The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 158
In the south of Chang'an City, in a private garden.

A good-looking young woman was sitting in the pavilion with a glass of wine, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she was thinking about something.

The maid next to him stood respectfully, not daring to say anything.

I don't know how long it took before the pretty young woman said, "Are you sure you sent the letter to Zhang Cigong's house yesterday?"

The maid nodded hurriedly: "I'm sure, slave."

This young girl's name is Liu Ling, the daughter of Huainan King Liu An. When she heard this, her face changed slightly and she said: "Go back to Huainan Kingdom!"

Three years ago, she was secretly sent to Chang'an by Liu An and secretly made friends with ministers. She made friends not only with Zhang Cigong, but also with other people in the court.

But Zhang Cigong is undoubtedly the most important one. He is a high-ranking military officer and Wei Qing's right-hand man. She spent a lot of effort to win over this figure.

Zhang Cigong was fascinated by her, but now he turned a blind eye to his letter of invitation.

That can only explain one situation!Something is wrong with Zhang Cigong!
Liu Ling could no longer stay in Chang'an, so he immediately ordered people to prepare a carriage and quickly return to Huainan.

She intuitively felt that something was about to happen. Although Chang'an was still calm now, her mind was always a little uneasy.

……

Huainan country.

The Han Dynasty implemented a prefecture-state system, and Huainan Kingdom was the fiefdom of Liu An, the king of Huainan.

At this time, Huainan King Liu An was sitting in the middle hall of the palace. There were three people surrounding him, namely his son Liu Qian, Prime Minister Wu Qui and General Zuo Wu.

There was a large gauze map placed on the low document. The map marked the military coordinates of the counties of the Han Empire, as well as the administrative mountains, rivers, Heze roads of the Han Dynasty, etc.

As early as the second year of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, King Huainan wanted to respond to the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms and participate in the Wu-Chu mutiny, but was stopped by the prime minister.

Later, the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion was put down by Zhou Yafu, and Huainan King Liu An was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.

However, the expansion of ambitions, desires and the expansion of the fief's military strength in recent years have made Liu An's desire to rebel more and more intense.

"Dad, Liu Che will deal with the princes sooner or later. Now that the abolition of the prefecture-state system is becoming more and more serious, we can't wait any longer."

Liu An pressed his hand and said, "Not enough time!"

Liu An only expanded his troops this year. Last year was the best time. Wei Qing had already left Chang'an and went to northern Xinjiang to fight against the Huns. At that time, he sent troops and the winning rate was very high.

But not anymore.

He needed to wait for an opportunity and wait for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to send troops to northern Xinjiang again to attack the Hexi Corridor.

There was originally a chance this year, but Sang Hongyang's dog-like behavior prevented Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty from sending troops.

Several people were discussing the offensive strategy. In fact, they had been repeatedly rehearsing military preparations for the past few years. At this moment, a soldier hurriedly came over.

"Report!"

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has sent envoys to Huainan Kingdom to offer you a reward."

Liu An was stunned for a moment and asked: "Who should I send here?"

"Huo Qubing!"

After hearing about Huo Qubing, Liu An's expression changed slightly, he waved his soldiers to retreat, and then looked at the three confidants in front of him in surprise.

"Tell me what you think." Liu An asked everyone while holding a tea cup.

Xiang Yongwu was a counselor. He thought for a moment and then said: "If His Majesty really conferred the title of King on you, why did you need to ask Huo Qubing to come?"

Huo Qubing's status in the heart of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was too high. Even if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty granted him a reward, he could just send a low-level official over. There must be a deep meaning in sending Huo Qubing.

Liu An asked Wu Beidao: "What is your opinion?"

Wu Bei thought for a while and said solemnly: "I suspect that the emperor may have asked Huo Qubing to test our strength and troop deployment."

After the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, the one with the most intact military strength among the Han princes and kings was Liu An.

Now that Liu An has strong soldiers and horses, the court cannot help but be wary of him. This year, the Huainan Kingdom is expanding its army again and secretly manufacturing armor and weapons.

If Huo Qubing found out about these things, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would most likely take action first!
Liu Qian was impatient and said to Liu An: "Dad! Let's detain Huo Qubing and kill him!"

Liu An frowned: "Declare war directly on the emperor?"

Isn't doing this equivalent to directly declaring war on the emperor?
Liu Qian said: "If not, what if Huo Qubing finds out something?" "Besides, the emperor is obviously suspicious of us!"

Liu An shook his head and said maturely and solemnly: "Wait for now and adapt to the situation according to the situation."

After a pause, he said: "Strengthen the deployment of troops. If Huo Qubing really plans to investigate something, detain him!"

If war is really declared against the emperor in the future, Huo Qubing can also be used as a hostage.

……

Weiyang Palace.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has always been a little restless these days, as if something bad is going to happen.

Huo Qubing's temper was too arrogant and domineering, although he had told Huo Qubing to put the overall situation first and not to be impulsive.

But with Huo Qubing's proud temperament, if he really noticed something strange, he might not take his words to heart.

"Come on!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said to the outside world: "Send another Councilor Wang Sui to the Huainan Kingdom and ask him to warn Huo Qubing. I must listen clearly to what I tell him!"

"Here!"

After the instructions were completed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty left the palace and went to Weining's mansion in a state of uneasiness.

In the past few days, the imperial court has begun to promote Quyuan Li across the country.

Guanzhong is the first administrative region to be promoted, and people in Chang'an have already begun to use curved shaft plows to cultivate land.

Wei Ning greeted Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty enthusiastically, but found that he was worried, so he couldn't help but ask: "Is your Majesty worried?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nodded, shook his head and said, "Nothing."

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't say anything, Wei Ning wouldn't ask. If he wanted to say something, he would take the initiative to say it.

"Please accompany your Majesty for a walk," Wei Ning said.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked: "Where to go?"

Wei Ning smiled and said nothing, and led Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty towards the suburbs.

During the busy farming season, people planting spring crops can be seen everywhere on the farmland with heavy traffic.

The two of them walked for a long time and were a little thirsty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took Weining to a field ridge and said to an old farmer: "Old man, how about asking for a drink of water?"

The folk customs in Guanzhong are simple and simple. The old man who cultivated the land smiled and said, "Just drink, nothing else. There are enough water pipes."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled heartily, while Wei Ning watched silently.

The old farmer smiled and said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "What? You brought your son out to relax?"

Um, what a look.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled and said: "No, the little guy saw that I was in a bad mood, so he took me out for a walk."

"Experience the suffering of the people?" the old farmer joked.

Wei Ning thought to himself, "Don't be so outrageous." He hit the nail on the head. He quickly changed the subject and said, "Old man, how do you use this big man's Quyuan plow?"

The old farmer laughed and said, "Why don't you say that our emperor is great?"

"This thing is really easy to use. The land that normally would not take more than a month to be plowed can be plowed in three to five days."

"Our emperor is an incredible emperor, incredible!"

Hearing these simple people's sincere praise of his governance, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt as if he had eaten honey.

Unlike the sycophantic bureaucrats in the court, the people don't know him. They don't know that he is the emperor. What is the support of the people?This is!
The emperor could hear such praise from the hearts of the people. How could Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty not grin?

"Laugh if you want to." Wei Ning said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "..."

(End of this chapter)