Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 254 Longyou has deep tricks

When Zheng Shuqing hurried to Xingqing Palace, he saw Li Longji talking and laughing with the favored "Mrs. Guo Guo" outside the Huaxianhui Building, and they looked like they were having a good time. appearance.

There is also a three or four-year-old child beside Mrs. Guo Guo, who is the rumored illegitimate son of Mrs. Guo Guo, Yang Xing.

Of course, you can also call me Li Xing.

Mrs. Guo Guo's husband had been transferred to another place as a governor by Brother Ji many years ago, and died inexplicably in a foreign country. The child born to this widow was naturally an illegitimate child. Brother Ji is so lucky to have a son. There is nothing wrong with choosing such a name.

Zheng Shuqing can imagine how Brother Ji was feeling at that time. But he didn't dare to think further about more things.

To Zheng Shuqing's expectation, as soon as Brother Ji saw him, he rejected Mrs. Guo Guo and Yang Xing, and then took him to the study room of Qin Zheng Wu's main building, where the two discussed important matters.

After sitting down, Li Longji laughed and said:
"My left prime minister and my right prime minister drank while on duty and made a typo in a memorial. Each of them was fined [-] pieces of silk. This is the case for prime ministers. The conduct of the court really needs to be rectified.

Did Aiqing encounter something difficult? Even the prime minister accepted the punishment. I just want to see who is so open-minded. "

Hearing this, Zheng Shuqing didn't know how to answer.

The emperor in front of him claimed to be a "saint king", but in fact he was a scumbag who was lenient on himself and strict on others. Just listen to what he says casually, but don't take it seriously. If anyone takes it seriously, they will definitely be in bad luck in the end.

"Returning to the Saint is actually not a big deal. It's just that Wei Chen and the sharp soldiers of the Shence Army made a surprise inspection of the clothes of the Wuling young people on the outskirts of Chang'an to see if they were in compliance with the imperial regulations, and then there was a little trouble. .”

Zheng Shuqing said cautiously, not daring to look up at Brother Ji.

"Oh? Sure enough, there are still some people who don't know how to behave! Isn't it just that the jacket inside the brocade robe has a red and yellow fabric base? What's the point of making a fuss? Just accept the punishment and that's it. I've already guessed this kind of thing.

Aiqing just needs to run her errands. If anything goes wrong, I'll take care of it for you. The fine should not be less than a piece of silk. No matter who it is, even if it is my prince or grandson, my dear, there is no need to show mercy. "

Brother Ji laughed and said.

He thought to himself: The "investigation strategy" proposed by Fang Chongyong is really wonderful! Specializing in taking trivial matters to the extreme, but never getting to the point.

In a word, as long as you have money to give, it doesn't matter!
Ji Ge believes that court officials and clan dignitaries enjoy the country's protection and privileges. Now that Longyou is short of military funds, asking them to bleed is not too much, right?
Is it possible that the whole world is a royal land? Let these people pay because they think highly of them!

In Brother Ji's view, the problem Zheng Shuqing mentioned is simply not a problem!
"Thank you, Saint, for your understanding. I will handle it now and deal with it impartially."

Zheng Shuqing crossed his hands and saluted, and then prepared to leave the main building of Qin Government Affairs.

Suddenly, Brother Ji seemed to have remembered something and called out to Zheng Shuqing.

"Well, the people you arrested this time, um, I mean those Wuling young men who were dressed inappropriately, how many? How many are there?"

Brother Ji said with a hesitant look on his face.

"There are not many Hui Saints, just over 100 people."

Zheng Shuqing said without blushing or heart beating.

"There are more than 100 people, which is really a lot..."

Brother Ji murmured to himself, and was also shocked. I didn’t expect that so many people would be arrested by just a random arrest!

"Sage, it's hard to let these people go. If they are let go, it will be difficult for the Inspection Bureau to arrest them again."

Seeing Brother Ji's hesitation, Zheng Shuqing quickly suggested.

The first thing a new official does when he takes office is to establish his authority. Otherwise, who will listen to what he says in the future?

"That's fine, let's do it."

Brother Ji nodded. Although he knew that Zheng Shuqing would make a big mistake this time, he also wanted to see what the final result would be.

