When Liu Yu proposed to Lu Lufan to make him emperor, although Lu Lufan strictly showed his loyalty, the next day, he still came to Liu Yu in a bad manner, not only gave him gold, silver and jewelry, but also showed humility and deference in his tone.

"Special envoy, do you really want your subordinates to be the king of the Yue Clan for the time being?" Lu Lufan looked at Liu Yu with a little urgency.

Liu Yue knew that Lu Dao, yesterday Lu Lufan sternly refused, that is, he was afraid that Liu Yue would take the opportunity to test his loyalty, and he would definitely not be able to sleep at night after going back, after all, he had been in the Yue Clan for so long, and Lu Lufan also knew the benefits of Lu Dao's power, even if he knew that Lu Dao promised Liu Yu that there would be a certain risk, he still came to test Liu Yu's sincerity.

"This envoy thinks that no one else is more suitable than you!" Liu Yu deliberately said as if he was considering the overall situation of the Turks, "Now that the army of the Shun Dynasty is forcing us to be Turkic too much, the people in power in the royal court have no time to care about the situation of the Yue clan anymore, if Your Excellency can be the king well, it will play a vital role in the strength of our Turkic state and the reversal of the war in the Shun Dynasty." ”

"Wouldn't it be more appropriate for an envoy to be the king?" Lu Rufan was itching, and he still had to say such compliments.

Liu Yuxin said that if you succeed in your rebellion, it will be strange if you are willing to hand over the throne to me.

"This envoy has just arrived, and he doesn't know much about the situation in the Yue Clan, how can he be so familiar with your excellency? So you're more suitable than me! ”

Lu Lufan saw Liu Yu's resignation, so he pretended to be reluctant to do it: "In this case, for the sake of the Turks, after the matter is completed, his subordinates will temporarily take the throne of the Yue Clan, which is only temporary, and the special envoy does not have to worry about your subordinates coveting the throne!" ”

The words were wrong, Liu Yu glanced at this careerist. Lu Lufan was also very pleased with Liu Yu's support for him. immediately showed Liu Yu the gift he sent. In the territory of the Yue Clan, because the property is monopolized by the ruling class, this Lu Lufan is also quite generous, and he took out countless gold, silver and jewelry at one time, which made Liu Yu dizzy.

Seeing Lu Rufan away, Timur came out of the room and said in a somewhat unkind tone: "You have no intention of making him a king at all, do you?" ”

"He became king. Isn't it a win-win good thing to send you back to the steppe and send me back to Middle-earth? Why do you say I'm unintentional? Liu Yu pretended to be puzzled.

"You also said that you have the heart to help him, you obviously want to dig a pit to harm him, you are so treacherous, he may be sold by you and don't know what to do. You are from the Central Plains, how can you help the Turks succeed? ”

Liu Yuxin said that this little beggar is still a bit politically minded, but this political insight is also based on the judgment of his character, which is a personal attack.

"You little beggar, live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. I am thinking about the well-being of the people of the Yue Clan. ”

Timur wrinkled his nose and said, "Hmph." If you want to be good for the people of the Yue Clan, you can't instigate him to rebel and become a king. When there is a war, the people will suffer! ”

Liu Yu originally thought that the grassland people all advocated force, but he didn't expect that this Timur, who had aristocratic blood, would have such a "non-war" idea. If the ruling class of the Turks had such a sense of peaceful development, then why bother killing for hundreds of years? Liu Yue thought about it, in fact, it was good to let Timur be a Turkic khan, at least she could get along with the Central Plains, but it was a pity that she was a daughter.

After that, Timur said anything, and Liu Yu ignored her.

By noon, Song Chu, a subordinate of General Mao Ding, came again, this time he did not come to question Liu Yu's alliance policy, but to bring a piece of news: the envoys of two countries heard that the envoys of the Shun Dynasty had visited Yueshi, and they also sent envoys to visit Huaguduo City.

