Luoyang,

In the Hall of Houde, the Son of Heaven sits on the upper seat, Lu Zhi sits on the left side, and Yuan Shao and Jia Xu sit on the right hand.

As the gateway of the Han Dynasty, the Son of Heaven attaches great importance to the Western Regions, and after Dong Zhuo's letter just arrived in Luoyang, the Son of Heaven immediately summoned the three princes of the court to the Houde Hall and began to discuss the major affairs of the Western Regions.

After they finished reading, the Son of Heaven asked, "What should we do next?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thought before that this could not be done by Guishan, if this is the case, it was the rebels of Guishan who plundered the merchants, and the number of rebels was only 20,000, even if General Dong did not come in person, the captain of the Shuluntai could gather the soldiers of the Western Regions and defeat them, so the Western Regions had no worries, but the letter said that the place where the rebellion took place, Marakanda, was the gateway of Guishan to the Han Dynasty..."

"The portal is so chaotic, and it can be said that it is a major blow to foreign trade..."

As Situ, Lu Zhi was the first to speak, analyzing the situation.

"According to Lu Gong's meaning... Is it to keep us from pursuing what Kushan has done? Is it possible to help him quell the civil strife? Yuan Shao asked rhetorically with some displeasure, Lu Zhi ignored the young man, ignored his rudeness, and said slowly: "Originally, this was just the rebels' doing... What can we do? Are you going to attack Kushan? ”

"Why not! Even if it is a rebel, it is also a Kushan person, and his army has violated my border, how can he let it go!! Yuan Shao said, the more he talked, the more excited he became, and he almost roared.

"Well, according to what you said, we have spent a lot of money and materials to attack the Kushans and defeat them, what do we have to gain? Get territory?? Who's going to govern?? Who will govern? Lu Zhi asked rhetorically.

"Then we will not take the money, but also loot the place as a revenge!" Yuan Shao frowned and said solemnly.

"Yes..."Lu Zhi nodded, and said: "In this way, my Han obtained a lot of money, and then, the originally good relationship between Guishan and us suddenly deteriorated, and the foreign trade matter stopped, and the treasury was cut off from one of the most important financial sources. ”

Yuan Shao said again: "After defeating them, let them trade with the Han Dynasty, what are they afraid of? ”

The two quarreled endlessly, and neither of them could bear it.

The Son of Heaven listened attentively.

But he didn't interfere, he was also a little hesitant in his heart, but he was also a little restless, what Lu Zhi said was not unreasonable, Guishuang was too far away from the Han Dynasty, if you want to send troops, baggage is a big problem, a very big problem, think about it, the current Liangzhou Thorn History has been complaining to the Son of Heaven every day, and he can't bear it anymore, he provides food and grass to Dong Zhuo and others, crosses mountains and mountains, braves wind and snow, and crosses the desert...

If this battle situation is to reach the territory of Guishan, the Western Regions will have a headache, let alone Liangzhou.

And if the grain and grass are cut off, this group of northern troops who go deep into the enemy's territory will be in danger.

Even if the Han Dynasty wins, it doesn't seem to get much benefit, and the territory is still so far away that it is impossible to be included in the rule of the Son of Heaven, not to mention that there is not even a Han person there, do you want to migrate people from the Western Regions? ? The people of the Western Regions are not enough, how can they migrate!!

However, he had some longing in his heart, over the years, he had not decided to trade with Kushan, and he had also seen a lot of items in Kushan, jade orbs, rare and exotic fruits, in addition, he had also heard that the land in Kushan was very fertile, and it could feed a large number of people without much care, which were all spoken by the envoys who went to Kushan.

They told the Son of Heaven that the Kushan people were extremely lazy and not as industrious as the Han people, and they cultivated the same, carelessly, without any care, which made many envoys feel distressed, because of the abundance of food, they spent most of their time just looking for a tree, sitting under the tree in a daze, thinking nonsense, thinking about it, and thinking about it, and they came up with a lot of things.

The Son of Heaven is actually quite eager to get these areas, the territory of the Han Dynasty has never been as vast as it is today, the east is connected with Su Shen, there is an endless snow field, the chariots and horses go south, the north is connected with Ding Ling, and it is also an endless grassland, in these years, Liu Yu of Hezhou Thorn History is still constantly expanding the scope of Hezhou, and countless nomads have come to become the people of the Han Dynasty.

