After Xiao Jingxuan returned to the harem, he lay on the soft couch and began to tease the two little guys.
Yang Yi said those two letters to Xiao Jingxuan.
"What do you think these two little guys should be named?"
Looking at the letters in Yang Yi's hand, Xiao Jingxuan also smiled bitterly, because these two letters were too troublesome.
One of the letters was written by Emperor Jia'an, which meant that the two little guys had been named. The boy was named Yang Zhao and the girl was named Yang Lingwei.
As for the other letter, it was sent by Duke Liang. The purpose of the letter was also to name the two little guys. The boy was named Xiao Ruiyan and the girl was named Xiao Yuhe.
To be honest, one is his biological father and the other is his adoptive father. Xiao Jingxuan didn’t know how to choose for a while.
Xiao Jingxuan even vaguely guessed that the reason why Duke Liang sent this letter so quickly was probably because Emperor Jia'an had contributed a lot.
Nowadays, no matter which one you choose, you will make the other unhappy.
Xiao Jingxuan's childhood was not happy. As an adult, everything about him was also under the control of others.
For Duke Liang and Emperor Jia'an, Xiao Jingxuan actually didn't like them very much in his heart. He even felt a little disgusted in his heart.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Jingxuan still planned to name his child Xiao, but he did not just use Liang Guogong to get the name.
Xiao Jingxuan named his son Xiao Zongze and his daughter Xiao Chaner.
After choosing the name, Xiao Jingxuan also completely relaxed.
Now, winter has arrived, and apart from the fact that some refugees need to move to the Wei area by sea, there is nothing else to do.
Therefore, in the following days, Xiao Jingxuan also relaxed completely.
Every day he was either practicing martial arts and teasing his two children, or going out of the palace to inspect people's livelihood in nearby prefectures and counties.
Today, the entire Yan region presents a peaceful scene. When the Wei region is completely under control in the future, the Yan country will be able to compete with the princes of the world.
Next, Xiao Jingxuan plans to recuperate and recuperate, and when his strength is almost the same, he will send troops to the Central Plains.
Among Xiao Jingxuan's many new policies, the most popular among the people are the light agricultural tax and the heavy commercial tax.
The living standards of the people have skyrocketed. When refugees from other countries came to Yan State, they were almost overjoyed when they saw the land tax of thirty to one.
However, the climate of Yan State is indeed cold, but compared to the taxation, it is tolerable.
Secondly, there are not many wealthy families in Yan State, and the officials and officials are relatively restrained and do not do anything harmful.
Local officials are building water conservancy projects, building bridges and paving roads, and the officialdom is relatively clear.
What scholars like most about the Yan State is the Yan State's imperial examination system. Regardless of family status, only talent is evaluated.
As the saying goes, the civil and martial arts learned were sold to the emperor's family. It was precisely because of the existence of the imperial examination system that a large number of scholars began to drag their families with them to the Yan State and settled in the Yan State.
Winter turned to spring, and in the blink of an eye, we arrived in the twenty-ninth year of Jia'an. Two years had passed since the battle to destroy the guards.
Xiao Jingxuan is also twenty-nine years old, and Yang Yi has given Xiao Jingxuan another daughter.
In the past two years, the strength of the Yan Kingdom can be said to have grown by leaps and bounds. With the attachment of Wei District, Xiao Jingxuan settled more and more refugees in Wei District.
Moreover, with the oppression of aristocratic families in various countries, more and more refugees had to flee to Yan State. This also caused the Yan State's strength to increase dramatically.
Xiao Jingxuan knew that the time had come for the expansion of the Yan Kingdom. Therefore, Xiao Jingxuan ordered Li Yunlan to be appointed as the general of Pingcheng, guarding the outside of the town, and ordered Yang Xiong Leiben to immediately lead his army to Pingzhou.
In addition, Xiao Jingxuan mobilized Ye Xiong's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to rush to Pingzhou.
In other words, Xiao Jingxuan gathered almost 120,000 troops in Pingzhou.
In April of the 29th year of Jia'an, Xiao Jingxuan rushed to Pingzhou with 500 troops.
After arriving in Pingzhou, Xiao Jingxuan summoned various generals in the general's mansion.
Gongsun Sheng, Zhou Tong, Tang Wanyi, Niu Gai, Ye Xiong, Yang Xiong, and Lei Ben were among them. In addition, there were also upstarts in the army such as Qiurong, Hu Dewei, and Zhan Ming.
After looking at the generals on both sides, Xiao Jingxuan said seriously: "Come here, please tell the world that the Yuwen family is unethical. Today, our country, Yan, will attack Buchen on behalf of heaven, and then polish it up."
"Yes, general, take your orders." A guard walked out quickly.
Xiao Jingxuan continued to look around and said.
"The first battle is to attack Jizhou. Gongsun Sheng, I order you to be the vanguard and lead an army of 50,000 from Zhou Tong, Niugai, Tang Wanyi and Qiurong to attack Jizhou."
"The last general takes orders."
"Hu Dewei?"
"The end will be here."
"I ordered you to garrison Pingzhou without any mistakes."
"The last general takes orders."
"The remaining people will follow me to attack Youzhou."
"The last general takes orders."
As Xiao Jingxuan's military order was issued, the entire Pingzhou became busy.
Troops from all walks of life also began to gather out of the city.
Youzhou can be said to be the gateway to attack the Yan State. However, Youzhou was divided into two. Youzhou City and the two counties under Youzhou belonged to the Zhao State, and the remaining two counties belonged to the Wei State.
