The master father presented a bamboo slip to Liu Che, and then stood aside, feeling very embarrassed, because this bamboo slip was equivalent to saying bad things about Zhang Tang, and now it was just difficult to ride a tiger and had to be presented to the saint.

Looking at the report on the implementation of the martial arts lord for two years by the master's father, Liu Che frowned.

Ten lines at a glance, Liu Che may really can't stand it, so he put away the bamboo slip and looked at Zhang Tang and said: "Zhang Tang, look, the good things you did for me, not to mention using this money as military expenses, it is estimated that the money will be used up before 100,000 people come out." ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Tang knelt down and arched his hand: "The minister is guilty!" ”

Liu Che looked at Zhang Tang, after all, it was his own hair small, and Zhang Tang was like this, so he said: "Okay, get up, hey, what can I do?" It's no wonder that Prime Minister Li Cheng, who was born as a military general, doesn't want to fight, and it's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice. ”

After saying that, Liu Che felt tired, after all, he had been thinking about it for a day, but Liu Che was such a person, as long as it was what he wanted to do, especially for the Huns, he couldn't wait to do it immediately.

The master father looked around, and then cautiously arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, actually, in fact, this matter is not so troublesome. ”

"Oh!" The words of the master father Yan suddenly made Liu Che interested, he seemed to have forgotten the ability of the master father Yan, "Tui En Order" was issued by him, "Martial Arts Jue" was also issued by him, and many policies of the Han Dynasty were advised by him, so he looked at the master father Yan with an excited face and said: "I know that you didn't come to me for this matter at night." ”

The master father Yan glanced at Zhang Tang again and then said to Liu Che: "Your Majesty, in fact, from the analysis of the current situation, although my Han and the Xiongnu have fought more than a dozen times, they have their own victories, although the general recovered the Hetao area and drove the Xiongnu out of Monan, but we also suffered a lot of losses, and the treasury has been emptied ....... ”

"Getting to the point!" Liu Che said while eating: "These Li Chengxiang you said are all cocooned!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" The master father Yan glanced at Zhang Tang again and continued: "The minister thinks that the money that Lord Zhang is currently collecting from the martial arts lord is just the military expenses. ”

"Oh?" Liu Che looked at Zhang Tang and then at the master's father, waiting for the master's father's reply.

The lord father said: "Your Majesty, the minister feels that there is no need to send 100,000 troops in this battle, and it is not good to do more. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Liu Che became more and more interested in the words of the master father, put down the chopsticks and stood up.

The lord father Yan said: "Your Majesty, first, Hexi has always been the territory of the Yue family, and then was occupied by the Huns, since the Huns-Han war, my Han Dynasty except for Bowang Hou Zhang Qian went to Hexi, the court has no one who is familiar with Hexi, according to the minister's understanding, it is currently rumored that there are more than a dozen Hun kings in the Hexi region, but the ministers verify that there seem to be only six, and it is difficult to win without sufficient preparation before the war. ”

The words of the master father Yan touched Liu Che's heart, he put down the wine glass and sighed deeply and said, "Then what do you think should be done?" ”

Seeing that Liu Che asked about himself, the master father Yan looked at Zhang Tang on the side and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that you are in a hurry in this matter, the ambition of the Xiongnu to get involved in the Western Regions was there in the period of the first emperor, but there are many small countries in the Western Regions, and they can't be solved for a while. ”

"I won't hide it from you, I actually really regret that I didn't go to Mobei in one go, and I regret letting the Huns breathe for two years and letting them make waves in the Western Regions." As soon as Liu Che thought of this, he couldn't wait to immediately order troops to go out.

The master father said: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be rushed. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Doctor Zhong said is true!" Zhang Tang, who had been silent, took over the conversation and said: "To fight in Hexi, my Han really hasn't made any preparations, at least we don't even know what Hexi looks like." After speaking, Zhang Tang stared at this Zhang Qian's sheepskin map and said: "We don't know many details of just one map. ”

After listening to Zhang Tang and the words of the master's father, Liu Che said with regret: "I knew that I should have sent a team of scouts into Hexi first, and now I won't be ....... ”

The lord father said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is inappropriate to mobilize an army of 100,000 to fight when the situation is not clear!" ”

Liu Che looked at the sheepskin map and said, "What should I do then?" I sent Zhang Qian to send an envoy to the Western Regions to unite with the Yue clan to attack the Xiongnu, they didn't dare, now it's okay, let's not do it, they can do it, once the Xiongnu unite the Western Regions and the Qiang people, this force is probably higher than the Xiongnu Zuoxian King with 100,000 mercenaries. ”

"Your Majesty, the great cause of exterminating Hu is not a day or two, Zhang Qian's envoy to the Western Regions has endured it for more than ten years, and it is not bad for this time." Zhang Tang very much agreed with the opinion of the master father Yan, and he could not send 100,000 troops in the first battle.

The lord father said: "Your Majesty, you can do this, first send 20,000 horses to carry out a tentative attack, one can find out the bottom of Hexi, and the other can explore the attitude of the Xiongnu royal court, the countries of the Western Regions and the Qiang people, and then make a decision. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the lord is right, the first battle is symbolic to send troops to attack tentatively, if you send a large army to press the border, it will cause unnecessary panic to the countries of the Western Regions and the Qiang people, and then the fake alliance will become a real union!" After Zhang Tang finished speaking, he pointed to the map and continued: "I think the countries in the Western Regions are still afraid of us now!" ”

Master Father Yan and Zhang Tang, you really moved Liu Che with a word, indeed, the enemy and I are unknown, from the current analysis of the situation in all aspects, it is not easy to use troops on a large scale, the domestic does not support, and the foreign situation does not support it at present, the only thing is to send an army to attack tentatively once and see the reactions from all sides, so as not to cause a chain reaction and trouble.

"Good!" Liu Che suddenly had an epiphany, he stood up and looked at the Hexi region on the map and continued: "Yes, we have to send a force to fight tentatively, this Hexi has only been the only one who has come to harass us since I ascended the throne, and we have never taken him under the knife, for so many years, who knows what connection this force has with the Qiang people in the Western Regions." ”

"Master Father, if 20,000 horses go to war, who will be in command!" After Zhang Tang finished speaking, he looked at the master father.

Seeing that Zhang Tang had finally spoken to him, the master father said with a smile: "Lord Zhang, who will be in charge, the emperor and Lord Zhang must already have a candidate in their hearts!" ”

In fact, the master father wanted to say that Wei Qing came, but he found that the relationship between Zhang Tang and the emperor was so good, so he didn't know whether to say it or not.

"Master Father!" Liu Che was obviously very unhappy with this kind of person who sold the guanzi, so he widened his eyes and asked, "Say!" ”

The master father arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the emperor should carry out a reform of the personnel of the military generals in the DPRK and China......!" ”

"Personnel reform?" Zhang Tang was puzzled and surprised at the same time, this master father was too bold, and he didn't dare to talk about military reform, so this master father opened his mouth to come to such a big topic.