A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

In the 13th year of Emperor Wu of Han's reign, the Han army marched north again. The Xiongnu adopted a strategy of trading space for time, taking advantage of the depth of the northern grasslands to extend the Han army's supply lines and barely prolong the survival of the Northern Xiongnu.

In the 14th year of Emperor Wu of Han, the Northern Xiongnu, who had survived for a year by taking advantage of their geographical location, abandoned a large number of tribes and led the core of the Xiongnu northward, fleeing to the wild and untamed northern frontier where there was frozen soil everywhere.

The environment here is extremely harsh. Most of the land is permafrost, so crops cannot grow. The temperature is extremely low, making it difficult for humans to adapt.

The entire northern desert officially became the territory of the Han Dynasty.

With the support of the Wei family, the Han Dynasty used the entire northern grasslands as pastures, raising a large number of cattle, horses and sheep.

The tribes left behind by the Xiongnu were turned into slaves, and some were distributed to the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions, so that these slaves could help the soldiers raise cattle, horses and sheep.

Well-bred Xiongnu slaves would be specially granted membership in the Han Dynasty and would no longer be considered Xiongnu.

The 15th year of Emperor Wu of Han.

Emperor Wu of Han looked at the map of the Central Plains, which stretched from the wild lands in the north to the South China Sea in the south, from the East China Sea in the east to the Western Plains in the west.

This vast territory still has some irritating countries and races.

In the south there was the Nanyue, in the west there was the Western Regions, and in the north there were some small Hu peoples.

These minor ethnic groups would be gradually wiped out by Emperor Wu of Han.

Next, Emperor Wu of Han prepared to take action against Nanyue and the Western Regions.

However, the Han Dynasty is a land of propriety and etiquette, and we cannot attack them without a reason.

You need a good excuse.

Therefore, Emperor Wu of Han carefully selected An Guo Shao Ji from among the court officials, intending to send him as an envoy to the Nanyue Kingdom.

Of course, could the envoys sent by the Han Dynasty be considered normal envoys?

Can Han envoys really be called envoys?!

Play around as you please, but don't joke about the Han envoy.

Historically, it was from the time of An Guo Shao Ji that the tradition of Han envoys causing trouble was established.

If you cause enough trouble and return safely, you might be granted a title.

Even if they don't return, they will still receive a large reward, because it gives the Han Dynasty an excuse to expand its territory.

Before his mission, An Guo Shao Ji was summoned to the palace by Emperor Wu of Han and given detailed instructions.

He was a clever man, and he easily discerned Emperor Wu of Han's purpose from the words.

Although this mission would cost him his life, An Guo Shao Ji accepted the task without hesitation.

Because he knew his family would receive the emperor's favor, and he would be able to take revenge.

The current queen of Nanyue is his childhood sweetheart. However, this childhood sweetheart, coveting the status and wealth of the former hostage in Nanyue, chose the hostage and later followed him back to Nanyue to become queen.

The hatred of having one's wife stolen is irreconcilable.

He could die without regrets if his death could bring about the destruction of the Southern Yue Kingdom and end the lineage of that man.

Emperor Wu of Han then appointed An Guo Shao Ji as the chief envoy, Zhong Jun, the eloquent remonstrator, and Wei Chen, the brave warrior, as the deputy envoys, leading 100 imperial guards on a mission to Nanyue.

The stated purpose was to make the King and Queen of Nanyue pay homage to the emperor, just like the feudal lords in the interior, thus legally making them a vassal state of the Han Dynasty.

After settling things at home, An Guoshaoji led his delegation to the Southern Yue Kingdom.

Meanwhile, the Han Dynasty's army began to move south, and in order to avoid frightening the Nanyue Kingdom, the troop movements were all carried out in secret.

Moreover, the number is not very large.

Only tens of thousands, and the troop strength in the several prefectures near the Southern Yue Kingdom did not increase at all.

