At this time, the Yuezhi had already settled down in the Amu Darya River Basin.
Its social economy has also shifted to semi-farming and semi-nomadic.
But corresponding to this is the split of Yueshi.
Back then, Yin Lieshui fought and the Yueshi were defeated miserably!
Even the Yuezhi King's head was cut off by the Xiongnu and made into wine vessels. Naturally, the Yuezhi royal family was not spared.
Large numbers of members of the royal family were killed by the Huns like dogs. Almost the entire royal court, except for children and women, no one was spared.
In order to humiliate the Yuezhi, the Huns even castrated a dozen or so nobles from the Yuezhi royal family and used them as slaves.
The authority of the Yuezhi royal family, which once had supreme prestige, has since plummeted.
When migrating westward, everyone has to unite under the royal banner to survive the dangers on the migration road together.
However, when the Yuezhi people arrived at the Amu Darya River and expelled and conquered the local Cypriots, the powerful faction within the Yuezhi expanded.
At the same time, the Yuezhi absorbed a large number of Cypriot tribes during their westward migration.
After these Cypriots integrated into the Yuezhi, they gradually gained power.
Therefore, today's Yuezhi people are actually torn apart.
The royal court has been emptied out, and five powerful tribal leaders have taken over the power of the Yuezhi.
These five tribal leaders are called Xihou.
The so-called Xihou means "murderer" or "hunter" in the Yuezhi language. When used on specific nobles, it means leader.
Because only the leader can decide who lives and who dies, and only the leader can decide when to hunt.
Later, the position of Yehu, a nobleman of the Turks, evolved from Xihou.
At this time, it was the historical point when Wu Xihou began to take power, but the Yuezhi Royal Court still had power.
The Royal Court still has some prestige, and even the powerful Wu Xihou must symbolically respect the Royal Court in name.
After all, the current Yueshi are not the Kushan dynasty that annexed Daxia and then took over India.
Right now, it is still just a tribal alliance healing its wounds and recovering its strength.
At this time, in the Yuezhi Royal Court, Wu Xihou was sitting alone, while the Yuezhi King was sitting at the top, presiding over the meeting.
The current Yuezhi Royal Court still has some strength.
Therefore, the five princes of Xi also maintained a certain degree of respect and respect for King Yuezhi.
"I heard the news that the Huns were defeated by the Han Dynasty..." The young King of the Yuezhi, wearing a traditional Yuezhi felt hat and holding a scepter inlaid with gold, gems and jade, sat at the top,
Said: "So, I summon all the ministers to discuss this matter together..."
The Yuezhi people have a very ancient history.
They are a nomadic tribe inherited from the Zongzhou period.
Known as Yuzhi in ancient times, he has been active in Chinese history books many times.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the ancient Yuezhi tribe rose up, occupied the Qilian Mountains, captured Dunhuang to the west, and then invaded the Western Regions and occupied the area.
Finally, he turned around and invaded eastward, attacking Wusun and destroying his tribe.
Unfortunately, in the end, they were first defeated in the battle with the Xiongnu Maodun Shanyu for grassland hegemony, and were forced to abandon the Hexi Corridor and retreat to the Yinlie River. Then, the old Shan Yulian's lair was also attacked, and the remaining troops fled westward.
For the Yuezhi people, that was really a shame, a shame that no one dared to mention.
only……
Now, the Yuezhi people had to face their mortal enemy again: the Huns.
Because the Huns are chasing after them...
Last year, the three kingdoms of Yuezhi, Daxia, and Kangju united and mobilized large armies to jointly resist the Xiongnu. The result was a complete defeat.
Moreover, the Yuezhi people are even more aware that their mortal enemies are more powerful than they were decades ago.
They are so powerful that they almost make the Yuezhi people despair.
There were even some who were killed by the Huns!
Another defeat made the Yuezhi extremely panicked.
They remembered the memories of their fathers and grandfathers for decades.
Many people want to continue fleeing westward.
Fortunately, at that moment, the Huns suddenly and inexplicably withdrew their troops.
Only then did the Yuezhi people stop migrating westward.
Even so, I was so scared that I was sweating all over.
But now, the Yuezhi people already know why the Huns withdrew their troops.
Because, there was a fire in their backyard.
The rise of China, which had been extremely powerful since ancient times, defeated the Xiongnu's main force in Munan, forcing the Xiongnu's western expedition troops to turn back.
For China, or the so-called Han Dynasty in rumors.
The Yuezhi people know best.
Among the ancient legends passed down by the Yuezhi people, there is a shadow of China.
The Yuezhi people even did trade with the Qin people, and precious silk was once sold to the edges of the world through the hands of the Yuezhi people.
Of course, Yuezhi knew that it was not a legend.
If there is any force in this world that can stop and defeat the terrifying Huns cavalry, it must be China.
Because of their understanding, Yuezhi knew very well what would happen if the Han Dynasty continued to attack?
The Xiongnu will definitely move westward like the Yuezhi did.
That is the real trouble for Yuezhi.
Think about it, the powerful Huns were driven like pigs and dogs by the Han Dynasty people, and came to this Feng Shui treasure land that the Yuezhi found with great difficulty.
Then what?
First of all, those soft-legged crabs in Daxia must surrender.
Secondly, the Yuezhi people will have to embark on the wandering road of migration again.
The next pasture and land that belongs to the Yuezhi, but we don’t know where it is yet?
"What should I do?" Such doubts lingered repeatedly in the hearts of many Yuezhi nobles.
The waiters were also at a loss for words.
Because they really can't think of a way to solve this problem.
Otherwise, they would not risk being detained by the royal court and come here in person.
Yuezhi once again fell into a terrible crisis.
If you are not careful, your country may be destroyed!
"My ancestors once paid tribute to China. At that time, the Emperor of China was still the Emperor of Zhou..." King Yuezhi asked someone to take out an ancient bronze seal. This bronze seal had become dilapidated due to time, and even the seal was damaged.
The handwriting on it has become blurry.
However, the dragon pattern engraved on the seal indicates that it is a token from the ancient Zongzhou.
This is a token given by the Emperor of Zhou when he paid tribute to Haojing during the time when Yuezhi was still Yu Zhi.
The Yuezhi people have preserved it to this day, originally for trade with China.
After all, when the Yuezhi occupied the Hexi Corridor and the entire Silk Road, there must be an item that can be connected to China.
This token of Zhou Dynasty naturally became something that won the trust of Chinese nobles and businessmen.
After the Yuezhi moved westward, this object became a symbol of the Yuezhi people's memory of their past honors.
However, the Yuezhi people never imagined that this thing would actually be used again.
"I plan to send an envoy with this token to the capital of the Han Dynasty in China to pay a pilgrimage to the Chinese Emperor..." King Yuezhi said: "The Chinese emperor has always been very talkative. When Qin Shihuang was the first emperor, our ancestors only needed
If you say good things, you can enter the Great Wall and trade with them. This time, I believe that as long as we lower our posture, the Chinese emperor will definitely agree to sell weapons and at the same time, protect us when the Huns move westward in the future!"
For the Yuezhi people, this is nothing more than changing from their current independence to surrendering to China again.
And their ancestors had submitted to the Emperor of China for hundreds of years.
This is nothing to be ashamed of!
As long as it's profitable, don't kneel down!
Even calling the Emperor of China Dad is not impossible!
Moreover, the distance between Han and Yuezhi is more than ten thousand miles?
King Yuezhi believed that it was impossible for the Han Dynasty people to cross such a long distance and really come here to exercise suzerainty.
In this case, just by paying some kind words, low profile, and calling me dad a few times, you can get a huge backer and strong protection. Why not?
not to mention……
If we get in touch with China again...
So……
Beautiful silk…
Brocade as thin as cicada wings and as smooth as water...
As well as those exquisite and unimaginable bronzes and various powerful equipment, they can all become the wealth of the Yuezhi people.
And through good relations with China, monopolizing trade on the Silk Road is enough to make the Yuezhi Royal Court strong again, and then regain control of the entire clan!
Just thinking about this makes the Yuezhi people excited and want to dance!
However, now there is a question: How to get to China?
You know, if you want to go to China, you have to pass through the vast territory controlled by the Xiongnu.
The risk is too great!
So, one of the ministers raised this question.
But the Yuezhi King was extremely confident. He said: "I once met a businessman among the Daxia people. The businessman sold tea and silk from China. I felt very strange, so I asked him, what happened?
"
King Yuezhi looked at everyone with pride, and after whetting his appetite, he said: "The businessman told me that they got these goods from India, and India bought them from China through an ancient road!"
"This shows what?"
"There is an ancient road leading from India to China..."
"I will send an envoy to India through Daxia, and then from India to China!" King Yuezhi declared very forcefully: "No matter what, we must reconnect with China!"
China is not only powerful, but also extremely wealthy. It was the largest source of wealth for the Yuezhi people!
In the past, when the Huns were powerful and dominated the world, the Yuezhi people naturally did not dare to contact China for fear of exposing themselves.
But, it's different now.
When China became strong again and regained its former status, the Yuezhi naturally knew that they should come and reconnect with this ancient relative.
As the saying goes, if you are poor in the busy city and no one knows you, if you are rich in the mountains you have distant relatives.
This is true for individuals, this is true for groups, and it is even more true for countries.
As long as you are handsome and rich, you don't have to worry about not having friends and relatives.
Some guys who can't hit you with eight poles try their best to get close to you, and even if your hot face touches your cold butt, there are still some people who are happy with it.
On the contrary, haha...
So, the matter was decided.
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But the ripples of this matter did not stop there.
The drastic changes in the Eastern world passed through the ancient Silk Road, along the mountains and seas, through Central Asia and into Western Asia. They spread to Seleucid, Asia Minor, Europe, Rome, and even Greece and Carthage.
base.
It's just that this matter has little to do with them. At most, some good people became slightly interested, and then nothing happened.
Because, right now, the entire continent is burning with flames of war.
The Romans fought on two fronts.
wrong!
It should be three sides!
They were at war with Carthage, the Greek city-states, and the Jews in Jerusalem.
Although the battle scenes were one-sided, Rome was always victorious and never defeated.
However, the resistance of Carthage and the Greeks was very determined. (~^~)
