"These are grapes. Zhang Qian brought them back from the Western Regions."
In a side hall of Changle Palace, Li Yunze handed a bunch of grapes in his hand to Liu She in front of him, "Try it."
Liu She, who looked calm, took the grape, picked one, wiped it on his sleeve, and then threw it into his mouth to chew.
He never worried that Li Yunze would poison him, because it didn't take so much trouble to kill him suddenly, and there was no need for Li Yunze to do it himself.
'Pooh! '
Liu She chewed a few mouthfuls, then frowned and spit it on the ground.
"It's bitter and astringent. What's the use of this kind of thing?"
"Who told you to eat it with the skin on?" Li Yunze laughed and shook his head, "But this thing is indeed not sweet now."
The reason why later generations of grapes are large and sweet is the result of artificial intervention and years of cultivation.
Only sweet grapes can have a chance to inherit the gene, and those that are not sweet have long since disappeared.
"This was planted in Shanglinyuan last year. It is not mainly used for eating."
Sitting down on the stone bench in the yard, Li Yunze gestured to the grapes in Liu She's hand, "These are used to make wine. The Hu businessmen in Chang'an New City bring the most wine."
Liu She nodded thoughtfully, "The wine tastes really good."
At this time, Chen Ajiao came out of the hall and placed the tea in front of Li Yunze with a straight face.
Years of imprisonment have tempered her former arrogance and temper. Now she is diligent and capable, making it difficult to imagine the empress Chen in history who had no fingers in the sunshine but had a great temper.
"If you are not afraid of being poisoned, then drink it."
As soon as these words came out, it seemed that his temper had not been worn away too much, and his true nature was really hard to change.
When Shen Nong tasted the herbs, he had already found tea, but in the past it was only used for sacrifices.
It really became popular during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Of course, in this world, it was naturally led by Li Yunze who provided advanced planting and tea-frying technologies.
As the saying goes, the emperor's preference for drinking tea naturally inspired the noble civil and military officials.
And after the nobles and civil servants became popular, it would naturally affect the rich and middle class, and then the common people.
The tea grown and produced in Huangzhuang is also an important source of income for the gradually growing Wei Dahan.
After all, tax exemptions are so great. If you want to keep the country running, you naturally need to open up multiple sources of income.
"How is life here?"
When asked, Liu She, who looked calm, responded calmly, "It's very good. I'll give you whatever you want. I study, practice martial arts, and cultivate the fields on weekdays. I don't have any worries or worries."
Chen Ajiao, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help but said, "Give me whatever you want, except for living things. We have lived here for so many years, except for the palace guard who delivers things and the sister who comes to visit, no one else I haven’t seen anyone.”
Liu She turned sideways, stretched out his hand to hold Chen Ajiao's little hand and patted it, signaling her not to be so impatient and to be patient.
The sister in Chen Ajiao's mouth is naturally Princess Pingyang.
Liu She has three siblings, but apart from Princess Pingyang, Princess Longlu and Princess Nangong have never visited Liu She.
After all, their husband's family didn't respect Princess Pingyang as much as Wei Qing did, and they were highly respected by the emperor and didn't care about such things.
On the contrary, Princess Nangong's husband is Zhang Ou's son Zhang Zuo, and Zhang Ou is a die-hard supporter of the emperor. Of course, Princess Nangong will not be allowed to visit the deposed emperor.
Not to mention Princess Longli, Princess Guantao's whole family was ruined, and her husband Chen Xi even lost his life. After finally remarrying, how could he dare to taint the cause and effect.
After all, without the backing of Emperor Jing and Mrs. Wang, and without the care of the new emperor, and his status was so embarrassing, he was naturally unwilling to come.
Princess Pingyang's privilege was guaranteed by Wei Qing's face.
Even so, every time she went home, Princess Pingyang would try her best to serve Wei Qing in return. Now she even has three sons.
Li Yunze smiled and looked at the hands held by Liu She and Chen Ajiao with some emotion.
Historically, the love affair between Chen Ajiao and Liu Che turned into a tragedy. Even if Sima Xiangru wrote the poem Nagato, it would be useless, leaving only a love story that is missed by many literary youths.
Now, it’s hard to say much else, but the couple has lived here dependent on each other for so many years, and they are absolutely very, very harmonious emotionally.
"The Western Region is a great place."
Li Yunze put down the tea bowl in his hand and talked with Liu She with a smile about Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions. "The snow water flowing from the Tianshan Mountains nourishes and warms the large fertile land at the foot of the mountains. There are endless green forests, large and small rivers The scenery along the way is stunning.”
After describing the scenes of the Western Regions, Liu She on the opposite side also listened with great concentration, looking leisurely and fascinated.
"Such a treasure land must be in the hands of a big man."
Liu She said sincerely, "Brother Emperor, we must snatch it from the hands of the Huns."
"It's natural."
Li Yunze nodded, and then said, "I have appointed Wei Qing as general, and he will lead one hundred thousand troops out of the Great Wall."
Liu She's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked, "Are we going to have a decisive battle with the Huns? Great, we must win!"
"Not really."
Li Yunze simply shook his head, "The Huns are very smart now. They abandoned all the 200 miles north along the Great Wall and created an artificial no-man's land. Except for the smugglers, no one can find where the Huns' tribe is. They are now Every year, there are irregular raids on the border. They come with a large number of weapons and equipment made by the captured craftsmen, and they specially attack the city strongholds on the border, and they leave immediately after the attack, without any delay."
