Ji Tang

Chapter 1127 Cleaning the courtyard!

"Report! A letter from the Governor, General Su, from Chang'an!"

Just when Chang'an was busy preparing for the expedition, Guo Xiaoke, who was far away in Anxi, also waited for the news he wanted!
He was discussing the military situation with Su Lie and immediately walked out.

I saw a soldier running towards me, holding a bamboo tube in his hand. A closer look revealed that this was news from the falcon.Although Anxi is far away, it only takes a few days if the falcon flies through the night!

Guo Xiaoke quickly opened the bamboo tube and frowned when he saw the beginning.

Is the emperor trying to appease himself?
When he saw the opening words, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.I put down my pride and face. Did the court still think I was being modest?

But when he saw the back, he was very pleasantly surprised, Duke Xi?It's actually the Duke of the State of Xi who is here?

"General?"

Su Lie was frightened when he saw it. Anxi's situation is not good now!The Stone Kingdom, Big and Small Bolu, and Tochara were all defeated by the cannibal's offensive. Even the borders of Shendu were poisoned, but Shendu didn't even dare to fart.

If the imperial court is still undecided, they won't be able to control so much. If they don't support it, they will lose the initiative, which will be very detrimental to Datang!

"Look!"

Guo Xiaoke could no longer hide the joy in his heart, and said loudly: "I really didn't expect that His Majesty would send Duke Xi here? Now I know for sure!"

No wonder he is like this. The matter in Anxi is really too complicated, and he already feels beyond his capabilities.

There are many large and small races and countries, and their civilizations are different.Coupled with the differences in region, language, customs, and beliefs, this powder keg can be ignited if you are not careful.

It's okay to let him fight, but it will be difficult for him to deal with these things.

The same goes for Su Lie. Firstly, he lacks prestige, and secondly, he is not very familiar with the Western Regions.In addition, since he has just arrived, it is impossible to achieve anything.

But now that Ji Song is here, with his prestige and skill, he can finally rest assured!
"Great!"

After reading this, Su Lie said happily: "With Mr. Xi here, we can breathe a sigh of relief!"

But then Su Lie frowned and said with some hesitation: "But Mr. Hao's legs."

He glanced at Guo Xiaoke and said, "Isn't there something?"

Guo Xiaoke's laughter stopped suddenly, thinking of the news that came some time ago.Ji Song's legs were broken during the South China Sea War and he is now confined to a wheelchair.The land of Anxi is a long way away, and if something happens on the way, this
"Well, it's useless for us to worry about this. Ji Song's court and His Majesty have agreed, which means we have a perfect plan. What's more, Ziyi's most powerful thing is not his martial arts!"

He said proudly: "Although I dare not say that I am better than him in martial arts, but since I brought him to the Western Region because of me, how can I let him go to the battlefield?"

"I can leave it to you and me to go to the battlefield. Don't you have confidence?"

Su Lie smiled bitterly and thought so.

What they feared was not force, but the inability to handle the complex situation in the Western Regions.As long as they are here, when Duke Xi comes to give orders, it will not be his turn to fight.

But if it really comes to the point of no return, the worst possible outcome is to fight tooth and nail.Even if this life is lost, Mr. Hao cannot be harmed at all!

"According to the date, the army should have arrived in Longxi now, and will reach Yumen Pass in less than a month!"

"Go ahead and tell the whole army to be on guard. Chang Shi's Mansion will prepare for the reception of the Western Expeditionary Army, and the scouts will spread out three hundred miles from the border. Strictly monitor the movements of the Dashi. I don't want any unrest in Anxi before Ziyi comes!" "

"In addition, send a large army to clear out the bandits along the way!"

Guo Xiaoke said harshly: "In the past, let alone their arrogance, they were still useful. But now, keeping them is a factor of instability. It's time to liquidate!"

Su Lie nodded, yes, the Western Region is too vast, and the terrain is complicated and banditry is rife.It was just in time to pay it off.Even the tycoons from the Western Region who had colluded with the bandits couldn't say anything at this time.

In the past, relying on their relationship with Chang'an, local officials and generals did not dare to go too far.

But now, Duke Tan is coming, so those people must be honest, right?

Thinking of this, he felt refreshed. They had been very angry during this period.They couldn't afford to offend the nobles in Chang'an, so they just turned a blind eye to some things.

But that’s no longer possible. Any unstable factors must be eliminated.

Even if those people were unwilling, they could only knock out their teeth and swallow it.Who told them that someone they were afraid of was coming?
This was the intimidation of Duke Tan, whether it was officials from various parts of the Tang Dynasty or border generals.Or maybe he was the local emperor of Jizhou.In front of Ji Song, who has been in charge of the Ministry of War for many years and is now the bachelor and head of the Wuying Pavilion, they are nothing!

