The Liangzhou envoy group arrived in Lingzhou only in mid-November.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo, which originally occupied Hexi, also collapsed due to civil strife, and the Hui, Dangxiang, Tuyuhun and other tribes under its rule were divided and self-reliant. Zhang Yichao, a Han man in Shazhou, took the opportunity to raise troops, expelled Tibet, and established the Guiyi military regime. In the fifth dynasty, there was civil strife in the Guiyi army, and now, the Cao family of Shazhou gradually mastered the melon and Sha two states of the Guiyi army, and when Zhuang Zong, Cao Yijin was appointed as the envoy of the Guiyi Festival.

Nominally, Hexi was still attached to the Central Plains Dynasty, but in fact, the Hexi guards were all supported by each other and were in a state of separation.

After receiving the Liangzhou delegation, An Xianhui, the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, asked: "The Son of Heaven is in Jinyang, why did you go to Luoyang to pay homage, did you intend to conspire with the Southern Army?" ”

The messenger Zhang Xun replied: "Hexi has been isolated from the Central Plains for a long time, and has always served the Central Plains as the lord, and Liang Shi once went to Luoyang. I heard that Ganzhou returned to Luoyang to see him and was sealed, but he didn't know that the Son of Heaven was in Jinyang. At that time, he sent an envoy after staying, and it was the time of civil strife in Shuofang, so the mission followed the caravan and went to Luoyang. ”

An Xianhui said: "Those who don't know are not surprised, this time the Hexi mission was robbed and killed, but someone actually wanted to seize the edict and seal of the Hexi Jiedu envoy, you can know who wants to be the Hexi Jiedu envoy?" ”

Liangzhou army general Tuoba Chengqian replied: "In these years, Ganzhou Hui has a great momentum, and has attacked Shazhou three times but failed, and now Cao Yijin of Shazhou is married to the daughter of Hui Khan and is attached to Ganzhou. After Hui took control of Shazhou, he intended to invade Liangzhou, and this year he has crossed the Rouge Mountain to invade Liangzhou twice. ”

An Xianhui looked at Tuoba Chengqian, this person is very good, he saved his own guidance, and directly aimed the finger at the Hui people. So he continued to speak: "The results of our investigation are almost the same, but the Jinghe Gang who committed the crime was slaughtered, and there is no evidence. At present, there are only two witnesses, and I have accidentally bumped into this incident, and someone will send someone to show you the copywriting later. ”

The military general named Li Wenqian clasped his hands into fists and said, "I wonder if the town commander can let me wait to see that witness." ”

An Xianhui thought for a while: "Yes, it will be arranged after a while." ”

Kang Ping led Tuoba Chengqian, Li Wenqian and others to the Lingzhou Prison, and lifted the old Taoist master and apprentice out of the prison.

Lao Dao recounted how he met Tuobaya, and how he met the Jinghe Gang and some samurai searching for Tuoba Ye in Baiyan Town, Weizhou. However, according to Kangping's instructions, the party warriors he encountered in Baiyan Town were described as bearded and curly-haired, high-nosed, and deep-eyed Hui and Turkic people.

The Hui originally belonged to a branch of the Tiele Nine Tribes, which once owned most of the Eastern Turkic Khanate, but were later defeated by the Tunja tribe, and some of the tribes moved south and scattered from Yunzhou to Hexi. This part of the Hui tribe in Ganzhou first submitted to Tibet, and then subordinated to the Guiyi army, and gradually became stronger.

Taking advantage of the civil strife of the Guiyi Army, the Ganzhou Hui took the opportunity to possess Ganzhou, and then Suzhou, and now has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, becoming the most powerful force in Hexi. With the expansion of strength, the ambition of Ganzhou Hui also grew, and during the Yingyi Khan period, he invaded Shazhou three times and Liangzhou twice, intending to unify Hexi.

However, under the stubborn resistance of the military and civilians in Shazhou and Liangzhou, several invasion actions of the Hui people suffered failures.

Tuoba Chengqian and the others listened to the confession of Qingxu Lao Dao, although they also had doubts in their hearts, but Kang Ping reminded them that the items in Tuoba Ye's possession were the imperial edicts appointed by officials in Hexi and Liangzhou and several official seals, and those imperial edicts could be imitated, these people believed the speculation of the Lingzhou side, and perhaps the Hui people in Ganzhou came for these official seals and confessions.

"Tuoba Ye is a brother of the lower clan, can Brother Kang let the Taoist chief accompany his party in Xiaweizhou, so that the bones of the clan brother can be taken out and transported back to Liangzhou for burial." Tuoba Chengqian arched his hand and said: "This revenge must be avenged, but the Liangzhou army is weak, and it is necessary to contact the Tibetan departments after going back." ”

Kang Ping said: "The Liangzhou military general is also regarded as an official of the imperial court, and Brother Tuoba can also ask for advice from Jinyang. ”

The interrogator asked, "Is the imperial court capable of managing the affairs of Hexi?" ”

Kang Ping said: "When today's son is young and promising, he will probably take care of it if he knows that something happens, even if he will not send a large army to ask for it, he will send troops to help after he pleaded with Liangzhou." This kind of thing, the people don't report, the officials don't investigate, Hexi is not an official directly appointed by Jinyang after all, if you don't mention it, the court will naturally not be able to interfere. ”

Zhang Xun arched his hand and said: "There are many forces in Liangzhou, and there are some things that the Tianping Army has said that it doesn't count, and let me wait until I go back, and after I stay in the Ming Dynasty, I will discuss with each family before making a decision." ”

Kang Ping said: "That's your business, Shuofang Zhenshuai doesn't want to get involved." ”

Kang Ping returned to the Lingzhou Military Office, and after returning the sabers and other items left by Tuobaya, he took a team of guards, brought the old Taoist master and apprentice of Qingxu, and went to Xiaolong Mountain, Huating County, Weizhou with Tuoba Chengqian and others to dig out the remains of Natuobaye, re-bury them in the coffin, and transport them back to Liangzhou for burial.

That Tuoba Chengqian was indeed very generous, and before leaving, he gave the old Taoist master and apprentice a hundred taels of silver ingots as a thank you gift for burying Tuoba Ye's bones.

"Master Jun, everything has been done according to your orders, and the words are also according to what you taught, this time it's time to go home, right?" Qingxu Lao Dao hugged the cloth bag wrapped in silver bills tightly in his arms, looked at Kang Ping and said.

"What's the hurry, you have to wait for the matter to be successfully completed. Your master and apprentice stay in the barracks first, even if you are drafted into the army, don't you know some medical skills, and you will be temporarily arranged to be in the camp as a marcher. Kang Ping said, "Maybe the other party is still looking for you, so I can't let you go back now." ”

"You won't let the poor road go to the battlefield, my old bones can't stand the toss." Lao Dao said with a sad face.

Kang Ping patted Lao Dao on the shoulder, and then whispered to him, "What do you want you to do on the battlefield?" This is also done just in case. You can rest assured, the Lang Zhong in the army will act with the baggage battalion and will not go to the battlefield to fight. This man has three salaries a month, and two stone rations, if you don't want to do it, you will be idle, but for the time being, you still can't let you go, this thing has to have a beginning and an end, right? ”

When Lao Dao heard that there was food to take, his face eased a lot: "Okay, Lao Dao will listen to you again, there will be a day." ”

Kang Ping thought for a while and replied, "At most, one year at most, you can leave almost next autumn." ”

Li Qi increased the number of garrisons in Shuofang, and in order to ensure the supply of the newly opened military cantonments, the official road from Lingzhou to Hetao was renovated and rebuilt to be four zhang wide, enough to accommodate three carriages running in parallel.

Throughout the winter, the convoy of carrying grain from Hedong to Lingzhou never stopped, transporting hundreds of thousands of stone of grain, and filling the official warehouses in Lingzhou and Xingzhou. Regardless of the attitude of the Liangzhou side, the imperial court still made preparations for the conquest of Ganzhou according to the plan step by step.

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