For China, the Western Regions are truly "since ancient times" – since Zhang Qian's "hollowing" journey and the Han Wu ran the Western Regions, for 2,000 years, this vast land and its inhabitants have been under the jurisdiction of the Chinese dynasty for most of the time.

This kind of jurisdiction is not a simple restraint, the Han Dynasty set up the Western Regions Protector, the Western Regions Governor, Wuji Captain, etc., the Tang Dynasty set up the Anxi Protector, the North Court Protector, etc., all have ordered officials, garrisons, to guard the north and south. Even when the Central Plains was in turmoil, the Western Regions were often still guarded by officials and soldiers sent by the Central Plains Dynasty to prevent nomadic states from the north or northwest from taking advantage of the situation.

In terms of speaking, the Central Plains Dynasty failed to control the Western Regions, probably only in the Song and Ming dynasties - but if the Khitan Liao is also regarded as a part of China, it can be said that the Western Regions were still owned by China around the 10th century.

After a hundred battles, the Han Dynasty seized the Western Regions from the Xiongnu, and then Cao Wei Dynasty Han, Sima Jin usurped Wei, and there has always been a Western Regions Changshi Mansion and Wuji School Governor's Mansion. In the original history, after the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, Zhang's Qianliang took over the responsibility of guarding the Western Regions; In 367, Qianliang was destroyed by Qianqin, the eastern part of the Western Regions entered Qin, and the western part was separated from China for only fifteen years. After the collapse of the former Qin, Lü Guang founded the Later Liang Kingdom according to Liangzhou and the Western Regions.

The Later Liang Kingdom is not eternal, it was destroyed by the Later Qin, and its land is divided into three points - among them, the Western Liang established by Li Wei only occupies a corner of Liangzhou, and half of the territory of Thailand is in the Western Regions. Later, the Northern Wei Dynasty also controlled the Western Regions for a time, but in the later period, due to the forced northern, the west was disturbed by Tuyuhun, and the border gradually shrank eastward until the rise of the Turks. After the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks, the Western Regions returned to the embrace of the Chinese family.

That is to say, during the period of great turmoil, chaos, and great change in China for more than 300 years from the Jin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions were also outside China, at least belonging to the vassal of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Let's say that Pei should ask Zhang Yu about the situation in the Western Regions during the banquet, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, and Zhang Yu couldn't help but be vigilant.

Liangzhou is remote and poor, even if many Qin, Long, and Jin people have moved in recent years, but it is still vast and sparsely populated, if the Zhang family only relies on land output, it is difficult to afford to supply tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and even the elite cavalry of the "Liangzhou horse", and must be used to the commercial interests of the Silk Road. In fact, when Zhang Liang was still there, he sent an envoy to the west, pretending to be an edict from the imperial court, requiring the governor of the Western Regions and the captain of Wuji to temporarily be under his control, and also set up the governor of Yiwu (the location west of Hami City in the later generations) to control the eastern section of the trade road.

Therefore, at this point in time, although the Zhang clan had not completely annexed the Western Regions—in the original history, ten years later, they even set up counties in the Gaochang (Turpan) region—they already had considerable influence and actually controlled the region east of Yanqi.

Zhang Wei couldn't help but worry, Pei Gong suddenly asked about the Western Regions, did he plan to collect the profits of the trade route to the imperial court?

But as the assassin of Liangzhou, he is the closest to the Western Regions, if he denies it flatly, saying that I don't know anything about the Western Regions, I will definitely not be able to win the trust of others, and I am afraid that he will be ridiculed as "there is no silver three hundred taels here". So he hesitated for a moment, but replied:

Zhang also knows a little about the situation. Since the opening of the Western Regions in the early Han Dynasty, it is known as the 'Thirty-six Kingdoms', and then there have been increases and decreases, and there are six major countries in the east of the Green Ridge in the east of the Green Ridge today, and there are two roads in the north and south......"

