Chapter 400 How to break the situation

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 400 How to break the situation

Next, Liu Yi and the emperor had another discussion about Liaodong.

It was already afternoon when Liu Yi left the palace.

This time he did not go to Yunyang Marquis Mansion but returned directly to his own Xinyang Marquis Mansion.

On the way back home, Liu Yi suddenly realized that he was being watched.

Liu Yi ignored it and just pretended to be nonchalant and returned to the house.

He already felt a little dissatisfied with the emperor in his heart.

After staying at home honestly for seven or eight days, Liu Yi secretly contacted Qian Niuwei and sent a secret letter to the Western Regions.

Zhang Huan has also followed Liu Yi's words these days and acted more and more low-key.

Du Ling was also keenly aware of the emperor's changes.

…

After the emperor returned to Weiyang Palace from Jianzhang Palace, he immediately summoned the Xiuyi envoy.

"Has Liu Yi been in contact with the Yunyang Marquis Mansion recently?"

The emperor asked the Xiuyi envoy

The mysterious person said: "The Marquis of Xinyang has not contacted the Yunyang Marquis Mansion... nor has he interacted with anyone else..."

When the emperor heard this, a smile appeared on his face: "I am keeping a close eye on the General's Mansion and the Yunyang Marquis' Mansion..."

…

The Han Dynasty was the most powerful country in the world, so every move of Chang'an naturally attracted the attention of other countries.

The news of the unrest in Chang'an naturally soon became known to all parties.

As the old rival of the Han Dynasty, how could the Huns miss this opportunity?

After Wei Lu learned about the turmoil in Chang'an, he immediately found Hu Yantuan Chanyu.

"Chan Yu, the current turmoil in the Han court is a good opportunity for me to force Hu!"

Hearing this, Hu Yantuan Shanyu said with great interest, "What is King Ding Ling's plan?"

Wei Lu said: "Now the Han court has set up five major towns from east to west: Liaodong, Shuofang, Hexi, Zhenwu, and Beiting, with the intention of strangulating me and forcing Hu..."

"If I can't break the situation by forcing Hu, I may be in danger!"

"This turmoil in the Han court is the perfect opportunity for me to force Hu to break the situation..."

While Wei Lu was talking, King Zuo Xian happened to come to pay homage to Shanyu Huyan.

After the Battle of Xianbei, King Zuo Xian gathered many small tribes around.

Now the cavalry in his hands has recovered to more than 40,000, and his strength has completely surpassed King Zuo Guli, becoming the second-largest king of the Xiongnu after King Youxian among the four-cornered kings of the Huns.

This time he came to visit Hu Yantuan Chanyu, also because he heard about the turmoil in the Han court and wanted to encourage Hu Yantang Chanyu to send troops to attack Wuhuan.

When he arrived outside the big tent, he happened to hear Wei Lu saying that he should take advantage of the turmoil in the Han court to break the situation.

"King Ding Ling has a clever plan, maybe I can also listen to it?"

King Zuo Xian was very interested in what Wei Lu said.

When Hu Yantuan Chanyu saw King Zuo Xian, he smiled and said, "King Zuo Xian has come just in time. Let's listen to King Ding Ling's speech together!"

Wei Lu smiled and said, "The little king's plan needs King Zuo Xian to take action!"

King Zuo Xian said, "If this is the case, then I, the king, should listen carefully!"

Wei Lu continued with a smile on his face, "The current turmoil in the Han court has been quickly quelled on the surface, but its actual impact is far-reaching..."

"First of all, Shuofang Jiedushi of the Han Dynasty must be uneasy because of this..."

"Secondly, the Liaodong Jiedushi will also focus on Yan for a long time..."

"In addition, the deaths of the eldest princess of Eyi and King Yan will also make the Han family members alienated from the emperor and Chang'an!"

"This gives me Qiang Hu an excellent opportunity to annex Wuhuan and Fuyu..."

Upon hearing this, Shanyu Huyandi said, "What King Ding Ling said is true, but the Hexi Jiedushi and the Han army in the Western Regions are a problem!"

King Zuo Xian also nodded when he heard this, "The Han Dynasty's Hexi Jiedu envoy and the Western Region's Zhenwu, the two towns of Beiting combined have no less than 200,000 troops.

"There are no less than 100,000 cavalry that can be dispatched. If I force Hu Dongzheng, these 100,000 cavalry will be enough to sweep across the grassland..."

Hu Yantuan Chanyu said, "Shuofang and Liaodong towns can also dispatch a group of cavalry to attack us and force Hu. If so, we have little chance of winning against force!"

Wei Lu had a confident smile on his face after hearing this.

"Chan Yu, King Zuo Xian doesn't need to worry. King You Xian has now recovered his strength. He can definitely order King You Xian to send troops to contain the Han army in the Western Regions..."

Having said this, Wei Lu smiled mysteriously and then continued:

"As for the soldiers of the Han Dynasty's Hexi Jiedu Envoy, I also have arrangements!"

Hearing this, Shanyu Huyandi immediately ordered, "Everyone should leave the tent thirty steps away!"

After everyone around the big tent had obeyed the order and left, he continued to say to Wei Lu, "If King Ding Ling has any clever ideas, please come to me!"

At this time, Wei Lu said while cutting the mutton in front of him: "Does Chanyu know about the affairs of Di people?"

Although Hu Yantuan Chanyu had heard of the name of the Di people, he did not know them well.

Hearing this, he said, "I would like to hear the details!"

Wei Lu said slowly: "The Han people say that Di is the name of the barbarian species. The place where Di lives is called Di Dao."

"The Di people are different from me, Qiang Hu, but they are as good at farming as the Han people...Although they occupy a small area, they have a large number of people...They are also good at fighting..."

"If I force Hu to incite the Di people to revolt, the Han will definitely send troops to quell the rebellion. Chang'an has just been in turmoil. Where does Chanyu think the Han are most likely to mobilize troops?"

Hu Yantang Chanyu said, "The most likely one is naturally the soldiers from Hexi!"

Wei Lu said: "Hexi Jie Town is nearly a thousand miles away from Didao, and most of it is mountainous."

"After the soldiers in Hexi entered Di Dao, they would not be able to return for a month or two. In this way, at least 20,000 soldiers of the Han army in Hexi would be trapped in Di Dao..."

The Di people first moved in the northwestern Sichuan region in later generations, originating from the Songpan Plateau of Sichuan.

During the Han Dynasty, the Di people were distributed at the junction of Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai and other provinces in later generations.

At this time, the activities of the Di people were mainly in the mountains from Longnan to Hanzhong.

The Di Dao mentioned by Wei Lu is the Jiuzhaigou, Pingwu and Songpan of later generations.

Because the Di people are also a farming people and live in the mountains, the Han's rule over the Di people is very loose.

However, because the land in the area where the Di people live is poor, they often conflict with the Han and Qiang people.

What Wei Lu said was sound and logical, but King Zuo Xian was skeptical in his heart.

After all, I have never heard of a major conflict between the Di people and the Han people in all these years.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for King Ding Ling to encourage the Di people to raise an army!"

King Zuo Xian shook his head while eating.

Wei Lu chuckled and said, "The Di people have always worshiped shamans... If the Han people forcibly destroy the Di people's houses... and burn and rob the Di people's strongholds, why worry about the Di people not being able to cause trouble!"

King Zuo Xian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then looked at Wei Lu carefully, "King Ding Ling is really smart, but even if he can incite the dissidents to revolt, I'm afraid it's too late!"

Wei Lu smiled when he heard this, but cut off a piece of meat in his hand and slowly put it into his mouth.

Seeing this, King Zuo Xian suddenly said, "Could it be that King Ding Ling has already started taking action?"

Wei Lu smiled and said, "Counting the time, the Di people should have started to revolt by now!"

…

Wei Lu's calculation was good. At this time, the Wudu Di people were instigated by the spies sent by Wei Lu.

The Di people, who had always been submissive to the Han, suddenly revolted, catching the Han by surprise.

Tens of thousands of Di people, with the cooperation of a small number of Qiang people, occupied Wudu County in one fell swoop and began to spread to surrounding areas.

Chang'an had just finished handling the matter of Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang when it received an urgent report from the red feather messenger.

A county was occupied by Yi Di, which had never happened since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

Even the siege of Baideng in the early Han Dynasty, the Huns finally withdrew from the Han Dynasty.

As for Jiuyuan County falling into the hands of the Xiongnu, that happened before the founding of the Han Dynasty.

After the emperor learned of the fall of Wudu, in order to balance the court, he did not leave the counter-rebellion to Huo Guang, but left it to the sick Prime Minister Che Qianqiu.

After Che Qianqiu received the edict, he summoned the ministers and princes to discuss the matter on the second day.

"My lords, the Di people are causing rebellion in Wudu today. Who can lead the troops to put down the rebellion?"
To be continued...