To a certain extent, Xue Rengui is disdainful of people like Zhang Ziqiang, but now he has to make concessions when employing people.
After thinking for a while, Xue Rengui felt a little worried and said to Zhang Ziqiang with a smile.
"Xue Mou will leave it to you to monitor Ruan Xiong's movements. Remember, we have to have people observe in secret. As for letting you and others take over important positions in the army and reporting the transfer of Ruan Xiong to the commander, we should consider it in the long run. We must not act rashly. I don't want to cause any trouble when I first come here."
There is turmoil in the army."
Zhang Ziqiang was ordered to do so. Although he was a little disappointed in his heart, he had to do this first.
Ruan Xiong turned around and found his maid Yuru who whispered.
"Sister Yuru! This Youzhou is not a place where we can stay for a long time. Young Master, I want to go to Western Liaoning and join Master Qin. How about you pack up your belongings and go out with the Young Master tomorrow morning, disguised as a bodyguard?"
"Yuruu listens to the young master. If the young master goes to that place, Yuru will go there. Young master, rest for now while Yuru prepares food."
The maid named Yuru didn't even ask what happened in the young master's army. In her heart, everything was done according to the young master's decision. After the death of the master and mistress, Yuru endured many hardships for more than ten years.
Taking care of the family's meager land and raising the young master, the master and servant have always been dependent on each other, and their relationship is like that of siblings but also like childhood sweethearts.
Looking at this maid who was a few years older than him, with a pretty face and an increasingly plump body, he came out of the house. In addition to his respect for her, Ruan Xiong also had a lot of tenderness in his heart. Although the two of them had already broken through the relationship between men and women, however, Yu Ru
She always cares about her identity, abides by her duties and does not dare to call herself the daughter-in-law of the Ruan family. She talks about the young master finding a girl from that family all day long, and covets a boy and a half to inherit the Ruan family.
There is a saying: "A good man is most afraid of suffering from a woman's kindness!"
Let's talk about Yuru's kindness to the Ruan family. Even if the two have been together for a long time, how can they not be deeply rooted in love? Ruan Xiong has long regarded Yuru as his wife, so how can he have the heart to abandon Yuru and marry another daughter.
This Ruan Xiong is really a kind and straight man...
After dinner, Yuru went back to her room and tidied up the household items according to the young master's instructions.
In the night, the brothers in the army who came to Ruan Xiong's residence one after another gathered in the hall, and they all came to ask the general how he should get along with Xue Rengui in the future.
Ruan Xiong stood up and left the house, retreated to the guards outside the house, then went back to his room and whispered his plan to his brothers. After all the brothers were shocked, they all agreed to go to western Liaoning with Ruan Xiong.
Ruan Xiong pondered for a while and then agreed to the invitation of the brothers, agreeing that everyone would disperse and leave the customs tomorrow to meet in "Shangyin" City in Pingzhou and then go to "Lulong" City to join Xu Tian.
Everyone agreed to say goodbye and leave, but Zhang Ziqiang had already sent a spy to monitor Ruan Xiong and reported the situation to Zhang Ziqiang. However, Ruan Xiong and others did not know what Ruan Xiong and others said in detail, and no matter how cunning he was, he could not guess the reason.
, but this guy was overly cautious and ordered his soldiers to pay attention to Ruan Xiong and others' actions overnight.
The next day, Ruan Xiong girded his armor properly, led out the two war horses that had been fed with fodder, and ordered several of his loyal guards who had been following him for a long time to cover up Yu Ru, who had already put on guard armor, and went to the pass to respond.
Everything he did was no different from usual. Only a careful person could notice that there was a fair face among the guards. Several guards sat down on their horses, and all had luggage such as dry food and water bags on their backs.
Zhang Ziqiang looked at Ruan Xiong and others from a distance but found no clues. After waiting for a while, Ruan Xiong proposed to lead his team to go out for inspection.
It was strange. With his position in the army, why did he need to personally lead troops out for inspection? Not long after Ruan Xiong left, the guy suddenly woke up and there was a loud scream in the tiger hall.
"Ruan Xiong is leaving!"
When Zhang Ziqiang heard Xue Rengui yelling, he finally understood. Remembering the detailed report he made last night, he immediately issued an order to close the door tightly and not to release any soldiers in the pass.
Xue Rengui didn't understand what Zhang Ziqiang meant. After Zhang Ziqiang explained, he woke up and gave the order to beat the drums.
The generals guarding the gate at "Gubeikou" had just returned to their respective barracks when they suddenly heard the drums of the Chinese army beating loudly. They were all puzzled. They cursed and then got on their horses to gather in the main camp.
When all the generals gathered together, Xue Rengui discovered that Ruan Xiong and the leading generals of several battalions had not yet arrived, so he ordered the soldiers to go out to the camp to inquire about the situation. Soon the sergeants reported that not long after Ruan Xiong left the customs, his generals all came out one after another for various reasons.
Guan, whereabouts are unknown at this time.
Xue Rengui was very angry after hearing the report. Thinking about Zhang Ziqiang's words about Ruan Xiong's conversation with Xu Tian, he estimated that the general who fled must have gone to western Liaoning to seek refuge with Xu Tian, so he gathered a group of troops to pursue him.
Zhang Ziqiang stopped Xue Rengui, raised his hands and spoke.
"General, no, this is an opportunity for the general to take full control of the entire army. Why not report the matter to the governor, saying that Ruan Xiong and others were deceived by Xu Tian and ignored the important pass of the Tang Dynasty to resist foreign enemies, and led the army to flee privately. According to the Tang army
"This is a serious crime of beheading, and even Xu Tian would not dare to cover it up. In this way, the general can ask the governor to send more soldiers and get rid of those who suffer from double-mindedness, so why not do it."
After hearing what Zhang Ziqiang said, Xue Rengui assessed the situation and thought that he could not offend another group of people after Ruan Xiong left, otherwise he would become a bare commander. With his mind, he knew that he had to stabilize the situation first, and then
Then slowly develop the trusted generals under his command. Dog-headed military advisors like Zhang Ziqiang can be used but not reused.
Xue Rengui never thought that he would encounter such troubles when he led an army for the first time. He couldn't help sighing in his heart. After disbanding the soldiers, he returned to the military camp and wrote about the incident of Ruan Xiong and others abandoning the army privately and his own views on the matter.
Report to the Governor of Youzhou, Wei Xiaojie, and request the Governor to transfer generals from the Youzhou Army to fill the vacancy of generals in the "Gubeikou" garrison.
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Not long after Qin Wenyuan led his personal guards back to "Lulong" City, after a short rest, he went to Pingliao Envoy's Yamenli to discuss with Sima Yuntian how to deal with Youzhou's possible non-cooperation.
Sima Yuntian said with a smile after hearing about Qin Wenyuan's change and his trip to Youzhou.
"It doesn't matter. Sima thought that the young marshal could order the navy Zhang Dabao to lead the warship to stop sailing on the Ziya River, which is closest to the land of Youzhou, to create a coercive situation for the Youzhou army. Wouldn't this be the case if the young marshal ordered Zhang Dabao to enter the Haihe River in the early stage?
What do you mean? In addition, Ma San led the army's elite soldiers to disguise themselves as merchants and organized a caravan to carry prairie specialties and items from Central Asian countries to Qizhou North City for exploratory trading activities, in order to test Youzhou.
What did Wei Xiaojie want to do? Then he asked Zhenzhu Khan and Shi Wei of Xueyantuo tribe to impeach Wei Xiaojie, and then made Xizuo spread rumors that Youzhou was suppressing merchants, which aroused all the caravans traveling on the trade route to resent the Youzhou garrison.
, then the young marshal would have a reason to send troops to protect the caravan."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Sima Yuntian said this, he paused briefly and then sighed.
