Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2453 The situation is unknown

Lu Dongzan looked ugly.

He knew what Zhang Wenguan said was true, if it was true that Chang'an City was under martial law, if he tried to break into the city gate, he would have to be shot and killed.The Han people have been extremely tough on the barbarians since ancient times. Even if the dynasty had to make peace with foreign tribes when the dynasty was weak, most of them were just a bit inferior to the civil servants. Those military officials were still unruly and unruly.

Not to mention that he is a great minister of Tubo, even if Zanpu is standing under the city, he can still kill him!

He didn't think that the entire martial law was aimed at him this time. After all, how could such a celestial kingdom make such an uproar in order to delay a Tubo envoy, and even the emperor cooperated?

Furthermore, even if it is aimed at him, he is helpless and can only let it go...

Taking a deep breath, Lu Dongzan bowed and saluted, and said sincerely: "So that's the case, but I misunderstood Mr. Zhang. I was ordered by Zanpu to see His Majesty the Emperor urgently, so I was in a hurry and said something disrespectful. Don't blame me, Your Excellency."

Ludong praises the high authority, but has always been low-key.

It’s okay not to be low-key, the Han people have not had soft bones since ancient times, not to mention the fact that the current prosperous dynasty is full of martial arts, even if the people in the world are struggling, they will never treat any fanbanghu People grovel.

At the end of the Jin Dynasty, many Hu tribes invaded the Central Plains, and their heads were bloodied into rivers. The Han people had no choice but to move the court to the south of the Yangtze River, but they still relied on the Yangtze River to resist desperately and did not surrender.

In the eyes of the Han people, no matter how strong the Hu people are, they are like porcupine dogs. Even if they are powerful for a while, they will be overwhelmed by the Han dynasty sooner or later. They have a kind of pride in their bones that "I was born in the world and has the beauty of Chinese clothes". , the barbarians and barbarians are all inferior...

In such a country, even if you want to be high-profile, you can't be high-profile.

Zhang Wenguan was relieved, and said with a smile: "The Prime Minister has come from thousands of miles away, and it is human nature to be eager to see His Majesty submit the letter of credence. I understand it. It's just that Chang'an is under martial law right now, so please wait for a few days. Take a rest, and when the martial law ends, I will immediately arrange for the Prime Minister to have an audience with His Majesty."

Lu Dong praised: "It's very good, please trouble Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Wenguan said: "It's my duty, I dare not thank you."

Lu Dongzan stepped forward and took Zhang Wenguan's hand, and said very affectionately: "I see that Mr. Zhang is not very old, but he looks dignified and personable. He must also come from a high-ranking family, but I don't know which one?"

Zhang Wenguan said modestly: "How dare you claim to be a dignitary? I was born in the Zhang family of Qinghe, but I belong to a remote branch. I lost my father and mother since I was young, and I depended on my brother for life. I took the imperial examination the year before last. Fortunately, I passed the Mingjing and passed the rank. I joined the army in Bingzhou. He was wrongly loved by the British public and was just transferred to the Ministry of Rites this year."

Lu Dongzan immediately looked at him with admiration.

He also knows about the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that the sons of the aristocratic families recommended by the powerful, but not all of them are rich and rich, but the scholars who passed the imperial examinations are all dragons and phoenixes, outstanding in the world!
There is no doubt that these people will eventually take up high-level positions in the Tang Dynasty Hall. They may not be able to stand on their own, but they are definitely the backbone of the officialdom.

After a few cordial conversations, Zhang Wenguan bid farewell and left. Lu Dongzan stood at the gate of the station, looked at the towering and majestic Chang'an City from a distance, sighed, turned around and went back to the house, and called the postmen to bring hot water. Take a hot bath.

*****
Housing.

Fang Jun was on duty at noon, and instead of eating in the canteen of the Ministry of War, he returned home.

Although most of the arrow sores on his body have healed, but after all, he was injured, and the wedding was held before he healed, and he was preparing for the opening of the academy for several days. After being on duty, I returned to the mansion to rest for a while, and I didn't go to the Yamen in the afternoon. If there was an urgent matter, my own clerk would come to the mansion to report.

Just after taking a bath and changing clothes, and having lunch, he saw Wei Ying coming back from the outside in a hurry.

"Report to Erlang, Lu Dongzan has just arrived at the station outside Chang'an City."

