"Yes, yes, what Mr. Zhang said is a mature and prudent view. The Hus in the Western Regions are vulgar in nature, and it is not appropriate to treat them too harshly. Leave a trace of kindness to them, and educate them slowly with loyalty and forgiveness. Over time, they will be able to reflect on themselves.
After..., and then, and then...!" Su Shou, the guardian of Shule Town, was a close confidant promoted by Zhang Su. He was afraid of Wang Xun's wrath and had not dared to interrupt. Now, he finally saw the opportunity.
, said shaking his head.
Across the Central Plains, many "seasoned and prudent" officials are used to local powerful people colluding with each other and using the power of the latter to intimidate the people under their rule. Although doing so is unfair to the people, in the eyes of the superiors, the official's
It is very "stable" under the rule. In the end-of-year evaluation, it is inevitable to give the best choice. The same experience is copied to the Western Regions. Naturally, the tribal warriors and herdsmen who are prone to trouble are treated kindly and other people are strictly restrained. Anyway, the latter are subject to
They rarely make trouble when they feel they are wronged. At most, they choose to leave quietly, which will not cause any substantial damage to the officials' political achievements.
This way of being an official, summed up over several generations, should be universally applicable. But today Su Shou was unlucky enough to meet the Hammer King! He just raised his eyes slightly, and Wang Xun left him alone.
The words were glared back into his stomach, "Wang didn't dare to think so. Since the herdsmen in his tribes are still the people of the Tang Dynasty, they must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty. If they suffer losses outside, they will think of themselves as Tang people and come back to demand
The Tang Dynasty stood up for him. Walking in the land of the Tang Dynasty, he found many excuses not to be bound by the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Who else is he from the Tang Dynasty?! How can there be such a cheap thing in the world?! Since the more he can mess with the government, the more he wants.
Cover it up, let’s all make mischief together! Anyway, the guard will only punish the one who suffers in the end!”
"This, this..." Su Shou, the guardian of Shule Town, blushed and murmured for a long time before saluting Wang Xun tremblingly, "That's what the interviewer said! Su has been taught a lesson.
!”
"Don't dare!" Wang Xun stepped aside and refused to accept the other party's thanks. "I'm not lecturing you, I'm just telling the truth. I think back then, Wang only took more than 600 brothers across the Congling Mountains, and in less than three
Years ago, he conquered nearly a thousand miles of territory for the Tang Dynasty. The number of soldiers and civilians under his rule increased to more than 300,000, and he was able to live up to the four words 'treat everyone equally'!"
No matter how unconvinced Wang Xun is, this record is obvious and no one can deny it! For a moment, everyone raised their heads to listen to his introduction of experience. Looking around, Wang Xun paused and continued: "Dawana
There is a city for ten miles and a country for a hundred miles. There are countless tribes, big and small. If Wang had to treat any tribe differently, there would be no need to organize an army to fight against the cannibals. Just being tired would make him vomit.
Bloody. Mr. Wang doesn’t have the patience nor the ability. So he just gave everyone a message: Those who are willing to abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty and pay the taxes of the Tang Dynasty are Tang people. Wang must treat them as Tang people!
Otherwise, get away as soon as possible and don’t be an eyesore in front of Wang!”
"Okay! Those who are willing to abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty and pay the taxes of the Tang Dynasty are people of the Tang Dynasty." Before he finished speaking, several generals had already clapped their hands and cheered, not caring about Zhang Su's black and purple face.
It’s no wonder that the military generals have forgotten their original position. For decades, everyone has been walking sideways in the Western Regions. How many times have they been ridden on their heads and shit like this, and they still have to tolerate everything?! To be honest, it’s not everyone.
I won’t give you Zhang Su face, but it’s the interview that makes your job more enjoyable and more popular.
Zhang Su, the camp envoy, is really suffering at the moment. In terms of experience and methods in officialdom fighting, he is more than one level higher than Wang Xun. However, the other party is just a stupid young man who is not afraid of anything. No matter how you attack, he is just a man.
The hammer hit him and he went on a rampage. How could he, who was a civil servant, cope with this?!
Knowing that he was no match for Wang Xun, Zhang Su had no choice but to find someone for help. He turned around and hinted at Cen Shen from the corner of his eye, hoping that he would stand up and say something fair. Unexpectedly, Cen Shen, who had always been weak and obedient, slipped away at the critical moment.
, his eyes looked at Wang Xun, his face full of appreciation.
