After entering May, bad news kept coming for Sima Yue.
The biggest bad news came from Yecheng.
Sima Teng had no foundation to begin with, and he was extravagant and unpopular, which made him very unpopular. However, he was also extremely stingy with his soldiers. When the bandit army arrived, he only gave the officers and soldiers a few liters of rice each and a foot of silk each.
The people of Hebei were dissatisfied with him, so no one worked for him anymore, and many people dispersed that day.
When Ji Sang invaded Wei Commandery, the prefect Feng Song led his troops to fight. The soldiers dispersed in a panic, and Ji Sang was defeated.
Sima Teng fled in panic and was chased and killed by Sang general Li Feng.
When he received this news, Shao Xun understood that his united front value had increased sharply. At the same time, the time had come for him to work hard. He would probably have to go to Hebei to annihilate this rebellion before he could return to the army.
Things in the world have their pros and cons.
If you use the system to gain benefits, you must take responsibility for the system, and that's it this time.
On the fifth day of May, before resigning as Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army, Grand Tutor Sima Yue issued a final order: the Yamen Army went north to Luoyang to receive equipment and supplies, and arrived within ten days.
After the military order arrived in Liang County, messengers flew everywhere, and troops began to gather one after another.
In a village outside Yongxing Temple, Chang Can and his tribe member named Li Si moved together to carry armor and equipment onto the back of a horse and tie them up tightly.
His wife Liu is pregnant and is crying silently.
Chang Can first turned around and scolded: "I'm still crying and moaning before I'm dead. It's bad luck!"
The wife quickly wiped away her tears.
Chang Can turned around, his face a little sad.
After silently stuffing a few biscuits into the saddle bag, he checked whether the equipment was usable.
After everything was done, he stood still for a while and said: "General Shao has been kind to me and I have to repay him. If I die, just find a good family and remarry."
After that, he led the horse out and never looked back.
Li Si carried a package in his left hand and a spear in his right hand. After saluting Mrs. Liu, he hurriedly followed.
The three defenses of Shiqiao, Yongxing and Nanshan, with a total of 600 soldiers, gathered together one after another.
From the Yamen Army garrison, large vehicles were pulled out one after another.
Everyone silently checked the equipment and water.
Having been in battle several times, they didn't feel too scared, but the war was dangerous and every time they went out, some people would never come back.
Soldiers lined up to write letters home.
The three clerks were too busy at all, and in the end, they could only leave a few brief words.
"Mom, there's no need to send Qiu Yi over. We'll talk about it later."
"Everything is going well for me in the army. If I return victorious, I will be rewarded and I can buy some sheep."
"Take good care of the children and return at the end of the year."
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The writer's pen was erratic, and he sighed secretly as he wrote.
Three thousand Yamen troops marched north, but I don't know how many of them will return.
In the temporary garrison of the Silver Spear Army under Guangcheng Palace, the sergeants had just finished a drill.
Jin San rode a horse and said loudly: "Follow Master Shao, we will be able to defeat the bandit army. In a word, on the battlefield, I will kill anyone who dares to resist patrolling."
"Think about the life you have lived, and the life the people of the fort have lived. If you are afraid of the enemy and are afraid of fighting, are you ashamed?"
"Hebei is rich. After defeating the thief, there will be a lot of seizures, and everyone can share the profits."
"The Silver Spear Army is ridiculed by those gangs of desperadoes every day. This time, let them see who is the real man."
"When you encounter a thief, I will kill him with all your might, leaving no chicken or dog behind."
"Set off!"
On the sixth day of May, Shao Xun said goodbye to Leshi in Green Willow Garden. Under her worried eyes, he got on his horse and marched north with his army.
After Lan Ji became pregnant, a part of his mind seemed to stay here.
After having children, many ideas change.
But the fate of a warrior is to be in constant fighting, whether you die or I die, there will never be an end.
After the army set off, the sorrow of parting gradually dissipated and the spirits gradually became high.
Looking down from the sky, one battalion after another began to gather, following the golden-armored general's banner, surging northward, stretching for several miles.
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On May 12th, 500 people from Gaoyizhuang of the Yamen Army, who acted as the vanguard, arrived at Jingdong Shiqiao.
On the 13th, Shao Xun led the main force to arrive.
On the 14th, the last batch of government soldiers arrived at Shiqiao and settled in the camp.
