Big man: I am the Champion Marquis!

Chapter 106 BMW Gift to Heroes

The people of the Han Dynasty were accustomed to many things. For example, a great victory of the imperial court was taken for granted in everyone's subconscious mind.

We have won too much in recent years. It can also be said that since the current emperor ascended the throne, foreign wars have been continuously victorious.

So let alone Luntai and Dayuan, even the Xiongnu would not be surprising. These invincible enemies that brought nightmares to the older generation were now defeated by the Han Dynasty time and time again.

The people of Chang'an had more things to talk about, for example, the General of Cavalry led his troops into the city and brought back top-quality celestial horses.

As for the rumor that Marquis Guanjun entered the city two days ago, it seems that rumors can be stopped by wise people.

Didn’t you see the Marquis of Guanjun wearing a visor and riding a tall golden horse into the city?
"Brother!"

"Brother!"

Huo Xian also came with his daughters. They had a good spot to watch the ceremony, right in front of the city gate.

Huo Xian was immediately happy. His aunt was very calculating. But she was probably just a little clever, not a big wise one.

Huo Xian smiled and said, "It's cold outside, let's go back first! I'll come find you in two days!"

Huo Guang's daughters were very happy. Others praised Guanjun Hou, but in their eyes, Guanjun Hou was just a brother, nothing more.

When my father mentioned my uncle before, Huo Changru and the others didn't believe it. My uncle and my father were half-brothers and they had never met before. What kind of person was my uncle? How could he be so nice?

But now looking at my brother, he has been the envy of other children of the rich and powerful in Chang'an. He always gives them all the good things, plays with them all the time, and never gets impatient.

Huo Shan went all the way into the Weiyang Palace. This time, Liu Che chose to summon Huo Shan in the Weiyang Palace.

"General Huo Xian conquered Luntai, defeated Dayuan and Yucheng, and was promoted to Grand Marshal and General of the Cavalry!"

The twenty-year-old Grand Marshal and General of the Cavalry has just emerged. In the field of ministers, Huo Xian is now second only to the Grand Marshal and General!

There was no mention of the additional fiefdom, and some people might think that it would be better to wait until the army returns to the capital and then reward them together with other military academies.

Huo Xian didn't care, he had enough fiefs. He didn't want to surpass Wei Qing, and the current title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households was enough for him.

Dayuan was a small country, so there was no need for a grand tribute of captives. It would be better to wait until the army returned to the court before giving out further rewards.

"Your Majesty, these are the celestial horses!" Huo Xian showed off his trophies and said to Liu Che, "I captured 7,000 horses and sent more than 6,000 of them to the horse farm to breed the best war horses for the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Che was a horse lover, and he was very happy to see these horses. "Great! They are better than I imagined!"

"Your Majesty, I have tested it. These horses are extremely resistant to thirst and have great endurance." Huo Xian said, "The only downside is that they need to be well fed."

Liu Che patted the horse's neck and said, "It looks a little thin, I'm afraid it won't be a good war horse!"

"Light cavalry will definitely be fine, but heavy cavalry is a bit hard to say." Huo Xian explained, "These horses are so valuable, how can they be easily used as war horses. Many officers are waiting for rewards for this expedition, I dare not overstep my authority."

Liu Che was in a good mood, and immediately asked, "Are these 100 the best war horses we brought back?"

Huo Xian said, "Thirty are top-quality horses, like Yuanbao and Daoli. Thirty are medium-quality horses, and the total number is two thousand. The remaining twenty are low-quality horses, which will be reserved for your majesty to reward people."

Liu Ju asked, "There are still twenty horses here. What kind of horses are they? Father, the report said that Shan'er brought back a hundred horses."

"Low-quality horses, low-quality horses!" Huo Xian looked at Liu Che pleadingly, "Your Majesty, how about giving me twenty horses?"

Liu Che glared at him, and Huo Xian decisively changed his words, "Ten horses, including Yuan Bao and Dao Li, ten horses!"

"Yuanbao, Daoli?" Liu Che looked at the golden-haired Yuanbao and the shiny black Daoli, and then at Huo Xian, and became angry. "These two horses are so rare, and you tamed them without permission, and I haven't settled the score with you yet!"

Liu Ju and Wei Zifu just stood by and laughed, while Wei Qing and Princess Pingyang were also watching the fun. It was not a big deal that Huo Xian had privately trained two top-quality horses.

"Including those two horses, I'll give you three lower-quality horses." Liu Che said with a smile, "I thought it would be good enough to get back one or two thousand horses, but you are really capable. You have plundered all of Dayuan!"

"Your Majesty, three horses are really not enough!" Huo Xian begged hurriedly, "It's really not enough. I promised to send four or five horses before the expedition. There will be more top-quality horses later. The King of Dayuan promised to pay tribute of three top-quality horses every year."

Wei Qing then said, "Forget about Wei Deng's. He doesn't deserve such a good horse."

"Giving inferior horses to Wei Deng?" Liu Che was immediately unhappy. "So, my grandson can only get inferior horses?"

Everyone knew that Huo Xian was in debt, so they just treated it as a child's play and didn't care about it. Just like Liu Che said before, 7,000 horses were several times more than everyone expected.

