The capital of the Han Dynasty, Luoyang.
The cold wind of autumn blew by, rolling up the yellow leaves on the ground.
We have just entered late autumn, which is the most pleasant autumn hunting season.
As the royal garden outside Luoyang City, it is also very busy at this time.
Today's emperor is holding an autumn hunt with his relatives and nobles.
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
With bursts of shouts of long live the mountain, a deer was shot through the neck.
Liu Yu, who succeeded with one blow, did not feel the slightest sense of accomplishment.
This kind of symbolic autumn hunting is really not of much interest to people.
The broad Emperor's car looks impressive, but there is no pleasure in galloping at all.
"Let them hunt!"
Liu Yu threw the bow and arrow in his hand to his entourage, and then gave a very normal order.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
An attendant Lang Guan immediately went to make arrangements.
As the emperor, Liu Yu shot the first arrow, which was to complete his mission.
The remaining prey can also serve as ministers for the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Gou Xi has been waiting for a long time to send him a memorial asking for a reward. I wonder when your Majesty wants to give him a reply?"
While Liu Yu paused, Gongsun Sheng, who was standing next to him, came over to ask.
When Liu Yu heard this, he frowned at first, and suddenly felt unhappy in his heart.
He forced Gou Xi and others to leave Ningzhou in the first place just to get rid of some potential dangers and harm those ancient Asans.
But I really didn't expect that Gou Xi and the others would advance too quickly and smoothly.
Just a few months after setting foot in the wild jungle of Pyu, he almost conquered most of the Wenjia region, which later became the Bengal region and the Northeastern region.
No one could have imagined that the weakness inherited by the Asans would be revealed once again.
"I don't care about Gou Xi's ambition."
"However, the Di and Qiang tribes under his command are all barbarians, and the Wenjia people he has conquered are also barbarians. To give them rewards and make them vassals would not be self-deprecating."
Gou Xi's request was to ask Liu Yu to grant him the title of king.
According to Gou Xi's logic, he had led his army to leave the territory of the Han Dynasty, conquered a large territory, and conquered hundreds of thousands of Dingkou, and he could already be regarded as a foreign vassal.
"Your Majesty, Gou Xi and others control the majority with a small number. How can they last long without some supporters?" Gongsun Sheng advised.
The reason why he said good things to Gou Xi was not because he received any benefits from Gou Xi.
It's really because Gou Xi is completely prosperous this time.
In just a few months, Gou Xi and the others went from being on the run as refugees to returning home in fine clothes to show off their wealth.
In order to ask for the reward, and to maintain future trade and support, Gou Xi sent people to visit him this time and brought a large number of rare treasures.
No, it shouldn't be said to be a large amount, it should be said to be a massive amount.
Just the colorful jewelry, ivory, gold and silver and other items were loaded onto hundreds of pack horses.
The remaining specialties such as linen cloth, white cotton cloth, fire cloth, spices, etc. are even more jaw-dropping.
Even hundreds of exotic singers and dancers were sent to Luoyang together.
It was precisely because of this that Liu Yu had some inappropriate thoughts.
He really didn't expect that Gou Xi and his party would be so successful.
Successfully conquered the Dongda Gate of Asan Continent.
Liu Yu already knew what happened.
Gou Xi and the others just led their army through the jungle of Piao State, and then appeared in front of Ah San in the Wenjia region. Then they defeated a troop of Asan nobles, captured several Asan nobles, and then changed. Became the conqueror of the Wenga region.
A large number of Venga noble warriors abandoned the Gupta dynasty, which they had just pledged their allegiance to, and joined Gou Xi's command.
"Gou Xi's victory was too simple."
"It's so simple that it makes me a little jealous."
Liu Yu couldn't help but speak out what was on his mind.
Now he is really becoming more and more aware of the pain of being short of money.
The overall situation of the world that has just settled down is not as peaceful as it seems.
Liu Yu had no intention of practicing the Huang-Lao way of governing by doing nothing. Even the proactive Confucian way of governing the country was too slow in Liu Yu's eyes.
What he wanted was to promote humanities and civil engineering, to sweep away the long-standing shortcomings since the end of the Han Dynasty spiritually and materially, and to restore the blood of the people of the world.
This requires a lot of investment, and all kinds of gold and silver are rejected by him because he is slow to get money.
What's more, what he lacks most is not money, but a serious shortage of food.
However, apart from slowly accumulating little by little, food is not something that can be obtained by looking for a few mountains of gold and silver, and then increasing the amount by leaps and bounds.
"Gou Xi is not short of food, grass, gold and silver at all now. What he wants is nothing more than the support of iron tools, weapons and other trades in Ningzhou. If your majesty can grant a few moderate titles, it will be enough for them to serve."
"Otherwise, if Your Majesty keeps delaying, it is not impossible for Gou Xi and others to stand on their own feet."
"At that time, if Your Majesty issues another edict, I'm afraid the meaning of taking the initiative will be lost."
According to Gongsun Sheng's idea, while Gou Xi and the others are not yet stable, they should immediately give some titles and rewards in a timely manner, and then use Ningzhou's backup support to help Gou Xi gain a wave of reputation, and then exchange for more and better tributes. .
Otherwise, once Gou Xi and the others gain a foothold in Wenjia and no longer need support, all they have to do is block the eastern portal fortress, and Liu Yu's orders from the emperor will not work at all.
At that time, the wealth that makes people drool will be lost. "Gou Xi is not short of food, grass, gold and silver at all now. What he wants is nothing more than the support of iron tools, weapons and other trades in Ningzhou. If your majesty can grant a few moderate titles, it will be enough for them to serve."
"Otherwise, if Your Majesty keeps delaying, it is not impossible for Gou Xi and others to stand on their own feet."
"At that time, if Your Majesty issues another edict, I'm afraid the meaning of taking the initiative will be lost."
According to Gongsun Sheng's idea, while Gou Xi and the others are not yet stable, they should immediately give some titles and rewards in a timely manner, and then use Ningzhou's backup support to help Gou Xi gain a wave of reputation, and then exchange for more and better tributes. .
Otherwise, once Gou Xi and the others gain a foothold in Wenjia and no longer need support, all they have to do is block the eastern portal fortress, and Liu Yu's orders from the emperor will not work at all.
At that time, those riches that make people salivate,
