Chapter 4: The Envoy

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A few hours ago, the envoy Jiejie, General Pingxi, and Liangzhou Mu Zhang Maozheng went to the Honglu Pavilion in Guzang Dongcheng together with many civil servants to personally greet the Jin envoy.

Since the three generations, there is a saying that the east gate welcomes guests, so the Honglu Pavilion specially set up in Guzang City to entertain visitors from all over the world is also built outside the main gate of the east city. This museum was first placed in Liangwu Gong (Zhang Jun's grandfather Zhang Rail), and it has been 14 years since then. In the beginning, Honglu Pavilion was a very prosperous and lively place in Guzang City. The envoys of the imperial court came and went every month, and the heads of the pilgrimages and merchants of the Western Regions also lived here for a long time. Now, it's very deserted, and the door is full of birds.

Come to think of it, since the fall of Chang'an and the surrender of Emperor Jin to Liu Han, the Jin Dynasty's rule over the north has long been wiped out, and the exploits of Liang's hegemony in the Western Regions have also fallen apart with the departure of Duke Liangwu. Now, the Western Regions have rebelled from time to time, and there have been no new court envoys in Liangzhou for five years. Many old people living in Dongcheng will inevitably sigh under the sunset: Wang Shi will no longer have the day of Beiding······

Now living in this Honglu Pavilion is still the group of envoys sent by the imperial court five years ago, because the road to the south was cut off by the two countries of Liu Han and Cheng Han, so they stayed here and became the permanent population of Guzang City. I don't know when the Honglu Pavilion became their home. Hongluqing was transferred to the local area to take office, and the officials in the yamen disappeared for two or three years, and this place became a forgotten place.

Until yesterday, a large number of craftsmen, led by the inner warden, poured in, and began a huge renovation operation without saying anything. The dilapidated green tiles were all replaced and re-paved with wide tiles of glazed texture, shining in the sun; The floor was cleaned spotlessly, revealing hard tiles; Even the doors and windows have been repainted.

The discerning Guzang people can recognize that the inner eunuch is the confidant eunuch around Zhang Mao, and these craftsmen are also from Shaofu!

Of course, among the onlookers, there are also the eyeliners of various wealthy forces. They silently reported everything they saw to their masters, and the heads of these gate valves were also secretly pondering the meaning of Zhang Mao's move: "Liangzhou is really going to be pro-Jin and the enemy!" ”

The Jin envoy now only left Shi Shu, the squire of the Yellow Gate, and Shi Wang Chong, the servant of the Imperial Palace, and the rest of the entourage are either doing business abroad, or secretly leaving the south and have not been heard from again. There is no way, the Jin envoy also has to eat, except for the official envoy and deputy envoy who can get food and salary every month, how can Liangzhou care about the life and death of others. Therefore, when the palace guards came to inform him that they were going to participate in the Autumn Festival tomorrow as court envoys, Wang Chong, the deputy envoy, cried with joy!

For five years, they have been placed here to fend for themselves, not only have they been cut off from their families, but even the imperial court has long forgotten about them. Now, the beloved state pastor has finally remembered us, not to mention anything else, we can always eat a meal of meat in the autumn hunting, right?

Just when Wang Chong was so excited, Shi Shu, who was the envoy of the Yellow Gate, sighed, and he muttered: "I have been neglected for a few years, and I suddenly remembered us again, I am afraid that our state pastor has other plans." ”

When Wang Chong heard this, he comforted this old colleague who shared weal and woe with him, and said: "You and I are already like this, where is there anything to be gained?" ”

"Not right······" Shi Shu shook his head, and suddenly, there was a panic in his eyes, and he said, "Could it be that that thing is known to Zhang Mao?" ”

"How so?" Wang Chong was also shocked when he heard this: "That object is only known to three people, and that one has been collapsed for many years, so there are only two of you and me left, don't you still believe me?" ”

Shi Shu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "What did Brother Wang say, you and I have been in the same boat for many years, how can I not believe you." Just ······"

"Oops······" Wang Chong said: "It's just what, our brothers don't care about anything, even if the sky falls, we will have to eat a full meal tomorrow, I don't know how long it will be meaty." ”

When Shi Shu heard this, she couldn't help but let go of her worries, and laughed: "Just like Brother Wang said, I'll eat enough tomorrow." ”

In this way, when Zhang Mao came to the Honglu Pavilion in a warm car pulled by a horse, Shi Shu and Wang Chong were already standing outside the hall waiting. The two were wearing official uniforms that had been turned out from the bottom of the box, but fortunately they were not eaten by insects, but the smell was a little bigger, and they had to dry it overnight.

Zhang Mao was dressed in a newly sewn Jin Dynasty three-rank military attache uniform, and although he was over forty years old, he was still in high spirits. He wore a lacquered sarong crown on his head, a palm-wide rhino leather belt decorated with jade around his waist, and a long sword of extreme elaborate saga. accompanied by Ma Doi, the chief secretary of Taifu, Gu Zang Ling Xinyan and more than a dozen subordinate officials, large and small. Around them, the guards were the most elite Chinese guards in Liangguo, all of whom wore hoods, purple shirts, large pants, and gold armor.

I saw Zhang Mao show the standard smile of a high-grade gentleman, get out of the car and bow with both hands, and salute first: "Shi Shilang, Wang Shiyu Shishi." ”

Shi Shu and Wang Chong stood at the bottom of the steps, and when they saw Zhang Mao putting on such a grand battle, they finally stopped worrying in their hearts. They also bowed to Zhang Mao with a smile on their faces and said, "Cheng Xun (Zhang Mao)"

As soon as the words fell, something stunned happened: I saw Zhang Mao wave his hand slightly, and immediately a guard carried out a complete set of incense cases from behind, placed between them and Zhang Mao, and the futon was placed at his feet. Then, the governor shook his front and knelt on the ground, followed by a group of officials and soldiers of all sizes behind him.

