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Shi Xian looked at Zhang Wei with horror.

Others don't know.

He knows better than anyone.

The Zhang family is now extremely powerful.

There are even signs of it being above the imperial power.

Whenever he did things, he would avoid conflicts with people from the Zhang family.

He even made it clear to his allied relatives that they should turn a blind eye to matters concerning the Zhang family and should not interfere.

I don't want to have a conflict with the Zhang family.

I thought that he would never have anything to do with the Zhang family in his life.

After all, this generation of the Zhang family did not appear in the court.

They are just consolidating their own interests and are also experiencing it.

He just wanted to consolidate his position in the imperial city and make everything he gained last.

I don't want to be enemies with anyone.

If it was a court official, he could naturally deal with it, but if it was the Zhang family, he had no way to deal with it.

It’s because the Zhang family is too strong.

The other party is already powerful enough to ignore threats from anyone.

Even them.

Now hearing that the general in front of him was from the Zhang family, Shi Xian was almost scared to death.

He looked at Liu Shi with horror.

Why didn't Liu Shi inform him of this matter?

If Liu Shi had discussed this with him in advance, he would not have rashly entered the Weiyang Palace, nor would he have told Zhang Wei about these things, nor would he have added insult to injury.

He would never report Zhang Wei in front of Liu Shi.

Now it's over.

After learning that Zhang Wei was from the Zhang family, Shi Xian turned himself into a mute.

He hid behind Liu Shi and said nothing.

If the Zhang family wanted to do something to her, it would be easy.

Although the Zhang family members were not in the court, their influence in the court was not weak at all.

Especially those children from poor families.

These people are all sponsored by the Zhang family.

I don’t know when the Zhang family suddenly set up private schools. The purpose of these private schools was to help poor people with gifts and talents.

After completing their studies, these people began to make great achievements in the local area.

Their reputation is great.

The support of the Zhang family is indispensable behind the scenes.

Once these people become famous, they will naturally be recommended to the court.

In addition, they all have relationships with the Zhang family, so naturally it is impossible for them not to stand on the side of the Zhang family.

Since these people entered the court, they have been branded as belonging to the Zhang family. They will be courteous to anyone who has any connection with the Zhang family.

Even though the Zhang family members are not in the court, their disciples are spread all over the world.

Everybody knows.

Anyone who goes against the Zhang family will almost never have a good ending.

But he just bumped into it on his own initiative.

Thinking of what he had done in the court during this period, Shi Xian couldn't help but tremble all over, and then looked at Zhang Wei cautiously.

I hope Zhang Wei won't bother with him.

But Liu Shi was not aware of this.

In Liu Shi's eyes.

Whether the Zhang family or anyone else, they are all subjects of the Han Dynasty.

It is also his personal asset.

He is the king of this world.

He is also the only king.

No one can escape his grasp.

Therefore, when he heard that Zhang Wei returned alone and Gan Yanshou did not return all the way back.

Only then did he look at Zhang Wei curiously and asked a very stupid question.

Zhang Wei looked at Liu Shi curiously.

He was confused now.

How could a king like Liu Shi survive to this day?

If someone wanted to replace Liu Shi, it would be a very easy thing to do.

Because Liu Shi was too indecisive.

He originally had ideas for reform.

Even want to work hard to govern the country.

He also wanted to be like his great-grandfather.

pity.

He could never become Emperor Wu of Han.

He will never be like his uncle.

After all, the previous emperor had made some achievements.

Liu Shi is really good for nothing now.

Originally he had two good masters.

If these two people can work well together, they can indeed promote his political ideals.

Unfortunately, after the eunuchs killed his good teacher, he did not feel any anger, which caused the Confucian officials to lose their hearts with him.

Without the support of court officials, even if he had lofty ambitions, no one would help him.

Make bricks without straw.

Under such circumstances, Liu Shi could only become a foolish monarch.

There will be no merit.

Looking at Liu Shi standing in front of him, Zhang Wei couldn't help but sigh.

Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty.

He watched the big man walk towards him step by step.

I also know the sad journey of every emperor of the Han Dynasty.

We also know the personality traits of each emperor and their great achievements.

It can be said that except for the current emperor, the previous emperors were all good.

At least he didn't do anything to harm the Han people.

Now, seeing Liu Shi like this, Zhang Wei didn’t know what to say.

This was a light response: "General Gan is still in the Western Regions Protectorate to rectify the administration."

"Although the Northern Xiongnu did not attack the Han Dynasty, they established cities on the border in an attempt to expand their territory."

