Chapter 1878 Three Links to the Western Regions, Soldiers Entering Hexi


    Chang''an.


    A sudden military intelligence report made Fei Qian feel a little relaxed, and started to feel a little troubled again.


    After Pang Tong looked at it, he also shook his head, and then said: "This matter... since Li Changshi invited troops, it must be useful... Shache, um, after Shache... Kangju... and then Shule, Shule After that...forget it, a certain person is also a little dizzy, Pei Wenxing knows about the Western Regions, why don''t you ask him to come over and ask a question or two? 』


    That''s right, something went wrong in the Western Regions.


    The Western Regions are now like gruel that has been heated, puffing out, not only the heat, but also water, rice grains, etc., mixed together, of course, it is not ruled out that there are rat droppings, or broken stones inside rotten glass or something...


    After Lu Bu defeated King Juqu Feiyun, he further expanded his territory in the Western Regions, and once again erected the name and banner of the Han family in the Western Regions, but the subsequent changes made Li Ru Some are overwhelmed.


    Fei Qian also thought that the Western Regions would be chaotic, but he didn''t expect it to be this chaotic.


    The beginning of this chaos in the Western Regions, Li Ru said that it started from Shache Kingdom and Xiaoyuezhi...


    Fei Qian looked at the map of the Western Regions and also had a headache. Xiaoyuezhi, Feiqian generally know it, but Shache Kingdom... Sun Monkey has seventy-two changes, and Zhu Bajie has thirty-six changes, so the Western Regions just happen to belong to the pig, and the thirty-six changes are dangling, Fei Qian has tried very hard to smooth out the relationship, but he is still a little confused.


    Soon, Pei Xi and Pei Wenxing arrived and went to see her. Pei Xi''s original name was also a single name "Qian", but because Fei Qian stood in the way, he silently changed his name to "Xi".


    『Wen Wenxing knows about the affairs of the Western Regions, would you like to quote one or two? To solve a certain confusion..." Fei Qian let Pei Xi sit down and asked straight to the point.


    『I would like to obey the order of the hussars...』 Pei Xi replied respectfully. For the Western Regions, the Pei family is more or less the most proficient and concerned gentry family among the great Han. Of course, if it is said that the first Western Region diplomat in the Han Dynasty, Ban Shi is naturally still. Unfortunately, after Ban Chao and Ban Gu, Ban Shi either died in the Western Regions or died in the hands of his own people, and then Ban Shi also declined and completely withdrew from the Great Han Dynasty. Han Dynasty Hall.


    Among the ancestors of the Pei family, there were two prefects of Dunhuang, and Dunhuang is undoubtedly the key node of the Western Regions, so there are also some records of the Western Regions, which have become Pei Xi''s current advantage.


    『At the beginning of Guangwu, the imperial court had no time to look around. King Shache of South Dao, Yan and his son Kang, led the soldiers and held the banner of the Han family. ’Pei Xi is really familiar with it. When it comes to brakes, well, when he came to Shache, he just thought about it a little bit, and then he talked eloquently, ‘After Yan’s death, his son Kang came to the throne. On his behalf, he acted as the imperial court, and was established as the Protector of the Western Regions...』


    So, Shache Kingdom is actually pro-Han? So why has it become a force against the big man now?


    Although Fei Qian had doubts, he didn''t interrupt Pei Xi, but let him continue.


    『Guang Wuyan made an initial decision on the mainland, but he did not care about the outside world, and did not agree to the request. After Shachekang died, his younger brother Xian came to the throne. ’ Pei Xi continued, ‘Xian please again. At that time, Dou Zhou Gong expressed his loyalty, saying that Shache would never change for generations, he was loyal to a great man, Guangwu Fang allowed him, and later bestowed on the sage the Western Regions to protect the seal, and the car flag was beautifully embroidered...』


    Pang Tong clapped his palms aside and said with a smile: "Yes, and then "Yi and Di can''t pretend to be powerful"!" 』This is Pei''s highlight moment, no wonder Pei Xi is so familiar with it.


    Pei Xi nodded awkwardly and said, "What Pang Lingjun said is very true..."


    Pang Tong chuckled, then waved his hand, motioning for Pei Xi to continue.


    The sentence that Pang Tong said before was actually said by Pei Zun, who was the governor of Dunhuang back then. At that time, Pei Zun was very opposed to King Shache''s role as the Protector of the Western Regions, and even openly disobeyed, not only detaining the Shache envoys, but also depriving the Shache Kingdom of the seal and ribbon and the beautiful flags that Guangwu bestowed on Shache.


    Pei Xi took a sneak peek at Fei Qian after talking about this.


    Fei Qian didn''t show any special look on his face, why, it''s Pei Xi, what do you think I should say or show?