As for the south, Funan, and Zhenla became the vassal states of the Han Dynasty, and the outside of the fortress were all indigenous, impenetrable mountains and forests, and fierce beasts.

To the west, it is the Western Regions, these years, because of the foreign trade policy of the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions have become the foreign gateway of the Han Dynasty, and the development is very rapid, as large as Kangju, as small as the end, these small countries are also gradually rich, they are the earliest batch of vassal states of the Han Dynasty, because the Western Regions are extremely huge, and the distance between countries is very far, and the state and county system has never been implemented here.

Instead, the use of the capital of the palace, the capital of the palace to govern the country, the country is equivalent to the Han vassal states, when their king arrived, no matter how big or small, they were treated with the courtesy of the princes, because of the filial piety of Emperor Xiaokang's lenient policy, for more than 20 years, whether it is the Western Regions, or Hezhou and other places, there has not been any turmoil, but it is the Saiwai Qiang people outside Yizhou and Liangzhou, has been eager to move.

In the heart of the Son of Heaven, if he can directly open up the Kushan region and turn it into a county of the Han Dynasty, it will be an unprecedented achievement, even if it is a father, it cannot be compared!

Thinking of this, the Son of Heaven raised his head, and Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao were still arguing.

"Alright.."

The Son of Heaven looked at them, Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao stopped, but they couldn't convince each other, the Son of Heaven looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Taiwei, I don't know what good plan you have?" ”

Jia Xu raised his head, looked at the Son of Heaven, and said slowly: "The minister has a strategy, and he will never suffer in the future." ”

Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao were shocked, Jia Xu has never been involved in these, and he looks the same as the old Situ Cui, why did he suddenly participate today?

The Son of Heaven was also stunned, he didn't doubt Jia Xu's words, he knew how capable this master of his was.

"Duke Yuan, Duke Lu, let's step back first... I am also tired..."The Son of Heaven spoke, Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao got up and said goodbye to the Son of Heaven, they knew in their hearts that the Son of Heaven was going to discuss things alone with Jia Xu, on the grounds of fatigue, but also out of the face of the Third Duke, the two walked out of the palace, but they were still thinking about Jia Xu's words, what can he do, dare to say such a thing as never suffering in the future?

"Situ Gong, today, Shaoduo has been offended, and I hope Situ Gong will not blame..."

"It's okay, temple disputes, it's a common thing, what's more, I was also young, if I were twenty years younger, perhaps, I would shout with you to conquer Guishan..."

And in the Hall of Houde, the Son of Heaven made tea and talked to Jia Xu alone.

"Your Majesty . . . Have you noticed the cause of the civil strife in Kushan? ”

"Well. The king of Maracanda opposed the king of Kushan..."

"Well, why did he object?"

"Huh? What exactly does the Captain want to say? ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the reason why he raised his army was to accuse King Guishan of killing his father to ascend the throne, and in addition, he asked the younger brother of the former king to succeed to the throne..."

"Yes, that's true, but it's all just the beginning."

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the younger brother of this former king is in Luoyang... He has been here for nearly 20 years, studying in Taixue all day long, reading a wide range of books, and being full of wealth... Even, he married the granddaughter of Kang Chenggong and became the son-in-law of Confucian..."

"Oh?" The Son of Heaven was taken aback, thought for a moment, and said: "Yes, it seems that there is such a prince of Guishan, and he still wants to go to Taixue to study...", Jia Xu nodded and said, "Your Majesty, why not use this person?" ”

The Son of Heaven pondered, his brows furrowed, and Jia Xu continued: "Maybe you can directly ask Dong Gong to use the name of this person to crusade against Guishan, and establish a Guishan who is committed to the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty sends the minister of state to govern... Of course, the materials required to do so may not be affordable today, but... If you only occupy the gateway areas of Maracanda and divide them in two... That's easy to do.."

"First, the Han has a springboard, and accumulates national strength, and one day, he will be able to jump from this springboard to the entire territory of Guishan..."

"Second, foreign trade, with the help of our Guishuang, will be more convenient and more profitable..."

"Three, Guishan is divided into two, and the threat to the Han is weakened.."

