Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 232 Go straight north
Huaiyuan County Government Hall.

Chen Qingsi enthusiastically pulled Wang Fangyi to drink together.

As the vanguard, Wang Fangyi entered Lingzhou and learned that the bandits had retreated, so he led his troops to Lingzhou City to learn about the situation so that he could report the details to Zheng Rentai.

It turned out that Chen Qingsi had not returned since he went to Huaiyuan County, so after understanding the war situation, he sent someone to report to Zheng Rentai, and rushed to Huaiyuan County to meet with Chen Qingsi so that Chen Qingsi could be prepared to receive the army.

"Captain Wang came at the right time. If it weren't for you, Si Jie's departure might not have been so happy."

As the Tiele rebels withdrew from Lingzhou, Chen Qingsi arranged for Di Renjie and Sijie Yingcai to clean the battlefield together, collect loot, clean up and burn the corpses in the territory, and avoid the outbreak of the plague.

Chen Qingsi was very benevolent to the Sijie Department, and everyone obeyed his orders.

When Wang Fangyi arrived, he had just finished handling all these trivial matters and was in the stage of calculating the distribution of the spoils.

Chen Qingsi had great ambitions in her heart. She didn't care about the little money at all, and she was not greedy at all. She basically distributed the portion of the Sijie Department to them without missing a copper.

Both Chen Qingsi and Di Renjie were convinced by the handling, and there was no dissatisfaction in the Sijie Department.

They left Huaiyuan County to return the county seat to the local people. Chen Qingsi lent Huaiyuan County to them in order to cope with the war.When the crisis is over, they will naturally return to their clan.

Even if Wang Fangyi doesn't come, there won't be any trouble in the Sijie Department.

He just said this so that Wang Fangyi, who came from afar, would have a sense of participation, share a little bit of his contribution, and deepen the relationship between the two.

This is the most powerful ability of the time traveler: prophet.

Because you know the abilities and achievements of some characters, you can make political investments very accurately and establish friendship with them. Even if you cannot become an ally in the political field, you will not become an enemy.

Wang Fangyi is undoubtedly a worthy investment...

Wang Fangyi was the cousin of the late Empress Wang, and because of this relationship, she was deeply disliked by Empress Wu.

However, because of his outstanding abilities and both civil and military skills, he still relied on his own abilities to achieve great military exploits in the Western Regions, stabilized the situation in the Western Regions many times, and built Suiye City to build a complete defense system in the Western Regions.Of course, the end was not very good. At that time, Li Zhi was dead and the Empress Dowager Wu was in power. She unjustly killed Cheng Wuting and forcibly involved Wang Fangyi. However, because Wang Fangyi's military exploits were too brilliant, he did not dare to kill and was exiled to Yazhou, where he died on the road.

At that time, Pei Xingjian and Xue Rengui died of illness one after another, and it was a time of drought. Wang Fangyi and Cheng Wuting were among the few generals who could intimidate foreign enemies. They suffered persecution and died, which directly caused the main reason for Wu Zhou's foreign wars.

Chen Qingsi didn't have much dislike for Empress Wu, the first female emperor in Chinese history. Instead, she felt that she was very powerful and amazing.

In a patriarchal society, it is not simple or easy for a woman to break the constraints that have existed for thousands of years.

But he is definitely not willing to sit back and watch this history reappear.

There is no other reason than that China in this era is not suitable for women to be in power.

It’s not that Chen Qingsi is chauvinistic and looks down on women, but everyone in the world thinks so.

Wu Zetian did change the name of her country to Wu Zhou, and she did become the emperor of Gyeonggi. But apart from her appearance, apart from the Wu family, apart from the cruel officials she promoted, who in the world really obeyed Wu Zetian?
Wu Zetian recruited soldiers in the name of Wu Zhou, but no one was willing to apply. It is said in history books that "no one answered the initial recruitment."

Then Wu Zetian angrily used her son's name to recruit troops, but the effect was exactly the opposite: "When I heard that the prince (Li Xian) was traveling, the mountains in the northern suburbs were full of soldiers, and there was no room for anyone."

The prestige of an emperor was not as effective as that of an incompetent prince... The truly capable ministers in the temple, including Di Renjie, whom Wu Zetian valued most, all wanted to return power to Li.

Precisely because everyone in the world refused to recognize her, and Wu Zetian was unwilling to delegate power, she had no choice but to play cards against common sense, focusing on internal security and stabilizing the government with cruelty, which led to panic among people, losses in foreign wars, and people's livelihoods were declining. .

Even if Wu Zetian had great power, she would not be a good emperor in this situation.

What's more, she doesn't have one yet, so she can only rely on her own identity and tactics to stabilize her position.

This is an irreversible situation...

Regardless of the butterfly effect, as long as Wu Zetian remains emperor, she will not be able to focus on developing people's livelihood and expanding territory.

Internal fighting and consolidating power are her only options.

Because of this, Chen Qingsi has already prepared in advance. If because of his appearance, Empress Wu will be her queen, with her ability and means, she will be known as a virtuous empress. But if the historical context is inevitable, he will not choose Empress Wu. side.

Making friends with Wang Fangyi is also a great preparation for the future.

Wang Fangyi was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan. He was proficient in calligraphy and had a profound cultural foundation. He was already well-known and respected for Chen Qingsi, the youngest Confucian scholar in the Tang Dynasty.When we first met, there was a certain sense of intimacy inherent in him, not to mention his military performance, so I secretly admired him.

Seeing that he valued me so much, my good impression naturally increased. He raised his glass and said: "I have been promoted by Mr. Chen Dujian. Mr. Chen pays equal attention to both civil and military affairs, and shows both kindness and power. Even if I am not here, the Sijie Department cannot make trouble."

Wang Fangyi is still very discerning, and just by killing him in public, it is enough to show that this youngest scholar is also a ruthless character.

Chen Qingsi and Wang Fangyi met each other intentionally, and Wang Fangyi was also generous and generous. They were both proficient in civil and military affairs, and they had a great time chatting.

Until Di Renjie's arrival.

"Sir, it's bad!"

Di Renjie knew Wang Fangyi and had no intention of avoiding him.

Chen Qingsi said: "Quickly tell me, what happened?"

Di Renjie is now the acting magistrate of Huaiyuan County, because the local magistrate has been captured. Di Renjie is an all-rounder, so Chen Qingsi naturally wants to squeeze his abilities.

"Just now news came from the county inspection that General Manager Zheng's army did not enter Lingzhou City or repair in Huaiyuan County, but went directly north from the Towering Khan Road and went deep into Monan."

As soon as Di Renjie finished speaking, Chen Qingsi and Wang Fangyi stood up at the same time.

Chen Qingsi had a wry smile on her face, guessing that the chief manager was complaining about her.

After all, I have done all his work...

But he had no choice but to say to Wang Fangyi: "I have a clear conscience about this matter. As far as the situation of the Tiele rebels is concerned, they will not wait for the arrival of the general manager at all, or even the arrival of the captain. If I don't advance in advance Take action, if the Sijiebu can't hold on any longer, they will flee away after hearing the sound and won't stay to confront our army head-on."

The two of them had just discussed the details of the battle. Wang Fangyi knew what was going on, and said, "I know the reason behind Dujian Chen, so I will explain it to the chief manager."

(End of this chapter)