The night was already dark and it felt slightly bright. Xi Duo rubbed his hands, picked up a piece of clothing and put it on his body, but his heart was filled with heat. Unexpectedly, he was over fifty years old and had followed Yuan Junzhang into a desperate situation, but things turned around. .
Although civil servants like Xi Duo were talented, they had no foundation or reputation, and they were not children of aristocratic families, so it was difficult for them to get the space to display their abilities.
If Yuan Junzhang was forced to surrender to the Tang Dynasty to a large extent, Xi Duo was happy to see it happen. The reason is very simple. Even if the grassland tribes found a country, even if they trusted civil servants, Xi Duo had no direct lineage, and the two could not be unified. The civil servants of the army cannot stand... The whip marks on Zhao Deyan's face are still vivid in his mind.
If I can help the King of Handan prepare for the establishment of Guji Town as soon as possible, I should be able to fall into the eyes of Li Jing, the incoming general manager of Daizhou... He was an old acquaintance back then, and now I am in Shuozhou.
Xi Duo walked back and forth in the tent, full of excitement, and stopped to think carefully from time to time. During dinner, although His Highness did not say it explicitly, he introduced himself quite a lot in his words... which was very meaningful.
Although it is dangerous, it is indeed dangerous... After all, this place is not far from Yunzhou, and since Yuan Gong went south from Yunzhou to capture Mayi, Yusheji was stationed first, and then Yuguji killed wantonly, so that Yunzhou became a Turk Territory... Now the association leads the garrison.
With such a close distance, the Turks may not sit back and watch the Tang army successfully build the stronghold, but this is an opportunity for themselves... His Royal Highness the King of Handan has many good generals, and Shuozhou also has Liu Shirang and Qin Wutong. If he can help Zhang Shigui complete the project as soon as possible...
We need to pick more people to come over, but they have to pick some with good temperaments... Xi Duo thought as he opened the curtain. As he was going out for some air, he suddenly stopped. Not far away, under the moonlight, two figures were walking forward.
Xi Duo quietly lowered the curtain. He recognized one of them at a glance as the King of Handan, and it took him a while to recognize the other one. It was Zhang Shigui, whom he had just met today.
In fact, Li Shan and Zhang Shigui were not the only ones walking at night. They walked more than a hundred steps. Li Shan smiled and shouted a few times outside the tent, and sure enough, Wen Yanbo, who had not rested, came out.
"Huairen and Wu'an are so leisurely and elegant." Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "You have been tired for a day, why don't you rest?"
"Didn't Mr. Yan Bo have a rest?" Li Shan laughed, "The night view of the desert, the vast starry sky, makes people feel happy, I am about to appreciate it carefully."
Zhang Shigui said nothing and just followed the two of them until they walked to the hill outside the camp.
After a moment of silence, Li Shan breathed a long sigh of relief and asked, "Brother Wu An, does he know why a certain person is planning to build this village?"
Without waiting for Zhang Shigui's answer, Li Shan continued: "A certain Li Huairen went to Daizhou, defended Yanmen, forced Yuan Junzhang to surrender, won a great victory at Yanmen Pass, pursued him on a snowy night, and captured him alive. His merits are not unworthy."
"Being included in the clan, canonized as a county king, and gaining the trust of your majesty. If you return to the court one day, you can get glory and wealth at your fingertips. Why take the risk to rebuild Guji Town?"
"Even though Brother Wu'an was forced to take on this important task, I don't know why. Guji Town is close to Yunzhou, and the Turkic army is ready to move. Even if there is no large-scale invasion, there will be raids and harassment."
"Even if there are 30,000 people, even if there is no shortage of food and grass, and even with the help of red bricks and mortar, rebuilding Guji Town will not be easy."
"Even if it is completed, if the Turks attack one day, if it fails, it will be a big defeat."
"Even if XX has left office, I'm afraid he will still be impeached by the courtiers and punished by His Majesty... What's the reason for XX?"
A trace of doubt appeared on the face of Zhang Shigui, who had always been steady. He was indeed doubtful about the questions raised by Li Shan himself, but he was even more confused about why Li Shan raised these questions.
Zhang Shigui turned around and saw Wen Yanbo standing half a step away from Li Shan with his hands tied, his face full of solemnity.
Li Shan turned around and looked directly into Zhang Shigui's eyes, "Brother Wu An, does he know the current situation in Turks?"
Jumping to such a big question all of a sudden, Zhang Shigui pursed his lips, feeling that his mouth was full of dryness, "Please give me your instructions, King Handan."
"Last year, I went with Mr. Cui to Mayi to recruit Yuan Junzhang. It happened that the descendants of the Turkic Ashina tribe arrived. Within ten days, I conducted multiple investigations and found out the inside story..."
