The Secret of the Han Court

Jan chin spent 14 years exploring every major trading center in the lands west and south han china, including all these oasis states rimming the tarim basin. When he finally got to pass on emperor woo's offer, they told him flat out not interested. They had it nice here and idyllic part of central asia, on the north bank of the amo daria, and they were in no mood for fighting any more. By the time chang chin returned to chang an, emperor woo was still on the throne. And i forgot to on the way back, he was captured again and held by the shonnu for a whole year.