The great man will live forever

Chapter 187 The Power Comes Out of the Barrel of a Gun

Just when Liu Han was about to take people to arrest Prime Minister Liu Quyou in person, a piece of unfortunate news came.

"What? The third lady was taken away by the eldest lady, and Zhao Lan also disappeared. What about the second lady? Aren't there many people left behind?"

Liu Han also expected that those time-traveling seniors mentioned by Zhao Lan would cause trouble, but he really didn't expect that Ayimei would be involved. To be fair, he had been very good to her over the years, giving her food, drink, and everything she wanted.

If he hadn't been interested in sex, this man would have been killed by Huo Qubing. In ancient times, it was normal to have three wives and four concubines. If he wasn't good at women, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would probably not be worried. If a person is too perfect, the superior will It is fearful and difficult to control.

When he thought about it, he actually didn't have many women, only four in total. Xiao Taohong was a maid since she was a child. It was normal to live together. Shu Yuzhu was a time traveler and the first generation, so he naturally had to control her by his side.

This Zhao Lan, she didn't move. Although he was very beautiful and he was very moved, she held it back every time she thought that he was seven or eight hundred years old.

As for Fang Chan, he just wanted to see if there was anything wrong with him and whether he could give birth.

To Ayimei, he was sincere and gave everything he could, allowing her to learn martial arts, horse riding, archery, and have the ability to protect herself. However, Zhao Lan's appearance later made him know more secrets, and he became more distant. , after all, she cannot live forever...

Without thinking too much, he hurriedly took the people back to his house, but he was not carried away. He still ordered, "Xiong Er, you and the people will follow His Highness the Crown Prince to arrest Liu Quyou."

"promise!"

"Taifu, what happened?" The prince asked with a worried look on his face.

"There's a thief in the house. I'll go and deal with it. You can catch Liu Quya as soon as possible. If that doesn't work, kill him. There are also Beijun troops, try your best to come over."

"it is good."

When Liu Han returned to his house and saw Xiao Taohong with pear blossoms in the rain, Xiong Da's body, and everything in a mess, he felt very cold.

"What happened? Third Madam, didn't I let her hide in the secret room? That is a stone door, which is difficult to open from the outside. How did they catch her in such a short time?"

"Aweng!" Xiong Da's son Da Mao fell on his body and cried bitterly.

"A generous burial, capture the eldest lady, bring back the third lady, and Zhao Lan. If necessary, kill the eldest lady."

"promise!"

Xiong Er's son Ergou took the order and took the people there.

"Why did Sister Yi do this?"

The 45-year-old Xiao Taohong looks like a noble lady, with a round body, elegant and dignified, but she is not as innocent, lively and cute as the little girl back then. The 47-year-old Fang Chan is sitting on her knees next to her, with a cautious expression on her face. With fear.

"It's okay, it's over. It's just everyone's choice."

Liu Han stepped forward to hug Xiao Taohong and comfort her. He had already guessed Ayimei's choice. He had heard Zhao Lan mention it about the elixir of life.

He must admit that he was negligent and allowed them to hook up, or that he never doubted Ayimei. He was sure that she loved him, but this love seemed not worth mentioning in the face of the temptation of longevity. Even if this longevity is short-lived.

"How did Xiong Da die? Madam Dafa attacked him secretly? What about Bald Qiang?"

After comforting Xiao Taohong, Liu Han asked.

There were a few surviving soldiers who looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally answered carefully: "He seems to be with the First Lady."

"impossible!"

Liu Han didn't believe it. These three gatekeepers had blocked the sword for him. How could they betray him?

He muttered in his heart: "Could it be that it was also for the sake of immortality, and this was leaked? How many people did Zhao Lan tell it to?"

"Reporting to the Marquis, a body was found in the woodshed. It had no face and looked like that of the Three Strong Colonels." People close to the mansion called Bald Qiang the Three Strong Colonels.

"Okay, take me there."

Liu Han saw that his face had been pulled off, and it had not been long since he died before the body became rigid. It was very scary and he felt a little distressed.

"A rich burial!"

There was a trace of fear in his heart. This human skin was laid down and put on his own body, making it impossible for people to see the flaws for a while. This was very powerful, and I am afraid that future generations will not be able to do it.

"Command, be careful with disguises like this in the future. When you're not sure, try to be shy first to see if it's normal."

