Start having a baby!I dressed as the mother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

"What urgent matter does the emperor have to discuss?! It's getting late, and the fire is burning at Ai's house..."

Wang Da said and followed Zhang Qian into Qingliang Hall. Prime Minister Dou Ying, Yushi Dafu Zhidu, and Tingwei Ningcheng were all waiting in the palace. When they saw the Queen Mother, they knelt down and saluted.

"Mother!" Liu Xiaozhu came up to greet her, "Ji Qing has returned to Beijing from Hezhong County."

Only then did Wang Ao see Ji An, who was kneeling like a crouching tiger in the palace.

"Thank you for your hard work! There was a fire in Hezhong County. How is the disaster? Do we need to release food for relief?" Wang Quan asked with a smile and sat down behind the case.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother! There was a fire in Hezhong County. The county guards and officials have started to repair and rebuild. The damage is not serious; the serious thing is..."

Ji An paused for a moment and said, "Please, the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, punish me for the crime of trying to correct the imperial edict! I passed by Henan County, where there have been floods and droughts in the past two years! The Yellow River burst, destroying countless fertile fields! There was no rain for nine months, and the crops They will all be killed without harvesting anything! There are countless hungry people, and father and son will eat each other..."

Ji An suddenly kowtowed heavily and began to cry bitterly: "My lord, I can't bear to see my Han people suffer from hunger and resentment, and bring shame on the name of the emperor! My lord... took the talisman given by my emperor and forced the governor of Henan to open Aocang in Luoyang to provide relief. Disaster victims!”

"Bold Ji An! False the imperial edict to open a warehouse! Lie about the disaster!" Liu Xiaozhu's face flushed with anger, "Father and son cannibalize each other?! I have never seen Henan County report a disaster! You are talking nonsense, I have to drag him out and chop him down!"

Wang Quan was so angry that he wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood! ——She worked hard to force Zhou Yafu to go out and lead the troops, and they were about to leave Baiyue. As the saying goes, "before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first." If there is no food, how can we fight Baiyue? !

Ji An, you are a piece of rat shit, you ruined my good pot of soup! It disrupted the Ai family’s entire plan!

The guards dragged Ji An, and he cried hoarsely: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I am loyal to the country! Someone concealed the disaster, but I did not lie!"

"Slow down!" Wang Quan raised his hand to stop, "Bring the guilty person to the Tingwei Mansion! Wait for the court to find out and deal with it!"

"Mother, this person is too treacherous! When I returned to Beijing, I didn't report the details of the fire. I just asked my mother to come. Could it be that because my mother was kind and soft-hearted, he was looking for ways to escape punishment?" Liu Xiaozhu's eyes widened. Jian Mei's eyebrows were cold and he said angrily.

"Your Majesty, beheading is just a matter of one blow. You cannot escape the crime you deserve! You must understand that people must die!"

Wang Quan also couldn't believe that Henan County dared to conceal such a serious disaster. But without clear investigation, she felt uneasy.

"Report to the Queen Mother! Weichen, Prime Minister Dou, and Lieutenant Ning Ting were all invited by Ji An to face the Holy Spirit together. He must have known that he would not be able to escape the blame." Zhidu, the imperial censor, saluted, "It would be better if Weichen went to Henan County. We will investigate the situation and report it to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty before making a decision."

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty! I have neglected my duty..." Prime Minister Dou Ying bowed and saluted.

The prime minister is the head of a hundred officials and handles various affairs on behalf of the emperor. What Ji An said about the disaster in Henan County and Ji An's crime of correcting the imperial edict were all declared to the saints. Hearing them together with the emperor and the queen mother, he felt ashamed.

Wang Quan waved his hands in distress: "Ji An is the emperor's imperial envoy. He patrols on behalf of the emperor. It is his duty to return to the capital to report to the saints. Prime Minister Dou need not blame himself!"

Wang Quan knew that Ji An and other ministers were not willing to deal with him. He doesn't care about the prime minister, the prince, the censor, the three princes and the nine ministers. As the prince Xima appointed by the former emperor, he followed the new emperor for many years. He considered himself to be as loyal and forthright as Yuan An and was closer to the emperor than the ministers. He was only loyal to the emperor.

