Subsequently, two envoys from small countries in the Western Regions successively stood up to call ministers and tributes, they were the bowl and the country and the country of Siju, which was also called the country of Zhu Jubo, and was called the country of the West Night in the past.

Zhao Junsheng accepted their tribute and vassals, and canonized and rewarded their kings, respectively.

Li Ji, the secretary of Honglu Temple, stood up and saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say separately!" ”

"Oh?" Zhao Junsheng was stunned for a moment and beckoned: "You come forward and say!" ”

"No!"

Li Ji stepped forward and walked to the throne and whispered in Zhao Junsheng's ear: "Your Majesty, this power is in the country of Mo, the country of Siju, the country of Bohe, and the country of Thirsty Pantuo are all attached to the country of Bada in the west of the Green Mountains. ”

Zhao Junsheng frowned and said, "When did a country appear in the west of the Western Regions?" I haven't heard of it! ”

"Back to Your Majesty, where did the country come from, where it came from is no longer known, some people say that in the early years they were active in the area west of Jinshan, and once joined forces with Rouran to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty, and later it seems to be combined with the rear of the chariot division, the people of the country are fierce and brave, the cavalry comes and goes like the wind, and many of the countries west of the Green Ridge have been destroyed by it, and at this time Tianzhu and Persia have suffered from it!"

After listening to this, Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, since it has become an enemy of Persia and Tianzhu, it will no longer dare to be an enemy of my Daqian, otherwise it will be destroyed under the attack from three sides!" ”

"No!" Li Ji retreated.

Zhao Junsheng looked at the envoys and asked, "Which other envoys haven't come out to see them?" ”

At this time, another envoy stood up and saluted Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan: "The envoy of the Wusun Kingdom, Su Weng, came to see His Majesty on the order of my Kunmo, and presented a bucket of precious stones, three carts of furs, and five carts of rare medicinal materials!" ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites explained on the side: "Kunmo is the name of the leader of Wusun, similar to Shan Yu and Khan!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked Xu Weng: "Since the Han Dynasty, there has been very little news about the Wusun Kingdom to Middle Earth, I have always thought that the Wusun Kingdom has long been destroyed, and I never thought that it still exists in the world!" Isn't your former homeland occupied by the charioteers? Where do you settle down now? ”

Su Weng replied: "So that Your Majesty may know that my Wusun has not perished, and since the beginning of the Great Han Dynasty, there are two kings in the interior, the Great and the Small, and the two kings, so they will divide the territory and rule." Later, the Northern Xiongnu moved westward, the rise of Mobei Xianbei, my Wusun suffered deeply, migrated to the Tianshan Mountains, and later the Yue-like country appeared in the territory of Xiaokunmi, it and the Mobei worm people jointly attacked our country, and our people had to migrate to the Tianshan Mountains! Our territory is in the west of the Shule country, and there is only a mountain pass in the middle! ”

"I see!" Zhao Junsheng nodded, and also canonized and rewarded the lord of Wusun.

The Ministry of Rites Zanlilang shouted loudly: "The last one, the envoy of the chariot master has come to see His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

A young man from the Western Regions stood up and saluted Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan and said, "Chenche Zhuojin is ordered by my king to meet His Majesty the Great Qiandi Emperor, and the above table requests to be attached and called the minister's tribute!" ”

Zhao Junsheng also received some news, the current Cheshi Country is the former Cheshi front, but he was deeply disturbed by Rouran, and in the past few years, he has been attacked by the frustrated Qu who has been entrenched in Gaochang, and the situation is very difficult.

Li Ji, the secretary of Honglu Temple, glanced at Zhao Junsheng and asked Che Zhuojin: "What kind of tribute did the envoy bring to the court this time to pay tribute to my emperor?" ”

Che Zhuojin's face was embarrassed and embarrassed, which caused the ministers to talk a lot, and the envoys of various countries were also very disdainful.

