The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

The Huns envoys were led all the way south after leaving the court of the Huns.

The position of the King’s Court of the Huns is uncertain. Every time the Han people walk a certain distance on the festival, they randomly meet a Hun cavalry and let them take them to the King’s Court. Naturally, the same is true when they go back. The King’s Court sent troops to send them all the way to the Han-Hungarian border. Wire.

On this point, the big man was the same to the Xiongnu mission, not out of politeness, but mainly because he was afraid that someone would make excuses for something wrong in his own territory.

The accident of the mission is a serious diplomatic issue, the kind that can cause a fight if one is not good.

Especially this time the Han people came to express their protest. If it is not handled properly, the war will reignite. The Xiongnu will naturally be more cautious.Military minister Shan Yu wrote a letter in his own hand and asked the envoy to bring it back. He said that he would definitely investigate the matter seriously, and asked the emperor of the Han Dynasty not to stop the trade between Han and Hungary for the sake of their friendship for many years.

It has been almost six years since the Han Dynasty started the Han-Hungarian trade. Although the Xiongnu cannot say that their resources are completely dependent on the Han Dynasty, they do have a preference and dependence.For the Huns, the Han Kingdom is closer to them, and the things are more precious and exquisite.

The small and exquisite beauty produced by the farming civilization deeply attracted the people on the grassland, not only the Huns, but also the countries in the west. The goods purchased by the Han people would be eight or nine times the profit if they were resold.

Besides, salt and sugar are the most inseparable things in the prairie nowadays, and there is also something called medicinal sugar from the Han people.

Salt brings strength, sugar brings happiness, and medicinal sugar brings health.

Even for these three things, the Xiongnu and the Han must maintain friendship.

The person who escorted the Han envoy back to the country was an accountant of the Huns headquarters. Before leaving, this accountant was personally received by the Hun Shanyu, who asked him to take good care of the Han envoy when he returned to the country. To put it simply, we must not give them any more handles.

The head of the Xiongnu also knew the seriousness of this move, so naturally they didn't dare to be careless, and they almost answered every question along the way.The envoy of the big man didn't ask him about sensitive topics, but was more interested in the Huns' specialties and living customs. Naturally, there was nothing he couldn't say.

The relationship between the two sides improved by leaps and bounds during the exchanges along the way. The Xiongnu master consciously completed the task. He even got a porcelain finger that was given to him by the envoy of the Han Dynasty. hurt fingers.

The nomads also had similar products, but they were made of animal skins. The Huns immediately replaced their leather wrench and put on this gift to show their respect and love.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while, and the Han envoy said that he had some connections to produce this thing. I don't know if the big household is interested in doing it with him?Naturally, the rich will not refuse.

He immediately introduced his tribe, saying that his tribe has very rich trading experience and will definitely be able to join forces with the messenger.

The messenger was dubious, he pondered for a while, tapped the wrench and asked: "In this case, how many wrench can your tribe digest?

This, this question...

The big household calculated the number of people in his tribe, and asked cautiously, "I don't know how much the envoy will charge?"

The envoy of the Han Dynasty said a figure that was not too high but could be considered expensive, and the big household was relieved, and said, "About three thousand."

The Han envoy looked sideways.Danghu's back was dripping with cold sweat, why is he looking at me like that, what does this expression mean?Do you feel more or less?These Han people are all weird.

Fortunately, the Chinese envoy quickly said, "I don't think our deal can be reached."

"why?"

"You are not sincere enough." The Han envoy said, "You should know how difficult it is to transport porcelain to the grassland. If the profit is not big enough, we don't need to make this deal."

Da Panghu touched his nose, "Then, the five thousand?"

The Han envoy glanced at him lightly.

Well, Da Danghu touched his nose, "Eight thousand, up to eight thousand, we can't eat more."

"Why can't you eat it?" The Han envoy looked at him in surprise, "This is a daily necessities, just like a bowl. All of you Huns can mount horses, so of course all of you can use it."

It was the first time he saw such a ferocious father of Party A, the big boss choked on the spot, and he spoke in a weak tone, "Oh, there is no such calculation, not all of us Huns need to pull their fingers, It's like you big men are all literate, but you don't write every day. And there are too many things, and the price is not good."

The envoy of the Han Dynasty nodded when he heard the words, "What you said is also reasonable. In this way, if you buy [-] pieces from me, I will only sell them to you."

"Two, twenty thousand?" The Xiongnu's eyes widened and he shook his head again and again, "No, they can't be sold."

