Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Without the Western Regions, there would be no Silk Road. We must know that the Silk Road is very important for the trade exchanges between the East and the West, and the Western Regions are the necessary nodes of the Silk Road.

In fact, the great exploration of the ocean launched by Portugal and Spain in later generations, their original intention was precisely because the land silk road was monopolized, so they wanted to find a new sea silk road to reach the east, but the result was bad The American continent was discovered by mistake, making Spain and Portugal the first two countries in the world that became rich and powerful through colonization.

In Zhao Dan's mind, the Western Regions must be taken down, and the remnants of the Huns who fled to Mobei must also be killed.

It’s just that for Zhao Dan now, since the Huns have been driven to Mobei, and the civil strife in the Seleucid Empire in his memory will not come for several years, so Zhao Dan does not regard these two parts as the same. thing.

But now that the news comes, things seem to be different.

If you look at it from a historical point of view, you will find a very interesting thing, that is, because of this special regional geography, there is usually a battle between the northern nomadic empire and the Central Plains farming dynasty on the land of China.

Sometimes the nomadic empire will win, but most of the time, the Central Plains dynasty will be the winning side, and then the losers will start to move westward, all the way west along the desert, passing through the Western Regions, Central Asia and then Enter West Asia or Eastern Europe.

Among them, the most famous ones are the westward migration of the Xiongnu after being defeated by the Han Dynasty, and the westward migration of the Turks after being defeated by the Tang Dynasty. These two empires that were defeated by the Central Plains Dynasty both recovered to a certain extent after their westward migration. , and recreated the glory.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dan finally realized that he had ignored this rule.

The Xiongnu in Zhao Dan at this time was originally just a loose tribal alliance, and had not yet formed a climate like the Maodun Reform in history. After being defeated by Zhao Guo and losing the lush grassland in Monan, the Xiongnu in Mobei fled far away. It has already been seriously injured, but if the Xiongnu really re-forms the climate by plundering the Western Regions, then maybe it will become the enemy of Zhao State again.

In history, the Xiongnu Empire conquered the countries of the Western Regions, and then with its strong military power and continuous blood from the countries of the Western Regions, it was able to compete with the Han Dynasty.

In order to cut off the wings of the Huns, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent the famous Zhang Qian to the Western Regions.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Chao once again went to the Western Regions for the same reason.

The Western Regions, this is a battleground!

Zhao Dan was silent for a while, and then he said to Mao Sui beside him: "Immediately send an order to Hu Yiwei to mobilize with all his strength. In the next few years, the most important direction will be the Western Regions, Seleucids, and the Huns. Also, the envoy of the Seleucid Kingdom may also know something about the Western Regions, you'd better find a way to set him and the people around him, and learn something from there, understand?"

Mao Sui responded respectfully, and then said, "Your Majesty, the ceremony is ready, and it's time for Your Majesty to go out and participate."

Zhao Dan was stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses: "Oh, that's right, there is still a ceremony waiting for everyone to attend."

This day happened to be the time when Li Mu led his troops back to the court and Zhao Dan held a reward ceremony outside Handan City.

"Okay, let's go."

An hour later, Zhao State Handan Beidaying Campus.

Zhao Dan stood on the high platform, facing thousands of eyes from the audience, and slowly read out his will.

"Li Mu, since he was in the army, he has made great achievements in battle. He has made great contributions to the country of Zhao by sweeping the Hu and destroying the kingdoms for the widow! Today, Li Mu is granted the title of Lord Wuxiang, and the fiefdom is Qufu of the State of Lu. I look forward to making persistent efforts in the future to serve the widow and Zhao Make new contributions to the country!"

As soon as Zhao Dan finished speaking, there was a burst of enthusiastic cheers that resounded across the sky from under the high platform.

Li Mu's expression was extremely excited, and he knelt down towards Zhao Dan and made a big salute: "My minister Li Mu thanked the king for his kindness, and is willing to saddle up for the king until death!"

After rewarding Li Mu, Zhao Dan turned his attention to Pang Nuan again: "Pang Nuan, since entering Zhao, has made great contributions to destroying the kingdoms for the widow, and assisting the widow to govern the army. Pang Nuan is Wu Dingjun, enfeoffing Pengcheng!"

