"Who will your Majesty choose to command the troops?"
"Fan Kuai, he is quite familiar with Zang Tu's routine and fighting style."
Liu Ji scratched his head and added,
"They all go, Zhou Bo, Guan Ying, Xia Houying, Chen Ping, all follow me."
Hearing this, Lu Pheasant nodded, stood up, picked up a round painted lacquer box from the low table, and handed it to Liu Ji.
When Liu Ji lowered his head and looked down, he saw that the box was full of round, golden tangerines. He took a few of them, peeled them off and put them in his mouth. He praised them for their kindness and asked,
"This citrus is so sweet, where did it come from?"
"He's from Changsha.
Wu Chen said that the weather in the south has been good this year and it has been a bumper year. Even the citrus harvest by Dongting Lake has increased by several thousand kilograms.
So a special person was sent here for us to have a try. "
"It's good to have good harvests. With a few more good ones, the whole country, including the widowed and the widowed, will have enough to eat."
Liu Ji felt so happy that he ate up the orange in his hand, then peeled off a new orange and sighed while eating,
"Wu Rui is such an honest person. When Zhang Zifang introduced him to me, the first time I saw him, he was someone who sincerely worked for the people and was worthy of my trust.
Although he is gone now, his two sons are both good.
The eldest son Wu Chen succeeded to the throne without any evil intentions.
When I come back from the expedition in person and the kings with different surnames come to see him, I will definitely commend Wu Chen. "
Lu Pheasant understood. The emperor in front of him had been suspicious all his life. In the end, he even did not let go of Lu Wan, the Taiwei who had grown up with him. However, he did not take action against Wang Wu Rui, the king of Changsha with a different surname, and his descendants.
Wu Rui was once the magistrate of Poyang County in the Qin Dynasty. Because of his conscientiousness and self-denial, he was respectfully called "Fan Jun" by the local people and won the hearts of the people.
Later, during the chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty, he served as the King of Hengshan for four years under Xiang Yu. After being contacted by Zhang Liang, he resolutely returned to Liu Ji, the King of Han, and was named the King of Changsha after Liu Ji proclaimed himself emperor.
Although Wu Rui is more than ten years younger than Liu Ji, their life trajectories are actually somewhat similar. They both served as grassroots officials in the Qin Empire. They understand the sufferings of the people and know that water can carry or capsize a boat. reason.
Similar experiences and similar perceptions made Liu Ji feel sympathy for him, as if a hero knew a hero.
Historically, Wu Rui's Changsha Kingdom has been passed down for five generations and lasted for nearly fifty years. It remained unshakable amidst the turmoil in the early Han Dynasty. It was only because King Jing was childless that it was finally established in the last years of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. The country is removed.
Lu Pheasant smiled secretly. This was not so much the luck of Wu's Changsha Kingdom, but rather the secret guidance of Wu Rui's old friend Zhang Liang and their unique innate advantages.
What's more, when Liu Ji was enfeoffing, he promised this honest family in Changsha a huge castle in the air.
***
After Liu Ji succeeded to the throne in Dingtao, his first task was to enfeoff various kings with different surnames. Among them, his arrangement for the king of Changsha caused an uproar among the officials——
"With the five counties of Changsha, Yuzhang, Xiangjun, Guilin, and Nanhai, I established Fanjun Wu Rui as the king of Changsha."
According to the enfeoffment edict, the fiefdom of Changsha Kingdom is vast. At first glance, there are five counties.
Although these counties are all located in the low-humidity south of the Yangtze River, with vast areas and sparsely populated areas, and are as difficult as the counties in the northwest, they are not small in terms of numbers.
But in fact, the situation of Changsha Kingdom is completely different from that of the other six kingdoms with different surnames, simply because except for Changsha, the territories of the six kingdoms are all sealed.
Among the five nominal counties in the Changsha Kingdom, only Changsha and Yuzhang were granted real titles, while the remaining three counties of Xiangjun, Guilin and Nanhai were purely fictitious.
The so-called false seal is because these three counties are not within the territory of the Han Dynasty, but belong to the neighboring country of Changsha - Nanyue Kingdom.
This was Liu Ji's usual motivational strategy in the Chu-Han War of granting kingships to the land. However, this time, his promise went even further, and he directly "seized" three counties in neighboring South Vietnam and promised them out of thin air. It’s Wu Rui.