The fear was that if the Nanyue Kingdom sensed danger, it would affect Emperor Wu of Han and Anguo Shaoji's plans.

An Guoshaoji became the envoy to the Nanyue Kingdom, and the Nanyue Kingdom naturally received the news early on.

The King of Nanyue certainly knew who An Guo Shaoji was, and his queen knew even better.

An Guoshao is his rival in love.

Now that An Guo Shao Ji has come to Nan Yue as a Han envoy, it's obvious to anyone with a brain that he has ill intentions.

However, the Han Dynasty has just destroyed the Northern Xiongnu and is now extremely powerful, so the Southern Yue dare not provoke the Han Dynasty.

King Zhao Yingqi of Nanyue had a bitter expression on his face. He had been a hostage in the Han Dynasty and was only allowed to return to the country to inherit the throne after his father died.

This is why he had almost no foothold in Nanyue. At this time, the government and army of Nanyue had already been controlled by Lü Jia.

His words, even those of the King of Nanyue, were less effective than those of Lü Jia.

When the Lü brothers learned that the Han envoys were going to Nanyue, they secretly discussed the matter in their residence.

"The Han Dynasty wants to completely subjugate our Nanyue region to them; that's wishful thinking."

"The first King of Nanyue left behind a national edict forbidding people from entering the court to pay homage to the emperor. We are nobles of Nanyue, and we must naturally follow the King's edict and absolutely not allow such a thing to happen."

Lü Jia said to his younger brother, Lü Shao.

Lü Shao was a military general with relatively low political acumen. He still believed that Lü Jia was truly following the will left behind by Zhao Tuo, the King of Nanyue.

"Brother, can we defeat the Han?"

The scale of the war in the north has spread to the south, and the Han Dynasty can send hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Nanyue Kingdom at any time.

With their limited military strength, the Southern Yue Kingdom was no match for them.

Lu Jia looked at his younger brother with disappointment and frustration.

"Once the Nanyue Kingdom is incorporated into the Han Dynasty, according to the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, the King of Nanyue will still be the King of Nanyue, but officials such as the Chancellor and the Commandant will be appointed by the Han government."

Do you think the Han Dynasty would allow us to control the entire Nanyue Kingdom's government and army?

"Impossible, the Han Dynasty will definitely replace those two positions with their own people."

"Even the less desirable positions are no longer relevant to us."

"This won't do, absolutely not."

Although Lü Shao lacked political acumen, he knew that their foundation for survival lay in their army.

Even if the Han Dynasty wanted to swallow up our Nanyue, they would suffer heavy losses. Don't they care about that?

Lu Jia's eyes were unfathomable; he too was unsure what the Han Dynasty truly intended.

"Brother, have you ever heard of An Guo Shao Ji?"

As a military general, Lü Shao held sole military power for many years, and he was not a good person either.

I enjoy chatting with some lowlifes.

Therefore, he had indeed heard of An Guo Shao Ji.

"Do you know this envoy from the Han Dynasty?"

Lü Jia never expected that his younger brother would have this function.

"I have no idea."

Lü Shao shook his head.

"But I've heard of it."

"I heard he used to be the queen."

"Which one?"

"That's the one."

Which one?

Lü Jia asked, puzzled.

"That's that lover."

Lü Shao said mysteriously.

"I heard about this when Zhao Yingqi and the Queen came to Nanyue."

"I heard that the Queen and this young man from Anguo were deeply in love, but our King stole her away."

"Is it possible that An Guo Shao Ji came here to avenge the theft of his wife?"

Is this true?

Lu Jia's eyes widened in shock; this information was far too important.

The identity of the Han envoy speaks volumes.

"really."

"I found it interesting at the time, so I sent people to investigate the capital of the Han Dynasty."

"Good, good, this information is very important."

"Since King Zhao Yingqi of Nanyue is sitting here, we should naturally sit here too."

"Lu Jia said coldly."