Chapter 369: King Shenwu
Calm days always pass quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the vigorous Qin and Chu war was about to end. The battle to pursue the remnants of the Xiang family in Jiangdong would only be treated as a local war in the county. When the north wind in October blew, Li Yuan's carriage drove north along the road between Qi and Yan countries in the past.
How to stabilize the north or eliminate the threat from the Huns on the prairie is a difficult and difficult difficulty for the reborn Qin State.
North wind.
It was as cold as a shaved cheek, and there was a biting cold pain.
Li Yuan abandoned his car and rode a tall red war horse. Accompanied by Han Xin, Li Zhongxiang and other generals, he rode his horse and whipped it all the way north.
Nine years.
In the blink of an eye.
In the uninterrupted fight and struggle for survival, Li Yuan went through the entire process of building an emerging Qin State. In the nine years, Li Yuan really couldn't remember how many battles he fought and how many times he had passed through the dangerous shoals. In his heart, the only thing he could not forget was the memory from the future.
It may be difficult to go back in this life.
The space-time machine that souls travel through has not appeared in Li's original year, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve such a scientific miracle in the next few years.
Since he is destined to stay in this era, he must live well and use his entire life experience to write a legend that belongs to him, Li Yuan.
Today, he was finally able to say proudly: He did it, only Li Yuaner after the First Emperor.
The name of the Shenwuhou was at its peak in Qin State, and was no different from that of the emperor. In the court in Chang'an, ministers such as Chen Ping, Li Zheng, Guan Yue were already preparing to submit memorials to propose Li Yuan to the "throne".
King Shenwu.
This is another very domineering title after the "First Emperor", but it has been unanimously recognized by the Qin people, including the old Qin people in Guanzhong, the new Qin people in Guandong, and the Qin people in Bashu, Hexi and other places. In fact, based on the opinions summarized by various places, the memorials in many places are even more radical, and they directly asked Li Yuan to succeed to the throne of "Emperor".
Whoever gives a good life is the unscrupulous candidate for the emperor. Even in Guanzhong, where the old Qin people gathered the most, few people will still be confused about the bloodline of the Ying surname. It symbolizes the remnants of the clan power. After two failed chaos between Chen Di and the Ying family, it has been wiped out, and the only remaining fish that have escaped the net have been hiding all day long.
The people of Qin who were immersed in happiness and joy were more concerned about the present and future than the past. As for the new Qin people in Guandong, they hoped to see a new empire different from Ying Qin. The Ying family represented cruelty and different levels. The difference between the old Qin people and the new Qin people was like the water in the gap, and never stopped.
King and Emperor.
The pronunciation is the same but the meaning is completely different.
It is not easy to be a good emperor. Li Yuan has a modern personality. He likes to enjoy and be free. In this sense, once you are an emperor, you must be diligent in governing politics and have to live a life where you have to go to court early in the morning and there are countless things you need to make decisions every day.
If you don’t become an emperor, you can only be a "king prince". The promotion from a marquis at the 19th level of the military title system to a 20th level is also because if Li Yuan did not be promoted, the titles of generals who had followed for many years would not be able to rise.
The matter of governing the country. There are Chen Ping, Li Zheng, Guan Yue and a group of political officials who are managing it. Judging from the practice over the past seven years, Chen Ping and others have actually done a good job.
When the founding officials were unified, of course, they had to reward merits and do so. In addition to substantial promotion, they also had nominal titles.
For example, when veterans like Zhang Han and Xin Sheng are about to withdraw from the military, what they most desire is not to command an army, but to become kings and princes; for example, Wang Shang, Luo Jia, Jiang Yu, and Han Xin, the backbone generals of the Qin army, have followed Li Yuan in the east and west over the years, and when they are almost at a high price, it is understandable to give the honor of a "marquis" to him.
Only in this way can other new generals such as Li Zhongxiang, Feng Xuan, and Zhang Ping see more clearly their future development goals.
The unification of the Central Plains does not mean that Qin can rest assured, and swords and guns are put into the warehouse and horses are put into the southern mountains. A stronger and more vast Qin State will inevitably face challenges from more powerful opponents in the process of expansion and development.
