Yongliang's side was victorious, and good news also came from Yizhou, Liu Chan set up a banquet that night, and drank happily with a group of civil and military personnel, and did not stop until late at night.

It was not until the next morning that Liu Chan had time to meet with the envoy of Cheshiguo.

Cheshi is one of the countries of the Western Regions, the Western Regions are currently large and small, there are more than 30, the Western Han Dynasty is called the 36 countries of the Western Regions, but this number is not accurate.

The countries of the Western Regions are large and small, with large populations of tens of thousands, small ones, or even only a few hundred people, and the Cheshi Kingdom is currently a small country in the Western Regions, with a population of only five or six thousand.

Out of the Yumen Pass to the northwest direction, is the Cheshi country, now Liu Chan defeated Cao Pi, take the Yongliang land, thus bordering the Western Regions, the Cheshi country is directly exposed to the Han soldiers, the lord does not know Liu Chan's thoughts, so after knowing the news, he sent a messenger to show goodwill.

The main hall of Yuzhong Mansion.

The envoy of the Cheshi Kingdom was a tall, dark-faced middle-aged man, with a tall nose, a round forehead, turquoise eyes, and a slight difference between his appearance and the Han people. ”

Although this Utu is a native of the Western Regions, he uses the Han etiquette to salute Liu Chan, which makes the Chinese martial arts of the palace a little surprised.

Seeing this, Liu Chan smiled and said, "I don't want the messenger of the Cheshi to be proficient in my Han etiquette." ”

The envoy replied: "Your Majesty, although our country has not had any contact with the Han Dynasty and His Majesty over the years, there are still the Western Regions Governor's Mansion and the Wuji Captain's Mansion in the Western Regions, and the Wuji Captain's Mansion is located in our Cheshi Country, so the people of our Cheshi Country all know the Chinese language and the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, and they also know a little bit about it. ”

The Protectorate of the Western Regions was abolished as early as a hundred years ago, and after that, the institutions set up by the Han Dynasty and the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the Western Regions were the Western Regions Changshi Mansion and the Wuji Captain's Mansion.

The Western Regions Governor's Mansion was established after the Western Regions Protectorate was abolished a hundred years ago, and basically replaced the Western Regions Protectorate.

The Wuji Governor's Mansion was established in the Western Han Dynasty, but it was not set up in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was relocated after Cao Pi ascended the throne and regained control of the Western Regions.

The Wuji Governor's Mansion is located in the Cheshi Kingdom, while the Western Regions Changshi Mansion was established in Shanshan State, and the Western Regions Changshi Mansion was Liuzhong City during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and after the establishment of Wei, the Governance Office was moved eastward to Haitou City.

The geographical location of this Shanshan country is in the south of the Cheshi country, and it is also a bridgehead for entering the Western Regions, and the two institutions are located in the two Western Regions countries closest to Yumen Pass, one south and one north, and Yumen Pass, showing a corner.

It can be seen that after the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Wei and Jin dynasties' control over the Western Regions had been greatly reduced, and the two institutions were located in the two countries closest to Yumen Pass, which were mainly to stabilize the Western Regions and consolidate the security of the Central Plains, rather than to rule the Western Regions.

Liu Chan looked at Utu, the envoy of Cheshi Kingdom, and said lightly: "This Wuji Captain's Mansion was set up by the puppet Wei Emperor Cao Pi." ”

Utu hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty Mingjian, when Ban Dingyuan pacified the Western Regions, my Che Shiguo made great contributions and was loyal to the Han Dynasty, but later the Duhu Mansion was abolished, and the Changshi Mansion existed in name only, so it gradually broke off contacts."

A few years ago, the Wei State was victorious, and the countries in the Western Regions sent envoys to surrender, but there were only a few thousand people in our Cheshi country, and only a few hundred soldiers. Now that His Majesty has revived the Han Dynasty, our lord is overjoyed, and he has sent a special envoy to congratulate him, and send tribute, asking for his return. ”

As he spoke, the envoy took out two yellowed scrolls from his bosom and offered them to Liu Chan.

Liu Chan opened the scroll, and the two scrolls, one was a list of tributes, and the other was a letter from the lord of the Cheshi country, which roughly meant to show the meaning of surrender.

The list of gifts is a hundred good horses, as well as some specialties of the Cheshi Country.

Liu Chan waved his hand and said: "Your chariot master is weak, the Wei country is powerful, and you are forced to be dependent, which is understandable, I don't blame you, please get up." ”

The envoy breathed a sigh of relief, got up and thanked, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Liu Chan asked the envoy, "What is the situation in the Western Regions now?" How many countries are there? Which is stronger and which is weaker? ”

The envoy replied, "There are now thirty-four countries in the Western Regions, some strong and some weak, the population of large countries is tens of thousands, even more than 100,000, there are thousands of soldiers and horses, and the population of small countries is thousands, or even only a few hundred people.

Among them, Wusun, Khotan, Shule, Qiuzi, Yanqi and other countries are stronger, all of which are large countries with tens of thousands of people, among which Wusun is the strongest, with a population of two or three hundred thousand and 10,000 soldiers.

These countries are all distributed in the west, these years the Western Regions Changshi Mansion has become weaker and weaker, can only manage a few countries in the east, for the western countries, unable to manage, so the western countries have merged with each other over the years, becoming stronger and stronger, compared to the time of General Ban Dingyuan, there are more than 20 countries less. ”

Liu Chan nodded, what this Utu envoy said was basically the same as what he knew.

Liu Chan asked again: "What is the situation in Shanshan, where the Western Regions Changshi Mansion is located?" ”

Shanshan State is actually Loulan State, Ban Chao was supported by Shanshan State when he pacified the Western Regions, so the Western Regions Changshi Mansion was also located in Shanshan.

The envoy Utu replied: "Your Majesty, Shanshan is also a big country in the Western Regions, with a population of about 50,000 and 3,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Liu Chan nodded when he heard this, and had a general understanding of the current situation in the Western Regions.

When the Protectorate of the Western Regions was there, the Han Dynasty had a great control over the Western Regions, and all countries did their duty.

However, the Western Regions Protectorate was abolished, and the Western Regions Governor's Mansion replaced the Protectorate, and during the reign of Huan Ling, the Han Dynasty became weaker and weaker, and its control over the Western Regions gradually decreased.

However, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, because of the existence of the Western Regions Governor's Mansion, the Han Dynasty also adopted a soft policy towards the Western Regions, so the eastern countries still keep their duty.

However, the countries in the west, because the control of the Western Regions Changshi Mansion gradually decreased, and the Xiongnu, who also fought with the Western Han government for the Western Regions, have been destroyed, and Xianbei has been in a state of division since the death of Tan Shihuai.

The countries of the Western Regions no longer threaten the enemy, so they attack each other, although the name is to submit to the Han and Wei countries, and there is no shortage of tribute every year, but the state of bondage is actually in name only, and it can't control them at all.

Therefore, rebuilding the Western Regions Protectorate and strengthening its control over the Western Regions is the first step to conquer the Western Regions.

However, at present, only the Cheshi Kingdom has sent an envoy to the Western Regions countries, and the envoy of Shanshan State, where the Western Regions Governor's Mansion is located, has not yet arrived, and the specific matter has to wait for a while to discuss.

"Come on, send the messenger to the post house to rest."