I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 101 The big man’s psoriasis!

Four days later, Liu Che's edict was delivered to Bowang Garden.

Liu Ju finally learned from the imperial edict the lineup of military commanders for the expedition against the Western Qiang:

The Grand Administrator Li Xi was a general in charge of 50,000 soldiers and horses.

The Langzhong Ling Xu Ziwei was appointed as the General who Defeats the Qiang and led 50,000 soldiers and horses.

The two men divided their troops into two groups and attacked the Western Qiang together. They had many captains under them, most of whom Liu Ju had never heard of.

The most prominent captain among them was naturally Gongsun Jingsheng, who was also known as the Xiandeng Captain.

As expected, Liu Ju himself was appointed as the "Central Military Inspector" and went on the expedition with the army.

As for the total of 100,000 troops and horses that set out on this expedition, they were all composed of the elite of the Han Dynasty, including cavalry from Longxi, Tianshui, and Anding, as well as soldiers recruited from the Northern Army of Kyoto and Hanoi, Henan.

Such an elite division.

For the less than 100,000-strong Western Qiang gang of ragtag men, women, old and young, it would be like overkill, and there would not be any suspense.

This situation is exactly the same as what is recorded in history books about this war.

The two generals did not change, and the number of troops sent out was exactly the same.

The only two differences.

That is to say, there was an additional military inspector like Liu Ju and a vanguard captain like Gongsun Jingsheng.

"So, am I going to let history repeat itself?"

Even if Liu Ju didn't want to go now, he had already become the Central Military Inspector who had to be carried there. He had to consider how to deal with the situation next.

From what he knew, the war had not actually worked out well historically.

It’s not that Li Xi and Xu Ziwei failed to defeat the Western Qiang, but that they failed to make this war that mobilized such a large number of troops play the strategic role it should have.

Because when the Han army arrived at the city of Wuhan which was surrounded and looted by the Qiang people with great fanfare.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Qiang people immediately began to flee westward.

The historical books only used the word "pacification" to describe the outcome of this war.

And then there was nothing else, it was not just vague.

But if we analyze it carefully, it is not difficult to see that this war actually did not achieve much results. It just drove the Qiang people away.

Because Liu Che's favorite thing to do was to show off his military achievements.

In the wars before and after, as long as there were military achievements, even if the Han army lost 20,000 soldiers and only killed 8,000 enemy soldiers in battle, the history books would definitely remember it clearly, and only focus on the number of soldiers killed in battle and the rewards.

And after this war.

Not only did Li Xi and Xu Ziwei not receive any rewards, they also hardly ever participated in any wars afterwards. There are even very few historical records related to the two of them. This can also serve as evidence that this war failed to achieve the expected results.

After all, this is a battle between one hundred thousand and one hundred thousand.

In a war of this scale, killing 10,000 or 20,000 people would be easy. In Liu Che's case, he would at least be granted a title of marquis with several thousand households. How could he leave behind the word "pacification"?
Besides.

Liu Ju also had some understanding of the Xianrong Qiang who were the leaders of this riot.

According to historical records, after this incident, the Xianrong Qiang fled westward to the Xihai and Yanchi areas.

Subsequently, they continued to send troops to harass the Han Dynasty's borders, from the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Xun, to the reign of Wang Mang, to the reign of Emperor Guangwu of Han, and until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, they fought with Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo for many years, after which they gradually declined.

It is no exaggeration to say that this group of Qiang people is like a piece of psoriasis growing on the body of a big man.

The bite certainly couldn't kill the big man, and it could hardly even hurt him, but it kept making him sick and exhausting him, causing the people in Longyou and Beidi to never have peace.

Until finally, with the collapse of the Han Dynasty, they finally drove themselves off the stage of history.

It is because of knowing this history.

Liu Ju felt that this war, which was a "killing a chicken with a sledgehammer" and did not leave much ink in history, was no less important than the Battle of Mobei...

"Alas, this is another dilemma that conflicts with my next plan of lying down and playing rotten..."

"But even if I lie flat this time, I'm afraid I can't escape the reputation of 'the crown prince personally leading the expedition to the Western Qiang'. It doesn't seem to matter, right?"

"Just don't be too conspicuous."

With this thought in mind.

