The young lieutenant respectfully held the petition in his hand and presented it to Liu Jin.

Zhang Yue looked at all this, but there was a question in his mind: In history, did Li Guangli help Lu Bode as he does now?

If so, then why not?

If not, then why is this happening again?

This is a question that suddenly came to Zhang Yue's mind.

Li Guangli's status in the current Han family is undoubtedly extremely high!

He holds one of the most powerful and elite field regiments in the Empire!

He was responsible for the crusade against the Xiongnu and the management of affairs in the Western Regions.

Although, Li Guangli's end was embarrassing, he finally surrendered to the Xiongnu and died at the hands of Wei Lu.

But now, he is the strongest general in the Han Empire after Wei Qinghuo.

The numbers don't lie!

In just two large-scale battles with the Xiongnu, Li Guangli had already beheaded almost 20,000 people back and forth!

More than 10,000 people were beheaded in the Battle of Tianshan, and the number of beheadings in the Battle of Yuwushui was almost the same.

Note – in the age of cold weapons, there is a huge gap between the number of beheadings and the number of kills.

Decapitation is a way for the victor to cut off the enemy's head for statistics after a total victory.

In field battles, there is a huge difference between the actual number of enemy killed and the number of beheadings.

The Huns, in particular, had a tradition that if someone died in battle, those who could recover his body would receive his property, livestock, and slaves.

Therefore, even with Wei Qinghuo's talent, he repeatedly defeated and annihilated the main force of the Huns.

But these two proud sons of the sky, the total number of beheadings in the career of the unequaled God of War adds up to about 130,000 (Huo Quzhi more than 70,000 and Wei Qing 50,000).

But in fact, Wei Qinghuo's illness almost wiped out the youth of the Xiongnu Empire at that time.

According to conservative estimates, the number of Xiongnu who died in the war should be more than 400,000, and possibly even more!

As for the injured and disabled, it is impossible to count!

Therefore, the Huns could only curl up in the north of the desert, and there was no royal court in the south of the curtain, and they dared to go out of the Hanhai again after recuperating for more than 20 years to compete with the Han.

And the beheadings that Li Guangli got were different from Wei Qinghuo's illness.

Wei Qinghuo went to illness, and he has been fighting a war of annihilation and a war of movement.

Almost every battle can be won in the end.

And Li Guangli's environment has deteriorated greatly compared to Wei Qinghuo's illness.

Whether it was the Battle of Tianshan or the Battle of Yuwushui, they did not win in the end, and they had to retreat back to China.

Therefore, the actual number of enemies killed should be even higher.

Even if it's just 20,000, it's terrifying - not to mention, in the battle of Dawan, the number of beheadings simply broke through the sky, at least more than 50,000!

This does not include the time when the Luntai Kingdom was erased from the map of the Western Regions (according to historical records, the current Han Luntai City was an independent city-state before the beginning of the Taichu, and it was so powerful that it dared to refuse the Han army's request when Loulan and Cheshi were frightened by the Han Expeditionary Force, and even took the initiative to attack the Han army, and then he was ' Slaughtered, the whole country did not leave chickens and dogs, and killed them cleanly, but the historian did not record how many people were killed, but a powerful country in the Western Regions, the population (adult male) should not be less than 50,000...... ）

In the Han Dynasty, the higher the military merit and the more beheadings, the higher the status and authority of the military general.

So the question is, with Li Guangli's status and authority, if he has helped Lu Bode in history, why did he fail in the end?

There must be a force to offset Li Guangli's efforts.

On the contrary, if Li Guangli did not do this in history, then what is the reason why he chooses to help Lu Bode now?

Zhang Yue lowered his head and pondered, countless news and materials came and went in his mind.

There are archives he has seen in Lantai, and there are also contents that he has traced back from later historical materials.

Countless pieces of information flew and eventually converged into a river.

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Liu Jin took the thick stack of cloth, then held it in his hand, and looked at the names written on it dipped in blood, densely packed, almost two or three thousand people.

This shocked Liu Jin, and he felt that the silk book in his hand was like a thousand pounds.

Since that day in Lantai, after being taught the story of the changes and evolution of the Han law by the three old imperial historians, Liu Jin began to pay attention to the law matters.

So he now understands the significance of so many people co-signing this petition.

From a legal point of view, this means that these people are willing to put their reputations and even their lives on the line to plead with the state to give Lubod a fair treatment.

"The lonely proverb says, 'Peach and plum are self-contained', and Lu Gongzhen is an elder!" Liu Jin sighed and was moved.

His education and his three views made it impossible for him to sit idly by and watch an elder, a loyal minister, be treated so harshly.

So, he put away the silk book and said softly: "The gentleman and the general lieutenant are alone, and I will do my best to help Duke Lu intercede in front of the emperor's grandfather......"

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Zhang Yue was still pondering and thinking about Li Guangli's question, and suddenly heard Liu Jin's words, his eyes widened suddenly, and his pupils showed infinite surprise.

He subconsciously recognized the problem, and his heart was pounding.

"No......" He opened his mouth, wanting to stop Liu Jin, but in the end he swallowed it back into his stomach, and he could only lower his head and sigh in his heart.

