The Southern Expedition was abandoned, and the Northern Expedition was put on the agenda of the Qin Empire.
Qin Shihuang was the kind of person who would do it right away.
Since he had decided on the national policy of attacking the Xiongnu in the north and conquering the homeland of the Xia Dynasty, he would choose the leader on the spot.
At this point, there is no suspense.
No matter whether they were civil servants or military generals, they all unanimously recommended Zhao Tuo as the Shaofu.
Zhao Tuo was a famous general of the Qin State. He had defeated the Xiongnu army in Dai and had experience in fighting against the Huns.
If the Qin army wants to attack the Xiongnu in the north, who else should they do?
Not to mention that Zhao Shaofu had just spent a lot of effort to convince the emperor to give up the southern expedition and choose the northern expedition, which made it clear that he was determined to win the position of coach.
This is Zhao Tuo’s feudal battle. Who dares to fight with him?
"I just wanted to stop the Southern Expedition, but I didn't expect that I would become the coach of the Northern Expedition. It seems that Meng Tian in this time and space will most likely not be awarded the title of China's First Warrior."
Zhao Tuo smiled bitterly.
In response to the public's expectations, as an advocate of the Northern Expedition against the Hu people, he naturally could not refuse and was appointed as the head coach of the Northern Expedition on the spot.
The First Emperor gave Zhao Tuo time to hand over a strategy for the Northern Expedition later.
Zhao Tuo agreed on the spot.
After the court meeting dispersed, all the ministers greeted Zhao Tuo with smiles in their eyes.
"The Shaofu's strategy for the Northern Expedition is much better than going to fight the Yue people in the woods to the south. When the time comes, I, the young juniors of the Xin family, will leave it to the Shaofu."
Xin Wu, a veteran with good connections, said with a smile.
He hoped that when Zhao Tuo attacked the Hu people, he would give his Xin clan's young generals some opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
Before leaving the palace, Wang Ben also nodded to Zhao Tuo: "What the Young Master said is very good. The Hu people in the north are a serious concern of our great Qin Dynasty. Only when the Northern Hu people are defeated can we go south to conquer Vietnam."
Some people agreed with Zhao Tuo's opinion, while others were naturally unhappy.
For example, Tu Sui was very likely to become the commander-in-chief of the 500,000-strong Qin army.
This eldest brother of Zhao Tuo walked out with a dark face after the court ended.
Zhao Tuo wanted to catch up and explain, but Tu Sui's steps were very long, and his walking was windy.
As soon as he left the palace gate, he got in the car and went back home without even giving Zhao Tuo a chance to explain.
"Brother Tu, Brother Tu, I saved your life."
Zhao Tuo sighed secretly, Tu Sui led an army of 500,000 people southward, and he should have perished in Vietnam. Now Zhao Tuo interfered with it. Although he could not achieve any merit, his life was saved at least.
It was only the incident in the court that caused Tu Sui to misunderstand that Zhao Tuo was trying to win the title of lord, so he deliberately brought up the Northern Expedition without mercy, ruining his dream of being the leader of Tu Sui's half-million-strong army.
Anyone would be angry about this.
"Brother Tu is a heroic man. When the weather subsides in two days, I will pay you a visit and give him a good explanation."
Zhao Tuo felt that the problem was not big, as Tu Sui was not a narrow-minded person.
Relying on his own quick wit, Zhao Tuo was actually somewhat proud of his ability to reverse the half-million-strong army's southern expedition to Baiyue.
But this pride suddenly disappeared when he returned to the house, which became a worry.
Zhao Tuo never expected that the biggest opponent of his Northern Expedition to the Huns was not the First Emperor or other ministers.
It's the pretty lady in his family.
"Zhao Tuo!"
"I am pregnant with your child, and you are going to abandon us to go fight!"
"You are so cruel!"
"Woo..."
This night.
The maids and servants in the eldest princess's mansion are all very frightened.
Their mistress, was angry.
…
On the next day, Zhao Tuo, who had not slept all night, headed to the Shaofu with dark circles under his eyes.
There have been no major new projects recently, and the few chief ministers under him are enough to handle daily government affairs.
So Zhao Tuo just walked around the official office, handed over the work, and then returned home amidst the respectful sounds of many subordinates.
He also has a visitor today.
Young Master Fusu sent me a greeting card after hearing about what happened at the court meeting yesterday afternoon.
Zhao Tuo's elder brother-in-law was handsome, well-mannered, and looked like a handsome young man.
But there seemed to be a bit of worry between his brows.
Fusu's first words after he entered the mansion and sat down made Zhao Tuo's eyelids jump.
"Fu Su once heard that in the art of war, no matter how big a country is, if it is warlike, it will perish."
Zhao Tuo watched the emperor's eldest son in front of him quoting the words from "Sima Fa" and guessed the other party's intention.