"Why can't it be sold?" The Han envoy earnestly taught, "Don't sell so much at once. You see, you Huns have two departments, the left and the right. You belong to the headquarters, so you can develop in both. Get the goods from me, then sell them to them, and let them sell to the small tribes below, you Huns have so many people, only [-], and you sold them in half a year!"

"This this……"

"Based on this calculation, I think [-] of you are not enough," the messenger twirled his fingers, "How about [-]?"

"No, no, no! Twenty thousand, at most twenty thousand, and we can't afford it!"

"Can't afford it? It's a simple question." The envoy pulled people to explain what is a reservation and what is an installment payment. "You can show them to you with a few samples first, and then tell them that this thing needs to be customized. Rare things are expensive, and you can’t buy them without customization, let them give you the money first.”

"When you have collected all the money during the Han-Hungarian trade this year, you can come and buy it."

"Yes, but this year's Han-Hungary trade..."

"Hey, what are you afraid of?" The Han envoy no longer looked sacred and inviolable when he was in the court of the Huns, and he was very cordial and enthusiastic at this time, "As far as I can see, our Majesty has no intention of stopping business with you. But you are too big this time." It's annoying, you said that our Majesty just received you King Zuoguli during the Chinese New Year, and told people that the friendship between Han and Xiongxiong will last forever, but you turned around and did this kind of thing. Our Majesty is completely ashamed. "

"Well, we really don't know... and we don't understand how the left could attack you... Please send an envoy to convey our apology to the Emperor of Han. We will definitely find out what happened and give you an explanation."

The two sides stopped and went, and halfway through, the Han envoy had negotiated several trade activities with the big household, including but not limited to porcelain trading, with a wide variety of commodities, and the big household was taken aback.

In the end, not only him, but even the Hun soldiers in the escort team couldn't help but come and place an order.

Just like the Emperor's Forbidden Army of the Han Dynasty, the soldiers under the Hun King's account were placed in their own small tribes, and they were all the sons of the leaders, and all of them came from noble families.

These individuals served under the king's account, which in itself was the accumulation of their political capital, and it was also one of the means by which the Xiongnu royal court controlled the place.

Now, of course, they can sign trade agreements with Han envoys on behalf of their own tribes, especially when they hear that they can order first without paying.

The Han envoy looked at the total for a long time with his calculations, shook his head and said that there is no way to supply so much, you must give a worthy amount, and when the goods arrive, you will not be able to eat them, and we will have no future in the future!

The Huns looked at each other, and after being so frightened, they all stepped forward to correct the data they had just written.The two sides walked in such a harmonious and friendly way for a few more days, and happened to meet a Han caravan going south. The big Han envoy waved his hand and said that there was no need to send them off, and they just went south with the caravan.

The people in the caravan were also very happy to see the Han envoys. The Han envoys were accompanied by regular soldiers, and these people were much more reliable than the people they hired.

After the Huns cavalry verified the caravan's license and took down their caravan's logo, they said goodbye to each other warmly in autumn.

These caravans are often encountered on the prairie now. In addition to the mutual market, the Han-Hungarian trade also has a military market.

The mutual market is between countries, and the military market is the exchange of agricultural products produced by the troops stationed in various places for some livestock. This kind of quantity is relatively small, and it is generally traded more by miscellaneous Hus and big men.

Whether it is the Han State going north or the Huns going south, they need to apply for a license in the other country first, which is especially troublesome for the big Han.

The Huns are nomadic and have no fixed residence. In order to find the Huns tribe, they have to wander around on the grassland.In this way, it is easy to be caught by the patrolling Huns. If there is no certificate issued by the Huns, they will be regarded as trespassing enemies and killed.

Every year, the caravan going north will have a loss rate. On the one hand, the weather is too bad, and on the other hand, they will encounter looters.These people don't care if you have a certificate or not, they will rob you if you have money, and they must ensure that their identities will not be revealed in order to prevent them from being killed after the robbing.

Both the Xiongnu side and the big Han side hated these people deeply, so now the caravans will choose to act in groups, just like sheep on the grassland, and they will use each other's horns when encountering looters.

The messenger encountered such a caravan.

After the two parties separated amicably, within half a day of the caravan going south, the Han envoy changed into a suit of clothes and pretended to be a businessman, and the soldiers also changed into the clothes of the guards. Switched.

