After winter comes, the weather becomes colder day by day, and the speed of cooling becomes more and more obvious. The wind blows all day long, blowing randomly, sometimes bringing dust from far away.
, making Guzang City a vast area of yellow.
If it rains a little more, it might not be called rain anymore, but the kind of thin ice slag, carrying the chill of the approaching winter, which will seep into people's bones every bit.
The urgent letter sent by Zhang Liao was delivered to Jia Xu in Longxi by speeding up the horse.
Jia Xu stood in front of the hall with his hands behind his back.
The surrounding guards stood quietly. The cold wind could only lift a corner of these guards' shirts, but could not shake their bodies. Just like the chaos in Longyou and Longxi, it could only lift a corner but could not affect the overall situation.
Same.
"Xiongnu, Xianbei... Qiang people, Di people..." Jia Xu chuckled and shook his head slightly, "Xiaowu... Guangwu... have you ever thought about it... Haha, I must have never thought of it..."
Jia Xu shook his head, walked back, sat in front of the desk, picked up his pen, wrote a short note, put it into a bamboo tube, added fire paint, and asked the orderer to pass it back to Zhang Liao.
This is not an instruction to Zhang Liao, just like Zhang Liao's letter is not a consultation with Jia Xu.
After all, there is a lack of timeliness in coming and going.
In the absence of a simple communication agreement agreed upon in advance, the only option is to use the relatively crude method of manual transmission.
If Zhang Liao, who was on the front line, had to wait for orders from the rear before he could act, it would have taken nearly ten days to go from Yangping Pass to Guzang. If there were rules like those in the Song Dynasty that could only be made with a brain, every move would be
They have to obey the remote control command from the rear. The delay cannot exceed ten days...
Take the previous Battle of Xiqiang as an example. It only took about ten days from the actual start to the final defeat of the Beigong Group. Therefore, in an era when news cannot be transmitted in real time, an excellent frontline general is often better than the rear.
Excellent staff officers are even more important. No matter how powerful the hindsight is, it is often not as effective as a clever change by the general on the front line.
As long as conditions permit, perhaps everyone has the potential to become a master of hindsight, but not every general can possess the ability to truly face the front line and need to solve problems on the spot.
It's like Zhang Liao wrote a letter to Jia Xu. He didn't want to tell Jia Xu about the new changes from Xiabian to Yangpingguan, and then ask Jia Xu for advice, but to report to Jia Xu and express what kind of approach he would adopt.
It's just a strategy.
As for whether Jia Xu can receive this letter, in fact, it will not have much impact on the strategy Zhang Liao will adopt. Of course, it would be best if he can get Jia Xu's approval, but if the messenger is intercepted and killed on the way,
Zhang Liao will also not wait for unexpected situations such as lost letters.
It is the authority and important responsibility of frontline generals to make changes on the spot.
The order given by Qiusi to Zhang Liao was to attack Yangping Pass, but it did not say that Yangping Pass must be conquered at a certain point in time, or within a certain period of time...
Zhang Liao brought a certain amount of kerosene and gunpowder. If he really found the opportunity, even facing a heavily defended pass like Yangping Pass, it would not be impossible to find an opportunity to capture Yangping Pass in one fell swoop.
However, Zhang Liao judged that a quick attack on Yangping Pass would not complete Hussar's plan, so Zhang Liao decided to test it out outside Yangping Pass and not rush to attack. In addition, Zhang Liao also said that he did not encounter Di people along the way, so he asked Jia Xu to be on guard.
Because the Di people may outflank Zhang Liao's retreat, or they may simply attack in the opposite direction, such as Biantianshui Jincheng and other places.
Jia Xu also agreed with Zhang Liao's judgment.
Currently, Longxi is gradually implementing the latest policies, spreading administrative agencies and government personnel in various places. Taishici is still based in the Longyou area, which is relatively prone to recurrence, while Gao Wutong and Yun'er have entered
In the Qilian Mountains, Beigong, well, maybe not even Beigong's remnants of the Western Qiang, were surrendered and incorporated.
Now Longxi needs stronger authority, a more stable situation, and...
More comprehensive recovery and development.
So no one is allowed to interrupt this process.
This is what Zhang Liao's letter means, just a reminder.
