Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 235 Liu An: You are wrong, I arranged it myself

At this moment, the three of them held their breath and stared at Li Huan for a moment.

Li Huan chuckled lightly, tore open the paint seal and took out the letter inside. Under the incredulous eyes of the three women, after looking at it for a few times, he handed the letter to Liu Ling with a ghostly expression on his face.

After Liu Ling read it, he handed it to Zhuo Wenjun with a solemn expression.

After Zhuo Wenjun read it, he handed it to Bai Zhi expressionlessly. After reading it, Bai Zhi pursed her lips and burned the letter out of habit.

Seeing several people looking at her with strange eyes, Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Is there something wrong?"

"Do you think this will change the structure of our Han Empire?" Liu Ling's eyes were on Li Huan.

She thinks that Bai Zhi and Zhuo Wenjun are both speechless about such matters, and they are not as far-sighted as Li Huan.

"I don't know." Li Huan shrugged indifferently, "Liu Ju doesn't make mistakes now and loves all his younger brothers and sisters, so his position is the most stable. Your Majesty can't just change the country for his own selfish desires."

Zhuo Wenjun shook his head: "I think His Majesty prefers the Queen Mother. Maybe there will be a chance to give it a try in the future?"

Li Huan reached out and tapped her on the forehead: "Little villain, what are you thinking? This is no joke. Once such a thing really happens, it will mean the division of the empire and internal strife such as bloodshed in the palace. In serious cases, the disaster of national subjugation starts from here."

Zhuo Wenjun covered his forehead with his fair little hands and smiled slyly: "I just said that, how could you imagine so many serious consequences?"

"Okay, as long as we know about this, we now need to focus all our attention on the Southern Expedition and make preparations."

The last four words of Li Huan's sentence, "Be prepared," were obviously meant for Liu Ling.

Liu Ling was only thinking about satisfying his own stomach at the moment. The dishes made by Zhuo Wenjun were really delicious, better than those made by the royal chef in the palace.

It was only at a certain moment that she suddenly remembered something. It seemed that because Li Huan often stayed up here at night, Zhuo Wenjun learned the most.

It is difficult to hide the news of the march of the army, so when the [-] leading troops of the Huainan Army arrived in Yuzhang, most of the people in the world knew what the Huainan Kingdom was going to do... Or to put it more safely, the emperor Liu Che wanted to do what.

However, not only everyone in the world doesn't know what the situation is in South Vietnam, not even Li Huan knows.

Including the strategic deployment of South Vietnam, how many troops and horses they can send to meet the enemy after learning the news, etc., what their military equipment is, etc., the Han Empire completely turned a blind eye towards them.

It was at this time that Cuihua came into being.

Li Huan saw the wrinkled little Bao'er sleeping in his swaddling clothes. His clear and transparent eyes looked at him curiously and looked at the whole world strangely.

Cuihua was very weak, but fortunately Master Shengxue had rich experience in taking care of pregnant women, so she told Li Huan not to worry about this.

After confirming that the child was a normal human being and that he did not have an extra tail or grow any weird things because of his time travel, Li Huan breathed a real sigh of relief.

He named the child Li Xun.

Because what he is doing now can be regarded as the heir he obtained during his inspection of the world on behalf of Emperor Liu Che.

It's a big deal that Li Huan has a son, even if it's just a son from a concubine, it's still a big deal.

At least, in Li Huan's eyes, there was no distinction between a legitimate son and a straight son.

Zuobiao flew to Chang'an City as soon as possible.

After Li Huan waited for half a month, Liu Che's letter of reward to Liu Xun and Gillian's family letter arrived at the same time.

As Li Huan expected, there was no knighthood reward. This is more normal, even the lowest title. If it was Jinzhan or Liu Yun gave birth to a son for himself, wouldn't it be a marquis.

This is the difference, but Liu Che rewarded Li Xun with [-] additional households in Anyang County, which was counted as a favor to him, but this was counted as the closure of his father Li Huan.

In addition, there are some regular rewards, such as silk, money, food, servants, etc.

Li Huan didn't take a closer look and handed it to Bai Zhi to record it.

Going forward, the rewards from his aunt Jinzhan will also arrive, but they are all belonging to his family and will be transferred from his left hand to his right hand, so Li Huan has no interest in them.

He only has one thing to do now, waiting for the battle report from Huainan King Liu An.

After waiting for another five days, the first battle report arrived.

The three giants Li Huan, Gongsun He, and Han Yan came together in an instant.

