Secretary Zhang and Governor Feng briefly discussed the countermeasures, then patted their butts and continued running to grab toys from Feng Shuangshuang.
Today is a holiday, no one can ask me to work overtime!
Even if Feng has no conscience!
Anyway, as one of the few rich women in the Han Dynasty, the Zhang family's young lady did not look down on the salary of the Liangzhou Governor's Office.
Of course, there are reasons why Secretary Zhang is so lazy.
After all, not only Liangzhou, but even Dahan now has a sense of peace and quiet.
Feng Jishi is in charge of Liangzhou, and the secretariat has already formulated the general direction of Liangzhou's governance.
The first is to vigorously develop animal husbandry by taking advantage of Liangzhou’s unique geographical environment and the breeding technology accumulated over the years.
The second is to make use of Liangzhou's prolific cattle and horses, combined with the eight-oxen plow and curved shaft plow, to vigorously develop farming, and strive to achieve food self-sufficiency in the third year of recovering Liangzhou, that is, next year.
Sima Laogui wants to compare the effects of farming in Guanzhong and Longyou, Liangzhou, but that is just a dream.
The third is to continue to vigorously promote the examination system.
This year is the second year that Liangzhou has implemented the examination system.
Whether they are scholars recommended by wealthy families or students who spontaneously come to take exams, in the past year, talents with certain abilities have been initially screened out.
This group of scholars who participated in the examinations paved the way for those who came after them, helped the Liangzhou Governor's Office accumulate experience, and improved the examination system.
Even the flower wands set off southward after the snow melted.
She planned to go to the south personally to get more seeds that Governor Feng wanted.
Everything is being done in an orderly manner.
Governor Feng, who thought he would be stable for a year, did not expect that someone would soon break his illusion.
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Urgent report from Dunhuang!”
In the silent night, the voice of the female guard outside the door seemed particularly loud.
Feng Jishi, who was hugging his two beautiful concubines on the left and right, had just closed his eyes and was not completely asleep yet.
He heard the sounds outside in confusion, and opened his eyes tiredly.
The body that was about to enter sleep state was suddenly awakened, which made Feng Jishi feel a little uncomfortable like pinpricks.
"What's up?"
Feng Yong grunted.
“Mr. Sir, there is news from outside that there is urgent news.”
Amei woke up the fastest, put on her clothes, and sat down to light a lamp.
Li Mu obviously does not have as good physical strength as Amei. She is still in a daze and has not fully woken up.
Under Amei's repeated urging, Li Mu, who was stunned for a while, then hurriedly helped Feng Jishi put on his clothes.
"You go to bed first, don't wait for me."
Feng Jishi yawned before going out and gave instructions to his two concubines.
After leaving the room, being blown by the night wind, Feng Jishi finally came to his senses:
"What happened?"
“Someone from the Zhang family in Dunhuang came and said they had something urgent to do and wanted to see the prince.”
“Zhang family?”
Feng Yong’s eyes narrowed slightly:
"Walk."
Led by his personal guards, Feng Yong came to the living room in the front yard. People from the Zhang family immediately saluted and said:
“I’ve seen the king.”
“Get up! Tell me quickly, what happened?”
"Back to the king, the master of the family suddenly became critically ill yesterday, so he sent a special person to report the news..."
“Zhang Gong is critically ill?!”
Although he had already made some assumptions in his mind, Feng Yong's expression changed when he heard this.
Dunhuang is the western gate of Liangzhou and the only gateway to the Western Regions.
The Zhang family was an important ally in helping Feng Yong maintain the stability of Dunhuang.
More importantly, Zhang Gong was extremely prestigious in the Western Regions. Without Zhang Gong, no one knows what kind of impact it would have on Zhang Jiu who was on an envoy to the Western Regions.
“Have you notified General Zhang?”
The so-called General Zhang, Zhang Gong’s younger brother Zhang Hua, is currently serving in the cavalry army of Liangzhou Governor’s Office.
“I have already notified you when I return to you.”
The visitor said respectfully.
"That's good." Feng Yong nodded, "I will leave for Dunhuang immediately tomorrow."
Seeing the tired look on the other party's face, Feng Yong knew that he had traveled day and night.
It is precisely because of this that it further illustrates that Zhang Gong's current physical condition is probably not good.
It seems that due to an emergency, sleep is impossible.
Feng Yong arranged for the guests to rest, and then went directly to General Guan.
As soon as he entered the door, Guan Ji, who had received the news, had already come out of the inner room wearing clothes.
Then he and Feng Yong went to the next door room together, and then asked:
“Alang came over late at night, but what happened?”
“I’m going to Dunhuang tomorrow.”
Feng Yong told the story again.
If the Li family in Longxi is a typical family supported by the Han Dynasty, then the Zhang family in Dunhuang is a typical family in Liangzhou.
Let all the aristocratic families, both inside and outside the Han Dynasty, have a clear idea of the path they should take in the future.
Whether it was to respect Zhang Gong in private or to show that he valued the Zhang family, Feng Yong had to go there as soon as possible.
Of course Guan Ji understands the importance of the Zhang family.
Just about Feng Yong’s decision, she asked with a little hesitation:
“Would you like to talk to Uncle Liao and Siniang tomorrow?”
"No need. Wuwei Official Road leads directly to Dunhuang, and it's not too far away. If you have any questions, you can contact us in time."
“Then let Si Niang come over now.”
Guan Ji said decisively.
Liao Hua is an elder, so it is not easy to disturb him at night, but now that everyone in the house is awake, there is no reason to let Zhang Xiaosi fall asleep.
Zhang Xingyi was quickly rushed over, with disheveled hair and sleepy eyes. He even yawned when he sat down:
“Sister, it’s so late, why did you call me over?”
"What does it look like!" Guan Ji saw her look like this and first scolded her, "You are being looked at and you are not laughing at her?"
“It’s so late and it’s in the inner courtyard. Who can see it?”
Just when someone woke him up while he was sleeping soundly, Zhang Xiaosi felt as if his bones had been knocked out.
"There is an emergency in Dunhuang. Your brother-in-law has to rush there tomorrow."
"Dunhuang?" Zhang Xingyi finally raised his head and was stunned for a moment, "Zhang family? Or is there any news from the Western Regions?"
“If you don’t think you are busy, you are indeed the Zhang family.”
Guan Ji explained, "Zhang Gong's family member Zhang Gong is critically ill. Dunhuang sent people over overnight. Your brother-in-law decided to rush there tomorrow."
After Zhang Xingyi heard it, he subconsciously put his fingers in his mouth and chewed it.
Feng Yonghao could not tell Guan Ji about her bad habits in person.
He knocked on the table and said, "Just to inform you that I'm not here, it's still the same as before. Besides, Dunhuang is not far away..."
This is a bit shameful.
Because from east to west, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang are like a gourd.
Although it is convenient to travel between the two places, the distance between the two places is two thousand miles. This is not far, so what is far?
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xingyi did not respond to Feng Jishi's nonsense, and suddenly made an unexpected suggestion:
“Let Liu Hun lead the fine cavalry and accompany my brother-in-law.”
Feng Yong and Guan Ji looked at each other.
"Although this matter is urgent, it is not so serious. Are you going to accompany your brother-in-law on a jingqi?"
Zhang Xingyi nodded: "It's not serious, but it's still necessary to be on guard."
"What's the meaning?"
Feng Yong frowned.
"Zhang Gong's famous book Xizhou, many barbarians in Dunhuang listened to his orders. If Zhang Gong really has something to do, not to mention Dunhuang, even Liangzhou will be shocked."
“My brother-in-law has only been in charge of Liangzhou for a short period of time. Although Liangzhou seems to be stable now, who knows if there are any unruly people underneath?”
“Let Liu Hun lead a fine cavalry to accompany him, firstly to protect his brother-in-law’s safety, and more importantly, to deter all forces in Dunhuang and avoid turmoil.”
Speaking of this, Zhang Xingyi glanced at Feng Yong, as if he was still confused.
Guan Ji noticed Zhang Xiaosi’s little move:
"If you have anything to say, please make it clear. There are only three of us here and there are no outsiders."
"I'm afraid that my brother-in-law will be angry." Zhang Xingyi muttered, and then continued, "Zhang Gong's reputation in Dunhuang is too high. We made few changes to Dunhuang in the past."
“I mean what if, what if, if Zhang Gongzhen dies of illness, maybe we can strengthen our control over Dunhuang.”