Because he reacted.

Li Guangli is using Liu Jin and him as a gunman!

But there is no way to stop this.

The reason is very simple, Liu Jin has already agreed.

If you go back on your word, you will be hated!

It will completely offend a behemoth - the Huo family's relatives and military aristocratic group!

It's an unimaginable monster!

If Liu Jin didn't agree, it would be okay to say about it.

If you say yes but you go back, this monster will surely be enraged!

It was only now that Zhang Yue understood.

What kind of trouble did he and Liu Jin get involved in?

Lu Bode's matter is really just a contradiction between Lu Bode and Longyou Li?

Or is it really just a contradiction between the military aristocracy of Huo's relatives and the military aristocracy of Longyou?

If this is the case, then this matter may not be so troublesome.

Why did Li Guangli need to come to Xinfeng?

He can settle it on his own!

You must know that if you can let Lu Bo Derong return to his hometown, what he will gain is the gratitude and kindness of the entire Huo clan military aristocratic group.

Although Huo Qubing died young, the interest group he left behind was extremely large.

Huo Quai's generals are not only Han Chinese.

On the grassland, in the Munan and Hexi corridors, the Xiaoyue people, Wuheng people, and Huiqu people who still call themselves 'hussar eagle dogs and lackeys', I don't know how many.

Not to mention that Lu Bode has been in Juyan Tuntian for 20 years, and almost single-handedly, he has built Juyan from the wild land of Yidi into today's Saiwai Jiangnan, the most solid advance base of the Han Empire!

The entire Juyan area is full of immigrants and officials who have received his favor and favor.

But such a huge power and such a strong push could not let him return to his hometown with honor, and even after his death, he did not get a good word from the emperor like other ministers of the Han Dynasty.

The source of resistance is, in fact, on the verge of emergence.

Zhang Yue had always thought it was the Longyou Li family.

But how can the Longyou Li clan have such great power?

In other words, the Longyou Li clan is only a part of this huge force!

Zhang Yue took a deep breath, and he remembered the classic lines from a movie he had watched: Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes!

The Han dynasty is a big river and lake mixed with countless interests and demands.

Among them, the situation is mixed, and the situation is complicated, so that outsiders can't see the reality inside clearly.

And as part of the court, the Han military, of course, also exists in a river and lake.

In this Jianghu, there is a clear distinction between the two and the enemy, and the enemy is clear.

“…… Order, so that the hussar general Zhilu and the general, etc., since then, the general Qingri retreated, and the hussar general became more and more expensive, and the general's deceased disciples were troubled hussars, and suddenly won the official ......" Zhang Yue read this meaningful text in the historical records in his heart, and his palms were full of sweat.

If you look at this sentence alone, it doesn't really have much information.

But as soon as you connect the words that precede this paragraph, the amount of information will explode!

…… And the general is not allowed to be sealed, and the military officials have nothing to seal.

This is a historical record. In the biography of General Wei's hussars, after recording the scenery of Huo Qu's heyday, a comment was added at the end.

Ordinary people may only laugh it off when they see it.

Even if the world saw it, it would probably only be surprised in their hearts, and then let it go.

Only in this world, in a high position, can you see a little bit of truth through the fog!

Wei Qing is of course a big hero and a big hero!

When he was alive, he did not value fame and fortune, on the contrary, the stories and legends that circulated in the market and what Zhang Yue saw and heard in the court proved that this Changping martyr had a gentle personality, was generous, and approachable.

It's almost a generous elder and an elegant general!

At the time when the historical records described this period of history, Wei Qing did not need any military exploits and honors to add glory to himself.

In fact, Wei Qing at that time could almost be called a man of great merit, and he had no desires.

He himself also deliberately stuffed the young generals and outstanding talents under his command into his nephew Huo Quai.

For example, Li Kang is a talent recommended by Wei Qing to Huo Qubing personally!

But the problem is, Wei Qing is not alone!

He is the boss of the military aristocratic group of Wei's relatives!

Moreover, Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi are two people with completely different personalities.

Wei Qing is gentle and generous, generous to others, and especially misses the old feelings.

At the beginning, when he was at his end, he was almost victimized by Queen Chen's mother, Princess Taochang, but fortunately he was rescued by Ao, the grandson of the knight at that time.

Since then, Wei Qing has regarded Gongsun Ao as his eldest brother.

When Wei Qing became noble, he immediately vigorously promoted Gongsun Ao, and even tried his best to create opportunities for him to make meritorious contributions.

But it's a pity that there is a kind of person called mud who can't hold up the wall.

In the fifth year of Yuanguang, the Han army went out for the first time, and Gongsun Ao was worshiped as the general of the light car under the strong recommendation of Wei Qing, and Wei Qing, Li Guang, and Gongsun He each commanded 10,000 cavalry to attack the Huns.

Outcome......

Gongsun Ao commanded improperly and suffered heavy losses, 10,000 horsemen rode out of the fortress, but 7,000 were killed and captured!

If it weren't for Wei Qing's protection and desperate intercession, Gongsun Ao would have ten heads, which would not be enough!

