Royal Road

"Xitai has fallen."

In the Shangdang government office, everyone was silent. The big battle that has been fought for nearly a year has finally come to an end. It stands to reason that it should be a good thing. But for Liang Feng and Shangdang, it is not something to celebrate.

Chang'an City was breached, which meant that the long-consuming internal fighting of Sima had come to an end. Ma Teng of Dongying Company, who was out on the expedition, also completed his mission, and it is no surprise that he will be added to the ranks. Although the army of the Union State was newly defeated, the Shangdang County was unscathed and regained Yangyi. If he could borrow some soldiers and horses from the East Sea King, Sima Teng would most likely return to Bingzhou.

This is no different from adding a rope to everyone's necks. Whether they can keep the Guantian troops that have been operating for more than a year and whether they can gain more strategic space in the cracks has become an urgent question.

"Lord, the marriage with Wang can't be delayed any longer!" Duan Qin took the lead.

This is also the best way to break the game now. As long as he marries the Wang Clan in Taiyuan, Liang Feng can immediately gain a foothold in Bingzhou. Even Sima Teng could not risk offending the Wang Clan of Taiyuan and attack him blatantly. In this way, precious time can be gained to further stabilize Liang Feng's turf.

Why doesn't Liang Feng understand this truth?

He has received Wang Wen's reply. Even if the situation of the solar eclipse taking the city was explained according to the facts, the other party still did not have any opinion about it, but after warm words and comfort, proposed the marriage again, and did not even change the person, she was still the most suitable Wang girl. . This is the second time the other party has handed out an olive branch. If you refuse, you will become enemies if you don't get married.

The situation of the Shangdang party has also reached an imminent moment. Take such a big risk just for a little bit of grudge? Only then can Liang Feng truly understand how his parents felt when they were married. It's not that I don't know that the other person is not suitable for me, but what is the sacrifice of the freedom of love for the sake of the family and the greater good?

Who expected the reincarnation of the reincarnation, going round and round, he also embarked on this old road.

For a long time, he slowly nodded and said, "Then prepare for the wedding."

Hearing that the lord finally settled down in his heart, Duan Qin couldn't help but feel happy: "How should the etiquette system be arranged? Is it necessary to'worship'?"

Liang Feng is now a prince of the township in Jin, and is also a member of Liehou Middle School. The wedding is to follow the "six ceremonies" process, that is, to complete the six steps of accepting, asking for name, naji, accepting, giving notice, and welcoming in person, before we marry the bride and return home. However, since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there have been many wars, disasters, and epidemics. In order to complete the wedding as soon as possible and reduce the number of complications, a temporary solution has been produced. As long as you put the gauze on the head of the bride and send it to your husband's house, the husband will take off the gauze and pay a visit to your uncle, it is considered a gift. This simple ritual is called "Worship". Although it is not in accordance with the ancient rituals, there are many people in the world who get married like this.

Liang Feng was originally married again, and the bride was another branch of Wang's family, not his own family. In addition, Wang Wen and others avoided their hometown because of the war, and paid six more salutes, which was really reluctant. It is indeed the best way to simply use "time of worship" to complete the wedding before Sima Teng returns to Bingzhou.

Cui Ji immediately said, "It is inevitable to be rushed in the'Worship'. You may want to simplify it. Najib at the time of the wedding, and the levy at the time of the wedding are also considered to be full of etiquette."

This marriage, after all, was a bit unequal, it was Wang's marriage. It would be too rude to marry someone so empty-handed. Just in time for the marriage, the letter was sent over, and Najib was taken advantage of this opportunity to take care of Najib, that is, the matter of going to the door to propose a marriage. The other party replied, telling the woman's name and surname her birthday, and when a date is set, he can also bring a bride price to pick up the bride. Although the six ceremonies are hurried, they are much more solemn than the "time of worship".

Hearing what Cui Ji said, Liang Feng didn't know what he meant: "It's okay. You must prepare as soon as possible when you apply for a gift."

Marriage at this time is also quite expensive. For gentry like Wang and Liang, a marriage cannot be done without a million dollars. But now the two places are far apart, and there are wars and wars. I'm afraid it can't be done. After the nine fixed items are ready, add some precious jewelry and silk.

All of you here are delighted to be recognized by Liang Feng. Liang's mansion has a new mistress, and the prefect married the daughter of the Wang clan. No matter what it is, it is worth celebrating.

However, Liang Feng himself was somewhat distracted, and it was not a happy thing to finalize a marriage in a few words. With a light sigh, he said: "But this way, Leping State's suppression of bandits will be extremely delayed."

This kind of land grabbing was done if the master wasn't robbing him, and he turned around and installed a family like Wen Qiao, so that Sima Teng couldn't find faults. But if Sima Teng comes back, there is no possibility of doing anything again. This Leping must be laid down as soon as possible. I only hope that Yiyan's cavalry can go to war.

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"My lord, there have been migratory locusts to the west of Zhongyang!" The newly appointed great Sinong of Han said with a panic expression.

Liu Yuan's face was dark. Now it's only April, how come migratory locusts are born? Moreover, it is still west of Zhongyang, and it will not take long for the locusts to fly to Lishi, the capital city. If there is a locust plague, let alone food, even grass may not be left. This is a matter of life and death for a country!

"Can you organize the eradication of locusts?" Liu Yuan asked in a deep voice.

