Fang Chongyong walked around a small square pond for a long time, in which crimson spring water gurgled.
The color is like blood, but crystal clear.
During the Wude period, Liangzhou peacefully returned to the embrace of the Central Plains, and the Chishui Army also established its army at the same time. They settled and built a camp here, and named themselves after this red spring, which has been powerful in Hexi for hundreds of years.
This is Chiwu Town, a military town established because of the Chishui Army. Many of them are family members of the Chishui Army. They farm nearby, build houses, reclaim water conservancy, and develop "oasis agriculture."
This kind of town is one of the characteristics of Hexi, although it may not be called "town".
The spring water in Chiquan is indeed as red as blood, but the scale is a bit smaller. Fang Zhongyong squatted down and put his hand into the water, wanting to taste what Chiquan tasted like, but Fang Dafu quickly grabbed him.
"Lang Jun, you are not allowed to drink this."
Fang Dafu smiled and shook his head.
"I just want to see if I really want to drink it."
"Yes?"
"I said Commander-in-Chief will know it when we meet him, which is a bad thing."
Sooner or later, I will succeed the Hexi Military Envoy. This is the tradition since the founding of the Chishui Army. The Hexi Military Envoy will either concurrently serve as the Chishui Military Envoy as soon as he takes office, or he will be promoted to the Hexi Military Envoy before taking control of the Chishui Army. Is there any
The eighth situation.
The thing that made Hexi Jiedushi Bai Tinghai angry was something else. It was an official letter sent by Guo Ziyi's military envoy Xin Yunjing.
For example, Bai Tingjun or Bai Tinghai weakly try to dismantle Guo Ziyi and insist that Bai Ting did it. That kind of behavior is harmful to everyone. Even if the charges are proven, it is just to let others know.
Baiting's reputation in the Hexi Corridor is just worse.
The official letter said that in the next few days we sent people to patrol the pasture north of Benjieshuai and found that several Turkic businessmen were trading stolen goods with a group of horse bandits whose origins were unknown, so they sent people to attack us, annihilated them all, and captured them.
There are many expensive silk cassocks with "gold threaded Buddhist robes", which should belong to the group of Tianzhu monks in the next few days.
"Wang Zhongsi, you do this first, then that, and then that..."
What's more important is that now I'm just sending official letters, and I don't mean to send people directly there.
"Bad! Excellent!"
Bai Tinghai searched his mind and found that no one named Fang had joined the army.
"Take it back."
If the other person wants to win, of course he needs to find his own way and choose another "track."
It has never been said that the Chishui sergeants will go directly to the commander of this quarter to challenge the horse.
"My father-in-law seems to have no worries?"
In addition to these dozens of dead monks, there was actually a victim found outside!
Cui Jieshuai said without thinking.
Cui Jieshuai made a suggestion that baffled Bai Tingjun.
"Wang Zhongsi, in fact, Zhong Bishao and his gang knew that there were no flaws in what they did. But there is still no other way to deal with us."
Fang Zhongyong explained sarcastically that he had heard before that the red color of this kind of red spring was due to iron ore, but he didn't know if it was true.
I have always been so embarrassed after seeing Brother Ji!
Cui Jieshuai nodded slightly. Obviously, my intelligence was only recognized by Bai Tingjun, and it seemed that Judge Guo also recognized it.
Bai Tinghai asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Therefore, the operation of Chishui Army going to Shuai Ranch to pick horses in this section is very weird and subtle. The demand is very reasonable, but the operation is illegal and the identity is very weak.
"Yes, I have it."
Before walking out of the Chishui Military Yamen, Judge Guo bowed to Cui Jieshuai with an apologetic look and said: "I have betrayed my husband's trust. I know how to apologize. Please show me to my husband."
"What does he think is the worst way to deal with it?"
It should be said that it was fortunate that Cui Xiyi did not rush over with his troops and break up with Guo Ziyi's people. If so, the current situation would not be manageable yet.
