Hanhou

Wei Shang's memorial was sent to Chang'an. After Emperor Jing had read it, he called the prime minister Zhou Yafu and the imperial historian Liu She into the Xuan room to discuss it.Liu Che was also summoned, but he had no room to speak, so he could only sit aside and listen quietly.

"Hu Xin is cunning and capricious. After the marriage, he is only a few years old and goes south impromptu. This repair is really insincere. We should reject his request and send troops to attack him!" Zhou Yafu opposed the marriage. After reading the confession sent by Wei Shang, Even more angry, he insisted that Emperor Jing send troops.

In contrast, Liu She was more cautious. When Zhou Yafu insisted on calling for war, he took a closer look at the confessions of the Hu people, focusing on the way to lose copper and the way the Xiongnu went south.

Regardless of Chang'an or Bianjun, they all hated the Xiongnu deeply, and would never want to make peace if they could fight.

However, if you don't kill a snake, you will suffer from it. Either you don't fight, or if you fight, you will completely wipe out the border troubles.Like Emperor Jing's concerns, Liu She didn't think that now was the best time for a decisive battle.

To put it bluntly, every time a border county sends troops, the most dead are other tribes, such as Dingling, Di, Qiang and other tribes of barbarians.The Xiongnu headquarters can always preserve their strength, and they have obtained cattle, sheep, population and property in repeated southward invasions.

Liu She had served as a servant for many years, and he was extremely trusted by Emperor Jing.

The two monarchs and ministers had a high degree of agreement. They both believed that using knives on the other tribes would not be able to achieve the purpose of combat.

In the eyes of the Huns, Biebu is no different from slaves in the sheepfold. They are purely consumables, and it doesn't matter how many people die.Even if other troops die, at worst, send troops to the west and north, and catch a batch to make up for it.

If they could take the opportunity to weaken the border counties of the Han Dynasty, they would be happy to let other troops die.Just as the Xiongnu went south a few months ago, one of the purposes was to reduce the number of troops and consume the troops of the border counties.

"Your Majesty, I think we can talk about the marriage, and we can't expose the matter of Yunzhong Commandery." Liu She put down the bamboo slips and said.

"Liu Qing has nothing to say." Ignoring Zhou Yafu who was full of anger, Emperor Jing turned his gaze to Liu She.

"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu sent envoys to the Han Dynasty in an attempt to spy on our court. Our court can also send people to the grassland. According to the cloud watchman, the four kings of the Huns are at odds, and there are many other tribes who have different ideas. Although Shan Yu is strong, he is powerful. It's better to take the time."

Liu She's meaning is very clear, the Huns sent spies, and the Han Dynasty could do it too.The internal discord among the Huns is an excellent opportunity to provoke.Even if the division cannot be split, as long as it can take the opportunity to consume the elite strength, it will be beneficial to Chang'an.

If Mao Dun is still alive, this kind of plan may not be successful.

It's a pity that Mao Dun is already dead. Without this father-killing prairie overlord, after two generations of senior officials and military officials, the nobles in this department have already had their own ideas. Otherwise, the feud between Yu Dan and Yi Zhixie would have been put on the table ?

The strategy mentioned by the Bank of China can indeed help the military minister Shanyu stabilize his rule, but it also planted hidden dangers within the Xiongnu.If you continue to let King Youxian and King Zuoguli grow in power, sooner or later, there will be problems within the Xiongnu, and it will be a big problem.

The Bank of China spared no effort to harm the border counties of the Han Dynasty, and the strategy formulated for the Xiongnu was also very effective.In dealing with internal power struggles, what he did was to drink poison to quench thirst.Let alone Shan Yu, the military official, if he died, his royal court might become a battlefield and a burial place for the cavalry of the headquarters.

Liu Sheshun was organized and explained item by item what he had seen from the memorials and confessions.When talking about the other tribes of the Huns, Zhou Yafu was still sneering. When he mentioned the four corners of the royal court, the sneer on his face began to disappear and gradually turned into a gloomy expression.

"Liu Qing thinks the marriage should be resumed?" Emperor Jing said.

