MoreChapter 45 is good, and there is no regret in nine deaths

Liu Zhao was woken up from his dream by Cai Lun and was groggy. Last night's recital was late at night, and today is the court meeting, although it is young and vigorous, it also shows fatigue.

The palace maid came in to wash his face and dress him, and he was a little more energetic. I took a bite of the pine osmanthus cake sent after yesterday, and rushed to the Chongde Hall by chariot.

Yesterday, he summoned Geng Kui and Ren Shang, and he made up his mind, these two are Dou Xian's arms, and they should not be in Gyeonggi for a long time, so they should be transferred as soon as possible. One day, when he took Dou Xian, there was no available general, and he was left with only a share of his hands tied. It's just that if it is obvious, it will inevitably make Dou Xian suspicious, and it will be inappropriate to block it after the confession. So in the name of listening to the story, he detoured the matter to the border, which was logical, and no one could raise any objections. It will also produce the illusion that Dou Xian's disciples will continue to hold the military power, so it will be quietly confused.

In other words, no one will really take his child's impromptu proposal to heart. But he didn't know that he was a child, but he was responsible for the world of the big man, thinking about the real seizure of power.

After going through the procedure of calling for long live, the ministers were arranged in class. Dou Xian has not been in court for a long time, and his sudden appearance today made Liu Zhao beat a drum in his heart, and secretly said that it was not yesterday's incident, so he was on guard, so he began to think about how to deal with it.

He smiled first and said: "The general has always said that he is sick and can't go to court, should he be slightly better?" ”

Dou Xian bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty Xie cares, and the minister is indeed better." He glanced at Liu Zhao with his eyes, and saw that he was sure to keep his heart in his eyes, so his heart fell to the bottom, and he said: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

Liu Zhao was taken aback, but still asked with a smile: "General, please speak." ”

Dou Xian stood in the center, looked around, and said proudly: "The Northern Huns have been defeated, and I have set up the king of Zuogu Li, Yu Yu, to be a single Yu, and he also intends to surrender to my Han." I have agreed to his request, sent an envoy to appoint him as Shan Yu, and set up Zhonglang to be the guardian, the same precedent as the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu, what does Your Majesty think? He stared at Liu Zhao, arrogant and not inferior, with some coercion in his tone.

Liu Zhao was just about to speak, but when he saw Yuan An walking out of the class, he asked loudly: "You didn't ask the emperor, but first agreed to Yu Jie's request, is this the way to respect the king?" ”

Dou Xian sneered: "Yuan Situ, I manage the affairs of the frontier, I don't need to ask for this matter, I can decide." ”

Ren Kui came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, although the general manages the affairs of the frontier, he has no right to appoint or dismiss him for such a major event, he is overstepping his authority!" ”

Wei Song You saw that Dou Xian was lonely, and hurriedly said: "The general is outside, he weighs the pros and cons, and it is convenient to act, we are in the court, so we naturally don't know the situation ahead, how can we say that the general is not?" ”

Liu Zhao saw that there was a mess, so he played a round and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, although the general agreed to Yu Jie's request, but the canonization will has not been made, what I mean is that you will discuss whether this matter is feasible!" ”

Yuan An said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Guangwu's recruitment of the Southern Xiongnu does not mean that they can live in peace in the interior forever, but only an expedient measure, in order to use them to resist the Northern Xiongnu and defeat them. Now that the Northern Xiongnu have been defeated and have been driven out of the Mobei grassland, and the north has been pacified, why do you want to seal another single Yu out? ”

Ren Kui also said: "Yuan Situ is reasonable, the best way now is to order the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu to return to his northern royal court, lead the surrender of the people, and pacify the north. ”

Dou Xian said: "Your Majesty, in addition to being sealed Yu, there are two reasons for the minister, one is that the Northern Xiongnu are destroyed, and the Southern Xiongnu occupy the northern royal court, which will definitely increase the territory and financial resources, and the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu is an ambitious person, if he is in power, he will rebel against the Han Dynasty." Second, even if Yu Except was sealed Yu, he only had a few thousand troops left, and it was difficult to get things done, but he could still occupy the royal court and contend with the Southern Xiongnu, as long as there was such a royal court, the Southern Xiongnu would always submit to our dynasty, which was reasonable, and the minister was also for the sake of my Han Dynasty, please think about it. ”

Zongzheng Liu Fang went out and said: "Your Majesty, the ancestors of the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu Tuntu He once led the troops to surrender and received the great favor of the Han Dynasty, and it has been more than 40 years. What's more, it was they who took the initiative to ask our Han to attack the Northern Xiongnu, and since His Majesty agreed, he should deeply remember the last wish of the previous emperor and help them complete the great cause. ”

Su Yi waited for Geng Kui to come out of the class and said: "Zongzheng's words are bad! The interaction between the court and the court is not a game between children, if you are good with me, I will not beat you, if I am not good with you, I will ignore you. The Southern Xiongnu is a wolf in the Han Dynasty, are you bribed by the Southern Xiongnu to help them speak! ”

Zong Zheng was so angry that his face turned red, "I, Liu Fang, am on a case-by-case basis, unlike you, you helped Yu Jie to speak, isn't it because the general married Yu Jie's daughter as a concubine?" ”

Dou Du said slowly: "My brother is married to Yu Jie's daughter, which shows that Yu is loyal to the Han Dynasty, and we have more marriages with the Xiongnu, is this still a thing?" ”

Dasi Nong Yin Mu said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Zongzheng and Situ's words are reasonable, Tuntu He is the first person to propose the Northern Expedition, after the elimination of the Northern Xiongnu, we will stop and no longer enterprising, but we will set up a new surrendered Northern Xiongnu unit." This doesn't make sense. Only for the sake of a temporary marriage of wives and concubines, he violated the alliance of the world, broke his trust in the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu that we maintained, and went to support the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu in vain. In the Analects, it is said: "Be faithful in word and respectful in deeds, although you are a barbarian state, you will do what you do." Words are not faithful, deeds are not respectful, although in the state, what are the deeds? Standing is to see its participation in the front, and in the public opinion, it is seen that it is relying on Hengye, and the husband is then walking. 'Now if you lose your trust in one Tuntu He, then the rest of the barbarians will no longer dare to believe in the promises of the Great Han Dynasty! ”

Liu Zhao knew that Dou Xian was married to Yu Jie's daughter, but the audience shook out this ugly thing, and the Dou family still went their own way, and couldn't help but feel angry. He asked: "The general married Yu Jie's daughter, this matter is so big, why didn't he report it to me?" ”

Dou Xian was shocked, and he also knew that this matter was against the rules of the court, if it was an ordinary marriage, the court would not ask, but he married the daughter of Yu Except who wanted to be established as a single Yu, which involved the marriage between the two countries, and it was wrong to decide privately and hide it without reporting. But he was so arrogant that he was so willing to bow his head, he stretched his neck and said in a loud voice: "The minister is married to a concubine, although it is Yu Jie's daughter, but there is no selfish intention in this, Your Majesty does not need to ask." ”

"You're bold!" Yuan An shouted. He knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, when the general says this, he doesn't take the emperor and the court in his eyes, his heart can be punished, and his heart can be punished!" Please Your Majesty, kill this traitorous minister who disobeys the court and the monarch! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and several timid ministers were already trembling all over their bodies, feeling the fear of impending catastrophe. Dou Xian immediately turned around and stared at Yuan An who was lying on the ground, hating in his heart, if it weren't for the court, he really wanted to go up and beat this old man who had been against him all day. At this time, he couldn't do this, so he calmed down, didn't kneel, and only bowed: "Your Majesty, Yuan Situ has been in a coma for many years, and he is already overwhelmed by his heavy responsibilities, it's time to return to his hometown!" ”

Liu Zhao was also so frightened that his face turned pale, he didn't expect this situation to appear in the court, Rao was calm and calm, and he didn't do anything in a panic. It was easy to come back to his senses, and he looked at Ren Kui.

Ren Kui sneered, and also knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, General Dou is going to drive me and other old ministers out of the court and want to monopolize power, this is a sign of usurpation, Your Majesty, make a decision early." In a word, it's better to kill it quickly.

Deng Biao saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly went out and said: "Your Majesty, the general has made great contributions to the country, but it is just a crime of taking a concubine and not reporting it. In the minister's opinion, it is still a matter of discussing frontier matters, such a trivial matter is a family matter of His Majesty, and it is not too late to postpone the discussion. ”

Song You also said: "What Fu said is reasonable, it is better to discuss the matter of removing the seal!" ”

As soon as the two of them gaged, the tension just now eased a little, and Dou Jing saw that the situation was not good, so he said: "The minister thinks that what the general said is reasonable, although it is contrary to the original intention of the imperial court's Northern Expedition, but if there is no one to balance the Southern Xiongnu, even other border tribes will be eager to try." ”

Yuan An said: "You are wrong, Wuhuan and Xianbei recently killed the Northern Xiongnu Youliu Danyu, the common feelings of mortals are all jealous of the enemy, and now support the younger brother of Youliu Danyu, then Wuhuan Xianbei will hold a grudge, and the minister is worried that they will take advantage of this to make trouble, and the border will never be peaceful." ”

At this time, Han Ling came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, according to the old practice of the Han Dynasty, the cost of supplying the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu is as high as more than 190 million yuan per year; the cost of supplying the Western Regions is 74.8 million yuan per year; Now that the Northern Xiongnu are farther away, the cost is more than doubled, which will deplete the country's treasury wealth, and the small people are desperately paying taxes and taxes, but they have not used any of them on themselves, are we just to supply these small foreign countries? General Dou fought twice, although he won a complete victory, but he spent countless silver dollars in the imperial court, may I ask, is this the way to benefit the country and the people? ”

Dou Du touched his nose and said in a muffled voice: "The court uses soldiers, and it is necessary to spend some money, so why bother about this matter?" ”

Han Ling sneered and pointed at Dou Du and said: "Don't forget, my lord, every tael of silver you get from poverty and luxury is provided by the surname of the small people, and the silver money required by the imperial court to use soldiers, do you think it should be, is it also the silver money used by your Dou family?" ”

Seeing that the spearhead was pointed at the Dou family again, Song You wanted to pull back the topic: "Lord Han, at this time, you are discussing the government, you can't do it if you say this!" ”

"Oh? Where not to be? Yuan An stood up, he was old, his face was slightly red, but it was caused by qi deficiency, and he was angry in his chest just now, and he was dizzy and tinnitus at this time, and he was barely supporting. The Northern Expedition of the Imperial Court, he did not agree, not to mention the loss of money and labor, but it was actually another disaster for the border in the future, at this time, this disaster has shown that he is desperate for his life, and he must not let the Dou family succeed.

Song You glanced at him, and there was silence in the huge Chongde Hall, and everyone was waiting for his explanation. But he couldn't say anything, if it was reasonable, he knew that it was the Dou family who was at fault, but he had received countless benefits from the Dou family, and he couldn't help but speak up for them.

"I said it was not appropriate to discuss this matter at this time!" He emphasized.

"Don't you say it? Then let's see what makes sense! The brothers of your Dou family all built mansions during the war, is this money? Are the beauties you bring from all over the country money? You connived at your subordinates to buy and sell officials, is this money? Are these appropriate or not? Yuan An pressed down the hot air in his chest, and his face suddenly turned pale and became shaky.

Dou Xian said: "Yuan An! Don't talk nonsense in these, our Dou Xian clan has meritorious service to the Han Dynasty, and it is natural to get some rewards. After self-respect, we are also very frugal, and there is no slight transgression. What is your intention to bewitch the courtiers here? ”

Yuan An sneered: "My intention is to be loyal to the Han family and return a pure blue sky to my Han Dynasty. ”

Dou Xian snorted: "You Yuan An is loyal to the Han Dynasty? You colluded with a group of ministers and formed a faction, did you have a bad intention? ”

"The old minister has dealings with some ministers, our dealings are only poetry, no private matters, you can let people go to investigate, but you can collect money like you, buy and sell officials privately?"