Liu An's army was overwhelming. He only used a cannon fodder army composed of [-] veterans, [-] prisoners, sons-in-law, and merchants to defeat the first South Vietnamese army that faced the Huainan Army, beheading more than a thousand people, and the army prepared to attack Hengpuguan. .

Li Huan pursed his lips and glanced at Gongsun He.

Gongsun He glanced at Han Yan. Han Yan looked around and found that there was no one around her, so she had to say: "Tell me, how do you want Liu An to die?"

"Liu An fights like this. It seems that we don't need to take any action. He will die by himself. It's a pity for those of us..." Gongsun He started chattering.

Li Huan laughed dryly: "I have given them an order to run away in advance if something goes wrong. Anyway, as long as I am here, no one can chop off their heads."

Han Yan was speechless for a while, and she didn't even want to speak at this moment.

Gongsun Hebi looked at the map and said: "The South Vietnamese army is obviously trying to lure the enemy deeper. Their water battle is definitely not something that our half-experienced veterans can handle."

Gongsun He knew best how the army was being trained, but he really didn't know that Li Huan had issued such a shameless order.

"Go south from Yuzhang, go down the river, go all the way to Huhanshui to attack Hengpuguan, the water battle is enough for Liu An to drink a pot, and the result is only such an easy 5000 people, and more than a thousand people have been beheaded. Good news or a reminder?" Li Huan considered it and glanced at Han Yan.

"The Huhanshui area is vast and the terrain is extremely complex. When I went to Yuzhang to check out the building ships, I had already seen them. I concluded that ambushes must have been ambushed on the left and right sides. Perhaps by this time, Liu An might have disappeared. Yes." Han Yan's feminine smile looked weird.

Li Huan said with emotion: "I was racking my brains at first, and then I came up with several excuses to shirk responsibility, but who would have thought that the King of Huainan would be so greedy for military power. None of us got involved. Doesn't that mean that God Are you all helping us?"

"Whether it's God's will or a man-made disaster, Liu An is really going to die anyway." Gongsun He touched his head and smiled mischievously, "Old Li, we are still considered to be the subjects of King Huainan. After he dies, , should we wear mourning?"

Li Huan chuckled: "I think this is still necessary... Now that there is no other news, I will go back to coax the children first, while you two are here to watch... Well, pay more attention to the subordinates. Being moved." "Well, don't worry, this guy is considered a talent, and I want to win him over to our side. Don't let him die in confusion like that." Han Yan said with a half-smile but not a smile.

Li Huan stood up, put his hands behind his back, and left leisurely.

Since things are already doomed, we shouldn't put more thought into it.

Han Yan and Gongsun He sat for a while. They seemed to have something to say, but they were wary of each other, so after chatting casually, they left. go.

Back home, little Li Xun was sleeping, with his little hands raised to his ears, as if surrendering, but also like a little toad with his belly upturned.

Li Huan teased him for a few times, and saw that the little guy immediately pursed his mouth and closed his eyes as if he wanted to cry. He was so frightened that he immediately stopped his hand. Cuihua, who was already looking somewhat dignified, immediately said softly: " My mother is here, don’t cry, my father is back.”

With gentle hands, he patted the little guy gently, and Li Xun immediately fell asleep.

Cuihua's eyes were full of tenderness and she looked at Li Huan again.

Li Huan said: "You should get more rest. I have assigned ten more servants to you. I leave it to them to take care of the children, so as not to cause any disease."

"My husband loves me so much, what other causes of disease can come from it? It's much cooler after autumn... I heard that the news of King Huainan's victory has come back. Doesn't my husband need to go to the battlefield?"

Li Huan pinched Cuihua's nose lovingly: "Whether I win or lose, I have to go there. There are many fruits in South Vietnam that we don't have here, and the sugar cane there grows better than here."

"However, that will be a matter of at least a few months."

The last sentence made Cuihua feel more or less at ease.

Cuihua was not a fool, so how could she not be aware of the infighting within the big family?
Before her family was destroyed, she had heard of many boys dying for no reason.

But, how could a good child die for no reason?
At that time, the elders' conversations were very reserved, but Cuihua herself knew very well why these children did not have it.

But now, her child has become the first child in the Anyang Marquis Mansion. Even if she is the eldest son of a concubine, she is very uneasy, always worried that this child will not survive to adulthood.

How could Li Huan fail to see Cuihua's worry? In addition to showing that he valued the child, he also arranged ten loyal servants for Cuihua to guard the child day and night.

