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Because he did not know history accurately enough, and the people and things he encountered after coming to this world seemed so strange, Zhang Mai even suspected: Is this really the "past" of his own world? Or did he come to a different world?

Let’s take the world in front of you as history for the time being. Then, after the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, but remember that there is a dynasty song in history textbooks: “The Southern and Northern Dynasties were established together, the Sui and Tang Dynasties were passed down, and the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties were destroyed.” In other words, there was still a chaotic Five Dynasties between the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. How many years did the Five Dynasties have? I don’t know. So, it should be the late Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, or have entered the Song Dynasty?

Zhang Mai remembered another question: If Guo Xin was the fifth generation ancestor of Guo Shidao, then wouldn’t this imperial edict be issued a hundred years ago?

If it was ten years, it would be a turnaround in twenty years, but if it were a hundred years ago, how could Chang'an issue an order to Guo Xin? If this order was issued a hundred years ago, how could he continue to pretend to be an envoy?

"Wait - how could Lao Guo and the others not expect such an obvious loophole? Did they be confused because they were so happy, or did they frequently cause changes after seeing the imperial edict? Or did they see clearly that it was an imperial edict but did not dare to read the contents carefully, so they didn't expect this problem?"

But this fallacy is too obvious. Even if they didn't understand it for a moment, when the imperial edict was read, there would always be a clear thought that could be thought clearly...

"Young Master Zhang, Mr. Guo Linggong has invited you."

"Ling Gong" is a respectful title for the Zhongshu Ling since the Sui and Tang Dynasties. However, in the late Tang Dynasty, military generals often added the title of Zhongshu Ling, so the title of Ling Gong has gradually increased in the army. The most famous people in folk legends are Guo Ziyi and Guo Linggong, and Yang Linggong in the story of the Yang family generals. Guo Shidao inherited the title of his ancestor Guo Xin's deputy chief of Anxi, and therefore was respected by the Tang people in the Western Regions as Guo Linggong. In fact, there are only more than 800 people left in the Tang army in the Western Regions. Guo Shidao, the leader of Guo Shidao, is at most a village chief, but the Tang people still support him and even get closer to him because of this, and still call him "Ling Gong".

"Okay, I'll come."

Zhang Mai put away the imperial edict and fish talisman, and followed Ding Hanshan who was coming to pass the message to the front of the square of the Spark Fort. At this time, the soldiers and civilians of the Fort had gathered. As soon as Zhang Mai arrived, Guo Shidao ordered the exit of the valley.

The mountain roads entering and leaving the Spark Fort were very rugged, and the soldiers and civilians in Anxi had a difficult time walking. After leaving the entrance of the valley, the entire Xinxuye City had turned into a ruin. The soldiers who participated in the Burning City Plan had seen this scene, but when the plan was launched, the women and the elderly had retreated into the valley, and the scene after the Burning City was first seen.

"Home is gone..." Yang Qing whispered, and many women and children started to cry.

Although Suoye City is simple and remote, it is their home after all. Whether it is the irrigated farmland in the south of the city or the grassy pasture in the north of the city, they have their sweat and their memories.

It was dusk, and the Tang army's reconnaissance cavalry came out everywhere to ensure that no enemies were approaching. The women packed firewood and piled up bonfires, which burned after night.

"Remember the past, the old emperor patrols the palace, and thousands of riders entered Xianyang. The pride of Yinshan was sweating and bloody horses, driving away the East Huhu and Hu... Remember the day of Kaiyuan, the small town still had thousands of families. The rice was flowing and the millet was white, and the public and private granaries were abundant. The sages in the palace called Yunmen, and all friends in the world were painted..."

The out-of-text Tang Song gradually changed from memorial to tragic—

"...There are fields and grains that have been planted and bleeding, and the Luoyang palaces are burned and burned, and the ancestral temples have newly removed fox and rabbit caves. I feel sad and can't bear to ask the elders, and I am afraid that I will first talk about the chaos...

However, after the chaos, there is still the bright moon above your head and the hope in your heart-

"The court remembers Meng Luzhi, Zhou Xuan, who is looking for my emperor at the revival of the emperor..."

People surrounded the bonfire, and the broken wall was a platform. Guo Shidao stood on the broken wall and announced to the soldiers and civilians all over the city: "Soldiers, brothers, children - Chang'an has sent a special envoy."

In fact, everyone had known about Zhang Mai's arrival. As soon as Guo Shidao spoke, all the soldiers and civilians cheered: "Special Envoy! Special Envoy!" "Young Master Zhang, Your Majesty Zhang!" "Zhang Lang, Zhang Lang!"

Since the Hexi Corridor was cut off, these Tang dynasties stranded in the Western Regions have lost contact with Chang'an. It has been a matter of countless years. Chang'an has been as old as a legend for them, but the love for Middle Earth is like a child's feelings for his mother, and it will be difficult to extinguish no matter how long it takes.

Zhang Mai walked towards the Broken Wall, with eager eyes and warm calls on both sides. Everyone was calling his name, and it felt like he was a star in the crowd. He walked to the side of the Broken Wall, Yang Dingbang, Yang Dingbang, invited him to sit down, and then Guo Shidao told how Guo Fen accidentally discovered the "special envoy" in the desert.

He was talking there, but Zhang Mai's eyes turned to the bright moon in the night sky. In this unpolluted sky, even the moon was surprisingly bright, but Zhang Mai felt uneasy at this time. He knew that when Guo Shidao finished talking about the matter, he would definitely invite him to meet and speak with the Tang people. At that time, what attitude should he use to face the descendants of these soldiers and generals in the four towns?

"The special envoy from Chang'an is here. So, is it false that the news that the Tang Dynasty had perished in the past few years?" someone shouted in the crowd.

News of the demise of the Tang Dynasty? Zhang Mai was shocked.

"Of course it's fake!" Guo Luo shouted: "The Hulu do everything we can to crack down on! What's the point of making a few rumors! Anyway, the Hexi Corridor is broken, so they can say whatever they want!"

"Not bad! Not bad!" dozens of young people shouted: "Our Tang Dynasty is invincible, how can it perish? That must be the rumor made by the barbarians to crack down on us!"

Their shouts made Zhang Mai feel proud and worried.

Then, he seemed to have thought of something and seemed to have captured something.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Mr. Guo Ling, you have been talking for so long, but we have known about the special envoy for a long time. We have fought side by side with him. Why don't you ask the special envoy to come and say a few words to us?"

"Yes, right! You also need to ask the special envoy to read the imperial edict to us!"

"Yes!" a young man shouted: "I heard that the court rewarded us in the imperial edict. All the soldiers and generals in the garrison will be promoted to seven capitals!"

Zhang Mai's heart moved again: "Everyone is promoted to seven capitals? They even know this. So Lao Guo and Lao Yang have carefully read the imperial edict."

In fact, this place is separated from the Central Plains for thousands of miles, and the rise and fall of titles has no substantial significance to these descendants of the Tang army, but they are still excited and happy because this is the recognition of the Tang court to them and the comfort conveyed from the mother country of China.

Looking at the high morale of the military and civilians under the stage, and then looking at the smiling expressions of Master Guo Yang Dingguo and others on the stage, Zhang Mai's mind lit up: "These Tang army generals can deal with the Hu tribe in Central Asia in an isolated city. Obviously, they have experienced training for a long time. In the battle of Saiye Fencheng, Lao Guo and Lao Yang predicted the reaction of the Uighurs, which shows that they are all very smart people. How could such a person make such a low-level mistake?"

"Enterprise, everyone is waiting for you." Guo Shidao twisted his half-white beard: "Luoer, Bian'er, put on the incense table quickly, Fen'er, please come to the incense table and read the imperial edict to everyone!"

Finally, he called himself, Guo Fen had already come over, his face full of expectation: "Young Master Zhang, please."

Zhang Mai walked to the center at a loss. The incense table had been put on. He was holding the imperial edict in his hand, but he didn't know what to say. Several women shouted: "It's the young man who led us to fight that day!"

Zhang Mai recognized the strong women who fought side by side with him on the city wall of Sai Ye Nan's right shoulder, and felt a little intimate about sharing hardships.

"I said at that time that there was such a brave stranger. It turned out that he was the special envoy from Chang'an. Tsk, Tsk, Tsk."

The women talked about how brave Zhang Mai was, but instead made Zhang Mai feel a little embarrassed. According to his own memory, he was in a very embarrassed at that time.

"Don't bother you first. Special envoy, please read the imperial edict first..." Guo Shidao said to the crowd: "The imperial edict is here!"

When all the soldiers and civilians heard this, they knelt down together, and the whole floor was covered with darkness.

What they knelt down to greet was the imperial edict, the Tang Dynasty, and the call from their motherland!

But this was for Zhang Mai after all. He was a little uncomfortable. Seeing that everyone was looking at him with anticipation, he had to open the imperial edict and read it.

However, after reading only two lines, the more I read, the more I felt uncomfortable. When I finally read a strange traditional Chinese character, I couldn't continue... It was not entirely because I couldn't recognize the words, but because he felt that pretending to be a special envoy, this lie could not be deceived for a long time, and there were too many flaws. I had to find another way to find a more stable position among the Tang people in the Western Regions. Besides, facing so many Tang soldiers and civilians who supported him and loved him, the more he felt uncomfortable he felt.

"I...everyone! I..." The reading of the imperial edict was interrupted, and a sentence burst out: "I...I'm not...I'm not a special envoy!"

The whole city suddenly became quiet, and many foolish and simple men and women were stunned. After Guo Shidao and Yang Dingguo looked at each other, a look of panic suddenly appeared on their faces.
Chapter completed!