"Over there, Cao Wei will bring someone to cooperate with you."

"Besides, do you have people close to you?"

Bai Nanyu nodded: "The people who were brought over from Zonghengdao at the beginning, there are still a few people around, about thirty people.

I dismissed the rest of the tribes and established a sect in Liaoxi, Yuyang and other counties, which is considered an external force under my control, and can be summoned if there is something to do. ”

"Okay, you split the manpower into two parts."

Half an hour later, Bai Nanyu received the order and went briskly.

Shaoqing, Wang Yan and other Huo Quai, officials and strategists at all levels of the forbidden army came in one after another to report.

"Master Hou, Tiger Ben, and the two armies of Yulin have returned from the grassland." Wang Yan said.

Tiger Ben and Yulin each had 3,000 troops, and after attacking the Xiongnu, they stayed in the steppe and were stationed in Ulaanbaatar.

These two teams have been in the army for more than a year, and they have changed from recruits to veterans, and their combat effectiveness has gradually increased.

The two armies were ordered to return to Chang'an to report on their work, and to make relevant arrangements and material arrangements to prepare for the subsequent war with Parthia.

"The two armies of Yulin and Huben rest for two days, and then march northwest."

Huo Quzhi said: "Let Zhang Cigong extract the elephant array in the body poison and give it to his uncle, where is the progress?" ”

"The team has already set off and is expected to arrive in a few days."

"Da Sima, the war in the northwest is tense at the moment, the two sides have contacted several times, and Parthia has suffered defeats. We have received news that the lord of the country is in a big rage, and has sent a general to the Otsutsuki clan to preside over the war. ”

Wang Yan's emaciated face looked heavy, and he said:

"If there is another war this time, it will be a big war."

Huo Quzhi put down the pen to review the military affairs excerpt: "What do you want to say?" ”

Wang Yan bowed his waist and said, "Since the Hou Ye took charge of my Han forbidden army, his reputation has grown, and there are many praisers among the people.

However, in the past two years, the clan has successively had Pingyang, Longxi, and King Zhao not long ago, and other clan nobles have been belittled by His Majesty one after another.

Among them, King Zhao even took back his fiefdom, and he was imprisoned, and he could not leave the house, which was tantamount to being imprisoned, and he had completely lost power.

And these depreciations are all related to Lord Hou! ”

A few days ago, after King Zhao returned to his home, he wrote twelve letters in a row and sent them to all branches of the clan for lobbying.

Recently, the clan has had unfavorable remarks about Da Sima, saying that Da Sima is becoming more and more arrogant, relying on His Majesty's trust, and delusionally trying to deceive the master. ”

Huo Quzhi said indifferently:

"The clan must also be punished if it makes a mistake, and the world must not be unruly, otherwise it will be the bane of chaos.

Your Majesty punished them precisely because he understood this truth, and it was a blessing to let them live.

How can this happen to me? ”

Wang Yan smiled bitterly: "Da Sima is like the sky, and he naturally attracts people's jealousy.

At present, some people say that Hou Ye only knows how to fight blindly and uses soldiers arrogantly. If the consumption of soldiers can be used to build our Han and open canals to make fields, our Han will be much richer than it is now. ”

"There are also several families such as King Yu of the clan, King Xing, etc., Ping Su and King Zhao are close, and they have jointly written a letter and written an excerpt to Your Majesty.

They counted the war losses of Hou Ye in the past two years, and the consumption of soldiers and horses and other personnel has been maintained at about 20%. Although it is not high, in the past two years, the cumulative loss of the army has exceeded 30,000 elites.

More than 65,000 armor were consumed, swords, crossbows and arrows, chariots and horses, and His Majesty was all equipped with the best for Da Sima.

After they counted it, they said that the attrition of Da Sima's successive campaigns was enough to sustain several counties. ”

Huo Quzhi said: "Whoever wants to say it, let them say it, it can hurt me a little." ”

Wang Yan bent down and said humbly: "Your Majesty Shengming, the sect has the help of His Royal Highness Pingxian, and he is indeed not afraid of other people's words."

But at the moment, except for Her Royal Highness the Princess, the rest of the clans have a tendency to unite, and the subordinates are afraid of affecting the war.

They seem to want to support some generals who are loyal to the clan and go on expeditions, if they can make meritorious contributions, I am afraid that they plan to divide up and suppress the military power of Da Sima. ”

Wang Yan's identity is equivalent to that of the chief of staff, and what he does is to take precautions, prevent problems before they happen, and remind Huo Quai's work in time.

