In mid-to-late November, news was sent back to Chang'an from the Beiguan front.

At that time, it happened to be in the upper court. The ministers knew that the timing of this news was a bit coincidental, just in time for the court meeting, I am afraid that it was arranged by His Majesty......

The ministers listened to the front row.

"Recently, Beiguan won a great victory, and the champion Hou Chu sent troops from Chang'an, and attacked the enemy for thousands of miles, breaking the right Beiping County, so that the rebels could not advance in front and retreat, and fell into a dilemma.

The next day, the champion Hou defeated 6,000 enemies. And rushed to attack the two counties of western Liaoxi and eastern Liaodong to explore the reality of the enemy.

Then he waved the army to recover Yuyang and built the city of Guancheng in the valley.

A few days ago, the champion Hou Zhengbing went out of western Liaoning, and at the right time he had joined our Han border army, and the soldiers were abundant. The champion Hou ordered the army to surround three and leave one, and gave up the direction north of Liaoxi County alone, and did not form a siege.

A day later, there were soldiers in the city who opened the gates of the city to welcome our army into the city. The rebels fled north in a hurry, and the champion Hou Fu raised 3,000 soldiers, pursued but did not attack, entered the grassland, and on the same night, suddenly rushed to the north of the grassland, and the green mountain under the command of Wuhuan defeated more than 2,600 of his soldiers at night.

The leader of the Green Mountain Tribe, Heluo Houjian, was captured alive, and more than 3,200 people were captured in this department.

The next day, Huo Hou once again sent troops to attack the Wuhuan Zuo Qianyang Division, defeating more than 2,900 enemies......

This is the day before yesterday...... Knock on the Holy Hear. ”

The chamberlain read it in front of the palace in public, and all the ministers heard it.

After hearing the news, all the ministers thought: Champion Hou is not fighting the rebels, he turned his troops to attack Wuhuan and other departments on the northeast front, and the change could not be more natural...... At this time, the Wuhuan tribes were terrified, and they were afraid that they had been disrupted by the champion Hou.

"Secretaries, I think that the battle news from the border pass said that it deserves the title of great achievements, do you have any objections?"

The emperor saw that the ministers bowed their heads, and no one had any objections, so he smiled and announced his retirement from the court.

He arranged to read out the battle situation of Beiguan at the court meeting, just to let the ministers know that Beiguan had been fought, and even the battle was successful, and it was useless to stop it, and all departments needed to cooperate.

At noon that day, the news reached Dong Zhongshu's ears.

"Champion Hou sent troops from Beiguan...... Even the Wuhuan tribes also fought together? Dong Zhongshu frowned.

The little official sent back by Bai Yu to deliver the news nodded and said:

"Yes, the news sent back from Beiguan said that the champion Hou Bingfeng was sharp, and the northern border was not his enemy, and he won consecutive battles. Some Bian Yi heard of his name and moved north, not daring to engage in battle.

Champion Hou Zhenren is also a hero, raising the prestige of my big man. ”

Even the little official was a little excited, and his face was full of joy.

Dong Zhongshu glanced at the little official, but he screamed bitterly in his heart. Champion Hou went to the border to quell the rebellion, and by the way, he led the war to the grassland and did not come back, how should this be good?

Looking at the meaning of the champion Hou, if he is allowed to fight, can he wipe out all the foreign criminals along the northeast?

"I'm going to go to the palace."

Dong Zhongshu made some preparations, and soon after, he entered the palace again and asked to see Emperor Liu Che.

Den.

Dong Zhongshu bowed in under the leadership of the chamberlain, and saluted: "The old minister has seen Your Majesty. ”

"What's the matter with Master Dong?"

"The minister does have something to ask your majesty.

Can Your Majesty issue an order to transfer Lang Zhongling back to Chang'an from the border pass? ”

Liu Che looked away from the notebook in his hand and looked at Dong Zhongshu.

Master Dong was about to speak, Liu Che took out three volumes on the low seat and pushed them through the air: "Master, take a look at these volumes first." ”

Dong Zhongshu bowed his head and picked up a scroll and unfolded it.

The content of the volume is that three months ago, Huo Qubing attacked the Xiongnu for the second time, defeated the Xiongnu royal court, swept away the battle losses of the various departments under the royal court, and captured the gains of the various departments.

