"I have heard of the style of an assassin in ancient times. When Zhuanzhu assassinated Wang Liao, comet attacked the moon; when Nie Zheng assassinated Han Kui, white rainbow penetrated the sun; when Yaoli assassinated Qingji, cang eagle attacked the hall."

Ren Hong's words were as cold as the ice on the lake:

"I just don't know what kind of vision will happen in the desert when King Loulan is killed by us in a month?"

Fu Jiezi nodded, and he read it correctly. Ren Hong was so keen that he guessed it right again! The key point of this mission is Loulan!

"Loulan is the city-state closest to the Han Dynasty. It is located on the main throat road. Whether it is to go to the north road of Kutsun, Luntai or the south road of Shacheshule in Khotan, you have to transfer in Loulan. If the Han Dynasty wants to return to the Western Regions, he must first decide on Loulan!"

Ren Hong knew that the Loulan Kingdom was located in Ruoqiang County, Bayingoleng Prefecture, the Western Regions Province in the future. Although it was just one county, it was as big as two Jiangsu provinces. It was currently the only channel for Han to connect to the Western Regions - Xingxing Gorge directly to Hami Turpan was also occupied by the right wise king of the Xiongnu. Ren Hong's last proposal to send troops to attack Mazong Mountain and seize Xingxing Gorge. If it was implemented, the situation in the Western Regions would inevitably change drastically. It's a pity...

Therefore, Loulan became the first hurdle that the Han Dynasty had to pass when it returned to the Western Regions.

Ren Hongdao: "But I learned from the merchants passing by Xuanquan that the current Loulan King Angui was a proton who grew up in the Huns. He has always been a relative of the Huns but not the Han."

The situation in Loulan is very complicated, it is simply a bloody and tearful history of a small country sandwiched between two superpowers...

Since the Huns drove the Great Yuezhi to Central Asia a hundred years ago, they have surrendered the 36 countries in the Western Regions and forced them to hand over food, gold, iron and livestock every year, and to block the Han envoys for the Huns.

Until the Han Dynasty dug out the Western Regions and opened up Hexi, Emperor Wu of Han realized that seizing the Western Regions and completely cutting off the right arm of the Huns was a necessary condition for victory in this war, and Loulan, the closest to the Han Dynasty, was the first to be hit.

Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhao Ponu to defeat Loulan with 700 cavalry. From then on, Loulan became the Huns. The Han Dynasty had two dependents. The Loulan King each sent a proton to the Shanyuting and Chang'an.

But something happened to Prince Loulan in the Han Dynasty - he committed a serious crime in Chang'an and was sentenced to castration by the Tingwei!

If it were in the Qin Dynasty, the "prince of studying abroad" in Loulan might be exempted from castration, because the Qin law had the rule that the monarchs of vassal states would "redemption the palace": the ministers would be truly Rong and the kings would be crowned, and if they had corruption, they would be reborn as the palace. Spending money would eliminate disasters.

The Han Dynasty could actually spend money to atone for sins. Ma Qian, a Taishi Company, was killed because his family was poor and poor. But what was even more severe than the "Bully Qin" was that this kind of grace was limited to people from the country, foreigners, and vassal lords were not included.

So Prince Loulan was dragged to the silkworm room and became castrated!

Regardless of whether the castration was completely cut off in the Han Dynasty, this is a very humiliating punishment for men. Loulan still has reproductive worship. How could a eunuch return to China to succeed to the throne?

Therefore, the Loulan people could only welcome the prince who was a magistrate in the Huns. Since the Han Dynasty's expedition to Dayuan was still alive, the new king did not dare to act rashly, and he still sent his two sons, Prince An returned to the Huns, and Prince Weituqi was a magistrate in the Han Dynasty and continued to dance on the two eggs.

A few years ago, King Loulan died again, which happened that the Han Dynasty had withdrawn from the Western Regions. The Han army had not left the Yumen for 11 years. Instead, the Huns regained control of the north and south roads, so they directly sent people to send An back to their country and were able to be made king.

Both generations of Loulan kings grew up under the influence of the Huns, so how could their butt not be crooked?

An Guixian refused the request to enter the palace to meet the Han emperor, and then began to "one-sided" policy, and began to devote himself to being a dog for the Huns.

He sent people to disguise themselves as bandits and blocked the Han envoys several times. During the three years, the Wei Sima, Guanglu Dafu Zhong, and Qimen Lang became the one. All three envoys died in Loulan. After resting in peace, Dayuan went to the Han Dynasty to buy silk missions, but were often obstructed by Loulan and robbed tributes.

Just when Fu Jiezi went on a mission last time, he threatened Loulan, Wang Angui, and said that the Han Dynasty was about to send troops to operate the beacon tower from Yumen to Yanze, so Angui did not dare to attack them.

