I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 393: Our Han family has its own system, originally a mixture of hegemony and kingly way

The Battle of Loulan started suddenly and ended smoothly, just like in history.

Ursa naturally understood that Liu Ju wanted him to be a puppet. Liu Ju also understood that Ursa understood. Han Zeng, Zhao Po Nu and Wang Hui also understood that Liu Ju understood that Ursa understood. Everyone understood that they understood each other.

This is actually an open conspiracy.

The most powerful strategy in this world is the open strategy, which can defeat ten skills with one force and is foolproof.

So soon, with Han Zeng's "assistance", Ursa formulated a complete set of policies to appease the people.

At dawn, he issued a royal decree, summoning the subjects of Loulan to explain what happened last night, emphasizing one thing:

Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. This time the Han Dynasty is not targeting anyone else. Its attack on Loulan is to avenge the Han envoy who was robbed and killed by Qibuchu's soldiers.

Now that Qibuchu is dead, the Han Dynasty has avenged its vengeance and the crisis has been resolved. The Han prince ordered the army to withdraw to the outskirts of the city and promised not to disturb the people of Loulan easily, not to touch a single needle or thread of the people, and to only make three rules with the people of Loulan:

First, he who kills shall be put to death;

Second, wounding and theft;
Third, slaves under the former king Qibuchu who were willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty would have their slavery abolished and be allocated land to join the Han army in farming.

Apart from this, domestic laws have been repealed and all other matters remain the same, so there is no need to panic.

As for the two princes, since they are still young and unable to govern the country, they will temporarily go to the Han Dynasty for further studies and return to succeed to the throne after five years. During this period, the two princes entrust Prime Minister Ursa to handle state affairs, not to seize power and usurp the throne.

As soon as this royal decree was issued, the panic in Loulan was immediately calmed.

Especially when he saw that the Han army had really withdrawn outside the city and acted as promised, he did not send troops to control the city gates, nor did he show any signs of martial law. Except for the traces of burning and blood left over from last night's battle, all the corpses had been cleaned up neatly, as if nothing had happened.

As a result, people's hearts became more at peace and they soon returned to their normal lives.

During this process, Liu Ju also gained more than a thousand slaves who came to him for surrender.

Loulan was originally a small country with a population of more than 10,000 people. The slaves of the former king Qibuchu accounted for almost one-tenth of the total population, making him worthy of being the largest slave owner in Loulan.

Among these more than a thousand slaves, half of them were middle-aged military slaves who had received some training and possessed some qualities.

These people are simply powerful tools for opening up new land. As long as they are used in the right place, they will provide considerable help to Liu Ju, whether it is for cultivating land and building cities or for strengthening his own military power.

After all, even the 800 Jianzhang cavalry under Liu Ju's command were Liu Che's army.

Although he could mobilize the remaining troops through Zhao Po Nu and others in military operations, once Liu Che ordered the army to be recalled, both Zhao Po Nu and others, as well as the 800 Jianzhang cavalry would be in a dilemma. Even if they would not stab him in the back, it would be difficult for them to be controlled by him.

Who said that Liu Che was the emperor who could confer titles and appoint generals to positions of power, while he is now a prince without even a fiefdom?

……

Two days later.

With the cooperation of Ursa, Liu Ju had already liquidated the territory of Qibuchu, the former king of Loulan.

Now that Qibuchu was dead, the two princes were going to study in the Han Dynasty. Naturally, these royal lands became tuition fees. How could one study abroad without paying tuition fees? Would they go to the Han Dynasty without food or drink?
Naturally, some people's interests will be harmed by doing this.

For example, those royal relatives and maternal relatives who are waiting to be wiped out.

However, in order to reassure the people, Liu Ju showed mercy by not taking away their fiefdoms. Naturally, they did not dare to raise any objections and had to raise their hands to show their support for the sake of face.

These fertile royal lands of Loulan Kingdom that were closest to water sources naturally became the first choice for the Han army to cultivate land and station troops.

In this process.

Sima Qian and Su Wu, who followed behind, finally crossed Bailongdui with 10,000 soldiers from the prefectures and states and the envoys to Wusun State and arrived at Loulan State. On the way, the scouts reported that Loulan State had already been conquered and the king of Loulan had been beheaded in public by Liu Ju.

The two guys thought they had heard it wrong, and sent out scouts to inquire several times before they dared to believe their ears.

However, as the scouts brought back more news, the two of them fell into the same confusion as Han Zeng, Zhao Po Nu and Wang Hui. They could not understand why Liu Ju killed the surrendered soldiers and why he talked about massacring the city.

If he just wanted to make Loulan surrender, he only needed to accept Qibuchu's surrender of the city. There was no need to kill him and then threaten to massacre the city.

No matter how you look at it, doing so will do more harm than good, and it will not benefit either Liu Ju's reputation or the Han Dynasty's grand plans.

So the two of them had already discussed privately on the way that when they met Liu Ju this time, they would advise him both publicly and privately and absolutely not let him do such foolish things again.

As for the victory report to be sent back to Chang'an, we also need to discuss how to write it.

This Yu Xi was written by Liu Ju, Zhao Po Nu and Sima Qian.

Among the three, one was a general, one was a guard, and one was a military supervisor. They all had the privilege of having battle reports directly delivered to the Weiyang Palace, which was a state of mutual supervision and separation of powers.

If the three of them could reach a unanimous opinion and only report good news but not bad news, some details that might easily cause Liu Che's dissatisfaction could be concealed, and even false reports of credit could be made.

Of course, Sima Qian did not want to lie and claim credit for something.

He just admired and respected Liu Ju and didn't want Liu Ju to be punished for this matter.

He also felt that this incident would definitely become a stain on Liu Ju's life. If it was only this time and did not cause too much impact, he could still record it "artistically" in history books.

But if Liu Ju always behaves like this, then even if he wants to be "artistic", he won't know how to be "artistic"...

So when Sima Qian and Su Wu arrived in Loulan together, all the important generals gathered together for their first meeting.

Sima Qian, who was once castrated by Emperor Wu of Han because of his stubbornness, did not discuss it privately with Zhao Po Nu and others, but took the initiative to make a suggestion:

"Your Highness, I personally believe that the King of Loulan has already surrendered in this battle, so it is inappropriate for Your Highness to still order his death. Also, Your Highness's threat to the Loulan people by massacring them in public is not the way of the Han Dynasty, and I am afraid it will backfire."

"The general seconded the proposal."

"The general also seconded the proposal."

Seeing that someone was so stubborn as to take the lead, Zhao Po Nu and others immediately expressed the ideas that had been pent up in their hearts for several days.

However, Liu Ju smiled and waved his hand:

"I know what you mean, but my Han family has its own system, which is originally a mixture of hegemony and kingship. If we follow the moral teachings, wouldn't it be the same as before? Will the Western Regions submit to it?"

“So, I did it on purpose.”

"After this incident, the Western Regions will be shocked. Su Wu's mission to Wusun should be much smoother."

"And when I send envoys to negotiate with small countries in the Western Regions in the future, their personal safety will be guaranteed."

"There are thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. Each country is far away from each other, and the roads are difficult. We can't attack one city at a time, right?"

"The best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their attacks, and the worst is to attack their cities."

"To achieve great unification, envoy diplomacy is an indispensable means, and it is also the most cost-effective means. Since I want to use envoy diplomacy, I have the obligation to ensure their safety."

"Do you have any questions?"

(End of this chapter)