Chapter 86 [Visit]
(Thanks to Dameng, Chubby, Hammer S)
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"Childe, Second Lieutenants Chen and Guo have come to pay a visit."
When Han Jun stood on the threshold with his crossed hands to report, Zhang Fang was reading a book. The book is a wooden tablet, the word is Han Li, and the title of the book is "The Chronicles of the Western Regions".
During the period of recuperation, Zhang Fang wanted to find a book to read, and the purpose was twofold: first, to see if he could read and write; The second is to see if you can read fluently. But this year, the book ...... Or that wooden tablets are definitely a scarce resource, it is easy to find gold, but it is very difficult to find books.
If there is a big river wall, there is not a single decent book, only official documents and regulations, and of course these things cannot be shown to people casually. Until he found Chen Tang, he happened to bring a few volumes of "Records of the Western Regions Protectorate", so he borrowed one volume for Zhang Fang to read.
"Chronicles of the Protector of the Western Regions" was written by Zheng Ji, the first protector of the Western Regions, in the third year of Wufeng (55 BC). It mainly describes the events that took place in the Western Regions, customs and folk customs, the geography of mountains and rivers, and the administrative regulations. Its purpose is to provide a reference material for the successor, which is an important source of information that has been protected by successive generations. And each term is not only a reader, but also an author, constantly enriching new content for the "Fu Zhi".
At the beginning of Chen Tang's tenure, in addition to dealing with military and political affairs, he carried the "Fu Zhi" with him and kept the volume in his hands. And the volume he gave Zhang Fang happened to not involve sensitive content such as the geography of mountains and rivers and administrative regulations.
In fact, the content of this volume is not much, Zhang Fang has counted it, but it is only more than a thousand words. In modern times, the content of a thousand words can be read in less than two minutes, and Zhang Fang has read it for three days. Not to mention that the ancients did not add dotted comic sentences, so that today's people who are accustomed to seeing modern punctuation and sentence breaks are extremely hard to see, just the highly condensed classical Chinese is enough to burn the brain.
Zhang Fang can understand traditional Chinese characters, and the foundation of ancient Chinese is also okay, so that every word is pondered, sentence by sentence, word by word, word by word, it is already very good to be able to understand it in three days.
Hearing Han Jun's voice, Qing Yan, who was serving on the side, muttered in a low voice: "You won't be here to ask for books, right?" This man is also stingy. ”
Zhang Fang smiled slightly and put down the scroll in his hand: "If he came alone, he might really pick up the book, but he came with Captain Guo to seek clarification." Let's go, let's go out together. ”
As soon as they reached the front of the stairs, Chen Tang and Guo Xi had already arrived together. Seeing Zhang Fang out to welcome, they all stood up and closed their sleeves as a courtesy.
Chen Tang and Guo Xi are both high-ranking officials who are more than 2,000 stones, but in front of Zhang Fang, the future Marquis of Fuping, they dare not hold it up at all. Guo Xi has been stationed in the border area all the year round, and he may lack understanding of the Chang'an Dynasty, but Chen Tang has just come from Chang'an and knows very well the situation of the Fuping Marquis Mansion with a special complex.
Starting from the third generation of Fuping Marquis Zhang Bo, the Zhang family is a single lineage, and now the reigning Fuping Marquis Zhang Lin has only one son, that is, the young man in front of him. In other words, the next generation of Fuping Marquis, there is no suspense that he is him, how dare they be rude?
This is not the first time Guo Xi has seen Zhang Fang, but when he saw him for the first time last time, he saw a bloody survivor covered in blood and mud with an indefatigable face, so naturally he couldn't see anything. At first sight, at this time, in addition to being amazed, I felt in my heart that if this young man came to ask for help in person that day, even if he didn't have any evidence, he was afraid that he would have sent troops - this face of the other person is the best trust. It's just that the big mistake has been made, and for today's plan, I can only hope that this son is really as Chen Tang said, and he is tolerant and elegant.
Guo Xi bowed with his sleeves and paused: "Xi didn't know that the son was coming, and he missed the welcome, and I hope that the son will forgive the sins." ”
Zhang Fang smiled, Guo Xi's words are really technical. On the surface, it seems to be an ordinary polite remark, but in fact, it has both a subtle plea, saving face, and a stone to ask for directions. I don't know if he figured it out himself, or if Chen Tang gave him some advice.
Zhang Fang's response was only a deep bow: "The great kindness of the two captains dare not say thank you, let me remember the five, and he will be rewarded in the future." Zhang Fang's words are also skillful, if it is said to Guo Xi, it will inevitably make the other party disagree, thinking that he is saying the opposite, but even Chen Tang said it, it will be different. Because Chen Tang is a real life-saving benefactor, this can be understood literally.
Guo Xi's hanging heart finally let go, this Fuping Hou Shizi is really different from the Wuling boy. Think about it, a character who dares to take more than a dozen servants out of the fortress, run thousands of miles, and chase and kill Hu Nu, is open-minded, how can he be idle?
At that moment, the three of them saluted each other, and then the Han brothers guided, Zhang was in front, Chen and Guo were behind, and walked into the front hall of the wooden building and sat down.
It was through the interrogation of the Xiongnu captives that Chen Tang understood the real reason for Zhang Fang's release, and while he was amazed, he couldn't help but say in a slightly reproachful tone: "Not to mention that the prince is far away from Chang'an and thousands of miles away from home, which worries the prince and princess, even if you want to rescue the Han people, you can also turn to the army for help." As far as Tang knows, Dou Yan, the captain of Jilusai, is the Marquis of Zhang Wu, and he is friendly with the Marquis of Fuping, so he can ask for help, and he will not refuse. In this way, you will not be in danger......"
Zhang Fang blinked, who Zhang Wuhou was, to be honest, he really didn't know. If it was really as Chen Tang said, if the two families had a solid relationship, he would really go to ask for help when he came out of the chicken and deer stopper. It's a pity that he is Zhang Fang, but not "Zhang Fang", the connections accumulated by three generations of Fuping Marquis are equivalent to a mountain of gold, but he can't dig a pout......
Zhang Fang could only sigh: "Alas, the reason for leaving home this time is really indescribable." If you go to visit Dou Jun, don't say that you can't say it, I'm afraid that you will be 'released' back to Beijing immediately. ”
Chen and Guo both had a sudden and clear expression, and they didn't delve into this issue anymore. Houmen is as deep as the sea, and the inside story is really not something that outsiders like them can put their beaks on.
Chen Tang and Zhang Fang are quite familiar, they have a long history of the previous generation, and they have been rescued some time ago, and Zhang Fang is very attentive to this cattle man and has a warm attitude. The two sides went from politeness to chatting, from "Chronicles of the Western Regions" to the customs of the Western Regions, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became.
Of course, Zhang Fang would never ignore Guo Xi, and asked him about the situation in the Western Regions and other countries from time to time.
The more Guo Xi talked, the more surprised he became, this Zhang Gongzi was no stranger to the situation in the Western Regions, and even knew more than him in some aspects. There are some things he doesn't know, and the young man said it casually, in a clear manner, as if he had seen it himself, and no one could not believe it.
However, surprise is surprise, Guo Xi has something in his heart, he is always absent-minded, and finally caught a loophole, which is quite meaningful: "According to the Huns, the way for the son to break the enemy is to lead the sky and thunder to attack it." I don't know if so? ”
Zhang Fang laughed and said: "I know that Guo Jun must have this question, well, presumably Chen Jun also has doubts." Fang has been prepared for this...... Qingyan, take out the box. ”