Chapter 123 Mission to the Western Regions (5000)
Even if Wei Yao has a special physique, she finds that her lifespan is also plummeting after tossing around like this.
"Alcohol hurts your health!" Wei Yao made up her mind, "From today on, quit drinking!"
There are too many heirs, it is impossible for Wei Yao to keep all of them by her side.
So, she began to seal some older heirs to various places and let them guard one side.
Wei Yao is also distressed, she has been entertaining all the time, but her cultivation has not improved. If in a few years, Zhang Beichen reached the Holy Realm, and he was still at the Ninth Realm, wouldn't he want Zhang Beichen to leave first?
When she thought of Ying Yiren and Han Mengshu occupying Zhang Beichen and stealing Wei after her death, she felt that it was impossible.
"I want to reach the holy realm!" Wei Yao began to think about how to practice.
Although she has some understanding of various schools of thought, she is not proficient in them.
Wei Yao asked the female officials around her, and one of them gave advice.
"Your Majesty, my family was poor when I was young, and I was fostered in a Taoist temple. There is a Taoist nun in this Taoist temple, who is naturally romantic, but her cultivation is strong. She is proficient in the secret art of yin and yang dual cultivation. If your majesty is interested, I can find this Taoist nun. Ask for this secret method for His Majesty!"
When Wei Yao heard this, her interest increased greatly. Isn't this exercise tailor-made for her? You can have fun and improve your cultivation!
She immediately said: "Okay, I will order you to find this Taoist nun and the secret method, as long as you can find it, I will reward you a lot!"
"Obey!"
[The female officer was ordered to look for the Taoist nun, and after a year, she found the Taoist nun. 】
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"The poor Taoist name is Leng Yue, I have met Your Majesty." The one who appeared in front of Wei Yao was an extremely alluring woman.
Her skin is as white and tender as a baby's, her figure is hot, and her every frown and smile is seductive.
The female officer introduced: "Taoist Leng Yue is more than a hundred years old this year, and she is still young forever, with a high level of cultivation!"
Wei Yao was greatly surprised. As the emperor of Wei, even if he had Heaven's fortune to protect his body, he could not guarantee that he would stay beautiful until he was a hundred years old.
This Taoist nun is more than a hundred years old, and she still looks like an eighteen-year-old girl! If I can learn such a secret technique, not to mention in the simulated time and space, even in the real time and space, Zhang Beichen will not be fascinated to death?
She immediately said: "What secret method does Taoist priest have, can I have a look?"
Aunt Leng Yue smiled slightly and said, "It's a trivial matter, Your Majesty, please take a look!"
As she spoke, she pointed at Wei Yao, and in a daze, Wei Yao seemed to see special scenes.
It is a scene of yin and yang cultivation between men and women. Some made her blush, and some made her eyes open!
And in this kind of practice, the two can absorb the spiritual power of heaven and earth, achieve each other, and even break through to the holy realm!
Wei Yao was overjoyed and said: "This method is wonderful, I will try it first, if it works, I will reward you!"
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[A few days later, you called Zhang Beichen into the palace to stay overnight. You tried the newly learned method, and sure enough, this method made you happier and improved your cultivation. 】
【You rewarded Daoist Lengyue vigorously, and kept her by your side, asking and learning from time to time. 】
[In order to further improve your cultivation, you also started to tour the world to lift the seal of the Kyushu Dragon Vessel. 】
[You gather the skilled craftsmen from all over the world and let them forge the Great Wei's national artifact—the Mountain and River Shield. 】
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When Zhang Beichen came back from the phone, he found that the state of Wei had undergone great changes, its national power was booming, and Wei Yao had made many new tricks.
"There are too many descendants!" Zhang Beichen discovered that Wei Yao not only named his descendants feudal lords, but also made feudal lords to his, Ying Yiren, and Han Mengshu's descendants.
Over the years, he, Ying Yiren and Han Mengshu also gave birth to four children.
Because there are too many heirs, Zhang Beichen has almost no time to teach them, so he can only hire another famous teacher to teach them.
The basic attributes of these descendants are all good, but their individual abilities are different.
"Forget it, I don't have the energy to take care of them now, let's look around first." Zhang Beichen focused his attention on the north and south directions.
The first is the southern barbarian states. After the great Wei unified the world, the southern barbarian states actually formed an alliance in order to deal with the threat of the great Wei.
They gathered in the Southern Xinjiang Temple and united to resist the Great Wei. In order to expand their spheres of influence, these countries have been invading and occupying some lands.
In the north, it goes without saying that Maotai, the king of the Huns, rose again, unified the grasslands, and established the Huns Empire.
In response to these threats, Zhang Beichen wrote to Emperor Wei asking her to take precautions.
[Emperor Wei appointed Han Mengshu as the general who conquered the South, leading an army of 500,000 to conquer the South. 】
[Emperor Wei appointed Ying Yiren as the general who conquered the North, leading an army of 500,000 to conquer the Huns. 】
"I really have the foresight!" Wei Yao was complacent about her decision. After capturing Ying Yiren and Han Mengshu, she could let them do things and keep Zhang Beichen by her side.
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Zhang Beichen didn't think so. He thought, it shouldn't be a problem for Han Mengshu to lead people to fight the Nanman.
The key lies in the Huns!
The previous Great Qin, even with an army of 500,000, could not defeat the Huns.
The cavalry of the Xiongnu is very strong, and the grassland is vast, and the infantry are like a group of rabbits on the grassland, and they can only be beaten when they go there.
The previous Da Zhao was able to defeat the Xiongnu because Da Zhao itself had been developing cavalry. And in this round of Wei, the main Xuanwu army is mainly heavy infantry!
Heavy infantry go to the grassland, isn't that a tortoise that can only be beaten? Sooner or later, he will be played to death by the Huns!
Great Wei also had a lot of cavalry, but they were not as good as the tiger and leopard cavalry of Great Zhao before.
Zhang Beichen thought about it, and had to find another way in this game.
He opened the map and set his sights on the other side of the Huns, the direction of the Western Regions!
Behind the Xiongnu, there is a relatively powerful country in the Western Regions - Da Yuezhi!
The Dayue clan is a deadly enemy with the Xiongnu, because they were not in the Western Regions, but were nomadic in the Hexi area.
Because he was defeated by the Huns, he fled to the Western Regions and established the Da Yuezhi.
The head of their first monarch was made into a wine vessel by the Huns for drinking. This is an indelible blood feud!
"If we can unite with the Dayue Clan to attack the Xiongnu and attack back and forth, we will be able to destroy the Xiongnu in the shortest possible time, so as not to have long nights and dreams!" Zhang Beichen knows that the simulation situation of each round is different, and it cannot be assumed that the previous round conquered the grassland. The bureau can achieve the same.
What if the King of the Huns got a new cheat from that beast god in this round?
[You wrote to Emperor Wei, requesting an envoy from Da Yuezhi. Emperor Wei rejected your request and arranged for other people to go to Da Yuezhi. 】
Zhang Beichen was speechless, Wei Yao had tied him here and wouldn't let him leave at all.
"Others can go on missions, as long as they can achieve their goals." Zhang Beichen thought to himself.
[Half a year later, news came from the grassland. The envoy you sent on a mission was caught by the Huns, and his head was beheaded, and the skull was made into a chamber pot and sent back to Wei. 】
If you want to reach Da Yuezhi, you must cross the grassland. When crossing the grassland, the food and drinking water that you carry are definitely not enough. This requires exchanging with grassland tribes, and they may be arrested by the other party.
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"Damn it, the King of the Huns really doesn't take me seriously!" Wei Yao was furious, for her envoy was humiliated like this, it was humiliating herself.
"Where is Ying Yiren, let her send troops to the Huns!"
Wei Yao urged Ying Yiren to go out again.
The Yingyi people in the north were also very helpless. Wei Yao gave her 500,000 people, of which only tens of thousands of cavalry were available.
The others, the Yingyi people, let them repair the Great Wall and build a city on the border for defense.
She believes that if the cavalry is not trained well, it is to go to the grassland to die if you attack blindly!
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[Ying Yiren led an army to attack the grassland and defeated several small tribes, but they did not go deep into the grassland because the supplies could not keep up. 】
When Zhang Beichen saw the news, he felt that it was still not possible, and that he had to go to Da Yuezhi himself to do it.
[You wrote to Emperor Wei again, requesting to send an envoy to Da Yuezhi. 】
Wei Yao really wanted to refuse, but at this time, Taoist Leng Yue persuaded: "Your Majesty, the practice of Yin and Yang also requires restraint. If Your Majesty has been practicing with the Prime Minister, it is too late."
"That's it." Wei Yao was reluctant, but had no choice but to approve Zhang Beichen's request. And let him recruit an elite cavalry from the army to go with him as an envoy to the Great Yuezhi.
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After getting permission, Zhang Beichen immediately started to prepare.
There are too many people, and it is easy to be discovered by the Huns. He then selected a team of 20 people to go to Da Yueshi as an envoy.
