"Leave it to your descendants?"
After hearing Liu Yu's words, his wife Wang Ze was slightly surprised.
"Your Majesty, I have always heard people say that as a king, you want to leave the ancestral temple and the country to your descendants, but you have never wanted to keep an enemy's golden crown as a treasure to be given to future generations."
Wang Ze immediately joked.
After hearing her words, Liu Yu shook his head and said half seriously and half jokingly.
"Since the Xia Jun family ruled the world, after thousands of years, our Xia people have traversed all the areas where the rivers reach. By the time of the powerful Han Dynasty, we have spanned thousands of miles, reaching the sea in the east, the Gobi in the west, and Linyi in the south. , outside the Northern Imperial Wall."
"Everyone in the world thinks that this is the whole world, but the vastness of the world beyond this boundary is far beyond everyone's imagination!"
Liu Yu stroked the captured golden crown of the Qiang Hu chief with his hand and said seriously.
"The Qiang and Hu who wreaked havoc in the Central Plains now live in the south of Jiuyuan County of the Han Dynasty. The homeland purchased with the blood of the soldiers of the Qin and Han Dynasties is called the horse herding land of the Qiang and Hu."
"I want to enshrine the golden crowns of Qiang and barbarians as a symbol of martial virtue since the restoration of the Han Dynasty. One golden crown is far from enough. I want to take the golden crowns from the heads of all the barbarians in Qin, Han, and Henan. When the old capital is restored, When the time comes, use these golden crowns to build a high platform for martial arts!"
When Liu Yu said this, he was already talking to himself and falling into longing.
Therefore, the ultimate martial virtue of Chinese warriors must be inseparable from Feng Lang Juxu and Le Shi Yanran.
Liu Yu was not very sure about the current world situation with constant natural disasters, and he was not sure that he could achieve the great achievements of his predecessors.
However, Liu Yu felt that he should still be able to achieve this goal by conquering the Henan area occupied by the Qiang and Hu.
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Wang Ze immediately thought of these two allusions.
"Does Your Majesty mean to compare with Feng Lang Ju Xu and Le Shi Yanran?"
"Yes, these two great achievements, although they are enough to shine in the annals of history for thousands of years, they are both in the northern part of the grassland, and ordinary people have no way of seeing them."
"And if a palace is built in the capital to hold the treasures captured in the four wars and used to inspire the country's elite, wouldn't it be a true use of everything?"
Liu Yu immediately became excited about the idea that just came to him.
The Chinese historical records are the most accurate and sophisticated in the world, but when it comes to how to declare force, Liu Yu always feels that there is a lot to add.
After all, things like hanging heads on Gao Street and building Beijing temples often do not have a long shelf life.
Just like the piled Jingguan, it will not take long for them to all dry up and have to be piled up with soil seals. After only half a year, they will completely become ordinary earth slopes. For future generations, unless they are dug out, there will be no The most intuitive feeling.
Other tables, palaces and the like are often more than solemn, but not enough to show off naked force.
"After the Huru are defeated, I will put all the rare treasures of the Huru in it, so that all the people and scholars in the world will know this martial virtue!"
"Not only that, after I die, every new king who succeeds to the throne must add new trophies to this palace that displays martial virtue!"
Liu Yu knew that in the ancient Roman era, which was competing with the Qin and Han Dynasties, consuls or governors who returned victoriously from an expedition would be welcomed by the people. In the grand triumphal ceremony, not only all citizens in the city would enjoy the rewards of victory, but also the people They would also build triumphal arches or columns for the soldiers who returned from victory.
Liu Yu, who had seen these records, was so fascinated by them. If in the prosperous era of the Han and Tang Dynasties, countless triumphal arches or columns would have been erected for the countless sky-swallowing martial arts. It is estimated that they could be lined up all the way from Chang'an. Going to Luoyang?
"Ah? Is what your Majesty said true?" Wang Ze opened his mouth slightly in surprise.
"Of course it's true!" Liu Yu said with certainty.
"However, once the Han Dynasty returns to the old capital and establishes the empire, the barbarians and Di from all over the world will definitely be obedient and obedient, and all the neighbors will be servants. How can they continue to fight?"
