Chapter 154: Entering Beijing

"Awesome, this guy is really awesome, mighty and unparalleled. He not only recovered the Hexi grassland and took back our Wei horse ranch, but also robbed the entire Moran grassland. How many war horses can be raised on such a large grassland?" Zhang Ru, the Minister of Works, couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, maybe we can open up the trade route connecting the Western Regions. In this way, trade with the Western Regions will definitely bring a steady stream of taxes to the treasury." Zuo Yan, the Minister of Revenue, said happily.

Qian Cheng, the Minister of Rites, pulled his gray beard and said, "That's good. The Rongdi wolf cubs will not dare to go south for at least a hundred years. On the grassland, we only need to focus on dealing with the Huns."

Several important officials in the court were very happy.

Only when the outside is stable can they have more energy to govern the country and make it rich and strong.

"You are all the key ministers in the court. Tell me, how should I reward Sheng Huaian." Han Jiangxue called several important officials to discuss the reward.

The Hexi Army recovered the Hexi grassland and defeated the Rongdi, making them unable to get up for at least a hundred years. They once reached Shelechuan, which showed the prestige of the Wei Dynasty.

Such military achievements must be rewarded!

Rewarding meritorious soldiers also shows the prestige of the Wei Dynasty.

Hearing the words of the empress Han Jiangxue, the ministers were silent for a while. They dared not say anything about how to reward them. They were important officials in the court. Sometimes, saying the wrong thing would have a great impact, so they must be cautious.

Let's see what the empress Han Jiangxue meant. She seemed to want to reward them heavily.

"Your Majesty, I think this General Sheng should be at least a supreme grandmaster or a martial saint. Why not summon him to the capital and then reward him." The left prime minister Fu Xiangru said.

"Yes, the left prime minister's words make sense. Summon this General Sheng to the capital first, and then see how to reward him." The Minister of War Wang Cheng nodded in agreement.

After all, according to Sheng Huaian's merits, he could be crowned a king, but in order to be crowned a king in Wei, one must be a martial saint.

Moreover, the title of marquis is a foregone conclusion. In the future, Wei will have another king and marquis, but Zuo Xiang and others did not speak out first.

The title of marquis is also a big deal for Wei.

How can a marquis be conferred randomly? Now, a Li Marquis has caused some headaches for the court officials.

"Also, draft an edict to summon General Sheng to the capital." Empress Han Jiangxue nodded.

The title of marquis must be conferred, but the title issue needs to be finalized.

An edict was quickly sent to the northwest Hexi grassland.

At this moment, Sheng Huaian was still leading soldiers and slaves to carry out large-scale construction.

Build the former Hexi County City, cattle and sheep farms, and horse farms.

In the construction of Hexi County City, Sheng Huaian planned to build a prosperous city. This Hexi County City, when the time comes, can connect the Western Regions and become an important city on the trade route between the Western Regions and the Great Wei.

County Magistrate Chen was also called by Sheng Huaian to help. Food, building materials, etc. were constantly transferred from Hexi County.

Many merchants flocked here, and now Hexi County is also very prosperous and busy.

After all, this is the main road to the Hexi grassland. After leaving Hexi County, it can be said that it is completely outside the pass.

Defeating Rongdi and sweeping away many Rongdi tribes, Sheng Huaian's troops robbed countless gold and silver wealth, and building a prosperous city can be easily grasped.

Moreover, the main force of building the city is still captured slaves, who only need to provide food and do not need to pay wages.

Looking at the construction of the city every day, I believe that it will not take long for a huge city to be built.

The current Hexi grassland is very lively, with hundreds of thousands of people, merchants coming and going, merchants and workers transporting materials.

Some smart merchants have already started to target the shops in Hexi County.

Once Hexi County is established and the trade route to the Western Regions is opened, the shops in Hexi County will be worth every penny.

"General, at this rate, the city will be built in two months at most." Wu Cheng said.

"Yes, speed up and build it soon, so we don't have to live in tents all day." Sheng Huaian nodded.

"Mr. Chen, when the city is built, I have to trouble you to relocate some farmers who want to come to the grassland." Sheng Huaian said to Mr. Chen again.

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult." Mr. Chen shook his head.

Now the people in Hexi County have basically adapted to farming life, and they are no longer adapted to grazing on the grassland.

"It's hard to leave the hometown, but I'm afraid few people are willing to come."

"It doesn't matter, I have a way when the time comes, just need Mr. Chen to cooperate." Sheng Huaian said with a smile.

