After marching for eighteen days, Yang Ji and his party arrived in Ganzhou, where the General Manager's Office is located. Ganzhou is the ruling center of Liangzhou, with 20,000 elite troops stationed there and another 5,000 state soldiers. The reason why the imperial court located the Grand Administrative Office here instead of Liangzhou is that on the one hand, Ganzhou's strategic position is extremely important, with transportation extending in all directions. You can go straight to Guazhou in the west and go north along the bank of the Ruoshui River to Juyanze. , and continuing to the north leads directly to the prairie controlled by Dong/Tujue. The Sui Dynasty built the border town of Datong next to Juyanze, which was the frontline of the confrontation between Liangzhou and Dong/Tujue. To the southeast, you can enter Shanzhou, which borders Tuyuhun, through Dadouba Valley. Going further south is Pipa Gorge, then Changning Valley, and finally arrives at Huangshui County in Shanzhou Prefecture. On the other hand, Ganzhou was the most important horse-raising area in the Sui Dynasty. Except for a few war horses plundered and purchased from the Turks, most of them came from Ganzhou. On the grasslands of Ganzhou and Liangzhou, More than three hundred thousand horses.
When Yang Ji and others arrived at Zhangye County, where the Prefectural Government and the Grand Governor's Office are located, Ganzhou Governor Liu Quan and Ganzhou officials came out from afar to welcome them. They stepped forward and saluted, saying: "I am humbled by Liu Quan's invitation to His Highness King Wei."
Liu Quan, also known as Shilue, was a native of Pengcheng. As a young man, he traveled around the world and in the countryside. When he grew up, he changed his appearance and became diligent in learning and asking questions. When Jiangnan was in peace, Liu Quan, the governor of Suzhou, won the hearts of the people with his kindness and trust. Liu Quan was transferred to Ganzhou last year as a result of Yang Guang's recommendation.
The conditions here are a bit worse, and he was demoted from the governor of Shangzhou to the governor of Zhongzhou. However, Liu Quan not only did not hold any grudges, but came to take up the post happily. Firstly, Yongzhou, where the center of Ganzhou is adjacent, can do anything. It reached the ears of the emperor. Secondly, the worse the situation, the easier it is to achieve political achievements. As long as he manages this place to live and work in peace and contentment, and does not pick up the wrong things, can Yang Guang treat his confidants who have made great achievements in the future?
"Liu Prefect, no courtesy." Yang Ji returned the courtesy. Although he is your subordinate, he is polite and considerate, and naturally he will not act like a prince. After all, we still need to work together. If the relationship is tense, how will we get along in the future?
"King Wei, long time no see." At this time, a middle-aged military attache with a short beard came out and saluted cordially with clasped fists.
"..." Yang Ji was embarrassed. He didn't know this person at all. Fortunately, this person was also a good man. When he saw Yang Ji's expression was wrong, he quickly resolved the embarrassment by saluting: "Zhang Dinghe, deputy general manager of the Ganzhou General Manager's Office I have met Your Highness and had the honor to go on an expedition against the Turks with King Wei Zhao, General Li Chong, and General Liu Fang."
"Why does it look so familiar? It turns out to be General Zhang! Mr. Gongsun mentioned you when I went out."
Although Yang Ji didn't know him, before setting off, Gongsun Huan specifically mentioned Zhang Dinghe, saying that this guy was not only an effective member of the Wei Wang family, but also a big profiteer, Dugu Min, who had occupied the "Ganzhou-Juyanze" Silk Road. evil umbrella.
Zhang Dinghe said with surprise and joy: "I didn't expect that Mr. Gongsun still remembers his humble position. It's really, really unexpected."
"If General Zhang comes to Beijing to report on his duties, you can go to him. I believe he will be very happy."
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Zhang Dinghe's face changed, he shook his head repeatedly and said: "I don't dare to disturb his old man's Qingxiu because of his humble position."
"??" Yang Ji was extremely puzzled. The bad old man actually frightened a dignified deputy general manager into this. Does he have any abilities that he didn't know about?
After settling down, Haosheng asked Zhang Dinghe.
When Liu Quan, the head of the place, saw the two of them reminiscing about old times, he introduced Qu Tutong, the general manager of Ganzhou, to Yang Ji.
