Three days later, the news of Emperor Liu Che's return to Chang'an was finally confirmed, and Su Ren was also given a military order to continue north. Although Yi Zhixian was ready to retreat north, he never carried it out, and Liu Che was very uneasy about this. If you can't watch the Hun army step into the desert, the Han army won't want to go home. This time, Liu Che made up his mind, not only asking Su Ren to go north, but also asking Wei Qing to go north, and even Li Guang, who was far away in the northwest, received an order to continue to oppress westward. After sending Liu Che away, the army mobilized again, and it was about to enter winter, but the military order was like a mountain, and the army with Huo Qubing as the vanguard advanced towards the north.

A few years ago, when Su Ren stepped into this grassland for the first time, his mood was completely different from now, that time he was small and broad, and he was in danger of dying here if he was not careful, even if he was careful everywhere, there was still no choice but to have this or that problem, and when he walked back, Su Ren had to hold his tail and get it back. This time it was different, there were thousands of troops behind it, as well as a steady stream of logistical supplies. Again, the Xiongnu are not as terrible as before, so Su Ren is very relieved.

In order to avoid the dust and the grinning north wind, Su Ren sat in the carriage wearing a thick fur. This time they were not going to fight, according to the emperor's edict, the role of going to Su Ren was just a protocol, as long as Yi Zhixian and his Xiongnu army were sent out of the country, it would be a great achievement. Therefore, Su Ren is not in a hurry. Gather all the armies together, advance north little by little, and go straight to Wolf Juxu.

Han Qing rarely rides a horse, and is naturally in Su Ren's carriage, which also has the advantage that the two of them will not be bored, and they can chat while walking, so as to relieve the boredom on the way.

"Sir, I'm afraid I'm still reluctant to go north until now, seeing that it's about to enter winter, and the Huns won't migrate at this time." Han Qing expressed his worries: "If the Huns are still unwilling to move north, let's ......"

Su Ren took a sip of tea: "Don't you understand what Your Majesty means?" ”

Han Qing smiled: "Your Majesty wants the Huns to die!" Whether the Huns were willing to move north or not, the final result could only be death, agreeing to move north, and many people would die if they walked into the desert in the cold winter; If you don't agree to move north, you will be completely surrounded by two Han armies, and the result will still be all killed. ”

Su Ren nodded: "That's what it means, the Huns have bullied our Han for a hundred years, whether it is civilians, officials or palace nobles, they all want the Huns to die, only in this way can they relieve the hatred in their hearts, but they forgot how the Huns came, as long as this grassland cannot be turned into fertile land by the Han people, sooner or later there will be others living here, and then going south, continuing to harass our children and grandchildren." ”

"Sir is worried about Wuhuan, Xianbei, Buyeo, and Goguryeo?"

Su Ren took a deep breath: "In the past, there was a wolf on this grassland, he was fierce, brave, and cunning, so jackals, embarrassments, hyenas, and foxes could only swallow their anger, live in the shadow of the wolf, and beg for some scraps; Suddenly one day the wolf died or was gone, and whether it was a jackal, an embarrassment, a hyena, or a fox, they all saw that their opportunity had come, and they scrambled and attacked one by one, and in the end, no matter which victory, another wolf would appear here. ”

Han Qing nodded silently: "Can't you move the people of the Central Plains to the grassland?" ”

"Hehehe......" Su Ren laughed twice: "Have you forgotten the old things of Qin Zhao Tuo?" I'm not talking about human relationships, I'm talking about this place. ”

"Hey!" Han Qing sighed: "After all your hard work to defeat an enemy, another enemy will emerge, and the cycle will come to an end!" ”

Su Ren handed Han Qing a cup of tea: "This is called a cycle, from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Qin and Han dynasties, the change of dynasties, you sing and I will appear, that is, our Central Plains are the same, not to mention this kind of uninhabited place for thousands of miles, but as long as my Han always maintains a vigorous and upward momentum, the soldiers do not hesitate to fight the battlefield, and the literati rack their brains for the people of the world, no matter how many masters this grassland has returned, none of them dare to look south!" ”

Han Qing shook his head: "How difficult! ”

Su Ren didn't speak, he knew that Han Qing had already understood what he meant. In this era of relying on the emperor to govern the world alone, even if there are brave generals and soldiers who are not afraid of death, there are also officials who are conscientious and clean-shaven, as long as the emperor sitting on the dragon chair has a deviation, it will indicate the coming of the crisis in the world. But no one can stop it, you can't change the emperor, right? No one in the world has that guts!