Fang Jun counted the time, and it was not easy to delay Lu Dongzan for more than a month, so he nodded and said: "Good job, go to the cashier to get a hundred guan, and give everyone a point. Rest for half a month, so you can rest and spend time with your family."

Wei Ying did not refuse, bowed and said: "Thank you Erlang for the reward!"

After Wei Ying left, Fang Jun ordered the maid to make a pot of tea, and half-lyed on a rattan chair, sipping tea while estimating the situation in the Western Regions.

Up to now, although there are news from the Western Regions from time to time, it is calm.

The Arab soldiers headed straight to the north of Suiye City, but they did not occupy Suiye City as imagined, and then rushed towards the Western Regions, but stopped. They have been stationed for more than a month. It is unknown what their plans are.

As expected, Tubo sent troops from the plateau straight to the Western Regions, and now Chen Bing is at the border of Khotan and Shule, and can send troops westward at any time.

A scuffle did not break out instantly as expected, but instead fell into a strange calm...

However, this is not what Fang Jun wants.

He never put the Arabs in his eyes. Even if the Anxi army was defeated in the first battle, the Arabs would not be able to drive straight along the Silk Road to invade the hinterland of the Western Regions, or even reach the Yumen Pass and threaten Guanzhong.What he was most afraid of was that once Tubo decided that it was profitable, they would brazenly send troops to cut off the Anxi army's retreat, which would cause the Anxi army to lose sight of the first and last, and lose sight of the other.

The best situation is that the Arabs are greedy for meritorious deeds, and when the position is not stable, they will fight with the Anxi Army, and the Anxi Army's winning rate can reach at least [-]%.

As long as the Arab army is defeated, even if only once, Tubo's plan will surely fail.

With the prestige of the Anxi Army's great victory, coupled with the shortage of food in Tubo and the political instability, it is absolutely impossible for Songtsen Gampo to brazenly order the Tubo army to attack and kill the Anxi Army's back road, thus launching a full-scale war with the Tang Dynasty.

Lu Dongzan's trip was in vain.

But now the Arabs have grown their brains. Although they don't know what kind of tricks they are playing, they are steady and steady and did not go straight to the war. This will double the threat to Anxi's army, and Fang Jun's confidence is not too high.

After all, those believers who are armed with fanatical beliefs on the media of later generations are brave enough to charge to the death, and the shock they brought to the world is too strong...

Two days, now Lu Dongzan can only be held for two days.

Two days later, there was no reason to prevent Lu Dongzan from seeing His Majesty Li Er. When he faced His Majesty Li Er's proposal of Tubo's conditions, there was no room for him to return to the world. Go to war brazenly.

Fang Jun sat in the hall, holding a teacup in his hand, frowning worriedly.

What is the situation in the Western Regions now?
It stands to reason that with a famous general like Li Xiaogong sitting in Gaochang, and a famous general like Xue Rengui charging into the battle, even though the Arabs are as fierce as tigers, they should be able to fight.

It seems that the delay can't go on, but we have to consider the conditions of the lion's mouth opened by Tubo. Otherwise, once the entire Western Region is lost, the entire national policy of the Tang Dynasty will have to be changed, and once again return to the old road of land defense. , the newly developed strategy of conquering the world by sea can only die prematurely...

Fang Jun didn't want the situation to return to the original point.

He has worked hard for so long, isn't he looking forward to breaking this empire and this nation from the shackles of the land, and embarking on a road of ocean hegemony that is destined to grab more wealth and plunder more land?The Chinese nation has the best genes on earth and the most adaptable and inclusive culture. It is a pity that they have been bound by the land for thousands of years due to various reasons.

As long as he can be one step ahead, as long as he can discover the huge benefits brought by the ocean, he believes that this nation will create a myth that has never appeared on this planet, but is destined to shake it!

In the embarrassing situation of the later generations, where the country was destroyed and the family was almost cut off, there were still countless Chinese sons and daughters who traveled across the ocean and wandered around the world, and then seized countless wealth and occupied huge resources by virtue of their industrious and intelligent qualities.

If there is a powerful empire behind him, he believes that the Chinese can completely colonize the world...

What South America, North America, Asia, Africa and Latin America are all Chinese territories!

……

The sound of small footsteps sounded behind him, and a faint fragrance came from his nose, which pulled Fang Jun back from his thoughts.

He turned around in astonishment, and saw Princess Zhende coming gracefully in palace attire.

(End of this chapter)