[You disguised yourself as businessmen and traveled all the way, and soon came to the grassland. 】
[The grassland is vast, you found two guides to lead you to Da Yuezhi. 】
[After traveling for two months, you have gone deep into the grassland. On this day, you discover that a guide is missing. 】
Zhang Beichen grabbed another guide and asked, "Where is your companion? Why is he missing?"
The guide said tremblingly: "My lord, there are fierce beasts on the grassland. He may have encountered a fierce beast and was eaten by it!"
This is a very common thing on the grassland, but Zhang Beichen doesn't think so.
These guides themselves have a certain strength, plus they are familiar with the terrain, even if they encounter fierce beasts, they can run away.
Missing now, it is likely that they suspected their identities and informed the Xiongnu tribe.
After the King of the Huns learned that Wei was trying to send envoys to contact the Dayue clan, he issued a reward. Whoever can catch the envoy of Great Wei will be rewarded generously!
"Listen, everyone!" Zhang Beichen said to the envoys, "Get up immediately, we're leaving now!"
They have just set up camp and are leaving now, somewhat exhausted.
[You leave quickly, within two hours, there is the sound of horseshoes behind you, more than a hundred Hun soldiers are chasing you on horseback, and the missing guide is impressively inside! 】
"Sure enough it's him!" Zhang Beichen ordered everyone, "End the battle!"
They are exhausted, if they run around, they will be chased and killed by the Huns sooner or later!
Instead of this, it is better to fight, if more than 20 people fight against more than 100 people, one person only needs to kill five people!
The people selected by Zhang Beichen are the elite among the elite, and the average person is a master of the seventh realm. His current cultivation base has also reached the semi-sacred realm, so it should not be a problem to fight the ordinary Xiongnu soldiers.
But Zhang Beichen still underestimated the other party. It wasn't ordinary cavalry that came, but the cavalry led by Hu Yanxiao, the number one warrior under the tent of King Zuoxie of Monan Wangting.
Hu Yanxiao rode on the Wild Boar King, holding a huge axe, and laughed loudly: "Sure enough, he is from the country of Wei. The Japanese general is really lucky to take your head back to receive the reward!"
"Kill!" Zhang Beichen did not reply, but ordered the cavalry to charge.
Twenty cavalrymen killed together, and Zhang Beichen fought against Hu Yanxiao.
He fought Hu Yanxiao for several rounds, but there was no winner. And the cavalry under his command are stronger than Hu Yanxiao's fierce cavalry, and they can actually have an advantage.
Seeing that he couldn't take Hu Yanxiao down for a while, Zhang Beichen seized the opportunity and shot the wild boar king in the eye. The wild boar king screamed in pain and threw Hu Yanxiao off his body.
【You charged at Hu Yanxiao again, relying on your rich combat experience, you finally stabbed Hu Yanxiao in the abdomen with a single shot, severely wounding him. Then, you chopped off Hu Yanxiao's head with a single sword. Seeing this, the remaining Huns scattered and fled! 】
"Don't chase!" Zhang Beichen ordered his men, "Hurry up and evacuate, there will definitely be more fierce riders chasing us!"
"yes!"
【You and the others fled all the way, and the Xiongnu King indeed mobilized fierce cavalry to search for your traces on the grassland. 】
[After another three months, you finally fled from the territory of the Xiongnu to the territory of the Western Regions and entered the territory of the Great Yuezhi. 】
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"An envoy from the Kingdom of Wei has entered the Dayue Clan?" The Huns Mobei Royal Court, the Great Shanyu Maotai was furious, "A bunch of trash, you can't catch even a few people on the grassland!"
The subordinate said worriedly: "Shan Yu, the envoy from the State of Wei is going to Dayue Clan here, he must want to join forces with Dayue Clan to attack us! We must make preparations early!"
"Da Yuezhi, who is just a mere one, wants to fight with the Xiongnu? This king should destroy them first!" Maotai was very disdainful of Dayuezhi.
The Da Yue clan just couldn't get along anymore and was driven away by them.
If he hadn't been worried about Da Wei, Maotai would have led his troops to destroy the Da Yuezhi long ago!
The Da Yue clan is weak, but it is a country after all, and it was established by nomads, with hundreds of thousands of cavalry.
If Da Yuezhi and Da Wei were to join forces, the Xiongnu would still be in danger of being destroyed.
Therefore, Maotai ordered: "Send envoys to Dayuezhi and ask them to hand over the envoys of Wei, otherwise I, the Huns, will lead troops to destroy Dayuezhi!"
"yes!"
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As soon as Zhang Beichen and his party entered the territory of the Great Yuezhi, they revealed their identities to the local officials, and when they learned that they were envoys from the Great Wei Dynasty, the officials immediately escorted them to the capital.
Zhang Beichen and others lived here, waiting for the reception of King Da Yueshi.
【You have been waiting for two months, but King Da Yueshi has never received you. 】
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At the residence, Zhang Beichen himself is also thinking of a way. Because they were hunted down by the Huns, they threw away some of the gifts they brought from Wei.
Now, they only have some money jewels on them, which can be used locally.
Zhang Beichen used money to make friends with a local aristocrat, Vika, and asked about the situation of King Da Yuezhi.
"Vika, it's been two months since our mission came to the Da Yue Clan. Why hasn't the King of the Da Yue Clan received us? Is there something wrong with us?" Zhang Beichen asked the nobleman in foreign costumes in front of him.
Vika said: "My friend, you don't know something. It's not that my king refuses to receive you, but that there is no king at all in Da Yuezhi now!"
"Ah? What's going on?" Zhang Beichen asked.
Vika hesitated, Zhang Beichen handed him a small box and said, "This is my little thought, please accept it."
Vika opened the box and saw that it turned out to be a bright and round night pearl. His eyes lit up, and he immediately smiled, and said, "Actually, the nobles know about this, but no one told you."
"Our King Da Yueshi died of illness more than two months ago. But he left no heirs, so now everyone is vying for the throne, so no one will come to see you!"
Zhang Beichen asked again in detail, and only then did he understand the cause and effect.
The previous King of the Dayue Clan was so dissolute that he ruined his body very early on. In the month before they came, they died directly on the woman's bed.
And because he was short-lived very early, he had no heirs.
Now the Da Yue Clan is fighting for power and profit, and no one cares about the Da Wei envoy at all. Even the fact that the Huns asked them to hand them over was ignored.
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"My lord, what should we do now?" the subordinate asked Zhang Beichen.
Zhang Beichen thought for a while and said, "We finally came to Da Yueshi, so of course we can't just go back empty-handed."
"Wait and see, until the new Da Yue Clan King takes office."
[You have waited another two months in Da Yuezhi, but still no new king has appeared. It seems that Da Yuezhi still has the risk of civil strife. 】
Now Zhang Beichen can't wait anymore. If you continue like this, you will never elect a king, and you will even split up. Isn't this plan to fight the Xiongnu in vain?
Therefore, he decided to intervene in this matter to see if there was any room for manipulation.
Zhang Beichen came to Vika again to understand the current situation.
There are currently six factions competing for the throne in Da Yuezhi.
After the Da Yue clan established the country, they enfeoffed five Xihous, namely Xiumi, Shuangmi, Guishuang, Xidun, and Dumi.
Just like the princes of the Central Plains, these five Xihous have territories, armies, and powerful forces.
Among them, Xihou Guishuang is the most powerful. He is dissatisfied with being ruled, so he simply proclaims himself king and calls himself the King of Guishuang.
His Guishuang Kingdom is no less powerful than the Great Yuezhi.
As soon as King Dayueshi died, King Guishuang wanted to annex Dayuezhi, so he was also fighting for the throne.
The other four major Xihou also coveted the throne.
In addition to the five major Xihou, there is also a force in the royal family of the Dayue clan that is capable of competing for the throne.
That is the queen of the former King of the Dayue Clan, Mrs. Lan Xiang.
Mrs. Lan Xiang married the King of Dayueshi when she was thirteen years old. She is a local aristocrat, born extremely beautiful, known as the most beautiful woman in the area.
King Da Yueshi is lustful, but he never touches her. Because the royal family of the Dayue clan migrated from Hexi, they wanted to ensure the purity of their royal blood, so they did not marry Mrs. Lanxiang.
The reason why she was married as queen was only to marry the local nobles.
In this way, until Mrs. Lan Xiang was twenty-eight years old, King Xian of the Dayue Clan died!
Mrs. Lan Xiang also wanted to control the Da Yue Clan, but the Marquis of the Five Divisions disagreed, and all parties fought endlessly, and now there is a tendency to raise troops.
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"My lord, if we want to form an alliance with the Da Yue Clan, we must choose a side and help him ascend the throne as the Da Yue Clan King." The subordinate said.
Zhang Beichen nodded, and analyzed: "The one who has the most hope of winning the throne now is actually King Guishuang. He has a large number of troops, and sufficient food and grass. He can suppress the other four great princes by himself!"