The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Lu Bu walked on land.

Zhou Yu led his fleet to survey from the sea.

Soon, there were four main islands and some scattered islands.

Japan has no ability to survey and map geomancy, so... this is the first map to appear in the history of Japan.

Even Himiko and others did not expect that the Han people could complete the survey in such a short time.

However, looking at the map of Japan, they were extremely happy: "Japan is so vast!"

"..."

Seeing that the other party was a little bit arrogant, Zhou Yu threw the map of the Han Dynasty to him...

Ok.

It was a map of the Han Dynasty that included the Beiting Protectorate, Annan Protectorate, Western Regions Protectorate, Liaozhou, and Jiangdong...

Silence...then they dispersed in disappointment.

"May I ask, General, how will the emperor deal with us?"

During this period, the Japanese leaders had already known that the Han Dynasty wanted to incorporate them into its territory.

And the person who led him was the god-like Lu Bu.

If they didn't understand how powerful the Han Dynasty was, they might have some opinions.

But as their knowledge was revealed bit by bit, they already had enough understanding of the Han Dynasty's strength.

The more they realize the power of the Han Dynasty, the more it awakens their inferiority complex.

So when these Japanese leaders heard that Lu Bu was coming to lead them, their first reaction was not disgust, but joy.

Anyway, even if there was no Lu Bu, they would not be able to surpass Himiko and become the common leader of everyone.

As one of the few people in Japan who "opened her eyes and looked at the Han people", Himiko understood that she had no chance of fighting against the Han people, so she chose to surrender.

The unanimous submission of the upper class was equivalent to the submission of everyone for Japan, which was still under slavery.

Now these Japanese...

What Himiko was thinking about was how to use the divine power to maintain her status and become the one above everyone else, second only to Lu Bu.

Those chiefs also tried their best to preserve the power in their hands, and at the same time attacked their opponents as much as possible, hoping that Lu Bu could wipe them out in one fell swoop.

There is everything except resistance.

"She's quite well behaved."

After making this judgment, Lu Bu wrote down all the information about Japan in an official document and presented it to the Emperor of Qingzhou.

It was just as Zhou Yu expected.

This official document really exploded among the ministers in Qingzhou!

Lu Bu was the third Han prince to be enthroned by the emperor.

But compared with the Yong State, which occupied the Hehuang Valley and excavated gold mines, and the Ili Valley where the Wusun people multiplied for generations, and the Liang State, which produced a lot of war horses and was located in the south of the Yangtze River, the Wa State that the emperor wanted to confer on Lu Bu was actually somewhat perfunctory in the eyes of everyone.

The island is barren.

This is almost the mainstream perception of Han scholars today.

Even Zhuyazhou, even the treasure island discovered by Gan Ning, is just a larger wasteland in the eyes of everyone.

But this time, Japan obviously gave the Han officials a huge surprise!

Silver mine!

Moreover, according to Zhou Yu's description and the data submitted, this silver mine is very likely a super-rich mine that exceeds the total silver reserves in the Central Plains!
This is not over yet!

During the time when Lu Bu and Zhou Yu went to Japan, the Han officials were also busy.

As maritime trade between Liaozhou, the Peninsula and Qingzhou became increasingly frequent, hydrological information in this sea area was gradually collected in detail.

What is certain is that a large number of fish appear in this sea area every year!
This means that the fishing and hunting resources here are also beyond imagination.

Not to mention that there is abundant fresh water on the island, which can support farming...

If Wakoku was just a piece of land that the Han Dynasty wanted to directly control, like Liaozhou, the ministers probably wouldn't be so jealous.

However, the Emperor had already issued a clear decree to confer the fiefdom of Wa on Lu Bu!
This is a different fucking thing!
Can public and private properties be the same?

If they had been told earlier that Japan had such abundant resources, they would have fought for them at the risk of their lives!
And looking at the map presented by Lu Bu and Zhou Yu, the four islands of the entire Japanese country added together are also very large! It is as big as a state!
If I could cultivate here for a hundred years and pass it on for several generations, hiss…

"Your Majesty, are you a little too generous to the nobles of Xiliang?"

Dong Zhuo's Yong Kingdom.

Jia Xu's Liang Kingdom.

And now Lu Bu's fiefdom...

All three vassal states actually came from the Xiliang Group!
"The emperor is treating his meritorious officials too kindly!"

This is so sour!

When Liu Xie heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Boqiong (Note 1), do you think they blame me for being too generous to Fengxian? Or do they blame me for not leaving this generous gift for them?"

Standing beside the emperor was a middle-aged man in cloth.

The man looked pale and kept covering his face and coughing from time to time. It was obvious that he was not in good health.

But even so, how could anyone who could stand beside the emperor be an unknown person?

This person is Liu Qi, the son of Liu Biao, one of the three highest officials of the Han Dynasty.

When Liu Qi heard the emperor mention him, he immediately stepped out and responded:

"People are not worried about the lack of wealth, but the inequality of wealth." "Now the fiefdom of the General of the Cavalry is obviously too rich and large. All the meritorious officials are afraid that their fiefdoms will not be as good as the General of the Cavalry, so they complain."

“But… cough cough cough cough!!”

Liu Qi tried to change the subject, but unfortunately he failed and started coughing continuously.

"You, your body is too weak."

