Du Lang returned to Shuofang County, did not dare to truthfully report Gou Xiong's threats and insults, only said that Meng Lang respected Zhao Yanli's good name and warmly entertained him, thinking of the drum he heard outside the Qin military camp, he had the heart to tell him, because he didn't know what the drum was ringing, Zhao Yanli was moody, and he was afraid that he would be reprimanded and whipped by Zhao Yanli because of this, and finally did not mention it.

Zhao Yanli asked him in detail about what he had seen and heard.

Du Lang didn't dare to praise the majesty of the Qin army, so he picked the derogatory words and said it.

But it was in line with Zhao Yanli's intention to boost morale, Zhao Yanli smiled and said to his subordinates: "Just wait for the reinforcements from Tuoba and Dingxi to come, let's attack in three ways, and the inside and outside should be combined, and the Qin army will be defeated!" At that time, I will take down Meng Lang and Gou Xiong with my own hands! ”

The generals of Zhu Tiefu are all gearing up, and their fighting spirit is hundredfold.

The next day, Zhao Yanli picked a concubine named Aliluo and ordered him to go to Dingxi with Gao Chong.

First, the territory of the Tiefu Xiongnu is only a few counties in Shuofang; Second, its land is located in the remote border of the Central Plains, and there are few Tang people; The three, the Tiefu Xiongnu did not pay attention to agriculture and mulberry, and still completely maintained the old customs of nomadism and hunting for a living, and they were not very interested in the culture of the Tang people.

Perhaps considering that the envoy to Dingxi could not be made without the Tang people; Or perhaps out of the cunning intention of "deliberately showing weakness", Zhao Yanli once again granted Du Lang the task of envoy and appointed him as the deputy envoy to Dingxi.

Although the Qin army was still building camps, and there were not many Qin cavalry cruising outside Shuofang County, for the sake of safety, Gao Chong took Aliluo, Du Lang and other Tiefu envoys, as well as a group of elite cavalry guards from his envoy, and did not go directly to the west gate of Shuofang County, but chose to go out from the north gate.

Out of the north gate, they first went north for a few miles, crossed the Yellow River nearby, then turned westward, went to the west corner of the Yellow River, and then went south along the river, which was equivalent to a circle, and then entered the desert, day and night for several days.

On the morning of early March, Gao Chong and the others returned to Guyin, the royal capital of Dingxi.

Xin Er got the report in advance and sent Shi Liang to wait at the city gate.

See you twice.

Shi Liang said: "Duke Ming is on duty in the governor's mansion today. He asked me to tell you: The road is hard, you can go home and rest for a while, and see you in the afternoon. ”

Gao Chong is a child of the scholar clan, pampered since childhood, never rode such a long road in one breath, sleeping in the open and the like, relying on willpower can still endure, but he is not good at riding horses, as early as he went, the inner side of the two thighs was worn by the saddle, you must know that the meat on the inner thighs is the most tender, and it is related to the usual walking and sitting, this point, it really tossed him badly.

However, he understands that the importance of national affairs is obviously more important than that of one's own body.

Gao Chong got off the horse with difficulty, accidentally pulled his legs, even inhaled cold air, in front of Shi Liang and others, in order to avoid rudeness, it was not good to reach out and touch his legs, so he had to insist on himself, and said with grinned teeth: "When I left Shuofang, Zhao Yanli was surrounded by Qin's soldiers and horses, maybe now that the war has started, the sooner my country's reinforcements arrive, the better." It's a matter of urgency. I'm not resting, I'm going to see Ming Gong now. ”

"It's fine."

Shi Liang beckoned, and an ox cart drove from the side of the road.

Shi Liang said with a smile: "Ming Gong knows that you rarely rode horses in the past, but this time you will go to Shuofang, more than 2,000 miles back and forth, and it is expected that you will be bad at acting!" He sent his own hitchhiker to take you home. If you refuse to go home, then follow me to the governor's mansion in this car. ”

Where would Gao Chong have thought that Xin Er's heart was so fine? I was impressed.

Entering the middle city, the streets are full of people coming and going, and it is quite prosperous.

Du Lang was originally from the Tang Dynasty, and he had seen the excitement of the Tang Dynasty, so it was enough. Aliluo is nineteen years old this year, not very old, and is Zhao Yanli's concubine, not favored, from birth to the present, basically has not been out of the realm of Shuofang, but he can't help but be envious because of it.

Outside the door of the governor's mansion, Shi Liang said what he meant.

The doorman went in and reported.

Soon, Yang Fu, who joined the army, came out to greet them and brought them in.

Gao Chong is dignified, Yang Fu looks elegant, the soldiers of the governor's mansion are bright and bright, all tall and strong, entering the mansion, the officials seen along the way are all well-dressed, Ali Luo secretly compared what he saw with his father's subordinates, deeply felt the world's difference.

He had one foot high and one foot low, and followed Yang Fu, Shi Liang, and Gao Chong to the outside of the hall.

A gentle voice came into his ears: "Chief, didn't you tell you to go home and bathe and rest first?" ”

Aliro mustered up his courage and peeked towards the place where the voice came from, and saw that the person who spoke was a handsome young man, more than twenty years old, with clear eyebrows, a short mustache under his chin, his head wrapped in a white curtain, a blue official uniform, a leather belt around his waist, and short boots.

Just when Aliro looked away in a panic and didn't dare to look more, there was a "plop" sound, and Du Lang beside him fell to his knees.

When Du Lang knelt down, he tugged on the placket of Aliluo's clothes.

Ali Luo was caught off guard, and was almost dragged down by him, but immediately came back to his senses, knowing that this young man must be the great nobleman of Dingxi who had heard Gao Chong mention many times along the way, and had successively broken Rouran and the auxiliary general of the Western Regions.