The Han Dynasty regained Liangzhou and Dunhuang. It was the Zhang family who took the lead in rebelling against Wei and returning to the Han Dynasty.
In order to avoid criticism, it was said that it was a waste of time, and the Zhang family has always been very cooperative.
So Feng Yongyuan’s plan was to transform the local forces in Dunhuang step by step according to the practices of Shu.
With the Zhang family as the leader, it won’t take much effort.
Did you know that this happened now?
The way Zhang Xiaosi looks now is very consistent with the performance of a qualified politician.
People are not dead yet, but they are already thinking about how to maximize their benefits after death.
Governor Feng pondered for a moment: "Then let Liu Liang follow."
Liu Hanzi was very good at dealing with barbarians.
Especially in Dunhuang, he stayed there for a long time before the Han Dynasty conquered Liangzhou.
At dawn the next day, Zhang Hua was already waiting at the gate of the Governor's Mansion.
Feng Yong finished cleaning up, came out, and gave a few words of comfort.
A few people, escorted by their personal guards, got on their horses and headed out of the city.
Horse hoofs beat on the street, and the sound of tramping is particularly clear on the deserted street.
In the camp outside the city, a thousand fine cavalry, led by Liu Hun, were ready to go overnight.
After receiving the military order to set off, like a red torrent, it rushed out of the village gate and rumbled toward the west.
More than two years have passed since the Battle of Xiaoguan.
Although the subordinates of Liangzhou Governor's Mansion cannot compare with the elite soldiers and generals of the Qiang Protector's Mansion, they still have no way to mobilize elite divisions on a large scale.
Especially the armored cavalry, Zhao Guang is still running around the world to collect qualified war horses.
However, the governor's office is quite capable of dispatching a small force of elite troops at any time.
When marching within the country, you don’t have to worry about food and grass, and you don’t have to worry about enemy attacks. This time, just treat it as a training exercise.
Although the speed is very fast, the journey from Wuwei to Dunhuang is really far. It is very hard to drive all the way without rest.
More than half a month later, Feng Yong and others entered Dunhuang City after a long journey. When they came to the gate of Zhang's Mansion, they found that there were no white flags hanging on them, so they breathed a sigh of relief.
When the manager of the Zhang family got the news and hurried out, Feng Yong, accompanied by Zhang Hua, had already crossed the gate and entered the vestibule.
“No need to be polite, how is Captain Zhang doing now?”
Feng Yong waved his hand and asked the Zhang family who were about to salute.
“Go back to Junhou, the master of the family has been waiting for Junhou to come.”
“Lead the way!”
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He didn’t even have time to dust himself off, so he rushed directly to see Zhang Gong.
When Feng Yong saw the skinny patient on the couch, who was about to become a mummy, he couldn't help blurting out:
“Why did Mr. Zhang do this?”
If he had been in another place, I'm afraid Feng Yong wouldn't recognize Zhang Gong.
Zhang Gong’s chest only slightly rose and fell, indicating that he still had a breath left.
“Brother, brother!”
Zhang Hua saw Brother Cong in this state and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted sadly.
Zhang Gong’s cloudy eyes sunk deep in his eye sockets turned, and his withered lips moved.
“Brother, what did you say?”
Zhang Hua put his ear to Zhang Gong's mouth and listened.
“I said, get out of here and ask the prince to come over!”
Zhang Gong’s voice finally got louder, scolding Zhang Hua with a scowl on his face and he backed away:
“Your Majesty, my brother has invited me.”
Feng Yong hurriedly walked over, bent down, and said softly:
“Mr. Zhang, I’m here.”
Zhang Gong saw Feng Yong clearly, his eyes lit up, and his voice became louder:
"Junhou, you are finally here..."
“After receiving the news from Mr. Zhang, I hurried all the way. Fortunately, I was not late.”
Feng Yong sat on the edge of the couch and held Zhang Gong's withered hand, "In winter, I even specifically asked about Zhang Gong's situation."
“I was very happy to know that Mr. Zhang survived the winter, but I didn’t expect..."
Zhang Gong made a hoarse "hehe" sound from his throat:
“I have been lingering on the bed for the past few years, gasping for breath. It seems that I can’t survive this time!”
