Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 500 Three Policies
Chang'an still has wealth and honor, so of course Yan'an would not miss Lushan and refuse to leave.However, the scenery of Mount Lu left a deep impression on him, making him envious of Liang Xiao's leisurely life.

There are beautiful scenery in front of you, beauties around you, rare mountains and lakes, and ten thousand mu of vegetable fields. This is a life like a fairy.

With admiration for Liang Xiao and a volume of blueprints, Yan An left Lushan Mountain and rushed to Chang'an.

In mid-January, Yan An returned to Chang'an and immediately rushed to Weiyang Palace to meet him.

After several months, Yan An was a little surprised to see the Son of Heaven again.The emperor lost a lot of weight, and the circles around his eyes turned black, but his eyes became more serious.Seeing Yan An, he squeezed out a smile, and stretched out his hand to signal Yan An to take a seat.

"What about South Vietnam?"

Yan An talked about the situation of the mission, specifically mentioning the plight of Nanyue King Zhao Hu, and then took out the map presented by Zhao Hu.The emperor took the map and looked it over carefully, with a look of excitement in his eyes.

"If this is the case, can we cooperate internally and externally to take down South Vietnam?"

"I had this intention at first, but after talking with the champion Hou Yixi, I felt a little risky."

The emperor's eyes flashed. "Liang Xiao?"

"Yes, when I returned, I met Champion Hou in Yuzhang. I stayed around for a few days and listened to his opinions." Yan An recounted the exchange with Liang Xiao, and then took out the letter that Liang Xiao asked him to bring. The blueprint, dedicated to the emperor respectfully.

The Son of Heaven looks at the pictures.After listening to Yan An finish talking about the scenery of Mount Lu and the White Deer Abode, the emperor chuckled. "It seems that he has a good life in Yuzhang."

"Champion Hou Letian knows his fate, he can take it easy and see spirit in ordinary times."

The emperor rolled his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "Did you ever hear about Han Yan when you were in Yuzhang?"

"I heard that Han Yan's death in the king's affairs can be regarded as seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence."

"Yeah, it's just a pity that there are so many people, but he died."

Yan An sighed. "Your Majesty, the south of the Yangtze River is rough and humid, and there are many miasmas. People from the Central Plains are not used to it when they first arrived in the south. If it is okay in the city, Han Wangsun is eager to serve His Majesty. It is too risky to go deep into the mountains."

The emperor frowned slightly, didn't say anything, and asked about South Vietnam.Seeing the emperor's strange expression, Yan An was puzzled, but he couldn't ask more questions, so he had to follow the emperor's wishes and bring the topic back to the matter of South Vietnam.

Yan An wanted to take this opportunity to take down Minyue, but Liang Xiao's suggestion made him dare not act rashly.The building and ships have not yet been built. If they only attack by land, if Zhao Hu fails to respond in time, the possibility of setbacks is very high.

However, it would be a pity to let go of this opportunity.

The emperor heard what Yan An meant, and was also a little moved.He asked people to call Zhu Fuyan, Xu Le and others, and sent someone to invite Dou Ying.Master Fu Yan and Xu Le arrived first, and when they learned that the Nanyue monarch and his subjects were at odds, they all thought it was an opportunity.However, they didn't dare to deny Liang Xiao's opinion easily. After all, compared to actual combat experience, Liang Xiao had more right to speak than them.

Not long after, Dou Ying also rushed to Chengming Hall.

After listening to Yan An's analysis, Dou Ying put forward a different opinion.He felt that no matter what the specific reason was, Minyue attacked Nanyue, and Nanyue asked for help from the imperial court. The imperial court had to make a statement, and could not give up this opportunity just because the buildings and ships were not ready and not yet capable of storming Nanyue.

The necessary deterrence should still exist.Nanyue monarchs and ministers are at odds, but it is Nanyue king Zhao Hu who has his heart for the court after all.Zhao Hu agrees, no matter how unwilling Lu Jia and others are, how dare they stop Master Wang?As long as the army enters South Vietnam, the decision-making power does not rest with the South Vietnam monarchs and ministers.

In a word: This is an opportunity, and perhaps the South Vietnam issue can be resolved without bloodshed.

Dou Ying's proposal was supported by everyone.The emperor was very satisfied with Dou Ying's suggestion, and he praised Dou Ying for his real old-fashioned words.

There are smart people here.As soon as the emperor said this, they heard the implication.Dou Ying's suggestion is really old-fashioned, so what is Liang Xiao who opposes the immediate expedition?Obviously, the emperor was not very satisfied with his opinion.

After deciding to go out, the emperor made further arrangements.After deliberation, the emperor decided to send the censor Han Anguo and Da Xing to order Wang Hui to lead the army.When Han Anguo left Kuaiji, he took Dou Qufei, the prefect of Kuaiji, as his deputy general; Da Xing ordered Wang Hui to leave Yuzhang, appointed Guanfu as the prefect of Yuzhang, and served as Wang Hui's deputy general, and Yan An served as the general of the guard army, and went out with Wang Hui.