Cui Jieshuai said with a mysterious face.
That child's bad idea was really brilliant, and more importantly, it was completely in line with the laws of Xiaotang, and in line with the explicit and implicit rules of the officialdom.
Therefore, Bai Tingjun hoped that he could not settle Zhong Bishao's situation. Now that the situation is settled, he would also look for opportunities to settle the situation before the Hexi Jiedu envoy.
Even if Wang Zhongsi knew about it, he would have to hold his nose and admit it, and just go along with the situation and put the responsibility on the Turks."
"You're welcome, Mr. Da Lang, you're welcome."
Everything in Chiwu Town is subordinate to the army, and most of the civilians here have retired from the army, forming a closed-loop system.
Knowing that the other person is running slowly, but still approaching him to compete with him is called cowardice, stupidity and recklessness.
Rejection or refusal by Guo Ziyi’s people is a troublesome matter for us.
Very slowly, a group of people took a carriage from Chiwu Town to Liangzhou City, which was 70 miles away. However, at this time, Hexi Jiedushi Zhong Bishao was having a small tantrum in the chapel of the Jiedushi Yamen, and a group of officials
All were as silent as cicadas.
That kind of thing seems very reasonable, but it is actually not the rule of the court.
Complexly speaking, Zhong Bishao is not capable of being furious in his current state!
This place is the defense zone of the Chishui Army!
But this is how horses are selected. The formal procedure is to send Sinong to join the army in Liangzhou City. I will take a group of "professionals" (all of whom have no official rank) with me to go to the ranch to pick horses, and then bring them to the Chishui Army.
In addition, they were selected by the soldiers of the Chishui Army.
Um?
That's why Bai Tingjun felt that I was actually the one who got Guo Ziyi's gang!
The warrior personally selects the horse, which is unreasonable, because the first step of the cavalry's combat effectiveness is not the cooperation between man and horse.
Cui Jieshuai said with a heavy sigh.
Cui Jieshuai asked in confusion. I looked at Zhong Bishao's expression and vaguely guessed what happened.
Everyone is a little angry!
Therefore, Guo Ziyi's military envoy "played" Bai Tinghai. Although the former was aggrieved, in the eyes of the locals in Hexi, it did not mean that Guo Ziyi followed the rules. It only meant that Bai Tinghai was small in ability and lived in a small town.
The clerk reminded loudly.
Then Zhong Bishao crossed his hands and saluted:
Cui Jieshuai couldn't help but sigh.
Cui Jieshuai nodded and said nothing.
Zhong Bishao took a look at the official letter from Bai Tinghai and took a breath!
Publicly writing an official letter "humiliates" him.
"They should go quickly. The slower that thing gets worse, the Tubo people know when it will come. The slower they get rid of all those chores, the slower they can focus on fighting against Tibet."
"Send an official letter to Guo Ziyi, saying that the Chishui Army's horses will be quite intact the next time they fight the Tubo people. There are no batches of Chishui Army cavalry who have lost their mounts, and they need to go to the horse farm south of this section to pick them out.
A group of war horses.
Everyone is going to help Guo Ziyi round up that ugly lie. Why do you have to be an honest person and expose the "Emperor's New Clothes"?
The entire town is simply surrounded by wooden fences. Although the Chishui Army has as many as 33,000 people, the scale of Chiwu Town is not large, and not all the Chishui Army is stationed here.
Bai Tinghai was so excited that he started clapping his hands!
Cui Jieshuai came over and whispered in Bai Tinghai's ear for a long time, then looked at him and asked, "What do you think, Jieshuai?"
"Not this half-child."
What is even more frustrating is that the Jiedushi's term of office is very short, at least seven years, and once he is transferred, it is not a distant transfer, and he may not have any influence in Hexi.
When manpower is scarce, others have not ruined the situation and have not harmed their interests openly. At that time, others can come in and complete the situation. Rushing to destroy the situation will only cause trouble for all parties.
like.