The caravans from the Western Regions to and from Chang'an have been stagnant for several months. Although these few months of stagnation will not cause serious damage to the Hussar General Fei Qian's economic system, after all, the Hussar's economy does not entirely rely on the Western Regions.
However, since Hanzhong, Sichuan, and the Western Regions were completely cut off, there must be some problems.
This is also the reason why Jia Xu used the power of thunder to gather Tai Shici of Zhang Liao and part of the troops from the Western Regions when the opportunity arrived in Longyou and Longxi to carry out an all-out encirclement and suppression campaign, leaving no chance for the Western Qiang to relax.
The same is true for Di people.
The big man hasn’t moved for too long...
Do these guys around them think that the big man is already weak and can be bullied?
But thinking about it, these guys, after watching the big men fight a Xiqiang for decades, it is not surprising that they have all kinds of plans in their minds.
Forty years.
Ten days.
hehe……
Jia Xu sneered twice.
A soldier hurriedly came from outside, his steps quick, which caught Jia Xu's attention.
The guards outside the hall came forward and brought Jia Xu an urgent report from Zhangye about Tai Shici.
Zhangye is relatively close to Guzang, and it can be reached in three days of rapid horse riding.
Jia Xu frowned slightly.
Beigong's head has been sent to Chang'an, so why are there any blind Qiang people who want to cause trouble?
When I opened the letter, I found that it was not about the Qiang people, but about Mengshu. Mengshu was seriously injured while guarding the city. He was recuperated for a while, but his injuries never healed and even began to worsen.
Meng Shu's injuries, if left to future generations, would most likely be salvageable. Meng Shu injured his ribs in the battle, and the violent impact caused them to break. Then some of the bone fragments penetrated into his lungs, causing bleeding from the wound and then inflammation.
.If the medical system of later generations is available, if the bone fragments are removed and the wound is sutured, there is a high probability that you can survive, or even return to 70% to 80% of its original state...
It's a pity that today's big men simply cannot do this.
Because the bone fragments cannot be removed, the wounds in the body cannot heal naturally, leading to inflammation of the internal wounds and eventually systemic high fever and fainting...
Meng Shu knew that his time was short and wanted to see Jia Xu before he died.
Jia Xu pondered for a long time, sighed slightly, and then stood up, "Here comes! Send the order for Han to come... Also, prepare the horses, I am going to Zhangye!"
……(ò?ó?)……
Zhangye.
Taishi Ci went out of the city to greet him.
"How is General Meng doing now?" Jia Xu asked Tai Shici without any pleasantries.
Taishi Ci shook his head slightly, "I'm afraid... there are more people who are unconscious and less people who are awake..."
"Let's go." Jia Xu just drove his horse forward.
"..." Taishi Ci was a little surprised, so he quickly stretched out his hand to signal his subordinates to clear the way, while he followed Jia Xu.
Before arriving at Meng Mansion, Jia Xu jumped off his horse. His legs were a little numb and he staggered a little while walking.
After a long journey from Guzang, even though Jia Xu was originally good at riding, he was still somewhat inferior to a serious cavalryman. However, with the help of his guards, Jia Xu generally regained his normal consciousness.
He slowly entered Meng Shu's courtyard, and then sat in front of Meng Shu's bed. He did not show any habit of tabooing diseases that people in the Han Dynasty often had. He just sat there and looked at Meng Shu calmly.
Meng Shu lay on the bed, his face was thin, his face was sickly flushed, and he was breathing heavily.
"General Meng..." Jia Xu was silent for a while and then said, "If you have anything you want to ask, you might as well speak up."
Meng Shu's eyes were unable to focus, and he tried his best to stare at Jia Xu's figure, and said with difficulty: "Why... why..."
Jia Xu was silent for a while, "In the third year of Taixing, I advised you to go to the Chang'an Martial Arts Lecture Hall, and you said that the Qiang people were in chaos... In the fourth year, I persuaded you again, and you said that bandits were in chaos... Excuse me, is it?
Is it really confusing, or is it just a lie?"
"..." Mengshu gasped hard, and after a moment, he seemed to have gathered some strength, "...Why, why?"
"Because Dong Zhongying failed. The path he took was wrong." Jia Xu looked at Meng Shu, "The path you want to take is naturally wrong. Beigong is dead. From now on, it is
There is no distinction between Eastern and Western Qiang, and there is no room for a second Beigong, or a Han-Ma family...Similarly, there is no room for a second Dong Zhongying..."