But the general can't do it, he can only be a captain, and he is really not qualified to continue to go out.

Therefore, Gongsun Ao was absent from the subsequent Henan Campaign.

In this battle, Wei Qing destroyed all the forces of the Xiongnu in the new Qin in Henan.

First of all, he flew over Ziling, such as a divine soldier descending from the sky, forcibly crossed the North River, attacked Gaoque, completely annihilated the Huns' Lou Fu and Aries Department, gathered and annihilated the main force of its right Xianwang, recovered the entire Hetao, drank the Yellow River, jumped on the Yin Mountain, climbed the Yulin Stop, and recovered all the territory of the old Qin!

This battle was full of joy, and this battle showed the self-confidence and pride of the Han people.

From now on, Kou can go, and I can go!

Since then, the arrogance of the Huns has ceased to exist!

From now on, a man can be a five-hu!

It's just that......

Wei Qing is a gentleman after all, and he is a generous elder.

When he returned to Chang'an with the supreme merit of defeating the Huns in the Battle of Henan, he immediately sympathized with the plight of the old brothers and sisters.

So, the next year, when Wei Qing in the fifth year of Yuan Shuo went out of the fortress led by the general of the chariot cavalry, there were countless related households in his army.

For example, Gongsun Ao, who lost his division in the fifth year of Yuanguang and was almost wiped out, was strongly recommended by him to worship as a cavalry general.

What is a cavalry general?

This is a position specially invented and created by Wei Qing in order to give Gongsun Ao credit.

The duties are also very simple, just carry the handsome flag and follow Wei Qing with the pro-military battalion.

This battle is also devastating and invincible!

The Han cavalry swept the entire south of the country, and the Huns who fought were holding their heads and running away.

But the strange thing is that Gongsun Ao, who lost his teacher in the fifth year of Yuanguang, was able to win the king with a mere cavalry general, so that he was named a co-cavalry candidate.

There is no doubt that Gongsun Ao may well have not made any meritorious service at all.

His credit was given to him by Wei Qing.

Just like Wei Qing treated Gongsun He.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why these people were invincible with Wei Qing, and the single leader was either lost or lost, or even simply beaten by the Huns, and countless teachers were lost!

When Wei Qing was at his peak, he was surrounded by many related households.

Except for his friends, relatives and Lao Tie.

There are also all kinds of descendants of the old nobility who have been mixed in through various methods.

Even the son of the eldest princess of Pingyang, Cao Xiang, who is only sixteen years old, can't lift his hands, can't resist his shoulders, and doesn't even know the art of war.

At any point, as long as you can cling to Wei Qing and have a relationship with him, you can develop.

Wei Qing's own personality also made it impossible for him to refuse the requests of Lao Tie, relatives and friends.

As a result, the entire Wei's group of relatives continued to expand.

Until one day, a teenager was born!

At the age of seventeen, he was brave and unparalleled, and as soon as he was born, he led 800 horsemen to Longcheng, won more with less, and ended the old nest of the Huns, and even Shan Yu's uncle, uncle, aunt and uncle were captured back to Chang'an.

At the age of nineteen, he won the whole army, and even Wei Qing was bleak in the glory of his edge.

The Huns lamented and screamed: Losing my Rouge Mountain makes my women colorless, and losing my Qilian Mountain makes my six animals not rest.

By the age of twenty-one, this young man was already the Great Sima Hussar General Champion Hou of the Han Empire!

The heroes of the world were eclipsed in front of him.

Even those military gods in history, in the face of his achievements and military exploits, are like fireflies to the sun!

And Huo Quzhi and Wei Qing are two completely different personalities.

Wei Qing has a gentle and generous personality, and he is extremely nostalgic.

And Huo Quzhi is passionate and proud, in the words of Tai Shigong, he is a man who does not speak much, and he dares to do anything.

What a relation, what nepotism, in front of him, even paper is not as good!

Look at the generals under his command, who are they?

is either a horse bandit or a cold man, or even Yidi's surrender and righteousness.

Huo Quai's illness only looks at his ability, and only looks at whether he can happily cut the Huns with him.

Who cares if you don't have talent and ability? Kick fly!

He also has the qualifications and the ability to do so.

And with the rise of Huo Qu's disease, Wei Qing's relatives, Lao Tie and related households have lost the opportunity to fill up the number and mix up the credit.

What's even more terrifying is ......

During the Yuan and Ding years, there was a gold strike, and more than 150 Hou feudal states landed.

The related households, the old iron, are all involved.

At this time, Huo Qubing went from one victory to another.

His subordinates, his men, are infinitely beautiful.

Contradictions arise from this, and rifts arise from this.

If Huo Qu can live, perhaps, all problems are not a problem.

No one dared to challenge, not even hostile!

But the problem is that in the summer of the sixth year of Yuanzhen, Hou Huo, the champion of the Great Sima Hussar General, died of illness outside the Saiwai, and a generation of war gods died before they had time to enjoy his life.

Only one posthumous child remained.

In the first year of Yuanfeng, Huo Quai's only son, the champion mourned and died at the foot of Mount Tai.