Northern autumn is coming, the heat of midsummer has finally dissipated a lot, the weather is light and cloudy, the sun is shining, if it is usual, it is a good opportunity to go out for autumn travel. However, at this time, the princes of the Han Dynasty could not afford to have this thought.

In the South Palace of the Imperial City, in the Chongde Palace, Emperor Liu Hong knelt behind the imperial case, a little careless. Swinging his head twice, the twelve crowns in front of his forehead couldn't help shaking, his eyes were a little fluttering, and he looked like his body had been hollowed out.

"Your Majesty is coming to the court, and hundreds of officials are here!" Shang Shuling and the eunuch Cao Jie stood beside Emperor Ling, speaking in an old voice, and said slowly. Enter the courtiers, arrange the order, and greet them in unison. The neat sound of worship echoed in the main hall, very imposing, Emperor Ling came back to his senses and said lightly: "No courtesy!" ”

For the major affairs of the family and the country, after all these years of consumption, Emperor Ling has long lost interest. The initial ambition has also become passable as the national power of the Han Dynasty declines. Instead of worrying about the complicated affairs of the world, it is better to have fun in time, as long as you can keep your throne without losing it.

Emperor Ling knew very well about the struggle between the scholar group and the eunuch group, and allowed it to develop conflicts, and even added fuel to the fire and support the eunuchs. Regarding the eunuch's "chaotic government", he understands the harm, but only the eunuch card in his hand can be used.

As for eliminating the eunuchs to interfere in politics, Liu Hong would never think about it, without the checks and balances of the eunuch group, who would suppress the scholar family and let them dominate, and he would be unstable if he was afraid of sitting in the position of emperor. yawned lightly and glanced at Cao Jie, Cao Jie understood in his heart, and wanted to say the joke of "something to play, nothing to retreat" as usual.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to do!" Before Cao Jie opened his mouth, Taiwei Liu Kuan came out of the line. "Say!" Even though Hanzhu covered Liu Hong's face and couldn't see his expression, Liu Kuan still felt the impatience in Liu Hong's tone.

However, the major military affairs are related to the stability of northern Xinjiang, even if the king does not like it, Liu Kuan also stubbornly said: "The Southern Xiongnu are only in the Ji Lou Yuan of the Su Yu clan, gathering 30,000 people, making chaos and merging states, and now they have broken through the county and occupied Xihe County. The next step is only afraid that it will further attack the county and kill the people, if the Han does not react, and the state turmoil is only afraid of the immediate future! ”

What's wrong with the Han Dynasty, there is turmoil almost every year, natural and man-made disasters, and there is no interruption. Just this year, Jiangxia rebelled in April, the earthquake in Jiuquan had not been resolved, and the Huns here rebelled again.

"Didn't you say that the root cause of the Huns' turmoil was Tugo, just appease it a little, now Tugoku has been destroyed, but it is the entire Huns who rebel!" Liu Hong was a little angry, and his words pointed directly at last year's court controversy. Many ministers couldn't help but glance at Taifu Yuan Kui, who stood with his hands on his stomach, bent slightly, and his face was expressionless, but there was a thick gloom in the depths of his pupils.

"I regret that I shouldn't have listened to the words of Ming Gong!" There was a buzz in the Chongde Hall, and someone sighed hidden in it. Patting the royal case, Liu Hong asked: "Say, how to deal with it, what is the result of the court discussion?" ”

There was a sudden silence in the court, and Situ Yang gave a list of gifts and said: "Your Majesty, the Huns are barbarians, who do not obey the king, do not know etiquette, do not know what to do, and must be severely cracked down!" The ministers and others discussed and ordered Zhang Yi, Taiyuan Taishou Zang Min, and Hedong Taishou Dong Zhuo to send troops to Xihe to suppress the rebellion of the Southern Xiongnu, and take their orders at the first level!"

"Just do it! Spread the edict, with Zhang Yi, the assassin of the state, as the general of the Xiongnu Zhonglang, the commander-in-chief of the war, and the state to support the whole state, as soon as possible to quell the Xiongnu rebellion!" Emperor Ling made the final decision, and then showed a tired look, waved his hand and scattered.

