"Han Yan, you said that the queen mother is so enthusiastic, what should I do?" Because the Queen Mother repeatedly expressed her love for Liu Ling in front of Liu Che, and made her get closer to Liu Che, all of which made Liu Che very annoyed, so she could only pull Han Yan to pour bitter water.

Han Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, it has been the most difficult to accept the grace of beauties!" ”

Liu Che smiled bitterly: "But the beauty has a heart, but I have no intention!" But the queen mother is happy in it, which is really a dilemma for me! ”

Han Yan said: "Then why didn't Your Majesty show his heart to the Queen Mother?" ”

Liu Che frowned and said: "The queen mother was originally a good intention, if I refuse bluntly, it will definitely blow the queen mother's mind and make the queen mother sad, so it is not my fault!" ”

Han Yan nodded in understanding, looking at Liu Che's embarrassed face, Han Yan pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister has an idea, I don't know if it is feasible." ”

"What's your plan? Speak quickly and listen to me. Liu Che hurriedly said.

Han Yan said: "Your Majesty, why don't you change the time to go to Changle Palace to say hello?" First, you can stagger your meeting with Lord Liu Weng, and second, you can make your heart self-evident. In this way, the Queen Mother will definitely understand Her Majesty's hard work, and Lord Liu Weng will also be able to retreat despite the difficulties! ”

Liu Che slapped his hands and smiled when he heard this: "It's really a good plan!" Han Yan, you didn't tell me earlier, so that I suffered all these days in vain. ”

Han Yan laughed when she heard this.

According to what Han Yan said, the queen mother really saw the clue, and she no longer asked Liu Che to talk about Liu Ling, the mother and son tacitly agreed, everything was like a circle of ripples, and they returned to calm.

It's just that Liu Ling is really unhappy, he wanted to provoke the relationship between Chen Ajiao and Wei Zifu to make the harem restless, and make Liu Che bored, and he had a good chance to take advantage of it, but unexpectedly, Chen Ajiao, who was extremely jealous, changed her temperament. In desperation, he could only use the forced marriage of the king of Huainan as an excuse, relying on the queen mother's love for him, but Liu Che's attitude was always lukewarm, which made Liu Ling, whose heart was higher than the sky, doubly shocked, and the queen mother did not mention the matter of the election, which made Liu Ling even more annoyed, "Okay, since your mother and son are so negative to me, I will disturb you to sleep and eat!" Liu Ling said with hatred in his heart.

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After a long period of deployment and arrangement, in June of the following year, Liu Che sent 300,000 elite soldiers, led by the cavalry general Li Guang to ambush the main force in the valley near Mayi, and Wang Hui led 30,000 troops out of Dai County, planning to attack the Xiongnu's baggage from the flank and cut off its retreat, and completely annihilated the main force of the Xiongnu in one fell swoop.

Nie Yi went to meet the Xiongnu military minister Shan Yu in the name of going out of the fortress to do business, and he came to show goodwill with Mayi City and livestock and property as bait, and made Shan Yu salivate at Mayi City. Soon Shan Yu and Nie Yi made a plan, sent a messenger to return to the city with Nie Yi, and sent a signal on the city tower after killing the order of Ma Yi County, in order to prevent the Han soldiers from nearby cities from rushing to help, Shan Yu personally led the army into the city to receive Ma Yi when he saw the signal.

Everything is going smoothly according to plan.

After Nie Yi returned to the city, he killed a prisoner according to the original plan, lied to the Xiongnu envoy that he was the head of the county order, and successfully deceived the envoy, and then the envoy sent a signal on the city tower, and the military minister Shan Yu, who saw the signal, immediately led an army of 100,000 to march towards Mayi.

When the Xiongnu and his entourage came to a place not far from the city of Mayi, Shan Yu found that although there were livestock along the way, no one grazed them, such an unusual move aroused Shan Yu's suspicions, Shan Yu ordered the army to stop marching, and let people arrest the nearby pavilion lieutenant who was in charge of patrolling and guarding to ask, as a result, all the truth surfaced, and Shan Yu was shocked and ordered to withdraw his troops immediately.

The Xiongnu retreated from Daijun on the way, and Wang Hui, who was ambushed in Daijun, was surprised to see the Xiongnu army turn around and return, but he thought that his 30,000 elite soldiers were ultimately defeated by the Xiongnu's 100,000 army, so he watched the Xiongnu return all the way unscathed.

Li Guang's main force, which was ambushed in the Mayi Valley, waited for a long time for the Huns to arrive, and finally found that the Huns had already turned back, and they had no choice but to withdraw their troops.

This time, the 300,000 troops of the imperial court went to Mayi, spent countless money and food but returned empty-handed, and the news reached Chang'an to Liu Che's anger, and Wang Hui was ordered to be imprisoned shortly after returning to Beijing.

Fortunately, Wang Hui had a plan, and as soon as he returned to the capital, he privately went to visit Tian Wei with a lot of money, hoping that Tian Wei, the prime minister, could intercede for himself in front of Liu Che. Tian Wei received a lot of money, seeing Wang Hui in prison, and thinking about how to do this, he thought that if he interceded directly for Wang Hui, it was inevitable that he would not suffer from the pond fish, and after thinking about it carefully, he set off to Changle Palace.

The Queen Mother was very happy when she saw her younger brother Tian Wei coming, "The second brother has been in Changle Palace for a while, how can he come to visit the mourning family today?" ”

Tian Wei said with a smile: "The Queen Mother said that she was joking, when did my younger brother not think about my sister, these days Your Majesty is busy laying out the siege of Mayi, and the younger brother is also very busy. ”

The queen mother said: "The mourning family has also heard about this matter, Your Majesty sent a large army to ambush the Huns, but it fell short, and I am very angry these days!" ”

Tian Wei's head echoed: "This is nature! Your Majesty must be angry that he has taken great pains and spent so much money, but the result is in vain. ”

The Queen Mother nodded lightly and said, "Second brother, as the prime minister, you must appease Your Majesty more at this time, and don't make Your Majesty worry too much!" ”

"This is the duty of the courtier!" Tian Wei responded, and then said with a worried face, "Queen Mother, this time the army returned in vain, Your Majesty is angry and wants to kill Wang Hui, the general who led the army this time, and the younger brother can't stop it!" ”

"Oh?" The Queen Mother was surprised, "Although it was a futile, but there was no damage to the soldiers, why did Your Majesty kill the officials of the court?" ”

Tian Wei sighed and said: "This time the dispatch of troops to Ma Yi was initiated by Wang Hui, and His Majesty's anger is naturally to blame him, but Wang Hui is the initiator of this war, if Your Majesty kills him, wouldn't it be revenge for the Huns, and make the ministers of the court cold?" ”

When the queen mother heard this, she asked: "In this case, why didn't the second brother make a statement to the emperor and explain the benefits and losses?" ”

Tian Wei said: "Your Majesty's thunderous anger, where can I listen to the words of my brother, it is better for the Queen Mother to point it on the side, Your Majesty may be able to listen to it?" ”

The Queen Mother nodded slightly and said: "The mourning family should not have asked about the affairs of the previous dynasty, but this matter is related to the gains and losses of His Majesty's people, and the mourning family cannot ignore it!" ”

Tian Wei hurriedly greeted him and said: "The Queen Mother's move is comparable to Yao's mother, Your Majesty will definitely be the Emperor of the Ages in the future!" ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "How can the mourning family be comparable to Yao's mother? The mourning family just hopes that His Majesty can understand the interests and win the hearts of the people! After saying that, he said to Tian Wei: "When the emperor greets today, the mourning family will mention this matter first, second brother, how about you take the opportunity to speak on the side?" ”

Tian Wei was puzzled when he heard it: "Queen Mother, my brother has already told His Majesty about this matter, if you talk about it again, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" ”

"How could it be wrong?" The Queen Mother said solemnly, "You are both the prime minister and your majesty's maternal uncle, so naturally you want to have more good words, and this matter is decided!" ”

Tian Wei originally planned to stay out of the matter, but unexpectedly, the Queen Mother insisted on pulling him up, so she had no choice but to laugh and say: "Brother will follow the words of the Queen Mother!" ”

When it came to You, Liu Che came to greet him, and saw that Tian Wei was also in Changle Palace, because of his relationship with the Queen Mother, he was not surprised, but the Queen Mother smiled: "The mourning family has not seen your uncle for a long time, and today I don't realize that it is this hour!" ”

Tian Wei hurriedly leaned over and said, "The old minister has seen Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Che said: "Uncle doesn't have to be polite! He turned to the queen mother and said, "How is the queen mother today?" ”

