A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 141 The rebellion of King Yan and the conspiracy of Emperor Han

"Report!~"

"Urgent report from Daijun~"

The Han Emperor looked at the military report in his hand and ordered: "Ring the bell and summon the ministers to discuss matters!"

"Boom!~"

The big bronze bell of the Han Palace vibrated continuously under the pull of several eunuchs. The clear and deep sound of the bell spread throughout Chang'an. The clear sound was because the bell was first cast, showing the youth of this dynasty, and the deep sound was because of the bell's sound. The shape reflects the profound civilization this dynasty was built on.

The ministers and generals of the Han Dynasty who had just moved in quickly put on their court clothes and went to Changle Palace to attend the court meeting.

An hour later, many ministers and generals gathered in front of Changle Palace.

An eunuch shouted at the top of his lungs:
"The emperor said: Invite all the ministers to come to the palace!~"

The ministers walked into the hall step by step according to their rankings. They saw Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, wearing a crown of heaven and court clothes of Yuanxuan. He was sitting in a high position, facing south. A few steps below, Prince Liu Ying was sitting with his head raised respectfully.

After the ministers were in place, they followed the rules of Wen Zuo and Wu You. Civil servants wore Jinxian crowns, wore Yuanxuan court uniforms, and wore ribbons around their waists. They were distinguished by ribbons and seals. Military attachés wore Diao Chan crowns and wore bright red court uniforms, which were also distinguished by seals and ribbons. .

After arriving at the designated location, the officials bowed their hands to the Han Emperor and said, "Emperor for ten thousand years!" After bowing like this three times, the Han Emperor replied: "No courtesy!"

The ministers then returned to their seats next to them and sat down.

Seeing the ministers sitting down, the Han Emperor's general reported it to the eunuchs and circulated it to the ministers.

I saw the military newspaper blatantly written: "Zang Tu, King of Yan, conspired to rebel. He sent 200,000 troops to attack Dai County."

Emperor Han said: "The King of Yan rebelled, and I have to go to quell the rebellion. I have decided to go on an expedition in the near future. You should be prepared!"

Xiao He came out and said: "I wonder how many troops your Majesty will send? Which generals will you bring?"

Emperor Han said: "I want to send 200,000 troops. At the same time, I order the king of Chu and the king of Zhao to lead 100,000 troops each to accompany me on the expedition!"

A minister said: "Your Majesty! It's just a small king of Yan. Why did he take such a big action? According to my opinion, it is better to send a big general to lead the army. Why does the king have to go on an expedition himself? Besides, the king of Chu has always been disobedient. Xuan, your Majesty personally takes command, the risk is extremely high!"

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty said angrily: "Looking at what you said, I know you are a sour scholar. What are you talking about? I said that I will go out to fight immediately, and I want to fight in person. What? Do you have any opinions?"

The minister did not dare to reply, so he had to bow his head. Seeing this, the Han Emperor lost interest and turned around and said, "Zhang Liang, Fan Kuai, Guan Ying, Zhou Chang, Chen Xi and others will follow me on the expedition!"

The ministers replied: "Here!"

The Han Emperor waved his hand, and the eunuch shouted: "Retreat!"

Seeing that they were about to leave, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty called the prince Liu Ying: "Go and call Zhang Liang and Xiao He back to me!"

Liu Ying followed the order, intercepted Xiao He and Zhang Liang who were about to leave the palace, and led them to the side hall.

"Do you know why I want to go to war?"

Xiao He thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that your Majesty wants to kill two birds with one stone?"

Liu Bang nodded and said: "Exactly!"

Zhang Liang also thought about it and hurriedly said to Liu Bang: "But because of the Bai Kingdom?"

Liu Bang nodded, and Zhang Liang said: "The Bai Kingdom cannot be attacked easily! If you make a mistake, the Bai family and the Han Dynasty will be distracted!"

