Li Yuanhao kicked away a eunuch who tried to stop him and rushed in."Move aside! I'll see who stops me! Father, you've made an extremely wrong decision. You must not fall into the Turks 'trap!”
Prince Xixia looked at his most outstanding son and said coldly,"" Yuan Hao, I am still the current King of Xixia. How can you be so rude? Don't mention this again. I have already made a decision. In three months, I will announce that I am leaving the Great Zhou Dynasty and that the country will be called Da Xia. I will make you the Crown Prince. The Turkic Khagan will also assist us.”
Li Yuanhao was shocked. He only knew that his father had been in frequent contact with the new Turkic Khan, but he hadn't expected that his father had already developed disloyalty and wanted to establish his own kingdom. He couldn't help but say anxiously,"Father, the Great Zhou army is pressing down on our borders. This new Turkic Khan can't even take care of himself, so how could he possibly split his forces to help us? I think he's just trying to pull father into the water and resolve his predicament. Father, have you been mesmerized by these beauties? Why did he make such a decision? When the Great Zhou army came, this Xixia Kingdom would no longer exist!”
"Nonsense!" The King of Xixia was furious. This king has more than two hundred thousand soldiers and sixty thousand cavalry gifted by the Turks. I'm just using this small excuse to invade the Great Zhou and then take the opportunity to establish my own name and break away from the Great Zhou. Could it be that the young emperor of the Great Zhou will send troops to attack us?”
"Father, please retract your order. If my Xixia Kingdom invades the Great Zhou, the Great Zhou Emperor will definitely send troops to attack Xixia. I'm afraid that the entire Xixia Kingdom will no longer exist!”
"Yuan Hao, oh Yuan Hao, you're resourceful and the most outstanding of my sons. I've already given my orders more than half a month ago. "It's too late to go back on your word now. Now that my West Mansion's soldiers have already attacked the Great Zhou's territory, they should have taken more than one city.”
Li Yuanhao was furious. He had come too late. His father had made such a big mistake."There's actually such a thing. No wonder father used the excuse of writing the history of the West Mansion to imprison me and the historians for half a month!”
"Report!"
A sentinel covered in blood and pierced with sharp arrows rushed into the Xixia King's bedroom.
"What's the matter?" Li Yuanhao asked hurriedly."What's with the blood and arrows on your body?"”
The sentry's face was covered in blood as he said in fear,"Reporting to Your Majesty, First Prince, the 200,000 soldiers of my West Mansion who went to the Great Zhou have been completely wiped out. The 300,000 Great Zhou soldiers have already taken down three cities and broken through 12 checkpoints. I'm afraid that in another day, they will be able to reach the Royal City!”
Hearing this, the originally beaming Xixia King's legs went soft and he collapsed to the ground.
……
Ji Hao put away a secret letter with a smile.
The empress dowager was surprised. It had been a long time since she saw Ji Hao so excited,""Emperor, why are you so happy?”
Tang Fei and Wu Meiniang, who were standing beside Ji Hao, looked at Ji Hao's face with surprise.
Ji Hao looked serious and said," Mother, Li Yuanba and Lu Bu have taken Xixia King City. Xixia King cut his own throat with his sword. I will appoint Li Yuanhao as Xixia King, Lu Bu as Xixia General, and Xiao He as Xixia Finance Minister. I will station a hundred thousand soldiers in Xixia. From now on, Xixia will be part of the Great Zhou Empire.”
The empress dowager was moved. No wonder the emperor was so happy. Even for an emperor, expanding their territory was a great achievement.
Wu Meiniang smiled." Congratulations, Your Majesty. Although I am a woman, I know that the territory of our Great Zhou has increased. Your Majesty is indeed a wise ruler.”
"There's one more thing."
The Empress Dowager felt strange. To the Emperor, what could be considered a happy event that could be compared to the capture of Xixia Royal City?"Emperor, this mother is stupid and does not know what this joy is about.”
" Huo Qubing led ten-thousand light cavalry and found a Turkic Khan on the Turkic steppe," said Ji Hao." He cut off the Khan's head. Han Xin and Wei Qing seized the opportunity to pursue and exterminate the 150,000 Turkic soldiers. The Turks had now become the territory of the Great Zhou!”
Compared to the Western Mansion, the Turkic territory was the size of seven or eight Western Houses!
When the Empress Dowager and Wu Meiniang heard this, they were overjoyed!
……
"Long live our emperor!"
"Everyone, please rise."
"If there's anything, report. If there's nothing, withdraw."
The Minister of War, Baiqi, strode forward, his face full of excitement."Your Majesty, after Xixia, the Turks have already been completely incorporated into the Great Zhou Empire. However, the Turks are located in a remote area, so I don't know who should be the new Turkic Khan of the Turkic Kingdom.”
The entire court was filled with smiles.
Xixia and the Turks were merged into the Great Zhou territory.
As officials, they were also extremely excited and happy.
The Turkic cavalry were even stronger than the Great Zhou!
But Han Xin, Huo Qubing, and Wei Qing had swept through the Turks and beheaded the new Turkic Khagan. They had also heavily injured the remaining Turkic forces on the steppe and captured more than 180,000 Turkic soldiers.
This Turkic cavalry could allow the Great Zhou cavalry to rise to a higher level!
"The Turks no longer have a Khan, and the new Turkic King has chosen an obedient Turkic. As for the Great General and the Turkic Minister of Finance, who should be appointed? Minister of War, do you have any suitable candidates?”
Baiqi stroked his beard and said respectfully,"Emperor, I recommend Huo Qubing, who beheaded the Turkic Khagan, as the Great General stationed in the Turks. The Turkic people live in a savage land, and it is most appropriate to station four hundred thousand soldiers. As for the Turkic Minister of Finance, I think it is better to have Zhang Juzheng recommend him.”
"Yes. Minister of Revenue, do you have a suitable candidate for the Turkic Minister of Finance?”
Zhang Juzheng hurriedly stepped forward and said with a face full of respect,"This subject believes that the Minister of Revenue, Su Wu, has been to the frontier fortress many times and understands the Turks the most. I recommend Zhang Jiuling to be the minister of Turkic property.”
Ji Hao looked down at the imperial court, found Zhang Jiuling among all the officials, and asked,""Su Wu, are you willing to become the minister of wealth for the Turks?”
"I'm willing to be the Turkic Minister of Finance," Su Wu said respectfully.”
"We will appoint you as the Turkic Minister of Finance. Considering the bitter cold of the Turkic lands, we will reward you with one thousand taels of gold.”
Su Wu's face was filled with excitement." I, Su Wu, thank you for your reward, Your Majesty!”
After the court session.
The commander of the Six Fan School has sent a message to the Emperor.
Ji Hao glanced at Zero Hair, who was kneeling on the ground, and said,""Zero Zero, how did you do the thing I asked you to do?”
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