The Nobility of China

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

The Nobility of China

After the Luntai Review, Zhang Anshi went to Qiuci with Zhao Guanghan and others who were stationed in Gumo to observe the politics of the two countries.

Facing the important ministers from Chang'an, the kings of both countries mobilized the whole country to deal with them.

In the words of King Gumo, it means "measuring Gumo's national power and raising the favor of the Han Dynasty..."

Both King Qiuci and King Gumo paid homage to Zhang Anshi and others.

Zhang Anshi was not used to the enthusiasm between the two countries at first.

Even Bingji, who has always been serious about his words, couldn't help but sigh after experiencing the hospitality of Qiuci and Gumo.

"Today's Fangzhi, the great man is so noble..."

Du Ling, who had always opposed war and favored the Guandong Group, could not help but begin to rethink the gains and losses of the Han-Hungarian War.

Fu Jiezi secretly vowed to imitate Marquis Yunyang's unparalleled achievements.

When Zhang Anshi and his entourage left the two countries, the whole city of both countries gave him a farewell.

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but sigh, "Today we know His Majesty's wisdom and Marquis Yunyang's pioneering contribution!"

Du Ling looked around, "Twenty years from now, there will no longer be distinctions between Qiuci, Gumo, and Han..."

Bingji shook his head and said, "Compared with Your Majesty and Marquis Yunyang, all the doctors in Chang'an are just short-sighted people..."

After these days of activities in the Western Regions, Bingji, who was originally a neutral faction, has gradually shifted towards Kansai.

When Zhang Anshi and his party returned to Luntai, it was already mid-October of the first year of Hou.

Zhang Anshi and others originally planned to visit Yanqi, Xishou Jiangcheng and other places.

At this time, the emperor suddenly ordered Zhang Anshi and others to return to Beijing.

After receiving the emperor's order, Zhang Anshi and others did not dare to neglect, and bid farewell to Zhang Yue the next day and returned to Beijing.

Because this time there were envoys from sixty countries following Zhang Anshi back to Beijing.

In order to ensure the safety of Zhang Anshi and the envoys from various countries, Zhang Yue sent a group of 500 Han troops to escort them.

Outside Luntai City, Zhang Yuezheng led officials from up and down Luntai to bid farewell to Zhang Anshi and his party.

As we were saying goodbye, flakes of snow were falling.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Yue suddenly thought of a famous poem from later generations.

He couldn't help but thought as he looked at the convoy that was about to go east.

The north wind blows and the white grass breaks on the ground, and the sky is full of snow in August.

Suddenly a spring breeze comes overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom.

Scattered into the pearl curtain and wet the silk curtain, the fox fur is not warm and the brocade quilt is thin.

The general's horns and bows cannot be controlled, and the guards' iron coats are too cold to hold.

The vast sea is covered with hundreds of feet of ice, and gloomy clouds condense thousands of miles away.

The Chinese army provided wine and drinks for the returning guests, as well as fiddles, lutes, lutes and qiang flutes.

Snow falls one after another at the gate of the camp, and the red flags are blown by the wind but are frozen.

I saw you off at the east gate of Luntai. When you left, the Tianshan Road was covered with snow.

I can't see you on the winding mountain road, leaving a place for horses to walk in the sky above the snow.

Zhang Anshi was stunned when he heard this, and then bowed to Zhang Yue.

Only then did Zhang Yue react. He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to bow back.

"Please take care of yourself, sir!"

However, Zhang Anshi regarded Zhang Yue as his confidant because of Zhang Yue's mistake.

After Zhang Anshi and his party returned to Chang'an, Zhang Yue also led 5,000 cavalry to Yuanqucheng in November of the first year of A.D. in order to guard against possible changes by the Huns.

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The Han army took turns to observe the troops, which made the Huns deeply uneasy.

After receiving the exact news from the messenger, the little kings spontaneously went to the court of King Youxian without waiting for the summons.

"Your Majesty, with the current strength of the Han army in Luntai, I am afraid that they will march northward next year!"

King Wuchan, who usually didn't talk much, was the first to raise his concerns this time.