Liu Bang did not answer directly, but said: "I had a dream a few days ago. I dreamed that there was a tree in front of my house. It was an eyesore. It had to be detoured both up and down. It also blocked the sun. It was such an obstruction. If you don’t cut it off, will you have to wait until it continues to grow and eventually occupy my bed?”

Zhang Liang knew what Liu Bang meant, so he had to say: "But Bai Guo cannot be solved by force!"

Liu Bang said: "I know what you mean, but you can't give up the use of force to solve the problem of Bai Kingdom, right? Even if King Bai voluntarily gives up his title and integrates with the Han Dynasty, his soldiers and ministers will not agree, right? And I Doesn’t the threat of force give King Bai an excuse to abandon his army?”

Zhang Liang was silent, and Liu Bang continued: "The world has been in chaos for a long time. Everyone hopes to stabilize, and I am not willing to engage in war. But if I don't solve these problems, my son will also solve them. Now that I am still alive, I am still alive." Can suppress those princes and heroes. If one day I am no longer here, relying on the prestige of the prince and being able to suppress them, won't we have to use force to solve it by then? This kind of problem should be solved sooner rather than later. I will tell you the truth. , unless the princes and kings are eliminated, I will not feel at ease, and neither will the great Han Dynasty."

Zhang Liang knew that Liu Bang was right, but he also knew that he could not launch an expedition without reason, and said: "But the Bai Kingdom did not violate morality, and we have no reason! Besides, the Bai family's reputation is unparalleled in the world, and rashly destroying them will only To make the world distrust the imperial court, especially the Bai family's status in Confucianism and Mohism, it may be counterproductive when the time comes."

Liu Bang thought for a while and said: "I can't stand the Bai family holding an army that is not subject to the supervision of the imperial court, but they can be allowed to exert influence in the army, which can also increase the combat effectiveness of the Han army, and they must go to the throne. Bai without an army Shi is the Han’s closest partner.”

Zhang Liang kept pacing, and finally said: "According to my understanding of the Bai family, if there is certain external force to suppress it, the Bai family can accept this condition to a certain extent, but what is the reason for attacking the Bai Kingdom?"

Liu Bang said: "Do you know why I ordered Han Xin to accompany the army?"

Zhang Liang shook his head, and Xiao He next to him explained: "Could it be that your Majesty wants Han Xin to suppress the Bai army for the sake of revenge?"

Liu Bang smiled and said: "Exactly!"

Zhang Liangdao: "This is indeed justifiable, and as long as the Bai Kingdom is attacked, King Bai will definitely know your Majesty's intentions. We only need to show our greatest sincerity and show our differences with the Qin Dynasty. I believe King Bai’s resistance will be much smaller!”

Liu Bang stroked his hands and said: "That's it. The specific details will be arranged in detail after Zang Tu is defeated. However, the ovary must put the detailed work first!"

Zhang Liang cupped his hands and said, "Yes! However, I request that I go to the Bai Kingdom first to explore the secrets of the Bai Kingdom in the name of seeking information and visiting friends. One Zang Tu is enough for Your Majesty and the King of Chu!"

Liu Bang agreed.

November

Two hundred thousand Han troops, one hundred thousand Zhao troops, and one hundred thousand Chu troops gathered in Nanpi. The Han emperor personally went to the altar to swear an oath, listed Zang Tu's various crimes, and then burned them to warn heaven to demonstrate the rationality of the attack. sex.

When the generals and soldiers of the Han army heard that King Zang Tu of Yan was the initiator of destroying their longing for a stable and peaceful life, they were all filled with deep resentment and dissatisfaction.

When the army set out for battle, Liu Bang ordered Han Xin and Zhang Ao to lead 200,000 troops to the west through Changshan County to ask for help from Dai County. He personally led 200,000 Han troops to attack Ji, the capital of Yan State, to the north.

Zang Tu was a little panicked when he learned that Liu Bang had sent 400,000 troops to march in two directions. Dai County was about to be conquered, but if the country was lost, the morale of his own army would definitely be shattered. And if he returned to fight Liu Bang, both sides would have 200,000 troops. , maybe there was a chance to fight, so he withdrew his troops and returned to Shiji.

ten months
The Han army approached Jixia, and the Yan army returned on time. The two sides fought in the west of Ji and on the east bank of Yanshui.

Because the Han army has the support of half the world, its equipment and training are more than twice that of the Yan army, and they are all veterans who have been fighting abroad all year round. Although the Yan army has lived in a bitter cold land for a long time, and most of its soldiers are brave, but the equipment Lack of combat experience in large corps.

As expected, the Yan army was severely defeated by the Han army and did not even have time to return to the city. Zang Tu originally wanted to run away, but was pursued and killed by Xia Houying's elite Han cavalry, but his son Zang Yan failed. , successfully ran out and went north to join the Huns.

Because the land of Yan was too far away from the center of Han rule, in order to guard against the Huns in the north, the Han emperor changed the title of his close friend, Taiwei Lu Wan, to be the king of Yan, with his capital at Ji; he also named King Han Xin of Wei as the acting king, with his capital at Pingyi. Then they withdrew from Julu City, and the army remained motionless.

Looking at Zhang Liang again, since he received the secret order from the Han Emperor, he moved forward slowly, giving people a casual feeling. After entering Baidi, he first went to Chaoge to pay homage to Bai Wangqing, and said to him:
"In the past, when I was studying in Bai's Book Valley, I looked through the vast number of slips. In addition to the books on strategies for reviving Korea and the Zhang family, I liked Taoist books the most, especially the studies of Lao and Zhuang. I yearned for them. Now that the world is basically stable, I I want to come to Bai Kingdom and ask for immortality, I hope your Majesty will allow it!"

Bai Qing smiled and said: "Zifang doesn't need to be too polite. Everyone knows that the Bai family studied Confucianism and Mohism. Every generation has many sages and Confucian scholars who wrote books and established theories. They even only know that the internal factions of the Bai family are roughly divided into two factions: Confucianism and Mohism, but few people You know, I, Mr. Bai, am still the master and promoter of Lao and Zhuang’s teachings. This is probably because those Taoists like to be quiet!
Now that Zifang can learn Taoism from many letters, it seems that Zifang’s qualifications for cultivating Taoism are among the best! "

Zhang Liang was modest, and Bai Qing continued: "Speaking of which, it has been sixteen years since you and Ziliang went to Bai's Village in the 29th year of Qin Shihuang!"

Zhang Liang smiled and said: "It is indeed true!"

Bai Qing recalled: "Back then, I was just a twenty-four-year-old boy, and you and Ziliang had just passed the age of twenties. We both embarked on the path of shaking the tree because of family feud. Now I have reached the age of no doubt. Nian, you and Ziliang are similar to me. Although I am a king, I still cherish the time when the three of us discussed each other, commented on current affairs, and studied and practiced martial arts. Every time I think about it, it is like a dream."

Zhang Liang said: "Yes! Although the three of me and I only got together for a year or two back then, I also think that the time when I got together with the king and Ziliang was the only time at that time that I could let go of my desire for revenge and feel extremely relaxed. Time. It’s a pity that time flies so fast and we can never go back!”

Bai Qing smiled and said: "Fortunately, we have completed the task of reviving the family and eliminating the hatred of the Qin Dynasty, and we have lived up to our ancestors' expectations for us."

Zhang Liang said: "Now that the world has finally settled down, I also want to visit my old friends and resolve the affairs of the mortal world. After a while, I will go to seek immortality and seek enlightenment, and let go of it completely."

Bai Qing said: "Well, now Wang Zhang is supervising the training of soldiers in the military camp outside the city. I will give you an order and you can go on your own."

Zhang Liang saluted and said, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)