Liu Che's heroic heart comes from his own. When he was very young, he heard the deeds of many people from this dynasty. Especially the heroic legends of Emperor Gaozu at the beginning of Zhaoji.

Jin Ge Iron Horse, Strange Schemes, Ten Thousand Armies Fight, Bloodshed! These things were commonplace for his ancestors. But for Liu Che, who was born in the prosperous Weiyang Palace, whenever he heard this, the young man's heart was full of temptation.

Because of such feelings, he has been keen on bow and horse martial arts since he was a child, consciously practiced diligently, and consulted many guards in the palace for advice, and Li Guang was one of the generals he once admired the most, and he taught the art of flying horse riding and archery.

The first emperor died, and Liu Che was less than sixteen years old when he became the emperor, and it has been more than ten years.

However, he did not get the power of the Supreme Son of Heaven as he imagined, because the mountain-like shadow in the Changle Palace shrouded him.

After the painstaking management of the two emperors, Wen and Jing, Liu Che was left with a good situation of stability in the court and increasing prosperity of the people.

Political stability is, of course, a matter of interest to the country. But in the same way, it also brought to the court that they were content with the status quo and did not want to forge ahead, and the hearts of the noble ministers were lazy.

Liu Che sighed secretly. Today, he left these ministers to discuss the affairs of the Huns, and he still had some hope in his heart, hoping that they could still have the courage to serve the country, but he was disappointed after all.

"O twilight court! That's not what I want. What I need externally is the edge of the sword in my hand, and what I need internally is the unparalleled warrior in the world. ”

To say that there is still no shortage of capable ministers and brave generals in the court, such as Prime Minister Dou Ying, when Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, he had the merit of protecting the country, and was called the minister of Sheji by Emperor Jing.

It is not easy to be a minister of the society. And Dou Ying is one of them.

In the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" caused by Emperor Jing's reduction of the feudal domain, it was only with the strength of the whole country that the rebellion was quelled. And the general's life is the key.

After the rebellion was quelled, the two heroes who were recognized as having the greatest credit were Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying.

Dou Ying is the nephew of the Empress Dowager Dou, at that time, as a relative of the clan, he worked tirelessly, risked arrows and stones, led the army to rush to the front line, commanded cheaply, and commanded properly, and made great contributions to quelling the rebellion.

Dou Ying's loyalty to the Han family, that is not said! Therefore, when Emperor Jing died, he ordered him to assist the young emperor as a minister, which shows his trust in him.

But over the years, the world has been peaceful, and the sharpness of his body has long been gone, and he has become a peaceful prime minister who obeys his orders step by step. This made Liu Che gradually disappointed in him.

In fact, at the beginning of his ascension, Liu Che still admired Dou Ying very much, which stemmed from one thing that impressed him.

It was when Liu Che was just sensible, the Empress Dowager Dou doted on her youngest son Liang Xiaowang very much, and the kings of the Double Ninth Festival came to congratulate the Empress Dowager on that year, and the family sat in the back garden of Changle Palace.

Empress Dowager Dou didn't know if she was a little overjoyed, or because she drank a few glasses of wine. While chatting, he turned to his son Emperor Han Jing and said, "Wu'er Renxiao, if you pass the throne to him in the future, you will definitely do a good job." ”

At that time, Emperor Jing's face became very ugly, but he didn't dare to refute his mother, so he had to pretend to be smiling, and said against his will, "After a thousand autumns, King Liang can be passed on." ”

At that time, the Empress Dowager Dou was overjoyed and praised repeatedly, and the two emperors were filial. Although the people around him could see the emperor's displeasure, no one dared to say that this matter was inappropriate.

At this time, I saw Wei Qihou Dou Ying, who was sitting at the end of the seat, raised a glass of wine, stood up, and wished the Queen Mother a birthday first. Then he turned around and bowed to the emperor, and said with a cold face: "The world, the world of Emperor Gao, passed down from father to son, is the agreement at that time, how can Your Majesty give it to King Liang without authorization!"

Emperor Han Jing was overjoyed in his heart, but he pretended to be angry and reprimanded him a few words. And the Empress Dowager Dou was refuted by Dou Ying and could not continue to speak, so the matter was stopped.

Liu Che was next to him at that time, although he was young, he remembered this incident, and after becoming the emperor, he still remembered Dou Ying's kindness when he committed Yan Jin's admonition.

It's just that Wei Qihou is no longer the sharp-edged person he was back then, and the complicated government affairs have long exhausted his sharpness back then, just like this dull court.

"There are so many heroes in the world! This time, I must select a group of talents, talents who will completely serve me, and create a new Han with me!" Emperor Liu Che clenched the sword in his hand and secretly made up his mind.

In the restaurant in the suburbs of Qing, several scholars finally woke up from drunkenness, but they all felt a terrible headache, and they grinned and drank the sobering soup prepared by Zhuo Wenjun for them, and they gradually felt better.

There is still more than half a month to go before the imperial court convenes the recruitment of Cilinyuan, since they have nothing to do, these people drink in the restaurant every day, talk about state affairs, Sima Xiangru is like a companion, but happy and happy.

Occasionally, I would go to the backyard to see the operation of the winemaking workshop, which was called free wine tasting, and when I talked and laughed with Cui Hong, the Yuanzhao Xiaoice here, I got along very well with the three children.

Sima Xiangru had already transcribed and sorted out the "Chivalrous Journey" recited by Yuan Zhao that time, and appreciated it sentence by sentence with Yan An and others, and felt more and more the beauty of this poem.

Since ancient times, scholars have dreamed of chivalry! What's more, these people were originally both civil and military. Such verses are in perfect tune with their state of mind. Sima Xiangru actually composed a piano music for it according to the law, and the singing added to the pride, and finally spread in the world and became the favorite of heroes! This was something that Yuan Zhao had not expected.

