Long live the general

Zhou Zhenyan took Huo Yi's hand and didn't let go all the way.In the end, Huo Yi's expression became numb, and he let the emperor drag him away.

The Xiaojiao Hall is painted with pepper powder and mud, showing a warm color, and charcoal is burned underground, and you can feel a strong warmth as soon as you step into it.But the Xiaojiao Palace already belongs to the category of the harem. Generally speaking, courtiers should not come to this kind of place.

Huo Yi hesitated for a moment, Zhou Zhenyan said without turning his head: "Come in and rest for a while, if you go back to Huo Mansion with your whole body cold, Mrs. Huo will be worried."

Huo Yi was taken aback, he hadn't thought of this himself, and he felt a little complicated for a while, but finally sat down obediently, and tried his best to let the heat cover his body.

Zhou Zhenyan let go of Huo Yi, Xiaojiaodian made people feel relaxed from body to heart.He put his arms on the desk, raised his head and asked, "Huo Qing, do you know what I want to do most?"

This is the first time he called himself Zhen in front of Huo Yi, and Huo Yi didn't need much thinking to answer this question: "Northern Expedition to the Huns."

When Zhou Zhenyan was still young, he had already deeply felt the shadow brought by the Xiongnu to Dayue. He once told Huo Yi that the people were uneasy because the Huns were not destroyed.At that time, he already had this determination, but what Zhou Zhenyan thought at that time was simpler than now.He thought that the only problem with the invincibility of the Huns was the weakness of the army, but what was the weakness of the army?

For more than ten years, he thought day and night, and finally saw the truth of everything.All kinds of grotesques are nothing more than politics, and politics is a struggle for power, and power is the relationship between people.

While the other princes were still fighting for the throne, what he was thinking about was what he should do after becoming the emperor of Dayue.

"That's right, the Northern Expedition to the Huns." Zhou Zhenyan dipped his hand into the tea and drew a map of the north directly on the desk. Starting from Chang'an, from east to west are Jiuyuan County, Handan County, Hexi County, Yuanfang County, Jincheng County.

"The Huns are here, but we have nothing to do. We can only watch them plunder and kill our food and subjects. From spring to autumn, the people work from sunrise to sunset, and the food they have worked so hard to plant cannot enter their pockets. "Zhou Zhen pointed his slender fingers firmly at Langkou Mountain outside Xihebian County, which is the headquarters of the Xiongnu: "If I can't solve the Xiongnu, make the world peaceful and rich, and make the people earn money, then I will have nothing to do. It is necessary to be the emperor."

Huo Yi stood up immediately: "Your Majesty, be careful."

Zhou Zhenyan raised his eyelids to look at him, and said calmly, "This is my truth. The Xiongnu is a thorn, which has caused Da Yue pain for many years. Only after pulling out this thorn, I can sleep."

Huo Yi sat down and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty wants to pull out this thorn completely."

He felt a little emotional, what Zhou Zhenyan wanted to do had never changed - but he had already changed.

"That's right, pull it out completely, so that the Huns will never dare to come to our territory and despise the majesty of Dayue." Zhou Zhenyan leaned back slightly, looking at him with burning eyes: "Huo Qing, do you think the Northern Expedition How many soldiers and horses are needed?"

"Quantity is not the problem, what matters is the cavalry." Huo Yi has been thinking about these issues for many years. Since he fought with his father and was powerless against the Huns cavalry, this problem has been deeply buried in his heart.

Zhou Zhenyan made a gesture of invitation with his palm up.

Huo Yi thought for a moment, then slowly said: "The advantage of the Xiongnu lies in cavalry, horses, nomads, and all people are soldiers. The cavalry is fast and flexible, they can fight when they want to fight, and flee when they want to. We are used to the two armies facing each other, facing the enemy head-on, and the infantry facing each other. There is no advantage against cavalry, and ninety percent of the Dai Viet army is infantry."

"The horses of the Xiongnu are taller and stronger than ours. There is a plateau grassland outside the Gobi in Xihebian County, which is a special grazing land for the Huns. Plateau horses are more resistant to cold and drought than plain horses, have better toughness, and are better at fighting. .”

"Against the Xiongnu, one or two partial victories cannot reverse the situation at all. As long as the Xiongnu want to escape, they can easily move to the north and west, but we cannot follow with the army."

Fighting again and again, regardless of winning or losing, can't solve the problem at all, and the Huns can easily make a comeback.Only in the territory of the Xiongnu, the headquarters of the Xiongnu, completely defeating this invincible nomadic tribe that traverses the north can make them fear the power of Dayue and bow their heads.

Zhou Zhenyan said in a low voice: "Behead and cut off the roots!"

It must be beheaded and rooted, what they need is a complete victory.

"In addition, we have a very important disadvantage." Huo Yi stretched out his hand, the map drawn by the tea had been blurred, he pressed his palm on the border county, and said in a low voice, "We can't fight in the territory of Da Viet, and once Leaving Day Viet, going deep into the Gobi, deserts, and plateaus are all the territory of the Huns. If we want to completely suppress the Huns there, we must pay a huge price."

After Huo Yi finished speaking, he was quiet for a while.

There were so many difficulties in defeating the Huns, but for Dai Viet, these were not real difficulties.

"Huo Qing, what's the matter." Zhou Zhenyan raised his chin and looked at him expectantly.

