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"It's the ancestor." After hearing Chen De suddenly mentioned the name of his ancestor, Zhang Zhongyao had to say seriously, secretly angering that Chen De didn't know the etiquette. Unexpectedly, Chen De actually stood up and bowed respectfully to him. He was the lord of a vassal state. Such artificiality made Zhang Zhongyao very embarrassed and said embarrassedly: "General Chen, what are you doing?"

Chen De said seriously: "I ordered my ancestor Zhang Gong to gather his loyalty with a scholar, expel the Tartars, restore my former land in Hexi, and to ensure that the people of the Chinese in the eleven states will not be subject to the ox and horses of other races. This achievement and deeds will be enough to shine for thousands of years and be remembered for generations. When De was young, he tied his hair to read books. Whenever he read this, he would definitely beat him up. It is so great that Zhang Gong is a true hero for two hundred years. I wish I could be born at the right time and follow him with a sword. Today's ritual is to respect the descendants of Zhang Gong." After saying that, he said to Xiao Jiu and Li Si, two generals: "Mr. Zhang is the loyal and wise man, and you two will come to see him again."

Li Si was born as a scholar. He knew that Zhang Yichao led the Han people in Hexi to promote righteousness, and recovered Hexi from the hands of Tubo, and presented the eleven states maps in the fifth year of Dazhong, the Central Plains has been in decline for nearly two hundred years. Zhang Yichao is one of the few heroes among the Han people who resisted foreign aggression. Li Si was naturally very impressed. He heard Chen De's question about Zhang Zhongyao being a descendant of Zhang Yichao. He had the intention of making friends, but he stood up happily when he heard this and gave a deep bow to Zhang Zhongyao, just like a portrait of Zhang Yichao.

Xiao Jiu was an old general of Later Shu. He knew it was difficult to continue the rise and fall. Zhang Yichao was able to succeed in his work under the powerful and violent alien rule of Tubo, which was a hero who had been in his heart. He sighed in his heart that the former land of Later Shu was exploited by the Song State, but the Shu people did not know how to fight for a hundred years, so it was difficult for heroes to rise up. He sighed slightly and stood up to bow to Zhang Zhongyao.

When Zhang Zhongyao saw that Chen De and the other two were respectful, he could not have thought that the heroic name of his ancestors was still so deeply rooted in the Central Plains. He was very moved and thought that no matter what, Chen De was a friend. He also stood up and returned the favor to the three of them one by one. China is a country of etiquette, and death is like a matter of life. Although Zhang Yichao passed away for more than a hundred years, the actions of the four people were not hypocritical at all, and only made people feel that the heroic soul is still there and the hearts of the people are always there.

After sitting down, Zhang Zhongyao recalled that most officials in the Song Dynasty were sluggish because of their generous appearance. Even when they were doing officialdom and praised each other, they mostly praised Cao, the current governor of the Guiyi Army, for his good governance, but no one mentioned Zhang Yichao's reputation. With reference to the two sides, it made people feel cold.

"I just heard that Mr. Zhang is a hero and martyr, and he may have done something wrong. Mr. Zhang is not surprised." Chen De picked up the teacup and said.

"General Chen is the true nature. Some people know about his ancestors' achievements in the Central Plains. Zhong Yao is very pleased, so why should he see him?" Zhang Zhongyao bowed and replied. The two looked at each other and smiled. The atmosphere between the host and the host was much more harmonious.

After chatting for a while, Chen De bowed and said, "Now there is a family of Dangxiang in Xiazhou who has repeatedly plundered caravans and cut off traffic. I want to raise troops to attack them. I don't know if the heroes of Guiyi Army can match the east and west of Lanzhou. They can break them and clear the trade routes in one fell swoop."

Zhang Zhongyao pondered for a while, and said with a look of distress: "General Chen doesn't know anything. My Guiyi army is between Gua, Sha and Ganzhou, and the Uighurs, and it is difficult to exert its power. I have entered the court to pay tribute and also want to beg for reinforcements from the court." He hesitated for a moment, regardless of the deep words of the exchange, and said: "I see that General Chen is also a hero today, why not join Bianliang with the people of Lanzhou? The Hu people everywhere dare not violate each other." As soon as this said, Xiao Jiu and Li Si's face changed, but Chen De remained silent and smiled and turned the conversation away.