After several improvements, Yuan Zhao finally distilled the wine tasted better, and Nie Yi was already very satisfied.

In his spare time, Yuan Zhao had a few secret discussions with him, but as for what he said, outsiders had no way of knowing. It's just that in the future, the big merchants of the Northland will look at Yuan Zhao differently than before.

"Are you sure that the Huns will put forward such conditions this time? How do you know they have such a clause?" Nie Yi suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked at Yuan Zhao, who was calmly carefully studying the wine in the cup.

"Of course! And the imperial court will soon agree to this. Uh, you don't have to look at me like that, do you? Because obviously, this is the easiest of all conditions to solve. ”

"You...... Are you really an eight-year-old? Well, as long as you are right this time, you will have the final say in the distribution of all the goods in the north! The Nie family will unconditionally and fully support it. ”

Yuan Zhao nodded and smiled at Nie Yi, this was exactly the promise he wanted.

"Don't doubt it, as long as you refer to what I told you, in less than three years, Uncle Nie will have the final say in the commodity trading of the border plugs, the grasslands, and even the entire north. When the time comes...... Hehe, it's hard for the Nie family not to become the number one wealthy family in Jiangbei! ”

Nie Yi's blood surged up, as if he had foreseen this tempting prospect. Could it be that the Nie family will develop into a hundred-year-old clan in my hands? Quite possibly! I remember that once upon a time, a strange person shook a hexagram for me, saying that in middle age, there will be guests flying from outside the sky to give away great wealth! Don't...... Will it be fulfilled in Brother Yuan'er?

When Yuan Zhao heard him say this, he was stunned in his heart, is there really such a god person? However, he didn't show it on his face, just smiled and said: "There must be wealth, but the size needs to be mastered by Uncle Nie himself."

Nie Yi clenched his fists and said solemnly: "Don't worry! Since I can seize this opportunity in advance, I will definitely arrange it well and do my best. ”

"I will divide this wine into several categories, the higher the degree, the more expensive the price, I think, the Huns will prefer this, right? Most of their money is robbed anyway, and they are idle when they are idle, so they exchange it for wine and drink. Hehe! ”

Nie Yi's heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "In this way, it is beneficial for my Han to conduct such a commodity trade with the Huns on the grassland?"

"Yes! Use this tea, wine, salt, or something to exchange the money in their hands, or what are they doing with the money in their hands, waiting for them to build swords and horses? And then there is more power to trample on the land of the Great Han? ”

Nie Yi looked suddenly enlightened and slapped his thigh.

"I'll just say it! How can we, the people of the Han Dynasty, do things for the enemy. In the past, I always felt a little apprehensive about selling something to the Huns, so would it be an act of betraying our Central Plains? Hearing Brother Yuan say this today, Uncle Nie suddenly became enlightened! This...... This is also a kind of patriotism! ”

"Therefore, after Uncle Nie goes back this time, there is no need to worry about it, just make good arrangements, once the imperial court's edict to open the border city arrives, you can let go of your hands and feet, it is estimated that it is possible that at least five or six places will be opened this time to meet the needs of the Huns, there are too many things lacking in the grassland."

Nie Yi nodded frequently, doing business is the first opportunity! He understood this truth better than anyone else, and he had already begun to think about the next step in his heart.

While the two were talking, a person turned out of the corner and laughed.

"You are discussing the plan to make a fortune, but I have been listening to it for a long time, can you say that you will consult with me in detail?"

When Nie Yi looked back, the person who came was Sima Xiangru's friend, Xu Le, who often came to the backyard these days.

Yuan Zhao didn't move, just smiled at him: "It's just to discuss transporting some wine to the north to sell." I don't know what Uncle Xu wants to know? ”

Xu Le was very delicate, and he had already seen the unusualness of the child in front of him. He first greeted Nie Yi and said to Yuan Zhao: "My family's ancestral home is in Sichuanxia, but he has a thin family fortune, and he runs the salt industry.

Yuan Zhao was a little surprised, he couldn't see that this boy was like a brother, and his family turned out to be a salt mine. However, this Xu Leren is not bad, although he is also a scholar, but he does not have a trace of pride, he is very easy-going, and Yuan Zhao has a good impression of him.

Yuan Zhao thought about it and asked a few more words about the Xu family's business. Xu Le was very sincere, did not hide it, and said in detail one by one.

It turns out that their family is in the Hanzhong Sichuan area, and their ancestors operated the salt industry, although the scale is not very large, but there are also several mines, and there are three or four large salt ponds, and the door can be regarded as okay.

In Xu Le's generation, there are a few cousins in the family, but the main owner only has this single seedling, so he embarked on the path of studying, hoping that he can achieve something in his career.

The family's property was temporarily handed over to his uncles and uncles to take care of, so that he could study with peace of mind.

It's just that Xu Le has witnessed it since he was a child, after all, he has the idea of a businessman in his bones, and he also knows how to be flexible, and he is not comparable to such pedantic scholars.

Overheard what Yuan Zhao said to Nie Yi today, and in his heart, he faintly felt as if there was an opportunity in front of him, so he appeared and planned to inquire in detail.

In fact, Xu Le still has some confidence, although the Xu family's salt industry is not comparable to the sea salt produced in Qi and Jianghuai, but in this western land, it still has a great advantage, both the scale and the quality of salt grains are excellent, so when he asked Yuan Zhao and Nie Yi to cooperate, he still had a sense of superiority in his heart.

However, when he took a small bag handed over by Yuan Zhao in confusion, opened it, and saw those delicate white and shiny fragments, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"Is this salt? Those big yellow particles can be so beautifully made!" Xu Le, a scholar from a salt-making family, held it in the palm of his hand, his eyes were hot.