"Ji An handed over to Lieutenant Ning Ting to be imprisoned; Prime Minister Dou reported the list of all officials in Henan County; Censor Zhi rushed to Henan County to investigate the whole story of the disaster in detail! Let's all go!" Wang Quan ordered tiredly.

"Queen Mother! Your Majesty! We must severely punish the culprit, punish the culprit severely!" Ji An cried and was carried away.

Wang Quan held the table dejectedly and frowned.

"Queen mother, why don't you kill Ji An? You are so bold and reckless. Not killing him is not enough to deter the officials!" Liu Xiaozhu looked at the queen stubbornly, with a bit of confusion and dissatisfaction in his words.

"Che'er, do you believe that Geng Jie Ji'an would go out of his way to report the disaster?" Wang Quan said, feeling increasingly powerless.

She listens to the government behind the curtain, and is assisted by four important ministers. How dare someone dare to deceive the subordinates and conceal such a major disaster from the new emperor!

Two years, two years! As the main grain-producing area in Guandong, Henan County suffered from frequent floods and droughts, and hungry people were everywhere, but taxes were paid as usual. She and her son were sitting in a high hall, their sight and hearing blocked, and they didn't know the suffering of the people!

"But Queen Mother, Ji An has issued an imperial edict to open Luoyang Aocang! What should I do if we send troops to Baiyue, but there is not enough food and grass?" Liu Xiaozhu frowned and slammed his fist on the case, "Old thief Ji An, he has never wanted me to send troops. Attack and fight! He is restricting everything, insisting on inaction and governing, and deliberately opposes me!"

"He considers himself loyal, pleads for the people, represents the emperor's herdsmen, and makes the emperor famous... His reputation as a loyal minister ruins my long-lasting plans!" Wang Quan said word by word.

Luoyang Aocang was the most important national granary in the Western Han Dynasty. Since the Qin Dynasty, Henan has been the grain transportation center of the entire China. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, those who wanted to dominate were eyeing Aocang in Henan. "With Aocangli, we can control the six kingdoms of Shandong based on danger." This statement was not only verified by Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms, but also fully explained in the subsequent struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han.

Luoyang is located "in the middle of the world", that is, in the middle of the junction of the three major economic and political regions of Shandong, Jiangnan and Guanzhong. It is a "thorough connecting all directions" and is the central hub of national water and land transportation. The main traffic arteries between the three major regions—the Yellow River, the Western Henan Corridor, and the Southern Shanxi and Northern Henan Corridor—all pass through the Heluo area.

"I have traveled all over the world for a long time, and I have only seen Luoyang!" This was the heartfelt sigh of the great ancestor Liu Bang.

The concept of "Capital of Luoyang, Successor of Orthodoxy" made Luoyang the ancient capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the most prosperous and wealthy city at that time. Whether it was emotion or reality, it was logical for the Western Han Dynasty to be established here. Later, due to the persuasion of Lou Jing and Zhang Liang, and out of the need to subdue and monitor the Qin people, Gaozu finally made Chang'an his capital.

The dynasties that established their capital in Chang'an all had a big problem, that is, due to Chang'an's geographical location to the west, Guanzhong's narrow territory, weak economy, inconvenient transportation, and weak control over the country, Guanzhong's resources were insufficient to support Chang'an as the national capital.

Luoyang is located in the world. Although the Heluo Basin is not as large as the Guanzhong Basin, Luoyang is integrated with the North China Plain and is backed by a vast and fertile plain. Coupled with convenient transportation, water and land connections to various places, Luoyang is rich, prosperous, and has a population carrying capacity. Far beyond Guanzhong. Therefore, the dynasties whose capital was Chang'an, starting from the Western Zhou Dynasty, had to assign some of the main functions of the capital to Luoyang.

Therefore, at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu set up granaries and arsenals in the Luoyang area, built huge warehouses and fortified cities, and stationed heavy troops. They could not only serve as a powerful barrier in Guanzhong, blocking enemies from the east and south, but also send out troops in time to suppress the two sides. It is of extremely important strategic significance to prevent possible rebellions in the area.

Li Pengzu was transferred back from Yanmen Pass, and the army was ready to attack Baiyue. But Ji An dared to pretend to be an imperial edict and open warehouses to release grain!

This not only delayed the upcoming conquest of the Han Empire, but also told the people in power in the Han Empire in another way: NO, NO, NO, I do not approve of your expansion strategy, and I want to go back to the past~~

Many veterans in the court advocated inheriting the national policy of cultivating health and recuperating from the Wen and Jing dynasties, emphasizing governance by inaction. And Ji An is the representative of this group.

Many people in later generations believed that as soon as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came on the scene, the Chinese nation changed its decadent appearance, conquered the south and the north, and launched a rumbling chariot to expand its territory.

At this moment, the scholar-bureaucrats in the DPRK who advocated "resting with the people and governing by doing nothing" still occupied an important position. For their vested interests, they openly and secretly confront the emperor who is determined to reform.

She is a woman, with Liu Xiaozhu, the underage son of the emperor, holding on to power, working hard, planning day and night, but she still has to face backstabbing and deception...

Against the background of a grand narrative, when modern people are nostalgic for the past and talk about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's majestic strategy, civilized and martial arts, who knows the heart and blood she put into every inch of her work?

Thinking of this, Wang Quan couldn't help but burst into tears. "Queen..." Liu Xiaozhu looked at the queen uneasily, walked to her side, and shook her arm gently.

"Che'er has grown up..." Wang Quan patted his son on the shoulder, "If the disaster in Henan County is true, we will kill all those who deceive the emperor and ignore the superiors!"

There is more than just one Luoyang Aocang in Henan County. In fact, the area around Luoyang and the entire Henan County can be said to be full of granaries. This place carries a huge mission - the logistics base for the Han Dynasty to expand its territory!

"If anyone dares to act recklessly here, kill him!" Wang Quan gritted his teeth and said with a ferocious expression.

"Che'er issued an edict, ordering Jiangdu, Kuaiji, Yuzhang, and Changsha to each send 50,000 troops and prepare their own food and grass for twenty days to be on standby. The message was sent to Zhou Yafu, the captain of Yanmen, and Li Pengzu, the captain of Yanmen. Tomorrow, Weiyang The palace hall awaits orders."

"Mother, do you want Zhou Yafu to go to Yue to gather troops from the country?"

"Yes. The purpose is to use Zhou Yafu's prestige to intimidate Baiyue. With his prestige, he may become uncontrollable in the military camp for a long time. We cannot let him make achievements this time."

"Li Pengzu is the grandson of Li Cang, the former Prime Minister of Changsha and Marquis of Pei. He has practiced military art since he was a child and is familiar with the customs of the Southern Barbarians. His father Li Peng died in the war between Changsha and South Vietnam. He will lead the troops in the battle and will surely succeed in revenge for his father. !”

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"General Li, the Ai family will give you the tiger talisman for mobilizing troops, so be sure to keep it."

Wang Quan opened the lacquer box containing the tiger charm and took out four and a half tiger charms.

The tiger charm is made of bronze. The tiger talisman of a county is a crouching tiger, and the tiger talisman of a county is a standing tiger.

This half piece of the tiger talisman is a crouching tiger, with its front and rear legs squatting flat, its head stretched out, its ears erect, and its tail curled. There is a gold inscription on the back of the tiger - "The talisman of soldiers and armor, the right is [in] the emperor, the left is [in] Jiangdu..." "The tiger talisman is the right half of the mother talisman, with a perforation on the neck and grooves on the head and tail.

The Zifu in the hands of the Jiangdu Kingdom Taiwei has a hole in the neck and a bulge at the head and tail. The inscription reads: "Anyone who raises an army and is armored, with more than fifty people, will definitely know the emperor's talisman."

The mother talisman and the sub-talisman of the tiger talisman are perforated in the neck of the crouching tiger, and the concave and convex grooves at the head and tail are seamlessly matched; the five characters "Fan Xingbing is armored" are inscribed on the back of the tiger, with half on the left and right, like the cavalry seal of later generations, and they must be completely consistent. Complete "compliance" can mobilize the army. This is also the origin of the word "conformity" in later generations.

The county tiger talisman is a walking tiger, with head held high, waist slumped, tail drooped, walking posture. The inscriptions and concave and convex grooves are similar to Crouching Tiger, and the corresponding place names are Kuaiji County, Yuzhang County, and Changsha Kingdom.

