Zhang Yue handed over the matter of military training to Chen Wannian to watch, changed into his official uniform, and hurried to the palace outside the Taishang Emperor Temple.

At this time, Liu Jinzheng and Sang Jun were playing backgammon.

This is the most popular and at the same time the most common daily leisure activity of the aristocracy.

In the past, the giant of the Ram School, Dong Zhongshu's proud disciple Wuqiu Shouwang, was famous for his mastery of backgammon.

"Your Highness......" Zhang Yue stepped forward.

"Zhang Qing is here......" Liu Jin hurriedly put down the chess pieces in his hand and asked, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

"The second division general is here...... Zhang Yue lowered his head and asked, "Why is the minister right?" ”

"Second Division, General?" Liu Jin also frowned, for his imperial uncle Changyi Wang's own uncle, Liu Jin has always been jealous, as the Han family's current highest authority and the most commanding general, this second division general has always had some dislike with his father.

It could even be the number one enemy!

This relative with a heavy army has always been the biggest threat to his family!

After pondering for a moment, Liu Jin asked, "What is Haixi waiting to do in Xinfeng?" ”

"I don't know ......" Zhang Yue said softly: "However, the minister guesses, it is probably for the sake of the chariot master or the matter of Lu Bode......

Speaking of this, Zhang Yue observed Liu Jin's expression and found that His Royal Highness the eldest grandson was not angry, so he relieved himself and asked, "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yue intently, and said: "A few days ago, Qing and Gu talked about the car master, but now the conditions for destruction or surrender to the car master are not ripe......

A few days ago, when Li Guangli returned to the DPRK and planned to win the support of the government and the opposition for the Cheshi campaign, Zhang Yue and Liu Jin analyzed this matter.

The conclusion, of course, is - the driver must fight!

Not only for deterrence, but also because Cheshi, Qiuzi and other countries happened to be stuck in the throat of Hanluntai City and Juyan area.

Guarding the strategic passage of the Han army into the Western Regions is more related to the smooth and safe passage of the Silk Road.

What's more, as long as you can subdue the driver and the turtle, you will even perish.

Then, the Han army would be able to advance out of the Puchang Sea and thus border the sphere of influence of the Wusun Kingdom.

In this way, the forces of the anti-Xiongnu alliance in the Western Regions could be linked, thus choking the throat of the Xiongnu in turn.

This is the background of the five chariot divisions of the Han and Xiongnu in history.

In a sense, the capture of Cheshi and Qiuzi is actually equivalent to playing the movement of the destruction of the Huns.

Once the Huns lost their Cheshi and Qiuzi, they lost their staunchest allies in the Western Regions.

Its significance is almost comparable to the landing of Allied forces in Italy during World War II and the liberation of Rome.

The Xiongnu, who lost the Western Regions, would lose all the space for strategic activities, and would starve to death and be trapped in the desert of Mobei.

At that time, the Huns had only one choice - to exhaust the main force and fight a decisive battle with the Han.

However......

In the end, Zhang Yue, Liu Jin and others came to the conclusion that the strategic conditions for destroying or controlling the Puchanghai region, and then passing through the Western Regions and cutting off the right arm of the Xiongnu were not yet ripe.

Because, the Huns still have the strength to support the Cheshi and other countries.

In history, the Han and Xiongnu fought for the five chariot divisions, and the blood of the killing was like a river, and the exhaustion is the best proof.

What's more, the foundation of the Han-Wusun alliance is not yet mature.

The Wusun people may not be willing to side with the Han family.

Historically, the alliance between Han and Wusun was because of the unremitting efforts of Princess Jiewu.

However, now, this Emperor of the Han Dynasty has just married Wusun, and her foundation is not solid.

The most important thing is that the Wusun people are still fighting with the Xiongnu without breaking the situation.

The sister of the Xiongnu and Marquis Shan Yu is the Zuo Lady of Wusun Kunmo today!

Of course, there is another important reason, Zhang Yue did not tell Liu Jin.

There are no horses in the Han family......

Speaking of which, you may not believe it!

At its peak, under the rule of the Han Taifu, there were 36 gardens, 5 prisons and 6 stables, raising hundreds of thousands of horses, of which nearly 400,000 were qualified war horses.

At that time, the Han had not yet broken the Xiongnu and did not get the land of Hetao and Hexi.

But today, there are Hetao and Hexi, and the Han family, which occupies a large number of pastures, does not even have the horses needed for the expeditionary army.

In the second year of the Tianhan Dynasty, Li Ling's subordinates were ordered to go out of Juyan and respond to the main force of Li Guangli, the general of the second division, on the flank.

However, he waited in Juyan for two months, and the servant Yamen did not even deliver a horse.

Li Ling had to go out on foot without war horses, and in the end, this elite corps, which cost the Han family countless funds and took six or seven years to train, was lost in Junji Mountain.

Zhang Yue had seen some documents reported by the Taifu Yamen in Lantai.

The content of all the reports, refined and streamlined, is actually one sentence: too much money is too much, hurry up and make money.

But the problem is that the state has already given too much money and resources to the servants.

Shaofu has a turnover of tens of thousands of dollars per year, pays the servants to raise horses, and the Dasi Nong has countless funds, and they have basically invested in the holes of the servants.

In order to raise horses, today's son even levied oral taxes and horse money from the common people.

As a result, there are no more than 20,000 war horses in the 36th Garden, 5 prisons and 6 stables!

Where did all this money, all this resources, go?

No one can tell.

But the obvious fact is that the Prime Minister Sun He's family has been in control of the Tai Servant for nearly twenty years.

It was during this period that the number of horses in the pen of the servants continued to decline.

On the contrary, the wealth of the Gongsun family is increasing day by day, and Ge Yihou's Hou Mansion is resplendent and contains countless treasures.

His brothers-in-law, the sons of the Wei family, although they are out of wait, are also extremely rich. Jiukan Chinese network debut

It's just that Zhang Yue is limited to his identity and can't tell Liu Jin directly.

Otherwise, maybe someone will detain a plate on your body, and you won't be able to wash it cleanly.

Moreover, Zhang Yue's strength is still too weak now.

If you just want to wrestle with the Gongsun family, maybe you can.

However, it is not enough to shake the bureaucracy and interest groups of the entire imperial servant.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue also clenched his fists lightly.

Actually, corrupt officials or something, Zhang Yue doesn't hate them.

But the Gongsun clan can't even be a corrupt official, which is too hateful!

What's even more hateful is that because of this group of scum, it is very likely that if Zhang Yue attacks the Huns in the future, he will also face the dilemma of lack of war horses!

I listened to Liu Jin and said: "It's just that Gu has also heard that King Cheshi and King Qiuzi often insult, embarrass and even attack and kill Han merchants and Han envoys, if they don't give them some punishment, I'm afraid their arrogance will be even more arrogant, right?" ”

"Now, since the general of the second division is here, then Gu and Qing will go and meet ......" Liu Jin got up and said with a smile.

Hearing the words left and right, I could hardly believe my ears.

This eldest grandson, His Royal Highness, actually wants to personally go to see Li Guangli, the general of the second division?

Isn't that something he tried to avoid, or even avoid, before?

However, how do they know that today's Liu Jin is no longer the Liu Jin of the past.

As early as two months ago, Liu Jin had already understood - he was the eldest grandson of the Han family and the eldest grandson of Zhuxia.

It's not the eldest grandson of the Huns or some other messy Yidi.

Now, Li Guangli came to the door in person, and of course he wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about the Xiongnu and the Western Regions.

so that he can recognize the world and the four yi.