Father Han Gaozu

"What?? Let me take the unicorn to see His Majesty??"

Shen Pei's eyes widened, "Where do I go to catch the unicorn??"

Lu Lu said with a cold face, "I don't care about that. Since you all said that the Qilin appeared because of His Majesty, then His Majesty wants to see Qilin today, so shouldn't this Qilin be avoided?"

"By the way, don't use any other animals as unicorns. There was a merchant who used a white deer to dress up a unicorn as a gift to His Majesty. Your Majesty confiscated the merchant's home and sent it to Beidi County. Fangma Ruo will be a servant of His Majesty. Deception is not as simple as being exiled to the North."

Shen Pei only felt that it was bad luck. He grabbed Lu Lu's sleeve and said angrily: "The matter of benevolence and beasts was brought up by those Confucian scholars of the Gongyang School. I have been reprimanding them from the beginning to the end. If you want to catch the Qilin, you should let them catch it, what does this have to do with me?"

"I don't care about that. Duke Fuqiu doesn't care. You are the leader of Confucianism now. If you don't arrest who will you arrest?"

"This is your own business. Your Majesty has given you seven days. Don't waste the time. Hurry up and invite Qilin to the mountain!"

After Lu Lu finished speaking, he tore off his sleeves and left here proudly.

Shen Pei rubbed his forehead.

In these years, in order to develop, Confucianism has continuously absorbed the theories of various schools and developed countless small branches. This is a good thing for the development of Confucianism, but it has also brought a lot of trouble. His Majesty has already been offended, and now what kind of unicorn is going to do it. Although the Confucian school is not the same every time it makes trouble, it is the entire Confucianism that suffers, which makes people very helpless.

The emperor didn't care which small school of Confucianism said this, he thought it was said by Confucian scholars.

The last time it was the Li faction that made trouble, the last time it was the Qiru faction, and this time it was the Gongyang faction.

The so-called unicorn is a benevolent beast, the most widely spread and believed to be true, is the Gongyang School. Although other schools of Confucianism do not deny the unicorn, they will not tout it like they do.This Gongyang school has just gained power, is it so impatient to start a war with Huang Lao? ?

This is because he is afraid of being questioned by the emperor, and he deliberately flatters the emperor, talking about the Holy Son of Heaven.

These idiots, can't they see clearly that the power of interpretation is in the hands of the emperor, not Huang Lao? ?
As Fuqiu Bo's most proud disciple, Shen Pei also has many disciples, and they are very knowledgeable. Even the crown prince Liu An was very polite to him. It was a tie, regardless of the outcome.

After Fu Qiubo retired to write a book, he became the Confucian leader of Taixue as a matter of course, and his reputation is still great, but these days seem to be good. Can a random word describe it?He is also a little bit overwhelmed by so many schools.

Several of Shen Pei's disciples looked at him anxiously, "Teacher, the Qilin will be found within seven days. We should leave as soon as possible."

"What are you moving? Do you really want to capture a unicorn for His Majesty?! Where did you get that unicorn?!"

What Shen Pei had learned was the Xun School's theory of how the heavens have their own way of life, so how could he believe such words as Qilin should be a virtuous king?

The disciples lowered their heads and said helplessly: "Then what should we do? If we can't catch the Qilin, His Majesty will definitely blame us."

"Your Majesty is not asking me to catch Qilin, but to catch people!"

"Hu Wusheng is gone, and these rams who have become monks halfway can't sit still. Get ready and go out later. I can't catch Qilin, but I can still catch those lowly Confucians!"

"only!!"

Meanwhile, in the Northwest Fields.

"General. Can't go any further!"

Li Guang held Xia Houzao tightly, and looked not far away in horror, "Going forward, we will enter the Hexi Kingdom!"

Xia Houzao was very displeased, "Your Majesty asked us to welcome General Shentu, and he also said that we should show our utmost sincerity. If we don't meet him far away from the country, how can we show our sincerity?"

"Then you can't lead the army into other countries. This kind of sincerity is too great, and it's easy to lose your head!"

"What are you afraid of? Does the temple still think that I will rebel? With my father as the hostage father in Chang'an, how could I rebel?"

"General, Zhou Bo of the Hexi Kingdom is unreasonable. You probably know his reputation. He doesn't care about anything for the sake of military exploits. If he finds out, we will be like a bunch of moving people in his eyes. Military exploits, he will definitely take us all down and send them to Chang'an to receive rewards!!!"

Li Guang said in fear, Zhou Bo's reputation in the Northwest is still very great, this general who is easy to behead, has been fighting for years, killing a lot of people's heads. Yun, Hexi Kingdom is now the entire Northwest, no, it is probably the place with the best law and order in the entire Han Dynasty, not to mention bandits, even pickpockets are rarely seen. Will hunt down until the opponent is completely wiped out, after all, it is also military merit.

In addition to the former Prime Minister of the country like Liu Jing, there are no rangers or big families who cause trouble here. It is peaceful and the people live quite well.

At the beginning, there were people from Jiankun who came to Beiting country to fight the autumn wind, and later they said that Zhou Bo was coming, and the leaders of the Hu people were so frightened that they turned around and ran away, not even daring to claim the spoils.

Hearing what Li Guang said, Xia Houzao also felt that it made sense.

He said a little aggrieved: "Beiting State owns Chai Wu, and Hexi State owns Zhou Bo, so people can't be bullied, it's really resentful!!!"

Do you feel wronged because you can't bully others? ?
Li Guang has never followed such an unreliable general, but he has made a lot of military achievements in fighting with him in these years, and he will soon be named a marquis. This also made him not dissatisfied, so he said patiently: "We are waiting here, which is considered a great courtesy to Duke Shentu, so you don't have to worry."

Xia Houzao thought about it, and felt that what Li Guang said was quite reasonable. Zhou Bo was already quite old, so he didn't have to make trouble with him, so he didn't enter the Hexi Kingdom.

They waited here for a long time, and when Xia Houzao lost his patience and was ready to enter the Hexi Kingdom at any time, Shentujia finally appeared in the distance.

They were a group of cavalry, holding dazzling festival battles. Xia Houzao's eyes lit up, and he immediately led people to greet them.

Shen Tujia was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Xiting Kingdom would value him so much, and even sent a national captain to wait for him in such a remote place, he was quite flattered.

But when he saw the face of the Prime Minister, he immediately frowned.

"Mr. Shen Tu!"

"I follow the king's order and come here to welcome you!"

Shen Tujia returned the salute seriously, but didn't say much, and everyone hurried back together. Xia Houzao obviously didn't realize the attitude of the other party, and followed him with a smile, "Mr. Shen Tu, if you want to say that our king , I still value you very much. You actually asked me to welcome you. You may not know that I am Xia Houzao, the ever-victorious general of Xiting Kingdom, who has conquered many countries successively."

Just when Xia Houzao was about to brag about his great achievements, Shen Tujia interrupted him mercilessly.

"I know the general's prestige. The general has indeed made great contributions to the country, but you can't completely ignore the affairs of this family. If you don't teach your family members well, no matter how great the prestige you get, it won't last long. "

Hearing these words, Xia Houzao suddenly remembered something and became furious, "Could it be that my father did something in Chang'an again? I knew that my father is not good enough, and I also want to discipline him well, but the distance is too far away. Far."

Shen Tujia almost choked, he hastily explained: "I'm not talking about the Marquis of Ruyin. I led people through Longxi, but someone actually wanted to rob me. Do you know what kind of crime this is?"

"Ah?? Who is so bold? How dare you steal your things?"

"It's your son Xia Houci!!!"

Xia Houzao suddenly grinned, "This scorpion is getting better and better."

Looking at Shentujia's dark face, he hurriedly changed his words and cursed: "This bastard deserves to be beaten!"

"I was famous all my life, how could I have such a child?"

