"Well, with your support, I am even more convinced that my choice this time is the right one."
That is, Liu Xie hugged Concubine Dong in his arms and said: "When the time comes, you and I still have children, and the three of us will plant flowers in the garden every day without anything, or go to the streets together to play in the mountains and waters."
When the time comes, every day will be carefree, and there will be no longer a day of fear.After being an emperor for so many years, I realized that I was so free and easy to be an ordinary person. ”Seeing Liu Xie so happy, Concubine Dong was of course happy in her heart, and couldn't help but yeed at Liu Xie, "As long as Your Majesty likes it, the concubine will accompany Your Majesty every day in the future."
Whether His Majesty wants to plant flowers and weeds, or travel to the mountains and rivers, the concubines follow step by step. ”In the following days, under the joint efforts of the generals of the group of cultural relics, the entire Jizhou has learned that the current emperor of the Han Dynasty wants to give the throne to King Zhao.For this news, everyone's mood was joyful, in their opinion, King Zhao had always been a virtuous lord.He has always used his abilities and talents to benefit the people, so that the people do not have to worry about not having enough food and clothing every day, nor do they have to worry about sleeping on the streets and having no place to stay.Now, King Zhao actually wants to ascend the throne as the emperor, which is a good thing for the people of the world, the greater the power of King Zhao, the more blessed the people are, try to ask the people how they will not agree.Especially this time, the emperor of the Han Dynasty took the initiative to give the throne to King Zhao, which shows that King Zhao is a loyal minister and saint, and only in this way will His Majesty give him the throne today.Especially in the face of this problem, the people of Jizhou have begun to discuss.I don't know what kind of favorable conditions King Zhao will give if he ascends the throne as emperor, and when he will go on an expedition to conquer the rebellious country of Wei Shu and Wu.In addition to Jizhou, the news that the emperor of the Han Dynasty gave the throne to the king of Zhao was passed through letters and direct transmission from person to person, and penetrated to the places of Youzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou.It can be said that in the addition of Bingzhou and Sili, almost all the people in this half of the country know that Zhao Yu, the king of Zhao, is about to ascend the throne as the emperor.As for the land of Xiliang, because Zhao Yu is located, Liu Xie and Guo Jia have not released the news for the time being, but Guo Jia has already prepared and plans to leave a letter to Lu Xun and Ma Chao and others when Zhao Yu leads the army back to Jizhou, giving some explanations.Inform the Son of Heaven Liu Xie to take the lead in returning to Jizhou this time, in order to start preparing for the Zen Emperor to give King Zhao, everything is just after King Zhao returns, and then he will start to carry out the Zen concession system.And let Lu Xun and Ma Chao start to make all preparations and be ready for national promotion at all times.In the Wudu City of Xiliang, after Guo Jia accompanied Zhao Yu to arrange everything in Xiliang, he said to him: "King Zhao, the defense line of Xiliang this time has been fully prepared, and our army will not fight with the enemy in the short term.It is better to return to Jizhou first, so that the soldiers of this expedition can return to their hometowns to rest early; Second, it has been several months since King Zhao sent troops to conquer Wei this time, and the people in his family have long been worried. ”After hearing Guo Jia's words, Zhao Yu couldn't help but nod slightly and said, "Well, what you said makes sense, we have indeed been away from home for several months on this expedition."
Alas, I really didn't expect that time would pass so quickly, I don't know if the parents, wives and children at home are doing well, I must be very worried. ”After Zhao Yu muttered to himself, he turned back to Guo Jiayan and said, "Go and recruit Lu Xun, Ma Chao, and Ma Xiu, and after I explain some things, we will get up and go back." ”"Guo Jia obeys."
