After fighting for more than half an hour, Zhang Huazhi and Liu Jiqing were no match for Su Ren. Just when everyone saw that Su Ren was about to win, Liu Che suddenly said something, which changed the whole atmosphere 180 degrees.
U-turn. The emperor's words were imperial edicts, and anyone who opened his mouth must carry them out. Therefore, as soon as Liu Che finished speaking, Liu Jiqing came to Su Ren with a smile on his face and stretched out his hand.
Su Ren sighed, said nothing, silently took out the tiger charm from his arms and put it in Liu Jiqing's hand, then lowered his head without saying a word. Seeing that Su Ren's tiger charm was taken away, Zhang Huazhi immediately ordered to prepare for a fight. Su Renren
The executioner pulled his clothes apart, revealing his smooth back. Zhang Huazhi raised his hand slightly and turned to look at Liu Che. Liu Che was also looking at Su Ren. He was waiting for Su Ren to say something more, but unfortunately Su Ren still didn't speak.
Most people cannot survive thirty sticks, and even those with rough skin and thick flesh may not be able to endure it, unless the executioner deliberately releases the water. Although Su Ren was deprived of the tiger talisman, he has been with the soldiers for the past two years.
Everyone still had some feelings for their general, and it was inevitable to let him go. Even so, Su Ren was already dying after beating him with thirty sticks, but he still didn't say a word.
The scene was a bit embarrassing, and no one felt happy. Even Zhang Huazhi and Liu Jiqing, who were angry with Su Ren, found it very boring. Liu Che kept a dark face and watched as Su Ren was beaten thirty times, and his entire back was white.
It turned red and then purple. In Liu Che's mind, Su Ren was a sneaky guy who would do anything to avoid getting hurt. He had already thought that as long as Su Ren begged for mercy, it would be over.
, but he didn’t expect that Su Ren didn’t.
Seeing Su Ren being carried off, Liu Che stood up and walked towards his carriage without saying a word. Zhang Huazhi wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say. He accompanied the emperor to the carriage and watched the emperor get on the carriage.
Watching the emperor's car leaving the camp, Zhang Huazhi was in a daze. Liu Che left and took away Su Ren's tiger talisman, but did not tell who would replace him, so Zhang Huazhi naturally became the commander-in-chief of the border army.
Man Niu gritted his teeth, gently placed Su Ren on the bed, turned around and walked out: "I'll kill that man named Zhang!"
"Come back!" Han Qing said with a dark face: "Sir, he must have his own intentions for doing this. Please don't cause trouble. Go find the medical officer and see how your husband's injuries are." He turned to look at Huang Shisan: "Alright?
As long as you are here, no one is allowed to ask about Sima's affairs. We will wait until Mr. wakes up and go get some water to wash Mr.'s face."
It wasn't until night that Su Ren woke up. His back hurt so much that he grinned and took a few deep breaths of cold air. In the tent, he saw Han Qing, Huang Shisan, Man Niu and Ma Xiu, and they were shouting at a few people.
The person smiled slightly.
Ma Huzi knelt down on the ground with a common voice: "General, this villain is incompetent. He failed to run back earlier and made you suffer in flesh and blood. Please punish me, General."
Man Niu agreed very much with what Ma Huzi did. This brother accepted it. He looked at the injuries on Ma Huzi’s back and said, "It has nothing to do with you. It’s all the fault of that man named Zhang. General, as long as you say a word, I will go now."
Bring the head of the person named Zhang."
Su Ren waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with him. Let's not mention this matter. Since the tiger talisman has been taken away, I am no longer a general. I will move out of the military camp tomorrow. When my injury is almost healed, we will return to Chang'an.
After thinking for a while, he said to Ma Huzi: "They are my auxiliary officers, but you are not, so you have to stay and work hard. With your ability, you will not be worried about making achievements. When I get to Chang'an in the future, I will treat you to a drink."
"General!" Ma Beard cried with snot and tears.
Su Ren motioned to Man Niu to help Ma Xiu up: "It's okay, I recognize you as a brother. Okay, let's go! Now the old man in the camp is in charge, so don't let him catch you in a sore spot."
After sending Ma Huzi away, Su Ren took a drink of water and rested for a while. He also asked Huang Shisan and Man Niu to go out, leaving only Han Qing. Han Qing sighed: "Why do you want to humble yourself, sir? Is there no other way?"
Your relationship with His Majesty..."
Su Ren smiled slightly: "Love is love, monarch and minister are always monarch and minister, and it is definitely not a good thing to shock the master with great achievements."
"Can……"
Su Ren waved his hand: "It's better to be beaten than to have your home confiscated and your family exterminated, don't you think so?"
"Hey!" Han Qing sighed: "The cunning rabbit will die and the lackey will be cooked. This has not changed since ancient times. I hope sir is still right this time."
When Liu Che returned to his camp, he ducked into the golden tent and let no one disturb him. Only Liu Jiqing was left to serve him. From day to night, it seemed that midnight had passed, but Liu Che had not slept yet.
Meaning. Liu Jiqing reminded him several times, but Liu Che just agreed lightly, and still sat in front of several cases, staring quietly at the nothingness in front of him.
The night was very quiet, and you could hear the chirping of insects outside the tent and the sound of soldiers patrolling. It was a fine day tonight, with the bright moon and stars illuminating the earth into a vast expanse of white. The sentries on the sentry tower wrapped their clothes tightly because the night wind was still blowing.
