Chapter 833: Western Expedition! Western Expedition!
Zhang Yang clasped his hands and said melancholy: "Brother Wenwen, you seemed very happy after our Ministry of Rites was laid off."
Cen Wenwen pondered for a moment and then asked: "Is there any?"
Zhang Yang looked solemn and said: "Look at you, you can't even hide the smile on your face."
"Yeah?"
"Um."
Cen Wenwen pursed his lips and put away his smile, straightened his expression and said: "It is a good thing and imperative to streamline the six departments in the court. The government orders in the court must be clear and the officials must be clear in their administration."
Zhang Yang sighed: "If you want to get rid of Gao Shilian's influence on the court in the past, you have to change the court. There are no outsiders here."
After saying that, he sighed again, Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and continued: "Sure enough, Brother Wenwen and I are still friends."
Cen Wenwen stood up quickly and said: "A lower official will never look down on a county prince just because the Ministry of Rites is not as good as before."
Zhang Yang sighed again, "Now Zhang Xiangxiang has gone to the Ministry of Personnel, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu have entered the Zhongshu Province, Zhang Dashu is in the secretarial department again, Pei Xingjian, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, is far away in Persia, and there is also a minister who is in charge of the Hexi Corridor Exchange. Now
The Ministry of Rites is an empty shell, and even Brother Wen came to bully me."
"Xiaoguan has never had such an idea. Even if the Ministry of Rites is streamlined now, the credit of the Ministry of Rites is still there. No one can easily say that the Ministry of Rites is wrong."
After saying that, Cen Wenwen took out a memorial and handed it over, "This is a memorial sent by Pei from Hedong. I also ask the county marquis to read it."
Zhang Yang frowned, took the memorial and looked at it.
Cen Wenwen clasped his hands and said: "The people east of Hedong have talked about this more than once. After all, he is his heir. Pei Xingjian has been in Persia for four years, and he has not been given the title since he was in his prime."
"Furthermore, Pei Xingjian has not yet married, so it seems inappropriate to leave his son alone in Persia for many years."
The content of the memorial was exactly what Cen Wenwen said. Zhang Yang said worriedly: "Actually, Pei from Hedong has sent such a letter more than once. I will reply to them."
Cen Wenwen suddenly looked back and said: "At this moment, what the county prince is most concerned about is the Western Expedition."
Zhang Yang responded calmly, and then said: "There are many officials who have been transferred to the imperial court. What Brother Wen is most concerned about is the management of the old land of the family, right?"
Cen Wenwen smiled with relief and nodded again: "Yes, you and I both have the most important things in our hearts. The influence of aristocratic families in a place cannot be eliminated in a day. The wealthy squires who are attached to the aristocratic families still do not trust the court and do not trust the court."
Trust Your Majesty."
Even if the Aristocratic Family collapses, the governance issues of the Aristocratic Family's old land will not be so easily eliminated.
Seeing a batch of money being sent out of the village, Cen Wenwen smiled and said, "Then I'll take my leave first."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "I won't give it away."
At this moment, Xuanzang, who was as skinny as a stick, was sitting in a grotto on the sandbank, reciting scriptures, with many monks sitting behind him.
A young monk came closer and whispered: "I received the news that the DPRK is going to march westward."
Xuanzang closed his eyes, lowered his head and recited the Buddha's name, and whispered: "Zhang Yang's sin has become even worse."
Ever since the King of Tianzhu was killed, Xuanzang has been reciting sutras for him these days.
The troops from Chang'an City passed the sandbank and quickly crossed Gaochang towards Persia.
On the border of Persia, it rarely rained here. Pei Xingjian asked all the residents of the royal capital to take out all the ladles that could hold water to collect rainwater and store water.
Recently, the population of the Persian royal capital has increased, and governance has become more and more laborious.
In addition to preparing for war with the cannibals, the Tang army also shouldered the main responsibility of managing the inner city of the royal capital.
Pei Xingjian arranged many rules within the royal capital.
As the commander-in-chief of this Western Expedition, Liang Jianfang relied heavily on Pei Duhu.
The actual controllers of the Persian capital were Pei Xingjian and the Tang Dynasty.
No female prostitutes are allowed in the city, and no such trade is allowed. Garbage is not allowed to be dumped at will, a curfew is imposed, there are no private fights, and the sale of alcohol is restricted.
They also renovated the houses and repaired the streets enough for the march.
Many mud houses were also demolished. Because there were too many bandits in Persia, the distance between each street and the houses was increased for better management.
The Persians were difficult to manage and their language was difficult to understand. Sometimes the Tang army would not talk nonsense. As long as the other party broke the rules, they would have to pay a fine. If they couldn't pay the fine, they would be taken to the dungeon of the royal capital.
Therefore, the Tang army confiscated their money and made another fortune in Persia.
