Diqin Designer

Chapter 326 Donghu Yuezhi Wusun
After the Xiongnu delegation, delegations from the Baiyue tribes entered the palace. They did not send congratulations to the First Emperor together, but were divided into several groups.

We cannot assume that because they are all Baiyue people, they are a harmonious and united family. This is not the case.

Just like the Indians, many people think that the Indians are one tribe, they should be united and work together to resist foreign enemies. However, many Indian tribes do not regard other tribes as their own people, and even kill other tribes more cruelly than foreign enemies.

The same is true for the Baiyue tribes. Some of the tribes have deep grievances and hatreds with each other, so it is quite difficult to get them to work together to do one thing.

But this is beneficial to Daqin. If the Baiyue tribes put aside their hatred and grudges and unite as one, it will make Daqin unable to sleep.

Listening to the greetings from the envoys of the Baiyue tribes, the First Emperor responded one by one.

In the past year, the Baiyue tribes have also undergone considerable changes under the influence of the Qin Dynasty. However, some Baiyue tribes are not so obedient. For example, Xiou and Luoyue are too opinionated and want to break free from the constraints of the Qin Dynasty.

This year we must deepen our influence over the Baiyue tribes and weaken those Baiyue tribes that have their own opinions.

After the Baiyue tribes came the envoys from some countries including the Donghu, Yuezhi and Wusun.

These delegations were not as closely connected as those of the Xiongnu, Baiyue and Daqin. They came with different purposes. For example, the Donghu and Yuezhi mainly came to spy on Daqin's strength.

Because the Huns used to be their punching bags, they could bully them from time to time and make them give them beautiful women and BMWs.

But now the Xiongnu recognized the Qin as their big brother. With the big brother protecting them, they naturally did not want to be bullied by the Donghu and Yuezhi anymore.

This made the Donghu and Yuezhi people feel very unhappy, and they believed that the Qin Dynasty had harmed their interests.

Originally the Huns wanted to send them beautiful women and BMWs, but now they dare not do so. Isn't this a loss?
Therefore, the King of Donghu and the King of Yuezhi sent envoys to Xianyang, under the pretext of congratulating the First Emperor, to find out the strength of the Qin State and to talk to it about the damage to their interests.

Although they knew that Daqin might be very powerful, they did not have much awe. Instead, they felt that if they fought against Daqin, Daqin might not necessarily win.

The Donghu envoy offered his congratulations: "I wish His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qin good health, longevity, and peace. I wish the Great Qin country will be forever stable, and the people will live in peace. I hope that the Great Qin will have good relations with our country..."

So far, everything was normal, but then something went wrong. The Donghu envoy said, "My king sincerely wants to make friends with Your Majesty and the Qin Empire. Your Majesty, please do not let my king down!"

These words made all the ministers in the hall frown, and generals like Wang Jian looked at the Donghu envoy with even more unfriendly eyes.

The King of Donghu, the ruler of a mere barbarian country, dared to speak like this to the Emperor of Qin. Who gave them the courage?
What does "Your Majesty, please do not let our king down" mean?
So what if I let you down?
Could it be that you, Donghu, still want to do something to Daqin?
The Emperor Qin Shi Huang naturally heard the hidden threat in the words. He looked at the Donghu envoy calmly and said, "I am very happy that you have come to congratulate me, but I don't like what you said."

"Today is the beginning of the new year, and also the first anniversary of my reign as emperor. It is not appropriate to kill people. I will spare your lives and expel you from Xianyang!"

The Donghu envoy wanted to say something, but the guards in the hall had already stepped forward and felt that if they said anything more, the Emperor of Qin would most likely take their lives. So the Donghu envoy said nothing more and was obediently led out of the hall.

Li Nian watched this scene calmly. This was actually a small microcosm. The essence was that the Qin Dynasty influenced and controlled the Xiongnu and extended its tentacles to the north, making the Donghu and Yuezhi feel uneasy.

The Donghu and Yuezhi were the twin hegemons of the north and regarded the north as their own territory, so they certainly did not want the Qin Dynasty to extend its influence.

Conflicts arose from this, and the Donghu and Yuezhi people thought that other people were afraid of the Great Qin, but we were not afraid of you, so they made these seemingly arrogant moves.

Although your Great Qin is powerful, if you send a large army to the north to fight us, you may not necessarily win.

Li Nian believed that there would be a war between Daqin and Donghu and Yuezhi sooner or later, and that it was an inevitable war.

Because although the Qin Dynasty defeated the six kingdoms and unified the world, in the eyes of the Donghu and Yuezhi people, the war of the Qin Dynasty to unify the world was an internal war among the seven southern kingdoms, not a war with foreign countries. They felt that the Qin Dynasty had not encountered them and did not fight with them, otherwise it would never have been possible to sweep the world so easily.

Therefore, the Qin Dynasty still needs to wage a foreign war and defeat the enemy with overwhelming superiority in this war in order to truly gain power among the other countries.

