Chapter 354 The Instigator

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 354 The Instigator

When envoy Li Ling heard this, he stood up and said, "My lord has a letter that he wants to hand over to you. May you be willing to take a look at it?"

Zhang Yue's hand movements paused slightly, and then returned to normal.

"Zhang Zhan, bring the letter!"

Zhang Zhan came forward after hearing the words. The messenger also took out a silk book from his arms and handed it to Zhang Zhan.

"Junhou!"

After Zhang Zhan took the silk book, he placed it in front of Zhang Yue and gently unfolded it!

Zhang Yue looked down and saw that there were not many words on the silk book.

There are only four words, "The Huns moved westward"!

Although the number of words is small, the meaning expressed is very rich.

Zhang Yue stared at those four words, as if trapped in them, and remained silent for a long time!

Li Ling's envoy did not urge him and just sat quietly, waiting for Zhang Yue's reply.

After a long time, Zhang Yue raised his head and said, "Not enough!"

Envoy Li Ling stood up and said, "What else does the monarch need?"

Zhang Yue stared at the envoy's face, "Can you fully represent Li Ling?"

The messenger said, "Okay!"

Zhang Yue nodded, pointed at the map, and captured this place!

The messenger looked up and saw hesitation on his face.

Zhang Yue did not speak when he saw this, but poured himself and Zhang Zhan each a cup of tea.

At this time, the envoy stood up and bowed, "Please wait patiently for the good news!"

…

After more than half a month of arduous trek, Yang You and others finally arrived at Kushan City, the capital of the Kushan Kingdom.

The place where Kushan City is located is a mountain basin.

Although the scenery is beautiful, it is not actually rich. Therefore, although Kushan City is the capital of the Kushan Kingdom, it is not large in scale.

Yang You and others looked at it from a distance and couldn't help but compare it with Yunyang County.

"Mr. Yang, this Guishang City is probably not as good as Yunyang County!"

Yang You nodded, "Yunyang is a large county with nearly 10,000 households. How can it be compared to Guishang City?"

Wu Zhengdao said, "What Mr. Yang said is true, but this Guishang City is not bad in this Western Region!"

Yang You said, "Yes, Kushan City was originally called Huba City. It was a famous military fortress during the Great Xia Dynasty... The development of Kushan City is inseparable from Kushan City!"

Wu Zheng heard this and asked for advice, "Please also ask Mr. Yang to clarify my doubts!"

Yang You didn't hide his secrets, and immediately said, "To the south of Guishang City is a place of body poisoning, and this land of body poisoning is a rich land no less than that of Guandong..."

"The Kushan people can rise by plundering the poisonous countries..."

Wu Zheng nodded and said, "I have also heard from the king that this place is the richest place in the world, with a large population and rich products..."

Yang You said: "Yes, the more important thing is that this poisonous person is rich but not strong... If the Dawan Kingdom and this Guishuang were to change places, I am afraid that Dawan would have developed into a powerful empire long ago!"

Wu Zheng nodded when he heard this and sighed, "This Guishan people are very lucky!"

Yang You smiled and shook his head.

Wu Zheng was puzzled for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses.

It turns out that the Kushan people are not very lucky at all.

The Kushan people are actually Dayuezhi people. They originally lived in Hexi and Monan areas like the Qiang people.

Originally the overlord of one side, the Huns were also quite bullied by the Yueshi people back then.

That Maodun Shanyu was once a hostage in Yuezhi.

After the rise of the Xiongnu, disaster also befell the Yuezhi people.

Not only was the Yuezhi king's head cut off and used as a drowning device, but the Yuezhi people were also forced to move westward to the land of Seven Rivers.

In this way, the Huns did not let them go. With the support of the Huns, Wusun Kunmo's army Xu Mi forced the Yuezhi people to continue to move south.

More than 100,000 Yuezhi people died on the way.

Solange came to the side and couldn't help but said, "Although Kushan City is small, it is..."

Yang Youdao, "Not bad"

When Wu Zheng thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh, "These Yuezhi people can be considered as happy after all their hardships!"

When Yang You heard this, he looked at Solange and others walking in front with a half-smile.

Wu Zheng noticed Yang You's gaze and couldn't help but understand.

At this time, he couldn't help but think of the Dharabitha people who were raised in Luntai.

Wu Zheng couldn't help but thought secretly in his heart.

"It seems that the Lord has been planning to conquer the south for many years!"

"Those Dharubida people are the best reason for the Han Dynasty to march southward!"

Wu Zheng was just thinking about something, when Solange came to Yang You with his men and horses.

"Mr. Yang, ahead is my Guishang City!"

Yang You nodded and said, "Please lead the way from the front!"

Solange was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then slowly said, "Mr. Yang, please!"

As the saying goes, it was already evening when Yang You and his party arrived at the foot of Guishang City.

Maybe it was to show force, or maybe it was to show the importance to the Han envoys.

However, when Yang You and others arrived at Kushan City, Qiu Ju deployed ten thousand troops outside the city.

"Guishan Kingdom welcomes the arrival of the Han envoy!"

Qiu Jiu was riding on a strong Dawan horse, looking at Yang You and others with a smile.

Behind him were dozens of people wearing various costumes, who seemed to be envoys from various countries.

Following Qiu Juke's words, the envoys from various countries also looked at Yang You. They all wanted to see how the Han envoys would respond.

At this time, Yang You understood in his heart that this Qiu was clearly demonstrating to the big man.

In this case, if you show any weakness, it will not only affect the majesty of the Han, but also boost the ambitions of the Kushan people.

When Yang You thought of this, a smile appeared on his face, and he slowly rode forward and said, "The Marquis of Guishuang paid such a grand gift..."

After listening to what Yang You said, Qiu Jiuque's face darkened.

After finally waiting for Yang You to finish speaking, Qiu Jiu asked with a proud look on his face, "What do the Han envoys think of our Kushan soldiers?"

Yang You smiled and said, "I am not familiar with military affairs..."

Having said this, he turned to Wu Zhengdao, "How does the Marquis of Wu Jun view these Kushan soldiers?"

When Wu Zheng heard this, he rode forward and said, "These Guishan soldiers are quite majestic. From a certain point of view, they are no less powerful than the soldiers of Yancai!"

Qiu Jiu suppressed his anger and asked, "How does it compare with the Han army?"

Wu Zheng sighed, "It will be quite difficult for a big man to defeat this army of more than 10,000 people..."

After hearing this, Naqiu couldn't help but smile.

But what Wu Zheng said next made him almost draw his sword. Wu Zheng.

"If a big man wants to break it, he must win thousands of people!"

Seeing that Qiu Jiake was about to get angry, Solange came forward quickly and said, "Why should the Han envoys talk nonsense and make false threats..."

After being interrupted by Solange, Qiu Jiu finally managed to hold back his anger.

But Wu Zheng obviously had no intention of stopping there.

He looked disdainfully at the Kushan army in front of him.

"The hundreds of Han cavalry behind a certain person are enough to defeat a thousand people of this generation!"

Macaluso, a Kushan general, saw that Wu Zheng was belittling the troops he commanded, and he couldn't help but became furious, so he charged forward on his horse.

"Since the Han envoy is so confident, he might as well show his hands to everyone!"

Wu Zheng looked at Macaluso proudly, "What do you want to see?"
To be continued...