"I have heard of the style of the ancient assassins, the assassins of the princes, and the comets striking the moon; Nie Zhengzhi's assassination Han puppet also, white rainbow through the sun; To leave the thorn Qingji, the eagle struck the palace. ”

Ren Hong's words are as cold as the ice on the lake:

"I wonder what kind of vision will happen in the desert when the king of Loulan is killed by us a month later?"

Fu Jiezi nodded, sure enough, he was not mistaken, this Ren Hong was really keen to the extreme, and he guessed it right! This mission, the focus is on Loulan!

"Loulan is the closest city-state to the Han Dynasty, located in the throat road, whether it is to the north road of Luntai Qiuzi Wusun, or to the south road of Khotan Shache Shule, you have to transit in Loulan, if the Han wants to return to the Western Regions, you must first set Loulan!"

Ren Hong knows that Loulan is located in Ruoqiang County, Bayingolin Prefecture, Western Regions Province in the future, don't look at it as just a county, but the area is as big as two Jiangsu Province, it is the only passage through the Western Regions of Hantong - the Xingxing Gorge that leads directly to Hami Turpan is still occupied by the Xiongnu Youxian King, Ren Hong's proposal last time Kong Duwei sent troops to attack Mamane Mountain and seize Xingxing Gorge, if it is implemented, the situation in the Western Regions will change greatly, but it is a pity......

Therefore, Loulan has become the first hurdle that the Han Dynasty must pass to return to the Western Regions.

Ren Hongdao: "But I learned from the mouth of the merchant who passed through Hanging Springs that the current King of Loulan Angui is a proton who grew up in the Xiongnu, and he has always been pro-Xiongnu but not Han. ”

The situation in Loulan is very complicated, it is simply a history of blood and tears sandwiched between two superpowers by a small state......

Since a hundred years ago, after the Xiongnu drove the Dayue clan to Central Asia, they subdued the 36 countries of the Western Regions, forced them to hand over grain, gold, iron tools, and livestock every year, and were the eyes and ears of the Xiongnu, covering the Han envoys.

It was not until the Han Dynasty hollowed out the Western Regions and opened up Hexi that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty realized that seizing the Western Regions and completely cutting off the right arm of the Xiongnu was a necessary condition for winning this war, and Loulan, the closest to the Han, bore the brunt.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhao Ponu to attack Loulan with 700 cavalry, and since then Loulan has become the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty.

But something happened to Prince Loulan in the Han Dynasty - he committed a felony in Chang'an and was sentenced to palace punishment by Tingwei!

If it was in the Qin Dynasty, the "prince studying abroad" in Loulan might be exempted from palace punishment, because Qin Law has a rule for letting the ruler of the vassal state "redeem the palace": the prince of the vassal state is really Rong, and he is guilty of corruption and redeems the palace. Spending money can avert disasters.

In fact, the Han Dynasty could also spend money to atone for its sins, and Ma Qian, the Taishi Company, was stabbed because his family was poor and had no money, but what was more severe than the "Violent Qin" was that this kind of grace was limited to locals, and foreigners and vassal monarchs were not among them.

So Prince Loulan was dragged to the silkworm room and castrated!

Regardless of whether the Han Dynasty palace punishment is completely circumcised, this is a very humiliating punishment for men, Loulan still has a fertility cult, how can a eunuch return to China to succeed to the throne?

Therefore, the Loulan people can only welcome back the prince of the Xiongnu hostage, because the Han Dynasty's expedition to Dawan is still there, the new king does not dare to make a time, but still sends his two sons, the prince An returned to the Xiongnu, and the prince Wei Tu Qi in the Han Dynasty, continued to dance on the two eggs.

A few years ago, the king of Loulan died again, coinciding with the Han Dynasty had withdrawn from the Western Regions, and the Han army did not leave the Yumen for eleven years, but the Xiongnu regained control of the north and south, so they directly sent people to send An back to China and became the king.

Two generations of Loulan kings have grown up under the influence of the Huns, how can their buttocks not be crooked.

An Guixian refused the request to enter the Hajj to meet the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and then began a "one-sided" policy, and began to be a dog for the Xiongnu.

He sent people to disguise himself as robbers several times to cover up and kill Han envoys, and in three years, Wei Sima, Guanglu Dafuzhong, and Qimen Lang were completed, and the three waves of envoys were killed in Loulan. The envoys who went to the Han Dynasty to buy silk were often obstructed by Loulan and robbed of tribute.

The last time Fu Jiezi went on an envoy, he threatened and scared An Gui, the king of Loulan, that the Han was about to send troops to operate the beacon from Yumen to Yanze, and An Gui did not dare to attack them.

But An Gui must have also sent someone to inform the Xiongnu of this matter, so that the Xiongnu Shan Yu realized that the Han Dynasty was about to return to the Western Regions, so he would send the Right Xian King to attack the Hexi Corridor, wanting to completely cut off the hand that only wanted to pry his own corner.

