Chapter 57 Section Thirteen

He looked around and said hesitantly, "I don't know if it's convenient or not." Obviously he was also afraid. I said, "There is no one else in this garden except you and me, so it doesn't matter." He said: "That's good. There is a song that goes like this: 'The evil stone is evil, and the five deer guest evil! How many seals are there, and the ribbon is as evil as it is!'" I sighed in my heart, the people are not all fools, they actually see right and wrong in the court very clearly."Prison" in the ballad refers to Zhongshu servant shooting the prison beam, and "Wulu" refers to Shangshuling Wulu Chongzong. These two people are Shi Xian's right-hand men, and the three formed a party to cover the world. They flattered and colluded with them in order to ask for officials, and the imperial seals and ribbons issued from their hands were countless.

Seeing that I bowed my head and said nothing, Chen Tang asked again: "Your Majesty said just now that Mr. Gan Kuang was appreciated by Ling Shi Xian of Zhongshu, why are you so depressed?" I said: "It's very interesting to talk about. This Shi Xian has an elder sister who was widowed at home the year before last. She has always worshiped military generals. She said that she had heard of Gan Yanshou's reputation since she was a girl and regarded him as an idol in her heart. It's just that she was born in poverty, so she never thought that one day she would be so rich. She heard that Gan Yanshou's wife had recently died, so she was ready to move, and asked her younger brother to marry Gan Yanshou as his wife. Shi Xian is from Jinan. Attached to his elder sister, he obeyed all her requests, so he asked someone to propose marriage to Gan Yanshou, hoping that Gan Yanshou would see that he had saved his life, so he could kiss him more. But Gan Yanshou was defeated at the time and still He was very conceited, thinking that being exempted from being a commoner was just a temporary setback, and that if he married an eunuch, it would be a disgrace to his reputation. In addition, Shi Xian's older sister was half-old and had no good looks, so he politely declined. Shi Xian was furious, Since then, Gan Yanshou has no chance to get up again."

Chen Tang was thoughtful: "Oh, so that's the case. If this is the case, even if General Cheqi wants to recommend him, I'm afraid he won't be able to pass Shi Xian's test." "Although I said that, the situation is quite different recently, I'm afraid Shi Xian can't stop it if he wants to." "What situation?" I said: "You don't know yet. Recently, the Western Regions are in crisis. Zhizhi Shanyu beheaded the Han envoy Gu Ji, and joined forces with Kang Juguo. The two families jointly dispatched troops to defeat Wusun and other Chinese vassal states in the Western Regions. The kings of the Western Regions signed a letter unanimously, hoping The Han court immediately dispatched a large army to conquer. The imperial court stationed in the South Court of Cheshi, Wuji Xiaowei, was isolated by Zhizhi Shanyu's soldiers and horses, and it became a critical situation. The land will be taken away by the Xiongnu again, and Huma will soon travel to the outskirts of Chang'an. Now the court is thinking hard about countermeasures."

Chen Tang was not surprised at all: "Well, I've heard about this too. It's just that His Majesty the Emperor is gentle and kind, and most of the ruling ministers in the court are Confucian scholars. I'm afraid there is no other way but to hide in the temple and think hard. What's more, the power of our Han Dynasty is not as good as before. Since the death of General Zhao Chongguo, I am afraid that there will be no generals in the court who dare to fight and are brave and resourceful." "Do you think General Gan Yanshou can't do it?" I asked in surprise.He praised Gan Yanshou just now, why did he change his tone all of a sudden?I can't understand.

"Although Gan Junkuang is brave, he may not be a general." Chen Tang's tone seemed rather regretful.I was a little unhappy: "Why do you see that?" Chen Tang seemed to be aware of the dissatisfaction in my tone, and said apologetically, "Your Majesty, don't be offended. Although Mr. Gan is powerful and brave, being the commander of an army is not all about being brave. When the parachutist Li Guangwei shocked the Xiongnu, but he led the army to conquer the Xiongnu alone, he never won a single victory, and was even captured once, and the whole army was wiped out. The last time he lost his way and failed to reunite on time, and committed suicide in fear of crime. Doesn’t it just illustrate this point? ?”

"But when Mr. Gan was the prefect of Shanggu and Anding, the Xiongnu dared not invade the border." Although I thought he was eloquent, I was still not convinced. "Back then, Li Guang was also called a parachutist by the Huns. When Li Guang was the prefect of Youbeiping, the Huns didn't dare to invade the frontier. This doesn't mean anything. If you can defend, you may not be able to attack." "So, what you mean is that I really have no one, so I can only bear the humiliation?" I said sarcastically. But he didn't care at all, he smiled cheekily, and said: "Not necessarily. If the court really can't find a suitable person to lead the army, he can be a servant."