The struggle for power has always been bloody, China has a reputation of etiquette since ancient times, in ancient times, there was a beautiful Zen system, with a great reputation of Dayu in order to control the water three through the door and not enter, but it is such a virtuous to carry the Yu terminated the perfect Zen system, Yu pioneered the precedent of passing the position of "Son of Heaven" to his son Qi, since then the era of the three emperors and five emperors has gone and never returned.

Great such as Dayu has the selfish intention to hand over the authority to his son instead of having a virtuous name, and even did not hesitate to create conditions for Qi to succeed to the throne, with a variety of reasons to transfer away the virtuous person or kill, and finally let Qi succeed to the throne, what kind of scene should it be after the end of the classical era?

The Western Regions have their own culture and customs, and they also have their own history.

In the history of dozens of countries in the Western Regions, in order to compete for power, it has always been extremely necessary, uncles kill nephews, fathers kill sons, sons kill elders, killing and killing has never been uncommon.

Wu Daqi is the uncle of Zhiwu, who controls Yixun, the richest city in Loulan Country except for Mud City. Yixuncheng is not appointed by another branch of the Wu, it is the king of Loulan in the last two generations...... It is also a product of Wu Daqi's father's time. The history of Wuda sitting on the city of Yishun is longer than the history of Zhiwu becoming the king of Loulan.

Father who used to support another person...... That is, when the elder brother of Wu Daqi, the king of Loulan of the previous generation, was in power, he repeatedly wanted to change the city lord of the city, but seeing that Wu Daqi was still the city lord of the city, it can be seen that he did not succeed.

"After Zhiwu succeeded to the throne and became the king of Loulan, he tried to replace the lord of Yicheng City more than once, but he was unsuccessful." Li Ren said the news he had heard, which was the information he got from chatting with some nobles in the Western Regions at the banquet: "Wu Daqi hates Zhi Wu very much because of this. ”

"Then our strategy of winning over Wu Daqi is not wrong." Li Xin thought for a moment and said, "Wei Duli is from the Wuda Qi faction, and he recommended us to follow the city first. You can't see it if you don't rush to Mud City right away. ”

The process of Qin's unification of the world is not a complete use of force, there is no strategy such as less use of intermittent and bribery, Li Xin has personally experienced the process of the first emperor's unification of the world, and Qin used the means of unifying the world to casually take out some of the means used in this trip to the Western Regions, which is enough to play.

Li Xin's strategy was to learn from Qin's process against Chu, but he needed to take over the strength of the empire to intimidate the various city-states and kingdoms in the Western Regions. Then rely on yourself and wait for the performance of the group to finally achieve the goal.

There is no doubt about the strength of the empire, Meng Tian's gathering of troops in Dunhuang County is also a place where he can take advantage of the situation, Li Xin was still doubting whether the Western Regions knew about Meng Tian's troops in Dunhuang County, but at least Loulan had learned the news, so that some operations would be smoother.

"They are convinced that the Empire will retaliate against the country that sent troops to fight at the source of the Yellow River." Li Ren grinned and said: "After the Western Regions sent troops to Wusun, they successively defeated the city-states of the Western Regions and the Maudun Department that the king could not resist, as strong as Wusun needed to take refuge in the empire to ensure that the country would not be destroyed, how could they not worry about the empire waving its army to retaliate?" ”

"The empire's reputation has spread far and wide, and some people have asked me if the empire has asked Donghu to offer a BMW and a treasure. Naturally, I told the truth. Li Xin chuckled and said, "This point gives them hope." It is the hope that the empire does not necessarily need to destroy the country. ”

Donghu offered the BMW and wealth to the empire, which was to convince the empire that their troops Wuhou Qinshui had no malicious intentions, and it was also to redeem the Donghu prisoners of war who participated in the battle of Qidi in the early stage, and the matter was not too complicated.

The geographical location of the Western Regions is destined to one thing, they will understand the strength of the Xiongnu, Hujie, Ding Ling, Qu Shan and other tribes, and learn the strength of Donghu from these tribes, after all, Donghu once pressed the Xiongnu and other tribes to oppress hard, and the people in the Western Regions want to know the strength of Donghu.

There is an example of Wusun defecting to the empire. There was also news that Donghu had surrendered to the empire, and the various city-states and kingdoms in the Western Regions had not even actually seen the power of the empire. I should have some impressions in my heart.

