Yuanguang four years.
July.
Weiyang Palace.
As usual, after Liu Che finished handling the affairs of the outer court without interest, he convened the inner court meeting with excitement.
It is no longer strange that the Han Dynasty had two dynasties, internal and external.
Compared with the trivial matters in the outer court, Liu Che preferred to show his ambitions in the inner court.
Because these people are his ministers who are completely obedient to his orders.
"How is the training of Wei Qing's troops and horses?"
After a year and a half of military training, Wei Qing returned to the court three times, and this was the fourth time.
"You are worthy of Your Majesty's appreciation. Twenty thousand men can be used."
"How does it compare to the Yulin Army?"
Playing with the sword, Liu Che asked expectantly.
"There are indeed shortcomings. Although I often use banditry to sharpen my generals, they are still unable to compare with the Yulin Army, the leader in the world."
Wei Qing is not being modest. Compared with the Yulin orphans adopted from soldiers who died in battle, the soldiers he has trained now are really inferior.
It's a pity that the biggest role of the Yulin Army is to protect Liu Che from fighting with him. Otherwise, he would really not be afraid to compete with the Xiongnu troops just relying on the Yulin Langs.
"Oh, yes."
Liu Che was a little disappointed, but as the emperor, he didn't show it at all. He just said lightly: "Then practice more diligently."
"promise."
After asking Wei Qing, Liu Che looked at the other people.
"How is Caoqu?"
As Liu Che spoke, a middle-aged man stood up: "The four-hundred-mile canal is close to the Yellow River. It will be connected in two years. By then, all grain and grass supplies will be available quickly."
"That's right, continue to supervise and don't slack off."
"promise."
After asking several questions in succession, there was a lot of discussion in Weiyang Palace.
After a long time, Liu Che took out a piece of cloth and asked the eunuch to present it.
"Look at this new order, do you have any different opinions?"
When the cloth came into Wei Qing's hands, he looked down and said: "Anyone who is not an official, Sanlao (a rural official in charge of education), or a knight guarding the border will pay a tax of 120 yuan for a carriage (carriage) and 240 yuan for a commercial vehicle." Money, for boats over five feet long, the tax is 120 yuan per boat.”
'New taxes? ! '
Wei Qing did not say anything and handed the cloth to the subordinate. He was a military attache and did not want to argue too much about government orders, even though he was both a supervisor and a minister.
The cloth was circulated among the officials in the inner court, and soon someone spoke up.
"This order can be issued without any hindrance. Although there is no target for the new tax, most of the people who can drive and sail are businessmen. Businessmen have a lot of wealth but no production. This tax is very good."
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
"."
There was a series of voices of secondment, but the middle-aged man who spoke before spoke again: "Your Majesty, this order is not urgent and can be issued when the canal passes through the Yellow River. By then, the big merchants will have recovered their losses from the border. , can provide more tax revenue.”
His words made Liu Che think for a moment and then nodded: "What Si Nong said makes sense, then this order will be issued when the canal is completed."
"promise."
Everyone gave up.
Liu Che might have been a little tired from dealing with the affairs of the two dynasties, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's it for today. You guys will leave, Wei Qing will stay here for now."
All the court officials surrendered and retreated. Soon, only Liu Che and Wei Qing were left in the Weiyang Palace.
"The sick child didn't come back this time?"
Liu Che started to wipe the sword and started talking to Wei Qing casually.
"Your Majesty, Qu Bing'er is also a guard and is not allowed to leave the camp without any reason."
Wei Qing was a little helpless. Liu Che would ask Huo Qubing every time he saw him, which made him a little confused as to how to temper him.
Wei Qing still values his nephew very much. In the past year and a half, Huo Qubing's various performances have shown that he is a born general, bold and cautious, daring to fight and charge, and he can see complex battlefield situations at a glance. See the key.
"Stupid, don't you know how to let Qu Bing'er be your personal guard? So what's the problem if you take him out of the camp?"
Liu Che complained that he had not seen his sick child for a year and a half, and he was also worried about his lucky star.
"Your Majesty is smart, and I am not as good as you."
Wei Qing handed over his hands and confessed.
"Okay, that's enough chatting. I want to talk to you about another thing."
Liu Che stopped wiping the sword and put the sword into the scabbard, with a serious expression on his face.
"In the past two years, there have been many battles and victories in Liaodong. A secret agent came to report that this matter is all related to one person. I have established a new governor's palace in Jiaoli, western Liaoning. You can lead troops to take up the post, but remember not to pass through Liaodong."
Wei Qing also showed a thoughtful look on his face, raised his hands and asked: "Is your Majesty's main purpose of going here to train troops or what?"
"Practice your troops, and if you have another chance, get in touch with that person to see what kind of person he is. In the wild battle with the Huns, five million can defeat ten thousand, and later in the battle, ten thousand cavalry can defeat one hundred thousand. If such a person is a minister, it's okay, if so."
"Zhang Qi from Liaodong, that's all the secret agents have found. It seems that he is the nephew of Zhang from Liaodong. Let's find out."
Liu Che didn't say much, but Wei Qing understood what he meant and nodded in agreement.
Although his face remained calm, his heart was already filled with clouds.
'Five million breaks ten thousand! Field battle! Ten thousand riders break one hundred thousand? ! '
This is when the Overlord was alive, when did the Zhang family in Liaodong produce such a talent, and Zhang Yi, the old man, seemed to be hiding it.
Until Wei Qing left Weiyang Palace and exited the palace gate, he was still shocked by what he had just heard from Liu Che.
The Han Dynasty had been dealing with the Huns for seventy years, and he knew clearly how difficult it was for the Huns' cavalry in the field.
"Supervisor."
A call interrupted his thoughts. When he turned around, he saw that he had already walked out of the palace gate, and several personal guards had gathered around him.
Nodding, Wei Qing said: "Go back to camp."
Ten days later, in Suyi County, the nearest county to the north, 20,000 Qingzhuang went northward and entered Shangjun. Immediately, they turned east again, cleaning up the banditry along the way, and rushed all the way to Liaodong. There were Liu Che's handwriting and the handwriting of the Prime Minister's Office. No one dared to barricade among 20,000 people.
However, when this young group entered Shangjun, some businessmen quietly paid attention to them.
A dozen homing pigeons flew high into the sky, flying from Shangjun to Yanmen County.
After receiving the carrier pigeons, some merchants in Yanmen County also copied the actions of the merchants in Shangjun County and released carrier pigeons to Daijun and Shanggu counties.
Just like this, the carrier pigeon flew to Wuhuan in a step-by-step manner.
City Lord's Mansion.
Zhang Qi, who was reading, frowned and looked at the note in his hand.
"Military mobilization, 20,000 young men entered Shangjun from Silibu or Chang'an, and then turned east."
"Where are you going? Yanmen? Shanggu? Youbeiping? Or Liaodong?"
Zhang Qi's face was gloomy: "Could Wei Ziqi be him?"
The bad news really came one after another. There was a transfer of personnel from the Provincial History Department before, and then this happened again. The surname Wei may not be a big deal, but the surname Wei is a military commander, so it is worthy of Zhang Qi's attention.
"Pay close attention to the carrier pigeons these days. If you have any news, please send it directly to me!"
"promise!"
(End of chapter)