"I think it's okay." Liu She said seriously, "As in the old covenant, most of the sending-off team brought rice paddies and beautiful servants. Doctors and craftsmen are not allowed to enter the king's account as spies."

The Huns sent spies to spy on the border counties, and Liu She's approach was even more ruthless. He wanted to send the spies directly to Shanyu's tent and to the four corners of the royal court.As for the other divisions, the scouts sent by Bianjun can handle it themselves.

"It's not easy." Emperor Jing said in a deep voice.

The Huns are not fools, and it is impossible for them to be on guard.The people who entered the grassland under Emperor Wen's dynasty, Fu Wengzhu, are now dead and dead, except for one Zhongxing who has a grudge against the Han Dynasty, there is almost no one left.

"Your Majesty, it is not a short-term achievement to practice fine riding in Bianjun." Liu She said again.

No matter how difficult things are, they must be done.

Before the new horses have a large number of armed cavalry and the army is enough to sweep the grassland, the Huns must not be aware of the clues.

"Gou Jian, the King of Yue, was able to destroy Wu in the end. Gao Zu was trapped and climbed the mountain. He offered his advice and bribed the Xiongnu to get rid of it." Liu She said in a deep voice, "The Huns have been a disaster for the border counties for generations, and their cavalry is stronger than me. Dynasty, please Your Majesty temporarily confuse them with silk and silk, and train them into elite soldiers in the future, and they can clean up the grasslands and get rid of this serious trouble!"

After Liu She finished speaking, the announcement room fell into a long silence.

Even Zhou Yafu, who is the main force in the battle, has to admit that Liu She's words make sense.With the current force, it is indeed feasible to send troops, and a few victories can be achieved, but it is a joke to hurt the Huns.

Unless the army arrives at Longcheng and wipes out Shan Yu's big tent, according to what Liu She said, first agree to restore the marriage, paralyze the Xiongnu, secretly train the elite, and store what is needed for the war. The Xiongnu completely eradicated their species.

"What about the matter in Yunzhong County?" Emperor Jing asked.

Liu She raised his head, with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty must make a decision."

The emperor and his ministers looked at each other, and Emperor Jing relaxed, and couldn't help but also laughed.

Zhou Yafu's expression was tense, and he didn't speak at this moment.

Sitting next to Emperor Jing, Liu Che thought that Liu She's performance was correct, and most of them thought it was reasonable, but it was a bit awkward to give the Xiongnu rice dumplings as a gift to restore the marriage.

"Your Majesty, we need to send people to Yunzhong to bring Lanji and his party to Chang'an." Liu She suggested.

"Yes." Emperor Jing nodded, spread out the bamboo slips himself, and wrote the will with a pen.After tomorrow's court meeting, people can be sent to Yunzhong County.

Prime Minister Zhou Yafu kept silent and no longer raised objections, and the voices of the court will also tend to ease.As for the candidate for marriage, Emperor Jing didn't have much thought, according to what the Empress Dowager said, just choose an untitled palace official.

After Zhou Yafu and Liu She left, Emperor Jing took Liu Che to Changle Palace.

King Liang sent a set of jade wares from his fief. Empress Dowager Dou was in a good mood, and Chen Jiao sat beside her. Empress Wang, Cheng Ji and other harem concubines came to pay their respects, and they were also left to watch comedians and dancers.

When Emperor Jing came with the prince, he gave the concubines quite a surprise.

Empress Dowager Dou was leaning on the low couch with a smile on her face, looking over with gray eyes, it was not as stressful as it used to be.After Liu Che saluted, he was called to his side, and the smiling palace man brought honey water and steamed cakes, and said, "The prince reads "Zhuangzi" every day?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, indeed."

"Very good." Empress Dowager Dou smiled more kindly, stroking Liu Che's temples, and said, "Huang Lao is the way of governing the country, and you can't just immerse yourself in it. Legalism and Confucianism have a lot of classics, but don't listen to the nonsense of those Confucian scholars .”

"No." Liu Che replied seriously, and then sat aside.Eyes met Chen Jiao, who was wearing a delicate dress, and the latter, as usual, turned her head, not interested in talking to him.

Emperor Jing drank half a cup of hot soup, obviously he wanted to talk to Empress Dowager Dou.