"For...for..." Meng Shu seemed to want to ask the third why.
"From the time when the Lord was based in the north, and fought in the north and south, until now..." Jia Xu still looked at Meng Shu calmly, "It took the Han Dynasty thirty or forty years to defeat the Western Qiang, and now we are following the Lord to defeat the Western Qiang.
How long did it take... What is the difference? Can General Meng understand what someone said?"
Meng Shu gasped for breath and seemed to be unable to continue saying anything. He just turned his eyes to the side, seeming to be looking at Mengshizi who was kneeling beside the bed.
Jia Xu nodded slightly, and then said: "General Meng... As for the other Meng family members, it's the same as usual... Just as usual... I hope General Meng can understand... If you have any complaints, just blame someone...
On the day we met in Huangquan, I poured wine for General Meng to apologize..."
After saying that, Jia Xu stood up, nodded slightly, and left.
Meng Shu didn't even look at Jia Xu, he just panted breathlessly and finally slowly closed his eyes...
Not long after Jia Xu walked out of the courtyard, he heard crying coming from the courtyard. He stopped, closed his eyes, and sighed slightly. After a while, he started walking forward again.
Taishi Ci followed behind. After walking for a while, Taishi Ci suddenly said: "Jia Shijun... Hussar..."
Jia Xu raised his head slightly, looked at the sky and said, "That's not what Hussar meant."
Taishi Ci frowned, "In that case..."
"When Emperor Gaozu first entered the pass, he made a three-chapter agreement with his elders, "Those who kill will die, and those who injure others and steal will not be punished." Jia Xu said slowly, "Then the remaining crimes are acceptable? In addition, things here must be resolved as soon as possible.
There may be chaos..."
"Only..." Tai Shici suddenly didn't know what to say. In the end, he just paused for a moment, looked back at the yard behind him, and then sighed slightly.
……(o′?□?`o)……
Liu Shao entered Yuzhou, and when he was approaching Yangcheng, he met Yu Yi.
This is a person who has only one sentence in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
Yu Yi had a good relationship with Liu Shao, so when she came to greet Liu Shao this time, it was Yu Yi who came at her own invitation.
After meeting Zheng Xuan's "disciple", Yu Yi did not show any flattery or contempt. Of course, his main purpose was not for Zheng Xuan's "disciple", but for Liu Shao.
Strictly speaking, Liu Shao came to Chang'an in person, saw with his own eyes, heard with his own ears, and had first-hand information.
These days, not just anyone who wants to go there can go there. Without a green code, uh, if you pass a certain place, you will be detained even if you get to the end of the land...
Although Liu Shao guessed that Yu Yi might not be looking for him for the so-called "catching up the wind and cleansing the dust", but being able to come without avoiding suspicion can be regarded as a kind of friendship, so he slightly raised his hand and said: "Shaoran, thank you..."
…』
Of course, you can also bring some deceptive fine silk lacquer boxes, bacon, etc. when you come to greet them. Just throw them on the front of the car and you're done. Anyway, the money is about the same, so you can't find anything wrong if you want to complain. And Yu Yi thinks like this
After considering the different needs of Liu Shao and Xi Liu, and even the levels of the accompanying persons, it would naturally take some effort to split the total quota and give it to each person according to different standards.
Everyone likes to feel valued, even if this attention comes from a pack of paper towels, um, a small roll of coarse cloth.
Yu Yi didn't hear about Zheng Xuan. After all, the person sitting in the car behind was Xi Liu, which explained some problems. What's more, Yu Yi was concerned about Chang'an.
"Kong Cai worked hard all the way, but it was nothing more than the effort of his hands..." Yu Yi glanced back slightly, and then said softly, "I heard over there... Longyou rebelled, Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu all rebelled one after another... They are already besieged on all sides...
…Is this really the case?』
Liu Shao was stunned for a moment, "Besieged on all sides?"
Chang'an's hussars are already besieged on all sides?
Liu Shao recalled what he had encountered during his time in Chang'an. The people who were either leisurely or busy on the streets seemed to hear the cries of sellers in the streets and markets again, and smelled the various varieties of food.
Novel dishes and food that will make you forget to come back...
"This..." Liu Shao didn't know what to say for a moment.
Liu Shao had never felt this way before.
