Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 252 If you go, you will have a narrow escape from death.

"What does it mean that the Anren Army can't stay?"

Ge Shuhan suppressed the fear in his heart and asked calmly.

"It means literally."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand and said, as if he didn't want to get entangled in this issue, but changed the topic and asked: "What does General Geshu think of the situation in Longyou?"

When this issue was mentioned, Ge Shuhan was obviously not very interested. The rebellion of the Anren Army hit him hard. His men actually mutinied, and it would be difficult for Ge Shuhan to climb up in the short term. And he is not young anymore. How much more brilliance can he shine in the remaining time of his life?
I have to say, this is a frustrating thing.

Ge Shuhan replied somewhat perfunctorily:

"In the short term, the situation is calm, and the Tang Dynasty still has the military advantage in Longyou. But in the long term, the fall of some prefectures and counties in Longyou is inevitable, and the current state cannot be maintained for a long time.

It would be great if the Tang Dynasty could maintain and stabilize the passage to the Western Regions. There will definitely be a protracted struggle between us and the Tubo people in the Hehuang Valley, and blessings and disasters are unpredictable. "

Ge Shuhan sighed and said, feeling that the Anren Army seemed to be in danger of annihilation, he did not want to hide anything anymore and expressed his innermost thoughts. You know, this kind of talk is very taboo. If it hadn't been for An Renjun, why would he have said this to Fang Chongyong!
Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said noncommittally: "General Geshu is thoughtful and has great strategies. He is indeed a great talent in the Longyou strategy."

After saying that, he handed the official document of "Military Supervision Envoy" given to him by Brother Ji to his brother Shuhan. After reading it, the latter suddenly realized that everyone in the Longyou Army seemed to have underestimated Fang Chongyong.

They regarded Fang Chongyong as the one who took the blame, but in fact, Fang Yanei himself had a very strong back! It was just because he kept a low profile and chose not to have an attack.

What does the military supervisor do?

On the one hand, it suppressed the local frontier troops, and on the other hand, it also had the responsibility of selecting frontier generals and reporting them to the emperor. If a frontier soldier is recommended by the military governor and praised by the military supervisor, it will be easy for him to get promotion opportunities.

Fang Chongyong has the status of military supervisor. Regardless of whether he has the power to report to Ji Ge, he is a silent deterrent to the border generals.

In the words of Fang Chongyong in his previous life, there are two completely different situations: "having no gun in hand" and "having a gun but not using it".

"The general is so frightened that he asks the military supervisor to speak kindly to the saint in the future."

Ge Shuhan quickly thanked him.

"General Geshu, there's no need to be polite. It's all within your scope."

Fang Chongyong replied calmly. He spoke lightly and didn't look very convincing, but it also made Ge Shuhan not know what to say.

We are not relatives and not very familiar with each other, so why should others help you for no reason?

If Ge Shuhan didn't kneel down and be a dog, then Fang Zhongyong would have no reason to help him, or even if he did, Ge Shuhan wouldn't be able to believe it.

Carrying sedan chairs to and from each other is a quiet political transaction in itself.

"I would like to have a chat with the dozens of people who led the mutiny by the Anren Army before sending them on their way, is that okay?"

Fang Zhongyong asked with a smile.

Ge Shuhan frowned slightly, Guozi's face was filled with gloom, and then he sighed and nodded.

"Fang Jieshuai invites you here."

Ge Shuhan stood up and led Fang Chongyong out of the signing room built with stones.

The two of them walked in a long circle and came to a simple barracks near the city gate of Datong City. I saw a dozen soldiers under Ge Shuhan guarding this place, and no one else was allowed to approach.

Fang Chongyong brought dozens of mutinous assassins from the Anren Army from the Heyuan Army, and they were all centrally guarded here.

The Heyuan Army did not make trouble for these people at first because in Shancheng, as long as these people dared to escape, they would be immediately captured and killed. The Heyuan Army even hoped that they would make a bigger fuss and attract more people's attention.

Therefore, they did not do anything to the mutinous soldiers of the Anren Army, and their supervision was very lax. Except for these dozens of thorns, the other soldiers of the Anren who blindly followed have been sent back to Datong City.

But Ge Shuhan hated these dozens of people and gritted his teeth! It was precisely because of the commotion of these people that his efforts to make up for the arrears of winter clothes through conventional means were cut off, and his official career was also cut off.

As soon as he entered the Anren Army camp, Fang Chongyong saw that these people were shackled and chained in the barracks like animals, without any chance of escape.

The other soldiers of the Anren Army who blindly followed and participated in the mutiny have now calmed down from their anger.

