Chapter 62 National Focus
"Thank you for your majesty's love, although the minister is young, he will do his best to live up to his majesty's high expectations!" Huo Guang bowed down and said, although the Chang'an Order is not easy to do, Huo Guang will not refuse.
"Well, you have a cautious and calm personality, which is different from your brother's growing up. This is also the reason why I didn't let you enter the army, I hope that the two of you brothers will defend my Han country with one article and one martial arts. The Chang'an Order is your starting point, don't let me down! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said earnestly, but this is also the meaning of the question, which can be regarded as an encouragement to Huo Guang before taking office. Huo Guang can also feel that although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty intends to reuse himself, he is still in a kind of love for the house and Wu, and to put it seriously, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sees Huo Guang as another shadow of Huo Qu's illness.
"Sit down, don't be inhibited." Emperor Wu of Han gently patted Huo Guang's shoulder again and said.
Huo Guang sat down obediently, but he would not be really naΓ―ve enough to believe the words of Emperor Wu of Han, and he could completely let go in front of Emperor Wu of Han. Therefore, Huo Guang still looks like he is sitting upright, and of course Emperor Wu of Han will not be entangled in this all the time.
To be honest, up to now, Huo Guangdu still didn't know the character of Emperor Wu of Han at all. As for the image of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in those film and television works, it can be completely ignored and has no value for reference. In this case, Huo Guang just can't open his mouth as much as possible, and his honest answer to Emperor Wu of Han's words is the right way.
When Emperor Wu of Han saw Huo Guang sit down, he walked back to his desk, and when he sat down, he said again: "By the way, you haven't answered my question just now." What do you think about the policy of the Xiongnu? β
Huo Guang originally thought that Emperor Wu of Han would not ask this question again, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't hide. And this time Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was slightly different from what he said before, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only asked Huo Guang what he thought of the Xiongnu, and this time he asked more directly what he thought of the policy of the Xiongnu?
This seems to be the same problem, but the height of the rise is completely different. Policy is a sensitive thing in all dynasties and cannot be touched casually. Now the policy of the Western Han Dynasty towards the Xiongnu has changed from the peaceful defense policy of the Wenjing period, and was set by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as the strategy of taking the initiative to attack, military strikes and political surrender to disintegrate the strength of the Xiongnu.
After two major battles, the Battle of Hexi and the Battle of Mobei, the Xiongnu had lost the strength to invade the south. But the same Western Han Dynasty also consumed a lot because of these wars, especially the finances of the imperial court were already beyond their means. It stands to reason that at this time, we should change the original national policy, turn the initiative to attack into defense, and begin to recuperate and enhance national strength. In fact, this was also done by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the later period, but Huo Guang knew that this trick could not be said now!
According to Huo Guang's understanding, the current Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is in the period of expansion, and it is also the period when he has the most open territory. Judging from the development of historical events in later generations, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty should have been planning the Western Regions and Nanyue (roughly covering the territory of Guangdong and Guangxi in later generations) during this time. And Zhang Qian's second mission to the Western Regions in the fourth year of Yuanjia is likely to be the foreshadowing of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's desire to swallow the Western Regions. In this case, Huo Guang could not have a different way of thinking from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and it could be said that the Xiongnu would turn to defense, but it must not be said that he wanted to live the whole country!
"I think that the Xiongnu have no power to invade the south, if the Xiongnu expedition again, it will inevitably need to pay a greater price, and this price far exceeds the harvest, because the land of Mobei is only suitable for grazing, and it is far away from Middle Earth, and my Han is just a chicken rib. The minister dared to think that the Xiongnu could be turned into defense, so it was better to turn his energy to the Western Regions, or the southwest Zhuyi and Nanyue! Huo Guang's words were completely in line with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's thoughts, although Huo Guang, who had experience in later generations, did not approve of attacking these places in a hurry so quickly, but he was not stupid enough to change the layout of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wants to play like this, then Huo Guang can only show the same heart as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so that he can get the greatest benefits.
Many people think that time travel should change history and let history develop according to their own ideas, but Huo Guang doesn't think so. He believes that any historical development has its inevitability, and that the power of the individual may change something, but this change is absolutely limited and long. What's more, what you have changed is also closely related to your position in this era. With Huo Guang's current status, let alone changing the national policy of the Han Dynasty, it is difficult to change the fate of the people around him.
"Well, there's some truth! Your ridiculous metaphor is a novelty! Emperor Wu of Han said with a smile, in fact, he was very happy in his heart, and the more he looked at Huo Guang at this moment, the more he liked it. After all, everyone likes people who have the same heart and the same thoughts.
"Uh...... It was all some mountain and wild coarse language that made His Majesty laugh. Huo Guang found that he unconsciously moved out the chicken rib metaphor in the story of the Three Kingdoms, and it was common to compare things to chicken ribs in later generations, but there was no such metaphor in the Western Han Dynasty, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt fresh when he heard it.
"It seems that you usually don't put in a lot of effort, so I will test you, what is the best place for me to take first?" At this moment, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also interested, originally he still talked to Huo Guang casually, but he didn't expect Huo Guang to have such a bottom, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also had the intention of talking deeply.