The battle of Po Sui and Zhang Ye's great victory, these things closely related to Ren Hong are just the prelude to the two empires fighting for the Western Regions.

Personal struggle is closely linked to the country and the times, and Ren Hong and them have actually been involved in it unconsciously......

Fu Jiezi showed a hint of puzzlement: "Ren Hong, it's not difficult to guess that I'm going to Loulan, but how do you know that I want to use the assassination strategy?" ”

This matter is extremely confidential, and even the deputy envoy Wu Zongnian did not tell him, Fu Jiezi thought that no one could guess it, but he didn't want Ren Hong to say it.

Ren Hong said with a smile: "It stands to reason that Loulan is so reckless and helps the Huns to abuse, and the Han should send troops to punish them." ”

"But the capital of Loulan is 1,600 miles away from Yumen Pass, and the pavilion barrier west of Yumen has been abandoned for a long time, and the desert march is slow, and it will take at least a month to arrive. The two battles of Dawan proved that the cost of an expedition across the quicksand was too great, and it was easy to arouse the vigilance of the Huns. ”

"On the contrary, it is to send warriors to assassinate him, punish his first evil, and exchange Loulan for a pro-Han prince, the price is much lower......"

"You think the same way I do."

Fu Jiezi bowed: "Yes, although the general wants to restore the policy of Emperor Xiaowu to run the Western Regions, but at present, the public opinion of the government and the opposition is full of virtuous literature, and they criticized the policy of filial piety and martial arts during the meeting of salt and iron, thinking that the expedition to the Western Regions will only make the soldiers die in the army, and the people will stop in the transfer ......"

Therefore, in order not to cause turmoil in the court situation and let the opponents blow up, Huo Guang meant that he wanted to compete with the Xiongnu in the Western Regions and take Loulan, but he could not rashly send troops and affect the people's livelihood in China.

If he wanted the horses to run and the horses not to eat grass, Fu Jiezi could only put forward his own plan:

"After I walked around the Western Regions, I told the general what I saw and heard."

"The two countries of Loulan and Qiuci have repeatedly failed to punish them several times, and they have not punished Ai, I am afraid that it will make the states of the Western Regions despise the Han more and more. When I passed through Qiuzi and Loulan, the king was approachable, and if he could lead the warriors to assassinate him, he would push the edge and break the edge, and the dome would be disturbed, and the top and bottom would flee from each other, because he would follow with light and sharp. They will not dare to cross, and the power of the Han will shake the countries! ”

In fact, the idea of assassinating the barbarian monarch who disobeyed the Han Dynasty, supporting the pro-Han princes, and maintaining the puppet rule was put forward by Sang Hongyang at the Salt and Iron Conference.

But it was sprayed as "unkind and unjust" by virtuous literature, and they were heartbroken, feeling that the Han Dynasty, as the Celestial Empire, should not use force, but should apply virtue in order to realize the coming of distant people, how can they come up with such a trick as assassination?

However, the general Huo Guang was a pragmatist, and he first used the power of virtuous literature to push his political opponent Sang Hongyang into a corner.

But after killing Sang Hongyang, he continued his policy, not only did the salt and iron not be abolished, but even the idea of recruiting warriors to assassinate the enemy was picked up again.

"Therefore, the general said: Guizi has a long way to go, and a priori it is in Loulan!"

Therefore, Fu Jiezi's envoy to Loulan this time is called a gift, but it is actually a beheading operation authorized by the central government!

No wonder he needs so many Odd Festival Warriors.

Recalling Ren Hong's words, Fu Jiezi said:

"Entering his country and assassinating his king, there are few successes and many failures, we can't repeat the mistakes of Jing Ke, and focus on the strategy of scorching the king's bureaucrats? It's not bad to lure the king of Loulan with food and kill him, after all, it is Rong Di Hujun, who has not seen much of the world, or can succeed. ”

Start the dinner, this is the old routine of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jinqing Zhao Wuxian also did this, invited his brother-in-law to eat on behalf of the king, and then asked the chef to use a copper bucket to drink wine, and smashed the head of the king on behalf of him......

"But it's a pity......"

Fu Jiezi stretched his voice and looked Ren Hong up and down: "You may be able to bake the delicious fish, but you can't be a specialist." ”

Ren Hong was a little embarrassed, his martial arts were indeed not enough to eat.

Fu Jiezi pointed to the distance, Xi Chongguo, Sun Shiwan, Zheng Ji, Han Dangdang, Zhao Han'er and other strong men smiled and said: "They are the ones who specialize in Qingji, and I have recruited a lot." ”

Then he looked at Ren Hong, his eyes were full of appreciation:

"But you are the only 'Wu Zixu' who can make plans!"