Hanhou

In the fourth year of Yuanshuo, in May, the Son of Heaven traveled to Ganquan Palace, accompanied by Empress Chen Jiao, Xu Meiren, the Eldest Princess and the eldest son of the Emperor.

Passing through an earthen wall in the Qin Dynasty, the holy driver was stationed there, and got Chang'an to send the news of the victory, and wrote to the army of the Western Expedition to achieve a great victory. The Yue family broke [-], killed five lords, captured eleven of the Yue family's noble species, and won millions of cattle and sheep. , and tens of thousands of craftsmen and sheep slaves.

The memorandum is attached. When chasing the remnants of Yueshi, they encountered the defenders of Daxia Borderlands, and the two sides clashed.Afterwards, in order to eliminate the "misunderstanding" and avoid the intensification of the conflict, Daxia took the initiative to seek peace, sent more than [-] boxes of gold and jewelry, and gave up a large area of ​​land at the eastern end of the border.

Since then, the important business routes connecting the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions, Central Asia, and West Asia have been firmly grasped by the Han Dynasty.

Through this trade route, silk, utensils, salt, sugar and various goods from the Han Dynasty flowed continuously into Asian and European countries.

In particular, silk was not only transported to the vicinity of the Mediterranean Sea, but even appeared on the African continent, where it was sought after by the royal families and nobles of Egypt, Numidia and other countries and rushed to buy it.

Following the example of the royal family and nobles, wealthy citizens flocked to these exquisite silks from the East.

Year after year, the number of camel caravans and horse caravans walking on the commercial roads continued to increase.

During the Zhenghe period of Emperor Wudi, the number of caravans reached its peak.

This business road connecting east and west has also been dubbed the familiar name of the future generations: the Silk Road.

Now the commercial route is still in the stage of development, but with the continuous expedition of the Han army and the continuous expansion of the territory ruled by Emperor Wu, the historical Protectorate of the Western Regions appeared in advance, entering Central Asia and West Asia from the Western Regions, as well as the road leading to the Mediterranean, Han merchants All can move without hindrance.

In the event of bandits, the caravan cannot resist losses. As long as the news is not blocked, Han Qi will appear soon.

Generally speaking, most of the bandits entrenched near the commercial roads were civilian thieves and military bandits. Most of their targets were merchants from the Western Regions and small states.

When the Silk Road became more and more prosperous, someone finally had the audacity to attack the Han Dynasty caravan.

The guards in the caravan were both Han and Hu.Most of the latter came from the surrendered tribes, and they were all brave and sturdy.When encountering those who actively seek death, they will naturally not be polite, one will kill one, two will kill one pair.It doesn't count if you finish the killing, but you have to find the gangster's lair, and you are willing to give up after a lot of trouble.

With too many times, the identity and background of the bandits can't be concealed.

When the news spread to China, Han Qi arrived as scheduled, accompanied by "diplomats".

Adhering to the principle of "beating first and then giving courtesy, and beating and subduing first", the Han army passed through the border like a strong wind, sweeping away all dissatisfied people.After the beating, focus on re-education for the Banguo tribe that was found out.

After the education is completed, it is necessary to choose a place to garrison to prevent similar situations from happening again.

During the Yuanshuo period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Protectorate of the Western Regions was established, Shuofang County rose, and the Silk Road began to take shape. In the early years, Han Qi formed a system to station and patrol near the commercial roads. In less than 20 years, the soldiers of the Han Empire It refers to Central Asia and West Asia, and once reached as far as the Mediterranean Sea.

Under the prestige of the black armored cavalry, Rome was beaten so badly that he had no choice but to admit defeat.

For at least 400 years, the Han Empire dominated the entire Eurasian and African continents.

The only Roman legion capable of confrontation has short legs since its birth, and was firmly restrained by the Han cavalry.

Even if the first three giants appeared after the last three giants, each with extraordinary military capabilities, they could barely remain undefeated against the Han army, and it was difficult to have a chance of winning.

Under such circumstances, it is purely whimsical to want to squeeze the power of the Han Empire out of the Mediterranean by force.

It could not be done during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and neither could the sons, grandsons or even great-grandchildren of Emperor Wu.

Later, the Romans discovered that regardless of whether it was a military democracy, a republic, or a monarchy, and regardless of how beautiful they were in Europe and Africa, seven out of ten times they encountered a Han cavalry in black armor who came and went like the wind. Had to kneel eight times.

The crushing in the military is not the most frustrating thing.

Every time the war ended, the negotiations with the Han envoys caused great headaches for the Romans.

Whenever they work together, sum up experience and lessons, and think that they have found the weakness of the other party and can attack it in a targeted manner, a group of fresh faces will appear on the negotiating table. Their behavior styles are completely different, and they are more aggressive than previous opponents. A splitting headache.

Scholars who studied Roman history in later generations found a batch of yellowed parchment scrolls in the capital of the Roman Empire, which clearly stated the entire process of a certain negotiation.

According to the parchment scrolls, the negotiations took place after the First World War, when Rome was in Caesar's reign.

Judging from the listed list, Rome's collection of top talents on the negotiating table can be called the most luxurious lineup at the same time.In contrast, most of the envoys of the Han Dynasty were not well-known, and in the era of shining stars, they were not enough for Taishi Ling to write a single article.

Comparing the lineups of the two sides, Roma should have the upper hand in this negotiation.So did the historians of the parchments.However, when the second half of the volume came out, the idea was directly overturned and even smashed to pieces.

This is the history recorded by the Romans, and there is no possibility of over-beautifying the opponent.

Such a team of envoys, unknown in the history of the Han Dynasty, tore apart the Roman elite during several days of negotiations, achieving all-round crushing, and blasting the opponent to the point of being powerless to fight back.

The Romans were not reconciled, and simply turned the table directly, and the negotiation ended without a problem.

After that, historians discovered scattered ancient books one after another, compared with Han history, and determined that after the negotiations, there were three large-scale battles between the Roman and Han armies, led by Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey respectively.

Regarding the outcome of the war, the records in Rome are rather vague. To sum it up, there are small victories, but there are no major victories;

The records of the Han Dynasty were not so polite. They not only recorded the number of enemies killed in detail, but also recorded the names of the captured Roman generals.

After several major battles, some Romans and vassal barbarians did not return to Europe, but were brought back to China by the Han army.

Among them, several Roman generals joined the Han Dynasty army by virtue of their excellent experience in commanding operations and training infantry corps.

The two sides formed a group, desperately hugging Emperor Han's thigh, while rolling up their sleeves and tearing fiercely, until the other party vomited blood.

In view of the fact that each other is a hard opponent, it is impossible to tell the winner for a while, and small forces such as the Western Regions and Baiyue can only watch from the sidelines, cheering and cheering from time to time. No one dares to take the initiative to join unless they want to be cannon fodder.

During the Yuanshuo period, the tentacles of the Han Empire penetrated into Central Asia, and the progress was relatively smooth.

According to Zhao Jia's previous speculation, it is not difficult to win the Western Regions. It is not so easy to take root in Central Asia and West Asia to resist and subdue the local forces, and it will take a lot of effort.

Unexpectedly, Wei Qingshen made a fortune and rushed into Daxia after Yueshi Xihou. The craftsman didn't collect much, first took down a desert oasis, and pulled the gold mine buried under the oasis into his own bowl.

Before the battle report was sent to Chang'an, Feiqi first passed through Bianjun and stopped briefly in Shuofang.

At that time, Shuofang County was under construction, and the personnel and materials were basically ready. The city walls and fortresses were built, followed by the layout planning of the city, and finally Hushi and the settlements of various tribes.

On the day the flying cavalry arrived, Zhao Jia happened to be patrolling outside the city, and got a report from the frontier residents, and found dozens of prairie savages. After they were caught, their identities were verified, and they turned out to be a group of remnants of the Huns and barbarians from Mobei.

The area around Shuofang County has passed through the sieve several times, and the leaders of the various tribes can't wait to dig three feet to find it. There should be no fish that slipped through the net.

This group of people appeared suddenly, probably sneaking in from Mobei.

The question is how much do they come, are they sporadic, or is there a planned migration?

Zhao Jia didn't dare to ignore him, and was going to take him back to the city for detailed interrogation.At the same time, people were sent to Wuyuan, Dingxiang, Yunzhong and Yanmen counties to remind them to strictly check the borders to prevent remnants and barbarians from sneaking in.

After entering the city, Zhao Jia personally escorted him to the prison.Before the interrogation was too late, Han Yan came in a hurry.

"Aduo, news from the west that our army has won a great victory!"

Holding a piece of silk cloth, Han Yan got off her horse and strode towards Zhao Jia.

"Great victory?" Zhao Jia looked happy, took the silk cloth, looked at it from beginning to end, and couldn't help laughing, "Okay!"

"There are better ones." Han Yan approached Zhao Jia and said a few words in a low voice.

Zhao Jia was startled for a moment, then his smile widened.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!"

"Indeed." Han Yan nodded and said, "I was thinking about how to win this land before, but I didn't expect Ah Qing to come here easily and get here."

"It's not too late, I need to report to Your Majesty, and send troops to garrison as soon as possible." Thinking of the gold mine buried under the oasis and the trade route leading to the west, Zhao Jia's heart was burning hot.

"I'm here for this purpose." Han Yan held Zhao Jia's wrist and said with a smile, "Hurry back to the official temple, Ah Duo will write, and I'll make a seal."

"it is good!"

In Ganquan Palace, after taking a bath, Chen Jiao washed off her exhaustion and leaned on the couch.Her black hair was hanging down, and water droplets dripped from the ends of her hair, crystal clear like glass.

Xu Meiren walked into the hall, sat behind Chen Jiao, took the cloth towel from the palace maid, and wiped her hair herself.

"Why do you come here at this time, A Nu and A Ju are both asleep?"

"I'm all asleep, and my wife is taking care of me, so my concubine came here." Xu Meiren changed a cloth towel, and after making sure that her hair was no longer dripping, she picked up a wooden comb to untangle Chen Jiao's hair.

"Chang'an sent good news. Your Majesty summoned the ministers to discuss matters. They should stay in the front hall tonight." Chen Jiao yawned and said lazily.

Xu Meiren chuckled, put down the wooden comb, rubbed her fingers together, and gently pressed the top of Chen Jiao's hair.

"Your Highness, are you tired? I press the button for you, so that you can sleep more comfortably."

"Yeah." Chen Jiao responded, half-closed her eyes and said, "Wei Fu has gathered people to reorganize the caravan, and in a few months, we will be able to set off westward."

"What do you mean, Your Highness?"

"I intend to help her, and I want her to be tough."

"Your Highness is still satisfied?"

"It's okay." Chen Jiao turned over and said with a smile, "Your elder brother was injured on the battlefield and couldn't stay in the army. It's like guards and wives teaming up to sell goods in Chang'an. If you have a chance in the future, let your nephew and nephew go with the caravan Once you make a breakthrough, and then get promoted from the army, you will be better than others."

"Your Highness, this matter..."

"I know you have scruples in your heart, but today is different from the past. Your Majesty has the ambition to expand the territory. At least 20 years are good opportunities for Erlang to make contributions."

Chen Jiao raised Xu Meiren's chin with one hand, looked into her eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The children of the Dou family, the Chen family, the Wang family and even the Bo family are all reused, which shows His Majesty's will. As long as there is a sense of proportion, don't overdo it." , you can let the children of the family let go of their hands and feet. If they can really be promoted, that is their ability."

"promise."

Xu Meiren responded with a slight smile, with a slender head and crescent eyebrows, an apricot face with peach cheeks, and a pretty face.