Desire to practice feudalism

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Desire to practice feudalism

Zhao Chongguo looked at the letter in his hand with a watery expression.

This letter was personally written by Zhang Yue, the current Great Sima General.

In the letter, Zhang Yue first talked about their friendship in the Western Regions when they fought together against the Huns.

In the letter, he mentioned Zhao Chongguo's bravery in the past Tianshan battle with words of praise.

At the end of the letter, Zhang Yue hoped that Zhao Chongguo would put the overall situation first and go out to reinforce Liaodong.

"What do you think of this?"

After the officials from Shuofang Town arrived, Zhao Chongguo first showed Zhang Yue's handwriting to everyone, and then asked everyone.

When Zhao Chongguo asked this question, he was also conflicted in his heart.

In fact, he has always been grateful to Huo Guang.

He knew very well that without Huo Guang's support over the years, his position as Shuofang Jiedushi would have been unstable.

He is different from Zhang Yue, Zhang Anshi, Han Feng and others. He truly climbed up from the bottom.

In fact, he was not loyal to the Han or the Emperor. What he valued more was the kindness of knowing someone.

Zhang Yue launched a coup in Chang'an to overthrow Huo Guang, which he did not support in his heart.

After learning about this, his first thought was to lead troops into Chang'an.

If it weren't for the obstruction from the people around him, and after careful consideration, he found that he really didn't have much chance of winning, so he gave up the action.

The Huns launched a large-scale attack on Liaodong. In fact, he had already investigated the situation clearly, and the reason why he was delayed in taking action was actually just waiting and watching.

Deep down in his heart, he still hopes that Huo Guang can make a comeback again.

It was not until ten days ago that Huo Guang was granted the title of Marquis of Xiumi and his family was moved to the Western Regions that he gave up his fantasy.

But he was really unwilling to surrender to Zhang Yue like this.

"Commander, I think we should summon the army immediately and march out!"

Shuo Fangdu's envoy Xue Ran finally broke the peace in the hall.

Zhao Chongguo did not speak when he heard this, but looked at Song Qi, the deputy envoy of Jiedu.

Song Qi has always been known as a wise man in Shuofang Town.

When he saw Zhao Chongguo looking at him, he already understood what Zhao Chongguo meant.

He drank the wine from the cup and said: "General, who do you think is stronger, the Han or the Huns?"

Zhao Chongguo was stunned and reflexively said: "Of course it's Han Qiang!"

Song Qi asked again: "General, do you think the Huns might conquer Liaodong if we don't send troops from Shuofang?"

Zhao Chongguo said: "The Xiongnu's ability to capture Xianbei City is the limit. It is just a fool's dream to capture Liaodong!"

Song Qi asked again: "Is it possible for the commander to compete with Chang'an on his own?"

Zhao Chongguo said: "Shuofang relies on Chang'an for its military and food supplies, how can it compete with Chang'an!"

At this time, Song Qi slowly poured himself a glass of wine, drank it in one gulp and said, "In that case, why should the commander hesitate?"

Zhao Chongguo suddenly realized this. He saluted Song Qi and then issued an order for the army to assemble.

…

In Chang'an City, Zhang Yue was also very concerned about the situation in Liaodong.

Although he was not afraid of the Huns, he was still very wary of them.

In history, the Han-Hungarian War lasted for nearly three hundred years.

He was unwilling to give the Huns any chance to rise.

But this time the Huns did find a good opportunity.

The rebellion between Huaisi and Jiangdong involved a lot of energy of the Han Dynasty.

He had just seized power in Chang'an and was unable to effectively mobilize the strength of the Han Dynasty for a while.

At this time, the Kushan and Parthian people were also ready to move, and they had just mobilized an army of more than 20,000 people to enter Chang'an.

The remaining armies in the Western Regions had to guard against the Parthians and Kushans as well as the rebellions of the Zoroastrian Cult and Salmanas, and their strength was already stretched thin.

Although the land west of Hexi has sufficient troops, it lacks food and grass.

In a short period of time, the only army Zhang Yue could count on was Shuofang's army.

This feeling was the most aggrieved Zhang Yue had experienced in more than 20 years.

In order to persuade Zhao Chongguo to send troops to assist Liaodong Town, he could only write to Zhao Chongguo personally.

"What did Zhao Chongguo say?"

Zhang Yue asked the messenger calmly. At this time, his face showed no expression of joy or sorrow.

"Zhao Jiedu has agreed to send troops. When the subordinates returned to Chang'an, Shuofang's army had completed its assembly and left the fortress..."

The messenger's words made Zhang Yue sigh secretly.

What he was most worried about was that Zhao Chongguo sat back and watched the war between Liaodong and the Huns.

If the Huns really captured Xianbei City, it can be expected that Sushen and Fuyu would soon fall into the hands of the Huns.

In this way, the Huns can increase their number by at least 300,000 Ding.

With these 300,000 soldiers, the Xiongnu's strength can at least reach the level before the Battle of Yuwushui.

In this way, the right wing of the Xiongnu is likely to join Shan Yuting again, and then the Han Dynasty will face a powerful empire spanning the Eurasian continent.

Although the big man is not afraid of him due to his strength, and Zhang Yue also believes that the final victory must belong to the big man.

But in this case, the Han Dynasty's energy will be completely restrained in the north, and it will be difficult to achieve anything in other directions.

"Perhaps Zhao Chongguo should be consecrated!"

…

"What, make Zhao Chongguo the Marquis of Xining and seal a land of three hundred miles?"

Du Yannian jumped up in surprise.

In fact, Du Yannian was not the only one, the ministers in the court were all shocked at this moment.

Since Emperor Xiaojing, the Han Dynasty has never had a truly ennobled prince.

Some time ago, Huo Guang was granted the title of Marquis of Xiumi. In the eyes of the ministers, it was no different from being demoted as a direct descendant.

But Xining is different. Although Xining is only a newly built small city in Hexi and was originally a land of Qiang people, it is not far from Guan after all, so it naturally shocked the officials very much.

"What objections do you have, sir?"

Zhang Yue asked again after everyone calmed down.

This time was actually Zhang Yue's test of the court ministers and princes.

At this time Liu Piqiang stood up and said: "General, if the princes do not come to the people and cannot control the army, this is the policy of Emperor Xiaojing..."

Zhang Yue shook his head when he heard this and said: "How much land did the Han Dynasty have during the time of Emperor Xiaojing? How much land does the Han Dynasty have now?"

As soon as Zhang Yue said this, Du Ling knew it was his time to speak.

Du Ling stood up and bowed to Emperor Liu He first, and then said:

"The land of the Han Dynasty today is four times that of Emperor Jing's time..."

"If I, the great Han, continue to carry out the policies of the past, I am afraid that a hundred years later, this land will not be owned by the great Han... Times change and things change, things change and times change... I think it is time for the great Han to change..."

As soon as Du Ling said this, the princes, ministers and princes, including Emperor Liu He, all thought carefully in their hearts.

Everyone knows very well that what he just said was just Zhang Yue using Du Ling's mouth to express his own opinions.

The first thing everyone considered was whether it would be beneficial for Zhang Yue to re-conquer the princes.

After some thought, the ministers did not find that this would harm their own interests, at least not yet.

Han Zeng stood up at this time and asked: "Does the general want to seal all the princes?"

Han Zeng's question was exactly what the princes wanted to ask, so everyone looked at Zhang Yue nervously after hearing this.

Zhang Yue smiled slightly and said: "The territory of the Han Dynasty is extremely vast now... I think that if the Han Dynasty wants to firmly control the borderlands, the only way is to continue feudalism!"
Chapter completed!