Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 751 A new storm has appeared
"beat!"

"Can you still watch these barbarians rampant outside the Great Wall?"

Sitting in Han Xin's mansion, several veteran generals started a heated discussion.

Anxi has been oppressed for many years, and finally got a chance to rise. Anxi, who is heading towards the hegemony, has been fighting continuously for years. Their situation is similar to that of Liu Chang when he first came to the throne. There are many things in the country To do, and food has become their big problem.The Anxi people's agricultural level is not high, and most of the people are nomadic for a living. Although they have recovered many farming tribes and have a certain stable source of food, they want to defeat the old enemies around them and become local tyrants. That's still not enough.

And the place of Shendu is simply the best fertilizer needed for the rise of the empire. It is rich in materials and manpower, and there is no strong military organization capability. If you can get this place as your own back garden, you can get a steady stream of supplies here. , then the empire has the strength to implement any policy it wants to implement. In vain, not only failed to win Bactria, but even the rear area that he had planned was taken away.

The Anxi people are ready to move, and are still testing the bottom line of the big man. They want to take down Bactria, control the road of Shendu to his own territory, keep the big man out, and at the same time control the initiative of entering and exiting Shendu.

The fighting power of the Anxi people at this moment is still good. According to the record of Liu Chang's fight with them at the beginning, the fighting power of these people is not comparable to that of the poisonous soldiers. The quality of the generals is generally not low. They are just rising. The strong period, the novice protection period of the empire, one mind at a time.

Enemies in this state are quite daunting.

Han Xin is not afraid of Anxi, he just doesn't want the invasion of Anxi to disrupt his deployment of poisoning, if war breaks out in Bactria, the entire deployment of poisoning will be destroyed, maybe the temple will need to send troops to appease again, Shendu is a treasure, but it is different from the previous enemies of the Han Dynasty. They have their own mature civilization. It is very difficult to assimilate them and let them accept Confucian culture. It's different.

When Han Xin summoned the veteran generals to discuss matters related to Bactria, the veterans actively expressed their willingness to send troops to attack Parthia.

"Your Majesty, you can only maintain peace with these enemies if you are tough enough. You must send troops and don't give them any chance."

Qin Tong talked eloquently about this.

Han Xin sneered, "I asked you to come here not to teach me how to do things. I have my own considerations in my heart about whether to fight and how to fight. It is to discuss whether to move the Military Academy to Hexi country."

"Ah?? Moved to Hexi Kingdom? Why? Didn't you just decide on your location in Chang'an?"

"Of course it is for the war against Anxi."

"The poisoning in the future will definitely not be stable. That is the so-called Ba Kingdom, which has surrendered to the big man on the surface, but in fact it still makes its own decisions. It is especially the case in countries that do not accept the poisoning of the big man's garrison troops. , the situation is extremely complicated, I think, the first two years of military science can be in Chang'an, and the next two years can go to Hexi Kingdom. It can be properly arranged for the students to go to the body and serve as a low-level officer, which can be regarded as a good preparation for the future war with Anxi , between the big man and Anxi, there will definitely be a battle, and it will be very fierce."

"It may take many years, and those of us will not be able to see the ending, but we can teach more people who can decide the ending."

The generals fell silent, and Xia Houying said seriously: "The king's words are reasonable. The situation of being poisoned is perfect for cultivating talents. Do we need to go to Hexi?"

"You don't need to go all over, you need to separate a group of people."

In the Hall of Houde, Liu Chang smiled and looked at the melodies sent from various places.

Zhang Buyi just knelt and sat aside. Now that the temple has been restructured, Zhang Buyi's status has not decreased but increased. He has become the chief internal affairs officer next to Liu Chang, serving the emperor, providing ideas and suggestions, and actively participating in decision-making. Now Most of the memorabilia placed in front of Liu Chang were carefully sorted out by Zhang Buji. Up front, the rest are basically answered by themselves.

Zou Biao, who frequently asked about the emperor's physical condition as in the past, would basically never appear in front of Liu Chang again.

Liu Chang looked at these with complacency on his face.

"That's right, it's a little fruitful. It's all thanks to the ministers that the big man can achieve such results!"

"It's all because of His Majesty's benevolence, how can the ministers deserve to compete with His Majesty?"

Zhang Buyi said seriously.

"In addition to these, there are also some extremely important petitions. A few poisonous petitions have been delivered just now, and the leader is Feng Jing's memorial. Do you want to see it, Your Majesty?"

"If you want to see it, quickly find it and hand it to me!"

Liu Chang explained with a smile: "I told Feng Jing earlier to investigate the situation in Anxi's country. He must have investigated clearly, so he wrote a letter to inform him. This Feng Gong has been poisoned for a long time, and he has worked hard for a long time. The merits of obliteration are really a role model for the officials. I must reward him very well and let him get the honor he deserves. He replied so quickly this time. It can be seen how hard he is in doing things. This man It can be of great use, if all the ministers try their best like him, it would be great."

While Liu Chang was talking, Zhang Buyi found Feng Jing's letter and handed it to Liu Chang.

