Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Guo Shao's westward tour this time did not go abroad, but only toured along the northwest of the Dazhou territory, and the end point was Lingzhou (Yinchuan Plain). Prior to this, Wei Renpu and others had sent officials to Lingzhou to arrange a welcome and liaise with the various tribes in the northwest.

At this time, Wei Renpu bid farewell to Guo Shao, left the brigade early, and went to Lingzhou to preside over everything in person.

Afterwards, the emperor's guard of honor continued to march northward slowly, and Jing Nan's military commander Zhe Dejian brought a group of people to accompany him, and accompanied Guo Shao all the way, and became more and more familiar with each other after getting along.

Within two days, Qinzhou Xiongwu Jiedu Envoy Wang Jing and his son rushed to the army, please play the face saint.

Guo Shao immediately received him in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Wang Jing is seventy-two years old. When Guo Shao saw him, he saw that he was staggering, and his physical strength was obviously not as good as when they met five years ago. There are also many gray and black age spots on the face, the cheeks are sunken, and the eyes are a bit cloudy.

"Wang Lao Jie is free of courtesy." Guo Shao was the first to waive his big gift, and then said, "Come here, give me a seat, and give Wang Lao Jie a softer cushion."

"The old minister thanks the emperor for his kindness." Wang Jing clasped his fists, then turned his head and said, "Ting Xun, hurry up and greet your majesty, your majesty has treated our Wang family with great kindness."

A young man in military uniform hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, shouting long life without bounds. Guo Shao kindly told him to be flat, and praised him again: "A tiger father has no dogs."

In the battle between Qin and Feng more than five years ago, Guo Shao not only fought side by side with Wang Jing, but also met his eldest son. At that time, Wang Jing's eldest son's hair was all gray.

But today Wang Jing came to face the saint, but he brought not the eldest son, but the youngest son Ting Xun. A thought came to Guo Shao's mind, the old man really still likes the youngest son.

Wang Jing's family is also a warlord in the Northwest, and Qinzhou is almost the westernmost point of the Great Zhou territory, so Wang Jing also has an assignment called "Deploy to the West". However, Wang Jing can be regarded as a relatively reliable warlord, because he and Guo Shao had fought together and established a friendship; when Guo Shao destroyed Shu, Wang Jing also contributed the most in Beilu, and his troops worked very hard.

In addition, Wang Jing is getting older, so Guo Shao's tone is nice and polite: "Wang Laojie is handsome and long-lived, so there is no need to come all the way here in person."

Wang Jing sighed: "Tokyo is too far away, and the official came to the northwest with great difficulty. This time, the old official asked someone to come and meet the official... Age is not forgiving. This time, this may be the last time that the old official will see the official."

When Guo Shao heard this, his heart suddenly felt sour.

His voice was also a little out of shape: "Wang Jieshuai just take care of your health..."

When the surrounding civil and military officials heard the emperor's voice, their expressions were also saddened.

Wang Jing smiled and said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable for everyone. There is always a banquet in the world. Veterans have the opportunity to come early to say goodbye to the officials..."

His smile is complicated, a little sad and a little helpless. He also said: "It's just a pity that the old minister has spent his entire life in the army, but he has not done anything famous. Now that the government wants to make great achievements, the veteran can't keep up."

When Guo Shao heard this, his heart became more and more sad. Sudden sadness, defenseless, he didn't dare to speak out... Guo Shao felt that he was a martial artist in vain, sometimes his heart is really hard | can't get up.

After Wang Jing finished speaking, he turned to look at his youngest son.

Guo Shao saw his eyes and understood what Wang Jing meant. In fact, the biggest purpose of Wang Jing's trip was to entrust the descendants to the emperor and let Guo Shao take care of them in the future.

In front of everyone, Guo Shao is the emperor, and he feels that what he holds is actually public power, and he can't be too personal. He didn't say clearly, he just said: "I will always remember Wang Laojie's contribution to the country."

After he finished speaking, he turned his attention to Wang Tingxun, and asked Wang Ting what martial arts he had trained and what military books he had read, and the questions were very detailed. Wang Tingxun's answers were fluent and clear, which made Guo Shao nod frequently.

Wang Jing didn't say it clearly, and Guo Shao didn't mention it either. But all is in the midst of domestic gossip.

Wang Jing's old face also showed a look of relief.

After some words, Guo Shao laughed again: "I'm going to Lingzhou on this trip, let Wang Tingxun follow me all the way."

Wang Jing said happily: "It's a blessing from Tingxun to be able to lead a horse and hold a whip for an official. I can also learn from the official's parents." Wang Tingxun knelt down on the ground again, kowtowing in gratitude.

Guo Shao hurriedly called him up.

...Wang Tingxun drove northward, and not long after, some people asked to accompany him.

The envoys of Fengxiang Army, Zhangyi Army, Tongyuan Army, Zhangwu Army, and Baoda Army came to the camp with their bodyguards and asked to be the emperor's guard on the west tour.

These people are all from Jiezhen in the northwest, and they are the military preparations deployed by the Great Zhou near the national border. Compared with the Jiedu envoys who have been cut off by half of their power in the interior and have been exhausted, these Jiezhen are people with some real strength, and their powers are relatively independent in their respective territories.

