The envoys from various places ran very fast, and Yang Xuan started a little late. According to the rules, he first went to the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple to listen to some guidance, and then made a request.
"The official wants a decree."
"What's the purpose?"
"A decree to order the southern Xinjiang army to attack the Southern Zhou Dynasty!"
Zhu Wei smiled and said: "Terrorizing Southern Zhou? It's a good idea, but it's useless."
"It's always good to try."
The decree was obtained, and a secret order was sent to southern Xinjiang at the same time...The decree in the hands of the messenger was a bluff.
After Yang Xuan returned to his residence, he opened the scroll and studied it carefully...
"Suzaku, open the history of the loom..."
…
Outside the city gate, Nian Ziyue's motorcade is waiting...
"There are dozens of carts filled with specialties from Chang'an." The old thief said, "Mother Tai Te is rich."
Wang Laoer blinked his eyes, "Mr. Lang, snatch her away, so you don't have to work hard in the future."
Zhang Jing came over, her long legs were unforgettable, "I've met Yang Zhengshi."
Yang Xuan nodded, and Zhang Jing said: "Please ask Yang Zhengshi to take care of me during this trip."
"It's easy to say." Yang Xuan pointed to the convoy, "but you are waiting for too many large cars to accompany you."
"I will be optimistic about the team later."
"That's good."
Then the regiment merged with the convoy of Nian Ziyue returning home and set off.
…
In spring, southern Xinjiang is green everywhere, and birds are scurrying happily around the branches, chirping. A squirrel is lying in the hole, holding a nut in its two paws, just about to chew it with its sharp teeth.
When he was eating, he heard the sound of horse hooves. He took a look...
More than two hundred cavalrymen were quietly emerging from the mountain road on the side. They were wearing armor, but the rules were a bit confusing. However, the weapons were not bad.
The leading man raised his hand and reined in his horse.
"Honey, what did you find?" A leader under his command stepped forward and asked.
The leading man looked at the official road ahead, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, "The people from above said that the mission will pass by here today, but I sent out sentries half an hour in advance, but they haven't reported back yet."
"The people of Southern Zhou can't be trusted!" the leader said angrily, "They are taking advantage of us."
"Everyone knows that we are being used, but apart from being used, what else can we do?" Huo Ni said calmly: "Being used means that we are still valuable. One day, the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Zhou Dynasty both
When we are abandoned, we are like mud, mud that cannot be supported on the wall, mud that anyone can trample on."
The leader cursed: "They are not good things!"
Huo Ni looked into the distance with desolate eyes, "We have been in southern Xinjiang for generations. The Southern Zhou Dynasty beat us, and the Tang Dynasty beat us and enslaved us. Why? No one regards us as their own. They only know how to ask for taxes.
Keep us from causing trouble..."
"This is unfair!" The leader's eyes turned red, "After conquering the southern border, we can also enslave them. Then I will sleep with those delicate Tang women and kill those proud Tang men in the past!"
Doni smiled and said: "At that time, we will establish a country. You and I are both founding heroes, and we can all be knighted..."
The spring breeze blows, and the years are quiet.
The roar of unknown beasts in the distance shattered their longing.
Several horses came galloping.
"They're coming."
"It's half an hour late." Huo Ni sneered.
He turned around and took a look at his subordinates. In order to avoid the interception of the Tang Army in southern Xinjiang, they all walked on remote mountain roads and lost some brothers on the way.
"Rest, eat something, drink water!"
Everyone dismounted.
The leader said: "Did the superiors tell me how to do it? Kill them all or something?"
"Leave some people to go back and report the news."
"They have two hundred riders."
"Those are Chang'an's watchdogs. They are useless. I can defeat them with fifty cavalry." Huo Ni said confidently.
…
When they arrived in the south, because the convoy accompanying Nian Ziyue was too slow, the mission decisively left them alone, keeping a certain distance between the two sides.
This is a good thing for the envoys who don't want to be spied on by the Southern Zhou people.
As for the Southern Zhou convoy, it didn't matter. Nian Ziyue's carriage was luxurious and had everything in it. It was just a tour of the mountains and rivers.