"I thank the Queen Mother for your great kindness!" Li Pengzu knelt down and sobbed, "I can avenge my father's past, and I will die without regrets!"

"The Ai family heard that General Li is the nephew of the original Marquis of Bian, Li Xi? Now the Marquis of Bian only has a vacant position..."

"Queen Mother, I am the son of the seventh son of the Prime Minister of Changsha, Marquis Bin. I have no chance of becoming the Marquis of Bin."

It turns out that Li Pengzu was the son of Li Cang, the concubine of the first generation of Hou Hou. According to the ritual system, Li Xi, the eldest son, inherited the title of marquis and became the second generation of marquis. Li Xi was a general of the Changsha Kingdom and guarded the border. He was injured in the battle with the South Vietnamese Kingdom and died for his country.

Li Xi died young, and his son was frail and sick and died as a minor. In order to inherit the title of marquis, the young Li Pengzu was adopted by Mrs. Li Xi, and became the third generation Marquis of Bian as Li Xi's son.

"General Li is leading the troops this time, firstly to avenge his family; secondly, he can be granted a title of marquis for his military merits. When Baiyue is pacified, the Ai family will grant you a fiefdom according to your merits!"

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Wang Quan's promise made Li Pengzu burst into tears of gratitude and kowtow repeatedly.

"General Li, put away the tiger talisman!" Wang Quan put the four half-piece tiger talismans in the lacquer box and solemnly handed them to Li Pengzu.

Li Pengzu took the box and raised it high above his head, "I am determined to live up to the Queen Mother's expectations. I will fight to the death and defeat Baiyue!"

"There is one more thing about the Ai family. General Li will be worshiped by the emperor today as the General of the Conquest of Yue, and the imperial edict will be given to you. The emperor only gave the scepter to General Zhou without adding the general. General Zhou must be resentful. You need to arrange it. People, following General Zhou..."

It is impossible to mobilize the army with tiger charms alone. In addition to the tiger talisman, at least there must be an edict written by the emperor, just in case the tiger talisman is stolen.

The scepter is the same as the flag used by imperial envoys to travel, letting everyone know that this is a team sent by the emperor. Don't rush into it, just avoid it and give way. It has no meaning in dispatching troops and generals.

When Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty inspected Zhou Yafu's Xiliu Camp, he was stopped by the military gate captain and refused to open the gate of the camp. The reason was that "the army only heard the general's orders and not the emperor's edicts."

Zhou Yafu's desire to control the army made the emperor have to guard against him; and his uprightness towards the emperor was, at best, arrogant, and at worst, arrogant and rude, which made the emperor very disgusted.

After forcing Zhou Yafu out of the mountain, Zhou Yafu went to the Northern Army camp and ate, drank and trained with the soldiers. The fight was fierce and very happy.

When Li Pengzu returned to Beijing from Yanmen Pass, Wang Quan was impatient for them to send troops as soon as possible, because he was afraid that Zhou Yafu would stay in the camp for a long time and seize power.

A dangerous chess move was made. Wang Ao wanted Zhou Yafu to be his top adviser. His reputation would overwhelm South Vietnam, and then he disappeared without a trace... but Ji An suddenly showed up and issued a pretentious order to open Luoyang's Aocang to release grain, which caught Wang Ao off guard!

The plan to conquer Baiyue has been decided and cannot be changed. Letting the four counties prepare their own food and gather troops will also force the nobles of the counties to bleed. The financial resources of the Han Dynasty were left to provide disaster relief, regulate the Yellow River, build water conservancy projects, and carry out major projects.

"General Li," Wang Quan took out an exquisite porcelain bottle from his sleeve, "Miasma is raging in the Yue region. The bottle contains a special medicine that is not suitable for water and soil. As soon as he enters the Yue region, General Zhou will take this medicine. He is old and frail, you must take good care of General Zhou!"

Li Pengzu's eyes flashed with confusion: "Queen Mother, this is..." Then he took the porcelain vase respectfully and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely take good care of General Zhou!"

"Well~~General Aijia and other Li have returned in triumph and have been granted the land and title of marquis!" Wang Quan smiled faintly.

We are all foxes of thousands of years, who can't understand "Liao Zhai"?