At the critical moment, Cen Shen arrived in time again. He sneezed twice first, and then complained about the weather a few times, which immediately attracted everyone's attention to him. "Ah, ah-sneeze! Ah, ah-sneeze! This damn old man
Oh my god, it's almost the beginning of summer, but it's still so cold. Hurry up, everyone, please let the interviewers go in to receive the seal. If you continue to stand outside for a while, Cen will freeze!"
"Yes, yes. Business is more important. If you have anything to say, I will talk to the interviewer in detail later!" Sensing everyone's rejection of Wang Xun, the farming envoy Zhang Su was very happy in his heart, but his mouth became more and more polite.
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"Your Excellency, the Tuntian Envoy, has your orders, how dare we disobey him!" Everyone agreed in unison, and then surrounded Wang Xun and walked towards the main hall of Jiedushi's Yamen.
Compared with the "shabby and shabby" days when Feng Changqing was in power, the Jiedushi Yamen today has been tidied up a lot. Weeping willows have been moved to both sides of the corridor, and a lotus pond has been dug out in the center of the martial arts field. It is tainted with the atmosphere of killing.
All the facilities, such as weapon racks, stone piers, stone locks, archery targets, etc., have disappeared, replaced by various flowers, trees, lake rocks, rockeries, and a few budding plants carefully cultivated in greenhouses.
The peonies placed there are truly magnificent.
However, as Wufu Wang Xun walked inside the government office, he seemed increasingly alone. In the past two years, he had been busy preparing for war, and the area under his jurisdiction was a "wild" place far away from Chang'an. He had no time or opportunity to learn how to walk.
With the Confucian square step, he had no time to judge the closeness of others from the rhythm of their walking and the order of their words. He just relied on his instincts trained on the battlefield to feel the various atmospheres around him. Then he
Step forward and use your feet to smooth over any long-planned or sudden abnormal situations.
Arriving in the main hall in a blink of an eye, Zhang Sum ordered someone to open the incense table. He solemnly took out the interview seal that had been sealed in the Yamen, and gave it to Wang Xun with both hands.
Wang Xun stepped forward to take the seal ribbon and handed it to his personal guard Wang Shisan. Immediately, he clasped his fists with his hands, bowed his head in the direction of Chang'an, and performed the military general salute. After three bows, the ceremony was completed. Zhang Su led a group of left-behind officials to
Wang Xun gathered in the middle and congratulated everyone in unison. Wang Xun made a circle bow and thanked everyone. When the whole scene was almost over, the field envoy Zhang Su ordered people to remove the incense table and stepped forward to take Wang Xun's hand.
, striding towards the military case where Jiedushi was handling official duties, "I was ordered by His Majesty to temporarily take over the position of Anxi's field envoy. I was worried all day long, lest I make a little negligence and live up to Your Majesty's appreciation and promotion. Now I'm fine.
, The interviewer has returned from Dawan with great honor. I can finally hand over the heavy responsibility of defending the country. Please, the interviewer, please do not refuse, I..."
"Master Zhang, what are you talking about?!" No matter how confident Wang Xun was, he still knew that he couldn't sit in the position behind Shuai An today. He put a little more force on his legs, and his whole body immediately felt like he had taken root on the bluestone ground.
No matter how much Ren Zhangsu pulled, it was difficult to move. "Everyone knows that the title of interviewer is just a way for the imperial court to give Wang a reason to lead the Yaochashui princes! Wang was not asked to intervene in Shule at all.
Even if the imperial court has considered this aspect, Wang himself still doesn’t know how important he is, how dare he point fingers in front of all the seniors?!"
After a few pulls, Zhang Su had no choice but to use a soft knife to sharpen it slowly, "My lord, please don't shirk the interview. Looking at Anxi, there is no one with a higher position than you and more outstanding military achievements than you. If you
If you are not willing to come forward to lead everyone, who would dare to sit there again?"
"Yes, yes. I am waiting day and night, just hoping that a backbone will come back and guide us how to deal with the difficult situation at hand!!"
"Interviews make you famous. Sitting here will definitely make all the little ones run away!"
"Yes, the position of Jiedushi is vacant, and the chief of staff should command the troops in Anxi. This is a rule that has been established since the Emperor Gaozong's time. How dare we disrespect it!"
A group of civil and military officials who had already formed a group with the field envoy Zhang Su also came forward and worked together to put Wang Xun on the fire. Wang Xun smiled and shook his head gently, "Don't push Wang anymore. If you push again, it will be delayed.
This is a major event for the imperial court! Wang was ordered to return to the capital this time and had no time to delay in Shule. Even if he returns in triumph in the future, he will definitely go to Dawan to continue to fight against the cannibals, and will not be able to take care of Anxi. Mr. Zhang, we
Don't be polite. Could you please sit down immediately and seize the time to help arrange supplies of food and grass. Wang was really too hasty to return the reinforcements this time. He didn't have time to prepare the rations, ordnance, armor, and flags. After all, you
I have been taking care of things here for nearly half a year, if Wang is asked to start all over again, I am afraid that by the time everything is ready, the battle in the Central Plains will have been over long ago!"
"This..." Zhang Su pretended to be embarrassed and looked at everyone with squinting eyes. "I am just a field envoy after all. If I act so arrogantly, I'm afraid..."
"In urgent matters, follow the authority!" Wang Xun pulled Zhang Su's arm with one hand and pushed him into the Shuai case without any explanation. "Please put state affairs first and don't care about a few gossips!"