It's very cool. This time Liu Che led his army to Sangqian, firstly to see Su Ren, and secondly for an important matter, which was to meet with the envoys from Wuhuan, Xianbei, Fuyu and Goguryeo.
Tomorrow is the day of the interview, and Liu Che originally planned to complete it in Su Ren's camp. The two armies joining together will not only allow those guys to see the formation of the Han soldiers, but also give the soldiers who have been stationed at the border fortress all the year round
An encouragement. But I didn't expect that things would turn out like this. It would be difficult to stay in Su Ren's camp.
"Why don't you ask for mercy? What if..." Liu Che suddenly asked Liu Jiqing.
Liu Jiqing was stunned for a moment and quickly shook his head: "I don't know."
"Hmph! You old guy is still so cunning. He wants to go back to Chang'an and never come out again!" Liu Che seemed to be saying to himself: "That's right. Since he stepped into Chang'an, most of the time
I have been traveling all over the place, especially in the past few years, in Lingnan, the Western Regions, Beyond the Great Wall, and in the Northland, one after another. I have traveled to almost all the counties in my Han Dynasty. I have many children to bear!"
"His Majesty!"
Liu Che waved his hand: "It is indeed time to let him rest. Lingnan has stabilized, and the Western Region is also developing in a good direction. The Xiongnu is gone. Now even Wuhuan, Xianbei, Fuyu, and Goguryeo have all surrendered. The surrounding areas of our Han Dynasty
The threat almost no longer exists. All of this is closely related to Zi Heng. It would be inappropriate for me to let him run around again. How do you think I should reward Zi Heng this time?"
"Uh..." Liu Jiqing hiccupped for a long time and smiled faintly at Liu Che.
"The more I look at you, the more displeased I become! I will kick you out when you return to Chang'an!" Liu Che said angrily: "Zi Heng is already a hussar general, and if he goes one step further, he will be a general, but I don't want him to continue running around.
How about he be the Great Sima?"
"Hehehe..." Liu Jiqing still laughed.
Liu Che was a little disgusted, rolled his eyes, and thought for a while: "Da Sima is too tired and it is not suitable. If Gao Zu had not said that Liu would not be king, it would be okay to make him king based on Zi Heng's contribution."
"Your Majesty, you must not do this! I'm afraid it will harm the Hussars General." Liu Jiqing finally spoke.
Liu Che smiled and shook his head: "Hey! This matter is really difficult to deal with. Forget it, let the Prime Minister and the others worry about it when we return to Chang'an! Go and call Li Xi in. I want to discuss with him tomorrow.
Those savage things."
Su Ren's back was very painful, because after the Thirty-Spine Staff, there was no open skin but a lot of blood stasis. In order to relieve Su Ren's pain, the medical officer could only use an unconventional method of bloodletting to treat it. Although the blood stasis was cleared,
, but the dozens of incisions on his back would not heal in a short time. After lying on the bed for a long time, Su Ren wanted to turn over, but the pain was unbearable as soon as he moved.
Han Qing sat on the table in front of Su Ren, holding a pen in his hand and waiting quietly for Su Ren to speak. He and Su Ren discussed this matter for a long time, and finally Su Ren convinced him. Seeing a large-scale war, Han Qing
To finish the remaining sporadic battles, Wei Qing is in charge, and there are Li Danghu, Gongsun Ao, Gongsun He as helpers, as well as fierce generals such as Huo Qubing, Huo Jin, Zhao Polu, Xie Zichang, and Li Gan. Even if the Huns come back, they will not be able to fight back.
It may not be easy to go. So Su Ren had the idea of retiring.
"Sir, please think carefully. As long as this memorial is sent up, it will be difficult to regain military power!" Han Qing hesitated again and again reminded Su Ren.
Su Ren waved his hand: "Write, write! I don't want to hold any military power for a day now. I just look forward to going back and taking my children to catch fish and fight crickets!"
Han Qing smiled and shook his head: "Hey! If my ancestors had such a vision as my husband, I would not have ended up like that. It seems that my husband is smart and no one in the world can compare with me."
"Wrong! This is called self-awareness. Firstly, I don't want to rebel. Secondly, I am actually very lazy and don't want to take on any responsibility. Being an official is actually not my original intention. If my teacher hadn't had an accident in Chang'an, I would never have stepped into Chang'an.
"After working as a cow and a horse for so many years, even a donkey should rest. You can't help but let the horse eat grass and just think about the horse running fast, right?"
"Hahaha..." Han Qing laughed a few times: "Although this is what I said, my guess is that His Majesty may not agree."
"I'm quitting it anyway! No matter if he agrees or not."
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate!" Han Qing wrote as he wrote: "Although His Majesty beat you today, once your memorial is published, His Majesty will think that you are stingy, which may lead to disaster."
"Don't worry! Our Majesty is wise and mighty. He is not as pretentious as you think. He will understand my feelings."
"Haha, I hope sir is right."
Han Qing wrote vigorously, and the memorial to resign could not be troubled by Han Qing. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, General Han Qing was very careful in his wording in the memorial, trying to avoid angering the emperor again. After writing it, he gave it to Su Ren, who read it.
Without even looking at it, Huang Shisan was asked to put it away and submit it to Liu Che at the appropriate time. After all this work, it was almost dawn. Su Ren asked Huang Shisan to recruit all the soldiers, and only gave two words:
