Not only Jia Yi thinks so, almost everyone can't understand Zhao Tuo's thoughts.

In the palace of the Tang Dynasty, the people were talking fiercely.

"Then who is Zhao Tuo worthy of being visited by my lord? He should come to pay homage to me with nothing but his bare hands!!"

Zhang Buyi was furious. In his opinion, Zhao Tuo was despising his own king. He shouted: "If he insists on the king going, the king will lead the army of Chu and Wu to visit South Vietnam!"

The other Sheren were not as radical as Zhang Buyi, but they all felt that this matter was not feasible.

Luan Bu said seriously: "Although Zhao Tuo has surrendered, it is only in name. In fact, he is still the enemy of the Han Dynasty. The king must not put himself in danger."

Zhao Ping nodded and said a little unnaturally: "Zhang Buyi... is right. It is true that he cannot go to South Vietnam. On the one hand, it is not sure whether Zhao Tuo has evil intentions. In addition, as the eldest son of the clan, the king

How can you go and pay homage to a foreign king like Zhao Tuo?"

Zhang Busu glanced at him and said, "I have been with you for so long, it turns out that you can also speak human language."

Zhao Ping snorted coldly and ignored him.

Ji Bu said thoughtfully: "It's just that I don't quite understand... Then Zhao Tuo is not a fool, how could he do such a thing? He should know that the king will never go to Nanyue. Why?

Are you going to send envoys?"

Jia Yi said: "I heard that this person is old, so maybe he is not as good as before."

Liu Chang stroked his chin, also thinking about this matter.

"Perhaps we should meet his envoys and see what they mean."

After listening to Liu Chang's words, Luan Bu quickly said: "Your Majesty, please don't be reckless in this matter. Zhao Tuo is cunning by nature and should not be trusted. I am afraid that the envoy will use words to provoke the King, and the King will be impulsive..."

Liu Chang looked disdainful and shouted: "I don't have everything I want, how can I be moved by words?"

Zhang Buji said: "Your Majesty, why don't I go and arrest the envoy, interrogate him personally, and ask him about Zhao Tuo's purpose?"

"No!"

Luan Bu objected: "The powerful enemy of the Han Dynasty is in the north. Zhao Tuo has no idea of ​​expansion and only wants to protect his own land. Such a person is not a threat to the Han Dynasty. Let him make mischief in the country and wait for the Han Dynasty to solve it."

If you are a powerful enemy, you can attack him...there is no need to worry at all."

"What's more, South Vietnam is a barbaric and barren land. Now Zhao Tuo is doing the king's work there. When the Han Dynasty takes back South Vietnam in the future, it will save a lot of effort."

Luan Bu was right in what he said. Historically, it was the King of South Vietnam who completely brought Guangdong and Guangxi and other places into the Chinese cultural circle. His contribution to southeastern China was very huge.

South Vietnam is difficult to fight, but South Vietnam cannot easily attack the Han Dynasty, and the threat to the Han Dynasty is far less than that of the Huns.

When Liu Chang returned to the palace, the Queen Mother was discussing the matter with several ministers.

Whether it is the Queen Mother or Chen Ping and others, their attitude is the same, no.

Empress Lu looked very angry. She frowned and said seriously: "Zhao Tuo, the traitor, has no intention of surrendering. He sent people to invite the King of Tang to go to South Vietnam just to find a reason for his rebellion."

That’s all, I have to get rid of this traitor!!”

"Which traitor do you want to get rid of?"

Liu Chang walked in, sat casually next to the Queen Mother, and asked carelessly. After speaking, he glanced at Chen Ping.

This made Chen Ping quite unhappy, and he always felt that this person had something else to say.

The Queen Mother looked at Zhou Bo with a straight face and asked: "If you want to attack South Vietnam, how many troops do you need?"

Zhou Bo was stunned, thought for a long time, and then said: "We need corvees from Chu, Wu and other places to clear the way for the people, and recruit 400,000 soldiers before we can go to war."

Empress Lu was furious and cursed: "When Chen Xi rebelled, the total army that attacked him was only one hundred thousand. Is Zhao Tuo so much more powerful than Chen Xi? Are you deceiving me that I don't know how to fight?!

"

Zhou Bo said helplessly: "Queen Mother, the terrain of South Vietnam is not as complicated as that of the north. If we use soldiers from the north, it will be difficult to adapt to it. And the soldiers from the south are not soldiers like the Northern Army. What's more, South Vietnam is full of deep mountains and old forests.

There is room for retreat, but if they hide in the mountains, we cannot completely eliminate them."

"Therefore, a large number of southern soldiers are needed to completely eliminate South Vietnam."

However, Empress Lu did not believe this statement. In the final analysis, she still distrusted people like Zhou Bo. Liu Ying always trusted her ministers unconditionally, while Empress Lu did the opposite and always doubted them.

Ministers, in history, Empress Lu often discussed national affairs with her attendants and lacked trust in these ministers.

At this time, General Guo Meng, who was serving as the chief lieutenant, stood up and said proudly: "I only need 100,000 troops to capture Zhao Tuo alive and bring him to the Queen Mother!"

Empress Lu was stunned and was about to speak, but Liu Chang laughed at the side.

Guo Meng frowned and asked: "I have never had any issues with the king and have always respected you. Why does the king laugh at me?"

Liu Chang said: "I'm not laughing at the general, I just remembered a very interesting thing."

"Chang... don't interrupt!"

Empress Lu said unhappily, Liu Chang shook his head and said: "Gong Gai once asked me to govern history, and he once told me one thing. When King Qin wanted to annex Chu, he asked General Wang Jian, and Wang Jian said he needed 600,000 yuan.

people, but the young general Li Xin said that 200,000 people were enough, so the King of Qin appointed Li Xin as his general. Immediately, Qin suffered an unprecedented defeat... No wonder Gai Gong asked me to govern history. It seems now,

There is still some use in governing history.”

Hearing what Liu Chang said, Empress Lu frowned again and began to think deeply.

Guo Meng said angrily: "I am not a person like Li Xin."

"My teacher once told me that to destroy South Vietnam, we need at least 200,000 soldiers. You only need 100,000 troops to go out? It was a pity that my father did not let the general come to attack Xiang Yu. If the general came, he would only

Are you afraid that with 30,000 people you can kill Xiang Yu?"

Guo Meng's face was red and his ears were red, and he was suddenly speechless.

Empress Lu said: "Zhao Tuo is capricious and has no faith at all. We should not let him go like this!!"

"Mom, you don't understand soldiers. You don't know that South Vietnam is no easier to fight than the Huns. Although it is not as powerful as South Vietnam, the terrain is such that if you let the Northern Army pass by, most of them will be killed or wounded before they encounter the enemy... It's inappropriate.

, if we want to destroy South Vietnam, we can only use the troops of Chu and Wu. It is best to divide the tribes first, canonize more tribal leaders under Zhao Tuo as kings, reward them with heavy rewards, and bring chaos to Zhao Tuo's country!"

"Gather some people as guides for the Han people, and let them lead them deep into South Vietnam, setting up more cities and camps, controlling water sources, blocking roads, using more fire attacks, opening roads, and migrating people..." Liu Chang said seriously about his story

Plan, he said it very seriously.

Zhou Bo, who was listening on the sidelines, looked at him with some surprise.

Liu Chang talked eloquently. After he finished speaking his thoughts, Queen Lu asked hesitantly: "How long will this take?"

"It will probably take five or six years, or more."

This made Empress Lu immediately give up the idea of ​​attacking Zhao Tuo in the short term, but Zhou Bo couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, is this the strategy of the Marquis of Huaiyin?"

Liu Chang was furious, "I just spoke for the general, how could the general despise me so much? I have studied the art of war with the Marquis of Huaiyin for decades, do I still need to ask the master for such a simple strategy?!"

Zhou Bo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "This strategy is not simple... Your Majesty has the qualifications of a famous general."

Liu Changxi said, "Mom, why don't you go fight against South Vietnam? Let me go on the expedition!"

Empress Lu glanced at him and knew clearly that this guy was Li Xin!

Empress Lu still looked at Chen Ping and asked, "What should we do about this matter?"

Chen Ping narrowed his eyes and said, "Queen Mother, you can invite Zhao Tuo to come to Chang'an to hold a ceremony. Then, the emperor can come to observe the ceremony for him."

Liu Chang couldn't help but pursed his lips and said, "Wow, it's you!"

"Mom, I want to see that envoy. I always feel that Zhao Tuo suddenly sent an envoy here. He must have other intentions...perhaps he wants to collude with me and conspire together. If he really has such a intention

I think, then I will pretend to cooperate with him and take the opportunity to destroy him. If his army is in South Vietnam, it will be very troublesome, but if he dares to attack, Chu State can completely destroy his army!"

Liu Chang suddenly spoke.

The faces of several ministers turned pale. I wonder if you are really cooperating or not.

"Okay, you go and meet me first."

"But remember, don't be rude to him. Since you can't do anything to Zhao Tuo for the time being, you can't anger him."

"Mom! Don't worry! I have studied etiquette with Zhang Xiang for many years! I never do anything rude!!"

Liu Chang said proudly.

........

"Tell me!!! Does that guy Zhao Tuo want to trick me into coming here?! Does he want to kill me?! Or does he want to start a rebellion with me?!!"

Liu Chang rode on the envoy, pinched the envoy's neck with both hands, and roared angrily.

"Say it!! Why didn't you say it!! Do you look down on me, Liu Chang?! You think I don't dare to cook you, right?!"

Liu Chang roared.

Luan Bu coughed and then said: "Your Majesty... if you pinch his neck, of course he won't be able to say anything... Let go now... He'll even roll his eyes..."

"oh."

Liu Chang immediately let go of his hand, and the envoy coughed violently. He looked at Liu Chang with frightened eyes, wiped his tears, and then wailed: "My king has no ill intentions! He just admires the king of Tang. I want to

I just want to meet the King of Tang!"

"Meet me? Nai Gong is not a beautiful woman, what's the point of meeting me! You still haven't told the truth!"

Liu Chang was so angry that he pushed the general to the ground and raised his fist high.
To be continued...