"Power is not an edict, nor is it a big seal, nor is it a murderous person. Power is the fastest and earliest news you can get from all sides as a commander, or about eighty percent of the support from your subordinates! That's power! ”

Zuo Sanxiang looked at the ugly slave and continued to say his golden words.

Chou Nuer remembered that the emperor sent Jin Liangwei everywhere to monitor the ministers, in fact, it was what Zuo Sanxiang said, and only in this way could he make the judgment and choice that was most in line with the emperor's interests.

"Listen to Zuo Shuai's words and benefit for life! But Zuo Shuai also said that there is only about eighty percent of the support, if someone deceives, do you still have to send a secret post to stare at it to check? ”

"Supervision and inspection are very important, on the surface you have to trust everyone, but in reality you have to have your judgment and test what they say and do by some means! Let's talk about the tuntian affairs of the Jingchuan superintendent, which is also working in the fields, some soldiers are diligent, some pretend to be diligent, and some try their best to be lazy. But at a glance, everyone is working with a guy in their hands, and it doesn't make much sense to rely on verbal supervision at this time. Jing Chuan set an example, he worked in the fields until dark, and these soldiers had to work until dark, so that the lazy people would hold a grudge against everyone on the left and right, and they had to work honestly. Because if the work is not finished, Jingchuan will not leave work! ”

"Zuo Shuai, the Wang family army guarding Gaochang, I think they don't seem to be too restrained, I probed their tone before I came to Luntai, the three brothers of the Wang family are not very interested in stationing in the Western Regions, they want to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible, in this case, once there is a war between Ili and Luntai, it is not realistic to expect them to reinforce!"

"As a handsome, you can't pin your hopes on others, you have to give up what you should give. For them, I didn't expect them to go to Gaochang and come back. So I sent them less than 800 men. Lord Liu Zhong has to build his own team of cronies within a year, otherwise he won't be able to hold up the scene with the dozens of people you brought! As for where the newcomers come from, it's up to you, whether to appoint the local remnants of the Metropolitan Protectorate or rely on the elite of the Western Army, there are pros and cons. There is no perfect thing in this world, let alone a plan, and any perfect plan will have accidents. When there is a real war, remember the four words of improvisation. Plans will leak out, soldiers will be skewed in execution, and sometimes even God will side with the enemy. ”

Zuo Sanxiang said this, ostensibly to the ugly slave, but actually to Chao Lun.

Chao Lun has always been very famous, but he has never fought, and Chao Lun is good at making battle plans, and he can memorize the things on the war book.

And Zuo Sanxiang is worried about this, often people who read military books well may not be useful when they really fight, because there are 10,000 kinds of accidents in real wars, but the things on the military books are dead.

In the past, the Huns did not know Chinese characters and had not read a day of military books, but they could still fight back and forth with the Han Dynasty, and even had the upper hand for a time.

Chao Lun understood that this was meant for himself, so he smiled, "Zuo Shuai, I Chao Lun only know what the real war is like today, if it weren't for Zuo Shuai's reminder, I can't guarantee that I won't become Ma Yan's second!" However, there are leaks in the plan and deviations in execution, and I have heard about them in the military department. It is said that some commanders understood the wrong general's meaning, and it was clear that Mingjin had withdrawn his troops but led the team to attack and won the battle. There were also commanders who were illiterate, ran to the wrong assembly place and lost the battle. ”

Zuo Sanxiang became serious, "Lord Chao, the matter of marching and fighting cannot be treated so lightly, for the commander, a mistake in judgment will lose the lives of thousands of people and the money and food accumulated for many years." By the way, there's one more thing for you. After the last retreat of the Wet Poisoners, there was civil strife, and their commander, Haripari, has established himself as king in the middle of the river! This Harry Pari is not under me, and is a troublesome opponent. To prevent him from going east, you have to spend some effort on diplomacy! This newly built country in Haripari calls itself the country of Romu, and in the south of the country of Romu it is still a country of damp poison, and the area to the west that originally belonged to the country of damp poison has also established itself, and it is said that there are more than a dozen countries of all sizes. To the north of the country are the nomadic peoples of the Kipchak steppe, and dozens of tribes are fighting each other. The Wet Poison Country and the Romu Country are both our enemy countries, but the two great powers are currently at war with each other. Those small countries are the objects we can fight for, and in the current situation, it is impossible to destroy the Romu country and the wet poison country, what we have to do is to use these small countries to contain the Romu country. ”

Chao Lun was said a few words by Zuo Sanxiang, and after thinking about what Zuo Sanxiang said, fighting a war was originally a very serious and solemn matter

, but I used it as a joke, which is really out of place.

