During the period of Emperor Xiaowu, when talking about the Western Regions, we must talk about Su Wu; During the period of Emperor Xiaozhao, when it came to the Western Regions, Fu Jiezi could not be missed.

These two people are more than twenty years apart, but they represent different ways of the Han Dynasty's existence in the Western Regions.

If Su Wu represents the persistence and integrity of the Han Empire, then Fu Jiezi represents the majesty and fierceness of the Han Empire.

Fu Jiezi's two missions to the Western Regions left a deep "impression" on the Western Regions, so that the Han Empire, which stopped conquering the Western Regions and adopted a policy of contraction, maintained a sense of existence in the Western Regions that could not be ignored.

For the first time, Fu Jiezi, with the humble status of the horse supervisor, took the edict of Emperor Xiaozhao to the Western Regions, reprimanded and instigated the Xiongnu envoys to sneak attack the kings of Loulan and Qiuci who attacked the envoys of the Han Dynasty, and gathered a small number of Han troops stationed around, attacked and killed the Xiongnu envoys, and made the king of Loulan peaceful.

The second time, Fu Jiezi, as a Pingle supervisor, under the pretext of rewarding the king of Loulan, entered the curtain of the king of Loulan, and at the banquet, he suddenly made a difficulty, killed the king of Loulan on the spot, and assisted the prince who had been a hostage in the Han Dynasty to ascend the throne.

After returning to Chang'an, he was ordered to hang the head of King Loulan above the north gate of Chang'an City.

"The Han soldiers are coming, don't dare to move, move, destroy the country!"

The words left by Fu Jiezi in Loulan were like a sharp sword, hanging above the heads of the countries of the Western Regions, making them dare not make a mistake.

During the period when the Han Dynasty adopted a policy of contraction, Fu Jiezi's two envoys were a rare bright color of the Han Empire on the issue of the Western Regions.

Although some Confucian students slandered this move as too vicious and damaging to the Tianwei of the Han Dynasty, whether it is a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches a mouse, it is a good cat.

Because of his own efforts to deter Loulan, Qiuzi and the Xiongnu, it is not surprising that Fu Jiezi, a Pingliao with a rank of 600 stones, was named the Marquis of Yiyang.

Although Su Wu and Fu Jiezi are more than 20 years apart, because they know each other quite well, they also have some respect for each other, and they naturally have a lot of contacts on weekdays.

Seeing each other in front of the Xuanmur Hall today is both unexpected and reasonable.

"Duke Su, I never thought I would see you here, my late nephew is polite." Fu Jiezi said.

Fu Jiezi has a slender body, but his muscles are not thin, coupled with his dark skin, although his behavior is a little rude, he has a heroic spirit.

But this heroic spirit is not very similar to Dai Zong, who was the chief of the guard in Changyi Palace, and there are some Hu people who do it.

"The old man never thought that he would meet you here, you and I haven't seen each other for two months, what is your official position now, and how many stones is your rank?" Su Wu asked rather playfully.

Fu Jiezi smiled bitterly: "The contemptible person is still the Pingle Supervisor with a rank of 600 stones, because he is not from a Confucian background, and now he is afraid that he will not have a future in the Han Dynasty." ”

"Hahaha, then you are better than the old man, the old man is now a cloth cloth, and he has no rank."

When the pair talked to this point, they couldn't help but laugh.

Fu Jiezi was born in the north, and became a horse supervisor by virtue of military merits, and after making great contributions, he was only promoted to Pingle Supervisor and Langzhong, and his rank was only improved.

is not a Confucian student, even if a person like Fu Jiezi has made immortal contributions, he will not go far in the court, and at most he will be crowned a marquis.

Fu Jiezi's Yiyang Marquis has 700 households, and the land rent he receives a year is enough for the Fu family's expenses, but it can't satisfy Fu Jiezi's restless heart, and he wants to do something for the Han Dynasty again.

Su Wu looked at Ruan Yang and Dai Zong, who were waiting on the side, and asked in a consultative tone, "Two envoys, can you let the two of you have a few words alone, so as not to make a mistake in the performance?" ”

"No!" Ruan Yang and Dai Zong saluted and retreated more than a dozen steps away.

Whether outside the palace or inside the palace, these two young people have always maintained their respect for Su Wu and Fu Jiezi, because their prestige is too great.

"Fu Gong, were you also recruited by the county officials?" Su Wu asked directly.

"It's not recruitment, it's calling, could it be that Duke Su ......" Before Fu Jiezi finished speaking, Su Wu nodded.

