"Prime Minister, I see that there has been a drought in the surrounding area for many years, and there is no harvest, so don't collect taxes this year." I said.

"But, Your Majesty, where does the military pay come from if you don't collect taxes?" Sima Jin said.

"I'll figure out a way to pay for the military, can't I still provide a year's worth of military pay and supplies?" I asked.

Sima Jin shook his head and said, "It's not half a year." ”

"What, so tight?" I was taken aback.

"There are so many casualties that most of the money in the treasury is used for medical expenses and pensions." Sima Jin said.

Now that the war has not been settled, what if there is another incident? I thought about it.

"Report to the general, Ji Bu under Xiang Yu's account asks to see you." A soldier said.

"Okay, let him in." I said.

Immediately the soldier brought in a person, I looked at this person carefully, and I couldn't tell that this was the invincible general Ji Bu under Xiang Yu's account, his hair was all shaved, and he was wearing an iron hoop on his head, dressed as a slave. I thought for a moment and asked, "You are Jibu, what are you looking for me?" ”

"General, King Xiang's soldiers were defeated and killed themselves in Wujiang. Liu Bang occupied Jiangdong, and now the whole country of the Western Han Dynasty is searching for me, and I have no way to go, so I have to come to seek refuge with you, the general. Jibu said.

"What, King Xiang was killed? Where is the corpse, and has it ever been contained? I slapped the dragon chair and stood up, and the generals panicked.

"Yes, the corpse was snatched by Liu Bang and others. It's a pity that King Xiang I is famous...... Ji Bu said.

"Come on, I ordered you to find the battle robe or old clothes that Brother Xiang once wore, and I want to build a tomb for him, so that I can have time to worship." I said.

"Since General Ji has come here, I will never hand you over to Liu Bang. Come on, find a place for General Ji to settle down, and change your outfit. I said. Several soldiers stepped forward and took Jibu down.

Not long after Ji Bu left, Sima Jin said: "Your Majesty, this person must not be kept, it will be a scourge to keep it after all." It's better to ......" Sima Jin made a throat-slitting gesture.

I sighed and said, "Now that I have promised to take him in, how can I go back on it." Besides, I used to have a little friendship with this Jibu. If I hand him over to Liu Bang, everyone in the world will say that I am untrustworthy. ”

Guan Yunyong also said: "The prime minister's words are wrong, since ancient times, men who have been affectionate and righteous, will help others when they are in trouble." ”

"Hey, don't you know how powerful the power of the Western Han Dynasty is, in terms of land area alone, it is ten times that of ours!" Sima Jin said.

"How can the prime minister grow the morale of others and destroy his own prestige?" Qin Wen said. "Yes, Prime Minister!" The crowd echoed for a while.

"Prime Minister, since ancient times, those who have won the Central Plains have won the world, the Central Plains has a very good geographical location, a large population, and a very long history. From these points alone, we still have the advantage. I said.

"But we have just unified the Central Plains, and the soldiers and horses are seriously damaged, and the people's hearts are not aligned. As far as I can see, some people in the Central Plains are very dissatisfied with the emperor, and riots may break out at any time. Sima Jin said.

"Report to the emperor, the Western Han Dynasty sent an envoy to ask for a meeting." A soldier said.

"It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here." I said to myself. Then he said, "Bring him in!" I said.

Then a soldier brought the envoy up, and the envoy said arrogantly: "I am on the mission of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, to convey some words to the king of the Central Plains. ”

"If there's a fart, let it go!" Zhao Meng couldn't stand it anymore and said loudly. I hurriedly said, "General Zhao must not be rude. ”

The envoy looked at Zhao Meng with disdain, sneered and said, "The people of the Central Plains are barbaric. Then I'll get straight to the point. My emperor heard that the king of the Central Plains secretly took in the criminal Ji Bu who came to take refuge, if the king of the Central Plains does not hand over Ji Bu, then, hehe. ”

He continued: "My emperor will lead a million male soldiers to move the Central Plains to flat the ground!" Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Meng had already rushed forward angrily, kicked him to the ground, and shouted: "Get out!" ”

The envoy got up from the ground and said, "You Central Plains people are really stubborn, then, you just wait!" Then he flicked his sleeves and left.

I saw Zhao Meng pull out his knife and hurriedly stopped him: "General Zhao, since ancient times, the two armies have fought without killing. Zhao Meng then retracted the knife from the scabbard, "Hmph, count him lucky, next time I meet him, I will kill him!" ”

"Your Majesty, General Zhao's behavior is undoubtedly declaring war on the Western Han Dynasty, this behavior is extremely inappropriate, and the minister implores the emperor to cure Zhao Meng's crime!" Sima Jin said.

I shook my head and said, "General Zhao is not guilty, the Western Han Dynasty ostensibly wants to return to Jibu, but in fact they want to invade our country. Now the world is basically a foregone conclusion, and the opponent of the Western Han Dynasty, except for us, is only the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu were strong, and they would never provoke them. Then, their goal is only us, defeat us, and then integrate the forces of the Central Plains to resist the Xiongnu. ”

"This, how could I not have thought of it." Sima Jin said reproachfully. I thought to myself, I've seen so much history, and I've known this kind of thing for a long time.

"Now that the challenge has been issued, there is only one battle. In my opinion. The Western Han Dynasty will attack from the west road, everyone pack up and go to the front line to fight! I said, and everyone said, "Yes!" ”

After retreating, I walked alone in the back garden, quietly thinking about whether the decision I made was right or wrong.