Zhuge Liang is no stranger to the Roman Empire.
More than ten years ago, Liu Chan said that after his death, he traveled two thousand years later and learned about the historical development of these two thousand years. It was also for this reason that he implemented the Ziwu Valley Plan.
At the same time, he also told Zhuge Liang about the overall situation of this era, including the Roman Empire, a major Western power.
If it were before,
The Roman Empire was too far away from the Han Dynasty.
But things are different now. The Han Dynasty established two kingdoms in the Western Regions, among which the Ming Kingdom borders the Roman Empire.
According to what Liu Chan said about the Roman Empire, it was an empire that liked to expand.
If the Roman Empire expanded eastward, the Ming Kingdom would be the first to bear the brunt.
Zhuge Liang was a little surprised.
Could it be that the emperor had just pacified the Central Plains and was planning to march westward again to attack the Roman Empire?
After all, facing a powerful neighbor,
The best way is to eliminate it.
Liu Chan shook his head slightly when he heard this and said with a smile: "I don't have this idea at the moment.
First, our country has just ended its unification war, and the Central Plains is in dire straits. Launching a major war at this time will increase the burden on our people in the Central Plains."
Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Liu Chan continued: "The main purpose of my trip to the west is to see the development of the Tang and Ming Dynasties. I also want to send envoys to Rome."
After Liu Chan finished speaking, Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.
"So!" Liu Chan said with a smile: "My father-in-law cannot leave now. Please stay and teach the prince and stabilize the situation in the Central Plains."
Having said that, Zhuge Liang was helpless. He originally wanted to retire, but his boss assigned him a temporary additional task.
Alas——
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Zhuge Liang wanted to retire, but because Liu Chan was preparing to tour the west, the matter had to be put on hold for the time being, because the three kingdoms were unified.
There is still a lot of follow-up work that needs to be done.
For example, implementing the Han Dynasty's new laws, promoting the Han Dynasty's new currency, launching national imperial examinations, etc. This has left the seventy-two-year-old prime minister Zhuge Liang without a moment of leisure.
The appointment and dismissal of ministers from Wei and Wu were handled by Prince Liu Chen. King Liu Tan of Qin only stayed in Chang'an for half a month. He went to Chaisang to train the navy of the Han Dynasty in accordance with Liu Chan's order.
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Other generals have also made arrangements.
Wei Yan garrisoned Fan Yang to prevent the Xianbei people from going south;
Guan Suo temporarily stayed in Jingzhou to prevent the Wu region from becoming unstable;
Chen Dao temporarily stationed in Linzi to stabilize the situation in Qilu;
Ma Dai temporarily stationed in Liangzhou to defend against the Xianbei people in the northwest;
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By the time all these arrangements were made, it was already the spring of the fifteenth year of the rise of the Han Dynasty (AD 253).
April 8.
Morning.
A caravan slowly left the west gate of Chang'an, accompanied by more than a hundred people, fifty or sixty camels, and a dozen carriages.
Pedestrians along the way didn’t pay too much attention.
Sitting on the third carriage from the bottom are three middle-aged ladies.
"My sister has been to the Western Regions,
Along the way,
Sister, please tell us more!" One of them said with a smile,
Then lean out the window and enjoy the scenery along the way.
"Sister..." The woman on the left smiled and said: "The good scenery in the Western Regions can only be found after passing through Dawan. Before arriving at Dawan, there is nothing to see."
As soon as she finished speaking, the woman on the right smiled and said: "Sister Yuan Ji, you have been to the Western Regions, so naturally you said so, but this is the first time for my sister and I to go west, even when we look at the bare mountains,
It will feel strange."
The three women in this car are all wealthy people. The one in the middle is Zhang Yang, the current queen of the Han Dynasty. The one on her right is Cao Ling, the concubine of the Han Dynasty. Sitting on her left is
It’s Wang Yuanji, the imperial concubine of the Han Dynasty.
Although Zhang Yang is a queen, she has really not been to many places in her life. As long as she can remember, she has lived in Chengdu, and then she went to Chang'an as the Han Dynasty moved its capital.
Except for Chengdu and Chang'an, she has never been to other places. Liu Chan planned to take her out to see the world during this western tour. After all, she is already thirty-nine years old this year, nearly forty, and has not been to many places yet.
place.
The concubine Cao Ling is actually similar.
I lived in Luoyang since I was a child, and married into Chang'an when I was sixteen or seventeen. I have never been to other places. There was no way. In the past, the Central Plains was a land of three kingdoms, and it was dangerous everywhere.
Of course, there is another important reason why Liu Chan took her on a western tour this time, that is, she misses her son Cao Rui so much. The same goes for Wang Yuanji. Liu Yan is now the king of the Ming Kingdom, and it is really not easy to meet him.
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Emperor Liu Chan did not choose to ride in a carriage, but chose to ride a horse like his entourage.
The large army marched westward in a mighty way. After nearly three months, they finally walked out of the desert and arrived at Kucha City.
But as soon as the brigade entered the city, they discovered something was wrong.
Because Qiuci City is the seat of the Protectorate of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, Liu Chan chose to patrol incognito this time, so he did not notify Pingnan General Guo Huai.
Guo Huai didn't know about the emperor's western tour, so he naturally didn't arrange for anyone to go out of the city to greet him.
None of this matters.
The important thing is that as soon as Liu Chan's troops entered Kucha City, they discovered that something was not right with the people of Kucha today.
The common people all looked solemn, without the smiling faces they had seen before.
What happened in Kucha?
"Go and ask!"
"What happened here!"
Liu Chan reminded Sima Yan, the young man next to him, and asked him to ask the people what happened here and why they all looked like their parents were dead.
Sima Yan immediately dismounted and went to ask a commoner on the street. After a while, he returned to Liu Chan with a heavy expression. He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, today is the day of General Pingnan's funeral."
"What?"
Liu Chan was shocked when he heard this.
Who is General Pingnan?
Isn’t it Guo Huai who guards the Western Region Protectorate?
"Go to the Protectorate immediately!"
Liu Chan waved his riding whip fiercely and led everyone straight to the Duhu Mansion.
Not long after, a large group of people arrived at the Duhu Mansion. Sima Yan stepped forward and chatted with the guard for a few words. The guard was so shocked that he bowed to the ground on the spot.
"Long live your Majesty!"
Liu Chan stepped forward and said, "Get on your feet!"
Liu Chan's personnel for this western tour included many high-level officials, such as General Zhao Tong, General Assistant of the Han Dynasty, General Tian Mu, General Zhaoyi, General Tu Lianhu, General Protector, General Fenwei Sima Yan, Yushi Jiang Xian, Yushi Wang
Yan, King of Lu Liu Yong, Marquis of Nanzheng Sun Quan, Marquis of Yunyang Cao Fang, etc.
Among them, Sun Quan and Cao Fang were decisions made by Liu Chan before leaving. Thinking that the Three Kingdoms had been unified now, these two people performed very well during their time as marquises in Chang'an, and both accepted the fact that the world returned to the Han Dynasty.
Of course, it’s okay not to accept it.
Both of them had been emperors, but they only wandered around the Central Plains area. Now that the Han Dynasty had unified the Central Plains, they took them with them.
In comparison, Cao Fang is still young now, but Sun Quan is already an old man in his seventies, and he may not have many days left, so as a sign of respect for the ancients, he asked him to follow him when he was dying.
See the world.
As for Cao Fang, Liu Chan’s meaning is very clear.
This boy is about the same age as Prince Liu Chen and King Qin Liu Tan. Now Liu Chan can't kill him easily. The most important reason for bringing him to the west this time is to make him more peaceful in his life. The current big man can
The East, West and Han Dynasties are not comparable.
The other person is Lu Wang Liu Yong.
Liu Yong is Liu Chan's younger brother. In fact, Liu Chan also had a younger brother, Liang Wang Liu Li, but Liu Li died of illness not long after the Han Dynasty moved the capital to Chang'an.
Because at that time, Liu Chan was busy dealing with Cao Rui all day long, so he had no time to worry about these two younger brothers.
This is no wonder Liu Chan. In comparison, whether it is Liu Yong or Liu Li, they cannot fight if they mount up, and they cannot secure the country if they dismount.
Of course, they are also lucky to have an older brother like Liu Chan.
After Liu Chan moved the capital to Chang'an, Liu Yong and Liu Li stayed in Shu, living a life of adequate food and clothing. Liu Chan never thought about letting them go to the front line, nor did he expect them to help govern the country. He just wanted to stay in Chengdu. By the way, just let the people in Shu know how good the Han is.
They did not disappoint Liu Chan, at least not like those dandy princes in some prosperous dynasties.
There is a more important point. At that time, Liu Chan had just traveled through time. He was a second-generation man. Although he knew some of the historical process, every decision he made was actually quite risky.
Therefore, Liu Yong and Liu Li were placed in Chengdu as a backup. If he accidentally passed out that day, the prime minister could choose one of the two to continue their Northern Expedition.
It’s different now, the Han Dynasty has unified the Central Plains.
Liu Li has passed away, and Liu Chan has only one younger brother left in this era, Liu Yong, so he takes him with him and lets him go out and gain experience.
As soon as Liu Chan and his entourage entered the Duhu Mansion, they saw a mourning hall inside the mansion. Guo Ze, son of Guo Huai, hurriedly led a group of civil and military personnel to come forward to pay tribute to Liu Chan.
After some simple etiquette, Liu Chan slowly came to the mourning hall.
The huge coffin has been sealed. If it weren't for the sudden arrival of the emperor, Guo Huai's coffin would have been sent out of the Protectorate by now.
