Fang Chongyong is not a person who breaks his promises and writes a guarantee letter.
He immediately wrote on a large piece of office paper using the pen and ink from the study room of Hexi Jiedu Mansion:
"The state government of Liangzhou Prefecture joined the army with great courage and volunteered to participate in the investigation of the massacre and robbery of the Tianzhu monks.
And is willing to bear all adverse consequences and has nothing to do with Hexi Jiedu Mansion. "
After writing a few lines, Cui Xiyi, Guo Ziyi and others who were watching were all in awe.
A child of such an age knows that a person cannot stand without trust, and his future will be limitless when he grows up!
Considering that his father is Fang Youde, his son and nephew will probably have to be cared for by this "Fang Yanei" in the future.
Cui Xiyi waved his hands and said with some embarrassment:
“Actually, you don’t have to be so serious.
Things like this in Hexi happen occasionally, not once or twice a day or two. There are even things that are ten times worse than this.
As long as there are Hu merchants taking silk from the Tang Dynasty and selling it to the Western Regions, similar things will always be inevitable. "
Even if Cui Xiyi is shameless about asking a nine-year-old kid who has just arrived to issue a military order, many bureaucrats and generals in Hexi will still be shameless!
"Hey, no need to say more. Cui Jieshuai is waiting for some good news."
Fang Chongyong said goodbye to Cui Xiyi, not wanting to reveal too much about his plan.
Because he didn't quite trust Cui Xiyi.
There are not too many examples of local chief executives whitewashing peace and mud. Fang Chongyong does not think that he can "shock" the other party if he is not a relative or acquaintance.
Cui Xiyi nodded slightly, then smiled bitterly and said: "You do what you can, even if you fail, I will definitely not make things difficult for you. Such things are always confusing."
Fang Chongyong issued a "military order" and failed to do his job, so he was punished by the Hexi Jiedushi. If this matter spread, let alone Fang Chongyong's father, Fang Youde, was the Youzhou Jiedushi. He was in a high position and it was difficult to offend him.
Even if the other person is just an ordinary local child in Liangzhou, Cui Xiyi can't pinch the other person's neck and push him into the fire pit.
Fang Chongyong said nothing, just bowed to Cui Xiyi, turned around and left with Guo Ziyi and others. After they left, Cui Xiyi looked at their leaving figures and sighed: "The father is like a tiger, and the son is like a dragon. Fang family, this is going to be prosperous."
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"Mr. Lang, this errand can't be done!"
As soon as he left Hexi Jiedu Mansion, Guo Ziyi pulled Fang Chongyong aside and couldn't help but sigh to him.
"Why can't it be done?"
Fang Chongyong asked doubtfully.
"Hey, Lang Jun is the son-in-law of Wang Junshi, and he is half a native of Hua County.
As a half fellow countryman, Guo told Lang Jun that Qiu Ba in this army is not a good person! If you knock over a boat with a pole, some of them will definitely be innocent, but if you line up and stab each other with a knife, there will definitely be some treacherous and evil people who will slip through the net!
Even if these people are beaten, they will only be honest for a few days, and they will jump out again after the limelight. "
Guo Ziyi said with emotion. Obviously, he was born in Jiangmen and had been exposed to it since he was a child. He knew very well what these Qiu Ba were.
The officers of the Tang Dynasty emphasized the importance of shining on the lintel when entering the palace, while the grassroots looked at the soft silk and yellow and white things. Since the Kaiyuan Dynasty, there have been fewer and fewer generals who started out as fierce soldiers, and officers at all levels have been basically monopolized by the so-called "general disciples".
Even if the so-called "martial arts" were launched, it did not change this situation.
Therefore, talking about benevolence, justice, morality, etiquette, justice and integrity with those people at the grassroots level who lick blood from their swords is all nonsense! It’s useless!
"So what does Judge Guo want to say?"
