Dahan first prince

Chapter 337 Whoever suffers, can't suffer border soldiers
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Seeing the playful eyes of Cao Shen and Yang Chengyan looking at him, Wang Ling raised his head full of doubts, and saw Liu Ying, and even Lu Zhi on the imperial steps, with a kind smile on their faces .

After Lu Zhi rolled his eyes at Liu Ying with a benevolent smile, and lowered his head in relief, looking at the eldest son Liu Gong who had quietly fallen asleep in his arms, Liu Ying smiled and turned to Yang Cheng who was beside him. nod.

Then, Yangcheng Yanwen turned around with a smile and looked at Wang Ling who was still full of doubts.

"If the Marquis of An Guo had come half a moment earlier, he would have heard that: Your Majesty's intentions coincided with what the Marquis of An Guo said?"

Yang Chengyan's teasing words came out immediately, and Cao Shen, who was kneeling beside Wang Ling, did not forget to tilt his upper body sideways, "carefully" explained to Wang Ling.

"Shicai, Your Majesty said to the Shaofu: Quickly prepare such thick winter clothes, armor and arrows, so as to send out swallows and thistles;"

"By the time of Yanji, there are tens of thousands of armored soldiers, tens of thousands of winter clothes and thick mattresses, and millions of grain and arrows. They should be taken over by the chariot general Feihu Duwei and Jipuhou Chaiwu."

"Wait for the Han envoys to go to the east, and then secretly send out such thick winter clothes and mattresses, food, grass and military equipment, so as to distribute them all over the northern wall..."

Hearing Cao Shen's words, Wang Ling's expression froze for a moment, and then he fell into a short-term absent-minded state.

"Send Yanji first, and then Chai Cheqi will take over..."

"Wait for the Han envoys to go east, and then secretly tune to the various parts of the northern wall..."

With a distracted gaze, Wang Lingben murmured a few times, and Wang Lingben still had a slightly worried expression, which was immediately replaced by a touch of shame visible to the naked eye.

After a while, Wang Ling, who turned back from his thoughts, finally stood up with a solemn expression, and slowly bowed to Liu Ying.

"Chen, Meng Lang..."

Full of shame, Wang Ling straightened up and sat back in his seat, only the expression of worry from before was no longer visible on his face.

Liu Ying, on the other hand, didn't seem to care about Wang Ling's 'Meng Lang' behavior. Seeing Wang Ling's solemn apology, she just waved her hands relaxedly.

"Tai Fu's words are serious."

"As the saying goes, those who don't know are not at fault; the Taifu doesn't know what I mean, so there is nothing wrong with making this remonstrance."

Speaking, Liu Ying did not forget to turn her head with a smile on her face, and looked at Yang Chengyan beside her and Cao Shen on the opposite side respectively.

"It's the Taifu's honest advice, which coincides with my original intention. On the contrary, I should thank the Taifu for his teaching in the past..."

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Yang Chengyan and Cao Can couldn't help laughing in good faith, and the atmosphere in the hall became more and more relaxed.

Even Wang Ling, who was ridiculed by Liu Ying, felt a lot more relaxed, even showing a shy smile on his previously tense face.

As for Liu Ying's words of "thank you for your good teaching", the three of them just pretended not to hear it, and didn't take it to heart at all.

——An Guohou's mausoleum has only served as an internal historian for more than a year. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has only returned to the political center of the court in recent years!

Before becoming an internal historian, Wang Ling had almost never held an important position in the court. In some respects, Wang Ling's understanding of the court of the Han Dynasty may not even be as good as that of Liu Ying, who has not yet been crowned as a pro-government!
As for the reason, it is necessary to talk about the transformation process of Wangling from an independent warlord to Taizu Liu Bang's generals since the end of Qin and Chu and Han Dynasties.

When talking about the past of Wang Ling, it is difficult not to mention an old friend of Wang Ling: Fang Hou of the current dynasty, Yong Chi.