The envoy put the envoy in the cargo box at the bottom. He exchanged information with the leader of the caravan who put on the clothes of the envoy, and ordered the other party to continue to return to Han and leave the team. Their next goal was the right of the Huns. To be precise, it is the countries of the Western Regions after passing through the right part of the Huns. This is actually the real purpose of their mission.

There, he wanted to find a helper who could join forces with the big Han to attack the Huns.

Although the national power of the big man is much stronger, it is still difficult to unilaterally wrestle with the Xiongnu with the current strength. Now the big man relies on the trade blockade.But the peaceful situation will not be too long to be broken after all.

For the Huns who are accustomed to plundering, it is much more attractive to be able to obtain through plunder than to obediently exchange material.Moreover, although the Han and Huns opened trade ports, the bulk of the profits were still in the hands of the Xiongnu nobles.Such dissatisfaction will definitely cause unrest among the Xiongnu people. In fact, according to the news of the caravans on the grassland, the gap between the rich and the poor in the Xiongnu grassland has widened a lot because of trade, and some tribes have formed official plunder The team carried out burning, killing and looting, but the Xiongnu royal court did not intervene for some reason, so the situation on the grassland is now in chaos.

The Han people are waiting for this opportunity.

Trade has always been a double-edged sword. The Han regime as a whole can stabilize the negative impact of trade in the country, but it is difficult for an "alliance" composed of several scattered tribes like the Xiongnu to do so.

Dissatisfaction arises from dissatisfaction, and rebellion arises from dissatisfaction.

The current northern grassland is like a field full of dry firewood and dry straw in autumn, and only a few sparks are needed to burn it.

The Han envoy will travel to the Western Regions as a businessman, where he will become a big Han businessman whose family is down and desperate, so he will try to expand his business territory to the right of the Huns.

If it goes well, the right side that can make [pretending to be the left side of the Huns to attack the Han army to destroy the relationship between the two sides] should accept his batch of goods.

And it is very normal for a businessman who wants money and life to want to go deep into the Western Regions to smuggle their goods.

If caught by the right part, then the life-saving umbrella of the Han envoy is his identity as a fallen nobleman who can get porcelain, and the ability to cooperate with the right part of the Xiongnu for a long time.

There are many crises, but it is not without a silver lining.

Just when the Han envoy led this team to the land on the right side of the Huns for the first time, the Han court also ushered in a big purge.

Previously, Liu Qi found an excuse to arrest some people in the capital. Some of these people were found to be trustees of the vassal state, some were Hu people's forces, and some had no idea what they were doing. Some of them just chatted a few words, and got information if they didn't want to.

These people were investigated and interrogated separately, and those who could finally come out were stripped of their skins, and the number of participants who confessed to the case was countless. The car comes to pull.

The people in the Lieutenant's Mansion have been working overtime for a month and can't go home. They even eat their meals in the prison room when they are watching people being tortured. From being unable to eat at first to being able to watch the torture expressionlessly Eat, who knows what they went through.

Following these vines, they touched the backyards of many princes.

The Lieutenant's Mansion wanted to arrest people, but no one could stop them. Many delicate and weak women were pulled out, and all of them were thrown at the gate of the Duke's Mansion with their hands covered and their mouths covered.

The Lieutenant's Mansion pulled a bullock cart and stacked these people on top of them because they were women.It's a pity that the subordinates don't know how to do things. The ox cart arranged has just transported something unspeakable, and the smell is so strong that even the hostesses who wanted to intercede took several steps back.

Unaware bureaucrats all looked at the lieutenant with admiration, only thinking that this must be his trick.

The lieutenant who actually didn't know anything: "..."

Checking these women is more troublesome than those men before, but fortunately, the results are very gratifying.When the lieutenant handed in these things, he saw that the usually mature and prudent boss became excited when he read the interrogation report.After scanning the ten lines at a glance on the peak, I went to the palace to report.

The next day, when it was daylight, the troops of the Southern Army had already guarded the homes of several families, and these families who wanted to sneak out with their luggage in the sunlight were caught when they came out the back door.

This cleaning operation caused another major change in the bureaucracy of Chang'an City. This time, the central government encountered an obvious problem of insufficient manpower.

What should I do if the central staff is not enough?Do you still need to ask?Transfer from place.

Xia Anran received the secondment notice sent by his old father Kuai Ma, and he was a little bit uncomfortable. His father opened his mouth and wanted to dig out a piece of his bureaucratic team that was so hard to fill, and he was the boss!

There is no reason to be spicy!

