My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 317: Every family is happy, the three armies go south

It was already late March when the news spread that Su Chen had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and that the three armies were performing martial arts.

Since Xirong surrendered to Su Chen and established the Fusi of Xirong Town, Qi State in the south and Liang State in the southwest, as well as the border states and counties close to each other, have hardly had a good life.

Within more than ten days, they were attacked several times by Xirong grassland cavalry. Although no major losses were caused, the business travelers coming and going here almost stopped coming and went to the Western Regions.

The Iron Buddha of the Luotang tribe sometimes led troops around the Western Regions to block the Liang Kingdom's trade routes to the Western Regions.

Going south, the two countries' trade with the Central Plains has to pass through Meizhou, where the Xiliang Army and the Western Qiang Flying Cavalry are stationed. Su Chen's order has almost blocked the trade between the two countries leading to the Central Plains. Even the Hun River waterway has been blocked. .

This move almost caused a devastating blow to the trade between the two countries. Su Chen fully utilized the geographical advantage.

As for the south of the Huaijiang River, against the Yue and Wu countries, Su Chen retained a hand and did not cut off trade and kept the trade routes open. His purpose in doing so was obvious, which was to let Wu and Yue know that he had no intention of going south.

This was not originally the case, but after receiving the credentials submitted by the Yue Kingdom, Jia Xu dissuaded Su Chen from imposing a trade ban on Wu and Yue, and instead expanded trade with them.

In the words of this old fox, there are many waterways in the south, so stay at the end and eliminate the Qi and Liang countries in the northwest first, and then send troops south.

At the same time, we should make friends with the Yue Kingdom so that they would have no worries. After all, Wu and Yue have been in dispute for a long time. The border between Wu and Yue is still fermenting due to the poisonous plot left by Jia Xu before. At this time, small-scale wars broke out between the two countries from time to time. Once the Yue Kingdom is not Don't worry, the war will gradually expand.

On March [-]th, Qi and Liang received letters of credence from the new emperor of Xia, inviting them to send envoys to Luyang in the Central Plains to observe the military power of Xia.

On March 27, Wu and Yue received letters almost at the same time.

Emperor Tuoba Kui of Liang Kingdom, who was the first to receive the news, crumpled the letter of credence to pieces when facing the Emperor of Xia Kingdom who was several years older than him. However, facing the envoy of Xia Kingdom who handed over the letter of credence, he still kindly promised that he would Send envoys there.

After dismissing the court meeting and going back to the harem to pay homage to the queen, something was smashed on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of Xia killed your uncle...how can you send envoys to the Central Plains to accept the invitation of the emperor!" The angry Empress Dowager Zhao Xifeng of Xiliang looked at her son who came in.

Tuoba Kui picked up an unbroken bronze lamppost from the table and stood it on the ground again. He squeezed out a smile: "...Mother, for the emperor, you should not reveal everything to the outside. What should be done is to go." must go!"

The palace people around the Queen Mother's chamber have left.

Seeing that her son was still laughing, Zhao Xifeng raised her hand and flicked the lamppost that had just been erected, and it fell to the ground: "You admire the Central Plains, you should know what filial piety is. When you were in the Central Plains when you were a child, your uncle often took you with him. Playing around and now you can actually laugh!”

"Mother, I remember how well my uncle treated me, and I will definitely avenge him."

"Then you are still getting close to your enemies?"

"He was practicing martial arts with the three armies, and his son was trying to disgrace him. It's a kind of revenge!"

"How are you going to do it?"

"Don't worry about it, Queen Mother. I will make arrangements for myself."

"Then you have to clean up his face."

After coming out of the Queen Mother's chamber, Tuoba Kui returned to the study and stepped into the room. He stopped and called to the old eunuch who was accompanying him, "Is there any news about the old god who was sent to invite you before?"

"Your Majesty, this slave is about to tell you."

The eunuch's heaven was full, and he took a step forward with a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, I found out the information about the old immortal, but the other boy said that the old immortal traveled with a fellow immortal named Zhang Jiao, and I don't know where he went."

