Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 93 Unspoken Rules of Officialdom

The Tubo people came in a hurry and left in a hurry, well, they were sent away by Tang Jun in a wave.The Tubo army captives can be seen everywhere in the tens of miles long Dadou Valley, and there are even many small Tubo nobles wearing chain iron armor

The Tubo people, who are good at fighting big and vicious battles, did not expect that the Tang army would completely annihilate the Tibetan army that invaded Dadou Bago without using the Chishui Army. This completely destroyed the Tibetan intelligence and early intelligence in Liangzhou City. Didn't play its due role.

But these have little to do with Fang Chongyong. At this moment, he is sleeping in the courtyard arranged by Wang Zhongsi in Liangzhou City.Regardless of the turmoil outside or the din of war drums, it didn't affect him to relax his mind and body at all.

Since arriving in Liangzhou, I have been under tension and high pressure.First there was the Baiting Army's fish talisman incident, and then there was Cui Xiyi's invitation to welcome the wind banquet, and the Tubo people attacked Dadou Gu at night. These miscellaneous things happened endlessly, and Fang Chongyong was exhausted physically and mentally.

"Mr. Lang, Cui Jieshuai sent someone here and said that he wanted to invite Mr. Lang to go to Jiedu Mansion to discuss important matters."

Fang Dafu whispered in Fang Chongyong's ear. This "little prodigy" who had woken up was now reading the "Arms Manual" about the Tibetan army left by Niu Xianke, and his face became more solemn as he read it.

"Got it, I'm going right now."

Fang Chongyong sighed, he knew very well that Cui Xiyi had to give face, although he didn't want to go at all.

The other courtyard they live in is very close to the Hexi Jiedu Mansion in the center of Liangzhou City. After Fang Chongyong was brought in, he was surprised to find that in the Jiedu Envoy's study, the core of the Jiedu Mansion, besides Cui Xiyi, There was a young general in armor.

Other than that, no one is meeting here.

According to Fang Chongyong's vision, now the Hexi Jiedu Mansion should be full of major generals from the Hexi area to gather for a meeting to discuss how to deal with the Tubo army.But now it appears that this is not the case.

"Mr. Fang Xiaolang is here, sit here, sit here, and I will recommend a local hero for you."

As soon as he saw Fang Chongyong walking in, Cui Xiyi immediately invited him to come and sit down with a very warm attitude.

Maybe Cui Xiyi's attitude was too enthusiastic, which made Fang Chongyong a little confused.He walked over and sat down as if nothing had happened. He bowed politely to the young general with his hands crossed, waiting for Cui Xiyi's next words.

"The horse bandits that Mr. Fang Lang encountered before, alas, turned out to be the work of the black sheep in our Hexi army."

Cui Xiyi said heartbrokenly, if Fang Chongyong hadn't given him an idea to deal with this matter, it would really make people think that this Hexi Jiedu envoy didn't know anything.

The appearance is so pure that it is scary!
"So, those people are the general's subordinates?"

Fang Zhongyong asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, Xin Yunjing of the Baiting Army has a strong family background and is rigorous in running the army.

However, some people under his command looted everywhere in order to raise horses privately.

Originally, these people should have been directly beheaded in accordance with military law to serve as an example to others.But it has a lot to do with it.Those people should definitely be dealt with, but it is not suitable to publicize it, so as not to cause the bad influence of our Datang frontier army killing innocent people indiscriminately.

How does Fang Canjun think this matter should be resolved? "

The previous address was still "Lang Jun", but now he has joined the army. Cui Xiyi, the Hexi Jiedu envoy, speaks perfectly, without any flaws. Fang Chongyong was amazed.

"Cui Jieshuai can deal with this matter on his own, without worrying about my subordinate's thoughts. I have limited power and responsibility in Hexi, and I don't have the right to interfere in such important matters. Cui Jieshuai can stop mentioning these things to my subordinates in the future. "

Fang Chongyong laughed casually.

He noticed that Xin Yunjing seemed to be heaving a sigh of relief, and he suddenly understood what happened before.

Xin Yunjing must have given in to Cui Xiyi!

Doesn't Fang Chongyong have the authority to interfere in these matters?

On the contrary, Fang Chongyong's position of joining the army in the state capital not only has the power to manage such broken things, but there are even more than one specific cases in history!

In other words, the military and political chaos in the state capital was not only managed by the seemingly useless state capital joining the army, but was also recorded in the history books, which was enough to show that it had a major impact at that time.

So to a certain extent, Cui Xiyi's invitation for Fang Chongyong to come over for questioning is not only unnecessary, but can also be said to be the most critical step in "following the procedure."

Of course, just after Fang Chongyong came to Liangzhou, he was so embarrassed that he blew the cold wind on the hill all night, and he didn't even dare to light a bonfire.This tone must come from the culprit.

