North Palace, Yuntai Palace.

Liu Hong looked at the bamboo slip in his hand.

On the bamboo slips is the military situation in the north of the empire, Xianbei plundered three sides in April, and the nine counties suffered heavy losses.

Since the Northern Xiongnu moved westward, Xianbei became the new master of the grassland, often harassing the Koubian, but the scale was limited.

After Tanshihuai unified Xianbei, Xianbei's national strength increased sharply, and the northern border of Hanting would never be peaceful.

During the reign of Emperor Huan, the Han court tried to crown Tan Shihuai as the king and marry the princess and his relatives.

However, Tanshi Huai not only refused, but also increased the intensity of Koubian, from frequent attacks to once a year.

In the past two years, the frequency has increased again, and it has just been looted in December last year, and it has come again in April this year.

It's too much of a deception!

Liu Hong was so angry that he slapped the bamboo slip on the table, and Cao Jie immediately knelt down.

After a long time, Liu Hong sighed, and he was helpless.

Since his accession to the throne, the empire has been plagued by famines, floods this year and a drought next year, the locust plague has not stopped, and the plague has risen again.

And on the border of the empire, there are Xianbei in the north, Qiangrong in the west, and barbarians in the south, even in the inner counties such as Jiujiang and Lujiang, there are barbarian rebellions from time to time.

The Han Dynasty is stormy, and it is difficult to return, so it is just a matter of getting by.

"Your Majesty, Tian Yan has a book to play." Just when he was helpless, Cao Jie took out another bamboo slip.

Liu Hong motioned for him to hand it over, unfolded it, and asked Tian Yan for the book of war.

"Xianbei people are many and scattered, there are many soldiers and few generals, the system is backward, and the information is not smooth.

Liu Hong glanced at Cao Jie.

Tian Yan was originally a captain of Huqiang, but he was convicted not long ago, and if his letter did not have the help of Cao Jie, he would not have been able to come to the front of the palace.

Liu Hong took out another bamboo slip from the stage, which was Xia Yu's book not long ago.

"Xianbei Koubian, since the spring, more than 30 rounds, please recruit the soldiers of the counties of Youzhou to attack it, one winter and two springs, it will be able to be captured."

Tian Yan and Xia Yu were both Sima under Duan Cheng in the past.

Duan Cheng, Liangzhou Sanming, a famous general in the world, killed more than 70,000 people in Dongxi Qiang to pacify the Liangzhou Qiang Rebellion.

After that, Duan Cheng's military power was collected, and Xia and Tian became the main generals of the border army.

"Do you know the contents of the recital?" Liu Hong put down the bamboo slip and looked at Cao Jie.

"The slave maid doesn't know, Tian Yan only said that the matter is very important, and begged the slave and maid to present it to the emperor." Cao Jie looked calm.

"Xianbei has been in Koubian for many years, and Xia and Tian are invited to fight." Liu Hong retracted his gaze and put down the bamboo slips.

"Slaves and maids are not familiar with war, but if both of them ask for war, they must have some certainty in their hearts." Cao Jie thought about it and replied.

Liu Hong couldn't help nodding when he heard this, and then motioned for Cao Jie to get up and sit aside.

"Your Majesty, in the past, Xianbei Koubian was in turmoil, and the imperial court was unable to deal with it, but now that the Quartet is calm, this matter is negotiable." Cao Jie sat down and continued.

Liu Hong was thoughtful, and then picked up the bamboo slip and looked at it carefully.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has suppressed all ethnic groups in the frontier for a long time, which is a variety of factors such as national strength, science and technology, and combat effectiveness, and the submission of the Quartet has been the norm.

As a descendant of the Liu family, who wants to be a bad seed?

Seeing Liu Hong's reaction, Cao Jie took advantage of the situation and continued: "In the past, when he was the emperor, Dou Xian led more than 10,000 Han troops and 20,000 Hu cavalry, and he broke the Northern Xiongnu, Le Shi Yanran, Ruoxia and Tian can also break the Bullet Sweat Mountain in the north. ”

Liu Hong looked at Cao Jie and was eager to try.

Although the military strength of the Han Dynasty is not as good as before, it still has the strength to make up 30,000 soldiers.

If we can win this battle, we will really break through the Danhan Mountain, which is only 300 miles away from the border, and the northern border will have ten years of stability!

"It's a pity that the treasury is empty." Liu Hong retracted his gaze and shook his head helplessly.

Wars, especially those of these ones, require not only military power, but also economies.

The treasury was already empty, and as for the impossibility of letting him pay for it, his money was all to keep to build his own garden.

"Your Majesty, in the past, there was more than Qiang chaos, but also the First World War, in recent years, there was no war in Liangzhou, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Cao Jie continued to persuade.

Liu Hong is silent, he understands everything, but what about money?

"Your Majesty." Cao Jie suddenly got up and knelt on the ground again at this time, with a solemn expression, "The slaves and maids have prejudices against us, and in this battle, we are willing to scatter all our family assets and gather 200 million money to share your majesty's worries!" ”

Liu Hong was stunned when he heard this.

Wang Fu's matter has been over, but it has not been done, and he is still skeptical about whether Cao Jie and others are greedy for ink.

Even from Cao Jie's reaction, he guessed that Cao Jie should have known the content of the book earlier.

But all this, when Cao Jie said what he said, it was no longer important.

Those scholars have countless fields, but if they really ask them to pay, they have nothing.

So it's not about whether the words are beautiful or not, it's about the actions.

"You have always been loyal to the king, and if you win this time, the merit of persuasion is indispensable." After Liu Hong came back to his senses, he got up and helped Cao Jie up with his own hands, with a smile on his face.

He already had a calculation in his heart, he had confiscated Wang Fu's house before, and he got 180 million money, he kept 100 million for his use, divided 80 million money, and then counted the 200 million of Cao Jie and others, there was nearly 300 million money, and then counting the rest of the treasury, this military expenditure was completed.

"Your Majesty, there is still a discussion about slaves." Cao Jie said immediately after getting up.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Liu Hong said with a smile.

At this time, he was in a good mood, not to mention a suggestion, he agreed to all three.

"The slave maid heard that Yang Ming was released from prison today, and nearly a thousand scholars went to the edict prison to greet him, and the gongs and drums were noisy, as if he was welcoming a victorious general." Cao Jie did not propose directly, but said something.

Liu Hong's face changed suddenly when he heard this.

"The slave maid also heard that since His Majesty was condemned to death, there has been a long queue outside the prison of Tingwei, blocking the traffic, which is a momentary prosperity." Cao Jie continued.

Liu Hong's face became more and more ugly.

These scholars, this is a stepping stone to take his kindness and serve others?

Cao Jie looked at Liu Hong's face, and then suggested: "Slaves and maids are old and frail and can't do their best for the country, but that Yang Ming acts by claiming to be the people, and His Majesty can send him to fight this time and let him fight for the country and the people." ”

"Good." Liu Hong nodded.

This time, the eunuchs paid for Xianbei, but the scholars refused to pay, so they always had to be people.

Yang Ming is now famous all over the world, and he has the appearance of a rookie and should be an example.

……

The carriage stopped at Yongheli.

In the Han Dynasty, there was no concept of fang, and the concept was similar to that of the fang in the future.

There are not many miles in the inner city of Luoyang, and most of them are the places where princes and nobles live, especially on the right side of the North Palace, Yongheli and Buguangli on the south side of Yong'an Palace.

The gate of the house in the house is not close to the city, the carriage is parked in Lu Lane, and Yang Ming gets off the car and enters the door.

A servant girl went to the house to report first, and as soon as he entered the house, several people greeted him.

The first person was his father Yang Qi, and when he saw him, his eyes were already red.

As far as he is concerned, Yang Ming died once at the age of eleven, and now he almost died again at the age of nineteen, and his fate is uncertain.

"Father." Yang Ming bowed.

Yang Qi collected his emotions, stepped forward to help him get up, patted him on the shoulder, and looked proud.

At this time, other people had also come out, and Yang Ming visited one after another.

Uncle Yang Ci, uncles Yang Biao, Yang Zhong, Yang Yu, Jinyang Wang Rou, Wang Ze, and Yilang Cai Yong.

Everyone entered the house, and as soon as they sat down, Cai Yong sighed: "When I was nineteen, it was when Xu Huang and other five eunuchs were lawless, but they could only not merge, doing nothing all day long, playing antiques and chatting to masturbate, compared with what Shaojun did, dwarfed and ashamed. ”

"Cai Gong's talent is well-known, and he dare not compare." Yang Ming hurriedly said modestly.

Cai Yong, the world's great writer, proficient in music, scriptures, dictionaries, calligraphy, collection of thousands of volumes, famous all over the world.

Cai Yong was overjoyed when he heard this, and the more he touched his long beard, the more he looked at Yang Ming, the more pleasing it became.

"It's a pity that Zhao Ji is still in the age of hanging buns, otherwise she would have no regrets if she was married to you." Cai Yong then sighed.

As soon as these words came out, the two brothers Wang Rou and Wang Ze on the side couldn't sit still.

Yang Ming smiled in his heart, it was indeed a pity.

Cai Yong's daughter, that is Cai Zhaoji, that is, Cai Wenji in the future, a talented woman, and a king master royal jungler.

Cai Yong and the Yang family have a good relationship, and he has known Cai Yong for a long time, and of course he has also learned about Cai Wenji.

As I said earlier, you can't look at the Eastern Han Dynasty with the values of your previous life, and it's the same with getting married.

For a son of a family like him, a political marriage is inevitable, but because Yang Qi dotes on him, he has a relatively large choice.

Since they are all marriages, of course you have to choose a beautiful and famous one if you have the opportunity, and if you don't do that, you won't be sorry for your identity as a traverser.

Then it wasn't until three years ago that Cai Wenji was born.

The difference between the two is sixteen years, and it is impossible to marry a wife, so it depends on whether there is a chance to marry a concubine in the future.

"Thank you Cai Gong for your love, but I already have a marriage contract with the Jinyang Wang family, and the marriage contract cannot be violated." Yang Ming replied.

As soon as Yang Ming said this, the Wang brothers breathed a sigh of relief, and Cai Yong also became more and more fond of Yang Ming, and then laughed to cover up the past.

"But it doesn't matter, I've already composed a song for Shaojun." Cai Yong got up as he spoke.

And all the people looked at him in unison.

There are poems in the two Han Dynasty, but there are not many, and most of them are rhetoric.

Cai Yong is a master of resignation, but he rarely makes endowments.

"Looking at the great drought in Kyushu, I see the thousands of miles of red land. The official corpse is in a vegetarian position, and the people are free from cannibalism. ”

In the first two sentences, a scroll of devastation has come into view, attracting everyone's solemnity.

"The indignant and the right are innocent, and the people are collected with flesh and blood. sighed at the devastation of the common people, and masturbated with shamelessness. ”

Cai Yong's song was given to this point, which caused everyone to sigh again.

At this moment, his tone suddenly increased:

Hearing Wang Fu's strange head, he woke up from sleeping on the couch. Seeing the emptiness of the bright moon, I know the young gentleman of the Yang family.

It is said: Heaven and earth are not kind, and the people are not angry. Thieves have no mercy on the people, but eat meat. Eliminate traitors for the people, and not be afraid of death. Look up to the heavens and the earth, what a hero! ”

After Cai Yong's praise was completed, the hall was quiet at first, and then there was a burst of cheers.

Wonderful! It's wonderful!

Yang Ming was also moved, the nine-year compulsory education he received in his previous life was mostly Tang poetry and Song lyrics, and the two Han Dynasty words were rare, and the only thing that was still imprinted in his mind was the sentence in "Lisao": "The road is long, and I go up and down to seek." ”

Cai Yong's work is not bad.

The reaction of everyone present was not only because of this good work, but also because of Cai Yong's move, just like Zheng Xuanxing's proverbs, all of them were for Yang Ming's fame.