This is actually no wonder for him. As the Han army in the Western Regions became more and more powerful, and with the surrender of King Ri Zhu and King Ou Tuo, the Han army knew the situation on the right side of the Xiongnu very well.

Now the Han army scouts in Wucheng have penetrated deeper and deeper into the hinterland of the Xiongnu.

King Wuchan's tribe now also began to be harassed by small groups of Han troops.

"What King Wuchan said is true!"

"The Han army in the Western Regions now has no less than 60,000 cavalry (plus the temporary levies from the Western Regions countries and fortresses!) It is really not possible for my right wing to fight alone..."

King Yu Ting could not help but lament as he spoke.

When the right general heard this, he said angrily, "Why should King Yu Ting have someone else's ambition to destroy his own prestige? Even though the Han army is strong, I am not someone to be trifled with!"

The boy servant captain drew out his saber and cut off the beef in front of him.

"What the right general said is true. The Han army is scattered in various places, and the number of soldiers and horses that can be assembled is no more than 30,000!"

"The available troops on my right now have been restored to 70,000 cavalry, and after the king's hard work, the combat strength is no longer what it used to be..."

King Yu Tuan looked at the young servant captain with a complicated expression, then observed King Youxian again, and finally couldn't help but say something.

"Everyone in the Han army in the Western Regions is wearing armor now... It is no lie to say that one Han can equal the five barbarians..."

King Youxian frowned when he heard this.

"King Yu Ting, since he is so afraid of the Han army, why not hand over his troops and return to Shan Yuting..."

Before King You Xian could speak, Lieutenant Zuo Dadu reprimanded King Yu Tuan first.

King Yu Tuan said angrily, "Am I afraid of the Han army? It's just that we can't fight hard with the Han army anymore!"

King Youxian asked expressionlessly, "In this case, what good advice can King Yu Tan have?"

King Yu Tuan took a sip of wine and said, "The Kangju people have been very ambitious these years. Why not lure them into the Western Regions and attract the attention of the Han army?"

Having said this, King Yutang looked around and remained silent.

King Youxian saw this and ordered, "Everyone is thirty steps away from the king's tent. Anyone who comes near will be killed without mercy!"

The guards outside the tent immediately drove everyone away from the king's tent, and they themselves were on guard thirty steps away from the king's tent.

At this time, King Yu Tuan said to everyone, "We should take advantage of the Kangju people to attract the Han army and annex Wusun..."

King Huyan heard this and clapped his thigh and said, "What a great idea. If we can annex Wusun, I can hire 150,000 riders on my right side. Who can stop me then?"

The right general also agreed, "Not only that, we can also reap the benefits. If Kangju is defeated, I can annex Kangju... If the Han army is defeated, I can go south to take over the Luntai lands..."

King Youxian also smiled at this time. He turned to his servant Duwei and asked, "Has the envoy who went to Kangju returned?"

The boy servant Duwei said, "You should be able to return to the royal court within three days!"

King Yu Ting was surprised when he heard this and said, "It turns out that your Majesty has already made arrangements!"

King Youxian smiled and said nothing.

The boy servant Duwei said, "King Kangju is just at the moment when he is satisfied. It will not be difficult to persuade him to send troops to the Shache countries..."

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In the blink of an eye, Liu Yi's troops have been stationed in Yarkand for more than half a year.

For more than half a year, Liu Yi commanded the army to exterminate horse thieves in the Yarkand area and maintain the safety of Silk Road transportation.

On the one hand, we are also actively building barriers, forts, and beacons.

After a lot of hard work, with the support of King Shache.

Liu Yi has built one barrier, three piers, and more than 20 beacons.

Due to insufficient troops, the Han army had to hand over more than 20 beacons to the Shache people for garrison.

However, the three forts were always controlled by the Han army.

After Wu Zheng arrived in Yarkand, he was appointed as Dub and was responsible for the construction of Xuanwei Fort.

On this day, Wu Zheng was supervising a group of slaves who were building the road outside the fort.

However, a messenger arrived at the fort on horseback.

"Is Mr. Wu Du here?"
Chapter completed!