The next day after receiving the imperial edict, Liu Ju took a carriage to Changshui Parade Ground in the northwest suburbs of Chang'an.

This is the parade ground camp commanded by the Changshui Captain, one of the eight commanders of the Northern Army set up by Emperor Liu Che.

Some soldiers in this camp will also participate in the war against Western Qiang.

Therefore, Li Xi and Xu Ziwei temporarily set up a military camp here, summoned all the generals who were going to the expedition, and made military plans here in advance while waiting for the troops to be mobilized. Then they could go straight to the Qilian Mountains and fight a big battle with the Qiang people!

As a result, Liu Ju had just arrived at the entrance of the parade ground when he saw a familiar face that he had regarded as a dead person.

This person was none other than his other adopted cousin Gongsun Jingsheng.

"Your Highness, it is fate that I meet you here."

As soon as he saw Liu Ju, Gongsun Jingsheng's face immediately broke into a smile again, with a bit of flattery in it, and he walked up to him and greeted him.

"Captain Gongsun, you're here early."

Liu Ju did not feel embarrassed at all. He quietly changed his nickname to a more heartbreaking one, and secretly thought that this was one of the benefits of being a crown prince...

Gongsun Jingsheng couldn't possibly be unaware that he had used that letter to plot against him.

But facing the prince, this guy couldn't help but hate him.

You can only grit your teeth and swallow it, and even have to greet it with a smile.

"It should be."

Gongsun Jingsheng's face showed a hint of depression when he heard this, but he soon smiled again and said with great emotion,

"Your Highness, I'm afraid you don't know yet, but I have done a great thing recently."

"Your Highness, do you remember that I sent some slaves to Bowang Garden a few days ago? Afterwards, I discovered that some of these slaves were actually good men abducted by slave traders!"

"Isn't this an injustice to Your Highness? How can I tolerate this?"

"So I immediately led people to capture the slave trader, and also tied up the traitors associated with him, and brought the hard evidence to the Jingzhao Yin for punishment."

"After investigation, Jingzhao Yin found that there were more than 200 criminals who had committed kidnapping. All of them were put in death row and awaited crucifixion in the autumn. Not only that, Jingzhao Yin also conducted a strict investigation of all slave merchants in Chang'an in the past few days and arrested many criminals who committed crimes."

"Now Jingzhao Yin has rescued more than a thousand good men, which is really gratifying!"

"..."

Liu Ju was slightly stunned after hearing this and looked at his cheap cousin in surprise.

Is this an accidental achievement?
It was obvious that the previous rumors were true, and Gongsun Jingsheng was indeed involved in the slave business.

He had been feeling at ease making this money before, but now he suddenly lost his job. This was probably because I had forced him to become the vanguard lieutenant.

This is indeed a good thing, a nice unexpected gain.

However... this cannot change the fact that this guy will become the fuse of the witchcraft disaster in the future!

Thinking about this in his heart, Liu Ju just laughed in agreement:
"Captain Gongsun is a man of high character and integrity, worthy of admiration."

"No, no, Your Highness, thank you for your compliment."

Seeing that Liu Ju didn't react much, Gongsun Jingsheng couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

While speaking.

"Oh!"

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard not far away, which startled Liu Ju and Gongsun Jingsheng, and they hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound.

However, they saw an old man who was already in his 50s coming out of the tent. He was walking towards them quickly and greeted them in a louder voice:

"Li Xi welcomes His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Your Highness has arrived, why didn't you send someone to come in and announce it? How rude! Your Highness, please come in quickly!"

Liu Ju used his little finger to scratch his ear, which was a little itchy from the shock, and smiled in return:

"Has General Li always had such a loud voice? He is still strong despite his age."

"Don't blame me, Your Highness. I was just excited to see you."

Li Xi's smile became uneasy for a moment, and he was secretly glad in his heart.

"Luckily I came out in time. If I had been a little later, I'm afraid he would have heard what Xu Ziwei and I were discussing in the tent that his appointment as the Central Military Supervisor would only cause trouble..."

"I shouted so loudly just now, Xu Ziwei should have an idea in his mind, right?"

　The third update is here, there will be more updates in the evening.

　　There is less to do today, and writing goes smoothly, so I must try hard.

　　I'm going to cook for my wife and kids first. See you in the evening.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)