Chapter 151 Heart Knot

The last time Yun Lang went to Yangguan, there were only a few lonely beacons left in Yangguan, as well as stones everywhere.

The lucky ones on Antique Beach will also find some clusters of arrows, ancient coins, stone mill remains, and some broken wine glasses that have lost their owners.

At that time, there was a cold wind carrying the sand and gravel on the Gobi Desert and hitting the face, which was painful, just like the roar of the male soldiers in the Han Dynasty, which made people bow their heads and surrender.

Since ancient times, sunshine has been synonymous with desolation, sadness, loneliness and desolation.

However, for the current Yunlang, Yangguan has not accumulated too much sadness, and it is also inappropriate for him to put the phrase 'no one in Yangguan in the west', his brother Huo Quai, Li Dang is still fighting against the Huns outside the pass.

Seventy miles north of Yangguan is Yumen Pass, these two passes, one south and one north, control the north and south roads leading to the Western Regions.

Since Huo Qubing took Hexi, there have been four more counties and two passes on the territory of the Han Dynasty.

The four counties are Wuwei County, Zhangye County, Jiuquan County, Dunhuang County, and the two passes are Yumen Pass and Yangguan Pass.

The four counties are scattered like pearls on the narrow Hexi corridor, and Yumen Pass and Yangguan are like two fists stretching out into the depths of the desert.

The Yumen Pass, which leads to the north of the Western Regions, is now only responsible for the entry and exit of merchants, while the Yangguan Pass to the south is a complete military city, responsible for monitoring the Huns in the depths of the desert.

Today's Yangguan, the water and grass are abundant, the climate is pleasant, the reeds in the depression are more than one zhang high, now, just after the autumn, the wind blows, the sky is full of flying reed flowers.

Among the four counties in Hexi, only Dunhuang County is really controlled by the Han people, in order to prevent the Xiongnu, the emperor in three years, to Dunhuang no less than 60,000 prisoners, criminal officials, merchants, sons-in-law.

This does not include the 8,000 Han troops under the command of Captain Sunshine and Captain Yumen Pass.

Yunlang's army appeared on the horizon, and Li Yong, who arrived in the sunshine in advance, led the team to greet him.

Standing with them were Captain Hu of Yangguan and Captain Han Dong of Yumen Pass.

"Meet General Wei!"

When the four generals knelt on one knee and bowed to worship, Yun Lang tore off the masking towel on his face and said expressionlessly: "Get up, Yumen Pass Captain Han Dong will rush back to Yumen immediately, and he will not leave his post without an order."

In the future, whenever an important minister of the DPRK and the central government comes to Yangguan, the captain of Yumen Pass does not have to greet him, and it will be an eternal example. ”

Han Dong, the captain of Yumen Pass, who had a long beard under his chin and a face like a heavy jujube, immediately got up as promised, saluted everyone with his fists, and then rode on his war horse and galloped north with his personal guards.

Yun Lang's army slowly entered the city pass, but he himself jumped off his war horse and stepped on the rammed earth stairs and walked up the city wall.

Sui Yue looked at the reedy depression in the distance and said with emotion: "I thought the sun would be more desolate, but I didn't expect that there are oases everywhere here, which is really unexpected." ”

Yun Lang sighed and said, "The autumn here is too early. ”

Dongfang Shuo shook the folding fan and said: "It will snow in August, this is warm, cold, it is the climate of the Western Regions." ”

"Is there any news from the general?"

Yun Lang asked Li Ling.

Li Ling shook his head and said: "The last general is extremely worried, the connection between the general and Yangguan has been severed for thirty-one days, please allow the general to lead the people of the headquarters to enter the desert to search." ”

Yun Lang shook his head and said, "No need. I believe that the general will definitely be able to return, so I ordered the army to set up camp in Yangguan, arrange the general's camp, make all preparations, and wait for the general's return. “

Li Yong, Li Ling promised, and hurriedly went down the city wall to prepare a camp for Huo Quai.

Yun Lang said to Dongfang Shuo and Sima Qian: "Please work harder for the two of you, count the grain and grass in Yangguan, Yumen Pass, and Dunhuang Xinying, and then send someone to count it. ”

"Whoa!"

Dongfang Shuo and Sima Qian also hugged their fists to receive their orders, one went to Dunhuang Xinying, and the other went to Yumen Pass.

"Huo Guang, count the skins we brought, and immediately start making winter clothes, we must prepare them properly before the general returns, otherwise, we will be severely punished!"

