Liangzhou, Guzang.
One after another, fast horses galloped straight in from outside the city, heading towards the palace one after another. The people in the street pointed and wondered what they were talking about.
Soon, Xue Zan, who was drinking and having fun with King Lu Guang of Liang and enjoying the dance and music, saw Liang Jun Tanma, who was panting and running straight to the palace hall.
"What happened? Are you in such a panic? Are there any guests here? How do you behave? Get out of here!" Lu Guang was half-drunk, his eyes were blurry, and he waved his hand in disgust, preparing to dismiss him and report to the palace. The exploration horse.
"Why do you need to be angry, your Majesty? It's okay to listen first!" Du Jin, Lu Guang's confidant and adviser, General Fu Guo and Governor of Wuwei, saw Tan Ma's face looking frightened. He guessed that something serious must have happened, so he advised him.
When Lu Guang heard that Du Jin had spoken, he immediately nodded and allowed Tan Ma to stand up and reply.
Tan Ma did not dare to stand up, so he knelt down and replied: "Go back to your Majesty, Peng Xi Nian of the Southern Qiang, Ju Qu Luo Chou, the leader of Lu Shui Hu, and Tu Fa Wu Gu, the leader of the Tufa Tribe of Xianbei, Hexi, have each raised their own troops to rebel against me, Da Liang. Attack our border... Zhang Dayu has also sent troops, please send your troops as soon as possible to destroy the bandits!"
"What?" Lu Guang was stunned for a moment. With his eyes hazy, he seemed to have seen the scene of the enemy's invasion in large numbers, so he felt a chill on his back and immediately woke up. Qiqi Ai Ai asked: "Really, seriously? These people Do you really dare to rebel against me?"
In his desperation, Lu Guang even forgot to call himself a loner.
Seeing the civil and military personnel of Liang State running around like ants in a hurry, Xue Zan, who was sitting at the table, secretly rejoiced. It seemed that the letter he sent finally had an effect. Now Liangzhou has something good to watch!
"Your Majesty, please send troops quickly to destroy Peng Xinian and Zhang Dayu, otherwise it will be difficult for our army to divide our forces to resist!" Du Jin stood up and admonished.
Lu Guang nodded, and he immediately agreed to send troops, but he still had a concern: "Are we going to let the bald old thief seize my city?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty!" Du Jin had already thought of a way to deal with the Bald-haired Wugu, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go south to Guangwu in person to negotiate with the Bald-haired Wugu, and promise that he will surrender and bow his head. !”
If the bald Wugu didn't understand current affairs, then Du Jin planned to attack Guangwu from east to west with 5,000 men from Jincheng and Kang Liang, the prefect of Xiping. He still didn't believe it! With 10,000 men from Xiping and Jincheng, they couldn't pacify a small village. Guangwu?
"Is it enough to just bow down and surrender?" Lu Guang seemed not satisfied yet: "I want him to dedicate his daughter to the prince as a child!"
In Lu Guang's eyes, the daughter of a mere tribal leader was indeed not qualified as a crown princess, but her status as a crown prince and a child did not disgrace Bald Wu Gu.
Lu Guang seemed to be saying harshly: "If the bald Wu Gu stubbornly resists, I will kill all the Xianbei white captives in the bald tribe. Guangwu will turn into white ground, and not a single blade of grass will grow!"
He had just established the title of king, and bald-haired Wugu and other clowns came out to oppose him. Lu Guang was really intolerable!
A year ago, Lu Guang returned to Hexi from the Western Regions and passed by the Kingdom of Kucha. Because King Bo Mian of Kucha delayed opening the city gate and did not receive the Qin army on time, Lü Guang ordered an attack on the city, captured King Kucha, and ordered him to Offer your concubines...
At that time, he was just a captain of the Western Region Protector with the title of Commander-in-Chief of all military affairs in the Western Region!
How could he, who has now leaped over the Dragon Gate to become king, swallow his anger and accept that there are still people with bad intentions in his territory?
"Please be patient, Your Majesty. I will rush to Guangwu immediately. I believe that when Bald Wu Gu sees our army in good order and recalls Your Majesty's majestic appearance, he will be able to surrender immediately..."
Du Jin's words were deeply appreciated by Lu Guang, and soon the entire Liang Kingdom civil and military forces in the hall retreated in twos and threes, leaving only Xue Zan and Lu Guang.
Now that things have happened, Lu Guang also knows that he can't make more enemies, not to mention the shadow of Xu Zongwen's famous tree, he is indeed quite afraid!
"Your Majesty." Xue Zan raised his title in honor of Lu Guang.
Xue Zan didn't say much about the rest of the words. He was not in a hurry at this time, as was Lu Guang.
Lu Guang smiled bitterly and returned a glass of wine: "Brother Xue, I already know your purpose of coming. Since General Xu is so kind, I can't ignore the general's wishes, let alone let Brother Xue travel thousands of miles to work in vain... …”
As expected, Lu Guang soon accepted the alliance with Jin, and was willing to accept the Jin Dynasty as the suzerain state, and was canonized by the Jin Dynasty emperor as King of Liang, governor of Liangzhou's military, and former general.
It was night, Xue Zan packed his bags urgently and left Guzang City at the last moment when the city gate closed. In response, Lu Guang just shook his head. He was not interested in the Jin Dynasty now, but just didn't want to make enemies. Lu Guang ordered all places to Prefectures and counties are not allowed to intercept Jin envoys and treat them with courtesy.
Outside Guzang City, the coachman saw that the attendant had locked the door of the carriage, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Let's go!"
As soon as the shouts came to the ground, the coachman grabbed the reins with one hand, shook the whip with the other, gathered the horse, and turned the front of the car.
"Ba -" the coachman cracked his whip, and the horse started to trot. The copper bell hanging under the horse's neck jingled as he bid farewell to the capital of Liang Kingdom, Guzang City in Dayi, Hexi.
The wheels rolled up the Huangsha Avenue, picking up dust along the way, passing through the Guzang ground, and galloping straight towards Jincheng.
Xue Zan enjoyed the bump-free ride and endured complicated emotions for a long time. Only then did he turn his head and glance at his entourage, sighing: "Finally, this trip was worthwhile and I have lived up to my lord's trust."
"Xue Caopu's trip was indeed not in vain. At least we formed an alliance with Liangzhou in name, but actually isolated Fu Deng and Yao Chang. This is very beneficial to the lord's plan to enter Guanzhong!" The entourage thought for a while and casually said said.
Hearing this, Xue Zan was shocked. He turned his head and asked: "You actually have such knowledge. I wonder if you have any position under the lord's account?"
The entourage didn't seem to take it seriously, and he replied calmly: "Back to Cao Yu, my subordinate once served as the commander of Tianshu camp and the post of marching Sima under General Weiyuan. Now he is idle in the general's mansion, so he was sent by Zhang Cao to follow Cao Cao. Get you."
General Weiyuan is Shen Yu's military nickname.
"What's your name?" Xue Zan continued to ask.
The follower replied carefully: "I'm here for you."
"When I came to Sima, you turned out to be so knowledgeable. When I return to Luoyang, I will definitely recommend you to my lord." Seeing Yanzhi refuse, Xue Zan did not give him a chance to explain the reason, and continued: "In this life, if you can't... If you show your ambitions, what is the difference between living and being an ant?"
When Yanzhi agreed, he also said with some insight: "That's what Xue Caopu said. The world is in turmoil today, but the general is brave and righteous, and his power is everywhere. Naturally, following the general will have a bright future."
"But, I don't know, my lord..." Dao Yanzhi seemed to be a little worried, or he was remembering the unhappiness from the past, and his words were somewhat broken.
Xue Zan naturally saw every move of Guo Yanzhi, and he encouraged: "My lord does not look at people based on their family status, but upholds the principle of appointing people based on their talents. Therefore, the shogunate is full of talented people, who come from all over the country to join the lord every day." You are so talented! Since you have the talent to help the world and the ambition to reach the top, as long as the lord can see your talent, he will definitely use you!"
"Thank you Xue Caopu for the introduction!" Yanzhi was very excited. If, as Xue Zan said, he could be reused by Xu Zongwen, he would be more than just a small marching Sima!
