Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 255 The background of Hexi Godfather

A good military meeting was interrupted by a fight between Ge Shuhan and Wang Ran. In addition to the news of the disbandment of the Anren Army, the meeting was announced to be adjourned without any time to discuss any other major issues.

Afterwards, Ge Shuhan and Wang Rao, who participated in the fight, were detained in the Yamen of Longyou Jiedu Mansion, waiting for Fang Chongyong's disposal. The matter seemed to be getting worse.

After all the generals settled in Shanzhou City, Fang Chongyong called Ge Shuhan and Wang Nanran to the study room where Jiedushi worked.

At this moment, Ge Shuhan was surprised to find that in addition to He Changqi, Guan Chongsi and others they were familiar with, there were also five young people with dark skin and strong muscles!

Seeing that everyone was here, Fang Chongyong sat down on the Jiedushi's seat and instructed others to sit down as well.

"General Geshu and General Wang did a good job in the drama just now."

Fang Chongyong looked at his brother Shuhan and said calmly.

"I don't dare to take it. I don't dare to take it. I'm just following the commander's orders."

Ge Shuhan said sarcastically.

He and Wang Nan were both military envoys, so how could they fight in front of the military envoy? That is purely to make yourself unhappy, and it will not have any effect.

If you really feel unhappy with someone, just kill them directly.

When Ge Shuhan took office in the Anren Army, there was a deputy who always contradicted him, so Ge ​​Shuhan took advantage of a moment when a certain general gathered to kill the deputy general directly! Kill in front of everyone!

Afterwards, Ge Shuhan was only fined three drinks by the Longyou Jiedushi, but nothing was done to him.

Qiu Ba like them is so straightforward in dealing with things. If he has the opportunity to take action, he will never say anything, let alone kill the snake and suffer the consequences.

Wang Jinbao on the side was silent. He had nothing to say, and he also acted according to Fang Chongyong's arrangements.

"In compliance with the sage's orders, I will establish a powerful army that is second to none in Longyou! It will be called the Tianwei Army."

Fang Chongyong said with a serious face.

Ge Shuhan and others all looked strange, but in the end Wang Rao reported cautiously: "Jie Shuai, the unit that is stationed at Shibao City is called the Tianwei Army."

"That's right, so if the Commander-in-Chief of this section forms the Tianwei Army, he will be able to confuse the Tibetan people."

There are only a thousand Tianwei troops in Shibao City, and Fang Chongyong only borrowed this number to build an underground strategic reserve force. At least before the war started, the Tubo people couldn't figure out the situation and numbers. They would only know that the Anren Army was gone!
  "In order to build the mighty army of Heaven, a certain person specially asked the Hexi Jiedushi to allocate five generals and two thousand of their troops as the backbone."

Fang Chongyong pointed to the five young people sitting not far away and said.

Ge Shuhan, Wang Nan and others looked at each other in shock. They had not known about this before. However, it is common for the border generals between Hexi and Longyou to coordinate with each other. If the level is relatively low, approval from the Ministry of War is not required. The military governors on both sides can do it with just a word.

This is also an important reason why the governors of Hexi and Longyou were often held concurrently by one person.

It's just that five people are enough. Why do these five people still have a song?
  Ge Shuhan was very confused.

"The father of the five of them is Lun Chengjie, the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, and his family has lived in Liangzhou for a long time. Now that he heard that Tubo wanted to invade the Tang Dynasty, he specially sent five of them to Longyou with their family soldiers to establish a new army. Beat Tubo hard."

Upon hearing this, the five young men all bowed reservedly to Ge Shuhan and others without saying a word.

Wuwei Lunshi! Hexi Jiedu envoy Wang Jue!
  Ge Shuhan and Wang Ran were shocked and no longer dared to underestimate the five young people around Fang Chongyong.

In the Tang Dynasty, the universal military system, which had been swept into the garbage heap of history, generally no longer existed, but it was not absolute.

