This once mighty empire perished so quickly. In fact, the time the Han Dynasty spent on Kushan was not as good as the time spent outside the Great Wall. When the Han Dynasty conquered the Great Wall, it took four years, but now Kushan has been destroyed.
, but it only took three years, and the reason why it was delayed for three years was still an old and lame old man.
Without this old man, Kuishang might have been able to occupy the whole territory in less than a year. King Kuishang walked out of the palace with his upper body naked, opened the gate, and paid homage to Duke Zhuge Ling.
He was also very polite, and hurriedly let him put on the royal robe, and held his hand, and the two walked into the royal city together. In the fearful eyes of countless people, the royal city finally became the leader of the Han army.
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Zhuge Linggong and King Guishang were sitting in the palace, chatting very happily. King Guishang really didn't expect that the great nobleman of Han in front of him would be so polite to him. He could even speak a very fluent sentence.
Kushan language, this made the King of Kushan have no worries at all. Judging from their appearance, they probably won't hold me accountable.
While the ministers of Kushan sat down in pain with their heads lowered, and the victors from the east looked at them with disdain, King Kushan had a look of joy on his face and chatted cordially with Zhuge Liang about Kushan's achievements.
After all, Zhuge Liang admitted that he had indeed underestimated Guishang, and Guishang was not a bloodless person. When King Kuishang opened the city gate, he saw with his own eyes that many houses in the royal city were burning with blazing fire.
King Kushan looked at the flames with disdain and told Zhuge Liang that these were die-hards who were unwilling to surrender to the big man, so they burned themselves to death with their whole family. Zhuge Liang trembled when he heard that, and took a deep look at the billowing smoke in the distance.
, but did not say anything more. At the moment of Kuishang's demise, either because of fear or pain, many princes, nobles, and even ordinary people chose this extremely painful way to die.
But the Kushan King next to him was indifferent. He was even very happy. Those opponents died like this, which saved him from expending effort to hunt and kill them. Seeing the appearance of the Kushan King, Zhuge Liang was not angry.
But I was very happy in my heart. This time the Han army was able to achieve a complete victory and defeat another vast empire so easily. It was all thanks to this emperor.
He is the hero of the Han Dynasty.
If it weren't for the foul atmosphere he created in Kushan, which made the soldiers have no military morale and made people like Nu Xia have no way to survive, the big man would not know how much he would have to pay. Therefore, Zhuge Liang did not want such a Kushan king at all.
Instead of saving his life, I hope to be more friendly with him, and it is best to let him continue to be the Kushan King in name only.
Similarly, the King of Kushan has been trying to get close to him for this purpose. He almost used his wisdom that he had never used before, and said with a smile: "There are really too many capable people in the Han Dynasty. I heard from the envoy that the Han Dynasty
Once upon a time, there was a great nobleman who learned the Kushan language in just three days. It was truly astonishing. I never expected that I would meet such a wonderful person like you again today."
"What the king is talking about is my old disciple, Wang Gong. He indeed has extraordinary talents, but I dare not compare with him. I have a master named Liu Gong, who is proficient in fourteen languages.
He also wrote a book on language, which can now be learned at Taixue..."
"Wizard! What a wizard!" King Kushan laughed. In his words, Zhuge Liang also kept bragging about the power of the Han. For example, the territory of the Han was a hundred times that of Kushan. From the south to the north, he rode on the most powerful Han.
It would take nearly ten years to build a fast horse. Of course, these were all his boasts, but the more King Kushan listened, the more fearful he became.
He actually believed these lies. After accompanying King Kushan for a banquet, Zhuge Liang said goodbye and left. As for King Kushan, he still stayed in his palace, and the Han army did not deal with him.
Back in the camp, Zhuge Liang's mind was always filled with those burning houses and the letter sent by Guan Yu, the old Kushan general who would rather die than surrender.
The more Zhuge Liang thought about it, the harder it became to calm down. He suddenly stood up, lit some wax, sat in front of the case, and started writing quickly.
"In August of the 23rd year of Yankang, the King of Kushan surrendered, and Kushan was destroyed. I will report to your majesty..." He quickly wrote the main story of the war, as well as some interesting details, and summarized the war.
After explaining it from beginning to end, he continued to write: "However, there are still many things that I haven't figured out. I heard that there are 100,000 tanks, hundreds of warriors, and the territory exceeds 80 counties.
The country can be considered a powerful country..."
"But now, Guishan has nearly 200,000 soldiers. The soldiers are not as cowardly as we think. There are also people who fight to the death. They have fought against the Northern and Southern armies many times and even repelled the Southern army. They have thousands of soldiers.
Among the generals, there are many handsome men like Nu Xia, and their county towns have already exceeded 80, covering six states..."
"And their land is fertile, their crops are ripe, and their people seldom go hungry. Why did such a powerful country collapse so quickly? I think this is all because it is not really powerful. Really powerful
A country should have a hard-working emperor, diligent ministers, and loyal and patriotic people... The strength of a country should not be determined by the number of its territory, weapons, and soldiers, but by the number of its soldiers.
, the people living in this land.”
Liu Xi sat in the Hall of Houde, looked at the memorial in his hand, and read seriously: "Therefore, I risk my life to report to Your Majesty, in order to strengthen the country and prosper the country..." Liu Xi squinted his eyes, his face filled with emotion.
It's a smile. This is the memorial sent by Zhuge Liang, which introduces the battle and his final understanding of Kushan. It seems that the fall of Kushan gave Zhuge Liang a great impact.
Putting down the memorial in his hand, Liu Xi also began to think about it. The Kuishang empire was really rotten to the core. The relationship between the king and the localities was extremely bad. The standing army in the king's hands was not as good as the local army, and military pay was not paid.
, making these standing armies helpless to sell their weapons to make a living. This is especially true in the official system. The ministers in the temple have no restrictions on the king at all.
After people like Vesudeva came to power, they turned a huge empire into what it is now.
Of course Liu Xi understood that this memorial was not written for him. He put it away and then looked at Sima Zhongda. Sima Zhongda was indeed not inferior to Zhuge Liang in domestic affairs. After Zhuge Liang left,
After that, he spent the whole day in the Hall of Houde, accompanying the emperor and handling memorials from various places. He did a very good job and was in an orderly manner.
Although after he took office, he did not make drastic policy changes like Zhuge Liang. He just maintained the original policy, but the results in the past three years were actually more than those during Zhuge Liang's period. Liu Xi waited for a moment and saw
After Sima Yi finished what he was doing, Liu Xi stepped forward, patted Sima Yi on the shoulder, and asked him to follow him out of Houde Hall.
The two came to Qiongyuan. The weather has been a bit hot recently. The emperor often had tea and rest here. Sima Yi was often called by him. The two sat together. Huangmen had already prepared two cups of tea. Qi Yue
Standing not far away, Liu Xi and Sima Yi walked down and sat down respectively. Liu Xi then asked: "Aren't Zhong Changtong and Pang Tong walking a little too close recently?"
Sima Yi nodded and then said: "Indeed, the two men's presentations are exactly the same. They also attracted many people. They probably hope that His Majesty can abolish many restrictions on merchants... and reduce business taxes...
.Encourage private business more, ban government buildings, restaurants, etc., and leave it to private merchants to take on such tasks..."
"Ha..." Liu Xi snorted coldly, took a sip of tea, and continued: "Fortunately, they didn't complain and asked the temple to leave the salt and iron to the merchants. It's getting more and more outrageous. Pang Tong actually
We also want to support powerful people, and talk about letting powerful people own large-scale economic farmland and textile factories. Isn’t this nonsense? From now on, just suppress their plans and don’t let me read them!”
"Here you go!"
He also didn't understand the thoughts of Zhong Changtong and others. What did they want to do? If they offended the emperor again and again, they would be squeezed out of the core of the temple sooner or later. However, other people's affairs had nothing to do with him.
As long as he can protect himself, he doesn't need to worry about the rest. However, if he thinks about it seriously, he really can't hide these memorials, otherwise if there is any trouble, he will have to do it.
Disaster.
While he was thinking about this, Liu Xi continued: "Guishan has surrendered. Kong Ming will come back decisively. He cannot be missing in the temple. He has written to me, hoping to divide Guishan into four states.
When sending officials to the prefecture, it is best to send a state minister next to King Guishang. I have thought about it for a long time and your brother, Sima Fu, may be able to serve as the state minister."
"How could he..."
"Hey, needless to say, this position belongs to him. As for the other three positions, Kong Ming recommended one person, Xun Ji, the son of Prime Minister Xun. What do you think?" Liu Xi asked, Sima Yi was stunned, and then said: "
This man has the style of a father and has served as county magistrate in many places. Now he is the governor of Dongjun. He has made outstanding achievements and is indeed worthy of the post."
"Well, there are two people left. It's up to you to discuss it together and choose someone for me as soon as possible."
"Here you go!"
Sima Yi paid his respects, and then asked: "Your Majesty, there are also transfer orders from the Northern and Southern Army. Do they want to continue to guard or withdraw? Did Duke Zhuge say anything?" Liu Xi squinted his eyes and smiled.
He said: "As an important official in the temple, how can he mention military affairs and the affairs of the Northern and Southern armies? I will give orders to General Guan and General Zhang myself, so you don't need to discuss it."