Chapter 218 The Court of the Huns
For today's big man, there are really big events every year, and there are new things every day. As soon as the court meeting of the fastest update Weiyang Palace ended, the emperor toured the Huns north in the autumn, and the matter of sealing Mount Tai in the spring of next year began to spread. And the matter of being close to Wusun has been ignored by most people.
In the residence of the prince on the east side of Weiyang Palace, there are not only Empress Wei Zifu, General Wei Qing, but also the eldest princess of Pingyang and Princess Dangli, the crown prince Liu Ju and Shi Liangdi, and the emperor's eldest grandson Liu Jin. These people are all full of spring breeze and seem to be in a good mood.
"Uncle, did my father really say that he wanted me to be in charge of the country?" Liu Ju asked in disbelief, when he learned that the emperor had decreed that he would be in charge of the country, Liu Ju felt that he was in a fog, as if everything was a dream.
"Your Majesty decided in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, how can this matter be fake?" Wei Qing was also smiling, looking at Liu Ju like this, he was actually a little disappointed in his heart, but more of a love affair.
"According to him, it's a good thing that Your Majesty has let you be in charge of the country, but you also need to take care of it. Discuss everything with the old ministers left by Your Majesty, and don't go your own way! The queen said with some seriousness on her face. Although she was also happy that Huo Guang had won the opportunity to supervise the country for Liu Ju, she was a little worried that her son would not be able to do well.
"The prince has given birth to a good son! This time, the Marquis of Anyang proposed that the prince be in charge of the country, I heard that it was largely because Jin'er worshiped under his door? Princess Pingyang looked at Liu Jin with some curiosity, but asked most people's doubts.
Many people are speculating why Huo Guang proposed that the crown prince supervise the country, and in the end, some well-intentioned people pointed the finger at the emperor's eldest grandson, Liu Jin.
Liu Jin saw Princess Pingyang asking, so he bowed slightly to the princess and said, "The Marquis of Anyang does not allow us to call him teacher!" But it's not even worshipping under the Hou of Anyang. It's just that I don't know something, Your Majesty agreed to let the Marquis of Anyang let the Taixue disciples tour the north with the army, does that mean that I can also go? ”
"Nonsense, how old are you, how can you go north with Your Majesty to tour the Huns, what if you encounter a war with the Huns? You better stay and learn how to govern the country! The crown prince Liu glared at his son and said, he is the prince who claims to be lonely is in line with the etiquette law, although he rarely calls himself like this, but now when he thinks that he is about to supervise the country, his heart will inevitably be full of spirit.
"Maybe there is some truth in what Jin'er said." After a long time, Wei Qing suddenly spoke, which made Liu Jin, who was already depressed, a little excited again.
"General, but Jin'er is just a child after all!" As a mother, Shi Liangdi asked a little uneasily, she rarely speaks on such occasions, but when it comes to her only son, and this son is also the eldest grandson of the Han Empire, she can't care much about it.
"Mother, the child has learned a lot of skills in marching and fighting with the Marquis of Anyang in the past six months, and I am not young now!" Liu Jin pulled his mother, deliberately puffed up his chest and said.
"Your Majesty is accompanied by more than 100,000 cavalry on his northern tour, and the generals of the DPRK and China are almost pouring out, so there should be no problem in terms of security. If Jin'er accompanies him, His Majesty can also feel that Jin'er's filial piety is commendable, and it can leave a reputation for Jin'er's filial piety in the hearts of the world's subjects. Besides, Ah Guang and him have a master-apprentice friendship after all, and there is no need to worry about Ah Guang Fu! Wei Qing said what he thought in his heart, although he threw himself wholeheartedly on the crown prince Liu Ju, but in all fairness, Liu Jin, who is a son, has more potential to become a generation of Ming Jun than his prince's father.
"Why don't I go and ask Your Majesty to let me join the army?" Liu Jin was a little excited in his heart, it is the natural yearning of a man to fight the world on the battlefield, and in the past six months, in Huo Guang's words and deeds, Liu Jin has become even more enterprising, and he has long been yearning for the desert grassland.
"No....... Instead of you begging Your Majesty, it is better for the prince to bring it up himself. Wei Qing's eyes could not hide the light of wisdom, and as soon as he said this, Princess Dangli immediately stroked her palms and laughed: "Okay..... The uncle's move is really to kill two birds with one stone, so that the prince and younger brother can also win a name of filial piety. ”
What Princess Dangli said was right, if Liu Ju proposed to let Liu Jin accompany Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty on his northern tour, everyone in the world would praise the father and son. The crown prince couldn't serve the emperor, so he let his son serve his grandfather, so it was difficult to get a good reputation!
Just when the prince's family was full of ambition, a young girl outside the Marquis of Anyang's mansion stood outside the gate of the mansion with a sackcloth package, and she also carried a package on her back. Looking at the gate of the tall Hou Mansion, the girl hesitated for a moment but plucked up the courage to step forward.
"Who? This is the Anyang Hou Mansion, leave quickly if you have nothing to do. Just as the girl was about to step on the steps of the Hou Mansion, the two guards on duty outside the door hurriedly scolded.
"I ..... I want to see the Marquis of Anyang....." The girl was a little nervous, but she still raised her head and said what she meant.
"You? Which child? Hurry up and play, how can Master Hou be able to see you if you want to? The guard saw that although the girl was dressed decently, it was not luxurious, and she was only a naughty child.
"I have this ......." The girl's face was slightly red, as if she realized that her words just now were a little whimsical, and quickly opened the package in her arms, and then a saber more than two feet long was revealed.
"Be bold....... What do you want? When the guards saw that the girl was carrying a sword, they hurriedly pointed their weapons at the girl and shouted with a wary face.
The girl was also frightened and took a step back, and then quickly pulled the sword out of its sheath, and the sword was shining with cold light, but the girl next put the sword in front of her, and said to the guards, "Do you recognize the pattern on this sword?" ”
"This ....." The guards were a little confused, and then one of the guards stepped forward with a wary face to carefully examine the sword in the girl's hand, and then said, "You wait a minute, I'll go in and make a message." ”
Soon when the guard reappeared, there was already a woman with a light body and a beautiful face behind him.
"Little sister, what are you doing here?" The person who came out of the Hou Mansion was Huo Tang, and the one who threatened to see Huo Guang was naturally Liu Xijun.
"Miss Tang, I want to meet the teacher!" Liu Xijun put away his sword, stood at the foot of the steps and looked up at the condescending Huo Tang, and said with a resolute face.
"Teacher? It's really unfortunate that Master Hou was called by His Majesty, or you should come and sit down first! Huo Tang was slightly stunned when he heard the word teacher, and then stared at Liu Xijun with a curious expression and said.
"Thank you, Miss Tang." Liu Xijun was also not polite, gave a salute to Huo Tang, and then raised his steps and stepped on the steps of the Hou Mansion.
The Qingliang Hall of Weiyang Palace, now there is also a huge sand table in the palace room where Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lived in summer. Since there was such a thing as a sand table, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also liked this thing that was both intuitive and convenient. At this moment, Emperor Wu of Han and Huo Guang stood side by side in front of the sand table, and the two looked at the sand table as if the whole world was in front of them.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had already retreated, and even Su Wen and Jiang Chong were only waiting outside the palace.
"Aiqing also went on an expedition to Mobei with the hussar general, I want to hear Aiqing's opinion, how should we march on this northern tour?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoned Huo Guang alone to discuss the matter of the northern tour.
"Your Majesty intends to leave the general to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Huo Guang found that Emperor Wu of Han only called himself, and basically guessed that Wei Qing might not follow Emperor Wu of Han to the north.
Emperor Wu of Han continued to stare at the sand table, nodded and said: "I plan to leave the general, the prime minister and the imperial doctor, and the Zong Zheng and Taichang among the nine Qings also stay in Chang'an. ”
"Then I don't know if Your Majesty plans to return to Chang'an after the northern tour, or go directly to Taishan County to seal Zen?" Huo Guang asked again, because he only had half a year, and he could only plan the marching route if he wanted to know the thoughts of Emperor Wu of Han.
"I'm afraid it's too long to come and go, let's go directly to Taishan County." Emperor Wu of Han replied after a little thought.
Huo Guang nodded, picked up a wooden stick from the side of the sand table, and then pointed the wooden stick at Beidi County, and then began to say: "Your Majesty, we can go out of Shuofang along Beidi County, this is the surrendered city." ”
Huo Guang's wooden stick pointed on the sand table, and soon he arrived at the surrendered city beyond the Great Wall. Emperor Wu of Han looked at the sand table seriously and nodded from time to time.
"Seven hundred miles northwest of the surrendered city, here is the city of Mrs. Fan, where there is still the Han army garrisoned, is the northernmost fortress of our Han Dynasty, and the only city that goes deep into the desert, and there are often Huns around the city of Mrs. Fan. On the west side of Mrs. Fan's city, it is the nomadic area of the Xiongnu Youxian King, our army can wait for an opportunity to find the Right Xianwang in this area, cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Zhao Ponu of the two counties of Hexi, and fight with the Youxian King. Huo Guang continued, and the wooden sticks were walking in the two counties of Wuwei in Jiuquan, Hexi, and the Xiongnu grasslands in the northwest.
"However, after Zhao Ponu entered Hexi, I heard that the first section of the Right Xian King migrated to the northwest again, and we don't need to stay here for a long time, and the place thousands of miles north of Mrs. Fan's City is the Wolf Juxu Mountain." The wooden stick in Huo Guang's hand pointed further north, and finally landed heavily on a mountain range.
"Wolf Juxu Mountain? It's where you and the hussar generals defeated the Huns, very good....... I also happened to go to see the wolf Juxu who was recited in the world. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw the wolf Juxu Mountain, he couldn't help but think of Huo Quai's illness again.
"Your Majesty, the minister has often paid attention to the movements of the Xiongnu over the years, if the information is correct. The minister guessed that the current Xiongnu royal court was near this wolf residence Xu Mountain........" Huo Guang bowed sideways to Emperor Wu of Han, and then said solemnly.
"What? The court of the Huns is here? Emperor Wu of Han leaned forward with his hands on the sand table, trying to see himself closer, Huo Guang's words were too unexpected for him, and even made him feel a little out of shape.
"The Huns have been fighting with our Han for hundreds of years, and since the Bank of China said, the Huns have also begun to learn our Central Plains culture and strategies. Maybe that's what they learned from us! Huo Guang also looked at Wolf Juxu Mountain and said.
The Xiongnu were often at war with Zhao as early as the Warring States Period, and the Bank of China said that it could be said that it was the first traitor in Chinese history, and even the word traitor was derived from this. Before the Bank of China said, the Xiongnu's way of war has always been straightforward, and there has never been a strategy at all, but after the Bank of China said, the Huns have begun to use strategy and strategy.
"Is the most dangerous place the safest?" Emperor Wu of Han listened to Huo Guang's words, his eyes kept staring at Wolf Juxu Mountain, and he muttered to himself.
After a long time, Emperor Wu of Han suddenly turned around, his eyes fell solemnly on Huo Guang, and asked in a deep tone: "I ask you, if I put all the 150,000 soldiers and horses under your command, how sure are I of winning this battle?" ”
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