The Chengming Hall was originally a place for the courtiers to rest, and now in the middle of the night, it is the most suitable place for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to summon the ministers. This article was first published at this time, although there were not as many people as the court, but more than 20 important ministers of the court and the central government were also gathered. Not only the Prime Minister's Imperial Envoy and Jiuqing, but even the new favorite ministers of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, such as Captain Sili, Jing Zhaoyin, and Doctor Guanglu, also came.

"The Governor of the Western Regions reported urgently that the Prime Minister of Anxi, Olobazo, led the five kingdoms of Cordone, Adityabona, Charaseni, Elimais, and Posis, together with a total of 180,000 troops of large and small nobles, to break through the Great Moon Clan and open the passage between Anxi and the Western Regions. When this letter was sent, the army of Rest had already arrived at the city of Guishan. Now that Huo Guang, the governor of the capital, has come to Guishan City in person, from the perspective of time, the battle of Guishan City has begun for seven days...."It was Guanglu Doctor Zhang Anshi who read out the contents of the document.

After Zhang Tang's death, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty not only treated the Zhang family preferentially, but also trusted Zhang Anshi, and now Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has two young upstarts next to him, namely Guanglu Doctor Zhang Anshi and Fengche Duwei Huo Yan.

"Then the strongest in peace is the ironclad cavalry, I don't know how many ironclad cavalry there are this time?" Prime Minister Sun He asked. Today's Han is not so strange to rest, some of the main characters of rest, as well as the composition of their army, the Han high-level already has some understanding.

"There are about 15,000 ironclad cavalry, 60,000 light cavalry, more than 100,000 servant infantry, and countless slaves...... Zhang Anshi is now in charge of confidential information beside Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he knows some first-hand information.

"So much...... In the arrival report a few days ago, three hundred ironclad cavalry can defeat Wu Anjun's tens of thousands of Western Regions coalition troops, how can these fifteen thousand ironclad cavalry fight? Zhang Anshi's revelation of the numbers shocked all the ministers in the palace.

At this moment, all of the people present in the Chengming Hall are the real high-level of the Han Empire, and some of the recent war between Bai Zheng and Dawan has been transmitted to Chang'an a few days ago, and these people have a clear understanding of the horror of the ironclad cavalry.

"Do you want to gather the army of the county to support the Governor's Mansion of the Western Regions?" Imperial Historian Du Zhou asked Emperor Wu of Han tentatively.

"It's too early to send reinforcements, isn't it? There are 70,000 elite cavalry stationed in Dunhuang alone, and there are no less than 150,000 troops in the Western Regions, but the gap between the two sides is not too big. Before Emperor Wu of Han could speak, Sang Hongyang put forward a different opinion. No one in Chang'an knows Huo Guang and his Western Regions Governor's Mansion better than Sang Hongyang, regardless of the organization or strength of the Governor's Mansion, it can be said that Sang Hongyang knows everything about it.

"Did Huo Guang transfer all the 70,000 Hexi troops to Guishan?" Emperor Wu of Han pondered for a moment, and asked Zhang Anshi with some tiredness.

Emperor Wu of Han sat on his seat with difficulty, he really felt that he had been a little powerless in the past two years, especially when dealing with emergency state affairs in the middle of the night like tonight, his body could no longer be as energetic as a few years ago. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew that he was really old!

"Back to Your Majesty, the Metropolitan Governor only brought 10,000 guards to Guishan City, and there were still 60,000 elite Hexi troops in Dunhuang. Judging from the information obtained so far, the governor of Dadu only mobilized 10,000 troops unknown to the king of Yancheng, and there was no sign of the Hexi elite in Dunhuang. Zhang Anshi bowed slightly to Emperor Wu of Han and replied.

Zhang Anshi's answer not only made Emperor Wu of Han breathe a sigh of relief slightly, but even the courtiers in the palace also put down their hanging hearts. Huo Guang has not yet mobilized the elite of the Hexi Army, indicating that the situation is still under control. Thousands of miles deep from the Western Regions to Hexi, with this strategic buffer and the 60,000 elite cavalry of Dunhuang, the 180,000 Eastern Expeditionary Army resting in peace will not be able to threaten the land east of the river for a while and a half.

"Since the Metropolitan Governor is enough to deal with it, the imperial court does not need to work hard to mobilize the people. Just keep an eye on the trends in the Western Regions! Emperor Wu of Han finally said very calmly, and then this emergency meeting convened temporarily ended with thunder and rain.

However, there was a small episode when the ministers left, Prime Minister Gongsun He deliberately left last, and when everyone else left, he actually caught up with Emperor Wu of Han again and bowed respectfully from behind Emperor Wu of Han.

"Your Majesty, the minister has arrested Yangling Zhu Anshi, please spare Gongsun Jingsheng's life." Gongsun He said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with tears in his eyes.

"Do you want to exchange merit for Gongsun Jingsheng's life? Zhu Anshi has not been returned to the case for three years, I think you have spent a lot of effort, right? Gongsun Jingsheng is not a small crime, let's lock him up for a while! Emperor Wu of Han stopped, looked back at Gongsun He and said.

As a father, Emperor Wu of Han was able to understand Gongsun He. Out of consideration for the empress, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also hoped to find a reason to exempt Gongsun Jingsheng from the death penalty, after all, Gongsun Jingsheng was the only son of the empress's sister.

"Your Majesty Longen....." Although Emperor Wu of Han did not say it explicitly, he basically agreed to pardon Gongsun Jingsheng. When Gongsun He bowed his head again gratefully, Emperor Wu of Han had already turned around and left again!

The 180,000-strong army went on an eastward expedition, but in the end, there was nothing to do with the Han court, and all this was faced by Huo Guang alone. Although the entire Han Dynasty was talking about the war in the Western Regions, the people were still living a leisurely life of peace and prosperity, as if it had lasted for dozens of days, and the war in which the two sides had invested nearly 300,000 troops had nothing to do with them.

Only a few people realized that in just a few years, Huo Guang's Western Regions Governor's Mansion could already block the 180,000 army in Guishan City without using all its strength, and they could not take half a step forward in Guishan City, and how strong its real strength was, these people were no longer willing to imagine, and among them, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had the deepest experience.

Since receiving the news of the 180,000-strong army of the Eastern Expedition, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has often dreamed that countless ironclad cavalry have entered Chang'an, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is alone, without a single escort by his side, not even a courtier. Every time the ironclad cavalry surrounded him, a man would come out from behind the ironclad cavalry, and the man would carry a long knife full of blood, and walk towards Emperor Wu of Han step by step. The man's face was blurred, but sometimes he would look like Huo Guang, and sometimes he would look like the crown prince Liu Ju.

Such dreams have appeared countless times, and every time he wakes up, Emperor Wu of Han feels cold all over, and his back is drenched in cold sweat.

"Huo Guang......" Emperor Wu of Han woke up suddenly, shouting Huo Guang's name in his mouth, and then he sat on the bed, panting heavily.

"Your Majesty...... Are you alright? Did Your Majesty dream of the Metropolitan Governor again? Mrs. Gouyi, who was in her prime on the bed, caressed Emperor Wu of Han's somewhat wet back, and asked with concern on her face.

Mrs. Gou Yi is also curious, the emperor has been having nightmares recently, and every time he shouts the name of Huo Guang or the crown prince.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the rest army has been blocked in Guishan City for more than a month, and with the presence of the Metropolitan Governor, these aliens will not be able to advance half an inch." Mrs. Gou Yi only thought that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was worried about the war in the Western Regions, so she spoke out to comfort her.

"yes...... It's okay, go ahead and rest! Emperor Wu of Han slowly calmed down, but when he lay down again, he couldn't sleep, and whenever he closed his eyes, his mind would appear what ironclad cavalry surrounded him, and the bloody long knife......

