Wu Han didn't want to implicate Li Tong, but Li Tong's attitude became more and more resolute, and he said to Liu Xiuzhengse: "Your Majesty, Weichen can call for 200,000 stone grain, and all the consequences can be borne by Weichen alone!" ”

Liu Xiu frowned and said, "Sikong, this matter can't be laughed at!" ”

Li Tong said: "In front of Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare to joke. ”

Liu Xiu and Li Tong looked at each other for a moment, then turned their heads to look at Wu Han.

Wu Han coughed dryly and said, "Your Majesty, if the imperial court can really allocate 200,000 stone of grain, this western expedition is feasible!" ”

Lowering his eyes, Liu Xiu thought about it carefully, and finally made up his mind, and said: "Draft the decree, order the Jianwei General Geng Yi, the Huya General Gai Yan, the Zhengxi General Feng Yi, Zhonglang Future, the Yangwu General Ma Cheng, and the Wuwei General Liu Shang to attack Hanyang together!" ”

Under Liu Xiu's order, Luoyang's third westward expedition to Liangzhou sounded the horn again.

This third expedition to the west can be said to be a continuation of the second expedition to the west.

In the second western expedition, although the Han army led by Liu Xiu retreated, the western expeditionary army led by Feng Yi remained in Liangzhou and continued to fight against the Qiang people.

Because of the cooperation of the Niu Han Army, the war of the Western Expeditionary Army against the Qiang people was very smooth, and after several big victories in a row, the Qiang people were afraid and fled from Liangzhou in a hurry and returned to the Qiang land.

Fearing that the Han army would take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack the Qiang land, the patriarch of the Qiang tribe also took the initiative to come to Liangzhou and ask Feng Yi for peace.

Feng Yi accepted the Qiang patriarch's request for peace, and the Han army stopped attacking the Qiang, but the Qiang people had to bow down to the Han court and pay tribute every year.

At this point, the rebellion of the Qiang people subsided, and the Western Expeditionary Army led by Feng Yi basically controlled Wuwei County and Jincheng County in Liangzhou, and Anding County was already under the control of the Han army, which made the sphere of influence of the remnants of Kui Huan remain, only Hanyang County and Longxi County remained, and Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County, and Zhangye County in the north were completely cut off.

The final fate of Kui Huan will be so miserable, he can't even eat, and he relies on picking beans and digging wild vegetables for food, and this is the reason.

With the promulgation of Liu Xiu's holy decree, the Luoyang court transported 200,000 stone of grain to Chang'an, and the Han army stationed in the Sanfu area once again advanced to Hanyang County, and the Western Army also entered Hanyang and fought jointly.

For this battle, the Luoyang court was worried.

They are not worried about the battle ahead, the remnants of the current hustle and bustle are already at the end of the crossbow, and on the frontal battlefield, they are not the opponent of the Han army at all.

What people are most worried about is that the imperial court has no reserves of emergency food, and no matter which county is affected by natural disasters, the imperial court is helpless against it.

On this day, Wu Han and Deng Yu came to Dasikong Mansion together.

After seeing Li Tong, Wu Han grinned and said with a smile: "Good news! Good news, Dimension! ”

Li Tong looked at Wu Han with a puzzled face, and asked, "What good news does Gong Wu have?" ”

Wu Han Zhengse said: "Today, the imperial court has not received a disaster! ”

Li Tong is supporting his forehead, and Deng Yu is also supporting his forehead.

If they didn't know Wu Han very well, they would probably have to wonder if Wu Han deliberately said this to ridicule Li Tong.

After inviting Wu Han and Deng Yu to sit down, Li Tong said: "It has just started spring, and it has not yet reached the season of river flooding, and at the moment, naturally there will be no disasters. ”

Wu Han smiled and said with relief: "In the past two years, Your Majesty has been blessed with great fortune, and all counties and counties across the country have always been smooth and rainy, the sky is beautiful, and there are no disasters and no difficulties, and this year, I don't think there will be any major disasters." ”

Deng Yu is not as optimistic as Wu Han, he has been in a good mood for two or three years, and no one dares to guarantee whether this year will be like the previous years.