Da Sinong shook his head: "There are too many locusts, and they are inexhaustible. And..." He hesitated for a while before saying, "...and there are rumors among the people that the locust plague will only come from the sky because of the attack on the Shangdang... …"

Liu Yuan was so angry that he slapped the case: "Why! He is not the emperor Liang Zixi, how can there be such rumors?!"

"But, but there was no locust plague in Shangdang..." Da Sinong said dejectedly.

These words made Liu Yuan shut his mouth. The plagues of locusts have always appeared in pieces, sweeping across a state at every turn. Even if the Shangdang terrain is higher and there are mountains that can block it, it is impossible to be completely disaster-free! When the solar eclipse was like this, now the plague of locusts is coming again, and people can hardly even make fire.

After a moment of silence, he finally said: "Order, move the capital. Send people to stay in Lishi, move the platform to Pingyang, and only Hedong grain."

Pingyang is the base camp of the left of the Huns and Liu Yuan's hometown. Moving the capital here is obviously more convenient for him to control the five soldiers. However, someone else said: "Pingyuan County is still stable, and other counties and counties may not be easy to attack. Before the East China Sea King attacked Chang'an, the Jin army camp was in Hongnong."

In these two months, the strength of the Huns has actually been tilted towards Sizhou. Pingyuan County was originally the resident of the left and the south of the Xiongnu. It didn't take much effort to gather a county. But the Hadong County next door and Hongnong County further away are not so easy to deal with.

"Hedong is a salt-producing land. If it can be captured, it will be of great help to the country. As for the big camp of Hongnong County..." Liu Yuan smiled coldly, "After taking down Chang'an, Donghai King will naturally not be there. Throwing troops. Hejian King and Chengdu King weren't caught, he had to guard against their comeback."

When attacking Luoyang before, Chengdu Wang Simaying took the lead and escaped cleanly. After fighting in Chang'an, Hejian Wang Sima Yong fled to Changbai Mountain overnight. He has yet to find a figure. If these two are not removed, how can Sima Yue feel at ease?

But just so, it's not enough. After thinking for a moment, Liu Yuan said: "General Jianwei, you take Qingqi forward, cross Hedong County, and lie in ambush in the Jin Army camp. If you have a chance, you might as well ask them some trouble.

There is no chance of winning against Daying. But harassing the army back and creating chaos for the Jin army is not a bad idea. Nowadays, the forces opposed to the East Sea King still exist, and the old part of the Chengdu King in Jizhou is in trouble. Even if a sneak attack, the other party may not be able to find the culprit.

Liu Yao answered the line: "The sons and ministers lead the orders!"

This was the first time he had received a general since the defeat of the Shangdang, and his eyes immediately showed dazzling brilliance.

Seeing that the adopted son was not killed by Liang Zixi, Liu Yuan nodded secretly in his heart. This world is nothing but bullying and fear of hardship. Since the merged state is not good for development, it is better to use Sizhou's idea. When the Sima clan was completely finished and Chang'an City was empty and weak, it was time for them to move westward.

As for the Shangdang... Liu Yuan slightly squinted his eyes. Such a difficult opponent should be handled by Sima Teng.

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"What? The Xianbei men and horses are starting to plunder again? Does General Qi leave it alone?" Sima Teng frowned when he heard the report from the messenger.

The thousands of Duan Clan Xianbei sent by Wang Jun are like hungry wolves. Great is great, but also greedy and disobedient. When he captured Yecheng, he looted wildly. Now that Chang'an has been defeated, it has caused trouble in this important town. It is not as easy as Tuoba Xianbei.

When the staff below heard this, they were clever and did not answer. The people who burned, killed, looted and looted in Chang'an were really not the only Xianbei people. After a few months of fighting, Qi Hong will also console his own soldiers. Blame the King of Hejian and Zhang Fang, for transporting the emperor to Chang'an in a good manner, it is necessary to pay some price.

Sure enough, Sima Teng just complained, did not care, and asked: "When will General Qi send His Majesty to Luoyang?"

"The emperor travels, I'm afraid it will take some time." The messenger replied quickly.

It doesn’t matter, I’ve waited so long, and it’s okay to wait a few days. Sima Teng said broadly, "Tell General Qi that he is alone in Hongnong Daying and waiting for the royal driver."

This is also an errand that Sima Teng finally got. Unlike his brother Simamo, he did his best when he captured Luoyang. Although the Union State Soldier he brought was a great help, but it has always been behind the army and has no chance to occupy the city. But the credit is still there after all. His brother Sima Yue has already asked Dongyan King for him, and in turn, he will also govern and merge the military of the prefecture. With such an official guardianship, no matter how much he asks the court for soldiers and horses, he should be able to repel the Xiongnu.

However, he really didn't make up his mind whether to return to Bingzhou or not. There was news of defeat before, and it seemed that the others were still not up to the trouble, only Liang Zixi could win one or two battles. He was contradictory to this person. Neither did he want him to monopolize the limelight, but also had to rely on him to guard the party.

Alas, maybe only by returning to Bingzhou can we stabilize the situation...

However, his thoughts just fluttered, and Sima Teng regained his self-satisfied appearance. Regarding the state, I can talk about it later. Nowadays, Yujia is more important. When the Yujia was welcomed back, his brother could completely control the government. In some time, it is not impossible to take the emperor and replace him.

At that time, my own rewards could be even more.

Gently stroking the short mustache on his lips, Sima Teng no longer entangled in these military affairs, and went back to the tent to rest.