"Wow!"
In the tall and majestic Liangzhou City, in front of Qingjiao Gate in the east of the city, Fang Chongyong climbed out of the carriage, pressed his hands on his knees, lowered his head and vomited wildly!
After a day of racing, they finally arrived at Liangzhou City at dusk and sunset. It's a pity that all of them were too tired to enjoy the magnificent scenery in front of them.
The majestic city, sunset, yellow sand and oasis form a desolate and majestic beautiful picture.
There are 100,000 households in the seven cities of Liangzhou, and the barbarians can barely play the pipa!
The core of the Hexi Corridor is the city in front of you! But everyone who was exhausted and fainted now just wanted to solve this matter as soon as possible, and then find a hotel to have a good sleep.
Fang Chongyong doesn't know how the rider feels, because he doesn't know how to ride a horse yet. But the feeling of riding in a carriage is really terrible.
Every bump makes Fang Chongyong want to vomit in the car.
In order not to be caught by Bai Ting's army today, Fang Chongyong and his party used all their strength to eat while on the way. Fang Chongyong vomited for a long time, leaving only retching. After all, he had vomited several times on the road. The last section of the road from Chang'an to Liangzhou was the most painful.
Dugujun also got out of the carriage. Although he looked much more calm than Fang Zhongyong, his steps were also weak and he stepped on the ground like a sponge.
It is true that he is a veteran of the world, but this is really the first time he has suffered like this.
Among the group of people, only Aduan was accustomed to these things because he often moved around in the mountains and forests, and didn't think anything of it.
The other people were basically exhausted, and even the horses were panting on the spot.
It took a long time before he came back to his senses. Fang Chongyong said to Dugujun: "Brother Dugu, give me a hand. We have to rush into the city to meet the Hexi Jiedu envoy."
"Yes, without further ado!"
Dugujun is a man who understands the truth. He supported Fang Chongyong, and then the two of them limped and looked a little embarrassed and walked to the gate officer on duty at the city gate. They took out the confession document from his arms and handed it to him. .
Seeing Dugujun's confession document, the city gate official just looked indifferent and nodded slightly, indicating that he could enter the city, very reservedly. When Fang Chongyong looked at it, he felt that this person was like a staff member who randomly checked ID cards on the train in his previous life: after checking the ID cards for a month, not a single one with any problems was found. It was simply not too normal.
It was a work expression of boredom mixed with numbness.
Dugujun's final destination is the Anxi Protectorate.
To arrive at the Anxi Protectorate, Liangzhou is the first stop. It is also the stop with the most adequate supplies, the best conditions, and the most comfortable residence.
No official who went to Liangzhou did not stop and rest for two days after arriving in Liangzhou.
For officials like Dugujun, even if the city gate officials have never seen one thousand, there are always eight hundred, so they are no longer surprised.
However, when Fang Chongyong handed the confession document issued by Guanglufang to the city gate official, the man first glanced at it with disapproval, then his eyes widened, and finally he kept confirming it again and again!
"Found it! Found it! Finally found it!"
This city gate official was very bold and unrestrained. He threw his helmet on the ground, took Fang Chongyong's confession document and ran into the city. He was very much like Fan Jin in "Fan Jin passed the exam" when he went crazy.
In fact, it’s not surprising that he was excited, because the Hexi Jiedushi Envoy had already offered a reward for whoever found Fang Chongyong alive, and he would be rewarded with ten strings of gold.
Under the setting sun, this absurd scene left Fang Chongyong and Dugujun speechless.
This Liangzhou scenery is truly extraordinary.
After a while, Cui Xiyi, who was wearing a scarlet official robe, followed the city gate official with an excited face, followed by a large number of people, and the momentum was quite strong. Fang Chongyong was so frightened by this scene that he hid behind Dugujun.
"I, Cui Xiyi, the governor of Hexi Province, may I ask who is Mr. Fang Xiaolang?"
Cui Xiyi asked Dugujun with a kind expression.
"Yes, may I ask Commander-in-Chief if you have any advice?"
Fang Chongyong ran out from behind Dugujun and looked at him with confusion and asked.
Cui Xiyi looked back at someone and waved to him.
The man was in his early forties and looked kind-hearted. The cloth robe has no accessories, but the golden fish charm hanging on the belt can be seen at a glance. Fang Chongyong's heart tightened, and he instantly understood that this person's identity was not as simple as it seemed. He was an officer in the Liangzhou border army!