"I hope Wei Xiaojie can understand current affairs, otherwise, it will be a precursor to committing suicide!"
Qin Wenyuan adopted Sima's opinion and sent Ma San to have a detailed discussion with Pingliao Mansion, so that he could organize a caravan in western Liaoning and notify Xue Yantuo's tribe to go to Youzhou Pass with the caravan to test the waters.
Saifu, a businessman of the Xi tribe in Zhouzhou, and Kangmaidi, a Sogdian merchant from Chang'an City, led a caravan to western Liaoning to meet each other. Their purpose was also to test what Youzhou wanted to do.
Ma San took the order and went to arrange the corresponding matters. Qin Wenyuan compiled several letters and sent them to relatives and friends in Chang'an City, such as Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xu Shiji and the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiuning.
In addition to talking about his control over western Liaoning, the letter also talked about the market in "Lulong City". If members of several families want to do business, they can send people to western Liaoning to discuss setting up shops in the near future.
After distributing the letters, Qin Wenyuan was about to ask Zhou Cang to go to the market with him to see the construction situation, but his personal guards reported that eunuchs and envoys from several ethnic groups came to deliver the order and pay homage to the young marshal.
Qin Wenyuan led a group of officials from Pingliao Mansion to greet him in the lobby, but saw the eunuch who had delivered the message and a dozen people slowly approaching. After greeting each other, the eunuch introduced Feng Bowen and Qin Wenyuan.
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"This is the military envoy sent by the imperial court to the fourth rank of Zheng and Liaoxi to consult with the generals, and the general Zhuangwu was granted the title of Bowen and Wenfeng. The emperor ordered him to supervise the military affairs of western Liaoning!"
"Haha! Father-in-law, let's convey the order first, and we can talk about other things later."
Qin Wenyuan casually handed Feng Bowen his hand as a greeting and then said to the eunuch who passed the order. His disdainful attitude was very obvious. Feng Bowen suddenly felt embarrassed and resentful. This was much more disrespectful than the grand reception he received at Wei Xiaojie in Youzhou.
Well, how could he, a dignified fourth-rank official of the imperial court, and a man with the status of military supervisor in western Liaoning be embarrassed?
The eunuch announced the decree, which simply stated that Bowen would be appointed to supervise the army in western Liaoning and coordinate prisoners of war to cooperate with the order Xu Tian. In fact, there was not much new content.
Qin Wenyuan accepted the order with a smile, arranged for his father-in-law to rest, and then spoke to Feng Bowen and other foreign envoys in the lobby.
"The poor land in western Liaoning is in ruins, but there is no extra funds to build a military supervision yamen and a place for Lord Feng to live. Lord Feng should make plans early. For envoys who come to western Liaoning to negotiate for prisoners of war, you can find them in the city.
We have a place to stay and rest. How about we talk to you at Pingliao Mansion tomorrow at 12:00? Everyone, please! I will not accompany you as I have military affairs to deal with."
After hearing what Qin Wenyuan said, the foreign envoys didn't think there was anything strange. They said goodbye and went out to find a place to stay. Pian Feng Bowen said angrily.
"Master Qin! This person is the military envoy appointed by the emperor. There should be a certain family in the Pingliao government office. Is it possible that Master Xu dares to disobey the order?"
"Pingliao Mansion is the place where Qin manages the military affairs and labor in western Liaoning. Not to mention the inconvenience of living in Qin's family, the military administration is also handled improperly. It is inevitable that you and I are suspected of colluding. Mr. Feng
Although he is the supervisor of the army in western Liaoning, he has to arrange his own place for work and rest. If you want to find a place in the palace, your lord must have thought too much! I am not afraid to tell you that when Qin first came to Pingzhou to take office, the court did not take it.
It's up to Xu to solve every problem by himself. Is it possible that adults should be special and have a higher status than others?"
