The Anxi Protectorate is now in internal and external difficulties, and Gao Xianzhi himself is also in internal and external difficulties.

Throughout the ages, the suspicion of the emperor and the general of the border is often not good, Gao Xianzhi now has only two ways to deal with it, the first is to immediately hand over to Chang'an, begging for return, from then on An An was divided under Li Longji's nose to stay, and the high-ranking official Houlu lived his life.

The second is to find a way to dispel Li Longji's suspicions, regain Li Longji's trust, and allow him to continue to pass through Anxi.

The first method is the most effective, as long as he hands over the note, I believe that Li Longji will be like a woman from a good family who worships money, and he will shyly and timidly obey after a while, but Gao Xianzhi is not happy.

After many years of Anxi, although Anxi's current situation is surrounded by enemies on all sides, he has always believed that his iron-blooded high-pressure policy towards Anxi is correct, as long as he continues to suppress the countries for a few more years, I believe that from now on, the countries of the Western Regions will become obedient and well-behaved, this critical moment, how can Gao Xianzhi be willing to give up the good situation easily.

The second method is a medium policy, but it is too difficult to implement, how can the emperor's suspicion be so easy to dispel? In the sixth year of Tianbao, after Gao Xianzhi commanded the Tang Dynasty and Xiao Bolu to fight for the stone castle, the imperial court sent Bian Lingcheng to his side as a supervisor, and the two went from Tubo to Anxi, and the grievances were entangled for many years. Bian Lingcheng didn't know how many black things he had sued behind his back.

However, one prison army is not enough, and now the imperial court has sent Gu Qing again, and the holy decree is written in a dignified manner, which is equivalent to directly dividing half of Gao Xianzhi's military power.

It can be seen that Li Longji's suspicion of Gao Xianzhi has become more and more serious, and since Gu Qing came to Anxi, Gao Xianzhi has become more and more aware of Li Longji's suspicion of him.

So we had the second meeting today.

Gao Xianzhi, who was distraught, wanted to chat with Gu Qing and tentatively asked him about the mission or purpose of coming to Anxi. Gu Qing's mission and purpose were directly related to him, and even to the fate of the Anxi Protectorate.

"Jie Shuai, I can't say much, I can only say that the Jie Shuai is still the envoy of the Anxi Festival, if there is a foreign enemy to attack, or the Jie Shuai has the idea of taking the initiative to attack, I and the 10,000 soldiers under my command are unconditionally obeyed by the Jie Shuai's dispatch, never push the military plane, ask for people, horses, grain, grass and weapons, as long as we have it, we are willing to take it out." Gu Qing said slowly.

Gao Xianzhi's eyes flashed, and he said softly: "Brother Gu Xian is really a loyal and righteous person, but I don't know, is this your own meaning, or Your Majesty's intention?" ”

Gu Qing said slowly: "It's my own meaning, Your Majesty...... Gave me a lot of power, he doesn't look at the process, he just wants to see the result. ”

Gao Xianzhi was taken aback: "Gave you a lot of power?" What other powers are there besides those in the Holy Decree? ”

"Yes." Gu Qing smiled and said, "Your Majesty also gave me the right to cut first and then play." Of course, this power cannot be abused, but if necessary, I will definitely use it. ”

As soon as he said this, Gao Xianzhi stood up in shock, looked at him in disbelief, and then slowly sat down, his eyes already dimmed.

"I understand, Your Majesty is here for you to master the four towns of Anxi as soon as possible, it seems that ...... I really haven't been in Ancy for a long time. Gao Xianzhi sighed.

Gu Qing saw that he was discouraged, but he couldn't comfort anything, Li Longji's suspicion of him was a fact, and comfort had no effect.

Gu Qing not only didn't want to be comforted, but also planned to make up for it, there were some things to be said clearly, otherwise Gao Xianzhi would always think that he was an innocent loyal minister who was suspicious of the emperor, what a thousand years of loyalty, what a heart and guts, and he moved himself so much that he didn't want to.