Huo Yi put his hand on the desk, his excitement finally calmed down.

Zhou Zhenyan looked at him, his gaze was not wrong at all, and asked gently: "You still haven't said one thing, all the people of the Huns are soldiers, so..."

"So..." Huo Yi turned his head and said softly, "So the overall strength of the Xiongnu is very strong."

This sentence is quite perfunctory.

For Huo Yi, the son of a general and the sheriff of Bianjun, he has said enough.

The Huns are just a thorn, painful but conspicuous.The real chronic disease of Dai Viet lies within this territory, beside them.

But such words should not be said by him.

And Zhou Zhenzhen really doesn't understand, as the son of an emperor, born in the center of the vortex of power, I'm afraid no one understands better than him.

If it was in the past, Huo Yi only knew that there was truth in this world and he could say it, but now he knows that there are some things that many people understand, but only one person will say it out stupidly.

That's right, that idiot was him before.

Huo Yi lowered his head, showing a passive resistance.

"What Huo Qing said really benefited me a lot. I really hope that I can have such a long conversation with Huo Qing every day." Zhou Zhenyan's tone relaxed. He didn't plan to have such a deep talk with Huo Yi today, but While chatting, I forgot the time: "I didn't expect it to be so late, Huo Qing can't wait to go back to the Huo Mansion, let them give you a ride."

Huo Yi quickly stood up: "The servants are already waiting for me outside the palace, I dare not bother Your Majesty."

Before entering the palace, he asked Huo Xiaoman to buy some things and put them in the carriage, and then parked outside the palace to wait for him - Huo Yi was going home anyway today.

Zhou Zhenyan looked at him with interest. In fact, when Huo Yi was talking, his posture was quite relaxed, but after leaving that state, he wrapped himself up again, like a stone.

Huo Yi saw Zhou Zhenyan stand up, walked to his side, took his hand very naturally and said, "Huo Qing, let's walk together for a while."

From Xiaojiao Hall to the entrance of Ziwei Palace, Zhou Zhenqian asked some things about Xihebian County, Huo Yi answered fluently, the two were very close, and their backs could be regarded as a harmonious relationship between monarchs and ministers.It's a pity that Zhou Zhenyan felt that he was caring about Huo Yi, and the county governor felt that the Holy Majesty was evaluating his political achievements.

After Zhou Zhenyan personally sent him to the gate of the palace, Huo Yi withdrew and left, impatiently preparing to go home.

Zhou Zhen said slowly, "Huo Qing, wait a minute."

Huo Yi: "... What else is there for Your Majesty?"

The courtier next to him offered a piece of orange jade with both hands, this color is very rare, Zhou Zhenxie said: "You should wear this piece of warm jade next to your body, it should make you feel better."

Huo Yi didn't even know when he gave the order. The piece of warm jade was warm, not too hot, just enough to make Huo Yi feel comfortable.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

Zhou Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Huo, take care of yourself."

Huo Yi blinked, oh, the little emperor meant to say, don't die before you do your best for Dai Yue.

He felt that the little emperor couldn't let him pull the wool by himself, and with a few thoughts in his mind, he gave a big gift to Zhou Zhenxie, turned and left.

Zhou Zhenzhen had been standing at the gate of the palace to watch him get into the sedan chair. The black robe was chilled in the depths of winter. This scene was enough for the living man to spend more than ten words on the "Jiju Notes of Forbidden China".

"You said what was Huo Qing thinking when he left?" Zhou Zhenyan asked the minister next to him, surnamed Zhang, who was the one who witnessed the death of the late emperor with him before, and served as a regular servant.

Zhang Zhongchang's servant showed a soft smile: "I dare to guess, the governor Huo should be grateful for His Majesty's kindness."

Zhou Zhenzhen was noncommittal, he wondered what kindness I could have for Brother Huo... But Huo Yi ran quite fast, the same as before.

After Huo Yi got into his carriage, he immediately slumped down, weakly urging Huo Xiaoman to go home.

He casually checked the presents that Huo Xiaoman had bought before, they left Xihebian County in a hurry, and they didn't bring any special products - there were no good things in Bian County, and the resources were scarce, far inferior to Chang'an.

Huo Xiaoman bought food and meat, and even two live fish.

"..." Huo Yi looked at the lively fish in the frame, and took a deep breath: "Huo Xiaoman, what's the matter with you?"

When Huo Xiaoman heard him call his full name, his scalp went numb, and he said stiffly: "What's wrong, Patriarch?"

"What are these things you bought?!" The smell of live fish wafted through the car, and they stayed in the car for a whole afternoon!

Huo Xiaoman said aggrievedly: "I don't know what to buy. I went to the market and asked. They said that it would be best to buy chicken, duck and fish for my family. This fish was just caught, but it's fresh..."

He has also considered it very seriously, no matter if it is a chicken or a duck, it is not easy to put it in the car, only the fish is safe.

It's too late to go shopping for other things now, there is a curfew in Chang'an, and the shops are closed.

Huo Yi had no choice but to carry two live fish back to Huo Mansion.

The author has something to say:

Huo Yi: Do you know what a working person desires most?

Huo Yi: Go home! !Your Majesty, can you understand!

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感谢在2020-10-2215:52:41~2020-10-2315:49:54期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: Yan Nanfan 1;

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles of silk-wrapped iron stone;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!