Feng Bowen finally tasted the hardships of coming to Liaoxi for the first time. He thought that what Qin Wenyuan said was not unreasonable, and the military and political administration in western Liaoning were naturally wary of the supervisors. How could they invite him to stay in the mansion before talking about the funeral?
This guy himself went there to find spare money to build a government office, and today he went there to find a place to settle down.
Seeing this guy dumbfounded, Qin Wenyuan spoke again.
"If Lord Feng has no place to live, Qin can arrange for you to stay in the military camp temporarily!"
In Qin Wenyuan's indifferent eyes, the man endured his anger and walked away with his entourage and other officials. He thought that with his identity, he would not be able to find a place to stay in "Lulong" city, but who knew that "Lulong"
"The wealthy families in the city are all people who are good at adapting to the changing circumstances. Without Qin Wenyuan and others knowing who you are, Feng Bowen, they all politely refused with various reasons. Feng Bowen was so frustrated that he couldn't do it.
I had to find a small inn in the city and bag all the money. The innkeeper was so happy that he called Grandpa, the God of Wealth, to come to his door.
After Masan reported that Feng Bowen and the foreign envoys were all staying in "Lulong" city, Qin Wenyuan assigned more than a dozen military scouts to assist Masan in monitoring these two residences, especially to monitor the military envoys and their entourage.
Don't be careless.
In the small inn, the members of the Supervisory Army Yamen who had washed and had their meals were all listening to Feng Bowen's instructions in person.
Speaking of these members of the Supervisory Army Yamen, they are all people who are interested in the arrangement of relationships with the powerful officials in the court. They all came to western Liaoning with the idea of gaining qualifications and taking advantage of opportunities. What they saw in Pingliao Mansion today is undoubtedly
After giving them a head-on blow, they realized that Qin Wenyuan's personality of not betraying the dignity of a wealthy family and nobles of the imperial court was really not an exaggeration.
Seeing this situation, there were people whispering during the meal, all of whom were retreating and unwilling to step into the deep water in western Liaoning, lest they drowned.
Feng Bowen didn't know what everyone was thinking. In order to stabilize the morale of the army and endure the fatigue of the journey, he called everyone together to brainstorm on how to carry out work in Liaoxi. He also knew that these people could not give him much constructive advice, but they were just pretending to attach importance to it.
It’s just the attitude of these people.
"Everyone! Western Liaoning seems to be hostile to us coming here. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to perform our duties of supervising the army. If you have any suggestions, you may wish to come to me for a listen."
"Master Supervisor! In the current situation, we can only report to the imperial court to ask for help. I think I have no foundation at all, and I don't even have a place to stay, let alone the performance of my duties. Why don't we wait until we have dealt with the negotiations for the prisoners of war?
We will first investigate the current situation in western Liaoning and wait until we get the support of the imperial court before making any plans."
A member of the supervisory army said so, and the suggestions he put forward were somewhat insightful. Presumably, these people are not all with mixed qualifications. There are also people with big heads and big hearts among them, but it is a pity that they are with the wrong master.
Everyone felt that what this person said was reasonable. After another discussion in the house, they decided on such a plan and went back to their rooms to rest.
The night passed peacefully. When the rising sun rose, Xu Tian finished practicing. After washing up and having breakfast, he went to the meeting hall of the mansion. Sima Yuntian and other military officials were already sitting down to chat, but when they saw Cheng Chumo, he
The three of them, Yuchi Baolin and Fang Yiai, gathered in the corner of the lobby and had an argument over something unknown. They said some stupid words in such a loud voice that they made Kilisu Gu, Lu Qingling, Qin Huaiyu, Zhou Cang and Luo Shiyi laugh non-stop.
But it turned out that three boys were playing in a brothel in the city last night, and they agreed that whoever lost in a drinking fight would be the host. The three of them had agreed on the rule of "suffering within suffering", but it turned out that one person and two people who lost consecutively in fistfights would drink. If they won, they would drink.
One person will give the guessing game to the loser, and so on.