Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 512
Yan An is eager to make contributions, and once had a disagreement with Liang Xiao.However, after being tricked by Liang Xiao to participate in the exercise, after receiving education, he had a personal experience, and he did not insist on his own opinion, insisting on fighting Liang Xiao to the death.

After all, he is not Yan Zhu.He and Liang Xiao had an ideological dispute, but no personal enmity.Even the battle of ideas is not tit-for-tat, he just wants to take the lead.When he found out that the risk of the first victory was too great, and Liang Xiao had no interest in competing with him, he naturally gave up.

It was because of this that Liang Xiao was able to turn hostility into friendship and continue to cooperate with him, otherwise he would have gone home long ago, leaving Yan An to toss in South Vietnam alone.Even if he resigned from his position as a doctor, he would not accompany Yan An to take risks in South Vietnam.

Yan An is rich, but he can tell the difference, whether he is a smart person or a learned and smart person.Liang Xiao had exchanged with Yan An, and also heard Yan An's letter from Dou Ying. He felt that Yan An, apart from having certain insights, was essentially a person with a little people-oriented thinking, not the kind of person who devoted himself to wealth and honor. A small Confucian who flatters the monarch.

Liang Xiao is willing to cooperate with Yan An.He knew that he had a lot of ideas, but he didn't have enough knowledge to package them. It was too direct, and it was difficult for the emperor to accept it in a happy mood.If it is said through a literary official like Yan An, the effect will be much better, and a direct conflict with the emperor will be avoided.

Uniting all those who can be united is the magic weapon for our party to succeed.Thinking about fighting the sky and the earth alone is purely obsessive, you can think about it when you are dreaming in the middle of the night, but you can avoid it in broad daylight.

Liang Xiao recounted the news he had inquired about from Zou Liso.He didn't mention Zou Li's name, he only said that he was an old friend of Minyue.Yan An also knew what was going on, knowing that Liang Xiao couldn't tell him some things without reservation, so he didn't ask.

"The general Zhengwu of Minyue stationed in Dongou is the father of my younger junior sister, that is, Wei Qing's father-in-law. With this relationship, I think that if Han Gong and Wei Qing want to attack Minyue, they will probably choose to rebel against Zhengwu. Enter Dongou. If you cross the sea from Dongou and go around to Panyu..."

Liang Xiao dipped his finger in the water, drew a sketch on the case, started from Dongou, drew an arc, and finally landed in Panyu City. "Think about it, what kind of deterrent effect it will have on the South Vietnamese monarchs and ministers."

Yan An stared at the water stains on the case that gradually shrunk into droplets, the blood vessels on his temples throbbed, and hot blood rushed to his head.

"This is a real strange army. It came across the sea and fell from the sky. It hits the heart directly." Yan An murmured: "If there are enough troops, they can even take down Panyu in one fell swoop."

Liang Xiao smiled. "There was indeed such a plan. However, the number of buildings and ships is limited. I'm afraid they won't be able to transport too many people. It's okay to scare them, but taking Panyu City will be beyond our reach."

Yan An raised his head and looked at Liang Xiao with complicated eyes. "Your original plan was to personally lead this building and boat navy to raid Panyu, right?"

"It's not my plan, it's His Majesty's plan." Liang Xiao sighed softly: "Unfortunately, in order to force the Nanyue monarchs and ministers to bow their heads and hand over the pledge, we had to reveal our stalks in advance. You are right, Dongjun Dashui, Your Majesty needs a victory to come. To stabilize people's hearts, Shandong also needs rice from South Vietnam to relieve hunger."

Yan An thought over and over again, and was a little worried. "How many merchant ships and soldiers can Huainan merchants provide?"

"I don't know. I just think there is an opportunity. Whether the opportunity can be turned into reality depends on how the emperor and the king of Huainan discuss it. Maybe..." Liang Xiao paused, laughed, and did not continue.

Yan An understood.According to Liang Xiao's plan, this battle will require the cooperation of Huainan King, at least using the building boats owned by Huainan, no one dares to guarantee whether the emperor will agree.Liang Xiao proposed this plan, which was actually a test to see what the imperial court meant for Huainan.

He glanced at Liang Xiao, the corner of his mouth slightly raised. "Your Majesty, please take extra care to explore the sea route. If it is feasible, I will write to the Son of Heaven to request a change of tactics. Anyway, it is also the rainy season, so there should be time."

Liang Xiao nodded, raised his thumb, and praised: "Yan Jun, although you lack combat experience, you have foresight and foresight that ordinary generals do not have. You are a rare strategist. If you have the opportunity to go out in the future, you will be my military adviser. .”

Yan An knew that Liang Xiao's words were polite, but he was still very happy. "You can't ask for it, you can't ask for it."

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Chang'an City, the front hall of Weiyang Palace.

The court meeting was going on, and the emperor sat on the throne, watching Dou Ying and Prime Minister Tian Fu arguing, with a melancholy expression.

