Chapter 32 No Wind and Waves
"Driving... Drive! "Hundreds of ironclad guards in Chang'an City followed all the way, and the deputy car of the Son of Heaven left Chang'an City and went straight to the direction of Shanglin Yuan.
Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu, was edicted to enter Beijing, and was about to enter Chang'an City, when he saw the carriage of the Son of Heaven coming from a distance, he hurriedly leaned down, knelt down on the roadside mountain and shouted long live, and bowed to the courtesy. After waiting for half a ring, he didn't see the royal car stop, and when Liu Fei raised his eyes, the smoke and dust were billowing out, and the carriage had already driven out for more than half a mile.
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"Your Majesty, I heard that the Huns came to ask for peace, and Your Majesty has agreed?" The incense in the Chengming Hall was slow, and Han Yan and Liu Che talked with each other.
Liu Che bowed slightly, and said helplessly: "What if I don't allow it?" Han Anguo is right, at the moment, whether it is offensive or defensive, our army cannot compete with the Xiongnu. Now that the people's livelihood is stable and the people live happily, I can't let the stability of Wenjing's painstaking management be broken overnight. ”
Han Yan nodded in agreement and said, "What Your Majesty said is true!" In the current situation with the Huns, Your Majesty still has to endure this breath, it is really a compromise for Your Majesty!
Liu Che sighed slowly, and said with a serious expression: "It doesn't matter if I suffer some grievances, but the trouble of the Huns has been going on for decades since the beginning of the high ancestor, and it is only an expedient measure to make peace with relatives at the moment, but for the long run, this cancer must be removed!" ”
While the monarch and ministers were talking, I saw Yang proudly bowing inside, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the messenger of Changle Palace is asking to see you outside the palace, saying that the Queen Mother has something to discuss with Your Majesty, please move over." ”
"Got it, let him go back to his mother, and I'll go after that." Liu Che waved his hand, and Yang proudly bowed down and retreated.
"Since the Queen Mother summoned Your Majesty, then Han Yan will retire first!" Han Yan stood up and saluted and said respectfully.
"Okay, the matter of Hungary is not overnight, I will go to the harem of my mother first." Liu Che was surprised by the sudden summons of the Queen Mother, and immediately drove to Changle Palace.
When Liu Che arrived at Changle Palace, he found that in addition to his angry mother in the palace, there was also Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu Yi with tears on his face, Liu Che became more and more surprised, and after seeing the queen mother, Liu Che asked: "I don't know what happened when the queen mother summoned her sons?" ”
The Queen Mother glanced at King Yi of Jiangdu, and said in a Xu voice: "King Yi, you should tell Your Majesty!" ”
Liu Fei cried when he heard this: "Your Majesty, the minister entered Beijing with the edict, and when he entered Chang'an City yesterday, he saw the deputy car of the Son of Heaven coming from a distance, and the minister thought that it must be His Majesty in the car, so he bowed to the courtesy, but today I learned that the person in the car yesterday was not Your Majesty, but the doctor Han Yan..."
Speaking of this, Liu Fei's voice was a little more sad, thinking that he was the son of Emperor Jing and the prince and king of the feudal country, how could he have suffered such humiliation, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, that Han Yan is just a doctor, and the princes and kings of the first emperor are not even as good as this doctor!" Please take back your majesty's fiefdom and let the minister move to the palace to accompany your majesty! He hid his face and wept, and fell to the ground.
Liu Che heard the truth clearly, and couldn't help but say: "King Yi, I see that there is a misunderstanding in this matter, and things are not what you think. ”
"Oh? So what is the matter? The mourners also want to hear about it! The Queen Mother's anger did not subside.
"The queen mother, the sons and daughters often go in and out with Han Yan in the same car, yesterday I was going to Shanglin Yuan to supervise the construction of the palace, but there was something temporary, so the minister asked Han Yan to go on his behalf, and met King Yi on the way, thinking that Han Yan didn't want to cause more trouble, so he didn't stop." Liu Che explained in a good voice.
"What? Your Majesty, you often go in and out with Han Yan in the same car? After hearing this, the Queen Mother not only did not extinguish the fire, but became even more angry, "Do you know that the deputy car of the Son of Heaven uses the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, which represents the respect of the Son of Heaven.
