Chapter 287 The hidden worries of Chu
Piao Tianzi
After Wu She was sent away, Yingbu asked Kuai Che: "Major, Xiang Zhuang is in big trouble?"
Kuai Che nodded and said, "In short, King Xiang Zhuang of Chu was too impatient. Although Bailixian, who was in charge of the reform, had the ability but did not have much prestige. Fan Zeng had the ability and had more prestige. Unfortunately, he was old and could not do everything himself. Therefore, the Jiangdong gentry dared to resist the new law. This was also expected."
Ying Bu hushed and asked, "So, should we help you or not?"
Kuai Che pondered for a moment and said, "I think we must help you with this, but we can't help all of you?"
"We have to help, but we can't help all of them?" Ying Bu was confused when he heard this and said, "What's the point?"
Kuai Che explained: "Your Majesty, you think that Huainan and Chu are allies now. Chu is in trouble now. If we stand by and watch, wouldn't we let our allies get scared? Besides, if Chu falls into chaos and the national strength fades, it is not in line with the interests of our Huainan. When we resist Qi in the future, we still need to rely on the support of Chu."
"Also, sending some Huainan gentry who fiercely opposed the reform to Jiangdong will also help the implementation of the new law of our Huainan country. This matter can not only help the allies, but also help the reform of our Huainan country. Why not do it?" Kuai Che said this and said, "However, the gentry are the elites of the country after all. If all the gentry who opposed the reform to Jiangdong, it will inevitably lead to the loss of talents in our Huainan country, which is contrary to the purpose of reform and strengthening me!"
"Well, I understand." Ying Bu nodded and said thoughtfully, "What the Prime Minister means is to only send the small part of the gentry who opposed the most intensely to Jiangdong, right?"
"Yes, at most, there can be no more than fifty scholars!" Kuai Che nodded and said, "As for whether the State of Chu can use these fifty scholars to solve domestic problems, it depends on their own abilities. Anyway, as an allied country, our Huainan Kingdom has already done its best. What do you think, the king?"
"Well, just do what the Prime Minister said!"
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Wuzhong, Chu Palace.
Qu Bucai finally had news. After Qu Bucai entered the pass, he quickly formed an intelligence line from Xianyang to Dingtao. These messages were sent to Dingtao first through this route, and then sent back to Wuzhong from Dingtao, which took two more days, but unfortunately, this was not good news.
In the study room, Xiang Zhuang, Fan Zeng, Xiang Da, Xiang Tuo, and Baili Xian sat opposite each other, all of whom were solemn. Xiang Zhuang picked up two secret letters from the table and handed them to Xiang him, and said, "Ziyi, please recite to Yafu."
Although Bi Shu has already served in Chu, it is naturally impossible to enter the decision-making level in a short period of time.
"Here." Xiang took the secret letter and opened it, and said loudly, "The Great King Junjian: I have arrived in Xianyang. I was shocked to know that Bai Mo, a scholar in Guandong, has already served in the Han Dynasty. He was appointed as the left prime minister by the King of Han. He was about to follow the pre-Qin reforms to strengthen the country. Moreover, the King of Han protected Bai Mo very strictly, and there were dead soldiers guarding each other when they were in and out. It was urgent and difficult to get rid of it. We should slowly plan it."
"Ah? Bai Mo has become a Han Man?" Xiang Tuo said with a sniff, "It's so troublesome now. Bi Shu once told me personally that just by judging by talent, his senior brother Bai Mo is a hundred times better than him!"
Baili Xian also said: "Xu Fu also said that this Bai Mo is the Wenqu star that appears once a hundred years."
"Hey." Fan Zeng waved his hand and said calmly, "Bi Shu said that Bai Mo was a hundred times better than him, but he was just a humble person. But I don't believe that Bai Mo really has the ability to achieve success in the sky and the earth? As for Xu Fu's Wenqu Star, General Star, and Emperor Star, let's listen to it, and believe it, but don't be too serious."
Xiang Zhuang didn't believe that Bai Mo's talent could really be a hundred times better than Bi Shu. However, the article created by Bai Mo copied on the legal examination paper impressed Xiang Zhuang. Xiang Zhuang wanted to discuss the content of that article in depth with Bai Mo. However, Bai Mo is already a member of the Han Dynasty, so I am afraid that there will be no chance in the future.
Xiang Zhuang nodded, and Xiang he continued to recite: "Liu Bang used Lu Tai as the General of the Cavalry and led 20,000 cavalry to defeat 100,000 Huns on the Guzangyuan in Hexi, and forced the surrender of Xiu Tu. The two tribes of Huxie received tens of thousands of Hu cavalry. The Yuezhi people survived because of the support of the Han army, and they became more close to the Han country."
"Ah? Defeat 100,000 Huns?!" Xiang Tuo was shocked when he heard this.
Bailixian's face was full of disbelief. How could this be possible?!
Xiang Zhuang also had a serious expression. When he first read the secret letter, he couldn't believe that Lu Tai defeated 100,000 Hun cavalry with only 20,000 cavalry. How could this be possible? You must know that the Huns' military outlook is not annoying. It can be compared with the Aries or Lin Hu people. That is the real overlord of the grassland. When did the Han cavalry become so powerful?
You should know that in history, the Han Empire accumulated nearly a hundred years of financial resources and material resources to finally train a powerful cavalry, and then rush the Huns to Europe with this cavalry. Now, Liu Bang only spent two years to train cavalry to defeat Maodun’s Huns army? How is this possible?!
Although the Huns are far less powerful than the Huns a hundred years later (the Huns plundered a large number of craftsmen from the Central Plains a hundred years later, and their technological level, especially iron smelting technology, has made great progress, thus greatly improving the weapons and equipment of the Huns), Lu Tai's cavalry did not need to go deep into the north of the desert for thousands of miles like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to go on an expedition, but no matter what, the Huns are overlords on the grassland and are definitely not so easy to defeat.
Fan Zeng waved his hand, but said, "This is probably just a rumor between the market. In order to inspire the people in Guanzhong and the morale of the Han army, Liu Bang's son deliberately exaggerated the results of the battle. If I was not mistaken, the battle in Hexi would be a tortuous battle. If the Han cavalry had not happened, they would not have won the Huns who were defeated by them, and it would be even more impossible for them to have as many as 100,000!"
The old man is very powerful. Although he did not come to Hexi in person, he could use a clue to infer the situation in Hexi's battle. In fact, Lu Tai was indeed lucky to win in the battle of Hexi. If the Han army had not hidden its whereabouts well, if it weren't for the Han army's appearance, the Huns and Yuezhi people had already been in a fight, and it would be difficult for the Han army to win, let alone win, it would be difficult for the Han army to escape unscathed.
An obvious fact is that once Maodun discovers the Han cavalry, he will definitely first solve the 20,000 Han army, and then try to deal with the Yuezhi people, besieging 20,000 Huns to siege 20,000 Han cavalry. The Han cavalry is afraid of the danger, and the Yuezhi people are busy migrating to the Western Regions at this time and will never send troops to help.
Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "However, Xu Tu, Hunxie, the two Hu tribes, subjugated the Han Dynasty, should be a fact. In this way, Liu Bang no longer had to consume a large amount of iron, grain, silk and other things from the Western Qiang and Yuezhi to buy horses. Xu Tu, Hunxie, can directly transport a large number of cheap war horses to the Han army."
"There are also Li Bi and Luo Jia." Baili Xian also said, "In the pre-Qin period, these two were famous cavalry generals in Guanzhong. They could not only lead troops but also train troops. Now there are a large number of war horses in Guanzhong. In time, Liu Bang will definitely be able to train a huge and powerful cavalry. This is really not good news for our Great Chu."
Xiang Zhuang deeply agreed with Li Bi and Luo Jia were just an unknown person in history, but now he is like a general of the Han army!
As the saying goes, the times create heroes. Due to Xiang Zhuang's time travel, the general trend of the world has reversed, and at the same time it has also led to the fate of a large number of Chu and Han figures. For example, Lu Tai transformed from a young man who borrowed from an unknown young man into a famous general of the cavalry, and Li Bi and Luo Jia. The two of them turned from an unknown person to the left arm and right arm of the cavalry general, Changle Camp and Longxi Camp, and the 20,000 Han cavalry in the Changle Camp, after all, were trained by Li Bi and Luo Jia.
Now, Xiang Zhuang’s only hope is that Ge Sheng can become a navy master as soon as possible.
As long as the navy is trained and then rebuilt Arab horses from the Middle East, the Chu cavalry will be able to defeat Han cavalry. Although the Han army can also introduce Dayuan horses from the Western Regions through the Yuezhi to improve their horse breeds, the Dayuan horse's genetic improvement effect on Mongolian bald horses is far less than that of Arab horses, which has been confirmed in history.
Of course, with the current conditions, there is no sea ship like the nine-masted treasure ship, and no compass compass, so it is naturally difficult to do a great sailing. However, it is not hopeless to send a fleet of condemnation along the coastline, crossing Malacca, and going to the Arabs to buy hundreds of Arab horses back in the Indian Ocean.
After all, there are many indigenous people living in Southeast Asia now. As for India, it is one of the four ancient civilizations as famous as China. Therefore, as long as the fleet walks along the coastline, it will definitely be supplemented with fresh water, sparse vegetables and fruits, and will eventually reach the Middle East.
Sometimes, miracles can really happen.
Xiang Zhuang watched a TV program in his previous life. According to the program, the indigenous people living on an island in the South Pacific have the same genes as the indigenous people in a country in South America. It is speculated that the indigenous people on this island took a raft across the Pacific Ocean to arrive on this island thousands of years ago!
Thousands of years ago, the natives of South America could cross the Pacific Ocean on rafts. Can the Chu navy still reach the Middle East? You should know that the Chu ship designed and supervised by the craftsman master buses is not the unstable building ship that was popular during the Qin, Han and Three Kingdoms period, but the real sea ship with a center of gravity hidden below the floating heart. As long as the hull does not crack, there will be no concern for overturning!
But these things are too urgent, and now I have to reply to Qu Bucai and tell him what to do next?
Xiangzhuang waved his hand, and an ebony dead man walked out of the shadow, bowed and said, "What are the instructions of the king?"
Xiang Zhuang said: "Tell Qu Bucai that you should wait for an opportunity to assassinate Bai Mo. If you can kill, you will never force yourself to take action if you cannot. Also, the target of assassination does not have to be limited to Bai Mo. The other important officials such as Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping must also be included in the assassination list. There is also Liu Bang. It would be better if you can kill Liu Bang."
"Here!" The ebony dead man replied with a loud bang. He was about to retreat and hide in the darkness and was called away by Xiang Zhuang again.
Xiang Zhuang thought about it and reminded him: "If Bai Mo promotes the new law in Guanzhong, he will get the provisions of the new law at all costs!" What Bai Mo really interested Xiang Zhuang was the article he wrote, which vaguely mentioned the factors that restrict population growth. If this article could be obtained, the reforms of the State of Chu would be more thorough.
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ps: This is the chapter at noon, and there is another chapter tonight.
Chapter completed!