The sound of cicadas chirping on the branches, the summer days are getting longer, and the occasional breeze blows, bringing a little fragrance of roses.

The agarwood in the Zhaoyang Palace, the morning of the discussion made Liu Che quite tired, since the afternoon in the Zhaoyang Palace to rest, unconsciously slept for more than an hour, to wake up stretched a lazy waist, only to feel comfortable, fatigue is completely gone. Li Yan, who was waiting on the side, saw Liu Che wake up, hurriedly greeted him and waited to get up, and said softly: "Your Majesty is awake, the concubine has prepared mung bean and lotus seed soup, which has been chilled with ice, so let people bring it over." ”

Liu Che smiled: "It's still thoughtful!" What time is it? ”

Li Yan responded with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's almost time." ”

"Oh, I still have some early dynasty recitals that have not yet been approved, and these Hu people really make me uncomfortable." Thinking of the court's discussion of fighting the Huns, Liu Che felt upset again, and for a while he only felt a strange itch on his scalp, and it was not enjoyable to stretch out his hand to scratch it, and suddenly he saw a hosta inserted in Li Yan's hair, and casually pulled it over and dialed it on his scalp. The hosta scraped the scalp, round and cool, rubbing back and forth very comfortably, Liu Che couldn't help but say: "I am still the most comfortable here for you." ”

Li Yan served the lotus seed soup and said with a smile: "With Your Majesty's words, the concubine body will be satisfied." ”

After tickling Liu Che raised his eyes, he saw that Li Yanqing's silk was like satin and naturally drooping, her eyes were like stars, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her lips were slightly open with a smile, and she forgot to take the lotus seed soup for a while, and only held the slender waist of the beautiful woman. Li Yan was full of spring, wanting to refuse and welcome, and the shyness made Liu Che's heart ape, and he couldn't help but pull down the brocade tent.

After this incident, the Zhaoyang Palace people painted the sound and color of the word of mouth, and for a time the value of the hosta in the palace doubled, and there was more of a nice name called jade scratching head.

This kind of fragrant thing spread faster than the wind in the palace, Wei Zifu naturally heard about it, but Yun Niang was still instructing the palace people below to be cautious in their words in the palace and not to talk about it in private. Wei Zifu felt something, walked through the long flower corridor, turned around to see the flowers in the evening breeze, swaying with the wind, the sunset on the horizon paved with gold, gorgeous like brocade, and I didn't feel that the words of the beauty of Matian seemed to be in my ears, "The years have passed through the years, but they are only like white clouds, and they are just instant." What about the emperor's love, only in one night, it is not as long as the clouds in the sky gather and disperse! For a while, all kinds of flavors came to my heart.

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"The good of a gentleman is also long, and the evil is short; Evil stops at the body, and good and good reach their descendants. "Liu according to the book in the prince's house, Liu according to the gentle temperament since childhood, since the edict of the "Ram Spring and Autumn", and learn "Gu Liang", although young, but the character is more and more gentle.

Wei Zifu stepped into the prince's house, and when he heard Liu's words read the sage, he slightly signaled the people around him not to disturb, and only stood quietly to the side and listened carefully. After finishing speaking, Fang Cai stepped forward and called softly: "According to the son! ”

"Queen Mother!" Liu Juzheng was flipping through the scroll with his side hand, and when he heard the words, he looked up and saw that his mother was already by his side, and he didn't feel happy in his heart.

Wei Zifu said with a smile, "Mother, listen to you reading "Ram Spring and Autumn", according to what the other party has read, do you have your own understanding?" ”

Liu Ji pondered for a moment and said: "This sentence is to say that a gentleman admires good deeds and hates evil deeds. Children think that the praise of good deeds is an ancient virtue, and that one person does good deeds to benefit his offspring, and that one person should stop at the evil itself, and not harm others because of the evil of one person. ”

Wei Zifu nodded with a smile and praised: "It is very good to have this idea, for the monarch to be generous and forgiving, do not criticize others with your own evil, but also look at the good of people and their strengths." ”

Liu Ju bowed down and responded: "Remember." ”

Seeing his son's moral and academic progress day by day, Wei Zifu was also comforted. Although Liu Che has more children under his knees, after all, Liu Zhi is his first son and was made the crown prince, even if he is snubbed, Liu Che's careful cultivation of him is the same as in the past. Wei Zifu was also convinced that her son would become a great monarch like his father in the future.

