Following Wu Nian's order, soldiers and horses inside and outside Lanzhou City began to prepare.
A total of eight thousand households of horse infantry.
They are Wang Gui's tribe, Zhang Sheng's tribe, Feng Chong's tribe, and five troops under the command of Qi King Wu Min. With a crowd of more than 100,000 people, the sound of horses neighing was like thunder, with great momentum.
The cavalry goes first, and the infantry goes behind.
Among the cavalry, Wu Min's cavalry Wanhu was the vanguard, followed by Feng Chong, Zhang Sheng again, and Wu Nian and Wang Gui were behind.
The former army had gone far, and Wu Nian was ready to set off.
Lanzhou City, in front of the North City Gate. Wu Nian is wearing regular clothes and standing facing the south. In front of him are Gansu Governor Chen Ding, Gansu Five Tigers Chen Bieshan, Guan Chaoqiang, Yuan Xiao, Panda, Li Yongzheng and other Gansu civil and military officials.
Wu Nian's eyes swept over everyone from left to right, and finally landed on Chen Ding. He said in a deep voice: "Chen Qing, I leave Gansu to you."
"Your Majesty, don't worry." Chen Ding bowed calmly and said.
The Five Tigers of Gansu also bowed and saluted.
Wu Nian had a smile on his face, nodded slightly, then got on his horse, raised his whip, and shouted: "Send troops."
"Yes." Loud voices from the left and right responded, and they gathered around him to join the large group of people and head towards Lanzhou City.
"I wish your majesty the victory over the Western Regions." Chen Ding lowered his head and bent his waist until the army disappeared on the horizon, then he led the five tigers back to Lanzhou City.
Tomorrow the Five Tigers will go their separate ways and return to their jurisdiction. We got together today just to see off the Emperor of Han Dynasty.
In the past few months, Gansu Governor Chen Dingfa has made great efforts to build roads. There is not enough time, and the cement road has not been built yet.
The roads in various prefectures and counties have not been taken into account yet. However, the main roads in Gansu Province are built flat, wide, and strong, showing the majesty of Han Dynasty's infrastructure.
The Han army's four thousand cavalrymen set off for the expedition, equipped with three horses and armed with enough military supplies, and headed northwest along the main road.
Very fast.
After arriving at Yumen Pass, the army ate the food stored in Yumen Pass.
This morning, the wind was biting.
Wu Nian led his army to Yumen Pass.
"It's really a big change." Wu Nian stopped his horse, looked up at Yumen Pass ahead, and said to Wang Gui with a smile.
"Cement City." Wang Gui also laughed. Since its emergence, cement has brought great convenience to the Han Dynasty.
Cement roads paved the way, speeding up the delivery of food.
The cement city is strong and can be built step by step.
But this Yumenguan is not exactly a cement city. It is a combination of cement and rammed earth, a very strange thing.
But it is definitely stronger than the original earth city and has been expanded several times.
At the gate of the city, Wu Min, Feng Chong, and Zhang Sheng, who arrived first, led thousands of military generals to come out to greet the emperor.
Wu Nian allowed them to skip the ceremony and led everyone into Yumen Pass.
Yumen Pass has also changed a lot. There are granaries and arsenals everywhere, and there are also some cats specially used to catch mice.
However, Guanling Mansion is still the same as before. Wu Nian led the crowd to the lobby of Guanling Mansion and sat down. He raised his head and said to everyone: "The leisurely march is over."
"The next step is to fight with great strength and speed. It's day and night."
"Let the soldiers have a good rest, eat and drink enough."
"Yes." All the generals responded loudly.
The Han army was well prepared and well planned. After Wu Nian gave this order, he planned to wave the generals to go down.
At this moment, an imperial guard broke in from outside, holding a black box in his hand. He bowed and saluted Wu Nian and said, "Your Majesty, this is an urgent request from the capital."
"Send it up." Wu Nian looked serious. He had frequent contacts with the capital city. Although he was leading troops in Gansu, he knew the government affairs well.
But this is the first time that we have expedited the discount.
The civil and military ministers present also showed serious expressions and pricked up their ears.
Wu Nian reached out and took the box, opened it, took out the fold and looked at it. The fold fell from his hands with a shake of his hands. But he didn't react at all and was stunned.
The civil and military ministers were all shocked. Our emperor is so powerful and unfazed by changes. Even if a hundred thousand Turks besieged the city, they were still talking and laughing.
Ordered "fight".
When had the emperor ever shown such an expression?
"Father, what happened in the capital?" Wu Min's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but asked.
Wu Nian came to his senses, turned around and looked in the direction of the capital, with a sad look on his face, and said, "The Duke of Chen, Li Yong, has passed away."
Wu Min's heart moved, and then he exhaled.
I thought something was wrong with my mother.
Chen was frail and sickly. Although Wu Nian used wild ginseng to regulate his body, he recovered. But Wu Min is very filial and always worries about her mother's health.
After Wu Min breathed a sigh of relief, he immediately showed a serious expression.
Although Li Yong is not as important as his mother, he is still an elder and has watched him grow up since he was a child.
Most of the civil and military officials also showed serious expressions and lowered their heads slightly.
"Old Li, today is the day after all. Veterans are withering away." Wang Gui sighed and said with red eyes.
"Hey." Zhang Sheng turned around, raised his fist, and smashed the pillar hard.
It was rare that Feng Chong didn't behave like a monster, so he shook his head.
Li Yong's matter is pretty good. He is so old and has been retired for many years, so everyone is mentally prepared.
Although it is sad, it is still acceptable.
Wu Nian took a deep breath and held back the tears that were about to burst out. A man is a real man and doesn't shed tears lightly, but.
Brothers of nearly thirty years.
Wu Nian bent down, picked up the folder, and looked at it again. After reading it carefully, he raised his head and said, "There are two things on the fold."
"The first is mourning and honoring after death. Please let me seal Li Yong's coffin and make a conclusion."
"The second is Li Yong's grave. The prince decided to park Li Yong in the funeral palace outside the city. Although the prince didn't say it clearly, I guessed it."
"The plan is to let him be buried in the imperial mausoleum and sleep together with the others."
Matters of life and death are taboo.
But when it comes to the emperor, it is a national matter.
Under normal circumstances, as soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he would build a tomb for himself. This will save you a lot of trouble after you die.
In the past, Wu Nian didn't want to give himself a grand burial. Cremation would be fine, or he could find an acre of land and build a tomb for himself. There is no need for grave goods. When you die, you can just be buried wearing the clothes you wore on that day.
I learned from Zhuge Liang.
but.
Now Wu Nian has a new idea.
But that idea will come later. After Wu Nian thought for a moment, he raised his head and selected among his ministers, and then said to the bachelor Cao Hua: "Cao Qing, as an envoy, you go back to the capital to express my condolences to Duke Chen Guo."
"The posthumous title is given to Yuan."
"As a posthumous gift to the prince of the county, he is the king of Yuan Dynasty in Luyang. The grandson of Duke Chen is ordered to inherit the title of Duke of Chen."
"The coffin is temporarily parked in the funeral palace and will not be buried."
Cao Hua was a little regretful that he had to go back to the capital at this time when His Majesty was on an expedition to the Western Regions. Without hesitation, he bowed and said, "Yes."
After that, he turned around and strode out of the lobby.
