Liu Ziqiu was startled when he saw the person coming clearly, and asked repeatedly: "Brother Yuchi, what happened?"
It turns out that although Liu Ziqiu said that in the face of absolute strength, any strategy will be vulnerable. But this is just a way for Liu Ziqiu to ignore the enemy strategically. Tactically, he still gave enough support to the Wagang Army.
He knew that Li Mi wanted to fight a decisive battle with the Han army, so he took advantage of his plan and set up a formation under Lingchang City to attract Li Mi's main force. He also sent several groups of light cavalry to attack the counties of Dongjun, which were empty of troops, including Wei Chigong's group.
They were the troops sent to Kuangcheng County.
The battle against Kuangcheng County went extremely smoothly, but when Yuchi Gong stopped Li Mi's defeated army, he suffered a big loss. Not only did he fail to stop Li Mi, but he was stabbed twice by Li Mi. His blood stained half of his shirt.
Yuchi Gong endured the pain, gritted his teeth and said: "The general is incompetent, please forgive me!"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Li Mi has become a loner and can't make any big waves. Brother Yuchi, you don't have to blame yourself, just go down and bandage the wound."
Having said that, Liu Ziqiu was a little worried. Although Yuchi Gong was not equipped with the knives commonly used by the Han army and still used the Changshan that he was most familiar with, he was not good at using the Changshan, and he even had the ability to seize the Changshan on a flying horse.
His stunts and martial arts are even better than Qin Shubao's, and ordinary people are no match for him. Moreover, Yuchi Gong is already wearing the best armor of the Han army, and its protective power is many times stronger than that of the Wagang army. Even so,
Yuchi Gongjing was still hurt by Li Mi, so Liu Ziqiu had to start to face Li Mi seriously.
If you don't kill a snake, you will eventually suffer from it. Liu Ziqiu knew this truth very well, and immediately ordered Li Mi to be wanted. He wanted to see his body alive, and his body wanted to be seen dead. However, Liu Ziqiu also knew that Li Mi would not be stupid enough to sneak into the area controlled by the Han army.
Several bandits who were most likely to defect to Shandong and Hebei had to be eradicated, which forced Liu Ziqiu to advance his plan to attack Lu Mingyue, Wang Bo and others.
After wiping out the Wagang Army, the largest armed force, Liu Ziqiu no longer needed to take charge of the remaining Lu Mingyue, Xu Yuanlang, Wang Bo and others, and handed them over directly to Wen Hao and others. Liu Ziqiu himself returned with the division.
Luoyang.
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The world has been in turmoil for a long time, and people are worried. The news of the great victory in Lingchang spread back to Luoyang, as if a shot of stimulant was given to the people in the turmoil. The whole city was boiling, and the sound of firecrackers continued all night long. Zhao Ling and others were also full of joy,
He repeatedly praised: "Your Majesty's civil and military skills are incomparable to those of Emperor Qin and Han Dynasty!"
However, Liu Ziqiu was not dazzled by the victory. He waved his hand and said calmly: "I didn't open up an inch of territory, so what's the point? The people are in poverty, and I feel uneasy. Everyone, please help me think about how to make Henan...
Let the people in Shandong, Shanxi, and Hebei survive the most difficult days in these two years."
Yu Shinan cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty loves the people, and I admire you. The land in these four places has been barren due to years of war. What the people lack most is food. As long as food is taken care of, everything else will not be a problem."
"Food, food is the biggest problem." Liu Ziqiu sighed, shook his head and said, "Contact the Xie family in Jiangnan, the Li family in Longxi, and the Wang family in Taiyuan, and ask them to organize food as much as possible, and the court will pay a large price to buy it.
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These aristocratic families all own a large amount of land, and through their land they control most of the country's food. However, the actual surplus food in the hands of the people is extremely limited. To solve the current food crisis, these aristocratic families are an obstacle that cannot be bypassed.
Zhao Ling smiled and said: "Your Majesty, thank you, the Li family does not need to go to trouble, they are now in Luoyang City."
Liu Ziqiu asked in surprise: "The Xie family from Jiangnan also came to Luoyang?"
Zhao Ling nodded and said: "Master Xie Yun and the two young masters came to see His Majesty in person. It happened that His Majesty was out on an expedition in person, and the ministers had already arranged for them to stay in the post."
Liu Ziqiu knew the relationship between Gao Xiuer and the Xie family, not to mention that Xie Xiangwen, who had been staying with Gao Xiuer, was originally the daughter of the Xie family. He couldn't help but ask: "Does the queen know that the Xie family came to Luoyang?"
Zhao Ling hurriedly said: "The empress summoned Xie Yun and his son to enter the palace, but Xie Yun said that His Majesty is not in the palace. It would be inconvenient for him to go in."
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Why does this Xie Yun act like an old scholar? Send a message to them to enter the palace early tomorrow morning. I want to see them in person."
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After listening to civil and military reports on the situation in various places, Liu Ziqiu returned to the harem. As soon as he arrived in Luoyang, he dealt with government affairs first. With these performances, even He Chou, the best at flattering, had to admit that Liu Ziqiu was indeed a dedicated emperor. As for Yu Shinan
The others nodded repeatedly.
However, it was already late when we returned to the harem. After Gao Xiuer took over the palace, he strictly enforced the rules. No one was allowed to walk around the palace after nightfall, so the large harem seemed extremely deserted. Liu Ziqiu was surprised, but
Seeing Xiang Xiang came out and said, "My servant, please welcome your Majesty."
Liu Ziqiu nodded: "Where is Xiu'er?"
