Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 146 It’s not the people who are unknown but the human heart
Outside General Li's residence, there were mourning hangings. Li Huan's condolence motorcade stopped on the street. Sima Qian was the first to lift the curtain and walked out to announce loudly: "The Marquis of Anyang has come to express his condolences!"

When the servants in plain clothes in front of Li Guang's mansion heard this, their faces were frightened at first, and then everyone stepped forward to greet him as if they were waking up from a dream, and bowed down and said, "Welcome Marquis Anyang!"

Inside the main entrance, a middle-aged man with a face full of sadness heard the noise, glanced outwards, saw that the person who got off the bus was Li Huanhou, Marquis of Anyang, his face was startled, and his feet quickly greeted him. Going up, the voice was almost choked: "It's really a gentleman who came to mourn my brother!"

Li Huan said with a serious face: "General Li died fighting for the country, so we should express condolences!" He immediately realized that this person should be Li Gan's second brother Li Jiao.

With tears in her eyes, Li Jiao suppressed her grief and bowed: "Please follow me into the hall to express my condolences."

Li Huan nodded slightly and followed Li Jiao into the main hall. He saw a vermilion coffin placed in the middle of the hall, with a sacrificial incense burner and other utensils placed directly in front of it.The rising green smoke obscures Li Danghu's spiritual tablet, as if shrouding the mysterious boundary between life and death, and also like the last thoughts left in this world after death.

Li Huan walked forward without saying a word to burn incense, supported the coffin and sighed: "My great man is such a good son..."

At this time, mourning broke out in the mourning hall. Li Danghu's wife, mother, siblings, nephews, servants, etc., all cried loudly beside the coffin.

Affected by this sad mood, Li Huan couldn't help but want to burst into tears. However, he accidentally saw in the dim corner behind the mourning hall, a tall, powerful and tall old man with extraordinarily long arms, silently watching all this. , although there were no tears in his eyes, Li Huan could feel the aura of sadness emanating from his body even from a long distance away.

"Junhou, my father asks you to come over and talk." Li Jiao wiped the tears on his face and sounded like a sigh.

Li Huan patted the coffin gently, and the pungent smell of paint made him sober up: "We Han people don't know how many such good men spill their blood on the frontier every year..."

Li Jiao held back her sobs, gritted her teeth, and said with overwhelming hatred: "I will never be a human unless I destroy the Huns!"

Li Huan sighed and patted Li Jiao on the shoulder. He looked into the crowd and met the eyes of Sima Qian who was paying condolences. At this moment, they both had a tacit understanding and walked to the back hall one after another and stood there. Li Guang in dim light.

Before Li Huan could say anything, Li Guang clasped his fists and said, "Thank you so much for coming to express your condolences to my poor child."

Li Huan sighed: "My condolences, old general!"

"I am very grateful that you can come at this time! But I am just an ominous person at this moment. Please forgive me for being rude and unable to hold a banquet to treat you, lest those evil villains say evil things behind your back and seriously hurt you."

Hearing Li Guang say such words, Li Huan was greatly surprised, and even felt a little ashamed in his heart.

"The blood shed by the general on the battlefield was not seen by others, but I, Li Huan, saw it."

The carriage was driving slowly on the wide streets of Chang'an. Li Huan leaned in the carriage with a blank look on his face. Through the curtains of the carriage, he could see the mourning cloth hanging on the lintels of many houses. As long as he listened carefully, he could hear the faint crying.

He turned around and glanced at Sima Qian, who was sitting upright: "What will you write in your history books?"

"A great victory in Henan, the general returned with all his armor and troops!"

Li Huan looked at Sima Qian who was reciting his achievements like a robot. He raised his foot and was about to kick him off the carriage. But at the moment when his leg strength reached zero, he suddenly withdrew his foot and cursed Sima Qian viciously: "You who write history are all bastards!"

Sima Qian, who was already ready to jump out of the car, waved his hands helplessly: "What I wrote is all true. The general did return with fully armored troops. He conquered Henan, killed the Xiongnu, and the two kings Loufan and Aries."

"But, we really lost a lot of people." Li Huan sighed leisurely: "Victory should belong to the big man, not someone..."

Sima Qian went to cover Li Huan's mouth in fear: "You are crazy!"

Li Huan opened Sima Qian's hand in annoyance, as if he wanted to say something, but said nothing.

I was originally worried that Li Guang would trick me, but then I thought that Li Guang had such a high level of consciousness and made arrangements for me clearly.

The motorcade was walking on the streets of Chang'an. Looking from a distance, it suddenly seemed a little lonely.

"Let's go to Zhang Qian's house!"

The driver responded and changed the route towards Zhang Qian's home.But Zhang Qian was not at home, but the person Li Huan was looking for was Gan Fu.

