Chapter five hundred and twelve the change in Liangzhou
The more dangerous the place, the less safe it is.
The son of a rich man cannot sit down in court. If you don't have the courage to defeat a million men, don't pretend to be a solitary person.
Li Qinzai had a very clear understanding of his own force value. He knew that if he sent an envoy to Tuyuhun without any preparation, he would be like the elementary school student in the game who gave away his life, and died in a shameful and aggrieved death.
Envoy of the Tang Dynasty? It may work, but it doesn't completely work. If there is an impulsive and reckless person in the army, chop him up with a knife first. What else can Li Qinzai do besides complaining in the Palace of Hell?
Even if Li Zhi personally marches with thousands of troops to avenge himself, what's the point?
Whether he was cowardly or cautious, in short, Li Qinzai wished he could tie thousands of troops to his belt.
As for what Zheng Rentai said about gathering troops from Gansu and Liang, Li Qinzai didn't expect anything.
First of all, food and grass is a big problem. If the army is launched, a huge amount of food and grass will be thrown into this bottomless pit. Again, if the court has food, why would it send Li Qinzai as an envoy? If the army just crushes it, it will be over.
From a national point of view, Li Qinzai, the envoy, is like a biscuit to eat when he is hungry. The staple food will have to wait until the next year to save food.
Some people should be the small screws of the country, and some people should also be the country's small biscuits.
This name is much cuter than screws.
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Zheng Rentai chatted with Li Qinzai for a while and then left. He wanted to go back to reorganize his troops. Li Qinzai was also a wise man and immediately generously gave Zheng Rentai a thousand sheep to improve the food for the soldiers.
The ill-gotten gains must be spent quickly, otherwise you will be in trouble.
The next day, Li Qinzai sent people to enter Tuyuhun and formally issued a document to the warring parties of Tubo and Tuyuhun in the name of the suzerain country Datang.
The wording of the document was very harsh. First, it informed the two countries that the envoy sent by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had arrived in Liangzhou. Second, the envoy sternly urged the two warring countries to cease the war immediately and accept the mediation of the Tang envoy.
Of course, the effect of this document was minimal. Since Tubo had the intention of annexing Tuyuhun, it would definitely not care about the Tang Dynasty's reaction. A few words from the envoy could stop a war. What a dream.
The actual meaning of the document is that it tells the two warring countries that the arrival of the envoys of the Tang Dynasty means that the Tang Dynasty has also begun to participate in the game. From then on, the war between the two countries has turned into a game of three countries, and they are ready to welcome new players into the game.
As expected, after the document was thrown out, there was no response.
The scouts reported that the battle between the two countries was still raging on the front lines, and their brains were being beaten out.
Datang did not stay aloof. Zheng Rentai kept sending teams of scouts to the two countries to inquire about the military situation of the two countries, and increased the frequency of patrolling the border. Despite the lack of food, Datang still showed a posture of entering the situation at any time.
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However, the time for Li Qinzai to carry out his mission had not yet arrived.
Two days later, in the middle of the night, Li Qinzai was still asleep when he was woken up by a burst of noise.
Li Qinzai, who was angry after getting up, became furious. He put on his clothes and walked out of the room. He opened his mouth to curse, but Liu Asi rushed in front of him.
"Fifth Young Master, it's bad, someone burned down the official warehouse in Liangzhou City."
Li Qinzai was startled. When he got up, he suddenly lost his temper: "How much food was burned? Has the person who set the fire been caught?"
"Three official warehouses were burned down, and thousands of stones of food were lost. The arsonist escaped in the dark of night."
Li Qinzai was furious: "Is Pei Shen a fool? He can't even hold back the official positions, and he can't win the people. He doesn't want to be an official!"
Looking up, the fire in the east illuminated half of the sky, but the fire in Guancang was still not extinguished.
Li Qinzai's face was ashen and he said coldly: "Put out the fire first, and we will discuss the accountability later. Send a fast horse to ask Zheng Rentai to mobilize troops, and seal the border first."
Putting on his clothes, Li Qinzai led his troops and hurried towards the official warehouse.
Pei Shenren was at the scene of the fire-fighting. His features were blackened by the fire, and he looked furious. He even participated in putting out the fire himself with a bucket.
Countless civilians in the city, soldiers and civilians, participated. The official warehouse was related to everyone's survival. Soldiers and civilians were all furious. There was a lot of crying and howling at the fire-fighting site. Countless civilians stamped their feet and cried and cursed. Some people were wiping their tears while holding basins.
Rush into the fire.
Li Qinzai and the others joined in without saying a word. In this situation, there was no other way but to keep fetching and splashing water.
After a busy night, the fire in the official warehouse was finally put out. However, the three official warehouses were also burned completely, and no food was left at all.
Pei Shen, whose clothes were burned to tatters and even his hair was frizzy, stood dazedly outside the official warehouse. Looking at the devastated scene, his legs went limp and he sat on the ground, crying loudly.
Li Qinzai was so angry that he stepped forward and kicked him hard: "Why are you crying! Are you going to do nothing to deal with the aftermath?"
Pei Shen was still crying and almost collapsed.
Liangzhou is desolate and there is not much land that can be cultivated. The food in the border towns is not rich, and most of it needs to be allocated by the court. Especially during the recent war between the two countries, the Tang army on the border is ready to go to war at any time.
At this juncture, the official warehouse was actually burned down. It can be imagined how great a crime it was and how important military information was delayed.
Pei Shen only felt that his life was completely dark and there was no hope anymore.
Seeing that Pei Shen had lost his mind, Li Qinzai was angry that he would not fight, so he had to order all the officials of the governor's office to be called in front of him.
"From now on, I will take over Liangzhou City." Li Qinzai said without any doubt.
All the officials participated in putting out the fire, and everyone looked very embarrassed. Seeing that Pei Shen was crying sadly and paying no attention to external affairs, the officials saluted Li Qinzai one after another and expressed their willingness to obey orders.
"First of all, a curfew will be imposed in the city starting today. A curfew order will be issued immediately. Anyone who still has soldiers or civilians outside after dark will be charged as a spy of the enemy."
"Secondly, Liangzhou Sima immediately arranged manpower to borrow grain from Shanzhou, Lanzhou, Ganzhou and other cities. It is urgent, and the sooner the better."
"Third, starting from today, Liangzhou City will strengthen the search and interrogation of people entering and leaving the city. The remaining official warehouses are heavily guarded. No one is allowed to enter the official warehouse without the official's personal order. Anyone who violates this will be executed immediately."
"Fourth, immediately send people to the border states and cities to report the matter to the governors of each state and ask them to be on guard against enemy spies setting fire to official warehouses."
All the officials accepted the order solemnly.
After arranging everything, Li Qinzai glanced coldly at Pei Shen, who was still sitting on the ground in a daze, turned around and left.
On the way back to the governor's office, Li Qinzai said to Liu Asi as he walked: "Send someone to return to Beijing quickly and report to the emperor. I need the help of Baiqisi to find the enemy spies hiding in the city."
Liu Asi immediately agreed.
Li Qinzai gritted his teeth and said: "You are very brave to dare to burn my official warehouse. Ah Si, tomorrow you and Sun Congdong will lead the troops out of the city and enter the Tuyuhun territory. They will rob the tribes when they see them. I must make up for my losses!"
Liu Asi was surprised and said: "Fifth Young Master thinks it was the spies of the Tuyuhun sect who did it?"
"How do I know who did it? Anyway, whoever offends me, I will offend Tuyuhun!"