Ji Tang

Chapter 1135 A clear conscience!

Who is Duke Tan?You actually acted like you were at odds in front of this person. What on earth do you want to do?
"I advise you not to cause any trouble, otherwise no one can protect you!"

Qiao Shiwang glanced at Xu Jingzong coldly, and then led the people to follow Ji Song's pace.

"Warn me? Haha! The show has just begun!"
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Arriving at the Governor's Mansion, everyone washed away their travel dust. After eating, everyone came to the lobby and sat down.

Cheng Yaojin and Ji Song took the first place, while Xu Jingzong, Qiao Shiwang and many officials from the Dudu Mansion and Chang Shi Mansion were on the left and right.

"General Joe!"

"The end is here!"

Ji Song muttered: "You are the Prince Consort, and a person whom Your Majesty and the imperial court have great trust. That's why I entrust you with the post of Governor of the Beiting Governor's Mansion. I think you all know the purpose of my coming here. Now I I would like to ask you, how are the troops and horses in Beiting? How long can the food and grass be supplied? How many troops can be mobilized at most?"

"You will come one by one!"

Qiao Shiwang did not dare to neglect after hearing the words, and stepped forward and said: "General, since the establishment of Beiting, except for the necessary guards to guard the soldiers, there have been basically no other battles. Now there are six locations in Fenghuo Fort 320, with five people in each location. A total of 630 people. There are 52 forts, each with a population of 500 to 3000, totaling more than 500 people. Beiting has three counties under its jurisdiction, Jinman, Luntai and Pulei. Cash is full as There are [-] troops stationed in Zhizhi, and [-] troops are stationed in Luntai and Pulei respectively."

Then he glanced at Ji Song and said in a deep voice: "There are more than [-] people in total."

"There are also 300 personal guards of the Dudu Mansion and 5000 servants of various ethnic groups, a total of 6000 people. Among them, there are 8000 cavalry and 8000 infantry."

"The food and grass stockpile contains 20 dan, which is enough for an army to last for a year!"

After Qiao Shiwang finished speaking, Ji Song could not comment, but Cheng Yaojin and Xue Li frowned slightly!

"The old man asks you!"

Cheng Yaojin did not give Master Qiao any face, and said bluntly: "Before I came here, I had already checked the supply of grain and grass handed over to the Governor's Mansion by the Elder Shi's Mansion. As far as I know, there are more than 30 shi. Horse materials More than [-] bundles.”

"This is last year's data, what about this year? If I remember correctly, the harvest was completed as early as March, and now there is only this little grain left in the Governor's Mansion? Didn't the Changshi Mansion turn it over to the Governor this year?"

Qiao Shiwang's expression changed when he heard this. He wanted to say something but Xu Jingzong preempted him.

"Reporting to Duke Lu, Chang Shi's Mansion has not handed over the grain and grass to the Governor's Mansion three months ago!"

Xu Jingzong's words made everyone stunned. Cheng Yaojin said angrily: "How dare you to deprive the army of food and grass? Who gave you the courage?"

"Come on, take this person down!"

Just as the guards came forward, Ji Song spoke.

"slow!"

Giving Cheng Yaojin a reassuring look, he glanced at Qiao Shiwang who said nothing, then looked at Xu Jingzong who had a calm face, and said: "I don't care about the trouble between you. Now I just ask you."

"The Governor's Mansion will allocate 1 cavalry, and the Changshi Mansion will prepare a year's worth of food and fodder for an army of [-]."

He leaned forward, narrowed his eyes and said, "Is it possible for you to do it?"

"Subordinate to obey!"

"The last general takes orders!"

The two of them were covered in cold sweat. They knew that trouble would end in trouble, but if they dared to push back on this matter, their end would definitely not be good.

"it is good!"

"I'll give you half a month. In half a month, I will see the army and food and grass. If there is one person missing, or one stone of food and grass missing, you should make arrangements for your funeral!"

After saying that, he waved: "Everyone, please step back!"

"promise!"

Just when everyone was about to leave, Ji Song stopped Qiao Shiwang and said quietly: "I have reported to the imperial court to re-clarify the registered households of the major historical prefectures in the Western Regions. Any place where tens of thousands of people gather will be upgraded to a county. Officials in gathering areas are also automatically promoted to county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant and other positions."

"General Qiao is the governor of Beiting after all. You and Xu Changshi are responsible for this matter together!"

"As I leave the Western Region, I hope you can handle this matter well!"

Qiao Shiwang was shocked and looked at Ji Song in disbelief.

"What? What's the problem with General Qiao?"

"No, not at all!"

