Shen Fei and the young men from the Scarlet Pioneer Group were not willing to listen to that call. They raised their swords and dropped their swords. There was no one alive on the ground.
More than a dozen horses galloped over from a distance, and when they came closer, they all rolled off their horses. One of the middle-aged men with a black face and a long beard took the lead in paying homage and said: "I know that Gao Yongsui of Xining Prefecture has paid a visit to His Highness King Qi."
Others also reported their official names one after another, but one of them looked sad. After reporting his official name, he looked at the corpse and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates are brave enough to ask what crime the child has committed and should be executed here? "
Zhao Tong looked at him: "Youtai?"
The man said sadly: "Your Majesty, I am a lower official. I don't know where the child bumped into the prince. Even if the child raises some sheep in this horse farm, the horse farm has been abandoned for many years. This is not a big sin..."
"Isn't it a big sin?" Zhao Tong glanced at the wooden fence in the fire and took a deep breath.
Gao Yongsui in front took this opportunity to secretly tug at the corner of Youtai's clothes. Youtai ignored him and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates..."
Zhao Tong's eyes fell on him again and said word by word: "You Tai, the observation envoy of Xining Prefecture, sabotaged Longyou's horse-raising military, burned the horse farm workstations, despised the imperial court, and was suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Take it down!"
The bloody youth group came forward with a "hoo!" and tied You Tai up. Just as You Tai was about to shout, Shen Fei stuffed a piece of rag into his mouth.
Gao Yongshun opened his mouth on the side, and finally sighed in his heart. He had told Youtai about this a long time ago. Don't occupy the racecourse. Even if the racecourse collapsed or was washed away by heavy rain, it would at most be a failure to maintain it, but occupation Yes, it is completely different from the name.
What's more... Gao Yongshun glanced at the pasture fence that was almost burned to ashes, cursed in his heart that he was crazy, and never looked at Youtai again.
The Xuanfu envoy was appointed temporarily during or after the war. He initially served as a patrol officer and asked questions, but later evolved into a military commander of one or more routes. They were basically served by the ministers in power in the East and West governments. Most of them were deputy ministers, who had the power of life and death. , Gao Yongshun had nothing to say, not to mention that this matter was the You family seeking death themselves.
Zhao Tong glanced at him and said: "Gaozhizhou, let's go back to the city. I also want to see the ancient city of Qingtang."
Gao Yongsui said politely: "Respect the king's order."
Qingtang City, known as Shancheng in the Tang Dynasty, was controlled by Tubo after the Anshi Rebellion and was renamed Qingtang City. During the Song Dynasty, the Xihe River opened the border and recaptured Qingtang City, and was renamed Shanzhou, and later Xining Prefecture.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Hexi Corridor, later known as the Silk Road, was blocked by local separatist forces such as Qianliang, Houliang, Beiliang, and Xiliang, which made it impossible for business travelers to pass.
At this time, Tuyuhun in the Hehuang area sought protection for business travelers. Later, merchants from the east and west switched to the Qiangzhong Road. This channel was also called Qinghai Road and the South Silk Road by later generations.
Qingtang occupies this road, which leads to the strategic points of southeast, northwest and northwest. It is the only place for business travelers to pass through. It is a distribution center for commodity exchange and business exchange. It once declined in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.
Later, with the rise of the Xixia Kingdom, caravans once again took the Qiangzhong Road to avoid war and heavy taxes. As a result, Qingtang City became an important town on the South Silk Road and prospered again.
Walking northwest all the way to the Lima Xiningzhou City, Zhao Tao looked at this pearl on the plateau. The city rests on the south of Huangshui River and controls the main road of Qiangzhong. It is more than 20 miles wide and has eight gates. There are partitions in the middle. The city, connected by a gate, is divided into east and west cities, with the royal city in the west and the commercial city in the east.
After looking at it for a while, Zhao Tong smiled and said: "It's really a good place. It's not just a business road, it's a choke point. No wonder the Uyghur tribes were also concerned about this when they built their capital. They are all visionary and know this." This place is well-established for advance and retreat, and can be attacked or defended."
