Chapter 87: Return to Chang'an
Wang Chengen turned over and dismounted, patted the heads of these sweaty and bloody BMWs lovingly, and then slowly walked to the head of the Bank of China, he knew that if he could return to Chang'an safely, it would bring him a splash of wealth! Dahan said to the Bank of China that he hated it to the bone marrow, and he cleared the trouble for His Majesty, and His Majesty will definitely reward him generously!
"Envoy! The Bank of China said that the head has been taken down! Wang Chengen galloped in front of Li You, holding the head of the Bank of China in his hand, and Xu Yannian and the others were smiling behind him, without the slightest jealousy.
"Good! After returning to Chang'an, I will definitely ask Your Majesty for a reward! Seeing this great traitor who had been stinking for thousands of years die in the hands of his subordinates, Li You's heart was stirred, he died so many years earlier than in history, how much loss could he reduce for the big man? The most important thing is that without him, the champion Hou Huo would not have drunk the water contaminated by the sick and dead cattle and sheep when he was sick, and then fell ill and died young at the age of 24.
If Huo Quzhi can live to be forty or fifty years old! What a blow this would have been for the Huns? With such a genius general who was deeply trusted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to lead the army, the Han army would definitely be able to expel the Xiongnu from Mobei and the Western Regions earlier!
"Envoy, the Huns have scattered and fled! There is no obstacle from the road ahead! We can cross the river and return to Chang'an safely! Father's face was also full of smiles! Although there is still the Yellow River ahead, these are nothing to them who have been trekking hard for a year and overcoming all kinds of harsh environments!
"Go to the camp of the Huns! Let's see if we can find a ferry, let's cross the river! Back to Chang'an! Li You shouted loudly, and more than 200 soldiers behind him let out bursts of cheers, for those Han soldiers, after more than a long time, now they can finally go home! And for the envoys of Loulan and the Dayue clan, they can finally see the legendary incomparably glorious Chang'an City!
Tortured several Hun captives, and soon figured out where the Huns' camp was! When I got there, I saw that there were a lot of ferries inside; These are the things that the Bank of China said were prepared earlier in order to prevent the Han envoys from evading their interception and crossing the Yellow River, but I didn't expect that now they are cheaper Li You them!
"I hate to press the gold thread every year and make wedding clothes for others!" Li You whispered two lines of poetry, the Bank of China said that the organs were exhausted, but it became a wedding dress for others, and now Li You even saved the time to remake the sheepskin raft, "Bring all the useful things in the camp, and the prisoners are optimistic!" Let's cross the river! Back to Chang'an! ”
Chen Qingzhi commanded the soldiers of the mission, who were familiar with boats, to make several trips on the Yellow River, and transported all more than 200 members of the mission and dozens of Xiongnu prisoners to the east bank of the Yellow River; Having burned the ship to the ground, they set out again on their way back to Chang'an.
After clearing the last obstacle to returning to Chang'an, the Han soldiers who returned to their hearts like arrows rode their horses and marched much more diligently, and they sang one by one, singing the songs of the Han people and running to their long-lost hometown.
What kind of country is Dahan? What kind of city is Chang'an? Can you make such a happy smile on their faces? The second prince of Loulan, Fu Miluo, and Hu Weishika, the famous general of the Guishan Department of the Dayue clan, thought at the same time.
Relying on the supplies obtained from the Xiongnu camp, everyone easily passed through Longxi and Tianshui, came to the border county of the Han Dynasty, entered the border pass and traveled east along Weishui, and they could return to Chang'an in a few days!
"Who's coming?" There was a sound of horses' hooves, and a group of well-armored Han soldiers under the leadership of a general blocked in front of Li You and the others.
Li You stretched out his hand to signal his subordinates to stop, and he rode his horse slowly, he raised the Han Festival in his hand high, and said loudly, "Zhang Qian, the envoy of the Han Dynasty, is sent to the Western Regions on the orders of His Majesty!" After more than one load, it is now completed and returned to Chang'an! Dare to ask which general is ahead? ”
"Ahh It's Zhang Yuanjun! The last general, Zhao Guangguo, met with the envoy! As soon as he heard Zhang Qian's words, and then carefully looked at his face, the general hurriedly turned over and dismounted, walked two steps quickly to Li You and bowed, and said excitedly, "The last general sent the envoy out of the customs last year, and I thought that I would never see the envoy again!" I didn't expect that it had only been more than a year, and the envoy would come back! God bless my big man! ”
"The Bank of China said that it had been killed by the corporal under the command of the envoy! This envoy also brought envoys from the Western Regions Loulan Kingdom and the Great Moon Clan! The reason also recognized that the person in front of him was the general who informed him that there was a Hun interception in front of him when he went out of the customs last year, and when he said this, he raised his tone, "The road to the Western Regions has been explored by this envoy!" The day when my Han counterattacked the Huns is not far off! ”
"God bless my emperor! God bless the man! These border guards who were threatened by the Xiongnu let out bursts of cheers, as if they had seen the day when the Han Dynasty's army went out of Hexi and swept away the Xiongnu!
"Make you work hard all the way! And follow me into the customs, and let the last general set up a banquet to relieve the fatigue of the king and all the soldiers! Zhao Guangguo said overjoyed.
"Thank you, General! It's just that the envoy is in a hurry to go back to Chang'an to report to His Majesty, so he can only live up to the general's kindness! But this envoy still has one more thing to trouble the general! After Li Youwan refused, he put forward his own request, "The horses have been consumed too much along the way, and I hope the general can help us replace some horses, so that we can return to Chang'an as soon as possible!" ”
Zhao Guangguo patted his chest without saying a word, and agreed to come down, entered the customs and hastily ate food, and everyone changed into the war horses sent by Zhao Guangguo and ran towards Chang'an.
A few days later, outside Chang'an City, a team of cavalry galloped to come, the general guarding the city gate immediately led his men and horses to meet him, after three or five sentences, his complexion changed greatly, respectfully took Li You and others into Chang'an City, came to the gate of the north gate of Weiyang Palace, Sima who was on duty here hurriedly greeted him, "Who is coming!" ”
"The envoy Zhang Qian has fulfilled his mission and returned from the Western Regions! Please also ask Your Majesty Sima Zhuoming, I want to see Your Majesty immediately! Zhang Qian solemnly showed the Han Festival in his hand, now the bright red hair on the Han Festival has faded, and the scepter is full of mottles, but these do not make people feel shabby at all, but add countless prestige to it.
"Here's the offense!" Sima on duty didn't dare to slack off, and trotted all the way to Weiyang Palace.
After about a stick of incense, a hurried step came from inside the palace gate, and a eunuch shouted in a sharp voice from a long distance, "But Zhang Zhijun is back?" Your Majesty summons! Zhang Yuanjun hurry up and enter the palace! ”
"You're waiting here!" After arranging his subordinates, Li You followed them into the Weiyang Palace, and the general who followed the eunuch attracted Li You's attention, and he arched his hand and asked, "Dare to ask the general's surname?" ”