The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 619 Volume Attack
"Besides, the Han Dynasty cannot be like the Zhou Dynasty..."

When the Zhou royal family was distributing fiefs, they would literally just throw a piece of wasteland at you and then ignore everything else.

This led to the fact that many vassal states in the early Spring and Autumn Period did not receive any support from the Zhou royal family. Not only did they develop slowly, but in some places they were even assimilated by barbarians.

The Han Dynasty would definitely not do such a dishonest thing.

"There is a strait on the shipping route to the Annan Protectorate."

"We can build a city on the east coast of the Strait and set up the South China Sea Protectorate to coordinate South China Sea affairs!"

Needless to say, Yong State is very close to the heartland of the Central Plains, and with the attraction of gold mines, there is no shortage of people.

Although Liang State was far away in the Western Regions, it at least had the people of Yan and Zhao brought by Liu Bei.

Others such as Liaodong and Wa can also attract people... In addition, whether it is Buyeo, Goguryeo, or Wa, they have all been influenced by the Han people to some extent, and the local indigenous people are close to the Han people, so there is no need to worry about a lack of people migrating in the future.

But the Nanyang area is far away from the Central Plains after all... Not to mention Nanyang, even the population of Jiaozhou has never been very prosperous, so the guidance of the government is always needed to speed up the process.

At the Strait, which is later known as Singapore, the imperial court first built a city and brought civilization, institutions, people, and craftsmen. With it as the center, it naturally led to the development of Southeast Asia.

But this process is destined to be extremely long, perhaps even longer than the existence of the Han Dynasty to date!
But it doesn’t matter… After all, to a certain extent, the longer this process is, the longer the big man’s health bar will be.

This kind of century-long plan, or even a thousand-year plan, is destined not to be something that Liu Xie can see the results of now.

But compared to Liu Xie, the others obviously didn't think that much...

They only knew that the emperor did not break his promise!

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty really made a decision that went against his ancestors! He conferred titles on foreign princes!
Perhaps some people would criticize that the places where the emperor conferred titles were all barbaric lands... But you have to know that when the Zhou royal family conferred titles on the princes, even the land of abundance like Shu was a "barbaric land", and the land of fish and rice like Jingchu was a "barbaric land", and even Hebei, which is the most prosperous province today, was a "barbaric land"!
The “wilderness” is not scary!
after all.

These four words, "Man can conquer nature", have long been written into the bones of the Chinese people!

Who knows whether the desolate Nanyang today will become the next "Land of Abundance" in countless years?

Whether it was Zhong Yao, Xun You and others in front of the emperor, or Shi Xie who was grinning so hard that his mouth was crooked, they all wrote letters to express their gratitude to the emperor.

……

But when some people are happy, others are naturally sad.

Even if the other party didn't say it, Liu Xie could understand it from the other party's slightly tentative attitude.

The first is Niu Fu, the highest-ranking General of Chariots and Cavalry in the Han Dynasty, who also serves as the Minister of War.

Although Niu Fu did not make as many contributions as Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others in the war to revive the Han Dynasty, as the saying goes, even if he has no merits, he has worked hard.

Now that even Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others have come from behind, it is no wonder that Niu Fu is anxious and starts to make indirect attacks and send letters to the emperor in Nanjing.

"Let Liangbi wait a while. Good things are never too late."

"Kushan is big enough for him to be a marquis."

The emperor is obviously making empty promises again...

But this time, no one doubted the authenticity of the emperor's promise!
In addition, Liu Xie also went to find Cai Yan specifically.

"Cai Zhongcheng has no son. I'm afraid that even if there is a fiefdom, there will be no one to manage it."

As a veteran minister who contributed to the rise of the Han Dynasty, Cai Yong had more experience than Zhong Yao and others.

Naturally, Liu Xie never forgot his father-in-law.

Moreover, as a great scholar who always stood firmly on the side of the court, Dong Zhuo, and the emperor, Cai Yong's role in public opinion and in the literati community were worthy of the position of a prince!
The only pity is——

Cai Yong had no sons, only two daughters.

In addition, Cai Yong is now old, and Liu Xie cannot expect Cai Yong to give birth to a child at this time.

If Cai Yong is really made a vassal, I'm afraid this will be the first vassal state to be removed from the Han Dynasty...

So Liu Xie had something to discuss with Cai Yan——

"I'm afraid that the Cai family will have to work hard to give birth to a child, and then use him to continue the Cai family's rule."

"Woo?"

Cai Yan was stunned for a long time, and then she became flustered: "How can we use Liu's son to worship the Cai clan temple? This is against etiquette..."

The son of Liu is noble, and asking him to worship in the Cai clan's ancestral temple is completely against the will of heaven!

Although Cai Yan was moved by the emperor's kindness, she did not dare to agree to it for fear of being impeached.