For example, this is the case with the Wuwei Lun clan. They have soldiers who do not belong to the Tang Dynasty officialdom. It can be regarded as an alternative "cityside system".

"Commander Jie, could it be that these five warriors are the famous Tubo general Lun Lingqin?"

Wang Rao asked with a surprised look on his face.

"However, Lun Qinling's son Lun Gongren returned to the Tang Dynasty with seven thousand tents from Tuyuhun and became a general of Shuofang Army. The family settled in Wuwei City, Liangzhou and continued to multiply. At that time, someone had an old relationship with them.

Lun Gongren's son Lun Chengjie was their father. In order to avoid suspicion, General Lun did not allow his heirs to join Shuofang's army, but stayed in Wuwei, Liangzhou as a border army, but did not belong to the Tang army.

Now it was time to employ people, so he wrote to Hexi Jiedu envoy Wang Jue and Shuofang Jiedu deputy envoy Lun Chengjie, and transferred the five of them to Longyou as generals. This also fulfills the wish of General Chengjie. His family has always wanted to seek revenge from Tubo Zampu.

Now is your chance! "

Fang Chongyong said nonchalantly, with such an understatement, as if he was just talking about a very small thing that was not worth mentioning at all.

But Ge Shuhan, Wang Nan and others knew that this matter seemed very simple, but the connections and favors it required were not something that an ordinary general could handle. Even an ordinary scholar Jiedushi couldn't do it!
  They suddenly remembered that Fang Chongyong seemed to have been the governor of Shazhou for four years and had friendship with local military and political personnel. From this point of view, this matter is quite logical.

So why didn't Lun Chengjie get his sons to serve as officers in Shuofang's army?

Because he is a descendant of Tubo who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and he is still of Lingqin's bloodline. The idea of ​​father and son going into battle can easily arouse Brother Ji's suspicion and make his colleagues around him jealous.

You know, there is no doubt that the Tang soldiers who died at the hands of Lun Lingqin, whether it is archaeological or historical records, were in the order of six figures. Some even say it starts at [-], while others say it exceeds [-].

Descendants of the Lun family in the Tang Dynasty must of course be careful!
  Lun Gongren himself was the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, and his son Lun Chengjie became the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu. If his son was brought into Shuofang's army again, what would the emperor of the Tang Dynasty think?

This kind of thing of turning the border troops into your own army has always been a taboo for officials.

Therefore, the Lun family has always settled in Wuwei, Liangzhou. They also do not serve as generals in the Hexi frontier army. After all, the Lun family has already taken root in Wuwei.

Just when Lun Chengjie was worried about how to arrange his five sons, Fang Chongyong sent him a letter. Lun Chengjie was overjoyed. Not only did he let his sons go to Longyou to practice, he also dispatched two thousand elite soldiers from the family to accompany them. Let’s go to Longyou together.

For no other reason than to train the children of the family and to fulfill a wish!

Lunshi wanted to conquer Tubo for more than a day or two. Speaking of the people who hate Tubo the most, it’s really not the Tang Dynasty. Lingqin’s descendants probably rank among the top three.

Back then, their family almost replaced Zan Pu, but now he has become a general of the Tang Army. Only he knows the bitter feeling in his heart.

Because he was afraid that these people would destroy the overall situation, Ji Ge had always allowed the Lun clan to operate in Shuofang's army and prevented them from having direct contact with the Tubo people.

It's not betrayal, I'm just worried that these people will be blinded by the blood feud and do some irrational things. Ge Shuhan seemed to have guessed Fang Chongyong's plan, and felt weak in his heart.

This agent Fang Jieshuai is really very agile. He won't play any tricks with you at all, it's all conspiracy. No matter which one of his methods is looked at individually, it is impeccable.

He got the job done, he became the good guy, and his methods were very advanced, leaving no one to tell the truth!

By removing the Anren Army, importing fresh blood from Hexi, and then recruiting elites from the Longyou Army, you can control this army as a trump card and revitalize the stagnant Longyou Army.