According to the statistics of the Great Agricultural Order after the war, the gains from the great victory at that time were higher than the battle losses.

Because it was the Xiongnu royal department that was defeated, there was a lot of income, and there was a surplus after the battle, which was used to fill the treasury.

After attacking the Huns, Lang Zhong ordered to bring the troops back, and the captured baggage stretched for several miles, horses, cattle, sheep, prisoners, all kinds of leather horns, treasures and other things.

This is what it is said to be sick, if you can maintain the winning momentum, you can get richer and richer. ”

Dong Zhongshu was silent and silently picked up the second volume.

This volume is written about Huo Quai's wedding, when he went out of Xiguan to attack the Qiang people, which was also the loss and capture of statistics after the war.

"Lang Zhong ordered the attack on the Qiang tribe, and he didn't capture much, but he sent fewer troops, he only brought two hundred forbidden troops, and the damage was almost negligible."

The emperor kept writing on a scroll, and said with a dual-purpose heart.

Dong Zhongshu picked up the third bamboo slip.

"This volume is the situation of Lang Zhongling's attack on the front line of Yuyang."

"The comparison between the relevant battle losses and the benefits of capture has not yet come out, but the defeated rebels are well-armed, with thousands of battle armor, and the gains from capture are still much higher than the battle losses."

"Lang Zhongling has recently clashed with the Xiongnu, Xiqiang, and Huainan rebels several times, swept through all the enemies, and all had surpluses.

Does the master still have to oppose me and Lang Zhongling's ambition to expand the territory? ”

The emperor's tone became more and more severe, and said that it was his and Huo Quai's common desire to expand the territory, and the meaning could not be clearer.

Every time there is a war, there is a surplus, so it's no wonder that the big peasant orders have not been opposed to fighting a war recently...... Dong Zhongshu's thoughts fluctuated.

He took a deep breath, took out the dossier he had prepared before coming, took it out of his sleeve, and presented it to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, please see.

This is the income and expenditure of the national treasury of the Han Dynasty in recent years, and the cost of raising troops, the cost of combat, and the cost of training troops are all among the top five.

In addition, there is also the chaos of the currency system, the chaos of the county coinage, the private ownership of salt and iron, and the consumption of equal losses.

Each one of them is shocking.

If Your Majesty does not make any adjustments and establish a new probationary system, it will be virtuous and square. The treasury is empty, and the national strength of our Han is weakening day by day! ”

The emperor flipped through the simple book in front of him, and his brows furrowed slightly.

He didn't know about these situations, but when governing a country, some things touch so many interest groups that even the emperor can't make a decision, and it takes time to make improvements.

"The old minister is not blindly opposed to war, but is worried about these things, and wants to discuss with His Majesty to postpone the use of troops.

Give me a few years of buffer in the DPRK, manage everything, and then try to use troops. Dong Zhongshu said.

The emperor said: "Then I also want to ask the master, it is difficult to find good generals in ancient times, such as generals, champion marquis, and other unborn generals, there are even fewer of them.

I have it, the joy in my heart, the master may experience?

If there is no good general and do not use it, it will be like a good opportunity in front of it and not grasp it.

The state affairs have been adjusted, but now that the Xiongnu are newly defeated, it is at the time of opening up the territory and sweeping the four provinces, if you miss the opportunity, it is too late to regret.

Related wars, I and the general, Lang Zhongling have deduced many times, and they all feel that it is difficult to endure for a while, even if I am frugal and fast, I should fight, I must fight, and I definitely do not allow Siyi to raise his head, does the master think so? ”

Dong Zhongshu sighed: "The champion Hou has won many battles, and the ministers have also seen it.

And the ambitions of the Xiongnu and other wolves, as long as they have a little respite, they will definitely come again, and Kou Bianchen also knows.

The minister has been reflecting on his daily life recently, and what the champion Hou said is not unreasonable, so let's fight. ”

Ay?

The emperor was stunned, in the first half of the paragraph, you still looked like you wanted to reason with the facts and persuade me, but in the second half you took a sharp turn and agreed to fight?

What is the reason for the turn so fast?

Dong Zhongshu: "The old minister hesitated several times and wanted to block the military affairs, but in the past few days, I have thought about it again and again, just fight."

