The news of the demise of the South Vietnam Kingdom came to the court, and the ministers were so happy that they were full of joy, but Liu Che did not react much, but just asked the court officials indifferently: "What countries are there near the South Vietnam Kingdom?"

As soon as these words were said, the ministers smelled an extraordinary aura. Is Your Majesty going to expand greatly? Nanyue is not the end of Your Majesty. Could it be that the land of Baiyue belongs to the Han court at that time?

They did not dare to think about it, so they had to search for memories and think about the problems raised by His Majesty.

Prime Minister Wei Wan has more contact with state affairs on weekdays and knows more, so he takes the initiative to take a step forward and chuckled: "The east side of Nanyue is Minyue, Dongou, Wuyue, Yangyue, etc. Since Nanyue sent troops to destroy our Han court, the rest of Baiyue countries have been troubled by Minyue, and the rest are not worth worrying. If Your Majesty wants to return to the Baiyue land, with the transfer of Nanyue, great achievements can be expected!"

This is not the best explanation he wants. After pondering for a moment, Liu Che continued to ask: "What about the west side of South Vietnam?"

"On the west? On the west side are Luo Yue, Xiou, and Yelang Kingdom." Although Wei Wan was puzzled by why His Majesty was not very interested, he still replied in accordance with the rules.

The name of Yelang, a country, attracted Liu Che's attention. Isn't this the source of the idiom Yelang's arrogance?

"Yelang's arrogant" is a widely circulated idiom in later generations. Many people know its allusion. Of course, it has not happened at this time, and this is still a matter of more than twenty years later. However, the Yelang King was not the first person who "didn't know there was a Han Dynasty". Liu Che also knew that before him, the Dian King asked the Han envoy: "Who is the Han Dynasty bigger than me?"

"Dian Kingdom, do you know?" Liu Che asked tentatively.

The court officials looked at each other, clearly with a puzzled expression, as if they didn't know that there was this country in the world.

There was no Yunnan in the Central Plains, and the people of Yunnan did not know that there was a Han Dynasty. Two countries, which can be said to be the strongest in their respective spheres of influence, were adjacent to each other but did not know each other, which led to a huge gap in territory but did not know it. Liu Che smiled helplessly.

In order to open up the territory and strengthen national strength, King Wei of Chu sent a large army to fight against the powerful Qin State, hoping to include the southwest barbarians in the territory of Chu State. Around 286 BC (the thirteenth year of King Qingxiang of Chu), Chu State's general Zhuang Zhuang was ordered to lead tens of thousands of troops out of Hunan and Hubei, pacified the Ba, Shu, and western Qianhai areas, and arrived in Liangzhou, and then continued the eastward expedition to the present Qujing area, central Yunnan, western Yunnan, eastern Yunnan, and northeastern Yunnan, were successively included in Zhuang Zhuang's command.

At that time, Zhuang Zhuang's army was intercepted by the Qin army and was unable to return to the court, so he integrated with the locals. The Dian Kingdom established by him was the first unified kingdom in central Yunnan. Its sphere of influence started from the Nanpan River in the north, ended at the Honghe River in the south, and to the east bank of the Lancang River in the west, and existed in history for more than 100 years.

The Dian Kingdom region has fertile land and mild climate, suitable for human habitation, and is isolated from the Central Plains due to its high mountains and ridges, so it nurtured a unique Dian culture. The Dian Kingdom people are rarely bound by traditional ethics in the Central Plains, which is reflected in the bronze culture.

Shu County and Yelang Kingdom have always had transportation, because Shu merchants are greedy for the treasures, strange stones and various specialties in the Yelang area, and at least spread the existence of Yelang Kingdom. The Dian Kingdom seems to have not been known to the Han people yet.

The Dian Kingdom was the "Shu Shi Po Road" from Sichuan to the Western Regions, and it was a major military camp. Liu Che raised these questions simply because he deliberately asked about the capture of the Dian Kingdom. But according to the reactions of the ministers, he knew that he had to wait for an opportunity.

I brushed my sleeves and realized that my ministers were still confused and forgot about the joy of capturing the South Vietnam Kingdom.

Liu Che coughed a few times and pursed his lips, "Dian Kingdom is near Yelang Kingdom. I also learned about their existence from a Shu Shang. The ministers don't have to think too much. Sooner or later, I will conquer all the territory in the south. Everything will be clear at that time. Let's go back to the aftermath of Nanyue."

Since Your Majesty didn't want to say much, the ministers were unwilling to ask questions, and they all turned their attention to the appointment of this big cake by officials in South Vietnam. They were all eager to try, and the opinions put forward made Liu Che roll his eyes.

"Don't worry, I will fully listen to the opinions of the soldiers and select talented people from the moving people to appoint official positions. You don't have to worry about this!" Liu Che said bluntly.

Ignoring the wailing below, Liu Che snorted and announced his retreat directly.

In the court, the reason why Liu Che did not smile throughout the whole process was because he saw the reported casualties. According to Dongfang Shuo, the navy captured a large number of ships due to the surrender of the Nanyue Navy. The losses were not very large, but the infantry suffered 60% or 70% of the casualties, and only more than 40,000 were left in the 120,000 army.

The 160,000 troops recruited from all over the country and 20,000 elite troops from the Southern Army of the Capital were 180,000. They trained together and went on a war. At this time, with the 60,000 troops not transferred out, only 100,000 troops remained, which shrunk by nearly half, which made Liu Che unable to be happy.

People are more important than land. This is Liu Che's deep-rooted idea. Just conquering Nanyue will lose so many of his troops. It is conceivable that if the southern countries will invest more troops in the future.

He began to consider whether there were other ways to avoid using troops, such as recruiting methods such as "recruiting troops" without consuming one soldier or another.

...

Two months later,

As summer is about to pass,

Zhou Yafu led his army back to Chang'an. What greeted these heroes was the people's cross-bow and the sound of jubilation was endless. What's more, flowers and petals were covered with a hundred meters. When the generals who were riding horses first walked past, they were the real Chang'an Chang'an's flowers and angry horses.

The bodies of the soldiers were left in Nanyue forever, but Zhou Yafu brought their clothes back and planned to report them to Liu Che to build a tomb of tens of thousands of people.

Without wanting to destroy the interests of the ministers and Your Majesty in the court, and the vast people in the world, Zhou Yafu is preparing to report for a while.

But what surprised him was that when His Majesty was hosting the generals in front of the Weiyang Palace, the first thing he said was to treat the martyrs who died on the battlefield, give their parents, wives and children a monthly pension, and build a tomb next to the imperial tomb to give the soldiers a sustenance to their heroic souls.

This surprised the ministers and the soldiers, not only because of the huge expenses, but also because of the construction of a tomb next to the imperial tomb. This was absolutely shocking in their opinion. It was a place where the late emperor was buried, which no one dared to think.

Zhou Yafu, who was frightened in a cold sweat, knelt on one knee and advised: "There has never been a precedent for this move. I hope your Majesty will think twice!"

"Hmph, precedents are created. In my opinion, what others think is not possible may become precedents. General Zhou doesn't need to persuade him anymore! My intention is decided!" Liu Che waved his hand.

Such a thing happened, and the generals were terrified at the banquet, and they were both grateful to His Majesty and the valued ones could not bear it.
Chapter completed!