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

Chapter 56: Little Li Cunxiao is crowned a marquis
In front of Cai’s house.

Cai Yong, who had just returned to Luoyang City, had just got off the carriage. He opened the curtain beside him with a smile, and a smart and beautiful woman came down.

The beautiful woman is like a fairy who walked out of a thousand-year-old painting, gentle and elegant. Her face is like exquisite porcelain, white and delicate, with a faint blush, like a flower about to bloom, exuding a fresh and refined breath. Her eyebrows are like a crescent moon, curved, with a hint of charm; her eyes are clear as water, shining with intelligence, as if she can see through everything in the world.

Her long hair flowed like a waterfall, her black hair was as black as ink, and it fell softly on her shoulders, swaying gently with her steps.

A delicate jade hairpin in her hair adds a touch of grace.

Her figure was graceful, like a willow branch gently blown by the wind, elegant and light. She wore a light and elegant Hanfu, and her skirt swayed gently with her steps, like a blooming lotus, swaying in the breeze.

This woman is none other than Cai Yan, the daughter of the great scholar Cai Yong.

"Eight hundred miles in a hurry, everyone get out of the way, great victory on the grassland, old General Li Hong's horse trampled on the Xianbei King..."

Suddenly, a messenger hurried past, and his voice was so loud that both the Cai family father and daughter were stunned on the spot.

"This... this old General Li actually won such a great victory. This is a great victory not seen in a hundred years!" Cai Yong suddenly became excited and said.

The beautiful Cai Yan's eyes also showed joy.

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The messenger went straight to the palace.

In the harem, at the market, Liu Hong was acting as a peddler, playing the game of doing business with the concubines.

"Report ~ Great victory on the grassland, Your Majesty, General Li won a great victory!"

Zhang Rang came trotting over, and a shrill voice came from afar.

Good news from the grassland! ?
Liu Hong suddenly became frightened and quickly dropped the things in his hands.

"Your Majesty, the old general has shown the might of our Han Dynasty on the grassland. His horse has trampled upon the court of the Xianbei king..." Zhang Rang panted as he reported the great victory in the north to Liu Hong.

"Hahaha, good, good, good. General Li really did not disappoint me. This is a great victory that has not been seen in hundreds of years. However, now General Li has disturbed a hornet's nest. It may not be easy for him to escape. We must not let General Li fail and reduce this unprecedented achievement!" After Liu Hong learned about Li Hong's great victory in Xianbei and the situation, he was overjoyed at first, but after the excitement he became a little worried and nervous.

The Xianbei royal court was trampled by horses, hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people were burned to death, and six or seven hundred thousand Han slaves were rescued. This was definitely an unprecedented feat that would not be seen for hundreds of years.

For Liu Hong, it was an unprecedented pleasure.

Because just by relying on this battle, Liu Hong would be able to appear in the history books of the Han Dynasty.

How could he not be excited? Not thrilled?
However, Liu Hong immediately realized that Li Hong had touched off a hornet's nest of Xianbei, and the situation was now very critical.

If he is not careful, it will be difficult for Li Hong to escape.

Liu Hong turned around twice, then immediately looked at Zhang Rang and said:

"Immediately post the imperial edict and inform the world of this great victory that has not happened in hundreds of years and that even Wei Qing and Huo Qubing could not achieve, to show how pleased I am."

"Also, it is extremely urgent. Pass my order to General Li. No matter what he does or how he does it, he must be steady and finish this great victory for me. When he comes back, I will personally hold a celebration banquet for him and confer him a title of nobility and a title of general!!"

Liu Hong did decide that no matter what, he had to ensure this great victory.

Therefore, even though he didn't wait for Li Hong to come back, he had to publicize it first.

As Liu Hong's confidant, Zhang Rang naturally understood what Liu Hong meant and immediately said:
"Yes! Your Majesty, rest assured. I will go right away. Today, I will let the people of Luoyang know about this great victory. Half a month later, I will let the people of the entire Han Dynasty know about this great victory that even Wei Qing and Huo Qubing could not achieve."

Zhang Rang lived up to Liu Hong's trust and his flattery of Liu Hong was always spot on.

This made Liu Hong quite happy.

"Go, tell the world about the importance of this great victory. It is also important to let Li Hong return to the court safely and make this great victory a reality!" Liu Hong said.

"Yes!" Zhang Rang bowed hurriedly.

"Haha, good fight. It seems that I, Liu Hong, may also enjoy the great talent and strategy of Emperor Wu. However, the prerequisite is that Li Hong can live longer. He killed 100,000 foreign tribes that invaded Yanmen, trampled the Xianbei royal court, captured the Xianbei Chanyu and the hostages and their families, and escaped unscathed. Li Hong still has great luck and courage, and is a useful talent."