"Zuo Shuai's lesson is very much, the little brother is reckless, when Chao was in the capital, he also saw the envoys of a small country who came to meet His Majesty, in Chao's opinion, most of these people came to deceive me into rewarding Liang, Zuo Shuai wants us to marry them, I'm afraid there is not so much financial support!"

Zuo Sanxiang looked at Liu Jingchuan and motioned for Liu Jingchuan to give Chao Lun an answer, Liu Jingchuan was about to speak, and a cat came in and meowed.

Liu Jingchuan and Zuo Sanxiang hurriedly went to rummage in the cabinet against the wall to find something to feed the cat.

This is a cat with a larger face and longer hair, which is not found in the Central Plains.

The ugly slave couldn't help but approach the cat, and the cat also walked towards the ugly slave and jumped on the ugly slave at once.

"This cat is so casual, it dirties Lord Liu Zhong's clothes!"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's rare to meet a cat here, it turns out that the two adults left these dried meat and dried fish to it, haha"

Liu Jingchuan also smiled, "Cats don't eat wild vegetable porridge, there are no cats in this garrison, this cat is what we use to scare off mice in the city, and three have been fed in the grain depot and armory, where there are cats, mice still dare not come." There are too many rats, not to mention gnawing weapons and armor, and eating food, and if you don't get it, there will be a whole plague, so this cat will have to be entrusted to the two of you in the future! ”

The four of them took some dried fish and jerky together and fed it around the big cat, at this moment where it looks like adults talking about military affairs, these are the four servants who feed the cat.

After feeding the cats, Liu Jingchuan told Chao Lun that the money spent to appease those small countries had their own way.

"The wool comes out of the sheep, and when spring begins, the Ili side will become a big field, Huxiya has sent a caravan of 100 people to the west and north to sell clothes, shoes and hats everywhere, and when they finish this trip, merchants from all over the world will come to Ili next year to buy our things." When the time comes, it costs nothing more than the money we earn from the nations. ”

Liu Zhong (ugly slave) and Chao Lun's eyes lit up, "Zuo Shuai is really capable of rejuvenating the country, Wu Ke Dingguo, admire, admire." The edict of the imperial court, I just let Zuo Shuai and Lord Liu look at it! Three days later, he announced the decree according to Zuo Shuai's arrangement! ”

The third minister on the left and Liu Jingchuan approached the oil lamp and looked at the edict carefully, and praised again and again, "The emperor is wise!" The emperor is wise! Lord Liu Zhong, you have a lot to do in the Western Regions! ”

"The emperor is a wise lord, I will do a good job according to the emperor's intentions, and we still need to work very hard!"

Zuo Sanxiang returned the edict to Liu Zhong, "The emperor allowed the rebuilding of the Anxi Protectorate, and authorized Lord Liu Zhong to choose his own place of governance, if Lord Liu Zhong makes good use of the place of Ili, he will be able to subdue the hearts of the bereaved families of the Protectorate as soon as he comes up, and he will get a piece of treasure land and endless wealth, and his future achievements will definitely surpass Zuo!" ”

"Zuo Shuai has tormented me, even if I have a small achievement in the future, it is a big bargain on Zuo Shuai's shoulders! The first contribution to recovering the Western Regions and reasserting the majesty of China must be Zuo Shuai! ”

"No, no, no, I don't want to praise you, let alone say nothing, if you, Lord Liu Zhong, can't make a contribution with such a good hand, it will be too disappointing. Speaking of which, since the imperial court is so lenient and has given Lord Liu Zhong many privileges, Zuo Mou has the courage to speak again, Yili's field is completed, and once the capital is set up, the newly recruited soldiers and horses do not have to be my Huaxia sons. As long as Lord Liu Zhong treats the people of other countries and tribes equally, I believe they will be of use to us! ”

"Zuo Shuai means to recruit foreign soldiers, which is also risky, in case they take our weapons, horses, grain and grass and rebel, won't they make enemies themselves?"

"It depends on the wisdom of Lord Liu Zhong, in addition to recruiting soldiers and horses from them, we also have to move their families to the area of Ili Luntai to settle down, and we also have to let our people marry them, marry more foreign women as wives and concubines, and then teach them to read and write, and learn the customs of our Central Plains, so that if it lasts for decades, they will become our own people!"

"Zuo Shuai is far-reaching, Liu Zhong admires it, then Brother Lao Chao will help write down all the teachings of Zuo Shuai tonight, this is the example of our new Anxi Protectorate!"