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As the green leaves of the branches turn yellow, the sound of cicadas gradually quiets, and an autumn rain brings a coolness, but the battle between the court and the Xiongnu has not cooled down with the cooler climate, and it is still an inextricable battle.

The Lord and faction believe that the Xiongnu has been in trouble since Gaozu, and before it was also used to offer gifts and other means to maintain a peaceful coexistence relationship with the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu have also suffered a lot of losses in recent years, and they have not dared to invade on a large scale, so the situation is very good, the well water of both sides does not violate the river water, and peaceful coexistence is very good. Moreover, after the fighting in the past few years, the people's livelihood also needs to recuperate, so why bother to light the beacon fire again and let the people suffer?

However, the main battle faction does not think so, since the hidden danger has existed since Gaozu, it is necessary to completely eradicate the tumor and make it no longer a hidden danger. Moreover, through the counterattack of the previous years, the left and right parts of the Xiongnu were damaged, although there is still a single power in the royal court to preserve, but after all, the power is not as good as before, since this is the case, it can not be tolerated and raised, but also to uproot the Xiongnu Shan Yu in one go, only by completely eliminating the Xiongnu forces, do not have to worry about when the Xiongnu suddenly attack, the Han can be peaceful for a long time.

Regarding the controversy between the two factions of the court, Liu Che certainly has his own ideas in his heart.

Since the beginning of his political affairs, he has been subject to the Empress Dowager Dou, and he will never forget the taste of being constrained by others, the Huns have repeatedly attacked, and Chang'an City is often pressed by black clouds, how can he endure being so subject to others? The reason why it has been silent, on the one hand, it takes the initiative to attack the Huns requires a lot of material preparations, especially horses, although they have won a lot of battles over the years, but the loss of horses is serious, and the Huns are good at fighting on horses, if you want to send troops, only cavalry can be evenly matched. Therefore, horses must be requisitioned before the war, and this work has been carried out through various channels, plus the accounting of war materials, only when these are in place, Liu Che has confidence in his heart. On the other hand, the two voices competed, although in the end the main battle faction must win, but also let them know that the result was not easy to come by, and they will unite as one and strengthen their determination to fight against the Xiongnu.

In the face of the stalemate between the two factions, Liu Chehong said: "Since the founding of Gaozu, the troubles of the Xiongnu have existed here, the siege of Gaozu's Baideng, the rebellion of the first emperor's Seven Kingdoms, which is not related to the Xiongnu?" When the national strength was not enough to compete with the Xiongnu, peace was a last resort, but even so, the Xiongnu still did not take my Han in their eyes, they came when they wanted, left when they wanted, and trampled on the people's livelihood on our border. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Che couldn't help but get up, looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and said loudly: "Now that my Han country is rich and the people are rich, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the battle of Longcheng, the battle of Heshuo, and the battle of Monan, when did my army not return with a big victory?" After several years of fighting, the Xiongnu forces are no longer as good as before, the vitality of the left and right parts is greatly damaged, and only the royal court is left to survive, how can I tolerate the traitors? It is bound to smash the Yellow Dragon and uproot it! ”

Liu Che looked around and saw that the Lord and the faction had already lowered their heads and were silent, and the main battle faction was enthusiastic and brave, and couldn't help but say loudly: "When everything grows in the coming year, I will definitely ride on the Huns!" My Han has a brave and warlike general, a champion of the three armies, and so many soldiers who swear to kill the Huns, why should I worry about the great cause? ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" The courtiers in the front hall of Weiyang Palace shouted together.

Liu Che's gaze crossed the minister of civil and military affairs, looking into the distance, the world is vast, the field is galloping, he is the lord of the Han Dynasty, and Qiankun is naturally in charge of him.

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After the autumn forage is abundant, it is a good time to raise horse fat, although the war horses requisitioned by the imperial court are of different colors, but under the careful breeding of the horse officials, they also slowly accumulate fat and raise fat, and change new hair.