"How could this be so?" After hearing this, Liu She frowned and was surprised. "The Huns do not fight like this."
"Not before, but they were scared of being beaten by the big men." Li Yunze nodded in response. "In the past, they dared to fight the big men, but every time they were defeated and suffered heavy losses. Later, they changed their tactics and started fighting guerrilla warfare."
"The Great Wall in the north of the Han Dynasty stretches for thousands of miles. Facing the guerrilla warfare of the Huns, we can only garrison everywhere, and it is very difficult to be harassed. As for such changes in tactics, it is said that Liu Ling made it."
"Liu Ling?" Liu She looked thoughtful, "I think I heard it from my sister."
"Well, the daughter of the King of Huainan ran away to the Huns and became the Yan family of the Xiongnu Chanyu Yi Zhixie."
Hearing this, Liu She didn't say anything more, just picked up the tea bowl and drank tea.
He naturally heard about Li Yunze's continuous raids on the kings from Princess Pingyang.
He was in favor of cutting down the feudal vassal, but he didn't agree with it if it was cut so hard.
Of course, it was none of his business, so he had to pretend he didn't hear anything and had nothing to say on this issue.
Here, Chen Ajiao couldn't help but said, "Are you just going to let the Huns fight? Don't you know how to fight back?"
"Of course I called back."
Li Yunze wasn't angry either, and explained with a smile, "The Great Wall Legion will go out in large numbers every year to sweep up the northern part of the Great Wall."
"The problem is the lack of cavalry. Even if you bring a large number of boxcars hundreds of miles into the North, you will have nothing to do when you reach the edge of the vast sea. The mobility is too poor, and there is no guide to know where the water source is, so you are unable to go deep into it."
"The Huns have figured out how to harass. They only have a few scout horses roaming back and forth in the no-man's land. When they see the army leaving the fortress, they will pass on the news, and then retreat all the way north into the vast sea, just to lure the army deep into it. .”
"Two years ago, the Beiping County Guards pursued them in depth and encountered a sandstorm. Thousands of troops were short of water and lost, so they could only abandon their trucks and retreat. However, they were besieged by the Huns and failed miserably. Even the County Guards were defeated. Captured alive. Fortunately, he was alert and found an opportunity to snatch the horse and escape."
That's right, Li Yunze is talking about the famous enigmatic prince Li Guang. He dared to go deep into the vast sea without any preparation. It is not unusual for him to be defeated.
After all, all the oases in the Hanhai are in the hands of the Huns. Even if the Han army can find a few, the Huns will throw in dead cows and sheep in advance to pollute the water sources, leaving no water available.
"Is it possible that I can only be harassed?"
Liu She, who was unwilling to give up, asked, "Is there no good way?"
"Of course there is a way." Li Yunze explained, "The root cause of this problem is that the soldiers and horses, which are mainly infantry, move too slowly, giving the Huns the opportunity to calmly respond. In fact, their tribes are scattered and can pass news It takes time to gather together. As long as we can seize this time difference, we will definitely be able to catch them off guard. Then we will defeat them one by one."
Liu She suddenly nodded, "Cavalry."
"Yes, it's the cavalry."
Li Yunze took a sip of tea and then pushed the tea cup in front of Chen Ajiao, indicating that it was empty.
Chen Ajiao had no choice but to get up and pour tea for Li Yunze.
"It's not the kind of mounted infantry with only one horse per person. It has to be a real cavalry with at least three horses or even five horses per person, and it has to have a scale of at least 100,000 or more."
Liu She was surprised, "This is not easy to handle and it costs a lot of money."
"It's already underway. As long as you work hard, you'll be done one day."
As for when this day will come, Li Yunze has already given the answer in his heart.
On the day of Huo Qubing’s sixteenth birthday!
Liu She had a look of leisurely fascination on his face, wishing he could participate.
But when he came to his senses, he couldn't stop smiling bitterly.
As a deposed emperor, I can't even get out of this side palace, but I still want to fight the Huns?
No matter how you evaluate the Emperor Wu in history, one thing that cannot be avoided is that he sincerely fought against the Huns. There is no doubt about this.
It's a pity that he can only listen now and doesn't even have a chance to watch.
Seeing the dejected look on Liu She's face, Li Yunze also smiled.
He asked calmly, "Do you know where Wei Qing went?"
"If it's not to fight the Huns, then where else can we go?"
"We are going to fight against Wei Man Korea."
Hearing this, Liu She's face showed a look of astonishment, "So that's it. Wei Manchu and the other countries in the Western Regions are the vassal wings of the Xiongnu. It makes sense to cut off their wings first."
Then, Liu She, who was reaching out to serve tea, heard Li Yunze say, "After wiping out Wei Manchu Korea, you can go there and become the king."
'Danglang~~~'
Two sounds of tea bowls falling to the ground came almost at the same time.
Liu She and Chen Ajiao, who had returned from serving tea, both dropped the tea bowls in their hands and looked at Li Yunze in disbelief.
After a while, Liu She came back to his senses and said, "You, you want to let me out?"
"Well, let you go to Weiman North Korea and become the king!"
