Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 566 Passive
Yan An boarded the upstairs ship and headed for Chang'an.

Liang Xiao stood on the shore, watched the building boat gradually disappear into the shadow of the lake, and then turned back to the mountain.He sat on the horseback, his body swayed back and forth with the horse, sorting out some recent news in his mind, feeling a little heavy.

If the conquest of the Huns was an active attack, the subsequent battles seemed less rational.When the Yellow River burst and floods occurred in Shandong, sending troops to Fujian and Vietnam seemed to be strong, but it was actually risky.In the end, he used hundreds of knights from South Vietnam to contain the main force of Fujian and Vietnam led by Yu Shan, and made extraordinary achievements, earning another [-] households of food. It seemed that he had gained both fame and fortune, but he was not happy in his heart.

According to his thinking, this battle should not be fought at all.Now it seems that Minyue perishes and Nanyue surrenders, but this is only a temporary illusion.Apart from being hostage, South Vietnam had no other losses.Yan An stayed in Lushan Mountain for two days, and never mentioned the matter of Nanyue King Zhao Hu's entry into the court.

In other words, the South Vietnamese already had some understanding of the Central Plains Dynasty, and their fear was gone.It won't be long before they will revert to their old ways, and whether they can maintain the surface respect depends entirely on the political wisdom of their monarchs and ministers.In their hearts, they would never regard the Central Plains Dynasty as an invincible and powerful existence.

If Nanyue does not surrender, will the emperor send troops to go out again?In any case, at that time the initiative of the war was not in the hands of the big man, just like the current Western Expedition, he had to fight, instead of a few years ago, he could attack at any time according to his own situation.

In just a few years, the strategic initiative has been lost, and the big man has fallen into a passive situation, and may even fall into the quagmire of war.Once that step has been reached, with the character of the emperor who wants to save face, it is very likely that there will be a situation where he knows he can't fight, but for the sake of face, he will fight forcibly.

The biggest unstable factor here is the emperor.The emperor's mood is changeable and very emotional. His desire for merit and vigilance against his officials make him vacillate.If not, Hexi should have been controlled by the big Han a few years ago, and the Qiang people would have no chance to flirt with the Huns.

The more Liang Xiao thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and he sighed twice.

"Husband, what's the matter with you?" Yue Yue took the rein lightly, and Xin Yue slowed down, walking side by side with Ming Zhu.

"It's nothing." Liang Xiao cheered up, and said with a smile: "I've been studying with Wen Ji these days, what experience do you have?"

"No." Moon made no secret of his lack of interest in studying. "I learned to read from her so that I could write letters to my family, not to read those poems written by Ziyue. If I must read them, I only want to read Zhuangzi and Quzi. Those goddesses, big birds, how fun .”

Liang Xiao couldn't help laughing, it seems that it is a woman's nature to love romance, no matter whether she is from Jiangnan or Mobei.The Han people have a lot of Chu style, and Yuzhang is the old place of the Chu state. The men and women here can sing and dance well. You can see fisherman's songs singing duets everywhere in Peng Lize, and the few Yue girls are also like this. Carefree and innocent.This is obviously more attractive to the moon than those principles of governing the country.

"You can study whatever you want. You don't have to force yourself. You don't want to be a doctor anyway."

The moon responded cheerfully, but felt a little embarrassed again.She tilted her head, looked at Liang Xiao for a moment, and said timidly, "Husband, am I so useless, I can't help you with anything."

"Who said that?" Liang Xiao quickly shook his head. "You each have their own strengths, and you have all helped me a lot. A Ling can help me deal with the big things outside, Rongqing can help me deal with the things at home, and you can help me deal with the things in my heart."

"What's on your mind?"

"Yes, there is a great way in the heart, heaven, earth and space. What is the great way, the way is to come out of nature and live according to one's own wishes. Seeing the smiles of you and the children every day makes me feel happy and at ease from the bottom of my heart."

"Giggle..." The moon laughed softly, like a kingfisher in the forest and a yellow warbler on a branch.

Liang Xiao and Yue Yue talked while walking, and their mood became much more relaxed.Back at the foot of Bailu Ridge, just as he was about to return to the other courtyard, he saw more than a dozen soldiers leading horses, waiting by the roadside.Seeing him, the soldiers spread out, revealing Guan Fu sitting on the boulder in a daze.Liang Xiao was puzzled, and while shaking his stirrup off the saddle, he asked, "Mingfu is here, why don't you say hello, is this an inspection tour?"

Guan Fu was the prefect of Yuzhang. Although Liang Xiao's feudal state was not in Yuzhang County, Guan Fu still had the responsibility to supervise him, and it was the imperial court's system to make inspections every once in a while.To put it nicely is to visit, but to put it badly, it is surveillance, and if necessary, they can even be detained on the spot.When Zhou Bo returned to the country, he was very nervous when he heard that the county magistrate was making an inspection tour, and he dared not see anyone unless he was fully armed.

Guan Fu rolled his eyes, got up, waved his big hand to signal the guards to back down, patted his buttocks again, and strode towards Liang Xiao.Seeing Liang Xiao, he knew that he must have an important announcement, so he asked Tu Niu'er and the others to retreat, and the two of them walked up the mountain unhurriedly, shoulder to shoulder.The personal guards were divided into two parts tacitly, Tu Niu'er and others were in front, and Guan Fu's personal guards were in the back, each of them was tens of steps away to ensure that they could not hear their conversation.

"Grand Dou has returned to Chang'an." Guan Fu frowned. "Although he is not exempt like you, it is similar to being idle. He is accompanied by Mr. Dong. Because of the breach of the river, Mr. Dong offended the emperor. Now that the breach is blocked, Mr. Dong is in vain. I was very ashamed and embarrassed to stay in Ganquan Palace, so I went back to Chang'an with Duke Dou."

Liang Xiao was surprised. "Is the breach blocked?"

"That's right. Oh, I forgot. This matter hasn't been announced yet. I only found out about it after I received a letter from Mr. Dou. In a few days, you should be able to hear the news."

Liang Xiao didn't say a word, feeling a little suspicious in his heart, could it be that I remembered wrongly?In his impression, the Yellow River breach lasted for 20 years, and it was not completely resolved until the emperor personally commanded it.It's only been two years now, and this matter has been resolved.

Guan Fu didn't pay attention to what Liang Xiao was thinking, he just complained to himself.At the beginning, he complained that the emperor was not good at employing people, leaving a capable minister like Dou Ying unused, but using a treacherous sycophant like Tian Fu. Unknowingly, he began to lament his own fate.He joined the army as a young man and spent more than 20 years in official career, but passed by Fenghou time and time again.This time, there was hope to be a Marquis, but unexpectedly, the trip was in vain.

The more Liang Xiao listened, the more amusing he became, he interrupted Guan Fu. "You came to see me today just to complain about bad luck?"

Guan Fu rolled his eyes. "You think I'm not unlucky enough? It's not that I'm jealous of you, well, I'm just jealous of you. You fought at the age of 20, and I also fought at the age of 20. I was more majestic than you when I first fought, but why did you I can be a Marquis, but I can’t, so what is life?”

Liang Xiao twisted his mouth and didn't bother to talk to him.Guan Fu is a rough man, and he doesn't know how to hide his thoughts.This is both a good thing and a bad thing.The good thing is that it's easy to get along with, and you don't have to always try to figure out his thoughts, because he puts everything on his face.The bad thing is that this person can't hide his secrets, and if you tell him anything, he will spread it in a blink of an eye.

That's why he urged Guan Fu to kill Han Yan himself.If he didn't do it himself, he might have stabbed it out at some point.

"If you want to complain, you have finished complaining now, and you can get out of the way. If you have other things, don't go around in circles, just talk about it."

Guan Fu rubbed his hands together and forced a smirk. "I really can't hide it from you. Come today, I really have something to ask for."

Liang Xiao rolled his eyes at him. "Say it."

"Well... His Majesty is going to march west. Cao Shi is the chief general and Wei Qing is the deputy. I reckon that His Majesty might let you go too. If that's the case, can you recommend me?"

Liang Xiao rolled his eyes and snorted. "Isn't it more straightforward for you to just ask me to recommend you?"

Guan Fu laughed straight, his thoughts were exposed, and he didn't feel any embarrassment.In his opinion, Liang Xiao is already the champion of five thousand households, and he is qualified to not have to fight. He has not yet become a marquis, so he should be given this opportunity.

Liang Xiao stopped, sat down on a stone beside him, crossed one leg, and remained silent.Guan Fu didn't dare to urge him, so he sat on the side cautiously, glancing at Liang Xiao from time to time, impatient but didn't dare to disturb Liang Xiao's thinking, so he could only scratch his head alone.

After a while, Liang Xiao looked away and looked at Guan Fu.Guan Fu subconsciously stood up, arched his hands, bowed his waist, like a primary school student.Liang Xiao frowned. "I said, Mr. Guanfu, have you got the wrong partner? I'm not Dou Gong, so I can't afford such a big gift like you."

Guan Fu was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was not humble.He quickly straightened his waist and patted his stomach. "That...that, what, hahaha, hahaha..." The rough laughter caused the birds around to flap their wings and fled away.

"Okay, don't be stupid, the birds are scared away."

"This..." Guan Fu wiped his mouth in embarrassment and closed his mouth.

"If you really want to make meritorious service, I have a suggestion, but it's not going to Hexi, but here."

"Here?" Guan Fu blinked his eyes wide, tugged at his messy beard, and looked bewildered.

