Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 423: Zhang He is crowned the Champion Marquis! Princess Liu Ying
After leaving Tai'an Palace, Liu Xie summoned the soldier who delivered the message to Xuanshi Hall alone and asked him in detail about the details and reasons why Zhang He defeated the Qiang king's court.

Why would Zhang He suddenly launch an attack on the Qiang king's court?

Sima Yi, Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia and others also rushed over. Upon hearing the words, they all looked at the messenger with curiosity.

"Your Majesty—"

The soldier saluted respectfully and said, "Earlier, the scouts reported that they had found traces of the rebels in the Qiang people's royal court, so General Zhang led the Mo Dao Army to the Qiang people's royal court alone, intending to fight the rebels to the death."

"The Qiang sent a large army to fight, but they were defeated by General Zhang."

"General Zhang then led his troops into the royal court, but found no trace of the rebels. After questioning, he learned that Ma Chao had already led the rebels to Shangjun, deep in the Qiang territory."

"The leaders of the various tribes of the Qiang people's royal court have also gone to Shangjun, so the royal court is very empty."

"Upon learning of this, General Zhang was unwilling to return empty-handed, so he rescued the trapped civilians in the royal court and captured a number of Qiang nobles. In addition, he also..."

The soldier paused as he spoke, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Liu Xie raised his eyebrows and asked, "What else happened? Why didn't you say anything?"

The soldier hesitated for a moment before answering, "In addition, General Zhang also ordered the massacre of the entire Qiang royal court, killing everyone, regardless of gender, age or status."

"Not only that, General Zhang set fire to the entire royal court, grasslands, and mountains, and dumped the bodies into major water sources, polluting all the clean fresh water of the Qiang people..."

After telling the story of what Zhang He had done in Qiang territory, the soldier mustered up his courage and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to say that the Qiang people have done all kinds of evil to our Han people. Although General Zhang's actions are a bit cruel, they are very pleasing to the people."

"I hope Your Majesty will not punish General Zhang for this."

The soldiers bowed deeply to Liu Xie.

If the emperor asked, he had to answer.

But he felt from the bottom of his heart that there was nothing wrong with Zhang He's approach to the Qiang people. To deal with these evil Qiang people, one must repay tooth for tooth and blood for blood!

After hearing the soldier's words, everyone in the Xuanshi Hall was stunned.

Even Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang were moved by it.

Because Zhang He was so cruel, he slaughtered all Qiang people regardless of gender, age or young, and burned the land with sewage. He had no intention of letting the remaining Qiang people survive!
Only Jia Xu looked excited after listening to it, and praised: "General Zhang's move is indeed good, but there are still some shortcomings."

"Burning the grasslands alone will only prevent the Qiang people from raising livestock this year; if we can find a salt mine and spread all the coarse salt on the ground, we can make the grasslands barren for ten years."

"General Zhang is still too kind."

There was regret in Jia Xu's tone. He felt that Zhang He had wasted such a good opportunity and was not ruthless enough.

Guo Jia, who was standing by, laughed and said, "General Zhang only brought 5,000 troops, and time is too tight to burn the ground and spread salt."

"In my opinion, we should tie more bodies to rocks and sink them into the water so that the Qiang people cannot salvage them, thus polluting the water source for a longer period of time."

After hearing this, Jia Xu thought about it and felt that what Guo Jia said was indeed reasonable. He nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't think it through enough. Feng Xiao's plan is better."

Guo Jia said modestly: "No, no, Brother Wenhe's strategy is also very good. If we have enough time, we should still adopt Wenhe's strategy."

The two of them complimented each other as if no one was around.

Sima Yi, Yang Xiu, Lu Su and others on the side cast shocked and horrified glances at them, secretly moving away from the two of them.

These two guys are more ruthless than each other.

In comparison, Zhang He's actions were too immature.

The soldier was also stunned and began to doubt himself for a moment... Compared with these two, General Zhang's approach seemed to be indeed "merciful".

"Fengxiao, Wenhe, shut up!"

Liu Xie glared at the two of them. There are outsiders here, can't they pay attention to the impact?

If word got out, people would think that the ministers he favored were all a bunch of cruel officials.

Guo Jia and Jia Xu shut up obediently.

Liu Xie then retracted his gaze and said to the soldier, "General Zhang destroyed the Qiang people's royal court and defeated the enemy army. This is an achievement comparable to that of the champion marquis Huo Qubing."

"The Qiang people have been causing trouble on the Han border for a long time. What's wrong with killing them, including their women and children?"

