Three Kingdoms King of the North

Especially Xinpi, when Han Fu was the governor of Jizhou, he betrothed his daughter Xin Xianying to Han Fu's second son in order to please him.After Yuan Shao took Jizhou by chance, he immediately chose to retire the engagement, and planned to betroth his daughter to Yuan Shao's second son Yuan Tan when the time was right.

But what he never imagined in his dreams was that Han Fu's eldest son, Han Zhan, would be able to turn himself over. Taking advantage of Han Fu's death, he raised troops to attack Yuan Shao, not only recaptured Jizhou, but also Qingzhou, and now even moved the current emperor's capital to Yecheng , This is simply beyond my imagination.

He wanted to show his favor to Han Zhan, and secretly sent someone to Yecheng to make contact.But all the people who were dispatched disappeared like stone and sea, and there was no more news.Seeing that he couldn't turn back, he could only be determined to serve Yuan Shao.

Hearing Yuan Shao's question at this moment, he hesitated for a moment, and replied: "My lord, the population of Bohai County is limited. Even if we conscription, the total strength cannot exceed [-]. With such strength, let alone contending with the Han family children, even if we Dealing with Gongsun Zan in the north is also very difficult."

"George," Yuan Shao couldn't help being secretly surprised when he heard what Simpi said, and he quickly asked, "Then what should we do to reverse the current unfavorable situation?"

"In the past, the Qin State was able to annex the six countries and unify the world." Xin Pi said to Yuan Shao: "The strategy relied on is nothing more than the four words of long-distance friendship and short-term attack."

"Long distance and close attack?" Hearing what Xin Pi said, Yuan Shao asked politely: "Mr. Xin, can you explain in detail what we should do?"

"My lord, I heard that Yang Qi, the servant of the court, and 38 other courtiers sent people to assassinate him because they were worried that the youngest son of the Han family would become Dong Zhuo's second." Simpi said, "Now these courtiers have been demoted. , Donglai County in Qingzhou will serve as the prefect and county magistrate. If we can send someone to contact Yang Qi and others, they will be cited as Austrian aid, and they will provide us with money, food, soldiers and horses. Given time, when the soldiers are strong and horses are strong, we will be able to Go north to annex Gongsun Zan and expand our strength."

What Xinpi said made Yuan Shao's heart skip a beat. He knew very well that although Qingzhou lacked food, it had enough soldiers.If the person he sent could persuade Yang Qi to join forces with him and let the other party provide him with soldiers, he could consider dealing with Gongsun Zan in the north first and capturing his Youzhou.

Just when Yuan Shao was thinking about who he should send to contact Yang Qi, he heard a voice saying: "My lord, no, absolutely no. Don't listen to Simpi's nonsense."

Yuan Shao looked at the person who was speaking, and it turned out that it was another counselor under his command, Shen Pei, so he asked with a straight face, "Jian Zhengnan, why did you say that?"

Even though Shenpei and Simpi are both counselors under Yuan Shao, they are close to Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan respectively. Some time ago, when Yuan Shao's whereabouts were unknown, the two sides fought for control of Bohai County.Therefore, as long as the two brothers Xin Pi and Xin Ping gave Yuan Shao an idea, the judges would jump out and sing the opposite.

"My lord!" the judge said to Yuan Shao: "Not to mention that Bohai County and Donglai County are far apart, even if they are adjacent, it would be useless for us to contact Yang Qi. He is just a civil servant, so there is nothing in his hand. Soldiers. According to my subordinates, I should order someone to contact Tadun of Karasuma in Liaoxi, and ask him to send troops to attack Gongsun Zan, so that we can have a chance to take Youzhou."

"It's thousands of miles away to the west of Liaoxi, and it's also inconvenient to communicate." Since the judge and himself disagreed, Simpi naturally wouldn't be polite, and quickly retorted: "If we do, please send troops to attack Gongsun Zan together. If we seize Youzhou Afterwards, Tadun asked us to divide Youzhou equally, do you think my lord should divide it equally, or not?"

Yuan Shao was originally a person with no opinions. When he saw his two advisors propose two different plans, he didn't know which one to choose.He couldn't help heaving a long sigh, and said with regret on his face, "It's a pity that Fengji Fengyuantu died too early, otherwise I wouldn't be living in this small place like Bohai Sea."

Yuan Shao's words were a bit embarrassing. If it hadn't been for Fengji's bad idea to trick Gongsun Zan into sending troops to jointly capture Jizhou, how could the two sides become so incompatible like they are now; if there were no counselors like Xinpi and Shenpei to assist him with all their strength , I am afraid that even Bohai Sea is occupied by Han Zhan or Gongsun Zan, so it is his turn to express his emotions here.

Hearing Yuan Shao say such words, no matter whether it was Xin Pi or the judge, there were embarrassing expressions on their faces.The two of them probably never dreamed that they did their best to assist Yuan Shao, but in his mind, they were not as good as a long-dead Feng Ji.

