Chapter 3 Yangguan (Sanshang)

As early as a few days ago, Fang Ziteng and the others had insinuated to remind Wang Xun that he should be careful of the escort team sent by Ge Shuhan. But at that time, Wang Xun laughed.

As a junior who has just stepped into officialdom, he still maintains his trust in human nature. I believe that General Gaolis, who is righteous and takes the overall situation into account, will not risk breaking with Feng Changqing and deliberately arrange an errand to send him to death. He also believed that Ge Shuhan, the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, who was known as "integrity and loyalty", would not kill a Liupin lieutenant who he did not know for no reason. Moreover, the batch of baggage escorted by himself was urgently needed by the Anxi Army on the front line. Even if Ge Shuhan was instructed by Yang Guozhong to prepare to make a move, he also needed to consider the impact of this move on the situation in Anxi.

But today, the secret conversation between Gao Shi and the captain surnamed Gu made Wang Xun suddenly wake up from the joy of leaving home for the first time. The Western Regions were too far away from Chang'an, and the imperial court's control over it was almost none. The reason why there has not been any chaos before is entirely based on the personal loyalty of the generals and the deterrence of the national strength of the Tang Dynasty. And once a feudal official wants to play some small actions, one or two hundred people disappear in the thousands of miles of Hanhai, and presumably Chang'an can't even hear a rumor.

With doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to let go of the amount when he drank. Always thinking of the scene described by the Pinghua artist on the streets of Chang'an, Gao Dafu coldly raised the wine cup in his hand and threw it to the ground, and hundreds of pre-ambushed knife and axe hands immediately rushed out left and right.......

With Gao Shi's age and experience, how can he not see the suspicion in Wang Xun's heart. So I was not reluctant, and after a few rounds of persuasion, I began to pour myself a drink. Waiting for the guests to use up the wine and food worriedly, he waved his hand, signaled the left and right to remove the leftovers and cold burn, replaced the pot of freshly brewed strong tea, poured one in front of himself and Wang Xun, and slowly tasted it in his hand, while asking with a smile: "Brother, have you been in trouble again in Chang'an City recently?" That's why he hurriedly sought refuge under General Feng? ”

"No, no!" Wang Xun, who had been on guard for a long time in vain, denied it casually.

"Really?" Gao Shi's face was full of ridicule, "But I remember that about half a year ago, someone personally rejected General Feng's invitation. Are you reluctant to leave Chang'an City? ”

"Ah, ah, that, that's ......" was exposed to the other party's face, Wang Xun's face turned red, and his breathing immediately became short, "I, I was sudden, suddenly wanted to come out and turn around." Turn. It's so depressing in Chang'an City!! ”

"Well said, Chang'an City is indeed too depressing!" Putting down the teacup, Gao Shi laughed and stroked his palms. "Originally, I thought I was the only one who felt depressed, but I didn't expect you, a noble son, to feel the same way as me. So you escaped? Don't plan to go back for a while? ”

"No!" Wang Xun was frightened by Gao Shi's applause, and soon realized his gaffe. Blushing, he muttered, "You can't escape." I haven't left home since I was a kid, so I suddenly wanted to come out and break in! Da, didn't Dafu Gong say that day, in the desert and yellow sand, it is the place where men can sing. ”

"I said that?" Gao Shi couldn't remember. But I appreciate Wang Xun's adaptability. "Even if I said it! Those two wines were really enjoyable. Don't worry, boy, it doesn't matter why you're here. It doesn't matter who you have offended. At least on this one-third of an acre of land near Yangguan City, you will be safe. Okay, drink your tea, and put your hands off the hilt. Although Gao can't be called a person who cherishes his name and betrays his friends, he doesn't dare to do it! ”

"I, I, I'm not, not against, not against!" As if being stripped naked in public, Wang Xun's already red face gradually began to turn purple, "I, I ......."

Although he has little experience, he is not a fool. Turning his head slightly from the dead end, he immediately understood that with the force in Gao Shi's hands at this moment, he didn't need to put on any Laoshi Hongmen banquet if he wanted to solve it. Since it is a fortress, there are two to three thousand permanent soldiers and horses in Yangguan City. And there are only 100 guards and 300 people under his command, and the two sides really start to move, and it is estimated that it will not take a stick of incense to make it take for him to be chopped to the point that there is not even a piece of meat left.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head in shame, "Don't be like me, on the road, I have a string in my heart every day, and I'm almost stunned!" ”

Knowing that Wang Xun was looking for an excuse to cover up, Gao Shi didn't poke it, shook his head, and said with a smile: "When you come to me, you don't have to be tense." There is no reason to go out of Yangguan in the west, isn't this not out of Yangguan yet? Tell me about what happened in Chang'an City recently, thousands of miles away, it's really not easy to get some news! ”

"Okay! I don't know what kind of news Dafu Gong, Gao, and Gao Da want to hear! Wang Xun finally relaxed, picked up the tea cup in front of him with both hands, and drank it in a big gulp.