"Some people also say that Wei Huo is in harmony and has mastered more than seventy percent of the elite of the Han Dynasty, which is a hidden danger, which is a curse."

And Da Sima frequently used troops, resulting in the country having no money to spare.

At present, our forbidden army should be consumed, and it is closely watched by various departments.

The subordinate wanted to advise that if he used troops against Parthia again, he might as well share some benefits to the clans and ease the relationship. After all, it is His Majesty's clansman, and he can't offend them all, otherwise it will be difficult for Her Royal Highness the princess to do it. ”

Huo Quzhi thought for a while and said: "You go and spread a word and tell the clan, just say that the war with Parthia will not consume them, and the rest will be talked about after the war." ”

Wang Yan bowed down and agreed, and the deacon retreated.

Afternoon.

Huo Qubing came to the secret realm of the military mansion to check the progress of ordnance preparation.

Ji Qiu led the Mo family to greet each other outside the mansion, and when he saw Huo Quai, he hurriedly approached: "Da Sima, there has been a breakthrough in the ordnance we made. ”

It is the Han knife that has made progress!

Huo Quai's illness was reported and he came over.

"We used a new forging method.

After the initial fire is quenched, it is repeatedly forged into a knife embryo, and then cooled slightly, and then forged a second time, and so on and so on.

Each time the interval is different, and in the middle of the repeatedly stacked blades, there will be a layer of interlayer formed due to the change of quenching and cooling time.

The toughness and sharpness of the blades that are repeatedly superimposed in this way have been significantly improved. ”

"We also took the secret pattern that the Hou Ye took, integrated into the sacrifice and engraved on the blade, and the current knife is comparable to the power of a divine soldier with special materials, and two or three consecutive slashes can break the spear and break the armor.

If the Han army is equipped with Han swords of this level, its combat power will be improved. Ji Qiu said complacently.

Huo Quzhi personally verified the effect, which is indeed quite amazing, significantly surpassing the standard Han knife used now.

The new Han knife is sharp, like a pool of cold ice frozen in the blade, because of repeated forging, adding secret patterns, it is not easy to roll the blade, and other swords and soldiers face many times, but can still maintain sharpness.

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Sunset at night.

When the imperial history ordered Sima to talk about the mansion.

Sima Tan, Sima Qian's father and son, Dong Zhongshu, and Huo Guang are all there.

Everyone sat around and talked, and the atmosphere was pleasant.

On the side seat, adjacent to Dong Zhongshu, sat a middle-aged man of thirty-six or seventeen years old, polite and polite, but very tall and wearing a scarf.

This man has a great background.

Sima Qian's family learned from the origins, and he served as a historian in the court since the Zhou Dynasty.

He once worshipped two teachers, and when he was ten years old, he first worshipped Kong Anguo as his teacher, and he is a contemporary Confucian and Taoist master.

Kong Anguo is a native of the original Lu country, a descendant of the Confucian sage Kong Qiu, the grandson of Kong Teng, and the son of Kong Zhong.

He was also a Confucian official in the court, and in the future, he would write "Ancient Texts and Books", "Ancient Texts and Filial Piety Classics", "Analects and Exegesis" and other hand-me-down works.

At this time, the middle-aged man here is Kong Anguo.

As soon as a cadre gathered, the topic was naturally inseparable from the current war in the northwest, and soon talked about Huo Qu's disease:

"I've heard that the clan has a great opinion of the Champion Hou." Taishi Ling Sima Tan opened his mouth very cautiously.

"I also heard some news that King Zhao's line was confiscated by His Majesty and his fief was confiscated, and it was the champion Hou who used his hands and feet to bring King Zhao down.

Within a few days, the news became known to all. ”

Kong Anguo's voice was loud and said: "I'm afraid it's caused by someone with a heart who deliberately spreads it." ”

Huo Guang looked indignant and slandered my brother.

Dong Zhongshu reprimanded: "It's all untrue, I know this matter best with Prime Minister Gongsun Cheng."

The reason is that Gongsun Hongyang and I begged the Hou Ye to intervene, and it was the improper behavior of King Zhao's lineage. But it has nothing to do with the champion Hou, this thing spread, and I don't know who chewed his tongue.

Later, I will join forces with Prime Minister Gongsun Cheng and go to the clan's families to run for the Hou Ye. ”

Sima Qian said: "As a master, how can it be like this. The rumors from the outside world, after a while, will be dispersed. ”

Dong Zhongshu frowned and said: "No, in my opinion, the person who spreads the message has bad intentions and has the heart of a chaotic man."

