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Chapter 348: No way home

When Liu Yu asked Lulufan to let him be the emperor, although Lulufan sternly expressed his loyalty, the next day, he came to Liu Yu, not only giving him gold, silver and jewelry, but also with humility and obedience in his tone.

"Encourt, do you really want to be the king of Yuezhi Kingdom for the time being?" Lulufan looked at Liu Yu with a little urgent expression.

Liu Yu knew that Lulufan refused yesterday because he was afraid that Liu Yu would take the opportunity to test his loyalty. He would definitely not sleep at night after returning. After all, in Yuezhi Kingdom for so long, Lulufan also knew the benefits of power. Even if he knew that there would be certain risks in promised Liu Yu, he would still test Liu Yu's sincerity.

"I believe that no one is more suitable than you!" Liu Yu said deliberately as if he was considering the overall situation of the Turks. "Now the army of Shunchao forces us Turks too much, and the rulers in the royal court have no time to take care of Yuezhi's situation. If you can be a good king, it will have a crucial role in the strength of our Turkic country and the reversal of the Shunchao war."

"Why wouldn't it be more appropriate for the envoy to be the king?" Lulufan was so itchy that he still wanted to say such a compliment.

Liu Yuxin said that if you rebel successfully, it would be strange if you were willing to hand over the throne to me.

"I am a newcomer and I don't know much about the situation in the Yuezhi. How could you be so familiar with me? So you are more suitable than me!"

Seeing Liu Yu refuse, Lulufan pretended to be reluctant to do so: "Since that's the case, for the benefit of the Turks, the subordinates will temporarily take the throne of the Yuezhi Kingdom after the matter is completed. It's only temporary. Special envoy, you don't have to worry about your subordinates being greedy for power!"

When he was not in line with his words, Liu Yu glanced at the ambitious man. Lulufan was also very happy with the support of Liu Yu, the special envoy. He immediately showed Liu Yu the gift he sent. In the Yuezhi territory, because the property was monopolized by the ruling class, Lulufan was also quite generous. He took out countless gold, silver and jewelry at one time, which made Liu Yu dazzled.

After seeing off Lulufan, Timur came out of the room, and said with a little bad tone: "You have no intention of letting him be the king, right?"

"He became the king. He can send you back to the grassland and to Middle-earth. Isn't this a win-win situation? Why do you say I'm unintentional?" Liu Yu pretended to be puzzled.

"You also said that you were willing to help him. You clearly wanted to dig a pit to harm him. You were so treacherous, and you didn't know that he might have been sold by you. You are from the Central Plains, how could you help the Turks get things done?"

Liu Yuxin said that this little beggar has a bit of political intelligence, but this political insight is also based on judgments on other people's character and is a personal attack.

"You little beggar, you judge a gentleman's treacherous heart by the heart of a villain. I am considering the welfare of the people of Yuezhi."

Timur frowned and said, "Hmph. If you want to be good for the people of Yuezhi, you must not instigate him to rebel and become a king. Once a war occurs, the people will suffer!"

Liu Yu originally thought that all the people on the grassland advocated force, but he did not expect that Timur, who has aristocratic blood, would have such "non-war" ideas. If the Turkic ruling class had this awareness of peaceful development, why bother to kill for hundreds of years? Liu Yu thought about it and said that it was good to let Timur be a Turkic Khan, at least he could live in harmony with the Central Plains. Unfortunately, she was a daughter's family.

After that, if Timur said something, Liu Yu ignored her.

By noon, General Maoding's subordinate Song Chu came again. This time he came not to question Liu Yu's alliance policy, but to bring a message: Envoys from two countries heard that the envoys of Shunchao visited Yuezhi and also sent an envoys to visit Huaguduo City.

The two countries that sent envoys were Gaochang, who was invaded by the Turkic tribes, and the other was Liu Yu once heard of in history books. It was also a very mysterious ancient Western Region country in Chinese history, Loulan.

Song Chu explained: "Since the Shun Dynasty army defeated the Turkic cavalry, the Songli and Kaqin tribes in the southern Turkic region moved westward. Because of the competition for ranch and land, they had conflicts with Gaochang. Gaochang has always been a vassal of Kucha and Yuezhi. This time, Kucha was destroyed by the Kharats, so they could only hope to send troops to rescue the Yuezhi country. But the envoy should also understand that the Yuezhi will not send troops to prevent the invasion of the Kharats."

Liu Yu nodded, said nothing, and continued to drink his tea. He would rather think about it with his brain than say that this is the Yuezhi people's own business.

"As for Loulan Kingdom, although they have a large population and strong national strength, there are troubles from nomadic tribes such as the Nanhu in the north, and there are threats from the Tubo Kingdom in the south. They have always hoped to sign an alliance with two powerful countries, Turks or Shunchao. This time, the purpose of Loulan Kingdom sending envoys is very obvious, and it is to bring you to honor and bring you!"

"For me?" Liu Yu touched his nose and smiled, "Haha, even if he came for the purpose of his mission, why is Brother Song coming here?"

"Actually, I just want to remind you that the Yuezhi Kingdom is more sincere in forming an alliance with Shun Dynasty. The ancestors of the Yuezhi people have the blood of the Central Plains, which is easier to accept for the Central Plains. I believe that the Yuezhi Kingdom will become the leader of the Western Regions after receiving the help of Shun Dynasty."

This is the first time that Liu Yu heard the term "leader's country". After thinking about it, it probably means the same as the overlord.

This Yuezhi Kingdom adopted a policy of fooling the people in the high-pressure internal politics, and was not friendly to past business travelers and expected them to keep their trust in their allies. What Liu Yu was not ashamed of was that the internal disasters of the Yuezhi people still wanted to dominate the Western Regions before they had been resolved. This was really not a good thing. Having a sharp Khwarezm was enough to make the Western Regions troubled. In addition, the Yuezhi Kingdom would definitely be in peace.

Liu Yu did not want to provide such convenience for the ambitious Yuezhi people, as a sinner who exported war.

"This time, the envoy was ordered to go on a mission to the Western Regions, just to form an alliance with the countries of the Western Regions and jointly resist the great enemy Turks. Now the Turks are retreating step by step. I think this alliance is only a matter of situation at most. As an envoy, he has no soldiers or power, and it is impossible for him to bring the help Brother Song and the Yuezhi people to get. Brother Song should be clear about this."

Song Chu said calmly: "As long as the envoy promised to only form an alliance with the Yuezhi people this time, the Yuezhi will definitely send envoys to the Central Plains to establish the friendship between the two countries. The Yuezhi Kingdom will also worship the Dashun Dynasty as the superior country and will not stop tribute."

Yesterday, Liu Yu wondered if Song Chu was a detailed work by the people of Shunchao. He spoke for the interests of Shunchao. Now he felt that he was more like he was planning for the people of Yuezhi.

Liu Yuqing smiled calmly and refused, "As a minister, I dare not make such a promise."

Song Chu did not force himself and stood up to say goodbye. Liu Yu has been socializing since he arrived in Huaguduo City, which is really a little tired.

In Liu Yu's opinion, the most important thing now is not to make a bullshit agreement, but to find an opportunity to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the Yuezhi Kingdom is thousands of mountains and rivers away from the Central Plains, and the problem of transit alone is difficult to solve. As the commander of the conquest of the Turks, an important official of the Shunchao country, he could only be a spectator outside the matter at the critical moment of the war between Shunchao and the Turks, which also made Liu Yu very upset.

In the afternoon, Lulufan also found someone to inform the visit of Liu Yugaochang and the envoys of Loulan. Lulufan's news was more accurate, saying that the envoys of these two countries would arrive on the second day.

Gaochang was between the Yuezhi Kingdom and the Shun Dynasty, and it was also a necessary way for Liu Yu to return to Central Earth. Loulan was in the southeast of the Yuezhi Kingdom. Most of the countries in the Western Regions were established along the surroundings of the Tarim Basin. Yuezhi was a major country in the north of the Basin, while Loulan was a major country in the south of the Basin. There were many vassal states on both sides. Although some small countries were nominally vassal states of these great countries, they did not pay tribute or surrender. This vassal relationship was more of an ally relationship, and interests were conflicting, so it was normal to attack each other.

Major powers often sign alliances, such as Yuezhi and Loulan. Although there are many countries between the two sides, they maintain a friendly alliance. In fact, this kind of alliance is at most just sending envoys to each other. Because of the distance, they cannot do it.

Liu Yu had no idea about Gaochang and Loulan, and did not know how to treat Shunchao and the relationship between these two countries. This was also a headache for him.

Although Liu Yu is a slander, he has real power. If he said he wanted to form an alliance with these small countries, whether it was Su Yan, Yuan Bolang and others, he would definitely follow Liu Yu's wishes and would not make things difficult for him in this matter. Liu Yu also understood this. Now Liu Yu wanted to use the alliance to let him return to the Central Plains as soon as possible. He was more concerned about the geographical location of Gaochang and Loulan, which one was closer to the Central Plains.

Fortunately, Moro is an expert in geography in the Western Regions.

"Young man, if you want to return to the Central Plains, you must go to Gaochang. The territory south of Gaochang is basically occupied by the Tubo people. It is reported that Tubo is very incompatible with your Shunchao. If you are caught by them, I am afraid you will never want to return to your country in this life!" Moro advised Liu Yu.

"What kind of country is Loulan Kingdom?" Liu Yu asked.

"Loulan? Very good, a very good country. People in their country like to do business. I have been to them many times before. The most special thing about their country is that women have the final say. Men listen to women very much. It's very strange. I can't understand it, right?"

Matriarchal society?

This is indeed special enough.

Liu Yu asked again: "What if I want to go back to the Central Plains by taking Loulan?"

Moro shook his head and said, "Impossible, Impossible. Unless you want to pass through Loulan and through the territory of the Tubo Kingdom, you will not be able to return to the Central Plains. Young people, now Turks and Tubo, one goes south and the other goes north. If it is appropriate, you will advise you to give up the idea of ​​returning to the Central Plains!"

Liu Yu really wanted to slap the profiteer in the face, and the profiteer actually encouraged him to be a lonely ghost.

Although this era did not belong to Liu Yu, after all, he had already started a family in the Central Plains. If he could not go back, he would become more and more uneasy and his eagerness would increase day by day.

Liu Yu asked, "If I want to go back to Central Plains, I must go to Gaochang. Is that right?"

"It's the case in theory, but Gaochang himself is about to destroy the country. If you go, it may be that there are already Turks or part of Tubo. It is unlikely to return to the Central Plains." Moro continued to say something that made Liu Yu discouraged.

Liu Yu thought about it. Even if the domestic situation in Gaochang is now chaotic, it is easier to get home near the Central Plains.
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