Chapter 85 Passing the Knife (please collect and read more!)

Author: almost fire

Chapter 85 Passing the Knife (please collect and read more!)

"General Zhao"

Xiao Yuanchang's mouth moved slightly, his eyes wandered, and he stopped talking:

"General Zhao was ordered by His Majesty to lead his troops in Qiongzhou to search for the ears and eyes of the Donghu people, and achieved quite a lot."

Liu Ke nodded. Zhao Ning was the best person to catch spies. If he took a walk and got lost, he might be able to find a few hidden in the deep mountains and old forests. It was normal to make a lot of gains.

But Xiao Yuanchang still had a sad face and said:

"Half a month ago, General Zhao sent someone to report that he had discovered Donghu people sneaking into the dense forest and went to destroy them."

Liu Ke couldn't help but laugh. Life is like Zhao Ning who has lost his way. You never know what he will bring at the next moment.

"That means there has been no news about Ziyi for half a month. It doesn't matter, just don't mention him. If there is no gain when he comes back, his salary will be deducted!"

Xiao Yuanchang shook his head. He had never seen such a general. He disappeared as he walked.

That is to say, Zhao Ning was really able to perform meritorious service after he got lost. Now His Majesty treats others tolerantly and deducts his salary and imposes minor punishments. If it had been someone else, he would have beaten him to the end and become a leading soldier.

After a group of civil and military officials returned to Qiongzhou City, the dust settled.

After Liu Ke rested for three days, he received the news that Pu Liuru's tribe had mobilized all the ships and sent troops to the sea.

For a time, the government and the public were in turmoil, and people's minds were agitated.

Only after seeing the ships of the Puliuru tribe fluttering their flags and covering the sky and blocking out the sun once their sails were raised did they know that the hundreds of old-fashioned ships brought back by the emperor from the sea were of no use at all.

Liu Ke didn't care about resting anymore, so he summoned He Kun to accompany him, and they went to the prison to meet Jia Wuji.

Under the dim candlelight, Jia Wuji was sitting on the straw mat in the cell.

There was a chessboard in front of him, but there were no black and white chess pieces on it. He just held his chin with one hand and patted the straw mat with the other, looking calm and calm.

It seemed that the turmoil inside and outside the court had nothing to do with him, and he was enjoying the unique peace in prison.

"Old sir, I'm here to ask for advice."

Liu Ke did not dislike the prison environment and sat down opposite Jia Wuji.

He Kun was standing aside. He didn't dare to sit down. No matter it was the emperor or Jia Wuji, he was extremely afraid in his heart.

It goes without saying that the emperor's prestige was gained by taking the lives of the Donghu people, and Jia Wuji also ransacked his house and obtained it with bloody hands.

He Kun couldn't help but recall that in the past few days, when he was in contact with aristocratic families and asked for money to redeem people, others were relieved when they saw that it was him and not Jia Wuji who came.

They are all the patriarchs of a wealthy clan. Which one has never seen the market? Which one did not come to power only through intrigues and intrigues within the clan?

He was actually intimidated to this point by Jia Wuji!

He Kun lowered his head and did not dare to say anything more. He just winked at the guard and asked him to step back.

Jia Wuji then said:

"It seems that the Donghu people must have mobilized ships to blockade Qiongzhou."

"If you want to take the initiative, a big man must be able to fight on the sea."

"Sun Zhi'en, the great pirate in the South China Sea, has 20,000 pirates and nearly a hundred ships in his hands. He also has enmity with the Donghu people. He can induce them to help."

Training navy is much more difficult than training infantry.

Naval operations must be familiar with the waters and ensure that they can drive warships in all kinds of waters. Even if there are wind and waves, they must drive steadily.

You must also master the necessary knowledge of hydrology and astronomy, be good at identifying directions, calculate voyages, and be familiar with waterways, etc.

Moreover, discipline must be extremely strict, because water warfare is more complicated than land warfare, and the division of labor is more detailed.

A slight mistake can cause chaos.

The most basic thing is to know how to use water, and it has good water properties. Needless to say, it goes without saying.

With such a large number of prerequisites, it would be impossible to train a qualified navy within three to five years.

Therefore, Jia Wuji's method of improving the strength of the Han Dynasty in the water was to recruit foreign aid instead of spending time and painstakingly practicing it himself.

Liu Ke was different. He was not trained as a navy but as a pirate, so it took him more than half a month to train eight thousand Han soldiers into usable pirates, who then robbed Sun Zhien.

From the corner of his eye, he glanced at He Kun, who was still lowering his head and listening to everything carefully, and said:

"While the Donghu people mobilized their ships, I personally went to sea and subdued the pirates in the South China Sea."

Jia Wuji looked like he had never thought about it and bowed repeatedly:

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise! This will give you a troop of soldiers who can fight on water!"

At the same time, he showed a slightly worried look, and there were a few more grooves on his already wrinkled old face:

"Just having soldiers is not enough to fight Donghu."

"Donghupu Liuru built a large number of ships. Even if there are pirate ships, they are definitely not as good as serious warships."

"What's Jia Qing's plan?"

"Yizhou has many ships, Jiaozhi has many trees, and both are Han states, which can be used for foreign aid."

Yizhou can get ships directly, and Jiaozhi can build ships. Both are good methods.

Liu Ke glanced at He Kun again, and seeing He Kun's eyebrows becoming more submissive, he said:

"Yizhou also belongs to the Han Dynasty. Now I have hundreds of ships and nearly 30,000 navy in my hands."

"oh?"

Jia Wuji's eyes, which had been slightly closed, couldn't help but open a little wider, and the expression on his dull face became richer:

"In this way, we can naturally fight Donghu!"

Liu Ke clenched his fist and hit the chessboard hard with a bang:

"Why don't I think so?!"

"The Donghu people want to blockade the Qiongzhou sea area. I will kill them until they are bleeding and drifting on the sea, trying to find a way out in a dead situation!"

Then he looked at Jia Wuji angrily and said:

"It's just that the Donghu people are powerful and the people in the court are tempted and are struggling. How can I defeat them?"

Jia Wuji organized his thoughts. After these words, what the emperor really wanted to ask was:

"The Donghu people are powerful, so they must use their power to intimidate them first, and Zhang Huaiyang is on the safe side. Since he has lost Qiongzhou, he will not easily ask for a war."

"If my guess is correct, within a few days, the Donghu people will definitely send a letter of peace negotiation to sway the courtiers."

"The Han Dynasty already has a state, and there are many people in the court who are greedy for ease."

"They have wives and children, and a family behind them. At war with Donghu, their safety cannot be guaranteed, and they need to consume a lot of money and food."

"Therefore, all it takes is this proposal and letter to make those people feel war-weary."

Liu Ke rolled his eyes and frowned slightly, it was indeed a troublesome matter.

When only Qiongzhou City was left, they had nothing and could fight to the death.

Occupying the entire Qiongzhou, but with a certain amount of capital, there are naturally not many people who are willing to give up everything and fight Donghu to the death.

Moreover, the gap between the Dahan Navy and the Donghu Navy is obvious to anyone who is not blind.

"What if I must fight?"

Jia Wuji said: "Then you have to kill. If you kill someone, your head will roll and your blood will flow like a river."

"In this way, we can stabilize both the government and the public."

Liu Ke said sternly: "Then kill him!"

He Kun, who was standing by, couldn't help but tremble.

He didn't believe it when others told him about it. In the huge Qiongzhou, with its intricately connected palaces, how could anyone kill someone so easily?

But it was the emperor and Jia Wuji who discussed this matter, so he really had to believe it.

One dares to hand over the knife, and the other dares to chop.

After thinking about it, he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, this move is too radical. Qiongzhou has just been decided, and it has not yet won the hearts of the people. If you act like this, it will easily lose the hearts of the people!"

He Kun was indeed thinking about the imperial court. Although random killings could provide stability for a while, it would easily lead to annihilation from the world.

Liu Ke put away the anger on his face and said calmly:

"If you don't want blood to flow like a river, then you have to ask He Qing to go and see what the attitude of the important officials of the noble families in the court is."

He Kun was a smart man. Although there was little information in the prison, Jia Wuji's ability was able to deduce the development of the situation in detail, without the emperor having to repeat it.

Such gestures and everything just now were all done to show him, showing the emperor's resolute war attitude.

The emperor went to sea specially, went through life and death, just to fight the Donghu people for the sake of the ship navy, but you don't dare to fight?

The emperor used two people to deal with the aristocratic family.
To be continued...