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Chapter 59: Desert? I can go there too.

Chang'an, Huanfu.

Huan Sheng looked at the congratulatory letter on the desk, but he felt that he was not up to the mark no matter how he looked at it. After reading it carefully, he couldn't help but shook his head.

He had been working in Beijing for seven or eight years.

In terms of family background, he was a descendant of the Huan family of Liangzhou. In terms of reputation, Huan Sheng was a senior scholar in Liangzhou and was considered a famous scholar with considerable reputation in Liangzhou.

However, the ancestors of the Huan family did not produce many famous ministers or wise officials, nor did they produce great scholars who were well-versed in Confucian classics. Their ancestors could barely be said to be descendants of famous generals.

He is the descendant of Huanqi, who ranks last among the Sanming people in Liangzhou.

Huanqi was the great-grandfather of Huansheng. At that time, the Huan family was already a powerful local family, which gave Huanqi the opportunity to learn riding and archery.

Later, with the help of his powerful status, he joined the army and started as a captain. He was intelligent and strategic in both civil and military affairs. Soon after, he began to show his talent for governance in Wuwei, Anding and other places.

At that time, a mutiny broke out in Liangzhou and swept across the whole area. Gongsun Hu, then governor of Liangzhou, rebelled. Huan Qi recruited soldiers in Wuwei and put down Gongsun Hu's rebellion, for which he was awarded a title of nobility for his merits.

Later, the Qiang people rebelled and were suppressed by Huan Qi. Huan Qi guarded the border and fought for more than ten years, fighting against the Qiang people hundreds of times. It took him three years to pacify the Western Qiang, and four years to pacify the Eastern Qiang. In total, he killed nearly 60,000 people from the Eastern and Western Qiang.

The Qiang people all admired and feared Huan Qi's ability, but when Huan Qi was summoned to the court and served as a central official, he successively held the posts of Shizhong and Zhijinwu. In the court, he colluded with the eunuchs and hunted down and killed scholars. He was hated by the Guanzhong gentry and was implicated as one of the main culprits of the "Party Ban Disaster". He was charged with crimes such as "eliminating dissidents" and "colluding with the eunuchs' party" and committed suicide in prison.

Because of this, Huan Qi would have been ranked first among the three great men of Liangzhou according to his achievements, but due to the criticism of scholars, he was placed at the last place.

However, relying on the reputation that Huan Qi had accumulated in Liang Province, the Huan family was still very intimidating in Wuling.

The most lamentable thing is that the Qiang people, who were once afraid of being killed by Huan Qi, have now become one of the capitals for the Huan family to gain a foothold in Liangzhou, and most Qiang people are willing to "lend troops" to the Huan family.

Huan Sheng entered the court as an official.

His idea was extremely pure. First, he wanted to find a way to clear Huan Qi's "stigma". When his ancestor got into trouble, his descendants would be able to regain the right to speak in the court and would be able to protect him in many places. This was the default behavior.

Secondly, the Huan family had almost reached the bottom in Liang Province. If they wanted to transform from a well-known local family into a so-called famous family, someone had to make a name for themselves in the central court.

Thirdly, everyone wants to leave their name in history, and only by serving as an official in the court can one have the opportunity to leave his name in history.

However, as time passed, facing the harsh reality, Huan Sheng no longer had any hope that he would be recorded in history.

After all, fame comes from military achievements and political achievements.

Without wars, there would be no military achievements. As for political achievements, no matter how well Huan Sheng did, those achievements could not be put on the table. To put it bluntly, Huan Sheng's official position was too low and his influence was too shallow.

Therefore, Huan Sheng attached great importance to the congratulatory message of this "pilgrimage".

Not to mention anything else, Emperor Yongjin has recently promoted many ministers who are extremely good at writing words and essays.

In the absence of good channels for advancement, Huan Sheng had to at least have a certain official position and status if he wanted to fulfill his ambitions.

At the moment, if Huan Sheng wanted to have a chance, he could only try his best to please Emperor Yongjin.

Because of his background, it was impossible for him to be favored by the gentry in Guanzhong, and most of the officials in the court disliked him, so Huan Sheng had few options left to rely on.

This time, Huan Sheng put a lot of effort into the congratulatory letter, which also took him a lot of time. Unfortunately, the more Huan Sheng read it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

I wanted to present it, but felt somewhat reluctant.

Thinking back to the time when he first came to Beijing, he was so full of energy and wanted to prove his abilities so much. He looked down on those flatterers and was unwilling to get close to the gentry in Guanzhong.

Now, looking at the congratulatory letter in his hand, the content seems respectable, but in fact, every word is striking at Huan Sheng's heart.

In the end, Huan Sheng smiled.

Suddenly, Huan Sheng felt a slight pain in his head.

A dizzy feeling followed, and soon a battlefield with swords and horses appeared. These images, which came from nowhere, kept emerging from the depths of his mind.

Huan Sheng's face, which had been filled with pain from the influx of these memories, and even had a frown on his face, became more solemn and calm as this scene appeared.

A face.

Appeared in his memory.

And he was very familiar with this person.

He was the fourth son of Emperor Yongjin, Chu Shizhao, who was named King of Jin.

A voice followed closely behind.

[During the Zhenping period, the Xiongnu invaded the borders of the Great Zhou Dynasty many times. At that time, Chu Shizhao, who had pacified the north and gradually gained control of the court, could not tolerate the Xiongnu's repeated invasions of the Great Zhou. In anger, he led his troops to the desert and vowed to fight against the Xiongnu.] In memory.