If he doesn't say this, Fang Chongyong will feel uncomfortable, Xin Yunjing will also be worried, worried that someone will settle the account one day, and Cui Xiyi will also feel that his face is disgraceful.So today's meeting was not so much about Cui Xiyi calling Fang Chongyong to ask questions, but it was more about being a "peacemaker" and eliminating the bad impact of this incident.

Cui Xiyi felt that this matter could be settled here.Xin Yunjing was willing to give in, and came to Hexi Jiedu Mansion to write an "application" to get back the fish amulet, then Cui Xiyi would also accept the other party's vote, turn this page over, and then give Fang Chongyong an explanation.

Of course, this problem should be easy to solve. As long as Fang Zhongyong can turn the corner, he will know that the benefits of compromise are far better than continuing to push the bull.

After all, Fang Chongyong didn't have any deep hatred with Bai Tingjun, and he just blew the cold wind all night in vain.If he has to fight with Bai Tingjun and Xin Yunjing like this, then... I can only say that even if his father is Li Longji, he probably won't be able to stop him.

I have never heard that an arrogant person who will kill his enemy for a small grudge can go very far.

Sure enough, Cui Xiyi just mentioned something, and Fang Chongyong readily agreed, without further entanglement.This made Cui Xiyi and Xin Yunjing give him a high look.

"Fang joins the army. This matter was done by the deputy commander of the Baiting Army. I have imprisoned him and am ready to deal with him according to military law at any time. I will declare to the outside world that he fell from his horse and died.

As for the 50 people who participated in the looting, Cui Jieshuai would find a few random reasons to dispatch them to the front line of the Great Fighting Army in Dadou Bagu, adding to the most severely damaged part of the Great Fighting Army this time. Among them, in order to take the crime and make meritorious service.

What does Fang Canjun think of this arrangement? "

Xin Yunjing crossed his hands in a very humble salute and asked.

If something goes wrong, even if it doesn't cause serious consequences, someone has to take the blame.The Deputy Envoy of the Baiting Army who lost the Fish Talisman is the best candidate.The Baiting Army is different from the Great Fighting Army. It is called to guard against the Turks, but the Turks are now in decline, and it is impossible to find trouble with Datang.

Therefore, the Baiting Army is actually a second-line force and does not participate in daily battles.

It's fine if you don't fight, but this time something happened, even if Fang Zhongyong didn't pursue it, Xin Yunjing wanted a strong man to cut off his wrists and deal with those people, so as to warn others and give Cui Xiyi an explanation!
This is as it should be.

It's just absurd that Xin Yunjing is "signing a certificate" to Cui Xiyi and apologizing to Fang Chongyong.

But Cui Xiyi was only punished by the complacent Xin Yunjing, and Fang Chongyong only spent the night blowing the cold wind on the hillside. For them, there was not much loss.

Xin Yunjing had to bow his head and admit his mistake to them, because it was an official rule, and it was because Cui Xiyi was a Jiedu envoy, and Fang Chongyong had a strong background!
It's not because these two people occupy the so-called "reason".

If we really want to talk about "reason", don't the dozens of Tianzhu monks who were innocently killed have some reason?
Don't those Turkic businessmen who are responsible for selling stolen goods have no reason?
But who wants to listen to them?Don't say that these people are dead, even if they are still alive, I am afraid that they are soft-spoken, and no one cares what they say.

Right and wrong are related to strength, and justice is not in people's hearts. It couldn't be more clear at this moment.

As a member of the "ruling group", Fang Chongyong found that as long as he followed the internal rules, he could easily do things that he could not have imagined before.

Twenty years of hard work may not be as good as the words "My father is virtuous."

At this moment, Fang Chongyong felt an indescribable sense of absurdity.

That's a brutal truth.

"Nowadays, the Baiting Army is short of a deputy military envoy. Baitinghai has beautiful scenery and is suitable for training. Why don't Mr. Fang Xiaolang take the opportunity of serving as deputy military envoy to train at Baiting Fort?
Immediately, the army is about to go out, and my Tang frontier army will fight the Tubo army. I am afraid that not only Liangzhou City, but even Chiwu Town will have no peace.

Your father-in-law will also be the first batch of troops to go south from Dadouba Valley this time, so I'm afraid he won't have time to take care of you.

So, do you have any thoughts on taking over as the deputy military envoy of Baiting Army? "

Cui Xiyi pushed the copper fish charm to Fang Chongyong.

To untie the bell, the person who tied the bell had to be sent. Fang Chongyong went to the Baiting Army, which just untied the previous knot. The Baiting Army did not have to worry about being worn out by the Hexi Jiedu Envoy. Everyone was happy!

