After Li Bing and the others fled from the pomegranate forest conference in Shuzhong, they went to more than a month.

The pale golden glow was faint all over the clouds, the sky had just brightened, and the moat was illuminated by the warm light, raising a thin layer of mist, and slamming on this majestic ancient city wall.

In front of the high earthen city wall, there were crowds of people, travelers, merchants, and disaster victims, scattered in several lines. It was still early, just wait for the hour to come, and the city gate official will open the door and let him go.

Before the nearby farmers or hawkers could enter the city, they set up stalls at the gate of the city and shouted. All the way north, it is rare to have such a lively atmosphere.

Two youths lined up at the back of the line. The slightly thinner man turned over and dismounted first, and the purple and red foal was none other than the Pretty Rouge. He pointed to the plaque on the city wall and said, "Big, what, what." Oops, these words are so strangely written!"

The slightly taller young man also dismounted and stopped, and knocked on the short man's head with a smile: "It's 'Tianhan Wuwei'!" These words are the small seals of the Han Dynasty, and it is not strange if you don't recognize them. After speaking, he said: "All the way is a poor country, and now we have finally arrived in a big place." ”

The tall young man straightened his clothes and subconsciously dusted off his body: "This is the boundary of Liangzhou (now Gansu Province and Ningxia), because it is located in the west of the Central Plains, and the jurisdiction is cold, so it is called Liangzhou, also called Xiliang." And this 'Wuwei County' is one of the ten counties under it. ”

The young man who spoke was Li Bing, he led the horse, and said thoughtfully: "Speaking of which, the words 'Tianhan Wuwei' are really promising. This is also why, for thousands of years, small seal plaques have been used here. No matter how the dynasty changed, the inscription on this stone plaque was reprinted or repaired by a famous artist, and no one dared to order this plaque to be replaced. ”

"Oh, so powerful, even the emperor doesn't dare to replace it?" Anzi wondered, looking at the stone plaque, except that the font looks more ancient, it doesn't seem to be any different: "What else can it be, can it be a fairy question?"

Li Bing shook his head: "It's not that I don't dare, it's more of a respect." During the Three Kingdoms period, after Cao Pi occupied Wuwei, when he saw the word Tianhan on this plaque, he wanted to replace it with Wuwei of the Great Wei, but when he remembered Huo Quai's merits, he still did not replace it, but let people repair it. After that, no one has changed it, whether it is Jin, Sui, or even now. The four words of Tianhan Wuwei have been passed down to this day. ”

He saw that Anzi was puzzled, and then added: "In the second year of the Han Yuanzhan Hunt, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent the hussar general 'Huo Quai' to expedition to Xiliang in order to quell the Xiongnu rebellion. His territory was also included in the Han Dynasty and was named 'Wuwei County' by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in recognition of Huo Quai's mighty army. And the four words 'Tianhan Wuwei' are exactly the title of General Huo Quai's own handwriting!" Li Bing talked about the story of the past battles, and couldn't help but change his words and call Huo Qubing a general.

"Since then, the land of Xiliang has been included in the territory of my Han and Tang people. No one dared to move this plaque, which commemorates the eternal achievements of General Huo Quai's 'opening up the territory and expanding the territory'. Li Bing said this, and remembered the situation where the Tang Dynasty is now embattled and has lost its territory everywhere. What's more, even this Wuwei County is in the hands of the Jiedu envoy, compared with the strong man in the old days and the weak Tang Dynasty now, his heart is agitated for a while, his eyes are sour, and tears of excitement are in his eyes.

Li Bing straightened his face and said lightly: "If Datang can still have a Huo Qu's illness now, how good it would be!"

Anzi could probably understand Li Bing's feelings, but he didn't quite understand it. The hatred of the country and the family is too ethereal for him, and it is the right thing to eat and clothe himself.

As he spoke, the wooden latch behind the gate made two low, long creaks.

"Bang!" A gong sounded, and the gate of Wuwei County slowly opened.

It is said that after the two left Chengdu, they had no idea where to go. Li Bing was disheartened, he originally wanted to go to Jiangnan for a walk, but he remembered Yinglan'er again. He Anzi and Anzi returned to the Yizhou Medicine King Palace, and learned that Yinglan'er and Jiang Chongjing had already left in order to seek medical treatment for Qingyu. He hurried to the "Huifu" in the "north".

The high roads in Shudi are far away, the traffic is inconvenient, and the war in Tubo has caused most roads to be blocked, so they can only take a detour. From Yizhou to Wuwei County, the foot distance is faster, usually less than five days. Li Bing ran wildly all the way, and it took more than 20 days, which shows the restlessness of the border.

For a few days, the starry night and night, finally arrived at this big place, the two of them were ready to repair for the day, eat something good, do some shopping, and have a good night's rest.

After a hasty walk around the city, it was already noon, and since I wanted to eat something good, I had to find a place with a lot of people to taste good. The decoration of the restaurant chosen by the two is not bright, but the lobby is really crowded, and the three or four junior assistants are busy with everything, and the shopkeeper can only help take care of it.

"This is from Chang'an. The shopkeeper saw that the horses of the two were extraordinary, and at a glance he knew that the two were nobles, and personally beckoned the two to the upstairs seat.