After the Xueyong retreated, all that was left in their hearts was fear. At this time, let alone someone stood up and stood up for the dozens of people who were leading the mutiny. Those people who don't hope that these thorns will die soon can be considered kind-hearted.

From a hero who encouraged rebellion to a thorn in everyone's side, it actually only took a few days. The relationship between people is really a profound knowledge.

In the simple barracks, Fang Chongyong stopped and looked at Ge Shuhan thoughtfully. The latter seemed to sense Fang Yanei's doubts and quickly explained: "These are unruly people in the army. I am afraid that they will get angry and hurt others, so I put on the shackles."

Fang Chongyong naturally knew Ge Shuhan's dark thoughts very well. He didn't point it out, shook his head and sighed:

"It's bitterly cold while guarding the border. It's not uncommon for roosters, dogs, and thieves to appear in the army from time to time. General Geshu is overly worried. He ordered his men to loosen their shackles."

"I will obey Commander-in-Chief's order."

Ge Shuhan cupped his fists and saluted, and then ordered his soldiers to untie the shackles of these thorn-heads.

Fang Chongyong waved his hand to Ge Shuhan and said, "I want to talk to them alone. It won't take long. It won't be convenient for General Ge Shu to see this."

Hearing this, how could Ge Shuhan dare to make a mistake? He quickly stayed with his soldiers, leaving only Fang Chongyong and He Changqi beside him.

"He Laohu, you are guarding outside the door. No one is allowed in. No one is allowed to approach within twenty steps.

No matter what the reason is! "

Fang Chongyong ordered He Changqi.

"But Jieshuai, these people are not ordinary Qiu Ba? What if..."

He Changqi whispered in Fang Chongyong's ear with a hesitant look on his face. What if these people suddenly got angry and killed Fang Zhongyong, it would be great fun!

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Fang Chongyong said nonchalantly.

After sending He Changqi away, Fang Chongyong looked at the dozens of strong men from the Anren Army in front of him. I saw indifferent expressions on their faces, as if they were dead. He doesn't seem to care about anything anymore.

This kind of person, let alone being violent and hurting others, doesn't even have the desire to escape.

The Hehuang Valley is surrounded by plateaus and mountains. The climate is bitterly cold, and Tubo scouts can be seen everywhere. Even if these people want to run away, where can they go?

You can't say that Run went to Tubo to become a slave, right?
"A snake can't survive without a head. Which of you is the leader?"

Fang Chongyong looked around at the assassins of the Anren Army and asked in a deep voice.

A strong man who was more than eight feet tall walked out of the crowd, looked at Fang Chongyong proudly and asked: "It's Ye Ye, kill him if you want, no need to say more. It's Ye Ye who leads people to pay, and holds Ye Ye's Just go and deliver the head to the Emperor of Chang'an!"

"What's your name?"

Fang Chongyong ignored the nonsense the other party said and asked directly.

"If you don't change your name, if you don't change your surname, you are the deputy commander of the Anren Army, Zhang Shouyu!"

The mutiny led by the deputy commander of the Anren Army was no wonder it caused such a big fuss!

These people didn't turn around and attack Shanzhou. They really were Qiu Ba in this era, and he still paid attention to professional ethics and military honor!
If this kind of thing happened during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Longyou might have to change his envoy! In that case, if the Anren Army rebelled and did not attack Shanzhou, Fang Chongyong would call them Big Brother.

Fang Yanei always felt that Ge Shuhan seemed to want to kill these thorns in An Renjun. Originally, he didn't understand why Ge Shuhan was so ungrateful.

It turned out that Zhang Shouyu, the deputy military envoy, actually mutinied with a group of his cronies while Ge Shuhan was attending a meeting.

This is equivalent to giving Ge Shuhan eye drops directly. Can Ge Shuhan not be angry?
The reason why these people are not being killed secretly now is just because they are afraid of outsiders thinking that he wants to hide the truth.

Fang Chongyong suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the senior officials of the Longyou Army kept the inside story of the Anren Army's mutiny secret. Even Wang Nanran and Gai Jiayun did not mention it.

It turns out that the impact was so bad that it had to be downplayed.

Not mentioning Zhang Shouyu's matter, at least the senior officials of the Longyou Army seemed to be loyal. The mutiny was just because the lower-level officials were dissatisfied with the arrears of winter clothes.

Once the mutiny led by Zhang Shouyu is exposed to the sun, all the generals of the Longyou Army will look like they are ready to rebel. This is really a "secret that cannot be told"!

"Give me a good time, do you want to die or live?"

