The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 336 Reconciliation

The last rain of late spring fell on Chang'an City.

Wei Ning returned to the East Palace holding an umbrella. When he arrived at the door of the East Palace, he saw Huo Qubing standing hesitantly under the eaves.

Wei Ning was stunned for a moment, then walked over and said to Huo Qubing: "Cousin, why don't you go in? It's raining so hard, isn't it cold outside?"

Huo Qubing was a little shy and stuttered: "Cousin, cousin... what, my..."

He scratched his head and didn't know how to speak.

Wei Ning patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go in and drink some wine to warm up."

"Oh."

Huo Qubing followed Weining to the East Palace. Wei Ning asked Qin Ziyu to get some food and wine. After three rounds of drinking, Huo Qubing finally relaxed a lot.

There is nothing about the emotions between men that a drink can't resolve.

Huo Qubing said drunkenly, "Cousin, I'm sorry for you."

"I was really angry at the time and even wanted to rush to you to settle the score."

"My uncle scolded me well. I was so fucking influenced by a woman. I'm such a waste!"

"I know everything. After thinking about what my uncle said carefully, it is indeed what happened."

Wei Ning smiled slightly and said to Huo Qubing, "It's okay, I don't take it to heart."

Huo Qubing sighed: "Cousin, I think I've put it aside. If I have a chance, I can ask my aunt and uncle to find someone who knows everything about this woman."

"How can a great man be influenced by a woman?"

"Xie Yunniang is not simple. My cousin almost fell into his trap, but she underestimated the feelings between my brothers."

"She will never understand the meaning of a life-threatening friendship on the battlefield."

Wei Ning smiled and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Why bring it up in the past? Cousin can just think about it."

After chatting with Huo Qubing for a while, Weining ordered someone to send Huo Qubing back.

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In the late spring of the third year of Yuanshou, Wusun's envoys arrived in Chang'an.

Weining is responsible for presiding over the reception of Dahonglu.

Wusun's envoys kept a low profile. They not only sent Princess Wusun to marry her, but also brought a large number of tributes.

When the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu in the second year of Yuanshou, the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions sent troops to reinforce the Xiongnu.

For a long time before this, not only the Han Dynasty lived in the shadow of the Xiongnu, but the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions also lived under the pressure of the Xiongnu.

At that time, the countries in the Western Regions did not believe that the Han Dynasty could completely defeat the Xiongnu, so there was nothing wrong with them siding with the Xiongnu.

After all, the influence of the Han Dynasty has not spread across the Western Regions and the North, and the entire Western Regions and the North are under the control of the Huns.

Who would have thought that in a war last year, the Han Dynasty showed its powerful combat effectiveness to the entire northwest.

The Wusun Kingdom had always been afraid of the Han Dynasty's revenge, so it took the initiative to send envoys to pay tribute and give gifts.

In some ways, it is enough to show that the Han Dynasty now has an increasing influence on neighboring countries. This is something that has never been done by any previous dynasty.

Da Honglu arranged accommodation for Wusun's envoy team in Honglu Temple.

Honglu Temple began to intensively count the value of the gifts sent by Wusun. As a country of etiquette, the Han Dynasty naturally wanted to reward tributes and the statistical work of Honglu Temple was very important.

After Dahonglu and Zhang Qian showed Wusun's gift list to Weining, he said with disdain: "This is what a small country is like. What kind of gift list are they giving? There is no etiquette at all."

"What's the use of this catkin tree? It has beautiful flowers. What's the use of being beautiful?"

Zhang Qian made no secret of his contempt and contempt for the small country of Wusun.

Wei Ning was surprised and asked Zhang Qian, "What is a catkin tree?" Zhang Qian said, "I don't know, I think it's something from Wusun."

"Although I have been to the Western Regions, I have never heard of this kind of tree, but I don't know what is so surprising that it is worth sending them alone."

Zhang Qian had been on a mission to the Western Regions for several years before and had stayed in the Western Regions for a period of time. He had a relatively good understanding of the customs and customs of the Western Regions.

He didn't even know it, which shows that this kind of tree is very cherished.

Wei Ning thought for a while and said, "Go and call Princess Wusun."

Zhang Qian nodded and said: "Here."

Not long after, Princess Wusun came to the middle hall of Honglu Temple with her servants. She bowed to Wei Ning and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince of Han Dynasty."

Wei Ning said: "No need to be polite."

"I'm curious, is there anything special about the tree you gave me as a gift?"

"Why send a separate tree?"

Princess Wusun cupped her hands and said, "His Royal Highness, we got this tree by chance. Last year, it bloomed in yellow, red, purple, and white. It's very beautiful."

"We only cultivated four plants in total, but three died. The last remaining one was sent here."

"This kind of flower is extremely difficult to cultivate. Perhaps the acclimatization of the Western Regions is not suitable for it, so I gave it to the Han royal family and asked His Highness to accept it."

Wei Ning's face turned slightly serious. Listening to Princess Wusun's description, isn't this just cotton...?

cotton!

No wonder it is more difficult to cultivate in the Western Regions. It has such high requirements on climate, rain, and soil quality that it is a miracle that even one plant can survive.

However, Weining is not sure whether this is cotton. If it is cotton, its contribution to Dahan's agriculture is self-evident.

The entire society will be completely changed due to the emergence of cotton, the textile industry will also develop accordingly, and the problem of people wearing clothes and quilts in winter will be greatly improved.

Wei Ning nodded calmly and said, "I understand, thank you very much for clarifying my doubts."

Princess Wusun shook her head and said, "Your Highness is too polite."

After she left, Wei Ning was still thinking with her eyes closed, completely unaware of the gloomy eyes of the servants beside Princess Wusun.

"Aksu, did you just want to kill him?"

Princess Wusun said with an unkind expression.

Aksu was the servant next to her. He was originally a high-ranking member of Wusun's soldiers. He had been secretly in love with Princess Wusun for a long time. Unexpectedly, Princess Wusun was sent to make a marriage, which made Aksu almost collapse.

Aksu snorted: "If he is rude to you, why not if I kill him?!"

As Wusu's number one master, Aksu was invincible on the battlefield and didn't take the big Han's people seriously at all.

Princess Wusun said: "What about our Wusu people? Where are the people? Can they withstand the wrath of a big man?"

Aksu said: "I don't care about them, I just want to take care of you."

Princess Wusun's eyes were full of disappointment and she said: "I proposed the marriage. You can go back to Wusun and stop messing around. No one is forcing me to come to the marriage."

Aksu shouted: "No! The king forced you, I know you love me deeply!"

Princess Wusun shook her head. She didn't want to talk to Aksu anymore, even though they had loved each other deeply, but now she realized that the other party was so incompetent.

In Honglu Temple, Wei Ning asked Zhang Qian to bring the tree sent by Wusun Kingdom.

Zhang Qian curiously asked Wei Ning: "Your Highness, why are you interested in these flowers and trees?"

(End of this chapter)