Mythical big man, champion soldier saint

Chapter 172 Even Dong Zhongshu Convinced 【Tickets】

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

It happened to be Shang Dynasty at that time.The ministers are well aware that the timing of sending this news back is a bit coincidental, just in time for the court meeting, and I am afraid that it is His Majesty's deliberate arrangement...

The ministers listened to the front row.

"Recently Beiguanlian won a great victory. The champion Hou Chu sent troops from Chang'an, and then he attacked the enemy for thousands of miles and destroyed the city of Beiping County, preventing the rebels from advancing and retreating.

The next day, the champion Hou defeated the enemy by six thousand.And rushed to the two counties of Liaoxi and Liaodong to explore the enemy's reality.

Then he sent his army back to Yuyang and built Guancheng together in Shanggu.

A few days ago, the champion Hou Zhengbing went out to the west of Liaoxi, and he joined our Han frontier army at the right time, with sufficient troops.The champion Hou Ling's army encircled three and kept one, and only gave way to the north of Liaoxi County, without forming an encirclement.

A day later, there were soldiers in the city who opened the city gate to welcome our army into the city.The rebel army fled north in a hurry. Champion Hou Fu raised [-] troops, pursued without attacking, and entered the grassland. On the same day and night, he suddenly rushed to the north of the grassland.

He Luohoujian, the leader of the Green Mountain Tribe, was captured alive, and the number of prisoners in the Tribe amounted to more than 3000.

The next day, Huohou sent another army to attack Wuhuan Zuoqianyang, defeating more than [-] enemies...

This is the news from the day before yesterday... Kowtow to ask the saint to listen. "

The servant read it in public in front of the hall, and all the officials 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 troops on the northeast line, the change is so natural... At this time, Wuhuan All the ministries were terrified, fearing that they had been disrupted by the champion.

"My lords, I think the battle report from the border said that it deserves the title of illustrious military exploits. Do you have any objections?"

Seeing that the officials bowed their heads and no one had any objections, the emperor smiled and announced his retirement.

He arranged to read the battle situation in Beiguan at the court meeting, just to let the officials know that Beiguan has been fought, and the battle has been victorious, and it is useless to stop it.

The news reached Dong Zhongshu at noon that day.

"Champion Marquis sent troops from Beiguan...even the Wuhuan tribes fought together?" Dong Zhongshu frowned.

The little official Bai Yu sent back to deliver the news nodded and said:
"Yes, the news sent back from Beiguan said that the champion Hou Bing is sharp, and the northern border barbarians are not his enemies.

The champion Hou Zhenren is also a hero, showing off my majesty. "

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

Dong Zhongshu glanced at the little official, but he cried out in pain.Champion Hou went to the border to suppress the rebellion, and by the way led the war to the grassland and never came back. What should I do?

Seeing what Champion Hou meant, if he was allowed to continue fighting, would he be able to wipe out all the foreign bandits along the Northeast?
"I want to go to the palace."

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

study.

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

"What's the matter, Master Dong?"

"I do have something to ask Your Majesty.

Can His Majesty issue an order to transfer Lang Zhongling from the border to Chang'an? "

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

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

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

The contents of the volume are the losses in the battle when Huo Qubing attacked the Xiongnu for the second time three months ago, defeated the troops of the royal court of the Xiongnu, swept away the ministries under the jurisdiction of the royal court, and captured the harvest of the ministries.

According to the post-war statistics of the Da Nong Order, the gains from the big victory at that time were higher than the battle losses.

Because it was the King of the Huns who was defeated, the income was quite a lot, and there was still a surplus after the defeat, which was used to fill the treasury.

"After the attack on the Xiongnu, Lang Zhongling led his troops back, and the confiscated baggage stretched for several miles, including horses, cattle and sheep, captives, all kinds of leather horns, treasures and so on.

This is what Qubing said, if he can keep winning, he will get richer and richer. "

Dong Zhongshu remained silent, and silently picked up the second memorial.

This volume is written about Huo Qubing's great marriage, he went out of Xiguan to attack the Qiang people, and it was also the loss and capture of the post-war statistics.

"Lang Zhongling attacked the Qiang people, not much was captured, but even fewer troops were dispatched. He only brought two hundred forbidden troops, and the loss was almost negligible."

The emperor kept writing on a memorial, and said with a split mind.

Dong Zhongshu picked up the third bamboo slip.

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

"The comparison between the relevant battle losses and the benefits of the capture has not yet been finalized, but the defeated rebels are well-armed and have thousands of armors. The captured income is still much higher than the battle losses."

"Lang Zhongling has recently confronted the Xiongnu, Xiqiang, and Huainan rebels several times, sweeping all the enemies, and all have surplus.

Do you still want to oppose me and Lang Zhongling's ambition to expand the territory? "

The emperor's tone gradually became severe, and he said that it was the common wish of himself and Huo Qubing to expand the territory, and the meaning could not be more clear.

Every time there is a war, there is a surplus. No wonder the Da Nong Order has not opposed war recently... Dong Zhongshu's thoughts are fluctuating.

He took a deep breath, took out the dossier he had prepared before coming, and presented it to the emperor:
"Please look, Your Majesty.

This is the income and expenditure of the treasury of my big man in recent years. The cost of raising troops, the cost of combat, and the cost of training are among the top five.

In addition, there are the chaos of the currency system, the chaos of the county and the country casting money, the private sale of salt and iron, and the consumption of equal value.

Everything is shocking.

If His Majesty does not make any adjustments and establishes a new investigation system, it will be virtuous and upright.The national treasury is empty, and our national power is getting weaker and weaker! "

The emperor frowned slightly as he flipped through the brief book in front of him.

Didn't he know about these situations, but in governing a country, some things touch so many interest groups that even the emperor can't make a decision with one word, and it takes time to make improvements.

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

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

The emperor said: "Then I also want to ask my master, good generals have been hard to find in ancient times, such as great generals, champions and other unborn generals are even rarer.

I got it, the joy in my heart, the master may understand?
If you have a good general and don't use it, it's like a good opportunity and don't grasp it.

I am already adjusting the state affairs, but the new defeat of the Xiongnu is just at the time when they are expanding their territory and sweeping the four barbarians. If you miss the opportunity, it will be too late to regret it.

Regarding the battle, I and the general, Lang Zhongling, have played it many times, and they all feel that it is difficult for a while, even if I save money, I should fight. "

Dong Zhongshu sighed: "The champion marquis has won many battles, and the minister has also seen it.

But the Xiongnu and other wolves are ambitious, as long as they have a little respite, they will definitely come again. Kou Bianchen also knows it.

Chen Jin has reflections every day, and what the champion Hou said is not unreasonable, so let's fight. "

Hey?
The emperor was stunned for a moment. In the first half of this period, you still acted like you were trying to present the facts, reasoned, and persuade me, but in the second half, you took a sharp turn and agreed to fight?

What is the reason for turning so fast?
Dong Zhongshu: "The veteran has hesitated several times, trying to stop the military, but after thinking about it for the past few days, let's fight.

However, I believe that a strict supervision system must be set up to prevent excessive consumption of troops and all money used for fighting. "

The emperor vaguely understood what Dong Zhongshu meant.

Although the old master made a turn, he didn't make a full turn.

He is going to change the way.

With Huo Qubing's invincible battle situation and the strong support of the emperor, he couldn't stop it even if he wanted to.

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

So Mrs. Dong was going to change his routine and discuss it.

The so-called join if you can't beat, probably means this.

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

Master Dong, who is strong and firm, is going to be a fool and move closer to the emperor and Huo Qubing.

In a power group, it cannot be all those who charge forward, there must be people who can remind at critical moments and be responsible for braking.

The emperor himself also likes a group of ministers who can cooperate with each other and restrain each other.

Liu Che changed his mind slightly, and said, "If my master is going to be an official again, I can allow my master to be the prime minister or the censor."

Dong Zhongshu: "Your Majesty can appoint me as the head of the Taixue, and the contemporary academy offers wine. The old minister's wish is enough, and I can also give advice to Your Majesty."

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

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, with a detached position, and it will not form direct competition with the various factions in the court, which is conducive to seeking work.

"For the champion, the old minister is also convinced, 17 years old... oh, now he is [-], he can compete in the battlefield, and he has won many battles. Throughout history, he is the only one.

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

When Huohou returns to Chang'an, the ministers and others discuss all matters together? "Dong Zhongshu turned the topic back to the original request.

The emperor thought to himself that Qubing had played a secret performance yesterday, that he had dispatched troops continuously, and with the force of thunder, he defeated many tribes in Wuhuan and captured the enemy's leader.And the lair of the dark forces has been found, in the east of Fuyu, leaving Liaoxi County, you need to go further to the northeast.

If you want to pull it out completely, you can wipe out the Wuhuan tribes by the way, and in Qubing's secret performance, it is also said that the Huns also have signs of activities in this area... Related matters, it is indeed time to call Qubing back to Chang'an, Only after deliberation can we fully promote it.

In late November, Huo Qubing received the emperor's edict, so he made some arrangements and returned to Chang'an from Beiguan under the protection of his own army.

In the afternoon at the end of November, Weiyang Palace, study room.

"I have seen Your Majesty." Huo Qubing bowed and saluted.

"You don't need to be too polite, sit down."

The emperor looked up and down, with a joyful expression: "Master Dong and others haven't come yet, and I happen to have something to say to you alone, so you come with me."

Huo Qubing was a little surprised, why did he have to go to a special place to talk about it?
Now follow the emperor to get up.

Liu Che waved his hands and the stars moved.

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

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

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

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

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

The emperor stepped forward in person and pushed on the gate with one hand.

There are red and purple patterns on the door, which meet in Liu Che's hands, and finally open to both sides with a heavy sound.

All of a sudden, Weiyang Palace's national fortune was filled with purple aura, shining brightly in the sky.

(End of this chapter)