"They also want to know how long it will take Huo Hou to prepare to watch the military training of my Han army?"
Zhang Qian is a very qualified translator, retelling the original words.
"You don't need any preparation to watch the army, you can do it at any time."
Huo Qubing replied, and soon left the emperor's study, came to the main hall of the Guards, and said to the left and right: "Go and call Li Gan."
Li Gan was the deputy general of the Guard and was working in the side hall. Hearing this, he quickly came over and saluted, "Li Gan, the last general, has seen Lang Zhongling."
"I have something to do here. I need a capable general to lead a group of soldiers and horses to Xiguan. Are you willing to go?" Huo Qubing asked.
Li Ganxi, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, said: "Thank you very much, doctor, for your guidance. I am willing to go there at the end. I have long wanted to go out and do some activities."
Every time he saw Huo Qubing going on an expedition, his eyes were filled with envy.
There is no general who doesn't like to lead troops in battle.
"Don't rush to agree. It's inconvenient to mobilize a large army. I can only give you two thousand forbidden troops. But if you want to accomplish something for me that can only be accomplished by an army of ten thousand, it will not be easy." Huo Qubing said.
Li Gan became more and more happy and said: "Ling Zhongling has recently led the imperial army to attack all sides and made great achievements. All the battalions of our imperial army are elites drawn from the army, and they are a strong force in hundreds of battles. Li Gan is willing to fight bravely to kill the enemy and live up to the military commander.
Let’s hope.”
Some small battles are just used to train other generals.
Li Gan in history was from a well-educated family, and being able to achieve the position of Lang Zhongling showed that he was quite capable.
And in history, he was a general under Huo Qubing.
"You use my military talisman to dispatch troops and horses. In the name of training, you try to attract as little attention as possible and march secretly."
Huo Qubing wrote the order in one go and handed it to Li Gan: "How to act is clearly written in this military order. You will know it at a glance.
Two thousand soldiers and horses are traveling lightly. From here to the nearest Wudu County border fortress in Xiguan, it is less than a thousand miles. I will only give you three days. Before sunset the day after tomorrow, you must reach the Wudu County border fortress and replenish your supplies there."
Li Gan took the military order, turned around and strode away.
Huo Qubing took a look at the sky. It was a bit cloudy. There was probably a snowfall in the past few days.
He stood up, surrounded by several imperial guards, and walked to Liang Yuan where the neighboring embroidered clothes were.
Liangyuan Hall.
Ru Bohu, who has a slender face and is wearing a reddish-brown official robe, is looking through various news collected by Xiu Yi.
During the pause, he rubbed his brows and saw Huo Qubing walking in, led by his apprentice Song Ran.
Ru Bohu said with a smile: "I just got a piece of news here from Beiguan. Wuhuan and Fuyu have various ministries under their jurisdiction. They have submitted a surrender form and expressed their willingness to pay tribute and accept the surrender.
It is a foregone conclusion that the champion will send troops this time to expand the country's borders hundreds of miles.
I was just about to send someone to ask you how you plan to arrange the Wuhuan, Fuyu and other tribes?"
Huo Qubing said: "Dong Zhongshu came to see me last night, with the intention of further strengthening the integration of civil and military affairs. How to discuss this matter with Wuhuan and Fuyu later, let's leave it to the civil servants, who are better at it."
Then he said: "I have other things to do here."
Ru Bohu waved his hand and made everyone retreat.
Song Ran, who was born with a cold expression, narrowed her eyes and couldn't even listen to anything.
After everyone retreated, Ru Bohu said: "Before you leave Chang'an, come and tell me that there is also a hiding place for Zonghengdao in Lishan Mountain. I have made relevant arrangements."
Lishan is less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an and is the heartland of the Han Dynasty.
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the territory of the Lirong Kingdom was Mount Li, hence the name "Li".
The tomb of the First Emperor is also located in Lishan Mountain, and it is said that the head of the ancestral dragon of the vast land of China was in Lishan Mountain in the Qinling Mountains.
"Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, the bones of princes have been buried since ancient times. According to ancient books, during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, emperors and emperors were buried under that mountain range."
Huo Qubing said: "The people from Zonghengdao are hiding there. It's surprising when I first heard about it, but when I think about it more, it seems to be consistent with their plan.
How are you preparing here?"
"Before you left, you repeatedly told me to be cautious. I only asked people to explore in secret, and no problems have been found so far."
Ru Bohu is scheming and can be trusted if he personally supervises matters.
"What are you going to do?"
"When Bai Nanyu comes to pitch, it's impossible for the other party to be unaware of it.
Now that they are alert, they must take action, and I want to see how exposed they will be."
Huo Qubing revealed a hint of murderous intent: "Bai Nanyu also revealed that the person we first suspected, Yu Chu, changed his identity and sneaked back to Chang'an. Where was he found?
In addition, the great master of Zonghengdao may be a relative, and he is most likely in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion. Do you have any clues?"
Ru Bohu handed a secret scroll placed under the low mat to Huo Qubing: "This is the information on all the personnel of Pingyang Hou Mansion."
"As for Yu Chu, the messenger of the Yellow Car, he has been pointed out by Bai Nanyu and is under my surveillance.
What I mean is that since there is a bigger fish in Chang'an, it is better to cut him the wormwood first and scare the snake deep in the grass to see if it will react."
Huo Qubing thought for a moment and said, "That's fine."
Ru Bohu stretched out his fingers that were a little shorter than his long face, clicked on the roster of Pingyang Marquis Mansion, and pointed to one of the names:
"If that great master really exists in Pingyang Hou Mansion, he is the most suspicious."
Huo Qubing glanced at the name, and it was as expected.
If it's really 'him', it can explain a lot of things.
"We knocked down the mountain gate of Zonghengdao this time, and with Bai Nanyu's help, Zonghengdao must be prepared to deal with it. Are you sure that there is nothing unusual about the existence of this suspected great master in recent days?" Huo Qubing asked.
Ru Bohu shook his head: "After you left Chang'an, he also left for a while and went to Luoyang.
I came back yesterday. I was afraid of being found out about what I had done during the period, so I didn’t let anyone follow me.
Also, Princess Pingyang’s house recently received a woman from other places. She has a beautiful appearance and an innocent background. Princess Pingyang had someone find her.”
Huo Qubing said unexpectedly: "Princess Pingyang has found a beautiful woman, and she... is going to be used for marriage?"
Princess Pingyang used to marry beautiful women to some nobles, relatives and other clans. This is a true story in history, and the purpose is to expand the relationship network and influence.
"She probably wanted to give someone to His Majesty as his concubine this time," Ru Bohu said.
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Huo Qubing chuckled.
Your Majesty is full of energy and suffers from the disease of few people. He has dozens of concubines, so he has obviously studied the contents of the secret book very well.
Among his concubines, there are seven or eight girls, all given by Princess Pingyang.
Including his aunt Wei Zifu, who was initially introduced to the emperor by Princess Pingyang.
Princess Pingyang probably wanted to exert some influence on the side, ease the relationship with the emperor, and share Wei Zihu's favor, so she thought of sending concubines into the palace.
Huo Qubing couldn't help but laugh. He remembered that the emperor's other favorite concubine, Mrs. Li, who was famous in history, seemed to have been arranged by Princess Pingyang.
Princess Pingyang has a huge problem around her, but she still has the mind to worry about others.
"I have arrested Yu Chu in the past few days. I also want to see what he is capable of. Knowing that we have discovered his identity, he still dares to sneak back to Chang'an." Huo Qubing said.
Ru Bohu said solemnly: "You should also be careful. If you destroy the foundation of Zonghengdao this time, they may have a targeted reaction."
"You mean they want to take revenge on me?"
"Not only you, Bai Nanyu, and even the Zhuo family may become their target of revenge.
I have asked the people who embroider the clothes to add more people to protect the safety of the princess and your house inside and outside. You also need to be more careful."
Huo Qubing and Ru Bohu murmured and discussed for a long time. When they got up and left, they said: "Among the things I seized from Zonghengdao, there are two bottles of extremely high-grade elixirs. One was given to His Majesty just now, and this one is for you." Following Huo Qubing's voice, a vial magically appeared on the low mat in front of Ru Bohu.
Ru Bohu’s expression is calm, and he behaves like a well-informed boss.
But when Huo Qubing walked out of the hall, he immediately picked up the vial, opened it, sniffed it carefully, his eyes brightened: "It's a good thing, the best elixir." He poured out one pill and ate it, then called people in. p>
He and Huo Qubing had reached a consensus, and both sides began to mobilize their troops and prepare for action.
Huo Qubing finished his half-day duty and returned to the Champion House from Wuyang Palace.
The mansion where I lived after my marriage was just north of Weiyang Palace. The straight-line distance between the back door of the mansion and the Guards Hall was less than 200 feet.
Accompanied by his own soldiers, he walked back home and entered the house through the back door, where he saw the big cat bringing its 'son' to greet him.
The big cat is afraid that the new tiger cub will compete with him for favor, so he pretends to be the tiger father and keeps him firmly under his control from the beginning.
The spiritual beast looks like a young tiger, with a tiger head and a tiger brain, thick claws and a strong frame.
It was already about the same size as a big cat. It was following behind it, chasing after it foolishly, but it was the big cat that snatched away its food for the night. It was holding a thick bone stick in its mouth and licked the bones.
After eating all the meat, he threw the bones to the cubs.
The little beast hugged the bone, looked at the big cat a little aggrievedly, and then started to eat it with a hum.
Seeing Huo Qubing coming back, the big cat immediately jumped in front of him, its eyes closed in a cute way, and then pointed at the back house.
Huo Qubing heard the sound of musical instruments and harps coming from the direction the big cat was pointing.
Qin and zi are both musical instruments that existed in the Han Dynasty.
Huo Qubing walked along following the sound of the piano, but he saw guests coming into the house.
The sound of the piano was produced by Liu Qing and the guests.
In front of Liu Qing stood a unique guqin. Its wood was as transparent and warm as jade, with a dark red luster.
The best thing is that Liu Qing's hands playing the piano are also as clear and white as warm jade. The two complement each other and give people a wonderful feeling of a perfect match. It is obvious at a glance that the piano and the person are a perfect match.
Liu Qing's eyes under her thick eyebrows were focused on the piano. She gently plucked the strings with her fingers, and the strings made a sound like a clear spring in a mountain stream.
Another woman sat opposite her, holding a phoenix-headed harp in her hand.
The tunes of the two instruments are consistent, with ups and downs, a wide range of sounds, soft and clear timbres, very expressive and infectious, and touching people's hearts.
Huo Qubing stood outside the side hall of the inner house for a moment, waiting for the two men to sing in harmony and the sound of the song to fade, then he walked into the hall.
"Husband." Liu Qing stood up to greet him.
Her Royal Highness can play the piano and is very accomplished, but Huo Qubing only knew about it.
"This Qin is called Green Wei, and it was made by Guan Zhongxian, a master of Qin Taoism." Liu Qing said when he saw Huo Qubing's eyes falling on the Qin.
Huo Qubing turned his attention to the guest again: "Why did your envoy come to my house?"
The person coming is none other than Roshna.
She is still wearing the red and yellow traditional Kucha dress, with a gauze veil, and windproof boots of the same color. She has a graceful figure and is very charming.
"The Champion Marquis judged that the Huns would directly send troops to Kucha. After hearing this, I felt uneasy. If the enemy really sent troops, how did the Marquis think I should respond to Kucha?" Roshna said solemnly.
Unlike the two envoys, she has an innate and wonderful spiritual sense.
Yesterday, Huo Qubing said that the Huns would attack Qiuci, and she felt terrified.
Before Huo Qubing returned to Chang'an, the emperor knew that Roshna was invited by Huo Qubing, so he asked Liu Qing to entertain Roshna.
The two had already been in contact, so they were able to break into the house.
“It’s useless to talk too much about the truth right now.
If my judgment is not bad, the Xiongnu should make some moves in the next few days. What Qiuci can do is to prepare in advance. The enemy may come from Loulan, the direction of Jingjue." Huo Qubing said.
Roshna looked solemn and quickly left.
Three days flew by.
This afternoon was the day agreed upon for the envoys from the Western Regions to go to the outskirts of the city to watch the Han army's training.
Roshna's uneasy feeling came inexplicably and became stronger.
Sitting in the car on her way to the outskirts of the city to watch the Han army's training, she couldn't help but push a treasure called the Sand Tower again. She connected with it with her spiritual thoughts and spanned thousands of miles, as if she had become a part of the desert, sensing what was on the other side of the desert.
Change.
Her consciousness vaguely reflected some fragmented scenes, including endless yellow sand, oasis, and what seemed to be a team riding horses and camels...
This is the special insight ability that comes from her inheritance of the title Roshna, but the picture is messy and it is impossible to know exactly what happened.