Wu Han's top hat made Liu Xiu very comfortable, and he couldn't help laughing.

For Wu Han's flattery, the ministers present were accustomed to it, don't look at Wu Han going to the battlefield and killing gods, but in front of Liu Xiu, he is very good at flattery.

To say that the most surprised by Wu Han's performance is Zhang Ben, who is sitting at the bottom.

He was stunned, he always thought that a general like Wu Han, who fought on the battlefield and won a hundred battles, must be an iron-blooded man with a true temperament, but he didn't expect that he would be extremely flattered in front of His Majesty.

Liu Xiu said to Wu Han: "Ziyan finally returned to Beijing, so he settled down and rested for a while. ”

Wu Han bowed and said, "Your Majesty Xie understands. ”

Speaking of which, Wu Hanzhen has been fighting, either fighting Deng Feng, Liu Yong, Dong Xian, or pacifying the local thief army, Youzhou, Jizhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Sili are all about to be beaten by him.

If you want to say that the ministers under Liu Xiu, the one who fought the most battles was none other than Wu Han.

The twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, Wu Hanneng is the first, the first of the three princes, Wu Han is a lifetime, and his status can not be shaken, which is all accumulated by real merits.

The big Situ and the big Sikong in the three princes are often replaced, and only the position of the big Sima is really thunderous, and it has always been him Wu Han and Wu Ziyan.

Of course, Wu Han's ability to secure the position of the Great Sima is not all due to his extraordinary merits, and his own emotional intelligence is also very high.

In front of Liu Xiu, Wu Han is never arrogant, and seems to be able to flatter Liu Xiu, but in fact, this is not a manifestation of high emotional intelligence.

In the final analysis, Liu Xiu is the king, Wu Han is the minister, and the courtiers must be capable and capable, and they must have meritorious achievements, and even reach the point of high merit and dominance, which will inevitably make the king jealous.

If you don't act weaker again, you're really not far from bad luck.

Liu Xiu is a Ming monarch, Wu Han is also a virtuous minister, it is because of this that he and the two monarchs and ministers will have a tacit understanding with each other, trust each other, and jointly create a prosperous era of Guangwu, and the Han family world that has experienced Wang Mang's rebellion has lasted for another two hundred years.

After the meal, Liu Xiu left Wu Han and Gai Yan.

The three of them went to the Qingliang Hall to discuss matters.

Gai Yan was one of the first henchmen to follow Liu Xiu, and he was like a brother, Wu Han was the right-hand man who helped Liu Xiu lay down the country, and the relationship between the three was too familiar, and in private, they were also very casual.

Liu Xiu sat lazily on the mat, one leg straight, one leg bent, sitting very casually, he held the teacup, took a sip of tea slowly, and asked: "Ziyan, Juqing, what do you two think, how is the battle in Qingzhou?" ”

Gai Yan said: "If Dong Xian is still there, Zhang Bu and Dong Xian are each other's lips and teeth, and they are the henchmen of the imperial court. ”

Wu Han said with a smile: "Bo Zhao beats Qingzhou Zhangbu, at most half a year, at least three months, enough to calm down!" ”

Gai Yan said: "Zhang Buqi is a person, only a small talent, and there is no big strategy, he can be a hero of one party at best!" Now, Jianwei (Geng Yi is the general of Jianwei) led 100,000 iron armor to sweep Qingzhou, no problem. ”

Listening to Wu Han and Gai Yan's words, Liu Xiu smiled.

Wu Han answered: "What's more, Wang Liang of Shanyang can be the backup of Bo Zhao, Langya Chen Jun can be the response of Bo Zhao, Zhang Bu is really difficult to resist with the power of one state." ”

What's more, Zhang Bu has not yet occupied the entire territory of Qingzhou, and Taishan County in Qingzhou is already under his control.

