The post stations of the Anxi Duhu Prefecture extend from the main road in Shule to Congling Shouhuo, with one every thirty miles. The range that these inns can radiate is generally the area directly under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Duhu Prefecture. And beyond
The radiation range of the inn is the restricted area under indirect management.
The Tang Dynasty established more than a dozen Jisi Governor's Offices and dozens of Jisi Prefectures in the west of Congling, all of which were headed by the heads of small countries in the Western Regions. They uniformly obeyed the orders of the Anxi Governor's Office, obeyed the conscription, and paid tribute to the court.
, the affairs within the state are autonomous by the state.
The former leader of the Xiaobolu Kingdom accepted Li Longji's canonization and established the Suiyuan Army. It was the west gate of the Four Towns of Anxi and even the Tang Dynasty, and was also the channel for Tibet to attack the Four Towns of Anxi.
However, from the 24th year of Kaiyuan to today, it has been nearly three years since Xiaobolu Kingdom fell into the hands of the Tubo people. As a result, all the countries in the Western Regions have become dependent on Tubo.
After Li Siye and Yu Gou repaired in the last station, they led the horses and looked at the rolling snow peaks in the distance. After an afternoon's trek, they came to one of the round mountains. He stretched out his hand and pointed to the jade ribbon floating in the distance.
There is a protruding mountain peak on the opposite side of the river, and an earthen city is built on the top of the mountain.
"There is the city of Sole, which is now in the hands of the Tibetans. Further upstream is the Tanjuling Glacier."
"Now let's set off to Siye Peak on the upper reaches of the Yiduo River."
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Yu Gou looked up and saw that the mountain peaks in front of him were steep and towering, covered with ice and snow from the mountainside upwards. The top of the mountain seemed to reach the sky. He couldn't help but praise: "This Siye Peak is indeed tall and majestic, and it is worthy of the person who named it."
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Li Siye: "Haha."
The two led their horses through the cold river, climbed over the rocks, and indeed saw a cave in the mountain.
The entrance of the cave is wide enough for one person to lead a horse in. The inside looks like a hall, and there are other adjacent caves.
Li Siye looked at the ground and saw no sign of anyone moving, so he moved his shoulders easily and said, "It seems we are early. Let's go into the cave over there and take a rest."
As soon as the two of them entered the side cave, they immediately sat down and leaned against the cave wall. The air in the cave was dry and kept at a constant temperature, which was completely different from the climate outside. Li Siye looked up at the top of the cave and thought about how he could make a little modification here.
Shelter or treasure cave.
The light in the cave suddenly dimmed for a moment. Li Siye stood up alertly, unhooked the crossbow from his waist, loaded the crossbow with arrows and aimed it at the uninvited guest who had just entered the cave door.
Li Siye: "The king of heaven overpowers the tigers of the earth."
The visitor replied: "The pagoda suppresses the river demon!"
"Maha maha!"
The visitor replied again: "We are talking at noon, who is not home yet?"
Yu Gou looked disgusted at the side. What kind of joint code is this? It has neither rhyme nor rhyme, and the level is extremely low. If he were asked to think of a code word, it should at least be "The geese fly together on the ferry, and the fish in the stream wag their tails."
"Yes, it's him."
Li Siye put down his crossbow and stepped forward. The people who came in bowed down to him, put their hands on the ground and kowtowed.
"President Zong Lu, please get up quickly."
Li Siye stretched out his hand to help him up, and extended his hand to introduce Yu Gou behind him: "This is Yu Gou, the new guard of Congling, and he is also my confidant. From now on, he will be the one to contact you."
"I will tell you the rules of getting together again in person. There are twenty-four solar terms. We should meet on the first day of each solar term. If anyone has something to do and cannot get away, then it will be postponed to the second solar term. Zong Lu, what did you talk to last time?
I said you don't understand solar terms, so today I brought you an almanac, and the date circled on it is the date of the meeting."
Zong Lu reached out to take it, turned it over in his hand, and then carefully put it in his arms and said: "I want to thank Li Shijun for bringing me the wealth and luck. Not only did Kage Ludong Daidong not kill my head, but he also
Appoint me as General Manager Qian of Lianyun Castle."