    Seeing that Fei Qian was as immobile as a mountain, Pei Xi could only continue to narrate.


    Since then, Shache Kingdom has completely moved towards the opposite of the big man. The process of Shache Wang Xian''s ascent to the throne was not glorious. There were even rumors that he killed Shache Wang Kang, and then attacked the original Kang''s vassal tribes, Jumi and Xiye, and kept killing people from neighboring countries, asking for taxes , Ambitious, tyrannical and arrogant.


    From this point of view, Pei Zun''s objection is correct, but it''s just...


    Fei Qian squinted and rubbed the beard on his chin.


    Of course, Liu Xiu still has to take the blame.


    Liu Xiu didn''t know if it was because he was old, or because he felt that the Western Regions were far away, and one more thing was better than one less thing. When Shache Wangxian began to retaliate and attack some tribes and countries in the Western Regions that were more friendly to the Han, Bushan, Che Shi and other eighteen countries sent envoys to Luoyang to meet with Guangwu, expressing that King Shache was virtuous and violent, and begged the court to send a guard. The north and the south are free...』


    『Even though the Marquis of Dingyuan will be connected to the Western Regions in the future, then...'' Pei Xi could not help but sigh softly.


    Ban''s family is a tragedy.


    Fei Qian generally knows about this point.


    Backtracking led to the loss of the prestige of the big Han, and then they pretended not to hear the call for help, which caused a heavy blow to this wave of pro-Han people in the Western Regions. From this perspective, Guangwu did not do very well.


    Later, in the period of Emperor Ming, the Southern Xiongnu had surrendered to the Han Dynasty, the power of Shache in the Western Regions had also declined, and the chaos among the countries became more chaotic. The soldiers attacked from all directions.


    The first three routes had a mediocre record, but the last one led by Dou Gu reached the eastern Tianshan Mountains, defeated the Xiongnu Nanhuyan King who was stationed in Yiwu, chased him to Puleihai, and established Yihe Capital in Yiwu area Wei, the official who stayed in Tiantian Yiwu City, opened a new channel of communication between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions.


    At the same time, because of the support of the military power of the great Han, Ban Chao''s activities in the Western Regions also achieved great success. He traveled between the countries in the Western Regions and easily killed the envoys of the Northern Huns, forcing many countries in the Western Regions. Returned to the big man...


    This is Ban Chao''s first contact with the Han and the Western Regions.


    Ban Chao''s success is certainly due to his personal wisdom and courage, but it also proved once again the truth that "a weak country has no diplomacy", but unfortunately, after the death of Emperor Ming, the people in Shandong began to advocate the argument that the Western Regions were wasting money, saying that "Conquered the Xiongnu in the north, opened thirty-six countries in the west, served frequently for many years, transferred troubles, and stationed far away in Yiwu, Loulan, and Cheshiwuji. Those who read, let’s stop at Biantun”, and once again handed over the authority of the Western Regions that they had finally obtained.


    Later, Ban Chao was very distressed by this situation. He violated Emperor Zhang''s order and joined hands with the Shule tribe, which was friendly to the great Han, to attack the Northern Huns who were still in the Western Regions at that time. He also led Shule, Kangju, Yutian, Jumi and others The tribes and the people of the country captured Gumo and expelled most of the northern Xiongnu''s power in the Western Regions...


    During this process, Ban Chao did not receive much support from Emperor Han Zhang.


    Seeing that the Western Regions have become more favorable again, the Shandong gentry began to say that the countries of the Western Regions "rely on the Han as they rely on the sky", and so on, so that they have reinforcements again...


    Ban Chao had waited fifteen years for this reinforcement.


    This is the second pass.


    Although Ban Chao has been given a lot of honor on the surface, Ban Chao''s violation of the imperial edict has always been recorded in a small book, so that Ban Chao was old and seriously ill, and asked to return to Luoyang, crying in the above list , "I dare not look at Jiuquan County, but I hope to be born in Yumen Pass..."


    As a result, Ban Chao submitted the letter for three years, but still could not get approval.


    Later, it was his younger sister Ban Zhao who went to the temple in person and wrote a letter to Emperor He in person. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he got the consent of Emperor He. After that, Ban Chao finally returned to Luoyang and died that year.


    Then the third pass was completed by Ban Yong, the son of Ban Chao.


    Under the brutal management of the newly dispatched Western Regions Protectorate, the Western Regions fell into chaos again. A few people of insight insisted on maintaining Hanwu to create a great cause and unify the Western Regions. dangling in front of the emperor. The struggle between these two factions has its ups and downs, and the decision-making of the court has also been repeated. Because most of the court was eventually controlled by the Shandong gentry, coupled with the fact that the internal regime became more and more corrupt, the contradictions between the upper and lower classes became more and more acute, and the national strength Weakened, so giving up the idea of ??retreating to Yumen in the Western Regions, it is gaining the upper hand more and more.


