Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 249
In the Chinese Army Commander's tent at the Heyuan Army's Central Military Camp, the secretary-general, who was under the command of the Longyou Jiedushi Envoy, looked at Fang Chongyong, the acting Longyou Jiedushi Envoy, with a troubled face, not understanding what this person was up to.

Before coming, Fang Chongyong was talking about "scaring the people of Heyuan Army".It stands to reason that at this time, Wang Rao should have surrendered, shunned everyone, and told Fang Chongyong alone about the empty pay situation. He should not risk irritating Fang Chongyong and hold on to save face.

After all, the Longyou Army has been in arrears with pay for many years, and there are so many bullshit things that could fill a book.

For example, after the war with Tubo, the bodies of many fallen soldiers were not found. Not only were the Longyou frontier troops at all levels declaring these people "treason and fleeing to Tubo," but their families were later implicated and suffered great misfortune.

These things are no secret among the Longyou Army, but no one has mentioned them. What is the reason?

The answer is that the Tang Dynasty and Tubo have maintained overall peace in the past few years. The military expenditures of the frontier armies have been cut a lot, and the normal payment of military pay is often in arrears.If you report fewer deaths in battle, you can save some pensions!
Besides, if the number of casualties reported by the frontier army is too high, it will appear that the frontier general is incompetent.The freed up figures can also be used for free pay. If the court defaults on military pay, wouldn't it be like killing two birds with one stone by making an emergency response?
Compared with these "secrets that cannot be told", the widespread lack of pay among Longyou Army is not worth targeting.To put it bluntly, that's all.

If that's the case, then why doesn't Wang Ruanwan give in now?

The secretary in charge looked at Wang Rao and saw that although the burly man had some beads of sweat on his forehead and looked a little nervous, he had no intention of begging for mercy.

Does this guy still think he can get away with it?
Not only the secretary-general, but also He Changqi and others on Fang Chongyong's side didn't understand.

"Do you think that the current official position of secretary is too boring, so you want to have fun for yourself?"

Fang Chongyong looked at the secretary beside him and asked doubtfully.The momentum is compelling, and he is not angry but is intimidating.

"Ji Zhi just got distracted, got distracted."

The secretary in charge quickly confessed, and then shouted loudly: "The roll call has begun, the first battalion of the first capital, Yao Erniu!"

The organization of the border army in the Tang Dynasty was slightly different from that of the Forbidden Army, and the personnel assessment was not so detailed.

The "battalion" in the roster is the smallest deployment and dispatching establishment, with about 400 soldiers and one camp leader.The establishment below the battalion will no longer be subdivided.The order of the soldiers in the same battalion can be transferred at will by the battalion leader without the need to report, let alone change the roster.

It doesn't seem like much at first glance, but it's actually quite scary when you think about it carefully.As the smallest deployment unit of the border army, the power of the camp leader cannot be underestimated.

"Go and call all the people from the First Battalion of the First Capital to the commander's tent door to obey your orders."

Wang Rao said in a deep voice to a general beside him, winking secretly.

After a while, the general entered the commander's tent with an ordinary-looking middle-aged soldier with a hesitant expression.

He cupped his fists and saluted Wang Rao: "Yao Erniu pays homage to Wang's military envoy."

"You, go and cut the nails of Yao Zhuangshi's two thumbs."

Fang Chongyong pointed to a plain-looking soldier on his side and said.Although this man is also a soldier of the Lintao Army, he is an "orderly soldier" rather than a professional combatant.

This person is specifically responsible for trimming and grooming the beards and hair of generals in the military.

Men in the Tang Dynasty were used to growing long hair and beards, but that doesn’t mean they let their hair grow wildly!Whether in the military or in the homes of powerful people, there are dedicated people responsible for taking care of hair.Although not many people in the Heyuan Army knew this person, Wang Rao still recognized him at a glance.

When Du Xiang was around, this person was following An Qian Ma Hou.

Wang Ruolan didn't understand why Fang Chongyong brought this "craftsman" with him before, but now he suddenly realized it and suddenly screamed in his heart, making his scalp numb with anxiety.

Yao Erniu, an ordinary soldier of the Heyuan Army, had the nails of two thumbs cut off by Monk Zhang Er, who was scratching his head before he could figure out the situation.

He carefully put the clipped nails into his cuffs, and then was dismissed by Fang Chongyong.

"Next, Li Dashi!"

The secretary in charge shouted loudly, and soon, another Heyuan sergeant strode into the military tent.Like Yao Erniu, he still had the nails of his two thumbs cut off.

After Li Dashi walked out of the handsome tent, Fang Chongyong looked at Wang Nan with a smile and asked:

"There are many soldiers in Heyuan, no less than ten thousand. Such verification one by one does waste time.

It would be better to open a few more military accounts for inspection, and trim the nails of the soldiers, which would also be a beautiful thing.

What did Wang Jun think the commander of this section said? "

Seeing that the other party had exposed his little thoughts, but did not say it to his face, Wang Rao bowed and folded his hands in salute, and said sarcastically: "Fang Jieshuai, stop for a moment. There will be confidential matters in the end, and I need to report to Jie Shuai alone. Please also ask Commander-in-Chief to lend me a moment to speak."

He finally gave in, because the cut nails could not grow back for a moment, so the trick of "checking in" by the same person fishing in troubled waters was probably useless.

Seeing that what they expected finally happened, everyone around Fang Chongyong calmly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Chongyong is indeed "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers", but they are really afraid that Wang Jinlan will flip the table and incite the Heyuan Army to mutiny!

"Secretary Zhang, you go outside the camp and count the people on the roster. This section commander wants to talk to the envoy Wang about the important things he said."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand to He Changqi and others and said.

The generals of the Heyuan Army under Wang Nanlan also looked at Fang Chongyong thoughtfully, bowed and saluted, and then exited the Chinese army's tent together.

At this moment, only Fang Chongyong and Heyuan Army envoy Wang Nan were left in the empty military tent, and the atmosphere was awkward and solemn!
"Fang Jieshuai, I know that when I was in Chang'an last year, your father actually killed Wang Sijing, my father, in order to put down the rebellion.

In the eyes of ordinary people, someone should hold a grudge and embarrass you.

But in fact, these were all due to official business, not personal enmity, and the causes and consequences were clear.

Why did Fang Jieshuai take the initiative to deal with Wang because he was worried about his resentment? "

Wang Rao asked with a wry smile.

He really had nothing to say. He didn't go to trouble Fang Yanei, but the Yanei didn't want to let him go!
Wang Nan's family has been closely related to Li Heng since his father's generation.

The personal relationship between Wang Sijing and Li Heng is better than that between Li Heng and Wang Zhongsi!Li Heng's rebellion failed and his whole family was killed, which meant that the Wang family completely lost their future and all the connections they had invested in before were wiped out.

How could Wang rare cause trouble for Fang Chongyong, the acting envoy of Longyou Jiedushi, at this juncture?
Of course, it's not surprising that Wang Nan didn't want to cause trouble, but trouble came to him instead.

Because Wang Nan didn't know whether Fang Chongyong had received Li Longji's instructions and came to Longyou specifically to "clean up the family"!This possibility is not only not small, but is also consistent with the laws of political operation: eradicate the roots!
"That day, a certain person was a member of the Longwu Army and served as a guard around the saint.

It was someone who carried the saint on his back and fled to a safe place, so that the saint could escape.Otherwise, the rebel Li Heng might have succeeded.

Let me tell Wang Jun envoy another secret. In fact, the reason why Zheng Shuqing, the censor Zhongcheng, went to mobilize troops outside Chang'an City at that time was precisely because the commander of this section informed him the day before and asked him to take precautions.

But he still couldn't mobilize the Jinwu Guards. The main reason was that your father interfered. It can be said that your father almost pushed Li Heng to the position of emperor.

Therefore, in this section, the commander can predict that Wang Junshi's father, Wang Sijing, is Li Heng's most loyal confidant and party member, and he participated in the rebellion as an insider.If the Commander-in-Chief really wants to deal with Wang's envoy, he doesn't need to do anything. He just needs to wait and send a letter to the Saint from Chang'an, recounting many details of that day. "

Fang Chongyong said slowly.

Hearing this, Wang Rao was frightened to death!

He never expected that on the day of Li Heng's rebellion, there would be so many life-threatening inside stories!
What Wang Ruo's father did back then was actually speculated privately by his son, who was thousands of miles away and was serving as a general, and he had no evidence.

Wang Sijing did not reveal anything to Wang Rao at the beginning, nor did he make arrangements for Wang Rao to send troops to respond.Later, there was no evidence of his death, and outsiders did not know whether Wang Sijing was an unlucky guy who was killed by Fang Youde to scare the monkeys, or whether he really had something evil in his heart and used the mantis as a chariot to kill him.

In short, the court has no conclusion and it is settled.

Perhaps because of this, when Brother Ji was purging Li Heng's gang members, he did not touch Wang Wanwan, nor did he liquidate Wang Sijing's family.Of course, Brother Ji probably secretly sent someone to observe Wang Ruolan and found that he didn't have any unusual behavior. He didn't look like he had a guilty conscience, so he let him go in the end.

