Zhang Hao's car immediately started running wildly after leaving Tianshui Mansion.
First, most people from the east and south of Lanzhou went to Tianshui Mansion to pay homage to him.
Second, the Chi Road in Longyou, Hexi Province is particularly well built. The traffic conditions in many places have already caught up with the rural roads of later generations, greatly increasing the driving speed.
After arriving in Lanzhou, Zhang Yan only stayed for one night and then went directly to Liangzhou.
This is not because he does not pay attention to Lanzhou, but the thirty-one Dongdai of Songpan and the thirteen powerful chiefs of the Dafeichuan tribes have almost arrived in Liangzhou.
At the same time, Sulu Xin, who had gone to the Eight Divisions of Xishan, received news that the Eight Divisions' surrender went very smoothly.
This is inevitable, because what originally prevented the spread of the Six Methods Sect in this area was the Eight Tribes of Xishan itself. Now that they have taken the initiative to join, it is naturally very smooth.
After the various tribes were ready to surrender, Su Shangzhi, the grandson of Dong Jiniang and the leader of Ruoshui and Qingyuan tribes, who was also the consolation envoy of Kangding Prefecture enthroned by Zhang Zhang, heard that the plateau tribes from Songpan and Dafeichuan were going to Liangzhou to worship.
He proposed to Sulu that he wanted to meet the saint again.
Of course Zhang Gao would agree to this, so he ordered Sulu to lead Su Shangzhi and lead the rest of Xishan's brothers, Baigou, Buzu, Nanshui, Xidong and Duba tribes, as well as fifty local Tubo, Baiyi and Heiyi leaders.
The remaining people and hundreds of followers also came to Liangzhou.
This is a big deal. Although the Tubo Empire, which was so famous and could compete with the Tang Dynasty, has long since declined, its prestige is still a little smaller.
If Zhang Zhi had a thicker skin, he could boast that he had surpassed Emperor Taizong Wen and Li Erfeng in opening up new territories even if the country had not yet been unified.
However, although Zhang Hao did not stay in Lanzhou for long, it did not mean that he did not attach importance to Lanzhou. Zhang Hao had a vague feeling that there was also a secret competition between Hexi and Longyou.
If you cross Tianshui or Danzheng Gorge, Hexi Longyou is a whole, but within Hexi Longyou, people from the two provinces still compete overtly and covertly.
And even within Hexi and Longyou, they can be further subdivided.
Taizu of the Red Dynasty once said, "There are many strange things in the party without factions." This is truly a wise saying!
Therefore, in order to balance the situation, Zhang Gao issued an edict for a large number of troops before he left Lanzhou, asking all the young heroes in Lanzhou to follow him to Liangzhou.
Zhang Zhang is preparing to hold a huge local shooting ceremony in Liangzhou involving all prefectures in Longyou, Hexi.
This is also the source of the news that the young men in Baishui County heard that Zhang Yan was going to recruit soldiers to attack Buchen. These boys did not even think about how they still have the power to make it worthwhile for Zhang Yan to go to Longyou, Hexi to recruit troops on a large scale.
But in fact, it is not a rumor at all, because after receiving the battle report from Bai Congxin, Zhang Yan did have the idea of going out.
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Shen Huzi was riding on a tall green horse. This southerner from the West Lake was still a little uncomfortable with the rough scenery and folk customs in Hexi.
Compared with the peaceful and peaceful water town in the south of the Yangtze River, this land in the northwest is like two different worlds.
The horseshoes formed in formation, as if thousands of troops were attacking from behind. In the past, Shen Huzi would have been frightened, but now, he could take it calmly.
Because in Longyou, Hexi, every family has a horse. The family status of an ordinary horse is similar to that of a dog in the people of Wuyue Kingdom.
Yesterday, Shen Huzi heard a Nei Ya soldier who came with them say that the number of war horses in Liangzhou must be more than the number of dogs in Hangzhou, and Shen Huzi believed it.
In such a place, it is not uncommon for hundreds of horses to gallop together.
Sure enough, the cavalry that came rushing like a gust of wind had no ill intentions towards the Wuyue Kingdom envoy with more than a hundred riders, and they didn't even pay much attention to them.
However, due to his mediocre riding skills, Shen Huzi, who had reined in his horse and moved to the side of the road to avoid the situation, heard a burst of laughter coming from the orioles and swallows, and couldn't help but raise his neck to take a look.
In the Qianyue Kingdom, there were not many women riding horses, but there were not many. Like in Longyou, Hexi, there were dozens of women riding horses in men's clothing. It was indeed unheard of.
Not only Shen Huzi was curious, but everyone in the team except Qian Yue, the Minister of Rites, Pei Jian, was also curious and basically looking around.
Ahem! It would be fine if only one person was watching, but among the more than 100 people in the Qian Yue delegation, at least 70 or 80 people were watching, which was very eye-catching.
"Where did you come from? I haven't seen your mother riding a horse before?"
While Shen Huzi was watching, a sudden shout came from him. When he heard the words, he subconsciously raised his head and met the eyes of the scolding woman.
The woman's head and face were covered in a gauze covering the sand and dust. Shen Huzi didn't see it very clearly, but he just felt that the woman's chest must be very majestic, because it was obvious that after using a corset, it was still quite prominent.
However, after all, Shen Huzi was the heir of Shili, and his family tree could be traced back to the Wenhua family of Wuxing Shen family. After a quick glance, he immediately lowered his head.
The woman let out a soft sigh. She could not see her face clearly because she was wrapped in a gauze scarf, but Shen Huzi, a grown man, could not wrap himself in a gauze scarf.
Unlike the men from Longyou in Hexi Province who have a bold and fierce warrior temperament, even if they are studying, they don't ask for a thorough understanding and go to the battlefield to kill people for the sake of convenience.
Although Shen Huzi, who was born in a high-ranking family of the Qianyue Kingdom, was also very strong, he had a gentle and gentle nature that was different from the men from the northwest.
This makes women who hang out with a group of rough guys every day especially appreciate it. In addition, Shen Huzi is very handsome, which is a plus point.
"It's a good leather bag. I wonder if it's a silver pewter gun tip." The woman chuckled and suddenly reached out to grab Shen Huzi.
Shen Huzi had never seen such a scene before. Although Qian Yueguo was relatively peaceful among other countries, no woman in the country dared to do something like this to him in public. He looked like a man from the Inner Tooth Soldiers.
It's really going to piss people off. Qian Yue's tooth soldiers are capable of burning, killing and looting. Their ancestors were part of Sun Ru's cannibal army back then, and they are not good people.
So Shen Huzi didn't react until the woman's hand was about to reach her collar. He subconsciously blocked it with only three points of effort.
When Shen Huzi thought about it, a person with such big breasts, oh no! How strong could a delicate woman be.
As a result, he realized that he was careless.
The hand stretched out by the woman opposite had a bit of the smoothness of a woman's skin and a scent of fragrance, but the tiger's mouth and some joints of her fingers actually felt like a thick layer of calluses, and she was very strong. scary.
Shen Huzi was almost pulled off his horse without paying attention.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and quickly lowered his body so that he didn't make a fool of himself, and he almost used all his strength on his hands.
The two of them pulled each other a few times on the horse. Although the woman also practiced martial arts, she was still unable to compare with the man. She had to use some cleverness and skills to break free from the control of Shen Huzi's hands.
However, after the woman escaped from the trap, she did not quickly move away. Instead, she only used her legs to control the horse, and then raised her hands in the air and laughed in the distance. The women did not take the pulling that had just happened seriously.
"Sister Ying, this Nanman is quite powerful. Come and test his knowledge."
As soon as these words came out, the entire Qian Yue delegation was speechless.
If this happened elsewhere, no woman would dare to tease a man. There are more than a hundred strong men here. If they dare to be so arrogant, they must let these little ladies know how powerful they are.
But they would not dare to do so because all these women were riding Hexi Pegasus and Dragon Horses, which are hard to buy for even a thousand dollars.
Qian Yue called the excellent Hexi war horses with a lot of broken-ear horse bloodlines Longma, while Tianma was mainly of Han blood horse bloodline.
In addition to the Pegasus and Dragon horses they rode on, the horse bows and short horizontal knives hanging on the sides of each horse were all top quality.
Some young ladies even have rolled-up or folded cloth-covered iron armor hung on the sides of their spare horses.
Can this be something that ordinary people can have? Even if it is an ordinary family, it is not an ordinary family in Longyou, Hexi. Who knows how many of their fathers and brothers are serving in the personal army and imperial army of Emperor Shaoming.
Following Madam Xiong's shouts, fifty or sixty cavalrymen immediately gathered around and commented on Shen Huzi.
This prime minister in the history of Qian Yue is still only a nineteen-year-old 'boy', and he was immediately confused by this posture and didn't know what to do.
