"Childe be careful!" Adou hurriedly flashed to the front: "Childe, let me go and see it first!" ”

For a person who looked familiar to Adou, and the origin of this person was unknown, Zhang Wei first thought that it might be an assassin. []

"Zhang Wei, this person is injured!" Before Zhang Wei could pass, Adou took the lead in speaking.

Sure enough, when the man was brought closer, a mere smell of blood emanated from him.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" The two monks carried the wounded man in the middle and walked towards the monastery, and Adou naturally moved out of the way, and then turned his head to look at the wounded man's back, only to see a deep scar on the wounded man's back.

"Huh...... This scar...... It's like a knife wound, Zhang Wei, you. Have you noticed that the scar is deep in the middle and shallow on both sides. Why is it so familiar? ”

"Childe, last time those Karma weapons were caused. The wound seems to be like this. ”

"Oh, yes! I remembered that I went to the Western Regions. At that time, those caravans from Anxi, Qiuzi and other places, their escort weapons were very different from the weapons of our Central Plains, and I think they should be able to cause such wounds. Speaking of this, Adou frowned: "Could it be that there is a change in the Western Regions?" Let's take a look. ”

By this time, the injured man had been carried to the hospital.

"What's going on?" Lai Xinjue Luo asked.

"Master, he and I have appeared outside the city. That's when he was already . He was so badly injured that my Buddha had compassion on him, so we brought him here. One of the monks spoke.

At this time, a middle-aged monk came out of it, this person was tall. Nine feet, with a strong body, a tall nose and deep eye sockets, it looks like a bit of a person from the Western Regions.

The middle-aged monk stepped forward, examined the wound carefully, and then said, "This is a wound left by the Wusun people. He just lost too much blood and was physically exhausted. Drive him in, I'll cook some blood-tonifying medicine and pour him down first. ”

"Wusun?" In the distance. When Dou heard the middle-aged monk's words, he also felt that something was wrong. Wusun is far away from Yongzhou, this person was injured by the Wusun people, and he actually ran to Chang'an City, Yongzhou, and there was a strange thing in the matter.

Suddenly, Adou's mind flashed.

"Zhang Wei, I remembered. I've seen this man. ”

"Childe has seen it?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this person should be a Di man, I saw people from afar under Pu Lin's tent."

Adou's memory is extraordinary, and he can definitely reach the point of unforgettable. But this is also relative, now if you want to remember something, you can indeed remember it, and if you have seen anything firmly in your heart, even the gods can't do it. So just now, Adou just saw that this person was familiar, and now he remembered it.

"It may be that there is a change on the side of the Di people. Zhang Wei, let's go back first, and find Jing Zhaoyin to send someone over to find out what happened. ”

……

Today's Jing Zhaoyin's name is Pang Lin, and he is Pang Tong's younger brother.

Pang Lin, like Pang Tong Zhuge Liang and others, is also a student of Lumen, and he also studied with Pang Degong when he was a child. It's just that Pang Lin's qualifications are far inferior to Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang, of course, since he is from Lumen, he is much stronger than ordinary people.

When Liu Bei went out to Yongzhou, he ordered Pang Lin to join the army, and later Liu Bei captured Chang'an, so he ordered Pang Lin to be Jing Zhaoyin. Although this Jing Zhaoyin's official position sounds small, just managing a Chang'an City, it is actually a great responsibility. This is like the Shuntian Mansion Yin of the Qing Dynasty in later generations, although the official is not big, but he has the power to discuss politics in the upper dynasty.

Letting Pang Lin be Jing Zhaoyin also shows Liu Bei's trust in Pang Lin, and it is also because he recognizes Pang Lin's talent. Although this Pang Lin is not a prime minister, he is more than enough to manage a range of 100 miles.

After receiving Adou's holy decree, Pang Lin didn't say a word, and immediately took people to the temple. When Pang Lin arrived at the temple, the injured man had not yet woken up, and it was not until dusk that the injured man woke up, and Pang Lin knew what had happened.

Pang Lin walked out of the temple with a pale face, and looked at the sky that had slowly shrouded in darkness. In the distance, in several houses, faint lights could already be seen shining through the rooms.

"This matter is very important, Your Majesty should not rest yet, it is too late to go immediately!" Thinking of this, Pang Lin took a step and walked in the direction of the palace.

Suddenly, Pang Lin stopped.

For this young emperor, Pang Lin did not meet a few times, let alone know anything. The so-called companion is like a tiger, such a major matter, if it is reported like this, if the emperor is angry, Pang Lin will not be able to bear it.

Pang Lin beckoned, summoned the people around him, and said, "You go to the uncle, invite the uncle to the palace, and say that something big has happened in the Western Regions!" ”

Seeing the subordinate trotting in the direction of Pang Tongfu, Pang Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time muttered silently in his heart: Big brother, you have to hurry up!

……

"Pang Aiqing, have you found out everything?" Adou asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's all clear." Pang Lin swallowed, and a few drops of cold sweat gradually appeared on his head. You must know that it is late autumn and early winter, and the lobby is relatively empty, Pang Lin is sweating, which can only mean that he is too nervous.

"Pang Aiqing, don't be nervous, just take your time."

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to the minister's investigation, the injured person was Di Ren, a general under Pu Lin's command. The reason why he came here is to ask His Majesty for help. ”

"Help? What the hell is going on? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, that day the Di people led the troops to help me fight with Cherrigi, but Lu Gui took advantage of the emptiness of the Wang Department and occupied the Wang Department, and then Lu Gui attacked the Pu family, but was ambushed by the Pu family, and the whole army was annihilated, Lu Gui was afraid that Fu Jian would retaliate after returning to the army, so he fled with his people. And a few days ago, Lu Gui suddenly came back, and this Lu Gui didn't come back alone, he also brought 100,000 Wusun Jing Riders! Pang Lin said slowly.

"Wusun? Is it the big Kunmi, or the little Kunmi? Adou asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's Xiao Kunmi."

The leader of Wusun is called Kunmi, also known as Kunmo, and Kunmi means the Son of Heaven in the Wusun language. At that time, the Han Dynasty was clearly peaceful, but secretly secretly plotted to divide Wusun into two parts, Da Kunmi and Xiao Kunmi. Now, more than 300 years later, Wusun is still not unified.

This little Kunmi's sphere of influence is to the west of the Great Kunmi, closer to the counties of the Western Regions, so on weekdays, Xiao Kunmi is salivating over the Western Regions, but the Qiang people are powerful, and Xiao Kunmi is not the opponent of the Qiang people, so he has been forbearing. Now that the Qiang people have been defeated, Cherrigi is even dead, and the Qiang people are divided, which is a good opportunity for little Kunmi.

And at this time, Lu Gui came to vote, Lu Gui was familiar with the situation of the Di tribe, with Lu Gui's internal response, Xiao Kunmi attacked the Di people in the Western Regions It was much simpler, so Xiao Kunmi ignored the promise made with the ancestors of the Pu family back then, led 100,000 troops, and attacked the Di people.

On the Di side, due to Fu Jian's death, it also caused a vacuum of power, although Pu Lin's strength is strong, but it is far from the point where he can cover the sky with one hand, so during this period of time, Di people are also busy with the struggle for power, and they were caught off guard by Wusun. Pu Lin had no choice but to send his generals to Chang'an to ask Adou for help.

However, the general who came was also unlucky, and on the way to Yongzhou, he encountered a small force of Wusun, and only the general himself managed to escape, and he was slashed by the Wusun people on the back. And this Diren general can be regarded as a tough guy, and he gritted his teeth and persevered to Yongzhou.

After listening to Pang Lin's narration, Adou's mood sank. It's really a wave of just flat and wave after wave. Now that Yongzhou has just stabilized, the Wusun people have attacked.

And at this moment, Xiao Huangmen walked in quickly from the outside and said, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Pang asks to see!" ”

"Please!" Adou only said one word, and then lowered his head and pondered.

Pang Tong walked in from the outside in a leisurely manner, with a slight smell of alcohol on his body, and it could be seen that Pang Tong had a drink at dinner.

