Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 500
Luo Yang,

In Houde Hall, the emperor sat on the top seat, Lu Zhi sat on the left, and Yuan Shao and Jia Xu sat on the right.

As the portal of the great Han Dynasty, the Western Regions must not be lost. The emperor attaches great importance to the Western Regions. As soon as Dong Zhuo’s letter arrived in Luoyang, the Emperor immediately summoned the three princes of the court to the Hall of Houde, and began to discuss major issues in the Western Regions. After they were seated, The emperor passed the letter to them.

After they finished reading, the emperor asked, "What should we do next?"

"Your Majesty, I thought earlier that this could not be done by Guishuang. If it is true, it is Guishuang's rebels who robbed the business brigade. The number of rebels is only 2. Lieutenant Luntai was able to gather soldiers from the Western Regions and defeat them, so the Western Regions have no worries, but the letter said that the place where the rebellion took place, Malacanda, is Guishuang’s gateway to the great Han.”

"The portal is so chaotic, it can be said to be a major blow to foreign trade."

As Situ, Lu Zhi spoke first, analyzing the situation.

"According to Lu Gong's meaning. Do you want us not to pursue Guishuang's actions? Is it possible to help him quell the civil strife?" Yuan Shao asked with some displeasure. Lu Zhi ignored the young man and ignored him. Aware of his rudeness, he said slowly: "At first, this was just the rebels.. What can we do? Go attack Guishuang?"

"Why not! Even if they are rebels, they are still from Guishuang. How can they let them off when their army invades our borders!!" Yuan Shao said, the more he talked, the more excited he became, and he almost yelled.

"Okay, according to what you said, we spent a lot of money and materials to attack Guishuang and defeated them. What can we get? Get the territory? Who will govern? Who will govern?" Lu Zhi asked rhetorically .

"Then we don't take the money, and loot the place as revenge!" Yuan Shao said solemnly, frowning.

"Yes." Lu Zhi nodded, and said again: "In this way, my big man got a lot of money, and then the good relationship between Guishuang and us suddenly deteriorated, the foreign trade business stopped, and the treasury was cut off. One of the most important sources of finance."

Yuan Shao said again: "After defeating them, it is enough to let them do business with the big man, so what is there to be afraid of?"

The two quarreled endlessly, and neither of them would bear it.

The emperor listened carefully.

But he didn't interfere. He was hesitant, but he was also a little restless. What Lu Zhi said was not unreasonable. Guishuang was too far away from the big man. If he wanted to send troops, the luggage would be a big problem, a very big problem, I think Come to think of it, the governor of Liangzhou is already complaining to the emperor every day, and he can't stand it anymore. He provides food, grass and supplies to Dong Zhuo and others, crosses mountains and mountains, braves wind and snow, and crosses the desert.
If this battle were to take place in Guishuang, the Protectorate of the Western Regions would have a headache, let alone Liangzhou.

And if the food and supplies are cut off, the group of northern troops who have penetrated into the enemy's territory will be in danger.

Even if the big Han wins, it seems that they won't get much benefit, occupying the territory, it is still so far away, it is impossible to be included in the rule of the emperor, not to mention that there is not even a Han person there, is it necessary to go from the Western Regions? migrants? ?There are not enough people in the Western Regions, how can they migrate! !
However, he has some longing in his heart. Over the years, he has not decided to trade with Guishuang. He has also seen many items of Guishuang, such as emerald orbs, rare and exotic fruits. In addition, he also heard that the land in Guishuang , is very fertile, and can feed a large number of people without much care. These are what the envoys to Guishuang said.

They told the Son of Heaven that the Guishuang people are extremely lazy and not as hardworking as the Han people. They are also farming in the same way, carelessly and carelessly. Tree, sitting under the tree in a daze, thinking wildly, thinking about it, and thinking about it, I came up with a lot of things.

In fact, the Son of Heaven is quite eager to get these areas. The territory of the Great Han has never been as vast as it is today. The east is connected with Sushen, and the other side is an endless snowfield. It is also an endless prairie. In these years, Liu Yu, the governor of Hezhou, has continued to expand the scope of Hezhou. Countless nomads have defected here and become the people of the big man.

