The grass in the factory should be plucked

Xie Chang'an, the commander-in-chief of the Chu Dingguo Army, had just arrived at Yumen Pass when he sneaked into the enemy camp alone and took away the head of the enemy commander Sayyid without anyone noticing!

This news was soon presented to the emperors of the two countries.

One stone caused a thousand ripples, and the officials of both countries were in an uproar.

On the Da Chu side, Nangong Qinghe had already received the victory report a long time ago, so this news was just expected for him.

To his surprise, Xie Changan said in the secret report that he wanted to press on with the victory and take over the Western Regions in one fell swoop.

Nangong Qinghe was a little confused. Was Da Chu going to expand its territory again?

The speed of selecting candidates for the imperial examinations every spring cannot keep up with the speed of the territorial expansion of the Great Chu!

There are not enough officials again!

At the court meeting the next day, Nangong Qinghe announced the matter in the court and ordered the Ministry of Personnel to dispatch officials to take over the affairs of the Western Regions.

When the new Minister of Personnel, Feng Wuhu, heard this "bad news", he almost wanted to resign!

As the saying goes, "A good cook cannot cook without rice", where can he transfer officials?

It’s not like the cabbages in the field, you can’t pick as much as you want!

The court officials also looked gloomy.

The Great Chu has expanded too fast in recent years. First, in the southern part of Xinjiang, people are needed everywhere. After signing the peace treaty with Mongolia and Jurchen, in order to strangle the economic lifeline of these two countries, the Heilongjiang waterway is firmly controlled and many officials are transferred. There are also the South-to-North Water Diversion, sea transportation, and mutual trade...

There is a shortage of staff, and each government office has one person who has to take on multiple duties and is busy like a top.

When they heard that Duke Dingguo was going to take over the Western Regions again, everyone was filled with worry.

You know, the area of ​​the Western Region is almost equivalent to four southern Xinjiangs!

With the speed at which Xie Changan took over Southern Xinjiang, the speed at which he takes over the Western Regions should not be too slow either.

Where could so many capable officials be produced in such a short period of time?

Feng Wuhu stepped out with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, where can I send officials? At present, every government office in the Great Chu is understaffed!"

Cui Jue also stepped out and said, "Since we are short of manpower, I beg Your Majesty to hold an imperial examination to select talented people!"

Nangong Qinghe nodded in agreement: "Yes."

After consulting with his ministers, Nangong Qinghe issued an imperial decree to hold an additional imperial examination with no limit on the number of candidates and to select the best candidates.

Scholars all over the world were immediately in an uproar!

No limit on the number of places, only the best candidates will be selected?

Doesn’t this mean that as long as you can catch the examiner’s eye, everyone has a chance?

Well-informed people have heard that the officials who are admitted through the special examination will most likely be sent to the Western Regions to "open up new land"!

For a moment, the candidates, who were overwhelmed by excitement, began to hesitate again.

The Western Regions, isn’t that a more uncivilized place than Southern Xinjiang?

"I heard that the people over there are weird-looking, tall, with blond hair and green eyes!"

"They still drink blood and eat meat. They are all uncivilized barbarians!"

Many people backed out.

There are also many people who are full of confidence.

The more a place has to be redeveloped, the more political achievements it can achieve and the greater its potential for soaring!

Haven’t you seen that the current Minister of Personnel, Feng Wuhu, was thrown into southern Xinjiang to open up wasteland, and within two years he was transferred back to the capital, and even promoted several levels, becoming a second-rank official at a young age!

The entire country of Da Chu began to prepare to take over the Western Regions, but the Turpan Khanate, which was to be "taken over", was still in shock.

The Turpan Khanate was originally a small country in the Western Regions, and it was also the "stronghold" that Nan Yonghe had operated in the Western Regions for many years.

With his help, the Turpan Khanate destroyed the Yarkand Khanate and the Hami Khanate, and formed a "Three Kingdoms" with the Dzungar Khanate and the Kazakh Khanate.

