Speaking of Teng Gong Xiahouying's embarrassment, Lu Pheasant couldn't help but smile.

It is no wonder that Xiahou Ying is sad all day long, he was the stable of Pei County when he was young, and later he has been recruiting Liu Ji with a chariot army, and he knows horses and understands horses, and loves horses as life.

If you talk about the degree of understanding and attention to Ma Zhengzhi, I am afraid that no one in the Manchu Dynasty can match it.

"This time, I will go deep into the border county with us for Teng Gong to investigate on the spot.

Check how much money is left in each pasture, and also consider how to rectify and reform in the future. ”

Without waiting for Zhang Liang to answer, Liu Fei took the lead and said,

Erchen thought that the queen mother did not need to worry too much.

How did I hear that even if you don't count the foals born this spring, there are 20,000 strong horses in the pastures under the jurisdiction of Liumu, and it must not be too difficult to select some military horses from them. ”

Seeing that he was so optimistic, Lu Pheasant didn't bother to care about whether he was sincere or pretending to be stupid for a while, but it was not good to sweep away the enthusiasm of the young man, and after staying for a while, Fang said slowly,

"Luoyang and Longxi are separated by two thousand miles, Ah Da, you better see is believing.

Besides, horses are not the same as horses.

The Xiongnu had four colored horses, namely the white horse, the green horse (máng), the black horse (lí) horse, and the red horse (xīng) horse, each of which was as fast as wind power and invincible.

Alas, I don't know if our horses in the Central Plains can match it. ”

Until today, Liu Fei had never thought about the difference between the advantages and disadvantages of horses, and he was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth.

In just a moment, Zhang Liang had comprehended the meaning of her words and replied,

"Although the "Bole Soma Sutra" has been lost, the old minister was fortunate to read it by chance, and he still remembers a little bit.

On this trip, the old minister will definitely observe carefully, understand the character of our horses, and by the way, also re-sort out the skills of horses.

As for whether it is necessary to bring in Huma from outside the territory, please wait for news from the old minister. ”

Lu Pheasant couldn't help but bow his head, and a feeling of pity for each other arose spontaneously.

And Liu Fei, listening to the conversation between the two who seemed to be donkey's lips and not the horse's mouth, suddenly jumped from the technique of Soma to the introduction of Huma, and he was really a little confused.

***

Zhang Liang resigned this time, obviously prepared, as soon as he opened his mouth, he mentioned two crucial points, one is Longxi, the other is Huma.

Lü Pheasant and the Longxi in his mouth probably include the areas west of Longshan, north of Qiangshui, east of Taoshui, south of Huangshui and Liupan Mountain.

Since the beginning of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, because of its abundant water and grass, and the good herdsmen of the people, Longxi Mu has become a very important official pastoral area in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with more than 100,000 excellent official horses all year round, and the general leader of other pastoral areas, is the head of many border county pastoral gardens.

It's just that I never imagined that Zhang Liang in the early Han Dynasty also chose Longxi County as their base in the herdsmen on the northwest border that stretched for thousands of miles.

And Huma.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan Taiyuan started his army, and he purchased 500 Turkic horses from the mutual market between Taiyuan and the Turks in one go to use them for elite cavalry.

The special service Bi and Shivachi among the six horses of Zhaoling, who had accompanied Taizong Li Shimin in his expedition to the south and the north, and made great achievements, were also produced in Huma, which was born in the Turks.

In particular, the special service horse is a god horse that Taizong will never forget in his life and often hang on his lips.

Listening to Taizong, the color of the special service husle is white in gold, shining in the sun, and it seems to be made of pure gold sculptures.

And it galloped even more bravely, traveling 400 miles a day without tiredness, once carrying Taizong in the enemy array eight in and eight out, should be taken into the air, if God helps.

Later, the source of Huma gradually expanded and stabilized, not only from the mutual market, but also from the tribute of various countries, and the variety is dazzling.

And the knowledge of the officials of the Tang Taifu Temple has also increased day by day with the broadening of their horizons-

The sweat and blood horses from the Tocharian country and the sweat and blood horses of the Eastern Cao country are both called sweat and blood horses, but their temperaments are very different;

A good horse from the country of Guligan, with a head and neck as strong as a camel ox, and the strongest muscles and bones;

But in terms of huge size, it still belongs to the Jiankun Horse from the extremely cold land in the north.

These horses, which were painstakingly introduced by the imperial court and came from different channels, were placed in various pastures in the border areas, and in addition to enriching the military cavalry, the main purpose was to improve the horse breeds of the Central Plains through continuous crossbreeding.

Selection and improvement is the experience of many years of horse breeding in later generations, and the horses that Zhang Zifang said are complementary to this.

Everything in the world is formal, and everything that has a form has a form.

The sky has celestial phenomena, the earth has terrain, plants and trees, six animals, mountains and rivers, all have their own phases.

If there is a phase, there will be a corresponding physiognomy, and the art of the horse is the first of the six animal laws.

Soma is to develop a set of unified standards that are feasible everywhere for the selection and improvement of horses.

With standards, there are traces to follow, and the imperial court does not have to be blind to touch the elephant, so it can use this set of standards to assess the achievements of Ma Zheng.

"Actually, not only are horses different from horses, but people are also different."

Zhang Liang added leisurely.

It's no wonder that Liu Fei listened like a cloud, and his words had a deeper meaning.

The location of the six counties of Longxi is prepared for the Xiongnu, Qiang, Di and other foreign races to border, and the living customs are similar to the grassland peoples.

The fighting power of the local natives of good families, that is, the innocent families and people, is not the same as that of the foreign residents who moved there for the sake of the real border.

If a group of young elite soldiers can be recruited from these border counties, and together with the war horses, they can be trained on the spot, whether it is against the Xiongnu or as an officer reserve of the imperial court, it will be twice the result with half the effort.

"Yes, it is said that all things in the world are born and restrained by each other, and are born of each other."

Lu Pheasant bowed his head, and there was irrepressible expectation in the semantics,

"Whether the local good family is as brave and invincible as rumored, please also ask Taifu to investigate it on your behalf."

***

This is a busy season to welcome and farewell, Luoyang City ushered in Han Xin, Zhang Ao, Zhang Cang and Lu Juan, sent Zhang Cang and Liu Jing away, and sent Zhang Liang and Liu Fei away.

Right now, Princess Lu Yuan and Zhang Ao are also about to set off.

Lu Pheasant went to see her daughter, her eyes were full of attachment and reluctance, while Bo Ji was busy checking her belongings, and her mouth kept chattering,

"When you arrive in Zhao Kingdom, you are the queen of a country, you must be deaf and clear-sighted, and you can no longer be ignorant.

You must always remember that Zhao Guo is different from Luoyang, and it is also different from the old capital of Liyang, where we lived before. ”

"Yes."

Lu Yuan didn't know the meaning of these words, but Bo Ji treated her very well and was close to her mother, and she always had to listen carefully to her words.

Seeing her confused look, Bo Ji sighed, put down the peacock pattern brocade robe in her hand, sat beside her, and said word by word,

"King Zhao treats you well, but Zhao Guo is not just Zhang Ao, you have to take a long-term view.

Whenever something is difficult to decide, you need to think about it first, is this matter beneficial or harmful to me Lu Yuan? ”

"What is at stake for me?

Aren't husbands and wives supposed to be one? Lu Yuan was even more confused.

Bo Ji glanced at the queen, a little unsure of how to answer next, how to say it thoroughly.

And Lu Pheasant sighed lightly and sat on the couch,

"There's a story that Mother has always wanted to tell you.

That story, which happened a long, long time ago, is that the protagonist of the story is also a princess. ”