Han Yue stayed in the capital for a full half month. During this period, he wrote a letter to Zheng Xuan, asking him not to worry about him. He had received very warm hospitality in Guishang and planned to spend a few days here before going back. During this period,
He spent the whole day socializing with the princes and ministers of Guishang, drinking and having fun, and traveling around. After staying for half a month, Han Yue just left here and returned to Han Dynasty.
On the way back, they were still warmly entertained by the local people and returned to the Han army camp. These soldiers were training here day and night. They were a little dissatisfied with Han Yue, but they did not bother him and everyone returned together.
, when they returned, they worked hard and the soldiers continued to be stationed in the Western Region to maintain the local situation, while Han Yue quickly returned to Liangzhou.
Zheng Xuan had already received a letter that they were about to return, and sent officials to greet them. When Han Yue and others entered Liangzhou, they saw the officials who came. The officials allowed them to rest for two days, and then sent them
After being brought to Guzang, Zheng Xuan went out of the county gate to greet them. This was already a great respect for them. After Han Yue and Zheng Xuan paid their respects, they returned to the mansion together.
Han Yue couldn't wait to talk about the relevant decisions in this trade. These were the results of his own discussions with King Kushan and had not yet been approved by Zheng Xuan and the emperor. Zheng Xuan did not blame him for making his own decisions. As the leader of the Han Dynasty,
As an envoy, Zheng Xuan had long given him the power to deal with problems on his own. When Han Yue explained some agreements with King Kushan, Zheng Xuan thought for a moment, stroked his beard and said, "Good!"
Han Yue then began to talk about what he saw and heard in Guishang. As early as when he wrote a letter to Zheng Xuan for the first time, Zheng Xuan had already understood his purpose. Han Yue was also worried that the King of Kushan would send someone to secretly
After checking the content of the letter, he didn't say much, but simply reported many matters related to trade. As soon as Han Yue opened his mouth, Zheng Xuan stopped him immediately, ordered someone to take out a pen and paper, and began to record Han Yue's words.
Zheng Xuan held a pen and recorded. Han Yue also slowed down his speech as much as possible, introducing each aspect of Guishang's customs, culture and politics, farming conditions, military combat effectiveness, etc. in great detail.
Sutiba found it a bit incredible. He was a native of Kushan, but when it came to everything around him, he didn't know as much as Han Yue in front of him.
What's more, he didn't realize when Han Yue started to observe the surrounding situation.
Hearing Han Yue's detailed account, Zheng Xuan was extremely happy. He wrote quickly and wrote down all the situations verbatim. After Han Yue finished talking about the situation in Guishang, he paused and started talking about the past.
Zheng Xuan did not feel impatient and continued writing about those countries in the west that the Kushan people had heard about, such as the Anxi Dynasty and Qin Dynasty. Finally, Han Yue finished everything. At this time, Zheng Xuan stopped writing,
Looking at the thick papers he had written on and reading them word for word, he was a little surprised and a little incredulous. He widened his eyes and asked, "Are these contents true?"
"This is what I saw with my own eyes, and it is true."
"Okay, you can write another specific memorial about trade and submit it to Luoyang together with the gift from the King of Kushan."
"As commanded."
August, the fourteenth year of Jianning
In the Luoyang Palace, the emperor sat in a daze. Placed in front of him were two memorials, both from Liangzhou. One of them was about trade. In this regard, the emperor did not understand at all, so he reluctantly read it.
After finishing it, it seemed that he would have to ask Wen Renxi to help him read it later. The other letter was an introduction to Guishuang and other countries written by Zheng Xuan himself. These detailed information made the emperor stunned.
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The emperor has always believed that, except for the big Han people, they are all weak barbarians who do not know how to farm and only know how to kill and plunder. Other countries are not even civilized in the eyes of the emperor. However, after reading this letter
Afterwards, the emperor could not calm down for a long time. This letter allowed him to see a different world, an almost different powerful country. He did not expect that the Yuezhi who were driven out from the Western Regions would actually establish such a powerful country in other regions.
He had not paid much attention to trade before, because he believed that even if he traded with the other party, he could only exchange some horses. He thought of Guishang as being like Xianbei, or even worse than Xianbei, but he did not expect that this merchant
There are so many countries that are such powerful countries, with farming, jewelry, smelting technology, hundreds of thousands of standing armies, and various cultures of their own. A whole new world seems to have opened in the heart of the emperor.
The emperor's eyes shone with a strange light.
"Song Dian!"
Song Dian immediately lowered his head and walked to the emperor's side. The emperor pointed to the letter and said, "I'll ask you to copy a few more of these two memorials..." He did not specify how many copies to make. Song Dian
He didn't dare to ask more questions, so he picked up the letter and left. The emperor immediately ordered Wang Fu, Zhang Wen, and Yuan Feng to enter the palace. These four people had already become the mainstay of the court.
Soon after receiving the emperor's edict, the four people gathered outside the palace.
Not daring to stay, he quickly entered.
After entering the main hall and paying homage to the emperor, the emperor asked them to sit down. Wang Fu raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, I am busy with matters in Yizhou. I don't know why you want to summon me?" The emperor glared at him and put his hand in his hand.
The letter about business matters was handed to him. Wang Fu looked at it carefully. Wen Renxi and the others also picked up the memorial and read it. Wang Fu read it quickly and put down the paper with some disdain.
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"Your Majesty, the matter is settled, there is no need to worry."
Wen Renxi shook his head and said: "That's not the case. The King of Kushan doesn't want the Han merchants to go further west. I'm afraid that the profits from trade are huge in the West. I don't know which country is obsessed with tea or silk.
, can be sold at a higher price, so the King of Kushan does not want the big man to take away the interests of Kushan. Who is Han Yue? I wonder if someone with such talent can convince the King of Kushan. It seems that this trade matter,
The profits it can bring will exceed our expectations."
"Hahaha, what kind of trade can those barbarians carry out? Can they exchange cattle and sheep for gold?" Wang Fu said sarcastically.
The emperor was waiting for his words, and he immediately handed Zheng Xuan's handwritten letters to each of them one by one to read. Everyone fell silent for a while, and even Wang Fu started to read them carefully.
After a long time, he finally came back to his senses, frowned, and asked: "Your Majesty, are all these things true?"
"Zheng Gong personally vouched for it. All the gentlemen are aware of Zheng Gong's virtue."
"Your Majesty, please let me send troops immediately. I am willing to lead the northern and southern armies to capture Kushan, cut off the head of the King of Kushan and bring it to your Majesty!" Zhang Wen stood up excitedly and said with some urgency.
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