Chapter 21 Chapter 17 Countering the Rebellion in South Vietnam

God!Lu Jia, the prime minister of South Vietnam, led his men to the city to look over the city. He saw the banners covering the city and the camps of the Han army everywhere. Under the pavilion in the palace garden, Emperor Wu and the prince Taifu Shiqing were listening to the young prince Liu Ju's endorsement: "My son said: The benevolent loves others." Liu Ju was eight years old and the eldest son of Emperor Wu, who loved him very much.Emperor Wu asked him: "Ji'er, you are a prince, and you will be an emperor when you grow up. If you want to rule the world, my father asked you, how will you rule the world in the future?"

"My father, my sons and ministers should govern the country with benevolence and virtue. This is the essence of Confucius, and it was taught to me by the Taifu." Liu Ju pointed to his teacher Shi Qing politely. Emperor Wu said: "Confucius is good, and my father also reads it every day, but as an emperor, you can't be too benevolent and weak. You need to learn more laws in the future, and rule the world with laws, understand?" "My child remembers." Emperor Wu said to Shi Qing again: "I know that your family has been officials for generations, and all of you are loyal to the court.

Shi Qing said: "Your Majesty, I will remember that." "Your Majesty, there is an urgent call." Yang Deyi hurriedly came in to report. After reading the memorial, Emperor Wu said: "Prime Minister Xuan, General Lu Bode and the ministers of the inner court." "yes." In the front hall of Weiyang Palace, all the ministers announced will arrive soon, and they will all stand by His Highness. "The emperor is here." "The ministers respectfully invite Shengan." "Free of courtesy." "Thank you, Your Majesty." After Emperor Wu took his seat, he said: "All dear friends, I have received an urgent report from Nanyue (now Guangdong and Guangxi). Conspiring to usurp power and seek independence, I am now discussing with you how to do it."

General Wei Lu Bode immediately went out and knelt down on one knee, and said: "The last general is willing to lead his troops to suppress the rebellion." Emperor Wu smiled and nodded at him.Ask again: "What do you see?" A minister also reported: "Your Majesty, Nanyue dared to rebel and killed my envoy. I think I should send troops to suppress it immediately." Prime Minister Li Cai also said: "The rebellion in South Vietnam was ferocious and destructive. Not suppressing the rebellion was not enough to appease the border barbarians. The veteran also thought it was reasonable to send troops to quell it. The veteran should dispatch the logistics supply."

"What do you think?" Emperor Wu asked. "Send troops to suppress the rebellion." The other ministers replied in unison. "Okay." Emperor Wu stood up, "General Lu Bode obeys orders, I order you to lead an army of one hundred thousand, march into Yue, quell the rebellion, and establish counties on the flattened lands." "Follow the order." In the Imperial Study Room of the Proclamation Room of Weiyang Palace, Emperor Wu put down the memorial and asked, "Sima Qian, tell me about the history of South Vietnam." "My Majesty," Sima Qian put down his pen and said, "After Qin Shihuang unified the world, he sent General Tu Sui to lead an army of 500,000 troops to the south to quell the rebellions of Baiyue (now Guangxi, South China Sea) and Minyue (now Fujian). , blood flowed into rivers, more than half of the Qin army was killed and injured, and finally quelled the rebellion, and all counties were established in these places. Such as Guilin County, Min County, Nanhai County, Yue County, etc., so the Qin State increased from thirty-six counties to forty Yu County."

"Aiqing is really skilled in history. Just like your father, you have become my inseparable left and right arm." "The emperor attaches so much importance to history, and uses history as a guide to the present. No wonder he has done so well." Emperor Wu asked again: "Why doesn't that old man Lu Jia submit to the big man and fight against me?" Sima Qian said: "Lv Jia is the elder of the three dynasties of Nanyue. He has been the prime minister for three generations. He has great power. He wants to get rid of the empress dowager and the young master of Nanyue, and prepares to be king and independent."

"Hmph, I have to kill him this time. Nanyue will definitely not allow them to become kings and build a country, but to establish counties." "Your Majesty is wise, Minyue and Nanyue were originally the territory of the great Han. They claim to be kings without authorization and strive for independence. This is a rebellion, and there is no doubt that the rebellion should be suppressed." "Okay, I must pacify southern Xinjiang and restore the county system." Lu Bode's 100,000 troops arrived at the border of South Vietnam after more than ten days of rapid march, and then divided into five groups to fight fiercely with the rebels.Finally, the rebels were surrounded in the capital city of Panyu (now Guangzhou).

Lu Jia, Prime Minister of Nanyue, led his men to look over the domain, and saw banners covering the sun all around the city, all of which were camps of the Han army. The torch stood on the top of the city and shouted: "Han soldier Lu Bode, listen, if you let me go, I will leave the city to you, otherwise the capital will be reduced to ashes." Lu Bode rode on the horse and shouted: "Listen, Lu Jia, the traitor, I am here to kill you by the order of the emperor. As an important minister, you not only did not submit to the Han Dynasty but conspired to rebel. You killed the Nanyue king, queen mother and Han envoys." , and killed our Han Qianqiu and two thousand soldiers, it is heinous, today, I came to take your head."

Lu Jia shouted again: "Listen, Lu Bode, the Great Han is the Great Han Kingdom, and Nanyue is the Nanyue Kingdom. Why should we submit to you? As for killing your envoy, it was because he had an affair with the Empress Dowager. Kill the Empress Dowager Grits Because she is from the Central Plains, she was originally a spy. You killed the Nanyue King Zhao Xing because he wanted to be a vassal to you." Lu Bode yelled: "Lu thief, you are dying, and you are still talking nonsense. Nanyue has long been the territory of the big Han. Nanyue is just a county, not a country. You want to sell Nanyue for independence! You dream, you The scum of South Vietnam, the imperial court sent a large army to restore the Nanyue County and abolish your illegal dynasty, if you don’t surrender, we will attack the city.”

General Lu Bode rode forward again and shouted: "Lv thief, listen, Nanyue and Dahan are a family, we will not harm the common people, if you have a little conscience, you can't set fire to the city, you better hurry up Surrender!" Lu Jia planned to resist to the end, so he ordered to shoot arrows down the city, and at the same time ordered to light the city. At the same time, Lu Bode's army stormed from the four city gates. Under the fire, there was a lot of shouting, and the city was quickly broken. He rushed in, killed the few rebels who were stubbornly resisting, and most of them surrendered...

Lu Bode led his army into the palace. "Report to the general that Lu Jia has escaped." "Follow me." After the Han army quelled the rebellion, they posted notices to appease the people and strictly ordered the soldiers to abide by military discipline. They were not allowed to harm prisoners or plunder the people, otherwise they would be severely punished. Lu Jia was finally captured and returned.The Han army put him and several other criminals on the square outside the official, surrounded by civilians and Han soldiers. Lubold glared at him.Then he shouted: "Lv Jia, you are still stubborn when you are told to surrender. Look, the city has been burnt down like this, and the houses of the people are almost burned down by you. To this heinous traitor, everyone said, should we kill him?" .” "It should be killed!" "It should be killed!" The common people shouted. An old man cried and said: "My house is all burned down, and we are all homeless." A woman hugged her burned child and said, "Lu thief, return my child..." A soldier shouted: "It is you who want to be king and force us to rebel." Lu Bode asked: "Lu Jia, the common people are accusing you, what do you have to say?" Lu Jia tilted her head arrogantly and said, "Give me the whole body." Lu Bode said with a smile: "Okay, I will fulfill you. Hang him to death." So two soldiers stepped forward with a cloth towel, ready to strangle him.A man came out and said, "Let me come. He set the fire and burned my father to death. I want revenge." So he took off his turban and strangled Lu Jia to death. Nanyue established a county, and Emperor Wu appointed a county guard. From then on, the southern border of the Han Dynasty was stable. Emperor Wu issued a decree to overhaul Shanglin Garden and build Zhang Palace for hunting. Dongfang Shuo went to the Xuan Room to ask for a face-to-face remonstrance. Yang Deyi reported to Emperor Wu: "Your Majesty, Dongfang Shuo wants to see you." A smile flashed across Emperor Wu's face: "Let him come, I'm a little tired and want to make him happy." Dongfang Shuo stepped in quickly, and fell to his knees with a plop, "Your servant, Dongfang Shuo, pays respects to the Emperor." Emperor Wu smiled and said, "Get up, say what you want to say!" "I heard that the emperor wanted to build the Shanglin Garden. I thought it was to compete with the people for a fertile land, to rob the country for use, and to seize the agricultural and mulberry industry. If you abandon the success, you will fail. And now Southern Xinjiang is still using troops. , the cost is very high, if you build Shanglin Garden again, I think it is really inappropriate." Sima Qian Tingding, who was sorting out the memorials for Emperor Wu, looked at Emperor Wu worriedly, but Emperor Wu burst out laughing. "Just competed with the people for the fertile land, robbed the country's use at the top, and robbed the agriculture and mulberry industry at the bottom. Well said, well said." Emperor Wu turned his head and said to Sima Qian: "Sima Qian, how do you understand what he said, 'If you give up success, you will fail'?" Sima Qian put down the memorial in his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, Dongfang Shuo is saying that Qin Shihuang's establishment of A Fang Guan led to the death of the country. We should learn from it." "Okay, Dongfang Shuo, you are right in admonishing me. I will promote you to be a doctor of the Taizhong and give you a hundred catties of gold." "Thank you, Your Majesty."