"Anxi is far away, whether it is my Tang Dynasty or Tubo, I need to borrow the momentum of its domain state to become a situation. The states and departments of the Western Regions may not be able to be called profitable, but their hearts are turned against each other, and they also have the power to influence the situation. ”

Zhang Renyuan has been in Anxi for a long time, and naturally has a deep feeling for the situation in the Western Regions. Compared with such a huge size of the Tang Dynasty, the countries of the Western Regions are no match for the small states of Yuer.

However, war is never just a confrontation of military forces, and whether or not you can get help outside the battlefield, such as the acquisition of intelligence and supplies, and the cooperation of various forces, can also affect the outcome of the war.

Zhang Renyuan said this, his eyes turned, as if he was sorting out his thoughts, but suddenly his face became a little unnatural, and his gaze quickly retracted without knowing where he fell, lowered his eyes and looked at the bookcase in front of him, and then continued after coughing dryly: "Now among the ten surnames of the Western Turks, the Turks are already the only one.

Previously, the united forces expelled the Khan of the past and the death, and hated our country. Therefore, in the battle of recovering Anxi, he was diligent in helping the army, half atoning for his sins, half of asking for good, hoping that the Anxi Protectorate could help him unify the Wulu Army. ”

"The Khan died in the Shendu, and his son fled to the country of Tibet, so I abandoned the thief. However, the Khan of the past has not been in the ministry for a long time, and his momentum has declined, and now he has led the soldiers of Tubo back to plunder his homeland, and everyone in the ten tribes will be vigilant. Such as the Tuqi Shi, if you don't rise up and refuse to fight, once you have to establish another realm, you will not only have to worry about pursuing the old crimes, but also fear that you will be abandoned by my Datang. ”

Zhang Renyuan said this, and his face, which had been solemn, couldn't help but show a slight smile: "The Fan State has set up a false son this time, in a vain attempt to merge the people of the ten surnames, but this move has made the ten surnames even more resistant. The four towns are stationed, there are 30,000 elite troops, the previous generation of unprecedented strong divisions, but also received ten surnames of apprentices to help the war, this time Tubo into the four towns of Kou, it is really a faint plan. If so, Wang Xiaojie can't defend all the four towns, so he will be molested and killed! ”

Hearing Zhang Renyuan's analysis of the battle situation in the Western Regions, Li Tong also smiled slightly.

The world police in Tubo are still a bit handy, and they don't think about it carefully, if the rise and fall of the Ashina family is reliable, why did Datang invest so many troops in the four towns of Anxi? How could Tubo have been in and out of Anxi several times before?

Although there are many variables on the battlefield and any situation can occur, it is still difficult to change some decisive factors in the general situation.

For example, in the early years, the Tang Dynasty army was invincible and invincible, but it hated Qinghai Dafeichuan.

Although it is true that there is a fault of the deputy general Guo Beifeng in terms of tactics, Tubo has digested Tuyuhun for many years, and Qinling can levy 400,000 troops into battle in the Tuyuhun realm, even if Guo Beifeng can successfully join Xue Rengui in Wuhai at that time, it is almost impossible to go deep alone and want to turn the tide of the war.

In the Western Regions, Tibet was also a guest army, and it could not effectively obtain the support of the local indigenous Hu tribe, and without the advantage of the plateau terrain, it was indeed not a big disaster.

At the same time, Tubo played the card of Ashina this time but it was self-defeating, and it also made Li Tong a little vigilant. Next, when he used the Tuyuhun royal clan to stir up the situation in Qinghai, he still had to investigate the situation of the various tribes in Tuyuhun a little, and don't take it for granted that he made the same mistake as Tubo.

After this thought flashed in his heart, Li Tong realized that when Zhang Renyuan talked about Wang Xiaojie, his tone was obviously a little wrong, he was just analyzing the strategic situation, why not shouting and killing?

After a little silence, he said again: "Wang Shangshu Kefu four towns, raise the prestige of our country in the Western Regions, Zhang Deputy Duan and other famous ministers participate in the sponsorship, I also have a thirst for you and other Anxi heroes, today sit in the hall, so that I can sit in the guest seat." ”

When Zhang Renyuan heard this, his face did not change much, but his eyes changed significantly, and he was a little disapproving, so he just said in a condensed voice: "Those who can claim merit and prestige in the west, Li Weigong and Su Xinggong are strong, and the rest are all sloppy, it is really not appropriate for His Highness to praise him so absurdly." ”

If it was just a faint guess just now, then now that he heard Zhang Renyuan's answer, Li Tong was basically sure that Zhang Renyuan had some problems with Wang Xiaojie, and he didn't want Wang Xiaojie to enjoy even a little false name.

However, thinking of the identities between each other, Wang Xiaojie is the protector of Anxi and the general of the army, and Zhang Renyuan is the imperial history of the imperial court and the supervisor of the army, and there are some opposing meanings between each other's powers. Moreover, from Wang Xiaojie's letters, Li Tong also learned that he was an informal character, and naturally he could not handle the relationship with the prison army, and it was not surprising that he had some grudges against each other.

But both of them are famous ministers of the early Tang Dynasty, and Li Tong is still more or less curious about the real relationship between them, after all, the heart of gossip is inevitable for everyone.

And after the situation on the right side of Longxi is initially decided, he will definitely continue to operate in Anxi, so I also want to hear what Zhang Renyuan, the Anxi supervisor, thinks of Wang Xiaojie.

Hearing His Royal Highness King Yong's continued questioning, Zhang Renyuan finally couldn't hold back and spoke: "Wang Xiaojie has a shallow bearing, moody and angry, narrow-minded and restless, and can't tolerate ......."

Li Tong listened attentively, at the beginning, Zhang Renyuan said that Wang Xiaojie's black material was still within the scale, for example, Wang Xiaojie often gathered armor in the army and hunted excessively, and sometimes the army did not know where the main general was. For example, Zhang Renyuan put forward several suggestions, but they were all vetoed by Wang Xiaojie, and he only said that he could supervise the army and watch the appearance of the army, and he did not ask the camp to behave.

There is also the appointment of private self, and the Chinese army and the camp are full of Wang Xiaojie's old folk songs and so on.

When Li Tong heard this, his brows were also slightly furrowed. Previously, in Shendu City, he also paid attention to Wang Xiaojie, and Wang Xiaojie's reputation was indeed not high. Like during the recovery of Anxi, Wang Xiaojie's cooks all reported their merits to the Zhuguo.

There are indeed many problems of all kinds, but they are not as serious as Zhang Renyuan said. If this is indeed the case, then Wang Xiaojie is not just as simple as being informal. Being so reckless in a big position is going to be a big problem.

However, since he learned that Zhang Renyuan and Wang Xiaojie did not have a good relationship, of course Li Tong would not just listen to Zhang Renyuan's words, but listened to Zhang Renyuan's accusations, and quietly picked out Tang Xiujing's letters on the case, and carefully read Tang Xiujing's evaluation of Wang Xiaojie.

"Wang Xiaojie is only brave, a talented jumper, rising at the opportunity, not thinking about the king's generous gift, and he will show off his own merits. When the news of His Royal Highness's divine capital Kuangzheng reached Anxi, his people proclaimed, 'I am not in the capital, what measure can be called justice?' The affairs of the state should be left to the affairs of the country'. A few days ago, the chieftains of Anxi were gathered more frequently, and they were closed to the public, so that no one could know about it.

His Royal Highness has asked, and he should be humble according to the truth, Wang Xiaojie is clumsy, and he takes advantage of the time, and he is arrogant and forgetful when he gains power, and he loses his strength and loses his temper. ”

Zhang Ren was willing to complain, but seeing that King Yong was just hanging his eyes on the case, he was silent for a long time, so he summed up a little, and he was a little unsatisfied.

