Chapter 32 Showing off his might

After defeating the Northern Xiongnu, Dou Xian immediately sent troops Sima Wu Yan and Liang Wei to bring gold silk and property to find the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu, intending to rely on the money to recruit the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu. This is the so-called radish and stick policy, Dou Xian thought that the Northern Xiongnu was at the end of the crossbow, and he could no longer set off a little wave, he arrogantly thought about how he returned to the dynasty victoriously, and beautifully weaved the scene of his wind and rain in the court, and even felt that he might wear a dragon robe, sit on the emperor's throne, and shout to the ministers.

However, at that time, the Northern Xiongnu were in turmoil and suffered a major blow, and the Northern Xiongnu became a mystery about where they fled. After Wu Yan and Liang Yan received the order, they were at a loss and confused, and they really didn't know where to start. And his immediate boss Dou Xian gave another death order, so he had to bite the bullet and investigate among the captured Huns.

Lucky for the two of them, after a few days of fruitless investigation, things finally made a breakthrough, a Shan Yu's personal companion to the Huns, providing good news that the Northern Huns had fled westward.

The two were overjoyed when they heard this, and took all the people and horses to set off in the starry night, running wildly all the way, and finally found Shan Yu's tent on the shore of the West Sea.

But it took a lot of twists and turns. The frightened Xiongnu Shan Yu invited two Han Dynasty envoys into Shan Yu's big tent.

The two immediately took out Dou Xian's surrender letter and read it aloud: "During the Yongping period, the Northern Xiongnu repeatedly violated the border, and the lives were devastated, and the Han Dynasty was shaken. Now the Han chariot general Dou Xian led his troops to 100,000, ploughed the court and swept the holes, Yan Ran Le Shi, where the king came, the Huns all kowtowed and obeyed. The chariot wants to go straight to the royal court to prevent the troubles of eternity. However, after the Xiongnu used Emperor Shun, the Son of Heaven could not bear it, and now sent an envoy to the Xiongnu gold silk to repair the good of Han and Hungary for ten thousand years.

Just because the mood is very complicated, accept it, it will always be a subject country of the Han Dynasty, and the taste of becoming a vassal is not pleasant, which is simply a disaster for the Huns galloping on the grassland. But if you don't accept it, it means that you will be hit more brutally by the Han Dynasty, and it will also be a catastrophe.

He couldn't sleep all night, tossing and turning, and finally gritted his teeth and accepted the reward, after all, he could still exchange it for the peace of one side, and he could also exchange it for a chance to recuperate.

Liang Yan said at this time: "Shan Yu, now that the general Dou Xian is outside the fortress, it must be impossible for Shan Yu to be defeated, it is better to follow the precedent of Hu Han Evil Shan Yu, and be a vassal of the Han Dynasty like Shan Yu of the Southern Xiongnu, and migrate to a place with abundant water and grass." At that time, Shan Yu and the kings will receive the gifts of the Han Dynasty, and when they encounter foreign bullying, they can get reinforcements from the king's division, why not? Think again. ”

Of course, Shan Yu knew that the Han Dynasty was here to recruit him, and since he had a plan in his heart, he pushed the boat down the river and readily agreed: "We will immediately lead our troops to return south with the envoys, and we will always be the courtiers of the Han Dynasty." ”

Shan Yu then led his troops to prepare to return south, but when he arrived at the private canal sea, he received the news that the Han army had entered the Senei. Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu's mind immediately came alive.

The Han army has entered the fortress, which means that the Han army has run out of food and grass, and it has no choice but to return to the fortress to replenish supplies. In such a short time, it is impossible for the Han army to return to the steppe.

In that case, why should you be a vassal of the Han Dynasty and not gallop on the grassland?

He found Liang Wei and said to him: "Honorable envoy, I want to be a vassal of the Han Dynasty, but when I wait for the new surrender, it is inevitable that some people will not accept it." I need to persuade them to submit to the Great Han. This time, I am going to send my younger brother Youwen Yu Tartar King to bring tribute to the court to express the intention of surrendering, I don't know what the envoy wants? ”

This remark is reasonable, everyone has taken hostages, offered tribute, and promised to surrender, all aspects, he has been speechless, and there is really no way to refuse, so he had to agree with Shan Yu's opinion.

But Dou Xian felt that this matter was a little strange, and the right Wen Yu Tartar King came to the court, but Shan Yu did not come in person, and the intention of surrender was always a little ambiguous. So he asked the emperor and the empress dowager to send Shan Yu's younger brother back. Empress Dowager Dou had already listened to Dou Xian's opinion, and immediately nodded in agreement, so that the right Wen Yu Tartar King himself was inexplicably sent back to the Xiongnu.

When the Han army returned to Sene, Nandan Yu gave Dou Xian an ancient tripod in Mobei, with a capacity of five buckets, and the inscription on the side of the tripod was "Zhongshan Fu Ding its ten thousand years, and the descendants and grandchildren will use it for ten thousand years", a few words.

This tripod is said to have been given to Zhongshan Fu by Zhou Tianzi in recognition of his exploits for the Zhou Dynasty.

Dou Xian was very happy, feeling that the younger brother of the Southern Huns was very aware of current affairs, and after that, Dou Xian gave Dingnan to Ji Zhao as a token of merit.

Liu Zhao sent an edict to send Zhonglang to Wuyuan with the Fu Festival to pay homage to General Dou Xian, seal Wuyanghou, and eat 20,000 households. Dou Xian resolutely refused to be knighted, and Liu Zhao had no choice but to give him a letter of advice.

General Dou returned to the imperial court and issued an edict with Emperor Liu Zhao again to commend meritorious personnel.