In the beginning, Wang Ling, like Yong Chi, were the children of Fengyi's powerful and powerful, and the relationship between the two could be regarded as "well-matched" friends.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when the world was in chaos and the whole world rebelled against Qin, as a friend of Yong Chi, Wang Ling did not follow Liu Bang, but set up his own family and devoted himself to the great cause of resisting Qin.

Later, with the help of Xiao He, Cao Can and other Peixian officials, Liu Bang used Peixian as a base to raise troops, while Wangling and Yongchi raised troops in Fengyi respectively;
It was not until a few months after the rise of the army that Liu Bang, who was granted the title of "Marquis of Wu'an of Chu" by the King of Chuhuai, and the Tomb of Xianghou, who was also granted the title of King Huai of Chuhuai, invaded Nanyang County at the same time. The first intersection.

To be precise, it was Wang Ling who owed Liu Bang a favor for the current Beiping Marquis Zhang Cang.

At that time, Zhang Cang, who had served as the censor of Qin, had already fled back to his hometown of Yangwu County due to crimes. When Liu Bang led his troops to Yangwu County, Zhang Cang followed Liu Bang as a guest, and then attacked Nanyang with Liu Bang.

Before the capture of Nanyang, Zhang Cang was reported for "soldiers and looting". According to Liu Bang's early military law, Zhang Cang was the first to show his crimes;

Although Liu Bang felt sorry for Zhang Cang's talent at that time, but the military law was as high as a mountain, Liu Bang finally could only sigh and sigh, and ordered Zhang Cang to be taken to the execution ground.

It was also when Zhang Cang was taken to the execution ground and was about to show his head to the public, just as Wang Ling passed by the execution ground, Zhang Cang's "extraordinary momentum" could be seen at a glance.

To be precise, I saw Zhang Cang's tall and burly body, as fat and fair as a gourd seed... (Anyway, that's what Sima Qian said)
Seeing Zhang Cang, Wang Ling immediately exclaimed, "The young man is so good", so he stopped the execution without hesitation, and interceded with Liu Bang on Zhang Cang's behalf.

Liu Bang naturally coveted Wang Ling from his hometown for a long time, but Wang Ling had been playing with Liu Bang's great enemy - Yong Chi's bare butt since he was a child.

Seeing an opportunity to "let Wang Ling accept his favor", Liu Bang followed the good example and immediately pardoned Zhang Cang's capital crime, allowing him to take the crime and make meritorious service.

In this way, Wang Ling owed Liu Bang a favor, which also paved the way for Wang Ling to join the Han camp later;

As for Zhang Cang who was rescued by Wang Ling, since then, he has been extremely respectful to Wang Ling, wishing to serve Wang Ling as his own father.

——After all, no matter how you say it, Wang Ling can be regarded as Zhang Cang's life-saving benefactor, a "reconstruction grace", Zhang Cang must recognize it no matter what.

Later, Liu Bang entered Xianyang first, and resolved the Hongmen Banquet set by Xiang Yu, and was named King of Han by Xiang Yu.

As for Wang Ling, because his friend Yong Chi had betrayed Liu Bang, he did not join Liu Bang's account, but left Xianyang with his own troops and returned to his hometown in Nanyang.

Later, Liu Bang personally sent someone to ask Wang Ling: In the past, I was only Pei Gong, and I dared not let you be my subordinate. Now that I have been conferred the title of King of Han, I should be qualified to ask you to assist me;
Zhang Cang, whom you rescued, has become a general under my tent. Do you still want to waste time in Nanyang, waiting for Zhang Cang, a kid, to become the commander-in-chief of a hundred thousand troops?

Knowing Liu Bang's intention, Wang Ling finally confirmed: the betrayal of his old friend Yong Chi did not make Liu Bang loathe him;

Coupled with Zhang Cang's "already a general", it is really difficult for Wang Ling to resist the impulse of "I can do it myself".

In this way, after several twists and turns, Wang Ling finally devoted himself to the Han camp, and made great military achievements in the process of Liu Bang's return to the Three Qin Dynasty.

When Liu Bang returned to the Three Qin Dynasty, and met all the princes in Bashang to discuss Xiang Yu, Yong Chi, who had escaped from Fengyi, also returned to Liu Bang's command as a "General Zhao"; , it seems to be temporarily closed.