Xia Anran only felt like being struck by lightning, but after a while he regained his composure.According to what he knew about his own father, Liu Qi was not such a foolish person, let alone a fisherman's temperament.

Sure enough, Xia Anran received another notice a few moments later, Liu Qi agreed to open the river channel of the Fu River, but how to dig, where to dig, and where to dig still needs to be discussed with the people in Zhuojun to come up with a regulation.He will arrange it when they finish discussing and submit it.

That is to say, Emperor Jing drew a huge cake for his son in exchange for the little beets in the little king's vegetable field.

Although in terms of long-term interests, Zhongshan still has the upper hand, but Xia Anran still bit her finger and struggled for a long time.Of course, there is nothing to be entangled with in fact, because this is an official transfer letter, and he has no room to refuse, but he can still discuss who to send.

Those in Chang'an who are required to be transferred are those with practical work experience, at least those who can take up the post directly when they arrive at the place.Xia Anran marked out the names one by one and asked about her wishes during the interview. She did the calculations, her heart was so painful that she couldn't breathe, and finally she handed over the matter to Zhidu.The prime minister of Zhongshan Kingdom was very simple and rude. After seeing the requirements clearly, he immediately ordered 30 people to set off.

Xu Yong was among the people who were pointed out.

The young man who was left in Zhongshan by the Xu family back then has faded from his youthfulness and is able to stand alone.The young man was at a loss when he was called to talk, and he was full of question marks when he was asked if he would like to go to Chang'an. He never dreamed that one day he would be able to go to the emperor to be an official.

It's not that Xu Yong is an official fan and superstitious about Chang'an City, but in this era, everyone's eyes will unconsciously turn to the most prosperous city in the whole Han Dynasty, and the sacred and solemn Weiyang Palace.

Xu Yong is not qualified in terms of qualifications, but he was selected mainly because he had entered Chang'an City a few years ago to deliver things to His Majesty, and he had the honor to meet His Majesty and he was not disrespectful, so Shangfeng felt that he was a human being. Practical.

When she revealed the news of her selection to her family, Xu's mother went crazy with joy.

At the beginning, the Xu family was divided into two, one Xu Yong stayed in Zhongshan country, and the other Xu family moved out. To put it bluntly, the Xu family was not optimistic about the future development of Zhongshan country.

However, Xu Shao, another leader like Xu Yong, is still unknown, but her son is going to Chang'an to become a high-ranking official!

"It's not a high official." Xu Yong patiently explained to the old mother, "It's still the same as the Zhongshan Kingdom, flat-tune..."

"Ouch! My idiot, can the Ting Wei of Zhongshan Kingdom be the same as the Ting Wei of Chang'an?" Xu's mother immediately spun around in circles to calculate the luggage that needs to be taken away by her son, her expression extremely excited.

In fact, maybe... it's really the same.

Xu Yong recalled the scenery he saw when he went to Chang'an several years ago, and then thought about the current scenery of Lunu County, and fell silent for a while.

I don't know if it's because the memory from too long ago has faded or because he thinks that Lunu County has a beautification bonus. He always feels that the Chang'an Street in his memory is not as good as Lunu's...?

Probably an illusion, that is the capital of the empire!

In fact, when these Zhongshan officials got off the carriage and saw the streets of Chang'an City with their own eyes, they couldn't help but fell silent.

The street is very spacious, with cars and horses constantly flowing, and the eaves are row upon row. This is indeed as they imagined, but how should I put it, why does it feel... a little messy?

The houses and streets in Lunu County are all straight, the kind that can make obsessive-compulsive disorder happy when looking at a map.But Chang'an City can't do it. This big Han Kingdom, which has been in existence for nearly 60 years, has already been overloaded, and the houses are already aging. In addition, Chang'an City, which is located on the Loess Plateau and has deserts to the west, only needs the westerly wind. , when the wind blows, the sand rushes over.

Although the wind is still blowing from the southeast, the houses in Chang'an are a bit gray. At first glance, it certainly doesn't look like Lunu County, which is a new city and the sun of the mountains, with a lot of precipitation.

But every part of the ancient city has a unique charm... well, charm.

Xu Yong's expression became complicated for a moment. He looked back at his colleagues and found that their expressions showed the difference between reality and fantasy.However, when they saw the chattering and excited colleagues from other countries, they gradually came to a realization.

——It’s not that there is a problem with Chang’an City, it’s better to say that Lunu County is going too far.

At this, at this moment, the feelings of the petty officials are extremely complicated.

