"What? You actually want to go to that place? Impossible! I'm just a little servant, I can't help you with anything!"
In the study room of a house in the west of Chang'an City, an old man in brown clothes brushed his sleeves and said with a look of shock and anger.
Opposite him, stood a man in gray robe wearing a bamboo hat. The large bamboo hat obscured the man's face. He only heard the man snort and said: "How dare you disobey the Lord's order? Don't forget you." Who gave you your status today!"
The old man in brown clothes looked startled and said, "My current status was given by the Holy One, so what does it have to do with you?"
"The current Holy Emperor? Humph! You are so ungrateful!"
The man in gray robe sneered: "Back then, you were just a poor scholar with no connections in Chang'an. You were living on the streets and about to starve to death. Who promoted you and gave you an official position? They say that every time someone slaughters a dog in a righteous way, he will lose his heart. I have always been a scholar, and now it seems that this statement is indeed true!”
The old man in brown clothes blushed at the lecture from the man in gray robe. He pointed at the gray robe and said angrily: "Even if you are kind to me, it would be too..., but he is no longer alive now, what do you have to do with him?" Dry?"
The man in gray robe chuckled, then took out an object wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms, handed it out, and said, "Look what this is?"
The old man in brown clothes glanced at him suspiciously, and then took it carefully. After opening the handkerchief and seeing what was inside, his eyes suddenly widened and he said: "This... you... your Lord actually... "
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"Master Marquis, without His Majesty's order, I really don't dare to mobilize troops without authorization!"
Bingzhou (Taiyuan), governor's office!
A middle-aged man in official uniform gave a wry smile and bowed his hands to Li Zexuan.
This person's name is Wang Liaoyuan, the current governor of Bingzhou.
Now Li Zexuan has encountered a rather embarrassing problem, that is, although he has obtained an imperial edict that can command the troops and horses of the northern states, he cannot show this edict to others. It is empty talk, and others will not believe it even if he talks nonsense. ah!
This was because he was a new member of the dynasty and was favored by the Holy Spirit. If it had been anyone else, Wang Liaoyuan would have sent his officials to drive him out by now!
Thinking of this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel depressed to death. He said with a speechless expression: "Prince Wang, how many times have I told you that this is the imperial edict issued by His Majesty a few hours ago. Bingzhou will not receive it until tomorrow at the latest. But the situation is urgent, and I cannot wait any longer. You must mobilize your troops now! Do you still doubt that I am falsely spreading the imperial edict?"
Bingzhou is more than 600 kilometers away from Chang'an. Even if it takes 800 miles to rush, it will take almost a day and a night! But Wu Jie is a great master, God knows how fast he will be on his way? That's why Li Zexuan was secretly worried.
Wang Liaoyuan smiled bitterly and cupped his hands and said: "Master Hou, it's not that I don't believe you, but that I can't do anything about the deployment of troops! You don't have an imperial edict or an order from the Governor, even if I want to go to Bingzhou Camp , the generals inside won’t listen to orders from subordinates!”
"Grand Governor?"
Li Zexuan frowned and couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have overlooked something, and he quickly searched for relevant memories in his mind. After a while, he finally understood that Bingzhou not only had the Governor's Palace, , and the Great Protectorate!
Bingzhou (Taiyuan) was the land of Longxing in the Tang Dynasty. In addition, Bingzhou City was the largest city in the north and was close to the Turks. It could be said to be an important military town. Therefore, the imperial court set up a governor's office here with the title of governor and commander-in-chief. The military affairs of the entire Hedong Province 21 prefectures are extremely powerful!
During the Zhenguan period, there were still forty-one governor's offices across the country. Under each governor's office, there are several state capitals under its jurisdiction. In the Tang Dynasty, three different governors were established in the local areas, namely the upper governor, the middle governor and the lower governor. The prefectures and counties under each governor's jurisdiction are of different levels and have different names. The Grand Governor can directly govern the Governor. The number of state capitals under their jurisdiction must exceed ten at least.
The Bingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office was established in the 7th year of Wude. This is similar to Li Ke's Yizhou Governor's Office. It commanded the military affairs of the entire Jiannan Road and had great power for a while!
Different from the governor, the imperial court usually only allowed princes from the clan (such as Li Ke) or important officials of the court to hold the position of governor. Because the position of Grand Governor is so important, and with so many soldiers and horses, in the event of a rebellion, the emperor would really be unable to bear the consequences and walk away. However, because the princes in the clan also hold one position part-time, the ones who actually handle the affairs during the governor's tenure are these princes or the long history of important officials in the court.
