Royal Road

"Since joining the army comes from military affairs, why do you need to be more courteous?" In the face of this Zhang Canjun who suddenly appeared, Yi Yan never had any doubts and suspicions, just a light show of courtesy.

Nowadays, the state is awaiting prosperity, and talents are scarce. Therefore, the lord recruited this poor man who had just been weak and had just arrived to consult and join the army as one of the three tops in the general's mansion. He has his own principles. As a soldier, he only needs to obey the lord's orders. If there is something wrong with this son, he will keep it in his heart and tell the Lord.

Zhang Bin smiled slightly: "General Yi is polite. This time I go to Yanmen and I have to bother General."

Yi Yan didn't look at him much, but Zhang Bin carefully looked at Liang Shijun's first confidant. As the leader of the army, Yi Yan's power is really too great, almost one person is less than 10,000 people. The soldiers and horses of Liang's Mansion and Shangdang can be controlled by one hand. Although the more good generals lead soldiers, the better, the number of tribes nowadays is too small, so it is really not suitable to be subdivided. But in terms of checks and balances, it is still not appropriate.

However, after seeing this Jie Ren Hu general, Zhang Bin let go of his worries a bit. Just because there is no ambition in this person. Even with regard to the current position of the General Mansion of his own, he can accompany him to join the army as soon as he takes office, and he does not have any curiosity or desire to make friends. He was like a sharp-edged sword, indifferent to the people beside him, and held it tightly in the hands of the emperor alone. For such a person, it is not surprising that he is biased, as long as he can keep his heart.

As for what his heart is, Zhang Bin will look at it more for the envoy.

After greeted without pain, Zhang Bin voluntarily resigned. Yi Yan is also very busy now, and it doesn't take much effort to attack Xinxing County. Liu Hu initially besieged Jinyang and brought most of his men to the centaur. Now these soldiers are all broken, and the defense of Jiuyuan City must be empty. With strong soldiers and Sun Jiao's Perak camp to help out, it only took half a day to break through the city. Coupled with street fighting, it only took two days. But after the city was destroyed, the soldiers and bandits below were not easy to clean up.

Xinxing County was one of the counties that had been occupied at the beginning, and the Xiongnu skirmishers and bandits and bandits were simply too numerous. Since he is here, he must eliminate all dangers one by one. This is much more time-consuming than the siege of the city. I have been busy for more than a month, and it was only after the lord sent to continue Xian and took over as the prefect of Xinxing County.

Below is Baibu Xianbei. In other words, it is a big family with tens of thousands of people, even without those two thousand elites, the foundation of Baibu will not be damaged. The sudden death of Liu Hu, an ally, would allow Baibu to settle down for a while, but it is not a good thing for such a powerful enemy to be located on the back of Bingzhou. Yi Yan was still thinking about how to restrain this powerful enemy. Before thinking about it, the lord sent Zhang Bin, a new appointment to join the army, to borrow troops from the Tuoba Department.

Is this a good way? Indeed. When Sima Tengzhang merged with the prefecture, he repeatedly borrowed troops from the Tuoba Tribe to resist the Xiongnu. Nowadays, Baibu Xianbei is different from the past, but it is the trouble of Tuoba's own family. If you can borrow thousands of soldiers and horses smoothly, Sweeping the White Department will no longer be a problem. It's just that the Tuoba Department is now in constant civil strife, can they get the reinforcements they want?

Perhaps this is the purpose of the lord sending Zhang Canjun. See if joining the army can carry such a heavy burden.

With determination in his heart, Yi Yan began to deal with the affairs at hand more quickly, but arranged the beginning and the end in half a day, and he could set off in the next day. Unexpectedly, Zhang Bin added an extra request: "This time the general should bring more fine horses."

Since it was an order to join the army, Yi Yan naturally followed suit. A group of eight hundred riders headed towards Tuoba Xianbei's resident. The camp of Tuoba's line is actually not in Bingzhou, but to the north of Yanmen. This kind of force is not too much, but it is not too much. After all, they are all elite, and they are also quite awe-inspiring. So when they came to Tuoba Xianbei's resident, it caused some commotion.