"Heh, you'd better keep your son away from King Xia. These two are colluding in Longxi, and the officials can't discipline them. Sooner or later, it will bring you serious trouble!"

"I know! I will definitely not let them affect my reputation!"

"Sooner or later, they will be dealt with severely!"

Xia Houzao scolded, then smiled and said: "Let's continue talking about the Xiting Kingdom. I destroyed all the countries one after another. That's it. I led an army of less than [-] people to attack tens of thousands of"

Once Xiahou Zao started blowing, it was endless.

Shen Tujia hesitated to speak.

He could see that neither of the father and son was reliable.

How can Ruyin Marquis He De have such descendants? ?

Hearing Xiahouzao's endless bragging along the way, Shentujia's ears were buzzing. Fortunately, Shentujia's endurance is not bad, probably because of Ruyinhou's face, he forcibly He endured it, after all, he was the son of his old boss who fought with Xia Houying before, so he endured it, endured it.

Just when Xia Houzao was talking about his great achievements in destroying Kangju Kingdom, they finally arrived at the royal city of Xiting Kingdom.

Shen Tujia breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Qi came forward and came to see him. After walking for so long, he finally met a normal person. Liu Qi was very respectful to Shen Tujia, with a smile on his face. He held his hand tightly and invited him to sit with him A car, among other things, this attitude is really good. After returning to the palace, Liu Qi did not hide it, and directly expressed his thoughts.

"I know that Lord Shentu went to be poisoned for the sake of the governor's army and to monitor the place."

"And now, Xiting has also solved all the enemies around it. The poisonous business way is also extremely important to Xiting. Although Shentu is a famous general, he is alone, and there are many poisonous and traitors. I am afraid that you will not be able to do things alone. , I, Xiting Kingdom, is willing to help you do things in Shendu, and it is also to maintain our business routes. If there is any change in Shendu, I can also send people to attack at any time. Xiting Kingdom has been going out all over the years, and the army is still very good. "

Shen Tujia was not surprised, but asked calmly: "What does Your Majesty want?"

"Han Ci Province in the Peacock Kingdom has a lot of thieves. I just want to send people to station there to protect the merchants of the Xiting Kingdom."

Shen Tujia was silent for a moment, and then said: "The King of Peacocks has always attached great importance to the homeland of peacocks. Without your Majesty's order, I can't hand over these cities to you. If some cities cause the rebellion of the Peacock Kingdom, I cannot bear the consequences. started."

Liu Qi laughed loudly, "Of course I know what the Peacock King is like, but you may not know that this Peacock King is already dying. After losing the battle with Baicheng, he was criticized and worried. He is already old, how can he suffer such a setback? He has been ill for more than two months, and he may have passed away now. His son, who was studying in the Taixue, is still working as a small official in Chang'an. He married the surname Zhong Girl, the speech is the same as that of the Han people, but it is different from his father, haha, that's why I dare to tell you about the garrison."

Shen Tujia was very surprised, "The Peacock King is seriously ill?? Why didn't the temple know about this?"

"The widow just heard the news. The news is probably still on the way. By the time the news reaches Chang'an, the Peacock King is probably dead. This is different from other countries, Lord Shen Tu, as you probably know, the temples are divided into the world. The power of the kings, but here in the widow, is mostly indulgence, allowing the widow to give orders, because it is too far away from Chang'an, and too close to Shendu. If you have to wait for Chang'an's order in everything, you will miss a lot of times. good chance."

"You don't have to worry, this is the privilege that Zhong's father promised to give to the widow. Zhong's father believed in the widow's ability very much. He once told the widow that the poisoning of the body can be stopped by the widow in a hurry."

Shen Tujia nodded, "I know about this matter. When I left, Your Majesty also told me that I don't have to wait for the temple's order to handle things in time. I also asked me to keep in touch with you and make decisions together."

"Hahaha, that's it!"

"The Peacock King is not just a son. If we can make good use of this matter, in the future, there will be our troops on both sides of Congling Ridge. Being able to approach the city with soldiers, so that we can better control the body poison, what do you think?"

