When Liu Zhuang heard this, he slapped his palms and laughed: "This bull head, if I don't say it, he won't come." As soon as I said that, he seemed to have a thousand miles of ears. The head leads the way. "I can't care about going to work." Yesterday, I didn't listen to Li Yi's voice in the early dynasty, and the matter of the Huns will not be on my mind one day. Liu Zhuang muttered to himself as he walked.

Liu Zhuang walked into the Taihe Palace, and Dou Gu hurriedly turned over and knelt down: "Respectfully, please Sheng'an." Liu Zhuang laughed loudly: "Flat." This expedition to Yiwu defeated the Northern Huns and the black tyrants, and the general worked hard and gave him a seat. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." All the courtiers congratulated Dou Gu one after another. Liu Zhuang feigned anger and said: "The Marquis of Xianqin has fought in the Peerless Domain, and he has worked hard, why don't you hurry up and tell me when you return to the dynasty this time." Listening to Liu Zhuang's question,

Li Yi hurriedly bowed down and said: "The minister came to the Changting yesterday to wait for the return of the prince to the court, but I heard that the holy dragon was not in good health, and he didn't dare to disturb the holy driver, so he failed to report it in time, hoping to beg for forgiveness." Dou Gu briefly reported the battle situation on the front line, then got up from his chair, bowed down and said: "Holy Lord, after the minister defeated the Xiongnu this time, he sent the Great Sima Banchao and Duwei Gongsun Miao to visit the countries of the Western Regions, aiming to chisel through the Western Regions like the Marquis of Bowang back then, so as to contain the right arm of the Xiongnu. Learn from Su Wu to crisscross the Western Regions" Liu Zhuang didn't wait for Dou Gu to finish speaking, and asked excitedly: "How is the situation?" ”

Dou Gu said: "Da Sima lives up to his expectations and serves Shanshan first." The minister returned to the dynasty this time, and there was also Shanshan Guoxiang Chun Slender Stone. At this moment, he is waiting outside the palace, and asks the Holy Lord to announce him into the temple. Liu Zhuang said happily: "Quasi-purpose." Under the Danqi, the Yellow Gate sang loudly: "Xuanshan Shanguo Xiang enters the palace!" ”

Chun Slender Stone walked into the main hall quickly, fell down and bowed, "Long live!" Banzai! Hooray! As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes. Seeing this, Liu Zhuang said: "Flat, why is the minister crying?" Chun Shoushi stood up tremblingly, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said, "The old minister is crying for the joy of my Shanshan subjects. I think I, Shanshan, have been cut off from the Han for more than 60 years. For decades, he has been bullied by the Huns, and now he has returned to the Han Dynasty, which is tantamount to the return of a wanderer to his hometown and his return to the team. The old minister is now over fifty years old, and he can see my country return to the Celestial Empire in his lifetime, and he can't help but burst into tears when he thinks about it. ”

Liu Zhuang sighed: "The prime minister is so old, for the peace of the people of Lishu, he has not worked tirelessly to send an envoy to the Han, which is really respectable." ”

Chun Shoushi wiped away his tears and said with a smile: "For the country and the people, even if you die in a foreign country, what are your regrets?" Liu Zhuang asked: "Prime Minister Chun has made a lot of achievements for the peace of the two countries. I heard that the Minister of State is well aware of the affairs of the countries of the Western Regions, and I want to make you the Minister of China, participate in the discussion of politics, and at the same time add the subject country to take charge of the affairs of the countries of the Western Regions, I don't know what the Minister of the State wants? Chun Shou Shi bowed again: "Thank you, Lord Longen, it's just that the old minister is a minister of a remote and small country, and his knowledge is short-sighted, so I'm afraid he will have a negative grace." ”

Liu Zhuang said with a smile: "The prime minister doesn't have to be too humble, who can be your right in the affairs of the Western Regions?" ”

Liu Zhuang then rushed to Dou Gu and said: "The first opening of the Western Regions is of unusual significance, the reward class is more than 1,000 taels of silver, and the rest of the people are 100 taels each." Li Yi, who was standing on the side, never got the opportunity to speak, and at this moment he heard Liu Zhuang talk about rewarding silver, and suddenly thought of the wronged Gongsun Miao, for the sake of Gongsun's share, I had to say two sentences to him. What's more, this kid is still filial, Luoyang for a while, he immediately came to the house to visit, and brought a pair of Hetian jade pendants, and he should compare with the emperor for a while. So he hurriedly walked out of the train, bowed down and said: "Holy Lord, this trip to the Western Regions, Da Sima Banchao has made the first contribution, but there is another person who was also born and died, and has made great contributions." ”

Liu Zhuang glanced at Li Yi and thought to himself, you were the least optimistic about sending troops to the Huns, but now that you are rewarded for meritorious deeds, you are here again, so he asked: "Who are you talking about?" Li Yi hurriedly said: "When the general attacked the Huns, the old minister recommended Lantai to order Shi Gongsun Miao to go with the army. This son is erudite and eloquent, and the old minister sees this. This time to persuade Shanshan, without this person, I am afraid it will be difficult to go so smoothly, hope to the saint Mingjian. Liu Zhuang didn't look at him again, turned his eyes to look at Dou Gu and said, "What does Dou Aiqing mean?" Dou Gu knew that Li Yi did not have much ambition, and his ambiguous relationship with Gongsun Miao's wife, Gongsun Miao, was well known among the courtiers. Speaking for Gongsun Miao at this moment is nothing more than a peace of mind for himself. You might as well be a favor, not to mention that offending him will not be good for you, and maybe it will ruin the big event of cutting down the Huns and leading to the Western Regions. Therefore, Dou Gu hugged his fists and said: "Shengshang, Wei Hou is right, among the thirty-six people in Ban Chao this time, only Gongsun Miao is a civil official, and he is also Wei Hou's wisdom and talent, and the minister asked him to send Shanshan with Ban Chao as a captain, and I heard Ban Chao say that Gongsun Miao performed well this time, which played a role in persuading Shanshan to surrender. ”

Liu Zhuang originally knew that the key to serving Shanshan this time was to "enter the tiger's den and get the tiger's son." The whole battle of 36 people fought bravely and skillfully, exterminated the Xiongnu envoys, and shocked the king of Guangde, as for how much Gongsun Miao's eloquence played a role in it, only Gongsun Miao himself knew. However, since Dou Gu also said so, he simply gave Li Yi another face, so he said: "In this way, Gongsun Miao will be crowned as a servant and obey orders before driving." Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Li Yi hurriedly knelt down and shouted: "The minister's grandson Miao bows to thank the Holy Grace, long live my emperor!" Banzai! Hooray! Everyone snickered, "Hey! It's really worthy of his master. ”

Not to mention the crowd snickering. Liu Zhuang continued: "Minister Chun, what is the current situation in the Western Regions? This time, the general defeated the Northern Xiongnu Hei Batian, do the Xiongnu still have the strength to bully the Western Regions, and can they still invade our Han border? Chun Slender Stone said: "The Xiongnu are nomadic people, choose water and grass to live, and their division and combination are difficult to determine. Now he was beaten by the general, and the troops were scattered. But it lives in the Mobei grassland, thousands of miles away, if there is no harm of black and white, within a few years to raise people and horses, if the Han is not strong, will inevitably come to the border to plunder. The Xiongnu nobles were greedy and murderous, which was also the reason why the Xiongnu bullied the countries of the Western Regions and plundered the Han Dynasty. ”