The heavens start from saving Daming

Time flies, time flies.

The green grass on the prairie has been changed one crop after another, and Dahan's farmland has also been harvested year after year.

The time has come to the 18th year of Jianyuan, and the generation that Li Yunze was looking forward to has finally grown up gradually.

In Shanglin Garden, in Nagato Palace, a grand banquet is being held in the open air.

The so-called Nagato Palace is actually just a private garden.

It was originally built by Princess Guantao for her third son, Dong Yan, as a place for trysts.

After the downfall of Princess Guantao, those related to her were naturally unlucky as well.

The third son, Dong Yan, even lost his life, so naturally he couldn't keep the garden, so he was taken away by the Shaofu and turned into a royal garden.

Later, almost all parts of Shanglin Garden were designated as horse breeding prisons and used for Yulin Army training. Most of the gardens and palaces were demolished, except for this place.

People in the world didn't understand the emperor's intention, and they all thought that the emperor was caring about family ties and commemorating the former Princess Guantao.

But only Li Yunze himself knew that this was just a memory.

At this time, outside the Nagato Palace, the silk banners were flying, and the drums and gongs were blaring.

Many young knights rode their horses and galloped, and the sharp arrows in their hands were like a frightened bird, and they kept hitting the targets like a dragon swimming.

Whenever a red heart is hit, the surrounding Yulin guards will cheer loudly, and the scene is very lively.

Li Yunze, who was wearing a light armor and sitting on the saddle, glanced at many young people who were competing in the distance, and finally fell on the sullen figure who failed to get the first place in riding and archery.

Withdrawing his gaze, Li Yunze waved to Wei Qing who was not far away.

Wei Qing moved over and squatted aside: "Your Majesty."

Li Yunze motioned to the young man over there, Wei Qing looked over and said with a smile, "This kid has always had such a violent temper. He lost to Li Ling in cavalry and archery because he wanted to show his face, so let's shoot a series of arrows."

"I intend to order Huo Qubing to lead the troops out of the fortress."

Li Yunze's words made Wei Qing stunned, "Huh?"

He stared blankly at Li Yunze until he was sure that Li Yunze was not joking, then he said in surprise, "Your Majesty, Huo Qubing will only be sixteen next month."

"Yeah." Li Yunze nodded, "Then send troops after his birthday next month."

Wei Qing'(o゜▽゜)'

He was finally sure that the emperor was not joking with him, it was for real!

It stands to reason that at this time, one should agree with the emperor's words and avoid offending the emperor and his nephew at the same time.

However, with a strong sense of responsibility, Wei Qing couldn't help saying, "Your Majesty, Huo Qubing is too young and has never had the experience of leading troops in battle. It may be inappropriate to order him to lead troops into battle rashly."

This is human nature, a child in his teens, leading a large army to a distant place to fight against a fierce enemy, such things are naturally unreliable no matter how you look at it.

But the problem is that he is Huo Qubing.

For thousands of years, the brightest star among countless generals must be Huo Qubing.

Others don't know about this, but Li Yunze knows, but he just doesn't talk about it.

"You go talk to him later."

Li Yunze patted Wei Qing on the shoulder, "Let him get mentally prepared first."

Wei Qing wanted to persuade him again, but in the end he could only nod in response.

After getting up, he walked towards Huo Qubing who was still angry with a complicated expression.

Seeing Wei Qing leave, the prime minister and father Yan not far away stepped forward to Li Yunze's side.

Looking at the obviously haggard master father Yan, Li Yunze kindly asked, "Prime Minister, please take care of your health."

He worked at least six or seven hours a day, and basically worked almost all year round. When he heard this, he could only smile bitterly, then bowed and knelt down to report, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Say."

"There is a woman in Shencheng, Kuaiji County, who left behind a child of a Kunlun slave."

Li Yunze, who was watching Huo Qubing's reaction, turned his head to look over immediately after hearing the words.

For a moment, the master father dared to swear that he had never been so frightened in his life, and had never seen such a terrifying look in his eyes.

"What did you say?"

". In Kuaiji County, there is a woman in Shencheng who left behind a child of a Kunlun slave."

After confirming this, the dark-faced Li Yunze asked again, "Didn't you say that all the Kunlun slaves you sent have been dealt with?"

The Han Dynasty has a large population, but it lacks hard workers in high-risk life-saving industries.

Li Yunze didn't want to use the common people of the big man to fill it, so he gave birth to the matter of collecting Kunlun slaves to do things.

In order to avoid accidents, he had arranged early on that all the Kunlun slaves who were sent would have to be dealt with accordingly before they set foot on the land of the Han Dynasty. Simply put, they were castrated.

"This." The master father Yan explained in a low voice, "It is said that there is a batch of temporary stuffing, and it is sent to the ship before it is too late to deal with it. Arrangements will be made after it arrives."

At this time, there was already a complete process for transporting Kunlun slaves. First, the local chiefs were bribed, and those chiefs were responsible for arresting the people. The big man was only responsible for the transportation.

The disposal was done ahead of time by the local chief, because it took time to recuperate, usually a few months.

As time went on, the local chiefs were able to catch fewer and fewer people, but the demand continued to increase.

The final result is that the things that should have been strictly followed have gradually begun to relax, resulting in a lot of things that have not been dealt with before being sent over.

"Is it forced, or is it voluntary?"

"The woman's husband was serving in the army, so he couldn't bear the loneliness, so he coughed with the Kunlun slave who planted mulberry."

Li Yunze exhaled foul breath, and asked lightly, "What did the Ministry of Punishment say?"

