Xiao Jiu is an old general of Hou Shu, knowing that it is not easy to continue to rise and fall, this Zhang Yichao can succeed in a white body, under the rule of such a strong and violent alien race as Tubo, he is a hero, and he sighed in his heart, Hou Shu's hometown was oppressed by the Song State, but the Shu people did not know how to fight for a hundred years, and it was difficult for heroes to rise up, sighed slightly, and also got up and bowed to Zhang Zhongyao.

Zhang Zhongyao saw that the three of Wu Yingying were sincerely respectful, and he couldn't imagine that the name of the ancestor was still so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the Central Plains, and he couldn't help but be greatly moved. He also stood up and saluted the three of them one by one. Although Zhang Yichao has been dead for more than 100 years, the actions of the four of them are not hypocritical at all, but only make people feel that the heroic soul is still there, and they are resident in the hearts of the people.

After taking his seat, Zhang Zhongyao recalled that most of the officials of the Song State were vain in their own generous face, even when they were doing officialdom articles and praising each other, most of them complimented the current Guiyi Army for making the Cao family govern well, and no one mentioned Zhang Yichao's fame. Under the reference of the two boxes, it can't help but be cold.

"After Shicai suddenly heard that Mr. Zhang was a martyr, his moral behavior may be inappropriate, and Mr. Zhang is not surprised. Wu Yingying picked up the teacup and said.

"General Wu is true temperament, the ancestors' exploits are still known in the Central Plains, Zhong Yao is very pleased, why bother to see outside. Zhang Zhongyao replied, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere between the guests and the host was much more harmonious.

After chatting for a while, Wu Yingying arched his hand and said: "Today, there is the Xiazhou Party Cai's family, who has repeatedly plundered caravans and cut off traffic, and I want to raise troops to attack them, I don't know if the heroes of the Guiyi Army can correspond to the east and west of Lanzhou, break it in one fell swoop, and clear the trade route." ”

Zhang Zhongyao pondered for a long time, and said with a sad face: "General Wu doesn't know, my Guiyi army is between the Uighurs in the three states of Gua, Sha, and Gan, and it is difficult to expand its power. He hesitated for a moment, regardless of the depth of his words, and said: "I see that General Wu is also a hero today, why not join Bianliang with the people of Lanzhou, and the Hu people everywhere will naturally not dare to offend each other." At this point, Xiao Jiu and Chase's faces changed, but Wu Yingying remained silent and diverted the conversation with a smile.

Zhang Zhongyao is an understanding person, and he secretly regretted it when he saw this situation, and Wu Yingying told him some about the customs of the Western Regions, and Wu Yingying and the other three also listened to it with relish. At this time, most of the Central Plains people's understanding of the Western Regions came from Master Sanzang's book "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", which was also uncommon, Chase and Xiao Jiu heard Zhang Zhongyao say that there was a volcano in Gaochang's hometown, and the summer was extremely hot, and the eggs were buried in the sand, and they were ripe in a moment. Wu Yingying sighed: "There are many deserts in the Western Regions, the winter is bitter cold, and the summer is very hot, but the dynasty has used troops in the desert for thousands of years, and finally made the 36 countries in the Western Regions become Han land. ”

Chase continued: "The Central Plains is located in the four provinces, only the Western Regions are rich in products, which can be cultivated by the Han people, since the 36 countries of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, the people of the Western Regions have been friends with our Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years, and the tribute is continuous, and the voice is connected. Since ancient times, when the dynasty is prosperous, the Western Regions are connected, and when the dynasty is declining, the Western Regions is lost. Therefore, but there is the loss of the Western Regions, Zhang Bowang, Ban Dingyuan, and the martyrs and heroes all go forward and succeed, and strive to recover, Wei Wu said to himself, "I want to be the general of the expedition to the west, and then inscribe the epitaph: 'The tomb of the general Cao Hou of the Han Dynasty who conquered the west. 'Mighty!'

Zhang Zhongyao originally had no hope of asking for help from the imperial court because of the cold reception he received in the Song Realm, but after hearing what Wu Yingying and Chase said, his heart became warm again, even the feudal towns have this insight, and there are many people of insight in the imperial court, not to mention that if he loses confidence in the imperial court because of the shallowness of those border county officials, it will inevitably be blind. Thinking of this, he smiled, continued to talk with Wu Yingying and the others, and made up his mind that if he had the opportunity to meet Emperor Zhao Kuangyi of the Song Dynasty, he would definitely make a statement and let the imperial court appease the people of Lanzhou.

When the conversation was very happy, a personal guard suddenly came in, saying that Zhang Zhongyao stayed in Qinzhou and a subordinate named An Sidao came, saying that he had something important to meet Zhang Zhongyao. This An Sidao is the general of the Zhang family, Zhang Zhongyao is worried in his heart, it is not the will of Emperor Song to summon him. Wu Yingying smiled and said: "Since Mr. Zhang's subordinates are here, there must be something important, so let's go and meet." After speaking, he asked the guards to take Zhang Zhongyao to meet his subordinates.

Sure enough, as soon as he saw Zhang Zhongyao, An Sidao, who was in the dust, bowed down and said: "Three days after the prince left, the official family ordered the son to go to Bianliang to wait for the meeting. After he finished speaking, he grabbed the tea bowl next to him and drank it in a big gulp, Zhang Zhongyao said: "Since it is a call from the imperial court, I can't wait longer, so I will say goodbye to General Wu." He returned to the front hall of Lanzhou and told Wu Yingying: "General Wu, the official of the Shicai family will inform you that the official summoned me to Bianliang by the imperial court has been waiting in Qinzhou, so I will leave here, and if there is a chance, we will meet again." ”

Wu Yingying originally planned to keep him for a few more days, but when he saw this, he had to hug his fists and said: "Since Mr. has something important, Nade doesn't dare to force him to stay, it's a pity." He turned around and took a gift box from the hand of the guard, handed it to Zhang Zhongyao and said: "The native products of Lanzhou, be careful, please accept it with a smile." Zhang Zhongyao didn't want to be polite and delayed, and accepted the gift box politely, Wu Yingying said with a smile: Lanzhou welcomes Mr. Zhang's visit at any time. Motioned to Xiao Jiu and Chase to send him out.

Zhang Zhongyao saw his enthusiasm and fist, and felt a slight regret in his heart, but he couldn't stay longer, hurriedly left Lanzhou City, hurried out of Lanzhou City with An Sidao day and night, galloped all the way to Qinzhou Pavilion, hurriedly changed into official clothes, and took a fine mutton fat white jade ring to meet the officials who came to deliver the decree.

If it weren't for Zhang Zhongyao's subordinates who knew about things and stuffed the gift bag, he would have written a book to reprimand Zhang Zhongyao for not keeping the etiquette as a vassal envoy and playing around without authorization, and he was suspected of peeping into the Central Plains. This Duting Xiyi is in charge of receiving the envoys of the West, and has nothing to do with the promotion of local officials, but it is a powerless yamen, Cheng Tingli has been in Pangeng in Qinzhou for a few days, and the magistrate has not asked him for a few days in addition to greeting him, and he has not been asked or heard for a few days, which is no different from the envoy of Fanbang who is waiting in the pavilion. The governor of the state government has the support of important officials in the court, and the county officials are all the minions of the state government, and the layers are intertwined, how can he be a powerless and powerless Duting Xiyi supervisor who specializes in dealing with those wilderness people dares to offend at will, so this pent-up anger must be counted on the head of the Guiyi army envoy who has nothing to do with wandering around, as for how to make the prison officer calm his anger, it depends on whether the envoy has "sincerity" to make amends.