Big Han Weiyang

Empress Dowager Dou died in mid-July of the fourth year of Kaiyuan.A year of national mourning followed.

During the mourning period of the Han Dynasty, troops could not be sent, so the Huns naturally did not miss this good opportunity to plunder at the border.

This was their last triumph.I silently swear in my heart.Emperor Jing's strategy of raising horses has paid off.The big man is now strong and strong, with abundant money and food, and there are many talents in both the court and the army.Zhuzi Pavilion took out a new official system and tried it out in various places.

A vassal king with a different heart is not to be feared, a relative who has lost his foothold is not to be feared, and a natural disaster is not to be feared.

The only thing the big man lacks now is the will to fight.

It has been more than a month since the incident by the Kunchi.

Weiyang Palace is a quiet and exquisite small hall, the beds in the hall are surrounded by light curtains.The windows were wide open, and it was warm and bright in the afternoon.There is no wind outside the window, and the trees stand quietly in the sun.

I thought it was another day of no change as usual.

The eyelashes of the person on the bed moved.

"Are you awake?" I said in surprise.

The man who had been sleeping for a long time slowly opened his eyes, looked at the gauze above his head, and then looked at me in confusion.He reached out to touch my cheek, staring blankly at the water droplets on his fingertips.

"A Yue, am I dead?"

"Don't think wildly, I only made this plan to deceive the Queen Mother. I didn't tell you in advance, I really hoped to look real," I said with a smile, "Doctor, come here and see how he is doing."

At that time, Empress Dowager Dou gave me two choices, one was that she sent someone, and the other was that I killed Liu Rong with my own hands.

I choose the latter.

In this way, Empress Dowager Dou will not have time to investigate Liu Rong's situation in order to comfort me.I just had time to move my hands and feet.

Empress Dowager Dou thought he was just a male favorite, so she didn't care about his life.But to me, he is my brother.In the accounts between him and Emperor Jing, it is difficult to distinguish who owes whom more.I couldn't do it after all.

Liu Rong seemed tired, but not very happy.He closed his eyes and let the imperial physician make a diagnosis.

When I came again, Liu Rong changed his clothes under the service of the maid, and lay down with his eyes closed.I sat lightly in front of his couch, looking at his sleeping face.Liu Rong didn't fall asleep, he couldn't stand being watched by me, he opened his eyes, but only stared at my deep clothes, unwilling to meet my gaze.

"Do you want some water?" Without waiting for his answer, I helped him sit up and picked up the lacquer bowl.Liu Rong propped himself up and took a sip, his obedience made my heart itch.

He took a sip, then stopped drinking, licked the rim of the bowl, lowered his eyes, and a few crystal clear tears suddenly slid down his face.As beautiful as dewdrops rolling from the tip of the grass in the morning.

"What's the matter?" I was taken aback, and then smiled, "Are you scared? Don't be afraid, it's all right now. I will protect you. You can cultivate with peace of mind."

Liu Rong probably hated me for being too ruthless at that time, his eyes were slightly cold, and he fell asleep without saying a word.

I was a little embarrassed talking to myself, and after sitting for a while, I took the servants back to the Xuanshi Hall to continue reading the memorial.

Among the new ministers, one named Zhu Fuyan proposed a Tweet Order to contain the vassal king.Let each child of the vassal king have the right to inherit and divide the land of the country equally.

In this way, from generation to generation, the descendants of the vassal king will soon be no different from the common people.

When Empress Dowager Dou is here, I will temporarily hold down his paperwork, and now that the time has come, I will entrust him with a heavy responsibility.

The matter of reducing the strength of foreign relatives can also be put on the agenda.

Zhang Qian, who was sent to Yueshi, disappeared last year.Now I have a lot of people available under my command, so I selected more than a dozen teams to go.

After discussing the recent state affairs for an hour, the ministers left one after another, leaving only Han to report to me the direction of the court.

I looked at the memorial and listened to Han Shuo's soft voice, a dark shadow blocked the light.

I look up.

"Master?"

"I have seen the emperor." Taifu said.His face was dark, and he looked like he was asking questions.

I looked at him for a long time, and smiled gently: "What can the Taifu teach me?"

"Your Majesty, I really want to ask, what is your heart made of?" The Taifu seemed to be furious because of something.

