Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 181 The first fire of taking office
The capital of the Andong Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty was not in Shenyang City in the later generations, but in Yixian County, which is closer to Youzhou. Changes frequently, from Pyongyang to Liaodong, generally depending on the situation.

As the Jiedu Envoy of the Protectorate of Anton, Li Fei has great power.

Take Gao Xianzhi, the Jiedu Envoy of the Protectorate of Anxi at the time as an example, he could launch a foreign war without the approval of the imperial court, from the four towns of Anxi all the way to Shiguo on the east coast of the Caspian Sea. .

The Tang court almost didn't care what the border envoys were doing, as long as the result was good, they could say anything. Today's Li Fei can be said to be Anton's "Emperor of Earth".

At noon, Li Fei and his entourage arrived at Anton Duhufu City.

Deputy Protector Lu Xin brought some officials from the Anton Governor's Mansion to greet him outside the city gate.

"Lu Xin pays homage to Lord Jiedu!" Lu Xin and other officials bowed their hands.

"Everyone will be colleagues from now on, and we will work together to govern all areas of Andong well!" Li Fei bowed his hands back.

When he came here, Li Fei already knew about Lu Xin. Before the Andong Protectorate's Mansion had no Jiedushi, Lu Xin had always been the highest official in the Andong Protectorate's Mansion, exercising most of the powers of the Jiedushi. Theoretically speaking, the Anton Governor's Mansion is under the control of An Lushan, the military governor of Pinglu, but that was when Li Fei, the military governor, had not yet come to take office. Now that Li Fei has come to take office, Anton With a legitimate Jiedushi in the Duhufu, there is no need to continue to be restrained by Anlu Mountain.

"Master Jiedu, did anything happen to you along the way?" Lu Xin saw that many of Li Fei's guards were injured, as if he had gone through a big battle. Now, as an official under Li Fei, Lu Xin could not I have to say hello.

Li Fei's eyes flashed, and he waited for Lu Xin to ask.

"Oh, I was attacked by Khitan thieves on the road, and there was a big fight." Li Fei smiled freely, as if it was not a big deal.

"Master Jiedu, are you alright?" Lu Xin asked again.

"It's okay, mere Khitan bandits, you can kill me! Come on, bring those Khitan captives up here." Li Fei said proudly and ordered.

Immediately, more than seventy Khitan prisoners were taken up.

Lu Xin and other officials of the Protectorate's Mansion were shocked when they saw the number of Khitan prisoners.

so much!
"Master Jiedu Envoy has been attacked by how many Khitans, how could he capture so many prisoners?" Lu Xin asked in surprise.You know, the Khitans are all cavalry. It is not difficult to defeat them, but it is not easy to capture prisoners. According to the examples in the past battlefields, to capture more than [-] Khitan prisoners, at least six to seven hundred Khitans must be defeated. Cavalry is the only way to do it. Is it possible for Li Fei to bring these guards who have never been on the battlefield?
"There were nearly 500 Khitan cavalry who attacked. I used some tricks and killed and injured more than 100 guards to defeat them. Unfortunately, I couldn't wipe them out and let them run away with nearly a hundred people. The Khitans are really fierce!" Li Fei said. Said with a sigh.

In fact, Li Fei said this on purpose, just pretending to be quiet, and now that he is a new official, this first fire must be ignited anyway, to show his majesty.

Sure enough, Lu Xin and the others were instantly shocked, their faces dumbfounded and unbelievable.

I go!More than 100 guards killed and injured can defeat a Khitan cavalry of nearly 500, and only let less than 100 escape?Then counting these seventy or so captives, wouldn't they kill three hundred enemies?
You must know that the Khitan people were a strong force in the pre-Sui period, and they had repeatedly surrendered and rebelled against the Tang Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and the Tang Dynasty had nothing to do with them.Since the fourth year of Tianbao, the Khitans rebelled again, and now they have been fighting with the Tang Dynasty for eight years. The Khitans are so fierce that even the Huihe people and the Shiwei tribes are afraid. It is possible that the guards brought by Li Fei are stronger than those of the Tang Dynasty. Can the most elite soldiers still be elite?
Knowing that Lu Xin and others could not believe his results, Li Fei made a gesture.

Zhang Yue took out a head wrapped in cloth, opened it and presented it to Lu Xin and others.

"This is the head of the Khitan general who commanded nearly [-] Khitan cavalry. Do any of you recognize him?" Li Fei was not sure if anyone really knew such a Khitan general.

"Qu Sulu!" Lu Xin gasped, obviously Lu Xin recognized Qu Sulu.

"Master Jiedushi, Qu Sulu is a mighty general under Khitan Huaixiu Khan, who commanded thousands of Khitan cavalry, but unexpectedly led someone to attack Lord Jiedushi himself, and was killed by Master Jiedushi instead!" At that moment, Lu Xin had no choice but to admire, even though he still couldn't believe it, but the facts were before his eyes, so he couldn't help but not believe it.

Not only Lu Xin, but other officials of the Protectorate's Mansion couldn't help admiring Qu Sulu's head. Even An Lushan, the king of Dongping County, wanted to kill a Khitan general of such status, but he was killed by Li Fei.

Immediately, they were in awe of Li Fei, not daring to underestimate Li Fei because of his age.

Li Fei nodded secretly. He was very satisfied with the performance of Lu Xin and others, which meant that his first fire was strong enough, and his prestige was established. We will see how to completely subdue people's hearts in the future.

"These Khitan captives will be handed over to you. Lock them up first, I will use them in the future!" Li Fei told Lu Xin with a smile.

"Yes, Lord Jiedushi." Lu Xin said in command.

Afterwards, Li Fei entered the city under the guidance of Lu Xin and others, and was stationed in the Jiedu envoy's mansion.

After driving for more than half a month, and also experienced a big battle, whether it was Li Fei, Lin Shiyue, or the eldest grandson Lanxin, they were all exhausted, and what they hoped most was to get a good night's sleep.Zhao Ye, Du Fu and Li Fei also arranged to be in the Jiedu Ambassador's Mansion first, and after a few days to get familiar with it, they are making arrangements.

At the beginning, he promised Du Fu an official position, so he couldn't break his promise.

Not only Du Fu, but also Wu Sheng, Zhang Shuo and others had to make arrangements. As a Jiedu envoy, he wanted to control Anton handily and completely, so he had to have his own team.

While Li Fei settled down in his family, there were also people complaining about Lu Xin's grievances.

"Hey, although your lord is not a Jiedushi, you have always been in charge of Andong in the past. If the imperial court wants to appoint a Jiedushi, your lord should be the most suitable candidate. When the news came suddenly that Li Fei was also the Jiedushi, I thought it was just The imperial court gave the imperial concubine's adoptive son a title, but he did not expect him to take office. As far as I know, the imperial concubine's adopted son is only 20 years old this year. There is no such young man in Anton's history. The Jiedu envoy came to take office, not to mention Anton, there is no other place, too messy!" This person is Lu Xin's right-hand man, named Han Zhou, who has been working with Lu Xin.

"What nonsense, the appointment of Jiedu envoy by the imperial court is something we can criticize, just assist Jiedu envoy to manage Anton well!" Lu Xin scolded.

Although it was true that he was not feeling well, he couldn't tell the matter clearly, so he scolded Han Zhou.
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(End of this chapter)