Shuofang Jiedu is Lingwu County, Lingzhou, 1,250 miles away from Chang'an, Xijing, and 2,000 miles away from Luoyang, the eastern capital. If you want to go from the eastern capital to Shuofang, one is to pass through Chang'an from the eastern capital, pass through Jingzhou Yuanzhou and then go north, and the other is the northwest side road, first from the eastern capital to Tongguan, and then go north to Puzhou, Jinzhou, Fenzhou, and then from Shizhou to the west, passing through Suizhou and Yanzhou, and finally arrive at the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion. If there is enough time, Du Shiyi of course wants to take a long detour to see what it is like in Xiazhou, Yanzhou and other places, but since he is in a hurry to go to work, he has to choose the former.

Hurried all the way, the double strands almost wore out a layer of oil skin again, and the group arrived at Lingzhou Lingwu City before the end of the year.

Although Li Yi, the king of Xin'an, has been demoted to Quzhou, but before the handover, his predecessor Shuofang Hedong Jiedu Envoy naturally could not leave, so he still lived in the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion. Li Yi is seventy-three years old, but he can bow and horse, even if he has been moved to the left now, all the generals under his command are still awe-inspiring. His wife died early, since he guarded Shuofang, there is only one concubine by his side, and there are few maidservants, and the three sons have already started a family and become officials, and they can't follow their father's side, so they all sent their sons to serve, so Li Yi's three grandsons also live in the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion.

When he learned the news of Du Shiyi's entry into the city, the eldest grandson Li Yan hurriedly came to his grandfather's study to ask for a meeting. After he was allowed to enter the door, he told the news outside, and saw Li Yi get up slowly, without the slightest emotion on his face: "Calculate it, even if Du Junli rushes to Luoyang to report on his work, he should be able to arrive before the New Year, and he is really not slow." Inform the upper and lower levels to prepare for the handover. ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Yandeng was taken aback: "Father, the handover will be completed today?" Could it be that he wants us to rush to Quzhou during the Chinese New Year? ”

"What do you mean he wants us to rush to Quzhou for the New Year! Could it be that you are so old that you don't know the way, officials have a time limit to take office, if the time limit is up, then you must be held accountable! Li Yi showed his might in a rage, and when he saw Li Yan shuddering, he immediately bowed down and hurriedly went out, and then he sat down, but his face was not as ancient as just now.

He is not a saint, of course, it is impossible to really win without being arrogant or discouraged, and he is not resentful when he is dragged into the water by this means. Wu Wenyan quietly sent his henchmen to Lingzhou, but where did he have the kung fu to pay attention to this kind of selfishness in the palace. He already knew who faked his handwriting to Wu Wenyan, but now that he is going to sue for injustice and ask for investigation to the end, it will cause even greater waves. In the final analysis, he is a clan and a clan in charge of the army, and his grandfather is none other than Li Ke, the king of Wu, who was once rumored to have almost been made the crown prince by Taizong, and it is inevitable that people will be suspicious.

He is already in his seventies, half of his body is in the ground, why do he have to die and carry it to the end? Some people only see him rewarded for his merits, but he is already very satisfied, and it is more meaningful to be able to make contributions immediately than in Liangjing Nest for decades!

"Du Junli, I just hope you don't have a vain name. Although I have promoted and appointed many people over the years, in order not to attract envy, all the generals would rather recommend them to take up posts elsewhere, and many people have been transferred away before, and there are very few who remain with me, only a few shogunate scribes. ”

One of his closest confidants, the deputy general of the Jinglu Army, and several partial generals who had been personally promoted had been transferred out one after another after he received the book for the left move. Although he accepted the left move without any defense, Li Yi was not without resentment in his heart. What a loss would it be if the talented people he had raised were to be sidelined and put aside?

Therefore, when he personally greeted Du Shiyi in front of the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, after greeting each other, he said lightly: "It's been four or five years since Youzhou was farewell, I'm already old, but Du Dashuai's demeanor is better than in the past. ”

"Lian Po is old, he can still leap on a horse and cross the knife, and the king is even more old and strong, how can he serve the old man?" Now that Li Yi, the king of Xin'an, is about to move to the left to assassinate the history, Du Shiyi simply called the king, and his words were very humble, "The king has been guarding Shuofang for eight or nine years, with outstanding military achievements, and the military and civilians are obedient, and he is my model." ”

When the generals behind Li Yi heard Du Shiyi say this, many people who had tense faces at the beginning couldn't help but feel a little relaxed, and at this time, Li Yan, the former Jinwuwei general who came with Du Shiyi, stepped forward and respectfully addressed Li Yi as the eldest brother. Since Li Yi's appointment had just been confirmed before Du Shiyi left Beijing, the whole Shuofang army did not know about this matter, and even Li Yi did not pay attention to it just now. At this moment, after he recognized Li Yan, he immediately raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "Ziquan? This time, Du Dashuai took office as Shuo Fang, and you accompanied him again? ”

"General Li is not accompanying him this time." Du Shiyi explained with a smile, "General Li came to Shuofang here to serve as the deputy envoy of Shuofang. ”

Shuo Fang's Jingluo army was stationed in Lingwu City, Lingzhou, with 20,070 troops and 3,000 horses, accounting for one-third of the total number of troops under Shuofang Jiedu!

Li Yan smiled humbly and said: "I am a mediocre veteran, but Du Dashuai has to pick me to come to Shuofang to take on the important responsibility, I can only fight this old bone and do my best!" ”

Of course, Li Yi knew that if Du Shiyi's new official took office, but he couldn't master the Jingluo Army, then this festival envoy was undoubtedly just an empty shell, but Wang Zhong's heir Nan Jiyun was in Longyou and had not moved, he really couldn't think of who else Du Shiyi could transfer, but now that he saw Li Ji, Du Shiyi picked out Li Ji's official position again, and he had to revise his previous views on Du Shiyi. It's really a life not to be underestimated!

