Xu Le sent not only a good news, but also a thick volume of articles, which included maps of the Nanshan countries in the Western Regions, as well as the similarities and differences in the customs of various tribes, and even included some songs and legends, all of which were more abundant than the information brought back by Mei Gao when he went out to Qiangzhong.Biku Tianzi has a deeper understanding of the situation in Nanshan.He re-enacted the battle against the map provided by Xu Le, only to realize how difficult it was to win Liang Xiao this time, and how helpless it was to prepare for several months.His strength was too weak to support the expedition at all, so he could only brake with static braking and wait for the Sky Wolf to throw himself into the net.Liang Xiao relied on victory not to win the elites he trained, of course these elite knights made meritorious contributions, but the Qiang people who were really killed by them were actually limited, and the sum of several battles was less than half, and the real casualties were the ballistas and grease.Therefore, in front of the merit book, in addition to the main general Liang Xiao and the superintendent Xu Le, they are Deng Guobin, who made the ballista, and Guo Wenbin, the Dunhuang Taishou.The Son of Heaven put down the scroll in his hand, straightened up, stroked the side of the desk with both hands, and muttered for a long time.The master on the side, Father Yan, Wuqiu Shouwang and others were sensitively aware of the change in the mood of the Son of Heaven, and immediately stopped laughing, and looked through the copywriting seriously, or made a contemplative state.Then, Wang Hui, Cao Shi, Wei Qing and other generals also felt that they were not as good as literati, they just sat silently, waiting for the words of the Son of Heaven.The hall fell silent, and even the sound of flipping through the brochure became so cautious.The Son of Heaven glanced at everyone."
It's not early, let's disperse first, go back and think about it, and discuss it tomorrow.Before the countries of the Western Regions pay tribute, we must come up with a charter for rewards. ”"Only" everyone bowed down and withdrew in turn.King Wuqiu Shou and the master father stayed at the end, put away the documents on the case, and then prepared to leave.The Son of Heaven stopped them."
What do you think of the list of soldiers on the labor book?"
the master father was silent, and King Wuqiu Shou was also a little hesitant.The moment they saw the merit book, they knew that there would be a problem, but at that time, the Son of Heaven was very excited, and they were not good at pouring cold water.Now, the Son of Heaven has finally reacted.Except for Xu Le, the first few people in the credit book are all Liang Xiao's old ones.If they are rewarded according to their military exploits, these people will become the key figures in the Western Regions, and Liang Xiao will also control the Western Regions with their hands, and if others want to intervene in the future, it will depend on whether Liang Xiaogao is unhappy.In other words, the Western Regions have the potential to become Liang Xiao's Western Regions.If it was other generals, such as Wei Qing and Cao Shi, then it would be fine, but it was Liang Xiao.Liang Xiao is notoriously unruly, once he does something, it is not easy for the imperial court to control him.From the Western Regions to Chang'an, it is six or seven thousand miles near, and tens of thousands of miles away, and it takes more than a month to send a message.Seeing that they did not speak, the Son of Heaven also felt a little embarrassed, waved his hand, and motioned for them to retreat.He picked up a roll of bamboo slips and went to the palace.After washing up, he leaned back on the bed and continued reading.Halfway through the book, he suddenly stopped, rolled over and sat up, and smiled to himself."
I'm really worried.All the countries of Nanshan combined, there are only more than 20,000 horsemen, whether they can conquer Wusun is not yet known, but I am worried about Liang Xiao, really" He shook his head and laughed at himself."
The eagle vulture is far away, and the evil voice is still there.Liang Boming, the shadow you left me is too big, you can't blame me. ”The Son of Heaven said, threw down the bamboo slips, fell asleep, and fell asleep after a while.Liang Xiao and Dongfang Shuo sat by the fire, eating barbecue, drinking milk wine, talking and laughing."
Guess, what is the Son of Heaven thinking" Dongfang Shuo said with a smile, his eyebrows fluttering.Liang Xiao glanced at him and smiled without saying a word."
You're boring."
Dongfang Shuo stretched out his hand and stabbed Liang Xiao, like a naughty child."
Tell me, talk about it.""
If there is anything to say, you and I can guess it, it's just that I'm worried that my tail won't fall off for a while, and then I feel that Wusun is not extinguished, and I won't be able to raise tigers for the time being, so I might as well take a look first."
Dongfang Shuo laughed and stretched out his hand to pick his thumb."
It seems that you are still very sober and have not been deceived by him.In this case, why do you still have to come, you can obviously take a boat from Yuzhang to the sea and go to Yizhou to live your leisurely life. ”Liang Xiao held the wine glass and thought for a while."
I'm not reconciled.How much a person can achieve is not only related to his personal ability, but also to the strength behind him.If there are 20,000 Han troops in the Western Regions, do you still need me to come I will go to Yizhou, when will there be 20,000 troops, I am afraid I can't count on it in my lifetime. ”Dongfang Shuo shook his head."
You are not a warlike person, and now you are a marquis of ten thousand households, you can be said to be a very popular minister, and there is no shortage of wealth and nobility, this reason is very far-fetched, I'm afraid it's not true.""
It's not true, then what do you think I'm for?"
"For the sake of Lord Weng." ”Dongfang Shuo thought about it and shook his head again."
Not exactly.If it's just for the sake of the lord, you can take the lord out to sea and set yourself up as a king.But apart from that, I can't think of any reason why you should go down this road knowing it's a dead end. ”Liang Xiao shook his wine glass, not knowing what to say.Dongfang Shuo is too smart, so smart that he is almost a demon.But his ideas are so avant-garde, can Dongfang Shuo understand, "I want to make contributions, but I don't want to be Han Xin and Zhou Yafu." ”Liang Xiao said slowly: "With a male soldier in hand, I am invincible, but in the end I was captured by a few wrestlers or jailers, I don't want to." ”Dongfang Shuo nodded."
So you'd rather fight in front of Your Majesty than claim to be a court lieutenant" "Yes.Also, why is he unhappy, I have to be a court lieutenant regardless of whether he is guilty or not, I am not happy, but I can't help him Dongfang Shuo "poof" laughed, and almost sprayed Liang Xiao with a face of wine.He looked at Liang Xiao and wanted to make fun of Liang Xiao, but now Liang Xiao had a serious face, and he didn't mean to joke at all.He put away his smile and thought for a moment."
That's why you're against Confucianism" "It's not the whole story, but it's a very important reason." ”"Since you have opened your mouth, why don't you say a good thing" Dongfang Shuo looked around."
You are also busy, and I am also busy, it is rare to have such an opportunity in the future."
The corners of Liang Xiao's mouth were slightly raised.It seems that Dongfang Shuo has been holding back for a long time, and today he finally found a suitable opportunity.He believed that those things he had done in Chang'an would reach Dongfang Shuo's ears from different angles, otherwise he wouldn't even know about his quest for war in front of the Son of Heaven."
Confucianism is not pragmatic, it likes to preach morality too much, but it is difficult to do it, and in the end it is vain."
Dongfang Shuo nodded in agreement."
That's right, that's why there are a lot of hypocrites, pedantic scholars.""
Confucianism is conservative and refuses to face the facts, even if there is innovation, it must be based on the words of the sages to feel at ease.But the sages they are talking about are not true, they are only based on their imagination. ”"This doesn't seem to be the same as the one just now."
Retreat is not pragmatic, they are so focused on studying, they are unwilling to focus on reality, no matter how smart they are, they will not develop such a sharp weapon as a ballista.Conservative, dare not innovate, Dong Fuzi hybrid yin and yang, the original family, but refused to admit it, if you have to say that it is the words of the sage, the result is full of loopholes, can not justify itself. ”Dongfang Shuo laughed again.He is also very clear about the grievances between Liang Xiao and Dong Zhongshu.He nodded."
You're right, I'm a bit of a retreat.If I can work as hard as Deng Guobin, the ballista can't wait for him to come to civilization. ”"It's not easy for you to admit your mistake.However, if you don't face me, will you admit your mistake" Dongfang Shuo raised his eyebrows."
I don't admit it, I don't admit it if I am killed, and no one can talk about me anyway.""
Yes, this is the case of the Son of Heaven, no one dares to say anything about him, and no one can say anything about him, so I can only hope that he will introspect himself.Now he still has the courage to introspect, and in another thirty or fifty years, he will reign over the world, and those who are qualified to accuse him will die, and no one will dare to stop him, even if he does something perverse.When the time comes, don't say it's Zhou Yafu, even if all the famous generals are tied together, they will be the meat on his sword. ”Dongfang Shuo stared at the fire and thought for a long time."
That's horrible.Western proverb: If a man does not have a sense of reverence, he is not far from the devil, but he is not exactly what he is talking about. ”He raised his head again and stared at Liang Xiao."
If you became the king of the Western Regions, would you still say that" Liang Xiao laughed and shook his head."
No, at that time, I may be like the current Son of Heaven, thinking about how to deceive you, so that you will be willing to serve me and let me slaughter.""
