Liu Ziqiu said angrily: "I tried my best to persuade you, but you just didn't listen! Do you think that I really don't dare to kill anyone? For the sake of brother Wenhao, I will leave your body intact. Come and get the poisoned wine!"
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Wen Hao hurriedly said: "Yu'er, just promise your majesty."
Fan Lihua's attitude was very firm and said: "No! Poisonous wine is poisonous wine, I will drink it!"
Xue Ye'er was also panicked and said quickly: "Sister Yu'er, I will definitely listen to you in the future and will never dare to do anything that goes against my will. I hope my sister can accept my sister's behavior."
Fan Lihua closed her eyes and said nothing, looking like she was just waiting for death.
Gao Xiuer didn't expect Fan Lihua to be so stubborn. She didn't want to really kill Fan Lihua, so she couldn't help but hesitate and whispered: "Husband, let's forget it."
Liu Ziqiu still had an angry look on his face, and he rolled his sleeves and said: "My words are golden words, how can I change them!"
At this time, Vanilla had come from behind, holding a lacquer plate in her hand with a black porcelain bottle on it. Vanilla came to Fan Lihua and said in a deep voice: "Mrs. Wen, here is the poisonous wine, you
Drink it quickly!"
Fan Lihua opened her eyes, turned her head to look at Wen Hao, sighed, grabbed the porcelain bottle, raised her head, said "gul", and took a big gulp.
Xue Yeer was shocked when she saw this. She burst into tears and said repeatedly: "Sister, it was me who hurt you."
After saying that, she also grabbed the porcelain bottle and took a big sip.
Wen Hao didn't expect that these two people had such strong temperaments. He was stunned for a moment, grabbed the porcelain bottle and took a big sip. Suddenly he knelt down towards Liu Ziqiu and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I can no longer follow your Majesty and help your Majesty."
You have made a great contribution. Your Majesty, please treat my children well after my death."
Things happened so fast that both Queen Xiao and Gao Xiuer were stunned. Liu Ziqiu's face was still angry, but Vanilla was secretly laughing.
Fan Lihua didn't expect that Xue Ye'er and Wen Hao would rush to drink the poisonous wine. She couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said, "Sister, husband, you two are so stupid. After I leave, the poor child... ugh."
Wen Hao, however, was not worried at all and whispered: "Don't worry, Your Majesty will definitely take good care of our children."
Liu Ziqiu suddenly stood up, walked up to the three of them, and said, "Fan Lihua, do you regret it now?"
Fan Lihua wanted to say that she had no regrets, but when she thought that the couple and Xue Ye'er had already drunk the poisonous wine, her son had been left alone since then. It would be a lie to say that she had no regrets, and she was speechless for a moment.
Liu Ziqiu added: "It's a pity that I don't have the antidote. I just want to ask, if I find the antidote and save the lives of the three of you, will you still be willing to accept Miss Xue as your sister?"
Fan Lihua shook her head and said: "Since the emperor has no antidote, what else can he say?"
Liu Ziqiu said lightly: "I'm just curious."
Fan Lihua thought about it seriously and said, "Actually, Ye'er and I are sisters. She is willing to live at home, and I don't have any problem with it."
Liu Ziqiu laughed heartily and said, "Isn't it right to have thought this way a long time ago? Don't act out of emotion in the future."
Wen Hao came to his senses and asked repeatedly: "Your Majesty, are you saying that there will be a future for me?"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "How can there be no future? There is still a long way to go in the future. I hope the three of you will love each other and grow old together. What do you think of the taste of that bottle of poisonous wine?"
The three said in unison: "Sour!"
Gao Xiuer also became curious: "Husband, what did you give them to drink?"
Vanilla covered her mouth and smiled: "Sister, it was my brother-in-law who asked me to pour a bottle of old vinegar."
Liu Ziqiu laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe, and it took him a long time to say: "Mrs. Wen, if you do this again in the future, I will make you jealous!"
Only then did Fan Lihua realize that she had been tricked by Liu Ziqiu, but she had a bold temperament, and her words were like water thrown out, so naturally they had to be counted. However, she was not stupid either, she reacted quickly and said loudly: "Your Majesty, from now on
This kind of thing will never happen again, so the emperor cannot threaten me."
Liu Ziqiu was stunned and asked: "Why?"
Fan Lihua pointed at Wen Hao and said with a livid face: "Because the emperor has said that he will only have two wives."
Liu Ziqiu then remembered that he had indeed said such words just now, and couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Mrs. Wen, you win."
Xue Ye'er's matter was finally resolved, and Gao Xiu'er had an explanation. However, Liu Ziqiu was a little worried about Wen Hao, fearing that he would not have an easy time tonight.
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Up to now, except for Hebei Road, Liaoxi Road, and parts of Hedong and Henan Roads, other places have been under Liu Ziqiu's control. He did not rush to complete the great cause of unifying the world, but took a rest and recuperation
strategy. After all, after Yang Guang's abuse of people's power and successive years of war, the people in many places were already in dire straits and needed a relatively calm environment for them to slowly recover. What Liu Ziqiu considered was not to engage in major battles at least before the autumn harvest, so that the people could enjoy
to a relatively peaceful time.
But things didn't always go as he imagined. An urgent report quickly broke the calm. Liu Wuzhou's army went south in full force, and Taiyuan was in a hurry.