"Whatever you want." Gao Shiduan set up a white copper teapot on the charcoal fire, and filled the teapot for Wang Xun with his own hands, "People are cheap bones." When I was in Chang'an, I always felt that Chang'an City was too crowded. When I got here, I began to miss the excitement of Chang'an City again. ”

This scope is too wide, and for a while, Wang Xun didn't know where to start, "Jingzhao Yin Wang Ji has fallen and been implicated in the case of rebellion." At that time, I don't know if Brother Gao is still in Jingshi? ”

"Not long after I left, I heard about it on the way! It has something to do with you kid, I remember, it was you kid in the spring who captured the assassin of Wang Jie's family alive! "Gao Yi copper chopsticks poked the white charcoal in the brazier, making the fire inside burn more vigorously, the Western Regions is not as cold as Chang'an. And he is now over half a hundred years old, and his body is far less strong than Wang Xun. shouldn't have been to go back to Biansai to endure this hardship, but the desire for merit in his heart is easily difficult to cool.

"I just accidentally got caught up in it. I thought that the two sides would stop at this point, but who would have thought that the water here would be so muddy that it was impossible to see the bottom........" As soon as the chatterbox opened, Wang Xun's mentality became more and more relaxed. While drinking tea slowly, he told with some respect how he was ordered to arrest the traitor that day, as well as how Xing Wei and others were heroic and how they painfully stated the disadvantages of the times before they died.

"The one surnamed Xing is also a good man! It's just that the heart is too real! Gao Shi listened as he gently tapped his knees with his fingers. Before he died, he still wanted to take out the Wang family and the family, who would have expected that the Wang family brothers would be using him from the beginning! ”

That's what everyone said. It's a pity that General Xing died! Wang Xun nodded and echoed in a low voice.

"It's not a pity, it's that he's stupid and can't tell the situation at all." Gao Shi suddenly began to shake his head again, sighing and adding, "I believe many people can see the shortcomings of the imperial court. But it can be solved, but it is not something that can be achieved overnight. He was going to give a military advice, and it seemed that he would cut through the chaos with a quick knife. In fact, if this knife is cut down, I am afraid that the consequences are far beyond his control! ”

The layers involved in these words are too deep, and Wang Xun can only listen with wide eyes. After Gao Shi finished commenting, he glanced at the other party and said very carefully: "After Wang Ji died, most of the power in his hands went to Yang Guozhong and his minions. General Feng also left the Jingshi and returned to the four towns of Anxi to preside over specific affairs for Gao Xianzhi! ”

"That's as it should be!" Gao Shi frowned and commented with a smile, "Yang Guozhong's longing for the power in Wang Jie's hands has not been a day or two. Since you can bring down the other party, of course you won't suffer in this regard. What about Li Linfu, he let Yang Guozhong wantonly install party henchmen? ”

Hearing that Yang Guozhong brought the title of 'that guy' in the other party's mouth, Wang Xun's mentality felt even more stable, shook his head, and added with a smile: "What can you do if you are unwilling? Wang Ji is Li Xiang's henchman. If such a big thing happens, can Your Majesty not be suspicious? I heard that the day after Wang Jie's death, Li Linfu fell seriously ill. Subsequently, his condition was good and bad, and he was already more than capable of doing things in the court! ”

"So that's it?" Gao Shi couldn't help frowning, "No wonder Yang Guozhong's hand has been stretching out longer and longer recently. It turned out to be already unscrupulous! If Li Linfu really can't afford to get sick, he hissed----- "He tightened the fur on his body hard, as if he couldn't stand the cold wind blowing from the depths of the desert, "That would be a bit troublesome, the imperial court has not been turbulent for thirty years......."

"Brother Gao doesn't seem to like Yang Guozhong very much?" Wang Xun smiled and asked in a low voice. For him, Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong are all the way, they are both big traitors, no matter who is on stage, they will not do anything good.

"It's not that I don't like it!" Gao Shi glanced at Wang Xun with a smile, envious of the other party's age. It's good to be young, you can be ignorant, you can be ignorant. There is time to grow and ponder. Although Li Linfu is narrow-minded, he still has the ability to suppress the situation. And Yang Guozhong's house, it's okay to be a gangster, and to be the face of a country, I'm afraid it's not the blessing of the community! ”

Seeing that Wang Xun was still a little confused in his eyes, he smiled and added in a low voice: "People who have no ability climb to a high position, even if they are conscientious, will make a mess of things." Moreover, Yang Guozhong is very selfish, and when thinking about things, I am afraid that he will always put his small family in front of the country. Boy, I'm afraid it's not too late for you to go to the Western Regions! It's not too peaceful for long! ”

"Isn't it time?" Wang Xun became more and more confused, and repeated in confusion.

"If the skin does not exist, the hair will be covered?!" Gao Shi picked up the teacup, as if he wished that it was filled with a glass of wine, "There are too many variables here." The Uighurs, the Tielers, the Turks, and the Great Cannibals from afar, each became a force! If the Central Plains is always stable, all forces will bow down. Speak my Tang language, wear my Tang clothes, and consider myself a Tang citizen. If something happens to the Central Plains, I'm afraid these guys will immediately jump up and bite back! ”

"Huh?" As if someone had poured a basin of cold water on his head, Wang Xun stared at him and was stunned on the spot. He didn't come to the Western Regions to give his life. I thought that under Feng Changqing's command, I could easily defeat the enemy outside the fortress and flee. Who would have thought that the situation in the Western Regions was no less complicated than in Chang'an City, and if it wasn't done well, he would have to explain his life here.

As if guessing what Wang Xun was thinking, Gao Shi couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "Boy, for the sake of you drinking with me tonight, I will send you a word, some responsibilities are born with men, and you can't escape from it." ”

After that, regardless of whether Wang Xun understood it or not, he drank the tea in his hand.