Chapter 301: Who is right and who is wrong
The five Ma brothers were defeated by Liu Zhang, and no one challenged him next.
Even Wu Gang was defeated by him, he was the most powerful military general in Wei Korea.
The exchange was over, and no one challenged Li Dang.
Wei Youqu's attitude towards Liu Zhang and them changed slightly, and the people sent by the emperor of the Han Dynasty were not weak.
With strength and courage, the envoys of the Han Dynasty were not afraid of life and death.
They dared to think and dare to do it, and Wei Youqu must have known that the Xiongnu Shan Yu would send envoys to continue to visit Wei's Korea.
And Liu Zhang, they didn't look scared at all, they looked a little excited.
Wei Youqu knew that the generals of the Han Dynasty were eager for a war so that they could make military achievements.
They were able to raise the rank of knighthood, and the Han Dynasty was a powerful and terrifying country.
"You have come from afar, and it has been very hard. What does His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty command? ”
"We are visiting on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and we want to know whether the king is on the side of the Huns. Or is it on the side of the big man? Let's go back to our lives. ”
Zhang Rang conveyed Liu Che's will if Wei's Joseon sided with the Xiongnu.
From now on, it was the enemy of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty would mobilize troops to destroy Wei Korea.
If they were on the side of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty would have strengthened its protection of Wei Korea.
"I was canonized by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, so I naturally stand on the side of the Han Dynasty."
Wei Youqu can only say this, and it can be seen through Liu Zhang's performance.
The Han Dynasty was really strong, but he didn't dare to offend the Xiongnu.
Liu Zhang, who was sitting in the east seat, didn't think so, although Wei Youqu said so.
But in his heart, he must want to not offend the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, so he let the two great powers fight to the death.
Webster's North Korea can gain greater benefits from this, and it may one day get help from Webster North Korea.
Wei Youqu, of course, hoped that the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu would lose both.
He didn't plan to stab the two powers in the back, after all, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse.
If the two powers lose both, the threat to Wei's North Korea will be much smaller.
"Since you said that you want to stand on the side of the Great Han, then you must assist the Great Han against the Xiongnu."
"We also want to, but we have few weak people in North Korea. Dahan has a vast land and many people, can you fund us a little food? ”
Wang Yue tried to compare the advantages of the Han Dynasty, and Wei's Joseon did have little arable land.
Naturally, there is little food, and the total population of Wei's North Korea is more than 5 million.
Wei's North Korea's national strength is indeed very weak, there is no money, no food, and poor weapons and equipment.
To assist the Han Dynasty in fighting against the Xiongnu, Wei Youqu did not want to do this.
This is simply a thankless effort, and he also wants the Han Dynasty to give some food.
"Although I can't promise you at once, we can convey your thoughts to Your Majesty."
Zhang Rang will mention this matter to Liu Che, as for whether he agrees? It depends on what he means.
The Han Dynasty, Wei's Joseon, and Xiongnu each had their own thoughts, although Wei's Korea was weak.
But his existence is crucial, and Zhang Rang obviously doesn't believe Wei Youqu's words.
He didn't say anything, and Wei Youqu was a little embarrassed.
may have been shocked by Liu Zhang's words and deeds, presumably Wei Youqu's heart is still very stubborn.
Admitting that he was just pretending to show the envoys of the Han Dynasty, he was still thinking about how to give an explanation to the envoys of the Huns.
In a few days, the Xiongnu envoys will come and let Liu Zhang and them live in Wangxian City.
Let's let the two of them compete, anyway, this matter has nothing to do with Wei Youqu.
He also knew that he couldn't stop the two sides from fighting, if he helped one of them.
That will inevitably offend the other side, and the situation of Wei's North Korea is even worse.
Wei Youqu is very painful in his heart, this is the weakness of a small country.
Without the capital to compete with the powerful country, it can only become a vassal of the powerful country.
Regularly pay tribute to the suzerain, and when fighting, you must obey the suzerain's command.
If you don't do it well, you may be reprimanded by the envoys sent by the suzerain.
If it weren't for the fact that the Xiongnu were so close to Wei's Korea, Weiyouqu would not have swayed left and right between the two countries.
Who can understand his feelings, the Xiongnu have sent more than 60,000 troops to garrison the northern border of Wei's Korea.
If the Xiongnu were annoyed, the Xiongnu would send troops to Korea.
Wei Youqu also knew that it was useless to tell the envoys of the Han Dynasty that it was useless, and the Han Dynasty also had to consider its own interests.
How credible is it that it is said that it is necessary to strengthen the protection of the defender of North Korea?
Wei Youqu knew very well in his heart that he wanted to stabilize Wei's Korean civil and military affairs.
It is also to monitor them and prevent them from colluding with the Xiongnu secretly.