The six countries of the Southern Province of the Western Regions, from east to west, are Shanshan, Jimo, Jingjue, Humi, Khotan and Shache; The six countries of the northern province, from east to west, are Gaochang, Cheshi, Yanqi, Qiuzi, Wusun and Shule; Other small nations and nomadic tribes, as well as dozens, are not necessary.

Among them, the largest country in the south province is Shanshan, which is located between the Amda River (Cherchen River) and the Gaolan Sea (Lop Nur) - Haitou, the seat of the Western Regions Changshi Prefecture, that is, in the north of the country. According to the Book of Han, there were only 11,400 people in Shanshan at that time, but according to Zhang Yu, there are now no less than 100,000 household registrations, and the speed of reproduction and expansion is very fast. King Shanshan believed in Buddhism, and the large and small temples in his country were lined up one after another, and it is said that there were as many as 4,000 monks alone.

The largest country in the north of the northern province is Wusun, in the north of the Tianshan Mountains, its width is thousands of miles, the Han Dynasty has many times to the princess (fine king, Xie worry, Xiangfu, etc.) to marry its king, so the customs, culture, official system and so on are deeply influenced by China......

Zhang Yu didn't plan to say much at first, but seeing Pei Gai holding the wine cup, leaning forward slightly, and listening very seriously, he inevitably showed off and introduced the situation of the countries in the Western Regions, including geographical location, special products, population, and even the number of soldiers and horses, to Pei Gai one by one. On the whole, compared with the Han Dynasty, the countries of the Western Regions have made great progress - one is thanks to the Silk Road, and the other is the support of the Central Plains regime, so that foreign enemies will not invade, and there is little internal strife - but the so-called big countries are only a few thousand victorious soldiers, and the population of small countries may not even exceed 10,000.

Pei Gai interjected: "In this way, but if you send an army of 10,000 people to the west, you will pacify the Western Regions, and it will not be difficult?" ”

Zhang Yu shook his head with a smile and said: "The danger of the Western Regions is not in the crowd and soldiers, but in the geography. Its land is vast, but most of it is desert, there are no people for hundreds of miles, and there is no water source, even if the army travels along the trade route, it is very difficult to transport materials. It was based on Li Guangli's expedition to Dawan in the Han Dynasty, with 6,000 national soldiers and tens of thousands of evil teenagers in the county, more than two years old back and forth, and none of his deaths remained...... Therefore, it is also possible to set up a long history and a school captain, and it is not allowed to go to the army to go to the expedition in vain, and the people's power will be wasted......"

Speaking of this, his face suddenly turned grim, and he asked, "Does Pei Gong have the intention of conquering the Western Regions?" If the nations are not guilty, then in what name will they be conquered? ”

Pei Gai waved his hand: "Don't take Zhang Gong seriously." I also know the Western Regions, the land is vast and sparsely populated, that is, the land is obtained, and it is useless to cultivate and weave, so what is the use of it? Then he said: "The benefits of the Western Regions are in the silk ...... In the merchant transshipment, but the countries are strictly forbidden to attack each other, to ensure that their roads are unblocked, there will be great benefits in China - but I don't know the long history of the Western Regions today, Wuji Lieutenant, may be responsible? ”

Zhang Yu sighed lightly and said that it was difficult - "The Central Plains is chaotic, and the Son of Heaven is still covered with dust, so why take care of the Western Regions?" Soldiers, horses, and supplies were difficult to replenish, and they were almost about to be withdrawn. Or when my father was there, how could I be abandoning the official positions and troops and horses that the state had placed? It is funded by my Liangzhou, and it can barely be maintained to this day. ”

Then the conversation changed: "However, my Liangzhou has always been barren, and I am afraid that I will not be ......able to supply it for a long time."

