"Zhang Xun took the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and many clan disciples to the west this time, not just to welcome the coffin of the first emperor."

Receiving Mi Xue's latest information, Ma Xuan squinted at the east and said softly.

The first day he received the news of Li Longji's death, and the next day the team left Chang'an City, and Zhang Xun's decision was fast enough.

And the most critical point is to deliver the news to Tingzhou in an expedited way of 800 miles, asking him to send Li Longji's coffin to Chang'an by himself to meet the Son of Heaven in the middle of the road.

If there was no suspicion or scheming between the two sides, according to the normal relationship between the monarch and the minister, Li Heng should have come to Tingzhou in person to welcome Li Longji's coffin back to Chang'an.

And now Zhang Xun uses this method, firstly, to let Li Hengche drive out of Chang'an City, and to preserve the reputation of Li Hengren's filial piety, and secondly, he does not rush to Tingzhou as fast as possible, but the brigade moves slowly, and then transmits such a will to himself, which is to let himself leave Tingzhou, or even leave the west of the city. In the words of later generations, leaving one's home turf.

Originally, Zhang Xun and Li Heng were supposed to play away, but Zhang Xun was so liarous and wanted to let the west side play away.

In the end, it is all about occupying a righteous position, which is very important in this era. If he was unwilling to personally escort the coffin of the former emperor into Beijing, it would inevitably cause controversy, so Zhang Xun and Li Heng would occupy the moral high ground. Of course, if he knew that the coffin of the former emperor was parked in Tingzhou, and Li Heng did not move in Chang'an as a son of man, he would be the one who suffered criticism, and the reputation of the son of benevolence and filial piety would be greatly reduced.

Now Zhang Xun has made such a choice. If you kick the ball to the west side.

Actually, it's not about rebellion. Ma Lan knows this himself. Of course, Zhang Xun thinks that Ma Lan wants to rebel, and Ma Lan is also very clear about this, after all, there were confessions from Persian temple people and others, and then there were young women who resisted arrest.

Of course, the difference between these is not big, and his plan is to have absolute power in the west of the moraine and completely become the king of the west of the city, although he is not going to take the country. However, according to Zhang Xun's standards, this is actually a rebellion.

Now Zhang Xun is doing this, if it is a temptation, to see what choice the western side of the moraine is, to see if he, a chaotic minister and thief, has the courage to escort the coffin of the Son of Heaven through the quicksand. The ball is kicked back, so of course I am also facing a choice.

Speaking of what Zhang Xun is doing, it is also a big rebellion. Mi Xue's analysis in the intelligence is very accurate, Zhang Xun is also a person who regards the world as more important than the emperor, which he does have in common with him. If you want to be self-reliant in the west of the moraine, it is naturally a big rebellion. Zhang Xun is now pretending to be the case, how could it not be so. Each has its own position. Each has its own insistence.

If you don't go to Chang'an according to the order, you will immediately lose the name of righteousness, which may be what Zhang Xun wants, but Ma Lan naturally will not make such a choice. And if you follow the order to escort the coffin to Chang'an, you will leave your home field, however, it is nothing more than that, and there is no other damage.

Zhang Xun's reaction was inappropriate, but he didn't have too many cards in his hand, and his disposal was naturally stretched. In fact, he doesn't have any other cards, but he has a trump card, that is, the ten thousand athletes under his command. However, one trump card is enough, even if Zhang Xun constantly gives orders, even if Ge Shuhan and An Sishun can be called famous generals, but after all, they are all floating clouds, and the initiative is still in their own hands. I don't want the Han people to bleed, but I have 10,000 iron horses in my hand, but no one will pay attention to them.

Strategy is just strategy, the key is strength, without strength, all plans are just floating clouds. If you want to stand on your own feet in the west of the city, you only rely on this card, and this card is actually enough.

So the choice is very simple, Zhang Xun asked himself to escort Li Longji's coffin, then the escort is enough.

What Mi Xue said is very reasonable, if Li Heng is still sober, he may not be able to accept his own conditions, after all, he is the emperor, and the world should be his, so he naturally does not want to become an independent kingdom in the west, but Zhang Xun, a lonely minister who has the world in his heart, is different, he probably will not be rash, and he is more likely to correctly judge the situation in front of him and make a timely choice. Because I don't want the Han people to bleed on a large scale, it is actually good news that Chang'an will make the decision by Zhang Xun instead of Li Heng.

Zhang Xun's westward journey this time was to occupy the commanding heights of righteousness, and at the same time, he was also looking for an opportunity to kill himself as a traitor, but for himself, things were very simple. As a minister, he should naturally obey the decree and escort the coffin of the Son of Heaven, and start doing it immediately after the messenger of the decree arrives in Tingzhou. Zhang Xun's goal will definitely not be achieved, and he can just take this opportunity to talk to Zhang Xun, coerce and induce him to accept the reality, and make concessions for Li Heng, the son of virtue.

