Zhang Anshi, the secretary of the Weiyang Palace, held the wooden box of the heirloom in his hand, and walked all the way to the Chengming Hall with a gloomy face, "The post station is urgent, Your Majesty is here?" Zhang Anshi asked eagerly to the small yellow door outside the hall.

Seeing Zhang Anshi's urgency, Xiao Huangmen hurriedly said: "Back to Shang Shuling, Your Majesty is in the palace, and the little slave will go to tell you." ”

Before long, Xiao Huangmen bowed down and came to lead Zhang Anshi into the hall, "Your Majesty, report urgently!" As soon as Zhang Anshi entered the hall, he knelt down and presented the wooden box in his hand.

Seeing Zhang Anshi's expression, Liu Che didn't care about looking at the scroll of the little yellow door, and asked eagerly, "Pick the important one." ”

"No!" Zhang Anshi responded and said: "Your Majesty, King Dawan categorically refused to trade with me with gold and horses, and even ordered King Yucheng to rob and rob the property. ”

"What?" Liu Che couldn't help but be angry when he heard this, "In a mere place, dare to treat my Han envoy like this, aren't you afraid that my army will set foot on Dawan?" ”

"Your Majesty, the king of Dawan is not afraid that Dawan is far away from our dynasty, and the road is difficult and difficult, and he is not worried that our army will launch an attack because of this matter, so he has no fear to wreak havoc and arrogance here!" Zhang Anshi said cautiously.

Zhang Anshi's words are not bad.

Zhang Qian, who sent an envoy to the Western Regions, had told Liu Che that the second division city of the Great Wan Kingdom was rich in heavenly horses, such horses were not only vigorous and handsome and traveled thousands of miles a day, but also the more amazing thing was that the sweat that flowed out when it ran was as red as blood, so it was also called the sweat and blood BMW, Liu Che was quite moved when he heard it, and once sent people to ask for it, but unfortunately the road was too far away, and there were mountains and deserts in the middle, and it was difficult and dangerous to die for a lifetime, so that the Han envoy went several times and did not arrive. A few months ago, Liu Che sent an envoy to Dawan to carry a thousand taels of gold and a lifelike gilt horse to Dawan in exchange for a heavenly horse, who expected to be rejected by the king of Dawan, Che Ling smashed the gilded horse in a fit of rage, reprimanded the king of Dawan, and ordered the king of Yu Cheng in the east of Dawan to rob and kill on the way back from the Han envoy.

"Humph! The Great Wan Kingdom is far away from my dynasty and the road is dangerous, and it is indeed not bad, but how can I suffer such a shame in vain? Liu Che's face was dark, and he said: "When my army sets foot on the land of the Great Wan Kingdom, will they dare to offer the heavenly horses with both hands?"

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Anshi admonished, "Your Majesty's indignant heart and ministers feel the same way! It's just that Dawan is a remote and small country, and if you make the army go thousands of miles just to get the heavenly horses, it's not worth it! ”

"Not worth it?" With a hint of sarcasm on the corner of Liu Che's mouth, he said, "What is worth it or not?" I sent the Han envoy to Yima with a thousand gold, and the king of Dawan not only refused to let someone rob and kill my Han envoy, such a bullying thing, if the countries of the Western Regions knew about it, wouldn't it be laughing at my Han and no one? Who else will worship me in the future? This battle must be fought! ”

When Zhang Anshi heard Liu Che say this, he understood that it was useless for him to say anything, so he could only respond: "No!" ”

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Soon, the imperial court appointed Li Guangli as the general of the second division, and levied 6,000 cavalry from the subject country and tens of thousands of evil teenagers from the county to crusade against the Dawan Kingdom.

When the appointment certificate came down, Li Guangli suddenly found that he had suddenly become a general, and in a trance, Xiao Huangmen came to the mansion with Liu Che's message.

"Your Majesty's dictation, General Li Guangli of the Second Division of the Xuan Division will enter the palace to face the saint!"

"No!" Li Guangli wiped the sweat from his forehead and responded carefully.

This wealth came so quickly that Li Guangli was uneasy all the way. When her sister Mrs. Li was alive, she was very favored, and she was not able to become an official and a knight, but now she suddenly soared and was appointed as the general of the second division, and she also had to lead the army to attack the Dawan Kingdom... Li Guangli couldn't guess Liu Che's intentions in his heart, so he could only follow the little yellow door into the palace with anxiety.

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"Your Majesty, Li Guangli, your majesty! Your Majesty is happy for a long time! As soon as he entered the hall, Li Guangli bowed to the ground and kowtowed. Although it is not the first time to enter the palace, it is the first time to see a car alone face-to-face, and the majesty of the Son of Heaven is like a torch, which can't help but make Li Guangli tremble in his heart.

"Flat! Give me a seat! Liu Che was as solemn as ever, with a lofty monarch's bearing in his expression.

"No!" Li Guangli responded cautiously, bowed down and sat down on the cushion at the lower head.

"Have you ever received a letter of appointment from the imperial court?" Liu Che looked at Li Guangli with blazing eyes.

Li Guangli tried hard to suppress the trembling in his heart, he wanted to ask his majesty, why did he choose him as the general of the second division, he was a person who had never led an army to fight, why did he suddenly want to let him lead the army to attack Dawan, wasn't he afraid of the defeat of the army? But when a series of questions came to his mouth, he didn't dare to open his mouth, except for answering, "Back to Your Majesty, the appointment letter has been delivered to the minister's mansion", he didn't dare to say half a word.

"Hmm." Liu Che nodded and said, "Don't you wonder why I chose you as the general of the second division?" ”

Hearing Liu Che's question, Li Guangli dared to reply in a trembling voice: "The subordinates dare not figure out the holy will, but the subordinates really have no talent to lead the army to fight, I am afraid that your majesty will be disappointed." ”

Liu Che smiled slightly when he heard this, and said: "In the past, when Mrs. was alive, I said that you were a master of the art of war in your early years, and you also studied the art of arranging troops with the masters, is this true?" ”

Li Guangli secretly complained in his heart when he heard this, his former sister Li Yan and brother Li Yannian naturally chose the first reason to push their brothers forward in order to win wealth and wealth, not to mention that the matter of following the masters to study the formation of troops is nothing, even the art of war has never understood a thing or two. But how dare you say the truth, if you say it, it is the crime of bullying the king, and the crime should be punished, Li Guangli was dripping with cold sweat, and said in a humble heart: "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers did in the past... It is true that he has studied the art of war for a period of time, but in the end it is only on paper, and it is far from actual combat, and now His Majesty has handed over the army to his subordinates, and the subordinates are afraid that it will happen in case..."

Liu Che not only did not blame when he heard this, but said with a smile: "Don't underestimate yourself as the general of the second division, Huo Dasima was only the age of a weak crown in the past, and the Huns who fought for the first time were frightened, and you also specialized in the art of arranging troops in your early years, so why be afraid?" ”

Liu Che said again: "And I ordered you to lead the army to Dawan this time, not to fight a strong offensive battle, but to go all the way to the west, show the prestige of my Han army, so that the countries in the Western Regions along the way can see the majesty of our Heavenly Empire, and they will no longer despise the heart of neglect in the future. If you don't have to humiliate me, I will repay him tenfold! ”

Liu Che's words made Li Guangli's hanging heart finally slowly let go, if it was just to show military might along the way, it would not be difficult to take advantage of the momentum to make Dawanguo bow his head and admit his mistake, so thinking about it, his expression gradually eased.

Seeing this, Liu Che knew that Li Guangli had no worries in his heart, since the two great Simas passed away one after another, most of the generals in the imperial court were Wei Huo's old department, and after years of fighting against the old, the disabled, and the good and the bad, Liu Che did not want this situation to continue, so he thought of Li Guangli in the battle of Dawan, which can be regarded as a kind of love for Li Yan.

"In addition to the crusade against the Great Wan Kingdom, this battle also needs to bring the sweat and blood horses in the Second Division City back to the Central Plains, this horse is very handsome and fierce, if it can be introduced into the Central Plains, it will be of great benefit to the improvement of my Central Plains horses in the future." Liu Che's eyes looked at Li Guangli and said, "I will hand over this matter to the Second Division General, and I am waiting for you to receive good news in Kyoto!" ”

Li Guangli hurriedly got up and said respectfully: "Your subordinates obey the holy decree!" ”

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In the spring, the army set out, exited the Yumen Pass, and marched in the direction of Dawan through Yanze and the desert area. It was originally planned to show the prestige of the Han army with fluttering flags along the way, but who expected that after leaving the Yumen Pass, the small countries along the way guarded their cities and refused to supply the Han army with food. The Han army was hungry and thirsty, and there were casualties, and when they reached Yucheng in the east of Dawan, there were only a few thousand people left in the army, and Li Guangli's army launched an attack on Yucheng, but was defeated by King Yucheng and suffered heavy casualties.

When the news reached Jingshi, Liu Che was shocked and angry, and who expected bad news to follow.

"You say, I don't want to read this post." Liu Che saw Zhang Anshi hurrying over with a wooden box of handbooks, and said impatiently.

"No!" Zhang Anshi said, "Your Majesty, the rest of the general of the second division has retreated to Dunhuang County, and the remaining personnel are less than one-tenth of the first tenths of the time before the trip. 'Your Majesty, please!' ”

"Smack!" When Liu Che heard this, he picked up the file on the case and threw it out, stood up in his clothes, and said angrily: "Isn't this Li Guangli still thinking that I have not lost enough face?" I asked him to lead the army to deter the countries of the Western Regions, but this journey not only suffered heavy casualties, but also returned from success or failure, will the small countries of the Western Regions still take my big Han in the eyes of this road in the future? ”

"If the decree goes down, Li Guangli's ministry will be beheaded if anyone dares to enter the customs!" Liu Che said angrily, "I will soon recruit the cavalry of the border county and the evil boys of the county to replenish the ranks, and resupply the grain and grass, and I will definitely spit out all this evil breath!" ”

"No!" Zhang Anshi sighed secretly in his heart and replied respectfully.

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After a few days, the imperial court issued a decree again, requisitioning 60,000 pardoned prisoners, evil boys of the county and 60,000 cavalry of the border counties, three horses, and a large number of military supplies under the command of Li Guangli, and once again went out of the Western Regions from Dunhuang to attack the Dawan Kingdom.

As soon as the will was reached, many ministers wrote letters of advice, believing that it was not advisable for the Han army to spend so much manpower and material resources to conquer the Dawan Kingdom, among which several old ministers led by Prime Minister Shi Qing were particularly resolute, and they thought that it was not wise for the imperial court to crusade against a small remote country at such a large price in order to obtain sweat and blood.

But Liu Che's crusade against the Dawan Kingdom has been decided, and many opposition remarks in the court are deaf, seeing that the old ministers headed by Shi Qing are fiercely opposed, they simply kill chickens and monkeys, and take Shi Qing to open the knife, not only relieved Shi Qing of the prime minister, but also fined him for three years, and the angry Shi Qing fell seriously ill, and soon died of depression.

With Shi Qing's experience, the court no longer dared to oppose the voice, Liu Che pointed to the post of the prime minister of the imperial servant Sun He, and sent an additional seven branches and 180,000 soldiers to be stationed in Jiuquan and north of Zhangye, as a follow-up force to attack the Dawan Kingdom, this battle must be won!