sweeping the world

Chapter 645 I really need to stop
Is it important to have a good reputation as a teacher?It's obvious nonsense, of course it is important to have a good reputation as a teacher, and it is extremely important!
In many cases, it is better to start a war even with an excuse that can be easily broken than to start a war without any reason.

The reason why the division is famous is firstly to show that it belongs to justice to the own army, and secondly to reveal the purpose of the operation so that it will not be confused.What's more, being famous is good for declaring why the people of the country are fighting, so that the rear personnel can support the war to the greatest extent, and don't make any troubles.

It can be understood that in modern times with good propaganda conditions, if a country wants to fight a country, it will conduct a propaganda war in advance. Anyway, it is to promote the country to be attacked as a garbage country that does all kinds of evil, and comprehensively suppress public opinion so that it cannot be found after the war breaks out. Allies, without the sympathy of the international community, are trying to win over more allies to uphold the so-called justice.

Don't underestimate public opinion. In many countries, the people are biased by public opinion, so that people in their own country don't believe in their government, and even the army doubts why they are fighting.After the outbreak of the war, there were constant riots in the country, and the army surrendered again and again without any will to resist. They could have resisted a little bit, but it became like a bubble that was burst by a pinch.

Of course, there is no absolute justice in the world, it just depends on the camp you are in to distinguish right from wrong, but controlling public opinion is still extremely important, at least so that your soldiers will not have any psychological burden.

"Li Tan is right." Liu Yan had already left Xiangguo and entered Luoyang via the line of Yecheng. He said to Ji Chang who was sitting on one side: "Whether it is true or not, it is important to have a good reputation as a teacher."

Liu Yan is not uncommon to see the importance of mastering public opinion. The United States can just find an excuse that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, and it can attract a large group of allies who don't care about the truth. .

Iraq has long since fallen because of public opinion. Not only is the army incapable of fighting, but the people of the country are also thinking about how to overthrow the ruling class. No one cares whether the US pretext for starting the war is true or not.

The result is good. The United States has been searching for a long time and has not found the so-called weapons of mass destruction. The Iraqis’ own homes have also been smashed. Waiting for the United States to pat their ass and leave. The good life before is gone forever. I planted it myself A tree blossoms and bears fruit, and whatever bitter fruit it bears must be swallowed.

"What the king said is absolutely true." Ji Changyou had read those battle reports and knew very well what happened. He did not feel that the frontline general was completely evading: "No matter whether Shi Hu is really dead or not, he can no longer pose a threat to the Han Dynasty. .”

The military strength of the Han State is undoubtedly the strongest in the east at present. It is not difficult to attack or destroy any surrounding country, but it still needs a plausible excuse.

Liu Yan rose from Changguang County at the end of Weimo. In the early stage, he had a great reputation for resisting the Hulu, and then he called out to restore the old land of the Han family, and quickly won the hearts of the Han family seedlings in the Central Plains. The people are also on their side, so there is no situation where the family enlists a large number of people to resist together.

Later, the Han Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla successively. It was obvious that they did not want to, but they let these three countries attack first, and they found an excuse to destroy the country.

Strong strength coupled with legitimate reasons, after the fall of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla in the Han Dynasty, it is easy to find a group of partners who are willing to cooperate. Even the people of the three countries feel that the leaders of their own countries are looking for death, and they resisted afterwards. There is not much determination.

Shi Hu's death or not is of course very important to Liu Yan and Han Guo. Only Shi Hu's real death can be regarded as a perfect end to this resistance to tyranny, and it is also a relief to the Han family and Miao descendants who have been victimized for decades. .It's just that the dead body cannot be identified, so it is a good thing to extend it as an excuse to attack certain countries in the future.

"General Zhengxi Zhonglang has arrived in Dunhuang." Of course Ji Chang was talking about Xie An. He touched the beard on his chin and narrowed his eyes: "The Western Region was lost to the Sima clan, and the countries in the Western Region have not heard of the Han family for a long time. "

The desertification in Dunhuang is not so serious now. Most of the areas there are actually grasslands, and only a few areas are Gobi.

Xie An entered Dunhuang with a standing army in order to take over the territory of Zhang's Liang Kingdom. The troops were stationed in Yumen, Changpu and Yangguan.

The current Yumen is just a frontier town, not a majestic fortress. The memorial written by Xie An reported that the grasslands outside Yumen are very suitable for grazing, but the Shanshan nomadic tribes that appear from time to time must be eliminated first.

