sword sentient beings

Chapter 721 Talk about Liangzhou

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the "Spring Festival" in the narrowest sense has ended.

After the "Broken Five", those who are most miserable can't even wait for the Lantern Festival and have to pack up and go out to work.

Tang Zhao was one of these people. He originally thought that this task would require people to go all the way down from the capital, and that it would have to be delayed until after the Lantern Festival. However, he never expected that he would get the news on the first day of the new year, and the capital would call all places. The princes came to the capital and enjoyed the lanterns together on the Lantern Festival in the capital.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, an order was issued that people and horses from various states must arrive on the fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival. Among them, the frontier fortresses were thousands of miles away, and it would only take fifteen days for the horses to reach them. What kind of ridiculous order is this?

"That's bullshit imperial edict, why don't we let people celebrate the festival?"

That being said, Tang Zhao still has to go. I also had to go to investigate the rumors about Ganoderma lucidum.

This was because Gao Yuanhou took care of him and asked him to set off after breaking through five. He could just meet up with the Yunzhou team in the Central Plains, and the Yunzhou envoy team set off as early as the second day of the Lunar New Year.

As for going alone and flying directly to the capital to join Yunzhou, that's impossible. Do you think the capital is a place where you can come and leave whenever you want?

Without a legitimate name, if a swordsman or swordsman enters the capital secretly, beware of being struck by lightning.

This lightning strike is a lightning strike in the physical sense, a real strike.

Even though the place is full of signs of troubled times, the capital city, the heart of the Jin Dynasty, still has such protective strength as a dragnet. Of course, this can only be attributed to one person - the Imperial Master.

Therefore, the Imperial Preceptor is really the mentor of the Jin State, and he has the same kindness as his parents. As long as the Imperial Preceptor is one day, the capital will not fall. As long as the capital is still there, the orthodoxy of Jin Dynasty will still be there. If others can't get the Jiuzhou artifact, it will be in vain. The Imperial Preceptor does not care about the actual separatist regimes in other states, but if someone dares to proclaim himself emperor, he will inevitably be struck by thunder. Therefore, there are many local emperors in the states now, and no one will rebel if he gets hot-headed. Even the turtle bandits are still dormant and waiting.

Yunzhou has always respected the royal family, and Marquis Gao Yuan has always been called a "royalist". It is said that he received great favor from the late emperor and was promoted to the army. Within a few years, he rose to prominence and almost became one of the most important ministers. Although Jinshang finally ended up going north to reorganize Yunzhou alone after ascending the throne, and was suspected of being ostracized, he still retained considerable connections and influence in the capital, and he did not ignore the court or even pursue revenge or anything like that.

This time, Yunzhou's team was led by Marquis Gao Yuan. The two teams from the Marquis's Mansion and the Dudu's Mansion together brought over a hundred people. Among them were two swordsmen, the left and right deputies, and the retired old commander Commander Nan. Tang Zhao. None of the other capable assistant swordsmen were brought with him, only a few young swordsmen were brought with him.

If you don't take it seriously, what do you think if there are three swordsmen among more than a hundred people? Some princes simply cannot produce such a team.

In terms of attention, none of the powerful people came. High-level executives like Qilin Sword and Pixiu Sword were not here, and middle-level cronies like Li Huajian and Bi Fanjian were not here. Not even Zhang Rong was here. I wish that the whole group was stuck in the capital. As long as Tang Zhao could escape, it would not affect the operation of Yunzhou. What is this if not precaution? If Tang Zhao had not come, Gao Yuanhou and his entourage would not be afraid of perishing with others in the capital.

On the sixth day of the lunar new year, Tang Zhao finally finished handling a series of matters in his hands and set out on the road with a dangerous look.

It took four days for the team to set out, but Tang Zhao only took two hours to catch up.

Marquis Gao Yuan was walking leisurely on his horse. A group of knights including servants were walking at the same speed as a scholar riding a donkey.

"Oh, you're really here? I thought I couldn't come." When Marquis Gao Yuan saw Tang Zhao, he said jokingly: "I wanted you to change your mind and stay here to guard the house, but it's a pity that you refused."

Tang Zhao smiled awkwardly and said: "How can we change what we agreed to do? How can we ask the king to wait in vain?"

He came here to find out about Ganoderma lucidum, but he didn't tell Marquis Gao Yuan about this. It's not that he can't trust the prince, but that this matter is too important. If one less person knows about it, there will be one less person to know. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to entrust others to investigate. He can only make this trip himself.

"Where's Commander Nan?"

"Old Nan, after walking for two days, he started to feel short of breath in his chest. It seemed that his old ailment was coming back, so I asked him to rest in the car. It's hard for him to walk such a long way."

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What a team of elite soldiers and generals!

Do swordsmen also have old ailments?

In fact, there must be some. Swordsmen may not suffer from the diseases that ordinary people do, but they will also suffer dangers that ordinary people will not suffer. Commander Nan is said to be much older than Gao Yuanhou. Who knows what kind of injuries he suffered back then, or even for life. Hard to heal.

"In order to take care of Commander Nan, the march will be a little slower. It will probably take another four or five days to arrive in the capital."

Tang Zhao calculated and said: "That's more than enough. Today is only the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and it will be the tenth day of the Lunar New Year. We can arrive four or five days in advance."

Marquis Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "How can you go there in a hurry? You must leave time for socializing and seeking information. Otherwise, you will get slapped head-on and regret it too late."

"Furthermore, all states and counties will not go against time. You can't arrive later than Kungang, right?" Tang Zhao smiled and said: "The direction is different. It snows in the north. Is it difficult to travel in heavy snow? Those in the south It doesn’t snow in the prefectures and counties. Let’s just go faster than Liangzhou, right?”