Liu Xiu nodded, changed his words, and said: "Some time ago, Gongsun broke 100,000 Shu troops in Chang'an. ”

Wu Han and Gai Yan looked at each other and smiled, and said: "The battle report of this battle, Weichen has also read it carefully, speaking of which, it is Your Majesty who cooperated with Gongsun and put on a good show!" ”

Liu Xiu looked up and smiled, and after a while, he said: "I thought that this battle would make Gongsun Shu somewhat restrained, but a few days ago, the secret spies of Shu reported that tens of thousands of Yancen troops were in Hanzhong. ”

The north of Hanzhong is Chang'an, the troops are stationed in Hanzhong, the purpose is very clear, it is still eyeing Chang'an, the enemy in Hanzhong can send troops north at any time to take Chang'an.

Wu Han frowned and said: "Now, Zhang Bu is no longer a henchman of the imperial court, but Gongsun Shu is a confidant!" ”

Gai Yan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to lead the army and fight to the death with Yancen in Hanzhong!" ”

As soon as his words fell, Wu Han also arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, this battle is willing to go!" ”

Liu Xiu looked at Wu Han and then at Gai Yan, but did not speak immediately.

Wu Han and Gai Yan glanced at each other, and slowly lowered their arched hands.

The imperial court is in the west, it's not that there is no main general, Feng Yi, the general of the expedition to the west, is still there, they invite Ying to fight, what's going on, let Feng Yi know, his heart will definitely not be happy.

After being silent for a while, Liu Xiu said: "I plan to send a surprise army to go deep into Hanzhong and catch Yancen off guard, so that the threat of Chang'an will disappear." ”

Wu Han thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the goal of the Western Expeditionary Army is too big, and the slightest disturbance will make Gongsun Shu aware of it, and rashly go deep into Hanzhong, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat the enemy!" ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "That's why I plan to send a surprise army from Luoyang!" ”

Wu Han and Gai Yan's eyes lit up together, and they said, "Your Majesty, the last general is willing to go!" ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "You two have just returned to Beijing, if you suddenly disappear, how can Gongsun Shu not take precautions?" ”

This main general who attacked Hanzhong must be a person who made Gongsun Shu unexpected, and at the same time, this main general must also have extraordinary ability.

Since it is a strange soldier, the number of troops must not be too much, and the target must be narrowed as much as possible, with a small number of soldiers and horses, go deep into Hanzhong to fight, if the main general is a general, this battle does not need to be fought.

Wu Han and Gai Yan comprehended Liu Xiu's thoughts, glanced at each other, and fell silent.

In Luoyang City, the top generals in the row, such as Wu Han, Gai Yan, Deng Yu, Jia Fu and others, must be secretly monitored by Gongsun Shu's meticulous work, and the movements of any of them will be reported to Chengdu by Gongsun Shu's secret agents.

But who else could take on such a great task other than these famous generals?

Wu Han's eyes rolled, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he blurted out: "Your Majesty, Weichen thought of one person, but it was just ......" "Just what?" ”

Liu Xiu asked curiously.

"I'm just afraid that Your Majesty will be reluctant!"

Wu Han smiled bitterly.

Liu Xiule was happy and said, "Ziyan, tell me, who did you recommend to fall to the ground?" ”

Wu Han said word by word: "The new former general, Li Tong!" ”

Hearing that Wu Han recommended Li Tong, Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and didn't say anything for a long time.

Wu Han said: "If you want to talk about the ability to command the army to fight, the former general is a veteran who followed His Majesty and started an incident in Nanyang, and has experienced countless big and small battles, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as having experienced a hundred battles.

If you want to talk about prestige, the former general is the concubine of the dynasty, who dares to disobey?

If you want to mobilize the morale of the soldiers, the dignified horses, dare to risk their lives, and go to Hanzhong to fight in person, who else will not fight desperately among the soldiers below? ”

Gai Yan nodded as he listened, but when Wu Han finished speaking, he shook his head again.

Wu Han is right about what he said, but this task is too dangerous, you can send whoever you want, but send Li Tong to go, this is really too embarrassing for Your Majesty.

His Majesty's closest relatives of the same generation, only the eldest princess of Huyang (Liu Huang) and the eldest princess of Ningping (Liu Boji) remained, the eldest princess of Huyang saw through the red dust and returned to the fiefdom of Huyang to cultivate, and now only the eldest princess of Ningping is still with His Majesty.

Let His Majesty send the husband of the eldest princess of Ningping to carry out such a dangerous mission, not to mention that the level in His Majesty's heart cannot be passed, and even the level of the eldest princess of Ningping cannot be passed.

Liu Xiu pondered for a long time, sighed faintly, and said: "Dimension is indeed a good candidate, but unfortunately, no!" ”

He promised his little sister not to send Li Tong to Shudi, this time he would go deep alone, and it was even more dangerous to fight Yancen in Hanzhong, and if he was not careful, he might be wiped out, and from top to bottom, no one would come back.

Wu Han shrugged his shoulders and said, "Weichen thinks that there is no one more suitable than the former general. ”

The key is that Li Tong's goal is small, he has always been a guard captain in the past, and he did not lead troops to fight, but now he has just turned into a former general, and Gongsun Shu's secret agent must not pay much attention to Li Tong.

After thinking about it, Liu Xiusi finally shook his head and said that it was inappropriate.

Wu Han was about to speak, but Gai Yan interjected: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that even if a surprise soldier is sent from Luoyang and enters Hanzhong, it will be difficult to successfully sneak attack the Yancen Department. ”

"Oh?"

"Hanzhong and Chang'an are close at hand, the Western Expeditionary Army is currently stationed in Chang'an, and Yancen, who is in Hanzhong, will definitely strengthen its vigilance."

In this case, it is basically impossible to catch Yancen off guard.

Liu Xiu smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry about this, Juqing, I have a way to make Yan Cen take precautions!" ”

"I wonder what your majesty has to do?"

Wu Han and Gai Yan looked at Liu Xiu puzzled.

Liu Xiu said: "In the palace, there are fine works of Gongsun Shu's placement!" ”

For Wu Han and Gai Yan, the two confidants, Liu Xiu had nothing to hide, and he told the two of them about Luo You.

In the end, he said with a smile: "I can borrow Luo You's mouth to make Gongsun Shu and even Yan Cen mistakenly think that the Western Expeditionary Army is in Chang'an Tuntian, so that Yan Cen's vigilance will be greatly reduced." ”

Wu Han and Gai Yan grinned when they heard this, His Majesty knew that there were fine works in the palace, but they still couldn't bear it, pretending not to know anything, and continued to leave the fine works in the palace, they were too bold, right?

"Your Majesty, the fine work is hidden in the West Palace, this ...... Once the careful work has evil thoughts in the heart, it is not good for the nobles, wouldn't it be ...... Don't you regret it! ”

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "Luo You won't hurt Lihua. ”

Liu Xiu didn't know why he was so sure, but he just felt like this.

Whether a person is close to or repulsive from the heart of another person will show some clues to a greater or lesser extent.

In Liu Xiu's opinion, Luo You's closeness to Lihua is far greater than rejection, otherwise, she wouldn't have to save Lihua twice.

Wu Han and Gai Yan glanced at each other, still feeling that His Majesty's approach was too risky, but when it came to the internal affairs of the palace, it was difficult for the two of them to interfere.

After a little silence, Gai Yanzheng said: "If Your Majesty can really use Luo You, pass false information to Gongsun Shu, and surprise the army to attack Hanzhong County, Weichen thinks it is feasible." ”

Wu Han also nodded, his thoughts were the same as Gai Yan's, and he also thought that this plan was feasible.

But the topic went around in a circle, and it returned to the original point, who should be sent to lead this surprise army, go deep into Hanzhong, and catch Yancen off guard?

"Your Majesty, Weichen still thinks that the former general is the most suitable."

In the Luoyang court, Li Tong has not led troops to fight, for Gongsun Shu, no one he is looking at will not be staring at Li Tong, and Li Tong himself is indeed a general who can fight habitually, and has rich experience in actual combat.

If there is such a suitable candidate, who else can be used?

Liu Xiu rubbed his forehead and said slowly: "Let me think about this matter carefully." ”

Wu Han was about to continue talking, and Gai Yan reminded: "Da Sima has drunk too much wine today, so let's drink more tea and wake up the bar!" ”

Turning his head to look at Gai Yan, seeing that he was also looking at himself intently, Wu Han pondered it carefully, and he understood his intentions.

He swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, picked up the teacup, and took a large sip of tea.