Most people in Dongye can speak Chinese, learn Chinese etiquette, and understand Chinese culture. If Loulan and Wusun are representatives of large countries that have been severely sinicized, Dongye and Xiye are representatives of small countries that have been sinicized.
In such a country, the people of Dongye should have the least resistance to the establishment of Wuji Xiaowei Department.
Although the people of Dongye have settled in the southern range of Tianshan Mountains for a hundred years, they have never taken root. If the Wuji Xiaowei Department is established, equal to other countries, and completely dependent on the Han Dynasty, it can be considered as taking root.
If Huanmeng had a choice, Huanmeng would choose to continue Duli's military power.
But under the current situation, Huanmeng was forced to accept the surrender of military power, and there was not much resistance in his heart.
Huanmeng was silent for a while, then suddenly asked Liu Zhang: "General, what kind of person is the King of Shu?"
Liu Zhang was slightly stunned. He didn't know why Huanmeng asked this question, but he still answered: "The character of the King of Shu is a bit extreme and a bit stubborn."...
Liu Zhang was actually quite aware of his own shortcomings, and sometimes he did go to extremes in his actions. Faced with the well-intentioned advice of some subordinates, he sometimes knew that doing so would be very detrimental to him, but he still did it regardless of the dissuasion.
Liu Zhang understood that these were his character flaws and characteristics that a wise master should not have, but Liu Zhang also knew that the golden mean and the gentle way were not only unsuitable for troubled times, but would sometimes make him lose his spirit.
This is why many times, mature-minded old people do more things than impulsive young people. The Qin Emperor swept through the six kingdoms, the Han Dynasty Wu cracked his whip outside the fortress, the Tang Zong, Song Zu, Genghis Khan, and even Kangxi and Qianlong. Many great kings
Great achievements are made when they are young, but many people become dull when they reach old age.
It's because when you reach old age, it's better to say you're mature than conservative.
If it is a time of governance, it may be okay to be conservative. At most, it will allow corruption and others to slowly breed. If it is a time of trouble, it will be so conservative, especially from Liu Zhang's perspective. To implement administration, it is impossible to be conservative.
The impulsiveness of young people will either perish like Wang Mang and Sui Yang, or become great like Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han.
Rather than face decadence and mediocrity, Liu Zhang would rather choose impulsive destruction.
"You are so extraordinary. You dare to speak ill of your own lord." Huanmeng didn't know that Liu Zhang was the King of Shu. This was the first time he heard a general berate his lord so directly. It seems that General Liu in front of him should be very important.
Yes, it's so direct.
Huanmeng knew from Liu Zhang's demeanor that Liu Zhang was definitely not dissatisfied with the King of Shu, but was discussing the matter. Instead, he had a good impression of the King of Shu whom he had "never met". From the directness of the general in front of him, it could be seen that the King of Shu must be open-minded.
Yes, this point also shows that he is an enlightened king.
Liu Zhang didn't know what Huanmeng was thinking, but Liu Zhang felt that he had done it in terms of opening up the world. Although Wang Lei was sent to prison several times for his hated loyal ministers, he never changed his mind. Generally speaking, even if he didn't listen to others
Suggestions will not be blamed on those who give loyal suggestions.
"Extremist and stubborn?" Huanmeng thought and said to Liu Zhang: "With such a character, does the general think that one day the King of Shu will destroy the countries in the Western Regions because of some trivial matters or unfounded charges?"
Liu Zhang finally knew the reason why Huanmeng asked about his character. It turned out that he was afraid that the military power would be controlled by Wuji Xiaoweibu, and he had the idea of destroying the countries in the Western Regions at any time. The countries in the Western Regions, including Dongye, were nothing but meat on the chopping board.
Regarding Dongye Kingdom, it was within the scope of Wuji Xiaoweibu's recruitment, but for private purposes, Liu Zhang did not force the recruitment, which seemed unkind. First, Huanyao led the Sichuan army out of Tianshan, and secondly, Huanmeng agreed to raise
With those thousands of charioteer prisoners, Huanmeng came to help him for the third time.
Although Liu Zhang did not need Dong Ye's help, he knew that Dong Ye was definitely risking the destruction of his country by sending troops this time. With Huanmeng's ice and snow intelligence, he would not have imagined the consequences of sending troops to participate in a war between great powers.
Therefore, Liu Zhang still hoped that Dongye could accept the incorporation psychologically.
"I am a general under the command of the King of Shu. Will Her Majesty believe it when I say yes or no?" Liu Zhang asked.
"Based on the general's judgment about the King of Shu just now, Huanmeng believes it."
"The extreme and stubbornness of the King of Shu all come from the bottom line. Your Majesty just needs to remember that anyone who betrays the Han Dynasty will be punished."
Liu Zhang said something, and the meaning is obvious. Betrayal of the Han is the bottom line. As long as this bottom line is not touched, the Han will not touch these countries. Once this bottom line is crossed, even Dongye will definitely destroy the country.
Liu Zhang is not crazy. He destroys the country at every turn for no reason. It has no effect on stabilizing the Western Region. It is OK to slaughter a city and a country, but can it destroy the entire Western Region? If it is destroyed, there is no need to rule here. The Han Dynasty
There are not that many immigrants from North Korea.