"When I first came to the Tang Dynasty, I was very nervous. I didn't know what was waiting for me in Chang'an. But now that I'm back, I don't feel like returning home."
There was a little more sadness in the young man's beautiful eyes.
Zhang Jing knelt and sat on the other side, her body moving slightly with the bumps of the carriage, "Princess, the country is just a political dispute. Your Majesty can suppress the situation."
Nian Ziyue nodded, "When I was still in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, my father often stayed up late, looking at documents and taxes from various places, with his brows furrowed tightly. Later I found out that my father felt a crisis."
Zhang Jing sighed: "Princess, the Southern Zhou Dynasty is facing the Tang Dynasty. If it is willing to be mediocre, it will be annexed by the Tang Dynasty sooner or later."
"So we have been joining forces with Beiliao and give them a lot of money every year." Nian Ziyue pouted.
Zhang Jing noticed her little move and smiled: "This is also a check and balance."
"Princess." A heavy horse came over from outside.
"What's the matter?" Nian Ziyue opened the car curtain.
He said heavily: "The scenery ahead is nice. Princess, would you like to stop and take a look?"
Nian Ziyue glanced ahead and saw green mountain peaks, a small river flowing by the road, and some small yellow flowers by the river, which densely stretched into the distance.
It's really beautiful.
But she shook her head and said, "Let's hurry on."
She lowered the car curtain, and then Zhang Jing found an excuse to go out.
"What are you going to do?" Zhang Jing felt heavy.
Zhong Zhan smiled lightly, "I received news from the Central Government a while ago... The faction supporting the New Deal and the opposition faction in the DPRK are fighting fiercely. Your Majesty has demoted more than ten people, but he still can't suppress it."
Zhang Jing was shocked, "What can Ruozhi do?"
He said heavily: "We cannot interfere in state affairs, but Bianjing has come and told us to try our best to prevent the Tang Dynasty envoy from coming."
Has the political dispute in the country reached this level? Zhang Jing felt slightly cold in her heart, "You want to take action?"
Yun Danfengqing smiled heavily, "My hands are pure."
"Rebels."
"You are a smart person." Zhong looked at Zhang Jing, "A smart person should know that there are some things that should not be said, especially the princess."
"Princess will not leak anything."
"But the princess once had a relationship with Yang Xuan."
"That's just my duty."
Suddenly there was a serious look in his heavy eyes, "If I were here, how could I let Yang Xuan get close to the princess? You! You are so stupid!"
Zhang Jing raised her head, "Who would have thought that a county captain could become an envoy?"
"Whether you thought about it or not, the Tang people should not have been allowed to get close to the princess in the first place."
"But you didn't stop the conversation between the princess and Yang Xuan along the way."
"If I stop it, it will be a cover-up!"
Zhang Jing took a deep breath, "What are you planning?"
Zhong Zhong whispered: "There will be some surprises waiting for the Tang Dynasty envoy ahead. We will rush there later and help them collect a body."
Zhang Jing was surprised, "You!"
His eyes were heavy and cold, "If you want to stop them from going to Southern Zhou, the only way is to... kill! Kill until they are afraid!"
…
Southern Xinjiang is so mountainous that some scholars lamented: "The mountains are barren and the rivers are barren."
In addition, the people of Southern Xinjiang are very wild, and for many years the Tang Dynasty regarded this place as a semi-barbaric zone. If the Southern Zhou Dynasty were not right ahead, Southern Xinjiang would probably become a forgotten corner.
"It is said to be poor mountains and rivers, but in my opinion, the mountains and rivers are beautiful. The so-called poor mountains and rivers just mean that transportation is inconvenient and the people are poor." Qin Jian looked at the beautiful mountains and rivers and couldn't help but sigh.
This is Yuanzhou.
Further ahead is the place where southern Xinjiang is densely garrisoned.
Yang Xuan took a look at the landscapes he was used to seeing and said, "Back then, when I looked at these landscapes, I just thought they were ordinary. After experiencing many places, I realized that if a piece of the landscape here were sent to the north, literati and poets would flock to it."
Qin Jian nodded, "That's true. The mountains and rivers are beautiful!"
