Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 417 Becomes King Today

Three days later, the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army left Wuwei City alone, advanced eastward, and headed to Ulan Pass to camp.

Since then, all units of the Anxi Expeditionary Force have been restored and disbanded in Liangzhou.

Some people in the DPRK wrote a letter saying that the rumor that Fang Chongyong wanted to "support troops and respect himself" in the Western Regions was self-defeating.

In order to commend Fang Chongyong for his achievements in conquering the Western Regions, and also to appease the grievances among the army. The imperial court specially sent a doctor from the Ministry of Rites, together with Yu Chaoen, the eunuch next to Ji Ge, to Liangzhou to express condolences to the Yinqian Xiaojie Army, and brought Fang Chongyong's promotion documents.

On this day, outside the narrow city gate of Wulanguan, Yu Chaoen read out the reward for Chongyong of the other party in front of many lieutenant generals.

The imperial court officially conferred the title of "Prince of Pingxi Commandery" on Fang Chongyong, who allowed him to establish a government office in Chang'an. However, there is no real seal without a fief, and the city of Ganzhou is settled (the number of households is undetermined).

After a generation of hereditary succession, the rank would be gradually demoted.

In other words, Fang Chongyong could not go to Hexi to be his "King of Pingxi County". He could only get some taxes from the local government in Ganzhou. The amount was not much, but it was better than nothing.

The title of King Pingxi can be passed on to the legitimate sons, but starting from the grandchildren, it will be passed down one level from generation to generation.

And Fang Chongyong was able to make great contributions in the Western Regions, so he was obviously not a simple person. The court's twists and turns may seem like flowers and flowers, but the malice within cannot be hidden from Fang Chongyong.

"The Saint originally wanted His Highness to be the prison guard general, responsible for inspecting the checkpoints in the imperial city. But the Yizhengtang did not agree. The Nanya Imperial Guard was directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War also listened to the orders of the Yizhengtang.

"Your Highness, I have to go back to deliver the message to the saint. Your Highness can just take the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army back to Xingqing Palace to build a new home."

"Should the fish waiter choose to go back to Chang'an first to report to the saint, or should he choose to return to Chang'an with me?"

Chang'an, Chang'an, it's really bottomless, it's hard to distinguish between friends and foes!
The Beiya Forbidden Army is now the Shence Army. It is Ji Ge's private armed force, and the imperial court has no right to interfere with the size of its troops and the appointment and dismissal of its personnel.

Wang Yunxiu was granted the title of Princess of Pingxi County, and the women around Fang Chongyong also had their own titles. I got on the bus early and got some credit.

"Your Highness, the saint values ​​you very much! Apart from the clan members, you are the only one who was crowned king in his youth."

They actually have a similar relationship with the Jinwu Guards as "fixed sentry" and "mobile sentry".

Fang Chongyong frowned slightly and couldn't help but sigh silently.

The prison guards belong to the Nanya Forbidden Army and are responsible for guarding the outposts in the imperial city. They are also responsible for personnel entry and exit registration and basic security. They are also under the management of the imperial court.

Yu Chaoen smiled and handed the imperial decree in his hand to Fang Chongyong and said, his tone full of envy.

At the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Brother Ji launched a "eunuch literacy campaign."

So he spent a lot of energy and money to train a large number of eunuchs who were literate and even highly educated to help him take care of various affairs.

In fact, when it comes to political matters, the eunuchs are not stupid, but are actually "learned and rich".

This made Yu Chaoen feel a little uncomfortable, and even felt angry.

Yu Chaoen finished his words at a very fast speed, then said goodbye and left as if nothing had happened.

Of course, you can also add some useless titles such as "Vice Chairman of ×× Association" to him. Just no matter how you add it, no matter how much you add.

However, Brother Ji can’t live in the imperial city! Is the imperial city safe or not? What's the matter with Brother Ji?

It cannot change the fact that his power has been suppressed below the baseline.

Because he was not a eunuch like Bian Lingcheng who was sent to supervise the army in the border town, he could return to Chang'an with the general of the border town. If Yu Chaoen stayed in contact with Fang Chongyong for too long, it would be suspected that the eunuchs of the inner court were colluding with the generals.

No sane person would be satisfied with this.

It is to set up training courses in the palace and select some people who are literate to study. Before that, the quality of the eunuchs in the palace varied, and many of them were slaves of barbarians from border towns who were castrated and sent to the palace to do odd jobs.

Yu Chaoen smiled stiffly and said politely. In fact, no matter what, in order to avoid suspicion, he could not return to Chang'an with Fang Chongyong.

Yu Chaoen is also one of the best.

With a look of helplessness on his face, he looked at Jiang Wuyan who was chewing a biscuit, wondering how to deal with this "haunting" assassin.

Fang Chongyong asked with a smile, showing no sign of anger.

Therefore, he knew very well that Fang Chongyong had actually had most of his power cut off in exchange for a "Pingxi King" who could neither eat nor drink.

Fang Chongyong complained about Brother Ji in his heart, then returned to Ulan Pass and came to an inconspicuous small stone house in Ulan Pass.

This couldn't help but make the knowledgeable Qiu Ba around Fang Chongyong feel indignant.

Brother Ji knew that Fang Chongyong was not at odds with the Zhang family, but he still wanted Fang Chongyong to get involved. As the descendants of the famous Kaiyuan Prime Minister Zhang Shuo, the Zhang family has deep roots in the court and a huge network of relationships.

It can only be said that Brother Ji is a real dog and uses everyone as a tool.

The three elements of power are nothing more than the right to appoint and remove personnel, the right to take financial leadership, and the right to decide on matters. The court seemed to have given none of these three things, and kept its power pocket tightly closed.

However, the one who is really useful is still just the "Silver Spear Military Envoy of Filial Piety"!
In other words, Fang Chongyong lost almost all the military and personnel power he had previously held, in exchange for a lot of frivolous officials in name only.

Brother Ji lives in Xingqing Palace, but all the central officials of the imperial court work in the imperial city. In fact, the prison guards are more like the security guards of the courtiers than the security guards of Ji Ge.

As for the Kaifu Yitong Third Division, the second-grade general of the auxiliary country, etc., they are added without any money.

Your Highness should understand the joints. "

However, Yu Chaoen was not an unlearned person. As soon as he heard this, he knew that Fang Chongyong was holding fire in his stomach and wanted to trick him.

Since the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army is not a regular army of the imperial court (it belongs to Brother Ji's private army), rounding it off, Fang Chongyong is equivalent to a security captain with the title of "General Staff".

If Brother Ji is suspicious of you, you will lose your head!
"Fish waiter, please go slowly."

As a well-known "cultural man", how could Brother Ji tolerate those illiterate eunuchs dangling in front of him?
Breathing in the same palace as these people will make Brother Ji feel uncomfortable!

Fang Chongyong walked over calmly and put the small bag of golden beans in his sleeve into Yu Chaoen's hand.

The "acceptance" of the slave girl transaction can pick her back, she is really like a fly that cannot be swatted away.

"You can leave after you finish eating the cake, and don't eat and drink with me.

The west of Wulan Pass is no longer the boundary of Liangzhou. It is under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou, and the imperial court has strict control over this area.

Neither An's people nor Li Guangbi's men would chase them here. "

Fang Chongyong waved his hands impatiently and sat down on the stone bench. He had a desire to complain to someone, but he didn't know who to talk to.

Damn it, King Pingxi, what idiot with no luck came up with this title?
If Jiang Wuyan hadn't been here, Fang Chongyong would have wanted to scold his mother!

At this time, Jiang Wuyan, who was already wearing coarse linen clothes, wiped his mouth with his sleeves without any image and asked: "I see that you are very agitated. Has someone offended you? You saved me twice, and I killed him for you." The two of them regard it as repaying their kindness.”

"You know nothing, you just fight and kill all day long. Listen to me, wash your hands in a golden basin from now on, find an honest man and live a normal life.

Those who are good at water will drown, and killers and assassins will die by the sword sooner or later. "

Fang Chongyong rubbed his temples, too lazy to explain to Jiang Wuyan, a guy whose mind was filled with murder and murder, what it meant to conspire with an army!

Even the other party didn't understand.

After a long silence, Jiang Wuyan said, "That man is a Taoist priest, whose name is Jingtian."

She suddenly said something meaningless.

"what?"

Fang Chongyong, who had just been filled with complaints and curses, felt a little baffled.

"Don't say good things a second time."

Jiang Wuyan turned his head away in anger, not even looking at Fang Chongyong anymore.

"You mean... the person who paid for the murder was a Taoist priest named Jingtian?"

Fang Zhongyong was suddenly alert, grabbed Jiang Wuyan's shoulders, and asked with a solemn expression.

"Assuming that you are not stupid enough, I only know this much. Even this name may be fake, so don't put too much hope in it.

But there was something about that person, well, how should I put it, a feeling of superiority, which was different from you. "

Like swatting flies, Jiang Wuyan knocked off Fang Chongyong's claws on his shoulders and said thoughtfully. As if she remembered something, she casually picked up a branch from the ground that was used in the stove, and drew an extremely expressive and concise facial sketch on the ground.

"I remember he looked like this. He had a big mole on his right chin, and he looked a bit stern between his eyebrows.

He spoke with that arrogant contempt, of course he looked down on people like me.

To put it bluntly, I wanted to serve him in bed, but I was afraid that the Taoist priest would think I was dirty. "

Jiang Wuyan wanted to repay his kindness and told him everything he knew.

"Fuck! It's actually him!"

Fang Chongyong looked shocked. He recognized Jiang Wuyan's "soul portrait" at a glance as Wei Jian, who had a very distinctive appearance!

Especially that mole, it is absolutely fake!

"Do you know this person?"

Jiang Wuyan asked curiously. From this clue alone, he could guess who was the mastermind behind the scenes. It was really not easy for Fang Chongyong!

"Of course I know him, he is Wei Jian who participated in the rebellion of loyal king Li Heng!

I understand, it must be Li Linfu who Wei Jian asked you to kill! If Wei Jian was the mastermind behind it, it would not be surprising that he killed Li Linfu! "

Fang Chongyong said excitedly.

Jiang Wuyan rolled his eyes, sighed and said, "Assassinating the Right Prime Minister is too ostentatious. I didn't intend to say it, but you really guessed it right. But, why did you know about this? "

“Anyway, you’re already so involved, it doesn’t hurt to tell you.

When there was a coup in Chang'an, Wei Jian was sent by Li Heng to lobby Li Linfu, hoping that Li Linfu would side with him.

But Li Linfu refused. It is difficult to say whether this was one of the key reasons for the failure of the coup. At least Wei Jian felt that Li Linfu was guilty.

Li Linfu and Wei Jian are relatives, but they refused to take sides at the critical moment, causing Wei Jian's family to be exiled. It is impossible for him not to hate Li Linfu! "

"That's no wonder."

Jiang Wuyan nodded thoughtfully. If the Taoist priest was Wei Jian, with the connections of the Jingzhao Wei family, it would be easy to arrange a carefully prepared assassination.

But after thinking about it for a while, she felt a little disappointed.

I thought I was an indestructible "fish intestine sword", but in the end, the final kick didn't matter at all. The person who set up the trap has everything under control, and the assassination is the last step.

Deep into the game, anyone can kill Li Linfu. Even if Wei Jian finds a prostitute who is powerless, how much strength will the drunk Li Linfu have left after making trouble with her in bed?
A servant can solve it. Jiang Wuyan is not a necessary person. It's just that Jiang Wuyan has dual roles of bait and killer, so he can kill more efficiently.

It doesn't mean that it won't work without her.

Without Wei Jian's plan, even if ten Jiang Wuyan took action, it would be extremely difficult to kill Li Linfu.

"Okay, your kindness has been repaid. This news is too useful. It is more than enough to repay my life-saving grace.

If Wei Jian or anyone else wants to deal with you in the future, just come to my house and I will protect you. "

Fang Chongyong laughed loudly, obviously in a very good mood. After learning who the real culprit was behind the scenes, he had some more cards to play.

This added a bit of certainty to the uncertainty he was about to face.

"Well, why don't you lend me a thousand silk first...or maybe five hundred. The rent in the village has to be paid in autumn, and the situation in Hebei... Commander Ji should understand."

Jiang Wuyan sighed and said, lowering his head in embarrassment.

She is not afraid of being teased by men. She has seen those scenes so many times that her face does not turn red and her heart does not beat.

But she was afraid of owing a favor.

It's really not a good idea to borrow money. I always feel like a dwarf.

If you owe a favor today, for an assassin, you may not have to pay it back with your life in the future!

"Are you prepared to pay back the money?"

Fang Chongyong asked.

"Of course, I can pay it back as soon as I take the order."

Jiang Wuyan said with certainty.

Although she has a hot body, she has a slightly childish face, which is one of the reasons why she can frequently use her beauty to kill people.

"Then be careful. Many people are probably looking for you now."

Fang Chongyong took out a cloth bag from his arms, counted twenty pieces of Hexi Jiaozi made of one hundred silks from it, and handed it to Jiang Wuyan.

I gave him two thousand pieces of silk in one breath!
"Is there any discount if I ask you to kill someone in the future?"

Fang Chongyong asked with a playful expression.

Jiang Wuyan didn't realize that it was a joke. Instead, he thought about it and then answered seriously:

"Discounts are not allowed. At most, buy one and get one free. The purpose of making money is to feed the people in the tribe next to the city. If I kill people, my relatives will not have to go to the border army and narrowly escape death."

Jiang Wuyan replied helplessly.

Fang Chongyong heard something strange in her words and asked doubtfully: "Among the tribes near the city, isn't joining the army a way out?"

"The situation is different in different places and cannot be generalized. The soldiers beside the city are doing the most dangerous jobs. Without a backstage, they will die the fastest. It is much more dangerous than me killing people with my beauty."

Jiang Wuyan didn't seem to want to talk too much about Hebei. The situation there was also very complicated and it was not a paradise for the barbarians.

Hu people have different origins and have chosen different paths. The differences between them are often much greater than the differences between the Hu people and the Han people.

"If you can't survive in the future, bring your people to join me."

Fang Zhongyong handed the Tang knife that Jiang Wuyan had left in his hand to the other party and said sincerely.

"Jie Shuai, you are really unconventional. Others are afraid to avoid us when they see us, but you are really willing to spend money. Two thousand silks, just throw them into the water."

Jiang Wuyan said with a smile, took the Tang knife, put it in his boots and hid it.

"Money is something outside of my body. What I want is talent, and talent that can be used by me. It doesn't matter what his background is."

Fang Chongyong said seriously.

"I understand."

Jiang Wuyan took a deep breath and respectfully bowed to the other party with clasped fists.

"Please take care of yourself, Commander-in-Chief."

"Well, I was just named Prince of Pingxi County by the imperial court. You can also call me His Highness from now on.

After all, I am no longer the military governor. "

Fang Chongyong said awkwardly, feeling extremely disgusted by the words "Pingxi King".

"Prince?"

Jiang Wuyan was really startled by Fang Chongyong.

"Jie Shuai... Your Highness, the speed of your promotion is a bit scary.

Within a few days, he was made the king of the county. In a few years, wouldn't he be the emperor? "

Upon hearing that Fang Chongyong had been named King of the West, Jiang Wuyan was obviously much more interested than before and started to talk more.

"You can leave Ulan Pass quietly at night, and I won't see you off."

Fang Chungyong waved his hands, not wanting to mention the disgusting matter of the court anymore, turned around and left the stone house.

(End of this chapter)