More importantly, the Baiting Army is the only regular frontier army in Liangzhou that has determined that it will not participate in the war against Tibet!And it is located near Baitinghai in the northeast of Liangzhou. It has great scenery but few things to do, so it is suitable for a vacation!It’s also suitable for protecting Fang Chongyong’s safety!

Is there a better place than here?
Moreover, the military envoys of the Baiting Army are no better than those of the Chishui Army and the Da Dou Army, which are larger or even extraordinarily large armies.Not to mention that Cui Xiyi would not recommend Fang Chongyong to serve as deputy military envoys in those places. Even if he recommended it, he would be unanimously resisted by the frontier army where he was located!
Who dares to entrust his wealth and life to a half-grown child, or a half-grown child parachuted from the imperial court!

But the Baiting Army is different. It is called "Army", but its strength is actually smaller than that of the guards. There are no wars and no foreign enemies, and the training is relatively lax on weekdays.

It is true that the Turks are a behemoth, but they cannot rise in a day or even a year.There is a trend in the changes of the Turks. At least we have not seen this trend now. Therefore, the "strongness" of Baiting Fort is not similar to the "Maqiruo Line of Defense", but there is really no danger.

This Fang Ya Nei came to Hexi to be gilded. Although Cui Xiyi was amazed by Fang Zhongyong's idea that time, and he had no hostility or defense against him, he was still afraid of tossing this master to death after all!

He was about to go south to Qinghai Lake to fight the Tubo people, so how could he care about Fang Yanei.It's better to leave it to Xin Yunjing and let him help "take care of the child".

Now Cui Xiyi and Xin Yunjing looked at Fang Chongyong eagerly and at the fish charm on the table, waiting for his answer.

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The Hanjiacang Ferry in Luoyang was once one of the busiest ferries in the Tang Dynasty, second only to Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River.Every day, many tank boats unload their cargo here, transport bags of grain to Hanjia warehouse for storage, and even sell it in the Luoyang market.

This kind of life lasted for many years.

However, since Pei Yaoqing changed the channel of the canal and adopted the method of segmented transportation to transfer grain and grass, the waterway from Biankou to Luoyang was abandoned.

After all, this section of the road is purely a "waste" of money.

So the Hanjiacang Ferry was completely empty, just like a bird in Hanjiacang.

Not to mention a day, even a month, you don't see a few decent watercraft passing by.Luoyang's economy also began to gradually decline.On the contrary, because of the grain storage in Heyin warehouse, Biankou, a key node involved in waterway cargo transshipment, became increasingly prosperous.

In fact, to put it bluntly, how much food and grass can Luoyang consume locally?Many of the tank ships that passed by in the past served Guanzhong.

Chang'an is the core of the empire. Merchant ships and tank ships traveling from various places will not have much success if they don't come to Chang'an.Going to Chang'an, becoming a high-ranking official, and earning a lot of money are the dreams of every "Beipiao".

At this moment, Zheng Shuqing was putting his hands behind his back, watching intently the unloading of one tank ship after another, just like the situation when Pei Yaoqing had not reformed the tank transport, a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Flying money is so terrifying. Because of it, Hanjiacang prospered, and Heyincang declined because of it."

He couldn't help sighing and sighing.

Fang Chongyong's method is indeed a good one. Zheng Shuqing updated the details a little without changing the general idea, and then handed it over to Li Linfu for approval.The latter accepted almost all of them, but put forward their own opinions in some small places.

It has been three months since the implementation of the new regulations, and the trend of importing and exporting Hanjiacang grains has begun to reverse.In the past, the decline was almost one-sided, but now the proportion of grain entering the warehouse has gradually increased, and now it has exceeded the warning line of [-]%.

This does not include that Han Jiacang has been transporting grain to Hexi, and is allocating grain and grass to support the war in Hexi every day!

"The next stop should be Shangshu Hubu."

When there was no one else around, Zheng Shuqing said to himself.When you reach the six ministers, you are only one step away from paying homage to the prime minister.The only problem is, when will you be in the picture, and what important errand will be delivered!
Just as Zheng Shuqing was thinking about it, an eunuch in palace uniform walked up to Zheng Shuqing and said, "Master Zheng, put aside the matter at hand for a while, and follow me into the palace to meet the saint."

Entering the palace?Face to face?
Hearing this, Zheng Shuqing had a strange look on his face. He didn't understand. If the central government came to him for something, it would be Li Linfu who came forward. Why would Li Longji ask him to talk to him?
It is really incomprehensible.

Although he didn't know what Li Longji wanted to do, Zheng Shuqing knew very well that it was absolutely impossible not to go, and this Chang'an saint had a particularly bad temper.

You dedicate yourself to him, he may not remember.

You neglected your duty and took his words as a trifle, but this guy remembers them clearly, and if he has the chance, he will beat him to death!
"Let's go now."

Zheng Shuqing nodded slightly and said, feeling uneasy.

(End of this chapter)