Chapter 689: The Western Expedition Has Been Decided, Lone Can Go East
Even if he sensed that Liu Feng's eyes were very dangerous, but looking at the man in front of him wearing the clothes of a senior general of the Han army, King Cheshi didn't dare to move for a while.
The first thought that came to King Cheshi's mind was that perhaps Fang Cai's movement was too big to attract the Han army general in front of him.
And from the sparse number of people behind this Han army general, it can be seen that the only one who wants to inadvertently break his action is the general in front of him.
Realizing this, the King of Coaches immediately had two options in mind.
The first plan is that he wants to try to buy off the Han army general in front of him with gold and silver.
In the world, how can there be a cat that does not steal fish?
The second plan is also very simple, if the Han army general in front of him does not accept his money, then he will directly abandon his weapons and surrender, and give up tonight's operation.
As long as there is no conflict with the Han army on the surface, even if Mi Yang knows about tonight's events, King Cheshi feels that he can always find a reason to deal with the past afterwards.
After all, according to the records of the ancestors, the Han people have always wanted to save face.
Therefore, as long as he kneels fast and thoroughly, the Han people will not remember him as an adult.
With these two intentions, the Cheshi King first signaled the Western Regions Guards behind him to put down the weapons in his hands, and then he walked towards Liu Feng with a smile on his face.
King Cheshi thought that his actions were enough to make Liu Feng let down his guard.
The King of Cheshi was right, there are very few cats in the world that don't steal, and Liu Feng is not one of the very few.
But what King Cheshi didn't expect was that what Liu Feng wanted was not gold, silver and jewelry, he wanted power.
And in order to make the ambition in his heart come true, King Cheshi was sentenced to death early in Liu Feng's heart.
Just as the King of the Cheshi was about to speak within three steps of Liu Feng's body, a look of horror suddenly appeared on the King of the Cheshi's face.
Because he saw Liu Fengzheng waving the steel knife in his hand without hesitation and slashing towards his neck.
The proximity of the distance allows the Cheshi King to clearly see Liu Feng's every move, but the life of pampering for many years makes it impossible for the wide and fat Cheshi King to dodge Liu Feng's killer blow.
After a moment, as a blood-red sword light appeared, the head of the Cheshi King, with an unbelievable look, had already jumped into the air.
Liu Feng decisively killed the Cheshi King, and even the many guards of the Western Regions behind the Cheshi King did not expect it.
When the head of the Rider King hit the ground, they were still in shock.
And obviously, Liu Feng didn't want to give them a chance to react.
"Kill"!
A loud shout came out of Liu Feng's mouth.
When this loud shout resounded in everyone's ears, the Han army behind Liu Feng, who had long been unable to hold back, immediately swung his sword and rushed towards the enemy in front of him.
What the countries of the Western Regions didn't know was that when they wanted to calculate the Han for their own benefit, they were already on the opposite side of the Han.
The vital interests are different, how can we say that they are one?
This kind of behavior can also be clearly called rebellion!
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In the Chaoyang Hall of the Chang'an Palace, Liu Chan, who had just been awakened by the chamberlain, was looking at the ministers below with a confused expression.
When Zhang Bao spread the news of "the rebellion of the countries of the Western Regions" to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang immediately summoned his ministers to the palace late at night as Xiangguo.
And Liu Chan, who is an auspicious baby, naturally can't escape the fate of being awakened from the warm bed.
Liu Chan, who was still sleepy, rubbed his eyes unconsciously, and then he subconsciously focused his eyes on Zhuge Liang, Mi Yang and Zhang Fei.
After seeing that these three people were there, Liu Chan's heart settled down a lot.
Just now, Liu Chan learned the news of "the Western Regions countries are plotting rebellion" from the mouth of the inner servant, although Liu Chan couldn't figure out why the countries of the Western Regions did this.
But for any emperor, the word rebellion is the most disturbing and disgusting thing for them.
Fortunately, all three of them were there.
As long as the three of them were there, even if there was news that the Wei army had reached Chang'an, Liu Chan felt a sense of security.
As a monarch, Liu Chan wanted to ask Zhuge Liang about the specific situation of "the countries of the Western Regions plotting rebellion", but after he saw that most of the ministers in the palace had solemn expressions, he dispelled this idea in his heart.
Just as Liu Chan saw, although there were many ministers in the Chaoyang Hall at the moment, none of them made a sound.
Their faces were complicated, puzzled, but more indignant.
For the ministers who don't know the inside story, since the envoys of the Western Regions came to Chang'an, Mi Yang specially spent manpower and material resources to build a Sifang Pavilion in order to give them good treatment.