Fang Chongyong looked at Zhang Shouyu and asked. Before he could speak, Qiu Ba, who was behind him, knelt on the ground and shouted to Fang Zhongyong, "Please give Fang Jieshuai a clear path!"

"Please give Fang Jieshuai some guidance!"

A group of people knelt down, but Zhang Shouyu stood there like a fool.

“Brothers, why don’t we fight against the imperial court’s treatment of us?

Zhang will die now to show his determination! I just want to let those dog officials in the court who drink the blood of soldiers know that our Longyou'an People's Army is by no means rebellious!
We just have to fight for it! "

The helpless Zhang Shouyu was about to hit the wooden stake in the barracks and commit suicide while talking, but he was pinned to the ground and knelt down by everyone!

Zhang Shouyu thinks integrity is very important, but obviously others don't think so.

"If you have such strength to hit the pillar, why don't you save it to beat the Tibetans!"

Fang Chongyong kicked Zhang Shouyu to the ground, pointed at him and yelled!

Hearing this, everyone present fell silent. No matter how much trouble they make, their behavior is the same as that of a child who has no milk to eat and calls her mother.

"You choose three paths."

Fang Chongyong turned around, stretched out three fingers, turned his back to Zhang Shouyu and others and continued:
"The first way is to send someone to escort you to Lanzhou in the name of a death row prisoner. Then announce to the public that you have been sentenced to death by the court.

When you arrive in Lanzhou, someone will pick you up and we will make arrangements at that time.

I first stated that this road is extremely dangerous and there is a narrow escape from death. Don't fantasize about escaping halfway. As long as you run away, your whole family and even your fellow tribesmen, relatives and friends will be implicated.

But as long as you listen to the arrangements of this commander and complete this road, then the stains on your body will be washed away, and someone will give you a decent return. "

"The second way is to disperse dozens of you and assign them to the front lines around Stone Castle City, and integrate them into the castles where thousands of border troops are stationed, and serve as ordinary soldiers to guard the border.

Of course, you are now like mice crossing the street among the Longyou Army. How the military leaders will treat you, this commander will never interfere. If someone accidentally kills someone and reports him missing, I won't care. "

"The third way is that you just pretend that you have never seen this handsome guy today, and this handsome guy just pretends that he has never seen you!
Tonight, someone will arrange for you to have a good meal, and then early tomorrow morning, you will go to hell together.

Of course, your heads will be hung on the top of Shanzhou City for a month as a warning to others. It’s ugly, it’s a bit ugly, and there’s nothing we can do about it.

Three paths, which one do you want to choose? "

Fang Chongyong's three paths, the first one is a path of survival with unknown risks but a high possibility of death. The advantage is that it can be "cleansed" regardless of life or death.

The second road is the road of slow death. These thorns are at the forefront of the battle with the Tubo people, and they are not stationed there. It is estimated that they will all die in a few months.

The third way is actually to choose nothing and then die happily tomorrow.

Obviously, there are three roads, but in fact only the first road can be tried. The other roads are just the difference between surviving and dying.

If you go, you will have a narrow chance of death. If you don't go, you will definitely die.

"Jie Shuai, we are willing to go to Lanzhou!"

Zhang Shouyu knelt on the ground and saluted with clasped fists. Others also knelt down and saluted, obviously not thinking what he wanted.

"Okay, it's useless to talk more. After you go to Lanzhou Jincheng, you will know what you want to do."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said, very satisfied with the attitude of these people.

Although he never said anything harsh, he made these dozens of thorns feel a sense of oppression that could not be looked at directly.

After walking out of the camp, Ge Shuhan and the generals of the Anren Army had been waiting for a long time, preparing to welcome Fang Chongyong to the banquet.

However, when Fang Chongyong walked up to him, he said to Ge Shuhan: "General Ge Shu, these dozens of stabbed heads are prisoners on death row. The commander of this section will take them away in a moment. Tomorrow, all the generals of the Anren Army will come to Shan The state meeting is very important, so don’t be late.”

Hearing this, Ge Shuhan suddenly became nervous, and the faces of the generals behind him changed slightly, and they looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.

"Jie Shuai, a certain person has prepared a banquet and invites him to the banquet."

Ge Shuhan said with a smile, but the smile on his face was very forced.

"No need, the commander-in-chief has official duties for this period, so he will return to Shanzhou City now."

Fang Chongyong gave a perfunctory salute to the generals of the Anren Army, and then walked out with He Changqi. His personal soldiers also took away the assassins of the Anren Army, leaving only Ge Shuhan and his party in a mess in the wind.

