In Guzang in early August, the yellow sand was rolling in, the clouds were dense, and a heavy snowfall was coming.
A group of hundreds of people, wrapped in thick furs, rode horses to the gate of Guzang City.
"The famous ancient city certainly deserves its reputation."
Fan Wenjin raised his head, looked at the tall walls of Guzang City, and murmured weakly. Compared with when he left Hedong, this man had lost a lot of weight.
His complexion was already sallow and he didn't look very healthy. Now he is even darker and thinner, as if he was going to see the Buddha.
No matter what kind of heroic words come from the mouth of a person who has traveled thousands of miles and narrowly escaped death, it is impossible for him to have any momentum. Fan Wenjin actually doesn't want to be famous for his city. He just wants to go to the city quickly to rest and argue for himself.
Vitality.
From Hedong to Xiliang, we made a big circle. The journey lasted several months, and the wind and sand made the journey difficult. Not to mention the hardships, horse bandits, herdsmen, soldiers, thieves, etc. from all ethnic groups along the way made this difficult.
This trip was full of the smell of death.
Now that he has finally arrived at his destination, what ancient famous city has nothing to do with him? Apart from being full of joy and wanting to kowtow to God for not killing him, he just wants to eat some hot food.
, have a good sleep.
“It’s really a good place…”
A majestic man next to Fan Wenjin spoke to him. His face was covered with a white cloth, and his words were muffled but full of energy. Obviously, this trip was nothing in the eyes of others.
This man's surname was Liang, the general of the Liang Kingdom and the cousin of the Liang Emperor.
Fan Wen came to the west and first went to Liang to meet Emperor Liang. The discussion was not bad. The Liang division was beaten into disgrace by Li Daozong, the general manager of Lingzhou, the deputy general manager of the march in Lingzhou, and Duan Decao, the governor of Yanzhou. They were trying to flatter the Turks and lure him away.
The Turkic army moved southward to help him dominate the northwest.
But how can the Turks care about him as the emperor who solves problems now? Some people even say that this was granted by Shibi Khan, and he should be renamed to show his leadership.
What this means is that in the beginning, Bi Khan was too tolerant of the Sui people who surrendered to the Turks, and he should downgrade these guys who only wanted to get the Turks to help them.
In any case, the Liang division had a very bad year. He felt that the foreign aid of the Turks seemed unreliable. When he was distressed, the king of Han who occupied the Jin Dynasty sent people to form an alliance with him to attack Li Yuan.
Liang Shidu was overjoyed when he heard about it. The two families were actually not that far apart. Liang Shidu heard about Li Ding'an from Turkic people at first. Later, when he killed Guo Zihe in Yulin, the generals he sent said so.
The troops who arrived in Jin looked very elite.
Moreover, at that time, Li Po, who started out as a frontier soldier, was already well-known. When the Turks talked about Li Po, most of them gritted their teeth, but they were also in awe.
Therefore, Master Liang, who had dealt with the Turks a lot, became more and more familiar with Li Po, who had just been crowned King of Han. His impression of the Han King Li Ding'an was that this man was a character who beat the Turks until they cried for their fathers.
In the end, he seems to have married a Turkic princess.
These days, there are many people who can get along with the Turks, but there is only one guy who has a grudge against the Turks and can use war to promote peace. In fact, the meaning is that at this time, the Han King Li Ding'an can send people to fight with him.
Master Liang all conspired with each other, and he felt somewhat honored.
Of course, he himself would definitely not admit this, just like Han King Li Ding'an raided the home of Li Yuan, which seemed to him also very magical, but he would never express his admiration to his mouth.
If Li Po were to meet the Emperor of Liang now, he would definitely feel that he was too frustrated. He had clung to the Turkic royal court when he raised his army, but over the years, he was bound to lose every time the Tang Dynasty came.
Even a guy like Shi Yangze, the governor of Lingzhou, can try the sword on him. Why do you want to fight? Just take a rest as soon as possible.
No matter how you say it, although Master Liang's life was not very satisfactory, he is indeed the one with the closest connection with the Turkic royal court among the princes of Sui Dynasty today.
If you look at it from a later perspective, this is definitely an out-and-out leader, and a hardcore one. However, such a saying is not popular these days. If you can use the power of the Turks to ascend to the throne, even if you are in front of the Turks
He wagged his tail, and he wagged it quite happily, but everyone would give him a thumbs up and say, this person is really a hero.
Of course, if you can beat the Turks into dogs, then everyone will definitely come to see the gods. Just like Li Po fought countless battles with the Turks, but after that few people believed that he dared to bare his teeth with the Turks, you can understand this situation to some extent.
What people think.
And Li Po was the son-in-law of the Turkic Khan, which also made Liang Shi feel that although this Han king was of lower origin, he was naturally close to him and was the best ally. Well, everyone should know this mentality, so there is no need to elaborate.
said.
Therefore, he not only treated Fan Wenjin, who held the post of Sima of the Han Dynasty and was also the Prime Minister of Changping County, favorably, he also immediately sent an envoy to the Jin region to make the covenant a reality.