Taiyuan borders the two counties of Loufan and Yanmen to the north. Liu Wuzhou occupies the three counties of Mayi, Loufan and Yanmen. If he wants to continue to expand his strength, sending his troops south to capture Taiyuan is his inevitable choice. Last time, Liu Wuzhou
He wanted to use the power of the Turks to capture Taiyuan. Later, Liu Ziqiu led his army into the Mobei grassland and used a strategy to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, which solved the crisis in Taiyuan. It is precisely because of this that the Wang family in Taiyuan was completely destroyed like the Li family in Longxi.
He fell to Liu Ziqiu.
Taiyuan's geographical location is extremely important and is an important barrier to prevent Liu Wu and Zhou from going south. Therefore, after Liu Ziqiu defeated the Wagang Army, he immediately sent troops to take over Taiyuan's city defense. Today, the old Sui Dynasty troops stationed in Taiyuan City are where they were reorganized.
There are also regular troops transferred from Luoyang, but the number of regular troops is not large. It may be difficult to rely on local troops to stop Liu Wuzhou's all-out attack.
After receiving this urgent report, Liu Ziqiu was silent for a moment and said: "I want to conquer it personally!"
Yang Guang's favorite thing was to conduct military expeditions in person. Hearing that Liu Ziqiu also wanted to conduct military expeditions in person, all civil and military officials tried to persuade him. Zhao Ling raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty has a rich body now, how can he personally take risks! Liu Wu introduced Cao Kou Er on Monday,
If you can capture it with your hands, why would your Majesty do it yourself?"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "I also want to live a peaceful life for a few days, but the world is uncertain and the people are in poverty, so I have trouble sleeping and eating. Liu Wuzhou is not as good as Lu Mingyue, and Wang Bo and his like are comparable. Song Jingang under him is good at strategy, Yuchi
Gong Yong is the champion of the three armies. Speaking of which, Yuchi Gong is still my sworn brother. I can't bear brothers killing each other, so I must go through it myself."
The civil and military officials knew that Liu Ziqiu valued friendship and knew they could not dissuade him. But from a large perspective, the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty was all linked to Liu Ziqiu. From a small perspective, their glory and wealth also came from Liu Ziqiu. Therefore,
People must not be careless.
Pei Ji pondered and said: "Your Majesty wants to lead the expedition in person. I dare not disobey the order, but please bring more men and horses with you to be prepared for emergencies."
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Since ancient times, soldiers have to be elite rather than numerous. In the past, every time Yang Guang fought, he would often have an army of five to six hundred thousand troops. It was very unwise to mobilize troops, waste people and money. This time, I personally conquered with 50,000 soldiers and horses.
That’s it!”
According to the new military system formulated by Liu Ziqiu, the Han Dynasty had very few regular troops, with a total strength of only 240,000, which was much less than the Sui Dynasty's one million army. Even the Wagang Army has now grown to 200,000.
.But these 240,000 people are real professional soldiers, and their mission is to train and fight. Except for some important checkpoints and passes, they don't need to worry about guarding ordinary cities at all. Therefore, the army's combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Sui army.
Much more.
Of course, among the 240,000 people, there are 50,000 nomadic cavalry. Liu Ziqiu will not use them casually to fight in the Central Plains. On the one hand, these nomadic cavalry are composed of foreign races, and Liu Ziqiu does not want to commit massacre at the hands of foreign races.
Han people's affairs. On the other hand, he exercised loose control over Mobei. He still needed a strong armed force to maintain pressure on Mobei at all times to prevent the tyrants on the grasslands from becoming disloyal again.
In addition, in the battle in the Central Plains, 20,000 naval troops will not be used. Only 170,000 people can really be used. Of these 170,000, 40,000 have been stationed at various passes. If Liu Ziqiu deploys another 100,000
If the army were to go on the Northern Expedition, there would only be 30,000 troops stationed in Luoyang, Chang'an and other places. Therefore, Liu Ziqiu was unwilling to adopt Pei Ji's advice and was only willing to lead 50,000 people on the expedition.
Although there were only 50,000 people, the strength of this army should not be underestimated, including 20,000 elite cavalry and 10,000 swordsmen. The army left Luoyang and marched north, still displaying the usual style of the Han army, marching in a hurry
, traveling day and night without stopping at all, passing through the three counties of Hanoi, Changping and Shangdang, and entered Taiyuan five days later.
At this time, Jiaocheng, Fenyang, Mujing, and Shouyang to the north of Taiyuan City had all been lost. Liu Wuzhou gathered an army of 200,000 and surrounded Taiyuan City.
Mayi and Yanmen are both border counties, and they often deal with the nomadic peoples in the north. Therefore, the local people are mostly practiced in riding and shooting, and the folk customs are also extremely tough. Liu Wuzhou has no shortage of soldiers. On the other hand, Duo Jishi hurriedly retreated back to the desert.
North, the property, food and women plundered were all left to Liu Wuzhou. In this way, Liu Wuzhou would not have any difficulties in money and food, and he could recruit troops and horses. In order to win over people's hearts, he also gave a large number of women to his soldiers.
For a time, he won the support of the three armies.
Another important reason that greatly increased Liu Wuzhou's strength was that when Du Jishi retreated, Yuchi Gong intercepted the Turkic rearguard and robbed a large number of war horses. These war horses were all good horses on the grassland.
In the Sui Dynasty, it was necessary to spend countless prices to obtain such horses. Now Liu Wu obtained more than 20,000 horses at once, which was enough for him to form a powerful cavalry unit. It was thanks to this cavalry unit that Liu Wu Zhou was able to
He was able to show off his power in Taiyuan and trap the defenders in the city.