Chatting with Sang Yun, there is a feeling of traveling through time and space, but he is "ancient and modern", since he was ordered to go to the Western Regions, Sang Yun has completely entered another world, for nearly twenty years, almost every day has been born and died, especially in the last ten years, there is no peace at all.

As we all know, since the Han and Tang dynasties, the Western Regions have been the land of the Central Plains. Especially in the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions reached its heyday, the busy Silk Road ran through the period, merchants came and went endlessly, and a desert oasis became a post station for caravans.

The prosperity of the Western Regions is almost not inferior to that of the Central Plains, but after the Anshi Rebellion, the whole situation has undergone earth-shaking changes, and it can be said that it has fallen directly from heaven to hell.

First of all, in order to protect itself, the Tang Dynasty transferred the elite soldiers of the Western Regions to fight against the rebels, and after losing the protection of force, Tubo took advantage of the situation and cut off the Hexi Corridor.

The Tang Dynasty seems to have forgotten that there is still a group of men and horses in the Western Regions, until twenty-five years later, the Anshi Rebellion has been pacified, and the Tang Emperor has changed for several generations, and suddenly an envoy came from the Western Regions to tell the Tang Emperor that the Western Regions Army is still holding on!

Thinking of the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers at that time, they were shocked far more than Ye Hua when he saw Sang Yun, they were deeply moved by the loyalty and courage of the soldiers in the Western Regions, but the Tang Dynasty was far from the prosperous Tang Dynasty of the past, and they were unable to aid the Western Regions Army, even so, they held on for another ten years.

Thirty-five years of hard fighting, how many people have changed from teenagers to gray-haired old men, bleeding to death, breaking their heads and arms, defending the Western Regions, and haunting the Tianshan Mountains!

This is Datang's loyal and brave tiger!

Anxi and Beiting Duhufu disappeared, the Western Regions army was wiped out by Tubo, and the Central Plains was unable to take care of it, and in the worst situation, the Han people in the Western Regions did not give up fighting.

They endured humiliation and burdens, accumulated strength, and waited for 50 years, civil strife occurred in Tubo, Zhang Yichao led the Han people in Dunhuang and other places to raise the banner of uprising, beat Tubo, and successively recovered 11 prefectures such as Guazhou, Shazhou, Xizhou, and Hezhou, and returned to the hands of the Tang Dynasty with a territory of 4,000 miles.

This earth-shattering force is called the Guiyi Army!

It was only after a short period of tranquility that a new threat emerged, the Uighur invasion, constantly attacking the city, slaughtering the local Han people, the Guiyi army was alone, they chose to form an alliance with the Khotanese state close to the Central Plains, the two sides intermarried with each other, shared honor and disgrace, fought side by side, sheltered millions of Han people, lived and multiplied in the Western Regions...... They encountered more fierce enemies, the powerful Black Khanate crossed the green mountains, entered the Western Regions, and repeatedly attacked Khotan, the Black Khanate not only had strong troops, but also had a strong backing, the Great Cannibals, the Persians, out of the need to develop eastward, a steady stream of support for the Black Khanate.

The soldiers of Khotan were very valiant, and the king Li Shengtian was also quite talented, but in the face of the tide of Persian knights, they could only support the left and right.

At the same time, the situation of the Guiyi army was even more dangerous, they had the Xizhou Uighur attack on the back, the Tubo attack in the south, in the past ten years, the party people continued to advance westward, seizing the territory of the Guiyi army, and the Khitan, which was defeated by the Great Zhou, also mobilized the elite to go to the Western Regions to loot.

According to Sang Yun's introduction, whether it is the Guiyi Army or the Khotanese State, they are in turmoil, and when he was ordered to go to the Central Plains to pray for help, Li Shengtian, the king of Khotan, was seriously ill and in critical condition.

"If it weren't for that, they wouldn't have let me go back to the Central Plains." Sang Yun smiled bitterly: "I know that there is no hope, so I can only give it a try." We are a group of 100 people, for more than two years, everyone else has died, only I am the only one, what is going on in the Western Regions now, I can't say well, I can only say that the situation will only get worse, and it will never get better! ”

Speaking of this, Sang Yun supported himself to salute Ye Hua.

"Please, you have to help the Han people in the Western Regions, otherwise millions of people will be ruined!"

Ye Hua held down Sang Yun and nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, I know this matter in my heart." ”

Sang Yun raised his head and said, "I can't help but be in a hurry!" What do the princes of the court mean at the moment, what do the sages think, are they willing to use troops for the Western Regions thousands of miles away, can the court afford it? ”

Ye Hua smiled slightly, "I can only tell you that more than half a year ago, the sage mobilized the people to repair the Shu Road, in order to enter the Western Regions!" ”

"Oh!"

Sang Yun was overjoyed, "Wonderful, in the direction of Bashu, contain Tubo, and then send troops to open up the road in the Western Regions, as long as the road is opened, the Han people in the Western Regions will live...... I, I think we should adopt a gentle strategy towards the party, they are greedy for money, just reward some, and the Khitan, you can't offend, don't make too many enemies......"

Sang Yun was chattering, but Ye Hua just laughed, "Mr. Sang, what about making enemies?" A bunch of local chickens and dogs, nothing to worry about! ”

Ye Hua was full of confidence, but Sang Yun was completely unconfident, and he was also unlucky to say that he fell into the hands of Persian merchants and became a poor slave before he entered the Great Zhou.

He only occasionally heard some gossip along the way, and due to the control of the imperial court, Persian merchants could not wander around, so Sang Yun didn't know what happened to Da Zhou at all, and he didn't even know what Yan Yun had recovered.

