Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 89
Wang Zhongsi is much more familiar with the layout here than Fang Chongyong.He was familiar with the way and took the other party to the "activity room" where the soldiers usually held guns and gambled, and saw that the place was clean and new, as if it was the first time to stay.

"Guo Ziyi manages the army well, combining strength and softness. He is a fellow countryman of mine, and my parents have been familiar with him since then. You can trust him, and then walk around more in Hexi, see more and ask more questions.

Traveling thousands of miles is like reading thousands of books.

When something happens, you can listen to what Guo Ziyi has to say.He won't stay here for a long time. After you get familiar with Hexi's affairs, I will recommend him as the military envoy of Shuofang.Even if it doesn't work, he can be promoted a few levels.

Nowadays, officers in the Tang Dynasty have to follow their own paths to get promoted, unlike in the early years when they were all based on military merit.Guo Ziyi is a capable person. I recommend him as a contribution to the country.

Although he used his power, it was not for personal gain and he had a clear conscience. "

Wang Zhongsi said to Fang Zhongyong with some emotion.

"Father-in-law doesn't have to say this to his son-in-law."

Fang Chongyong was made to laugh and cry by the serious Wang Zhongsi. He was not here to examine his father-in-law!

"You are now joining the army in the state capital of Liangzhou, and I am telling you this as an envoy of the Chishui Army, but it is over now.

Tell me about what you have encountered along the way. "

Wang Zhongsi waited for Fang Chongyong's speech with great interest.The more he looked at this future son-in-law, the more satisfied he became, and he wished that his daughter would marry him tomorrow.

Fang Chongyong's "disappearance" caused a lot of trouble, and the Hexi Jiedu Mansion even offered a reward of [-] yuan!After learning about this matter, Wang Zhongsi instructed Guo Ziyi in private to let the other party quietly wait for Fang Chongyong to come in Liangzhou City, instead of searching around like headless chickens.

"Is such that……"

Fang Chongyong introduced in detail how he met Dugujun and Gao Shi, how he sneaked into Dugujun's team and established a good relationship with them and became brothers, and how he met the Hu bandits after passing Wulan Pass, and then found out that these people were People from Baiting Army pretended to be.

Finally, he also talked about sending Guo Ziyi to lead troops to the north of Baitinghai.

As for the matter of establishing a "military order" with Cui Xiyi, he ignored it.The Tubo people were ready to make a move, so there was no need to plant a nail between the Hexi Jiedushi envoy and the Chishui military envoy.

Fang Chongyong is still aware of the overall situation.

If he can't fight himself, he won't hinder those who can fight. Otherwise, internal strife will lead to Tubo's capture of Liangzhou City, and everyone will die?
"This time I came to Hexi to serve as the Chishui Army envoy, and I found that the customs in the army were greatly corrupted. I can rectify the Chishui Army internally, but I am beyond my reach in other armies. From what you have seen and heard, it is actually better to use strict orders and give small rewards. scourge.”

Wang Zhongsi shook his head and sighed, he was not surprised by Fang Chongyong's encounter.

In fact, as far as he knew, there were also examples of border soldiers killing all the travelers along the way after robbing them. It was simply killing all the way.As long as people are killed, no one will see them doing evil.

The frontier army of the Tang Dynasty was ruthless enough to kill the Tubo people, and they were not merciless in killing the common people.

So this time the Baiting army did "not too much".

Wang Zhongsi introduced to Fang Chongyong the "hidden rules" of frontier soldiers pretending to be bandits.

First of all, no one will be left alive, as long as it is the party that is robbed, it will definitely die.Everyone agrees to the unspoken rules, but if the lid is lifted, it will be untenable, and it will be hard to justify it to anyone.Therefore, the sufferer who has seen the "robber" must die.

Secondly, the Tang officials on the Silk Road must not be killed. The people of the Tang Kingdom will not be killed if they can, and Zahu depends on the situation. If there is no threat, he will be let go. If there is any threat, he will be dealt with mercilessly.

Finally, all military envoys knew about these things, and some even tacitly approved of them.

Even Wang Zhongsi, who "airborne" here not long ago, knew a lot of similar things, and he couldn't control them.

He has been in the military for decades, so how could he not know about such a thing?Not doing evil yourself, and being jealous of evil and taking action when you see others doing evil. Those are two completely different moral standards!
In the Hexi Corridor, no matter right or wrong, in the end, whether military envoys or military envoys, these Qiuba people were needed to fight the Tubo people.If the court does not provide generous rewards, similar things will always happen, and supporting laws will always be just a piece of paper.

These things are beyond the control of Wang Zhongsi, an envoy of the Chishui Army, it is Li Longji's business!

"If you take command in the future and confront the Tibetan army, you will understand why the Hexi frontier army did such despicable things. Liangzhou is doing well, but Shazhou (Dunhuang) is in chaos, pretending to be barbarians. It's not just the Tang Dynasty's border troops. People from all walks of life take turns to fight, it's like a chaotic dance of demons.

