Bi Sichen said in confusion: "The deputy governor was just saying that Tubo has not been able to conquer Khotan in the past few years, so how can we make achievements?"
Cheng Qianli said: "Sichen... did you know that Gao Xianzhi wants to attack the Shi Kingdom?"
Bi Sichen said: "I don't know... Gao Xianzhi is mysterious in his work. He never discusses with anyone except Doctor Feng."
Dugu Xiang asked Jiang Shuo in a low voice: "What kind of doctor is this doctor? Gao Xianzhi did not discuss military arrangements with the generals, but instead hired a doctor?"
In fact, the "fengdafu" mentioned by Bi Sichen was Feng Changqing from Puzhou. His grandfather was exiled to Anxi for a crime, but he was quite knowledgeable. Feng Changqing studied with his grandfather when he was young. Although he was very knowledgeable, he was unable to take part in the imperial examination after having an affair with his husband, so he had to recommend himself to join the army.
Feng Changqing had eye problems and was lame, so he was naturally unpopular in the army. However, he was ambitious and wanted to join the army of Gao Xianzhi, who was most popular at that time.
Gao Xianzhi himself is handsome, and his attendants are all handsome young men wearing bright clothes and angry horses. Naturally, they don't like Feng Changqing's appearance. However, Feng Changqing sends letters to invite him every day. Gao Xianzhi can't win over him, and he sees his paperwork again. Yes, let him stay under the tent as a rankless servant.
In the 29th year of Kaiyuan, Daxi's tribes rebelled and attacked Suiye City. Fumeng Lingcha sent Gao Xianzhi to lead two thousand elite cavalry to quell the rebellion. The battle itself was easy and nothing special. The strange thing is the victory report written by Feng Changqing.
Gao Xianzhi attacked without Feng Changqing. Feng Changqing wrote a victory report privately in his account. The victory letter detailed the wells, springs, garrison locations, tactics, and even, as if Feng Changqing saw it with his own eyes, Gao Xianzhi read it Later, he was greatly surprised. Fumeng Lingcha and his subordinate judges Liu Tiao and Dugujun were also surprised. As a result, everyone in the Anxi army was more courteous to Feng Changqing.
After Gao Xianzhi became the Jiedu envoy of the four towns in Anxi, Feng Changqing served as a follower in the battle. Gao Xianzhi asked him to join the army as a recorder for Prince Qing's Mansion and serve as a Jiedushi judge. Soon, he was given the title of Chaosan doctor, so all the soldiers in the Anxi army were Call him "Feng Dafu".
Gao Xianzhi trusted him the most. Every time he went on an expedition, he would appoint Feng Changqing as the "remaining queen" to take charge of the warehouses, farming, battles, branches, camps and other matters in the four towns. Whenever there was an important matter, he would only deal with Feng Changqing. discuss.
Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang didn't know this, and they still thought "Doctor Feng" was a doctor.
Over there, Cheng Qianli continued to Bi Sichen: "Gao Xianzhi reported to the imperial court that the Shi Kingdom did not have the courtesy of a minister. Not only did he not pay tribute, but he also blocked the way for countries west of Congling to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty. He asked the court for permission to attack."
Bi Sichen said: "The Shi Kingdom thinks that it is the largest country with the nine surnames of Zhaowu, so it is so rampant. However, it is not our brother's turn to attack the Shi Kingdom, right?"
Cheng Qianli shook his head and said, "Sichen, you still don't understand... Tell yourself, among the twenty-odd countries west of Congling, which one has paid tribute diligently over the years? Why does the Stone Kingdom need to stop it?"
At that time, the Great Food had already risen in Persia, especially Khorasan, the base of the Black Food, which was close to the Tocharian countries. In recent years, its desire to look eastward has become increasingly evident, and the countries west of Congling were held hostage by it. Duo turned to the west, and his service to the Tang Dynasty became more and more perfunctory, but it was not just the case of Shi Guo.
Bi Sichen said: "Yes, Gao Xianzhi singled out Shi Guo to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys?"
Cheng Qianli said: "As far as I know, he covets the wealth of the Shi Kingdom. Gao Xianzhi is greedy for money and profit. When he heard that the king of the Shi Kingdom, Che Bishi, was rich, he wanted to attack him by pretending that the Shi Kingdom was disloyal. If it is destroyed, you can obtain its wealth."