After hearing this arrangement, everyone present felt strange.The champion Hou Liangxiao won't fight with this?This is a very abnormal decision.

The emperor immediately gave an explanation: It's not that Liang Xiao doesn't participate in this battle, it's just that he has other tasks.As an envoy, he will go to South Vietnam again to assist King Zhao Hu of South Vietnam to do a good job.Only in this way can we cooperate with the outside and win South Vietnam.

Everyone will be skeptical, but no one will take the initiative to raise objections.

The matter was settled in this way, and the emperor immediately summoned the prime minister Tian Fu, the imperial historian Han Anguo, and Da Xing ordered Wang Hui to enter the palace to arrange the war.Naturally, Han Anguo and Wang Hui had no objections. Although Tian Fu regretted that the post of Yuzhang prefect fell into Guan Fu's hands, he didn't say much.After the shipyard came under the direct jurisdiction of the Shaofu, the prefect of Yuzhang had nothing to say, and he didn't want to have a conflict with the emperor because of a prefect who had no money.

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The imperial edict was sent to Yuzhang urgently in six hundred miles, and it was sent to Guanfu first.

Guan Fu was surprised and delighted.Of course he was very happy to be reinstated as prefect of Yuzhang, but he felt that it was not normal for Liang Xiao to be excluded from this war when he was promoted.Even if the Son of Heaven intends to snub Liang Xiao, at most he will not be allowed to lead the army alone, how could he not even let him touch the side, but let him go to South Vietnam instead?
After hesitating for a long time, Guan Fu finally rushed to the mountain and found Liang Xiao who was investigating in the mountain.

After reading the imperial edict, Liang Xiao was also very surprised.But what surprised him was not that the emperor arranged for him to go to South Vietnam, but that the emperor actually wanted to take this opportunity to take South Vietnam directly.It seems that Yan An didn't take his reminder seriously, and was still eager to make contributions, and wanted to take the risk of taking down South Vietnam.

Of course, he also smelled ominous from this mission.When going to South Vietnam, the inside should cooperate with the outside?This is clearly a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.It is impossible for the Nanyue monarchs and ministers to not react at all when the army is pressing down on the border. Once they overreact, he, the messenger, will be the sacrifice of the Nanyue people sacrificing the flag.

Does the Son of Heaven want my life, or his trust in me?Liang Xiao couldn't figure it out, but this didn't stop him from planning for the worst and preparing for the best.

Liang Xiao's first preparation was to go to the Emperor Shu, and strongly opposed the southern expedition.Reasons are easy to find. This war has some elements of opportunism. It is very easy for Liang Xiao to find reasons for opposition, and each one seems to be very reasonable.

Liang Xiao even took aim at Dou Ying.He thought that Dou Ying was creating an opportunity for Dou Qufei, the prefect of Kuaiji.However, Dou Qufei is a mediocre talent and is not suitable for leading troops. In the third year of Jianyuan, Fujian and Yue attacked Kuaiji County, which has proved his ability.If Dou Ying does not know Dou Qufei's ability, he is unwise; if he knows it but does not remonstrate, he is disloyal.

Liang Xiao's words were so fierce that even Guan Fu thought it was a little too much.But Liang Xiao ignored him, and after writing the memorial, he ordered someone to send it to Chang'an as quickly as possible.At the same time, he went out to Mount Lushan and urgently consulted with his master Huanyuan.

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A flat boat parked in the center of the great lake.The breeze came slowly, the boat rose and fell with the waves, and the lake water slapped on the bottom of the boat, making a soft rattle.

Holding a fishing rod in his hand, Huan Yuan sat cross-legged on the bow of the boat, concentrating on fishing.In the fish basket beside him, a few small fish were swimming slowly, flicking their tails from time to time, making a splash or two.

Zhong Liqi leaned against the side of the boat, drowsy.

Two young and beautiful Yue girls were sitting at the stern, whispering and whispering.Even though it was winter, they still rolled up their sleeves, revealing half of their wrists and shining silver ornaments, which shone softly in the sun.

There was the sound of oars in the distance, and a Yue girl looked up and stood up quickly.

"Master Huan, it's the Lord's boat."

"Understood." Huan Yuan replied: "Tell him to stop far away, don't scare my fish away."

The Yue girl responded crisply, and waved her arms, signaling Liang Xiao not to approach.They have been with Huan Yuan for a while, knowing that Liang Xiao respects Huan Yuan very much, they don't think there is anything wrong with it.

Seeing the gestures of the Yue girls, Liang Xiao signaled the sailors to stop the boat.Looking at the boat in the middle of the lake, he raised his eyebrows lightly, turned to Tu Niu'er and said, "Niu'er, tell me, have Master met those two girls in the past two days?"

Tu Niu'er glanced at Liang Xiao, and said in a low voice: "Pay attention to your identity, be careful that Master Huan knows, and will whip you."

"Are you going to inform?"