"Minister, Envoy Jiejie, General Pingxi, Liangzhou Mumao, greet the envoy, ask Your Majesty Sheng'an!"

"Gollum ······" Wang Chong swallowed a mouthful of spit, and when he saw that Shi Shu in front of him was already stunned, he quickly pulled his clothes.

Shi Shu, who seemed to have a thunderbolt in his ears, was completely petrified at this time, Zhang Mao's actions were too unexpected, and he shouted in his heart: "This ······ How is this possible? ”

Feeling the reminder of his old friend, he hurriedly came to his senses, and saw that everyone in front of him was still kneeling on the ground and making a big salute, he involuntarily straightened his waist and replied in an old and trembling voice: "I ······ I bow to ······ State Pastor Flat"

barely finished speaking, and two lines of hot tears flowed down uncontrollably. Shi Shu took advantage of everyone's efforts to get up and quickly wiped it, but the red circles under his eyes couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.

Zhang Mao didn't seem to see the looks of the two, and said humbly: "Shi Shilang and Wang Yu Shi are envoys of the imperial court, please board the car, and Mao will drive for the two." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, the first emperor once said that the Zhang family is full of loyalty, and the state pastor hangs alone in the western soil, guarding the border for the imperial court, which is a great achievement. I also asked the state pastor to board the car first, and the two of us followed closely behind. Shi Shu waved his hand.

"The two of you are too humble, the monarch is older than Mao, according to the Han etiquette, the elders go first······"

After a period of pushing, no one could convince the other party, so they had to go parallel under the suggestion of Ma Yi, the chief secretary of Taifu. It's just that Zhang Mao's warm car is faintly more than half a horse's head. The two cars are very close to each other, so they are very conspicuous.

Wang Chong looked at the guards around him and exclaimed, "Zhou Mu, are these soldiers the Chinese army known as 'Tiger Ben'?" Sure enough, it is mighty and extraordinary, and it should be able to compete with the army of the puppet Han! ”

Zhang Mao has always been full of confidence in his Chinese army, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud, and said: "My Liangguo armor, how can you ever be afraid of Hu'er, even if it is a battle in the wilderness, you will win the battle!" ”

At this time, Shi Shu sighed and said: "If the army of the imperial court can have this half of the military strength, it will not be in the corner of the south of the Yangtze River, and it will not dare to go north······

These words made the atmosphere a little heavy all of a sudden, and Zhang Mao and his subordinates were silent. Wang Chong hurriedly diverted the conversation and said, "The state pastor invited us to wait for the autumn this time, I don't know what the matter is?" ”

Zhang Mao stroked the long beard on his chest and said, "Don't worry, wait until we arrive." ”

Seeing that Zhang Mao didn't want to say, Wang Chong didn't ask, but talked with Ma Yi, the chief secretary of the Taifu, and Gu Zang Ling Xin Yan, and occasionally Shi Shu also opened his mouth to answer, and the atmosphere slowly became warm again.

There is a big mountain in the south of Guzang City, which is called Tianshan. This valley water out, north to Wuwei, into the Hanhai, line 790 miles, name: Shiyang River. Guzang is located in the upper reaches of the Shiyang River. Today's autumn hunting place is at the water's edge. Liangguo has built a walled garden here, covering an extremely wide area, and there are special officials in it to take care of it, and the people are not allowed to trespass.

The river is surging and flowing. Zhang Mao's convoy was from far to near, and he saw that there were already military tents all over the place, and thousands of horses were roaring in unison!

The inside and outside of the enclosure had already gotten the news first, and at the entrance: the foot pawn was on the left, and the horse pawn was on the right, and the formation was like that. Zhang Jun also integrated into the horse pawn formation, in the eyes of the Liangzhou soldiers at this time, only their general Zhang Mao, as for the young general, it is just an honorific title, and he has to be honestly reviewed like them.

Che Gong Gong, Ma Xiao Xiao.

Zhang Mao stood at the front of the car, holding his sword against the railing. As far as the eye could see, the soldiers all raised their heads with their chests held high. He looked in rows and columns, and saw that the soldiers of Liangguo had bright armor and a majestic physique, and he couldn't help nodding secretly. Suddenly, a shining centaur came into his eyes, and he saw that it was his nephew Zhang Jun's department.

Seeing that all of them were wearing bright armor, Zhang Mao was very satisfied, his good nephew finally lived up to his teachings, and he was read today, with the dignity of a general of the Fu army. He knew that his position would always be given to this young man, and no one could really live a long life. But he was afraid that this omnipotent general in the eyes of hundreds of thousands of soldiers was still an old man over forty years old, he was afraid that Zhang Jun was not prepared, and he was afraid that he would not be able to deliver a thriving Liangzhou to his nephew.

Countless emotions just flashed in Zhang Mao's mind. His convoy soon arrived at the big tent of the Chinese army, and Zhang Mao got out of the car first, welcomed the two envoys to the improvised high platform, and waited for all the civil and military loyal ministers to be seated. Zhang Maocai solemnly announced: "Autumn begins. ”

Suddenly, the eighteen cowhide drums in the audience were beaten by strong men. The huge horns carried by the four were also blown.

The lieutenant in charge of the order received the order, turned over and stepped on a horse, and galloped out like a fly, the command flag on his back was hunting.

Suddenly, the order of "the beginning of autumn" resounded all over the land.

"Victory ······"

"Victory ······"

The foot soldiers began to deploy in an orderly manner, today they are not the protagonists, they hunt the heaviest cavalry, those protagonists, have already ridden out the moment they got the military order!