Qu Tutong was ordered to inspect this area a few years ago and found out that the imperial servant Murong Sidda had hidden more than 20,000 war horses and planned to sell them. Yang Jian was furious and wanted to kill Murong Sidda and a thousand officials. After that, Yang Jian saw that Qu Tutong was an upright man and acted impartially, so he simply appointed him as Youwuhou Chariot General, General Manager of Ganzhou, and Longyou Qun Mu Envoy. , responsible for Ganzhou's military affairs and supervising Ganzhou Racecourse.
This time he was not only restrained by the king of dandies, but also took orders from the unknown Zhang Xutuo, and he was extremely unhappy. When he was in a bad mood, he naturally had a dark face the whole time.
Yang Ji understood Qu Tutong's current mood very well, and felt that his dark face was excusable. But the premise is that it is okay to target others, but not Yang Ji, so Qu Tutong has a black face, and Yang Ji doesn't even bother to return the courtesy.
Gao Jiong originally thought that Yang Ji would try to find some meaning, but he didn't expect him to be so direct. He sighed in his heart. This Yang Ji is so unreliable. The generals are at odds before they even enter the city. Let's see how you complete this mission. ?
Everyone saw the ceremony one by one and entered Zhangye City with various moods. Under the leadership of Liu Quan and other chief officials, Yang Ji took the generals of the Grand Controller's Palace and several palace officials and went to the state council chamber. The rest followed the Ganzhou officials to settle down in the General Manager's Mansion.
Due to the sudden intervention of the old man Gao Jiong, Yang Guang and Yang Ji's plan to raid Yiwu became semi-public. Although Yang Jian did not announce it in court, Yang Ji needed to mobilize the army of Ganzhou, so Liu Quan, Qu Tutong, Zhang Dinghe, the three Ganzhou giants, have received the secret order.
After everyone sat down, Qu Tutong, who was in charge of Ganzhou's military affairs, introduced the distribution of the army in Ganzhou. He stood on the huge map of Liangzhou, pointed at Ganzhou with a wooden pole, and said expressionlessly. : "Ganzhou's 20,000 main battle divisions and 5,000 state soldiers are all located in dangerous places. Ten thousand and 2,000 state soldiers are stationed in Datong City, Yanze, and 2,000 soldiers are stationed in Dadou Bago; Xiedan County and Tuolai Valley The troops stationed in , Yanzhi Mountain, Linsong Mountain, Ganjun Mountain and other places are mainly to guard against Tuyuhun in the south and the Qiang people in the territory. If the number of troops is too small or there are no troops to guard, there may be the worry of civil strife. The final general will be responsible for defending the horse farm for thirty years. We have tens of thousands of war horses with heavy responsibilities, so we don’t dare to be careless at all.”
"Let's be honest, how many troops can Ganzhou bring out?" Yang Ji understood what Qu Tutong meant. This bastard of the Xi tribe was obviously making things difficult for him because of the importance of the racecourse, and wanted to use his authority as a general manager.
The so-called defense against Tuyuhun and Qiang people are all low-level excuses that are not valid. Just because the Sui Dynasty was not only unprecedentedly powerful, but also had no war in all four corners of the country. Now it was like a tiger that chose people for food, looking around with malicious eyes. No matter how ambitious Tuguhun Khan Murong Fuyun was, he would not Dare to provoke Sui at this time.
Qu Tutong said coldly: "A maximum of one thousand and five state soldiers."
"Fifteen hundred? They're still state soldiers, right?" Yang Ji laughed angrily: "Are you sending beggars away?"
"Humph!" Qu Tutong snorted heavily without even looking at Yang Ji.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became tense.
The faces of Zhang Xutuo, Li Jing and others became very ugly. They were all smart people, so they naturally saw that Qu Tutong was looking for trouble outside the city, but the cause of the problem was that he brought humiliation upon himself.
If Qu Tutong hadn't been rude first, Yang Ji would have been the first to treat everyone with a pleasant manner, and he would never have embarrassed a local general. But now, for a mere trivial matter, Yang Ji is being blackmailed with the significant and far-reaching strategy of the Western Regions. This is not an ordinary excess.
