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Chapter 265: Counting merits and demerits

The Anxi Protectorate is now in internal and external difficulties, while Gao Xianzhi himself is also in internal and external difficulties.

Throughout history, the generals guarding the border are often not very good when they are suspicious by the emperor. Gao Xianzhi now has only two ways to deal with it. The first is to immediately submit a memorial to Chang'an and ask for a reply. From then on, he stayed peacefully under Li Longji's nose, and had a high official and generous salary for the rest of his life.

The second is to find a way to dispel Li Longji's suspicion, regain Li Longji's trust, and allow him to continue to manage Anxi.

The first method is the most effective. As long as you submit a memorial, I believe that Li Longji will be like a good woman who worships money, and then follow him shyly and timidly, but Gao Xianzhi is not happy.

After many years of striving for Anxi, although Anxi is now invincible, he always believes that his iron-blooded high-pressure policy towards Anxi is correct. As long as he continues to suppress the countries for a few years, he believes that from then on, the countries in the Western Regions will become obedient and obedient. At this critical moment, how could Gao Xianzhi be willing to give up the good situation easily?

The second method belongs to the central strategy, but it is too difficult to implement. How could the emperor's suspicion be so easy to dispel? After the sixth year of Tianbao, Gao Xianzhi commanded the Tang Dynasty to fight for the stone castle with Xiao Bolu, the court sent Bian Lingcheng to him as a military supervisor. The two of them had been entangled with grudges from Tubo to Anxi for many years. Bian Lingcheng secretly told him how many evil stories he had reported.

However, a military supervisor was not enough. Now the court sent Gu Qing again. The imperial edict was written in a dignified manner, which was equivalent to directly dividing half of Gao Xianzhi's military power.

It can be seen that Li Longji's suspicion about Gao Xianzhi has become increasingly serious. Since Gu Qing came to Anxi, Gao Xianzhi has become increasingly aware of Li Longji's suspicion about him.

So we met for the second time today.

Gao Xianzhi, who was restless, wanted to chat with Gu Qing and tentatively asked him about his mission or purpose to come to Anxi. Gu Qing's mission and purpose were directly related to him, and even the fate of the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion was directly related to him.

"JieShi, I can't say much. I can only say that JieShi is still the governor of Anxi. If there are foreign enemies attacking or JieShi has the idea of ​​taking the initiative, I and the ten thousand soldiers under my command will obey JieShi unconditionally and will never miss the military opportunity. If you want people, horses, food, grass, and weapons, you will be willing to take it out as long as we have it." Gu Qing said slowly.

Gao Xianzhi's eyes flashed and she said softly: "Brother Gu is a true loyal and righteous man, but I don't know if this is your own meaning or your Majesty's meaning?"

Gu Qing said slowly: "It's my own intention. Your Majesty... has given me a lot of power. He doesn't know how to look at the process, he just wants to look at the result."

Gao Xianzhi was shocked: "Have you given a lot of power? Besides those in the imperial edict, there is any other power?"

"Yes." Gu Qing smiled and said, "Your Majesty has given me the power to take action first and then report. Of course, this power cannot be abused, but if necessary, I will definitely use it."

As soon as he said that, Gao Xianzhi stood up in shock, looked at him in disbelief, and then slowly sat down, his eyes dimly.

"I understand. Your Majesty is to let you master the four towns of Anxi as soon as possible. It seems... I have been in Anxi for a short time." Gao Xianzhi sighed.

Seeing that he was completely disappointed, Gu Qing could not comfort him. Li Longji's suspicion about him was a fact, and comfort did not have any effect.

Not only did Gu Qing not want to comfort him, he also planned to make up for it. Some words had to be made clear, otherwise Gao Xianzhi would always think that he was an innocent loyal minister who was suspicious of the emperor, such as loyalty and righteousness, and his loyalty, which moved him so much.

"I guess Jishuai has guessed a few points in his thoughts about Jishuai. Do you feel very wronged?" Gu Qing suddenly asked.

