Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 420 Farewell
Everyone saw that Sun Xiangfu was in trouble, so they were even more moved at this moment.

"I'm here to send you off from the governor."

In the untidy voice, there is a different kind of parting sorrow as a whole. The reason why they say different is that what they are worried about is not the emotion of reluctance. They are very confident that they will come back in more than two years. It's about how I perfectly completed the mission of my trip, worthy of the country, and worthy of the ardent expectations of the person in front of me.

"If you don't come and see, I'm always worried. It's a long way to go tens of thousands of miles away, but you don't have to put too much pressure on your heart. The expeditionary army has enough travel experience. You should learn more from them. , obey their arrangements, take care of your body, other things are actually secondary, as long as you can return safely, it will be better than anything else."

After going to the Western Regions, not only Sun Xiangfu had already explained to them what to do and what kind of expected goals to achieve, but also the court ministers were constantly improving during the preparations and discussions in the past few months. There is no need for Sun Xiangfu to explain the comprehensive terms and conditions at all.

However, as the initiator of this mission, what Sun Xiangfu was most afraid of was that these people would end up in exile because of his proposal.

After all, staying in Chang'an, they can live a good life, and the journey of tens of thousands of miles is full of too many accidents and variables. It is also difficult for the elite selected from the expeditionary forces in the Western Regions to be foolproof.

"Please rest assured, Commander, today is different from the past. Thousands of miles outside Yumen Pass is still our land in the Tang Dynasty. General Cheng is there to meet you in Tingzhou. In fact, it is not far away for me to leave the country."

What Ma Zhou said was a more uplifting truth, and Sun Xiangfu also smiled gratifiedly. Historically, since Li Tang established the Anxi Protectorate, countless officials went from Chang'an to the Western Regions to serve, and there were very few accidents on the way.

Because the ecological environment in this period was fairly good, and Li Tang's control over the Western Regions was quite popular, and the transportation and supply conditions along the way were all complete.

At present, although the passage to the west is not as good as it was in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, it is much better than before. At least, there is basically no need to worry about enemy attacks. The towns along the way are all under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and the safety factor , more than doubled.

Sun Xiangfu's eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and while giving them encouraging eyes, he said, "You are the pioneers of Datang to go further, I hope each of you can return home with honor , In the almanac, leave your great achievements.

Therefore, this should not be a sad parting, but a happy parting that is about to win. Two years later, I will prepare the best banquet in Dingxiang City, waiting for the moment of your glorious return. , Everyone gets drunk. "

"Just get drunk..."

There is no farewell wine, no parting poems, Sun Xiangfu just used words of encouragement to boost the morale of these colleagues and friends who are about to leave their hometown and set foot on the ups and downs. A promise, in the sixth year of Zhenguan, the wine in Dingxiang City is probably settled.

After Sun Xiangfu greeted everyone one by one with clasped fists, and when he was about to ride back, Tang Jian, the envoy of the mission, also walked out of the camp quickly. When he finished talking about private matters with the big guys, then what he wanted to talk about with Sun Xiangfu was naturally business matters.

Everyone retreated into the tent with great interest, leaving room for the two of them.

"These days, Dudu Sun must have read the regulations discussed by the princes of the court!"

"Your Majesty has sent letters asking for my opinion, and I basically have no objection to the final regulations."

"In this way, the old man acts according to the regulations. I don't think it's a big problem. However, there are still some variables. Now, the Western Turkic Yibibala, who is known as the Siyehu Khan, leads the people and the Moheduo Khan. Attacking each other, wanting to compete for the position of the Great Khan of the Western Turks. Moreover, these two departments are on the list, willing to surrender to my Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty asked me to go there and decide how to deal with it according to the actual situation.

In my opinion, although the Western Turks have been divided, they are still much stronger than the countries in the Western Regions. Their people also admire martial arts and like to fight and plunder. "

Due to the advance of the battle between Xieli and Tuli, the strong rise of the Xueyantuo tribe has shifted the actual control area of ​​the Western Turkic tribes farther west than in history. It is probably in the northernmost part of Xinjiang, towards Uzbekistan. Direction, there are many subordinate countries, including the Gaochang Kingdom adjacent to Tingzhou and other places, which are all subordinate countries of Western Turks in name. However, after the civil strife in Western Turks, they basically lost their actual control over these subordinate countries.

"The Tang Dynasty is now fighting on two fronts, and it is really flawless to take care of the west. However, the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate has several thousand garrisons in Shangqi City and Tai'an City. Thousands of horses may not be able to control the situation in Western Turks. I can write a handwritten letter to Duke Ju. If it is really useful, you can send someone to deliver a letter to Xu Jingzong and Zhang Chengxing. Both of them have thousands of cavalry under their command. Anbei's elite army, with one man and three horses, can cover a distance of two to three thousand li in a few days."

"In this way, there will be Dudu Sun. If there is an opportunity, the old man still wants to move some of the population of Western Turks to the territory under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate. At that time, I am afraid that Dudu Sun will be troubled to take over."

Western Turkic is a situation where two tigers are fighting each other. Many of its subordinates are from the original Tie Le tribe. They are unwilling to get involved and flee to the surroundings. Tang Jian may not be sure about the relationship between Yibibala and Mohedu. , but these small tribes, Datang can easily eat, digest, and incorporate them. For Datang, there are only benefits and no disadvantages.

Sun Xiangfu smiled when he heard the words, "There is a shortage of people in the north. If Mr. Ju can send me people, I really wish for it. How can I find it troublesome! I will write to Xu Jingzong and Zhang Chengxing and let them do it at any time." Preparations for dispatching troops and accepting the Western Turkic tribes. In addition, between Yibibala and Mohedu, I tend to help the weak and eliminate the strong. In this way, my Tang Dynasty can enjoy the greatest benefits. As for how to operate, Ju Gong can Don’t forget to use the power of small countries like Gaochang.”

With Sun Xiangfu's reminder, Tang Jian's eyes immediately brightened. Like the current Gaochang, he is actually more inclined to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. However, with their military strength, they are still unable to resist the Western Turks who are close to them. The two major tribes, but if Datang promised to support them, the situation would be different.

There should be quite a few countries that have the same idea as Gaochang State. By concentrating and utilizing the power of these countries, they can become a force that can determine the future situation of Western Turks. Use other countries' troops to fight for themselves. Collecting these small countries one by one as younger brothers, if the overall operation is good, the rate of return is simply too high.

Tang Jian is the most successful diplomat in the Tang Dynasty in history. Through this exchange with Sun Xiangfu, he has a little more confidence in the trip to the Western Regions. If the Western Turkic regime can be disintegrated, then the entire Tang Dynasty will The passage to the west will be wide open, and even all the caravans from Chang'an to the Western Regions may not need to pay taxes, because along the way, except for the land of the Tang Dynasty, most of them will become the vassal states of the Tang Dynasty. , is a major benefit for all merchants traveling between the two places.

When everyone wants to do something, it will often become much easier to do. Sun Xiangfu raised this point, and Tang Jian has already thought of how to use Western Regions merchants to persuade their own monarchs to participate With some techniques involved in this matter, those merchants will definitely be very enthusiastic about this kind of thing that can bring benefits to themselves.

Regarding many operational details, after Sun Xiangfu exchanged some ideas with Tang Jian, Sun Xiangfu returned home.

After leaving home for more than a month, it would be a lie to say that he didn't want his wife and children, but when he turned back, it had been dark for more than an hour. Even though he was walking along the straight concrete road, the speed was not slow, but the time he returned to the mansion At that time, it was almost midnight, and the two little guys had fed their milk and had already fallen asleep deeply.

Gently kissing the foreheads of the two little guys by the shaker, smelling the milky scent on their bodies, Sun Xiangfu took off his coat wearily, and lay down in the bath water that the maid had prepared for him long ago. Unexpectedly, Yu Xiu'er personally came to wait for him to take a bath.

"Say it first, don't ask me what I did in Jingzhou, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Don't you want to go to my concubine's bed today?"

"Well, there are red plums, Chuntao..."

"Their bodies are inconvenient."

"Inconvenient? Impossible! I remember that their menstrual affairs did not come together!"

Hearing this, Yu Xiu'er gave him a blank look, and while helping him scrub the old mud on his body, she said, "Now that they are pregnant, it is naturally inconvenient to serve your husband. If your husband has no plans to take a concubine, I'm afraid that the next day will be concubine." It will be a hard year."

"How could it be! Isn't there Xiu'er and you as my husband!"

"Didn't my husband just say that he doesn't want to go to bed with my concubine?"

"Is there? Absolutely not. I just want to say that I'm exhausted from the non-stop travel these days, and I don't want to take a bath to relax. I have to worry about it. Xiu'er, can you understand me as a husband?"

"I understand, I understand very well. My husband is very tired now. After taking a bath, I have to rest. When my husband is more energetic tomorrow, it will not be too late to tell my concubine what he did in Jingzhou in detail."

Yu Xiuer's tone and gesture clearly mean, aren't you very tired?Wash it up and sleep by yourself!
A man who has a stable married life suddenly has nothing to do for a month or two. Even if he is tired, he can't keep his body excited. Therefore, in front of Yu Xiuer's beauty, Sun Xiangfu once again shamelessly retreated, which made Lu Yu Xiu'er, who had listened to Sun Xiangfu's explanation of the Jingzhou affairs one after another, was so excited that she insisted on torturing him several times.

In her opinion, what Sun Xiangfu did in Jingzhou this time should be no less than what he did in Lingnan and Shanyang. This is a great thing to activate the economy along the entire Yangtze River and improve the lives of the people in the entire Yangtze River Basin. !He must be rewarded, and reward him severely.

(End of this chapter)