"Your Majesty has gone to bed. I will lead the Holy Spirit over." Vanilla is still smiling, but this smile is a bit weird.
Liu Ziqiu didn't think much about it, and followed Xianghua towards Gao Xiuer's palace. They said a long separation is better than a wedding. He had fought all the way and finally returned to Luoyang. Naturally, he had to have a good intimacy with Gao Xiuer tonight. The palace still maintained
It was in the style of Yang Guang's era, gorgeous and luxurious. Liu Ziqiu stood at the door and sighed. In order to buy food to help the people, life in the palace seemed to have to be more frugal.
However, Vanilla suddenly stopped and whispered: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is in the room. You can go in by yourself."
Since he became the emperor, Liu Ziqiu obviously felt that Xiang Xiang was very different from him. Faced with this situation, Liu Ziqiu was helpless, so he had to express his gratitude, opened the bead curtain, and entered the palace. There were no lights in the palace, and it was dark.
However, Liu Ziqiu's eyesight was sharp, and he could clearly see the large dragon bed. On the dragon bed, a curvy body was facing inward, slightly shrinking from fatigue.
Liu Ziqiu laughed, took off his robe, walked over and patted the full moon, but felt something was wrong, and asked repeatedly: "You are not Xiu'er! Who is it?"
There are three thousand beauties in the harem. Strictly speaking, they are all Liu Ziqiu's women. It is normal for anyone to sleep with them. Of course, although Liu Ziqiu is not a coward, he is not as lustful as Yang Guang. It is not that he can't move when he sees a beautiful woman.
The role of pace.
But the woman on the dragon bed began to sob: "Brother."
"Qianyu!" Liu Ziqiu was surprised, "Why are you here?"
It turned out that the woman on the dragon bed was not Gao Xiu'er, but Tuoba Qianyu. Tuoba Qianyu was originally a girl with an unrestrained temperament. When she heard that Liu Ziqiu recognized her, she no longer cared about being reserved and immediately threw herself into Liu Ziqiu's arms.
Inside, two pink fists hit Liu Ziqiu's chest hard, with a look of resentment on his face: "If it weren't for Sister Xiu'er's pity, I'm afraid you would have forgotten me long ago."
Liu Ziqiu smelled the faint fragrance, and his heart was filled with excitement. He said with a smile: "Who said that I have forgotten you? Even if you don't show up here, I will send someone to pick you up. It's just that you came at the wrong time today."
Tuoba Qianyu raised his head and asked in surprise: "Why?"
Liu Ziqiu said with a bad smile: "You will know how powerful it is after a while."
After saying that, before Tuoba Qianyu could react, Liu Ziqiu pressed hard and the palace soon became filled with spring scenery.
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The next day, Liu Ziqiu summoned Xie Yun and his son, Gao Xiu'er, Hua Yun, Lin Qiao'er, and Mu Duoli in Daxing Hall. They all appeared in the hall. The five women of Liu Ziqiu, except Tuoba Qianyu, did it for the first time last night, and their actions were still...
It was a bit inconvenient that the other four women were here, which showed how much Liu Ziqiu valued the Xie family and his son.
Xie Yun couldn't help but feel flattered, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground with his two sons, intending to perform three obeisances and nine kowtows.
Liu Ziqiu hurriedly pulled them up and said, "Mr. Xie, I'm very happy that you can come and see me. No need to be too polite."
Xie Yun then got up from the ground, secretly glanced at Gao Xiuer and others, then thought of his daughter, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
But Liu Ziqiu saw it clearly and couldn't help but ask: "Does Mr. Xie have something on his mind?"
Xie Yun sighed and said, "It's hard to explain in one word."
But Gao Xiuer already understood and said with a smile: "Is Mr. Xie worried about your beloved's affairs?"
Liu Ziqiu thought of the beautiful girl who could play the piano and was good at tea ceremony, and couldn't help frowning: "Miss Xie? What happened to her?"
Hearing Liu Ziqiu's question, Xie Yun's heart suddenly went cold. Gao Xiuer knew about Xie Muyu becoming a monk, so Xie Yun thought that Liu Ziqiu must also know about it. Now Liu Ziqiu is pretending not to know, obviously because he doesn't want to admit the marriage.
. Indeed, although Liu Ziqiu accepted the Geng Tie, there was no reply for a long time, and his thoughts were unpredictable. And among the women here now, which one is not beautiful and fragrant, Liu Ziqiu may have forgotten Xie Muyu a long time ago. Thinking of this
, Xie Yun could only complain for her daughter in her heart, but she couldn't say a word.
Suddenly, Xie Zhiwu said loudly: "Your Majesty, my little sister, she has become a monk!"
When Liu Ziqiu went to Xie's house, Xie Zhiwu had the best relationship with him, so Xie Zhiwu became a little bolder in front of Liu Ziqiu.
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and asked in a deep voice: "Miss Mu Yu has become a monk? Why?"
Now that he had started, Xie Zhiwu became more courageous and gritted his teeth and said: "Back then, Wang Shichong of Jiangdu forced my younger sister to marry him, but my younger sister only had His Majesty in her heart and refused to obey, so she had no choice but to shave off her hair.
Become a monk to keep your innocence!"
Liu Ziqiu was stunned: "What you said is the truth!"
Xie Zhiwu lowered his head: "Every word of the common people is true. If there is even half a lie, they are willing to be punished!"
Liu Ziqiu was silent for a long time, and then said: "I want to issue an order to order Miss Xie to return to secular life!"
Gao Xiuer said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Miss Xie is determined, and I am afraid she will not accept the order easily. As I see it, the person who untied the bell must also tie the bell."