Big man: I am the Champion Marquis!

Chapter 78 Mission
The Guanjun Marquis' Mansion was packed with people and was very lively at the moment.

The four generals did not guard the gate of the mansion, but some servants still had to maintain order at the door to prevent irrelevant people from entering.

Huiqu Marquis Lei Dian was very upset. His father, Puduo, was originally a minor king of the Xiongnu. He followed King Kunxie and led his people to submit to the Han Dynasty. Puduo himself also served as a school lieutenant and followed General Huo Qubing in the northern expedition, and his fiefdom was increased for his meritorious service.

However, after Puduo passed away ten years ago, Lei Dian, who inherited the title, never went to worship Huo Qubing, nor did he care about Huo Shan.

After handing in the visiting card, he naturally entered the mansion, but he was a little confused for a moment. No one came to receive him. Is this how the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion treats guests?
Just when Lei Dian was still confused, a strong man stepped forward and said, "Come here quickly!"

At that time, his father Yi Jixuan was once a minor king of the Xiongnu. After surrendering to the Han Dynasty, he was granted the title of Marquis of Zhongli. The year before last, Yi Jixuan passed away, and Yi Dang inherited the title.

At that time, Yi lowered his voice and said, "I told you earlier that the general is a god! The general's son is so precious, why are you so neglectful?"

Lei Dian was helpless. When the General of the Cavalry was so majestic, Lei Dian was still a half-grown child. When he came to Chang'an, he was dazzled by the flowers and had no time to care about anything else but to enjoy himself.

Du Hou Fu Luyan also came over. His father Fu Luzhi was also the Xiongnu king. "Go and see Fu Zong quickly. Your Excellency is getting annoyed by him."

Yi then hurriedly walked towards the main hall. He brought his son with him.

In the main hall, Huo Xian was leaning back comfortably. A child of seven or eight years old, wearing a face mask, barely raised his sword and said, "Lord, do you dare to fight me?"

Huo Xian, Zhao Anguo and the others were laughing. Yi Fuzong became even more angry, "My Lord, you look down on me!"

Yi quickly stepped forward and snatched the knife away, "Who told you to do this?"

"What are you doing?" Huo Xian stood up quickly. "Hurry up and bring Fu Zong here. We are just having fun. It has nothing to do with you!"

Zhao Anguo snatched the child from Yi Dangshi's hands with a smile, and Yi Dangshi's big slap was already aimed at Yi Fuzong's butt.

Chen Ju also said, "At that time, the prince liked to assist the emperor and was just teasing him. You were the one who was meddling in other people's business!"

Yi was not angry at the time, and explained, "How can I raise a sword against you? This is too outrageous!"

Huo Xian smiled and said, "There are not so many rules. I like children like Fu Zong, just like me when I was young."

There were still a lot of people in the Guanjun Marquis' Mansion, even the eldest son of Guanglu Xun Xu Ziwei, who had just gone north with Wei Kang to build the city, came.

The reason is that Xu Ziwei once served as a captain and followed Huo Qubing to fight in the northern desert. This is the origin of the battle.

In the past, it was not necessary to mention these things on purpose, but after Huo Xian became more and more prominent, some of the origins of his father's generation had to be mentioned. He also needed to find some reasons to make up for the neglect in the past.

If you count carefully, there are quite a few Han people who came to the Marquis Guanjun's Mansion this time, and half of them are of Xiongnu descent.

Some ethnic concepts are not particularly strong today. After the Qin Dynasty unified China, "Qin people" became a name for the Central Plains dynasty. Even in the early Western Han Dynasty, the Western Regions and the Xiongnu still called the people of the Central Plains Qin people.

But now the Han Dynasty is becoming more and more powerful. As the Han Dynasty opened up the Western Regions, conquered the Xiongnu, pacified the Western Qiang, conquered Korea, subdued the Southwestern Yi, and annexed the Minyue and Nanyue, and carried out unprecedentedly frequent exchanges with the surrounding ethnic minorities, the name of the Han Dynasty was thus called the name of the Chinese nation by other ethnic groups.

Other ethnic groups called the Han Dynasty’s army “Han soldiers”, the Han Dynasty’s envoys “Han envoys”, and the people of the Han Dynasty “Han people”.

In the early Western Han Dynasty, there were no "Han people", only "people from the Seven Kingdoms".

Starting from Emperor Liu Che, Han people became the self-designation of the people of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che implemented the "Great Unified Han System", and from then on, people who identified with this system and civilization became "Han people".

After the Qin and Han dynasties, the sinicization did not particularly emphasize blood ties or culture, but emphasized political identity. For example, there were distinctions between whether one was in the government's household registration system, whether one was a civilian or a barbarian, whether one was a barbarian attached to the frontier or a barbarian who had returned to the country.

But now, the powerful assimilation attribute of the Han nationality has been revealed. Yi Dangshi and others believed that they were Han people. Their diet, daily life, clothing, customs, etc. were all orthodox Chinese, not the previous Hun style.

It is said that the Tang Dynasty was very tolerant, and the Han Dynasty was actually also very tolerant.

At that time, those who had always respected Huo Qubing and Huo Xian were like fish in water in the Guanjun Marquis's mansion, chatting and laughing with everyone everywhere. Lei Dian, who had previously wanted to "change his family", was now very careful.

The Guanjun Marquis's mansion has become more and more prominent again, and this trend has become more and more obvious. Guanjun Marquis has grown up and can make achievements!
When Huo Xian was inviting guests, Gongsun He received a letter, "Hey, Xian'er is being high-profile this time. In the past, people said Qu Bing was flamboyant, but Xian'er is even more flamboyant!"

"Xian'er doesn't like these things at first. He likes lively places, but he doesn't like these noises." Wei Qing smiled and said, "He hates socializing the most, but now he is forced to do so."

