Zhang Yunlong took out a letter to Chen Mu, which was written by the Emperor himself.

In the letters, the emperor spoke humbly and sincerely.

He said that he had no one under him, and that the emperor was the only person I could trust. Take 10,000 steps back, even if you rebel and take the throne in the future, I will not regret today's decision. After all, we are brothers, the country fell into your hands, and I will not be ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors when I go underground.

This time to fight Donghu, Zhang Yunlong is the first general next to the emperor, and he will inevitably take it away.

And Kong Xiaoxian, the emperor felt that he was incompetent. It is difficult to fight Arlando for a long time. In addition, Kong Xiaoxian is a member of the Tang Clan's Gate Valve after all, and the emperor does not want the entire Western Regions to fall into the hands of the Tang Clan, so the power of the Tang Clan's Gate Valve is too great. Now the emperor still has the intention of eliminating the military power, and intends to restore the previous size of the army.

In this regard, Tang Qiong and Tang Zhen father and son are still very supportive. After all, the Tang gate valve is poor. They don't want to raise so many soldiers. In Tang Qiong's words, the 150,000 Divine Ce Army is the best configuration. Too many soldiers are raised, dragging down the economy.

In a sense, the emperor has formed a tacit understanding with the Tang clan.

But the Meng clan and the Ximen clan did not think so, the Meng clan occupied Jingzhou, and the Ximen clan controlled Huainan, both of which were fertile lands. But they felt that the more soldiers they had, the better.

Emperor Zhao Chong planned to make good use of this contradiction between the three major gates.

The emperor also said in his letter that the situation in the Western Regions was very complicated, and that Alandor was not the only enemy. After Latif became the head of the Four Kingdoms, he made a series of killers and turned the United Kingdom into his own country. The Otsuki Kingdom was established. Now he is even stronger than Arlando.

Now Latif is a belly and back enemy, so he will not start a war with the Liang Dynasty, but that does not mean that he is not a threat. If he defeats Arlando, sooner or later he will also be a scourge.

This was a long-term strategic issue, so the emperor decided that Chen Mu must be retrieved and used against Latif. The emperor also said that the imperial brother did not have to worry about such a thing as "crossing the river and demolishing the bridge" in the future. As long as the imperial brother is not Jiayuguan, he is my backing. How can I tear down my own foundations?

"Okay, I'll stay." Chen Mu received the letter: "If I stay, Alidayi must leave." ”

"When our army goes back, we will inevitably pass through Jiaohe City, and when the time comes, we will force him to surrender his military power." Zhang Yunlong said.

"Since you are determined to gain a foothold in Jiaohe City, you can only do this. However, it is better to be gentle with Alidayi, and I suggest that he and his people be sent to Luoyang. Like the Gongsun family, although they have no military power, they can still live in peace. It is not lost in the emperor's benevolence. ”

——

When Zhang Yunlong came to find Chen Mu, the large army had already left Ulcheng.

The emperor led the generals to advance eastward quickly, intending to go north from Jiaohe City to block the king of Donghu.

Seeing that the Liang army had begun to withdraw, Alando acted quickly, and the three kingdoms of Dawan, Mulu, and Gumo could not resist it, so they could only move closer to Latif. Later, he became a vassal state of the Great Moon Clan, and Latif led more than 100,000 troops to deal with Arlando. The two sides went back and forth, and the fight was fierce.

Chen Mu felt that the war between them would last at least a few months, so what he was most worried about now was not the war situation in the west, but the lameness.

"Brother Yunlong, I ask you to help me do something."

"What's the matter?"

"You hurry back to the army and control Zhang Youtian. Hand him over to me. ”

"Why?"

"I'm worried that he is going to attack the two sons of the Tang family and the Meng family."

"Oh?"

"Brother Yunlong, please, I want to live. And don't make it public. You arrested him and said it was my order. ”

"Okay."

Zhang Yunlong just wanted to leave, but turned his head again: "King Mu won't turn around and leave after I leave, right?" ”

Chen Mu laughed and said, "If you don't feel at ease, leave your soldiers behind to watch me." ”

Zhang Yunlong smiled bitterly, beat the horse and whipped away.

——

Three years from heaven, mid-March.

Sunny.

His Majesty's chariot drove quickly into Jiaohe City.

The Xuanjia Army, the Shence Army, the Tiger Army, the Flying Tiger Army, and the Longwu Army, a total of 80,000 people had already entered the city, and Jiaohe City at this time was completely under the control of the Liang Army. The 20,000 troops of the Sogdian king Alidayi obediently gave up the barracks to rest the Liang army.

"Your Majesty, the Shepherd asks to see you."

