Hearing Liu Xiu's words, the ministers all frowned, and Fu Zhan said: "Your Majesty, the Shu army is 200,000 people, the Southern Expeditionary Army is only 100,000 soldiers, and with 100,000 enemies and 200,000, the Southern Expeditionary Army is afraid that it will not be able to support it!" ”

Wu Han also felt the same way, and he frowned and said: "If the imperial court doesn't send reinforcements, the pressure on the southern expeditionary army is too great!" ”

Liu Xiu thought for a while and said: "If the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army is someone else, he may not be able to resist it, but the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army is Cen Peng, he can bear it!" ”

In Liu Xiu's mind, Cen Peng is a commander with strong ability to resist pressure, and Cen Peng is a very interesting person, the stronger the enemy, the stronger his performance will be, and the greater the pressure he carries, the more he can stimulate his potential.

In terms of the ability to fight a war with a commanding army, Cen Peng is completely inferior to Wu Han, Geng Yi, Feng Yi, and Gai Yan, who are top-level commanders.

At Liu Xiu's insistence, the Luoyang Imperial Court did not send troops to rescue Nanjun.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Liu Xiu wrote a letter to Cen Peng, because the letter was to be delivered to Nanjun in the form of a flying pigeon, the content could not be too much.

Liu Xiu only had a few sentences in the letter: Luoyang had no soldiers to adjust, and Jun Ran should lead the whole army to fight the enemy.

The flying pigeon from Luoyang to Nanjun is not a one-time flight, and it has to go through several transfers in the middle.

But even then, it's much faster than a human message.

Only three days later, a letter came back from Nanjun.

Cen Peng wrote in the letter: The enemy army is very strong, please Your Majesty send troops to aid Nanjun in time to ensure that Nanjun is not lost.

Seeing Cen Peng's reply, Liu Xiu was very unhappy.

Cen Peng has a lot of ability, he knows very well in his heart that it is indeed very difficult to fight 100,000 against 200,000, and it is indeed difficult to change to other main generals, but Cen Peng is not an ordinary general, he is a battle-hardened, brave and good Cen Peng Cen Junran! In this reply, Liu Xiu's tone was much tougher, and he wrote: Junran only needs to tell me that he can do it or can't do it.

His questioning, the voice outside the words is already very straightforward, if you can't do it, then say it as soon as possible, and I will send someone to Nanjun to replace you.

Three days later, Cen Peng's reply letter arrived in Luoyang, and there were only four words in the letter: the minister can do it.

Reading Cen Peng's reply, Liu Xiu shook his head angrily and funny.

Cen Peng is a person, sometimes if he doesn't put enough pressure on him, he will relax himself, this was the case when he was fighting Qin Feng before, Qin Feng put up a triangular formation, Cen Peng was tired, and he was not in a hurry to attack.

Later, Liu Xiu issued an edict to reprimand him, Cen Peng became nervous, and it only took a few days to break Qin Feng's defense system, beat Qin Feng to a slump, and finally was trapped in Liqiu, and his life was whimpered.

Cen Peng fought a very powerful war, not only good at attacking, but also good at defending, after the Chung Ling army in Nanyang, the local army led by Cen Peng, in Xinye to resist the Chung Ling army for several months, and later in Wancheng he resisted the Han army for more than a year.

Liu Xiu didn't send a single soldier to Cen Peng, and now his energy is focused on Kui Huan.

Liu Xiuyou sent a message to Kui Huan, asking Kui Huan to send troops from Tianshui and go south to Yizhou.

After some time, Kui Huan's reply was sent to Luoyang.

Kui Huan said in his reply: The terrain of Shu is steep, there are thousands of obstacles, and the roads are mostly wooden stacks, which are not suitable for the march of the army.

In addition, Lu Fang's soldiers and horses were ready to move in the two counties of Beidi and Anding, and they could launch an offensive at any time, and their own army was really not suitable for mobilization.

Kui Huan said a lot in his letters, found a lot of reasons and excuses, and summed it up in one meaning, he could not send troops south.

Liu Xiu took Kui Huan's reply to the court and handed it over to the ministers for circulation.

The war in Nanjun has reached the point of life and death, at this time, Kui Huan still resists and disobeys, or refuses to send troops south to Shudi, and his heart of disobedience is no more obvious.