And in order to appease the hearts of the countries of the Western Regions, Mi Yang did not place a single soldier in the Sifang Pavilion.
This kind of treatment and respect is quite rare in the entire history of the Han Dynasty.
But what did this kind of treatment and respect come in exchange for?
Rebellion!
A strong feeling of betrayal is haunting the hearts of every Hanchen.
If it weren't for the occasion, some ministers would probably have scolded the countries of the Western Regions.
Barbarians are barbarians, afraid of power but not virtuous, they are a group of white-eyed wolves that are not well raised.
Just when many ministers were criticizing the countries of the Western Regions in their hearts, an urgent report was sent to the Chaoyang Palace.
"Report to Your Majesty, the rebellion of the Western Regions countries has been quelled by General Liu.
The two envoys of Eastern Wu were also successfully found by General Liu's subordinates, and they were only frightened, and they were not worried about their lives."
When he heard this news, Mi Yang's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Liu Feng successfully quelled the rebellion of the Western Regions, which was expected.
But Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi were able to escape the capture and killing of the guards of the Western Regions before Liu Feng arrived, which was somewhat unexpected by Mi Yang.
Mi Yang couldn't help but feel a little curious about where Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi were hiding.
And after Zhuge Liang learned that the rebellion of the Western Regions was successfully put down, he was the first to get up and bow to Liu Chan:
"God bless the man, God bless Your Majesty."
After saying this, Zhuge Liang immediately changed his words and said to Liu Chanjin:
"Although the rebellion has been put down, the so-called impunity of the guilty is difficult to convince the people of the world, and it will secretly encourage disobedience.
Your Majesty, please see it."
After saying this, Zhuge Liang stopped talking.
Liu Chan listened to Zhuge Liang's words, and he was listening to them well, he also thought that Zhuge Liang would just help him get the idea directly, but he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to say half of what he said, which made Liu Chan feel a little uncomfortable.
Mingjian?
How to learn from it!
Liu Chan immediately looked at Mi Yang for help.
Liu Chan's idea is very simple, he doesn't say that he has no opinion on this matter at all, but Liu Chan also knows that his opinion must not be as good as Mi Yang's, in this case, why not let Mi Yang directly take the idea?
Seeing Liu Chan's gaze, Mi Yang thought about it for a while, then got up and bowed to Liu Chan:
"According to the "Zhangwu Law", those who conspire against one person will be punished by the clan, and those who make chaos in one country will destroy the country."
Mi Yang's words are very concise and to the point.
And the "Zhang Wulu" in his mouth was originally the "Shu Family" used by Zhuge Liang when he ruled Shu.
After recovering Chang'an, Zhuge Liang renamed the Shu Branch as Zhangwulu as the official law of the Han Dynasty.
Naming Liu Bei's era name for the New Han Dynasty also has the intention of letting future generations remember Liu Bei's merits.
Seeing Mi Yang move out of "Zhang Wulu", not only Liu Chan, but also many ministers also had a tendency in their hearts.
It's just that there are still some traditional Hanchen who have some doubts about this.
"It is said that tonight's rebellion, dozens of countries in the Western Regions are involved, if it is really to be punished according to the "Zhangwu Law", wouldn't it be to destroy dozens of countries in the Western Regions?"
"According to the ancestral system, the Great Han
To the countries of the Western Regions, the main thing should be pacification."
Faced with this doubt, Mi Yang's face was resolute, and he said without hesitation, "Pacify?"
"Isn't this dynasty's pacification of the Western Regions countries enough?"
"It's a pity that the appeasement of this dynasty was exchanged for the wolf ambitions of the countries of the Western Regions.
Besides, the law of the country is like this, so just because there are many countries in the Western Regions, you can't open up to them.
If so, how will this dynasty rule the world in the future?"
"As for the ancestral system.
During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, the Han Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions still took equal diplomacy as the foundation of their dealings.
By the time of Emperor Xiaoxuan, the countries of the Western Regions had already become vassals of our dynasty.
Can this be said that Emperor Xiaoxuan violated the ancestral system?
Great unification is the ancestral system of my Han family!"
Mi Yang's words are not nonsense, when Emperor Xiaowu first learned of the existence of the Western Regions countries, the Western Regions countries and the Han Dynasty were really equal at the beginning.
It's just that with the development of the situation and the intentional arrangement of Emperor Xiaowu, the status of the countries in the Western Regions is constantly decreasing.
By the time of Emperor Xiaoxuan, he relied on the strong national strength of the Han Dynasty to turn the Western Regions into vassal states of the Han Dynasty in one fell swoop.
From this history, it can be vaguely seen that as early as the time of Emperor Xiaowu, he had the intention to completely incorporate the Western Regions into one of the territories of the Han Dynasty, which is also in line with the great unification idea of the majestic emperor.
Although Emperor Xiaoxuan turned the Western Regions into one of the territories of the Han Dynasty by establishing the post of protector of the Western Regions, this was not enough, after all, the countries of the Western Regions actually had independent administrative and military powers.
This is obviously inconsistent with the Han Dynasty's great unification ideology that was in the minds of the British masters.
Perhaps according to Emperor Xiaoxuan's idea, his generation first established the Western Regions to initially incorporate the Western Regions into the territory of the Han Dynasty.
And his later generations can follow his example of inheriting the legacy of Emperor Xiaowu and accomplish the feat of "turning a domain into a state" through efforts from generation to generation.
It's just a pity that his successor is the three "great gods" of Yuan Chengai......
It can't be said that there are no descendants, and they want to inherit the ambition of Emperor Xiaowu and Emperor Xiaoxuan, and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu once had this idea.
Therefore, after he unified the Central Plains, he never responded positively in the face of the Western Regions' countries' initiative to request the establishment of the position of protector of the Western Regions.
It is a pity that the Eastern Han Dynasty was congenitally insufficient, and Emperor Guangwu could only temporarily shelve this idea due to the current situation.
In Mi Yang's view, "turning the domain into a state" is not only a consideration for future generations, but also an inevitable move to inherit the legacy of his ancestors.
Mi Yang's sharp words completely blocked the doubts in the hearts of those ministers.
Under the influence of the fact that the countries of the Western Regions were in rebellion, and then Mi Yang held high the banner of "great unification", no minister had any objections to the destruction of the countries of the Western Regions.
When Liu Chan saw Mi Yang's suggestion, and after getting the acquiescence of all the ministers present, he immediately spoke:
"What Da Sima said is reasonable."
"Proposed move: The countries of the Western Regions have recklessly used swords and soldiers to attack Chang'an, and have committed the felony of conspiracy and rebellion.
I am determined to send a large army to the west to conquer the Western Regions in one fell swoop, in order to show the power of the Emperor and the Han Dynasty!"
After Liu Chan's words fell, the ministers in the hall got up and bowed to Liu Chan one after another:
"Your Majesty is wise."
...
Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi, who escaped successfully, the first thing they did was to go back to the room and freshen up.
They thought they could wash away the stench on their bodies thoroughly.
But no matter how many times they cleaned, Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi still felt that there was always a stench around their bodies.
Especially when he remembered the strange look in the eyes of the Han army when they rescued them from the public toilet, Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi both wanted to die.
Why did this happen to them?
After being rescued by the Han army, Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi also learned from the Han army who wanted to take him tonight
Our lives.
It's just that after learning this, Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi felt even more puzzled.
Do people in the Western Regions have a disease in their heads?
I have no grudges with them in the past and no enmity in the near future, how can I attract their killing intent?
It's a pity that with the death of King Cheshi and the arrest of many envoys from the Western Regions, it is destined that this question in the hearts of Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi will hardly have a chance to be answered.
And just when Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi were still trembling about last night's events, the arrival of one of them made them forget about this matter for a while.
This person is Jiang Ji.
Jiang Ji's name is not unfamiliar to the people of Soochow.
After the Battle of Chibi that year, Sun Quan launched the first and most promising campaign against Hefei.
It's a pity that Jiang Ji used stratagem to scare away Sun Quan's tens of thousands of troops almost without a single soldier.
Because of this incident, Jiang Ji became famous in Jiangdong.
After learning that Jiang Ji was also working for Mi Yang, Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi couldn't help but feel a little more in awe of Mi Yang in their hearts.
And what Jiang Ji said to them made the tension in their hearts surge to the maximum.
"Da Sima, please."
Mi Yang is finally going to see them.
Long before the mission, Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi had imagined this day many times in their hearts.
But no matter how many times they imagined it in their hearts, when this day really came, Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi's hearts still became very nervous.
"Jiang Jun, do you know, what is the matter with the Great Sima summoning us?"
In a nervous mood, Zhang Wen didn't care whether Jiang Ji would tell him or not, and subconsciously asked this sentence.
Facing Zhang Wen's inquiry, Jiang Ji only smiled slightly and did not respond.
It's just that when he turned around and took Zhang Wen and Zhou Yi to the Great Sima Mansion, Jiang Ji's mind came up with a smile from Mi Yang when he came:
"The matter of the westward expedition has been decided, and the lonely can go east."