Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 96 Let the bullets fly for a while
"It's too much? How can it be too much?"

Liu Yu patiently explained: "Even if His Majesty regards me as a cash cow, at most he will send someone to protect me and protect the integrity of Yulin Temple, but if he recruits me into the court, it will definitely cause the joint opposition of the court officials, and the pressure will be too great." Yes. To enter the court, we have to plan carefully and step in with an unstoppable posture."

"However, at least, the goal has been achieved, and now there is no place that is safer than Yulin Temple."

Liu Yu's heart is like a mirror.

In this troubled world, the first thing that needs to be solved is the safety issue, which is the basis of everything.

What's more, Liu Yu's status is special, and what he has to do is even more special. It is difficult for a Taoist who has been suppressed by Confucianism for hundreds of years to raise his head.

Hoarding horses, hoarding donkeys, making money is second, the most important thing is to establish an absolutely safe field.

"So, that's why Brother Xian chose me?"

Xun Yu raised his eyes.

Liu Yu just smiled, but said nothing.

At this moment, Ren Man brought Diao Xiu'er back from shopping in the city, and the "giggle" laughter between mother and daughter reached Liu Yu's ears.

"Big brother…"

Seeing Liu Yu in the pavilion, Diao Xiu'er opened her mouth and shouted.

"Is it fun in town?"

Liu Yu responded with a smile...

"It's so much fun." Diao Xiu'er was quite excited. "Today's East City is very lively. Someone set up a ring, and an uncle with a thick beard stood on it, saying that he wanted to challenge the warriors of Luoyang City!"

Well…

Diao Xiu'er blurted out these words, Liu Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly turned his gaze to Ren Man.

Ren Man understood and quickly explained.

"Guanzhu Liu doesn't know yet, does he? It was the envoys of the Southern Huns who went south to meet His Majesty, saying that they wanted to send their warriors to compete with the warriors of the big Han. His Majesty readily agreed. A ring was set up in the East Market yesterday, and there were already big men this morning." The warriors stepped forward to challenge."

"What's the result?" Liu Yu looked interested.

"What is the name of the warrior of the Xiongnu called Modun? I heard that he was the son of the Southern Xiongnu Shanyu. He was named King Zuoguli at 20 years old. He was very powerful. First, the Han people challenged him, but he defeated them all. Later, he Let the Han people go together to challenge, but whether it is two or three, none of them can hurt him..."

Ren Man truthfully told what happened next to the arena, "At first everyone was eager to try, but in the end, they were all afraid to go to the arena. I heard that General Duan Jiong will take the stage to fight him tomorrow morning. If General Duan loses again Well, this time... the face of the big man has really been ruined."

After all, any woman, Ren Man, can see that this ring seems to be a martial arts competition and a beating, but in fact, what is lost is face.

"Mother? Big brother? What is face?"

Diao Xiuer blinked her big eyes and asked curiously.

"Face is shame." Liu Yu didn't show Ren Man's nervousness at all, instead she explained it to Diao Xiu'er, talking and laughing. "Xiu'er, go back to the house and rest, you must be tired from shopping all morning."

Hearing what Liu Yu said, Diao Xiu'er nodded, took her mother's hand and bounced away.

Xun Yu seemed to be wary of Ren Man instinctively, and Xun Yu opened his mouth only after the mother and daughter walked away. "Brother Yu has heard about this."

"Wen Ruo might as well talk about it."

Xun Yu opened his mouth, his tone more serious. "Yesterday, my nephew Xun Gongda sent a letter to tell me about this matter. He said that the whole Taixue had spread. It seemed that it was a ring set up by the Southern Huns to challenge me as a hero, but in fact, This is the epitome of the game between the big man and the Sanhu, as well as the border situation."

Speaking of this, Xun Yu paused, and his tone became more dignified. "Xianbei is growing stronger and stronger. It wins over the Southern Huns in an attempt to make the Southern Huns their vassal. The Southern Huns weighed it again and again and decided to take advantage of going south to meet and test the Han Court. It will change for it, once the Southern Huns become a vassal of Xianbei, the door of Bingzhou will be opened, and the pressure on the frontier will undoubtedly double."

When mentioning the frontier, Xun Yu's tone was particularly heavy.