Gao Xianzhi was stunned and then sighed: "God's will is unpredictable, so why bother with grievances."

Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "Jingshuai, I have always respected Jieshuai's achievements for the Tang Dynasty over the years. Jieshuai is worthy of being a famous general, but it is passed down in history. Personally, I am reluctant to make a grudge with Jieshuai, but I am responsible for my death. Your Majesty is suspicious of Jieshuai, not just because of the Battle of Talas, but there are other reasons..."

Gao Xianzhi snorted and said, "The Battle of Talas was a sudden encounter between the enemy and us. I was caught off guard and could tie the opponent. I feel that I am worthy of Your Majesty. As for other reasons, what other reasons are there?"

Gu Qing sighed: "There is a problem with the strategy of Anxi's strategy for Anxi, and it is a big problem, which is completely contrary to Your Majesty's intentions. This is the fundamental reason why Your Majesty is dissatisfied with you."

"The strategy of strategy? What's the problem with my strategy?" Gao Xianzhi was a little angry. The high-pressure policies of the countries in the Western Regions over the years were exactly what Gao Xianzhi was proud of and could not tolerate denial by outsiders.

Seeing Gao Xianzhi angry, Gu Qing said mercilessly: "In the nine years of Tianbao, General Jie suddenly attacked the Shi Kingdom. The Lord of Shi Kingdom and his ministers have always respected the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader. The relationship with the Tang Dynasty is friendly and obedient. General Jie ignored the overall situation and destroyed the Shi Kingdom. Only after the destruction of the country reported to Chang'an, saying that the Lord of Shi Kingdom had "lost the etiquette of foreign ministers". At that time, the Shi Kingdom had been destroyed, and His Majesty had to admit it. He also added the title of "Eight Towns Masters' Envoy" to you, but General Jie asked himself, did the Shi Kingdom really lose the etiquette of ministers?"

Gao Xianzhi was stunned and couldn't speak.

Gu Qing said leisurely: "The Shi Kingdom is located on the side of the Western Regions' commercial road. The people are rich and the whole country is businessmen. It can be said that they are rich. After the Jieshou destroyed the Shi Kingdom, he probably also gained a lot of benefits? The rich treasury of the Shi Kingdom is the main reason why the Jieshou raised troops to attack the Shi Kingdom, right?"

Gao Xianzhi's face gradually turned pale, and she pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Not only the treasury of Shi Kingdom, but most of the nine Zhaowu surnames who were doing business in Shi Kingdom were destroyed by Jieshuai. In this battle, Jieshuai fought happily and made a lot of money. However, the reputation of our Tang Dynasty was ruined in the Western Regions because of this battle, which led to the Western Regions turning against the great country and trying to join forces with them to drive the Tang Dynasty out of the Western Regions. Will Jieshuai still dare to say that he is wronged?"

"After destroying the Shi Kingdom, on the way back, Jie Shuaishou destroyed the Tuqishi tribe. Tuqishi is also a Khanate who is close to our Tang Dynasty. Especially, Tuqishi is located between the Tang Dynasty and the Dashi Kingdom, which is a buffer zone between the two countries. Tuqishi was destroyed by Jie Shuai, and the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty had to border with Dashi, and the chance of facing conflict was intensified..."

Seeing Gao Xianzhi's face gradually becoming pale, Gu Qing said again: "Jie Shuai recalled that after Jie Shuai destroyed Shiguo and Tuqi Shi, he offered prisoners to Chang'an. Your Majesty just praised you in front of the ministers, but there was no reward or promotion. Jie Shuai still didn't know the reason? Since then, Your Majesty has been dissatisfied with you. As for the Battle of Talas, it was just a bad result caused by Jie Shuai's mistaken management of Anxi."

"There are many helpers when you have the right to be the right to be the right to be the right to be the helper. Because of the wrong decision of the general Jie Zheng, the Tang Dynasty has become a lonely person who has lost his way in the Western Regions. The Anxi Protectorate Mansion is surrounded by enemies, and his eyes are full of enemies. If the general Jie feels wronged, the emperor who is far away in Chang'an will probably cry. Your Majesty is even more wronged than you..."

"Your Majesty transferred me to Anxi in order to correct the mistakes you made by Jieshuai. If you are willing to cooperate, you can cooperate sincerely and slowly reverse the current unfavorable situation in Anxi. If you are unwilling to cooperate, then... Jieshuai will submit a memorial to Chang'an and ask for transfer."

Gao Xianzhi was silent for a long time, and her emotions gradually calmed down. She said hoarsely: "What are you going to do?"

Gu Qing said calmly: "Stop attacking the Western Regions without reason, and secondly, expand Kucha City, promote merchants, build markets, and clear out the commercial robbers."

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Under the dim candlelight, Bian Lingcheng wrote at his desk. Half an hour later, a memorial of hundreds of words was finished.

Bian Lingcheng checked carefully at the candlestick, and saw the signature from the beginning of the memorial. After watching it for a long time, Bian Lingcheng gradually became stunned. Then he put down the memorial in a daze with excitement and stared at the swaying candlelight.

Without exception, this is another memorial to impeach Gao Xianzhi, and this time the impeachment is more ruthless and more vicious than before.

The soldiers and generals of Gao Xianzhi "hold their own troops" were almost Gao Xianzhi's private soldiers, and Gao Xianzhi "takes power alone". The military and political affairs of the four towns of Anxi cannot be interfered with by others. The soldiers and soldiers "abused the remnants of the generals" were treated like to abuse the livestock. The soldiers dared not speak out...

The words were much more vicious than before. Because of Gu Qing's arrival, Bian Lingcheng sensitively noticed that the direction of the Chang'an court seemed to have changed. As the deputy envoy of the Jiedushi, Gu Qing divided Gao Xianzhi's military power as soon as he arrived, but refused to hand over the 10,000 troops. Bian Lingcheng was a smart man after all, and he immediately guessed that the emperor might be suspicious of Gao Xianzhi.

The emperor is already suspicious of the head coach. How could Bian Lingcheng, as the military supervisor, be polite to write?

Throughout history, the reason why the role of military supervisor has been annoying is because his responsibilities are very special.

He is the only person in the army who is opposite to the head coach, and he must be opposed, pick on the bones in the eggs, and must preconceive the idea that the head coach is ill-behaved, and use such subjective guesses to judge the head coach's words and deeds.

This is the responsibility of the military supervisor. If the military supervisor and the coach wear the same pair of pants, the relationship is so good that the coach is mixed with oil. I don’t know if there is anything wrong with the coach, but this military supervisor is likely to not live long. If the emperor doesn’t kill him, what’s the use of keeping him?

Bian Lingcheng did not let down his duties. He has always worked hard and diligent in impeaching Gao Xianzhi.

Every other month, there is always a memorial sent to Chang'an. The memorial explains Gao Xianzhi's words and deeds in detail, and writes a few bad words. It used to be somewhat implicit, but this time it was particularly straightforward and cruel.

If you do something like putting in trouble, the more you do, the better. Only in this way can the emperor see how hard he works.

After writing this memorial, Bian Lingcheng felt unsatisfied.

Because the memorials are too thin, no matter how cruel the words are, they will probably not attract much attention from the emperor. After all, he has written too many such memorials, which are basically all over the sea and have no news. The emperor has never expressed any reward to him.

The dim candlelight swayed constantly, and Bian Lingcheng's face became light and dark under the swaying of the candlelight.

If... the signature of the memorial and Gu Qing's name are added, Your Majesty will definitely attach great importance to it. Gao Xianzhi may be defeated and taken back to Chang'an to be punished. And he, the military supervisor, must have been impeached for merit and promotion is just around the corner.

Unfortunately, the playboy refused to get involved in these matters, so Bian Lingcheng felt even more unwilling to accept it.

I have to think of a way to pull Gu Qing into the water.

I heard that he either eats, drinks, or beats people and smashes shops all day, and it is said that he had a conflict with the Anxi garrison...
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