Chapter 271 The Prime Minister and the Grand Governor
At the top of Guishan City, Bai Zheng and Li Ling and other generals were all on high alert. Their eyes could see the distant horizon from the city wall. Tens of thousands of soldiers were now standing on the three sections of the city wall, and there were still tens of thousands of troops under the city tower, so the soldiers on the city tower could be replaced at any time.
"Here..." Li Ling leaned on the heavy sword with one hand and inserted the tip of the sword to the ground. Suddenly his eyes narrowed and he said two words to himself.
There was silence above the city wall, and many people heard Li Ling's words. At this time, everyone stared at the horizon, but there was still nothing there.
Only when Bai Zheng heard Li Ling say those two words, his eyes fell on the heavy sword in Li Ling's hand. Bai Zheng saw that Li Ling was stuck on the city wall trembled slightly.
After a moment, many soldiers' weapons on the ground began to tremble gently, and then a silver light flashed, and lines like tide began to appear on the horizon.
What does it feel like when a legion of 180,000 troops plus 15,000 armored cavalry are marching? Even soldiers standing on the walls of Guishan will feel that the earth begins to tremble, and that is a torrent of steel sweeping over the earth, and anything that stands in front will be destroyed.
In Guishan City, in the Dayuan Palace, Huo Guang sat on the throne of the former Dayuan King, and below were Dongfang Shuo, Meicai, Sima Qian and Su Wu. They were all dressed in regular clothes, and even Huo Guang was not wearing armor.
At this moment, Sima Qian's desk was still filled with paper and pen, but he did not pick up the pen at this moment, but listened carefully. Su Wu was talking about what Rome saw and heard, while Huo Guang was playing with the rare ruby that Sura gave him.
"Such a big ruby is really rare in the world. It is enough to exchange for a castle in peace! It is a truly priceless treasure!" Zuo Xiangmei Cai praised the ruby in Huo Guang's hand.
"Su Sicheng should have its name, but I wonder if Su Sicheng knows its name?" Dongfang Shuo was slightly surprised when he heard Mei Cai say that such a gem could be exchanged for a castle. At least one of the middle aristocrats in Anxue was considered a middle-class nobleman, and even some small countries only had castles.
"This... the consul Sula has not mentioned it. Since the things are already the Grand Commander, why not rename them by the Grand Commander!" Su Wu was a little embarrassed when asked. He did forget to ask the name of the gem, and Sula had never mentioned it.
"It's really good, but what's the use of me, a big man, want this thing? Such a beautiful gem naturally needs to be matched with the most beautiful woman in the world to complement each other. Let's leave the name for the wife to come to pick it up in the future!" Huo Guang looked at the gem and smiled slightly, but did not name it, but planned to leave the gem to Li Yan.
"Haha, as soon as the Governor said this, I wonder how many women in the world will envy you again!" Dongfang Shuo said jokingly.
Giving the priceless gem to his wife and asking her to name the treasure, Dongfang Shuo could already foresee that the future name of this rare gem will be passed down all over the world, and the story of Huo Guang, Li Yan and this gem will inevitably be praised by the world!
Huo Guang also had a smile on his face, but after a moment, his expression suddenly changed, and the smile on his face instantly retracted, replaced by a solemn look. At the same time, he held the rare treasure tightly in his palm.
"Here..." Huo Guang said two words gently from his mouth, and his body gradually sat up straight.
Sima Qian lowered his head and looked at the paper and pen on the table. Just as his eyes fell on the table, the brush that was originally placed on the board shaking was trembling slightly, and it was about to fall off the board. Sima Qian stretched out his right palm and clamped the pen between his fingers. Then he pressed his left hand heavily on the paper on the table, and then he buried his head and started writing quickly.
The 180,000 troops were marching, and soon the sound of heavy horse hooves and neat footsteps of the infantry formation reached Guishan City. This invisible momentum, accompanied by sounds of shaking the heaven and earth, was like a series of oppressive feelings that seemed to be substantial, rushing towards Guishan City.