"Please put national affairs first!" Xuanwei General Feng Zhi, Zhongwu General Wu Xian, Shule Town Guard Su Shou and others immediately changed their tune and "persuaded" Zhang Su to obey Wang Xun's request.
"Forget it! General Wang can spare no effort and travel thousands of miles to return to the capital. Why should I regret my reputation!" After everyone's "hard" persuasion, Zhang Su finally decided not to give in and continued to be responsible for presiding over the overall situation of Anxi Town.
"We will take state affairs as our top priority. We will use all of Anxi Town to supply King Qin's army. May I ask, Mr. Interviewer, how many troops and horses did you bring in total for this return? How many days are there to get here?"
Hearing the other party repeat what he had asked before, Wang Xun knew that the deal between him and Zhang Su had been reached. He cupped his hands and responded loudly, "Ten thousand brothers, more than 23,000 horses, and more than 1,300 more."
A camel. Mr. Zhang needs to provide me with three months of military rations. In addition, each brother needs at least one horizontal sword and forty feather arrows. There are also shields, Modao, Fubo crossbows and other war equipment.
Sharp weapons, how many stocks are there in Anxi Town, please help me, Mr. Zhang, to spread them out for me as much as possible!"
"More than 20,000 war horses? Are they all cavalry?!" Zhang Su did not expect that Wang Xun would open his mouth like this. For a moment, he was so shocked that he could not react correctly.
"They are all cavalry, one man and two cavalry. Reinforcement is like putting out fire! Wang did not dare to delay the opportunity to fight." Wang Xun smiled and pointed out a fact calmly.
"Hiss!" Hearing the size of Wang Xun's troops, the remaining generals couldn't help secretly gasping. Since the main force was transferred back to the Central Plains King Qin, the total number of troops in Anxi was only
The recruits who are over four thousand and have never been on the battlefield, except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, cannot fight a tough battle at all. Wang Mingyun actually brought back tens of thousands of cavalry at once! Fortunately, everyone did not intend to listen to some people
Demand and seek his military power. Otherwise, if the two sides really fall out, I am afraid that in the end, everyone will die without a burial place.
"Hiss!" Zhang Su, who was sitting behind the handsome case, also gasped secretly. Previously, he heard Wang Xun say that the reinforcements were improvised, and he thought that the other side had forcibly recruited many civilians to make up the number. How could he have thought of it?
Is it a cavalry that can sit on horseback and run thousands of miles? This giant Buddha, it is better to follow Cen Shen's suggestion and send him away as soon as possible. Whoever wants to scheme against his soldiers and horses should reach out for him himself. Zhang has no courage to do it for others.
Take chestnuts from the fire!
Just as he was rejoicing, he heard Wang Xun ask with a smile: "What? Is the Anxi Army's treasury empty? Wang clearly remembers that Feng Shuai had been accumulating strength back then and was preparing for an expedition to the Western Regions? Will General Li Siye and the others not be defeated?
We’ve all brought them back to the Central Plains, so how many people and strong people will we have to forcibly recruit?!”
The voice was not loud, but it made Zhang Su's heart tremble. He quickly sat up straight behind the handsome case, and replied with an impassioned look: "Of course the Anxi military treasury is still full! It's just that Zhang didn't calculate it at a certain time.
It is clear how much food and fodder are needed for ten thousand cavalry. However, the interview reassures adults that even if they sell iron, Zhang will gather together the food, fodder and equipment that the brothers need. Let the brothers go to the Central Plains King Qin in high spirits, and he will never
I got hungry on the way!"
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang! Mr. Zhang's words made Wang feel relieved a lot!" Wang Xun immediately thanked him and hammered away. "But there is one more thing that makes Wang very worried, and I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to help solve it."
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"Interview envoy, please speak. As long as I can do my best, I will never refuse!" Zhang Su understood that Wang Xun gave him the power to control the Anxi Army without hesitation, and he would definitely not be satisfied with the army's food, grass, and equipment in return.
Head, swore your promise.
"Wang has hundreds of hectares of land under his own name on the river bank east of Shule City. Deputy Governor Yuwen, Song envoys, and other generals and brothers were also on the Shule River outside the city.
A lot of land was allocated to him. But on his way back, Wang saw that the west side of Shule City had basically been turned into pasture for herdsmen of various tribes. This made Wang very unhappy. Wang could not tell his brothers,
Just focus on fighting the rebels in front of the battle, and forget about your family's property, wife, and children! They have already belonged to others, right?!!!"
"This..." Not only Zhang Su, but the faces of the other civil and military officials who stayed behind also looked as if they had been slapped countless times, black and purple. They wanted to explode, but in their hearts they were afraid of the 10,000 troops under Wang Xun's command.
, just suppress the humiliation and anger in your heart, stare at the ground and breathe hard.
"Why, sir, is there some unspeakable suffering?" Wang Xun refused to let go and continued to slap away his slap wildly.
"I, I..." Zhang Su, the envoy to the field, was thinking of dying together with Wang Xun at this moment. He gritted his teeth for a long time before responding intermittently, "The imperial court has ceded the entire Beiting Protectorate to the Huihe people.
.The interviewer should know about this, right? Nowadays, all the tribes near Shule have taken advantage of the situation and become the disciples of the Huihe people. If I am like this, if I don’t compromise, I am afraid that the Huihe people will be destroyed overnight.
The army will march to Shule City. In that case, not only thousands of hectares of fertile land, but also the entire Western Region may no longer be owned by the Tang Dynasty!"