The petty officials of Zhongshan Kingdom were collectively taken to their workplaces. The petty officials who thought they would be scattered and rushed into various departments were shocked to find that a brand new department had been established for them, and belonged to the general master. , the main task is to compile and implement the house number.

That's right, Emperor Jing wants to take advantage of this wind to implement the sect system in Chang'an City.

This is very difficult. First of all, there is a problem with the compilation of road names.Because there are many branch roads in Chang'an City that are not straight-line branches, does such a winding path count as one or several?

If it is one, I am afraid that the search will make people dizzy. If there are several, the workload will be extremely huge.

Secondly, there is also the issue of the order of the numbering of the house numbers. Previously, the house numbers of Zhongshan Country were basically arranged according to the order of a road, from east to west, from south to north, with single left and double right.

If there is one that occupies a large area, its area is measured to convert the house number, and then the number skipping process is performed.

The advantage of this operation is that it is convenient for the street guards in the local patrol to know roughly where the family is based on the house number, and it has quite an advantage in household registration management.

But this operation is difficult to implement in Chang'an City.The streets in Chang'an City are quite messy, especially with small gates being opened privately and buildings built in violation of regulations. It is really difficult for the small officials who are outsiders to look at the hand-painted map after investigating the local situation.

Fortunately, the central government also made great efforts to rectify this time. After they submitted the situation, the first step of demolition activities was carried out in full swing.

The main ones affected by this activity are dignitaries. These people have pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, waterside pavilions, singing platforms, many illegal buildings, and there are cases of encroaching on public land.

Now the boss is waving his hand to indicate that you have built it yourself and dismantled it yourself, let it go and let it go, and when the time comes, you will come to check one by one with the contract, and it will not be such a good thing to find out again!

At the same time, in order to show fairness, Emperor Jing issued a letter to the whole country, stating that the issue of illegal construction should be thoroughly investigated, and if there are problems found, all will be dealt with.

If he issued this order normally, he would definitely be opposed by the whole country, and he might even go to the old lady to make trouble.Now, every family has just gone through some scrutiny, and their hearts are empty, and their arrogance has naturally been extinguished a lot. After seeing the oracle, they can only recognize it by their noses.

There are even some scenes that are so much that they can't help but make up their minds, thinking that this is the emperor's intention to find fault on purpose, and if something is not good, they will give it to them, so the demolition is extraordinarily powerful.Almost overnight, the craftsmen in Chang'an City were pulled back by each family to take care of the dismantling, and the wood brought out from each household was estimated to be enough for Chang'an City to be used as firewood for a winter.

This turmoil naturally also affected the vassal state.

It's okay for Zhongshan Country, everyone has just become rich not long ago, and they have already checked it during the previous household registration census, so naturally there is not much workload.

However, in order to respond to his old father's call, Xia Anran still let people wander around in the countryside.

On the other hand, the other princes have two big heads.

Among them, the most scratchy one is the fourth son of the emperor, King Lu.

why?This guy loves building palaces the most.Although there is no such thing as a homestead for a king in his own vassal state, but he can't bear it now and then and he will modify it everywhere at will. There are many people who step on the line. My heart aches.

Another person who was particularly distressed surprised everyone-Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor.

Not only did he violate the rules, but he also occupied part of the land for the temple to be built.

When the news reached Linjiang Country, Liu Rong broke out in a cold sweat.Since he came to Fengguo, he had no eyes and ears in Chang'an. When he suddenly received the news, he thought it was his father who knew what he had done and came to warn him, so he hurriedly demolished the house.

In fact, the impeachment of Liu Rong's occupation of the sacrificial land was lying in the warehouse of the doctor Yushi at this time. Because of the investigation of spies, these impeachments, which were not urgent, were temporarily put on hold. Liu Rong was a blessing in disguise. escaped.

The author has something to say:

Xia Miaomiao: Whoa! !I am dead!Dad grabs talents!

Liu Qi: =w=

Xia Miaomiao: Can you cultivate yourself without anyone?why are you robbing me

Liu Qi: =w=

Xia Miaomiao: I have to work overtime again! !

Xia Miaomiao: Huh?No, I don't need to work overtime. According to the Western Han regime, the little king doesn't have to worry about anything. The prime minister has to work overtime... Hee hee hee hee

Liu Qi: ==

Huns: You Han people are very cunning.

Huns: My mother taught me not to talk to Han people casually

Huns: Mother said that the candies given by the Han people should not be eaten

Huns: What mother said is right, why can't I control my mouth!

Han envoy: =w=