[Vol. 1] Section 160: Bowang Hou Zhang Qian 6

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"You're back, and from the moment you set out, I knew you would be able to live up to your mission!"

Although Liu Che tried his best to maintain a posture of sitting upright, his eyes revealed his heart, and when he saw Zhang Qian, he was the most excited person in this hall.

What could be more important in his eyes than the conduct of a courtier?

Zhang Qian resolutely sent an envoy thirteen years ago, was captured twice, went through a lot of hardships, and came back to recover his life, what a loyalty, courage and courage this is! Liu Che has not been so happy for a long time, he obviously couldn't suppress his joy, he actually rushed down the throne, helped Zhang Qian up with his own hands, and looked around Zhang Qian a few times, the ministers were a little surprised by Liu Che's strange behavior, everyone knows that the emperor in front of him sat down on the dragon chair for more than ten years, and he had already practiced his joy and anger, but now because of Zhang Qian, his behavior is strange, it is really a strange thing.

I saw him say, "It's dark, it's thin, but it's strong!" ”

Liu Che said angrily, "Okay, you Zhang Qian, are you guilty?" ”

Zhang Qian was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly knelt down, "The minister deserves death." ”

"I ordered you to be an envoy, but you have been gone for thirteen years, which makes me miss it so much."

"The minister deserves death, and the minister failed to complete the mission of persuading the Yue clan coalition soldiers, and he has the emperor's trust."

Liu Che saw that his joke caused Zhang Qian's self-blame, and he couldn't bear it for a while, he helped Zhang Qian up again and said, "Zhang Aiqing, what a crime you have, you are not only innocent, but also have great merit." ”

"Thirteen years ago, I ascended the throne at a young age, and everyone in the Han Dynasty was afraid of the Huns like tigers and wolves, to be honest, I was also afraid of them at that time, so I pinned my hopes on the alliance soldier Yueshi, and then issued an edict to recruit brave men to the West, and at that time, only you, only you, have the courage. Nowadays, our national strength is strong, and there is no need to be afraid of the Huns, so why hope for a small country in Fanbang. If you can come back, you will be loyal to the country and to me! And the customs and customs of the Western Regions that you brought back, as well as the water, grass and pastures, will be of great importance to our final defeat of the Xiongnu and the prestige of the four seas. ”

This remark has moved Zhang Qian to tears. He prostrate on the main hall, and with a handful of tears, the haze that had been accumulated in his heart for many years dissipated without a trace.

And the other courtiers also seemed to be moved by Liu Che's Shengming and Zhang Qian's emotion, and they couldn't find a better word of praise except for Shanhu Long live.

In the following days, Liu Che summoned Zhang Qian when he had nothing to do.

Even Zhang Qian had to admire Liu Che's energy, Liu Che had a lot of opportunities, but he was also able to take leisure time to listen to him describe what he had seen and heard about the countries of the Western Regions, and several times even until late at night.

Zhang Qian can see that compared with thirteen years ago, the emperor is more mature, more far-sighted, and more confident, and he also highly respects the expansion of territory and the spread of civilization.

Zhang Qian remembered the situation of seeing Shu Bu in Daxia, and made a timely suggestion.

Through the southwest, open up the road to reach the body poison, and then from the body poison to the Great Xia, to the Western Regions countries, so as to avoid passing through the Xiongnu and Qiang. The countries of the Western Regions coveted the wealth of the Han Dynasty, and under heavy bribes, they would definitely be able to become vassals of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che listened to Zhang Qian's advice, and believed that no emperor would be able to withstand the temptation of surrendering all nations, coming from all over the world, and spreading civilization.

It's a timeless event.

Liu Che was naturally no exception, he redrew the plan for the development of the southwest that had been shelved for a long time, with Zhang Qian as the general envoy, and sent people to set off from Shu Qianwei, and the people were divided into four routes to march towards the body poison in the southwest.

Zhang Qian waited for the good news from the south with great ambition, because according to the news sent back by the messenger, they had traveled thousands of miles south, and if the estimate was not bad, they would be able to reach the mysterious country of body poison in more than a month.

However, at this moment, there was bad news that shocked Zhang Qian.

The envoy's procession was stopped in Kunming, the Han envoy was killed, and the crowd came to a standstill.

The most troublesome thing is that the barbarian tribes in Kunming are independent, and there is no unified monarch, they rob when they see property, and kill people when they see them, if they send troops to go, it will not help, because they hide in the mountains and dense forests, live in villages, and defend against danger, they will only consume their own strength, but there is no way to take them.

Zhang Qian tried his best, but after several years, he was never able to open up the road in this area.

In the sixth year of Yuan Shuo (123 BC), Zhang Qian was newly appointed, and Liu Che appointed him as a lieutenant and went out with Wei Qing.

With the help of Zhang Qian, the army could always find a place with abundant water and grass in the grassland, which created unique conditions for Commander Wei's victory.

Zhang Qian was named the Marquis of Bowang for his merits, taking the meaning of his broad vision.

Bowang is also Liu Che's most accurate evaluation of Zhang Qian.

Two years later, in the second year of Yuanzhan (121 BC), Zhang Qian was once again ordered to go out to march with Li Guang to the right Beiping, but he didn't want Li Guang to leave Zhang Qian's palace, and Li Guang's light troops ventured forward, and he was ambushed by the Huns, and suffered heavy losses. Later, Zhang Qian's rescue troops arrived, and a big battle with the Huns, the Huns withdrew from the siege, Zhang Qian said that the troops were sleepy and lacked horses, and failed to pursue.

In this battle, Zhang Qian was demoted to a civilian in terms of crime.

Zhang Qian's life has fallen into a trough, but who would have thought that after this great explorer took off his military uniform, he would embark on a great journey again!

And how difficult will his second journey be?

No one could answer, including himself, Bo Wanghou.