When someone thinks that everything is under control, but is told that someone is actually behind the scenes, and is instantly beaten from heaven to hell, the mood must be extremely bad, and the angry Emperor Jing is now in such a situation. Holding the music in his hand tightly, the green tendons on the back of his hand burst out, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and roared: "Vertical son An dares to do this!" ”

Seeing Liu Che beside him showing curiosity, Emperor Jing handed over the chapter without the slightest evasion. Liu Che hurriedly took it over and read it carefully. In fact, the secret box was still presented by him, but because it was sealed with fire paint, and the cement was also covered with the big seal of Zhuang Feng, the general of the left army, the soldiers sent repeatedly asked to present it to His Majesty in person, which was obviously a great matter, so Liu Che did not dare to check it privately, but hurriedly brought the soldiers who sent the letter into the palace, and made an exception to bring them to the imperial study to meet the emperor's father in person.

Li Song, who was kneeling on the ground, saw that His Majesty had read the chapter in person, and finally let go of the big stone in his heart, and finally lived up to his father-in-law's entrustment. For several days, he quickly whipped his horse and galloped around the clock. Due to his father-in-law's repeated entrustment, he did not walk on the road of Lintao, but entered the customs from Di Dao. Along the way, there was no alarm to any government, and there was no stop, every time I just went to the post station to change horses, and then went on the road again, sleeping in the wilderness, eating and drinking were carried out on horses. In this way, the thighs have been ground into a blur of flesh and blood, and every day, the dried blood stains will bind the pants and flesh together, on the bumpy horseback, constantly tearing, and re-bonding, the pain is indescribable. It can be said that he rushed to Chang'an City alive by relying on his own tenacious will, and at this time, with the relaxation of his mood, he suddenly felt deeply tired, his eyes were dark, and his body fell down suddenly, and he passed out.

Sun Quan, the eunuch of the palm print, hurriedly exchanged for a few attendants, helped him down, and repeatedly instructed him to be well healed, and to take good care of him with good food and drink. Sun Quan has served Emperor Jing for decades, and there are no big scenes, Zhou Zhang, who can make His Majesty so angry, must be a monstrous event, this young soldier who sent the letter, will definitely invite inquiries later, but he must not let him have an accident.

Seeing this, Liu Che, who had finished watching the recital, was very appreciative of Sun Quan's thoughtful ability. Before bringing this young man into the palace, Liu Che had talked to him once, and he appreciated him a lot in his heart, and he had the idea of taking it for his own use, and he didn't want him to hang up.

After this young man named Li Song arrived in Chang'an City, he thought that his father-in-law had instructed that now only His Majesty and the crown prince could be trusted, so he did not recklessly go to high-ranking officials and dignitaries and ask them to forward the recital on his behalf. And he was not qualified to enter the palace to meet the emperor, so he inquired carefully in Chang'an City and learned that Taixue Sacrifice Wine Wei Juan was the prince and the prince. He first found a secret place, carefully hid the secret box, and then waited near the Wei Mansion, and after most of the time, he finally waited for Wei Juan's car, and hurriedly stopped the car to ask to see him.

Wei Juan's guards were naturally shocked and were about to drive away, but they were stopped by Wei Wan in time. Wei Wanren is old and refined, and when he saw this dusty young soldier, he shouted that there was an urgent military intelligence report, and countless thoughts turned in his heart in a moment. A low-level sergeant who comes to find a high-ranking civil official to report to the higher ranks, according to the Han law, whether it is right or wrong, will first be convicted of several capital crimes. Seeing that although this young man's face was full of exhaustion, his eyes were bright, obviously he was not a stupid person, and he must have something important that could not be known to his direct superiors, so he was willing to risk the death penalty and stop the car to ask for help. Wei Juan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly called someone to bring him into the mansion and interrogate him carefully.

After Li Song entered the Wei Mansion, he did not reveal the slightest rumor, but only asked to meet the prince. Wei Juan couldn't help but be shocked, and was shocked in his heart, although the prince and the prince were not among the three princes and nine kings, but when they were in the last dynasty, they were only ranked after the three princes, and they were still above the nine kings, and their status was respected. If it's a major event that even he can't know, I'm afraid it will involve the likes of the Three Princes. He looked at Li Song suspiciously for a moment, and saw that although the young man spoke respectfully, he did not evade looking at him, and his eyes were full of determination. With his many years of experience in watching people, he couldn't help but believe a little more in his heart, and he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and after weighing it for a while, he left Li Song in the mansion to rest, and then entered the palace in person to discuss with Liu Che.

Liu Che saw Wei Juan, who was full of nervousness, and when he heard what he said, he immediately followed him to Wei Mansion. If it is said that it is a capital crime to overstep one's authority and report oneself, then it is a capital crime to deceive the prince, but he will raid his house and destroy the door, and no one will joke about it. Liu Che naturally believed in Wei Xuan's judgment, and after a detailed discussion with Li Song, he finally made Li Song take off his guard, take the secret box, follow him into the palace, personally meet the Han Emperor, and personally present the secret box.

Now that Liu Che finished reading the piece in his hand, he really understood why Li Song was so cautious. Although Li Song may not know what is in the secret box, he can gallop thousands of miles without sparing his life, desperately completing the main general's order, which can be described as loyal. What is even more commendable is that when he was extremely tired, he was still able to think clearly, did not act recklessly, but found a practical way, and finally completed the task, which is really a good seedling worth cultivating.