After Nan Yonghe's death, all his forces in the Western Regions were taken over by the Khan of Turpan.

With a huge amount of wealth, hundreds of new cannons and crossbows that could fire continuously, the Khan of Turpan became more ambitious. He felt that the Chu Kingdom was vulnerable, so he launched an invasion.

Sayyid lived up to his expectations and advanced all the way, capturing several cities in succession and approaching Yumen Pass.

After breaking through Yumen Pass, the Chu State’s defense line against the Western Regions will collapse completely!

By then, the Turpan cavalry will be able to march eastward and capture the wealthy Chu in one fell swoop!

The Khan of Turpan had beautiful dreams, but he did not expect that his dream would not last long before he was shattered by urgent news from the front line!

Not only were the iron cavalry that he was proud of defeated by a group of "divine eagles" in front of Yumen Pass, but his leader Sayyid was also beheaded by Xie Chang'an, the Duke of Chu, who sneaked into the military camp and took his head without anyone noticing among thousands of soldiers!

He even set fire to his military rations!

The Khan of Turpan was furious: "What a bunch of rubbish! They broke into the military camp and cut off the commander's head. There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but no one noticed!"

Prime Minister Muhaner looked worried: "Great Khan, Duke Dingguo Xie Chang'an is known as the 'God of War'. It is said that he can cut through the dangers of nature with one sword and decide the fate of the world with three swords. Even the Prince of Yong'an in Southern Xinjiang died under his sword!"

"Now he has sneaked into the military camp alone, as if he were in an empty space. How can our army defeat him with such bravery?"

The Khan of Turpan broke out in a cold sweat when he thought that even a man as talented and skilled in martial arts as Nan Yonghe could not defeat Xie Changan's sword.

In this case, if he sneaked into Turpan, broke into the palace, and wanted to take his head, no one could stop him!

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat immediately!" the Khan of Turpan shouted repeatedly.

So, hundreds of thousands of troops, carrying the headless body of their commander, withdrew from Shule City, Liuzhong City, and Jinpu City in disgrace, and crawled back to the territory of Turpan.

When Wei Zhuang heard that the Turpan army had fled overnight, he was overjoyed, and asked Xie Chang'an to help him arrange the Pingxi Army and the Dingguo Army to recover the lost territory and appease the people.

Xie Changan smiled and said, "Let someone count the losses, and let the soldiers rest for a few days. Then we will go to the Khan of Turpan to ask for compensation."

Wei Zhuang smiled happily: "That's exactly what should be done!"

He had heard from Zhou Zhongguang how the Princess of Jing'an was very calculating, and was great at blackmailing and asking for exorbitant amounts of money. They even secretly nicknamed her "Jiang Pa Pi".

It is said that she even wants to collect tolls from passing ants!

"If the prince were here, he would definitely skin the Khan of Turpan!" Wei Zhuang said with regret.

Xie Changan smiled and said, "She will be here tonight."

"The prince is coming?" Wei Zhuang was overjoyed. "I will order someone to prepare a house for us."

He thought about it, looking ashamed, "Small Fangpan City is too simple, I'm afraid the prince will dislike it. How about arranging the prince and his party in Big Fangpan City?"

Xie Changan pursed his lips and smiled, "Don't worry, my wife has her own place to go."

Wei Zhuang bowed and said, "In that case, I will go to see the prince after he is settled down."

"It's easy to talk about."

Xie Changan added, "I will go pick her up right away. I'll trouble General Wei to take care of this."

"No problem, no problem. I will leave this place to you. Please stay with the prince more, Duke." Wei Zhuang patted his chest and laughed.

They were a young couple, and after a short separation, they were naturally in love with each other. He didn't want to be the one getting in the way.

So, Xie Chang'an took a team of personal soldiers and rode towards the Shule River.

My dear wife is here!

He couldn't wait to hold her in his arms.