Otherwise, more countries would think that the Qin Dynasty was a paper tiger that was powerful domestically but ineffective externally.

Just like the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, other countries in the world at that time did not think that rabbits were that powerful. What kind of ability was it to defeat the "vigorous vitality and the development of all things"?
That's because it didn't encounter us, otherwise we would have definitely beaten this rabbit to a pulp.

It was not until after the Korean War that this kind of thinking in the international community disappeared, and few countries looked down on the rabbit anymore: because this rabbit is really good at fighting, and even the Eagle Sauce with such advanced equipment fell into its hands!
Of course, the current situation in Daqin is very different from that of the Rabbit back then.

The current Qin Dynasty is considered a powerful country, but some people are not convinced and think that the Qin Dynasty's military achievements are exaggerated. They think that they may not be defeated by the Qin Dynasty, so they want to compete with the Qin Dynasty.

But not many people looked up to the Rabbits back then. Even the Russians did not think that the Rabbits could achieve any outstanding results. They just thought that they could consume the Eagle Sauce for them. In the end, they had to warm up themselves.

Unexpectedly, the rabbit was so good at fighting that it beat the eagle so hard that it cried out in pain.

Although the situation is different from that of the rabbit back then, Daqin also has to have a foreign war to establish its prestige and let other surrounding countries know: Daqin is not only capable of destroying the six countries, but can also defeat you all, so just listen to me.

Li Nian does not want Daqin to launch foreign wars in recent years, but some things cannot be changed by his will. This is a war to establish prestige and to intimidate the country, so he has to fight.

Moreover, from the perspective of the interests of the Qin Dynasty, Donghu and Yuezhi were also two troubles that needed to be resolved.

The Donghu is easier to deal with as they are located in the northeast of Daqin and will have little impact on Daqin's interests for a certain period of time. However, the Yuezhi are located in the northwest of Daqin, between Daqin and the Western Regions. If they are not dealt with, they will threaten Daqin's future plans for the Western Regions.

For example, Daqin was trading with the countries in the Western Regions, but the Yuezhi people sent troops to harass and block the trade routes. They also forced the countries in the Western Regions not to trade with Daqin, which would seriously affect the interests of Daqin!

The Yuezhi had to be dealt with, even if they did not actively provoke the Qin Dynasty.

After the Donghu delegation was expelled, the Yuezhi delegation entered the palace. After seeing the fate of the Donghu delegation, the Yuezhi envoys learned their lesson.

Although his thoughts were similar to those of the Donghu people, he was dissatisfied with the Qin Dynasty's extension of its hand to the north, which harmed their interests, and wanted to cut off the Qin Dynasty's outstretched hand. However, he did not express it directly. He buried his dissatisfaction and displeasure in his heart, and after sending his congratulations to the First Emperor, he did not say much.

The envoys sent by Wusun were different from those of Donghu and Yuezhi. They did not think that Daqin had harmed their interests. They thought that Daqin would definitely make big moves in the future that might affect them, so they wanted to come and take a look.

Although the Great Qin did not make any special arrangements for the Western Regions in the past year, it has begun to have an impact on the Western Regions. Many things from the Great Qin have spread to the Western Regions and are loved and sought after by the kings and nobles of the Western Regions. This is an artifact produced by the powerful Qin in the east!

Therefore, the number of merchants from various countries coming to Daqin from the Western Regions has increased in the past year. It can be predicted that within this year, there will be more Western Regions merchants coming to Daqin, and the impact on the Western Regions will be even greater.

Seeing that the Qin Emperor directly expelled the Donghu envoys without giving the Donghu any face, the Wusun envoys were surprised at the Qin Emperor's tyranny.

If they say to expel the envoy sent by a country, then expel him. If he dares to say anything more, just kill him directly!

The Wusun envoy sighed in his heart that this was the arrogance that a monarch of a great country should have. Unfortunately, they were not the Qin Dynasty, and the King of Wusun naturally did not dare to be like the Qin Emperor.

At the same time, he also realized that there would be a war between the Qin Dynasty and the Donghu or Yuezhi people sooner or later, and the overbearing Qin Dynasty would not allow Donghu, Yuezhi and other states to disobey them.

And if the Qin Dynasty had won that battle, or even destroyed the Yuezhi, then the territory of the Qin Dynasty would have been directly adjacent to the Wusun.

If that time really comes, they, Wusun and the countries in the Western Regions will be seriously affected by the Qin Dynasty.

The Wusun envoy spoke in a strange tone and elegant language: "May the great Emperor of Qin never set, may his light shine forever and bless Qin forever, may Qin last for thousands of years and be immortal forever!"

This was the elegant language he had just learned after arriving in Xianyang, and he had learned it specifically for use today.

As more and more people from various countries come to Daqin, there are now people in Xianyang who specialize in teaching foreigners languages ​​and characters.

