It is said that the Huns have been surrounded in the Great Wall. If the battle is fought slower, it seems that it may not be too late to send my nephew there at this time...
Although it is said that the Han Dynasty recruited scholars by recommendation, there were still three or five wives and concubines and six or seven sons in the family. At this time, there was no such thing as family planning.
When it gets dark, there are not many entertainment activities in Chang'an City. Apart from enjoying singing and dancing at home, playing chess and reading books, there is only wine and beautiful people left.
Once more luxury goods like beauties are consumed, more natural by-products such as heirs will appear.
Although these bastards are not valued in the family, they are still their sons anyway, and it is of course a great thing to be able to give them a way out.
"My lord, please see your Majesty!"
When the sky was dark, all the ministers finally gathered together. Emperor Liu Henggao sat on the throne and received congratulations from the ministers.
"The acting king Liu Deng has sent good news. The right general of the Xiongnu has been blocked in the Great Wall. He will be destroyed in only ten days. That's why I called everyone late at night to let you all have fun too. Come and spread the red feather. Urgent messenger!”
The good news sent last time was also greatly questioned in the Xuanshi Palace. This time, the emperor seemed to be angry and directly ordered someone to summon the red feather envoy to the palace.
This approach seemed to be out of anger with him, which made Shen Tujia feel a little inappropriate.
As the prime minister, he would naturally not have cared about such things in the past. After all, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty was truly powerful. It was said that there was absolutely no problem for one person under one person and over ten thousand people.
However, it is different now. The old emperor's health is getting worse day by day. He has been against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince several times in a row. If the Crown Prince comes to power, it is still a question whether he, the Prime Minister, can continue to do so.
He is different from Zhang Cang. Zhang Cang is a big tree with deep roots after all, while his Shen Tujia's roots are much shallower.
Without this aspect, Shentujia would immediately be brought back to his original form. It is easy to change from frugality to luxury, but difficult to change from luxury to frugality. After tasting the sweetness of power, how could Shentujia be willing to go back to being an idle prince? Woolen cloth?
"Zhang Sanyuan, Lieutenant of the Shenwu Military Academy of our country, comes to see Your Majesty! Here is the good news from my king!"
Looking at the simple Zhang Sanyuan, and listening to his hoarse voice, one can probably imagine how tragic the war was.
"Take him down to rest! A big reward!"
Opening the good news in front of the ministers, Liu Heng originally wanted to read it in person. Thinking of such a good news, Liu Deng should give him a surprise.
But after a quick glance, he could no longer read aloud.
"Wang Deyi, you should read it to everyone..."
Seeing the emperor's slightly dim smile, Shen Tujia's heart moved. Could something else happen to this good news?
"promise!"
Wang Deyi hurriedly bent forward, took the good news from the emperor's hand, cleared his throat, and began to read.
"On the eighth day of the tenth month, King Zuo Guli of the Xiongnu led his army to attack the camp. The Shenwu Army defeated it. The Modao Army defended the mouth of the Ziwu Valley. The Shenwu Army pursued behind them and killed 10,000 enemies. Yizhixie was on the run. On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, the Han army fought against the Great Wall. Fifteen hundred Mo Dao troops defended the Great Wall. The Huns burned the city and fought to the death. They fought fiercely for two hours. From General Guanfu down, less than a hundred people survived. When reinforcements arrived, the Huns were defeated. They fled and were trapped in a lonely mountain. Liu Deng, the acting king, led his troops in pursuit and said, "No one will be left alive in this battle!"
There were no gorgeous words or even any embellishments, just such a simple and straightforward statement, which had already changed the expressions of the officials above the hall.
Five thousand against twenty thousand?
Even Shen Tujia began to recall in his mind, who was this Guanfu?
How is it possible that 1,500 people can hold back 20,000 Huns for two hours?
Even if Han Xin was brought underground, it would be impossible for him to have such a brilliant record, right?
What Liu Deng said made Shen Tujia even more unbelievable. Twenty thousand Huns were surrounded on Gushan. Even when the great ancestor Liu Bang was still alive and led an army of 320,000 to conquer the Huns, he still did not achieve such a brilliant record!
Not only Shen Tujia was in disbelief, but even Chen Wu, the Marquis of Tangyi who had the best relationship with Liu Deng, didn't know what to say now.
This credit is really too great, but it happened that Liu Deng said it with both nose and eyes, especially the murderous last sentence, "There will be no survivors in this battle," which made everyone don't know what to say.
"I wonder what you think of this good news?"
Liu Heng was originally very excited about the right general who surrounded the Huns, but after seeing this military report, he was really in disbelief.
Liu Deng had already reported that they had killed 5,000 Huns. In addition, Liu Deng reported that they had killed 10,000 enemies this time, and 20,000 Huns were surrounded on Gushan.
This achievement really made Emperor Liu Heng unbelievable. The Han army had been fighting against the Huns for many years, and beheading hundreds of people was considered a great victory. Now they killed 15,000 enemies, and the emperor couldn't believe it... …
"Your Majesty, my minister, please punish Liu Deng for lying about his military exploits!"
Wang and his wife were the first to stand up. Seeing that someone had already started, others would naturally follow. Those officials who had received the gift from King Wu Liu Bi would naturally come out to help.
Shen Tujia hesitated for a moment, but still did not speak. Although he also accepted the money, he was the prime minister after all. These people were just petty officials with less than two thousand dan. They could talk nonsense, but he, the prime minister, could not.
"Ms. Wang, how do you know that this is a false report of military merit? What if it is true? If Liu Deng is really punished as you said, and then it is confirmed that this news is true, do you know what the crime is?"
It was inconvenient for the emperor to speak, and it was inconvenient for the prince to speak, but Chen Wu, the idle marquis of Tangyi, didn't care so much.
The Chen family was originally a famous family, and since he was married to the eldest princess, there was no need to be polite to them when he spoke.
"How does Marquis Tangyi know that what he said is true? With such a ridiculous record, even Emperor Gaozu's powerful generals did not have such a brilliant record!"
After Mr. and Mrs. Wang finished speaking, some people immediately began to nod their heads. This was also the source of confusion for everyone.
Daiguo has always been a symbol of poverty in everyone's minds. Even if it suddenly made a fortune in the past few months, after all, the time is still short. How could it have such a strong army?
"Hahahaha, do you mean that the sons of the Han family will become worse than the previous generation?"
"You are using strong words to make sense!"
"Your Majesty, I sent the prince's retainer Chao Cuo to Yunzhong the day before yesterday. Calculating the time, he should have sent back the report by this time. He is so close, whether it is true or false, he naturally sees better than us. clear!"
When Liu Qi said this, it was inconvenient for both Wang and Chen Wu to continue arguing, and the court suddenly fell silent.
