Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 90 You hit you, I hit me!
"So this is Chiquan!"

Fang Chongyong walked around a small square pool for a long time, and the pool was bubbling with crimson spring water.

The color is like blood, but it is crystal clear.

During the reign of Wude, Liangzhou peacefully returned to the embrace of the Central Plains, and the Chishui Army also established an army at the same time.Settling down and building a camp here, they named themselves after this Chiquan, which has shocked Hexi for a hundred years.

This is Chiwu Town, a military town established because of the Chishui Army, many of whom are family members of the Chishui Army.They cultivated fields nearby, built houses, developed water conservancy, and developed "oasis agriculture".

This kind of town is one of the characteristics of Hexi, although it may not be called "town".

It is true that Chiquan's spring water is as red as blood, but the scale is a little smaller.Fang Chongyong squatted down and stretched his hands into the pool water, wanting to taste the taste of Chiquan, but Fang Dafu quickly stopped him.

"Your Majesty, don't drink."

Fang Dafu smiled and shook his head.

"I just want to see if I really want to drink it."

Fang Zhongyong explained that he had heard that this kind of red spring was red because of the iron ore in it, but he didn't know if it was true.

Everything in Chiwu Town is subordinate to the army, and most of the civilians here have retired from the army, forming a closed-loop system.

The entire town was simply surrounded by wooden fences.Although the Chishui Army has as many as [-] people, Chiwuzhen is not large in size, and not all the Chishui Army is stationed here.

At this moment, Fang Chongyong saw Wang Zhongsi walking over with a bad look on his face, followed by Guo Ziyi who looked depressed.

"Father-in-law seems to have something on his mind?"

Fang Chongyong asked doubtfully.He looked at Guo Ziyi's expression and vaguely guessed what happened.

"Yes, you follow me into the Chishui Military Yamen. This is not the place to talk."

"it is good."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly. It was obvious that his intelligence was not only recognized by Wang Zhongsi, but also by Guo Ziyi.

The group came to the study room of Chishui Military Yamen, and Guo Ziyi told Fang Chongyong exactly what happened on the north shore of Baiting Sea.

To put it simply, Bai Ting's army was black and white and killed the partners who sold the stolen goods.This kind of operation occurs quite frequently in the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions.

Not only the officers and soldiers ate the robbers, but the merchants also ate the merchants. The difference between the hunter and the prey here is not a clear distinction, which is achieved overnight.

A caravan may be the prey of the horse bandits, but when the time is right, they may also "guest play" a horse bandit to rob a smaller caravan.

Fang Chongyong understands why silk in West Asia is more expensive than gold, but the quality is not so good.

In addition to the distance, the chaos among various forces is also an important reason.

"Bai Tingjun and his gang played this way, it's really wonderful."

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh.

Then Guo Ziyi folded his hands and saluted:

"Xiao Langjun, I also thought that Bai Tingjun's move by Li Daitao was flawless. At that time, we just need to push these Turkic people out.

Those who killed the Tianzhu monks were Turks, and those who sold the stolen goods to the north of Baitinghai were also Turks. The Baiting army wiped out them and recovered the stolen goods. Not only was there no fault, but it was also meritorious.

Even if Cui Jieshuai knew about this, he would have to hold his nose and admit it, and go along with the situation and put the responsibility on the Turks. "

Guo Ziyi said calmly.

Wang Zhongsi's expression changed, and then he nodded, feeling deeply uneasy about Guo Ziyi's analysis.

Because this is too in line with the style of those gangsters and the unspoken rules of the Hexi Corridor!
All the mistakes are the fault of the Tubo people and the Turks. It can only be this group of people who did bad things. How can the Tang Dynasty border troops protect everyone's life and property?

Even if it is...it can't be made public, as long as the inside knows what's going on.

Bai Tingjun handed over the stolen goods and money, and it was over. There was no need to push the scapegoat to take the blame, and the matter was over.

Cui Xiyi gained face, and Hexi Jiedufu gained filial piety with stolen money and goods.

The people of all ethnic groups in Hexi knew that the murderous Turks were plundering merchants and monks everywhere, and they all firmly united with the Tang government.

Happy to everyone!

Except for the dozens of dead monks, there was not a single victim in this incident!
That's why Wang Zhongsi felt that he had nothing to do with Bai Tingjun and his gang!
It would be great for everyone to help Bai Tingjun round up this beautiful lie. Why should you be an honest person to expose this "emperor's new clothes"?

"This matter is really unsolvable."

Fang Chongyong said with a sigh.

Manpower is sometimes poor, and others have already done a good job, and there is no harm to your interests on the surface.At this time, it is enough for other people to enter the game to complete the game.To tear down the stage hastily will only arouse disgust from all parties.

For example, Wang Zhongsi or Cui Xiyi tried to dismantle the Bai Ting Army and insisted that the Tang Army did it.This kind of behavior is not good for anyone. Even if the charges are proven, it will only make Tang Jun's reputation in the Hexi Corridor worse.

But this feeling of being manipulated and manipulated by others is very bad!It's hard to make Wang Zhongsi feel better.

"What do you think is the best way to deal with it?"