The position of a long history is closer to that of a staff member, and he is good at handling practical affairs. Generally, the status of a long history is not high. However, the long history under the governor's office is equivalent to the governor of the state capital. He holds real power and even serves as the military governor, which is a very high status.
But having said that, Li Zexuan really can't remember who the governor of Bingzhou is at this moment. After all, he didn't major in history in his previous life, but even someone who majored in history probably wouldn't know about Bingzhou in the second year of Zhenguan. Who is the Grand Governor!
"Wang Prefect, who is the governor of Bingzhou? I will pay him a visit in person!"
Just ask if you don't understand, Li Zexuan said without blushing at all.
Wang Liaoyuan was choked invisibly. He paused for a long time before replying: "Back to the Marquis, the current Governor of Bingzhou is Cao Guogong! He is not in Bingzhou now!"
Cao Guogong, Li Ji!
The current Li Ji is not yet a British Duke. In the second year of Wude, Xu Shiji was awarded the title of General Youwuhou by Li Yuan, the Duke of Cao, and was given the surname Li. It was not until the eleventh year of Zhenguan that he was changed to the title of Li by Li Er. British public!
Let's talk about the post of governor of Bingzhou. In the eighth year of Wude's reign, the Turks invaded Bingzhou. The imperial court appointed Li Shiji as the commander-in-chief of the army to attack the Turks in Taigu and expel them.
In the ninth year of Wude, Li Shimin came to the throne. He appointed Li Shiji as the governor of Bingzhou and granted 900 fiefdoms to 900 households. In order to avoid Li Shimin's taboo, Li Shiji removed the word "Shi" from his name and changed his name to Li Ji.
This governor-general of Bingzhou lasted for nearly eight years. It was not until the seventh year of Zhenguan that King Li Zhiyuan of the Jin Dynasty took over as the governor-general of Bingzhou. Li Jicai "retired to the second line" and became the acting governor-general of Bingzhou.
However, only in the first two years did Li Ji manage military affairs in Bingzhou. Later, as the world was settled, Li Ji began to use the "remote control" strategy. He "remotely controlled" the entire Bingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office in Chang'an, the capital. He did this The purpose is mainly to reassure Li Er. After all, he, the governor of Bingzhou, controls too many troops!
"Depend on!"
Hearing that the governor of Bingzhou was Li Ji, Li Zexuan's face couldn't help but become embarrassed. It was true that he knew Li Ji, but he was not in Bingzhou. Even if he knew Li Ji, it would be useless. The soldiers of the Bingzhou camp would not know Li Ji because of him. And listen to his orders! In anger, Li Zexuan couldn't help but uttered a curse word, which made Wang Liaoyuan stunned for a moment.
"Keng!"
Thinking that Wu Jie might have run away from Chang'an for a hundred or two hundred miles, Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel anxious. He drew out the sword from his waist, put it on Wang Liaoyuan's neck, and stood at the door. The guards of the Governor's Mansion outside were immediately alerted and rushed in, shouting hurriedly: "Protect the Governor!"
Although he was shouting like this, no one dared to step forward. After all, Li Zexuan's status was more noble than Wang Liaoyuan. If someone was accidentally injured, none of them could bear the responsibility!
Facing the guards who rushed in, Li Zexuan remained unmoved. He looked at Wang Liaoyuan intently and pretended to be cold and said: "I order you to immediately mobilize 30,000 soldiers from the Bingzhou camp to follow me. Let’s go together to surround the Turkic Imperial Master. If you dare to say no, I will kill you now!”
With someone holding a sword to his neck, Wang Liaoyuan said it was impossible not to panic, but after hearing Li Zexuan's request, he smiled helplessly and said: "Master Marquis, I have already told you, The soldiers in the Bingzhou capital camp only listen to the orders of Your Majesty and the Grand Governor. Even if I go to the camp with you, no one will listen to me! Even if you kill me, it will not help!"
He was afraid of death, but he really couldn't satisfy Li Zexuan's request!
Li Zexuan was speechless. Of course he would not kill Wang Liaoyuan. He just wanted to test whether this person was really helpless. Unfortunately, this Wang Liaoyuan really was helpless!
With a long sigh, Li Zexuan took away the long sword and put the Wind Chasing Sword into its scabbard. Then he said expressionlessly: "I was just in a hurry just now. I hope the governor won't be surprised!"
"You guys go down first!"
Wang Liaoyuan waved his hand and signaled the government servants in the room to leave first. Then he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said quickly: "How dare you, the official! I know that the Marquis will not kill people indiscriminately!"
Li Zexuan glanced at him and said: "Then what do you think I should do now? In the entire Hedong Road, Bingzhou should have the most elite troops, and after Wu Jie attacked the academy, he would definitely use the fastest force to attack the academy. Escape from the Tang Dynasty as quickly as possible, if I cannot lead troops to block him on his only way as soon as possible, I am afraid that I will completely let the tiger go back to the mountain, laying a fatal trouble for our country, the Tang Dynasty!"
Wang Liaoyuan thought for a while, then tentatively raised his hand and said: "Master Hou, why don't you lower your official rank to summon the government officials from all counties in Bingzhou, and you can go and set up defenses first? When His Majesty's imperial edict arrives, the soldiers and horses of the Bingzhou camp can naturally be completely controlled by the Hou. I’m going to transfer you!”
Li Zexuan said angrily: "Yamen servants? Wu Jie is a great master with unparalleled combat power. Do you want these yamen servants who have never been in a battle to die?"
Wang Liaoyuan said anxiously: "This is not what I mean..."
"Sir! Your housekeeper said he has something important to report!"
At this moment, a sergeant from outside hurriedly ran in and bowed.
Wang Liaoyuan frowned and said displeasedly: "Asshole! Didn't you see me talking to Marquis Yong'an? Get out!"
"……yes!"
The sergeant hesitated to speak, but finally clasped his fists and turned to leave.
"Wait!"
At this moment, Li Zexuan spoke, and he said thoughtfully: "Prince Wang, you'd better let your butler in!"
Since he couldn't borrow troops now, he didn't plan to continue talking with Wang Liaoyuan. Now Wang Liaoyuan's butler came, just in time to hear what was important!
Hearing what Li Zexuan said and showing no intention of leaving, Wang Liaoyuan knew that Li Zexuan was planning to "attend" his family affairs. He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and prayed that the old housekeeper's visit to the government office this time would not be because of Those little bullshit things in the backyard, otherwise this shame would have been left at grandma’s house!
"Yes! Mr. Hou!"
With a strange thought, Wang Liaoyuan turned around and said to the sergeant: "Did you hear that? Lord Marquis is kind and asks the housekeeper to come in quickly!"
"Here!"
The sergeant took the order and left. After a while, an old man in his fifties walked in from outside the house. The old man gingerly held a bright yellow silk cloth with both hands. After walking in, without saying a word, he knelt down and said: " master!"
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At this moment, a sergeant from outside hurriedly ran in and bowed.
Wang Liaoyuan frowned and said displeasedly: "Asshole! Didn't you see me talking to Marquis Yong'an? Get out!"
"……yes!"
The sergeant hesitated to speak, but finally clasped his fists and turned to leave.
"Wait!"
At this moment, Li Zexuan spoke, and he said thoughtfully: "Prince Wang, you'd better let your butler in!"
Since he couldn't borrow troops now, he didn't plan to continue talking with Wang Liaoyuan. Now Wang Liaoyuan's butler came, just in time to hear what was important!
Hearing what Li Zexuan said and showing no intention of leaving, Wang Liaoyuan knew that Li Zexuan was planning to "attend" his family affairs. He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and prayed that the old housekeeper's visit to the government office this time would not be because of Those little bullshit things in the backyard, otherwise this shame would have been left at grandma’s house!
"Yes! Mr. Hou!"
With a strange thought, Wang Liaoyuan turned around and said to the sergeant: "Did you hear that? Lord Marquis is kind and asks the housekeeper to come in quickly!"
"Here!"
The sergeant took the order and left. After a while, an old man in his fifties walked in from outside the house. The old man gingerly held a bright yellow silk cloth with both hands. After walking in, without saying a word, he knelt down and said: " master!"
yes! Lord Hou! "
With a strange thought, Wang Liaoyuan turned around and said to the sergeant: "Did you hear that? Lord Marquis is kind and asks the housekeeper to come in quickly!"
"Here!"
The sergeant took the order and left. After a while, an old man in his fifties walked in from outside the house. The old man gingerly held a bright yellow silk cloth with both hands. After walking in, without saying a word, he knelt down and said: " master!"
The sergeant took the order and left. After a while, an old man in his fifties walked in from outside the house. The old man gingerly held a bright yellow silk cloth with both hands. After walking in, without saying a word, he knelt down and said: " master!"