In September, Gengshen appointed Dou Xian as the general, and Zhonglang appointed Liu Shang as the general of the chariot cavalry, took over Dou Xian's position, and named Dou Xian as Wuyang Hou, enjoying 20,000 households. Dou Xian still resolutely refused to accept the knighthood.

At this time, Liu Zhao was already very annoyed, he knew that Dou Xian was pretending to deliberately hang the appetite of the ministers, but he was no longer the child who didn't understand anything when he first ascended the throne.

He knelt in front of the Queen Mother and cried and said: "Queen Mother, my uncle returned to the court victoriously, and his son was knighted for his uncle, but he insisted on not accepting it. The son is young, and he really doesn't know how to reward his uncle, so he asks his mother to make it clear. ”

Empress Dowager Dou had known about this for a long time, and she also blamed her brother for pretending to be a little too much. So he comforted Liu Zhao and said: "Emperor, don't worry, the queen mother will make an order to let him accept the reward." ”

Empress Dowager Dou's edict, Dou Xian couldn't help but agree. It's just that in the old case, the position of the general was under the three dukes, and the subordinate officers were set up according to the standard of the captain. He Dou Xian made this great achievement, shook the imperial court, and gave him only the post of a general, and he was really a little unwilling in his heart. But he was guilty of meritorious service, so he had to reluctantly accept it.

But Dou Xian did not stop there, he plucked those courtiers who patted him on the back, and asked the emperor one after another, hoping to make his title second only to Taifu and above the three dukes; Changshi, Sima grade middle two dry stone, engaged in Zhonglang two people 600 stone, the following each increased.

Liu Zhao knew that Dou Xian was in full swing at this time, and he was powerless to recover, so he had to ask the Queen Mother and agreed to reward him.

Geng Bing was also rewarded, named Meiyanghou, and had 3,000 households. For those soldiers, the imperial court also opened his treasury to reward them, and the children of the 2,000-stone officials in each county led by Dou Xian followed the battle, and all of them were appointed by the prince.

Such a boiling Dou Xian's reward came to an end, Dou Xian made a great contribution, and for a while, the Dou family's rights were overwhelming, and they became more and more arrogant, and Dou Jing, who held Jinwu, was particularly prominent.

Because he offered a new favor to the queen mother, he was promoted to the ruling Jinwu and was in charge of the security of the capital. Not only did they let their servants and subordinates take advantage of their strength, rob property everywhere, and illegally release criminals, but as long as they saw a woman with a good appearance, they wantonly raped and committed adultery, and they also snatched them away and made them slaves.

The officials had no choice but to turn a blind eye to these evil slaves who were bullying others. As a result, the merchants of Luoyang did not dare to go out to do business, as if they were hiding from the plague.

Later, Dou Jing sent people to the border counties on stagecoaches to distribute the inscriptions without authorization, and mobilized cavalry commandos and archers who had skills, and sent officials from the three counties of Yuyang, Yanmen, and Shanggu to send them to Dou Jing's residence. This is equivalent to privately transferring troops to be a thug for yourself. The officials were afraid of the power of the Dou family, and they dared not speak out.

Situ Yuan'an stood up and impeached Dou for mobilizing the border army without authorization and disturbing the officials and the people. He also wrote to impeach Si Lixiao Lieutenant and Henan Yin for currying favor with the dependent nobles and failing to stick to their duties, requesting that they be removed from their official positions and punished in accordance with the law. But before the fold reached Liu Zhao's hands, it was detained and not reported.

Not only Situ Yuan An, Shangshu He Chang also presented a sealed book, in which Dou Xian and others were said to be tigers and wolves, Dou Xian was furious, but he didn't dare to do anything to He Chang, after all, the Queen Mother still trusted him very much, so he pleaded with the Queen Mother and drove He Chang out of Luoyang.

At that time, Liu Kang, the king of Jinan, was very arrogant in his power, so Dou Xian told the Empress Dowager Dou that since He Chang was so talented, let him leave the capital and serve as the prince of Jinan, and let him go to Jinan to manage Liu Kang.

Since then, everyone in the court has been in danger, the people have changed their conversations, and the Han Dynasty has become the world of the Dou family for a while, and it is extremely prosperous.

After Liu Qing moved into Beijing, Emperor He begged the Queen Mother, who grew up with his brother since he was a child, and he missed him very much, and asked the Queen Mother to keep him in Beijing without entering the palace.

Empress Dowager Dou didn't actually have to treat Liu Qing as such, after all, she was not her own child, so she just nodded and agreed. So Liu Zhao rewarded Liu Qingnu, the king of Qinghe, with 300 people, carriages and horses, money, silk tents, and countless treasures and antiques, and filled the Qinghe Palace.

When Li He saw it, he just smiled and didn't say anything. Liu Qing was a little worried, and asked him: "Sir, Your Majesty is so rewarded, what if the Queen Mother is dissatisfied?" ”

Li He laughed and said, "Lord Wang, do you know that Your Majesty's move is to satisfy the Queen Mother." ”

Liu Qing was puzzled and asked, "But why?" ”

"Lord, Your Majesty's reward is for brotherhood, you have gold and silver here, the Queen Mother thinks that the little emperor is greedy for pleasure, when he comes to you, he is still clothed and fed, and he will not suspect that your two brothers will have any changes. Although you are brothers, you are not as thoughtful as Your Majesty. Li He looked at Liu Qing and saw that his face was slightly red, so he smiled and said, "Lord Wang, have you forgotten how Li He told you again?" ”

Liu Qing nodded, his face had returned to normal, and his words would be remembered in his heart for the rest of his life.