There was a post of thirty miles along the way from Shule to Kucha. Everyone took a rest every two posts. After walking for thirteen days, they finally entered the city of Kucha in November.
Li Siye arranged for his entourage to stay at the Guan Post in the city, and then went to the Governor's Mansion to see Fumeng Lingcha. By the way, he picked up a newspaper from his study along the post road from Chang'an.
This is a newspaper that was left in the backyards of various vassal towns and sent to court officials for internal circulation. It can also be regarded as the earliest newspaper in the world. Li Siye took a cursory look and found that it was indeed a summary of current events that happened this year. For example, the prince's brother-in-law, the Jianghuai Envoy
Wei Jian built Guangyun Lake and diverted the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers to Chang'an Forbidden Garden. Although it aroused public resentment, he was rewarded by the emperor. The only advantage of this matter was that Emperor Xuanzong did not need to visit Luoyang, the eastern capital, every year in order to eat from
Fresh products brought from the south of the Yangtze River.
Another article in the Di newspaper stated that civil strife broke out in the Turks. The three families of Geluolu, Uighur, and Bashmi united to counterattack the Later Turks, killed the Khan, and united to become independent. The left and right factions of the remaining Turks supported Ashina Usumi.
As Khan, they fought against each other endlessly. Both sides asked the imperial court for help. After the Chang'an court made a resolution, Wang Zhongsi took the opportunity to send troops and united the three families to step up their attack on the Turks. The post-Turkic Khanate, which had been glorious for three generations, seemed to be in danger, and only the remaining
A wolf guard struggled to hold on.
From the decline of the Tuqishi to the decline of the Later Turks, Li Siye suddenly wanted to understand a truth. Whether it was a grassland regime or a Central Plains regime, the most effective way to defeat the enemy was to wait and see who would die first. Although within the Tang Dynasty,
It is also full of contradictions, but fortunately its enemies fall one by one. There is really no worst, only worse.
Almost all powerful fortresses collapse from within, and there is nothing to argue with.
There is another one below. The pirate Wu Lingguang robbed merchant ships at sea in Taizhou, Mingzhou, and Quanzhou. Many coastal merchants suffered greatly, and the maritime trade routes to Southeast Asia and India were blocked.
Li Siye complained silently: "It seems that the price of spices in Chang'an is going to rise again."
Fu Meng Zhongcheng seemed to be in a good mood. Li Siye was very curious, but it was inconvenient to ask. When an official reaches the level of a guard envoy, he should know that shutting up is better than opening. The more you know, the easier it is to be manipulated. Some things
, even if you don’t want to know, someone will take the initiative to tell you.
As expected, Fumeng Lingcha sat relaxedly and freely on the sheep's felt, fiddled with the lid of the tea cup, and said to Gao Xianzhi and Cheng Qianli who were present: "The right prime minister has now taken charge of the Zhongshu Province and the Shangshu Province. The left prime minister
Li Shizhi was completely ignored, and the saint's favor to the right prime minister was unprecedented. Now that Hexi Jiedushi Wang Jue is about to retire, this time we go to Chang'an to express our merits. If the right prime minister can recommend him in front of the saint, he is expected to concurrently serve as Hexi governor.
The position of Jiedushi."
When the three of them heard this, they quickly congratulated their husband, Meng Lingcha, in advance: "Zhongcheng, I'm so happy and congratulated."
Fumeng Lingcha stroked his beard and said happily: "It's a pity that I am not too young, and I am afraid that I will fail the trust of the saint and the right minister." He then changed the topic: "You three are all my confidants. This time when you come to Beijing,
If we work together, Fumeng will be rewarded. However, Anxi cannot be left without someone, I am going to take Cheng Qianli and Li Siye to go with me, Xianzhi, you stay here."
General Gao respectfully crossed his hands forward: "Here."
Unexpectedly, he could not go to Beijing with Gao Xianzhi this time. Li Siye couldn't help but feel a little regretful. After all, he and Cheng Qianli were not very familiar with each other. In addition, due to the affairs of his daughter, although Li Meier still had correspondence with Cheng Wan, Li Siye was somewhat
Bad.
Fumeng Lingcha had always been relatively restrained and would not say anything that he could not guarantee. Now that he has said it, it means that the position of Hexi Jieduzhao is most likely confirmed.
He had to admit the fact that the whole of Qixi was Li Linfu's team, not only because Li had been the guardian of Anxi for a long time, but also because Li Linfu had been in charge of all the decisions on the deployment of troops and policies in Qixi over the years.
Based on the false and true records in the history books, in recent years, many officials have been squeezed out and killed by Li Linfu, and the use of standing on a horse as a metaphor to intimidate admonishment officials has indeed happened. As the military attaché of Qixi, he
, which is equivalent to being completely shrouded under the nose of a generation of traitors, which also indicates that he needs to move forward cautiously and cautiously in the future.
Although there are dangers on the road ahead, go ahead and cherish it.
After meeting their husband Meng Zhongcheng, the three of them walked out of the main hall of the Duhu Mansion one after another. Gao Xianzhi suddenly stopped and waited for him.
"Siye, can we take a walk in the Protector's Mansion here?"