Gongsun He thought about it carefully and said, "He doesn't like socializing, so how can anyone force him? He was favored by His Majesty before, and now he has made great achievements. It's all because of others flattering him, not him at all!"

Gongsun Ao said, "The Champion Marquis is so flamboyant, I'm afraid he's trying to steal the limelight from the general!"

In response to his old friend's teasing, Wei Qing smiled and said, "Not enough, he didn't steal all the glory. I wanted to sneak into the city quietly, but it's a little difficult this time."

Everyone knew Wei Qing's current situation. It wasn't that the emperor was suspicious of him, but that his contributions were so great that there was no more room for him to be promoted, and no more food and fiefs could be added.

It seems that Huo Xian had the most glorious victory in this expedition, but the battle was fought under the command of Wei Qing, and the record of beheading more than 30,000 people was also real. Such a great achievement could not be kept low-key. Wei Qing could be low-key, but the Han Dynasty could not be low-key. It had to boost morale and people's hearts. The Huns were mortal enemies!

Gongsun Ao looked at his lifelong friend and asked, "After returning to the capital, will you close the door and refuse visitors?"

"No, I just spend time with my wife and children, and go hunting and sightseeing when I have spare time." Wei Qing smiled, "I'm just afraid I won't have a lot of free time. My nephew has no taboos, so I guess he'll come to my place often."

Gongsun Ao joked, "Just close the door. He just wants to ask for the Art of War! This time you used the Wugang Chariots to form a battle array, and that's what he was thinking about!"

"Just close the door?" Gongsun He also joked, "If you close the door, he won't dare to break it. He will just dare to climb the wall, and his subordinates will have to help carry the ladder and move the stones."

Others did not know the relationship between Wei Qing and Huo Qubing and Huo Shan, but Gongsun He, Gongsun Ao and others knew it.

Sometimes they were both angry and amused by Huo Xian's flamboyance and roguery. In addition to respecting Huo Xian's status, sometimes they treated him like a junior and let him do whatever he wanted.

"The gate of the mansion cannot be closed. It is useless to close it." Looking in the direction of Chang'an City, Wei Qing said, "I am only afraid that Shan'er is young and proud, and will be more cautious than me when he arrives."

Gongsun Ao and Gongsun He stopped talking. They understood all this.

The emperor is now just over fifty, and his age is also something he has to consider.

Although Crown Prince Liu Ju had a very good relationship with Huo Shan, it would be very sensitive if Huo Shan made too great contributions and had too high a prestige in the future.

Wei Qing was such a cautious person that he had been keeping a low profile for the past decade. With Huo Xian's high-profile personality, no one knew whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

In fact, Gongsun He, Gongsun Ao and Wei Qing had a good relationship because they were both cautious. They were smooth and even timid, especially when it came to imperial power.

Without thinking about anything else, Gongsun He said, "Respectfully, His Majesty is ready to restore our title."

Gongsun Ao was also smiling happily. As a real man, who wouldn't want to be granted a title of nobility and become a general?

I already have a general, even if it is just a general of a miscellaneous title, it is still a general. I used to have a title, but it's a pity that I lost it.

It was because he lost the title of Marquis once that he cherished it even more. Now that he can regain the title, he is of course extremely excited.

Wei Qing smiled and said, "Four marquises in one battle is not too much."

Gongsun He joked, "Marquis Xuye can also be counted. He was originally going to be imprisoned and stripped of his title. He is lucky."

Gongsun Ao suddenly asked, "General, what is the meaning of the Marquis of Xuye staying in Monan now?"

Now in the south of the desert, there are Zhao Po Nu, Marquis of Xuye, Wei Kang who is about to be granted the title of marquis, Xu Ziwei, Guanglu Xun, and Lu Bode who just lost his title.

None of these four has a low status. It can even be said that Xu Ziwei, one of the Nine Ministers, is the one with the lowest status.

It looks like building a city or a fortress, but it is not such an exaggerated configuration.

Zhao Po Nu and Lu Bo De were both good at fighting. Xu Ziwei had also experienced the battlefield and was calm and steady in his work. Wei Kang seemed to be the weakest, but he was the son of General Wei Qing and was very impressive when he was stationed in the south of the desert.

Wei Qing said calmly, "Don't rest after you are granted the title of marquis. Just wait and see whether the situation will be stable in the next two or three years. After we conquer Dayuan, Shan'er will lead the troops to attack the Xiongnu. If you can still ride horses, you must accompany us."

Gongsun Ao and Gongsun He looked at each other and started to build fortifications and cities, leaving a group of elite soldiers on the grassland. This was also a preparation for Huo Xian, allowing him to truly command the army as a general of cavalry.

Wei Qing continued, "Your Majesty has his own arrangements, you just need to be careful in what you do."

Wei Qing had no doubt that they would continue to fight the Xiongnu, even though they had won a great victory this time, which seemed to have greatly weakened the Xiongnu.

But Wei Qing knew better that the emperor was more ambitious. He failed to achieve the goal of destroying the Xiongnu more than a decade ago, and now he has officially proposed it again.

It’s a pity that I am old and can no longer serve Your Majesty and cannot truly destroy the Huns.

We can only rely more on Huo Xian to complete the goal that Qubing failed to accomplish!

The army led by the general is about to return to the capital, and everyone in Chang'an is making preparations.

Huo Xian was sleeping soundly. When he was woken up, he opened his eyes and glanced at Xiao Huangmen, "I drank too much yesterday and couldn't get up."

The eunuch said with a bitter face, "My Lord, His Majesty has summoned you."

"If you can't get up, just say I'm sick." Huo Xian turned over and said, "I won't go to court."

(End of this chapter)