The Anren Army's mutiny has become notorious, so naturally it cannot be dealt with. So Fang Jieshuai disbanded the Anren Army and made an explanation to the Emperor of Chang'an.

Performing a bitter plot is just a way to "conquer" Brother Shuhan later, and it is all for outsiders to see. Obviously, the envoy of the Tianwei Army is Ge Shuhan. Of course, it is inevitable to kneel down and be a dog. Otherwise, in the eyes of outsiders, Ge Shuhan will be a white-eyed wolf, and he will not be able to get along anywhere in the future.

Rebuilding the new army and using sufficient military pay as bait can dismantle the personal control of each military envoy over the border troops, or at least weaken their control. The ascending channel was also opened up, which reduced the dissatisfaction among the Longyou army.

The Lun family wanted to take revenge on Tubo, but they were also worried that the continuous entry of family members into Shuofang's army would arouse suspicion, so they gladly accepted the transfer order and provided full assistance. This scene was unexpected, but also reasonable.

Fang Chongyong needs his team to suppress Qiu Ba, the army on the right side of Long, while Lun needs to pave the way for the family's children. Lun Chengjie will retire and return to his hometown one day, and he must plan for the family's descendants. The two sides hit it off immediately!
  The Lun family came to Longyou for the first time, and they were unfamiliar with the place and had no one to help them. Fang Chongyong had friendships with these forces from Hexi in the past, so there was no need to think about it. These people must follow his lead and become hardcore.

As long as Fang Chongyong is still serving as the governor of Longyou, he can command these people like an arm.

Where does power come from? It comes from the support of a group of people for one person!

The five Lun brothers and their troops were exactly the same as the elite recruited from Longyou's army, balancing and restricting each other. Then Fang Chongyong, the acting Jiedu envoy, became a decisive presence in the Tianwei army, and no one could resist him.

Holding the essence of the Longyou Army in his hands, he also defeated the envoys of the Lintao Army and the Heyuan Army. Here at the Longyou Army, Fang Chongyong could directly control an army of at least [-] people without relying on imperial decrees!
  This is enough for him to flex his muscles in Longyou!
  "The Tubo people are coming. The formation of the Tianwei Army will be notified to all armies step by step. The original establishment was [-] people, but now Hexi has added [-] troops, and another [-] are needed. people.

Priority will be given to recruiting elites from the Anren Army and Heyuan Army. They will be hired after passing the assessment and will finally be reported to the Ministry of War.

Ge Shuhan was appointed as the military envoy of the Tianwei Army, Lun Weizhen was appointed as the deputy military envoy of the Tianwei Army, and Gao Xiuyan, the former deputy military envoy of the Heyuan Army, was transferred to the deputy military envoy of the Tianwei Army (one army has more than one deputy military envoy).

A thousand soldiers were selected from Tianwei's army, and He Changqi was the captain of the soldiers to guard the safety of Shanzhou City.

On Huaiyi, on Wei Xian, on Wei Liang, on Wei Qing as a partial general.

Ordinary soldiers in the Tianwei Army are paid the same as other armies. However, every year the imperial court would reissue a sum of autumn clothes, similar in scale to spring clothes and winter clothes. As for the generals at all levels, you can just think about it slowly for yourself whether there are any benefits. "

Hearing what Fang Chongyong said, Ge Shuhan, Wang Nan and others felt relieved.

I was blind and careless before, but I didn't expect that this young Fang Jieshuai was an old man! Fortunately, I got on the bus in time!
  "Here are the things you have to do next. I'll see you tomorrow for details."

Fang Chongyong stood up and handed the two envelopes in his hands to Ge Shuhan and Wang Ran.

It wasn't until this moment that Wang Rao suddenly realized what he was doing.

Originally, he thought it was the "revenge of killing his father" that made Fang Zhongyong jealous, so he deliberately found something to expose and let himself act in a painful drama.

Unexpectedly, Fang Chongyong’s starting point was extremely simple.

Since the Anren Army mutinied and the Heyuan Army rebelled, we should start with these two armies. One will cancel the number directly, and the other will probably have to use a big knife!

