Baiguan Qi claimed to be. Liu Wei saw that there was no Liu Zheng, the king of the East China Sea, among the hundred officials, and knew that Liu Zheng was driven away by Dou Gu, so he deliberately said: "What about Liu Zheng, the king of the East China Sea?" Why didn't he come? Enthronement is a major event, the first emperor treated him very gently, he is not there, how to discuss the enthronement? "Fifth Lun is also very strange, Liu Zheng is a minister who cares about his life, why is he not here at this time? But looking at the prince's expression, he obviously asked knowingly, so he arched his hand and said: "For such a big matter, the king of the East China Sea refused to come, obviously because he was resentful of the emperor and His Royal Highness. Liu Wei said sadly: "The first emperor loved Liu Zheng, no less than me." How can I dare to disobey the wishes of the emperor? I think Liu Zheng was sad and couldn't see me. So, Liu Wei succeeded to the throne in front of the spirit and was named Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty. At this time, Liu Wei was relieved to cry.

However, Geng Gong, who was thousands of miles away, didn't know about it. Due to the military order to pacify the Western Regions for three years, Geng Gong couldn't sleep at night, regardless of his physical recovery, thinking about how to use troops day and night. On this day, Wu Meng, Fan Qiang, Li Kang and others gathered together to discuss the matter of entering the army.

"Big brother, you haven't recovered yet, how can you fight this battle?" Li dared to shout. Wu Meng glared at him and said angrily: "If you hadn't caused a catastrophe at the beginning, the eldest brother would only have to take care of the golden city, where would you want to calm down the affairs of the Western Regions?" We only have these 2,000 people, there are no pacified countries in the Western Regions, large and small, let alone ten, and the number of troops is less than 100,000, how can this battle be fought? Geng Gong waved his hand and said: "Brother Meng can't grow up with the prestige of others, destroy his own ambition, my brother Banchao, but thirty-six horses, even set in Ning, Shanshan, Shule, most of the Western Regions have been flattened, I have two thousand soldiers, is it not as good as my brother's thirty-six horses?" ”

"That's it! Or the big brother is right! Li Dare said busily. Wu Meng glared at Li Kang and did not make a sound. Geng Gong said: "The Western Regions have not yet been pacified, there are Yanqi, Qiuzi, Wusun, Gumo, Wensu and other countries, among them, Yanqi, Qiuci, and Wusun are big and powerful countries. Let's talk about the current situation, which country is better to hit first? ”

Fan Qiang responded: "In the past, when he attacked the Che Division, the back court was strong, and he was the father of King Ande of the front court, General Geng Bing insisted on fighting the back court, thinking that if the back court was captured, the front court was of course afraid of it, and then it was so." Now, in the three kingdoms of Yanqi, Qiuci and Wusun, they are inextricably linked with the Xiongnu, among which the king of Qiuci is established by the Xiongnu and has the closest connection, and the king of Gumo and Wensu is placed by Qiuci. Therefore, if we capture Qiuzi, the countries of the Western Regions, of course, will not be a problem. Li Kang, Shi Xiu, Zhang Feng, Gao Feng, Gao Yuan and others listened, and even said that they were good, but Wu Meng did not speak. Geng Gong saw it and asked, "Brother Meng, what do you think of Fan Qiang's words?" ”

Wu Meng muttered: "I heard that there are many generals in Qiuci, the city is high and the walls are deep, and there are also Xiongnu troops stationed in the Western Regions, and the military strength is second to none in the Western Regions, with our army's 2,000 soldiers, it may be difficult to win." Speaking of this, Li Kang, Gao Yuan and the others were unhappy, and they became noisy, Geng Gong waved his hand, and said: "Don't make noise, know yourself and know your opponent, you won't be defeated in a hundred battles, the fierce brother is so clear about the enemy, there must be a good plan, and listen to him slowly." Wu Meng continued: "Wusun is also strong, controlling 100,000 strings, but he has no good generals, there are only sudden thoughts in the country, brave and abnormal, fierce as fire, but there is no wisdom, he has four King Kongs, and he is also known for his bravery, as long as these people are ambushed, and then know that with the power of the Han army, it is not difficult to surrender Wusun." After the surrender of Wusun, Qiuzi, Yanqi and other countries were attacked on all sides, there was Wusun in the north, Shule in the west, Cheshi in the east, Khotan and Shanshan in the south. ”

