The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 538: The Talents of the Old Liu Family
Beiting Protectorate.

Dragon City.

The city rose almost from the ground and gradually became the center of the vast grassland.

Like the new city of Chang'an, this place was not built with rammed earth, but with bricks and stones.

The alleys of Longcheng are paved with spotless bluestone floors. All the pedestrians are dressed in Han Chinese clothes, and they greet each other by clasping their fists when they meet.

Since when, rules have gradually been established in Longcheng, and no one who does not wear Han Chinese clothes is allowed to enter.

Therefore, if you just look at Longcheng, it is no different from a county town in the mainland!

When the envoy Pang Tong from Chang'an saw the scenery of Dragon City, he also praised it, saying: "This is the merit of education!"

Liu Bei had been waiting in the inner city government office for a long time. After seeing the angel, he could not wait to ask: "Shi Yuan! Does the emperor want to send me to the Western Regions?"

The news that the emperor wanted to establish a state was no longer a secret.

As a general who made great contributions in the royal family, no matter how you think about it, Liu Bei cannot be missing, so there is a question.

"Uncle, don't be impatient."

Pang Tong took out three imperial edicts.

"Since the emperor's uncle is leaving Beiting, he must take care of the affairs of Beiting Protectorate before leaving."

"The emperor has decided to appoint Tian Yu as the governor of Beiting. This is one of the reasons."

"In addition, the emperor's uncle wants to make preparations for establishing a country in the Western Regions in the future, so the emperor wants the emperor's uncle to go to Hebei and recruit some people to go to the Western Regions with Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. This is the second reason."

"The emperor also wants the uncle to find out the route from the grassland to the Western Regions... which is the route the Xiongnu took to reach the Western Regions. This will also deepen the connection between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. This is the third reason."

"Please ask your uncle to take care of all three matters, so that important matters will not be delayed."

"Easy to say! Easy to say!"

Liu Bei had been in the grassland for a long time, and his gestures became more generous: "Although I like the north, the west is the place to expand the territory after all! I am naturally happy to be able to go there!"

"These three things are just small matters. Shiyuan, wait and come with me to the Western Regions to meet Xiaozhi, Yuanzhi and others!"

"Let's go! You and I won't be home until we're drunk today!"

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At the banquet, Liu Bei got a little tipsy and leaked the news that he was about to leave the grassland. For a moment, all the tribes were extremely shocked!

The two Chanyus of Wuhuan and Xianbei left everything behind and came to Longcheng. When they saw Liu Bei, they hugged him and cried loudly, "Why did my uncle leave me?"

The other tribal chiefs and people also gathered around the inner city, sobbing.

The five years that Liu Bei spent in Longcheng were almost the happiest days for the people of the grassland.

The extensive trade with Hebei has greatly enriched the lives of the grassland people.

During the trade, Liu Bei never favored the Han people and was always as fair as possible...If there was a natural disaster, such as the sheep in the sheepfold being taken away by wild wolves, Liu Bei would not only organize cavalry to fight the wolves, but also pay compensation out of his own pocket.

If a poor person came to Liu Bei, Liu Bei would not care about the other person's identity and would prepare hot soup and food for him.

When leaving, they would also give the other party some livestock so that the other party could be self-reliant on the grassland.

When an old man was seriously ill, Liu Bei wrote a letter to Chang'an and asked a doctor from the Chang'an Medical University to treat him...

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Etc., etc.

So when they heard the news that Liu Bei was leaving, the herdsmen on the grassland all went to Longcheng and asked Liu Bei to stay.

Not just grassland herders.

When the people of Hebei and Youzhou heard that Liu Bei was summoning them to go to the Western Regions, many of them spontaneously packed their bags with dry food and headed towards Longcheng.

For a time, Longcheng was almost the only city that could win the food war.

Liu Bei saw that the situation was out of control, so he stepped forward to stop it.

"I am ordered by the emperor to go to the Western Regions to fight against the Han thieves. I dare not delay!" "Besides, the journey to the Western Regions is long and arduous. You must think twice before you act!"

But even with such dissuasion, there were still many people who would rather follow Liu Bei to the Western Regions.

By the time of the final journey, the number of Han people and grassland herdsmen who followed Liu Bei to the Western Regions actually reached 50,000!

The cattle and sheep donated by various tribes added up to tens of thousands of heads, which were enough to support Liu Bei's journey to the Western Regions without the court spending any money or food.

At the same time, the three tribes' Chanyu knew that they could not keep Liu Bei, so they volunteered to go west to explore the way.

Fortunately, the road from the grassland to the Western Regions is not difficult to find. Soon, scouts found a feasible route that could directly reach the northern road of the Western Regions.

During this process, Cheshi and Yanqi also noticed that cavalry were constantly coming from the north to investigate.

This could not help but make the two countries tense!

For the Western Regions, the routine since ancient times was that the Han came from the south and the Huns came from the north.

But this time it was different.

The good news: it’s not the Huns that are coming.

Bad news: the guy who came is a big guy!
When they learned that Liu Bei was leading 50,000 men from the north, the two countries of Cheshi and Yanqi were on the verge of collapse!

"Why didn't you send soldiers to Cao Cao at that time?"

Even if we sent ten or a hundred people, we wouldn't be besieged by the big men like this!
When Cao Cao learned that the emperor actually sent Liu Bei, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

Guo Jia was gloating: "Mingsong, you can have a good time reminiscing about the past with your old friends!"

"What kind of old friend is Liu Xuande?"

When Cao Cao thought of the smile that always appeared on Liu Bei's face, he felt speechless.

But when Cao Cao thought that Liu Bei had brought 50,000 troops from the north, he was still shocked and sighed that Liu Bei was still the same Liu Bei...

"Let's not talk about that... What is the current situation in the Western Regions?"

“Basically stable!”

Guo Jia assured Cao Cao.

"The Wusun minor Kunmi has changed his surname to Liu, pledged loyalty to the Han Dynasty, and handed over the eastern part of the Ili River Valley, which originally belonged to the major Kunmi, to the Han Dynasty for disposal."

"The people of Dayuan have already started to play dead, and there is no movement at all."

"Cheshi and Yanqi have frequently sent envoys, but no one has paid any attention to them!"

Cao Cao asked: "Do the states of Shanshan, Yutian and others feel sad for the death of the rabbit?"

"No, on the contrary, I hope that you can destroy the two countries as soon as possible!"

After all, the Han Dynasty's attitude when returning to the Western Regions this time was too rough.

But when he heard that the other party had no objection, Cao Cao completely let go of his last bit of scruples.

"Tell the Western Regions that after conquering Cheshi and Yanqi, their treasuries will still be divided into half for them."

"If they want, we can give them some of the slaves from Cheshi and Yanqi in the future."

Unconsciously, the hierarchy in the Western Regions gradually became clear and strict.

The highest class are naturally the Han people.

After that came the countries that were close to the Han Dynasty: Shanshan, Khotan, Qiuci, and Shache.

The neutral Cheshi and Yanqi are more popular.

The last are the Shule people who had just been conquered, and most of their people have now become slaves.

Moreover, Cao Cao later destroyed the symbol of Shule State, that is, all traces of Shule City, making Shule completely a thing of the past.

With the reconstruction of the Western Regions Protectorate, this level will surely exist for a long time... until it is completely assimilated by the Han people in the future, and perhaps these things will disappear, just like the Shule City, completely submerged in the long river of history!

(End of this chapter)