After the ministers had finished circulating, Liu Xiu looked around at the ministers present and asked, "What else do you have to say now?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Han stepped out of the ranks and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Kui Huan refuses to send troops to Shu by order, and he will definitely collude with Gongsun Shu, and please make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

The generals came out one after another, and the meaning was very clear, and the imperial court should send troops to fight against Kui.

Fu Zhan, Song Hong and others, who opposed the war before, are now speechless, but they are all frowning and worried.

There is a war in the north, a war in the south, if the imperial court still sends troops to Liangzhou, then the west will also fight, and the three-front battle, even if the strength of the imperial court is strong, it is difficult to maintain so many wars.

Seeing the surprising silence on the civil official's side, Liu Xiu asked, "Why don't the secretaries speak?" ”

Wang Yuan looked at the people around him, stepped out of the ranks, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the war in the north is undecided, the fierce battle in the south is in full swing, and Your Majesty still wants to use troops to the west. ”

As soon as he said this, the faces of everyone present changed, and Fu Zhan and Song Hong were both frightened, and looked at Wang Yuan with surprise on their faces.

After Liu Xiu heard this, his face was almost black to the bottom of the pot, and his hands under the table were clenched into fists.

He said faintly: "Doctor Wang is cautious. ”

Wang Yuan said loudly: "The war in the north is evenly matched, and it is unpredictable to win or lose; In the war in the south, the enemy is strong and we are weak, and reinforcements are urgently needed.

Now His Majesty wants to conquer the hustle and bustle of Xiliang again, so recklessly, it can be defeated on the third line! ”

Liu Xiu was furious when she heard this, and slapped the table violently.

The ministers present were all frightened, and they knelt on the ground and kowtowed, only Wang Yuan still stood up and did not move, and his waist was straight.

Liu Xiu raised his finger and pointed at Wang Yuan, but finally swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Fu Zhan, Song Hong and Wang Yuan had a very good relationship, and they looked at Wang Yuan again and again, signaling him to stop talking and quickly kneel down and admit his mistake to His Majesty.

As if he hadn't seen it, Wang Yuan continued: "Back then, Shang was ruthless in his military force, and fought against Dongyi and Nanyi, which led to a great decline in national strength, and was finally destroyed by Zhou and became the king of the country, does Your Majesty still want to follow suit?" ”

Liu Xiu's face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water, and there was a tingling pain under his ribs, which was caused by Wang Yuan's anger and liver tremors.

Although Di Xin is brutal, but he also has his merits, but the king is defeated, history has always been written by the victors, Zhou defeated Shang, and replaced it, in the pen of the descendants of Bigan, Di Xin naturally became a useless tyrannical king, the king of lewdness, and was also infamous as the last king.

By the Han Dynasty, the name Shang had been stinky to the extreme, and if the monarch was compared to Shang, it would be even more rebellious than a great rebellion.

Liu Xiu is a very arrogant person, he was born as a student, he was a high-achieving student and a cultural person at that time, and he was proud from his bones.

But his pride is not shown in his domineering, on the contrary, his pride is shown in Corporal Lixian.

Although Liu Xiu became the emperor, he rarely called himself I, usually he called himself me, even if it was a holy decree and an edict, Liu Xiu's self-title was usually me or me.

When a cultural person becomes an emperor, he should be more and more approachable, and like ordinary people, he should not put himself in a superior position, and even self-proclaimed should not be an exception.

Liu Xiu thinks very highly of himself, and now Wang Yuan compares him to businessmen, isn't this equivalent to stabbing Liu Xiu in the heart with a knife?

Liu Xiu looked at Wang Yuan, and he was really angry, even his liver and lungs, and he crushed his mouth.

He slapped the case and shouted angrily: "Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Xiao!" ”

With Liu Xiu's shouting, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Xiao walked quickly into the main hall from the outside.

In the court, Liu Xiu openly called Long Yuan and others in, this is the first time, it can be seen that Liu Xiu is also extremely angry.

Walking to the center of the main hall, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Xiao all intervened and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty! ”

Liu Xiu raised his hand and pointed at Wang Yuan, and before he could speak, Wang Yuan said loudly: "Loyal words are in the ears, the Ming Lord listens to it, and knows that it can make merit, and the faint monarch listens to it, and the faint king listens to it......" Before he finished speaking, Deng Yu interrupted and said to Liu Xiu: "Your Majesty, Dr. Wang has been cold for many days, and today he is in the court, it is reluctant, and I hope Your Majesty will understand." ”

As he spoke, Deng Yu looked at Liu Xiu with straight eyes.

