"Mohou and slowly!"

After the military discussion, Merton was about to leave, when three messengers suddenly caught up with Merton, bowed and saluted.

"Three strong men, what's the matter?" Merton looked back and said in amazement, these three messengers came and went for a full fourteen thousand miles, and even Merton had to be called a strong man in admiration.

The messenger who reported the victory at the head arched his hand and said: "Qiqi Mohou, I am waiting in Chang'an City, and a member of the Mo family asked me to send a message to Mohou, saying that Princess Changle has been pregnant for six months. ”

"Is that true?" Merton was overjoyed when he heard this, counting the days, he left Chang'an City a year ago, if Princess Changle was pregnant at that time, it would be just the right day.

Thinking of this possibility, he couldn't wait to fly back to Princess Changle's side now, but he knew that the princess of Changle was weak, and it took three years for Princess Changle to conceive again, and it was the time to need someone to accompany her when she was pregnant for six months.

"This matter is true, my brothers and I inquired again, and the people of Chang'an know that Princess Changle is six months pregnant. If Mohou rushes back now, maybe he will be able to catch up with Princess Changle to give birth? The three messengers said aloud.

Merton was excited when he heard that Princess Changle was pregnant, but when he heard this, he shook his head firmly and said, "How can national affairs be mixed with private affairs?" Now Ben Hou is in the Sui army west of Gaochang, although the war has ended, but it is far from the time of triumph, how can I abandon my comrades, go back alone to accompany the birth of his wife and child, that will not make the world laugh, I believe that Princess Changle will understand me. ”

The Tang army only initially decided on Gaochang City, and if it was not suppressed by a large army, I am afraid that Gaochang City would have another wave, so Merton did not hesitate to reject the proposal of the messenger of good news.

Although he is worried about the safety of Changle and the child, he can also distinguish the priority, and in Chang'an City, he has made full arrangements, the women's and children's hospital has been in operation for several years, and the success rate of midwifery has been greatly improved, so it doesn't matter whether he goes back or not.

In this way, although Merton was worried, he still forcibly endured it, and immediately gave the three messengers a reward and thanked him heavily.

"Thank you, Mohou!" The three messengers not only got the benefits, but also received a good fate with Mohou, so they left.

"I'm going to be a father again." After the three messengers left, Merton yelled excitedly.

In addition, the tone of the three messengers was not strict, and soon, most of the entire Western Expedition army knew the news of Princess Changle's pregnancy, and the generals congratulated Merton one after another, and the entire Western Expedition army was happy.

Ten days later, the personnel of the Anxi Protectorate sent by the imperial court finally arrived, and when Murton saw the comer, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the history was really strikingly similar, and the first Western Regions Protector was still the original personnel Qiao Shiwang.

However, Qiao Shiwang's concubine and Merton's concubine are not the same, Qiao Shiwang married Li Yuan's daughter Princess Luling, and Merton married Princess Changle, counting, Merton should call Qiao Shiwang his uncle.

However, in reality, the situation is the opposite, when Princess Changle is the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, and Princess Luling is just an inconspicuous daughter of Li Yuan, not to mention that the Mo family is even more famous all over the world, and it is even more shocking to break the city with one blow, but Qiao Shiwang is unwilling, and this time it took a lot of effort to get the position of the protector of the Western Regions.

"Thank you Mohou for your help!" Qiao Shiwang thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

He originally thought that serving as the protector of Anxi was a chore, the land of Gaochang was known to be extremely hot and cold, not to mention the harsh climate, and the surrounding environment was even more Western Turkic.

Not to mention, the Anxi Protectorate is far away from the Tang Dynasty, and there are two thousand miles of Gobi Desert in the middle, and it is difficult to supply, so he is ready to endure hardships.

However, when he came to Gaochang, he found that Merton had laid a good foundation for him, and when he saw the raisins in the dark rooms and tasted the delicious raisins, the original worry suddenly put into his stomach. ，

With these raisins, and the location of the Anxi Protectorate also chose Jiaohe City, which is closest to the Tang Dynasty, his life was much better, all thanks to Merton.

"Where, where, this is just Mo's gesture." Merton said modestly.

Qiao Shiwang sighed and said: "Mohou's effort is a great help for Qiao, by the way, Luling entered the palace some time ago, and happened to meet Changle, I didn't expect Princess Changle to be pregnant for several months, congratulations to Mohou." ”

Merton learned the news of Princess Changle's pregnancy from the mouth of the messenger, and there may still be some doubts, but now Qiao Shiwang said it himself, then this matter is probably true, at the moment, he said helplessly: "Mo is far away in Gaochang, and it is really hard to be happy." ”

"The Mohou family and the country are in a dilemma, I believe that Princess Changle must be understandable." Qiao Shiwang complimented.

After greeting Merton for a while, Qiao Shiwang left, and after walking out of the firearms prison, Qiao Shiwang's heart suddenly moved, Merton can be said to have indirectly helped him several times, why didn't he help Merton once, Qiao Shiwang thought for a moment, and suddenly turned around and walked towards Hou Junji's Chinese army tent.

After Qiao Shiwang left, Merton immediately welcomed another familiar guest.

"Brother Kong!" Merton saw his old acquaintances in other places, and he didn't expect to see Kong Huisuo in the land of Gaochang, so he was naturally very happy.

"Brother Mo." Kong Huisuo clenched his fists, looked at the dark Murton, and couldn't help but sigh, the two of them used to have a similar start, but now the Mo family is famous all over the world, and he is unknown, it seems that he has to catch up.

"Brother Kong is reluctant to come thousands of miles, presumably for the sake of the same thing." Merton exchanged pleasantries for a moment and went straight to the point.

Kong Huisuo nodded and said: "Although there are differences in the accents of various places in the land of Guanzhong, they can also be understood, and the implementation of dialect homophony is not significant, and the land of Gaochang is the land newly conquered by the imperial court, and it is the best place to experiment with dialect homophony." ”

Since learning the news that the imperial court has set up the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, Kong Huisuo has understood that the imperial court will definitely follow the example of the Eastern and Western Han Dynasty and govern the Western Regions, and if he wants the land of the Western Regions to be completely annexed, then the importance of the same sound will increase day by day, and he is a son of the Confucian family who came to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate thousands of miles away, and he will definitely be reused, this is the stage for him to show his talents, not to mention that Confucianism has the help behind him.

Merton nodded and said: "Your decision is correct, Datang will never give up the Silk Road, and the Western Regions will become a battleground in the next step." ”

Hearing Merton's affirmation, Kong Huisuo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, even Merton thought so, then he was on the right step.

"But how to start, Kong is still confused." Kong Huisuo said distressedly.

Merton laughed and said: "What's so difficult about this, who do you think needs to learn Chinese the most in the Western Regions now, it is naturally those Hu merchants who need to do business in the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Hu Shang?" Kong Huisuo's eyes couldn't help but light up, if these Hu businessmen want to go to the mainland to do business, they need to communicate with the Han people, and naturally they need to speak Chinese.

"In addition, there are also many descendants of the Han people in the Western Regions, and I believe that these people will not resist speaking Chinese,..................。"

With Merton's explanation, Kong Huisuo suddenly became enlightened, now that the Anxi Protectorate has just been established, it is impossible to use private schools to promote the same sound, and what Merton said is the best way.

"Thank you!" Kong Huisuo solemnly said that the same sound is the credit of Confucianism, but Merton did not shy away from suspicion and took the initiative to offer advice, and this friendship not only moved him.

Merton said heartily: "You and my brother, what are you polite, now we are all in Gaochang, and we have time to get together." ”

Kong Huisuo nodded silently, but said in his heart: "Brother Mo can't help it, the younger brother also wants to get together more, but I'm afraid my sister-in-law can't wait, let you go back to Chang'an City as soon as possible, it can be regarded as the younger brother's reward for you." ”

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"Knock knock!"

After many days, the snare drum of the Chinese army tent sounded again, and in the firearms supervision army, Merton suddenly raised his head and looked at the direction of the Chinese army's tent in confusion.

After Merton arrived at the Chinese army's tent, several generals had already arrived, and as the drums fell, all the generals were all in place, and none of them were pulled.

Hou Junji sat on the main seat, looked at the generals coldly, and suddenly said: "Lao Tzu Rongma has been fighting the world with His Majesty since the Qin Palace, until the Tang Dynasty unified the world, after countless wars, killing countless enemies, the soldiers under his command are all ordered, to fight hard, to bleed, but recently a strange thing happened in my Chinese army tent, which is a strange thing that I have never encountered in my life. ”

"Strange thing!" The generals couldn't help frowning, they didn't know what made Hou Junji so angry, and he actually beat the snare drum directly.

Hou Junji looked around and said coldly: "At this time, there is a person with hands and eyes to the sky, who is in Gaochang and even asked people thousands of miles away to come to the general's Chinese army tent to intercede, let me take care of it, and want this person to return to Chang'an City in advance, you said, should this general agree to ..................." ”

The generals couldn't help but be silent for a while, how could it be a simple person who could ask someone to bring the words to the big tent of the Chinese army, the generals moved in their hearts, thought of a recent rumor, and couldn't help but think of a person who matched, and suddenly said it again.

"If it was in normal times, Lao Tzu would definitely let him go to the battlefield first, go to the siege city, and be a scout." Hou Junji looked around and suddenly changed his words, and said with a smile: But now that the battle of Gaochang has ended, coupled with such a good thing, how can General Ben not be an adult? ”

"Adult beauty?" The generals couldn't help but be in an uproar, they didn't expect Hou Junji to agree, this is not Hou Junji's style.

Suddenly, all the generals turned their attention to the Mo family, I am afraid that the only one who can have such a means and the motivation to return to Chang'an City is the Mo family, and now that Princess Changle is about to give birth, I am afraid that the Mo family has already gone back in a hurry, and it is the right thing to ask someone to intercede.

"This is a great thing, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is about to give birth, and the war in Gaochang has ended, and there is no big problem for the ink sacrifice wine to return to Chang'an City in advance." Hou Junji laughed, and suddenly the original solemn atmosphere of the entire Chinese army tent was empty.

"Yes! In the battle of Gaochang, the ink sacrifice wine broke the city with one blow, and the military merit was the first, so why should this little thing be a concern. Xue Wanjun also agreed.

The No. 1 and No. 2 figures of the Tang Army had already voted, and the generals naturally echoed and congratulated Merton.

However, Merton suddenly came out of the queue and bowed his hand to the generals: "Thank you for your kindness, Mo has received it, but how can military law be like child's play, our army is marching westward, if Mo abandons his comrades and returns to Chang'an City to accompany his wife to give birth, let the soldiers see how they will look at it, let their comrades see it, and the last general will be willing to return to the court with the army, and will never return to Chang'an City alone." ”

The generals couldn't help but be stunned for a while, they didn't expect that Mo Jiazi would refuse Hou Junji's kindness and take the initiative to refuse to return to Chang'an City.

Hou Junji frowned when he saw this, if it weren't for Princess Changle being Li Shimin's eldest daughter, with a special status, he wouldn't want to care about this idle matter, and sighed at the moment: "The ink sacrifice wine is really bright, but I'm afraid you don't know, our army is going to return to the court, otherwise what do you think this general is doing when he hits the drum?" ”

"The class teacher returns to the court?" Merton couldn't help but be stunned, and the generals couldn't help but be stunned, they didn't expect Hou Junji to order the class to return to the dynasty at this time.

Hou Junji nodded and said: "What Mo Saijiu said before is right, the little Gaochang is indeed unable to feed the 100,000 army, and now my 100,000 army will be stationed again, and the only way to transfer grain from Yumen Pass is to eat Gaochang down, so the general decided to return to the dynasty in advance." However, it is also necessary to guard against the Western Turks' sneak attack on Gaochang, so they can only let the army withdraw to Yumen Pass in batches first, so as to reduce some of the pressure on grain and grass.

"Withdraw to Yumen Pass in batches." Merton frowned.

Hou Junji nodded and said: "I am waiting for the west to conquer Gaochang, you have also experienced the difficulty of water shortage, this vast Gobi Desert, a large number of troops are not allowed to march at all, not to mention that this is a very hot summer, I am afraid that the water shortage is more serious, you can only evacuate in batches, and your firearms supervisor is the first batch." ”

Mo Dun thought about the hardships of the two thousand miles of Gobi, and immediately understood the necessity of Hou Junji to do this, but he shook his head firmly and said: "The general's kindness Mo has received it, Mo Hou and the firearms supervisor are willing to postpone the withdrawal to Chang'an City, and the first batch will be given to the other armies!" ”

"Avoid suspicion!"

Everyone knows why Merton did this, but everyone knows that in Merton's situation, it is not easy to refuse such a good thing.

Hou Junji said: "This general asked the firearms supervisor to withdraw the first batch to the Tang Dynasty, not to take care of you, first, there is no war in Gaochang City, even if it is to fight with the Western Turks in the future, it is also a clash of cavalry, and the firearms supervisor is useless at all, and as you said, the gunpowder of the firearms supervisor is about to run out, and the remaining gunpowder may not be able to support it for a long time and cannot fight at all." ”

Merton was silent, as Hou Junji said, the role of the firearms prison in Gaochang was already minimal.

"Not to mention that gunpowder is the top priority, and staying in Gaochang is easy to be coveted, so it is undisputed that the firearms supervisor will take the lead in withdrawing Datang to the public and private." Hou Jun Jidao.

"Yes, we have no objections."

"Moreover, Mohou broke the city with one blow, and his military merits were outstanding, and the first batch of returns deserved it."

"Mohou Mo has to value false fame, Princess Changle is about to give birth, if you miss it because of fame, I'm afraid it will be a regret for your life."

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The generals persuaded one after another.

Seeing this, Merton said to the generals: "Thank you, you are all complete, Mo is grateful." ”

Niu Jin Da laughed loudly and said: "The ink sacrifice wine is polite, we are comrades on the battlefield, and life and death can be delivered, not to mention this trivial matter." ”

Merton silently thanked everyone by clasping his fists.

Subsequently, Hou Junji announced the strategy of withdrawing the troops, and Merton's firearms supervisor was the first batch, and then there would be a second batch and a third batch, and Hou Junji's headquarters soldiers and horses were the last batch, choosing to return to the dynasty in the winter.

After all, in winter, the heavy snow is closed, and the Western Turks are eager to covet Gaochang, but they can't do anything about it, so they can only wait until the autumn of the next year to make plans.

And after a year of operation, it is believed that the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate has gained a firm foothold in Gaochang and is not afraid of any enemy.