Ren Hong suddenly received an urgent call from the court to call him back, and he didn't even bother to bring the chariot and horse entourage, and only took a few people to ride west from Hejian Country.Fortunately, Yaoguang's riding skills are better than him, and the road conditions in the Central Plains are far better than those in the west of the Biansai River, and he rode all night, not taking the Hedong Hanoi route when he came, but crossing the big river into Luoyang, but in a few days, he arrived at Hangu Pass at the junction of Henan County and Hongnong County.Liu Yaoguang changed into men's clothes and looked into the distance, and saw a gate city set up on the flat land between two mounds, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Liangren, this Hangu Pass is the Xiongguan that Jia Yi said in the treatise on Qin, with ten times the land and millions of people, knocking on the pass and attacking Qin?"
The concubine doesn't look dangerous, it's better to close the iron gate. ”Indeed, although the Guanlou is very high and there are many garrisons, it is more like a barrier city on a smooth road, and it is definitely not like Hangu, who skillfully occupies a dangerous road, the cars are not square, and the horses are not parallel.Ren Hong said with a smile: "This Hangu Pass in Xin'an County is Xinguan, and the real Qin Hangu Pass is in Hongnong County, three hundred miles to the west. ”Since Yuan Ding moved Hangu Guandong to Xin'an of 200,000 Qin troops in Xiangyukeng three years ago in 114 years, the old pass has been idle, but from a military point of view, the new pass is far inferior to the old pass.Yaoguang was deeply impressed by the iron gate pass built by Ren Hong in the Western Regions in the past, and the reason why they were able to delay with nearly 20,000 Huns was because of the impregnable dangerous fortress, and he was a little puzzled: "Since the old pass is more dangerous, why do you want to move?"
”On this issue, Ren Hong heard a rumor, saying that it was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when the general of the boat Yang Fu was a Hongnong person, a number of great achievements and marquis, shame for the people outside the Guan, on the book begging Hangu, it happened that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also broad, so he moved to Xin'an, the entire Hongnong County became "Guannei", and Yang Fu was mixed with the Gyeonggi household registration.However, Ren Hong felt that this was a folk rumor, and the reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was willing to move to the customs should not have considered the face of Yang Fu.He, a guy who is famous for water warfare, should not be qualified to speak on such a major matter as moving customs.It was more out of political considerations, the world had been peaceful for a hundred years, the pass was abolished, and the Kwantung princes were weakened, and they were no longer regarded as imaginary enemies, so Guangguan expanded the scope of direct jurisdiction.Not only Hongnong, but also Henan, Hanoi, and Hedong were later included in the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.And in the Hanguguan Pavilion, Ren Hong also met an old colleague."
I don't want my subordinates to meet Xi'an Hou here."
The person who came had a typical peninsula face, but he was Ren Hong's subordinate when he was in charge of the subordinate country, and he was in charge of the tributary exchanges between the empire and the Dongyi tribes such as Fuyu and Sanhan.Lu Jia is the grandson of the former Wei Korean Xiangguo passerby, his father Lu was the leader of the party in the Han and Korean War, and was named the Marquis of Wenyang, but unfortunately he was cut off for crime, Lu Jia came to Chang'an when he was young, and his language, food and clothing were the same as the safety of the Han people, but he also mastered two peninsula languages.After settling down with his wife, he ordered meat and wine in the house, invited Lu Jia and several officials of the subordinate state to drink, and looked at the Han Festival that Lu Jia was holding carefully, and said with a smile: "You are waiting for this eastward journey, is it not as a court envoy to go to Sanhan and the Wa Kingdom?"
”After Huo Guang looked at the map presented by Ren Hong last year, he felt that the blank space in the east was very obstructive, so he sent a few envoys to explore the plan of Sanhan and the Wa Kingdom.But Su Wu still completed this matter, after more than half a year of preparation, so that the envoys of Sanhan and the Japanese State were finally about to be sent, Lu Jia because he was a native of the peninsula and knew the local language, he was appointed as a "confessor" of more than 600 stones, and took more than ten people to carry the festival to the east.Ren Hong toasted to Lu Jia and said with a smile: "A year and a half ago, I was also appointed as a confessor to escort the Wusun delegation into the court, and I didn't even have a scepter.Thou shalt do great things in this trip.At that time, the Marquis of Bowang hollowed out the Western Regions and explored the land of the sunset in the west, and the Northwest Kingdom began to pass through the Han Dynasty.What is there in the place of the rising sun in the east, the predecessors have not set foot in it, and it is up to you to chisel it out, reluctantly!