"What does the emperor think of this?" Emperor Jing saw that Liu Che was a little distracted, and his face became more and more difficult to look at.

When Liu Che heard this, he sorted out his thoughts and said quietly: "Dou Ying, he doesn't dare!" ”

Emperor Jing had already calmed down at this time, and was able to analyze the problem more objectively, nodding in agreement: "Although Dou Ying has the ambition to fight for power and profit, he will never talk about collaborating with the enemy and treason. ”

Liu Che only said that Dou Ying "didn't dare", while Emperor Jing said that Dou Ying "won't", although the results were the same, it was still possible to see the subtle differences in the analysis of the two. Liu Che has always been not hesitant to speculate on the people of the world with the greatest malice, he believes that as long as there are enough interests, people can always continue to lower their bottom line, and only by using absolute power to curb unstable factors can they fully control the development of the situation. As a seasoned politician, Emperor Jing is better at analyzing people's hearts and can often control the situation at the lowest cost. It doesn't matter which of the two methods is better or worse, Liu Che's approach is often costly, but it is safe; Jingdi's method is costly, but it often has a certain risk, after all, people's hearts are unpredictable.

Liu Che frowned and said slowly: "It's just that this smuggling of grain and grass, if Dou Ying doesn't know about it at all, I'm afraid it can't be justified." ”

Emperor Jing waved his hand, his face pale: "Not necessarily!" Longxi County was placed by the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, and has always had heavy troops, and there are many naturalized Qiang nobles, which can be described as a family of heroes and strong. After I established the country with Gaozu, in order to avoid unstable border defense, I did not attack the magnates of Longxi. Since then, he has served as the Taishou of Longxi, and he can only fulfill the responsibility of guarding the border, but the government decree has never been very smooth. It's really hateful to think that this matter is indispensable to their methods! ”

Liu Che suddenly realized that he only relied on historical records, and his control over specific affairs was really not comprehensive enough, and he put all his mind on Dou Ying, and he forgot about the extremely powerful local forces in Longxi. In the future, it is better to know more about the real situation at the practical level, and Liu Che has never been so eager to build his own intelligence network. He thought for a moment and said with a wry smile: "If it is really as my father said, I am afraid that the plan of the sons and daughters needs to be modified." ”

"Oh? Does the emperor have any other plans? ”

Liu Che muttered: "Now outside the Yanmen Fortress in the north, the traces of the Huns have appeared, and a major war is inevitable. Next year, my father plans to send troops to recapture the land of Henan, regain control of the Outer Great Wall, and hold the Xiongnu iron cavalry outside the Great Wall. The northwestern frontier must remain stable, and it is not yet time to make a move against the local heroes. That being the case, it is better to simply let them transport grain out of the customs, so as to temporarily appease the famine Xiqiang tribes, but lest they starve and invade our borders. ”

Although Emperor Jing knew that Liu Che was reasonable, he still said with a gloomy face: "Having said that, but the great epidemic that broke out in Xiqiang with all his efforts before, now not only has he lost his previous efforts, but also let the wealthy families in Longxi pick up the cheap, I am really unwilling!" ”

Liu Che said with a cunning face: "Erchen doesn't think that this is a waste of his previous efforts, now there is not much livestock left in Xiqiang, even if he survives this winter, he will still have to rely on the grain and grass of my Han in the coming year." Rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, so we can hang them slowly, neither pushing them into a hurry, nor feeding them. In this way, when a few more epidemics break out in the northwest grassland, they will have to count on our big men for food. By that time, the 150,000 newly recruited border troops who wanted to come to Dou Ying had already built all the border fortifications, and the soldiers were ready to fight. ”

"If it's really as the emperor said, it's really a blessing if Seon lost his horse." When Emperor Jing heard this, he was overjoyed, this son's shameless appearance was very much in the style of the old Liu family, "According to your meaning, do you want me to pretend that I don't know about this matter and let them do it?" ”

Liu Che shook his head: "If you really pretend not to know, it is too easy to smuggle grain and grass, and the price of this grain will definitely not be too high." We need to put some pressure on them so that the Qiang people will bleed more. And we can't just cheapen them, we can also smuggle grain and grass to the Qiang people, if they don't have enough money, it's okay to exchange some Qiang slaves. ”

Emperor Jing was speechless, he was really shameless enough, and he cut meat with a blunt knife, this is to squeeze the Qiang people. Emperor Jing himself was not a pedantic person who did not know how to change, and discussed it with Liu Che with great interest.

That night, he rode out of Chang'an and brought Emperor Jing's secret edict to Wu Kuai, the Taishou of Longxi County, who was in Di Dao, and Zhuang Feng, the general of the Left Army, who was far away.

The next day, Emperor Jing sympathized with Dou Ying who was far away in the bitter cold and had no one to serve him, so he specially sent his wife and two eldest sons to serve him. The accompanying chamberlain also brought a secret edict, which slightly mentioned the smuggling of grain and grass by a merchant, but instead of any reprimand, he comforted and encouraged Dou Ying.

After a few days, several caravans escorted a large amount of grain and grass and slowly drove towards Didao. And Li Song, who gradually recovered physically, also entered the Yulin camp with Qi Shan, officially stepping into his legendary Yulin career.

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