The years have been ups and downs, and there are countless wind and smoke. In vain, the hero's white hair is sparse, and half of the yellow sand buries the loyal bones.

Iron hooves and golden ge, dragon flags cover the sunset. Danqing is difficult to draw the end of the world, only in the broken intestines, and the clusters of red blood flowers ......!

Outside the distant Yanmen Pass, after a fierce battle, broken swords, remnants, broken banners, soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, and Hun cavalry swept by the wind formed a tragic picture.

In the Weiyang Palace of Chang'an City, the young emperor in a robe with arrow sleeves threw his sword to the guards on the side, and by the way, he took the cloth towel handed over by the little eunuch from the tray and wiped the sweat on his hands.

The sword qi dances, and the heart is unsettled! Originally, I was in a good mood because of a few happy events recently, but I was a little resentful.

The Huns knocked again! This time, he directly bypassed the Yanmen Pass, drove straight in, and the horse's hooves actually stepped under the right Beiping City. Hundreds of miles of fertile plains, tens of thousands of village people, are exposed to the threat of scimitar iron hooves.

The Great Wall of Qin Shi has long been dilapidated, unable to stop the sharp bows and arrows shot from outside the plug, and the bright moon of the Han Dynasty hung coldly in the sky, watching the scenes of killing, fleeing, life and death, and the joys and sorrows of the world......!

In recent years, in the encounters with the Xiongnu iron cavalry, they died bravely, and the generous and tragic Han soldiers have never flinched.

But to no avail! The dried blood, the dead souls, and the white bones of the Dan still can't stop the hooves of the Huns. Because, the defense line of the northern frontier for thousands of miles is too long! Moreover, those fierce horses galloping on the grassland came and went like the wind, and the invasion was like fire, and they came suddenly, and after plundering and trampling, they ......fled far away in an instant!

"If only I had so many horses in my army!" Liu Che thought silently.

More than anyone else, he longs for a hearty decisive battle with his old enemy to the north! Yixue's shame in his heart.

However, under his orders, after countless deductions, evaluations, and calculations of strength by the ministers, the results were discouraging...... I can't afford to fight this battle yet!

It's not that you can't fight, but you don't have the strength to fight! The comprehensive national strength of the Han Dynasty could not support such a large-scale national war.

Since there is no way to change it in a short period of time, then the terms proposed by the Huns this time have to be seriously considered. This was the unanimous opinion of several important ministers.

He walked all the way and thought about these things, passed through several halls, went up the imperial steps, and looked up, "Jianzhang Palace" was written by himself a few years ago. At that time, his first child with the beautiful woman who lived here had just been born.

It was their first daughter, and he named her "Suxi".

"Suxi ......!" Liu Che silently read the name, sighed in his heart, and walked a little heavy towards it.

Mrs. Wei was embroidering a pair of embroidered brocade inside, which was intended to decorate a half-kan shawl, which was a birthday present for her daughter, Princess Suxi. The princess was about to celebrate her tenth birthday, and she had promised to give her a good celebration.

Xiao Liu Ju was doing his homework while peeking at the work in Mrs. Wei's hands from time to time. My mother's job is so beautiful! Presumably, the eldest sister will be surprised when she sees it, right?

The relationship between the three sisters and brothers is very good, especially the eldest sister Suxi, who has been sensible since she was a child, takes care of herself and Yunxi, and helps Mrs. Wei to solve a lot of sorrows.

Hearing his father's voice, Liu Ju quickly stood up and saluted respectfully.

Liu Che waved his hand, sat down at the side of the desk, and asked him a few words about his homework at random, and Liu Ju answered them one by one. Seeing that his father seemed to be a little absent-minded today, he felt a little strange, stayed for a while, and then bowed and withdrew.

Mrs. Wei made a cup of tea and saw the emperor reclining on the soft couch behind the desk, looking a little tired. She quietly put the teacup on the side of the desk, bent her knees behind Liu Che, slowly expressed her softness, and her jade fingers were gentle, massaging his brain and soothing fatigue.

