Miaochuan.
The sky and the earth are completely white, and three feet of snow is enough to cover some traces of life.
Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
When the white hair wind blew, there was only a piece of white left in front of me.
In such blizzard weather, even experienced guides would not dare to go out.
It’s snowy, but it can eat people!
Looking at the heavy snow in the sky, Cao Qian unconsciously tightened her leather jacket tightly. Unexpectedly, he encountered a blizzard that had not been seen in decades.
Fortunately, the guide discovered it in time and arrived at a small town in advance.
Otherwise, their group would probably be swallowed up by the flying snow.
"well."
After a long time, Cao Qian closed the window and returned to the fire pit in the house. The weather was really cold.
Although he comes from a wealthy family, he is not the kind of second generation who can't bear hardships. The winter in the capital is also very cold.
But compared with the territory of Tubo, the two are completely incomparable.
If this snow falls in the capital area, it is estimated that many people will freeze to death.
"Li Dalangjun, according to your experience, how long will it take for this snow disaster to pass?"
Li Dalangjun, whom Cao Qian mentioned, was one of their guides on this trip. He grew up in the border area and often traveled to and from Tibet.
No need to guess, this person must be involved in smuggling.
Even if Fan Zhuanshi (Fan Yong) did not mention this matter deliberately, does it still need to be mentioned?
Besides spies, who else traveled frequently to and from the Tubo area?
There are only smuggling merchants.
Fan Yong was a native of Taiyuan. Although his great-grandfather was the Prime Minister of Later Shu, his family gradually declined after entering the Song Dynasty.
In the third year of Xianping of Zhenzong (1000), Fan Yong passed the imperial examination. When mentioning Fan Yong, we have to mention Zhang Yong and Kou Zhun.
After becoming a Jinshi, Fan Yong was appointed as the Registrar of Luoyang. At that time, Zhang Yong happened to be passing through Luoyang and heard about Fan Yong's lack of fear of authority.
There are many dignitaries in Luoyang, Xijing. Fan Yong can take care of the people first and then consider the powerful households. It must be said that he is indeed bold.
Because of this, Fan Yong was appreciated by Zhang Yong, and then he strongly recommended Fan Yong to his close friend Kou Zhun.
In the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1015), Kou Zhun learned about Henan Prefecture. Because of Zhang Yong, he recommended Fan Yong to be the general judge of Henan.
With the recommendation of these two famous ministers, Fan Yong's official career can be said to be at a rapid pace. After resigning from the post of Henan Tongpan, he was directly transferred to serve in the Third Division and officially entered the capital as an official.
Subsequently, Fan Yong successively served as the deputy transit envoy to Jingdong and the transit envoy to Hebei until he was transferred to Shaanxi transit envoy in the fifth year of Tianxi (1021).
The reason why Cao Qian was able to follow Fan Yong's path was not because of the relationship between Kou Zhun and Zhang Yong, but because of the connections of his brother-in-law Wang Deji.
Wang Deji was the son of Wang Chao, a general in the early Song Dynasty and a former member of Taizong's Qiandi. Wang Chao had two sons, one was Wang Deyong and the other was Wang Deji.
The ancestral home of the Wang family was from Zhending, Hebei Province. At this time, there was another Wang family in Zhending, which was also a famous family.
That is to say, the Wang Huaji family who was an official and participated in political affairs. Wang Huaji was basically a branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan. His family later moved to the Zhending area.
Wang Huaji's son Wang Juzheng was Chen Yaozuo's son-in-law.
And this is why Cao Qian can rely on Fan Yong.
Fan Yong was a Jinshi in the third year of Xianping, and the number one scholar that year was Chen Yaozi. Because they were in the same year, Fan Yong and Chen Yaozi had a good relationship.
Later, Fan Yong's eldest son Fan Zongjie also married Chen Yaozuo's daughter.
Chen Yaozuo was Chen Yaozi's brother.
The Chen family in Langzhou was a famous imperial examination family in the Northern Song Dynasty. The three brothers Chen Yaosou, Chen Yaozuo and Chen Yaozi were all born in the Chen family in Langzhou.
Moreover, the brothers Chen Yaosou and Chen Yaozi, one was the number one scholar in the second year of Duangong of Taizong (989), and the other was the number one scholar in the third year of Xianping of Zhenzong.
The three brothers were admitted to the imperial examination together, and two of them were number one. Not only that, the eldest brother Chen Yaosou also rose to the rank of prime minister.
Although Chen Yaosou died in the first year of Tianxi (1017), this did not prevent the Chen family in Langzhou from becoming famous all over the world.
(ps: Chen Yaozuo later also became prime minister, but that was during the reign of Jingyou (1037), not yet. There are three brothers in one sect, with two champions and two prime ministers. He is definitely the most awesome in the Northern Song Dynasty. one of the family
Note that the qualifier is family, not family)
Although Cao Qian went through many twists and turns to contact Fan Yong, the upper class of the Northern Song Dynasty had already created a large network through various political marriages.
As long as you are on this Internet, you can always find some relationship.
Although it seems complicated, it is actually very simple.
Cao Qian's brother-in-law Wang Deji was familiar with Wang Huaji's family. Wang Huaji's son married Chen Yaozuo's daughter, and Fan Yong's son also married Chen Yaozuo's daughter.
With this relationship, and the fact that the Zhending Cao family was already a famous family.
Therefore, Cao Qian was not worried at all about Fan Yong cheating him.
Similarly, based on her trust in Fan Yong, Cao Qian also had great trust in the guide Li Dalangjun.
"You're welcome, Mr. Lang."
Li Dalangjun is a true borderer. Although he is not from a big family, his family still has a small amount of assets.
Moreover, he knew very well that he was where he was today thanks to the lack of major wars in the border areas.
Why has there been no war in the border areas for so long?
A large part of the reason is because of General Cao (Cao Wei).
Before setting off, Fan Yong once mentioned Cao Qian's family background to Li Dalangjun, so his feelings for Cao Qian skyrocketed.
"Based on my past experience, I'm afraid this snow will continue to fall for a long time. Even if the snow stops, it won't be possible to hit the road for less than a month or two."
Hearing this, Cao Qian felt helpless.
A month or two was far from what he expected.
However, how can the power of heaven and earth be stopped by mortals?
On the other side, seeing Cao Qian's face looking sad, Li Qi could only say a few words of relief.
"Master, don't panic."
"This kind of blizzard happens only once in decades. It just wastes time. I guess the other side won't care."
After all, Li Qi got on the bus halfway. How could Cao Qian tell him the true purpose of his trip?
In Li Qi's view, what Cao Qian wanted to do should be similar to other generals, which was to contact Tibetan dignitaries and then conduct smuggling.
"That's fine."
Cao Qian sighed. Just as Li Qi said, this is a natural disaster. With the magnanimity of the officials, even if the officials knew about it, they would not be too harsh.
It's a pity that contacting Xisiluo will have to be delayed for a month or two.
Since the Battle of Sandu Valley, Cao Wei defeated Li Lizun's troops, and Li Lizun's prestige within Tubo suffered a heavy blow.
After that, at the instigation of Li Lizun's nephew, Zu Siluo left the Zongge area, led his troops to Miaochuan, and took refuge with Wen Buqi, another Tubo leader.
Zuo Siluo and Wen Buqi each have their own agendas. One is carrying the blood of Zanpu and holds great righteousness, while the other has strong soldiers and horses and strong strength.
Nowadays, their internal situation is very delicate. Cao Qian entered the situation at this time, which can be said to have taken advantage of the time, people and people.
