Chapter 2 Tianhe (Five Tops)

With the money in hand, the rest of the journey immediately went much smoother. Dr. Xue first found a large state town, and exchanged a small amount of gold leaves sandwiched in the book for silver ingots that were only used in large transactions and government settlements. I found another horse market and changed the mounts of all the guards. By the way, I also cleaned myself up from head to toe. It only took half a day before and after, and the whole team was immediately reborn.

After such a toss, even the guards who were slow to react could see it. It turned out that Lord Xue Jingxian was not born to pick on the door, but because the eunuch was really shy before. When they really have money, they are more generous to the brothers than any other official! Therefore, everyone became more and more curious about the identity of the person who traveled thousands of miles to send the coil to Lord Xue. But no matter how curious people knocked on the side, Xue Jingxian didn't say a word to the housekeeper surnamed Li and the others as if nothing had happened that evening. Occasionally, he was asked in a hurry, and he really put up a shelf to punish the good deeds.

"Okay, don't be angry, just because I didn't ask. Just when I didn't ask! After a few days of fighting, the guards ate people's mouths, arched their hands, and rode away with a smile.

"Just don't talk nonsense! Isn't it okay for Lao Tzu to run when he comes?! It's about you! The safety along the way also depends on this group of Qiu Eight Masters, Xue Jingxian didn't want to pinch too much, and scolded with a smile, "Anyway, eating and drinking along the way and the reward after the return trip will not be short at all, you just wait!" ”

The guards had already been warned by the two gang leaders not to meddle in other people's affairs. The reason why I looked for Xue Jingxian to get to the bottom of it was just to satisfy the curiosity in my heart. After hitting the nail several times in a row, my curiosity slowly faded. was disturbed by a few rare things encountered along the way, and simply completely left the figures of Steward Li and others behind the smoke and dust raised by the horse's hooves.

In order to prevent the eight masters of Qiu from thinking about making money, they colluded to find a secluded place along the way to bury themselves, and ran away with the gold leaves in the book basket. When passing through Huizhou, Xue Jingxian spent a lot of money to hire ten powerful swordsmen as companions under the guise that he was not familiar with the road to the west and needed to find a guide. Now, the whole team is even stronger. Not only did the bandits' eyes dare to follow along the way, but even the smaller caravan hurriedly avoided them when they saw them, lest Xue Jingxian, a thief, pretend to be a robber, suddenly turn his face on the road, and cut everyone in two.

For the cold eyes of the merchants, Xue Jingxian didn't bother to pay attention to it. From morning to night, just urge everyone to hurry up, and when the mount is tired, look for the post station, and replace it by restoring the post guard. Or simply go to the market and sell the old and buy the new. When people are tired of running, they find a tavern to eat and drink, and the dishes and drinks are picked up and served up. ran all the way down like this, and it only took more than 20 days to run from Huizhou to Shule. After entering the city, he rested for a while, and under the escort of the Anxi army, he rushed to the battlefield at a gallop.

For several months, the Anxi army won successive battles on the front line. More than half a month before Xue Jingxian arrived at Shule, the important town of the Great Bolu Kingdom, Bodhisattva Laocheng, had been captured. The defender Atra was killed in battle, and the rest of the leading soldiers were killed and wounded. Elias, the prime minister of the Great Boru, scraped together 30,000 soldiers and horses to help, and before he could get to the place, he had already seen the fire at the head of the city. As a last resort, I had to retreat to the next best, and carefully set up an ambush on the ** road, preparing to catch turtles in an urn in Changqing.

Who would have thought that he would not be able to hold the table at all in front of the elite of Anxi's hundred battles. Without waiting for Feng Changqing to step out in person, the scout leader Duan Xiushi had already noticed that the situation ahead was abnormal. Feng Changqing got the report, and simply calculated it. He sent his generals Li Yuanqin, Wang Xun and others to lead a team of heavy infantry and deliberately stepped into the enemy's ambush circle. At the same time, he ordered Zhou Xiaofeng and Duan Xiushi to lead the cavalry to outflank them. As a result, Elias, the prime minister of the Great Bolu, could not steal the chicken, but was beaten by ** on all sides and the center bloomed. Thirty thousand died in battle, and five thousand, and the rest all laid down their weapons and became prisoners.

Under the desperate protection of his own henchmen, Prime Minister Elias escaped from the siege. After returning, he asked for help, but he couldn't get any reinforcements. Later, I heard that the Tibetan soldiers and horses were wiped out by Ge Shuhan in the Baihai area, and I knew that I had no power to return to the sky. I had to listen to the advice of the elders in the clan, and in the name of being young and careless, and being confused by traitorous ministers, I carried a thorn on my back shirtless, and personally went to ask for forgiveness before Feng Chang cleared the account.