Liu Xie turned to Yang Xiu and said, "Didn't Goguryeo Marquis Gao Yanyou pay tribute to you with ginseng this time? Go and cook it and give it to Bo Qiong to drink."

Liu Qi was suddenly terrified.

"I have also seen that ginseng. It is as thick as a baby's arm. It is a supreme treasure. How can I afford it?"

Liu Xie shook his head and said, "A treasure like this is only a treasure when it is eaten. If it is left outside, it is not even as good as a carrot."

"As for enjoying it... If your father had not been willing to trade with the imperial court and transport Jingzhou's grain to Guanzhong, the imperial court would have collapsed long ago. Later, he took the initiative to offer Jingzhou, which became the imperial court's bridgehead in the heart of the Central Plains and completely consolidated the imperial court's security."

"I will never forget this achievement! Compared to this, what is a ginseng?"

"Now the ministers are beginning to envy the fiefdoms of Taishi, Wenhe and Fengxian, but they have forgotten that if it weren't for them, the Han Dynasty would have collapsed. How could I and they be here leisurely drinking tea and fishing now?"

For high-quality ginseng, it only needs to be sliced ​​and stewed to produce its medicinal effects.

The ginseng was served quickly, and after eating it, Liu Qi suddenly felt a warm current spreading from his throat, which dissipated a lot of the coldness accumulated in his chest.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Liu Qi thanked him, he continued what he had just said -

"But after what happened to the General of the Cavalry, future nobles might take the initiative to investigate."

"Now that we have the pearls and jade of Japan before us, who can guarantee that there is no land richer than Japan in the depths of the sea?"

"And the Wusun and Kushan in the west have also been proven to be the land of abundance..."

"In the future, I'm afraid there will be more and more cases of these nobles sending merchant ships to explore the land!"

The impact of the silver mine on the Wakoku Island on the nobles was obviously too great.

Seeking profit has always been human instinct.

Just as Liu Qi said, in the future, those nobles of the Han Dynasty who have not yet been granted a fiefdom will probably explore the surrounding areas of the Han Dynasty even more frantically in the hope of finding a rich fiefdom.

The emperor's attitude also changed from being slightly unhappy just now to being happy.

"Bojong is right!"

"They can't just wait for me to feed them all the time. Wouldn't that tire me to death?"

"But don't mention the name of Waguo in the future. Otherwise, if someone calls Fengxian "Duke of Waguo" in the future, Fengxian will probably get angry with them, right?"

Everyone in the hall burst into laughter.

But after laughing, we should seriously discuss what the name of Lu Bu’s fiefdom should be called.

after all……

It's really hard to get the title of Lu Bu!

The former residences of Dong Zhuo and Jia Xu were both in Yongliang, so Yong and Liang were used as the country's names and titles.

However, the Wuyuan County where Lu Bu was born was a territory that was only developed by the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period.

If Lu Bu were to be named Duke of Zhao, it would probably be somewhat inappropriate.

After all, no matter how you look at it, the core of Zhao State is in Jinyang or Handan, and it is impossible for it to be in Wuyuan County.

For a moment, everyone was talking about it and remembered the title for Lu Bu.

"Your Majesty, the General of the Cavalry can be given the title of 'Duke of Yin' and establish the Yin Kingdom!"

In the end, Yang Xiu's proposal was the most satisfactory to the emperor.

"The pronunciation of the word Yin is the same as Ying, so it is acceptable to the people of Qingzhou who often refer to the eastern island country by this name."

"Moreover, most of the people of Wa were people of the Shang Dynasty who migrated to Korea, and then migrated to Wa from Korea... They are descendants of the Xia people, and are the old people of the Shang Dynasty. If Your Majesty can re-establish the Shang Dynasty in the east, you will also be known as the one who revived and continued the lost!"

Liu Xie didn't care about other things.

But the words "people of Yin and Shang" and "descendants of the Xia people" struck home in Liu Xie's heart!
The great unity of all ethnic groups!

The Qiang people are one of the Xia people.

The Xiongnu, Wuhuan and Xianbei were the Xia people.

The Manchu and Shan Pyu people in South Central China are the Xia people.

Buyeo and Goguryeo were among the Xia.

The Yuezhi people who fled to Kushan were from the Xia Dynasty.

These Japanese are naturally also from the Xia Dynasty!
They have to know where their history and roots are, right?

"good!"

Liu Xie also decided to adopt Yang Xiu's suggestion and officially confer the title of Lü Bu as the third feudal noble of the Han Dynasty.

"Appoint General of the Cavalry, Marquis of Champion, and Pillar of the State Lü Bu as Duke of Yin, establish the Yin State in Yingzhou, and defend the territory for the Han Dynasty!"

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Note 1:

Qi means beautiful jade.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many people whose names or characters were named after jade, such as Zhuge Jin's Jin, Zhou Yu's Yu, Liu Zhang's Zhang, and Gongsun Zan's Zan, all of which originally meant beautiful jade.

Correspondingly, their courtesy names are also related to jade, such as Ziyu, Gongjin, Jiyu, Bogui...

Liu Biao's two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, were both named after jade. Liu Biao was a famous scholar and a relative of the Han Dynasty, so he should have respected ancient rituals. In addition, "Qi" means not only beautiful jade, but also beautiful. Coincidentally, "Qiong" also means beautiful jade and beautiful, so Bo Qiong was used as Liu Qi's courtesy name~ (End of this chapter)