The two countries that sent envoys, one was Gaochang, which was being invaded by the Turkic scattered tribes, and the other was Loulan, an ancient country in the Western Regions that Liu Yu had heard of in the history books and was also very mysterious in Chinese history.

Song Chu explained: "Since the Shun Dynasty army broke the Turkic cavalry, the Songli, Kaqin and other tribes in the southern Turkic region have moved all the way west, because of the competition for pasture and land, so there is a conflict with the Gaochang State, Gaochang has always been a vassal of the Qiuci and the Yue Clan, this time the Qiuci State was destroyed by the Khora people, and they can only hope that the Yue State will send troops to rescue." But the envoy should also understand that now the Yue clan will not send troops at all in order to prevent the invasion of the Khora people. ”

Liu Yu nodded, didn't speak, and continued to drink his tea. This kind of thing, he would rather think about it with his brain than say it, this is the Yue family's own business.

"As for the Loulan Kingdom, although they have a large population and strong national strength, they are disturbed by nomadic tribes such as Nanhu in the north, and there is a threat from the Tubo State in the south, they have always hoped to conclude an alliance with the two powerful countries of the Turkic or Shun Dynasty, this time, the purpose of the Loulan State to send envoys is obvious, it is to honor you!"

"For me?" Liu Yu touched his nose and smiled, "Hehe, even if he is here for this envoy, what is the purpose of Brother Song coming here?" ”

"Actually, I just want to remind you that the Yue Clan is more sincere in forming an alliance with the Shun Dynasty, and the ancestors of the Yue Clan have the blood of the Central Plains people, which is easier to accept the Central Plains people, and I believe that the Yue Clan will become the leader of the Western Regions after receiving the help of the Shun Dynasty."

It was the first time Liu Yu had heard such a term as "leader country", and after thinking about it, it was probably similar to the meaning of the overlord.

This month's kingdom adopts a policy of fooling the people towards domestic high-pressure politics, and is not friendly to past business travelers, expecting them to keep their faith in their allies? What Liu Yu is ashamed of is that the internal disasters of the Yue clan have not been resolved, and they still want to dominate the Western Regions, which is really not a good thing. Having a sharp-edged Khorezm is enough to make the countries of the Western Regions troublesome, and with the Yue Clan, the Western Regions will definitely not be at peace.

Liu Yu didn't want to provide such convenience for the ambitious Yueshi people and be a sinner who exported war.

"This envoy was ordered to go to the Western Regions this time, just to form an alliance with the countries of the Western Regions and jointly resist the great enemy Turks, and now that the Turks are retreating, I think this alliance is only a situation at best. As an envoy, this envoy has no soldiers and no power, and it is impossible to bring the help that Brother Song and the Yue people want to get. Brother Song should be clear about this. ”

Song Chu said with a calm face: "As long as the envoy agrees to only form an alliance with the Yue clan this time, the Yue clan will definitely send envoys to the Central Plains to conclude a good relationship between the two countries, and the Yue clan will also serve the Dashun Dynasty as the upper country, and the tribute will not stop." ”

Liu Yu thought yesterday whether this Song Chu would be a meticulous work of the Shun Dynasty, and he spoke for the benefit of the Shun Dynasty, but now he felt that he was more like he was working for the Yue people.

Liu Yue smiled lightly and refused: "As a courtier, the envoy did not dare to make such a promise. ”

Song Chu didn't force it anymore and got up to say goodbye. Liu Yu has been socializing since he came to Huaguduo City, and he is really tired.

In Liu Yu's view, the most important thing now is not to conclude any bullshit covenant, but to find an opportunity for him to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible. It's a pity that the Yueshi Kingdom is thousands of mountains and rivers away from the Central Plains, and there are more than a dozen small countries in the Western Regions in the middle, so it is difficult to solve the problem of transit alone. As the commander of the conquest of the Turks, an important minister of the Shun Dynasty, he could only be a spectator on the sidelines at the critical juncture of the war between the Shun Dynasty and the Turks, which also made Liu Yu very unhappy.