Zhang Zhongyao was a wise man, and secretly regretted seeing this situation. He told Chen De about the customs and customs of the Western Regions. Chen De and the three others also listened to it with relish. At this time, most of the people in the Central Plains' understanding of the Western Regions came from the book "The Record of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" by Master Sanzang. This book was not common. Li Si and Xiao Jiu heard Zhang Zhongyao say that there were volcanoes in the former land of Gaochang. The summer was extremely hot, and the eggs were buried in the sand. It was ripe for a moment. Chen De sighed: "There are many deserts in the Western Regions, which are bitter and cold in winter and hot in summer. However, the country has used troops to the desert for thousands of years, and finally made the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions become Han lands. Since the predecessor of the Han Dynasty, the Han people have been constantly moving westward to cultivate and reproduce. Seeing the barbarians step by step, taking over my hometown and serving our people, if the dynasty did not protect the Western Regions, our warriors will be ashamed of our ancestors."

Li Si continued: "The Central Plains is located among the four barbarians. Only the Western Regions are rich in resources and can be cultivated by the Han people. Since the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, the Western Regions have been in good condition for thousands of years, with constant tribute and tribute, and their voices are connected. Since ancient times, when the State of the State is prosperous, the Western Regions will be connected, and when the State of the State is declining, the Western Regions will be lost. Therefore, there are losses in the Western Regions. Zhang Bowang and Ban Dingyuan, all the martyrs and heroes have been following one after another, striving to restore the liberation. Wei Wu said himself, "I want to be a marquis to be a general in the Western Regions, and then wrote the epitaph: "The tomb of the former General of the Western Regions, Cao Hou, who was the former General of the Han Dynasty. What a magnificent statement!"

Zhang Zhongyao was originally unsatisfied with asking for help from the court because of the cold treatment he received in the Song Dynasty. After hearing what Chen De and Li Si said, his heart became warm again. Even the vassal states had this knowledge. There were many knowledgeable people in the court, and it was hard to say that if he lost confidence in the court because of the shallowness of the minor officials in the border counties, he would be blinded. Thinking of this, he smiled and continued to talk with Chen De and others, making up his mind that if he had the opportunity to meet Emperor Song Zhao Kuangyi, he would definitely make a statement and let the court recruit the people of Lanzhou.

When we were having a good conversation, a personal guard suddenly came in and said that Zhang Zhongyao was staying in Qinzhou, a subordinate named An Sidao, and said that there was something important to meet Zhang Zhongyao. An Sidao was a general of the Zhang family. Zhang Zhongyao was worried. It was because of the order summoned by Emperor Song. Chen De smiled and said, "Since Mr. Zhang's subordinates came, I guess there must be something important, so let's go and meet." After that, he asked the personal guard to take Zhang Zhongyao to meet his subordinate.

As expected, as soon as he saw Zhang Zhongyao, An Sidao bowed and said, "Three days after the young master left, the official family ordered the young master to go to Bianliang to see the order. The last general gave the official who sent the order privately 500 stag of labor money to the official who sent the order. He used the excuse that the young master went to Huashan for a while, so he rushed to report the message without stopping." After he said that, he grabbed the tea bowl beside him and drank it in big mouthfuls. Zhang Zhongyao said, "Since it is the imperial court that we can't wait too much. Let me say goodbye to General Chen." He ordered An Sidao to prepare horse garments and dress up. He returned to the front hall of Lanzhou to accuse Chen De of the crime: "General Chen, the general of the family told me that the officials who called me to Bianliang were waiting in Qinzhou. I will say goodbye. If I have the chance, we will gather again."

Chen De originally planned to keep him for a few days, but when he saw this, he had to hold his fist and said, "Since Mr. Husband has something important, De dares not force him to stay. It's a pity." He turned around and took a gift box from his personal guard and handed it to Zhang Zhongyao and said, "Lanzhou's local products are a little care, please accept it with a smile." Zhang Zhongyao did not want to give in and delay, and he took the gift box without hesitation. Chen De smiled and said, "Lanzhou welcomes Mr. Zhang to visit at any time." He signaled Xiao Jiu and Li Si to send him out.

When Zhang Zhongyao saw that he was full of fist, he felt a little regretful, but he could not stop for more. He hurried out of Lanzhou City and rushed to Qinzhou Inn. He hurriedly changed his official uniform and asked for a meeting with the officials who came to pass the order.

Cheng Tingli, the supervisor of Duting West Post, has been quite angry in the office these days. If Zhang Zhongyao's subordinates had not been informed of the matter and stuffed gift bags, they would have written a letter to scold Zhang Zhongyao for being a vassal envoy for not observing etiquette and traveling around without authorization, and was suspected of peeping at the realities of the Central Plains. This is the only one who is responsible for receiving Xifan envoys, and it has nothing to do with the promotion of local officials. It is a powerless and powerful yamen. Cheng Tingli was in Pangen, Qinzhou for several days. In addition to greeting him, the local officials have been swaying with him for a few days.

He didn't even ask or hear, it was no different from the foreign countries waiting in the office. The chief of the prefecture had important personnel in the court, and the county magistrate and clerk were all the minions of the prefecture, and he was a scattered person who had no power and power, and specialized in dealing with those outskirts, and dared to offend him at will. Therefore, this accumulating anger was counted as the envoy of the Guiyi Army who wandered around for nothing. As for how to calm the supervisor, it depends on whether the envoy had "sincere" apologized.

Hearing that the subordinates came to report the envoy of the Guiyi Army to come to ask for a meeting, Cheng Tingli was not in a hurry at all. He washed his face first, rinsed his mouth, and quenched his anger, so as not to smother the young master who was traveling around these days. Then he swears in the court, and then pity himself in front of the bronze mirror half a man, feeling that his husband is beautiful and generous, and can be a distant country. In order to infect foreign envoys with Chinese cultural relics, he sat in a daze for a long time. He cultivated his righteousness in his heart. He tossed for half an hour before he heard that Zhang Zhongyao, the envoy of the Guiyi Army who had been waiting outside the door.

Zhang Zhongyao waited for a while, heard the news, and told An Sidao not to cause trouble, so he went in. As soon as he saw the envoys of the Heavenly Kingdom sitting upright, Zheng Sidiao held a teacup and blew away the foam. Zhang Zhongyao immediately accompanied him to smile and complained: "The officials were greedy for the appearance of their home country, and forgot their way. He traveled for several days. Lord Cheng forgives his crimes." Although the Song State sent officials from Duting Xiyi, who were responsible for receiving envoys from the vassal states, came to greet him, but Zhang Zhongyao believed that the governor of the Guiyi Army of Shazhou was the official appointed by the court. When he met the officials of the Guiyi Army of Guiyi Army, he naturally had to call himself a subordinate and not an envoy.

Seeing that he was quick-witted, unlike those stubborn and arrogant Uighur Tubo barbarians, Cheng Tingli felt a little better, and responded without any yin and yang, "It's good that you're back. If Zhang Fan's envoy disappears, I will find it difficult to explain to the court." Zhang Zhongyao heard his strange tone, so he had to laugh at him. The two of them talked about it. Zhang Zhongyao finally said that there was a treasure in the Western Regions to be given to the Chief of the Cheng Supervisor to apologize. Cheng Tingli's eyes lit up. After Zhang Zhongyao took out a delicate and transparent mutton fat jade ring from his sleeve, Cheng Tingli was full of hope and suddenly turned into anger and said intently, "What a slutty messenger who looked down on others is too much."

Author: In the Han and Tang dynasties, the Chinese had no feelings about the Western Regions, from exploration to cultivation, if the times were too far away, you can directly refer to the Westerners' exploration and cultivation in Africa and America. Although the purpose, system, means, and plot are different, the most primitive spiritual impulse of civilization expansion was the same. China at that time was a bloody China, and it was really young. It was not without reason that Cao Cao wanted to be a general in the Western Regions. If it were not for the chaos in the world, the life of this general in the Western Regions was the most exciting. In addition, Cao Cao was a politician and could not speak about the general in the Western Regions for no reason. The biggest possibility was that the general in the Western Regions entrusted some kind of invitation from the Han Dynasty. It was like many successful merchants in a certain era donated money to the school and spoke, and always said that my dream was to be a scientist. When I was a child, my family had no money...

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