Marry Changle in Datang

To a certain extent, Xue Rengui disdains people like Zhang Ziqiang, but now he has to be hypocritical when employing people.

After pondering for a while, Xue Rengui was a little concerned, and said to Zhang Ziqiang with a smile.

"Supervising Ruan Xiong's movement, Xue will be handed over to you. Remember that you can only let people observe secretly. As for making you take over important positions in the army and report to the governor to transfer Ruan Xiong, you should take a long-term plan. Don't act rashly. I don't want to cause trouble when I first come. Unrest in the army."

Zhang Ziqiang got the order, although he felt a little disappointed, he had to do so first.

Ruan Xiong turned back to his residence and found the maid Yuru who whispered.

"Sister Yuru! This Youzhou is not a place for me to stay for a long time. Young Master, I want to go to the west of Liaoxi to serve under the command of Master Qin. How about you tidy up your household and pretend to be a bodyguard tomorrow morning to go out with the young master?"

"Yuru listens to the young master. When the young master goes there, Yuru goes there. The young master rests and waits for Yuru to prepare meals."

The maid who called Yuru didn't even ask what happened in the young master's army. In her heart, everything should be done according to the young master's decision. Taking care of the family's meager property to raise the young master, the master and the servant have long depended on each other, and their relationship is like that of siblings but also like childhood sweethearts.

Looking at the maid who was not a few years older than himself, with a delicate face and a more plump figure, Ruan Xiong had a lot of tenderness in addition to respect for her. Although the two had already broken through the relationship between men and women, Yuru and Yuru did She always cared about her status, abided by her duties and dared not consider herself the daughter-in-law of the Ruan family, and talked all day long about the young master finding that woman to marry, coveting a male and a half daughter to inherit the incense of the Ruan family.

There is a saying: "A good man is most afraid of being favored by a woman!"

Slowly speaking, Yuru's kindness to the Ruan family is that the two have been together for a long time, so how can they be unsympathetic? Ruan Xiong has long regarded Yuru as his wife in his heart, so how can he bear to abandon Yuru and marry another daughter.

This Ruan Xiong is really a straight man with love and righteousness...

After dinner, Yuru went back to her room and cleaned up the house according to the young master's instructions.

In the dark, all the brothers in the army who came to Ruan Xiong's residence one after another gathered in the living room, and they all came to ask the general how to get along with Xue Rengui in the future.

Ruan Xiong got up and went out of the house, screened the guards outside the residence, went back to the room and whispered his plan to the brothers, all the brothers were astonished, and they all wanted to go to the west of Liaoning with Ruan Xiong.

After pondering for a while, Ruan Xiong agreed to the request of all the brothers, and agreed that tomorrow all the people would disperse out of the customs and meet in "Shangyin" city of Pingzhou, and then go to "Lulong" city to seek refuge with Xu Tian.

Everyone discussed that it was time to leave and leave, but Zhang Ziqiang sent a secret agent to monitor Ruan Xiong to report the situation to Zhang Ziqiang. It's just that this guy has more eyes in his heart, and he ordered his soldiers to pay attention to the actions of Ruan Xiong and others overnight.

The next day, Ruan Xiong put on his armor properly, pulled out two war horses that had already been fed with fodder, and ordered several loyal guards who had followed him for a long time to cover up that Yuru, who had put on the armor of the guards, went to the pass to respond. What he did was no different from usual, only careful people could notice that there was a fair face among the guards. Several guards sat on their horses and all had dry food and water bags on their backs.

Zhang Ziqiang looked at Ruan Xiong and others from a distance and found nothing. After waiting for a while, Ruan Xiong proposed to lead his team to go out for inspection. It's weird, given his position in the army, why should he personally lead the troops out of the border for patrolling? Not long after Ruan Xiong left, this guy suddenly woke up, and there was a loud cry in the tiger hall.

"Ruan Xiong is going!"

Hearing Xue Rengui's yell, Zhang Ziqiang finally understood in his heart, remembered the detailed report last night, and immediately sent an order to close the gate tightly, not to release any soldiers in the pass.

Xue Rengui didn't understand what Zhang Ziqiang meant, and after Zhang Ziqiang explained it, he came to his senses and then sent an order to beat the drums.

The generals guarding the "Gubeikou" had just returned to their respective barracks, when they suddenly heard the drums of the Chinese army beating loudly, they were all puzzled, cursed and got on their horses and gathered in the camp.

The generals gathered together, Xue Rengui found that Ruan Xiong and the leading generals of several battalions had not arrived, so he ordered the soldiers to go out to inquire about the situation, and soon he got a report from the sergeant, saying that soon after Ruan Xiong left the customs, all the generals under his command came out one after another for various reasons Guan, I don't know where to go at this time.

Xue Rengui was very angry when he heard the report, thinking about what Zhang Ziqiang said about Ruan Xiong's conversation with Xu Tian, ​​he guessed that the general who had left must have gone to the west of Liaoning to join Xu Tian, ​​so he proposed a group of men and horses to pursue him.

Zhang Ziqiang stopped Xue Rengui, cupped his hands and said.

"No, general. This is the opportunity for the general to take full control of the entire army. Why don't you report this matter to the governor, saying that Ruan Xiong and others were bewitched by Xu Tian and ignored the important pass of Datang's defense against foreign enemies, and led the army to escape privately. According to the data of the Tang army This is a serious crime of beheading, even Xu Tian would not dare to cover it up, so the general can ask the governor to send more troops and get rid of those who have two hearts, why not do it."

Hearing what Zhang Ziqiang said, Xue Rengui judged the situation and thought that after Ruan Xiong left, he could not offend another group of people, otherwise he would become a poor commander. With his mind, he knew that he had to stabilize the situation first, and then Then slowly develop his confidant generals, such as Zhang Ziqiang, a dog-headed military strategist, can be used but not reused.

Xue Rengui never thought that he would encounter such annoyance when he led an army alone for the first time, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart. After disbanding the soldiers, he returned to the barracks and wrote about the incident of Ruan Xiong and others abandoning the army privately and his own views on this matter. Report to Wei Xiaojie, the governor of Youzhou, and at the same time ask the governor to transfer generals to the Youzhou Army to fill the vacancy of the generals in the "Gubeikou" defenders.

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Not long after Qin Wenyuan returned to "Lulong" city with his personal guards, after a short rest, it was convenient for Pingliao envoy Yamen to discuss with Sima Yuntian how to deal with Youzhou's possible non-cooperation.

After hearing about Qin Wenyuan's change and the trip to Youzhou, Sima Yuntian said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. Sima thinks that the young commander can order the navy commander Zhang Dabao to stop sailing on the Ziya River, which is the closest to the Youzhou land, to create a coercive situation for the Youzhou army. The young commander ordered Zhang Dabao to enter the Haihe River earlier. What do you mean? In addition, Ma San led the army to disguise himself as a businessman, and organized a caravan to bring grassland specialties and items from the Central Asian country to Qizhou North City for tentative business activities, so as to test Youzhou What Wei Xiaojie intends to do, and then the Zhenzhu Khan and Shi Wei of Xue Yantuo's tribe came forward to impeach Wei Xiaojie, and then made the rumors spread that Youzhou suppressed merchants, arousing all the caravans on the commercial roads to resent the Youzhou garrison , then the young marshal will have a reason to send troops to protect the caravan."

When Sima Yuntian said this, he paused for a while and then sighed.

"I hope Wei Xiaojie can understand current affairs, otherwise, it will be a harbinger of death!"

Qin Wenyuan adopted Sima's opinion and told Ma San to have a detailed talk in the Pingliao mansion, so that he organized a caravan in western Liaoning and informed Xue Yantuo's department to set up a caravan to go to Youzhou pass to test, and then let people inform Qi, who had business contacts with the Xu family. Saifu, a businessman from the Xi nationality in Zhouzhou, and Kang Maidi, a Sogdian businessman from Chang’an City, led a caravan to meet each other in western Liaoning. The purpose was also to test what Youzhou wanted to do.

Ma San took the order to arrange the corresponding matters by himself, and Qin Wenyuan sent several letters to relatives and friends in Chang'an City, such as Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xu Shiji, and Tang Princess Li Xiuning. In addition to talking about his control of western Liaoning, the letter also talked about the market in "Lulong City". If several families intend to do business, they can send people to western Liaoning to discuss the establishment of shops in the near future.

After distributing the letter, Qin Wenyuan was about to ask Zhou Cang to go to the market to see the construction situation, but his personal guards reported that the eunuchs and envoys of several ethnic groups came to pass the decree and meet the young marshal.

Qin Wenyuan led a group of officials from the Pingliao Mansion to welcome them in the hall, but seeing the eunuch Chuanzhi and a dozen people coming slowly, after greeting each other, the eunuch introduced Feng Bowen and Qin Wenyuan.

"This is the military supervising envoy sent by the imperial court to Liaoxi to supervise the military affairs of Liaoxi's military affairs!"

"Hehe! Father-in-law should deliver the decree first, and talk about other things later."

Qin Wenyuan greeted Feng Bowen casually, and then said to the eunuch, his disdainful attitude was very obvious, and Feng Bowen felt embarrassed and resentful, which was much more contemptuous than the grand reception he received at Wei Xiaojie's place in Youzhou How embarrassing for him, a dignified fourth-rank official of the imperial court and an adult who has the status of an envoy to supervise the army in western Liaoning.

After the eunuch announced the decree, the decree was nothing more than saying that Bowen would serve as the Liaoxi Supervisory Army and coordinate the prisoners of war to cooperate with the edict Xu Tian. In fact, there is not much new idea.

Qin Wenyuan accepted the order with a smile, and after arranging for his father-in-law to rest, he said to Feng Bowen and other foreign envoys in the lobby.

"The impoverished land in the west of Liaoning is full of waste, but there is no extra funds to build the prison office and residence for Lord Feng. Lord Feng should make a plan early. All the envoys who came to the west of Liaoning to negotiate the prisoners of war, you can find them in the city. I have a place to rest, how about not meeting at Pingliao Mansion tomorrow? Everyone please! I still have military affairs to deal with, so I won’t accompany you.”

Hearing what Qin Wenyuan said, the foreign envoys didn't feel anything strange, and each left the mansion to find a place to live, but Feng Bowen said angrily.

"Master Qin! Someone is an envoy appointed by the emperor to supervise the army. There should be a place for someone in the yamen of Pingliao Prefecture. Could it be possible that Master Xu dares to disobey the order?"

"The Pingliao Mansion is the place where Qin manages the military administration and rest in Western Liaoning. Not to mention the inconvenience of living with Qin's family, there are also many inappropriate handling of the military administration. It is inevitable that there will be suspicions of collusion between you and me. Although Mr. Feng Serving as an envoy of the Liaoxi Army Superviser has to settle for office and rest by himself. If you want to find a place in the mansion, you must think too much! Don’t be afraid to tell your lord that when Qin first came to work in Pingzhou, the court did not take it. It's all up to Xu to solve it by himself, so it's possible that adults should be special and nobler than others?"

Feng Bowen finally tasted the pain of coming to Liaoxi for the first time, thinking that what Qin Wenyuan said was not unreasonable, and the Liaoxi military government was naturally wary of the supervising army, so how could he invite himself to stay in the mansion before discussing the funeral? This Nima himself went there to find spare money to build the yamen, and today he went there to find a place to settle down.

Seeing this guy dumbfounded, Qin Wenyuan said again.

"If Master Feng has no place to live, Qin can arrange for you to stay in the barracks temporarily!"

In Qin Wenyuan's indifferent eyes, this guy endured his anger and led his entourage and other officials to leave. He thought that there was no way he could find a place to stay in the city of "Lulong" because of his identity, but who knew that "Lulong" "The rich and noble families in the city are all people who are good at adapting to the wind and steering the rudder. Without Qin Wenyuan and others to know who you are, Feng Bowen is politely rejected for various reasons. I had no choice but to find a small inn in the city to cover all the money. I was so happy that the innkeeper was very happy, and he called Grandpa the God of Wealth to come to the door.

Masan reported that Feng Bowen and the foreign envoys lived in the city of "Lulong". Qin Wenyuan then assigned a dozen military scouts to assist Ma San in monitoring the two residences, especially the military envoy and his entourage. Don't be careless.

In the small inn, the members of the Supervising Army Yamen who washed up and had a drink and food all listened to Feng Bowen's face-to-face instructions in the room.

Speaking of these several members of the Supervising Army Yamen, they are all people who have squeezed their heads and entrusted the interests of the relationship arrangements. They all have the idea of ​​coming to Liaoxi to mix their qualifications and see the opportunity to make a fortune. What they saw in the Pingliao Mansion today is undoubtedly After giving them a blow to the head, they knew that Qin Wenyuan's personality of not selling the face of the aristocratic family and the nobles of the court was really not blown out.

Seeing this situation, there were people whispering during the meal, they all backed down and did not want to step into the deep water of Liaoxi, lest they would not know how they were drowned.

How could Feng Bowen not know what everyone was thinking? In order to stabilize the morale of the army and endure the fatigue of the journey, he called everyone together to brainstorm on how to carry out work in western Liaoning. He also knew that these people could not give him much constructive advice, but they were just pretending to pay attention. It's just the attitude of these people.

"Everyone! Liaoxi seems to be hostile to us coming here. If you want to perform the duty of supervising the army, it may not be easy. If you have any suggestions, you may wish to come and listen to me."

"Master Superviser! In the current situation, we can only go to the court to ask for help. I think I have no foundation, and I don't even have a place to stay, let alone perform my duties. Why don't I wait until I finish the negotiation of the prisoners of war?" First investigate the current situation in western Liaoning, and then make plans after receiving the support of the imperial court."

A member of the Supervising Army said so, and the suggestions they put forward were somewhat insightful. Presumably, this group of people is not all full of qualifications, and there are also people with brains and hearts among them, but it is a pity that they followed the wrong master.

Everyone felt that what this person said was reasonable, after some discussion in the house, they decided to go back to their room to rest after making such a plan.

The night passed peacefully, when the first rising sun rose, Xu Tian finished his practice, washed up in his room and had breakfast, and then came to the meeting hall of the mansion. Sima Yuntian and many other officials in the army were already seated and chatting, but they saw Cheng Chumo. The three of them, Yuchi Baolin and Fang Yiai, gathered in the corner of the lobby to argue for some reason, and said some stupid words in such a loud voice that Kili Sugu, Lu Qingling, Qin Huaiyu, Zhou Cang and Luo Shiyi laughed non-stop.

But it turned out that the three boys were playing in a brothel in the city last night. It was agreed that whoever loses in a wine fight will be the host. One person will hand the guessing game to the loser, and so on.