In addition, Bai Zhi also led others to pay close attention to the child.

Li Huan secretly gave a death order. If his child was unfortunate and had an accident, everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion would be buried with him, and no one would be exempted.

Bai Zhi's eyes trembled a few times after hearing this news, and she even felt that this child might threaten his legitimate son's status in the future.

It's just... It seems that not only Li Huan values ​​this child very much, but also the emperor and Gillian. The orders there are almost all scarier than what Li Huan said...

At this time, the child became Li Huan's hope for the continuation of his life; also in the eyes of Liu Che and Gillian, he became the best shackle to imprison Li Huan.

The day of harvesting rice came. Ten days passed in Yuzhang, but no news came back.

However, Li Huan took his guards to harvest the rice and then smashed the millet.

For Li Huan, there is actually no difficulty in stepping on a threshing machine. The difficulty is that the craftsmen of Huainan Kingdom are too rubbish...

When he was making the sugarcane juice machine, Li Huan almost killed a large number of craftsmen, but it was Zhuo Wenjun who tried to dissuade Li Huan from doing so.

It was precisely because of this incident that he realized how much Liu Che and Gillian pampered him when they were in Chang'an...

It’s really only after you leave home that you realize how good it is.

Therefore, the foot-stepping threshing machine still stayed on Li Huan's drawings.

Ding Zhuang held the golden rice ears, walked to the edge of the trough and threw it down heavily. The millet hanging on the ears suddenly fell into the trough with a splash.

This is millet.

Layer after layer of millet with still thick moisture gradually accumulates in the trough.

These millets need to be dried before they can be stored in the warehouse or shelled; after shelling, they become Li Huan's favorite rice.

When Han Yan and Gongsun He came to see Li Huan, Li Huan was describing to the Cowherd how easy it was to thresh grains by stepping on a threshing machine.

For much of this year, he had been working in the fields of Huainan, and he actually developed the ability to keep doing farm work. In the past, when he was in Anyang County, he would not be able to bear it after working for a while.

In addition, Li Huan practices archery every day, follows the veterans in the army to wield swords, and learns various military killing moves.

My skin tone, which used to be milky white, has now turned into a bronze color, full of a sense of strength.

Han Yan took a look from a distance and sighed: "After arriving in Huainan, Lord Marquis seems to have become a different person."

Gongsun He said depressingly: "Originally he looked like a civil servant, but now he looks no different from a warrior who kills people with a sword."

At this time, Li Huan had noticed Han Yan and Gongsun He and waved to Niulang to do other things. He waved to the two people in the distance.

Han Yan sat down on the still green straw, with a hint of mockery at the corner of her mouth: "We have news that King Liu An of Huainan and Prince Liu Qian were trapped in the mountains by the South Vietnamese army. Two thousand soldiers and horses were sent to rescue them, but they were severely defeated. The only remaining ships were burned down, and less than [-] people fled back to Yuzhang. The King of Changsha was worried that the South Vietnamese army would go upstream and attack Yuzhang. The Changsha Kingdom has written to Your Majesty, requesting to send troops to rescue Liu An, but Your Majesty will not allow it."

When Li Huan heard the news, there was no trace of surprise on his face, but there was a hint of mockery in his eyes: "Prince Liu Qian really followed Liu An to the army. He made a good chess move. He wanted to wait until the battle was won. , claiming to the outside world that it was Prince Liu Qian who presided over the army’s campaign, thus allowing Liu Qian to regain his military morale?”

"I have to say, this trick is quite clever." Han Yan showed her approval, but immediately laughed again: "Liu An has never fought in a war, and Liu Qian doesn't know anything about soldiers. He was lured into a trap by a little bit of bait." He still thinks he is invincible, which is simply ridiculous."

Gongsun He couldn't help but smile: "It's slower than we thought. This shows that the South Vietnam Kingdom has not been aware of the war for a long time, and the dispatch of soldiers is also somewhat average."

"Then when will we send troops?" Han Yan was more concerned about such practical things.

Li Huan looked at Han Yan with a smile. Han Yan bowed to the west with a solemn expression, and then said seriously: "I have been ordered by Your Majesty to give Anyang Marquis Li Huan the authority to act expediently, and he has the authority and responsibility to kill first and report later."

Li Huan stood up and raised his hands with a serious look on his face: "Weak minister Li Huan, Marquis of Anyang, accepts the decree!"

(End of this chapter)