Zhang Lang pondered: "If the garrison is increased, will it cause conflicts?" ”

Jia Xu shook his head, "No! ”

Zhang Lang pondered for a moment, "First move a thousand soldiers and their families, and you don't need to do anything for the time being." ”

Jia Xu nodded.

"Where is the long history of that Changshi Mansion now?" Zhang Lang asked.

"He has already arrived in Chang'an and lives in the inn, and he hopes to meet the general."

Zhang Lang immediately said: "Then let him come quickly!" I'd love to meet him too! ”

Jia Xu made a promise, called a guard, and gave an order, and the guard answered the promise, saluted Zhang Lang, and turned around and ran down.

Soon after, the guard led a middle-aged man in. The middle-aged man was not tall, with dark skin, a frosty face, and he was dressed not at all like a Han person, but like a Hu person from the Western Regions.

The guard hugged his fist at Zhang Lang and said, "General, people have brought it." ”

The middle-aged man hurriedly saluted: "Subordinate Zhang Jian pays a visit to the general!" It is also reasonable for him to call it so, because the Western Regions Governor's Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Xiliang Prefecture.

Zhang Lang sat down, helped him up, and patted him on the shoulder, "Hard work!" No matter how simple the three words are, Zhang Jian was extremely moved.

Zhang Lang asked Zhang Jian to sit down, and he returned to the top to sit down, and Jia Xu sat opposite Zhang Jian. Zhang Lang asked, "How many people are there in the Changshi Mansion at present?" Do you need anything? ”

"Back to the general, there are currently 634 soldiers and officials in the Changshi Mansion, and there are 337 family members! We don't need anything, we just want the general to be our backing! ”

Zhang Lang smiled and nodded, "Want to get out of there?" ”

Zhang Jian sighed, "Although the environment there is bad, it is our home after all!" My subordinates were born there, and my parents taught me to be loyal and patriotic, and my subordinates are willing to defend Loulan forever! "Loulan, where the Changshi Mansion is located, is currently the only area that the Changshi Mansion can control, although the countries of the Western Regions are still nominally attached to the Han Dynasty, in fact, they have long since stopped buying the accounts of the Changshi Mansion.

Zhang Lang listened to Zhang Jian's words, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, "I discussed with Wen He just now, and decided to add a thousand soldiers to you, as well as their families!" What do you think? ”

Zhang Jian was overjoyed, "Great! The villain is worried that it will be difficult to keep Loulan, and with this group of people, there will be no problem! ”

"Oh? Someone's idea to hit Loulan? ”

Zhang Jian frowned and nodded, "The nomads of the grassland, the horse thieves, are all eyeing Loulan!" ”

Zhang Lang pondered and asked, "What about the countries of the Western Regions?" What is the current situation in the Western Regions? ”

"The countries of the Western Regions are still nominally vassal states of the Great Han, but due to the war in the Central Plains, the Western Regions Changshi Mansion has long been unable to control them! At present, the Changshi Mansion can control zhì, that is, Loulan City, where the governance office is located! Out of Loulan City, there is nothing we can do! By the way, there is one thing that must be reported to the general, the Dayue clan and Kangju in the west are now wise and powerful, and they seem to have the heart to go east! Subordinates are worried about ......"

"Otsuki? Kangju? Zhang Lang felt as if he had heard of these two names, but he had no idea where they were and how big they were.

Zhang Jian explained: "The Dayue clan is in the southwest of the Green Mountains, and the Kangju is west of Dawan and Wusun, the two countries have a vast territory, a large population, and a strong national strength, each with three or four hundred thousand soldiers!" Originally, he lived in harmony with other countries in the Western Regions, and he was also extremely respectful to my Han Dynasty, but in recent years, the national strength of the two countries has become stronger, and our Han Dynasty is in the midst of civil strife, so the two countries have developed a heart of disobedience, and often reveal their intention to go eastward! ”

Zhang Lang frowned and thought about it, feeling very troublesome.

Jia Xu clenched his fists and said: "My lord, it is better to send an envoy to the countries of the Western Regions, including Na Kangju and Dawan, and understand the situation in all aspects first." ”

Zhang Lang nodded, "Who does Wen He think is appropriate?" ”

Jia Xu looked at Zhang Jian and said with a smile: "Zhang Jian was born in the Western Regions, and has been doing a long history for many years, and his understanding of the situation in the Western Regions is beyond the reach of others, and it is most suitable for him to send him!" ”

Zhang Lang looked at Zhang Jian and said with a smile: "I also have this intention!" Zhang Jian, would you like to? ”

Zhang Jian hurriedly left his seat and said: "My subordinates are willing to serve the dogs and horses!" ”

"Good! I will make you an envoy to the countries of the Western Regions! You don't have to talk to them about anything practical, just convey my goodwill and our desire to expand trade! This time, you just need to listen and watch more! Do you understand? ”

Zhang Jian hugged his fists and said: "My subordinates understand." ”

Zhang Lang thought for a while and said with a smile: "If it's just a show of goodwill, I'm afraid that I will be underestimated by the Hu people." The guards around me are all warriors of a hundred battles, and I will send a hundred to you to escort you. ”

"General Xie!"

Zhang Lang chatted with Zhang Jian about the customs and customs of the Western Regions again, and before he knew it, it was already late. Zhang Lang simply left Zhang Jian in the mansion.

In the dead of night, Zhang Lang stood in front of the sketch drawn by Zhang Jian, his eyes started from Xiliangzhou, slowly moved westward along the Silk Road, passed through the countries of the Western Regions, and then westward, passed through rest, and finally arrived at Daqin. Unbeknownst to Zhang Lang at this time, the current Roman Empire was in the midst of a civil war.

Looking at these countless countries, Zhang Lang couldn't help but have some thoughts, maybe the unification of the Central Plains is not the end, but just a starting point.

A few days later, Zhang Jian left Chang'an, along with the 1,000 Xiliang soldiers and their families that Zhang Lang had assigned to him, as well as a hundred Tiger Ben guards under Zhang Lang's command.

On this morning, Zhang Lang arranged all internal affairs and military affairs, gave Jia Xu full power in administrative affairs and the power to make decisions on the fly in the military, and ordered 60,000 cavalry under Ma Chaoshuai to secretly enter Hanzhong in case of emergency. After doing this, Zhang Lang sent someone to pick up Cai Yan, and then personally sent Cai Yan out of Chang'an City, Zhang Lang was fulfilling the previous agreement, and asked Cai Yan to go to Chengdu to accompany Yan Yuyao and them.

Returning to the General's Mansion, he packed his bags and prepared to leave for Jingzhou the next day, where Zhang Lang hoped to find his long-awaited strategists, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu, I wonder if they are all there at the moment?

Early the next morning, Zhang Lang and his entourage of more than 200 people left Chang'an disguised as a caravan, and Jia Xu and others did not come to see them off according to Zhang Lang's request.

A caravan traveled south along the official road and first entered the border of Hanzhong. Since it was not a battle, Zhang Lang enjoyed the scenery along the way, which felt very comfortable, and it would be perfect if Yu Yao and the others were by his side at the moment! Zhang Lang and his group, because they were disguised as caravans, so in addition to more than 200 people, there were dozens of carts loaded with goods, nearly 100 mules carrying goods, in the eyes of outsiders, their caravan was completely different from other caravans.

It took the group ten days to cross Hanzhong and finally entered the boundary of Jingzhou. When passing through the checkpoint between Jingzhou and Hanzhong, Jingzhou did not seem to particularly strengthen its defense against the west, and for Zhang Lang's caravan, they only collected customs duties and released them without inspecting the goods.