Two days later, a carrier pigeon landed in the Shanyu Palace in Shunde. The crimson dragon pattern symbolizing the emperor's order was tied to the pigeon's leg, so the officials responsible for receiving the carrier pigeon did not dare to neglect and immediately sent it to Shanyu Palace in Shanyu.
The Hun general who was guarding the palace was on his way.
"Your Majesty's edict!" As soon as he saw the sealed letter wrapped in dragon patterns, Zhidu immediately led all the officials in the palace to respectfully burn incense and kneel to receive it. Then he opened the sealed letter and handed it to someone.
A military judge came in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty, please translate the Holy Order immediately!"
Since carrier pigeons began to be used in the intelligence information transmission system of the Han Dynasty, this fast method of information transmission was immediately discovered to have many security loopholes.
The biggest vulnerability is the homing pigeon itself and its fragility.
In the process of transmitting information and intelligence, countless accidents are likely to occur.
For example, encountering a natural enemy or being shot by a naughty child.
Therefore, general information is transmitted by two carrier pigeons at the same time to prevent accidents, and important information may even be transmitted by five or more carrier pigeons to ensure that the information is transmitted in a timely, effective and safe manner.
However, such an approach naturally increases the possibility of leaks.
Therefore, in order to prevent leaks.
Led by the Shaofu and the Prime Minister's Office, the Han Dynasty established a simple but complete cryptographic system in the early sixth year of Yuande.
Since then, all important information has been encrypted.
This encryption is a typical Eastern encryption method. All information is written in inscriptions.
In this way, except for those who are familiar with the inscriptions, others cannot understand it at all.
This encryption method seems simple, but it is indeed very effective.
In this era when the illiteracy rate is over 70% and most people cannot even write their own names, how many people can understand the inscriptions carved on bronze vessels hundreds of years ago?
What's more, the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Shaofu Mansion also invented many new inscriptions themselves.
This ensures that even if these homing pigeons fall into the hands of the enemy, the enemy will not be able to understand the content on them.
This is clearly bullying the opponents of the Han Dynasty and using civilization to humiliate them!
It didn't take long for the contents of the letter to be translated.
After reading the contents of the letter, Zhidu also sighed deeply and said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming Wu Guo..."
Zhidu had naturally thought about recruiting the various tribes in the southern part of the country to surrender and give them a way out. But Zhidu did not want to do this. The combined population of the various tribes in the southern part of the country was close to one million, or even as many as 1.5 million.
If they had not been baptized by thunder and shocked with iron and fire, Zhidu deeply felt that even if these people joined, they would probably not be stable in the future.
What the Han Dynasty wanted was a permanent territory, not a group of unruly people who would cause trouble every now and then.
For Zhidu, it is indeed true that Yi Di is afraid of power but not immoral!
But the problem is that he is just a minister.
It is the duty of ministers to serve the emperor, and it is the duty of soldiers to obey orders.
Now that the emperor's edict has been issued, he should naturally obey the edict.
but……
"Immediately order someone to deliver it to Mu Nan to declare the favor of the emperor!" Zhidu ordered: "If you can obey the edict and lead your troops to surrender, you will be rewarded!"
"No!" An official immediately took the order and left.
"Get ready for battle!" Zhi Du turned back to the others and said: "Pass this general's order: Loufan Army, Zhongyong Army, enter a state of war immediately!"
"Promise!" Everyone agreed with a roar, and their emotions were high.
Everyone is happy to be able to fight.
only……
"Your Majesty is generous, but the general ordered us to prepare for battle immediately..." Many people murmured in their hearts: "Shouldn't we wait for a while, until all the ministries have learned about the emperor's order and made a decision?
Take action?”
But little did they know that Zhidu was not willing to give the various ministries in the southern part of the country much time to think about it.
In the eyes of Zhidu, after receiving the imperial edict from the Holy Emperor, if the ministers are loyal and admire the king, they will naturally burst into tears of gratitude and rush to hug him.
After seeing the imperial edict, you are still hesitant, courting Qin, Mu, Chu, and even the scum of snake and mouse, don't let it go!
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In Chang'an City, in the Dongcheng Houhou Mansion, it is the time when singing and dancing are noisy, and wine glasses are exchanged.
As the protagonist, Yi Zong is at the top.
On the left and right sides, war generals are sitting, and there are many powerful generals standing there.
These people are all Yi Zong's old subordinates, or his current confidants and retainers.
Today is the first birthday of Yi Zong's youngest son. Yi Zong did not publicize it, but held a banquet at home to entertain these old subordinates, close confidants, and retainers.