Bi Sichen hesitated and said, "What does the deputy governor mean, that we should inform him of such behavior?"
Cheng Qianli suddenly burst out laughing. He pretended to wipe away his tears and said, "Sichen, are you really so naive? As long as today's saints can expand their territories and achieve great victories, it doesn't matter whether your reason for sending troops is real. False? After Gao Xianzhi destroyed the country and gained wealth, he only wanted to give such a share to Li Linfu, who was the governor of Anxi. How could Li Linfu ask whether this war should be fought? "
Bi Sichen became more and more confused and said: "Then... informing is useless, what can we do?" "
Cheng Qianli suppressed his smile and whispered into Bi Sichen's ear. At this time, Dugu Xiang could no longer hear what he was saying, but Jiang Shuo's ear was very good and he could still roughly distinguish what Cheng Qianli said.
What he said is: "Gao Xianzhi can
If you falsely report that Shi Guo is disobedient, wouldn't you act accordingly? "
Bi Sichen was still confused and said, "Do you want to follow the same example? We also report to the imperial court. Is Shi Guo disobedient?"
At this time, another Han general couldn't bear it any longer and said: "General Bi, what the Deputy Protector means is that if Gao Xianzhi can say that the Kingdom of Shi is not a subject, we can also say that the Kingdom of Khotan is not a subject. Isn't this a battle?" Already?"
Bi Sichen looked at Cheng Qianli in fear, but Cheng Qianli just raised his head and drank, ignoring his eyes.
Bi Sichen said to the Han general: "Wang Tao, King Weichi of Khotan served the Tang Dynasty most respectfully, and everyone in Anxi knows it. He once went to Chang'an to meet the sage in person, and the sage loved him very much. Not only did he marry the daughter of the clan to him, His wife also gave him the post of General of the Right Guards and Governor of Bisha Prefecture."
Cheng Qianli smiled and said: "Not only that, Yuchi Sheng also has a very harmonious relationship with Gao Xianzhi. He once went on an expedition with Gao Xianzhi and defeated small countries such as Sabi and Boxian. He made great achievements and made him the Yinqing Guanglu doctor and Hong Qing Lu's edict has just arrived."
Bi Sichen said: "Yes! Who can believe such a person who says he is rebelling?"
Cheng Qianli said calmly: "Of course Yuchi Sheng is loyal, but his brother Yuchi Yao is not necessarily loyal."
Bi Sichen said: "Then we help his brother rebel?"
Jiang Shuo couldn't help but shake his head secretly after hearing this, thinking: This General Bi, I don't know if he is too honest or too stupid.
Sure enough, the Han general Wang said: "General Bi, we just kill Yuchi Sheng and then Yuchi Yao. Then we will only say that Yuchi Yao colluded with Tubo and wanted to kill his brother to seize the throne. When the time comes, the two dead men are dead without any evidence. Why don't we just leave it to us?" explain?"
Cheng Qianli still said nothing, but nodded approvingly.
Bi Sichen hesitated at this time and said: "Khotan has four thousand victorious soldiers, and we are only five hundred. If things go wrong, we will die without a burial place."
Wang Tao said impatiently: "It's not like holding a battle at open fire and fighting in a battle formation. We entered the Khotan King's City and suddenly launched an attack. Just these ten brothers are enough to accomplish the task."
Bi Sichen looked at Cheng Qianli again, and Cheng Qianli suddenly laughed and said, "Okay! Wang Xingguan is brave!"
Bi Sichen is the general of Jiezhen Yamen, and Wang Tao is just an official, one level lower than Bi Sichen. However, because of this, his desire to make achievements is stronger than Bi Sichen. There is no justice and morality in his heart, only the pursuit of fame and fortune. The heart of skill.
Dugu Xiang asked Jiang Shuo, "Brother Shuo, what should I do?"
Jiang Shuo said: "We follow them to catch thieves and their stolen goods. We need to have conclusive evidence. Otherwise, if the world doesn't know their evil, won't we be taking advantage of these thieves?"
Dugu Xiang nodded in agreement, but the two of them waited outside for a long time. Cheng Qianli and others only drank and had fun in the house and did not go out.