Therefore, things are the same, and people are of the same mind" "Yes, that's why the sage said that we should always reflect on ourselves, and also said that if a person has a friend, he can avoid misfortune." ”Liang Xiao raised his wine glass and touched it with Dongfang Shuo."
I don't want to be crazy, so I want you to be my friend.The Son of Heaven doesn't want to be a friend, but I have to be his friend.I just like the way he doesn't like me, but he can't help me.At that time, Emperor Xiaowen had Zhang Shizhi as a court lieutenant, known as the unjust people in the world.I can't be Zhang Shizhi, but I can make a grammar official like Zhang Tang unable to be a court lieutenant. ”Dongfang Shuo laughed, raised his glass, and drank it all."
Okay, happy that although you don't read much, you have a gentleman's demeanor, which is much stronger than those villains who die reading but don't have any temperament.In that case, I'll take care of this matter, and together we will make him unaccustomed to it, but we can't do anything about it.Haha, interesting, interesting.Liang Boming, you are really a wonderful person. ”"Alright, I'm done, now it's time for you to speak.When the day is up, have you thought of how to deal with the bandits" "It's very simple, you follow me into the mountains, take a bath, and the matter will be settled." ”"Take a shower" "That's right, don't ask, I've already arranged it."
Tomorrow morning, you can just come with me. ”From the west city of Khotan, along the Moyu River up into the mountain, there is a lake formed by the meltwater of the snow-capped mountains.Surrounded by mountains, clear water and blue sky, the scenery is excellent, not only many small tribes in the mountains choose to camp here in winter, even birds and animals like to come here to drink water and rest, people and animals get along harmoniously, it is a rare good place.What's even more amazing is that there are several hot springs in the valley next to it, and the spring water is bubbling and warm, even in the cold winter.Between the ice and snow, this meadow next to the hot spring has become a pasture that everyone yearns for.The herdsmen are good to say, everyone uses it together, the tribal leader is not so polite, directly occupy it by force, regard it as a forbidden, and do not allow idlers to approach, and the individual herdsmen who take the family as the unit dare not speak out, so they can only avoid the three houses, or enjoy it before the tribal leaders arrive.Accompanied by the king of Khotan and more than 500 soldiers, Liang Xiao and Dongfang Shuo came to Hot Springs, occupied this pasture, and put all the nearby valleys for more than ten miles under martial law, and the herdsmen were not allowed to move around.The king of Khotan also sent people to the lake to give an order, there are Han envoys here, no one is allowed to harass, otherwise there will be no mercy.After the herders were driven away, the meadows next to the hot springs were full of spring.The king of Khotan brought more than 100 beauties, and every day there was nothing to do, they wore light gauze clothes to accompany Liang Xiao and Dongfang Shuo to soak in the hot springs, or sang and danced on the grass next to the hot springs, drank wine and ate meat, a happy scene.This was not enough, the king of Khotan sent people to search everywhere, but all the herdsmen and daughters who were a little beautiful were forcibly recruited to serve the Han envoys, and the beautiful ones also wore gauze clothes and soaked in hot springs together.Within two days, the news spread all around the lake, some fleeing, others curious.Some of the brave herders came to watch in the name of offerings, while others simply sneaked up nearby to steal something.The life of herding is poor, stealing things is not a shame for them, it is shameful not to steal, and stealing from the king of Khotan and the Han people is a matter of pride.It turned out that the king of Khotan and the Han people could not only steal, but also deserve to steal.Not only did they bring with them a great deal of good food and wine, but they also brought a lot of beautiful clothes, and the silk clothes worn by the women were even better in the hand, smoother than the skin of young girls.The young herdsmen's girls were not at all able to resist these beautiful fabrics.A piece of silk can be exchanged for a night of romance, and if you can get a brocade robe, you can almost win the arms of a tribal girl.People are stupid and have a lot of money, and their precautions are lax, and the name of the fat sheep of the king of Khotan and the Han envoy soon spread to the surrounding tribes, and also to the ears of several tribes who had just robbed the country of Khotan not long ago and made a lot of money.The wealth is moving, not to mention the famous, almost mythical Han silk.After sending people to scout the camp and easily obtaining a few profane garments with scent, several tribal leaders were moved.Such a good fat sheep is sent to their eyes, it is a gift from the sky, if they don't rob it, they are worried that the sky will not take care of them next time.Providence cannot be violated.After making some preparations, several tribal leaders gathered two thousand people and quietly rushed to the hot springs, preparing to make another windfall: