In the days that followed, Zhang Wei lived a very dull life, eating and drinking, and there was really not much to do except eating and drinking.

originally thought that this place in Youzhou was a scene of Jin Ge Iron Horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, but who knew that when he arrived at this place, it was not like that at all, and there was no imaginary scene of Shanxi attacking the Central Plains.

It's completely different from the war scene I imagined, everything here is as calm as water.

Could it be that Zhang Zhongwu and others deliberately deceived the imperial court and said that what they didn't have was the same as the truth? Zhang Wei, who was at leisure, couldn't help but think.

But after thinking about it, maybe he was wrong, although he didn't come for a long time, Zhang Wei still knew very well that Youzhou was a region and not just a city. Although Shanxi's attack was in Youzhou, it was definitely not around Youzhou City.

It's boring, it's boring, it's really boring!

Fortunately, this kind of boredom was not too long, and on this day, Fan Yang Jiedu made Zhang Zhongwu's son Zhang Zhifang come to Zhang Wei's room, "Zhang Gongzi, are you in trouble?" ”

Something?

I've been here for so long, and I haven't seen anything, "What's the matter with me?" Nothing! ”

"Since Gongzi Zhang has nothing to do, why don't you go to Liaodong with me."

Liaodong?

It's a distant place.

"Is Liaodong a place where mountains haunt?" For Zhang Wei, since he came to Youzhou, what he wanted to see most was that the enemy was infested. Why else would you have come all this way?

"Yes, Liaodong is the northeastern border of my Tang Dynasty, and the Kumoxi people often harass my border people, and recently my father ordered me to bring 5,000 elite soldiers to Liaodong to reinforce Shi Xiong and others to help him sweep away the enemies in Liaodong." Zhang Zhifang said to Zhang Wei, "I asked my father to go with me, but at first my father did not agree, but then I promised you that you would be able to come back safely, and then my father agreed that you could go to Liaodong with me." ”

No wonder he has been in Youzhou for so long, and he hasn't seen Shi Xiong, it turns out that he has already gone to Liaodong.

Good brother, you are amazing, facing the enemy every day, what a majestic scene.

"Okay--, as long as you can go into battle and kill the enemy." Zhang Wei was very happy to hear that Liaodong was the northeastern border of the Tang Dynasty, and it was also a place where the enemy often haunted.

Can you not be happy that you have been here for so long and are finally able to see the enemy?

For Zhang Wei, the reason why he insisted on going to Liaodong was that in addition to wanting to go into battle to kill the enemy, another point was that he had never seen what a foreigner looked like when he was so big.

I really have the urge to see it.

"Hahaha, hahaha." Seeing Zhang Wei's eagerness, Zhang Zhifang laughed, "Others are hiding when they encounter enemies, but I didn't expect Zhang Gongzi to be so eager to see Kumo Xi's enemy." Why is that? ”

Kumoxi?

Zhang Zhifang is talking about Kumo Xi, not Shan Xi, why is this? Could it be that this Liaodong has other foreign enemies besides Shanxi?

No matter what he is, as long as he can go into battle to kill the enemy, it doesn't matter if he is Kumo Xi or Shan Xi.

"General Zhang doesn't know, don't look at me, I often go in and out of the Chang'an aristocratic mansion, in fact, I still have some ambitions in my heart, and I really want to kill the enemy for the country and realize my life ideals. I finally had a chance to go into battle to kill the enemy, can you not cherish it? Zhang Wei said to Zhang Zhifang.

The world is so big that some people only think about avoiding contradictions all their lives, while others have to face difficulties and contradictions, and even when the enemy comes, they charge into battle regardless of life and death.

Zhang Wei at the moment is this kind of thought, he wants to kill the enemy, he wants to serve the country, he wants to be able to do something for the Tang Dynasty where he is located, instead of hiding in the mansion of a wealthy family in Chang'an all day to enjoy Qingfu.

"This is very good, but you have to be mentally prepared, Liaodong is not Youzhou, let alone Chang'an, it is a place full of foreigners, and it is fatal to get it wrong. It's just an ordinary person, but you are a person sent by the imperial court, and we can't afford a slight mistake! ”

Zhang Wei nodded, "General Zhang, don't worry, I'll be fine." ”

There is still a long distance from Youzhou to Liaodong, and after getting the promise of Zhang Zhongwu, the envoy of Jiedu, Zhang Zhifang and Zhang Wei took 5,000 elite soldiers all the way east to Liaodong.

"General, I heard you keep saying that the enemy of Liaodong is named Kumoxi, what is the relationship between this Kumoxi and Shanxi?" Zhang Wei was very interested in this enemy named Ku Moxi, and he was eager to understand the relationship between the two.

"Hahaha, hahaha, it seems that Ben will confuse you, this Kumo Xi is actually a mountain Xi, also called Zhushan Xi, in fact, it is the same thing." Zhang Zhifang laughed loudly when he heard this: "The predecessor of Shanxi was called Kumo Xi, and as time went by, the names of these people are also changing, they are called Kumo Xi for a while, and Zhushan Xi for a while, anyway. I'm used to calling them Kumoxi. ”

Oh--, that's what happened, the cat is called a cat, and the cat is called a cat; A mouse is called a mouse, and a mouse is called a mouse, which is actually the same thing.

"Don't you dare to underestimate this Kumoxi. At the moment, they are still very strong, bordering the Xia tribe in the north, the White Wolf River in the south, the Khitan in the northeast, and the Turks in the west. Let me tell you this, if I don't send troops to recruit again, in a few years, the entire Liaodong will be a place for mountain thieves. ”

Zhang Zhifang said so much, the only thing Zhang Wei could know was that this minority named Khitan was also an excellent student in the "fourth year of high school", and he had read the history books several times, knowing that this minority named Khitan had established a dynasty called "Da Liao".

"Oh, I thought that this Shanxi tribe was the Khitan, but when I heard you say this today, I realized that the Shanxi is the Shanxi, and the Khitan is the Khitan, and the two are not the same thing." Zhang Wei said to Zhang Zhifang complimentingly.

Zhang Zhifang waved his hand, "It's not the same thing, it's not the same thing at all, this Khitan is not strong at the moment, and it will not pose a threat to my Datang at all, but this Shanxi is different, since the Anshi Rebellion, after Shanxi learned that my Datang's strength was damaged, Shanxi's five troops joined forces, and often crossed the Daling River to my territory in Liaodong." If it weren't for Shi Xiong and others to defend Liaodong, maybe the land of Liaodong would be a mountain now. ”

Zhang Wei was a little puzzled, after so many years of the Anshi Rebellion, why did the imperial court keep ignoring this matter? How can a small mountain Xi continue to encroach on the land of the Tang Dynasty?

"General, listening to what you said, this Shanxi didn't just invade my Tang land today, has the imperial court not cared about this matter for so many years?"

"It must be managed, but at this time and that time, the current Datang is no longer what it used to be." Zhang Zhifang continued: "When my Emperor Taizong was alive, he led his troops to sweep Kumo Xi, and set up the Rao Le Du Governor's Mansion in the territory of the Xi people, and appointed the leader of the Xi tribe, Kedu, as the right leading general and Rao Le Du Governor, and gave him the surname Li. At the same time, according to the system of our Tang Dynasty, the various departments of the Xi nationality were set up as states, including Xianzhou, Chongzhou, Hue Prefecture, Guiyi Prefecture, Guide Prefecture, Weak Water Prefecture, Qili Prefecture, Luogui Prefecture, Talu Prefecture, and Qiye Prefecture were combined into the ten prefectures, all under the jurisdiction of the Rao Le Du Governor's Office. At that time, these wild foreigners were very obedient. ”

Oh--, it turns out that Datang also managed this place.

"But time has changed, now is not as good as it was back then, although my Tang national strength has recovered over the years, it is really difficult to return to the strength of Taizong back then." Zhang Zhifang sighed.

Zhang Zhifang's words made Zhang Wei sigh with emotion, no wonder there is such a good impression of Tang Taizong Li Shimin in history, no wonder Li Shimin is called "Tian Khan", it can be seen that people are powerful, strength is strong, under the residual power of Tian Khan, whether it is the ethnic minorities in the east or the ethnic minorities in the northwest, they dare not invade the land of our Tang Dynasty.

"Well--, I understand, what happened when I heard the general mention the five departments of Shanxi just now?" Zhang Wei continued to ask.

All newcomers are curious, and Zhang Wei is no exception, he can hear the problem in every sentence.

"That's right, Shanxi is a relatively large ethnic minority, but it is not monolithic, this ethnic group is still divided into five departments, namely the Ahui Department, the Division and the Department, the Ao Lost Department, the Duji Department, and the Yuan Qi Folding Department, collectively known as the five departments of Shanxi."

After Zhang Zhifang's explanation, Zhang Wei finally had some understanding of the mountain Xi he was about to face.