Wang Zhongsi said in a deep voice.

Sooner or later, he will succeed the Hexi Jiedu Envoy. This has been the tradition since the founding of the Chishui Army.The Hexi Jiedushi either concurrently serves as the Chishui Army envoy as soon as he takes office, or he is promoted to the Hexi Jiedushi after taking control of the Chishui Army. There is no third situation.

So Wang Zhongsi really hoped that he could settle the Baiting Army.If it is not settled now, after becoming the Hexi Jiedushi, he will also find an opportunity to settle it.

"If I hit you, I'll hit mine."

Fang Chongyong said thoughtfully.

Ok?
Wang Zhongsi and Guo Ziyi were taken aback for a moment, they both came from pure martial arts backgrounds, they didn't have so much flirtatiousness, and they still don't know what Fang Chongyong wants to do.

"I'm going to find Cui Jieshuai now, please rest assured my father-in-law."

Fang Chongyong nodded and said nothing more.

"Do you need me to do anything?"

"Send an official letter to the Baiting Army, saying that when the Chishui Army fought against the Tubo people last time, their horses were quite damaged. Now there are a group of Chishui Army cavalry who lost their mounts and need to go to the horse farm south of Baitinghai Pick a batch of war horses.

Therefore, please ask the Bai Dinh Army to withdraw the garrison personnel to avoid misunderstanding. "

Fang Chongyong made a suggestion that made Wang Zhongsi feel inexplicable.

This kind of thing seems very reasonable, but it is actually not the rule of the court.

The warriors personally select their horses, which is what it should be, because the first step in cavalry's combat effectiveness is the cooperation between man and horse.

But the selection of horses is not done in this way. The official procedure is to send Si Nong to join the army in Liangzhou City, and take a group of "professionals" under him (none of them have official ranks) to the ranch to pick horses, and then bring them to the Chishui Army. The soldiers of the army are selected.

It has never been said that the soldiers of the Chishui Army went directly to Baitinghai to challenge the horse.

That place is not the defense zone of the Chishui Army!

And if an army breaks into the defense areas of other armies without a military order, it is tantamount to treason!
It is possible to be questioned or even disarmed afterward.

However, the situation of the Chishui Army is slightly different, because it is directly under the Tang Dynasty, and there are many precedents for prime ministers to lead Chishui Army envoys from a distance.After all, the Chishui Army has [-] sharp soldiers and [-] war horses.

This configuration is the well-deserved leader of all the armies of the Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible to let the local festivals mess around.

Therefore, the operation of Chishui Army going to Baitinghai Ranch to pick horses was very weird and subtle.The demand is reasonable, but the operation is illegal and the identity is very strong.

What's more important is that now we are just sending official letters, not really sending people there directly.

Whether the Baiting Army people agree or disagree is a troublesome matter for them.

"Gone?"

Wang Zhongsi asked inexplicably.

"Yes, it's gone."

"Then why do you want to do this?"

Wang Zhongsi didn't understand the cause and effect, and just felt that this operation was a bit unclear.

"The Baiting army did a good job of robbing the monks from Tianzhu by the Turks, and there is no loophole. Our purpose is not to spread this matter widely, so as to make the Tang army notorious in Hexi.

So we have to find another way.Make Bai Tingjun uncomfortable from other places. "

Fang Chongyong laughed.

The horse rider actually let him feel the cold wind all night and was frightened all night long.

He has never been so embarrassed in front of Brother Ji!
If he hadn't given Qiu Ba a little color to the chief culprit, Bai Tingjun, how could he be a "Fang Ya Nei" in the Hexi Corridor in the future.

"That's fine, but it makes sense to say that the soldiers love horses so much that they want to come to the ranch to choose them in person.

Although it is against the rules, it is also human nature. "

Wang Zhongsi nodded slightly and said.

Among other things, Fang Chongyong's move can at least make the soldiers of the Chishui Army feel comfortable. It is very helpful for stabilizing Wang Zhongsi's position as the envoy of the Chishui Army, and he has no reason to refuse.

"Then you go, the sooner this matter is the better, the Tubo people will come at any time. Hurry up and get rid of all these chores, so that you can fight against Tubo as soon as possible."

After walking out of the Chishui Military Yamen, Guo Ziyi looked apologetic and bowed to Fang Zhongyong, saying: "I have betrayed my husband's trust. I don't know how to apologize. Please give me instructions."

"Hey, Judge Guo is too polite. I just didn't expect the people from Bai Tingjun to do the opposite. This is not Judge Guo's fault.

It should be said that it was fortunate that Magistrate Guo didn't lead his troops to rush over and tear himself apart with the Baiting army, otherwise, the current situation would have been out of hand.

In Baiting's army, there are some tall people who are hard to deal with. "

Fang Chongyong said in a deep voice, looking far away at the yellow sand moving in the wind outside the Chiwu Town Oasis.

"Young gentleman, you're welcome, you're welcome."

Guo Ziyi said embarrassedly.

His impression of Fang Zhongyong has been reversed several times, and now he just thinks that this kid is really not to be underestimated.

Soon, a group of people took a carriage from Chiwu Town to Liangzhou City, twenty miles away, but they didn't expect that Cui Xiyi, the Jiedu Envoy of Hexi, was furious in the lobby of the Jiedu Envoy's Yamen at this time, and all the officials were silent.

……

What made Cui Xiyi angry at the Hexi Festival was nothing but an official letter sent by Baiting Army envoy Xin Yunjing.

The official letter stated that they sent people to patrol the pastures north of Baitinghai a few days ago, and found several Turkic businessmen trading stolen goods with a group of horse bandits of unknown origin, so they sent people to attack them, wiped them all out, and seized them. Many of the expensive silk cassocks "Golden Thread Buddha Clothes" should have belonged to the group of Indian monks a few days ago.

By the way, some gold and silver coins were seized from unscrupulous Turkic merchants.

Now the Baiting Army didn't know what to do with this batch of stolen money, so they sent a letter to ask the Hexi Jiedu Mansion whether they should be transported to the treasury of Liangzhou City for confiscation.

Judging from his tone, he was not as humble as Qiu Ba who was armed with weapons; but his behavior was no different from that of Hexi Qiu Ba.

What made Cui Xiyi angry was that Bai Tingjun's people were making up stories about him as a fool!

But this "beautiful lie", he couldn't expose it!

What is even more frustrating is that the Jiedushi's term is very short, no more than four years at most, and once he is transferred, it is a long-distance transfer, and it is impossible to have any influence in Hexi.

As for the Baiting army envoys, although their tenure is also four years, their rotation is mostly within the five Hexi prefectures.

Therefore, the Baiting Army envoy "played" Cui Xiyi. Although the latter was aggrieved, in the eyes of Hexi locals, it did not mean that the people in the Baiting Army did not follow the rules. It only meant that Cui Xiyi was not very capable and could not control the situation.

For the generals of the local armies in Hexi, there are hidden benefits for a thorn to come out and make trouble.Who would meddle in such a silly thing!

To put it simply, Cui Xiyi's current state is one of incompetence and rage!
"Commander Jiefang, please join the army and ask for an audience."

A clerk came over and said to Cui Xiyi, who was sitting at the desk and sulking.

"Fang joins the army?"

Cui Xiyi searched in his mind for anyone named Fang to join the army.

"It's the half-grown child."

The clerk reminded in a low voice.

"Oh, he, what's the matter with him?"

Cui Xiyi asked with a puzzled look.

"He said that Commander-in-Chief will know it when we meet him, which is a good thing."

"Bring it in."

Cui Xiyi sighed. At this juncture, what on earth does this "Fang Yanei" want to do if he still doesn't stop?

Last time, I promised to take care of Bai Tingjun's matter, but now Bai Tingjun's envoy gave me eye drops, which made me really unhappy.

After Fang Chongyong led Guo Ziyi in, he found that Cui Xiyi had a bad look on his face, and quickly told the story of Bai Ting's army "eating the black" and killing the Turkic merchants and their accompanying guards.

Cui Xiyi then sighed and said, "The commander of this section already knows about this. Look at this."

Fang Chongyong took a look at the official letter in Cui Xiyi's hand, and took a deep breath!
It’s exactly the same routine as what Fang Chongyong and Guo Ziyi explained to Wang Zhongsi at the Chishui Military Yamen!
Hexi's gang of Qiuba is really rebellious.These people had to spit out the fat in their mouths, and even Jiedushi dared to connotate under the mood.

Publicly writing an official letter is "humiliating".

"Cui Jieshuai, in fact, Bai Tingjun and his gang have made this matter flawless. But there are still other ways to deal with them."

Fang Chongyong said with a mysterious face.

"You can tell me if there is any way, but why didn't Shuai see any way in this section?
Are we now telling the people in Hexi and the Hu merchants in the Western Regions that we, the frontier soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, are doing the same work as Hu bandits? "

Cui Xiyi asked angrily.

Seeing that Fang Chongyong was a child and had a strong background, he didn't want to argue with this guy.It is best for the other party to go as far as possible now.

"Cui Jieshuai, let's do this first, then this, and then..."

Fang Chongyong came over, whispered in Cui Xiyi's ear for a long time, and finally looked at the other party and asked, "What do Shuai Jie think?"

"Good! Excellent!"

Cui Xiyi was so excited that she started shooting!

This child's bad idea was really brilliant, and more importantly, it was completely in line with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and in line with the explicit and implicit rules of the officialdom.

It's like a two-person race, and one of them runs so fast that he's almost invincible.

If another person wants to win, of course he needs to find his own way and choose another "track".

Knowing that the other person is running faster, but still approaching him to compete with him is not brave and fearless, but stupid and reckless.

As soon as he said it, he immediately wrote an official letter, and then handed it to the clerk who was copying in the study: "Send it to Baiting Fort where the Baiting Military Yamen is located as quickly as possible."

After the official left, Cui Xiyi laughed heartily. He looked at Fang Chongyong and said, "I've been in Hexi for a few days, and I haven't cleaned up for you yet. This section commander will hold a banquet at the largest Huamen Building in the city tonight. Remember Must come!"

　What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)