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Chapter 614 West State

As a place to receive foreign envoys, Sihai Pavilion is also the exterior of the Han Dynasty. In terms of attributes, Liu Yi naturally made adjustments, comfortable and Xiang Han attributes, but as an envoy of the Eastern Wu, neither Gu Tan nor Zhuge Ke did sleep well that night. What he saw and heard along the way, plus the atmosphere of the capital Chang'an, no matter from any aspect, the Han Dynasty is now above the Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Wu. The most terrifying thing is that the Han Dynasty is still calm!

In fact, after Lu Xun burned the Guan Yu naval army, the Han Dynasty had the ability to attack the Eastern Wu. If Liu Chan was more radical at that time and raised his troops to attack the Eastern Wu, it might have been the continuation of another Battle of Red Cliff. As long as the Eastern Wu defended it, there would be a chance to turn the tables. If Wei had the chance, it would definitely not be let go.

Unfortunately, Liu Chan did not do this, but chose to consolidate his strength first and then take action step by step. Although it gave Dongwu a chance to breathe, the Han Dynasty also gradually stabilized Yuzhang, Lujiang, Luling and other places in the past few years. The Han Dynasty is now the best among the Three Kingdoms!

Now the Han Dynasty is strong enough, but it is still not in a hurry to attack, but continues to develop, which makes Gu Tan and Zhuge Ke a little worried. What kind of scene will be like when the Han Dynasty really sends troops? Can the Wei Dynasty stop it?

The Eastern Wu is now an absolute weak person. At this time, the Han and Wei clashed, and the Eastern Wu did not have the qualifications to intervene. No matter which side wins, even if the Eastern Wu bets right, he will not have the share of the Eastern Wu when he finally divides the cake.

Unless the great man himself is in chaos, otherwise...

The next day, it was dawn, and Gu Tan and Zhuge Ke looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

A waiter came in and bowed to the two of them and said, "Two gentlemen, the time for the court meeting is coming soon. General Zhao is waiting for the two in the Sihai Palace."

"If you have any help, please reply to General Zhao. We will arrive later." Gu Tan nodded.

"Here!" The waiter bowed slightly and bowed to leave.

The two of them smiled bitterly, and after they each took a cough, they came to see Zhao Guang in a well-dressed manner, and Zhao Guang was talking to General Luther.

"Didn't you sleep well?" Zhao Guang looked at the two of them unexpectedly and said, "But is there any inappropriate reception?"

"No, it's just that Chang'an and Jiangdong are different after all, and they are a little uncomfortable." Zhuge Ke shook his head and smiled.

"Two, Your Majesty has issued an edict. Today I will meet the envoys of the Eastern Wu. Please follow me into the palace." Zhao Guang nodded. Some people have had similar problems, but it will be fine if they stayed in Chang'an for a few days. It is not a big problem. However, it is still more important to summon the emperor.

"I'm working hard." Gu Tan said politely.

Since it was the Eastern Wu delegation, when they were on duty, they had to have the ceremonial guards they brought yesterday, they slept well, and under the guidance of Zhao Guang, they came straight outside the palace.

Just as we were about to enter the palace, a rocket suddenly rose in the direction of the city wall, and a loud trumpet sounded.

"Hurry, get out of here first!" Zhao Guang looked at the back when he heard the sound, his expression changed, and he waved his hand quickly. The Han soldiers around him, the court officials and envoys from various countries quickly retreated to both sides. Seeing that Gu Tan and Zhuge Ke were not sure about this, Zhao Guang hurriedly shouted.

Gu Tan and Zhuge Ke hurriedly led the delegation to retreat to both sides. After a while, a cavalry came over with dust and two battle flags on their backs. The road was unobstructed, and even though they entered the palace gate, they had never dismounted.

"Brother Dingguo, this is..." Gu Tan looked at Zhao Guang in confusion, and as he saw that whether it was a civil servant or a military general, even Huang Quan, who was the third duke, quickly retreated to the sides after hearing the horn. Those who didn't know about this situation thought it was the emperor's ceremonial war, but who would have thought that it was just a soldier?

"Our great Han stipulates that no matter when, front-line intelligence, no matter how big the official position, from the three prime ministers to the people, everyone needs to give in!" Zhao Guang smiled at the knight who was leaving.

"There is a war?" Gu Tan and Zhuge Ke were shocked and then a little confused. They came all the way from Jingzhou and had never heard of any war recently.

"Well, at the beginning of the year, Dayuan and Wusun Alliance gathered 80,000 troops to conquer the Western Regions. Sikong led his army to resist, which should have been a war report." Zhao Guang smiled when he saw that there were no other provocates in the rear.

Dayuan? Wusun?

Gu Tan and Zhuge Ke looked at Zhao Guang. These two places are not close to the Han Dynasty, and they must be tens of thousands of miles away from Chang'an, right?

"According to calculations, Guishan City in Dayuan is about 6,700 miles away." Zhao Guang's eyes flashed with excitement and said, "Let's go, the front line report has arrived."

Gu Tan and Zhuge Ke followed Zhao Guang and a group of foreign envoys to the Hajj to meet the emperor with doubts.

The two of them were numb to the magnificent palace at this moment. Since entering Chang'an, they have no memory of how many times they have been shocked. Until now, no matter how magnificent and exquisite the palace is, they don't feel much.

Before Liu Chan entered the court, the previous knights were waiting in the center of the hall. The Han civil and military officials stood in order to make four rows. Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were arranged on both sides, followed by Liu Ba and Huang Quan, and then were Wei Yan, Pang De, Ma Dai and other military generals. The Han generals are now guarding the border in all directions. Even Wei Yan was recently transferred back from Hetao, and it was also to train young generals.

After the ministers arrived, Liu Chan came to the hall accompanied by Huang Hao from the small yellow gate. When he saw the knight in the center of the hall, he said in surprise: "There is a report of the battle today? But the battle between Sikong and Dayuan and Wusun has been achieved?"

"When you go back to your Majesty, Sikong has led his army to capture Guishan City, and Wusun has been blocked by General Wei Chang in Shicheng. After hearing that Dayuan Kingdom was destroyed, Wusun has moved northward. The external troubles of our Great Han Xizhou have been eliminated. Sikong ordered a humble post to come and deliver a memorial." The knight bowed and said.

Xizhou was Liu Yi pushing the Han forces to the area of ​​the Khotan River. The above statement suggested that the court set up another state in the former Western Regions and set up a state governor, and divided the thirty-six countries in the former Western Regions into several counties. Among them, Dayuan was also among the counties that were originally divided.

"Okay, Sikong is worthy of being the pillar of my great man!" Liu Chan smiled and said, "Come on the Sikong's letter."

"Here!" Huang Hao jogged down, took the memorial from the knight, and ran back quickly.

"Remember!" Liu Chan smiled and said, "Let the ministers and envoys from all countries share."

"Here!" Huang Hao quickly opened the memorial, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly, "At the beginning of the ninth year of Xingyuan, Shule surrendered, and the Western Regions were almost unified. There were foreign countries, Dayuan and Wusun, who did not accept the king's transformation, and started the war easily and brought people to attack. Fortunately, the soldiers of Xizhou used their lives. In mid-March, Shule defeated Dayuan. After two months, the Han Tianjun attacked the Dayuan royal city, Guishan City, captured the Dayuan royal family. Now he has sent people to Chang'an. In addition, Dayuan has more than 300,000 mouths, and a separate county can be set up. The folk customs here are very different from that of our Han, and the language is not the same. If you want to completely naturalize it, you should follow the same text and the same carriages. If you can completely transform this place into our Han territory, then this place can be an important center for exchanges between our Han and the countries in the Western Regions. I ask Your Majesty to arrange this matter as soon as possible."

Today's Western Regions are not the Western Regions that were formerly the Western Regions. The countries in the previous Western Regions have now become Western Prefectures. The current Western Regions should be located west of Dayuan, so they can be called Western Regions.

Three hundred thousand people!?

Many people were a little surprised when they heard this. In most people's perception, it would be good if the population of those countries in the Western Regions could reach 10,000. Now a country with a population of 300,000 suddenly appeared. Even if it was placed in the Central Plains, so many people would be considered a medium-sized county. No wonder Liu Yi wanted to set up a separate county when he divided the Xizhou.

"Okay!" Liu Chan smiled and said, "Sikong used troops like a god, and he was allowed to report. In addition, the wealth of Dayuan Kingdom was dominated by Sikong, and part of it rewarded the meritorious soldiers, and the other part was dominated by Sikong. Since he occupied Dayuan, with Sikong's character, some of them would be necessary."

"Your Majesty!" Li Yan frowned and said, "Is this too hasty? At least it should be counted. Sikong has noble character, but it is inevitable that there are greedy people under his command?"

"Your Majesty, what the doctor said is not without reason." Huang Hao reminded in a low voice.

"That's right, then you can send someone to Dayuan to count the property as soon as possible, and..." Liu Chan turned his head and looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "This candidate for the prefect of Dayuan will be arranged by the left prime minister and will be on the way together."

"I, obey the order!" Zhuge Liang and Li Yan stepped out of the line, bowed and received the order, and each returned to the train.

When Zhuge Ke heard this, he narrowed his eyes, looked at Li Yan, and then at Huang Hao.

"Your Majesty!" Taichang stepped out and bowed and said, "The envoy of the Eastern Wu has arrived."

"Oh?" Liu Chan nodded and said, "I heard that the King of Wu discovered an island overseas? It's quite extensive?"

"Go back to Your Majesty." Zhuge Ke and Gu Tan stood up and bowed and said, "That's why this island is quite wide, comparable to Wu County. There are already people on the island. It is said that they had crossed the sea and wandered here before the pre-Qin period. The King of Wu named this place Yizhou, hoping that Your Majesty could place this island under the rule of Jiangdong."

Liu Chan thought for a while and nodded, "Since the people on the island have the same rank as our Han, and the island is closest to Jiangdong, it belongs to Jiangdong. However, household registration, farming, etc. need to be sorted into a book as soon as possible and handed over to the court."

"Your Majesty." Gu Tan smiled bitterly: "The Wu Kingdom has been poor for many years. The King of Wu intends to use our great Han Dynasty to build Yizhou, but he is powerless. I am here to pay homage to the emperor this time, hoping that Your Majesty can allocate some money and grain to use it for the construction of Yizhou."

Liu Chan frowned when he heard this. The matter of determining the status was originally discovered by Sun Quan, and he was not at hand. As soon as he touched his mouth, there was an additional county on the Han map. He naturally wanted to do so, but now he wanted money and food, so he had to consider it.

After all, Liu Yi had just conquered the Western Regions, and now the Han Dynasty's power is concentrated on building the Western Regions, especially in terms of coins. This is basically impossible. Not to mention the Wu Kingdom, Liu Chan has never seen much money in recent years.

"Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and you must not stop it rashly." Pang Tong frowned and bowed to Liu Chan.

"Yes, the great man is now starting construction everywhere, so it needs discussion." Liu Chan nodded and looked at the two of them and said, "Let's stay in Chang'an for a while, and then make a reply after I discuss with you."
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