With the issuance of the imperial edict, in response to the invasion of Yu Ji Louyuan, the Han army in various places finally moved. On the east side of the river, Dong Zhuo got the order, started with an army of 20,000, went all the way north, went to the West River, and entered Puzi City.

On Zang Min's side, as early as after Ji Louyuan's army broke through Lishi, he sent troops to disperse the Luliang Mountains, strengthen the guards of the passes everywhere, and firmly monitor the Xiongnu army in Xihe County. Pingtao County, where Zang Min's army is stationed.

In the county office, Zang Min stared at the surrounding map and groaned. Beside him, Zang Hong is also dressed in military uniform, very heroic. "Lord, the assassin Zhang envoy is here!" There is a report to be engaged in entering the door. Zang Min's face was slightly overjoyed, and he said loudly: "Go, go out of the city to greet!" ”

"Zang Taishou, what is the situation in Xihe now? What was the movement of the Hun army? Zhang Yi unceremoniously took the main seat and asked Zang Min.

Zang Min didn't care, and replied concisely: "After the Xiongnu broke through Lishi, they plundered it, and the people and soldiers in the surrounding counties were forcibly moved to the north. Now he still leads a large army to operate around Lishi, but the army strength is less than 30,000. ”

Zhang Yi was obviously relieved when he heard this, saluted Zang Min, and said with a smile: "I will be stationed in Shangdang, and I suddenly heard that the Huns invaded my Han people, and I dreamed of Nan'an all night. Zang Min is naturally humble and deserved.

Zhang Yi's attitude towards Zang Min was very comfortable, and he was very relieved in his heart, so he deliberately showed his arrogance and temptation, Zang Min had such a heart, which made him feel a lot more confident in working together to defeat the Huns. After all, Zang Min is not an ordinary Taishou, and his assassin history has no direct control over him. If you rely on the edict of the Son of Heaven to forcibly suppress it, I am afraid that the effect will backfire, but Zang Min has Yuan Kui's support behind him.

"The Huns are only more than 20,000 horsemen, Dong Zhuo led more than 20,000 Hedong troops, Tibetan Taishou also had 20,000 troops, plus the general personally led 30,000 troops stationed in the Zi clan, a total of 70,000 troops. Deal with more than 20,000 Huns, Yier. I mean that our Han army will send three ways together, and the soldiers will leave the stone to annihilate the Hun thieves!" Zhang Yi was a little high-spirited and said to Zang Min.

"No! The envoys and the Huns are all cavalry, with strong mobility, coming and going like the wind, and fighting bravely. Although our army is numerous, most of them are foot soldiers, and there are no countermeasures against the enemy's cavalry. The Huns are only mediocre, and they rush forward in three ways, which is easy to give them various opportunities to break through! I hope you will think twice!" Listening to Zhang Yi's arrangement, Zang Min's mind immediately flashed the incident of attacking Xianbei three years ago, and hurriedly persuaded him.

When Zhang Yi heard this, a flash of shame and anger flashed on his face: "According to Zang Taishou's words, he will be a mediocre talent!" Seeing that Zang Min was still waiting to speak, Zhang Yi waved his hand to stop, stared at Zang Min and said: "I have made up my mind, don't say more, my army is like Mount Tai pressing eggs, how can the Huns resist." Ben will return to Zi Shi and lead the army to attack!"

Without waiting for Zang Min to persuade again, Zhang Yi left the hall in a hurry. Looking at Zhang Yi's back, a trace of worry flashed in Zang Min's eyes, and he couldn't help but be a little angry at Zhang Yi's stubbornness, scholarly and empty talk about military affairs. Then he sighed, who taught him not to be the head coach.

"Father, what shall we do?" Zang Hong next to him asked in a deep voice. Zang Min shook his head and sighed: "If Zhang Yi is allowed to lead the army alone, he will definitely be defeated." Our army attacked together and responded to its flanks. In addition, Dong Zhuo was notified to let him attack together, and force the Huns in three ways to put pressure on Ji Louyuan. I'm worried that Zhang Yi will rush forward, and Xiping's six-year defeat will happen again!"