Afterwards, Liu Bang led an army of 56 allied princes, and they were defeated first and then defeated in the first battle of Pengcheng in the Chu and Han Dynasties.

In order to force Liu Bang to submit, Xiang Yu made a fuss about Liu Xing first, but only waited for Liu Bang's sentence "take me a piece of the pie";
Afterwards, Xiang Yu, who did not give up, made a fuss about Wang Ling's mother, and made a plan to "at least get someone to come back".

Obviously, Wang Ling is not Liu Bang.

Regarding Xiang Yu's threat of 'cooking and killing Ermu', Wang Ling did not dare to sit idly by, so he could only send envoys to negotiate with Xiang Yu.

When receiving the envoys sent by Wang Ling, Xiang Yu also asked the Queen Mother to sit by the side all the time, and his sinister intentions were clearly revealed.

After Xiang Yu made it clear that "Wang Ling will not come in person, this matter will not be discussed", the envoy sent by Wang Ling could only temporarily end the dispute on the grounds that "I can't make the decision, let me go back and report first." contact.

And the turning point of this matter happened at this moment.

——Hearing that the envoy of her son's tomb was about to return, the Queen Mother secretly found the envoy and said: The king of Chu has no master, so he can't accomplish great things; tell my son, don't think about saving me anymore, and follow the king of Han to make contributions and make great achievements. Lintel!

After saying that, the Queen Mother pulled out her sword without hesitation and killed herself in front of the messenger...
When Xiang Yu learned of this, the envoys from the royal tomb had already fled; Xiang Yu, the overlord who knew he had lost the royal tomb, ordered in a rage: cook the corpse of the queen mother...

The old lady killed herself, but she couldn't escape the tragic end of "cooking the corpse". In the end, Wang Ling made up his mind to follow Liu Bang wholeheartedly.

Because this is the last wish of the Queen Mother before she died, and it is also the only possibility for Wang Ling to take revenge.

But what Wang Ling didn't notice was that his act of "almost condemning the Han to surrender to Chu" did not escape the eyes of the Han King Liu Bang...

In this way, after Wang Ling finally got rid of the negative label of "Yongchi friend", he was labeled as "loyalty doubtful" by Liu Bang;

Later, when Han Zuo was established and all the princes were granted, Liu Bang deliberately did not seal the royal tomb, and then sealed it later;
The word 'late seal' here, has been delayed for nearly two years...

In the end, Liu Bang still designated Wang Ling as "the third prime minister after Xiao He and Cao Shen" before he died even though he was disgusted in his heart. It is not difficult to see that Liu Bang still recognized Wang Ling's ability very much.

But it is an undoubted fact that Liu Bang had a grudge against Wang Ling because of that incident back then.

——At that time, Liu Bang was already the majestic King of Han, and he could put his face down and shout "take me a piece of the pie". Why can't Wang Ling?
Since Wangling is not Liu Bang, there will be no second Liu Bang in the world.

But the helpless thing is: in Liu Bang's view, Wang Ling's move of "almost reluctantly surrendering to Chu" is really inappropriate.

——Who made Liu Bang himself able to be "mighty and unyielding" in the same situation...
Because of this matter, Wang Ling was only granted the title of Marquis, and it dragged on from the beginning of the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, when Han Zuo was established and the heroes were everywhere, to the end of the sixth year of the Han Dynasty;
As for becoming an official in the court, it was not until the beginning of the 12th year of the Han Dynasty when Liu Bang died that Wang Ling finally got the advantage of "vacancy in internal history".

Furthermore, although the current Wang Ling is also the emperor's tutor like Cao Can, it is really a bit reluctant to say that Wang Ling has really taught Liu Ying anything.

——Who doesn't know that when Liu Ying was still the prince, the prince and Taifu who taught Liu Ying was the current uncle Sun Tong?
Even Shusun Tong, the crown prince at that time, actually didn't have time to teach Liu Ying much, and the first emperor Liu Bang died!

Going to heaven, that is, last year, the four hermits who were forced to stay by Liu Ying and had no choice but to send back to Shangshan, can each be regarded as half of Liu Ying's teacher.

