Changan.

Liu Che looked at the railing, and the sky was clear. Not far behind him, stood a courtier who was no longer young, Zhang Qian.

"Three, four, and five years of Jianyuan, and one, two, and three years of Yuanguang...... Six years...... Ten years, a whole decade! Liu Che sighed suddenly, turned his head to look at Zhang Qian, who was standing respectfully on the side, his expression was unbearable, but he couldn't help but reproach: "Zhang Qian, where have you run away in the past ten years?!"

Why didn't you hear from me at all?

I've been thinking about you for ten years......! ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Qian couldn't bear it anymore, tears were almost about to burst out of his eyes, he bowed head-on, grabbed the ground with his head, and his voice trembled, "Although the minister is far away in the sky, his mind is not by His Majesty's ......side for a day!" ”

Liu Che helped Zhang Qian up, "Tell me, what have you experienced in the past ten years?" ”

Zhang Qian raised his sleeves and wiped his eyes, and said slowly: "In the third year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, the ministers were ordered by His Majesty to take the grassland and send an envoy to the Western Regions. Originally, everything was fine, but not long after arriving in the grassland, we were discovered by the Huns, who ignored whether we were envoys or troops, and directly detained us. This seizure is eight years! During this period, although the minister had to marry a wife and have children, his will to go west did not change for a day. However, the Huns looked too strictly, and the ministers really had no chance. It wasn't until last year that the minister found an opportunity to escape from the Xiongnu court and go to the Dayue clan.

When he arrived at the Otsuki clan, the minister complained to the queen of the Otsutsuki clan in every possible way, but the queen never agreed to send troops. They had become accustomed to the peaceful life of the moment, they had forgotten their hatred and were unwilling to go to war with the Huns again. In desperation, the minister had to get up and return. Unexpectedly, he was caught by the Huns halfway and brought to the court of the Huns. It wasn't until General Qin led the army to attack the Xiongnu royal court that the minister was able to return to the Han Dynasty!

Your Majesty, the minister has not completed his mission, please punish Your Majesty! ”

Zhang Qian's face showed pain, and he bowed down and pleaded guilty.

"Get up!" Liu Che sighed, Zhang Qian's words were plain, but Liu Che could understand the difficulties, how could he really blame Zhang Qian for not doing things well? "It doesn't matter whether there is help from the Otsuki clan now, but your achievements in the westward journey are indelible. I may not be able to see the effect at the moment, but I can foresee that this will have an extraordinary impact on future generations! In the future, the territory of the Han Dynasty will be much larger than it is now, and many territories in the east, west, south, and north will be under the rule of the Han Dynasty. ”

Liu Che said. If it had been three years ago, he might not have thought so, but now it is different, the victory of the Xiongnu war, and the control of Chahar have given the young emperor great confidence. And as a result, this eloquent monarch has a broader strategy and blueprint in his heart.

"Minister, ashamed!" Zhang Qian said ashamedly, then thought of something, took out a brocade silk from his sleeve, presented it to Liu Che, and said: "This is the map drawn by the minister on the westward road over the years, although it is still very rough and not very detailed, but it is better than nothing, this is also the minister's hard work along the way." ”

"Oh?" Liu Che took the big brocade silk, unfolded it, his expression immediately became solemn, the more he looked at it, the more excited he became, and finally when he closed the map, he couldn't help but praise: "Okay, you Zhang Qian, I really have you, I know that I didn't see the wrong person at the beginning!" With this map, if the Han army wants to attack the desert and go deep into the Western Regions in the future, it will not be like a blind man! With this map, there is a direction! This will greatly increase the certainty of our Han army's victory against the Xiongnu! ”

Zhang Qian was also overjoyed when he heard Liu Che praise the map he had drawn so much, and he only felt that his suffering for more than ten years had not been in vain, and he was happy and said: "In addition to this map, the minister has gained a lot from his westward journey. In addition to the Dayue clan, Da Ming, Wusun and other countries, all have the intention to trade with the Han Dynasty and establish friendly relations, and the sweat and blood horses of the Western Regions are precious horse breeds, and their speed, endurance and individuals are much better than the horses of the Central Plains. There is also the customs and customs of the Western Regions......"

Maybe it's because of excitement, or maybe it's because his hard work in the past ten years can finally be affirmed, Zhang Qian is excited, and his speech is a little incoherent. Although Zhang Qian's words were messy, Liu Che did not interrupt him, and waited until he finished speaking, and when he stopped, Liu Che sighed: "Hero, you are the hero of my great man!" ”

......

Liu Che and Zhang Qian had been talking for a whole morning, and after dinner, Liu Che took Zhang Qian to a lake pavilion in the afternoon, and Wei Qing and Han Yan were already waiting there.

"Come, I've seen General Wei." Liu Che took Zhang Qian into the pavilion and sat down, "And Han Yan." ”

After some greetings, Liu Che said: "Over the years, I have been studying this stainless steel sword-making technology with Wei Qing, although I have also achieved certain results over the years, and I have also cast a ring-headed sword with it, but the effect is not ideal. ”

After that, Liu Che took a wooden box to the desk, and said to Wei Qing with a smile: "Wei Qing, this is the meeting gift that Zhang Qian brought to you, you take the knife maker to build the house." ”

Wei Qing naturally knew that this was the Western Regions steel technology that His Majesty had mentioned earlier, and he solemnly took it at the moment.