After Zhang Rang left, Liu Hong reviewed the entire battle and could not help but praise Li Hong's military strategy.

Liu Hong was not as foolish as he appeared, otherwise he would not have been a puppet since childhood, and would not have been able to take back power when he grew up, support eunuchs to balance the aristocratic families, and become a powerful emperor.

Liu Hong affirmed Li Hong's ability to command troops. "By the way, I heard that after General Li went to war, General Li's wife and concubine became pregnant, right?" Liu Hong suddenly thought of something and asked Zhao Zhong beside him.

Zhao Zhong did not neglect it and said with a flattering smile:

"Your Majesty, one of them is General Li's wife, Bian Yu'er. It was she who caused the conflict between General Li and the Yuan and Cao families. If you calculate the time, she has been pregnant for almost ten months."

"Bian Yu'er has an older son named Li Cunxiao. We don't know if it's a boy or a girl this time. General Li is still going strong despite his age!"

"Well, pass on my order. General Li has made unprecedented contributions on the grassland, and I am pleased. But General Li has not returned yet. I will give some of my grace to his son first. I will confer the title of Marquis of Chengji Ting on Li Cunxiao, with a fief of 300 households!" Liu Hong waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Ah, your majesty, Li Cunxiao is only a year old, how can he be granted a title of nobility? Moreover, if Li Cunxiao is granted the title of Marquis of Ting, what about old General Li?" Zhao Zhong was a little confused by Liu Hong's operation, which had never been done before in the Han Dynasty.

When Liu Hong heard what Zhao Zhong said, he glanced at Zhao Zhong and said:
"Have you had your brain eaten by a dog? Li Hong has made an unprecedented contribution. Only the grand reward from me can further demonstrate my importance to Li Hong and make me take credit for this unprecedented achievement!"

"Otherwise, Li Hong has made great contributions. If I don't value him, wouldn't that be a loss to my own achievements? He is only a marquis of a pavilion. How can it be said that I am a great talent? At the beginning, I personally led the three dukes and nine ministers to invite General Li to come out of retirement. Li Hong has already made great contributions in the war, and now he has won such a great victory. As long as he returns safely, I will make him a township marquis or a county marquis. It will be considered a promotion by me. He has the ability to judge people and lead well!!"

Liu Hong scolded Zhao Zhong, and Zhao Zhong immediately understood what Liu Hong was planning. Liu Hong just wanted to write something better in history books.

"Your Majesty is wise! I will do it right away and make sure it is done in a grand manner so that the people of Luoyang will admire your majesty's wisdom and great talent!" Zhao Zhong said with a flattering smile.

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Li's house, backyard.

Madam Bian, who had a bulging belly, and Xiao Yue and other women looked at the imperial edict sent by the court and the decree conferring Li Cunxiao the title of marquis, their eyes filled with tears of joy and excitement.

"Cunxiao was actually made a marquis. My husband is so amazing. He is revitalizing the Longxi Li family. May the ancestors of the Li family bless my husband so that he can return triumphantly!"

Mrs. Bian held the imperial edict conferring title of nobility on Li Cunxiao, closed her excited and tearful eyes, and said.

"Reunited, ah ah, defeated Zhang wah, wah wah wah." The one-year-old heroic Li Cunxiao babbled.

All the Li family members were extremely excited. The Li family was finally able to hold their heads high. However, although they were happy, the Li family did not hold any celebration activities.

Because Li Hong is still on the battlefield and has not completely escaped from the Xianbei.

After being happy and excited, everyone in the Li family began to worry about Li Hong in the north.

Millions of people in Luoyang City began to cheer and celebrate this great victory.

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Luoyang City, a mansion.

The beautiful Lady Wang, with a bulging belly, was surprised but also worried when she heard the news of Li Hong's great victory brought by Huang Zhong.

"Husband, please come back safely. The child cannot live without you."

Lady Wang stroked her belly, looking north, her beautiful eyes revealing deep longing.

Huang Zhong, who was standing by, looked at Lady Wang's belly and said:
"Madam, the due date is in the next two days. You must take good care of yourself. The lord is a peerless general, and the situation in the north is almost settled, so there shouldn't be any danger!"

"Well, I understand. I will definitely give birth to him safely."

Lady Wang looked at her belly and gritted her teeth.

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the other side.

Li Hong did not know that at this time the people of the entire Luoyang City and even the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty were cheering and worried about him when they heard about the great victory on the grassland.

Li Hong led a large army into the Yunzhong County area, and immediately ordered the Han army to set up camp and deploy their troops.

The Xianbei cavalry, like a black flood, immediately surged over, the earth shook and the mountains trembled violently. The faces of the Han army and Han slaves all changed drastically.

Dozens of Xianbei generals, tribal leaders and chiefs rode their horses to the front of the Han army.

(End of this chapter)