The section from Danshui to Shangxian was smooth and hassle-free.
Naturally, the people Cao Zhen arranged on the land route failed to wait for Pang Tong, and similarly, Wei Yan also did not wait.
When Wei Yan learned that Pang Tong had arrived in Shang County safely, he was relieved, but at the same time he was a little angry. After all, he had been preparing for so long, but it was no longer needed!
Pang Tong actually mobilized Cao's army with just a trick, and seemed to reach Shang County with ease.
However, when Wei Yan found Pang Tong in Shang County, Pang Tong easily dispelled Wei Yan's anger with just one sentence.
"Chang Wen, there are changes in the Western Regions..."
Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, and his attention was immediately drawn away.
Soldiers often follow orders, so whether to fight or not, or whether they run around for a long time without making any big moves. For them, even if they have some opinions, they are often relatively one-sided, because the perspective of the soldiers is that of the soldiers.
It's limited, they can only see so much.
To some extent, Wei Yan's thinking mode is still a bit like that of a soldier. On the way back, he smacked his lips more than once, feeling that he was pretending to be training soldiers, and then it turned out to be training. This made him seem to be worried about gains and losses.
, it’s like the expected jackpot didn’t come out, or the pot was emptied out by some mountainous person who doubled up forty times or fifty times at once.
But if he told Pang Tong that we are not going back, but should stay and fight with Cao Jun before leaving, Wei Yan would not be able to say so.
After all, what General Fei Qian told Wei Yan was to let Wei Yan cooperate with Pang Tong and help Pang Tong escape when necessary. He did not mean to let Wei Yan go to war with Jingzhou.
Now Pang Tong relied on his own strategy to successfully mobilize Cao Zhen, switching from land to water, and then from water to land, gently and skillfully swaying his body out of the danger. Wei Yan can't tell Pang Tong, Pang Lingjun, you are like this
No, I haven't even gone on stage to sing, is it over? How about Pang Lingjun go back to Wancheng and do it all over again?
Perhaps in history, when Wei Yan is older and has more meritorious deeds, he may become a replica of Guan Laoer because of his pride, but now Wei Yan is not so arrogant. Although he is a little disappointed, he has not given up because of this.
Face, refused to escort Pang Tong all the way north, back to Guanzhong.
However, on the way back to Chang'an, Wei Yan still couldn't hold himself back. He went to Pang Tong and asked, "Pang Lingjun, please forgive me for being presumptuous. Is it possible that you can receive news from Chang'an even if you are in Wancheng?"
Wei Yan guessed it was a carrier pigeon, but using a carrier pigeon to convey the news of rising prices made Wei Yan think it was unlikely, and even a bit extravagant.
Carrier pigeons have their convenience, but they also have limitations. In order to ensure that information is not lost, carrier pigeons are generally duplicated. That is, for the same information, two carrier pigeons may be used and released at different times.
To ensure that the information will not be lost during the return of the homing pigeon. Even if there are no natural enemies of the homing pigeon, such as the hunting of various hawks and eagles in the northwest, the homing pigeon may still be confused by the magnetic field at certain times, or it may have its own problems.
, failed to fly back...
Therefore, using carrier pigeons can indeed deliver messages quickly, but the cost is too high.
It's understandable to convey certain major events, but it's a bit wasteful to convey news about price increases, isn't it?
But if it’s not homing pigeons, what other method is used?
Wei Yan couldn't understand, because he had been keeping an eye on Shang County for a while, and even on the entire Danshui line. If there was any other way of transmitting information, it would be impossible to hide it from him, so he was very confused.
Pang Tong looked at Wei Yan and said with a smile: "Why does Chang'an need to send a special message about this matter?"
Pang Tong's answer made Wei Yan even more confused.
Wei Yan frowned and asked, "Since we haven't received any news, how did you know that there were changes in the Western Region? Please clear up your doubts."
At this time, Wei Yan was not blaming, but asking for advice.
Wei Yan was from a relatively humble background and was not from a powerful family. In addition, he did not read many books, so he did not know much about some scriptures, and he had no way to chat with those who were well-read in poetry and books, so
He didn't have many friends from the noble family.
