Chapter 107 Return to the Western Regions

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 107 Return to the Western Regions

In the Xuanshi Hall, the emperor looked at the ministers with a serious face.

"Gentlemen, take a look!"

Huangmen's attendants quickly distributed the copied letters to the ministers.

"Your Majesty, we have to guard against the Wusun incident. Once Wusun changes..."

"How does the Prime Minister think this should be handled?"

"My lord, please give me your Majesty's Holy Judgment!"

"Huh, Prime Minister, let's talk about it!"

There was a look of dissatisfaction on the emperor's face.

Prime Minister Gongsun He hurriedly added, "According to what I have seen, this matter cannot be ignored but there is no need to worry too much... We should strengthen the wheel platform..."

"What do you think?"

Grand Servant Gongsun Jingsheng said, "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true..."

Several other ministers did not express objections.

The emperor said, "In this case, I have ordered Hou Yue to be moved to Yunyang as the captain of the Luntai camp, and ordered to return to Luntai as soon as possible..."

"Your Majesty, Luntai's troops are insufficient. Do you want to send more Northern troops to strengthen it?"

The one who spoke out was Lieutenant Yin Qi, who was also friends with Zhang Yue.

The emperor looked at him.

"Send 1,000 soldiers to the north, and prepare 2,000 horses and 4,000 shi of grain and grass... Tell Marquis Yunyang to arrive at Luntai within two months."

"promise!"

"I'm tired. Let's stop here today. Sir, please go down!"

"Your Majesty, please retire!"

…

It was already the third day when the order was passed to Zhang Yue.

"Young friend Yang, I will leave all the immigration matters to you..."

"Don't worry, prince, my friend will fulfill his mission!"

Finished explaining to Yang You.

He returned to the inner house again.

"lady……"

"You can rest assured, there is no need to worry about things at home..."

After Zhang Yue said goodbye to his wife, he rode back to Chang'an with more than ten people on Pegasus.

When he returned to Chang'an, he did not go back to his palace first, but instead went to see Da Sinong first.

"Ming Gong, it's bitterly cold in the Western Regions. No matter what, please allocate a group of water workers and field officials to the subordinates..."

Faced with Zhang Yue's stubborn persistence, Da Sinong said helplessly, "You are also a powerful Han lord, how can you be so rogue..."

"Tell me how many plumbers you want, Litian!"

Zhang Yue stretched out his palm and said, "No more, no more, five hundred is enough!"

Da Sinong said, "Five hundred, why don't you go and grab it? Fifty at most!"

Zhang Yue said in surprise, "Seriously!"

Da Sinong actually regretted it after saying it. It was just that he couldn't take back what he said, so he had no choice but to shake his head and said, "Just give me fifty!"

Zhang Yue was overjoyed and said, "I would like to thank Duke Ming!"

Da Sinong waved his hand, "Why don't you go see your Majesty quickly!"

"promise!"

Zhang Yue agreed, said words of thanks, and ran towards the announcement room.

…

"Your Excellency, Yingtian Colonel Weiyue, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will live forever..."

"Get up and sit down!"

"Do you know why I invited you back?"

Zhang Yue said without thinking, "But there are changes in the Western Regions..."

"What do you care about?" the emperor asked.

Zhang Yue did not dare to hide anything and carefully explained to the emperor the plan he had prepared long ago.

"Good, sir, I hope you are good at doing things... Sir, I have my own plans for your affairs..."

The emperor gave Zhang Yue some instructions and sent him to find the imperial servant Gongsun Jingsheng and the Changshui captain Gongsun Yi.

He did not stay long in Chang'an, but after receiving a thousand soldiers from the Northern Army and the horses, food and fodder sent by the imperial servant, he immediately set off for Luntai.

When he arrived in Jincheng, he received the message from Qian Niuwei.

Combining the news from Chang'an and the records of later generations, Zhang Yue basically understood the current situation in the Western Regions.

However, after Wusun Xinkunmowengguimi succeeded to the throne, in order to establish his dominance, he sent troops to attack the Shache Kingdom.

Shache Kingdom is a medium-sized country among the countries in the Western Region, with 2,339 registered households and 16,373 households. It has an army of about 3,000 people.

Although it is not strong, it is located in a strategic location.

After Wusun occupied this place, he could attack the countries that had surrendered to the Han, which was detrimental to the Han army's strategy in the Western Regions.

If Wusun completely fell to the Xiongnu, it would be a devastating blow to the Han Dynasty.

The Wusun Kingdom is not an insignificant small country. It is a powerful country with more than 120,000 households and can mobilize 180,000 cavalry.

If it were not for internal divisions and the division of large and small Kunmo, it would have been fully capable of competing with the Han and Hungarians for control of the Western Regions.

"No wonder Chang'an was so anxious to ask me to rush back to the Western Regions, and for the first time, it gave a thousand elite soldiers of the Northern Army."

However, Zhang Yue was not too worried about the Wusun people turning to the Huns.

What he was really worried about was that the Wusun people would cut off the Silk Road.

Once the Silk Road is cut off, it will be very difficult for Luntai to develop.

However, what made him curious was that in history, Wusun occupied the Shache Kingdom when Emperor Xuan succeeded to the throne. Why did it suddenly happen more than twenty years earlier?

"Why!"

He sighed, "Let's go back to Luntai first..."

Because of the long and fast march, we were already exhausted when we arrived at Zhangye.

Therefore, Zhang Yue decided to rest in Zhangye for a day to let the soldiers recover their strength and visit old friends by the way.

After the Battle of Junji Mountain, Han Feng was granted the title of Marquis of Guan Nei for his rescue efforts. At this time, he had been appointed as the captain of Zhangye, and Han Xianchu also moved to the left and became the two commanders.

When Zhang Yue arrived at Zhangye City, both of them happened to be in the city.

"Greetings to the Lord!"

"Mr. Han is always kind..."

Old friends were naturally happy to meet each other, but Han Feng was filled with emotions.

Although I had always thought that Zhang Yue was a talented person, I never thought that in just a few years, he would go from a small soldier to a powerful lord of the Han Dynasty.

The status of the two people was completely reversed.

"In such a short period of time, I never thought that you would become a noble lord. It is really gratifying and congratulatory..."

"Han Gong's kindness will be more unforgettable..."

That night Zhang Yue attended the welcome banquet held for him by Zhangye Prefect again.

On the second day, accompanied by Han Feng and Han Xianchu, they visited several famous sights in Zhangye and also visited the military garrison area.

After these years of development, Zhangye's military garrison has grown to a considerable scale.

Nearly 100,000 acres of fertile land have been reclaimed just around the county town, which can not only meet the needs of local soldiers and civilians, but also provide some support to the Dunhuang army every year.

Not only that, the construction of water conservancy facilities here is also relatively complete. Although it is not as good as Guanzhong and Xuanquan Pavilion, it is not far behind.

"Mr. Han, I have a heartless request, and I hope you can help me!"

"Zi Yi has any request, but it's okay to say..."

"I have seen that the water conservancy here is complete, and I am quite impressed. Now I have been ordered to march and camp in Luntai... I am especially short of people with water conservancy. I hope you can help me!"

Han Feng laughed and said, "This is easy. I have some spare work from the plumbers, and I can give you half of it..."

Zhang Yue was overjoyed and said, "The more I thank you, Mr. Han..."

The next day, when Zhang Yue left, Han Feng not only sent 50 hydraulic workers, but also packed their families and sent them over.

Zhang Yue was overjoyed and ordered people to present Hetian jade obtained from Qiuci Kingdom.

"The more I can't repay Duke Han's great kindness, the more I can get this jade from Qiuci. Please accept it with your smile..."

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