"Cuckoo!"
The chirping of birds in the forest comes from time to time.
After turning here, the official road ahead is quite spacious.
Zhang Ruo saw a mountain road next to him and ordered: "Keep an eye on the mountain road."
Qin Jian smiled and said: "This is still Yuanzhou, and the rebels are still far away."
Cheng Rance came immediately, "Deputy envoy Qin, do these rebels have a reputation for causing rebellion?"
"It is said that the taxes are unbearable." Qin Jian sighed: "There are a lot of troops in southern Xinjiang. Now that the military system is corrupted, the border areas can only collect taxes to raise troops. The more soldiers there are, the higher the taxes will be. These rebels... …When the Tang troops invaded the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the taxes they collected were even higher than today, and they didn’t even show their teeth.”
"Southern Zhou agitation." Cheng Ran said in one sentence, omitting the rest.
Everyone knows what he said next.
The Tang Dynasty was weakened.
But at this moment, everyone in Chang'an City is singing about prosperity and peace. Anyone who dares to shout that the Tang Dynasty is in danger will be ready to go to Northern Xinjiang or Southern Xinjiang to serve as an official, and never want to return to Guanzhong again in his life.
Yan Cheng shouted at the beginning and was later assassinated outside the palace.
Yang Xuan couldn't help but think of that stubborn old man.
He should know that he is the emperor's pawn, but he has no hesitation.
The history books sent by Yan Cheng were still in Yang Xuan's accompanying baggage. During the long nights, he often read them. Whenever he saw Yan Cheng's message, Yang Xuan felt more confident.
This Tang Dynasty has no shortage of loyal and brave people. As long as the emperor does not make mistakes, this Tang Dynasty can once again dominate the Central Plains and frighten the foreign races!
Qin Jian sneered and said: "Southern Zhou is providing money and soldiers from behind. I really think that Tang Dynasty is a fool."
The chirping of birds suddenly stopped.
Zhang Ruo stared at the mountain road on the left, "Be alert!"
At the same time, he already had his horse in hand.
Ta-ta-ta!
The sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly became intensive. Zhang Ruo looked back at Yang Xuan and said, "Protect the messenger!"
Zhang Ruo and his two hundred cavalry were preparing to attack.
Yang Xuan stared at the mountain road and slowly pulled out the horizontal sword.
The first rebel rushed out, holding his spear high and shouting: "The mission is here!"
Qin Jian's face turned slightly pale, but he said calmly: "Please ask the envoy to come behind me."
Cheng Ran nodded, "Envoy, please come behind me."
In the mission, the messenger is the incarnation of the Tang Dynasty. Even if there are only two people left in the end, that person will definitely stand in front of the messenger until he falls.
Do not let the enemy face the messenger.
This is the rule of the mission!
It is also the passion of the Tang Dynasty!
Yang Xuan pulled out the horizontal sword and said, "Zhang Ruo!"
"Here!" Zhang Ruo raised his horse high and looked back to obey the order.
"Protect the mission, and prepare bows and arrows."
Zhang Ruo was startled and said, "Major Yang, our defenses will be broken down by the enemy troops one by one."
"Who said I have to be defensive!?"
Yang Xuance immediately stepped forward, "Wuda!"
"exist!"
On this trip, Yang Xuan brought twenty cavalry led by Wu Da.
"Follow me and attack!"
Uda drew his sword.
Twenty guards drew their swords.
"Zhengshi Yang!" At this moment, more and more rebels rushed out of the mountain road, almost two hundred in number. Qin Jian's expression finally changed, "Don't be reckless!"
Yang Xuan rode his horse and rushed past him, "Let's see my son from Northern Xinjiang kill the enemy!"
Zhang Ruo's face turned pale, "Yang Zhengshi..."
"Prepare your bows and arrows." The rebels were approaching.
It’s hard to disobey your destiny!
Zhang Ruo gritted his teeth and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
After a wave of arrows, they had no time to fight back and could only defend.
This wave of arrow rain covered the area, and more than forty rebels fell. The result was good, but more than ten arrows fell lightly midway.
