Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Ganzhou Uyghur, Achai, Tubo tribes and even the Western Dangxiang tribes all responded positively, or the tribal leaders went to Lingzhou in person, or sent important people to come... The emperor of the Central Plains came to the northwest in person, and the tribes still attached great importance to it.

Only the Jiedushi of the Dingnan Army has not yet responded, and they are the most powerful force in this area.

What Guo Shao waited for came was a report from the earlier envoys: They saw Khitan people in Xiazhou!

All the ministers in the camp were very worried when they heard the news. Guo Shao thought for a long time and thought that there was still a chance, so he immediately sent Lu Duoxun to go along the road in person.

Half a month later, Guo Shao had already arrived in Lingzhou and set up a palace in Shuofangjie Town, but he never showed up. He was waiting, waiting for Xiazhou's attitude.

... With the passage from the west of the previous mission, Lu Duoxun rushed to Xiazhou not long after.

Li Yiyin heard that it was the cabinet minister who came for the second time... Upon inquiry, the so-called cabinet minister was an important figure who often advised the emperor and served as the prime minister's pre-selection personnel. Luderson was interviewed soon.

Although the customs and etiquette are different, there are similarities in the atmosphere, and Lu Duoxun also feels the importance and respect of Xiazhou officials.

He is also not modest, saying to the party officials that he is the deputy envoy of the western patrol army, second only to the minister of the Privy Council.

Unexpectedly, Li Yiyin said in fluent Chinese: "If the people of the tribe are negligent, I hope Lu Shijun Haihan."

Lu Duoxun hurriedly said happily: "It turns out that King Xiping has not forgotten the words of his native land!"

"Oh?" Li Yiyin looked at him in surprise.

Lu Duoxun said: "Your Majesty heard from the minister that the Tuoba family is after Li Ling (Northern Wei Dynasty). In the Tang Dynasty, it was actually to restore the original surname. It was said that the Xiazhou people are closer than all the tribes in the Northwest."

After hearing this, Li Yiyin looked around and did not refute.

Lu Duoxun saw it, and knew that this kind of statement would not cause any trouble to Li Yiyin... It is impossible for the Tuoba family to make the party members feel that they have become Han'er just because of such a sentence. But by saying this, Li Yiyin could somewhat feel the goodwill of the Great Zhou court.

Sure enough, Li Yiyin responded: "Before this king has learned that the Son of Heaven is on a westward tour, it's just because Lu Yuan hasn't had time to send someone to go."

Lu Duosun said: "Your Majesty's westward tour this time is aimed at resolving misunderstandings with all ethnic groups, avoiding troubles in the border areas, and allowing the people of all tribes to live and work in peace and contentment. I want people from all clans to settle in Tokyo so that we can discuss things in a timely manner; open a mutual market in Shuofang to communicate with the various tribes in the northwest."

Li Yi Yin bowed and said: "The benevolence of the present, the people of the clan are all grateful."

Lu Duoxun said again: "Hexi Dangxiang has sent people to Lingzhou to write to the officials to replace Shuofang Jiedu envoy Feng Jiye. The officials also want to discuss this matter with King Xiping."

Li Yiyin's eyes immediately lit up a little: "Is it really going to replace the Feng family today?"

Lu Duoxun said calmly: "If the Northwest tribes sincerely replace fighting with tea, horses and jade, everything can be discussed."

However, Li Yiyin didn't bring up this matter again, and after some courtesy with Lu Duoxun, the meeting ended for the time being.

...In fact, Li Yiyin and the entire Xiazhou party and aristocrats are very concerned about Feng Jiye.

The armor and swords of the Dingnan Army are very good in the northwest, thanks to the high-quality iron delivered by the Dangxiang tribe in Shanzhou (Qinghai). Based on the Lingzhou Plain, Feng Jiye burned, killed, looted, and looted the Dangxiang tribes in the west for a long time, blocking roads and seriously hindering the military supplies of the Dingnan Army.

But Li Yiyin did not dare to send troops to attack Lingzhou. Lingzhou was a square town established by the Great Zhou. Once troops were used, wouldn't it be a war with the Great Zhou court? How is it different from rebellion?

This matter has been causing headaches for Li Yiyin and the others. If the Great Zhou court could replace the Jiedu envoy of Lingzhou with a milder one, and improve the relationship, it would be of great benefit to the Dingnan army.

Li Yiyin immediately convened relatives of the royal family and nobles from various ministries to discuss.

Because they met the Khitan people not long ago, the Khitan people reminded Dangxiang that once the affairs of Zhou and Daliao eased, they would free up their hands to deal with the Xiazhou area;

A nobleman said bluntly: "The so-called tea and horse trade, Zhou Guo just wants war horses. If you agree to them, Han'er will have more war horses to deal with us in the future."

The leader of the Wuzang Clan said, "Even if our Dingnan army doesn't join the exchange market, Zhou Guo can still buy war horses from Hexi, Western Regions and other places."

The man just now said: "We don't lack anything, but we have to lose horses. Although the tea in the Central Plains is good, it is useless to strengthen Xiazhou's military strength."

Wu Zang said: "Zhou Jun has a kind of armor in the past few years, but it is not bad. It is said that it is the same as the Mingguang armor of the Tang Dynasty. You can try to exchange horses for armor."

"The armor of our Dingnan army is not bad, as long as Feng Jiye is slaughtered, why bother to change it?"

Did not hide: "Then we have to discuss with Zhou Guo."

After finishing speaking, he gave courtesy to Li Yiyin, and said: "There are Liao people and the fierce Datan tribes in the north, and the Central Plains dynasty in the south. The Xiang people of our party only survive in the five states such as Xiazhou. The king is a long-term plan for the clan. I hope to be cautious; Zhou's military power is growing at this time. It dares to compete with Liao. It is always on the offensive, so we must not easily make it an enemy."

Li Yiyin nodded in agreement. In his heart, he also believes that the time for the party to build a strong country has not come yet, and the general situation is not very good.

In fact, the Dingnan army has grown continuously over the years and is no longer under the control of the Central Plains, but as long as they serve the Central Plains in name, the Central Plains will also reward them generously. There is really no need to take the risk.

While pondering, Li Yiyin stretched out his hands to touch his temples and cheeks. The wrinkles and gullies at the hands reminded him that age is not forgiving. I am afraid that the great ambitions in my heart will have to be completed by future generations.

Now, if we can leave a relatively relaxed situation and an opportunity to recharge our batteries for future generations. It's what we can do.

He couldn't help looking at his son Li Guangrui who was standing at the bottom.

Li Yiyin finally said: "The Khitan people are just talking nonsense. The emperor of the Great Zhou did not intend to make a move on his westward tour, otherwise there should be some movement on the east side of the river. From what I see, the emperor is quite sincere to the Dingnan army. You can send someone to Lingzhou to have an audience with them for discussion."

Wu Zang said: "You can put forward the two conditions of exchanging armor and replacing Feng Jiye, the Jiedu envoy of Lingzhou, and then we promise to pay tribute to the horses and have a harmonious relationship... Usually the imperial court will give back more valuable goods."

A nobleman said: "We don't want tea, but armor, which will arouse the suspicion of Da Zhou."

Wu Zang said disapprovingly: "There are threats from all sides of the party, why should we cover up our martial arts? People in Zhou really want to be suspicious, there is nothing they can do about it."

Li Yiyin was noncommittal.