Gao Yongsui said on his horse: "Goodbye, Your Majesty."
Zhao Tong suddenly remembered something and said, "I have not gone anywhere else. Is there still peace over the West Sea?"
Gao Yongsui said: "It's relatively stable. Nowadays, we are all familiar with the Tibetans, and many have joined the army. Now there are more than 3,000 Hehuang Fan soldiers, and there is less and less contact with the Southwest."
"The great southwest..." Zhao Tong looked thoughtfully to the distant southwest. There was a legendary plateau eagle there. Calculating the time, he should still be there, but this eagle rarely saw a lot of people in his life. Dealing with the Song Dynasty.
He turned back, smiled, and said: "Kochi Prefecture, come into the city. I have some important matters to discuss with you."
Xicheng, Xining Prefecture, is where all the military and government offices are located. The Longyou Protectorate and the Prefecture are the two largest offices. Since the Longyou Protectorate has always been concurrently held by the magistrate, it is basically vacant. This time I learned that Zhao Tan was coming. , then redecorated and cleaned up.
The two are not next to each other. According to the south and north, the prince's remote command of the governor has been a thing since ancient times, and it is not uncommon. Therefore, even if Zhao Tong arrived in person, it did not cause much sensation.
Because the Governor of Longyou has been a part-time official for these years, the structure of his subordinates is relatively rough. He also holds the post of magistrate, and the house is basically empty. When Zhao Tong came, he entered the palace and asked for some official positions, although they were not many, and some official positions had no official duties at all. , but the shelf must be put up. After all, he will have to take care of him from afar after he leaves in the future, and the deputy governor will still have to do things.
After a secret conversation with Gao Yongsui, Gao Yongsui left the Protectorate Mansion with worries. Immediately, Zhao Tong began to arrange manpower. There was no deputy governor for the time being, but the commander-in-chief and his subordinates were all required to be appointed.
The general judge of the Longyou Protectorate actually has nothing to pass and nothing to judge. There is no other reason. Xining Prefecture has its own general judge, and he cannot control the affairs of Xining Prefecture. As for Xining Prefecture further west to the farthest The border of Longyou, which is more than 2,000 miles away, is mostly sparse and small military cities. In the military cities along this border, whoever pays for it will be a Tongpan account.
However, this general judge was of the fifth rank, and his official position was not small. Even if he came to this northwest place, there were many people competing for him at that time.
The capital has temporarily set up two deputy positions, held by Yang Zhi and Shi Jin. After all, Xu Ning still has to work in the Forbidden Army, which is not as convenient as Yang Zhi Shi's two bachelors.
As for the military, there is not much to hand over. Zhao Yan is the envoy of Xuanfu, and it is enough to control the military power of Xizhou. Although Longyou is far to the west, he is a prince and has no worries about factions in the army. When they argued about the military power, the order was issued in sequence. The soldiers in the small military city were very happy, and the Tibetan soldiers were also happy. They felt that the court was paying attention to them, and secretly thought that from now on, they might be able to receive half a lot of money every month.
A few days later, after everything was settled, Zhao Tong put horse raising on the agenda. After all, this was a nominal priority. All the rights in Longxi extended from here. Not to mention good or bad, it was necessary to do it.
Nowadays, the horse farms from the east side of Xining Prefecture to Huangzhou are being repaired and improved. The next step is to hire familiar Tibetan horse farmers as masters, select high-quality stallions, buy foals, etc., and then start some trivial details of horse breeding.
Zhao Tong didn't actually understand these raising processes, but he dared to open his eyes and pat his chest and talk in front of Emperor Daojun. Emperor Daojun, who was ambitious and careless, dared to think about raising horses, but it didn't seem to be that difficult.
The alliance on the sea and the pincer attack on Daliao were such a matter of life and death for the military and the country. Daojun and Emperor dared to make the decision, let alone raising horses with only tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Early that morning, Zhao Tong sent someone to invite the brothers and sisters of the Zhe family, and together with Xu Ning and four other men, they left the Duhu Mansion and walked towards the east-west city wall, intending to take a tour of the Qingtang Ancient City, which has been famous since ancient times. .