"Lord Liu Zhong, the edict asked Zuo to return after the beginning of spring next year, I was thinking just now, in addition to helping you stabilize the situation, Jing Chuan and I can also have a wish! I hope that Lord Liu Zhong will be successful! ”

"Zuo Shuai's wish, Liu Zhong will definitely support it! As long as Zuo Shuai speaks, Chao and I

Brother will do his best! ”

"Zuo Mou came out of Yumen Pass, came to Luntai, and sent people to Ili, this way to supply is the most difficult, presumably the two of them also experienced. Zuo Mou planned to set up at least ten post stations on the thousands of miles from Gaochang to Yili, and at least one post station for at least five hundred miles to send people to guard and hoard materials to meet the army caravans! ”

Chao Lun and Liu Zhong were stunned, and then applauded together, "Zuo Shuai's wish is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, and this matter is all arranged by Zuo Shuai!" ”

The third minister on the left glanced at Liu Jingchuan, and Liu Jingchuan took out a picture, which marked the locations of the ten post stations.

Liu Zhong and Chao Lun saw that some places were places where there were aquatic plants or woods along the way, and it seemed that Zuo Sanxiang and Liu Jingchuan had put a lot of effort into it.

"Zuo's preliminary plan is that each post station will be guarded by ten people, equipped with twenty military horses, in addition to receiving envoys and passing caravans sent by the imperial court, it can also transmit information in time! Even if the Ili Wheel is in danger, you can also send the news to Gaochang in time! If there is such a post station between Gaochang and Yumen Pass, then it will be faster to deliver the news! ”

The cat ran over at this time and rubbed Zuo Sanxiang's leg and began to bark again, and a few dog barks came from the window.

When the four of them went out, the sky was full of stars, and a crescent moon hung in the sky.

"It's not early, I have benefited a lot tonight, thank you Zuo Shuai and Lord Liu Jingchuan, Brother Chao and I will go back first, and please rest well!"

Zuo Sanxiang yawned, "Haha, okay, Jingchuan and I have a short bed here, so we won't leave two of us!" By the way, I accepted the notebook sent by Brother Chao, and Zuo didn't accept the money sent by Lord Liu Zhong. It is not a good thing for Zuo to return to Beijing with this money, and this money can be of great use in the future! ”

"Zuo Shuai regards money as dung, the younger brother chose the wrong gift, rude, rude!"

"Hahahaha, you think highly of me, this money is a good thing, but it's useless for me to take it here, and I suffer from it. Don't worry, you will be rewarded in the future, but I will come to the door and get it myself! ”

When Zuo Sanxiang said this, Liu Zhong was relieved, thinking that Zuo Sanxiang looked down on him and was unwilling to accept it.

"Come on, I can't refute your Lord Liu's face, I'll go get some cloth and take it down, it just so happens that the mattress has been scratched by a cat these days!"

The four of them laughed, went out together to get a bunch of cloth from the car, and hugged them in.

The bed of the third phase on the left was embarrassed to let Liu Zhong and Chao Lun see it, and Liu Zhong and Chao Lun had to say goodbye with a smile.

Three days later, the edict was announced, and all the soldiers in Luntai City listened quietly on the school field, and when Liu Zhong finished reading the edict, the left three ministers and Liu Jingchuan took the lead in shouting long live.

The school field also followed with a mountain shouting long live.

In the three days before the edict, the three prime ministers of the left summoned the commanders and captains of each battalion to explain the matter of the imperial edict, and also told them unmistakably that Liu Zhong was the new protector of the imperial court.

Fu Dingyuan was the first to disagree, "Zuo Shuai, are you willing to let a eunuch take your position?" You are willing, but our brethren are not convinced, and a eunuch comes to command us, so what have become of us? ”

"What happened to the eunuch? Has he treated you badly or insulted you these days? Don't think about others in a fixed way, believe me, you will be better off under him! I talked with him for a few days, and found that although he was a eunuch, he was not the eunuch we usually remembered. He's someone to befriend, and remember to treat him with respect! ”

"Don't hide it from Zuo Shuai, he is really good to us these days, but we always feel that a little white-faced eunuch is in command of us, and we feel very awkward!"

"Remember, if he can come to the Western Regions as a commander, he naturally has his ability, if you want to make contributions in the future, you have to follow Liu Zhong to work hard!"

"Zuo Shuai, I'm willing to follow you back to the capital!"

"Bastard! The imperial court decreed that you should wait for the same place to be promoted to three levels in a row, and crown you as the general of Pingyuan, but you have to resist the decree! Don't you want this head? ”

Fu Dingyuan cried, "I have been lonely for half my life, just the captain of the village, I met Zuo Shuai, only today, everything I have today is given by Zuo Shuai, I just want to accompany Zuo Shuai!" ”

"You and I will see you again! You are loyal, remember not to do things by will! Be thoughtful, after I leave, all you have to do is listen to Lord Liu Zhong's words, take your brothers well, and protect this beautiful territory of the Western Regions! ”