I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 420, Han Sui's jealousy
Dunhuang County, governing Dunhuang County, is in the west of Dunhuang today, and belongs to the Liangzhou Governor's Department.Originally Dunhuang was only a small county, but it developed rapidly, leading six counties: Dunhuang, Ming'an, Xiaogu, Yuanquan, Guangzhi, and Longle.Its east is bounded by Jiduanshui and Jiuquan County.

"Dun, great; Huang, prosperous." Dunhuang means grand.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took these two words to establish the prefecture, obviously because he wanted to expand the Dunhuang Empire, and the vast unknown world of the Western Regions was the goal of his conquest.

It's a pity that the strength of the Eastern Han government declined, not to mention expanding to the Western Regions starting from Dunhuang. Even if they maintained the Western Regions, they did not rely on strong force, but relied on the prestige of the former Han Dynasty and Ban Chao's personal prestige to suppress the Western Regions. invest any resources.Ban Chao managed the Western Regions all his life, and begged the court to return home in his later years, saying: "I dare not see Jiuquan County, but I hope to be born in Yumen Pass."

After Ban Chao left the Western Regions, the Han's rule over the Western Regions completely existed in name only!

At this time, there is an army of 5 people marching on this desolate land!This is the second time after the Huaxia power has dispatched such a huge army into this desolate land!
"This land is too desolate, and there are too few Han people!" Wang Guojun marched all the way, and only saw the scene of thousands of miles of uninhabited people. It was hard for him to believe that this was the prosperous Silk Road for hundreds of years. On the way, he saw some dilapidated villages, and the Royal Army thought it was a no-man's land!

Han Sui said with a sad face: "Although there are fewer merchants from the Western Regions coming to Dahan, it is not impossible. The Silk Road has not been completely cut off. There should have been some villages and towns here to provide food, grass and rest for caravans. These villages have been completely wiped out by the Qiang people for the first time, if we fail to defeat the Qiang people, not only will the Silk Road be cut off, but Dunhuang and other places will also be completely lost!"

Originally, many people in Zhangye County and Jiuquan County relied on this trade route to survive, but now there is no one on the road. I don’t know if they were trying to escape the war, or were directly killed by the Qiang people. In short, the land of these two counties has almost become a no-man's land. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is difficult for the caravans of the Han people to pass through the no-man's land that is nearly a thousand miles away.

If the Kingdom Army hadn't had several million stones of food, it would have been difficult for his 20 troops to march here, but such a group of no-man's land also increased the trouble for the Kingdom Army to transport grain and grass. At least more than 20 civilians could guarantee The food and grass of his 2 army is safe, and in order to ensure the safety of the [-] civilians, more than [-] cavalry are needed to guard the whole way. It can be said that the no-man's land created by the Qiang unintentionally has increased the consumption of the Royal Army by several times. times!
Wang Guojun heard Han Sui's bleak words, and said worriedly: "How strong is the Gai family? Can they withstand the siege of the Qiang people?"

If the tyrants of Dunhuang hadn't resisted the Qiang people, it would be difficult for them to encircle and suppress these Qiang people even if they marched thousands of miles, and because the people in these four counties were slaughtered, even if the Kingdom Army wanted to march into the Western Regions, they would not be able to do so. At the very least, Dagan must first restore the population of the four counties of Dunhuang, repair roads and post stations, so as to ensure the safety of the food road to the Western Regions army!
Han Sui mocked: "His family is considered the top powerful family in Xiliang. With his family taking the lead, it will not be a problem for the people of Dunhuang to resist the Qiang people for a few months. You must know that when Liangzhou was famine, Gai Xun was the leader. The prefect of Hanyang did not hesitate to use his private wealth to help the victims. Gai Xun could relieve the hunger of a county with his family's wealth. From this, the governor Wang could not see the strength of the Gai family! Gai Xun is one of the few in Xiliang who can be an official Man, even though he spent all his family wealth back then, after the court's disaster relief food arrived, he returned a lot of money to him, and now everyone only knows about the former, but no one has ever mentioned the latter!"

Han Sui is envious and jealous of Gai Xun!

Back then, Han Sui and Gai Xun were both celebrities in Xiliang, and his reputation was even higher than that of Gai Xun. It was a pity that fate tricked people. When he returned to Xiliang from the Central Plains, he was captured by Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou. Being forced to rebel has become a big man's rebellion, and he has repeatedly jumped over the years and won the title of an old fox. His reputation and moral character in Xiliang have already stink.

However, when Gai Xun was in chaos in Xiliang, not only did he not join forces with others, he also found ways to report Zuo Chang and others, worked hard to put down the rebellion in Xiliang, and gradually became a famous official of the Han Dynasty. It is said that Gai Xun lived like Han Sui's ideal state, but he was greedy for life and afraid of death, and finally lived step by step into the way he hated.So every time someone Gai Xun advances, Han Sui finds it hard to calm down!

At this time, a voice from behind said angrily: "Han Sui, you sinister villain, you actually slandered my father! Everyone in the world knows that my father is a loyal man, and there is no one in Xiliang who does not admire my father's character, and is even unwilling to be with my father. The enemy. And you Han Wenyue, you are just a traitor who rebelled and rebelled, but luckily, you saved your life by relying on Lei Gong to be in power, and now you dare to slander my father like this!"

This is when Gai Shun heard Han Sui's words and responded angrily. Those supporting Dunhuang Gai Shun was appointed as a guide to follow the army. I can't help but refute my father's bad words!

When Han Sui saw Gai Shun, he said indifferently: "Where did the old man slander? Could it be that the old man said it was true! The Gai family monopolized the entire Silk Road trade route, and gems, jade, spices, gold and silver from the Western Regions all passed through Only your hands can enter Guanzhong, and the silk, precious medicinal materials, and porcelain from the Central Plains can only be sold to you to build your home, so you have the financial resources to help the people of a county! The powerful families in the Central Plains do not have the financial resources of your family. Not true!"

Gai Xun said angrily: "Although what you said is the truth, you are misinterpreting my father's intention here. If it is true that fame is so easy to obtain as you said, why don't you see other officials of the big man doing this! Don't they want to gain both fame and fortune? Well, when my father helped the victims, he never thought about getting back the money and food! Moreover, the situation in the Western Regions is now in turmoil. Merchants are afraid to go to the Western Regions and sell their goods to our family. We are also helping the Han Chinese caravans to solve their difficulties. You said it out of your mouth, but it became my Gai family bullying merchants!"

Wang Guojun said with a playful smile: "No matter what, Gai Xun always saves people. Among the big men, there are very few people who can do this!"

Wang Guojun also saw that Han Sui had a deep prejudice against him, a dead fellow, and even felt a little bit jealous!But this Gai family is indeed powerful, it can monopolize the Silk Road, obviously it is not an ordinary tycoon!

Han Sui said at this time: "The old man just said that this is not to slander your Gai family, but to envy your strong Gai family. There are hundreds of thousands of Qiang people. I can't resist the strongest period of the old man, but your Gai family is strong. It can withstand the attack of hundreds of thousands of Qiang people!"

Gai Shun knew that Daqian's attitude towards Haoqiang had always been to kill and never let go, so he immediately explained: "It's not that my Gai family is strong, but that the tens of thousands of people in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, and Zhangye are united to resist the Qiang people. attack!"

(End of this chapter)