For young Qin people who hope to prove themselves on the battlefield, this is the best era, and it is also an era where men show their blood and ability.
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Yishuiban.
The main force of the Qin army heading north was marching towards Yan in the cold.
The river surface in October has begun to freeze. This year, the amount of water from the upstream has decreased significantly, and the weather is colder than last year. Under such bad weather, people living in the north need to withstand greater survival tests. For the nomadic people living on the grasslands in the north, as batches of cattle and sheep freeze to death, their spring days will become very difficult next year.
This time, Li Yuan decided to go to Yanbei for inspection, not on a whim, but to deal with the large-scale harassment of the Huns that might have arrived.
After the setbacks of the previous second southward journey, Li Yuan and Han Xin both made the same judgment, that is, if Maodun goes south, he will definitely attack with all his strength and will not have any more worries.
If you look at the northern defense line of Qin, Yanbei is undoubtedly the weakest link. Yan land is different from Guanzhong, Yunzhong, and Jiuyuan. The other three places are the rammed earth Great Wall built by Qin and Zhao back then, and there are dangerous passes and dangerous passes that are stuck on the border. Even if the Huns' cavalry breaks through the pass, they will not be able to obtain long-term support.
However, in Yanbei, there are different Great Walls in Yan Kingdom. Although there are also great walls in Yanbei, Liaodong, Xiangping and Yuyang are connected to the northern grasslands, with flat terrain and few mountains, and the Qin army can block them. What is even more worrying is that except for Yanshan, the area in Jixian has no more fulcrum to use.
In other words, the Huns could only break through a little, and after passing Jixian, the Central Plains was like a woman with her arms open, almost allowing the Huns to insult them at will.
It is urgent to strengthen the guardian power of Yan land. This time, in addition to some of the Qin army soldiers who went north, there were also a considerable number of young people from Qi who were selected through the selection. These young people who were eager for glory and victory were being subjected to the first test since joining the army.
On the high hills on the riverside, the captain Ma Jinqi was on the war horse, frowned and tightened the cloak on his body, and then stared at the new pawns crossing the river with a serious expression.
After the test of the Battle of Chu, Ma Jin's military position was promoted to another level. From a military marquis to a captain, Ma Jin also went from a subordinate officer who obeyed others' command to an intermediate general of the Qin army with relatively independent command.
"Order, the entire army should speed up. Before sunset, they must arrive at the camp site twenty miles away. Those who are delayed will not return to the camp—!" Ma Jin shouted loudly.
"No!" The scout responded with heat, and at the same time, he drove the horse under his crotch and ran quickly.
"Hey, which general is that, so arrogant?" Looking at Ma Jin's tall back, the new soldiers who had just flowed out of the cold river water were whispering to each other with envy.
"You don't know this, Captain Ma from Wuhou's personal military camp?" The fast-mouthed soldier next to him replied.
"Personal barracks, this is amazing. I heard that I have to enter this barracks, but I have to go through one hundred miles to pick one and pass five passes and kill six generals?" When it comes to the personal barracks, the new soldiers of the Qin army were even more excited.
"Maybe we will have this opportunity in the future. I know that Ma Jiawei was captured by Xiang Chu before, and even he could be noticed by Marquis Wu, of course we can do it too." The new soldiers discussed and exchanged information about the Qin army.
The name of a person.
Shadow of the tree.
With the victory of the Qin army on the battlefield again and again, among the Qin camp soldiers, who do not know that most of the generals of Qin are from the personal military camps that Li Yuan served directly, and the Captain Ma whom I just saw will undoubtedly become an important general to guard the side in the future.
"Young man, it's time to polish!" Ma Jin glanced at the new soldiers, and his eyes gradually felt warm. He whipped hard, pulled the reins and rushed towards the front of the team.
Once upon a time, like these young soldiers, he was not afraid of ice and snow or severe cold. As long as the soldiers pointed at the tip of the enemy and the flags, he was not afraid of going forward.
Chapter completed!