As Cao Ren expected, in Dunhuang County, he met many business travelers from various countries in the Western Regions.

According to preliminary statistics, there are business travelers in Shanshan country, business travel in Cheshi country, business travel in Qiuzi country, business travel in Jingjue country and so on.

There are quite a few people, about 1,000 people before and after.

When the Wei army thundered and struck Dunhuang County, they were quite frightened, fearing that they would be killed in the chaos and their property would be seized, and they were even ready to exchange money for their lives.

The rebel army is also seeking money, and if you honestly hand over your property, you may be able to survive.

This is how these merchants from the Western Regions think about the problem.

Later, when I saw that the Wei army had good military discipline and did not kill people and cross the goods, I first felt strange and frightened, and then I heard the Wei army's proclamation of peace and security, so I was relieved.

Then a group of people elected some people who could speak Chinese to communicate with Wei Jun, saying that they were from the Western Regions, not locals, and asked for some help.

When the Wei officers saw that their appearance was different from that of the Han people in the Central Plains, they knew that they were not locals, and after many inquiries, they learned that they were from a certain country in the Western Regions, and then reported to Cao Ren.

When Cao Ren learned of this, he personally came to the place where the group of merchants from the Western Regions was being held, and talked with the people who could speak Chinese, which could be regarded as understanding each other's meaning.

The group said that they were just business trips to do business, that they had not committed crimes, and that they were not important people, and that they hoped that Cao Ren would not kill them, and that they could be kept alive and return to their hometowns.

Of course, Cao Ren will not kill them, Cao Ren needs them to go back and tell the king of their country, the Central Empire, that he is back.

Let them tell their own king that the ruler of the Central Empire is coming, and you think about what you should do.

"Go back, go back safely, and then tell your king that His Majesty the Emperor of Wei has taken control of the four counties of Hexi, and now, this is Wei Tu, and this will be ruled by Wei."

Cao Ren shook the hand of the Chinese-speaking merchant representative and walked with him.

The representative was worried.

"That'...... Will His Majesty the Emperor of Wei still allow us to do business? ”

"Of course it is allowed, as long as you pay commercial taxes in accordance with the laws of Wei, China is the suzerain of the Western Regions, and it will not embarrass you, of course, if your king takes the initiative to send someone to worship the Son of Heaven, it will be better, understand what General Ben means?"

"Understand ......"

The caravan representative nodded cautiously.

After that, Cao Ren let them go, and a group of people soon left Dunhuang County from Yumen Pass and Yangguan respectively and entered the Western Regions.

Yumen Pass mainly leads to the northern states of Shanbei, that is, some countries north of the Tianshan Mountains, which are relatively large countries in the Western Regions, and their strength is relatively strong.

The Yangguan mainly leads to Shannan, that is, the countries south of the Tianshan Mountains, and the countries south of the Tianshan Mountains are mostly small countries, and their strength is not as good as that of the countries in the north of the mountains.

When the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Northern Xiongnu were competing for the right to rule the Western Regions, the Shanbei States often became the focus of contention between the two sides.

With his fearless courage and flexible diplomacy, Ban Chao successfully integrated the forces of the Western Regions, and continued to defeat the Northern Xiongnu with razing.

Now, the Northern Xiongnu have already moved westward and gone to a more distant place that Guo does not know yet, and the power of the Wei Empire is about to enter a Western Regions without the power of the Xiongnu.

Xianbei, who could have succeeded the Xiongnu forces, suffered heavy losses under Guo Peng's several vigorous blows and endless small-scale attacks, and fled into Mobei, which could not affect the Western Regions.

Therefore, for the countries of the Western Regions, the period when Guo had no time to look west may really be their golden age of freedom.

But now, Guo is coming back.

The Han defeated the Xiongnu, and Guo defeated the Xianbei people, so that the Western Regions countries indirectly gained freedom and peace, shouldn't they express their gratitude to the Central Empire represented by Guo someone?

Of course, someone Guo thinks so.

I just don't know if this group of people thinks so.

But in any case, Guo is about to start acting.