"Although the table on the second floor is smaller, there are fewer people and the environment is more elegant. The shopkeeper personally received him, wiped the table and said: "This Wuwei County is far away, and there are few people who speak official language. As soon as the little brother spoke, I knew that you were from Chang'an. This official word is just good. ”

As he spoke, he took a teapot and poured water for the two of them: "You two want to eat something." Our specialty is grilled venison. This Xiliang venison is different from other places, not to mention the tenderness, soaked in wine with a knife, the fishy smell is removed, and there is more of a wine aroma. Two little brothers, do you want to try it?"

The shopkeeper and Li Bing were talking endlessly, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the two people who had just entered the door out of the corner of their eyes, and they were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "There are some other dishes in this restaurant, which are all written on that wall. ”

After saying that, a brighter smile appeared on his face, and he hurriedly hurried down the stairs to meet the man and woman who had just entered the door.

Li Bing also glanced over. The woman was in her early twenties, dressed in a military uniform, with a shawl of animal skin and arm guards, without superfluous decorations, even her hair was simply coiled, her waist and back were straight, her temperament was heroic, and she was very capable. The man seemed to be a few years older than Li Bing, dressed in Xiliang local costumes with a dark blue background. Vermilion hook edge, silver thread embroidered on the corner of the clothes with a white deer, is a totem. He has a piece of white jade around his waist, which is not a Xiliang custom, but a Tang custom.

The fabrics of their clothes are much better than the others, and they look like dignitaries.

The shopkeeper nodded and stepped forward: "Lord Lu and Lord Yun, why don't you say hello in advance if you want to come, the little one should prepare the wine and food in advance." ”

"It's okay, we're just looking for a secluded place to have a drink and talk about something. ”

The shopkeeper led the way in front and said with a smile: "There are already people in the private seat upstairs, so I will invite them down in a while." ”

Li Bing really heard this, and suddenly thought about what kind of origin this person was, so that the shopkeeper could drive him down.

While he was talking, Lord Lu and Lord Yun came upstairs. The shopkeeper symbolically wiped the table again, poured tea for the two, beckoned them to sit down, and then walked to Li Bing's table and apologized to the two with a smile: "Two, I'm really sorry, our store has a distinguished guest today, can you please go down to eat below." Xiao Er has already cleaned up a window seat for the two. I'm really sorry for this. ”

Li Bing turned his head to look over, and after seeing the man looking at him, he stopped looking at himself. He was a domineering lord in the capital, and although he also knew the truth that the strong dragon did not suppress the head snake, he still couldn't help but ask softly: "This upstairs is so empty, do you still have to give up your seat?

The shopkeeper saw that Li Bing seemed to be about to cause trouble, so he hurriedly gestured to him to silence him, and said in a low voice: "The two masters can spare the little one." Well, I'll give you a pot of aging as an atonement. I can't afford to offend those two next to me. ”

After all, Anzi is not from a high background, although he is also timid and afraid of things in his heart, he originally wanted to go down like this, but seeing that Li Bing did not move, he also sat down.

The woman also heard Li Bing's official accent, her eyes stayed on Li Bing's sword for a moment, and then touched the man slightly, signaling him to pay attention to Li Bing's sword.

When the man saw the sword, he also looked at Li Bing carefully, and shouted to the shopkeeper: "Boss, it's okay." It's not important to talk about today, so don't bother this little brother. After speaking, he also apologized slightly to Li Bing and the others, which is indeed an elegant cultivation.

The shopkeeper was relieved to be amnesty, and nodded to the man with a smile: "Thank you Lord Lu for your understanding, thank you Lord Lu for your understanding." ”

Li Bing's saber was originally "Sun Wuyi". Li Bing naturally knew that this was the sword of the "Northern Meridian General", but it was limited to that. At this time, seeing that the two of them cared so much about this sword, the senior who gave him the sword in his heart might have a great future.

The four of them landed in the southwest and northeast corners of the second floor, and there were seven or eight other tables, and no one sat on them again.

Waiting for Xiao Er to serve the food, Anzi lowered his voice and asked, "What are these two people doing, it seems that your shopkeeper is very afraid of them." ”

Xiao Er also lowered his voice: "That Lord Yun is the only daughter of Wuwei County's 'Hexi Jiedu Envoy' - Yun Duwei. Lord Nalu is Yun Duwei's most trusted advisor. Fortunately, Lord Lu didn't blame them today, otherwise the two of you would have offended them just now. ”

Li Bingxin said: Wuwei County has been completely out of the jurisdiction of the imperial court since it was divided into Hexi Jiedu envoys by the imperial court more than 20 years ago. This section made Yun Duwei naturally become the soil emperor of Wuwei County. His youngest daughter and strategist status is self-evident.

He glanced at his sword again, such people are afraid of their own sword, what kind of person is the original owner of this sword?

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As an aside, it didn't take long for the Hexi Corridor to fall into the hands of Tibet. After several rotations, to the next stable return to the territory of China, it was already more than 500 years later. From this point of view, this achievement of opening up the territory is really indefatigable. Emperor Qin and Han Wu are the real heroes of the world.