The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 314 Volume : To deal with wild beasts, use fire!

"No... what is this for? Is this still Chang'an?"

Fa Zheng and Meng Da had not returned to Guanzhong for several years, and they looked at the endless stream of people in Chang'an with some confusion.

When they left, Guanzhong was at its most devastated.

Although it did not reach the point of "severe famine and people eating each other", it was definitely not prosperous.

But this time.

They came from Liangzhou and entered Chang'an through the westernmost Yongmen, and as soon as they entered here they were in Chang'an's West Market.

A large number of Hu merchants and Shu merchants gathered here, constantly shouting and selling their goods.

The bustling streets seemed like a different world to Fa Zheng and Meng Da.

"This is a sign of the revival of the Han Dynasty and peace in the world!"

Fa Zheng walked around and immediately walked quickly towards the Weiyang Palace.

"When the mind is sincere, the heart is right; when the heart is right, the body is cultivated; when the body is cultivated, the family is in order; when the family is in order, the country is governed; when the country is governed, the world is at peace."

"We should complete the emperor's entrustment as soon as possible this time, check and balance the various tribes on the grassland, so as to achieve national order and peace!"

Meng Da chuckled, but also chased after him: "It's a pity that Meng Qi didn't come with us, otherwise that kid wouldn't be so rampant in Liangzhou."

"Sooner or later."

Fa Zheng also found Ma Chao's rebellious look funny.

"In the future war, the emperor will definitely want to defeat Yuan Shao quickly, and naturally he will have to transfer all the organized troops to Hebei."

"As one of the pillars of the state, Meng Qi will definitely join the war!"

Meng Da looked at Fa Zheng in amazement and asked: "Why does Xiaozhi think that the emperor will quickly defeat Yuan Shao in the future?"

"If you don't want to win quickly, why do you need to summon us from Liangzhou?"

Fa Zheng said confidently: "The emperor has been planning for so long, there is no way he would give Yuan Shao a chance to catch his breath. If you don't believe me, just watch carefully!"

When the two men entered the palace, Liu Xie had already prepared a banquet to welcome them.

After asking a few questions about the situation in Liangzhou, Liu Xie asked again about the situation of the Xianbei in the north.

"It seems that Xiaozhi and Zijing have thoroughly understood the situation of the Xianbei."

The emperor highly praised the intelligence work of Fa Zheng and Meng Da, which made the two young men blush and thank Liu Xie embarrassedly.

"But now that Yuan Shao has begun to make contact with the various tribes on the grassland, the imperial court cannot remain indifferent."

"It is difficult to contact the three Wuhuan tribes and the Kebi Neng tribe that controls the Eastern Xianbei for the time being. In this case, the priority is still the Southern Xiongnu and the Budugen tribe of the Western Xianbei."

Liu Xie looked at the two men and said, "Time is running out. I plan to have you each go on two missions. I don't ask you to make the Southern Xiongnu and the Western Xianbei obey the court, but at least make them not side with Yuan Shao and prevent them from harassing Guanzhong or Liangzhou from the north when the court is fighting Yuan Shao."

Upon hearing this, Fa Zheng and Meng Da both said with serious expressions: "Yes!"

"This time, I will assign you a deputy envoy and a number of ordinary soldiers."

"If it can be done, that would be great. If it can't be done, don't lose your life, just return safely."

After hearing the emperor's words, Fa Zheng and Meng Da felt warm inside again: "Yes!"

The deputy envoy assigned to Fa Zheng was Gongsun Xu, the son of Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Xu followed his father Gongsun Zan in frequent battles against the Xianbei. He was brave and strong, and with Gongsun Zan's reputation he was able to intimidate the Xianbei. Therefore, he could go to Budugen of the Western Xianbei together.

The deputy envoy assigned to Meng Da was Xu Shu, who ranked fourth in the imperial examination this year.

Liu Xie also specially summoned Xu Shu to introduce him to Meng Da.

"Yuanzhi was a knight-errant when he was young, but later he devoted himself to learning and studying. Now he is quite knowledgeable. If you encounter any hesitation on the road, you can trust Yuanzhi's words!"

When Meng Da heard that Xu Shu was ranked fourth in this imperial examination, he felt a sense of respect for him.

Although he and Fa Zheng were far away in Liangzhou, he knew about the imperial examination and had even seen scholars taking it.

Yang Qiu, a scholar who ranked tenth in the imperial examination in the first year of Jian'an, was subsequently assigned to Liangzhou.

During his time in Liang Province, Yang Qiu was not only able to protect the people, but also able to conquer the invading Xianbei, Hu and Qiang tribes from the north. He was truly a talented and capable general.

If the tenth place is so amazing, wouldn’t the fourth place be even more talented?

When Xu Shu heard that he was chosen as an envoy to the Han Dynasty, he was also very happy.

Now Zhuge Liang has returned to Jingzhou, Pang Tong has been thrown into Luoyang, Cui Jun, Shi Tao and Meng Jian have also found their own places to go, and he is the only one who has not found a job yet.

In addition, Xu Shu had served as a knight-errant before, and he always had a youthful spirit, and often fantasized about emulating the experiences of Zhang Qian and Su Wu. Now that he had this good opportunity, he gladly accepted the offer.

Now that all the people were ready, Liu Xie called the four of them together and taught them a set of speaking skills.

"With such remarks, even if we cannot subdue the two tribes, we can at least make them feel fearful."

When the four heard the emperor teaching them magic, their eyes lit up.

Especially Fa Zheng.

He was originally worried that he would not be able to convince Budugen, and that this achievement would be wasted, or even the overall situation of the court would be ruined.

But if the emperor follows his method, it is possible that the Western Xianbei will be afraid to act rashly and dare not disobey the emperor.

The four of them rested for a few days in a hurry, then took the Han Dynasty's staff and took the Qin Straight Road to the north.

All four of them are passionate young people, and most of them are of similar age.

Fa Zheng and Meng Da were quite utilitarian, Xu Shu also wanted to show his talents, and Gongsun Xu was eager to avenge his father Gongsun Zan. So they had similar interests and soon got along well.

When the two groups of envoys were riding in carriages on the Qin Straight Road, Xu Shu, who had been in the Central Plains for a long time, suddenly sighed: "When Emperor Zulong built this road, the Yunzhong area at the end was still inhabited by Han people. Even when the Later Han Dynasty was established, no Hu people dared to show their traces inside the pass... But now, it is all occupied by the Hu people. It's really hateful!"

Meng Da laughed a few times when he heard this: "Not to mention that it was like this when the Later Han Dynasty was founded, even the Han Dynasty twenty years ago was not like this."

Meng Da's father, Meng Tuo, once served as the governor of Liangzhou.

At that time, Meng Tuo even sent his attendant Ren She to lead 500 Dunhuang soldiers, and Wu Ji Sima Cao Kuan and Western Regions Chief Secretary Zhang Yan to lead the front and rear troops of Yanqi, Qiuci, and Cheshi, a total of more than 30,000 people, to attack Hede, the King of Shule who killed his nephew and established himself as the king!
Unfortunately, when they attacked Zhenzhong City, they were unable to capture it after more than 40 days of attacks and had to retreat.

Although he failed to make a name for himself in the Western Regions again in the end, at least the big man at that time really dared to send his younger brothers out to beat people up.

But the big man nowadays no longer has that ability and courage.

"One day, I will inherit my father's legacy and make the flags of the Han Dynasty fly all over the Western Regions again!"

Meng Da was full of ambition, while Xu Shu, a native of the Central Plains, was full of envy.

"It would be great if I could go to the Western Regions one day."

Seeing that Xu Shu seemed interested, Meng Da quickly introduced and promoted the idea to Xu Shu.

"There are many small countries in the Western Regions now, and the only places with real influence are Yanqi and Qiuci..."

"To the west of the Western Regions is the Kushan Empire, which was founded by the Great Yuezhi who were driven away by the Xiongnu in the past. Further west is Parthia..."

At this point, Meng Da smiled shyly. "There are some female slaves from the Parthian Empire, called 'Bodhisattva Man'! They look very different from the people in the Central Plains and the Western Regions. Not only do they have blonde hair and blue eyes, but their skin is also shiny white all over their body!"

Xu Shu also smiled awkwardly: "How did Zi Jing know? Could it be..." "That's right!"

Meng Da was very proud: "If Yuanzhi wants it, I will leave two for you next time when the Hu merchants come to the pass."

"This is inappropriate!"

"What's inappropriate about that? We are all brothers!"

"..."

The two groups chatted and laughed, but eventually parted ways in Fushi.

If you continue walking northward from here, you will reach Yunzhong, where the Western Xianbei are located.

Going west, after crossing the big river you will reach Xihe, which is Meizhi County, where the royal court of the Southern Xiongnu was located.

"Everyone!"

Fa Zheng, Gongsun Xu bid farewell to Meng Da and Xu Shu.

"After I help the emperor pacify the world, I'll see you in the Western Regions!"

Taking over the Western Regions is the symbol of the true strength of the Han Dynasty, and it is also the place where those who are eager to achieve success should go!
But as Fa Zheng said, they must pacify the Central Plains before they are qualified to manage the Western Regions!
"See you in the Western Regions!"

After listening to all the stories about the Western Regions, Xu Shu had completely forgotten about Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others...

A real man should go to the Western Regions in the future, holding a three-foot sword, and accomplish unprecedented achievements!

"As long as we deal with the Southern Xiongnu and the Western Xianbei according to the emperor's method, we will surely be able to fulfill our mission!"

……

Another journey ahead.

Thanks to the help of Qinzhidao, Fa Zheng and Gongsun Xu finally arrived at Yunzhong County first.

When Budugen heard that there were Han envoys coming, he became extremely nervous. He did not rush to meet Fa Zheng and others, but gathered with others to discuss countermeasures first.

After Tan Shihuai unified the Xianbei, although it fell into division again, its system was maintained.

The Xianbei leader was called Chanyu, who commanded the most powerful troops of his own tribe.

Later, "adults" were appointed to rule the surrounding tribes and troops, and they took orders from the Xianbei Chanyu.

Whenever a major event occurred, the Chanyu would summon the adults to discuss it, and this time was no exception.

Budugen summoned the "adults" in the tribe to discuss and guess the intention of the court's sudden dispatch of envoys.

"It was probably because Gongsun Zan was defeated and the imperial court finally couldn't sit still anymore."

It was Furohan who spoke.

Fuluohan was short in stature but had an extremely fierce appearance. He was the second elder brother of Budugen and also the most powerful man among the Western Xianbei except for Chanyu Budugen, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.

After all, Gongsun Zan was quite famous on the grassland, so his defeat was also a big event for the various tribes on the grassland.

"It is said that Yuan Shao contacted the Wuhuan people in the east after Gongsun Zan's defeat. I guess the Holy Emperor of the Han Dynasty can't sit still anymore and is trying to win us over!"

The emperor of the Han Dynasty once defeated the Southern Xiongnu in Hedong, and his general Lu Bu even killed a Southern Xiongnu Chanyu and a Southern Xiongnu Right Wise King in battle. This was no longer a secret on the grassland. Therefore, even the Xianbei were full of fear and respect for the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

The law of the grassland is that the strong prey on the weak.

Although the Southern Xiongnu had declined, the Xianbei were also now divided and no longer as powerful as they were during the time of Tan Shihuai.

If the Western Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu were to fight each other, it would be hard to say who would win in the end.

Since the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was able to defeat the Southern Xiongnu, he naturally also had the ability to defeat the Western Xianbei.

and……

When Dong Zhuo was the governor of Bingzhou, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry under his command specifically attacked the Xianbei people. The fear of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was still deeply buried in the hearts of these Xianbei people.

The Xianbei people would not be foolish enough to rush up and bark at someone who could easily overthrow them, no matter whether the other party was the Han emperor or the Xiongnu Khan.

When Budugen heard what Fu Luohan said, he nodded in agreement.

Otherwise, there would be no need for the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to send an envoy to Yunzhong, right?
Budugen asked Fuluohan again: "In your opinion, how should I respond to the envoys sent by the Han people?"

There was a greedy look in Fu Luohan's eyes!
"Chanyu, this is definitely an opportunity for our tribe!"

"The Han people basically have to offer us benefits to win us over."

"In order to win over the Wuhuan, Yuan Shao provided them with a lot of food and iron weapons!"

"And the Han emperor is obviously richer than Yuan Shao, so he might be able to offer a more generous reward!"

Budugen reacted immediately!
Yes!

opportunity!

Maybe, he could use this opportunity to obtain a large amount of weapons, armor, cloth for his tribe... and completely strengthen the tribe!

Then, he could completely kill Kebi Neng in the east, restore the territory of his grandfather Tan Shihuai, and make Xianbei great again!
And maybe I would become a heroic ruler like Maodun Chanyu or Laoshang Chanyu of the Xiongnu, passed down from generation to generation on the grassland!
“This is truly a godsend!”

Budugen has made his decision.

No matter what demands these Han envoys make, we should first obtain the Han people’s weapons, equipment, money, food and other valuables, and then strengthen the tribe!

After making the decision, Budugen met Fa Zheng, Gongsun Xu and other Han envoys in his own tent.

……

The Xianbei king's tent, which was thirty square meters in area, stood next to the county town.

Yunzhong County was built by King Wuling of Zhao as the seat of Yunzhong County. Unfortunately, it is now in ruins and almost uninhabited.

Fa Zheng and Gongsun Xu looked at the tent from afar, and before they got close, their throats were filled with the fishy smell.

Outside the king's tent, there were piles of sheepskins and bones.

Among those bones, there are cows, sheep, and humans.

On the other hand, in the king's tent, even the silk threads used to bind the wood were made of gold.

The two of them thought of the bustling Chang'an City and the slightly dilapidated Weiyang Palace that they had seen when they met the emperor in Chang'an City before...

Walking into the king's tent, although there was candlelight inside, it was still a little dark. The Xianbei masters in the dimly lit tent looked as hideous as demons.

"The Han envoy Fa Zheng is here on the orders of the Han Emperor to pay a visit to the Xianbei leader!"

From beginning to end, Fa Zheng's back was straight.

When he was in Liangzhou, he had too many dealings with the Hu people.

When dealing with them, the Han people's etiquette and morals are of no use at all.

Once they discover the slightest weakness, you will be cruelly bitten and eaten by them!
There is no other way to deal with the beast.

The only way is to cook it with a raging fire!
　My wrist is much better today, so I will resume updating! I also just found out that the first helmsman of this book has been born - "My Magic Conch"! Thank you, Conch!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)