When Ti Jin and his companions learned that they could hire Han soldiers to fight, their eyes lit up, and they immediately agreed to the condition of the Han army stationing themselves there.

In their view, the fighting power of the Han army was beyond doubt. The fighting power of 10,000 Han soldiers was equivalent to that of 50,000 troops. With this force, they could dominate the Western Regions.

Zhang Li continued, "Although my Han army can fight for you at your behest, how this battle is fought is up to our generals. You cannot interfere. At critical moments, your domestic troops will also be under our command."

Ti Jin and the others hesitated only for a moment before nodding in agreement to Zhang Li's request.

Their army is already stationed in your homeland, so what right do you have to speak? The most important thing is to get the Han army to help you expand your territory and make money.

Subsequently, Zhang Li put forward two conditions: First, from now on, the four kingdoms shall not collect taxes from merchants of the Han Dynasty.

Secondly, the four kingdoms should allow Han people to cultivate their land and build manors, and pay them rent. In return, the four kingdoms should guarantee the safety and interests of the Han people.

Third, all religions within the four kingdoms were eradicated, and only Taoist priests of the Taiping Religion were allowed to preach. At the same time, funds were provided to build Taoist temples.

Fourth, schools were built within the four kingdoms, allowing nobles and commoners from the four kingdoms to learn Chinese and various Confucian classics.

Fifth, the four countries need to designate a piece of land for Han people to gather and build factories and workshops, and the countries themselves are not allowed to interfere in the management of the factories.

Ti Jin and the others only needed to think about the five conditions proposed by Zhang Li before agreeing to them.

Although the first point will cause them to lose some revenue, the majority of the four countries' income still comes from foreign merchants.

As for the second point, they didn't see anything wrong with it. The people in the four countries were not good at farming, so each country had a lot of idle land. Renting these lands to the people of the Han Dynasty could also increase their income significantly.

The remaining matters, such as preaching, building schools, and constructing factories and workshops, were not of much importance to them, since there were still many people in the four kingdoms who admired the Han Dynasty.

Subsequently, under the auspices of King Mulang of Shanshan, both sides signed a relevant agreement.

These treaties are also known as the Treaty of Shanshan.

That night, Zhang Li, Lü Bu, Dong Zhuo, and others held a banquet in the palace, where they chatted happily.

Two days later, Ti Jin and his men paid the ransom to the prisoners and left Shanshan, followed by the troops from the four kingdoms.

Zhang Li also selected 20,000 men from among the able-bodied men accompanying him and incorporated them into the army of the prefecture and kingdom, responsible for the military defense of Shanshan.

Because of the military intervention of the four countries, the Han Chinese caravan that had been stranded in Ruoqiang also embarked on its journey home.

The three teams of Imperial Guards responsible for delivering imperial edicts also returned to Shanshan with the beauties presented by Kucha and Yudian.

Thus, the missions of Lü Bu, Dong Zhuo, and Huang Zhong were successfully completed.

The plan of gradual encroachment and annexation devised by Liu Hong and Xun You was also officially put into practice.

As the general who killed six generals of Cheshi, Lü Bu also left his name as the Divine General in the Western Regions.

Just as Lü Bu and his two companions were preparing to return to the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty delegation led by Chu Qian arrived in Shanshan after traveling for more than a month.

"Haha~, Minister of State Affairs, we finally meet again."

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed to see Chu Qian again. In his heart, Chu Qian, who dared to go on a mission to the Xianbei alone, was a man worthy of respect.

"Haha~, Zhongying, you've lost a lot of weight after your trip to the Western Regions."

Chu Qian laughed loudly, and while joking around, he stepped forward and gave Dong Zhuo a big hug.

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but complain, "Hey, you don't know, the Western Regions are nothing but beautiful women, and the food is even worse."

Chu Qian teased, "In my opinion, Zhong Ying's ability to lose so much weight has little to do with what she eats. It must be thanks to the help of those beautiful women, right? She must have put a lot of effort into those women."

"Uh~"

Dong Zhuo was taken aback when he heard Chu Qian, a mere scholar, utter such explicit words.

Lu Bu and Huang Zhong, who were standing to the side, couldn't help but shake their heads and chuckle.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chu Qian looked at the three men and said with a smile, "By the way, I have some good news to share with you three generals."

"Oh? What good news?" Dong Zhuo asked curiously.

Chu Qian: "His Majesty will hold a grand wedding with the Empress on September 10th."

"real?"

Upon hearing this, the three of them couldn't help but show their delight.

Chu Qian nodded: "Of course, now that the three generals have completed the rescue, they should return to Luoyang immediately and not miss the opportunity."

"Of course," the three laughed in unison.

Afterwards, Dong Zhuo, without even having time to drink and chat with Chu Qian, discussed the matter with Lü Bu and Huang Zhong. The three of them, along with only a hundred personal guards, each on two horses, left Shanshan and sped towards Luoyang.

As for the soldiers of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and Yulin Army, they were handed over to their deputy commanders and returned to their respective camps with the women they had brought from the Western Regions.

Chu Qian led the delegation and met with Zhang Li.

Upon learning that the four kingdoms of Houcheshi, Xiaowan, and others had signed a series of treaties with the Han Dynasty, Chu Qian couldn't help but frown.

After a moment's thought, he still chose to lead the delegation on their journey.

Although the kings of the four kingdoms agreed to the various treaties of the Han Dynasty, who knows if they might harbor ulterior motives? In Chu Qian's opinion, it would be better to change the king.

Fifteen days later, the delegation led by Chu Qian arrived at Houcheshi ahead of everyone else.

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