After the Tang people took control of the Persian capital, everything here was changing according to the Tang people's requirements.
The rain is still falling at the moment. There is very little rain in Persia, and the real rainy season may only last a few days.
Liang Jianfang was wearing armor and walking on the main road of the Persian capital, stepping on the mud and walking into a small earthen house.
There is the smell of wheat cake here.
Liang Jianfang walked into the house and handed over two letters, "This is from Chang'an City."
Pei Xingjian took out two cakes and handed them over, and said, "These are freshly baked. General, please try them."
Eating in Persia is very simple. Now Pei Xingjian was eating cakes while reading letters and whispered: "I want to eat persimmons from Chang'an City."
Liang Jianfang smiled heartily, "You have been out for so many years, and the people in the Pei family in Hedong are all anxious and urging you to go back. The imperial court has long planned for you to return to the imperial court, and I will allow you to go back now."
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"The general is joking." Pei Xingjian looked troubled, "If we go back now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to lead the army in battle again. This is a rare opportunity. If you miss this time, I don't know if there will be a next time."
"You are still young, so you have nothing to worry about. But I am..." Liang Jianfang said while eating the cake, "It will be even more difficult for me to lead the army after I reach my prime."
Pei Xingjian shook his head and said: "The general wants to be simple. There are too many capable people in the court now. I don't want to go back now."
"I think you just haven't had enough fun yet. You should at least leave a child at home before you go out to fight."
Pei Xingjian put his feet on the table and leaned on the chair and said: "Actually, I am the second son of the family. In the early years, my father and brother died at the hands of Wang Shichong. When Wang Shichong was fighting with Li Mi, I was just an ignorant person.
As an ignorant baby, I was taken care of by my family members, and I have listened to my family's instructions since I was a child. They often said that it would not be easy for me to survive."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Wang Shichong wanted to kill me several times back then, but the relatives of Hedong hid me."
"It is these relatives who are urging me to go back. They hope to leave a bloodline to my father's family. They are afraid that I will make the same mistakes as my father and brother. They have always hoped that I would become a scholar."
Liang Jianfang asked curiously: "That brother of yours..."
Pei Xingjian replied: "Brother Pei Xingyan."
Liang Jianfang stroked his exaggeratedly thick beard and asked, "Pei Xingyan, who was known as the enemy of ten thousand people back then?"
Pei Xingjian nodded slightly, put down his feet, sat down again, and read the second letter.
After it turned out that Pei Xingjian's family was also a hero, the Pei family in Hedong also frequently appeared in generals.
By the time Pei Xingjian arrived, his lineage had already withered.
Nowadays, it is rare for Hedong to produce a young talent. Can they not pay close attention to it?
Seeing that Pei Xingjian was unwilling to return to Guanzhong, Liang Jianfang admired this boy even more.
"Well, this is a letter from the Marquis of Lishan County. Xu Jingzong is no longer the Minister of Rites. He was promoted to the Minister of Zhongshu Province. The current Minister of Rites is Zhang Daan."
Liang Jianfang frowned.
Pei Xingjian whispered: "Zhang Da'an, the Minister of Rites, wants the general to write a report on the current situation of the war."
Liang Jianfang was very troubled by such trivial matters. He picked up the brush beside him and was about to write a letter when he raised his head and asked, "Huh? How do you write Zhang Daan's Zhang?"
Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment and blinked.
Liang Jianfang scratched his head and said with a smile: "I don't know how to write many words."
Reluctantly, Pei Xingjian had no choice but to write for him, as he also knew the layout of the Persian army.
The royal capital of Persia was already two feet taller. Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance sat under the city wall to hide from the rain.
At this moment, there were no pedestrians outside the Persian city, and it was quiet inside the city.
Xue Rengui looked left and right, unable to bear the curiosity, and asked again: "How did you capture Tianzhu?"
Wang Xuance took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Most of the water sources for the Tianzhu people come from the snowy mountains of Tubo. I cut off the river and made them thirsty for two days. Then it will be much easier to attack them."
Xue Rengui stared at him with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and said: "This is too simple."
Wang Xuance nodded and said: "It's not difficult. A certain family also knows some art of war. The people of Tianzhu are too arrogant. They lose because of their arrogance."
Xue Rengui still looked suspicious and whispered: "It's not that simple. What skills are you hiding from a certain family?"
Wang Xuance looked at the rainy scene outside and murmured: "The rainy season here is really rare. I heard that it will also be rainy in Guanzhong this year."
"There were floods in Persia in the past. You haven't heard of it, right?" The person who spoke was none other than Anyan Yan. He sat on the ground and said, "General Wang, I would like a sip of wine."
Wang Xuance shook the wine bag and said, "Well, this is the only one left. I'll give it to you."
"Thank you." Anyanyan drank the wine in one gulp and let out a sigh of satisfaction, "The wine in Guanzhong is really good."