He readily agreed.
The two walked through the courtyard and walked to the right through the porch. This was the office courtyard of the Duzhi Military Envoy. Gao Xianzhi relaxed and paced leisurely and said: "Zhongcheng is also the Hexi Jiedu Envoy. It seems that he is already
It’s a done deal. His future focus will naturally be on Hexi, and from now on Qixi will be managed and supported by you and me.”
Li Siye thought to himself, was this trying to comfort him?
He smiled and crossed his hands and added: "There are also Cheng Duhu, Wang Zhengjian Sima, and General Ma Li."
However, Gao Xianzhi's lips turned up with a half-disdainful smile: "Cheng Qianli is a young man with little talent, and is not a pioneering person. Wang Zheng only knows how to use horses, how can he be qualified for a big job? Ma Phosphorus, after all, has a shallow foundation, so he can't do it."
We need experience and knowledge. From now on, no one but you and I can take charge of Qixi."
Li Siye stopped suddenly and hurriedly walked to catch up. He tried his best to keep his face calm, but in fact, his heart was already in turmoil.
Could it be that Gao Xianzhi had seen through his thoughts? He turned to look at the other person's face, but what he saw was an expression that was half-smiling but not smiling. It seemed that he already understood, but in fact he was just judging others by himself.
"Throughout the ages, nothing can be accomplished by one person alone. No matter whether we have ambition or no ambition, when the time comes, someone will naturally push us to the point of making achievements, and what we have to do is just to stand there in advance.
Keep your posture correct."
This was very reasonable, but Li Siye would not agree with him because Gao Xianzhi was gradually approaching this position. Whether it was the crusade against the rebellion of the Daxi tribe or the crusade against Huang Mohe Dagan, Gao Xianzhi showed his tactical talent.
He himself is still far behind due to missing a few steps.
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Three days later, the team of Meng Lingcha, the governor of Anxi Province, officially set off back to Beijing to express his merits. The accompanying personnel were the deputy capital guard Cheng Qianli, Li Siye, as well as the envoys from the Kingdom of Bahan, the envoys from the Xiaobolu Kingdom, and the Tuqi Shidu
The envoys from the Motorcycle Branch returned to Beijing in a mighty team of more than 200 people, accompanied by double banners and double festivals, and six banners accompanying the army. The formation was truly spectacular.
It is worth mentioning that the team of envoys from the Kingdom of Little Bolu had only two people and two riders. Apart from carrying the scepter awarded by King Xiaobolu, they had nothing else. Without that scepter, there would be no way.
People will believe they are envoys.
The two envoys managed to escape secretly, because Su Shifeng, the young king of Bolu, was still under the surveillance and control of Tubo, and even her wife was a Tubo princess. Su Shifeng wanted to use the power of the Tang Dynasty to get rid of Tubo control, but he had no choice but to
They sent envoys disguised as traders to avoid being seen by the Tubo people and contacted the Anxi Protectorate. The Anxi Protectorate then escorted him all the way to Chang'an.
I heard that a group of Xiaobolu envoys had been sent to Chang'an before, and the Zhongshu Province ordered Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Works to build embassies for them. This was something that had never happened before. In the past, envoys to surrounding countries,
Honglu Temple arranged them in the Honglu Hall in the imperial city.
Because there were envoys in the team, the marching speed also slowed down. When it came to etiquette issues, they naturally had to follow the steps. Moreover, the envoys came to Datang not only to complete diplomatic tasks, but also to be responsible for tourism, and to take care of the people in Datang.
Make a note of the beautiful scenic spots and tell them to the king and officials when you go back. After all, in that era when it was difficult to travel thousands of miles, a person's eyes were not only his own eyes, but also the eyes of all those who could not travel far.
Li Siye and his entourage followed at the end of the Jiedu envoy's team, and they were able to take advantage of them. They slowed down and calmed down to enjoy the scenery along the way.
There is a place in the world that can encompass all land landscapes, deserts and mountains, rivers and lakes, Danxia landforms and wind-eroded ancient cities, vast pastures and land of plenty, and that is the Hexi Corridor. There is a place in the world that has nurtured and inherited the culture of the Central Plains.
, Buddhism spread eastward, opened trade routes, and managed the Western Regions. Every empire that showed its glory was inseparable from it. This is the Hexi Corridor.
Li Siye returned to Chang'an via Hexi three times, and each time he could not help himself in this heavy and splendid river of history, especially when he, as a soul of two generations, had witnessed them being submerged by time thousands of years later, and returned to this place again.
The place was thousands of years ago. It was like seeing a young god turn into an old man with his own eyes. How could he not make his scalp numb and the tip of his nose sore from the impact of this misalignment of perception.
Hexi is no longer the same Hexi, but Hexi will always be the same Hexi.
Standing among the hills and trees opposite the Maijishan Grottoes, looking at the lush green opposite side, where the plank roads intersect with dense caves and reliefs, he felt proud and full of emotions in his heart. He was not lamenting that he finally no longer had to buy tickets, but taking advantage of the opportunity
No one was around, and he made a generous statement: "If you can't save the Hexi Festival in this life, what's the use of building Lingyan Pavilion?"