Ten days later, Lanzhou, the governor's mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and it was very lively. Today is a great day for Gansu Governor Wen Yanwen to have three happy birthdays. The first one is his fiftieth birthday, and the second one is his concubine in the fourth room.
It passed, but only this third piece of joy was something that really made Governor Wen happy, and that was the good news from Liangzhou.
Since the death of his only son, Governor Wen has not smiled. Today is the first time he smiled. A group of maids surrounded him, helping him put on the Shu brocade straight? and put on the tall hat. The concubine has already used it.
A sedan was carried through the door. Governor Wen was not in a hurry to see her. He heard that the girl had a first-class appearance and figure, and that her three sisters had all given birth to sons. Governor Wen was not a lecherous person and would not marry anyone.
The concubine is just for the sake of carrying on the family line. I hope the newly married one will not disappoint him.
The guests were all waiting in the front hall. They were all people from Gansu official circles and had served for many years. There was no need to greet them by themselves, just let them do what they pleased. Governor Wen sat comfortably on the Taishi chair and let them go.
The maid helped herself change her shoes, and couldn't help but pick up the good news on the coffee table and read it.
This nephew is really ambitious. He captured Liangzhou within a few days after the army arrived. At first, Governor Wen was worried about encountering resistance. Now it seems that this worry is completely unnecessary. No matter how powerful the Liangzhou army is, they will be beaten by the Turks.
After a few months, it was exhausted, and I felt like I had gotten a big bargain.
The victory report said that five thousand were killed, 10,000 were captured, and 200,000 Turkic soldiers were driven away. All the soldiers of the three armies were killed. General Tian Erheng took the lead and was extremely brave. Looking at these extremely false contents, Governor Wen just laughed it off.
, in a war, there is no one who does not take credit. As long as Liangzhou is won, it is nothing to exaggerate the results of the battle. The memorial he reported to the court said it was even more exaggerated than this.
The Hexi Corridor is a treasure land that the imperial court has coveted for a long time. It is only due to various considerations that it has not taken action. If it is taken by me this time, the emperor will definitely be very happy and reward him well. He is old and has nothing to do.
, I just hope that I can secure this position and ensure the prosperity and wealth of the Wen family in the northwest.
"Master, the guest is here." The maid said timidly outside the screen. Governor Wen stopped his thoughts, smiled, stood up and walked to the front hall. Today he would drink heavily and not return until he was drunk.
These people in Gansu official circles have already heard the news of the recapture of Liangzhou. The Hexi Corridor originally belonged to Gansu Province and is the richest part of Gansu. If Liangzhou is captured, Gansu's fiscal revenue will increase several times compared with previous years, and even more
What's more, several good positions will be opened. Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou all need trustworthy officials, so everyone prepared generous gifts for this banquet. I hope Governor Wen will consider it when selecting officials.
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The atmosphere of the banquet was quite lively, and everyone was changing glasses and drinking happily. Suddenly, a servant walked in at the door and called the butler out. After a while, the butler came back, walked quickly to Governor Wen, and whispered: "
Sir, something's wrong."
Governor Wen drank another full cup, showed the empty cup to everyone, and received a round of applause. Then he turned around and said, "Why are you so flustered?"
"Sir, someone from Liangzhou is here. It's urgent."
"Oh, let him wait."
"Sir, it's an urgent matter, very urgent."
There was anxiety and uneasiness in the butler's words. Wen Yan's heart sank. He stood up and apologized to everyone: "Young companion, I will come back as soon as I go." Still with a warm smile on his face, he took a figure-footed step and walked calmly to the back hall.
Walked away, saying as he walked: "Let the visitor go to the study."
I came to the study and sat down. After a while, the housekeeper brought someone. The man rushed into the study three steps at a time, knelt down on the ground and cried: "Sir, it's not good!"
Wen Yan took a closer look and saw that this man was disheveled and the original color of his clothes could no longer be seen, but he was wearing a pair of official boots. He quickly motioned to the housekeeper to close the door to prevent other people from disturbing him, and then asked calmly: "Who are you?
Who? What’s the big deal?”
"Sir, I am He Kang, the grain and forage officer of Governor Wen. The Governor... he was captured, and the 50,000-strong army collapsed!"
Wen Yan took a closer look and found that this person was indeed He Kang, the grain officer of the army. However, he used to be a fat man, but now he has become a thin man. No wonder he couldn't recognize him. His miserable appearance explained half of the problem. Wen Yan only felt that he was a fat man.
Something fishy and sweet rose up in his throat. He suppressed it hard and said in a trembling voice, "What's going on? Tell me slowly."
He Kang cried and recounted the situation that day. He was a grain and grain officer, so he did not enter Liangzhou with Wen Junwei. The army broke up camp and marched into Liangzhou. Halfway through, they were suddenly attacked by Turkic cavalry.
, the black Turkic heavy armored cavalry roared in, cut the officers and soldiers into several sections and surrounded them. The officers and soldiers were defeated and fled in all directions. He Kang was smarter and fled eastward quickly on horseback. Fortunately, he was not captured, and later came from Liang.
