After seeing Dou Ying off, the emperor looked at the bamboo slips that looked like a hill, with his eyes flashing.

In the nearly seventy years of history of the Han Dynasty, two interest groups were the most troublesome for the royal family. One was the military merit group, that is, the founding fathers; the other was the foreign relatives group, namely the family of the empress dowager or the queen.

At the beginning, the military merit group was the greatest threat because they were not only experienced and scheming, but also had military power. Even when Emperor Gao Liu Bang was alive, he was very tolerant of the military merit group. He was as strong as Empress Lu, and he did not dare to take the overall strength of the military merit group lightly. The Lu family was finally overturned by the military merit group headed by Zhou Bo.

Now, with the death of those old ministers, the military merit group has gradually declined. Second and third generations of military merit like Zhou Yafu are a minority after all, and most of the children of the military merit group have failed to preserve the glory of their fathers and grandparents, and their impact on the army has disappeared.

Compared with the military merit group, it is said that the threat of the foreign relatives group is much smaller, because they do not have military power in their hands and they can only rely on imperial power. Empress Lu is an exception, because the Lu family is not only a foreign relative, but also a part of the military merit group. Empress Lu's brothers Lü Ze and Lü Shizhi are both generals in the army.

The Bo family after Empress Lu did not have the majesty of the Lu family, and the Dou family was the same. However, because of the longevity of the Empress Dowager Dou family, the Dou family was much stronger than that of the Bo family. Dou Ying himself had military merits, and he also had considerable influence in the army. Defamating Dou Ying, although the Queen Mother of the King suppressed Dou family, was also related to the emperor's inner worries.

Therefore, the emperor did not allow old ministers like Dou Ying to participate in the Northern Expedition plan. Now, Dou Ying is only using his experience to participate in the planning of the Southern Expedition, and there is no idea of ​​letting him truly command the troops. But Dou Ying is obviously not satisfied with this. He took this opportunity to unite the Dou family and the Chen family's children around him, which made the emperor be wary.

However, when seeing these piles of bamboo slips, the emperor could not simply demote it.

The success of the Northern Expedition made the emperor realize how important it was to prepare sufficient intelligence before the war. If Liang Xiao had not proposed to draw the Huns' terrain, the Battle of Henan would not have been so smooth. The emperor's initial counterattack strategy was not this at all.

The southern expedition was quite difficult. If the preparations were not done in detail, it would be likely that the Qin army would repeat the mistakes.

Preparations must be done, but how?

The Dou family has a large number of children and a great influence. If they are rejected, it is like keeping all this group of people out, which will inevitably cause a rebound. If they are not controlled, these people will enter the court again, which will inevitably lead to a big loss.

"What do you think?" The emperor turned his eyes to King Qiu Shou and Xu Le. Especially Xu Le, he was one of Dou Ying's assistants.

Xu Le felt the emperor's gaze. He thought for a moment and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty, I think it is available."

The emperor stared at Xu Le and said nothing.

"I am following the order of Your Majesty and cooperating with Wei Qihou to prepare relevant information. I have been living in Hu City these days, so I have no choice but to work hard. However, among these information, my efforts are only eleven. Without Wei Qihou's coordination and youth assistance, I would give me another half a year. I may not be able to achieve such results. This is still in Chang'an. If I travel to Nanyue and conduct on-site inspections, I estimate that I will not be able to gain something without ten years."

The emperor's eyes flashed.

"As the saying goes, if nothing happens, you will be wrong. These young men are not worried about food and clothing, and they have no hope of career. They gather on the streets and fight, and the Chang'an is difficult to cure. They are one of the factors. Instead of doing this, it is better to let them travel around. In this way, they not only do things for the court, but also distract their attention. They kill two birds with one stone."

The emperor looked at Han Yan and Wuqiu Shou Wang again. The two nodded in agreement and agreed. "I also think this is very good."

The emperor smiled. "Okay, the court can stop them from being officials, but it cannot stop them from doing things. Since they are so idle, find something for them to do. If everyone is like the Chen brothers, it may not be a good thing."

The emperor said, picking up a roll of bamboo slips and weighing them in his hand. "Let's go to Changle Palace."

The Queen Mother was very surprised to see the uninvited emperor. Generally speaking, except for daily greetings, the emperor rarely comes to Changle Palace. Even if she issued an edict to ask him to come, he usually pushed him and said that there were too many government affairs. He delayed it for a long time, and when he came, he would sit for a while and leave. Now it is rare to take the initiative to come.

"What's this?"

The emperor pushed the bamboo slips to the Queen Mother. "Wei Qihou's recent achievements."

The Queen Mother was suspicious and opened the bamboo slips and read a few lines of words. "What's the matter? The Prime Minister can do it."

"Is that?" the emperor smiled meaningfully. "This is not his own credit, and there are nearly a hundred children of the Dou family who are helping him."

The Queen Mother's face changed slightly and she lowered her face. "What exactly does the emperor want to say?"

"My mother, Wei Qihou is just a senior official, but he can do his best to share the worries of the court. As the head of all officials, if the Prime Minister cannot achieve some results, how can the court be with him? How can the mother be with him?"

The Queen Mother snorted, but could not refute it. The Emperor said this with great sound, and she could not find a reason to refute it. But she also knew that in terms of ability, Tian Fu was definitely not as good as Dou Ying. In terms of strength, the Tian family and the Wang family could not compare with the Dou family, and the two sides were not on the same level at all.

"What do you want?"

"Let the children of Wang and Tian do some serious business," the emperor patted the bamboo slips. "Even if the grades are not as good as those, at least people should see their attitude. It is impossible for the children of Dou to do serious business, but they are causing trouble on the streets. I heard that my cousins ​​are very domineering recently, and my nephew, aren't they a bit too much?"

The Queen Mother said angrily: "Who is so idle that he is just gossiping in front of the emperor and slandering my children? What are they trying to do? Are they trying to be unfavorable to me?"

"My mother, right? I know very well." The emperor stood up and posed his sleeves. "I don't say anything else. I hope that the uncles can do something practical in addition to the banquet. If one day they can also give such a memorial, it would be that there is light on the mother's face, right?"

After saying that, the emperor turned around and left. When he walked to the gate of the palace, he stopped again. "By the way, there was one thing I forgot to say, the two brothers of the queen have created new swords, and the court is preparing to use their technology to update the reserves of the arsenal, hoping that the queen of the mother can come forward to discuss with her aunt. In addition, the two wives around the queen are pregnant, and the queen of the mother will take care of her more. If she can give birth to two princes, it will be a blessing for the court."

After saying that, the emperor tilted his mouth and left.

The Empress Dowager was so angry that her face turned pale. She swept the bamboo slips on the table to the ground and cursed her. But after a while, she felt very depressed. Dou Ying regained her sister, the Empress Dowager, has a son, the Dou family and the Chen family, and the situation was very unfavorable to the Wang family. Could it be that the Empress Dowager, who was suppressed by the Empress Dowager for so many years, had not taken a breath and was going to be replaced by the Empress?

The Queen Mother ordered people to summon the Queen Marshal Wang Xin, the Queen Marshal Tian Sheng, and the Queen Mother Tian Fu entered the palace to discuss together. The Queen Mother Wang and the Queen Mother were both harsh and asked them to control their children and do some serious business. They must not let the Dou family and Chen family overtake the limelight.

Wang Xin and others were trembling and nodded in agreement.

The Queen Mother asked her eldest daughter, Princess Yang Xin, to enter the palace and asked her to offer some women with good looks to the palace. Wei Zifu was successfully favored by the emperor, but unfortunately she was not lucky and gave birth to two daughters in a row. In order to overcome the queen, she must find some women who can give birth to the palace as soon as possible.

The Queen Mother of the King also reminded Princess Yang Xin that the reason why the Chen family could use this strange trick was not only because of being good at Princess Guantao, but also having a lot to do with Princess Guantao. You have to spend some time and have a good relationship with Liu Ling, so don’t let her only serve Princess Guantao.

Princess Yang Xin understood and took the order and left.

When the emperor heard about the movements in Changle Palace, he laughed.

Han said that he would take a few golfers and travel day and night to catch up with Liang Xiao in Yingchuan.

Liang Xiao was staying in the Guan family and was very surprised to learn that there were gossips from the capital who came to join him. He was very famous in Chang'an, but in addition to the few childhood playmates he had found, the only one in the true sense was Pang Shuo, recommended by Qin Ge. Many people came to recommend themselves, but he refused.

However, when he heard Han talk about this name, he still understood the reason. Han said it was Han Yan's younger brother, and he came from afar, not as simple as being a disciple. Those gossips were not here to follow him, but to follow Han.

Liang Xiao asked someone to invite Han Shu in.

Han said he was very young, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Han Yan, and he had enough capital to make a living. In later generations, he was also a teenager with tricks.

Some people in history say that Han said that like Han Yan, they are all favorite ministers of the emperor, and it is probably not unreasonable.

"You are here to join me?" Liang Xiao looked at Han and said, "You should know that I have never taken any visitors."

"That's because they are not excellent enough." Han said with confidence. "Why don't you look at my skills before talking about it?"

Liang Xiao thought about it and nodded in agreement. I have to say that if Han said that he was Han Yan's younger brother, Han said that he was indeed a likable sunny boy. In history, he was later named a marquis for his military merits. The biggest stain may be that he was mixed with Jiang Chong and killed by Prince Liu Ju.

"Okay, then let's take a look."

Liang Xiao turned around and gave Xiya a wink. Xiya responded, walked down the steps, and turned over to the horse. "What are you going to compare, riding or shooting or spear?"

Han Shuo raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. "You?" Then he shook his head again. "I won't compete with the woman."

"She is not an ordinary woman, she is the female Amazon warrior in the legendary Western Regions." Liang Xiao smiled. "I see that you are beautiful, no less than a woman. If you can defeat her, I will accept you as a guest. Otherwise, you should be a subordinate honestly. With the strength of your brother, it should be easy for you to ask for an official position."

Han Shuo was furious and turned his back onto the horse. ——

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