After spending time with Liu Yu for a long time, Wang Ze became more and more interested in this kind of military affairs, and quickly gained many insights of his own.
"Haha, I just said that the world is bigger than anyone can imagine!" Liu Yu laughed.
"How big can it be? Is there any sacred land outside of the miasma and barbarism?" Wang Ze asked seriously.
Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the Chinese have never sat in a well and looked at the sky. Generation after generation, they have overcome obstacles and expanded the territory of the Chinese people several times.
Later, the reason why they slowed down their expansion was not because they did not know that the world was very big, but because these ancestors had already explored many places, but finally found that the best in the world as far as they could see. The land has long been occupied by the Chinese.
Although many other areas are vast, they are not worth spending huge amounts of manpower and material resources to conquer.
"The world is so big, how come there is only one precious land like the Central Plains!" Liu Yu said.
"In the future, after the barbarians from all over the world have been conquered, we must not be proud of ourselves. We must let all the barbarians entrenched in the territory of the Han Dynasty go west to conquer, even if it takes one year, no, even if it takes ten years to open up a city in the west. The land is far better than moving the barbarians inward."
Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, generations of nomadic peoples have been facing increasing pressure to survive on the grasslands in the high-pressure zone in the hinterland of Eurasia. This is also one of the fundamental reasons why they have increasingly invaded the south from generation to generation.
These nomadic peoples, who live in poverty, are less able to withstand cold disasters than the farming peoples of the Central Plains. Due to the pressure of survival, most of them can only bite the bullet and invade south.
When going south, if you encounter a powerful Central Plains regime, they will often become vassals and servants after losing the battle, just like the fate of the five Huns who were divided and oppressed.
However, once they went south, the Central Plains regime was extremely weak, so the so-called five chaos and rebellion against China began in a bloody way.
But in fact, during the Little Ice Age, the nomads on the East Asian grasslands had another migration route that could alleviate the survival crisis caused by the deterioration of the grassland ecology, and that was to migrate westward.
First, we cross the Jinshan Mountain in the north of the Western Region Protectorate, and then we can reach the river valley area covered with oasis grasslands.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Yueshi people who were defeated by the Huns and moved westward arrived at this place. A group of Xirong who fled in a hurry under the horseshoe of the East Asian grassland overlord turned out to be the most powerful armed group in the river area.
Of course, in addition to the river valley, if you continue to the northwest, you will find the vast Scythian grassland. There are also many nomads there, and their combat power is almost a generation behind their counterparts in the East Asian grasslands.
Thinking of this distant future scene, hundreds of thousands of East Asian nomads marched westward along the Eurasian steppes, driving a group of Scythians, Avars, Goths, and Sarmatians. Asians poured into the Roman Empire like frightened beasts. The scene was simply too exciting for Liu Yu.
"By that time, the Germanic people in the Black Forest will have the fear of black-haired East Asians engraved in their genes!"
However, Liu Yu's vision is a bit too far away, because the most difficult problems at the moment are one after another.
After Liu Yu ordered the female officer next to him to properly store the golden crown, a notifying waiter brought bad news.
This was an urgent report from Sili Colonel Liu Tun, who had just won over some powerful men in Xingyang to defect to the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou.
After seeing the contents of the report, Liu Yu, who had looked happy just now, immediately turned gloomy.
The little queen Wang Ze next to her immediately noticed a hint of tension and asked with concern.
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
Within Liu Yu's imperial power structure, there was no taboo against the queen's involvement in government affairs. After all, the emperor was born in a poor family and had weak family ties. If the queen's power were to limit herself, it would be detrimental to the protection of the emperor's power.
"The Huns in Xingyang County of Sizhou have completely retreated." Liu Yu said.
"Ah, isn't this a good thing?" Wang Ze was slightly startled. If Liu Tun, the Sili captain who almost went to the post alone, could drive the Huns out of Xingyang with a weak force, wouldn't it be a great thing? Why? What about such a solemn expression?
"The Huns were not driven back, nor did they retreat after running out of food, although they were indeed short of food." Liu Yu said with a wry smile.
"Why did you withdraw your troops?" Wang Ze asked nervously. She had already sensed something was wrong.
"A plague has broken out in Xingyang, Sizhou! In ten months, tens of thousands of people have been infected!" Liu Yu whispered.