Fang Chongyong deliberately pretended to be stupid and asked. Of course he knew what Guo Ziyi wanted to say. Some of those lawless Qiu Ba after the middle Tang Dynasty even asked Jiedushi to dance for them for fun!
But he wanted to say something but didn't say it clearly. Lao Guo was trying to be cunning and didn't want some words to get out and offend the lower-level soldiers.
This is not the attitude you should have when standing in line!
Guo Ziyi sighed helplessly. This child is really not an ordinary person. He is not someone who will "understand" after just "pointing out" speciously. What this yamen wants is "attitude"!
Guo Ziyi gritted his teeth and said:
"This cannot be achieved by just improving military discipline. It treats the symptoms but not the root cause.
The imperial court's reward cannot be less, so that it can be both kind and powerful to make these Qiu Ba obey.
Regarding money-related matters, the husband's decision doesn't count, and even Wang Junshi doesn't count, so you can't count on it!
But, to fight a vicious war, we really have to rely on these people. The business of licking blood from the edge of a knife is either a Tibetan or a Turk, and your life will be lost if you are not careful.
Going into battle will really kill people! If you expect them to take over if something happens, you can't be too harsh on these Qiu Ba people.
When military law is violated, the law is strictly enforced, and rewards are offered but not generous. In the end, it is inevitable that the soldiers will mutiny.
What is happening today is nothing more than routine, and the best policy is to serve as a warning to others and to use small punishments and large warnings.
Guo thought that he would make a note of this matter at Hexi Jiedu Mansion, so that he could settle accounts in the future when he had the opportunity. If we look into it now, it may be counterproductive. "
Guo Ziyi bowed respectfully to Fang Zhongyong, crossing his hands.
"What if the news gets out and they want to kill me?"
Fang Chongyong looked at Guo Ziyi and asked with a smile.
"this……"
Guo Ziyi was stunned for a moment, then fell silent.
People have no intention of hurting tigers, but tigers can hurt people's hearts. Even if Fang Chongyong wanted to let Bai Tingjun go, wouldn't those people take risks to retaliate because of the Fish Talisman incident?
From a common sense point of view, it is indeed unlikely to find trouble. But the thinking mode of the powerful is that whenever there is a threat, it must be nipped in the bud. Everything is still possible.
What kind of identity Fang Chongyong has, even if he has to replace all the more than 1,400 people in the Baiting Army, he can still use fair and just means.
It's reasonable, compliant, and legal, but it can kill those Qiu Ba!
Is it necessary for Fang Chongyong to play some kind of "bet" with these Qiu Ba?
Are you going to bet that those people won't go on a rampage and kill people when they find out that the fish charm was picked up by him?
When playing Landlord, you obviously have king bombs in your hand, but just because you want to play with your opponent, you deliberately defuse bombs and play leaflets?
There is no such rule.
Only dead people are no threat!
"Then, what can Xiao Langjun do?"
Guo Ziyi asked in a deep voice. He finally figured it out. No wonder Wang Zhongsi felt so sorry for his future son-in-law. He was a prodigy with both status and intelligence, and he wanted to hold on to him.
"Because the fish talisman is lost, the people of Baiting Army must be anxious to sell the stolen goods. It may be tonight, or early tomorrow morning when there are not many people. In short, the sooner the better, otherwise things may change later.
But the incident happened suddenly, so it certainly couldn't have been that early. After all, they contacted the people who sold the stolen goods to come and collect the goods, and it was impossible for those Turks to arrive in such a timely manner.
Bai Tingjun sent someone to contact him tonight, and the Turkic merchants also had to inspect the goods and keep them secret. The trading time was probably before dawn, which was also the time when people were most sleepy. After the Turks finished inspecting the goods, they immediately fled on horseback so that they could avoid the Tang army's wandering sentries.
Judge Guo took the fifty Chishui Army elite cavalry and detoured to the north of Baitinghai (actually a small inland lake swamp with an average water depth of less than one meter) to ambush.
It borders the Turks, and the Turks' merchants should be coming and going in a hurry, and it is impossible to be fully armed.
Bai Tingjun's wishful thinking should be to make a quick transaction and get rid of the batch of cassocks. From then on, the most unfavorable evidence against Bai Tingjun would disappear, and they would have nothing to fear, and they would not have to worry about someone losing the fish charm.
This time, the missing fish charm may also cause a big problem. The news is too tight, so Bai Tingjun will definitely not send many people to deliver the goods. In fact, there is no need.
And it was impossible for the Turks to send many people to pick up the goods. Too many people would alert the Tang Dynasty border troops.
Therefore, Judge Guo's men should be able to easily capture these people.
After getting the people, Judge Guo can send those who sell stolen goods from the Turks and those who deliver goods from the Baiting Army to the Jiedu Shogunate in Liangzhou City and hand them over to Cui Jieshuai for disposal.
The rest has nothing to do with us. How the Hexi Jiedushi should deal with Bai Ting's army is Cui Jieshuai's business.
If he doesn't deal with it, he will be held responsible in the future. We have tried our best and we can naturally take it out ourselves.
What does Judge Guo think of this method? "
As Fang Chongyong spoke, he and Guo Ziyi went to a large courtyard in Liangzhou City. This was a small barracks of the Chishui Army in the city.
The ruins of a royal palace in the capital of a certain "Liang Kingdom" were rebuilt.
At this time, Guo Ziyi was completely shocked by Fang Chongyong's meticulous plan.
Is this horse really nine years old?
How can a nine-year-old figure out the whole story so quickly? Can you still think of an appropriate response?
"Xiao Langjun, do we really want to cause trouble?"
Guo Ziyi also put away her previous casualness and asked seriously.
"This is not called extraneous matters, this is called doing business!"
Fang Chongyong was not willing to be outdone and looked at Guo Ziyi, correcting the mistakes in the other party's words.
"The risk of robbery is low, and you can live a comfortable life. If the Tibetans come, who will be willing to fight to the death?
At that time, all the armies wanted to save their lives so that they could continue to fish in the muddy waters of Hexi in the future. Isn't this Hexi dangerous?
The trend of robbery cannot last long, let alone tolerate adultery. "
Seeing that Guo Ziyi seemed a little disapproving, Fang Chongyong understood that Guo Ziyi was actually more concerned about his future, so he continued to add:
"My father-in-law and Judge Guo must have a very close relationship, but my father-in-law has not seen Judge Guo's ability to lead troops, or he has only heard about it, and he is not very sure about it.
If Bai Tingjun's matter can be handled well this time, then my father-in-law will definitely look at Judge Guo with admiration.
Even if he didn't see it, I would definitely mention it if I had the chance.
As a child, I cannot ride a horse or lift a sword, so I can only leave this matter to Judge Guo. "
Fang Chongyong urged this matter because he was actually afraid that Wang Zhongsi would go crazy when he heard about it and go directly to the Baiting Army station to "rectify military discipline", which would make the matter worse.
It is necessary to act as a warning to others and to kill unhealthy tendencies. But blindly expanding the scope of attack is meaningless. There is no need to overturn old cases from the past.
The maximum number of people involved in the robbery and murder this time was fifty, and it was enough to deal with these fifty people. Since there is a law to follow, then act in accordance with the law!
"In this case, Guo will go and make a trip. It's hard to say whether things will work out or not. Anyway, let's do our best."
Guo Ziyi bowed to Fang Zhongyong and bowed his hands.
He was eight years older than Wang Zhongsi, and it turned out that the other party was already the military envoy of Chishui, one step away from the military envoy of Hexi. But I am still wasting my time, unable to find any opportunity for promotion.
Every family has a scripture that is difficult to recite.
Otherwise, why would Guo Ziyi listen to Wang Zhongsi's recommendation and come here to play with Fang Yanei.
Now that I have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, if I don't show my ability to do things, I'm afraid that the official jump caused by this transfer to Hexi will soon be brought back to the original shape.
The road of life is very long, but there are only a few key steps. This is the cruelty of fate.
Guo Ziyi didn't want to waste any more time.
"I can't do this, but you can do it."
Fang Chongyong said meaningfully.
Guo Ziyi also had no ink marks. He took his people to the warehouse to get the Hengdao and the ordinary bow used by the soldiers (which were sold in Chang'an West Market), and left the large courtyard. What they brought with them was the most basic equipment of the Tang Army, because Guo Ziyi had no intention of actually taking action.
Given the current situation of the Baiting Army, it would only be a matter of one sentence for the imperial court to cancel its establishment. The stubborn resistance would have no meaning other than dragging down the family. Going into battle lightly will help persuade the people of Baiting Army to give up resistance and not really fight.
Once the two arms were consolidated, the matter became a big deal. It would be extremely difficult to take it back later.
After Guo Ziyi took the people away, the courtyard suddenly became empty. Only Fang Chongyong and Fang Dafu and his son were left. Even Aduan followed Guo Ziyi as a liaison and observer.
Fang Dafu looked at Fang Chongyong with complicated eyes. He wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he finally said nothing.
But Fang Laique, who was always outspoken, couldn't control that much. He walked over to the excited counterpart Zhongyong and shouted:
"Lang Jun, you are so majestic today. I think you look like the military governor, and Cui Jiedu looks like Lang Jun's handyman."
Fang Laique became more and more arrogant as he talked, as if he had taught Cui Xiyi a lesson.
In fact, Fang Chongyong didn’t teach Cui Xiyi a lesson! On the contrary, in order to give Guo Ziyi a chance to come forward, he also wrote a "letter of guarantee" to Cui Xiyi.
"What a disgraceful piece of shit! Why don't you get out of here!"
Fang Dafu knocked Fang Laique to the ground with a light kick, and then looked at Fang Chongyong worriedly and asked: "Thieves in the army are not new since ancient times. Why did Lang Jun rectify military discipline for Cui Xiyi?"
“It’s just about helping each other. If you want to take something first, you must give it first.
We want to practice in Hexi, how can we show weakness to these Qiu Ba people? There are similar Qiuba everywhere in Hexi!
Establishing a good relationship with Cui Xiyi and showing respect to the local Qiu Ba people is the only way to handle this matter. "
Fang Chongyong sighed, looking helpless.
He is still a child! Why go through these things!
Fang Chongyong doesn't like to cause trouble, and sometimes he even "follows his heart". But if he gets into trouble, he must handle it well and maximize the benefits.
"The gentleman's words make sense."
Fang Dafu nodded slightly and said.
At this moment, the courtyard door was pushed open, and Wang Zhongsi, who was smiling, strode over, patted Fang Chongyong on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "Cui Jieshuai is still worried about your accident on the road, so I will tell you that with your ability , how can there be any problems when we get to Liangzhou City? How about it, is the journey going smoothly?"
"It was going quite smoothly at first, but something went wrong on the way from Ulan Pass to Liangzhou City. So I was still in Hexi Jiedu Mansion just now."
Fang Chongyong lamented helplessly, and then sat on the ground, not even bothering to move.
"This road is only a day's journey from Liangzhou to a fast horse. How could something go astray?"
Wang Zhongsi asked in confusion.
Suddenly, he found that Guo Ziyi and the fifty elite Chishui troops were missing, so he continued to ask: "Where is Judge Guo? And where is that group of elite soldiers? Why are they all gone?"
"Well, it's a long story. Why don't my father-in-law follow me into the house and talk slowly."
Fang Chongyong said feebly, after traveling for a day and tossing around in Hexi Jiedu Mansion, he was now an exhausted dead fish.
"That's fine."
Wang Zhongsi nodded slightly and seemed to have a worried look on his face, but he didn't know what he was worried about.
It’s Chapter 4, and there’s still one more chapter to go.
(End of chapter)
