minister, but it is not the responsibility of the emperor. Even at this time of year, , only by increasing the emperor’s expenses can we better demonstrate the prestige of our country, the Han Dynasty!”

"If the Prime Minister is in Chang'an, he will definitely agree to increase the emperor's food and clothing expenses according to the old slave's rules."

"Let you think about it carefully."

Xun Yu pondered for a moment, then sighed softly.

"That's all. Please write me down how much it will cost you in the palace."

Liu Jin was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Later, Liu Jin ordered people to bring in pen and ink and make some modifications on the silk presented by Xun Yu.

Then, he handed the modified silk to Xun Yu with a smile.

Xun Yu glanced at it and frowned: "So many?"

Then, he was relieved.

"That's all. For today's emperor, it's not much."

Liu Jin said hurriedly: "Thank you very much, Lord."

The two of them did not talk about the expenses in the palace, and then Xun Yu asked for orders to see the emperor.

Liu Jin followed the rules and asked someone to go in first to inform him. After getting the emperor's permission, he accompanied Xun Yu to the inner palace.

The leopard house in Hebei has been moved to Chang'an. Liu Xie's various small animals are now placed in the side hall. After the construction of the new leopard house is completed, these animals will be moved.

At this moment, Liu Xie was carefully looking at a leopard in the cage next to him!

Obviously, this was a new breed that had just entered his leopard room. It was full of wildness. When he saw Liu Xie and others looking at him next to the cage, he roared.

The leopard roared, which actually made Liu Xie dance with joy.

Soon, Liu Xie saw Xun Yu.

"Oh, Xun Aiqing is here, hurry up! Come and accompany me to see this newly arrived leopard from Yanzhou...it is very powerful and fierce!"

Xun Yu said: "No matter how ferocious the leopard is, it will inevitably pale in comparison to the majesty of His Majesty the Emperor."

After hearing Xun Yu's words, Liu Xie couldn't help laughing.

Then, I saw him turn around and said seriously: "I am not the right one. I am just looking after the country temporarily for the sake of my ancestors!"

Xun Yu couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.

"Why does Your Majesty say this?"

Liu Xie stretched out his hand to block Xun Yu's words.

"My dear, you don't have to be like this, every word I say is sincere!"

"My dear, the Prime Minister is on the front line. How is the war going?"

When Xun Yu saw Liu Xie taking the initiative to ask about the situation, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has defeated Yuan Shao's 15th Army reinforcements outside Luyang County in Nanyang County!"

"Currently, morale is at its peak!"

"Conquering Nanyang County on behalf of the imperial court can be said to be just around the corner."

When Liu Xie heard this, he was very excited.

"In less than a month, the Prime Minister actually defeated Yuan Jun's fifteen troops in a row?"

Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "The Prime Minister's letter says that it is all thanks to His Majesty's majesty of heaven and the dedication of the soldiers that we have achieved this feat!"

"Now, the Xianhehehe, Yang Ling, Deng Yi, and Yingrong have been defeated by the Prime Minister!"

"Later, Xiang Zheng, Han Song, Liu Xian, Du Xi and other troops were defeated again!"

"Yuan Shao sent the Chinese general Huang Zu to lead Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Ji Ling, Wei Yan, Chen Dao and other generals to fight fiercely with the prime minister, but they still couldn't win!"

"Nanyang Commandery Wang's soldiers who subsequently went to support were repeatedly defeated by the Prime Minister. They lost their troops and generals. They are at the end of their strength!"

"The senior cadres in Luyang City sent Gan Ning and Chen Wu to fight several times, but they couldn't win!"

(End of this chapter)