What's the meaning?
Xiao Rui lowered his head and looked at the picture. There were five circles in total. To the northwest is Yanmen Pass; to the north is northern Shanxi; to the northeast is Youzhou; in the middle is Jiangnan Road; and further to the south is Lingnan?
"Old Wei, what do you mean? Are you asking me to pick a place? There is even Yanmen Pass. This is obviously a border area! Are you being reasonable or not? Are you really treating me as a murderer?" Xiao Rui was so angry that he slammed the table.
No matter how calm Wei Zheng was, he couldn't help but cover his ears at this moment, complaining in his heart, why did Your Majesty come to me, Old Wei, for such dirty and tiring work? Although I brought Xiao Rui out, he has been promoted now. It is Su Dan’s turn to be the Young Minister of Sinong Temple.
After Xiao Rui calmed down, Wei Zheng took off his hands, pointed at the circles and began to introduce them.
"Here, outside the Yanmen Pass in the northwest is the Western Region. The situation here is complicated. There are Western Turks in the north, and outside the pass are the thirty-six countries of the Western Region. The main route of the Silk Road is now cut off by Gaochang. The Tang Dynasty has always wanted to open it up again, but unfortunately the Northern Jie This powerful enemy has not been eliminated, and we cannot take action for the time being. Your Majesty, if you are willing to go, I will send you to try it. After all, you have many strange tricks."
Xiao Rui rolled his eyes: "Old Wei, don't say nice things for him. He should be saying that he has a lot of dirty tricks, right? Humph, Gaochang is a small country, really dare to cut off our financial path? Either he is seeking death or... There is someone behind the scenes."
Wei Zheng caressed his beard and said with a smile: "It's exactly what we thought. But Ju Wentai didn't dare to do it right, otherwise he wouldn't be able to offend all the small countries in the Western Region if they unite. He just increased the toll. , and even occasionally sent officers and soldiers to pretend to be robbers and rob passing merchants. After his exploitation, the profits of the Western Silk Road will not be much."
Xiao Rui looked at the map and thought for a moment without saying a word. Old Wei continued to introduce other places: "Liang Shidu in the north, I don't need to introduce it. If you are willing, your Majesty will give you a troop of soldiers and horses to defeat him in one go."
Xiao Rui said decisively: "Master Liang? No, you're not going. The clown is not worthy of my action. Besides, he won't be able to jump around for long, and someone has already gone to deal with him. No need to send troops, just wait and see the show, he will be finished without a bloody blow."
"Oh? Someone has already taken action? Who is it?" Wei Zheng was curious. He knew that Xiao Rui never told lies.
It's a pity that Xiao Rui has no intention of solving the mystery for him. Xue Li's affairs have always been kept top secret. Even among the Xiao family, only Xiao Yu, the adoptive father, knows about it. Even old Li Yuan, who is retiring in Xiaojiazhuang, doesn't know.
Lao Wei continued to introduce: "Youzhou in the northeast is the junction of many countries, and the situation is quite complicated. To the northeast is the Khitan tribe, behind the Khitan are Mohe and Shiwei, and to the east of Youzhou is our old enemy Goguryeo, as well as the three kingdoms on the peninsula. Baekje, Silla. And the northwest of Youzhou is the territory of Turkic Jieli."
"The Tang Dynasty is short of war horses, and the northern grasslands have been occupied by Turks. Youzhou has been a war horse production area since ancient times, so the burden of horse administration in the Tang Dynasty falls on Youzhou. It's a pity that the good grasslands are in the hands of foreigners. Last year, the entire grassland was in the hands of foreigners. In 2016, our horse administration had little effect.”
Hearing this, Xiao Rui understood that if he went to Youzhou in the Northeast, he would be in charge of horse administration and be responsible for collecting and raising war horses?
Thinking of this, Xiao Rui sneered and said: "Old Wei, do you want me to go to the Northeast to be a butcher?"
Wei Zheng had also read the new version of Journey to the West, understood the joke, and laughed loudly: "Then you have to admit first that you are the Monkey King, the Monkey King, and that you have the ability to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Otherwise, who do you think you are? Are they all worthy of the title of Bi Mawen?"
"Bah! Stop talking nonsense, there are two more points, let's finish them together." Xiao Rui laughed and cursed.
