I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 764 Willing to die to the death
When Liu Jian saw Zhang Ren coming in, he didn't see anyone outside. He immediately asked Zhang Ren to sit there and listen to his and Zhang Fei's discussion about the Western Regions.

In fact, the degree of communication between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions was relatively frequent in the past. After all, the Silk Road had been established for hundreds of years, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty had spread far beyond the countries of the Western Regions through the Silk Road. .

Da Qin, which is far away at the end of the Silk Road, has had inextricable relations with the Han Dynasty for many years. They look up to each other, admire each other, and maintain contact through the Silk Road, exchanging gifts and gifts. National gift.

However, as the Han Dynasty gradually fell into internal chaos, land annexation was serious, the imperial power was not consolidated, and the central government was too busy to take care of itself. Coupled with the frequent rebellions in the northwest, the prestige and influence of the imperial court among the countries along the Silk Road were far less than before.

However, in recent years, in order to rectify the civil strife, the imperial court had no time to purge the countries in the Western Regions. After all, the Han government had too much time to take care of itself, and the princes were competing for supremacy. Coupled with the northwest, Ma Teng and Han Sui became a major threat to the rule of the Han Dynasty. Their armies completely cut off the Silk Road. The Han Dynasty had almost no contact with the countries in the Western Regions for many years.

This greatly reduced the Han Dynasty. international influence.

But as Zhang Fei completely opened up the situation in Liangzhou, the Han Dynasty's control over Liangzhou reached an unprecedented level.

In particular, many tribes of the Qiang people have been incorporated into Liangzhou's household registration, causing the population of Liangzhou to double. The Han Dynasty was also very concerned about the reclamation of local land in Liangzhou, and at the same time, it strongly supported the local people in Liangzhou. The livestock industry made Liangzhou no longer a transit point from the center of the Han Dynasty to the Western Regions, but a forward base for communication between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions.

The difference between a transit station and a forward position is huge!

After Liu Jian obtained Liangzhou, the forward position leading to the Western Regions, he has not yet launched any decent actions or political actions against the Western Regions countries, but the Western Regions countries have already sensed it.

So now many countries in the Western Regions have begun to send envoys to Liangzhou to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty.

Their people may not understand what impact the culture and power of the Han Dynasty will have if they invade their countries, but the upper-class nobles of those countries know it very well.

Even a large number of the Xianbei population has now been moved to Hebei by the Han Dynasty. Most of the people have obtained the household registration of the Han Dynasty people and will be completely Hanized within two or three generations. This is a clear plan to poach foreigners like them. Roots.

Of course, some countries in the Western Regions have changed their strategies towards the Han Dynasty over the years.

Because this means that the current Han Dynasty has become an important existence that countries in the Western Regions have to pay attention to and have to care about.

"However, there are some countries that have not taken any action, but are conducting military drills and operations at home. They seem to be intending to expand their military, such as Xiye, Puli, Yinai, Yarkand, Shule, Countries such as Weitou, Wensu, Yuli, Gumo, Beilu, Wutanzi, Beilu Houguo, Shanhuan..."

At this moment, Zhang Fei was reporting to Liu Jian the news that the latest batch of overseas school officials had brought to the Central Committee of the Han Dynasty.

While Zhang Fei was chanting, he clasped his fingers and said to Liu Jian: "According to the news brought back by the school affairs office over there, these countries seem to welcome our Han Dynasty to regain control of Liangzhou. They have already We are preparing envoys and gifts at the same time. We want to send people through our Liangzhou to pay tribute to the central city of Chang'an. We hope to restore the diplomatic relations between the countries and the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, we also hope to resume trade with our Han Dynasty. "

"Qiuci, Yanqi, Ruoqiang, Loulan, Jingjue, Qiemo, Xiaowan, Ronglu, Mi, Qule, Pishan..."

Some of them were weak-minded and hoped not to offend the Han Dynasty, while others were determined to die and refused to let the Han Dynasty plunder their resources.

The nobles of many regional countries rule the people of these small countries. They dominate, enjoy the preferential treatment of the upper class, and enslave the people of the lower class. Now if the Han Dynasty wants to use its policy towards foreigners such as Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu, In their case, how will these nobles survive in the future?
What the Han Dynasty wanted to seize was the foundation of their country.

It can be said that dozens of countries in the Western Region are now a little restless.

However, no matter which mentality they have, this is a good thing for the Han Dynasty led by Liu Jian.

They didn't want the powerful influence of the Han Dynasty to penetrate into them. After all, the fate of Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan was vivid in their minds, and they knew more or less about it.

They never hoped to re-establish friendly relations with the Han Dynasty.

Of course, these important news from the countries in the Western Regions cannot escape the supervision and investigation of them by the school affairs office.

The huge changes in Liangzhou have caused earth-shaking changes in the entire overseas area.

Liu Jian couldn't help but smile a little as he listened to Zhang Fei silently talking about these situations to him.

Liu Jian was committed to conducting overseas intelligence and information construction for the countries in the Western Regions, which was very beneficial to the Han Dynasty's future diplomacy and wars.

