Chapter 482: The Silk Road
This time, Zhang Qian was not in a hurry to return to Chang'an, and sure enough, according to the meaning of Xiaohan and Princess Taiping, he taught the cavalry of the Han army the art of cavalry shooting at Yanmen Pass!
Half a month later, seeing that the level of the Han cavalry had been greatly improved, he wanted to return to the Han Dynasty, and immediately found Xiaohan and Princess Taiping for instructions!
Seeing his anxious look, Princess Taiping smiled: "Okay, let's go back to Chang'an with you, originally, we didn't want to go back to Chang'an, but for the sake of the Silk Road, we have to go!"
"Silk Road?" Zhang Qian was puzzled when he heard this: What do you mean? Isn't he just a diplomat? Isn't he just to contact the countries of the Western Regions? Why did he pull out such a thing?
Seeing that he was at a loss, Princess Taiping sighed and smiled: "Okay, if you don't understand, you won't understand! What we mean, our Han army wants to open up the place west of the Yellow River and form a corridor-like passage to connect the civilization of our Han Dynasty with the Western civilization, this is the result of Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions, understand?"
"Oh, oh, oh! I see, it turns out that we just want to unite the countries of the Western Regions to flank the Xiongnu, but I didn't expect that it would be so wonderful, so will Your Majesty agree?" Zhang Qian felt a little uneasy.
Princess Taiping smiled: "Do you think our majesty can't see this? Don't worry, we will go back to Chang'an with you to promote this great event, this is a great thing that will benefit thousands of generations, we must do a good job! Besides, we are also going to push Huo Qu's illness out, and it will be more refreshing to have that kid to play this matter!"
When Dou Yu heard this, he laughed, but he didn't say anything, it seemed to be commonplace!
"What are you laughing at, kid, are you blaming us for being nosy? Haha!" Xiao Han glanced at him and laughed himself.
Dou Yu immediately confessed: "Don't dare, don't dare, how dare the last general blame the princess sister and the master for being troublesome? I just think you guys are a little too godly? Many things seem to have been arranged a long time ago, including our marquis, haha, thank you cousin and cousin-in-law!"
He called him a name for a while, and everyone laughed!
Princess Taiping was proud, and laughed: "Okay, you kid has spirituality, not bad! Fight hard, then, we will go back to Chang'an today, hehe, our Yue'er is only afraid that he will see through the autumn water, okay, let's go! Remember, take a good look at Biansai for Your Majesty, don't expect too much from those veterans, you are the backbone of my Han army!"
"Yes, Your Royal Highness the princess, don't worry, the minions know!" This time, all the children of the Dou family called themselves slaves.
Princess Taiping was satisfied, smiled slightly, and took the lead in getting on the horse, Xiao Han and Lin Xuemei looked at each other and smiled, and also went with her! Zhang Qian arched his hand, saluted the soldiers, and followed them!
After only a few whips, he surpassed Princess Taiping, it seems that he is really like an arrow, and he took the lead and went to Chang'an!
When they arrived in Chang'an, it was already dusk, and Zhang Qian wanted to go to the palace to meet Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately, but Princess Taiping smiled: "Haha, Zhang Qian, we have all arrived in Chang'an, what are you in a hurry? In this way, you will live in our house tonight, and we will take you to pick up the wind and wash the dust! Yue'er, you and your sisters will arrange wine and food, and clean up General Zhang Qian's room! Tomorrow, give General Zhang Qian a house in our town, he will be the Marquis of Bowang tomorrow, we can't wronged Lord Zhang!" Hehe, Hou Ye Zhang already has two beauties in the Western Regions, choose two more beauties to wait for him!"
"No, we will take care of these things, Her Royal Highness Princess He Xiao instructed, Sister Mei'er, you two sisters lead the three princesses to make wine and food, and I will arrange the room, how about it?" Nangong Yue hurriedly asked for instructions.
Lin Xuemei kissed her, and immediately acted with them, all of them looked flattering, and they looked at Xiaohan again!
"Cut, brother, they will be waiting for you in a while! Okay, Marquis Zhang, please sit down, this princess is also going to be busy, and I will wait for you later!" Princess Taiping also went.
When Zhang Qian was about to excuse himself, Xiao Han already smiled: "Could it be that your kid has an old love in Chang'an? If there is, then we won't keep you! Haha, as for eating, drinking, and having fun, let's do whatever we want!"
"No, no, how can there be? Haha, in this case, I will bother General Han!" Zhang Qian hurriedly replied.
Xiao Han was happy at this time, and laughed and said: "Hehe, our food in Chang'an can't even compare to His Majesty's Palace, and he often steals to eat and drink in our house, haha, okay, please sit, please sit! Beauty, do you choose now? It's better for you to choose yourself! However, tomorrow the light is good, you choose slowly, let's buy you a grand wedding!"
"Thank you, thank you! It's really the parents of the one who gave birth to me, Princess Taiping and General Han who became me, haha, then, the last general is not welcome, hehe, everything is subject to the arrangements of Princess Taiping and General Han!" Zhang Qian's eyes suddenly became wet!
It seems that it is really emotional, and it seems that the whole person has been immersed in the warmth of home!
In the early morning of the next day, after eating breakfast, Princess Taiping and Xiaohan accompanied Zhang Qian into the palace!
As soon as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard that Zhang Qian was coming, his eyebrows immediately fluttered, and he laughed: "Very good, I received him in the Ming Hall, and received Zhang Qian with the most solemn etiquette of my Han Dynasty, he is the hero of my Han Dynasty!"
When I arrived at the Ming Hall, I saw that Princess Taiping and Han Ping had also returned, and I was very happy: "Haha, what kind of good day is today? My imperial sister and General Han are also back, very good, haha, in the afternoon, I will pick you up in the palace! Ah, it's still not good, let's go to Princess Taiping's mansion, haha, you adults also go, our Princess Taiping is not afraid of crowds! Okay, Zhang Qian, you first tell the ministers about the results of your trip!"
But it was the first time that the ministers heard that Zhang Qian had returned, and they all looked at Zhang Qian like a pilgrimage, waiting for his speech: Where has he been?
Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Qian exited, the ministers were shocked, and he actually knelt on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, the minister went to the Western Regions in the second year of Jianyuan, and only then entered the territory of the Xiongnu, but he was caught by them and detained the minister for nearly ten years! Until General Wei Qing swept through Longcheng, the minister took the opportunity to escape, and then, he went to several countries such as Dawan, Anxi, and Yueshi, and lived there for a few years, and then, when he heard that General Han and Princess Taiping had arrived in Dawan, the minister rushed back to Dawan and joined them!"
Suddenly, everyone's eyes lit up: it turned out that the world was so strange, the folk customs of the Western Regions were so wonderful, and the products were so rich, it seemed that there was another world!
After listening to this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also in high spirits and smiled: "Taiping, General Han, you talked about the situation of Dawan Kingdom before, which made me suddenly enlightened, and now, after listening to Zhang Qian's travel, I feel that we should indeed open up the passage to the Western Regions! Well, I will continue to fight the Xiongnu and open up the Hexi Corridor, these things must be handled by Zhang Qian and Wei Qing! Well, Taiping, tell me, how should we canonize Zhang Qian? Is he a civil or military attaché?"
He was a little undecided, it was said that it was most appropriate for Zhang Qian to make the big order, but he wanted him to open up the Western Regions, what should he do?
"Your Majesty must have an idea! Haha, didn't Your Majesty say that you should let Zhang Qian and Wei Qing open up the Hexi Corridor? Therefore, this Zhang Qian can also be regarded as a military general, and this time he went to the Western Regions, the results were rich, and his role was comparable to that of 100,000 iron horsemen! Therefore, we have to canonize Zhang Qian as the Marquis! Your Majesty, why don't you canonize him as the Marquis of Bowang! What does Your Majesty think?" Princess Taiping pretended to think deeply.
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard this, he also fell into deep thought, and after a while, he smiled: "It is said that with Zhang Qian's merits, it is also possible to make a big order! It's just that our Princess Taiping is right, haha, Zhang Qian is still better regarded as a military general! Well, Princess Taiping is reasonable, then canonize Zhang Qian as the Marquis of Bowang!
"Minister Zhang Qian, thank Your Majesty for the reward! Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" Zhang Qian hurriedly knelt down and thanked him, thinking to himself: Princess Taiping means again, she is simply divine!
All of a sudden, the ministers in the court showed jealousy: they would rather Zhang Qian be a civil official than be canonized as the Marquis of Wanhu! In particular, those military generals who were not canonized were all red-eyed.
When someone was about to object, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sneered and said: "I know your attitude, and I am very jealous, isn't it? However, who of you dared to unveil the emperor's list and go to the Western Regions at the beginning? As for the generals, the place where you have made meritorious achievements is on the battlefield, and you all want to be crowned marquis, right? Yes, you can learn from Wei Qing, Dou Yu, and Han Sui, and you will all go to the grassland to fight the Huns!"
"No!" all the generals laughed, no more complaints, and the civil officials had nothing to say!
"Okay, in the afternoon, let's go to our Taiping Princess's mansion, let's celebrate Zhang Qian's achievements, and also congratulate General Han and Princess Taiping on their great victory in the Western Regions! You may not know that our Princess Taiping and General Han defeated the 400,000 army of the Xiongnu Dadan Yu Yizhixian in the Western Regions, what a great victory this is! Unfortunately, our General Han does not want to be a marquis and a king, otherwise, it would not be too much for me to canonize him as a king!" Emperor Wu of Han said triumphantly.
Yes, with Xiao Han's mirror, those generals will have nothing to say! Haha, he is my best chess piece! The more Emperor Wu of Han thought about it, the more proud he became, and his whole face was full of energy again!
Then he retired from the court, Princess Taiping, Xiao Han, Zhang Qian and others had just returned to Princess Taiping's mansion, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came, and as soon as they met, he said proudly: "Zhang Qian, now the best place for me to play is our Taiping Princess Mansion, there is delicious food and wine here! Haha, there are also beauties, of course, General Han's beauties! By the way, Taiping, let our General Zhang Qian choose beauty!"
"Your Majesty, we have already arranged this matter! Let's let General Zhang Qian do a beauty pageant in a while, hehe, let those old ministers and generals also take a look, as long as there is a great contribution to the court, no amount of grace we have! Your Majesty Shengming!" Princess Taiping smiled proudly.
Hearing this, Emperor Wu of Han laughed: "Very good, everything will be done according to Sister Taiping's wishes! Okay, it's afternoon, we can drink Han'er, right? Haha, I know the rules that Taiping gave to Han'er, so let's also abide by this rule, so as not to make mistakes in the court, then it will be terrible!"
"No, hehe, Your Majesty, don't worry, let's drink here is the most refreshing! Okay, Zhen'er, the sick are also here, Your Majesty can properly experience our sickness, and Zhen'er can also go out with him! As for me and my brother, we are mainly spreading our Han civilization in the Western Regions, what does Your Majesty think?" After speaking, Princess Taiping smiled mysteriously.
She knew that he was sick with his heart, and she was afraid that they would be too swaggering in Chang'an and their prestige would be high, so they would steal the limelight from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!
Sure enough, Emperor Wu of Han was immediately happy when he heard this, and even his eyes were drinking honey, and he smiled: "It's still Taiping who knows my thoughts! Okay, just according to your meaning, it's just that this illness is only sixteen years old, can you fight the Huns?"
I was a little uneasy in my heart: The real Wei Qing is gone, the fake Wei Qing, okay?