He Xun Yu doesn't value the face gained in the martial arts competition!
But tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even millions of people in the frontier are suffering, so... how can Xun Yu's heart not throb?

On the other hand, Liu Yu put his hand on his chin, as if he was in deep thought.

In the mouth is to sing softly.

"Southern Xiongnu, ring, Maodun..."

When he chanted the name "Modun", Xun Yu frowned even more, and quickly added: "Modun, his name is Maodun. I never thought that the Southern Huns Shanyu would give his son this name. This is some kind of hint... yes... "

Before Xun Yu could finish speaking, Liu Yu interrupted directly.

——"It's the siege of Bai Deng!"

Indeed, during the siege of Baideng, the Shanyu of the Huns was named "Modun".

He used 400,000 fine horses to encircle Gaozu Liu Bangyu Baideng Mountain.

For seven days, the internal and external communication of the Han army was interrupted, and they were unable to rescue each other. If it hadn't been for Chen Ping's ingenious plan to persuade Maodun's "Yanshi" (queen), Liu Bang would have confessed to Beide Mountain.

But now, the Southern Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan actually sent a son named "Modun" to the ring. This is not just a hint, it is a demonstration of Chiguoguo.

It is almost certain that the position of the Southern Huns has wavered.

Hearing the words "Siege of Baideng", Xun Yu let out a long breath with a cold expression on his face.

"Now Xianbei claims to have 200,000 empty-stringed men, and they are ready to go south at any time. The Southern Xiongnu, a century-old vassal man, cannot be lost. This arena must be won no matter what. Southern Huns."

"Wen Ruo is right!" Liu Yu nodded, and he changed the topic. "Wen Ruo thinks, what about General Duan Jiong in the arena tomorrow morning? This one of the 'Liangzhou Sanming' who made the Qiang people fearful, should stop talking about the young King Guli of the Southern Huns, right? "

"Fist is afraid of being young. General Duan Jiong is old, and the Southern Huns have already prepared for it. This Maodun is probably one of the best warriors outside the Great Wall. If Duan Jiong was ten years younger, he might be able to fight this Maodun. But now... "

In the middle of speaking, Xun Yu raised his eyes and looked at Liu Yu.

"Only in the current situation, it doesn't matter whether I, Xun Yu, can enter the court, or whether Miss Tang can't be looked down upon, what matters is the frontier... My brother can win this game and win the position of the Southern Huns for the big man ? This is related to the people on the frontier, and it is even more related to the rise and fall of the great man."

At this moment, the only person Xun Yu can trust is Liu Yu...

Liu Yu nodded lightly, he actually thought more, Duan Jiong certainly didn't volunteer at his age.

Then...

Considering Duan Jiong's faction, it is very likely that he was pushed into the ring by an eunuch. It seems that the ten permanent servants have lost their composure.

Simply, let the bullet fly for a while.

"Wen Ruo, let's do this..." Liu Yu reminded. "We don't know anything about Maodu's military power now. We have too little information. Even if we want to make a decision, we must first have a good understanding of the opponent. Tomorrow morning is the competition between General Duan Jiong and him. Let's go Take a look."

"Look?" Xun Yu was taken aback.

"Yes." Liu Yu grinned, revealing a faint smile. "Wouldn't it be a pity if we didn't go to see such a lively arena?"

Blunting a word, Liu Yu's smile appeared a little more mysterious out of thin air.

But this smile made Xun Yu a little confused.

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A new moon leaks its brilliance from the window lattice of the Qianqiu Longsui Palace, where Liu Hong and Cao Song are in the Qianqiu Longsui Palace.

Cao Song was reporting something, and Jian Shuo walked in slowly.

Seeing Jian Shuo, Cao Song paused, as if... what he just reported to His Majesty was a secret.

Liu Hong glanced at the two of them, and said to Cao Song:

"continue."

"Here!" Cao Song continued. "The big men stationed at the frontier have a total of 150,000 soldiers and bravery. Their salaries, rations, and clothing alone cost [-] million yuan a year! As for weapons, each saber is more than [-] yuan, and each pair of armor is as high as [-] yuan. Money, this expenditure is not easy, of course, for today's national treasury, the pressure is not great, but..."

Cao Song hesitated to speak.