Of course, Liu Shao could answer it very simply, and then throw the answer out firmly, just like most people who come to pick up the wind, who pick up something according to different specifications, and then present it in front of them.
After finishing the errand, you can leave with a shake of your butt.
But since Yu Yi has prepared so carefully, he has just dealt with it. To put it bluntly, the friendship between friends, even if it can be maintained today, will most likely not last long...
"The general's place..." Liu Shao did not answer Yu Yi's question first, but asked, "I don't know what..." Liu Shao was stuck because he didn't know what word to use more appropriately. Use news.
, it doesn’t seem to be very good, and using trends is certainly not appropriate. As for measures and governance, it seems to be speaking from a hostile position. If I didn’t go to Chang’an, I wouldn’t think much of it, but now I have
After a while, it seems inappropriate to use such words.
Fortunately, Yu Yi seemed to understand what Liu Shao meant. She hummed, and then showed an inexplicable smile, "The general has a new wife..."
"Uh..." Liu Shao blinked twice.
Then Liu Shao quickly realized, "I don't know if the general has a wife..."
"Ms. Yin was originally the daughter-in-law of General He." Yu Yi said.
"..." Liu Shao took a breath and then looked at Yu Yi. The two looked at each other and seemed to see some answers in each other's eyes, "General... you are really... working hard and doing it yourself."
...』
Yu Yi laughed twice, and then said, "In this case, where the hussar general..."
Liu Shao nodded, then tilted his head slightly, and gestured back, "In the rear carriage, there is also Chang'an's newly made food, the Five Elements and Five Colors Cake, which tastes very delicious... It is a gift from the Hussar to the Emperor..."
There are also some novel cooking methods, which are said to have been invented by Hussar..."
"To the emperor?" Yu Yi was startled for a moment, then nodded slowly.
Liu Shao's meaning was also expressed very clearly.
"This autumn's harvest is average..." Yu Yi also glanced back, then smiled and said, "You are offering this... I'm afraid there will be rumors that the hussar is a glutton, extravagant and wasteful..."
Liu Shao sighed, "Just do your duty as a minister..."
……《(;′Д`)》……
Emperor Liu Xie looked at the painting in his hand and remained silent for a long time.
This is the final map of the entire city of Luoyang drawn by Emperor Liu Xie after he arrived in Xu County.
The most obvious thing in Luoyang City is the two palaces in the north and south in the shape of "Lv". The two palaces are connected by a roof-covered compound road. When Liu Xie was a child, he thought that this compound road was very long, that is,
The longest road he had ever walked, he realized now that such a long road in his memory was only seven miles long.
Liu Xie's hand touched a certain place on the map of Luoyang City, and his voice was soft, "Father... I have walked out now... but I haven't walked out yet... This road is so difficult to walk...
…』
In Liu Xie's mind, his father was not as incompetent and greedy as those gentry children criticized him. Liu Xie knew that in his father's study, there were music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and collections of classics and history. He had also heard about his father's study.
Father plays the piano.
But a lot of the time, his father seemed very tired, always a little exhausted. Liu Xie didn't understand why this happened at first, but now he understands a little bit, because sometimes he looks in the mirror.
Saw the shadow of his father.
"Father..." Liu Xie murmured to himself in a low voice, "Dong Zhongying said that he is a sword... so there is no loyalty... I thought he was a bastard before... but now..."
"At least he is more honest than some guys who say they are loyal..."
Outside the main hall, Huangmen knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty...Liu Shizhong is back..."
"Oh? Is Zheng Kangcheng accompanying him in response to the imperial edict?" Liu Xie put down the painting in his hand.
"Reporting to Your Majesty... Zheng Kangcheng is an old man and has poor conduct, so he has never come... However, he does have some disciples, Xi Lu and Xi Hongyu, who came with Liu Shizhong to express their gratitude to Your Majesty for his great kindness..."
"...Xi Lu, Xi Hongyu?" Liu Xie repeated, and then his eyes fell on the scroll in his hand again.
"I understand, please step back."
Huangmen kowtowed, and then the figure disappeared at the entrance of the hall.
"This is a sword..." Liu Xie said in a low voice, as subtle as the green smoke from the incense burner lingering in the corner of the hall, "Are you still the loyal person you say you are?"
Please remember the first domain name of this book: ._