"I don't care whether you are originally from Turks, Tuqishi, Tiele or Dashi. If you live in our land of the Tang Dynasty, you must abide by the laws of my Datang Dynasty. If you are willing to abide by the laws of our Datang Dynasty and pay taxes on time, in my eyes he will
They are from the Tang Dynasty!" Wang Xun stretched out a finger and emphasized loudly again. "You were robbed by horse thieves outside, and our army of the Tang Dynasty stood up for you. You were bullied by powerful people in the local area, and we, the government of the Tang Dynasty, upheld justice for you. As for
It's up to you to decide which scriptures you recite at home and which gods you offer to gods. Wang is too lazy to care and has no time to care. But if you are not even willing to follow my laws of the Tang Dynasty, then don't talk about tribal customs in front of me.
What sects and beliefs? Get away from me and go wherever you want. Under my rule, I really don’t care about your rotten onions!"
"Good, that's a very good thing!" Not only did the old soldiers clapped and applauded, but a few civil servants who were slightly hidden in the city couldn't help but cheer loudly for Wang Xun. It's so relieved. Anxi Town should have done this a long time ago. In my opinion
If you live in the land of the Tang Dynasty, you must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, you can go wherever you like. I don't care about you rotten onions!
Seeing this, Zhang Su, the camp envoy, knew that people's hearts no longer belonged to his side. He quickly slapped the case with his hands and expressed his support for Wang Xun's statement. "The words of the interviewer are really refreshing to me. If the interview made the master years ago,
It's good that I've come back, and I don't have to worry about these shepherds. Teach me, teach me. I will give an order to clean up Shule, no, clean up the public order in Anxi. Anyone who wants to make a living in my land of the Tang Dynasty will give it to me.
Abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude to them!"
"Your Majesty is so open-minded, I admire you so much!" Seeing that the other party gave in completely, Wang Xun didn't think too much about himself and held his hand in front of him to show his appreciation.
At this moment, Zhang Su, the commander of the field camp, simply gave up. Anyway, the Hammer King had already reduced the situation to a mess, so he didn't care if he hammered a few more times. "If you have any other advice, please tell me. I will immediately
Arrange people to execute it!”
"I don't dare to give you advice. It's just a few insights!" Wang Xun took over the conversation with a smile and pointed out several other things he didn't like about himself.
One hole is a mend, and two holes are a leak. Zhang Su simply gave in and obeyed everything Wang Xun said. The two of them cooperated tacitly and quickly solved all the problems that could be seen on the surface. Look at the time.
It was already late, and Su Shou, the governor of Shule, stepped forward with a smile and reminded that the banquet was ready. Immediately, Cen Shen led the way, followed by everyone, surrounded by Zhang Su, the military envoy, and Wang Xun, the interviewer.
They went to the backyard of Jiedushi's Yamen.
There is a hall in the backyard, which was originally used by Feng Changqing to celebrate his triumphant soldiers. At this moment, it has not had time to be repositioned, and it still maintains the original layout, but the interior decoration has become much more gorgeous and elegant.
Of course, Wang Xun couldn't open his mind to drinking in such a bookish place, surrounded by strangers. Zhang Su and others couldn't be too happy, but they just didn't want to lack etiquette and make the guests resentful.
That's all. However, General Xuanwei Feng Zhi, Zhongwu General Wu Xian and other generals, because of Wang Xun's powerful words before, had a great impression of him. They frequently raised their wine cups and came forward to ask for a drink.
Wang Xun was worried about Feng Changqing, so he drank a few drinks and found an excuse to ask about the latter's whereabouts. Unexpectedly, it was better not to mention Feng Changqing's name. As soon as he mentioned Feng Changqing's name, the Tun Angel Zhang
Su immediately began to complain loudly, "It is true that General Feng was dismissed unjustly. Who in the world doesn't know this?! Even the soldiers, civilians and civilians in Shule City were filled with indignation after hearing the news. But Chang'an is thousands of miles away from here.
Road, whatever news comes, the matter is a foregone conclusion. Even if we want to say a few words of justice for Old General Feng, we can't reach heaven in time to hear it!"
"My lords, if you have such thoughts, I believe that Marshal Feng will be very grateful when he knows about it." Wang Xun stood up and held his hands around, "Wang will definitely say what needs to be said on behalf of Marshal Feng. But the most important thing right now is
, what is the situation with Marshal Feng? After he was deposed, did the court continue to make things difficult for him?!"
"This..." Zhang Su grimaced and shook his head repeatedly, "How do we know? The last imperial newspaper was from four months ago, and there has been no news since then. This has made the whole Anxi people panic. What can I say?
There are all kinds of things. But if you look into it carefully, you will find that they are all based on speculation. If you don’t believe me, ask Master Cen, he has been keeping an eye on this matter, and he knows best!"
