Li Siye stayed in Qiuci for four or five days and participated in a negotiation meeting organized by Gao Xianzhi. The meeting was with the core members of the Anxi Protectorate, two deputy governors and three military envoys, Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, Li Siye,
Wang Zhengjian, Ma Li and other five people. Judging from the content of this meeting and conversation, Gao Xianzhi seems to be approaching the leader of the new generation team in Anxi. Although he is currently entrusted by his husband Meng Lingcha to temporarily stay in Anxi,
But if the guarantee is not complete, it will be corrected one day.
The content of their discussion was also the next focus of the Anxi Protectorate - Xiao Bolu. Taking into account the current preferences of the court and the emperor, Xiao Bolu sent envoys twice to arouse Li Longji's desires. The emperor urgently needed to curb Tubo's expansion of authority here.
, more than ten Jisi prefectures from Congling to the west are taking a wait-and-see attitude, so no matter from the perspective of the court or the current situation in the Western Regions, Xiaobolu is the best direction to achieve political achievements.
Of course, their current status and level are not qualified to decide when to attack, but they know that the imperial court will send troops sooner or later. When Gai Jiayun and Tian Renwan served as Jiedushi, they sent troops to attack many times, but all failed. Therefore, the imperial court
Before a new war order is issued, preparations must be made in advance to ensure that the troops are well-prepared and ready to go at any time.
"Zhongcheng is now in charge of Hexi. He may not be able to escape. If we really want to go on an expedition to Xiaobolu, the person responsible for commanding the expedition may be among the few of us. As the saying goes, you should make more preparations after you go down to help build the future.
Merit."
Li Siye said silently in his stomach: "Be more confident and get rid of us. It's obviously you."
Gao Xianzhi was very eloquent. In order to mobilize their enthusiasm, he deliberately blurred the target and made them think that everyone had a chance.
After understanding Gao Xianzhi's true thoughts, Li Siye still decided to support his crusade, because he himself had not yet stood on that level, and his commanding experience was slightly less than that of Xianzhi. Moreover, Fumeng Lingcha would never bypass Gao Xianzhi and ask the emperor
Recommended him, all the conditions made Gao Xianzhi suitable for this expedition commander.
Gao Xianzhi is a good person. Apart from being a little greedy for money, he is both a mentor and a friend to Li Siye. Moreover, when he first came to Qixi, he was already the garrison envoy of Qiuci. As long as this guy doesn't make mistakes, the next one will
The governor of Anxi must be his.
It was already the end of March when he returned to Shule from Qiuci. The inconvenient transportation meant that most of the border officials like them spent their lives traveling between the court and border towns. Now I think about the term "official traveler" in Tang poetry.
It's really an image.
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Li Siye crossed the threshold and entered the mansion. When he came to the inner courtyard, he happened to see the servants and mothers taking care of three young children who had been picked up. They could not walk yet and could only move under the protection of adults.
"Come, let me give you a hug." Li Siye knelt down, picked up the two boys, and asked with a smile: "Which one of you is Chongyun and which one is Chongbao?"
The two children could not speak yet and could only point at each other with their hands. He took the children back to the wet nurse, then picked up the girl Li Chongle and took a look. Babies do not have any racial characteristics when they are young.
Maybe their high nose bridges will grow as they get older. It doesn't matter. He can ask teachers to educate them from an early age and educate them to become spiritually ancient Han people and be loyal ministers and filial sons.
It's not that he doesn't want to instill certain ideas, it's just that he tends to be conservative and conservatively believes that children born in this era should receive an education corresponding to this era. Any forward thinking is not a good thing for them.
His wife, Li Twelve Niang, stood calmly not far away, looking at him with a smile.
"Mr. Sir." She bowed to him gracefully.
He took her hand and walked into the inner room, saying: "You seem to have lost some weight these days when I am not at home. Is it due to irregular diet, or is it because the wind is blowing in the west and you are thinner than a yellow flower?"
"Why are you so thin?" Twelve Niang smiled at first, as if she was thinking of something else, then her face turned red all of a sudden, and she whispered like a gnat: "Li Lang, I seem to be menstruating, I can't
To relieve your worries."
"Where are you thinking? How could I think about such a thing...I, I don't think so...I can afford to wait."
The couple looked at each other, each showing a different smile.
"Brother!" Li Mei'er suddenly ran over from behind, hugged his lower back, then took two steps back, crossed his hands and said, "Mei'er is here to pay tribute to my brother."
Li Siye looked at his sister's gradually growing figure, nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, the girl has changed in her eighteenth year, and she is becoming more and more beautiful."
After meeting with his family, Li Siye began to plan the food preparation and training of the Shule Army, as well as deal with some backlogged official affairs in Shule Town. Zhao Chongxun also began to report to him the recovery of all production and training of the Shule Army before and after the year.
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The army horses that have eaten hay all winter can be moved to the spring pastures in the mountains to graze, and the spring plowing and sowing of wheat and highland barley in the farmland should also begin. This is why spring is the key to the year's plan.
Other than that, there were no special changes in Shule Town. The ultra-low production conversion rate meant that the soldiers were training in addition to farming. Li Siye began to consciously ask the Shule Army to strengthen its activities in Congling. The focus in the next two years
It's all there.
But what he didn't expect was that Yu Gou rushed from Congling at high speed and gave him bad news as soon as he arrived.
Yu Gou entered the main hall of the Zhen Envoy's Mansion, bowed his head and knelt on the ground, then stood up and crossed his hands and said:
"The envoy, my lord, I am really ashamed to come to see you."
"Are you ashamed not to come too? Tell me, what is going on?"
"Gongjuezan ran away."
"Who ran away?"
"Gongjuezan! He ran away!"
Gong Juezan was the weapon he used to control Zong Lu, the inner ghost who stayed in Tubo. Once he successfully escaped and returned to Tubo, Zong Lu's rebellion would be exposed. There are still many people among the Tubo people he had painstakingly installed.
It has great effect, but it is really not the right time to suddenly expose it now.
"Hasn't he been locked in the cellar all this time? How was he released?" Li Siye asked angrily.
Yu Gou lowered his head and told the story with a grimace: "He has been going crazy and crazy in the past two years, so we relaxed our vigilance and allowed him time to move around. However, his feet were still chained, and he pretended to be crazy and begged around the cellar.
food."
"Until a few days ago, before he was imprisoned in the cellar, he stole the keys of two soldiers guarding the cellar, opened the iron chains on his feet, and escaped from the city through the drainage ditch leading outside the city.
"
"After the accident, I sent everyone out to look for him, but I couldn't find him. I heard that you returned to Shule from Chang'an Xugong, so I hurriedly came to Shule City to report to you, hoping to get some help from you.
Idea, let’s see what should be done?”
Li Siye asked him: "Have you met Zong Lu in the past half month?"
"Not yet. The next meeting is on Xiaoshu. I don't know how to tell Zong Lu."
"Of course, tell him the truth." Li Siye said in a solemn tone: "Tell him the truth and let him make a series of preparations and responses. We cannot let him face this catastrophic event unexpectedly. No matter what he is doing,
Whatever choice we make in this matter is not detrimental to us."
Yu Gou felt even more uncomfortable. When he came to Congling this time, he was already prepared to be scolded by Li Siye, and he was also prepared to be removed from his post of guard. Who knew the thunderous wrath he expected?
It didn't come, but it was followed by instructive arrangements.
Of course Yu Shouzuo didn't know that there is a state of handling things called crisis public relations.
Li Siye suddenly thought of someone and asked him quickly: "Is Feng Changqing still surveying, painting and making maps in Congling?"
"Yes, yes, yes. He led more than a dozen people into those icy snow-covered mountains, and only returned to Congling once every half month to guard them."
"Then you call him back and ask him to put down the map in his hand first and work together to help you deal with this matter. When you meet Zong Lu this time, bring a few more people with you. It's best to ambush the entire cave."
Yu Gou was shocked when he heard this. He had not considered this aspect at all. It seemed that this hurried trip to and from Shule was indeed not in vain.