"The Ministry of Punishment means that according to the local custom, a woman is immersed in a cage and beheaded by a Kunlun slave."

Li Yunze looked over again, "And then? Is it gone?" The master father Yan didn't dare to meet his gaze, and asked cautiously, "I don't know what else your majesty ordered?"

Li Yunze got up suddenly, raised his leg, and kicked the table full of delicious food and wine out of him.

He was originally the focus of the audience's attention, but after this scene, the noise around him suddenly fell silent.

Even Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, who were walking over, stopped in surprise.

Everyone was very curious, what did the prime minister say to the emperor, which made the emperor so angry.

"Li Danghu is the commander of the navy, so he is naturally responsible for this matter. He was removed from the post of commander of the navy, removed all his titles and food, and sent to the army to perform crimes and meritorious deeds. Find out who led the fleet ?"

The master's father Yan's head almost dropped to the ground, "It's the fleet led by Li Gan, the governor of Jiaozhi County, Yao Ling, and the general of the navy across the river, Li Gan."

"Remove his title of general and the post of county guard. Remove all titles and eunuchs, and send him to the army for crimes and meritorious deeds."

Standing with his hands behind his back, Li Yunze immediately began to make arrangements, "All those involved in this matter, especially those in charge of inspection and supervision, will be dealt with severely, and those directly responsible will be executed."

"Order Gongsun Ao to act as the commander-in-chief of the water army, and lead the fleet to the tribe of chiefs, and make peace!"

After that, Li Yunze glared at his father and said with hatred, "Don't let anyone involved in this matter go!"

It wasn't until Li Yunze left that the surroundings recovered from the silence.

Everyone was puzzled, why the emperor was so angry.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, the expressionless Zhu Fuyan had no intention of explaining, and simply walked away to work.

He also has a stomach full of anger, and now he needs to vent to the unlucky person.

Wei Qing led Huo Qubing to the Nagato Palace, and saluted Li Yunze who was still sulking.

After calming down, Li Yunze called Huo Qubing forward, and simply asked, "I intend to order you to lead the army to attack the Xiongnu, are you willing?"

"Of course I would."

The young Huo Qubing raised his chin and looked determined, "I will not return the Huns until I break them!"

Li Yunze nodded in satisfaction, and called Wei Qing who was worried, "Bring the map of Hexi."

The map was hung up, and Li Yunze reached out and pointed to the land of Hexi on the map and drew a circle, "Your goal this time is to eliminate the Hunxie King, Xiutu King and other ministries under the Hun Youxian King who occupy this place. Take this land back to the big man."

The so-called land of Hexi refers to the area around the Hexi Corridor and the Huangshui River Basin.

The topography is dominated by a long and narrow strip running from east to west. Because it is west of the Yellow River, it is called the land of Hexi.

The most famous places here are Wuwei, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Yumen Pass and so on, which are the only way to the Western Regions.

The very important reason to fight here first is that it is very close to Guanzhong, just outside Longxi County.

Just fight along the east-west Qilian Mountains all the way until you reach the Yumen Pass.

Of course, there is no Yumen Pass at this time, and Li Yunze plans to set up Yumen Pass after taking down the Hexi Corridor. When you leave the pass here, you will be Dunhuang in the Western Regions.

Huo Qubing looked at the map for a while, then saluted Li Yunze and said, "How many soldiers and horses can your Majesty give?"

Facing the inquiry, Li Yunze also asked with a smile, "How much do you want?"

"Of course, the more the better."

After all, he also graduated from the lecture hall, so he naturally knew that Han Xin was ordering troops, the more the better.

Everyone knows the saying that there is great power in numbers.

Li Yunze also smiled, "Then I ask you, how many soldiers and horses do you think can go to Hexi?"

This is the policy question before the battle.

The emperors of later generations, who were better at handling women in the palace, naturally did not understand these things and taught the generals who led the troops to do everything themselves.

What's even more frightening is that civil servants who are illiterate in martial arts are allowed to fight with the use of literature to control martial arts.

In this case, winning is the problem.

Either the enemy sucks, or you're out of luck.

Wei Qing looked at Huo Qubing nervously, worried about what his nephew would say.

If he said that only a few thousand elites would be able to regain the land of Hexi, then Wei Qing would have to stop Huo Qubing from sending troops as a general, no matter what he did.

Huo Qubing Kaikai said, "It depends on whether His Majesty only wants the land, or whether he wants to severely damage the Hun tribe here."

"How do you say it?" Li Yunze simply sat down and motioned for the two to sit down and talk together.

"If it's just for taking land, [-] elites are enough to subdue most tribes and take the Hexi land. If you want to focus on attacking the Huns, you need at least [-] cavalry."

Li Yunze didn't respond, but continued to ask, "How are you going to fight?"

"As long as the cavalry attacks quickly and maneuvers, the Huns won't have time to react."

"Avoid all the Xiongnu tribes along the way, go straight to the royal courts of their tribes, capture the thieves first and capture the king first."

This is the blitzkrieg plus increased roundabout tactics, which has high requirements for national strength.

After all, it would cost a lot to feed a large elite cavalry.

Li Yunze asked again, "How to ensure logistical supplies?"

"One person and five horses, bring as many as possible. If you encounter the Xiongnu tribe on the road, you will eat the enemy!"

Li Yunze finally smiled.

After laughing for a while, his expression became serious, "Huo Qubing."

"Chen is here!"

"Book you as General Yao, select [-] fine cavalry from the three armies, and send troops to Hexi next month!"

"Here!!"