Big man: I am the Champion Marquis!

Chapter 127: Life on the Road

Zhao Po Nu was in mixed feelings. There was definitely nothing wrong with inviting Huo Shan to patrol the border, as this was his duty.

But he didn't expect that Huo Xian didn't know whether it was good luck or bad luck, but he actually encountered the Huns. In the past, even if he encountered the Huns, at most they were herdsmen or very few scouts.

But this time, it turned out to be a small group of Hun troops, and three archers!
"I have asked, and the Huns just want to test us." Zhao Po Nu held the whip, with a gloomy face, "I am afraid the Huns are restless. They say that many people are fighting for the position of Chanyu."

Huo Xian became curious, "Who is the current Khan of the Xiongnu?"

"The son of Wu Shilu is a Chanyu." Zhao Po Nu said with a smile, "This is considered successful. He has taken back the Chanyu position."

It is not wrong to say that. When Wu Shilu was alive, the Xiongnu thought he was young and easy to kill, which caused the left general to surrender. After his death, his youngest father, the Right Xian Wang, Wulihu, succeeded him because his son was young.

Now, after all the twists and turns, the position of Chanyu has returned to Wu Shilu's son. But if a little kid sits on the Chanyu position, the situation will be even more unstable and difficult to convince the public. Maybe the old things will happen again.

After all, it was Yizhixie Chanyu who had taken away the Chanyu position from his nephew.

"Now Hulugu is fighting for it. This man is the son of Qiedihou." Zhao Po Nu said with a smile, "We are old acquaintances of this man, but now he is only the left commander."

Huo Xian smiled and said, "It seems that his father has been captured, and this man has no status in the Xiongnu. Left Grand Commandant, this is not worth mentioning."

"Zuoguli King Hu Yandi has also had his eye on the throne. His mother Yanshi is quite powerful." Zhao Po Nu continued, "Zuoguli King Tu Qitang is also vying for the throne."

Zhao Po Nu continued to add, "Many powerful people in the Xiongnu have started to have ideas. Some of Yizhixie's sons died or were captured. This man came to power illegitimately, and his descendants are trapped. Now Junchen Chanyu's former subordinates have also started to have ideas, and some large tribes have also become disloyal."

Huo Xian felt quite regretful, "If Marquis She'an were still alive, the court would have been able to make a fuss about it."

She'an Hou was the prince of Junchen Chanyu, who fled to the Han Dynasty after his position as Chanyu was taken away. If he were still alive, he could still do something and wave the flag with the support of the Han Dynasty.

Is this the early start of the struggle among the five khans?

But this is by no means a bad thing, Huo Xian is very happy to see this happen.

"So this guy has some status." Huo Xian asked, "Is he a small-time figure, or something else?"

Zhao Po Nu replied, "You Da Qie Qu, you are considered to have some status."

Youqiequ was only a low- to medium-level Xiongnu official. However, he was not an ordinary Youqiequ because he could lead three archers.

Every family has some poor relatives, and maybe some rich relatives.

"Are they planning to use Shoujiang City to establish their prestige?" Huo Xian analyzed the situation. "If we take Shoujiang City and defeat the Han Dynasty, the prestige of the Xiongnu will rise."

Zhao Po Nu smiled and replied, "You are right. This is what the Xiongnu people think."

"Send them back to Chang'an," Huo Xian said decisively. "Uncle Zhao should also make preparations. If the Xiongnu really want to attack, autumn and winter are the easiest time to send troops."

Zhao Po Nu said quickly, "You are the Grand Marshal and General of Cavalry, and you should be the one to handle these matters. But the matter is too big, and you still have to report to His Majesty. Without His Majesty's order, some of the baggage will be difficult to transport."

It seems that there is no big problem with this, after all, baggage and so on are big things. Huo Xian's title of Grand Marshal and General of Cavalry is not worthy of the title. If it is a small number of troops and so on, it will be approved, and there is no problem.

However, thousands of soldiers and thousands of their baggage, as well as the possible outbreak of a major war, would require the emperor's approval and permission, which was by no means a simple matter.

Huo Xian said, "I understand. You should also remember to write a military report. I will also report these matters to His Majesty."

It was true that he was fighting with the emperor, but some important matters could not be delayed. Huo Xian was well aware of this. Even if he was willful and could show some temper, it was all based on the premise that it would not affect the important matters.

Zhao Po Nu now felt much more at ease. He thought that these Huns had come to the right decision and had done some good things.

Huo Xian and the emperor were still at odds with each other, and Huo Xian had been unwilling to write directly to the emperor before.

Now, even if it was because of official business, at least it was a breakthrough. This was a huge progress, worth being gratified and happy about, and worth the relief of Zhao Po Nu and others.

Even if he had to report something to the emperor, Huo Xian felt that he still had to maintain some basic toughness.

Even if it was just pretense, it was necessary to maintain a little bit of "hardness" at this time. In the spirit of official business, write a military report to His Majesty the Emperor, only talking about official business and nothing else.