Overall, there's really not much to choose from. This time, Zhang Xun wanted to kill the traitor, but his purpose was to pull Zhang Xun to the negotiating table. All this is best done under the surface of the water, done quietly, and the final result is promulgated by Zhang Xunjiao, anyway, he has not been once or twice.

This is the most perfect ending, of course, whether it can be achieved will have to wait until after meeting Zhang Xun.

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"It's done!" Duan Xiushi shook his hand, looked at the ice cubes floating in the basin, and nodded tiredly.

The method of making ice is truly magical. It's also thanks to this ice-making method, otherwise I'm afraid that the place where the coffin of the Son of Heaven is parked will not be able to enter the place.

These days, his main focus has been on taking care of the coffin of the Son of Heaven. The monarch's father died, but he couldn't go into the ground for peace, and as a courtier, he always had to do his best to be a minister. Since Ma Lan gave him this ice-making method, he has made the ice cubes needed by the Son of Heaven's coffin every day, and only in this way can he feel at ease.

He and Ma Lan have been friends for more than ten years, and since Ma Lan came back from Sa Mo Jian, he has gradually lost understanding of this old friend. The original Ma Renjie was just a martial artist, and he did not change his habits as a ranger in the army, and he was very direct to go straight to the scene, but after returning from Sa Mojian, Ma Renjie seemed to be a different person. He is familiar with the Sogdian and Persian language and writing, and is familiar with the domestic situation of the Great Food, refining soft steel, making ordnance and gunpowder, and now there is another ice-making ......

Looking back, these things are simply incredible, and the only explanation that can make sense now is what Princess Yuzhen said, Ma Renjie is the god-given general of the Tang Dynasty, and it was given to his descendants by Lao Tzu, the ancestor of the Li family. Of course, he naturally didn't believe such words, not only because he was familiar with the scriptures and history, and he didn't say anything, but also because the 100,000 yuan bribed Princess Yuzhen was originally out of his hands, and he naturally understood what Princess Yuzhen said.

Without any explanation, the old friend suddenly became omniscient and omnipotent. But after seeing a lot, Duan Junzi is now numb to these things, and he doesn't think about these things at all. Anyway, since this old friend has some of these changes, it has brought great benefits to the Anxi Army and the Tang Dynasty, Tubo, Dashi and Huifu, the three great powers can be said to have been destroyed because of Ma Lan, and the four borders of the Tang Empire have become pure, and the territory has crossed the green mountains, encompassing the entire river, and even swept most of the Persian homeland. Since it is a benefit, he naturally accepts it and no longer thinks about asking what will be like this.

The same is true for this ice-making this time, although the price is expensive, but it is used by the monarch's father, so naturally he can't take care of the others. There are not many wealthy families in Tingzhou, and no one has the habit of hiding ice in winter and using it in summer, if it weren't for Ma Lan who came up with this method of making ice, the body of the Son of Heaven would not know what it would become.

Without asking others to help, Duan Junzi personally made enough ice cubes before stopping. This is just a skill that the general casually took out, but in his opinion it is extremely valuable, and it can bring a lot of wealth to the Anxi army. He insisted on making ice by himself, in fact, he also had this consideration, and he didn't want this method to spread and affect the interests of the Anxi army.

The door was opened for the waiting people to enter, and the ice cubes were broken and packed into containers, covered with thick quilts, and carried to the hall where the coffin of the Son of Heaven was parked. ——At this time, it has only been ten days since Li Heng ascended the throne, and the news from the regular channels has not yet arrived, and the information from the Anxi spies, since Duan Junzi is already an outsider, Ma Lu naturally will not share this information with him. In fact, if there was no Duan Junzi here, Ma Lu would not feel restricted, and many things could be arranged in advance.

The ice cube was placed next to the coffin again, and after Duan Xiushi bowed respectfully, he left the hall and walked towards the Tingzhou Prefecture Office. These days, Ma Lan has rarely bowed in front of the spirit, but Duan Xiushi didn't take it to heart, in his opinion, there is no need to be respectful and stick to the form, this old friend has already made three achievements for the Tang Dynasty to destroy the country, no matter how you say it, it is worthy of the kindness of the Son of Heaven, but it may not need to bow a few times a day like him. He was willing to do this himself, but he wouldn't force others to do the same, after all, the smell near the coffin was getting stronger and stronger.

Ma Lan is not long in affairs, everything is entrusted to him, so he is extremely busy. Tingzhou Prefecture is where he works now, and he spends most of his day here. Of course, now he has fewer and fewer things to deal with, after all, the Northern Expedition has ended, and only the daily operation is left, and the news from Chang'an can only wait, and he can't do anything more before receiving a new edict.

When I returned to the state office, I had just read a few documents, and a personal soldier walked in and said something in his ear. Duan Xiushi had a puzzled look on his face, and hurriedly left the state office, without bringing a single personal soldier, he quickly rode out of Tingzhou City. (To be continued......)

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