The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

"I don't know if Brother Xuande has heard of the Guishuang Empire?"

"The Guishuang Empire?"

Ma Teng suddenly said a word, which made Liu Bei's face darken immediately, and he began to think about the Guishuang Empire that Ma Teng said in his mouth.

Liu Bei is different from Cao Cao.

Cao Cao has read a lot of books, especially after learning about the Guishuang Empire, he will rely on his own strength to search for information in this area, ask a lot, and naturally he will be able to understand some things about the Guishuang Empire.

But Liu Bei didn't read many books, and he was even less clear about this kind of historical records. Under the current situation, Ma Teng said it suddenly, and Liu Bei heard Guishuang's words at the beginning. When I heard the name Empire, I had never heard of it with a dazed face.

After thinking carefully in his mind, Liu Bei still felt that he had no impression, so Liu Bei replied to Ma Teng.

"never heard of that."

Ma Teng thought that maybe Liu Bei should know.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei didn't know about the Guishuang Empire.

It was a little embarrassing for a while.

But he is also a big boss, and he doesn't know much about the Guishuang Empire.

"Wait, I'll call someone to explain it to you."

After saying that, Ma Teng immediately went out and called a servant.

Let this servant hurry up and go to Fufeng County to find a county official.

When Ma Teng took people away.Liu Bei who stayed in the hall turned his eyes to Cheng Yu beside him.

I hope to find the answer from Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu looked at Liu Bei and understood what Liu Bei wanted to say when he looked at him.

After a little thought, he immediately explained to Liu Bei.

"My lord, I seem to remember some news about the Guishuang Empire."

At that moment, Cheng Yu told Liu Bei all the news about the Guishuang Empire in his mind.

Although the details were not detailed, Liu Bei finally understood what the Guishuang Empire was.

After learning about the Guishuang Empire, Liu Bei's expression gradually darkened, and he began to think about things about the Guishuang Empire.

At the same time, Ma Teng, who had just left for a short time, finally returned.

A young man was brought along with Ma Teng.

As soon as Ma Teng came in, the young man next to him introduced himself to Liu Bei.

"The next official is Fazheng, I have seen the general!"

Fazheng is also from Fufeng County, and he is the grandson of the famous scholar Fazhen.

Fazheng, who is only 20 years old, is currently working in the county.

Although the official position is not big, but because of the deep family background, he is very appreciated by the officials.

After a few more years of hard work, it will become a great tool in the future.

Liu Bei looked at Fazheng with a glance, and was immediately attracted by the Confucian aura emanating from Fazheng, so he immediately sized him up a few more times.

Ma Teng also knew that he wanted to introduce himself to Fazheng, so he immediately continued to speak to Liu Bei after Fazheng's words.

"Brother Xuande, this little brother is the grandson of the famous scholar Fazhen. He is young and talented. He is now serving as a small official in Fufeng County."

When Ma Teng introduced Fazheng, he said Fazheng, mainly because Fazhen is quite famous in this era.

Moreover, this Fazhen also has some origins with the Guishuang Empire that Ma Teng and the others are about to talk about.

When introducing Fazheng, we must first get to know Fazheng.

Fazhen is a well-known scholar in this era. He is quite accomplished in the classics of various schools of thought and the study of prophecy, and is known for his nobleness.

These are the last few masters of our time.

However, Fazhen passed away a few years ago.

He is quite familiar with the affairs of various schools of thought, and of course he knows more about the theory of prophecy.

What is the science of prophecy?

The science of prophecy and weft is the collective name of prophecy and weft, and in layman's terms it is theology.

Divination is an important social trend of thought that prevailed in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and is an important part of traditional culture.

Why does Fazhen have a relationship with the Guishuang Empire? Because Fazhen studies theology and understands a lot of things in this area. At the same time, in the territory of the Han Empire, there are only two strands of theology, one is Taoism, and the other is Taoism. It is Buddhism.

The transmission of Buddhism began hundreds of years ago.

And in the Han Dynasty, there were already a large number of believers.

