Gan Luo's original idea was to go to Yuezhi with only a dozen or so experts, because it was more convenient for Gan Luo to hide his traces with a small number of people, and it would also be convenient when escaping. However, the First Emperor did not allow it. The First Emperor thought it was too much.
Few envoys will make the enemy look down upon themselves. As the First Emperor who unified China, how can he let the Yuezhi people look down upon him? Of course, the more envoys there are, the better.
Gan Luo knew in his heart that the First Emperor had other plans. He sent so many people to accompany him, and it was definitely not for the simple purpose of showing the style of the Qin Dynasty. If he really wanted to show the majesty of the Qin Dynasty, there was no need to send Gan Luo to accompany him.
More than a thousand people have passed, so let Zhao Kang lead 100,000 people, or let Wang Jian lead the Northern Army. This will show the majesty of the Qin Dynasty. The main purpose of the First Emperor is probably to plot against the Yuezhi.
The Yueshi occupied the Hexi Corridor, which was the only way to the Western Regions. It was also an important barrier against the nomadic regime in the north. The First Emperor simply had a restless temper. After Zhao Kang pacified the Baiyue region, the First Emperor had already set his sights on
At Yuezhi. Maybe the emperor will not take action this year, but Yuezhi will take action sooner or later. These people accompanied Gan Luo, but everyone had different purposes.
Guarding the northwest border is General Wang Jian. General Wang Jian is the most trusted lieutenant of Marquis Wu Cheng and the second Marquis of Che in the Qin State. He has a very high status. He controls the northwest from the left, but unlike Li Mu, Li Mu sits in Liaodong.
From time to time, he went out to fight against the autumn wind. The Donghu were so intolerable that they directly exchanged the status of the two sides. In the past, Liaodong was often plundered by Donghu, but now Donghu is often plundered by Liaodong, especially when Li Mu established an elite cavalry through the Liaodong Hu people.
Donghu's life was even more difficult.
This generation of King Donghu is as cunning as a fox. He is not a direct descendant of the previous King Donghu. He is just the leader of a small tribe. He forced himself into the position of King Donghu through his own strategy, and also learned from the two countries of Korea.
He learned advanced knowledge and carried out a series of reforms and changes, which made Donghu gradually stronger. However, he was unlucky and happened to meet Li Mu. Li Mu was unwilling to give King Donghu a chance to become stronger.
Li Mu only wanted to kill his enemies when they were at their weakest. This made the rise of King Donghu extremely difficult. King Donghu, who was as cunning as a fox, could not find a way to deal with Li Mu. He could only retreat step by step and kill those who did not belong to him.
The Zhili tribes were arranged outside the Great Wall, while they themselves retreated to the original area of the Sushen people and occupied it, widening the distance from Qin and starting a series of developments there.
He invited many scholars, generals, craftsmen, etc. from North Korea to help him complete Donghu's reform. He even led the tribesmen to learn reclamation, farming, smelting, etc. But here in Wang Jian, the situation is different. Although it is
The border was not far from Xianyang, and the emperor could keep an eye on it. The threatening forces here had basically been eliminated in the past few hundred years.
The only people Wang Jian faced were the Yuezhi and the Qiang people. The Yuezhi people liked trade and didn't like fighting very much. Therefore, their frictions with Qin were not as frequent as those of Donghu. They would not think of raiding Qin's land. On the other side,
The Qiang people are still very weak at the moment. It would be hundreds of years later when the Qiang people really started to become strong. It was during the Eastern Han Dynasty that the Qiang people threatened the Central Plains. Before that, the Qiang people were not really a threat.
While Wang Jian was here, he didn't have much pressure, but he didn't have much opportunity to make meritorious deeds. This shows the wisdom of the First Emperor. Because Wang Jian had followed Marquis Wu Cheng very early, he had been promoted step by step, and his status was higher than that of others except Zhao Kuo.
The generals are all a bit taller. If we don't count Zhao Kang's special status, almost no one can compare with him. Li Mu is also a bit lower than him because he is a reduced general.
The emperor arranged Wang Jian here. On the one hand, he showed his trust in him and asked you to guard him outside Xianyang. How much trust is this? On the other hand, it also reduced Wang Jian's chances of meritorious service in disguise.
, at any time, the general's power and title should not be too high. Wang Jian could only start construction work here, including building roads, beacon towers, post stations, etc.
These are all military measures. Wang Jian seems to have known for a long time that the emperor would not be idle and that a war would break out here sooner or later. Therefore, he has been preparing for these years, training local frontier troops, building military buildings, and even training spies and painting outside the Great Wall.
Maps, etc. Wang Jian did not wait for the letter from the emperor to attack Yuezhi, but received the letter about Zhao Kuo's death. Therefore, when Gan Luo came to Wang Jian's camp, he did not see him. Wang Jian had already left here.
, heading to Xianyang.
All Gan Luo heard here was the news of Wu Chenghou's death.
Gan Luo didn't know how to describe that feeling. When Wang Jian's lieutenant told him the news, Gan Luo didn't say a word for two days, with only a blank look in his eyes. He was obviously fine when I left.
He even came out to see me off. Gan Luo took out the stone and could not digest the news. However, he did not tell his entourage the news. At this time, such news would damage morale.
A mission is a different kind of war. There may not be huge fights, but the bloody conflicts are not inferior to frontal fights. He cannot let his followers fall into grief at this time, so Gan Luo can only hide it for the time being.
This news. After Gan Luo left the land of Qin, he was not in a hurry to go to the territory of the Yuezhi people. First, he wanted to send someone to tell the Yuezhi King that he was going to go there and see the other party's reaction. This connection
The planning below is very helpful.
Gan Luo selected a few of his most trusted envoys who had mastered Yuezhi's language, and asked them to rush to Yuezhi first and tell them about their trip. These people quickly left here and headed towards Yuezhi's
The king's tent hurried away, but the Yuezhi people did not have a city. They lived on the basis of tribes and moved according to the climate. Only the king's tent of the Yuezhi king would not move, probably because he did not want to move.
It may be necessary to graze the cattle personally, perhaps because the place he occupies is the richest pasture.
After the envoys entered the territory of the Yuezhi people, they were not questioned or even intercepted. Sometimes they passed by some tribes and saw the people inside. Those people were doing their own things calmly and completely.
Ignoring these envoys, this surprised the Qin envoys. This was absolutely impossible to happen in the Qin state. Because they were worried that they would be regarded as intruders by the Yuezhi people, they could only dismount, find a tribe, and request the tribe's
The leader took them to see King Yuezhi.
When the envoy who went ahead gave some small gifts to the leader, the indifference on the leader's face disappeared. He became enthusiastic and introduced some basic systems of his tribe and the Yueshi. Although the envoy
They had known this for a long time, but they still showed concern. After listening to what he said, the leader even invited them to be guests and killed a sheep for them. This man was quite good.
But when they talked about asking this leader to take them to see King Yuezhi, the leader's face suddenly turned ugly. He frowned, thought for a long time, and said: "Friends from far away.
, please forgive me, I can't take you to visit, maybe I can send someone to go." Seeing the surprised faces of the envoys in front of him, the leader lowered his voice and said helplessly: "I am very afraid of our king, he is
A brutal lunatic"
Next, the leader vividly described to everyone the King of the Yuezhi in his heart. This king was a king who had a series of skills such as stupidity, cruelty, and incompetence. Before he ascended the throne, the Yuezhi
He completely controlled the road to the Western Regions and could force the Xiongnu to move in the direction of Zhao State, but was unwilling to fight with the Yuezhi. Since this king came to the throne, the Yuezhi's power began to undergo tremendous changes.
How should I put it? This king relied on his own strength to bring down the originally wealthy and powerful Yuezhi in less than five years. If such a thing happened in the Central Plains Dynasty, this is understandable.
After all, the king of the Central Plains has absolute control over the country. A fatuous king has too much influence on the country. But in the grassland regime, the king is only responsible for things like whether to fight or not, whether to hunt or not, and collect taxes by the way.
, protect the people, and he doesn’t need to do anything else.
Under such circumstances, King Yuezhi was still able to do so well. It can be said that this is a king that far surpasses King Han, or is almost the same king. Although King Han is stupid, he is not bad. A foolish king and a tyrant are not the same.
They are too similar, and it is even more difficult to have the character of a coward and a tyrant at the same time. The tribal leader said that their king was useless, and also stated the reason why he was unwilling to go to his territory.
This man often led his cavalry with their faces covered and played hunting games in their own territory. The targets of hunting were the people in their own territory. These words that were difficult to distinguish between true and false scared the envoys into a cold sweat. Facing such a person
Can the lawless king and the messenger really have any effect?
The leader still sent one of his people to take them to visit King Yuezhi, and the young man who was sent looked very bad, and he was also afraid. Finally, under the leadership of this man, they approached King Yuezhi.
They finally met the army that came to intercept. The envoys who knew the situation of King Yuezhi in advance had no intention of stingy with the treasures in their hands. The role of gifts was still huge. Through the gift guide, they were not embarrassed. These knights
They also agreed to report on their behalf.
Sitting in the king's tent, King Yuezhi listened boredly to the knights telling about the Qin envoy. He suddenly turned his head, looked at his ministers, and asked: "How does Qin compare with the Yuezhi??"
The old minister was old. He used to assist his father, but now he is assisting him. The old minister couldn't help but frowned and said tentatively: "The Qin State is powerful, but it is not as good as the Yueshi."
Seeing that King Yuezhi did not order the killing of these envoys, the old minister breathed a sigh of relief. This minister was not an ignorant fool. He knew how powerful the Qin State was, but he knew more about the virtues of his own king. He was afraid of him.
After saying that the Qin State was more powerful, the king thought he was humiliated and retaliated by killing the Qin envoys, thus causing a war between the two countries. At the same time, he was also afraid that if the Qin State was said to be far inferior to the Yueshi, the king would disapprovingly kill them.
Kill them and steal their gifts.
Therefore, he could only give this answer, "The Qin State is very powerful and difficult to deal with. It is not as good as the Yueshi, but it cannot be easily touched."
The Yuezhi King suddenly became interested and asked to meet these envoys. This was the first time that the envoys saw the Yuezhi King. The Yuezhi King was bloated and had dull eyes. He looked like he was addicted to wine and sex, and was ignorant and incompetent.
The king of the clan looked at them. The envoys paid homage to him, but he did not return the greeting. He suddenly asked: "How does Qin compare with the Yuezhi?"
At that moment, the old minister almost jumped up. He opened his eyes and looked at the confused envoys in front of him, but he could not speak. The envoy from Qin State looked at the arrogant King Yuezhi in front of him, just smiled and said calmly.
: "Of course he is not as good as the Yuezhi." After getting to know this king these days, the envoy roughly understood the character of the king. He was a tyrant, a king who did not take the country into his heart at all.
Facing him, unless Wang Jian and Zhao Kang came over, they would not be able to oppress him verbally. No matter how much Qin's envoys praised Qin's strength, no matter how tough they behaved, the other party would ignore him. Only Zhao Kang
General Kang's sword may be able to make him understand, but now Zhao Kang is not here, so they can only bow their heads to the madman. This is not a shameful thing.
Long before they came, Gan Luo had told them that they came here this time to inquire about the inside information of the Yuezhi, to open up the road to the Western Regions, and to make some small preparations. They should bow their heads when they should, it doesn't matter.
After completing the mission, there were many opportunities. After receiving such a reply, the Yuezhi King naturally laughed and happily asked the envoys to sit down.
The envoys sent gifts, and King Yuezhi became even happier. Fortunately, he was not a simple tyrant. He was still a faint king who could be moved by treasures. If he didn't care about anything and just wanted to kill people, there would be nothing he could do.
After the envoys mentioned that Gan Luo was bringing more gifts to him and that Qin was interested in making good friends with the Yuezhi, the Yuezhi King happily agreed.
He even invited envoys from the State of Qin to accompany him on the hunt. The previous leader was right. His hunting targets were his own people. If he was hungry, he would have people rob people of their cattle and sheep until they were full.
, he just randomly found a tribe and found a few women, no matter whether they objected or not, as long as they objected, the tribe would be eliminated. The Qin envoy was dumbfounded. He really didn't understand why the Yuezhi people didn't overthrow such a king? Why would they?
Put up with this??
The young man who had led them had not gone back yet. He saw the surprise in the eyes of the envoys, and he whispered: "Because, the knights who followed him also got a share of the meat when he ate it.
A few mouthfuls, after he has played with it too”
The Qin envoy did not say anything. He sent people to find Gan Luo at the same place, and Gan Luo soon learned about what was going on here. Gan Luo heard this, but he was not angry or angry. King Donghu and Xiongnu Shan
Therefore, they are all difficult people to deal with. Compared with them, a king like Yuezhi is an easier enemy to deal with. Perhaps, General Wang Jian is not needed at all. He himself can deal with this incompetent tyrant.
ps: I said I played for two days, most of which was spent on planes and trains. Xinjiang is so big. It takes an hour to fly from one county to another, and more than ten hours by car.
I just got home an hour ago. I finished writing a chapter and can take a break.