Chapter 142: Preparing to Attack
Look at the time, 184 BC.
After 12 years of tempering, Liu Heng, the acting king possessed by the Ming Sword, has grown into an adult.
According to the trajectory of history, Liu Heng not only married Dou Nu and gave birth to the eldest prince Liu Jing, but also gave birth to a county lord pavilion Tao.
In addition, there is a maid of Bo Ji who is also married to Ming Jian and is still the queen.
This queen is dead in history, but Ming Jian knew that she died because she gave birth to a child too early, so he postponed having a child with her, and now the queen is very healthy, with a son and a daughter on her knees, and she is very happy.
and Min Zhongju's daughter Min Nu also married Ming Jian, she was lively and cheerful, and she was the most liked by Ming Jian, and gave birth to four sons to Ming Jian in one go.
The family is happy and harmonious, and the career is even more amazing.
After 12 years of development, the population has grown to 4.8 million, of which the pro-strong has exceeded 800,000, the whole number is very impressive, and the annual growth rate of newborns is increasing at a rate of 20 percent.
The increase in population has made the army of the country successfully formed, although the total number is only 50,000, but these 50,000 elite soldiers are incredible.
It was all cavalry, everyone was strong, not to mention one person and two horses, each horse was equipped with stirrups and saddles, so that the cavalry was invincible in the world.
In the first year of the formation of this cavalry, they crossed Baishan Mountain and fought a battle with Maudun, paying only a thousand casualties and annihilating Maudun's 200,000 troops!
This news shocked the world, and Liu Heng, the acting king, was in the limelight for a while!
Subsequently, the general Zhang Wu led 20,000 people on an expedition to Longcheng, destroyed the Khan court of Maudun, beheaded 30,000, and killed countless Hun livestock!
Then in the face of the crazy counterattack of the Huns, Zhang Wu led his troops to break through the siege for thousands of miles, and attacked 20,000 people outside Mali led by Yanmen and Ming Jian, and killed Mao Dun to the ground, Mao Dun vomited blood and died on the way back to the division, and his son Lao Shangshan Yu succeeded to the throne and ran away with the Huns.
The Huns, who were frightened, fled far away, and did not dare to graze on the border of Daiguo, and the territory of Daiguo was broadened by more than a thousand miles in one fell swoop, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty was very strong, and there were more other ethnic groups who came to Daiguo.
At the same time, the number of war horses in Daiguo exceeded 150,000, and the number of military horse farms also reached ten, and each military horse farm had a large number of high-quality military horses.
The most favorite sweaty BMW, the number of which has multiplied to a hundred.
The number of military horses is so impressive, which is also the result of the support of the whole country, these military horses not only eat forage, but also eat food, so that they can serve like their parents and breed to this point, there is no doubt.
The per capita annual grain production has reached 20 stones, which is very impressive. The main grains were wheat and corn, but the vegetables that Ming Jian had merchants bring in from the Western Regions were also grown in large quantities in Daiguo.
For example, garlic, onions, coriander, cucumbers, broad beans, etc., are available, these merchants of the Western Regions have been reused by the Ming sword, they can not only earn money from Daiguo, but also gain respect, and now these merchants like to come to Daiguo to do business.
But any new varieties will be purchased at a high price by Daiguo and then promoted.
The people of Daiguo naturally like the diversified agricultural industrial structure, and now they not only grow grain, but also grow vegetables to sell for money to subsidize their families.
In addition, each family has raised a lot of livestock, and the life of the people of the country is many times better than that of other vassal states.
In terms of industrial development, Ming Jian also ordered a large amount of iron ore to be mined in the territory of Daiguo, but under the pressure of the imperial court, it was basically carried out in secret.
In addition to the innovation of weapons, a large number of simple knives were created, and other iron was used to build agricultural tools and build roads and bridges.
The traffic in Daiguo is very developed, there are galloping roads between various cities, and there are small roads between each village, which makes the information transmission of Daiguo very fast.
Ming Jian also spoofed and let people open a courier company, specializing in transporting materials, letters, etc. within the territory of Daiguo, not to mention, the business is quite good.