Tuoba Kui stepped into the study and clicked his palms on the table several times. He originally planned to invite the rumored old immortal from Fuyun Mountain in Liang Kingdom to go to the Central Plains to tease the Emperor of Xia Kingdom, but he was not at home.

This is the only outsider who transcends the five great masters.

"Who is that horn...who can actually invite an old god to travel with him..."

However, since no one has been found, Tuoba Kui cannot have other plans. After all, it is difficult to recruit old gods, and he knows that, so he has backup plans.

There are also martial arts masters and strange people in Daliang Kingdom.

Tuoba Kui smiled at the thought and tapped his fingers on the table again to settle the matter.

Compared with the Liang Kingdom, Qi Qingbao, the king of the adjacent Qi Kingdom, wandered around the palace in a panic with his hands behind his hands, walking back and forth for an unknown number of steps.

He is a bit timid by nature. Even though he slapped the queen hard before, he should still be afraid. The Qi State is different from the Liang State. He is facing the grassland of the Xirong people. The land is barren and the population is small. This time he was Cutting off the business channel can make him worry to death.

As soon as the envoy who invited Qi State to send envoys to Luyang in the Central Plains to watch the ceremony left, he immediately began to prepare candidates for envoys. However, unlike Liang State, he wanted to take this opportunity to persuade the Emperor of Xia State to reopen trade.

As for the queen's obstruction, he had someone invite him to stay in the "cold palace" this morning.

……

At this time in Beidi, Su Chen came out of the Taiqing Palace with a frown on his face, and went to the Xuanwu Palace for a walk. He didn't see a single general.

"Where have all these people gone?"

"Your Majesty, it seems that all the generals have taken leave."

Su Chen walked down the steps, was stunned for a moment, and turned to look at Wu Zixun: "Ask for leave?"

This was the first time he heard that these Chinese generals under his command were asking for leave, and they were asking for leave collectively. He turned around and looked at Dian Wei and Xu Chu, "You two are still reliable!"

"That's because they didn't invite us."

Xu Chuweng replied angrily, but Dianwei kicked him on the calf, "What are you telling the truth!"

"what happened?"

"Lü Bu's daughter came over. She was very happy. No one went to entertain guests. But General Zhao's mother-in-law also came here. Li Jing's apprentice also came here. Qin Qiong was not free either. It seemed that he was hosting some brothers."

"Where is the Champion? He didn't go?"

Dian Wei took the words and replied: "He didn't know which house he was going to, so he just went to hang out with Guo Jia and Li Bai." After hearing this, Su Chen realized that he was just giving people promotions and promotions, creating deputy generals. Well...wait a minute, since he is a lieutenant general, why does he still bring his family?

Could it be that someone close to you got promoted for the second time?

If I directly raise the general to the highest level, will it be effective?Su Chen made a guess and then gave up the idea. If it didn't work, he had already issued the imperial edict. Not to mention that there would be no room for promotion of this general in the future. If there was no deputy general at the end, wouldn't it mean that he would have to be demoted and start over again?Isn't that embarrassing?

Then why doesn't the champion have a lieutenant?
Could it be that the Marquis with this special title does not have a lieutenant?

Thinking about it all the way, I unknowingly wandered to the Huaxia Ancestral Temple. From a distance, I saw Li Xuanba stamping on the weeds on the edge of the flower bed and muttering to himself.

"Why didn't I?!"

"Why, I didn't!"

"Xuanba, what don't you have?!"

Hearing Su Chen's voice, Li Xuanba stopped, stopped venting his anger on the weeds, and rushed over in a hurry, "Your Majesty, why do they all have relatives coming out, but I don't?"

"It shouldn't be time yet."

Yes, Li Xuanba's Shenwu general was also a special one, and he was not the same as Huo Qubing. This further confirmed Su Chen's guess that everyone from marquis to official position must be pragmatic.

Thinking of this, Su Chen felt confident and patted Li Xuanba's thick arm.

"Do you think the champion Hou Li is not great?"

