In late April of the second year of Benshi, Ren Hong and his party left Khotan for hundreds of miles west, crossed Pishan, and entered the boundary of Shache Kingdom.

As the largest river in the Western Regions, the Pamir River (Yalkang River) originates between the Karakoram and Kunlun Mountains in the Pamir Plateau. It flows downhill and then rushes out of the Wanshan Mountains. It enters the southwest end of the Takramakan Desert and uses snow to moisten the Shache Oasis, which allows Shache to look up to Kunlun in the south and out of the vast sea in the north.

The appearance and language of Shache people are similar to those of Khotan. They have mud walls, cowshed sheep pens covered by thatch. Occasionally, children will stand barefoot at the gate of the courtyard, looking at the yellow flags of Ren Dugu’s soap and yellow flags and the proud rider with a proud look on their faces.

Then he was pulled back by the frightened adults and hid in the reeds in a panic.

In the past, the entire generation passed by Shache often had the envoys of the Xiongnu boy servants and lieutenants. The Xiongnu people not only extorted gold, but also rushed into the village when they were thirsty and hungry, and even killed people and raped women. The people of Shache dared not speak out.

But the soldiers who were the guru were much more friendly. The food was basically based on the dry naan they brought. Sometimes when they were hungry, they wanted to eat the top sheep, and they also exchanged silk for silk. This made the Shache people a little incredible. It was the first time they saw such a kind mission in the country.

The quality of the Han army in the Western Regions, which was mainly composed of light and evil young men, was not that high, and it was entirely up to the Ren Dugus' orders: "The Han Dynasty is different from the Xiongnu. It is built rather than destruction in the Western Regions. Anyone who dares to rape and loot according to military law! You all remember it!"

The news spread faster than they were moving forward, so more Shache people took the initiative to send cattle and sheep to exchange silk on the roadside. The unmarried girls pointed at the bright robes and armor of the guards. Their eyebrows were dyed with dark grass juice, which became "brows".

Because of Khotan, Shache has a saying that the closer the eyebrows, the closer they marry. If the eyebrows are connected, they will marry their neighbors - and they will never be captured by the Xiongnu and the Xiye people who often come out of the mountains to rob.

According to this theory, the princess of King Shache probably forgot to draw the eyebrows, so she married far away and became the wife of Prince Liu Wannian of Wusun. The old King Shache, who had no son, seemed to want to entrust himself to the Han Dynasty, and wanted to win the hearts of Wusun, so she wrote a letter to ask Wannian to be the Prince of Shache.

The court had consulted Ren Hong on this matter, and he strongly opposed it, but Huo Guang agreed in order to win over Wusun.

This is why Wusun completely turned to the Han Dynasty and fought against the Huns, resulting in a disastrous defeat and the fat king was assassinated and died.

But because of that war, Liu Wannian led more than a thousand Sha chariot soldiers to help Chigu City. Although he did not participate in the fierce battle, he at least made some achievements and reputation. This made the Han Dynasty even more respectful to him and included him in his royal family status with Yao Guang.

Now, in the beginning of spring, King Shache died of illness, and Liu Wannian ascended the throne. After all, he was given the surname Liu. Unlike the general King of Hu of the Western Regions, Liu Bingyi from Chang'an wrote a book specially.

In the round small town of Shache, in the palace surrounded by vineyards, Ren Hong was in charge of official duties. In front of the ministers of Shache and thousands of Shache people outside, he enthroned the emperor for thousands of years.

"The emperor gave a plan: Alas! I have been in charge of this Xuanshe, and I have been granted the title of the Western Land. I have been the assistant of the Han vassal state in the world. Alas! Although Shache has the tribute from the King of the Congregation, the three generations of wasteland were not as good as the preceptor. I am all my heart, and I am only cautious and compassionate!"

After reading it, Wen Zhong was asked to take over the old ribbon seal presented by Liu Wannian with both hands, and Ren Hong awarded the new camel button ribbon seal.

This is one of the main responsibilities of the Protector. Now, in the north and south of the Western Regions, there are not only fifty kings, but also marquis have Han seals. The self-translated Chang, Chengchang, county, supervisor, Dalu, hundreds of chief, thousand chief, commander, Qiqu, official, general, and prime minister, all 376 people are equipped with Han seals and ribbons.

Whenever a country has inherited the throne and replaced it, envoys must be sent to report to the Emperor of Han and replaced the seal. In this way, it would be fine if the inheritance was successful. Once the ministers usurped the throne and did not have a close attitude towards the Han Dynasty, the person who came was not a escort of the guardians, but an army that launched an army to question the crime!

There are not many officials in Shache Kingdom. The marquis of the auxiliary country called "Hu Tu Zheng" was the younger brother of Lao Shache King, and there were also the left and right generals, left and right cavalry kings, each of Xiyejun and two chief lieutenants.

They all came to pay homage to Ren Hong, but Ren Hong immediately discovered the problem: among the important officials of Shache, there was only one Shache man, Hu Tuzheng, the Marquis of the Assistant State, and the rest were all from Wusun, or the Han slaves around Princess Jieyou, who were brought to serve as an official by Liu Wannian.

Ren Hong did not say anything in person, and after the afternoon banquet, he shut up others and said to Liu Wannian: "You have entered Shache as a foreign prince. Why don't the local nobles of Sheshache not use it, but let Wusun and Han people list all over the court?"

Liu Wannian didn't understand: "The Shache people don't have a close relationship with me. I don't have a nepotism. Do you still have a nepotism? Sister, I have heard about the deposed emperor Liu He. If there is no trustworthy person around me, what should the Shache people do to make trouble?"

You also know that Shache people are not close to you. Ren Hong warned Wannian: "After that being said, your foundation in Shache is not stable. You should not abandon Shache noble people, choose some suitable people to serve as ministers, and then choose their children as attendants of the guards, and give them more silk to win over. Only in this way can you hold the throne in Shache."

This is also his wife's brother-in-law, so Ren Hong said this to him. Liu Wannian promised: "Then I will add a few positions? I will imitate the system of the Han Dynasty and set up a prime minister and the nine ministers? I have heard about King Shanshan. Should Shache follow closely and hire a few virtuous literature to promote education and change his clothes?"

Ren Hongdao: "The Nine Ministers can be appointed, but they are just changing their names and allowing more noble people Shache to be ranked in official positions and comforted, but their clothes and customs cannot be changed."

He told Liu Wannian the story of Qi and Lu: Qi Taigong was granted the title of Qi, and he reported to Duke Zhou in five months. Duke Zhou said, "What's the disease?" Duke Taigong said, "I will keep the etiquette of the king and the ministers and follow the customs."

The son of Duke Zhou, Bo Qin, was granted the title of Lu, and it was only three years later that he reported to Duke Zhou. Duke Zhou said, "Why is it slow?" Bo Qin said, "Change the customs and change the etiquette, and then get rid of it after three years of mourning, so it slows down."

Ren Hongdao: "So Duke Zhou sighed and said, "Alas, the affairs of the north of Lu are in harmony in the later generations of Lu! The government is not simple and not easy, and the people are not close; the people are approaching the people, and the people will return!"

"Zhanshan is like Lu, changing its customs and reversing its etiquette. Shache should follow the example of Qi, simplifying its etiquette and following its customs."

First, Shanshan is just a pilot country for exporting rituals and music. Since it is a pilot, it means that there may be pros and cons. Let King Shanshan cross the river first try the depth. Other countries in the Western Regions should not be too anxious to follow up.

Secondly, Liu Wannian succeeded to the throne as a foreigner, and the Shache people were skeptical and wait-and-see, and they all depended on Dupu and Wusun to suppress him. They were too anxious to change their customs, which would probably cause dissatisfaction.

After changing the past, Liu Wannian's temperament must be from the left ear to the right ear, but after experiencing the battle in Akagu City, he became a little more mature. He felt that Ren Hong's words were absolutely correct, so he agreed to the promise.

He also led Ren Hong mysteriously, saying that he had a gift to him.

Then he clapped his hands and two orioles came - they were holding exquisite wooden boxes in their hands, with soft and beautiful jade in them.