Liu Hong signaled. "Cao Qing, don't worry, just speak up."

Cao Song paused and continued to report. "During Emperor Wu's period, during the Battle of Mobei, General Wei Qing's West Route Army captured more than 200,000 Xiongnu. For this reason, Emperor Wu rewarded them with more than [-] catties of gold, and a Hun's head was almost ten catties of gold! Come down, the battle of Mobei alone cost [-] coins!"

"Because of this, the border guards at that time would bravely kill the enemy and sweep the Xiongnu, but now... the bounty for a Hun's head is slightly insufficient compared with the "hundred one" in Emperor Wu's time. The enemy's heart has also been lowered. If at this time, the Southern Huns are attached to Xianbei, the pressure on the border defense will double, and the annual military expenditure is conservatively estimated to be more than ten times more! If according to what His Majesty said, send troops to the Southern Huns, then With the huge bounty, it may only take half a year to dry up the treasury."

In the Han Dynasty, a piece of gold was nearly 250 grams, which was equivalent to the Battle of Mobei. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent [-] tons of gold at one time.

And according to the records of "Hanshu Shihuozhi" - gold weighs one catty, and it costs ten thousand!
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for Cao Song to say that the Battle of Mobei cost [-], or [-] small targets.

Of course, today's state treasury can afford the money.

But that’s because the Southern Huns are the vassals of the Great Han, and they have resisted a lot of pressure for the Great Han. Based on the current status quo that is mainly defensive, if the Xianbei allies with the Southern Huns, then this “strange donkey hoarding game” is earned, and it is fundamentally supported Not long.

The so-called cannon fire, ten thousand taels of gold, has been the same since ancient times!
"Cough cough..."

Liu Hong coughed out, his eyes looked a little sad.

It seems that he was naive. He underestimated too much the money needed to imitate Emperor Wu and sweep the Xiongnu.

In this way, we can only hope that the position of the Southern Huns will not change. Today's big Han, the frontier generals pull their hips every year, but they can't stand the turmoil there.

"Lieutenant Jian, what's the situation on the first day of the ring?"

Liu Hong turned to Jian Shuo.

"Your Majesty, for this day's competition, the Southern Huns directly dispatched Zuoguli King 'Modun'. This is the son of the Southern Huns Shanyu Huchuquan, and he is also the most valiant warrior of the Huns outside the Great Wall. Many warriors in Luoyang City are eager to try. , but whether fighting alone, or in a team of two or three, no one is a match for this Maodun! Even, no one can hurt him in the slightest."

Jian Shuo described the day's ring to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong's face froze instantly.

"Compared with this Maodu, who is better?"

This…

Jian Shuo didn't dare to lie, he immediately shook his head and said. "Most likely I will be defeated, but...if His Majesty sends a minister to fight, even if the minister fights for his life, he will still hurt this person, so as to win opportunities for the follow-up heroes."

Jian Shuo's words were passionate, but they undoubtedly poured cold water on Liu Hong.

You know, Jian Shuo was able to serve as the leader of the Xiyuan School Weijun not only because of his loyalty.

In Liu Hong's view, his kung fu is also the best choice, isn't even him the opponent of "Modun"?Then... can Huangfusong, Huangfugui's nephew, defeat Maodun?
Liu Hong couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

"Make arrangements. Tomorrow, I will go out of the palace in a micro-clothes. I want to see how brave this son of Huchuquan is?"

"Here!" Jian Shuo quickly agreed.

"In addition." Liu Hong continued: "Send someone to bring a message to Duan Jiong, saying that if he can win this ring, I will give him the official title of 'General Hussars'!"

"Here...here..." Jian Shuo cupped his hands again.

Speaking of this, Liu Hong seemed to have something to say, and he glanced at Cao Song from the corner of his eye.

Cao Song immediately understood, "The sky is dark, I should leave!"

As he spoke, Cao Song turned around and quickly left the Qianqiu Long Live Hall. For a moment, only Liu Hong and Jian Shuo were left in the entire Qianqiu Long Live Hall.

