Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 901

In the Xuanshi Hall, the officials sat on both sides.

The princes and kings sat in the front seats, and the ministers of some places also sat among the ministers. There were many more people in the hall than in the past.

Liu Chang sat in the top position, and everyone started the first court meeting after the Queen Mother's death.

As the third prince, the Taiwei is naturally very advanced.

At this moment, Han Xin's complexion was very complicated. He stared at Liu Ruyi who was sitting directly opposite him, then looked at Mrs. Fan who was sitting on the left, and Chen Mai who was farther away, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

In fact, it wasn't just Han Xin who was like this. Some veterans, such as Lu Jia who had just retired, looked at those people in the distance and began to doubt life at this moment.

This court meeting is actually very important. What Liu Chang discussed was about going to rest in peace.

Naturally, Zhang Buyi was the one to start.

Zhang Buyi got up and said: "The Anxi bandit chieftain was rude to the big man. He had thought of sending troops to plunder for a long time. He sent troops many times before and was poisoned. Shen Tujia and A Lie and other generals fought to the death before letting them retreat. Now in the territory of the big Han in Anping, It is the right time to eliminate this thief, Your Majesty wishes to lead the army to rest in peace, so that this beast will not dare to look east."

The ministers listened quietly to Zhang Buyi's words, but they all understood in their hearts that these were all excuses for His Majesty to go to sea. The ministers knew about His Majesty's desire to go overseas for a long time. This is what His Majesty has always wanted to do. When the queen mother was still alive, the emperor had raised this matter many times.

Just because there was a queen mother at that time, the emperor did not dare to leave Chang'an for too long easily.

But now that the queen mother is gone, the emperor is naturally unwilling to stay in Chang'an.

The expressions of the ministers are still very worried, although this is less worried than what they were worried about before. They were very worried that the emperor would directly abdicate to the crown prince and take people out with him, thus ruining the current good situation.Now it seems that the emperor does not intend to abdicate with the crown prince, but the expedition is definitely going to go.

The officials looked at each other in blank dismay. The only ones who could stop the emperor at present, except Sangong, were the elders of the clan.

But few elders in this clan are reliable.

The elder in the clan is actually King Zhao now.

The officials didn't expect King Zhao to say anything, they could only hope that San Gong would come forward and say something.

Among the three lords, Zhang Buyi needn't think about it. The emperor's dog leg, he can't speak human language better than Zhao Wang, and the hope can only fall on Luan Bu, Liu Heng, and Han Xin.

Although the officials are unwilling to admit it, the current situation is that only the Taiwei can control the emperor.

Those ministers who clamored to execute Han Xin at the beginning never imagined that one day they would expect Han Xin to suppress the emperor of the Han Dynasty. This is outrageous!
Everyone looked at San Gong.

Luan Bu frowned. Luan Bu was a little hesitant at the moment. Speaking of which, he didn't really want the emperor to go out in person. He was mainly worried about Liu Chang. The overseas risk was extremely high, not to mention that he was going to fight. What should I do?

However, he understands Liu Chang better than anyone else. After all, he is the one who has followed Liu Chang the longest. When Liu Chang was still a baby, Luan Bu had been by his side. He knows his ambitions and ideas.He seriously thought about the current situation. Today's big man has actually gradually entered a stable period and reached a peak state. Unless Shangfang comes up with a more powerful new invention, otherwise this situation will last for a long time. There is nothing outside There are very few internal problems that can threaten the big man's enemies.

Even if something happened, there was no need for the emperor to solve it himself.

In this case, what role can Liu Chang play in Chang'an?On weekdays, he went to Shanglinyuan to hunt. Other than that, there was almost nothing for him to do in person.

From Lao Sheren's point of view, Luan Bu was willing to let go and let the emperor do what he wanted to do.

In a tangled state of mind, Luan Bu slowly closed his eyes. This was actually his attitude, and he did not interfere in this matter.

Neither approve nor reject.