Pei Gai twisted his beard, smiled slightly, interrupted him, and said: "Merchants from the West all entered from the Yumen, arrived in Chang'an through Liang and Qin, and paid tribute to the treasures of the West, and made a hundred times the profit from the silk of China." In the past, even if the imperial court imposed heavy taxes, they pursued profits and kept coming and going. Since the Central Plains Rebellion, Western merchants have become extinct, but Liangzhou is still safe, will they stop outside the customs and not go to Zhangye and Jiuquan? Zhang Gong is profitable, and he wants to be very rich, take one-tenth, and use it as much as possible to supply the long history of the Western Regions and the captain of Wuji, so why bother to say it? ”

When Zhang Yu heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "The benefits of Xijia are returned to the imperial court, how dare I take them privately?" Pei Gong should be careful not to listen to the villain's nonsense...... "He said in his heart, who leaked this matter?" Could it be Beigong Chun, Luo Yao and others who were sent to the Central Plains before? But as military generals, can they really know so much? There must still be ghosts in my Liangzhou!

Pei Gai roughly guessed Zhang Yu's thoughts, and said in his heart, does anyone need to leak this? I wouldn't have guessed unless I was a fool, how could you not be tempted by such a large profit in front of your father and son? Can you just watch the merchants come and go and not collect any money?!

Immediately raised the wine cup to salute Zhang Yu, and said, "There is no villain who is falsely talking, and I am not blaming Zhang Gong." Pei's meaning, now that Qinzhou is established, it has accumulated slightly, and he should wave his army to the east, annihilating Hu and Qian, the Western Regions are remote and difficult to control, so I have to bother Zhang Gong......"

Zhang Yu and Pei Cai touched the wine cup, and when they heard this, they drank it before they could, their eyes lit up slightly, and they hurriedly asked: "If the public has a life, how dare Zhang disobey?" But Soyun's 'tiredness' means ......"

Pei Gai said: "As mentioned before, the benefits of the Western Regions lie in the business road, if Zhang Gong has to take it, he can take it, if he has not taken it, he can take it in the future, and he will enrich Liangzhou." Liangzhou is rich, I have no worries, and if there is a shortage of people and food, it is convenient to open my mouth and beg Zhang Gong. ”

I believe that with your loyalty to the country, you can repeatedly supply troops, horses, and materials to Chang'an in the past, and you will definitely not refuse me in the future. But if I only ask for it, but I don't give it, and I feel that I can't say it, I am really ashamed of you, so I will give you the benefits of trade in the Western Regions in exchange, how about it?

Zhang Yu muttered: "If the name is not right, it is not good, and the benefits of Western trade, I really can't take it privately......" He clearly asked Pei for a promise and a policy.

Pei Gai said with a smile: "I will stay in Chang'an, Taiwan, west of Huayin, but I can judge myself, and the Son of Heaven will not allow it." Today, the title of the chief of the Western Regions can be added...... No, protect the captain of the Western Regions, and make him in charge of the affairs of the Western Regions. ”

Zhang Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly promised, saying that as a courtier, I should share the worries of the court, and when you go to the east in the future, you will ask Liangzhou to supply people and materials, as long as I can take it, I will not dare to resign!

The atmosphere at the banquet became more harmonious, and the two of them pushed their glasses and changed their glasses, each bringing a little wine. Pei Gai asked casually: "I heard that people in the extreme west mostly forge gold and silver into coins, I don't know if Zhang Gong has ever seen it?" ”

Zhang Yu said that I have also seen some, mainly silver coins, not many gold coins - "Unlike Chinese copper coins, there are no holes on them, and most of them have no words, but they are cast with flowers and birds, or the shape of their kings...... If Pei Gong is curious, after Zhang returns to the state, he can find several pieces to give to the public. ”

Pei Cai smiled and said no-who hasn't seen silver coins, how can I be so curious-"Occasionally, I think about it, China is short of money, and it is difficult for businessmen to do it. If silk and other things can be used, the silver coins of the Great Yi West may be able to make up for China's shortcomings. It is said that when Western merchants bring silver coins, they are often purchased by nobles to make jewelry and utensils, and it is inevitable that their value will be lost, and if Zhang Gong allows them to barter with silver coins, he will be willing to carry more ......."