Marquis Gao Yuan smiled and said: "That is definitely incomparable. The governor of Liangzhou is in the capital now."

Tang Zhao was startled, then vaguely remembered this incident, and said, "It seems like the governor of Liangzhou didn't take office?"

Marquis Gao Yuan nodded and said: "I was appointed three years ago, but I have always refused to take office. The successive governors disliked the hardship and chaos in Liangzhou, so they either stayed in the capital or stayed in Jade City of Liangzhou and never went out, never caring about people's livelihood and general affairs. But the more they did not Under human control, Liangzhou becomes more difficult and chaotic, and now the great land of China has become a barbaric wilderness."

Tang Zhao said softly: "The people of Liangzhou should be looking forward to someone like the king and lord going north to bring order to the chaos and turn the tide, right?"

Marquis Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "Even I couldn't do it back then. The conditions in Liangzhou are much worse than those in Yunzhou. They are barren and desolate, and barbarians live together. Unless the magical power is transformed, it will be difficult for manpower to do it. Moreover, after many years of chaos, the people of Liangzhou have already lost their ability. If you turn your back on the imperial court, the first people you will face when you go there are the Liangzhou people. If you don't kill them, you may not be able to settle down. But if you kill them, people will be even more unconvinced. If you don't rest for many years, you may be stuck in the quagmire and unable to move."

She glanced around and saw that there were straight official roads everywhere with no one around, and she said: "Actually, the most suitable person to be the lord of Liangzhou is you."

Tang Zhao said in shock: "I, stop joking?"

Marquis Gao Yuan said: "How could I be joking? Have you forgotten what you did in Liangzhou?"

Tang Zhao thought for a while and said, "Is it... about the Gangliang Mountain?"

Marquis Gao Yuan said: "Exactly. The Gangliang Mountain is a cancer in the world, isn't it the cancer of Liangzhou? And for the people of Liangzhou, it is not only a cancer, but also a poison imported from outside. The sins of the whole world can be wiped out. The incriminating evidence thrown into Yunzhou is another proof that the Central Plains looks down on Yunzhou."

"So apart from Zong Liangshan, you are also very kind to Yunzhou."

Tang Zhao hurriedly said: "That is not my alone, but Yunzhou and Bai Yujing..."

Marquis Gao Yuan smiled and said: "But you are the most dazzling. Not to mention that Yunzhou's record should not be made public. Even if it is made public, how can it be as popular as a young hero like the sun? Now the entire desert has your epic legend."

Tang Zhao was a little embarrassed, but also a little happy.

Marquis Gao Yuan continued: "In order to prevent themselves from being incompetent, those people who slipped through the net in Gangliang Mountain also painted you like a ghost and god. They also helped spread your reputation. So now that you are in Liangzhou, you need to be powerful and powerful, and you need people. I hope someone will look after me.”

She paused and then said: "If you want a team, you also have a team."

Tang Zhaoke couldn't figure it out for a moment. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "White-haired swordsman?"

Marquis Gao Yuan nodded and said: "Exactly. The two mountains are gone, but these swordsmen are still there, and there are still hundreds of them. These people are temporarily placed in the army, but we in Yunzhou can't actually use these many swordsmen, but we need to They are all put on the front line. Qiancheng is also a force of the Jin Dynasty. Sooner or later, it will be so dazzling that it will be hidden and there will be trouble. If they are all disbanded..."

She shook her head and said: "Do you know how troublesome it will be if there are hundreds of free swordsmen in the world? What's more, although they all passively entered the Gangliang Mountains, they are in that kind of place. , who knows who they are now? Besides, they don’t have long lifespan, and they are free and have no property. No one can guarantee what they will do in the last time, so they cannot be thrown away easily. "

"The most suitable way is to organize them individually and do meaningful things. For example, go to Liangzhou to develop."

Tang Zhao gradually became fascinated as he listened, and he realized that Marquis Gao Yuan was not telling a joke, but was seriously analyzing a meaningful matter.

Marquis Gao Yuan said: "If you intend to pacify Liangzhou, you can start from the old place of Mongliang Mountain. That place has been pacified now. It is an ownerless land. It is also in the desert and far away from the Central Plains. There must be no one coveting it. It is slightly away from the capital. Activities, it is not difficult at all to replace the two Yaojun enclaves you sealed with this one. But in fact, with the accumulation of Zongliang Mountain over the years, there are quite a few cities. These cities are now trees without roots and water without sources. , if no one takes over, it will decline sooner or later. But fortunately, there is a water source, and after the Wall of Sighs is opened, the trade route to the west will be open, and there will be conditions for development. "

"If you manage your business with peace of mind for a few years, stabilize your foundation, and then send people to spread the legend of your achievements in pacifying the Gangliang Mountains in the desert, and in a few years ask the court to make you the governor of Liangzhou, which no one wants to do, then you will be You can win Liangzhou with justifiable authority. Not to mention how well you manage the rivers and rivers, at least you can give the people of Liangzhou peace."

Tang Zhao was very moved when he heard this. Although it was a cake painting, the painting still touched his heart. He lowered his head and thought about it, and said with a wry smile: "But I don't have time. I have too many tasks and I can't finish them." Come."

Marquis Gao Yuan said: "Then it depends on you. No matter what you do, as long as it is something useful, everyone will support you. Although things in Liangzhou are suitable for you, there are also things that you must do elsewhere..."

At this time, the scout of the team came back and said: "Reporting to the king, we have found a team of princes entering Beijing ahead of us."

(End of this chapter)