In a garden next to the Jiaofang Palace, Empress Wei Zifu of the Han Dynasty is pruning a begonia tree with iron scissors, which was transplanted from the Changping Marquis' Mansion. Since the death of Wei Qing and Princess Pingyang, Wei Zifu has liked to take care of these begonia trees, and every time she sees these begonias, she feels that her younger brother seems to be still by her side, still guarding her as before.

"Is the queen missing the general again?" Emperor Wu of Han didn't know when he appeared behind Wei Zifu.

Since Wei Qing's death, the position of general has been vacant, as if this position was only set up for Wei Qing!

When Wei Zifu heard the emperor's voice, he hurriedly put down the iron scissors, and his dusty hands subconsciously rubbed a few times on his robe, and then bowed to Emperor Wu of Han Yingying: "I have seen Your Majesty." ”

"I haven't been here for a long time, so I'll stop by to sit when I have time today." Emperor Wu of Han stretched out his hand and pulled up Wei Zifu, looking at the queen whose face was already full of wrinkles and her hair was thinning a lot, Emperor Wu of Han once again felt that the years were unforgiving, not only himself, but even his beautiful queen was old.

"Queen...... We're all old..... Sometimes I wish I could be like you all day long! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took Wei Zifu's hand, these hands are no longer as soft and smooth as they were more than ten years ago, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Zifu are married in the real sense, and he does not dislike Wei Zifu in the slightest.

"Has the prince been here with you lately?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Zifu sat on the stone bench in the garden and asked about the crown prince Liu Zhilai.

"I heard that the prime minister often sends official documents to the prince to deal with, and he may have been too busy recently, but he often came to accompany my grandmother when he was a child." Speaking of Liu Jin, Wei Zifu also showed a smile on his face.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty toured the Xiongnu in the north and was supervised by the crown prince, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has delegated some power to the prince, and some official documents that could have been approved by the prime minister have been sent to the prince, which can be regarded as a means to train the prince in advance to deal with national affairs and understand the country. On the other hand, it also shows that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not a person who was reluctant to give up power and acted arbitrarily.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has chosen the most loyal support of the crown prince Liu Ju in recent years, and it is naturally Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who intends to prepare for the prince's accession to the throne in the future.

"Jin'er, this kid is really good! In the future, the big man will be handed over to him, and I won't worry about anything! Speaking of Liu Jin, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also showed a rare smile on his face.

However, as the emperor, he shouldn't have said this sentence just now, and it was still when the crown prince was alive. But there are only two people here, he and Wei Zifu, he is the emperor and a husband, and he feels that there is nothing to say about discussing his children and grandchildren with his wife in private.

"Your Majesty is in the prime of spring and autumn, these words are too early!" Wei Zifu didn't have any special expression on his face, just said very plainly. This is also Wei Zifu's best quality, as a queen, she never invites favors and never asks Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for power, it is precisely because of Wei Zifu's character that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dares to make Wei Huo's relatives the most powerful relatives in the world.

"Where is the spring and autumn still in its prime..... Look at my silver-haired ...... And you, my queen, with all the wrinkles on your face...... We're all old...... Haha" Emperor Wu of Han lowered his head slightly, leaned in front of Wei Zifu, and pointed to his hair again. Finally, he raised his head and reached out again to touch the wrinkled corners of Wei Zifu's eyes.

"yes...... It's all old..... Even Jin'er is about to become a father, and it's time to get old! Wei Zifu was also amused by Emperor Wu of Han, she had not spoken to Emperor Wu of Han like an ordinary husband and wife for many years.

Wei Zifu has always been very glad about her life, she met Princess Pingyang who appreciated her in the most beautiful years, and then became the queen of the Han Dynasty, her younger brother is the general of the Han Dynasty, and her son is the prince of the Han Dynasty. She feels that she has nothing to ask for in her life, if there is still a slight regret, I am afraid that it is because her husband is the emperor, and she is destined to have too little time to accompany her, but at this moment, even this slight regret is gone!