The night is strong, and the love is strong.

Liu Zhang held the wine in one hand and the eighteen-year-old girl in the other, pinching and touching it indiscriminately, but staring at a group of women who were dancing in a daze. His white hair was neatly combed and shiny.

Suddenly, a person broke in, and the girl in his arms screamed "ah", Liu Zhang was furious, and was about to scold, but the words shrank into his mouth. Because the person who came in was Uncle Ma Fang, Ma Fang's face was very ugly, so he said: "Master Ma, it's better to come early than to come by chance, please sit down and enjoy this song "Changmen Fu" together, this is Sima Xiangru's proud work." ”

Ma Fang's face was cold, and he said coldly: "Don't look! ”

Seeing this, Liu Zhang hurriedly reprimanded the dancing girl and said: "Master Ma, the new emperor has ascended the throne, and now you are the authentic uncle of the country. I'll have to rely on you a lot in the future. ”

"Are you going to keep Geng Gong in the Western Regions?"

"yes, what's wrong with this, this, this?" Liu Zhang was inexplicable.

Ma Fang handed over a crumpled paper ball and said coldly: "Take a look." Liu Zhang took it, unfolded it, leveled it, looked at it, was taken aback, and said: "No, no, impossible, how can Geng Gong be able to conquer Wusun, which has more than 100,000 troops, with 2,000 soldiers!" ”

"Hmph, how could it be?" Ma Fang said contemptuously: "Ban Chao's thirty-six cavalry conquered Khotan, Shache, and Shule, and Geng Gong pinned down the 100,000 Hun army with 400 soldiers, why can't he conquer Wusun?" ”

Liu Zhang was speechless, his eyes widened, and his neat white hair was a little messy, he still couldn't believe that it was true.

"General Liu, the Geng family will raise another general star with immortal achievements, what good will it do you? Oh, I remember, Geng Gong's father Geng Guang is your sworn brother, Geng Gong is a marquis, you are an uncle, you naturally have a bright face, hey, hey, General Liu, aren't you afraid, thirty years ago, Yumen Pass fought in the snow, and everyone in the world knew about it? At that time, I am afraid that the general will not be able to guarantee the late holiday! Ma Fang sneered.

"You!" Liu Zhang rolled his eyes in anger, couldn't speak for a while, and then slowly said, "Master Ma, you blame me!" I left Geng Gong in the Western Regions and asked him to make a military order to General Dou to sweep the Western Regions within three years, with two intentions: first, to sow discord between him and Duhu Chen Mu, so that they would not be in harmony, and then when they encountered the enemy, they would not help each other; The second is to prompt him to take the initiative to attack the Western Regions, borrow the hand of the Western Regions, and be fast! Alas, I really didn't expect that Geng Gong was so capable of fighting well, and he was actually blessed by misfortune and pacified Wang Sun, alas, I underestimated him! ”

Ma Fang's face was slightly relieved, and he said: "General Liu has good intentions, but unfortunately it backfired. At present, the big countries in the Western Regions, only Qiuci and Yanqi have not descended, around them, there are Geng Genggong in the north, Khotan and Shache in the south, Ban Chao in the west, Chen Mu and Guan Chong in the east, and the Xiongnu are cowering on the northern border, not daring to come back, if I am Geng Gong, I will definitely pass the book Ban Chao, Chen Mu, Guan Pet, unite Wusun, Cheshi, Shule and other countries, and jointly attack Qiuci and Yanqi. At that time, Geng Gong was the person left by the emperor to the emperor for reuse, and he would definitely be crowned the king and worship the prime minister, and he would become a hot figure in the dynasty! ”

Speaking of this, the two were silent for a long time, there was a huge silence in the hall, and the two were in very different moods, one thought: "Alas, if it was me who went to the Western Regions, all these credits would be mine, but I hate Geng Gong, saying that my relatives should not pawn soldiers, it is not for my own selfish interests!" The other thought: "Geng Gong has been crowned the king, and the reputation of the Geng family is in full swing, they will definitely find me to settle old accounts!" ”

"The so-called non-toxic husband! Lord Ma, otherwise, Feishu informed the Xiongnu that the Han Dynasty was in mourning, and the army had retreated. When the Xiongnu learned of this news, they would definitely eliminate their worries, regain their revenge, and then go south to besiege Geng Gong and take revenge. At that time, Geng Gong suffered from the enemy on his back, and he would definitely be defeated, either he would die, or he would die. The prestige of the Geng family will be like the sun of the West Mountain, falling into the deep sea! Liu Zhang's eyes showed a fierce light and said viciously. Liu Zhang's words were in the arms of Ma Fang. He got up, patted the case, and said in a low voice: "Without further ado, it will change later, please General Liu move quickly!" ”

The two discussed again until midnight, when Ma Fang returned, but Liu Zhang couldn't sleep. He knew that once he took that step, he would no longer be able to hold back his steps, and even if he was stuck, someone would force him and push him to run forward. The appearance of his younger brother Geng Guang welled up in his mind, and Liu Zhang thought bitterly: "We used to love more than our own brothers, but now, I am doing everything possible to calculate his son, alas, Geng Guang's younger brother has a spirit underground, and he will blame me." But what can I do? One day he knew that his father had died because of me, and he would take revenge on me at all costs, for I was in my old age, and I didn't want to be ruined. He walked out of the house and disappeared into the night.

When Dou Gu was studying the art of war, Liu Zhang broke in. After reading the paper silk, Dou Gu was extremely excited, and stood up with "Huo", clenched his hands into fists, and said, "Great! You can teach! Geng Gong lives up to the trust and sets foot in the Western Regions, just around the corner! However, a deep loneliness suddenly welled up in Dou Gu's heart, why? Dou Gu couldn't tell the truth. This slight change, of course, can't escape Liu Zhang's eyes. Liu Zhang said softly: "General Dou, Geng Gong pacified the Western Regions, it is a good thing for the country and the family, but General Yu, you are not necessarily a good thing!" ”

This statement was like thunder, Dou Gu was stunned, and said, "Why? ”

"Today, the sea is peaceful, except for the Western Regions and the Xiongnu Rebellion. As soon as the Western Regions were flat, the emperor would naturally reuse Geng Gong and order him to expel the Xiongnu. And the general, you fought in the south and the north, and hit the Huns hard, which is comparable to Wei Qing and Huo Quai, which is a brilliant event, but the emperor left you aside, and General Yu is very unfair! Liu Zhang said this, grabbed the teapot on the table, raised his head, drank half of it in one go, while drinking tea, he peeked at Dou Gu, saw that Dou Gu was pondering, and then continued: "Geng Gong is the courtier left by the emperor to the emperor for reuse, once the Huns are also Geng Gongping, the emperor will naturally be entrusted with important tasks, and the generals will enter the prime minister, and the power will naturally be leaning towards one side, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, at that time, how will the emperor treat the general?" The result is unknown! Speaking of this, Dou Gu's face was already a little ugly.