The emperor was in a good mood and pulled Prime Minister Tian Fu to speak for a while.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tian Feng asked a question. "Your Majesty, I am a little uneasy about Liang Xiao."

The emperor glanced at Tian Fu sideways, and a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes. "Is that so, the Prime Minister also pays attention to Liang Xiao?"

Tian Feng was slightly annoyed, but pretended not to hear it. "Your Majesty, the main general of our Han army, King Xiu Tu, was blocked in the valley and sent people to attack the Xiongnu's supplies. It was just that according to Your Majesty's decree, Liang Xiao was a deputy general. Such a war should be completed by him, so why should the main general Li Guang attack?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly. "What exactly does the Prime Minister want to say?"

"Your Majesty, I think Liang Xiao is suspected of competing for merit. Li Guang was frivolous and was played with by Liang Xiao as the main general. If King Xiu Tu had not been strong, I was afraid that the credit for killing King Xiu Tu would fall into Liang Xiao's hands again. It is not a bad thing for young people to compete for fame and fortune, but if it affects His Majesty's reputation, it would be bad."

"Impact my reputation?" The emperor's tone gradually became colder, revealing a little bad.

"Li Guang failed to be a marquis last time, but Liang Xiao was granted 1,800 households in the Western Regions. Rumors have spread among the people, saying that Your Majesty does not need to be a general and prefers young people. If Li Guang's contribution this time is not as good as Liang Xiao, a deputy general, this time."

Tian Feng dragged his voice long and didn't say anything. He glanced at the emperor, and saw that there was no smile on his face. He felt secretly proud of himself. He quickly pretended to be uneasy and bowed. "I am abrupt. I will leave."

The emperor did not move, watching Tian Feng disappear outside the hall, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, snorted disdainfully, turned around and glanced at Yan Shu.

"Does the Prime Minister's concern make sense?"

Yan Zhu shook his head and chuckled: "Your Majesty, what I am worried about is not Liang Xiao’s struggle for merit, but what I am worried about is Liang Xiao’s failure to compete for me."

"Oh?" The emperor was a little surprised.

"The Prime Minister said that Liang Xiao was young, but I felt that Liang Xiao was too mature. If he really wanted to compete for merit, the level of King Xiu Tu was probably already hanging in the northern palace at this moment. Why wait until Li Guangdang calmed down King Xiu Tu's baggage returned? In my opinion, Liang Xiao clearly wanted to fulfill Li Guang and make the contribution to him."

The emperor's eyes rolled, his jaw slightly.

"So. I am not worried that he will affect Your Majesty's reputation." Yan Zhu paused and said, "Your Majesty, what I am worried about is that Liang Xiao believes in Huang Lao. Liang Xiao has always been interested in the Master of Huainan, but he did not dare to propose marriage because of his status disparity. Now he is a marquis. He is qualified to marry Master of Huainan. If he proposes marriage to the Prince of Huainan, what will happen to Your Majesty?"

The emperor remained silent, and a trace of uneasiness flashed between his eyebrows. Although the Empress Dowager passed away, there were many people in the court and the country who believed in the Huang-Lao way, especially Liu An, the King of Huainan. Although he had not made any comments recently, Liu Ling, the leader of Huainan, held banquets one after another in Chang'an. His influence was not only not weak, but also greatly enhanced. Considering the relationship between Liang Xiao and Liu Ling, there must be a shadow of Liang Xiao behind this.

Thinking of Liang Xiao’s disdain for Dong Zhongshu, the emperor felt a sense of concern. If the young man Yingjun, whom he trusted the most, was actually a believer in Huang Lao, wouldn’t he be encouraged by those old people in disguise?

"Yan Zhu, you have more friendship with the father and daughter of Huainan King, so you should be careful to see what they are thinking."

Yan Zhu quickly bowed and accepted the order. "Yes!"

Tian Fu left the east gate of Weiyang Palace. He wanted to go directly to the mansion, but suddenly felt a little uneasy and turned around and went to Changle Palace again.

The Queen Mother was watching the fish with Princess Guantao in Jiantai. A group of palace maids were carrying lights. The lights were reflected on the water. From time to time, fish jumped out of the water and spit bubbles. The two of them threw the fish food in their hands into the water while whispering and joking. Their expressions were intimate, just like those back then.

Tian Fen laughed secretly and quickly stepped forward to salute. Princess Guantao returned the salute with a smile. "Mr. Wu'an is in a good mood."

Tian Fen smiled and said, "I am naturally happy when I win with Longyou."

Princess Guantao was stunned and exchanged glances with the Queen Mother Wang. "Longyou Victory?"

"Yes, Li Guang and Liang Xiao wiped out 20,000 elite cavalry of King Xiu Tu's army in Longyou. He captured King Xiu Tu's life. This is a rare victory that our dynasty has won since the war against the Huns."

A trace of loss flashed across Princess Guantao's face, and then she smiled again and said, "It's indeed a rare victory. No wonder Wu'an Hou is so happy. Longyou's victory, Wu'an Hou is the prime minister and is also a meritorious person. It's a pity."

Tian Feng glanced at the Queen Mother Wang and wanted to speak but stopped. The Queen Mother Wang raised the corners of her mouth slightly and remained silent. Princess Guantao was losing herself, but she didn't notice the expressions of their sisters. She said a few polite words and said goodbye in a hurry.

After seeing off Princess Guantao, the Queen Mother laughed. "It turns out that there are no such heroic families, and the emperor can win a battle. This is indeed good news."

"For the emperor, this is indeed good news. But for me, this is not necessarily good news." Tian Fu put away his smile and looked angry. "Sister, I am the prime minister of all officials, but I have to wait until the victory in Longyou to receive the news. Where is the face?"

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment. "Don't you know in advance?"

"If I have anything to do today, I will discuss with Yan Zhu and others. After the result, I will tell me that it is just asking the Prime Minister's Office to publish an official document." Tian Fu shouted: "Sister, since the founding of the Han Dynasty, which prime minister has been so despised? I might as well be as unemployed as Dou Ying."

The Queen Mother scolded: "When you speak quietly, if you really look like Dou Ying, you may not be able to laugh."

Tian Feng muttered a few angrily. "Sister, Liang Xiao has made another contribution. I'm afraid that he will go to the Huainan Prince's Mansion to propose this time. You have to help me think of a solution, otherwise, I'm really shameless to be this prime minister."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly and remained silent.

After Tu Ze, the Han army with high morale ended its last rest before rushing to Henan.

The Xiu Tu army had already opened its arms to the Han army and asked for it. Two years later, Li Guang led his army to sweep the Xiu Tu land again. Unlike the last time, this time, the Han army did not plan to leave when it came. According to the prior plan, the Han army would take all the land south of Xiu Tu Ze.

Therefore, it becomes a problem for whoever follows the main cavalry to go out and who leads the infantry to stay in this newly acquired land.

According to the military system of the Han Dynasty, only by beheading one's meritorious service can one have the opportunity to be granted a marquis. Those who stay behind have no chance to make a meritorious service. Even if you are going to build a solid foundation in the land, you will never be able to make a meritorious service.

Therefore, from Li Guang to Li Xi to ordinary soldiers, they all fought to go to war. Only in this way could they have the opportunity to make contributions. In order to compete for this opportunity, even Li Xi, who had never spoken much, could not hold back and almost turned against Li Guang.

Liang Xiao originally planned to give the opportunity to them and stay behind him. In his opinion, he had already been granted the title of Marquis, and with the military achievements of capturing King Xiu Tu, it was expected that Yi Feng would be in the hope of competing with others. However, when he saw this scene, he gave up this idea.

It was not that the generals were aroused by the passion, but that they were afraid that they would fight for the sake of merit. He saw that, starting from Li Guang and Li Xi, none of these guys were good things, and none of them were humble gentlemen. When there was no conflict of interest, you can be good to me and everyone. Once there was a conflict of interest, they would jump out without hesitation, and even draw their swords toward each other.

He was very worried that if he didn't fight Xing, Li Guang and Li Xi would fight sooner or later. After getting the 30,000 horses from the Huns, the Han army now had a total of 15,000 cavalry, which was not weak, but not as strong as having no opponents. Once there was an internal strife, it was likely to suffer a crushing defeat.

In order to ensure that there will be no accidents in this battle, he must follow the crowd to mediate to avoid these warriors from getting out of control.

With Liang Xiao's mediation, an agreement was finally reached: Li Guang, Liang Xiao and Li Xi all went out to fight with the army. Li Shu stayed to command the infantry and the people, and seized the time to build a city. It is conceivable that the Huns would soon launch a large-scale counterattack. Without a city, it would be difficult for the Han army to deal with the influx of the Hun cavalry.

For Li Shu, this is of course a bit unfair. However, considering that Li Dang's family has been granted a marquis, it is a foregone conclusion that Li Guang has a marquis. If two marquis of the Li family compete for merit with others, they would be greedy. And letting him stay behind is considered to be the only one. According to the customs of the court, it is very likely to guard this place in the future, which is also a rare opportunity.

After coordinating the interests, everyone's attention was once again focused on the war. Li Guang, Li Xi and a dozen lieutenants gathered together to discuss the upcoming war. After leaving Xiu Tuze, they would go deep into the desert and encounter the Huns at any time, and the war was about to come.

"Bo Ming, please say the arrangement again, everyone listened carefully." Li Guang glanced at everyone, his eyes burning. "When you arrive on the battlefield, don't ask questions again, it's a lot of trouble."

Everyone nodded repeatedly and looked at Liang Xiao with the same enthusiasm. Especially Li Xi, if it were not for Liang Xiao's explanation, the task of staying behind and slaughtering the land would have a great chance of falling on him.

Liang Xiao coughed and said with a smile: "You guys, this is a good opportunity to be promoted to a higher position. I don't think I need to say more."

Everyone laughed and felt happy. This time, they not only captured King Xiu Tu alive, but also captured the Xiu Tu team in one place, but also had to rush to Henan with a powerful strength of 15,000 cavalry. Among the three armies arranged by the court, they were the absolute main force, and it was difficult not to make contributions.

"However, I hope you all will understand one problem. Our strength is not enough to sweep the grassland. Therefore, if you want to make meritorious service and receive rewards, you must hold it firmly and not give the Huns the chance to defeat each one."

"Bo Ming, you are right." Li Xi said loudly: "The army is not fighting alone, but it is not possible to rely on personal courage alone."

Li Guang glanced at Li Xi and snorted.

Liang Xiao quickly interrupted them. "Since everyone understands this principle, I won't talk much. Three days later, we will be the first punch of the Great Han to attack the Huns, and smash the head of the Aries King and Lou Fan."

Everyone agreed.

(To be continued.)

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