The great changes in the country made the imperial court feel shocked. The strength of a vassal state is stronger than that of the imperial court, and Lu Pheasant is naturally Alexander.
No, Lu Pheasant, who already felt that he was going to see Liu Bang, suddenly issued an edict and transferred his sword into Chang'an.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Empress Dowager Gao issued an edict to go to Chang'an alone, what do you think?" Ming Jian summoned all the ministers and asked.
Bo Zhao said: "Acting king, don't go, Empress Lu is brutal, among the princes of Gaozu, there are only acting kings and Huainan kings, and they will inevitably be killed." β
"Yes, the acting king is in the country, that is a word, and when he goes to Chang'an, he is trapped in the cage of the dragon, and the acting king, you must not go." General Zhang Wu also echoed.
Ming Jian smiled and said: "Uncle, Zhang Wu, your worries are reasonable, but this is an opportunity, Empress Dowager Gao has been monopolizing the government for more than ten years, and our Liu family is basically surnamed Lu, so Gu intends to take this opportunity to subvert the rule of the Lu family in one fell swoop and return me to the Han Dynasty!" You don't have to worry, in the past twelve years, Lone is not unprepared for Chang'an, Song Chang, immediately sent a letter to Chang'an's Jinyiwei, saying that Lone will arrive in Chang'an in the next day, and ordered them to get ready! β
Song Chang said: "Obey, acting king!" β
Bo Zhao hurriedly said: "Acting King, this, can the brocade guard of Chang'an do it?" The power of the court is so strong, acting king, don't put yourself in danger! β
Ming Jian smiled: "Doesn't Uncle know the strength of Jinyiwei? Lone laid an ambush in Chang'an with 200 soldiers, and now it's time to take it out and use it! Ladies and gentlemen, after you leave, you continue to stick to your posts, Zhang Wu, you are ready at any time, once you are alone in Chang'an, you will immediately lead the troops to Tongguan; Uncle, you quickly sent people to contact the vassal states and enlist their support; Old Prime Minister, you will sit in Jinyang and be responsible for dispatching in response to wartime needs! β
"Yes!"
Everyone said in unison.
Before leaving Jinyang, Ming Jian went to visit his mother.
Bo Ji's face was not very good-looking, and she was worried, although she had witnessed her son's achievements over the years.
"Heng'er, have you really decided?" Bo Ji asked.
Ming Jian said: "Mother, the child has grown up, and the place of Daiguo is still too small to display the child's ability. Empress Dowager Gao brutalized my Liu family and killed my brother, the child is now full-fledged, it's time to recover this blood debt! Mother rest assured, the child is fully prepared, even if the coup does not work, you can escape from Chang'an City, mother, Heng'er is not filial, please don't worry about mother! β
Bo Ji sighed: "My son is eloquent, not inferior to your father and emperor, well, my mother is old, so I won't stop you." However, my son should be compassionate, benevolence and righteousness, although the Empress Dowager Gao has done a lot of evil, but my son still don't kill her, the Lu family, although most of them are evil, but if my son is a big killing, I am afraid that the world will talk about it, even if he ascends the throne as the emperor in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult to block the mouth of the world, my son can think about it. β
Ming Jian sighed: "Mother, since ancient times, which coup d'Γ©tat has not been full of blood? If you want to be merciful, I am afraid that this trip will not be successful. Well, the child promised his mother that he would do as little as possible. If Heng'er doesn't come back, her mother should help Jing'er as the king, go away to the northern desert, and leave her son with a bloodline, so that her son will be relieved. β
Ming Jian still explained what happened, this operation is not 100% sure, although the two hundred brocade guards have contacted many forces and controlled many key points in Chang'an City, but in case of some accidents, there is still a possibility of failure, not to mention that this is to deal with a generation of heroes, Lu Pheasant should not be underestimated.
Bo Ji said: "Heng'er, don't worry, if you can't come back, your mother will do her best to let the whole family migrate." β
Ming Jian said: "In this way, the child bids farewell to his mother!" β
When leaving, Dou Nu, Min Nu and the queen chased after them with a group of children, with tears in their eyes, and the long sword of Ming Jian was already out of its sheath......