Feng Ang came very quickly.

After receiving a letter from his son Feng Zhidai, he only thought about it for a day and then decided to go to Beijing immediately.

The King of Lingnan only brought dozens of light cavalry to escort him along the Jiangguangyi Road newly built by the imperial court, first along the Beijiang River to Shaozhou, then through the Meiguan Road across the Yuling Mountains, and then along the Gongshui River to Ganzhou, where he took a fast boat

Go straight down the Gan River to Xunyang, Jiangzhou,

After entering the Yangtze River, take a boat to Ezhou, then change the route of the Han River to Xiangyang, then follow the Dan River to Shangzhou, pass through Wuguan, enter Lantian, and go straight to Chang'an.

This journey involves both land and water. Most of the time you can take a boat by water, which is very fast.

In just seven days, Feng Ang traveled from Gaozhou to Chang'an.

The express letter sent by Feng An before departure was expedited by Yi Road, and it took only five days to reach Chang'an. After learning about Feng An's itinerary, Wu Huaiyu personally went to Baqiao to greet him.

It was afternoon when Feng Ang arrived, and the sun was setting in the west.

When he and dozens of people arrived, they were already dusty.

From Xiangyang, you can take the Danshui waterway and take a boat to Shangluo. There is a section before you have to cross the Qinling Mountains. You can only take the Bahe waterway by land after passing Lantian Pass.

However, the long stretch of waterway from Lantian Pass to Wuguan dries up in winter and the water is shallow, making it difficult for large ships to sail, so it can only be transported by small boats in sections.

Feng Ang and the others have been coming directly on horseback since they arrived at Wuguan.

The Lanwu Road in Shangluo Mountain is not easy to walk. Although it is an important road from Chang'an to the outside of the pass, many places are still quite rugged and difficult to walk.

When Han Yu was sent to Chaozhou to feed crocodiles, he passed by this place and wrote the famous line "The horse is standing still despite the snow."

Feng An rushed all the way to Baqiao. He was covered in dirt.

Feng Zhidai ran to greet him and helped his father dismount.

It was the first time that Huaiyu and Feng Ang met.

Wu Huaiyu looked at him. Although he was covered in dust, he could not hide his tallness and majesty. Feng An and Feng Zhidai looked very similar. They were both tall men with beards.

This is very different from the indigenous people in Lingnan who are generally dark and thin.

However, the Feng family is not from Lingnan. They are descendants of the Northern Yan royal family. During the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty, three hundred people crossed the sea from Liaodong to the south, and later settled in the Gaoliang area. The Feng family formed an alliance and marriage with Li Shuai Feng, and gradually

Laying the foundation in Lingnan,

No matter how the dynasty changes in the Southern Dynasty, the Feng family will not be affected, but it will become stronger and stronger.

Forty years ago,

Feng Ang, who was still a teenager, had already become the magistrate of Songkang County in the Sui Dynasty. Wang Zhongfan and Chen Fozhi rebelled against the Sui siege of Guangzhou. Feng Xuan was sent by Mrs. Xian to reinforce the Sui army in Guangzhou. However, he secretly communicated with the Chen family and deliberately delayed

When it was too late, Mrs. Xian asked Feng An to lead people to seize Feng Xuan's military power.

Feng An was a brave young man, joined the Sui army, served as a vanguard, defeated the rebels, and even shot Chen Fozhi, the leader of the Chen clan in Longzhou, himself.

The following year, Chaocheng and other five states rebelled again. Feng An personally went to Chang'an to report to Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Jian sent him back to lead the army to conquer. He also lived up to his mission and quickly put down the rebellion in the five states.

It has been two hundred years since Feng Ye crossed the sea and joined Liu Song.

When Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Tao, defeated Helong, Emperor Zhaocheng of Northern Yan, Feng Hong, fled to Goguryeo and Northern Yan was destroyed. His son Feng Ye took 300 people across the sea and surrendered to Liu Song. After encountering a storm on the way, the fleet drifted to Guangzhou Xin.

Hui, so he settled in Xinhui.

