It was already August, and Liu Che had just woken up that day when he got the report.
Liu Xian, King of Zichuan, committed suicide out of fear of crime.
Liu Xian's suicide is not unexpected.
After Liu Piguang's death, this guy actually had to die.
The reason is simple. Liu Piguang revealed a huge scandal in his suicide note.
This scumbag actually has an unclear relationship with his daughter-in-law, Princess Yuan.
Chaotic sex is the red line of the old Liu family.
Emperor Liu, who prides himself on ruling the world with filial piety, will never tolerate any form of chaos.
This crime is even more terrifying than conspiracy and disrespect.
If you look through the history books, you can see that more princes and kings died for this crime than for rebellion.
But the crux of the matter is that these scumbags who seek death have refused to change despite repeated admonitions.
In fact, Liu Xian's removal of ashes is pretty good.
The mess that is happening in the house of Liu Ci, the current king of Lujiang, is really exciting!
Father and son turned against each other...
Brothers and sisters have sex, siblings kill each other...
The prince had an affair with the coachman, and the concubines poisoned their competitors in order to compete for favor...
So much so that the son sues the father, and the father sues the son!
As long as you can find any plot of palace fighting, this family has it all.
Its level of brilliance even surpasses later generations of female poems and palace battle essays.
Anyone who knows anything about it will be stunned and mourn the family's intelligence.
To be honest, in Liu Che's opinion, the princes and kings of the old Liu family were just trying to find some excitement after having enough to eat and nothing to do.
On the contrary, Jibei King Liu Zhi and Jiaoxi King Liu Xiongqu are still holding on.
Neither commit suicide nor admit guilt.
This really put Liu Che in a bit of a dilemma.
Liu Che doesn't have so much American time to spend with them.
If these two scumbags refuse to plead guilty and obey the law, Liu Che will have no choice but to let them commit suicide.
After all, the Jiaoxi Kingdom and Jibei Kingdom are very good lands.
It's time to reward the heroes.
Especially hard-core fans like Hengshan King Liu Bo and Chengyang King Liu Xi.
"Your Majesty, the general is asking for an audience outside the palace..."
Just after I finished washing, the eunuch came to report.
"No!" Liu Che refused unceremoniously: "Tell the general that I am not feeling well today and it is inconvenient for me to receive guests. Please come back another day, general!"
Dou Ying, who came to see Liu Che so early in the morning, was certainly not here for a heart-to-heart talk or for official business.
He came to Liu Che just for one thing - to plead for his little brother Guan Fu.
Guan Fu was the younger brother Dou Ying adopted in Xingyang.
During the war between Wu and Chu, Guan Fu fought bravely. He even staged a heroic drama in which his father died in battle and his son took over. Therefore, he became famous all over the world and was even adopted as his younger brother by Dou Ying.
But Guan Fu was a hero on the battlefield.
But in the officialdom, they are full of villains and truly corrupt officials!
In Liu Che's previous life, the people of Yingchuan County, Guan Fu's hometown, were even suffering from the harm caused by Guan Fu's family nephews. Some boys even wrote a song: The Ying water is clear, the Guan family is peaceful, the Ying water is turbid, and the Guan family is exterminated!
Don't think that Guan Fu was dragged down by his brain-dead tribesmen.
In fact, if you look at his resume, you will know that he is definitely not a good person or a good person.
He lost his position four times and was reinstated four times.
Moreover, every time he lost his official position, it was because of a violation of the law.
And it’s a crime with solid evidence!
But every time, it was left alone because of Dou Ying's protection.
Therefore, when Guan Fu was later executed by his clan, the people of Yingchuan cheered. And the public opinion circles all believed that Tian Fu had done a good deed!
This time, Guan Fu committed another crime.
Originally, Liu Che had good intentions and asked Guan Fu to go to Dai State to become prime minister, hoping that he would stay away from the prosperity of Chang'an and cultivate his character and temper himself in Jinyang.
But this guy just can’t hold up the wall with mud!
He got drunk and ran wildly through the downtown area, staging a Western Han Dynasty version of the Seventy Yard Incident, trampling three innocent passers-by to death and injuring more than a dozen others.
After he sobered up, in order to cover up the crime, he simply sent people to imprison all the innocent victims and their families.
But unfortunately, this matter was not done well and the acting king Liu Deng learned about it.
How dare Liu Deng help him cover up? Isn't that asking for death?
So, he reported it to Tingwei, who reported it to Liu Che.
When Liu Che heard the news, he was furious and directly ordered the Tingwei to take Guan Fu into custody. At the same time, he sent a joint investigation team headed by Zhang Anguo, the Marquis of Dongyang in Longyou, to examine Guan Fu's case.
