When Zhou Jun heard Wang Zhongsi's words at first, he thought there was something wrong with his ears.
Seeing Wang Zhongsi looking at him, Zhou Jun looked to his left and right. When he saw all the generals in the tent looking over, he realized what had happened.
Although the nine surnames in Mobei are nominally dominated by the Tang Dynasty, they actually have barbarian hearts.
Although the matter of persuading Uighurs, Ge Luolu and other troops to attack Bashmi together was indeed accomplished in history, there must have been many dangers involved... This kind of errand should be avoided if possible.
Thinking of this, Zhou Jun immediately said: "Wang Duhu is joking. He is a subordinate official. He has no power to tie a chicken. He can only use pen and ink on weekdays. How can he be able to undertake the mission of an envoy?"
Wang Zhongsi looked at Zhou Jun and said: "Why should Zhou Lingshi be so humble? To send an envoy to the nine surnames, he must be a man of both wisdom and courage."
"Zhou Lingshi is familiar with military formations and knows strategies, so it is a perfect fit."
Zhou Jun declined again: "A certain person has never been to the land of the Nine Surnames, is not familiar with the Turkic language, and does not even know the local customs. How can he take on such a big responsibility?"
Wang Zhongsi seemed to have expected such words from Zhou Jun, and just said: "The soldiers and guards assigned to Zhou Lingshi earlier are all from the Nine Surnames. There will be people to help you along the way, so there is no need to worry."
Zhou Jun was stunned.
Good guy.
The assigned guards, including the personal guard Sun Aying, are actually from the Nine Surnames?
Wang Zhongsi may have started planning to send an envoy since he revealed that the culprit behind the scenes was Bashmi.
Zhou Jun glanced at Wang Zhongsi, who was touching his chin, with a faint hint of a smile on his expression.
Zhou Jun, who had no intention of surrendering, planned to make a last-ditch effort: "I dare you to teach Wang Duhu to know that a certain person is accompanying the military supervisor. This matter is of great concern, and I need to show you how to do it."
Wang Zhongsi nodded and said, "This makes sense."
Zhou Jun breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Zhongsi suddenly said: "I met Fan Jianjun this morning and talked about the nine surnames being sent as envoys, and also mentioned that I could use Zhou Lingshi as an envoy."
"At first, Fan Jianjun was reluctant to release him, but he explained his interests and made a promise."
"If Zhou Lingshi's mission is successful, it will be a great achievement. At that time, Fan Jianjun will be appreciated by the saint, and someone will join forces with him to ask for merit for Zhou Lingshi, and he will definitely be rewarded countless times."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he stayed there.
This Wang Zhongsi may appear to be loyal and resolute, but in reality he is full of scheming intentions.
Arranging soldiers and guards, inviting military councils, persuading Duke Fan, etc., these things are all linked together, and I am afraid they have been planned for a long time.
Wang Zhongsi struck again while the iron was hot: "When you send an envoy to nine surnames, you only need to go to one place."
"That is the Orkhon settlement where the Uighur tribe is located. The leader of the Uighur tribe, Guli Peiluo, has always lived there, and other surnames are also connected here."
"Gu Li Pei Luo's heart is devoted to the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who has an order will not fail to respect him. If he can be persuaded, other ministries should also follow suit. A certain person wrote a handwritten letter, stating the reason, clarifying the interests, and then attaching military symbols and orders.
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"When Zhou Lingshi meets the powerful Pei Luo, he can just leave it to him."
After listening to Wang Zhongsi's words, Zhou Jun became suspicious and persuaded the nine surnames to attack the Bashmi tribe together. Is it really that simple?
But under the current situation, it was impossible to refuse even if he wanted to, so Zhou Jun just bit the bullet and accepted the job.
Seeing that Zhou Jun agreed to send an envoy, Wang Zhongsi said to his surroundings: "Go quickly and handle all the envoy affairs without making any mistakes."
The generals responded.
Wang Zhongsi smiled and said to Zhou Jun again: "If the trouble of Ba Ximi is not eliminated, Shuofang's army will not be able to advance. The success or failure of Zhou Lingshi's trip will affect the future of tens of thousands of Shuofang's men."
"When success is achieved one day, Zhou Lingshi will be the honored guest of our Shuofang army, and all the officers and men will think of it well."
Zhou Jun bowed his hands to Wang Zhongsi and lowered his head.
After the military meeting, Zhou Jun didn't even bother to eat, and went directly to Fan Jianjun's camp.
Hearing that Zhou Jun was coming, Fan Jinian felt guilty and personally came out of the tent to welcome him.