The 15,000 iron-armored cavalry happened to stop in front of the ditches dug outside the city. Then the sound of footsteps of the military formation also stopped abruptly, and the army slowly separated. The last few people in Anxi noble costumes appeared in front of the iron-armored cavalry, looking at the ravines with a range of hundreds of feet in front of them.
"Send my letter." Prime Minister Olobazo took out a parchment roll from his cuff and handed it to his secretary.
Soon the secretary tied the sheepskin roll to a long ceremonial spear, and he held the ceremonial spear and walked step by step towards the Guishan City Tower.
"No one is allowed to shoot without my orders." Bai Zheng quickly ordered. The crossbow cart on the city tower was ready, and countless archers were already on the strings. Seeing that only one resting man was walking towards the city tower with a spear, almost all the bows and arrows were against the secretary who was preparing for Olobazo.
"It seems that these resting men are quite polite. They know how to be polite first and then soldiers?" Li Ling said with a grin. The secretary was wearing a cloth robe, not like a soldier at all. Li Ling estimated that the spear tied to the book of war should be something similar to the book of war.
"Put down the hanging basket." Bai Zheng continued to order.
Soon Olobazo's pampered roll appeared at the head of Guishan City, and then a captain hurried to the palace where Huo Guang was holding the pampered roll.
Seeing the parchment roll being sent to the city, Olobazo nodded and smiled, then said to the five kings beside him: "Let's go, the scenery is good, let's go there and wait."
Olobazo pointed to a hillside east of Guishan City.
Olobazo rolled over his mount, and then took the five kings and hundreds of guards to a hillside on the east side of Guishan City. It was still six or seven miles away from Guishan City, and the surrounding terrain was open and unobstructed. Standing there, you can see the situation outside Guishan City.
When Olobazo took the five kings to Dongshan, the pampered scroll was also delivered to Huo Guang. Huo Guang naturally did not recognize the words of Anxu on the scroll. It was Su Wu who had a very in-depth understanding of the language of the various countries after several years. The words and language of Anxu were the objects of his focus.
"Grandmaster, this is a handwritten letter from Prime Minister Olobazo of Rest. He wants to meet you... He is waiting for the Grandmaster outside the city..." Su Wu translated the content of the sheepskin scroll, but this content surprised him very much. The first thing the Prime Minister of an imperial army with an army of 180,000 to fight eastwards was not to attack the city, but to meet with the enemy commander first...
"The two armies are fighting now, and this person is acting so differently than ordinary people. My subordinates think that the Grand Governor should not take risks at this time, so please think twice!" Before Huo Guang decided to go or not, Dongfang Shuo persuaded him first.
"It is precisely because this Prime Minister is different from ordinary people that I have to go. Besides, they have invited me by letter. Wouldn't it be rude if I don't go? Su Wu will accompany me for a while, and my health is fine?" Huo Guang said with a smile at Dongfang Shuo, not looking at all worried that Olobazo would be unfavorable to him.
"After seeing this legendary wise man in Absolute Rest, his subordinates are unlucky. This small injury is no longer a big deal." Su Wu bowed and said. He had already fallen in love with the feeling of dealing with heroes from all over the country. Now even if he is allowed to be at a high position in Chang'an, Su Wu will refuse without hesitation. Su Wu has long been looking forward to seeing the rumored Prime Minister Absolute Rest!
"Grandmaster, please allow your subordinates to go with you." Just as Huo Guang was about to leave the city, Sima Qian suddenly stood up, regarded himself as his subordinate for the first time, and asked Huo Guang to take him to see Olobazo.
Huo Guang stopped unexpectedly and turned to Sima Qian. Huo Guang could not respect this famous Grand Historian, and he had no special emotions. Huo Guang had no in-depth exchanges with Sima Qian. He only knew that Li Ling's fate had been changed by himself, and perhaps Sima Qian's fate had also changed, and Sima Qian had not returned to Chang'an for a long time, and perhaps he would not leave any regrets in history again.
"I heard you are compiling a historical book called "The Records of the Grand Historian"? If you die outside, you will never have the chance to finish the book!" Huo Guang said to Sima Qian in a somewhat joking tone. He originally wanted to say eunuchs, but when he thought that there was no such statement in this era, he finished it. Huo Guang estimated that Sima Qian should be able to understand what this means.
The name "Records of the Grand Historian" was named by later generations. At this time, Sima Qian called the historical book he was compiling "Records of the Grand Historian". The meaning is actually very simple, which refers to the records of Taishi Ling.
Sima Qian has been a celebrity in the Western Regions in recent years, but he felt a little transparent in front of Huo Guang. Huo Guang never interfered in his actions and even signaled his subordinates to try his best to help Sima Qian, but the two had never had more than three conversations.
"Haha, the Grand Commander is in charge of the Western Regions. You are not afraid of it. Why are you afraid of merely a single pen official?" Sima Qian said so many things to Huo Guang for the first time. He bowed to Huo Guang, and he had a strong aura of a common man with an angry blood splattering five steps.
"Okay! I want to read the masterpiece of Taishi Ling when I have time. Now let's meet this Prime Minister of Rest together. Cangwu, I will leave it to you here first!" Huo Guang nodded in agreement with Sima Qian's request, and then appointed Dongfang Shuo to take over his command.
Originally, Dongfang Shuo wanted to make a statement to dissuade Huo Guang, or let him leave the city to see Oluobazo instead of Huo Guang. However, Huo Guang directly called him Cangwu Jun, which was equivalent to asking Dongfang Shuo to stay in Guishan City in the form of an order, so he could only bow and accept the order.
Soon Huo Guang took Su Wu and Sima Qian, plus a hundred personal guards, out of Guishan City and headed towards Dongshan. In fact, the place chosen by Olubazu was not far from Guishan City. Even if there was any situation, with the combat effectiveness of Huo Guang's more than 100 cavalry, it was not difficult to protect him from the siege. More importantly, Guishan City could also see the every move of the Anxi army. Since Olubazu and others went to Dongshan, his 180,000 army was still moving in the same place and never moved. Olubazu was actually telling Huo Guang with practical actions that this was a simple meeting.
On the gentle slope of the East Mountain, Huo Guang took the lead.
Olobazo's subordinates had already supported a simple camp. This simple building, which should be called a pergola in the Han Dynasty, was the place where Olobazo and Huo Guang met.
Less than a hundred feet away from the mountain top pergola, Huo Guang stood up, then turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to the guards beside him, and took Sima Qian and others to walk towards the pergola. Huo Guang, Sima Qian and Su Wu were all wearing Han Dynasty clothes. This kind of regular clothes with big sleeves and graceful sleeves perfectly interprets the beauty of Han Dynasty clothes. He has a demeanor when walking, showing elegance and calmness.
"It seems that this Oriental Commander is also an extraordinary person. I want to go and greet him in person." Olobazo, who saw Huo Guang for the first time in the awning, slowly stood up. He sorted out his noble robe and greeted Huo Guang with the five kings who were also wearing robes.
When Olobazo saw that Huo Guang was not wearing armor used in the battlefield, but the clothes worn by Han nobles during sacrifices or gatherings in the portrait, Olobazo's first impression of Huo Guang was actually very good.
The resting nobles also had their own dresses, which were only worn during grand ceremonies, meeting noble guests or meeting kings. Olobazo rarely wore war armor. As the wisest man of the empire, he had his own pride and reserve. Generally, he wore gorgeous robes representing his noble status. Today he chose a robe with gold wire embroidered on the collar and cuffs.
In Olobazo's understanding, Huo Guang came to see him in a Han dress. As a proud person who respects his opponent very much, when he meets a powerful opponent who can also respect him, the feeling is better than the flattery of countless mediocre people!
One is the prime minister of the powerful resting empire, and the other is the governor of the Han Empire who is in charge of the Western Regions with more than 100,000 troops. When both of them walked towards each other, their eyes naturally met.
Chapter completed!