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Chapter 69: Epilogue IV: The Great Governor of the Imperial Department (Part 2)

"Who did you hear?"

"The people of Honglu Temple said that although these tribes belong to Mobei, most of them were enthroned by the Tang Dynasty. The enthronement was under the jurisdiction of Honglu Temple. There were Honglu Temple and Duting Office near Honglu Temple. The house we purchased was near Duting Office. There were many Hu people from various tribes passing by. Only those who were summoned by the Holy Emperor were qualified to enter the Honglu Temple in the inner city to live."

"Before this, these Hu people lived in Dutingyi, without introducing others, you can tell by listening to the neighbors and neighbors."

"Well, it's very good. After you go back, you will be the one who will manage Chang'an affairs. Zhang Han will go to Youzhou. Oh, by the way, have you been looking for Li Mi and others in Chang'an as I said before?"

"Governor, Yu Wenjing is no longer there after I go, but is transferred to Youzhou. So I can only go to Bian Zhongcheng's shop according to the Governor's instructions, and I did find it. However, when I think that the Governor has a better relationship with Li Mi, I decided to find Li Mi before looking for Bian Zhongcheng's people."

"I'm very lucky that before I found Li Mi, someone found us through Ju's store..."

"Is it Yu Chaoenyu's man who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one

"Yes, he said that his master was the chief adopted son of the current eunuch Gao Lishi. With his assistance, our mansion, identity, and recruitment of people went very smoothly."

"With the background of Eunuch Yu, we have also applied for a business license plate that specializes in purchasing Western Regions for the inner court. Of course, the bulk materials were still managed by Ju's Commercial Bank. We are just one of the 300 registered businesses in the inner court. Naturally, the material procurement was completed by Ju's Commercial Bank. We are just a name."

"With this waist card, we are safe and sound when we walk in Guanzhong, Guandong, Hebei, Hedong and other places, but we still have to register at various stations."

"very good"

...

It was a little longer than Li Jixun expected. After about half a month, all the grain from the Governor's Office was harvested. After the warehousing was completed, the rank of the group that read the imperial edict arrived in Talas.

In addition to Li Fuguo, Dugu Xiu and the other two, Sima Dugu Jun, the Anxi Protectorate's Office, and the military supervisor Bian Lingcheng also came.

"... The Chumukun tribe colluded with the rebellious Daxi tribe, causing trouble to Yechuan, and the governor's office of Yechuan was properly handled, defeated Mohe Dagan, and recovered Yecheng. I was very relieved to learn about this..."

"...Suye Town is specially restored and is still under the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi Administration. Sima Lifei Shouyu of the Governor's Office is familiar with military affairs, loyal to his duties, and promoted him to the governor's commander of the True Zhi Ruiye Town..."

"...The former governor of the Governor's Office, Sun Shi, was well-versed in vassal affairs, brave and good at fighting, stabilized the western frontier, and made great contributions. He was specially promoted to the Governor's Office of Juyan under the Anbei Grand Protectorate. He was awarded the title of Duke Guiyi and was awarded the title of Guyi and the title of Guyi. He was respected as the rank of General Huaihua. After receiving the order, he rushed to the Governor's Office of Juyan before April of the following year..."

"Xiaoyue, the daughter of the former Princess Jiaohe, was granted the title of Princess Jiaohe, and is still stationed in Talas"

This is to ask Nan Gong Xiaoyue not to follow Sun Xiurong to the monarchy, but to stay in Talas. Although she became the most prestigious "Princess Jiaohe" in the Qihe River Basin (formerly Princess Jiaohe, Nan Gong Xiaoyue was just Princess Jiaohe's adorable daughter, so she could only be named Princess. Even so, her rank is still above Sun Xiurong's third-rank commander), and in fact, the situation of staying as a hostage is quite obvious.

This section was not expected by Sun Xiurong.

In his mind, even if he left Talas, the core of Talas was the Shuye Army, and all the Shuye Army were Hu teenagers from the surrounding tribes. They were only loyal to themselves and naturally became loyal to their mistress after they left. This section is common sense whether in the Central Plains or in the tribe.

Sun Xiurong didn't want to be in trouble. After giving Li Fuguo a generous gift and letting Yu Chaoen accompany him to stay in the inn, he quickly secretly visited Bian Lingcheng and others.

What he didn't expect was that Bian Lingcheng, Dugu Jun and Dugu Xiu were all present, as if waiting for him to come and have a visit. He is now the third-rank commander-in-chief, but these three people didn't seem to see it.