"They are gathering troops in large numbers and are likely to attack the Han Dynasty. Your Majesty must be on guard."

"General Gan asked me to return to the court because he wanted me to explain this matter to Your Majesty so that Your Majesty can make preparations early!"

Zhang Wei has already reminded Liu Shi implicitly.

Let him be sure to guard against the Huns.

Better to drill the army.

Replenish the military personnel withdrawn from the north.

The late emperor did indeed do something particularly inhumane.

He felt that his reputation was known far and wide and all his vassal states were submitting to him, which led him to withdraw security in the north.

After the northern troops were withdrawn, the northern defense was naturally weakened a lot.

Under such circumstances, the Han Dynasty seemed a little powerless to guard against the Huns!

In addition, the Northern Huns were eyeing them covetously not far away.

The other side took advantage of the fact that the big man was far away from them and harassed him from time to time, even burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of evil.

If this situation continues, it will be very disadvantageous to the Han Dynasty.

The only thing left was to rebuild the defense in the north.

Only then will it be possible to prevent the Huns from moving south again.

Shi Xian, who was standing next to him, heard this.

There was a different light in his eyes.

Then he looked at Zhang Wei dimly.

He naturally heard the deeper meaning in Zhang Wei's words.

If he guessed correctly, Zhang Wei should be hinting to His Majesty to strengthen security in the north in order to control the Huns.

But Your Majesty is not the kind of person who listens to advice.

If Your Majesty had really listened to the advice, Xiao Wangzhi would not have died so miserably.

They had given Xiao Wangzhi opportunities before, and even gave him a chance to counterattack temporarily.

It’s a pity that the other party didn’t seize the opportunity.

It was not until Xiao Wangzhi committed suicide by drinking poison that they completely understood their Majesty.

The Majesty in front of them was a kind-hearted and soft-hearted person.

And particularly indecisive.

He doesn't even listen to other people's opinions.

Even if the opinions given by others are very pertinent and useful to the Han people.

He will also think twice.

He may even miss the best time for implementation because of his hesitation.

This is what Liu Shi is like.

In Shi Xian's eyes, the Han people have become like this, and decline is inevitable.

Especially after his governance became hopeless, Liu Shi became even more depressed.

He lingered in the harem every day and rarely asked about the affairs of the previous dynasty.

How can such a king ensure peace in the Han Dynasty?
How can we make the Han Dynasty bigger, stronger and more prosperous?
After Shi Xian understood Zhang Wei's implication.

He walked silently to the side and stood respectfully behind Liu Shi.

Liu Shi naturally didn't understand what Zhang Wei meant.

He is still angry with Gan Yanshou. Gan Yanshou was originally a general of the Han Dynasty.

Everything he has was given by the big man.

The location of the Western Regions Protectorate was also seized from the Zhang family.

Letting Gan Yanshou stay in the Protectorate of the Western Regions is not to let him command a large number of troops and cause trouble to the people.

Nor did he allow him to ignore the court's orders, act recklessly, or even try to destroy the connection between the Han Dynasty and the Huns.

In Liu Shi's eyes.

Is the relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu unbreakable?

In addition, there is the natural barrier of the Southern Xiongnu.

Even if the Northern Huns wanted to attack the Han Dynasty, they had to cross the Southern Huns' defense line first.

The Southern Xiongnu were loyal to the Han Dynasty and had no disloyal intentions. They paid tribute to the Han Dynasty every year and even sent their princes to the capital as hostages.

With such sincerity, how could he judge that the Huns had ulterior motives towards the Han Dynasty?

Anyway, he is unfortunate.

therefore.

After listening to Zhang Wei's answer, Liu Shi looked at him dimly and said calmly, "Isn't General Zhang exaggerating a bit?"

"The Xiongnu and the Han people are in harmony with each other, this is an indisputable fact!"

"All the subjects of the Han Dynasty know that the Xiongnu have been defeated by the Han Dynasty and have become a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. It is impossible for them to be disrespectful to the Han Dynasty!"

"General Gan is just making a fuss out of nothing."

"General Zhang, you have finally returned from the Western Regions after a long journey. Why don't you get yourself together first?"

"How about I wait until I summon General Gan back to Kyoto and then make a decision on this matter?"

Liu Shi’s words left Zhang Wei dumbfounded.

He looked at Liu Shi in disbelief.

He has made it so clear.

This person still doesn't believe it.

Although everything Liu Shi did was within his expectations.

But after he confirmed the extent of Liu Shi's stupidity, he still felt a little sad.

He originally wanted to use Liu Shi to push Gan Yanshou out of power.

The Western Regions were originally controlled by the Zhang family.

However, due to Gan Yanshou's sudden promotion, a lot of work on their side had not been handed over.

This also made it difficult for Zhangjia Commercial Bank to carry out its work there smoothly.

By the time the people from Zhang's Trading Company were paving the way there, Gan Yanshou had already taken control of the Western Regions Protectorate.

He went to the Western Regions this time.

I just want to open up a trade route there.

See if this trade route can be directly incorporated into Zhang’s Trading Company.

Or just put the name of Zhangjia Trading Company on it.

In addition, apart from the matters concerning the Western Regions, he had also told Zhang Xiangyi.

Let him travel north and south.

Build a waterway between the north and the south.

But it is not inland waterway shipping.

Instead, prepare to start from the periphery.

This route has been almost completed.

The reason I returned to Kyoto was to finalize this matter first.

By the way, remind Liu Shi.

Let him be on guard against the Huns.

Unexpectedly, Liu Shi did surprise him a little.

It's just ridiculously stupid.

Zhang Wei saw that he couldn't make his point, so he could only nod.

Then he took the order and left.

Liu Shi watched Zhang Wei leave Weiyang Palace with a smile on his face.

There were still people who followed his orders, which showed that he still had some control over the Han people.

At least no one dared to disobey him in front of him.

Nor would they openly disobey his orders.

The only person who dared to disobey his orders was Gan Yanshou.

but it does not matter.

Gan Yanshou will escort him to the capital, and after returning to the capital, he will have the final say on whether he lives or dies.

This time it was extremely bad.

No matter what, he had to teach everyone a lesson.

It's better to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

In Kyoto, many people did not take his orders seriously at all.

Want to solve these things.

One person must be picked out to intimidate the others.

Gan Yanshou is one of them.

After watching Zhang Wei leave, Liu Shi was very satisfied with his masterpiece. He turned his head to look at the person standing next to him and said, "What do you think of my work?"

Shi Xian heard Liu Shi's question.

His whole body trembled.

Then he looked up and looked at Liu Shi blankly.

How's it going?

How could he answer?

Could it be that Liu Shi has become extremely stupid?

Logically speaking.

Liu Shi received a royal elite education.

It is impossible to be so incompetent.

It is even more impossible to be so short-sighted.

But the facts prove it.

Even if he had been personally taught by the top academic researchers, Liu Shi would not have become a wise ruler.

"Your Majesty is certainly right."

"Gan Yanshou deceived the emperor and should bear the responsibility for his crime instead of pushing the blame onto the Zhang family. Your Majesty did the right thing."

Liu Shi nodded in agreement.

He also felt that he did the right thing.

This is a good opportunity to show goodwill to the Zhang family.

The Zhang family consolidated its position in the Han Dynasty.

Even they couldn't detect the Zhang family's whereabouts.

In addition, since no one from the Zhang family entered the court this time, they had no way of accurately figuring out the other party's movements.

Without being able to figure out the Zhang family's movements, they cannot act rashly.

He had no other choice but to win over the Zhang family.

It is said.

The Zhang family already has the ability to subvert imperial power.

As long as the Zhang family wants.

This great Liu's kingdom will be handed over to others.

In short, there was no way he would let this happen.

At least we can't let the Han Dynasty be destroyed in our hands.

This time it will be profitable for Zhang Wei, and he hopes that Zhang Wei will stand on the same front with him.

At least don't make an enemy of him.

Don’t even think about attacking the big man.

at the same time.

In Kyoto.

After Liu Shi and Zhang Wei finished their conversation.

When they learned that Zhang Wei had left the imperial city.

Kyoto began to boil.

Because they have heard some terrible news.

And this news is about the Zhang family.

They heard.

The Zhang family built a sea route between the north and the south.

Those are people building shipping routes on the sea.

No one has ever touched upon this area.

Except for the fishermen on the island.

No one would do such a stupid thing.

They do that just to make a living.

But Zhang's business runs from north to south.

Once the Zhang family has the idea of ​​overthrowing the Liu regime, they will be powerless to stop it.

After learning about this, they originally wanted to discuss it with Liu Shi.

See if there is any solution.

Or suppress those members of the Zhang family who remain in the Han army.

Take back all the military power from them to weaken the Zhang family's control over the Han Dynasty.

But before they could even mention it, Liu Shi gave them this.

Just let them swallow the words that are about to come out of their mouths.

All they could do was watch the ships sailing north and south.

"It's over."

"How did the Zhang family become so powerful? With this route, wouldn't the Zhang family be able to dominate the world?" (End of this chapter)