Guo Chun saw that Ban Chao and Kunlun Xiao insisted on making a detour to Khotan, so in order not to affect his early return to the court as a county order, he and Ban Chao went straight to the capital.

Ban Chao and Kunlun laughed at the rate of more than 100 people who crossed the desert and returned to Khotan in more than one day. Gan Ying, Sha Xue and Zhao Hanqing set up a family banquet to entertain Ban Chao and his party. Gan Ying raised his glass and said: "Leopard head, second brother, you have worked hard, I will give you a glass." With that, he drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp. Zhao Hanqing saw that Ban Chao and the others were in a bad mood, guessed that it might be something in the court, and asked: "The imperial court saw that Chen Mu was defeated and wanted to give up the Western Regions, but I don't know what is the situation of General Geng Gong's return to the court, please ask the imperial court not to give up the Western Regions?" Without waiting for Ban Chao to answer, Gan Ying laughed and said: "General Geng is loyal and brave, led the army to stick to the lonely city, and made great contributions. It's not good that the imperial court made him a general, and led the army to the west, and when the time comes, I will go out of Shule again, reset the car division, and restore the Western Regions. Seeing Gan Ying's bold and straightforward words, Ban Chao took Gan Ying's hand and sighed.

Seeing this, Sha Xue said strangely: "Every time the leopard head encounters a big enemy, he is calm and unhurried, although he is in the Jin Ge Iron Horse, he is also heroic in the rain of guns and arrows, and if the command is determined, Gan Ying is always full of praise for the leopard head." Why sigh after returning from today's victory? Ban Chao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brothers, after separation, I will wait in Shule for news from the imperial court." More than ten days ago, the imperial court sent a special envoy Guo Chun to Shule, ordering us to evacuate the Western Regions and return to Beijing as soon as possible. Shule general Li Xi and others persuaded the Han not to give up Shule, Guo Chun threatened the lives of our parents and wives, if they did not obey the edict, they would be rebellious, and they would punish us and other nine clans. We had to say goodbye to Li Xi and other Shule people, and Li Xi saw that he couldn't keep us, so he committed suicide while I couldn't wait. Speaking of this, Ban Chao couldn't help but burst into tears.

When Gan Ying heard this, she was very surprised, slapped the table, stood up and said loudly: "Why does the imperial court abandon the people of the frontier, it's so annoying!" Guo Chun, that kid is something, if you hit me in my hand, you have to pinch him to death! Kunlun smiled and saw that Gan Ying was angry, and Zhao Hanqing and the others hurriedly persuaded: "General Gan, don't be angry, that Guo Chun is Master Gongsun Miao, a typical villain, but this time he came to the Western Regions to be a minister, and he killed him in the middle of Gongsun Miao's treacherous scheme. Su Wu, the general of the former dynasty, led 5,000 foot soldiers to expedition to the desperate region, encountered an army of 100,000 in the black sky, fought to the death, and the soldiers of the three armies regarded death as home, and fought for the first place. At this time, the heavens and the earth were furious for the mausoleum, and the warriors drank blood for the mausoleum. Even the black tyrant was also very admired, and wanted to lead the army to retreat, and later learned that Su Wu's lone army went deep, and the Han army had no successors, so he poured the country's troops to attack Su Wu, Su Wu was captured, and he wanted to surrender by fraud, and the news reached the court, and everyone admired Su Wu and regretted it, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that Su Wu should serve the country with death, and Su Wu's surrender would damage the prestige of the Han Dynasty, and he would behead his mother and wife, which was chilling. If I insult Guo Chun, his master will definitely frame us for rebellion in front of the emperor, but unfortunately the leopard's first loyalty will be wasted. ”

Gan Ying doesn't like to read, but she loves to read Su Wu's book very much, so she knows about Su Wu's affairs, and when she heard Kunlun laughing and persuaded Su Wu's affairs, she rubbed her hands together and said, "What should I do?" What to do? This Khotanese up and down the leopard head as a god, we led the army back to Khotan, the army told the people of Khotan about the leopard head to increase the stove to lure the enemy, attack the Jiaohe, defeat the black overlord with less victory, and successfully lift the siege of Geng Gong, all feel rejoicing, thinking that with the protection of the Han ambassador here, the country is safe, the black tyrant is far away, and the people can live a good life. The king of Khotan and the general of Asalan also used the leopard's head as a Khotanese pillar stone, and pinned high hopes on it, you are suddenly leaving, and you may have to come out of the second Li rhino? Everyone saw that Gan Ying was reasonable, but they were speechless.

At night, Kunlun smiled and saw that Ban Chao had not slept for a long time, so he pushed the door and entered Ban Chao's room. Ban Chao said: "Kunlun laughs, if you give up the Western Regions according to the order, and several years of hard work will be wasted, the people of the Western Regions will be bullied by the Black Tyrant, and the border of the Han Dynasty will be exposed to the iron hooves of the Black Tyrant, which will be unfavorable to the country and the people." If you don't obey the order of resistance, stay in the Western Regions and fight hard, the Han army will not come out, and with the strength of a few of us, we will resist the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Black Dominator, which can be described as a huge disparity in strength, the difference between the world and the victory is difficult to decide. Moreover, there are traitorous ministers such as Gongsun Miao in the court, and I am afraid that the lives of my family members will be endangered. Kunlun laughs, I'm in turmoil now, can you teach me? ”

Kunlun smiled and said in his heart: "I can't sleep at night for this matter, and my brother has problems in his heart, so I came to talk about it." After contemplating for a while, he asked: "The leopard head went back to Beijing to visit relatives last year, I don't know how I heard the ministers of the DPRK and the central government evaluate the emperor of the current dynasty?" Ban Chao said: "When the emperor is the crown prince today, he often visits the general Dou Gu when he is sick, and he hears Dou Dan say that the prince is wise and benevolent and filial, and attaches great importance to the situation in the Western Regions. The general once mentioned Weichen in front of the prince. Listen to Dou Dan said: The prince is very appreciative of our kindness and care for Khotan, and Ding Shule is very appreciative, and said that the Ban family has been loyal and good for several generations, and the two brothers are the all-round talents of the dynasty and the military, and his sister is a teacher in the palace, and the queen mother praises him as a handsome woman in the middle, and it is really rare to have three masters. The general is critically ill and asks Dou Dan to help Weichen as much as possible when he walks in the harem in the future, and assist Weichen to create immortal feats. Ban Chao said with tears in his eyes: "It's a pity that the general doesn't have a holiday every year, and he has the grace of knowing me." Princess Dou Dan has a deep friendship with me and has never married. I'm giving up halfway now, I'm sorry for the high hopes of the general's father and daughter. Kunlun smiled, why is it so difficult to serve the country! Kunlun smiled and saw that Ban Chao was moved and was not moved, and was trying to persuade when he saw Gan Ying and Sha Xue's father and daughter coming in together.