"But it is a blessing to be able to see Liangzhou under the governance of the kings, the people are stable, and the barbarians surrendered in the last two years."
Hearing this, Feng Yong couldn't help but hold Zhang Gong's hand a little tighter.
This is one of the important reasons why he values the Zhang family.
Compared to other aristocratic families who have no limits, Zhang Gong can be regarded as a Han man.
He worked hard to maintain the influence of the Han people in the Western Regions, and at the same time did his best to prevent the Hu people from harming one side and the rebels from dividing Liangzhou.
“But I hope that Duke Zhang can see the day when the people of the world are at peace and the Han Dynasty regains its former glory..."
"The Lord is interested." Zhang Gong smiled, but there was some fascination in his eyes, "If that day comes, I only hope that the Lord can tell someone."
"must."
Hearing this, Zhang Gong smiled again and took a deep breath, as if he was gathering strength:
“I know that the rulers are determined to revive the Han Dynasty, and their horizons are not limited to Liangzhou. Therefore, the rulers’ administration of Liangzhou is just a temporary plan.”
“But Liangzhou is a fertile land, rich in cattle and horses. If the Han Dynasty can get it, the cavalry army can flourish. The Zhang family of Dunhuang is still relatively unknown in Xizhou.”
"It is the wish of the Zhang family to be able to help the monarch a little. Therefore, before the monarch came, I had someone sort out the families and tribes that have contacts with the Zhang family."
"If it can play some role in the ruler's governance of Liangzhou, it will not be in vain for me to spend all this time."
When Feng Yong heard this and thought of Zhang Xiaosi’s plan, he couldn’t help but let out a long breath:
“The thoughts of Mr. Zhang will always be engraved in my heart.”
One is a demon fox that has become a spirit, and the other is an old fox that has been around for a long time. Neither of them has a fuel-efficient lamp.
Zhang Gong shook his head:
"Although my brother Hua has some bravery, he is just a reckless man; my son, although he has some talents, I just hope that he can keep the Zhang family undefeated. That's enough!"
Feng Yong knew what he meant and agreed:
“If Mr. Zhang is successful in his mission to the Western Regions, I would like to recommend him as the Chief Historian of the Western Regions.”
“As for General Zhang, he is in the army now and will one day make meritorious deeds in the future.”
The Western Regions are too far away and their situation is unclear. Although Zhang Ju has been on an envoy to the Western Regions for more than two years, he has not yet returned and has been active in various countries in the Western Regions.
Not to mention that he could make all the countries in the Western Regions surrender to the Han Dynasty, as long as he could maintain the continuity of the Silk Road and provide financial resources for the Han Dynasty, it would be regarded as meritorious.
Last year, the countries in the Western Regions sent envoys here, probably to inquire about the situation.
It seems that Zhang Jiu’s activities are effective.
Because in the past, all the countries in the Western Regions directly sent envoys to Luoyang to pay tribute.
The Western Regions Protectorate does not know whether it will be reset in the Year of the Monkey or the Horse. What we are currently hopeful about is the establishment of a Western Region Chief Historian's Office to maintain the status of the Han Dynasty's suzerainty.
When they are unified in the future, with this name, the Han Dynasty will have reason to continue to manage the Western Regions.
Since ancient times after all.
Feng Yong's promise means that Zhang will be protected by him from now on.
Zhang Gong smiled happily: "I would like to thank you in advance."
After talking to Feng Yong, Zhang Gong looked at Zhang Hua, who had been standing beside him.
Feng Yongyong listened to the internal affairs of the Zhang family and went out on an excuse.
In the room, Zhang Gong explained to Zhang Hua what happened behind him:
"Feng Yong is a man who leads the army and governs the people. He is powerful and strategic. He is rare in the world. You and Dalang are far inferior."
“We, the Zhang family, can only be allies with them, not enemies, let alone imitate the actions of those aristocratic families, remember, remember!”
In May of the 11th year of Jianxing, Zhang Gong died.
Feng Yong specially stopped in Dunhuang to mourn for Zhang Gong.
At this time, Wu Wei sent a letter.
The letter was sent by the governor's office, concerning the joint signatures of Ji and Zhang Xiaosi.
Feng Yong looked at it with awe-inspiring eyes.
Because there is a suggestion above: request to send troops to Yanze in advance to completely stabilize Liangzhou.
