Ding Yi waited comfortably for Liyi, and at the same time, he also roughly understood what the situation in the Central Plains was at this time. It turned out that in the past few decades, the Han dynasty has declined, the princes have fought for hegemony, and each has fought endlessly, until recently, the general Liu Bei of the pro-emperor faction defeated Yuan Shao, the elite representative of the Yuan clan in Runan, the number one enemy in the north, and became the largest force in the north. After defeating Yuan Shao and recapturing Guan and Liang, the general immediately sent an army to the Western Regions.

After knowing this, Ding Yi couldn't help but sigh at the general's open-mindedness and far-sightedness. Only people who are far away in the Central Plains think that the Central Plains is the center of the whole world. Ding Yi thought the same way back then. It was only after staying in the Western Regions for decades that I realized how shallow I was before. The Western Regions is a treasure land, look at the forces next to it, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Guishuang and others all covet the Western Regions. Only the Han Dynasty, when it was useful in the Western Regions, used it to deal with the Xiongnu and Xianbei; When the Xiongnu and Xianbei were defeated by the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions lost its strategic value, they ignored them. Too utilitarian, too pragmatist. But he didn't know that completely controlling the Western Regions would not only allow the Han Dynasty to expand its land for thousands of miles, but also produce countless wealth. There is no need to worry about the countless amounts of money that will be spent running the Western Regions.

Of course, this is also because Ding Yi has been here for too long, and his way of thinking has been assimilated by the people here, so he thinks so thoroughly. As for the scholars and doctors of the Central Plains, they have always been very fond of naked speech. Ding Yi also understands this truth. This time, Lu Yi came from afar, and his words revealed that the general Liu Bei wanted to run the Western Regions for a long time, and Ding Yi was ecstatic in his heart. He knew his chance had come. Whether it can soar or not, it's all in one move.

On the second day, Ding Yi told Koji Yi in detail about what he had seen and heard in the Western Regions for many years and his understanding of the distribution of forces in the Western Regions. And said to Koji Yi without hesitation: "Yi has been in the Western Regions for a long time, and since the Han family has been isolated from the Western Regions, he has been trapped here for many years. Now I am willing to restore the Western Regions with the general, and I hope that the general will not be disgusted with old age and abandon it. ”

Throughout the thousands of years of Chinese history, if it is said that fame and fortune are the strongest, I am afraid that the soldiers of Qin, Han and Tang are the most. They believe that fame is only taken immediately, and they are thousands of miles away to find a feudal marquis! They would rather be centurions than scholars! They worship glory and crave war! It is precisely because of these people that King Qin swept Liuhe and looked at He Xiong! Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took the Xiongnu in the north and Baiyue in the south! Therefore, the monarch of the Tang Dynasty can become the Khan of the Heavens, and all countries can be crowned!

It is precisely because of this strong martial spirit that the Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties all died at the hands of their own courtiers, rather than at the hands of foreigners like the Song and Ming. Ding Yi joined the army with a weak crown, and then came to the Western Regions with his commander, and as a result, he stayed here for decades. However, the wind and sand of the desert, and the wine and orchids of Loulan never made his will sink at all. When the opportunity came, he did not hesitate and chose to seize it. It doesn't matter how many arrows and knives lie ahead. It is precisely because most Han people have this gene of fighting to the death for fame, so in history, Cao Cao wrote such a poem in "Stepping Out of the Summer Gate": "Lao Ji is in the woods, and his ambition is thousands of miles; The martyrs are in their twilight years, and their hearts are strong. ”

Koji Yi was overjoyed, he entered the Western Regions, and his eyes were also dark. He was not afraid of any hardship, but he had five thousand children behind him, and he would always bring them all home. They must not be allowed to die in vain in this wild land. Now with Ding Yi's active investment, it is equivalent to lighting a lighthouse in this dark place, and the fog shrouded in the map of the Western Regions has dissipated like this.

Koji Yi said: "I have to be courteous, like a fish in water." If you don't dislike the public ceremony, you can temporarily be the main book in our army, and in the future, I should play the gong ceremony to report to the general. ”

Ding Yi was waiting for this sentence. With Kojiyi's guarantee and recommendation, the general will know his name when the time comes, and when he goes to the Western Regions, he will not be regarded as a nobody's nonsense. Lu Yi's voice fell, and Ding Yi was a salute and said, "Dare not die!" ”

The Han officials in the Western Regions basically fled, scattered, and some simply stood on their own. There are not many who remain in this land and are still loyal to the Han Dynasty.

After Ding Yi knew that there was still an army going to Yiwu City, he said to Lu Yi: "General, Captain Yihe and I have not been able to communicate for a long time, I heard that a few years ago, he killed the official in Yiwu and stood on his own, if General Duan goes, I am afraid that he will be calculated." ”

Yihe Duwei, guardian of the transfer of branches and Pu former country, Pu Hou Guo and other forces. These parts used to belong to Gushi, who was broken by the Han army, and then dismembered and divided into several small forces. Now the former kingdom of Pu and the migration branch have become the dust of history, either destroyed by the Han people or annexed by the Xianbei and Xiongnu. Only the country still lives on this land. After the connection with the Han Dynasty was severed, the ambition of the Yihe Duwei who remained in Yiwu finally began to swell when the long history of the Western Regions was vacant and the Dunhuang Taishou had no time to deal with him. He was keenly aware that something should have happened in the Central Plains. He hangs alone in a foreign land, holding great power and no one cares. In this case, I'm afraid that whoever comes will probably have to do something.

Of course, Yihe Duwei is smarter, and he has no intention of establishing himself as a king. After all, the situation in the Central Plains was unclear, and he didn't want to provoke other big forces on the ground in the Western Regions. He just wants to be happy behind closed doors. The annual transactions, the taxes collected, and the wonderful women in Pu Country are enough for him to keep busy. In previous years, most of the wealth here had to be sent to Dunhuang or Liuzhong. Not to mention the loss along the way, there are also horse bandits who come and go like the wind to rob the road. What a pity, don't worry about it now, it's all him.

When Lu Yi heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Be polite but relax, a little captain, if you want to calculate Duan Zhongming, it is absolutely impossible." "What are you kidding, the person who can protect himself among the generals of Liangzhou and successfully be reused again under Liu Bei is not an exaggeration to call him an old fox, and how can a little Yihe Lieutenant be able to deal with it? What's more, Duan Xuan also followed Xu Huang next to him, a proper rising star in the army, and the successor of Duan Xuan in the future.

Ding Yi saw that Lu Yi was full of confidence, so he didn't say more. He did his duty, but Koji was still confident that nothing bad would happen when he came to the north. So he concentrated on explaining the situation of Shanshan to Ko Yi.

Shanshan didn't look at being beaten by the Han army, and even the capital was forced to move. But among the countries of the Western Regions, it is very strong. When Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions, the last of the 36 kingdoms has now died in the hands of Shanshanguo. The same is true for Xiao Wan and Jingjue further west, there is still a king in name, but in fact it has been controlled by Shanshan.