"Jian Shuo!" Liu Hong's tone became more serious. "With the promise of the 'Hussar General', Duan Jiong will definitely fight to the death tomorrow. Although he is an old man, with all his strength, he is expected to be able to consume this Maodu. If Duan Jiong is defeated, you immediately arrange for Huangfu Song to come up." Challenge in the arena, tell him that if he wins, I will give him all of his uncle's 'General Du Liao' and 'Captain Fufeng', and I will even give him [-] million military pay!"

This…

With a "gudong", Jian Shuo subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his pupils widened. In order to win this match, His Majesty has done his best!

Jian Shuo cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, even if Duan Jiong and Huang Fusong are defeated, and there are still ministers...under the wheel of the battle, the minister will surely win!"

"Heh..." Hearing this, Liu Hong sneered and said, "If it's really a battle of wheels, then it's meaningless to win the ring. Tomorrow, you can't make another move!"

Speaking of this, Liu Hong suddenly felt dizzy, put his hand on his forehead, and said: "Tell Zhang Changshi, go to Beauty Wang tonight, I have a headache, she is the best way."

Speaking of...

This is the first time that Emperor Liu Hong has had a headache since the national treasury was full!
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The place chosen for the arena is the most prosperous Dongshi City in Luoyang City. What happened here can be spread throughout the entire Sili within half a day.

Within ten days, it can spread to the entire Han Dynasty.

Three days ago, an arena was set up in an empty arena in the middle of the East City. The arena was surrounded by colorful curtains, and the four characters "Use martial arts to make friends" were hung above it.

It was just dawn, and there was no one on the stage at this time, but hundreds of onlookers had already gathered in groups of three or four.

General Duan Jiong, one of the Three Mings of Liangzhou, faced off against Maodun, the son of Shan Yu and the first warrior of the Southern Huns, the king of Zuoguli.

Of course, among the onlookers, apart from common people who eat melons, they are all warriors. There are many famous rangers, and there are many descendants of countless clans.

Where there are men, there is no lack of whispers from girls.

"Whose son is that young man in blue in front of the ring? Go and find out."

"Now you can only look at your face. Whether you have real skills or not, you will only know in the arena."

"Whoever can defeat this rough barbarian, I will marry him..."

"You really think that those who can defeat this rough and crazy barbarian are probably already attracted by the ladies of the big family, and they will probably enter the mansion tonight."

It seemed that the girls came here to choose a lover, but the men were not focused on this, and they even felt like they were facing a big enemy.

If it was just an ordinary arena, no one would look like this, but the opponent is a barbarian, so it is different.

In the past, only the banner of the champion marquis could be planted all over Langjuxu Mountain to deter the barbarians.

No barbarian has ever dared to show off his power in the territory of the great Han.

But yesterday, this so-called "Modun" simply stole the limelight...

But if it is "deep hatred and great hatred", it can't be said, because "Modun" is really just "making friends with martial arts". The rugged appearance is the exact opposite.

A big man can't lose his face, and lose face again!
When Liu Yu and Xun Yu arrived, they happened to see Mao Dun coming to the stage. He was shirtless, and under his rough appearance, he seemed to be somewhat bookish, as if he had read a book.

But the muscles all over his body and the prominent lines on his body undoubtedly did not prove that this was a difficult guy to deal with.

When he saw him, Xun Yu could only shake his head.

"I have met General Duan Jiong. Yesterday I was thinking, maybe he can fight this 'Modun' for [-] rounds, which can be regarded as exhausting the opponent. But looking at it now, it may not take a few moves...General Duan Jiong will lose."

Xun Yu has great eyesight, he can make a rough judgment on whether a person can fight or not, and how many brushes he has.

The refinement of this kind of vision has the blessing of one's own experience, let alone the inheritance of the Xun family.

"Haven't you fought yet? How can Wen Ruo build up the ambition of others and destroy his prestige!"

Liu Yu opened her mouth lightly.

In this sentence, Liu Yu referred to "Duan Jiong" as one of his own.

Right.

Facing the barbarians, whether it is eunuchs, generals, Confucianists, or Taoists... they will put aside their previous suspicions and work together.

"Your brother thinks there is a chance?"

"I don't know." Liu Yu replied straightforwardly.

There are actually not many records about the son of the Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan.

I only know that he later became the Zuoxian King of the Southern Huns. After escorting Han Xiandi Liu Xie back to Luoyang, when he returned to the Southern Huns, he took away a talented woman of a big man-Cai Yan and Cai Zhaoji.