The Queen Mother said: "Your Majesty has a heart!" The mourning family just heard your uncle talk about the matter of the former dynasty Mayi, and His Majesty was so angry that he wanted to kill the members of the court, I don't know if there is such a thing? ”

Liu Che glanced at Tian Wei and said in a deep voice: "This is indeed the case!" This battle was initiated by Daxing Ling Wang Hui, and according to what he said, Erchen sent hundreds of thousands of troops to ambush the Huns, but now he has returned in vain, without killing this person, Erchen cannot explain to the hundred officials! ”

The Queen Mother bowed slightly, and said: "Since this battle was initiated by Wang Hui, if Your Majesty kills Wang Hui now, won't you avenge the Huns and fall into the courtiers' mouths in vain?" ”

Liu Che shook his head and said, "Queen Mother, this matter is not so simple. Even though Wang Hui could not catch the Xiongnu Shan Yu, but led his troops to attack the Xiongnu, not only to frustrate the Xiongnu's spirit, but also to drag the army to reinforcements, but the hated Wang Hui was afraid of the enemy and refused to send troops, so that the Huns returned to the camp unscathed. After the matter of Ma Yi, the Huns must hold a grudge, this time let them retreat with their whole body, and they will retaliate in the future, and the war will ignite the restlessness of the people, the queen mother, if you don't kill this person, what kind of face do you let me face my people? ”

When the queen mother heard this, she glanced at Tian Wei, and when she saw that he was silent, she coughed lightly to signal him to speak, but Tian Wei still didn't say a word, and she didn't say anything more when she was dissatisfied.

After a little gossip, Liu Che got up and retired: "Queen Mother, the son-in-law still has some state affairs to discuss with his uncle, and the son-in-law retired first!" After that, he said to Tian Wei: "Uncle, come to Chengming Hall with me!" ”

Tian Wei knew what to say when he heard this, and bowed down in a panic and said, "No! ”

When the two monarchs and ministers entered the Chengming Palace, Liu Che asked, "Does the prime minister know what I am looking for you?" ”

Tian Wei understood in his heart, but said in a daze: "The old minister doesn't know, I still hope that Your Majesty will make it clear!" ”

Liu Che said sharply: "When the Empress Dowager was alive, I hated Xuchang and his ilk the most when he went in and out of Changxin Palace to discuss and discuss the government, and now the prime minister also wants to learn from Xuchang and his ilk?" ”

Tian Wei knew that Liu Che was most jealous of the harem politics, and when he heard this, he knelt down and said in fear: "The old minister doesn't dare!" The old minister didn't dare! ”

Liu Che has long been dissatisfied with Tian Wei in his heart, since Tian Wei became the prime minister, he has not done a few things, and his arrogant behavior is better than that of Xuchang. Not to mention that his residence is rich and gorgeous, far more than the mansions of other royal families and nobles in Beijing, just by virtue of his relationship with the queen mother, he fills his private pockets, and there are countless treasures and antiques, ancient books, calligraphy and paintings in the house.

Liu Che said angrily: "Why don't you dare? You dare to forcibly occupy the fields south of Dou Yingcheng, and you will also use the official land of my examination office to build a private house, why don't you take my arsenal with you? ”

Liu Che's words made Tian Wei tremble, and he said repeatedly: "The old minister will not dare to die!" Don't dare to die! The cold sweat on his forehead trickled down his forehead, but it reminded him of something.

Some time ago, he took a fancy to a field in the south of Dou Ying's Chang'an City, and sent a servant to let Dou Ying sell, but Dou Ying was very angry and resolutely refused to agree. This matter stabbed Liu Che in front of him, Liu Che ordered Han Yan to mediate, and Wang Hui came to the mansion that day and happened to be bumped into by Han Yan. Could it be that Han Yan said something in front of the emperor, otherwise the emperor would never treat himself like this in the past, thinking of this, Tian Wei couldn't help but hate Han Yan in his heart.

Liu Che was still angry, and said coldly: "Shicai is in Changle Palace, I really take into account that the queen mother is not willing to criticize you, I am all I say today, and the prime minister is good for himself!" ”

Tian Wei, who said this, was sweating profusely, and replied tremblingly: "Old minister, thank Your Majesty for your grace!" ”