"The fines received will be sent to Lanzhou in Longyou as soon as possible. King Subi wants to join us in the Tang Dynasty, and Tubo will definitely not give up."

Brother Ji reminded him with a straight face.

"Back to the saint, Wei Chen has a man who is good at calculations. It will not be difficult for him to handle this matter."

Zheng Shuqing said humbly.

He still knows how much he weighs, plus he is now afraid of Brother Ji, for fear that the other party will think that he, Mr. Zheng, is "good at managing money."

Brother Ji nodded slightly and waved his hand, signaling Zheng Shuqing to retreat.

"Are you good at numbers and financial management?"

After Lao Zheng left, Li Longji was thoughtful and thought of another person to whom he could handle the difficult task.

……

Fang Chongyong had no way of knowing what happened in Chang'an, and he even didn't expect that during the "investigation" operation, the first knife struck Li Linfu on the head.

Fang Chongyong is planning a big event in Longyou: preparing to fight against Tibet!

Before Du hoped to leave, he also handed Fang Chongyong a letter of surrender from King Su Pi. This made Fang Yanei, who had always wanted to survive his term, scream "f*ck".

It would be okay if King Subi pretended to surrender. If he really surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, it would just give the Tubo people an excuse to send troops.

When the two countries are at war, they also pay attention to the teacher's reputation.

If the name is not right, the words will not go smoothly, and if the words are not right, things will be difficult to achieve. Many times, a small incident on the border between the two countries will be magnified infinitely and become an excuse to start a war! Its influence must not be underestimated.

King Subi has lost his real power in Subi area. The person who specifically manages the government and military affairs in Subi area is Sun Boru of Tubo. Lord Ru is the leader of the local military affairs.

King Subi is just a mascot who can participate in political affairs and has no power to govern, let alone have many close followers.

If King Subi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, the most he would do was slap Tubo Zanpu in the face, and then let the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and all the officials and nobles satisfy their vanity.

That's all, it will not bring any substantial benefits to the Tang Dynasty's border defense, and it will not be able to support King Subi to build another "Subi Kingdom".

King Suvi was also a slave owner and did not have that mass base. The harsh natural conditions also made Datang unable to afford injury or waste.

Because the Tubo people themselves have not completely conquered the Subi region, playing war games in this vast area with sparsely populated areas and harsh climate has a low input-output ratio. They might as well use it to make a sound, at least to make a sound.

This is true for the Tibetan people who are close and not afraid of altitude sickness, so there is no reason for Datang to be thankless.

Therefore, King Su Pi's surrender to the Tang Dynasty was completely thankless for the Longyou army responsible for the response.

It's done, that's what it should be. This in itself means that King Subi "understands the righteousness", and it's not like he did it because of the instigation of Longyou Army.

If it is not done well, the Longyou Army will become incompetent and cannot even protect those who have taken refuge in the Tang Dynasty. Who will take refuge in the Tang Dynasty in the future?
Someone will definitely take the blame by then.

If it were just like this, it would be fine. It would just be to let the Longyou army support King Subi and his tribe. The key issue is that King Subi defected to the Tang Dynasty, which gave the Tubo people a perfect excuse to send troops to Longyou! And the direction in which Tubo sent troops was Longyou!

After King Subi rebelled, Tubo would immediately send people to find important people from the Tang Dynasty and ask Ji Ge to hand over King Subi immediately!

If Brother Ji is willing to suffer this humiliation, then he is no longer Brother Ji!
It is impossible to make friends with others. Not only can he not make friends with others, Ji Ge will even lavishly reward King Subi in order to slap the Tibetan people in the face and set an example.

Of course, this was something that the Tubo people expected. They were worried that they would have no excuse to declare war!
Tubo will immediately publicize internally: Why did King Subi rebel? It was because the Tang Dynasty was inciting the Tibetan dignitaries to rebel. No wonder King Subi was made a king and a marquis when he arrived in the Tang Dynasty.

They all colluded in advance!
If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust, then just flip the table! Let's go to the battlefield and use our swords to reason! Then the biggest unlucky guy was the Longyou Army, which was facing the Tubo troops and could not reason with them.