Shao Xun rode his horse straight up the high slope and looked at the dense crowd in the distance. It was the emperor who was seeing off Sima Yue who was leaving the town of Xuchang.
Also coming with them were a large number of people from Luoyang, who reluctantly said goodbye and cried - don't get me wrong, they were not seeing off Sima Yue, but seeing off the soldiers of the Imperial Army who had followed the Grand Tutor out of Xuchang.
The crisp sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, and Shi Zhonghua, the right-hand minister of the Taifu Shogunate, Shi Fuxuan, walked side by side.
"General Shao, please come and see your Majesty as soon as possible." Hua Hun cupped his hands on his horse and said.
Fu Xuanze looked at Shao Xun carefully.
This person's name is almost taboo within the shogunate.
The eight words "greedy for money, lustful, arrogant and domineering" perfectly fit this person.
The reason for grabbing land around Luoyang is because of greed for money.
He took the Princess of Chengdu as his concubine without considering the negative consequences at all, which can be described as lustful.
It was very arrogant to rob the Xuchang arsenal.
Disobeying orders and killing Xianbei without permission is considered domineering.
He even used his fame and prestige to build the 5,000 Yamen Army into an iron-barrel-like force, almost like a private army.
In addition, he deliberately showed an arrogant and domineering temperament, making people unsure whether he would fall out of favor, throw in the towel, and be in a dilemma.
There was originally a chance to deal with him, but unfortunately the late emperor made a big move and the opportunity was fleeting.
By now, it is a foregone conclusion that the Taifu will leave Xuchang, but it is difficult to find a good opportunity.
Many people lamented this.
Fu Xuanze was thoughtful.
He is the right chief historian of the Taifu shogunate, and he is also a court official (Yu Shi Zhongcheng).
The Taifu trusted him and entrusted him with important positions, but he didn't take it seriously and his heart was devoted to the emperor.
The more happily Shao Xun dances, the happier he is.
"I obey the order." Shao Xun dismounted and saluted, then mounted again, looked at the canopy in the distance, and said, "Let's go."
Tang Jian carried Shao Xun's general flag and followed closely behind.
More than a hundred Shao family soldiers and three hundred government soldiers rode up on horseback, bringing up billowing smoke and dust with an astonishing momentum.
As he approached, Shao Xun reined in his horse and stood, looking at the sergeants of the first battalion arrayed in the field, and said: "But the men of the left guard's forward battalion?"
Someone recognized Shao Xun and shouted: "General Shao is here."
"Does General Shao want to go to Xuchang with me?"
"General Shao!"
An officer noticed the commotion and scolded him severely, and then the sergeants gave up.
Shao Xun glanced at him, he looked unfamiliar, maybe he was promoted by Sima Yuexin, and rode away.
When he arrived at the Youwei Hall, where the general and the three commanders and horses were in camp, he was recognized again.
No one was chanting, but there was a buzz among the array.
Many soldiers in formation followed him with their eyes.
Shao Xun waved his hand, and the noise suddenly became louder, and the officers could not stop it.
"Haha!" Shao Xun laughed three times, and hundreds of cavalry followed closely behind him, passing through one camp after another until they stopped three hundred steps away from the emperor's canopy.
"Little Langjun." Wang Bing, the general of the left army, looked at Shao Xun in embarrassment and said.
Shao Xun took off his Huanshou sword and threw it to Wang Bing coolly, then looked at the soldiers of the left army who were guarding the outside with weapons.
It seems that he is either from Hebei or Xuzhou. I don't know him - the Zuo Army and the Right Army should be Sima Yue's most trusted troops.
"Get out of the way!" Tang Jian stepped forward and glared at the guarding sergeant.
Wang Bing breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and the sergeants moved out of the way.
Shao Xun moved forward with his head held high, and Tang Jian followed suit.
Everyone looked at him with curious eyes, wondering why Tiantian summoned this person in particular.
Also, this man seems to be very famous. There are soldiers in all the Forbidden Army camps who admire him. Even Wang Bing, the general of the Left Army, is polite to him.
Compared with soldiers, officers think more.
Some people even maliciously speculated that if the Tutor wanted to show off his power to Shao Xun, he might be self-defeating.
Wherever he went, people kept cheering. Can Tai Tu get off the stage?
After walking for more than a hundred steps, Shao Xun glanced and met the eyes of a very young officer.
The man stood upright at the head of the team, his lips slightly parted, as if he was silently saying the word "Master Shao".