He excitedly bowed deeply to Ji Song and said loudly: "The last general will definitely live up to the expectations of the great general!"

"Okay, as the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. There are some things that I don't want to care about. But don't go too far. Xu Changshi's actions in the Western Regions are with my tacit approval. Some people stretch their hands too far. I don't know. Contain yourself. I will take care of it for you now, so that you won’t lose your life and you won’t even know what happened!”

Qiao Shiwang bowed again and said: "I would like to thank you, General!"
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After everyone left, Cheng Yaojin wondered: "You just let him go? In my opinion, even if you kill him, it's not an exaggeration. You deceive the superiors and the inferiors. Do you really think that you can do whatever you want in the Western Region?"

"Okay, okay, again, now is not the time to deal with this matter. The only purpose of everything now is to conquer the army, and we will talk about the rest after this battle is over!"

"Besides, do you really think that His Majesty doesn't know what they are doing? No, Your Majesty knows better than anyone else. The reason why he did not take action is naturally His Majesty's purpose. Let's not worry about it for the time being. As long as they keep their peace during this period, I don’t want to worry about anything else!”

"otherwise."

Ji Song smiled, but quickly suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "Otherwise, I would mind going on a killing spree."
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Anxi, on the official road from Xizhou to Tingzhou.

Guo Xiaoke and Su Lie kept looking forward, as if waiting for someone.

Apart from Ji Song, who came to the Western Region, who else could make the Chief Protector and Deputy Governor of the Anxi Protectorate wait?They had received news half a month ago that the Western Expeditionary Army had arrived in Beiting Tingzhou, but there was no one there as they waited.

The two of them, who were already upset because of the complicated situation in Anxi, were even more anxious to see what happened!At this time, Dashi's offensive in the west was becoming more and more sharp, and the country of Dabolü could hardly hold on.People have been sent to ask for help many times, but how can Anxi have time to take care of their affairs now?

tata tao~
At this time, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and smoke and dust were everywhere on the official road in the distance, and even the ground beneath their feet began to shake.

"Are they Duke Xin and Duke Lu here?"

Guo Xiaoke had a look of surprise on his face. He had been waiting for this day for half a year. If it didn't come yet, he really didn't know what to do.

"should be!"

Su Lie was also very excited. He had not seen Mr. Hao for many years.How could he have become the deputy governor of the Anxi Protectorate at such an age if he didn't have Mr. Nie to protect him from the wind and rain?This is a second-grade official!

The sound got closer and closer, and the first thing that came into view was a thousand-man cavalry, led by a young general wearing Mingguang armor.Holding a big halberd, you can see that he is a brave man!
"Appreciate~"

The cavalry stopped ten feet away from the crowd. Due to the sudden stop, the horse's front hooves lifted up into the sky and landed heavily on the ground!
"The general has an order. The army will not stop along the way. Guo Xiaoke, the governor of the Anxi Protectorate, is ordered to take people back to the city immediately!"

Su Lie and Guo Xiaoke were stunned for a moment, but they responded promptly and loudly said: "I will obey the general's order!"

Ji Song, who was in the middle army, sat leisurely on the carriage and looked at a map. This was the entire Western Region that he had received from Qiao Shiwang.Not only does it contain the exact locations of the major governor's offices, but it also contains maps of the various surrounding tribes and forces.

But compared to the maps of the Western Region, the maps of other places were much simpler. Most of the time, they were represented by a mountain, a river, or a city, which made him extremely uncomfortable as he was accustomed to seeing detailed maps in his previous life!
After searching for a long time on the map, I focused on the location of Tochara, and then I drew a circle with charcoal on Lake Balkhash in the north.

Looking at the map again at this time, I saw that Shule Protectorate, Suiye City, Julan City, Yuegong City, Dongcao Kingdom and Shicheng were all circled on it.

If you look carefully, you will find that when these cities and regions are connected in a line, Henglus City is in a semi-encirclement circle.

This place was the boundary of the Wusun Kingdom during the Han Dynasty. It was surrounded by mountains and had abundant water.The middle location is extremely flat, and to the north is the vast desert next door.

And Henglus City is located between the two mountains. If Dashi wants to go east to the Western Region, this will be the only way.

The majestic mountains in the southwest are enough to scare them away!
Therefore, perhaps due to the intersection of fate, the later generations of the Tang Dynasty suffered a complete defeat here and completely lost their qualifications to compete for Central Asian hegemony.And now, nearly a hundred years in advance, they will once again have a fateful showdown here!

However, who wins and who loses this time depends on their own abilities.

"General, we are here!"

