Chapter 718

"Heh!" Liu Bian looked at the leaders and smiled slightly, but there were endless meanings hidden in the smiles, which made people feel chills in the bottom of their hearts.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to settle accounts after the fall. I've been guarding the Western Regions for two or three hundred years, but I've gained nothing except losing soldiers and generals, and wasting money and money. Since I defeated the Mongols this time, Yumen Pass has been recaptured. I decided to send troops back Xiliang, take care of yourself!"

As soon as these words came out, all the leaders of the Western Regions changed their faces.Whether it is a country that is pro-Han or a country that was pro-Hun before, they are all terrified.

Back to Xiliang?This is much more ruthless than settling accounts after autumn!

If Liu Bian cared about them, it would not be a punishment at most, but the withdrawal of the Han army from the Western Regions meant that they would not be protected by the big man.And the Mongols will march into the Western Regions again, and with the nature of the Mongols, they might slaughter the Western Regions.

Everyone hurriedly fell to their knees on the ground.

"Think twice, Your Majesty the Great Han! Once the Heavenly Soldiers of the Great Han leave, my people in the Western Regions will definitely be exterminated by the Mongols!"

Liu Bian shook his head and said, "The great man has suffered heavy losses in the Western Regions for hundreds of years. He will continue to stay in the Western Regions, but history will repeat itself. You need to be strong yourself. Relying on my great man's protection is not a long-term solution!"

Seeing Liu Bian's dismissal, dismissing the deaths of the people in the Western Regions, he said humanely: "Your Majesty, the Mongols are ambitious. If you retreat, he will definitely occupy the Western Regions again and attack the big men!"

Liu Bian chuckled and said, "That's what I said, but I have already taken back the Yumen Pass. As long as I rely on the Yumen Pass and defend it, I can keep the enemy out of the country. As for the casualties? It must be less than those who stayed in the Western Regions, right?"

Seeing that Liu Bian couldn't make sense, the leaders of several small countries had no choice but to bow their heads and said, "Please Your Majesty, don't withdraw from the Western Regions, we are willing to follow the lead of the big man!"

"Yes, we are willing to look forward to the big man's lead and have no second thoughts!"

"Please Your Majesty be merciful, don't withdraw troops from the Western Regions!"

Liu Bian still shook his head. Seeing Liu Bian like this, several people looked at Wang Xuance: "Mr. Wang, we obey your words and seek refuge with the big man. You have to say something!"

Wang Xuance gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty!"

Liu Bian's face darkened and he said, "You don't need to persuade me any more, I won't leave my soldiers and horses in the Western Regions, wasting manpower and material resources in vain! The Western Regions are not my territory, so what's the use of staying in the Western Regions?"

Wang Xuance cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, don't give orders yet, I have a few words I want to say to the leaders of the Western Regions!"

"Oh?" Liu Bian nodded and said, "Say it!"

Wang Xuance turned to look at the leaders of the Western Regions, cupped his hands and said: "Everyone, the prosperity of the world is for the benefit, and the prosperity of the world is for the benefit. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and he is looking at the long-term interests. Soldiers and horses stationed in the Western Regions , in the long run, it’s just a waste of time and money, without any benefits. You need to provide benefits in order to allow the emperor’s troops to station in the Western Regions!"

"Mr. Wang is right, I am willing to donate half of the country's wealth to support the Han army stationed in the Western Regions!"

"I'll take out half of it too!"

"I will give [-]%! Please leave the soldiers and horses, Your Majesty!"

"Oh, I'm willing to give it all, except for the needs of the people, I will give it all, as long as Your Majesty keeps the soldiers and horses to protect the safety of our country, I don't want anything!"

Seeing this, Wang Xuance turned his head and cupped his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know if this is the case, can the soldiers and horses stay in the Western Region?"

Liu Bian shook his head and said with a light smile, "My army returned to Xiliang to farm the fields, and the annual income from it is more than what you donate."

"I beg Your Majesty to be merciful, just stay!"

"As long as His Majesty stays, I promise His Majesty everything!"

"I, Shule Kingdom, have always been loyal to the big man. Your Majesty has learned from you!"

"I assure Your Majesty that I will be loyal to the big man in the future, and I will have no second thoughts!"

Wang Xuance said in a deep voice: "Listen to me, everyone, Wang has a plan to let His Majesty keep the soldiers and horses, but I don't know if the leaders will agree or not!"

"As long as His Majesty can stay, I will agree to anything!" Everyone said in unison.

Wang Xuance said loudly: "Everyone, the reason why your Majesty wants to withdraw troops is because the countries in the Western Regions are doing their own thing. Moreover, they are not in harmony, even if they are now taking refuge in the big man, but after a few years, there will be rebels, so your Majesty does not want to waste people and money.

But if the countries in the Western Regions become the territory of the Han Dynasty, it is only natural for the Han Dynasty soldiers to station in the Western Regions.What I mean is, why don't you leaders completely surrender to my Dahan, and change the country to my Dahan County!In this way, the Western Regions will be our Han territory, and the people of the Western Regions will be our Han people. Your Majesty, I don’t know if this is the case, can you keep the soldiers and horses behind! "

Liu Bian stroked his chin and muttered: "If the leaders of the Western Regions are willing to give up their country, merge the country into our Han Dynasty, and become a Han county. In this way, the Western Regions are my Han territory, and the people are our Han people. It is not impossible to stay in the Western Regions .It’s just that I don’t know if the leaders are willing or not?”

Liu Bian looked up at the leaders of the Western Regions.

But all the leaders remained silent, and none of them fully agreed.Merging into the Dahan and becoming the counties of the Dahan means that they are no longer the lords of a country, give up all glory, and become ordinary people of the Dahan.

"It seems that the leaders will not agree, Wang Xuance, you don't want to appreciate your kindness, anyway, this will save me a lot of trouble. Meng De, pass on the order, and the army will leave for Xiliang tomorrow! From now on, guard the Yumen Pass, and the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty will not step into the Han Dynasty!" Liu Bian ordered in a deep voice.

"No!" Cao Cao clasped his hands and was about to go down to announce the order.

"Wait a minute, Dudu Cao!" A leader hurriedly called Cao Cao, and asked Liu Bian, "Your Majesty, my Shanshan Kingdom is willing to merge into the Han Dynasty and become a Han county. I just don't know what I can get?"

All the leaders also looked at Liu Bian. It doesn't matter if you become a county, but the key is, what benefits can we gain?If you give up everything and become an ordinary citizen of a big man, who will agree.

Liu Bian pondered and said: "After you merged into the Han Dynasty, the position of the king will naturally not exist, and you will not have the right to rule counties and counties, but I will give you the title of viscount, which will not be replaced by hereditary. The children of the family can learn about the knowledge of the Han Dynasty, conduct imperial examinations, and assess Officials!"

Everyone's face darkened.

The imperial examination is to assess officials. This is the imperial examination system proposed by Liu Bian. However, the imperial examinations of later generations only examine officials, not officials. The number of officials is allocated by the local aristocratic family.Moreover, the number of places admitted by the imperial examination is very small, 300 people in three years. On the surface, it seems to give hope to wealthy disciples, but in fact it is just a distribution of rights between the emperor and the family.

Liu Bian's imperial examinations treat all officials equally, focusing on officials. What is an official?It is professional knowledge in various aspects such as agriculture, water conservancy, and mathematics.Professional knowledge is assessed, and those who pass it will become officials according to their abilities.

But Liu Bian was really ruthless to the countries of the Western Regions, and he went straight to the end, only giving the title of Viscount.Even the children of the leader's family are not allowed to have the quota of officials.They are treated equally, and they all have to look at the imperial examination examination.

Liu Bian did this for the long-term peace and stability of the Western Regions, if the leaders and officials of the various countries were given quotas.Coupled with the prestige of their former lords, it will not take many years for the problem of land annexation to appear, and they will become a powerful and powerful country among the counties and counties in the Western Regions, and a country within a country.

All the leaders were silent, thinking about the pros and cons. On the stage, Liu Bian murmured: "Although I will not give you official quotas, I will conduct scientific research in the Western Regions. Among the counties and counties, the officials and big men account for [-]% first, and the remaining seven levels Select the best from among others.

I know that you will not agree now, I will give you three days to discuss it first, and give me an answer after three days! "

All the leaders walked down with a feeling of apprehension.

Cao Cao laughed, looked at Wang Xuance and Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty and Mr. Wang are a perfect match!"

Liu Bian laughed secretly: "Isn't this just like in Beijing opera, where one sings the bad face and the other sings the red face, which makes the leaders of the Western Regions stupefied."

Liu Bian pondered for a while and said, "Everyone, what do you think the chances are that the leaders of the Western Regions will agree?"

Wang Xuance pondered and said: "Your Majesty, most of them will definitely agree. Needless to say, the countries of the Southern Dao have completely turned against the Mongols. If Your Majesty withdraws, they will definitely agree. But some countries in the Northern Dao may not..."

Liu Bian pondered and said: "I think they will jump over the wall in a hurry and collude with the Mongols again!
In some countries in the North Road, their rebellion against the Mongols is a general trend. If they help the Mongols to march into the Western Regions again, they may keep the position of the king and will not be punished by the Mongols! "

"Your Majesty, now that the Mongols are defeated, they shouldn't take the risk of colluding with the Mongols, right?" Wang Xuance asked incredulously.

"Indeed it won't, but what if I'm used as bait?" Liu Bian sneered, "Even if they agree right now, I'm afraid they won't agree with each other. Why don't I give him a try. Meng De, let the wind go and say After ten days, I will go hunting outside the city, let's see how the countries of the Western Regions respond!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you must not take any risks! If the countries in the Western Regions take advantage of His Majesty's hunting and collude with the Mongols to attack Your Majesty, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Don't worry, with An Jingsi protecting me, even if there are thousands of troops, I will not worry!" Liu Bian waved his hand.

Everyone looked at Li Cunxiao, and when they thought of Li Cunxiao's invincible martial arts, they had no objection.

Li Cunxiao was touched and said: "The last general voted for the first time, and His Majesty trusts him so much. Don't worry, Your Majesty, this time hunting, no one wants to hurt His Majesty!"

After the leaders went down, they gathered with their good friends to discuss the matter of merging into the Han Dynasty. Most of the southern countries gathered together, and after some discussions, they all agreed.

Several leaders of the Northern Dao countries also gathered together. In a tent, the leader of Yan Zhe said angrily: "The Han Emperor is really deceiving people! He clearly intends to abolish our country and merge our country into the Great Han. Viscount What's the use of a viscount? We don't even have the quota for officials, I'll go fuck it!"

"Man is a sword and I am a fish. If we don't agree, the Emperor Han will definitely withdraw his troops. He will definitely eat us. Why don't we fulfill his wish and merge into a big man!"

(End of this chapter)

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