"Why did Tai Tuo say that?" I smiled and frowned slightly.Over the years, Taifu has been like a scabbard for me.Whenever I get angry or aggressive, he will stop me in time.In the court, he also pleaded for the minister who made a small mistake many times.Slowly, the ministers seemed to think that I was afraid of the Grand Tutor.The number of followers of Taifu is good.

Now he is so conceited that he has lost his manners.

"Lord Li didn't wake up a few days ago, so I kept silent," he pointed to Liu Rong. "Now I can speak. I think the emperor's heart is too cruel."

"Oh?"

"When the emperor treated Master Li, he ordered the guards to swing their knives without any hesitation. The simplicity made people feel chilling. I think that if Master Li has been with the emperor for many years, the emperor must be even more ruthless when he treats other people."

I really don't know whether it's better to scold him or send someone to drag him out when he said such cruel words.

Of course, he is the Taifu, I can only think about it.

I ignored his accusation: "Teacher, I was just acting at the time, so it's hard to show my true feelings."

The Grand Tutor stared at me and shook his head: "From my point of view, the emperor showed his true feelings at that time, and even enjoyed it. This minister has always hoped that the emperor will take the hearts of the people at heart, but now it seems that it is a luxury. It hasn't been done in ten years."

My brows deepened a bit.

Han said to check his words, stood up and bowed, and said softly: "Master Tai Tuo came from a long way, how about sitting down and resting?"

There is a kind of person who does not need to blame others, but only needs to set an example for himself, so that he can feel ashamed of himself through comparison.That's what Han said.

Han said that he was dubbed a courtier and never explained it.He always treats everyone with humility and courtesy, and does things to the best of his ability.Gradually, those who had insulted him would bow their heads and walk away in shame.

"I'm being rude." Taifu realized that he had gone too far in front of me.His voice slowed down, his gaze became less aggressive.

Instead, I smiled and said, "Teacher, you have always wanted to peel off the wolf skin on me, sharpen my sharpness, and bind my hands and feet. In fact, the Tutor has already done it. Don't tell me I'm not like a human being now?"

The Tai Tuo said for a long while, "It's just a picture."

I understood exactly where the differences between me and Taifu lie.

In dealing with Liu Rong's matter, I don't think I did anything wrong.As an emperor, I have a good attitude towards Liu Rong.

However, Tai Tu was not satisfied.He thought I should be more affectionate and hesitant.He hoped that I would be more understanding and considerate of people's hearts. Only such a person can truly love the people like a son.

We are all right, we just stand in different positions.As an emperor, I should be rational and calm.The Taifu, like Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period, had a great fantasy and hoped to mold me into a saint emperor in his mind, so he was harsh on me.

"Like enough." I replied calmly.

Taifu was a little annoyed at my answer for a moment.

Chun Tuo entered the hall and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness Liu Shun has fallen ill again, will your Majesty take a look?"

Liu Shun's health is not as optimistic as the doctor said.Over the years, he has been easing the relationship between me and Queen Mother Dou for me, thinking too much.And often worry about me, never really meditate to recuperate.I remember and feel guilty.The medical officer made another diagnosis, saying that he was lucky if he could live to be in his twenties.

The Tai Tuo concealed his disappointment in his eyes, and said knowingly: "I will leave."

The Tweet order went smoothly.

In April of the following year, the Han Dynasty resolutely mobilized its troops and prepared to go to war with the Xiongnu.

The first battle was a trial.Da Xing ordered Wang Hui to come up with a strategy for me, so that a businessman at the border pass pretended to join the Huns, and tricked the Huns to attack Mayi.

I seem to have a bad impression of this battle in my memory, so I check and deduce every step, and strive to win with one blow.

I conscripted [-] people and spent two months repairing the rough roads in Yanmen.He also encouraged the court and cheered up.Let them open their eyes and see that I, a big man and the Huns, can fight against each other.

Wang Hui wants money, food, soldiers and horses, I am unequivocal.Just ask him to give me a passable ending.

It took nearly half a year to prepare for the early stage, but when the battle officially started in August, the matter was defeated by a small captain.The Huns learned from his mouth that they were in an ambush, and they watched the wind away a hundred miles away.

The [-] troops under Wang Hui's command were agitated and ready to attack, but Wang Hui dared not pursue them.

At this time, Juli Lake was serving as the prefect of Yanmen.He took five thousand soldiers and horses to follow the Huns alone, and there was no news after he left.