Seeing the silence in the meeting hall, Xin Ping hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "My lord, I think that what my brother or Gong Ze said is somewhat reasonable. It is better to take a two-pronged approach and send envoys to Donglai County and Liaoxi at the same time. Contact Prefect Yang Qi and Master Ta Dun."

"Master Xin is justified, and my subordinates seconded the proposal!" As soon as Xin Ping finished speaking, Guo Tu, who was in the same camp as him, stood up and echoed: "We should send envoys to the two places at the same time to try to form an alliance with them. Let's deal with the children of the Han family and Gongsun Zan together."

Regardless of the civil and military under Yuan Shao, in order to support Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang, they were divided into two factions that were hostile to each other.But the matter discussed today is related to everyone's life and death, so the two sides have to temporarily put aside their prejudices and seriously consider the next foreign strategy.

Seeing that the judge did not jump out and sing the opposite, Xin Pi planned to adopt a two-pronged strategy according to the proposal of Xin Ping and Guo Tu, and at the same time form an alliance with Donglai County and Liaoxi.Since he proposed to form an alliance with Donglai County, then the mission to visit Yang Qi is naturally his.

Standing in the hall, he bowed his hands to Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, I am willing to go to Donglai County and lobby Yang Qi to form an alliance with us."

"My lord!" Seeing that Xin Pi took the initiative to invite Ying, the judge naturally did not dare to show weakness: "My subordinate Yuan went to the west of Liaoning, and with his sharp tongue, he persuaded Tadun to form an alliance with our army."

Yuan Shao was very satisfied with the performance of the two of them. He nodded with a smile: "Since the two gentlemen want to be envoys on behalf of Bohai, this general agrees to your request. After the discussion is over, you each go back to choose the person who will accompany you. , and prepare gifts for Yang Qi and Ta Dun. We will set off tomorrow morning."

Seeing that Yuan Shao agreed to his request, Simpi and Shenpei saluted him at the same time, saying: "Please rest assured, my lord, this mission will definitely fulfill my mission."

Chapter 535 The Messenger of the Great Qin Kingdom

The communication high platforms supervised by Guo Jia and Ju Shou were built very smoothly. In just one month, more than 150 high platforms were built.Information equivalent to 150 miles away can be transmitted to the capital within half an hour, or even shorter.

Han Zhan saw that so many high platforms had been built, so he recalled Guo Jia, Jushou and others to the capital, and discussed with them about choosing an opportunity to test the effect of the communication.

The two had just arrived at the mansion, and before they had time to discuss matters with Han Zhan, Chen Dao walked in from outside the main hall and reported to Han Zhan, "My lord, Xun Changshi is asking to see you!"

Han Zhan knew that his uncle would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and since he came to visit him in the mansion, there must be something urgent, so he quickly ordered: "Please hurry up!"

After a while, Xun Yu followed Chen Dao into the main hall.When he saw Guo Jia and Jushou were there, he couldn't help but was taken aback, but soon returned to normal.He nodded slightly at the two of them, and then stepped forward to salute Han Zhan: "My subordinates see you, my lord!"

"Chang Shi is exempt from courtesy!" Han Zhan asked in a businesslike tone, "I don't know what important business Chang Shi is in the mansion today?"

"My lord, there is an envoy from the Great Qin Kingdom." Xun Yu replied, "The envoy must first meet with the lord before entering the palace to see him."

"An envoy of the Great Qin Kingdom?" Han Zhan couldn't help being taken aback when he heard Xun Yu say this, and thought to himself: Didn't the Qin Dynasty perish more than 400 years ago? Where did an envoy of the Great Qin Kingdom appear?

Just when Han Zhan was in a daze, Ju Shou's eyes lit up, and he said pleasantly: "It has been 27 years since the envoys of the Great Qin Kingdom came to Luoyang to pay homage to the late emperor in the ninth year of Yanxi. Unexpectedly, they unexpectedly An envoy has been sent."

Han Zhan remembered that Yanxi was the year name used by Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, but he didn't know the origin of the Great Qin Kingdom.Seeing the excitement on the faces of the three subordinates, Han Zhan asked tentatively: "Everyone, who can tell me, what is the sacred state of Qin?"

"Returning to my lord," seeing that Han Zhan knew nothing about the Great Qin Kingdom, Ju Shou quickly explained: "The Great Qin Kingdom is located in the far west, and according to my Dahan territory, it is tens of thousands of miles away. After Ban Dingyuan pacified the Western Regions, , once sent deputy envoy Gan Ying to the Great Qin State to open up trade channels."

In the far west, tens of thousands of miles away.When Han Zhan linked these phrases together, he immediately thought of the Roman Empire at the same period, which was called the Great Qin State. Could it be that the Great Qin State that Xun Yu, Ju Shou and others said was the Roman Empire?

