At the time of the expedition, there were 50,000 men and 120,000 horses.
At the time of the victory, there were more than 10,000 men, 680,000 horses, and millions of cattle and sheep, leaving 15,000 people to garrison Monan and Mobei.
From then on, Mobei and Monan were included in the territory of the Han Dynasty.
The achievements were worthy of being recorded in history, but the price paid was also huge.
Half of the troops and horses remained on the Mobei grassland.
When Liu Cheng led his army back to Chang'an, he left most of the cattle, sheep and horses on the Monan grassland, sent special personnel to manage and herd them, and only brought back a small number of cattle, sheep and horses.
Even so, the news of the triumphal return reached Chang'an. , the whole of Chang'an was boiling.
While the people were talking about it, the prices of livestock and furs in Chang'an City and surrounding towns dropped sharply.
Livestock and fur traders were beating their feet and chests as if they were mourning their heirs.
If you continue to keep the livestock and furs in your hands, you will not be able to get back the funds.
Moreover, the livestock eat a lot, which is a huge consumption every day.
If they don’t eat well, they will gain weight, and they will not be able to sell them at a good price.
The merchants can only Sell it at a low price For sale, the common people got a big deal.
Households bought cattle, sheep and horses at low prices to raise them.
Slaughterhouses also bought and slaughtered meat at low prices.
Many people who could not afford beef and mutton before can now eat it.
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When the army entered the city, Emperor Liu Bian and the civil and military ministers came to greet them outside the city gate.
Chang'an City became an empty city, and all the people ran outside the city to watch the excitement.
The common people only saw an endless line of cattle, sheep and horses, and followed the team, but did not see a large number of prisoners and barbarian leaders.
Someone among the welcoming crowd commented: "Didn't it mean that the Protector of the Kingdom led his army to defeat the Xianbei barbarians in the northern and southern deserts and captured countless people?
Why didn't any of the barbarian captives see that the generals who had returned victorious from previous expeditions had brought back a large number of soldiers?
Prisoners presented their prisoners to the emperor to show their achievements in opening up new territories.
Why didn’t they do this this time?”
"I don't know" Someone next to me said: "I heard that all the men of the Xianbei barbarians were killed by the soldiers led by the Protector.
Where are the prisoners?"
"After killing all the men, don't they still have their families and children?
Why don't you bring them back so that civilians like me can see the world?"
"Huh, what do you know about bringing so many old and weak women and children back to eat, drink, and defecate?
How can they be placed in your homes?
Is it okay?
Let's talk about it.
The Lord Protector is not a person who likes fame.
You see, his administration is all The priority is to obtain benefits.
He will not do anything without benefits and benefits.
Do you want the historian to record that the Lord Protector went on a triumphant expedition and brought back a large number of old and weak barbarian women?
These cattle, sheep and horses are enough to explain everything.
I heard that the seized cattle, sheep and horses are far more than these.
Most of them are left in Mobei and Monan.
There are special people to herd and take care of too many cattle, sheep and horses.
I can’t even feed myself when I get back, and within a few days the area around Chang’an City will be completely barren.
These are all things the Lord Protector has to consider.
Do you think it’s really easy and glorious to hold power?”
Someone next to me sighed after hearing this: "No wonder someone can be a protector of the country, while we can only be ordinary people."
Before Liu Chenghe and the army behind him reached the city gate, Liu Bian hurriedly put on his clothes and hurriedly greeted them with all the civil and military officials.
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Upon seeing this, Liu Cheng immediately raised his hand to signal the army to stop advancing.
He and the generals and officials jumped off their horses and immediately walked towards the emperor and civil and military officials who came out to greet them.
"Your Majesty, Liu Cheng, fortunately lived up to his command and defeated the Xianbei barbarians.
He returned to the court with his troops and returned his orders to Your Majesty."
Liu Bian immediately stepped forward to help Liu Cheng up and laughed: "Hahaha, the emperor's uncle went on this expedition to defeat the Xianbei barbarians and conquered Monan and Mobei.
From then on, Mobei was included in the territory of our Han Dynasty.
This is an unparalleled feat that all previous emperors have failed to accomplish. merit, I didn't expect it to be accomplished in the hands of an incompetent and foolish king like me.
I'm very relieved.
Your uncle, please come up quickly.
If your uncle and his soldiers hadn't fought bravely, this great victory would not have happened.
Please come with me.
Riding in the same car and being admired by the world.”
Liu Cheng immediately declined and said: "Your Majesty is very kind to me, and I accept it with my heart, but this move makes me feel like I am overstepping my bounds.
If your Majesty really cares about me, please let me ride with my family in the car."
Liu Bian disagreed and insisted that Liu Cheng ride with him in the imperial chariot.
However, Liu Cheng repeatedly refused and refused, so Liu Bian could not force him.
Liu Cheng did a good job in this regard.
He was as polite, respectful and protective as any courtier should be to the emperor Liu Bian, but he did not return the power in his hands to Liu Bian at all.
Liu Bian may seem mediocre, but in fact he is also very smart.
He knows that he is not a good candidate to be an emperor, and that his hobbies are not in governing the country.
Only by letting Liu Cheng do it can the decline of the Han Dynasty be restored.
Therefore, He never asked Liu Cheng for power, and never interfered with Liu Cheng's political strategy, as long as he could have fun himself.
Emperor Liu Bian's chariot went in front, followed by Liu Cheng's carriage, with a family of more than ten people sitting on the large carriage.
Liu Cheng was playing with a few children.
Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Cai Yan, He Hou and others sat on both sides and watched with smiles.
The whole family was enjoying themselves.
Before Liu Cheng went on the expedition, the four ladies were all pregnant again.