The populations of Wuhuan, Xiongnu and other large tribes were gradually plundered by the Han Dynasty and became subjects of the Han nation. This was unprecedented in the past.

Liu Jian knew that if the Han Dynasty and the Han nation were to stand at the top of the world, his generation would definitely not be able to do it, but he must lay a good foundation for future generations, and first of all, his ability to seek revenge for foreign countries is A very important infrastructure.

"Yide, I think which of these countries want to send people to help us now, and which ones are trying to prevent us? These things cannot be seen from the surface... It may not be us who are rectifying their troops in the future. Friends who send messengers to bring gifts now may also be our enemies in the future.”

"The situation in this country is still different from the situation in our territory where the princes are separatist."

"As the chief guardian of the Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps, you will inevitably drive troops to the Western Regions in the future."

"You still need to consider the priorities carefully."

Zhang Fei replied with a smile: "Brother often says that the basis of military use is politics."

"We, the Han Dynasty, have a vast territory, rich resources, and a large population. Although the countries in the Western Regions are much less powerful than us, they are far away from us and have very different cultures from us."

"To deal with them, we can't just occupy their land and take away their population. Besides, they are so far away, so what use do we need their land? It's useless to take their population. We have to spend money on them every year." If we don’t have enough supplies and money, our Han Dynasty will be brought down if we delay it, so just blindly destroying and attacking is not the best strategy for us. "

"We can only fight wars that can achieve the greatest benefit for our country. If we cannot achieve the greatest benefit for our country, we need to use emotion and reason to grasp their lifeblood, or use military operations to deal with them. Control their lifeblood.”

"In short, how to deal with the use of troops by various countries, hey, brother, it is not as simple as using troops within the country." Liu Jian was very satisfied with Zhang Fei's answer.

Sure enough, his good brother is no longer the Six Tigers of Zhuoxian County.

Zhang Fei was already a fierce tiger in the Han Dynasty.

A tiger as cunning as a fox.

Any beast in this world will become vulnerable to him.

Having said this, Liu Jian turned to look at Zhang Ren.

"Xingchen, what do you think of Yide's statement?"

To be honest, Zhang Ren understood the conversation between Liu Jian and Zhang Fei immediately.

But there are events for such high-level people, and he never thought of being able to participate.

After all, he was just an ordinary general living in Yizhou over the years.

He followed Yuan Yi, and the most general events he could hear on weekdays were nothing more than what happened to Yuan Shao in Jingzhou, and what happened to Liu Jian in Chang'an. How should we interact with them, or how should we interact with them? Only by fighting can we protect the interests of the major families in Yizhou...or the interests of the Yuan family...

Over and over again, I have never gotten out of the circle of the Han Dynasty where these families are competing for their own interests.

Zhang Ren has always felt that this may be all his life is, and this may be the world he should see.

But now, he felt that the conversation between Liu Jian and Zhang Fei seemed to have opened a new window for him.

On the other side of the window, there seemed to be a vast world that he had never been involved in or seen before.

Zhang Ren hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously: "Prime Minister, Yizhou is not at peace, and the world is not yet settled. Isn't it a little too early for Prime Minister to discuss these matters with Protector Zhang?"

Liu Jian smiled and said: "Sooner or later, Yizhou will be settled, and the world will be at peace sooner or later. For the country, divisions within the country are just trivial matters. And how to allow all people in the country to obtain the greatest external benefits, so that We, the people of the Han Dynasty, will always be on top of the world, and everyone can live a better life. This is what we, the backbone of the court, really need to think about and study. "

“How can you say it’s too early to study these things?”

Zhang Ren's heart was deeply shaken by what Liu Jian said. With just these few words, he could feel that the person in front of him was not the slightest bit different from his old master Yuan Yi. ...It's like a firefly compared to a bright moon.

Zhang Ren's heart became excited unconsciously.

"Prime Minister, I am just a general in Shu with a narrow vision. How can I be qualified to discuss such important and confidential matters with the Prime Minister and the Protector?"

Zhang Fei said: "Why don't you deserve it?"

"The Prime Minister and I were both born in Zhuo County in the same age, but we were just military households."

"We have come step by step to where we are today. If we talk about our origins and our experiences back then, we are even less qualified to talk about this matter than you are."

"How can a man who has the world in mind be stuck in his position just because of his temporary background and status?"

"Prime Minister, I came to you today because I think you are a talented person and I want you to work with me under my command after the war in Yizhou is over to plan everything in the Western Regions."

"Don't you want to?"

When Zhang Ren heard this, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

"Prime Minister, you!"

Liu Jian just raised his hand and said with a smile: "Don't think about it, don't say anything unnecessary."

"If you think so, just agree!"

"If you don't want to, I can let you be a general in Shu forever and guard a county for the imperial court. That's not a bad idea."

After listening to Liu Jian's words, Zhang Ren immediately said: "I am willing to serve the prime minister to the death."

Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, let's continue talking."

……

Three days later, Liu Jian received a battle report, and the morale of the three armies was greatly improved!

Liu Bei in Huainan and Guan Yu were victorious!

(End of this chapter)