”Lu Jia hurriedly took a few officials to avoid the table: "I am willing to serve the Marquis of Xi'an, live up to the king's order, and do not fall into the prestige of the Han Dynasty!"
”For this trip, Lu Jia was half apprehensive, half excited, worried that the road was far away and the sea was unpredictable, but he also looked forward to making achievements.Ren Hong has replaced the Marquis of Bowang and has become a model of meritorious service, not only the marquis, but also the princess Wusun, who was escorted in the past, married home and became a wife.During the banquet, Ren Hong patiently explained to Lu Jia and others the situation in the East that he had heard from the "Haike": "In the past, it was believed that the Japanese were in the southeast sea of Sanhan, separated by a strait, living on mountain islands, and where there were more than 100 countries, and they were connected to Zhuya and Dan'er in the south, but now it seems to be wrong, the two places are one north and one south, separated by tens of thousands of miles of sea areas, and are not close. ”According to the description of the seafarers, the Wa Kingdom should be a long and narrow island, except for a few slightly civilized tribes in the southwest corner, divided into more than 30 foreign countries, the rest of the place is still Ru Mao drinking blood.There should be occasional people who drift to Samhan in the floating sea, and you have to carefully look for someone who can translate. ”After drinking, Ren Hong asked about the details of their envoy: "The route can be decided, do you take Youzhou to Lelang and Xuansu to go south, or go directly from Jiaodong to Sanhan?"
”This is also the two routes of the Han Wu Emperor to use troops against Korea, the left general Xun Yu will Yan, Dai pawn as the main force, cross the Yalu River into Korea.The Yang servant who was located in Hangu and moved to the east was the general of Lou Chuan, who carried 7,000 soldiers across the Bohai Sea with a sailor and went straight to Wang Jiancheng.This is like the Han Dynasty's version of the Inchon landing, but unfortunately it was defeated under Wang Jiancheng, which prolonged the war for more than half a year.Although the boat division lost the battle, the sea communication with the peninsula was opened up, but the risk was still very high, and if the sailors encountered strong winds and waves, four or five out of ten could not return.Lujia they obviously chose a safe route: "Or go to Liaodong for the winter first, and then go south after the beginning of spring, in addition to going to Sanhan and Wa abroad, but also to appease Liaodong and the four counties of barbarians, recently Wuhuan often has a bad relationship with the Han Dynasty, and the northeast is not very stable." ”"I also heard about the Wuhuan offense, and I heard that even the captain of the Wuhuan school was attacked, almost non-existent, and several counties in Youzhou were also invaded and looted."
That was what Ren Hong heard when he went south, and he also encountered a lot of Jizhou laborers transferred north on the way.After a few sips of wine, Lu Jia also dared to confide in some information: "Wuhuan since Emperor Xiaowu was outside the fortress and reconnoitred the movements of the Xiongnu for the Han Dynasty, although there were occasional conflicts between sporadic robbers and border people, but the five adults never joined forces to enter the fortress, which was a revenge for the Han army's raid on Wuhuan in the third year of Yuanfeng." ”The war in the third year of Yuanfeng, in hindsight, is more strange, first Wuhuan who had a feud with the Xiongnu dug the tomb of the Xiongnu Shan Yu, causing the Xiongnu to send troops to attack Wuhuan, and Wuhuan asked the Han Dynasty for help.The general Huo Guang sent his son-in-law Fan Mingyou to ride 20,000 out of Liaodong and cooperate with Wuhuan to resist the Xiongnu.But when the Xiongnu heard that the Han army was coming, they all withdrew, and when Wuhuan was secretly rejoicing, Fan Mingyou's cavalry suddenly attacked the Wuhuan tribes and beheaded more than 6,000 people in one go, on the grounds that Wuhuan repeatedly invaded the border, and not punishment was not enough to deter the barbarians, so Fan Mingyou was thus crowned the Marquis of Pingling.Afterwards, although the imperial court sent the captain to protect Wuhuan to appease him, Wuhuan did not become more honest after beating as Fan Mingyou said, but became a new border trouble."
I heard that the revenge of the Wuhuan blood clan is quite strong, and six thousand people were killed last time, how can they give up, and now they really have to be subdued, but fortunately, General Duliao has been ordered to go north and attack the Yan Dynasty.""
I'm afraid this Fan Mingyou is not greedy for merit for a while, so let's raise my own self-respect.Ren Hong speculated in his heart that Wuhuan was inexplicably slapped by his former backer, and he made trouble at two ends in three days, and General Duliao would be able to firmly hold the military power in his hand from then on."
I envy him, I always have something to do."
Ren Hong was idle for more than half a year, and his heart became restless again, and at the same time he remembered that Huo Guang called him back to Chang'an, what was the reason?"
Are you trying to give me a new errand?"
He then asked Lu Jia and the others: "In the two months since I left Chang'an, except for the Wuhuan offense, what is the big deal?"
”A few people, you and I told Ren Hong: "The captain of the Qiang Protector retired from illness, and the Qiang people west of Jincheng County are not very peaceful after autumn. ”"There are envoys from several countries in the Western Regions to pay tribute."
Lu Jia said: "Among them, the king of Shache personally came to the court, and was willing to be the princes of the Han Dynasty, so that the hundred officials of Shache were sealed, and His Majesty personally summoned him in peace, and gave the seal of the king of Shache, and gave silk silk and other things. ”Shache country is located in the western part of the Western Regions, is the place where Ren Hong failed to set foot in, its land is moistened by the Yarkand River, Tarim River, the land is fertile, the water and grass are sufficient, suitable for arable land and suitable for grazing, and the north and south road traffic, is the only place to go out of the green ridge in the west, is the place where the soldiers must fight, Shache between the Han and the Xiongnu, must make a choice.Ren Hong said with a smile: "This Shache King is smart, so he has become an example like King Shanshan." ”Lu Jia asked everyone to retreat and whispered to Ren Hong: "There is one more thing, the trip of King Shache may be related to the Marquis of Xi'an. ”"Oh?"
Ren Hong was surprised: "What does it have to do with me?"
”"There are rumors in the Barbarian Mansion that King Shache has no children, and after coming to Chang'an with his daughter, he met Prince Wusun for ten thousand years, and King Shache loves him and wants to recruit him as a son-in-law!""
Even if Liu Wannian is favored by King Shache as his son-in-law, it is also a matter between Shache and Wusun, there is no need to summon me as a sister-in-law to come back and ask, right?"
With some doubts, after returning to Chang'an, Ren Hong took a hasty bath, then entered Weiyang Palace and met Huo Guang in Shangshutai.The right general Zhang Anshi was also there, and after he saw Ren Hong, he clapped his hands and said: "The Marquis of Xi'an seems to have lost a lot of weight compared to before he got married." ”Ren Hong said with a smile: "The subordinate is the doctor of Guanglu, on standby for consultation, although Hong is newly married and asks for a rest, but as long as the court is called, since the starry night rushes back, the horse has lost a circle, and it is common for people to lose weight." ”Huo Guang still didn't smile, and asked Ren Hong directly: "The king of Shache wrote a book, saying that he had no children under his command, and wanted to take Liu Wannian, the prince of Wusun, as his son-in-law, and make him the king of Shache, what does the Marquis of Xi'an think?"
”PS: In the special season, rumors are spreading, and after receiving too much information, even my emotional ups and downs are very great, not to mention my friends in the epidemic area.But sometimes panic is more terrible than the plague, and all we can do is control ourselves, admonish our families not to join in the fun, and at the same time do our own work to get through the difficulties together.For example, as an author, you should refresh yourself and update it well, maybe you can watch it for two minutes when you are bored at home.I wish everyone a safe and healthy New Year, the second chapter in the evening.