The area that Liu Qi asked for was an important traffic artery (Kashmir) from Congling to Fahrenheit City. Occupying this place, he could easily reach the core area of ​​the Maurya Kingdom (Punjab) and also go to the Batley Kingdom (Afghanistan). After the big Han defeated the Huns who occupied this place, they handed it over to the Peacocks because they could not directly manage it, and thus obtained the submission of the Peacock Kingdom. Take it back here, first station your own army, and then send officials to slowly turn this place into a county of Xiting Kingdom.
Shen Tujia stroked his beard lightly, and said: "These matters should not be too urgent. I will go to Shendu first, check the local situation, listen to Feng Gong's advice, and then make plans."

Liu Qi laughed softly, "Of course, of course, we still have to listen to the advice of the sages, and then make arrangements."

"Actually, you should listen to another person's thoughts when you go to Shenpo this time."

"Who?"

"Shendu General Ariel, this general is currently the general of Shendu, commanding the most elite army of Shendu, and he is extremely loyal to His Majesty. He is originally a Shendu person, and many things about Shendu are completely different from those in the Central Plains. , Listen to his ideas more. It will also be beneficial to your next thing."

"I heard that the general's son is also in Chang'an?"

"Probably so."

After the banquet was over, Shen Tujia looked a little drunk, and Liu Qifang sent someone to take him to rest.

After Shentu Jia left, Liu Qi's smiling face suddenly turned cold, and he looked at Ji Tong at the side, and said very displeasedly: "This Lord Shentu doesn't seem to want us to intervene in the matter of poisoning us." ah?"

Ji Tong was also a little strange, "I have heard in the past that this man has a strong personality and is irritable, but looking at it today, it is different from the rumors."

"It's not surprising. Can people who don't know how to adapt survive to this day? We must take the Hanci Province. And the Stone City in the north must also be in our hands. Xiting Kingdom owns these two Being in the door will benefit endlessly in the future! Stabilize commercial roads in the country, develop farming and mulberry, and train cavalry to occupy these two main roads. When the national power is prosperous, we can send troops from these two places. I can easily reach the future, and my Xiting Kingdom will be the number one vassal state of the Han Dynasty, and I will be the sharp blade in the hands of Your Majesty!!"

Liu Qi raised his head, his eyes sparkled.

Ji Tong knew in his heart how ambitious his great king was.

But he still couldn't help persuading him: "But in the eyes of ministers like Shen Tujia, the king is still a foreign king after all, and they don't think it is a good thing to make the vassal states stronger. I am afraid that it will cause a bad situation. There is no need to force it. This matter can be handled slowly, unless His Majesty establishes other princely states, these places will sooner or later be the territory of the Xiting Kingdom."

"You're right, I'm still young, I'm not in a hurry, let's wait until Shen Tujia is poisoned, and Zhongfu actually agrees with me to manage these two regions, so let's make preparations first. Zhongfu promised, we will immediately send troops to occupy it, and then build roads, checkpoints and cities, and completely turn it into a county of my great man."

"In the future, we will go all the way west, and stand the banner of the West Court to the extreme west!!"

While the two were plotting, Shen Tujia also sat in the mansion, squinting his eyes, thinking about Liu Qi's words.

This great king is ambitious and young. As a minister of the temple, he is not willing to allow Xiting Kingdom to intervene too much in the poisoning affairs, but these two places are really important and cannot be kept in the hands of outsiders all the time.
The next day, Shentujia bid farewell to Liu Qi and prepared to leave.

But Liu Qi said with a smile: "How can I let you go on the road alone? I have already selected a person to accompany you to Shendu and help you gain a foothold there."

Shen Tujia was a little surprised, could it be
He turned his head, just in time to see Xia Houzao grinning.

"Where did we talk about before? Can't remember?? Then I'll start from the beginning. Anyway, the road is quite far away, but don't worry, I am very familiar with this road."