People are all profit-seeking. As long as the residents in the pass see huge profits, there is no fear that some people will not come.

"If so, I will definitely cooperate with General Sheng at that time." County Magistrate Chen nodded.

This grassland has been lost for a hundred years. It will take a lot of manpower and material resources to develop and manage it again.

"General, General Sheng." Han Yanran ran over with a happy face.

The unrestrained thunder swayed left and right, up and down, pleasing to the eye.

"Run slower." Sheng Huaian shouted from a distance.

He was really afraid of being thrown out accidentally.

"General Sheng, His Majesty's edict asks you to go to the capital to meet the emperor and be rewarded." Han Yanran ran over with the edict, her face slightly red.

"Oh, show it to me."

Sheng Huaian took the edict and read it. It said that he had to go to the capital to accept the court's reward.

Wu Cheng was delighted. Was the court finally going to reward their Hexi Army?

"Congratulations in advance to General Sheng. It seems that General Sheng will be promoted again." County Magistrate Chen smiled and congratulated.

Recovering the territory and defeating the Rongdi, these military merits, in the eyes of County Magistrate Chen, Sheng Huaian will definitely be pardoned and granted a title.

"Thank you, Lord Chen." Sheng Huaian replied with a smile.

"General Sheng, when will you leave for Beijing?" Han Yanran looked at Sheng Huaian and asked.

"No hurry, wait for me to arrange something." Sheng Huaian put away the imperial edict, which did not ask him to go to Beijing immediately.

Sheng Huaian sent a letter to Hexi County, asking the old soldier to come to the Hexi grassland to take charge.

This place cannot do without a strong person to take charge, and there must be a person of the Grand Master level to take charge, otherwise, it is not guaranteed that the Huns and the Western Regions will come with troops.

Two and a half days later, the old soldier hurried over with Zhang Daniu.

"Uncle, please come to this grassland to suffer." Sheng Huaian looked at the old soldier and said.

"What's the trouble, it's just a small matter." The old soldier smiled and didn't care much.

For him, it was the same in Hexi County and on the Hexi grassland.

When the old soldiers arrived, Sheng Huaian called all his generals.

Sheng Huaian looked at Hu Bing, Zhou Yuan, Wu Cheng, Xiao Chuyi, Shangguan Shuo, and Lin Jiang.

"I called you here. I think you know that His Majesty summoned me to the capital to be conferred. I also know that you all want to go to the capital with me, but here we need generals to guard. I can only take two of you to the capital together."

Hearing Sheng Huaian's words, everyone was silent for a while.

"General, I will stay." Hu Bing said first.

He was the earliest general under Sheng Huaian. He followed Sheng Huaian from the Xiongnu grassland to the Rongdi grassland. Naturally, he wanted to share Sheng Huaian's worries.

"Okay, you stay to guard." Sheng Huaian nodded with satisfaction.

"I will stay too." Wu Cheng thought about it. He was the one who supervised the capture of slaves in the construction of the city, and he couldn't leave.

"General, I want to go to Beijing with you to visit my parents." Shangguan Shuo said with a nervous look.

"Are you from Beijing?" Sheng Huaian looked at Shangguan Shuo.

"General, I am a illegitimate child of the Shangguan family in Beijing." Shangguan Shuo replied.

"Okay, you go to Beijing with me. You are familiar with Beijing, and I just need a guide." Sheng Huaian nodded.

"General, I also want to go home to visit my mother." At this time, Xiao Chuyi also spoke.

"Okay, for your filial piety, you also go to Beijing with me." Sheng Huaian nodded.

This time when he went to Beijing, he wanted to find out what kind of person this Xiao Batian was in Beijing.

With this in mind, Sheng Huaian agreed.

"In that case, the four of you will stay in the Hexi grassland. I will let Chi Tiansheng lead 3,000 heavy armored cavalry to help you guard the Hexi grassland." Sheng Huaian said.

With three thousand heavily armored cavalry and veteran soldiers in charge, it would be impossible to snatch the Hexi grassland without a few great masters and hundreds of thousands of troops.

"Mr. Chen, please help to look after the construction of Hexi County City." Many things need to be dispatched and handled by Mr. Chen.

Generals such as Wu Cheng are not good at government affairs.

"Okay, leave it to me, I guarantee there will be no chaos." Mr. Chen nodded and promised.

After the arrangements were made!

Sheng Huaian, with fifty personal guards, Wang Zhan, Shangguan Shuo, Xiao Chuyi and Han Yanran's team, set off for Beijing.