In fact, after we left Liangshidu, we were accompanied by General Liang Shiming, flying the Turkic golden wolf flag, and the journey to Guzang was much safer.
At this time, Fan Wenjin certainly knew that the Liang State General said that this place was a good place, and he was probably thinking about how to take this good place as his own.
He once served as the Sima of Qinzhou Governor's Office and is very familiar with the folk customs of the northwest. These people are like wolves, more ferocious and greedy than people in other places. This can no longer be described as martial, but as martial arts.
In the words of Yang Ji, the governor of Qinzhou at that time, he was just a bandit in one place. Without seeing the blood all over the place, he had no idea what it meant to fear power and embrace virtue.
Then there is what to do if my father is here. Fan Wenjin has heard these words many times, but he is not tired of it. He also deeply believes that when the general manager of Liangzhou was here, it was indeed the most chaotic time in the northwest. But later, the northwest
When people of all ethnic groups hear the name of King Wei Zhao Yang Shuang again, who dares to say a disrespectful word?
If Yang Shuang hadn't died early, most of the Western Turks, the Turkic Royal Court, and Tuyuhun would have to be kept in line by His Highness King Wei.
In fact, Master Liang couldn't say too many good things about Guzang. He just saw this largest city in the northwest, and suddenly felt that the place where he lived seemed a bit too shabby. If he could... um, it really is a good place.
What a place.
Fan Wenjin was so "kind" that he endured the pain all over his body and continued to explain to this incompetent guy, "This is a place of great shape. It controls the north and south, and connects the east and west. There are not many victors in the world, so we can take advantage of it."
For the sake of the emperor, the Emperor of Daliang...tsk tsk..."
Looking at the sour Ding Lawen next to him who seemed to be about to die, Liang Shiming was extremely dissatisfied, "How does it compare to Chang'an?"
Fan Wenjin twitched the muscles on his face and said to himself, "How dare you say that, with your brothers' appearance, even with the help of the Turks, it would be a long time before they could go to Chang'an to see them. Maybe they would be kidnapped."
In fact, Fan Wenjin was a little confused at this time. Liang Shidu was in chaos and didn't look like he could accomplish anything. Moreover, this man was too close to the Turks. Many of his generals were Turks, and some others
He is like a slave of the Turks.
Before leaving, the King of Han had a long talk with him, allowing him the right to act at his convenience, and the conditions were very liberal. If Liang Shidu could be provoked, it would be best for Li Gui and Li Gui to attack the Tang Dynasty. If not, it would not matter.
Let’s take a closer look at the situation in the northwest and then make some sense when we go back.
But we must be careful of these two guys jumping over the wall and leading the Turks to move south... Of course, even so, Fan Wenjin has nothing to do. He is neither Su Qin nor Zhang Yi, and he does not have such a flexible tongue to persuade these late Sui Dynasty people.
The big rebels changed their minds.
It can be said that, as Li Po thought, Fan Wenjin is not a good messenger. He may have some talents, but he is not cunning enough, and he lacks the perseverance and perseverance that a messenger should have.
What's especially important is that this man seemed to be in poor health. After traveling a long distance, he might have died halfway through.
But there is no way, there are only so many talents under Li Po's command, and he can't choose a suitable person, so Fan Wenjin got lucky. Of course, for Fan Wenjin himself, I don't know whether it is luck or misfortune.
Li Po was one of those who had dates but no dates to fight with him. As for Fan Wenjin, it was simply out of his control. His little arms wanted to twist the Hanwang's thigh, maybe in the next life.
Don't even think about leaving and never coming back. He is different from those lonely Henan people. He has a family and business in Changping, and his life is lively. No matter how brave he is, there is no way he would abandon his family and career.
Come.
Arriving on this ancient silk road, Fan Wenjin could only try his best to think of a solution. Don't throw your life here, and don't accomplish anything. Otherwise, it will be difficult to talk when you go back. You know, His Highness the King of Han is very unhappy.
So confusing.
What he is doing now is out of instinct, feeling that Liang Shidu's envoy should not be allowed to safely and smoothly complete Emperor Liang's instructions. Once two people related to the Northwest and Turks are connected, who the hell knows what can be done.
What a big deal.
"Chang'an, it's just a little better. General Liang should know that this place is connected to the Western Regions and is located at a strategic location. The Sui Emperor passed through here when he visited Zhangye. The former Sui Wei King Yang Shuang, General Duan Wenzhen, Shangshu Zuopu She Yang
Su and other famous ministers and generals all display their martial arts here..."
"Places like this are rare. Even Chang'an, a large city, is inferior to here in terms of garrisoning troops and defending wars. Moreover... there are many merchants here, the people are rich, and there is also a horse farm in Liangzhou.
Now that we have acquired wealth and soldiers, we have managed the business well, and everyone is united and working together to move eastward, who can stop us? It is for this reason that my master sent me to make good friends."
As expected, as Fan Wenjin expected, before he finished speaking, Master Liang sneered, "If that were true, Li Gui would have already entered Chang'an..."