The indoor musk and the fragrance of the beautiful body are blended, quiet and ethereal, and the thoughts are infinite, Liu Che breathed a long sigh of relief, and the depression in his heart has also been alleviated a lot.

"Your Majesty, do you have something on your mind today? Why is fatigue so? Mrs. Wei secretly guessed and asked.

Liu Che stretched out a hand and held the little arm that was as smooth as jade, and muttered for a moment but did not answer immediately.

The palace maids and attendants had already retreated, and there was some silence in the hall. Madame Wei looked at the emperor's young and handsome face, her brows tightened, as if she had something embarrassing, and she couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

With such a vast territory of the Han Dynasty, there are so many things in the world, he must be very tired, right? She gently wrapped his head around her lap, her hand still caressing her forehead, and kept this rare warm moment.

"I've been an emperor for so long...... It is said that the majesty of the Son of Heaven is inviolable! However, it is only today that I understand the helplessness of my ancestor Emperor Gao. The low words seemed to be the murmur of a dream.

Madame Wei just listened quietly, she was a smart woman, and she knew that sometimes the emperor just needed someone to listen to him carefully, and she didn't need to answer.

There was a long silence again, and the surroundings were still quiet, and there were autumn insects chirping under the steps of the temple gate. She suddenly felt a panic in her heart for no reason, the emperor was a little abnormal today!

"Son-in-law, I ......." Liu Che slowly sat up straight, but the hand holding her did not let go. An ominous premonition welled up in his heart, and Wei Zifu looked up into his eyes.

"Damn the Huns! …… I don't want to snow the shame of these decades! But...... It takes time. For the sake of my Han family, in order to wait for the best time to start the war, some conditions had to be temporarily agreed to ....... ”

With that, he took her body in his arms, felt the stiffness of that body, and he endured the sadness in his heart and sighed slightly.

"The other children are still too young, Su Xi is the only suitable princess of the Han family, so ......."

Wei Zifu's face turned pale, his hands trembled violently, and tears welled up in his eyes. Her long-held fears finally came true!

Liu Ju came out of the back door of the palace in despair, and he heard everything he heard behind the curtain what his father said to his mother just now. Although there are some things that he still doesn't understand the cause and effect, he understands a little, and his father agreed to the results of the ministers' deliberations, and he wants to send the eldest sister to the Huns and relatives!

The father sighed slightly, and the mother cried with suppressed sadness...... He didn't know who to talk to, and he didn't know what to do, walking by the fish pond in the back garden, the only thought was, what would happen to Suxi if he knew the news?

When the Xiongnu envoy received the official news at the Anyuan Pavilion, Lihu smiled coldly. Hanting has dragged on for so long, and finally can't stand it, right?

For the three requirements put forward by the grassland, the Han court agreed to the first two items. There was only the third one, asking the princess of the Han family to make peace with him, and the reply to him was that he needed to wait a few more days in order to select the right candidate.

In this regard, Ye Lihu's reply is that it doesn't hurt to wait a few days, but for the dignity of Da Shan Yu and the pure bloodline of the descendants, it must be an authentic Han princess, and the side line must not be!

Looking at the Han Dynasty officials who left with Tie Qing's face, Ye Lihu and his subordinates looked at each other and sneered. This is the power of bow diplomacy and majesty! In this world, any conditions proposed must be equal to one's own strength.

No matter how reluctant he is in his heart, in the face of the huge difference in strength, he will not bow his head and admit defeat.

As for insisting on the authentic Han princess and kiss, it is not that Dashan is greedy for the beauty of these Central Plains women, but a kind of temptation to the emperor of the Han family, whether to compromise or not, from which you can just get a glimpse of the attitude of today's son, so as to formulate a way to deal with it in the future.

In Changle Palace, when Liu Che told the Empress Dowager Dou about the conditions he promised to the Huns, the Empress Dowager Dou was not as angry as she imagined, her face was very calm.