He wanted to stop Fang Chongyong and ask for details, but he was worried that the other party would tell him worse news. They had no choice but to watch Fang Chongyong and his party leave Datong City, where the Anren Army was stationed.

……

Since Zheng Shuqing resigned and returned to his hometown, he left his mansion in Chang'an to his eldest nephew.

At first, he didn't expect that he would one day recover, so he directly gave the land deed and the house in Chang'an to his eldest nephew. After all, his nephew was now working as a minor official in the central government, and the house in Chang'an could not be left empty. It is natural for my nephew to live there.

By the way, he wanted to prove to the court that he, Mr. Zheng, was really resigning and was not hiding home to "avoid trouble."

As a result, not long after, Zheng Shuqing was called to Chang'an by Brother Ji and re-entrusted with important tasks. As a result, now Lao Zheng is staying at his nephew's house temporarily when he returns home, which makes him very embarrassed.

That day, he had just returned home after taking over the post of director of the "Inspection Institute" when he saw his eldest nephew walking over calmly and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, you have betrothed your little sister to A fool? This is different from what you said before!"

Seeing that his eldest nephew was very dissatisfied with his tone, Zheng Shuqing was also getting angry, so he yelled at him:

"The words of the parents and the matchmaker are absolutely justified.

After your father passed away, I could decide the marriage of your brother and sister on your behalf. Why not marry your sister to someone else?
Have you forgotten how you came to Chang'an from a local official to become an official?

Not even an uncle, I will mediate and operate! What is your attitude! "

"Uncle, what you said is indeed true, but you can't push your niece into the fire pit, right?

Today the fool came to deliver a letter, saying that he was Aya's husband. The nephew was so shocked that he asked him carefully. This little fool actually looked down on the Zheng family. He said that he was willing to marry my sister only because he was obeying the order of the family leader and had to go through difficulties.

Do you think this is human language? "

As soon as the eldest nephew mentioned this, his anger boiled over his head. He was so angry that he burst into rage!
He had heard before that his uncle Zheng Shuqing was acquainted with Fang Chongyong. Not only was Fang Chongyong an official, but his father Fang Youde was a close minister of the emperor and had served as a military governor for two terms. Zheng Shuqing's eldest nephew was quite pleased to hear that his sister would marry into the Fang family to Fang Chongyong.

He thought it would be fine even if he married Fang Youde, who had not remarried for many years!
I didn’t expect that I was going to marry someone from Fang Chongyong’s family... a certain tribe! He is still a little fool with an obviously abnormal brain!
This horse riding joke is too big!
If that little fool hadn't come to Zheng's house today, he wouldn't have known about it. The eldest nephew felt that his uncle was too unreliable!
"Don't worry about that little fool."

Zheng Shuqing waved his hand impatiently. It's not like he didn't know Fang Laique's virtues! What's there to say? Just be a dog and that's it!
"Eh? Is this little fool just here to show off to you?"

Zheng Shuqing suddenly discovered that his eldest nephew seemed to have deliberately concealed an important issue without explaining it clearly.

"Well, that's not the case. He sent a letter over and said that he would give it to his uncle if he came to Chang'an. If his uncle didn't come to Chang'an, he was not allowed to take a peek. He would just burn it after a year."

The eldest nephew reluctantly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zheng Shuqing.

After seeing the familiar handwriting on the envelope, which read "Here's the letter from Dean Zheng," the stone hanging in Old Zheng's heart finally fell to the ground.

He coughed lightly, patted his eldest nephew on the shoulder and said:

"Although the little fool is stupid, he won't mess around, right? What's wrong with that?

When it comes to marriage, sometimes it’s not about how a person is, but about his status and background. "

"Uncle, what status can a domestic slave have?"

It was okay for Zheng Shuqing not to mention it, but he became angry again when he mentioned his eldest nephew.

"Then go and kill one of the dogs that the saint kept in Xingqing Palace, and then come back and say this to me!
You think no one can cure you if your father is gone, right? "

Zheng Shuqing couldn't help but snarled. Then he took the letter and walked away as if he didn't recognize his relatives, cursing his eldest nephew for his shallow knowledge.

How come the next generation of the Zheng family are all such idiots! Look how Fang Youde gave birth to a son!

Zheng Shuqing lamented in his heart that the Zheng family was about to end and there would be no successor.

　I have checked Lao Zheng's lineage. His brothers, sons, and nephews are all officials, and their names and surnames are recorded. But I actually lost the information. So I had to use the eldest nephew instead. In fact, he was indeed a central official. I will find out and change it later after I get better at it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)