Chapter 981 End
"Adou!!" Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan in horror as he escorted Rahul and Maudgalyayana back.
He could hardly believe his eyes. Liu Chan, who in his memory was still a child who had not grown up, had actually achieved such a great achievement.
"Lord Xuande, please don't underestimate General Liu Chan!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Win! Complete win!
Not long after, Liu Chan brought Rahul to the crowd .
"Hahaha, well done Adou! Well done!" Zhang Fei's voice was like a bell, and the excitement in his voice was beyond words.
"Good! Well done!" Guan Yu spoke concisely and looked at Liu Chan solemnly. His eldest brother's son has made great progress!
But from the fact that he kept stroking his beard, it can be seen that Guan Yu was not at peace inside.
"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and captured the enemy general Rahul!" Liu Chan clasped his fists and saluted, but his whole body showed great confidence.
"Okay!" Liu Bei was so excited that he didn't know where to put his hands. "My son, did you encounter any troubles along the way?"
"Commander Zhuge is very smart. Our ambush was not discovered!"
"At that time, we rushed out and Rahul surrendered, but he asked to meet Commander Zhuge!" Liu Chan reported truthfully.
"Oh? Please come in quickly, and don't be rude!"
Zhuge Liang quickly instructed that Rahul was a capable man, and if he could be persuaded to surrender to the Han Dynasty, the difficulty of conquering Kushan would be greatly reduced.
Soon, Rahul and Moggallana were brought up and the ropes were removed.
But it was meaningless at this moment. Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were all there, and they were in the Han army. It was easy for them to suppress Maudgalyayana, who had broken through two realms, not to mention Rahul.
"I wonder which one is Zhuge Kongming?" Rahul asked doubtfully, looking around at the faces of the Han generals and officers.
Rahul had only one thought, youth.
The Han generals and officers in front of him were all too young. The only general who looked old had not fought in the previous battle.
"It's me!" Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan lightly, looking relaxed.
"You are so young, I am ashamed of myself!" Rahul looked at Zhuge Liang in a daze. He was too young. He defeated him head-on at such a young age. His future was probably even more limitless.
"Were you in command alone before?"
Rahul asked without giving up, because he felt the aura of a strong man from the only veteran. He was not a single strong man, but the aura of a commander of three armies. It was obvious at a glance that he was not simple, but a truly powerful commander of a large army.
As for Zhuge Liang, what he saw in Zhuge Liang was more wisdom.
"That's right!" Zhuge Liang smiled. He saw disbelief in Rahul's eyes, but that was the fact.
"Then this general is Huangfu Song?"
Rahul knew Huangfu Song, although they had never fought each other, but he also knew that the Han Dynasty transferred Huangfu Song here in order to guard against an attack from the Kushans, and that he was definitely a reliable commander of a large army.
"I am Huangfu Song. I can testify that it was Zhuge Kongming who defeated you before!"
Huangfu Song shook his head as he looked at the depressed Rahul. He was very familiar with the opponent's condition, just like the time when he took drugs to fight Han Xin.
If you can't win, you just can't win.
It's hard to believe, but it's true.
The only thing he has more than Zhuge Liang now is experience. The rest of his lead is too small, and in terms of military strategy, he may not even be as good as Zhuge Liang.
Old age ultimately held him back, even though he was being forcefully infused with internal energy and had become able to leave his body.
"The Han Dynasty has such a profound heritage!" Rahul sighed to the sky.
He understood that Huangfu Song's significance was to provide a safety net, and Rahul was just a stepping stone for Zhuge Liang's trial.
Unless he could defeat Zhuge Liang, Huangfu Song would risk his life to turn the tide.
The outcome of the battle between him and Huangfu Song is still unknown, but in the end Huangfu Song didn't even take the field and was defeated by the young men of the Han Dynasty.
"Are you willing to surrender?" Liu Bei had already seen that Rahul was determined to die, but he still spoke to him to surrender.
"Are you a relative of the Han royal family, Liu Bei, Marquis of Shu?" Rahul sighed. He couldn't win, no matter how hard he tried.
"How can a defeated general have the nerve to live in shame?"
As he said this, Rahul slapped his chest, shattering his own heart meridian!
"Kushan... Kushan..."
"He's dead." Guan Yu looked at Rahul lying in a pool of blood. Death is like the extinguishing of a lamp. The hatred between the two sides has since disappeared. "Be a man. Don't be born a Brahmin in your next life."
