Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 484
After sending Dou Ying away, the emperor looked at the bamboo slips like a hill with twinkling eyes.

In the nearly 70-year history of Dahan, there are two interest groups that are the most troublesome for the royal family.One is the military merit group, that is, the founding fathers; the other is the foreign relatives group, that is, the queen mother or the queen's family.

At the beginning, the military group was the biggest threat, because they were not only senior and scheming, but also had military power in their hands.Even when Emperor Gao Liu Bang was alive, he was tolerant towards the military group, as powerful as Empress Lu, and did not dare to take it lightly in the face of the overall strength of the military group. The Lu family was eventually overthrown by the military group headed by Zhou Bo.

Now, with the death of those veterans, the military group has gradually declined.After all, the second and third generations of military meritorious officers who are as capable as Zhou Yafu are a minority. Most of the children of military meritorious groups have failed to keep the glory of their fathers and ancestors, and their influence on the army has disappeared.

Compared with the military meritorious group, the threat of the foreign relatives group is much smaller, because they do not have military power in their hands, and they can only attach to the imperial power.Empress Lu is an exception, because the Lu family is not only a relative, but also a part of the military group. Empress Lu's brothers, Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi, are both generals in the army.

The Bo family after Empress Lu did not have the prestige of the Lu family, and so did the Dou family.But because of the longevity of the Empress Dowager Dou, the strength of the Dou family is much stronger than that of the Bo family.Dou Ying himself has military merits, and he also has considerable influence in the army.The derogation of Dou Ying is certainly related to the empress dowager's suppression of Dou's family, and it has nothing to do with the emperor's inner worries.

Therefore, the emperor did not allow veteran ministers like Dou Ying to participate in the Northern Expedition plan.Now that Dou Ying is allowed to participate in the planning of the Southern Expedition, he is only using his experience, and has no intention of letting him truly lead the army.But Dou Ying was obviously not satisfied with this. He took advantage of this opportunity to reunite the children of the Dou family and the Chen family around him, which made the emperor have to be more vigilant.

However, seeing this pile of bamboo slips, the emperor could not simply dismiss them.

The success of the Northern Expedition made the emperor realize the importance of adequate intelligence preparation before the war.If it hadn't been for Liang Xiao's proposal to map the terrain of the Xiongnu, the Battle of Henan would not have gone so smoothly-the emperor's initial counterattack strategy was not this at all.

The difficulty of the Southern Expedition is not small. If the preparations are not done in detail, it is likely to repeat the mistakes of the Qin army.

Preparations must be done, but how?
The Dou family has a large number of children, and their influence is not small. If they are rejected, it is tantamount to rejecting all this group of people, which will definitely cause a backlash.If these people are not controlled, and these people re-enter the court, it will inevitably cause a big tail.

"What do you think?" The emperor cast his eyes on King Wuqiu Shou and Xu Le.Especially Xu Le, who is one of Dou Ying's assistants.

Xu Le felt the gaze of the emperor, thought for a while, and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty, I think it is available."

The emperor stared at Xu Le and didn't speak.

"I was ordered by His Majesty to cooperate with Wei Qihou in preparing relevant materials. I have been working tirelessly in Hushi these days. But among these materials, my efforts are no more than eleven. If there is no Wei Qihou's overall planning and the help of young people, I will give you another half a year." Time may not be able to achieve such results. This is still in Chang'an, if you travel to South Vietnam and conduct on-the-spot investigations, I estimate that it will be impossible to truly achieve something within ten years."

The emperor's eyes flickered.

"As the saying goes, nothing is much trouble. These teenagers have no worries about food and clothing, and have no hope of official career. They gather in the streets, fight and fight, and Chang'an is difficult to cure. They are one of the factors. Instead of this, it is better to let them travel around. In this way, it not only does something for the court, but also distracts their attention, killing two birds with one stone."

The Son of Heaven looked at Han Yan and King Wuqiu Shou again.The two nodded in unison. "The ministers also thought it was very good."

The emperor smiled. "Well, the imperial court can stop them from being officials, but they can't stop them from doing things. Since they are bored, let's find something for them to do. If everyone is like the Chen brothers, it might not be a bad thing .”

As the emperor said, he picked up a roll of bamboo slips and weighed them in his hand. "Let's go to Changle Palace."

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The queen mother was very surprised to see the uninvited emperor.Under normal circumstances, the emperor seldom came to Changle Palace except for the daily greetings. Even if she ordered him to come, he would usually push back, saying that there were too many government affairs, and it took a long time. If he reluctantly came, he would sit for a while and leave.Nowadays, it is rare to take the initiative to come to the door.

"what is this?"

The emperor pushed the bamboo slips in front of the queen mother. "Wei Qihou's recent achievements."

The Queen Mother was very suspicious, opened the bamboo slips, and read a few lines. "What's the matter, the prime minister can do it too."

"Really?" The emperor smiled meaningfully. "This is not due to him alone, there are nearly a hundred children from the Dou family who are helping."

The Queen Mother's complexion changed slightly, and she sank. "What is the emperor trying to say?"

"My mother, Wei Qihou is just a middle-class doctor, but he can go all out to share the worries of the court. As the prime minister, as the head of all officials, if he can't make some achievements, what will be the court's face, and what will the mother's face be?"

The Queen Mother snorted, but could not refute.The emperor's words were high-sounding, and she couldn't find a reason to refute.But she also knew that in terms of ability, Tian Fu was definitely not as good as Dou Ying.In terms of strength, the children of the Tian family and the Wang family cannot be compared with the Dou family, the two sides are not on the same level at all.

"What do you want?"

"Let the disciples of the Wang family and the Tian family do some serious business." The emperor patted the bamboo slips. "Even if the grades are not as good, at least let people see their attitude. You can't make troubles on the streets when the Dou family's children are doing business. I heard that my cousins ​​have been very domineering recently, and Is my nephew a little too much?"

The Queen Mother said angrily: "Who is this who has nothing to do, just gossiping in front of the emperor and slandering my children? What are they trying to do? Are they trying to harm me?"

"Queen, don't you? I know very well." The emperor stood up and swung his sleeves. "I don't say anything else, I hope that the uncles of the country can do some practical things during the banquet. If one day, they can also show such a pair of honor, it will be the empress mother's face, right? "

After speaking, the emperor turned and left.When he reached the gate of the hall, he stopped again. "By the way, one thing I forgot to say is that the queen's two brothers have forged new swords, and the court is planning to use their technology to update the arsenal's reserves. I hope that the queen mother can come forward to discuss with the aunt. In addition, the two queens around The wife is pregnant, and the queen mother should take care of her more. If she can give birth to one or two princes, it will be a blessing to the court."

After finishing speaking, the emperor twisted his mouth and walked away.

The Empress Dowager was so angry that she swept the bamboo slips on the case on the ground and cursed loudly.But after scolding for a while, she felt very depressed again.Dou Ying recovered, the queen sister had a son, the Dou family and the Chen family attacked back and forth, and the situation was very unfavorable to the Wang family.Could it be that she, the empress dowager, has been suppressed by the empress dowager for so many years, and before she can breathe a few breaths, she is going to be replaced by the empress again?

The Queen Mother ordered people to call Gaihou Wangxin, Zhouyang Hou Tiansheng, and Wu'an Hou Tianfu into the palace to discuss together.The Queen Mother was very stern, and asked them to control their children and do something serious, and they must not let the Dou family and the Chen family overwhelm the limelight.

Wang Xin and the others trembled and nodded in agreement.

The queen mother asked her eldest daughter, Princess Yang Xinchang, to enter the palace, and asked her to present some beautiful women to the palace.Wei Zifu was favored by the emperor successfully, but unfortunately he was unlucky and gave birth to two daughters in succession.In order to overwhelm the queen, some fertile women must be found to enter the palace as soon as possible.

At the same time, the Queen Mother reminded Princess Yang Xinchang that the reason why the Chen family was able to make this strange move was not only because Princess Guantao was good at this skill, but also because it had a lot to do with Princess Liu Ling of Huainan.You have to work hard to build a good relationship with Liu Ling, and don't let her only work for Princess Guantao.

Princess Yang Xinchang understood and took the order to leave.

Hearing the movement of Changle Palace, the emperor laughed.

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Han Yue took a few rangers and traveled day and night to catch up with Liang Xiao in Yingchuan.

Liang Xiao was staying at Guan's house for a while, and he was very surprised to learn that there was a ranger from the capital chasing him.He is very famous in Chang'an, but apart from a few childhood playmates he found by himself, the only real guest is Pang Shuo recommended by Qin Ge.Many people came to recommend themselves, but he rejected them all.

However, when he heard Han say the name, he still understood the reason.Han said he was Han Yan's younger brother, and he came all the way here, not simply being a doorman.Those rangers didn't come to follow him, but to follow what Han said.

Liang Xiao asked Han Shuo to come in.

Han said that he was very young, that is, about seventeen or eighteen years old, his appearance was somewhat similar to Han Yan, and he had enough capital to eat soft food.In future generations, he will also be a boy over flowers.

It is also said in history that Han Shuo, like Han Yan, is the favorite minister of the emperor. I am afraid it is not unreasonable.

"You came to join me?" Liang Xiao looked at Han and said, smiling. "You should know that I never accept diners."

"That's because they are not good enough." Han said confidently. "Why don't you, Junhou, take a look at my skills?"

Liang Xiao thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.I have to say, if you don't consider the fact that Han Shuo is Han Yan's younger brother, Han Shuo is indeed a likable and sunny boy.In history, he was later named a Marquis with military merits, and the biggest stain may be that he got mixed up with Jiang Chong and was killed by Prince Liu Shi.

"Okay, let's have a look."

Liang Xiao turned around and gave Xi Ya a wink.Shia responded, walked down the steps, and got on the horse. "What do you want to compare, cavalry or spear?"

Han said that he frowned, a little surprised. "You?" Then he shook his head again. "I don't fight women."

"She is not an ordinary woman, she is an Amazon female warrior in the legend of the Western Regions." Liang Xiao smiled. "I think you have a delicate appearance, no less than a woman. If you can defeat her, I will accept you as a servant. Otherwise, you should be an honest subordinate. With your brother's strength, I will ask you to be an official." , it should be easy."

Han said he was furious and got on his horse.
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(End of this chapter)