Chapter 33 Mojia Castle

"The land of Hetao?" Zhou Yang was slightly surprised. Liu Che's view coincided with Zhou Yang. When Zhou Yang discussed with Zhang Piqiang that day, he proposed that to crack the Xiongnu's vicious plan to avoid fighting, he had to start from the land of Hetao. Unexpectedly, Liu Che had such a vision at such a young age.

Zhang Piqiang looked at Liu Che with a look of appreciation. Liu Che had such a vision at the age of fourteen or five. Even if he was older, how great it would be after his experience, he would surely shine.

The situation in the Han Dynasty is now very good, and there is another great emperor, plus Zhou Yang, Zhang Piqiang, Zhufu Yan, Shen Gong, Dong Zhongshu, and Wei Qing, the Han Dynasty will surely be at its peak.

This kind of prosperous era rarely appears once in a thousand years, so how exciting it is.

Liu Che raised his eyebrows and continued, "During the previous dynasty, the First Emperor wanted to use troops to Hetao and recover the Hetao land. However, there were many people in the court, and even Prime Minister Li Si was opposing it. He also said that Hetao was a bitter and cold land that could not be cultivated, and the people could not be fought. It was just a waste of money. What Li Si said was the difficulty of regaining the Hetao land, but he did not see the importance of the Hetao land to China."

With a slight pause, the voice was slightly higher: "The Hetao land is only more than 700 miles away from Guanzhong. With the convenient force of the Xiongnu cavalry, it can enter Guanzhong in just three or two days. At that time, Xianyang will shake and the world will be uneasy, which will be a great loss. It is precisely because of this that the First Emperor was determined to send troops to the Hetao land, which led to Meng Tian defeating the 500,000 Huns in Hetao."

This is a historical fact. It is precisely because the Hetao land is too important that Qin Shihuang resisted the opposition and decided to send troops. Everyone nodded and praised them secretly.

"Hetao is located among the Han and the Huns. If the Han Dynasty takes Hetao, it is tantamount to aiming the sword at the hinterland of the Huns." Liu Che was a little excited: "The Bank of China said that it must be that the Han Dynasty does not have the strength to chase into Mobei. If the Huns give up Longcheng, they can rest assured. He was wrong! As long as they take the Hetao land, the Han Dynasty can defend and advance and attack. Even if they chase into Mobei, it is not a problem to attack the Huns' ancestor worship holy land."

Speaking of this, the conclusion is self-evident. By then, the Huns would not be able to avoid fighting. After taking over the Hetao land, the Han Dynasty had the capital to force the Huns to fight a war. Whether to fight or not is not allowed to be the Huns, and the Han Dynasty had the final say.

"Haha!" Emperor Jing held his beard and looked at Liu Che, feeling extremely relieved, and asked, "Zhang Piqiang, what do you think?"

"Emperor, a few days ago, I and the general were discussing the plan of Donghu, and the statement was exactly the same as the prince." Zhang Piqiang smiled.

"Zhou Yang, is it true?" Emperor Jing looked at Zhou Yang.

"It's true, the emperor." Zhou Yang affirmed.

"Crown Prince, you think carefully, it's great! Wei Wan, the grand tutor, is good, good!" Emperor Jing praised. As the emperor, what makes him happiest is not to make achievements, but to have successors, so that the country can be passed on and carry forward. Liu Che was young, and his knowledge coincided with Zhou Yang and Zhang Piqiang. What else could make Emperor Jing more happy than this?

"Thank you for your father's praise, and your son still has a lot to learn." Liu Che said humbly.

"You two have no choice but to discuss this, right? Tell me what you think." Emperor Jing would not miss the opportunity to listen to Zhou Yang and Zhang Piqiang's opinions.

"Emperor, after taking the Hetao land, you can attack Mobei to the north and to the south. The Han Dynasty can take advantage of the opportunity to recover the Hexi Corridor, and march into the Western Regions to collect all the land of the Huns." Zhang Piqiang's voice was a little high. This was a major event of expanding territory, which was exciting to think about.

