Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 280 Provocation is not such a provocation method
"Your Majesty, he actually hit me!"

Zhang Buzhu had a strip of cloth tied around his head, and it looked like there was blood on his head. He was pitifully complaining to Chang Liu.

Liu Chang took a deep breath, "Why didn't he kill you?"

"I asked you to provoke the ministers, what are you scolding the prime minister for?"

"I'm still going to scold Zhou Chang. Isn't this courting death? Who is Zhou Chang? Someone who can get along with my grandfather. Your grandfather is polite to him. How dare you scold him?"

Listening to Liu Chang's complaint, Zhang Budo said aggrievedly: "I just wanted to provoke him, and before I finished speaking, I called the old dog, and he knocked me over with a cane. Disrespectful."

"Oh, it's okay to suffer like this, provocation is not your way of provocation."

"Then how should I be provocative?"

"If you don't do anything, just keep your original style, and you'll be half mad at them. Don't insult them like this again."

Zhang Budo patted his head and said with a grin, "Yes, I will never insult Zhou Chang again."

"It's not just Zhou Chang, among the courtiers, don't insult anyone, these people are not the sheep at your mercy in Tang. Fortunately, you only met Zhou Chang. If you are against Chen Ping, Xiahouying, Li Shang, Jin She said something like that, I'm afraid you are already hanging at the gate of the city now."

Zhang Budo frowned, "I really despised them, and I will never do this again."

"Well anyway, work hard and try to live until I come back after fighting Wusun."

Liu Chang patted Zhang Wusu's shoulder, ignored the rebel, and walked into the school grounds.

Luan Bu hurried forward, "Why is Zhang Budo here?"

"He came to complain."

"He's injured? What's the matter? Didn't he seal the Censor Doctor?"

"It's alright, it's just being stupid and being beaten up."

Liu Chang sat down and watched the soldiers in the distance preparing for the carriage and horses in full swing, and suddenly became a little quiet, "Luan Bu!"

"Ok?"

"You said I was determined to take them out to fight, right?"

"Correct."

"Liu Jing impeached me, saying that I used military force, regardless of the life and death of the soldiers, in order to open up the territory and expand the land, I wasted food and recruited the people."

Luan Bu said solemnly: "Don't take advantage of the civil strife to solve the Xiongnu at this moment. Sooner or later, they will come to the door. The king should know this better than me."

"Yeah. If it is possible, who would want to let the brothers under his command die?"

"Protect the family and the country, even if I die, I have no regrets."

Liu Chang stood up and patted the soil on his body, "Stop talking, let's go, let's practice again!"

The Northern Army is preparing for the expedition, and the domestic ministers are also preparing for this war. The war machine of Dahan is activated again.

Dragon City, the tent of the Huns.

Mo Dun lay weakly, he turned sideways, staring at Ji Porridge kneeling in front of him.

This former prairie hero has become extraordinarily weak at this moment. He was already old because he was injured in the battle with Liu Chang, so he was ill and could not get up for a while, but now, he can feel it himself. , He couldn't hold on for too long, the messy hair almost covered his face, and his body was thin, but his eyes were still bright.

"Ji porridge. Why haven't you started?"

Mo Dun asked coldly.

Ji Porridge looked calm, "Father. I will defeat Liu Chang."

"Oh, you are so stupid, can you beat Liu Chang? You will be captured by him sooner or later!"

"I will defeat Liu Chang."

Mo Dun's face was full of disdain, "Go ahead, kill me, take down all the soldiers and horses, and go to meet your brother."

"That's what you do. I won't do it."

"Then are you going to wait here to die?!"

"I will not die, nor will the Huns perish."

In front of this unworthy son who didn't even dare to kill his father, he was so angry that he struggled, pointed his finger at Ji Conge, and scolded, "If you weren't so stupid, I would have given you the position long ago. Sooner or later the Huns will perish in your hands!"

Ji Conge stood up and looked at Mo Dun coldly.

"The reason why we can't beat the Tang people is because father and son cannibalize each other, brothers and sisters, have no feelings for each other, disregard the overall situation, each has selfish interests, and only think about our own interests. We are not a country, this is a den of robbers! A group of A robber, even if he can fight again, how can he be an opponent of a country?"

"Hahaha, you lied to your brothers, don't you want to kill them too?"

"I didn't think about killing them, even now, if I defeat them, I won't kill them, I will keep them."

"I will build a real empire, everyone will be of one mind, and there will be differences between top and bottom. Some people will fight to the death for the interests of the family and the country, not just thinking that their own interests start with me, father and son will no longer kill each other, and those who do evil will be punished. Those who are good will be rewarded and those who kill their brothers and grandfathers will be condemned by all."

"I will lead the Huns to victory. I am not like you."

"You only know how to defeat the enemy. You don't know how to build a country."

Mo Dun sneered and stared at him disdainfully.

"If it weren't for me, what could you do? It's just a horse herding for others."

"Father is right, but Father insists on dividing the tribe among my brothers. I don't care about the overall situation of the Xiongnu. If one of my brothers can do it, I am absolutely willing to bring all my troops and horses. It's a pity to help him, none of them can do it, our brothers can only kill each other, and in the end, only the Tang people will benefit."

"It's all my father's fault."

Modun stopped looking at this unfilial son, "In this world, only the most powerful people can survive. If they are not strong enough, they will die if they die."

"Go out, don't bother me again before I die."

Ji Conge was very obedient and left the king's tent. Facing the attacks of his two brothers, Ji Conge did not fight back strongly. Instead, he sent envoys to negotiate peace many times, telling them about the crisis the Xiongnu encountered today, and telling them, The real enemy is the Tang people outside, and siblings should not kill each other.

However, Ji Cong's persuasion, in the eyes of Hu Tu and Da Gu, was his weakness and withdrawal, and they attacked more violently.

Ji Conge ordered the tribe to be relocated together to defend against the attacks from the two brothers.

When Ji Conge came out, several of his confidants couldn't bear it any longer, and hurried forward, "Your Majesty, I can't bear it any longer! We must hit back hard!"

Ji Cong squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, "You said, can Tang Ren miss such a good opportunity?"

"Your Majesty. This."

"No problem, if they want, give them the territory and let them taste the sword of the Tang people. We have a lot to do. If we want to defeat the enemy, we must be strong enough. I predict that the Tang people will start from the north. It is not important to send troops to the land, you can take it back anytime. Talent is the most important thing, don’t have unnecessary casualties, let them occupy it.”

Hearing Ji Conge's words, several confidants pondered.

One of the counselors asked, "Since the king has no intention of fighting, why not send someone to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty?"

"Presumptuous! Da Danyu is the master of the grassland, how can he be a minister to the Tang people?"

A general asked angrily.

"Even if you don't fight against the Tang people, you can withdraw, why should you be a minister again?"

Ji Conge was not angry. He looked at his advisors curiously and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, Hutu and Tan Gu are surrounded by Tang people who instigate them. The Tang people want to unite them to fight against us, and if we claim to be ministers and show our attitude, will the Tang people support the two of them to fight us? They are If you don't accept it, that's fine. I have traveled in Zhao Yan and other places, and their ministers are most concerned with being famous."

The counselor talked about his own thoughts, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty can send someone to inform King Tang that he is willing to respect him as the great Chanyu born to the sun and the moon. At that time, Hutu and Dagu would not be able to sit still. This is just an empty name, only your own strength is the most important."

Ji Conge nodded, "It's not impossible."

"The Tang people just want to see us kill each other. Hutu and Dagu are beasts who can't be convinced. As long as we stop fighting, give up our reputation, and show weakness, they will fight. We need time the most now. Integrate the tribes, and make laws, institutions, and writings, as you say."

The army left Chang'an in a mighty manner, because Chang Liu was going to go out with the army, so all the ministers came together to say goodbye.

The ministers were actually very opposed to Liu Chang's personal expedition.

Although all the ministers hate this tyrant, they all admit that Liu Chang is the only one who can appease people at home and abroad. If Liu Chang has an accident, the big man will really be in complete chaos. , even in the palace, I am afraid that there will be a violent storm.

Zhou Chang looked at the king who was in front of him and held his hand tightly.

"Your Majesty, Captain, it's enough to go out alone, why do you have to go together?"

"Zhou Xiang, please don't worry about the bravery of the widow, even if Xiang Ji is reborn, it won't help me!"

Liu Chang showed his sturdy arms with a stupid look on his face, Zhou Chang sighed, how come there is no one reliable among Emperor Gao's sons?
"Your Majesty is brave, but the battlefield is extremely dangerous"

"Okay! Zhou Xiang, don't worry, let's set up a celebration banquet in Chang'an, and drink it when the widow comes back!"

Zhou Chang saw that he couldn't convince him, and looked helplessly at Zhang Cang beside him.

Zhang Cang just calmly saluted Liu Chang, "Your Majesty, take care."

Zhou Chang sighed again, why is this new generation of ministers so unreliable?
Zhou Chang had no choice but to call Luan Bu and earnestly instructed: "You accompany the king on the expedition, don't let the king rush into the battle alone, and don't let the king drink raw water."

Luan Bu stood respectfully, listening to the old man's persuasion.

"Heh, how long has Luan Bu been with His Majesty, do I need to say more about this?"

Zhang Budo spoke disdainfully, Zhou Chang frowned suddenly, picked up the crutches in his hand, Zhang Budo hurriedly jumped a step, looked at him vigilantly, and dared not speak again.Seeing Zhang Budo's cowardly behavior, Luan Bu shook his head and said to Zhou Chang, "Please don't mind, this fellow was beaten by Liu Hou when he was young."

Zhou Chang also looked disdainful, "What a person Liuhou is."

Liu Chang said goodbye to everyone, rode a tall horse, and finally left.

He rode a war horse and followed Han Xin's chariot.

"Master! Where do we start fighting?"

"Master! How are we going to fight?"

"Master!"

Liu Chang babbled, Han Xin endured his anger and slowly put down the bamboo slip in his hand.

"Chang. There was once a man named Li Shiqi. Do you know how he died?"

"Ah? Wasn't it cooked and killed by King Qi?"

"No, he just talks too much. I was forced to kill him."

"Oh master, then I'll go to the former army to see."

Liu Changzong came to the position of the former army and muttered something in a low voice, while Luan Bu accompanied him.

"Luan Bu!"

"Your Majesty?"

"How do you think I can scare the master?"

"Which master?"

"Marquis of Huaiyin!"

"Your Highness, are you hungry? Would you like me to prepare something to eat?"

The Northern Army came all the way to Longxi County, and began to rest here. At the same time, Tang's army was also ready to go out in Beidi County.Han Xin was looking at the map all day, pondering the recent situation, and the Huns were fighting more and more chaotically.

Things were a little different from what Han Xin thought. He was obviously stronger than the two brothers in strength, but the one named Ji Conge was slow to fight back, kept retreating, and moved to the north, leaving a large territory, while his two The younger brother quickly seized these areas.This completely disrupted Han Xin's deployment.

Han Xin originally wanted to attack the main force of Ji Congee in the Western Regions strategy, but he hadn't fought yet, but the main force had run away most of the time.

What does it mean?That guy named Ji Porridge is so cowardly?
In the face of such a situation, Han Xin had to change his original strategy, either simply killing Wusun, or swallowing Dagu or Hutu.

Liu Chang saw Han Xin's entanglement, which made him feel unbelievable. In his long life, he had never seen Master so entangled.

"Master? Why do you hesitate?"

"This jerk, I'm afraid he can't be eliminated in the short term and ran away."

"Ran??"

"Yeah. Next, his two brothers will definitely kill each other. If we pursue Ji Porridge, our food will definitely not be far enough, so we can only target the Western Regions, taking advantage of the weakened Xiongnu's strength. Time to free the Western Regions from the control of the Xiongnu."

"I'm just worried that Wusun will also run along with him."

Liu Chang laughed, "Then what can be done, widows can fight like this, they can only run away!"

"It's no wonder that Chen Ping praised this porridge so much. It's really not easy to deal with."

Han Xin did not hesitate for too long, and immediately changed his original strategy.

"Long, you lead the cavalry, and set off after an hour, don't think about destroying the tribe, involving the opponent's army, so that they can't retreat too quickly to harass!"

"At Li Zuoche, I will order. Don't rush too fast, always send a scout to contact me!"

"only!!"

Liu Chang leaned over to salute, turned to leave, and looked at Liu Chang who was walking out, Han Xin couldn't help stroking his beard. Although the enemy's trace was difficult to determine, it was not easy to pursue. Fortunately, he had an overlord under his command, which was more comfortable than before. More, although this kind of reckless man is very stupid, but it is really useful.

After receiving Han Xin's order, Liu Chang immediately prepared. Just half an hour later, he couldn't wait to lead the cavalry and set off, taking almost all the cavalry of the Northern Army. At this moment, the Northern Army already has 1 troops. The cavalry army arrived, and under the leadership of King Tang, these soldiers rushed like tigers and wolves, crying and howling like ghosts and wolves, and their posture was even stronger than that of the Huns.

It's not just Han Xin who is happy, Liu Chang is also very happy. Compared with Tang's army, the Northern Army is still stronger. They have never been left behind in such a rush.

The quiet and peaceful tribe is now packing up and preparing to evacuate.

When there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance, accompanied by the cries of ghosts and wolves, a strong man riding on a white horse and wearing golden armor charged towards the tribe, screaming and screaming, these herdsmen were already scared to death. Looking at Liu Chang's appearance, they didn't know what to cry, and they knelt down one after another, not even trying to escape.

Liu Changzheng was waving the spear in his hand, wanting to kill a few more enemies, but when he killed him, he saw this group of people kneeling on the ground, bowing to him, chanting words.

Liu Chang put away his spear and didn't know what to do for a while. You can't do it. How can you fight?

"What are they talking about?"

"They say Hercules is coming."

"Hercules?? Who??"

"Eh, it seems that you are the king."

"I??"

Liu Chang looked at the herdsmen who visited the shrine in front of him with a bewildered expression. What's the situation?Can we still fight well?

"Your Majesty? What should I do?"

"Grab it!"

Afterwards, Chang Liu chased after a few more tribes, but these tribes all reacted in the same way when they saw Chang Liu. They all worshiped him as a god. Chang Liu felt depressed and marched for two more days. Finally, He saw the heavily armed Hun cavalry. There were hundreds of cavalrymen, and they were powerful. They were the formidable enemies of the Tang king!

Liu Changxi, immediately rushed out with the army again, ready to charge again, and capture the flag among these "tens of thousands" of people!
"Your Majesty!!"

When the knights dismounted and paid homage to Chang Liu, Chang Liu finally couldn't bear it any longer.

"Get up for the widows!!"

The leading knight was very calm, dropped his weapon, and walked quickly to Chang Liu.

"The big orders born by the sun and the moon are in the top! I came to see you as an envoy of the king of my family!"

"Da Danyu will die soon. The king of my family has been thinking about it for a long time. Only you can take the position of Da Danyu. The king of my family is willing to call you a minister, and you are the master, and specially sent me to discuss the matter of surrender!"

Liu Chang was stunned, hesitated for a long time, and asked, "Who is your king?"

"It's the son of Da Shan Yu Mo Dun, Ji Porridge!"

"No.. He still has tens of thousands of troops, he's a fart!"

Liu Chang angrily stabbed the spear on the ground, his face full of grief and anger.

Zhang Budo sat in the censor's mansion and was indifferent in the face of Zhou Chang and Zhang Cang's protests.

"These people are mediocre and incompetent. A few trivial matters will take so long to delay Duke Zhou, Duke Zhang. I will never let go of these officials."

"I dealt with them not because of selfishness, but because they lived up to His Majesty's high expectations!"

At this moment, Zhang Budo had a business-like attitude and didn't insult others. Zhou Chang naturally couldn't hit him directly, but asked angrily, "It's just a moment late, so you're going to kill them, won't you? The behavior is simply cruel! Not a son of man!"

"Oh, I'm just doing things under orders. If you think it's not right, you can go to the Queen Mother!"

"Besides, I don't want to kill them, I just want to rectify the wind of neglect in the court!"

"Today, even if Emperor Gao is resurrected, he can't change my mind!"

Zhang Buxuan exclaimed arrogantly.

"Oh, Duke Zhang is really a capable minister."

"who?"

Zhang Budo raised his head angrily and looked towards the door.

Zhang Liang was living on crutches, and with the support of his second son, he was squinting his eyes, looking at Zhang Budo in front of him.

At that moment, Zhang Budo started to stutter.

"Father..Father..Father..How did you come...come...come?"

When Zhou Chang heard this, he was immediately furious.

"Shizian dare to insult me?!"

He suddenly raised his crutches again.

(End of this chapter)