In the West Mansion, after Zhang Rang left, it was quiet, only Liu Hong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty who was sitting at the top, looked at Jia Xu in front of him with an expectant face, hoping to hear the news and advice that was beneficial to the Han army from his mouth.

However, it is obvious that Liu Hong has thought too much, for Jia Xu, who is no longer ready to keep a low profile and is determined to take advantage of Liu Hong's trust, he wants to make enough political capital in Liu Hong's military operation to prepare once and for all to solve the great trouble of Xianbei in the northern border, so it is naturally impossible to send Liu Hong away easily.

I saw that Jia Xu stepped forward and saluted, and then said: "I hope Your Majesty will forgive me, the major affairs of the frontier must not be careless, and the ministers dare not know it to outsiders." After the words were finished, the tone was filled with a sense of caution for sharing worries about state affairs, and at the same time, there was also some humility and fear of the emperor's anger, which made Liu Hong's face much better.

This sentence is Jia Xu pretending to be forced by him just now, asking Liu Hong to wave away everyone, even including Zhang Rang, who usually won't wave back, to apologize, although he did it just now to show his celebrity and personality, but it does not prevent him from admitting afterwards. After all, no matter how the courtiers are, as long as they do not reach a certain level of intolerability, the emperor, as the lord of the people, will choose to ignore it whenever he has a little politics, and it is unknown whether he will redouble his revenge when the courtiers are useless or fall in the future.

Liu Hong bowed his head, and then said with a smile: "The matter of the border plug is a major matter of the country, and it must not be leaked, how can I blame Yu Qing?" After speaking, Liu Hong paused, and then continued: "Now that there is no one in Xidi, Qing has good words, but I will listen to them one by one." ”

"No!" Jia Xu saluted, and then when Liu Hong smiled, he said coldly: "The minister thinks that His Majesty ordered the army to march north at this time, which is the way to kill the teacher." ”

After all, the emperor had just followed the advice of his courtiers and made the army go out of the fortress to win the expedition, and now he was suddenly poured such a basin of cold water by the courtiers, even if he was an ordinary person, he would not have a good face.

"Why do you say that? Now, as Qing said three years ago, Xianbei civil strife, the best opportunity for the imperial court to march north, why did he say that the Han army was defeated? Liu Hong asked coldly, in a very bad mood, but he also knew that Jia Xu would not fight back against him for no reason, saying that his decision-making was wrong, after all, his decision-making was not a copy of what Jia Xu mentioned three years ago? If Jia Xu overturns his remarks now, it will be tantamount to slapping himself in the face, which is obviously not Jia Xu's consistent style.

"If the Han army is defeated, it is not the strategy of the ministers, but the fault of His Majesty." Jia Xu saluted and replied in a positive voice, he was not afraid of Liu Hong's cold eyes staring at him at this moment, everything had already been expected, he didn't need to use some strategy to suppress Liu Hong, show his ability, how could he get a better political future from the hands of this emperor? Some things, do more tricks, in order to better flicker, flicker, get more benefits.

"Yu me?" Liu Hong asked in a lost voice, but he didn't understand at the moment, he obviously made a military deployment according to Jia Xu's words, but why was the army definitely defeated, and the main responsibility lay with him, the emperor?

"Exactly!" Jia Xu replied, and then continued: "Sun Tzu said: Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored. Originally, with today's situation of civil strife in Xianbei, His Majesty secretly sent a brigade of elite soldiers to break through the Xianbei royal court and Danhan Mountain, first shocked the three Xianbei tribes, and the three Xianbei tribes knew that they would lead the army to pour out of the nest and recapture the royal court, so as to support the sons of Tanshi Huai supported by their subordinates to ascend the throne. If so, the Han army can play the Khan Mountain as an ear, build a city and build a wall, fight a decisive battle in the Xianbei three parts of the Danhan Mountain, and then cut off the three Xianbei invaders one by one, and the first battle will be a complete success......"