"Then the county magistrate asked Su Gong to do any duty?" Fu Jiezi then asked.

"Menxia Temple is translated by Cao Cao Peng."

"Coincidentally, the county official wants to transfer me to serve as the interpreter of Menxia Temple, Cao Caoshi, it seems that he is going to be the second official of Su Gong." Fu Jiezi smiled quite happily, "I'm afraid the rank is still six hundred stones." ”

"If the old man doesn't allow it, then Fu Gong must be Cao Peng, and I'm afraid the rank is better than a thousand stones."

"What, is Su Gong unwilling to be recruited by the county officials?" Fu Jiezi asked with some puzzlement, he knew that Su Wu had been dismissed for several years, but he was still hot-blooded.

"The court of the Han Dynasty is sinister, the old man is afraid that there will be more twists and turns and be implicated, I am afraid that this white head will not be guaranteed, and the old man will be very satisfied if he can live this life smoothly and steadily." Su Wu sighed.

The two of them were not speaking, Fu Jiezi had witnessed the Su clan being hit by the disaster, so he naturally understood Su Wu's hesitation at the moment.

After a long time, Fu Jiezi asked again: "Does Duke Su know what this interpreter Cao does?" ”

"Listening to the name, Zuo is just doing something to convey, and the old man has never heard of it."

"It's true, don't say that this is a translation of Cao, even this temple is a new thing, I have been to many countries in the Western Regions, and I have heard rumors about some places in the west, but I have never heard of similar officials." Fu Jiezi explained.

"That's right, I'm afraid the county magistrate has other deep meanings......"

The two talked a few more words, but they couldn't discuss the reason after all, and at this moment, Ruan Yang and Dai Zong also happened to come over.

"The two gentlemen, the county official is in the Xuanshu Hall at the moment, don't let the county official wait for a long time."

"It's the two of us who have lost their manners, and I ask the two envoys to lead the way in front."

Soon, Su Wu and Fu Jiezi walked into the courtyard, all the way to the front room of the Xuanshu Palace, and saw the long-awaited Son of Heaven.

The monarch and the ministers have their own processes, and since Su Wu and Fu Jiezi entered the hall, Liu He has looked the two up and down.

Although the two are indeed different in temperament, their appearance is still that of ordinary people in the Han Dynasty.

Put them in Beichengguo, and I am afraid that no one will be able to recognize them.

In order to highlight the importance of certain characters, history books will always exaggerate their appearance, but most of them are not too mediocre in appearance.

From this point of view, among the tens of millions of people in the Han Dynasty, I don't know how many people like Su Wu and Fu Jiezi are still hidden.

If people make the best use of it, then the Han will be more brilliant.

Liu He did not make much foreshadowing, and reiterated his intention to recruit the two at one time.

Unexpectedly, a trace of hesitation appeared on the faces of both of them.

"What are the concerns of the two Aiqing?"

The two looked at each other, and in the end, Fu Jiezi, who was still younger and more vigorous, spoke first: "Your Majesty, Weichen has no worries, but I don't know what is under the jurisdiction of Tongyi Cao, Weichen has been dealing with horses in Shaofu all the year round, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do it." ”

Liu He laughed a little in his heart, if you are not good at this, then no one else is good at it.

"There is Taixue in the Menxia Temple, teaching people to read the Confucian scriptures, but I feel that there is no class in teaching, so I want to build a translator Cao to teach people to master the words of the countries in the Western Regions."

At this time, Su Wu remembered Ruan Yang who picked him up, wasn't he a person who mastered the words of the two countries?

"Your Majesty, forgive the old minister, the Western Regions is a place where Hu and Han live together, and it is not uncommon for people with multiple ethnic bloodlines to speak the words of the two countries since they were young, or even three or four times, but there is no need to teach them separately."

Liu He nodded thoughtfully, savoring these few words of Su Wu, it seems that he has not found the wrong talent.

"Well, I don't hide it from the two Aiqing, what I just said is just a pretext, I built a translation of Cao in the Menxia Temple, and there is another deep meaning."

Su Wu and Fu Jiezi's eyes widened slightly, waiting for the Son of Heaven to say the next sentence.

"I want to dig through the Western Regions again, build the Western Regions Protectorate, set up officials, tuntian, garrisons, and administrative orders in the Western Regions!" Liu He said unusually firmly.

This sentence was like a rare thunderbolt in autumn, which made Su Wu and Fu Jiezi deafening.

(End of chapter)