"If anyone dares to accuse General Zhang of being too brutal, why not ask them to go to the border and see how the Qiang people slaughtered our Han people!"

"Have the Qiang people spared the women and children of the Han people?"

Liu Xie's tone was cold, and his voice echoed throughout the hall.

He was certainly aware that Zhang He's approach conflicted with traditional Confucian ideas and morality, but he did not think Zhang He had done anything wrong.

In his view, Zhang He's victory over the Qiang people on behalf of the Han Dynasty was an unparalleled achievement and should be praised and celebrated rather than scolded.

So in this matter, he firmly supported Zhang He.

Over the past few decades, the Qiang people have captured and killed tens of thousands of Han people on the border. If we add those who have not been counted, the number is simply unimaginable.

Aren’t there women, children, the elderly and the young among those killed and injured?

Have you ever seen the Qiang people spare them?
This is Zhang He. If he personally led the troops to fight the Qiang people, he would not leave a single person alive, let alone the elderly, children, women and children!

Either kill them or enslave them!
Don’t talk about whether it’s cruel or not, this is the best way to treat a foreign race like the Qiang people!
"Pass on my decree—"

After Liu Xie made his position clear, he began to make a final judgment on Zhang He's achievements: "Guardian Zhang He defeated the Qiang people and defended the border for meritorious service. I reward him with a thousand gold coins, a promotion of one level, and the title of Champion Marquis!"

In the past, Huo Qubing went deep into the desert and attacked the Xiongnu.
Today, Zhang He has penetrated deep into Qiang territory and massacred the Qiang king.

Although Zhang He's contribution was not as great as Huo Qubing's, it was equally significant, so Liu Xie bestowed on him the title of Marquis of Guanjun, which represents honor.

This also represents his recognition!

After hearing Liu Xie's reward to Zhang He, all the ministers in the hall were shocked, but no one would spoil the fun by raising objections, and they all said yes respectfully.

The soldier who delivered the message was also extremely surprised, and the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

After letting the soldiers retreat and rest, Liu Xie smiled and said to his ministers: "I was worried about the expenses for managing the Yellow River before, but now General Zhang has sent this money."

"With the many spoils seized from the Qiang royal court, it is definitely more than enough to control the Yellow River."

This is also one of the reasons why he gave Zhang He such a generous reward.

This seizure solved his urgent problem.

Fa Zheng asked: "Then your majesty, should we suspend the construction of the mausoleum?"

"There's no need to repair the mausoleum so early."

Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "Building a mausoleum is a waste of money and labor, and it will not benefit the country. Let's save the money for where it should be used."

"As long as the world is peaceful and the people live in comfort and abundance, what does it matter if I have no mausoleum after my death?" "The prosperous world of the Han Dynasty is the best and most prosperous mausoleum."

Liu Xie's calm words made all the ministers present stand in awe and show incomparable admiration!

Which emperor in ancient and modern times could have such a broad mind and such courage?
Perhaps only Emperor Xiaowen, who was known for his wisdom, could be compared with the current emperor!
Emperor Xiaowen was also famous for his thriftiness and love for the people. The burial objects he took after his death were extremely simple, and he also issued an edict that his death should not affect the people.

"Your Majesty is far more virtuous than Emperor Xiaowen."

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what an honor it is to be able to assist such an emperor in creating a prosperous era!
Not only Zhuge Liang, but other ministers in the hall also had the same idea in their minds, because it was very rare to find an emperor like Liu Xie who was so dismissive of what happened after his death.

This also made them believe even more that the emperor would be able to lead them to create an unprecedented prosperous era for the Han Dynasty!
Yanhan, should rise!
……

The news that Zhang He led his troops to destroy the Qiang royal court quickly spread throughout Yecheng, and countless people who heard the news were excited!

The Han Dynasty has long suffered from the Qiang people. Like the Xiongnu and Wuhuan people, the Qiang people have always been the most troublesome problem on the border.

They committed arson, murder, looting and all kinds of atrocities. All Han people hated these uncivilized foreign barbarians.

Now, not long after the destruction of Wuhuan, Zhang He led 5,000 soldiers and horses to destroy the Qiang royal court, killing the Qiang people so much that their blood flowed like a river!
Who can believe it?

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Who dares to believe it?

But this is what really happened!
"Champion Hou is mighty! Clear out the alien races for our Han people!"

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth, Champion Hou truly practiced this saying!"

"Before there was Huo Qubing, now there is Zhang He, who deserves the title of champion!"

"That group of hateful Qiang people should be treated like this!"

The people in Yecheng were all discussing this matter, and Zhang He's reputation reached its peak at one point, even overshadowing the matter of moving the capital back to Chang'an.