Li Siye put his hands behind his back and smiled and said: "That's your own good luck. Tell me if your Kageluhonu Dongdai has made any new moves recently."
"have!"
When Li Siye heard this, he immediately became energetic. Even Yu Gou, who was yawning next to him, got rid of his sleepiness and pricked up his ears to listen.
"Kageluhaonu Dongdai is about to march to Sole City at the source of Bolechuan. As Dongdai's vanguard, I will recruit two tame slaves from the Bolu Kingdom, Dongdai, to reinforce and renovate Lianyun Fort.
Yunbao relies on the natural barrier of Bolechuan and is inseparable from Sole City. Even if the Tang army has wings, it cannot fly over."
The corner of Zong Lu's mouth raised, with a rather complacent look on his face. When he looked up at Li Siye's expression, he was so frightened that he quickly changed his words and said, "This is what Kagelu said himself. In my eyes, how can a mere Kagellu Dongdai be the same?"
Block the power of Tang Dynasty. I wonder what you mean?"
Li Siye touched his short beard and chin and said in deep thought: "Kagelu asked you to take charge of the construction of Lianyun Fort. After the completion of the construction, you will naturally be the chief officer of Lianyun Fort. Very good, then you should build it well and make sure that the chief general of Lianyun Castle is built."
You have your job in your hands and will do it well."
Zong Lu crossed his hands and said, "I will definitely live up to Li Shijun's expectations, but do you want to do something about the project?"
"No need. For your own safety, it's better to do less of this kind of thing and focus on collecting intelligence."
He pushed Yu Gou forward and said to Zong Lu: "From now on, you two will join here. Get to know each other first and modify the details of the joint on your own. I'll go over there and take a rest first."
After Li Siye finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the side cave. Yu Gou was still very unfamiliar with the Tibetan general in front of him, so the two of them bowed to each other awkwardly.
"The details of the street don't need to be changed much, Alang...Li Shijun designed it very well. It's just the code word for this joint. The two of us have to re-create it."
"You still need to change the code words?" Zong Lu complained: "Your Chinese characters are as complicated as the stars. Who can remember it if you change the code words repeatedly?"
Yu Gou turned his head and glanced towards the other side of the cave: "My codeword is smoother and more rhyming than his. Please listen carefully. I said 'Shao Wu has a vulgar rhyme', you said 'Xingben loves mountains and hills', I said
'Stumbled into the dust net', you said 'thirty years have passed', I said 'the bird is nostalgic for the old forest...'
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Li Siye and Yu Gou were on their way back on horseback. They chatted wordlessly, and occasionally explained something when they thought of it.
"Guard the three Tibetans imprisoned in the cellar of the city. Kill two of them and leave Gongjuezan. Don't let him escape. As long as he has Gongjuezan in his hands, Zonglu can only
Be obedient to us."
"I will obey Alang's instructions."
He then explained leisurely: "Yu Gou, I want to select twenty people from the city of Shouzhou as personal guards, and take them to transfer the city to take office. I wonder if you are willing to let them go."
Yu Gou clasped his hands in a hurry and said, "Alang, why did you say this? It doesn't make me ashamed. Now I am your guest, and everyone in Congling is at your disposal."
Li Siye shook his head again: "You and I can treat each other as host and guest in private, but publicly you are still you and I am still me. Don't let others see the clues."
"This is natural."
The two returned to Congling to guard the capture. Li Siye made some arrangements in the city before setting off to Diazhuan City to take office. As his confidants, Tian Zhen and Fujimu naturally had to follow him, and he selected some of the best soldiers.
Among the eighteen masters, there is Ruosuluo, the second son of Gayancong, Kubanni, a new soldier in Hepantuo, and Zhang Yong, a war-experienced Shouzuo Lang.
These people all went voluntarily, and for those who brought their families with them, Li Siye prepared settlement expenses for them.
Before leaving, the military households were still very reluctant to leave. They stood on the road outside the city with the herdsmen from the Shinni Kingdom to see them off, weeping at each other, and sent them to the other side of the Yiduo River, looking at the group of twenty people.