"Give him a proper burial! After all, he was a great man and should not be humiliated!" Liu Bei shook his head and signaled the guards to collect Rahul's body.
"Maudgalyayana, are you willing to surrender?" Zhang Fei stood in front of and asked.
"Good, the Kushans gave birth to me and raised me, how could I betray them!"
"You can do whatever you want!" Liu Bei said with a sigh.
"Thank you, benefactor!" Maudgalyayana sat cross-legged, and in an instant he lost his breath and passed away on his own initiative.
"What can we do? Give him a proper burial!" Liu Bei shook his head and said nothing more. If he was unwilling to surrender, then he could only be killed.
You can admire him, but if he refuses to submit, you can only kill him.
Liu Bei had a clear mind, knowing what was important and what was not.
"The end of this battle is all thanks to your efforts. I will submit a letter of divorce to the court and ask for credit on your behalf!" Liu Bei raised a glass of wine.
Asking for merit was a lucrative job. Such a great merit, with just a few strokes of the pen, would be enough to arrange positions for many people, so Liu Bei could not hand it over to others and had to do it himself.
Only he could be impartial. The contributions of Liu Chan, Guan Yu and others are indelible. He only needs to report them truthfully without any selfish motives at all.
"Yes!" Everyone raised their glasses as well.
"Cheers to you all!"
Drinking is not allowed during war, but since the war was won, there was no need to worry so much, so even Zhuge Liang drank the wine in the glass.
Everyone was very excited. They fought for the country, but also for the chance to be granted a title or become a prime minister!
You should know that the Han Dynasty is very generous in this regard. All the titles given are real titles. That is, if they say they will give you a county of 50 miles in size, then they will really give you that much land.
In the past, there would be situations where the fiefdom was 10,000 households, but the actual fiefdom was more than 1,000. But it is different now. Unified management is basically over. But the land is real, and you have to figure out what to do with it yourself.
It's because the Han Dynasty's territory is so outrageous now.
Most places are out of our control and can only be divided up. You can figure out how to do whatever you want, since these places are allocated to you anyway.
If you don't want to develop it yourself, you can just hand it over to the state. The state will help you develop it and convert it into a fixed fiefdom to give you dividends.
As for how it can be developed, it depends on how far Chen Xi's plan goes.
Most officers and soldiers found it troublesome and only received fiefs.
Are you kidding? You are good at making money? Can you make more money than Chen Xi?
Can't make money? What the hell, managing a territory is troublesome, it's better to hand it over to the central government and get some money. Anyway, the title is real.
The battle report was soon transmitted back to Luoyang, and such a great victory was inspiring.
Early in the morning, a morning court session was held in the Weiyang Palace.
"Sister, open the door." Chen Yun knocked on Chen Xi's door and called softly.
"What's the matter?" Cai Wenji opened the door carefully with her coat on. The cold wind outside made Chen Yun shiver involuntarily.
"This is a message from Old Man Chen . The Military Intelligence Department said that Ganges won a great victory, and the head of the family is requested to go to Weiyang Palace to preside over government affairs." Chen Yun tiptoed to look inside. Chen Xi was still curled up in the bed.
Upon hearing this, Cai Wenji did not dare to delay and quickly woke Chen Xi up.
"Zichuan, wake up. Weiyang Palace wants you to take charge of government affairs." Cai Wenji reached out and shook Chen Xi to wake him up.
"What happened? Isn't there someone in Weiyang Palace today?" Chen Xi rubbed his eyes. Cai Wenji had already reached out to get clothes for Chen Xi.
"Ganges won a great victory." Cai Wenji said concisely, and Chen Xi woke up instantly.
"After waiting for so long, I finally got the good news. I was a little worried that something might have happened."
Chen Xi stood up, took the clothes and put them on quickly. At this time, Chen Yun had already taken out the toiletries and quickly prepared them for Chen Xi.
As soon as Chen Xi went out, Guo Hao's bicycle frame appeared at the door.
"Come up, Zichuan. I thought I had to wait for you, but I didn't expect you to be so proactive this time!"
Guo Hao said with a smile. This was not a lie. Guo Hao originally thought that Chen Xi might not have gotten up when he came over, but he didn't expect that Chen Xi had already dressed and was ready to get on the bus.
"I know what's important and what's not." Chen Xi said with a smile. "It's surprising that you were able to get up, right?"
Everyone knows that the general and the prime minister are almost lazier than each other. It is surprising that Guo Hao can stand up.
"It's not that I got up early, it's that I didn't sleep at all! For people like me who practice martial arts, it's okay to stay up a little longer."
Guo Hao smiled and shook his head. He had just come out of the palace when he ran into the person who was delivering intelligence.
"Humph, I really envy you guys on the martial arts side, you have so much energy!"
Chen Xi was speechless. He almost forgot that Guo Hao also had internal energy out of his body. No matter how weak it was, it was still internal energy out of his body.
"I'm not saying anything, Zichuan, you should practice too. With so many rare treasures and fierce beasts feasting on you, you're still hesitating on condensing your internal energy. You're really unique!"
Guo Hao looked at Chen Xi, who looked like a thin dog, and started to joke.
"Get out!" Chen Xi waved his hands repeatedly. It was impossible for him to practice martial arts. He would rather take drugs than practice martial arts.
No decent person would practice that kind of thing, it's just asking for trouble.
Isn't it nice to lie down with him?
"But the results are finally out." Seeing Chen Xi's refusal, Guo Hao didn't say much, and said with some emotion.
"If there is no result, I suspect something will happen." Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said, "But it's good that we won. Killing Rahul is the end of it. The only thing left for the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges is the security battle. This is not a big problem."
"Well, next, the focus will be on Parthia!" A gleam of light flashed in Guo Hao's eyes.
Parthia was seeking death by accepting the descendants of the Huns.
In the Lan Chi Palace, Liu Ying, who was rubbing her pillow back and forth and didn't want to get up, was finally woken up by Diao Chan.
"I'm so sleepy! I just fell asleep. What on earth happened? The court meeting is held so early!" Liu Ying couldn't even open her eyes.
She had just fallen asleep. She had been tossing and turning all night and couldn't even open her eyes.
"Ah, Diao Chan, I want to sleep a little longer." Liu Ying opened her hazy eyes and found that it was Diao Chan, so she closed her eyes and tried hard to fall asleep.
"Ganghe Dasheng, please preside over the court meeting!" Diao Chan looked at the dazed Liu Ying and raised her voice involuntarily.
When Liu Ying, who was in a daze, heard this, her mind worked slightly, and then she suddenly woke up as if she had suddenly realized something.
But then, Liu Ying closed her eyes again.
"Just leave it all to the general. This is a matter of national importance. Leave it all to him, leave it all to him!"
Looking at Liu Ying who was sleeping soundly again, Diao Chan began to doubt her life. If you marry well, you can do whatever you want, right?
After her efforts failed, Diao Chan came to Weiyang Palace and found Guo Hao.
"General, Her Royal Highness the Princess said this is a military and national matter, and you are fully responsible for it!"
"Oh, I get it!" Guo Hao rubbed his head. He also knew why Liu Ying didn't want to get up. To put it bluntly, it was his fault.
The court meeting ended only when the moon rose above the branches.
"I'm so tired. The court meeting is finally over. There was obviously nothing to talk about, but so many issues were brought up." Guo Hao said tiredly.
You have to know that the court meetings of the Han Dynasty had seats and tea. Chen Xi was exhausted after the meeting. If it was changed to the kind of standing court meeting, I don’t know how those people managed to hold on.
"The pensions for the dead soldiers, the resettlement of the wounded soldiers, the arrangements for the returning personnel, the sacrifices in the temple, and the awards of titles, each of these needs to be verified." Chen Xi yawned and said on the side.
"These are big things. Even if there are rules, they will take a lot of energy. And there are those old ministers who want to go to Kushan."
"Once you go, you can't come back." Guo Hao said after a moment of silence.
"They had no plan to come back, but precisely because they were buried there, their descendants would stay there, at least one branch would remain." Chen Xi shook his head.
This behavior is a way to satisfy one's own desires, entrust the country, and provide a place for family descendants. After all, not every family and every surname has a suitable flag bearer. If these old people are buried there, the branch of their family that remains there will inevitably be directly granted an official position due to the shortcomings of the current Han Dynasty bureaucratic system in Nangui.
Why not do something that can kill two birds with one stone? At their age, they have experienced so much of the world and human nature, and they have already seen through it all.
What's more, they have done their last bit for the country.
It is hard to leave one's homeland, and this is not just talk. Only if they take the lead can they become firewood and let the flame of the Han Dynasty burn on the conquered territory.
"How pitiful are the parents in the world!" Guo Hao sighed and said nothing more.
This behavior is indeed beneficial to the country, but if it is applied to individuals, one can really feel the difficulty of traveling far away from home.
When all the people take the country to heart, the country will surely be strong.