And he estimated that if the woman opposite drew a short sword or a spear, he wouldn't be able to hit a few of her.
Amidst the chatter, the woman named Ying Niang rode up to her. She raised her hand and all the women who were still playing around immediately fell silent.
Ying Niang looked at Shen Huzi's handsome appearance and bookish attitude, and nodded with satisfaction.
My father and brother in my family are all martial artists. When it comes to reading and writing, each of them feels more uncomfortable than being stabbed twice.
However, Yingniang has been fond of poetry, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. There were many heroic men in her family, but Yingniang did not like them.
Some time ago, I went to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo to look for them, but none of the so-called celebrities were satisfied with them because they were either old or too weak.
Although the person in front of her was not as good as her elder brother Wan Yi, he still had some charm. Murong Yingniang nodded gently.
This little girl comes from the Murong family in Guazhou, the famous Murong Baipao. My eldest son, Zhang Shengren, Murong Nobunaga, is his cousin.
His brother, Murong Xinchun, was Zhang Shengren's personal bodyguard and general. His sister-in-law was Cao Shanniang, the former personal maid of Cao Sanniang's wife Yannai, who was the same as Zhang Shengren's younger sister, Lady Cao Shanniang of Xinchang County.
Murong Yingniang has been a frequent visitor to the palace since she was a child. When she was five or six years old, she even dared to climb on Zhang Shengren and pull at Zhang Shengren's few beards.
Such a family background made Murong Yingniang one of the "female devils" feared by everyone among the young men in Liangzhou Prefecture, Chengtian, Xijing.
"That boy, have you read poetry?" Murong Yingniang tried her best to lower her voice and make herself appear gentler.
Poems, of course, refer to the Book of Songs, and books refer to Shangshu. In Longyou, Hexi, those who are familiar with these two are regarded as quite knowledgeable.
If talking about other things, such as riding, Shen Huzi still felt a little guilty, but reading was his strong point. Even if he was surrounded by a group of women, the somewhat embarrassed Shen Huzi puffed up his chest when he heard this.
"I am the son of the Shen family of Wuxing. I have been a member of a prestigious family for thousands of years. I have inherited poetry and etiquette. I have only read poetry and books for twenty years. I am going to be laughed at."
The Wuxing Shen family originated from the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Eastern Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, they were a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River.
Shen Huzi said this with a bit of pride, which meant that although Qian Yue belonged to the country, I, Shen Huzi, was a member of a wealthy family.
Unexpectedly, when he said this, the women suddenly started laughing and joking again. They pushed out a girl wearing a robe and dressed like a man, and shouted.
"Sister Chen Qi, this is a subject of your family. Maybe you are still related?"
When Shen Huzi heard this, he was furious and couldn't help shouting: "The Shen family of Wuxing has been a member of a thousand-year-old family, but I am not a vassal of any other family!"
Unexpectedly, Sister Chen Qi wrinkled her pretty nose, looked at Shen Huzi and shouted: "I am a descendant of Emperor Gaozong Xiaoxuan, and you are a descendant of the Shen family. Aren't you a subject of my ancestors?"
Shen Huzi was stunned for a moment, and then everyone went numb. He just heard that the woman's surname was Chen, and thought that the Emperor Gaozong Xiaoxuan he was talking about was none other than Chen Xuan, Emperor Chen Xu of the Southern Dynasty.
The most glorious moment of the Wuxing Shen family was in Nanchen.
At that time, there were only four emperors in Nanchen, not including Chen Bozong who was deposed. Among them, Emperor Chen Wen, Chen Qian and the empress Chen Shubao were both daughters of the Shen family of Wuxing. There were five princesses in the Shen family, and now the descendants of Nanchen It is true to say that the Shen family is a vassal of the ancestors.
Seeing that Shen Huzi was calmed down, Murong Ying Niang smiled proudly, "No matter how wealthy your Wuxing Shen family is, you are just a minister from the south of the Yangtze River. Our Murong family has been emperors in the Northern Dynasty for generations, how can we be inferior to your family?"
Shen Huzi smacked his lips. Even if he was inferior, would he dare to say that? If this was reported back to Murong Baipao's ears, the Shen family would be in great misfortune.
Even if Murong Baipao doesn't say anything, the Murong family in Guazhou is one of the two pillars of the Guiyi army. There are dozens of people who have been granted the title of Duke and Duke. Even the Qian family of King Wuyue dare not fight with them, let alone themselves. .
