In the autumn of the same year, war broke out again between the Ansi Protectorate and the Arab Empire. The scale of the war was not very large, and the total number of troops on both sides was about 30,000. But the battle was very fierce.

Originally, it was just that the Arabs lacked food and cotton clothes for the winter, so they came to the Tang border to loot, and there were not many soldiers and horses dispatched, only more than 1,000 people. It's a pity that the bandit just hit the muzzle of the gun, and a patrol team of the Tang Army found the intruder, lit wolf smoke, and soon gathered tens of thousands of troops to encircle and suppress the invader.

There is no doubt that these thousand Arabs will definitely not be the opponent of the Don army. They were killed and crushed, and only a very small number escaped.

Of course, it doesn't end so easily. The Arabs were extremely dissatisfied with what happened to their compatriots in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but they did not dare to engage the Tang army head-on, so they united with the Western Turks and attacked the Tang camp at night.

The Don army detected the enemy's night attack, but it was too late, and by the time the alarm was raised, the enemy had already broken through the perimeter of the camp. The Don army rushed from its sleep to meet the enemy, and a skirmish broke out between the two sides under the cover of night.

In the end, the Tang army, which was attacked by a sneak attack, was defeated, leaving thousands of corpses behind, and retreated all the way back for thirty miles before stopping.

Similarly, the arrogance of the Arabs angered the governor of Ansi. Without the permission of the imperial court, he mobilized 50,000 soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress the Arab troops that invaded the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Although the effect of encirclement and suppression was very good, more than 5,000 enemies were killed and more than 4,000 enemies were captured. However, the Tang army also lost more than 2,000 people.

It's a small victory, but it's a bit costly.

The military operations of the Anxi Protectorate were sent to Chang'an, and the vast majority of the ministers had no opinion, except for one person, who had a completely opposite opinion on it.

Chen Fei knows very well how the Tang Dynasty went to its demise in history.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the regime was still unstable, and there were many powerful countries on the border of the Tang Dynasty eyeing them. As a result, some of the military points on the border are often garrisoned by many soldiers. In order to facilitate the management of these soldiers, the Tang Dynasty learned from the previous dynasty and established the official position of governor.

Its power is roughly equivalent to that of a high-ranking provincial official in a province who also serves as commander-in-chief of a military region. In the late Tang Dynasty, it evolved into a "festival degree envoy". And the fall of the Tang Dynasty is inseparable from these "festival envoys".

There is no doubt that the establishment of the governor was a very good policy in the early Tang Dynasty, which helped to divide the administrative regions and facilitate the management of local military and government affairs. There is no need to report everything to Chang'an, so as not to delay the military situation.

But in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, a very serious problem was formed - the rights of these people were too great! Their military power became a major threat to the royal family. Sadly, the emperor at that time patronized and indulged in beauty and was completely unaware of the problem.

The Anshi Rebellion broke out, completely unveiling the curtain for the turmoil. The self-respecting temperance of the army made the loss of control and became the main reason for the destruction of the Tang Dynasty. Since then, the Chinese nation has gradually fallen from the altar. Although there have been several glorious dynasties, they can no longer be compared with the Han and Tang dynasties.

Therefore, Chen Fei was very worried that the Tang Dynasty would repeat the mistakes of the past and eventually perish at the hands of these governors (jiedu envoys).

He wants to change the trajectory in the future, so that the Tang Dynasty can stand at the top of the world for a long time. Even if you stand for ten or twenty years longer, it's fine.

It just so happened that what happened in the Anzai Metropolitan Protectorate gave him a chance to play. Merely...... If he himself stood up and discussed this matter in the court, he would definitely touch the interests of many people and become the target of public criticism. So, he was looking for a scapegoat.

Thinking about it, there is just such a person in front of me who can take advantage of it......

"Lord Xu, will you be free later? How about going for a drink together? After the dispersal, Chen Fei came to Xu Jingzong's side with a smile and sent him an invitation.

It is very difficult to change the existing system, and it is easy to be set on fire, so Chen Fei needs a ...... who can stand up for him For the dead ghost, well, Xu Jingzong is tall, short, fat and thin no matter how you look at it, it is very suitable, and Chen Fei accepted such a little brother in the court, who else could he be?

Obviously, Xu Jingzong didn't know the flowery intestines in Chen Fei's stomach, and nodded very happily when he heard this, and happily agreed. "Okay, my lord invites you, how dare you not appreciate your face? Adults, please pick any place and treat the officials. ”

"No need." Chen Fei shook his head arrogantly, and said with a melancholy expression: "The high-grade restaurants in Chang'an City are now all my Chen Ji's industry. ”

Xu Jingzong...... I really envy you for being rich and powerful!

Several of Chen Ji's restaurants were originally owned by the Cheng family, but Chen Fei's new dishes were well received by the public, and the restaurant's business doubled compared to the original. Therefore, as soon as the little fox and the old fox were combined, they happily decided to divide the restaurant in half, one from the place and the other with the dishes, and the two worked happily together to earn a lot of money.

As a result, these restaurants have also become the property of Chen Kee. Because the dishes of Chen Ji Restaurant are novel and delicious, there are only a few in Chang'an City, and the flavor of each one is different. Therefore, these restaurants quickly became the most upscale restaurants in Chang'an City.

At noon today, Chen Fei picked one of his restaurants, chartered a small private room, and had lunch with Xu Jingzong.

Because they had to go to Shangshu Province to work in the afternoon, the two of them did not drink very much. Without wine to cheer up, the two of them also had a lot less nonsense, and Chen Fei went straight to the topic.

"Lord Xu, I have something to do, and I hope Lord Xu can help."

Here it comes! Just waiting for your words! Xu Jingzong immediately sat up straight and listened intently.

"Lord Xu, I don't know what you think of the effectiveness of this operation in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate?"

"Uh...... It's not bad, it's a sneak attack, and it can still achieve such results, although it can't be called outstanding, but it can also be regarded as middle and upper-class. Oh, Lord Chen smiled, the lower officials don't understand military affairs, and they talk about it in vain, so don't take it seriously. ”

After speaking, Xu Jingzong felt a little depressed, he thought that Chen Fei would talk to him about political things, but he didn't expect Chen Fei to ask him about the war in Anxi Duhufu as soon as he opened his mouth, he didn't understand this Nima at all! Is he a civil official? A pure and pure civil official! He really didn't know how to open his mouth about the war, so he could only deal with it casually.

Chen Fei looked embarrassed when he saw Xu Jingzong, knowing that he didn't understand military affairs, so he quickly pulled over the topic.

"Hehe, it is indeed good for the Anxi Protectorate to respond to the enemy, and the army of 50,000 was assembled in just a few days, and the Arabs were defeated. But...... Lord Xu, if one day, the governor of the Anxi Protectorate wants to rebel, and he gives an order, wouldn't there be 50,000 or even 100,000 soldiers gathered to kill Chang'an? ”

(End of chapter)