Because Zuoxian Wang Maodun had read Han books, and he highly respected "Cai Yong" who cast and carved the Xiping Stone Scripture.

Knowing that Cai Yan was Cai Yong's daughter, she immediately regarded her as a guest of honor, and later married her as "Yanshi", and even wanted to make him and Cai Zhaoji's son "Xiaohutu" a prince.

It was Cai Zhaoji who told him a story about Fusu, the crown prince of Qin, and Hu Hai, the second generation of Qin, which reflected the inappropriateness of Li's youngest son, "Hu Tu".

After that came "Hu Jia Eighteen Beats" and "Wen Ji Returns to Han"!
According to these limited book records, Liu Yu originally thought that this "Modun" prince should have a gentle image, but he didn't expect that he still had a big beard and a completely barbaric appearance.

The point is, not only can you read Chinese books, but you can also play like this?

This is a freak!
At this moment, a servant walked to Liu Yu's side. "My lord, the younger one belongs to the mansion of 'Young Master Qiao'. May I ask if you are Guanzhu Liu?"

"Exactly." Liu Yu didn't hide anything.

"Master Qiao asked me to invite you to the teahouse next door. It's not crowded there, and the window is facing the ring."

"Take me to thank you across the bridge."

Liu Yu didn't delay either, the main reason was that both he and Xun Yu were literati, and their bodies were not strong, the closer they were to the ring, the more they were rangers and warriors, and they couldn't squeeze in the front with their small bodies.

At this time, there are more and more people in the audience, there are thousands of people in fragrant cars and BMWs.

The emperor Liu Hong in micro-clothes appeared in the crowd, and Jian Shuo, who was guarding the emperor, besides that, there were also a hundred lieutenants of the Xiyuan school, all in plain clothes, hiding in the crowd, and they looked around vigilantly.

There is a huge copper hourglass on the ring, before it starts to flow, "Modun" has already appeared on the stage.

He shouted in broken Chinese:
——"Yesterday's battle was not enjoyable enough!"

——"Today, the rules are the same, one, two, or three are fine! Even if you can't beat me, if you can persist through this hourglass, you will still win!"

It seems that Maodun has "released water" again, but for the big Han warriors in the audience, this is tantamount to a great shame and humiliation.

Even Emperor Liu Hong frowned.

He murmured in his heart, if it weren't for the Han law that "generals at the border will not enter the capital", how could this huge Luoyang City not find a warrior to punish this arrogant prince?
at this time.

"There's no need for the hourglass. The old man has been on the battlefield for dozens of years, and he doesn't want to compete with the younger generation? But you are so arrogant. If the old man doesn't teach you a lesson, you still think that I am a big man?"

A vigorous and powerful voice came from under the ring...

Duan Jiong walked like a dragon and a tiger, as if he was ten years old and 100 years old. His steps were sonorous, and he walked towards the ring step by step.

Wherever they passed, countless rangers stepped out of the way, and at the same time, they didn't know where... The sound of drums completely suppressed people's chatter and whispers.

As if overnight, the air was filled with murderous intent.

Liu Hong narrowed his eyes and groaned softly. "I didn't expect Duan Jiong to be so courageous at such an age. I regret it a little."

Jian Shuo said in a low voice, "I only blame him, the eunuch, for violating His Majesty's taboo!"

Liu Hong was silent for a while, and then replied softly: "I only hope that Huangfusong can seize this opportunity, and that 'Liangzhou Sanming' will have successors!"

Jian Shuo quickly comforted him: "Since General Duan dared to take the stage, he must have felt that he had a chance of winning!"

Liu Hong shook his head.

"When a person gets old, he will often become confused, just like he chose 'Afu Eunuch'!"

Duan Jiong's meritorious service is the meritorious service of Emperor Huan's dynasty.

One emperor and one courtier.

In Liu Hong's eyes, there has never been a middle ground. Officials cannot collude with generals. This is his bottom line. Whoever touches him will die!

At this time, on the stage.

Mouton's voice came out again. "Don't worry, old man, I will save your life!"

Duan Jiong laughed heartily. "I advise you to use all your strength, this general will not hold back!"

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(End of this chapter)