Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

Zhangye.

Chen Yang's army had already entered here, and took down the lost Lingju, forming a line of defense.

Following Ma Teng's retreat, Tianshui, Longxi and other places west of Chang'an surrendered one after another, and the lost places were quickly regained.

After recruiting many soldiers, their army is much stronger than before.

"Zian, without you, we would still stick to Chang'an!" Cao Ang said gratefully.

Standing on the tower, Chen Yang looked at the faintly visible Qilian Mountains in the distance, and said with a smile, "I am going out this time to help you for one reason, and another reason is that I don't want the land of the big man to be trampled on by the iron hooves of the Huns."

His idea, to say it is simple, is actually quite complicated.

Cao Ang was grateful to Chen Yang in his heart, and said, "What should we do next?"

"Jiuquan!"

Chen Yang said: "Ma Teng retreated to Jiuquan and prepared to resist us. My next plan is to capture Jiuquan. After Matthew died, the relationship between Ma Teng and Han Sui had cracked. I have already planned to deal with them." means."

As soon as the words were finished, Chen Yang looked away and walked down the tower.

Cao Ang quickly followed, he also knew the purpose of Matthew's death, he trusted Chen Yang very much, and did not question anything.

When the army entered Zhangye, except for the stubborn rebels, no one would offend them.

At this moment, Zhangye has regained its former prosperity and stability.

The style of the Western Regions is different from that of the big Han.

Chen Yang wasn't too surprised, but Cao Ang and the others who came from the Central Plains were very curious about everything here.

"Zhangye is very beautiful. The prosperity here is not bad at all compared with our Xudu. I really don't want such a good place to suffer from war." Cao Ang said with emotion.

"Whether there will be wars is not something we can control. It depends on what the Huns think. Obviously they don't want to let this place go, so there will be turmoil by Ma Teng and others."

Chen Yang said: "We must do our best to protect these places and not allow any external forces to disturb them. Our internal affairs, no matter what, are our affairs and have nothing to do with other people."

If it weren't for Ma Teng and Han Sui's alliance with the Huns, this area would still be very stable.

Although the land in Liangzhou is barren, it can continue to maintain prosperity through doing business and developing other suitable agricultural production.

It's just that there are everyone in these areas, so it will be more troublesome to manage.

"Liangzhou has little rainfall, the land is barren, and the types of agriculture are difficult. If you want to be stable, the best way is to be able to trade."

Chen Yang continued: "The status of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen must be changed when necessary. Some systems are not static."

What he said, in this era, is quite rebellious.

However, it doesn't matter if the person Chen Yang confides to is Cao Ang, because he has also said to Cao Ang what is even more rebellious and deviant.

"General, please stay!"

While walking on the street, Chen Yang suddenly heard someone stop them.

He turned his head and looked for the sound, only to see an old Taoist walking slowly.

Judging from his appearance, this old Taoist is still a Han Chinese, and most of these places do not believe in it, but he appeared in this place, which is a bit surprising.

Chen Yang was wearing casual clothes, so he could tell his identity.

This old man has pretty good eyesight.

The Taoist walked up to Chen Yang and said with a smile: "The poor Taoist sees that the two look like they are killing and attacking. They should be battle-tested generals. The poor Taoist is disrespectful."

Chen Yang asked, "Is the Taoist priest okay?"

He doesn't like Taoists now, probably because of Taiping Tao.

"Daoist, why did you stop us?" Cao Ang asked.

"The poor way sees that the two generals are different from ordinary people. They should be people who can accomplish great things. I have something to say to the two of you."

The Taoist gave a hearty smile, and said again: "Last night, the poor Taoist watched the astrology, and saw the emperor star in the north was bright, and the emperor star in the south was dim. It is a bad omen."

Chen Yang didn't believe these words, and said, "Maybe it's dark clouds covering the sky, you just misread it."

The Taoist said: "The general is wrong. The two generals appearing here should be for the Huns. The emperor star in the north was formed from the inside of the Huns. That is to say, after a while, the Huns may come A new emperor has appeared, as for the south..."

He murmured for a while, and then said: "Pindao is a bit afraid to speak, and I don't know if the two generals allow him to speak?"

Cao Ang said doubtfully, "Tell me and listen."

The Taoist muttered something for a while, and said: "The southern emperor star is dim, which means that the Han Dynasty is in trouble. I am afraid that the Cao family will not be able to stop the Huns, the Han Dynasty will retreat, and it may even be wiped out by the Huns, alas!"

What he said seems to be nonsense, but combined with the current reality, it fits a little bit.

Cao Ang asked, "Can you take it seriously?"

"If you believe it, it's true. If you don't believe it, of course it's false." The Taoist smiled, turned around and left slowly.

He seemed to have come here specially to tell them the news, and his behavior was similar to that of the old man on Taiping Road.

"Zian, do you believe what he said?" Cao Ang shook his head, not paying attention.

Chen Yang was also dubious, but he always felt that some of the Taoist words might be true.

However, he couldn't figure out why he had such an idea in his heart.

After leaving Cao Ang, Chen Yang returned to his residence in Zhangye.

"Husband, Lingqi and I played outside for a while, and I found that the customs and customs here are very different. There are many and exquisite things here, and the people are very warm."

Sun Shangxiang said with a smile: "We have never seen the things here before. It turns out that the Western Regions are like this."

"Actually, this is not exactly the Western Region, it is further to the west, but Zhangye is an important city between the Han Dynasty and the Western Region."

Chen Yang hugged them and explained for a while, then said: "In this case, let's protect Zhangye and not let those Huns mess around again."

"My husband is right!"

Lu Lingqi agreed, "Are we going to send troops to Jiuquan?"

Chen Yang nodded and said: "Shoot Jiuquan down, Ma Teng and the others will be completely defeated, and the Liangzhou area will return to our control, and then the most important Xiongnu."

Lu Lingqi didn't know where the idea came from, and suddenly said: "Husband, this place is very good, I want to marry you here, I don't know if it is possible?"

"Married? Here?"

Chen Yang looked at her in surprise, and asked, "Lingqi, why do you have such an idea?"

Lu Lingqi thought for a while, and said: "I might want to keep my best time in this favorite place, husband, do you agree? If you don't agree, I will ignore you in the future."

"You call me your husband, how can you disagree?" Chen Yang put his arms around her gently.

Lu Lingqi smiled sweetly, snuggled into Chen Yang's arms, and said, "Go and arrange it quickly, I don't want to delay the time for the expedition, the sooner the better."

Chen Yang rubbed her little head, and said softly, "Okay, I'll follow your arrangement."

They were going to get married again, and in a hurry, Chen Yang didn't prepare anything.But it doesn't matter, with their current identities, it's just a matter of one sentence.

After confirming the time with Lu Lingqi, Chen Yang went to Guo Jia and asked him to mobilize Zhangye officials to arrange marriage for him.

After hesitating for a while, Chen Yang decided to use the local marriage customs.

The local officials also knew who Chen Yang was, so they didn't dare to be negligent, and Zhangye became lively.