Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 209 The connection between reality and history

Chen Qingsi himself is very inspiring. At that time, Jiangnan was in recession and the fields were not harvested.

In order to make a living, Chen Qingsi applied to become a soldier.

Of course, the result is obvious, no one criticizes him at all.

Qualifications are also required to serve as a government soldier. Jiangnan is far away from the war zone and it is impossible to mobilize troops to fight here.

The government soldiers in Jiangnan are equal to white-collar soldiers, and their salary can also provide food and clothing.

Without a certain relationship, he is not qualified to be a soldier.

But soon, Chen Qingsi got the opportunity to serve as a soldier, and was invited back.

Because Chen Shuozhen in Muzhou rebelled, his troops might spread to Hu and Changzhou.

The local Zhechong Mansion had too much money and insufficient troops, so it needed more manpower in case of emergencies.

Chen Qingsi served as a soldier for more than half a year. After Chen Shuozhen's defeat, he was expelled from Zhechong Mansion as a matter of course.

Because of this level of experience, Chen Qingsi knows the inside story very well.

Eating empty pay means more than just a little military pay.

The imperial court distributes military supplies based on the full number of people. If there are 1000 free salary quotas, there will be [-] more people with food every month, as well as the maintenance costs of weapons and armor, all of which add up to a large sum.

This kind of free pay is a very common phenomenon in military camps, but while eating free pay, the superiors are not unaware that if the soldiers want to work hard, it is reasonable to let them earn some.

But if these excess grains, and even excess equipment and clothing, are sold to the grassland, it will be a punishable crime.

Chen Qingsi took two steps back and forth and said: "Go back and tell Huaiying to continue to keep an eye on this line and act with caution. If his inference is correct, then what Xu Kai did is to make a fool of himself. I am worried that he will jump over the wall in a hurry."

Zhou Kui left in awe.

Chen Qingsi had an ominous premonition in his heart, and his subconscious told him that he had overlooked something, but he could not remember the key point.

That feeling made him very upset.

He forced himself to calm down and took out the map of Monan and Mobei from his luggage to see what he could recall.

Beyond Lingzhou is the vast Monan grassland, and deeper into Monan is Mobei where the environment is harsh, with deserts, Gobis, and grasslands mixed together.

The Monan area is so large and vast, it is really difficult to find a smuggling route in it.

At this moment, the sound of playing and talking outside the house came.

This is Cheng Boxian and the others coming back.

They still wandered around, inquiring about information, attracting attention, and creating opportunities for Di Renjie.

Walking into the room, Cheng Boxian saw Chen Qingsi looking at a map and happily came closer.

"Sir, that's something to do here. How about we go to the Tianshan Mountains? It is said that there are a lot of prey in the Tianshan Mountains now. Horse racing and hunting must be very interesting."

Chen Qingsi was annoyed and said casually: "Tianshan? As a general, you haven't learned much about benevolence and righteousness, and you don't have any sense of direction? Tianshan is far away in the Western Region, so you go hunting in the Western Region?"

Cheng Boxian blushed and said hurriedly: "No, people here say that Tianshan Mountain is to the north of Helan Mountain, close to Mobei. It is also the place where the general of the Han Dynasty carved stones to perform his merits."

Chen Qingsi casually pointed to Yanran Mountain on the map and said: "Yan Ran Le Stone, Han Dou Xian led his army to attack the Northern Huns, penetrated three thousand miles into the Hanhai Desert, and defeated the Northern Huns at Jiluo Mountain. On the way to the army, he carved stones at Yanran Mountain to record his merits. That’s right here.”

Cheng Boxian looked at Yanran Mountain recorded on the map and couldn't help cursing: "Really, damn, one mouthful of Tianshan Mountain, isn't this bullying?"

He felt very humiliated.

Chen Qingsi was suddenly shocked. He seemed to have thought of something and said, "Maybe it's not you who is wrong, but me!"

Tianshan!

The general's three arrows fixed the Tianshan Mountains, and the strong men's songs entered the Hanguan Pass.Xue Rengui defeated the enemy with three arrows and defeated Tiele, the ninth surname, and started a legendary life.

The ninth surname Tiele lived in Monan and Mobei. The Tianshan Mountains here could not be the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions.

It should be referring to Yanran Mountain.

Yanran Mountain is the name on the official map. Perhaps among the common people, Yanran Mountain is called Tianshan Mountain.

When did Tiele, the ninth surname, rebel against the Tang Dynasty?

Chen Qingsi couldn't remember the specific time, but he remembered that it was after the destruction of Baekje and before the surrender of Goguryeo.

If you think about it carefully, it is what happened within three to five years.

Chen Qingsi's thoughts were racing, she looked at the map in her hand, and thought to herself: "That means Tiele will unite to rebel within three to five years..."

Then it was easily swept by the Tang army. From then on, the Tiele tribe began to disappear, and Mobei was gradually controlled by the Uighurs.

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold.

The Tiele rebellion could not have been a whim.

The nine surnamed Tie Le are distributed in the southern part of the desert and the northern part of the desert. Without planning and discussion, how could they rebel together?

This must have a process.

For example, the leader of a certain tribe was wronged in some way, or was unwilling to obey the instructions of the Tang Dynasty, and was unwilling to act as a gatekeeper for the Tang Dynasty. He secretly instigated anti-Tang sentiments in other tribes, and then prepared for rebellion.

Stock up on food, grass, leather, armor, equipment, etc...

Chen Qingsi combined the current situation with what happened in history, and was horrified that Xu Kai's greed and Huang Heshou's stupid connivance were probably the triggers that led to the rebellion of the Nine Surnamed Tie Le.

So Xu Kai's smuggling targets are most likely tribes that are dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty and store strategic materials.

Chen Qingsi kneaded all the causes and effects in his mind, and finally connected them together, and said: "How many people are staring at us outside the house?"

Cheng Boxian was startled at first, and then said with a bit of excitement: "The three of them are all inexperienced. They don't even know how to follow, so they just know how to guard stupidly."

Chen Qingsi and Cheng Boxian said: "This is normal. He is just a seventh-grade county magistrate. How can he have so many capable people and strangers. Now you have people control them. We will go back to Le County overnight to see Huang Heshou."

It was the same when he was the seventh-grade county magistrate. His subordinates were all a bunch of miscellaneous fish, so Shi Wuzi was the only one who was reliable.

Cheng Boxian waved his hand and arranged for someone to do it.

The people brought by Cheng Boxian are naturally elites.

With just a cup of tea, the three of them appeared in front of Chen Qingsi like dead pigs.

"Leave one person to keep an eye on them. If he comes looking for them on a sunny day, tell him to have Huaiying go to the military camp in the west of the county early tomorrow morning."

After leaving these words, Chen Qingsi immediately led Cheng Boxian and his party to quietly leave the inn.

Huaiyuan County is not a military stronghold. There are no high walls and towers. The outermost perimeter is only a half-foot-high earth wall. As long as a wooden plank is built, a horse can easily jump over it.

Chen Qingsi and Cheng Boxian had already found a suitable place to leave the city. Without disturbing anyone, they left Huaiyuan County and went straight to Lingzhou Government Office back to Le County.

As the administrative seat of Lingzhou, Huile County is naturally different from Huaiyuan County.

It has complete defense facilities, including high-rise buildings and city defenses.

Chen Qingsi, Cheng Boxian and a group of more than ten cavalry were galloping and were spotted by the guards on the tower from a distance.

Chen Qingsi did not say much and directly stated his identity: "I am deposing the envoy Chen Qingsi in Xiaguan Neidao and immediately open the city gate. I have urgent matters to meet with Governor Huang."

(End of this chapter)