Sun Xiurong thought to himself: "Damn it, this is obviously treating me as a Hu general. At present, the three tribes of Khitan, Xi and Bohai have all been granted titles. I guess the three kings will not be treated too much when they come to Chang'an, let alone the general of the tribe who is unknown in his situation?"

So, as soon as he saw three, he quickly bent down and bowed, saying, "Shangguan save me!"

Bian Lingcheng shouted, "Hu Nao, I went to the Ministry of Justice to serve, which was appointed by the Holy Emperor. The court and the country are so honorable, how can I say that I can save my life?"

Sun Xiurong said, "Zhongcheng, don't lie to me. I'll go alone or lead troops to go there. If it's the former, there will be no return. If it's the latter, what route should I take? Should I take the Gaochang-Yizhou-Shazhou-Liangzhou-Guanzhong route, or other routes? How to carry out the supply on the way?"

Dugu Xiu was older than Dugu Jun, but he was handsome and handsome, with three long beards and chest and abdomen. After hearing Sun Xiurong's words, he said, "What does Sun Lang mean?"

Sun Xiurong said: "Of course, we took the route of strict control in the Tang Dynasty as mentioned earlier. The prefectures and counties along the way can provide supplies at any time. After arriving near Chang'an, we will set up a camp. The Ministry of Revenue will provide food and grass. Then we will go to the palace to thank the emperor for his kindness."

"Sun Lang!"

At this time Dugu Jun spoke.

"The Holy Emperor also said before that when you go to the Wu tribe, you will naturally have to take troops around you. However, the military strength should not be too much, just two or three thousand. Because you are mostly Hu soldiers, most of them are not educated. If you follow the route you just mentioned, it is really a pity to disturb the people."

"To the north of this route are the Beiting Protectorate, the Hexi Jiedushi, and the Shuofang Jiedushi. You can lead troops to travel east from Xilin Shouqiao in Shuanghe Governor's Office, passing through Luntai, Tingzhou, Pulehai, Juyanhai to Shanyu Protectorate, Sanggan Governor's Office, and finally arrive at Juyan Governor's Office."

(The Shanyu Protectorate Office, the area from Bayannur to Hohhot in later generations; the Sanggan Governor's Office, the area from Chahar in later generations; the Juyan Governor's Office, the area from Wuzhumuqin in later generations)

Sun Xiurong felt a stern, "Where is the supplies along the way?"

Dugu Jun said: "The court has already informed the tribes along the way to help them with food and grass, but you still have to bring some food and grass. Although they are all tribes under our Tang Dynasty, they are still in charge of the Governor's Office. Although the court greeted them in advance, the Hu people are capricious. If they are incorrect in contact, they will still become dirty."

"So, if you buy it through silver, it is better. If you arrive at the Juyan Governor's Office within the specified time, the court will also compensate you according to the specific circumstances."

Sun Xiurong cursed in his heart, "This trip is less than ten thousand miles away. There are many tribes along the way, and none of them are easy to fight with. Do you want me to kill them all the way? I hope the court will say hello in advance."

Not long after, Dugu Xiu left and rested, leaving only Dugu Jun, Bian Lingcheng, and Sun Xiurong. Sun Xiurong said: "Two Shangguans, if what they said just now is true, I want to ask, what does the court mean? If there is no accurate statement, I really dare not obey the order!"

Bian Lingcheng shouted: "Do you want to resist the order?!"

Sun Xiurong shook his head, "Of course I don't dare, but this route is too dangerous, so I'm going to..."

Dugu Jun finally said: "Well, Zhongcheng, we won't go around the corner. Dalang, when our dynasty was about to begin, General Li Jing led three thousand cavalry across the northern part of the desert to defeat the very powerful Eastern Turkic at this time. Dalang made his mark since the 26th year of Kaiyuan. Along the way, he had the shadow of Duke Li Wei."

"Now, the strongest tribes north of the Tang Dynasty and west of the Tang Dynasty are the Turks, but they are far from the time of Duke Li Wei. Duke Li Wei can use three thousand cavalry to traverse Dingxiang, Yinshan, and northern Mo to destroy the Eastern Turks. With the ability of Dalang and the imperial court orders, what's the difficulty of just a thousand miles?"

Sun Xiurong asked, "The Holy Emperor doesn't want me to go to Hexi and Longyou areas. Is it because most of my subordinates are Hu people?"

