As Ren Hong expected, at the beginning of June of the first year of Benshi, with the suicide of Tian Yannian and the resignation of Zhang Anshi from Guangluxun, there were some changes in the pattern of the imperial court.The first is the marquis of Jin reward Ren Guangluxun, even if the identity of Huo Guang's son-in-law is removed, this candidate can't find fault at all, Jin Reward has been Xiaozhao Fengche Du Lieutenant for a long time, familiar with the inside and outside of Weiyang Palace, and followed Ren Hong to work in Wusun.This matter gives people an illusion, since even the golden reward has been made Jiuqing, if Ren Hong is not the middle two thousand stones, he can't say it.Therefore, when Chang Hui came to Ren Hong's house as a guest, he pushed him and said: "It is unlikely that Da Honglu will be done for Daoyuan, but Captain Shui Heng is just right, Daoyuan is good at making money, and he is famous in Chang'an." ”After Zhao Chongguo returned to the dynasty, he became a great farmer, and this general also had a hand in farming, so that the captain of Shui Heng in Shanglin Yuan was vacant.Ren Hong also wanted this position, and in addition to managing the middle palace of Shanglin Yuan, Shui Heng Duwei was also responsible for coinage and official handicrafts.In view of Zhao Chongguo's transformation of Shanglin into a breeding farm and a fish pond, Ren Hong set up a test field in it, and it is understandable for the craftsman to put many things in his mind into practice, and he can make achievements in one or two years.But the general's mind is not accurate, the reason why Captain Shui Heng gave the word Captain Du Wei is because he also has a certain number of soldiers, otherwise who will watch the prisoners and slaves in the Duguan Prison work?
And the prisoners are also potential weapons, open the arsenal and distribute weapons to make a mess, when Prince Wei could not transfer the northern army, he killed Jiang Chong, the commander of Shui Heng, and relied on this group of people to raise troops.A lesson from the past, the general was so careful, even Zhang Anshi was relieved of his military power and rushed to "worry about the world and think about gains and losses", how could he leave this flaw for Ren Hong, who was an old friend of the emperor.Therefore, Ren Hong did not deliberately operate, and when he did things under the general, he had to recognize a sentence.There are times in life that must be there, and there is no time in life when you don't force it, look at the general Zhang Anshi and the former prime minister Yang Chang, the characteristics of these two people are to lie down and win.On the other hand, Tian Yannian, who jumped up and down, ended up killing himself, he was the most active person in killing the princes, and after his death, the surname Liu applauded in the world, and even the general did not complain, only blamed all the sins on Tian Yannian.Ren Hong always felt that Tian Yannian's death was strange, the water in Chang'an was too deep, and now was not a good time to show his skills.As Ren Hong expected, after the final person was chosen, it was the Long'e Marquis Han Zeng who won the water balance errand, and he had a grudge against Prince Wei for killing his father, and now he can only rely on the general.Chang Hui lost the bet, but he was not discouraged, and opened a second game with Ren Hong: betting on whether he could enter China and North Korea this time.With the death of Tian Yannian, the seats of China and North Korea were empty, and the names of the generals were also changed: Zhao Chongguo made great contributions to the west and made up for the right general, and Han Zeng was still a former general.Chang Hui was familiar with the affairs of the DPRK and China, and said to Ren Hong something that no one dared to say, but he knew it well: "Since the first year of Yuanfeng, among the generals, the positions of General Zuo and Hussar General have been vacant. ”Because Shangguan Jian used to be a general of Zuo, Shangguan An was a hussar general, and the general seemed to have a spiritual cleanliness habit, and the position where the enemy had sat seemed to be polluted and dirty, and he would not appoint others easily, according to Chang Hui, the general even wanted to restore the old name of Dasi Nong: Da Nong Ling.It is also impossible to have a habit of cleanliness to this extent, so Liu Yi did not dare to restore the Yan Kingdom to touch Huo Guang's head, and let the late Prince Yan go to be the king of Minyue, and in early June, he had already set off from Huiji County with the king of Dongou County, and I only hoped that they would not encounter a typhoon to welcome them.What's more, in the hearts of the generals, there will always be only one person in the Han who can be called a hussar!