Now thinking of the words "Liangzhou Border Army" makes Fang Chongyong's scalp numb. The dozens of naked monks lying on the ground remind him all the time that the border troops who are not under control are actually nothing like bandits. essential difference.
Even better than the bandits! The harm is even greater!
"Young gentleman, I was sent by the king's military envoy to help you. If you have any errands, please feel free to tell me."
The middle-aged uncle came over, bent down and spoke kindly to Fang Chongyong.
"oh oh."
Fang Chongyong was stunned for a moment, he hadn't heard the key words yet.
"General Wang is afraid that you will have inconvenience in your life in Liangzhou, so he specially sent fifty elite Chishui troops to accompany you everywhere to protect your safety. The fish charm is here."
The man took off the fish charm from his waist and gave it to Fang Chongyong for inspection. I saw that the back of the fish charm said "Chiwu Town Chishui Army Left Army", and there was also a raised word "Tong".
It turns out to be the Chishui Army, so you should have told me earlier.
As soon as he saw the three words "Chishui Army" written on the fish charm, Fang Chongyong was completely relieved. After all, his future father-in-law is now the boss of the Chishui Army. Who among the soldiers in this army would dare to cause trouble in his office?
"Well, then you are..."
Fang Chongyong looked confused. This man had said so much, why didn't he introduce himself?
"I am the judge of the Chishui Army, who was seconded from other vassal towns. Hey, what a coincidence, Wang Junshi and I have the same ancestral home and the same hometown where we were born. It's just that a certain commander, Wang Junshi, a few times age.
This time Lang Jun was coming to Hexi, and the envoy Wang specially transferred him here and promoted him. Mr. Lang is a certain noble person.
The husband might as well match a certain official position and avoid having the surname Guo. If there is any mission, I and the fifty Chishui men under my command will do their best. "
Ambassador Guo was very talkative and spoke clearly in a few words.
To put it simply, Wang Zhongsi was worried that Fang Chongyong was unfamiliar with the place here, and that he was afraid that he would be bullied or even die due to accidents. After all, Wang Zhongsi was busy with military affairs and had to guard against Tibet, so he certainly couldn't keep an eye on Fang Chongyong all the time.
There are many desperadoes on the Hexi side, and there are many who kill people and flee to the Western Regions. Therefore, identity is not an absolutely effective protective umbrella here, and it will not work without someone around to protect you. Moreover, the level of this kind of guard must be raised to the level of a border army cavalry squad.
The dozens of Tianzhu monks who had their cassocks snatched away and all their clothes stripped off were living counterexamples.
Therefore, Wang Zhongsi specially seconded officials from other places who did not belong to Hexi Jiedu Prefecture. They were also his fellow villagers and acquaintances from the same ancestral place.
And he was promoted to an official position and sold a favor.
This Jiedu judge was not organized under the Jiedushi envoy, but belonged to the Chishui Army's internal organization. Only an army with a large establishment like the Chishui Army had similar official positions.
Strictly speaking, this is a relatively high-status sinecure, sometimes with power and sometimes without power, which fully reflects the flexibility and willfulness of the Tang Dynasty's official system.
When the Chishui Military Envoy was concurrently held by the Hexi Jiedushi, the Jiedu Judge was the specific executor. Only then could this position show its value. He often acted as an "acting military envoy" and was responsible for some of the daily management affairs of the Chishui Army. .
The judge is not the officer responsible for making judgments. The word "judge" often means "execution" in the official system. It is more in line with the actual situation to understand the judge as "executive officer".
However, now Wang Zhongsi himself serves as the envoy of the Chishui Army, and he does not concurrently serve as the Jiedu Envoy. Therefore, the power of this Chishui Army Jiedu Judge partially overlaps with Wang Zhongsi's official position.
Obviously, it is impossible for the Jiedu judge in front of him to compete with Wang Zhongsi, the nobleman who promoted him, so this official position will naturally become nominal.
To put it bluntly, this is the foreman of the "bodyguard group" tailor-made by his future father-in-law Wang Zhongsi for his future son-in-law Fang Chongyong. High position and power cannot be used, but scaring the Qiu Ba people is quite useful.
Of course, it can also be seen from this that Wang Zhongsi is focusing on cultivating Fang Chongyong, and even does not hesitate to "borrow" fifty of his elite Chishui Army soldiers to test the waters. Judge Guo must have some skills, otherwise Wang Zhongsi wouldn't have stuffed his team with wine bags and rice bags.