As soon as he said this, Liu Hong couldn't help but interrupt: "That's right, since Qing has already made it clear, why do you say that the Han army will be defeated?" ”

Jia Xu immediately saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, please let the minister say in detail, the reason why the minister said that the Han army will be defeated is because now Luoyang is still the same as three years ago, and the court and the army know that the court intends to go north. I am afraid that at this moment, there will be three Xianbei in the city of Luoyang, the city of Biansai to inquire about the news, once the Han army has something to move, the three Xianbei will not know the principle of 'auxiliary cars depend on each other, lips and teeth are cold', and will let go of all the past, first work together to break the Han, and then fight for the position of Xianbei king, otherwise, Xianbei will be destroyed. ”

As soon as the words came out, Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, and only after he was stunned did he sober up, and then he glared at Jia Xu and shouted: "How can this be? How so? The three parts of Xianbei have become fire and water, how can they work together? The matter of the Northern Expedition, how the DPRK and the army know it, and the Qing is arrogant! Don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense! ”

At this moment, the supreme ruler of the Great Han State did not believe that the plan to sweep Xianbei in his heart would die directly, he did not believe that the three Xianbei tribes would work together to break the Han, and he did not believe that his plan to go north would be known, in his opinion, his plan for the northern expedition was only known to a few people, and it did not make trouble to the point that everyone knew about it, even if he was above the court, mentioning Xianbei and the northern border affairs, it was just revealing that he had this wish.

After coldly reading the emperor's venting in front of him, Jia Xu smiled secretly in his heart, this emperor was raised in the deep palace, and he was still slightly inferior in terms of wrist and people. The emperor thought that no one could guess his thoughts, but he didn't want to think about the people in the court, especially the old foxes with more than 2,000 stones, who could guess his specific intentions in the emperor's words and the various arrangements of the court, who still didn't know his intentions?

What's more, even if the hundreds of officials and ministers in the court can't guess it, doesn't this emperor know that the people around him will also leak the news? Just like Zhang Rang, who had just been driven away by himself, he must have informed some of his cronies about this a long time ago, so that his subordinates were ready to take credit, which can be said to be one of the reasons why the big man is slowly rotting.

The Marquis of Jin reverted to Yu Yu to cut down Yu. Gong Zhiqi said: "Oh, Yu Zhi's table is also." If you die, you will follow. Jin can't be opened, Kou can't be opened. What is the meaning of one? The so-called 'auxiliary car depends on each other, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold', and it is also said to be Yu and Yu. ”

Gong said: "Jin, my sect also, how can it harm me?" He said: "Uncle, Yu Zhong, the king's Zhaoye." Uncle does not obey, it is not an heir. Yu Zhong, Uncle Yu, Wang Jizhi Mu also; For the king of Wen, Xun is in the royal family, hidden in the league mansion, will be destroyed, how to love Yu, and Yu can be close to Huan, Zhuanghu, and his love is also? What is the crime of the Huan and Zhuang clans, and they think that they are killed, not only by the margin? Pro-favor, it is still harmful, and the country is still harmful? The public said: "I enjoy the abundance of hair, and God will take me." He said: "The minister heard it: 'Ghosts and gods are not real relatives, but virtue is dependent.'" Therefore, the "Book of Zhou" said: "The emperor has no relatives, but virtue is supplementary." He also said: "Millet is not Xin, Mingde is Xin." He also said: "The people are not easy to have, but the virtues are multiplied." If so, then there is discord between the people and God. Feng Yi, the god will be in De. If Jin takes Yu, and Mingde recommends the fragrance, God spit out? "Fu Cong, Xu Jin. Gong Zhiqi walked with his clan and said: "Yu Bula." In this line, Jin is not even more important. "Winter, December is in Shuo. Jin extinguished. Yu Gong ugly went to Beijing. The division was returned, the museum was in Yu, and Yu was attacked and destroyed. Duke Yu and his eldest doctor, Jing Bo, took Qin Muji to eat, and cultivated Yu, and returned to his position to pay tribute to the king.

Excerpt from "The Left Biography: The Strange Advice of the Palace"