The first is to connect emotionally and strengthen contact, and the second is to discuss future matters.
After all, as a military interest group, today's Yi family relatives are already prosperous, like oil cooking in a raging fire.
But the more this happened, the more cautious Yi Zong became, walking on thin ice.
He has even thought about not leading troops on expeditions unless necessary.
This was not only for his own sake, but also for the sake of his sister and his nephew.
After all, even if the emperor today can trust him, what about others?
If he continues to lead troops in battle, there is no guarantee that all kinds of strange and strange sounds will appear.
However, the Yi family military group must continue to maintain its vitality and strength.
Otherwise, you will also be unable to protect yourself.
Apart from that, those righteous enemies and opponents will not let him go.
When the wine was cooked and the meal was full, Yi Zong took advantage of the opportunity to raise his glass and said: "Everyone, thank you for your kindness and come to congratulate the dog. I would like to thank you with some wine..."
"Don't dare!" Everyone quickly raised their glasses and stood up.
Almost all of the people present were trained and promoted by Yi Zong over the years.
Many of them are from the lowest level of society, and some have even been criminals and prisoners.
They all relied on righteous appreciation and discovered them from among the crowd.
Only then could they have what they have today.
In the past eight years, Yi Zong single-handedly brought out eighteen nobles and thirty-five princes, and also recommended dozens of young talents to the court. Some of these people have now been promoted to county governors.
As a result, the Yi family group has become a behemoth spanning both the military and political circles.
The momentum is even higher than that of Bo Dou.
But because of this, the tree attracts attention and offends many people.
Especially those who feel that they have been blocked by righteousness, or that good things have been ruined.
"Everyone..." Yi Zong put down the wine bottle, sat down and said, "Tonight, I will enter the palace to play duet with Your Majesty..."
Yi Zong had just returned to Chang'an from Taiyuan. The preparations for the Anbei Protectorate had almost exhausted his energy in the past year, making him look a little tired.
There is no way, all the people under the Anbei Protectorate are monsters!
Longyou County and Beidi County are one of the main sources of cavalry troops for the Han Dynasty, especially cuirassiers. These two counties contributed more than 30% of the cuirassier troops of the Han Dynasty armies.
The local Northern Knight families in Longyou and Beidi are military families with deep roots in the region and flourishing branches.
Just coordinating, settling, and subduing the local forces and interest groups in these two counties has already made Yi Zong exhausted.
After all, he was too young, and he had been a military commander before and had no local experience.
Not to mention, there are important towns like Taiyuan, Shangjun and Yunzhong under the Anbei Protectorate.
As the governor of the Duhufu, Yi Zong had to travel frequently to coordinate the conflicts between all parties so that the Duhufu could be twisted into a rope.
Yi Zong said quietly: "Before returning to the capital, Captain Guo of the Feihu Army and Captain Su of the Juzhu Army both came to see me. They planned to leave several tribes in Munan as a training ground...
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"I promised..."
"But I think that the two captains of the Feihu Army and the Juzhu Army are still too small..."
"What kind of soldiers can the tribes in the southern part of the country train?" Yi Zong said with a smile: "What kind of good soldiers can they train?"
"When I return to Beijing this time, I am going to present myself to the Emperor and train troops in Hexi!"
When everyone heard this, their spirits perked up.
For the general public, peace may be happiness.
But for soldiers who have become accustomed to the ironclad war, peace is torture.
A life without gunpowder made them feel uncomfortable. Since they couldn't see their enemies, they could only vent their excess energy on the wine table and bed.
If this continues, many people feel that they will become useless.
However, recuperating and recuperating is the national policy set by the emperor and the court, and it is also a reality that has to be faced.
The Han Dynasty has been fighting for years, and the people and their livelihoods really need time to rest and recover.
Internal affairs also need to be reorganized, and infrastructure everywhere needs to be renovated.
New recruits need more training.
Therefore, even if they don't want to, the generals can only recognize it by pinching their noses.
But now, Yi Zong said he wanted to stir up trouble in Hexi.
Everyone was in high spirits and excited.
After being idle for more than a year, the big guys are no longer picky. As long as there is a fight, no matter how small, the big guys are willing to fight.
only……
Will the emperor agree?
Will the court pass?
Everyone has no idea what is the current situation of the treasury and the country. Everyone knows very well.
At the court meeting in October this winter, both the young minister and the minister were crying about poverty.
Liu She, the young minister, even threw a tantrum, saying that he wanted money but only his life, and whoever wanted it would take it.
But canals and water conservancy facilities cannot be repaired unless they are repaired.