After Li Huan detailed his plan to split the Loufan tribe and the Aries tribe to Gan Fu, Gan Fu pondered for a moment and then said: "The prince values ​​the villain so much, so I should go to the Aries tribe to lead the troops." , but the conflict with Loufan Xiaowang Jin Guduo still depends on General Gongsun."

Li Huan said with a smile: "General Gongsun has his own clever strategy. You just need to express your attitude and share the honor and disgrace with the people of the Aries tribe. It's up to you to live or die."

"Don't worry, sir. The villain is originally from the Loufan tribe. Although he has been in the Han Dynasty for many years, he is also close to the Loufan tribe and can recognize each other. When they were imprisoned in Henan, they were hindered by Bai Bai. The King of Sheep does not dare to recognize me because of his lustful power, but things are different now. As long as I go to the army, they will definitely recognize me, and even if they are not related, they will still be three-thirds of blood relatives."

"In this case, I feel relieved." Li Huan said, "When Zhang Qian comes back, you can talk to him in detail. If he feels that there are any omissions in this matter, let him come to my house to talk to me in detail."

Whether it's Li Huanyi or Ganfu, they all feel like a mirror in their hearts. It's not that there is any omission in this matter, but whether Zhang Qian is willing to hand over his old buddy, who has lived and died together, to Li Huan's command as a general.

Gan Fu definitely had no chance of refusing, but if Zhang Qian was unwilling to let Gan Fu take risks, it would be difficult for Li Huan to force him.

On the way back to Lishan Mountain, Sima Qian got out of the carriage and said that he had not been home for a long time and needed to go home.

Li Huan sneered at this with disdain: "Don't you always want to record dirty information about a certain family? What happened next is enough for you to write a biography of Marquis Anyang."

Sima Qian said sternly: "How can it be considered a crime to seek to weaken another country? This is the behavior of a hero."

Li Huan looked at the back of Sima Qian riding away on his donkey, and couldn't help but hold Zhang Anshi in his arms in the carriage behind him, pinching his chubby little face: "You see, people who write history are so shameless, confusing black and white. It’s all in their pens, so the saying ‘History is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone’ makes perfect sense.”

"But Master, you did conquer Henan and returned with a full armor." Zhang Anshi tilted his head. Although he was small, he knew in his heart that Master was following Li Guang's defense for Yuyang, Shangjun, Liaoxi County, etc. Attracting the Xiongnu warriors who died in battle to complain.

Even the people of Chang'an, the people of the world, and the emperor Liu Che, who overlooked the world from the nine heavens, could only see the glorious achievements of Henan, but seemed to selectively ignore the soldiers who fought to the death in the eastern section of the Great Wall.

Most people in the world are like this. They always selectively filter out some things that have obviously happened but they choose to ignore.

Zhang Anshi tilted his head and looked at the master: "Is this what people often say that dogs also need to find a good master?"

Li Huan laughed, nodded and said: "That's probably it."The surrendered Xiongnu military camp is located in the east of the Han army's North Camp. The terrain here is low, and the entrance and exit are just at a gourd-shaped mountain pass. If necessary, once the Han army blocks the gourd pass, the more than 4000 Xiongnu troops there will have to survive. starve.

Jin Guduo was the first person to discover this problem, so he spent several days in panic. The arrival of Gan Fu to him was no different than a person traveling far in the desert seeing an oasis. This fellow tribesman The feeling of being connected by blood made him place great trust in Gan Fu, the great doctor of the Han Empire and his close friend in life and death.

"Some people want our [-] people to be trapped and die here, and some people want us to be cannon fodder to attack the Huns in the future."

Jin Guduo didn't quite understand what it meant to be cannon fodder. Gan Fu explained: "Just like in the Battle of Gaoque, King Youxian asked your Loufan tribe and Aries tribe to attack earth fortresses and high platforms regardless of life and death. Human lives are wasted in vain.”

Jin Guduo's face turned pale: "Where is the prince? He will not sit back and watch us die like this!"

"Ah -" Gan Fu sighed, "After the prince returned to Chang'an, his military power was taken away by the emperor. What I know so far is that he traveled in many directions but was not allowed to interfere with the surrender of the four thousand soldiers. On the contrary, Gongsun Ao He is cruel, vicious and murderous, and is good at killing people for pleasure, so he is able to command our army."

"So you and I have to stick together in the future and be more thoughtful in order to survive."

Jin Guduo raised his glass in annoyance and touched it with Gan Fu before drinking it down in one gulp and going to inspect the military camp with a heavy heart.

The night was already dark, and the firelight in the army was vivid. Just when Jin Guduo was yawning and preparing to return to the camp, he saw truckloads of supplies being transported into the Aries military camp like a long dragon.

He was so surprised that he stepped forward and asked, only to find out that these were the new armors and swords of the Aries tribe, as well as the Anyang serial crossbow with ten shots in a row.

Jin Guduo was puzzled, "Why can the people in the Aries department be equipped with new equipment, but there is no movement in my department downstairs?"

