Diplomacy has always been a complex issue, especially when huge interests are involved.

Lu Bu's purpose in opening up the Silk Road and re-establishing the Protectorate of the Western Regions was not simply to maintain peace in the Western Regions and promote the majesty of the Han Dynasty. What he wanted was to be able to unite the countries in the Western Regions to form a stable trading environment.

Small countries like Yiwu are actually not difficult, but these small countries do not have the ability to decide the right to speak in the Western Regions. Now Lv Bu has set up the Western Regions Protectorate, with Zhang Liao as a strong general guarding it, so it will naturally fall to the big Han, but when Guishuang , Dawan, Kangju, Wusun and other big countries were attracted by the benefits of this road, and when they began to enter the field, it was different.

Although the big Han was strong and prosperous, he was still too far away from the Western Regions. In addition, he had been abandoned by the big Han before, so when these powerful Western countries appeared, these small countries did not dare to express their position in a hurry.

In a game of great powers, a small country can easily become a **** in a game of great powers.

In addition to Wusun and Kangju, Dawan and Guishuang are all the way for the Han to trade with the Western Regions, especially Dawan, which is almost the only way to go.

And Guishuang is also the resting place of the Han trade and the closest road to Rome, so it is necessary to make a covenant with these two countries to maintain the stability of the Silk Road.

For Guishuang and Dawan, the silk and lacquerware of Dahan are luxury goods that can only be enjoyed by nobles, and they are very popular in China.

But if these things are to be resold by these merchants, they will reach sky-high prices when they finally reach Guishuang and Dawan. Moreover, as Guishuang, which is located in the center of the Western Regions, I hope that I can establish direct trade relations with Dahan. , and then became a transit country, and sold the Dahan products purchased from Dahan at a relatively low price to Anxi and Rome.

Therefore, Guishuang hoped that the big man could provide them exclusively. Aside from those small countries, these small countries in the Western Regions are doing business and travel, and providing food and lodging for the visiting merchants is enough for them to earn.

Of course, as the younger brothers who followed Guishuang, Kangju, Dawan, and Wusun also participated. After all, although these three countries are not as powerful as those of Guishuang, Anxi, and Rome in the Western Regions, they are second only to their existence. Eligible for benefit sharing.

"Our problem is that the trade routes are controlled by these powerful countries in the Western Regions. Looking at their attitudes, it is obvious that they have taken this into account before they dare to be so tough." Xun You summed up the advantages of the Western Regions countries. They do not produce goods, just because they occupy the geographical advantage. It is convenient, just want to sit back and enjoy the success, and get most of the profits from it, but the three major countries of Dahan, Anxi, and Rome can only get the same benefits as Kangju, Wusun, and Dawan.

Xun Youjue's man from Guishuang was thinking about eating shit, but they had a good location and were too far apart.

But this way of sharing most of the benefits to the other party, his family only earns hard money, which is obviously not in line with Lu Bu's character. He actively developed the Silk Road is not to send warmth to the Guishuang country. , there is no benefit why should I give it to you.

But if they don't agree, if Guishuang is the hub of the Western Regions, if they destroy it, for Lv Bu, it means that they will cut off the possibility of conducting business with Rome and Anxi.

After all, this business trip may last for a year or two. If all the profits are taken by Guishuang, and you only earn hard money, which merchant is willing to run? It's better to spend a few months sending things to these small countries that are close by to sell.

However, these small countries obviously do not have the qualifications to eat the goods of the big Han, and they do not have enough resources to undertake these. Therefore, if the Silk Road is to be cleared, the major countries in the Western Regions must reach a consensus.

Now the country of Guishuang wants to eat alone, and it doesn't cost anything, it's really like a **** stick.

"We need to reach a consensus with these two countries, and Wenyuan asked him to greet him more violently. After all, the three countries of Kangju and Wusun Dawan are not affiliated countries of Guishuang. When the three countries are united, your precious Shuang may not be willing to provoke, I don't ask these three countries to be used by me, but I hope they can remain neutral, and the benefits will not be less than what Guishuang gave!" Lu Bu squeezed his eyebrows, looked up at Xun You and said, "The Three Kingdoms of Dawan Don't rush things first, call it later!"

Diplomatic relations? The premise of reaching a consensus is to let the other party know that I am strong, that I can hit you, and that it can be done very easily. After this premise is established, the premise of the consensus will be established.

"As for Guishuang, first stabilize them." Lü Bu said here, looked at Xun You and said, "Then Zheng Tai will be imprisoned temporarily, Gongda will work harder, and temporarily serve as Da Honglu. You are responsible for this."

Zheng Tai is dead. This time, if you say lightly, it means disregarding the general situation and national interests. If you say it big, it is treason. Lu Bu can't possibly appease him.

But now that the foreign envoys are here, Lv Bu doesn't want to give people a feeling of internal discord. Even if they want to fight, they have to leave the outsiders before they do it, so as not to be embarrassed and thrown into the Western Regions, so Zheng Tai is imprisoned first, and then he will talk about the affairs of the Western Regions. .

Xun You nodded speechlessly, okay, I was already busy enough, and now I have to take care of the affairs of Honglu Temple by myself. Those who don't know it think that he is the official who holds the authority of the great Han.

Thinking of this, he glanced enviously at Fatty Jia, who was drinking tea, and suddenly said, "It's a blessing to be able to win the trust of the lord, but there are too many files in this period of time, and this matter of diplomatic relations is very important, so I'm afraid it is difficult to be competent. Why don't you ask Wen He to help me here?"

Jia Xu, who was drinking tea, froze, looked up at Xun You, with a bit of inexplicable resentment in his eyes, and coughed lightly, "Xu still needs to be responsible for the book, I think Jingzhao Yin Zhongyao is also competent. "

In today’s court, there are many officials who are not from Lü Bu’s family, but there are only a few that can be used. Apart from Xun You, Zhong Yao is also a good candidate. As for officials trained by Lü Bu, such as Fayan, Jiang Xu, and Wang Ling , Jiang Jie, Yang Fu, and Zhao Kuan were not yet qualified to be placed in the court. Diplomatic matters naturally required people with both ability and status. Since Xun You had thrown the blame, he would bring Zhong Yao over.

Jia Xu is not just throwing the blame for no reason. Zhong Yao hasn't done anything wrong in the past few years. Although his position is destined to be different from Lu Bu, he is at least more suitable for this position than Zheng Tai.

Zhong Yao at least wouldn't do anything like having trouble with Lu Bu at the Wan Guo Banquet.

"Yuanchang is not bad." Lu Bu fumbled his chin and nodded, Zhong Yao could be used, and when Xun You was threatened by Lu Bu to stay, Zhong Yao has been working silently in the court, which is actually not bad. of.

But then again, the three-year appointment with Xun You seems to be coming soon, right?

Thinking of this, Lu Bu glanced at Xun You.

Xun You couldn't help shivering, the lord didn't want to talk about the three-year contract, right? Hope not, definitely not!

After all, Lü Bu used the blood of the gentry to support the people. The main reason for the current grand situation in Guanzhong is the decline of the gentry. At least in this generation, the conflict between Lu Bu and the gentry cannot be reconciled. Xun You personally is willing to assist Lv Bu, except that he thinks that Lv Bu can succeed. In addition to the matter, he is also playing the emotional card, hoping that when Lu Bu really succeeds, he will look at his own side and be gentle with the Xun family. As for reconciliation...

If Lu Bu was willing to restore gentry politics now, Xun You believed that not only the gentry in Guanzhong and Nanyang, but also many gentry in the world would choose to give up the idea of ​​​​the door and stand on Lu Bu's side.

Only in that case, it would be very difficult for Guanzhong to be the same as it is now, and with Xun You's understanding of Lu Bu, there is a high probability that he would not compromise. If the gentry wanted to regain power from Lu Bu, there was only one way to survive than Lu Bu. Long, and not his own children and grandchildren boiled Lu Bu to death, but the gentry boiled Lu Bu to death by themselves, so that after Lu Bu died, there was still a chance to recover.

Otherwise, if the Guanzhong system continues to develop like this, when the second and third generations come out, they will become accustomed to Lu Bu's way of thinking. At that time... it will not be the gentry who seized power from Lu Bu, but Lu Bu will completely wipe out the entire gentry. disintegrated.

In the end, Lu Bu didn't mention the three-year contract, he just nodded and said, "Then Gongda will go to Yuan Chang to talk to Yuan Chang to see if he is willing to accept it. ."

Xun You heard the words, inexplicably relieved, and nodded immediately: "Don't worry, lord, I will persuade Yuanchang there~lightnovelpub.net~ As for Jing Zhaoyin... In fact, in the current Guanzhong, Jing Zhaoyin's ability is not required. Not high. At the beginning, Jingzhao Yin was still needed to implement the court decrees, but now, one is that there are not many court decrees. Lu Bu's governance policy is to try not to disturb the people in the government office. , a lot of decrees that have nothing to do with the common people are just posted for people to see, there is no need to force people to know.

So now Jingzhao Yin basically calculates the annual tax, and is responsible for maintaining public order and managing the county magistrates. That's fine. As for Zhong Yao, it's not bad to put it in Da Honglu's place.

This Dahonglu is also one of the nine ministers, although he has no real power, but now Lu Bu attaches more importance to the diplomacy with the countries in the Western Regions, and it will definitely become more and more important in the future.

After finalizing the matter of the new Dahonglu, Lu Bu and Jia Xu left, and Xun You found Zhong Yao and told Zhong Yao about the matter.

"Da Honglu?" Zhong Yao looked at Xun You and suddenly asked, "Gongda, could it be that you have already decided to vote for Wenhou?"

Xun You heard the words and shook his head, then nodded again.

"What does this mean?" Zhong Yao looked at Xun You and said speechlessly.

"Yuan Chang thought, what about the lord?" Xun You asked rhetorically.

"He's a hero, but Gongda should know why I asked this question." Zhong Yao looked at Xun You, it had nothing to do with whether Lu Bu was the master, it was a matter of position.

Xun You fell into silence when he heard the words...