Imperial Palace, inside Ziyun Palace.

It has been more than a month since Lu Lingqi gave birth.

After a month of recuperation, Lu Lingqi's health improved a lot. This was thanks to her regular martial arts practice, so her physical fitness was exceptionally good and she recovered very quickly.

And the little princess has now become the darling of the palace.

Lu Bu, the grandfather, would find excuses to go to the palace to see the emperor every now and then, actually he just wanted to see his granddaughter.

In the end, Liu Xie got annoyed and gave him a token to allow him to enter and leave Ziyun Palace freely, so that he would not always come to disturb him when he was handling government affairs.

Today, Lu Bu and his wife Yan went to the palace to visit their daughter.

Lu Bu was leaning next to the cradle, teasing the child in the cradle with a wooden toy he had made himself, with a kind and gentle smile on his face.

If the other generals saw this, their jaws would drop!

How could Lü Bu, the most powerful general of the Han Dynasty who killed countless people on the battlefield and was invincible, actually have such a side? And could he be so kind?

"Yeeeeeeeeee~"

The child was very amused by Lu Bu, and suddenly stretched out his little hand and grabbed Lu Bu's beard.

There are three fastest things in the world.

Lu Bu's Red Hare, Zhao Yun's spear, and a child's hand grabbing things.

But Lu Bu was not angry when his beard was grabbed. He let his granddaughter pull his beard like this. Instead, he stretched out his finger to touch her little face and said with a smile: "Be good, call me grandpa quickly."

"Yeeeeeeeeee~"

But the child didn't understand what he said. Instead, he pulled out a few hairs of Lu Bu's beard, causing him to grimace in pain and almost jump up.

At this time, Lu Lingqi and her mother Yan were chatting nearby, and they couldn't help but smile when they saw this scene.

Yan shook her head and smiled, "Your father originally wanted to have a grandson, but now that you have given birth to a daughter, he is very proud."

"By the way, have you decided on a name for the baby?"

Lu Lingqi smiled, nodded and said, "Your Majesty has already thought of it. The name is just 'Ying'."

"Your Majesty said that this word comes from "Chu Ci·Nine Chapters·Thinking of the Beauty", which says: 'Fragrant and moist are mixed together, and the clouds and cherry blossoms emerge from the middle'."

Lu Lingqi didn’t understand the meaning of this word, but she liked the word “樱” very much.

The eldest princess is Liu Ying.

Upon hearing this, Yan nodded and praised: "You are worthy of your majesty. The names you think of are so nice. Your father can't think of such a nice name."

"When you were born, he planned to name you Lu Cuicui, but I thought it sounded too ugly, so I asked a private school teacher to give you your current name."

Yan told a story about Lu Lingqi's childhood.

Before Lü Lingqi could say anything, Lü Bu on the side said unhappily, "What's wrong with Cuicui? It's so easy to pronounce. Why did you insist on listening to that sour scholar and calling her 'Lingqi'? It's hard to pronounce and not nice. You really have a woman's opinion!"

After saying this with a stern face, Lu Bu looked at Liu Ying in the cradle with a kind face.

"Good granddaughter, is grandpa right?"

Liu Ying giggled and pulled a handful of Lu Bu's beard.

Yan was too lazy to pay attention to Lu Bu. She looked around and asked in a low voice, "Qi'er, why do I feel that His Majesty rarely comes to see you after you gave birth to a daughter?"

"Does your Majesty mind this?"

Since ancient times, a mother’s status has been determined by her sons.

Lu Lingqi gave birth to a princess instead of a prince, and Yan was worried that this would affect Emperor Dao's favor for Lu Lingqi.

Lu Lingqi shook her head upon hearing this and defended Liu Xie, "Now that the capital is about to be moved, Your Majesty is very busy and the burden of state affairs falls on him, which is quite hard."

"But His Majesty has always been concerned about me. He comes to visit me whenever he is free. Mother, don't worry."

She never felt neglected by Liu Xie.

Liu Xie handled government affairs until very late every day, but no matter how late it was, he would come to see her, and she always pretended to be asleep so that Liu Xie would not think that she was waiting for him to come back.

"That's good."

Yan felt relieved after hearing this. She then glanced at Liu Ying and said to Lu Lingqi, "You still need to work harder to give birth to a prince for His Majesty."

"Your father is old now. Although he has made great contributions, our Lu family still needs someone to protect us in the future."

"If you can give birth to a prince, then even if this child fails to become the crown prince and only becomes a local prince, my Lu family can still prosper, right?"

(End of this chapter)