After all, although Brother Ji is bad, he is not stupid.

He knows very well that the more you investigate many things, the more they will be covered up and criticized.

Just clean out the people who must be cleaned up. There is no need to expand the scope of cleaning without limit.The network of relationships among Chang'an's powerful elite is so intricate that if one is killed, a group will emerge.You can't kill them all just by killing them.

Killing too many will have the opposite effect. "I don't quite understand what Fang Jieshuai is talking about. At that time, I was in the Longyou Army and knew nothing about what happened in Chang'an."

Wang Nan didn't bother to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and forced himself to argue.

"Is it?
Then this commander will tell you clearly that your father, Wang Sijing, participated in the rebellion launched by Li Heng at that time, and served as an internal agent in the Jinwu Guards, preventing the Nanya Imperial Army outside the city from entering the city to quell the rebellion. This is a heinous crime!
It is a worthy death!A hundred deaths are inevitable!
Shuai said this in this section, do you understand?

My father Fang Quanzhong, Yushi Zhongcheng Zheng Shuqing, and Pei Min, the general of Youjinwu Guards who was working with your father at the time and was also at the scene, can all testify that your father had evil intentions.

What else does Ambassador Wang have to say? "

Fang Chongyong scolded unceremoniously, shattering Wang Rao's last illusion.

These words left Wang rare speechless.

He knew very well the weight of what the other party just said.Fang Youde and Zheng Shuqing didn't mention it, but they just said that Pei Min was Li Longji's personal "Sword Master", and he was also in the Jinwu Guard at the time and was still at the scene of the incident.

Pei Min only had to tell Brother Ji: At that time, I felt that Wang Sijing was weird. For no reason, he strongly opposed bringing troops into the city to quell the rebellion. Maybe he really colluded with Li Heng.

Then the murder of Wang Sijing has been determined!

It is no longer necessary to say that the Wang family colluded with Li Heng to plot a rebellion. The whole family was killed or exiled.

In other words, as long as Fang Chongyong writes a letter to Emperor Chang'an to report this matter, the Wang family will be completely finished!

As for whether Pei Min will testify, can Fang Chongyong be able to invite this great god?Wang Rao didn't know, but he didn't dare to bet.

Because he believed that Fang Zhongyong was willing to talk so much nonsense to him because he must have needs.It only takes a stick of incense to write a letter, and Fang Chongyong would have written it long ago.

"If Fang Jieshuai has any errands, you might as well speak up.

If the general can do it, he will definitely help him with all his strength. He will work tirelessly in front of and behind the saddle, and he will be willing to serve as his eagle, dog and arm.

If the general is useless, or if the general is just following the orders of the saint, then please ask Fang Jieshuai to send someone to tie him up and return him to Chang'an to be dealt with by the emperor. "

Wang Rao didn't care that the man had gold under his knees, and knelt down directly to Fang Chongyong, very neatly.

"Hey, General Wang is worrying too much. What someone said just now is just a test. They are all for the sake of doing things for the saint. Please don't take it to heart, General Wang."

Fang Chongyong helped Wang Rao up with a smile, and the two of them sat down in front of the table.

Seeing Fang Chongyong with a meaningful smile on his face but not speaking, Wang Rao could still feel his heart pounding and couldn't help but ask: "I wonder if Fang Jieshuai came here because of the Heyuan Army's pay dispute a few days ago? Are you coming?"

"Yes and no.

It is certainly wrong for the frontier army to raise wages, but this is because the imperial court has defaulted on military pay. This commander also understands the difficulties of considering the officers and soldiers of the Longyou Army. "

Fang Chongyong waved his hand indifferently and said.

"The commander came to the Heyuan Army that time... was it to check the accounts?"

Wang Rare was a smart man and he immediately understood Fang Chongyong's true intention.

"General Wang, this commander thinks you are a talented person and should not be buried here.

The commander of this section is also a man who loves talents and is eager to learn. The saint has also heard about the problem of Longyou Army, but he does not know the inside story, so he ordered someone to investigate in private.

In the past few years, the Longyou Army has been living on empty pay for a long time.The saint was furious and ordered someone to investigate the details.

Other ghosts and monsters in the army must also be investigated.Does Wang Jun understand what it means? "

Fang Chongyong took out his appointment document from his pocket, and put the waist badges of the Supervising Censor and the Supervising Military Envoy on his waist. Only then did Wang Rao feel that the matter was serious.

