"That's right, Yi Xianghan is dealing with the Huns, and it is not a secret communication, but an open communication."
Although Yi Xianghan warmly retained him, out of caution, the envoys were still camped outside the city, and Fu Jiezi was not at all surprised when he heard that Xi Chongguo, Ren Hong, and others had reported the information provided by the Sogdian merchant Jia Shakun."
The two ends of the head rat of a small country are ordinary things in the Western Regions, and Loulan has sent a son of the Huns and a son of the Han since thirty years ago.When the general of the second division attacked Dawan on the order of Emperor Xiaowu, the Xiongnu wanted to send troops to cover it, but the second division was full of soldiers and did not dare to directly obstruct it, so he asked Loulan to block the Han army. ”Fu Jiezi asked several major officials to sit down and talked about the complicated situation in Loulan: "After the Han learned about this, he asked the Yumen Lieutenant to send troops to arrest the old King of Loulan and take him to Dunhuang to reprimand.If you want Loulan to be loyal to the Han Dynasty, there is only one way, that is, the whole country will migrate to the Han land" "Emperor Xiaowu thought that what the old Loulan King said was true, so he sent him back to the country, and also let him wait for the Xiongnu to move.So Loulan informed the Han of the Xiongnu's movements in the Western Regions, and at the same time did not cut off the tribute to the Xiongnu. ”Ren Hong listened to his head, and dared to love this Loulan, he was a double agent."
Now thirty years have passed, and the two kings of Loulan have been Xiongnu protons and married Xiongnu noblewomen.King An Gui of Loulan has regarded himself as one of the kings of the Xiongnu, and he did not hesitate to devote his strength to curry favor with the Xiongnu Shan Yu. ”Angui is the best feedback after the Huns adhere to the strategy of "harmony" for 30 years, he was sent to live in the court of the Huns when he was young, and believed that he was also a Hun from the bones, growing up in Shan Yu's side, speaking Hun dialect, Hu clothes and braided hair, like to shoot, after returning to Loulan, he married his stepmother the daughter of the Hun Pu King as his wife, called "Loulan Yanshi".Now even the pillow is blowing the wind of the Huns, and some people even say that the real ruler of Loulan now is not An Gui, but the Yan family.When the Han Dynasty ordered him to enter the court and said that the Son of Heaven would reward him heavily, the couple decisively refused and began to work for the Xiongnu, repeatedly reporting the news to the king of Richai, so that the Xiongnu could send people to Loulan to kill the Han envoy.Therefore, the return of King Loulan was recognized by the Han Court as uncontestable and must die!"
But Yi Xianghan is different, he is just a small city lord, in the absence of a backer, even if he has a good impression of Han, he still dares to refuse to pay tribute to the Xiongnu and refuse to marry Hu's wife?"
In Fu Jiezi's view, words like "heart to the big man", just listen to it, all of Yi Xianghan's choices are just realistic considerations.The reality is that the Han soldiers have not left Yumen in the west for eleven years, but the Hun cavalry can attack Yixun City along the Peacock River, so he can understand Yixianghan's cry."
Are we going to let him go like this?"
Xi Chongguo is jealous and hateful, but he also likes to see things as simple black and white, insisting that Yi Xianghan should be punished.Ren Hong asked rhetorically: "How to punish it?"
Escort back to Yumen Pass to ask for guilt?
Yi Xianghan is already the most pro-Han city lord in Loulan, and we will do it to him, but it will make the relatives hurt and the enemies happy. ”Xi Chongguo was dumbfounded, and Ren Hong said to Fu Jiezi: "Therefore, the subordinates think that they should not blame the past and strive for Yi Xianghan and other city lords as a backup for us to go to Loulan City to do great things." ”The main purpose of the envoys was to assassinate the king of Loulan, and several major officials already knew that they had originally thought that they were alone and had gone deep into a foreign land, and they were all enemies.But in Ren Hong's view, Loulan is by no means monolithic."
The Xiongnu extorted a lot from Loulan, and the city of Yixun was overwhelmed, whether it was the city lord or the civilians, they hated it deeply."
In that small fishing village by Lop Nur, Ren Hong heard complaints, saying that most of the leather that arrived every year had to be handed over to the city lord, and then handed over to the Huns."
The Huns only know how to ask for it from Loulan, but the Han has always been there to ask for it.Once they firmly believe that the Han Dynasty has decided to return to the Western Regions and rescue Loulan from the heavy endowment of the Xiongnu, it will be the choice of most city lords to be pro-Han and anti-Hun. ”"So there is no need to delve into their previous dealings with the Xiongnu under the order of King Loulan."
Uniting all those who can be united, neutralizing all those who can be neutral, and dividing and disintegrating all those who can be divided in the enemy's camp is the key to this trip to Loulan."
What Ren Hong said is good, we must do a good job."