Finally, under the alliance of the Legalist ministers headed by Chao Cuo, the Huanglao faction had to make concessions and compromises, and agreed to a temporary increase in vehicle and vessel taxes, mining taxes, and city taxes.
Even so, the treasury is still short of money.
In the end, there was no other way. The emperor made the decision and took out 50,000 gold from the inner treasury, cast it into five bahts, and allocated it to the national treasury for expenses. This finally solved the financial problem of Yuande eight years ago.
Even the emperor had to use gold from his gold reserves, which he had always been unable to access, to provide emergency relief. One can imagine the financial constraints on the national treasury.
Under such conditions, even the Hun generals who protected the Xiongnu in their actions against Mu Nan could only rely on merchants to defeat the enemy.
Where can I find money for the military operation against Hexi?
Everyone is at a loss.
But Yi Zong doesn't worry about these things, the money problem is easy to solve!
At worst, the emperor can get some more gold from the inner treasury, and then ask the princes for alms, and it will basically be done.
What he was worried about was that someone would cut off this good job.
Therefore, he had to explain this matter clearly to his cronies first so that they could be prepared to compete.
He looked at everyone and said: "Gentlemen, my plan is this..."
"The Western Huns ceded Heli Mountain to me last year, but Ju Yanze is still under their control. With Ju Yanze in their hands, the passage to Heli Mountain may be blocked at any time..." Yi Zong Yi Zheng
He said in words: "How can I allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed! If I don't own Juyanze, then my Han family's throat in and out of Hexi will be controlled by others for a day! Juyan must be taken to make peace in Henei!"
"Furthermore, the land of Juyan, so the country of quicksand, is the sacred and inviolable inherent territory of our Xia people since ancient times! It is also the land of the previous kings!"
As he spoke, Yi Zong also took out several books from his arms.
One of them was even written by Tai Shi Ling. He took out one of the pages and pointed it out to the generals: "Emperor Zhuanxu Gaoyang was the grandson of Huangdi and the son of Changyi. Jingyuan knew things by planning and dredging;
The earth is used to nourish materials, the sky is used to convey time, the ghosts and gods are used to control righteousness, the qi is controlled to educate, and the sincerity is used to offer sacrifices. To the north is Youling, to the south is Jiao, to the west is quicksand, and to the east is flat wood. Moving and still things, big and small
God, the sun and the moon shine upon him, and all are worthy of him."
"This quicksand is where I live in Yanze today..."
"Now that I am living in Yanfei, I don't belong to the Han Dynasty. How can our generals remain indifferent and not afraid of the punishment of the late king?" Yi Zong looked heartbroken and indignant.
Upon hearing this, all the generals immediately expressed their opinions and worshiped: "The land of quicksand and the swamp of Juyan were left behind by the previous king. We vow to recover them and report them to Emperor Zhuanxu's spirit!"
Yes, how could the place of enlightenment of Emperor Zhuanxu fall into the hands of Yi Di?
As a soldier of the Xia Dynasty, who among the descendants of Zhuan Xu would dare to sit back and watch such humiliation?
nobody!
The most important thing is that everyone now understands what Yi Zong means.
The Western Huns had already abandoned Heli Mountain last year and ceded it to the Han Dynasty in order to protect themselves.
But in Yanze, they never dared to give up.
Not only because of the strategic role of this place, if you move to Yanze, the Qilian Mountains will be exposed to the front of the Han army. It only takes three days for Qingqi to reach the Qilian Mountains and destroy the small regime of the Western Huns!
Especially because this is the economic lifeline of the Western Huns!
Without Juyanze's rich oasis production, the Western Huns' economic distress will further increase. Without Juyanze, the Western Huns will perish.
Therefore, the small political power of the Western Xiongnu had to protect Ju Yanze at all costs.
And this is exactly in line with the military training method that Yi Zong proposed at the beginning.
even……
Maybe, the Han armies can take turns to go into battle, and I'll go to my side after you finish training.
However, the small political power of the Western Xiongnu had no choice but to respond, and could only respond.
In this way, in the long tug-of-war and rounds of fighting, the strength of the Western Huns will be gradually consumed, and the Han army will also achieve the purpose of training its troops.
Then, by driving straight in, the Qilian Mountains can be captured without any effort, and all of Hexi can be captured.
Thus opening up the road to the Western Region!
This is also the tragic dilemma faced by the Western Huns now. If the Han Dynasty wants to destroy them, they don't even need to use all their strength, just one finger.
The Western Xiongnu can exist until now entirely because the Han army is unable and has no interest in destroying them.rw