In the early Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north and South Vietnam in the south were the two main neighboring countries outside the Han Dynasty, and they were also the two major enemies. The founding emperor Liu Ji had long hidden ambitions to invade from the north and advance southward.
The Wu Rui family knew clearly that this plan contained the hope of using Changsha to pacify South Vietnam.
Because, when it comes to leading troops to attack South Vietnam, no one in the country can match him. There are two reasons.
First of all, it is to use barbarians to control barbarians.
Although Liu Ji and others came from Peixian County in the Yangtze River Basin, which can be considered as southern, but compared with the counties in South Vietnam that are really hot and humid and exposed to water, they are still insignificant.
Wu Rui has lived in the local area for a long time and is familiar with the local customs and terrain characteristics. Most of his generals are from the Yue ethnic group. They are well versed in water warfare and have experienced the baptism of the war in the late Qin Dynasty, so they have extremely strong combat effectiveness.
The second reason stems from Wu Rui's background.
***
At the beginning, after an extremely arduous and bloody war, the First Emperor unified South Vietnam, and adhering to the old tradition of the Qin people to migrate their people, he moved the people from the Central Plains to live together with the Yue people. However, it was too short, and the ethnic integration had not yet achieved results, so they caught up with the Yue people. War broke out in the late Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, being able to gain the support and recognition of the Vietnamese, who account for the vast majority of South Vietnam's population, is the primary factor in successfully ruling South Vietnam.
The current King of South Vietnam, Zhao Tuo, was originally the order of Longchuan in the South China Sea of Qin. The reason why he was able to establish his own rule in troubled times was because of the strong power of the local Yue people.
Compared with Zhao Tuo, who has been deeply involved in South Vietnam for many years, the advantages of Wu Rui's family are beyond his reach, and at the same time he is jealous.
Because Wu's advantage comes from blood.
Wu Rui, King of Changsha, was the seventh generation grandson of King Wu Fucha in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He had great inherent prestige among the Yue people.
Such a loyal family of border guards was like a natural enemy nemesis tailor-made for the South Vietnam Kingdom. No wonder they won the trust and reuse of the two emperors of the early Han Dynasty.
“There are too many things to do before I leave, and I can’t take care of them.
Remember to reward Wu Chen with some good things for me, and give him some kind words and compliments. "
Thinking of the crucial strategic position of the Wu family, Liu Ji, who was busy with his busy schedule, couldn't help but give a few extra words of advice.
Lu Pheasant nodded and said,
"knew.
I also thought that since we can't fight a war on multiple fronts, we might as well open up trade with South Vietnam first.
If you want to hide wealth among the people, trade and merchants, and cultivate goods for profit, you must pay attention to it. "
The bustle in the world is all for the sake of coming, and the hustle and bustle of the world is all for the sake of going away.
Righteousness lies in profit. South Vietnam was originally a land of separatist rule, but it was connected through trade. If things go on like this, it is not wishful thinking to make South Vietnam voluntarily surrender without spending a single soldier.
“That’s fine, I just don’t know if it will work.
When you have time, discuss it with Xiao He and ask Wu Chen himself for his opinion later. "
"good."
Why doesn't it work?
You can't help but worry about the rest. Lu Pheasant pursed his lips and smiled, changing the topic.
"Then how are your Majesty's conquest armies going to get from Luoyang?
Should we take a detour from Daidi, or pass through the territory of Zhao State and go directly north? "
"Well-"
Liu Ji blinked, showing the cunning look that Lu Pheasant was used to seeing.
"The troops are divided into two groups.
One way they went to Daidi and were supported by Chen Xi, and the other way they went to Zhao State. "
"Zhang Cang must have obtained the map of Zhao State for Your Majesty?"
"Well, I've been here a long time ago.
Zhang Cang is not bad. Not only is he good at calculations, he is also very agile in doing these things. In addition, the whole Zhao Kingdom is quite cooperative. "
The wind and rain outside the hall became more violent, and the strong wind and the rain hit the glass windows in waves, making a crackling sound.
Liu Ji paused, put down the orange, and said lightly,
"It's still the old rule. The families and children of the generals who followed me will stay in Luoyang City. Please pay attention."
"Your Majesty, why don't you be more generous and just let each family choose a son to join the palace and become an official."