And Liu Heng, in fact, is very supportive of Liu Chang's expedition. First of all, Liu Heng has been in Wu for many years, and he saw the importance of expanding overseas before the officials. At the beginning, so many sponsorships and rescues from the temple failed to make the southern country develop. Speaking of it, it is a policy of opening up the sea, which makes the southern country take off rapidly. Just relying on the overseas islands and the trade with Shendu, the southern country has completed a qualitative change. The development of many coastal cities I dare not even think about it. Every day, a large amount of grain and special products are transported to the coastal cities, and a large number of Dahan products are exported from here to overseas markets.

At the beginning, Liu Chang kept saying that the future of the big man was overseas, and Liu Heng might not understand it, but now, Liu Heng very much agrees with many of Liu Chang's statements, that the future of the big man is indeed overseas.

But now in the sea, the big man is the overlord.

He is the pioneer and the strongest.

At this time, the most important thing is to complete the exploration of the distant sea as soon as possible, light up those dark corners, and let the big man watch the whole world.

Moreover, the situation in the temple is now very stable. If I am here, I am not afraid of any troubles in the local area. Liu An's ability is also sufficient to take this position. As long as I am still here, I am not afraid of Liu Chang leaving What happened to the big man later.

Liu Heng is still very confident about this.

He understands his younger brother's character very well. If he is forced to stay in Chang'an, he may have a hot head one day and propose more drastic innovations. It is better to let him go overseas and do things that are more suitable for him.

Liu Heng stood up slowly, and said: "I agree with the matter of going to Anxi. If you don't get rid of Anxi for a day, the body poison will be in danger, and the body poison is now the most important territory of the big man. You should know, The big man collects a large amount of grain, cotton, spices and many special products from the body every year, and many of the products of the big man are dumped and dumped. The importance of the body to the big man must not be underestimated. If there is no poison, Dahan will lose the most important source of raw materials, as well as the largest overseas market.”

"Therefore, Anxi must be crusaded, and Anxi cannot become a sharp blade hanging on Shendu's body!"

When Liu Heng said this, the officials were shocked.

As the emperor's elder brother and an important minister in the temple, all the officials hoped that he would stand up and persuade the emperor, but unexpectedly, he actually agreed with the emperor. You are a foreign king, so you are not afraid of causing misunderstandings?Can't wait for the emperor to leave? ?
But no minister dared to say this directly, and there were indeed not many direct ministers in the temple.

Everyone can only look at the last hope, Han Xin.

Han Xin frowned, with a displeased expression on his face. He didn't get up, but sat directly on his seat, and said loudly, "Is it possible for the emperor to go in person to attack the Parthians? Don't I have a general?"

The ministers were overjoyed, fortunately there was a Taiwei.

But Han Xin said again: "Let me go out, and the emperor will be my vanguard."

The smiles on the faces of the officials suddenly froze.

Regardless of how outrageous these words are, Han Xin also supported the expedition, but he wanted to be the commander himself and let the elder be the vanguard for him.

At this point in the matter, there is actually no need to discuss it further. The matter of the expedition has been settled. No one objects, and those who want to object have no qualifications to object.

The next question is when to go out, how many troops, routes, logistical supplies and so on.

This court meeting turned into a military meeting. Fortunately, the ministers of the big man are all knowledgeable about military affairs, and they can all give different ideas about this expedition.

After discussing for a long time, everyone finally decided on a preliminary plan.

With Han Xin as the commander-in-chief, he sits in Funan and other places, and is responsible for receiving the territory conquered by the forwards, stabilizing transportation, supplying logistics, building fortress ports, transporting the wounded, and supporting when necessary. In other words, Liu Chang is only responsible for fighting, No, he is responsible for the killing, and Han Xin is responsible for the rest. Liu Chang can't convince Han Xin of his temper, so he can only arrange it like this, but such an arrangement is not a bad thing. Han Xin is responsible for the whole process of the expedition. In fact, it will be much less.

For example, after capturing the Anxi people's harbor city, Liu Chang didn't have to worry about Anxi's counterattack after he left, because Han Xin would definitely take over here in time, and he didn't have to worry about the wounded, food, logistics, and transportation. Such a battle was fought. How cool it is to wake up, just fight all the way, and leave the rest to Master.

