Chapter 245: Building a New Army

In the Longshuo Army, Zhonglang will be regarded as a middle-level general with a head and a face.

Especially Zhou, who has been in the army under Guo Ziyi for many years, is quite courageous and strategic, and has won Guo Ziyi's trust. It's just that this person has been in the army for a long time, and he has become a ruffian, and driven by profits, the business of human trafficking has been done.

The matter was revealed, and Zhou was mentally prepared to be dismissed and even imprisoned for several years. Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Xuan opened his mouth, he was a ruthless word "chop", which directly hit the only trace of psychological defense in Langzhou's heart.

His face changed suddenly, and he fell to the ground and cried, "Guo Shuai, Guo Shuai help!" The last will be wronged! ”

Zhou opened his throat like this, and the officials and generals present all gasped, and said in their hearts, If you don't shout such a voice, maybe there is a glimmer of life, but if you shout like this, you will definitely die!

Guo Ziyi chuckled in her heart, bowed her head to the ground in panic, and her shoulders trembled slightly.

Sure enough, Zhang Xuan's face became even more gloomy, and he said sharply, "You still shout injustice?" So Ben Shuai has wronged you......"

"Over the years, you have instructed your soldiers to kidnap and sell two people as slaves, with ironclad evidence, violating the criminal law of the Tang Dynasty and the military discipline of Longshuo, how dare you shout injustice? For a moth in the army like you, the commander will kill as many as he finds out, and will never tolerate the traitor! ”

Zhang Xuan shouted violently, "Push this guy out and cut it!" The first order was given to the three armies, and then hung on the tower of the city gate to tell them of their crimes! ”

Zhang Xun waved his hand, and several fierce soldiers fiercely stepped forward to kick the boat to the ground, and dragged it down in the frightened and desperate cries of the generals, and after a while, there was an even more terrible scream in the distance, and everyone sighed in their hearts, the boat was over!

Zhang Xuan's face sank like water, and the corners of his mouth were raised, hooking up a cold arc.

He stared at Guo Ziyi and waved his hand resolutely.

Several soldiers stepped forward and began to scold Guo Ziyi in public.

In front of a group of silent Lingzhou people, Guo Ziyi crouched on the street, letting the soldiers scold him, and the scene was very amazing.

Although the executing soldier got Zhang Xun's hint, it was just a bluff, but Guo Ziyi couldn't hold it up after 20 canes, and finally gritted his teeth and fainted, his back was bloody, shocking!

Many people wanted to slip away, but they didn't dare to move, so they could only stand in place with trembling legs and watching.

Zhang Xuan stood there murderously, except for Zhang Xun and a few others, no one dared to look him in the eyes.

"Zhang Xun, Zhang Bang Anmin, tell the military and civilians of Lingzhou and Longshuo, if there are officials and soldiers who are found to be trafficking in human beings, they can come to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion anonymously to report, once it is verified, the commander will reward one hundred taels of gold!"

"The three armies were ordered to surrender within three days of the guilty offender, and the commander was not to blame for the past. After three days, once it is investigated, the lighter one will be exiled for three thousand miles, and the worst one will be killed! ”

After speaking, Zhang Xuan brushed his sleeves and left.

Xiao Shisanlang and Hua Nu'er hurriedly led a group of guards to follow.

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…… For half a month, Lingzhou and even the entire prefecture and county under the jurisdiction of the Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Office were filled with an atmosphere of tension and slaughter, and Zhang Xuan used thunderous means to attack the officials and soldiers who trafficked in human beings, shaking the entire Longshuo region.

Within three days, there were not many officers and men in the army who surrendered to the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and most of them were lucky. But three days later, under Zhang Xuan's iron-fisted promotion, Zhang Xun led the "special case team" to go deep into the barracks to investigate the case in an all-round way, and Zhang Xuan's attitude also aroused an enthusiastic response from the Tuyuhun people outside the city, and there was a flood of whistleblowers and complaints.

In fact, the case did not have any technical content∨ and after a little investigation and handling, a long list of soldiers and low-level generals who committed the crime were found.

There were more than 20 exiles, and more than 10 people who committed serious crimes were beheaded in public, and there was a major reshuffle in the Lingzhou Guard.

As a result, Zhang Xuan's authority as the governor of the capital was truly established in the Lingzhou Guard.

His thunderous means, his ruthlessness, entered the hearts of every soldier with a different attitude.

Immediately, Zhang Xuan asked Zhang Xun to revoke the decree prohibiting the Tuyuhun people from entering the city to trade in the name of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and told the state capitals of Longshuo to open the market and allow the Tuyuhun people to freely enter the city to trade and open shops.

As soon as the decree came out, the Tuyuhun people were grateful and grateful, and the Tuyuhun nobles, large and small, entered Lingzhou City and entered the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to meet Zhang Xuan, and the Tuyuhun Khan Grubo came three times, but Zhang Xuan did not meet him on the grounds that he was busy with military affairs.

Although his name is Khan, he is actually just a tribal leader, which is naturally nothing in Zhang Xuan's eyes. At present, the Tuyuhun people have become slaves of the country, in addition to the people scattered all over the Western Regions, there are only 100,000 people concentrated in Lingzhou, and they have gradually begun to be assimilated by the Han people.

Therefore, there is an essential difference between Tuyuhun and the Hui people. Although the Hui are subordinate to the Tang Dynasty, they are still a country of their own after all, and the Tuyuhun people are a foreign tribe under the governance of the Tang Dynasty, which is not the same.

Morning.

The weather gradually became hot, and Zhang Xuan lived in the inner hall, wearing only a short undershirt, and if it were not for the maintenance of the prestige and dignity of the Grand Duke, he might have been shirtless.

Zhang Xun hurriedly walked into the inner hall, he was used to Zhang Xuan's casual attire, and he was not too surprised, he touched a handful of sweat and said to Zhang Xuan, "Dadu Governor, Tuyuhun Khan Glubo came to see him again, did Dadu Governor take the time to see him once?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "He came to see the official, just to fight for the interests of the Tuyuhun people, the official doesn't want to see him, he should know how much is it ♀, and he has repeatedly asked to see, isn't he a little ignorant of advancing and retreating?" ”

"Lord Zhang, what I mean, in the long run, the 100,000 people of Tuyuhun will be completely assimilated into my people of the Tang Dynasty, as long as they are treated as the same as the people of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no need to give extra favors and implement special policies." Zhang Xuan glanced at Zhang Xun with a smile, "Sit down and drink a cup of herbal tea." ”

Zhang Xun bowed Xie and took his seat, and said softly, "Metropolitan Governor, it takes time to assimilate the Tuyuhun people, maybe ten years, maybe a hundred years. From the current point of view, the Tuyuhun people can't afford to make any waves, so there is no need. ”

"At present, the life of the Tuyuhun people is indeed a bit difficult, mainly due to the lack of food. Every month, many Tuyuhun are abandoned in the mountains...... In fact, it is quite pitiful. ”

"It's easy to ∨ your lordship if you want to eat, and this official has a preliminary idea, which wants to recruit more than 10,000 strong men from Tuyuhun to form a new army, so as to solve their problem of food shortage. The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion will provide them with more than 10,000 strong men, and give them a fortune for my use...... This way you can have the best of both worlds. In the future, if our army starts a war with Tubo, the Tuyuhun people will also be a help. ”

"What the Metropolitan Governor said is very true, and the lower officials have been prepared for a long time. Recently, Xiaguan contacted Pei Gongzi......" Zhang Xun said in a low voice, "It just costs a lot of money and food, and if he is not recognized by the imperial court in the future, Pei Gongzi's loss will be great." ”

"This is not needed, if the court does not want it, the official himself will bear it." Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, "The new army will be built first, and then this official will unify the civil and military department in the future." This official has a hunch that the decisive battle between our army and the Tubo people is imminent, and now there are less than 100,000 horses in Longshuo, which is unbearable. ”

"Yes, the subordinate obeys."