"It's a pity that Mao Dun left behind the allied forces of the Western Regions that he brought to the source of the Yellow River that time, and then killed those people from the Western Regions who accompanied him on the way back, otherwise we don't need to say so much." Li Ren paused, thought for a moment, and asked, "What do we do next?" ”

Li Xin only said one word: "Wait! ”

Their arrival needs to be spread more widely, at least to let the surrounding area of Loulan know about their existence. Once the countries surrounding Loulan knew that the empire had sent people to come. In order to forgive the empire's sins, the people who want to make friends will surely flock to the Loulan country.

In addition, Meng Tian's side stopped in Dunhuang County to rest, and the deterrence to the countries in the Western Regions is still a little far, and the intensity of deterrence should be greater as the army moves towards the Western Regions.

"It would be nice if the 80,000 cavalry in Wusun could march south." Li Ren is also a person who understands the general trend. "When you add the two together, we can go more smoothly with our plan," he said. ”

What Li Ren didn't know was that He Yi had indeed intended to send troops south, but it was not out of response to Li Xin and others in the southern part of the Western Regions, but out of the premise that Mao Dun had the intention to go west.

The Western Regions sent troops south to force Maudun closely, and it was also to prevent Maudun from retreating to the south of the Western Regions under the pretext of going west. In fact, there is a relatively big sinister intention to exert pressure on Maudun, which is nothing more than hoping that Maudun can use force against more cities or kingdoms in the Western Regions under great pressure, and disrupt more places in the Western Regions, so that the empire can enter more countries in the Western Regions under the pretext of chasing and killing Maudun's subordinates.

If there is no mistake in timing, the 10,000 cavalry, the pioneers of the Western Regions Dispatch Army, should have pressed the Beishan area, in addition to driving the Maudun Division, but also to exert a certain deterrent effect on the allied forces such as Cheshi, Puzi, and Qiuzi who were stationed there.

Of course, at present, not only Li Xin and the others do not know the news that He Yi has sent troops, but also the city-states and kingdoms in the central and southern Western Regions have not yet received relevant news.

Yicheng is not the largest city in the southern part of the Western Regions, Luntai is the largest city, and Luntai is also a relatively dense place in the city, everything is related to the concentration of the water system and the topography. The Western Regions Market is also around Luntai, but it is already in the middle of the Western Regions.

The news that Li Xin and others came to Loulan needed to be spread by the merchants, and the process was nothing more than the merchants going to Luntai. Then spread the news that the imperial envoys had arrived in Loulan, and then the merchants of various countries who got the news reported to the nobles of their own countries, and whether the nobles would report to the king was another matter.

"This process will take about a month to two months, which is equivalent to the beginning of the next year." Li Xin's pupils weren't focused, it was something that was going on in his mind. After waiting for a while, he said, "Almost two months is just enough time for us to do some things." ”

Next. It was a coincidence that a sudden heavy snow blocked the traffic, which was just enough for this pretending envoy group to stay in the city, without the slightest intention of continuing to set off for the city of mud, the capital of the king of Loulan.

Wu Daqi was thanking for the sudden arrival of the heavy snow, and Wei Duli also had a reason to stay and participate in the big event, but the sudden heavy snow also hindered those who wanted to pass on the news that the imperial envoys had come to Yixun.

It snowed heavily for three days in a row, and Wu Daqi also held banquets to entertain Li Xin and others, during which there was naturally some temptation and pandering.

Li Xin purposefully communicated with Wu Daqi, and after talking too much, he would inevitably say some attitudes on the imperial side. Of course. It may be a bit awkward to say that his so-called imperial attitude is not an imperial attitude at all, but in fact a true lie to achieve some purpose.

That's right, the empire will definitely take revenge on the countries that are at war with the empire on the side of the Huns, and it is really going to send troops to conquer, these are absolutely true.

The problem is that Li Xin claims that they are imperial soldiers and imperial envoys. That's just pure.

"Zhiwu not only has no vision in some things, but as the king of Loulan, he also behaves very dimly." Wu Daqi is pretending to be drunk. said a lot of unconvincing words about the vultures and becoming the king, and then asked Li Xin, who looked like he was drunk, with drunken eyes: "Compared with the imperial army to destroy the country, many nobles, including me, we are more inclined to hand over the head of the vulture to make amends to the empire." ”

Li Xin has heard Wu Daqi have such a hint more than once, and he said it very tactfully at the beginning, but the more he said it later, the more explicit it it became. There was no formal response, and he began to make it clear directly.

"All the crimes were committed by the vultures?" Li Xin hummed a wine gap and looked at Wu Daqi meaningfully: "Not necessarily!" ”

What Wu Daqi needs is a promise from the empire to support him as king, and he knows that it is not so simple to do. Now that Li Xin has something to say, how can he not hear it? Immediately followed the words, and pointed out a group of Loulan nobles who were loyal to the other party.

Li Xin will kill the other one. However, this is only the first step of meritorious service to the empire, after killing the vultures, the entire Loulan will take refuge in the empire, there is not much room for operation in it, the first thing is to support a puppet in Loulan. After a few days of contact, he didn't think that Wu Daqi was a person who was willing to be a puppet, if they really represented the empire, it didn't really matter, as long as he killed Wu Daqi and supported Wu Daqi, but they couldn't represent the empire.

Wu Daqi wants to be the king of Loulan, and there are other people who also want to be the king of Loulan, Li Xin has been busy entertaining Wu Daqi these days, and Li Ren on the other side has not done nothing.

The puppet can't be too strong or too weak, but the puppet must not be allowed to have the qualifications of the right person, and there is no more time to look for it, and Wei Duli is a good candidate that Li Ren thinks.

After the snow stopped, Li Xin and the others showed no sign of leaving Yixun, and the merchants of Yixun sent the news back, and people from surrounding countries began to come to visit one after another.

As an impostor imperial envoy, Li Xin did not show weakness, he showed his majesty and bearing to accept the visit, and he also selectively accepted the favor of people from various countries.

The so-called selective acceptance is quite simple, Li Xin is friendly to those city-states and kingdoms who did not send troops to participate in the battle of the source of the Yellow River, and to those who have sent troops to participate in the war.

On the thirteenth day when Li Xin and the others stopped in Yixun City, a Loulan team from Huni City entered Yixun City.

Of course, the team that came from Humud City was another person, and they didn't meet Li Xin at the first time when they arrived in Yixun City, but they first communicated with Wu Daqi as necessary, and they didn't know what Wu Daqi said to the people sent by Zhi Wu, and the next day the people from Huni City showed the greatest humility when they met Li Xin.

Li Xin accepted another invitation from Zhi Wu, saying that he would go to Huni City. After giving a reply, he invited several envoys from countries that did not send troops to fight at the source of the Yellow River, and he did not know what they were talking about, and several envoys soon returned separately.

When Wu Daqi saw Li Xin again, he said: "I have gathered an army of 3,000 men. ”

Li Xin just nodded, and it was a very contemptuous attitude towards the so-called 3,000 people who dared to be called an army. He didn't hide the contempt on his face, and after a "hmm", he said: "It has become a trend for the empire to exert influence in the Western Regions, and how much you pay today, how much you can get in return in the future, the premise is that you must be loyal to Your Majesty." ”

"Yes, if I were the king, I would definitely regard Your Majesty as the only suzerain." Wu Daqi patted his chest and said: "After ascending the throne, I will prepare gifts immediately, and when the time comes, I will need nobles to help introduce me, so that I can get the canonization from Your Majesty." ”

Li Xin still nodded, but this time with a smile on his face, he seemed to be satisfied with Wu Daqi's statement.

They dragged on in Yicheng for another two days, until Li Ren, who had disappeared for two days, reappeared, and Li Xin set off on the road to Huni City with a team of less than thirty people, escorted by five hundred warriors arranged by Wu Daqi.

Before leaving, Wu Daqi found Li Xin and said without worry: "There are 6,000 troops loyal to the other in the city of mud, don't you wait for me to get the support of the two city lords of Che'er City and Yage City before setting out?" ”

Chel'er and Yager are the other two cities of Loulan, listening to Wu Daqi, the two cities each have a thousand troops, and the two city lords will also make the right choice after knowing the attitude of the empire, so the three cities of Yixun, Che'er, and Yager together have 5,000 troops, which will definitely be able to add a boost to Li Xin and others.

"Thousands of troops, but they are just the first army of the empire." Li Xin, who was riding on a tall horse, looked indifferent, and said to Wu Daqi condescendingly: "We represent the empire, and the army of the empire is coming soon, I believe that those smart people know what choice they should make." ”

Wu Daqi was not worried about the lack of strength of the empire, he just told Li Xin that he would only bring twenty-eight armor soldiers to Huni City, and that he would kill the vultures on the king's palace...... (To be continued.) )