Of course, Liu Xiu can understand Deng Yu's eyes, killing the official, and he is also the official among the killing officials, no matter which monarch does this, his reputation will be ruined.

No matter how angry you are and how much grievance you have in your heart, you have to endure it for the time being, and you can even settle accounts after the autumn, but you can't execute a counselor in the court.

Liu Xiu looked at Deng Yu, Deng Yu also looked at Liu Xiu without blinking, the two of them stared at each other for a while, and Liu Xiu slowly sat back on the throne with his standing figure.

He suppressed the anger in his heart, raised his hand and pointed at Wang Yuan again, and then stroked his forehead and said, "Doctor Wang is sick, Long Yuan, send Doctor Wang out of the palace." ”

"Your Majesty, Wechen is not sick, Wechen's words haven't been finished yet...... "Don't talk about it!" Long Yuan glanced at Long Zhun and Long Xiao, and the two immediately walked to Wang Yuan's left and right, one of them grabbed one of his arms, and dragged Wang Yuan out of the hall.

Even if Wang Yuan was dragged out of the hall, his shout came back from outside: "Weichen's words haven't finished yet......" Liu Xiu's eyes were lowered, his eyes were only a gap, his hand rubbed and rubbed on the hilt of the Chixiao Sword, and after a long time, he raised his eyes, looked around at the ministers below, and asked: "I want to conquer Liangzhou in person, I don't know if you have any objections?" ”

At this time, even if some ministers disagreed, they didn't dare to say anything, and they all lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to breathe.

Liu Xiu's control is very strong, when the dynasty has such a big fire, it is the first time they have seen it, whether it is a minister or a military general, they are all sitting upright.

Liu Xiu glanced at everyone and asked, "Do you have no objections?" ”

Deng Yu straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the time is not ripe enough to use troops against Liangzhou now. ”

At this moment, I am afraid that only Deng Yu dares to say such a thing, people look at Deng Yu, and secretly pinch a cold sweat for him in their hearts.

If others said this, Liu Xiu might have been angry again, but when Deng Yu said this, Liu Xiu pressed his anger down again, and asked calmly: "Why did Zhonghua say this?" ”

Deng Yu said: "Your Majesty, the three-front battle is indeed very unfavorable to our dynasty, and Weichen thinks that it is not appropriate to conquer Liangzhou at present, at least after the war in the north has a result, and then discuss the matter of sending troops to Liangzhou." ”

Liu Xiu thought for a while and said meaningfully: "I don't know how long the war in the north will have to wait. ”

Deng Yu Zhengse said: "The imperial court can collect money and grain and train soldiers and horses during this period. ”

Liu Xiu reminded: "We are preparing, but Kui Huan is also preparing. ”

Deng Yu said: "Since Kui Huan has decided to take refuge in Gongsun Shu, it means that he is ready for everything, and our dynasty is in a hurry to send troops, which is very unfavorable to our dynasty!" From now on, our dynasty will actively prepare for the war against Liangzhou, which will be beneficial to our dynasty. ”

Liu Xiu is not an unreasonable person, like Deng Yu, and Liu Xiuqing clearly explained the reason, Liu Xiu can listen to it very well.

And Wang Yuan is no longer reasonable, he is making personal attacks, it's no wonder that Liu Xiu can tolerate it! Hearing Deng Yu's words, Liu Xiu also fell into deep thought, thinking for a long time, he turned his head to look at Wu Han and asked, "Da Sima, with the current war situation, how long will the war in the north take?" ”

Wu Han thought about it seriously and said, "Your Majesty, according to Weichen's estimate, it will take a month at most!" ”

As soon as he said this, everyone present was stunned, a month?

Wu Han's inference is too fast, right?

Fu Zhan subconsciously asked, "In a month, who loses and who wins?" ”

Wu Han snorted out laughing and said, "It is as easy as a handful of ears for the general to defeat the enemy!" ”

Fu Zhan blinked, lowered his head, and did not speak again.

Liu Xiu smiled on his back and said, "Okay, the time for my military war is only one month!" ”

As he spoke, he looked at Song Hong and said, "The money and grain matters of the treasury will be left to Sikong." ”

Song Hong bowed and said, "Weichen is duty-bound!" ”