Feng Changqing's westward march this time was not aimed at a mere big Bolu. He immediately received the letter of surrender and returned it to Alias for five thousand captives. He was ordered to express his repentance with practical actions within three days. and cut all the land north of the Lion River to the Tang Dynasty to atone for his sins. (Note 1)

Prime Minister Elias and his family were originally very devout Zoroastrians. The year before last, under the pressure of other nobles and great eaters in the country, he had to convert to the Heavenly Sect. After believing in religion, the power in his hands fell greatly, and he was about to become a shadow puppet of the manla. At this moment, when he heard the conditions offered by Feng Changqing, he was overjoyed. Immediately, without hesitation, all the conditions were agreed. After returning in only two days, he used the prisoners returned by the Anxi army to coerce the lord's personal guards and horses, and arrested and executed all the Tianfang Sect believers and the missionary Manla from the Great Food Country in the territory that could be controlled. Then he took the initiative to set a fire, burning the Temple of the Heavenly Fang Sect, which had just been completed not long ago, into a piece of broken bricks.

At this time, the Heavenly Sect Manla from the east was a fanatic believer nine times out of ten. Retaliation is extremely cruel for those who dare to infringe on the interests of the sect. At every turn, they raided their homes, exterminated their clans, and even committed evil deeds such as slaughtering cities, which are the anger of people and gods. The Prime Minister of the Great Bolu coerced his lord to burn down the temple of the Heavenly Fang Sect, which was tantamount to completely cutting off their hope of falling back to the Great Cannibal. After that, even if ** is not stationed in his country, there is no need to worry about the monarch of Alias daring to rebel again.

Seeing this, Feng Changqing immediately left Duan Xiushi and five hundred elites to "assist" Elias to reorganize the order of the Great Bolu. Then he personally led the army and entered the territory of Jian Daluo, and in half a month, he even went down several cities, and the troops reached the capital of his country, Tancha Shiluo. (Note 2)

Natancha Shiluo is one of the most famous cities in the Western Regions. Before the invasion of the Heavenly Sect to the east, it was originally a holy place for Buddhism. The Buddhists who came to the west to seek the true scriptures referred to the pattern of Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Central Plains, and guided the locals to build it, which was tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. After being occupied by the Great Cannibals, although it fell into disrepair for a long time, it was still not the same as those so-called important towns in the Great Bolu Country.

When Xue Jingxian rushed to the front line with the holy decree, ** had already stationed troops outside Tancha Shiluo City for more than ten days. The sound of shouting and killing was incessant day and night, but it seemed that he could not set foot on the top of the city for half a step. Intending to use the holy decree to boost morale, Feng Changqing ordered people to build a high platform and incense case in the camp, and personally led the way for Lord Qincha and led him up.

Xue Jingxian, who had suffered all the white eyes in Chang'an City, how could he have expected that he would receive such courtesy in the Anxi Army?! Immediately, I was so moved that even my voice was hoarse. I didn't care about putting any more shelves for Lord Qincha, so I picked up the holy decree and read it from beginning to end in one go. At the end, he added hoarsely, "Before Xue came, Yang Xiang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had personally promised. Let the brethren let go and fight. Everything in the back, with the two of them on top! All the seizures will be rewarded to the meritorious soldiers, and the court will take nothing! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Immediately someone took the lead and cheered loudly.

"Your Majesty! Datang is mighty! Most of the soldiers didn't hear the specific content of the holy decree at all, and they only felt that His Majesty the Emperor, who was thousands of miles away, had not forgotten them, so they opened their throats and responded in unison. The sound was wave after wave, reaching into the sky.

Although he was a civil official who paid attention to everything calmly and calmly, Xue Jingxian was also burned by the cheers coming from all around. simply opened his throat and shouted loudly with everyone, "Your Majesty Shengming!" Datang is mighty! ”

"Your Majesty! Datang is mighty! ”

"Your Majesty! Datang is mighty! ”

“..........”

Everyone is tired of shouting. Feng Changqing called the relevant soldiers to the high platform one by one in accordance with the order mentioned in the holy decree. Xue Jingxian represented the imperial court and awarded them the seals they deserved. I saw that the martial artists in front of me were born one by one, and their faces were full of anger. Xue Jingxian felt more and more that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was clever. Thousands of miles away, it can be seen that the Anxi Army is one of the best elites in the Tang Dynasty. As soon as he regained real power, he was ready to hold it firmly in his hands.