Huo Guang hugged his fists and hurriedly went, the task of supervising the production of fur winter clothes was very heavy, and it could not be completed in a while, he felt that from today onwards, he basically didn't have to sleep.

Yun Lang's gaze fell on Sui Yue, and Sui Yue naturally bowed down and waited for the order.

"The military affairs of the long history is to count the population of Yangguan and Yumen Pass, and to screen out the Hun spies from them, and we must catch all the Hun spies in Yumen Pass and Yangguan."

Sui Yue hugged his fists and said: "The subordinate officer will be able to find out none of the spies in the two levels." ”

Yun Lang sighed and said, "I'd rather kill the wrong one, don't let it go!" ”

Sui Yue sneered: "The general doesn't need to instruct, the lower officials will do the same." ”

In an instant, only Yun Lang, Su Zhi, and the Yun family generals led by Liu Er were left in the city.

Yun Lang patted the arrow buttress and said to Su Zhi: "Other cities only need to prevent enemies in one direction, only sunlight, Yumen Pass needs to deal with enemies on both sides, the Qiang people are ignorant and the most easily instigated, you don't want to walk in the Qiang crowd in the future." ”

Su Zhi stroked his hair and said softly: "Is this General Wei's military order to the imperial doctor Cheng Su Zhi?" ”

Yun Lang shook his head and said, "This is your husband Yun Lang's grounding order against his wife Su Zhi!" ”

Su Zhi smiled and bent down to salute: "The concubine body is ordered, and the military medical team also needs to find a place to settle it, so the concubine body will go." ”

Liu Er hesitated whether to follow, and when he saw Yun Lang waving his hand, he quickly followed Su Zhi down the city wall.

The wind blowing from the Hanhai blew Yunlang's cloak into a hunting sound, but he had no intention of leaving the city wall.

I don't know how long it took, but a dirty armor soldier walked over from a distance, knelt down on one knee beside Yun Lang, choked and speechless.

"I thought you'd come."

"It's really shameless to see the prince."

"I remember that I once found you a place where it was easy to fight with the Huns, why are you still in Yangguan?"

"Xie Ning is ashamed...... When the letter was sent, he regretted it, and he wrote a letter of justification, and after sending it, he regretted it even more......"

"Since you came to the sun earlier than me, why don't you ask to take you to the battlefield, I don't believe you will be scared now."

"Prisoners, you can't see the general, and you don't have the shame to see the general."

"It's your father who makes the mistake, not you!"

"He hurt the general and the prince."

"So, you also know about your father's "Book of Despair" to His Majesty?"

"I didn't know in advance, but later, my mother sent me a letter on the way to distribute, and I found out."

Yun Lang took out a crumpled letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xie Ning and said, "This is the "Book of Despair" that your father gave to Your Majesty, Your Majesty personally handed it to me before I set out on the expedition, and told me that he didn't open it.

Now, I handed him over to you, and I haven't opened it yet. ”

Xie Ning stretched out his hand tremblingly and took the letter, without looking at it, just stuffed it in his mouth, bit it one by one, and finally swallowed it.

Yun Lang smiled and said in a low voice: "You don't regret it?" Maybe your father will tell you in the letter that I killed your entire Xie family. ”

Xie Ning raised his head and said with a smile: "I don't believe it!" ”

Yun Lang smiled bitterly and said: "You should open it and read it, I will be more at ease after you read it, and you will also feel at ease." ”

Xie Ning shook his head and said: "I know my father too well, since he left Bai Mountain, he has not been truly at peace, thinking that His Majesty's evaluation of merit is unfair, and a mere Guan Neihou cannot commend him for his achievements in fighting for the country for 26 years."

He also said at home that His Majesty's reward was too little.

Although I also think that His Majesty has wronged my father, I understand that it is not what a courtier should do to say it so bluntly.

From that moment on, I was deliberately alienating my father, and my father also understood that he also wanted to leave a seedling for the Xie family, so he deliberately alienated me.

I thought something would happen to my father, but I didn't expect him to take refuge in the crown prince, and it was when His Majesty sent him to supervise the crown prince.

If it is just to desecrate some money, with His Majesty's generosity to the meritorious heroes, at most the dismissal of officials and knights, how can such a cruel punishment be imposed?

You and I both know that His Majesty's greatest hatred is the person who betrayed him, and for some reason, my father was so greedy for profit that he did what His Majesty hated the most. ”

Yun Lang patted the arrow buttress and said with emotion: "I also cut off all contact with your father after I knew that your father had defected to the crown prince.

At that time, your father was hopeless. ”