Obviously, this is a rhythm that will force Guan Fu to die.
However, Dou Ying felt that this was his little brother.
The emperor was killed like this, where would he put his face?
Therefore, he went to the palace again and again to appeal, and what he said was that "Guanfu, a righteous man, lost his moral character after drinking. Although he is guilty, his crime is not worthy of death. I would like to ask your majesty to give you grace to make him
Take the blame and make meritorious deeds.'
He also promised, "If he commits the crime again, your majesty will ask the minister and Guan Fu to be punished together."
This made Liu Che really doubtful. Is there something wrong with Dou Ying's brain?
For the sake of a guanfu, he would not hesitate to risk his own wealth and life!
No wonder he was treated like a monkey by Tian Fu in his previous life.
Liu Che now feels more and more that a creature like Wen Qing can just be a homebody and enjoy the blessings at home, but if he becomes an official, he will harm others and himself!
So, I simply didn't bother to see him.
But Dou Ying persevered and came to block Liu Che early in the morning every day.
Liu Che also had no good solution for his cousin.
I had no choice but to freeze like this.
Anyway, when Mrs. Guan's head falls to the ground, this matter should be over.
But Liu Che had already planned to replace the general's position.
Dou Ying, it's better to go home, study, write articles, and make friends, so maybe he can have a good ending.
"Your Majesty, the general said there is an urgent military situation!" The eunuch came back and reported.
"Emergency military situation?" Liu Che touched his head.
Now, the only threat worthy of an emergency military situation is the threat from the Huns in the north.
But it is August now, and the Xiongnu delegation has just returned home for more than 20 days. Logically speaking, it is impossible for the Xiongnu to use force.
After thinking about it, Liu Che decided to see what was going on.
Dou Ying should not have the guts to lie about military information.
This is going to kill your head!
After a while, Dou Ying's figure appeared in front of Liu Che.
"Your Majesty, I just received an urgent report from Yunzhong County from eight hundred miles away: the Xiongnu Zhelan, Loufan, and Aries troops went south and their whereabouts are unknown!" As soon as Dou Ying came in, he sent a sealed report to Liu Che.
in hand.
Liu Che opened it and took a look. It was indeed Yi Zong's notes.
It is clearly stated above that the source of the information is Lu Tazhi, King of Donghu, and its credibility is over 80%.
"The Huns are going to play the Yom Kippur War!" Liu Che reacted as soon as he saw it.
"Get the map!" Liu Che immediately ordered.
Then, immediately there were eunuchs holding a newly drawn defense map of the Great Wall and spreading it out in the palace.
Liu Che stood in front of the map, looking at the winding Great Wall, scanning the nodes of the Great Wall one by one.
After being emperor for nearly four years, Liu Che had gone from being a military novice to an emperor who had some awareness of geography and military strategy. He was no longer the young man who knew nothing about war as before.
However, along the long Great Wall defense line, there were countless targets for the Xiongnu to attack.
From the northeastern defense line to the northwest defense line, the Huns have attacked in the past history.
However, from the perspective of inertia and strategy, in fact, the places where the Huns can attack now are three directions.
The first one is to attack Yunzhong County and return to the Zhongdao. This is the point that poses the greatest threat to the Han Dynasty.
Because once this line of defense is broken through, the Huns can directly threaten Guanzhong.
In the past, the Xiongnu took this route three times.
Among them was the invasion five years ago, when the Xiongnu vanguard arrived at Huizhong Palace, and the beacon fire could be seen in Ganquan Palace.
Secondly, they went up to the valley to attack and threaten Yanzhao.
But the Huns generally would not do this unless they were mentally retarded.
The soldiers of Yan and Zhao are not so easy to deal with.
Especially the county soldiers of Zhao State. They once drove the invading Huns directly back to the grassland, leaving behind countless corpses.
Generally speaking, unless the military ministers have some holes in their brains, it is impossible to choose to break through from the upper valley.
The third direction is the hot spot where the Huns have always broken through - Yanmen Pass.
From the beginning of the Battle of Pingcheng to now, every time the Xiongnu invaded, there must be an army that would attack Yanmen and circle the soft flanks from Yanmen Pass to Yunzhong County and Longyou County, threatening the supplies and logistics of the Han Army's Great Wall Corps.
, forcing the Han army to mobilize the troops from Daibei, Longyou, Longxi and Guanzhong to resist.
However, if you want to attack Yanmen, you must first attack Mayi.
As long as Ma Yi is here, Yanmen is impregnable.