The queen mother was speechless in anger, Liu Che hurriedly stepped forward to support her mother, and said in a low voice: "Don't be angry, this is all the son's minister's..."
The Queen Mother stroked her chest and said: "Your Majesty, back then, Han Yan's ancestor Han Wangxin supported his own troops and had a private friendship with the Huns. Now that His Majesty is kind to Han Yan, I am afraid that Han Yan's self-esteem has grown early in the morning, Your Majesty, this person can no longer stay by his side! ”
Liu Che said hurriedly when he heard this: "Queen Mother, Erchen and Han Yan have been friends since childhood, how can they not know Han Yan's heart?" Han Yan has always been loyal to her sons, and she has never been disrespectful, and she also asks her mother to be considerate of her sons! ”
"Your Majesty, the mourning family is all that is said here, if you still have the queen mother of the mourning family in your eyes, then you will listen to the words of the mourning family, remove this person's official position, and never be hired." The Queen Mother looked at each other coldly and did not say a word.
Liu Che was helpless, so he had to respond: "Erchen knows!" ”
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At night, Liu Che was worried, and Wei Zifu couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, the concubine has been worried when she sees Your Majesty, but what is the worry?" ”
Liu Che wiped a wry smile on his face and said, "I do have something to worry about. "I and Han Yan have known each other since childhood, and now the queen mother wants me to resign Han Yan's official position, I really can't bear it in my heart, but if I don't give up, I will disobey the queen mother, how can you let me do it?" ”
Seeing Liu Che's brows tightened, a past incident flashed in Wei Zifu's mind, and after thinking for a moment, Wei Zifu said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the matter of cultivating the king?" ”
As soon as these words came out, Liu Che couldn't help but think of a past.
Before the Queen Mother was elected to the palace, she was married to the Jin family, and had a daughter named Jin Shu with the grandson of King Jin. Wang Huan's mother Zang Er once asked someone to tell the hexagram, but she didn't think that the hexagram actually said that her daughter had a rich and noble life, so Zang Er forcibly sent Wang Wan into the palace. Numerology is mysterious, Wang Wan was loved by Emperor Jing, who was still the prince at the time, and gave birth to three girls and one boy, this man is Liu Che.
After Liu Che ascended the throne, Wang Wan was naturally the queen mother, and the past before entering the palace was naturally secretive, although Wang Wan was worried about his daughter in the people, but he had no choice but to cry secretly. A few years ago, after Liu Che learned about this, he ordered people to look for it in many ways, but he had no choice but to be displaced for many years, and Jin Shu had long been missing. However, after many investigations, Han Yan found the gold custom that had already been married to a woman in a small town on the edge of Changling, and informed Liu Che that the gold custom was connected to the Changle Palace, and met the queen mother, the queen mother cried with joy, and Liu Che gave the gold custom tens of millions of coins, 300 slaves and maids, and a hundred acres of fields, called Xiuchengjun.
This past incident made Liu Che's eyes light up, and he couldn't help but turn his worries into joy and said: "Why did I forget the relationship between Han Yan and Xiuchengjun, tomorrow I will order someone to bring Xiuchengjun into the palace, and the son-in-law owes you a reminder, otherwise I will definitely not be able to sleep today." ”
Wei Zifu said with a smile: "This is the good cause planted by Lord Han before, so that we can have today's good results, seeing Your Majesty's brows stretched, the concubine is also much more relieved." ”
Liu Che pulled Wei Zifu's hands and said with a smile: "Zifu, thank you for Han Yan!" ”
Sure enough, after Xiu Chengjun entered the palace and saw the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother never mentioned Han Yan again, and Liu Che's hanging heart slowly let go.