"Oh? Brother Huang is back? Fast, affectionate. ”

Jiaohe City, located in Xizhou, is also known as Gaochang County. There is also an Yizhou between it and Jiuquan (Guazhou). During the Tang Dynasty, the Anxi Protectorate was established, which lasted for 18 years, and then the Protectorate was moved to Guizi Town. The situation of the Liang Dynasty at this time could not be compared with that of the Tang Dynasty, so it could only "retreat" to Jiaohe again and abandon Guizi Town.

Now it is Tang Yun, the grain officer of the third division, who guards Yizhou. Chen Mu asked Tang Yun to lead his troops out of Yizhou and retreat to Jiayu Pass. Since then, Yizhou is also the territory of the shepherd, which cannot be violated.

Tang Yun didn't listen to Chen Mu's dispatch, and later it was the son Tang Zhen who ordered him to retreat to Jiayuguan.

Since then, a new situation has been formed.

The territory of the Tang Clan Gate Valve was restored to its previous state, but at this time, there was an additional barrier to the west of them to block the invasion of Xihu. So for Down, it's an acceptable result.

Zhang Yunlong hurried back, but unfortunately he was still a step late.

The lame man has already done it.

Originally, the lame man had a careful plan, but the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, or Tang Zhen and Meng Danqing did not die properly.

On that day, the emperor was tired and decided to rest in Guizi Town for a day, and at night, he drank with his three sons.

The emperor recovered from a serious illness and retreated after a little drinking.

At that time, there were only three sons left in the military tent.

At this time, the lame man led a thousand elites, suddenly entered the camp, aimed the cannon at the tent, and waited for a cannon to sound and overturn the tent, but at this time the cannon was silent.

As a result, the emperor's personal guards who reacted counterattacked, and now the lame man was tied up and thrown in the prisoner car.

The cripple's actions involved Zhang Han, and Zhang Han was seized power by Tang Zhen without his knowledge and captured. The unlucky Zhang Han is now locked up in a cage with the lame.

If it weren't for Emperor Tianci's request to suspend the disposal, the heads of these two people might have fallen to the ground long ago. It is also worth mentioning that Tang Zhen, the eighteenth son, actually stood up for the emperor and interceded for Huo Zizhen. This is something that no one else would ever expect. In this regard, Chen Mu was deeply impressed. Tang Zhen did this, not only to get closer to the emperor, but also to dissolve the hatred in the heart of the lame. At least half of the hatred for the Tang Gate Valve. Even if the cripple still hates Tang Qiong, he definitely doesn't hate Tang Zhen.

Tang Zhen's move killed two birds with one stone.

Meng Danqing, the son of the Meng family's gate lord, is really a shrewd person, seeing Tang Zhen stand up, he also stood up and said to the emperor, Meng was sorry for the fifteenth division of Shence back then, and today he was retaliated against, it is heavenly retribution, I don't hate Huo Zizhen, and he and Zhang Han are the right-hand men of the king of the herd, if the king of the herd is allowed to guard the Western Regions, these two people cannot be killed.

The two sons expressed their attitudes, and Simon Zhensen, the son of the Simon clan, changed his eyes and said, if the king does not come back, it is not too late to kill the two of them.

In this way, the cripple miraculously survived. Since the founding of the Liang Dynasty, he is the only one who can survive the blatant murder of the gate lord. At this time, Chen Mu felt that he had to return to Jiaohe City, if he didn't go back, these two people would still die.

"Fortunately, it was my guards who subdued him, otherwise it would not have been clear." Seeing King Mu again, the emperor smiled bitterly: "If I'm fine, but the lives of the three sons are explained here, then the Liang Dynasty will be in chaos." The Three Gatekeepers must have thought that I had arranged this murder. ”

"It's all my negligence." Chen Mu said regretfully.

"What are you going to do with this person?"

Chen Mu didn't answer directly, but said: "Zhang Youtian is actually Huo Hongxun. I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor has heard of this person. ”

"Huo Hongxun ......"

Chen Mu reminded: "More than 20 years ago, the Great War in Hebei, the 15th Division of Shence. ”

"Oh, I've heard of this person, hasn't he been beheaded by Tang Qiong?"

"Nope."

Zhao Chong pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "I seem to have figured it out, he has a grudge against the Meng clan and the Tang clan. ”

"Yes, the 10,000 martyrs of the 15th Division will all be disposed of according to the surrender. They were harmed by the Meng clan, and the Tang clan did not show snow for them. Huo Hongxun, as the boss of those 10,000 people, couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart. ”

"Why didn't the Tang clan show them the snow? With the ability of the Tang Gate Valve, I'm afraid it's not difficult. ”

"Money. If you show snow for them, you will be 10,000 martyrs. The pension of 10,000 martyrs, they are not willing to pay. ”

Zhao Chong frowned and shook his head, and said with emotion: "Okay, since he is not targeting me, then Brother Huang, tell me, how should you deal with him?" ”

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