Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi are both rich and wealthy people, and they are proficient in history books, even if they are Jiangdong people, they still have some understanding of the distant countries of the Western Regions.

According to the Book of Han, "The Western Regions began with filial piety and martial arts, and the thirty-six kingdoms were divided into more than fifty kingdoms. There are mountains in the north and south, and a river in the center, more than 6,000 miles from east to west, and more than 1,000 miles from north to south..."

Since Emperor Xiaowu first exerted influence on the Western Regions, successive emperors of the Western Han Dynasty have made unremitting efforts to incorporate the Western Regions into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Later, in the hands of Emperor Xiaoxuan, this ideal that lasted for decades was basically completed, and the significant sign of the completion of this ideal was the establishment of the Western Regions Protectorate.

Emperor Xiaoxuan's move to set up the capital protectorate in the Western Regions not only greatly expanded the territory of the Han Dynasty politically, but also had a profound impact on the Han Dynasty economically and militarily.

Under the influence of all aspects, even if there was Wang Mang's rebellion in the middle, after Liu Xiu, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, unified the world, he did not forget to restore the Western Regions.

It can be said that due to past examples, in the hearts of people all over the world, the Western Regions, a mysterious and vast place, re-entered the arms of the Han Dynasty, which is a symbol of the restoration of the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

And this kind of symbolism is now not through the mouths of others, but clearly displayed in front of Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi, how can this not shock them?

Even if the Cheshi Kingdom is willing to submit to the current Han Dynasty, but as the king of the Cheshi Kingdom, is there no other minister or member of the royal family in the Cheshi country to act as envoys?

The king of a country is so respectful to the ministers of the Han family in a district, which cannot be said to be the surrender of the Cheshi country to the Han Dynasty, it should be said that the whole country of the Cheshi country has a heart to kneel and lick the Han.

Be shameless!

Can you straighten your waist a little longer?

In addition to the deep shock, Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi's thoughts couldn't help but drift away.

Now that they had only seen King Cheshi's respect for Meng Guang, were there any envoys or royal family members from other Western Regions countries in the Sifang Pavilion?

And if so, do they have the same attitude as the King of Coaches?

The answers to these two questions are what Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi are eager to know now.

Meng Guang, who naturally accepted the worship of the Cheshi King, did not relax his gaze on Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi, and it was not difficult for Meng Guang to see some clues from the expressions of the two of them.

As a celebrity, Meng Guang is willing to solve people's doubts.

Just as the King of the Driver kept bending down, Meng Guang smiled and said to Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi:

"Since our army recovered Anding County, Da Sima ordered General Zhang Boqi to lead his army to reopen the Yumen Pass.

In the middle of the night, the candles are stopped in the tent and sitting, and the jade gate is closed again."

After reading this poem spoken by Mi Yang himself, Meng Guang's words were full of emotion.

Since Emperor Xiaohuan, the Han Dynasty's control over the Western Regions has become weaker and weaker, and after Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the Han Dynasty has essentially completely lost its control over the Western Regions.

This is the regret in the hearts of many Han men in the past?

The loss of territory is something that every hot-blooded man in China cannot tolerate.

But then the emotion in Meng Guang's words disappeared, and the glittering essence appeared in Meng Guang's eyes, and he continued:

"Tiance's Northern Expedition has not yet been returned, and the children of China are full of Tianshan Mountain. Recovering 30,000 miles of land will lead to the restoration of the Jade Pass in the spring breeze."

When he read this poem that recently sang in Chang'an City to praise Mi Yang's recovery of the Western Regions, Meng Guang's face was full of pride, and he didn't need to be humble at this moment!

"After the news of our army's recovery of Yumen Pass spread throughout the Western Regions, the countries of the Western Regions that received the news sent envoys to Chang'an one after another to show their submission to pay tribute."

"If the old man is not mistaken, in the current Sifang Pavilion, there are more than forty countries from the Western Regions who have sent envoys or members of the royal family to stay."

More than 40 countries?

Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi, who heard the news, were shocked again.

According to historical records, there were more than 30 people in the Western Regions at the beginning, and later after the changes of time, the number of people in the Western Regions came to more than 50.

Under this base, what does it mean that there are more than 40 envoys from the Western Regions countries living in the Sifang Pavilion?

This means that the vast majority of the regimes in the Western Regions, which encompass tens of thousands of miles, are willing to submit to the current Han Dynasty.

This means that Mi Yang's ambition to establish the Sifang Pavilion has been initially achieved, and it also means that the current Han Dynasty has the outline of its heyday!

What kind of event is this?

Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi were already so shocked that they couldn't speak.

As a member of the Chinese nation, they yearn for such a grand event on the one hand.

As courtiers of Eastern Wu, they were a little frightened by the Han Dynasty's achievement.

This kind of horror was far more terrifying than the thousands of iron horsemen standing in front of them.

Seeing Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi's shocked appearance, Meng Guang's movements of stroking his beard became faster and faster, but everything was done in moderation, and Meng Guang did not continue to say anything to attack Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi.

Meng Guang first asked his subordinates to welcome Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi into the Sifang Pavilion to settle down, and after Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi left, Meng Guang set his eyes on the body of the Cheshi King.

Seeing the strange costume on the Cheshi King, Meng Guang instinctively felt a little disliked.

Foreign costumes are not as beautiful as my Chinese costumes.

But because of his identity, Meng Guang still leaned forward slightly to help the Cheshi King.

In the process of the conversation between Meng Guang and Zhang Wen just now, King Cheshi kept bending down because he didn't receive a response from Meng Guang.

Although this posture was physically and psychologically uncomfortable, the King of Coaches did not feel out of harmony at all.

Because King Cheshi knew that even if he was the capital protector of the Western Regions back then, his status was only roughly equal to that of a lieutenant in the Central Plains, not to mention that Meng Guang was one of the nine kings.

To put it bluntly, Meng Guang can accept his worship, which can be regarded as giving him face.

After being helped up by Meng Guang, King Cheshi's face became quite restrained.

The main reason is that he has never learned the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, and he doesn't know how to open the conversation next.

But fortunately, Meng Guang knew some of Mi Yang's next layout for the Western Regions, so Meng Guang didn't want to embarrass the Cheshi King too much.

Meng Guang took the initiative to ask the Cheshi King, "Where are you going?"

With the presence of a translator, it is not difficult for the King of Cheshi, who does not know Chinese, to communicate with Meng Guang.

Seeing that Meng Guang took the initiative to ask himself, the king of the chariot division was overjoyed.

He hurriedly replied respectfully, "Recently, I heard that Da Sima's son-in-law occasionally feels a cold and needs some herbs outside the city as a medicine guide.

Fortunately, with the help of Da Sima, the ministers were able to restore the country successfully, and such a great virtue cannot but be repaid.

Seeing that the weather is just right today, the minister is about to go out to find those herbs for Da Sima's son."

After hearing King Cheshi's explanation, and then looking at the medicine sac on the entourage behind him, Meng Guang knew that he was not lying.

Although the countries of the Western Regions have average military capabilities, they are basically rich countries, and it is not difficult to find out this news with a little money.

But the reason why the King of the Cheshi went out couldn't help but make Meng Guang feel a little funny.

No matter how you say it, he is also the king of a country, and he is willing to take the risk of finding medicine for the son of Da Sima, and it is really right that the king of Cheshi has obtained his Han name.

The Chinese name of the Cheshi King is "Shu Aiyang", which is very particular.

Shu represents Yizhou, and Yang is interconnected with the word "Yang", so that the meaning of the three words of Shu Aiyang is self-evident.

Not to mention, the ability of this Cheshi King to kneel and lick is indeed a must.

"No, you don't have to.

I'm a man with a lot of talents, and I don't need to risk a few herbs."

After saying this, Meng Guang turned around and left the outside of the Sifang Pavilion.

And after Meng Guang left, the king of Cheshi, who was instructed by Meng Guang, didn't know for a while whether he should go back.

But after thinking about it for a while, he felt that he still didn't want to disobey Meng Guang's Cheshi King, so he returned to the Sifang Pavilion with his entourage dejected.

Just in the back

After arriving at the Sifang Pavilion, the King of Cheshi immediately changed into another face.

In front of Meng Guang, the Cheshi King was humble and honest, but when there was no one else, the Cheshi King's demeanor became solemn and suspicious.

King Che Shi rubbed his fingers against the valuable glass cup in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

After thinking about it for a long time, the king called a confidant and gave him a lot of money, and asked him to find out the identities of the two messengers he had just seen outside the door.

King Cheshi always felt that the arrival of those two would bring a lot of impact to the current situation in the Western Regions.

Whether the impact is good or bad depends on what the results of the investigation are.

...

After Meng Guang left the outside of the Sifang Pavilion, he went straight to Xiangguo Mansion.

Since Liu Bei's death, there has been a very interesting situation in the political pattern of the Han Dynasty.

In the edict, Liu Bei had planned three auxiliary ministers for Liu Chan, but Liu Bei did not clearly point out who was the leader among the three auxiliary ministers.

"All major military affairs will be negotiated by the three governments, and then the young master will be heard."

Maybe Liu Bei couldn't make a decision, maybe Liu Bei did it intentionally, under Liu Bei's words, the current political pattern of the Han Dynasty is to maintain the situation of the three governments.

The three mansions are Zhuge Liang's Xiangguo Mansion, Miyang's Great Sima Mansion and Zhang Fei's Great General's Mansion.

When the masters of the three mansions reach an agreement, they can achieve the historical pattern of "the palace and the palace are all one: the power of the court and the government, and the auxiliary government".

Judging from the recent series of personnel changes in the Han court, it is not difficult for others to judge that the three governments essentially have their own division of labor and check and balance each other.

For example, the Great Sima Mansion of Miyang was mainly responsible for the military operations of the Han Dynasty.

Zhuge Liang's Xiangguo Mansion is mainly responsible for the daily government affairs of the Han Dynasty.

As for Zhang Fei's Great General's Mansion, he controlled the military power in the Gyeonggi area.

Of course, although the three governments have different power bases in the big picture, many things need the cooperation of the three governments to carry them out.

They check and balance each other, but they are inseparable from each other.

Such a power structure has never appeared in history, but it is very suitable for the national conditions of the modern Han Dynasty.

At least since Liu Bei's death, under this power structure, everything in the Han Dynasty has been running very smoothly.

Originally, Mi Yang had asked himself to be responsible for all matters to welcome the envoys of Soochow, but in recent days, Mi Cheng was infected with a cold, and Mi Yang took care of it at home.

Therefore, after Meng Guang greeted the envoy of Eastern Wu, he came to Zhuge Liang's Xiangguo Mansion to resume his life.

After learning the news of Meng Guang's arrival from the mouth of the subordinate officials, Zhuge Liang asked the subordinate officials to welcome Meng Guang in as soon as possible.

When Meng Guang came to Zhuge Liang's side, Meng Guang first bowed to Zhuge Liang, and then reported to him about the arrival of Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi.

After hearing Meng Guang's resumption, Zhuge Liang, who was buried in the case, nodded slightly.

But Zhuge Liang saw that Meng Guang had not left after the report, so he knew that there were some things that Meng Guang didn't know whether to continue to report.

"Say it."

Zhuge Liang put down the brush in his hand and looked at Meng Guang quietly.

After getting Zhuge Liang's promise, Meng Guangfang told him about meeting the Cheshi King.

Meng Guang, who has an upright personality, instinctively dislikes such flattery as the Cheshi King.

And Meng Guang didn't believe that the king of a country was really as harmless to humans and animals as he appeared on the surface.

If this were the case, the king of the Cheshi should have died in the previous rebellion, and where could he wait for the support of the Han army.

Meng Guang's report did not cause Zhuge Liang to be surprised, but made Zhuge Liang chuckle and said:

"Is that Shu Aiyang?"

When he said this name, the ridicule on Zhuge Liang's face couldn't be concealed.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang didn't seem to care much about this matter, Meng Guang didn't say anything, and after bowing to Zhuge Liang, he left the hall.

After Meng Guang left, Zhuge Liang continued to deal with the government affairs in his hands.

And as the number of cases on the table continued to decrease, a silk book pressed under the case gradually revealed.

After seeing the silk letter, Zhuge Liang reached out and pulled it out.

Looking at the four big characters written on the silk book, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but think of what Mi Yang said to him a few days ago:

"If military deterrence alone is not enough, the Great Han should not ask for any kind of tribute.

What is lacking, then what is taken, why do you need others to contribute?

Over the past hundred years, the reason why there have been many rebellions in the Western Regions is that they believe in their hearts that they are not part of China.

I don't agree in my heart, when the Han is strong, they naturally surrender, but who can guarantee that the Han will not have a day of national decline in the future?

Today's sword is in our hands, and we should seek the foundation of the Chinese clan for eternity!

The disciple doesn't like the name Western Regions."

Mi Yang's generous expression on that day, Zhuge Liang still remembers it today.

And Zhuge Liang also remembered that when he listened to Mi Yang's last sentence, he subconsciously asked him, "Then what kind of title do you like?"

Faced with this question of his own, how did Mi Yang answer him?

Four words are enough.

"Turn the domain into a state!"

Looking at the four words full of excitement on the silk book, Zhuge Liang's heart couldn't help but become hot.

In addition to the heat, Zhuge Liang raised the brush in his hand again, as if inadvertently, and approved a recital.

The sheet reads:

"General Zhang Wei of Chenpingxi is ordered by Da Sima to transfer 50,000 stone military rations to Yumen Pass!"

Most of the countries in the Western Regions surrendered, why does Zhang Wei need so much grain and grass?

The envoys of the Western Regions and the envoys of Eastern Wu all entered the Sifang Pavilion, which was originally an important step that Mi Yang and Zhuge Liang had agreed on a long time ago.

It's better to build momentum!