However, the minister believed that it was necessary to set up a strict supervision system to prevent excessive consumption of troops and use all the money to fight wars. ”

The emperor vaguely understood what Dong Zhongshu meant.

Although the old master turned, he did not turn completely.

He's going to do it the other way.

With Huo Quai's victorious soldiers, and with the strong support of the emperor, he couldn't stop it if he wanted to.

If you continue to obstruct it, the relationship with the emperor and Huo Quzhi will become more and more rigid, which will only make things worse and worse, and nothing can be done.

So Master Dong was ready to change his routine and discussed.

The so-called joining if you can't beat it is probably what it means.

Of course, the main reason is that after several months of observation, Huo Quzhi's continuous victories have improved Dong Zhongshu's confidence in fighting the war and made him change his original intention.

The iron-clad Master Dong is ready to be a grass on the wall and move closer to the direction of the emperor and Huo Quai.

In a power group, there must be people who can remind and be responsible for the brakes at critical moments.

The emperor himself also likes the group of ministers who can restrain each other in the coordination of civil and military affairs.

Liu Che's thoughts turned slightly, and he said: "If the master is ready to re-emerge, I can allow the master to be the prime minister, or the position of imperial history." ”

Dong Zhongshu: "Your Majesty can let me be the head of Taixue, and the contemporary school palace sacrificial wine, the old minister's wish is enough, and he can also give advice to His Majesty." ”

The head of Taixue is equivalent to the president of the national university in the Han Dynasty, and the contemporary cultural context.

In a sense, it is equivalent to the head of the staff group behind the emperor, participating in the discussion of the direction of national policy and correcting the direction of the emperor's governance.

This position is very suitable for Dong Zhongshu, whose status is transcendent, and he will not form direct competition with the various factions in the DPRK and China, which is conducive to seeking trouble.

"For the champion Hou, Lao Chen is also convinced, seventeen years old...... Oh, now eighteen, the only one who can compete on the battlefield and win many battles throughout history.

Can Your Majesty recall Huo Hou back to Chang'an first, now that winter is approaching, it is not easy to continue to use troops.

Huo Hou returned to Chang'an, and the ministers discussed and discussed everything together? Dong Zhongshu turned the subject back to the original request.

The emperor was worried about the secret of yesterday's illness, and he had continuously sent troops to defeat many Wuhuan tribes and capture the enemy's head with the momentum of thunder. And the nest of the secret forces has been found, and to the east of Buyeo, out of Liaoxi County, it is necessary to continue to go deep into the northeast.

If you want to pull it out completely, you can sweep away the Wuhuan tribes by the way, and in the secret music of going to the disease, it is also said that the Xiongnu also have signs of activity in this area...... Related matters, it is indeed necessary to recall the sick to return to Chang'an, and after discussion, we can fully promote it.

In late November, Huo Qubing received an edict from the emperor, so he made a slight arrangement, and under the support of the pro-army, he returned to Chang'an from Beiguan.

On the afternoon of the end of November, Weiyang Palace, study.

"The minister has seen Your Majesty." Huo Qu bowed down when he was sick.

"No need to be polite, sit."

The emperor looked up and down, looking delighted: "Master Dong and the others haven't come yet, and there is something I want to say to you alone, you come with me." ”

Huo Qu was a little surprised, what do you have to go to a special place to say?

Get up with the emperor at the moment.

Liu Che waved his hand, and the stars shifted.

The two came to the depths of Weiyang Palace, outside an independent palace.

In this palace, the courtyard is shrouded in rich purple gas, and the giant gate as high as three zhang is like two pieces of purple jade carving, brilliant and gorgeous.

And on the purple jade giant gate, there are countless symbols engraved with sacrifices.

Huo Quzhi glanced around, this is another completely sealed secret courtyard in the palace.

He has been in and out of the palace for many years, and it is the first time he knows that there is such a place in Weiyang Palace.

The emperor himself stepped forward and pushed it on the gate with one hand.

There was a vermilion purple formation on the door, which intersected in Liu Che's hands, and finally opened to both sides in a heavy sound.

Suddenly, the national fortune of Weiyang Palace was purple and shining in the sky.

(End of chapter)