Chapter 2 Xue Gong's Last Wish
Guzang, the capital of Liangzhou!
As an important place connecting the Western Regions and Guanlong, Guzang's status in the Tang Dynasty was second only to Chang'an and Luoyang, and was the third economic and cultural center of the Tang Dynasty.
As an important town in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty, Guzang's atmosphere has been somewhat depressing recently, and there is no New Year's happiness at all.
Most of the vendors who were traveling and showing an uneasy look, looking at the West from time to time, with a look of worry on their eyebrows.
Some people even bowed and prayed silently in their hearts.
The weather was gray and seemed to have been affected.
They were all worried about Xue Ne anymore...
Xue Ne succeeded as the chief general of Liangzhou Town Army for eight years and was the first military leader of Guzang. After his successor, he refined the military and made great reforms to Liangzhou's military affairs.
Liangzhou is connected to the Western Regions in the west, the Turks in the north, and Tuqi Shi in the northwest.
Before Xue Ne succeeded, there were often horse thieves from the Western Regions in Liangzhou, and Turks and Turks occasionally invaded and robbed.
The Turks came out openly, and they were either disguised as Turks or disguised as horse thieves, leaving no living mouths, and their methods were even more despicable.
However, since Xue Ne commanded the military affairs of Liangzhou, he set up many checkpoints and re-arranged the military defense of Liangzhou, and dispatched several key positions to the generals he brought to fight and kill. At the beginning, he regularly guarded the vendors to ensure the safety of the vendors. Two years later, the strength of the Liangzhou soldiers had improved to a certain extent, and he began to strictly suppress all kinds of horse thieves, robbers, robbers, Turkic, and other invading robbers.
The strong generals had no weak soldiers, and Xue Ne's encirclement and suppression achieved excellent results, leaving no more war in Liangzhou.
Xue Ne became stronger and stronger, perfectly fulfilling her position as the chief general of Liangzhou Town Army.
Faced with the changes that Xue Ne brought to Liangzhou, all the vendors and the people who came and went to Liangzhou were grateful for their kindness.
Now he is terminally ill, which has touched the hearts of all the people in Guzang.
The sound of horse hooves sounded!
Two riders crossed the street in a breeze.
The pedestrians on the street habitually avoided them.
Xue Ne was an excellent commander, and all the generals and schools in Liangzhou were convinced by him.
He heard that he was sick and came from all directions to visit him. He no longer knew which group he was. He was used to it, and he gave way to them with an understanding mentality.
But Xue Ne was seriously ill for a long time, and according to the principle, he had arrived early, but he didn't know why he came so late?
The curious passerby looked at the sound, and when they saw it, they couldn't help but be shocked: the two riders could no longer be described as dusty. Their hair was like a bird's nest, and their faces were erect, and their lips were cracked. If they weren't for their gorgeous clothes, they would be like beggars on the street.
The person who came was Pei Min and Wang Zhongsi.
The official postal transportation line in the Tang Dynasty was particularly developed. The great poet Cen Shen wrote a poem like this: "One post passes through one post, the post carriage is like a star flow; the flat and bright sky is in Xianyang, the mu and the top of Longshan."
He compared the speed of the post cavalry to a meteor, which shows that the organization and speed of post and post communication in this era have reached an extremely high level.
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Pei Min and Wang Zhongsi fought for every thirty miles to change their horses. Two days ago, they ran for more than 870 miles in two days, almost catching up with the eight hundred miles of the replacement.
On the third day, people couldn't stand it and ran about 300 miles.
The cold wind blew the face and cut their faces and mouths apart, as if they were injured.
I don’t have time to take a shower, and I go to bed when I rest.
Fortunately, it is winter, and if it is summer, it may be a cow that smells on its body.
It was originally half a month's journey, and they both took one-third of their time to Liangzhou.
Pei Min came once and knew the way, and threw the horse directly at the gate of the Governor's Office, limping into the Governor's Office in Liangzhou.
The mansion was already crying, and Pei Min was struck by lightning and could not stop moving. He realized something, and his knees softened and knelt on the ground, hugged his head, and the situation of getting along with Xue Na sounded in his mind:
"This horse should have been yours, and I'm going to give it back to you now."
"It's only been less than half a year. You are now in a glorious position. If you don't pretend to be your grandfather, you won't even give me a notice."
"The bow and arrow are not used like this, Taigong teaches you..."
"The method of using troops is to use the right soldiers as the best, and the surprise soldiers as the auxiliary..."
"At that time, Taigong will do his best to see if he can transfer you to Hexi and become the governor of Hexi. No matter how you do it, it's like going to Anxi..."
Thinking of Xue Ne's earnest teachings and before leaving, Xue Ne was still considering him, not caring about his status, abdicating and letting him abdicate...
Scenes appeared in my mind, but I didn't even see the last one.
When I thought about it, I couldn't help crying.
Wang Zhongsi also burst into tears, but his relationship with Xue Na was far less profound than Pei Min, and he was not as sad as Pei Min, so he patted his back to comfort him.
Seeing that Pei Min was gradually lost, Wang Zhongsi was shocked to find that he had fainted.
The rapid journey along the way was all about will. Now that I have arrived at the place, I am overly sad, and Pei Min's body can no longer hold on...
When Pei Min woke up, it was already the next morning.
After a full day of rest, Pei Min's health recovered a lot.
The daughter of the governor's office was taking care of him. When she saw him awake, she was overjoyed and said, "The Duke finally woke up..." As she said that, she thought of the master of the mansion, and couldn't help but feel sad, and said in a low voice: "I'll call me dad!"
Soon, Manager Hu strode into the house. Seeing Pei Min getting up and leaning against the head of the bed, he sighed relieved and said, "It's good if the Duke is safe! Wang Zhongsi is resting next door, so the Duke doesn't have to worry. He said that when the Duke woke up, he told him to know, I think it's better to let him rest more!"
Pei Min nodded, paused, and finally asked for a long time: "Taigong, are you going?"
Manager Hu nodded and said sadly: "I'm leaving, I passed away early this morning. The master said, don't be sad for him. He is seventy-two years old this year and is satisfied. He just left a trace of regret and failed to get what he wished. He was unable to personally set foot on the Western Regions and compete with the Western Great Food Kingdom and the Kingdom of Fighting. The master finally smiled and said that he knew that Min'er would definitely complete this wish for him. He also said that the body should not be transported back to Hedong. A tomb in his hometown in Hedong is enough. Choose Liangzhou. Yanzhi Mountain is good. After Min'er triumphantly, he can also notify me as soon as possible so that I can rest in peace..."
Manager Hu said that, he cried in pain first.
Chapter completed!