A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 316 Yuzhenfang Baifu, please order me
Bai Zhi watched Lu Sheng disappear at the street corner, and then opened the cowhide package in his hand.

Inside were some objects from the Western Regions and a cowhide letter. Bai Zhi stood at the door and read it carefully. After reading it, he said happily: "Brother Zhong Sheng is indeed my confidant! Great things have come true."

Then he turned around and entered the mansion with his things. He suddenly kicked his feet and said to the concierge: "I used your ginger soup. How could I not express it? Within three days, you can go to the steward of my courtyard. I will He will ask him to do something for you that does not exceed his authority and ability."

The concierge said happily: "Thank you sir!"

When he looked up, he saw that Bai Zhi had already gone away with his entourage, but the concierge didn't care and felt happy. Now, it was no problem for the boy in the family to enter the mansion to study.

Yuzhenfang Bai Mansion is where the Luoyang Bai Clan is located in Luoyang. The Bai Mansion occupies a large area in Luoyang City, and all the members of the Luoyang Bai Clan who have not graduated from the third server live in it.

The Bai Mansion has a school in Yuzhenfang, which is responsible for the education of the descendants of the family members and servants in the mansion. As long as they are clan members who are over six years old, and the descendants of the Bai Mansion who have worked in the Bai Mansion for more than ten years and have been reviewed by the Bai Mansion, All can enroll.

The schools run by the White House are naturally different from the private schools outside. After graduation, many people became clerks or clerks in the White House, and some became the bookboys of the Prince of the White House and soared to great heights.

The concierge has only worked in Baifu for eight years, and there are still two years left. Now with Bai Zhi's endorsement, he can send his son to Baifu Academy in advance. In the future, his family will be upgraded, and he can pass down poems and books to the family.

Here Lu Sheng came to the official office responsible for receiving him, handed over Ban Chao's letter, and waited for the court's summons or next order.
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Liu Jin was dealing with the accumulated government affairs. A minister, Ling Shi, came in and presented Ban Chao's petition to Liu Jin.

Liu Jin heard that he was from the Western Regions. After thinking for a while, he asked someone to present it. A eunuch took the letter from Ling Shi and respectfully placed it in front of Liu Jin's cases.

Liu Jing picked up the letter and read it carefully.

"Your Majesty, Shi Banchao, Governor of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, I once saw that the late emperor wanted to reconnect with the Western Regions, so he went north to attack the Xiongnu and sent envoys to the Western Regions. At that time, the Shanshan Kingdom and the Khotan Kingdom immediately surrendered to the Han Dynasty.

Now Kumi, Yarkand, Shule, Yuezhi, Wusun, Kangju and other countries are willing to submit to the Han Dynasty and work together to attack Qiuci and open up the road to the Han Dynasty.

If we capture Qiuci, there will be only a handful of countries in the Western Region that have not yet surrendered. I thought to myself that although I was just a junior officer in the army, I really wanted to serve my country from afar like Gu Ji and die in the wilderness like Zhang Qian.

In the past, Wei Jiang was just a high official of a small country, and he could still make peace alliances with the Rong. What's more, I admire the prestige of the Han Dynasty today, can't I not play the role of cutting with a lead knife?
People who discussed the situation in the Western Regions in the early Han Dynasty said that as long as the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions were opened up, it would be said to have broken the right arm of the Xiongnu. Now, all the countries in the Western Regions, even the very remote small countries, are unwilling to submit to the Han Dynasty again. All countries are very happy, and there is an endless stream of voluntary tributes. Only Yanqi and Qiuci are not willing to obey us.

I and thirty-six of my subordinates were sent on an envoy to the Western Regions before, and experienced many hardships and dangers. It has been five years since I stayed in Shule alone, and I am quite familiar with the situation in the Western Regions.

I once asked people in large and small cities, and they all believed that relying on the Han Dynasty was as reliable as relying on the sky. From this point of view, the road to Congling can be opened; once Congling is opened, Kucha can be conquered.

Now we should make Bai Ba, the servant of Kucha Kingdom, the King of Kucha, send hundreds of infantry and cavalry to escort him back, and fight together with the armies of other vassal countries. It won't be long before the current King of Kucha can be captured.

Using Yi Di to attack Yi Di is the best strategy! I saw that the fields in Yarkand and Shule were vast and fertile, with luxuriant grass and livestock, which were different from those in Dunhuang and Shanshan. The imperial court can be self-sufficient in food when garrisoning troops there, without consuming domestic financial and material resources.

Moreover, the kings of Gumo and Wensu are all appointed by Qiuci. If they are not from those two countries, they will further antagonize and dislike each other. This situation will definitely lead to rebellion and surrender. If this happens If the two countries surrender to us, then Kucha can naturally be conquered.

I hope that the imperial court will send me a memorial to see if it can be handled as a reference. If it succeeds, why would I regret it if I died?
I am a mere mortal, and thanks to the blessing of God, I secretly hope that I will not die soon, but can see with my own eyes the peace of the Western Regions. When the time comes, your Majesty will raise the wine glass with the wish of long life and boundless life, report your merits to the ancestral temple, and announce the good news to the world, how can you do it? Why not be praised by the world? "

Liu Jing put down the memorial and kept tapping the tables with his fingers. The sound of "ding ding ding" echoed in the hall.

Suddenly the banging stopped, and Liu Jin made a decision. Now that the Han Dynasty had restored stability, and the frontiers had surrendered again, he had the energy to look outwards, and the abandoned Western Region could be put back on the agenda.

Then he looked down at Shangshu Lingshi, who was standing with his hands hanging, and asked: "Which one are you? Is it the new Lingshi?"

Shangshu ordered Shi to salute and said: "I, Bai Zhi, entered the Shangshu Terrace a year ago."

"Oh? Bai Zhi?" When Liu Jin heard the surname Bai, he became interested: "Have you read this letter from the Western Regions?"

"Your Majesty, I have read that every submission to the court that needs to be submitted to Your Majesty's case, and the official documents that are not confidential will be read by the ministers, and the ministers will decide whether they need to be submitted to His Majesty before they are submitted."

"Then do you think this letter from the Western Region is very important, so that's why you handed it over?"

"I think this is indeed the case."

Liu Jin has been involved in complicated government affairs, and finally found something different, and immediately became interested: "Then tell me, why is this letter so important?"

Bai Zhi straightened his official uniform, and then said with a serious face: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I believe that the Western Region is as important to the Han Dynasty as Liaodong, and even more important than Liaodong and Jiaozhou.

First, the biggest opponent of the Han Dynasty was the Huns in the north, and the Western Regions had always been an important source of wealth for the Huns. Cutting off the Western Regions was like cutting off an arm of the Huns. This is why since the time of Emperor Wu, every time the Huns went to war, they would first Conquer the Western Regions. Secondly, I looked at the letter from squad leader Shi. At this time, the Han Dynasty had already established its foundation in the Western Regions. At least compared to the Huns, the people in the Western Regions believed in the Han people more. This was an excellent opportunity for the Han Dynasty to completely conquer the Western Regions. It is the responsibility and obligation of every emperor to seize opportunities and expand territories.

Thirdly, the Western Region is the only road connecting the Han Dynasty with the big countries in the west such as Daxia, Kushan, and Tianzhu. If the Han Dynasty does not occupy it, Kushan and Daxia will occupy it. At that time, the Han Dynasty will face an enemy as powerful as the Xiongnu. , which is a great disadvantage to the big man.

Fourthly, the Han Dynasty made huge profits from commercial exchanges with the Western Regions, which even exceeded the tax of a county at one time. He was like a pearl on His Majesty's crown, a rare source of wealth for the Han Dynasty.

Fifth, now that the Han Dynasty has solved the domestic turmoil, it has free hands and has the energy to explore the Western Regions. However, it is too reluctant to re-prepare for the attack on the Xiongnu. It is too reluctant to re-establish the Western Regions Guards and let the Han Dynasty regain possession of the Western Regions. Wait until the Han Dynasty Once the strength is restored and the Xiongnu are completely eliminated, the Western Region will be indispensable. "

Liu Jin nodded with satisfaction: "Who are you, Mr. Bai Lin?"

Bai Zhi said respectfully: "He is the ancestor of the family."

"As expected of the Bai family of the Bai Kingdom, a descendant of Marquis Wen Cheng. You are quick-thinking and very organized in your analysis. I guess you are only twenty-five or six years old. You are a young hero."

"I don't dare. I am twenty-seven years old this year and I don't dare to be called a boy."

"Hahaha, interesting and interesting, have you ever been married?" Liu Jing felt a little pity for his talent for a while, just to relieve the workload of writing documents.

Bai Zhi blushed and said, "No, but I already have someone I love."

Liu Jing laughed: "I don't know which young lady can make us, the two hundred stones at the Shangshutai, miss you like this."

Bai Zhi just stood respectfully and said nothing, and Liu Jin didn't care: "Then tell me, what should I do about the Western Regions?"

Bai Zhi suddenly said resolutely: "I boldly ask for orders from the must, and send my subordinates and some elite soldiers to support Ban Chao."

"Tell me your reasons."

"Your Majesty, I know that the Han Dynasty has just recovered from the successive disasters and cannot use the military on a large scale. However, in the Western Region, there is only Ban Chao and dozens of civil servants supporting it, which is not enough to reflect the attitude of the Han Dynasty.

I thought that I could recruit a team of elite soldiers from the Han Dynasty to go to the Western Regions, which would not only support Ban Chao, but also show that the Han Dynasty was determined to win the Western Regions, but due to other problems, I couldn't leave at this time.

But just a small team of soldiers is not a strain for a big man, and it is not even a battle. As for Ban Chao's talent, I know it very well. Maybe he can use this team of soldiers to exchange for the entire army. Western Region, isn’t this a huge profit? "

Liu Jin said with satisfaction: "This strategy is feasible. There is another one. With Ban Chao's talent, plus your talent, it is enough to withstand ten thousand armies!"

"I am terrified."

"Bai Zhi listens to the order!"

"Chen is here!"

"I appoint you as a fake Sima, assign you five hundred cavalry, and grant you the right to recruit five hundred knights on your own. After arranging the army and preparing for war, I will immediately go to the Western Regions to support Ban Chao."

"I accept the order in vain. Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

After receiving the talisman and military uniform and returning to the Bai Mansion, Bai Zhi told his father Bai Guang that he resigned from the official position of Shangshu Lingshi and became a fake Sima.

Bai Guang did not express his dissatisfaction with him for resigning from the official position privately, but solemnly patted him on the shoulder three times: "Swords in the army do not have eyesight, so be careful. If you go to the Western Regions, you will not be as good as in the Han Dynasty. Everything needs to be prepared, and you must not be careless. You need to know that this is not only a responsibility to you and your mother, but also a responsibility to the soldiers under your command."

Bai Zhi knelt down on his knees: "Don't worry, father, my son will be careful and respectful. I also hope that my father will take care of himself and return home when he has made great achievements."

Bai Guang sighed and helped him up: "What are you talking about? Is your bowl of food still missing at home? It's good if you have this intention. My father and your mother will definitely wait for you to come back. You go and talk to him Your mother, brothers and sisters, please say goodbye. I don’t know how long it will be before we meet again.”

Bai Zhi nodded, held back his tears, and left. Bai Guang looked at Bai Zhi going away, feeling strongly reluctant to let go, but he suppressed it because he was the backbone of the family and he still needed to calm down. Some emotions in the house.

After bidding farewell to his relatives in the house, Bai Zhi put on a suit of armor and stomach, held a knife across his right waist and led the horse. The attendant behind him was also dressed in this way, and he had somewhere to go.

(End of this chapter)