In addition, Ye Hua is young, and his tone is very loud between his words.

The so-called no hair on his mouth, he can't do things firmly, can he speak effectively?

Sang Yun was full of suspicions, but when they met for the first time, it was not good to ask too much.

He could only endure it, but fortunately, it didn't take long for someone to come.

"Are you kid still alive? Sang Yun, your Uncle Fu is here! ”

Fu Yanqing shook his fat body, and was the first to enter the ward, his old eyes were dizzy, and he rubbed it vigorously, so that he could barely see a trace of his appearance, and suddenly burst into tears.

"You're suffering!"

Sang Yun was also taken aback, Fu Yanqing was majestic and dignified, why did he become a big bear when he was old and fat? But the old man's heart was still so hot, and after sitting down, he asked for warmth.

When he heard that Sang Yun was also beaten by the people of the Ministry of Rites, Fu Yanqing quit, he glared at Ye Hua, "I said virtuous son-in-law, you have to vent your anger on my nephew, call those bastards from the Ministry of Rites over, and beat them up!" ”

Ye Hua smiled: "Please rest assured, father-in-law, I don't need to say it, they will naturally come to ask for sin." ”

Only then did Sang Yun know that Ye Hua was still Fu Yanqing's son-in-law.

"Uncle Fu, I'm not mistaken, your daughter seems to be much older than this one? What, married him? ”

Fu Yanqing shook her head with a smile, "No, you're talking about my eldest daughter, she, she just passed away...... This kid is married to the old man's third girl, and when you left, you weren't born yet! ”

"Oh! Congratulations to the little nephew, many sons! ”

"How wronged!" Fu Yanqing snorted: "The old man doesn't think about anything now, just looking forward to some old people, who can get together, talk and laugh, and be happy day by day." If you kid have any requests, tell him quickly. Fu Yanqing pointed at Ye Hua and said with a smile: "He can help you do it, when you are fine, I will accompany my uncle and catch up with the old days!" ”

Sang Yun groaned for a moment, "Uncle, if I'm not mistaken, he is the champion Hou?" It must be unusual in the military, right? ”

Fu Yanqing grabbed his beard and said with a smile: "This kid is very capable now, to put it mildly, one person is above 10,000 people, and he can make the decision on how many things in the big week!" ”

Fu Yanqing was full of pride, and continued to brag about his son-in-law's skills, at this time, the old prince Wang Pu and Fan Zhen came one after another, following them, and Li Shi, a bachelor of Hanlin, also arrived.

Li Xi saw Sang Yun, looked at it for a long time, and suddenly laughed, "Do you remember me?" ”

Sang Yun frowned.

Li Xian smiled: "I helped you steal Master's calligraphy!" ”

In a word, he reminded Sang Yun, "You, you are Li Xian?" Bro! ”

Sang Yun stretched out his hand to grab Li Shi and sighed: "At that time, you were still a little boy, and now you have a beard, it seems that your official position is not small?" It's promising! ”

"It's a mess!" Li Xian said with a smile: "Counting it, you are also Ye Hua's senior brother, I said junior brother, don't come yet, give a salute to senior brother!" ”

Ye Hua glared at him, you have a lot to do!

After thinking about it, there is nothing wrong with worshipping the senior brother first, it is better than calling the uncle with Chen Shi...... These people, together, the relationship is really complicated.

Wang Pu and Fan Zhen were both officials under Sang Weihan back then, and they had some dealings with Sang Yun, especially Fan Zhen, who was a frequent visitor to the Sang family.

The big guy held hands and asked for warmth.

It's been more than 20 years, and their respective experiences can be written into a big book, and now when they get together, the more they talk, the happier they become.

At this moment, there was a big chaos outside, and Chai Rong's car arrived!

His Majesty the Emperor stepped into the ward, and the ministers immediately saluted.

Chai Rong waved his hand, "It's all polite, this is not a polite place." ”

His Majesty the Emperor came to Sang Yun's face, "This is Sang Yun Warrior?" ”

Ye Hua hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, he is Sang Yun, he was the envoy who led the delegation and sent an envoy to Khotan during the Tianfu period of the Jin Dynasty, counting on his fingers, he has been away from the Central Plains for twenty years. ”

Chai Rong nodded, "It's longer than Su Wu's shepherding!" My Han family is a son, and there is no shortage of hard bones! Ye Qing, what is the situation in the Western Regions, is it appropriate to send troops immediately and how many men and horses should be dispatched? ”

It is worthy of His Majesty the Emperor, straight to the point, and does not waste foaming stars at all.

"Your Majesty, the Shu Road is not open, and the army cannot advance westward."

Ye Hua's words made Sang Yun chuckle in his heart, could it be that he wanted to rejoice in the air?

Fu Yanqing smiled at him and signaled him not to worry. I heard Ye Hua continue: "The minister thinks that he can send a thousand advance teams, which is enough to protect the safety for a while!" ”

Chai Rong bowed, "Okay, let Warrior Sang recuperate first, and we will immediately discuss the matter of sending troops." ”

The monarchs and ministers all went out, but Fu Yanqing, who had nothing to do, was left, and Sang Yun was in a hurry, there were only a thousand people, a drop in the bucket, but it was just a comfort, and it couldn't solve the problem at all!

"Uncle, do you know that the Black Khan cavalry, tens of thousands, is overwhelming! 1,000 people is not enough to stuff your teeth! ”

Fu Yanqing patted him on the shoulder, "Virtuous nephew, you still don't understand the power of Da Zhou!" Look, these 1,000 people are enough to resist thousands of troops! ”