"Indeed!" Cen Shen nodded and added in a low voice. "The last batch of residence reports were brought by the imperial envoy who went to Dawan to deliver the order. Since then, no residence reports have been sent down."
Seeing that the words of Cen, Zhang and Su were basically the same, Wang Xun knew that he would not be able to get any valuable information from the other party. He frowned and turned his eyes to Feng Zhi, who had just toasted to him, "General, he came from Hexi.
Is there any definite news over there?"
"Hey, don't mention it!" Feng Zhi grinned, revealing half of his burnt teeth, "There are also rumors flying everywhere, and there is no official news. Including Chang'an, there are rumors that it has been breached by the rebels so many times!"
"It's even more like this in our Beiting area." Before Wang Xun could turn his head to him, Zhongwu General Wu Xian took the initiative to report, "The Duhufu was the first to be abolished, giving away all the hard work of the brothers for many years.
The Uihe people say it is to ensure that they do not take the opportunity to cause trouble, but can the Uihe people's stomachs be filled easily?"
It turned out that they were all deaf and blind. Wang Xun secretly cursed in his heart! He sighed helplessly and settled for the next best thing, "What is the situation in Chang'an? As for Tongguan, is it still in the hands of the imperial court at this moment?"
"It should still be there!" Cen Shen answered very positively before everyone else. "There was no official report, and the caravan did not come. But there were rumors among the people that Guo Ziyi invaded Hebei again, and Shi Siming couldn't resist it. An Lushan
Worried about losing his home base, he had to mobilize elites from the front line to support the Shi family and his son! As for whether this rumor is true, Cen cannot guarantee it!"
This was the only good news that Wang Xun heard, although it was probably based on rumors. "Have you heard anything about Hexi? Isn't General Geshuhan also stationed in Tongguan? He also serves as the military governor of Hexi.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army and the people, we should also send something back to the headquarters, right?"
"Hey, it's a long story!" General Xuanwei Feng Zhi, who was transferred from Hexi, responded with another helpless sigh. "Several governors in charge of the Hexi Army have been scattered to various places. Even Secretary Gao
Such scholars who devoted their time to serve in the army were given the title of regimental training envoys and sent to Huainan to train the people. It was as if they were afraid that we would collude and take the opportunity to cause chaos! The whole Hexi Town became an empty frame, leaving nothing but
I gave my name. Even if General Geshu sent another letter, in fact no one could accept it..."
"We are still different in Beiting?!" Before Feng Zhi could finish his words, Wu Xian rushed to complain, "After the dismantling of the Protectorate, Governor Cheng himself was transferred to Hedong and teamed up with Guo Ziyi. The generals under his command
We are dispatched one by one to the east and one to the west, and no one is allowed to get close to the other!"
"It's not like I was implicated by that guy from An Lushan!" Someone patted the short table and complained loudly.
"It's all the fault of that guy from An Lushan!" Someone echoed loudly.
"Isn't it? The imperial court had so much trust in the man surnamed An that he dared to rebel! No wonder Your Majesty, um, um, woo woo,..." Someone got drunk and took advantage of the drink to be emboldened and pointed the finger directly at the Emperor Li of the Tang Dynasty.
Longji. Halfway through his words, his friend immediately blocked his mouth with a piece of meat, causing him to choke and out of breath.
Although his words were not complete, everyone present understood in their hearts that the emperor in Chang'an City was heartbroken by the rebellion in Anlu Mountain, so he became suspicious of all the towns. Now it is not only Hexi but also Anxi that is affected.
Beiting, Lingnan, and Guangnan, which are southern towns that have no borders with Hebei, were all divided into pieces by the imperial court on excuses.
In this way, it was completely prevented that among the Jiedushi envoys in various towns, there would be any attempt to follow in the footsteps of Anlu Mountain. However, the troops and horses of the kings of Qin from all walks of life have become more and more like headless flies. On the surface, the armies of all walks of life are strong, but in fact
But the soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers. It's strange that they can turn the tide of the war and put out the rebellion in a short period of time!
Wang Xun was already prepared for the seriousness of the situation, but he did not expect that the situation would be so serious. If An Lushan could be repulsed in time, Feng Changqing might have been stationed in Anxi for many years and worked hard to gain a high position.
There is still a chance for a comeback. If the war becomes more and more useless, given the personalities of the officials in the court and His Majesty the Emperor, one more person will have to be promoted to cover up the fact that the central government is incompetent.
The best scapegoat is Feng Changqing. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder quietly in his heart. Wouldn't Tun Angel Zhang Su and others cover up some news and deliberately prevent me from knowing it? Where's Cen Shen?