"I don't know that the ambassador from the governor's palace is visiting, and it is disrespectful and disrespectful." It was Wei Cao who came to welcome them. He was given the title of General Right by Sima Teng, and he was also the assistant of the Tuoba Ministry. In fact, his status and status far surpassed these two. However, even so, he still kept his duty as an expatriate minister and went far to welcome him.

For this kind of importance, Zhang Bin immediately respected and worshiped: "Fang Lao You General greets you, and the next official is not ashamed to be an official."

With such a modest one, all manners and courtesy, the three talents came to the Xiangfu.

In fact, this Xiangfu itself is amazing. It should be noted that the Tuoba clan is an immediate herder, who has always lived by water and grass. Who would have thought that such a small city could be built in a remote area? Without the tent, changing to eaves is an unimaginable change in itself. What's more, this Xiangfu's construction is quite structured, and it has won the Jin style.

Faced with such a mansion, Zhang Bin also tweeted: "I never thought that General Right could build a city in such a savage place. I really admire the lower officials!"

This is actually a bit rash. How can I say that this place is also the territory of the Tuoba clan. Isn't it talking about the vulgarity of the Tuoba clan when he criticizes the wild? However, Wei Cao just smiled, and did not take offense. This small city has only been built in five years. Anyone in Jin would be surprised. And their surprise is precisely the praise of their own abilities. As a Jin, I came to this barbaric place as an official, isn't it just to bring them such a Chinese gift?

When he arrived at the main hall and sat in separate seats according to Jin etiquette, Wei Cao just said, "I don't know why Zhang Canjun is here?"

Zhang Bin calmed his expression and solemnly said: "I am in danger for Bingzhou. Now Liang Shijun initially set up Jinyang, and he ran into Baibu chaos. The siege of Jinyang was dangerous. After he led his troops to regain Xinxing, Make you deliberately join hands with your ministry to get rid of this trouble."

Wei Cao stroked the gray goat's beard: "It's not that I don't want to help Liang Shijun to pacify the chaos, but that Tuoba 1 is a bit chaotic now. The previous generation of Da Shan just passed away, and there are still some affairs in the clan that need to be dealt with. Draw off the army..."

"He Lao army!" Zhang Bin hurriedly said, "There are also thousands of soldiers and horses in Bingzhou, and only a few thousand soldiers from the Tuoba clan are enough to flatten the White Department!"

This can be a bit exaggerated. Wei Cao Meifeng couldn't help but wrinkle: "How can Bai Bu say that there are 40,000 mouths, and there are always 15,000 with armor. It's just these soldiers and horses, how can they be leveled?"

"At the beginning, there might have been these, but before Jinyang calmed down the chaos, General Yi had led the army to slaughter two thousand. In addition, without the ally of Liu Hu, Bai Bu is now just a frightened bird. If only Yuken sends troops, he will definitely be able to do it! "Zhang Bin's expression brought out a look of pride.

This guard was a little surprised. He had heard the news that Liu Hubing died and Xinxing was captured. Who could have expected that two thousand white cavalrymen would die in Jinyang? Think of the thousands of Tuoba cavalry, Liu Yuan who could kill enough, abandoned his armor and fled. Although Baibu was not as capable of fighting as the Tuoba clan, after all, it was also a Xianbei species. How can the Union State Soldier make it suffer so much?

When Xu saw the surprised look on his face, Zhang Bin said again: "Besides, Baibu was originally another member of Tuoba's line, so he sent troops to besiege Jinyang. I don't know it, I'm afraid he should be assigned by the head of the family. , Won't you also let the court renounce it?"

Half of this was said, and half of it was left. I don't know, it would be considered that the Tuoba clan had a meditation on Jinyang. This meant that the Tuoba clan would betray the court. However, the unsaid words revealed another meaning. If you know the truth, you can know that Bai Bu is out of Tuoba's control. Nowadays, the civil strife is endless, and the other ministry has also deliberately defected. Did this Tuoba clan also lose control of their surroundings because of Tuoba Yiyu's death?