In response to this, the captain who was transporting the ordnance snorted disdainfully: "I only care about delivering things, not why?"

Seeing that this man was not good at speaking, Jin Guduo did not dare to ask any more questions, so he retreated silently. On the way back to the camp, he bumped into Gongsun Ao, who was looking ashen and angry for some reason.

"General, I have lost my temper. I have never seen the general. Please forgive me, general!" Jin Guduo bowed and clasped his fists in fear.

Gongsun Ao was furious, roaring, and slapped Jin Guduo's face with his big futon-like hands. Just when he was about to hit his face, he suddenly stopped, but the strong wind that was brought up by him was still there. The blow made Jin Guduo's face sting, his scalp felt numb, and his back felt cold.

"Gan Fu, what did this bitch say to you!" Gongsun Ao's suppressed angry voice frightened Jin Guduo.

"Reporting back to the general, Gan Fu and his subordinates said that they are loyal to the Han Dynasty, and there should be no second thoughts!"

"Hmph!" Gongsun Ao was extremely dissatisfied and said with a livid face: "This bastard wants to take away half of my command power when he first comes to the army. Look, I can't think of a way to kill him!"

"And you!" Gongsun Ao's face was ashen, and he glared at Jin Guduo condescendingly and fiercely: "If you have a long mind, after Zhao Xin's betrayal, how could the emperor let someone who originally came from the Aries tribe The Huns command these four thousand soldiers? Do you still think that he is your support?"

Jin Guduo did not dare to offend Gongsun Ao, but just cupped his hands and said with a smile: "What the general said is true. If we want to survive and make meritorious service, we have to look at you, general!"

Gongsun Ao nodded with satisfaction, but his expression was still condescending, "It's good that you know!"

At this moment, a Han soldier walked forward quickly and was about to whisper something to Gongsun Ao.

Gongsun Ao pushed the soldier away in annoyance, "Damn it! If you have anything to say, just tell me at the top of your voice!" The soldier did not dare to come forward, but hesitantly reported: "General, As soon as Gan Fu arrived at the military camp, he opened ten carts of new ordnance. Everyone in the Aries tribe praised him and secretly said that Gan Fu would replace you as the commander-in-chief of this army. They also said..."

The soldier suddenly glanced at Jin Guduo and choked on what he said next.

Gongsun Ao was furious when he heard this, and the soldier became more and more arrogant and silent. Gongsun Ao immediately grabbed the soldier's collar roughly and yelled: "What else is there! Tell me loudly!"

The soldier trembled and said intermittently: "General, calm down, don't let Jin Guduo hear this."

When Jin Guduo heard this, he was shocked in his heart!I feel like the hairs on my back are standing on end.

Gongsun Ao looked at Jin Guduo in surprise, and couldn't help sneering: "Let's hear it, what can't Jin Guduo listen to."

Xiaobing glanced at Jinguduo, hesitated and hesitated.

Gongsun Ao said angrily: "You are fucking testing my patience!"

Xiaobing immediately said: "People in the Aries tribe say that Jin Guduo fails more than he succeeds in accomplishing anything. If those people in the Loufan tribe don't obey Gan Fu as soon as possible, they may be killed."

Gongsun Ao looked at Jin Guduo with a cold face, laughed strangely, let go of the soldier, and strode away from the place.

The soldier glanced at Jin Guduo, who was frozen in place, and walked away quickly.

Jin Guduo raised his head with confused eyes, looking at the curved moon and the twinkling stars in the sky. He couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. He rubbed his hands, and a chill swept through his heart. Ruo Ganfu really wanted to control the building. Then he, the little king of Loufan, was a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.

Gongsun Ao seemed to be the biggest obstacle to Gan Fu's control of the Xiongnu surrender army.

At such a moment, in order to survive, Jin Guduo actually had an absurd thought: "Why don't I surrender to Gongsun Ao and show my loyalty to him? After all, if Ganfu really regards himself as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, this army can save him." The only person who wants to kill me is Gongsun Ao!"

After all, the enemy of your enemy is your ally. I believe Gongsun Ao also knows this very well.

It's just... Is Ganfu really the kind of villain who laughs in front of someone but hides behind his back?A feeling of loneliness was about to engulf Jin Guduo's entire being, and he didn't know who to trust.

With such uneasiness, Jin Guduo carefully watched the changes in the soldiers on the floor.

While the soldiers of the Loufan Division were eating rough brown rice bran and wearing worn-out armor, they were watching the soldiers of the Aries Division put on brand-new armor, holding new weapons, and riding fat war horses. Holding an Anyang repeating crossbow, he galloped on the training ground whistling like the wind; mare's milk wine was actually found in the food, and when the meat was fragrant, those envious eyes pierced into Jin Guduo's heart like thorns.

At this moment, he knew that he was really finished...

(End of this chapter)