Chapter 15 The West Gate of Yuzhong Meets Old People (Continued)
"It stands to reason that our friendship has ended, but since you are willing to go west and call yourself a minister and serve me as my master, you have become somewhat of a monarch and a minister, so I am here to give you a send-off." At the beginning of October, this day.
On the morning of the same day, on a platform on the bank of the Yellow River in the west of Yuzhong City, an important town in Liangzhou, General Wei Gongsun Xun personally led a few civil and military personnel out of the city, and then summoned Han Sui, the former overlord of Xiliang, here. "Do you have anything else to say?"
Han Wenyue, who had messy hair and was somewhat embarrassed, heard this and breathed a sigh of relief before he could speak.
It is said that in the past ten days, Han Sui and his 7,000 troops have not even entered Yuzhong City. They have been stationed in a military camp in the west of the city, and then selected the 3,000 soldiers and horses heading west. Not only that, this
The soldiers, armor and horses were also taken away from the seven thousand people, and they were basically held as prisoners of war by the surrounding troops.
Therefore, when the dust settled and Gongsun Xun went out of the city to see him again, Han Wenyu felt relieved for a while.
"Please tell me, Lord, how this trip should be?" Han Sui thought for a while, then bowed his head and asked, "What is the strategy for leaving Yumen Pass?"
"You have to tell me this matter even if you don't ask me." Gongsun Xun put his hands behind his hands and looked at the head of the man in front of him, with a calm expression and a straightforward tone. "I will make you General Pingxi, the Protector of the Western Region, and stationed in Qiancheng.
, if the three thousand soldiers are selected, let the champion general lead three thousand cavalry to escort you out of Yumen Pass... After you leave Yumen Pass, you will be returned to your clothes, armor, weapons, and some military supplies, food and grass will be handed over to you.
.From now on, it’s up to you.”
Han Sui raised his head slightly, obviously confused. He was actually being detained these days, and his freedom was limited to the military camp. There was inevitably some news delay: "May I ask, my lord, who is the champion general?"
Gongsun Xun paused for a moment, and then told the other party the answer seriously: "It is the cavalry captain Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong who attacked Wushan from behind and then sneaked across Didao with 800 cavalry... I will use his wisdom and courage to settle the matter in Liangzhou."
, so yesterday after Wudu sent King Bian Di and Baima Qiang to surrender, he ranked first in Pingliang's merits, and added him as the champion general, with an additional rank of three thousand shi."
"Now that Baima Qiang has arrived, all the three counties in the south of Liangzhou will be at peace." Han Sui looked surprised at first, but then changed his face and congratulated: "I have no time to congratulate you, the Lord, for your fair decision in Liangzhou!"
"There is no need to say these words." Gongsun Xun narrowed his eyes and said. "On that day, Zhao Zilong sneaked into Didao and made a plan to scare you away. In fact, Liangzhou has been de facto pacified. These days are just armed marches.
It’s just a matter of intimidation and submission.”
"The champion general Pingliang is worthy of his title!" Han Sui immediately changed his mind. "That day at the three intersections in the west, he was full of courage. I think not only the ministers, but also the wealthy Xiliang families who had always been unruly were shocked.
…”
"Wen Yue!" Gongsun Xun suddenly interrupted the other party. "Why should you and I do this? Besides, what about my champion general and my Xiliang rich family, what does it have to do with you?"
Han Sui was speechless for a moment.
"But what else can I say?" Gongsun Xun continued to ask.
"Chen's family..."
"You, as well as the families and tribesmen of the three thousand soldiers squadron and above officers you selected, all move to Yecheng." Gongsun Xun immediately replied. "The area where Ningshuo General Zhang Sheng's hoarding is relatively remote, and the place north of Shaanzhou
The place is always a bit unstable, so I plan to let him go back first and escort these people eastward."
"That's not what I meant." Han Sui waited for the other party to finish speaking before speaking with all his strength. "I just wanted to ask, my lord, if I could ask you to see your family again before leaving, so that you can tell your sons to live a good life in Yecheng...
…”
"No." Gongsun Xun didn't even blink. "With your order here, what do your sons have to worry about? I'm here to see you off today. After we finish talking, you can leave immediately... No
Did you see that the champion general has come to your camp to mobilize his troops?"
Han Sui first looked at his son-in-law Pang De, who was standing not far away from Gongsun Xun, holding a knife but not looking away. Then he looked back at the large banner with the word "Zhao" in his camp, and his expression finally became sad.
But it was just a meal, but he quickly calmed down and agreed:
"yes!"
"Everyone is about to leave. If there is anything else you want to ask, let's talk about it all." Gongsun Xun continued to answer with his hands behind his back.
"When we arrive in the Western Regions, what should I do?" Han Sui heard this and finally let go. "What should I do with the countries in the Western Regions? What authority do I have?"
"Whatever you want." Gongsun Xun replied casually. "I only want two things... First, the great Yueshi (Guishan) and Anthia (Parthia) in the west have smooth trade routes; second, the western regions are nominally Han family.
Made... If these two things can be accomplished, you will add nine tins to the Western Region. As long as you don't put it next to Zangzhou, you will really claim to be the King of Pingxi. As long as you don't write it in the official document.
, I don’t care! All in all, you will be responsible for the affairs of the Western Regions if you don’t accept the order of the foreign king! If necessary, Zangzhou will also provide some support in the future."
Han Sui relaxed a little more: "Of course, maybe I can gather the barbarians from the small country in the Western Regions there as soldiers in the name of the lord?"
"Okay!" Gongsun Xun said simply.
"My lord is generous..."
"It's not magnanimity, it's just a different perspective... Like the people below, what they want is to establish a family and a career and achieve success; people like you, what they want is a peaceful place without being controlled by others; like me right now,
What I care about is only the general trend of the world. As long as the people of the world can broadly agree with me, my new policy can be implemented throughout the world. So what is the meaning of the rest of it?"
Han Sui was silent for a moment, but then spoke again: "My lord, now that Liangzhou has acquired eleven counties, then your current territory is the territory of eleven states according to the new state-dividing policy.
For the Thirteen Prefectures and the Protector's Office, there are six and a half prefectures. Although the three remote and cool prefectures are a little poorer, they are superior because of their condescending position and the prosperity of military armor, so no matter how you say it, they are already the second largest in the world.
We have a certain number... In such a situation, the use of troops has been repeatedly restrained. Is it because of this so-called general trend of the world?"
As soon as these words came out, even Pang De next to him couldn't help but instinctively turned around. Meng Jian, Wang Ling, Zhao Ang, and Jiang Xu, who had been waiting silently on the other side, were on duty and were called by Gongsun Xun.
Fu Qian and Gaishun were also slightly moved.
"Really?" Gongsun Xun was thoughtful after hearing this, but he still stood upright with his hands behind his hands. "Why do you ask this?"
"I heard that my lord has always called himself 'I', and I just thought it was ridiculous." Han Sui said with emotion. "But when I think about it carefully, even though my lord controls half of the world, he can't be called a loner... so I use this
Speaking of which, I think there should still be big obstacles ahead of my lord. Either he is hiding in the court, or he is entrusting his support to the likes of Cao and Liu, but there are some."
Fu Qian and others became increasingly nervous.
"What do you want to say?" Gongsun Xun narrowed his eyes even more.
"I am willing to do something unbearable for my lord," Han Sui suddenly knelt down and kowtowed. "I just want to stay in the Han Dynasty! Even if I am sent to Dunhuang after the matter is completed, I will feel at ease!"
"I thought you had really grown up." Gongsun Xun immediately shook his head. "Get up, accept a glass of wine from me, then go back to camp, pack your things and hit the road."
Han Wenyue was completely disappointed, but he had no choice but to get up... It is always difficult for a person whose spine has been interrupted to stand up straight again.
As Han Sui stood up, Fu Gan, the Huangmen servant who had been warned by the side, was already prepared and immediately brought a wooden tray. The tray simply contained a pot of Amway liquor and two large pottery cups, and that was it.
"Wen Yue!" Gongsun Xun finished pouring the wine himself. He gave Han Sui a glass first, then turned around and picked up a glass for himself. Finally, his appearance changed and he sighed. "We were old friends, but the reason why we turned against each other back then is that
Yu Gong, of course, you violated your youthful ambitions and became a military leader who only knew how to separate one side, and then became a source of chaos in Liangzhou; Yu Private, it was because of what happened to Nan Rong that year that I have always been in my heart
I hate you deeply. But later on, first I personally killed Cheng Gongying after the Battle of Weishui River, which was a way to vent my hatred. Now, after all, I accepted your surrender and allowed Liangzhou to return to the center, which finally solved the overall situation...
...But now, as soon as you leave the Western Region, it is like being exiled, and all the grievances have ended here. I will ask Nan Rong's son to hold wine here, and personally give you a bowl of wine, which can be regarded as taking the place of Nan Rong and Cheng Gongying.
It’s also for us to put an end to the past together. Okay?”
Han Sui looked at Fu Qian, who was staring at him with a complicated expression, and then thought of Cheng Gongying and Yan Xing again, which made his nose feel sore, and then he felt unhappy.
As a result, the man raised his head and drank a large glass of strong wine in an almost evasive manner. When he put it down again, his eyes were already reddish.
When Gongsun Xun also finished his drink and took the wine glass handed back by the other party, there was a slight north wind blowing by in autumn and winter, stirring up a puff of yellow dust.
Gongsun Xun's heart moved slightly, and he poured wine on the tray for the second time.
Moreover, after pouring the wine, he was not in a hurry to hand it to Han Sui. Instead, he leaned over and picked up a piece of loess from the loess platform beside the Yellow River at his feet, and sprinkled it on one of the glasses of wine.
The wine was handed to the other party.
Taking the glass of wine and looking at the dust floating on the wine, Han Sui suddenly felt an inexplicable and intense emotion in his heart. The intensity in it was as if the wine was almost overflowing... towards Liangzhou.
Reluctance, memories of the past, pure yearning for youth, longing for the general trend of the world, and confusion about the future, are completely entangled together.
He really wanted to ask Gongsun Xun, was this sudden second glass of wine to compensate for the hasty farewell after the first meeting in Luoyang? Or was it to compensate for the hasty departure west after the meeting in Hanoi?
And why is spreading soil to remind yourself not to forget the taste of Liangzhou's terroir, or to imply that you will never come back in your life?
However, I don’t know why, Han Wenyu didn’t ask a single word, he just held the glass of wine in his hands and shook slightly, as if he was holding something unbearable.
As if he had sensed the other party's thoughts, Gongsun Xun picked up his wine glass and said lightly: "I don't have any specific meaning, I just want to persuade Wen Yue to drink another glass... Wen Yue, I urge you to drink one more glass of wine, Xi."
There is no one left behind after leaving the Jade Gate!"
After saying this, Gongsun Xun took the initiative to raise his head and drank the wine in one gulp, while Han Sui could no longer suppress the emotions in his heart. Tears fell like rain for a while, but he held the glass and drank with all his strength before the tears fell onto the wine glass.
After the wine fell into his stomach, Han Wenyue threw down his glass and hurried off the stage to return to camp without looking back. But he met Jia Xu just as he got off the stage. The two Xi Zhong went to the stage hand in hand, and suddenly thought of Yan Zhong, so they had to
Covering his face with his sleeves, he staggers away... If nothing goes wrong, he will be escorted by Zhao Yun, turning northwest from the three forks of the Yellow River in the west to enter the Hexi Corridor, then go all the way west, out of Yumen, pass through Dunhuang, and reach the Western Regions via Cheshi
The old place, and then I don’t know the date of return.
Gongsun Xun watched the other party disappear into the military camp, then lowered his head to pick up the pottery cup from the ground, and carefully placed it on the tray in Fu Gan's hand. However, his face was expressionless, and he turned around to look at the rolling Yellow River beside him, holding his hands behind his back and saying nothing.
Suddenly, the man actually closed his eyes.
Fu Qian didn't dare to move. Jia Xu, who was obviously busy, and the drama loyalists all stood silently. Meng Jian, Wang Ling and others naturally didn't dare to make any unnecessary moves. Only Pang De couldn't help but look at the west.
Han Sui's army camp was in a state of confusion, but he was only slightly depressed.
The sparrows on the earth platform were silent, and the military camp not far away was noisy for a while, but this did not stop Gongsun Xun from listening to the roar of the Yellow River.
It is said that after he drank two glasses of wine, and because Han Sui had affected his old friend's new affairs, just like the Korean promise, General Wei also felt a tiger roaring in his chest and almost wanted to pounce.
If you come out in a hurry and don't bring a broken blade, if you want to suppress this tiger, you can only rely on the power of the Yellow River.
I don't know how long it took, Gongsun Xun suddenly opened his eyes, and then said directly: "From here to the Taoshui River, Huangshui River, and the three forks of the Yellow River, that is, the area between Yuzhong and Jincheng counties, there is a great atmosphere.
All of them will be placed under Tianshui County... Then Jincheng will be abolished, and the two counties of Yuzhong will be merged into one county. Let Zhang Derong build a new city between the two cities, move it to Tianshui County, and Liangzhou Prefecture will be governed here!"
Xi Zhong and Jia Xu were caught off guard, but they quickly obeyed their orders.
After Jia Xu accepted the order, probably because he was a native of Liangzhou, he couldn't help but say a few more words: "This place can control the westbound passage, it does have great weather, and it was already the water of heaven in the former Han Dynasty...
But now that the essence of the land is assigned to Tianshui, it inevitably seems that Tianshui is too heavy and Jincheng is slightly lighter."
"It doesn't matter, we can cut off the three counties of Baishi, Wuhan, Heguan and Jincheng in Longxi County, and then let Zhang Liao, who is going to burn Qiang, go to the Yanchi of the West Sea for a while to sweep up, and take the opportunity to establish Longqi City there as a county; we can also make another
Return Xi County and Rongqiu County south of Tianshui to Longxi... In addition, since Wuwei County is to be the framework of Zangzhou, it would be more appropriate for Zuli County east of the Yellow River to be returned to Anding County." Gongsun Xun opened his mouth.
Then Xiliang was divided and settled properly. "Wen He is from Liangzhou, do you think this is appropriate?"
"That's natural and appropriate." Jia Xu immediately nodded and said yes. "It's just that the new city needs to be named by the lord."
Gongsun Xun noticed the other party's title and couldn't help but glance at him before he responded: "Please Wen He think of a good name!"
Jia Xu was not polite when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he pointed to a conspicuous mountain range in the southwest and said: "This mountain is called Gaolan Mountain. Since my lord wants to build a new city to guard the westward route, he must build a city at the foot of the mountain and by the river.
…Why not call it Gao City or Lan City?”
"Let's take Lancheng!" Gongsun Xun said casually. "In the future, let Zhang Derong bury a monument at the foot of the mountain. Let's say that Zhao Zilong settled Liangzhou here, and Jia Wen and Minglan City were also here, and Zhang Derong still ruled Tianshui.
Yu Si!”
Jia Xu couldn't help but laugh in embarrassment: "The champion general built Liangzhou with great achievements there, and Lord Zhang will rule the people here for the county in the future. I just took a name, so what qualifications do I have to be ranked among these two places?"
Where’s the middle one?”
"Who said you are from Liangzhou?" Gongsun Xun said with a smile. "How could the people of Liangzhou not take a high look at you, a native of Liangzhou? It is impossible to divide the states and counties in the future, and the boundaries will be missed, because of this monument.
Because of this, people on both sides of the Yellow River are still fighting over your place of origin!"
Jia Xu couldn't laugh or cry.
"What do you two want from me?" Gongsun Xun finally asked about the business.
"That's it." Xi Zhong hurriedly stepped forward and said. "My lord, because the champion general attacked Wushan and smuggled into Didao too unexpectedly, Liangzhou was pacified much faster than imagined... and Chang'an was
By the way...should we send people back to report the victory?"
The so-called reward for victory naturally means to knock the mountain and shake the tiger, and also to urge Chang'an to launch as soon as possible.
"Okay!" Gongsun Xun immediately woke up, and then glanced at Fu Qian, who looked as usual, as if he didn't understand what was going on, and simply agreed. "Yancai (Fu Qian's nickname), please go back for me and tell me
The Taifu and the Emperor have decided that Liangzhou has been decided, and have reported the division of states, changes in prefectures and counties, and Han Sui's westward journey. Then they will tell the court that I have sorted out the general affairs of Liangzhou and will go to find Zhang Lu and Zhang Tianshi.
Let's talk... you don't know, I am also familiar with the "Taiping Jing", and I can be regarded as half a Taoist... But that's just it. If Hanzhong is determined, I am not ready to really attack Shu, and I will return to Chang'an by then.
Wang Zhongyuan...do you understand?"
Fu Qian quickly bowed his head and said yes.
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly, but was too lazy to give any more advice... After all, at this moment, he drove Han Sui to the west for Fu Nanrong to settle the grudge. If this kid can still jump into the trap, he will be worse than Lu Bu.
Stupid, or more filial than Ma Chao.
In this case, just let him be.
As they spoke, the sun was getting stronger, and Han Sui's troops had begun to slowly move out under the leadership of Han Sui and under the armed escort of Zhao Yun. Gongsun Xun took a look from a distance, patted Pang De on the arm, and made a casual gesture.
With a gesture of his own, he and the two military advisors returned to the city hand in hand.
Behind me, beside the loess platform, the Yellow River still roars as before.
——————I am the dividing line to buy you another drink——————
"Jia Wenhe, a famous official of this dynasty, may be called Wuwei Guzang. However, there is a monument in Lancheng about the case of Chen Song. It says that the champion general Zhao Yun ordered Liangzhou to be here, and the military advisor Zhonglang general Jia Xuming
Lancheng is located here, and Zhang Derong, the prefect of Tianshui, governs Tianshui here. General Wei of the time, Taizu's name is taboo, and he controls the world's 21st... The villagers there say that Jia Wen and Gai Lancheng are also from Jincheng, the old county.
Therefore, how can An get the name of this city? I think so." - "Dian Lue". Annotation by Pei Song of Yan.