Thinking of this, Fang Chongyong stepped forward and shook hands with the Guo Jun envoy enthusiastically to show his cordiality.
"Guo Ziyi! Have you said enough?"
Cui Xiyi flicked his sleeves and scolded impatiently!
He had no favorable impression at all of this Chishui Army Jiedu judge who had landed from outside.
Guo Ziyi!
Fang Chongyong held the hand of "Judge Guo" and stopped where he was. He looked at the middle-aged uncle with a kind and unassuming expression in front of him, who seemed harmless to humans and animals. It was difficult to compare him with the man who had extended the life of the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years. Fifty years of "Guo Linggong" connection.
As expected, people cannot be judged by their appearance.
Fang Chongyong sighed secretly in his heart, slowly retracted his hand, crossed his hands and saluted Guo Ziyi, then bowed his hands to Cui Xiyi and said, "Jie Shuai, we have something important to do. We need to go to Jiedu Mansion to talk about it. It's very urgent!"
Seeing his solemn expression, Cui Xiyi murmured in his heart and nodded slowly without any expression on his face.
In his impression, this "Fang Yanei" who disappeared while out of quarantine could never be a good bird!
The reason for coming to the Western Regions should be the same as those noble disciples from Chang'an. Maybe they had read the works of a certain frontier poet and found it very enjoyable, so they wanted to come to Hexi to see more. Then go back to Chang'an to brag.
What these people want is the romance of the Western Regions, not the bitter cold of the Western Regions! It is even more impossible to make achievements here!
After a while, when he gets tired of it, this undecided boy will definitely clamor to go back, which will cause trouble again.
It’s just that based on the current situation, it doesn’t seem like it….
"That's fine, you come with me."
Cui Xiyi greeted the attendants and walked in front to lead the way. Guo Ziyi walked half a body behind Fang Chongyong, while Dugujun, who was watching dumbfounded from the side, felt the terrifying power of Fang Yanei's strong social connections.
…
"Go to Chiwu Town and inform the Wang Jun envoy that there is something big going on."
Guo Ziyi handed the fish charm on his waist to a Chishui soldier and gave instructions in a low voice.
At this moment, a group of people were looking at the Baiting Army Fish Talisman lying quietly on the table in the study room of Jiedu Mansion.
"This talisman has exactly the same specifications as the Chishui Army Fish Talisman I am holding. It can only mobilize no more than fifty soldiers. The Baiting Army should have 1,700 soldiers, but the actual number is 1,400, and there is a shortage of 300. "
Guo Ziyi pointed at the fish charm on the table and said.
There are two copies of the fish charm. One copy is kept with the commander of the army. The word "合" is written on it. There can only be one copy of this one, and it cannot be plural. But the other one is that there are several officers with corresponding ranks in the army.
When using it, take the fish talisman with the word "同" in it to find a match with the general, and then you can mobilize troops and horses. If not used, it will be used as an officer's identity document.
The material and style of the fish charm determine the upper limit of the number of troops to be mobilized. The one in Guo Ziyi's hand and on the table is the lowest level, and can only mobilize fifty people at most.
"The border troops pretended to be bandits, intercepted and killed monks, and robbed silk..."
Cui Xiyi was silent.
He had heard about this kind of crap more than once! Every time, strict investigations were ordered, but nothing happened in the end.
In fact, we can only let it go.
Guarding the border is hard!
The weight of these three words cannot be understood by the great men of Chang'an Center.
And the soldiers in the border towns are required to fight bravely against the enemy, and every time after the battle, they are only rewarded with some official titles. If this continues, how can there be no trouble in the border towns?
Every time they robbed, these Qiu Ba actually didn't have much money if they divided it proportionately. Maybe go to Liangzhou City to have a drink and play Orchid.
In fact, these people only want to be happy, their requirements are not high, and they have no ambitions. It is really unnecessary to make Hexi Jiedu Mansion so upset over this matter.
Because the Chishui Army had the highest pay and was often personally managed by Jiedushi, and was stationed next to Liangzhou City, there were relatively few similar incidents. This is the ace army under the direct control of the Central Committee of the Tang Dynasty, and there is really no need to do similar things.
But for the other armies in the Hexi Corridor, that may not be the case. The Baiting Army was just unlucky and happened to be caught by Fang Chongyong and others. No one from other armies dares to say that they are clean.