"See Your Majesty!" After Pang Tong finished saluting, he whispered to Pang Lin next to the text: "Old 2, what happened?" ”

"Big brother, here's the thing......" Pang Lin explained to Pang Tong in a whisper.

"Is that so?" Pang Tong was also worried.

Since Liu Bei's conquest of Yongzhou, the war has never stopped for more than two years, such as resisting 6 Xun, destroying Nanman, flooding the Hu army, and fighting against Cheriji. And now Yongzhou is in ruins, everything needs money and food, where can I still draw out the extra money and food, and go to the Western Regions to fight Wusun!

But if you ignore Wusun and let it go, I'm afraid that the entire Western Regions will fall into Wusun's pocket. The Qiang people, the Di people, and the Qi people all lost a lot because of the war, which made Wusun a little Kunmi able to dominate the Western Regions, but there is really no tiger in the mountains, and the monkey is the king.

Pang Tong had already seen that Adou was reluctant to give up the Western Regions, at least not the area east of Jiuquan, otherwise he would not choose to establish Jiayuguan. According to Pang Tong's understanding of Adou, this battle is probably inevitable.

But money and food are needed to fight a war, and now although Shu can draw soldiers and horses, where do you have to find this money and food?

Adou above took a slow breath and said, "Taifu, can there be surplus grain and grass in the city now for the army to use?" ”

Pang Tong shook his head: "If you march within this Yongzhou range, you can still squeeze out some grain and grass, but if you go to the Western Regions, the grain and grass will definitely be insufficient." ”

Adou lowered his head and thought for a moment, then asked, "If there are only 10,000 people, how much grain and grass can be mobilized?" ”

Pang Tong thought for a while: "Your Majesty, if there are only 10,000 people, you can mobilize the grain and grass for March. ”

"What if there are 10,000 cavalry."

"Within two months, you can keep food and grass worry-free!" Pang Tong replied again.

"Is it only two months?" Adou fell into deep thought again.

After a stick of incense, Adou raised his head and said, "Come on, drive the Hussar General's Mansion!" ”

Pang Tong's eyes flashed below, and he looked at Adou thoughtfully, and sighed slightly in his heart: Your Majesty, you are really courageous!

……

Since Ma came to Chang'an City, he has become a popular figure in Chang'an City.

As a hussar general, Ma is second only to the general Guan Yu in the general, and he is still above Zhang Fei, so it can be said that he is already a very human minister. And when it comes to ability, horses are even more famous all over the world. What's more, Ma is not yet fifty years old this year and is in the prime of life.

Ma's wife died in the hands of Yang Fu that year, and Ma's other concubines, because of their background, have not been corrected, so now the position of Ma's wife is still vacant. So the big diamond king of the horse was immediately targeted, and when the horse came to Chang'an, it didn't take long for someone to come to the door to propose.

Those who dare to find Ma Ti's relatives are all from prominent families in Chang'an City, and ordinary people are naturally embarrassed to come. And those daughters' families are also twenty-eight years old, in their prime, and the horses are old cows eating tender grass.

In the end, Ma valued the daughter of a family surnamed Wang, and Ma's new father-in-law was not as good as Martha, but both parties didn't care at all, after all, there would be more political elements in this kind of marriage.

But fortunately, Ma was originally a handsome guy, although he was older, but he still had a handsome foundation, so after the daughter of the Wang family saw the horse, she took a fancy to the horse at a glance, coupled with the heroic deeds of the horse, this marriage can be regarded as a matter of course.

After all, Ma is a military general, although there is no war now, but there will still be no relaxation, so when Adou came to Ma's mansion, Ma was testing the martial arts of several of his sons, and Ma's new lady was standing aside and waiting.

When Ma heard that Adou was coming, he immediately took his sons and went to greet him.

But unexpectedly, Adou's first words when he saw Ma were: "Ma Aiqing, I have something to ask you......"

Adou and Ma talked alone for a long time, and Adou stayed in Ma's mansion until the second half of the night before leaving.

After that, the horse did not sleep, but sat quietly in the courtyard, and began to carefully wipe the spear that had accompanied him for many years.

……

Mrs. Ma took a cup of hot tea and walked gently to Ma's side.

"Sit down, ma'am!" The horse didn't look back.

"Husband, are you going to go on an expedition?" Mrs. Ma asked.

Ma did not answer directly, but put down the spear in his hand, took Mrs. Ma's hand, and said, "Madam, the weather is cold, you should wear more shoes and clothes." ”

Mrs. Ma is also a smart person in ice and snow, although Ma did not say it explicitly, but Mrs. Ma can guess a few points.

Mrs. Ma gently snuggled into Ma's arms and said slowly: "Husband, promise me that you must come back safely." ”

"Okay, I promise you!" Ma looked at Mrs. Ma in his arms and said affectionately.

……

The ninth day of October.

In front of the gate of Chang'an, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered here, and everyone came to see off the horses.

Adou took the official seal from the eunuch's hand, handed it to Ma, and said loudly: "Ma Aiqing, today I will crown you as the general of Fuyuan!" I hope you can pacify the Western Regions for my Han Dynasty. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister should sweep away Wusun to repay His Majesty's grace!" The horse knelt down and took the seal of General Fuyuan with both hands.

"Ma Aiqing, Emperor Wu was crowned a champion Hou back then, which means that he is the best in the army, today I named you the general of Fuyuan, and in the future, you will be the general of my Han to pacify the frontier! Come on, get the wine! Adou snorted.

The eunuch brought a large glass of wine, Adou took the glass, and then said: "This glass of wine is personally given to you by me, I hope you can return triumphantly, Ma Aiqing!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The horse took the wine with both hands and drank it all in front of everyone.

"Ma Aiqing, today, I will take a hundred civil and military officials to send you ten miles, and on another day, you will return triumphantly, and I will also take a hundred civil and military officials to go out of the city ten miles to greet you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!"

A group of people headed west. Since it is a send-off, it is more of a formality, and the march is naturally not very fast.

The horse accompanies Adou and will enjoy the surrounding scenery from time to time.

"Your Majesty, look at the hundreds of acres of fertile land around, it is very spectacular! If the minister can have such a field, he will not worry about eating and drinking! The horse suddenly pointed to the nearby farmland.

Adou smiled slightly and said, "If Ma Aiqing likes it, give it to Ma Aiqing!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The horse didn't have the slightest excuse.

After walking for a while, Ma suddenly pointed to the manor next to him and said, "Your Majesty, this manor is very magnificent!" ”

"Hehe, if Ma Aiqing likes it, this Zhuangzi will also be rewarded to Ma Aiqing."

"Minister, thank you, Your Majesty!" Ma still didn't refuse.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong in the back saw each other and smiled, and then Pang Tong came to Zhuge Liang and said, "Hehe, this time Your Majesty is going to bleed heavily!" ”

"Shi Yuan, look at it, the fields and mansions are going to be finished, this time it's time to be an official!"

As soon as Zhuge Liang's voice fell, Ma spoke again: "Your Majesty, the minister has a total of four sons, when Jicheng was in the past, two sons died at the hands of Yang Fu, and now Ma Qiu is going to go out with me again, leaving only Ma Cheng alone, the minister is really not at ease!" ”

"This is easy to do, I will seal Ma Cheng as the Marquis of Guannei, and the prince will give up people!" Adou immediately spoke.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After Ma finished speaking, he sighed slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister is from Fufeng Maoling, and the minister is in Maoling, and he can be regarded as having some old friends, and the so-called homeland is difficult to leave......"

"Ma Aiqing, when you return triumphantly, I will take this Maoling as your fiefdom, how about it?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After Ma finished speaking, he suddenly got off the horse, knelt on the ground at Adou, and then said: "Your Majesty, ten miles is almost here, and Your Majesty is not going to send it off, and the minister will go straight to the Wusun Royal Court to repay His Majesty's grace!" ”

……

Watching the horse gradually leave, Adou sighed lightly, but silently muttered in his heart:

"At that time, Wang Jian invaded Chu and asked the first emperor for good land and property, precisely to dispel the suspicion of the first emperor; Even if you don't ask me for something, I can trust you, and I hope that you can return triumphantly like Wang Qian! ”