And this "weak" guess is even more terrifying than the imperial suspicion. After all, the imperial court is now fighting everywhere, and for a while, it doesn't care about these foreign vassals. But those small tribes who surrendered to the Tuoba clan didn't have this scruples. Once they feel that they are weak, they will immediately change from domestic dogs to evil wolves, and maybe even take a bite. At that time, internal and external troubles will face deadly threats.

Without any hesitation, Wei Cao said: "The Tuoba clan has always returned to the court, how can they have this strange heart? But the matter is very important, I should report to the king of Ming."

On the face of it, he wanted to report to Tuoba Yilu, but in reality it meant that his tone was loose. Zhang Bin couldn't hear it, so he immediately said yes.

That night, the group rested in the city. But the next day, the meeting was changed to another place, and the Xianbei account outside the city was changed. It was Tuoba Yilu, the leader of the Chinese and Western Suotou who received them this time. This person is the younger brother of Tuoba Yiyu. After the death of his brother, he took over the middle tribe under his brother.

Brothers and brothers have always been a nomadic tradition, in order to ensure that the heirs are brave and able to lead the tribe to resist all kinds of threats on the grassland. However, the elder brother’s descendants may not be able to accept it, especially when there are older heirs, there will inevitably be some friction. Today Tuoba Yilu is facing such a situation. The former leader has passed away only a year, and it will take several years to truly unify the two tribes.

However, such worries did not show up in front of this group of Jin nations.

Sitting high in the big tent, Tuoba Yilu smiled and said: "Before Liang Shijun took over and merged into the state, I hadn't celebrated before, but I did not expect to usher in the noble envoy. Hearing that Liang Shijun was very fond of the Dharma, I had long admired in my heart. Meaning!"

The Xianbei people also believe in Buddhism, and this group of Tuoba Xianbei is still the same. Zhang Bin had already prepared: "The envoy sent me this time and also brought a gift to Shan Yu."

With that, the wooden boxes were held out by the guards one by one. It is the Buddha beads made of colored glaze produced in the Liang Mansion, the Buddha statues carved in cyan jade and white porcelain, and the gorgeous silk cloth, etc., which are all rare things in the grassland.

Tuoba Yilu's handsome face immediately showed joy: "It is so generous, so how can I be rewarded with such a good gift?"

Zhang Bin smiled and said: "Before Shanyu sent troops to rescue, and solved the siege of Bingzhou, I don't know how many people were saved. Such a shameless courtesy, I dare not be ashamed."

This was a sweet remark, and Tuoba Yi Lu haha ​​smiled: "Zhijunguo is really a man of righteousness!"

At the beginning, Sima Teng didn't have such generous enthusiasm. He just asked the court to give him a seal. It's not costly, and it's extremely cheap. Now that Liang Shijun comes up with jewellery silk cloth, this sincerity is far different.

However, he was happy, but he did not let go of sending troops. Instead, he took a look at the Jie Ren youth sitting next to him with interest: "Are you the undefeated general under your command?"

"At the end, I dare not call my name in vain." Yi Yan arched his hands.

"Haha! General Yi is like a man of Jin!" Tuoba Yilu shook his head and smiled. "Look at the soldiers brought by the general. They are really brave and strong, but they defeated those white dogs?"

Tuoba Yilu would not give a good name to Baibu Xianbei who defected.

Being laughed at for being too gentle, Yi Yan didn't feel annoyed: "Exactly, one thousand five to two thousand, lucky to win."

Tuoba Yilu's laughter stopped abruptly. Even the Tuoba Department did not dare to say that he could win more with less. What's more, how did Liu Hu’s soldiers and horses besieged with 10,000 and 1,500 cavalry repelling the two thousand white soldiers?

With some eagerness in his eyes, Tuoba Yilu said, "This is really brave. It just so happens that some of my soldiers are also out of the tent. Can General Guan Yi be willing to reward you and give it a try? Of course it's just riding and shooting, and it won't hurt you. I'm kind."

Yi Yan's gaze fell on Zhang Bin's body, and the other party nodded insignificantly.

Yi Yan picked up the eyebrows and said proudly, "What's the point?"