When Li Tong heard this, he rolled his eyes, looked at Zhang Renyuan and said in a deep voice: "Although I am not in charge of the Anxi military aircraft at the moment, I am also in charge of Longyou, and I am dedicated to resisting Tibet. Anxi will now fight against the country of Fan, and he will not be able to use his own people. For the sake of the military plan, if what Deputy Zhang said is true, and immediately send an envoy to treat Wang Xiaojie, do you think it is feasible? ”

After Zhang Renyuan heard this, his pupils opened slightly, and he was silent for a moment, and then he said: "Changing generals in battle is taboo for soldiers." Although Wang Xiaojie is not talented and has bad deeds, he is not brave, and he can still use it in this battle in Anxi......"

Hearing Zhang Renyuan's answer, Li Tong's face softened slightly, and he raised his hand and instructed the officials in the hall: "Withdraw one seat from the left side of the case, and the rest will be symmetrical and neat with the right column." ”

Last night, Li Tong discussed with the generals here until late at night, although the camp guards also tidied up the hall a little afterwards, but how could these rough men expect them to do this kind of thing in detail. There are one more seats on the left side than on the right, and the furnishings are a bit messy, making the furnishings look a little asymmetrical.

After Zhang Renyuan entered the table, he frequently looked at the opposite seat, his brows furrowed frequently, and he seemed a little restless. And when talking to himself, he kept raising his hand to arrange the decorations on the table.

Thinking about it again, before he saw him, he actually had to take a bath and change clothes, and Li Tong could be sure that this guy was a severe patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. What other people's habits are, Li Tong didn't bother to pay attention to it, but the reason why he pointed out this section now is to tell Zhang Renyuan, Lao Tzu is fine, don't try to fool me!

Hearing the order of His Royal Highness King Yong, Zhang Renyuan suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, got up from the seat, untied his head and placed it in front of his left side, and then paused: "Humble duty and filial piety, sex is like fire and water, and honesty cannot work together." Previously, it may be exaggerated, but Xiaojie is only short-term competition, not big, and there will be slackness for a long time, and it is really not suitable for a long time. Now in Anxi, there are still old Tang Mansion monarchs who are perfunctory, once Anxi wins again, Wang Xiaojie will be more arrogant and more difficult to restrain ......"

Li Tong is no longer happy to be satisfied with gossip at this time, but really has a headache.

Zhang Renyuan said that his personality is like fire and water with Wang Xiaojie, and he can't work together, which is also obvious. One is the obsessive-compulsive disorder of perfectionism, and the other is the informalistic Shinji. The personalities are already incompatible, and there are still conflicts in their respective positions, so it would be hellish if they could really live in harmony.

If Wang Xiaojie is really as bad as Zhang Renyuan said, then Tang Xiujing will definitely not have a positive evaluation of Wang Xiaojie in the letter, and now that he is divided into Shaanxi and Guanxi, Tang Xiujing has no reason to cover up for Wang Xiaojie at all.

Obviously, Zhang Renyuan is slandering Wang Xiaojie. However, although what Zhang Renyuan said was more or less biased, the conclusion he reached was very correct.

Although Wang Xiaojie and his people had the merit of recovering the four towns, they were defeated in two big battles, and they rashly attacked Tubo in Taozhou, Longyou, and were defeated by Qinling in Surohan Mountain, which was defeated in Zhijiao. Fighting against the Khitan was activated after the great crime, but he lost in a hurry, and even his life was taken.

Zhang Ren is willing to serve the imperial history in the palace, and everyone knows what kind of atmosphere the Xiantai of the Wu Zhou Dynasty is.

If Zhang Ren is willing to agree to investigate Wang Xiaojie at this time, it means that his personal grievances are the first and the national plan is the last, so he directly did Zhang Renyuan.

Finally, although Zhang Renyuan lost points, he did not lose the big festival. Li Tong lowered his eyes and looked at him, and after a little muttering, he said: "Go to the Shendu, resign from your position, stay in Longyou, and specialize in affairs." After accumulating merit, I will be of other use to you. General Tang said a few words of benevolence and wishes, I also have a lot of hope for you, don't let your relatives down. The Tang family leads the four poles of the territory, and it can be done everywhere, can it not be misplaced two or three dissidents? ”

"Thank you for your patience, Your Highness, and for receiving this grace, you will never dare to ruin things for personal reasons!"

Zhang Renyuan bowed to the ground after hearing this, and said in a solemn voice.