Xue Rengui said in a deep voice: "Don't let Pei Duhu see you. He doesn't allow the army to drink."
Anyanyan smiled nonchalantly, and then handed the wine bag back to Wang Xuance, and took out a roll of sheepskin, "Our agents found out the news in the big cannibal camp. After killing Yin Ben, Namus Abu recruited troops and approached the Persian border.
There are 100,000 troops in our army, 300,000 troops in the rear, and 200,000 troops in Dashi."
Wang Xuance was confused and said: "I have never understood how their big food came to have such a large population."
Anyanyan explained: "Originally, the cannibals were born as bandits. When Persia was powerful, the cannibals were just a group of bandits. Later, they grew stronger and robbed the population to strengthen themselves. What Musab is doing now is what they
What I did back then..."
While talking, Anyanyan drew a picture on the ground, "This is the holy city of Jerusalem. This city is located at an important intersection in the middle of the strait. It is also the throat of the cannibals leading to the west. Since ancient times, the west has surrounded
There are frequent wars in this city."
"The population of Da Shi comes from the west of this city. This place is like the Hexi Corridor of the Tang Dynasty. This is the "Hexi Corridor" between Da Shi and the west. Whoever can control this place can control it.
An opportunity for war."
Looking at the picture drawn by An Yanyan, there is a road in the middle of the strait, and the holy city of Jerusalem is on this road. If the Great Eaters master this road, they can invade the west, and if the west masters this road, it will
You can defend yourself, and you can also use your troops to gain food.
Anyanyan added: "Mus'Ab is a ruthless man. He saw the wealth of the Tang Dynasty and vowed to take down the Tang Dynasty."
Seeing both of them looking at him with strange expressions, An Yanyan said again: "I work for the Marquis of Lishan County."
"Three of you, Governor Pei, please come to the palace to discuss matters."
The three men then stood up and walked to the Persian palace together.
In the Persian palace, the three of them stood still and glanced at Perus, King of Persia, and then at Pei Xingjian and Liang Jianfang who were standing aside.
Previously, Belus also recruited two advisers, hoping to appoint them as ministers, and wanted to change the rules set by the Tang people in Persia.
But they were all beaten up by Pei Xingjian and Liang Jianfang.
The two ministers were beaten half to death, so that they fled the Persian capital for fear that the Tang people would kill them.
This can be regarded as a small twist between the King of Persia and the Tang people.
Later, Belus never recruited ministers for Persia, and everything followed the arrangements of the Tang people.
When Pei Xingjian saw that everyone had arrived, he said loudly: "We have negotiated with the King of Persia, and on the orders of the Khan of Heaven, we march westward!"
Wang Xuance said loudly: "Okay! Expedition to the west!"
Liang Jianfang said again: "Xue Rengui!"
"The end is here!"
"You take 3,000 Uighurs and 5,000 Turkic soldiers and horses led by Ashina Funen to climb up to the Hayi Highlands and station them overnight. They are ready to respond at any time. I will give you three days!"
"Here!" Xue Rengui hurriedly left after receiving the general order.
Wang Xuance and An Yanyan also suddenly became serious and did not dare to relax.
Liang Jianfang continued: "Wang Xuance!"
"The end is here!"
"You lead the Tibetan army of 30,000 men to station in the area in the middle of the river, and form a strong force with the 2,000 Uighurs led by Ashinadur to fight against the cannibals."
"Here." Wang Xuance hurriedly left after receiving the general's footsteps.
Pei Xingjian said loudly: "Anyanyan!"
"exist!"
"You will accompany General Liang Jianfang as a guide and take the headquarters of the Guanzhong disciples around to Gilgan Mountain to station on standby."
"Here!"
Pei Xingjian looked at Belus and cupped his hands and said: "The Tang Dynasty is going to march westward. It is inconvenient for me to stay in the Persian capital. I have to bring 20,000 Persian soldiers and horses, 2,000 Guanzhong disciples, and 8,000 people from the Western Regions. Gaochang Six
Thousands of soldiers and horses, and 30,000 soldiers and horses to stop the cannibals, this western expedition will be won!"
Belus stepped forward and held his hand, "Pei Du escorted him away. What should happen if the capital is besieged?"
"King of Persia, please relax, Tianzhu has been captured, and there are no enemies behind Persia."
"Yes...yes!" Belus nodded blankly.
In the capital of the Persian king, there were constant shouts of orders, and Turks, people from the Western Regions, Uighurs, and Persians kept leaving the capital.
Several groups of soldiers and horses left the city, and the Persian capital seemed much empty at this moment.
Liang Jianfang rode on horseback, "This Western Expedition is a great achievement for us."
Pei Xingjian shook his head and said: "This is the time to open up new territories and expand our territory. I'll take the first step."
"drive!"
The teams left the Persian capital one after another.