Ji Song was stunned, opened the car curtain, looked up, and saw a not-so-grand restaurant.

This city may only be considered good within Datang Pass. Not to mention compared with big cities like Chang'an and Luoyang, even ordinary state cities are much more magnificent than this one.

But he knew that such a city was the leading city in the Western Region.The permanent population is [-] households, with more than [-] people.

Here, a city of ten thousand people is rare. Such a city is already considered a big city.

"I won't come down, otherwise I'll waste more time."

"Tell Mr. Yang Zhai that I have inconvenient legs and feet, so I can take the first step!"

Just when Ji Song was about to move on, Cheng Yaojin said: "Lao Guo can be regarded as my brother through life and death. You go first, and I go and see him!"

Ji Song couldn't comment and just said: "Just go ahead and say sorry to them for me when you see them!"

Cheng Yaojin nodded and sped away in front of the carriage without saying anything.And Ji Songze drove towards the city with hundreds of personal guards!
Su Lie, who was reminiscing with Xue Li, was stunned when he saw the carriage drive directly into the city gate.

But at this moment, Cheng Yaojin came on horseback.Before anyone arrived, I could hear his signature burst of laughter.As if he couldn't show his boldness otherwise!
"Old Cheng?"

Guo Xiaoke on the side almost jumped up in shock when he saw the old man, and walked quickly towards Cheng Yaojin!
"Hahaha, Old Cheng, I never thought it was you who came. When I received the imperial edict, I thought I heard it wrong. You said you, you are so old and you come to the Western Regions? You are not afraid of dying here!"

Hearing this, Lao Cheng's face darkened, and he smiled and cursed: "You old guy, I can't die even if you die."

Cheng Yaojin quickly dismounted, and the two hugged each other tightly like old friends they hadn't seen for many years. Suddenly, his eyes turned red!
"Damn it, the sand in the Western Region is so big, I'm even squinting!"

Guo Xiaoke didn't fare much better. With a tear, he directly exposed Cheng Yaojin's lies and said: "I cried when I cried. Why is the wind and sand so strong? You are so old. How can you be so shy like a young lady?"

"Fuck your mother, I won't cry now. I've been through life and death and crawled out of the dead many times. I won't cry even if I die!"

The two of them cut each other off like old children. Su Lie and Xue Li both looked on with smiles.

After looking at each other for a moment, Cheng Yaojin smiled and said: "You look pretty good. I thought you were going to die. Otherwise, how could someone as arrogant as you ask for help?"

"I thought the sun was out in the west!"

Guo Xiaoke smiled bitterly: "Can we not ask for help? Dashi is coming fiercely this time. Although I think that the Anxi army is not afraid of Dashi's army, the difference is too big. No matter how bastard I am, I can't let the soldiers fight such a disparity. !”

"The surrounding countries are watching with eager eyes, and the remnants of the Western Turks have been staying on the border for a long time. What is the purpose of this? Do I still know?"

"Dabolu is at the end of its tether, and it will collapse completely in a short time. Although Tochara is also a big country, it is nothing compared to Dashi, and it will not last long."

"Everyone around is watching Anxi's next move. I don't dare to move at all now because I am worried about giving other forces a chance to take advantage of it. Some time ago, I informed Beiting, Tianshan, Shule, Pisha and other guardians The government wants to eliminate unstable factors in the country because it is afraid that when we have a big war, someone will cause trouble behind us."

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin said solemnly: "I've heard about this. Because of this, Xu Jingzong and Qiao Shiwang of the Northern Court Chief Shi's Mansion were very unhappy. I heard that they almost got angry."

"However, Xu Jingzong was very courageous this time. He almost completely cleared the territory under pressure."

Guo Xiaoke was stunned when he heard this. He had heard about it.But he didn't know anything about Xu Jingzong and Qiao Shiwang. He thought that the two of them cooperated to complete the purge of the territory!
Seeing his appearance, Cheng Yaojin immediately guessed something, and sighed: "Qiao Shiwang has a small temperament and a little style. He didn't even think about it. He was a general with a heavy army, and he was flirting with the people in Chang'an. It was really... Do you think others and His Majesty don’t know?”

"If it weren't for his conscientiousness, he would have been dealt with a long time ago."

Then he whispered: "You have offended those bastards in Chang'an quite a lot this time. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you when you return to Chang'an."

Guo Xiaoke shook his head and said: "Them? Huh! I didn't care about them before, but now that the war is coming, how can I care about them? I have warned them not to go too far. But I didn't take any of them seriously."

"As the saying goes, it's hard to persuade a damned person with good words. I have a clear conscience!"
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(End of this chapter)