Aliro quickly bowed down as well.

Gao Chong saluted and said: "Before the official business is finished, even if you go home, the lower officials can't feel at ease." "Introduce to Xin Er," this Zhao Yan Lizi, Aliluo; This Zhao Yanli's literary genus, Du Lang. The two of them are the main and deputy envoys of Shuo Fang, who entered the court with the lower officials this time and asked for help from our Dingxi. As he spoke, he motioned to Aliluo to present Zhao Yanli's request for help and Xin Er.

Xin Er didn't answer, and said: "You two will enter the palace from me in the afternoon, and you can present this book to the king." ”

Alirono answered, took back the paperwork, and put it close to him.

Xin Er looked behind Gao Chong and asked, "What about the monk Yuanrong?" ”

There were only two servants behind Gao Chong, and Zhu Yuanrong, who went to Shuofang with him, was gone.

Gao Chong replied: "Zen Master Yuanrong was left behind by Zhao Yanli. ”

"Stayed?"

Rong Shi Buddhism is profound, Zhao Yanli deeply respects it, because when the official returned to China, he repeatedly begged Rong Shi to stay in order to preach Buddhism in Shuofang. Rong Shi was compassionate, and after stating to his subordinates his grand wish to help all sentient beings out of the sea of suffering, he allowed him to stay voluntarily. ”

Xin Er was speechless.

Qin attacked Shuofang, Shuofang will not only face a fierce battle, but also whether it can protect itself is still uncertain. Zhu Yuanrong voluntarily stayed in Shuofang at this time, not knowing whether to call him stupid or to admire him for risking his own life to expand the influence of Buddhism.

Gao Chong admired Zhu Yuanrong very much, and the reason why he was able to go so smoothly this time was because Dingxi's aid was very beneficial to Zhao Yanli, but during this period, Zhu Yuanrong also won the credit of Zhao Yanli's favor by virtue of his Buddhism.

Xin Er said to Yang Fu: "Yizhen, if you tell Daozhi, you will say that the monk Yuanrong voluntarily stayed in Shuofang and did not come back. ”

Yuanrong is a person recommended by Daozhi, who followed Gao Chong, and did not come back with Gao Chong, so it is reasonable to let Daozhi know.

Sheep Fu promised.

Xin Er looked at Ali Luo and Du Lang twice, and said in his heart: "Lilan is ready to send troops, just wait for the order of the imperial court to arrive, and he can pull the camp from Guangwu." These two envoys sent by Zhao Yanli, I should have asked them about the specific situation of Shuo Fang now. It's just that they won't tell me the truth, and I don't have time to spare. ”

When Gao Chong came over, Xin Er was busy reviewing the list of conferrers for the martial arts examination.

This list, when he enters the palace in the afternoon, he will play it to Zuo and Linghu Le, please ask Linghu Le for approval.

The list is quite long, and I haven't finished reading it yet, so I really can't be idle for the time being.

Xin Er then explained to Yang Fu and told him to settle Aliro and Du Lang to rest in the guest house first.

Aliro and Dulang prostrated themselves.

Gao Chong also retired temporarily, and when he entered the palace from Xin Er in the afternoon, and told Ling Hule about the situation of the envoy in person, his mission of the envoy would be completed.

Xin Er saw them leave, stood at the door of the hall for a while, thought about it, and ordered the beggar to come over.

Since begging Dali was scolded by Xin Er in the battle of Guizi, he has been haunting Xin Er's left and near almost every day, in order to find an opportunity to make up for his past at any time. got the summoning, didn't let Xin Er wait for more, he came in a hurry.

"No need to salute. Come near, I've got something for you. ”

Hearing that Xin Er had something to give him, he was overjoyed, bent over, approached Xin Er's side, and opened his ears to listen to Xin Er's orders.

After listening, he patted his chest vigorously and promised: "Ming Gong has a hundred hearts, this little thing, the villain will do it properly!" ”

After receiving the order, he went out to the governor's mansion without stopping, and rushed to the inn, and asked the housekeeper to lead the way to Aliro.

Aliluo was sent to Dingxi by Zhao Yanli as a proton, he knew that from now on, he would send people under the fence, not to mention that the days were sad, if Zhao Yanli did something that could not live in Dingxi, or Shuo Fang was captured by Pu Qin, he had no use value, I am afraid that it would be precarious, Fang Zi was restless indoors, and suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside.

Aliro opened the door and saw a bearded man with braided hair and hakama outside, with a fat head and big ears, a big belly, a smile on his face, a very honest appearance, and a jar of wine in his hand.

Aliro spoke in stiff Tang dialect and asked, "What are the feet?" ”

"My name is Qi Dali, and I am the favorite general of the auxiliary general." When the man had said this, he raised up the wine and said, "The general took pity on you for your fatigue on the road, and ordered me to bring you a jar of wine." ”

Aliro hurriedly caught it and thanked him.

After pretending to finish his errand, he took two steps, turned his head once, opened his eyes on Aliro's face, looked at it again, and looked back three or four times in succession, as if he was reluctant.

Aliro couldn't help but ask, "The general looked back in a few steps, dare to ask why?" ”

The beggar stopped his steps, stopped talking, and said, "That's it, I still don't say it." As if he had lost a smile, he added, "That is to say, I am afraid that you will not believe it and make you laugh at it." ”

Aliro became curious and said, "What does the general have to say?" Just say it. How could I not believe it? How dare you laugh? ”

The beggar returned to Aliro, looked at him with sincere eyes, and said, "For some reason, I seem to be familiar with you at first sight!" ”

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