Liu Che said neatly, "If I ask you to give horses as gifts, I'm afraid you'll offend people! Forget it, you take Yuanbao and Daoli back, and I'll give you the rest as rewards."

Liu Che was in a very good mood and asked, "Do you have a tamed horse?" Huo Xian immediately brought out a majestic chestnut horse and said, "This belongs to the ruler of Dayuan. He is exactly four years old."

Liu Che took a look and said disdainfully, "A mare? Give it to the prince! I like your two horses!"

"It has a bad temper, so I am the only one who can ride it!" Huo Xian said proudly, "Yuan Bao is also a mare, and I trained it for more than half a year. Dao Li is still not good enough, so I can only ride it once, and it won't listen to my commands!"

Liu Che did not find it strange. Spending half a year to train a horse seemed like a long time, but in reality it was not that long at all. Now that the thief Li was trained, it was ok. At least he did not resist riding.

But it’s okay to say that it’s not well tamed. After all, if it doesn’t understand instructions and doesn’t execute them well, it can’t be considered truly tamed.

Liu Che looked at Wei Qing and said, "General, please choose a good horse! Shan'er always says that a good horse is a gift to a hero. Among all the civil and military officials in the court, you are the only one who is most qualified to choose a good horse!"

Huo Xian looked at his nose and his heart, and the emperor did not say anything bad about him.

Wei Qing thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I am so bold. If it were in the past, I would have asked Your Majesty for a fine horse. But now I am old and weak, and I cannot ride a fine horse."

"Old?" Liu Che said unhappily, "You are younger than me, how can you say old!"

Huo Xian was horrified. The historical witchcraft disaster had entered the "countdown", and there were only less than ten years left!

Wei Qing stopped being hypocritical and said, "Then I chose the silver-white horse. Maybe it will end up in Shan'er's hands in the future."

Liu Che was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "In the future, I will give Wei Kang and Shan'er some good things. He has a good idea of ​​a white horse and a silver robe. Tell me, how good is this golden horse!"

It's no wonder that Liu Che felt sorry for them, these horses were so beautiful, their coats had a metallic sheen. How could that golden horse be called "Yuanbao"?

Huo Xian still had that silly look on his face, as if the topic everyone was talking about had nothing to do with him at all.

Liu Che then said, "Xian'er, remember to give me the list later. Since there are 7,000 horses, I will take out 100 horses to reward meritorious people."

"Several of my troops were the ones who blew up the city, and they also made contributions!" Huo Xian said immediately, "Your Majesty knows the rest even if I don't tell you. Let's wait until the army returns, and those who are responsible for recording the military achievements will naturally inform Your Majesty."

Wei Qing looked at Huo Shan with a smile. It seemed that this kid's cleverness was all used to play tricks on the emperor.

Huo Xian was unscrupulous and sometimes seemed to have no sense of awe in his heart. But now he was the Grand Marshal and the General of Cavalry, and he still showed no interest in the army.

Fighting was his duty, but he was unwilling to say anything about the daily management of the army. He also didn't care about rewarding merits and punishing mistakes, and was unwilling to expand his influence in the army.

Liu Che said unhappily, "The soldiers followed you to fight. How can you not be rewarded if you win? You are the general leading the army. Don't you know which of your soldiers have made contributions?"

"I know what's going on, but it's your majesty's job to reward merit and punish fault." Huo Xian said, "If those who recorded the military merits made mistakes, I will settle accounts with them. How can I give out so many generous rewards?"

Liu Che was both angry and amused, and said, "Your followers, each of them has an inferior horse, is that okay?"

Huo Xian was overjoyed and immediately said, "I thank Your Majesty on their behalf! They asked me for horses before, but I didn't dare to agree."

Wei Zifu and Princess Pingyang looked at each other and felt that the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion was still invaluable.

Even though Huo Xian said that he was unwilling to take care of the matter of rewarding meritorious service and punishing wrongdoers, as these matters were to be done by His Majesty, everyone knew that these meritorious people were rewarded according to who had made the contributions.

It is true that Huo Xian deliberately did not cultivate strength in the army, but some prestige does not need to be cultivated. As long as they can win the battle, then everything will be fine.

The most important thing is that even though Huo Xian has been away for more than a year, he is still the emperor's favorite minister.

Huo Xian seemed to be the sword in the emperor's hand. He would go out to kill the enemy when needed, and when he came back, it seemed like the sword was sheathed.

"Your Majesty, I have confiscated many gold and silver crowns before." Huo Xian said, "I took one and gave it to Princess Xijun's daughter, who was a small city lord. I brought back the others."

Liu Che looked at Liu Ju and said, "Take these things with you and go to offer sacrifices to our ancestors."

If it wasn't too far, Huo Xian could have brought back the head of King Wugua of Dayuan and placed it in the Temple of Emperor Gaozu, which would have been a great honor.

Liu Che was still very pleased. It was a good thing that Dayuan and Kangju were defeated. Huo Xian's losses were not big, and the spoils he brought back were very rich, which was even better.

Moreover, contacting Wusun and stationing troops in the Western Regions were all surprises.

This young general was capable and would continue to be used in the future. As for his minor ailments, they were not problems at all in Liu Che's eyes.

People should do things according to their age. This is what Liu Che thinks of Huo Shan!

(End of this chapter)