    Although Ban Yong, the son of Ban Chao, was appointed as the chief historian of the Western Regions, he was only given to 500 people...


    With such a weak force, to go out of Yumen and reopen the situation in the Western Regions, not only the dignitaries who held opposing opinions shook their heads and laughed, but Ban Yong himself bravely stepped out of the country with the will to die.


    Perhaps it was the protection of Ban Chao''s heroic spirit, or half of Ban Yong''s blood from the Shule Wang family. The development of the situation far exceeded his estimates. With the support of the three countries, Ban Yong once again defeated King Yili of the Northern Huns, successfully opening up the situation in the Western Regions.


    On this basis, Ban Yong made persistent efforts and summoned tens of thousands of troops from all over the world to completely destroy the old nest of the Northern Huns in the Western Regions. King Huyan of the Northern Huns fled, and more than 20,000 of them surrendered. Ban Yong kills and retreats...


    The Western Regions were once again connected with the Great Han under the banner of Banshi. But even such a warrior, Ban Yong also walked on the same path as his father.


    Ban Yong and Dunhuang prefect Zhang Lang attacked Yanqi in two ways. Ban Yong walked from the south road, Zhang Lang walked from the north road, and agreed to meet at the Yanqi city on a date. However, Zhang Lang was eager to seek merit because of previous crimes, so he arrived ahead of time, and led his army to attack ahead of time without waiting for Ban Yong. He won and beheaded more than 2,000 people. The Yanqi people were afraid, so they sent envoys to ask for surrender. Zhang Lang then directly entered Yanqi City, accepted the surrender and returned.


    As a result, Zhang Lang canceled his previous charges because of his meritorious service in this battle, but Ban Yong was conscripted back to Luoyang, Kyoto because of the so-called "late army", and was sent to prison and exempted from office. Although Ban Yong was pardoned shortly afterwards, he never went to court again, and later died of old age at home.


    This is not the most tragic thing about Banshi. Banshi''s sorrow has continued to the third generation.


    Ban Chao''s grandson, Ban Shi, although he married Princess Yincheng and looked beautiful on the surface, but this Princess Yincheng was also a famous green hat wholesaler in history, and she didn''t even mention any excuses for hair. In front of her, she summoned her favored pile driver. In the end, Ban Shi couldn''t bear it anymore and beheaded the princess of Yincheng. However, he was sentenced to be beheaded by Emperor Han Shun because of this.


    Fei Qian stroked the beard on his chin, then looked at Pei Xi, and finally felt that Pei Xi''s special emphasis on these things about Ban Chao, especially the unfair treatment of the three generations of Ban''s family by the Shandong gentry, seemed to be expressing some extra mean…


    Are you saying that the Western Regions have always been suppressed and rebelled, and rebelled and restored?


    Or are you saying that no matter how much Feiqian has done for the Western Regions, he still won’t be recognized by the Han gentry, especially the stickman in Shandong?


    Or does it mean that even if Fei Qian gets through the Western Regions, even if he becomes famous, he will inevitably end up like the Marquis of Dingyuan, feared by the court, and eventually hurt his descendants?


    or…


    These hidden meanings of Pei Xi are indeed remarkable.


    After all, Feiqian has now obtained the Xijing Shangshutai, which can be regarded as a milestone institution on the political level. Although it is not complete yet, there are still some restrictions, but in the eyes of Pei Xi and others, even if there are these restrictions, it is guessed that they will be eliminated in the not-too-distant future...


    What Fei Qian thought about was not quite the same as what Pei Xi thought.


    As for the Western Regions, after listening to Pei Xi''s introduction, Fei Qian vaguely had a conceptual framework for a big topic...


    Ban Chao and his son’s three links to the Western Regions, although it highlights the bravery of Ban Chao and his son, it also shows that even Ban Chao, or the whole big man, takes very rough measures against the outside world.


    At the same time, Ban Chao and his son achieved three links to the Western Regions, but the Shandong gentry couldn''t see the mystery? You must know that no matter whether it is Ban Chao or Ban Yong, there were not many people at the beginning. It is not like the Shandong gentry talking about "working people and money, and ruining the root". Where can the trouble go? Therefore, the focus of the debate in the Han court is not really whether to work or not, but the things behind it.


    But now Feiqian has a new idea for the countries in the Western Regions, and can even mix in some personal goods to promote and solve some previous problems.


    『Send order to Jia Wenhe! Prepare military supplies in Longxi! Fei Qian finally ordered, "Soon soldiers will enter Hexi!" 』In any case, the Western Regions cannot give up, and this time, we will clean up the Western Regions according to Fei Qian''s idea!


    (end of this chapter)