Winters in Ba County are colder than in other places, and there are always more raindrops than snowflakes, which makes the road to Yelang Country even more wet and muddy.

Zhang Yuan's residence is more lively than other places, and the people who came to hint at him as an envoy to Yelang Country have come in I don't know how many waves, but they can always make Zhang Yuan resign.

The emperor didn't mean to let Zhang Yuan go on the road immediately in this season, and the growth rate of the Han armor made Zhang Yuan feel that the Huang family was not the only one building weapons and armor.

"How steel is made of iron and steel: the number of soldiers in the Han Dynasty reaches 50,000 (4954650000)

Reward for completing the mission: Three-bow bed crossbow pattern. ”

In another half a month, the Han army's armor soldiers will be able to reach 50,000 people, which also means that Liu Che has expanded the original 300,000 army of the Han to 500,000 in two years without a sound.

The war against the Huns was about to begin, and once Liu Che shifted all his energy to the path of foreign war, Zhang Yuan would be more needed, and the possibility of surviving safely would increase.

When the winter is about to pass and the days are about to enter the first month, the people who are far away in Chang'an City can't hold back.

Tian Wei and the envoy sent by the Queen Mother finally arrived in Ba County.

said to Zhang Yuan that he must only represent Tian Wei alone, but everyone knows who is behind this.

"Zhang Xingren, you can make the old man travel thousands of miles and bump all the way."

Ji Fu was sent by Tian Wei because Tian Wei felt that it was likely that it would not work to send other people, so this middle-aged man who was supposed to be holding his maid naked at home for warmth embarked on this thousand-mile search road in winter.

The three major rivers in Ba County run through the north and south, but they are impassable in winter, some sections of the road are frozen, while others are turbulent.

"Mr. Jifu, you are also here for the sake of the boy's envoy to Yelang Country?"

Zhang Yuan was really puzzled, how could such a smart person as Jifu come to persuade him.

"The prime minister asked me to tell Zhang Xingren, try to rush to Yelang Country to deal with the matter clearly, this matter involves the interests of many people in the court, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother occupy the largest share, and the prime minister's share is not even as much as Princess Guantao.

This time, I didn't come because the prime minister valued the rare treasures sent by the Huang family, but because the prime minister thinks that you are a usable talent, and he doesn't want you to make too many enemies. ”

Jifu was the first person in such a long time to tell the truth to Zhang Yuan as soon as he came up, and seeing that this old guy was like his own family, sitting on the bed and roasting charcoals, Zhang Yuan suddenly had an idea.

"The boy thanked Junhou and Mr. for reminding him, waiting for the ice and snow to thaw in the spring, the boy will take people on the road, before it was really because of the continuous rain and snow in winter that it took so much time, and he didn't mean to embarrass the Huang family, Mr. returned to Chang'an, please explain it in front of Junhou."

Ji Fu picked up the tea bowl and drank two sips of tea, and a smile squeezed out of his shriveled face.

"Wait until you return to Chang'an and say these words to the prince yourself, I have other things to do when I come to Ba County, and it may be later than when you return to Chang'an."

Zhang Yuan didn't ask much about the things that Jifu wanted to do, Tian Wei befriended the princes and border countries everywhere, and the most recorded in the history books were recorded.

If it weren't for Tian Wei's picture of a bright future for him, the poor King Huainan would not have ended up in the future.

"Sir can accompany the mission, just to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the southwest along the way."

Without waiting for Ji Fu to speak, Zhang Yuan gave an invitation.

Tang Meng can say that the most important point for Liu Che to develop Southwest Yi is that Chang'an has been going south, and the distance from Yelang to Nanyue is much closer, and the other harvested wealth metal mines are secondary. Xuanshu Literature Network

In this era, more than half of the grain and grass in the army are often consumed on the road, and being able to shorten the distance is to reduce the consumption of food.

is very happy, and only Zhang Yuan will bring a few entourages and will not make others suspicious.

"It's okay, I'm not in a special hurry about that matter, so I'll go with you to Yelang Country."

After Tian Wei was awarded the title of prime minister, he did not let Jifu sit in the position of the prime minister's governor, the reason is that there are still many hidden things that must be handed over to such a trustworthy person to do.

Looking at Ji Fu's wrinkled face, Zhang Yuan also squinted slightly and gave him a smile at the corner of his eyes.

"I'm afraid that the kid will have a lot of things to bother Mr. along the way, so thank you here first."

The seven-rank official in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion has Jifu by his side, and no one has come to the door since then, and those people sent by the Huang family should have been blocked by Jifu.

These people can coerce and lure Zhang Yuan, but they can't do this to Jifu.

The day has finally come when all the water in the Jialing River will thaw, and after a delay of half a year in the land of Bashu, Zhang Yuan has taken another step.

All the members of the mission were there, as well as the hundred soldiers.

Zhang Lu took a group of officials from Jiangzhou City to see off Zhang Yuan at the south city gate, because of the public sacrifice, Zhang Lu was exempted from the punishment he should have, but only punished him for three years.

If a county wants to make money, it is too simple, and the penalty is the lightest punishment.

"Honorable envoy, the minister has prepared a lot of dried meat, and the eating habits of the Yelang Kingdom must be contrary to my Han, and these meats may be of great use."

Smart people give gifts to others what they need most.

Before the appearance of the iron pot, Zhang Yuan's food made Zhang Yuan a little unbearable, let alone the wild and closed Yelang Kingdom.

"Zhang Taishou has good intentions, but I will be disrespectful, there are still a few days to go to Fuguan, Zhang Taishou doesn't need to send it anymore, let's go back."

Zhang Lu nodded, and asked the accompanying people to pull a wooden cart full of bacon and set off with the people of the mission.

There were only about 100 people in the mission plus the soldiers, but the number of people accompanying them reached 500.

This is the only way to do this without convenient means of transportation.

When a large army goes out on an expedition, it is often accompanied by an army of 50,000 people and slaves.

In Dahan, regular soldiers did not have to bear the responsibility of escorting grain and grass, and the people had to bear the most conscription to transport grain and grass to the border gates.

I have been to Fuguan once, and I am familiar with the journey to be experienced, and this time the mission arrived in Fuguan in about two days, but the people who escorted the materials behind were much slower, and they all entered Fuguan when they were about to arrive.

The most important thing for Yelang to be an envoy is to deter by force, Tang Meng wrote to Liu Che that Yelang has 100,000 elite soldiers, which is nonsense.

Tang Meng himself knows better than anyone else, and Zhang Yuan also knows it.

Although Yelang is the largest tribe in the Southwest Yi, it is impossible to have 100,000 elite soldiers, and if there are 100,000 Yelang in the dozens of tribes in the Southwest Yi, wouldn't all the troops of a Southwest Yi add up to more than the Great Han.