Because a "flying blame" was dumped on Fang Chongyong's head, outsiders thought that Fang Chongyong was a scapegoat and an unlucky man, while ignoring what this person's original official position was and what his original rights and responsibilities were when he came to Longyou. !
To put it simply, Fang Chongyong's original duty, in addition to selecting members of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, was to monitor and detect lawlessness in the Longyou Army.

Of course, this sword cannot be unsheathed. It is just a "nuclear weapon" lent to Fang Chongyong by Brother Ji, and the greatest function of nuclear weapons is deterrence!

Wherever Fang Chongyong wants to select soldiers, the border troops there must cooperate, otherwise Fang Yanei will "pick up lawlessness" among these border troops.In this case, who would fall out with the imperial envoy over a few soldiers?

This is why Brother Ji gave Fang Chongyong the official position of Supervising the Censor and Supervising the Military Envoy.

But this does not mean that Fang Chongyong can do whatever he wants. He wants to be a hero and a real "supervisory army", let alone solve various systemic problems within the border army.

If Fang Chongyong really dares to make trouble, Longyou will definitely be in trouble.At that time, if any generals defect to Tibet, it will be great fun.

This is what makes Fang Chongyong so powerful. He uses the power in his hands as a trump card to intimidate, rather than actually using it.No matter how much trouble there is, the situation is under control.

"Many problems in the Longyou Army are really difficult to explain in one word, and I only know a drop in the ocean."

Wang Nan sighed and said, for this reason, there is no point in continuing to quibble.There are so many issues in the Longyou Army about such issues as empty pay, martyrs reporting as deserters, and no one can withstand scrutiny!

"There are pens, inks, paper and inkstones in the military tent. Please ask General Wang to write down what you know. Someone will consider saying a few words in front of the saint. After all, the white sand is black when it enters nirvana. I believe the saint will understand. General Wang’s difficulties.

By the way, General Gai Jiayun has written one before. Do you want to refer to how he wrote it? "

Fang Chongyong took out a folded piece of paper from his arms with a smile on his face, held it in his hand, and waved it to Wang Nannan.

"No need, no need, Commander-in-Chief is joking."

Wang Nan smiled sarcastically and said, "It's even uglier than crying."

This little Fangjie commander has prepared a fully functional "feast" for their wing generals, which can be said to be a combination of carrot and stick.Wang Rao believed that he was definitely not the second unlucky one, there must be others behind him!
He had to grind his ink conscientiously, spread out a large piece of paper, and write on it the amount and proportion of empty pay for the Heyuan Army.Which free money in the army was used for emergencies, and which was embezzled by generals at all levels.

There are also soldiers who died in battle who were originally supposed to be martyrs. The border generals claimed to have defected in order to embezzle their pensions, etc.

After finishing writing, Wang Rao read it from beginning to end again, feeling as if his whole body had fallen into an ice cave.If this thing is seen by the Emperor of Chang'an, the person involved will have to shed his skin even if he doesn't die!

"If the water is clear, there will be no fish. General Wang doesn't have to think too much."

Fang Chongyong put this "confession" into his sleeve and said calmly.

"I also ask Fang Jieshuai to say a few kind words in front of the saint in the future. I will be very grateful."

Wang Rao knew that he was on the pirate ship and pleaded.

He also knew very well that Fang Chongyong would never show this confession to the Emperor of Chang'an, because it would be of no benefit to anyone!The sword hanging above the head will not fall until the fish is dead and the net is broken.This is the power of deterrence.

Of course, as a price, Wang Rao must obey Fang Chongyong's orders obediently. The unspoken rules of political operation are so cruel.

"It's easy to talk, but the commander is busy with official duties this time, so he won't stay in the Heyuan Army. I'll take my leave.

As long as Wang Jun is willing to serve the saint properly, he doesn't have to worry about those boring threats. "

Fang Chongyong stood up and nodded to Wang Ranran, saying meaningfully.

There are really big pits one after another in the Longyou Army. If you accidentally fall into them, you will be finished.Fang Chongyong was secretly glad in his heart that he had now taken care of the top leaders of the Lintao Army and the Heyuan Army, and had these two largest "mountains" under his control.

Not to mention letting them do things with peace of mind, at least they won't cause any trouble for themselves.The next step is to deal with the payment issue of Longyou Army. This is another big pitfall.

After walking out of the camp, Fang Chongyong couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.Although he had conquered Wang Rao, he didn't feel relaxed at all.

　If there are any typos, please mark them and I will let others click on them to correct them.There is no need to say which word is wrong in the comment area, I am not convenient to proofread it now.

　　
　
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