I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 296 Father, I am not stupid!
Li Guang, once known as the Flying General.

In Wang Changling's "Marching to the Frontier" in later generations, there is a line "If only the flying general of Dragon City were here, the Hu horse would not be allowed to cross the Yinshan Mountains." The "Dragon City" here refers to Wei Qing, and the "Flying General" refers to Li Guang.

But when put together, it doesn't mean that.

Instead, it should refer to all the national heroes in the history of the Han Dynasty who fought against the Huns, not a specific person. Otherwise, with Li Guang's achievements, he would definitely not be able to be ranked alongside Wei Qing.

But it is undeniable that Li Guang was indeed a talented general. When he was young, even Liu Che's grandfather, Emperor Wen of Han, once said:

"It's a pity that you were born at the wrong time. If you were born in the era of Emperor Gaozu, what would it mean to be a marquis?"

So this sentence became Li Guang's long-cherished wish that he pursued throughout his life but never realized. Not to mention the title of Marquis, due to various factors, he was not even given the title of Marquis. It was not until he was old and had repeatedly requested Emperor Wu of Han that he got the opportunity to serve as a general and lead troops to conquer the Huns.

But before sending out the troops, Liu Che also specifically instructed Wei Qing:

"Li Guang is old and has a bad fate. Don't let him fight against the Xiongnu Chanyu, otherwise it might affect the plan to capture the Xiongnu Chanyu."

Therefore, even though Li Guang repeatedly requested and argued during the expedition, he was determined not to be allowed to confront the Xiongnu Chanyu, and was only allowed to lead the troops to encircle them from the east.

As a result, Li Guang left without saying goodbye in anger, but had to lead his troops from the east. As expected, accidents happened and he got lost many times, which led to the loss of the opportunity to attack the Xiongnu Chanyu. Most of Wei Qing's troops were not found until the Xiongnu Chanyu escaped. Wei Qing therefore asked Li Guang to come to the shogunate to question him. Li Guang then complained to Wei Qing for making him take a detour, and sighed that getting lost was God's will. He drew his sword and committed suicide on the spot to apologize.

This also became the fuse for Li Gan to injure Wei Qing later, and Wei Qing chose to endure it and not retaliate, but Huo Qubing could not swallow this humiliation and shot Li Gan to death while hunting in Ganquan Palace.

Now that Wei Qing mentioned Li Guang, it shows that he actually always had a trace of sympathy for Li Guang in his heart. The fact that he was beaten by Li Guang's son Li Gan but did not report it may have been due to this reason.

"This……"

After listening to Wei Qing's words, Liu Che looked at Liu Ju with a bit more suspicion.

Although he was indeed very interested in the elixir of immortality and the fairyland of Pingyuan Guangze, he still had some doubts in his heart and could not completely believe Liu Ju's words in the dream.

But now Liu Ju suddenly took out a strange item that didn't exist in this era, which immediately made the dream story more credible...

"Your Majesty, General, would you allow me to come forward and observe?"

The Grand Coachman Gongsun He couldn't help but come closer.

He also participated in almost the entire Han-Xiongnu War from the "Ma Yi Conspiracy" to the "Battle of Mobei". However, apart from capturing a Xiongnu king in the "Gaoque Surprise Attack" and being named Marquis of Nanhuan, the rest of the wars he participated in can be summed up in two words - "ineffective".

Getting lost also played an important role in achieving such results.

So after getting Liu Che's approval and Wei Qing's voluntary stepping aside, Gongsun He also stepped forward and fiddled with the "compass". He did this for a long time, changing several tricks. Finally, the small needle in the brass round box still pointed to the north and south when it stopped, without ever making a mistake.

"Your Majesty, with this rare item, the desert grassland will no longer easily deceive our Han army, and the destruction of the Xiongnu is just around the corner!"

Gongsun He also became excited instantly. He couldn't let go of the compass on the table, but he was very respectful and handled it with care, fearing that he would accidentally break it.

"May I allow you to come and take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu, Sang Hongyang and others hurried forward to watch and try.

After a moment, everyone turned around and looked at Liu Ju, with an indescribable surprise in their eyes.

At this moment, Liu Che's eyes quietly became more fanatical, and he said:

"Everyone, how about we first discuss a strategy to attack the Xiongnu and destroy their nation and race?"

"???"

All the inner court officials were stunned.

The thinking of this father and son is really leaps and bounds.

Liu Ju, on the other hand, used the excuse of dreams to strongly advocate attacking Wei Man Joseon and turning the Korean Peninsula into a path for the Han Dynasty. He even went out to sea himself to find plains and vast lakes.

Liu Che only saw a compass and immediately threw Liu Ju's idea out of his mind. Instead, he came up with the idea of ​​sending troops to attack the Huns and destroy their country and race.

From this we can see that whether it is immortality or vast plains and lakes, Liu Che's priority is actually far behind the destruction of the Xiongnu...

But it's not that they can't understand.

Liu Che was a vengeful man, and the Huns were nothing less than an eternal enemy to the Liu family of the Han Dynasty.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang was besieged by the Huns on Mount Baideng. Later, Liu Bang spent a large amount of money to bribe Yanshi to lobby the Chanyu, and finally he was able to break out and withdraw his troops after the Huns Chanyu relieved a corner of the siege. After that, the whole Han Dynasty was terrified at the mention of the Huns, and the long and humiliating Han-Hun marriage began.

Later, Emperor Hui of Han, Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Jing of Han continued the marriage agreement.

However, the humiliating marriage and constant tolerance could not bring peace and respect. While the Xiongnu accepted the marriage and enjoyed the beauties and "dowry" given by the Han Dynasty, they continued to invade and plunder the Han border without interruption for nearly a hundred years.

It was not until Emperor Wu of Han came to power that Emperor Wu changed his attitude towards the Huns starting from the "Ma Yi Conspiracy", which led to the current situation where there is no royal court south of the desert.

However, after the Battle of Mobei, the Xiongnu seemed to be ready to move again. Although they were afraid of the Battle of Mobei and had not yet invaded rashly, they had already started to make moves in the Western Regions. The "Western Qiang Rebellion" a few days ago was the work of the Xiongnu...

Perhaps the biggest regret in Liu Che's heart was the sudden death of Huo Qubing.

Otherwise, even though the Han Dynasty's finances had already been on the verge of collapse, Liu Che would have ordered Huo Qubing to deal the final blow to the Huns and destroy their country and race.

After all these years, Liu Che never forgot this matter, and even his obsession to destroy the Huns was growing day by day. He just needed one chance!
and.

Once the Huns were completely wiped out, Liu Che would not only be the greatest ruler in the history of the Han Dynasty, but even Qin Shihuang, who had conquered the world, would have to admit defeat. He would surely be remembered forever and set another precedent for the "great unification" of the world!

"Father?"

Liu Ju was also shocked by Liu Che's unconventional thinking.

"What do you want to say again?"

Liu Che glanced over.

"I beg you to reconsider your decision, Father."

Liu Ju hesitated for a moment and quickly advised,

“The Art of War by Sun Tzu says: A victorious army first wins and then seeks battle.”

"Although this compass can help broaden the Han army's horizons, it can only narrow the gap between the Han army and the Xiongnu who are familiar with Mobei in terms of direction. I'm afraid it cannot guarantee victory for the Han army."

"This is not the first time that Father has conquered the Xiongnu. He must know that there are many factors that determine victory or defeat, such as the training of knights, horses, military supplies, and so on. Even if these aspects are complete, it cannot prevent the Xiongnu people who have enough horses from continuing to migrate north or west when they hear that the Han army is coming."

"If the Xiongnu escape, the Han army will not be able to maintain a long-term garrison in the northern desert, nor will it be able to immediately turn the entire desert into an asset. Once the Han army withdraws, the Xiongnu will be able to leave and come back."

"If this situation occurs, then for the Han Dynasty, a large amount of national treasury money will be wasted in vain, but no results will be achieved. The only ones who will suffer are the people of the Han Dynasty. The recuperation of the past few years will also be wasted. It is tantamount to a great defeat without a fight."

In fact, Liu Ju's wording could be sharper now. He felt that asking Liu Che directly, "Father, are you rich? " would be more lethal, and there would also be a chance of triggering the "time travel blessing" loophole, making it easier for him to achieve his goal.

But he usually doesn't do this when there are outsiders around.

After all, this is a matter between father and son, and it is not the turn of outsiders to laugh at the joke. Moreover, it will also damage the dignity of the Han emperor. Liu Ju is also the future emperor of the Han Dynasty.

"..."

All the inner court officials were still nervous when they heard this.

Although Liu Ju did not directly say anything disobedient like "Father, do you have money?", everyone knew that Liu Che always had his own ideas about attacking the Huns.

Especially now that it is his son Liu Ju who is openly opposing the ideas of his father Liu Che, Liu Che may not be able to accept it.

Given his personality, even if Liu Qing was right, and even if he had been convinced by him, he would probably have to turn the matter into "I figured it out myself, not you" before he would give up. Otherwise, wouldn't it be very embarrassing?
Moreover, even if Liu Ju didn't have to explain these things, Liu Che would definitely figure it out quickly. It is very likely that he just acted on impulse...

"Um……"

But after listening to it, Liu Che just nodded in thought and praised,

"My foolish son, you have indeed grown a lot since returning from Hejian State. Whether it is the attitude when talking to me or the thoroughness of considering issues, this is more like my son."

When did Liu Che change his personality? !
All the inner court officials were shocked upon seeing this, with a barely perceptible suspicion emerging in their eyes.

But they soon found an explanation.

Yes yes.

They are father and son after all. How can we use common sense to judge a father and son who quarrel at one end of the bed and make up at the other end?

"Father, I am not stupid..."

Liu Ju was speechless.

Naturally, he also felt the change in Liu Che's attitude towards him, especially after Wei Qing portrayed him as a "stupid son", Liu Che was obviously more tolerant of him, or he was simply too lazy to argue with him, just like a golden retriever would not bite a teddy bear.

It’s all because of that bad guy Wei Qing with thick eyebrows and big eyes!

"Okay, okay, you are not stupid, you are very smart, you are my smartest son, I think you are satisfied with what I said, right?"

Liu Che nodded perfunctorily and said to himself,
"The Xiongnu are strong and familiar with the desert terrain. A compass is not enough to establish an absolute advantage for our Han army, and naturally we cannot achieve the goal of 'the victorious army wins first and then seeks battle'."

"If it is Wei Man Joseon, our Han Dynasty will be sure to win the battle and achieve the result."

"Zhao Yu, and everyone else, do you still think this is inappropriate?"

(End of this chapter)