Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 110 "The Emperor's Favor"

Everything is as Fang Dafu said.

Wang Zhongsi led the Chishui army and attacked the Turkic camps around Baitinghai in multiple ways.

First attack with fire and then take advantage of the chaos to attack the camp.He was in charge of leading the main force of the Chishui Army to sweep these camps of different sizes one by one, and asked Guo Ziyi to lead a thousand cavalry as a surprise army to detour to the north of Baitinghai on a large scale to intercept the Turkic rout.

There is no need to say anything about the final result.

In this battle, Xin Yunjing, who was full of confidence before the battle, and Fang Chongyong, who was trembling before the battle, the two of them blew the cold wind in Baitingbao and its surrounding areas in the middle of the night, and they didn't even catch a hair.The decisiveness and sharpness of Wang Zhongsi's counterattack, and the strong hard power of the Chishui Army made Xin Yunjing's mind full of coquettish operations useless.

Having said that, in the history of Fang Chongyong's previous life, the Chishui Army was the first to return to Guanzhong after the Anshi Rebellion, and it was the first reinforcements from the Western Regions to arrive.It fought against more than [-] rebels with a single army for more than a year, bought time for the Western Army to gather Lingwu, and finally participated in the most critical battle of Xiangji Temple.

Would it be a problem for this kind of bull knife to kill the chicken of the Turkic people who are full of internal conflicts?
It still confirms the sentence: In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy will become a joke.

After the war, Fang Chongyong, who was rewarded for meritorious deeds and fished all the way in Baiting Fort, was so frightened that he was at a loss for what to do. Too friendly to the powerful.

In order to protect his safety, Wang Zhongsi sent someone to escort Fang Chongyong back to Liangzhou City, and asked Xin Yunjing to take the Baitingbao defenders back to Liangzhou City for "repair", and let the Chishui Army take over the defense of Baitinghai. Camped at Tinghai Horse Farm, but did not return to Chiwu Town, where they were stationed.

Fang Ya Nei is just a "child", and he is considered a hero if he doesn't pee his pants before the battle. He should be singled out for praise in the battle report.

However, the Baiting army's military equipment was not repaired, and the hasty response this time was clearly seen by the military and political high-level officials in Liangzhou.

Although Xin Yunjing was not dismissed, it was only because the game between Datang and the Turks was not over yet, and it was too late to deal with him.

On the surface, it was because he acted hastily as an envoy of the Baiting army, and did not act as an "early warning", which caused heavy losses to the Baiting Haimachang.

In fact, the Baiting Army and the Turkic people have been smuggling continuously for many years, and the Liangzhou military and political high-level officials have made excuses to deal with it.

Don't look at the fun on weekdays, beware of pulling the list in the future, Xin Yunjing was pulled the list by Xiao Jiong!The senior officials in Liangzhou knew about those things in the past, but they didn't deal with them.This time the Turkic riots just happened to lack a scapegoat, and it was in the interests of everyone in Liangzhou's official circles to introduce Xin Yunjing, a small shrimp, to Li Longji.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Liangzhou's defense arrangement was disrupted by this unexpected wave of Turkic attacks, and Baiting Haima Farm suffered heavy losses.These things will be used as evidence during the assessment to determine the promotion or relegation of military and political personnel in Liangzhou.

Therefore, whether it is Xiao Jiong, the Hexi Jiedu envoy who just took office, or Wang Zhongsi, the Chishui army envoy, they are all eager to find their place from the Turks.If not, they would not be able to explain to Ji Ge just the loss of the horses at Baitinghai Racecourse.

A horse starts at least [-] times, and when they are held accountable, Ji Ge can make them lose everything!
Of course, none of this had anything to do with Fang Chongyong.Fang Yanei, who was deeply hit by this incident, has returned to his old business and came to Anaye's father's medical clinic to start a job of "writing family letters for a penny".

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"Ugh!"

In the study of Xingqing Gongqin's government affairs main building, Li Longji couldn't help sighing in front of the desk.

Everything is not going well, the intercourse with Huanhuan tonight is very disappointing and frustrating.Although Yang Yuhuan didn't say anything, Brother Ji felt that he was old and useless.

Moreover, the turmoil of state affairs made him feel powerless, and he no longer had the ambitions of the past.

Although it was already late at night, he couldn't sleep at all, and sat alone.Even Gao Lishi waited outside the study, not daring to disturb Li Longji who was in a bad mood.

"Lishi, come in and chat with me."

Li Longji shouted weakly.

Hearing the shout, Gao Lishi walked in cautiously, bowed and asked, "What orders does the saint have?"

"Sit down and talk to me."

Li Longji sat on the couch in the study and asked Gao Lishi to sit beside him.

"Lishi, why do you think I arranged for someone like Wei Guangcheng to be Shuofang's Jiedu envoy?

Am I getting old and confused? "

Li Longji suddenly mentioned something that had little to do with his mood tonight.

This is also his daily speaking habit. He usually doesn't say anything directly, and it is normal to beat around the bush.

