"Your Majesty, this is the exam question for this year's examination, please take a look at ...... Your Majesty"

In Ganquan Palace, Zhou Yafu presented a thin booklet with both hands.

Liu Che took over, as in previous years, the first two rounds of examinations actually only tested general knowledge, to see whether the candidates have the cultural ability and mathematical skills above the level line.

Only in the third round, will there be some difficulty.

But it didn't work out much.

After all, this is to select about 400 stone swordsmen and pencils, to ask them to do practical things, not to let them compete with Sima Xiangru to see who is more knowledgeable.

Since last year, Liu Che has left the work of solving the problem to Zhou Yafu to be responsible, and he only does the final supervision and ruling.

Liu Che opened the booklet and looked at the questions one by one, but found no problems.

"Let's print it according to the title drawn up by the prime minister!" Liu Che handed the pamphlet to Ji Di and told him to give it to the Shaofu Yamen.

Then, Liu Che turned around, looked at Zhou Yafu, and said, "The prime minister came to Ganquan Palace today, not just for this matter, right?" ”

That's for sure.

If it was just because of the exam questions, Zhou Yafu could have waited until Liu Che returned to Chang'an in a few days, and then entered the palace to report - before the examination began, Liu Che, the son of heaven, would inevitably return to Chang'an and preside over the overall situation to show his attention to the examination.

"Shengming has no fault with Your Majesty......" Zhou Yafu bowed his head and bowed: "The minister heard that the Huns are going to send envoys to Chang'an again......"

He raised his head and looked at Liu Che, his eyes burning: "The minister also heard that the Xiongnu Shan Yu wants to sell the Hetao land to His Majesty......"

Liu Che smiled when he heard this.

He knew it. Zhou Yafu is here for this matter.

The Hetao area is the sixteen states of Yanyun of the Han Dynasty.

its strategic value. Undoubtedly.

"What does the prime minister think...... Liu Che looked at Zhou Yafu and asked, "Can the Huns believe it?" ”

This question does not need to be thought about at all!

In the Han Chamber. The credibility of the Huns is equal to zero.

In the past, the two countries signed at least seven or eight different versions of peace and friendship treaties.

But, each time, these peace treaties ended up being a piece of waste paper.

Moreover, every time it was the Huns who tore it up first!

Moreover, Yidi has never been faithful, which is a Chinese value.

Therefore, Zhou Yafu shook his head affirmatively: "I think." Of course, the words of the Huns cannot be trusted......"

"It's just ......" Zhou Yafu said with excitement on his face: "Your Majesty, why don't you just plan it!" Negotiate with his envoy about the purchase of the Hetao, and when the treaty has been decided, immediately send troops to the Hetao and accept the locality! If the Huns rebelled, Your Majesty would be justified, rebelled, and crusaded against no way! ”

Liu Che looked at Zhou Yafu with a smile. Shaking his head inwardly.

Liu Che had long felt that Zhou Yafu had become more and more belligerent recently.

He can't even wait for the time to make an appointment now, and he has to instigate Liu Che. The war against the Xiongnu was started in advance.

To start a war against the Huns, of course Liu Che also thought, the sooner the better!

But. Liu Che knows, now. The preparations are not yet complete.

The current Han army certainly has the ability to defeat the Xiongnu army.

But. But it is not yet possible to achieve a sure victory and a quick victory.

Liu Che didn't want to turn the Han-Hungarian War into a tug-of-war.

If you don't fight, if you want to fight, you have to solve the main force of the Huns in three years and pacify the grassland in five years!

And to achieve this goal, the strength of the Han army cannot be exposed prematurely.

Because, once the Han army prematurely exposed the strength of its advanced equipment.

The Huns are not stupid.

Can't beat it, can't I hide?

They only need to shrink south of the curtain and completely abandon all the area south of the desert.

Liu Che is going to take them a little out of line.

The expedition of 3,000 miles, with the current technical conditions, the Han army can barely do it.

But in the vast Gobi, an expedition of 5,000 miles, it is impossible.

Such a long distance, logistics supply alone can make the Han army exhausted!

With Huo Quai's strength and the strength of Wei Qing, he could not command their invincible force, and went deep into the south of the curtain to find the main force of the Huns for a decisive battle.

"The prime minister's words are wrong!" Liu Che said lightly: "Fighting the Huns, you never need an excuse!" ”

"The whole world is not the king's land, and the coast of the land is not the king's minister, I am the co-lord of the four seas, and it is the destiny of heaven to crusade against the unsubordinate!" Liu Che said with a righteous face.

As far as China is concerned, the use of troops against Yidi is not aggression at all.

It is a symbol of the Son of Heaven's benevolence for the world.

If it weren't for the Chinese Son of Heaven, with compassion in his heart, how could he have gone to great lengths to mobilize countless resources and a huge army to fight against Yidi on the grassland?

Isn't it just to educate Yidi, let them get rid of the primitive life of Ru Mao drinking blood, and feel the rain and dew of Wanghua?

This is the same as the lighthouse country in later generations holding oil dishes all over the world to hang and make trouble.

In the worldview of classical China, all Yidi who do not obey the king are all guilty and need to be educated!

What's more, for the Han family, revenge for the revenge of Pingcheng and the shame of Empress Xuelu is the sacred mission of the whole country, but all those who think they are loyal and filial sons!

Zhou Yafu smiled awkwardly, and said a little unwillingly: "But, Your Majesty, this opportunity must not be lost and will not come again!" ”

For Zhou Yafu, this is indeed an excellent excuse for war.

The Huns took the initiative to send the Hetao to the door, no matter what the hell the Huns were fighting here.

Anyway, from the standpoint of the Han family, this is a great opportunity that cannot be missed!

Of course, Zhou Yafu thought about it, this was a test before the military minister led the main force of the Xiongnu to the west.

But so what?

Today's Han army is not what it used to be!

The cavalry unit has expanded to as many as 150,000!

Moreover, most of them were equipped with saddles, stirrups and hooves, and were equipped with crossbow machines.

The Han army has conducted many internal drills, proving that the cavalry equipped with these equipment can form a two-on-three or even one-to-two advantage over the old-style cavalry!

Especially in cluster battles, the advantage is even more obvious!

Not to mention the cuirassiers, which have been organized in the last two years, can simply crush all the old-style cavalry!

So, Zhou Yafu said. Since now, the Han army has been able to win the battle against the Xiongnu.

Why drag it?

He's getting older.

Soon it will be over the age of six. As soon as this sixtieth armor arrives, the person's body is weakened in general.

Zhou Yafu already felt it now. Three years ago, he could still ride around on horseback and lead an expedition, but now, he is a little powerless.

In two years, he may only be able to watch his children and grandchildren dominate in Chang'an.

If you are a human being, you have selfishness, and of course Zhou Yafu has her own selfishness.

His greatest wish in this life. It is that one day he will be able to lead the troops out of the fortress and capture the single in the Taimiao Temple!

In this way, he can truly surpass his father!

Moreover, Zhou Yafu gradually understood some things.

Especially after he became the mountain chief of Wuyuan.

He was stunned to find that those poor generals had the potential to far surpass the children of the noble lies!

Although they looked a little immature, they had been at the foot of the Great Wall for a long time, fighting against the Huns. Fight wits and courage.

Almost everyone has the potential to be on their own.

And then look at his own son, and the children of other old brothers.

Although he was forced into Wuyuan, he still had the ability and insight to have his wrist. were all left behind by the generals of the cold door.

Zhou Yafu knows very well that in the future, those who are still unknown now. may become an emerging lietor of the Han family.

On the battlefield, anything is possible!

And their rise. It will inevitably bring about the decline of the old aristocratic princes.

This is not Zhou Yafu's opinion alone.

The generals who served as professors in Wuyuan basically saw it that way.

Since ancient times, there have been many heroes. These reckless heroes, now, are hibernating, just because the time has not come.

As soon as the time comes, such as the outbreak of the Han-Hungarian War, they will immediately turn into dragons and fly!

Therefore, when Zhou Yafu heard that the Huns wanted to sell the Hetao to the Han family.

He immediately consulted with the other generals.

In the end, the result of the discussion was to take advantage of the opportunity of the Huns to faint as much as possible to advance the Han-Hun war.

In this way, when their generation can still lead the army to fight, and when they still have prestige, they will help the best of the descendants of the future generations to get on the horse and send them on a ride.

"The prime minister doesn't need to say it anymore!" Liu Che shook his head, the established plan could not be changed because of an emergency.

Unless, the Huns are now infighting.

Otherwise, choosing to go to war at this time would hardly be of much benefit to China.

Since ancient times, the nomads on the steppe have been like the Zerg in StarCraft.

The Central Dynasty, unless it can narrow the momentum of thunder, can defeat their spirit and spirit at one time.

Otherwise, even if you win for a while, you will have to fall into a quagmire.

Therefore, Liu Che's choice is to hold high-tech troops at home first, and then the population of 200 will be flat.

In this way, even if the Huns rebelled against the sky, they would have to kneel down and sing about conquest.

Of course, Liu Che also knows a little about the thoughts of Zhou Yafu and other veteran aristocratic generals.

After all, Liu Che is among these people, but there are undercover agents.

Liu She, Xu Jiu, Han Rongdang, and Li Ji, but they were all rushing to show their loyalty to Liu Che and make a small report.

Therefore, Liu Che knew about Zhou Yafu and the others' worries.

"Prime Minister!" Liu Che looked at Zhou Yafu, took a deep breath, and then said, "This world is very big!" ”

He walked in front of the 'Great Han Unification Universe Map' hanging in the hall, and said to Zhou Yafu: "Prime Minister, please see, Long Xi has recently gone to the country of Japanese slaves......

"And the country of the Japanese slaves and the old Korea are across the sea, and from Chen Huan's report, there are about hundreds of islands in this place, and the islands are full of wild people who drink blood......," Liu Che pointed to a new archipelago on the map.

"There are many volcanoes on it, and the earth is always moving......"

"But, after all, it can still live in people!" Looking at the neon, Liu Che opened his heart to Zhou Yafu and said, "I have already decided, the future will be in this Wanu Islands, after the feudal heroes!" ”

"At present, the country's princes and heroes, in the future, they can have a son, in the Japanese slave islands, called the public to wait, such as the story of Zongzhou!"

The Neon Islands, to be honest, still have a lot to farm.

Although it is a little remote, it is better because of the abundant resources!

What gold and silver, there are extremely large reserves!

Liu Che's plan was to wait until he finished digging the island's large gold mines, and then divide the place into a sealed block.

Anyway, the cub doesn't feel sorry for Ye Tian.

The neon archipelago, separated from the Han dynasty by the sea, made it difficult to rule effectively.

Even if the rule is implemented, I am afraid, it will be difficult to maintain it.

In this case, it is simply a gift to the princes and generals as a reward.

Let them go to Neon and open a sub-base!

As for the princes, will they be willing?

This doesn't need to be considered, and it's not to divide their lineage into the past.

It's just a matter of throwing away the unfavored son or something.

Of course, with neon alone, this bought capital is not enough!

"In addition, there is body poison and the Western Regions!" Liu Che said to Zhou Yafu: "In the future, after China arrives in these places, I will also be like the story of the Zong Zhou, the feudal clan will be meritorious to the local area, and even ......."

Liu Che raised his voice, and said with a full of temptation and confusion: "If there is a meritorious hero, the merit is high, I will not hesitate to be the king with a different surname!" ”

The Western Regions and India and Central Asia.

In these places, if you are reasonable, in fact, even if China is defeated, it will not want to implement the county system.

Not to mention the cost.

Communication problems alone can kill you.

The local area and Chang'an are often tens of thousands of miles apart.

Chang'an's order, walking on the road for a year and a half, is not impossible.

In the absence of radio, Liu Che deeply felt that with the ability of the central government, it was difficult to effectively control these places.

In this case, it can only be a second resort.

The princes of Dafeng, even the princes with different surnames, learned from the Western Zhou Dynasty and built the kingdoms extensively.

In this way, there is a real person in charge of these places.

The rule over the local area can also be consolidated.

It will not be like the two Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty in history, when the dynasty declines, these frontiers that are too far away can only be abandoned.

Of course, there is still a problem that needs to be solved in doing so.

That is, how can we ensure that these places will be sinicized, not localized?

Especially in India!

The strange caste system of the third brother, on the one hand, makes him the best place on earth to conquer.

Basically, all the ethnic groups that have been in the Blue Star have been to the third brother's house to be the master and claim the king.

Even the Buddha in Tibet has gone to send warmth and consecration to the third brother women.

However, the caste system of the third brother's family has a kind of assimilation ability that is no less than that of China.

Whether it's the Aryans or the Greeks, the Cypriots or the Buddhas.

went to the third brother's house and became the master, and was basically assimilated by the third brother and became a part of their society.

After all, the Brahmins and Kshatriyas of the third brother are human beings, and even gods among men.

Liu Che also felt that if he didn't think of a countermeasure first and take precautions, I am afraid that the nobles sent to the local area in the future would probably be assimilated by the third brother in a few hundred years.

After all, if you think about it from another perspective, Liu Che feels that even he is difficult to refuse, becoming a Brahmin, eating and waiting for death every day, and living a happy life leisurely and leisurely.

What's even more terrifying is that the caste system of the third brother is hereditary.

Brahmins are forever Brahmins.

This is a temptation that any nobleman cannot refuse!

Fortunately, Liu Che also has a reference object for reference - John Bull.

John Bull is one of the few colonists who reigned supreme in the third brother's family, and was not taken away by the third brother's caste system. (To be continued.) )

PS: I'm a little unwell today, so, that's it, I'm sorry~~