I also received news that the clan was trying to co-opt some unambitious but talented people in the army to divide the authority of the marquis.

If there is turmoil in the army, the front line is unstable. Analyzing this matter deeply, it is actually not small, and Gongsun Hong and I still have a bit of face. The two of us are going to run, and it is most appropriate. ”

Sima Qian was silent.

The group talked about the affairs of the family and the country, and when night fell, Dong Zhongshu and Kong Anguo said goodbye one after another.

After Sima Qian returned to his dormitory alone, he took out a simple book from the room and unfolded it.

Countless words in the book are intertwined and float in the air, emitting a glimmer of light.

Sima Qian's figure, shrouded in an array of books, actually walked into the void.

Chang'an City gradually quiets down after nightfall.

Sima Qian appeared above a building in the city, overlooking the Champion Hou's Mansion from a great distance.

For a long time, he sighed to himself.

Under his watch, the champion Hou Mansion is magnificent, and the tiger is unshakable.

Earlier today, Sima Qian received a special secret message.

The content of the message was to ask him to find an opportunity to complete something as agreed, but Sima Qian was not ready to make a move.

He studied history and knew that the past car was a reference.

At present, the national fortune of the Han Dynasty, His Majesty, and the champion Hou help each other, as if they are one.

Forcibly shaking it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

It is more dangerous to go against the generals and even the emperor who control the thousands of armies of the Han Dynasty, than to walk a tightrope.

Some people claim to be smart, but in fact they are stupid, which is why they die one after another.

Sima Qian had already tried several times in the dark, wanting to use his ability to adjust and influence some things.

His shot was obscure enough that no one found out.

The result of the attempt was that the luck of the champion Hou was difficult to shake, and his established fate had jumped out of a certain framework, and with his unknown methods, the influence on Huo Qu's disease was getting weaker and weaker.

The code came, and Sima Qian was not ready to show up.

He even has plans to cut off the past and abandon his secret identity from now on.

However, there are some things that can be stirred up secretly.

For example, the current alliance of several major branches of the clan is inherently opposed to the champion Hou, and there is obviously room for operation.

Days go by.

Sima Qian made some small actions in the dark without a trace, such as his friendship with the crown prince Zhan Shi Chen Zhang, with Wei Junru's son Gongsun Jingsheng, with the disciple Huo Guangduo, and with some people in the clan also moved around with each other.

But he will never act openly, this is a means to protect himself.

In the evening of that day, Sima Qian used the array sealed in the Jianshu to come to a mansion again to observe the weather of the Hou Mansion from afar.

He looked at it for a long time, his face full of thought, and finally shook his head, ready to return to his mansion.

At this moment, a voice sighed:

"If you want to do it, you can do it quickly, I've been following you for so long, I want to try to dig up something else from you.

You often come to watch the Hou Ye's mansion, and every time you look at it, you think you have to make a move, and you retract it again, can you be bolder.

You can do something so that we can go back and do something. ”

With the voice, the tall and sturdy Cao Qian walked out from behind another building not far away, staring at Sima Qian helplessly:

"You can really hide.

What do you want to do?

I've been doing it for months, and I've been spending all my time on you, and you're not going to make a move. ”

Sima Qian's face was calm: "It turned out to be the deputy history of embroidery."

I came to watch the weather in the Hou Mansion, did I still violate the laws of my Han Dynasty? ”

"Do you think that if Master Hou wants to arrest someone, he will care if you have violated the law?"

Cao slyed and scolded: "I took the order to stare at you, and it is the decision I regret the most."

If you want to do it, don't be sneaky. But you don't, you just come to see it every day, and then you don't do anything and come home, are you annoyed?

I'm afraid that others will follow you and be discovered by you, so I can only come in person and spend time with you.

In the past few months, in order to monitor you, I often accompany you to watch the weather in the Hou Mansion. You'll be left after reading it. ”

"I will report your itinerary and behavior to Hou Ye, and Hou Ye has also been worn out of patience by you, so let us take you directly.

I have been embroidering for nearly 20 years, and I have handled thousands of people, and you are the first in terms of ink. ”

Cao Wei took out a halo: "If it weren't for this divine thought transmission, which ended up in your hands, just looking at your actions, I'm really not sure if you are the remnant of the vertical and horizontal path." ”

Sima Qianqian changed color.

PS: Ask for a ticket

(End of chapter)