"Let's do this. In this section, the commander will gather two thousand Chishui troops. Tonight, he will attack the Baiting army station and besiege it. Then he will find the owner of the fish charm and let him find some of his accomplices. They will gather outside the Liangzhou city gate tomorrow. Is the young man still satisfied with his beheading?"
Cui Xiyi asked tentatively.
If the Chishui Army was responsible for this, then Wang Zhongsi would probably have to step in to settle the matter. But Cui Xiyi is still confident about a small Bai Tingjun.
The cold wind blew on the hillside all night, and Fang Yanei was still angry in his heart. He should let this Yanei vent his anger and rectify the atmosphere of the Hexi army.
Cui Xiyi felt that he was already very sincere.
After all, he is also a military governor!
"Eh? This is inappropriate! Cui Jieshuai, there is a saying that catches thieves and gets the stolen goods, and catches traitors and catches the couple. If Cui Jieshuai just takes a fish charm and goes to the Baiting Army to find someone, without alerting the snake, those Qiu Ba people will I'm afraid they have already thought of the excuse, for example, they didn't know when they dropped it, or it was picked up by a gangster, etc. In short, it is easy to separate the relationship, and they must have hidden the stolen goods so that it will be difficult for outsiders to find them.
On the contrary, the Chishui Army mobilized troops to besiege their station. What was reasonable at first turned out to be unreasonable. What if the stolen goods cannot be found and Cui Jieshuai is bitten by the Baiting military envoy?
It is a grave sin to stir up discord among the armies! "
Fang Chongyong waved his hand and spoke eloquently.
Cui Xiyi was stunned for a moment, pondering the other party's words carefully, and couldn't help but put aside his contempt for those powerful children from Chang'an.
This kid doesn't look like an ignorant and unskilled son of a powerful person from Chang'an! What I said just now is so sensible and well connected. Is this really what a nine-year-old child can say?
"Then what do you think Xiao Langjun should do?"
Cui Xiyi asked in a deep voice, and couldn't help but look forward to what answer sheet the other party would hand over.
Only then did he come to his senses. The "child" in front of him had an official status! The other party is now an official colleague in Liangzhou City, and we can no longer treat him as a child!
The child prodigies Liu Yan and Li Mi both had official status before they were ten years old. Although this kind of thing is rare, it is not an exception.
"Cui Jieshuai, this matter happened because of me, so I won't bother Jieshuai, I will handle it myself.
No matter what, I am now a member of the Liangzhou Prefecture and joining the army. Clamping down on lawlessness is one of the responsibilities of the state government to join the army, isn't it? "
Fang Chongyong said with a smile.
This sounds like what's going on, but it's a bit strange if you think about it carefully.
Because it is one thing to have relevant powers and responsibilities for a position, but another matter to specifically exercise the power.
For example, the major Jiedushi envoys in Bianzhen, except for the Jiedushi envoy Jiannan, have now concentrated human, financial and material rights into one body. In theory, Bianzhen is already the sole authority of the Jiedushi.
But in fact, this only means that the Jiedushi can interfere with the operation of relevant powers, but it does not mean that everything is under the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi. It does not mean that the Jiedushi only covers the sky with his hands and has the final say in everything in the Jiedushi. .
In fact, this is the reason why Jieduzhi is strong and weak.
The weak Jiedu envoys were mostly civil servants and could not interfere with the sub-item powers of the original "Yingtian envoys" and "Duzhi envoys".
Just like Fang Chongyong's official position of "joining the army in the state capital", although he can take charge of anything in Liangzhou City, he needs corresponding channels and manpower to exercise his power, which he does not have.
Fifty people from the Baiting Army went out to rob and kill people. Are these fifty people the only ones who knew about it?
Doesn’t the envoy of Baiting Army know about this?
This is a small question that is easy to guess, and you will have the answer if you run it around in your mind.
"This matter should not be taken rashly, but should be considered in the long run..."
Cui Xiyi said with an embarrassed look on his face. The thing he feared most has come to pass. He hoped that it wasn't a naughty kid trying to be smart and he would have to wipe his butt in the end.
"Please don't worry, Marshal Jie. Things went wrong. I just want to return to Chang'an to collect my guilt. You can write a letter of guarantee now as proof."
Fang Chongyong seemed to see Cui Xiyi's hesitation and said generously.
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