Late at night, the lights in the Chengming Hall were bright, dozens of bronze palace lamps burned silently, and occasionally a lantern flower burst out, making a soft sound, but it could not attract the attention of the people in the hall., Guo Sheren took two little eunuchs and stood quietly aside, paying attention to the oil in the lamp, so as not to affect the conversation of the Son of Heaven.The Son of Heaven sat opposite Mei Gao, with only a royal case in between.The wide imperial case was piled with documents written in sheepskin and silk, and there was a strange smell, and the solemn hall was full of fishy smell, but the Son of Heaven was unaware of it, and he was attracted by the world depicted by these documents.This is not the first time that the Son of Heaven has learned about the situation in the Western Regions, but it is the first time in history that he has purposefully explored the Western Regions.Including Liang Xiao's trip to the Western Regions, the preparation was not sufficient, and the information obtained was mainly heard and seen, but Mei Gao's envoy to Qiang brought a scribe who was good at drawing, and every place he went to, he had to arrange people to survey and map, and the data obtained were recorded one by one, which was naturally more accurate than Liang Xiao's visual inspection."
There are many jade stones in the Western Regions, most of the jade used in the Central Plains comes from the Khotanese countries under the snow mountain, there are two rivers there, one is called the White Jade River, the other is the Moyu River, between spring and summer every year, the earth warms up, the snow melts, and the jade material under the mountain is washed into the river, which can be more than 100 miles.In autumn and winter, the water is shallow, and the people go into the river beach to look for jade, commonly known as picking up treasures.The merchants waited in the vicinity early, but whenever there was a high-quality jade, they would buy it. ”"What is the price?"
"It depends on the size and texture of the jade."
However, compared with the price of jade in the Central Plains, it is only one percent at most. ”"Yicheng" Tianzi was surprised."
It's so bad" "Your Majesty, most of the jade materials picked up in the river are pure materials, and it is still unknown whether you can get exquisite jade from them.And from the Western Regions to the Central Plains, thousands of miles away, and through the territory of the Qiang or Xiongnu.There is often a danger of being robbed or even killed.If there is no tenfold benefit, who is willing to take this risk" The Son of Heaven bowed slightly, and muttered again: "In this way, I only use jade in the Central Plains, and a lot of the money consumed every year goes into the pockets of the Huns and Qiang people, and many of the jade we use to worship the heavens, earth, mountains and rivers have been impregnated by these barbarians" "That's right. ”The Son of Heaven frowned slightly.For the Central Plains Dynasty.Jade is too important.The gods of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers should use jade, the seal of the Son of Heaven should use jade, the clothing of monarchs and ministers should use jade, and the life of the nobility is inseparable from jade.Jade is already close to a divine object, and there are different versions of the five virtues, seven virtues, and nine virtues, but in general, they are all divine objects with divinity.If these things were touched by the Huns and Qiang, then what divinity was there to speak of, and Mei Gao sighed lightly."
Not only jade, but all goods destined for the Western Regions.It is possible to be robbed by the Huns.The reason why the Xiongnu attached great importance to the Western Regions was because this trade route could bring them a steady stream of wealth.It is truly abominable that they have plundered goods from this trade route and in turn attacked our borders. ”"How are the Huns doing?"
the Son of Heaven suddenly felt a strong uneasiness in his heart.After two or three years of recuperation, the western Xiongnu are now gradually recovering and their forces are once again invading the south.The trade routes on the steppe were once again under their control, and now the merchants could only pass through Qiangzhong, passing through the West Sea. ”"What about the situation in the Western Regions?
Li Shuyun, Li Danghu, are they still safe" Mei Gao's eyebrows frowned slightly and shook his head."
Not so good.Li Danghu is in the driver's division.Li Shuyun's town of Daban is a key point in the Western Regions.If the Huns wanted to regain the Western Regions, they had to take these two places.In June and July, the minister was in the south of the desert to investigate, and Li Danghu sent a message to the minister, saying that the Huns had gathered heavy troops.There was a desire to invade the south, and he was afraid that the countries in the Western Regions would be weak and unable to deal with it, so he asked the ministers to report back to the court and send troops to support.Your Majesty.Is the war going well in Northern Xinjiang?"
the Son of Heaven was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer.Before Mei Gao's envoy, Liang Xiao had a plan to take Henan first, and then take advantage of the victory in Hexi to take the Hexi Corridor in one fell swoop to communicate with the Western Regions.Now that the land of Henan has been taken, he is afraid that Liang Xiaowei will not be able to lose it, so he will refrigerate him instead, and now he will be arranged to go to South Vietnam.The plan to send troops to Hexi naturally came to naught.Now the trouble is coming.The Huns got a chance to breathe and once again took control of Hexi, and Li Danghu, Li Shuyun and others who were far away in the Western Regions were about to face the onslaught of the Huns who had recovered their vitality.They were eager for the imperial court to send reinforcements, but they did not know how difficult it was for the imperial court to face now.Seeing that the Son of Heaven looked embarrassed, Mei Gao didn't know what was going on.He also thought that the war in northern Xinjiang was not going well, suffered a setback, and his eyes became even more anxious."