Even though he didn't know how he did it, Liu Han could only take precautions. Not only him, but also many soldiers and subordinates around him couldn't believe it.

Of course, he guessed that this was not something that ordinary people could do. There must be special techniques and some kind of medicine mixed in, and it could not be commonly used. It would be fine if it was used for a few days, but it would be exposed if it grew too long, otherwise it would be terrible.

"Let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

He didn't have much time to be angry, entangled, or frustrated. What he wanted to do now was to take down the prime minister, control the army, surround Ganquan Palace, and force Emperor Wu of Han to abdicate.

But when Liu Han led people to the prime minister's residence, it was already too late.

"What? He ran away?" "Yes, Grand Tutor, what should I do now? Someone must have informed him in advance, but he left in such a hurry that he even left the official seal of Prime Minister Zuo."

Liu said that and took out a golden Han seal.

I saw that it was 1.45 cm high, 2.2 cm long, and 2.2 cm wide.The upper part of the seal is engraved with a turtle, so it is called the Turtle New Golden Seal). The lower part is a regular rectangular parallelepiped. The seal characters engraved on the seal surface are the three characters "Zuo Prime Minister".

"In this way, you will pardon and release the prisoners held in Chang'an Zhongduguan, arm them, and proceed as planned. The most important thing is the Northern Army. I will go there myself..."

There are currently two main armies in Chang'an in the Western Han Dynasty, one is the Southern Army and the other is the Northern Army, which is equivalent to the Central Army in later generations.

The Northern Army was the main force of the Western Han Dynasty. It was named because it was stationed north of Weiyang Palace in the capital. The Northern Army's main responsibility was to be responsible for the defense of Chang'an, the capital, and the surrounding three auxiliary areas (Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Fengyi, and You Fufeng). .

In addition, when the Han Empire wanted to launch a war with other countries, the generals designated by the emperor would lead the Northern Army.

It can be said that the Northern Army is a well-deserved elite, especially capable of fighting.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to strengthen centralized rule and adapt to the needs of years of fighting against the Huns and expanding territorial wars, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty carried out major reforms in the capital's army.

He added the official positions of the Eighth School Lieutenant in the Northern Army, namely the Zhongbao Lieutenant (the head of the Eighth School Lieutenant, in charge of daily military affairs in the Northern Army camp), the Tunqi Lieutenant (in charge of training cavalry in combat), and the Infantry Colonel (in charge of training cavalry in combat). Zhangshang Linyuanmen garrison troops), Yueqi Xiaowei (Zhangshang troops formed by soldiers from Dongou, Minyue, and Nanyue who surrendered to the Han Dynasty),

Changshui Xiaowei (in charge of the Huns' cavalry who surrendered to the Han Dynasty stationed in Changshui and Xuanqu), Hu Qixiaowei (in charge of the Huns' cavalry who surrendered to the Han in Chiyang, not permanent), Shesheng Xiaowei (in charge of bows and crossbows) Troops), Captain Huben (in charge of chariot troops).

The eighth lieutenant took orders directly from the emperor, and the lieutenant who originally commanded the Northern Army was renamed Zhijinwu.

What's even more wonderful is that in order to prevent the eight captains from supporting their own troops, the emperor also sent an envoy to oversee the army (also known as the censor of the army) to be stationed in the Northern Army camp. Anyone who mobilized the northern army must hold a talisman issued by the imperial court and hand it to the envoy to oversee the army. Check.

As for the Southern Army, they were mainly stationed under the city walls within Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace. They were responsible for the defense of the two palaces and were commanded by Weiwei (one of the Nine Qings). Weiyang and Changle Palaces were located in the south of Chang'an City. From there, the Southern Army So named, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty added two troops, Qimen and Yulin, to the Southern Army in order to balance the situation. Their status was higher than that of ordinary soldiers. However, Yulin and Qimen mostly guarded Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in Ganquan Palace, and their numbers were not large.

There were two huge political events in the Western Han Dynasty, both related to the Northern and Southern armies. One was the Zhulu Rebellion in the early Han Dynasty, when Zhou Bo's northern army settled the Liu family.

Then, there is today's witchcraft disaster. It turns out that in historical time and space, because the Northern Army refused to respond, although Liu Zheng had people and most of the Southern Army, it ultimately failed. The Southern Army was small in number and had poor combat effectiveness.

The Zhulu Rebellion was the first attempted coup in the Western Han Dynasty. It was an activity that Lu Fei and his relatives had planned and prepared for many years to usurp the Liu family's power. The name of the Northern and Southern Army was also first seen in this incident.

Lu Pheasant is a great person who "jointly determines the world" with Liu Bang. She understands the importance of military power very well.

Although many people in later generations said that Queen Lu was vicious, they were all forced out. If someone had experienced her life, they might be more vicious than her.

When Liu Bang was worthless, Lu Pheasant washed his rice and washed his clothes; when Liu Bang fell into trouble and became a bandit, Lu Pheasant was sent to prison for him and was tortured to a life worse than death;
When Liu Bang was crowned king in Hanzhong, Lu Pheasant was trapped in Fengyi; when Liu Bang moved his capital to Yueyang and was full of high spirits, Lu Pheasant was holding hostage in the Chu camp, crawling at the feet of the enemy, with unkempt hair and ragged clothes, like a bereaved dog. Killed.

Xiang Yu threatened Liu Bang with Lu Pheasant and asked him to go out of the city for a fight to the death, but Liu Bang shouted: "You woman of wretched chaff, you can kill her if you want. Why bother to harp on her?"

Escorted by her brother Lu Ze, she went through many hardships and finally arrived at the Yueyang Palace. Liu Bang was already surrounded by crowds of harems. Madam Qi lay on Liu Bang as softly as if she were boneless, feeding him bayberries mouth to mouth, while Lu The pheasant now looks like an old woman in her fifties or sixties.

Liu Bang was startled and thought he had seen a ghost: "You, you are Lu Pheasant? Aren't you dead long ago?"

After that, he competed to let his married wife meet his concubine, Mrs. Qi. Lu Zhi endured the humiliation and finally met his two children.

The daughter said with red eyes: "Back then, on the way to escape, my father felt that my brother and I were dragging us down, so he kicked us out of the carriage several times. An uncle picked us up again and again. My father wanted to kill both of us, so He held both of us in his arms and said that only if my father killed him first would he save my life and my brother's."

……

After repeated disappointments, endless loneliness and suffering, Lu Fei became cold-hearted and became stronger. From then on, she embarked on the path of power and intrigue, killing her favorite concubine, establishing a prince, and wielding power over the government and the public, without fear.

She understands the truth that no one in the world can be relied upon but herself.

Even later, the death of her son Huidi Liu Ying could not make her as a mother feel sad. She seemed to have no heart.

Instead, he took the opportunity to seize military power and ordered Zhang Huajiang, son of Zhang Liang of Lu Party, to threaten Prime Minister Chen Ping.

Later, she came to the dynasty and took the throne, just shy of becoming the first female emperor...

If you have not experienced others' suffering, do not encourage others to be kind. If you have experienced others' suffering, you may not be better than them.

There is a saying in "To Kill a Mockingbird": "You can never truly understand a person unless you walk around in her shoes and think about things from her perspective. But when you walk When you cross her path, you feel bad even passing by.”

One month before her death, she "ordered King Lu Lu of Zhao to be the general of the Northern Army, and Wang Chang of Liang to be the general of the Southern Army" in an attempt to firmly control the Northern and Southern armies.

Shortly after Lu Fei's death, Zhou Wu and Chen Ping launched a counter-coup. Taiwei Zhou Bo, who was nominally the highest administrator of the army, had no commanding authority. He had to obtain a "jie" issued by the emperor before he could enter the Northern Army.

Through other personnel connections, he obtained the general seal from Lu Lu through coercion and deception, and then he had to give the order: "Those who serve the Liu family are left-handed!"

He gave an order, and the whole army responded, "Everyone in the army is left-leaning and belongs to the Liu family."

Zhou Bo obtained the highest command of the Northern Army, and then allocated more than a thousand Northern Army soldiers to hand over to Zhu Xuhou Liu Zhang, eliminating Lu Chan, who controlled the Southern Army, in one fell swoop.

It can be seen from that time that because the Southern Army usually only serves as a guard, with fewer soldiers and poor combat effectiveness, mastering the Northern Army means having decisive power.

As for the Northern Army, he has Prince Fujie, Liu Han, who has led the army for more than [-] years, and has the prestige of conquering the South and the North. He is also the Great Sima Hussar General. In addition to the emperor, he is also the nominal supreme commander of the army. He has also prepared After all these years, it still can’t be adjusted?
This battle must be won, and it depends on this time.

(End of this chapter)