Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 411 Undercurrent

The emperor was in a good mood, and he pulled the prime minister Tian Fu and talked for a while.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tian Fu asked a question. "Your Majesty, I feel a little uneasy about Liang Xiao."

The Son of Heaven squinted at Tian Fu, with a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes. "Is that so, the prime minister also pays attention to Liang Xiao?"

Tian Fu was slightly annoyed, but pretended not to hear it. "Your Majesty, it's not surprising that the main force of our Han army blocked King Xiutu in the valley and sent people to attack the Huns' luggage. It's just that according to your Majesty's edict, Liang Xiao is the lieutenant general. Such a battle should be done by him. Why not? The main general Li Guang will attack?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly. "What is the prime minister trying to say?"

"Your Majesty, I think that Liang Xiao is suspected of competing for merit. Li Guang is mild-tempered. As the chief general, Liang Xiao played with him. If King Xiutu was not so powerful, he might be able to kill King Xiutu. The credit will fall into Liang Xiao's hands again. It's not a bad thing for young people to strive for fame and fortune, but if it affects His Majesty's reputation, it's not good."

"Affect my reputation?" The emperor's tone became colder, showing a bit of displeasure.

"Li Guang failed to become a Marquis last time, and Liang Xiao sealed [-] households because of his envoy to the Western Regions. Rumors have spread among the people that His Majesty does not use veteran generals, but prefers young people. Liang Xiao of the beneficiary general..."

Tian Fu dragged his voice out and did not continue.He glanced at the Son of Heaven, seeing that there was no smile on the Son of Heaven's face, he was secretly complacent, pretended to be uneasy, and bowed down. "The minister is abrupt. The minister resigns."

The Son of Heaven remained motionless, watching Tian Fu disappear outside the hall, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he snorted disdainfully, turned and glanced at Yan Zhu.

"Is the prime minister's concern justified?"

Yan Zhu shook his head and chuckled lightly: "Your Majesty, what I am worried about is not that Liang Xiao will compete for merit, but what I am worried about is that Liang Xiao will not strive for merit."

"Oh?" The emperor was a little surprised.

"The prime minister said that Liang Xiao was young, but the minister felt that Liang Xiao was too old. If he really wanted to fight for merit, King Xiutu's head might already be hanging in the north tower at this moment. Why wait until Li Guangdang returned with King Xiutu's luggage. From Yichen's point of view, Liang Xiao's intention is to make Li Guang perfect and give him the credit."

The emperor rolled his eyes and nodded slightly.

"So, I don't worry that he will affect His Majesty's reputation." Yan Zhu paused, and then said: "Your Majesty, what I am worried about is that Liang Xiao believes in Huang Lao. Liang Xiao has always been interested in Huainan Lord, but because of the disparity in status, I dare not propose marriage. Now that he is a Marquis, he is qualified to marry the Lord Huainan. If he proposes marriage to the Huainan Palace, what will His Majesty do?"

The emperor was silent, and a trace of anxiety flashed between his brows.Although the Empress Dowager passed away, there are quite a few people in the government and the public who believe in the ways of Huang Lao, especially Liu An, the King of Huainan. Although he has not made any remarks recently, Liu Ling, the lord of Huainan, held successive banquets in Chang'an. On the contrary, it is greatly enhanced.Considering the relationship between Liang Xiao and Liu Ling, there must be a shadow of Liang Xiao behind this.

Reminiscent of Liang Xiao's disdain for Dong Zhongshu, the emperor felt a sudden worry.If the handsome young man I trust the most is actually a follower of Huang Lao, wouldn't that be a disguised encouragement to those old people?
"Yan Zhu, you have a lot of friendship with Huainan Wang's father and daughter, so you should pay attention and see what they are thinking."

Yan Zhu hurriedly bowed to accept the order. "only!"

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Tian Fu came out of the east gate of Weiyang Palace, and wanted to go back to the mansion directly, but suddenly felt uneasy, turned around and went to Changle Palace again.

The Empress Dowager was watching fish with Princess Guantao in Jiantai. A group of maids held lamps, and the lights were reflected on the water. From time to time, fish jumped out of the water and spit bubbles.While throwing the fish food in their hands into the water, the two talked and laughed in a low voice, their expressions were intimate, just like back then.

Tian Fu secretly laughed, and quickly stepped forward to salute.Princess Guantao returned the gift with a smile. "Marquis Wu'an is in a good mood."

Tian Fu smiled and said, "Longyou is a great victory, so I'm naturally happy."

Princess Guantao was taken aback, and exchanged a look with the Queen Mother. "Longyou Great Victory?"

"Yes, Li Guang and Liang Xiao wiped out [-] of King Xiutu's elite cavalry in Longyou, and captured King Xiutu alive. This is a rare victory since our dynasty fought against the Xiongnu."

A trace of disappointment flashed across Princess Guantao's face, and then she forced a smile and said, "It is indeed a rare victory, no wonder Marquis Wu An is so happy. Marquis Wu An, as the prime minister, is also a meritorious person for the great victory in Longyou. Unfortunately……"

Tian Fu glanced at the Queen Mother, but hesitated to speak.The queen mother raised her mouth slightly and remained silent.Princess Guantao was feeling lost, but she didn't notice the expressions of their siblings.She said a few polite words and left in a hurry.

After seeing off Princess Guantao, the Queen Mother laughed. "It turns out that the emperor can win the battle without those families of heroes. This is indeed good news."

"For the Son of Heaven, this is indeed good news. But for me, it may not be good news." Tian Fu put away his smile and looked angry. "Sister, I am the prime minister who is the head of all officials, but I have to wait for the victory in Longyou to receive the news. What face is there?"

The queen mother was stunned for a moment. "You didn't know beforehand?"

"If anything happens today, I discuss it with Yan Zhu and others, and then tell me the result. It's just for the prime minister's office to issue official documents." Tian Fu shouted: "Sister, since the founding of the Han Dynasty, which prime minister has been treated like this?" Contempt? I might as well be idle like Dou Ying."

The Queen Mother reprimanded: "Keep your voice down, if you really want to be like Dou Ying, I'm afraid you won't be able to laugh."

Tian Fu muttered a few words indignantly. "Sister, Liang Xiao has done a great job again. I'm afraid that he will go to the Huainan Palace to propose marriage when he comes back this time. You have to help me find a way, otherwise, I really have no face to be the prime minister."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly and remained silent.

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Hugh Tuze, the morale-high Han army ended the last rest before rushing to Henan.

After capturing King Xiutu and his [-] fine cavalry alive, the Xiutu Department has opened its arms to the Han army and asked for anything.After two years, Li Guang once again led his army to sweep the Xiu Tudi.Different from the last time, this time, the Han army did not plan to leave when it came.According to the plan in advance, the Han army would acquire all the land south of Xiu Tuze.

Therefore, who will go out with the main cavalry and who will lead the infantry to stay in this newly acquired land has become a problem.

According to the military merit system of the great Han Dynasty, only by beheading can one make meritorious deeds, and only by decapitating one's head can one have a chance to become a marquis. Those who stay behind have little chance to make meritorious deeds.Even if you make the Xiutu land as solid as gold, it is impossible to make meritorious deeds.

Therefore, everyone from Li Guang and Li Xi, down to ordinary soldiers, scrambled to go to the army.Only in this way can they have a chance to make meritorious deeds.In order to compete for this opportunity, even Li Xi, who has always been quiet, couldn't hold back, and almost turned against Li Guang.

Liang Xiao originally planned to give them the opportunity and stay behind.In his opinion, he has already been granted the title of marquis, and with the merits of capturing King Xiutu, it is also expected that he will be granted title, and there is no need to compete with others for merit.But seeing this scene, he dismissed the idea.

It's not that he was aroused by the generals, but because he was afraid that they would fight among themselves because of fighting for merit.He could see that, counting from Li Guang and Li Xi, none of these guys were fuel-efficient lamps, and none of them were modest gentlemen.When there is no conflict of interest, you can hello me, hello everyone. Once there is a conflict of interest, they will jump out without hesitation, and even draw their swords at each other.

He was worried that if he didn't go with him, Li Guang and Li Xi would fight sooner or later.After obtaining the [-] war horses from the Huns, the Han army now has [-] horses in total. It is not weak, but it is not so strong that it has no opponents.Once internal strife occurs, it is likely to suffer a disastrous defeat.

In order to ensure that there will be no accidents in this battle, he must accompany him to mediate in the middle, lest these warriors make trouble out of control.

Under Liang Xiao's mediation, an agreement was finally reached: Li Guang, Liang Xiao, and Li Xi all went out with the army, and Li Shu stayed behind to lead the infantry and civilian workers, and seize the time to build the city.It is conceivable that the Huns will soon counterattack aggressively. Without a city, it will be difficult for the Han army to deal with the swarming Huns cavalry.

To Li Shu, this is of course a bit unfair.However, considering that Li Danghu has already been granted the title of Marquis, and Li Guang's title as Marquis is also a certainty, the Li family has two lords, if they compete with others for merit, it would be too greedy.And letting him stay behind is also considered to be alone.According to the habit of the imperial court, there is a great possibility of guarding this place in the future, and it is also a rare opportunity.

After coordinating interests, everyone's attention was once again focused on the war.Li Guang, Li Xi and a dozen captains gathered together to discuss the upcoming battle.After leaving Xiu Tu Ze, they will go deep into the desert, and they may encounter the Huns at any time, and the war is imminent.

"Bo Ming, please repeat the arrangement. Everyone listen carefully." Li Guang glanced at the crowd with burning eyes. "When you're on the battlefield, don't ask any more questions, it's too complicated."

Everyone nodded again and again, and looked at Liang Xiao with the same enthusiastic eyes.Especially Li Xi, if Liang Xiao hadn't agreed with him, the task of staying behind at Xiutu would most likely fall on him.

Liang Xiao coughed and said with a smile: "Masters, this is a good opportunity to be promoted to a higher rank, I don't think I need to say more."

Everyone laughed and was in a good mood.This time, they not only captured King Xiutu alive and wiped out the Xiutu tribe, but also rushed to Henan with a strong force of [-] cavalry.In the three-way army arranged by the imperial court, they are the absolute main force, and it is difficult not to make contributions.

"However, I hope that the gentlemen will recognize one problem. Our strength is not enough to sweep the grasslands. Therefore, if we want to live and receive rewards for meritorious service, we must tightly hug each other and not give the Huns a chance to defeat them individually."

"Bo Ming, you are right." Li Xi said loudly: "A large army does not fight alone, it is not enough to rely on individual bravery."

Li Guang glanced at Li Xi and snorted.

Liang Xiao quickly interrupted them. "Since everyone understands this truth, then I will not talk too much. Three days later, we will attack the Xiongnu as the first punch of the big men, smashing the heads of King Aries and King Loufan."

Everyone responded with a bang.
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