"That's right, it's here." Liang Xiao emphasized his tone, and pointed to the ground with his finger. "The matter of Nanyue is not over yet. Sooner or later there will be a big battle. You stay here with peace of mind and prepare carefully. When the imperial court sends troops to go out, you will be at least one-sided. If you can destroy Nanyue, are you afraid that you will not be able to become a marquis?"

"Then... when will we wait?"

"I don't know about this, maybe five or six years, maybe ten years, maybe..." He glanced at Guan Fu. "Maybe you can't wait for that day."

Guan Fu's face suddenly collapsed.

"But at least this is an opportunity. If you go to Hexi, it may not be so easy for you to become a Marquis."

"Why? Even if I'm not as good as Wei Qing, am I not as good as the others? Back then, I was also a cavalry soldier when I stormed the Wu army's camp."

"You are so brave. You didn't put your life in it. It's already considered your fate. Besides, who were you facing at that time? Wu Jun, who was mainly infantry and had no formal cavalry at all. Now you have to face Who is it? It’s the Huns who were born on horseback. Can it be the same thing? At this time, the emphasis is on the overall advantage. What use can these few parts of yours be? "

Guan Fu pursed his mouth and let out a sigh of frustration.After Liang Xiao's analysis, he also felt that he had no advantage.

"There is another important reason: if Dou Gong is idle, you and Dou Gong are so close, I don't think the emperor will give you a chance to go to war. Even if you go to war, you will be excluded. Don't forget, Cao It doesn’t matter whether it’s time or Wei Qing, they are all from the lineage of Princess Yang Xinchang, who happens to be Empress Chen’s opponent. There are many black people in the army, and it’s possible to kill you on the battlefield.”

Guan Fu shivered fiercely, his face turned pale, and he was terrified.He was a person who participated in the war, of course he knew whether what Liang Xiao said was true.It is the easiest place to die on the battlefield. To kill your opponent, it is most convenient to do it on the battlefield. Randomly arrange a task, and you will die inexplicably.

"Whether you're willing to wait for the opportunity of the Southern Expedition and make up your own mind, or go to Hexi and be manipulated by others, make up your own mind." After Liang Xiao finished speaking, he got up and continued up the mountain. "Whether you come up to drink and eat meat, or go back to Chang'an to fight, it's up to you."

Guan Fu was very conflicted, scratched his head for a long time, but decided to listen to Liang Xiao's suggestion.He took big strides and chased after Liang Xiao.

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The emperor looked at the stack of petitions on the case, scratched the corners of his dry eyes, and hesitated to speak several times.

Nearly a hundred children of meritorious officials, mainly the children of the Dou family, asked to fight, willing to bring their own pommel horses, their own parts, and go out with the army.Although there are not many people, all of them have a lot of background. There are wealthy families that have been passed down to this day, and there are also small surnames that have fallen from the family.The emperor has heard the names of many of them, and they are all well-known young knight-errants in Chang'an City, who left their records in the Youneishi Mansion.

These people suddenly gathered to fight, especially under the influence of the Liang Xiao incident, Chang'an Ranger's enthusiasm for joining the army was frustrated, and the emperor was caught off guard.He couldn't figure out the intentions of these people, nor could he figure out the logic behind them.If it's one person or two people, that's all. There is no need to write a letter at all, just report directly to the army.There are so many people, and they have to ask for a fight through the situation of submitting a letter, which cannot but attract the attention of the emperor.

"What's going on here?" The emperor asked Tian Fu and Cao Shi who had been summoned.

"It looks like someone is behind the scenes." Without thinking, Tian Fu immediately pointed the finger at Dou Ying.Although Dou Ying's name was not mentioned, the intention was already very obvious.

Cao Shi had a different opinion. "Your Majesty, the conscription of the Marquis's children is originally a responsibility agreed upon when the land was divided into fiefdoms. There should be no doubts about it, so as not to hurt morale."

Tian Fu retorted: "If there are one or two people, then naturally there is no need to doubt it. But don't you find it strange that so many people are asking for a fight together?"

Cao Shi felt very uncomfortable.Although those people may not be familiar with him, they are all descendants of heroes, and he naturally wants to protect them.Tian Fu's groundless accusations made him very disgusted.He couldn't help retorting. "In someone's opinion, what should be questioned is not those who are willing to serve in the army, but those who enjoy the glory and wealth but refuse to serve the country."

Tian Fu's face froze, but he was speechless.

Cao Shi knew he had made a slip of the tongue, but he had already spoken and could not take it back.With a heartbroken heart, he bowed down in front of the emperor. "Your Majesty, it is human nature to pursue wealth and honor. They are eager to make meritorious deeds. On the battlefield, everyone strives to be the first and fight the enemy bravely. The heart of fist and fist must not be let down. I beg Your Majesty to allow them to join the army and tell the world that anyone who is willing to join the army , no matter how high or low, they all follow their wishes. In this way, a strong team can be obtained."

The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment, nodded slowly, and turned to look at Tian Fu. "Prime Minister, shouldn't you also set an example?"
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