Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 849 The Change of Gaochang Zhang Xiong Tuo Gu
Gaochang Baili City.

Su Qingjie refused to continue to repeat the exam after failing the exam, and chose to enlist in the army relying on his family connections.His father, Su Lie, was very angry at his son's incompetence, but there was nothing he could do. For the past few years, he had been thinking about how to kill the Western Turks. He didn't have much time to educate this worthless son, so he could only let it go.

But he is his own son after all, Su Lie still brazenly begged the emperor for grace, put this boy under his own hands to educate, and prepared to give him a chance to make meritorious service in the future.

The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the empire was very clear in his heart, the Western Turks were the meat on Su Lie's lips, and he would bark his teeth at anyone who moved him.This point has been known to everyone since the emperor dispatched Su Lie to Gaochang.

Right now, where the empire will attack in the future, there is only one Western Turk and one Tubo that is on the agenda.Therefore, everyone knows that after two years, the empire will definitely attack the Western Turks, and Su Lie must be the leader.

The wind, sand, and dry climate make this place incomparable to Chang'an, where the water and soil are pleasant. When Su Qingjie first arrived, he complained all day long, until he was beaten on the ground by Su Lie before he calmed down completely and obediently followed his work and practiced.

In Baili City, there is a dumping site where Tang merchants gather. As a small team leader, Su Qingjie's daily job is to maintain law and order in the area, and he is quite depressed.He has already heard that both Qin Huaiyu and Xue Li made great contributions in the empire's conquest of Goguryeo and the Three Kingdoms, and Cheng Chumo and others also had some seniority in it, but he is still wasting his time here.

"Oh, it's hard."

With grass roots in his mouth, Su Qingjie leaned against the corner of the wall to bask in the sun, sitting lazily, without Tang Jun's demeanor.

Suddenly, his eyes darkened, and a young Tang Jun walked up to him, stretched out his hand and said, "Get up quickly, don't sit still, if Master sees it, you will feel better."

This soldier from the Tang Army was about the same age as Su Qingjie, but he was tall and tall, with a dark complexion and rarely a youthful appearance.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Su Qingjie lazily put his hand on the man's hand, and when the other person pulled him, Su Qingjie got up.

"Shou promise, why did you go there just now?"

"There are some unruly merchants over there. I'll take someone to adjust one or two." The man smiled and took a bunch of copper coins from his waist and threw them to Su Qingjie.

"After the patrol, let's go for a drink together."

"Yes." Su Qingjie accepted the copper coins neatly.

If this is one of their luxuries, as long as you don't make too much trouble, generally no one cares about it, and merchants are happy to buy it safely.After all, this is not Datang, and it is very important to have a good relationship with Tang Jun.

At this moment, a group of people came suddenly.

"Su Qingjie, Pei Xingjian!"

The two raised their heads and saw that the other party was Su Lie's personal soldier, and immediately responded with fists.

"exist."

"You two return to the account quickly, the general has orders!"

"Yes!"

Hearing that Su Lie was looking for them, the two of them immediately brought the horses and followed the soldiers.

Pei Xingjian is seventeen years old this year. He is the second son of Pei Renji and the younger brother of the fierce general Pei Xingyan. This son was born in the middle family of the Pei clan in Hedong. Because he was taken care of by the generals of the Wagang Faction, he was put next to Su Lie after he joined the army.After all, everyone in the imperial court knew that the next goal of the empire was to attack the Western Turks, so such an opportunity for meritorious service must not be missed.Regardless of whether Pei Xingjian can make meritorious service in the war against the Western Turks, such a qualification is hard to come by.

After Pei Xingjian came to Gaochang, Su Lie put this son by his side as a personal soldier because he was greeted by his colleagues. By chance, Su Lie found that Pei Xingjian was a good fortune, so he accepted him as a disciple and took him with him educate.

The crowd hurried on the road at high speed, and after burning a stick of incense, they arrived at the camp of the Tang army.

"See General."

Su Lie stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, carefully looking at Gao Chang's defense map, and turned around when he heard a voice.

"Looking for you to come here, I have a task for you to do."

"Please command the general."

Su Lie said: "I am good friends with Mr. Zhang of Gaochang, and now he is dying, and there are two sons under his knees who want to entrust me. You two will go to the city to fetch the son and his wife."

"Yes!"

The two of them left the gate of the camp, mounted their horses, and led the team to Gaochang King City.

After they left, Su Lie immediately held a military meeting.

After Qu Wenhe's mutiny, Zhang Xiong has single-handedly controlled Gaochang's military and government, and Zhang Xiong has always advocated attaching to the Tang Dynasty, so he has a very good relationship with Su Lie.Zhang Xiong's sudden death at the moment will undoubtedly cause waves in Gaochang's peaceful situation.For Su Lie, Gaochang is an important springboard, which must be controlled before launching the war against the Western Turks.

If Zhang Xiong can't survive this time, he has to make preparations in advance.

An hour later, Su Qingjie and Pei Xingjian came to Zhang Xiong's mansion and saw Zhang Xiong.

"Master Zhang!"

Zhang Xiong recognized Su Qingjie and Pei Xingjian, and when he saw them coming, he was completely relieved.Right now, Zhang Xiong is suffering from illness and can only lie on the couch, not daring to move.Because as long as he moved, his stomach would hurt like hell.

This kind of disease is called abdominal pain in the current era, and doctors don't know how to treat it at all, but in later generations, it is called hernia.In history, Zhang Xiong was extremely distressed because of Qu Wentai's preference for the Western Turks, and he also suffered from hernia, so he died.

Right now, although Qu Wentai did not show any tendency to lean toward the Western Turks, Zhang Xiong still suffered from a hernia.

"Two little generals, my son uh."

Without saying a few words, Zhang Xiong was sweating profusely in pain, unable to speak at all.His wife, Qu Shi, wiped his sweat with distress, with a sad look on her face.

Pei Xingjian said: "Don't worry, General Zhang. When we came, we had already received an order from the General. We will pick up the two sons and wives and leave this place, and send them to Chang'an. General, please rest assured."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Su." Zhang Xiong almost gritted his teeth as he spoke.

It hurts, it hurts so much, it hurts to take a breath.

Despite the pain, Zhang Xiong still endured the pain and talked to his wife and children.

"You immediately follow these two little generals to Baili City. After my death, there may be changes. It is not appropriate to stay here!"

Although he has controlled the military and political power in Gaochang for the past few years, there are quite a few people who oppose him.Once he dies, his wife and children may not be preserved.

"Father, I won't go, I want to stay." The eldest son Zhang Dinghe cried and refused to leave.

"Bastard!" Zhang Xiong yelled angrily, his brain went blank from the pain, his eyes were bloodshot and he stared at the eldest son, "Get lost!"

The second son, Zhang Huaiji, only knew how to cry.

"Ma'am!" Zhang Xiong looked at his wife.

Qu Shi nodded with tears in his eyes, "Husband, I'll make arrangements now."

After she dragged the two children down, Su Qingjie said: "The general has made great contributions to us in the Tang Dynasty, and His Majesty always rewards and punishes clearly. When Madam and the two young masters arrive in Chang'an, they will definitely be taken care of by His Majesty."

"Okay, if there is a chance, let my son take my place and thank His Majesty the Emperor. It's a pity that I can't wait until the time to pay homage to His Majesty in person."

Su Qingjie sighed silently.

Zhang Xiong was in so much pain that he couldn't speak at the end. Seeing this, Su Qingjie and Pei Xingjian withdrew from the inner room and waited outside for Zhang Xiong's wife and children.

Not long after, Qu Shi took his two sons, dressed lightly and simply boarded the carriage, and left under the protection of Su Qingjie and Pei Xingjian.

And when Zhang Xiong learned that his wife and children had left, he no longer worried at all, and slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the last moment to come.

(End of this chapter)