"Besides, where are Feng Chong's men gone? Counting the timed day, it is time to go to the periphery of Lingzhou. ”

Zhang Xun smiled, "Lord Feng's military horse has already driven into Shuofang, and you can go straight to Lingzhou after a little rest." It's just—"

Zhang Xun wanted to speak and stopped.

Zhang Xuan understood what Zhang Xun meant¢Zhou currently has more than 20,000 Lingzhou guards under Guo Ziyi's mark, if you add 12,000 people from the original Chang'an Yulinwei led by Feng Chong, Zhang Xuan will also set up a new army in Tuyuhun, and the capacity of soldiers and horses on the front line of Lingzhou is too saturated.

Zhang Xuan smiled and said nothing, but suddenly asked, "Is there any movement over there in Chiling?" ”

"Xiaguan received a secret report that a group of Tibetan soldiers and horses is gathering in Chiling, and there is a movement to cross Chiling to attack our Qinghai line. The Metropolitan Governor ......" Zhang Xun reported with some concern, quietly looking at Zhang Xuan's face, trying to find some kind of clue from his expression, but unfortunately Zhang Xuan's face was very calm and he couldn't see anything.

"How is Guo Ziyi doing?"

"General Guo didn't come out of the door, one is to think about it, and the other is to recuperate from his injuries." Zhang Xun said softly and respectfully.

"Forget it, I'll be handsome for a while. As for this Grubo, Lord Zhang, you can talk to him about the establishment of the Tuyuhun New Army. It can be recruited, and it is also accepted that Tuyuhun people can sign up freely. Tell him that this new army can be commanded by the Tuyuhun themselves, but it must be directly dispatched by the Metropolitan Governor's Office. ”

"This officer is going to visit our General Guo." Zhang Xuan laughed, got up and waved his hand, "Come on, help the official change his clothes." ”

When Zhang Xuan went to Guo Ziyi's mansion, Hui Khan Guli Peiluo also rushed to the outside of Lingzhou City with dozens of entourage, and was about to enter the city.

Guli Peiluo put his guard of honor outside the border between Hui and the Tang Dynasty, and only brought a small number of people to Lingzhou, which can be regarded as a certain respect for Zhang Xuan and the Tang Dynasty.

Along with Guli Peiluo were Prince Gele and Princess Hui Su Hudong.

Guli Peiluo sat on the horse and glanced at Guo Yang behind him, and smiled indifferently, "General Guo, when you arrive in Lingzhou, General Guo can go back to the house on his own, and the governor of the capital will be there, and Ben Khan will say a few good words." ”

Guli Peiluo and his entourage met Guo Yang who escorted Guo Yang into the Hui Hui to ask for guilt on the way, as Zhang Xuan and most people expected, Guli Peiluo didn't really take Guo Yang well, since the Tang Dynasty court has this posture, everything will be wiped out.

Although Ge Le and Su Hudong were still a little indignant, they could only swallow this evil breath for the sake of the overall interests of the Hui people.

Guo Yang turned over and dismounted, and suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of Guli Pei Luo with a complicated expression, and said in a low voice, "Thank you for the kindness of the Great Khan, Guo Yang is really ashamed." If Guo Yan has an inch of progress in his year, he will not forget to return to Pu Ende today! ”

After speaking, Guo Yang got up and arched his hand to Ge Le and Su Hudong, "Guo Yang confesses!" ”

Guo Yan was embarrassed, he didn't know how to be Wang, and went straight into the city on horseback.

Guli Peiluo looked at the wide gate of Lingzhou City and breathed a sigh of relief, "Go, follow Ben Khan into the city!" ”