Zhou Jun entered the account and didn't say anything else. He just repeated to Fan Jinian what Wang Zhongsi had just said.
Zhou Jun did not complain or question him at all, which made Fan Jinian quite embarrassed.
If Zhou Jun hadn't stepped forward in Raccoon Wang Valley, Fan Jinian would have died in a foreign land.
Fan Jinian not only did not protect this savior, but agreed to Wang Zhongsi's loan and sent him to the dangerous land of Jiuxing to serve as an envoy to the barbarians.
In terms of emotion and reason, what Fan Jinian did was somewhat unethical.
Fan Jinian gestured to Zhou Jun to wait, and then took a memorial from the desk.
Placing the memorial in front of Zhou Jun, Fan Jinian motioned for the former to take a look.
Zhou Jun looked at it carefully.
This memorial was submitted to Xuanzong by Fan Jinian, and it was even stamped with the official seal of the military envoy.
What is mentioned above is that Zhou Jun was both wise and brave. First, he took the lead in Raccoon Wanggu and rescued the supervisor army and his party from fire and water. Then he discovered that Baxi was conspiring to rebel.
Together they fought against the rebellion, and finally protected Shuo Fang's army from advancing northward, and eliminated hidden dangers in Mobei.
In the memorial, Zhou Jun's contribution was greatly praised, and he did not hesitate to praise him at all. In some places, it was even suspected of being exaggerated.
Zhou Jun put down the memorial and understood what Fan Jinian meant.
Fan Jinian combined the two events of Raccoon's visit to the valley and his mission, and recorded the first achievement to Zhou Jun.
This is to tell Zhou Jun that if the mission succeeds, the two achievements will be reported together, and nothing will be hidden.
Zhou Jun was now a little curious as to what Wang Zhongsi said to Fan Jinian to make him pay so much attention to the mission.
Fan Jinian seemed to have noticed Zhou Jun's doubts and explained: "Wang Duhu has told our family that if we ignore the problem of Ba Ximi, Shuofang's army will have no choice but to stand still."
"If it takes too long, the saint will remind you, and then all the pressure will fall on our shoulders."
Zhou Jun suddenly realized that what Fan Jinian was afraid of was that Wang Zhongsi would stand still and it would be him, the supervisor, who would be unlucky in the end.
Thinking of this, Zhou Jun decided to go with the flow and sell Fan Jinian a favor: "I dare to teach the supervisor to know that before leaving Chang'an, Pang Gong and Yin Gong will tell a certain aide that the northbound trip is of great importance, so we should follow Fan Gong to get there."
"Nine surnamed barbarians, each with their own ulterior motives, needless to say that going on an envoy is dangerous."
"However, I also know that if one gains glory, both will be prosperous, and if one loses, both will suffer. Jun should share the hardships with the supervisory army and advance and retreat together!"
Hearing Zhou Jun's words, Fan Jinian couldn't suppress his excitement. In his heart, he regarded the former as a close friend of life and death. While wiping away tears, he said: "Erlang Gaoyi! If you are lucky enough to gain power in the future in auspicious years, you will be like a gentleman!"
After leaving Fan Jianjun's camp, Zhou Jun sighed slightly.
Originally, I just wanted to take advantage of the trend of the Northern Expedition to the Turks to gain some credit and gain a layer of gold.
Unexpectedly, first by chance, Yu Raccoon Wanggu rescued the Supervisory Army and his party; then he unintentionally discovered that Basi was conspiring to rebel, and Wang Zhongsi took notice of him and made him an envoy.
Zhou Jun, who had no intention of having lunch, walked towards his tent with an empty stomach.
Before he reached the tent, he saw nearly a hundred Shuofang soldiers waiting there from a distance.
Zhou Jun took a closer look and saw that among the soldiers, there were the usual guards and some newly recruited soldiers.
Looking at Sun Aying who was standing at the forefront, Zhou Jun shook his head helplessly and asked: "Are you all the guards who assigned me the nine surnames on my mission?"
Sun Aying saluted Zhou Jun and said: "Here are the personal guards of the commander's tent, as well as guards of the Nine Surnames, as well as some good soldiers in the army, all of whom were personally assigned by the Protector."
Zhou Jun was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that most of the guards Wang Zhongsi pointed out to him were elite members of Shuofang's army.
Sun Aying asked Zhou Jun again: "Zhou Lingshi, when will we set out?"
Zhou Jun raised his head and glanced at the sky, and said quietly: "We will set off early tomorrow morning."
This chapter has been completed!