Chapter 3 does not fail in its mission

In the morning light, outside the Weiyang Palace, the emperor led hundreds of officials to see him off. In the solemn sound of the military drum music www.biquge.info the pen, Su Wu, who was dressed in the mighty costume of the brand-new Zhonglang general, took over the scepter from the hands of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and took over the scepter made of yak tail and symbolized the national honor, led the deputy general Zhang Sheng and the attaché to wait for the regular meeting to get on the horse, led a hundred personnel, escorted the team of the Hun envoys, all the way to the northwest, and set off. Under the sun, the golden wheat fields on both sides of the road are endless, and the wheat is yellow. The anxious people have already reaped the harvest.

At noon, the sun was shining. They couldn't make it to the post station, and they sat sleepy and tired on the dirt slope, resting under a row of trees, drinking water, and eating at the tip.

Su Wu looked down the slope and said to the attaché Chang Hui: "It seems that this year is another bumper harvest!"

"Yes, it's time for my wheat to be harvested!"

"How many people do you have in your family now?"

"Parents, a younger brother, a younger sister. Chang Hui replied.

"Are you the oldest, that means your parents are not very old?" asked Su Wu.

"About 50 years old. ”

"Then, you don't have to worry about your family!" he said with emotion.

Chang Hui didn't say anything. He knew the situation in his master's house, and he knew that he couldn't rest assured of his family.

Three days later, passing by Fenggang Mountain (now part of Wugong County, Shaanxi), Su Wu paid homage to his father. He stood in front of his father's grave, recalling that after his father received the award for meritorious service to the Xiongnu many years ago, he managed the frontier for the country, worked diligently, and died in office, and got the approval of the emperor and the country, so that the family and future generations are now prosperous and wealthy...... He said to his father with tears in his eyes: "Father, the son should learn from his father, live up to the emperor's grace and the emperor's trust, and make meritorious contributions to the country! Father, please bless the safety of our family and bless the son's smooth return from this mission!"

They went all the way north, the wheat was also golden and ripe all the way, and people everywhere were harvesting and fighting. A month later, they came to Henan County (referring to the south of the Yellow River) post station, where people were still busy harvesting, showing a bumper harvest everywhere, showing a scene of people living and working in peace and contentment. Su Wu recalled that when he was a child, he heard his father say that when the crops were ripe, a large number of Xiongnu horsemen often appeared in Henan, and they crossed the Yellow River to burn and loot, loot grain and hostages. They often go deep into the places four or five hundred miles away from Chang'an to burn, kill and loot, which seriously threatens the safety of the national capital Chang'an. Later, under the emperor's strategy, the fathers were organized to carry out many and multi-faceted attacks on the Xiongnu, and in the past 30 years, the road to the Western Regions was opened, and the entire country in the east lost land was recovered, and the Xiongnu were driven out of Henan (now the Hetao land south of the Yellow River) in the north, and the Yunzhong (now the northeast of Tuoketuo, Inner Mongolia), and now there are no Xiongnu in the northern desert. The state set up Yunzhong County, stationed soldiers, and immigrants to carry out firm governance to prevent harassment by the Xiongnu.

After resting for two days at the post station, they crossed the Yellow River and headed north. He took time, under the sunset, and took Chang Hui to ride to the Yellow River, which he had admired for a long time. The Yellow River has become wider and much smoother here. What I saw when I traveled east with the emperor that year was: the Yellow River roaring and roaring, running wildly all the way. He stood on a high place, looking at the place he had come from and the opposite side where he was about to go, and it was really a natural achievement. Along both sides of the Yellow River, the north and south are flat and flat, and you can't see the edge at a glance. The maturing golden wheat fields are inlaid with irrigation canals, and patches of oily green and growing rice paddies and autumn seedlings such as millet and corn. It was like a vast brocade. This is the Yellow River loop introduced to me by Master Lu, and yes, it is really beautiful here! Just as Lord Lu Da said: "Standing on the high place on the bank of the Yellow River and looking out, I feel that the country is really strong! My mind suddenly opens up! I have become a great bank!"

"Changhui, remember this!" Su Wu said to Changhui, "Let's find the manager here tomorrow to understand the situation." Mark the crops, the area, and the income on the map!"

"Yes!" he often asked, "My lord, how long will we have to walk to get there?"

"According to Lord Lu's calculations, we have only walked half the way to the bank of the Yellow River!" he instructed, go back and discuss with Lord Zhang, rest for two days, the Huns are almost home, and they will be like arrows, which will boost the morale of our people!"

Two days later, early in the morning, they had breakfast at the post station, and under the guidance of the guide, they went to a wharf on the bank of the Yellow River, and got on more than a dozen sheepskin rafts. Standing on the shore, people don't feel that the waves are big, but they can sit on a sheepskin raft and move up, just in the crest of the waves and valleys in the water, up and down and bump. Soon, these people who grew up in the interior and had never taken a boat had their internal organs clattering in their abdomen. On the sheepskin raft, one person couldn't help but vomit, and everyone vomited along with it. Two hours later they reached the other side, and everyone's face turned green. They had eaten all the things they had eaten in the morning, and even vomited out the gastric juices, and they all got off the raft one by one, and sat on the dock dizzily and couldn't get up.

Su Wu, like everyone, remembered his own responsibility, asked Zhang Sheng to take care of the team, and brought the regular meeting with him, and struggled into the post station not far away, and asked the people in the station to bring drinking water and simple food to the visitors. After resting until the next morning, they stayed overnight, and after a few days, they finally arrived in Yunzhong County (northeast of Tuoketuo, Inner Mongolia). The fathers drove the Xiongnu away, so they built the city to establish a pass to guard the town, garrison troops, immigrate, build a border fortress, and there was a post station reception connected to Chang'an.

After dinner, Su Wu led Zhang Shenghe to climb the city tower in the clouds by the mountains and rivers. He looked around and said to them, "It's a good place to hide. It is the place where General Wei Qing led the Han army to send troops 27 years ago. At that time, General Wei suddenly sent troops from here, and General Li Xi sent troops from Daidu and west to Longxi to encircle and suppress the Xiongnu King Loufu and the Aries King, thus recovering the lost land in Henan and placing Shuofang County (now the area of northern Hangbei, Ordos). ”

Adjutant General Zhang Sheng sighed with emotion: "General Wei Qing is really a hero!"

"It was only in the past that our fathers encircled and suppressed the Huns, which brought us a stable life and a prosperous society. We must live up to our mission this time!"

"Yes!

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