Changpu is a town in the south of Dunhuang County, with a small population and no rich resources.It is located in the north of the plateau, and savages from the plateau often come down to steal.The normal trade is also held once a year by the government and the plateau tribes, but it has become a fur trading town.

Yangguan was built in the Western Han Dynasty and was originally used as a pass.Before the Western Han Dynasty brought the Western Regions under its rule, the strategic position of Yangguan was second only to Yanmenguan.Later, the Western Regions were brought under the rule of the Han family. Over the years, a large number of caravans from the Western Regions entered Yangguan to the Central Plains, and it became a checkpoint mainly for tax collection.

"Now there are not as many Western Regions as there are 36 countries, right?" Liu Yan had already sent a team to the Western Regions, but the distance was far away and communication was difficult, so he didn't receive much news: "Shanshan? Is it Loulan?"

"Yes." Ji Chang came casually, and introduced: "Shanshan was originally the name of Youxian King of the Huns in the early Han Dynasty. After Loulan became Shanshan's resident, it was replaced by the name of Youxian King."

The Xiongnu had King Zuo Xian and King You Xian. King Zuo Xian was responsible for herding in the east, while King You Xian was responsible for herding in the west. The rules were set by Maodun, the great leader of the Xiongnu generation.

It’s true that Loulan’s name change is true. When Mouton invaded the Western Regions, the main force of the Xiongnu, apart from Shan Yuting’s elite, was the herdsman organization under the account of Youxian King, and the countries in the Western Regions later became Youxian King. Under the control, Loulan became the residence of King Youxian.

In the early Han Dynasty, it was the tribes managed by King Zuoxian of the Huns who often invaded the frontier. Later, King Zuoxian of the Huns was a little bit overwhelmed, so King Youxian of the Huns moved from the Western Regions to Hetao and built the city of Gaoque, or stayed in the original The boundary of Loulan.

"It's strange to say that the Huns have been in decline for a long time, but the Loulan people can't afford to restore their old name, and still use the name of Shanshan." Ji Chang said that this has only one purpose: "It shows how cowardly people in the Western Regions are."

Timid?Liu Yan couldn't find any other explanation.

The strong already have the right to impose everything on the weak. Loulan is just an example. The Central Plains Dynasty decides what to call the country on the peninsula. North Korea is North Korea. People in the peninsula choose their own names and are not recognized by the Central Yuan Dynasty It doesn't count, even the Wa Islands are like that.That is, when the Central Plains dynasty is no longer strong, people will no longer use those names, recognize a new father to desinicize, and still feel disgusted by their former master of thousands of people.

"Most of the 36 countries perished, and some country names have been changed to place names, such as Qiemo, Jingjue, Jumi and other countries." Liu Yan said these countries that have perished around Shanshan, and he looked at the fields outside the king's chariot , Said quietly: "But Wusun is still alive."

"Wusun once destroyed the country, and was reestablished with the support of Maodun, and then vacillated between the Xiongnu and the early Han." Ji Chang obviously did his homework: "Before the Xiongnu became strong, some troops were sent to attack the early Han Waiting for the Huns to be weak but cannibalize the benefactors who helped themselves and restore the country, and to curry favor with the former Han."

There is no such thing as kindness between the country and the country. What Wusun did can only be said to be a very qualified ruler. When the Huns were strong, they embraced the thighs of the Huns. Isn't it relying on this to deter the countries of the Western Regions and secure the status of the hegemony of the Western Regions all year round?

"The former Han and Wusun had a marriage relationship." When Ji Chang said this, he glanced at Liu Yan first, and he saw Liu Yan frowned, and said: "It doesn't matter that Liu Xijun, who married far away, had a miserable life, and the former Han has nothing to gain. benefit."

Xijun can be understood as a little girl in the pre-Han period, and Liu Xijun is a very young girl who doesn't even have a decent name.She is the daughter of Liu Che's nephew Jiangdu King Liu Jian. The Lord Weng was promoted to a princess and was sent to Wusun for a marriage marriage. She was married to an old man who was about to die.

Liu Che spared no effort to win over Wusun. After Liu Xijun passed away early, in order to maintain the relationship with the country of in-laws, he chose another lord from the clan. That person was the king of Chu who participated in the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" Liu Jieyou, the daughter of Liu Wu.

Liu Jieyou also married Wusun at a young age, and he married an old man who was about to enter the earth, and he was still a concubine, not a real wife.After the old man died, she followed the customs of the prairie people and became the daughter-in-law of the successor old man's younger brother, and she had to submit to the third marriage in the future.

Ji Chang took a big risk to say those things because he did not agree with the ancestors of the Han Dynasty's policy of peace and marriage. Naturally, he had reasons for saying those things.

Liu Yan had three more descendants this year. The two concubines gave birth to two daughters one after the other, but a son was born to a female official in Linxing.

Ji Chang said that of course those people did not think that Liu Yan would marry far away and get married, but they had full confidence that some countries in the Western Regions would not open their eyes.

Liu Yan is a widow and has no blood relatives. He can't find the daughter of the clan to make a marriage. Even if he can find someone to give him the title of princess, he will definitely not be able to make a marriage.

Based on Ji Chang's understanding of Liu Yan, if there is a country in the Western Regions that does not want to marry a princess, it just wants to marry a famous princess. Liu Yan can really do that kind of thing that raises troops out of anger.

Liu Yan wiped out so many countries in ten years. The only place where he really dealt with internal affairs was Qingzhou. The rest of the places could only be said to be maintaining stability. The entire country is now basically a mess.

Fighting Tuoba Xianbei and Murong Xianbei, it is clear that if the threat of these two Xianbei is not eliminated, great harm will be left, and those who feel that they should turn their heads and pay attention to internal affairs will endure it.But if after eliminating the two threats of Tuoba Xianbei and Murong Xianbei, the country does not pay attention to developing internal affairs, then it is really unbearable.

Some people, including Ji Chang, are hesitant to ask Liu Yan to call Xie An to spy on the Western Regions now. They are really afraid that Liu Yan will ignore the bad domestic affairs and immediately march into the Western Regions. What they hope is to stop for a few years.

"I know what Tai'an said." Liu Yan has great prestige, and he is not worried about the rebellion of the people in the country, but he knows that military strength alone is equivalent to walking on one leg.But he wanted to give a warning first, so he said: "It depends on the Western Regions being unable to send a message. Just a standing army should be able to sweep them."

But Ji Chang said: "The grasslands in northern Xinjiang have not yet been completely calmed down, the remnants of the Xianbei grasslands need to be deterred, and the peninsula is also difficult to govern for a while."

"The widow has already asked Xie Ai to return to Rouran Mountain." Liu Yan didn't want to give up the grassland: "Yu Jiulu Bati will be a good pawn."

Yu Jiulubati is the current Rouran Khan. After knowing that the Han State swept the countries in the south, he really wanted to establish a good relationship with the Han State.

The Tuoba family and the Murong family fled to the Xianbei grassland, and the Xianbei grassland is on the border of Rouran, and Donggaoche and Xigaoche, which are adjacent to Rouran, are also insecure. Rouran desperately needs a friend now.

According to Xie Ai's report, Yu Jiulubati wanted to hand over to the Han State because he wanted to obtain supplies from the Han State. He even wanted to form a coalition to deal with Donggaoche, Xigaoche, Tuoba Xianbei and Murong Xianbei.

The Han National Center is deducing the current situation. It would be a good choice to temporarily form an alliance with Rouran. However, whether to send troops or how to provide supplies requires further discussion.

"The resettlement of the people on the peninsula is a big project." Before Ji Chang came back, Lu Tai was already doing population registration.He said: "According to the previous agreement, all men on the peninsula are slaves, and women of the right age are given priority to meritorious soldiers. To accomplish this, the army of the Eastern Shogunate must be on alert all year round, and the supplies of the slave army are quite expensive. .”

Of course, the peninsula people don’t know their fate yet. They are cooperative with the population registration, but they are very resistant to being moved inland. There are riots in many areas, but they are Japanese servants under the order of the Eastern Shogunate. The army suppressed it easily.

Instead of using the country's standing army and county soldiers to suppress it, it uses the servant army to suppress it. It is a hatred transfer strategy. Anyway, the bad things are done by the servant army. The Han army occasionally comes out as an arbitrator. Be a good person.This so bad idea was not suggested by Liu Yan, but by Sang Yu, the imperial envoy.

Speaking of Sang Yu, Liu Yan was thinking about Sang Yu's inspections in various places.

It is inevitable for the Han Dynasty to enter the stage of internal affairs construction. It is a procedure to sort out the officialdom before doing anything.

"Knock a stick to kill some, and we should find some typical models to set an example." Liu Yan didn't think there was anything unusual. The old ancestors had long been tired of playing, but it was extremely effective: "Those who appoint officials from various schools should go to the school. Sanyu should observe more."

Ji Chang naturally agreed, but he was a little worried about whether Sang Yu could uphold the public spirit, and don't do some dirty things just because the powerful family has to be allocated power by the school.

(End of this chapter)