"Plague? What kind of plague is it?" Wang Ze asked with a look of horror on his face.
Different from famine and war, once this plague breaks out, it doesn't matter whether you are a high-class Chinese or a poor Guizhou family, you will be treated equally, and matters of life and death cannot be controlled by human beings.
Wang Ze's mother, Fahrenheit, was infected with typhoid a few years ago and died at a young age in an extremely short time. Therefore, as a daughter of a wealthy family, Wang Ze had a heartfelt fear of the plague.
"I don't know." Liu Yu shook his head and said.
"Liu Tun just said that when the Hulu retreated, they left behind many dead bodies. All of them had rotten skin, and many had abscesses on their body surfaces!"
"Now everyone in half of Sizhou is in danger. Liu Tun came to the table at this time because he wanted me to issue an order to ban the refugees from Sizhou from entering Yanzhou to prevent the spread."
As a captain of the Sili School, Liu Tun was helpless about the plague. However, since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the outbreak of typhoid fever and other plagues had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although he did not know how to cure them, business travel was prohibited. , but everyone knows that it can reduce transmission.
Liu Yu expected that he didn't know what the disease was in Sizhou this time. If he could describe it clearly, Liu Yu might be able to judge the names of some infectious diseases based on the impressions of later generations, and maybe there would be some prevention and treatment. s method.
Liu Yu, anxious in his heart, immediately got up and walked out. He wanted to send someone to Sizhou to investigate and see what kind of infectious disease this plague that could scare the Huns in Xingyang County into hastily retreating was!
Liu Yu, who was in a hurry, had just walked through the double door, but suddenly he bumped into the person who was coming towards him.
There was only an ouch, and a man was knocked backwards by Liu Yu.
"Who is so helpless!?"
The man who fell to the ground immediately shouted and asked.
"Ah, Your Majesty!"
After seeing clearly that it was Liu Yu, the man immediately apologized.
It turned out that it was Gongsun Sheng who had the right to enter the court and report the matter.
Liu Yu was pretending to be worried at this time and had no intention of caring about such trivial matters.
He planned to ask Gongsun Sheng what happened, but before he opened his mouth, Gongsun Sheng asked first.
"Your Majesty is in such a hurry, but are there any major changes in the Sizhou war?"
Gongsun Sheng asked, he is now the counselor of foreign affairs, and it seems that he has not heard about any major events in Sizhou.
When Gongsun Sheng heard Liu Yu's report that there was a plague in Sizhou and wanted to send someone to check it out, he didn't expect that Gongsun Sheng's face was full of indifference.
"Your Majesty, I feel that this plague, no matter what its symptoms, cannot be cured by human power. Moreover, the plague in Sizhou now should only be in Xingyang County. It is not a big deal and it is not worth your Majesty's anxiety. !”
After hearing what Gongsun Sheng said, Liu Yu's face was full of disbelief.
"Are the words of the Minister sincere?"
After Gongsun Sheng heard this, he was also a little confused.
"Yes, Your Majesty, plagues like this will happen once or twice a year whenever there is war or famine."
When Gongsun Sheng said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was remembering something.
"I remember that during the Yongxing period of Jin Dynasty, a great plague occurred in Sizhou and Jizhou, with tens of thousands of people dead. In the following years, it also happened many times in Guanzhong and Jianghuai areas. It was simply beyond human control. Yes, if we mobilize a large number of troops, in addition to wasting manpower and material resources, we may have to kill a few more people. The Lord needs all counties, counties, and villages to close their doors and defend themselves."
Liu Yu immediately asked in surprise.
"Then how did it get better when the plague happened? Is the Jin government like this at that time?"
Gongsun Sheng nodded helplessly and said.
"Yes, the government is not a god. This plague is caused by the power of gods and ghosts. How can there be any rules? If we want to get better, it will be gone when all those infected by the plague die."
After hearing this, Liu Yu almost died.
No wonder in history, after several major plagues in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, most of the high-ranking celebrities such as the Seven Sons of Jian'an died. It seems that they are really helpless in the face of various plagues.
At this time, Gongsun Sheng skipped the matter and said.
"Your Majesty, there is one thing at this time, but it is more important than the plague in Sizhou!"
