Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 127: Defeat a Million Yellow Turbans Part : Young Li Shimin is Conferred Marquisate
Just when Luoyang City was boiling with excitement because Li Hong defeated the Yellow Turbans in Nanyang again.

The news also spread all the way to the palace.

In the court, Liu Hong and all the civil and military officials were immediately shocked and surprised.

Nanyang is the hometown of Emperor Guangwu and is of great significance to the Han Dynasty. Recovering it will definitely be a cause of jubilation for the entire Han Dynasty.

Of course, what shocked Liu Hong and all the officials even more was how quickly Li Hong defeated the enemy.

It must have been only a few days since Li Hong defeated the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan, right?
"General Li is truly a master at using troops. With his flying claws, he broke through the city in a blink of an eye. I wonder what this flying claw is?" Sitting on the dragon throne, Liu Hong's face flushed with excitement as he exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, the old general was unwilling to reveal what the flying claw was, so he did not say it explicitly. Even the victory report that the old general submitted to the court was different from the one that was announced to the outside world that Zhang Mancheng surrendered voluntarily. This is enough to show that the old general Li also has a conspiracy behind it."

Luoyang magistrate Zhou Yi saluted Liu Hong and said with a smile.

Among all the civil and military officials in the court, if there was anyone who had a closer relationship with Li Hong and felt the same joy for his victory, it would be Zhou Yi.

Before Li Hong went to fight against the Yellow Turbans, his son Zhou Yu worshipped Li Hong as his master.

Li Hong led the army with unstoppable force. Zhou Yi felt that he had entrusted the wrong person to the task. It was exciting to see that Zhou Yu could inherit some of Li Hong's commanding power.

Without mentioning Zhou Yi's inner joy at this moment, Liu Hong and a group of ministers all nodded in agreement after listening to Zhou Yi's words. In the letter submitted by Jian Shuo, it was explained to the court that Li Hong had formed a team to reform the Yellow Turban captives, which was used to paralyze Bo Cai and Peng Tuo, disintegrate the Yellow Turbans, and capture the Yellow Turbans, all of which had achieved good results.

"Haha, I am so lucky to have a war god like the old general to help me in my reign."

"Now, of the four main forces of the Yellow Turbans, two have been defeated. It will be just around the corner to pacify the Yellow Turbans throughout the world. I am very pleased!" Liu Hong, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly laughed easily, as if the fears of several months were finally relieved at this moment. At the same time, Liu Hong expressed great admiration for Li Hong.

To this, all the civil and military officials nodded, because Li Hong defeated the Yellow Turbans in a row, and they had a new understanding of Li Hong's fighting ability.

On the side of the generals, General He Jin, who was standing in the first place, also had a big smile on his face.

Li Hong has formed an alliance with the He family and is a member of the He family. If Li Hong is strong, doesn't that mean the He family is strong?
Thinking about this, He Jin bowed to Liu Hong and said, "Your Majesty, General Li first defeated the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan, and now he is recovering the imperial city. His contributions are outstanding. Shouldn't he be rewarded as a reward and to boost morale?"

"Reward?"

As He Jin's voice fell, the court immediately became quiet.

All the civil and military officials looked at Liu Hong who was sitting on the dragon throne.

Indeed, Li Hong defeated the Yellow Turbans twice.

Now it can be said that the situation between the government soldiers and the Yellow Turbans has been reversed.

It's time to reward them and boost morale.

On the dragon throne, the smile on Liu Hong's face gradually faded, and he smiled bitterly:

"General Li has made great military achievements, and I know he deserves a reward. However, General Li's military rank is not low now, and he has even become a top official in the dynasty. He has also made great contributions, so how should he be rewarded?"

Hearing Liu Hong's words, all the civil and military officials were surprised.

Come to think of it, it is true. You know, Li Hong’s official rank is not low now.

General of Chariots and Cavalry, Grand Marshal, Marquis of Chengji County, and Governor of Bingzhou.

Each one is top-notch.

Before this, Li Hong had made great contributions one after another, and Liu Hong had been generous in rewarding him.