Princess Pingyang has always loved horses, and the inner court stables on the outskirts of the city are naturally a good place for recreation. On this day, Princess Pingyang entered the stables as usual, and suddenly saw a familiar figure bowing her head and combing her horsehair, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but blurt out: "General? ”

Wei Qing, who was bowing his head and tending to the horses, turned to see that it was Princess Pingyang when he heard the sound, and hurriedly put down the brush and turned around and saluted: "Wei Qing has seen the princess!" ”

Princess Pingyang stopped and smiled: "Here are just you and me, no need to be polite." How did the general come to the stables today? ”

Wei Qing rubbed the horse's mane with his hand, and looked at the horse with an eye that seemed to be an old friend for many years: "The war in the coming year depends on these horses, I'll take a look at them." ”

Princess Pingyang looked at it without thinking and said: "Horses are also human, the general has raised horses in my mansion before, so he is naturally familiar with the temperament of horses..."

Wei Qing didn't care, and said with a smile: "The princess doesn't have to mind, it is Wei Qing's luck that Wei Qing can join the princess's mansion, in front of the princess, at any time, the minister is just Wei Qing." ”

Princess Pingyang's eyes moved, and she smiled her head.

The light breeze swept through the stable, bringing the earthy fragrance outside, Princess Pingyang's eyes fluttered, and she raised her voice: "The weather outside is very good, why don't you and I try our horse skills?" ”

Wei Qing laughed loudly: "Okay! ”

The sky is clear, the autumn leaves are golden, and the two horses are in a vigorous posture, with four hooves churning and long manes flying. Princess Pingyang looked at Wei Qing's figure on horseback, and there was a lot of warmth in her heart, and sometimes life is not so bad.

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Time turned is the beginning of spring, just waiting for the army to be strong, Liu Che received a secret report, Jiangdu King Liu Jianzheng privately forged weapons, and wanted to wait for the army to go to the Xiongnu when he took advantage of the weakness to point to Chang'an.

After receiving the secret letter, Liu Che couldn't help but be furious, Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu Yi, was the son of the former emperor Emperor Jing, and he was in the same vein as Liu Che. Liu Jian is the son of Liu Fei, and after Liu Fei's death, Liu Jian inherited his father's title and became the king of Jiangdu. At present, the war with the Xiongnu is about to break out, but the princes and kings with the same surname want to take advantage of the chaos to rebel, how can this not make Liu Che worried? After weighing and thinking about it several times, Liu Che decided that Huo Qubing would lead the army to the expedition, and Wei Qing would stick to the rear, and put down the rebellion with lightning speed, so as not to cause other covetous princes and kings to join forces to fight back.

Lost time is never found again.

Before the willow branches were green, Huo Qubing was appointed as a hussar general, led 10,000 horsemen out of Longxi, traveled all the way west, crossed Wuer Mountain, crossed the Yellow River, and fought for more than 1,000 miles. While Wei Qing led his troops to hold on to Chang'an City, he sent troops to quickly seize the evidence of Liu Jian's private weapons and the seal of a hundred officials, and exterminated them in one fell swoop before he could meet with other princes and kings. Liu Jian committed suicide in fear of crime, and Queen Chengguang was sentenced to city punishment, the country was abolished, and the fief was entered into the imperial court, which was Guangling County.

The matter of Xiao Wall has been settled, Liu Che felt a little relieved, at this time the border pass good news was passed again: the army leveled the five little kings of the Xiongnu Hexi, and in Gaolan Mountain and the Xiongnu short-handed soldiers, beheaded the Xiongnu Zhelan King, Luhou Wang, captured the evil prince and Xiangguo, Du Wei, captured more than 8,900 Xiongnu soldiers, and captured the statue of King Hutu sacrificing Tianjin.

When the good news came, Liu Che was overjoyed: "God help me!" ”

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In the summer, the army crossed Helan Mountain in the north, detoured to Juyanhai, passed through Xiaoyue, penetrated more than 2,000 miles into the territory of the Xiongnu, and launched a fierce attack on the flank of the evil king and the king of Hutu in the upper reaches of the weak water. After the fierce battle, the good news came to the Beijing division: the army annihilated more than 30,000 enemies at the cost of more than 3,000 casualties, forced to land several Xiongnu kings, and more than 2,000 princes and princes, and the evil king and the king of Hutu led the remnants of the army to escape. Even the Xiongnu sang sadly: "Death of my Qilian Mountain, so that my six animals will not rest; I have lost my mountains, and my women have no color. ”

Hearing this good news, Liu Che couldn't help but be overjoyed, and praised Huo for his illness in front of the Manchu Dynasty: "As far as the hussar general Yu I am concerned, it can be said that Bai Qi is in Qin, and Li Muzhi is in Zhao, which is the pillar stone of my Han Dynasty and the humerus of the imperial court!" "He also sealed 5,000 households in the city, and ordered Yousi to build a special house as a reward in recognition of his merits.