Your Majesty, there is indeed a risk in such a thing as fighting, but" The Son of Heaven waved his hand.He understood what Mei Gao meant.However, Mei Gao clearly misunderstood."
The war in northern Xinjiang is going well, we have recaptured Henan and controlled Yinshan, and the Huns have been expelled to the north of Yinshan.However, something happened in the southeast, and the imperial court sent Wei Qing and Liang Xiao to Jiangnan. ”Mei Gao breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked puzzledly: "What kind of major incident happened in South Vietnam, which needs to be dealt with by Wei Qing and Liang Xiao" The Son of Heaven was speechless.Not to mention Wei Qing, Liang Xiao, as well as Han Anguo and Wang Hui, now even Pingyang Hou Cao Shou has been sent over, and most of the elites that the imperial court can mobilize have been dispatched.But if you think about it, what a big deal this is, is it worth such a mobilization In fact, it is all a disaster caused by quick success, if it takes two to three years to build a ship and attack from the sea, there is no need to work so hard at all.After tossing for more than half a year, in the end, it was necessary to call on the Huainan sailors to attack from the sea.The Son of Heaven suddenly asked: "Young man, what kind of person do you think Liang Xiao is" Mei Gao was puzzled, this question was too abrupt and not easy to answer.Seeing Mei Gao's hesitation, the Son of Heaven smiled again: "You don't have to think too much, I just want to ask your opinion."
Liang Xiao was a young man, and some people in Chang'an envied him, and some people were jealous of him, saying that he was unruly and difficult to get along with.You have worked with Liang Xiao for a while, what do you think of him" Mei Gao was relieved and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, Liang Xiao is actually a very simple person.Although he stands tall and sees far, he is not much smarter than others, but he sees things from a different angle.If there is any difference between him and others, it is that although he stands tall and looks far away, he is not still talking, but down-to-earth.Empirical preference for evidence.He often said that we should not only boldly conceive, but also carefully verify, so that we can obtain true knowledge and become a great way. ”"Think boldly, be careful to verify," the Son of Heaven repeated to himself.Eyes flickered."
Yes, if you don't dare to think boldly, you will rest on your laurels.If you are not careful, you will be vain. ”"Interesting, interesting."
The Son of Heaven laughed silently."
It's really like his style.It seems bold, but the substance is cautious, think twice about everything, and take every step of the way.Some ideas seem fanciful, but they are meticulously verified.It must be based on the fixed formula and put it into practice. ”Mei Gao smiled.The Chen sisters each gave birth to a boy, and the Son of Heaven had two sons at once, and he was in a good mood.Empress Chen knew the mind of the Son of Heaven best, and took the initiative to ask Ying to arrange for the Chen sisters to be taken care of in the Jiaofang Palace.In this way, not only the Son of Heaven wants to come to the Jiaofang Palace to see his son every now and then.The ladies who received the news also rushed to the Jiaofang Hall to congratulate, and Queen Chen naturally enjoyed the information of the stars holding the moon.It is even more beautiful than the Chen sisters who gave birth to children.The princess was very satisfied with this, and often brought the Chen sister's mother to the palace to visit.More than ten days later, Liu Ling also entered the palace to congratulate.Knowing that Liu Ling was coming, Empress Chen did not dare to slack off, and personally greeted her outside the hall and walked down the steps.smiled like a flower from afar."
Master Weng, why do you bother, just send someone to say it.Your body is not very convenient. ”Liu Ling held Alpha with one hand and crossed his waist with the other.Some panting."
It's not very convenient, but fortunately, it's not far away, and it's always rude not to come.Among these two children, there is likely to be a future prince, but he can't be lazy. ”Empress Chen was happy in her heart, smiled, and stroked Liu Ling's arm with her own hands, introducing Liu Ling into the palace."
You came back from Maoling" "Yes, Li's birth, the family was busy, and my mother took me back."
Isn't it fast for me to live outside the city.Besides, Deng Guobin and the others all went to Huainan to build a ship, and there was nothing big about Maoling.I'm useless over there. ”Empress Chen smiled."
Lord Weng has made a great contribution this time, Huainan Sailor in the assistance of Deng Guobin and others, modified the ship, now Pingyang Hou led 5,000 sailors to the expedition, and now it should have arrived in Minyue.As soon as the battle is over, the champion Hou should be back. ”"That's great."
Liu Ling clapped his hands and laughed, and then felt a little regretful."
Speaking of which, my husband already has three children, and the eldest daughter will be called a person.But none of the children were born at home.I was about to give birth, but he was far away in South Vietnam, and I just felt uncomfortable, and I wanted to talk to someone, but I didn't know who to talk to. ”When Empress Chen heard this, she was also pityful.Thinking about it, it's true, Liang Xiao either went to the Western Regions, or went to the Northern Frontier, and now he has gone to Nanyue, it's really all over the world, he has been there, but he still can't let the Son of Heaven rest assured.It is normal for Liu Ling to have some complaints."
There's been a lot of things going on lately, and I can't easily see him.When I am free, I will talk in front of Your Majesty, let the champion Hou take a long vacation, and let him accompany you. ”"Thank you Your Highness for your understanding.The queen mother is the world, and she knows our women's minds best. ”Liu Ling was grateful."