But An Gui must have sent someone to notify the Huns of this matter, making the Huns' Shanyu realize that the Han Dynasty was about to return to the Western Regions, so he sent the Right Xian King to attack the Hexi Corridor, hoping to completely cut off the hand that only wanted to pry his own corner.

The battle of Polusui and Zhangye's victory, these things closely related to Ren Hong are just preludes of the two empires' battle for the Western Regions.

Personal struggles are closely linked to the country and the times. Ren Hong and others were actually involved in it before they knew it...

Fu Jiezi showed a little confusion: "Ren Hong, it's not difficult to guess that I'm going to Loulan, but how do you know that I want to use the assassination strategy?"

This matter is extremely confidential, and even the deputy envoy Wu Zongnian did not tell him. Fu Jiezi thought no one could guess it, but he didn't want Ren Hongyi to win.

Ren Hongxiao said: "In theory, Loulan is so rebellious that he should help the Huns to abuse him. The Han Dynasty should send troops to punish him."

"But Loulan Capital is 1,600 miles away from Yumen Pass. The pavilion to the west of Yumen has given up for a long time. The desert march is slow and it will take at least one month to arrive. The two battles in Dayuan prove that the expedition across the quicksand is too expensive and can easily arouse the alertness of the Huns."

"On the contrary, the warriors were sent to assassinate him, kill his chief evil, and exchange for Loulan with a pro-Han prince, the cost was much lower..."

"Your opinion is the same as mine."

Fu Jiezi nodded: "Yes, although the general wanted to restore Emperor Xiaowu's strategy to manage the Western Regions, the current public opinion of the government and the public is full of virtuous literature. They criticized Xiaowu's strategy during the meeting of salt and iron, believing that expeditions to the Western Regions would only cause soldiers to die in the army and the people to stop their fortunes..."

Therefore, in order not to cause turmoil in the court and make opponents furious, Huo Guang meant that he had to compete with the Huns in the Western Regions and take down Loulan, but he could not rashly send troops to affect the people's livelihood in the country.

He wanted the horse to run and not eat grass, so Fu Jiezi could only propose his own plan:

"After walking around the Western Regions, I told the General what I saw and heard."

"Loulan and Kucha repeatedly failed to punish them, and they would not punish them. They would probably make the Western countries even more despise them. When I passed by Kucha, Loulan, the king was approachable. If he could lead the warriors to assassinate them, he would push the sharp edges and huts, and the upper and lower huts would escape, so he would follow them with light sharp arms. Those who would dare not to comply. The power of the Han Dynasty would shock the countries!"

In fact, the idea of ​​assassinating the barbarian kings who were not convinced by the Han Dynasty, supporting the princes and kings of Han, and maintaining the rule of puppets was proposed by Sang Hongyang during the Salt and Iron Conference.

However, they were criticized by virtuous literature as "unkind and unrighteous". They felt heartbroken and felt that the Han Dynasty, as the Celestial Empire, should not use force but use virtue to achieve the goal of a distant person coming to court. How could they come up with such despicable tricks assassination?

However, General Huo Guang was a pragmatist. He first used the power of virtuous literature to force his political enemy Sang Hongyang to a desperate situation.

But after killing Sang Hongyang, his policy continued. Not only was the salt and iron not abolished, but the idea of ​​recruiting warriors to assassinate the enemy was also picked up again.

"Therefore, the general said: Kucha has a long way, and it is proven to Loulan!"

He sighed, "If it can be successful, the Prince of Loulan in Han can return to the country to succeed the throne, so that the noble people in Loulan can be saved from the disaster of war."

This is what it means to assassinate Loulan King Angui for love and peace.

Therefore, Fu Jiezi's envoy to Loulan this time was called a gift, but in fact it was a beheading operation authorized by the central government!

No wonder he needs so many Strange Warriors.

Thinking back to Ren Hong's words just now, Fu Jiezi said:

"There are few who succeed in entering the country and assassinate the king, and many who fail. We should not repeat the mistakes of Jing Ke. Do we just want to attack the king of King Liao? It would be good to lure the King of Loulan with food and kill him. After all, it is Hu Jun of Rongdi, and he has never seen much of the world, or he can succeed."

The dinner party was an old routine in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Jin Qing Zhao Wuxiu also did this. He invited his brother-in-law Dai Wang to dinner, and then asked the chef to use a copper bucket to drink wine to smash Dai Wang's head...

"But it's a pity..."

Fu Jiezi raised his voice and looked at Ren Hong up and down: "You may be able to roast the roasted fish, but you can't be the master."

Ren Hong was a little embarrassed. His martial arts were indeed not enough to eat.

Fu Jiezi pointed to the distant place, Xi Chongguo, Sun Shiwan, Zheng Ji, Han Gandang, Zhao Haner and other heroes laughed and said, "They are the ones who are loyal to Zhu Qingji, and I have recruited a lot."

Then he looked at Ren Hong, his eyes full of admiration:

"But you are the only one who can make plans!"
Chapter completed!