If Zhou Yafu remembers correctly, the first time he sneaked out and wanted to follow him to fight in the Tang Kingdom, his majesty almost tied him up and sent him back. After he threatened, his majesty took him to the Tang Kingdom and arranged a fire-headed army.
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But now His Majesty insists on saying that he saw his extraordinary talent from the beginning and therefore sharpened himself. Then Zhou Yafu has nothing to say. What Your Majesty said is correct.
"Your Majesty has never taken the Huns seriously, so why is it so solemn today?"
Zhou Yafu sat next to Liu Chang and asked curiously.
"Oh, you don't know that after you launched the attack, there were some old dogs in the temple who wrote to me all day long, saying that I was resorting to militarism and that this battle would be defeated. I have sorted out the letters from these people.
, after the teacher returns, I will personally hand it over to the teacher and let him see the officials’ evaluation of the war!”
The expressions of the ministers who were following Liu Chang changed greatly, and they hesitated to speak.
Zhou Yafu immediately understood. Logically speaking, the Han Dynasty was full of military virtues and had a military merit system. Those who opposed the war in the whole country should be in the minority. After the founding of the Han Dynasty, there were almost no wars. They were fighting every year.
There were countless wars, large and small, externally and externally. From the founding of the country to the end of the country, they fought for more than two hundred years. As for the Eastern Han Dynasty, it can barely be regarded as half a Han Dynasty.
The martial virtues of the Eastern Han Dynasty were also very abundant compared to later ones, but they were far less abundant than those of the Western Han Dynasty.
However, this kind of abundant martial virtue was destroyed by Liu Chang. Liu Chang's martial virtue could not be regarded as abundant, it was simply overflowing. Liu Chang started making troubles since he was a child, and single-handedly started the war against the Xiongnu.
In the past few decades, the Han Dynasty has continued to expand and fight continuously. The war has not stopped for a year, and has been fighting for more than 20 years. Today, it is still fighting against the poisonous people.
That is to say, I met Cao Shen, Wang Ling, Chen Ping, Zhou Chang and other capable ministers, who constantly helped calm the situation in the country, provided enough food, and at the same time had many powerful generals to fight without defeat. If these domestic troops were missing,
Without capable ministers, or without Han Xin and others as commander-in-chief, the Han Dynasty would have been tortured and destroyed by Liu Chang.
The scale and frequency of this war are outrageous. Even the future Emperor Wu would not be so exaggerated.
The largest number of soldiers mobilized during Liu Chang's period was during the invasion of the Xiongnu. A total of more than 400,000 soldiers were mobilized. Adding in the reserves and logistics personnel, the scale reached more than 120,000. In these years, the total number of soldiers mobilized
It was 1.8 million, which was an astronomical figure to support the people. The amount of food consumed was an astronomical figure, almost all the accumulation of the Emperor Gao for more than ten years was used up.
In fact, the temple's income each year can only afford that year's war.
If it weren't for Shang Fang's efforts, the treasury would have been emptied long ago.
Although the ministers of the Han Dynasty had martial virtues, when faced with the emperor whose martial virtues were overwhelming, they quickly turned into doves. Even the most powerful hawks did not dare to call themselves hawks or doves in front of Liu Chang.
The ministers are afraid that Liu Chang will go further and further on this road. In the future, if he mobilizes millions of soldiers to fight against the poison, the big man will perish. He simply cannot afford it!
In fear, the number of anti-war factions among the ministers increased sharply. It can only be said that this is all the credit of His Majesty. Your Majesty single-handedly changed the position of the ministers. We don't want the military glory. The big man must stay!
It is true to say that there is no need for military force. There are soldiers in the Northern Army who have not returned home once in twelve years, which is the best proof.
Of course, when they come back again, they are already dead... Every time they win military honors in a war, the family will feel better.
Looking at His Majesty the Emperor who was beside him with a proud and triumphant look, Zhou Yafu also had a wry smile on his resolute face, "Your Majesty, the ministers are also worried about the temple. Although we have won a great victory, this battle has consumed a lot of money."
However, the grain amount was as high as 400 million shi, which was the temple's food income for two years... The ministers were rightly frightened. If the Taiwei hadn't killed Ji Zhou in time and ended the war, this consumption would probably be even greater...
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Liu Chang could not listen to the advice of his ministers, but he treated the wise men differently.
Liu Chang was very doting on all the sages. Except for Xiahou Zao, he would listen carefully to everyone else's ideas.
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Speaking of which, the sages and scholars are His Majesty's most trusted confidants.
Among the ministers, perhaps they were the only ones who could influence Liu Chang's judgment.
Sure enough, after hearing Zhou Yafu's words, Liu Chang began to think deeply, stroked his beard, and said softly: "What you said makes sense. If that's the case, then don't show it to the Taiwei. Indeed, if it is consumed like this, then
It’s still a little too much.”
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Zhou Yafu with a complicated look.
How did this person get into the group of virtuous people in the first place?
This man's personality and style are incompatible with His Majesty's virtuous people.
Many people have begun to think that he may be the mainstay of the future.
Liu Chang added: "However, the current consumption is worth it. Have you already contacted the Regicide side? Forget it, let's talk about it when we get back!"
When the Northern Army returned victorious, Liu Chang would definitely want a reward.
The first is to reward the soldiers. Liu Chang ordered Ji Bu to reward the army and allowed them to celebrate for three days. At the same time, he set up a banquet in the Houde Hall and asked all the ministers to come to the banquet. As the protagonist of the banquet, Zhou Yafu was directly
Liu Changla sat next to him. The officials couldn't help but be jealous of this honor.
The banquet was still very sumptuous, the most sumptuous in recent years, with everything you need, and specialties from all over the place were placed on it. Liu Chang and Zhou Yafu held hands and chatted happily.
"The teacher didn't say when he would be back?"
"The Taiwei said he wanted to see what the Huns were doing, and Jizhu had arranged a lot of things. But now the Shanyu, Jizhu's younger brother, did not follow Jizhu's instructions. They overthrew Jizhu in an all-round way.
In all his policies, Hu Tu even killed a large number of Jizhu's cronies and confidants. The Taiwei said that Hu Tu killed all the clever Huns."
"It turned out that Jizhu attracted many different wise people, including Han Chinese, some poisonous people, some people from the Western Regions, and everyone else. The guards drove them all away, and they were not allowed to hold official positions anymore. At the same time, Jizhu was abolished.
All the decrees of the time were issued, and the army began to plunder Daxia. Previously, Jizhu and Daxia signed an agreement, and the two sides ceased war. Daxia sent supplies to the Xiongnu every year, but this agreement was also torn up..."
Liu Chang was stunned when he heard this.
“Everything is abolished??”
"Yes, the poisonous talents who originally defected to the Huns, including the generals, were dismissed and directly used as slaves..."
"Jizhu's more than 20 years of achievements were all destroyed in less than a month...But the Huns were very happy. They called Hu Tu the Saint Chanyu, thinking that he had brought the Huns back on track.
, they gave up local governance, carried out plunder, continued to squeeze the domestic poisonous people, and killed wantonly. When I arrived in Beiting, I heard that there had been unrest there, and the poisonous people began to attack the Huns.
There are people..."
It has not been thirty years since the demise of the Mauryan Dynasty. The nobles who have experienced the glory of the empire are still alive. These people are not so easy to surrender. Ji Zhou originally chose to cooperate with these nobles to exploit the untouchables at the bottom. These poisonous gentlemen
As long as the interests are not harmed, they are naturally willing to accept it. However, in the way of protection, I will rob whoever has the money, and the untouchables will rob along with the gentlemen.
Naturally, the poisonous old man was unwilling to cooperate as before and kept in turmoil.
Zhou Yafu spoke seriously about the Xiongnu affairs, and the officials all fell silent and listened to his story.
"If Ji Zhou could see this scene now, he would definitely jump up in anger. His decades of hard work were just gone. The Huns voluntarily gave up the idea of intercepting the big man and directly abandoned large areas of fortresses and checkpoints.
They were completely left to us. They were plundering everywhere. They were no longer the distant friends and close enemies of the past, and they offended all the countries with poisonous bodies..."
Liu Chang looked at Zhou Yafu suspiciously and asked, "If that's the case, then why are you still staying in the Western Regions? The Huns are completely seeking their own destruction..."