Thinking of this section, he was even more optimistic about the future of the crown prince Li Heng. Originally, I was hesitant to continue to wait and see, and then choose how to stand in line. Now he is ready to completely turn his back on Yang Guozhong, fully implement the hints of the butler of the Prince's Mansion, and make every effort to establish contact with the Anxi Army for His Royal Highness the Prince. Therefore, he treated Zhou Xiaofeng, Li Yuanqin, Zhao Huaixu and others with great hospitality. Many words of praise that no one in the court had ever spoken, were all made up by him. lest I ignore which loyal and good general, leave a contemptuous impression on the other party's heart, and I will not be able to continue to be close in the future.

The chickens and dogs in his heart were calculated, and of course Zhou Xiaofeng and the others couldn't guess it. Even if he vaguely felt that Lord Qincha was a little overly enthusiastic, he didn't have the time to deal with it. Everyone is the descendant of Feng Changqing, and how to rise is all up to the point of being determined by Feng Jiedu. In this regard, the imperial court basically only has the qualifications to stamp the recommendation document. There is no way to influence the decision of the knot.

However, when Lord Qincha awarded the seals to Yu Wenzhi, Song Wu and Wang Xun one by one, Zhou Xiaofeng and the others suddenly realized that something was wrong. Jiedu made Lord Feng Changqing extremely upright in his usual affairs, and before the documents were sent to the imperial court, he had already explained to the relevant people. It is clear to everyone who has made those achievements recently and what position they should be promoted. Unexpectedly, the imperial court was extraordinarily gracious this time, and on the basis of the promotion of Yu Wenzhi, Song Wu and Wang Xun, the three young generals of Feng Changqing, were each promoted by one level to several levels.

The elder brothers of Song Wu and Yuwen Zhi are all under the door of Yang Guozhong, the minister of power, and there are people in the court who are good officials, and they have been promoted to one more level, so it is naturally not difficult to understand. It's strange that Wang Xun and Wang Mingyun have experienced the interaction during the year before last, and everyone knows that this kid is just a fallen phoenix, and he has nothing to do with several powerful ministers of the current dynasty at all. Why did you get more benefits out of thin air this time than Yu Wenzhi and Song Wu?

Suddenly a big pie fell from the sky, and Wang Xun was also smashed. After a long pause, he remembered to take a few steps forward, and bowed down to take the seal ribbon of the fourth-rank military general from the hand of the Qin Cha. thanked the emperor for his grace first, and then took an opportunity to sneak up on Feng Changqing, and whispered tentatively: "Thank you for the big handsome." However, when the last general first arrived, he rashly climbed to this high position. I was really scared. It's better to ......."

"You kid, pick it up for me and sell it cheaply!" Regarding Wang Xun's sudden fortune, Feng Changqing was also confused. , immediately slapped it and scolded loudly: "To tell you the truth, this has nothing to do with the old man!" The old man sent to the court to protect the document was written by Secretary Cen himself, and the old man checked it several times before sealing it, and what he gave you was from the five products, and it would never be wrong! ”

"Presumably, General Wang accumulated virtue and did good deeds when he was in Beijing, and there were nobles behind him who secretly took care of him." Worthy of being Feng Changqing's henchman, Zhou Xiaofeng immediately understood Feng Changqing's intentions. He smiled and suggested in a voice that everyone nearby could hear, "Specifically, General Wang might as well secretly ask Lord Qincha later." He has just come from Jingshi, and he probably knows this better! ”

"Well, I hope it's not a mistake, and I'll just send another holy decree to take it back later!" Wang Xun smiled and shrunk his neck, and the official fan generally put away the seal ribbon of Sipin Zhonglang and hid it in his arms.

The move immediately drew a snicker. Originally, a few brothers were worried about his sudden ascension, but when they saw this, they also put all their worries away.

In the midst of snickering, Feng Changqing gently kicked Wang Xun again, and scolded in a low voice: "Do you think the imperial court is doing business with you?" Can you regret it for no reason after sending a ribbon? If you're lucky this time, you won't always have the same good thing next time! But don't get too happy. The old man doesn't have any soldiers in his hands at the moment, so he wants to be a real Zhonglang general, and he will find your clan friends to recruit troops and horses. If you really have the ability to bring 10,000 elites to the old man, just a middle general, it is a higher position, and the old man can also fight for you! ”

Note 1: Lion River: that is, the current Tianzhu River. The upstream is still in China and is called the Shiquan River.

Note 2: Tancha Shila, the site is located near Istanbul, the capital of Pakistan. Originally a Buddhist holy place, in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, it was destroyed by *** fanatics.

Drinker's note: Lantern Festival, I wish everyone a full and good meal.