Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 514 Gives You a Chance to Be a Great Han Prince!
It is relatively late for Lu Tazhi to join the group of talents.

In fact, his seniority is lower than that of the sages, because he is Lu Wan's grandson, and people like Lu Wan and Zhou Bo are considered to be of the same generation, but the sages don't care much about this. Can be counted in the team of sages, even Chai Qi who has never been in the team of sages, because of his notoriety, the sages want to make friends.

When Lu Tazhi first came to Chang'an, he was very restrained, because he lived in Yan State for a long time, and his elder father was arrested for treason, so he was also very restrained. However, after hanging around with Liu Chang and the others for a long time, he became a Ting Wei's frequent visitor, and later he was in the army for a long time. He is skilled in bowing and horses, can shoot left and right, and is unmatched among the sages. Liu Chang saw his ability and let him continue to hone in the army. practice.

Although he is not a general now, being able to serve as a lieutenant in the Northern Army at such an age is quite extraordinary and has a bright future.

Han Xin also valued him and made him Zhou Yafu's deputy general. Zhou Yafu was stable and Lu Tazhi was impatient. The two complemented each other. In Han Xin's eyes, Lu Tazhi might be Zhou Yafu's Xia Houying. Being able to fulfill the general's entrustment very well can barely be regarded as an ordinary general.

For Han Xin, general generals refer to Xia Houying, Zhou Bo, Guan Ying, and Fan Kuai.

The generals who are okay refer to Cao Can, Peng Yue, and Yingbu.

The reckless man refers to a certain king of Chu and a certain king of Tang, who are not in the list of generals.

Zhou Yafu's upper limit is okay for Han Xin, Lu Tazhi's upper limit is average, and the rest of the others are shit.

Although Lu Tazhi was good at bowing horses, he was also talented. Before Lu Wan passed away, he had asked Huang Laogao to teach him. Although Lu Tazhi's character was impatient, he was not a troublemaker. If Liu Chang didn't take the lead, He is still very docile on weekdays, so he has read a lot of books and is quite talented in literature.

At this moment, Lu Tazhi was looking at the great king in front of him, Xun Jia.

As expected of a general, this Xunjia was old, but he was still exceptionally strong, resolute, and majestic. No wonder he was able to compete with the Xiongnu's porridge for so long.

Sunga is also looking at the young general in front of him. This general looks very tall, with long and powerful arms. Both of them have a good impression of each other. The translator brought by Lu Tazhi came, Help them communicate.

"It is our honor to have the envoys of the Han Empire come here. Please come up and follow me back to the palace!"

After hearing this, Lu Tazhi was not afraid. He followed Xunga's example and climbed up the ladder and easily climbed onto the elephant's back. Behind him, looking at the huge monster under his crotch, he shivered.

"Have you ever seen an elephant before?"

Sunga asked curiously.

"Of course I have seen it before. When I was young, I followed His Majesty's side. His Majesty is powerful now. He once wanted to compete with an elephant. We went to Shanglin Garden to find an elephant together."

Sunga was stunned, he looked at the envoy in front of him again and again, seeing his serious face, it didn't look like he was joking.

"Then, did the emperor win?"

"Oh, no, just after we found the elephant, we were stopped by the soldiers of Shanglinyuan. We were all young and ignorant at that time."

Xun Jia is now sure that this person is telling the truth, and wants to compete with the elephant? ?How strong should this person be? ?No wonder Daxia said that the emperor of the Han Empire was a giant with great strength. It seems that their king is really a warrior.

Sunga was not surprised, but all great kings are very brave. Ashoka killed a lion with a wooden stick when he was young, so his reputation was so strong that no one dared to despise him anymore. The first warrior of the Peacock Empire.

It is absurd to say that this Sunga who personally ended the Maurya Dynasty, the most admired object in his life is King Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty
The two chatted all the way. After walking for a long time, it was the first time that Lu Tazhi saw the ashes of the Maurya Dynasty that had not yet dissipated. The surrounding buildings were extraordinarily tall, but they didn't have the beauty of symmetry like a big man. , the trees are shady, but they also have different humors. You can see many nobles standing on both sides of the road, watching these people from the Han Empire, talking loudly.

There are quite a few "witches" on both sides, with paint on their faces, moving forward at very weird pace.

Arriving at the palace, the palace is even more luxurious, the walls are painted, and there are gold decorations everywhere, which is different from the simple and tall style of the big man. It is a pure luxury style. No matter how extravagant it is, it is resplendent and resplendent. Sit down on both sides Afterwards, the ministers, as well as those witches, sat under the two of them.

At this moment, Sunga and Luta have a certain understanding of each other.

"The general is so young, and he has already taken on a big responsibility. Compared with you, I have a lot of time, but I have not achieved much."

"You are overrated."

Lu Tazhi thought to himself, your achievements are not small, and the achievement of killing the king alone is unmatched by ordinary people.

"I'm just a deputy general. The main general went to the court of the Huns to kill Ji Porridge, but he hasn't returned yet."

"what??"

Xunjia was taken aback again. Is the Han Empire planning to destroy the Xiongnu directly? ?He picked up the wine cup, with a forced smile on his face, he couldn't help asking: "The big man wants to destroy the barbarians of the Huns. This is a good thing for us. If the big man needs our help, I will definitely do my best."

"Oh, we are here this time mainly because of the emperor's edict."

"Our emperor heard that there is a Peacock Kingdom in the body, which is very powerful, and he was curious, so he sent us to open the way. We attacked the Xiongnu only because they blocked our way. As for the territories that were conquered, the big man did not Interesting, the big man has so many lands, these lands are not taken seriously, but if the big man doesn't take it, he is afraid that the Huns will take it away."

Xunjia's face suddenly turned a little ugly. The Peacock Kingdom was destroyed by himself. How can this be explained?

Lu Tazhi changed the subject, and said again: "Now, I am the first Han Chinese who came to the Peacock Kingdom to pay respects to the king. When I go back, I can report the situation of the Peacock Kingdom to the emperor."

Sunga's expression changed from displeasure just now to joy. Sunga has always emphasized that the Maurya Dynasty did not perish. The foreign countries all call their country Xunjia, and name it directly after the king, and refuse to call it the Kingdom of Maurya.

Seeing the recognition from the Han Empire, Xunjia was extremely excited. This was his lifelong long-cherished wish. If even the Han Empire regarded him as the king of the Peacock Kingdom, who would dare to say that he was not?

Xun Jia's attitude changed immediately, and he sat sideways, expressing his respect for Lu Tazhi, and said: "The Peacock Kingdom has already heard of the prestige of the Han Empire, and I have wanted to see the emperor for a long time."

"Hahaha, that's good, my lord, I heard that the newly acquired land is the original land of your Peacock Kingdom?"

Xun Jia was taken aback for a moment, then nodded wildly, "Yes, yes, it's all the land of our Peacock Kingdom!"

"Very well, since that's the case, we can return these lands to you."

Xun Jia stood up abruptly, widened his eyes, and looked straight at Lu Tazhi. He killed the king of chariots at the age of 32. The reason for the murder was simple. That servant was useless and occupied Such a huge empire is wary of generals like himself, studying Buddhism with those monks all day long, ordering the abolition of the death penalty, and saying that wars are unknown and will cause murder. On the head, carve up your own land and kill your own people.

It's okay for others to kill, but it's unknown for us to kill?

Those monks didn't have the slightest credit, and they all rode on the heads of their generals, gesticulating, majestic, and openly reprimanded themselves that these people are murderous butchers, and they will definitely become pigs and dogs or something.

The generals dare not speak out, without us killing people, you people would have become pigs and dogs of the Daxia people long ago!

The temples continued to annex land, and even their land was taken away. The soldiers all believed their words, did not take themselves seriously, and said that they would not kill.

Sunga entangled many generals, and in the name of deterring foreign enemies with a military parade and protecting the people without killing, he tricked the king of chariots out, then killed him, seized power, and expelled, killed, and seized all the monks in the country. Take their land and directly announce that the whole country will convert to Brahmanism in the future. Whoever dares to believe in Buddhism will be killed directly!
Seeing those monks with fat heads and big ears crying and begging for mercy at the monks who abused him, Sunga was very happy.

Unfortunately, he underestimated the power of Buddhism too much. Killing the king, expelling monks, and religious disputes led to the disintegration of the Maurya Dynasty. It took Sunga 30 years to create the current territory. Although it is incomparable with the original Maurya Kingdom, it is also It can be regarded as a poisonous big country, and what he can't forget is the decline and fall of the dynasty. He really wants to restore the strong national power of Ashoka, and wants to become the justifiable king of peacocks.

His counselor was a little flustered at the moment. Looking at the bloodshot eyes of Xungana, he suddenly thought something was wrong. He knew that his great king was obsessed with the peacock map, but the big man would never give up the land so easily. There is a huge price to pay!

The more money-free things are, the more dangerous they are.

The counselor didn't care about the etiquette, so he rushed forward, pulled the king, and said something in a low voice, but the interpreter didn't hear him.

Xun Jia pushed him away, and replied loudly: "The Han Empire wants to return our country's land, even if I go to the king's city to visit the emperor, that's also possible. What's there to worry about?!"

As long as he can rebuild the glory, he is willing to pay any price.

Lu Tazhi smiled, his Taiwei did not misunderstand the person, no wonder he wanted to support this person.

Xun Jia bowed directly in front of Lu Tazhi, and asked cautiously: "I really can't accept the kindness of the Han Empire with peace of mind. I wonder if there is anything I can do for you?"

"It's like this. The emperor is going to build a huge mausoleum in the Western Regions. He needs money and food. If you feel uneasy, you can help build this mausoleum and the land will be returned to you. Under the command of the great man, there are many big countries. For example, Yan State is several times larger than yours, and there is Tang State, with millions of elite soldiers, you can become a country under the name of the Han, and the emperor will personally canonize you as the Peacock King of the Han, and help you restore the territory."

"Of course, you will pay tribute regularly in the future. The merchants of the big man need to come, and you have to send merchants to sell them. In addition, when necessary, you have to send troops for the big man!"

The situation of paying tribute also exists in Shendu, but in Shendu it is called affiliation. For example, during the Maurya Dynasty, there were many provinces in the country. , There are also many dependent countries, these are large tribes, affiliated in the name of the Peacock King, pay him taxes, let them protect him, and send troops, which is quite similar to China's enfeoffment system.

Xun Jia was trembling all over, but at the moment he was somewhat unable to make up his mind, mainly because he was not sure how far this attachment would go.

Lu Tazhi was immediately displeased, and said: "The great Han Empire is strong, but it doesn't want your country. If you don't want it, that's okay. There are only benefits, but no harm, to the big man's various equipment. I have never seen it in my life. With these things, even if it is the whole body, you can take it down. The big man just doesn't bother to send troops. The big man has countless generals. I am just a school lieutenant, and I can kill here with a few thousand soldiers. "

"If His Majesty leads the troops personally, with millions of troops, even if the entire body is poisoned, it will not be difficult at all!!"

Xun Jia hurriedly said: "Please don't be angry. How can I not obey the big man's kindness? I just need to discuss with the officials how to thank the big man!"

Afterwards, Xun Jia didn't bring up this topic again, but just drank and ate meat with Lu Tazhi, and when Lu Tazhi went to rest, he hurriedly summoned all his advisers.

"What should I do, accept it or not?!"

"Father! You must accept it!!"

Sunga’s son, Agni Mitraro, stood up hastily and said seriously: “We are outside, and there are many enemies, such as the Vidarbaha people. , they will definitely contact the Han people and become a vassal state of the Han people. At that time, they will use the power of the Han people to destroy us. The Han people are far away from us. We only need to pay some food and slaves to get their asylum. It can also revive the Peacock Kingdom, why not agree?"

"I am willing to go to the Han Empire and meet the emperor in person to express our determination!"

The prince said seriously.

This prince is the later King of Huoyou, with good abilities, defeated the surrounding enemies, expanded the territory, but died young. Ever since the killing of the king, the Xunjia family seemed to have been cursed. The three generations of kings all died young. In less than a hundred years, four generations of kings were replaced in succession. The last generation was usurped by his own ministers. As the saying goes, those who usurp power will be usurped.

But some counselors disagreed with the prince's opinion.

"Your Majesty, you cannot agree that the Huns are wolves, and the Han Empire is a tiger. Wolves can hurt people, but tigers can eat people. The Han Empire can defeat the Huns, and they can also easily destroy us. The best way now is to give them gifts Messenger, rebuild the fortress and prevent their invasion. You must not take the initiative to make friends with them. If you are with them, you will be destroyed by them sooner or later."

"Oh, if the Han Empire is handed over to other countries, it will be self-destruction!"

Everyone disagreed and quarreled.

Sunga frowned and thought for a long time.

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Tazhi woke up and was about to go out when he saw Xun Jia kneeling outside the door. He was shocked and hurried forward to help him up, "What are you doing?"

"I've been waiting here for you to wake up, I've made a decision, I'm willing to work for Dahan!"

"I am going to let my crown prince go to Dahan in person, meet the emperor, and stay by his side."

"I will do my best to build the mausoleum for the emperor. I am willing to give 20 carts of grain and [-] slaves."

Lu Tazhi shivered, looked down at Xun Jia in front of him, and pursed his lips, "20 carts of grain? [-] slaves???"

Sunga hurriedly said: "This is indeed less, but please don't blame us. Now we are surrounded by enemies. They wantonly plunder our slaves, making us miserable. We still have many untouchables, but I dare not send them to build the imperial mausoleum. This will tarnish the emperor. After we take back the land, we will definitely defeat the enemies around us and build the mausoleum as soon as possible.”

"I don't know how the big man's taxes are?"

"I am willing to pay according to this year's tax"

Lu Tazhi was stunned, slowed down, and then smiled and said: "Okay, okay, although there are not many things, but I can see your sincerity, the emperor will be very happy, I will go back and tell the emperor Your thoughts!"

"General!!!"

When Lu Tazhi returned to the army, he met Zhou Yafu who also returned from the Huns. Zhou Yafu looked very good, as if he had met some happy event, and Lu Tazhi also did the same. When they met, Zhou Yafu took his hand, Pulled directly into the inner room, "how is it?"

"I really never thought that there would be such a strange country in the world."

"Xunjia agreed, all agreed, and said that he would send 20 slaves to us to build the imperial tomb!!"

"20???"

Zhou Yafu was also taken aback, "Why are there so many? Xiting Kingdom only has a population of 8 or [-]."

"The general doesn't know something. They have millions of people in the country, but slaves occupy the majority. There are so many slaves. They are not regarded as human beings and can be killed at will. It is said that these people can't even guess The shadows of other people, otherwise they will be executed. This poison is right, Taiwei is wise! Wise! They also have a lot of food, really rich!"

"With such material resources and manpower, even if the big man wants to build a fast road to the Peacock Kingdom, it may not be impossible!"

(End of this chapter)