Liu Chang opened the letter. First, he exchanged normal greetings and asked His Majesty how he was doing. Then he told his situation and told about the foreword that His Majesty asked him to investigate Anxi and sent someone to investigate thoroughly. Finally, he said own findings.

"Quite strong."

Liu Chang slapped the letter on the table, "Does this old dog not want to live? Is this perfunctory to me? Quite strong?? I think he really wants to be beaten. This doggy old man, take my spear Heavy armor, I'll let him see what it means to be quite strong."

Seeing the emperor getting angry, Zhang Buyi quickly explained: "Your Majesty, there is another copy here."

Liu Chang was taken aback, and then took out the second letter. This is not a letter, but a detailed data form, which records many information about Anxi, including the number of various arms, territory, counties (provinces) And so on, it seems very trivial, some data is erratic, for example, the number of cavalry of the Parthians, the above record is between 13 and 18, this must be a compilation of different situations found out by many pedestrians Forming.

Even if it is not very specific, the difference will not be too great.

Liu Chang looked at it seriously for a moment, frowning.

"Why is the resting king so militaristic? How can his people afford to support such an army?? There is even a standing army, which does not engage in any miscellaneous tasks. Can meat grow on their trees in his little territory? Insane!"

This is no wonder Liu Chang was surprised. Among the four great empires in history, Anxi has always been a violent soldier. Such a frenzied move can be called a small Qin State in Central Asia. Qin State is not as good as Qin State. After all, Qin State still attaches great importance to agriculture and mulberry. Of course, their decline in history is also related to this system. Regardless of the relationship, blindly follow the war line, if you can't destroy the enemy, then you can only be destroyed.

The demise of Parthia in history was because it fell into the quagmire of war with Rome. The two sides fought hard, and did not get too many benefits, which eventually led to internal destruction and the end of the dynasty.

Standing in the distance, Lu Lu couldn't help being amazed.

To make His Majesty call out for military action, this King of Rest is a strange man.

His majesty's evaluations from the virtuous ministers today cannot avoid a militarism. His majesty's military virtues are too abundant. From the time he ascended the throne to the present, there have been wars every year, and his desire to expand his territory is several times stronger than that of the first emperor. grade.

Zhang Buyi explained: "Your Majesty, according to Feng Jing's words, the Anxi people are of nomadic origin. They don't pay much attention to the development of the country. They have always used war and plunder to feed themselves. Therefore, the army has a large number and a high combat effectiveness. , Because he doesn't care about Nongsang, he can send troops at any time. This is a very troublesome thing. "

Liu Chang scolded: "This man is a foolish king. If he dares to start a war with the big man, the big man will drag him to death even if he delays. If he destroys his entire country, he will not gain any advantage at all!"

"But you can't let him harass the big man's border."

"You send someone to pass these things to the Taiwei and the others now!"

"only!!"

Zhang Buyi hurriedly saluted, and hurriedly left Houde Hall with these data. Liu Chang still looked a little serious, and gently stroked his chin, "Shen Tujia is enough for guarding the body, but I want to give it to you." Anxi people are ugly, I'm afraid there are still some shortcomings."

"Why did His Majesty say that?"

"I underestimated the Anxi people in the past. They are expanding every year, and their strength is growing rapidly. The big man is not close to the poison. If you relax, you may really be picked by these people. If the portal of the poison If we lose our defense, the big man can’t afford this loss. The material of the body poison is the guarantee for the big man to develop with all his strength. With the material power of the body poison, we can carry out the benevolent government of my big man. If the body poison is lost, we will become unable to make ends meet. The policy will be destroyed Forced to stop, it is still very troublesome.”

"The Parthians are not miscellaneous barbarians. Like the Huns back then, they are potential powerful enemies that can pose a real threat to the Han's vassal states."

"At the beginning, the Xiongnu and the big man competed for those miscellaneous beards. The war between the two sides lasted for many years. Now there are Parthians coming to compete with the big man for body poison. This enemy is even more difficult to deal with than the Huns."

"Ah? Are they stronger than the Huns?"

"It doesn't really count. Anyway, Maodun must be strong against this Anxi Hunjun, but they are too far away. If the big man wants to send troops, he will bear huge logistical pressure like he did when he went to the outside of the Great Wall. It is the best choice to fight the Parthians while taking on the logistics, just like we used to fight the Huns when we collected the complex.”

Just as Liu Chang was talking to Lu Lu about his thoughts, there were suddenly messy footsteps outside the door.

I saw a servant walk into the hall, greeted the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty! An envoy from the Hexi Kingdom is here!"

"Oh? Hexi Kingdom? Let him in!"

I saw a soldier walk in, his face was full of joy and excitement, after paying his respects to the emperor, he handed the letter to him, and then withdrew.

Liu Chang opened the letter, read it for a while, and "Long Yan was furious" again.

"It's really not going well!!"

Lu Lu picked up the letter in surprise. For the Hexi Kingdom, all he could think of was the recent war, the battle between the Han Empire and the Outer Qiang. , They have had many frictions with the big man, and every time they are defeated, they will flee back to the mountains. The big man has nothing to do with this snow-capped plateau, and it is difficult to go up, let alone chase and fight. Harassment, most of the sheriffs and generals chose to repel them.