"Your Majesty's thoughts on the marshal, presumably the marshal has guessed a few points, do you feel very aggrieved?" Gu Qing suddenly asked.

Gao Xianzhi was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "Heaven's will is unpredictable, so why talk about grievances." ”

Gu Qing thought for a while and said: "Jieshuai, I have always respected Jieshuai's achievements for the Tang Dynasty over the years, Jieshuai is worthy of a generation of famous generals, but it can be remembered in history, from my personal point of view, I am very reluctant to grudge with Jieshuai, but I am responsible for the emperor's order, and I can't help myself." Your Majesty is suspicious of the marshal, not just because of the loss of more than 20,000 in the battle of Talas, but also for other reasons......"

Gao Xianzhi snorted and said: "The battle of Talas is a sudden encounter between the enemy and us, and I can draw with the other party when I am caught off guard, I feel that I am worthy of Your Majesty, as for other reasons, what other reasons are there besides?" ”

Gu Qing sighed: "There is a problem with the strategy of the marshal towards Anxi, and it is a big problem, which is completely contrary to His Majesty's intentions, and this is the fundamental reason why His Majesty is dissatisfied with you." ”

"A strategic strategy? What's wrong with my strategy? Gao Xianzhi was a little angry, the high-pressure policies against the countries of the Western Regions over the years were exactly the achievements that Gao Xianzhi was proud of, and outsiders could not deny them.

Seeing Gao Xianzhi's anger, Gu Qing said mercilessly: "Tianbao for nine years, the marshal suddenly attacked the Shi country, the lord of the Shi country and the ministers have always respected the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain, and the relationship with the Tang Dynasty is friendly and deferential, but the festival marshal disregarded the overall situation, destroyed the Shi country, and only reported to Chang'an after the destruction of the country, saying that the lord of the Shi country 'lost the courtesy', at that time the Shi country had been destroyed, His Majesty had no choice but to admit it, and also added the official title of 'the four towns know the soldiers and horses', but the festival marshal asked himself, did the Shi country really lose the courtesy?" ”

Gao Xianzhi was stunned, speechless.

Gu Qing said leisurely: "Shiguo is located on the side of the Western Regions trade route, the people are rich, the whole country is business, it can be said that it is a rich party, after the marshal destroyed Shiguo, I am afraid he also reaped a lot of benefits, right?" The rich treasury of the Shi country is the main reason why the commander raised troops to attack the stone country, right? ”

Gao Xianzhi's face gradually turned pale, and he pursed his lips without saying a word.

"Not only the treasury of Shiguo, but also the surname Zhaowu Jiu, who did business in Shiguo, was also wiped out by Jieshuai, this war Jieshuai fought heartily and made a lot of money, but the reputation of my Datang was lost in the Western Regions because of this war, causing the countries of the Western Regions to defect to the Great Food Country, wanting to join forces with it and drive the Tang Dynasty out of the Western Regions, does Jieshuai still dare to say that he is wronged?"

"After destroying the Shi Kingdom, on the way back to the division, the Jieshuai easily wiped out the Tuqishi tribe, and the Tuqishi is also a khanate that is friendly with my Datang, in particular, the Tuqishi is located between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food Country, which is a buffer zone between the two countries......

Seeing that Gao Xianzhi's face gradually turned pale, Gu Qing said again: "Jie Shuai recalls, after the original Jie Shuai destroyed the Shi Kingdom and Tuqi Shi, he offered prisoners to Chang'an, His Majesty just praised you in front of the ministers, but there was no reward and promotion of the will, Jie Shuai still doesn't know the reason?" Since then, Your Majesty has been dissatisfied with you, and as for the Battle of Talas, it is only the result of the mistake of the marshal passing through Anxi. ”

"There is a lot of help for the righteous, but there is little help for the unjust, because of the wrong decision of the marshal, the Tang Dynasty has become a lonely man in the Western Regions, the Anxi Protectorate is embattled, and the enemy is everywhere, if the marshal still feels that he is wronged, His Majesty who is far away in Chang'an may really cry, Your Majesty is more aggrieved than you......"

"Your Majesty transferred me to Anxi, in order to correct the mistakes you made, if you are willing to cooperate, you and I can cooperate sincerely to slowly reverse the unfavorable situation in Anxi, if you are not willing to cooperate, then ...... The marshal went to Chang'an and asked for a transfer. ”

Gao Xianzhi was silent for a long time, his emotions gradually calmed down, and he said hoarsely, "What are you going to do?" ”

Gu Qing said calmly: "Stop attacking the countries of the Western Regions for no reason, and secondly, expand Qiuci City, greatly promote merchants, build more markets, and eliminate trade road bandits." ”

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Under the dim candlelight, Bian Lingcheng wrote at the desk, and half an hour later, a piece of hundreds of words was written.

Bian Lingcheng leaned on the candlestick and carefully checked it, from the beginning of the song to see the payment, after looking at it for a long time, Bian Lingcheng's expression gradually became apprehensive, and then put down the music in a daze, staring at the flickering candlelight in a daze.

Without exception, this is another letter to impeach Gao Xianzhi, and this time the impeachment is more ruthless and vicious than before.

Participate in Gao Xianzhi's "self-respect", the soldiers of the four towns of Anxi have become Gao Xianzhi's private soldiers, and Gao Xianzhi "monopolizes power", the military and political affairs of the four towns of Anxi do not allow others to put their beaks, and Gao Xianzhi "abuses the remnants of the generals", treats the soldiers like animals, and the soldiers dare not speak out......

The rhetoric is much more vicious than before, because of Gu Qing's arrival, Bian Lingcheng sensitively noticed that the wind direction of the Chang'an court seems to have changed, Gu Qing, as the deputy envoy of Jiedu, divided Gao Xianzhi's military power as soon as he came, and refused to hand over 10,000 soldiers and horses, Bian Lingcheng is a smart person after all, he immediately guessed that the Son of Heaven may be suspicious of Gao Xianzhi.

The Son of Heaven is already suspicious of the coach, how can Bian Lingcheng, as the supervisor of the army, be polite when he writes down?

Throughout the ages, the role of the overseer has been annoying because of his special duties.

He is the only person in the army who is opposed to the manager, and he must be opposed, he must be picky, he must preconceive that the coach has bad intentions, and judge the manager's words and deeds with such subjective guesses.

This is the duty of the supervising army, if the supervising army and the commander wear the same pants, and the relationship is so good that the honey is blending, the commander does not know if there is anything to do, but this supervising army is likely to live for long, if the Son of Heaven does not kill him, what is the use of keeping him?

Bian Lingcheng did not live up to his duties, and he has been very hard and diligent in the matter of impeaching Gao Xianzhi.

Every other month, there is always a letter sent to Chang'an, which explains Gao Xianzhi's words and deeds in detail, and writes a few bad words by the way, which was more or less subtle before, but this time it is particularly direct and vicious.

Naturally, the more direct the better, so that the Son of Heaven can see how hard he works.

After writing this note, Bian Lingcheng felt not very satisfied.

Because the weight of the recital is too thin, no matter how ruthless the rhetoric is, I am afraid it will not attract much attention from the Son of Heaven, after all, he has written too many such recitals, basically all of them are sunk in the sea, and there is no news, and the Son of Heaven has never expressed any reward for him.

The dim candlelight flickered non-stop, and Bian Lingcheng's face became flickering under the swaying of the candlelight.

If...... With the addition of Gu Qing's name, His Majesty will definitely attach great importance to it, Gao Xianzhi may be brought down and taken back to Chang'an to ask for the guilt, and he, the prison army, must also be meritorious in the impeachment of the guilty ministers, and his promotion is just around the corner.

It's a pity that the prodigal son refuses to get involved in these things, and Bian Ling Cheng is unwilling.

You have to think of a way to pull that Gu Qing into the water.

I heard that he either eats and drinks all day long, beats people and smashes shops, and it is said that he also clashed with the Anxi garrison......

Can't you just do something about it? Participating in the impeachment of criminals, suing behind the scenes is what a serious person should do.