The choices given to the Huns were these three places.
Of course, if the Huns wanted to break through from other directions, Liu Che would laugh out of his dreams.
Except for these three nodes, which can threaten and break through the Han army's Great Wall defense line and the heartland areas, if the Xiongnu went anywhere else, they would only end up being made dumplings by the Han army.
Moreover, it would also leave sufficient time for the Han army to prepare for war and mobilize.
Therefore, the key to the problem is which direction the Huns will choose to attack.
The direction up the valley is excluded first.
With Yanzhao as the rear support, once there is police in the upper valley, Yanzhao will immediately mobilize. This is an area with a population of close to five million. It is easy to pull out an army of half a million, letting the Huns know what it means to be human.
ocean.
Between Yanmen Pass and Yunzhong County, Liu Che was a little unsure.
Fortunately, the generals who got the news quickly, led by Prime Minister Zhou Yafu, ran over happily one by one.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Lou Fan, Aries and Zhelan of the Xiongnu went south?" Quzhou Hou Liji was gearing up, looking extremely happy.
Relying on his status as a special veteran, he decisively acted cute: "Your Majesty, please be the vanguard at the end of your life. Even though you are old and decrepit, you can still fight!"
For Li Ji, he almost went crazy thinking about fighting.
To him, the Huns' trip south this time was like writing three words on their forehead - Send food!
If you don't eat the VIP gift package sent by the Huns, you will really be sorry for the kindness of the military ministers!
When Han Dai saw him, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, I have been with the Xiongnu for twenty or thirty years, and I am very familiar with Aries, Zhelan, and Loufan. If your Majesty is ordered to serve as the vanguard, I would like to issue a military order.
I will take the heads of a large number of worthy households and present them in front of His Majesty’s steps!”
Liu Che looked at these two living treasures and shook his head.
These two are already close veterans and have retired, okay?
By sending retired veterans out again, doesn't this tell the world that the Liu family has no one to use and can only use veterans?
So, these two guys are just trying to be cute!
"My two dear friends, it is better to stay in Chang'an and serve as my counselor to the military aircraft. Let the young people do the fighting!" Liu Che said with a smile.
Li Ji and Han immediately looked like eggplants beaten by frost, with their heads hanging down and looking silly and cute.
But, of these two, one is already seventy, and the other is almost sixty-five, and they are still acting cute. Are you sorry?
"Your Majesty, I am young, please give me the position of pioneer!" After hearing the words "young man", Li Guang immediately volunteered.
Li Guang is indeed very young now.
He is only in his forties and is in the golden age of a military commander.
His energy is no less than that of young people, and his long military career has made him proficient in military command skills and military tactics.
More importantly, the brains of generals at this age are still clear and sharp, and their ability to accept new things is as fast as that of young people.
Therefore, Li Guang in this life is very likely to avoid his tragedy.
"We will not discuss the vanguard matter for now!" Liu Che looked at the ministers and said, "The most urgent task now is to determine where the Huns will attack from."
"Sun Tzu said: In war, the temple is calculated, and the one with more calculations wins! All the generals are elders. They have been in the military for a long time and are good at using soldiers. There must be someone who can teach me!" Liu Che bowed his hands and said: "Please generals, please brainstorm and be generous.
Give me advice!”
The generals bowed one after another and said: "Don't you dare to die for your majesty!"
Then, a dozen generals gathered around the map in the palace and began to ponder.
The long Great Wall defense line is like a giant dragon.
This giant dragon separates civilization from barbarism.
However, every general who is familiar with military affairs knows that this Great Wall is actually more offensive than defensive.
From the beginning of its construction, its purpose has been to serve as an offensive launch point and strategic support point.
In this case, there are many defense loopholes.
As the attacker, the Huns had many opportunities to seize.
This is why the Xiongnu went south many times, and no matter how prepared the Han army was, they were able to succeed.
You can't expect a Great Wall built for attack to be very complete in terms of defense!
What's even more troublesome is that the Great Wall is actually a long snake array.
Any general who has experience in leading troops in combat knows that things like the long snake formation only look good.
The real practical value is just that.
Because once the enemy breaks through a certain gap in the long snake formation.
That would be equivalent to cutting off the entire front line at the middle, and the end and end would not be able to care about each other.
Therefore, for so many years, although the Han army was able to interact with the Xiongnu, it had always been in a passive state.
We must truly bring the role of the Great Wall into full play and make it truly the protective umbrella of China.
The only way is to fight out and bring the flames of war to the enemy's home.
At that time, this Great Wall will let everyone know how terrifying and powerful it is! (To be continued.)
