Seeing Empress Chen, the Son of Heaven was somewhat surprised.

"Your Majesty is so happy, there must be good news coming again." Empress Chen greeted her with a smile. "I am stupid by nature and can't share your Majesty's worries, so I asked my mother to make some of Your Majesty's favorite snacks as a child, and asked Your Majesty to taste them."

Tianzi raised his eyelids, remembered the happy time of his childhood sweetheart, and swallowed back the rejection that came to his mouth. He beckoned: "What the queen has given, you should not be polite, come and taste it." ”

Yan Zhu, Wuqiu Shouwang and others put away their smiles, stepped forward respectfully, took a piece one by one, put it in their mouths, and chewed silently. They are all close ministers of the Son of Heaven, knowing that after the death of the Empress Dowager, their mother and daughter have fallen out of favor, and now Wei Zifu is the most favored woman of the Son of Heaven. The queen has no children, no matter what she does, it is impossible to save the heart of the Son of Heaven, it will only cause the disgust of the Son of Heaven, especially at this critical moment.

The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat awkward, and Empress Chen could see it, and she was at a loss for a while. She forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, the soldiers have won the battle, do they need a lot of rewards?" ”

The Son of Heaven knew the meaning when he heard the sound of the strings, his eyes were cold, and he smiled faintly: "The court has already made arrangements, you don't have to worry about it." ”

Before the queen's words could be spoken, she was blocked by the Son of Heaven, and she was depressed, and she didn't know how to say it for a while. She walked around the silk handkerchief in her hand, and when she saw the Son of Heaven looking at him unhappily, she had to laugh dryly twice and retreat out in a huff.

Cheerful laughter resounded in the hall, and Empress Chen heard it clearly outside the hall, glanced at the courtyard in the distance, and thought of the Wei Zifu who had just given birth to a daughter and was now pregnant. I feel bitter in my heart. I couldn't help but cry.

Kanaya Zangjiao. What's the point if there's no one around, even if the house is golden?

——

The Son of Heaven put the matter of Empress Chen aside and continued to discuss the war ahead with Yan Zhu and others. Li Guangda broke the Aries King, and now the Huns in the Sene only have 20,000 horsemen left for the King of Loufu. The Han army had an absolute superiority in strength, and if nothing else, this battle was bound to be a complete victory.

It can be said that the biggest difficulty has passed, and the next step should be considered. Offering prisoners to the temple, rewarding military merits, immigrating to the border, and arranging border defense to deal with the counterattack of the Huns are all major events that must be put on the agenda as soon as possible, and cannot be delayed.

The Son of Heaven arranged them one by one, raised his finger from time to time and nodded, Yan Zhu and others wrote them down one by one, ready to contact the Prime Minister's Mansion to make arrangements. If Prime Minister Tian Wei has any objections. They are also responsible for explaining and refuting them, and they must be accepted by Tian Wei. Act in accordance with the edicts.

This is not an easy task. It is true that Tian Wei is the uncle of the Son of Heaven, but he is not a fool and will not easily let the Son of Heaven deprive him of his rights. In order to avoid tearing the skin, the Son of Heaven would not directly negotiate with Tian Wei, and these tasks could only be carried out by them.

Dozens of affairs were arranged in one go, and the Son of Heaven let out a long breath, raised his head, and looked at Yan Zhu and the others. "Tell me, should the next step be to capture Hexi, or should we move to Yunzhong and Yanmen and take the Xiongnu royal court?"

King Wuqiu Shou said: "In the opinion of the ministers, it is better to take Hexi first." As Liang Xiao said, Hexi is a place for raising horses, and it can go directly to the Western Regions. The evil king of Hun was killed in the front, and the king of Hutu surrendered in the back, and now the strength of the Huns in Hexi has been greatly reduced, and it is the best time for my Han to open up the Western Regions. ”

The Son of Heaven's eyes flashed slightly, and he looked at Yan Zhu again. Yan Zhu was silent, thoughtful. The Son of Heaven chuckled: "Yan Zhu, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that when the two roads go hand in hand, Yunzhong and Yanmen are the mainstay, supplemented by Hexi."

The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment and said unhurriedly, "Why? ”

"Just because of the head of the Huns, if you don't die, even if you kill more tribal kings, it is impossible to finally solve the problem of the Huns. This is one of them. Alone in the royal court facing the Han Dynasty, you can go to Chang'an every day, which is a problem of the heart, but Hexi is far away, but it is a disease of hands and feet. How can you ignore your heart and mind, but first solve the truth of the disease of your hands and feet? This is also the second. In this expedition, the main generals include Han Anguo, Cheng Buzhi, Li Guang and other generals, and in addition to Liang Xiao, there are also Wei Qing, Gongsun He and others, which are enough to deal with the two-way war, so why bother with one person......"

Before Yan Zhu finished speaking, King Wuqiu Shou regretted it. He was in a hurry to take a stand, but he forgot about a crucial issue. How could the Son of Heaven put hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in the hands of one person? This expedition is bound to win, and the Son of Heaven has entrusted three veteran generals, and sent young generals such as Liang Xiao and Wei Qing as deputies, just because he is afraid that a certain general will support his own troops and his tail will not fall.

The main force went to Hexi, and Liang Xiao was the best candidate. He is the person who knows the situation in the Western Regions best, and this time he has made great contributions, and the Son of Heaven will never abandon him and use other people's reasoning. But in this way, Liang Xiao has a heavy army, which is by no means a blessing for the community.

In contrast, Yan Zhu's suggestion was much more stable, using both Liang Xiao's ability and Wei Qing to balance him, and not let him be in charge of the army alone. In contrast, Wei Qing is certainly more reliable than Liang Xiao.

King Wuqiu Shou secretly regretted it, and at the same time racked his brains to make up for his mistakes. The Son of Heaven saw it in his eyes and didn't say much, but in his heart he couldn't help but be secretly proud of his way of being a courtier. Whether it is a civil servant or a military general, they must not be allowed to dominate, they must be allowed to compete with each other, so that they can sit firmly on the high platform and control it calmly.

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Liang Xiao jumped off the horse, wiped the blood of the war knife from his sleeve, and gasped for breath.

Pang Shuo handed over the water bladder, Liang Xiao took it, and poured a large mouthful of water. The cold water stabbed his throat, and he smacked his lips, suddenly feeling a little sad. When Sigma was with him, whenever he wanted to drink water, it was lukewarm, never this bitingly cold water.

"What's wrong?" Tu Niu'er sensed that Liang Xiao's mood was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Injured?" ”

"No, just a little tired." Liang Xiao exhaled vigorously and shook his head again to cheer himself up. "Interrogate the captives immediately and see if there is anything new."

"Got it." Tu Niu'er looked at Liang Xiao suspiciously, but didn't ask again. "Lao Xie has gone. He likes to torture people the most, let him go to interrogation, and there is no one who does not recruit. ”

"This ......," Liang Xiao grinned. He also knew what kind of temper Xie Guanglong was. Maybe it was because he used to go deep into the Huns to investigate the situation, and he needed to dig out as much as possible from the prisoner's mouth, he developed a habit of using torture, and then the hard-mouthed prisoner was in his hands, and it didn't take half an hour to even recruit his mother's three measurements.

Tu Niu'er followed and said in a low voice: "I said Ah Xiao, this war is over, it's time for him to come out, right?" ”

Liang Xiao glanced back at him. "What, Lao Xie wants to fly solo?"

"It's not enough to fly solo. It's just that they are uprooted from their hometown, who doesn't want to return home? Lao Xie was a Sima at the beginning, and he followed you so far, if you can't be promoted and make a fortune, how can you have the face to go home and see people? ”

"I see." Liang Xiao nodded, not surprised. How many of those who came out desperately didn't think so? "I have already reported his exploits, and this time I will definitely be able to let him go home in style."

"Okay, I'll find a chance to tell him, so that he won't feel at ease, I'm afraid you'll forget him."

"Look at his little bit of goodness." Liang Xiao spat on it, laughed and scolded twice, and walked towards Li Guang's Chinese army.

30,000 steps to ride all the way to the west, along the way encountered a lot of Aries king's stragglers, more than a thousand, less than a few dozens, in front of the overwhelming Han army, these Huns simply did not have the courage to resist. Some of them fled from the wind, and some simply surrendered and turned to serve the Han army, begging for a bite to eat.

Defeated by the Han army, they lost all their baggage, and they wanted to go home and hide for a few days, who would have thought that their hometown had already been cleaned by Liang Xiao and others, and there was only blood and corpses in their eyes. Not only has the wealth accumulated over the years been swept away, but even wintering has become a problem. In the face of survival, surrendering to the Han people has become one of the few options.

If they wanted to change their food, these Huns turned to slaughter their former compatriots, killing people more ruthlessly than the Han people, and rushing out hundreds of miles in one breath for a dozen heads. In just two days, nearly 1,000 Huns lost their heads.

It's just a pity that so far, the Aries King has not been caught. The cargo fled into the depths of the prairie and disappeared.

There were footsteps behind him, and Xie Guanglong caught up. Liang Xiao turned his head and glanced at him, a little unhappy, this product is too anxious.

"Captain, there's bad news." Xie Guanglong didn't notice Liang Xiao's face, blocked in front of Liang Xiao, and said in a low voice: "Xiongnu Shan Yu is coming. ”

Liang Xiao was taken aback. "Really? How many centaurs are there? ”

"It shouldn't be fake, I asked a few prisoners, and although the number of troops was inconsistent, they all confirmed the news."

Liang Xiao took two steps back and forth. "How long do you think it will take?"

"The Huns are fast, if they are fast, they will arrive when they are talked, and it will only take a day or two to slow them."

Liang Xiao nodded and waved his hand. "You continue to interrogate, make sure to get the situation clear. I'll go find General Li and General Cheng. ”

Xie Guanglong answered, turned around and left. Liang Xiao didn't dare to slack off, found Li Guang, and told him the news. Li Guang was also taken aback, and immediately asked people to invite Cheng Buzhi to discuss together.

"Lao Cheng, what do you say?"

Cheng Buzhi stared at the map, was silent for a long time, and slowly raised his head, showing a rare wildness in his eyes. He clenched his fists and shook them vigorously. "Lao Li, Bo Ming, can the head of the Xiongnu Shan Yu seal thousands of households?"

Liang Xiao and Li Guang exchanged a look and laughed in unison. "If you don't have less, you can't have less, and you have to have 2,000 households."

"Well, these two thousand households are mine." Cheng Buzhi's eyes were fierce. "You go to block the building and annoy the king, just leave it to me. I don't dare to say more, within five days, I promise you will not have any worries. ”

Li Guang stood up and patted Cheng Buzhi's shoulder hard. "Lao Cheng, it won't take five days, as long as you can hold on for three days, Han Gong and I will be able to solve the problem of Lou Fu Wang and come to meet you." ——

(To be continued.) )