For a short time, the Han Dynasty controlled a large territory stretching from northern Goryeo in the east, west of the Tarim Basin in the west, and north of Cochin in the south. Every dynasty that has continued to rise since then has had the ideal www.biquge.info of restoring this vast empire.

During the Sui Dynasty, the Han Empire had begun to recover its territory after centuries of great divisions, but this attempt was only interrupted by civil strife. After Emperor Zhenguan pacified China, the second step was to use the method of conquering the surrounding areas to carry out the unfinished business of the Sui Dynasty's foreign progress. It's not so much ambition as comparison - Tang is right to replace Sui.

Guo Xiaoke believed that if Chang'an could not see goods or tributes from the Western Regions on time, it would be a dereliction of duty on his part as the governor of Xizhou. In this respect, the disobedience of the turtles cannot be indulged for a moment, and their behavior cannot be used as an example.

Otherwise, the Yanqi that has just been attached and stabilized will also be flooded with sediment. Some people's hearts are like the feathers that have just fallen off the body of a bird, knowing that they can't go to the sky, and they want to move when the wind blows. At that point, he'll have more than just a turtle to deal with.

Since December of the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Guo Xiaoke has received several reports of Qiuzi interfering with the Silk Road trade routes, but none of them seem to be enough for him to make up his mind and take a thunderous force to deal with it.

But by the end of the first month of the nineteenth year, the matter had become serious before I knew it. Because in the new year, the first silk caravan from Chang'an to the Western Regions returned from Qiuci because it did not want to pay the heavy taxes imposed by Qiuci.

Guo Xiaoke began to mobilize Xizhou's troops, while sending people to the ranch village to see the news that Xizhou was not high. The best-case scenario is that Gao Jun can return to Ranch Village at this time, and Xizhou's troops are also just ready, and he wants to listen to Gao Jun's opinion.

The people who returned from the ranch village reported two pieces of news to Guo Dudu, one good and one bad.

The good news is that Don't drive Gao Jun and pull the shepherd team back from Jiannan Road. The bad news is that it seems that Gao Beijia's house is in a lot of trouble, and it seems that it is unlikely that the adults will be able to get out for a while.

Guo Xiaoke asked him, "You didn't inquire about what happened?" ”

The person who sent it said, "Governor, how can I find out about the family affairs of the don't drive?" But it seems that the matter is not small, and it is quite complicated - there is a matter of Gao Changshi, there is a matter of other driving, and I heard that there is also a matter of the Gao Fu family...... There are men's affairs and women's affairs, and I can't go into more detail.

As long as Gao Jun is back. Guo Xiaoke wanted to know the result of Gao Jun's loss of silk to the assistant manager of Jiannan Province, and he was also surprised by what would happen to him when he just returned home. In short, he thinks that Gao Jun will come to see him soon, don't drive away for four or five months, shouldn't he report the situation to the governor as soon as possible when he comes back?

He waited for two days, but Gao Jun couldn't come. So, Guo Dudu took the guards and came to the ranch village in person.

In Xizhou Ranch Village, the shepherd guards sent back by Gao Jun to report the news, as well as the family member Gao Bai, arrived in the village late at night. As soon as they discussed, it was not good to disturb Lord Gao's house in the middle of the night, anyway, their itinerary was many days ahead of the team, not at this moment, they agreed to go to Lord Gao's house early the next morning to report the news.

So, the shepherds went back to their respective homes, and Gao Bai hurried home to see Ju'er.

The problem is that Gao Bai saw the old man at home, Changshi Gao Xingxing, in the middle of the night.

Gao Bai didn't say a word, turned his head and walked out of the house, went directly to the ranch to find a room to get into, and took the letter of resignation he had just written at dawn to Gao Da's house to see Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Liu.

When these people saw Gao Bai, they were first happy that Gao Jun would be back soon, and then looked at the paper and were stunned. In this way, Gao Bai knows everything.

However, Cui and Liu looked at Gao Bai very calmly, their faces did not change, and their attitudes were very resolute, but they did not look like the tranquility before the storm, and they looked like they were in their chests. Cui Shi and Liu Yuru were a little strange, and they didn't know what kind of kung fu Gao Bai had practiced after following Li Mi out.