After speaking, Guo Jia went down to let Lu Xun, Ma Chao and others pass on the word, and at the same time told Wang Shizi Zhao Can and Zhao Yun and others to go down to prepare soldiers and horses and other materials, and soon prepared to leave for Jizhou.Let's say that Wang Shizi Zhao Can and Zhao Yun and his entourage, when they heard that the army was about to return to Jizhou, they were all happy in their hearts.After all, this time can be said to be the longest time since the expedition, no matter how hot-blooded a man is, there is a moment of missing his hometown.At that moment, everyone went down one after another and began to prepare to gather soldiers, horses, grain and grass supplies.After all, hundreds of thousands of troops, walking all the way along the way, its consumption is very large, and it must be prepared in advance to avoid any accidents on the way back.Of course, everyone will not have to cooperate in receiving too many materials, grain and grass, they only need to be enough to resist the materials, grain and grass in the area that is too far away from the state.At that time, there will be a sergeant who will notify in advance, and order Zhao Yan, the right sage king of the state, to prepare some materials in advance for the army to use on the way.You must know that if you prepare the materials of the whole city, there are many things, and it is inconvenient to carry and walk; Second, the road is long, and many materials will inevitably consume manpower and material resources, and the speed of the trip will be wasted; Third, due to Cao Pi's withdrawal from the army, the destruction of people's farmland in many places, and the collection of people's grain and grass, Xiliang's current supplies are not very sufficient.Therefore, Guo Jia did not plan to raise enough supplies in Xiliang to return, but wanted to buy some grain and grass for King Youxian when he traveled to Bingzhou.Soon, Lu Xun, Ma Chao and others immediately put down their things and came to the mansion to ask for a meeting after hearing about King Zhao's summons.Seeing that Zhao Yu and Guo Jia were discussing something, everyone stepped forward and bowed to Zhao Yu when they saw this: "I'll see King Zhao later." ”As soon as Zhao Yu saw everyone coming, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Everyone, this time is not an important matter, there is no need to be so polite." ”Lu Xun immediately said: "I don't know what King Zhao asked me to come this time, what is the so-called matter, is it that King Zhao is planning to get up and return" After hearing Lu Xun's words, Zhao Yu immediately couldn't help laughing and said: "Haha, it is worthy of Lu Xun, I can actually guess the king's mind in one word." ”Immediately, he said to everyone again: "Since our army set out this time, and for several months, the enemy forces of the three kingdoms have gathered and converged.We must avoid its edge and not engage it, otherwise it will be detrimental to our army.If it is just a defense, with Lu Xun and Ma Chao and others, plus more than 100,000 soldiers and horses left in Xiliang by our army, it is enough to defend against all enemy soldiers. ”Therefore, this king decided to get up and return to Jizhou in these few days, after all, these soldiers have been coming together for so long, and they should go back to repair.When the opportunity arises in the future, the king himself leads a large army to conquer the enemy.During this period of time, you will replace this king to guard Xiliang well, don't let the enemy army step into my Xiliang, let alone fall for the enemy's tricks, and lose the army, I don't know if you have the confidence to do this. ”As soon as Zhao Yu's voice fell, Ma Chao, one of the five tiger generals, immediately stepped forward and bowed to Zhao Yu: "Ma Chao implores King Zhao to rest assured that there are five brothers and sisters of my Ma family here this time, plus Lu Xun as the military advisor to assist, with Xiliang's more than 100,000 troops."
Even if Cao Pi and Liu Bei of Yizhou sent troops to attack at the same time, Ma Chao would definitely let him come and go, and he would definitely not let him step into my Xiliang land, otherwise Ma Chao would be willing to be dealt with by military law. ”Seeing Ma Chao so confident, Zhao Yu couldn't help but shake his head and praise, and then said solemnly to Ma Chao: "Haha, General Ma Chao has such confidence, Zhao Yu will definitely be able to return with peace of mind this time."
It's just that General Ma Chao doesn't have to be anxious about this, you must know that although Cao Pi was defeated, he still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and there are many generals and ministers, plus Liu Bei's Shu army and military generals, which should not be underestimated.In this regard, the king has only one request for the general, and in any case, I hope the general can keep it in mind. ”When Ma Chao heard this, he knew that Zhao Yu had something important to entrust, so he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "If King Zhao has any orders and requirements, just say it, Ma Chao must remember it." ”I saw Zhao Yu say earnestly: "This king and even General Ma Chao are strong in martial arts, and they are brave and martial, and they are rare peerless generals in the world."
In the past, the Ma family fell because of the conspiracy of Han Sui and Cao Cao, but now we finally defeated Cao Pi's Wei State and brought Xiliang back, all of which is really not easy.Although Cao Pi has not yet been completely destroyed, I know that this will not be able to settle the blood feud of Ma Chao and the others, but this king assures you. ”"One day, as long as the time is ripe one day, this king will personally lead the army, give everyone here as a vanguard general, and wave the army south to annihilate the rebellious thieves led by Cao Pi and Liu Bei in one fell swoop.It's just that, during this period, I hope that you can guard Xiliang well, don't fall into the other party's way because of impulsiveness, no matter how the enemy shouts and tempts you this time, you must sit here alive, don't be deceived. ”After Zhao Yu finished speaking, he walked down from the stage, walked in front of Ma Chao, looked at him, and suddenly patted Ma Chao's shoulder, and said very seriously: "General Ma Chao, there must be bloody impulsive blood flowing in the body of the male general, not only you and the Cao Wei clan have a deep blood feud."
This king also has an indelible hatred with Cao Pi and Liu Bei, but we must not miss a major event because of a momentary impulse, you must know that the old general Ma Teng in the past, I implore me to entrust you to Zhao Yu, and I Zhao Yu will definitely protect the safety of your life. ”"Since General Ma Chao was put under the command of this king, this king has been bent on cultivating the general into a commander of the three armies who can take charge of himself.As a commander-in-chief, you must have the responsibility of a commander-in-chief, have the wisdom and strategy of a commander-in-chief, and never act impulsively.No matter what kind of predicament Xiliang faces after this king leaves, and no matter what danger happens to Xiliang, you must assure this king that you can't have anything, the five generals of Xiliang Ma family under this king can't have anything, and this king's green dragon cavalry army can't have anything.Otherwise, the king will surely punish you for the sin of disobedience. ”In the face of Zhao Yu's words, Ren Ma Chao was so stupid, how could he not understand the meaning of Zhao Yu's words, I saw that Ma Chao immediately led the four brothers and sisters behind him to bow to Zhao Yu and said: "Please rest assured King Zhao, Ma Chao will definitely not live up to King Zhao's trust, and he will definitely not guard the Xiliang Land well." ”: