Zhang Qian sobbed and said, "During the thirteenth year of the minister...... I have never forgotten the mission of the minister......"

Liu Che nodded and said with emotion: "I know that if people don't have strong beliefs, they won't be able to persist in the past thirteen years. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

He suddenly raised his voice, turned around and instructed Sima Xiangru: "Proposed purpose: Zhang Qian is specially appointed as the doctor of Taizhong, and Gan's father is appointed as an envoy to commend their merits." ”

Sima Xiangru should be.

Zhang Qian and Gan's father bowed down and thanked him, and the two were left to eat that night, and Zhang Qian was even left to have a long talk with Liu Che.

Liu Che was eager to know the details about the Xiongnu in the Western Regions, and he couldn't wait for a moment.

He didn't allow Gillian to take the children back, so Gillian took the children to rest in the side hall of the Xuanshu Palace, and the two monarchs and ministers spoke in the council hall.

Late autumn is cold, the temple has been burned with floor heating, and the smokers are tired.

As soon as Gillian was next to the pillow, she just wanted to fall asleep.

But the two children were excited tonight, chasing Gillian and asking questions.

She had to cheer up and answer them one by one, and suddenly heard Hui'er ask, "Why did Zhang Qian go to the Western Regions?" ”

The question really got to the point, and she hugged a pair of children left and right to tell them the ins and outs.

"To the north of our Han Dynasty, there is a powerful nomadic people called the Xiongnu who have always been eyeing us and want to eat us in one bite."

Yuan Xuan was puzzled: "Houhou, what is nomadism?" ”

Gillian smiled, although the youngest daughter is now slippery, she is still used to calling her queen.

"The food we eat every day is grown by farmers in the fields, and this is the farming people—"

She touched her daughter's head, "Nomads make a living by raising sheep and cattle, and they live on water and grass.

Originally, we Han people called the Xiongnu Qiang, Qiang, Yan, Meat Porridge, and Gong Nu ......"

Speaking of this, he was interrupted by Yan'er again.

He shook his head and recited the Book of Poetry: "The house is beautiful, and it is so bad." ”

Then asked Gillian: "Is this Yan Yan the current Huns?" ”

After Gillian nodded, she frowned and said, "It turns out that the Huns have been fighting with us since so early." ”

Gillian smiled slightly, "Yes, the Huns have been fighting with us since very early on.

They were a people who lived by herding, and naturally they gathered in groups, and gradually tribes were formed.

With tribes, there are armies, and with armies, foreign conquests naturally breed.

When these tribes fought between Chu and Han, they were conquered by Mao Dunshan one after another.

He destroyed the Donghu and Poyue clans, and controlled the vast areas of the northeast, north, and west of the Han Dynasty. ”

Seeing that Yuan Yu was about to ask again, Gillian preemptively explained her confusion and said: "Shan Yu is the title of the Huns for the emperor." ”

Yuan Yu suddenly opened his mouth and muttered, "I'll just say, his name is so strange, so long." ”

Hui'er's question is much higher than that of Yuan Hui, "Then they stay with them well, why do they want to fight with us?" ”

Gillian sighed and said with a wry smile: "Yes, why do you want to fight with us?" ”

She sighed, "War never needs a reason. ”

The two children didn't understand, so Gillian tried to explain it to them in concise language.

"It's like two families, one family is rich, and they eat chicken, duck and fish every day.

The other family was much poorer and often did not have enough to eat.

The poor family found that the rich family was honest and honest, and it was easy to bully, so they beat them up and robbed them of their things to eat.

When the poor find that they don't have to work and can have food and clothing without worry, they will only oppress the rich even more.

Even the clay man also has three points of blood, and after the rich man endured it again and again, he finally fought back angrily.

And so the war happened.

The one who is richer is the Han, and the fierce poor man is the Huns. ”

Although Gillian's analogy is not very appropriate, it basically means the same thing.

The Han and the Xiongnu were a warehouse for taking, just waiting for them to burn and loot after the autumn harvest.

Huan'er clenched her fists and said hatefully: "It's just because the rich can't beat the poor, if you can beat the poor, you will now be the slave of the rich!" ”

Gillian was frightened, she saw Liu Che who gritted her teeth when she was young.

Their father and son are so similar, the same full of blood, and the same calm and composed.

She smiled and turned the conversation to the original question.

"The fierce Huns bullied not only the Han people, but also the neighboring countries. Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions was to find a helper for the Han Dynasty. ”

"Did you find the helper?"

Gillian shook her head, "Probably not, but now the big Han is not the big Han of the past, and we can already defeat the Huns ourselves." ”

*****

In the council hall, green smoke curled up, and the two monarchs and ministers were talking at night.

Zhang Qian said regretfully: "Your Majesty sent his ministers to the Western Regions in the hope that the Han Dynasty could form an alliance with the Dayue Clan in order to flank the Xiongnu.

However, in the second year of Chen Jianyuan, he left Longxi from Chang'an, and soon after he entered the Hexi Corridor in the west, he was captured by the Hun cavalry.

He was first escorted to the court of the Xiongnu king, and then imprisoned in the Xiongnu holy land Longcheng, where General Wei Qing burned Longcheng in the sixth year of Yuanguang before taking advantage of the chaos to escape.

After passing through the Cheshi, the minister turned to the southwest, entered Yanqi, and then traced the Tarim River to the west, passed Kucha, Shule and other places, crossed the green mountains, and went straight to Dawan. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Qian bowed and saluted: "Please also ask Your Majesty to forgive the ministers for making arbitrary claims, and when the ministers of Dawan allowed the king of Dawan to trade with the Han Dynasty, they invited him to send the ministers to the Dayue clan." ”

Liu Che said with a smile: "Not to mention that the trade between the two countries is a lot of benefits, you Zhang Qian is the representative of my Han when you are outside, and what you say and do is what I think." Needless to say? ”

Zhang Qian straightened up and continued: "During the ten years of the minister's stay in the Xiongnu, the situation in the Western Regions has already been turned upside down, and after the minister arrived at the Dayue clan, he found that the Dayue clan had no intention of revenge.

The land where the new country of the Otsuki clan is located is fertile, rich in products, and there is no danger of foreign enemies attacking and disturbing.

The minister stayed in the Dayue clan for more than a year, but he couldn't convince the king no matter what, so the minister could only leave for China in the first year of Yuanshuo. ”

Zhang Qian looked at Liu Che with a wry smile, "On the way back, in order to avoid the Xiongnu-controlled area, the minister deliberately changed his route, but he didn't want even Shanshan to become a vassal of the Xiongnu, and the minister was captured by the Xiongnu again." ”

Liu Che didn't laugh, he knew how dangerous it was in Zhang Qian's conversation and laughter.

Zhang Qian said lightly: "Because the minister ran once, this time the minister has been imprisoned in the royal court." The minister thought that there would be no chance to escape forever, but he didn't want to go to the winter of the year, and the military minister was seriously ill. The military minister's younger brother Zuogu Wang Yi Zhixian and his son Yu Shan fought for the succession to the throne, and the minister took advantage of the civil strife to flee back to Chang'an. ”

He looked at Liu Che, bowed his head and said, "The minister's trip failed to complete the expected goal, and it is really a failure to meet Your Majesty's trust." ”

Liu Che shook his head, "How can everything be set in stone?" The Otsuki clan has no intention of revenge, and I didn't expect it. “

Putting aside this topic, he said affirmatively: "Although you have not been able to establish an alliance with the Great Moon Clan, I think the significance is also extremely significant. ”