There may be so many people in the Guiyi Army who can lead troops to fight, but there are not many who can complete diplomatic tasks well, so Ban Chao has become the best choice for Li You, "Now the court in the Central Plains is very different from the Han Dynasty, and they may not be able to provide much help to the Guiyi Army, but the righteousness of the Central Plains court is still there, and the countries in the Western Regions have many yearnings." www.biquge.info"This is also the legacy left by famous generals like Ban Chao and Li Siye since the Han and Tang Dynasties, no matter which tribe is eager to be recognized and rewarded by the Central Plains court, as well as those exquisite goods."

"Although the Great Song Dynasty is unable to send troops to help, it is no problem to provide some material assistance." Of course, there are also righteous names, such as Cao Yanlu, who Li You possessed at this time, was once appointed by the Great Song Dynasty as the Taibao of the Inspectorate, the Shazhou Thorn History, the Envoy of the Righteous Army, and the Guasha and other states to observe and dispose of the camp and the Tibetan Fall, and the Khotanese State to which the Weichi Sinhala Rama belonged also sent envoys to the Great Song Dynasty. According to Li You's exploits in pacifying the Uighurs in Ganzhou this time and the usefulness of helping the Great Song Dynasty contain Li Jiqian, it is impossible to say that he will be crowned king this time.

In addition, now that most of the countries in the Western Regions believe in Buddhism, Ban Chao can also ask the Great Song Dynasty to send senior monks to the Western Regions to educate the people, which is even more important, which can make the military and people in the Western Regions unite more closely to deal with the threat of the Qarakhanid.

The two discussed in detail the situation that the Great Song Dynasty was facing now, as well as many other details, and three days later, Ban Chao went to Bianliang, Tokyo, with the gifts to the Great Song Dynasty and the memora written by Li Youyi as the envoy of the Guiyi Army.

All the way day and night, the mission arrived in Guanzhong, but unfortunately after the destruction of Huangchao Zhu Wen, Chang'an has long been weakened, and there is no longer the prosperous atmosphere of the Han Dynasty, Ban Chao saw a lot of emotion; The officials in Guanzhong were grieving over the defeat of the Wulu Expedition Xia army, and now they were overjoyed to hear that the envoys of the Guiyi Army were coming, and the local officials hurriedly sent men and horses to escort Ban Chao to Bianliang City.

Today's Great Song Dynasty, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi was very angry because of the failure of the crusade against Li Jiqian, accidentally touched the arrow wound he left in the battle of the Gaoliang River, and died of serious illness soon after, the crown prince Zhao Heng ascended the throne, that is, the later Song Zhenzong, this is a timid and cowardly guy, Zhao Guangyi's death and the loss of the Song army made him lose the courage to continue fighting with Li Jiqian, and he actually planned to cede the land of Xia, Sui, Yin, You, and Jing to Li Jiqian under the persuasion of the ministers, and in fact recognized the independent status of Western Xia, It was only because of the opposition of the ministers and the scolding of the people that they did not make a decision.

The arrival of Ban Chao greatly boosted the morale of those ministers who supported the continued fight against Li Jiqian, and the Guiyi army had always been loyal to the Central Plains, and now that they had controlled the key places in the Hexi Corridor such as Ganzhou, coupled with the Tubo people who had never dealt with the Dangxiang people, they could greatly contain Li Jiqian's strength and make him have no time to expand the results of the war, and the Great Song Dynasty only needed to send a small number of soldiers and horses so that Li Jiqian did not dare to attack one side with the whole army, which was enough to restrain their strength within the existing territory.

Therefore, although it is now a busy juncture when the first emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty still tried their best to let Ban Chao see Song Zhenzong as soon as possible, and presented gifts and Li You's recital to Song Zhenzong with the main hall.

When he had just been bullied by the party and was always facing the threat of the Khitans, the obedience of the Guiyi Army made a good impression on Song Zhenzong and the ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, and they almost obeyed Ban Chao's request, and then generously gave Li Youjun Wang a reward, so that he could continue to be in charge of the Guiyi Army and the military and civilian affairs of Shazhou, Guazhou, Ganzhou and other places, and also gave valuable gifts, the number and value of the gifts far exceeded the amount of things that Ban Chao gave to the Great Song Dynasty.

In addition, they happily accepted the request to send Cao Zongshou to study in the court, of course they knew that this was a hostage sent by the Guiyi army, and after asking about Cao Zongshou's origin, they directly gave him the title of founding marquis, and they couldn't wait to start looking for a suitable place to build a mansion for Cao Zongshou in Bianliang.

Song Zhenzong sent a holy decree, and the most famous Daxiangguo Temple in Bianliang City began to select senior monks to prepare for the Western Regions, and some ambitious monks began to try their best to blend in with this mission.

Ban Chao brought a ray of light to the Great Song Dynasty in grief and panic, and his erudition and understanding of the Western Regions and the history of the Qin and Han dynasties also conquered a large number of literati of the Great Song Dynasty.

After successfully completing all the tasks, Ban Chao resolutely rejected the repeated retention of the Great Song Dynasty, and re-embarked on the road back to the sandbank with a cart of rich gifts and hundreds of monks selected from various monasteries of the Great Song Dynasty.

After returning to Shazhou, the Great Song Dynasty's reward once again laid the foundation for Li You's rule over the Guiyi army, coupled with the previous defeat of the Ganzhou Uighurs, the burning of correspondence, and the fair rewards given to the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions in this battle, Li You's prestige in the Guiyi army almost reached its peak.

The civil and military officials who used to frequented Cao Zongshou's mansion in the past gradually became scarce, and the power of Cao Zongshou's side was weakened in just a few months, and gradually became unable to compete with Li You.

So when Li You tentatively proposed to send him to Bianliang to study, Cao Zongshou hesitated a little and agreed, if he continued to stay in the Guiyi Army, maybe he would have to worry about his life, and when he arrived in the Great Song Dynasty, his net worth and life could at least be saved, and there was no chance of a comeback in the future, maybe after his death, he would be sent back to Shazhou by the Great Song Dynasty to inherit the position of the Guiyi Army's Jiedu envoy, with such an idea Cao Zongshou reluctantly left the Shazhou and embarked on the road to Bianliang.

At the same time, Li You also began to pack his bags, organize his army, and prepare to go to Khotan to aid Yuchi Sinhala, which was the key to his mission.

In addition to the 20,000 soldiers and horses drawn from the Guiyi army itself, there were also 15,000 elite Uighurs from Ganzhou, who were now under the rule of the Guiyi army, and had to send the most powerful army under Li You's orders, and the man who led this army was Lu Sheng, the most popular candidate for the next Uighur khan of Ganzhou.

Li You sent Cao Zongshou to Bianliang as a hostage, and asked the Ganzhou Uighurs for Lu Sheng as a hostage, in order to ensure the stability of the rear during his time away from the sandbank, so that he could devote himself wholeheartedly to the next battle. (To be continued.) )