Jia Xu analyzed them one by one, the more the Son of Heaven listened, the more he reasoned, the current national strength did not seem to be able to support Dong Zhuo's destruction of the entire Guishan, the distance was too far, and the materials could not keep up, but if he could have a springboard first, it would be different... The more the Son of Heaven thought about it, the happier he became, raised his head, looked at Jia Xu, and the Son of Heaven said: "This matter will be handed over to Taiwei to handle, how about it?" ”

"Your Majesty, it should be so, and in addition. . . If you want to act in this way, the Western Regions will not be able to continue to protect the capital system, even if it costs financial resources, it will also establish a state and county system, so that you can effectively build roads and the like between places, and ensure the continuous logistics..."Jia Xu said, the Son of Heaven nodded, and then sent Jia Xu out with a smile, extremely cordial.

This guy wants to go to the Western Regions to do a history of assassination... I still don't want to stay in Luoyang...

The Son of Heaven thought in his heart, and he didn't care, as long as the big thing could be planned successfully, he would let him stay away from the temple and rest for a while, it was not impossible, if Dong Zhuo could make a great contribution this time, the position of Taiwei would be given to him.

...............

King Liule came in person to greet Dong Zhuo, to Dong Zhuo's surprise, King Liule looked very young, only eleven or twelve years old, he led Dong Zhuo and others into the city, looking at the adobe houses in the city that were completely different from the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo brought the soldiers of the Northern Army, they were a little curious, looking around, Dong Zhuo ordered Guan Yu to let him take the soldiers to camp outside the city.

King Liule set up a banquet to entertain Dong Zhuo, those soldiers were not forgotten, the country of Liule seems to have slaughtered a lot of lambs to meet them, in order to be able to let everyone have a share, they cooked meat porridge, so that the soldiers can drink a mouthful, in this cold land, this hot porridge, is also hard-won, extremely enjoyable, the generals eat and drink.

Xu Huang bit a piece of meat and swallowed another mouthful of wine, his face slightly hesitant.

He turned his head, looked at Dong Zhuo, who was eating a lot on the side, and asked, "Dong Gong, Captain Hua, did you also send some food?" ”

"Hugh noise, eat yours!"

"Good!" Although Xu Huang said this, he still grabbed a leg bone in his hand, slipped out of the palace, and walked to the city gate.

"It's too late, it's too late, I saw the horse rushing towards the little girl, the horse is fat and strong, how can I, as a captain of the Han Dynasty, stand by? You say no, so I rushed over and pounced on the horse, and the beast was furious, and when he saw me coming, he raised his front hooves and wanted to kick me to death!! ”

"As soon as I stretched out my hand, hey, grabbed its two hooves, I slammed hard, so I turned over, hey, this beast was knocked down by me, I quickly got up and pressed it, and it quieted down, I looked, this horse is not someone else's, it is my colleague, Captain Guan Yuguan, I put this beast on the rope, just pulled it up, the county lieutenant came.."

"Captain Hua, he must have admired you!!"

"I thought the same way at the time, who knows, he, even said that I galloped on horseback, said that the horse was mine, and took it away, how can I bear it, I was furious in my heart, and I went to the county government at night! I was alone, took a sword, and I went over, and as soon as I entered the house, they surrounded me, and I was knocked down by more than twenty..."

"The lieutenant was also afraid, he couldn't catch me, but I didn't expect it, I had two brothers, one called Lu Yi, the other called Xu Huang, they were caught because of the brawl at that time, and the captain took them to threaten me, saying that if I don't surrender, I will kill them, they cried and begged me at the time, I have no choice, I can only ... Ahem, ahem, Xu Gongming... When did you come? ”

Hua Xiong looked at Xu Huang in the distance and asked a little embarrassed.

"Oh, just as you were subduing your steed..."

"Hey, hey, hey..."Hua Xiong smiled, Xu Huang looked at it, there was a group of soldiers from the brave battalion sitting around, all of them were from Donghao, as for how Xu Huang knew, just look at the bowl in his hand to know, it is full of fish, in Liule do not eat mutton and eat fish, I am afraid that there are only them, and Hua Xiong also noticed the leg of mutton in his hand, he said with some emotion: "Or Gongming, you are good to me... They didn't come to see me..."

At this moment, Hua Xiong was staying in the prisoner car, and Dong Gong didn't bring the prisoner car, so he made one specifically for Hua Xiong.

Seeing the poor Hua Xiong, Xu Huang showed a kind smile.