[Vol. 1] Section 112: Dongou Interlude

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In the third year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty (138 BC), Liu Che received an urgent mail for the first time, which was sent from the distant Dongou Kingdom (now Zhejiang) for help.

The letter for help explained that Liu Bi's son Liu Ziju and Luo Ying, the king of Minyue, sent troops to surround the capital of Dongou State, and the city was already without food and water.

Although Min Yue Dongou was only a vassal state, nominally under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty and essentially in a state of autonomy, Liu Che believed that the matter was of great importance and must be dealt with in a timely manner.

He quickly convened the court council, and summoned all the newly recruited officials and important officials to the court one by one.

Liu Che announced the contents of the letter to the ministers, hoping that they would come up with countermeasures.

Some of the ministers exchanged their heads and ears, and some closed their eyes and meditated, but no one took the initiative to speak!

The young Liu Che waited for a while, and when he saw that there was no countermeasure, he asked Tian Wei, "Uncle, what is the countermeasure?" ”

Tian Wei is now the third duke, although the foothold is not stable, but it is also regarded as an upstart in the court, now the emperor first asked him for advice, he naturally can't help but say a few words, Tian Wei raised his eyelids, shook his sleeves, deliberately raised his voice and said: "The Yue people have been attacking each other since ancient times, they are accustomed to it, and they are capricious, and they will abandon it before Qin, let's save it!" ”

Tian Wei finished his expression, thinking that he was arrogant, and squinted his eyes proudly at his colleagues in the hall, and many ministers echoed him.

But Liu Che was not very satisfied with his uncle's answer, but he was sophisticated and noncommittal.

As soon as Tian Wei's words fell, one person jumped out to express his opposition, and many people took a closer look at this person, and couldn't help but sneer quietly and laugh in the court

This person was originally a humble Confucian, and he was promoted through strategy, and he was a doctor in the office, and his name was Zhuang Zhu.

Zhuang Zhu played: "Are you afraid that you won't be able to save it, or you can't convince people with virtue, if you can, why give up?" Besides, the former Qin even discarded Xianyang, not only the Yue Kingdom! Now that a small country has come to ask for help, how can the Son of Heaven surrender to all nations if he does not save it? ”

Zhuang Zhu's rebuttal was stern, but Taiwei Tian Wei's face became extremely pale. In Tian Wei's opinion, this person doesn't take him seriously, even if he is a novice in the official Taiwei, he is also a relative of the emperor. For the first time, His Majesty took the initiative to inquire about national affairs at the court meeting, and he summoned a cold Confucian to oppose him, making his face really disgraceful!

Tian Wei was angry in his heart, but it was also inconvenient to attack, let him flatter him, he was ruthless, but if he wanted to fight with these well-educated people, he was quite out of it.

Tian Wei could only look at the good nephew on the dragon chair, and he could adopt his own opinion and give himself some steps.

However, his good nephew Liu Che immediately poured a basin of cold water on him, making him cold from head to foot.

"Taiwei is not enough to plan, Zhuang Zhu is right, it's just that I am newly enthroned, and I can't send tiger talismans!"

The young Liu Che once again showed his sophistication, and his words first suppressed the arrogance of his noble uncle. Tian Wei was embarrassed by his good nephew, so he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his heart, as the head of the military, he didn't dare to squeak more, so he was dismantled by his good nephew again.

At the same time, Liu Che's words also poked out the biggest problem of sending troops. He told Zhuang Zhu very metaphorically that he wanted to send troops to quell the rebellion, but he had not yet fully mastered the military power, and you had to find your own way to quell the rebellion.

The clever Zhuang Zhu immediately realized that Liu Che had something to say, and he also knew that there was half a tiger talisman in the hands of the old lady, and once the matter passed through the hands of the old lady, it would definitely not be done.

Zhuang Zhu nodded firmly to Liu Che, and Liu Che appointed Zhuang Zhu as an envoy to the court and went to Huiji County to mobilize the soldiers and horses in the county.

Liu Che did make a clever move. The experience of ascending the throne for several years told him that in the current imperial court, it is still difficult to make a difference, and this time something happened in Dongou that could just allow him to make a difference thousands of miles away, so far away and remote, the old Huang faction in the imperial court must not be too lazy to care.

This thing can train newcomers, and you can let it go, and the most important thing is that there is not much resistance.

Liu Che is not a troublemaker, but instead of being so idle and exercising outdoors every day, it is better for someone to cause trouble for him.

Zhuang Zhu saw very clearly that Liu Che wanted to be a promising monarch, so even though the princes and ministers were opposed, he had to stand up and speak out on behalf of Liu Che.

The matter was decided, and Shonsuke became the minister of the Imperial Mission.

In the eyes of many people, a Confucian scholar like him can only write articles, and some people even have the impeachment recital of Zhuang Zhu's return ready, and they are all waiting to see Zhuang Zhu's jokes.

Shosuke hurried back to his hometown of Guild County, met the county guard, and showed his credentials, the Son of Heaven Fu Festival.

When the officials of Huiji County knelt down in front of Zhuang Zhu, Zhuang Zhu loudly announced that the Son of Heaven had ordered the county guards to go to Dongou to rescue.

As Zhuang Zhu expected, the county guard claimed that he would never send troops if he did not see the tiger talisman.

Zhuang Zhu reacted quickly, he drew his long sword and swung it at Sima in the Huiji County Army. Everyone was dumbfounded when a blood-spewed skull rolled in front of everyone.

"Who else dares to oppose the decree of the Son of Heaven?" Zhuang Zhu shouted.

The officials relieved themselves and didn't even dare to say so.

In this way, Zhuang Zhu smoothly mobilized the soldiers and horses of Huiji County, and under the strict deployment, within a few days, the army approached the capital of Dongou by sea.

The Min Yue people besieged Dongou City vigorously, and suddenly the Han Dynasty army was pressed by the waterway, and they were as anxious as ants on a hot pot for a while.

Luo Ying, the king of Minyue, will not be unaware of the severity of the situation, and the destruction of Dongou City is just around the corner, but the consumption of the Minyue army is also very large, if the army of Han Ting blocks his back road, even if he takes Dongou City, it will only be a dead city.

In a panic, Luo Ying still made a very wise decision to abandon the siege and retreat as soon as possible.

When Zhuang Zhu led the army to Dongou City, the Min Yue army had long since disappeared.

Although he didn't kill the enemy, Shosuke still smiled. He not only completed the mission without blood, but also let the sunshine of the imperial court shine on the land of ethnic minorities, and contributed to the relocation of the Dongou Kingdom in the third year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty (138 BC) to the Jianghuai area.

When the good news reached Chang'an, those who wanted to see the jokes were disappointed, but Liu Che was indescribably happy, and praised him repeatedly, Zhuang Zhu, a wizard, a genius.

Things in the south have quietly subsided, and Liu Che has more experience of power, but he can still only pass the time by reading books and outdoor sports (safaris).

Liu Che's outdoor sports are very distinctive, he likes to bring a large group of people when he goes out, and he picks the evening.

If it weren't for the high-end dress, the common people would have thought that the robbers were coming, and Liu Che's safari team would have been dusty, chickens and dogs jumping.

On the way to the safari, the neighbors are often disturbed, and the fertile land is trampled, and the common people complain. Although Liu Che did bad things, he still dared to leave his name, and he generously called himself Pingyang Hou, so that Pingyang Hou suffered a lot of scolding from the masses.

If Pingyang Hou knew that this Uncle Lang had ruined his reputation like this, he would probably have to find a piece of tofu to die.

Liu Che's safari behavior was finally sued by the government, and the government wanted to take him, he wanted to use Pingyang Hou as a shield, but found that the people did not buy it, and in the face of huge pressure, Liu Che could only show his identity to calm the situation.

Liu Che's swagger finally brought trouble to him, Liu Che arrived at Baigu to stay overnight, and the shopkeeper saw that there were a lot of people, thinking that it was a gang of robbers, so he summoned the young people of the village to prepare for the siege. Unexpectedly, the woman of the store saw Liu Che's noble face and was worried about causing trouble, so she drunk her husband, dismissed the young man, and then took it upon herself to treat Liu Che and others with good wine and food.

Liu Che was in no danger, and the next day he summoned the woman, gave him a thousand gold, and named his husband Yu Linlang.

Even so, Liu Che still couldn't change his habit of hunting, he not only expanded the scope of Shanglin Garden, but also secretly built some small palaces for lodging.

Liu Che did not hesitate to use a lot of money on safaris, but in the harem, he started to make frugal articles.

He ordered the dismissal of the redundant palace maids.