A caravan may be the prey of horse bandits, but even if we are bad, when the time is right, we will make a "guest appearance" as a horse bandit to rob a larger caravan.
The group of people came outside the study room of Chishui Military Yamen, and Judge Guo told Cui Jieshuai exactly what happened on the north bank of Benjieshuai.
"bad."
My impression of Cui Jieshuai has changed several times, but now I just think that kid is really overestimated.
"Zhong Bishao did a very bad job of robbing the monks in Tianzhu by the Turks, and there are no flaws. Your purpose is not to publicize the matter widely and make Zhong Bi infamous in Hexi.
…
If the culprit Guo Ziyi and Qiu Siyi were to see how they behaved, how could he have been a "Fang Yanei" in the Hexi Corridor before?
Judge Guo said with emotion.
What makes Zhong Bishao angry is that Guo Ziyi’s people are making up stories about me as a fool!
Because that is too much in line with the style of these Qiu Si people and the unspoken rules of the Hexi Corridor!
Bai Tingjun asked with a puzzled expression.
"He said there was nothing he could do. Why did Zhong Bishao see that there was nothing he could do?
Are we now telling the people in Hexi and the Hu merchants in the Western Regions that you, a small Tang border soldier, are doing the same job as Hu bandits?"
"That's not bad. It makes sense to say that the soldiers love horses so much that they want to come to the ranch to choose them in person.
All the mistakes are all the fault of the Tubo people and the Turks. Those people can only do good things. How can they protect the Xiaotang border troops who are in danger of their lives and property!
Zhong Bishao said in a deep voice.
For the generals of the local armies in Hexi, there is no hidden harm if there is no thorn in the side to cause trouble. Who would get involved in such nonsense!
As for Military Envoy Guo Ziyi, although his term is also seven years, less than half of our rotations are within the seven states of Hexi.
"It's really wonderful how Guo Ziyi and his gang played like that."
Bai Tingjun didn't understand the cause and effect, but he just felt that he didn't understand the operation thoroughly.
"You just go to Zhong Bishao now and ask your father-in-law to worry."
People of all ethnic groups in Hexi knew that the ferocious Turks were robbing merchants and monks everywhere, and they firmly divided the Little Tang government.
It’s exactly the same routine as Cui Jieshuai and Judge Guo explained to Zhong Bishao at the Chishui Military Yamen!
I was actually blown away by the hot wind that day, and I was frightened all night long.
"Hey, Cui Xiyi is too polite. It's just that you expected Guo Ziyi's people to do the opposite. That's not Cui Xiyi's fault.
Cui Jieshuai's move was to say that at least it would not make the soldiers of the Chishui Army feel comfortable. It would be very unhelpful in stabilizing the status of the Chishui Army envoy of the Baiting Army. Do I have any reason to agree?
"That matter does have a solution."
"Commander Jiefang, please join the army and ask for an audience."
"Why do this?"
Seeing that Cui Jieshuai is a child and has a weak background, I wanted to argue with that guy. The worst he could do was go far away.
But the feeling of being manipulated and manipulated by others is very bad! It makes Bai Tingjun feel uneasy.
Even if it is... this can only be made public, as long as the inside knows what is going on.
However, the situation of the Chishui Army is slightly different, because it is directly under the Xiaotang court, and there is no precedent for a prime minister to lead the Chishui Army envoy from afar. After all, the Chishui Army has 88,000 sharp soldiers and 18,000 war horses.
"Dalangjun, I also think that there is no flaw in Guo Ziyi's move of Li Dai Tao Zong. Then all we have to do is push out those Turks.
It would be worse than a race between two people, one of whom is running so fast that he is almost a rival.
In addition to the distance, the chaos among various forces is also an important reason.
Although it is within the rules, it is also human nature.”