Even those unscrupulous guys in Chang'an can only admit defeat.

"Isn't it a bit wrong for us to do this?"

Guo Xiaoke hesitated.

In the name of Ji Song, they deal with people and things that they could not or could not handle in the past. If Ji Song knew about this, would it make people uncomfortable?

Su Lie said dumbly when he heard this: "You can just rest assured. Although Mr. Hao is not a hateful person, he can't hold back the grain in his eyes. Have you heard of any cases in which the Ji family's children caused trouble in these years?"

"Petit theft? Ha, how could Ji have lost money? Is she a big traitor? She will probably be punished before the unfilial children can do it."

"Even if he knows, he won't say anything. I know this better than you!"

Guo Xiaoke nodded when he heard this. He had been leading troops outside these years, rarely returned to Chang'an, and his relationship with Ji Song was not very familiar.But the family has a good relationship with the Duke of Ning.

But when it comes to relationships, Su Lie in front of him has more say than him.

I remember Su Lie himself said that he had worked under Ji Song before, and he was his subordinate during the Battle of Mobei a long time ago.As for understanding, who understands it better than him?
"That's no problem! Contact the Tianshan Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate and tell them that they can start cleaning up the moths!"

Guo Xiaoke slammed the case table and said: "Tell Chang Shifu that from now on, all criminals will be given a one-level penalty. Those who disobey the order will be punished with treason."

"The Western Regions are the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, not some Jizhou. The people here are also the people of the Tang Dynasty, and we cannot tolerate their misbehavior!"

"promise!"
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Beiting Protectorate, Dadu Protectorate.

Qiao Shiwang, who exchanged the position of Protector-General with Guo Xiaoke a few years ago, is the Protector-General of Beiting Protectorate. Beiting governs the three counties of Jinman, Luntai and Pulei; the three armies of Hanhai, Tianshan and Yiwu; and Yanzhi Prefecture, Yanlu Prefecture, Yinshan Prefecture, Damo Prefecture, Luntai Prefecture, Jinman Prefecture, Xuanchi Prefecture, Gexi Prefecture, Yanmian Prefecture, Jinfu Prefecture, West Yan Prefecture, East Yan Prefecture, Zile Prefecture, Jasse Prefecture, There are sixteen Jisi prefectures including Fengluo Prefecture and Gushu Prefecture.

If it were changed now, it would be most of the Western Region.The administrative area is extremely vast, and in addition to the continuous absorption of landless young people in the pass over the years, now there is a Changshi Mansion under the Beiting Protectorate, which is equivalent to the governor of the mainland.It has a population of more than 130 million, including more than 70 Han people. This is the current Beiting Protectorate.There are various military forts, beacon forts, and garrisons from various states under the Great Protectorate. In addition to the army in charge of the Protectorate, there are a total of 6000 people.There may not seem to be many, but they are all the elites of the Tang Dynasty, and their armor coverage rate has even reached [-]%.

Whether it is weapons and equipment or combat capabilities, it can defeat all surrounding foreign races!
On this day, I was discussing matters with Shi Xu Jingzong, the director of the Beiting Palace.

"Grand Governor, a letter from Anxi!"

Master Qiao stared blankly at Xu Jingzong and said, "Look."

Xu Jingzong's expression did not change, he stood up and bowed and said: "The Governor has important matters to deal with, so I will resign first and come back to see the Governor when I have time!"

Master Qiao couldn't deny it, he stroked his beard and said, "Let's go away, Yan Clan, we will discuss this matter in the future!"

"The officer will leave!"

After Xu Jingzong left, Qiao Shiwang said disdainfully: "You are just a lucky minister, but your majesty actually appointed the important task of the director of the Beiting Palace and the governor of the palace? Really?"

The Changshi Mansion of the major Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty was not the Changshi Mansion of the Han Dynasty. During the Western Han Dynasty, the Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions was mostly used to mediate conflicts between countries in the Western Regions. Its status was equivalent to that between states and counties, and was greater than that of counties. But smaller than the state.

But the Changshi Mansion of the Tang Dynasty was different. Although the Western Region was divided into multiple Changshi Mansion, their power was not comparable to that of the Han Dynasty.In the eyes of the imperial court, Chang Shifu was equivalent to the governor of the mainland, a rank below the third rank.

Manage people's livelihood and pay taxes.If there is a war, he will be the commander-in-chief of the rear army.

This is an important position to dismount the horse to manage the people and mount the horse to manage the army.Coupled with the fact that the Tang Dynasty now attaches great importance to the Western Regions, the power of the Changshi Mansion is simply not comparable to that of the governors of various states in the interior.

"what?"

After reading the contents of the letter, Qiao Shiwang immediately stood up.

The staff beside him hesitated and said: "Grand Governor, what happened?"

Qiao Shiwang handed the letter to his staff and breathed a sigh of relief: "The Duke of Xi is coming, and such a proud man as Guo Xiaoke actually wrote to the court, saying that he is mentally and physically exhausted and unable to control the upcoming war."

"Now, your Majesty actually sent Ji Song's giant Buddha!"

The staff was also stunned: "I'm not talking about that person's legs."

But before he could finish speaking, he saw the cannibalistic look in the Governor's eyes and his face immediately turned pale.He quickly apologized and said, "I made a mistake when I made a mistake. Please forgive me, the Governor!"

Master Qiao looked at his most trusted staff member and said, "It's not something you can arrange for that person. Mr. Xi is kind to me. Are you unaware of this?"

After pondering for a moment, he said: "Since Guo Xiaoke has this intention, I can't hold him back. Since Mr. Xi has arrived, let's clean the yard so that we can welcome the guests, right?"

"Go, chase that Xu Jingzong back, and tell the Governor that I have something to discuss!"

He said it matter-of-factly, without thinking about the fact that he had driven people away before.

Therefore, Xu Jingzong, who had not gone far, returned to the official office of the Beiting Protectorate.Although I don't know what happened, since I can call myself back, it must be related to me.

Qiao Shiwang despises him, and he knows it better than anyone else.

But so what?In the imperial court, he was just a civil servant who could write something.Wen had Fang Du, and later Xie Lian and Xie Zizheng, who supported Ji's family.Chu Suiliang of the aristocratic family, and Changsun Wuji whose attitude is unclear.

He has no family background and no one to support him.What I have come to today is the result of my own efforts.But it was because he was always arguing that he annoyed many people.

A few years ago, the Tang Dynasty moved people to fill the Western Regions. Seeing the generous treatment, he came without a second thought.Instead of staying in Chang'an and doing nothing, it is better to come to the Western Regions for a try.

Facts have proved that I was right, how many years has it been?He went from a first- and fifth-grade civil servant to a third-grade official, the Chief of the Northern Tribunal and the Chief of Staff, who was more powerful than the governors of various states in the mainland.

But the borderland is the borderland. If possible, he would rather go to the mainland and become a governor.

I have worked hard in the past few years, but I can't get Qiao Shiwang to treat me seriously.If the Changshi Mansion and the Duhu Mansion were not under each other, I would have been marginalized long ago, right?
But even so, he was pushed out of the core, and he would only be called upon to discuss matters when he could not get around him.

It is said to be a negotiation, but do you dare to refuse?

Qiao Shiwang was the emperor's brother-in-law and the consort of Princess Luling. He was a member of the royal family.How can I compete with him if I have any virtue?If I don't know what's interesting, I'm afraid I won't be able to sit in my current position for long!
"Yan clan, I'm really sorry. I didn't expect that the letter was related to you, so your trip was in vain!"

Master Qiao looked around and said, "The Yan clan won't care, right?"

"How dare you, how dare you. I wonder what the Governor has ordered?"

Xu Jingzong felt extremely aggrieved, but his expression remained unchanged.

"You should also take a look. Mr. Xi is coming, and it's time to clean our yard. Those people have gone too far in recent years. I didn't want to argue with them before. But it's different now!"

Qiao Shiwang said with a headache: "I don't know how crazy Guo Xiaoke is, but he wants to suppress bandits? Who are so easy to suppress? If there is no one behind them to support them, no one will believe it!"

"But Anxi is going to move, and if we in Beiting don't move, and something goes wrong by then, he won't have any sympathy with this governor."

Xu Jingzong quickly browsed the letter and felt happy.But his face remained calm as he said, "I don't know what the Governor means."

Snapped!
Qiao Shiwang slammed the table and said happily: "I like the cheerful energy of the Yan clan. Most of this matter will still fall on your Changshi Mansion. After all, it is the Changshi Mansion that protects the country and the people." I can’t just shoulder my responsibility!”

"In this way, I, the Commander-in-Chief, and your three thousand soldiers, just go ahead and do it. If you have anything to do, I, the Commander-in-Chief, will take care of it for you!"

Looking at Qiao Shiwang, who looked upright and upright, Xu Jingzong almost cursed.This damn deceit is not that deceptive. Who are behind those people, Master Qiao, can’t you tell?
If you don't want to offend anyone, just let me go?
"What? The Yan clan doesn't want to share the worries of the imperial court?"

Come on, I’m not going to give you any benefits in this matter!

Sharing worries for the court?That is to say, this is your duty. If you do it well, you should do it well. If you don't do it well, you are derelict in your duty!

He resisted the urge to hit someone, but of course, he couldn't beat him.

"I understand. If the Governor has nothing to do, I will go and prepare first."

After saying that, he left directly without waiting for Qiao Shiwang to speak.But Qiao Shiwang didn't care. If he could throw this hot potato away, what did this mean?
(End of this chapter)