"You!" Dou Xian was speechless for a while, he sneered and said slowly: "Yuan Situ, back then, Emperor Guangwu killed Han Xin and Dai She, all because these two despised the emperor, and now, the sky is above, you Yuan An is full of nonsense and bullying the king, aren't you afraid of repeating the mistakes of Han and Dai?" ”

At this time, Dou Xian's killing intent was very obvious, Yuan An laughed loudly, and his voice was desolate: "General, General, you are bullying the monarch, and you have no monarch, I, Yuan An, am I still afraid of your threat?" If you win or lose, I, Yuan An, only hate age and don't forgive people, but I also swear to fight you traitor to the end! ”

Liu Zhao stood up, looked at the white-haired old Situ, and sighed with emotion in his heart: "Yuan Situ, today's matter, here, all Aiqing can play the book, I have to think about it again." He remembered the word Li He told him, "Zong". At this moment, we must not fall short, although Lao Situ is fighting on the basis of reason, but the time is not ripe, and we must not act rashly! As for whether to seal it off, he felt that both sides made sense, and for a while, he couldn't make up his mind, so he had to order to retreat.

A trace of sadness flashed in Yuan An's eyes, and he glanced at the young emperor, feeling that his time was short, when would the young emperor be able to break out of the fog, and it would be clear. He felt tears welling up in his eyes, wiped it with his sleeve, and trembled as he walked his steps, Ren Kui on the side supported him, and the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

After the early dynasty, Dou Xian came directly to see Dou Hou.

After Dou Hou handed over the right, she raised flowers and plants every day, and there was a male pet to accompany her, and the day passed freely, very moisturizing. Seeing that Dou Xian came to see him, he put down the embroidery in his hand, stood up and pulled Dou Xian to the back garden pavilion, ordered someone to put the fruit on the table, and the pastry said: "Brother, I have heard about the previous dynasty, what do you think?" ”

Dou Xian was half angry with Yuan An, and he felt uncomfortable, so he said: "Later, this Yuan An is really hateful, we might as well find an opportunity to kill him." ”

Empress Dou took a sip of tea, picked up a piece of tea with her fingertips and said, "Brother, this tea has been brewed for a long time, can you still drink it?" It's long gone. Yuan An is old, just like this tea, after a long time, sooner or later it will be thrown away. ”

"However, he is in trouble with my Dou family everywhere, and every time he is so angry that I want to kill him on the spot to relieve my hatred."

Dou Hou shook it: "Brother, I still advise you." Yuan Situ has gone through dynasties, and there are many disciples, if you kill him, you will stab the hornet's nest, and you can't move! ”

"Well, since you can't move him, let him retire at home, and don't allow him to go to court in the future, and then don't make an order to dismiss him and send him back to his hometown." Dou Xian didn't eat in the morning, so he took a piece of muffin cake and put it in his mouth.

Dou Hou shook again: "Brother, do you have tangible evidence or handle?" An old minister like him, you have no real evidence, how can you say it, not to mention, he is a public and has a respected status? One word, forbearance! He is old, I heard that his body is not good, we are still young, why rush for a while? ”

As soon as she said this, Dou Xian felt happy in her heart, and the irritability just now was much lighter. He put a piece of pastry into his mouth, and his stomach was more comfortable, and he said: "Later, I have accepted Yu Jie's daughter as a concubine, and I also agreed to set up Yu in addition to the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu, although the courtiers oppose it, but I can't help it, later, what do you see?" ”

Dou Hou said with a smile: "Brother, you are not lustful, did you agree to Yu Ji for the sake of this woman?" ”

"Of course not, it's just that Yu Jie is a single Yu, but it is of great benefit to my Dou family." Dou Xian replied with a sinister smile.

"Since it's good for my Dou family, what does my brother say? I will inform the emperor that the right valley Li Wang Yu is divided into the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu. ”