Liu Wannian said: "I heard that when my sister-in-law was in the Kingdom of Yutian, she went to Baiyu River to see the locals pick jade. In fact, there are more jades in Kunshan than only Yutian, but also many of them in my Shache Kingdom!"

The Paoling River occasionally rushes some jade materials from the snow-capped mountains, and there is also green jade in the surrounding deserts, which merchants often pick up, but the quantity and quality are not as good as the Khotan jade, so it is not as famous as it is.

"This is the two best pieces of mutton fat jade I have picked this year. It is worth one million in Chang'an. I personally choose it and give it to my sister and sister! I would like to thank you for your care for thousands of years."

When did the young man be so good at being a human being? But Ren Hong saw from his smile that Liu Wannian’s purpose was not just to express gratitude.

"Do you want to use Shache's jade as the jade in Kunshan to Chang'an?"

Liu Wannian was a little embarrassed. It was true. He was used to being pampered in Chang'an, and there would be a gap when he came to the poor Shache. He also wanted to build a palace and buy silk to make his life better like King Shanshan.

But although Shache is next to the Pamir River, the oasis is vast and there are more than ten thousand people, there are not many resources that can make Chang'an look at. Apart from camels and wild horses, the only one who can take advantage of them is Qingyu.

Seeing that the King of Khotan next door could harvest a lot of silk every year, Liu Wannian was also envious. If he could also pack the jade of Shache with the name "Kunshan Jade", he would have a endless source of wealth.

Ren Hong was happy to see that this matter could be accomplished. The only gimmick that could absorb the population of the Central Plains to the Western Regions was "Taoyu Reef". After all, Khotan was the territory of the Yuchi family. Unless he was determined to subvert the regime, it would be inconvenient to intervene in internal affairs.

Shache is different. Liu Wannian trusts Han people more than Shache people, and I am afraid he wants more jade-drawn people to come.

Shache Oasis can support nearly one million people in later generations. Judging from the current productivity, 30,000 to 40,000 people can be fully accommodated. Once more Han people are pouring in, the local population structure will undergo a qualitative change.

What's more, the use of Taoyure to attract adventurers from the Han area and the evil knights to come to Yutian, Shache was just the first step, and these two places were not the end points that Ren Hong set for them.

But Ren Hong knew that he could not come forward in person, so he shook his head and said, "As a guru, I should be a public servant. I must avoid suspicion and cannot write a letter to you. You should submit your own words to the vassal state. I cannot collect this mutton fat jade."

Liu Wannian was bored and said helplessly: "Sister is too disgusting, okay, since you don't accept them, I will give all the two pieces of jade to my sister!"

"By the way, why haven't Yaoguang arrived yet?"

Speaking of this, Ren Hong became worried. Liu Wannian was officially enthroned by the court and ascended the throne. Wusun Kingdom also wanted to send people to celebrate and help him stand at the venue to scare the people of Shache. The person who was coming was his wife.

Yaoguang came to the Western Regions under the name of returning to Wusun to visit relatives. Last year, he took his children directly to Chigu City, asking Princess Jieyou to tease her grandson to relieve her loneliness.

Now that the ceremony has ended, why are there no people still there?

While still thinking about it, Shache's left and right cavalry came to report that a team of people came to the west of Shache City.

Ren Hong and Liu Wannian were overjoyed and came to the city to look out. As expected, hundreds of people from Wusun delegation were roaring. In late April, the ice and snow in the Tianshan Daban were not completely melted, and they were also full of dust. When they were about to arrive in front of the city, there were loud guards shouting the names of those who started.

"The Great Han Princess Anping, the eldest princess Wusun, the Left General, the Marquis of Shaye Xi... Arrives, and pay homage to King Shache!"

The title was so long, Ren Hong was stunned, and Gan Yanshou, who was standing next to him, heard it stupidly and muttered: "Are there four Wusun envoys?"

Changshi Wenzhong coughed lightly and said, "It should be just one..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yaoguang was wearing a red riding suit and a dust-proof veil. He rode unwillingly to the radish, the two heroines walked into Shache City with high spirits.

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ps: Chapter 2 at night.
Chapter completed!