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"Your Majesty!" In the Chengming Palace, Liu Che was flipping through the bamboo slips, and Yang proudly stepped forward and said: "Daxing ordered Wang Hui to ask to see him outside the palace!" ”
"Wang Hui?" Liu Che paused in his hand and said, "Xuan!" ”
After a while, Wang Hui was led into the palace by Yang Deyi, and he saw Wang Hui and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has an old name called Nie Yi, this person is doing business in the land of Mayi, some time ago he came to the minister, and offered a plan to the minister, which can help His Majesty defeat the Huns in one fell swoop!" ”
Liu Che hurriedly said when he heard this: "What is the good plan? I wish I could smell it! ”
Wang Hui said: "Back to Your Majesty, Nie Yi told the ministers that he often trades on the border, so he is familiar with many Huns, and if he is greedy for property, if he dedicates the goods of Mayi City to the Huns on the grounds of buying and selling, Shan Yu will definitely be deceived." At that time, our army will be ambushed near Mayi, and as soon as Shan Yu arrives in Mayi, the army can cut off the back road of the Xiongnu and capture Shan Yu alive. ”
"That's a good strategy!" Liu Che bowed his head in agreement, pondered for a moment and said, "It's just that Shan Yu attracts military ministers with the goods of Mayi City, Shan Yu may not come in person, I think it is better to dedicate Mayi City to Shan Yu, such a big gift that Shan Yu will not go." ”
"Dedicate Mayi City to Shan Yu?" Wang Hui was puzzled when he heard this.
Liu Che smiled slightly, and said: "Of course it's not really dedicated to Shan Yu, I just made the bait bigger, so that I can lure the Hun Shan Yu to take the bait!" ”
"Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Hui suddenly realized and couldn't help but praise.
Liu Che said again: "This matter is very important, and we will discuss it when the court meets tomorrow!" Nie Yi's strategy planted a seed in Liu Che's heart, and he also wanted to see if this seed could germinate and grow.
Wang Hui promised, very happy in his heart, seeing the emperor's move, attacking the Xiongnu should be expected.
Unexpectedly, on the second day of the court meeting, Liu Che just put forward this suggestion, and was strongly opposed by the imperial historian Han Anguo, Han Anguo said: "Your Majesty, when Emperor Gaozu was heroic and sage, he was still surrounded by the Huns in Pingcheng for seven days, and now my Han Dynasty and the Huns have coexisted peacefully for many years, why take the initiative to destroy the covenant and provoke a war, if the war is together, the outcome is unpredictable, please think twice!" ”
Liu Che nodded slightly, and said: "What Han Qing's family said is not bad, but although I treat the Huns well, the Huns still disturb our borders and plunder my people for many years. Moreover, the first emperor worked hard, and the national strength of my Han Dynasty was not comparable to that of Gaozu, why can't I take the initiative to ambush the Huns? ”
Han Anguo was still arguing on the basis of reason, and took a step forward and said: "I heard that the way of the soldier is to wait for hunger and wait for work with ease, and now my army has driven thousands of miles and penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, not to mention attacking the Huns, I am afraid that it will be difficult to protect myself!" ”
Wang Hui couldn't help but retort when he heard this: "Lord Han's words are wrong! Imagine that in the early years of the Warring States Period, although the Daiguo was small, the monarchs and ministers could still resist foreign invasion with the same hatred, and although the Xiongnu were strong, they did not dare to easily invade the Daiguo. Now our Han country is strong, but the Huns are constantly intruding, and every time they make peace with our dynasty for only a few years, they violate the agreement, which is precisely because our dynasty has never resolutely resisted! Now the siege of Mayi, our army does not need to go deep into the enemy's territory, just induce Shan Yu to lead the army to come, take the opportunity to ambush the main force of the Huns, as long as Shan Yu is captured, the battle will be decided! ”
"No! If the Huns are only able to see through the strategy, our army will be in danger! Han Anguo still insisted on his opinion.
"Is Han Qing worried that once the war starts, our army will be defeated by the Hun army?" Liu Che said confidently, "Even if the Xiongnu Shan Yu led the army to come, there were only tens of thousands of people, and I ambushed 300,000 troops, so I don't believe that I can't take the Xiongnu Shan Yu in one fell swoop!" ”
"Your Majesty..."Han Anguo still wanted to do his best to speak, Liu Che waved his hand decisively, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is decided, according to Wang Hui's words, ambush the soldiers and horses, and the details of the battle and the supply of materials should be discussed in detail!" ”
"Your Majesty's Divine Decree!" When Wang Hui heard this, he quickly knelt down to accept the order, and Han Anguo saw that Liu Che had made up his mind, so he had to hang his head and keep silent.