Liang Xiao and others arrived, and after listening to Dou Ying's news, although they had some different opinions on the details, they had no objections to Dou Ying's plan.It is of course a good thing that the printing workshop can quickly reprint books, which provides conditions for a wide range of enlightenment of people's wisdom.The Son of Heaven has great ambitions and has a lot to do, and it is always good to have more talents.Not to mention anything else, being able to print your own articles all over the world is also a very attractive thing for these people who like to dance and write.As the initiator, Liang Xiao didn't say much.In fact, regardless of these people's eyebrows, he is the only one who truly understands the meaning of this innovation.Only he knows best that if the Son of Heaven had not been stimulated by the idea of making meritorious contributions, he would not have agreed to this matter so easily.Just like giving the children of meritorious heroes the opportunity to join the army and make meritorious contributions, this is an invisible weakening of imperial power.If it is changed to later generations, the imperial power has been deeply rooted, even if it is a book, it is just a printing of some nonsense that "the monarch wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die", which can only teach some obedient people, but now it is different, and opening the wisdom of the people will undoubtedly have a destructive force on the monarch's centralized power.If it is said that creating opportunities for the children of meritorious heroes to join the army is to cultivate an interest group to block the imperial power, then opening up the wisdom of the people is undoubtedly to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle and completely cut off the possibility of the dominance of imperial power.Now is a good opportunity, maybe even the only one.It would be too late to wait another dozen years, when the Son of Heaven's ambition to expand his territory had waned, and he had instead considered consolidating his rule.Maybe it won't take long for the Son of Heaven to react, so this matter must be pushed forward immediately, and as many people as possible can be dragged in, so that the Son of Heaven will not easily regret it.If you can do this, you won't come to this era once in vain.Liang Xiao sat quietly on the side, watching the happy discussion between the Son of Heaven and Dou Ying and others, and exhaled softly."
Bo Ming, I'm afraid I have to ask you to come forward and discuss this matter with Uncle Huainan Wang."
Liang Xiao bowed down to receive the order."
Your Majesty, this matter is difficult to say, simple and simple, it is nothing more than spending some money.Printing books is noble to say, but it is still essentially a business. ”The Son of Heaven couldn't help but laugh out loud."
What's in your mouth, it's all business."
Dou Ying and the others also laughed, and the atmosphere was relaxed.Liang Xiao shrugged disappreciatively."
Everything in the world is nothing more than the word profit, of course, it can be said to be business.The only difference is whether the profit sought is private or public, and whether it is a small profit or a big profit.A person who avoids but does not speak for profit, and who opens his mouth and closes his mouth is righteous, is either deceiving others or deceiving himself. ”The Son of Heaven slapped his thigh and said angrily: "Master Dong was stabbed again, how wronged." ”The crowd burst into laughter.After laughing for a while, the Son of Heaven put away his smile."
There are a lot of books to be printed, but the first thing is to announce the discovery of Taishi Ling to the world.Heaven and people's hearts are important things that cannot be ignored, and there were many false things to the wall in the past, but now that there is a discovery, it should be known to the world's sages and talents as soon as possible.From now on, just talk about things and don't get involved too much.This unfinished thing, which is said by vain words, can no longer appear. ”Dou Ying and the others understood, bowed down to receive the order."
In addition, the control of the river is a major matter, and we should not rush to achieve it, we must not only pool our wisdom and efforts, but also prevent some people from seeking their own selfish interests in the name of righteousness.The documents and strategies that are offered must be carefully screened, and those who talk about it should not be allowed to take advantage of the loopholes. ”"Your Majesty."