As expected, Fusu then spoke eloquently: "Zhao Jun once taught Fusu to recognize his identity and position, and to consider the interests of the Qin Dynasty when he speaks and does things. Fusu felt this deeply, and he acted as the prince of Qin day and night. We must take responsibility and consider the interests of the country wholeheartedly.”
"However, according to what Fu Su has seen, it has been less than a year since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, and the heads of Guizhou in the distance have not yet gathered, and the remnants of the princes have not yet returned home. Although Zhao Junjian advised his father to expand the recruitment of children from the school and train more Qin officials, but Time is still short, and the newly conquered Qichu and other places still lack officials and are not completely under control, so there are inevitably hidden dangers."
"Zhao Jun proposed to move the nobles of the six countries to Guanzhong to eliminate the disaster of the restoration of the six countries. Fusu thought it was very good and could help Qin control the land of the princes. However, such migrations are huge and often involve hundreds of thousands of people. Traveling thousands of miles takes a lot of wear and tear along the way.”
"In addition, all counties and counties in the world mobilized prisoners and slave laborers to build Chidao. In Guanzhong, there are imperial mausoleums and palaces of the Six Kingdoms, which inevitably consumes the people's power too much and makes the head of Guizhou tired."
Having said this, Fusu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Under such circumstances, is our Qin State a little too anxious to raise another army to attack the Hu people in the north?"
it is as expected.
Zhao Tuo said: "The Hu people in the north often fight with the Xia, and they have been hating each other for thousands of years. Do you know, sir?"
Fusu nodded and said: "Fusu certainly knows that the Huns and other barbarians in the north have the heart of tigers and wolves, and they always intend to invade our Central Plains."
"It's just that I feel that the attack on the barbarians in the north is a bit urgent. We should wait until we, the Qin Dynasty, have appeased the remnants of the six kingdoms and sent officials to control various places. We will wait until we have rested for a few years, the national strength has been restored, the warehouses are rich, and the soldiers are eager to fight, and then we can start This war is for the better.”
Zhao Tuo knew Fusu's intention.
Fusu felt that this war was started too hastily.
He smiled bitterly and said: "Young master thinks it is better to attack the Hu people in the north and regain the homeland of the Xia Dynasty occupied by them. Or is it better to have 500,000 Qin troops go south to attack Bai Bai who is hiding in the miasma mountains and forests?"
"You can only choose one or the other."
Fusu's face changed slightly.
He didn't go to court, so he wasn't particularly clear about what happened at that court meeting. But now that he heard what Zhao Tuo said, he understood a little bit.
He said bitterly: "Father, must we fight?"
Zhao Tuo sighed: "Not only the emperor wants to fight, but also the military generals of the entire Qin State want to fight. The military merit system established by the Shang Lord in the past has become a hungry beast that needs to keep eating. It will keep driving Qin The country started a war and it was difficult to stop it.”
With that said, Zhao Tuo took the matter apart and analyzed it in detail to Fusu.
Fusu fell silent.
After a while, he stood up and bowed to Zhao Tuo.
"I misunderstood Mr. Zhao. Compared with using half a million troops to conquer the Baiyue Land in the south, the Northern Expedition against the Hu people proposed by Mr. Zhao is indeed the best choice."
"Young master, you don't have to be like this."
Zhao Tuo turned sideways and asked again: "Master, have you ever asked me for advice?"
Fusu shook his head and said: "No. I was afraid of offending my father, so I wanted to ask Jun Zhao first. Now I find that I thought it was too simple. I would like to thank Jun Zhao for his advice this time."
A flash of relief flashed in Zhao Tuo's eyes.
His uncle is indeed different.
If it were Fusu in history, if he encountered this kind of thing, he would definitely write a letter to advise, and then stand up to the First Emperor.
Now Fusu knows that before admonishing, he should come to him for discussion first.
This change is enough to prove that Zhao Tuo's previous influence on him was successful. It also proves that Fusu now regards Zhao Tuo as a family member and comes to see him in advance.
The two chatted for a while, and after Fusu visited his sister, he said goodbye and left.
Before he left, Zhao Tuo was still a little worried and told him: "The emperor has decided on this matter and will not change it. Young Master, please do not give any advice at this time."
"Um."
Fusu responded and left with a sad look on his face.
Zhao Tuo stood at the door, thoughtfully watching Master Fusu's carriage go further and further away.
In the following time, Zhao Tuo comforted his angry wife while looking up information, flipping through northern maps, and thinking about the strategy for this northern expedition.
However, his original plan to attack the Xiongnu in the north was disrupted by the intelligence about Henan coming from the Taiwei Mansion.
"The Huns in Henan were driven away by the Yueshi?"
"Today's Henan is the Yuezhi's territory?"
Zhao Tuo looked at the information in his hand and felt a little dazed.
Aren't you going to attack the Huns in the north?
Why did it change to Yuezhi's script?
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