Chapter 203 How to play the anti-thief? Just a little bit more restrained
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?!
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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.
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"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.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! This man cannot withstand your fist!!"
Ji Bu quickly stepped forward, grabbed Liu Chang's fist, and tried to dissuade him.
"No, this guy is deliberately hiding it, I have to beat him to death!"
Several ministers came forward at the same time and stopped King Tang. The envoy hurriedly stood up, took a few steps back, and said in panic: "Your Majesty, my lord is sincere. Before I came, my lord had given instructions many times.
, I must meet the King of Tang. The King also said that if the King feels that the journey is far away, he can also meet in the Kingdom of Wu..."
"Hmm?? Meet in the Kingdom of Wu? Zhao Tuo goes to the Kingdom of Wu?"
Liu Chang didn't believe it anymore. Isn't this guy afraid of being caught?
"You can bring your people to meet each other on the border of Wu Kingdom..."
Only then did Liu Chang understand that they were preparing to meet on the border. He couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. South Vietnam was difficult to fight because of the terrain, not because the soldiers were strong. If they had set up an ambush in advance and captured Zhao Tuo directly, South Vietnam would be leaderless.
, will definitely collapse.
"Does he really admire me?"
"Of course it's true..."
"Hahaha, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Liu Chang smiled and stepped forward, helping the envoy to sit aside. The envoy touched his throat. I wanted to say, you have to give me a chance to speak. I just entered the house and didn't say a word.
, he was pinned to the ground and almost strangled to death. Even the barbarian kings in the south would not be so rude to him. This Tang King was even more barbarian than the barbarians. Compared with him, the people in the south were all well-educated.
Gentle and elegant.
Liu Chang put his arm around the envoy's shoulders, put his arm around his head, and asked in a low voice: "Does the King of Nanyue want to rebel?"
The envoy was shocked, "Don't dare! Your Majesty has never had such thoughts!"
Liu Chang was angry again and cursed: "A real man lives in heaven and earth, how can he live in depression for a long time under others?!"
Zhang Buyi looked extremely excited. If Luan Bu hadn't dragged him, he would have stepped forward and shouted long live.
The envoy looked at Liu Chang in surprise and asked in a low voice: "Is your Majesty planning to rebel?"
"Of course! I have already made a complete plan! All the princes are willing to obey, and the Tang State is extremely powerful. What does the King of Nanyue think? Will you raise an army with me?!"
The envoy was frightened. He trembled and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty attaches great importance to Your Majesty... Why would Your Majesty..."
"Hmph! In this world, where Liu Ying sits, I, Liu Chang, can't sit down?!"
"Yes! What your Majesty said makes sense!"
Zhang Buyi shouted.
The rest of the people also shouted, "It should be like this!!"
Looking at the rebels in this room, the envoy's face turned pale and his hands trembled, "My king has no such idea..."
Liu Chang narrowed his eyes and said viciously: "In this case...it seems that I can't let you go...I'll kill you first and cause a war between the Han Dynasty and South Vietnam, and then I'll stir up trouble! Luan Bu! Kill him!"
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"Your Majesty!! Your Majesty!! Spare your life!!"
The envoy's face turned pale, and he knelt down in front of Liu Chang and said, "My king has admired your Majesty for a long time. If your Majesty can condescend to go to Wu to meet my king, my king may not be willing to assist you in the rebellion!"
Liu Chang squinted his eyes and asked: "After the uprising, whose world belongs to us? Should we share it together, or should we respect me?!"
Looking at Liu Chang's fierce face, the envoy hurriedly said: "I don't know!"
"Huh? Luan Bu!"
"Respect the king! Respect the king!"
"Hahaha, okay, let's have a banquet!"
Liu Chang held a banquet to entertain the envoy. The envoy sat aside and just smiled. He wanted to know whether Liu Chang really wanted to rebel or was deceiving himself, but no matter how he looked at it, this person did not look like him.
It was fake, and his fellow disciples looked the same, especially one of the younger fellows, who was extremely excited and almost cried with excitement.
Liu Chang ate the meat and asked proudly: "How many troops do you have in South Vietnam?"
"Your Majesty, the South Vietnamese army is only one hundred thousand strong."
"One hundred thousand? Ha, our Tang Dynasty has three hundred thousand soldiers!"
"Of course he is not as good as the king."
"How much food do you have in South Vietnam?"
"There is little arable land and not enough food."
"Oh, the food in our Tang country is piled up like a mountain, enough to last my army for three years!"
"The king is mighty!"
The envoy looked at the arrogant, reckless and arrogant king in front of him and was speechless. What kind of family environment created such a vassal king?
After the banquet was over, the envoys said goodbye and left. Only then did Liu Chang look at the few servants around him and asked: "How was your performance? Do you look like a rebel?"
"It's so similar! If I can restrain myself a little in the future, it will look more like it!"
Liu Chang said with a smile: "Zhao Tuo has always had different intentions, but he just didn't dare to act rashly. If he learns about my situation, he will definitely incite me to cause chaos. When the time comes, he can deceive him and make him think that Chu State
All his troops went to put down the rebellion. When he took the opportunity to attack Wu, he wiped out his army in one fell swoop. In this way, South Vietnam can be put down!"
Ji Bu thought for a long time and shook his head, "I'm afraid Zhao Tuo won't be fooled so easily. He is a talented man."
"Even if there are no soldiers who can deceive him, we can still catch him at the border of Wu!"
"If we can't even catch him, we can also inquire about their truth and falsehood to see if there is any opportunity we can take advantage of. Anyway, we won't suffer any loss!"
But at this moment, the envoy who returned to the post house was a little restless.
He had not expected the situation in Chang'an, especially this move by King Tang, which was even more beyond his expectation.
Perhaps, South Vietnam can take advantage of the Tang Dynasty King?
The envoy was still thinking about this when he went to see the Queen Mother the next day.
"The King of Nanyue is so noble, how can we let the King of Tang go there? Why not invite him to come to Chang'an, and let the emperor watch the ceremony!"
The Queen Mother counterattacked an army, but the envoy was not surprised. He replied calmly: "The king is old and has wanted to come to Chang'an to meet the emperor for a long time. However, he can't make the journey..."
"The King of Tang is also young, so I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up."
Queen Lu replied coldly.
The envoy then said: "My king can meet with the King of Tang at the border of Wuyue."
Hearing this, Empress Lu was a little suspicious. Why did the King of Nanyue want to become famous? She did not refuse in a hurry, but just said: "This matter must be agreed by the emperor. You can go back first."
After sending away the envoys, Empress Lu summoned the ministers again.
"Queen Mother, if we just meet at the border, it might be an opportunity for the big man!"
Chen Ping and others did not object this time. Zhou Bo hurriedly said: "Maybe we can take this opportunity to recover South Vietnam!"
The Queen Mother discussed with everyone for a long time and decided to accept the matter before letting them go back.
Zhou Bo walked out of the palace and got into the car to go back. The guests beside him whispered: "Master...this is a good opportunity to eliminate that powerful enemy!"
"oh?"
Zhou Bo glanced at him and asked, "How to eliminate it?"
"We can force Zhao Tuo to kill him...or we can do it ourselves and frame Zhao Tuo...Although he is strong, he likes wine. If the wine is poisoned..."
Zhou Bo suddenly pulled out his sword, and stabbed the guest next to him in the abdomen. He then pulled it out. The guest looked at Zhou Bo blankly. Zhou Bo pushed him out of the carriage and cursed angrily: "This is to defend against foreign enemies."
What happened! We are our enemy in South Vietnam! How can we abolish the public service for personal reasons, and lose big things because of small things?!"
Zhou Bo left with a straight face, while the other guests began to collect the body of the man.
At this moment, Liu Chang was in the Jiaofang Hall, listening to the Queen Mother's constant chatter.
"If you encounter a wild beast, you are not allowed to hunt! Let the soldiers handle it!"
"You are not allowed to eat the things Zhao Tuo sent! You are not allowed to drink the wine Zhao Tuo sent! You are not allowed to get close to the women Zhao Tuo sent!"
"I've prepared something for you, just eat these! Don't talk to passers-by for no reason! Don't approach anyone, even the old and the weak!"
"When someone asks for help, let your family go and don't go there yourself!"
"I understand, I understand, grandma, how many more times do you have to say it?"
"It's not the first time I've gone..."
"Um."
"Go and prepare. I have arranged several doctors for you."
Liu Chang jumped up and rushed out of Jiaofang Hall.
Queen Lu looked at his back, stretched out her hand, and wanted to say something, but she didn't have time to say it.