Ge Shuhan and Wang Nan took the order and left. Fang Chongyong dismissed He Changqi, Guan Chongsi and others, leaving only the five Lun brothers in the study.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, Lun Weizhen stepped forward and wanted to shake hands with Fang Chongyong. He extended his hand halfway and then retracted it. As a result, Fang Chongyong put his hands on his shoulders and laughed loudly: "It's a surprise, isn't it! When you followed me to kill horse thieves, you were not ambiguous at all!"

"Oh, life was so happy back then. When I heard that Hexi Qilin was now the Commander-in-Chief of Longyou Jie, our brothers were all looking forward to coming to Longyou as soon as possible and following Fang Jie-Shuai!

Now in Hexi... Well, it's hard to put it into words, the business in the Western Region is almost gone. "

On Huaiyi said with a sad look on his face.

The Lun family has so many military tribes. If there were no trade routes to Hexi, they would have been dismissed long ago! They had been working as thugs for "private work" under Fang Chongyong back then. They had spent many years wearing Tang Army armor and wandering around on the trade routes in the Western Regions. They knew very well what kind of person Fang Chongyong was.

At that time, Lunshi made a lot of money from this and made a fortune in Liangzhou.

However, since Fang Chongyong left Hexi, the profits from this trade route have been declining day by day.

Rules are made by people and broken by people. Without someone like Fang Chongyong, who was capable and moral, and could always respond to everything, there would soon be rule-breakers on the trade routes in Hexi. After the first one, there will be a second one. Slowly, everyone starts not to follow the rules.

After all, who doesn’t want a little extra?

Of course, the real bad thing happened to Zhang Shougui's son Zhang Xiancheng.

After this guy arrived in Guazhou, he threatened that his father was the left prime minister and that he wanted to pluck the feathers of geese on the trade road. There was a lot of noise at that time. However, Zhang Shougui was later dismissed as prime minister, and Zhang Xiancheng was reported to have raped a civilian girl and was dismissed from office not long after. Now he doesn't know where he is hiding.

Zhang Xiancheng is not greedy for beauty, let alone rob civilian girls. But without the protection of his father, who is the left prime minister, who would be in the mood to listen to his nonsense?
  Those who run rampant with power will surely die from the tyranny of power. This principle is no different from a person who is good at water and drowns in the water.

With Zhang Xiancheng, the rule-breaker, gone, nothing can go back, and he is heading towards greater collapse.

In the past, on the Hexi smuggling line, even if Fang Chongyong was gone, people who wanted to cause trouble would do it secretly and did not dare to openly break the rules.

But since the exception of Zhang Xiancheng, all kinds of monsters and monsters have appeared!
  In addition to the various "horse bandits" that sprung up like mushrooms after a rain because of the uneven distribution of spoils, the Sogdians in the Western Regions were not willing to have their pricing power monopolized by caravans. They had several conflicts with the Doulu Army in Shazhou. They are all pretending to be horse thieves, with white knives going in and red knives coming out. Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor.

Of course, the Sogdian Hu merchants could not defeat the elite Doulu army, so they simply stopped buying and selling goods from Chang'an! They started to play supply monopoly! No different than an economic blockade! No one wants to have trouble with money. The sharp knife in Doulujun's hand cannot be directly turned into grain and cloth.

In desperation, the senior officials of the Doulu Army and even Wang Jue, the governor of Hexi Province, had to use the local wealthy family of Shazhou as an intermediary guarantee to invite these Sogdians back and sit at the same table for negotiations.

Whether the negotiation was good or not, the five Lun brothers did not know, but the shrinkage of smuggling profits on the Hexi trade route was visible to the naked eye.

Lun brought [-] people to Longyou this time, which may have alleviated his own financial pressure. Of course, this was something Fang Chongyong did not expect.

"The Tubo people are coming. Let's have a big fight with someone."

Fang Chongyong said to the five Lun brothers.

　Every chapter is not easy now, I try my best
  　　
  　
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