The Hu merchants over there have large caravans with hundreds of camels and one or two thousand entourages, and the small gangs are really not their opponents. "

Wang Zhongsi said with some emotion.

His tolerance towards the border troops pretending to be bandits greatly exceeded Fang Chongyong's expectations.

Seeing Fang Chongyong's disappointed expression, Wang Zhongsi smiled and said: "But you handled it well, why don't you follow me out of Liangzhou City now and go to the Chishui Army Station. In Chiwu Town, there is a The red spring that rises is very spectacular.”

Wang Zhongsi suggested.

Fang Zhongyong readily agreed to this.

In fact, Wang Zhongsi did this to protect Fang Chongyong. Liangzhou City is too big, and there are tens of thousands of people living in it. Among them, fish and dragons are mixed, which is far less safe than Chiwu Town, where the Chishui Army is stationed.

"That's fine, let's set off now. By the way, do you know how far away Baitinghai is from Liangzhou City?"

Wang Zhongsi thought of this, and asked a little funny.

"Isn't it just a few dozen miles bigger?"

Fang Chongyong looked puzzled, and didn't think there was a problem.

"A few tens of miles? No, no, to be precise, nearly three hundred miles!"

Wang Zhongsi said with a smile on his face.

"The Baiting army raided hundreds of miles to snatch dozens of monks?"

Fang Chongyong felt bad. Why were these Qiu Ba people so careless in their work?

"No, this is where they are smart. In addition to the people who do it, the shops along the road may have spies who can know where the monks are at any time.

And here in Liangzhou, you must not use the distance to judge the time it takes for the army to march.In some places, it is difficult to see the outcome between life and death, and you can't move a few feet in a year; What routine can be followed.

Although Baitinghai is not close to Liangzhou, it has fertile water and grass along the way.Humans can't walk on two legs, but horses can run as fast as flying, as if they were walking on flat ground. It doesn't take a lot of time to go back and forth.

A horse farm of the Chishui Army is just south of Baitinghai.More than half of the [-] horses in the army came from there. "

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong breathed a sigh of relief. He thought he had almost tricked Lao Guo.It turns out that the "far" in Lao Guo's heart is completely different from the "far" in his heart.

Both of them misunderstood each other's meaning, but in the end they agreed miraculously!
"Let's set off now."

Fang Chongyong yawned, followed behind Wang Zhongsi, and then got into a carriage and left Liangzhou City.

Chiwu Town is really a few dozen miles away from Liangzhou City and will be there in a short while.Unfortunately, Fang Chongyong was too tired and fell asleep in the carriage, so he was unable to watch the famous "Red Spring" in the first place.

……

Bai Dinh Hai is not a sea, but it is indeed a beautiful place.

This shallow lake is created by glacial snow water rushing down from the Snowy Mountains (name of the place) and flowing to the end of the low-altitude plain area.The surrounding water and grass are luxuriant, there are flocks of cattle and sheep, and water birds inhabit.It is called Baitinghai because the water here is pure white.

The Tang army set up the Baiting army here. In addition to warning the sudden southward movement of the Turks, the other purpose was to guard the horse farms belonging to the Tang army around Baitinghai, and to supervise the collection of taxes on the herdsmen.

That's right, ordinary people have to pay taxes for cutting down a tree in the outskirts of Chang'an, so why don't they charge the herdsmen for grazing on the fertile grassland?

The money was reasonable and reasonable, because Tang Jun protected their cattle and sheep.

In the early morning of this day, the sky had just spit out fish-belly white, and several small boats were heading towards the north shore of Baiting Sea.This kind of boat is a special means of transportation on the Baiting sea, with a wide bottom and a very shallow draft.

Because part of the Baiting army's garrison is on the south bank, and the other part is in the center of the lake, and a small garrison was built.

Also known as "Bai Ting Fort".

This Baiting Fort was not built by the Tang people, but during the Western Han Dynasty. After reconstruction in the Tang Dynasty, it became what it is now. It is the headquarters of the Baiting Army.

After these ships docked, a few strong men in linen clothes got off one of the ships and looked around.Then they saw not far away, several middle-aged men dressed as Turkic businessmen who had been waiting for a long time, walking straight over.

"What about things?"

One of the leading Turks asked in proficient and authentic Liangzhou Chinese.

"On the boat, where is the money?" The leading young man who got off the boat asked eagerly.

"In the carriage, a mile from here."

Hearing this, the young man seemed to be relieved.

"You guys inspect the goods first. The cassocks and gold-threaded Buddhist robes from Chang'an! If they are sold to Tianzhu, I can't even imagine the price. The goods are absolutely fine!"

"Of course I have to take a look."

The leading Turkic businessman nodded to a certain Turkic entourage beside him. The man seemed to be inspecting the goods after boarding the ship, and then came back and whispered in the leading Turkic businessman's ear for a long time.

"The cassock smells of blood. If it is sold to a temple in Tianzhu, it may be disliked. We have to spend a lot of money to deal with these problems. Let me give you 10 pieces for each piece. This price is very sincere. "

The Turkic businessman smiled slyly and said confidently.

A ten-piece gold-threaded Buddhist robe, haha, it’s better to grab it directly.

The Turkic businessman knew that he was asking for a lot of money, and he waited for the counter-offer. Isn’t that how business is done?
"can."

The young man who spoke before nodded slightly and did not bargain, which was somewhat unexpected.

The Turkic businessman was a little surprised, but he still gave some instructions to the people around him.

After a while, a carriage drove up, and several Turkic people brought down a box of coins, opened the box, and found that there were gold coins and silver coins that were popular in Persia, and there were all kinds of styles, like a hodgepodge.

"There must be a lot of money, including the loss in money exchange. The extra money is the money for your drinks."

After speaking, the Turkic businessman nodded slightly to the young man, appreciating his knowledge and interest.

"Go and carry the goods to the carriage. If it doesn't fit, put it on the horse."

The Turkic businessman ordered his subordinates.

Soon his subordinates began to get on the boat to carry things. At this moment, the young man took advantage of the Turkic businessman's inattention, pulled out a short knife from his waist and stabbed him directly in the abdomen!
"you……"

The Turkic businessmen couldn't believe that Bai Tingjun was their "old friend" who had cooperated with them for many years. He had always been known for his good reputation and never missed an appointment. They didn't expect that Bai Tingjun could be so cruel when he turned against him!

"Kill you. These are all mine. What price do I need to pay you back?"

The young man smiled slyly, drew out his short knife, and then kicked the Turkic merchant to the ground.

His entourage was also a person who was skilled in fighting. By deliberate arithmetic or not, the Turks on the boat, on the carriage, and on the shore were all killed before they could even react.

No one was injured on his side.

"Military Envoy Xin, this move of yours is really powerful! These Turkic people never imagined that this time it was a military envoy!"

One of his men came over and said flatteringly.

The young man who was talking to the Turkic businessman just now is actually Xin Yunjing, the envoy of the Baiting Army!

Xin Yunjing was born in the Xin family of Longyou, and many of his children were powerful generals in Hexi.The Baiting Army is called an army, but in fact its military strength is not even as good as that of a larger guard. It is a typical "short-shirted gang wearing long shirts."

"You lost all the fish charms, and you made a bunch of messes for me to wipe your ass! I can't guarantee whether you can save your life this time. Let's go back to Baitingbao with the stolen goods, Cui Jie Shuai should send someone to investigate."

Xin Yunjing was angry and kicked the person who had just flattered him.

The Baiting soldiers in civilian clothes loaded the box of coins and the blood-stained cassocks onto the ship.He also loaded the corpses of many Turks onto another ship, packed them all up, and left!

On the mound not far away, A Duan looked at Guo Ziyi dissatisfied and said: "You... have different intentions!"

Waving his hand gently, Guo Ziyi was too lazy to talk nonsense to a servant servant who couldn't speak Chinese fluently. He would naturally explain it to Fang Chongyong after he returned.

When the two sides were fighting just now, he could indeed order his team of cavalry to charge down.But what to do after rushing down?

To tear faces directly with Bai Tingjun?
Guo Ziyi didn't know how to deal with this unexpected change in Fang Chongyong's mind, and he didn't dare to make up his own mind, because this was a question without a standard answer.

The Baiting Army killed the Turks, which naturally proves that this "money path" will be cut off from now on, at least for a few years. Otherwise, who will dare to do business with the Baiting Army if their reputation is ruined?
Once the Turk in charge of receiving the goods dies, Bai Tingjun's rhetoric will be richer. Simply put, there are no taboos.Anyway, people die without evidence. Although they can't remove the suspicion of robbery and murder, they can muddy the water!

They can even say that they are playing tricks back and forth, and those Turkic people are Turkic spies!The one who ruined their good deeds was the Chishui Army!
This kind of situation of "the public says the public is right, and the mother-in-law says the woman is right" will be very unfavorable to Wang Zhongsi, because after all, he has just airborne the Chishui Army envoy not long ago.Not everyone in the Chishui Army will listen to him, but the Baiting Army is expected to be completely united.In the case of being unable to do anything, the Chishui Army with a strong force will suffer a disadvantage if it fights with others.

Guo Ziyi believes that since things have changed unexpectedly, it is a proper way to take a step back and observe the situation before formulating new countermeasures.

Of course he thought so, but what Wang Zhongsi and Fang Chongyong thought was hard to say.

"Things are messed up!"

Guo Ziyi sighed softly and said to herself, silently remembering Xin Yunjing, the envoy of the Baiting army.

This is a tough character.Be ruthless to outsiders, but even more ruthless to yourself.

"Go back to Chiwu Town!"

Guo Ziyi ordered in a deep voice.

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