Dugu Xiang frowned and said, "The plan has been decided, why don't you take action?"
But Cheng Qianli suddenly said: "You've been listening for half a day, why don't you show up?"
Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were shocked at the same time. They didn't expect that Cheng Qianli, who had not seen each other for several years, had discovered that they were eavesdropping outside. They were about to open the window and enter when they heard a "thump, thump, thump" on the stairs. There was a noise, and a young man walked up the stairs. This young man was of race race, with blond hair and blue eyes, a high nose, and was very handsome and straight.
When Bi Sichen, Wang Tao and others saw this man, they all drew their weapons nervously, but the young man was not afraid in the face of danger. He crossed his hands and saluted, saying: "Everyone, Wei Chi Yao is polite."
Although he looks very different from the Han people in the Central Plains, when he speaks, he speaks standard Luoyin Mandarin. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang looked at each other, and it turned out that this was Yu Chi Yao, the brother of Yu Chi Sheng, the king of Khotan, mentioned in the conspiracy of Cheng Qianli and others just now.
Wang Tao said: "This kid heard our plan, kill him first to silence him!"
When Bi Sichen heard the words, he rushed up and slashed Yuchi Yao's head with the horizontal knife in his hand. It was as if a bolt of lightning struck the room. The horizontal knife in Bi Sichen's hand flew out like a magic trick and was nailed to the wall behind him. Jiang Shuo could clearly see it. Yuchi Yao's shot was like lightning. He pulled out the sword from his waist and knocked Bi Sichen's weapon away with the back of the blade. He quickly returned the sword to its sheath. Because he shot so fast, it was as if there was only a flash of lightning in the room. He was shocked - —This guy has such a fast sword.
Bi Sichen suddenly lost the weapon in his hand and hurriedly retreated. Fortunately, Yuchi Yao did not pursue him. Wang Tao just shouted for action, but he stood motionless. Bi Sichen was the only one in the group who stepped forward, but a large figure appeared. Looking at each other, Bi Sichen said angrily: "Wang Tao, are you kidding me?"
It seems that Wang Tao and others have been the town officials in Khotan for a long time, and they all know that Yuchi Yao's kung fu is not weak, so no one comes forward. Although Bi Sichen has a high official rank, he is a newcomer. If he is not careful, he will be fooled by Wang Tao again. .
Yuchi Yao, as if he had never drawn a sword before, calmly crossed his hands and said, "Don't do anything yet, just listen to me."
All the officers looked at Cheng Qianli hesitantly. Cheng Qianli rolled his eyes and laughed loudly: "What to do, what to do? Put down your weapons and let's really start to fight. Which one of you is the opponent of the little brother Wang?"
Wang Tao and others followed the instructions and sheathed their swords, but they put their hands on the handles of the swords and turned sideways towards Yuchi Yao, ready to draw the swords again at any time. Bi Sichen ran to the wall and spent a lot of effort to get out of the wall. Pull out the horizontal knife and put it back into the sheath.
Cheng Qianli extended his hand to Yuchi Yao and said, "If you have anything to say, little brother Wang, it's okay to say it."
Yuchi Yao said: "I have heard all your previous calculations..."
As soon as these words came out, there was a "Cang Cang" sound, and the generals took out another section of the sword. Cheng Qianli rolled his eyes and said dissatisfied: "Put it away, put it away. There is no trace of the general's demeanor at all."
Yuchi Yao's expression was as usual. After everyone returned the sword to its sheath, he slowly said: "I am not talented, and I am willing to cooperate with you to gain fame. However, this plan has to be slightly changed. It is okay to kill Yuchi Sheng, but Replace it with something."
When the generals heard this, they couldn't believe their ears. They turned to look at each other, not knowing whether what Yuchi Yao said was true or false.
Cheng Qianli sat still and said with a smile: "Little brother Wang, you are right. How did we know that you would not call the city guards to surround us and annihilate us when we walked out of this wine shop?"
Yuchi Yao said: "Deputy Commander Cheng, I will let you know why I want to kill Yuchi Sheng!"
As he spoke, he unbuttoned his clothes and exposed his upper body. He saw that his body was crisscrossed with whip marks, some were old wounds, and some were still fresh and bright red!
