Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Guo Shao left the Sanqing Palace, and immediately asked someone to find out the seal of "Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses", and took up a pen to write two words on Cao Bin's offer: Zhun Zuo. Cao Bin's strategy has not been changed.

Just waiting for the court tomorrow, Cao Bin will be authorized in public. The Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses is not a military post, but a temporary assignment; he promised to give Cao Bin an official title and nobility after finishing his work.

After Guo Shao decided on this matter, he stood up and reflected on it several times. Then he walked to a large picture on the wall, and subconsciously fixed his eyes on the area of ​​Youzhou.

... In the north of Youyun, there are two large characters written: Liao Kingdom. A large area occupies a large area of ​​paper above, as if a huge dark cloud is pressing over the map! Guo Shao felt an inexplicable pressure in his heart.

Below, Dazhou has the largest area, but the surrounding lines are complicated.

Guo Shao believes that the two great powers will eventually compete in the land of Youyun Zhuzhou. This piece of land is related to the destiny of the country; this piece of land is related to the sense of security. It doesn't matter who it belongs to, it's just that neither country can lose it.

If the Central Plains abandons Youyun, it will be like a person baring his chest in front of a strong and sharp enemy; if the Liao Kingdom abandons Youyun, it will lose a large amount of agricultural and urban material supplies that can withstand blood transfusions, and there will be no more offensive base camps, and the decline of the national fortune is inevitable.

The Northern Expedition at the beginning of this year ended quickly, and both sides may find it impossible to solve this place quickly and simply; the temporary truce is brewing a bigger competition!

Guo Shao looked at the place like a big black cloud above his head, thinking about what Liao Kingdom is doing now... It can be guessed that they are also busy dealing with internal problems.

And Guo Shao is now also busy solving internal problems, wanting to accumulate more strength. The two countries are going to compete in an all-round way in the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, but the battlefield is not limited to the front line, internal and behind-the-scenes issues are the key.

There are two major decisions to be made this year, and Guo Shao has high hopes for one of Cao Bin's plans; he turned his attention to the northwest... There is a blank space, and the person who drew the picture didn't know the specific situation, so he left it blank.

At this moment, Zuo You stood up from the chair, walked behind the screen, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please read this memorial, Ludoxun is back."

"Oh?" Guo Shao was looking at the blank space in the northwest when Lu Duoxun's news just happened. Turn around now.

While handing over the memorial, Zuo You said, "Lu Duosun has returned to the territory of Dazhou. This memorial was sent back from the fast horse in Binzhou, Jingnan Army."

Guo Shaodao: "As soon as Lu Duoxun returned to Tokyo, he immediately greeted him in the palace."

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Half a month later, the twenty-five-year-old young civil servant Lu Duoxun finally rushed back to Tokyo with only one general in his entourage, Di Fang. He reined in his horse and stared blankly at the majestic Tokyo city tower, which towered over the field like a mountain, and the long city wall was like the Great Wall of the frontier fortress.

"Brother Lu, we're back in the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom!" Di Fang said emotionally.

At this moment, Lu Duoxun felt sore, he couldn't say a word, his eyes were wet and his teeth were gritted, only then did he feel the saltiness in his throat.

When he went, he brought a team of more than a hundred guards and missions, as well as various guards of honor. At this time, there were only two people left. He changed into a gray cloth, and in order to get back as soon as possible, he had to eat and sleep in the open all the way, his hair was unkempt, his face was dusty, and he was so thin that his cheeks were a little sunken. The young handsome man before now seems to be ten years older.

Lu Duosun stretched out his hand to touch his chest and felt something. Then he let out a long breath, kicked the horse's belly and said, "Let's go!"

When he reached the city gate, he was stopped by the city guards. A young general looked up and down at Lu Duosun and the other two, and saw them leading the horses, and asked, "What are you doing in the city?"

Lu Duosun hurriedly found the seal from his horseback, and said, "I am the official of the imperial court..."

At this moment, a young general in bright armor said loudly: "Mr. Lu, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Lu Duosun turned his head to look, cupping his fists and saluting.

Du Chenggui said: "Please!"

Lu Duoxun led his horse through the hole in the wall, and saw two rows of neatly armored cavalry lined up beside the road. Du Chenggui shouted: "Welcome Mr. Lu to return to the court!"

All the soldiers pulled out their swords neatly and raised them up, shouting Du Chenggui's words loudly.

Lu Duosun was quite surprised, his heart warmed up, and he was extremely excited. He was a little dizzy and was brought to a carriage. Du Chenggui invited him into the carriage and said, "Your Majesty sent me to meet Mr. Lu, and I want to see you as soon as possible."

Lu Duoxun had no time to prepare, and was taken to the imperial city as soon as he entered the city. The emperor's own soldiers cleared the way, and immediately drove north from the center of the imperial street without any obstruction or trouble. On the way, he kept thinking about whether his errands were not doing very well, and how he would talk when he met the saint.

Then I entered the Xuande Gate, went to the base of the Jinxiang Hall, and went to the East Hall.

Lu Duosun waited outside the door for a while, and then heard a eunuch singing: "Show Lu Duosun an audience!"

