arranged the residence of Wei Chi Saburo, Tian Jing returned to Du Zhongxiao's residence and entered the study.

After the salute, the guests and hosts sat down, and Tian Jing said: "Jie Shuai, the lower official has read the documents of Yu Chi Saburo, and there is no flaw. His resume is very clear, and he is sure to be a descendant of the Wei Chi family. It's just that the festival marshal arranged for him to live in Shengzhou for a few days first, I don't know what the intention is? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Where is the intention, it's just that I am playing the court, and I have to wait for the court's will." No matter what we do, we can't make our own decisions, we have a will. Before the will is made, you take some trouble to let him stay in Shengzhou City with peace of mind. ”

Tian Jing smiled bitterly: "Jie Shuai, Yu Chi Saburo turned out to be a slave, where do you know about other things?" Eating, drinking, and having fun every day made him suspicious. Since he is waiting for the decree of the court, it is better to keep him in the Shuaifu and not go out. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't be like this. If the court agrees with us and rebuilds Khotan, he will be an important person, perhaps the king of Khotan. With his current knowledge, how to be a king? You can just treat yourself as a rich man and take the city around from time to time. ”

Tian Jing thought about it and had to nod: "Okay, that's all right." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions have been lost for more than 200 years, and if the imperial court wants to re-enter the Western Regions, what it needs is to regain the hearts of the people. Now in the Western Regions, the indigenous people have declined. Just like Yizhou, even their city lord feels that it is boring to do it, so it is better to be a rich and noble person in the capital. This is the general trend, and entering the Western Regions cannot go against the general trend. Now the Western Regions are divided into two countries, and Gaochang is undoubtedly dominated by the Uighurs. In the middle were the Sogdians, who worked as scribes and did business. At the bottom, there are Han Chinese and natives of the Western Regions. The Black Khan and the two countries were originally Turkic remnants, but the difference is that they converted to the Green Religion. Unite the tribes with religion and attack and assimilate other tribes. If this dynasty wants to re-enter the Western Regions, whether it is in Gaochang or Hei Khan, the most important thing is to win the hearts and minds of the natives. They are all in their hearts, and Gao Chang and Hei Khan are vulnerable. ”

Tian Jingdao: "The meaning of the festival commander is to rebuild the country of Khotan and attract the hearts of the indigenous people in the Western Regions?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, that's right." Unlike Khotan, it was founded more than 1,000 years ago and has been followed continuously. The restoration of Khotan can make the natives return to their hearts. If you win the hearts of the people, you will have a general trend. Moreover, the Khotanese state was intact during the Han and Tang dynasties, and they knew how to deal with the imperial court. With these conveniences, it is much better to support the later generations of the lieutenant and rebuild the state of Khotan than to directly garrison the army. ”

Tian Jing thought about it and shook his head again: "But looking at the appearance of Yu Chi Saburo, he really doesn't look like a character who can rebuild a country." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "He doesn't need to have any eloquence, as long as he knows how to advance and retreat." The restoration of Khotan was nothing more than the imperial court sending a large army to support the return of this lieutenant to Khotan, and he did not need to do anything. Know how to advance and retreat, this is not very demanding, right? ”

Tian Jing said: "That being said, it is really difficult to say what happens to a person who suddenly becomes a king from a slave. ”

"It's hard to say? The army is supported, and it is not up to him to do anything. When the court decrees it, you can act according to the plan. The countries of the Western Regions, including Khotan, are all Buddha countries. As soon as the imperial court decreed, he sent Wei Chi Saburo to Wutai Mountain, and the monk ordered it, so we don't have to do much. In the coming year, we will be ordered by the Holy Decree to support Chi Saburo to re-enter the Western Regions and then stand in Khotan! ”

Tian Jing said: "Jie Shuai, if you do this, I am afraid that all countries in the Western Regions will not accept it." We now have information that the Black Khanate was divided into several tribes, and that Gaochang was also autonomous in each city, mainly by the Uighurs. The imperial court was re-established in Khotan, but it was afraid that it would unite all the ministries of the Black Khanate, and Gaochang gathered forces to make enemies of the imperial court. Originally, Zhao Zi entered Yizhou, and he could do it slowly, so he was afraid that there would be a big battle. ”

Du Zhongxiao said lightly: "Big fights and small fights, after all, they are fights, what's the difference?" The railway has reached Juyan, and it must be repaired to the Western Regions. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the railway will not be the end point when it reaches Illinois. At that time, won't Gao Chang and Black Khan join forces? ”

Tian Jingdao: "Gao Chang and Black Khan have been fighting for a hundred years, and the imperial court has entered, as long as it is not a critical moment, I am afraid that they will not join forces." ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "That's the best." It's just that from Yizhou to Khotan, they have to pass through Gaochang, and they will dedicate the city to the imperial court with peace of mind? Since the army arrived in Tanglong Town, it has been nearly two years now, and Gao Chang has not had an envoy coming, so it is very clear what he thinks. ”

Tian Jing nodded silently. Indeed, after such a long time, Gaochang did not send envoys, and the caravan walked on the Beijing Road, and the attitude was very clear. They just don't believe that the Song Dynasty has the ability to re-enter the Western Regions, even if Yizhou sacrifices the city, they still hesitate.

The railway arrived in Juyan, and there was no time for Gaochang to hesitate any longer. Now the road construction team has begun to build the railway to the west. Zhao Zi's vanguard force has already controlled Xingxing Gorge, and it is not far from Yizhou. was just waiting for Chen Xizhi and others, and didn't set off.

Tens of thousands of people, it sounds like a lot of them, but in fact, there is a railway behind them, and it is not difficult to replenish grain and grass. As long as the Song army advanced along the railway line, there was no problem of food and grass replenishment, which was crucial. The reason why after laying the Hequ Road, stretched all the way to the Western Regions is because this is the only road suitable for building railways. Although the road is sparsely populated, the geological conditions are not complicated, and the railway is easy to repair.

In fact, there is another point, how many years can Du Zhongxiao do it on Hequ Road? Three years in office, not much time left. The army's training did not go smoothly, and in a short period of time, the conditions for a large-scale attack on the party and the Khitan were not ripe, so they could only practice with the small forces in the Western Regions.

Here on Hequ Road, there are almost no indigenous people, all of them are reopened by the Yingtianxiang Army, and they will do it again according to what they have done on Jingxi Road. As the coach of the road, Du Zhongxiao has nowhere to start with the following things, so he can only put his mind on the Western Regions, and he will not let go easily if he has the opportunity.

There was no lieutenant and a late descendant, and the army arrived in Yizhou, and there was no excuse to tear up his face with Gao Chang and Hei Khan, and a few years passed. Now that there are Wei Chi's descendants, there is an excuse to restore the country for Khotan, and it depends on how Gao Chang and Hei Khan deal with it.

Tian Jing said goodbye and left, Du Zhongxiao stood up, in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside the window.

In a hurry, he got the order to save Tanglong Town, but the result was unexpected, after laying down a river meandering road. By now, nearly two years have passed, and many people have forgotten how the current river meandering road came about. It's time for another fight and let them remember it.

Over the past year or so, the Hequ Road has been spent on a lot of money, and almost all of the supplies have been supported by the mainland. Although there is animal husbandry, horses, cattle and sheep sold into the Central Plains, the number is not much. The population has been lost, the herds have disappeared, and almost everything is only for expenses, and there is no income. It wasn't until this year that the camp finally had a harvest and it looked a little better. How much can be harvested from the newly opened land? Food is still insufficient.

Expanding the territory is naturally a good thing for the imperial court. However, there are still some people in the courtiers who are dissatisfied with the large amount of expenses, thinking that there may be greater benefits if they have this money and spend it on the internal affairs of the country. Du Zhongxiao sits here, always under pressure.

If you want to get the benefits of the newly occupied land, it will not happen overnight. Especially like Hequ Road, which is almost entirely an open field, whether it is agriculture or animal husbandry, it needs to recuperate and recuperate, and the harvest will be harvested after a few years. Du Zhongxiao's tenure can't wait that long.

Once in office for three years, the time is actually a bit short, and many things are too late. Last year's successive victories, followed by the dismantling of the army, and the unsuccessful Beijing Military Academy, Du Zhongxiao felt that the imperial court was no longer as good as it was when it was first victorious. He needs a big victory, leaving the river meandering road in style and returning to the imperial court. At this time, someone from the Wei Chi family came, so make things bigger and take down the next Western Regions. At that time, the party item has really become a ripe fruit, just waiting for someone to reach out and pick it.