As for the south, Funan, and Chenla became the vassal states of the great Han, and the outside of the Great Wall are all natives, mountains and forests that cannot pass through, and beasts.

Going to the west is the Western Regions. Over the years, due to the foreign trade policy of the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions have become the foreign gateway of the Han Dynasty. It has developed very rapidly. From the large to the comfortable residence, to the small to the end, these small countries are gradually becoming richer. They are the earliest A group of vassal states, because the Western Regions are extremely large and the distances between countries are very far away, the state and county system has never been implemented here.

Instead, the Duhufu is adopted, and the Duhufu governs the countries. The countries are equivalent to the vassal states of the Han Dynasty. When their kings come, no matter how big or small, they are treated with the courtesy of the princes. , Over the past 20 years, neither the Western Regions nor Hezhou and other places have experienced any turmoil. Instead, the Qiang people outside the Great Wall outside Yizhou and Liangzhou have been eager to move.

In the mind of the Son of Heaven, if he could directly open up the Guishuang area and turn it into a prefecture of the Han Dynasty, it would be an unprecedented feat, and even my father would not be able to match it!

Thinking about this, the emperor raised his head, Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao were still arguing.

"All right.."

The emperor looked at them, and then Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao stopped, but they couldn't convince each other. The emperor looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Taiwei, what good strategy do you have?"

Jia Xu raised his head, looked at the emperor, and said slowly: "I have a plan to prevent future troubles forever."

Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao turned pale with shock, Jia Xu never participated in these things, he looked the same as the old Situ Cui Shi, why did he suddenly want to participate today?

The emperor was also taken aback, he had no doubts about Jia Xu's words, he knew how capable his teacher was.

"Yuan Gong, Lu Gong, you two will step down first and I will be tired too." The emperor said, Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao got up and bid farewell to the emperor. They knew in their hearts that the emperor wanted to discuss matters with Jia Xu alone to avoid fatigue. For the reason, and also because of Sangong's face, the two walked out of the palace, but they were still thinking about Jia Xu's words, what could he do, dare to say such words as never having future troubles?

"Situ Gong, today, Shao Duo offended, I hope Situ Gong is not to blame."

"It's okay, disputes in temples are a common thing. Besides, I was young once. If I were 20 years younger, maybe I would join you in shouting and conquering Guishuang."

In Houde Hall, the emperor made people serve tea and talked with Jia Xu alone.

"Your Majesty... have you noticed the reason for the civil strife in Guishuang?"

"King Enmalakanda against King Guishuang"

"Well, what's the reason for his objection?"

"En? What exactly did the captain want to say?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The reason why he raised his troops was to accuse King Guishuang of murdering his father to ascend the throne. In addition, he asked the younger brother of the former king to succeed him."

"Well, that's true, but it's just a pretext."

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the younger brother of the former king stayed here in Luoyang for nearly 20 years. The granddaughter of the Duke became the son-in-law of the Great Confucianism.”

"Oh?" The emperor was surprised, thought for a moment, and said, "Yes, it seems that there is such a prince of Guishuang who wants to go to the Taixue to study." Jia Xu nodded and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you use this person?" Woolen cloth?"

The emperor thought about it, and frowned, Jia Xu continued: "Maybe Dong Gong can directly use this person's name to crusade against Guishuang, and establish a Guishuang with a heart for the big man, and the big man will send the country to govern. Of course, if you want to do this , The materials to be consumed may not be able to afford it now, but if you only occupy the gateway areas of Guishuang, such as Malakanda, and divide Guishuang into two, then it will be easy to handle..."

"For one thing, the big man has a springboard and has accumulated national power. One day, he will be able to jump from this springboard to the entire Guishuang territory."

"Secondly, with the help of our Guishuang, foreign trade matters will be more convenient and the profits will be greater."

"Three times, Guishuang is divided into two, and the threat to the big man is weakened."

Jia Xu analyzed one by one. The more the emperor listened, the more reasonable he became. The current national power seems to be unable to support Dong Zhuo to destroy the entire Guishuang. The distance is too far, and the supplies cannot keep up. It's different.. The more the emperor thought about it, the happier he felt. He raised his head and looked at Jia Xu. The emperor said, "Let's leave this matter to the Taiwei, how about it?"

