General Qin

In the twenty-eighth year of Qin Shihuang, the month of winter season.

Xianyang City, which has been exhausted in various large-scale construction projects for nearly a year, suddenly became lively. Countless Qin people were excitedly discussing the same thing, and they were all telling the same name.

General of Great Qin, Zhao Tuo!

The young general led the Qin army on an expedition outside the Great Wall, killed the Hu chiefs, expanded the territory, and brought great glory to Qin.

And today is the day when the general led the soldiers of the Northern Expedition to return triumphantly.

Outside the city of Xianyang, there are huge crowds of people.

The Qin people from the nearby villages and the residents of Xianyang City all came early in the morning and waited here.

Among the crowd were famous nobles from Xianyang, wealthy and powerful merchants from nearby villages, and even many Qianshou from poor families and thin clothes.

They stomped their feet and rubbed their hands that were red from the cold, looking forward to the return of the hero of Qin.

"I heard that the land laid down by the general this time is as large as several internal histories, and several counties can be set up there!"

"What's the use of it? I heard that most of those places are Gobi and deserts. The desolate ones don't even shit there, and there are only a few pieces of fertile land. In my opinion, the most important thing for the general to go out this time is to defeat the Killed those savage Hu people, captured the Marquis of the Yue clan, and killed the Xiongnu Shanyu, which completely solved the border troubles of our Qin country, so that in the future, we don’t have to worry about those Hu people crossing the Great Wall to harass the frontier. This is the general Greatest achievement!"

"Anyway, the general has made great achievements, and he will definitely be able to become a marquis!"

"Feng Hou!"

The people of Qin talked with each other, expressing the joy and joy in their hearts with the words in their mouths.

Under the eyes of this pair of expectant eyes, from the west direction, a black-armored army that has been baptized by the wind and frost outside the Great Wall is stepping on the pace of drums, and is heading towards Xianyang City in an orderly manner along the newly built road. come.

Zhao Tuo rode on a snow-white war horse, looking at the majestic city and the densely packed human heads in the distance, couldn't help feeling moved, and whispered to himself.

"Xianyang, I'm back!"

Although Zhao Tuo's heart was still on the horse, it had already drifted to Xianyang City, to the person he missed.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

Zhao Tuo's body lived with a soul from later generations, which should have been incompatible with this era, but after so many years of life, he has successfully integrated into it.

And here, set up his home.

He has a wife, a son, and the father-in-law who is called the emperor through the ages.

And this, he fought all his life and conquered the country with his own hands.

The emotional fetters have already deeply bound Zhao Tuo to this country. Once he travels far, he will naturally miss him.

emperor.

Princess.

And my son.

Zhao Tuo's eyes were piercing, and he wished he could ride his horse and whip, and immediately ran into the city to meet the person he wanted to see.

Beside him, one of the heroes of the Northern Expedition, Su Jiasha, the noble daughter of the Yue family who was specially summoned to Xianyang by the emperor, was looking at the extremely magnificent and splendid city ahead with curiosity and awe.

"There are so many Qin people."

Su Jiasha was first surprised by the crowded figure of Qin people in the distance, tens of thousands, densely packed.

She knew that these people were only a small part of the entire city of Xianyang, and Xianyang was a city under the thirty-six counties of the Qin State. Based on this, how terrifying the population of the Qin State must be.

Immediately afterwards, Su Jiasha's beautiful eyes were attracted by the towering and majestic palace outside Xianyang City, north and south of the Weihe River.

"Is this...the emperor's palace?"

If the number of Qin people only surprised Su Jiasha, then the series of splendid and tall palaces on both sides of the Wei River shocked her incomparably.

The Yuezhi people are nomadic, but like the Huns, they also built cities.

It's just that Zhaowu City, which the Yuezhi people are proud of, is about the same size as Yiqu City in Beidi County. Compared with the majestic Xianyang, it is simply a small dilapidated village in the countryside, not at the same level at all.

As for the palace, it cannot be used for comparison.

Zhao Tuo, who was full of thoughts, was awakened by Su Jiasha's admiration, and he looked into the distance blankly.

Because the Qin army came from the northwest, the terrain was a little higher, and it happened to be able to see the palace complex.