Chu Shizhao was seen wearing a military robe. He looked very dignified, wearing armor, tall and heroic. He looked at a document that looked like a memorial, threw it heavily to the ground, and then smashed the desk with his fist.

"The Xiongnu has bullied me too much. Do you really think that I dare not send troops to conquer them?"

Huan Sheng was unable to react for a moment. In his opinion, the ethnic minorities on the grassland were also divided into strong and weak. For example, the Qiang people in Liangzhou who were completely subdued were the relatively weaker party. The Xiongnu people established their own royal court on the grassland, and they repeatedly violated the law and attacked the north at every turn. They were really arrogant.

But the problem is that the Huns did have the capital to be arrogant.

On the one hand, the Huns were capable of fighting, and on the other hand, they dared to fight. In contrast, the northern part of the Zhou Dynasty was in complete chaos, with the military governors of various places guarding their own areas. This led to the arrival of the Huns, leaving the north in disarray. It all depended on who had the greater ability to beat the Huns back, and whoever could not beat the Huns back could only watch the north under their rule being invaded.

what's the situation?
At that time, had the vassal states on the borders of the Great Zhou Dynasty completely obeyed the orders of the central court?
[You are Chu Shizhao's most trusted minister.]

[You guard Liangzhou for Chu Shizhao and control Duan Qi's power in Liangzhou. At the same time, you are also part of the army that marches north to fight against the Xiongnu.]

At this time, Huan Sheng's memory gradually became clearer because he saw his own vision.

[In his early years, Huan Jie started the Chang'an Rebellion, which led to the killing of a large number of scholars in the Chang'an court. Fortunately, your sister married Chu Shizhao in her early years, making you Chu Shizhao's uncle. ]

【After Huan Jie was defeated and killed, the Huan family was implicated. Fortunately, Chu Shizhao was moved by the long-term relationship between Huan Yi and him and was unwilling to let his wife be convicted and killed by scholars. With his resolute attitude, you and Huan Yi were able to escape hardship.】

[You were opposed to the Northern Expedition against the Xiongnu because in your opinion, there was still a Song court in the south that had not been pacified. This was a separatist regime established by the rebel army. If you did not conquer the south and went to fight the Xiongnu, it would be difficult to take care of both ends and it would be easy for something to go wrong. Therefore, you repeatedly made suggestions against it, but Chu Shizhao did not accept them.]

[So, you have no choice but to join the Northern Expedition against the Xiongnu. After all, he is not only your brother-in-law, but also the one who saved you. Since Chu Shizhao has made the decision, you must follow suit and share his worries.]

[In order to demonstrate his determination to march north, Chu Shizhao killed the envoy sent by the Xiongnu to seek peace on the spot.]

[Faced with the barking and weighing pros and cons of the ministers in the court, Chu Shizhao seemed to be dismissive and just said lightly: "The desert? I can go there too."]

Confused!
Huan Sheng saw the memory clearly in his mind and immediately grasped the true situation, that is, there were Huns invading the border in the north and rebel separatist forces in the south.

In other words, the Zhou Dynasty only had the north in its hands, but was suffering from a dilemma. At this time, instead of conquering the south and unifying the world, it went to the north to fight the Huns outside the Great Wall. Isn't this damaging the country's national strength?

But then, Huan Sheng shook his head again.

He suddenly realized a problem, that is, if you attack the south, how can you guarantee that the Huns will not take the opportunity to move south.

This is a question of choice.

If we attack the south, the Huns may come.

However, there is nothing wrong with the decision to pick one side to fight, at least it relieves the pressure on one side, just from memory.

The southerners were easier to fight than the Huns, but Chu Shizhao picked a tougher one to fight.

That's still confusing!
At this point, Huan Sheng couldn't help but consider the situation for Chu Shizhao, because according to the pros and cons analyzed from the contents of his memory, he was a minister close to Chu Shizhao, and he was also his elder brother-in-law. It would be unreasonable not to consider the future of Chu Shizhao.

And what about his stupid brother? What was he doing? He started a riot in Chang'an and ruined the Huan family.

But at this moment, the scene that reappeared in his memory caused Huan Sheng's blood pressure to soar instantly.

[When you and Duan Qi's army entered the grassland, you had a direct confrontation with the Xiongnu. In this battle, you actually only won by a narrow margin. However, in order to gain greater credit, Duan Qi claimed to the court that you had won a great victory, and cut off the heads of some Qiang people who died in the battle and used them as Xiongnu heads as rewards.]

[Although you despise Duan Qi's behavior, in order to boost the morale of the Northern Expedition Army, you can only declare that this battle was a huge success.]

[But the accident still happened. ]

[As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Chu Shizhao personally led the Black Armor Cavalry deep into the grassland. However, three days after entering the grassland, there was no news from him.]

Huan Sheng was already sweating profusely.

Chu Shizhao was his brother-in-law, so Huan Sheng would always be on his side. Moreover, in Huan Sheng's memory, Chu Shizhao was also an important source of power for the Huan family, which was equivalent to a guarantee of their status.

Huan Yi also gave birth to a son for Chu Shizhao.

Huan Sheng working for Chu Shizhao is like working for his own nephew; they are all family.

No problem!
so.
Why could such a crucial person get lost on the grassland at such a crucial moment?!

His doubts just arose in his heart.

The next moment, Huan Sheng couldn't say anything he wanted to say.

There is one more update, I will try to update it before midnight.

(End of this chapter)