Murong Ying's wife saw that Shen Huzi was completely wilted, and the more she looked at it, the happier she became.
Do you think a girl like her would like a domineering president?
Bullshit!
There are many domineering CEOs in her family, and Murong Ying's mother has long been tired of aesthetics. Instead, she likes a tall and handsome man like Shen Huzi, who is knowledgeable and courteous, and knows when to be cowardly.
At this time, Miss Xiong, who stopped Shen Huzi first, smiled and said, "You have already announced yourself as a family member. Young Master, what do you think of my second wife?"
Why don't you go back to your country of Wuyue and just stay with my sister in Liangzhou Mansion, Chengtian, and become a couple of gods?"
Ah! How can I still come here like this? Have I encountered a bride-stealer? Are you the land of Shaoming Saint Longxing, or a bandit's den?
Shen Huzi danced his hands so much that they almost left an afterimage, and shouted repeatedly: "I apologize for not agreeing to such a big event!"
Well, Shen Huzi actually felt the danger, so he expressed his disagreement so firmly.
But he made a mistake again. He should not have treated these girls from the northwest the same way he treated the girls from the south of the Yangtze River.
If he had spoken politely and lowered his posture just now, Murong Yingniang would not have been violent.
But when he did this now, Murong Yingniang, who thought highly of herself, immediately lost her face and let out a sweet scream.
"Sir, let me take him and take him to Liangzhou. It doesn't matter if you don't agree. Yeah, I just agree!"
Seeing how popular they are, they all start calling themselves Ye Ye.
Shen Huzi was immediately pinned down by a group of women. He did not dare to resist desperately. Perhaps in his heart, he felt that there was no need to resist desperately. What could a group of women do to a grown man?
But he still had to show it in his mouth. Shen Huzi blushed and shouted loudly to Pei Jian, Qian Yuezheng's envoy: "Indecent! Indecent! Pei Gong, save me!"
In the chaos, more than a hundred people in the Qian Yue Kingdom were shocked beyond measure. They came here under orders. Shen Huzi was still the Protector of the Army, Marquis Yu. There was no way they could let him be snatched away by a group of women!
Immediately, dozens of riders came forward, seemingly wanting to help. Unexpectedly, Murong Ying's mother called a whistle, and three of these women took Shen Huzi hostage and ran away. The remaining dozens of riders unexpectedly formed a formation in an instant. Battle formation.
They first rode their horses around the Qianyue soldiers who were coming up in a big circle, throwing up dust in the sky, making it impossible to accurately locate the direction of their attack. Then they fired their horse bows one after another.
Although they were shooting pier arrows, which were wooden knotted arrowheads used for training, and they were using horse bows, Qian Yue's soldiers were on their way and were not wearing armor!
Immediately, they screamed and screamed, and the formation, which was not lined up in the first place, became even more scattered.
As soon as they were in chaos, Murong Ying's mother on the opposite side sent out another whistle, and the dozens of pink knights immediately formed a charging pig-headed arrow array, and then crashed in like thunder.
In an instant, Qian Yuebing was directly penetrated, and then even beaten to the point of losing his shit.
Pei Jian was riding on his horse, dumbfounded as he watched his mission escort, Qian Yue Nei Ya's elite soldiers, being defeated by a group of women.
Although they did not dare to deal with the fact that the opponent was a woman and that she was from a high-ranking family in the imperial court, the cavalry fighting skills of the opponent were indeed very good.
What if it were the Zhou Kingdom's cavalry? Pei Jian shuddered.
However, he was too scared to let the guard cavalry general following him be kidnapped, and moreover, by a woman. Pei Jian could only look at a doctor from the court's etiquette department who was accompanying him.
The doctor of the Ministry of Rites looked at Pei Jian. He hesitated for a moment, but he could only bite the bullet and walk towards the pink knights who had defeated General Qian Yue and were forming their team.
But before he got close and before he spoke, Mrs. Xiong pointed at him with a whistle stick and shouted: "I am the niece of the saint, the granddaughter of the King of Jin, Li Shi. Who dares to come forward!"
The doctor immediately turned around and ran back to the chaotic Qianyue Mission in despair. He smiled bitterly and said to Pei Jian: "Mrs. Murong is just a little arrogant. Marquis Shendu Yu should be fine."
Pei Jian couldn't help but groaned in anger. Who would believe a female general who can lead an army to attack men? If you say she is just arrogant and stubborn?