Chapter 134 Harvesting the Fruits

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 134 Harvesting the Fruits

Qiuci, the new king of Gumo and Gumo, had already set off from Chang'an back to the Western Regions under the escort of the Han army.

As for how to deal with the specific tasks of Gumo and Qiuci, it was handed back to Zhang Yue.

Only then did Zhang Yue remember that he also held the position of vassal state.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" Guo Kai and others asked Zhang Yue

Zhang Yue did not answer Guo Kai's inquiry, but just raised his head and looked in the direction of Chang'an, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

In September of the fourth year of Tianhan, the newly appointed King Qiuci and King Gumo, escorted by a group of northern soldiers, finally arrived in Luntai.

Both of them were hostages in Chang'an before, so they knew each other well and got along very well along the way.

On September 12, the fourth year of Tianhan, representatives from the three parties formally held negotiations in Yancheng.

The representatives of the Han Dynasty were Zhang Yue, Ji Hui, the canonist of the country's verses, and Xiao Yu, the translator.

The representatives of the Kucha Kingdom are the new King Moko of Kucha, as well as the auxiliary princes Yuluo and Anguo Houmo.

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The representatives of the Gumo Kingdom are the new king of Gumo, Luo Shi, the Marquis of Gumo, Jiumo, and the Duwei Lujia.

It is said that it is a tripartite negotiation. In fact, Qiuci State and Gumo State have no bargaining power at all.

The representatives of the two countries are naturally aware of this. Now the two countries have actually been completely occupied by the Han army.

It is a blessing to be able to save the country now and not be destroyed. How can we dare to ask for too much?

Zhang Yue was actually the supreme emperor at the head of both countries.

Therefore, the representatives of the two countries were extremely humble when facing Zhang Yue.

"As long as the prince has a request, everyone in the Qiuci Kingdom will do their best..."

Before the talks started, Moko, the king of Kucha, expressed his intention to measure the strength of the country in Kucha to win the favor of the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome, we are all ministers of the Han Dynasty now..."

Zhang Yue laughed, and while talking, he put his arm around Mo Ke's shoulders and entered the hall of Qiuci Palace.

As soon as the two of them sat down, King Gumo Luo Shi also arrived.

Luo Shi's performance was even more exaggerated. As soon as he saw Zhang Yue, he knelt down on the ground.

"Loshi, the young king of the lower country, pays homage to the nobles of the upper country..."

Zhang Yue did not dare to accept such a courtesy from him, so he had to turn sideways and get out of the way.

Fortunately, Ji Hui rescued Zhang Yue in time.

After cursing secretly in his heart, Zhang Yue smiled and dragged Luo Shi up.

In order to resolve the embarrassment just now, the knowledgeable Moko immediately served wine and food.

Naturally, the three of them did not need to be directly responsible for the negotiations. All three of them handed over the work to the deputy envoy.

While they were drinking wine, they talked about interesting things about Chang'an.

Especially Namoko, his face is full of yearning eyes.

When he was half drunk, King Qiuci suddenly asked Zhang Yue, "Can the prince write to Chang'an and let Xiao Wang return to Chang'an to settle down..."

Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard this, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

He vaguely remembered that in the later Tang Dynasty, there was a King of Qiuci who would rather give up the throne than leave Chang'an.

I didn't expect that Mosa had such thoughts.

Zhang Yue was thinking about how to answer, and Luo Shi on the side also sighed.

"I wish I could be born into the Han family of the Heavenly Dynasty..."

"Yes! Yes!"

"The Han Dynasty is the Kingdom of God on earth, the blessed land on earth..."

Moko on the sidelines repeatedly praised and praised.

"It's a pity that we can only live in this miserable place now...what can we do...what can we do...I don't know when I can see the grand scene of Chang'an again...the scene of the emperor!"

The tall-nosed and deep-eyed King Gu Mo looked to the east: "Chang'an is so wonderful, prosperous, peaceful, and delicious. Although I look like a foreigner from the Western Regions, no matter what I say, my clothes, or my heart, I am completely Han Chinese."

Got it!"

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Two kings, why are you so sad? Although this is not a Han Dynasty, you two can definitely build Qiuci and Gumo into a country of etiquette and education like the Han Dynasty..."

King Qiuci's eyes lit up, "Cai, your Majesty's opinion is great, although this is not Chang'an."

"But I can build Yancheng into a little Chang'an that is the envy of all the countries in the Western Region!"

King Gu Mo said, "What a blessing, little Chang'an! This name will definitely belong to my Gu Mo..."

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After three days of deliberations, Dahan, Gumo, and Qiuci finally reached a friendly agreement.

The agreement can be roughly summarized into five articles:

According to the agreement, Kucha and Gumo first had to compensate the Han Dynasty for military expenses of 20,000 gold and 10,000 gold respectively.

However, Zhang Yueda said that the gold was not enough and various materials could be used to deduct it according to the market price.

Secondly, from the date of the agreement, the original laws of the two countries will be abolished and all laws will be replaced by Han law.

Third, the armies of the two countries were trained by the Han army. In peacetime, the armies were commanded by the kings of the two countries, and in wartime, they were commanded by the Han army.

Fourth, the two countries set up their respective ministers, who were appointed by the Han Dynasty and must be Han people.

Fifth, establish Yayan as the national language of the two countries. Officials and nobles of the two countries need to learn more than 1,000 Chinese characters and pass the Yayan examination before they can inherit the title and hold official positions. Commoners who have learned more than 2,000 Chinese characters can be canonized as nobles.

Zhang Yue, Moko, and Luo Shi were very satisfied with this agreement.

Zhang Yue believes that it will only take two generations to implement this, and the two countries will be no different from Zhuxia.

Now he is worried about the problems of the people of the two countries after the agreement is announced.

To his surprise, after learning about the agreement, both the Kucha people and the Gumo people not only did not feel sad, but instead celebrated spontaneously.

This made Zhang Yue stunned.

In order to understand the actual situation, he dressed up and took several guards out of the palace.

"Old man, why are the people in the city so happy..."

"You noble people don't know. Our country is now in the same family as the Han Dynasty. How can the people of the country not be happy?"

Zhang Yue acquiesced and remained silent. After a while, he said, "Wouldn't it be better if the country is independent and the nation is free?"

When the people around him heard this, they all laughed and said, "What kind of fool..."

Everyone looked at him as if they were idiots, making Zhang Yue feel as if he had really said something wrong.

The last voice rang out to clear up his confusion!

"Looking at the appearance of the noble man, he should be a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. How could he know the suffering of a small country..."

The speaker was a middle-aged man with a tall nose and deep eyes. Judging from his appearance, he should be a businessman.

Zhang Yue bowed and said, "Sir, please give me some advice!"

The man bowed back and said, "How dare the people of the lower country accept the courtesy of the nobles of the upper country..."

After some conversation, Zhang Yue finally understood the thoughts of these Qiuci people.

There is no such thing as nationalism in this era.

The current city-states in the Western Regions are actually more like companies in later generations.

The king and nobles are actually more like shareholders, while the common people are ordinary employees.

For ordinary people, as long as they live a better life, it doesn't really matter which country they belong to.

The conquest of a country is actually like the merger and acquisition of companies in later generations. As long as it does not affect the income and livelihood of employees, how many employees will object.

Zhang Yue sighed, but he was filled with emotion in his heart...
Chapter completed!