After Xun You and Yu Jin were captured, their behavior was completely different. [Yu Jin took the initiative to ask for surrender at that time, but Xun You refused to surrender until death. Liu Xin ordered Xun You to be released and sent back to his hometown Yingchuan, but Yu Jin was beheaded.
show to the public.
Jushou didn't understand the result of this treatment, but Liu Xin didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he had to comply.
In fact, Liu Xin also thought carefully about how to deal with these two people. Yu Jin is indeed a talented general and very proficient in martial arts, but he lacks one thing, and that is backbone. Liu Xin hopes that his men can do this
Civil officials are not greedy for money, and military generals are willing to die. But this is something that Jin cannot do. If it had been a few years earlier, Liu Xin might have spared Yu Jin and given him a job. But Liu Xin is now full of talents, and the generals are like
Yun, it is indeed no less than Yu Jin.
But Xun You is different. He is a member of the Xun family in Yingchuan, and Yingchuan Academy is the property of the Xun family. Although there are not many Xun family members in Yingchuan now, there are many Xun family members who are officials under Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Liu
Since Xin occupied Yingchuan, he has been taking good care of the Xun family. One of the reasons is that he and Xun had a relationship in their early years. Of course, this is only a superficial reason. The deeper reason is that Liu Xin hopes that
Use these talents of the Xun family for your own use.
The so-called civil war and martial arts. Although the world is in chaos now, peace is just around the corner. To govern the world in the future, more talents like Xun You and Xun are needed for internal affairs. Without the help of Xun and Xun You, Cao Cao would have been worried about the food and grass matter.
How could he compete with Yuan Shao for such a long time? Such talents are exactly what is needed to govern the country in the future. And Liu Xin believes that as long as Xun You returns to Yingchuan and sees the tremendous changes that have taken place in his hometown, his thoughts will surely change.
Changes will occur accordingly.
At noon that day, the vegetable market in Chang'an was crowded. Yu Jin, Chen Qun and the soldier were taken to the execution ground. In order to prevent the prisoner from saying something he shouldn't say before the execution, walnuts were stuffed into the mouths of the three people, and they were covered with cloth.
The straps were tightened, and only whining sounds could be made from deep in the throat. However, the expressions of the three people were different. Yu Jin's face was full of annoyance and regret, Chen Qun's face was angry, and only the soldier looked calm.
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With a cry of "Time's up!", the executioner Jushuo threw a fire stick, the executioner raised the ghost-headed sword, and both Yu Jin and the soldier fell to the ground. However, Yu Jin's head was quickly picked up by the officer.
, was taken to the city gate for public display. The soldier's head and body were put into a thin-skinned coffin and sent to a mass grave outside the city for burial. Of course, no one knew that after nightfall, the soldier's coffin would be transported to
Xiangyang, buried in the Martyrs Cemetery in the south of the city. The most miserable person was Chen Qun. He had to be cut by the executioner seventy-two times before he died. If he died earlier, the executioner himself would be punished.
There were two former colleagues at the execution ground, but Xun You did not come to see Chen Qun and Yu Jin off because he had already embarked on his journey south. He and Xun's family members and a group of escorting officers and soldiers were also traveling with him. In Xun You's
In fact, Liu Xin was a good person and did it to the end. Not only did he return Xun You's family members, but he also returned Xun You's family members as well. Of course, Xun You didn't believe that the officers and soldiers in the team were really trying to protect his own safety. He was afraid that more
Out of surveillance. But he didn't dare to think about escaping. If escaping in the past was justified, at worst it would only harm his family, but now his cousin Xun's family is following behind.
Liu Xin did not come to the scene to watch the execution. Although he had experienced battles many times, he still didn't like such bloody scenes. He stayed in the palace all day to accompany his wife and children. Although this trip to the Western Regions was due to the
I was in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare any gifts, but my talk about the customs and customs of the Western Regions was still very popular.
The palace is too big. Ma Yun and Bian Yu all have their own palaces, so they have less contact with each other, and their relationship is not as close as when they were in Xiangyang. Now that Liu Xin is back, it is a rare moment for everyone to get together.
Opportunities to enhance relationships.
Just when everyone was feeling the warm moment, Ma Yun suddenly said: "You left Chang'an at such an important time, wouldn't you just go to see the scenery?"
Liu Xin smiled, took out a piece of paper from his arms, raised it, and said: "The results of this trip are here. I have signed the Treaty of Beitian with Kangju."
Only in front of his courtiers would Liu Xin call himself "I". In front of his family, he was still used to saying "I".
Ma Yun took the piece of paper and read it again, her expression suddenly changed, and she said, "Why do you give Kang Ju such a favorable condition?"
In the eyes of Ju Shu, Tian Feng and others, this treaty is just a gift from the Celestial Kingdom to a small remote country. It is not a big deal. But Ma Yun is different. Her concept is the same as Liu Xin's, and it is impossible to do it for a little thing.
They sacrificed their real interests in vain. Therefore, Ma Yun immediately became suspicious of this treaty.
Liu Xin did not hide anything, and told everything about herself and Ban Tou'er.
Women are naturally fond of gossip. Regarding such unbelievable things, Bian Yu, Cai Yan and the others naturally wanted to break the casserole and ask the truth. Only Ma Yun had a straight face and was very angry. It took a lot of effort for Liu Xin to coax her to change her mind.
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However, Liu Xin was not able to stay with his wife and children for long, and soon news about Cao Cao came.
Not only did Cao Cao have many talents under his command, but he himself was also a hero with great ambitions. That's why Liu Xin valued him so much and must eliminate him first before dealing with Yuan Shao. In fact, Cao Cao also deserved Liu Xin's treatment.
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After learning the news of the fall of Puyang, Cao Cao only experienced a brief shock, and then made a decision to launch a crazy, almost desperate attack on Hulao Pass. Such a fierce offensive continued until dark before stopping.
The terrain of Hulao Pass is not suitable for night fighting. Every day, Cao Jun attacked until dark and then stopped. This day was no exception, and did not attract the attention of the defenders at all. Different from the past, Cao Jun, who retreated to the barracks, did not advance.
Instead of resting in the tent, they evacuated the camp overnight with their baggage and food supplies.
Before this battle, Cao Cao had done enough homework, and the composition of Liu Xin's major legions was disclosed in the Dahan Express. As long as you pay a little attention, you can find out the situation of the Han army. Therefore, Cao Cao did not waste any time on the country.
He was able to calculate Liu Xin's troop deployment, so he dared not to save Yuan Shao but instead attacked Hulao Pass.
What Cao Cao didn't expect was that the defenders of Hulao Pass were so tenacious and his troops were elite. After attacking for more than ten days, they failed to even set foot on the city and instead lost Puyang.
But Cao Cao also knows that Liu Xin's current military strength is not sufficient. If he can divide his troops to attack Puyang, his troops will definitely be empty elsewhere. Now Cao Cao does not have no troops, but a lack of money and food. Puyang has been lost, and the army is short of food.
It will be more serious. Even returning to the army now will not help, so it is better to take a risk.
So, Cao Cao withdrew his army to Chenliu overnight. Chenliu was the place where he raised his troops, and he had the support of the Wei family, a local noble family. However, Cao Cao only replenished some food and baggage in Chenliu, and then entered Runan via Chen.
Although the Wei family was extremely wealthy, it was not enough to support such a large army. Cao Cao needed to find another source.
Runan is not rich, but Cao Cao knew that Mi Fang smuggled grain to Puyang through Runan, which means that there must be a large amount of grain accumulated in Runan, and even the roots of the Mi family have moved from Xuzhou to Runan.
Unsure. The Mi family was the richest man in Xuzhou back then, and now that he is with Liu Xin, he is already full of oil. If he can plunder the Mi family, then he will have both money and food.
Cao Cao is not a good person. When he started his army and lacked food and grass, he sent troops to dig out the tombs of many princes and princes, let alone a wealthy family. As long as he has money and food, it won't be long before he
Cao Cao can make a comeback again, and regaining Puyang is just around the corner.
Of course, the reason why Cao Cao is so confident is entirely based on one of his judgments. Now Liu Xin has two major enemies, one is Cao Cao, and the other is Yuan Shao. Now that the siege of Hulao Pass has been lifted, Cao Cao has also lost Puyang
, and fled, Liu Xin would definitely target Yuan Shao. Because the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family had many soldiers and generals, countless money and food, and Xianbei and Wuhuan to help them, they should be Liu Xin's strong enemy.
It was impossible for Liu Xin to leave Yuan Shao alone and pursue him, Cao Cao. As long as Liu Xin and Yuan Shao fought for a while longer, he, Cao Cao, could regroup in the Xu Yang area.
As Cao Cao expected, Runan's territory was empty of troops. There were only a few local troops stationed in the counties and counties along the way, and the city was very dilapidated. It had not been specially repaired and was almost conquered. But to Cao Cao's disappointment, Runan
All counties and counties are very poor, unlike the places under Liu Xin's rule.
In fact, what Cao Cao didn't know was that although Runan and other counties were occupied by Liu Xin along with the counties in Jiangnan, the funds in Liu Xin's hands were not unlimited. He had to consider the priority of development. And Jiangnan was Liu Xin's.
The focus of development, Runan has received relatively few resources, and the focus is still on solving the problem of food and clothing for the people. The people of the Han Dynasty are very simple, and their requirements are not high, as long as they can fill their stomachs. Therefore, although Runan does not
Like Jiangnan, it quickly became wealthy, but the people still praised Liu Xin, which created an illusion for Cao Cao.
Naturally, Cao Cao was unwilling to give in and continued to march south and entered Jiujiang. Jiujiang County is the largest county in Yangzhou. Shouchun, Yinling, and Liyang have all served as the administrative offices of Yangzhou. Even when Liu Xin attacked Jiujiang,
It took a lot of effort, but it was not easy for Cao Jun to conquer.
Sure enough, after Cao Cao entered Jiujiang, he immediately encountered a roadblock.