Before the Han army leaves the fortress, the Huns will continue to indulge in the illusion of peace.
This gave Liu Che some free time and was able to take some time to select the envoys to send out.
The next day, Liu Che personally drove to the bus station in Beique to meet with the ten candidates who had been selected by the bus order.
These ten candidates were selected by the Public Transport Department from nearly a hundred people who submitted applications.
Liu Che also smiled the moment he got the list.
Because he saw a familiar name: Dynasty.
Let’s look at the place of origin: Qi people.
It also matched up with the dynasty in Liu Che’s memory.
"I didn't expect that the butterfly effect would be so great. The most famous alchemist in Qi State would actually sign up to be sent as an envoy to Daxia..." Liu Che smiled in his heart.
This dynasty left an indelible mark on Liu Che's memory.
This is because in Liu Che's previous life, this person could be said to be a role model for alchemists and a role model for sorcerers.
He started out as an alchemist and was favored, but in the end he took the path of a civil servant.
He even reached the position of a top civil servant like Zuo Naishi.
It can be said that the scenery is infinite.
Among the group of alchemists, even the powerful Li Shaojun was not as famous as him.
And in history, this person is even more conspicuous.
He eventually became one of the three most powerful chief ministers of the Prime Minister's Office during the Emperor Wu Dynasty.
Unfortunately, life is bad.
I just wanted to confront Zhang Tanggang.
Then, Zhang Tang exchanged one for five.
However, this is not what interests Liu Che the most.
After all, the ability of this dynasty, in the early days of Emperor Wu's dynasty, was only outstanding among the alchemists and magic sticks.
But among the ministers, he was just the middle one.
It's just that Emperor Wu loved the alchemists, so he was honored.
What really interests Liu Che is that now that the dynasty exists, where is Mahan?
Therefore, Liu Che had already made up his mind before they even met.
"Second Senior Brother, it's you..." He gently drew a line on this person's name.
Anyway, for a position like deputy envoy, one can appoint anyone at will.
Moreover, Liu Che felt that the mission might not be safe along the way.
Historically, Zhang Qian's mission was intercepted by the Huns as soon as it left Hexi.
If Zhang Qian hadn't brought his own lucky bug, he would have become a withered skeleton in the Hexi Gorge.
Even so, thirteen years later, only Zhang Qian and his loyal Huns servant Tang Yifu were left alive to return to the Great Wall and see the Han family's clothes.
None of the other members of the mission survived.
In Liu Che's eyes, this mission was almost impossible to succeed.
In fact, they may not even be able to cross Hexi, and they will be intercepted by the Huns.
In essence, in Liu Che's eyes, this mission was just a smoke bomb to attract the Huns' attention and precautions.
This was done to buy time for the Han army and confuse the opponent.
Even Liu Che didn't care whether the Huns would be fooled...
It would be great if the Huns were fooled, but there would be no regrets if they were not fooled.
In disputes between great powers, in many cases, the net is cast wide and the seeds are sown diligently.
Out of a hundred smoke bombs, as long as the other party believes one, it is victory.
Just like Maozi was fooled by Midi's Star Wars.
It's not just this mission that's a smokescreen.
In fact, in the past few years, most of the diplomatic exchanges between Han and Hungary were just smoke and mirrors.
This even included the agreement between Liu Che and the Huns to exchange nobles for common people.
The purpose is just to confuse and anesthetize the Huns.
Let them think that the Han Dynasty will not take action against them for the time being.
But in fact, the Han army was already sharpening its sword.
Therefore, regarding this mission, Liu Che did not hold on to the hope that they could successfully reach Daxia and contact the Yueshi. He simply had the attitude of "I am lucky if I get it, but I am lucky if I lose it."
In fact, it was better to rely on the Yuezhi and Greeks tens of thousands of miles away to hold back part of the Xiongnu army for the sake of the Han Empire.
Liu Che is now more concerned about a question: What is the excuse for the Han-Hungarian war?
Undoubtedly, this is a very important issue.
Although, now, thanks to the persistent clamor and propaganda of the Gongyang Sect for 20 to 30 years, the concept of great revenge has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Xianggong restored the vengeance of the ninth generation, which was great in the Spring and Autumn Period.
For today's Chinese scholar-bureaucrats, those who repay kindness with kindness and repay hatred with straightness are called gentlemen.
As for those who were slapped on the left cheek, they also gave the right cheek, euphemistically called: repaying evil with kindness, probation and so on.
Today's mainstream public opinion will probably give you only two words of evaluation: Idiot!
In other words, Liu Che could actually use the excuse of "the shame of restoring Pingcheng and the humiliation of Queen Xuelu" to declare that the Huns are a symbol of all evil, and then use the distinction between Hua and Yi as the main theme, and he can completely use it as
An excuse to declare war on the Huns.
Such a reason is also very noble.
The public opinion and ideological circles will also be very satisfied.
However, Liu Che felt something was wrong.
As the saying goes, if you don’t plan for the eternity, you won’t be able to plan for the moment.
National strategy must take one step at a time and look at three steps.
The Han Empire could not just be a destroyer, it must also be a builder.
The shame of restoring Pingcheng and the humiliation of Queen Xuelu are just propaganda methods for the Han Dynasty.
There must also be a propaganda caliber targeting the internal tribes of the Huns.
After all, if you want this war to end as soon as possible without getting into a quagmire.
Then the Han Dynasty must win the surrender and recognition of the forces within the Xiongnu.
From ancient times to the present, and into the future, wars, especially wars between two powerful powers, are actually as Mencius said, those who gain the right will get more help, and those who do the wrong will get less.
Historically, the Han Dynasty was able to finally subdue the Xiongnu and dismember them.
The biggest reason is to win over Wusun.
The Han and Wusun attacked from both front and back, severely inflicting heavy losses on the Xiongnu and making it impossible for the Xiongnu to control the countries in the Western Regions.
In the end, Huhanxie Chanyu had to lower his head and surrender to the Han family. The disobedient Zhizhi Chanyu had his head cut off by Chen Tang even if he ran to Congling and took him back to show off his martial arts.
Therefore, how to win the recognition and support of the tribes within the Xiongnu, especially those vassal tribes or tribes that simply have the name of Xiongnu, but actually have nothing to do with the Xiongnu, has become the key.
This required Liu Che and the Han Dynasty to come up with a very inflammatory and tempting payment document similar to Tang's Tang Oath.
It doesn't matter whether others believe it or not.
The important thing is to let people see the attitude of the Han Dynasty.
In the early days of the war, such a payment may not have been of any use.
But when it comes to the stalemate stage or the end stage.
This is certainly a policy as powerful as a nuclear bomb.
It can make countless tribes surrender without fighting, and it can make a large number of tribes remain neutral.
And if the Xiongnu loses the cover of the tribes that can serve as cannon fodder and human shields, then it will be like an old hairless dog. (To be continued.) 8