"When Gaozu was besieged to climb the mountain, the conditions inside and outside the court at that time were called sinister. There are unscrupulous ministers inside, and there is the disaster of overthrow outside! Reluctantly agreed to the various conditions of the Huns, and began to pay coins, dedications, Han princesses and relatives ......! In exchange for the harmony and tranquility of the two families. That's where this example comes in. ”

The years have been dusty, how much shame and blood and tears have been buried! At this time, the old man of the empire spoke eloquently, and his words revealed endless vicissitudes and helplessness.

Liu Che, as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, naturally knew these old events clearly, and now when he heard the Empress Dowager Dou's words without sorrow or joy, he couldn't help but purse his lips and clench his hands tightly. These humiliations to the Empire will one day be washed away with blood!

"Over the years, there is no need to talk about the gold, silver, and wealth that have been transported. There are no less than 20 women and princesses of the clan who go to the grassland, and these delicate greenhouse flowers go to the place where the desert wind and sand are, and after they go, no one has to return them...... On the road leading to the royal court in the depths of the grassland, the grass and trees were withered, and I thought it was already stained with blood and tears dyed crimson! ”

There was a faint whisper of sobbing from the corner of the hall, it was some elderly palace people, remembering a certain little princess they once served, maybe they had already buried their bones thousands of miles away, in the exotic yellow sand, the soul was slim, and it was difficult to return to the hometown! Therefore, I can't help myself, I am sad and sad.

But what can be done about this? The two former emperors of Wen and Jing can already be called virtuous emperors, but they can only actively defend against the Xiongnu. Dahan athletes don't have the ability to take a step into the grassland! Cheer, now it's your turn, and today...... Will you have that ability? ”

After Empress Dowager Dou finished speaking, her eyes stared at Liu Che tightly, and his face gradually turned from anger to gloomy .......

There are some things that don't need to be said, and the two top decision-makers of the Han Empire are clear in their hearts. Now the imperial court is not capable of launching a national war against the Xiongnu.

"So, it's worth sacrificing a daughter for a precious period of development! Go tell Mrs. Wei and let her tell the child that since she was born in Weiyang Palace, she has the obligation to do something for this world. Her dedication to the Han family will naturally be remembered by future generations. ”

Liu Che nodded silently, and this matter was decided.

"Emperor, do you have any thoughts about that kid in Yuan Zhao?" Liu Che heard that Empress Dowager Dou had changed his name to him, and he keenly felt that Empress Dowager Dou was very concerned about this matter.

"Back to the words of the old ancestor, let's not talk about the novelties he offered, just for the credit of curing your eye disease, you should be greatly rewarded! It's just that he is young, and his grandson hasn't figured out a way to get the best of both worlds. But I wonder if the ancestors have any good opinions? ”

"Has the emperor heard rumors from the people in Chang'an City in the past few days?" Empress Dowager Dou smiled slightly, looking a little mysterious.

"Oh, I did hear some rumors that a prodigy descended from heaven and offered an artifact...... Hehe, the people are ignorant and spread falsehoods, but the ancestors should not put it in their hearts. Liu Che recently heard that Xi Fengwei's people had reported the matter, but Wan Er smiled and didn't pay much attention to it.

"Do you know where this rumor came from, the emperor?" Empress Dowager Dou's words became more and more unfathomable.

"This ...... The grandson has not been scrutinized, is there anything wrong with it? Liu Che was a little confused, and didn't understand why Empress Dowager Dou asked in such detail about this trivial matter.

"Che'er, tell you, those artifact rumors started to spread from here! Na, it's Xiuyu, it's the first one he said! Hehe. Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Dou pointed to Xiuyu standing next to her, and there was a hint of joke in her words.

"Huh? Ancestor...... You?". Liu Che was a little confused and didn't understand what this meant.

"Because, that kid is a lucky star! It's the auspiciousness of my big man! Che'er, you must remember that no matter what the situation, you must protect him well...... This is the personal entrustment of the former Emperor Wendi! ”

Empress Dowager Dou's eyes sparkled with piety, as if she saw the glorious prospects and distant future of the empire.