By the way, what is the situation in Shandong, is the breach blocked" The queen shook her head, a little anxious.Shandong's break was blocked, and the saying of hope and anger rose again, and the Son of Heaven was also a little shaken, and finally he was not in a good mood.Liu Ling didn't say anything more, and immediately mentioned the donation.She said it in the name of Liang Yuan's donation to Guangling, but the queen understood when she heard it, expressed her approval, and decided to follow the good flow and encourage the princess of the museum to donate together.Yan An's recital was sent to Chang'an and to the Son of Heaven.Regarding Liang Xiao's help Lu Xiang practice riding, the Son of Heaven was puzzled.He could understand Yan An and Liang Xiao's idea of taking advantage of the internal contradictions in South Vietnam to break down the defense line of the South Vietnamese monarchs and ministers, but he was skeptical about the specific approach.Is this method really suitable for practicing cavalry for South Vietnam, the Son of Heaven decided to convene Xu Le, Lord Father Yan and others to discuss the matter, and Mei Gao, who had just returned to the Dynasty, was also listed.Because of his meritorious service, Mei Gao has just been promoted to the next doctor.After listening to the situation in South Vietnam, Xu Le, Master Father Yan and others were still silent, but Mei Gao took the initiative to speak."
Your Majesty, how many cavalry are there in South Vietnam" Yan An said, only more than two thousand. ”Mei Gao was unimpressed."
In Yichen's view, the world's best horses are all in the northwest.Dawan horses are the best in the world, Wusun horses, Hexi horses follow closely, the Huns are second, the Central Plains horses are again, and so on, the Nanyue horse should be inferior to the Central Plains horse.Ruochen's speculation is right, then the 2,000 cavalry of South Vietnam, even if all of them are trained to be elite, how can my Han send a partial general casually, and he can destroy the entire South Vietnamese cavalry with several times the force. ”The Son of Heaven laughed."
The young man went to the Western Regions, not only opened his eyes, but also became more and more powerful."
The crowd laughed.The lord father Yan also said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks what the young man said is very true.War horses are the foundation of cavalry, and without good war horses, no matter how good the tactics are, they are useless.Our dynasty has always defended more and attacked less against the Xiongnu, not because our soldiers were not brave, but because there were not enough war horses.Now that Dawan horses and Wusun horses are coming one after another, there are more than 2,000 royal horses in His Majesty's six stables alone, so why care about the cavalry of South Vietnam. ”The Son of Heaven bowed slightly, agreeing, and felt a little more ashamed.Whether it is Dawan Horse or Wusun Horse, they were all brought back by Liang Xiao from the Western Regions.Now the Han has more and more war horses, and the cavalry strength even exceeds that of the Huns, Liang Xiao is the first merit.The minister thought that although this move was a bit reckless, it must have been a decision made after comprehensively considering the specific situation of South Vietnam and weighing the pros and cons.Yan An is the main envoy and is responsible for the entire negotiation, and Liang Xiao is the deputy envoy, who is only responsible for the military affairs and assists Yan An.Even if Liang Xiao is not sensible, how can Yan An not know" The Son of Heaven nodded frequently.This recital was written by Yan An, and there is no coercion in the text, it should be from Yan An's original intention.Although Liang Xiao and Yan An have had some conflicts, they should cooperate relatively happily in the current situation.Otherwise, Yan An would not have written Liang Xiao's begging for money in the song.This is very much in line with Liang Xiao's style.However, thinking of Liang Yuan's donation of a daughter, the Son of Heaven laughed.Liang Xiao was cheeky to reimburse the expenses in South Vietnam, and he knew that his family had donated more than 1,000 gold at once, and as soon as he thought of this, the Son of Heaven had a sense of excitement that his prank had succeeded."
From the minister's point of view, Liang Xiao's move not only intensified the internal contradictions in South Vietnam, but also meant to promote national prestige."
Seeing that the Son of Heaven was in a good mood, the master father immediately seized the opportunity and quietly said good things for Liang Xiao."
The minister thinks that it is not enough to let South Vietnam see Liang Xiao's cavalry combat ability, but also let them see the true power of our Han army's iron cavalry."
When the Son of Heaven heard this, he immediately became energetic."
What should I do" "First of all, reward two good horses to the king of Nanyue, let him know that the strength of our war horse resources is by no means comparable to that of Nanyue.Secondly, hundreds of horsemen were transported to South Vietnam by building boats, and handed over to Liang Xiao to command, so that the monarchs and ministers of South Vietnam could see what a real iron horse was, shock their hearts, and break their sharpness, so that they would know what they were going to and know about obedience.In this way, they can surrender without a fight. ”The Son of Heaven raised his eyebrows lightly and applauded continuously."
That's right, when Liang Xiao rode out of the Western Regions for more than ten years, he attracted the countries of the Western Regions to bow down.Now give him a hundred horses, just South Vietnam, and don't look at the wind to fall" He paused, and said with a smile: "Wait, there won't be any princesses to marry in South Vietnam, if he has a restless family, I can't face Lord Weng, mobile version yznn: