Chapter 142: The Viper

"Your Majesty has a will, the champion Hou Huo went to the sick to subdue Hexi, and made great contributions, Hexi was surrendered, and the power of heaven was famous, showing the prestige of my Han Dynasty, and the food was increased by 2,000 households."

"Your Majesty has a decree, the general Zhao Ponu followed the champion Hou to subdue Hexi, and made outstanding achievements, raising 2,000 households in the food estate, bounty 100 taels, giving 1,000 hectares of fertile land, and 20 horses."

"Your Majesty has a decree, General Anxi will follow the champion Hou to recover Hexi, with outstanding military achievements, and the food will be increased by 1,000 households."

"Your Majesty has a will, General Gao of Pingxi followed the champion Hou to subdue Hexi, and he made outstanding achievements in battle, and his food was raised by 1,000 households."

"Your Majesty has a will, Zhen Military Captain Qian Mingguang, Eagle Strike Captain Zhou Xing, follow the champion Hou to subdue Hexi, outstanding achievements, promoted to Wupin General, the title remains the same, give 100 hectares of fertile land, and ten horses."

The above is Liu Che's reward for the Hexi War and the surrender of Hexi, and everyone in Huo Qu's sick department.

It's an interesting reward, so let's look into it.

Now, let's put Huo Qubing aside for a while, and just study the rewards of the five main generals under his command.

The difference in treatment can be seen at a glance, there are many servants, and they don't know anything, these two people are Huns, so this reward, the two can be said to be the lowest among the generals, just to raise the food by 1,000 households, and nothing else, even Qian Mingguang and Zhou Xing are inferior, not to mention Zhao Ponu.

Alas, even now, Liu Che still doesn't believe in the Huns, and even has a deep hostility towards them, and deliberately puts on such a different look.

Even on the battlefield, the military exploits of these two people were no less than those of Zhao Ponu, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still treated them differently.

Zhao Ponu! It is true that this person once lived in the Xiongnu and was very distrusted by Liu Che at first, but in any case, he is also a Han Chinese, and the blood of the Han people flows in his body instead of the blood of the Xiongnu, which made Liu Che let go of his prejudice against him a long time ago.

And, have you noticed that this time, like Huo Quzhi, his food has increased by 2,000 households.

Liu Che played beautifully, which not only made the big guy see his distrust of the Huns, but also made the ministers understand his dissatisfaction with Huo Qu's illness and his appreciation for Zhao Ponu.

You must know that this time, Zhao Ponu not only got 2,000 households, but Emperor Wu of Han also rewarded him with a lot of other things.

But what about Huo Qu's illness? Just raised the food by 2,000 households, you must know that the contribution he made this time is not less than the first battle of Hexi, or even more, and the surrender of Hexi alone is a great achievement! How can it be ......

Okay, let's not talk about him now, continue to talk about Zhao Ponu.

Judging from Liu Che's maverick reward this time, it is obvious that Liu Che is fighting with Huo Quai's idea of discord with Zhao Ponu's superiors and subordinates, after all, his subordinates have received more rewards than him, the main general who almost died in battle, and no one will be happy, but Huo Qubing must be eliminated here, because he doesn't care about those things outside his body at all.

In addition to wanting to sow discord, it can also be seen that Liu Che's move may be to win over Zhao Ponu, and it is more likely that he deliberately improved Zhao Ponu's status and planned to create a certain balance in Huo Quai's army, which is probably the imperial power technique.

In any case, Zhao Ponu was the one who benefited the most from this battle of Hexi.

Qian Mingguang and Zhou Xing, well, the two of them don't have such identity restrictions, Liu Che also has the idea of promoting young talents, and they are promoted to one level respectively, and because of the advantages of the Han people, they have received the same reward as Zhao Ponu, but the amount has been reduced a lot, but it can still be envied.

It's just that they pity the servants and the high ignorance, because of their own background, no matter how much blood is shed on the battlefield, the rewards they get are far from proportional, and they can't even see the word fairness on their bodies.

Okay, after talking about the other five people, let's talk about Huo Quai, to be honest, as soon as this reward appeared, it caused a shock in the government and the opposition.

Huo Quai, this person who has made so many military exploits for the Han Dynasty, in the end, the reward is only 2,000 households, and even the rewards of his subordinates are more than him, and one more point, and the most important!

Before Hexi was surrendered, Liu Che had the idea of making Huo Qubing the Marquis of Wanhu, and at that time, he even wanted to take down Wei Qing and let Huo Qubing become the general of the Han Dynasty.

But look at the present, the surrender of Hexi is over, and Huo Quzhi, who has made greater contributions, has not only become the general of the Han Dynasty, but the Marquis of Wanhu is even more dreamlike.

In the past, every time Liu Che made military exploits in him, he would reward him with gold, silver and jewelry, but this time there was no trace of it.

The ministers are not mentally retarded, and after a little pondering, they clearly know that Huo Quai's illness is not treated by Liu Che, at least for now, Liu Che no longer likes him as much as before, otherwise he would not make such a shallow reward.

.......

At the beginning, when he heard that Huo Qubing broke into the Hun camp with less than ten guards to quell the rebellion, Liu Che's heart hung in his throat, and after hearing it, he heard that Huo Qubing was relying on his own strength, and the shocked Hun Evil King did not dare to have the slightest ill thoughts, and took the initiative to slaughter the 8,000 chaotic army, Liu Che shouted three times in a row, but ....... Everything disappeared with Huo Quai's killing of the Evil King.

The joy in his heart before was all gone, and all that was in Liu Che's heart was anger...... and suspicion.

Today, when the army returned to the dynasty, Liu Che didn't want to come out to greet Huo Quai, but he didn't want to make the relationship between himself and Huo Qubing too stiff, so he finally reluctantly came out to greet him, look, this is another comparison.

Last time, Liu Che went out of the city twenty miles to greet him, but this time, Liu Che didn't even go out of Chang'an City, just stood outside the imperial city, and the smile on his face was no longer as sincere as before, it could only be regarded as reluctant, or even pretended.

And that sound of Huo Jun made him unable to even pretend, so he turned his head and took Xiao Shunzi's father-in-law back to the dormitory, not wanting to see Huo Qu's illness any more.

Huo Jun, Huo Jun.

No emperor would be happy to hear these two words.

.......

Jiang Yuan, who was thin and thin, like a bamboo pole, saw Liu Che turn his head and leave, the deputy commander of the Yulin Army, His Majesty Liu Che's eagle dog, also quickly kept up with his master's pace and returned to the dormitory.

Two years ago, Huo Qubing gave Jiang Yuan a big lesson, and directly pulled him down from the position of deputy commander of the Yulin Army, but it didn't take two years, just a few months this guy was reinstated, and he sat back in the position of deputy commander of the Yulin Army, Liu Che can't do without him, can't do without this spy leader.

It was said a long time ago that Jiang Yuan was a poisonous snake, and he would never let go of everything Huo Quzhi had done to him in his life.

Zhang Taishu is a good example.

And today, Liu Che's sigh made him see the dawn of revenge, well, it may not be appropriate to use revenge, it should be Lord Jiang Yuan who wants to solve problems for his Emperor Majesty!

Back in the dormitory, Liu Che sat straight back in front of his dragon case, Xiaoshunzi's father-in-law left, and he left with great vision, so at this moment, only Jiang Yuan and Liu Che were left in the dormitory.

Liu Che saw that Jiang Yuan followed him all the way back to the dormitory, and naturally knew in his heart that he had something to say to him, and at that moment, he said with a pleasant face: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly." ”

Jiang Yuan hurriedly bowed his hand, thin and thin, and a flattering smile also climbed on his ravine-ravine face.

"Your Majesty, the minister does have something to say to you today, but I'm afraid you will be angry when you hear it."

Liu Che waved his hand, "But it's okay to say, not to mention that I've been angry less these days?" ”

Jiang Yuan showed a look of concern for the country, and said sincerely: "Since Your Majesty asked the minister to say it, the minister said it, Your Majesty, the champion Hou ......" Jiang Yuan stretched his voice, and at the same time looked at Liu Che cautiously.

Sure enough, when he saw Liu Che raise his eyebrows, Jiang Yuan immediately knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the minister definitely doesn't want to provoke the relationship between you and the champion Hou, it's just that what the champion Hou has done recently really makes the minister unbearable, so the minister can't help but speak up." ”

Liu Che ignored him, closed his eyes, and said lightly: "There are only me and you here, what do you have to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, no third person will know." "Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, no matter how angry he is in his heart, how dissatisfied he is with Huo Quai, he will not show it, his joy and anger are invisible, this is the true meaning of the emperor that Liu Che realized when he was a teenager.

Jiang Yuan was just afraid that what he said was wrong and annoyed Liu Che, so he came out like this, and when he heard Liu Che's words, Jiang Yuan stopped tossing and went straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, what the champion Hou has done recently is really not very good, you may have already known from the mouth of the little Shunzi father-in-law that day, the little Shunzi father-in-law took out your holy decree, and the soldiers under the command of the champion Hou did not buy it, but also made disrespectful remarks and insulted the little Shunzi father-in-law, which ...... Moreover, the minister believes that the champion Hou killed the evil king of Hun ......"

"Huh?" Hearing this, Liu Che opened his right eye and looked at Jiang Yuan coldly.

Jiang Yuan hurriedly gave himself a big mouth, and scolded while beating, "Weichen is wrong, he is the former evil king, he should be beaten, and the minister should be beaten." ”

"Hmph." Liu Che snorted coldly and didn't pay attention to it anymore, Jiang Yuan knew that the Evil King was dead, which was not surprising at all, because Liu Che had calmed down a lot of turmoil with his hands.

At the moment, Jiang Yuan continued to say the speculation in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the reason why the champion Hou killed the former Hun Evil King is very likely not to be out of his real intentions, after all, the champion Hou assured you that day that he would not kill the Hun Evil King, and the champion Hou's loyalty to the Han, Your Majesty must also know, the minister guessed, it is very likely that someone else said something, which made the champion Hou make such an unwise move."

Liu Che asked thoughtfully: "You mean, you are bewitched by someone?" ”

Jiang Yuan smiled, and instead of answering Liu Che, he said: "Your Majesty, the champion Hou is only twenty years old this year, and his mind is not yet mature, if he encounters anyone with ulterior motives, I am afraid that it will be ...... Moreover, dissatisfied with Your Majesty, the prestige of the champion Marquis is too great, and the minister has recently heard that many ministers in the court want to ask for the throne for him. ”

It's good to listen to people like Jiang Yuan, but for Liu Che, he can't listen to it.

Huo Quai's subordinates did not obey their holy orders, and only knew that they were blindly loyal to their generals.

Huo Quai's achievements in the war were too heavy, and his prestige was too great, even higher than his own prestige.

Please take the throne...... Hehe, someone raised it during the Battle of Monan.

These things are true, and they are all facts.

Listening to Jiang Yuan's words, Liu Che's heart suddenly gave rise to a kind of unwarranted fear, at this time, he didn't even think about the truth of Jiang Yuan's words, because at this time, his mind was full of words asking for the throne and Huo Jun.

After half a sound, Liu Che looked at Jiang Yuan and said in a deep voice with an expressionless face: "What do you want to do?" ”

Jiang Yuan was overjoyed in his heart, and said quietly: "Just act together according to General Wei." ”

Liu Che frowned slightly, and finally, in front of Huo Qu's illness and the throne, Liu Che made a choice.

"Exactly."