Chapter 218 Changing History

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 218 Changing History

In December of the second year of Zhenghe, the edict of Chang'an's reward finally arrived in Luntai.

"A reward of two thousand kilograms of gold, the first house in Guanli, benefiting 3,500 households... moved the former army general to Jiayuan General... to envoy Chijie... to take charge of the expedition to the Western Regions... the affairs of the countries in the Western Regions

But you can do it on your own..."

"Congratulations, Lord!"

"Your Majesty will be very happy..."

"Your Majesty, when will the big banquet be held... The servants would like to congratulate Your Majesty..."

Everyone on the left and right congratulated Zhang Yue.

Although Zhang Yue thanked everyone one by one, he didn't feel much joy in his heart.

He had long received information from Chang'an that the powerful man from Guandong actually tried to flatter him at the meeting.

After experiencing the scourge of witchcraft, some people not only failed to restrain themselves, but instead acted more and more rampantly.

What made him even more disappointed was that although many people supported the opening of the Western Region Protectorate at the meeting, the emperor still did not agree in the end.

When Zhang Yue was thinking about the affairs of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

Guo Kai and his party broke in again.

"Good things come in pairs for kings and princes, so why take advantage of this opportunity to marry into other countries?" Guo Kai suggested.

As soon as Guo Kai said this, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Good...great good..."

Pan Hong patted a few cases and said, "If a prince marries other countries, it will be of great benefit to the Han..."

Zhang Yue shook his head when he heard this and said, "If I marry with other countries, your Majesty will..."

Geng Shu said at this time, "Your Majesty is overly worried. From what I can see, I'm afraid Your Majesty will be happy to see the outcome..."

Zhang Yue suddenly realized, "In the eyes of the emperor, the Western Regions may not be as good as a county in the interior... How could he be suspicious of this matter..."

Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.

Cai Ting saw a smile on Zhang Yue's face and stepped forward.

"If a prince marries other countries... he should be as stable as Mount Tai..."

Pan Hong added, "Not only this, but countries that marry kings and princes will also greatly speed up their sinicization..."

Zhang Yue was immediately moved by Pan Hong's words.

At this time, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of the Kucha Kingdom in later generations. During the Tang Dynasty, the king of Kucha even took the initiative to change his surname to a Han surname after marrying the Tang Dynasty.

The whole country also spoke Chinese and practiced Han rituals. After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, it still insisted that it was the country of the Xia...

After some discussion, everyone believed that Zhang Yue's marriage with other countries would be beneficial without any harm.

"It is better to inform all the countries at the same time about Chang'an's imperial edict and the marriage..."

Zhao Guanghan finally suggested.

"Cai... What a coincidence... Let's do it... Chapter..."

After the emperor's edict awarding Zhang Yue spread throughout the countries, it suddenly caused a shock in the entire Western Region.

"Isn't Marquis Yunyang the unknown king of the Western Regions?"

Even Princess Jieyou sighed after hearing the contents of the edict.

Some countries in the Western Regions even treated Zhang Yue directly as the King of the Western Regions.

In the following days, when news came from Luntai that Zhang Yue intended to marry other countries, the countries were even more excited.

"What, Zhang Hou wants to take a concubine...what a good opportunity..."

"It's a good thing that Marquis Zhang takes a concubine... It's a good thing... Find the third princess for me quickly..."

"Such a beautiful thing is my Aunt Mo's opportunity..."

"Who knows, all the beauties from the Western Regions can be found in Shache..."

After hearing the news that Zhang Yue had taken concubines, all countries needed to take action.

Those in the country who had princesses to be married sent envoys one after another to take the princesses to Luntai.

Countries that do not have princesses of the right age will spend a lot of money to search for beauties.

Some people on the stage even proposed a draft plan.

The news was sent back to Zhang Yue, but it made him dumbfounded.

However, Zhang Yue didn't feel disgusted in his heart. Everyone said that he was right. He was already in his thirties and he should really think more about the issue of his successor.

Having an only child in this era is indeed very unsafe.

In addition, as a Han prince, his marriage with the countries in the Western Regions was also a matter of benefit to the country and the people.

That is to say, it can strengthen relations with other countries, and it can also speed up the sinicization of various countries through this relationship.

However, Zhang Yue himself did not have the energy to deal with this matter. After some thinking, he simply left the matter entirely to Cai Ting.

"I'll leave this to Mr. Cai..."

"Don't worry, Lord, your subordinates will take care of this matter..."

Cai Ting was very excited after receiving this task and immediately organized manpower to investigate and select.

After much consideration, Cai Ting finally selected two side wives for Zhang Yue.

One is the daughter of the King of Yarkand, and the other is the sister of the King of Khotan.

Yarkand is the richest country in the Western Regions and is located at the intersection of the north and south Silk Road.

The country itself also has gold, iron, copper and other mines.

Its country's iron smelting technology ranks first among other countries, and its weapons are sold as far away as Western Asia.

It can be said that except for the smaller output, the weapons produced by the Yarkand people are not weaker than those of the Han Dynasty.

Khotan was the most powerful country on the South Silk Road. It also had copper and iron ores and was rich in jade.

After Cai Ting reported the candidate to Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue thought for a moment and agreed.

Now that Zhang Yue, the party involved, agreed, Cai Ting immediately started organizing people to start handling it.

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The kings of Yarkand and Khotan were also very excited when they received Cai Ting's feedback.

When the news spread, the whole country of both countries was filled with joy.

People are talking a lot, discussing the marriage of the princess of their country everywhere...

Being able to get married to the princes of the Han Dynasty was a great event in the eyes of the nobles and common people of both countries.

Other countries in the Western Regions congratulated the two countries on one hand, but also felt quite envious on the other.

In order to avoid unnecessary complications, Cai Ting discussed with the two countries and decided that the wedding would be held on March 16th in the third year of Zhenghe.

"Junhou, I wonder if this date is feasible?" Cai Ting asked Zhang Yue after choosing the date.

Zhang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Good..."

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Cai Ting was busy with the marriage between Zhang Yue, Shache and Khotan.

Zhang Yue then began to plan what the Han army in the Western Regions could do to achieve the best results at the minimum cost if the war broke out in three months' time according to the original plan.

Zhang Yue set a maximum goal and a minimum goal for this purpose.

The highest goal is naturally to help Li Guangli win the war.

The minimum goal is to retain at least half of the cavalry in Li Guangli's army.

In fact, in Zhang Yue's opinion, it is not difficult to save Li Guangli's army, and it may not even require sending troops from the Western Regions.

According to Zhang Yue's memory, Li Guangli was not alone when he left the fortress in March.

Instead, there were two lines of Han troops to assist them, and the Han troops were once invincible.

The key turning point came after Liu Quyou was deposed and killed.

If the emperor had not arrested Li Guangli and his family at the critical moment, Prime Minister Liu Quya would not have died, and there would have been no subsequent series of consequences.

"So is it possible to prevent Liu Quyou's murder?" Zhang Yue began to think in his mind.

After some thinking, Zhang Yue felt that there was a way that might be feasible.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue said to his left and right

"Come here, go call Yang You..."
Chapter completed!