"Oops...... The performance is a bit too much...... "Huo Guang secretly said in his heart that it was not good, in the end, he only knew the general historical trend, although he knew that the above places were conquered during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but who came first and who came after? He really doesn't know who is heavier and who is lighter, if you want to say where to conquer first, Huo Guang will be completely blind!
"Looks like you haven't figured it out yet? There's no hurry, I still haven't read some of the reports, so you can think about it slowly, and I'll tell you later. The atmosphere between Emperor Wu of Han and Huo Guang was already very harmonious, he saw Huo Guang's face was embarrassed, and knew that this kind of thing could not be thought of at once, so he asked Huo Guang to think carefully and then tell himself.
"Your Majesty is aware of everything, and the minister really can't say it for a while!" Huo Guangzhi didn't hide it, so he naturally admitted it, so that he really needed some time to think about it. Because it is not a matter of hitting where you hit first, you must comprehensively analyze the pros and cons.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to read the bamboo slips seriously, and I have to say that it was really not easy to be an emperor in ancient times, especially to be an ambitious and ambitious emperor, so there were too many things to deal with. And Huo Guang was still sitting down, and his mind quickly sorted out what he knew about these places.
At this time, Huo Guang's historical prophet did not work, because he had no memory of this piece at all. But fortunately, whether it is Huo Guang in later generations, or Huo Guang after fusing the soul of the Han Dynasty, his biggest advantage is that he is calm and cautious. At this time, he sorted out the current policies of the Western Han government towards these foreign countries.
Not to mention that after combing this time, Huo Guang really found some clues. For example, when dealing with the three forces of the Western Regions, the Southwest Yi, and the Nanyue Kingdom, the Western Han government adopted three completely different attitudes, and from these different attitudes, it was easy to find what Huo Guang wanted.
Huo Guang found that in his treatment of the Western Regions, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had so far adopted a policy of equal diplomacy. For example, Zhang Qian has made many envoys to the Western Regions, which is a serious and solemn envoy with a huge delegation, and he visits the countries of the Western Regions one by one in a formal diplomatic way. As for the Southwest Yi, Huo Guang didn't know much, but he just knew one thing, that is, Sima Xiangru had sent an envoy to the Southwest Yi, and although Sima Xiangru also sent an envoy that time, it was actually more like Shangbang was inspecting the subject country. As for the Nanyue Kingdom, Huo Guang didn't know what the Western Han government had done to this kingdom, but Huo Guang vaguely remembered one thing, that is, the Nanyue Kingdom was established by the Qin general Zhao Tuo, and now the king of Nanyue is still surnamed Zhao.
Thinking of these, Huo Guang easily found a problem. That is, whether it is the Western Regions or the Southwest Yi, in fact, they can be regarded as foreign countries, at least in the past, these places did not belong to the Han Dynasty and did not belong to the Central Plains culture. But Nanyue is different, in the final analysis, he is a historical problem left over from the Qin State, and it can be regarded as an internal problem of his own family.
Huo Guang kept thinking about the situation of the Quartet in his heart, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also carefully reading the newspaper, and before he knew it, an hour had passed.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty put down the last volume of the book, stretched out his arm and stretched his waist, and then said to Huo Guang: "How do you think?" β
"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has some immature ideas, please rule on Your Majesty!" Huo Guang's body moved slightly, and what he was going to say next really had nothing to do with the historical records, but really came up with it himself.
Emperor Wu of Han didn't speak, just stood up and looked at Huo Guang with interest, since Emperor Wu of Han stood up, then Huo Guang couldn't sit still, so he naturally stood up.
"Your Majesty, there are many countries in the Western Regions, and the forces are intricate, and they can be divided into the main ones at present. As for the many mountainous river valleys in the southwest Zhuyi, there are many miasma poisonous insects in their lands, and the southwest Zhuyi has the heart of surrender to our Han Dynasty, so it can be appeased here, supplemented by military might. However, it is the country of Nanyue, which was originally a Qin general who stood on his own, and there are many remnants of the Central Plains in his country, these people are not exclusive to the Han Dynasty, and they think that they should take Nanyue first! β
Huo Guang naturally wanted to take Nanyue first, but for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was natural to analyze the overall situation, even if he couldn't cover everything, he had to have a reasonable reason. Huo Guang didn't know if what he analyzed was the idea of the Western Han Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, even if it was a little imperfect, the general direction should not be bad.
An obvious smile appeared on Emperor Wu of Han's face, which was a look of approval, and at this moment, he also unabashedly showed his love for Huo Guang. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew in his heart that if Huo Guang's analysis was put in the court, almost all the ministers could say it, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty understood that Huo Guang was just a child who grew up in the mountains, and he was only fifteen years old now. It's rare to have such an experience and at such an age.
If you want to talk about the merits of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the most important of them should be his side of knowing people and making good use of them. In fact, there should be no shortage of talents in every era, because there must be outstanding figures under the huge population base, but most of the talents have been wiped out in the long river of history, and everyone is gone! And Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is an emperor who can discover talents, Wei Qinghuo's illness is the best proof, and even have to admit that the cool officials appointed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty have also made great contributions to this era!
And at this moment, in the eyes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang is a talent who can shape and cultivate the world!