Fu Jiezi learned from Yigui Hankou today that in recent years, the lords of the cities in Loulan have had enough of the extortion of the Huns, especially the several cities in the south of Loulan, which are far away from Lop Nur and have stronger centrifugal force.So much so that the king of Loulan, Angui, had to pretend to be a tiger, and used the power of the Huns to force him, asking the city lords to marry the Xiongnu wives and send protons to Loulan City.He is also suspicious of the Han envoys in the past, if he can not see it, he will not see it, Fu Jiezi came back from Qiuzi last time, and he did not show up when he returned, if he went to Loulan City and couldn't see anyone, how to assassinate?
Fu Jiezi glanced at everyone: "Even if you can't do it, you have to find a way to complete the mission!"
”"No!"
Fu Jiezi got up and looked at the sky outside that was about to fall into the night: "I already know that I am moved by emotion and reason, and tell Yi Xianghan that the Han Dynasty has set up a waiting officer outside the Yumen Pass, and the army may come west to Loulan at any time, and the days when Loulan pays tribute to the Xiongnu are not long."
Next, just wait for him to make a choice" As soon as the words fell, Zhao Han'er, who was on duty at night, came to report: "Fu Gong, the city lord of Yixun is asking to see you outside." ”"It's fast."
Fu Jiezi seemed to know what was going on, and sighed: "Let's go, go out and have a look." ”When he went outside, he saw Yi Xianghan dressed in military uniform, as if he had just returned from hunting, and Ren Hong saw that on the poplar wooden frame behind him, there was a female corpse full of scars, "Fu Gong, great misfortune!"
”Yi bowed to Fu Jiezi of the Han Dynasty and kissed the tips of his boots: "My Hun wife, when hunting by the lake, was attacked by a tiger and unfortunately died!"
”Except for Fu Jiezi, all the officials were a little shocked, although they were forced to marry, but they were married for a hundred days, and they didn't expect Yi Xianghan to be ruthless so quickly.Ren Hong's gaze was even more wandering between the inexplicably dead, some poor Hun noblewomen, and Yi Xianghan.The face of this pleasant-looking Yixun city lord at this time was really like that of Yi Xianghan, whose wife had died due to the hanging eye insect that Ren Hong met by chance on the bank of Lop Nur, did not show much sadness, and even left the matter behind, but instead took care of it to punish the Sogdians who dared to dig up the graves of the Han soldiers on behalf of the Han envoys."
According to the law of Loulan, the murderer dies, and the robber breaks one of his arms and cuts off one of his feet."
Yi Xianghan said viciously: "If it is not enough, bury them in the sand and die of thirst!"
”He originally wanted to curry favor with Fu Jiezi, but Fu Jiezi shook his head and said: "Lord Yicheng, I remember that in Loulan, don't all cases involving foreigners have to be handed over to the king of Loulan for trial?"
”Ren Hong and Xi Chongguo glanced at each other, what a Fu Jiezi, doing things one by one, the reason why An Gui had to show up, came!
Although the later generations as the Loulan character "Lu" has not yet been transmitted from the area of North India, Loulan has been established for hundreds of years, and there has been an oral law that has not been established.In the last two decades, they have even begun to learn to use Han, writing down those traditions as laws in the hands of the King of Loulan.Although Loulan is a feudal lordship, but in order to emphasize the authority of the king, the king of Loulan set military, administrative, theocratic, judicial power in one, he is not only the king, but also the highest judge, no matter how big or small, whether it is lost two ducks, or stolen a cow, all personally intervene.After all, there are only 10,000 people in the country, and King Loulan is like a county order in the Han Dynasty, and he can really manage it.It stands to reason that the city lords can only reflect the situation and investigate the incident, but the final verdict must be made by the king of Loulan.Having said that, it is more often the case that the city lords, out of selfishness, often deal with the disputes of the people themselves, and the king of Loulan is not loved by the nobles and commoners for this kind of violation of the king's authority, and he is powerless to stop it.But Fu Jiezi, as a noble Han envoy, wanted to give face to the king of Loulan for the first time today, and he smiled and said: "Since the Sogdians were captured in the territory of Loulan, we should ask the king of Loulan to make a judgment." ”"This" Yi Xianghan was a little strange, but Fu Jiezi said to him: "I also hope that the city lord of Yi will send a message to Angui for me: the king of Loulan has recently been complained by the city lords and cursed by the civilians because of the matter of paying tribute to the Xiongnu, and he is often not at ease, isn't this trial a good opportunity to restore his authority?"
”"Therefore, I hope that the king of Loulan must come forward in person and try this case with me.""
This is also the Great Han, the steps left for King Loulan!
The Han army is about to return to the Western Regions, and Loulan has turned his back on the Huns and pro-Han, so you can start from this matter!
”Fu Jiezi seems to be a messenger of peace, but Ren Hong knows that this is a "step" for King Loulan to return.But it's going to kill you!
PS: For the legal situation in Loulan, please refer to the Shanshan Guo Lu Shu unearthed in the Western Regions.The second chapter is in the evening.