In March 269, on the north bank of the Yellow River, it was later known as the Tumochuan Plain on the boundless grassland. The snow has melted away in winter, and in the slightly chilly spring breeze, the whole grassland is tender green. In this sea of grass, occasionally mixed with flakes of white, brown and even black, it is a team of cattle and sheep, driven by herdsmen of different nationalities, lazily eating fresh young grass.

Of course, at this time, there was no story of the return of the Turks to the east, and this piece of land was not called the Tumochuan Plain. Not long ago, this land was widely referred to as the former set. And now, it has reverted to an even older name.

In the early Eastern Han Dynasty, it was called Wuyuan County. It is the hometown of the flying general Lu Bu. So after Ji Han took this place, of course, he restored the previous name of this place. This piece of land also became the fortieth county of Jihan. Huang Fu Ning became the Taishou of this reborn Wuyuan County, and Wen Yang was worshiped as the general of the Xianbei Zhonglang, and temporarily led the army to be stationed here.

"Driving~~~driving~~~huh~~~~"

Dense muffled thunder resounded in the grassland, and the herdsmen scattered everywhere raised their heads, slightly panicked, and vigilantly searched for the source of the sound. After they could see the flaming red Chinese character flag and the other character flag. The panic and vigilance in their eyes were gone, replaced by deep awe.

Not long after this group of cavalry appeared in everyone's field of vision, soon, a team of cavalry also ran from the other direction. In addition to the Chinese character flag, there is also a flag of the North Palace.

"Hahahaha~~~ How, Ziyang, this time the horse race is won again!"

"Hehehe, that's not likely. General Ciqian, we said in advance that the first person to arrive will not count, and the last person in the whole team to reach the end will be the arrival time of the whole team. Well, the last general's team, the whole team should be a hundred, but it is actually a hundred. The general's team, no matter how you look at it, there are not a hundred people, right? ”

"Huh?" Hearing Beigong Xiong say this, Wen Yang turned his head back to look at his team. At first glance, it didn't matter, and sure enough, there were at least twenty fewer horses.

"What's going on? The rapid march of only a hundred miles, how could it be so far behind? Well? What about Ji Wei? Why did he fall behind? ”

"General Rongyu, when we galloped over just now, there was a person on the side of the road who wanted to intercept our team. The general's horse was too fast and ran straight over. General Ji Wei, who was in the final formation, saw it and went to deal with the matter. ”

"Oh? And such a thing? Well, the whole army dismounted, set up a simple tent and came out to rest for everyone. Milk bricks, right? Boil some milk tea and drink it! A group of men was sent and the horses were led to the river to drink. ”

"No!"

The people under him dispersed to do errands, Wen Yang looked far away in the direction he came, and he didn't care about it after seeing no trace of Wen Hu and the others for the time being. After the simple tent was set up, he called Beigong Xiong in: "Ziyang, gallop all the way, have you ever found any jumping flies in the grass?" ”

"The last general has been paying attention to this all the way. Rushing over more than 100 miles, there must be hoppers, but they are basically scattered. For example, the dense swarm of hoppers before the locust plague in Guanzhong, not a single one was seen. ”

"Good, it's the same with Ben running over here. However, although locust plagues are rare on this side of the Loop, there was also little snowfall here last year, so we still need to be vigilant. ”

And rightfully so. General, the last general is from Guanzhong, and he still remembers the locust plague. Speaking of which, did we send a message to Chang'an and ask them to configure more chickens and ducks for us? ”

"Hey, don't think about that. The grassland is too big, and no amount of chickens and ducks is useless. Besides, there is Da Sima's order hanging in the air, and no one dares to take it lightly this day. Officials and leaders from all over the country desperately reported to Chang'an to deploy more chickens and ducks to their place. Our Wuyuan County is extremely far away from Chang'an. How is that possible? ”

The Great Sima Decree mentioned by Wen Yang was part of Guan Yi's order to exterminate locusts issued at the end of last year: When winter turns to spring, local magistrates and leaders of different races must carefully search for the number and concentration of hoppers in their jurisdictions. Once a dense swarm of hoppers is discovered, it is necessary to immediately organize people to strangle them and report them to the Chang'an government. If there is no report or the strangulation is not effective, if there is another locust plague in the summer. Magistrate, beheaded! Alien, extermination!

Therefore, this point in time is the busiest time for the officials and alien leaders of the entire Yongliang. Wen Yang and Beigong Xiong said that they were testing the speed of the cavalry, but in fact, they were also inspecting the growth of jumping beetles on the grassland in their jurisdiction on a large scale.

But fortunately, there was an activity of millions of people in Yongliang last winter digging up insect eggs. By the spring of this year, the number of hoppers everywhere was still within the safety line.

The two talked about things, drank milk tea, and it didn't take long for Wen Hu to enter the tent with a strong man in a robe.

"Ji Wei, what's wrong with you? Hey, this guy is so familiar, you are ......"

"There is a confidential matter to report to General Wen, and I ask the general to retreat."

"Hahahaha~~~ I remembered. You are Xu Cong and Xu Ziyu of the former Luoyang Chinese Army. Tut-tut, you are a marquis of Mu Township, and you actually came to my Wuyuan County in this cold spring. What, are you here to be a lobbyist for Sima Yan's house? This kind of thing, your Xu family is not good at it! ”

saw Wen Yang unscrupulously exposing his identity in front of Beigong Xiong and more than a dozen Han army generals in the tent. Xu Cong also became a single person all of a sudden: "Hey, Ciqian, I also know that I'm not good at being a lobbyist." But the emperor of Luoyang sent me. Isn't there nothing I can do? ”

"Hahaha~~ The road here in Wuyuan is rugged and the environment is difficult. Not to mention the number of aliens, the horse thieves and other generals haven't had time to clean them up. So if you really want to send a sharp-toothed person to lobby Wen, I'm afraid you won't come to Wen alive. From this point of view, the person chosen by your emperor is completely correct. Well, what does Sima Yan have to say to Wen? ”

"Ciqian is refreshing, and I can't rap as a person. Now, the letter written by the emperor of the Jin Kingdom is here, read it for yourself! ”

The meaning of Sima Yan's letter is actually very simple: The defeat in the Battle of Jieting is not the responsibility of your Wen brothers, I heard Hu Yuan, who returned to Luoyang, say that you really fought to the end for Hu Fen and others. So, it is understandable that you surrender to the enemy when you are cornered. I won't hold you accountable. Your real estate, concubines, slaves and so on in Luoyang, I didn't touch them, but instead sent someone to protect you.

Now I heard that you can't trust Zifeng, the dog thief, and send you to the border to shepherd sheep. This is a bad warrior! When I heard the news, I was very saddened. With the talent of a general, how can he be a stableman on the grassland? In the end, Guan Zifeng still only trusts the people of their Fuxing Society. It's a shame that you're being discriminated against there.

So, come back, my warriors. I'll put you to good use. Not to mention more, as long as you come back, brother, a famous general will not be able to escape. If you want to enjoy the world of flowers in Luoyang, I will definitely not hesitate to reward you with money. If I want to go to the border to make a contribution, how can I regret it......

"Hmph...... "The Wen brothers are a family of military generals, although they have also received many years of education. But it took a lot of time to read Sima Yan's letter, which is mainly written in the style of writing. After reading the whole text, a quarter of an hour passed.

"Hey, Ziyu, speaking of which, when Wen Yu and Ji Wei just followed Sima Zhao back to Luoyang, everyone treated us brothers coldly, and only Ziyu took the initiative to accept us. This kindness has always been remembered by Wen Li. It's just that in this situation now, I can't say it, only Ziyu has been wronged. ”

"What, you want to kill me to prove your loyalty to Guan Zifeng?"

"How can I be this kind of person? Ziyang, you accompany Ziyu, take the letter, and go to the Huangfu Taishou on the south bank of the Yellow River to make a report. Then you can let Ziyu go back. Well, please also ask Huangfu Taishou to get him a customs clearance document, and go directly to Tongguan when he goes back. Coming from the grassland, it's still too dangerous. ”

"In this way, thank you Ciqian."

Beigong Xiong pulled Xu Cong out, and the original dozen generals in the tent also retreated with interest. Wen Hu hesitated slightly, but still opened his mouth: "Brother? ”

"What, is it possible that you really want to go back to Luoyang?"

"Of course not! My brother had a good time with Dahan, so he didn't want to go back to Luoyang to be angry. Brother meant, just put Xu Cong back like this, will Da Sima have other thoughts in his heart when he knows it? ”

"Hahahaha~~~ Ji Wei, don't underestimate Da Sima's open-mindedness. I'm ...... with Da Sima" Speaking of this, Wen Yang pointed slightly to his chest: "Although I don't have much contact, I can feel that Da Sima trusts me." I am also willing to serve Da Sima, and I believe Da Sima has also felt this. ”

"Uh...... All right. It's just that brother, now the emperor is too guarded by a large group of Kanto families around him. At this time, send Xu Cong over, if you let him know......."

"I just want him to see it! This Xu Cong's grandfather is Xu Chu, and his father is Xu Yi. Do you think he is really a loyal servant of the Jin Kingdom? ”