"Bold! Who are you? How can you suppose the holy intention?"

Bian Lingcheng was about to scold him, but Dugu Jun waved his hand, "Bian Zhongcheng, you are also Dalang's benefactor. Now I am the only three of you here, so don't make things difficult for him anymore. Dalang, you guessed it right, but it is not the saint emperor's arbitrary decision. It was a collaborative discussion by the ministers in the court. There are many connections here, so you'd better not ask."

"Dalang", Bian Lingcheng finally calmed down his tone, "To tell you the truth, if you arrive at the Juyan Governor's Office safely, the court will naturally look up to you. If it doesn't work, cough cough..."

"Then can I still go back to Talas?"

"Dalang, of course it won't work. Now Li Fei Shouyu is the governor of Suoye Town."

"Then I must arrive at the Juyan Governor's Office safely?"

“Yes, you only have one way”

"..." Sun Xiurong had ten thousand grass-filled horses flying by in his heart and thought to himself: "Damn it, it's probably because he hadn't spent too much money on the court to stabilize the western front of the seven towns in Anxi, which made Fu Meng Lingcha and others secretly jealous. What's more, going south to Shiguo and attacking Mohe Dagan. Although the court did not say anything on the surface, a reputation of "unprecedented and rebellious and arrogant" must have fallen."

"So, let me go east. If it succeeds, they will naturally have nothing to say. If it fails, they will definitely be defeated and die. Let them eliminate a big trouble. Whether it succeeds or not, the Tang Dynasty will have no losses. It is a good plan."

But I had to go there. Although I had some power at the moment, I was no match for the Tang Dynasty after all.

"Okay, the ministry is willing to go"

Dugu Jun nodded, "Dalang, as long as you arrive at the Shanyu Protectorate, Dugu Xiu will accept you to continue going east. Dugu Xiu is the chief of the Anbei Protectorate and also serves as the chief of the Shanyu Protectorate. As long as you arrive in Fengzhou, you will definitely see his troops. Fengzhou military envoy is Guo Ziyi, and the court has already informed him."

"General Guo's reputation is well-known in the Yinshan area. As long as you get along better than him, the entire Shanyu Protectorate can be passed without any obstacles. As for the Sanggan Governor's Office, the Turks and the Xi people live in a mixed manner, there is no big tribe. With your ability to defeat Chumukun, Daxi tribe and the great cannibals, you will definitely be able to pass. As for the Xi tribe Raole Governor's Office in the south, if Fanyang Jiedushi is watching, they will definitely not dare to act rashly."

"The majority of the Turkic tribes in the north are surrounded by Uighurs, Pugu, Tonglu, Gelu and other parts. Not long ago, the Gudu Yehu, who was in power in the Turkic tribes, was killed by the three tribes of Basimi, Gelu and Uighur tribes. The three tribes jointly elected the Chief Basimi as Khan, and the Turkic people were naturally unwilling to give up and established others as Turkic khans. The king's tent was near Heicheng, which was close to the Protectorate of the Shanyu and was very close to the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty."

"In this case, as long as your troops do not provoke too much, it is very likely that they will arrive at the Juyan Governor's Office smoothly."

...

After learning that Sun Xiurong was going to be transferred to another place, the young soldiers and generals were yelling to go with him. Sun Xiurong was naturally overjoyed, but the Han generals were a little hesitant.

Sun Xiurong didn't force them, and he decided to let Bai Xiaode take over Li Jincai's position and manage the light army camp.

In addition, he planned to bring the entire Talas brigade, including the two cavalry battalions of Nan Gongxun and Naren Xiaofeng, Geng Sidu's strong crossbow battalions, Suha's heavy barracks, Bai Xiaode's light barracks, and the cavalry battalions he personally led, all with one man and two cavalry, and the excess war horses were usually managed by the light barracks.

He is planning to bring food and grass for a month, either purchase or rob along the way, depending on the situation.

Considering the difficult journey, he asked all the cavalry to have a powerful crossbow. In addition, he also brought a hundred people, including the worker Cao Xiyuanli, as well as young craftsmen in the workshops such as the marshal, the forging, and the Jiafang.

He asked Yuwen Yongnu to stay and help Nan Gong Xiaoyue, and took away ten Renyongdu personnel, including Su Xijie.