Che Zhuojin settled down and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister did not bring tribute when he came to the court this time, not because my king was reluctant, but because he really couldn't take it!" ”

Hua Mulan couldn't help but ask: "Cheshi Country is also a country in the Western Regions, located on the traffic artery of Tianshan North Road, not to mention the special treasures, let's just say that there are a lot of business travel taxes that can be collected every year, why can't you even take out some tribute?" The king of the chariot master inevitably lacks some sincerity, and no matter how bad it is, he will offer a little gold and silver, is it possible that I am greedy for your charioteer's property, just to let you talk about your heart, and I don't care how much the tribute is! ”

Che Zhuojin lifted the hem of his robe and knelt on the ground, crying: "The deceased father lived outside the Saiwai, and he has always admired Weide, the son of the Central Plains Heavenly Dynasty, and sent tribute in the Northern Wei Dynasty, every year!" Nor has the Son of Heaven treated my small and remote country badly, and he has given him great gifts. Waiting for the minister to succeed to the throne, because the middle Beiliang and Tuyuhun control the channel, every envoy sent by the minister could not arrive, and he returned in vain! Since the frustration of the canal to occupy Gaochang, send troops to attack our division, and Rouran often raided, besiege the city, has been seven or eight years, the people are famine, can not survive, the minister can not be self-sufficient, Rouran and frustration canal and attack fiercely, my king then abandoned the land and fled eastward, the territory has been left with only three points, wealth has been taken away by Rouran and frustration Qu Wushi, my king only eats one meal a day, the rest is left for the people to eat, really can not take out a decent tribute to your majesty! ”

The ministers and envoys of various countries could not help but be filled with emotion when they heard these words, and it was really miserable to be a king to do this part.

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan looked at each other and said to Che Zhuojin: "Okay, okay, I know the situation of Che Shiguo, I have ordered General Gao Jinzhi to prepare to attack Fuqu Wu, and the situation of Che Shiguo will be alleviated soon." In this way, you stay at the embassy in Chang'an City first, and I will send someone to inform you when there is news over there! As for the Cheshi Kingdom, I will issue an edict to order the King of Yanqi to open a warehouse for relief! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy!"

The ceremony of receiving the envoys of the Western Regions is over, Zhao Junsheng was about to announce the dispersion of the dynasty, and a eunuch trotted in outside the hall to report: "Your Majesty, Rouran envoy A Luo Gan asks to see!" ”

Zhao Junsheng frowned when he heard this: "I received the envoys of the Western Regions again, what did he do?" ”

Hua Mulan stretched out her hand and pulled his sleeve, Zhao Junsheng turned his head to look at Mulan, and understood that Hua Mulan asked him to pay attention to the occasion, and now that the envoys of the Western Regions are here, they should pay attention to their words and deeds.

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a while, raised his hand and said, "Xuan!" ”

Soon, Rouran's envoy A Luogan walked into the main hall and saluted Zhao Junsheng: "Meet Your Majesty!" ”

"Arogan, I received the envoys of the Western Regions today, what are you here to make a fuss?"

A Luo Gan bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, it is a matter of Rouran's interests, A Luo Gan has to come!" ”

"Tell me, what?"

Arogan said: "I heard that Your Majesty has ordered Gao Jin to attack Gaochang, Your Majesty must know that the master of Gaochang is Kan Shuang, Kan Shuang has already served me Rouran as the lord, and declared himself a vassal to my Khan. I don't need Qianguo to intervene in the affairs of my Rouran and Fuqu Wu, Gaochang is also my Rouran's sphere of influence, Your Majesty ordered Gao Jinzhi to send troops to attack Fuqu Wushu to compete with me Rouran for Gaochang? Do you want to start the war with me again? ”

"Also, the Cheshi Kingdom has always been my Rouran's sphere of influence, I heard that the Cheshi King sent an envoy to meet Your Majesty, for the sake of peace between your two countries, I hope Your Majesty can refuse the Cheshi's tribute!"