To put it simply, it was not Zhong Bishao who got away with it for free and killed his partners who sold the stolen goods. The frequency of such operations in the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions was quite low.
At that moment, Zhong Bishao saw Zhong Bishao walking over with a kind face, followed by Judge Guo who looked depressed.
It is impossible to be questioned beforehand or even disarm.
The Qiu Si gang in Hexi are really unruly and very tame. Those people have to spit out the fat outside their mouths, and they feel so good that even Jiedushi dares to express his feelings.
"It's wrong. He followed you into the Chishui Military Yamen. That's where the conversation is."
It is only the officers and soldiers who prey on the weak and thieves, and the merchants also prey on the merchants. However, the difference between hunters and prey is not clear-cut and can be achieved overnight.
So please ask Guo Ziyi to remove the guards to avoid any misunderstanding."
Next time I said I was going to mess up Guo Ziyi's matter, but now Guo Ziyi's military envoy gave me eye drops, which was really great.
Bai Tingjun's expression changed several times, and then he nodded, deeply impressed by Zhong Bishao's analysis.
There are no inferiors outside Zhong Bishao, so he is a bad person to deal with."
Judge Guo said in a bad way.
Zhong Bishao said in a deep voice, looking far away at the yellow sand moving in the wind in the oasis of Chiwu Town.
So we have to find another way to make Guo Ziyi happy from another place."
Now Guo Ziyi knew what to do with the batch of stolen money and stolen goods, so he sent a letter to Hexi Jiedu Mansion for instructions on whether the batch of items needed to be transported to the treasury in Liangzhou City for confiscation.
Bai Tingjun and Judge Guo were stunned. The seven of us were all pure warriors. How could we be so careless and vague about what Cui Jieshuai wanted to do?
A civil servant came over and said to Bai Tinghai, who was sitting at the desk and sulking.
But I can expose that "knowing lie"!
By the way, some gold and silver coins were also seized from French Turkic merchants.
Zhong Bishao asked angrily.
"What do I need from you?"
"You hit his, you hit yours."
Cui Jieshuai chuckled.
Before Zhong Bishao led Judge Guo back, he noticed that Zhong Bishao had a kind face, and quickly told Guo Ziyi about "having nothing for nothing" and killing the Turkic merchants and their accompanying guards.
When the civil servant left, Bai Tinghai chuckled. I looked at Cui Jieshuai and said, "I have been in Hexi for a few days, and I still have to cleanse him. Fang Chongyong will hold a banquet tonight at the Huamen Tower, the smallest building in the city.
, remember to come!”
Bai Tingjun nodded slightly and said.
When an army breaks into another army's defense area without a military order, it is tantamount to treason!
"Oh, oh, oh, I, I'm okay?"
Those who killed the Tianzhu monks were Turks, and those who sold the stolen goods to the north of this section were also Turks. Zhong Bishao killed them and recovered the stolen goods. This was only a fault, but no merit.
Bai Tinghai gained face, and Hexi Jiedufu gained stolen money and lost his husband.
Bai Tinghai sighed. Even at this juncture, the "Fang Yanei" still calmed down. What did he want to do?
Guo Ziyi handed over the stolen goods and stolen money and it was over. Even if he had to push the scapegoat out to take the blame, the matter would be over.
Cui Jieshuai didn't understand why silk from West Asia was more expensive than gold, but the quality was so poor.
"Fang joins the army?"
That configuration was not a well-deserved arrangement among the young and old of Xiaotang's armies. It was possible that the local military governors had caused chaos.
I just did what I said. I immediately wrote an official letter quickly and handed it to the clerk outside the study, saying: "Send it to the Tang Army Fort where Guo Ziyi's Yamen is located as quickly as possible."
Judging from his tone, he was as humble as Qiu Si holding a weapon; but his behavior was completely different from that of Qiu Si in Hexi.
Bai Tinghai then sighed and said, "Fang Chongyong doesn't know about that matter yet, they just have to look at that."
What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger.