Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 820 Fantasy
"Speaking of Wei Shijun, he and the general had a bit of a feud in the past!" Hou Mo and Chen Ping came over.

"Did you have any issues with Aye?" Hu Liang was surprised: "Why have I never heard Aye say that?"

"I guess the general has forgotten this person a long time ago!" Hou Mo and Chen Ping said with a bitter smile: "When the general took office in Jiannan, the person who came to replace the general was Wei Shijun. When the two sides handed over, it was It was a bit unpleasant. The general later went to Chang'an and then to Hebei, and he probably forgot about this person a long time ago. Now it seems that Wei Shijun has not forgotten what happened at the beginning. "

"So there is still something like this!" Hu Liang said: "Then you should be careful."

"Young master, you don't have to worry too much. You are here under the orders of the emperor. If he dares to go too far, at most we can go back to Chang'an and the emperor won't blame you for anything!" Hou Mo Chen Ping advised.

"Ok!"

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The Jiannan branch of the camp was in charge of military affairs and military affairs.

"Zhonglang Zuo Qianniu Guards General Hu Liang pays homage to Wei Shijun!"

"Young Master Hu Liang doesn't need to be polite!"

At least on the surface, Wei Zhaosheng had no ill feelings at all, and was even a little too affectionate. He walked down from the hall, stretched out his hand to lift Hu Liang up from the ground, and looked at him from head to toe: "Well, he is really heroic, no wonder I wish you could marry the Emperor’s beloved sister! It’s been almost ten years since I last met your father in Chengdu. Seeing you today feels like seeing your father again. How are you, General?”

"I'd like to ask you, my father is still in good health!" Wei Zhaosheng's enthusiasm made Hu Liang a little embarrassed. He was originally prepared to respond to the other party's scolding and criticism, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't act like a boss, but like a good friend for generations. 's elders.

"That's good, that's good. Your father is the pillar of our Tang Dynasty. If he is in good health, the emperor will have no worries!" At this point, Wei Zhaosheng sighed: "You don't know about the uprising of Jiannan Dao thieves. I heard that the soldiers of Shu have always been weak and were not strong enough to fight against the thieves, which led to the fall of the states. I thought that the imperial court would send troops from the Qin and Liang states to Sichuan to quell the rebellion, but I didn’t expect that the imperial court would actually send soldiers from the Six Imperial Orders to Sichuan." At this point. , Wei Zhaosheng's face was already full of worry, and he looked at Hu Liang. Taking one look at it, he forced a smile and said, "So the young master should know how happy I am after learning that you defeated the Taoist thief in Mianzhou, right?"

"I don't dare to praise you!"

"Young master, you are more than self-effacing!" Wei Zhaosheng patted Hu Liang on the shoulder: "We are all members of our own family, so I will tell the truth. The imperial court used Li Jingye to lead Liuzhao soldiers to quell the chaos. They used tigers to drive away wolves. Once they go, they will come again. One harm will lead to endless troubles. The chaos in Shu must be tied to the young master!" At this point, Wei Zhaosheng tapped Hu Liang's heart.

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Posthouse.

"What? Wei Zhaosheng said that he wants the young master to quell the chaos?" Hou Mo and Chen Ping frowned: "Did he really say that?"

"Well, he said that Li Jingye's Liuzhao soldiers used tigers to drive away wolves, and one harm came one after another, so it was up to the Tang army to pacify the Tao thieves themselves, and the Shu army was weak, so Wei Shijun said that the chaos in Shu was due to For me!"

"This old dog!" Hou Mo and Chen Ping scolded: "This is putting you on the fire, young master! We only have four hundred horses now, and there are hundreds of thousands of thieves in the middle of Shu. How can we pacify them?"

"I also know that I made excuses at the time, but no matter what, Wei Shijun is our superior -"

"Young master, you don't have to worry so much. You can't jump into a pit knowing that there's a pit ahead, right?" Hou Mo and Chen Ping said, "Just run away back to Chang'an. The most you can do is file a lawsuit. Are you still worried about Wei Zhaosheng?"

Hu Liang felt that what Hou Mo and Chen Ping said made sense, but also felt that running back to Chang'an directly was a bit excessive. It was better to wait until he had evidence that Wei Zhaosheng had tricked him before escaping. While he was hesitating, someone announced from outside.

"Sir, there is someone outside asking to see you!"

"Who wants to see me at this time?" Hu Liang's nerves were tense: "Could it be another trap?"

"This is a greeting card from an outsider! Please check it, Master!"

Hou Mo and Chen Ping took the greeting invitation and signaled the guards to step back. After looking at the greeting invitation, he smiled and said, "Young Master, it's Cai Dingshan and the others. Don't worry, these people are from the general. They must be here to pay homage to the Young Master." !”

"Cai Dingshan?"

"Well, they are all wealthy businessmen in Shu. When the general was in Jiannan, they received a lot of benefits." Hou Mo and Chen Ping said with a smile: "They will definitely not come empty-handed this time. Young Master, you have to make a fortune." I’m so happy!”

"We are here to quell the chaos. We are not doing business. What do we need money for?" Hu Liang snorted coldly: "Besides, if we are greedy for money, wouldn't we ruin our father's reputation!" Hou Mo and Chen Ping smiled, no After speaking, more than 20 people came in from the outside after a while. The leader was an old man with white hair and beard. He seemed to be in good health. He led everyone to bow to Hu Liang.

"I pay my respects to Mr. Hu Liang!" Cai Dingshan said.

"Everyone, please get up!" Hu Liang said in vain. When he arrived in Chengdu, these people came to his door. If nothing else, he must be sincere in his treatment.

Cai Dingshan led everyone to stand up and bowed to him: "Sir Hu Liang, when your father was in Shu, we were favored by him. Later, when the general went to Chang'an to organize water transport, he did not forget us. Now in Shu The thieves in the Middle Way are inciting chaos, and Wei Shijun is weak and incompetent. He sits back and watches the Taoist thieves everywhere. We are in a hurry and have no time. When we hear that the young master has come to Shu to quell the chaos, we are like a long drought meeting the rain, so we all come together to pay homage!" At this point, he said! He took out a gift list from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: "These are some of my thoughts, please accept them, Master!"

Hu Liang frowned slightly, but did not reach out to receive the gift list: "Mr. Cai, Hu Liang came here to beg a thief, not for money. Please take back this gift list!"

Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "Young Master has a noble temperament and I admire him for it, but I'd better take a look at what's on the gift list first. If you don't like it, it won't be too late to refuse!"

Hu Liang reluctantly took the gift list, and after reading two lines, he was stunned: "Ox horn? Goose feather? Beef tendon? Isinglass? Zhejiang wood? What are you—"

"Hahaha!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "To be fair to the young master, after I heard that the young master had defeated the Mianzhou Taoist bandits, everyone immediately split up to collect military supplies. These are just the first batch. I have already sent people to hurry up. Rushing to Songzhou, the Qiang and Hu tribes there have also received many favors from you. As long as they know that the young master has entered Shu, many people will come to seek refuge!"

Hearing Cai Dingshan's words, the guardian was moved. The gift list contained various military supplies for making weapons. For example, horns, tendon, isinglass, and mulberry wood are materials for making high-quality horn bows, while goose feathers are There were even a number of craftsmen behind the gift list for making arrow feathers. Obviously, as soon as these people heard the news of his arrival, they went to prepare it for him, which shows their sincerity.

"Mr. Cai, these things are necessary for the army. I think Wei Shijun also needs them very much. Why don't you give them to him?" Hu Liang asked.

"Give it to him?" Cai Dingshan sneered: "As I said just now, this person is weak and incompetent. What's the difference between giving this to him and giving it to a Taoist thief? We have spent all our money collecting these goods. If it weren't for Sir, we would rather find a place to hide these than take them out and let others ruin them!"

"But Wei Shijun is the guard of Chengdu! Besides, the imperial court also appointed Li Jingye to lead the army to defeat the Taoist thieves. I am just a partial general with only 400 cavalry around me!"

"It doesn't matter. When your father was in trouble in Baekje, why did he have officials and soldiers?" Cai Dingshan smiled and said: "Sir, please rest assured, I am waiting for you. You don't need to worry about the soldiers and horses. I will take care of it. You only need to worry about it." You need to feel at ease to fight against thieves. After all, as long as you make a few military exploits, someone in the court will naturally appoint a capable person to take charge of the matter! At that time, who else is there except you? "

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Fan Yang, the General's Mansion.

"General, there is urgent news from Chang'an!"

"Well!" Wang Wenzuo raised his head, pointed to the right, and then continued to check the map in front of him. After a long while, he picked up the letter, opened it and took a closer look. After a while, his brows furrowed: " Maybe Wei Zhaosheng framed Hu Liang because he was against me in the first place? I really can't remember this. Even if it is true, what can I do? Di Huaiying thinks too highly of me if he writes a letter to have Wei Zhaosheng removed from office? Quan should let Hu Liang experience it! As long as he doesn’t die, it’s not a bad thing for him to experience more!”

Thinking of this, he picked up the quill pen and quickly wrote a few lines, then shouted: "Come here, send this back to Di Huaiying in Chang'an as soon as possible!"

"Follow the order!"

After clearing away the chores, Wang Wenzuo returned his attention to the map in front of him. If a reader from the modern world, he would easily find that what Wang Wenzuo is looking at is the map of Northeast Asia, covering areas as far north as the Kamchatka Peninsula, The Thousand Islands; the Japanese Archipelago and the Ryukyu Islands in the east; the tip of the Shandong Peninsula in the south; and the vast area of ​​the Lesser Khingan Mountains in the west.

Of course, the map on the desk in front of Wang Wenzuo is far less detailed and accurate than the maps of later generations. The scale in many places is obviously wrong, and there are large areas that are still blank for exploration. However, the main mountains, main rivers, and main islands, such as Heilongjiang, Songhua, etc. The Yangtze River, Lena River, and Sakhalin Island have all been explored and roughly marked on the map. In addition, there are red circles or black squares at the mouths and intersections of important rivers on the map, which means that there are already commercial stations or immigration points in the area.

"It's not enough!" Wang Wenzuo let out a long sigh. After bringing Hebei under his control and restoring some good relations with the court through marriage, he could finally start to devote his main energy to the "Haidong region". "The development and prosperity of the country came up. For the people of the Tang Dynasty, "Haidong" is an ancient but fresh term. It is said to be ancient because as early as the Han Dynasty, the ancient Chinese called the four counties of Korea and part of Liaodong "Haidong"; and Wang Wenzuo's Military conquests and pioneering actions have brought new connotations to this ancient word.

As caravans and expeditions brought all kinds of unheard of ores, beasts, birds, sea fish and even barbarians from distant wilderness and oceans, people in the Tang Dynasty began to call this boundless wilderness and ocean Haidong, just like they would The infinite world west of Yumen Pass is generally called the "Western Region". They gradually realized that the land of Haidong, which was originally thought to be nothing but snowfields, swamps, and dense forests, was a land as wealthy as the Western Regions.

While the Tang Dynasty people were ecstatic about the endless wealth discovered from the land of Haidong, Wang Wenzuo appeared indifferent and even a little anxious. While he offered rewards for transforming faster, stronger, and larger ships, he also established special libraries and schools to collect navigation information and train outstanding shipbuilders, astronomers, and navigators. Of course, what he did most was to send out expedition fleets one after another to sail northeast along the rugged and cold coastline of the Northeast Asian continent. No one knew what the ultimate purpose of these expedition fleets was. Anyway, every time the sailing fleet came back, no matter how many things Wang Wenzuo had to deal with, he would temporarily put it aside, personally summon the captain and sailors, ask them questions one by one, and ask the clerk to copy their answers, and then save them in the library. middle.

Some curious people asked these captains and sailors who were personally questioned by the general, what exactly did the general ask? The answer from the person being asked was: The general seemed to have participated in our voyage. He knew about the mountain-like ice floes floating on the sea, and the huge bears with white fur crawling on the ice floes. They would appear at the mouth of the river in autumn. Countless plump fish swim upstream. He even knew that in the cold north, there were mountains that sprayed fireworks into the sky. He knew so much and the details were so rich, it was as if he was on our boat at that time. But the question that the general asks the most is whether we have reached the end of our world, and whether there is another world opposite the end of the world.

"Another world, a new continent!" Wang Wenzuo stretched out his finger and stretched northeast along the coastline. In his eyes, it was the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Aleutian Islands, and then the North American continent. He knew the route was long, cold and dangerous, a desolate place even in modern society. But it is also the closest place between Eurasia and the New World, and it is the only way to the New World from the area controlled by Wang Wenzuo. Opening up this route will allow the Chinese nation and the entire East Asian yellow race to occupy an invincible position in the future competition. Compared with this, Wang Wenzuo's fame and career are not that important.

"General, the two young masters Yuanbao and Xutuo have arrived!" the guard said.

"Yeah! Let them in!" Wang Wenzuo carefully put away the map and put it back in the bookcase behind him. He must now leave the fantasy world and return to reality.