Now that the general is vacant, many people have speculated that Ren Hong may be able to ascend to this position, but Ren Hong still has nothing to do with himself, and only silently revised a note, compared to accompanying Liu Yi to be a grandson in Chang'an, he would rather go elsewhere to be a grandfather for others.In mid-June, the edict was issued, and when the results came out, except for Ren Hong, the government and the opposition were quite surprised, because of the position of the general, Huo Guang gave a candidate that surprised everyone: "Yiyang Hou Fu Jiezi!"
”Fu Jiezi was suddenly promoted to a general, but Ren Hong was not surprised, from beginning to end, Fu Jiezi has always been Huo Guang's "own person", only 600 stone horse supervisors, and Huo Guang's trust can behead the king of Loulan.And I heard Chang Hui say that Fu Jiezi was injured in the right arm in the battle of Chigu Castle and couldn't carry a knife anymore, so it was reasonable to let this hero come back and enjoy the glory that belonged to him.The only question is, if Fu Jiezi returns to the Central Plains, who will succeed him as the protector of the Western Regions?
This is the reason why Huo Guang summoned Ren Hong to see him."
Daoyuan's recital, the old man has seen it, and he still proposes to set up the Beiting Capital Protector, but the Chinese and North Koreans and the two governments are particularly opposed, thinking that it is very difficult to run the Western Regions, and the Beiting is remote, and the Huns are afraid to deal with it."
It doesn't matter if you oppose it all day, just agree to it?
Ren Hongli admonished: "General, the subordinates will go to Shuli at the beginning of the year to report this matter, the north and the south of the Western Regions, the north can control the south, and the south cannot control the north."
For example, if the North Court is there, the Xiongnu will be blocked north of the Tianshan Mountains, and if the North Court is lost, there will be no peace in the Western Regions!
”"After sweeping the right land last year, the right Xianwang has fled to the east of Jinshan with the remnants, and General Zhao left 2,000 soldiers to guard the east and west and Urumqi."
Even if you don't set up the North Court, you should officially set up a captain to garrison it, and don't make the Xiongnu return to the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.The courtiers had never been to the North Garden, and thought that it was as barren and dry as the Western Regions, but in fact, the snow water of the Tianshan Mountains moistened the valleys, and the land was fertile, and the fields could accumulate grains, and in time, they could feed 100,000 soldiers and civilians. ”In the past six months, Ren Hong's Beiting strategy has gradually matured, and in the latest note, he has made a more daring idea, one time and two times mature, he now knows how to move the general."
The subordinates read the Taishi Gongshu, and knew that since the siege of Mayi, the Han and the Xiongnu fought hundreds of small battles, more than ten battles, won more than 10 battles, and even broke a single army in Mobei, but the Huns were defeated but not killed, even if there was the strength of filial piety and martial piety to attack it, even if there was the courage of the Marquis of Changping and the champion Hou, the Huns were still hanging in the three vertical ratios, and the real enemy of China was also."
The destruction of the Huns, Huo Guang is undoubtedly the most interested, whether it is interest or morality in this life, he is not enough, but independent merit is the most promising."
The Huns are not destroyed, how can they be at home!"
This is Emperor Xiaowu's long-cherished wish, and it is also the cause that his brother failed to complete, and it is a burden that he Huo Guang must carry.Once the Han army went north, the Huns felt invincible, so the whole country fled, and the grassland was thousands of miles away, and it was difficult to find its ancestors.Once the food runs out or enters the winter, they have to return, and the soldiers are vacated, and they will even be harassed by the Xiongnu, and the soldiers will be lost. ”Why doesn't Huo Guang know?
