Chapter 289: The Western Regions Want to Make Peace
In just half a month, Ma Yan's armed mission swept through half of the Western Regions. Several small countries that were not convinced successively compared with Ma Tan, and then they were all arrested by Ma Tan and the king and the prince.
However, in the process of envoying to the Western Regions, Ma Jian discovered the problems of the Western Regions. Because of the coexistence of several small countries, most of the roads in the Western Regions are very dilapidated.
The main reason why Ma Tan destroyed four countries in half a month was that the roads were impassable.
From this point of view, the Western Regions and Yizhou's Nanzhong are similar. At this time, Ma Jian began to consider whether it was appropriate to govern the Western Regions in the same way that the prime minister governed Nanzhong?
Perhaps, go back and try.
Ma Tan didn't know that his envoy in the Western Regions made everyone in the Western Regions panic. Even Wusun, who claimed to be hundreds of thousands of bow pullers, trembled, for fear that the Han army would disagree and draw them.
This time, it was simply dissatisfied with Dahan's conditions and objected to a few words, and Dahan dispatched 5,000 people to smoke you. If there is any conflict in the future, and the main force of the Han army leaves Dunhuang again, I am afraid that the entire Western Regions will have to be bulldozed, right?
Since then, the countries of the Western Regions have begun to express their positions one after another, and wherever Ma Jian goes, all countries wholeheartedly welcome him. No matter how outrageous the demands made by Ma Tan, the king would accept them all.
This situation lasted for more than two months, and Ma Jian basically traveled to the Western Regions. Except for the few countries of Qiuzi, Ma Jian has never encountered anyone who dares to stir up trouble.
In the end, Ma Jian led 5,000 cavalry to the last stop of the Western Regions, Wusun Kingdom.
Wusun is one of the few large countries in the Western Regions, known as hundreds of thousands of bow drawers. Although there are not so many people in fact, compared to a small country with tens of thousands of people, Wusun can already be regarded as a power in the Western Regions.
After Ma Tan entered the capital of Wusun, the king of Wusun brought princes, princesses and civil and military officials to visit Ma Tan. After meeting Ma Tan, the dignified king of a big country has a very humble attitude towards Ma Tan.
"The king of a small country, I have seen the envoy of the Han Dynasty!" The king of Wusun Kingdom saluted respectfully and took his children to greet Ma Yan.
Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling man, plus Wusun is more supportive of the Han, Ma Jian also nodded, jumped off the horse and saluted the king of Wusun Kingdom.
After some politeness, the king of Wusun invited the Han army to enter the city and station. At the same time, the king also held a banquet in the palace to entertain Ma Jian and a number of Han army generals.
Wusun Kingdom is a big country in the Western Regions, and his family background is not so small, so he can still afford to invite Ma Jian to a big meal.
At the banquet, Ma Jian briefly described the requirements of the Western Regions Protectorate of the Han Dynasty. The countries of the Western Regions need to obey the Imperial Protectorate and send their princes to the Western Regions.
Not only that, but Wusun was also responsible for maintaining the smooth flow of trade routes within its borders and maintaining law and order.
Of course, the Han will not let you work in vain, and everyone can make money after the Silk Road is restarted. And if there is a conflict in the Western Regions, the Han will also mediate.
"Chengdu Taixue will also be open to all countries in the Western Regions from now on, and all countries in the Western Regions can send students to study in Chengdu." Ma Tan was as good as a stream, and calmly explained to Wusun Guo the next Shu Han regime's regulations on the Western Regions.
Ma Jian said it very smoothly, and he didn't say what you would do if you didn't accept it. However, judging from Ma Tan's actions of destroying several small countries along the way, it seems that the consequences are quite serious.
Faced with the conditions proposed by Ma Tan, the king of Wusun did not dare to refuse at all. However, while accepting the conditions given by Ma Yan, the king of Wusun made a request.
"And pro?" Ma Tan was slightly stunned.
"That's right, we want to be close to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty." The king of Wusun Kingdom nodded and said solemnly.
"If the Son of Heaven promises, I, Wusun, hundreds of thousands of bow drawers, are willing to fight to the death for the Han Dynasty and jointly punish the thieves who steal the country and puppet Wei!"
Harmony has always been a political means of the Han Dynasty against various states. During the Western Han Dynasty, if the country did not marry a princess of the Han Dynasty, they would not dare to say that they were the dogs of the Han Dynasty.
This kind of political interaction by means of harmony often represents the conclusion of a solid alliance, which means that we are a family from now on.
Therefore, Wusun Guo fully accepted Ma Tan's request for the protectorate of the Western Regions, but put forward peace as a guarantee. Otherwise, what if our side invests all the money, food, soldiers and horses, and the Han suddenly crosses the river and demolishes the bridge?
Of course, even if they get married, if the big man wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge, they probably won't have much to do......
Regarding this request, Ma Jian pondered for a while, saying that he would report to the Son of Heaven when he went back, and the Son of Heaven would personally approve it.
In the end, he is still a minister, and he is still not qualified to make decisions for Liu Chan.
However, theoretically, Liu Chan should not veto this kind of request, after all, he has a lot of daughters. If at the cost of one daughter, the entire Western Regions is stable, no matter how you look at it, it will be blood.
Except for the issue of harmony, the rest of the things have basically been negotiated by both sides. King Wusun immediately let his second son go to Dunhuang with Ma Tan and go to Chengdu as a student to "study".
As for the trade routes in the Western Regions, the king said that whenever a Han merchant was killed in Wusun, he would personally go to Chengdu to plead guilt to the Son of Heaven.
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After Wusun, Ma Tan's mission to the Western Regions was basically over. Ma Tan then led 5,000 cavalry and the protons sent to Dahan by the countries of the Western Regions to return to Liangzhou.
At this time, the foreign missions in Dunhuang had been in fear for three months. The news of Ma Tan's sweep across the Western Regions kept coming, and the missions of several countries had already become stateless.
Even if the envoy who was lucky enough not to lose his nationality did not dare to relax, for fear that Ma Jian would kill him.
I waited for three months in such a frightened manner, and finally heard that Liangzhou Thorn Shi Ma Tan had led the troops to return from the Western Regions.
The news came as a relief to everyone, at least for now, their home was saved.
Well...... Except for those who have lost their homes.
Chen Yi was the most surprised, he had tried all kinds of persuasion before, but this group of envoys from the Western Regions didn't buy it at all. As a result, as soon as his own envoy came out, he only traveled by car in the Western Regions for three months, and all the problems were solved.
This has given the good old man Chen Yi a new way of thinking, it seems that many things can't be done if he is simple and easy to talk.
Until you don't show your fist, people will always treat you like a dish. On the contrary, if a general shouts and kills, destroying the country and destroying the enemy at every turn, the other side wants to sit down and talk more than his own.
This time, Ma Youchang went to the Western Regions, not only to solve the problems of the Western Regions, but also to change the way this good man of the Later Han Dynasty dealt with the problems.
In the end, under the auspices of Ma Tan's return to Dunhuang and his personal auspices, the Western Regions Protectorate of Shu Han was officially established in Dunhuang. Chen Yi was appointed as the first Protector of the Western Regions, with full responsibility for the affairs of the Western Regions.
The seemingly thorny problem of the Western Regions was solved by Ma Tan's efforts to reduce the ten.
(End of chapter)