The ministers received the order again.Liang Xiao also shouted Shengming.When the news of Cao Shi's victory came, the pressure on Hexi had weakened, and the river disaster once again became the focus of the Son of Heaven's attention.The release of the new star map is only to dispel the rumors of the induction of heaven and man, and to clear the responsibility of the Son of Heaven himself.If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have made this decision lightly.The theory of yin and yang inducted by heaven and man has a long history, and it is by no means easy to deal with such "common sense".Announcing Sima Tan's new discoveries and abandoning the Mandate of Heaven theory is a double-edged sword for the Son of Heaven.In this way, the Son of Heaven has to face another problem: how to prove that his own throne is legitimate, many things are linked, as long as he makes a start, sometimes he can't help himself, even if he knows that there is a pit in front of him, he has to jump into it.If you tell a lie, you have to use more lies to make it happen.The legitimacy of imperial power itself was a false proposition, and later it became a taboo topic in academia, and Confucianism gained power by proving this false proposition, while constantly being humiliated and hurt by this false proposition.Now, Liang Xiao finally has the opportunity to break this dead cycle and guide it back to the right track at the source, although he doesn't know if the right track really exists, but he at least has the opportunity not to let history repeat the mistakes of the past and try another possibility.Dou Ying came and went in a hurry, and rushed back to Chang'an with Liang Xiao's letter to the king of Huainan, and he was going to prepare for the printing workshop.Although I haven't really realized the huge impact that a print shop can have, it is definitely a big deal to set up a print shop.He is ready to run it himself, and even has the intention of making this printing shop the last major event in his life.Knowing that the people of Chang'an were stable and the matter of governing the river had been settled again, the Son of Heaven turned his attention to the war in Hexi and summoned Han Anguo, Liang Xiao and others to discuss the matter.Cao Shijie's reports were frequent, and more and more Qiang people returned to Shun, and if nothing else, the Han army could already control the Qiang tribes.The Son of Heaven intended to let Cao Shi move to Hexi, echoing Li Guangxiang.Since Li Guang and Wang Hui left Wuwei, there has been no news from them, and the Son of Heaven is very worried.After all, Li Guang only had 10,000 horsemen, and if he encountered the main force of the Huns, he was likely to suffer a major setback.Hearing the worry of the Son of Heaven, Liang Xiao and the others did not rush to speak, but turned their attention to Han Anguo.Although Han Anguo is still a doctor of imperial history, he has already taken on the responsibility of prime minister.As a representative of the foreign dynasty, Han Anguo played a balancing role in many times, so as not to make meritorious contributions to Xu Le, Yan An and others and encourage the Son of Heaven to make too hasty decisions.Let Cao Shi move to Hexi, it is obvious that it is the suggestion of Xu Le and others, at least they agree.This was not in line with the original strategic arrangement, and for now, Cao Shi was only going well, far from really controlling the Qiang.Han Anguo was not in a hurry to speak, he stared at the map for a long time."
Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if you control the Qiang people, you will already control Hexi, and you will stabilize the trade route and ensure the connection with the Western Regions, so there is no need to go deeper into the desert.Moreover, Li Guang has already led his troops to the expedition, and if he can win, Li Guang has already won.If they can't win, Cao Shi and Wei Qing can't do anything.After all, when fighting the Huns, you need cavalry, not foot soldiers. ”The Son of Heaven was silent and turned his gaze to Liang Xiao again.Liang Xiao and Han Anguo exchanged a look, and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the opinions of the minister and Han Gong are both the same and different. ”"Oh, how to say" "The similarity is that Cao Shibu does not need to go deep into the desert.As Han Gong said, Cao Shi and Wei Qing may not be able to pick out 10,000 horsemen with a combat strength equivalent to General Li's troops, and even if they enter the desert, they will not be able to solve any problems.It is better to take advantage of the opportunity of this great victory to consolidate Hexi, and like Wuwei, Hexi will be included in the Han realm, and counties will be added to strengthen the defense.It is better to cut off one of its fingers than to hurt its ten fingers, and Hexi is by no means as simple as a finger for the Huns, but a real lifeblood. ”The Son of Heaven nodded slowly.Hexi was no less important to the Xiongnu in the west than Henan was to the Xiongnu royal court.Since the Han army seized Henan and Yinshan, the Xiongnu royal court was in a slump, and it was no longer easy to harass the Han border, and now Yanmen and Daijun have become places to live in peace.If they can control Hexi, set up counties there, and directly control them, it will be difficult for the Huns to recapture them.The Han army, under the unified command of the imperial court, was not a loose Qiang tribe, and no matter which point the Huns attacked, they would face the powerful Western Army of the Han Army, not a certain Qiang tribe.It's just that in this way, Li Guangbu's life and death can only be resigned to fate, but the Son of Heaven hopes to hit the western Xiongnu hard after the victory in Qiangzhong and play a triumphant song again."
Then what about General Li and the 10,000 elites, can they just let them be born and die, and ignore them" "Your Majesty, the minister believes that every soldier who goes out on the expedition has the heart of death, and only in this way can he move forward.General Li, Daxing Ling, and the 10,000 soldiers knew this situation before they set out on the expedition, and if they met a strong enemy, they would never complain, but only fight a battle, in order to repay His Majesty's grace and live up to the high expectations of their hometown fathers. ”The Son of Heaven was silent, but still refused to give up.Liang Xiao paused, and then said: "Your Majesty, General Li and the Daxing Command are all warriors who are one in a hundred.They go deep into the grassland, like a dragon into the sea, and do whatever they want.If you can fight, you will fight, and if you can't fight, you will go, and there is no concern.If he learned that Cao Shibu also entered the grassland, in case Cao Shi was in danger, would he save it or not" The Son of Heaven took a breath and kept silent.He only thought about letting Cao Shi support Li Guang, but he didn't expect that Cao Shi might become Li Guang's weakness.Xu Le and the others looked at each other and felt that it was not appropriate.Cao Shi is the brother-in-law of the Son of Heaven, if he is in danger, Li Guang doesn't know, if he knows, there is no reason not to save him.Li Guang is not Zhou Yafu, he has no confidence to disobey.However, they came up with the idea, and they couldn't slap themselves at this time.Just when the atmosphere was deadlocked, Han Anguo picked up the conversation in a timely manner."
Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Cao Shi can lead his infantry to guard Hexi, and Wei Qing can lead the cavalry out of the fortress and make a big move, but not more than two hundred miles, so as to ensure that he can return to Hexi in time when necessary, and defend according to the danger.In this way, the Xiongnu troops can be divided, and it is also a way to deal with General Li.In the event that General Lee was in distress, they would also be able to pick him up in time to retreat. ”The Son of Heaven had steps to go down, so he no longer insisted, nodded, and arranged for someone to draft the edict.Yanran Mountain, Xiongnu River.Li Guang jumped off the horse, let Li Dare lead the horse to drink, changed to a reserve horse, rode the horse up the hillside next to him, raised his clairvoyance, and looked around.Although he was in the dust, his spirits were high, and his eyes were shining.Daxing ordered Wang Hui to come on horseback, and also threw his mount to the guards, and walked up the mountain himself."
General, how, have the Huns caught up?"
”Li Guang smiled: "However, they shouldn't give up, my Li Guang's head is still worth two dollars, not to mention your big order." ”Wang Hui laughed, not caring about Li Guang's arrogance inadvertently.It's not that he's broad-minded, but that he's earnest.followed Li Guang all the way, and he knew that if he wanted to make meritorious service, he had to follow Li Guang closely, otherwise let alone make meritorious contributions, he might even give away his life.Li Guang usually doesn't talk much and looks very wooden, but when he arrives on the battlefield, he is a different person, showing the brilliance of his famous general everywhere.Wang Hui is also a person who has led soldiers, and he has to admire Li Guang's prestige among the soldiers.He had only seen such a situation in Liang Xiao's body."
Then do we still have to run" "No need to run." ”Li Guang sneered: "They have been chasing us for five days, and the gap between the feet has been half a day, and this is still when we deliberately slow down."
They are already tired, they are just a herd of lambs to the slaughter, so why bother to run here and kill them here and make a profit. ”Wang Hui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.Starting from Wuwei, they have been running on the grassland for half a month, and there has not been a single real battle.On several occasions, they passed by the Huns, less than thirty miles apart, but as soon as Li Guang heard that the other side had 20,000 or more troops, he turned around and ran, without the demeanor of a famous general.For a while, Wang Hui even suspected that he was timid, and just wanted to go around the grassland and then go home.After all, the grassland is so big, if he says that he has not met the Huns, others will not be able to verify the authenticity.Now he understands that Li Guang has been waiting for the fighter.He took advantage of the Han army's slight advantage in the quality and quantity of war horses, and even did not hesitate to use himself as bait to lure the Huns to chase after him.Such was the case with the Huns behind them.There were more than 10,000 Huns in this army, slightly more than the Han army, but the overall quality of the horses was slightly inferior, and after chasing for five days, they were already a little powerless, and they were half a day behind.This is still the case when the Han army deliberately controls the speed.Now the Han army is recuperating and preparing for war, while the Huns are still on their way.Half a day later, when they arrived here, the Han army was waiting for work, while the Huns were exhausted, and anyone with a little common sense knew that it would be a one-sided massacre.The purpose of the Huns came with great difficulty, in addition to sending the head, that is, to send baggage.Although Wang Hui is a Yan person and is familiar with the border situation, he never thought that when he arrived on the grassland, the Han army could still firmly grasp the initiative and drag the Huns to half death.It was only at this moment that he understood Liang Xiao's intention of proposing Li Guang to reduce his troops.The slight gap between 10,000 true elites and 20,000 horsemen was magnified countless times on the battlefield, and finally achieved the opportunity of the Han army.beheaded 10,000 levels, Wang Hui, as a deputy general, will definitely have a chance to be crowned.Thinking of the marquis, where would Wang Hui fight with Li Guang, isn't it impossible to get along with himself.annoyed Li Guang, arranged him into a reserve, and didn't let him go into battle, wouldn't it be another thing like passing by the marquis, he had already encountered it once in Minyue, and Wang Hui didn't want to meet the second time.