On the north bank of the Wei River is the huge Xianyang Palace City.

Outside the palace city, in Beiban, there are endless palaces of the Six Kingdoms with different shapes. The palaces and houses belong to the Zhou Pavilion, which is very luxurious and magnificent.

As for the south bank of the Wei River, except for the Zhangtai Palace and Bushou Palace that have been repaired before.

Zhao Tuo saw a tall palace standing there again. Although he was not close to it, he knew it was another extremely luxurious palace just by looking at its size.

I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be spent to build such a huge palace.

Zhao Tuo looked very distressed, and couldn't help but slander: "Prodigal!"

However, compared to Zhao Tuo's resentment, Su Jiasha, who came here for the first time, looked at the magnificent palaces in the distance with a shocked expression, as if she was looking at a miracle.

In the team, those Xiongnu and Yue clan nobles who came to Xianyang with the army this time, also saw the majestic and tall cities and palaces in the distance, all screamed in shock, like a group of country bumpkins entering the city.

Su Jiasha looked at Zhao Tuo and exclaimed: "General, I only know the power and might of the Great Qin today. Such a magnificent palace and city can be called a wonder in the world!"

spectacle!

Hearing this, the corners of Zhao Tuo's mouth twitched slightly.

Apart from satisfying his personal hobbies, the first emperor recruited a large number of Guizhou heads and prisons to build palaces. I am afraid that the only benefit is probably this.

Increased cultural bonuses.

It caused a spiritual shock to the common people and barbarians.

"A miracle..."

He followed Su Jiasha and sighed, thinking that the first emperor had created many wonders in history.

Great Wall.

Terracotta Warriors.

Go straight.

The Twelve Golden Men... oh, this one is gone.

Which of these wonders did not consume a lot of manpower and material resources.

Zhao Tuo shook his head, galloped forward, and led the army straight to Xianyang.

The distress and dissatisfaction he felt after seeing the palace complex had dissipated when he arrived at the outskirts of Xianyang.

Because the Qin people waiting here were too enthusiastic, the scene full of joy was enough to eliminate all the negative energy in his heart.

The cheers were earth-shattering.

The sound of "General" echoed over the entire city of Xianyang.

Countless people cheered and jumped, and some kowtowed to Zhao Tuo and Qin Jun on the ground to express their respect.

"General! The general is back!"

Among the crowd, a bearded man yelled the loudest.

He stared at the young general on the white horse in the distance with piercing eyes, which turned out to be a little wet.

"Fifth time!"

"The first time was following General Wang's victory over Yan and standing on General Li Xin's chariot. He was still a handsome young man at that time. The second time was when he led thousands of soldiers back after a last-ditch battle. The third time was He returned with General Wang to destroy Chu, and stood on the old general's chariot. The fourth time was after the eradication of Dai and Qi, he personally escorted the three kings into Qin."

"This time, it's the fifth time!"

"No, there is still time for Princess Shang."

"General, I watched you grow up with my own eyes, woo..."

Amidst the countless cheers, Zhao Tuo also became happier, with his chest raised and his head raised, enjoying the glory that belonged to him.

This time, it was because of conquering the grassland and defeating the enemy with cavalry. In addition, Zhao Tuo created the Three Treasures of Cavalry, and in the future intends to eliminate chariots in the military and shift resources to cavalry.

Therefore, in this triumphant return, Zhao Tuo gave up riding a chariot and chose to ride a horse, which is also sending a signal.

However, the high saddle of the white horse, coupled with the heroic and handsome young general on the horseback, and the thousands of heroic soldiers following behind him, made the whole scene extremely mighty and majestic.

Su Jiasha, who was following Zhao Tuo on horseback, also attracted the attention of many Qin people. Her peculiar Yueshi costume, which is different from Qin people's face and appearance, is equally eye-catching.

It's just that Su Jiasha didn't care about the words of those people from Qin. She looked at the back of the general in front of her, a little confused.

She followed those Qin people and called out in her heart.

"General."

The eyes were also blurred, and there was Ting Wei Li Si who came out of the city to greet Li Si, who followed the right prime minister and left prime minister Wang Wan outside Xianyang city.

He stood in the queue of many ministers and ministers, looking at the young general who was riding a horse, the beard on his chin trembled slightly.

