There was a sudden roar of crows in the hall, and everyone looked at Liu Xin. [:Liu Xin asked lightly: "Does the envoy of Dayuan want to see Liu or King Shule?"
The guard said loudly: "The envoy said that he wants to see the lord!"
Liu Xin laughed and said: "People in Dawan are probably born in the year of the dog, and their noses are really sensitive. Liu just came to Shule, and they followed him."
Baguli had also begun to learn to read people's words and said hurriedly: "Sir, if you don't want to see them, then let Xiao Wang send people to drive them away."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "Of course I want to see you. How can we not see others coming from afar? Let them come in." [
When the Dawan envoy walked into the hall, Liu Xin couldn't help but feel happy. It turned out that he was an old acquaintance. Last time he saw Yansai, the envoy of Dawan, in Khotan. Yansai was also a lucky man, and he was following him at that time.
Lan Feng ran away together, but in desperation, Lan Feng cut the reins of the carriage and rode away on a bloody horse. Huang Zhong pursued him, but accidentally let go of Yan Sai who was following the carriage.
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Seeing Liu Xin, Yansai immediately bowed and saluted: "I have been ordered by His Majesty the King of Dayuan to come to see you, hoping to restore old friendship with the great Han Dynasty..."
Liu Xin didn't wait for him to finish, her face sank, and she sneered: "What a Lan Feng, he is the one who wants to fight, and he is the same if we want to talk, do you think he treats me like a big man?"
Yan Sai hurriedly waved his hand and said: "My lord has misunderstood. The current King of Dayuan is no longer Lan Feng. I really want to form a permanent alliance with the Han Dynasty when I come here. I hope your permission."
Liu Xin felt a little surprised and asked repeatedly: "What did you say? The King of Dayuan is no longer Lan Feng? Has the throne changed hands in just a few days?"
Yansai nodded awkwardly, took out a cloth bag and presented it to him, saying: "That day, when the army was defeated outside Pishan City, Lan Feng was hit by an arrow in the back. He escaped by chance and galloped for more than a hundred miles, and finally finally
He was exhausted and fell under his horse. He died of his injuries on the second day after returning to Dawan. Now the ministers have elected General Mo Zhiti to succeed him. It was Lan Feng's idea to make an enemy of the Han Dynasty.
Your Majesty is determined to make good friends with the powerful man and never betray him. Here is Lan Feng's head, which is specially presented to your Majesty."
Liu Xin couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Huang Zhong, and secretly admired that the reputation of the God of Bows was indeed extraordinary. Liu Xin had already heard Huang Zhong's report that day. At that time, he shot Lan Feng with an arrow from more than 200 steps away. Unexpectedly,
This arrow actually killed Lan Feng.
Even if Mozhiti did not send an envoy, Liu Xin had no plans to continue attacking Dawan for the time being. After all, his current priority was to open trade routes, earn as much wealth as possible, and accumulate strength for the unification of the entire Han Dynasty. Mozhiti
Ti but did not know Liu Xin's plan. The battle outside Pishan City had frightened the people of Dawan. He was very afraid that Liu Xin's army would continue to attack and make him unable to secure the throne.
Liu Xin believed that Dawan would never dare to lie about Lan Feng's life and death, so he did not look at Lan Feng's head at all. He just said lightly and said: "Yansai, my army of one hundred thousand is not far away."
Wanli came here, can't we withdraw our troops just because of your words?"
Yansai's heart skipped a beat. He had arrived at Shule City two days earlier and knew that the current King of Shule had been replaced by someone appointed by Liu Xin. But Yansai knew better that he was here to seek peace.
It was useless to meet the King of Shule or the Han people who entered Shule City in advance. Instead, they would reveal their trump cards prematurely, causing Liu Xin to prepare early.
So Yansai quietly stayed in Shule City for two days. During these two days, he twice saw the Han army increasing its troops in Shule City. Now the Han army outside the city will definitely not be less than 50,000, and
Liu Xin also came in person. After the great defeat of the Dayuan Kingdom outside Pishan City, the country's military strength was already less than 40,000. If the Han army crossed the Uzbeli Pass and entered the territory of Dayuan, they would try their best to stop it, and the country would be destroyed.
Far away.
So, Yan Sai hurriedly brought Lan Feng's head to ask to see Liu Xin, just to show Dawan's sincerity and make peace with the Han Dynasty. But he was afraid of what would happen. As soon as he mentioned the business, Liu Xin raised his
The 100,000-strong army was in a posture of being forced to fire an arrow on its string.
However, before Yansai came to Shule, the new King of Dayuan, Mozhiti, also gave him some power and told him that as long as the request was not too excessive, he could make the decision on his own. Thinking of this, Yansai's
He became more courageous, bowed and said: "Dear sir, we in Dawan sincerely want to have good relations with the Han Dynasty. Lord Zhongyao promised to stop the army and make peace. Dawan is willing to pay tribute every year and come to court every year.
Bow your head and surrender."
It is a very honorable thing to make a barbarian country bow its head. If it were placed on the previous emperor of the Han Dynasty, he would have already agreed. But Liu Xin is a practical person, and he does not care about these false claims. Since Dawan
The king took the initiative to send envoys to sue for peace. If he didn't take advantage of the opportunity, he would not be Liu Xin.
Liu Xin waved her hand gently and said: "It doesn't matter if you surrender and surrender. I still have three conditions. As long as one condition is not met, Liu will march directly to Guishan City!"
All you have to do is put forward conditions. If you put forward conditions, you can negotiate. If you don't put forward conditions, you won't even have a chance to negotiate. What Yan Sai is most afraid of right now is that Liu Xin won't mention anything at all and will directly attack the situation with troops. When he heard Liu Xin's conditions, Yan Sai
Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief, bowed again and said, "I wonder what conditions your Excellency has?"
Liu Xin stretched out a finger and said: "First, we must ensure that the caravan of my great Han Dynasty can pass through Dawan smoothly."
Yan Sai hurriedly patted his chest and said: "This is certain. I can guarantee my life. From now on, the Han Dynasty's caravans can travel freely within Dawan without paying any taxes!"
This condition was too simple for Yansai, because when Jia Xu visited the countries in the Western Regions some time ago, the focus of the discussion was to rebuild the trade route connecting the East and the West. Therefore, before leaving, the civil and military officials of the Dayuan Kingdom
After discussion, the officials have considered making things easier for the Han caravan.[
Unexpectedly, to everyone's surprise, Liu Xin waved her hands and said: "This won't work! All Liu wants is to give the merchants of Dahan and Dawan the same treatment, and the taxes they should pay will not be less.
But no one is allowed to deliberately make things difficult and bully the big businessmen!"
Liu Xin said this not because he was being generous, but because he had deep considerations. This trade route in the Western Regions will be opened soon. After it is opened, the Han caravans will not be able to stop completely just reaching Congling.
There will definitely be further expansion to the West. Even if those businessmen do not take the initiative to go out, Liu Xin will try every means to "drive" them out. But whether businessmen from Han Dynasty or businessmen from Dawan, they have one thing in common, that is, they pursue maximizing profits. If
The merchants of the Han Dynasty have received extra care in Dawan, which will inevitably cut off the livelihood of merchants in Dawan and other countries. The conflicts will become increasingly intensified, and sooner or later they will lead to strong counterattacks.
In the final analysis, Liu Xin's purpose in opening up trade routes was to seek wealth. If he caused a commotion similar to that of the locals, it would make normal business impossible. Could it be that he really sent troops to wipe out the whole country of Dawan?
?Rather than make it difficult when the time comes, it would be better to cut off the strong men as soon as possible and let Han merchants compete with those foreign merchants on an equal footing.
All Yansai could think about now was that Han merchants should not bully their Dawan merchants in the future. Naturally, he wanted Liu Xin's words. He agreed without thinking about it and asked humbly: "Then may I ask?
Sir, what is your second condition?"
Liu Xin stretched out a second finger and said calmly: "Yansai, this second condition is a bit difficult to handle. I'm afraid it's not something you, a little envoy, can make the decision for."
Yansai also knew that the enemy had already arrived at the city and would never let them go easily. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "Please tell me, my lord, if there is anything that I cannot agree to on the spot, I will go back and report it to our king as soon as possible."
, and strive to give you a satisfactory answer."
Although Yan Sai did not guarantee the vote on the spot, such an answer made Liu Xin even more satisfied. It looked like a serious negotiation of terms. No wonder Lan Feng used him as the envoy when he became the king of Dayuan, and replaced Mo Zhi.
In the same way, he was appointed as a plenipotentiary envoy, which is indeed quite capable.
A smile appeared on Liu Xin's face unconsciously, she raised her hand and said: "The second condition may be difficult or easy, it depends on whether your King of Dayuan is sincere or not. My
The condition is that Dayuan will select fifty young girls every year and send them to the Han Dynasty to serve as palace maids!"
Seeing the stunned look on Yan Sai's face, Liu Xin added: "But don't worry, they are just going to be palace maids. They will be released after five years. Of course, if they are willing to stay in the Han Dynasty,
Seeing that they have served the big man, I will agree to them staying."
The reconstruction of Chang'an City has been going on for more than half a year, and the imperial palace has begun to take shape, and some palace ladies are always used in the palace. In the past, some of these palace ladies were served by the family members of criminals, and some were selected from the private sector, but these people
There will always be some connection with those noble officials. Even though the little palace maid is inconspicuous, because
Often active in the palace, if she helps certain people deliver news, it may cause serious trouble. Therefore, Liu Xin came up with such a brilliant idea to select foreign girls to serve as palace maids. These foreign girls have no roots in the Han Dynasty, and they have no foundation in the Han Dynasty.
It doesn't matter. If people outside the palace want to use them to convey and inquire about information, it will naturally not be that easy.
Just when Liu Xinman thought that Yan Sai's expression was because of his reluctance, he heard him say loudly: "There is no problem with this condition. I guarantee that Dawan will send 500 young girls to the Han Dynasty every year, and let the adults choose!"
Yansai not only agreed to Liu Xin's conditions, but also expanded the number of people tenfold on his own initiative, which made Liu Xin sigh and said: "In this case, let me just tell you the third condition."