Wu Meng's analysis penetrated into it, and Fan Qiang and others admired it so much. Geng Gong took the case and said, "Yes, just do it!" Besides, Wusun has always been good friends with my Han for a hundred years. When Emperor Wu, he once married the princess to Wusun Kunmi (Kunmi refers to the king of Wusun), and when Emperor Xuan, he also borrowed the power of Wusun to chase away the Xiongnu. When Emperor Guangwu, the world is not peaceful, the power can not be far away, although Wusun is attached to the Huns, I think it is also a good look, if you know the power of the Han Dynasty, Wusun will be flat! ”

It was getting dark, and Geng Gong dismissed the generals, leaving Wu Meng alone.

"Brother Meng, I also wanted to attack Wusun first, and then take Qiuzi, but I couldn't make up my mind, what you said just now made me more confident, thank you." Geng Gong took Wu Meng's hand and was full of emotion. "Big brother, it's serious! That's what I'm supposed to do! The Huns colluded with the Western Regions to kill my whole family, this hatred and hatred, not the same day! Speaking of this, Wu Meng seemed to see countless hideous faces, waving sabers, pouring into the house, killing people and robbing things, his heart was full of hatred.

Geng Gong patted him on the shoulder, turned around, and walked out of the tent, and Wu Meng followed. Geng Gong stood with his hands behind his back, although it was August at this time, the wind in the Western Regions was like a knife, whistling and blowing, blowing the battle robe even colder. "Brother Meng, my father, also died by the Huns." Geng Gong sighed, "Mother is hard, raising me as an adult, when I left, my mother was seriously ill, she asked me to take state affairs first, don't care about personal feelings, alas, at this time, the mountains are heavy, heaven and man, I don't know if I can go back to see my mother in this life." A few days ago, the envoy brought my mother's shoes, my mother took a lifetime of shoes for me, in the past, the threads were deep into the sole, the lines were clear, now, the bottom of the shoes are loose, the lines are crooked, alas, the mother must be more sick, the shoes have no strength. These days, when I don't fight, I hold my shoes, I only feel that my chest is tight, and before I know it, I think of my mother......" Speaking of this, Geng Gong couldn't help but sigh and cry.

When Wu Meng heard this, he felt desolate, and comforted: "Big brother, my aunt has a brother to take care of, I can rest assured." Besides, the pacification of the Western Regions is also a matter of the past two years, Ji Ren Tianxiang, the aunt must be fine, and the eldest brother does not have to worry. "Of course, it is easy to pacify the Western Regions. It's just that the Western Regions are vast and capricious, and today is peaceful, tomorrow is opposite, it is not an overnight thing. If the emperor trusts me and my super brother, each gives 10,000 soldiers, one south and one north, widely applies benevolence and righteousness, is good at correcting the people's customs, and is supplemented by military might, within ten years, the Western Regions will definitely never rebel. Wu Meng nodded yes, he knew that Geng Gong could see farther than himself, and now these two thousand soldiers were really insignificant. A few days ago, Geng Gong sent people to contact Chen Mu and Guan Chong, saying that they were discussing the matter of attacking Qiuci, Yanqi and other countries, but Chen Mu and Guan Chong ignored them, complained a lot, drove back the envoys, did not move, and blindly defended themselves.

Geng Gong said again: "Our army suddenly attacked Wusun, Qiuzi, Yanqi and other countries will definitely not stand by, if they jointly send troops to help, we have no chance of winning." In this way, you will send Gao Feng to Shule Kingdom tomorrow to find Chao Di, and ask Chao Di to attack Qiuzi from the west, so that he will not be able to help Wusun, Yanqi and Qiuci are in-laws, he will definitely abandon Wusun and go to help Qiuzi, so that we will have no worries! Wu Meng was overjoyed and said, "Big brother's plan is wonderful!" Wusun Yiping, we will go south by the way, spread to Khotan, Cheshi and other countries, and attack Qiuzi and Yanqi, why worry about the injustice of the Western Regions! ”

Geng Gong nodded, he looked up at the deep blue sky, silent, preoccupied, I don't know if he was thinking about how to use the army Wusun, or thinking about his seriously ill mother...... Wu Meng is also looking up at the sky, and there is deep hatred buried in his heart, and those sad past events appear in his mind over and over again.

The two sat silently on the stones, letting the cold wind blow mercilessly......

(End of chapter)