This time, Xiao Jingxuan did not intend to let Wei's territory go. Instead, he sent his subordinate Hu Dewei to lead his own soldiers to take over the two counties by force. If there was resistance, they could attack by force.
As for the remaining soldiers and horses, they directly followed Xiao Jingxuan's troops to surround the city of Youzhou.
The reason why Xiao Jingxuan targeted Zhao Guo was because he was quite prestigious in the entire border town.
It can be said that Xiao Jingxuan's prestige is built on the numerous bones of the barbarians. The heads of the barbarian emperors are Xiao Jingxuan's greatest achievement.
When Xiao Jingxuan's royal flag was erected outside Youzhou City, the whole Youzhou was shaken.
Who is Xiao Jingxuan? Just kidding, he is the god of death known as the Butcher by the barbarians, and he is a being respected by the generals in the army.
Youzhou City is a fortified city. In order to defend against Yan and Wei, Zhao State deployed almost 40,000 troops in Youzhou.
In addition to the troops guarding the surrounding counties, there are at least 30,000 troops in Youzhou City. In addition, the city has high walls and thick walls, and the troops are well-equipped. This battle will not be easy to fight.
Xiao Jingxuan rode his horse and stopped less than two hundred steps away from Youzhou City.
In fact, this distance had already entered the range of the archers, but Zhao Jun did not attack immediately.
Xiao Jingxuan looked at the tower and shouted loudly: "I, Xiao Jingxuan, please ask the city guard to speak."
After a while, a familiar voice came from the city wall.
"Haha, Your Highness Prince Yan, you are well."
Xiao Jingxuan took a closer look and found out that he was really an acquaintance of his. Yuwen Tuo of the Yuwen Clan.
The Kingdom of Zhao is different from the Kingdom of Yan. Xiao Jingxuan only calls himself King Yan, and this King of Yan is also personally granted the title by Emperor Jia'an.
The Zhao Kingdom is different. Yu Wenyong, as the contemporary head of the Yuwen Clan, has already proclaimed himself emperor. Of course, this is also the case in other countries.
Xiao Jingxuan smiled and said: "Who do I think it is? It turns out to be General Yuwen."
"You are so impudent that you dare to be disrespectful to the king."
A general next to Yuwen Tuo scolded Xiao Jingxuan loudly.
Xiao Jingxuan was furious: "Presumptuous."
I saw a sword appearing out of thin air on the city tower, directly killing the general who spoke.
Xiao Jingxuan's move shocked the Zhao soldiers on the tower.
You must know that the city tower is still twenty feet high, and Xiao Jingxuan is still two hundred steps away from the city wall.
Ignoring the surprised crowd on the tower, Xiao Jingxuan said slowly: "General Yuwen, for the sake of you and me being old friends, I can let you lead the army to leave. However, this is the only time. Next time we meet, we will face each other life and death."
See you."
"Your Highness, King Yan, do you think that just because of your words, I will be allowed to flee?"
Faced with Yuwen Tuo's question, Xiao Jingxuan shook his head and said: "I have 60,000 elites under my command, all of them are tiger and wolf masters. Youzhou City cannot stop me. If you don't want to, I won't force you, I will give you a night
time to consider.”
After Xiao Jingxuan finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and returned to the camp.
After arriving at the camp, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the generals around him and said: "Get ready to take over Youzhou tomorrow."
After hearing Xiao Jingxuan's words, Yang Xiong asked: "Your Majesty, is it true that Yuwen Tuo will surrender?"
Xiao Jingxuan shook his head.
"Yu Wentuo has 30,000 troops in his hands and hasn't fought a single battle, so how can he surrender? It's just that he knows that Youzhou can't stop me. If we force a war, he will die miserably."
"It is also a good idea to defend the city and wait for reinforcements."
"Indeed, it is true. However, there are barbarians in the north of Zhao State, Liang State and Qin State in the west, Wei State in the south, and our Yan State in the east. I am afraid that reinforcements will not be dispatched for a while. It is better to conserve our strength."
After Xiao Jingxuan finished explaining, he returned to the handsome tent to rest.
Sure enough, late that night, Yuwen Tuo led his army and quietly left the city from the north gate and withdrew towards Yizhou.
The scouts under Xiao Jingxuan followed Yuwen Tuo's army and waited until Zhao Jun had left for more than a hundred miles before returning to the camp to report.
Early the next morning, when Xiao Jingxuan learned the news, he did not show much surprise.
In Xiao Jingxuan's image, Yuwen Tuo is more like a politician than a soldier.
If Yu Wenyue was guarding Youzhou, he would fight with Xiao Jingxuan no matter what, and would never retreat easily unless it was the end.
Xiao Jingxuan ordered Lei Ben to lead the army into Youzhou City first. After confirmation, the other battalions would enter the city in batches.
After Xiao Jingxuan entered the city, Lei Ben had already tallied up the harvest.
First of all, almost 150,000 dans of grain and grass were seized, as well as a large number of weapons and armor.
Among them, the number of arrows shocked Xiao Jingxuan. There were almost 200,000 feather arrows stored in the warehouse.
In addition, almost three thousand pieces of infantry armor were found in the warehouse.
As for other supplies, there were countless others. However, Xiao Jingxuan was very surprised when he saw Lei Ben's hesitant expression.
So he went to the warehouse to inspect it in person. This inspection made Xiao Jingxuan furious. It turned out that the three thousand armors seized were all of the Yan Army's standard, and the craftsmanship was all produced in Yingzhou workshops.
Xiao Jingxuan angrily said to Xiao Ran beside him: "Send the order and order Zhao Gang to rush to Yingzhou quickly and take over all military and political power in Yingzhou. Investigate this matter strictly."