Luo Ling's carriage left Zhaocheng and then entered the grassland from the land of Youyan. This time when it came to the grassland, it was naturally impossible to consume the family's wealth like the last time. The Han Dynasty was not worthy of the Luo family's efforts. Even their own family Even the Luo family in Bangzhou had never done that, and it was even more impossible for a mere Han dynasty.
Chang'an.
Ever since the army left the fortress, the Changle Palace in the imperial city has been very quiet. Everyone knew that the emperor was waiting for news on the grassland.
In this atmosphere, Luo Jing returned to Chang'an, and then came to the palace with Jia Yi.
Liu Che tried his best to keep his calm, but the two of them could still see that the young emperor's face was full of anxiety.
After the two of them saluted, Luo Jing said immediately: "Your Majesty, I went to Zhaocheng a few days ago to meet my uncle, Lord Zhaogong. Now Lord Zhaogong should have gone to the grassland."
Liu Che was stunned when he heard this, and then he became visibly relaxed. This was how Luoling frightened the world. He was a god in the world, possessing infinite power. As long as he took action, everyone would feel at ease.
Liu Che was silent for a moment. Liu Che in the original world had many character flaws, but this world is different. Even Xiang Yu's tyranny can be changed. How can a person like Liu Che remain the same?
He is the second son of Emperor Xiaowen and the biological son of the Queen. His journey to the throne was not bumpy. He did not have so many powerful relatives controlling the government, and he did not even experience a severe beating from the Queen Mother.
He has been the king of Liang for many years and has seen some reality. When he was in the Liang Kingdom, he liked to have fun with the people, reward them with fine wine, food, clothing, clothing, and silk, and then listen to the people praise him.
In real history, he was somewhat mediocre in his later years.
But if an emperor has problems in his later years, it may be a personal problem. But in history, it is not just Liu Che himself who has problems. Not to mention Tang Xuanzong, Taizong Li Shimin, one of the ceilings of the emperor's personal ability, also began to have problems in his later years. The problem, if it weren't for the collapse of the right interests, it might be the second Liu Che.
Liu Chedan said that when he was young, he was absolutely wise and martial. The campaign plan to counterattack the Xiongnu was designed by Liu Che. Under the execution of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, great results were achieved. The victory of the Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu in the early period, Liu Che, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing each accounted for one-third. This is the fairest evaluation.
As for the lack of fruitful results in the later period, that's because Li Guangli was too rubbish. With such strong soldiers and the best resources, Liu Che had a good strategy, but he couldn't execute it well.
General of the Second Division?
Not bad for a second-rate general!
His ability can only be used as an ordinary school captain. Let him be a Han general and command a field army. This really needs to be criticized Liu Che. The nepotism is like Ren Weihuo.
Li Guangli wants to be a general. Does he have that ability?
No, the Xiongnu surrendered directly after losing, otherwise they would probably lose the Western Region next. After losing the Western Region, they would lose to the Southwest Yi, and after losing the Southwest Yi, they would lose to Shanyue. There would be no further defeat.
Liu Che in this world is even better than in history. After all, Luo's various hymns, such as "The spirit of King Su is in the sky, and the destiny of Zhu Xia for tens of thousands of years" are already quite good. Liu Che has a His mother deeply believed in King Su, and the teachers who taught him were all from Shandong Confucianism, so he was naturally affected.
But he was never an emperor who only cared about getting achievements for himself. In this regard, he was different from those tyrants in history. Liu Che wanted to do things that benefited the country and the people. In real history, Liu Che did this He did some wrong things, but he went to see the people and saw the poor life of the people. He immediately realized his mistakes, immediately stopped the war against the Huns, and admitted his mistakes.
He has been the emperor for decades!
No one dared to say his fault. His power was unimaginable. The prime minister, the leader of hundreds of officials, would kill anyone he wanted. No matter how powerful a wealthy family was, he would immediately die with just one order. Even when Qin Shihuang was the most powerful, he did not do this. .
The prince had tried to persuade Liu Che for many years but he remained unmoved. This was actually because he had used the wrong method. It was useless to talk about the hardship of the people in front of Liu Che every day. Liu Che would only think that the lives of those powerful people were not good. How could someone like Liu Che care about being powerful?
The prince should take Liu Che directly to see the real people and see the people after the war, so that the relationship between father and son would not end up in that situation. Liu Che has a character that changes after he realizes his mistakes. The reason why I am stubborn is because I don’t know that I am wrong.
Liu Che sighed and said: "Today, only the Prime Minister and Dong'ahou are present. I can say something from my heart to you two. I am fully prepared to fail in this war.
The Han Dynasty has never had a large-scale war with the Xiongnu. According to the art of war, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Now that the Han Dynasty knows nothing about the Xiongnu, it is still fighting on the territory of the Xiongnu. How can it be possible to win a great victory?
But I still have to fight this battle, because if we don't fight, we will never know what the big man lacks, and we will never be able to figure out the strength of the Xiongnu. How can we completely defeat the Xiongnu?