Through the Silk Road, goods shipped from China to Central and Western Asia and beyond, mainly silk, tea, and porcelain, but at the turn of the two Jin Dynasty, the custom of drinking tea was just beginning to become popular (among which Pei Gong also contributed a great deal), porcelain was still an early experimental product, and the only bulk goods sent to the West were silk, in addition to some lacquerware. In contrast, the goods shipped from the West to China are varied, and there are all kinds of goods, but most of them are not just needed - especially in times of turmoil - Pei Gai means, you might as well ship silver coins directly, it's convenient for the big guys, isn't it?

Zhang Yu groaned: "This seems to be ......" Then he shook his head and said, "I was drunk, my mind was dizzy, and I let me think about it later......" He didn't know whether this matter was good or bad for him, and planned to go back and discuss it with his subordinates, and then reply to Pei Gai.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone raise his voice and say: "Da Sima's words, the last official period thinks it is inappropriate!" ”

Immediately, everyone's eyes moved to the person who spoke, Pei Gai had a little impression, this is Zhang Yu's subordinate official, he was introduced outside the city just now, his surname is Kui Mingjin, and the word ...... I don't remember.

Zhang Yu hurriedly stopped and scolded: "I am talking to Da Sima, how can there be a place for you to speak here?" Why don't you apologize to Da Sima soon? ”

Pei Gai waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since Kui Qing doesn't think much of what I said, he can make him express his heart directly, why should Zhang Gong stop it?" I should also 'reduce the wisdom of the people', 'visit the subordinates, so that everyone can do what he wants, and then take the action', this is the way of government. ”

When Kui Jin heard this, he hurriedly stood up, took a deep look, and said: "The last official's disdainful words, Da Sima can adopt it, it is really a blessing for the country, and the last official is also very honored, and he is ashamed to ......" Zhang Yu narrowed his eyes, and said in his heart: Sure enough, I still have ghosts in Liangzhou!

Why did he think that? It was because Pei Gai quoted what Kui Jin had told him a year ago.

According to the record of "Zizhi Tongjian", Zhang Yu once ordered that the officials should write to the people, pointing out their mistakes and shortcomings, and they must be rewarded. So Kui Jin, a Gaochang man who served as a thief Cao Zuo at that time, took the opportunity to speak, saying: "Today, the Ming Dynasty is in charge, no matter how big or small, they are all self-determined, or the teacher gives an order, and the government does not know; In case of transgression, there is no distinction between blasphemy. The group is afraid of the power, and it is just a success. In this way, although the reward is a thousand gold, I dare not say anything. It is said that it is advisable to lose less wisdom, and all political affairs are extended to visit the group, so that everyone can do their best, and then take it and do it, then praise it from the word, why bother to reward it! ”

Probably means, you are too arbitrary, and you grasp all the big and small things, just like that, who dares to give you advice? Don't think of yourself as too clever and omnipotent, you should rely on your subordinates a lot, so that you don't need to give special rewards, and you will naturally have good words and good advice.

Zhang Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately adopted it, and promoted Kui Jin to join the army and lead him to a confidant.

Pei Gai said to Kui Jin today that he quoted what he said to Zhang Wei that day, so Kui Jin said "I feel very honored, and I am ashamed", and Zhang Wei felt: There are spies around me!

But this is also his natural reaction after getting drunk, and when he wakes up, he won't make such a fuss. Although Pei Gai is the soul of the afterlife, it is really impossible for him to remember such a detailed historical material, purely to come to see Zhang Wei, he must do his homework in advance, and inquire into the words and deeds of the people around him first, so he heard these words. What Kui Jin said is not confidential or confidential, and even the people of Liangzhou will treat it as a beautiful talk, and if they go around to publicize it, it will reach Pei Gai's ears, which is purely normal.

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