Chapter 131 Gongsun Hong's calculation
The old prime minister is right!
At this critical moment, the three ministers and nine ministers are sent north to the border county to show the determination of the court and the people of the border county to live and die together. The morale boost will be unparalleled!
But again, again.
Wei Qing is a general and the main person who formulates and implements the court's strategy against the Huns. He must not be moved, otherwise it will easily lead to strategic misjudgments by the Huns.
After all, what Liu Che was pursuing this time was complete defense, and he did not want to start a decisive battle with the Huns on the border during the autumn season when their troops were strong.
If you want to leave the country, you have to wait until spring when the grasslands are green and yellow!
Li Cai, the imperial censor, is a good candidate, but autumn is also a critical time for the evaluation of officials in various counties and counties, so he cannot be exempted from it.
None of the three princes are good, but it would be good to choose a few of the nine princes.
After all, in terms of status, although Jiuqing and the prefect are both two thousand dan, they are still Beijing officials, so they are still a rank and a half higher.
Among the nine ministers, who is more suitable to send?
No need to think about it at all!
Regardless of the scope of functions or age, there are only two people who are suitable for the court.
The order of the doctor, the order of the great farmer!
The two counties of Shanggu and Yunzhong are just right to send two people!
Liu Che, who was familiar with political struggles, immediately realized Gongsun Hong's true purpose, which was to drive Tang Qi to the border county.
This is stumbling upon your potential opponents!
However, what Gongsun Hong said was a conspiracy. Even if his selfishness is not small, he has to admit that he is an old man who plans to seek the country.
If it weren't for Tang Qi's special status, Liu Che might just go along with the situation.
But considering that Tang Qi was full of new things, Liu Che still hesitated.
Gongsun Hong found that the emperor was hesitant and became even more wary of Tang Qi.
You must know that the Han people are good at martial arts, but there is no saying that civil servants will not go to the battlefield. From local officials to central officials, almost everyone can mount a horse and fight!
The only difference lies in whether you have talent or not, and whether you can win the battle. You can't be completely ignorant of soldiers!
Even Liu Che's favorite Huo Qubing was willing to train him as a military general, and when he reached the age, he would not hesitate to send him to the front line.
This shows that the Han people value military merit!
But this time it was Tang Qi, who was not allowed to lead the troops in the battle, but only went to the border counties to assist in defense.
To put it bluntly, you just stand behind the city wall and shout a few slogans, commanding the county officials to arrange the collection work. As long as the Huns do not attack, there is no great danger!
Just like this, the emperor still hesitates?
Even Han Yan has not received such treatment since today's emperor succeeded to the throne!
Gongsun Hong was the first to ask: "What do you think of the Da Nong Order?"
Regardless of anything else, let’s block Tang Qi’s escape with one sentence first!
Liu Che frowned vaguely, feeling dissatisfied with Gongsun Hong, and looked at Wei Qing.
Wei Qing understood the idea and took the initiative to break the siege: "Although the Da Nong Order is young, the autumn harvest of each county is no less important than resisting the Huns. If the head of the Da Nong Order is absent, the subordinates will easily panic and make mistakes, which will be a great disadvantage for the country."
"What the general said is wrong!" Gongsun Hong retorted, "Our Han officials have their own system. How can you say that if the chief officer leaves for a few months, his subordinates will be paralyzed and useless?"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Tang Qi, who had been silent, suddenly raised his head.
First he glanced at Gongsun Hong inexplicably, and then said solemnly: "I would like to go to Shanggu!"
Gongsun Hong immediately shut up and looked pleased.
You know that children can't stand being provoked. You never deviate from the justice of your family and country, but you put people on the fire to roast them. Isn't this just taking the bait?
"Sir?" Wei Qing said anxiously, "The front line is dangerous. Sir is a civil servant and does not need to go to the battlefield!"
Due to his status as emperor, Liu Che could not openly express his opposition, so he could only use his eyes to signal to Tang Qi that Wei Qing was right!
Tang Qi sneered: "General, what you said is meaningless, right? Don't forget who threw you into the mud when you were on the island!"
Wei Qing: "..."
After a moment of silence, the general could only shake his head helplessly.
I knew that in terms of stubbornness, Tang Qi and Liu Che were equally matched.
The reason why Tang Qi suddenly spoke was because he recalled something just now.
In the autumn of the fifth year of Yuanshuo, the Xiongnu went south again out of a dual mentality of revenge and hunting grass and valleys. Although the marching route of the army is not recorded, there is another incident recorded in the history books.
It was Zhao Xin, the little king of the Huns who surrendered and rebelled a year ago. When he went south this time, he was ordered by Yi Zhixie Chanyu to lead his troops to attack Shanggu County.
On the one hand, it was to mislead the Han army, and on the other hand, it was to see if it could be missed.
Based on Zhao Xin's understanding of the Han army's tactics, if most of the Han army were attracted by Shan Yu's army, he would be completely confident that he could break through Shanggu County, burn, kill, and loot, and then return leisurely!
The subsequent partial defeat of the Han Dynasty in the war against the Hungarians was largely due to the fact that Zhao Xin had been reused by Liu Che to command Changshui Huqi and knew the internal situation of the Han army well.
In order to reduce the casualties of the Han army in the war against Hungary, this Zhao Xin must be killed first!
With the system in hand and the assistance of the elite Han border troops, Tang Qi was 100% sure that he could swallow up Xin Zhao's troops!
Of course, these things cannot be said directly. Tang Qi just repeated Gongsun Hong's words and said with a smile: "I don't understand military affairs, so of course I won't lead troops out of the fortress. I will only cheer for the army behind the city wall. This is all.
If you can die, then even if you are walking in Chang'an, you might be trampled to death by a crazy horse one day?"
Liu Che was completely speechless.
Huo Qubing found Tang Qi's words very appealing: "Your Majesty, don't stop An Ding from waiting. How can a big man be afraid of life and death? Let him go to Shanggu County for a visit, in case he is lucky enough to meet the Huns.
If someone comes to invade us, maybe we can get some military glory."
"When he achieves military merit, won't the title of Marquis Anding be no longer controversial? If you are still worried, why not let me follow you, I will definitely protect Marquis Anding!"
Tang Qi's newly moved feeling disappeared in an instant.
I have said so much in the co-authorship, but I am just waiting for this last sentence!
Liu Che couldn't laugh or cry, but he was touched by the words about settling the title of marquis.
Although he, Liu Che, did not need the approval of others to reward ministers, it has been the consensus since the founding of the People's Republic of China that no military merit can be rewarded.
For the civil and military officials of the imperial court, it was not a big controversy whether Tang Qi should carry out the Great Agricultural Order. The big deal was that if he did not do it well or offended too many people, he would have to write to the emperor to replace him!
It was this title of Marquis of Anding that indeed created many enemies for Tang Qi, both openly and secretly.
After all, not every general is broad-minded and can think broadly.
The most obvious thing is that General Li Guang and Li have not yet been granted the title of Marquis!
Everyone agrees that he has insufficient military merit.
But Tang Qi had no military merit at all, so how could he be granted the title of Marquis?
If we can take advantage of the Xiongnu invasion and establish a moderate amount of achievements, coupled with the various military weapons Tang Qi previously presented, as well as the political achievements of the Da Nong Order in a short period of time, we can completely block the imperial court.
Chapter completed!