Some escaping soldiers came over from the state direction. They told He Kang that the entire army had been wiped out and the governor had been detained. So He Kang immediately rushed to Lanzhou at night and arrived at no later than today.
"Did you alert the officials along the way?" Wen Yan asked.
"No, I know this matter is not trivial, so I don't dare to talk nonsense."
"That's good, you go down and have a good rest. This matter must not be leaked."
After leaving He Kang, Wen Yan stood up and took two steps. Suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, dotting the word "Longevity" on the wall like wintersweet blooming. He couldn't help crying: "My fifty thousand army!"
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I'm going to die. These 55,000 men and horses are Wen Yan's family. It took more than ten years and an unknown amount of money to raise these men and horses, but they were defeated in just one day.
Er Jing, my nephew is really not incompetent! Liangzhou Cao Yanhui is really not so cunning!
Cao Yanhui separatized Liangzhou, and Wen Yan was not the same. However, he was a little more well-behaved than Cao Yanhui and more obedient to the court. In addition, Gansu's land was barren and there was not much money. Wen Yan could properly handle the relationship with Liangzhou and the Qiang people.
There are still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Wen Yan, so the imperial court has always turned a blind eye and allowed him to become the king of Gansu. These 55,000 troops can be said to be the capital for Wen Yan to live in peace and stability. Now that they are all gone, what will the imperial court still do?
It's not like you can move him however you want.
One careless move and the whole game is lost. This is a typical example of stealing the chicken but losing the rice. You want to take advantage of Liangzhou, but in the end, you lose all your own men and horses, and you may even lose your capital.
, we must find a way to save this matter!
In order not to make the officials suspicious, Governor Wen still steeled himself and went back to the front hall to continue drinking wine, drinking glass after glass of fine wine, but only he knew the taste...
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Outside Liangzhou City, groups of soldiers were training. What was different from previous military trainings was that the main content of their training was the formation of ranks. The Gansu officers and soldiers who used to be loose and lazy have now changed. Under the whipping of the instructors, the entire group moved horizontally.
Look vertically, diagonally, it's a straight line.
"Damn it, it's not easy for these useless snacks to reach this stage today." The head coach Wang Jinbiao took off his felt hat, grabbed the water bottle and took a sip. He pointed at a team that was marching and said to Yuan Feng: "
Commander, it seems okay, right?"
"Well, it's okay. Let them turn left and keep walking without stopping." Yuan Feng said.
"Yes!" Wang Jinbiao immediately waved his command flag and pointed to the left. When the leader saw the order, he shouted: "Turn left and walk together!" The whole team suddenly turned left and walked over in goose-step.
But fifty feet away to the left was the edge of the school field, where a row of barracks was built. When the soldiers walked to the barracks, they didn't know what to do and kept marching in place. The sentry at the head of the row turned to look at the command flag.
, but the flag still points forward.
"No, Lao Wang." Yuan Feng said in an understatement. Wang Jinbiao suddenly became furious and rushed over and cursed angrily: "Did I tell you to stop? You are all idiots, idiots!"
The leading sentry officer said aggrievedly: "Commander, the barracks are just a step ahead. What should we do?"
"Still stubborn! Even if there is a cliff or a fire pit in front of you, you can't stop without an order. You have to figure out what to do. Do it all over again!"
The soldiers collectively turned around and circled back to the front of the barracks. This time, the soldiers learned the lesson and jumped up, pushing and kicking, knocking down the earthen wall of the barracks, and then the whole team continued to move forward.
Looking at several more barracks ahead, the soldiers were eager to demolish the houses. Yuan Feng smiled and said to Wang Jinbiao: "That's enough. If we go further, they will have to tear down Liangzhou City."
Wang Jinbiao felt proud and then waved his flag to order the soldiers to turn around.
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"Commander, there is a letter!" A soldier rushed over and handed the large envelope sealed with fire paint to Yuan Feng. Yuan Feng took a closer look and saw that it read "personally addressed to Cao Yanhui of Liangzhou" and signed by Wen Yan of Lanzhou.
After thinking about it, I still didn't open the letter and took it myself to the city to find Cao Yanhui.
After a period of recuperation, Cao Yanhui's body and bones are getting better and better. The old guy is energetic and can handle government affairs. However, all his old subordinates died in the coup. The group of people now in power were all promoted by Yuan Feng.
Everyone knew who they should be loyal to, so there were not many things that Lao Cao needed to deal with. He spent every day writing, drawing, and teaching his son to read at the mansion behind the government office.
Yuan Feng came to the back house and went straight to the study without asking for permission. However, he was in vain. The servant said that the master was in the back garden, so Yuan Feng hurried to the back garden.
As soon as he entered the Moon Gate, he bumped into someone. For a moment, his arms were full of warm and fragrant nephrite. He looked down and saw a delicate, white and tender little face looking up at him. This... isn't this the Second Young Master Cao?