Shao Xun looked away as soon as he touched her.
He remembered this person, a student soldier from the first batch of Donghai, who went home after having a meal.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, he would return to Luoyang, and he would still be a team leader of the Zuo Army?
Haha, my student is naturally extremely outstanding. It is a good time to expand the army. If he is not the leader of the team, who will be the leader?
After walking more than 200 steps, a palace guard came forward to check and made sure that no equipment was hidden, and then let the two people in.
Civil and military officers gradually appeared in front, and some people squeezed forward quietly, wanting to see who it was.
After hearing it was Shao Xun, I lost interest.
This person has a great reputation in Luoyang, and people who have stayed there for a long time have seen him more or less. Especially the officials who need to go to court and down, they have seen this person many times in the palace.
Shao Xun raised his head and walked more than ten steps away. When he saw the emperor kneeling behind the imperial court, he did not dare to look at him and said loudly: "I am in armor and cannot perform the full ceremony. I hope your majesty will forgive me."
After saying that, he bowed and saluted, and said: "May your Majesty bring great blessings to the heavens, eliminate military revolution, bring peace to the world, and consolidate the foundation of a hundred generations."
There was silence for a moment.
Sima Yue, who was sitting next to the emperor, glanced at Shao Xun, feeling very dissatisfied, even more disgusted and even harsh.
Wang Yan, who had just been promoted to Sikong, looked at Shao Xun with interest.
This man was true to his word. He captured horses in Luoyang and later returned them. It is hard for people to criticize him too much.
At the same time, he was also very good at fighting. He killed Li Yi, beheaded Meng Chao, attacked Daxiamen, secured Luoyang, traveled hundreds of miles to attack Liu Qiao, beheaded his son Liu You, and then besieged and killed 5,000 Xianbei cavalry in Chang'an...
After a person becomes famous, every incident will be dug up and studied over and over again.
It is said that Shao Xun has five or six scars on his body, which clearly shows his bravery.
This man's current status was achieved with one sword and one spear, and the admiration of the Forbidden Army officers is proof.
There are rumors in Beijing that Queen Hui’s Yang family donated gold and silk to help Shao Xun make his fortune.
Wang Yan sneered at this.
Although he looked down upon soldiers and thought they were vulgar and uncultured and could not get along with the scholars, he did not want to believe such outrageous rumors.
Maybe the Yang family really gave him gold and silk, but without these things, wouldn't Shao Xun be able to get up? Where's his brain?
The minister's right servant shot at Xun Fan, but he didn't even want to look at it.
He has never expressed an opinion on wooing Shao Xun, which is actually a silent objection.
When someone asks him why, he will say that this person is unruly and uncontrollable, and if he is allowed to gain momentum, it may not be a blessing to the country.
It's a pity that many people don't take it seriously. They always think that they are resourceful and can control these fierce warriors, but they don't know that they don't play tricks with you at all, but just do it hard. This is called seeking the skin of a tiger, which is extremely unwise.
Queen Liang Lanbi frowned at first, feeling that Shao Xun was somewhat domineering and not cautious enough. But then she sat upright proudly, no matter how heroic you are, you still have to serve the Tian family.
Emperor Sima Chi seemed to have discovered a treasure, and was secretly happy.
He remembered the news that his uncle Wang Yan found out——
Shao Xun was a native of Donghai Qu, and came from a military household under the governor of Xuzhou.
In the second year of Yongning (302), Taifu asked the governor Sima Zhu to recruit warriors from the East China Sea Kingdom. Shao Xun joined the recruitment and came to Luoyang to protect the army for the East China Sea Palace.
In the next two years, he gradually made great achievements and was promoted to the leader of the building.
In the first year of Yongxing (304), Sima Yi was captured in the palace, and Donghai Domestic History Liu Zai cited him as Xiaolian. Although Donghai Domestic History was a court official responsible for supervising Sima Yue, King of East China Sea, the matter itself should have been promoted by Sima Yue's influence.
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After the Battle of Dangyin, as Sima, the lieutenant of the East China Sea Kingdom, he gathered the defeated troops, defended Luoyang, and forced Zhang Fang to retreat. He became famous for a while.
What happened after that was very clear, and Sima Chi had heard about it without even checking it out.
Such a general who has gradually developed a rift with the Taifu is of great use and deserves a good deal of win-over.
Thinking of this, he decided to say a few more words and encourage him.
Chapter completed!