Now more than three months have passed, and the ladies' bellies are even bigger.
After the New Year, they will give birth to Lin'er one after another.
Liu Cheng held the second child, Xiao Qiao's child, pinched her little face, teased her, and asked the ladies: "What has happened at home in the past few months?"
Da Qiao said: "Everything is as usual.
Even though His Majesty sent people to send some rewards several times, saying that they were tribute gifts sent by Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Liu Yao of Yangzhou, the palace does not need so many, and they can be arranged by the ministers of the DPRK.
All the ministers on the list gave some as gifts.”
Liu Cheng wondered: "When did your Majesty become so understanding of people and the world?"
Queen He said: "You can't always look at the emperor with old eyes.
The emperor has grown up and will be twenty after the New Year."
Liu Cheng was doubtful.
When I returned to the Protector's Mansion, I had just sat down to have a cup of tea when the staff and officials of the Grand Sima Mansion and some military generals who stayed in Chang'an came to visit.
These people were all confidants, and Liu Cheng couldn't turn them away. outside.
Liu Cheng had no choice but to let his wives take the children to the backyard, while he met the officials and generals in the front hall.
The maids brought tea and snacks to the low tables in front of each official and general, and then left.
"Come, let's have a chat while drinking tea," Liu Cheng said to everyone.
Everyone was chatting while drinking tea.
Zhu Jianping asked: "My lord, from now on, Monan and Mobei will become the territory of my Han Dynasty.
What countless famous officials, generals and wise lords of our dynasty have failed to accomplish, It was actually completed in the hands of the lord, and the subordinates are very excited.
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It is a pity that there is no wine now.
If there is wine, I will drink it hard."
Liu Cheng said with a smile: "It's not easy for Mr.
Zhu to drink.
There is a lot of fine wine in the palace.
I heard that it is all fine wine paid tribute by the princes of Guandong.
It is very delicious.
Tonight, His Majesty the Emperor will hold a banquet for this guest."
The meritorious soldiers and officials who went on the expedition, when Zhu Gong goes to join in the fun, can it be that His Majesty the Emperor can drive you out?"
Everyone laughed: "Hahaha" After everyone laughed, Xun Yu stood up and held his hands and said: "My lord, it is easy to capture Mobei and Monan, but it is not easy to hold it and keep it in the hands of my big man.
Mobei is a bitter cold land with sparsely populated areas.
Moreover, the territory is vast, and if barbarians enter, it will be difficult to guard against it, and the soldiers are afraid and unwilling to stay there forever."
Liu Cheng nodded and said: "I have discussed this matter with the military officials.
Fengxiao, please tell me your thoughts."
"Yes, gentlemen" Guo Jia agreed and immediately explained his idea in detail.
Xun Yu nodded repeatedly after hearing this and said: "It seems that we still need to recruit a large number of people to go to Mobei to build cities, settle down and graze.
I believe that this matter cannot be delayed and should be implemented as soon as possible.
Let the various prefectures and counties issue recruitment orders.
The imperial court promises to give those who are willing Only when the people who go to Mobei to settle and graze have some practical benefits will they be willing to go."
Liu Chengdao: "This is what I mean.
Let's do this, Wen Ruo.
You can follow up on this matter, come up with a specific preferential reward measure, and urge the relevant yamen to send documents to various county and county governments as soon as possible to ask them to issue a call for articles.
People, give priority Considering the landless people who know how to herd, we cannot let this matter fall on those wealthy families.
They are already rich enough.
If they are given pastures and cattle and horses in Mobei, how will the court arrange it?
Those ordinary poor people without land and money What about the poor people?
How can they survive?
In fact, the first thing that politicians must consider when governing is to try to shorten the gap between the rich and the poor among the people in the world.
However, the gap between the rich and the poor cannot be completely eliminated.
Only by working hard to shorten the gap between the rich and the poor can society be resolved.
Contradiction, the root of all contradictions in the world lies in the infinitely widening gap between rich and poor.
As long as this gap is maintained at a normal level, nothing will happen in the world, and nothing else will cause social unrest, nor will it cause dynasty collapse.
The foundation of rule is unstable” The officials were all lost in thought after hearing this.
Liu Cheng's concept made them disagree at first, but when they thought about it carefully, it made sense.
"Yes, my lord, I will make sure this matter is implemented in all counties as soon as possible."
Xun Yu agreed, and then said: "There is one more thing that needs to be reported to my lord.
Two days ago, Cao Cao sent someone to report that his father Cao Song took his family to join him a month ago.
Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, sent a man named Zhang Kai The general led his troops to escort him along the way.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Kai learned that Cao Song's carriage was loaded with large weapons.
He then led his troops to kill Cao Song and robbed all his property.
Some of his family members fled to Cao Cao.
Only then did Cao Cao learn that his father had been killed.
He was so angry that he sent someone to see him.
The emperor said that he would send troops to attack Tao Qian, asked the court for permission, and issued an edict to the world to denounce the crime of paying money."
This matter was planned by Liu Cheng and others a long time ago.
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His intelligence agency sent someone pretending to be Cao Cao to invite Cao Song to live in Puyang.
Cao Song did not doubt that he was there, so he went to Puyang with his family.
Tao Qian knew Afterwards, Zhang Kai was sent to lead troops to escort him along the way, but Liu Cheng's intelligence agency quickly took action.
They sent people to assassinate Cao Song on the way.
Everyone was dead.
Zhang Kai was mute and couldn't tell the story of his sufferings.
Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he couldn't wash away the pain.
He could only order to kill all Cao Song's family members to prevent the news from leaking out and causing disaster.
However, It was one of them who escaped
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