I think that at the beginning, he also started from the transfer to the general of the 16th Guard, and really embarked on the road of commanding the army. Although Li Yan is not young, nearly sixty years old, he is a few years younger than when he started to guard Shuofang! From today's Li Yan, he unconsciously saw his shadow back then!

"Ziquan is finally able to take charge on his own!" Li Yi took a long time before a sentence of emotion burst out of his mouth, and nodded happily, "After the handover, I will set up a banquet for Du Dashuai and Ziquan to wash the dust." ”

Everyone can perceive that Li Yi's attitude has undergone a subtle change, from being completely official and indifferent at the beginning, to being slightly close now. The generals of Shuo Fang were still just whispering to each other, but Zhang Xing admired it from the bottom of his heart. You must know that when the prime minister had already made it clear that he could make all kinds of requests, Du Shiyi only had one Li Yan, and he did not hesitate to allow him to be the deputy envoy of moderation, which is simply equivalent to entrusting the entire back to Li Yan, how could he not teach the veteran who was already not young to feel nostalgic?

It is a little unraveling of the knot, and the next handover between the two sides is unusually fast. It has only been more than 20 years since the establishment of the festival envoy in Datang, and there has not been as much red tape as since then.

This day is already the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, Du Shiyi knew that the Daoist people would rarely have a New Year's holiday, so he set the first month of the first month to officially gather in the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion in the festival hall to gather the generals, and they were naturally happy for a while. It's just that most of the generals still gathered around Li Yi, claiming to see him off. In the face of this surging public opinion, Du Shiyi saw that Li Yi frowned and refused, so he also stepped forward.

"The king has been guarding Shuofang for many years, and the generals have been taught day and night, and they have made war exploits, and now the act of sending them off is a sincere act from the bottom of their hearts, why should the king refuse? Although Shuofang is far from Quzhou, the imperial court has given a three-month time limit to take office, so why not be too late for the king to set off after spending the New Year in Lingzhou? ”

Du Shiyi personally opened his mouth to stay, and the Shuo Fang generals were immediately overjoyed, and you and I persuaded Li Yi to leave after the New Year. was gossiped by everyone, even if he was worried that the court would say that he was deliberately delayed, Li Yi couldn't help but hesitate, at this time, Du Shiyi relieved the siege in a timely manner: "What's more, I have just arrived, and there are still many things I want to ask the king, and I also ask the king to slow down the trip, not in a hurry for a few days!" ”

Since there was such a high-sounding reason, Li Yi had to help persuade him, Li Yi refused again and again, and finally agreed. Although he is a general, he has long been accustomed to still leading troops outside during the Chinese New Year, but leading the army to fight and now moving to the left are two concepts, and the thought of his three grandsons also having to accompany the degraded self to travel thousands of miles to Quzhou, his always majestic grandfather also felt a little guilty. Therefore, when the public was about to retire, Du Shiyi made it clear that when he was not busy vacating the house first, he could live in the guest house first, he saw that his eldest grandson Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of Du Shiyi.

But after sweeping the few scribes accompanying Du Shiyi, he suddenly thought of his own shogunate subordinates, and immediately couldn't help asking: "Dare to ask Du Dashuai, is there a moderate judge here?" ”

"I have written to ask Zhang Xing, the secretary of the Longyou section of my many years, to be the judge of the festival, he sent an envoy to Tubo to return and has meritorious, and His Majesty has allowed it. However, after all, he is not familiar with the situation of Longyou, so I just asked the king to stay for a few more days, and I also want to ask the king to introduce one or two people to me, I will use it according to my ability! ”

The name of the black secretary of Longyou, Li Yiyuan is in Shuofang Lingzhou, and he has also heard of it. Seeing that Zhang Xing's skin was dark and burly, he didn't look like a scribe, and he had the demeanor of a general who came and went in the wind and rain, Li Yi had a little agreement for no reason, and since Du Shiyi said that there was only one judge of the festival, he stretched his brows: "Over the years, the judge of Shuofang has changed several people, and only Lai Shengyan is the most competent. This person is capable and virtuous, and the most rare thing is that he is fair and fair, but he has the style of a master, if Du Dashuai does not give up, he can still use this person. ”

"Okay, what the king recommends must be fine, and I will see him another day."

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Li Yi had already met with his own shogunate officials one by one, and planned the corresponding future for them, but now he is moving to the left after all, and it is impossible for everyone to protect it. After inviting Du Shiyi back to the room, he actually commented on the advantages and disadvantages of the officials and inspectors he had set up over the years, and even a recital, until Li Yan came to invite him many times, and he suddenly came back to his senses.

"I forgot the hour for a while. In this way, I have dinner first, and then I will have a long talk with Du Dashuai all night! ”

Seeing Li Yi smile and leave first, Du Shiyi asked Gao Shi and Wang Changling Feng Changqing to go to the residence first, and took Zhang Xing to the guest house. Walking on the road, Zhang Xing couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "This is Shuofang, isn't it that others are pinning their hopes on the marshal to clean the old department of King Xin'an?" If the marshal still uses the old people of the shogunate of King Shin'an, will it ......?"

"It's not what others want me to do, I'll do it. Shuo Fang is not Longyou, and looking at the person recommended to me by King Xin'an, it is obvious that he already knows why he fell this time. ”

What's more, in Jiang Du's previous note, there are also corresponding names!