Recovering the right to rule the four counties of Hexi is the first step, sorting out and welcoming the immigrants is the second step, and mobilizing the Cao and Mi caravans into the Western Regions is the third step.

Now that the first step has been completed, the second step will also begin.

After Cao Ren occupied Dunhuang County in June of the third year of Yande, he sent out the generals and asked them to scatter to attack and wipe out the surrounding Zahu, and swept one of them away, and at the same time gave a table to Guo Peng and asked Guo Peng about their next plans.

At the end of June, Guo Peng received a report from Cao Ren on a fast horse, and after thinking for a while, he ordered Yongzhou to increase the amount of grain supplied to the four counties of Hexi, especially Dunhuang, and at the same time ordered the organization of auxiliary troops in the army, recruited people, and began to pave the roads in the four counties of Hexi.

Then he sent an order to Cao Ren, and ordered Cao Ren to send a powerful general to lead a small army to Liuzhong City, where the former Western Regions Changshi was stationed.

Although the Han Dynasty has lost Liuzhong City for many years, Cao Ren heard that there are still many Han people in the area of Liuzhong City.

It is said that when the Dunhuang Taishou was still there, the place that once belonged to the management of the Western Regions was supervised by the Dunhuang Taishou, and troops were often sent to inspect, and after the death of the Dunhuang Taishou, there was no further inspection, but there were still Han people living there.

In any case, Guo has already regarded Liuzhong City as his own, is it wrong for the Wei army to inspect and occupy the city that belongs to him?

At this time, officials in the DPRK advised Guo Peng not to start running the Western Regions so soon.

They believe that there are wars in the south and northeast of the Wei Empire, and if there is another dispute in the northwest, they are afraid that the loss of national strength will be too great, which is not conducive to the development of the country.

Wang Cang, the secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Xin Bi, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Dong Zhao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, all held such opposing views.

Guo Peng issued an edict to the Shangshutai to express his attitude.

"Liuzhongcheng is the former Han Wuji captain guarding the city, it is the Han soil, the Wei Dynasty Han is orthodox, the Han soil is the Wei soil, the Liuzhong City is the Wei soil, I sent troops to it, what is wrong? Why did the countries of the Western Regions raise swords and soldiers to resist the king's division? ”

Since the emperor's will could not be shaken, then they had no way to take out the treasury data and show it to the emperor, and the emperor said that he would send some treasury money to the front-line soldiers for military use.

Well, you have money, we can't do anything about you.

Having soldiers and money means that the army is completely unrestrained by the imperial court, and only obeys the orders of the emperor alone, and the emperor can completely bypass the imperial court to order the army to act, and there is no need to issue orders through the staff station at all.

This item is only done by the emperor himself in order to establish the system, and the emperor abides by what he is willing to abide by, in fact, everyone should understand that this is originally a matter of the emperor's word, isn't it?

Therefore, the actions of the army no longer require officials to make any opinions.

It is only in terms of procedure that everyone still has to put forward some opinions, so as to show that the emperor "accepts advice with an open mind," instead of being arbitrary and disdainful of the opinions of the ministers.

In mid-July, Guo Peng's order was delivered to Dunhuang County, and Cao Ren, the general of the expedition to the west, received the order.

After Cao Ren received the order, he immediately ordered Cao Xiu to lead a thousand cavalry, equipped with guides, two horses, and enough fresh water and dried meat, and the troops went out of Yumen Pass to inspect Liuzhong City, reoccupy it, and report the latest situation.

As needed, Cao Ren would establish a stable route from Yumen Pass to Liuzhongcheng, turning Liuzhongcheng into a tentacle for the Wei Empire to re-enter the Western Regions.

After receiving the order, Cao Xiu immediately reorganized a thousand elite cavalry, led this army to leave Yumen Pass, and followed the guide in the direction of Liuzhong City.

Cao Ren stayed in Dunhuang County to lead the army, and then wrote a letter to Mao Jue, hoping that Mao Jue could arrange supplies and manpower to help, and he wanted to renovate Yumen Pass and Yangguan Pass.

It hasn't been repaired for too long, and Yangguan and Yumen Pass are a little dilapidated, which is not good.

How can the country be ruined?

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