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

Wang Quan sat in the greenhouse hall and looked through the list of Henan County officials reported by Dou Ying.

In the ruling order of the Han Empire, the Gyeonggi region composed of Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Fengyi, and You Fufeng was called Sanfu, which was the core of the entire Western Han Dynasty. This area enjoys high political status and is the most favored area under the emperor's feet, where dignitaries gather.

In addition, Hedong County, Henan County, and Hanoi County, known as the "Three Rivers", also have unique political status and political treatment.

Hedong County, Henan County, Hanoi County, and the Sanhe area were the basic territory of the Han Dynasty. After the founding of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, the great ancestor, regarded this area as his heartland and never entrusted it to any princes or kings.

The appointment of governors in the Sanhe area is also very particular. Children of the royal family surnamed Liu were not allowed to serve as governors of the Sanhe area in order to prevent the clan from becoming powerful and having more power than the princes, posing a threat to the emperor. Only the emperor is qualified to take charge of this place. If other clans want to get involved, they will be suspected of peeking at the artifact.

From a military perspective, as long as you control the Sanhe area, you control the heart of the world. It extends in all directions from east to west, north to south, and all regions across the country are within the radiation area of ​​the "Three Rivers". From here, you can control any area from a high position, and it is a battleground for real military strategists.

From a political perspective, controlling this area can effectively prevent vassal states. After the enfeoffment of Emperor Gaozu, the relationship between the central government and the vassal states has always been tense. In times of war, it can be turned into a bridgehead to resist the princes; in times of peace, it can be used as a lookout to monitor the princes.

The Sanhe area provided the Han Dynasty with abundant military resources and food reserves. Population is the main factor affecting war, and food and salary are important resources to ensure the operation of the country and the military operations.

The "Three Rivers" rely on the unique natural environment and the fertile land nourished by the Yellow River to provide material guarantees for central Han Dynasty. Liangjiazi in the Sanhe area was also the main force of the Han army's southern and northern armies.

Compared with the difficulty of transshipment in Bashu, the land in the Sanhe area is flat, and there are Chi Roads built since the Qin Dynasty, as well as water transportation on the Yellow River and the Weishui River, ensuring smooth transportation. In this way, the Sanhe area became a major artery for ensuring material supply in the Western Han Dynasty, transporting nutrients and resources to the Han Empire.

In order to monitor and prevent the invasion of vassal states, firmly control the residence of the holy kings, and master abundant economic resources, the emperor of the Han Dynasty gave the "Three Rivers" region a lofty political status, selected ministers with both talents and virtues as prefects, and prohibited the clan from getting involved here.

Yuan Zhong, the governor of Henan County, was the former Longxiang Guard of Weiyang Palace. Yuan Zhong was the nephew of the famous official Yuan Ang. He supported Liu Xiaozhu as the crown prince and won Wang Quan's trust. Emperor Jing Liu Qi was seriously ill, and when Wang Quan was handling political affairs on his behalf, he was transferred here.

The prefect is the highest official in a county and serves as the backbone between the central government and the county. He carries out the orders of the central government and supervises the counties under his jurisdiction. He is responsible for all civil affairs, finance, justice, education, elections, and military affairs.

But Yuan Zhong, who was deeply trusted by Wang Quan, concealed the floods and droughts that occurred within two years!

"Yuan Zhong, Yuan Zhong, did the Ai family mistrust you?" Wang Ao was worried.

Zhidu, the imperial censor, was ordered to go on an inspection tour. It has been nearly a month and he has not returned to Beijing yet. Can he be selfless? What problems will be found?

"Queen Mother!" Liu Xiaozhu strode into the palace, "The envoy of Min Yue is here to pay homage!"

"Messenger from Minyue?" Wang Quan asked, "Why are you here to worship at this time?"

Liu Xiaozhu waved his hand, and a man behind him came forward holding a wooden box, put the box down and knelt down.

"Lin Jie, the envoy of Minyue, pays homage to the Empress Dowager! On the orders of Yushan, the Prime Minister of Minyue, I present the head of the guilty king Wuying, and ask for a truce to surrender!" He raised the letter above his head with both hands.