Zhou Yafu laughed, "The Lieutenant is just curious about what this new Chanyu can do, and his whole body is in chaos because of him. The Lieutenant also wants to formulate a new strategy based on the new changes."
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If Jizhu broke the upper limit of the Huns' governance, then Hutu refreshed the lower limit. Even Han Xin was amazed. This was not an easy task.
"No matter how hard you try, if there is a fool in the next generation, all your previous efforts will be wasted..."
Liu Chang expressed his emotion.
Hu Hai was like this, and so was Hu Tu now. Then, he glanced at Liu An inadvertently.
Liu An, who was talking to Jia Yi, felt the gaze from his old father, and felt that there was some malice hidden in his father's eyes.
Liu Chang and Zhou Yafu lamented the changes in the Xiongnu, their former enemy. Only then did Liu Chang ask about the poison. The ministers became quiet again. They were also very curious about that western country.
"How should I put it? It's a very strange place. Everything is completely different from the Han Dynasty. There are many subordinates. The regicide claimed to be the successor of the Peacock Kingdom, but no one recognized him. He was looking forward to being canonized by the Han Dynasty.
, Lu Tazhi negotiated with them, and the regicide promised to become a prince of the Han Dynasty, and was willing to pay 30% of the annual tax and send 20,000 ministers every year in order to seek the protection of the temple..."
"When he learned that we were going to hand over the corridor to him, he said that he would name this land Hanci Province to remind him not to forget the kindness of the Han Emperor. In addition, he said that he would help His Majesty in the West Courtyard
The country is willing to send 30,000 carts of grain, 10,000 carts of cotton, and 200,000 ministers to build a mausoleum..."
"How many???"
Liu Chang's hand shook and he almost spilled the wine in his hand.
Zhou Yafu reiterated it carefully.
Liu Chang asked in disbelief: "They can come up with 30,000 cars???"
"Your Majesty, they have their own chariot army, with more than 8,000 chariots, and countless chariots in the country. The Regicide dynasty is not as weak as we thought. They are just not good at fighting, but their national strength is still very strong.
They are tyrannical. They claim to have more than two million people, which is about the same as the Yan State. But in fact, they do not count the ministers. With the ministers included, their population is definitely five million...more than the Liang Kingdom.
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"Moreover, their territory is not small, and the cultivated land is very fertile. It matures for more than a year. They are very short of iron and military equipment, but they are not short of food. The most important thing is food. The price of their food is shockingly low. The capital of Luta is shocked.
Stayed..."
"They also have all kinds of spices and ingredients, and there are so many of them, which is simply unheard of..."
The ministers were all a little confused at this moment. A country with countless resources, no shortage of food, no shortage of manpower, but very weak military strength??
No, no, I can’t think about it anymore. If I think about it any more, the pigeons will turn into carnivorous pigeons...
Liu Chang was also tapping the eucalyptus in front of him gently at this moment. He originally just wanted to open up the trade route with Shendu, but he didn't expect that after these people got everything done, the regicide was actually willing to surrender. Their annual food supply
How much is 30%? And those ministers, they can dispatch 200,000 ministers at one time?
Something was wrong with Liu Chang's eyes.
Seeing that the ministers were a little overly excited at this moment, Zhou Yafu couldn't help but remind him: "However, the body poison is too far away from the big man, so the big man cannot manage it directly. At the same time, if we want to expedition against them, it will only cost a lot of food along the way."
, it will be the food output of the Han Dynasty in four to five years, or even seven or eight years. It is currently unfeasible to combat body poison..."
Zhou Yafu's words awakened the silent ministers, and their eyes gradually became clear.
The same was true for Liu Chang. He exhaled, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, you must act according to the Taiwei's initial instructions. You must not be in a hurry...Body poisoning is a long-term goal, and it cannot be conquered now.
, as long as we follow the Taiwei's strategy and move forward step by step, one day, body poison will become the granary of the big man!
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"Everyone, what do you think of the surrender to the regicide?"
Although the name of this regicide is unpleasant, the ministers do not care. In their eyes, these are barbarians, and regicide should be their normal operation. What Zhou Yafu just said has already shaken them.