They also carried out looting and harassment for a long time in their own way. Of course, they were not completely hostile. Sometimes, they would bring yaks to trade with the Han people. They were also used to the powerlessness of the Han army against them.

In history, this kind of business and harassment situation continued until the demise of the big man, but this time, they obviously provoked people who should not be provoked.

Zhou Bo has never been tolerant. After the Outer Qiang plundered the Hexi Kingdom, he directly wrote to the temple, requesting a strong attack on the Outer Qiang and killing them all. As for the worries on the side of the temple, he said that if he could not be defeated, he would Cut off my own head!

Immediately, Zhou Bo led the army to pursue the foreign Qiang. He recruited a large number of Qiang people into the army, and formed an army with these people who were accustomed to living in the plateau. With the cover of harsh weather, the war will not continue until now.

The letter from the Hexi Kingdom made the emperor so angry again. Could it be that Zhou Bo was defeated? ?Wai Qiang is so strong?
But when Lu Lu opened it, he found that it was a good news.

Zhou Bo wrote that he had defeated more than 10 foreign Qiang tribes united together, killed all their leaders, captured nearly [-] people, and moved them all to Hexi, cleared Hexi, Longxi, and Bashu. A strong enemy for ten years, and said that these areas can be included in the territory of Hexi Kingdom.

Lu Lu was very confused, good news, why is Your Majesty still so angry?
Liu Chang scolded: "It's rare to have such an opportunity to fight without going too far away. I was just about to defeat the enemy, but Zhou Bo finished it for me!"

"He's finished fighting, what are we going to fight? It's really out of my interest! He still wants to be rewarded?!"

Lu Lu was a little confused, what should I do?Tell Zhou Bo to let those people go, you go fight again? ?

Isn't this nonsense?If someone wins the battle, can they still be punished?
Liu Chang also just complained a few words, but luckily he didn't punish Zhou Bo for his "rebellious" behavior, "We should let this guy come back, this guy's violent temper, it's a good thing he didn't let him be poisoned, otherwise the next day I'm about to take the army to attack King Anxi. However, he has made some progress, and he has kept prisoners. I thought he would behead all of them for military merits. Let's increase his income. He is also getting old. Let him be rewarded. Come back to the Military Academy for class."

Don't look at the old master looking angry, still cursing in his mouth, but there is a little complacency in his eyes.

In the final analysis, this is all to be counted in one's own credit.

Enemies, large and small, around the big man were basically wiped out, and even those hiding in the snow-capped mountains and plateaus were killed and recovered. The empire can focus all its energy on the body poison. If the body poison is completely recovered, Then I really dare not think about how strong my own empire can be. If I can take Anxi in the future, go to Rome, and then take Rome. Just thinking about this, the corner of Liu Chang's mouth has already reached his ear, the goal Don't set it too big, let's set it as the territory of the prosperous Rome for the time being!

If I can do these things, with my own merit, who in future generations would dare to compare with me?

It is simply an emperor through the ages!

Looking at Liu Chang who was giggling, Lu Lu was used to it. His Majesty must be daydreaming again. He has seen such situations a lot.

At that time, a royal palace will be built in the Mediterranean Sea, and Caesar will be with him. I wonder if Caesar was born?

Liu Chang stroked his chin, suddenly remembered something, and shouted to Lu Lu: "Go and bring that old man Xia Wuju in! If I want to ask him some health-preserving skills, I must live a longer life!"

Lu Lu was taken aback, "Your Majesty will be prosperous forever! Longevity"

"Stop bragging, I don't want to live too long, I can do that with my teacher, the king of Nanyue, and Xia Wuqi. I have to see the palace built in the Mediterranean Sea with my own eyes!"

"Ah? What sea?"

"Go!!"

"only!!"

Xia Wuqiu has been very cautious these days, and the temple wants him to go to Peijun. Speaking of which, he is just an ordinary doctor, and he doesn't know what he can do when he goes to Peijun. Is he expected to be an official?Besides, Chao Cuo is still in charge of Peijun. Can he live a good life if he goes by himself?Who is Chao Cuo? He is very clear. He is reluctant to go, but he can't refuse. These days, he has been thinking about going to Peijun all day long.

He hasn't set off yet, because he is not the only official who is going to go, everyone is going to take office at the same time, and they are all waiting for the time to take office.

In addition to these, there is another very important issue. He met a good friend in Chang'an.

This friend likes to chat with him very much, and Xia Wuqiu is also willing to tell him more things.

This friend is Sima Xi, Taishiling.

"My son has already entered Taixue and studied in Taixue. Although I am reluctant, he still loves history. It seems that he is going to follow my path again."

Sima Xi raised his head and said melancholy.

"Isn't this a good thing? The son inherits the father's business?"

"Heh, it's not a good thing to follow His Majesty to record his words and deeds."

ps: I updated this chapter after I came back today, and the normal update will resume tomorrow.

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