"This is Chang'an?"

Entering the Mingde Gate and seeing the wide Suzaku Street in front of him, Wei Chi and his delegation to Khotan were stunned.

When passers-by saw this appearance, they knew that this group of Hu people was coming to Chang'an for the first time. Many people come to Chang'an for the first time, there is no way, the majesty of Chang'an City is indescribable to them.

It can be said that the population of Chang'an alone may be larger than the population of Khotan as a whole.

No wonder the Tang Dynasty was able to shock the countries of the Western Regions at the beginning, and the difference in strength was not ordinarily large.

Wei Chi was also shocked in his heart, if it wasn't for someone else's reminder, he might still have to stand there stupidly.

"General Wei Chi, if you want to visit the entire Chang'an, the official can be used as a guide later, and you should follow the official to the guest house to rest."

Zhao Changhan, who was promoted to the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites, said politely to Wei Chi, but in his heart he was muttering that this so-called person from the Khotanese royal family had never seen the world.

However, the Holy Lord attaches great importance to the Khotanese Mission, so Zhao Changhan still does not dare to slack off in words and deeds.

In fact, people from the Ministry of Rites have seen a lot of such situations. Those Fanbangs who came to pay tribute had this expression when they entered Chang'an for the first time, and they were all surprised.

The translator hurriedly translated Zhao Changhan's words to Wei Chiyi, and when the latter heard it, he saluted, "Then trouble Zhao Langzhong." ”

Although the people of Khotan are more yearning for the Tang Dynasty, from the occupation of Khotan by Tibet a hundred years ago to the present, there are not many people in Khotan who can still speak Chinese, and only some are the descendants of the soldiers of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and the words are not standard.

The few translators who accompanied him were temporarily recruited by Wei Chiju and others in Shazhou.

"General Wei Chi, please come here, please."

Zhao Changhan's expression was normal, and then he ordered his subordinates in front of him to lead the way and go to the State Guest House to settle Yu Khotan and his party.

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Ezhou, the Yangtze River Water Division Shengzhou Xiang Station.

"Brother Du, although Dongning Prefecture is far away and lives overseas, Dali Temple remembered that Brother Du was born as a Jinshi, so he did not deprive Brother Du of his Jinshi status, and asked you to serve as the chief secretary of Liuqiu County.

The initial establishment of Dongning Prefecture can be described as a hundred wastes waiting to be revived, if Brother Du can do some political achievements in Dongning Prefecture, it may not be impossible to transfer back. ”

Looking at Du Xunhe in front of him, Yin Wengui could only persuade him with good words.

But what is Dongning Prefecture?

A barren land.

A few months ago, because of the whim of the saint, Dongning Prefecture was established, and the lower capital governor's office - Dongning Prefecture Governor's Mansion was established, and Wang Shimiao, the general of the Mingzhou Water Division, served as the governor.

The Governor's Mansion of Dongning Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of the Zhendong Army.

Don't look at the high level of Dongning Prefecture, but in fact it is an empty shelf.

There is a Liuqiu County (now Tamsui) under Dongning Prefecture, and there is only such a Liuqiu County, with a population of no more than 1,000, and some of them are soldiers of the Mingzhou Navy.

To go to such a place, it is better to go to Danzhou or the northwest and northern border passes.

"Brother Xian doesn't need to comfort me, it's good to be able to ask for his life, it's good to go to Dongning Prefecture." Du Xunhe looked bitter.

In his heart, he was definitely not willing to go to that kind of place.

But one wrong step, one wrong step.

As Yin Wengui said, if he had abandoned the city and fled instead of switching to Zhu Wen, he would not have ended up where he is now.

Yin Wengui couldn't help sighing, "Brother Du doesn't have to worry about going, Brother Du has already entrusted his entourage, and he will definitely take good care of Brother Du and escort Brother Du to Dongning Prefecture safely." ”

"Thank you, brother Xian, I hope there will be a chance to meet in the future."

Looking at his friend who joined the army as a Yangtze River sailor, Du Xunhe felt very uncomfortable.

The other party is just a Ming scripture background, but he comes from behind and is on his head.

After speaking, Du Xunhe boarded the ship, and then took this ship to the strange Dongning Prefecture.

After sending off his friend, Yin Wengui turned around and left, he still had a lot of things to do.

After Feng Hongduo returned to the imperial court, his sailors were also incorporated by the Yangtze River sailors. Subsequently, the Governor's Office of the Navy Division was also moved from Gangneung to Yuezhou, and a branch office was set up in Shengzhou, which was stationed in Yuezhou in the first half of the year and in Shengzhou in the second half of the year.

At the same time, Wanzhou, Jianglingfu, Yuezhou, Ezhou, Jiangzhou, Chizhou, and Shengzhou were each set up, and with the army directly under the Governor's Office, it was planned that the entire Yangtze River Naval Division would reach 25,000 people.

The redundant sailors, except for some who were disbanded on the spot and returned to their hometowns, were all incorporated into the Mingzhou Sailors.

The Mingzhou Naval Division, which integrated part of the ships of the Yangtze River Naval Division, also had two compartments under its jurisdiction with a total strength of 6,000 troops.

The current sailor is the real Yangtze River sailor, Yang Xingmi and Qian Biao's own sailor strength is not strong, and there is a Yangtze River sailor in the middle, which can be regarded as making the two allies unable to form a real alliance.

Now that the sailor has become stronger, his status has also improved, although Yin Wengui is only a member of the army, but after all, he is in the Governor's Mansion of the Sailor Division, and now it is different from the past, ordinary officials and soldiers will still buy his account.

"Yin joined the army, there was an urgent matter here in the Governor's Mansion, and the Governor ordered a group of officials and generals to return to the office immediately."

Just as Yin Wengui had just returned to the office, someone found him.

"What's going on? Why did the governor order everyone to come back? Yin Wengui was a little puzzled, and ordered his men to drive the carriage to the backyard and park.

"Hui Yin joined the army, it is said that someone from Huainan came from there, and his expression is quite unkind!"

"Huainan?" Yin Wengui was stunned for a moment, and immediately nodded, "Okay, Ben joins the army and goes in by himself, you go and inform the others!" ”

With curiosity, Yin Wengui walked to the agency, thinking to himself what kind of moth this Huainan wanted to come to make trouble?

Dismounted?

Thinking of the temper of his own governor, I hope it is best not to make trouble.

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"Husband, why did the imperial court send you to the Western Regions? Can't you send someone else? I don't know how long it will take for you to come back. ”

Chang'an Yong'an Fang, at this time, Yong'an Fang is not the Muslim street in later generations.

Although Datang is relatively open, for religion, it is still dominated by Taoism and Buddhism.

Zhao Changhan's home is in Yong'an Fang, a small courtyard.

After all, in Chang'an, a place where every inch of land is expensive, Zhao Changhan's money can't afford to buy much of a house.

Today, when Zhao Changhan came back from the Ministry of Rites, he told his wife that he was going to go to the Western Regions.

The audience of the Khotanese mission made the holy dragon face happy. There are many people in the court who hope that the Tang Dynasty can return to the Western Regions and move the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate back to where it should be, instead of occupying the land of Longyou.

For this mission, not only the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple are fighting, but also the other five ministries and people from other yamen.

Such an opportunity to leave a name in history, who doesn't want to go by themselves.

But in the end, it was the Holy Lord who appointed Zhao Changhan to go, as the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites.

The saint seems to have a special opinion of the group of Jinshi in the first year of Qianning, and Zheng Gu, an official who has only been admitted to the Jinshi for ten years, was appointed as the Rongguan Jingluo envoy of the three products.

Even if it is the tolerance and management strategy that makes many people reluctant to go, Zheng Gu went directly from the fourth grade to the third grade.

With Zheng Gu in front, the Holy Lord appointed Zhao Changhan as the envoy to the Western Regions this time, but the ministers were not so surprised.

I can only envy this batch of Jinshi saints extraordinary!