My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 220 Oh my, oh my, it’s all oh my
Weiyang Palace, Chengming Palace.

In front of a huge geomancy map, the emperor and the general were discussing in deep voices.

"The land of Dongyue is full of mountains and forests, and is filled with miasma. It is the easiest place to hide soldiers. I suggest that we send troops in three or even four directions to encircle and suppress them."

"Don't give Dongyue any chance to breathe."

Wei Qing pointed to the mark on the map and said, "Your Majesty, please look. We will march all the way from the Chong'an watershed, and all the way from Meiling, and march eastwards to the west."

"Send another force from Baisha to attack the northeastern part of Dongyue."

"Let them lose sight of each other!"

The emperor nodded thoughtfully, "Eastern Vietnam is slightly weaker than Southern Vietnam. I do not intend to mobilize elite troops or county soldiers this time."

"What do you think of sending prisoners to fight?"

prisoner?

Wei Qing put down the wooden pole and thought carefully: "Only recruiting prisoners will put the least burden on the court. As for the combat power..."

As he spoke, he bowed solemnly and said, "Your Majesty, if we use prisoners to form an army, we must have brave and skilled generals to lead them, otherwise..."

Wei Qing suddenly stopped talking halfway because he had realized something.

A brave and skilled general?
Didn’t several capable generals get defeated in the recent battle of Zhuojin?

Yes.

The emperor promised Li Gan and others that he would strip them of their titles today and find a war to reinstate them tomorrow. The emperor has already found a target for that "war", which is -

The neighbor of Nanyue Kingdom, Dongyue Kingdom!

After the Han Dynasty swallowed up Nanyue and divided it into nine counties, it swept it off the map. The vassal state in the southeast that did not have the surname Liu became more and more eye-catching to Liu Che.

He would not allow such an eye-catching existence to exist in his kingdom. He would not feel comfortable until it was eliminated!

And the Dongyue Kingdom, which was targeted by the emperor, was not a peaceful country either.

Dongyue Kingdom.

Its predecessor was the Minyue Kingdom, whose history can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. They are descendants of King Gou Jian of Yue.

In the third year of Jianyuan, the Minyue Kingdom launched expeditions to the south and the north and annexed its neighboring countries. The Han court sent troops to stop it.

In the sixth year of Jianyuan, the Minyue Kingdom sent troops to attack the Nanyue Kingdom again, which is the time mentioned in the previous article when the imperial court sent troops to stop the attack and then demanded a hostage from Nanyue.

Everyone who is helped must send a proton.

The people who were beaten naturally suffered more. The emperor divided the Minyue Kingdom into two, one became Yueyao and the other became Dongyue.

At that time, Liu Che still had some shame...

Of course, it could also be that the Empress Dowager was putting pressure on him, and with the Huns as the formidable enemy at hand, Liu Che resisted several opportunities to directly annex the country.

But now.

No one could check and balance the emperor, and the Xiongnu were beaten back to the northern desert. It happened that they had swallowed up the Nanyue Kingdom before, so the emperor thought:

"How about swallowing up the several vassal states in the southeast?"

Human greed is endless, and so is Liu Che's conquest. Wherever he looks, he sees it all.

It’s not me now, but it will definitely be me in the future!
You can't escape!
Then, just in the spring when the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty was very happy, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty once again sounded the clarion call for war.

The Dongyue Kingdom rebelled, so we sent troops to attack it!
No matter whether he is really a rebel or not, if the emperor says he is a rebel, then he is a rebel.

This time the nobles were very eager to lead the troops. They had learned from their mistakes. The last time they conquered Nanyue, they were afraid that this time they would be forced to pay gold and seize the title.

Regardless of whether they could fight or lead troops, they all submitted petitions to join the fight.

The emperor scoffed at this.

He had already decided on the candidates for the expedition against Dongyue: Han Shuo would be appointed General Henghai; Lieutenant Li Gan would be appointed General Fenwei; and Gongsun Ao would be appointed General Taoni.

The troops were divided into three groups, totaling 80,000 troops!
The soldiers are all prisoners from various counties, and the generals are all those who had their titles stripped last time. The emperor gave them a chance, and whether they could get their titles back depends on their personal abilities.

Be granted the title of nobility.

The scale of the troops this time was not large, and the elite border troops of the imperial court did not move, nor did the southern and northern armies of Chang'an.

The emperor did not recruit good family members, but only used prisoners to form an army. This move was not only not criticized, but was praised by some ministers...

Ouch.

Compared with mobilizing the entire country and millions of soldiers, isn't the emperor's move of recruiting only tens of thousands of prisoners worthy of praise?

The court officials are just consoling themselves by picking a general from among the short men...

In this battle, the ones who really needed to take care of the situation, apart from a few generals leading the troops, were the prefects of Lujiang County and Kuaiji County who were in charge of coordinating logistics.

There was no sense of tension in Chang'an, and no trace of war could be felt.

Everyone should do what they should do.

On the day when Li Gan and others left Chang'an, there was no grand departure ceremony. Only the crown prince went to see off his "father-in-law".

Just two days after they left Beijing, a group of people returned to the capital from the opposite direction.

Taiwong.

On the training ground, Liu Ju was practicing archery while listening to the man beside him report: "Dayuan was unwilling to sell the celestial horses. I used silk to barter in Qiuci and other countries and exchanged it for 150 good horses."

"According to your majesty's instructions, it has been sent to the temple's workhouse."

Zhu He glanced at the Crown Prince and saw that His Highness had no objection, so he continued, "The internal strife in Wusun is still going on. There is no..."

The emperor was very disappointed that the Wusun Kingdom's "Jingnan Campaign" showed no signs of stopping.

It is impossible to marry a princess to the emperor.

The emperor would not invest a single chip until the winner was decided.

During Zhu He's mission to the Western Regions, he gained a thorough understanding of the situation of Wusun, but unfortunately his mission to buy Ferghana horses from Dayuan failed.

Dayuan refused to repent, and the emperor was very disappointed, so he announced the failure through official channels.

Fortunately, Liu Ju took the caravan's 'slow and steady' route, which was quite effective.

At this time.

Zhu He added: "Your Majesty has ordered the Minister of the Interior to organize a caravan, and they may go to the Western Regions to trade soon."

Liu Ju exhaled a breath of foul air, put away his bow and arrow, nodded and said: "It should be so. We can't hang ourselves on a tree."

He wiped the sweat off his face and smiled at Zhu He, "I'm sure the emperor will reward you later, so I won't interfere."

"When you return to the Grand Order's Mansion, you can find Dongfang Shuo if you have any questions."

"Here!"

When Zhu He responded to this, he bowed and performed a deep salute before slowly retreating. This is what he wanted to hear when he came to the Prince's Palace today!
no way.

Who asked him to go to the Western Regions, and when he came back he suddenly found that his old boss Zhang Qian was gone and had been replaced by Li Guangli?

After further inquiries, he found out that the General of Cavalry had shot Li Guangli to death in the street some time ago. What a shame! Zhu He felt like the sky had fallen!
He was able to become successful, but it was through connections with the Crown Prince's Palace.

This is this...

From now on, under Li Guangli's command, won't he be tortured to death?
Fortunately, there is always a way out. The head of the Grand Secretariat is Li Guangli, and the second in command is Dongfang Shuo, who has an "affair" with the Crown Prince's Palace.

Then, wouldn't Zhu He come to pay a visit?

After he left, Liu Ju grasped the bow again and pulled out an arrow from the quiver. But before he could bend the bow, Jin Midi appeared on the training ground with a serious face.

"Your Highness."

Liu Ju raised his eyebrows, took the note from the other party, took a closer look, and immediately laughed: "You are a Confucian, you are good at making up stories."

"hehe."

"I originally set my heart toward the bright moon, but why does the bright moon shine in the ditch?"

(End of this chapter)