In order to find out what was going on, after some thought, Han Zhan said to Xun Yu: "Xun Changshi, the envoy from the Great Qin Kingdom came all the way. You should go back immediately and inform him that the Marquis will take care of him in the mansion."

"Subordinates obey!"

After Xun Yu left, Han Zhan said to Ju Shou: "Ju Supervisor Army, more than 150 communication platforms outside Yecheng have been built. You can arrange manpower to test as soon as possible to see how effective the communications through the platforms are."

After Ju Shou waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, he reminded him: "Nowadays, less than [-]% of the communication platform has been built, so the test is carried out in a hurry. Isn't the Lord worried that the news will leak?"

"The distance that can be communicated today is 150 miles." Han Zhan had considered this problem long ago, so he replied confidently: "For this test, we only need to choose an unoccupied area within 120 miles. By the way, public and , Signal soldiers are extremely easy to train, and I am not worried about this. But has the person who compiled the semaphore trained properly?"

"Back to the lord," Ju Shou replied with some embarrassment: "It is not easy to train the people who compile the semaphore. Up to now, there are only five or six people."

Han Zhan originally thought that none of them had been trained so far, but when he heard that there were five or six people, he nodded and said, "Five or six people are enough, and you will take them to the test tomorrow. As for the details, you will wait later." Let's negotiate with Feng Xiao slowly."

Guo Jia and Ju Shou were sitting together, discussing the details of the test, when Xun Yu came in from the outside again and reported to Han Zhan, "My lord, the envoy of the Great Qin Kingdom brought it here."

Then a burly, bearded middle-aged man in a leather robe came out from behind Xun Yu, put his right hand on his left chest, bowed to Han Zhan, and said in blunt Chinese: "Message Antonio, have you met?" Master Anyang Hou."

"Antonio?!" After Han Zhan repeated the name with strong Italian characteristics, he didn't bother to ask why the other party could speak Chinese, but asked curiously, "Are you from Campania?"

Han Zhan remembered that the name Antonio was the name with the highest rate of duplication in Campania in the southern part of the Italian peninsula, so he asked this question.

As soon as Han Zhan's words came out, Guo Jia, Xun Yu and the others looked bewildered, but Antonio was shocked. He didn't expect that in the far east, someone could guess his identity just by hearing his name. where the hometown is located.After a short period of shock, his attitude became more humble: "Master Anyang, you guessed it really right. The villain's hometown is indeed Campania in the Roman Empire. But I don't know how you guessed it, my lord." Arrived?"

Han Zhan didn't answer Antonio's question, but changed the topic in time: "Antonio, I heard that you speak Chinese well. I wonder where you learned it?"

"The villain once lived in the Western Regions for two years," Antonio replied with a smile on his face, "I learned Chinese from the locals."

"Chinese learned in the Western Regions?" Han Zhan looked at Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others with doubts on his face, hoping to get some useful information from them.

Fortunately, Guo Jia understood what Han Zhan meant, and quickly explained to him: "My lord, ever since Ban Dingyuan went to the Western Regions and 36 people wiped out dozens of countries in the Western Regions, the Western Regions have been proud of being able to speak Chinese." When he got here, Guo Jia showed a somewhat proud expression on his face.

Hearing what Guo Jia said, Han Zhan couldn't help feeling secretly in his heart. He really didn't expect the Han Dynasty to be so powerful, and even people in the Western Regions were proud of being able to speak Chinese.If it can be maintained like this, future generations will no longer have to learn any troublesome foreign languages.

"Antonio," Han Zhan greeted Antonio to sit down, and continued to ask, "I wonder which emperor of the Great Qin Kingdom sent you here?" When Han Zhan called the country Antonio mentioned, he did not use the name of the Roman Empire. , and used the Great Qin Kingdom that Guo Jia and others are familiar with.

"It is Commodus, the son of Aurelius, the greatest king of our country, loved by soldiers and people alike."

Knowing that the current emperor of the Roman Empire is Commodus, Han Zhan closed his eyes and searched for information about the emperor in his mind.Soon, he remembered bits and pieces about the emperor. Commodus was a dissolute, frivolous and indecisive figure.The first thing he did after he succeeded to the throne was to conclude a peace treaty with the Marcomanni and the Quads on conditions favorable to each other.

After returning to Rome, Commodus immersed himself in the various pleasures of the capital, and entrusted the management of state affairs to his favorite ministers, the Chief of the Guards, Pelennesus and others.He often dresses himself up as a gladiator and a hunter fighting wild beasts, beating unarmed people and beasts in the arena.

Antonio said that Commodus was deeply loved by soldiers and people, but he was not just talking about it, but because of a conspiracy to murder in 183 AD.After the conspiracy was leaked, Commodus slaughtered the nobles wantonly, but for the soldiers and the Roman people, he tried various methods to please them, such as increasing the salaries of the guards, allowing the Roman people to watch gladiatorial performances for free, and so on.