Li Tong said: "The banks of the river have always been the hardest hit areas of floods, and in a few days, I plan to ask Your Majesty for an inspection of the areas along the river. ”

When he was talking about the river, he meant the Yellow River.

Deng Yu nodded and said, "So safe!" It's just that this time it's going to be hard for the dimension! ”

Without waiting for Li Tong to speak, Wu Han couldn't help but sigh and said rather embarrassedly: "If it weren't for my advocacy of attacking Hanyang, the dimensional yuan wouldn't have been involved in this trouble!" ”

Li Tong waved his hand and said with a smile: "Wu Gong's words are wrong! Princess Wu Zhang's attack on Hanyang is dedicated to the country, I took out emergency food to support the Western Expedition, and I am also dedicated to the country, our original intention is the same, what is wrong with Duke Wu? ”

Wu Han patted Li Tong's shoulder movingly, and said with a smile: "It has to be our old brothers to have a heart-to-heart relationship, reliable, like Song Hong and others, they should have been kicked out of the court a long time ago!" ”

Deng Yu coughed dryly, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and glared at Wu Han without leaving a trace.

Wu Han smiled at Deng Yu twice, changed his words, and said: "When the dimension leaves Beijing, I will come to the east and make a trip for the dimension!" ”

Li Tong was not polite, and said with a smile: "Then it's going to make Wu Gong break the bank!" ”

Wu Han waved his hand and laughed on his back.

Deng Yu muttered: "The dimension doesn't have to be afraid of Wu Gong breaking the bank, among us, Wu Gong has received the most rewards and is the richest!" ”

As soon as Li Tong was promoted to the position of Grand Sikong, he used emergency food, and Wu Han and Deng Yu, these fellow brothers, were secretly holding a cold sweat for him, and Liu Boji was not the same.

She went to the palace and complained to Yin Lihua about it.

Originally, I thought that it was a good thing that Li Tong was promoted to the position of chief secretary and did not have to suffer in the army, but now I look at it, where is this a good thing, it is a disaster.

If there is really a disaster this year, and the imperial court can't provide food relief for disaster relief, causing a civil uprising, this cauldron will have to be carried by Li Tong alone, and Liu Boji is of course full of resentment about this.

She pulled Yin Lihua and complained endlessly about this matter.

While the two of them were talking, Liu Xiu came to the West Palace, saw that Liu Boji was also there, and said with a smile: "When did the little sister come, why didn't you know me?" ”

Liu Boji looked at Liu Xiu angrily, called out to the imperial brother, and then turned his head away and ignored him.

Of course, Liu Xiu knew what the little sister was angry about, and he asked with a smile: "The little sister is angry with me because of the matter of the dimension?" ”

"Brother Huang wants to kill the dimension?"

Yin Lihua secretly pulled Liu Boji, suggesting that she be cautious.

Liu Xiu was not angry, sat down, and said with a smile: "This time the dimension has done a good job, and it is very responsible for the pillars of the DPRK and the center!" ”

At least he is much more courageous than Song Hong.

Hearing the third brother praise her husband, Liu Boji's resentment in her heart was alleviated, and she said: "The dimension is dedicated to the country, but who can think about the dimension?" ”

As she spoke, her eyes were red, and she looked at Liu Xiu with resentment.

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Little sister, don't worry, if something really happens, I will naturally protect the dimension!" ”

Liu Boji said: "Emergency food is a matter of state affairs, such a big matter, even if the third brother wants to protect the dimension, he can't protect it!" ”

Liu Xiu said with relief: "Dimension has always been steady in doing things, since Dimension is willing to take out emergency food as military rations, there must be a reason for him, and the little sister doesn't have to worry too much!" ”

Liu Boji said dissatisfiedly: "Dimension is not a god, how can I not know whether the prophet will have a disaster this year, I heard Dimension say that I will go to the river to inspect in a few days, I don't know how long it will take, how can Dimension's body stand it?" ”