Li Xuanba frowned and pursed his lips: "He can't fight in a one-on-one fight. But in a battle, he is better than me."

"Yes, you are good at fighting and he is good at fighting. Doesn't this prove that strong people don't need helpers."

These words made Li Xuanba's eyes light up. The emperor was praising him in disguise, and suddenly he frowned again.

"Lu Bu is also very powerful, but why is his daughter here? Zhao Zilong and his wife are here too!"

"Then do you have a daughter?"

Li Xuanba shook his head.

"Then do you have a wife?"

Li Xuanba shook his head like a rattle, "None of them, but I have a father and a mother, as well as an eldest brother and a third brother."

"This... you have to ask your second brother if he agrees."

Cough!

Under the eaves of the ancestral temple, Li Shimin clasped one hand behind his back in the distance, made a fist with the other hand and put it on his lower lip and coughed twice. The voice came here: "Xuanba, come here and do your homework!"

"Oh!" Li Xuanba slumped his shoulders and walked back slowly. Passing by his second brother Li Shimin, he stopped and asked: "Second brother, I want dad, and..."

"Don't ask, just ask."

After saying that, Li Shimin glared at Su Chen. Zhu Di, Liu Xie, Zhao Kuangyi and Cao Pi laughed strangely, and Li Longji rolled his eyes at them.

"You're not much better off either."

Looking ahead, Su Chen, Dian, Xu, and Wu had already run far away. Su Chen walked quickly with his hands behind his back, kicking his heels, and raised his hands and waved twice.

"If they don't invite me to drink, forget it. Let's go to the armory to the north and have a look."

The martial arts performance is about to begin, and many things have already been prepared. In two days, they will be taken to Luyang in the Central Plains to equip the three armies. The ordnance shop has mostly completed repeating crossbows and Modao, as well as some field defense and offensive equipment.

Except for the repeated crossbows, there are not many others, especially the Modao, which is the most difficult to make. After such a long time, including the original two batches, the total number is barely 1000, which can be divided into the hands of each army at most. Mo Dao team of [-] people.

His expectation was that each army would number two thousand.

It was almost noon when Su Chen arrived here in a carriage. Zheng He happened to be there too. Su Chen threw him over and asked him to quickly participate in the design of firearms.

Then, he saw a flying monkey rushing into the sky, and nothing happened.

There wasn't even a sound of explosion.

Su Chen came down from the viewing platform and smiled, telling the officials who had tested the firing not to apologize, "It's much better than it was a year ago. It doesn't matter, do it slowly, don't be in a hurry, haha!"

To develop firearms so quickly and to catch up with the level of the Ming Dynasty, Su Chen does not boast that he is that capable. After all, he is not a science student. Even if it is, the existing basic industry cannot reach the safety level at all. The mixing room of the workshop was blown up.

Coming out of the testing grounds, he asked about the fleet, which he was absolutely concerned about.

"Back to Your Majesty, the shipbuilding speed at Feiyun Port is a little slower, but sea-going ships need to be solid and stable. Those red-haired barbarians are quite attentive to their work. Your Majesty might as well reward them with an official position so that they can work harder. .”

Su Chen knew who those red-haired barbarians Zheng He was talking about. These people had contributed a lot in the defense of Yantang Pass and had navigation experience. It was not difficult to get an official position.

"Zheng Zhangyin still needs to worry more about the fleet."

Su Chen stepped onto the carriage and turned around to say goodbye to Zheng He: "The sea is the gate of the country on the other side. I will leave it in the hands of my father-in-law. In a few days, I will go south!"

The last day of March.

There are signs of mobilization in the military camp outside Yanjing City. There are sounds of clashing weapons and armor everywhere in the army. In the craftsman camp, the sound of repairing and building has never stopped for more than half a month. In order to save the food lost in the process, , the princes and aristocratic families in the prefectures and counties passing south have prepared rations for the army.

Soon after, the order to set off came.

The three armies marched south and performed martial arts in Luyang.

(End of this chapter)