Before leaving, he said to Nan Gong Xiaoyue: "I have kept Yuwen Yongnu and transferred Heifu's two thousand palace soldiers to Talas. The newly established Three Thousand Shattered Ye Army is under the jurisdiction of Hou Qi, and Yuanfeng is the deputy. Both of them are trustworthy..."

"Sun Lang", Nan Gong Xiaoyue was already in tears at this time. Although she had also been in charge of a tribe, she could not deal with the situation calmly.

Although Yuwen Yongnu, Heifu and other former Southern Gongmen personnel were assisted by him, and they were finally separated by thousands of miles apart, the court had issued an order, and at least he dared not disobey him at the moment.

Sun Xiurong held back his reluctance and comforted him: "Xiaoyue, don't worry, you are Princess Jiaohe, the imperial court's imperial seal, no one dares to do anything to you. If something big happens, everyone will still regard you as a respectful person. At that time, you can summon Feng Changqing, Yuwen Yongnu, Hou Qi and others to discuss..."

"That Erlang..."

"I'll talk to him first."

...

Talas East City, city gate tower.

Sun Xiurong and Li Fei Shouyu looked at the top of the mountain at the western end of the snow mountain together. In summer, there was only a little snow on the top of the mountain, but it was already covered with snow.

"Erlang, can I trust you?"

As soon as Sun Xiurong said this, Li Fei Shouyu quickly knelt down.

"Dalang, don't worry, Ruiyechuan, I will help you guard. When you come back, the whole Ruiyechuan will be handed over to you intact."

"Erlang, where do you want to go? I just entrusted Xiaoyue and her son to you..."

"Dalang, you and I are like brothers and sisters, so don't lie. The Governor's Office was established by you. If you were not for you, I would be just an ordinary soldier. I also understand the thoughts of the Fu Meng Jiedushi. Don't worry, I can tell you clearly."

"Ahem, what are you going to do?"

"Dalang, although the garrison envoy has been established, it is still in the local area. Apart from Hou Qi's two thousand soldiers, there should be no Han soldiers coming. In terms of literary affairs, Feng Changqing has done a good job. I will not intervene too much. After you take away the three thousand garrisons, I will recruit 3,000. You have appointed Hou Qi to station in Talas. In the future, I will station in Shuye City. Since the construction of Shuye Town is rebuilt, I will be the one who is the garrison envoy, as the garrison envoy, who is the garrison envoy to station in Shuye City."

"If Xiaoyue is in danger here, I will come to help without hesitation."

"What if the court transferred you to another place in the past few years and appointed someone else to take charge of Suiye Town?"

"Dalang, no, I know that Fu Meng's garrison trusts me, I make friends with him everywhere, and give him some money and treasures every year. By the way, in order to win me over, he also asked me to marry a Qiang woman from the Fu Meng tribe as my concubine, and I agreed..."

"Ahem, okay, Erlang, if something really happens, listen to your Aye's."

"knew"

...

Sun Xiurong took Talas away, and Nan Gong Xiaoyue took the children to send them dozens of miles, but when the team walked away, Nan Gong Xiaoyue's expression immediately became firm.

Before leaving, Sun Xiurong did not summon the Han generals such as Feng Changqing alone. For him, some things can only be understood but not expressed in words, and both sides can understand them.

The second volume of "Gurgling Leaf River" is over, and the third volume of "Cantano Rao Leshui" is about to begin.

Sun Xiurong's journey was to move from the Western Regions to the northern part of the Mobei region. At the beginning, it would be difficult for him to arrive there safely. What obstacles would he encounter along the way and who would he encounter? After arriving at the Juyan Governor's Office, could he smoothly stabilize the internal situation of the Jun tribe? How could he deal with Shiwei, Mart, Khitan, Xi tribe, Uighurs, and Turks to ensure that the Jun tribe is not annexed by the surrounding tribes?

He began to face the challenges of the Uighur Khan (Guli Peiluo), the Bohai County Prince (Da Maoqin), and the Pinglu Jiedushi (An Lushan). In the later period, he mainly faced the challenges of An Lushan (who served as the Jiedushi Fanyang two or three years later). Can he face these challenges with his small troops?

Raole River, the Khitan word "yellow water", is the Sila Mulun River in later generations. The river water is earthy yellow all year round, and it is "brilliant color" under the sunlight. In its core area, the Chifeng area in later generations, there were lush grass and trees and abundant minerals. The Khitan was good at smelting. The Xibu was Xiche and Xiqin (erhu) inventors, were not ordinary nomadic tribes. What would Sun Xiurong perform here?
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