In the middle of the night, the Qingliang Hall of Weiyang Palace was brightly lit, Liu Che received an urgent report of the attack on Shuofang County, and learned that the losses were heavy, so he couldn't help but shoot the case, and shouted loudly: "It's too much to deceive people, it's really too much to deceive people, come here." ”

His Royal Highness's advisor lowered his head and ran to Liu Che's side in small steps and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is here." ”

"Hurry up and announce that Wei Qing and the three dukes and nine qing enter the hall. ”

"No. ”

Liu Che waved his hand again and said, "Slow down, the three princes and nine kings will not announce it first, Xuan Weiqing will come to see me." ”

"No. ”

Wei Qing received Liu Che's call late at night, and knew that the matter was urgent, so he hurriedly put on his official uniform and rode into Weiyang Palace, and came to Liu Che's dormitory to bow and said: "I don't know what Your Majesty's will is to summon your ministers into the palace late at night, please give your Majesty's orders." ”

"Oh, Zhong Qing doesn't have to be polite, in the dead of night, you and I are the two of you, you and the minister, you don't have to be polite. ”

"No. ”

"I'm in a hurry to summon Zhongqing over, just to confirm in advance, now send troops to the Huns, what are the odds?"

Wei Qing pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, with the current combat effectiveness of the main battle troops, they are becoming more and more familiar with the tactics of the Huns, and the odds of victory can basically account for sixty percent. ”

"It seems that Zhongqing is a little conservative, I require no less than eighty percent, only a continuous victory over the Huns, in order to completely hit the self-confidence of the Huns, now the Huns Da Dan Yu has just been replaced by what Yi Zhi oblique, and the Huns are no less than the first battle, if the first battle is won, they can be defeated, and they can maximize the prestige of our army, destroy the prestige of the Huns, so that they no longer dare to covet the territorial property of the Han Dynasty. ”

"What Your Majesty said is extremely true, what Your Majesty is referring to, even if you fight with your life, you must win a complete victory to repay Your Majesty's kindness. ”

"This is my Zhongqing, take a look at this. Liu Che said and handed Wei Qing the report of the border pass battle of the Huns' night attack on Shuofang.

After Wei Qing finished reading it, he put it aside and said: "It seems that the Xiongnu are not willing to fail in the occupation of Henan by our Han Dynasty, since we occupied Henan, they have repeatedly violated our borders and are eager to force us to fight." ”

"Yes, the Xiongnu invaded our border counties five times or three times, killed the county guards and friends in front of them, plundered the border people, and attacked my Yanmen, Dingxiang, and Shangjun, how many times I have endured it, but this time they attacked our newly built Shuofang City with tens of thousands of horses and horses, and almost destroyed the Shuofang City built by my huge manpower and financial resources, so it is not possible to send troops to deter the Xiongnu this time. ”

Wei Qing bowed and said: "What Your Majesty said is very true, and the minister also thinks so, please give your Majesty an order, and the minister will immediately go out to drink the land of the Ma Xiongnu." ”

"Okay, I think that this war, if you don't fight, you will go, and the war will make the Huns remember the pain, where does Zhong Qing think it should start, and how many troops are needed. ”

"The minister believes that the current Xiongnu sphere of influence lacks the encirclement of Henan, the large territory of the right Xian King is displayed in front of us, the Xiongnu royal court is in the south of the desert, according to our distance, it is not appropriate to attack the royal court directly, we should eliminate the sound power of the right Xian Wang, and then let the royal court lose the protective barrier, so that the Xiongnu Da Dan Yu knows the power of my Han Dynasty, if there is a chance, you can take the Xiongnu royal court. ”

"Okay, what Zhong Qing said is reasonable, this also prepares us for further exterminating the Huns," Liu Che looked at the map and frowned, "The Right Xian King's Department is thousands of miles away from our border pass, such a long-distance battle must be a difficult battle, how many men does Zhong Qing need to defeat the Right Xian King?"

"The long journey requires the improvisation of the troops and the courage of the cavalry soldiers, and Gao Yun is the closest to the Right Virtuous King, and it is enough to send 20,000 strong cavalry from here. ”

Liu Che said loudly after taking a few shots: "Okay, I will give you 30,000 elite soldiers, go to destroy the Right Xian King, and send another 60,000 troops to cooperate with Zhong Qing's actions from the flank in two groups, and unify them under Zhong Qing's command." ”

"If this is the case, then it is foolproof, and the victory over the Huns is just around the corner. ”

"Okay, tomorrow morning I will announce that the troops will be ordered in three days, and they will set off in seven days. ”

"No. ”

Liu Che and Wei Qing determined the battle plan in the middle of the night, and prepared the generals to participate in the battle, and the seemingly sudden decision was actually the result of Liu Che's two years of forbearance.

Above the early dynasty, the ministers of civil and military affairs entered the court in turn, and Liu Che looked around left and right and said, "Why didn't the prime minister go to the court?"

The confessor responded: "Back to Your Majesty, the prime minister has been ill for a long time, and he has not recovered and cannot go to court." ”

Liu Che immediately got angry and said: "The state affairs are so tense that the prime minister has not been able to participate in political affairs for a long time, go and drive someone to pick up the prime minister, I want to ask the reason." ”

"No. ”

In front of everyone's eyes, Prime Minister Xue Ze walked up to the hall panting under the support of two people, and before he could salute Liu Che, Liu Che asked, "Is the prime minister really sick?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is old and frail, he is indeed ill, and he has mistaken the government, please punish Your Majesty. ”

"If the prime minister is really sick so seriously, let him leave the prime minister's position to recuperate, and it is a good thing for the people of the community to let him come up in good health. ”

As soon as Xue Ze heard that Liu Che was going to let him leave the prime minister's position, his seriously ill body felt a lot more relaxed in an instant, and he gasped and said: "Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Liu Che looked at Xue Ze lying on the ground with a relaxed body and thanked him, and then continued: "Okay, Xue Ze can go down, and I will arrange new personnel to take over immediately." ”

"No, Xue Ze retired. ”

At this time, Liu Che also felt a lot more comfortable in his heart, thinking that if he announced his plan to send troops to the Xiongnu, this Xue Ze would definitely oppose Gongsun Hong and others, and now Xue Ze, who had not made a trace of performance, left his post to see who else dared to oppose my grand cause.

Ji Di below was a little unsuffocated and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." ”

Liu Che took a look, this was also a difficult anti-war thorn, but as a veteran of the Three Dynasties, he had to answer: "Ouch, Ji Aiqing, please speak." ”

As the lord and lieutenant, Ji Di has always been honest and said unequivocally: "Your Majesty, Xue Ze is not shocked by the prime minister, but he has done nothing, His Majesty let his departing ministers support him, but the country cannot be without a prime minister for a day, please Your Majesty appoint a new candidate as soon as possible." ”

Liu Che thought proudly, this Ji Di is now talking about my heart, yes, the capital without a prime minister is unacceptable in front of the people of the world, who is this appointed, I think Gongsun Hong, this old man is good, but he is good at meeting my meaning, and he can deal with it very smoothly in case of trouble, which is very suitable, although there will always be anti-war thoughts, but once I make up my mind, I will immediately change direction, this person can be reused, thinking of this, I asked rhetorically: "Ji Aiqing, do you think Gongsun Hong Aiqing can take on the important role of prime minister?"

When Ji Di heard Gongsun Hong, he couldn't help but show a disdainful expression and said: "The prime minister candidate is the head of the three princes and nine kings, please be cautious in your Majesty's selection, the imperial historian who is so old has now let him take care of himself, and I am afraid that he will be a little lacking in energy to be the prime minister." ”

Gongsun Hong, who was standing next to him, heard Ji Di's words, his facial expression instantly stiffened, and he whispered in his heart: "What an old man Ji Di, I dare to comment on the old man like this, and I have the opportunity to let you leave this hall, so as not to harm an honest person like me from time to time." ”

Liu Che's expression was also a little stiff in an instant, but the change quickly continued: "What Ji Aiqing said is a bit excessive, I see that Gongsun Aiqing is very suitable for the position of prime minister, and it is a little condescending not to be a prime minister with such a great spirit." ”

Gongsun Hong heard Liu Che's words, and his heart was sweet, so he interjected, "The emperor still knows how to be a minister, and no matter what position the minister does, he always has the people in his heart, unlike the lord and the captain, who only thinks about how to eliminate colleagues who disagree with him." ”

Ji Di immediately objected disdainfully: "Gongsun Hong's eyes are empty, and he dares to speak wild words to frame the ministers in this court, and ask Your Majesty to judge the ministers." ”

Before Liu Che could answer Ji Di's words, many ministers echoed: "Your Majesty, the ancestral system stipulates that the person who can take on the role of prime minister must be a marquis. ”

Liu Che thought in his heart, Gongsun Hong, Gongsun Hong, what do you usually do, I have mentioned the appointment of you as prime minister, why are there so many opposing voices, but it doesn't matter, where is there a situation that I can't be terrible now, Liu Che thought of this and continued: " What all Aiqing said is reasonable, I think that the selection of materials can not be limited to a small circle, I choose the world's big materials in order to be conducive to the continuous development of the society, now a focus is that Gongsun Aiqing does not have a title, I will now crown Gongsun Aiqing as the Marquis of Pingjin, what do you think Aiqing?"

Ji Di, who was left aside, couldn't sit still, so he objected loudly: "Your Majesty, there are still regulations in the ancestral system, and those who have no merit cannot be crowned marquis." ”

"Oh, don't object to Ji Aiqing, Gongsun Hong is a man of great material, and as a doctor of imperial history, he has managed the society for me, and he has made a great contribution. ”

"My Emperor Shengming. When the ministers below saw that Liu Che was already a king and was determined to make Gongsun Hong the prime minister, they no longer objected and agreed in unison.

Seeing this, Ji Huang pointed his hand at His Highness's ministers and shouted: "You people who see the wind and steer the rudder are really worthy of the name of the minister. ”

Liu Che motioned to the confessor next to him and said, "Ji Aiqing is a little tired, help His Royal Highness Ji Aiqing to rest." ”

"No. Ji Di's opinion was put aside by Liu Che like this, and Ji Di turned his head angrily and left the hall.

Gongsun Hong hurriedly knelt on the ground and thanked him and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live long live." Since then, Gongsun Hong, who is more than a year old, has dramatically reached the pinnacle of life, and since then has formed a practice of appointing whoever is appointed as a prime minister.

The mood of the ministers was not yet calm, and Liu Che continued: "Last night, I got an urgent report from the border pass, and the Huns attacked my Shuofang County again, with heavy casualties, and I no longer feel sleepy. ”

"The hateful Huns, I really don't know what to do. "Looks like we need to beat them again. "No, now is not the time to use force. ”...... The ministers below began to talk in a whisper.

Liu Che raised his hand and said, "Gongsun Hong, let's talk about it." ”

Gongsun Hong, who had just sat on the throne, still said in an old-fashioned tone: "Your Majesty, peace is still precious, and it is not appropriate for Han and Hungary to start a war again, after all, war is a matter of labor and money." ”

Most of the ministers below immediately chimed in: "Yes, yes, what the prime minister said is right, the prime minister is far-sighted." ”

Liu Che immediately waved his hand and said: "The Prime Minister's words are wrong, the Xiongnu are a barbarian nation, and it is difficult to tame without force, this battle must be fought, and now it is a matter of discussing how to send troops." ”

This time Gongsun Hong was stunned, but after all, Gongsun Hong was an old man, and he had just been promoted to prime minister under the condition that Liu Cheli was overwhelmed, and he couldn't be inconsistent with the emperor's beat, so he immediately saw the wind and said: "Your Majesty's decision-making vision must be higher than that of the old minister, as long as Your Majesty gives the will, we will firmly implement it." ”

The ministers below immediately looked disdainful, and couldn't help but secretly scold Gongsun Hong in their hearts, what a slippery head, now that the official is the prime minister, he dares to be such a wall grass swaying from side to side, forget it, since the prime minister has expressed his position, our opposition is invalid, so they shouted in unison: "Everything will be carried out according to Your Majesty's will." ”

"Okay, I ordered Wei Qing to lead 30,000 cavalry out of Gaoque as the main force and unified command of the following generals and men, the guerrilla general Su Jian, the crossbow general Li Fu, the servant Gongsun He as the cavalry general, and Li Cai as the light car general divided into two groups to lead 20,000 cavalry out of Shuofang; ”