Looking at Su Ren who was in a daze in front of him, Han Qing wanted to say his opinion: "According to the prince, what does Mr. think?" ”

Su Ren turned his head and smiled at Han Qing: "What if it doesn't work?" Can it ensure that one or two generations of humanities and martial arts are shrewd and capable, but what about the back? ”

Han Qing smiled helplessly: "Yes! No one is immortal, and no one knows what will happen later. After speaking, Han Qing raised his neck and poured the cup of herbal tea into his stomach, and a cold breath rushed straight to his stomach, indescribably comfortable: "This battle is over, Mr. really doesn't plan to come out again?" Although the surroundings are peaceful, but Your Majesty is in full bloom, it is the time to work hard, and Your Majesty will need Mr. ”

Su Ren shook his head: "There is no one in this world who can't live without anyone, and without me, the sun will still rise from the east to the west tomorrow; Half of my mission is complete, and the rest will take time to take your time, and it will only backfire if you rush to achieve quick results. ”

"Oh? Sir, do you have a big plan? ”

Su Ren snorted coldly: "What? Am I only a little clever in your eyes? ”

Han Qing laughed and waved his hand again and again: "No, no, no, that's not what I mean, since I followed Mr., I can say that I admire Mr. in the next place, whether it is civil affairs or unification of the army, it seems to be imaginative, but in fact it is meticulous everywhere, whether it is the ancestor or any other famous general, it is inferior to Mr. in many things, even if General Wei is not as good as Mr. except for the larger pattern of commanding the army, the rest are not as good as Mr. ”

"Don't bring me a top hat, don't you just want to know what else I'm going to do? Tell you, farming! ”

"Farming?"

Su Ren nodded: "What is the prosperity of the country and the strength of the people?" What is the stability of the world? What is a peaceful and prosperous era? How many battles were won, how much territory was occupied, how many other people's resources and slaves were plundered, all of which are not counted? Why did Gaozu raise the banner of righteousness, and the followers were like clouds? Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up with 800 coolies, and they were invincible in attacking the city? Let me tell you, fundamentally speaking, it is all caused by farming. ”

Han Qing was very surprised, he had never heard of such a theory. He bowed deeply to Su Ren and made a teachable appearance. Su Ren was very satisfied with this, straightened his clothes and sat upright: "Don't talk about it, just the Qin annihilation theory, let me ask you who contributed the most in the battle to destroy Qin?" ”

Han Qing thought for a while: "Jiangdong Xiang Clan? ”

Su Ren shook his head.

Han Qing said again: "After the pig king? ”

Su Ren shook his head again: "All of these things you said are vested interests, not the ones who contribute the most!" Tell you, the most powerful people in the battle to destroy Qin were those poor peasants with hoes and wooden forks, without them Chen Sheng and Wu Guang would not have been able to raise an army of 100,000 in a few months, and the Jiangdong Xiang clan did not have the strength to compete with the Qin army, let alone Taizu dared to go out of the mountain. ”

"Someone once said that there is such a sentence, called the king's boat, the people's water, and the water can carry the boat and capsize the boat! The people of the world don't care who sits on the throne? As long as you can keep them fed and clothed, even if Zhang Yi and Su Qin are alive, no one will rebel with you, once you can't guarantee that the people have food and drink, even if they are as great as Qin Shi Huang, then they are tyrants! ”

"If I want to be passed down for ten thousand years, I must treat the people well and let them be fed and clothed, so that the Han will be ten thousand generations, and no one will want to shake it! So, when I go back, I'll do one thing, farm! It can't be said that like a saint, the people of the world have enough food and clothing, that is the emperor's business; At least as far as I can see, let all the people live a little better, and they won't worry about a bite to eat, so that the few people I know will starve to death and freeze to death. ”

Su Ren's words Han Qing was stunned for a moment, he suddenly remembered that a few years ago, Su Ren asked the people to raise more chickens and ducks in Xu, after that locust plague, the people in Xuao seemed to be much better than other places, walking on the road can occasionally see some children eating chickens or ducks running around, this has never happened before, even Chang'an is only for those rich and noble families, ordinary people will never appear.

Su Ren smiled and continued: "The last time I left from Yumen, I asked Zhang Qian to help me collect seeds, no matter what kind of seeds it is, it is said that a large batch has been sent to Louguan, after I go back, I think Your Majesty will go to a piece of land in the forest garden for trial planting, no matter good or bad, as long as the yield is high, it is okay, in the time of famine, it is estimated that no one will be unpalatable and not eat, right?" ”

Han Qing nodded again and again: "If Mr. does this, it will be comparable to a saint!" ”

Su Ren smiled and shook his head: "It's not good, it's not good, the life of a saint is not good, I'd better be a layman, it's more comfortable to live like this, how about it?" Do you want to join me, and when the time comes, you will get an official position in Sinong Temple, which is better than eating me and drinking me all day long. ”

"Hahaha......" Han Qing laughed: "No, no, no, the royal food is not delicious, it is better to follow Mr. more comfortably!" ”

The chariots and horses rolled forward, and the army advanced towards Wolf Juxu step by step. Outside the car, thousands of horses were running together, pennants were hunting, and Su Ren in the car described to Han Qing a beautiful picture of abundant food and clothing in the world. Although so far, it has all been on paper, but Han Qing seems to have seen that the picture scroll is slowly unfolding and covering the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty. He believed Su Ren's words without the slightest doubt, since he followed Su Ren, although Su Ren's mouth was used to talking nonsense on some small things, but in the face of major rights and wrongs, Su Ren's words have always been very accurate.