Chapter 37: Banquet for Wusun's envoy
Jin Wuxi fell, Wu Hechi sat in the cool hall of Weiyang Palace to participate in the dinner specially prepared for him by the Emperor of Han Dynasty, but at this moment, Wu Hechi was restless, his heart was full of anxiety, and the wine and food in front of him did not make his heavy heart get any relief.
This delegation from Chigu City to Chang'an, with Wu Hechi as the main envoy, came to Chang'an with the secret letter of Kun Mo Weng's return to the princess and the princess to relieve worries, in order to obtain all-round assistance from the Han family. The Xiongnu have marched the army to the hinterland of Wusun, and Chigu City is close to the Huns' horseshoe, and it is only a few months before Wusun destroys the country. If you can't bring back reinforcements and supplies, you won't have to go back. So throughout the day, he visited all the dignitaries and dignitaries who could help talk, and Huo Mansion alone sent in three thousand gold. I hope that my golden bullet offensive can have an effect and let Wusun escape this difficulty.
The extent of the Wusun Kingdom is roughly the Ili River valley, southeast of Lake Balkhash. The Ili River is at the junction of today's China and Kazakhstan, in the west of Xinjiang, in the Western Han Dynasty, this area was a Sai species (the Chinese Sai Chong is a general name, more specifically, it is probably the Masagetai people who speak East Iran), and there are a large number of Sai and Dayue people in Wusun. The characteristics of the Wusun people are more obvious, and the main body of the country is composed of the Sai people, the Yueshi people, and the remnants of Donghu.
Its country arose in the first Kunmo army Su Mi, when Wusun was destroyed by the Donghu people, the nobles in the country ran to the Xiongnu with the army that was still in infancy, and took refuge in the Xiongnu at that time Shan Yu Maodun. Rumors were spread among the Huns that Jun Sumi had come to the Huns' tent under the guidance of the moon and under the protection of wolves and crows. The Xiongnu were very superstitious and worshiped the sun, moon and stars, so the general of Maodun, who heard the rumors, accepted him as a righteous son and handed it over to the old man of Zuoxian at that time to raise.
When he grew up, he followed Lao Shangdan in the southern and northern wars. Because of the war exploits, the old Shangshan rewarded the army with a large amount of land and subordinates, so that the army could restore the country and set the capital of Chigu Castle.
It is precisely because it was born out of the Xiongnu that the internal power structure of Wusun is the same as that of the Xiongnu. There is one Xiang Daqi, two generals on the left and right, three Hou, one general and one lieutenant, two supervisors, one official, two officials in the house, and one horseman. There are also a large number of marquis in the country. The nobles who held important official positions were basically hereditary, with their own lands and tribes. Everyone has their own little Jiujiu, and the factions they belong to are different, and even the big powerful factions ignore the orders of Kun Mo Weng in Akaya Castle.
The fundamental reason for this is that Wusun is still a clan society, and the marquis have their own land and population, which can influence decision-making. In recent years, Kunmo has learned the system of the Han family, and the strength of Akaya Castle has increased greatly. And taking advantage of this Xiongnu attack, most of the nobles accused Weng Xumi of being too pro-Han and learning from Han, which harmed the interests of Wusun. Some pro-Xiongnu Marquis directly joined the Xiongnu camp and asked Weng Xumi to give up the position of Kunmo to Nimi and kill Princess Jiewu, otherwise he would attack Chigu City. Because they saw that the strength of the Wusun royal family was getting stronger and stronger, they waited until a few years later to attack them. It is better to take advantage of the unstable strength of Akiti City and take advantage of the situation to cut off the hidden dangers in the future.
And the only solution now is for the Han Dynasty to send troops to repel the enemy invaded by the Xiongnu, otherwise Wusun is in danger of being destroyed. And tonight's banquet is the top priority, and we must persuade the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to order a rescue.