Fang Chongyong could guess that the Tubo people must have a clear understanding of King Subi's thoughts, and they would pretend not to know even if they knew it. Maybe they were just waiting for this opportunity!
King Su Pi hasn't come yet, so the Longyou border has remained relatively calm, so Fang Chongyong is like a hamster preparing for the winter, working hard to prepare for war.

This is the last calm before the storm!
Today's Tubo is no longer the Tubo before Wu Zhou. Their military strategies and military deployments are quite complete and should not be underestimated.

The border between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty is very long. Before the Wu Zhou Dynasty, when the Tubo people fought, every Dongdai would be filled with young and strong men who would go forward to fight in battle, while the old, weak, women, children and slaves would do the logistics work in the rear.

The advantage of this is that you can hit wherever you go, which reduces the logistical pressure to a certain extent.

However, the disadvantages of this are also obvious, that is, once the battle ahead loses, the Tubo cavalry can run, and the infantry also have a chance to run, but the people in charge of logistics in the camp cannot run at all! It slowed down the overall marching speed.

Therefore, before Wu Zhou, the Tang army took advantage of the characteristics of the Tibetan people's march and won many battles.

However, things changed a lot later.

During the long-term confrontation with the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo people formed three major war centers, which can also be said to be three major logistics bases.

In each battle, Da Lun came forward to organize some Dongdai who were not good at fighting to take on the task of "Nangxia" and be responsible for the management of army logistics and trophies. And some other Dongdai who were good at fighting sent out soldiers to attack foreign countries.

To put it simply, Tubo formed three "big military regions", and each military region can fight independently. This situation is similar to that of the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty, and the time of its appearance is also related to the front and back legs. It can be seen as a new strategy adopted by the Tubo people in response to changes in the battlefield situation.

Wherever you want to attack, you send troops from the corresponding "military region". This is no different from the Tang Dynasty.

The westernmost starting point for the attack was the Qaidam River Basin in western Qinghai where Fang Chongyong lived in his previous life. That is to say, it is centered on the Dulan and Xiangride areas, plus the Buha River Basin to the west of Qinghai Lake.

The main direction of the attack was Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou and Shazhou in the Tang Dynasty, threatening the security of the Hexi Corridor. Of course, the Tibetans can also go directly west, cross the Altun Mountains, attack the southern edge of the Western Region, and threaten the Anxi Protectorate.

Hexi Jiedu Prefecture and Anxi Jiedu Prefecture jointly dealt with the Tubo people on this road. A few years ago, they were the ones who met Fang Chongyong and fought in the battle formation.

The starting points in the middle were Gonghe, Xinghai, Guinan and other places in Fang Chongyong's previous life, that is, the vast areas of the Shazhuyu River, Daheba River, and Mangla River basins. The direction of the attack was mainly Shanzhou and Kuo at the junction of Helong and Longxi. Zhouzhou, Liangzhou and other places.

The Longyou Jiedu Mansion where Fang Chongyong was located was directly facing the Tubo troops.

The easternmost ones are Qinghai Henan and Goluo Prefectures, Jiuzhi in southern Gansu and Aba Prefecture in northern Sichuan. The direction of attack is Hezhou in the east of Longyou (currently still the south of Lanzhou), Taozhou, Diezhou, Minzhou, and Songzhou and Maozhou in Jiannan.

The two Jiedushi envoys of Longyou and Jiannan divided their forces to deal with the Tubo people along the way.

Among them, the direction of Longyou Jiedu Prefecture can be said to be the core area of ​​the conflict between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo!

So early that morning, Fang Chongyong gathered together with military envoys from various armies in Longyou for a meeting to discuss important matters as previously agreed.

All the other armies were present, but only the Anren Army came with dozens of people. Almost all the generals and majors in the army gathered here, which seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.

However, the people of the Anren Army, except for the military envoy Ge Shuhan, could not enter the meeting hall and could only wait in the courtyard of the government office. Surrounded by soldiers belonging to the Lintao Army, armed to the teeth with armor and knives, the atmosphere was very chilling!

"The main purpose of calling all military envoys here today is to announce something."

In the lobby of Jiedu Mansion, sitting on the main seat of Longyou Jiedu Envoy, Fang Chongyong said calmly and without a smile.