Liu Chan felt a little heavy because Guo Huai was the first Wei general he personally recruited and surrendered. Guo Huai did not disappoint him. Whether it was guarding the Western Regions or during the previous Western Expeditions, Guo Huai had made many contributions to the Han Dynasty. .
But what people didn't expect was that less than three years later, the old general gave up and left. Liu Chan was very sad.
"Feng——" Liu Chan looked at Guo Huai's coffin and said in a deep voice: "Feng Pingnan General Guo Huai is the Marquis of Qiuci, with a settlement of 5,000 households. He is hereditary."
Six months ago, Liu Chan actually granted a reward to Guo Huai. At that time, Guo Huai was granted the title of Marquis of Anxi, but he was at the level of rural Marquis.
Now that Guo Huai has passed away, Liu Chan was grateful for his contribution to the Han Dynasty over the years, and directly named him a county magistrate, and also granted him a food estate, which was also a recognition of his life.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Guo Ze said immediately.
Liu Chan helped Guo Ze up and said: "Qing's father worked hard all his life and made great achievements. Now that he has passed away, I feel really sad. I hope that you will inherit your father's legacy and continue to guard the Western Regions for the Han Dynasty." Liu Chan glanced at everyone before saying: " Guo Ze is now granted the title of General of Anxi and inherits the title of Marquis of Qiuci!"
"I thank you, Your Majesty!" Guo Ze said in obeisance again: "I will live up to Your Majesty, and I am willing to rule the Western Regions for the Han Dynasty forever!"
"Okay!" Liu Chan was very satisfied.
Guo Huai died suddenly of illness. Guo Ze had already reported the news of Guo Huai's death to the court, but he might have missed it along the way, and Liu Chan only found out about it today.
However, this saves trouble. According to the procedure, when a general in Bianzhen dies, he needs to report to the court in time, and then the court appoints and removes new officials.
Guo Ze and Liu Chan have known each other before.
During the previous Western Expedition, Guo Huai accompanied Liu Chan in the Western Expedition, and the Western Region Protectorate was left to Guo Ze to guard. After the Guo family returned to the Han Dynasty, they have been loyal and reported to Chang'an in time. I believe Zhuge Liang will make the same choice.< /p>
Liu Chan and his party stayed in Qiuci for more than half a month before continuing to the west.
Two months later, Liu Chan and his party arrived at Fulousha, the capital of the Tang Kingdom.
"My son, I pay homage to my father, and I pay homage to my queen, mother!"
In the Fulousha Palace, Tang Wang Liu Rui respectfully bowed to Liu Chan, Zhang Yang, and Cao Ling. Even though he was now the king of the Tang Kingdom, he still knelt down and bowed in a polite manner.
After three years of separation, Cao Ling finally met her son and was filled with joy.
Liu Chan also looked up to Liu Rui with admiration. When he was first conferred the title of King of the Tang Dynasty, he was only fourteen years old. In just three years, he has grown into a big young man. He has grown a lot taller, about 1.8 meters tall. She looks like her skin tone is just a little darker, but she is very healthy.
Just when Liu Chan was satisfied with his son's growth, he saw two women standing next to him.
"Are you Salam?" Liu Chan asked one of them.
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Salam is the queen of the Tang Dynasty. Liu Chan actually knew about it a year ago, but he was busy conquering Cao Wei at that time. As for the king of the Tang Dynasty marrying the queen, he only saw the credentials sent by Liu Rui. .
Salam protected his chest with one hand and saluted: "Back to my father, my daughter-in-law is Salam!"
"Okay, okay!" Liu Chan was very satisfied.
Salam is the daughter of a nobleman from Fulousha. Liu Rui's credential sent to the Tang Dynasty stated in detail that this marriage was arranged by Prime Minister Jiang Wan.
Not long after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it needed the support of the local wealthy families, so marriage was a very quick way, so this marriage was born.
Salam waited for Liu Chan to finish speaking, then took the woman next to him and introduced to Liu Chan: "Father, this is my daughter-in-law's sister Himala."
"Ximala?" Liu Chan paused and looked at his son Liu Rui. Liu Rui just made a quick salute and said, "Ximala is my concubine."
What a good boy, he was not satisfied with marrying a girl, so he took her two sisters as well... As he said that, he saw Zhang Yang next to him, and sighed in his heart - Rui'er is like me, Rui'er is like me.< /p>
"Daughter-in-law Himala, pay homage to the father, the queen, mother!"
Himala also bowed respectfully.
Looking at the three people in front of him, Liu Chan couldn't help but sigh, I am old, I am old, and my youngest son is now married.
Before that, he had never felt old.
But at this moment, he really felt that he was really old.
Because his youngest son is already married, his eldest son Liu Tan, and his second son Liu Chen have actually given him grandchildren, but that was two years ago, and he was busy unifying the Central Plains at that time. He didn't care that much.
This time the Western Tour was different, it was like a trip, and he was completely in a relaxed state. At this time, he saw that his youngest son had married two wives, and he sighed like this.
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