After the Tang army fired their arrows, they immediately closed their bows and drew their swords. This was enough time for the rebels to attack.
Huo Ni was ecstatic, "Kill!"
When the Tang army pulled out their swords, the rebel weapons had already fallen on them.
No wonder it is said that except for the border troops, the army of the Tang Dynasty is a bunch of sticks!
The rebels were overjoyed.
"Get out of the way!"
Tang Junzhong dodged a passage.
He rushed out first.
He was actually wearing civil official attire.
Huo Ni was startled, then laughed, "Capture him alive!"
A rebel rushed forward.
Just one knife.
The head was flying in the air, and when it turned around, it looked at Huo Ni in disbelief.
Behind him, more than twenty riders followed quickly.
Yang Xuan had commanded the genocide war in northern Xinjiang. Qin Jian knew this, but commanding and fighting were two different things.
Seeing Yang Xuan rushing forward, he gritted his teeth and said: "I'm not dead yet. It's not the envoy's turn to rush to kill me. Follow me!"
Cheng Ran trembled and pulled out the horizontal knife: "Damn it! Hurry up and chop them to death one by one!"
Civil servants came in droves.
But when they rushed to the front, what they saw was a massacre.
Yang Xuan took the lead, followed closely by the old thief and Wang Laoer, followed by twenty guards.
Qin Jian only saw the blood spraying continuously as Yang Xuan rushed forward.
"this……"
The old thief killed the enemy thief and kept harvesting lives on Yang Xuan's left side.
Wang Laoer kept slashing and killing on the right side, occasionally grabbing heads and throwing them behind him, "Go on."
But there was no reimbursement from Old Liu for this trip, so his head was wasted.
The twenty cavalrymen were even more skilled with bows and horses, charging all the way through like Tang Woxue.
Honey is right ahead.
He was restrained, and the leader next to him said: "Huo Ni, this is the elite of the Tang army! We have been fooled! Withdraw!"
Two hundred Tang troops have already been dispatched.
Yang Xuan shouted, "Take a roundabout way, block the mountain road, and kill them all!"
Zhang Ruo detached a group of cavalry to block the mountain road, and took the remaining troops to clean up the rebels who were scattered by Yang Xuan and others.
Huo Ni pulled out his long knife with a sad look in his eyes, "Those people above should be damned for sending false news. We will kill them if we have no way out!"
He drew his sword and rushed forward, but the leader quietly turned around.
Huo Ni stared at Yang Xuan.
Kill him!
The light of the knife flashed.
Huo Ni fell heavily from his horse.
He sighed and looked at Yang Xuan and his guards, just like the petty officials who collected taxes back then, hunting down his subordinates ferociously.
The accompanying Tang army suffered casualties, but this was due to the encirclement and killing by superior forces.
Qin Jian and others also came, surrounding the lone rebels and killing them.
When Kill's eyes turned red, Qin Jian looked around, but could not find a single rebel.
A horse rushed over.
But it was Yang Xuan.
Cheng Ran praised: "What a great ambassador Yang!"
Yang Xuan ordered: "Send scouts to investigate ahead."
Then they were tortured and asked for confessions.
"Kill me!"
Honey was stabbed in the chest, and he smiled and said, "I won't say anything!"
The old thief came with a knife, and his ancestral meat-cutting skills were once again amazing.
"ah!"
Qin Jian and others were horrified to hear the miserable howls, and the strips of human flesh were even more disgusting, but Yang Xuan remained calm.
Wang Laoer squatted on the side and said in frustration: "Liu Shijun is gone, what will happen to my head?"
When Huo Ni was dying, the old thief looked back and shook his head, "This man is tough."
Yang Xuan came over.
Huo Ni smiled and said: "I..."
The sword flashed past, and Huo Ni's head fell on the side with a look of astonishment.
"Too much nonsense!"
Yang Xuan put away the knife.
Zhang Ruo came over, with admiration in his eyes, "Zhengshi Yang, what should we do with those prisoners?"
You can keep it and throw it to the Tang army in front... Qin Jian wanted to suggest it, but when he looked at Yang Xuan's blood-spattered face, he consciously shut up.