Dou Ying and Tian Fu were arguing about the breach of the Yellow River.Because the imperial court did not act in time, and it was rainy in summer, the river flooded, which had affected the surrounding counties.

However, the Prime Minister's Mansion has not taken any action. Tian Fu insisted that it should be dredged rather than blocked. He should wait for the stagnation to dissipate and the flood to dissipate naturally.If it is forcibly blocked, it will only waste people and money, and it will burst again soon, and it is claimed that this is not his personal opinion, but the professional judgment of hopefuls.

The emperor sent someone to investigate, and there were indeed a few hopeless people who said so.However, in the face of raging discussions, he has no idea.

Especially Dong Zhongshu's words made him very uneasy.Dong Zhongshu was implicated by Liu Jian, the king of the capital of Jiangdu, so he could not be the prime minister of the country, so he returned to the capital to serve as a counselor for a doctor.After the Yellow River burst, he once again took out his theory of the relationship between heaven and man, affirming that this was God’s dissatisfaction with the imperial government’s policies, and sent disasters as a warning. The emperor should fast and introspect, reflect on gains and losses, so as to avoid greater disasters.

Regarding Dong Zhongshu's remarks, the emperor felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart, and even felt a little regretful. Why didn't he accept Liang Xiao's suggestion at the beginning, and directly banned this kind of relationship between heaven and man as evil ways.Originally, he planned to use him to deal with Huang Laozhi, but in the end he found himself in big trouble.

However, facing the fact that the Yellow River breached, he did not dare to ban it easily.

With the theoretical support of Dong Zhongshu, a great Confucian, Tian Fu became more confident and resolutely opposed to blocking the breach, which annoyed Dou Ying.Dou Ying rose up against the case and directly pointed the finger at Tian Fu.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the words of hopefuls are not credible. The Son of Heaven is the parents of all peoples. How can parents allow their children to be trapped in the water and just sit idly by? They will sacrifice their lives to save them, and then talk about other things. We should wait until after the disaster relief.”

"What Wei Qihou said is specious." Tian Fu immediately retorted: "The river bursts and vents for thousands of miles. If it is to be blocked, it will not be a day's work. If it can be completed in one battle, it is certainly beautiful. But if the stagnation persists, Block it today, and decide again tomorrow, what? If so, it will be futile and a waste of money."

Dou Ying turned around and sneered. "In the prime minister's opinion, when is the right time? Or, just don't block it?"

Tian Fu didn't dare to look directly at Dou Ying. At this moment, Dou Ying was like a tiger on the mountain, with an imposing manner. "Otherwise, Dayu's control of the water is worse than blocking it. It won't be long before the river flows into the Yangtze River in the south and the sea in the east, and it will naturally subside. The current plan should be to find the root cause, solve the improper government, and fundamentally relieve the yin. Ask God for forgiveness."

"What the prime minister said is not too wrong. However, Ying thinks that if the breach of the Yellow River is really a warning to the imperial court's policy, then the prime minister should be punished, not the emperor. At four o'clock, the common people, since there is depression, it is yin and yang, how can the prime minister stay out of it?"

As soon as this remark came out, Tian Fu was speechless, and there was a dead silence in the hall.

Tian Fu stared at Dou Ying with a pair of small eyes.He felt wronged.Dou Ying's words are correct, but what else can he do as a prime minister now, which policy is not decided by the emperor, and then he will be notified to implement it?It's not that Dou Ying is ignorant of this situation, and he shifted the responsibility to him, obviously deliberately targeting him to excuse the emperor.

Seeing that Tian Fu was speechless, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately issued an edict, ordering Da Si Nong Zheng and the lord Du Wei Ji An to rush to Dongjun at that time, and be responsible for dispatching manpower and material resources to block the breach.

Chaohui dispersed, and Tian Fu, who became angry from embarrassment, walked away.

The emperor left Dou Ying behind.The two walked along the long corridor to the apse.

"Wei Qihou's attack hit the vital point, it was really sharp."

Dou Ying was half a step behind, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, I have no choice but to make this decision."

"What's wrong?" The emperor froze for a moment. "Why do you say it's a bad idea?"

"Your Majesty, although I believe in Confucianism, I don't take seriously the theory of the relationship between heaven and man, especially after listening to Liang Xiao's talk."

"Liang Xiao?" The emperor muttered, his steps slowed down, his brows were slightly frowned, as if he was considering whether to continue this topic.Liang Xiaoyuan was in South Vietnam, how could he still have such a big influence.However, he was very curious, what did Liang Xiao say, and even Dou Ying was persuaded by him.

"What did he say?"

"Liang Xiao said, the way of heaven is far away, but the way of humanity is close. Rather than listening to the will of God, it is better to listen to human feelings. Not to mention those who are mixed with fish and dragons, just take Tai Shiling as an example. Before he got clairvoyance, the sky he thought was not the real sky. Where does the so-called Dao of Heaven come from?"

The emperor's eyes flashed, and he thought of the celestial phenomena that Taishi Lingzheng was studying with all his heart, and seemed to realize something.That's right, with clairvoyance, Tai Shiling can see many more stars than without clairvoyance, and the previous knowledge of astrology is no longer enough.Those hopers don't have clairvoyance, do they know what the real sky is?If you don't even know what the real sky looks like, wouldn't you be talking nonsense.

"Besides, I have also consulted some hopefuls, and they have different opinions, and there is no conclusion." Dou Ying paused and glanced at the emperor.The emperor looked at him and smiled. "Just say what you have to say."

"Your Majesty, God's will is unpredictable, but there are floods in Shandong, and the people are eager for disaster relief from the imperial court. If the imperial court fails to provide timely assistance, a civil uprising is imminent. Shandong is where the country's food is located, and there is no delay. .”

The emperor was startled, like waking up from a dream, and a coolness rose behind his back.What God's will is, no one can say clearly yet, but if there is a civil uprising, the responsibility is very clear.He rolled his eyes, regretting endlessly. "This... is what Liang Xiao said, the way of heaven is far away, but the way of humanity is close?"

"Your Majesty's words are true, and I think so too." Dou Ying said: "What is God's will? The prime minister can be said to be God's disaster, Your Majesty, and the minister can also be said to be God's sin against the prime minister. Anyway, there is no evidence. But if Shandong The civil uprising, but the responsibility is clear."

The emperor was stunned for a long while, then heaved a long breath, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The two walked towards the apse one after the other.

At this time, hurried footsteps came from behind, and the emperor looked sideways, and couldn't help but be taken aback.Two Lang officials walked over quickly, travel-stained and exhausted.He could tell at a glance that these two people were Qi Menlang who often went out with him, and the one walking in front was Qin Ge.

The emperor's heart inexplicably tightened.Shouldn't they be in South Vietnam? Why did they come back suddenly?Could it be that something has changed in South Vietnam?
The emperor and Dou Ying exchanged a look.Dou Ying was also a little uneasy.

Qin Ge and the two rushed to the emperor and bowed in salute.

"Why did you come back?"

"At the order of the envoys Yan An and Liang Xiao, send back the collected information."

"Send information?" The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. "Can't you let the post send it, do you have to come back in person?"

"Your Majesty, some information can only be reported orally, and it is not suitable to write on bamboo slips."

After hearing this, the emperor turned around and entered the hall without further ado.Dou Ying and Qin Ge followed in.The emperor ordered someone to call Xu Le and the others, and prepared his pen and ink, so Qin Ge and his two began to report.

Qin Ge started talking about Liang Xiao entering Hengpu Pass and getting acquainted with Cai Chuan, the South Vietnamese general at Hengpu Pass, all the way to their contest with Zhao Guang's subordinates, the geographical situation along the way, the climate of South Vietnam, and the strength of the South Vietnam soldiers. Tactics, as well as some sporadic defenses we found out, let's talk about them one by one.

Because he had to cooperate with Xu Le and others to record, Qin Ge didn't speak very quickly, and often stopped to draw pictures and answer questions. It took a long time, and the report was not over until late at night.

The emperor looked at the few pictures he had just drawn, and his scalp felt numb.

Although Qin Ge stated at the beginning that the South Vietnamese generals were very vigilant and they could only find out about the defense situation, but judging from what they saw with their own eyes about the defense at Hengpu Pass, South Vietnam was very wary of the imperial court.It can be inferred that the other crucial places on the Sino-Vietnamese border are probably not too bad.

Prior to this, the imperial court knew little about the situation in South Vietnam.In the military, their knowledge is even more limited.So far, the Han army has not penetrated into South Vietnam in a real sense.The only understanding is only the territory of Changsha State that extends into South Vietnam, and there is no concept at all in other places.

Now, they have a preliminary understanding of the terrain of South Vietnam.Although it is only a scale and a claw, it can be imagined that the geographical situation of South Vietnam is dangerous, and it is definitely not something that can be easily broken by tens of thousands of troops.Considering the adaptability of the soldiers on both sides to the terrain and climate, if a war really starts, it will be a complete disaster.

Who are Qin Ge and others?They are elites carefully selected by the emperor, and their skills are not known to be much better than ordinary soldiers.If they can't adapt to the climate of South Vietnam, ordinary soldiers can't expect to adapt in a short time.

No wonder the Qin army fought so hard when they attacked South Vietnam.

The emperor was grateful, ashamed, and indescribably depressed.

Liang Xiao disobeyed his order, but he couldn't blame Liang Xiao, on the contrary, he wanted to thank Liang Xiao.Otherwise, not only would it be impossible for him to hope to resolve the crisis of confidence by conquering South Vietnam, but he might also fall into the quagmire of the South Vietnam War.If that's the case, it will be worse.
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