"How can a sage grow old when he is at the peak of his spring and autumn.

It's just that the Jiedushi is in charge of one side, and the term of office is four years. Usually, he does not seek meritorious service, but only seeks to be innocent.It is human nature for Wei Guangcheng to refuse to cooperate with Fang Youde in sending troops to the Turks.

Jiedushi like him is not an isolated case. "

Gao Lishi had a rare good word for Wei Guangcheng.

In fact, from the perspective of being an official, it is very common for Wei Guangcheng to do this, and it is even a normal thing for Wei Guangcheng to do nothing.

But Ji Ge didn't want to hear such words.

"Fang Quanzhong regards the country as his home and is indeed a loyal minister and good general."

Li Longji said with emotion.

Since Fang Youde was thrown into the position of Jiedushi in Youzhou, nothing happened there.

Every time something happens, it's the Khitan, the Bohai Kingdom or something like that.The Tang Army changed from the previous weak and passive defense to a strong attack.

Of course, Fang Youde withheld a considerable part of Hebei's grain and fodder for military supplies, which is also what it should have meant.

How can you win a battle without money or food?A casual defeat on the front line would cost far more than that. Brother Ji felt that this kind of deal was a good deal.

"Saint, Hexi Jiedu envoy Xiao Jiong presented a herbal tea called Shunyang Suoyang Tea. Nurang famous doctors from the Imperial Medical Office have seen it, and let people try it. They all said that it is nourishing and nourishing, and it can regulate Qi. Hexi has outstanding people and is well connected to the Western Regions, so you can try this tea."

Gao Lishi suddenly suggested.

The tea that Fang Chongyong made had been sent to Chang'an long ago, but Gao Lishi didn't dare to give it to Li Longji.He went to the Imperial Medical Office and asked someone to try it. He found that there was really no big problem, and the effect of the medicine was weak but long-lasting, making it suitable for long-term consumption.

Even the prescriptions and some medicinal materials have been handed over to the internal warehouse for storage.

It can be said that Xiao Jiong and his gang have handled this matter impeccably, and Gao Lishi has to admire it.

"Then try it."

Li Longji said casually.

He is the emperor, and he has never seen any "miracle medicine".If Xiao Jiong thought that a single prescription could flatter him, he was really wrong.

"Saint, that slave is going to brew."

Gao Lishi crossed his hands and saluted, ready to leave.

"Isn't this tea fried?"

Hearing this, Brother Ji immediately became interested!

Why doesn't he like taking medicine?
Because the origin of the pills is unknown, he is the Ninth Five-Year Lord, so he can't just eat it casually.

But decocting medicine takes time, sometimes "the mood comes", and I just want to take some medicine to add to the fun, but when the medicine is decocted, I lose all interest.

"Back to the sage, there are many merchants in Hexi, and there are often no good conditions for decoction. Therefore, there are more people who drink it and make pills."

Gao Lishi explained patiently.

"Okay, let's try it!"

Ji Ge suddenly became excited.

This stuff is so good. Just because it can be "blended", it is enough to become a daily tonic.

After a while, Gao Lishi put the teacup containing the herbal tea into the cold well water to let the herbal tea cool down quickly.After the tea is warm, hand it over to Li Longji.

Ji Ge gulped it down. I don't know if it was an illusion, but there seemed to be a warm current circling in his spleen and stomach.

"good."

Li Longji nodded slightly and smiled.

"Back to the saint, this recipe was found by Fang Youde's son Fang Chongyong in Baitinghai, Hexi."

Gao Lishi said calmly.

Fang Youde's family is in full swing, so he doesn't mind lifting it up again.

"Well, I see."

Li Longji said calmly.

He didn't know how to reward Fang Youde, but after hearing about Fang Chongyong, he had an idea in an instant, and kept thinking about it.

The more you think about it, the better!

"Wei Guangcheng will be dismissed and investigated, and brought back to Chang'an for trial immediately. I suspect that he has colluded with the Turkic Yazhang."

Li Longji suddenly said something that made Gao Lishi confused!

"Saint, one side is Jiedu, don't move lightly."

Gao Lishi looked nervous.

Didn't you just talk about Fang's father and son? Why did you jump to Wei Guangcheng again?
"The Jiedu Envoy appointed by me is supposed to expand the territory, how can he sleep like a dead dog in the border town like Wei Guangcheng?

You see Turks are so rebellious, Wei Guangcheng didn't know how to lead troops to Qikou to intimidate the Turks, this vision is far inferior to Fang Youde.There are so many talents in the imperial court, can't they find a replacement? "

Li Longji asked back very dissatisfied.

In fact, Gao Lishi, the joint here, also knows that the problem still lies with Li Longji himself.

At this time, Jiedushi did not have much power, and was constrained by the duties of camping field envoy, Duzhi envoy, and observation envoy, and most of them were held by literati.Their task is not to expand the territory, but to maintain the basic border town. It is not possible to say that the imperial center does not need soldiers, and the situation in the border town has deteriorated to the point of uncontrollable.

Therefore, not all of these military governors have excellent abilities, and many of them rely on nepotism to take office.For example, Wei Guangcheng's abilities are very sparse, but he was born in Jingzhao Weishi, and going to Bianzhen was just a matter of seniority.

But the problem is that Ji Ge's thinking has changed now. He hopes that the Jiedushi can expand the territory for the empire, and he plans to change the situation that the central army will go out at every turn.Sending troops to the border town saves time and effort. Fang Youde has already proved to him that the border town can also play the might of the Tang Dynasty, and it does not need the imperial court to send troops thousands of miles away.

Don't be afraid of not knowing the goods, but be afraid of comparing goods.Compared with Fang Youde, Wei Guangcheng is really not short of 01:30, but the strength of the Shuofang Army under nominal control is no less than Fang Youde's.

Therefore, it is necessary to remove him and replace him with someone who can lead troops and fight as the governor of Shuofang.

This is actually a detailed adjustment to the complete disintegration of the government military system, the hollowing out of the central force, and the increasing power of the border towns.

To put it simply, Wei Guangcheng was eliminated by the times, but he didn't even say hello.

"Well, I will go and inform the right minister now."

Gao Lishi bowed and retreated with a low eyebrow, and when he was about to walk to the door, he heard Li Longji shout.

"By the way, Fang Youde has added too many official positions in recent years, and it is difficult to add rewards. Isn't there a vacancy for the governor of Ganzhou? Let his son Fang Chongyong be the governor to experience the local people's sentiments.

When he grows up, I will be of great use. "

what?
Gao Lishi turned around abruptly, walked quickly to Li Longji's side, knelt down on one knee and begged: "Saint, such an edict, you can't do it!"

Let a ten-year-old child be the governor, what is the saint doing!

Gao Lishi's whole body is not well, even feeling panic.

Because he found that he could no longer see through Li Longji!
No matter how lustful and ruthless Ji Ge is, turning his face like a book, and raising his son like a pig, he is still in the category of ordinary people.

But no matter what, you can't let a child be the governor of a state in Bianzhen!

Let alone the Tang Dynasty, there has never been such a gameplay anywhere throughout the ages.

"Rikishi is overthinking it. I just want to set an example for the world to follow."

Li Longji waved his hand casually and said.

For Fang Youde, it's not good for Li Longji to give him more rewards, so he can't just let the other party receive two Jiedu envoys casually, right?
Since it is not possible to confer large rewards, nor to chill the hearts of loyal ministers and good generals, it can only be rewarded to Xiao Fang, so that the world can see how generous the rewards of the saints are for the frontiers, which is definitely an exception.

But can Fang Chongyong be a good governor of a state?

That's obviously impossible to do well, that's the obvious answer.

The so-called "it's useless to give you a chance", when the time comes, Brother Ji will "extraordinarily pardon" Fang Zhongyong, which is also a great grace of the emperor.

This would be enough for the Fang family and his son to be grateful and praised by the world.

The saint was so generous and gave you a chance despite criticism, but you failed to grasp it. Can you blame the saint?

Besides, Ganzhou is relatively closed between Guazhou and Liangzhou. It is the place where the Zhangye River and the weak water converge.

To the north is Ganjun Mountain, to the south is Qilian Mountain, and not far to the west is the garrison of Jiankang Army.

Looking at the geographical location alone, Ganzhou is much safer than Liangzhou!Therefore, Ganzhou does not need to retain the main force of the Tang army with a large establishment like the Chishui Army.

There is no Turkic trouble in the north, no Tubo trouble in the south, the Silk Road on the east and west sides, and the protection of Liangzhou and Suzhou (Jiuquan).

It can be said to be impenetrable, foolproof!
The political and economic structures of the five states in the Hexi Corridor are very different from those in the Central Plains.The main task of the governor is military affairs, and border defense is everything.On the contrary, fixed regulations have been formed in government affairs. Everything revolves around military affairs, and there is little room for adjustment.

However, there are not many troops stationed in Ganzhou, only the Jiankang Army. Now the Jiankang Army envoy Ouyang Jing is acting as the governor of Ganzhou, and he is also a new official.

It's better to let Ouyang Jing return to his job, focus on the military affairs of the Jiankang Army, and let Fang Chongyong be a titular governor.

On the surface, such an appointment seems like nonsense, but considering the overall situation, it can only be said that Ji Ge's political skills have reached the point of perfection!

Li Longji patiently explained to Gao Lishi uncharacteristically, and the latter was relieved.

"The sage's employment is really eclectic. Fang's father and son are so loving, I think everyone in the world will be loyal to me, Datang."

Gao Lishi said sincerely.

"Go ahead and patiently explain it to the Prime Minister. Tell him what you should tell him, and don't say a word about what you shouldn't tell him."

Li Longji hinted meaningfully.

　The means of scheming can only be understood with the heart to understand the mystery.Sophisticated calculations hidden under absurd appointments.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)