Liu Zhang still firmly believes that only assimilation is the final solution to the problem of the Western Regions. Military power is only the backing of assimilation. After passing the exam, the people of the Western Regions can learn Chinese and Chinese culture on their own and slowly change. Eventually, one day the Western Regions will truly be classified as the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Otherwise, even if we conquer by force and all countries pay taxes to the Han, it will not last long. Once the Han declines again, the Western Region will immediately be out of control.
And if assimilation succeeds, even if the Han Dynasty declines and falls apart again, the countries in the Western Regions may then be no more than domestic princes. Each prince will no longer have the ultimate goal of unifying the Central Plains, but will unify the entire territory from the East China Sea to Congling.
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These are very far away, but Liu Zhang hopes to make a start by himself. If no one starts, it is destined to be impossible. If he starts, there is hope.
After hearing Liu Zhang's harsh words, Huanmeng felt relieved. This was more reliable than patting his chest to assure him. Huanmeng smiled slightly at Liu Zhang: "General, Dongye is willing to hand over military power and accept the protection of Wuji School Lieutenant."
Liu Zhang nodded silently.
The founding ceremony of the Wuji School Wei Department was held. It was the same as the establishment process of the Tianshan School Wei Department. Three decrees and six favors were read out. When they were read out, all the royal families in the country were talking about it. They did not expect that the Han Dynasty would do this this time. It was completely different from the previous ones.
Things have been different for hundreds of years.
From the country they arrived, the Yanqi royal family was escorted, and the army, that is, the soldiers of Aqini were all held captive by the Sichuan army. Other small countries brought out all their troops, but some were dozens, some were hundreds.
, only three barely exceeded one thousand.
Only Cheshi Qianguo brought the largest number of troops. Aufeng was livid and tightened his military power. Doesn't this mean destroying the country? He brought 5,000 troops. Did he personally give the Cheshi soldiers to the Han people?
I have seen murderers, but I have never seen the person being killed hand a knife to the murderer to kill him.
Since the arrival of this Han army, every time he endured the war, he felt that his endurance had reached the limit, but the next humiliation always told him that he could endure it a little more.
Listening to the generals of the Sichuan Army reading out the decree, Aofeng really wanted to explode. He wanted to use his five thousand troops to kill the Han army alone.
Ao Feng's whole body was melted by humiliation and hatred, his fists crunched, sweat seeped out from between his fingers, and the back of his originally dark hands was pinched and turned white.
Ye Long stared at his king nervously. If it breaks out, it will be a disaster. The current Cheshi Qianguo is really just a dish in front of the Han army.
In the end, Ao Feng endured it again, which made Ye Long breathe a sigh of relief. However, Ye Long saw a flash of fierceness in Ao Feng's eyes, and Ye Long realized that Ao Feng might not have been able to hold it back, and his heart skipped a beat.
Hand over military power and let other people's armies protect your own country. People from your own country have to take exams before they can take the official position of Wuji School Captain. Centurions cannot serve in their own country, and captains are frequently exchanged...
All countries were dissatisfied with this policy, but they had no choice but to do anything. Yanqi was completely wiped out. Now the most powerful one is Cha Shi. However, Aufeng, who has an army of 5,000, has not said a word. Other small countries dare to say anything.
Just like the countries under the jurisdiction of the Tianshan Protectorate, even if ten thousand people were unwilling, they were still forced to accept the Han government's decree. Tonight, in Gaochang City, they would tally up the number of people, economic status, and military strength of their country and report them all.
At the end of the ceremony, there was a calm wave. No country dared to object. Hao Sheng led a group of people to the front of Ao Feng. Ao Feng immediately stared at Hao Sheng. He tried hard to suppress the anger and not show it in his eyes.
But there was still a little bit of leakage in his demeanor, which made Military Advisor Ye Long's heart skip a beat.
So awesome, he raised his hand to Aofeng and said: "Your Majesty, I heard from Princess Dongye Guoyao that your country actually attempted to attack Dongye while King Huanmeng sent troops to support our Han army, and even threatened to destroy the country.
Is there something wrong?"
"The general misunderstood. We just heard that Her Majesty the Queen sent out her troops. We were afraid that Dongye Kingdom would be coveted by other small countries when it was assisting the Han army, so we sent troops to protect it."
Before Ao Feng could speak, Ye Long said hurriedly that he was really afraid that Ao Feng's words would be inappropriate, and the consequences would be disastrous. Maybe now the Han army is looking for an excuse to destroy the Cheshi Kingdom.
"You're talking nonsense." Huanyao came over from a distance and hummed to Ye Long: "Humph, you're talking nonsense. Let me ask you, 'People in the city, listen, you have one hour to hand over my charioteer, young man.
Women should go to the left, and their belongings and food should be placed on the right. The rest of the people should kneel down to greet them, otherwise the army will destroy the city and leave no chickens or dogs behind.' Who said this?"
Ao Feng almost stood up. Ye Long pressed Ao Feng's shoulder quietly, saluted Huanyao, and said with a smile: "Princess Yao, even if the princess can't understand my driver's good intentions, she can't slander her like this.
Bar.
We protect Dong Ye because we are all vassals of the Han Dynasty, and I, the charioteer, have no intention of repaying her, but Princess Yao's unreasonable remarks are really unkind.
Think about it, everyone, if our chariot division really wanted to attack Dongye Kingdom, and we learned that King Huanmeng had sent out all his troops, would we have not launched an attack for so long? I’m afraid that an empty city in Dongye would have been captured long ago, right?"
After Ye Long finished speaking, he saluted again: "General, please take a closer look." To be continued...)