A eunuch had already come forward to take the letter of surrender and hold it in front of Wang Quan.

It turns out that Yu Shan is the younger brother of King Wuying of Minyue and the prime minister of Minyue. The Minyue royal family's surname is Zuo, and they are descendants of King Goujian of Yue.

Wuying has a bad temper, is brave and warlike. At the instigation of Nanyue King Zhao Huang, he sent troops to attack Dongou. The king of Dongou was weak and hurriedly asked the Han court for help.

Then, the talented Zhuangsuke appeared. With the reputation of being the son of Zhuangji of Cifu's family, he became the guest of King Minyue. He was a romantic scholar, made friends with powerful people, played both sides, and added fuel to the flames, which made King Wuying of Minyue extremely arrogant - "I am the best in the world, and I will fix whoever I don't like!"

King Min Yue fired his bow from left to right, beating Dong Ou and Nan Yue, and used his tricks to see who didn't like him. The two neighbors were bullied by naughty children and suffered terribly. They had to fight back and appeal to the little emperor of the Han Dynasty for help from the patriarch who originally refused to worship.

The Han Dynasty sent troops to criticize the people! Kuaiji County, Yuzhang County, Jiangdu Kingdom, and Changsha Kingdom gathered their troops to cross the border, and black clouds pressed down on the city to destroy it! Just waiting for Zhou Yafu, who is famous for his thin willows and strong winds, to arrive and take up his post. With a wave of his flag, he flattened Min Yue like he was chopping melons and vegetables.

Yu Shan, a follower, was originally having fun with his brother Min Yue Wang Wuying, but when he saw that the Han court was going to make a list, he couldn't help but feel weak in the knees.

I remember that Liu Bi, the king of Wu, burned mountains for money and boiled the sea for salt. He had strong financial resources and strong soldiers and horses. However, he was beaten to pieces by Zhou Yafu without any effort and fled to South Vietnam. In the end, his head was missing and he became Zhao Tuo's favor to the Han Dynasty. Letter of nomination...

At that time, Zhao Tuo, the king of South Vietnam, once claimed to be the "Emperor Wu of South Vietnam" and dominated Baiyue. He did not dare to go against the Han court, so he chopped off the head of Liu Bi, who was a brother-in-law and had nothing to do with dog-skin socks, and presented it to Zhou Yafu, so that the war was avoided.

Where is Min Yue today? Chop to the left, chop to the right, Dongou and Nanyue, the three families have been fighting for a long time. They are all exhausted and the people are weak. Who can be Zhou Yafu's opponent?

Zhuang Zhu, who secretly obeyed the emperor's edict, was overjoyed when he saw Yu Shan's anxiety - the opportunity to make great achievements and serve the imperial court had come!

Zhuang Zhu: Prime Minister, although the king is brave, the Minyue Kingdom depends entirely on your efforts, Uncle Wang. Now the Emperor of Han sent Zhou Yafu to lead the army to fight. That's a tough guy! We can't sit still and wait for death!

Yu Shan: The truth is that I am also worried! The king did not listen to the advice and insisted on fighting against the Han Dynasty. Isn't this throwing an egg against a stone? If you anger Zhou Yafu, I, Min Yue, will be razed to the ground!

Zhuang Zhu: As the prime minister of a country and the uncle of the king, you have to consider the people of Minyue! One person's mistake will cause everyone to be poisoned...

Yu Shanzheng was worried that he would be implicated on the thief ship Wuying. Seeing that Zhuangzhu was hesitant to speak, he immediately patted him on the shoulder - Comrade Zhuangzhu, please don't worry, if you have any melons that are still ripe, you can cut them open!

Zhuang Zhu laughed evilly and naturally mentioned that Zhao Tuo would offer Liu Bi's head to end the war. From the cruelty of Wu Ying to the prestige of Yu Shan; from the brotherhood of Wu Ying and Yu Shan to being implicated in the same crime and life and death; from protecting the country with great righteousness, to cutting off the robe to cut off righteousness.

Kuku's praise made Yu Shan, who was already distracted and ready to act, reveal his plans. He hesitantly asked Zhuangzhu: Mr. Zhuangzhu thinks that if I offer the king's head, I will definitely be able to stop the war, and will be rewarded by the emperor and become the new king?

Zhuangsuke patted his chest and said: It can definitely be done, it can definitely be done! Apart from the prime minister, who in the Minyue Kingdom has the prestige and ability to compete with you? The throne belongs to you alone! The Prime Minister made clear his attitude, decisively poked the head of the troublemaker to calm the emperor's anger, and then presented the letter of surrender. There is no need to fight this battle again! The emperor will also reward you for killing the king and stopping the war!

Zhuang Zhu also secretly expressed that his beautiful articles were deeply appreciated by the emperor, and being able to communicate with the emperor gave Yu Shan reassurance. People have this kind of mentality. When thinking about doing something, they repeatedly seek confirmation from the people around them. Only when their ideas are supported and affirmed will they be implemented.

In fact, Wang Ao had received a secret report from Zhuang Zhu, telling him that he wanted to contact the Minyue royal family to oppose Wuying. She put down the letter and secretly praised Zhuangsuke for his amazing assist.

Secretly seeing a smile on the Empress Dowager's face, the messenger kowtowed: "Here is the head of the guilty king Wuying!" He dug off the sealing mud and opened the box.

An indescribable smell spread, causing everyone to cover their mouths and noses. A head with salt flowers hanging on its beard and hair, with dried skin and shriveled flesh, stands out among the spices and salt grains such as camphor and osmanthus.

Wang Quan hurriedly waved his hand: "Cover it! Cover it! Take it out!"

This mixed smell reminded Wang Quan of the anatomy teacher in Le Meng's anatomy class, who used formaldehyde to cure and preserve the tissue. However, this primitive way of preserving meat by curing meat seems to be ineffective against human corpse odor.

But in order to express his loyalty to the emperor, Yu Shan sent it all the way from Minyue to the capital. So it was salted to preserve it, and spices were specially added, and it was sealed tightly all the way, so that the little emperor could verify with his own eyes that the head was intact!

This strange stench made everyone in the hall almost nauseous!

"Please come and have a rest outside the palace!" Liu Xiaozhu covered his nose and waved to the eunuch and guards.

Several guards carried the messenger and rushed out carrying the stink bomb box. A crowd of people in the hall also surrounded Wang Quan and Liu Xiaozhu and ran out of the hall.

The palace people were busy sweeping and burning incense, but the strange smell still lingered. Wang Da had no choice but to ask the palace servants to collect the pongs from various places and bring them over and put them in the Greenhouse Hall.

Strangely enough, the lingering stench of corpses and the stinky smell of human excrement that hits your forehead have disappeared!

Strictly speaking, human corpse odor is not a smell that belongs to human cognition, but is more like a neural command. No matter how you wash it, burn incense and sprinkle it with water, it will still have this smell. The purpose is to remind people that there are corpses of the same kind nearby, which is a dangerous environment.

The way to alleviate or relieve this symptom is... just... to smell the smell of human feces. Because in the process of genetic inheritance, feces means that there are similar people living nearby, which is a relatively safe environment.

The majestic Weiyang Palace and Greenhouse Palace of the Han Empire were filled with feces and urine! This made the Empress Dowager and the Emperor dumbfounded, and even more furious!

Wang Quan asked everyone to take a bath quickly. Everyone felt very uncomfortable from being smoked.

"Mother! Min Yue killed the king to avoid fighting. Should he send fast cavalry to recover Zhou Yafu and Li Pengzu?" Liu Xiaozhu chased Wang A and asked.

"Why do we need to recover it?" Wang Quan smiled faintly, "Your Majesty, please go and wash up first!"

"But..." Liu Xiaozhu's eyes widened in surprise, "Wu Ying is dead, Yu Shan please surrender. Do we still want to fight again?"

"He commits evil without restraint, and Yu Shan cooperates with him. This man has great ambitions. Killing his brother to protect himself is unkind and unjust! How could he be willing to bow his head and show weakness if he was not facing a strong opponent?"

