Although he always wanted to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, Feng Duhu still stayed in Hedong for a while.

He even went to Yuanxian County in the east of Hedong, which is closest to Zhiguan, to inspect it as a deterrent.

Feng Duhu still doesn't know why Wei Yan changed Hedong's defense.

I don’t know if he had any back-up plan against the Wei army in Hanoi east of Zhiguan.

But Feng Duhu's inspection could at least make Jiang Ji dare not act rashly in a short period of time.

After staying in Hedong for a long enough time, Feng Duhu then crossed the river to the west and returned to Chang'an.

After such a delay, it was already the last days of December in the fourth year of Yanxi's reign when we returned to Chang'an.

At this time, Guanzhong was covered with a layer of white snow.

In the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City, Feng Duhu met Adou in a side hall.

"Chen Yong, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live forever and be happy forever!"

"Why do you need so many courtesy? Please get up quickly."

Adou quickly stepped forward and helped Feng Duhu up personally:

"I'm here to see you because there are no outsiders here. No need to be polite. Come on, come on. Come and sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Adou quickly waved his hand:

"Huh, I told you that you don't need to be so polite. You are on a patrol in the north and have worked hard for the country. If you want to thank me, it is also me thanking you."

As A Dou spoke, he looked at Feng Duhu with a sigh in his tone:

"Mingwen has a weathered look on his face. It seems that he has really worked hard on this tour."

"The weather is cold. This is the hot soup I made specially for you. Drink it quickly."

As he said this, A Dou motioned to Feng Du to protect the soup on his eucalyptus.

"Thanks……"

Seeing Adou frown, Feng Duhu swallowed the rest, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Only then did A Dou's brows relax.

"Mingwen, is the northern border still stable?"

It seems that Adou has really made progress and knows how to take the initiative to ask about state affairs.

In the past, I might have been more interested in the customs and customs in the North.

Feng Duhu quickly sat up straight and explained in detail what he had seen during his trip.

When ministers go out to the capital for business, they have to deliver errands as soon as they come back. Therefore, they must stay in the post house and wait for the emperor's summons at any time. They cannot go home or go anywhere else.

As for Feng Duhu, the emperor had been waiting for news in the palace for a long time, and just went to the palace to summon him as soon as he entered Chang'an City. That was a special case.

Hearing that there were barbarians on the grassland who were willing to throw themselves at him from a distance, Adou couldn't help but smile on his face.

Hearing that Youzhou's horses were in danger again, Adou was already smiling and said to Feng Duhu:

"It's clearly written and well planned... Well, it's well thought out. The thief doesn't realize he's fallen into the trap. This is really a great trick!"

"Your Majesty, you have given me the reward. I was just taking advantage of the Hu people's greed for profit."

Feng Duhu said modestly:

"Think of the thieves in Youzhou. They are harassed by the Gongsun clan of Liaodong in the east and oppressed by the Han Dynasty in the west. As long as they try to get rid of them slowly like now."

"In my opinion, it won't last more than three or four years at most. I'm afraid there won't be any more war horses in the bandit army."

"When the time comes and the Han Dynasty marches eastward, Hebei and the last wish will be conquered in one fell swoop."

"In this way, Your Majesty will not be far away from fulfilling the late emperor's legacy."

"If it is true as the clear text says, then I will have no regrets in this life!" Adou couldn't help but said, "I have clear words, just like Xiaobai got Guan Zhong."

Feng Duhu quickly said he did not dare.

"Your Majesty, after I arrived in Taiyuan, I received news that Jizhou, Hebei Province was also severely affected by the disaster. Many people did not hesitate to cross the dangerous path of Taihang and came to seek refuge with the Han Dynasty."

"From this point of view, the people's hearts are in the Han Dynasty, so I believe that the most important thing now is to work hard to govern, especially to govern the newly restored places such as Bingzhou and Guanzhong."

"Especially since the Han Dynasty has fought successive wars in recent years, both the people and the soldiers need to rest and recuperate, and it is not appropriate to use large-scale weapons."

"If Bingzhou and Guanzhong are managed successfully, and under the pressure of the general trend, it is unknown that the Hebei thieves will surrender without a fight."

Adou heard the first half of the sentence fine, but when he heard the second part, his face looked a little embarrassed:

"Mingwen, uh, what he said is very reasonable."

Who does Feng Du protect?

He said these words deliberately to bully the honest emperor.

When he saw Adou's expression at this time, he had already guessed something.

I suddenly felt a mixture of shock and anger.

damn it!

Does that old man Wei Yan really want to send troops?

"Ahem, it's clear. In fact, when you were on the northern patrol, Sun Quan of Wu State sent you a secret letter."

Feng Duhu was startled: "Sun Quan's secret letter?"

"Exactly." Adou nodded, "Sun Quan wants to invite us to send troops together in April next year to attack the Wei thieves."

After hearing this, Feng Duhu already understood a little bit.

He had calculated everything, but he never thought that Sun Shiwan would be involved in this matter.

"Your Majesty agreed?"

"Han and Wu are allies and have agreed to fight against bandits. Now Wu has taken the initiative to invite us. If the Han Dynasty doesn't agree, I'm afraid it won't be justified."

After all, political correctness was weighing heavily on reviving the Han Dynasty.

"It happened that after General Wei arrived in Hedong, he sent someone to deliver a memorial."

"Old General Wei thought that if he wanted to send troops from Hedong to regain the Central Plains, both Henan and Hanoi would be heavily guarded by thieves."

"As for Yecheng, there is a lack of troops. Instead of sending troops from Hedong, it is better to send troops from Shangdang and go straight to the capital of the thieves."

"The emperor and I...well, we discussed it with the important ministers in the court. We feel that it makes some sense. We can give it a try and give an explanation to the State of Wu."

When Adou said this, his eyes wandered and he looked around, but he didn't dare to look at Feng Duhu.

damn it!

Feng Duhu almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.

"Sun Shiwan will still rely on us for relief this year. Where will he get the food to go to war next year?"

In a rage, Feng Duhu even called out the special nickname of Emperor Sun.

That is to say, there are no outsiders here. Otherwise, if the news really spreads, Feng Duhu, who despised the Emperor of Wu and maliciously undermined the Han-Wu alliance, would not be able to escape.

The corner of Adou's mouth twitched, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare.

Talking about serious things!

He probably heard this name from the Queen, and the Queen heard it from Madam Right.

"The news came back from Jiangdong that although Wu State was suffering from drought, it collected taxes normally, and they were preparing to cast five thousand large springs to store military supplies."

Damn it!

Is Sun Shiwan planning to take his own life?

"Then the country of Wu was starving and dying everywhere?"

Adou sighed:

"I heard that people have starved to death in Wu Kingdom."

Feng Duhu's eyes suddenly widened.

Subconsciously telling him that something was wrong here.

But when he heard with his own ears that Sun Shiwan did not treat the common people as human beings, Feng Duhu was stunned and did not react for a while.

(Historical records: In 240, there was a drought in spring and a famine in Wu in winter. In April of 241, the state of Wu divided its troops into four groups to attack Wei in a large scale)

No matter how many people called him the Ghost King, no matter how much blood his hands were stained, Feng Duhu still had the bottom line in his heart.

At least there is a bottom line when it comes to treating the Han people.
Chapter completed!