As for the current Grand Master Cao Can, Wang Ling, and even the Grand Master Xiao He who just passed away, they are all just "Emperor Teachers" in name.

That being the case, it is impossible for Wang Ling to take it seriously when Liu Ying said politely while talking and laughing, "Teacher taught well in the past".

On the contrary, Liu Ying stood up with emotion after a while, and explained to Wang Ling.

"In the past, the Tai Tuo had a lot of leisure time, and now it is only a few years old for the internal history; the Tai Tuo still has some unclear things about the affairs of the court..."

After saying a word with vicissitudes, Liu Ying turned sideways, bent down and picked up the bamboo slips that Liu Ying had been looking at before, and handed them to Wang Ling.

As a result, Wang Ling glanced at the bamboo slips that Liu Ying handed over, and his expression became as serious as Liu Ying's.

"The Garrison of the North Wall..."

"Unexpectedly, to such a place?!!"

Seeing the astonishment on Wang Ling's face, Liu Ying couldn't help but shook her head with a wry smile, put her hands behind her back, facing the direction of the palace gate, and sighed leisurely.

"In the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, Han Wangxin offered to surrender the Xiongnu to the king's capital Mayi, and later Emperor Taizu Gao personally led the conquest, but unfortunately fell into the siege of Baideng..."

"In just seven days of the siege, the elite of our Han family lost tens of thousands of casualties due to hunger and cold; more than half of the southern and northern armies were killed or injured..."

As she spoke, Liu Ying couldn't help lowering her head, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and choked up a little, and said, "If at that time, I had obtained [-] winter clothes and [-] thick mattresses, where would the elite of our Han family come from?" So difficult?"

After saying that, Liu Ying raised her head, taking the opportunity of "sighing up to the sky", she rolled her eyelids up vigorously, trying to stop the tears from falling down.

Hearing Liu Ying's words, the faces of Wang Ling and Cao Shen also showed a look of loneliness;
On the other hand, Yang Chengyan, who took up the conversation after Liu Ying "sighed up to the sky", looked at Wang Ling and Cao Shen with a bitter expression.

"I dare not hide anything from the two grand tutors."

"This time, under the order of His Majesty, the Shaofu produced [-] winter clothes and [-] thick mattresses, which can be said to be all cloth and velvet."

"As soon as the winter clothes and thick mattresses come out, there will be no money left in the Shaofu's mansion to produce a foot of cloth or a catty of velvet..."

"As for military rations, fortunately, thanks to His Majesty's government in charge of food and rice, the domestic funds can be saved a little bit."

"However, bows, feathers and arrows, knives and weapons, are all the efforts of the Shaofu, so that they can meet His Majesty's needs..."

Following Yang Chengyan's deep voice, Cao Shen and Wang Ling couldn't help showing a touch of emotion on their faces.

Liu Ying finally calmed down, turning around to look at Wang Ling and Cao Shen regardless of her eyes were still red.

"The suffering of frontier soldiers has existed since the battle of Pingcheng in Han and Xiong."

"Unfortunately, in the past few years, the chaos of the princes with different surnames in the Kanto region has continued; even if the court has a heart, there is nothing it can do..."

As she spoke, Liu Ying did not forget to sniff her nose lightly, and then looked at Wang Ling and Cao Shen sincerely.

"Fortunately, thanks to Emperor Gao's dedication and hard work day and night in the country, the current treasury has accumulated a little bit of savings, so that I can adjust winter clothes and thick mattresses, army rations and weapons for the border guards."

"I also hope that the Marquis of Pingyang and the Marquis of Anguo know what I want, and show some sympathy for my soldiers at the border gates and the soldiers of the Han border..."

After saying that, Liu Ying paid respects to Wang Ling and Cao Shen regardless of the emperor's crown Xuan she was wearing and the twelve sulfur crowns on her head.

"I, on behalf of the 27 soldiers on the northern wall of the Han Dynasty, and when I was ten years old, there were 610 heroes who died in the battle on the Han border. Thank you to the two grand masters..."

(End of this chapter)