At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 127: Tingchao Pavilion in Houfu

"Xiao Han, why don't you switch to a servant from another courtyard?"

Xie Xuanli said earnestly: "You know I can't do anything to that little bastard."

"My Lord, everyone knows that the prince loves to keep beautiful girls in his golden house."

Dayue'er interrupted appropriately: "The servants in other courtyards of the Marquis's Mansion are not as pretty as those in the prince's courtyard."

"this."

Xie Xuanli was in a dilemma.

There are many hidden players in that small courtyard, but if we really talk about it, Qingyao is probably the most useless one.

But Xie Xuanli still had to consider his own son's thoughts.

"I was in the general's mansion, and I often heard the general praise the marquis, but I didn't expect that the general asked for a servant, and the marquis refused to give it to him."

Yuwen Yulou said coldly: "I think the rumors spread by people outside are not groundless."

"Yes."

Dayueer nodded: "A few days ago, the general heard that the prince had suffered some hardships in the Central Plains, and he specially sent someone to take care of him."

"Alright, alright."

Xie Xuanli said angrily: "You brat, you and the two slaves are singing the same tune and roasting this marquis on the fire."

"You want that Qingyao, right? Here you go."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Xiao Han glanced at Dayue'er proudly: "See, I won."

"This young master still has a place in the heart of the Zhenbei Marquis."

Dayueer explained, "It wasn't like that originally, but halfway through the journey, we talked about the Marquis with the young master, and we made a bet."

"The bet is a servant in the prince's courtyard."

Then he bowed and said, "Please forgive me, my Lord."

"So you guys are trying so hard to get a slave just for a bet?"

Xie Xuanli was unhappy.

"It is said everywhere that the general and you, my Lord, are not on good terms with each other."

Dayueer said softly, "We servants believe everything we hear, and we have some doubts in our hearts, so we just thought of a way to see if it works."

"It's nothing."

Xiao Han shook his head: "Xiliang, Jiyou, were originally one."

"well said."

Xie Xuanli nodded: "In this world, some people like to make wild guesses. Xiao Han has been with me in battles for more than ten years and has made great contributions. Don't I, the Marquis of Zhenbei, have him in my heart?"

This is a tacit understanding.

After Xie Xuanli agreed to give Qingyao to Xiao Han, he expressed through Dayue'er his willingness to maintain the original relationship with Xiliang.

At the very least, they were willing to maintain superficial harmony, and as for letting the Northern Wei people enter the pass, it was written off.

How could an old fox like Xie Xuanli not hear this? Although he still had some doubts, he probably thought that his former subordinates were trying to gain a sense of attitude from him by asking for slaves.

After temporarily suppressing the conflict, Xie Xuanli felt much better. He said, "You have newly established Xiapi and Shangdang counties in Xiliang Prefecture. What are your plans for the future?"

"Go north and attack Northern Wei."

Xiao Han said: "Plunder their people, rob their property, attack their cities, and enrich Xiliang. Going west, we will rely on the three Shatuo tribes, gradually pacify other grassland tribes, use the water of the Shule River to dig canals, irrigate the land, and grow food."

"If completed, it will be a great cause that will last for generations to come."

Xiao Han sighed.

"Among all my generals, you are the most promising one."

"In just three years, we expanded our territory by thousands of miles."

Xie Xuanli could already see that in a few years, Xiliang would have endless fertile land, strong troops and horses, and several strategic passes under his command.

This general of ours has established a great momentum, and no one can stop him.

"Xiliang and Jiyou are different."

He said: "Jiyou borders the Northern Wei, and can only rely on a few large cities for defense. Xiliang is different. To the north, there is the Qilian Mountains that stretch for thousands of miles to block the Northern Wei cavalry."

"If they want to go south, they can either cross the mountains or attack Qimen Pass, or come down from the western grasslands." "With Qimen Pass in hand and Shangdang County in the west, the Western Liang cavalry can move forward and backward freely. We can only fight the Northern Wei, not the Northern Wei against us."

Although Xie Xuanli was envious, he also knew that all the favorable situations in Xiliang at the moment were won by Xiao Han through bloody battles with his sword and gun.

Who could have imagined that the small Xiliang County, which originally had no more than 10,000 soldiers, would undergo earth-shaking changes in his hands in such a short period of time.

Almost the entire grassland was penetrated, which created the current situation.

Some things cannot be achieved by envy.

Xie Xuanli was relieved that at least the grudge in front of him had been resolved, and they would still be a family in the future.

As long as this friendship lasts, Xiliang and Jiyou will not attack each other.

After drinking twice as much wine as Xie Xuanli, the Marquis of Zhenbei felt a little tired. He waved his hand, and then Xiao Han walked around the mansion by himself while he lay down to rest.

The snow was falling heavily, covering the sky and the sun.

"Sir, where are we going?"

Dayue was curious.

The three of them walked in the mansion for a long time, passing through courtyards and pavilions without stopping.

"General."

"General."

Those in the mansion were no strangers to Xiao Han, and they all bowed in greeting.

"Have you heard of Tingchao Pavilion?"

Xiao Han asked casually with his hands behind his back and a knife on his waist.

"Of course I know."

The two women nodded in unison.

He said, "It just so happens that I have to stay in the mansion until after the New Year, so I'll take you to Tingchao Pavilion."

"real."

Both Dayue'er and Yuwen Yulou were extremely surprised.

"Of course it's true."

"Through the two courtyards in front is Tingchao Lake."

After saying that, he quickened his pace, and the two girls followed behind him. After crossing the gate, they saw a huge lake from a distance.

There is no frost in autumn and no ice in winter.

A huge brick and wood pagoda stands on the edge of the lake, with its back against a hill.

It is the Tingchao Pavilion that contains half of the martial arts secrets.

There was a gleam of light in Yu Wenyulou's beautiful eyes.

"stop."

The armored soldier guarding the Tingchao Pavilion came over with a long sword slung over his shoulder and a long spear in his hand.

"Without the Marquis's order, no one is allowed to approach the Tide Listening Pavilion."

The soldier spoke.

"Snapped."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped in the face by Xiao Han.

"you."

When the other soldiers were about to draw their swords, he took a step forward and snorted coldly, "You are blind, look at who I am?"

"General."

When the soldiers saw his face clearly, they looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing whether to stop him or not.

Although he had been away from Jizhou for several years, Xiao Han's prestige in Jizhou had not weakened, but had become even stronger.

Five hundred cavalrymen left Jizhou and entered Xiliang, expanding the territory, driving the grassland tribes westward, and winning battle after battle.

In the Battle of Qimen Pass, he even defeated the Northern Wei military god Helian Bobo head-on and beheaded 130,000 Northern Wei cavalry.

Although he is not in Jizhou, his deeds are being spread all over Jizhou. Countless veteran soldiers of the Jizhou Army are proud of Xiao Han, the General Pingxi who came from Jizhou.

(End of this chapter)