None of the many military envoys present said a word, all waiting for his next words. Vaguely, these people all felt that something big was going to happen!
"Before this section, the commander reported many things about Longyou Town, including the mutiny of the Anren Army, to the saint. The saint replied with four words, which was to deal with it cheaply.

Therefore, I will now announce my decision to deal with the Anren Army and the generals and soldiers of the Anren Army. "

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at Ge Shuhan, wanting to hear what this unlucky man would say.

Because Ge Shuhan is the military envoy of the Anren Army, no matter how the Anren Army is dealt with, he will be the person most affected!
Moreover, the agent Fang Jieshuai didn't seem to be discussing with Qiu Bada like them, but directly informed them of the results in a tough manner.

"No matter how the Commander-in-Chief wants to deal with the Anren Army, even the generals will have no objections."

Ge Shuhan said bravely.

"General Geshu understands the righteousness, he is really an example for our Tang Dynasty frontier army."

Fang Chongyong sighed.

Then he looked around at everyone and said with a sad face:

"The Anren Army mutinied and made trouble for pay. They actually ignored the border defense, abandoned their garrison and fled in all directions, which completely ruined the reputation of the Longyou Army.

The black sheep cannot be retained, so the commander of this section now announces that the designation of the Anren Army will be revoked.

Its soldiers and generals were all incorporated into the other armies of Longyou. The Japanese commander will send someone to inform you of the specific details tomorrow. "

As soon as these words came out, Shi Shi was shocked!

Not to mention Ge Shuhan, even Gai Jiayun, a general who had already knelt down and acted like a dog to Fang Chongyong, was so frightened that his ears were ringing!

This "temporary commander" is so courageous. He is just using chicken feathers for seasonal arrows!

According to the military law of the Tang Dynasty, the military envoys of border towns had the power to set up new designations in border towns, and they could also cancel the original designations, but they did not have the right to expand their establishment.

A simple summary is: Jiedushi can establish a new army designation or cancel the old army designation.

However, even the Long March athletes are recorded in the Ministry of War’s account books, one carrot and one pit. Jiedushi has no way to add people to the roster of the Ministry of War!

The imperial court will not give you a penny more than the military pay for border towns! Unless the emperor orders it, after Zhongshu Menxiasheng confirms it, the Ministry of War will implement it and increase the number of soldiers.

It's not that it can't be done to increase the number of soldiers on the Ministry of War's account book. It's just that the process and procedures are a big trouble. It can't be done easily and is very time-consuming. It's far from being done by a military commander.

To increase or decrease the number, Jieduzhi can "decided with one word".

According to the history books of Fang Chongyong's previous life, after Ge Shuhan captured Shibao City, he used a series of combined fists to expand the border on the right side of Long, and then established ten new armies including the "Shence Army".

However, the new soldiers were approved by Brother Ji's strong push, not because of Brother Shuhan himself.

If we include the series of "armies" established by Guo Zhiyun in Longyou in the early years of Kaiyuan. Jiedushi revoking the designation of a military town or establishing a new designation was not as simple as eating and drinking water, but at least it was not difficult enough to ask the court for instructions step by step and wait for approval.

However, Fang Chongyong was just an acting military envoy! As an agent, you are so clueless that you want to engage in such a messy job?

There was silence in the lobby of Longyou Jiedushi's Yamen for a long time. Then Ge Shuhan saluted Fang Chongyong with his hands crossed and asked: "Fang Jiedu, should we report this matter to Chang'an first and wait for the imperial edict to be issued before making a decision?"

As soon as he said this, all the generals in the hall looked at Fang Chongyong, wanting to see what Fang Jieshuai was going to do.

"Brother Shuhan, you are so brave, you actually dare to collude with the Tubo people to mess up our Longxi border!"

Before Fang Chongyong spoke, Wang Rao, who had been silent all this time, rushed forward and punched Ge Shuhan to the ground!

Then he punched and kicked Ge Shuhan.

Ge Shuhan did not show weakness. After getting up, the two of them struggled with each other, and the scene suddenly became chaotic!
"That's enough! You are military envoys, not green-skinned gangsters in Chang'an City, why don't you stop!"

Fang Chongyong shouted at the two people who were struggling!
The two were persuaded by other generals and glared at each other without saying a word.

　The operation went well, but I'm not in a good state of mind right now, so I can't explain it in words, so that's it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)