This was the first time Liu Dan had met with an envoy from the Western Regions Protectorate, and he attached great importance to it.

Because after quelling the rebellion of Southwest Yi and temporarily rebuilding order in the southwest, Liu Dan lost his goal, and the appearance of the Western Regions attracted his attention.

The territory of the Great Han Dynasty was unprecedented, and the scope of influence encompassed was unprecedented in Zhuxia.

Tens of thousands of miles of borders, rebellions and riots are basically present on the long border, but most of them can be dealt with by relying only on the county guards and town guards princes.

After basically defeating the Xiongnu, the only ones left who could still wrestle with the Han army were the Western Regions, not because the combat effectiveness was so strong, but simply far away, and the Han army's logistics could not pass.

This is where the value of the Wushuang Marquis and the Wusun Kingdom lies.

The envoy sent by Luo Shi was naturally a clansman from Zhaocheng, and after entering the palace, Liu Dan and several important ministers of the imperial court were there, after all, it was not a trivial matter for most of the Western Regions to protect the war, and it even required the cooperation of the entire Han court.

If Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was on the throne, it is likely that Luo Shi's performance would not be agreed, but who made the current emperor Liu Dan.

"Have you all seen the folds presented by the Metropolitan Protector?"

Liu Dan looked at the people in the hall and said loudly: "King Dawan is disrespectful to the Han Dynasty, and even wants to cut off the trade routes. ”

The atmosphere of doing business in the Han Dynasty is much stronger than in history, especially Chang'an, as the intersection of the Western Regions and the Kanto, has a huge number of interests, and the trade routes in the Western Regions are very important to many people, especially the royal nobles, who make profits from it and scrape oil and water on the powerful and nobles in the Kanto region.

As soon as Emperor Liu Dan said this, these people responded in droves.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, there was a voice of opposition, "Your Majesty, the war in the southwest has just ended, and now you should recuperate, and the minister thinks that the war should not start thousands of miles away for the time being." ”

The voice is equivalent to loud, and when everyone looks at it, it turns out to be a military meritorious person!

The reason for the opposition of the military meritorious nobles is very simple, the Han Dynasty has not had the habit of two fronts so far, and if the war in the Western Regions starts, then the right to conquest must fall into the hands of the Western Regions Protectorate and the Hexi Liehou, at most plus the Guanzhong Generals.

There are no liehous in Guanzhong, and the vast majority of liehous are from Kanto!

The princes of Kwantung naturally opposed the launching of a war in a place where they could not grab benefits, and the princes of Kwantung had legitimate reasons, in addition to the fact that the imperial court really needed to recuperate, and some of the princes said angrily: "Your Majesty, the kingdom of Dawan is far away in the Western Regions, the mountains and rivers are far away along the way, the desert Gobi runs through it, and the Hexi Corridor is used as an obstruction, even if there is another hundred years, it will not be possible to come to Chang'an."

However, the Shanyue in the land of Jiangdong and the Hu people in the land of Liaodong can invade the land of our Han Dynasty overnight.

The minister has never heard of someone who can stay healthy for a long time without dealing with the serious problems of his henchmen, isn't it the same with the country?

Your Majesty, the minister is worried about the future of the Great Han. ”

Directly vetoing Luo Shi's proposal, it seems that we are jealous of our ability, but these two killer moves, we pay attention to convincing people with reason, even if Luo Shi is standing here, then he can't say anything.

Because this is a matter that makes sense on both sides, it all depends on the emperor's choice.

Although Liu Dan is ordinary in other aspects, he has a considerable understanding of the war, especially the Liaodong Protectorate, which is a group of ruthless people, and he deeply understands that just with the power of the Liaodong Protectorate, it is almost impossible for the Hu people to develop before these people die.

As for Shanyue in the Jiangdong region, Liu Dan didn't take it to heart, Shanyue was the same as Nanxiyi, at most he took advantage of the mountains, and when he arrived on the plains, the gap would be immediately reflected.

These barbarians have no cavalry, no sharp arrows and weapons, no armor enough to arm, it is impossible to pose any threat to the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty, even if Shanyue unites to counterattack, at most it is to lose the original Yuedi, the current Huiji County, and hold the Wu land, that is, the Jiangdong Plain There is no problem at all.

Thinking of this, Liu Dan waved his hand and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have already made a decision, and I will agree to all the war requirements of the Western Regions Protectorate, and no country or person can provoke the majesty of the Great Han. ”

Seeing that the liehou still wanted to speak, Liu Dan directly stopped: "But what you Aiqing said just now is also reasonable.

As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands.

But will a strong man wielding his fists be no match for a baby's four hands?

The Xiongnu are dead, under the sky, is there a country that can be compared with the Han Dynasty?

I don't think so!

With the strength of the Han Dynasty, even if there is a war on two sides, or even a war on three sides, what can it do?

The Liaodong Protectorate suppressed the Northeast, the Western Regions Protectorate suppressed the Northwest, and the Han Forbidden Army swept the world, which was the most powerful and invincible Han. ”

Liu Dan's words shook everyone in the hall very much, and at the same time there was a war on both sides?

Does what the emperor said make sense?

Yes!

Can it be done?

Yes!

The army of the Han Dynasty is invincible in the world, even half of it is enough to sweep the world, but the premise is that the world's money and grain are restored to the period of Emperor Xiaowu.

The military strength of the Han Dynasty has never been the number of soldiers and the quality of the soldiers, but the money and food to support these soldiers.

If Luo Sheng and Luo Shi knew that the emperor would make a two-sided move, they would definitely regret asking the emperor for war, if they fought the war in the Western Regions alone, with the Han Ting's years of deep cultivation in the Yishui River Valley, plus many years of tuntian and reserves in the Hexi Corridor, as long as the war did not drag on for too long, such as one year or two, it would be completely enough.

After all, the blow suffered by the Xiongnu in this time and space was too serious, and they had completely lost their role in containing the Han army.

The current grassland can be said to be the show of the Han people, coupled with the emergence of horseshoes, a large number of horses can be used in the use of materials, not as difficult as the logistics of the second general Li Guangli in history.

Before everyone could react, Liu Dan had already said loudly: "Da Si Nong! ”

Sang Hongyang walked out of the queue with his head held high, after making a great contribution last time, the emperor gave him some of the power and responsibility of the great businessman, "Your Majesty, the minister is here!" ”

Liu Dan smiled and asked, "Dasi Nong, I want to go to war, and I have to ask for money and food from you, the big butler." ”

The tone was full of intimacy, for Sang Hongyang, a little expert who could make money for him, Liu Dan is now very favored, Sang Hongyang bowed down, and then said confidently: "Your Majesty, it's just a two-front war, and the minister will definitely raise enough money and food for you and the court." ”

"Oh?"

Although he knew that Sang Hongyang was a capable person, such confidence still made Liu Dan ask with some curiosity: "What is Dasinong's clever plan?" ”

Sang Hongyang replied: "Your Majesty, last time I just copied the homes of some merchants, and it made up for the deficit of the war in the southwest. ”

When Liu Dan heard that it was still a collection of commercial tax and asset tax, he asked suspiciously: "Dasi Nong, I know that last time you and Dasi Shang went to collect it in person, so it was effective, but how big is this world, can you still run over county by county?"

If there is no Sang Qing in charge, I am afraid that those treacherous businessmen will not easily hand over the business tax.

I'm afraid your method won't work. ”

Sang Hongyang didn't worry at all when he heard this, but replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, the world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit, if you order, as long as someone can report others for tax evasion, half of the seizure will be distributed to him."

As long as you do this, you must be your eyes and ears in the world, and even those treacherous merchants and slaves will be used by you!

Are you still worried about taxes that you can't collect? ”

Rumble!

As soon as Sang Hongyang's words came out, the temperature of the entire palace seemed to drop by a few degrees in an instant, and almost everyone looked at Sang Hongyang with a completely uncontrollable killing intent.

"Your Majesty, please kill this traitor!"

Immediately, someone couldn't sit still, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of the world, and Sang Hongyang instigated the slaves to betray their masters, isn't this a challenge to the principles of heaven and earth?"

King Su is above.

In the past, King Su assisted King Zhou Kang, and there were so many slanderous words in the world.

When King Su died, King Zhou Kang treated him with his father's courtesy, and wept and said: 'Uncle Wang treats the widow with loyalty, and the widow serves Uncle Wang with filial piety'.

This is the foundation of the people of Zhuxia.

If even loyalty and filial piety have been lost, can they still be called human beings? ”

He did not accuse Sang Hongyang of his methods, but directly pointed out the flaws in Sang Hongyang's words, in fact, after Liu Dan heard Sang Hongyang's words, his eyes also flashed with cold light, and he only felt shuddering.

I can't help but be deeply glad that I am not the prince of the princes, but the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Otherwise, Sang Hongyang's sharp weapon will be aimed at himself, his own family knows his own family affairs, when he was the prince and king, he committed a lot of things, the court will not pursue it, if it is investigated, and then meet Sang Hongyang such a minister.

The result can only be suicide and exile from his family.

But now that he is the emperor, the Sang Hongyang is the sharpest blade in his hands.

Liu Dan said in a deep voice: "What Da Sinong said is a policy to seek the country, and I should implement it."

But loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of human beings, and I should not ignore them, and I am not allowed to report my lord, so let's do it in this way. ”

There was silence in the main hall, and only Sang Hongyang's high voice remained, "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

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Liu Dan is a difficult emperor to evaluate, because he is not a mediocre and incompetent emperor in the traditional sense, in the years when he just became an emperor, the wars he launched were very necessary, and he used his only advantage, that is, his sensitivity to war, won a lot of victories, in fact, to maintain the unity of the empire, but the military is the continuation of politics, and the war was waged everywhere during the weak period of the empire, this untimely behavior exposed his political shortcomings, and facts have proved that A Wufu Emperor will not be a good imperial ruler. ——"The History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"

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