In the afternoon, Lu Lufan also found someone to inform Liu Yu Gaochang and the Loulan envoys of the visit, and Lu Lufan's news was more accurate, saying that the envoys of these two countries would arrive the next day.

Gaochang was between the Yue Kingdom and the Shun Dynasty, and it was also the only way for Liu Yu to return to Middle-earth, while Loulan was in the southeast of the Yue Kingdom. Most of the countries in the Western Regions are built along the surrounding areas of the Tarim Basin, the Yueshi belongs to the big country in the north of the basin, and Loulan is the big country in the south of the basin, there are many vassal states on both sides, although some small countries are nominally vassals of these big countries, but they do not pay tribute or claim vassals, this kind of vassal relationship is more of an alliance relationship, there are conflicts of interest, and it is normal to attack each other.

And between the big powers, they often conclude alliances, such as the Yueshi Kingdom and Loulan, although there are many countries between the two sides, but they maintain a friendly alliance, in fact, this alliance is only to send envoys to each other at most, and they can't do it because of the long distance.

Liu Yu had no idea about the two countries of Gaochang and Loulan, and he didn't know how Lu Dao should treat the relationship between the Shun Dynasty and these two countries. It's also a headache for him.

Although Liu Yu is a false envoy, he has real power, if he says that he wants to form an alliance with these small countries, whether it is Su Yan or Yuan Bolang and others, he will definitely follow Liu Yu's wishes and will not be able to embarrass him in this matter. Liu Yu also understands this. Now Liu Yue wants to let him return to the Central Plains as soon as possible by forming an alliance, and he is more concerned with the geographical location of Gaochang and Loulan, which is closer to the Central Plains.

Fortunately, Moro is an expert in the geography of the Western Regions.

"Young man, if you want to go back to the Central Plains, you have to go to Gaochang, the territory south of Gaochang is basically occupied by the Tubo people, it is said that Tubo is very incompatible with your Shun Dynasty, if you are caught by them, I am afraid that you will not want to return to China in this life!" Moro suggested to Liu Yu.

"What kind of country is Loulan Country?" Liu Yu asked.

"Loulan? Nice, nice country, people in their country love to do business, I've been there many times before. The most special thing about their country is that women have the final say, and men listen to women, which is very strange and can't be understood, right? ”

Matrilineal society?

That's really special enough.

Liu Yu asked again: "What if I want to go back to the Central Plains via Loulan?" ”

Moro shook his head and said, "Impossible, impossible. Unless you want to pass through Loulan and then through the territory of Tubo, you won't be able to go back to the Central Plains. Young man, now the Turks and Tibetans, one to the south, the other to the north, you want to return to the Central Plains from the Western Regions, the road is getting narrower and narrower, if it is appropriate, I advise you to give up the idea of returning to the Central Plains! ”

Liu Yu really wanted to slap this profiteer in the face, and this profiteer actually instigated him to be a lonely ghost.

Although this era does not belong to Liu Yu, after all, he has already started a family in the Central Plains, if he can't go back, his heart will become more and more uneasy, and this homesickness will increase day by day.

Liu Yu asked: "If I want to go back to the Central Plains, I must go to Gaochang, is this correct?" ”

"Theoretically, this is the case, but Gao Chang himself is going to destroy the country. If you go, it may already be Turkic, or part of Tibet. It is unlikely that they will return to the Central Plains. Moro continued to say something that made Liu Yu more frustrated.

Liu Yu thought about it for a while, even if Gaochang is in chaos now, but after all, it is close to the Central Plains, and it is easier to go home.

But now, how to communicate with the envoys of Gaochang, including getting rid of the entanglement between Lu Lufan and the Yue clan for reasonable reasons, is the most troublesome thing for him. (To be continued......)