"How can I possibly keep it a secret when I try to cover it up?" Huo Xian laughed at himself. "If I send this military intelligence back, His Majesty will laugh at me. It will be miserable in the future, and people will make fun of me."

If you think of running away in anger again in the future, it will really become a joke.

No one knows a son better than his father, and no one knows a grandson better than his grandfather.

As soon as Huo Xian raised his butt, the emperor knew what was going to happen. Now that the military intelligence had been sent back, the emperor could guess a little. There was nothing he could do. The overall situation was the most important. There was nothing to discuss about this matter. This was one of the most basic requirements.

You can be willful, but you cannot use state affairs as a condition for being willful.

"Looks like I have to speed up and show some temper at the end." Huo Xian said sarcastically, "Speed ​​up, I have to run away quickly, otherwise I won't be able to escape by then."

Zhao Po Nu was speechless and sent the military report back to Chang'an as soon as possible. However, in the blink of an eye, Huo Shan was about to escape with those lawless troops.

It is impossible to stop it, and there is no reason to do so now.

Forget it. It's better not to be caught in the middle of the fight between the Emperor and Marquis Guanjun. It's a good thing that Huo Xian is not in Shoujiang City. Otherwise, I won't be able to relax during this period of time.

If you run away, let others worry about it. Just do your own job well and don't think too much about other things.

"My Lord, where are we going?" Liu Mo asked curiously, "Continue to go west, or go back to Chang'an?"

Huo Xian replied, "We'll talk about it later. We have to wait until after this year before returning to Chang'an. We will continue to head west. Only if we run fast, His Majesty's will will not catch up with us!"

There is absolutely no harm in running faster. Huo Xian still has a lot of things to do next, so he has to hurry.

Wei Kang had no intention of stopping Huo Xian, mainly because even if he wanted to keep him, he couldn't.

After passing through the canyon that runs through Yangshan, Huo Xian came to Jilushai again. He didn't have any special feelings. He might come here often in the future, as this is the pass to the north of the Great Wall.

Huo Xian continued to move westward, this time to go to Guyansai, this time to find Lu Bode.

There are many differences between ancient and modern times. Two thousand years later, there was more desert on the Jilushai side, but now there is a huge Tushen Lake here.

The Juyan Lake was where Huo Qubing entered Juyan and took over Hexi. It was also at that time that a barrier was built to block the enemy, and the Juyan Commandery, Juyan Agricultural Commandery, and River and Canal Administration were set up. One could take a boat from the Zhangye River directly to the Juyan Lake.

Liu Mo was a little surprised, "Sir, shouldn't we go this way to Zhangye?"

"I'm going to Lingju. Since we're patrolling the border, we should start from Shuofang in the east and end at Lingju in the west." Huo Xian said with a smile, "Why, is there anything wrong with my arrangement?"

Liu Mo said quickly, "How could that be possible? It was my lack of knowledge that almost caused you to fail!"

It seemed like a detour, but in fact it was nothing. Huo Xian and his men were few in number and their horses were fast, so they could run fast. Moreover, Lingju and Zhangye were not too far apart.

That is to say, I ran from Baotou to Lanzhou, which is really not worth mentioning. I have traveled to Central Asia and now I am in China, it is just a short trip.

The emperor is on an eastern tour now, and he's not running very far!
Once you get used to it, Huo Xian is really happy. Running around outside is in line with his personality. It doesn't matter if he is tired or not. He doesn't care.

A man with ambition never gets old; without ambition it is meaningless to live a hundred years.

If you can live a long life, that would be the best thing, but if you can't live a long life, that doesn't matter. It's enough to leave behind some great achievements.

Even if you are only thirty years old, or even in your twenties, there is no regret.

There is no need to mention a single page in the family tree, but it can make a significant contribution to history books, can still be passed down thousands of years later, and can even change a series of history.

Thinking about these things, Huo Xian felt very much looking forward to it. Living a life of luxury and having a good time in Chang'an City was not what he pursued. He had more expectations!
There are still many important things to do while continuing to travel, and Huo Xian is also enjoying it.

Huo Xian didn't care about all this running around, so naturally other people wouldn't care too much about it either.

Born in such an environment, I have long been accustomed to the rush.

"Sir, if this happens, we may have to spend the winter in Zhangye." Zhao Hexi said, "If that's the case, we might as well go to the horse farm, which is close anyway."

Huo Xian thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense. "Just look at the arrangements. If there is enough time, we will go to Guyan Pass. If not, we will go to the horse farm. I want to see how those celestial horses are doing!"

Seven thousand Arabian horses, what a huge fortune this is! This is also an extremely important asset of the Han Dynasty and must not be lost.

Training war horses is an extremely important matter, but in addition to this, there are other things that need to be done well.

Huo Xian must do some big things, and many big things will surely happen in the future.

Then we must be more fully prepared, so we should seize the time now. Let's put other things aside, and the life of traveling is Huo Xian's fate, and he accepts it calmly.

(End of this chapter)