Chapter 3520
This has been true throughout history
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Such popularity is truly unprecedented for someone like Liu Xiu.
Especially when he could feel the joy of those who welcomed him and knew that they were genuinely happy and delighted, Liu Xiu was naturally even happier.
After all, the fact that these people were genuinely happy and made welcoming gestures and actions was itself a form of recognition of her.
Whether these people's welcome and approval are based on her or on Arvind, it doesn't make much difference now.
Liu Xiu was quite self-aware in terms of the shared honor and disgrace of husband and wife.
Now that things have come to this, regardless of who these people respect or who their goals are, she can now enjoy all of this with a clear conscience.
For Arvind, bringing Liu Xiu to the Hetao Plain was a significant achievement.
On the one hand, it was to fulfill his promise to the Yuezhi people.
On the other hand, it was also to reassure the Yuezhi people, and even more so to reassure other tribes in the Hetao Plain.
The vast Hetao Plain could not possibly have been inhabited only by the Yuezhi people.
The vast Hetao Plain, with its semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral lifestyle, is still able to support a population of millions.
The number of people who migrated from the Yuezhi was naturally not that large, and coupled with the information lag caused by nomadic life, Awende also needed to help the Yuezhi people complete a certain degree of status confirmation.
The goal is not to elevate the Yuezhi people to a lofty position, but to instill a belief in the hearts of other ethnic groups in this region.
That means the Han Empire recognized and acknowledged that they could station themselves and live in this place.
With this official endorsement, both free trade and nomadic survival have corresponding political legitimacy, significantly reducing the difficulty of survival.
Having a deep understanding of the conditions of nomadic peoples, Avend, after experiencing a series of events in Chang'an, was able to better appreciate the status and prestige of the Han Empire in the eyes of the northern nomadic tribes.
Its powerful imperial authority meant that, on the surface, there were no foreign tribes in the north; everyone was a citizen of the Han Empire, the only difference being their social class.
A massive pilgrimage can directly solve the collective's survival concerns and at the same time build a new core foundation.
Besides solving the survival problem of this group, there was another very important reason: to let their own people know and recognize Liu Xiu, the Princess of Yangdi from the Han Empire.
Only by recognizing this can we avoid potential offenses and disrespect caused by personnel or language issues.
Although such a thing is unlikely to happen under normal circumstances, as long as there is such a possibility, it is necessary to take preventative measures or prevent it in advance.
In this way, Liu Xiu could achieve a high level of security without needing to know all the Yuezhi people.
Moreover, due to the unique nature of the Yuezhi people accompanying him on this trip, and the fact that everyone knows and understands Liu Xiu, the probability of extreme events occurring will be greatly reduced.
I'd do anything for the princess!
He'd do anything for the princess!
While the two have similarities and differences, Arvind, as someone who had direct contact with their ideas and theories, can be said to have had a profound experience with them.
When the couple's wedding procession officially entered the Hetao Plain and the area where the Yuezhi people were stationed.
Besides the massive influx of Yuezhi civilians, the army that built the corresponding defensive forces and charted the course of advance was naturally Awende's personal guard. Funded by Liu Xiu himself and coordinated by the Han Empire with the corresponding artisan resources, the Princess's guard was equipped with top-tier weaponry.
Every princess had her own personal guard, and this has been the case throughout history.
This policy, which lasted for hundreds of years, resulted in each princess having her own right to recruit soldiers and military autonomy.
Liu Xiu, who in theory should have possessed these things, ultimately failed to make up for this shortfall due to changes in the times and environment.
With independence and autonomy, Liu Xiu, supported by the Han imperial family and with court officials taking the situation for granted, also acquired corresponding rights.
However, for Liu Xiu, it was extremely difficult to assemble a personal guard for the eldest princess.
On the one hand, Liu Xiu himself did not understand military affairs, let alone know how to train troops. However, he had at least been in contact with Liu Tong and knew the importance of generals to the army. If he messed around in the army, accidents could easily happen.
On the other hand, Liu Xiu seemed to be somewhat powerless in recruiting guards.
With the Han Empire flourishing and expanding its territory, and military merits being used to gain status and undergo class transformation, how many people were willing to remain obedient in the princess's guard?
Those who join the Princess Guard, in particular, are required to have a certain level of ability, and those with such ability are more willing to risk their future.
Although they have built a good reputation through long-term acts of kindness, they can find people if they really want to.
However, Liu Xiu only considered the military briefly before completely abandoning any related ideas.
If the guard is actually established, regardless of the outcome, it will cause a lot of trouble.
Especially after experiencing the chaos in Chang'an, Liu Xiu truly understood that having an army made it easier to protect himself.
However, in some situations, having an army itself means having an inherent advantage.
In a chaotic situation, whether they like it or not, those who possess these chips will be caught in the middle of the game.
This was something Liu Xiu genuinely resisted, especially now that Liu Tong was firmly in power in the court.
As long as the formidable Liu Tong remains unharmed, she will naturally also remain unharmed.
But if something happens to Liu Tong, her bodyguard won't be of much use.
In addition, in order to pave the way for her husband, Liu Xiu thought long and hard and finally took out the corresponding military equipment and handed it over to Arvind.
On the one hand, Arvind already had a legion, and by changing the equipment accordingly, and with the Han Empire's top-tier equipment, it was somewhat surprising, but not particularly noteworthy.
On the other hand, it is also to show the importance attached to Arvind.
In any case, a legion's excellent equipment still costs a lot of money, and with this as a foundation, the bridge for communication between them should be considered in place.
The moment the equipment arrived at Arvind's SS, everyone unconditionally replaced it following Arvind's orders in a letter.
Even if you are not familiar with the corresponding equipment, or even if you don't know how effective it is in terms of defense and attack.
But under a single order, everyone chose to obey! (End of Chapter)