When Feng Rong, Feng Ye's grandson, became the governor of Luozhou.

Feng Rong's son Feng Bao married the daughter of the Xian family, a Gaoliang slang family. Feng and Xian's two wealthy families formed an alliance and married, and the Xian family became the leader of Gaoliang. In the Southern Dynasties, Liang appointed Feng Bao as the governor of Gaoliang.

Feng Bao is Feng An’s grandfather.

Two hundred years is not a long time, but it is not a short time either. The Feng family has laid a foundation in Lingnan.

Wu Huaiyu knew more about the history of the Feng family's ancestors. The Feng family was actually Han Chinese from Xianbei and had also been the monarch of Northern Yan.

But in fact, Beiyan was not founded by the Feng family. Because Beiyan was built in western Liaoning and its capital was Huanglong, it was also called the Huanglong Kingdom.

Feng Ba was born as a general. During the Yongjia Rebellion, his ancestors fled to the Shangdang. His father was brave and served the Murong family as a general in Xiyan. After the fall of Xiyan, Feng Ba moved to Helong in western Liaoning. Wei Shu said that Feng Ba was

Xianbei Han people,

But more people believe that the Feng family was originally from the Xianbei lineage, saying that they are actually Sinicized Xianbei people.

Feng Ba was very impressive when he was young. After Murong Bao, Emperor Hui of Later Yan, succeeded to the throne, Feng Ba became the general of the central guard. When Murong Bao died and his brother Emperor Zhaowen of Later Yan, Feng Ba's brothers were all convicted of him. Murong Xi had

In order to kill them, the two brothers fled into the mountains and hid for a while. They felt that Murong Xi was unpopular and Hou Yan was in turmoil. Instead of hiding, they would rather fight.

So the brothers asked the women at home to drive into Longcheng and find an opportunity to kill Murong Xi. Feng Ba supported Emperor Hui Murong Bao's adopted son. Murong Yun of Goguryeo ascended to the throne of heaven and restored the surname Gao. Feng Ba and other brothers all worshiped high positions.

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Later, history books record that Gao Yun was killed by his favored ministers, and Feng Ba put down the rebellion. He was promoted as the king of heaven by the generals and wore a yellow robe when he came.

Wu Huaiyu had enough reasons to believe that the so-called Gao Yun was killed by his favored ministers. In fact, it should be said that Feng Ba had already grown up, so he killed Gao Yun.

Feng Ba is still very capable. He replaced Gao Yun just like Sima replaced Cao.

Feng Ba became the king of heaven, but only changed the Yuan Dynasty without changing the name of the country, which was still Northern Yan. Moreover, he also learned from the lessons of Later Yan's defeat, revitalized the imperial court, purged officials, eliminated corvee labor, and encouraged farming and mulberry farming, thus maintaining peace in Northern Yan.

The situation has lasted more than twenty years,

However, after his death, Feng Ba's younger brother launched a palace coup, killed the crown prince Feng Yi, and established himself as king. However, after he usurped the throne, he only reigned for three years before being attacked and destroyed by the Northern Wei Dynasty. Feng Hong and his people fled in panic to

Goguryeo, Feng Hong had always despised the Goguryeo people. When he fled to Liaodong, he still issued orders and rewards and punishments just like he did in Beiyan. The Goguryeo people took away his attendants. Later, Feng Hong planned to cross the sea and flee south, and the Northern Wei Dynasty came to ask for it again, so the King of Goguryeo simply took it away.

They all were killed.

However, after Feng Hong's death, several descendants escaped, and one of them returned to the Northern Wei Dynasty. Queen Wenming of the Northern Wei Dynasty was Feng Hong's granddaughter.

One of Feng Hong's sons, Feng Ye, led 300 people across the sea to join the Liu Song Dynasty, which was known in history as the Northern Crossing of Yan to the South.

From Feng Ye to Feng An, six generations have passed, and he has been a shepherd for all his life.

If Feng Zhidai takes over as the governor of Gaozhou, he will be the shepherd for the seventh time and achieve the foundation of Nan Ba ​​Tian.

The Feng family has been shepherding for the seventh generation in Lingnan, and they are married to the Xian family, the leader of the Lingnan slang people, for four generations, but Feng An still has a very obvious northern appearance.

Wu Huaiyu felt that Feng Ang's family should belong to the Sinicized Xianbei people, not the Xianbei Han people.

Two hundred years after living in Lingnan, they still had some Lingnan raccoon style.

"Feng Gong, you have worked hard all the way."

"Please, Prime Minister Wu, come pick me up. Zhidai has been in Beijing for a few years. Thank you for taking care of me."

Huaiyu smiled and said, "General Feng and I hit it off and we chatted very well, and now we are married," Huaiyu said about the marriage.

Feng Ang laughed happily and said, "Thanks to the Prime Minister Wu, I am willing to marry a vulgar southern barbarian like us. It would be a great honor."

"The Feng family is not a southern barbarian. It was a royal family back then when the Northern Yan Dynasty migrated to the south."

Feng An then smiled. Of course he knew the history of the Feng family very well, but there was nothing to show off about something like this that happened hundreds of years ago. Besides, the Feng family only had two generations of Beiyan generations, and the two Beiyan families

The emperors were all usurpers, so there was so much to say. In the end, Feng Hong died at the hands of the Goguryeo people, which was so embarrassing.

Feng Ang was a little amazed at the young prime minister in front of him.

When he was young, he met Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty when he entered the court, and later he served as the guard of Emperor Sui Yang in Luoyang. He also met many dignitaries of the Central Plains court. There were four or five nobles in the Sui Dynasty, but he could tell them at a glance.

There weren't many things that made him feel a little amazed.

Yang Su was once one, but how old was Yang Su when he became prime minister, and what age is Wu Huaiyu now?

Feng Ang remembered that Yang Su gave him a very domineering and sharp-edged feeling. He even had a bit of aggression and coercion, giving people the feeling of being targeted by a poisonous snake. On the contrary, Wu Huaiyu was completely different. Although

This is also a person who has become a general and a prime minister.

Huaiyu welcomed people into the post house,

Let the post house arrange a rest first, take a shower and change clothes,

When Feng An comes out, wine and food have been prepared here.

In addition to Huaiyu and Zhidai, those who came to pick up Feng Ang were also Pang Xiaotai. Wu Huaiyi and Xu Jingzong were not here today. Their identities are relatively sensitive, so it would not be appropriate to come to greet them.

There wasn't much food and wine in the inn, just roasted chicken, stewed meat and some vegetables.

Feng Ang is not picky either.

While Wu Huaiyu was toasting, he also explained the emperor's arrangements. Feng An came to court and was appointed as the Crown Prince Shaobao. He was appointed as General Zuo Xiaowei. Chang'an was given the first palace and a manor with 300 acres of land in the southern suburbs.

"Your Majesty allows Duke Geng to enjoy a few years of peace and happiness in Beijing. He also spends more time with Your Majesty and provides advice for Your Majesty for the Tang Dynasty. Over in Lingnan, let Zhi Dai return to take charge."

Feng Zhidai paid homage to the military governor of Gaozhou and other eight states, the governor of Gaozhou, the Duke of Gaoliang, the general Zuowuwei and the deputy commander of the prince's right guard.

Of the eight governorates in Gaozhou, six were held by Feng An's sons and two by his nephews.

Of the four states on Yazhou Island, two are Feng An's nephews and two are descendants of the Xian family.

This is equivalent to the Feng family occupying the governorship of ten states.

Feng Ang listened carefully and did not speak in a hurry.

It turns out that he commanded eight states, and now the governor's office of Gaozhou is still eight states, but in fact four states were added to eight states, and the court also replaced Baizhou with Douzhou.

Baizhou is to the west of Yunkai Mountain. It was captured by him after he fought for the imperial court to suppress the rebellions of Pang Xiaotai, Feng Xuan, Tan Dian and others. It was a stronghold of the Feng family extending into the west. Now that the imperial court wants to take it away, replacing it will be very messy.

Douzhou.
To be continued...