Tu Niu'er looked around, pulled Liang Xiao and took two steps forward, away from the others, and then showed a sly smile. "I don't know what your master thinks, but my master is very satisfied. After following him for so many years, it's rare for me to do one thing right."

"Uncle Zhongli likes it?"

"I like it!" Tu Niuer was overjoyed. "When I gave it to him, I knew he liked it just by looking at his eyes. Now I finally know what he likes. In the past, no matter what I gave him, he would always ignore it. This time he praised me a few words. "

Liang Xiao was overjoyed. "So, Uncle Zhongli has been holding back for a long time. However, looking at his usual ascetic face, who would have thought that he would be so good. If I knew it earlier, it would have been resolved long ago. A beautiful maid in Chang'an is only two or three Thousands of dollars."

"You guys are overthinking." Shia walked over. "Master Zhongli is glad that he doesn't need to wash clothes at last."

"what?"

"Uncle Zhongli is not a womanizer, but he doesn't like washing clothes even more." Xi Ya covered her mouth and smiled, "When I was in Chang'an, there were servants doing laundry at home. When we get here, he can only do the laundry. Master Huan said , he couldn’t stretch his strength freely, and he always ruined his clothes. Now that he has those two Yue girls, he doesn’t have to worry about ruining his clothes.”

"Is this the reason?" Liang Xiao and Tu Niu'er looked at each other.Tu Niu'er patted her thigh. "That's a pity. Such a beautiful girl is used for washing and cooking. It's too wasteful."

"Or, do you want to come back again?"

"Forget it then." Tu Niu'er shrank her neck. "I'm afraid he'll beat me up."

The two were lying on the railing, laughing together, just like when they were rangers in Guangling City.

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It wasn't until the setting sun set that the lake surface was red, that Huan Yuan put on a glow and put away his fishing rod.Yue Nu shook the boat and came to Liang Xiao's building boat.Liang Xiao and Tu Niu'er stepped forward to salute.Liang Xiao took the fish basket, glanced at the five or six small fish that were not as wide as a palm, and gave a compliment insincerely.

"Master, your fishing level has improved, and you have caught a lot."

"Do you know what kind of fish this is?" Huan Yuan snatched the fish basket over with a look of contempt.

"I don't know." Liang Xiao giggled and said, "What kind of fish is this? It looks like glass, really cute. Hey, why doesn't it even have fish scales?"

"Big whitebait."

"Big whitebait?" Liang Xiao shook his head. "Have not heard."

"This is Peng Lize's unique variety. Fish soup is the best. I ate it once when I was in Wu, and I still remember it. Now I live by the lake, and I can eat a bowl of whitebait soup every day. This life is enough." As Huan Yuan said, he took another look at the two Yue girls with a satisfied expression. "The water art they make fish soup is really good, you can try it later."

"Okay, but these few fish may not be enough, right?"

"Let you have a taste, do you still want to be full?" Huan Yuan laughed.

"Master, you are too picky." Liang Xiao shook his head. "Taste it, but don't let me eat it, so it's better not to let me taste it."

"It's fine if you don't taste it. Tell me, come back from the mountains suddenly to find me, what's the matter?"

Liang Xiao didn't make a sound, and dragged Huan Yuan into the cabin.Tu Niu'er closed the door and stood outside.Seeing this, Huan Yuan put away his smile and raised his eyebrows.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, the emperor wants to take Nanyue, let me go to Nanyue to support the army."

"To meet the army?" Huan Yuan's eyes tightened. "This is Longtan and Tiger's Den." Huan Yuan glanced at Liang Xiao. "You can still laugh?"

Liang Xiao grinned. "Why can't I laugh? I've done things ten times more dangerous than this, so there's nothing to be afraid of. Master, have you forgotten that I was tricked into the camp by you back then and almost lost my life."

"Nonsense! Will I kill you?" Huan Yuan was a little anxious.He circled back and forth twice. "Could it be that the Son of Heaven saw a flaw in Han Yan's affairs?"

"I can't say for certain. However, even if there is no such thing, the Son of Heaven cannot be completely at ease." Liang Xiao thought for a while, and then said: "It may be a temptation."

"Try what?"

"Test me if I'm just upset with Han Yan, or disloyal to the court." Liang Xiao leaned back, grinning happily. "The Son of Heaven has ambitions. He won't ruin a good knife because of an adultery. But the premise is that the knife can be held in his hands. Otherwise, he won't mind destroying the knife so as not to be resented." blame."

Huan Yuan thought for a moment, then nodded.He has had contact with the emperor and knows that Liang Xiao's evaluation of the emperor is not speculation.

"What are you going to do?"

"I have three plans: if you can go, don't go; this is the best policy. If you have to go, then buy more time, be fully prepared, and explore the way while ensuring safety; this is the middle policy. The last one..." Liang Xiao thought for a while, and then said softly, "Why don't you take this opportunity to sail far away and never return."
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　The past few days have been relatively busy, and it may be all one update.

　　
　
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