What I hope is that the losses of the soldiers can be less, and the killings of the Huns can be more. That's all. When the soldiers come back, as long as they gain something, I will be rewarded.
The encouragement before the war was just to make the soldiers move forward bravely.
But now that Lord Zhaogong is heading to the grassland, I can feel a little relieved.
When the general comes back, take a good look at the Huns' combat power and characteristics, and accumulate experience for future wars.
I, a big man, have the most elite soldiers and the foundation accumulated over sixty or seventy years. I can definitely defeat the Xiongnu. This is probably my birth mission, and it is the task entrusted to me by King Su. "
Jia Yi and Luo Jing looked at each other. They didn't expect that the emperor who was so passionate about winning a victory before the war would actually have such thoughts, but this also made the two of them feel slightly relaxed.
At any rate, the emperor was not so overjoyed that he must win a big victory, especially because Jia Yi was afraid that the emperor would be provoked by the failure and send troops to the fortress in succession, which would waste the national power accumulated by Emperor Xiaowen in vain.
"Your Majesty, it has been more than a month since the army left the fortress. The consumption of food and grass, the conscripts of good families, and the levy of military service assistants are roughly as follows. At present, the national treasury can still bear the cost of at least two major outbound campaigns."
After Jia Yi felt relieved, he began to report these logistical matters to Liu Che. As soon as he talked about money and food, Liu Che's nature of throwing money began to be exposed. He waved his hand and said: "Prime Minister, I heard that since ancient times, there are no cases of victory without treating soldiers harshly." , Our soldiers are bleeding on the front line, and I am not willing to let them suffer anymore on top of military supplies and logistics. We also ask for ample supplies to reduce the losses of our soldiers."
In fact, it is extremely rare for the Han court to reward military merit so generously.
In this world, the most powerful and loyal army is the warriors. The warriors appeared very early. Many countries have tried to establish armies like the warriors. Wei Wuzu is the most successful, with extremely high combat effectiveness.
In addition to King Su's inability to learn, all outstanding generals have summarized the combat power of brave warriors. One of the outstanding ones is heavy rewards and heavy favors, especially heavy favors. Under the influence of social atmosphere, once a favor is received, it will For betraying the master, social criticism is even more serious than in the original world, which can almost be called social death, especially the existence and strength of Luo Shi. This kind of people are extremely despised by Luo Shi. Those who are despised by Luo Shi, in It is really difficult to survive in society, and it may even harm your children.
Moreover, the Han Dynasty relied on military force to establish its country, and those who held high positions in the court and local power were all military meritorious princes. Under such circumstances, it was impossible to suppress military meritorious groups.
Needless to say, the treatment of the feudal lords. The actual feudal lords that lasted for decades, and the feudal lords throughout the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, were not so long-lasting.
Many feudal lords even lost their fiefdoms before they even died.
There are also rewards and subsequent benefits for ordinary soldiers to kill the enemy. In order to win the hearts and minds of the soldiers, these are far more than during the Qin Dynasty. Moreover, there are not so many cases of using titles to pay for crimes in the Han court, and the gold content of military merit titles is very high.
Liu Che stopped Jia Yi who wanted to speak, and said seriously: "Prime Minister, is there anything more precious than life in this world?
There are many hardworking people in this world, but only the soldiers fighting on the battlefield will lose their lives at any time.
If we want to defeat the Xiongnu, can we just rely on my few words or the generals' strategies?
It's not like this. It's a bloody battle between the Han soldiers. Ten people go and five people come back. It's destined to be so tragic.
There is nothing I can do to make up for it. I can only learn Luo's methods. Those who have no brothers or heirs should not be allowed to go to the battlefield. Those who die on the battlefield should be given more pensions by the country and their family should be honored.
I want to make the son of a great man proud of fighting and the bloodshed of his country. I don't care about a little wealth. Does the Prime Minister know my thoughts today? "
Liu Che rarely spoke in such a soft voice, he was always impassioned, but today Jia Yi heard a far more determined tone than before, which was undeniable.
Luo Jing nodded slightly, Jia Yi bowed heavily and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I understand."
Liu Che said again: "Prime Minister, you are a great scholar in the country and the leader of Mencius. I believe in you, but please also inform your subordinate officials that in the current war, if they are deducted, I will not give them the opportunity to go to Lingnan or Qiongzhou.
The only place they can go is to the underworld where they never see the light of day! "
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Emperor Liu Che of the Han Empire was evaluated by his officials as "Wu" after his death, that is, "the emperor who was best at martial arts." He was deeply loved by his soldiers. While studying the history of the Han Empire, the author found that in the era of Emperor Liu Che, the soldiers The overall treatment of the Roman Empire increased by more than five times, which is quite similar to Emperor Severus of the Roman Empire. Emperor Severus once said: "Don't treat soldiers harshly, reward them heavily." So Rome's military expenditure increased by seven times, and Han Dynasty The emperor Liu Che of the empire chose the same way, and moving forward, the great Caesar did the same. This may be what great kings are similar to. ——"General History of the World·Qin and Han Dynasties Volume 4"
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