So he bowed and stepped into the palace gate in a nervous and nervous mood. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw about 20 people standing on both sides of the palace with the highest positions in the court. Ludosun was taken aback for a moment.

The voice of Wei Renpu, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, said loudly: "In ancient times, there was Zhang Qian who went on an envoy to the Western Regions, but now there is Lu Duoxun who fulfilled his mission!"

Immediately, twenty or so civil and military officials looked sideways, and their eyes were all focused on his face. Lu Duoxun was very excited, his face was hot for a while, he puffed out his chest, puffed up his breath, and walked steadily from the center into the bright and clean hall.

...Guo Shao looked at the unkempt official, and couldn't help but look back at the blank space in the northwest on the big map on the wall.

Lu Duoxun stepped forward to face the royal case and knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: "The minister is ordered to go to Guazhou, and return to His Majesty today."

"Lu Aiqing please get up quickly." Guo Shao said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lu Duosun stood up. Regardless of the dirty clothes on his body, he unbuttoned his belt and opened his outer robe in public. Everyone looked sideways and looked at him without saying a word. Normally, if he was disheveled and behaved badly in front of the saint, he might be impeached by the courtiers, but no one said a word about him at this time.

Ludosson then tore open a sewn pocket on the underwear, took out a leather pouch, and took out the wrapped paper one by one.

Cupping his hands together, he said: "I encountered two robberies on my way home, I..." After finishing speaking, his voice became choked up, "This is the topography and records of various places in Hexi and the Western Regions, and I only brought back this..."

Eunuch Cao Tai stepped forward, carefully picked up the papers, turned back and put them on the imperial case.

Guo Shaodao: "Who robbed the court envoys?"

Lu Duosun said: "First the Ganzhou Uighurs, and then the Dangxiang people on the west bank of the Yellow River."

He paused and continued: "The journey to the Guiyi Army went smoothly, but the place in Hexi was very cold at night, and several people froze to death. In Guazhou, I met Cao Yuanzhong, the military governor of the Guiyi Army.

Cao Yuanzhong treated his ministers with courtesy and kindness, presented pictures of the Western Regions and Hexi, and paid tribute with two hundred good horses. The minister stayed in Guazhou for many days, wrote down what he saw and heard along the way, and wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Passing through Ganzhou (the central area of ​​the Hexi Corridor), it was intercepted by the Uighurs. After Cao Yuanzhong saw him off, the person who saw him off gave money, and the ministers finally had to take off, and the guard of honor of the men and horses was intact. "

After hearing this, the ministers discussed it, saying that the Uyghurs were merciful, and then asked Lu Duoxun why he came back in such a state, and someone asked about the horse?

Lu Duoxun bowed to the left and right, and said: "It's not that the Uighurs are polite, it's because of Cao Yuanzhong. In the past, Ganzhou was also under the jurisdiction of the Guiyi Army, and it was taken away by the Uighurs. The Guiyi Army fought many battles with the Uighurs, and there were many old and new enemies.

Guo Shao nodded after hearing this, and saw officials from the Imperial Academy beside him writing hard to record.

Lu Duosun continued: "I was waiting to return to the east. On the bank of the Yellow River, I suddenly encountered a party cavalry. I asked the guide to explain that we are the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and we are just passing by here.

Unexpectedly, the party member heard that we were the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so he didn't give us any room to negotiate, and rushed forward with weapons without saying a word. The entourage of the minister and the guards of the Guiyi Army resisted desperately, but they were outnumbered. I don't care about the good horses and guards of honor brought by the rebel army, and I just protect the blueprint and cross the Yellow River. After crossing the river, only Di Fang, my follower, is left..."

Wei Renpu was annoyed: "Although the Central Plains has been in war for many years, it still has prestige in the hearts of the ministries. Those party members know that the horses are a tribute to the emperor, and they dare to kill and loot the goods openly!"

Guo Shao also secretly sighed, knowing himself, the Central Plains dynasty at this time has not been able to set foot in the west for many years, and has no influence on all ethnic groups and tribes, how much prestige does it have?

Lu Doxun said: "I ran all the way to Jingzhou, only to learn that the party members hated the Han people... It's because Feng Jiye (Hetao area), the governor of Shuofang in Lingzhou, changed his attitude after killing his brother and seizing the throne. He burned, killed and looted the party members on both sides of the east and west all the year round, which made the party members very hateful. No wonder the party members knew that we were the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so they killed them immediately."

Wang Pubai said: "Dangxiang people mainly live in Xiazhou and other five prefectures, and there are also Tangxiang tribes in the Hetao area of ​​the Yellow River; the one who attacked Lu Shijun should be the Hetao Tangxiang people. Xiazhou Dangxiang is mainly from the Tuoba tribe, whose surname has been changed to Li. Item is indeed a hidden danger."

Guo Shao suddenly realized that Xixia Kingdom should be this place!

At the same time, he was flipping through the dossiers contributed by Lu Duosun, while listening to Lu Duosun's recounting of what he had seen and heard along the way.

Guo Shao commended: "It was not easy for the ancestors of our clan to break through the thorns and thorns to open up the territory. Mr. Lu's trip was not afraid of hardships and dangers, and re-opened our dynasty's vision of Hexi and the Western Regions. It played a major role. We need people like Mr. Lu to restore our former reputation."