"Eastern Vietnam is narrow and difficult, while Minyue is arrogant and arrogant, and South Vietnam has been repeated several times. If Baiyue is not suppressed and conquered as soon as possible, there will be trouble in the future!" Wang Ao couldn't help but think of the disgusting smell of corpses and the buckets of filth placed in the Greenhouse Hall. sneer.

Yu Shan, you were so frightened by Zhou Yafu’s reputation that you pulled out your fangs. If I don't use you as a gunman, wouldn't it be a waste of a great opportunity? If you ask for a hammer, you will get a hammer - Baiyue, please completely surrender to the feet of the Han Emperor!

"Che'er issued an edict: Confessing Yu Shan as the King of Yue, and conferring the title of General Henghai, leading Min Yuelou's fleet and troops, Li Pengzu leading the Yuzhang and Kuaiji armies, Da Xing ordered Wang Hui to lead the Jiangdu army, and Da Nong ordered Han Anguo to lead the Changsha army. . Take the heads of the King of Nanyue, King of Dongou, and Yiyu Song and present them to you!"

"Mother, what about Zhou Yafu? He has been sent to Yue, why not assign him to lead the troops?"

Liu Xiaozhu asked puzzledly.

"Zhou Yafu, he..." Wang Quan sighed deeply and left without saying another word, returning to Jiaofang Hall.

Yu Shan showed weakness and asked for surrender, and Zhou Yafu, who was so powerful that Bai Yue was so powerful, was probably already on the road to hell...

The empress dowager, who is praised by everyone as virtuous, wise, generous and caring for the people, will cause a bloody storm from now on! The people of the Han Dynasty will suffer from hunger and war! Wang Quan felt a little choked up in her throat.

The crime is in the present time, but the benefit lies in the future! The killing begins!

Annexing Baiyue is only the first step. Using this as a starting point, expanding to the south, southeast, and southwest, the entire Southeast Asia will enter the territory of the Han Empire!

The history of human wars is actually the history of competition for living space. The rich martial virtue of the Han nation was formed in the battles of territorial expansion.

The reasons that made Wang Quan determined to expand the Han Dynasty southward were the crops that could be harvested several times a year in Southeast Asia, the rich animal and plant resources, the vast coastline, the high-quality sea ports, and the cotton that came from Egypt through India. Plant!

The coldness of the Little Ice Age was fatal to human survival. Having enough food and clothing is everyone's first need. "There are frozen bones on the road" intuitively describes the hardship of ordinary people's livelihood in ancient times when there was no heating conditions.

The southern expansion is to lay a solid material foundation for the northern expansion. Between the towering Kunlun Mountains and Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, how could the source of the Sanjiang River, known as the "Water Tower of Asia", not be on the territory of the Han Dynasty? The farming culture of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the two rivers has made this land endless and has continued the Chinese civilization for thousands of years.

The Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation, gave birth to Chinese civilization, but floods occur frequently, bringing serious disasters to this land! Managing the Yellow River is also an urgent matter.

Thinking of this, Wang Quan felt even heavier.

Three Rivers region, the granary of the empire. How can the Yellow River be managed into a maternally tolerant, restrained, and quiet water source that can guarantee a good harvest regardless of drought or flood in the Three Rivers region?

Before the Qin Dynasty, Dujiangyan turned the central Sichuan plain into a land of abundance; the Zhengguo Canal turned tens of thousands of land in the Guanzhong into fertile fields and dry land into fertile farmland; the Lingqu canal transported troops and grain to the south of Lingnan. These water conservancy projects played a decisive role in unifying the Qin Empire.

Li Bing and his son built the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Zheng Guo built the Zheng Guo Canal, Shi Lu and the three generals built the Ling Canal. Are there any other skilled craftsmen like this? Where to find it?

Ji An said that floods and droughts occurred one after another in Henan County, and victims were everywhere. Dr. Zhidu, the imperial censor, went to inspect it personally, but so far he has not heard anything. Is there any problem?

Thinking of this, Wang Quan calmed down. After Liu Xiaozhu issued an edict to dispatch troops and generals, and everything was in order, she would go to Henan County in person to get to the bottom of the disaster!