"As far as I know, some high-ranking officials secretly had dealings with the Xiongnu. And it is for the permission of the imperial court, it is necessary for you to explain. ”
Liu Zhang wanted to hear the explanation of Wei Youqu and others, and the Xiongnu had many contacts with the Wei Korean magnates.
"The visitor is a guest, and besides, this place is too far away from Chang'an. We can't refuse the Xiongnu for a while, is there something too worried about the court. ”
Wang Yue retorted, there were several contacts with the Xiongnu, is it wrong.
Wang Yue felt that Liu Zhang was deliberately finding fault, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to give the king of Joseon a warning.
"Korea is a vassal state canonized by my Han Dynasty, are you worried that the Xiongnu will destroy Korea, or do you think that the Han army in Liaodong and Liaoxi counties cannot support in time."
The officials present were very angry, and Liu Zhang was excessively accusing the Wei North Korean elite.
He was only a deputy envoy, and it was never his turn to say these things.
Zhang Rang, as a chief envoy, rarely spoke, and seemed to agree with what Liu Zhang said.
The audience was silent, and some people wanted to kill Liu Zhang.
He is also too arrogant, isn't he relying on the powerful Han Dynasty behind him.
I really thought that the people of Wei's North Korea would not dare to kill him, and Liu Zhang's move would affect other envoys.
"Am I not right, you need to explain it to us."
Wei Youqu never spoke, he had the idea of killing Liu Zhang.
But doing so would annoy the Han Dynasty, and it would be nice to kill the Han Dynasty envoys.
The emperor of the Han Dynasty would definitely know that when the time came, he would mobilize the armies of the two counties of Liaodong and Liaoxi.
Wei's Korea will have the disaster of destroying the country, let alone count on the Xiongnu to help.
The main forces of the Xiongnu were mainly concentrated in the royal court, and it was even more impossible for them to mobilize the Xiongnu army.
If the Han army finds the Xiongnu royal court. At that time, the main force of the Huns will wait to return to defense, but it will be too late.
Wei Youqu also knew that Liu Zhang saw the weakness of Wei Joseon, although what he said was a little unpleasant.
This is also a serious problem that Webster Korea is facing today, and Webster Korea is trying to survive between two great powers.
"Don't get me wrong, although we have dealings with the Huns. But we did not cooperate with the Xiongnu militarily, at most it was business cooperation. We in North Korea are very poor, please understand. ”
Wei Youqu looked very aggrieved, he wanted to think about the Korean people of the Wei family.
In order for the people to survive, they must first solve the problem of eating.
Because North Korea is mountainous and has few plains, it is not possible to harvest much grain from farming.
Unlike the Han Dynasty, it was a vast land with many people, and it was able to harvest a large amount of grain every year.
"Although the Xiongnu were nomads, they had a lot of horses, cattle and sheep. They will sell us cattle and sheep in exchange for some ore from us. ”
Wei Youqu added that this was indeed done in the past.
Webster Korea exchanged ore for horses, cattle and sheep to supplement their lack of food.
The Xiongnu lacked iron ore, so they wanted to smelt iron to make weapons.
The Han Dynasty could effectively prohibit the sale of iron ore and materials beneficial to the war to the Xiongnu by all those in its territory.
The situation on the side of Webster North Korea is somewhat special, and Webster North Korea has its own system.
The system of the Han Dynasty was not implemented, and the Xiongnu could buy iron ore in Wei's Joseon at a high price.
"Is it wrong for us to do some business with the Huns? The Han also had business dealings with the Xiongnu. ”
Wang Yue felt that they were not wrong in doing so, and that the Han Dynasty had sold much more than Wei Korea.
Liu Zhang did not say that the Han Dynasty had frequent trade with the Xiongnu, but only blamed the weak countries.
Of course, Wang Yue was very unhappy, but he couldn't help Liu Zhang.
"I didn't say that it was wrong for you to do business with the Xiongnu, but there could be no military cooperation. You have some difficulties, we can report them to Your Majesty. ”
Zhang Rang comforted Wei Youqu and the others, who were a little emotional at the moment.
He felt that what Liu Zhang had just said was not wrong, and sold some materials to the Huns.
That was to strengthen the strength of the Xiongnu, which would increase the pressure on the military operations of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Zhang was also routine, and he represented the position of the Han Dynasty.
As a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, Wei Korea was obliged to accept the investigation and questioning of the envoys.
Zhang asked them to go back to report the situation to Liu Che, and he observed Wei Youqu and the others.
There was a hint of murderous intent in their eyes, if the other party was really angry.
It is possible to kill Liu Zhang, Zhang Rang feels that he has enough restraint.
It also maintained the dignity of the Han Dynasty, and as an envoy of the Han Dynasty, he could not be humble and condescending like a vassal state.
The atmosphere in the audience was a little tense, and Liu Zhang was also ready for battle.
Although he has no weapon in his hand, he can take out a gun from subspace in an instant.
He was confident that he would bring Zhang back alive, hoping that Wei Youqu and them would see the situation clearly.