"What does it matter? Even though he is my son, he is still the blood of the Cai family."

Liu Xie never paid much attention to these matters of etiquette and law.

"But this matter has not yet been finalized. Mr. Cai must work hard first."

effort……

Cai Yan naturally understood what the emperor meant, and she bit her red lips and said, "I will work hard these days."

“It’s time to start working hard now!”

……

Liu Xie chose Lu Su as the first Protector General of the Nanhai Protectorate.

Compared to people like Sun Ce and Zhou Yu who are more likely to achieve success on the front battlefield, Lu Su is undoubtedly more suitable for coordination and diplomacy.

Moreover, Lu Su was a wealthy businessman and obviously had his own unique insights into trade matters.

Leaving a talented person like Lu Su in Southeast Asia can also put everything on the right track as quickly as possible.

After settling the affairs in Southeast Asia, the emperor finally left Jinling, ending this long journey and returning to Chang'an.

Before leaving, Liu Xie specifically called Zhuge Liang and told him:

"Kong Ming and Yun Chang rushed from Shu to Annan Protectorate and began to train their troops, ready for war with Kushan at any time."

"The Kushans are a great nation! We must defeat them in one blow and not be delayed by them."

"Fortunately, the Kushans are descendants of the Yuezhi after all, and their habits are no different from those of nomadic peoples. As long as we can destroy their royal court, the war will naturally end."

"But Kushan is far away after all, and the war is destined to be long. Kong Ming still summoned his family to Jingzhou, spent some time with them, and relieved the pain of homesickness before continuing on his journey!"

Zhuge Liang didn't expect that the emperor still cared about his family, so he immediately bowed and thanked him.

"I have mentioned this to my brother."

"My brother will go to Chang'an together. My brother will take care of the inner chambers by then. I have nothing to worry about."

Liu Xie thought of Zhuge Jin and nodded slightly: "Having someone like Ziyu around can really help Kong Ming relieve his worries."

"The Kushan war is thousands of miles away. I will not give blind orders."

"At that time, all battles will be decided by Kong Ming himself... If Kong Ming has any doubts, he can discuss it with Yun Chang, Gong Jin and others."

The configuration of Annan Protectorate is now no less advanced than that of the Western Regions.

Guan Yu, Gan Ning, Lu Xun and others who rushed to Annan Protectorate with Zhuge Liang.

There were also Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Taishi Ci who arrived from the sea.

As well as some Jiangdong surrendered generals who have not yet become famous but have already shown their potential, such as Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Zhu Ran...

In addition, there were Wang Ping and Zhang Ren who were already working in the Annan Protectorate.

This lineup is enough for Zhuge Liang to coordinate a battle to annihilate a country.

Not to mention that there are people like Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Pang Tong, Guo Jia, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Xu Shu, Yu Jin, and Cao Ren in the Western Regions who can cause trouble on the flanks.

Apart from the possible shortage of military forces, Liu Xie really did not think that he would lose the war against the Kushans.

And even if they are at a disadvantage in terms of manpower, they can make up for it with artillery and warships...

From top to bottom, the Han people had no doubt about defeating the Kushans.

But Zhuge Liang was worried about another thing -

"Your Majesty, Kushan is a great country. Although its population is not as large as that of Han, it is probably also tens of millions."

"It's easy to conquer Kushan, but if we really make Kushan a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, I'm afraid..."

"Ha!" Hearing Zhuge Liang's concern, Liu Xie just smiled softly.

"The Yuezhi were nothing but stray dogs, yet they were able to lead Daxia and become the overlord. Does Kong Ming think that the Han people are inferior to the Yuezhi?"

"When Kong Ming sees the Kushan people, he will know that your worries are totally unnecessary!"

Zhuge Liang was a little confused, but knowing the emperor's temper well, he did not ask any more questions.

The emperor always gives a direction and lets others explore it on their own.

Directly announcing the answer... This kind of thing has never been the emperor's style!
"besides!"

Liu Xie suddenly remembered something, and then he showed a rare look of headache.

"Li Ru is missing again."

again?
Although Zhuge Liang did not know much about Li Ru before, after the Battle of Jiangdong, Zhuge Liang was sure that he was definitely a natural strategist! He was the source of the chaos!

"I have seen Wei Wen, who killed Sun Quan and Gu Yong... Li Ru is indeed behind him."

"But when I asked about Li Ru's whereabouts, Wei Wen was nowhere to be found."

Zhuge Liang was already wondering: "Your Majesty, do you think Li Ru..."

"Ah."

Liu Xie thought of the scene when he first met Li Ru.

"People like him won't choose to live a stable life."

"Rather than saying that wherever he goes there is trouble...it's better to say that wherever there is trouble, there is him."

But now the Han area is stable.

