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In the second year of Tianxi, at the beginning of June, Zhao Yun held the royal edict in his hand, and finally arrived at the exquisite city after "a lot of hardships". Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info yes, it's a lot of hard work! Along the way, Zhao Yun is really not easy. If it weren't for Zhao Yun's worries about the battle situation on the front line, I am afraid that he would have been delayed for a long time.

If you want to enter the Western Regions, the shortest way is to cross the Yumen Pass from Dunhuang County to Haitou City, the Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions, which was established at the height of the Han Dynasty. Then go along the river from Haitou to Jizhiguo, and when you arrive at Jizhiguo, the distance from Jingjue City is not far.

However, along the way, Zhao Yun did not take a boat to Zhiguo. Since he was a child, Zhao Yun had heard about the strange things in the Western Regions from his father and brothers, so he wanted to see the customs of the Western Regions. However, because of the limited time, most of the time Zhao Yun rode a fast horse to explore the Western Regions.

It's a pity that the impact left by the Western Regions on Zhao Yun doesn't seem to be good, and along the way, in addition to being broken or broken. There are even cities where not a single citizen can be found, and these cities are without exception covered with black blood and bones, as if they have been massacred.

At the beginning, when he encountered a city or two, Zhao Yun didn't care, as the saying goes, where there are people, there is war, and the Western Regions is naturally no exception. Zhao Yun deliberately didn't think that these things were probably caused by the Heavenly Army, from Tian Feng's document to Liu Tai, there was a little record about the current situation in the Western Regions, and it just so happened that this book was in Zhao Yun's hands!

In fact, Zhao Yun had just passed the Yumen Pass, and the Tianci Army had already sent a general to respond, but Zhao Yun refused the arrangement of the officers of the Tianci Army in order to check the actual situation in the Western Regions. Before coming here, Liu Tai gave Zhao Yun a task, that is, to see how bad the situation in the Western Regions was! Zhao Yun is not a soft-hearted person, but many times, Zhao Yun has a compassionate heart!

Everything he saw all the way to the Exquisite City made Zhao Yun feel very heavy. The cities that were slaughtered one after another, the countless people who were displaced, and the people of the Western Regions who were eaten by their children, could it be that it was really caused by the Heavenly Army?

Zhao Yun couldn't believe it!

Once upon a time, the belief of the Heavenly Army was to bring peace and prosperity to the people of the world!

Although most of the people in the Western Regions are not Han Chinese.

But they are also human beings!

When did the soldiers of the Heavenly Army become so ruthless?

What impressed Zhao Yun the most was that he passed by a country called Xiao Wan before entering the Exquisite City. The capital of Xiaowan Kingdom is called Hu Ling, and it is recorded that there are 1,500 people in this country during the Western Regions, about 150 households, and 200 soldiers. Although Xiaowan is a small country, because of its rich resources around it, the people are safe and prosperous, but today's Xiaowan country

Not to mention ordinary people, even if they are kings, they have to beg along the streets, praying for passers-by to provide a little rice. Even the king was like this, and the situation of the people in the land can be imagined how miserable the situation was. Zhao Yun saw with his own eyes that the people in the city were all starved and only a pair of bones remained, and the stenching corpses were discarded everywhere on the streets.

Such a country is such a capital

========= Exquisite City, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

The decoration of the Dadu Governor's Mansion is extremely luxurious, although it is not as good as the palace in the Central Plains, it is thousands of times better than the "palace" that Zhao Yun saw when he entered the Western Regions. According to rumors, this Governor's Mansion is still the result of Wen Chou's repeated requests for "streamlining", what if Wen Chou does not ask for streamlining? Is that going to make the Governor's Mansion a palace?

Zhao Yun was very angry, very angry!

Before coming here, Zhao Yun thought that what Tian Feng said was a fart, as a soldier, how could he only think about how to enjoy it? Wen Chou is a soldier, and even joined the Tianci Army before Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun remembered that many years ago when he first entered the Tianci Army, he led Zhao Yun to inspect various military camps with a humble and honest look, and his cordial appearance was more sincere than Zhao Yun's own brother. Not only that, Wen Chou also taught Zhao Yun a lot of things that soldiers should remember, the most important of which is that if you want to become a qualified soldier, you must get used to a simple life, and you will not be tempted by the wine, meat, and fish.

What is the most important thing about a general?

Body first, mind second!

If you want to maintain your body's long-lasting combat capability, you must pay attention to controlling your appetite in peacetime. Acquaintance, a general only cares about food and appetite, and eats into a big fat man, then the martial arts will definitely fall, and when the time comes, on the battlefield, a general with lax martial arts and a fat body can still maintain combat effectiveness?

But seeing the real situation now, Zhao Yun really didn't know what to say.

The palatial palace.

Countless servants who came and went.

Plates of food in front of Zhao Yun are arranged.

Zhao Yun felt panicked in his heart!

"What about Gongsun Ce and Ji Liang? General Ben has been waiting for two hours, why haven't they come to see him? Zhao Yun's face was blue and ugly. At this moment, the delicacies of different styles in front of him made Zhao Yun feel so ironic!

Are these foods supposed to be eaten by generals?

Well, it's not that the general can't eat it?

But look at what's on the table?

Lamb, beef, fish, pork, a strange fruit plate, and a pale red liquor

None of the dozens of delicacies are repeated, and the rich aroma makes your mouth water. But such a delicacy seemed to have no surprise in the eyes of the servants waiting in front of Zhao Yun, but it was very ordinary, so it seemed that this kind of banquet was often set up in the Governor's Mansion!

You must know that any country in the Western Regions that is absolutely foreign is now living in dire straits, and hundreds of people have no food, no clothing, and sell their children and daughters, so it is not miserable.

But what about the governor's mansion as the governor of the entire Western Regions?

Magnificent palace rooms, wonderful singing and dancing, and exquisite delicacies are all lacking!

Zhao Yun felt ashamed of Wen Chou. Shame on the Heavenly Army that has exploited the countries of the Western Regions for many years!

"Back to the general, the two adults are already on their way here, right away, right away" The next person felt the cold murderous aura coming from Zhao Yun's body, and he trembled and couldn't even finish his words.

"Humph!" Squinting at the brocade robe that the subordinate was wearing, Zhao Yun couldn't help but grin. Because Zhao Yun found that even a subordinate in the Governor's Mansion was much better than the fabric of his clothes, how could Zhao Yun be embarrassed?

"Report" A nine-foot man walked into the hall, glanced at several butlers of the Governor's Mansion who were kneeling not far from Zhao Yun, smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, and then walked to Zhao Yun five meters away, knelt down at Zhao Yun and shouted: "General Qiyu, Lord Gongsun and Lord Ji have been brought, has the general summoned?" ”

This Han was not an officer of the Western Regions Heavenly Army, but a personal guard commander brought by Zhao Yun from the Central Plains. He was extremely loyal to Zhao Yun, and of course, most of this loyalty contained worship. Zhao Yun is a banner in northern Xinjiang, a banner that young people worship incomparably.

"Let them in!" Glancing lightly at the commander of the personal guard who was kneeling on one knee not far away, Zhao Yun nodded slightly. As early as an hour ago, Zhao Yunjiu waited for the two of them not to come, and he had already sent his personal guards to summon them, although another hour had passed at this moment, at least the two big Buddhas were invited.

Not long ago, "Gongsun Ce has seen General Zhao Da", and Gongsun Ce, who was once dashing, now looks a lot haggard. I saw that the wrinkles on Gongsun Ce's forehead seemed to be able to stretch forever, and even if he saluted Zhao Yun, his tone looked extremely tired.

Seeing Gongsun Ce's demeanor, and then looking at the ordinary silk worn by Gongsun Ce, Zhao Yun couldn't help but be stunned. Because Zhao Yun could clearly feel from Gongsun Ce that Gongsun Ce's appearance was definitely not pretended.

Gongsun Ce was very tired, as if it was because of hard work.

But as far as Zhao Yun knows, with Liu Tai's evaluation of Gongsun Ce, just one Western Regions will not make Gongsun Ce embarrassed at all, not to mention that the Western Regions are so chaotic at the moment, Gongsun Ce, the strategic envoy of the Western Regions, is obviously incompetent. So, where does Gongsun Ce's exhaustion come from?

"Ji Liang has seen the general in the middle of the humble government." Ji Liang still looks like a reckless man, but at this time, Ji Liang's face is smooth, and his abdomen has been slightly raised.

Ji Liang's origin, Zhao Yun knows.

Not only Zhao Yun, but there are not many people in the entire northern Xinjiang who don't know.

Why?

Because Ji Liang is the uncle of Northern Xinjiang! Liu Tai's favorite concubine Zhen Xianger's brother!

Such an identity makes Ji Liang's officialdom in Northern Xinjiang very enjoyable, and Ji Liang will deliberately make friends with hundreds of officials in order to restore the country.

However, this situation was soon banned by Liu Tai.

And not only that, Ji Liang was directly thrown back to the Western Regions by Liu Tai, and lost to a nominal position of power in governance.

In the past few years, Ji Liang's mind has also faded, knowing that it is impossible to restore the country. Therefore, Ji Liang's mood is very wide, he can eat and play, and in just a few years, he has made Ji Liang fat. It seems that the power of food is still very terrifying.

"It's all excused." Long before Gongsun Ce and Ji Liang entered the Governor's Mansion, Zhao Yun was still thinking about how to dismount the two. But now, Zhao Yun couldn't say a word.

Because Zhao Yun suddenly understood something.

That is, the affairs of the Western Regions may not have anything to do with the two of them at all.

I'm afraid that a long time ago, the real power of Gongsun Ce and Ji Liang had been taken away.

But Zhao Yun didn't understand, what courage did Wen Chou have to dare to seize power without authorization?

The military law in northern Xinjiang is the strictest!

Although it is said that Wen Chou is Gongsun Ce's boss, it will be even more difficult if Wen Chou wants to take away the 50,000 soldiers in Gongsun Ce's hands. can see Gongsun Ce's powerlessness and self-blame now, Zhao Yun can only affirm that Wen Chou has indeed done this kind of thing.

As the saying goes: When a show meets a soldier, it is difficult to say that it is reasonable.

"Shengyang, let's talk about the situation in the Western Regions, and how bad is the situation in the West?" Shaking his head, Zhao Yun's eyes looked a little helpless. was originally going to make trouble with someone, but suddenly found that the object of trouble had fallen to the point of being speechless, what else could Zhao Yun say?

"Yes, General" nodded, Gongsun Ce did not tell any of his own situation, but completely told Zhao Yun about the current situation in the Western Regions, and told Zhao Yun word for word the garrisons of the major legions of the Tianci Army and the orders issued by Wen Chou. After hearing these words, Zhao Yun suddenly understood a fact, Wen Chou is not the previous Wen Chou.

Gongsun Ce learned from Zhao Yun. The 200,000 troops of the Rest Empire have occupied the donor country and the poisonous country in the west, both of which are small countries, and under the killing of the elite national soldiers supported by the Heavenly Army, they have long been uninhabited, and even if they are occupied, there is nothing unusual.

But the next Shule country was amazing. Shule is a big country in the west, and there are many important passes in the country, if these passes are seized by the Rest Empire, then the west gate of the Western Regions will be completely opened, and then the Manli, Yinuo, Utuo and other countries in the south of Shule will all be exposed to the iron hooves of rest, and even directly threaten the Elite City, such an urgent situation, if you can't find a way to deal with it, then the Heavenly Army of the Western Regions may really be beaten out of the Western Regions.

However, fortunately, the major legions stationed in the Western Regions have already responded, and four legions have been sent by Wenchou to be stationed in Shule before Wen Chou left. The state of Shule, which was garrisoned by four legions, could not be easily broken by the Rest Empire.

This is a matter of military aspect.

What makes Zhao Yun even more concerned is the political system of the Western Regions!

Why?

In Zhao Yun's opinion, there is no problem at all for the Tianci Army currently stationed in the Western Regions to send back the White Pigs of Peace. But what about after beating the white pig back? How should the current situation in the Western Regions be cleaned up? How to deal with the displacement of hundreds of people?

Gongsun Ce did not blame all the faults on Wen Chou, and took the initiative to make some explanations for Wen Chou's actions. These explanations are completely consistent with Liu Tai's understanding. That is the reason why Wen Chou is like this, it is entirely because he wants the Han Dynasty to completely rule the Western Regions.

The Western Regions was a vassal state of the Han Dynasty and submitted to the Han Dynasty when it was strong.

When the Han Dynasty was weakened, it was also the first to defect the Han Dynasty into the arms of other forces.

In such a situation, Wen Chou naturally does not want to appear again, and even Liu Tai himself does not want this situation to occur.

But the problem is that if you want to put an end to this situation, then you must close the royal families of the Western Regions to a dead end. Let them raise their own troops to clash with the Heaven-Sent Army, and then the Heaven-Sent Army can justifiably abolish the Western Regions as a suzerain.

But these are easy things to say, but hard to do.

The royal families of the Western Regions are not fools, and now that the Han Dynasty has embarked on a golden age, in this case, who would dare to be the first bird to be the enemy of the Han Dynasty? Isn't this looking for death? The countries of the Western Regions who don't want to die, it is because they understand this truth that they are persecuted, and they refuse to oppose it, and they dare not oppose it.

Now that the bad situation in the Western Regions has been lost in the hands of Zhao Yun, what should Zhao Yun do? Will it continue the policy of Wen Chou, or will it appease the royal family, restore the normal rule of the royal family, and withdraw the heavenly troops and horses stationed in various countries?

Zhao Yun hesitated!

Because Zhao Yun finally understood that Wen Chou gambled on his reputation for the Western Regions, if Zhao Yun did the opposite, then everything Wen Chou did would not be too worthless?

But Zhao Yun really can't do ugly things.

Zhao Yun's surname is benevolent, and he rarely kills unnecessarily, let alone slaughtering defenseless people for no reason like Wen Chou?

"How much time does it take for the army to reach Shule?" With his eyes closed, Zhao Yun's tone was a little tired and asked. Since you don't know how to decide, let's wait. In Zhao Yun's opinion, Liu Tai will definitely make adjustments to the political situation in the Western Regions, as long as he waits for Liu Tai to issue the king's edict! At this moment, the most important thing for Zhao Yun is how to resist the rest army, and this is also the task that Liu Tai gave to Zhao Yun.

"Three days!" Gongsun Ce said without a little hesitation.

In any case, Gongsun Ce used to be a university student in the obvious northern Xinjiang, second only to Dongfang Jue and Guo Jia and others in terms of strategy. The reason why he is so depressed at the moment is just because Wen Chou is too strong, and as a wise man, Gongsun Ce naturally always specializes in the situation in the world, and will pay great attention to any developments in peace.

"Is it only three days?" Frowning slightly, Zhao Yun said. According to Zhao Yun's investigation, it will take at least four or five days for Jingjie to go to Shule Country, and three days will not be able to meet Zhao Yun's itinerary at all, if he can't enter Shule Country before the start of the war, then even if he goes, there is no point.

As the new military commander of the Western Regions, Zhao Yun naturally cannot be missing in such a big battle. In case something happens, Zhao Yun is responsible, and if he doesn't know anything about the front line, the best way is to determine his position in the Western Regions first.

How is status determined? I don't think there's anything more real than accepting the military power in the hands of the commanders of the major legions of the Shule Kingdom, right?

As a general, especially with Wang Zhao in hand, it is not at all difficult for Zhao Yun to collect the power of the army commander, and no one dares to say more nonsense.

"Does the general want to go to the Shule Kingdom to collect military power?" Gongsun Ce is a human spirit, and he can see through Zhao Yun's thoughts at a glance.

"Why, isn't there something wrong?" Frowning, since a wise person like Gongsun Ce knew Zhao Yun's thoughts, why did he say it? Could it be that the situation in Shule is wrong?

Gongsun Ce looked at Zhao Yun with a slightly embarrassed expression, but when he saw Huang Juan slightly exposed in Zhao Yun's arms, his expression was immediately shocked. Immediately, I saw Gongsun Ce arching his hand at Zhao Yun and said: "General Hui, before the Governor of Wen left, he issued a military order, and this military order, I'm afraid no one dares to disrespect it!" ”

"Oh??" Zhao Yun's eyes obviously flashed with a look of disbelief, and then he stood up, walking back and forth a few steps with a solemn expression, and in the process, he glanced at the many servants who were still bowing their heads in the hall and Ji Liang who was standing there like nothing.

"You all go down, Lord Ji stays." Originally, Zhao Yun wanted Ji Liang to leave together, but thinking of Ji Liang's identity, he knew more about the affairs of the Western Regions than Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun didn't need to be a villain.

"No!"

There are many Han people among the subordinates, more of them are natives of the Western Regions, most of these natives are extremely slender women, they look very eye-catching, and several of them are even very temperamental, seeing this, Zhao Yun couldn't help but frown secretly.

(To be continued)