Chapter 290 Ma Su’s mission to the Western Regions

Chapter 290 Ma Su’s mission to the Western Regions

There are a total of thirty-six small countries in the Western Region, distributed over a large area to the west of Liangzhou. Most of them have small territories and small populations, and are theoretically of little value to the big Han.

However, the famous Silk Road made these small countries in the Western Regions become valuable.

During the Western Han Dynasty, the Silk Road from Chang'an to the West generated countless trade exchanges every year. The small country located on this road makes a lot of money by collecting toll taxes.

Of course, they are not only responsible for collecting tolls, but also responsible for the security of the entire trade route. So at this time, the value of the Western Regions to the Han Dynasty still existed.

However, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qiang Rebellion broke out in Liangzhou for a hundred years, and as the capital moved eastward, the Silk Road gradually declined. The value of the Western Regions to the Central Plains regime has also been declining.

By the time of Cao Wei, apart from the nominal administration of the Western Regions, there were basically no other exchanges.

But the Shu-Han unified Yongliang, and because the court's finances were extremely tight, Zhuge Liang focused on restarting the Silk Road. Because of this, the value of the Western Region has increased again.

However, the majesty of the Han Dynasty has not shone here for more than a hundred years, and many small countries have long forgotten the power of the Han army. Therefore, when Chen Zhi hoped to expand the power of the Western Region Protectorate and restore the power of the Western Han Dynasty, he encountered considerable resistance.

We have been wild for more than a hundred years, and even Cao Wei, who is stronger than you, dare not take care of us. How can you Shu Han have the nerve to become a father again?

Because of this incident, Jiang Wei even led troops in Dunhuang and had a conflict with the envoys from the Western Regions who were making trouble. If Chen Zhi hadn't persuaded him and told the governor to make a decision, he might have started fighting directly.

Ma Di received the report and quickly gave an approval. The messenger's message to Chen Zhi was that the envoy was going to come to Dunhuang in person to take charge.

"Are you going to come in person?" Chen Zhi suddenly had a bad feeling. It seemed that the development of things might be slightly different from what he imagined.

Everyone in the Han Dynasty doesn't know that General Ma is a war-mad man, and he has to take action to solve problems that could have been solved through negotiation. Although it seems that there is more to grab, it is really a headache to fight at every turn.

I hope you came here just to solve the problem.

Within half a month, Ma Di's banner appeared in the east of Dunhuang. Chen Zhi's guess was correct. Ma Di brought 5,000 cavalry in one breath, and he knew at a glance that the person coming was evil.

"Fengzong, I'm here." Ma Di arrived at Dunhuang City with five thousand Han cavalry, then jumped off his horse and smiled at Chen Zhi.

"Let me see what's going on. Who is against my Han Dynasty's Western Region Protectorate?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down, this is not a child's play." Chen Zhi was a little helpless. Although he knew it was useless, he still tried to persuade Ma Su.

"Don't worry, I know it well. Do you think I, Ma Di, am the kind of person who likes to fight?" Ma Di waved his hand and said disapprovingly.

Isn’t it?

Chen Zhi couldn't help but slandered a few words, but still bowed and welcomed Ma Su to Dunhuang in person.

Ma Su led 5,000 Han cavalry to Dunhuang. They looked menacing at first sight, and a group of envoys from the Western Regions basically heard about it. A group of envoys from the Western Regions felt that something was wrong. It seemed that Shu Han was serious this time.

However, in their opinion, the problem is still not big, after all, the contradiction is not big. At the worst possible outcome, just change your words and give in during the next discussion and try to avoid conflicts.

Again, there's nothing that can't be discussed just by sitting down.

But just when a group of envoys from the Western Regions began to think about how to make concessions and how to gain benefits, they discovered a strange problem.

Since Ma Su came to Dunhuang, he has been in a daze for half a month without making any moves. As the governor of Liangzhou, he never came forward in person, and Chen Zhi never came to them to discuss important matters.

Not long after, the five thousand Han cavalry brought by Ma Su also disappeared.

Finally, one of the envoys couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to find Chen Zhi.

"Your Majesty, I heard a few days ago that the envoy from Liangzhou came to Dunhuang to deal with conflicts. I admire him very much and hope to meet with you. I don't know..." The envoy from Wusun saw Chen Zhi and asked him. He probed cautiously.

"Want to see the envoy? It seems a little late." Chen Zhi spread his hands to express his helplessness.

"The envoy has already taken five thousand cavalry to the Western Regions, and is preparing to go as an envoy to the Western Regions himself. If you want to see the envoy, it's still too late to chase him now."

"What?" Wusun's envoy was so dumbfounded that he took a long time to react, and then asked in disbelief.

"The envoy of Liangzhou has gone west?"

"That's right." Chen Zhi nodded and said casually.

"Mr. Ma always likes to go straight and is not good at making detours. He said that discussing important matters with the envoys was too complicated, and it was too cumbersome to communicate back and forth, so he decided to go to the Western Regions in person to discuss the matter with the kings of the countries in the Western Regions."

Chen Zhi said this without any emotion, as if he was saying a very normal thing. But in the envoy's ears, it was like a bolt from the blue.

He would not believe Chen Zhi's words that Ma Di was going to personally pay a friendly visit... After all, whoever goes on an envoy would bring thousands of cavalry, and they were going to destroy the country!

You must know that although the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions sound like a lot, in fact most of them are small countries. Among them, Xiaowan, the smallest country, has a population of only 2,000 in the country.

Ma Di took five thousand cavalry to the Western Regions, and there was a high probability that he would wipe out several small countries.

What kind of temper is this? You are just opposing a few overlord clauses, why are you directly taking action?

"Envoy Chen, this matter is of great importance. Why didn't you inform us?" Wusun's envoy was shocked and even asked Chen Zhidao directly.

"Why do you discuss the affairs of the Han Dynasty with the envoys of small countries?" Chen Zhi had no expression on his face and asked directly, leaving Wusun's envoy speechless.

Han soldiers have not left Liangzhou for more than a hundred years. Has the Western Region forgotten how unreasonable the Han were in the past?

At that time, the Han envoys also went to the Western Regions and cursed at the monarchs of small countries. If you have a good temper, the Han envoy will even hook up with the queen and the domestic opposition...

All in all, compared with the Han envoys, the video bloggers of later generations have less work.

And Ma Su just went to the Western Regions as an armed envoy without informing you. This is really nothing compared to his group of seniors.

It's such a big deal, what's the fuss about?

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Just as the envoys from the Western Regions in Dunhuang were in a panic and hurriedly wrote warning letters to their own countries, Ma Di's envoy had already entered the Western Regions for hundreds of miles and passed through two small countries.

However, after entering the Western Regions, Ma Su discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with what Chen Zhi said. Aren't the countries in the Western Regions very honest?

For the two small countries that Ma Su passed through, he only needed to shout from the city walls, and the king immediately came to greet him with hundreds of civil and military officials. After the Han army entered the city, the small country not only paid for all the food expenses, but also provided all kinds of delicious food and drinks.

As for Ma Su's proposal to rebuild the Western Region Protectorate, the king of the small country agreed without any objection.

Look, what a good comrade!