Tang's dining table

I don't know since when, many foreign generals suddenly appeared in the Tang army.

There are Turks with the surname Ashina, Tiele people with the surname Qibi, Korean people with the surname Gao, and people with the surnames of Silla, Baekje, Japanese, Uighur, and Zhaowu.

Li Ji had fiercely opposed these people's entry into the military system in the court. Unfortunately, the opposition was still an objection, but it had no effect.

These foreign generals now seem to be very useful, obedient, and able to take care of things when they go into battle to kill enemies, but Li Ji cannot find more suitable young people from the Tang Dynasty to replace these foreigners.

This made Li Ji and other veterans feel very shameless.

Li Ji once pointed at Yun Chu's nose in the court and yelled, saying that he had given up his face in order to become a civil servant and watched helplessly as the Tang army was filled with the aliens he once wanted to kill.

He said these words in vain. In the Tang Dynasty, the number of troops that a general could really lead was very limited. Once his position exceeded that of Colonel Zhechong, he basically became a mere commander.

There are soldiers and horses in the Sixteenth Guards in the capital, including many generals, lieutenants, assistant generals, and tooth generals. Unfortunately, the one who leads the soldiers and horses is still Captain Zhechong, and the generals cannot get close to the soldiers.

Therefore, once a general's position exceeds that of Captain Zhechong, he will usually pursue a civilian position instead of becoming a general with little oil and little power.

Yun Chu brought many people, and naturally they could not stay in the military city of Yumen Pass, so Yun Chu took the people and horses back to Hongliu Forest.

When Yunchu left the red willow forest, there were still thousands of people living a wandering life here. After returning, the red willow forest here was still shivering in the cold wind, but there was no sign of anyone.

When Yun Chu came here, Xiao Yuhua was the grass-headed king here, and Afanti was the wise man here. Although this king and the wise man were often despised by the people here, without the grass-headed king, without the other wise man, Reliable wise men protect them, and these wanderers can no longer live in this red willow forest.

The caravan entered the red willow forest. Next to the spring deep in the red willow forest, Yun Chu saw many skeletons.

Those pit yards have been submerged by weeds, and the homeless people who moved here don't know where they went.

In the Hexi Corridor during the Tang Dynasty, this kind of thing was not unusual at all. The government's rule was limited to a few cities and a few points, and there was no way to take care of the vast countryside here.

It's not that there are no people in the Tang Dynasty, but the people here are not Tang people. There are Tubo people, Uighur people, Turks, Tiele people, and even Sai people. There are also Tang people, but they also have a name - Savage.

Xiao Yuhua used force to knead these people together and barely survive. Xiao Yuhua was captured by Yun Chu, and these people dispersed.

Once the people are scattered, there is no way to defend against foreign enemies, and the largest number of people in the Hexi Corridor are horse thieves or mountain bandits.

Fangzheng sent a lot of grain, including seven or eight sheep and a cow. There was too much salt, but the quality was poor and turned gray.

"Who is the governor of Shazhou?"

"Peng Damu, his roots are Xu Jingzong, he is not greedy, he is Xu Jingzong's eyes and ears, he treats everyone with a smile, he will give convenience to anyone who asks for him, and he will record the person who gives convenience and send it to him. In the hands of Xu Jingzong."

Zhang Donghai happened to be by his side, so Yun Chu looked at Zhang Donghai and said, "He is not corrupt, why don't you take action?"

Zhang Donghai smiled and said: "It is not him who has the final say whether there is corruption or not, it is our Baiqisi who has the final say.

If he wants to be innocent, he must first withstand my Baiqisi's methods before he can say that he is innocent. "

Yun Chu said: "Who wants to deal with Xu Jingzong? Logically speaking, you Baiqisi don't listen to others."

Zhang Donghai smiled and said: "Of course it is the order given by our Commander-in-Chief."

Yun Chu nodded and sat by the fire to roast the leg of lamb, while Zhang Donghai rode away with a hundred people.

Fang Zheng sat on the sand, his teeth chattering incessantly. Yun Chu glanced at Fang Zheng and ignored him. This was because he was frightened by the people from Baiqisi, and he would be fine after a while.

"I can't be the governor of Shazhou."

Fangzheng's teeth stopped shaking, so he carefully moved to the edge of the fire and buried his head between his legs, feeling too guilty to lift his head.

Yun Chu was stunned for a moment and said, "You don't think it's me who wants to deal with this Peng Damu, do you?"

"I am still guilty." Fang Zheng began to explain again. It seemed that he had been completely frightened by Bai Qisi.

This person is basically useless, that is to say, this person is useless. Just as he told Yun Chu outside Yumen Pass, he just wants to be an official in Shazhou and live out his life.

"The Li family of Dunhuang is a royal family. Some people see that there is something wrong with this branch and want to check the Li family through some clues.

It has nothing to do with us at all. "

As soon as Yunchu finished speaking, his square teeth began to chatter again. His fat body collapsed on the sand, his eyes full of despair.

"Save me..." Fangzheng shouted towards Yunchu, who was trembling.

Yun Chu leaned over and looked at Fang Zheng and said, "When I saw you in Baiqisi, you weren't so miserable."

Fang Zheng cried and said, "I thought I was going to die. The dead naturally have nothing to fear."

Yun Chu said again: "No, after I rescued you, you still boasted about digging for gold, and finally helped Naha build the Golden Buddha Temple. At that time, you were a bit heroic."

Fang Zheng's lips kept trembling, and he said after a long while: "Digging for gold and helping you build the Golden Buddha Temple will be a little tiring at most and a little painful at most. No one will die, and the nine tribes will not be implicated.

Over the years, it has been my sisters who have been helping me, whether they could or could not.

Even if I can't repay them, I can't harm them no matter what. Ah Chu, please help me. Can I stop being an official? "

Yunchu said with a smile: "Don't worry, your brothers-in-law are not drunkards. They brought you to the sandbank. Maybe they have already considered this. This Peng Damu will be doomed. If your luck is better, your sister If we work harder, you might be able to become the governor of this sandbank.

Isn't this the path that officials are taking to seek wealth and honor amidst danger?

You want stability while also wanting to be an official. How can there be such a good thing in this world? "

"You think I'll be fine?"

"Well, nothing will happen to you. If anything happens, wouldn't it be most convenient for Zhang Donghai and others to arrest you?"

"You mean, even if the royal family is involved, nothing will happen to me?"

"The royal family is unlucky. The governor of Shazhou has been arrested, and the royal family of Dunhuang has been arrested. If you are also arrested, will there be anyone to manage this sandbank? Listen to me, stand up, and be nice. Nothing will happen.

Here, eat the mutton. "

As Yun Chu spoke, he handed Fang Zheng a large skewer of red willow barbecue.

Yun Chu's words gave Fang Zheng great comfort. He took a bite of the mutton skewers and blushed. He put down the mutton skewers and hurried to the depths of the red willow forest. He came back after a long while, looking relaxed.

When Fang Zheng went to rest, Wen Wen came to the fire with a tired look on his face, threw a pile of documents to Yun Chu and said: "In the past two years in the Western Region, we have not known much about domestic affairs. We have read these complete After reading the Di Bao and the Military News, I realized that being an official now is indeed a difficult thing."

Yun Chu took the documents that Wen Wen had arranged and read them for a while by the firelight. He then put the documents aside and helped Wen Wen roast the mutton skewers and handed them to him: "One leaf falls and you know autumn, and a little bit of frost knows winter." close.

Your Majesty is a very smart man, and he understands the principle that a country that is invincible externally and powerless internally will perish forever.

Therefore, he took the initiative to stir up these waves, making everyone in the court and officials around the world nervous.

Once they start to get nervous, they have no extra thought to think about anything else. Now it is clear that they must live close to the royal family. From now on, everyone will surround His Majesty and flatter him, and the world will be safe. "

Wen Wen ate the mutton skewers, pointed at the document in Yun Chu's hand and said, "It's probably not a good thing to change the positions of officials so frequently. The possibility of someone losing power will cause greater damage to the world."

Yun Chu smiled and said: Personnel is politics, finding balance in chaos, finding light in darkness, your majesty's methods are not bad. "

"Where should we go after we go back?"

"I once wrote a poem, and one of the lines was called - The Duck Prophet in Spring River Water Warmth!"

She smiled softly and said, "Who is that duck?"

Yun Chu laughed and said: "Of course it's Di Renjie! Is that duck as smart as Di Renjie?"

Wen Wen nodded and said: "The guy who likes to solve crimes has a better sense of smell than a dog. He must have sensed the bad smell, and then he made it clear that he was the prince.

So, after we go back, do we have to openly move closer to the prince? "

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "We move closer to the emperor."

"I remember you said before that our Majesty is good at everything but has no responsibilities.

If you follow him, will you be used as a shield or thrown out as a scapegoat? "

Yun Chu said: "The only one who can make the emperor give in is our queen. As long as we don't stand on His Majesty's side and keep offending the queen, we are actually safe.

You have to understand that since we entered the officialdom, we have never offended our queen, and we are even considered to be among the few people that the queen does not dislike very much. "

Wen Wen stood up, stretched and said, "In other words, we want to set up our officials to the end?"

Yun Chu waved his hand and said: "It is to carry out our plan to build Chang'an City and enrich Chang'an City to the end."

"Even if you want to be a county magistrate for the rest of your life?"

"Then I will be a county magistrate for the rest of my life. Speaking of it, of all the positions in the Tang Dynasty, there are not many positions that are better than Chang'an County Magistrate and Wannian County Magistrate.

Especially after the emperor and empress moved to Luoyang, these two positions would become extremely hard to find. "

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, feeling a bit like meeting a close friend in high mountains and flowing water.

Naha dragged Dolma with one hand and the food girl with the other. After arriving in front of Yun Chu, she unceremoniously took three roasted mutton skewers from the fire and gave one to each of the other two people. While biting into the mutton, he said vaguely to Yunchu: "Brother, do you think there really is an Aladdin's lamp in this world?"

When Wen Wenwen saw that the mutton skewers were gone, she said angrily: "Go find Li Hong. He is much easier to use than Aladdin's magic lamp."

See you tomorrow