"Master, he actually hit me!"

Zhang Buyi had a cloth strip tied on his head, and there was still bloodstains, and he was complaining pitifully to Chang Liu.

Liu Chang took a deep breath, "Why didn't he beat you to death?"

"I asked you to provoke the ministers, what did you do to scold the prime minister?"

"Isn't it a temptation to kill Zhou Chang? Who is Zhou Chang? Who can get along with my father? Your father is polite to him. Do you dare to scold him?"

Listening to Liu Chang's complaint, Zhang Buyi said aggrievedly: "I just wanted to provoke him. Before I finished speaking, I called out to Lao Dog, and he knocked me over with a crutch... It was too heavy to be disrespectful to me..."

"Haha, it's better to be like this, provoking is not just your way to provoke..."

"Then how should I provoke?"

"Just do nothing, just keep your original style, and you will be so angry that they are so angry that they must not insult like this..."

Zhang Buyi touched his head and said with a grin: "Yes, I will never insult Zhou Chang again."

"It's not just Zhou Chang. No one should insult anyone among the court officials. These people are not the group of sheep in Tang State at your mercy. Fortunately, you just met Zhou Chang. If you said this to Chen Ping, Xiahou Ying, Li Shang, Jin Xu and others, I'm afraid you will be hung at the city gate now..."

Zhang Buyi frowned, "I really despise them and will never do this again."

"Oh... Anyway, do it well and try to survive until I come back after fighting Wusun."

Chang Liu patted Zhang Buyi's shoulder, ignored the rebel and walked into the school grounds.

Luan Bu hurried forward, "Why is Zhang Buyi coming?"

"He's here to sue."

"He was injured? What's going on? Didn't he be granted the Censor's Officer?"

"It's okay, I'm just stupid and just woke up."

Chang Liu sat down and looked at the soldiers in the distance preparing their carriages and horses, and suddenly became a little quiet, "Luan Bu..."

"Um?"

"You said I insisted on taking them out for war, right?"

"right."

"Liu Jing impeached me, saying that I was a military force, regardless of the lives of the soldiers, and in order to expand the territory, I consumed food and recruited the people..."

Luan Bu said seriously: "I won't take advantage of the civil strife of the Huns to deal with them. Sooner or later, they will come to the door... The king should know this better than me."

"Yes...If so, who would want his brothers to die..."

"Defend your country and die without regrets."

President Liu stood up and patted the dirt on his body, "Stop talking, go, go and practice again!"

The Northern Army was preparing for the expedition, and the domestic ministers were also preparing for this war. The war machine of the Han Dynasty was launched again.

...........

Longcheng, the Xiongnu king's tent.

Maodun lay weakly, and he leaned on his side, staring at Jizhu kneeling in front of him.

This former prairie master has become particularly weak at this moment. He is already old and is injured in the battle with Chang Liu, so he is unable to get up. But now, he can feel that he can't hold on for too long. His messy hair almost covered his face and his body is thin, but his eyes are still bright.

"Ji Zhu... Why haven't you done it?"

Maodun asked coldly.

Ji Zhu looked very calm, "Father...I will defeat Chang Liu."

"Haha, just you are so stupid, can you defeat Chang Liu? Sooner or later you will be captured by him!"

"I will defeat Chang Liu."

Mao Dun's face was full of disdain, "Do it, kill me, take down all the troops and fight your brother."

"That's what you do...I won't do that."

"Then are you going to wait for death here?!"

"I will not die, nor will the Huns perish."

Facing this unfilial son in front of him who was unpromising and even his father dared not kill him, he was so angry that he struggled, pointing at Ji Zhu with his fingers and cursing: "If you weren't so stupid, I would have given up my position to you! Sooner or later, the Huns will perish in your hands!"

Ji Zhu stood up and looked at Mao Dun coldly.

"This is the reason why we can't beat the Tang people... fathers and sons are tragic, brothers and sisters are tragic, and they have no feelings for each other. They ignore the overall situation, have their own selfish intentions, and only think about their own interests... We are not the same country, this is a nest of robbers! If a group of robbers can fight, how can they be the opponent of a country?"

"Hahaha, don't you just want to kill your brother?"

"I didn't think about killing them, even now, if I defeat them, I won't kill them, I will keep them."

"I will build a real empire, and everyone is united, and there will be differences between the upper and lower levels. Someone will fight to the death for the interests of the family and the country, not just thinking about his own interests... From me, father and son will no longer be slaughtered by each other, those who do evil will be punished, and those who are good will be rewarded... Those who kill their brothers and Ah Father will be condemned by everyone."

"I will lead the Huns to victory...I am different from you."

"You only know how to defeat the enemy...but you don't know how to build a country."

Maodun sneered and stared at him disdainfully.

"If it weren't for me, what could you do? You could just shed horses for others..."

"My father is right...but, Mr. A. father insists on giving the tribe to my brothers... completely disregarding the overall situation of the Huns. If one of my brothers could accomplish something, I would definitely be willing to take all the troops to assist him... Unfortunately, they are not good enough. Our brothers can only kill each other. In the end, the only one who benefits will be the Tang people."

"This is all Ah Father's fault."

Maodun no longer goes to see this unfilial son, "In this world, only the most powerful person can survive... not strong enough, he will die if he dies."

"You go out and don't bother me again until I die."

Ji Zhu left the tent very obediently. Faced with the attacks of his two brothers, Ji Zhu did not launch a strong counterattack. Instead, he sent envoys to discuss peace many times, telling them that the real enemy was the Tang people outside, and that their brothers and feet should not be killed.

However, in Hutu and Taogu's opinion, it was his weakness and retreat, and their attacks became even more violent.

Ji Zhu ordered the tribes to be moved together and to resist the attacks from the two brothers.

When Ji Zhu came out, his several confidants could no longer bear it and hurried forward, "The king... can't bear it anymore! You must fight back with a heavy blow!"

Ji Zhu narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance, "You said, can Tangren miss such a good opportunity?"

"King...this..."

"No problem, if they want, give them the territory and let them taste the sword of the Tang people... We still have a lot to do. If we want to defeat the enemy, we must be strong enough. I predict that the Tang people will send troops from the north... Land is not important, and can be taken back at any time... Talent is the most important thing. Don't have unnecessary casualties, let them occupy it."

When he heard Ji Zhu's words, several confidants began to ponder.

One of the counselors asked: "Since the king has no intention of fighting, why not send someone to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty?"

"Rareless! The Great Khan is the lord of the grassland, how could he be the subject of the Tang people?"

A general asked angrily.

"Even if you don't fight against the Tang people, you can withdraw. Why should you surrender again?"

Ji Zhu was not angry. He looked at his adviser curiously and asked, "What do you mean?"

"The king... there are Tang people around Hutu and Taogu. The Tang people want to unite them to fight us. If we surrender and express our attitude, will the Tang people still support them to fight us? They just don't accept it, that's fine... I have traveled in Zhao Yan and other places, and their ministers pay the most attention to the reputation of their troops..."

The adviser talked about his thoughts and said with a smile: "The king can send someone to tell the King of Tang that he is willing to respect the great Chanyu born of heaven, earth, sun and moon... At that time, Hutu and Taogu would not be able to sit still... This is just a false reputation, only his own strength is the most important..."

Ji Zhu nodded, "It's not impossible..."

"The Tang people just wanted to see our brothers and feet tragically slaughtered. Hutu and Taogu are unconvincing beasts. As long as we no longer compete, give up our reputation, and show weakness, they will fight... It takes us the most time now to integrate the tribes, establish laws, establish systems, and fabricate texts as you said..."

.........

The army left Chang'an in a mighty manner. Because Chang Liu was going to go to war with the army, all the ministers came to see him off together.

The ministers actually opposed Liu Chang's personal expedition.

Although the ministers all disliked this tyrant, they all admitted that Liu Chang was the only one who could comfort the country and abroad. If Liu Chang had an accident, the man would be completely in chaos. Not to mention anything else, even in the palace, it would be a storm.

Zhou Chang looked at the king wearing a strong and stalked sharp edge in front of him and held his hand tightly.

"Master... It is enough for the Grand Marshal to go to the war alone. Why do you have to go with you?"

"Zhou Xiang, please don't worry... I have such courage, even if Xiang Ji reborn, I can't do anything to me!"

Liu Chang showed his thick arms and looked stupid. Zhou Chang sighed, why isn't there any reliable one among Emperor Gao's sons?

"The king is brave, but it is extremely dangerous in the battlefield..."

"Okay! Zhou Xiang, don't worry, and hold a celebration banquet in Chang'an and drink when I come back!"

Seeing that he could not convince him, Zhou Chang looked at Zhang Cang helplessly.

Zhang Cang just saluted Liu Chang calmly, "Take a good care."

Zhou Chang sighed again, why is this new generation of ministers so unreliable?

Zhou Chang had no choice but to call Luan Bu and instructed him seriously: "You accompany the king to fight, don't let the king rush to the battlefield alone, don't let the king drink raw water..."

Luan Bu stood respectfully, listening to the old man's persuasion.

"Haha, how long has Luan Bu followed His Majesty for so long? I need more to say about this?"
To be continued...