Li Si thought of his son, Li You, Lieutenant of Shu County, who was fighting in the southwest.

Some time ago, news came that Li You had won many battles in the Southwest, burning mountains and setting fire all the way, and the Yi people in the Southwest who were beaten ran away with their heads in their arms. The Qin Army's five-foot road was almost built near the Dian Kingdom.

Calculating the time, the latest news may arrive in a few days.

Judging from the previous performance, it must be Li You who defeated the Dian Kingdom, captured and killed the Dian King and returned.

At that time, maybe Li Si's son will also be able to ride a white horse and walk amidst the cheers of the crowd, showing a heroic posture.

It was also Li Si's dream that his son was promising, and it was Li Si's dream to get rid of his humiliation and climb to the pinnacle of glory with his military exploits.

Thinking of this, Li Si's eyes on the general became a little blurred.

It seemed that Li You's face was overlapping with the young general on horseback.

That's how it should be, my son.

"We welcome the return of the General!"

The two prime ministers of Qin State brought all the officials and ministers to salute Zhao Tuo.

"Thank you, gentlemen."

Zhao Tuo and the ministers returned the salute, and said congratulatory words to each other.

However, the two prime ministers were fine, and Zhao Tuo mainly felt that the Tingwei's gaze was a little abnormal, which made goose bumps all over his body.

"This Li Si must have some special hobbies?"

Zhao Tuo muttered in his heart, reluctantly greeted Li Si, and then, under the guidance of all the officials, began to lead the army into Xianyang City for the next step of the victory process.

As in the past, in Xianyang City, there were also excited and cheering Qin people standing on both sides of the road.

The fully armed soldiers sang passionate triumphant songs to welcome the return of the general.

What's more, in Xianyang Palace, the solemn and solemn bells and drums are playing.

Zhao Tuo has already experienced it several times. Although he said that he could not achieve Gujing without waves, he still had a calm face.

But Fan Kui and Cao Can, who were guarding behind him on horseback with a halberd, were too excited to be themselves.

From the common people in the head of Guizhou, to the officials and ministers in the court, to the entire Qin capital Xianyang, they are all welcoming their triumphant return!

This is a glory they never imagined.

"I, Fan Kuai, am a dog butcher. My status is so humble that I am not worth mentioning. It was the general who recruited me to the battlefield thousands of miles away and treated me like a soldier. Now he has given me honor beyond all else."

"With such kindness, I, Fan Kui, will never lose to the General in this life, and my life belongs to the General!"

Fan Kui lowered his head and kept talking, in order to vent the excitement in his heart.

The only thing he can repay Zhao Tuo is his life.

Although Cao Shen next to him was not as excited as Fan Kui, his face was still red.

The so-called soldiers die for their confidants, the general gave them too much.

It's just a life, and it should be handed over to the general forever.

Apart from Fan Kuai and Cao Shen, it was also the first time that Chen Ping followed Zhao Tuo to participate in this level of triumphant ceremony.

Even though he was usually deep in thought, he was young after all. Facing such a national-level triumphant ceremony, he couldn't help but feel the excitement in his heart, and he could only feel the blood boiling all over his body.

This is the glory that a man should enjoy!

The man fought on the battlefield and enjoyed the glory of triumph.

It is far better than Chen Ping's small village in Yangwu County, ten million times better.

If things go on like this, it is not impossible for his dream of "the ambition to dominate the world" to come true.

After getting excited, Chen Ping looked at Li Shiqi next to him, and saw that this old man looked calm and calm.

Chen Ping couldn't help asking: "Isn't Mr. Li excited about such a grand triumphant ceremony?"

Li Shiqi blinked, and said casually: "I'm used to it, following the general, this happens often."

Chen Ping's face froze, and then he slapped his thigh, wishing he could strangle himself to death, his heart was full of remorse.

If he had known this before, he should have hugged Zhao Tuo's thigh tightly and followed Zhao Tuo all the way back when Zhao Tuo was still a five hundred master. Now his face is calm, and he is probably the one who said such words pretending to be coercive Chen Ping.

Compared with the hearts of several counselors and generals.

Su Jiasha looked more at the entire Xianyang City.