Looking around the world, there is only one place where disaster and chaos occur!
Liu Xie looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "He doesn't want to see me. I guess he thinks I will kill him, or maybe someone in the court is afraid of him and wants to kill him."

"But if Kong Ming can meet Li Ru, please say this to him on my behalf..."

"Su Qin was eventually torn to pieces by chariots in Qi, but Zhang Yi eventually became the prime minister of Wei and was able to spend his later years in peace."

"Even for a man of great strategy, there is not only one ending."

"If he changes his mind, he can return to Chang'an at any time, and I will treat him as a vassal!"

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang had a completely different opinion from the emperor:

"Your Majesty, maybe Li Ru doesn't care whether he is Su Qin or Zhang Yi?"

"Oh?"

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief.

"Too."

“Why should modern people be like ancient people?”

"Maybe Li Ru just wants to be a Li Wenyou."

If not for this, Li Ru would not have dared to risk the world's condemnation and poison King Hongnong, right?

"If I could meet Li Ru, I would definitely convey your Majesty's words."

However, Zhuge Liang still agreed to the matter, and Liu Xie no longer took it to heart and waved his hand to let Zhuge Liang leave.

The emperor's ceremonial procession set out from Nanjing and returned to Jingzhou. After staying for a few days, they continued north to Chang'an.

Zhuge Liang and others stayed for a short time to spend time with their families.

Just when Zhuge Liang was about to leave, a waiter came and reported that an old friend wanted to see him.

"Old friend?"

Zhuge Liang was now in a high position of power, and as he was about to go to Kushan to fight, there was an endless stream of people visiting him every day.

So Zhuge Liang thought that he was another person trying to curry favor with him and tried to refuse.

But the waiter also brought something else -

"That person also said that you should recognize this thing."

When Zhuge Liang saw the items in the waiter's hand, his eyes lit up.

"It turned out to be him! Who would have thought he would come to Jingzhou as well?"

In the waiter's hand was a feather fan!
Then the visitor can't guess...

"Your humble servant Jiang Jiong greets Minister Zhuge!"

It turned out to be Jiang Jiong, my old friend from Tianshui!

Jiang Jiong seemed extremely happy to see Zhuge Liang again.

"Thanks to the Shangshu's advice, I later took the imperial examination and passed, and was admitted as an official!"

"I am heading to Annan Protectorate to take up my post today. I just happened to hear that the Minister is staying here, so I came to meet you!"

Zhuge Liang had never expected that Jiang Jiong could be admitted to Annan Protectorate from Tianshui.

"The two places are thousands of miles apart, and most of the officials in the Annan Protectorate are from Shu. Why would you, a native of Guanzhong, go to the south?"

Zhuge Liang thought that someone was trying to trip up Jiang Jiong.

Although the Han Dynasty now has a vast territory, the appointment of officials is still more humane and in line with the principle of proximity.

For example, scholars from Hebei would be arranged to other places in Hebei or Beiting Protectorate as much as possible.

The scholars from Qingzhou and Xuzhou will be arranged to go to Liaozhou.

Scholars from Guanzhong would go to the Western Regions.

Most of the scholars from Yizhou and Jingzhou went to the Annan Protectorate.

It was really outrageous that Jiang Jiong, a native of Guanzhong, went to serve in the Annan Protectorate!
"it's not true."

Jiang Jiong quickly dispelled Zhuge Liang's idea.

"I asked the imperial court to send me to Annan Protectorate!"

"I was in Tianshui, and I often saw Kushan goods being shipped from Shu to Guanzhong. I got to know a little about Kushan customs, and I couldn't help but yearn for it."

"and……"

Jiang Jiong was also a little embarrassed.

"We'll have a better chance if we go to Annan Protectorate."

"At my age now, if I slowly gain experience, I'm afraid that this will be the end of my life. It's better to go to Annan Protectorate and fight for it!"

Although Jiang Jiong followed Zhuge Liang's advice and took the imperial examination, he was already old and his future was far inferior to that of some young candidates.

In addition, although the Annan Protectorate was remote, the wealth generated by previous trade with the Kushans could not be faked.

Instead of doing nothing, why not try your best! Go to Annan Protectorate to find a future!
Zhuge Liang also looked at Jiang Jiong with satisfaction.

When the Kushan War is over, and with the existence of those vassal states in Southeast Asia, the future potential of the Annan Protectorate will indeed be far greater than that of the Western Regions Protectorate.

Jiang Jiong has such insight, and it is worth my advice back then.

But Zhuge Liang also thought: "Oh, where is that Qilinzi from back then?"

"Did he come along this time?"

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It took me six hours to finish a chapter with one hand. I am worthy of this!

Well, let me remind all my readers again to take care of your health.

If the body is gone, everything is gone.

Good night, dear readers. I hope you stay healthy!
(End of this chapter)