I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 237 Border Affairs

Liu Long knew that Emperor Guangwu had worked very hard, and he had almost achieved perfection.

He used the fastest speed to deal with all the enemies, and then worked hard to bring the country back to normalcy.

But as the saying goes, every gain must come with a loss.

No one knows whether Emperor Guangwu, the ancestor of the ancestors, had the support of heaven and whether he was the biological son of heaven.

But Liu Long knew very well that Emperor Guangwu, the ancestor, definitely had the support of the world's wealthy families, and he achieved this miracle with their support.

But as a price, he often chooses to be lenient to those people and wealthy families.

We can never kill them, which has resulted in the trend among the aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty that they cannot lose their tail.

This has also become the Han's biggest internal trouble!

Compared with this, when the Han Dynasty was about to perish, Chen Tang dared to shout such slogans as "Anyone who openly offends the powerful Han will be punished no matter how far away!"

The Han's frontier troops were still suppressing the surrounding foreigners, so compared to the chaotic interior, the outside made the court feel more relaxed.

Originally, the big man could use two or three generations to solve the problem internally, and then concentrate his strength to continue fighting outside.

And the big man did exactly that.

After Emperor Guangwu unified the world, he died without being able to govern the world.

Emperor Xiaoming and Emperor Xiaozhang indeed created a prosperous age, creating excellent opportunities and sufficient foundation for the late emperor, Emperor Xiaohe.

When things have developed to this point, it is almost a replica of Gaozu's lineage!
The rule of Wenjing corresponded to the rule of Mingzhang, and the next generation of Emperor Xiaowu was a man of great talent and great military prowess.

The late Emperor Xiao and Emperor Liu Zhao were both warlike people, and they had many famous generals under their command. They frequently won victories in foreign battles, which made the Han Dynasty famous far beyond the Great Wall and suppressed the Western Regions.
According to the trajectory of history, one generation should consume the accumulation of three generations, and then finally let the Han Dynasty become the real overlord of the world again, and let the Han Dynasty once again expand its territory.

But here’s where things diverge!

The late emperor passed away at a young age, and the death of the late emperor does not mean that he left behind enough legacy.

It doesn't mean he left enough food and grass.

The aristocratic family quickly took action and quickly embezzled the man's heritage, stored money and food, etc.

And the continuous natural disasters became the last straw that broke the Han Dynasty. Suddenly, the entire Han Dynasty fell into many crises.

The fight with others has naturally become a joke.

Natural disasters continued one after another, internal problems abounded, and issues that had been barely suppressed came together again. All the problems forced the big man to make a decision.

That was the moment when the late emperor died and the Han Dynasty switched from offense to defense. He had to retreat to the pass to protect the only land and power he had now.

But this is how things are in this world, if you are weak it will become strong, if you retreat it will become crazy!
The big man continued to fight, and if he continued to attack, he would be killed. But the big man's retreat, even if it was only a temporary retreat, would make those foreigners think that this big man was nothing more than that, and he was just a joke.

They will be rampant, provocative, and their morale will soar.

In order to be able to deal with these Huns and teach them a lesson, they didn't want to spend too much money.

Another thing appears here, and that is the existence of Wuhuan and Xianbei.

In Liang Jian's words, the Han Dynasty had become too dependent on foreign races like Wuhuan and Xianbei.

Although it is easy to use, they are also a foreign race, and the principle that people who are not from my race must have different hearts is also applicable to them.

Soldiers were recruited from Wuhuan and Xianbei again and again to join the army. Although they came and went as soon as they were summoned, they hardly needed to spend any money or food.It seemed like a deal that was beneficial and harmless to the big man.

However, under this huge benefit, there are terrible problems hidden.

In the words of Army Sima Liu Zhi.

"Although this foreign cavalry is easy to use, the generals like us know very well that if there is any problem, they will naturally recruit Wuhuan and Xianbei from Youzhou.

There are even Southern Huns in Bingzhou and Hetao, so we don't need to go into battle to fight.

Especially this horse riding battle, because of their presence, I have very little training for this.

Because there is less training, the actual military expenditure is much less than the real cost.

Here, I dare not speak nonsense, but there are indeed many rumors. "

"Not only that, although these foreign cavalry are good, they don't have any expenses. They don't need any compensation afterwards, and they don't need any reward after winning.

But these aliens are becoming more and more arrogant.

He was even arrogant and domineering in my big man's military camp several times.

In our territory, the Han people also regard themselves as masters. Even because we need to use them, the generals will turn a blind eye after seeing all this.
In short, that’s probably what it means. "

That army Sima Liu Zhi was different from Liang Jin, the general who conquered the Liao Dynasty.

Liang Jin has reached his age, his military exploits, and his seniority. He can teach whatever he wants.

If I'm being subtle, that's just to be polite to you. If I open my mouth, I'll scold you. If those people know about it, they'll have to listen honestly.

So he has nothing to fear!

But Army Sima Liu Zhi believed that he was young and had a long way to go, so he did not dare to say something too direct.

But he wasn't very good at being subtle, so when he spoke, he said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said.

If what Liang Jin said was rough, it can be said that Liu Zhi directly separated the current border issues and started talking about it.

What's the point?
If he really wanted to pursue the charges of taking free money, taking bribes and perverting the law, and turning a blind eye to alien races.

Liang Jin couldn't even imagine how big of a disturbance Northern Xinjiang would cause.

This can almost be said to be plowing this huge northern Xinjiang from head to toe.

The river of blood is already destined.

For this reason, Liang Jin couldn't help but look at the Army Sima Liu Zhi in front of him with a bit of sadness and helplessness.

If he hadn't known that this guy was a slightly reckless man during this period, he might have thought that this guy was here specifically to clean up Northern Xinjiang.

Looking at Liang Jin's expression at this time, Liu Zhi seemed to know that what he had just said was too much.

But at this time, he had no chance to regret it.

Because Liu Long's face was now completely gloomy.

"Go get a pen and paper, I'm going to write a battle report for my mother!"

(End of this chapter)