Originally, Mrs. Cui still wanted to comfort and persuade a few words, so she was exempted, saying that she would discuss it when Gao Jun came back. Until Gao Bei arrived home with a large team, there was no chance to mention this matter, because Liu Yuru didn't do it anymore.

Gao Min, Gao Yu brothers, Liu Wu, Wang Daokun and other ranch officials, as well as Gao Jun's family, all went to the entrance of the village to greet them, but only Gao Xianxing did not show up.

Gao Jun met and greeted them one by one, and then they were the family.

When Liu Yuru saw the Su family, that is, Li Chengqian's wife, come out of the carriage, her face changed at that time, and the smile on her face that had been in order to welcome Gao Jun home suddenly froze.

Liu Yuru had seen the Su family, and the Su family was not an ordinary woman, so she couldn't not know who the Su family was in such a short time. As soon as Gao Jun got off his horse, he walked a few steps and stretched out his hand towards Liu Yuru, "Madam! I am back! ”

Xie Jinlian, Siqing, Li Wanqing, Lirong and others were all present, and they were all waiting for Gao Jun and Liu Yuru to meet each other, and they also went up to greet them. But Liu Yuru stared at Su Shi with her eyes, and she didn't look at Gao Jun, and it took a long time before her face turned red and said:

"You've grown! The eldest brother has been taking care of the ranch for the past few months, but you are not doing your job, as soon as you go out for so long, when you come back, it is a beautiful wine and a beauty, it seems that our sisters ran out to greet the tall man is self-inflicted! ”

Without waiting for Gao Jun to speak, he turned his head and beckoned Xie Jinlian and the others, "Let's go back, Master Gao has no time to pay attention to us!" ”

In front of Gao Min, Gao Yu, Liu Wu and others, Gao Jun stretched out his hand and was stunned for a moment. And Xie Jinlian, Siqing and the others also saw the Su family who came out of the car, and they all seemed to have a sudden realization, and they got up and followed Liu Yuru with different mentalities, but they didn't have a chance to say a word.

Gao Yu said, "Brother, you take care of the family first, and then gather at my hotel later!" "Glancing at the others, these people are all hiding. They could clearly see Liu Yuru's face before and after the change, and they all guessed that the cause was the new Mrs. Su. It seems that Liu Yu is unwilling.

Fan Ying and Cui Yan didn't expect Sister Liu to react like this, she lost her temper in front of outsiders and Gao Jun, something she had never done before. In the past, so many women came to the house one after another, and Sister Liu never blushed even once.

In the blink of an eye, the people who greeted them were gone, and only one Gao Bai remained.

Mrs. Cui also glanced at her daughter meaningfully before leaving, and said nothing. Fan Ying and Cui Yan quietly asked Gao Jun, "How did you do it...... Even we're not welcome anymore...... What to do? ”

Gao Beijia's face had returned to normal, and he smiled and ordered the herding team to bring the horses brought by Jiannan Dao into the stables and two carts of good wine to the house. Then he went home with them. Of course, Su Shi and Xue Lian followed, otherwise where would they go.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, only a lame old man greeted him and led the tall man and Fan Ying's horses over and tied them up. As soon as I entered the door of the first floor, only Cui Shi was sitting there, and no one else was there.

Cui Yan and Fan Ying had the opportunity to say hello to Mrs. Cui, Cui looked at the expression on her daughter Cui Yan's face, and said in her heart How can you and Fan Ying have the same heart and lungs as me, and Liu Yuru also has to complain about you, running all the way to Gao Jun's side, why can't the two of them even look at one person!

When Su and Xuelian also came to greet Mrs. Cui, Cui looked at Su and saw that she had raised her fingers decently, and she didn't look like she was from the mountains, as if she had seen her somewhere. Looking at Snow Lotus again, it is even more strange, it is another Ju'er who has escaped.

After Li Xiyu went to Liangzhou, his house was always empty, and Cui ordered someone to clean it up and let Su and Xuelian live first, planning to take some time to ask them.

Gao Jun had already turned into two steps and went up to the second floor, and everyone's door was closed. It seems that Xie Jinlian, Siqing, Li Wanqing and Lirong are all in their respective rooms, but no one comes out.

Gao Jun walked to the door of Liu Yuru's big house and said, "Madam, listen to my explanation." ”

Cui Shi also walked up and said to Gao Jun, "You are not at home, she doesn't live in this house these days...... It's me staying. You go to another room and have a look. (To be continued.) )