Han horses generally belong to the Central Plains horses, used to pull the car to carry more weight, the requirements for strength are greater than the requirements for speed, so most of the Han horses are stout, the neck is flat, and the height is often about five feet five inches.A horse that can reach five feet seven or eight inches is considered a good horse.In order to prevent the loss of good horses, in the fourth year of Emperor Jing's reign, the imperial historian Wei Juan once asked the Son of Heaven to issue an edict prohibiting horses over five feet and nine inches from leaving the customs.Even if you are the son of heaven, the horse you ride is only about six feet, which is already a rare good horse.The same is true of Li Jiao's green horse that Li Jiao lost to Liang Xiao at the beginning, it is worth ten gold, and it is priceless in the market, if it is not a coincidence, it is difficult to buy such a tall horse.And these Dawan horses in front of them are tall, all of them are more than six feet five inches, and two of them are even as high as seven feet.In addition to being tall, compared to Han horses, these Dawan horses have small and long heads, straight and bowed necks, slender limbs, round hips, and do not need to gallop, just looking at their size makes people feel light and good at walking.Not only the mounts of the Lang officials, but even the imperial horses of the Son of Heaven were compared and overshadowed.Many of these officials present were from the border counties, but they had never seen such a tall horse, and they were all stupid for a while, and they were eager to grab one and ride it.Li Shuyun was very proud, he had long been accustomed to the eyes of these officials.Along the way, countless people have shown such greedy expressions towards these stallions.When he was in Longguan, the governor of Longguan wanted to extort a horse, until Li Shuyun told him that this was a horse dedicated to the Son of Heaven."
Good horse, good horse."
The Son of Heaven was excited."
Can you ride?"
"Of course you can." ”Li Shuyun stepped forward and grabbed the reins of a jujube red horse."
This Dawan horse is not only strong and physical, but also intelligent and understands human nature.On the way here, we used to ride them to fight.Whether it is the Wusun people or the Huns, their war horses cannot be compared. ”The Son of Heaven was overjoyed and turned over on his horse.With a flick of the reins, the horse opened its hooves.Run briskly.Li Danghu and Han Yan didn't dare to be careless, so they hurriedly got on the horse and chased after them closely.Li Shuyun also dragged a Dawan horse and chased after him.He quickly surpassed Li Danghu and Han Yan and caught up with the Son of Heaven.When the Son of Heaven heard the sound of horses' hooves, he glanced back and saw that it was Li Shuyun, and Li Danghu and Han Yan had already fallen dozens of steps.His heart rejoiced.said loudly: "Let's compare with each other" "Only" Li Shuyun responded loudly.The Son of Heaven bowed down and waved his horsewhip lightly.The green horse accelerated and galloped forward.Li Shuyun followed closely, and the two of them galloped all the way on the forest path of Shanglin Yuan.When Li Danghu and Han Yan saw it, they immediately cried out.They were already having some hard time chasing, but now that the Son of Heaven is running at full speed, they can't catch up.In a moment, the Son of Heaven and Li Shuyun disappeared from their field of vision.The two of them were in a hurry, and they both whipped their mounts violently.Catch up.There are many wild beasts in the upper forest garden, and the Son of Heaven is riding a new horse that he is not very familiar with, in case he encounters a wild beast.The horse was frightened and hurt the Son of Heaven, that was terrible.The two chased after them breathlessly, and their mounts were covered in sweat, and they couldn't catch up with the Son of Heaven and Li Shuyun.Just when they were anxious, there was a brisk sound of horses' hooves in front, and the Son of Heaven and Li Shuyun ran back again.The two Dawan horses walked easily, and they didn't even sweat."
It's a good horse."
Li Danghu blurted out and praised it."
Good horse."
Han Yan's eyes lit up.Involuntarily licked his lips."
Good horse.This is no ordinary horse, this is a Pegasus. ”The Son of Heaven walked up.Seeing the expressions of Li and Han, I couldn't help laughing.He sang loudly again: "Taiyi Gongxi Tianma, stained with red sweat and dregs and ochre, Chengrong and stumbling thousands of miles, now Anpi Xilong is a friend." ”"Good song" Han Yan applauded and laughed."
Your Majesty, what is the name of this song" The Son of Heaven blinked."
This song was written by Pegasus, and it should be a Pegasus song.""
What a Pegasus song."
Han Yan said loudly: "When Fu Leren composes music and sings, it is necessary to show His Majesty's virtue of being far away." ”The Son of Heaven nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "These Tianma are Liang Xiao, Li Shuyun and others who have gone through hard work and obtained from Dawan, what do you have to do with me, do I want to compete with them?"
Your Majesty is virtuous, so your subordinates are meritorious. ”Han Yan squeezed over and walked side by side with the Son of Heaven."
If it weren't for the prestige of my Han Dynasty, how could the Dawan people be able to convince the sacrifice of horses, so I said, first of all, there is the virtue of Your Majesty, and then there is Liang Xiao's great merit."
Li Danghu and Li Shuyun glanced at each other and pouted in unison.The Son of Heaven was in a good mood and talked with Li Shuyun and Guo Wenbin for a long time.Li Shuyun mainly reported on the war in the Western Regions, while Guo Wenbin reported on the trade routes in the Western Regions and presented a box of Baoyu.The Son of Heaven was even more pleased, and appointed Guo Wenbin as Lang on the spot.Although Lang is not a big official, for Guo Wenbin, who was born as a businessman, being able to be Lang is entering a career, and this is the hope of his father Guo Yu for many years.Guo Wenbin was satisfied.Li Shuyun immediately reported that he met Dongfang Shuo on the road.He said to the Son of Heaven that Dawan is rich and weak, and the Yue clan is not as good as before, so I am afraid that he will not be able to deal with the Huns.If Dawan fell into the hands of the Huns, the strength of the Huns would increase greatly, which would not be good news for the Han Dynasty."
But the Western Regions are so far away, you set off in April and arrived in Chang'an at the end of July.Even if the imperial court can send a large army, it won't have time to get there.Moreover, an expedition of 10,000 miles, whether it is preparing food or recruiting soldiers, takes many months.It's hard to quench your thirst in the distance. ”"What Your Majesty said is very true, it is indeed impossible to send a large army on an expedition.But if you send dozens of hundreds of people to the west, it will still be in time.One person and three horses, day and night, can travel four or five hundred miles a day, but more than a month can reach Dawan. ”The Son of Heaven frowned."
What role can a hundred people play" "Your Majesty, Dawan is not short of troops, but there is a lack of generals who can lead the army.Chen and Liang Xiao traveled westward, recruiting herdsmen and mercenaries with the support of merchants, and now there are nearly 1,000 foot riders.If His Majesty can send more than 100 Lang officials who are familiar with the battle array to the west to assist Liang Xiao, just like when he fought against the Yue people in Huiji, he will form a fine cavalry of about 10,000 people, plus the strength of the Yue people and the Dawan people, it will be enough to deal with the Huns. ”The Son of Heaven's eyes flashed, and the smile on his face gradually dissipated.Li Shuyun looked at the Son of Heaven with a blank eye, anxious.After a while, the Son of Heaven suddenly said: "You just said that there is also a prince of the Yue clan named Batu who is walking with you, where is he" Li Shuyun was puzzled, but he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "The minister is confused, please forgive your majesty, and let the minister introduce you to your majesty." ”Li Shuyun came to Huainan Mansion and asked to see Liu Ling, the lord of Huainan.Because he cared about the affairs of the Western Regions, Liu Ling never left Chang'an.Knowing that Li Shuyun asked to see her, she immediately asked Li Shuyun to be brought in.Li Shuyun presented the gift that Liang Xiao entrusted him to bring back.Liu Ling was overjoyed, Gu was not Li Shuyun present, opened it and took a look, and saw that it was a book, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment."
What is this?"
is a book. ”Li Shuyun said: "According to Lord Liang, this is the life's work of the Greek philosopher, which is similar to Lao Mo, but it is unique.If you can refer to each other, you can see the avenue of heaven and earth. ”"So profound" "Yes, my lord once said that only the lord of Weng can understand this way in the world, and people are fortunate to be in books. ”Liu Ling couldn't help laughing, carefully put away the book, and asked about the situation in the Western Regions.Li Shuyun took the trouble to say it as it was.Everything else is fine, only when it comes to Princess Dawan Luo Xuli, he is a little cramped.Liu Ling was sensitively aware of the problem, smiled but did not speak, but his eyes were a little unkind.Li Shuyun already had a ghost in his heart, and when he saw Liu Ling's expression, he was even more uneasy, and he couldn't even speak.When Liu Ling saw it, he was also a little embarrassed, and took the initiative to divert the topic.Li Shuyun had an idea and told him what happened today.He was very puzzled that the Son of Heaven was obviously very interested in Dawan, so why he refused to send Lang Guan to the west.Liu Ling listened, shook his head, and sighed."
You're in a hurry.The Son of Heaven will not send anyone. ”Li Shuyun's heart was cold."
Why" "If a few of you go west, you can build more than a thousand steps to ride and affect the situation in the Western Regions."
If there are 10,000 horsemen, won't they dominate the Western Regions for thousands of miles, and it is inconvenient to control, in case the tail is too big, you will be the king and hegemon in the Western Regions, how to deal with the current court and the surname of the king can not be tolerated, how can you set up another king with a different surname. ”Li Shuyun was taken aback, and exclaimed: "How is this possible" "How is it impossible for Liang Xiao to do something, which one is not bold" Liu Ling frowned, worried."
There is a reason for the king's order to be outside.However, from the perspective of the imperial court, anyone who dares to assert himself is a potential danger, a potential untamed minister, and the greater the ability, the more dangerous it is.Have you forgotten Zhou Yafu" Li Shuyun gasped, was stunned for a while, and fell to the ground from the table."
Please advise you."
Liu Ling lowered his head, stroked the brocade box in his hand, and said with a wry smile: "Dongfang Shuo is right, he is really good at the way of heaven and ignorant of people's hearts.bothered to work hard, but got himself into a big trouble without knowing it. ”Li Shuyun's face was covered with cold sweat.Liang Xiao didn't expect it, and he didn't expect it, just because he had endured so much hardship and made great contributions, he returned to Chang'an and waited for him to be promoted and knighted.The Son of Heaven rewarded Guo Wenbin on the spot, but did not announce his reward, he did not realize the danger.Now that Liu Ling woke up the dreamer with a word, he realized how wrong he had been.Not only that, but he also harmed Liang Xiao.In order to encourage the Son of Heaven to send Lang Guan to the west, he exaggerated Liang Xiao's strength and caused trouble for Liang Xiao.Zhou Yafu, as soon as he thought of this name, Li Shuyun felt that his neck was cold and swishing, and he was cold.Liu Ling pondered for a long time, and suddenly raised up."
You just said that Han Yan likes that Da Wan Ma" "Everyone likes Da Wan Ma, it's just that he is more greedy." ”"Do you still have Dawan Ma?"
"No."
It's all dedicated to Your Majesty. ”Liu Ling stomped his feet and sighed."
Why are you so ignorant, knowing that Han Yan likes this horse, and you don't leave one for him.If he says no before the Son of Heaven, all your credit will be in vain. ”Li Shuyun suddenly realized, and his face turned pale: