Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 187
Now that he has made up his mind to keep the racecourse in Hexi, Li Yan decided to compete with Fang Guan for Hexi.

Anyway, his father didn't relieve him of the power to manage Hexi, and Hexi is also a part of Longyou, so it was only natural for Li Yan to send troops to suppress the bandits.

The players who received the mission took down Jiuquan City, the seat of Suzhou, in a flash. Then Wu Chudao, the prefect of Ganzhou, received the news that King Jianning sent troops into Hexi to suppress the bandits!

This bandit just appeared, and King Jianning played the banner of suppressing bandits. Wu Chudao is also a veteran in the political arena. This bandit suppression is just an excuse. King Jianning is going to expand to Hexi!

But now Ganzhou is full of bandits, and the officers and soldiers are unwilling to leave the city. Wu Chudao is only a civil servant, and he has no soldiers under his command, so he can only lie flat.

But Wu Chudao was willing to lie down, and Fang Guan, who was in Hexi Jiedu in Wuwei, was unwilling to lie down.

The four counties in Hexi under the jurisdiction of Hexi Jiedushi are Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei from west to east.

These four counties are the essence of Hexi. Dunhuang has already been occupied by King Jianning, and Fang Guan also acquiesced to this status quo when he arrived in Hexi.

Unexpectedly, King Jianning was so greedy that he occupied Jiuquan in the name of suppressing bandits, and even extended his hand to Zhangye.

At this time, Dou Shen, the magistrate of Hexi Jiedu's Mansion, asked to see him. Fang Guan hurriedly summoned Dou Shen. As soon as they met, he asked anxiously, "It's time! King Jianning sent troops to suppress the bandits and pointed his sword at Zhangye. What should we do?"

Dou Shen was Fang Guan's mastermind, and it was Dou Shen who proposed the policy of changing horses to mulberry.

Now Dou Shen and Fang Guan are also grasshoppers on the same rope. It is a relationship between prosperity and destruction. , he will also follow.

Dou Shen immediately said: "Jie Shuai! Please send the Chishui army into Zhangye to suppress the bandits!"

The Chishui Army is the most elite unit under the command of the Hexi Jiedu Envoy. It is stationed west of Wuwei City and is a strong army with garrison fields.

This is the most elite force that Hexi Jiedushi can master. In its heyday, it had 3 soldiers, including [-] elite cavalry, known as Chishui Jingqi, who were elite cavalry to deter Uighurs and Tubo.

It's just that Chishui Jingqi is now fighting in Guanzhong, and the remaining 1 are infantry.

But Chishui Army is not a local auxiliary army like Ganzhou cavalry.

Although Zhao Bingmashi was promoted by Guo Ziyi, Fang Guan didn't like this Bingmashi, but because of his high prestige, he never replaced him.

When Fang Guan heard that Dou Shen asked him to launch the Chishui Army to compete for Zhangye, he hesitated instantly.

If you really use the Chishui Army, you will really tear yourself apart with King Jianning.

Fang Guan had been a prime minister, so he naturally knew about Li Royal's mess.

King Jianning is also a prince and has the right to inherit the throne. Now that he is marching into Hexi, he is obviously not a idler.

Under the old Li family's "killing father and brother inheritance law", it is not that King Jianning has no chance of becoming a great treasure.

What if?
Fang Guan hesitated, and Dou Shen said annoyedly: "Jie Shuai, don't you think that you can still not offend King Jianning?"

Fang Guan smiled awkwardly. Dou Shen knew that the boss was mediocre, but he didn't expect Fang Guan to be so stupid.

It's already at this time, and he is still hesitant, not wanting to turn against King Jianning.

Dou Shen wanted to question this commander-in-chief, if King Jianning really controlled Hexi, what value would he have as a Hexi Jiedushi?
Dou Shen immediately said: "Jie Shuai! Your Majesty appointed you as Hexi Jiedu Envoy just to change the horse into a mulberry. If this matter is not done well, what will the court think of you?"

Dou Shen has already said very implicitly, if it is not good to change the horse to Sang, Fang Guan, the Hexi Jiedu envoy who "has committed crimes and made meritorious service", may not be able to secure his position as commander-in-chief.

Fang Guan panicked now. If he was demoted again, he might be sent to a remote area like Lingnan Road or Qianzhong Road to serve as an official.

Fang Guan quickly said: "In the middle of the day, the plan will be released?"

Dou Shen immediately said: "Send the Chishui Army, also stationed in Zhangye in the name of suppressing bandits!"

Fang Guan still hesitated and said: "Maybe King Jianning is the bandit suppresser? I also heard that the bandits in Zhangye are so powerful that they dare to fight even the officers and soldiers?"

Dou Shen got angry for a while, and he finally understood why Fang Guan was dismissed in just a few months. This guy is really too muddy to support the wall.

Dou Shen was still going to continue persuading Fang Guan, but seeing his hesitant and cowardly look, Dou Shen also knew that he was just wasting his words.

He had no choice but to say: "Jie Shuai, let the subordinates go back and think about it again, and come up with a complete plan."

Fang Guan immediately took Dou Shen's hand and said, "Very good! Very good! This soldier's weapon is also a lethal weapon, so it shouldn't be tampered with!"

Dou Shen was even more speechless, soldiers are murder weapons, but if this continues, the one holding the murder weapon may be King Jianning.

Back at his mansion, Dou Shen immediately summoned Xinna's concubine and said, "Pack up your things, we will leave Hexi immediately."

This concubine was originally a singer from the Jiaofang in Wuwei City, but was redeemed by Dou Shen with gold.

After climbing up to Dou Shen, this concubine was also proud in Wuwei City. Unexpectedly, her husband was about to leave suddenly, so the concubine asked:

"Is there any urgent military affairs for San Lang? That concubine will help you pack your luggage."

Unexpectedly, Dou Shen said, "It's not that I want to leave, it's that our whole family wants to leave."

The concubine's room was shocked.

Dou Shen said impatiently: "Pack up your luggage quickly and leave before dawn. If you don't want to leave, then you can stay in Wuwei City!"

After saying this, Dou Shen walked into the study and began to burn the correspondence.

At dawn, Dou Shen hurriedly left Wuwei City with his concubine's housekeeper and servant.

When Fang Guan sent someone to invite Dou Shen to discuss the matter, Dou Shen had already put the official seal in the study, leaving a dictionary and leaving without saying goodbye.

But at this time, Fang Guan didn't have time to get angry anymore. In less than ten days, King Jianning's bandit suppression army entered Zhangye City and brought Zhangye under the control of Ba Mansion.

Fangguan, the Hexi Jiedushi, only has a place like Liangzhou left.

But it would be too late to attack Zhangye City with the Chishui Army now.

Fang Guan regretted that he didn't listen to Dou Shen's suggestion, but it was too late now, and he could only sit in Jiedushi's mansion and sulk.

Swallowing the land of Suzhou and Ganzhou in one fell swoop, and occupying the two big cities of Wuwei and Zhangye, Li Yan felt that it was a matter of course.

However, after occupying the two states, there are still a lot of things to deal with. The relationship in Hexi is intricate, there are many wealthy families and many children are serving in the imperial court. If you want to rectify Hexi, you have to plan long-term.

It is still better to send players to explore the road first, while Li Yan sits on the frame and prepares to inspect his territory.

He is going to go north from Shazhou City, first to Gaochang City, and then to Beiting. His Royal Highness King Jianning wants to inspect his most loyal territory and take a good look at the development of the territory!

(End of this chapter)