Just like in history, Wei Yan respected Guan Yu very much and had no conflicts with Zhao Yun. At the same time, he complained about Zhuge Liang's repeated refutations of his suggestions and did not lack of work. He only had conflicts with Yang Yi, especially
Obviously. Maybe he also had conflicts with some scholars in Sichuan and Shu in history, but this is unknown.
At the moment, Wei Yan admires Fei Qian very much. At the same time, he is also very humble towards resourceful people like Xu Shu and Pang Tong. Of course, if Pang Tong relies entirely on Wei Yan to be rescued this time, maybe Wei Yan's attitude towards Pang Tong
, may vary.
Pang Tong smiled and did not deliberately tell anyone off, but said slowly: "Wen Chang, Wancheng is the distribution center for goods from the north, south, east and west, and the price changes are the most significant... Although I live in Wancheng, I can naturally know Chang'an."
The price of goods has changed... In the Western Regions, the prices of spices, wine and other goods have increased significantly... There is no sign or reason for this, so it is speculated that there must be changes in the Western Regions.』
Because of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, the prices of commodities in Chang'an are generally relatively stable. If the Dahan Chamber of Commerce does not know about sudden huge price fluctuations, it is certainly impossible. But if the Dahan Chamber of Commerce knows, it will
It means that Fei Qian knew about it, but the Dahan Chamber of Commerce did not make any explanation or measures, which naturally means that there must be some changes that are not known to ordinary people.
Wei Yan suddenly realized, "That's it! In the lectures of the Martial Arts Hall, there is also an example of observing the fluctuations in the enemy's food prices to know the changes in the enemy's army! It turns out that it can be used here! I have learned a lesson, I have learned a lesson!"
Pang Tong nodded, "The examples in the martial arts hall are all based on actual combat. It is a great initiative of the Lord. If the article leader can understand it thoroughly, he will be able to understand the battlefield and gain insight into the enemy and ourselves."
Wei Yangong cupped his hand, "Thank you for your advice! Yan Dingran is concentrating on the research! But what exactly happened in the Western Region?"
Pang Tong was silent for a while, then shook his head slightly, "I'm not sure...but we'll know when we get to Chang'an...just speed up!"
Wei Yan looked at Pang Tong who looked somewhat tired and said, "Your Majesty, your body..."
"It's okay, it's okay." Pang Tong waved his hand and said, "I'm just a little tired from the journey. Naturally, I can have a good rest when I get to Chang'an... Speed up the speed. The sooner you get to Chang'an, the sooner you can rest."
Seeing Pang Tong's insistence, Wei Yan said nothing more and went aside to give the order.
Pang Tong raised his head and looked at the sky, where white clouds were floating.
Pang Tong sighed slightly. In fact, he didn't know anything about the Western Regions as he told Wei Yan. He also guessed a thing or two, but Pang Tong knew in his heart that this matter in the Western Regions seemed to be just Lu Bu.
The problem is a matter of one place in the Western Regions, but in fact it is not, but a matter of people like Lu Bu and the same place in the Western Regions.
It's a matter of this world.
The wind flies and the clouds move.
Is this the drifting of people's hearts or the vicissitudes of time?
The white clouds in the sky are unpredictable, sometimes turning into a tiger, sometimes turning into a rabbit.
On the other side, under the buttocks of the rabbit turned into white clouds, Liu Xie was also looking up at the sky.
Observing the sky every day has almost become a daily habit for Liu Xie.
He is the Son of Heaven. At least he thinks so. So is it reasonable for the Son of Destiny to get some information from the sky?
Liu Xie longed for it, but he was also afraid.
Although the word information is not as thoroughly studied by later generations, for the people of Han Dynasty, I don't know when they started to pay more and more attention to it.
Needless to say, Fei Qian in Guanzhong, perhaps it was because of him that the entire Han Dynasty's demand for information went to a higher level.
Unknowingly, almost all the people in the upper class subconsciously began to form their own information network and collect relevant information, even if this action was somewhat inefficient, or there was information due to personal abilities.
Deviation, but at least the current hunger for information from the outside world is much higher than in history.
It turns out that the big man is not the "world"...
The person who was most impacted by this concept was naturally the Emperor.
The Son of Heaven, the Son of Destiny, the Lord of the World. But suddenly one day, the world was expanded, and then suddenly it was discovered that there were places that the "Emperor" could not manage and could not touch. So what was the original theory of the "Emperor"?
Followers will naturally have various doubts.
Since he is the Emperor, why are there places that do not belong to the Emperor? Is there another "Emperor" in places that do not belong to the Emperor? If there is another "Emperor", who is the real "Emperor"? Or maybe
This "Emperor" may not actually be the so-called "Son of Destiny"?
Under the influence of these trends of thought, Liu Xie was naturally the first to bear the brunt.
On the one hand, he was frightened because he felt that the luster on his body was mottled and the fragrance was losing. On the other hand, he was very hungry to obtain more information. He was afraid of knowing this external information, but at the same time, he was eager to know.
This is a brand new world, a world beyond his imagination.
"Your Majesty..." A soft call interrupted Liu Xie's thoughts.
Liu Xie slowly turned his head and saw the Huangmen eunuch holding a pile of documents.
"What...is this?" Liu Xie asked.
The Huangmen eunuch lowered his head, "This is the patrol record that Dong Xunfeng presented to His Majesty..."
"Xunfeng envoy?" Liu Xie was almost stunned for a moment. He had almost forgotten this matter, "These letters are all Dong Xunfeng's?"
Normally, due to the limitation of the medium, the number of words in the seals is generally small. However, the Huangmen eunuch is currently holding more than a dozen books of seals. Could it be that Dong Yu wrote them all by himself?
of?
Before there was a large amount of Guanzhong paper, letters were all written on bamboo slips or wooden slips. High-ranking officials had access to silk, but they were limited by materials, and few wrote long essays.
But now Dong Yu's appearance broke Liu Xie's understanding.
Because there are indeed a lot of them, a big stack, and Liu Xie also saw that on the watch seal, it seemed that there was a special subtitle, "Inspection Records Part One, Part Two" or something like that.
The Huangmen eunuch lowered his head and said, "Reply to Your Majesty, this is exactly the letter from Dong Xunfeng in Guanzhong."
"Wanderer..."
Liu Xie gave a slight wry smile. He had appointed many official positions, such as the patrol officer and other unpopular part-time officials, and he didn't even know how ordinary they were. Even Liu Xie himself didn't take it to heart. If it hadn't been for this time, Dong
After Yu sent so many letters back, he almost forgot about Dong Yu.
Liu Xie's impression of Dong Yu was actually very average.
Because Dong Yu spoke very straightforwardly, Liu Xie even found it a bit harsh.
Dong Yu came forward to admonish Liu Xie, asking Liu Xie to "revitalize the government and appoint talented people", and at the same time "revitalize the local area and support the people", and "make politics clear and unify the princes", etc...
So much so that Liu Xie was still smiling at the beginning, but later his smile slowly changed.
Now, when Liu Xie suddenly heard the name Dong Yu, his first reaction was who is this guy? That's right, Liu Xie actually didn't have much impression of Dong Yu left, even if he personally sealed Dong Yu's patrol
The title of Wind Envoy.
Patroller, haha, patroller.
Liu Xie helplessly teased him for a while. Now that he is the emperor, he does not need the approval of the Chancellor to appoint these low-level official positions, nor does he need to go through the procedures of the Chancellor. Anyway, he does not receive a salary.
The Chancellor is too lazy to take care of such official positions.
What does a man lack most?
No, what is Liu Xie lacking most right now?
Talents! Especially "loyal" talents!
When Liu Xie discovered that his title and identity were not immune to harm, nor could people bow their heads and bow to him, he began to recruit "talents". Of course, it was limited by his own growth, environment, and his personal characteristics.
The experience was not very smooth at the beginning...
Well, even now, it's still not smooth, just like suffering from hemorrhoids and constipation.
Dong Yu's surname was Dong, the Queen Mother Dong's, but the relationship with the Queen Mother Dong was not too close. They were of the same clan, but not the same clan. However, this little relationship made Liu Xie hold on tightly. Although he and Dong Yu
When we first met, I didn't feel very good, but Liu Xie still endured it.
Liu Xie is so short of people.
Dong Cheng was the "talent" that Liu Xie was looking for at the beginning, because Dong Cheng was from the lineage of Empress Dowager Dong, and he was one of his own who knew everything about him. But the problem was that Dong Cheng, like Dong Zhong, didn't have much talent. He was just like a young boy carrying money.
Just like in a busy city, not only lives were lost in the chaos quickly, but also Liu Xie's original plan suffered a major setback.
Liu Xie once thought that he was the emperor, so no matter how small his order was, it was as big as the sky to his ministers. But he had to accept the reality later. Even if someone really said that the emperor's edict should not be
Dare not to obey, but in fact it is mostly just talk. After retreating from the main hall, these ministers will still do whatever they are supposed to do.
The more Liu Xie lives, the more painful he becomes.
Now Liu Xie feels that the time when he was happiest and happiest was when he was a child. When he grew up, everything was full of pain, and Dong Yu and others were the lights that Liu Xie sought when he felt the pain.
Even if it is a little, weak, or even vague...
So when Liu Xie met an honest person like Dong Yu, he naturally felt a little emotional in his heart. Although Dong Aiqing was not very talkative, he still did practical things. At least he really regarded the "patrol patrol" as a
It’s the same thing!
Look, there are so many rumors!
Liu Xie flipped through the pages and sighed in his heart. Sure enough, Dong Aiqing was mediocre in appearance, but how well the words were written and how detailed these things were described...
What a mistake!
Liu Xie once again sighed like this in his heart. When he appointed Dong Yu and a large group of gentry disciples as patrol envoys, he just wanted to kill those who had dates and no dates, but he couldn't keep them anyway.
Why not just leave a free favor, or...
Add some sand.
Liu Xie felt that Dong Yu was a nerd, and Dong Yu himself said so. He wanted to go to Chang'an not to find a job, but just to study. Because he found that Chang'an had more books than Xu County.
Liu Xie really wanted to jump up and shout that those books were mine, mine!
At least it used to be!
That guy moved it from my library!
But when the words came to his lips, Liu Xie would swallow them again, and then they would roll in his stomach and become a wave of resentment that slowly spread out.
The princes of the world took away more than just books from his house?
So when faced with Dong Yu's general disciples who wanted to "study" in Chang'an, Liu Xie smiled and said, "Okay, very good, studying very well", and then gave these people the title of "Patrol Patrol"
The name means that after these people arrive in Chang'an, in addition to studying, they can also report back the local customs and so on.
It doesn’t cost any money anyway.
Well, strictly speaking, it is not completely free of charge. There are still some rewards, but no salary is given. Patrolling is just a false title, and does not have any rank. Of course, there is no need to pay salary, and even the rewards are given.
The Shaofu's accounts, so the Chancellor did not make any difficulties. With such a false title, Liu Xie could seal as many as he wanted, just like a child...
Well, just think of it as practice.
But now, no one would have thought that there would be a serious person among these patrolling envoys who had no salary and whom no one thought were serious things at first!
Is this a wolf mixed in with the Erha group, or is it a Erha mixed with the wolves?
"Huh... this is really..." Liu Xie looked through the pages and let out a long sigh, "Dong Aiqing is so loyal... If all this big man could be like Dong Aiqing in the whole dynasty, instead of being a person who works hard and eats nothing,
Why is my big man like this? Why is he like this..."
The eunuch of Huangmen lowered his head and pretended not to hear.
Dong Yu's patrol record was written from the time when Dong Yu entered the Heluo area...
"I have heard that in the vast expanse, across Heluo, there are barren fields and weeds, and no one can be seen. The river is flowing, and the ridges are staggered. The yellow sand is diffuse, the wind is sad and the sun is shining. There are few people living for thousands of miles. The villagers told me that this is
This is the place where Dong was attacked in Shandong, and the three armies were overthrown. Ghosts often cry, and you can hear them when the sky is cloudy."
Liu Xie sighed slowly.
"I heard two stories. I stayed in Luoyang in panic. I woke up in the middle of the night, and everything was wet with cold dew. The river was surging, and the ice was difficult to cross. The sky was high and the sky was high, and I didn't know the way back. Rats were walking inside, gnawing at the bones majestically. The family food was overused, and the body was huge.
Rat Anju..."
Liu Xie put the second letter back, and then let out a long sigh again, with a really embarrassed look on his face, "Oh, hey!"
After stopping for a while, Liu Xie finally calmed down and picked up the follow-up gossip record again to read. However, the further he looked back, the more serious his expression became. Later, his body became a little stiff and the corners of his mouth tightened...