Waiting for Wei Qing to take the box, Liu Che continued: "For many years, I have been dreaming of this treasure knife that sharpens iron like clay!" Baby!

Zhang Qian, do you know? It was in the third year of your stay in the Xiongnu court that I gave up the idea of forming a military alliance with the Dayue clan, and decided instead to devote the strength of one country to defeat the Xiongnu alone. Do you know who made me make up my mind? In addition to the full national strength, it was because of me that Wei Qing was discovered. Of course, now there is another Qincheng. ”

When Zhang Qian heard this, he immediately bowed his hand to Wei Qing and said, "The minister has long heard of the prestige of General Wei and General Qin!" ”

Wei Qing hurriedly said, "It's Your Majesty's reputation!" ”

"Of course, the situation in the Western Regions that Zhang Qian said made my eyes light up! Therefore, I feel that the strategy of our Han Dynasty should be more far-reaching, and all regions and places within the reach of our Han Dynasty must be open to trade and open up new trade routes. Liu Che said.

Wei Qing immediately bowed his hand to Zhang Qian and said, "Bowanghou (Zhang Qian), Wei Qing will ask you about the situation in the Western Regions!" ”

"Good!" Liu Che raised his hand and nodded at Zhang Qian and Wei Qing, and said, "Tell General Wei what you know." Okay, you can find another place to talk. ”

"The minister retired." When Wei Qing and Zhang Qian heard this, they got up and retired.

After Wei Qing and Zhang Qian left, Liu Che said to Han Yan: "Let Yu Dan come over!" ”

"No!" Han Yan responded to the promise, and went to declare the Xiongnu prince Yu Dan, of course, the former prince. Now, he is just a prisoner of the Great Han.

Yu Shan followed Han Yan over, bowed down to the pavilion, and sang: "Yu Shan greets His Majesty the Great Han!" ”

"Yu Shan? Well, the appearance is a bit of Han beauty. Liu Che looked at Yu Dan, who was kneeling down, and said something that seemed to be out of place.

"Your Majesty has praised it!" Yu Shan didn't understand what Liu Che's idea was, so he had to say.

"Since you are the prince of the Huns, don't you be your prince and your Shan Yu in the desert, what are you doing in the Central Plains?" Liu Che looked at Yu Dan and asked curiously.

"......" Yu Shan was speechless for a while, and suddenly blushed.

Liu Che's question was indeed too slap in the face, Yu Shan lowered his head, and said in his heart If I can choose, do you think I am willing to put a good Shan Yu and come to you to drink the northwest wind?

"By the way, you are the son of a military minister, so who is your aunt?" Liu Che didn't give Yu Shan time to figure it out, and asked again.

"Yu Dan's mother is Nangong Yanzhi." Yu Shan replied.

"Nangong? Nangong ......" Liu Che muttered a few times, with a look of memory on his face, as if he had thought of something painful, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes. Suddenly, Liu Che raised his voice and said to Shan: "Yu Dan, do you know who I am?" ”

"Your Majesty......" Yu Shan was embarrassed for a while, and his heart suddenly stopped, thinking that His Majesty of this big man is really strange, why is he talking so out of tune, who are you Why are you asking me? If you just want to kill me, you don't have to torture me like this. Thinking about it, Yu Shan still said honestly: "Your Majesty is the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty and a monarch with great talents......"

After speaking, Yu Shan thought to himself, you shouldn't be able to find fault with me when I say this, you can't say that you don't have great talent and strategy, and you are extremely mediocre, right?

Unexpectedly, Liu Che's next sentence directly stunned Shan Lei, grew his mouth, and his brain fell into complete confusion.

Liu Che said: "I am not only the son of heaven of the Great Han, but also your uncle!" ”

After all, it is not the same as simply reacting, and said: "Your mother, Princess Nangong, is my sister!" ”

"What?!" Yu Dan was sluggish for a while, and it turned out that after a long time, His Majesty of the Han Dynasty turned out to be his uncle.

Anyway, it looks like that's pretty good, at least, it doesn't seem like you have to die, right?

"When I was seven years old, your mother, the princess of Nangong at that time, as the princess of the Han Dynasty, married into the grassland and became the commander of the military minister!" Liu Che closed his eyes, as if recalling the separation of life and death at that moment, "That year, Nangong was only fourteen years old!" A woman, but she wants to pick up the burden of peace and tranquility for the whole big man! From that moment on, I made up my mind that in the future, I would abolish the peace system of the Han Dynasty. The peace of the Han cannot be built on the basis of sacrificing women. If the peace of a country needs to be obtained by young women, then what is the use of peace in this country?

Four years ago, we joined forces with 700,000 troops and ambushed soldiers and horses, which started the military confrontation between Han and Hungary. The emperor lives up to his wishes, and today, my great man finally no longer has to rely on women in exchange for peace! And between Han and Hungary, it is easy to capture!

But that's not enough! I will completely conquer the steppe and conquer the Xiongnu until you have no strength to threaten the peace of the Han Dynasty!

Prince, you say, I did this, right? ”

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There's an exam coming up next week, and the guys in the dorm are all revising, and I'm the only one who is still coding......

Anyway, I'm not afraid of death!

PS: The next update is estimated to be in the early hours of the morning.