The grand city layout, criss-crossing streets, the avenue in the middle is nearly forty steps wide, enough for seven or eight carriages to gallop on it side by side, and one building after another on both sides shows the prosperity of the city.

Those Qin people standing on both sides of the city and shouting, most of them have ruddy complexions, wear silk clothes and cloth shoes, and are in good spirits and bodies, which shows that the living conditions of these imperial capital residents are very good.

Far beyond the prairie!

Just as Su Jiasha had always imagined.

In front of Daqin, both the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu are nothing but savage tribes in a barren land.

Only here is the civilization of the whole world.

Su Jiasha's eyes moved to the general in front again.

She likes to watch this man riding a horse, even if it's just the back view, she can never get enough of it.

Only this time, her eyes were a little messed up.

She saw, not far ahead, a gorgeous carriage parked on the side of the road, surrounded by armored soldiers guarding it, separating the surrounding crowd far away.

The curtain of the carriage was picked up, and a woman in a fine attire was seen in the carriage watching the white horse general through the carriage door. In the woman's arms was a little boy.

The general's horse stopped. He sat on the horse with his head turned slightly, looking at the woman and child in the carriage.

Su Jiasha couldn't see the general's face, but she could see the beautiful smile of the woman in the car.

Su Jiasha silently looked to the other side.

Fortunately, the triumphant team did not stop here, and quickly passed the gorgeous carriage and continued on.

When intersecting with the carriage, Su Jiasha couldn't help looking over.

The army of the Northern Expedition quickly walked through the wide streets of Xianyang City, and the victory ceremony came to an end.

Next, they sent the nobles of the Xiongnu and Touman Chanyu, who were captured in this war, together with the heads of the two Guli kings, to the ancestral temple as prisoners.

After the prisoner offering ceremony, Emperor Shi Huang issued an order.

"The head of Chief Hu, hang on the North Tower, to promote Qin Wei!"

Head over to the North Tower!

Tou Manchanyu, who had been air-dried, was hung on the North Tower of the Qin Palace together with the heads of his two Guli kings, hanging their heads above, so that all passers-by could look up and "look up" at their ugly face.

Such a scene made the nobles of the Xiongnu who entered the court with the Northern Expeditionary Army tremble with fright.

After seeing the prosperity of the capital of the Great Qin Empire, and seeing with their own eyes the head of their own Gu Tu Shanyu being hung on the city gate, these Huns deeply felt their own insignificance.

And understand a truth.

Confronting Daqin and hanging his head over the North Tower is the final fate.

With the end of the victory and the presentation of prisoners, this triumphant ceremony will enter the most important and most anticipated part of everyone.

Drink to, She Jue, Ce Xun.

Reward for meritorious deeds, and celebrate with a banquet.

"General, you're about to become a Marquis!"

This is something that everyone is whispering in their hearts.

Qin Gong opened his door to the meritorious soldiers of the Northern Expedition.

General Zhao Tuo got off his horse outside the palace gate and walked in with his head held high.

Behind him were Su Jiasha, Wang Li, Guo Qing and other general-level generals, as well as Li Shiqi, a counselor with the title of right concubine.

As for Chen Ping, Fan Kui, Cao Can, Xiao He and others, they fell at the end of the team.

Because their titles and positions are too low, they will not be able to go to the hall to receive the reward later, so they can only regrettably wait outside the hall with many colleagues, waiting for the envoy to come to issue the reward.

But they are already very happy. This is the Great Qin Palace where the emperor lived, and the political center of the entire Qin State. To be able to step into this place is already a supreme honor for ordinary people.

In the majestic and tall Qin Palace, the music officer under the command of Feng Chang is playing a passionate and uplifting song.

"Hehe Mingming, the emperor ordered the general of Qin to mobilize his troops and fight hard to attack the northern state."

"Pengpeng in the car, the flag is Yangyang. Hehe Zhao Tuo, North Hu Yuxiang!"

...

Listening to the sound of bells and drums echoing in the Qin Palace.

Prime Minister You, who was in charge of guiding, turned his head and said to Zhao Tuo with a smile: "General, this poem was written by the Lord himself when he heard the news of your victory in Yongcheng today."

Everyone looked at Zhao Tuo with envy.

The emperor personally wrote a poem to a courtier, this honor is simply astonishing, never seen before!

Zhao Tuo paused when he stepped up the steps.

Yes.

This poem has his name, Zhao Tuo, and describes his achievements in the Northern Expedition to the Hulu.

But I didn't expect that it was written by Emperor Shihuang.

This is a poem written by the first emperor to Zhao Tuo.

At this moment, when Zhao Tuo saw the newly built palaces outside Xianyang City, all the feelings of dislike and dissatisfaction he felt were gone.

His heart was already warm.

Emperor, wrote me poems.

"His Majesty."

Zhao Tuo was moved and murmured, then raised his head and strode up.

Amidst the exciting sound of bells and drums, Zhao Tuo led the soldiers to the outside of the hall.

The call of the visitor came from the hall.

"Emperor's edict, the general and all the meritorious officials have an audience."

Zhao Tuo immediately walked into the hall with everyone behind him. With his head held high and his chest held high, without squinting, he went straight to the center of the hall in front of Dadi's couch.

The first emperor was sitting on his solemn emperor's couch, wearing a crown of heaven on his head and a dark black robe, looking majestic and looking at him calmly.

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath, and led everyone behind him to salute.

Standing up after the ceremony, he spoke loudly and formally returned to the emperor.

"My minister Zhao Tuo, according to His Majesty's edict, led the army to the Northern Expedition, and fought the Hu people outside the Great Wall..."

"Your Majesty Lai's holiness, the soldiers use their lives, my army spreads its might on the grasslands, subdues the three Yue clans in Henan, punishes the Xiongnu Shan in Yinshan, occupies the fortress of Gaoque, seizes the land of Yangshan, and restores the former homeland of the Xia Dynasty. Better than His Majesty!"

Zhao Tuo's back was straightened, his voice was clear and passionate, and he spoke out the results of Qin Jun's victory this time.

On the emperor's couch, Emperor Shi Huang's eyes flashed with brilliance.

The first emperor knew clearly what Zhao Tuo said. Now he is not very interested in this brilliant record.

After all, he had read the letter written by Zhao Tuo several times.

At this moment, the first emperor was looking at Zhao Tuo.

It is the spirit of passion and struggle in him.

He likes this kind of young people who are aggressive, daring to fight, and capable.

"The biggest advantage of Zhao Tuo is that he has never let me down!"

In Shi Huang's heart, he whispered his evaluation of Zhao Tuo again.

At this time, Zhao Tuo finished his mission and stood in the hall with his head bowed.

The First Emperor smiled slightly, and said: "I heard that the people of the Yi and Di were greedy and interested in profit. They were sent to the left lapel, with a human face and a beast's heart. They are different from China in uniform, different customs, and often have a greedy heart. The Xiongnu took advantage of us. Xia Xiangzhan, went south to occupy our Xia land, and drove horses outside the Great Wall, with the intention of violating the frontiers, which is really a serious problem for us Qin."

"Today, there is General Zhao Tuo, who has made great achievements in martial arts, wiped out the barbarians, and regained the homeland of the Xia for my Great Qin. This is a great achievement for the country. To show my Qin's power and show my Qin's virtue, I will reward him very much!"

The emperor's voice fell, and the audience who had been prepared for a long time came forward with the edict in their hands, opened their mouths loudly, and officially read the edict.

"In the twenty-eighth year of the emperor, it was Jidong. The general Zhao Tuobo conquered the Northern Hu, regained the homeland of the Xia, and opened up the frontiers for our Great Qin. "

At this point, everyone in the hall held their breath, their eyes wide open and their ears pricked up, except for the aloof Emperor Shihuang.

Everyone can guess what the next award will be, but they still can't wait to hear the reader's announcement.

I want to know the rewards that are enough to carve stones and make meritorious deeds.

"The chief minister, Zhao Tuo, made great achievements in destroying Hu Yi and recovering the homeland of Zhu Xia, and he was specially promoted to be the Marquis of Lun."

"Conferred Martial Arts Marquis!"

"Give food to six thousand households!"

The voices of Martial Arts Hou and Champion Hou in the comments in the last chapter are so loud.

In the moment of glory, spend more pen and ink to write this chapter, it will be gone tonight.

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