At the court meeting, Liu Ying showed the emperor's anger for the first time and almost lost her mind.
Empress Lu also participated in this court meeting. There were not many ministers who came to the court meeting. Only those important ministers who were deeply trusted by Liu Ying came to participate. They didn't understand what was going on and looked at each other. Zhou Bo was angry.
He said: "The Xiongnu Chanyu sent envoys to humiliate the Queen Mother, and Your Majesty wants to attack her!"
Hearing this, the ministers exploded and started making noises one after another.
The generals all thought that troops should be sent, while most of the counselors thought that they should be patient.
Xia Houying roared loudly: "You humiliate me and I will die! If you are afraid, just hide at home, and we will go and fight to the death!"
Zhao Yao reprimanded: "Are we afraid? The Han Dynasty has experienced many wars and has just recovered. Now that he is going to fight, won't more than ten years of hard work be in vain?"
"Isn't the purpose of running a country in daily life just to defeat foreign enemies? Otherwise, why would we be running a country?"
"You want to fight, okay, do you have food? Do you have war horses? What do you use to fight? Are you like Bao Qin who summoned millions of people as soldiers and traveled over the mountains to attack the Xiongnu?! What are you doing?
I want to destroy the Han Dynasty!"
The two sides immediately started to quarrel, and Queen Lu looked at the ministers coldly without saying a word.
At this time, Liu Ying couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "This hatred is irreconcilable! I will never tolerate it! I have made up my mind! I will go on an expedition against the Huns! Who wants to go?!"
When Liu Ying spoke like this, the officials immediately stopped arguing. Zhao Yao and others' eyes were filled with worry. Just as they were about to speak, Liu Ying cursed: "Anyone who continues to be patient will be dragged out and beheaded!"
The counselors suddenly couldn't speak. Cao Shen silently calculated in his mind the supplies needed to conquer the Huns, and his face suddenly became unsightly. To conquer the Huns, he would have to recruit at least four to five million troops, and hundreds of thousands more.
The people escorted the supplies, and the needed grain and grass supplies... The Han Dynasty's empty treasury basically couldn't support it, so it could only collect temporary donations from the people. The people might not be able to support it, and they had to collect donations from various vassal states.
What's more, the Xiongnu were all cavalry, they could come and go freely, and their environment was harsh, while the Han's infantry could only chase after them... If they caught up for two or three years... without fighting, the Han itself would have perished.
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At this moment, Fan Kuai stood up suddenly and shouted: "I am willing to command an army of one hundred thousand to attack the Xiongnu!"
Fan Kuai's voice really suppressed everyone else.
Fan Kuai was already tall and had a loud voice. When he stood up, lowered his head angrily and looked at the other ministers, none of them dared to look at him. The generals were very happy and agreed one after another. Liu Ying
Said: "Okay, let's take Wuyang Hou as our general!"
"This guy should really be taken out and beheaded!!"
Just as Liu Ying was speaking, someone suddenly shouted, interrupting Liu Ying's words.
Everyone was stunned and looked aside. The one who spoke was the great Han Zhonglang General.
This lieutenant will be called Ji Bu. He is from Chu and once served Xiang Yu. After Xiang Yu's defeat, Liu Bang offered a reward for his capture. Later, with Xia Houying's intercession, Liu Bang pardoned him and worshiped him as his lieutenant. Liu Bang
After Ying ascended the throne, he was appointed Zhonglang General.
Because he is a righteous man, loves to fight against injustices, and keeps his promises. Therefore, Chu people often say: "It is better to get a hundred catties of gold than to get a promise of Jibu." This is how a promise of a thousand gold comes from.
"What did you say?!"
Fan Kuai walked up to Ji Bu in a few steps, with his head lowered and his fists clenched, as if he was about to take action at the next moment.
There was no fear on Ji Bu's face. He said: "Back then, Emperor Gao led an army of 400,000 people and was besieged by the Huns in Pingcheng. Now how dare you say that you can defeat the Huns with 100,000 troops?!"
"Are you more capable than Emperor Gao?!"
Fan Kuai was stunned for a moment, suppressed his anger and said: "The country was still weak at that time... we had to make mistakes."
"The Qin State used millions of manpower to attack the Xiongnu, which eventually led to an uprising in the country by Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and others... Today's Han national strength is not as good as Qin's. Do you think the Han Dynasty does not have people like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang? What are you doing for
To please His Majesty and disregard the world, who should you kill if you don’t kill him?!"
Ji Bu spoke loudly, Fan Kuai was stupid and resentful, but could not refute.
The other generals were very angry. They asked: "How can you endure such humiliation?"
Ji Bu said angrily: "Maodun previously attacked Wusun and other countries with a heavy military force and not much food and grass. Therefore, he continued to plunder the lands of Yan and Tang. Now the king of Yan and the prime minister of Tang worked together to stop the Xiongnu's plundering and let the Xiongnu
The cavalry cannot cross the Great Wall! Mao Dun is using a provocative method!"
"He saw that the Tang Dynasty was gradually getting stronger and the Han Dynasty was recovering, so he sent the envoy to die. His purpose was to anger us. I guess that Maodun must be well prepared at this moment, right at the Great Wall
Waiting for us outside, as long as our troops leave the Great Wall, they will definitely be ambushed by him!!!"
"You are all generals who have been fighting all year round. Why can't you even see this?"
"Can personal honor and disgrace be compared to the prosperity of the world?!"
"By enduring the humiliation and cultivating for fifty years, the big man will be able to fight the Huns with all his strength. If he rushes to fight now, the big man will never wait for the day when he can defeat the Huns!"
As Ji Bu spoke, he raised his head and looked at Liu Ying, "Your Majesty has something to say. Anyone who dares to be patient again will be beheaded! I have finished speaking, please kill me!"
At this moment, Liu Ying woke up in an instant. He gritted his teeth, his whole body was trembling with this huge shame, and remained silent.
Queen Lu glanced at Ji Bu and said calmly: "Let's all go back."
"Today's matters must not be spoken to outsiders."
"But the Queen Mother!"
"No need to say it."
The officials left helplessly, but Empress Lu left Ji Bu alone.
Liu Ying's eyes were red, she looked at Empress Lu beside her, and shouted in despair: "Mother..."
"Why are you crying! What problem can you solve by crying here? As the king of a country, you should put the world first... This is Maodun's letter... Take it and read it every day when you get up. Don't forget it.
This shame..."
Empress Lu threw the letter to Liu Ying. Liu Ying was shaking all over and lowered her head.
Empress Lu looked at Ji Bu calmly and said, "General Ji is right, we must put the world first... Come here, I will reward you with a hundred gold!"
"If the monarch is humiliated and the minister cannot take revenge, how can he be rewarded with face?" Ji Bu's face also looked very ugly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Please don't insult me like this, Queen Mother."
"So General Ji thinks, when can we attack the Huns?"
Ji Bu said seriously: "If we let the Marquis of Huaiyin..."
"No!"
Empress Lu immediately interrupted Ji Bu, but then turned around and said to Liu Ying: "From now on, you can often ask General Ji to inquire about world affairs."
Liu Ying nodded.
"Ying, please don't let the chief know about this."
"He has a violent and reckless personality. If he finds out, something will happen. Do you understand?"
Liu Ying nodded helplessly again.
Empress Lu looked at Ji Bu in front of her, thinking that just now he was not weaker than Fan Kuai in terms of momentum, and suddenly an idea came to her mind.
It started to drizzle in Chang'an, and the sky became gloomy.
Before Liu Chang entered the Jiaofang Hall, the voice had already reached the hall.
“Mom, I’m hungry!!”
When Liu Chang rushed into the Jiao Fang Palace and rushed to Empress Lu, he noticed something different. His mother looked a little...sad and angry? Liu Chang looked at his mother in surprise. He had never been there before.
I’ve seen this expression on my face, “What happened?”
Liu Chang's expression became very serious.
"Where did you go to have fun again? Change your clothes."
"What happened?"
"What could happen? What do you want to eat?"
"Mom, don't lie to me...Did something happen?"
"It's okay! Eat!"
"Oh, it's okay!"
Liu Chang smiled and sat next to Empress Lu. They ate together. After finishing the meal quickly, they changed their clothes. Liu Chang wiped his mouth with his sleeves, stood up and shouted: "Mom, I'm going to find you."
Gai Gong is practicing his sword!"
"Wait!" Queen Lu stopped him, took out a piece of silk cloth and wiped his mouth seriously, "Go ahead, don't play in the rain... you'll get sick."
Liu Chang agreed immediately and walked out of Jiaofang Hall with a smile. The moment he walked out of Jiaofang Hall, the smile on his face disappeared. Instead of going to Tianlu Pavilion, he walked directly to Xuanshi Hall and stood in front of the hall.
The two attendants were about to speak when Liu Chang rushed in.
When Liu Chang came in, Liu Ying was sitting alone in the Xuanshi Hall with red eyes. When he saw Liu Chang barging in, he hurriedly rubbed his eyes and forced a smile, "Why are you here, eldest brother?"
When Liu Chang saw his brother's red eyes, he knew that something big had definitely happened.
Liu Chang stared into Liu Ying's eyes without saying a word.
Liu Ying smiled unnaturally, "What's wrong?"
"Brother, do you still want to hide it from me?! My mother has already told me!!"
Liu Chang roared angrily.
Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, and then she held her forehead with both hands, tears dripping down, and her voice was filled with tears, "Eldest brother...I am incompetent...I can't even protect my mother..."