Empress Wang and Cheng Ji stood up knowingly, and took their concubines and palace officials to leave.

When they were in the palace, the two had smiles on their faces, and there was no disharmony at all.When she walked out of the palace gate, Cheng Ji went straight past the queen and returned to the palace with the eunuchs, without any respect for the queen.

The surrounding palace people and eunuchs held their breaths and concentrated, not daring to speak out.Even the general bowed slightly, lowered his head and looked away.

Wang Zhi took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his chest.Then he took a step forward and returned directly to Jiaofangdian, his back straighter than before.

Inside the Changle Palace, all the comedians and entertainers retreated, and the courtiers and eunuchs stood on both sides, like clay sculptures and wood carvings, silent.The main hall, which was originally filled with music and singing, suddenly became silent and seemed empty.

Empress Dowager Dou leaned on the couch, waiting for Emperor Jing to speak.

Emperor Jing put down the lacquer lamp and told all the things Liu She proposed.

"In this way, I will be elected as the son of a good family." The Queen Mother said after pondering for a moment.

Since it is necessary to arrange people, women have an advantage over men.

"Mother, is this inappropriate?" Emperor Jing frowned.

"What's wrong?" Empress Dowager Dou sat up and said in a deep voice, "How can ordinary women achieve success? Only those who are intelligent and beautiful can be taught, and then follow Fu to go out."

"Empress Gao once sent beauty to the grassland, but it was a pity that she failed. As the doctor Yu Shi said, military officials are no better than Mao Dun. If you choose people well, you may not be unable to succeed."

Before Empress Dowager Dou came to Emperor Wen, she served Empress Lu in the palace.Empress Dowager Dou witnessed and heard Empress Lu's means and political wisdom with her own eyes, and also learned a lot.

Now, after hearing what Emperor Jing said about Liu She's plan, Empress Dowager Dou instinctively thought of Empress Lu.

It's a pity that there was a hero in the grassland at that time, and Empress Lu's methods failed after all.Now that Maodun is dead, although his descendants have a legacy, they are not as talented as their ancestors.

"If you want to leave the fortress, you should choose from the frontier county. After you are sent to Chang'an, you will be taught by someone from the palace." If it is a woman from the south, who cannot withstand the bitter cold of the grassland, there is no guarantee that things will fail, and several lives will be wasted.

Empress Dowager Dou closed her eyes slightly, and said slowly: "The chosen son of a good family can stay in the palace except for going out with his relatives."

Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Dou's voice was slightly lowered, and she sighed: "There are people in the palace who are over [-] years old, and they can also use this to release them. Give more silk and copper coins, even if they are in their prime, they can find good people." People, live a peaceful life."

Among the palaces, only Empress Dowager Dou could say these things to Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing nodded in agreement, and entrusted the selection of a good family son to Empress Dowager Dou.

When it comes to matters in the palace, the queen should not have been bypassed.However, neither Empress Dowager Dou nor Emperor Jing tacitly mentioned it, and directly ignored Wang Zhi.

After discussing everything properly, Emperor Jing and Liu Che got up and left Changle Palace.

After the palace door was closed, Empress Dowager Dou called Chen Jiao to her side, stroked the top of her hair, and said in a low voice, "Jiaojiao, whatever you can do, my mother will do it for you."

After the selection of these palace candidates, Wang Zhi's side can be cleaned up.It's fine if Chen Jiao doesn't enter the palace. If she has to enter the palace, at least she can have an extra guarantee that she won't become deaf and blind after her death.

If Chen Jiao is smart enough, she can always enter Weiyang Palace safely.

It wasn't that Empress Dowager Dou suddenly changed her mind, but she knew a fact: in the final analysis, the Son of Heaven is the lord of heaven and earth.

Just as she has persisted for many years and still cannot make King Liang the heir to the throne, if Emperor Jing is persuaded by Liu Xing and insists on making Chen Jiao the crown princess, Queen Dowager Dou can fight, but she has to plan for the worst.

At least, she wants to pave a way for Chen Jiao.

Chen Jiao leaned in front of Empress Dowager Dou, smiling lightly, and slowly became proud again.