Since the Qianguo attacked and destroyed the Wei State, and waved the troops to the west to attack Beiliang and Tuyuhun, the Beiliang side had promised to give Rouran huge benefits, and asked Rouran Khan Wu to propose to the south of Yinshan to deter the northern border of Qianguo, when Wu Ti was defeated by Gao Jinzhi, and less than 3,000 people fled back with 20,000 Rouran iron horsemen.

Wu Ti was timid in his heart, worried that Qianguo would wave his troops deep into Mobei, so he sent an envoy to sue for peace, and married his daughter to Zhao Junsheng, Zhao Junsheng took into account the situation at the time, accepted Rouran's request for peace, and only accepted Rouran's cattle, sheep and property, but rejected Princess Rouran, and the two countries have been peaceful for several years.

Zhao Junsheng listened quietly, looked at Che Zhuojin, the envoy of Che Shiguo, and asked, "Your envoy, has Che Shiguo ever called Rouran a minister?" ”

Che Zhuojin hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, my Che Shi has never been a vassal to Rouran, and has always longed for the Central Plains Dynasty and admired the culture of the Celestial Empire!" Rou Ran relied on force, repeatedly sent troops to harass our country, and now on behalf of our king, I declare myself to the great cadres and ask Your Majesty to send troops to rescue! ”

Zhao Junsheng's gaze turned to A Luo Gan: "A Luo Gan, did you hear me?" The Che Shi is now a subject country of my great cadres, and if Rouran sends troops to attack and harass the Che Shi again, it will be a provocation to my great cadres! As for Gaochang, it was originally the sphere of influence of Beiliang, and Kan Shuang saw that Beiliang was weakened by our country's attack at the beginning, so he stood on his own. He was frustrated, and after the defeat of the army, he fled to Rouran and surrendered, right? I sent troops to attack Frustration, what do you have to do with you? ”

A Luogan's eyes dodged, and he forced himself to argue: "Your Majesty, Qianguo was still a small country in Hebei back then, and at that time, all the countries in the Western Regions were my Rouran's sphere of influence, isn't Your Majesty's sending Gao Jinzhi to the Western Regions to provoke my Rouran Khanate and invade my Rouran's sphere of influence?" Today, I came to reason with Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is arguing with reason, and it is inevitably a little overbearing! ”

Zhao Junsheng snorted coldly: "You said that I am unreasonable, I see that you are unreasonable!" I can't reason with you, so what about being domineering? When have the countries of the Western Regions been your Rouran's sphere of influence, why haven't I heard of them, have they ever paid tribute to you? Have you ever been a courtesy? No! Rouran only made them fear by force, and I made them sincerely surrender with virtue, how can the two be tolerated! If you tell you Khan, just say that the Western Regions are already the territory of my great cadres, and let him stop thinking crookedly, otherwise don't blame me for being polite! ”

Arogan was so angry that the bruises on his forehead burst out, and his eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire, but he also knew that this was not the place for him to go wild, so he could only swallow his anger and say: "Your Majesty rest assured, Arogan will definitely send someone to tell the Khan His Majesty's original words, I believe that the Khan will never tolerate His Majesty being so humiliated!" ”

"Then we'll see!"

A Luogan came violently, left in embarrassment, and broke up with Zhao Junsheng.

When he returned to the embassy, he remembered the humiliation he had just suffered in the Taiji Palace, and he was angry and smashed a lot of porcelain, and he was relieved only a little by killing two lowly slaves.

"Come on, please, follow the Master!" Arogan shouted out the door.

"Yes!"

Soon, a Tianzhu monk from the Western Regions came with a Zen staff and a robe, this person looked only more than 20 years old, his face was ruddy, his eyes were shrewd, and he was full of energy.

"The poor monk has seen Tong Lifa with his eyes!" The Tianzhu monk stood on his chest with one palm and bowed.

Arogan said, "Dharma Sui Master, haven't you been looking for your senior brother, Dharma Protector Master? I know his whereabouts! ”

Fa Sui's eyes lit up, "Where is my senior brother?" ”