Okay, how could a man give up such a wealthy place and such huge benefits?
Luan Bu stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I can accept it."
"However, there is one thing I don't understand."
"What's up?"
"His Majesty's imperial mausoleum is in Hexi. What kind of mausoleum should be built in the West Courtyard?"
Liu Chang cleared his throat. This is just a reason. It is a reason to help the Xiting Kingdom become stronger as soon as possible. His Anling was built in Hexi. Today, Anling is the most developed city in the entire northwest. If he can build his own Anling in Xiting
If the country builds one, it may be able to surpass its own Anlingyi.
Liu Chang suddenly looked at Liu An again.
"Of course it's Prince An's mausoleum!"
"ah???"
Liu An was shocked, I am not yet sixteen years old!
Luan Bu was also a little surprised. He glanced at the prince and then said: "Your Majesty, it stands to reason that construction can only start after he ascends the throne... The prince has never heard that he started building the imperial mausoleum... This..."
"No problem, let's build it first. It will be built sooner or later anyway!"
"His Majesty!
Xiting Kingdom is too far away from the temple, it’s really not possible!”
Among the ministers, there were many opponents. At least in their eyes, the imperial mausoleum was a very serious matter, not a tool in Liu Chang's hands. Think about it, if the imperial mausoleum was in Xiting Kingdom, then
If future generations want to go to worship, what will happen? If the team that went to worship the year before last meets the team that will go to worship next year on the road?
Is this okay? If we continue to cultivate like this, there is no guarantee that the imperial mausoleum will be cultivated into the realm of body poison by some time!
Liu Chang didn't care, he just looked at Liu An and asked, "What do you think?"
Liu An didn't hesitate, he just bowed, "Wei!
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In this way, the matter was successfully negotiated, and the Han Dynasty planned to build an imperial mausoleum in the Xiting Kingdom, but the name has not yet been decided.
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"Nonsense! It's just nonsense!
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Empress Lu had a straight face and a very cold tone.
Liu Chang sat obediently in front of her with his head lowered.
"Mom, this is Lu Lu's plan and has nothing to do with me!"
Lu Lu, who was also kneeling in the seat behind him, widened his eyes and raised his head, "Your Majesty... I have never participated in the banquet..."
"Oh, that's Luan Bu's plan!"
"How old is An Cai? Do you want to build an imperial tomb for him? Do you hope that you will not die or that he will not die?"
Empress Lu angrily reprimanded her. Even though she was older, had seen through many things, and no longer gave wine easily, Liu Chang's arrogance could always make her break her guard instantly, and he could do any outrageous behavior.
, Empress Lu simply couldn't imagine what outrageous things this Shu Zi would do if one day she was no longer around.
"Mom, this is also for the stability of the border fortress. The northwest is the weakest and has the most enemies. The other directions have been hit to the end, and there are no enemies left... This is for the Han Dynasty. My imperial mausoleum is also in Hexi.
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"Are Hexi and Xiting the same thing?"
Queen Lu took a deep breath, and she knew in her heart that there was no way she could change what Zhuzi had made up her mind. She said with some worry: "No country can always be strong. If the big man weakens in the future, then here will
I'm worried if it's easy to be captured by the enemy..."
Liu Chang smiled and said, "Mom, the First Emperor built his mausoleum in Guanzhong, but after the fall of the country, didn't it become dilapidated? If I hadn't made repairs and sent people to repair and offer sacrifices, I'm afraid it would have been like a wasteland...
From this point of view, it is the same wherever it is built. If the country declines, even if it is built in Chang'an City, it will fall into the hands of the enemy."
"Okay, okay, you make sense, whatever you say makes sense!"
Empress Lu rolled her eyes at him and asked: "By the way, Ci just found me and said that you and Shu beat him up. Why? The child is so young, why do you always have trouble with him?!"
"I can't get along with him?? It's that Zhuzi who can't get along with me, but... I've never been injured in all my life. This Zhuzi hits a bird with a stone. I walked out of the banquet, drunk, and was hit with a stone.
My forehead, grandma, look at this bristly hair...I really am..."
Liu Chang said through gritted teeth.
"By the way, Grandma, what do you think, I will seal this Shuzi to death?"