Guo Shaozhun and the others accompanied them, and got to know each other day and night along the way. Guo Shao was a relatively easy person to get along with at this time, because he didn't care about many etiquette details that the ancients cared about, and he was easy to talk to; in addition, he had also been in the army for more than ten years, and he could talk to generals very well when talking about military affairs.

The monarch and his ministers get along very happily, and the journey is not so boring.

At this time, the system and rules were not very strict, and the generals who established a personal relationship with Guo Shao could increase their trust... It's like relatives who often move around, compared with relatives who don't move around often, the relationship will be completely different.

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Before the western tour started, Wei Renpu and Lu Duoxun had already arranged many envoys to find local guides in Shuofang and try to contact the tribes. Including Ganzhou Uighurs, Achai tribes, Tubo Tusima tribes, Ximian Dangxiang tribes; Guiyi Army Cao's family, and Western Regions tribes.

Of course, the Li family, the most powerful party in this area, will not be left behind.

It is not easy for the envoys of the Privy Council to go to Xiazhou. Except for the pastures in the middle of Xiazhou and the pastures in the north, there are many gullies along the road to enter, and it is very easy to get lost.

Fortunately, the government system in various parts of the Dingnan Army (Xiazhou) was relatively complete. The envoys and his party were quickly received, and they were escorted to the center of the Dingnan Army in Xiazhou... The Zhou Dynasty never appointed officials to the Xiazhou area.

The envoy was worried about what accidents he encountered while recording what he saw and heard, which would make the Dingnan army suspicious, so he took what he saw along the way and kept it in his heart. Lu Duosun got the map of the west and returned it, and it was reused. The envoys all understood, so they were very attentive when doing errands.

Dingnan Army’s various places are completely incomparable to the inland cities with beautiful pavilions, towers and pavilions. At first glance, they are rough and poor, and the houses are very low. They are all earthen houses, some are like earth holes, and some are covered with animal fur.

However, as long as you pay attention, the party members in Xiazhou area are relatively well-off, with few luxuries, but there is no shortage of living expenses such as livestock, grain, iron tools, salt, etc., which is much richer than some disaster-stricken places in the interior.

Some Dangxiang people have shaved hair, some have the same haircut as the inland people, and their clothes are shorter and narrower. Although they look obviously different from the customs of the Central Plains people, they are not so different. Traces of the Central Plains can be found in styles such as cross-collars and agricultural tools...According to the records, Dangxiang is a descendant of the three seedlings, and has been in contact with the Han people for a long time.

The envoy also felt that these people were obviously not as obedient as the people in the Central Plains, and they had almost no etiquette, and they were more wild and aggressive.

However, the man leading the envoy is named Chi Ling Zhe, but he is a cheerful and kind person. He can speak Chinese and is also very talkative, eloquent along the way. The envoy sometimes felt noisy, but he also learned a lot about party members' customs and taboos from him, which was of great benefit.

Of course, most of the time it was just talking nonsense, and the messenger could only pretend to be in high spirits, because he was not familiar with the place here so as not to cause complications.

Chi Ling was eloquent, talking about the legend of the mountain for a while, the envoy was not interested, and then talking about women... The envoy thought: I did not come to Xiazhou for barbarian women.

"...Her hair is black, her clothes are like sunset glow, and her skin is like satin. Hey, if the envoy talks about her with people in Xiazhou, they will definitely be able to talk about her." Chi Ling said excitedly with a red face.

The last sentence aroused the envoy's interest, thinking that sometimes it would not be a bad idea to find conversations with party members. Immediately asked, "I'm really sorry, I didn't hear clearly just now, who are you talking about?"

Chi Ling was a little upset for a while, but he was indeed a cheerful person, and he quickly said in relief: "Maybe it's because my accent is hard to understand?"

The messenger smiled.

Chi Ling then said: "Your Majesty (Ding Nan Jie Du Envoy, Xiping Wang Li Yiyin)'s daughter, haven't you heard of it?"

The envoy thought: I came to Xiazhou for the first time, where did I know?

But the envoy said: "I'm so ignorant, let Brother Chi Ling laugh at me."

Chi Ling was a little disappointed and said: "People in the Central Plains have never heard of a person like a fairy?"

messenger:"……"

Chi Ling said: "Then wait a little longer at the Xiazhou Ranch. If you take a look at it, you'll understand what I'm talking about. Oh, I'm stupid, so I can't say it."

The envoy thought to himself: Fuck, you are so stupid and can speak so well, what would happen if you were not stupid?

The envoy said: "I have official duties, and when I arrived in Xiazhou, I would like to trouble Brother Chi Ling to report to the Dingnan Army's military mansion, so that King Xiping can meet me. If this is done, I will be very grateful."

Chi Ling laughed and said, "People from the Central Plains are rigid."

At this time, the messenger heard a singing on the hillside. When he looked up, he saw a herd of sheep running down the hillside, but he couldn't see the singing boy. The messenger couldn't understand the lyrics, but from the melody and sound, he could hear the feeling of a love song like a love song.

The emissary felt a little touched, but thought of the ballad of a fair lady in the Book of Songs. Thinking of the mission with an uncertain future, a sense of homesickness welled up in my heart.