Chapter 298 The King of Chu is back!!

Chapter 298: The King of Chu is back!!

The team returning from the Western Regions was quite large and endless, with more than 40,000 people, countless horses, and herds of camels.

However, there were only more than 20,000 Han soldiers who returned.

You have to know that Liu Wu only brought more than 40,000 people with him. Zhou Gongjin's Western Regions Protectorate alone had already sent more than 10,000 people away, not to mention the shocking battle in Yishi City...

With the end of that great war, the Western Expedition has come to an end. Now the Han army is returning eastward, and the total loss of troops in the process of recovering the Western Regions is about 10,000, almost all of whom are Qiang and Hu cavalry from Liangzhou.

Finally, the Qiang people were completely extinct.

As for the other 20,000 people in the returning team, they were the rulers of various countries and their tribute envoys.

The tributes from various countries are almost impossible to count.

After the fall of Dayuan, the most spectacular sight in the group returning eastward was the nearly 10,000 horses that displayed their strength under the sun.

Almost all the Ferghana horses of Dayuan were brought back across the desert.

Thousands of horses galloped past.

Finally, Han Sui saw several familiar figures: Liu Wu, Gao Shun, Lu Meng, Chen Dao, Gan Ning, Ma Chao...

"Welcome King Chu!!"

Han Sui, the governor of Liangzhou, knelt down on one knee.

The many cavalrymen behind him were a little surprised. Han Sui was the governor of Liang Province and had a very high position. Even if he was the King of Chu, he would only have to bow in the past.

Why perform such a great ceremony?

But as Han Sui's subordinates, they could only dismount and kneel respectfully to greet him.

Han Sui looked back at the boys behind him and thought: At least they have some good sense...

Even though Liu Wu was his lord, he would not be so respectful.

But is Han Sui worshipping his own lord?
No!

In some ways, Han Sui was more like a subordinate of Liu Wu, just like Jiangdong.

Then why is Han Sui like this today?
That’s because Han Sui was kneeling not to King of Chu Liu Wu, but to the future ruler of the world, the second Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Zilie.

The army marched westward, sweeping across more than 40 countries, and then brought the kings to the court to meet the emperor...

Many things are clear without explanation. Now King Liu Wu of Chu has returned to Liangzhou. He will return to Guanzhong in a few days and then march to Xu Du with the heads of state of various countries.

Can you imagine what the scene will be like when this matter is completely exposed to the world?

Who else can stop the King of Chu, and who else dares to stop the King of Chu?

In the final analysis, Han Sui was kneeling not to today's King of Chu Liu Wu, but to tomorrow's Emperor of Han!
"Wen Yue, these ten thousand Ferghana horses are now in your hands."

Liu Wu dismounted and came to Han Sui. Han Sui said, "Now that Liangzhou is empty, it is suitable for raising horses. Within three years, we can have 200,000 military horses ready for the imperial court in Liangzhou."

It is said that the imperial court should have 200,000 horses on standby.

Isn't it that the King of Chu is always provided with 200,000 military horses?

At this time, Han Sui conveyed a message openly and clearly that to him, King Liu Wu of Chu was the court!
Liu Wu remained calm and said, "Let's make an appointment. The management of Shandan Military Horse Farm will depend on you from now on."

Between Wuwei and Zhangye,

During the Han Dynasty, in order to meet military needs and border security, several military horse farms were established in the middle section of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu.

These horse farms are mainly distributed between Wuwei and Zhangye, relying on the majestic Qilian Mountains and Yanzhi Mountains, forming a vast grassland area, namely the famous Shandan Military Horse Farm.

Shandan Military Horse Farm is located at the northern foot of Lenglongling in Qilian Mountain. It has unique natural conditions, including plateau pastures, virgin forests and shrub belts, as well as abundant water resources, which are very suitable for horse breeding and reproduction. After Liangzhou pacified the Qiang people, it already obtained more than 100,000 military horses. In addition, Han Sui and Ma Chao had a large number of military horses themselves, so there were actually 200,000 military horses.

The only problem was that the quality of the cattle was mixed, and Liu Wu took away a lot of good breeds when he went to the Western Regions, so nearly half of them were lost.

Now that the Ferghana and Han blood horses have been brought back, and the Qiang people have been wiped out, it can be predicted that the Shandan Military Horse Farm will be more prosperous than ever before.

The team entering the country is still continuing.
The endless camel caravan consisted of at least three to four thousand camels.

On each camel, there is a veiled woman from the Western Regions...

Even through the veil and clothes, one can still vaguely guess the exotic style.

Wow, there were three thousand beautiful Hu girls presented by more than forty countries in the Western Regions alone.

So much so that in the future there will be a rumor that becomes a common memory in all places and is spread widely and lastingly.

People in the Western Regions would say that the reason our women are not so beautiful is because when the King of Chu conquered the West, he took away all the beauties from more than 40 countries when he returned.

People in the Central Plains would say that when the King of Chu returned to the east, more than 40 countries were destroyed. Not only did the kings of those destroyed countries come to the Central Plains in person to pay tribute, they also offered their wives and concubines to show their respect.

As a result, for a long time, the upper class people in the Central Plains were addicted to this exotic custom and could not extricate themselves.

Of course, the largest entourage was not the camel or the horse, but the tribute teams that came together one after another...

The rulers and kings of more than forty countries, all of them with troops of hundreds of people, escorted their tributes, and this time they entered the court with Liu Wu to show their loyalty to the Han Dynasty.

The presence of the heads of state of various countries in person was unprecedented and unimaginable in the Western Regions.

In the past, it was already very rare for them to send a proton to the Han Dynasty...

There were exceptions among these kings back then. For example, the king of Wusun did not come, but instead sent his eldest son to the Central Plains as a hostage.

The Kushan Empire was defeated by Liu Wu at the city of Yishi, and the leader of Kushan and the ruler of Dayuan were captured alive.

Both of them were brought here as prisoners.

Liu Wu looked at the many monarchs who entered the pass one after another, and he had already made a decision in his mind: "From now on, the monarchs of the Western Regions must enter the Central Plains before inheriting the crown, and only after they have an audience with the emperor can they officially ascend the throne."

"What do you think?"

Han Sui, Gao Shun and others behind him were a little surprised.

This……

"Your Majesty, that's a good idea." Chen Dao spoke up, "In the old days, local officials were all recommended by the great aristocratic families. However, when recommending, people only considered their relationship with the family, not their ability, so it was inevitable that good and bad officials were mixed."

"Those with nepotism were paid 2,000 dan of salary and were in charge of a region, but they were illiterate..."

"Therefore, all the officials recommended later had to go to the palace to meet the emperor before taking office. The emperor would examine them and eliminate those who were really unworthy, and then send the rest to serve in local areas."

This is indeed the case.

That is indeed the case.

All the forces only cared about pushing their own people, so they ignored it completely. The emperor had no choice but to close the gate in the end...

No more pauses now,

The generals changed horses at Yangguan, followed Liu Wu and continued to return eastward, and began to cross the Hexi Corridor...

Soon after Liu Wu and his men entered Yangguan, scouts from Jincheng in Liangzhou had already passed Xiaoguan and entered the Guanzhong area with battle reports from the Western Regions.

"The King of Chu is back!!"

(End of this chapter)