Li Hong has become the top official of the dynasty. All the civil and military officials are envious of Li Hong's official rank.

It is a bit difficult to award rewards now.

After all, we have to leave some room.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if Li Hong returned to the court and there was nothing to be given a title.

At this time, Zhou Yi pondered for a moment, then bowed to Liu Hong and said:

"Your Majesty, there is no need to rush to reward General Li. You can wait until he returns home. However, General Li defeated the Yellow Turbans twice, so the court should still express its gratitude. Why not, as before, reward General Li's children and grandchildren with titles to show the court's favor?"

"Hmm? Reward and confer titles on General Li's children and grandchildren?"

After a moment of silence, everyone nodded.

Before this, there was a precedent that Li Hong had made great military achievements on the grassland, and the court conferred the title of Marquis of Chengji Ting on Li Hong's son Li Cunxiao, with a fief of 300 households.

"Back then, young Li Cunxiao was brave and loved by old General Li, so I granted him a title of nobility. I still remember it clearly. I wonder how he is doing now? In addition, which young man in old General Li's mansion is loved by old General Li?" Liu Hong asked everyone in the hall.

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials started talking about it, but they didn't know what was going on in Li Hong's family.

At this time, Zhou Yi hesitated slightly, then bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I know a little about the young master in General Li's mansion."

As soon as Zhou Yi opened his mouth, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Your servant Zhou Yu has taken General Li as his teacher and has gone to Jinyang to study. He is with General Li's children. He wrote to me saying that General Li's children are all excellent. Among them, Li Cunxiao is born with supernatural power. His military talent far exceeds that of his peers. He is extremely brave. Now, at the age of only four or five, he has developed internal energy and has reached the level of a third-rate military general. Several big men in the army cannot get close to him. If he leads the army in the future, he may take over General Li's responsibility."

"Among them is Young Master Shimin, who is both civil and military, with extraordinary intelligence. He likes to learn both civil and military strategies. He has studied literature and martial arts under the great scholar Zheng Xuan. The great scholar Zheng Xuan once said that Young Master Shimin has the potential to become a prime minister in the future. He is deeply loved by General Li."

In the hall, Zhou Yi hesitated slightly, but still told the court what he knew.

"What? Little Li Cunxiao, at the age of four or five, has developed inner energy and reached the level of a third-rate general? How is this possible?"

"What about that young Master Shimin who was said by the great scholar Zheng Xuan to have the potential to become a prime minister???"

Inside the hall, as soon as Zhou Yi opened his mouth, there was an uproar.

From the Emperor Liu Hong to the officials, everyone immediately became restless and were shocked by what Zhou Yi said.

Li Hong's son, Little Li Cunxiao, developed inner energy at the age of four or five and became a third-rate general? This is simply unbelievable. You have to know that even many famous generals practiced martial arts when they were young. If they could generate inner energy at the age of eight, they would already be considered a natural talent, let alone four or five years old?
Another thing is, young Li Shimin took the great Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan as his teacher. Does he have the potential to become a prime minister in the future?
If other people were talking nonsense, Liu Hong and all the civil and military officials in the court would not believe it and would not care.

However, Zheng Xuan was a famous and top-notch scholar of his time.

Zheng Xuan studied at the Imperial College in his early years, and then studied under Zhang Gongzu and others, and finally studied ancient texts with Ma Rong. After returning home from his studies, he farmed in Donglai again, gathered students to teach, and had thousands of students. Although he was poor and studious, he eventually became a great scholar.

Zheng Xuan's academic research focused on ancient classics, and also incorporated modern classics. He annotated Confucian classics and spent his life compiling ancient cultural heritage. He wrote books such as "Astronomy and the Seven Political Theories" and "Zhonghou", totaling more than one million words, known as "Zhengxue", and was the culmination of Han Dynasty classics. During the Zhenguan period, Zheng Xuan was listed among the twenty-two "first teachers" and was enshrined in the Confucius Temple.

Zheng Xuan had such a reputation that he would be cautious in everything he said and did.

It is said that Li Hong's son, Li Shimin, has the potential to become a prime minister, so this must be true.

(End of this chapter)