In terms of generals on the expedition, Liu Chang, Zhou Yafu, Zhou Shengzhi, Xia Houzao, Fan Yu and others are the main ones.

As for the counselors, Zhang Buyi, Dou Guangguo, and Lu Lu were probably the main ones.

When the ministers thought about it this way, they immediately accepted it a lot in their hearts.

Once these people left, it seemed that the temple would be much more stable, and almost all the troublemakers were taken away.

After discussing the general matters, Liu Chang asked the officials to go back to rest, leaving the princes and kings to continue talking about this matter, but Sangong did not leave in a hurry.

After the ministers left, everyone became more casual.

Han Xin sat directly beside Liu Chang, stared at him, and said seriously: "Actually, I can stay in the body, Funan is still a bit too remote, and I can't control the situation in time."

Liu Chang scratched his head, "Funan and Shendu are very close, there is no difference. Master, it is better for you to stay in the territory of Dahan. With you here, An Shuzi can feel at ease."

Liu An hurriedly stood up, "I respect the Taiwei's decision."

Liu Chang glared at him, "What did you say?"

"I said that I respect the decision of Father and Taiwei!"

The princes and kings had their own ideas, and the King of Yan couldn't help but said at this moment: "Your Majesty, you can transfer some naval troops from my country of Yan, and I can also follow you on the expedition. I only need one year."

Liu Bi gritted his teeth, "I might as well step aside and let the crown prince and Xian govern the Yan Kingdom, and I will go with His Majesty!"

"If you don't fight again, I'm afraid I'm going to die of old age in the country of Yan!"

Han Xin glanced at him and didn't say much.

Liu Ruyi on the side said calmly: "In fact, the princes can also send troops together. The soldiers under my command are very fierce, not weaker than the North and South armies at all."

Zhou Yafu took a deep look at him, and said: "This time, we are going to lead an elite group. The number does not need to be too many, the elite is enough."

Liu Ruyi wanted to say something else, but the Taiwei said unhappily: "Don't open your mouth, it's disgusting to see your appearance!"

Liu Chang interrupted everyone's discussion and said seriously: "King Yan can go out with me, Nanyue and Funan can also send people, and the rest of the place is fine. The kingdoms of Changsha and Dian have no experience in naval warfare, so they don’t need to come here. For the rest of the countries, the soldiers have never been to sea, so they have to reduce half of their personnel to board the ship, so don’t come to join in the fun.”

"This matter has been decided in this way. Master will be in charge of the entire Western Expedition. I will be the vanguard general, and the rest will go together."

"Yafu, from now on, you can recruit elites. Remember to find more soldiers from the south, who are good at water warfare and can endure the environment in the southern country. Forget it, you understand without saying much, anyway, go find Let's take some from the northern and southern armies and carry out integrated drills!"

"only!!!"

"Kang, after Yafu is transferred, you will be in charge of the southern army."

"only!!"

"No doubt, you take care of the food and grass. I remember you are seasick. Take advantage of these days to practice hard. If you think it's not good, then stay with the Taiwei and take charge."

"Your Majesty, don't worry! I will definitely be able to overcome this, and I will definitely not drag down the army!"

Liu Chang looked at Lu Lu, "Then you should prepare too."

Of course Lu Lu knew what he was going to prepare.

Liu Chang finally looked at the princes and kings, and he said seriously: "This expedition will be as short as three or four years, and as long as five or six years. No one can say for sure. When I am away, you should help me more. Prince, you must obey the prince's edict. After I leave, all important matters will be handed over to the prince. If anyone disobeys, the prince has the power to deal with it. Don't ask me for mercy!!"

"only!!!"

Everyone left here one by one, and each began to prepare.

Liu Chang was also among them. Liu Chang ordered Lu Lu to prepare the chariot and left the palace in a hurry.

Inside the Beiping Hou Mansion.

Zhang Cang was basking in the sun leisurely, and the concubine beside him chewed up the food, and then fed him mouth to mouth.

Zhang Cang's teeth have completely fallen out. He is more than 100 years old and can't eat any meals at all. There are rumors outside that he now has to rely on milk to survive.

When Liu Chang walked into the courtyard, he saw the spicy scene of the teacher being fed mouth to mouth.

Liu Chang sat beside Zhang Cang helplessly, "Teacher, you are over 100 years old, why are you still so interested?"

Zhang Cang was not surprised by Liu Chang's sudden arrival at all, he said lazily: "What interest? I used to enjoy it, but now I just want to live. My hands have no strength, I can't lift the bowls and chopsticks, and my teeth are all gone. Let people feed you, but starve yourself to death?"

Zhang Cang raised his head and said with emotion: "I think back then, I put my heart into each meal and tasted it slowly. If I couldn't eat delicious food, I would rather go hungry. Now, I can't taste the taste. I don't want to starve to death. For the food There is no requirement to chew it up, it’s the same.”

"Sometimes, when I think about the current situation, I will think a lot."

Liu Chang fell silent for a moment.

For a person with a delicate life like the teacher, living like this is probably very painful, right?
Zhang Cang continued: "I thought I was really amazing!!"

Zhang Cang raised his head excitedly, and looked at Liu Chang beside him, "I'm a hundred and four years old! Hahaha, I can eat and drink, and I'm accompanied by a beautiful woman? Are you saying that you are not powerful? Those who persuaded me back then I restrain myself, people who pay attention to health preservation are dead! Hahahaha~~~"

Zhang Cang laughed loudly, and Liu Chang gave him a disdainful look, "Others are highly respected when they get old, but the teacher is getting more and more cunning and cunning."

"What do you know? I have a real temperament. I live a good life. Longevity is not enough. You have to live happily. It is said that someone in ancient times lived for more than 800 years. Do you think he lived as nourished as I am? "

"There are more than 100 concubines. Since ancient times, Master is probably the one who has lived the most nourishing life."

"Hahaha, let's just say, I have some little friends who are not very old, but they are only eight or ninety years old. They all say that their bodies are in pain, whether it is leg pain or back pain. Look at me, I just have no strength, but I My whole body is fine, and I feel like I can live another 90 years!"

"If you live another 20 years, you will really send me away."

Zhang Cang raised his head, "Sure enough, my ambition is the best. When the teacher asked about our ambition, I said, to be beautiful, to eat delicious food, to live to be a hundred years old. Even the teacher envied my ambition. People still laugh at me, want me to correct myself, and reprimand me severely, you see, the grandsons of those who reprimanded me have already died of illness, but I am fine!"

Liu Chang smiled and sat aside.

"I'm going on an expedition."

"Well, I heard, why, are you going to take me?"

Liu Chang smiled wryly, "I'm here to say goodbye."

"At your age, if you don't say goodbye to your wife and concubine, why come to me as an old man?"

"I'm afraid I'll never see you again."

Zhang Cang hurriedly spat on the ground, "Bah, you bastard, don't curse me! Unless you're gone forever, you can see me again. I can probably live another 20 years, maybe It can also help you look after Qian’s son.”

Liu Chang couldn't help laughing again, "Now that someone dares to tell you that you will live a hundred years, that's a curse. I didn't expect that Master could really survive to this age."

"Needless to say, if you want to go on an expedition, then go. I won't go with you. This is all your young people's business. By the way, tell Han Sheng not to be careless and be careful!"

"Why don't you tell it yourself?"

"I said the same in person, what can he do to me?"

"Hahaha~~~"

The master and apprentice chatted very happily, until Liu Chang's stomach started to growl, Liu Chang stood up, and said goodbye to the teacher cautiously.

"long!!"

When Liu Chang walked to the door, Zhang Cang stopped him suddenly.

Liu Chang turned his head, but Zhang Cang said, "Remember to write to me!"

Liu Chang nodded and walked out of the mansion.

After Liu Chang left, Zhang Cang's mood gradually calmed down, his face lost the radiance just now, and he lay weakly on his position, breathing with difficulty. With his breathing, his chest heaved and his throat heaved. Accompanied by unpleasant noises.

"20 years. Huh."

Zhang Cang smiled lightly.

"Stupid"

ps: Today is my son's birthday. Hahaha, it's finally his birthday.

(End of this chapter)