Chapter 277 Provocation is not such a provocation method
"Master, he actually hit me!"
Zhang Buyi had a cloth strip tied on his head, and there was still bloodstains, and he was complaining pitifully to Chang Liu.
Liu Chang took a deep breath, "Why didn't he beat you to death?"
"I asked you to provoke the ministers, what did you do to scold the prime minister?"
"Isn't it a temptation to kill Zhou Chang? Who is Zhou Chang? Who can get along with my father? Your father is polite to him. Do you dare to scold him?"
Listening to Liu Chang's complaint, Zhang Buyi said aggrievedly: "I just wanted to provoke him. Before I finished speaking, I called out to Lao Dog, and he knocked me over with a crutch... It was too heavy to be disrespectful to me..."
"Haha, it's better to be like this, provoking is not just your way to provoke..."
"Then how should I provoke?"
"Just do nothing, just keep your original style, and you will be so angry that they are so angry that they must not insult like this..."
Zhang Buyi touched his head and said with a grin: "Yes, I will never insult Zhou Chang again."
"It's not just Zhou Chang. No one should insult anyone among the court officials. These people are not the group of sheep in Tang State at your mercy. Fortunately, you just met Zhou Chang. If you said this to Chen Ping, Xiahou Ying, Li Shang, Jin Xu and others, I'm afraid you will be hung at the city gate now..."
Zhang Buyi frowned, "I really despise them and will never do this again."
"Oh... Anyway, do it well and try to survive until I come back after fighting Wusun."
Chang Liu patted Zhang Buyi's shoulder, ignored the rebel and walked into the school grounds.
Luan Bu hurried forward, "Why is Zhang Buyi coming?"
"He's here to sue."
"He was injured? What's going on? Didn't he be granted the Censor's Officer?"
"It's okay, I'm just stupid and just woke up."
Chang Liu sat down and looked at the soldiers in the distance preparing their carriages and horses, and suddenly became a little quiet, "Luan Bu..."
"Um?"
"You said I insisted on taking them out for war, right?"
"right."
"Liu Jing impeached me, saying that I was a military force, regardless of the lives of the soldiers, and in order to expand the territory, I consumed food and recruited the people..."
Luan Bu said seriously: "I won't take advantage of the civil strife of the Huns to deal with them. Sooner or later, they will come to the door... The king should know this better than me."
"Yes...If so, who would want his brothers to die..."
"Defend your country and die without regrets."
President Liu stood up and patted the dirt on his body, "Stop talking, go, go and practice again!"
The Northern Army was preparing for the expedition, and the domestic ministers were also preparing for this war. The war machine of the Han Dynasty was launched again.
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Longcheng, the Xiongnu king's tent.
Maodun lay weakly, and he leaned on his side, staring at Jizhu kneeling in front of him.
This former prairie master has become particularly weak at this moment. He is already old and is injured in the battle with Chang Liu, so he is unable to get up. But now, he can feel that he can't hold on for too long. His messy hair almost covered his face and his body is thin, but his eyes are still bright.
"Ji Zhu... Why haven't you done it?"
Maodun asked coldly.
Ji Zhu looked very calm, "Father...I will defeat Chang Liu."
"Haha, just you are so stupid, can you defeat Chang Liu? Sooner or later you will be captured by him!"
"I will defeat Chang Liu."
Mao Dun's face was full of disdain, "Do it, kill me, take down all the troops and fight your brother."
"That's what you do...I won't do that."
"Then are you going to wait for death here?!"
"I will not die, nor will the Huns perish."
Facing this unfilial son in front of him who was unpromising and even his father dared not kill him, he was so angry that he struggled, pointing at Ji Zhu with his fingers and cursing: "If you weren't so stupid, I would have given up my position to you! Sooner or later, the Huns will perish in your hands!"
Ji Zhu stood up and looked at Mao Dun coldly.
"This is the reason why we can't beat the Tang people... fathers and sons are tragic, brothers and sisters are tragic, and they have no feelings for each other. They ignore the overall situation, have their own selfish intentions, and only think about their own interests... We are not the same country, this is a nest of robbers! If a group of robbers can fight, how can they be the opponent of a country?"
"Hahaha, don't you just want to kill your brother?"
"I didn't think about killing them, even now, if I defeat them, I won't kill them, I will keep them."
"I will build a real empire, and everyone is united, and there will be differences between the upper and lower levels. Someone will fight to the death for the interests of the family and the country, not just thinking about his own interests... From me, father and son will no longer be slaughtered by each other, those who do evil will be punished, and those who are good will be rewarded... Those who kill their brothers and Ah Father will be condemned by everyone."
"I will lead the Huns to victory...I am different from you."
"You only know how to defeat the enemy...but you don't know how to build a country."
Maodun sneered and stared at him disdainfully.
"If it weren't for me, what could you do? You could just shed horses for others..."
"My father is right...but, Mr. A. father insists on giving the tribe to my brothers... completely disregarding the overall situation of the Huns. If one of my brothers could accomplish something, I would definitely be willing to take all the troops to assist him... Unfortunately, they are not good enough. Our brothers can only kill each other. In the end, the only one who benefits will be the Tang people."
"This is all Ah Father's fault."
Maodun no longer goes to see this unfilial son, "In this world, only the most powerful person can survive... not strong enough, he will die if he dies."
"You go out and don't bother me again until I die."
Ji Zhu left the tent very obediently. Faced with the attacks of his two brothers, Ji Zhu did not launch a strong counterattack. Instead, he sent envoys to discuss peace many times, telling them that the real enemy was the Tang people outside, and that their brothers and feet should not be killed.
However, in Hutu and Taogu's opinion, it was his weakness and retreat, and their attacks became even more violent.
Ji Zhu ordered the tribes to be moved together and to resist the attacks from the two brothers.
When Ji Zhu came out, his several confidants could no longer bear it and hurried forward, "The king... can't bear it anymore! You must fight back with a heavy blow!"
Ji Zhu narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance, "You said, can Tangren miss such a good opportunity?"
"King...this..."
"No problem, if they want, give them the territory and let them taste the sword of the Tang people... We still have a lot to do. If we want to defeat the enemy, we must be strong enough. I predict that the Tang people will send troops from the north... Land is not important, and can be taken back at any time... Talent is the most important thing. Don't have unnecessary casualties, let them occupy it."
When he heard Ji Zhu's words, several confidants began to ponder.
One of the counselors asked: "Since the king has no intention of fighting, why not send someone to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty?"
"Rareless! The Great Khan is the lord of the grassland, how could he be the subject of the Tang people?"
A general asked angrily.
"Even if you don't fight against the Tang people, you can withdraw. Why should you surrender again?"
Ji Zhu was not angry. He looked at his adviser curiously and asked, "What do you mean?"
"The king... there are Tang people around Hutu and Taogu. The Tang people want to unite them to fight us. If we surrender and express our attitude, will the Tang people still support them to fight us? They just don't accept it, that's fine... I have traveled in Zhao Yan and other places, and their ministers pay the most attention to the reputation of their troops..."
The adviser talked about his thoughts and said with a smile: "The king can send someone to tell the King of Tang that he is willing to respect the great Chanyu born of heaven, earth, sun and moon... At that time, Hutu and Taogu would not be able to sit still... This is just a false reputation, only his own strength is the most important..."
Ji Zhu nodded, "It's not impossible..."
"The Tang people just wanted to see our brothers and feet tragically slaughtered. Hutu and Taogu are unconvincing beasts. As long as we no longer compete, give up our reputation, and show weakness, they will fight... It takes us the most time now to integrate the tribes, establish laws, establish systems, and fabricate texts as you said..."
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The army left Chang'an in a mighty manner. Because Chang Liu was going to go to war with the army, all the ministers came to see him off together.
The ministers actually opposed Liu Chang's personal expedition.
Although the ministers all disliked this tyrant, they all admitted that Liu Chang was the only one who could comfort the country and abroad. If Liu Chang had an accident, the man would be completely in chaos. Not to mention anything else, even in the palace, it would be a storm.
Zhou Chang looked at the king wearing a strong and stalked sharp edge in front of him and held his hand tightly.
"Master... It is enough for the Grand Marshal to go to the war alone. Why do you have to go with you?"
"Zhou Xiang, please don't worry... I have such courage, even if Xiang Ji reborn, I can't do anything to me!"
Liu Chang showed his thick arms and looked stupid. Zhou Chang sighed, why isn't there any reliable one among Emperor Gao's sons?
"The king is brave, but it is extremely dangerous in the battlefield..."
"Okay! Zhou Xiang, don't worry, and hold a celebration banquet in Chang'an and drink when I come back!"
Seeing that he could not convince him, Zhou Chang looked at Zhang Cang helplessly.
Zhang Cang just saluted Liu Chang calmly, "Take a good care."
Zhou Chang sighed again, why is this new generation of ministers so unreliable?
Zhou Chang had no choice but to call Luan Bu and instructed him seriously: "You accompany the king to fight, don't let the king rush to the battlefield alone, don't let the king drink raw water..."
Luan Bu stood respectfully, listening to the old man's persuasion.
"Haha, how long has Luan Bu followed His Majesty for so long? I need more to say about this?"
Zhang Buyi spoke disdainfully, Zhou Chang frowned immediately and picked up the crutch in his hand. Zhang Buyi quickly jumped and looked at him vigilantly, not daring to speak again. Seeing Zhang Buyi's cowardly appearance, Luan Bu shook his head and said to Zhou Chang: "Please don't care, this guy was beaten to death by Liu Hou when he was young..."
Zhou Chang also looked disdainful, "What a character Liu Hou..."
Liu Chang bid farewell to everyone, rode a tall horse, and finally left.
He rode a war horse and followed Han Xin's chariot.
"Master! Where do we start fighting?"
"Master! How do we fight?"
"Master!"
Liu Chang was nagging, and Han Xin suppressed his anger and slowly put down the bamboo slips in his hand.
"Great... There was a man named Li Shiqi. Do you know how he died?"
"Ah? Didn't you be cooked and killed by the King of Qi?"
"No, he just talked too much nonsense...I forced him to kill him."
"Oh...Master, then I'll go to the front army to have a look."
Liu Chang rode his horse to the front army and muttered something in a low voice, Luan Bu was accompanying him.
"Luanbu!"
"King?"
"How do you say I can scare Master?"
"Which master?"
"Hao Huaiyin!"
"Uh... Master, are you hungry? Do you want me to prepare some food?"
The Northern Army came to Longxi County all the way and began to rest here. At the same time, the Tang army was also ready to move in Beidi County and prepared to go to war. Han Xin was looking at the map all day long, pondering the recent situation, and the Huns were fighting more and more chaotic.
Things were a little different from what Han Xin thought. Although he was better than two brothers in terms of strength, the one named Ji Zhu was slow to fight back and kept retreating, migrating to the north, leaving behind a large area of ​​territory, while his two younger brothers quickly seized these areas. This completely disrupted Han Xin's deployment.
Han Xin originally wanted to attack Jizhu's main force in the Western Regions, but he had not fought yet, but the main force ran away most of it.
What does this mean? That person named Ji Zhu is so cowardly?
Faced with such a situation, Han Xin had to change his original strategy, either simply kill Wusun, or swallow Tao Gu or protect Tu.
Liu Chang saw Han Xin's entanglement, which made him feel incredible. After living for so long, he had never seen his master so entangled.
"Master? Why did you hesitate?"
"This Jizhu is probably impossible to eliminate in the short term...he ran away."
"Running?"
"Yes... Next, his two brothers will definitely kill each other... If we pursue Jizhu, our food will definitely not be enough... It's too far away, so we can only set our target in the Western Regions. When the strength of the Huns is weakened, we can get rid of the control of the Huns."
"I'm just worried now... Wusun will run with him."
Liu Chang laughed, "What's the solution? I can beat you so much that they can only run away with my head!"
"No wonder Chen Ping praised this Ji Zhu very much... This guy is indeed not easy to deal with."
Han Xin did not hesitate for too long and immediately changed his original strategy.
"Long... you lead the cavalry and set off after an hour... Don't think about defeating the tribe and entrusting the opponent's army so that they can't retreat too quickly... harass them!"
"I will order Li Zuoche's place... Don't rush too fast, send scouts to contact me at all times!"
"only!!"
Liu Chang leaned over to salute, turned around and left. Looking at Liu Chang walking out, Han Xin couldn't help but caress his beard. Although the enemy was hard to tell and it was difficult to pursue, fortunately, he had a king under his command to use, which was much more comfortable than before. Although this kind of reckless man was stupid, it was really easy to use.
After receiving Han Xin's order, Liu Chang immediately prepared. As soon as he arrived half an hour, he couldn't wait to lead the cavalry to set off and almost took away all the cavalry of the Northern Army. At this moment, the Northern Army had a cavalry army of 10,000 people. Under the leadership of the Tang King, these soldiers rushed like tigers and wolves, crying and howling. Their posture was even more than the Huns.
It was not only Han Xin who was happy, but Liu Chang was also very happy. Compared with the Tang army, the Northern Army was still stronger. No one of them had fallen into the team like this.
The quiet and peaceful tribe is packing up its things and preparing to evacuate.
When the sound of horse hooves came from afar, accompanied by the howling of ghosts and wolves, a strong man riding a white horse and wearing golden armor was screaming and charging towards the tribe, these herders were already scared to death. Looking at Liu Chang's appearance, they knelt down and did not even want to escape.
Liu Chang was waving the spear in his hand, trying to kill a few more enemies, but when he was killing him, he saw the group of people kneeling on the ground, bowing to him, muttering words.
Chang Liu put away his spear and didn't know what to do for a moment. You can't do this, how can you fight?
"What are they talking about?"
"They said... Hercules are here..."
"Hercules??Who?"
"Uh...it seems to be you, King."
"I??"
Liu Chang looked at the herdsmen who were visiting the worshipers in front of him with a confused look on his face. What is this happening? Can we still fight a good war?
"Master? What should I do?"
"Catch it!"
Afterwards, Liu Chang chased several tribes, but these tribes had similar reactions after seeing Liu Chang, and they all bowed to him as a god. Liu Chang felt depressed and marched for another two days. Finally, he saw the fully armed Hun cavalry. This cavalry had hundreds of people and was strong in power, which was the strong enemy of the Tang King!
Liu Chang was overjoyed and immediately rushed out with his army again, preparing to charge again, killing the generals and grab the flag among these "ten thousand" people!
"Master!!"
When the knights dismounted and worshiped Liu Chang, Liu Chang finally couldn't help it.
"All up for me!"
The knight in charge was very calm, threw down his weapon, and walked quickly to Chang Liu.
"The great Chanyu, born of heaven, earth, sun and moon, is above! I am the envoy of my king, who came to pay homage to you!"
"The Great Shanyu will soon be in the world... My king has been thinking for a long time, but you can take the position of the Great Shanyu. My king is willing to surrender to you, and he will mainly send me to discuss the surrender!"
Liu Chang was stunned, hesitated for a long time, and asked, "Who is your king?"
"It is the son of the Great Shanyu Maodun, Ji Chong!"
"No... He still has tens of thousands of troops, he's just a waste of his retribution!"
Liu Chang angrily stabbed the spear to the ground, his face full of grief.
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Zhang Buyi sat in the Censor's Office, indifferent to the protests of Zhou Chang and Zhang Cang.
"These people are mediocre and incompetent... just a few trivial things that will take so long... Duke Zhou and Duke Zhang... I will never let these officials go."
"I dealt with them not because of selfishness, but because they failed His Majesty's high hopes!"
At this moment, Zhang Buyi had an official attitude and did not insult others. Zhou Chang naturally could not beat him directly, but just asked angrily: "But if you come a little late, will you kill them? Your behavior is simply a cruel official! Not a son of man!"
"Ha, I'm just ordered to do things. If you think it's inappropriate, you can go and find the Queen Mother!"
"What's more, I'm not going to kill them, I just want to rectify the negligence in the court!"
"Today, even if Emperor Gao is resurrected, I cannot change my thoughts!"
Zhang Buyi shouted rebelliously.
"Ha... Mr. Zhang is really a capable minister..."
"Who?"
Zhang Buyi raised his head angrily and looked at the door.
Zhang Liang lived with a crutch. With the support of his second son, he was squinting his eyes and looking at Zhang Buyi in front of him.
At that moment, Zhang Buyi began to stutter.
"Father...father...father...how are you here...coming?"