Wei Zheng pointed to Jiangnan and said: "There is no danger in Jiangnan. It is an internal matter. Jiangnan mainly produces grain and salt. However, the Grand Canal in the former Sui Dynasty was blocked and the Tang Dynasty lacked national power to restore navigation... Therefore, this fertile land of Jiangnan is... I watched helplessly as the local wealthy families carved up most of the profits."
Xiao Rui complained again: "It's another job to offend people! No good things come to me, I thought it was some kind of fat job."
Wei Zheng smiled and did not answer, pointed to the last place and said: "Lingnan is different from Jiangnan. Although Jiangnan is difficult to intervene, there are no troops stationed in Jiangnan. It is always under the rule of the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Lingnan is different. After the Tang Dynasty unified the Central Plains, We have not sent troops to the south of Lingnan, and we still have to guard against the Turks in the north. We are too busy and the battle line is too far away to reach."
"At the beginning, I sent people to recruit surrender. Lingnan Feng An was self-respecting in supporting his troops, but he still understood the current affairs and took the overall situation into consideration. He agreed to submit to the imperial court and accepted the canonization of the imperial court. He was awarded the title of Shangzhu Guo, Geng Guogong, and Gaozhou General Manager. He obeyed the instructions but not the propaganda. , can be regarded as a separatist force. The Feng family has been managing Lingnan for three generations, and it can be said that it is deeply rooted in Lingnan. In the past two years, all the people sent by the imperial court have been isolated and dealt with, so..."
So what? Wei Zheng stopped talking, and Xiao Rui also understood. You want me to go and have a showdown with Feng Ang? Either surrender to this warlord, or get along with others and slowly infiltrate.
Xiao Rui rolled his eyes and complained: "So, there is no good place in these five circles. It sounds nice and entrusted with important tasks. In fact, it is exile in disguise. Exile thousands of miles is not enough. I have to be willing to work as a cow or a horse." Work? If I don’t do it, I’d rather sit in jail!”
Wei Zheng smiled and said kindly: "Your Majesty knows that you have emotions. You were sent to another place because of your conviction. It's just a cover-up. Don't worry about it. The real situation is that there is no one available in the court. These are big problems. Ordinary people can understand it, but if you can, please do more work and be considerate."
"Old Wei, don't put your hat on me. I don't believe it. Without me, Xiao Rui, the Tang Dynasty would not have taken revenge on the Turks? I have already promised to earn one hundred thousand taels a year to fill the treasury, what else can I do? ?" Xiao Rui is not afraid of these tasks, he is just too lazy to run. The transportation in the Tang Dynasty was different from that of later generations. This kind of transportation required ten and a half months of hard work. You could only walk a thousand miles by sitting on your butt. It was so painful!
Wei Zheng came closer and whispered, "Your Majesty asked me to tell you in private. If you agree, I will allow you to marry again when you come back."
What? Xiao Rui looked astonished as if a cat's tail had been stepped on.
Shaking his head, "Who do you think I am? Am I, Xiao Rui, that kind of lecherous person?"
Wei Zheng watched Xiao Rui's performance, stroking his beard and only smiling without saying a word. His eyes were very clear, "Aren't you a kid?" The woman who wants to marry you can queue up from Zhuque Street to the outside of Chang'an City.
Seeing the stalemate, Xiao Rui finally lost his temper and said, "Do we have to leave? I always feel like you are holding back something bad. Does my dad know?"
"He is the prime minister, there is no way around him."
With a long sigh, Xiao Rui said: "Old Wei, you are my teacher. Which one do you think I should choose?"
After taking a deep look at the proud student, Wei Zheng did not hesitate, picked up the brush on the desk, and directly made a check mark on the land of Northeast Youzhou.
"Northeast Youzhou? Is it because the risks here are the least and the easiest to accomplish? Haha, it's the same as what I thought."
"No, the general manager of Youzhou is Chai Shao, Huo Guogong, General Youwei, and the consort of Princess Pingyang Zhao of the Tang Dynasty. From Princess Xiangcheng's point of view, you should call me uncle. He will take good care of you when you go."
Pfft...Old Wei, you have changed. Why are you talking about nepotism?
