When Li Yi returned to his home in Jicheng from Xiliang, it was already the twenty-ninth year of the new year. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info So, on the day of Chinese New Year's Eve, he only symbolically went to the palace to see Emperor Han Xian, and then returned home to prepare for the New Year.

From the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival, Li Yi rarely enjoyed family fun with his wife and children at home. Of course, it is reasonable to have a love with your ladies. It's just that he is always with thirteen ladies, which is too enviable.

As the saying goes, the clouds come in the first month, and every household hangs lanterns. Millions of lanterns that never go out all night make Jicheng still a city that never sleeps. This is the only city that never sleeps in this century, showing the world the prosperity and prosperity of northern Xinjiang.

Of course, this is inseparable from Li Yi's benevolent government based on the experience of later generations.

This benevolent government, to put it simply, means that the cultivators have their land, and the Qingming officials rule to ensure the stability of the people's livelihood.

It's easy to say, but it's hard to do outside of northern Xinjiang, because the princes are under a lot of gates, the land is in their hands, and the people are just appendages to the land.

The princes were very envious of Li Yi, and they also wanted to follow suit, but they needed to break and stand up. However, in the situation of great chaos surrounded by strong enemies, they have the ability to "break", but they absolutely have no time to "stand". Therefore, the princes can only insist on it under the existing system, persist and persist.

In February 202 AD, the court of the Han dynasty ushered in the first great court meeting of the new year. Previously, Li Yi had already made some plans for this year with the military advisers. Among them, there are two important reform plans, one is to reform the existing system of military merit titles, and the other is to establish a civilian title system to suppress the remnants of the scholar class headed by Yang Biao. At the same time, it will encourage the construction and development of local and military forces.

After confirming these two things, Li Yi once again mentioned the matter of the Southern Expedition.

Last winter, three major events occurred in the South.

The first major event was that Cao Cao took advantage of Li Yi's expedition to Xiliang, and annexed Yuan Tan's forces with lightning speed, and controlled Runan County and Peiguo in Yuzhou.

The second major event was that there was infighting in the Xiangyang court, Yuan Xi died, and Yuan Xi's subordinate Zhang Xiu replaced Yuan Xi's position in the Jicheng court and occupied Nanyang County. In order to use Zhang Xiu to resist the Northern Xinjiang Army, Liu Biao acquiesced in this fact.

The third major event is related to Liu Bei, after he occupied Zhang Lu's Hanzhong, he used Pang Tong to persuade Yizhou generals Zhang Ren, Yan Yan and others to rebel, and then he let him pretend to let Zhang Ren and others return to Yizhou, and occupied the entire Yizhou bloodlessly.

At this point, the situation in the south has changed dramatically.

Liu Bei, who obtained Yizhou and Hanzhong, had 200,000 troops and became the largest force among the southern princes.

Cao Cao, who occupied Xuzhou and Yuzhou, as well as Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, had 150,000 troops, second only to Liu Bei among the southern princes.

Although he suffered major blows in the past few years, resulting in huge losses in troops, Liu Biao's strength was still not to be underestimated because of the rich Jingzhou, and he still had a large army of 150,000 under his command.

Sun Quan, who owns the four counties of Jiangdong, with the assistance of Zhou Yu, has also improved his strength, with 50,000 elite soldiers under his command, plus the benefits of the Yangtze River, it is also a force to be reckoned with.

Finally, Zhang Xiu, who occupies Nanyang County, although he does not have many troops, but with his own bravery, coupled with Liu Biao's support in the back, he has also found a glimmer of life in the cracks.

After the discussion between Li Yi and the military advisors, the Jicheng court decided to start the battle of the southern expedition again in the new year, and the target was Cao Cao.

Today, bordering northern Xinjiang, from east to west, there are Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei.

Liu Bei, who occupied Hanzhong and Yizhou, had a natural geographical advantage and was not suitable for the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Although Zhang Xiu's forces are weak, but he has his back to Liu Biao, and there are Liu Bei and Cao Cao, the two princes on the left and right, if the Northern Xinjiang Army attacks Nanyang, it will definitely be attacked by Liu Bei and Cao Cao on the flank, and will face the danger of a three-way war.

Although with the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army today, even if it is a three-front war, it is still very necessary to reduce the casualties of some soldiers.

Only Cao Cao's territory, located in the eastern plains, is not only conducive to the power of the cavalry in the northern frontier, but also does not worry about what Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei will do in the west.

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At the beginning of February of the seventh year of Jian'an (202 AD), the Jicheng Imperial Court issued an edict to canonize the title of Northern Xinjiang soldiers. The vast majority of titles range from the first to the second class. Among them, more than 2,000 people were given the third level of knighthood, which is a hairpin. More than 1,000 people were given the fourth level of knighthood, which is not more. There are also 500 junior and mid-ranking officers, who are knighted from five to eight ranks. There are also dozens of high-level generals, ranging from nine to eleven levels. And the soldiers who died in battle. From the third to the sixth.

The generals such as Yue Fei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Zhang He will be given seventeen knights, and Zhang Yan and Gao Ran will be given twelve to sixteen knights.

At the same time, the civil service system of administrative titles was launched, which was linked to political performance. The members of the seven-member group of military advisors were all awarded seventeenth-level titles. In the imperial court, the third duke is a sixteenth-level title. The following is in descending order.

With the promulgation of the policy, the people of the noble clan who had no talent and relied on their connections were dismissed, and the status of the military was greatly improved.

In this regard, Li Yi established the most basic honor system, which was above the other ranks. On the basis that talented people can become officials, ordinary people are given considerable opportunities. As long as ordinary soldiers can fight bravely to kill the enemy, they can continue to improve their titles.

When the news came, the three armies were excited. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army are gearing up for glory, looking forward to the opportunity to go into battle, kill the enemy, and make meritorious contributions. As a result, the combat effectiveness of the Northern Frontier Army skyrocketed, and it was still above all the princes' armies in the world.

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In the seventh year of Jian'an (202 AD), February 15.

Twenty miles northeast of Jicheng, a hill, this oval hill covering an area of more than ten square miles and an altitude of about 400 meters has been transformed into a cemetery.

On the archway standing at the foot of the mountain, two big red characters "heroic martyrs" are written in bright red cinnabar. From here, to the top of the mountain, there are 1,800 steps.

On this day, the steps are covered with a red carpet. At the end of the stairs is the majestic and solemn Heroes and Martyrs Memorial Hall, which covers an area of 100,000 square meters and covers the entire top.

In front of the memorial hall, there is a monument that stands more than ten feet tall. On this obelisk-shaped stele, the seal is engraved with inscriptions, and on the four walls of the pedestal under the stele, the heroic posture of heroes and martyrs fighting bravely to kill the enemy is engraved.

On both sides of the stairs, the pine and cypress, which symbolize the eternal memory of the deceased, is the burial place of the martyrs. In this green mountain and green water, the soul of the heroic martyrs will rest in peace.

The 50,000 soldiers stationed in Jicheng lined up before sunrise to surround the huge cemetery. They will be here, paying respects to their comrades-in-arms, and at the same time doing a good job of guarding their comrades-in-arms so that the souls of their comrades-in-arms will not be disturbed by ignorant people.

By the time the sun casts its first rays on the horizon, hundreds of thousands of people have gathered at the foot of the cemetery. They all wore filial piety and held all kinds of sacrifices. They sincerely came here to thank these erased heroes for bringing a peaceful and happy life to themselves.

Among them are the families of the martyrs, and they are respected by all. In the midst of their grief, they are proud and proud of their husbands, sons, and fathers. As the families of the martyrs, they will receive preferential treatment from various policies of the imperial court and local governments.

The faces of the people were sad, but like the 50,000 soldiers here, they were sad and proud. Because on this day, the martyrs have a resting place, they will no longer be forgotten by the world, and their names will live on in the memorial hall.

For thousands of years, no soldier of any army has been treated like this, and not even a great general has had such an honor. So, the soldiers are proud, and the people are proud of them.

However, it is known who brought all this. Therefore, I don't know when, the call for long live the general inside and outside the cemetery continues.

Especially the soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army, they fanatically shouted the name of the lord. In the midst of their cries, they vowed that they would spend the rest of their lives fighting for the Lord. They want to use their martial arts to get the qualification to enter the cemetery after death. Because their great leader had said that one day in the future, he would sleep in this cemetery with the soldiers who had fought together.

In Li Yi's view, the terracotta warriors and horses built by Qin Shi Huang in the past that shocked the world are so flashy. The first emperor of the land of China tried in vain to protect himself underground with some dead things. If he can sleep with the heroic souls who sacrificed for him, he may be able to truly create another glory in that Yellow Springs Hell.

The car of the Son of Heaven slowly came to the entrance of the cemetery under the guard of the Imperial Forest Army. Along with it, there is also a team of hundreds of officials led by Qin Feng. It is worth mentioning that Qin Feng's seven military divisions, more than a dozen generals, and other civil and military officers from all over the country followed him closely. And the hundred officials can only be a little behind.

When Li Yi appeared, people raised their arms and cheered.

This situation made the faces of the ministers loyal to the Han family led by Yang Biao change.

On the 1,800 steps, in front of the magnificent Heroes Memorial Hall, surrounded by a huge black banner with the word "sacrifice" written on it, fluttering in the spring breeze, indicating that the heroes are immortal and the spirit is eternal.

Amid the solemn trumpets and golden drums, a solemn memorial ceremony was underway.

In front of the monument, there is a circular altar. Three animals, five grains, jade, and white cloth are displayed as sacrifices. Surrounded by armored warriors, holding sacrificial flags. Inside, there are civil and military officials wearing Han dresses.

Chen Qun, as the celebrant officer, presided over the ceremony. He stood on the side of the altar and shouted, "Your Majesty is here to worship the soldiers."

Hundreds of officials, the literati are on the left side of the altar, and the warriors are lined up on the right. And the civil and military forces under Li Yi are ahead of the hundred officials.