Liu Xiu really didn't know about this, he was stunned at first, and then couldn't help nodding again and again, and praised: "Dimension, worthy of being a pillar of talent!" ”

Liu Boji opened his mouth, and finally swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and after a while, he said: "Otherwise, the third brother should transfer the dimension back to the former general, serving in the army, although it is a little harder, but it will not be like now, and I will be afraid." ”

Liu Xiu was amused by her words, and said meaningfully: "What the little sister said is a child's angry words, and the dimensional is the minister of the central government, how can she use it when she says it, and discard it when she says it." ”

As she spoke, Liu Xiu stood up, walked to Liu Boji, held her fragrant shoulder, and said softly: "Little sister, I said that if I can protect the dimension, I will definitely do what I say!" ”

After receiving Liu Xiu's repeated assurances, Liu Boji's mood finally turned from cloudy to sunny, and the whole person became excited, pulling Liu Xiu to talk about moving to a new house.

Originally, Li Tong and Liu Boji lived in the princess's mansion, but now they have moved to Dasikong Mansion, Liu Boji is somewhat unaccustomed to it, and she is not very satisfied with some of the layout and decoration in Dasikong Mansion.

After listening to Liu Boji's words, Liu Xiu didn't say a word, and immediately decided to withdraw money from Shaofu (the private treasury of the Son of Heaven) and give it to Liu Boji, so that she could renovate it in Dasikong Mansion until she was satisfied.

Liu Xiu is indeed very fond of his little sister, and he is very economical, but in Liu Boji, he is very willing to spend money.

Their family, six brothers and sisters, now only he and his eldest sister Liu Huang, and younger sister Liu Boji are left, and Liu Huang sees through the red dust and is dedicated to cultivating the truth, and only Liu Boji is the younger sister who really stays by his side.

If he doesn't dote on this sister, who else will he love?

After Liu Boji left, Yin Lihua looked at Liu Xiu and asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, this time...... Will Dimension Really Be Okay? ”

Liu Xiu smiled bitterly, he is not a god, he can't be an unpredictable prophet, and he doesn't know if natural and man-made disasters will occur all over the country.

He said faintly: "Hopefully, God will protect you, and it will be fine!" ”

Yin Lihua's eyes turned red, and she said: "Dimension's health has always been bad, if there is a mess again this time, how can Dimension stand it?"

What about the little sister? ”

Seeing that Yin Lihua cared about the little sister and the dimensional couple, Liu Xiu's heart warmed, took Yin Lihua's hand, and said: "Don't worry, Jiren has his own natural appearance, and the luck of the dimension has always been very good." ”

As he was talking, Zhang Kun walked in from outside and whispered, "Your Majesty, there is a book from Youzhou." ”

Liu Xiu beckoned to Zhang Kun, who took small steps, walked up to Liu Xiu, and respectfully handed over a roll of bamboo slips.

Liu Xiu picked it up and unfolded it to see that it was a letter written by Youzhou Mu.

It is said that the king of Xia Guli will bring the prince and princess to Beijing to meet the Son of Heaven in the near future.

After seeing it, Liu Xiu threw the bamboo slip on the table casually, and snorted: "They are here again!" ”

And even the king himself came! Yin Lihua said: "Since the reckless thieves changed the name of Goguryeo to Xiaguryeo and made the country a marquis, the border of Youzhou has never stopped, for the sake of the peace of the border, why didn't Your Majesty fulfill their wishes?" ”

Liu Xiu looked at Yin Lihua, picked up the bamboo slip again, and looked at it again.

Yin Lihua said: "The border turmoil, the hardest thing is the border people, if you can stop the border soldiers, why not do it?" ”

"Huh!"

Liu Xiu sneered and said, "Lihua thinks things too simply! ”

Seeing Yin Lihua looking at herself incomprehensibly, Liu Xiu said quietly: "People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, this group of barbarians, what they want is not just the name of the country, they have always coveted Lelang County and Xuanxuan County, this time I came to Luoyang to see me, I think about it, I will ask me the question of the ownership of these two counties." ”