Last time, the five generals attacked the Xiongnu, hoping that they could inflict heavy losses on the Xiongnu, but Tian Shun and Tian Guangming returned in vain due to the abolition of the emperor, and even Fan Mingyou pounced, and the Xiongnu Shan Yuting and the left were unscathed.Fortunately, Zhao Chongguo and Ren Hong lived up to their high expectations, swept the right ground, and kept Wusun, otherwise the five armies would be vacant, and Huo Guang would definitely become the target of the government and the opposition.After this battle, Huo Guang realized even more that if he wanted to destroy the Huns in one fell swoop, how difficult would it be?
Xiaowu was impatient with the Huns who could not be destroyed, which led to continuous mistakes in his later years, Huo Guang immediately suspended the expedition, and recuperated in the first year to restore the people's livelihood and the number of war horses.According to the rules of the Han Dynasty, it is four and six alternates with each other, and each year is four years after the first year of Xiaowu Tai, and Xiaozhao is six years, and now it has become four years."
The county official can afford to wait, and Ren Hong can also afford to wait, but how many years does the old man have?"
Huo Guang was worried, he played the political dispute perfectly, abolished the princes to replenish the blood of the treasury with one hand, forced Tian Yannian to commit suicide with the other hand, and made him bear the charge of dividing his flesh and blood, suppressed Zhang An Shiming's promotion, and supported Han Zeng.But in the battle, Huo Guang did not have the talent of his brother, and had to rely on the generals, which was also the reason why he was secretly jealous of Ren Hong and had to reuse it.What made Huo Guang happy was that when the Manchu Dynasty Wu stared at the positions of Jiuqing and Zhongchao with wide eyes, Ren Hong still focused on running the Northern Court of the Western Regions, and Ren Hong and the general were surprisingly consistent in the goal of destroying the Huns.But Xiaowu, Wei, and Huo have not been able to come up with a strategy to destroy the Huns in one fell swoop, so can Ren Hong come up with a way?"
Actually, it's not difficult, it's still the policy of filial piety and Bowanghou."
Ren Hongdao: "In the past, the Han invaded the Xiongnu, all attacking the north in the south, and the Xiongnu calmly fled to the north, so they could sit back and relax.But what if when the main force was out of the fortress, a strange army was sent out from the north court and led Wusun to ride tens of thousands of eastward to cut off the Xiongnu's retreat?
Flanked on both sides, the Huns will die!
”Ren Hong's idea is not a utopian idea, in history, there are many people who conquered the Mongolian Plateau from the Junggar Basin to the east, such as the Turks, who arose in Jinshan and wiped out Rouran to the east.The Dzungar Khanate also fought the Khalkha Mongols from west to east.He bowed to Huo Guang for a long time: "But the premise is that the imperial court can set up a capital in the north court as soon as possible, operate for several years, and drive Wusun on the left as a strong reinforcement, and drive the Xiaoyue clan as a dog on the right, encroach on the entire right land, and completely cut off the arms of the Huns!"
And march to its heart!
”Ren Hong's suggestion made Huo Guang change his mind slightly, and after a little hesitation, he was not in a hurry to answer, he only used a pen to alter the slip in front of him, cut off the words written before, and added a new one, while saying: "The Marquis of Xi'an was unwilling to be unwilling to become a Jiuqing and enter the Chinese Dynasty?"
”Ren Hong paused: "The subordinates don't dare!"
”Huo Guang shook his head: "The old man also has a hard time, good iron must be used on the blade, and you are indispensable to defeat the Huns." ”He had already changed the slip on the wooden frame, and said with a smile: "Since Daoyuan said that the north and south roads of the Western Regions are horns of each other, if they belong to the two capitals, it is inevitable that there will be many political departments, and they cannot be invaded by the Xiongnu alone."
Therefore, the North Court is not suitable for the time being, and it is included in the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate. ”"In addition, change the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and the rank of the Metropolitan Protector is 2,000 stones, and the Taishou is the same, in charge of the military and political power, in the Western Regions, if it is safe, it will be safe, and if it can be attacked, it will be attacked!"
Huo Guang looked at Ren Hong: "General Anxi, if you are the protector of the capital, within three years, can you stabilize the Western Regions and train a strong army of 10,000 cavalry for the Han in the North Garden?"
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