"Killing Yu Sheshe... forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender is just a trivial matter, but the most important thing is to provoke civil strife in the Turks."
"Turkic civil strife?" Zhang Shigui's pupils shrank. As Li Shimin's confidant general, he didn't know anything. He asked directly: "Tuli Khan?"
"Yes, Tuli Khan is the youngest son of Shibi Khan, but after Shibi Khan... there was Chuluo Khan first, and then Jieli Khan. Instead, Tuli Khan was expelled and even whipped until He suddenly returned to Wuyuan County in August last year." Li Shan explained: "Yu She was appointed as the youngest son of Chuluo Khan and attached to Tuli Khan to compete with Jieli Khan."
Zhang Shigui was a little confused, "But the King of Handan killed Yu Sheshe..."
"Last December, in the north of Wuyuan County, Tuli Khan and Jieli Khan each led their armies. Although they did not fight violently, they had several riots and caused casualties to each other." Wen Yanbo whispered: "This matter Few people in the court knew that Huairen was the only one who opened up trade routes, traveled in caravans on the grasslands, and returned to the customs to report secretly."
An idea flashed in Zhang Shigui's mind, "What about Yu Sheshe?"
"Yu Sheshe is the youngest son of Chuluo Khan. According to grassland custom, the youngest son is divided into the largest number of tribes." Li Shan nodded, "On that day, someone first released Yu Sheshe's entourage, and Tuli Khan took the lead and gathered Yu Sheshe's followers. Set up the old department, and then..."
Zhang Shigui understood everything now. Tuli Khan got the news of Yu Sheshe's death first. He was in urgent need of gathering forces to resist Jieli Khan. Naturally, the first thing he did was to gather the remaining troops.
Jieli Khan received the news a little late, but he refused to sit idly by and naturally wanted to confront each other. This is how the Turkic civil strife started... Although the root cause has nothing to do with Li Shan, the fuse was lit by Li Shan himself. of.
Zhang Shigui thought for a while and pointed to the north, "What about Ashina Jishesu of Yunzhou?"
Li Shan hesitated for a moment and then said: "He was the one who was released that day. He is the brother of Tuli Khan."
"Oh..." Zhang Shigui's first reaction was that the next village he built might not be frequently harassed by Turks, but he suddenly got excited and glanced sideways at Wen Yanbo, who was slightly lowering his eyes.
No one is stupid. Zhang Shigui had long thought that it was normal for Wen Yanbo to be ordered to inspect Daizhou, but he suddenly appeared next to Li Shan and arrived at a place not far from Yunzhou, and still lingered there... It was really weird. .
But if the association rate...that makes sense.
Li Shan smiled bitterly and turned to look at Wen Yanbo, "Mr. Yanbo, for the sake of Brother Anwu..."
Wen Yanbo smiled and said, "The Duke of Xinye County has the trust of His Majesty, and he often gets extra rewards in battles."
The meaning of this sentence is unclear. Zhang Shigui was indeed valued by Li Yuan, but he also resigned from the position of commander-in-chief of the Ma Army and only served as an official in the Tiance Mansion.
After a pause, Li Shan took a deep breath, "Now that the Turkic incident is over, does Brother Wu An know the current situation in the Tang Dynasty?"
"Brother Shen!"
"Um!"
When Shen Changqing walks on the road, whenever he meets someone he knows, he will say hello or nod to each other.
But no matter who it is.
There was no unnecessary expression on everyone's face, as if they were indifferent to everything.
To this.
Shen Changqing has become accustomed to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, an organization that maintains the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Its main responsibility is to kill monsters and monsters. Of course, there are also some other side jobs.
It can be said.
Everyone in the Demon Suppression Division has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is used to seeing life and death, he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but he got used to it over time.
The Demon-Suppressing Division is huge.
Those who can stay in the Demon Suppressing Division are all powerful masters, or those who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppressor Division is divided into two professions, one is the Guardian Envoy and the other is the Demon Slayer.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Department starts from the lowest level as a demon slayer.
Then he will be promoted step by step, and he is expected to eventually become a guardian envoy.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level among the demon slayers.
Possessing the memory of a previous life.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of a loft.
Unlike other places in the Demon Suppressing Division that were full of chills, the attic here seemed to stand out from the crowd, showing a different kind of tranquility in the bloody Demon Suppressing Division.
At this time, the attic door was open, and occasionally people came in and out.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment before stepping in.
Enter the attic.
The environment changes in vain.
The fragrance of ink mixed with the faint smell of blood hit his face, making him frown instinctively, but then relaxed it quickly.
There is almost no way to cleanse away the smell of blood on everyone in the Demon-Suppressing Division.
