I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Chapter 160: Xijiang is complicated, Yuhang is slippery

They needed to come to Kyoto to pay tribute every year and offer corresponding tributes.

The imperial court recognized Masanna's father's position as Khan and bestowed a golden crown on him to show its approval.

After resolving these two issues, the court focused its attention on Western Xinjiang.

Ever since Li Tian was granted the title of nobility, more and more officials in the court wanted to make achievements.

Who wouldn’t want to receive this honor?

Originally everyone thought that Western Xinjiang would be the next Dai Yue and the next Northern Mang.

However, after Li Tian allowed the Guiren Army to surrender, he actually let Yang Zhen, a low-ranking official in Chajing, be in charge of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate.

Could it be that the imperial court no longer wants to manage the Western Xinjiang?

Your Majesty's thoughts are notoriously difficult to guess.

So when Yang Zhen recruited soldiers, he didn't even recruit a thousand people.

In the end, it was Rand who stepped in and helped Yang Zhen gather a thousand soldiers.

After Yang Zhen met Li Tian, he immediately changed his drinking habit.

He kept Zhang Lun, the son of the Marquis of Zhenxi, on the sidelines all day, asking him about the situation in the western border.

Zhang Lun also had a bad temper with Yang Zhen, so he told Yang Zhen the whole story about the situation in Western Xinjiang.

"Protector General, given the location of Lake City, there are two major obstacles in returning to Kyoto from Lake City."

"First, there is a large desert running across the south of Mobei. The army will need a lot of supplies to cross the desert."

"There is another difficulty, which is the Western Border countries along the way."

"The largest country in the western border is called Yue Country, but that country is further west of Lake City, so it won't hinder our return to the east."

"The key factors blocking the return of the Qui Nhon Army are two countries."

"The two countries of Turtle and Checheng."

"The Turtle Kingdom occupied the Turtle Island Oasis, which is a place that the Guiren Army must pass through when returning to Mobei."

"The Checheng Kingdom is a nomadic people, but these small countries in the western border are sometimes full of bandits, and they are very likely to want to rob the army."

Yang Zhen quickly wrote these down.

Zhang Lun added: "If the general wants to manage the Western Frontier, he cannot avoid the Yue Kingdom."

"It is said that the Yue Kingdom has Xiongnu blood, but this remains to be verified."

"The Moon Kingdom has been most severely infiltrated by Turkey and has always wanted to reopen the Silk Road and make a pilgrimage to the Turkish Empire."

"But the ancient country of Bodan in the west has also experienced three destructions and three restorations. Now it is the third Bodan Kingdom."

"King Kachu is also a rare wise ruler, and he is on par with Turkey in the fight."

"The Third Bodan Kingdom cut off the Silk Road, so the Moon Kingdom has been very dissatisfied and often harassed Bodan's border."

"But Bodan's power is much stronger than the Moon Nation, so most of them are getting beaten."

Yang Zhen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Zhang Lun added: "Protector General, the Western Frontier is different from the Central Plains."

"The Central Plains are all Chinese people, but the Western Frontier is full of alien beasts."

"All the countries in Western Xinjiang were founded by merchants."

"They are all erratic villains who may betray at any time for their own benefit."

"Western Xinjiang can be said to be a den of tigers and wolves."

"None of these small countries can be trusted."

Yang Zhen nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Lun said: "But there are also deep conflicts among these small countries."

"There are many ethnic groups and diverse beliefs in the Western Xinjiang region."

"This country of Bodan believes in Waism, which is what the Central Plains call Zoroastrianism."

"Bishop of the Turkish Faith."

"The Wa Church and the Bishop are also incompatible."

"The countries in Western Xinjiang basically all believe in bishops."

"It was chaotic and complicated, with constant wars over religious issues."

Unexpectedly, the situation in Western Xinjiang was so complicated. Yang Zhen wrote it all down.

After Zhang Lun finished speaking, he continued:

"Hucheng is an important city in the Western Frontier, and all these countries want to take Hucheng into their possession."

"Now that they know that the Guiren Army is returning to the Great Zhou, they will definitely be ready to take action."

"Protector Yang, a fierce battle is inevitable."

"In addition to the Western Frontier countries, the Bodan Kingdom is not a good country either."

"The Turkish Empire after the Third Kingdom of Boddan is an even more formidable opponent!"

Zhang Lun said: "It is said that the territory of Turkey is comparable to that of the Great Zhou."

Yang Zhen took a deep breath and asked, "Is this true?"

Zhang Lun said, "This is what we, the Guiren Army, heard from the merchants who came and went."

"But I heard that Turkey inherited the traditions of the ancient Western country Rome."

Yang Zhen asked again: "Rome, is it the Rome that was spread in the Western Frontier during the Han Dynasty?"

Zhang Lun said: "The Protector General is very knowledgeable!"

"That's the Rome!"

"During the Han Dynasty, it was said in the Western Frontier that there was an empire in the West called Rome."

"Rome's territory was comparable to that of the Han Dynasty at the time, and it was also a top power."

"Now Turkey's territory is inherited from Rome, so it is of course also a superpower."

"I heard that the Turks are good at a weapon called cannon."

"The soldiers are also very brave."

Yang Zhen took a deep breath again. He didn't expect the situation in Western Xinjiang to be so complicated.

Zhang Lun continued, "In addition to the threat from the west of the border, the south is also not peaceful."

"The Turpan Kingdom in the south is now a vassal of the Great Zhou."

"But there has always been little communication between Tulu and the Central Plains."

"In the past, Turpan was a place where many vassal kings fought against each other."

"But now it has been unified and is under the leadership of Song Mo."

"Ever since Songmo unified Turpan, he has been trying to influence Western Xinjiang."

“The threat from the south is also stressful.”

This time Yang Zhen was completely dumbfounded.

I didn't expect this job to be so difficult!

Zhang Lun sighed and said, "Western Xinjiang is really too complicated. Our Guiren Army has persisted in Western Xinjiang for a hundred years, but we can't hold on any longer."

Yang Zhen said: "It seems that Western Xinjiang is in a mess!"

Zhang Lun said: "Our entire Guiren Army is thinking about returning to the Central Plains."

"The Protector General must be extra careful when he goes to the Western Frontier this time."

"The imperial court has Mobei as its backing, but there is a thousand miles of desert between them."

"If Mobei wants to help Xijiang, it needs to cross a long desert to get there."

"So when we get to Western Xinjiang, everything depends on the Protector General."

Yang Zhen felt that the burden on his shoulders was even heavier.

Zhang Lun said: "I can only wish the Protector General to make great achievements in the Western Frontier!"

Here, Yang Zhen planned to take office and recruit soldiers.

Over there, Huang Xiao, the new Yuhang Salt Administration Ambassador, was hosting a banquet for his colleagues.

Those officials from the Ministry of Rites often excluded Huang Xiao.

But since Huang Xiao was treating, all of them came anyway.

Huang Xiao said to his colleagues:

"Your Majesty has been so kind as to send me to serve as the Yuhang Salt Administration Ambassador."

"My fate with you all ends here, let's have a drink together!"

Colleagues in the Ministry of Rites gnashed their teeth in jealousy.

You are a low-ranking person in Chajing, and you actually want to go to a wealthy place like Yuhang to serve as the salt ambassador?

Could you be a relative of His Majesty?

However, some people who live in Kyoto are well-informed.

"I heard that there was a big problem with the salt business in Yuhang!"

"Yes, I heard from the Ministry of Revenue that Yuhang's salt business was in deficit."

"What? Yuhang's salt business is still in deficit?"