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The autumn wind rose, the army returned to the dynasty, and there was also a happy event in the harem, and Mrs. Li of Zhaoyang Hall gave birth to Lin'er. In the peaceful and prosperous world where internal worries have been eliminated and external troubles are peaceful, this happy event is the icing on the cake.

Li Yan has always been favored, and now she is even more fond of giving birth to a prince, looking at the villain whose facial features look like herself, Liu Che can't take her eyes off it.

"Your Majesty, you haven't given my son a name yet!" Li Yan's fingertips gently stroked the swaddling clothes and said softly.

"That's what I'm thinking about." Liu Che raised his head and said thoughtfully: "Hips, it's for siblings." If you bless my Han today, I will also hope that I will be sibling with Hong'er and Dan'er in the future, and jointly assist the prince to pass on the century-old foundation of my Han Dynasty. ”

"Hair..."Li Yan muttered to herself, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, and she hid it even away, smiled and thanked her: "Thank you for your name!" ”

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Soon, the army entered Chang'an, the people of Chang'an City welcomed the people, and the gongs and drums in the capital were noisy, and there was a jubilant celebration.

The same is true of Weiyang Palace, the orchestra has been singing and dancing endlessly for several days, Liu Che is in a very good mood, tasting fine wine and enjoying the wide-sleeved long dance, and said with a smile to Wei Zifu: "Queen, you don't know, this Huo family kid is arrogant, I specially ordered someone to build a house for him, he didn't want it, guess what he said to me?" ”

Wei Zifu carefully poured Liu Che full of wine on the side, and said with a smile: "How can he get back to Your Majesty?" ”

Liu Che laughed and said: "He actually said to me, the Huns have not been destroyed, why is it home?" This kind of energy really makes me like it from the bottom of my heart! ”

Wei Zifu couldn't help but laugh, and said with a smile: "The concubine also heard that when he went to fight in Hexi, His Majesty gave him a jar of wine, but when he was sick, he poured the imperial wine into the clear spring and drank it with the army. ”

"Hahaha! The queen has also heard of it? Liu Che stroked his palms and smiled, "I like to be so bold and straightforward when I go to illness!" Now he has a high prestige in the army, I'm afraid he is on par with Wei Qing! ”

"That's also an opportunity given by His Majesty!" Wei Zifu said humbly.

"Not really!" Liu Che shook his head when he heard this, and said with a straight face: "I give you a chance is only one aspect, the most important thing is that he has the ability to grasp the opportunity. ”

Talking about this, Liu Che had a smile between his eyebrows, and said slowly: "The queen can know that after the Huns were severely damaged in the first battle of Hexi, the Hun evil king and the Hutu king of the Huns were afraid that Yi Zhi would be guilty of surrendering, so he sent an envoy to our court to beg for surrender. I asked 10,000 cavalry to surrender, but unexpectedly, the Huns changed their minds in battle, and in the face of the remaining 40,000 Huns, they only led an elite gallop into the enemy camp, and quelled the mutiny with their own strength, so that they could return to Han smoothly. After this battle, going to the sick is even more famous in the army, and the prestige is rising! ”

Seeing Wei Zifu nodding and sighing, Liu Che smiled and said: "Competing with the Huns, today's situation is also thanks to the queen." ”

"Thanks to the concubine?" Wei Zifu was puzzled, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is making fun of your concubines again, right?" ”

Liu Che laughed and said, "If it weren't for the queen, how would I find such a brave hussar general and a general?" ”

Wei Zifu smiled calmly and said respectfully: "The concubines are all honors, and they are all the grace of Your Majesty, how dare the concubines take credit?" ”

Liu Che frowned slightly when he heard this, and his eyebrows were full of relief: "The general, the hussar general fought on the battlefield, and the battle achievements were outstanding, I love it very much, and I should assist the prince well in the future, and extend the prosperity of my Han Dynasty for a hundred years!" ”

"Remember, concubine!" Wei Zifu poured a bottle of wine and replied respectfully.

The singing and dancing in the hall are still the same, Liu Che is slightly drunk, and the afterglow of the sunset is sprinkled with broken gold through the carved panes, and the twilight is coming again.