"With the teaching of my mother, I will let myself live well." Chen Jiao said, unfolding a book of "Tao Te Ching", rubbed her fingers over the writing on it, and said softly, "How about I read for my mother?"

"it is good."

A gust of warm wind blows into the hall, blowing up the gauze hanging from the beams.The girl's voice came from behind the gauze, like a lark, clear and sweet.

Outside the gate of the palace, eunuchs and palace servants passed by under the corridor.

Under the stone ladder, guards in armor stand upright like pines, blending with the majestic palace.

The next day, the court meeting ended, and he flew out of Chang'an on a flying ride, carrying the will of the emperor to the clouds.Soon, the emperor took the Taizhong doctor as his envoy to welcome the Xiongnu envoys to the border county.

It is worth mentioning that after Tian Fu was dismissed from office, the new doctor of the Taizhong was actually Wang Xin, the elder brother of Queen Wang.

On the day when he received the appointment, Wang Xin was terrified, without any joy.Knowing that he can't continue to use the trick of pretending to be sick, he can only bite the bullet and take up the post. He adheres to the principle of saying less and doing less, and doing nothing if there is no fault. , Reticent all day long, it can be called a scene in the middle of the court.

This time when he went to Bianjun without his boss around, Wang Xin just listened to his attendants, and the journey was safe and sound, and he even gained a reputation for being modest and courteous.

In Yunzhong County, the five-day sentence had expired, and Lan Ji sent someone to guard the prison early, preparing to pick up the spies and Hu Shang together.Unexpectedly, the prison door opened, and only a few Wuhuan people came out, and none of the Huns, Qiang people, or Dawan people were arrested at the same time.

"What's going on here?" The Xiongnu official who picked them up was at a loss.

The Wuhuan man looked behind him, and found that Jue Cao, who likes to slash people with knives and pens, was not far away. He immediately shuddered, and under the incredulous eyes of the officials, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Those people destroy the prison cells, shoot them!" Injured the jailer, intending to get out of the prison. There was internal strife on the way, killing each other, breaking the law, and all of them have been punished!"

"What?!" The Xiongnu officials were still on the spot, and it took a while to realize what the Wuhuan people were talking about.

Due to the extremely high voice of the Wuhuan people, after chanting Huyu and speaking Chinese again, many people were attracted to them. Looking at the Huns who froze on the spot at first, and then had veins bulging in their temples, they all seemed to be watching a monkey show. generally.

"What did you say, say it again?" The Xiongnu official gritted his teeth and pinched the Wuhuan man's throat with his big hand.

The Wuhuan's face turned pale, but compared to the Huns in front of him, he was more afraid of the Judgment Cao who would never leave his body with a knife and a pen, so he went out and yelled again, attracting more people to watch.

"They intended to break out of the prison, but suddenly they fought among themselves, murdered and violated the law, and were punished according to the law!"

The meaning of these words is very clear. After being arrested, the spies and Hu merchants tried to escape from the prison. They not only injured the prison guards, but also brandished knives at each other.It doesn't matter whether their heads were caught by the prison door or they didn't have any brains at all. In short, they hacked and killed each other. It was unlucky to die, and it was even more unlucky to not die. They violated the criminal laws of the Han Dynasty and were beheaded by the jailer on the spot.

The Xiongnu officials were so angry that their eyes were bloodshot, but they couldn't even utter a word.

Jue Cao Ping came over and said calmly: "If you fight in front of the prison, you will be imprisoned for ten days."

While speaking, his eyes fell on the Xiongnu official, and he seemed to be looking forward to him drawing the knife on the spot.

Thinking of Lanji's previous strict orders, the Xiongnu officials suppressed their anger, abandoned the Wuhuan people, turned around and left angrily.Those who are ready to pick up are dead, what's the use of these Wuhuan people!

Wuhuan got up from the ground and looked carefully at Jue Caochao.When the latter nodded and said "Good job", the fear in his heart remained, but at the same time a kind of satisfaction arose, thinking that he should carry out every order of Jue Cao's, and do according to every word he said.

Even the Wuhuan people themselves don't understand why they have such thoughts.It is estimated that only Zhao Jia can tell them that there is a saying in later generations called "Stockholm Syndrome".

In Zhao's village, Zhao Jia put the checked map aside, walked out of the inner room, and stretched out on the porch.Taking a look at the sky, thinking about the autumn harvest that Uncle Xiong mentioned, he immediately called Ji Bao and set off for the livestock farm.

When they arrived, Uncle Xiong and Uncle Chang had just returned from the field and were jumping off the cart, ready to send the farm tools into the warehouse.Zhao Jia stepped forward to help. He couldn't carry the plow, so it would be no problem to carry some wooden shovels and thick ropes.

After everything was dealt with, everyone could sit down and take a breather.

The women brought warm water, and the teenagers and children carried out the rattan baskets and distributed the steamed cakes and steamed buns to the crowd.

"Your Majesty, the millet and wheat are about to mature, and they can be harvested in less than ten days." Uncle Xiong drank up the warm water, ate a fist-sized bun in two or three bites, and picked up another one casually.

"How much can you harvest per mu?" Zhao Jia sat beside Uncle Xiong, with his legs propped up, his arms around his knees, and he snapped off a stalk of grass.

"Better than expected, more than one stone can be collected."

"So much?" Zhao Jia was surprised.According to Xiong Bo's previous estimates, the reduction in production will reach [-]-[-]%.It is indeed beyond expectation to be able to harvest more than one stone per mu.

"It all depends on the method of ox plowing and composting." Xiong Bo explained.

"Since that's the case, we should arrange for manual harvesting as soon as possible." The weather in Bian County is really uncertain. The autumn harvest is approaching, let alone hail, and a single rain can make hundreds of acres of fields useless.

"Don't worry, my lord, I have arranged for servants to plow and watch the fields, and they can go to the fields to grab harvests at any time."

Zhao Jia nodded, told Uncle Xiong to continue eating, got up and led the bay horse, intending to run around the farm.

As soon as he walked around the fence, he saw Wei Qing and several three heads holding bows, shooting arrow after arrow at a target not far away.Zhao Xin and Gongsun Ao were already able to draw the ox horn bow, although Zhao Ponu was young, his strength was comparable to the two, standing together and shooting arrows, his accuracy was much higher.

Zhao Jia looked at it for a while, and couldn't help feeling a little anxious, so he rode his horse forward, turned over and landed, and took off the horn bow from the horse's back, intending to practice his hand.

"Your Majesty wants to draw a bow?" Wei Tong walked to Zhao Jia, saw the strong bow left by Zhao Gongcao, and couldn't help but praise, "Good bow!"

Zhao Jia smiled, walked to an empty target, retreated to a distance of about fifty steps, and opened his bow sideways.

With a buzzing sound, the arrow flew out like a shooting star, and hit the bull's-eye with a low sound.Another three arrows in a row, the arrows hit the target.

"Okay!" There was a burst of applause, and Zhao Jia realized that when he opened the bow, many young men, servants and women had gathered.

Zhao Jia put down his bow and arrow, looked at the teenagers and children, and beckoned them to come over.

"Try it."

The ox horn bow was handed to Zhao Puonu, the boy's eyes widened as if he didn't believe it.Facing Zhao Jia's smile, he took the strong bow with both hands, walked to the position in front of Zhao Jia, his eyes were slightly focused, he held the bow with one hand, and pulled the bowstring with the other.

When the bowstring was fully drawn, the arrow flew out, and even cut a bow and arrow at the bull's-eye.

Zhao Ponu's face was reddish, and his expression was full of excitement.With a firm gaze, Wei Qing pulled the Yi bow in his hand again.Ah Man and the others showed dissatisfaction, but was suppressed by Xin Zhao with a smile.The three-headed bodies waved their fists, expressing that they could draw a strong bow even when they grow up.

Zhao Jia said with a smile that one day, he could be like Zhao Ponu, and he gave each of them a strong bow.

"Thank you sir!"

Looking at the excited teenagers and children, it seems as if you can see the rising stars in the future.Zhao Jia rested his chin and began to think seriously. If luck also has stars, if he is less than five stars, at least he has four and a half stars, right?