Pang Nuan also had an excited expression on his face, his gray beard was shaking, and he knelt down to salute Zhao Dan: "Old minister, thank you for your kindness!"

Zhao Dan once again turned his attention to the other person who was standing with Li Mu and Pang Nuan, he let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Lu Buwei, you are the Prime Minister of Qin, but you are able to abandon the dark and turn to the bright for the sake of all the people in the world. There is no such thing as goodness, and it has also made great contributions to the state of Zhao! Today, you are entrusted with the title of Xinjun and the land of Lantian. From now on, I will invite you to Longtai to discuss matters!"

Chapter One Thousand and One Hidden Secrets

When Zhao Dan's words fell, several Zhao Guozhong ministers standing around the stage raised their heads at the same time, showing shocked expressions.

Yu Xin's expression changed, and he met Lian Po who was beside him, and both saw the unexpected expression on the other's face.

Yu Xin knew that Lu Buwei was an undercover agent in Zhao Guo, so he was mentally prepared for Lu Buwei to be crowned king.

But the problem is that this qualification to "enter the Longtai discussion" is the most shocking.

Before this, there had never been any surrender from other countries who could join the ranks of Longtai important ministers immediately after surrendering and became one of the core members of Zhao Guo.

In addition, Yu Xin wanted to go deeper.

Now Zhao Sheng, Xiangbang Pingyuan Lord of Zhao State, is seriously ill in bed, and it seems that he should die soon.

Under such circumstances, King Zhao Dan did not designate anyone to take on Zhao Sheng's work, but delegated more power to the subordinate officials of Xiangbang's mansion, and at the same time returned the decision-making power to Zhao Dan himself.

Could it be that Lu Buwei entered Longtai at this moment to replace Zhao Sheng?

"No, it's impossible." Yu Xin couldn't help laughing and shook his head, secretly said: "This is too ridiculous."

Judging from the current situation, Lu Buwei's undercover identity may not be exposed.

That being the case, it would be too nonsense for Lu Buwei, as a "vassal of the enemy country", to enter Longtai to discuss affairs and serve as prime minister.

Even though Zhao Dan has unparalleled authority and power at the moment, doing so will also cause a strong rebound from the entire Zhao State official class.

Thinking of this, Yu Xin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Lu Buwei's entry into Taiwan should not change the overall situation. I am still the one who has the most hope of winning the position of prime minister. But this Lu Buwei is said to have some kind of connection with the harem, so we should try to win him over."

Due to Zhao Sheng's serious illness and Pang Nuan's expedition, the public faction in Zhao's political arena has almost died down for a while, and the entire political arena is considered to be stable.

Stability is the situation that Yu Xin hopes to see very much now. As long as it is so stable, Yu Xin has a high degree of confidence that he will be able to obtain the position of Xiangbang in a stable manner.

But no matter what, no one dared to make any objection to Zhao Dan's decision at this time.

Lu Buwei was so excited that he also knelt down and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Buwei stood up, a pair of monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.

Perseus was stunned.

"There is such a magnificent and magnificent city in the world"

Looking at Handan City in front of him, Perseus couldn't help muttering to himself.

This old man named Perseus is naturally the envoy of the Seleucid Dynasty that Lu Qing obtained from the slave trader Yizhi.

The turbulent crowd, the noisy market, the endless traffic, the tall city wall, everything made him feel like a dream.

"It's unbelievable, this city seems to be much bigger than Antioch." A follower opened his mouth wide and sighed.

Antioch is the capital of the Seleucid Kingdom today.

The Seleucid Kingdom is part of the Alexander Empire founded by the great Alexander the Great after its disintegration. Its main territory is distributed in what is now Asia Minor, Central Asia, and West Asia, roughly what is now Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and other places are countries with a vast territory and strong strength.

The reigning emperor of this country is now Antiochus II, nicknamed "God". During his reign, Antiochus II concentrated most of his energy in the direction of Asia Minor and Egypt in the west, causing the entire empire to The control over the east is relatively weak.

Under such circumstances, the easternmost part of the empire in Central Asia, that is, the territory bordering the Western Regions, was controlled by Diodotus, the governor of Bactria.

This ambitious governor has not only secretly controlled the entire eastern part of the empire, but also secretly cultivated forces in the east, hoping to become the spokesperson of the countries in the Western Regions.

Under such circumstances, the Huns appeared.