Chapter 1003

The Jiuquan Huang family and one of the four major families of Jingzhou, the Huang family, are of the same origin.

Huang Ba was a native of Yangxia and moved to Duling after serving as Prime Minister.

Later, his son Huang Shang served as Guan Commandant, inherited the title, and was posthumously titled Marquis Si.

Huang Shang's son Huang Fu served as Weiwei, inherited the title, and was posthumously titled Marquis Zhong.

During the reign of Emperor Huan, Huang Ba's descendant Huang Juan served as Minister Ling and Guannei Marquis, and at this time the family had already moved to Jiuquan.

Nowadays, the two brothers of the Huang family are both 2,000-dan governors.

The clan leader Huang Yan is the Governor of Jiuquan.

His younger brother Huang Juan is the Governor of Wuwei Commandery.

Since the Yongchu Qiang rebellion, Liangzhou has been in chaos, and the Hexi Corridor has been blocked because of too many mixed Hu and the many forces of the Western Qiang.

And the Yongchu Qiang rebellion, which lasted for decades, made the Han Dynasty unable to open the Hexi Corridor anymore, and could only abolish the Western Regions Protectorate.

But this does not mean that the Han Dynasty has had no contact with the Western Regions over the years.

In fact, whether it is the local big family Cao family in Dunhuang Commandery or the Jiuquan Huang family, they have all had contact with the countries of the Western Regions over the years.

Dunhuang and Jiuquan are close to the Western Regions, and the trade with the Western Regions has never stopped over the years.

And thus obtained huge wealth.

In these decades, the accumulated wealth and strength cannot be underestimated.

At this time, in the main hall of the front residence of the Huang family fortress.

The Huang family clan leader, Jiuquan Governor Huang Yan, and the Dunhuang Governor, the current clan leader of the Cao family, Cao Kuan, were sitting side by side.

The Xiaogu Cao family is a branch separated from Prime Minister Cao Can in the early Han Dynasty.

After the sixth year of Yuanchu, the countries of the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty cut off contact.

At that time, it was not long after the Yongchu Qiang rebellion, and the Southern Xiongnu took the opportunity to send troops to the Western Regions, forcing the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty to end their contact.

At that time, Cao Zong, who was the Governor of Dunhuang during the reign of Emperor An, sent Changshi Suo Ban to lead more than a thousand people to camp in Yiwu to recruit and appease them.

Finally, he subdued the King of Cheshi and the King of Shanshan.

The Suo family of his Changshi Suo Ban is also a big family in Dunhuang.

His ancestor Suo Fu served as Taizhong Physician during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han.

Suo Ban was appointed as Western Regions Changshi in the sixth year of Yongchu of Emperor An of Han for his meritorious service in visiting the Western Regions.

At this time, in the luxuriously decorated main hall where Western Region style could be seen everywhere, there were only Huang Yan and Cao Kuan.

And their expressions were very solemn.

Both of them had received the news that Duan Yu was not dead two days ago.

This made Huang Yan a little restless.

The reason for being restless was because they had secretly funded the rebel Beigong Boyu before.

In fact, as early as when Duan Yu first arrived, neither Huang Yan nor Cao Kuan took Duan Yu seriously.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away.

Duan Yu served as the Provincial Governor of Liangzhou.

But this is Jiuquan Commandery and Dunhuang Commandery, far away from Hanyang Commandery.

In between, there are Zhangye and Wuwei.

The Hexi Corridor is famous for its many bandits.

Alien Hu cavalry are everywhere.

The previous Provincial Governors of Liangzhou had never walked through Zhangye, let alone Jiuquan and Dunhuang.

In Jiuquan and Dunhuang, their Huang family and Cao family were the emperors.

Their words were more useful than the emperor's.

Although Duan Yu was very strong, when it did not involve the interests of the two clans, Huang Yan and Cao Kuan had never thought of provoking Duan Yu.

But since the beginning of the year, when Duan Yu implemented new policies in Hanyang Commandery, Jincheng Commandery, and Longxi Commandery.

Huang Yan and Cao Kuan both realized the crisis.

Duan Yu's new policy is to consolidate land, thoroughly investigate the population, and concentrate on land reform.

This undoubtedly touched the interests of the two clans, and even the entire Liangzhou big clans.

Although Duan Yu's new policy had not been implemented in Jiuquan and Dunhuang.

But it was about to reach Wuwei.

You know, Huang Yan's younger brother Huang Juan is the Governor of Wuwei Commandery.

Over the years, the Huang family had collected most of the land in Wuwei.

In Liangzhou, what is the most expensive?

Of course, it is grain.

Not only do the local people in Liangzhou need it, but they can also sell grain to the Western Regions, which lack water sources.

In the countries of the Western Regions, the price of grain is twice as expensive as in the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty.

And Beigong Boyu also keenly sensed this problem.

So he immediately found the Huang family.

So the two sides hit it off.

The Jiuquan Huang family and the Dunhuang Cao family secretly provided some grain and weapons to Beigong Boyu, just to deal with Duan Yu.

They thought everything went smoothly, Beigong Boyu died, and Duan Yu also died, just right for a dead man to tell no tales.

So the two sent the news to Luoyang, asking people to bribe Cui Lie to cancel Duan Yu's new policy.

But who would have thought that Duan Yu did not die.

"What should we do now?"

Dismissing everyone in the hall, Huang Yan, who was in his thirties and wearing brocade clothes, looked at Cao Kuan, who had rushed from Dunhuang, and asked.

"Duan Yu is not dead now, and we bribed Cui Lie to impeach Duan Yu to cancel the new policy before, Duan Yu must already know about these things."

"The Emperor ordered Duan Yu to investigate this matter thoroughly, how should we respond?"

Cao Kuan, who had a fleshy face, a burly figure, and was wearing armor, frowned.

"What else can we do, could it be that Duan Yu can slaughter the Liangzhou gentry again?"

Cao Kuan said in a rough voice: "Isn't he going to implement new policies? We will cooperate. At worst, we will pay some money and grain."

"Cooperate?"

Huang Yan said: "How to cooperate, do you want to take out the family business of several generations of you and me?"

"How is that possible!"

Cao Kuan insisted: "It's good enough to give him the industries in Wuwei, Beidi, and Anding."

"I don't believe he really dares to kill us all."

"No one is made of mud. You and I have been in this cold place for so many years, dealing with this group of Hu tribes like tigers and wolves. What kind of storms haven't we seen."

"Can he scare us with just one or two words from Duan Yu?"

"If he really forces me, it's not certain who wins or loses. The kings of the Western Regions are not fools."

"They want to be enslaved by the Han Dynasty again, or do they want to be free?"

"If forced, at worst, let's have a fight and see who is stronger!"

Huang Yan tapped the armrest of the chair with his index finger and said: "Then you mean, take out some benefits for Duan Yu, soften and negotiate?" ===== CHAPTER 1005 =====