The attack on Yanmen was planned by Wang Hui and encouraged me to carry it out.Since April, I have suppressed all the war-weary and peace-seeking remarks of the DPRK and China, and spent a lot of troops, money and food for this war under suspicious eyes.Afterwards, under the mocking eyes, he learned that Wang Hui didn't even dare to fight, which led to the failure of half a year's preparation.I threw Wang Hui out and cut him in half.Taifu begged for mercy, but I ignored it.

In the same year, natural disasters occurred frequently, including earthquakes and planets.In May, it rained heavily, the river broke its embankment, and sixteen counties were flooded.By July, the capitals of the counties were still knee-deep.

While preparing for the battle, suppressing the court's opposition, and dealing with disasters, I was extremely busy.

Yu County, the food city of Wu'an Hou Tianfu, is in the north of the Yellow River.The Yellow River broke its embankment in the south, and Shiyi was not affected.Tian Fu wrote to me, asking me not to control the water.It is the will of heaven that rivers break their embankments. If they are forcibly blocked, it will go against the will of heaven.

Tian Fu was afraid that if the breach south of the Yellow River was blocked, the flood would reach the north of the river.

I smashed the memorial to his face and sent him to prison on the spot.

Then he thought that although Dou's family was in decline, but the centipedes were dead but not stiff, Tian's still needed to balance them and consume each other, so he raised Tian Fu to comfort them.

For half a year, my mind was hanging on Yanmen day and night, but I was hit hard again.If it were before, under this kind of pressure, the mood would be gloomy and devastated.

However, this setback is not very difficult to bear because of my earlier experience.

I was not discouraged in the court, and I was stable as usual, so as to calm people's hearts.In September, Zhuzi Pavilion came up with a set of strategies to flatten Xiong.I will give it to the ministers to discuss and improve it to the point where it can be implemented.

Wei Zifu Mrs. Jin Wei.Gillian is still childless.Although Gillian is willful, she is not stupid.The departure of Empress Dowager Dou made her know that she had lost her support, and she became more interested in seeking medical advice and spent a lot of money in the internal treasury.

Now is the time to use the army, I don't want the court to be disturbed by the incident in the harem, so as long as Gillian doesn't go too far, I will let her go.

In October, the vassal king entered Chang'an.There is no news from Juli Lake, and the ministers who went to Yanmen returned to Beijing one after another.

The situation in Yanmen is a bit dangerous.This year, apart from offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors and holding big banquets, I did not have any private contact with the feudal lord during the rest of the time.

In the middle of the month, the servant suddenly told me that King Jiaodong asked to see me.I paused to write, with complicated emotions in my heart, and ordered the servant to tell Liu Che to come to the study at night.

The bright moon shines on the window, and the snow hangs on the residual branches.There is warmth in the study room.

I forgot the time and buried my head in playing until midnight, when I looked up and found that Liu Che had been there for some time.

Time flies, both of them are in their twenties.

His unsheathed sharp sword has been sharpened by the years, and it contains a black splendor.In the past, the scene of two children whispering in the hallway under the moon until late at night seemed like yesterday.

"I pay homage to the emperor." Liu Che was about to kneel down, and I went to help him after getting down on the bed.

"I don't want to disturb the emperor, so the guards don't need to report, I'm rude." Liu Che didn't come here full of heart like me when I got married, and he called me A Yue when he opened his mouth.

I looked at his black royal uniform, with traces of silver light like flowing moonlight, and said with a smile: "King Jiaodong, you and I are brothers, and we should be like family members, regardless of the etiquette."

Liu Che stood up straight.The distance between the two is a little close.

"Why did King Jiaodong ask to see me?"

Liu Che said: "I heard that the emperor is worried about the matter of Yanmen." The Huns who became angry and retaliated wantonly at the border, and even wanted to rush into the belly of the big man. The situation was very gloomy.

I turned around and said, "Does King Jiaodong want to relieve my worries?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Che caught up with me and took me into his arms. He opened his arms boldly and hugged my waist, bowed his head and said, "Exactly. I am willing to send troops to relieve the emperor's worries."

He breathed hot air in my ear: "What the minister wants, the emperor knows."

Several eunuchs and servants in the study all changed their colors, but they didn't dare to go forward to arrest him without my order.

I looked down at his hands, didn't stop him, and said with a smile, "It's not impossible."