"Your Majesty, it should be like this. In addition... if we want to act in accordance with this, the Western Regions cannot continue to be protected by the system. Even if it costs money, we must establish a state and county system. Only in this way can we effectively build roads between various places. , can ensure continuous logistics," Jia Xu said, the emperor nodded, and then sent Jia Xu out with a smile, extremely kind.

This guy, does he want to go to the Western Regions to be the governor? Or he doesn't want to stay in Luoyang.
The emperor thought in his heart, but he didn't care. As long as the big event can be planned successfully, it is not impossible for him to let him stay away from the temple and rest for a while. If Dong Zhuo can make great achievements this time, the position of Taiwei can also to him.

King Liule came to welcome Dong Zhuo in person. To Dong Zhuo's surprise, King Liule looked very young, only eleven or twelve years old. He led Dong Zhuo and others into the city, and looked at the city and the big man. The completely different adobe houses, the soldiers of the northern army brought by Dong Zhuo were a little curious and looked around. Dong Zhuo ordered Guan Yu to take the soldiers to camp outside the city.

King Liule hosted a banquet in honor of Dong Zhuo, and those soldiers were not forgotten. It seemed that the Kingdom of Liule slaughtered a lot of lambs to welcome them. In order to let everyone have a share, they cooked meat porridge for all the soldiers to drink. In this cold land, this hot porridge was hard-won, and it was extremely enjoyable, and the generals ate and drank.

Xu Huang bit a piece of meat, and swallowed another gulp of fine wine, with a slight hesitation on his face.

He turned his head, looked at Dong Zhuo who was eating a lot, and asked, "Mr. Dong, do you want to send some food to Colonel Hua?"

"Stop making noise, eat yours!"

"Okay!" Although Xu Huang said so, he still grabbed a leg bone in his hand, slipped out of the palace, and walked to the city gate. From a long distance, Xu Huang heard someone talking loudly. Many people gathered.

"It was too late, it was too soon. I saw that steed rushing towards the little girl. The horse was fat and strong. As a captain of a big man, how can I just stand by and watch? You say Didn’t it, so, I rushed over and jumped at the horse, the beast was also irritable, saw me coming, raised its front hooves, and wanted to kick me to death!!”

"As soon as I stretched out my hand, hey, I grabbed its two hooves. I slammed hard and turned over like this. Hey, this beast was knocked down by me. I quickly got up and pressed it, and it became quiet. , I saw that this horse did not belong to someone else, but belonged to my colleague, Captain Guan Yuguan. I put the animal on a rope, and as soon as I pulled it up, the county captain rushed over."

"Captain Hua, he must have admiration for you!!!"

"I thought so too at the time. Who knew, he actually said that I galloped the horse, that the horse belonged to me, and it was taken away. I couldn't bear it. I was so angry that I ran out at night. The county government is gone! I was the only one with a treasured sword, and I passed by. Just after I entered the house, they surrounded me, and I immediately knocked down more than 20 people."

"The captain was also scared, he couldn't catch me, but I didn't expect that I have two brothers, one is called Qu Yi, the other is called Xu Huang, they were caught because of the fight, the captain They used them to threaten me, saying that if I didn’t surrender, I would kill them. They were crying and begging me, but I had no choice but to cough, cough, Xu Gongming. When did you come?”

Hua Xiong looked at Xu Huang in the distance, and asked in embarrassment.

"Oh, just when you subdued the horse."

"Hey hey hey" Hua Xiong smiled, Xu Huang looked around, and there was a group of soldiers from the brave battalion sitting around them, all from Dongyi. As for how Xu Huang knew, just look at the bowl in his hand. They are all fish. They are probably the only ones who don’t eat mutton and fish in Liule, and Hua Xiong also noticed the piece of lamb leg in his hand. Don't come to see me."

At this moment, Hua Xiong is staying in the prison van. Originally, Mr. Dong didn't bring a prison van, so he made one specially for Hua Xiong.

Seeing the pitiful Hua Xiong, Xu Huang showed a kind smile.

(End of this chapter)