North and South groceries

The situation in the Western Regions is quite complicated. There are many large and small countries, and there are also various confusing terrains.

Most people in this era do not have the habit of writing notes, and many things are passed on by word of mouth. In terms of geographical knowledge, it is really difficult to speak clearly in the way of dictation. fainted.

Maps are very precious things in this era, because the process of drawing them is extremely difficult, especially the situation in the Western Regions is so complicated, few people can figure out exactly where is where.

Because Luo Yong has the books in the space, he can draw a rough topographic map first, draw the mountains, rivers and coastlines, and then mark the big and small ones on the map according to what the barbarians told him. Where the small country is located.

For others, it is an extremely difficult pioneering work from scratch. For Luo Yong, this has become a choice to fill in the blanks, and the difficulty has dropped by more than a little bit.

"You can show me the map just now." Luo Yong and Tang Jian came out of the merchant's house in Nahu. After getting into the carriage, Tang Jian reached out to Luo Yong for the map again.

"Don't look in this carriage, your eyes will get dizzy." Luo Yong persuaded.

"It's not bad in the carriage. I can read it on horseback. Bring it quickly." A man who has lived in the army and horse is so fussy. Tang Jian stretched out his hand in front of Luo Yong, and shook his palm upwards, signaling Luo Yong hurriedly took out the things.

"Then be careful." Luo Yong had no choice but to take out the map again, not forgetting to remind him.

Even as a time traveler with cheating tools in his hands, it is actually not easy to figure out the large and small countries in the Western Regions. This is the only map he has in his hand now.

"You are young, don't be so wordy." Master Tang said with disgust.

Luo Yong: ...

"You really drew this map yourself?" The more he looked at it, the more Tang Jian felt a little disbelieving.

"Yeah." Luo Yong was sure that he drew it himself, and what others could do to him: "I don't know if the drawing is right or not."

"I don't think it's bad." Although Tang Jian himself has never been to the Western Regions, but judging from the attitude of the Hu businessman just now, this map should be very reliable.

"I never thought that you can draw maps." Tang Jian wanted to know what else this kid couldn't do.

"When you live in Changle County for a while, you will be able to draw maps after a year or so." Luo Yong wrote lightly.

"You've finished painting, so I won't paint anymore." Mr. Tang refused to do such a labor-intensive task. He is already old, how can he stand such consumption? Isn't he still young? What about people?

Luo Yong: ...

The distance from Dunhuang to Changle County is quite far, and they will definitely not be able to go back that day, so the two of them had to live in the posthouse that night.

When the carriage arrived at the posthouse, Luo Yong wanted to take back the map. Tang Jianyan asked him to look at it again and return it to him tomorrow morning, but Luo Yong refused.

On the side of the post house, Qiao Junlin and a few servants have already prepared everything for the accommodation.

Luo Yong and Tang Jian walked in the city of Dunhuang during the day, and naturally they didn't need many guards to follow them. As the county magistrate of the next county, Luo Yong came to Dunhuang to dig people. He must be able to keep a low profile, but when he stayed overnight , and in the process of walking, you still need to be on guard.

There was nothing to worry about in Changle County. Apart from other things, ordinary people would not dare to provoke the Zhao family just there.

The county lieutenant Guo Fenglai sent by the emperor is also more reliable, plus Tan Lao, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and others, Luo Yong will go out for a day or two, so there is nothing to worry about.

The food in this post house is very ordinary, near evening, they were talking about asking an officer to go outside to buy some food and came back when Shazhou Governor and Dunhuang County Magistrate came together.

The reason why these two came here was naturally because of Tang Jian. Even though Mr. Tang has not been doing well in Chang'an City these years, the big boss is a big boss after all, he is from a noble family, and he has made great contributions to the founding of the country. The small shrimp, not a heavyweight at all.

Two local officials invited Tang Jian to dinner, and Luo Yong and Qiao Junlin also followed.

During the dinner, the governor of Shazhou mentioned something to Tang Jian, which was related to Gaochang State.

Gaochang Kingdom is not too far from Shazhou. To the north of Shazhou is Yizhou, and Gaochang Kingdom is on the edge of Yizhou.

The place of Gaochang was originally the place where the Han army garrisoned troops. It was called Gaochangbi in history, and it was once under the jurisdiction of Dunhuang County.Later, the Rouran people established the Gaochang Kingdom here. After several power changes, it is now the Qu Dynasty.

This is a Buddhist country. As an important hub between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks to communicate with the Western Regions, this small country is quite wealthy, but being sandwiched between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, sometimes it is hard to avoid.

Qu Wentai, the king of Gaochang, went to Chang'an City to meet Li Shimin as early as the fourth year of Zhenguan, and made contributions. Qu Wentai said that he was not sick.

Ever since, the atmosphere in Hexi has become a little sensitive and tense.

The governor of Shazhou and the county magistrate of Dunhuang just wanted to hear some news from Tang Jian, to know in advance whether the sage had any plans to use troops against Gaochang, so they could prepare early.

"We just won the battle with Tubo earlier, and now the morale is strong, how can we allow the king of Gaochang to be presumptuous?" Tang Jian said bluntly.

"..." The governor of Shazhou and the county magistrate of Dunhuang both stopped talking.

Luo Yong listened on the sidelines, and he probably figured out what was going on. Since he became the magistrate of Changle County, he has devoted himself to supporting people's livelihood and developing the economy. He thought that the frontier war was far away from him, but unexpectedly is close at hand.

The king of Gaochang went to the pilgrimage to meet Li Shimin in the fourth year of Zhenguan. Naturally, he wanted to show his favor and strive for more favorable conditions for his own country and regime.

Now that more than nine years have passed, since he is not clear with the Western Turks, how can he be willing to go when the sage announces that he will enter Beijing at this time?

Knowing that he will not come, but still want to announce him.

Baba sent his face up and asked you to hit him lightly. If you really hit him, the consequences would be very serious. Or how sad it is to say that a weak country is so sad.

The Central Plains court still regards the Turks as the number one enemy. The Eastern Turks have been wiped out, and now only the Western Turks remain.

Whether Gaochang was hijacked by the Western Turks, or voluntarily cooperated with them, they were destined to end badly as the Tang Dynasty became stronger and stronger.

On the second day, Luo Yong and others returned to Changle County. On the way, Tang Jian and Luo Yong rode in the same carriage. Seeing his worried look, Tang Jian said:

"Nowadays, the national power of the Tang Dynasty is flourishing, while the Turks are declining. Even if it still has a little power to counterattack, your Changle County is not the first to bear the brunt."

"I don't know which general the court will send this time?" Luo Yong didn't know much about the upcoming battle.

"Hmph, Yomo is still Hou Junji." Tang Jian said disdainfully.

"Why?" Luo Yong asked.

"Earlier he went to fight against Tubo, but it was a waste of time. This time he conquered Gaochang, he will definitely fight hard." Tang Jian said.

Luo Yong also heard about the war between Tang and Tubo. The imperial court sent five armies to fight against Tubo. As a result, Niu Jinda killed a vanguard and beat them to pieces.

At that time, not only Hou Junji made the trip for nothing, but several other generals also made the trip for nothing. How could Tang Jian be so sure that this time it would be Hou Junji who led the troops to fight.

"It's a bit long to say this, that's all, I have nothing to do today, so I will tell you in detail."

From the very beginning, Hou Junji voted for Prince Qin's mansion and under Li Shimin's flag. During the Xuanwu Gate change, he and Changsun Wuji had a clear stand from the beginning, and persuaded Li Shimin many times.

Hou Junji is Li Shimin's confidant. Back then he went to fight the Turks with Li Jing and made military exploits. However, many people in the court thought that his military exploits were picked up. Even the saints asked him to learn the art of war with Li Jing. Junji refused to accept it, and hated Li Jing for refusing to give him money, so he falsely accused Li Jing of plotting rebellion.

What kind of person is Li Jing? He was an official in the Sui Dynasty at a young age. Although his official position was not high, he was well-known among the ministers of the Sui Dynasty.In the Sui Dynasty, the princes were of some background, the family members, at this time in the early Tang Dynasty, even after the dynasties changed, the family members were still the family members.

Speaking of which, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan's grand plans were almost ruined by this person. Li Jing was almost beheaded because of this, and his life was narrowly saved. Later, he was taken into the Qin Palace. Become a general, made great military exploits, this person is capable of both literature and military, if you want to talk about military quality, in the Tang Dynasty right now, no one dares to say number one when he says number two.

For such a character, as a magnanimous king of a country, Li Shimin naturally regards him as a talent and reuses him, but it is hard to say whether he really likes him in his heart.

As the emperor's confidant, Hou Junji falsely accuses such a great general of the country with outstanding military exploits and honors because of the grievances in his heart, and he deserves to be labeled as a villain.

Especially for those strange stubbles like Tang Jian who can compete with the emperor to the point of losing his head, it is even more shameless for those who follow the emperor's ass all day long to pick up cheap.

Although Luo Yong was an official in Chang'an, he was just a small shrimp after all, and he had nothing to do with those big bosses above him. At this moment, just thinking that such a person might come to Hexi, he felt a little strange. Kind of a headache.

"What are you afraid of? I'm here." Mr. Tang said.