In the first year of Yuan Ting, in mid-April, after the successor Hongxian returned, the general Zhao Chongguo also hurried back to Chang'an.As the oldest general in the Han Dynasty, he participated in major battles such as the Battle of Tianshan during the Tianhan Dynasty, and was the object of Huo Guang's decision to use troops against the Xiongnu.And the ceremony of dissecting the marquis for the newly promoted "Marquis of Yingping" was also held in the front hall of Weiyang Palace, and the reward for the meritorious soldiers in the Battle of Hehuang was also announced, and Ren Hong was also among them.After the ceremony, the emperor summoned Zhao Chongguo and Ren Hong respectively.Compared with the summons in the winter of the previous year, Liu Fuling left Ren Hong for a long time this time, and asked him to follow the process of pacifying the chaos one by one, and asked Ren Hong to lift his clothes to look at the scars.Like a hands-on emperor, he carefully inquired about the aftermath that Ren Hongwei thought of for Hehuang and the details of setting up the "Jincheng vassal country".For the time being, he didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the little emperor's gourd, Ren Hong could only be patient, pointed to the map and said: "Your Majesty, this is the sea of fresh water, also known as the sea of immortals, hundreds of miles away, it is said that there is a stone room of the Queen Mother of the West" Ren Hong knew that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to live forever, as long as he heard that there were immortal monks, he would definitely do his best to climb with them.Li Shaojun boasted that he could "make things from the ancestral stove and refine gold", and he believed it; Falsely jealous of the saying that "the gods and nobles are Taiyi", he went to the shrine to worship Taiyi; Shaoweng offered ghosts and gods, saying that he could use magic to make Emperor Wu's deceased wife and the appearance of the stove ghost at night, so he crowned Shaoweng as a general.There is also a big liar Luan Da said that he can attract immortals, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave him the title of marquis and general in a few months, and also let Luan Da marry the eldest princess, wearing six seals, which shocked the world.However, this group of scholars finally disappointed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he was also suspicious of Penglai Immortal Island, but it was Zhang Qian who explored the Western Regions, so that the legend of the Queen Mother of the West that had long existed in Guanxi was picked up again, and wealth could not be earned only by Yan Qi liars!
The envoys kept coming and going to various parts of the Western Regions, not only to satisfy the curiosity of Han Wu's desire to explore, but also to find out if there was a country of the Queen Mother of the West.For some reason, Ren Hong always feels that this plot sounds familiar?
Anyway, in the end, the West Queen Mother Country was not found, and only found the stone chamber that was "supposed" to be where her old man lived and cultivated, which was in Qinghai Lake west of Hehuang Xiqiang.It's a pity that the Han army is difficult to enter the plateau, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has no chance to visit, but there are rumors in the market.It is said that on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar of a certain year, the Queen Mother of the West finally went to Jingchuan to meet Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, surrendered to the noble, personally cooked for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and picked 7 peaches, and served them on a Hetian jade plate, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ate 4 as soon as he ate them.And then died?
It looks like a normal peach.It is rumored that there is a nose and eyes, but although Liu Fuling, who is rich in spring and autumn in front of him, is not very well, he is not very interested in these things to find immortals, and Ren Hong mainly wants to introduce the salt pond Chaka Salt Lake by Qinghai Lake."
There are more than 200 miles around the salt pond, many times larger than the Hedong Jiechi, the lake is full of green salt, this salt is bright and blue-black, but the taste is extremely beautiful.The salt system is natural, the salt produced by just a salt pond can not only meet the needs of a county in Jincheng, but also be distributed to the people of the entire Liangzhou. ”On the edge of the plateau west of the river, there are many such salt lakes.This is the reason why Ren Hong included the sea of fresh water and salt ponds for the "Jincheng vassal country".As long as the Qiang tribe moved west was ordered to dig up green salt, and then use its surplus cattle and horses to transport it to Huangzhong, exchange grain with the government and the Qiang Yueshi people to taste some sweet tea, a trade route could be created, and the subject state of Jincheng not only did not need the imperial court to allocate funds, but also fed back the Liangzhou finances.Although the plateau has a harsh climate in the eyes of the Han people, yin and yang are not in harmony, the cold winter splits the ground, the wind blows the halogen, and the sand and stone condenses, but there are also things that the Central Plains need.Salt is just needed, a day without eating panic, although there are some dry small salt lakes in the Hexi corridor, but can only be self-sufficient, can not be supplied."
From this point of view, the proposal of establishing a subject state of Jincheng is indeed feasible."
Liu Fuling seemed to understand, and praised Ren Honglai."
The border generals of the Han Dynasty like to expand their territory, but they can't tell why, is it to increase the land?
How could the Han Dynasty have lacked land in order to plunder its hukou?
Dahan is also not short of hukou.It's just to choke its mountains and rivers and keep it in Siyi, if you can make the government and the people profit while taking the land, this is a great good. ”His voice changed: "I like the poem written by Qing in Hehuang very much, and the killing is limited, and the countries have their own borders.If you can control the invasion of the mausoleum, how can you kill more?
There is quite a king's army, and there is only the intention of conquest without war, what is this poem called?
Ren Hong replied: "Out of the stopper." ”This name is too ordinary, Liu Fuling didn't know how to take it for a while, and then said: "The previous one was from the military, and now it is the name of the poem taken by Saiqing, which is really simple and unpretentious, and it has the ancient meaning of three hundred poems." ”He looked at Jin Jian, the captain of the horses sitting on the side: "Although it is simple, as long as it is composed, there is another good song in Yuefu." ”Jin Jianyinghe: "The military march of the Marquis of Xi'an, composed by his wife Princess Wusun, has become a good story, and Chang'an Lilu Qingxia likes to sing and harmonize." ”Since it is said that Princess Wusun, how can the emperor not ask about the rescue of Wusun, which has recently become a hot spot in the court?
Liu Fuling let Ren Hong get closer to within three steps, so close that Ren Hong could smell the smell of the medicine he had just drunk, and saw the sweat on his forehead when he saw this emperor of his age who had been chatting for too long.Liu Fuling was not called a eunuch, but only asked Jin Jian to help wipe it, still focusing on the map, and asked Ren Hong to draw the route he went to Wusun for help, where is the summer capital pasture, where is Atami, where is Chigu City, and where is the Che Yan and the evil master who were taken away by the Huns in Wusun this time, they all inquired one by one.At the end, Liu Fuling slapped his palm and said with emotion: "Chang'an has a saying, the Western Regions affairs, ask the question."
After listening to Qing's description, I understood why Emperor Xiaowu decided to send Zhang Qian to unite with Wusun and Qin, and this time Wusun was in trouble, and the Han would also be saved. ”Since Zhang Qian was mentioned, Liu Fuling began to talk about the former minister again: "The people who Qian has visited, Dawan, Dayue, Daxia, and Kangju, and it is rumored that there are five or six big countries next to it, and Emperor Xiaowu said that it is owned by its terrain. ”"It's a pity that he didn't leave a map, and now even the map has been made up by Qing."
Jin Jian answered just right: "Xiaowu has Bowang, and Your Majesty has Xi'an." ”Although Ren Hong was useful in his heart, he didn't dare to compare with his predecessor Bo Wanghou, and at the same time, he was a little vigilant, is the little emperor too eager for him today?"
Not really."
Liu Fuling shook his head: "Today's big man actually has no shortage of hope, and Fu Jiezi, the Marquis of Yiyang, is such a character." ”So what is missing from the big man?
Liu Fuling got up and sighed: "Recently, there has been a discussion of the Xiongnu in the court, and I asked people to go to Shiqu Pavilion to find the Taishi record left by the war with the Xiongnu when Xiaowu was fighting, which is quite touching. ”"In the fifth year of Yuanguang, the four generals went out of the fortress, and the army was each 10,000 horsemen, but Gongsun He had nothing to gain and no success; Gongsun Ao died with seven thousand horsemen; Li Guangwei was captured and returned.Wei Weiqing went to the city and beheaded hundreds of captives. ”In the summer of the second year of Yuanzhen, the champion Hou Qu was three years old, and Gongsun Ao went out of the north, and Zhang Qian and Li Guangju went out of the right Beiping, all of which attacked the Huns.Li Guang was besieged and killed excessively.Zhang Qian and Gongsun Ao all lost their way and stayed behind, delaying the fighter. ”"Only the hussar general went out of the north, extended to Qilian Mountain, surrendered 2,500 people, beheaded 30,200 captives, won five kings, five queen mothers, 59 princes and princes, 63 Xiangguo, generals, danghu, and captains!
This is an unprecedented victory!
”The more Liu Fuling spoke, the more excited he became, so excited that his old problem of "heart palpitations" was committed again, so he could only stop and breathe for a while and said: "Xiaowu and the Huns have been soldiers for decades, and if you talk about meritorious deeds, there are no more than two of them. ”"Since the Luntai Edict, the world has been peaceful, and suddenly there is going to be a war, so I will also think when I read this" He looked at Ren Hong, slowed down his tone, and said slowly: "Where are my Wei and Huo?"
”Ren Hong was shocked, and specially chatted about Hehuang and Wusun for a while, but it was to talk about this?
What does Liu Fuling want to do?
He hurriedly said: "The rear general Zhao Weng Sun is the former general of the dynasty, Zuo Feng Yi Tianzi is fair and Yizhou, and General Du Liao has repeatedly Ke Wusun, all of whom are selected as good marshals!"
”Liu Fuling approached Ren Hong and said in a low voice: "In my opinion, the generals are just the generations of Li Guang, Ao, and He, looking at the Han Dynasty for more than 130 years, since Emperor Gao, people who have been crowned marquis with military merits in their twenties, except for Wei Huo and Qing, who else?"
”At this point, Liu Fuling also tried to see the dagger, since he couldn't stop it, then let this matter be used for himself to the greatest extent.He endured palpitations, patted Ren Hong's shoulder and said: "The ancients had a saying, and they thought of good generals when they heard the drums. ”"With Qing's talent, but first for the idle Guanglu doctor, it is too aggrieved to be a mere captain to protect Qiang.Therefore, this time to conquer the Huns, I want Qing to lead the Huangzhong Yueshi Hu, and then recruit cavalry in Liangzhou, and become an army of its own!
”PS: There is only one chapter.