After learning about this situation, Li Nian did not order a halt. Instead, he attracted a lot of attention because this was exporting and spreading the culture of Daqin, which was beneficial to Daqin itself.

It is better to let people from other countries learn the language of Daqin than for Daqin to learn the language of other countries.

After listening to the words of the Wusun envoy, the First Emperor was very happy. He especially liked the four words "the sun will never set" in the words of the Wusun envoy.

Because this just hit the nail on the head with his idea of ​​turning Qin into an empire on which the sun never sets.

The First Emperor smiled and said, "You should not celebrate the Great Qin New Year, but I wish you all a happy new year and good luck in the new year!"

The Wusun envoy only understood this sentence after it was relayed through the translator.

Upon learning that the Emperor of Qin was blessing them, the Wusun envoy led the other members of the delegation to express their gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kind words! Your Majesty, I have a request!"

In fact, the First Emperor knew exactly what the Wusun envoys wanted to do, because they had been under surveillance since entering Xianyang.

The First Emperor asked, "What is your request?"

The Wusun envoy said: "I would like to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Qin Empire on behalf of my king."

This was not a task assigned to him by the King of Wusun before he was sent on a diplomatic mission to the Qin Dynasty, but was decided by the envoy himself after he arrived in Xianyang.

The Qin Dynasty was too powerful. Although they could see many shortcomings along the way, such as not everyone in the Qin Dynasty could have enough food to eat, good clothes to wear, and good houses to live in, the spirit of the Qin people shocked and frightened them.

Even a ragged Qin man was neither humble nor arrogant when he met them, but was full of confidence. He had great aspirations for his future life and felt that he would be able to live a good life in the future.

As a result, the Qin people were full of energy and vitality, working towards the better life they expected. The fighting spirit and fighting spirit they displayed shocked the Wusun people.

If these Qin people became soldiers, they would definitely be a terrifying army that no other army could defeat!
It just so happens that these Qin people actually have military experience. Many of them have personally participated in the wars to conquer the six kingdoms. Even those who have not participated in the war have almost all received military training.

They are now only cultivating and building in their hometown under the orders of the Qin Emperor, but once the Qin Emperor gives the order, they will quickly transform into a terrifying war army.

The Qin people also had great trust in their emperor, believing that he was the greatest and most wise monarch in the world, and were willing to fight for their emperor.

After arriving in Xianyang and seeing the city, the Wusun envoys came to a conclusion: Wusun could never defeat the powerful Qin!
Since they are invincible, they naturally have to choose to be on good terms with the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty will certainly not stop at the present, it will certainly continue to become more powerful, and will radiate its influence in all directions, and many countries will be affected by it.

At that time, with every breath of the Great Qin, all the countries will tremble and all the kings will be shocked!
The Wusun envoys saw that Daqin was still in the stage of gathering strength. If they did not make friends with Daqin at this time, would they have to wait until Daqin could intimidate all the nations and dominate other countries?
It was too late by then. If they requested to establish diplomatic relations with the Qin Dynasty at this moment and succeeded, they would be the first country in the Western Regions to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Qin Dynasty. The significance of this country would definitely not be comparable to the Western Regions countries that later established formal diplomatic relations with the Qin Dynasty.

As for whether the Qin Dynasty could radiate its influence to the Western Regions, the envoys of the Wusun Kingdom were completely positive. They believed that the Qin Dynasty could definitely make its mark in the Western Regions and shock hundreds of countries!

When they heard the request made by the Wusun envoy, all the ministers smiled and felt very honored.

The Qin State was so powerful that the envoys from the Wusun State took the initiative to request to establish diplomatic relations with the Qin State.

The First Emperor said: "I can approve this, but you must know that the formal establishment of diplomatic relations with the Qin Dynasty is not a matter of a few words. There will be a series of matters, such as exchanging letters of credence and sending ambassadors to each other..."

After hearing the Emperor's approval, the Wusun envoy was overjoyed and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I know what you said, and I will definitely do it!"

The First Emperor said: "If so, then let's do this. When you return, I will send an envoy to go with you to Wusun."

Li Nian did not expect that the envoys of the Wusun Kingdom would take the initiative to request to establish diplomatic relations with the Qin Dynasty. His original plan for the Western Regions was to postpone it.

Because the country had just been unified, it needed to recuperate and could not abuse human and material resources. Moreover, compared with the Western Regions, Li Nian believed that the problems of the Xiongnu, Baiyue, Yuezhi and Donghu should be solved first.

These states are located around Daqin, while the countries in the Western Regions are still a certain distance away from Daqin, so we cannot be impatient.

But now that the envoys of the Wusun Kingdom have taken the initiative to offer a ladder, there is no reason for the Qin State not to accept it. If it can be handled well, it can move to the Western Regions ahead of its original plan.

The Wusun envoy once again expressed his gratitude to the First Emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace!"

(End of this chapter)