"Recruiting Hexi? Recruiting the Western Regions?" Emperor Jing's eyes suddenly widened, shining with brilliance. Expanding territory is what the emperor yearns for the most. Hexi and the Western Regions are quite large.

"Your Majesty, I think, after collecting Hetao, hurry up and build a city." The Lord's father Yan said: "You must know that when a beggar beats a dog, he still needs to find a corner to support him. If he does not build a city in Hetao, no matter how good the Hetao land is, it will be difficult to perform its effectiveness."

This is true. China’s support is a city, which can accumulate food, grass and weapons in the city. If there is no city, even if the Han Dynasty collected the Hetao land, it would only obtain a barren land and could not exert its strategic value.

In history, after Wei Qing recovered the Hetao land, the ministers were immersed in joy. The Lord's Father Yan proposed to build a city in Hetao and maximize the strategic value of the Hetao land. Prime Minister Gongsun Hong strongly opposed it. Zhufu Yan raised ten questions in a row, but Gongsun Hong could not answer any of them, so he had to stop opposing it. The matter of building a city was completed.

The city built by the Han Dynasty was called Shuofang, and its ruins remain today. During the Battle of Mobei, a large number of Han troops set out from here and embarked on a journey to expedition to Mobei and give the Huns a fatal blow. If Emperor Wu of Han had not adopted his suggestion and built a city here, the decisive battle between Mobei might not have been successful, and it would be more likely that it would not have been possible to initiate it.

"Yeah!" Emperor Jing nodded and said, "The First Emperor was planning to build a city in Hetao, but it was because the previous dynasty was destroyed and failed to do so. This matter is very important. It is related to the safety of the northern border of China. You must be prepared. Once taken down, build a city immediately. Zhang Piqiang, you have to worry about this matter."

"No!" Zhang Piqiang took the order happily and said, "Even if the Huns are defeated, this city is still available. Once something happens in the northern border, the Han army can quickly dispatch from here and rush to the desert."

The desert is too big. If there is no city as a support, even if the Han Dynasty destroyed the Huns and captured the desert, it would not be stable. This city is necessary.

"It's reasonable!" Emperor Jing agreed, looked at Zhou Yang and asked, "Zhou Yang, you, the general who commands the army, can't speak without saying a word, right? Tell me what you think."

"Your Majesty, what the prince said is a safe plan, what I want to say is a dangerous plan." Zhou Yang began to express his opinion.

"Hidden strategy? What is a dangerous strategy?" Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

Not only Emperor Jing was surprised, but also Zhang Piqiang, Zhou Yafu, Shen Gong and others were also surprised. They looked at Zhou Yang and waited for his explanation.

Amid the surprise of everyone, Zhou Yang said: "My meaning is that in addition to preparing to recover the Hetao land, we must also be prepared to attack the desert at any time. Once the Huns are negligent or unexpected things happen, and the opportunity will be made, the army will immediately go straight to the desert and give the Huns a heavy blow."

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Emperor Jing highly agreed: "You have to be prepared. On the battlefield, there are ever-changing changes, and no one can tell whether there will be fighter planes at any time. If you are not prepared, it will be useless even if you have fighter planes. Zhou Yang, this matter will be left to you."

"No!" Zhou Yang happily accepted the order.

Using both strategies at the same time will immediately hit the Huns with a chance. If there is no chance, a safe strategy will be taken. Sequentially collect the land of the Huns, weaken the Huns, and force the Huns to fight the Huns. This is indeed the best way for the Han Dynasty to deal with the Huns.

Emperor Jing was very happy and continued to discuss with the ministers. The big plan had been decided, and the next discussion was mainly about some details and coordination issues. This discussion took a long time until it was dark and it was only completed.

Emperor Jing asked Zhou Yafu and the others to retreat, leaving Zhou Yang and Zhang Piqiang, as well as Prince Liu Che, and the four of them sitting together.

Emperor Jing first looked at Liu Che for a while, then looked at Zhou Yang. He was very happy. His son was smart and wise, with a successor, and his son-in-law was good at fighting. He was very good at Princess Nangong. He was so good that he was a little jealous. What else could make Emperor Jing more happy than this?

"Haha!" Emperor Jing held his beard and smiled happily: "Zhou Yang, have you heard of the Ghost Sect?"

"Ghost Gate?" This was the first time Zhou Yang heard about it, and he was a little puzzled.

"He is the successor of the Ghost Sect." Emperor Jing pointed at Zhang Piqiang: "The Ghost Sect is not a crooked way, but is named because of the place where Mr. Guigu lived in seclusion."

"Oh!" Zhou Yang suddenly realized that Zhang Piqiang was the successor of Guiguzi, no wonder this was so great.

Guiguzi is very famous. He is a genius who is rare in a thousand years. Even today, more than two thousand years later, his reputation is still very high. When he mentions him, people will give him a thumbs up.

Guiguzi himself did not become an official, but lived in seclusion in Guigu, and trained his disciples, Shang Yang, Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Zhang Yi, and Su Qin, all of them. These disciples were all over the world and changed their colors during the Warring States Period. How amazing it is.

"The biggest feature of the Ghost Sect is to cultivate talents." Emperor Jing smiled and said, "The Ghost Sect has a profound foundation. Mr. Guigu trained talents such as Shang Yang, Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Zhang Yi, and Su Qin during the Warring States Period. Zhang Piqiang, the descendants of the Ghost Sect, trained talents such as Master Yan, Shen Gong, Dong Zhongshu, Zhu Maichen, Yan Zhu, and Gongsun Hong for the Han Dynasty. Oh, there is another talent, Dongfang Shuo."

"Dongfang Shuo?" Zhou Yang was very surprised. To this day, in the court, almost all the famous ministers of Emperor Wu of Han had appeared, and it was only Dongfang Shuo. Zhou Yang was always wondering where Dongfang Shuo was? It turned out that he was Zhang Piqiang's disciple, and that "Xiao Shuozi" had met a long time ago.

Emperor Jing didn't mention it, Zhou Yang really couldn't have imagined that Xiao Shuozi, who cheated on people, was the famous Dongfang Shuo.

"Dongfang Shuo is planning a major event now. When your troops come to Hexi, you will meet him." Emperor Jing smiled and said, "In the Warring States Period, the Mohist school was the one who was known as the world's outstanding scholars together with the Ghost Sect."

"Mo family?" Zhou Yang is certainly familiar with the Mo family. Xiao Kong imaging is the contribution of Mozi, the founder of the Mo family.

"Mozi advocated not to attack and love, but during the Warring States Period, the princes fought hard, and the wars continued, and the people suffered from the Warring States Period." Emperor Jing continued: "In order to calm the conquests, Mozi recruited patriots from all over the world and taught them how to strengthen their bodies and strengthen their bodies. He asked them to calm the wars in the world. Anyone who dared to conquer without authorization would be chased by the Mo family swordsmen, and even the princes of the various countries would not dare to win their sharp edge. These Mo family swordsmen were famous political heroes. At that time, when the political heroes came out, the clouds of all directions moved, and the princes were frightened."

Zhou Yang had heard of the name of a political hero, but he didn't know that it was made by Mo Zi. Even the princes of the countries were afraid of it, which shows how powerful the Mo family swordsman was.

"Shang Yang's reform in Qin State, and Qin State became stronger. However, Shang Yang's reform was mainly to reward farming and war, abandoning the well fields, and opening the wild fields, which was inconsistent with the Mo family's proposal. The Mo family swordsmen attacked in large numbers, and Shang Yang almost died at the hands of the Mo family swordsmen." Emperor Jing shook his head and sighed, "Mozi is indeed compassionate to the heavens and the others, but in this matter, he is not as good as Shang Yang. The fields of the well fields are not easy for thousands of years. The fields of the well fields alone occupy a lot of land, which is worse than the aborted ones. For this reason, Xiaogong entered the Mo family alone, debated with Mozi, and persuaded Mozi. Mozi turned to support the reform of Qin State, and Shang Yang's reform was successful."

Emperor Jing looked at Zhang Piqiang and said, "You should talk about it. You, the descendant of the Ghost Sect, are more familiar with these anecdotes than I do."

"No!" Zhang Piqiang did not refuse, and responded to Zhou Yang to tell the secret story of the Mo family: "After Mozi passed away, the Mo family was dominated by Qin Huali and Deng Lingzi, and it was still popular for a while, but it was no longer as good as when Mozi was alive. From then on, the Mo family declined more and more, and the Mo family swordsman who had once feared the princes had forgotten it. However, the political heroes have not disappeared, and they are still alive, guarding a pure land for famous scholars throughout the ages. They are called "Wangutang", which is the Mo family castle in the Shennong Mountains."

"Mo Family Castle?" Zhou Yang was surprised when he heard about it for the first time.

"Yes!" Zhang Biqiang said with a slight head and said, "This was built by Mozi and his disciples. There are beautiful scenery, beautiful mountains and rivers, and all year round, the plants and trees are green and lush, making people fall in love with each other. It is a blessing to live a life of being able to live in the Mo family headquarters!"

A person with a very high vision who can win him so much praise, the Mo Family General Hospital must be extraordinary, and Zhou Yang couldn't help but be fascinated by leisurely.

"There are many famous scholars who have lived in the ages here, so there is no need to say about Mo Zi." Zhang Piqiang pointed his finger and said, "Shang Yang, Sun Shu, Bai Qi, they all live in the ages here. It is not as the outside world said. Shang Yang's carriage broke and Bai Qi committed suicide by Du You."

"This..." Among the three Shang Yang, Sun Bin and Bai Qi, except for Sun Bin who was floating away and missing, Shang Yang and Bai Qi both angered the King of Qin and caused a murder. Zhang Piqiang actually said something that was inconsistent with history. If this was not said from Zhang Piqiang's mouth, Zhou Yang would have really scolded him for talking nonsense.

"It's true!" Emperor Jing smiled and said, "Shang Yang and Duke Xiao are both monarchs and ministers and good friends. After Duke Xiao passed away, Shang Yang was disheartened and then arranged for such a plan."

The ancients cherished friendship very much. For the sake of friends, they could rush to the point of being a knife. Xiao Gong was kind to Shang Yang as a wise man. After his death, Shang Yang was disheartened and reasonable.

"As for Bai Qi, King Zhao of Qin has the intention to kill him, but, with such a famous general, how could the Mo family let him die? Naturally, they had to rescue him, and Bai Qi escaped the disaster." Zhang Piqiang took over the conversation.

"Not only Shang Yang, Bai Qi was not dead, but even my teacher Chao Cuo was not dead. He is now in charge of the Mo family." Emperor Jing had a smile on his face, but he was deeply moved: "I am ashamed of him!"

Although Chao Cuo was a minister of Emperor Jing, in Emperor Jing's heart, like his relatives, he cared for and taught him like a kind father. When Emperor Jing thought of this, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Chao Cuo is not dead?" Zhou Yang almost jumped up in surprise.

Shang Yang and Bai Qi were not dead, Zhou Yang would not be too surprised, after all, hundreds of years have passed. Chao Cuo is a man of the world, and even he has entered the Mo family. The Mo family has a lot of energy.

"Yes, he is now having a good time in the Mo family's headquarters." Zhang Piqiang sighed: "But we are busy fighting the Huns and working hard to defeat the Huns, and he is quite free!"

"What I mean is that you and the prince will go to the Mo Family General Hospital." Emperor Jing then expressed his intention.

"Go to the Mo Family General Academy?" Now the war against the Huns has entered a period of comprehensive preparation. Zhou Yang was at its busiest time and he couldn't get rid of himself. With Emperor Jing's wisdom, he would not be unaware of it. He had to make such arrangements, so there must be a whole story. Zhou Yang asked tentatively: "Master, why should you go?"

"Because there are many good things in the Mo Family Courtyard, you should go and take a look, which will be of great help to defeat the Huns." Emperor Jing saw Zhou Yang's surprise and couldn't help but smile: "Shang Yang, Sun Bin, Bai Qi and others lived in seclusion here, but were not idle, but were thinking about the art of strife, many of which were about the Hu people. The First Emperor visited the Mo Family Courtyard and stayed for half a month, and finished reading the articles they left behind, sighing. Give you an example. During his time in the Mo Family Courtyard, Shang Yang was working hard to unify China. He believed that if Qin wanted to unify China, he would first destroy the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei. As for Yan, Qi, and Chu, countries such as Qin were far away from Qin, and should be destroyed in the end. After reading Shang Yang's article, Fan Sui was inspired to offer a strange plan for Qin: to fight with each other from the near."

Zhang Piqiang nodded slightly and took over the conversation and said, "The First Emperor stayed in the Mo Family General Hospital for half a month. He not only read Shang Yang and his other works, but also wrote articles. The First Emperor thought that compared with the Hu people, the biggest advantage of China is not its vast land and large population, but its long-standing civilization and developed skills. You are not unfamiliar with it, right?"

The biggest advantage of the Han Dynasty compared to the Huns was its advanced civilization and developed technology. This was what Zhou Yang said when he first went to court, and it was deeply appreciated by Emperor Jing. Later I learned that Qin Shihuang thought so. Emperor Jing was surprised that Zhou Yang said this, so he looked at Zhou Yang with a different look.

"There are a lot of military affairs at the moment, but this is winter, not the season for military use. It doesn't matter if you leave for a while. Besides, there are also generals such as Li Guang, Cheng Wuzhi, Wei Qing, and other generals, who can't make a mistake." Emperor Jing looked at Zhou Yang and smiled and said, "You can't be too tempted to defeat the Huns. As long as you are smart, it will be a matter of time to defeat the Huns."

After listening to Shang Yang's teachings, Zhou Yang's mind was alive and responded readily: "When is that time?"

"The faster the better!" Emperor Jing frowned slightly.

"Crown Prince, can I be tomorrow?" Zhou Yang asked Liu Che for his opinion.

"When my brother-in-law says, go as long as he wants." Liu Che took Zhou Yang as the basis for everything.

"Then tomorrow." Zhou Yang was really looking forward to what opinions did Shang Yang, Sun Bin, Bai Qi, and other famous scholars who have been famous throughout the ages leave behind, so that Qin Shihuang, Emperor Jing, and Zhang Piqiang and others admired it so much.

"Tomorrow is tomorrow!" Liu Che agreed happily.

The matter was settled, and Emperor Jing reminded him: "Crown Prince, when you see Chao Cuo, don't be rude to him when you see him."

"No!" Liu Che knew that Emperor Jing respected Chao Cuo very much.

"The Great Hero of Ju Meng is also one of the political heroes, so I asked him to take you there." Emperor Jing was very relieved about Ju Meng.

Emperor Jing invited Ju Meng and said that Ju Meng was just talking about it. After Zhou Yang returned, he told Princess Nangong and Zhang Ling'er that he would go out for a while if he had something to do. The two girls were busy organizing Zhou Yang.

The next morning, Zhou Yang rode the Fengchasing Horse, took a few personal soldiers, and went straight to Shennong Mountain with Ju Meng and Liu Che.
Chapter completed!