This point can be seen from the fact that Buddhism was passed on in Dahan more than 100 years ago, and the ancestral white horse temple was established in Luoyang.

It was possible to build a temple at the foot of the emperor, Luoyang, and the emperor himself sent people to Tianzhu to seek the law.

It can be seen that Buddhism has already gained a great reputation at this time.

It was with the establishment of the White Horse Temple and after more than 100 years of promotion, by the end of the Han Dynasty, Buddhism was not weaker than Taoism.

And Tianzhu, where Buddhism was passed on, is now the Guishuang Empire.

Fazhen knows the Guishuang Empire very well, and Fazhen should have explained the affairs of the Guishuang Empire to Liu Bei.

But Fazhen has been dead for several years, so the grandson Fazheng, who inherited Fazhen's mantle, can only come to explain.

"I have admired Mr. Fazhen's name for a long time, but unfortunately I have never seen it. It is a pity."

"I thanked the general on behalf of my grandfather. I heard from Lord Inspector that the general is interested in the Guishuang Empire?"

Fazheng met Liu Bei. Although he had heard a lot about Liu Bei, Fazheng was still young after all and didn't have much reputation. Even if he wanted to join Liu Bei, the current Liu Bei might not think highly of him.

So Fazheng thought, first show off his ability in front of Liu Bei, and then talk about taking refuge. ?

Chapter 1000 Two hundred and nine Fazheng

"Do you know about the Guishuang Empire?"

The appearance of Fazheng made Liu Bei very interested, especially from Fazheng's tone, he seemed to know the affairs of the Guishuang Empire very well.

This made Liu Bei even more interested in Fazheng.

"My grandfather knows a lot about the affairs of the Guishuang Empire. He once thought about going there in person, but later he was old and didn't go there. I often follow him by his side, and I know something about it. If the general wants to know, I can tell you."

"Then there will be little brother Lao."

Liu Bei made a gesture of invitation, inviting Fazheng to sit down and talk.

Liu Bei was very interested in the Guishuang Empire. Although he had heard some things about the Guishuang Empire from Cheng Yu's mouth, Cheng Yu didn't say anything in detail.

I just talked about the fact that the Guishuang Empire came to the Han Dynasty to ask for marriage a hundred years ago. In this regard, the Han Dynasty defeated the Guishuang Empire at that time, even the Western Regions.

Naturally, it did not attract the attention of the Han court.

But after more than 100 years of development, today's Guishuang Empire is no longer the small Guishuang tribe it was.

After several years of precipitation, especially decades ago, after a new emperor ascended the throne, they expanded again. Not only did they conquer the Indian subcontinent, but they also expanded their influence in Central Asia to Khwarazmo and annexed Xi Stan, the country is growing, forming a huge empire in Central Asia.

The territory of the empire starts from Patna in the east, Dakhrate in the west, Nabada River in the south, and the Aral Sea in the north.The capital was moved to Peshawar.

Once reached its peak, the entire empire had a population of nearly 30 million, with a standing army of [-].

With such power, even the current Liu Bei will be dismayed by it.

After Fazheng's description, Liu Bei also understood the affairs of the Guishuang Empire.

"It turns out that in this world, the big man is not the only one who is the most powerful. There are other strong people outside the Central Plains."

Liu Bei understood a truth from the chat between Ma Teng and Fazheng.

You know, the Han Dynasty is not a central country. In this world, besides the Han Dynasty, there are many powerful countries. They are far away from the Han Dynasty, but they have an advantage.

It is these people, as long as they have enough strong troops, they can be used by Liu Bei, no matter what method is used, such as borrowing troops or requesting troops.

Ma Teng's mention of this is enough to prove that Ma Teng's mind is similar to Liu Bei's.

"Brother Shoucheng, it turns out that the Guishuang Empire is so powerful, but I don't know why you suddenly mentioned the Guishuang Empire to me?"

After learning about the Guishuang Empire, Liu Bei immediately became curious and wanted to know what happened when Ma Teng mentioned the Guishuang Empire to him at this time.

Speaking of this serious matter, Ma Teng was excited, and hurriedly began to talk about his intentions.

"Xuande, you don't know that in Luoyang, I'm in Xiliang these days. Before Xiliang, it was very complicated because of the war. There were many monks who came to preach."

Today's Guishuang Empire has occupied Tianzhu, so many monks who promote Buddhism come from the Guishuang Empire.

With monks, there will naturally be caravans, and they travel eastward from the Guishuang Empire.

Came to the big man.

Of course, the monks are here to preach. To Ma Teng, he doesn't care. What he cares about is where these monks come from.

These monks can come, and so can caravans. Now that the economy of the Han Dynasty is tight, they can follow the example of Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty and go to the Western Regions.

As long as you bring enough silk and tea, you will be able to bring back a lot of gold and valuables.

This coming and going will bring great rewards. Moreover, now they know that there is a Guishuang Empire.

If they could go to the Guishuang Empire and borrow tens of thousands of cavalry from the Guishuang Empire, wouldn't they immediately make the Han Dynasty much stronger.

It is not impossible to deal with Liu Zheng.

"Many monks appeared. I learned from the monks that our oriental utensils are very precious in Guishuang. If we can take some things from our side to trade with them, we can exchange them. A lot of money came."

"In this way, our economy has been improved, and we can do business with our neighbors and promote friendship. Maybe we can borrow soldiers and horses from the Guishuang Empire to deal with Liu Zheng and quell our civil strife."

Compared with the Xiongnu, a friendly country that can't take care of itself, a new power like Guishuang is the ally that Liu Bei needs to consider.

After all, in Liu Bei's heart now, Liu Zheng's strength is too strong. Without the assistance of his allies, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to rely on his current abilities to defeat Liu Zheng.

After a little thought, Liu Bei was able to think of Ma Teng's intention in saying these words.

"The matter of going to the Guishuang Empire is too important. I must go back and discuss it with His Majesty."

Liu Bei can't be the master himself, after all, he is only a general. Although the Han Empire is already at sunset, the emperor is still in power after all.

This kind of matter related to national policy, of course, still needs to be decided by His Majesty.

When Liu Bei said this, Ma Teng also knew that the emperor of Luoyang had the final say on this matter after all.

"Well, let Fazheng follow you back to Luoyang. After all, if he is there, the emperor of Luoyang and those ministers will be able to understand the importance of the Guishuang Empire better."

After a little hesitation, Ma Teng decided to let Fazheng follow Liu Bei back to Luoyang.

Fazheng was overjoyed, but he was worried that he would not have the opportunity to enter the core of power. This time he went to Luoyang with Liu Bei, and he could take this opportunity to gain Liu Bei's appreciation, and thus rise to the top in one fell swoop.

In this way, Liu Bei originally came to plead guilty to Ma Teng, who knew that Ma Teng, instead of blaming Liu Bei, brought such big news to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei didn't stay here for long, and soon set off on his way back with Fazheng and Cheng Yu.

It is not too far to go back to Luoyang from Fufeng.

They soon returned to Luoyang.

At the court meeting on the second day, Liu Bei brought up the matter discussed with Ma Teng at the court meeting.

Of course, Liu Bei did not say in the court that he went to Guishuang to borrow troops, but only said that he was envoys to other countries to increase the relationship between the two countries, and at the same time bring things from other countries to communicate with each other.

Although this kind of thing is not small, there are precedents after all. Zhang Qian's previous missions brought about the Silk Road, which greatly revitalized the economy of Dahan.

So when this kind of matter was brought up, there were not many voices of opposition in the court. ?

Chapter 1000 Two hundred ten

Many things, at the court meeting, Liu Bei did not say in front of the ministers.

During the court meeting, it was determined when to send envoys to the Guishuang Empire. Afterwards, Liu Bei went to meet the little emperor in person.

Little Emperor Liu Bian is 19 years old.

Although there is no weak crown yet, and he has not been fully in charge for the time being, he already knows a lot. After Liu Bei asked to see him, he met Liu Bei very quickly.

Liu Bian's life was actually a bumpy life.