Chapter 117 Those who reform will have their own destination!

In an instant, as Liu Quti’s words rang out, everyone who realized the deep meaning of his words had strange expressions.

He is worthy of being the Prime Minister.

At this time, you can find the “key point” with a vicious look in your eyes.

The old prince’s family already had a criminal record.

To be honest, they are still a little dazed when they think about this matter now?
The evidence is solid that the prince started an uprising in Chang’an, but it is outrageous enough that he just stayed in Chang’an so openly.

If Emperor Jing’s grandson could take advantage of this incident to gather another 5,000 troops near Chang’an, it would be terrifying!
If Your Majesty agrees again, judging from the current performance of Emperor Jing’s grandson, does it mean that he really values ​​Liu Jing?

Just thinking about this made them tremble with fear.

And Liu Quti said this intentionally, both to flatter His Majesty and to suppress Emperor Jing’s grandson!

really.

Liu Che frowned slightly and became hesitant after being reminded.

Liu Jing said:
“There are nearly 40,000 disaster victims living in the outer area of ​​Shanglinyuan, mostly women, children, the elderly and the weak, who have settled under Shangshan Mountain. These 5,000 people are the few available ones among them. If the 40,000 people want to live a stable life, they are indispensable.”

“If the Prime Minister wants them to join the army and defend the border, he can go and ask for it himself.”

After Liu Jing said this, he thought of what Liu Quti and others had said just now, and couldn’t help but say again: “However, after this battle, the armor and horses will be taken back. The prime minister and others just said that I was able to defeat Li Guangli this time because of the advantage of weapons.”

“Oh, since they are just a group of disaster victims, why should the Prime Minister be so worried? Moreover, the place where they live is only a day’s distance from Chang’an by fast horse.”

After that, Liu Jing was even more blunt, “What’s more, they will join the army, but not now. Nor will they follow Li Guangli to guard Wuyuan County as the Prime Minister said!”

“They defeated Li Guangli this time. If Li Guangli lets these people die tragically at the hands of the Xiongnu in order to vent his anger, will he still have to lie about his military achievements and defeat the Xiongnu with only a few losses?”

Liu Jing’s sharp words.

Liu Quti was about to refute when even Li Guangli, who was standing beside him, glared at him.

But Liu Jing spoke faster, he wanted to end the matter as soon as possible.

We can’t let Li Guangli go back to Wuyuan County like this!

“Your Majesty, Li Guangli was defeated. I will be magnanimous and not let him go to look for those brothers who died on the battlefield. Or you can send him to the front line of the Xiongnu and not allow him to enter the capital without orders!”

“It also makes up for his previous mistake of not leading his troops into Liangzhou.”

Liu Che narrowed his eyes. His mind was in a mess.

On the one hand, we want to make saddles popular as soon as possible.

On the other hand, there is the imperial examination.

As for Li Guangli, he was defeated by Liu Jing this time.

To be honest, the moment he saw Li Guangli defeated, his position in his heart was no longer as high as before.

Use it if it is useful, discard it if it is useless!
Although it is not time to give up yet, rewards and punishments must be clearly distinguished.

“According to you, where should we send them?”

Liu Jing looked at Li Guangli, and under his resentful gaze, he only uttered four words: “Shuofang, Guyang!”

Wuyuan County belonged to the Shuofang Prefecture.

Guyang, on the other hand, was located further north of Wuyuan County, directly facing the Huns, and could be called the first line of defense for the Huns.

Letting Li Guangli go to Guyang can be considered as “seeking benevolence and getting benevolence”.

At this time, the ministers still wanted to persuade him again.

But Liu Che had already raised his hand, signaling for silence.

“You have all been here for many days, and you must be exhausted physically and mentally. I am also a little tired. Since Li Guangli has made a promise to the emperor’s grandson, he cannot regret it now that he has been defeated. But it is too frivolous to lose a great general for this.”

“Therefore, we should go to Guyang and defend it first, and be careful to prevent the Xiongnu from moving south.”

Having said this.

Liu Che also stood up slowly. On the other side, Huo Guang saw this and hurried forward to support him.

These days, the ministers have not slept well, and Your Majesty has not slept well either.

Liu Che’s attitude was also very firm. After saying those words, he waved his hand and signaled the ministers to leave.

……

soon.

Outside the Jianzhang Palace, the road leading to Chang’an was crowded with carriages and horses.

Li Guangli was distraught.

The close ministers around him were even more panicked. His Majesty’s final statement made them worried, as it seemed to confirm their previous speculations.

“Could it be that the performance of Grandson Jing in the military affairs this time really made Your Majesty have some concerns?”

At this time, his deputy general Feng Zhaode spoke in panic. He followed Li Guangli to participate in the battle with Jing Huangsun.

Because of this, he knew very well that they were almost fooled in this battle.

Of course, it was related to those saddles, but from a tactical point of view, they were completely defeated.

Even in terms of “determination”, I am not as good as others!
Li Guangli obviously knew about this and was extremely angry at the moment. “Anyone who did not make any contribution in the battle with Liu Jing this time will be fined three months’ salary! Let them go to Guyang with me!” “I want to see if they were unwilling to give their all in Shanglin Garden, but are they willing to give their all in a life-and-death battle with the Xiongnu?”

“General Ershi, it is not appropriate to get angry now.”

At this time, Liu Quti, who had been in deep thought and walking with them, spoke.

He looked at the deputy general beside him, “Your Majesty’s reaction is really unexpected. Emperor Jing’s grandson is blessed by God, and now he has defeated General Ershi. I’m afraid he will be famous all over the world from now on! You know, too many people in Chang’an are paying attention to this fight!”

“If they knew about this, I’m afraid they would think too much…” Liu Quti was obviously very worried. “It’s not just the military. Now the grandson of Emperor Jing has proposed to reform the system around the capital in the selection of officials. If they are allowed to produce results again…”

“More importantly, the officials of Liangzhou and other places were worried about the disaster victims. If the emperor’s grandson Jing makes them rich in Chang’an…”

As he spoke, Liu Quti’s voice was noticeably trembling.

With the addition of all these things.

In just a few months, Emperor Jing’s grandson went from inside to outside, from Chang’an to Liangzhou, from civil to military, from disaster relief to enriching the victims…

He rubbed his brows.

“If it really works, I’m afraid it will be unstoppable!”

He didn’t mention the important point.

After the incident with Li Shao Weng, it is obvious that Your Majesty seems to have really lost the pursuit of immortality.

It seems that he is no longer obsessed with immortality!

But it is this kind of change in mentality that is most likely to cause big problems!

Because, without the belief in immortality, as the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he would be deeply aware of his own aging.

But this big man is still young!

Even a fool can see that a new king will be born “soon”!
Except for “King Huaide”, all the other princes have been crowned kings… or they had guessed before. Although the Han Dynasty had no precedent of passing the throne to an heir, what if the grandson of Emperor Jing was too outstanding? !

Li Guangli was also worried about this matter.

Or maybe it’s not just him, even the ministers now are thinking about this!

“So, we must never let them take credit again and we must not let those disaster victims become truly wealthy!”

“We can’t let the world believe that he really defeated General Ershi!”

“Even worse, we can’t let them successfully implement the new law in the capital!”

After saying “no” three times in a row, Liu Quti’s face was full of determination.

however.

The sound of horse hooves is moving forward, but they haven’t even entered Chang’an yet!

There were cheers all around, which made their faces change drastically.

“Grandson Jing!”

“The grandson of Emperor Jing defeated Li Guangli! The grandson of Emperor Jing defeated General Ershi with the victims of the disaster!”

“It’s hard to imagine, five thousand disaster victims. Before this, we were still worried about how they could resist General Ershi’s elite troops.”

However, on both sides of the official road, people from nowhere gathered in groups.

Some even set up tea stalls nearby. Now when they saw the carriages and horses heading to Chang’an, they also heard the news and started to rush around enthusiastically.

At the same time, there was an incredible sound of exclamation entering the ears.

And seeing them coming, the crowd was even more surprised.

“Look, isn’t that General Ershi? They look so dejected. Did they really lose?”

“How is it possible? Could it be that the elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty over the years are not as good as the victims of the disaster?”

“What do you mean ‘not as good as’? I’m afraid it’s…” Someone whispered, but he was talking about the old story of the “Vow Returning Memorial”. “What Emperor Jing’s grandson said in the Vow Returning Memorial, couldn’t it be true? The Han army is too strong, but the generals are not strong…”

When a similar sound was heard, Li Guangli, sitting high on his warhorse, clenched his fists in anger, but could only pretend not to hear it.

But the noises all around were too loud, and everyone kept looking towards Guandao.

This time, His Majesty did not return to the capital, and there were no Yu Lin standing on both sides of the street, making the “onlookers” retreat dozens of steps away!

In the end, Li Guangli just wanted to drive his horse and enter the capital as soon as possible.

“I did think of it.”

Suddenly, Li Guangli became anxious. Seeing this, Liu Quti next to him came up with another idea.

“Since the citizens of the capital are cheering so much, why not spread the news…spread out everything that Emperor Jing’s grandson has done and is about to do…”

Liu Quti was puzzled. In this case, wouldn’t they be helping Liu Jing?
He hasn’t asked yet.

Liu Quti has already started to explain, “Yes, he won against General Ershi, but that was due to the blessing of God and the benefits of the equipment. At the same time, Emperor Jing’s grandson also wants to plunder the people’s wealth, wanting to make those disaster victims richer than Chang’an… and he also wants to abolish the long-standing system of selecting filial and honest officials in the Han Dynasty!”

“I want to see what the capital will look like when there are so many wealthy families relocated here and these happy people now.”

“When that time comes…”

Liu Quti narrowed his eyes and smiled, “Since ancient times, those who reform the system have their own destination!”

(End of this chapter)