Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 111 Something went wrong, both north and south

After being tortured by Huo Qubing again, Li Huan was speechless. Is the image of himself, the majestic Marquis Anyang, in Huo Qubing's heart so bad?

"Just keep your heart in your belly." Li Huan tidied up his clothes and went to meet Emperor Liu Che under the leadership of Huang Menlingde.

Almost as he thought, Emperor Liu Che looked completely worried at the moment. A group of people gathered around him. Li Huan only knew Wei Qing, Zhang Tang, and Prime Minister Xue Ze. Although the rest were strangers. He didn't know his face, but he obviously recognized him, the Marquis of Anyang; it's just that he didn't know these people.

Chuntuo cautiously approached the emperor, and after whispering something in a low voice, Liu Che waved his hand as if he suddenly became energetic.

Many of the courtiers gathered around bowed their hands and left the hall at the same time.

Seeing this scene, Li Huan felt a little uneasy, but it was hard to find out why. He just walked forward as if nothing had happened and bowed his hands: "My humble minister, Li Huan, see your majesty!"

"No courtesy." Liu Che waved his hand: "Zhang Qian was detained by the Huns. You should also know. This is an urgent report from the border. You should read it first."

"According to the order!" Li Huan reached out and took the report presented to him by Chuntuo. When he saw it, he was dumbfounded.

South?

Why is it the south?
Shouldn't it be the Huns from the north?

This memorial came from the south. Someone reported that the Nanyue King had been acting unaccountably recently, secretly gathering grain and fodder, and seemed to have disobedient intentions.

Li Huan felt strange, the disobedience of the Nanyue Kingdom has always existed since Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang established the Han Empire until now?
For more than a hundred years, the South Vietnamese country has remained unstoppable.

"Here is another playlist." Chuntuo whispered, and gave Li Huan another playlist.

Li Huan nodded and opened it. He saw that this was the memorial of the King of Minyue. He directly denounced the King of Nanyue for plotting to rebel in the tone of a minister. He also reminded Emperor Liu Che to make preparations in advance. He was also ready to mobilize troops at any time. , just waiting for the emperor's order to arrive, he sent troops to attack the traitor King of Nanyue for the emperor.

Li Huan couldn't help but be moved by the loyalty of the King of Minyue after seeing such memorials showing his loyalty. However, he just threw it aside after reading it.

The King of Nanyue was not a good thing, but the King of Minyue was not necessarily a good thing.

The Han Empire is powerful, and the King of Minyue naturally refers to the younger brother who does not go west. Once there is something wrong with the Han Empire, the King of Minyue will start to jump.

While Li Huan was deep in thought, Liu Che raised his finger, and Chuntuo Like took out another memorial from the other side.

After Li Huan read this report, it became increasingly difficult to calm down. Someone actually conspired, and Huainan King Liu An conspired to rebel...

Good guy, everything is done in one go!

No wonder the emperor couldn't wait for him to come to see him and took the initiative to summon him.

"I don't know about the situation in the north..." Liu Che leaned on his chair and raised his hand. Chuntuo immediately grabbed a few more memorials from the side and presented them to Li Huan respectfully.Li Huan carefully looked through it and found that the north was the key. Although the problems in the south had always existed, he clearly remembered that during the Han Dynasty Emperor Wu's time, although the Nanyue Kingdom and the Minyue Kingdom popped up from time to time to show their presence, they had no presence. into climate.

The same is true for Liu An, King of Huainan. No matter what he does, it will not work; the rule of the Han Empire is extremely stable.

For now, there is only one biggest enemy of the Han Empire - the Huns!
Zhang Qian's memorial before entering the Xiongnu clearly stated that if he was detained among the Xiongnu, he asked the emperor not to send troops at this time, but to endure it until after the autumn harvest.

In Li Guang's memorandum, it has been stated that they fought against the Huns every now and then. Li Guang himself even led the team out of Yanmen Pass, and fought six or seven times with thousands of people against the Huns.

This guy even played Li Huan in the memorial, saying that the double stirrups would greatly increase the power of soldiers throwing flying spears...

In short, throughout the entire Great Wall, soldiers from all armies were eager to fight.

Especially those former subordinates of Han Anguo, who were not beheaded, were almost all demoted because of their involvement. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath, waiting to go to war with the Huns to prove their loyalty to the emperor. .

"The situation in the entire north is like a mess." Li Huan's face showed a bit of depression: "At this time, the Huns should seize the time to graze, why are they thinking of starting a war with us? ?”

"If something goes wrong, there will be a disaster." Liu Che said calmly: "Li Qing's family and the army officers all agreed to send troops, but the ministers headed by Prime Minister Xue Ze and others opposed sending troops at this time, thinking that they should be appeased first Regarding the issue in the south, if the Minyue Kingdom and the Nanyue Kingdom start a war again, the foundation of the south will be unstable, and the princes and kings who originally had no courage will jump out to cause chaos at this time."

Li Huan muttered: "Your Majesty, I agree to send troops."

"Oh?" Surprise flashed across Liu Che's face: "I thought you would stand with Xue Ze and the others."

"There are reasons why I agree to send troops. Firstly, since the Xiongnu dared to assemble the main force and fight our army head-on, we naturally don't have to be afraid; secondly, since my big man promoted the Quyuan plow this year, the land we have reclaimed is far more than in previous years. more; that means that this year's tax revenue will be more generous, so even if there is a war with the Huns now, there is no need to worry too much about this year's autumn harvest.

But the Huns are different. Our army's Northern Expedition means fighting in the Huns' homeland. After the Huns go to war, they will no longer be able to herd sheep and horses, and their cattle and sheep will not be able to thrive stably. So what will the Huns do with them this winter? "

Li Huan further deduced: "So, Wei Chen boldly speculates that such abnormal behavior of the Xiongnu is probably because something big happened within the Xiongnu. Otherwise, if they detain Zhang Qian at this time, is it just to disgust His Majesty?"

After listening to Li Huan's analysis, Liu Che looked thoughtful and did not speak immediately. After a while, he asked: "What about the situation in the south? Once the war breaks out in the north, it will definitely not be a small fight. How can the south be stabilized?"

"Your Majesty, looking at the situation in the south, if you look at the situation in South Vietnam, if South Vietnam is stable, then the overall situation in the south will be stable. If this is the case, then why not send an envoy to South Vietnam and give generous gifts to the King of South Vietnam, and show kindness and power on the surface, which can naturally deter people. Disobedient heart.

Either way, Wei Chen believes that the battle with the Xiongnu will not last long and will end. "

"Oh?" A smile appeared in Liu Che's eyes: "Your thinking coincides with Wei Qing's. Wei Qing also thinks that even if there is a fight, this battle will not last long and will end."

Li Huan nodded and said: "There must have been some internal strife in the Xiongnu, so they deliberately provoked my Han Dynasty. Once our Han army marches north, the internal problems of the Huns will instantly turn into external defense due to the pressure of my Han Dynasty."

Liu Che narrowed his eyes after hearing this: "How could the Xiongnu come up with such a good strategy to stabilize the country?"

(End of this chapter)