Li Linfu has been in power for nearly 20 years, and the Son of Heaven is also obedient to him. If he values Ma Lan's merits this time, Ma Lan's future is naturally bright.

Although Ma Lan had made an unwise move before, since his victory was extremely important to Li Xiang, his previous actions had become a small flaw, and it was impossible to affect Ma Lan's future at all.

The generals of Anxi understood, and naturally congratulated Ma Lu in advance one by one. Ma Lu was polite to everyone, but he was thinking in his heart that although this was a good thing, it was best for him not to have too much to do with Li Linfu.

Because it is now the eleventh year of Tianbao, in the original history, Li Linfu died of illness in November of the eleventh year of Tianbao.

There were many debates about Li Linfu's evaluation in later generations, some people scolded him for being a generation of traitors, and some people said that he was a virtuous man who was the culmination of a lawyer. Ma Lan doesn't care about these controversies, but it is too unwise for the so-called people to go to tea and cool and hug the thigh of a person who is about to die.

If Li Linfu can live for ten years, he doesn't mind holding this thigh firmly, but the current reality is that Li Linfu will not live for a year, and it will be Yang Guozhong who will take the throne a year later.

The title is rewarded by the Son of Heaven, and it is accepted with peace of mind, as for thanking Li Linfu in particular, it is neither necessary nor beneficial.

If you want to gain a foothold in Anxi and seek Hezhong, you still have to rely on the support of the center. The Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate is only a part of Longyou Dao, and nothing can be done without the support of the center. The eldest husband can bend and stretch, for the dream of the Han nation to occupy the river permanently, even if he is asked to support an idiot like Yang Guozhong, Ma Lu will not hesitate.

These inner thoughts can only be thought about by oneself, and cannot be told to others.

Cheng Qianli's face was gloomy, and he seemed to be very dissatisfied with Ma Lingcheng's imminent marquis, so he bowed his hand to Bian Lingcheng and left, saying that he wanted to go back to prepare for it, and immediately went to Tingzhou to take office.

After the announcement was completed, Wang Zhengjian, the new deputy protector of Anxi and the envoy of Anxi Festival, became the protagonist. Wang Zhengjian didn't say much, the first order was to appoint Feng Changqing as the envoy of the four towns branch camp, and ordered Ma Ling to temporarily serve as the deputy envoy of the four towns branch camp field, assisting Feng Changqing, and then ordered the generals to disband, and then came to the capital to discuss matters in three days.

The Jiedu envoy has great autonomy, and the official Wang Zhengjian of Anxi can appoint and dismiss him by himself, and the Zhidu Yingtian envoy is in charge of affairs such as Fukutuntian, which is extremely important for the Anxi army, and it is also a great difference in oil and water. When Gao Xianzhi was the chief general of Anxi, Feng Changqing was mainly responsible for these affairs. Now that Wang Zhengjian has replaced Gao Xianzhi's lord Bian Anxi, he still has great trust in Feng Changqing, a veteran of Anxi.

This is not much different from the original history, the only difference is that in the original history, Feng Changqing took the role of Ma Luan's current role, the deputy envoy of the four towns and the deputy envoy of the Zhidu Yingtian, and the envoy of the Zhidu Yingtian was Wang Zhengjian himself. Compared with the original history, the current Feng Changqing is actually more trusted by Wang Zhengjian.

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Bian Lingcheng intended to befriend Ma Lan, and he couldn't let most of the capital protect the mansion, so he insisted on going to Ma Lan's Grange. The left and right are just a lieutenant, and Ma Lan doesn't want to offend him, so he naturally nods and agrees.

At this time, Xiushi and others had already returned from Yanqi, and they were temporarily living in the Grange with Du Huancen, Han Wu, Li An and other henchmen. Although Duan Xiushi was a moral gentleman, he also knew how to deal with the lieutenants, and took out two small pieces of Se Se and a set of Khotanese jade from the separate treasury, which could be regarded as a gift from Ma Lan to the angel.

This gift is worth more than 10,000 yuan, which is definitely a lot of money. Getting these things made Cheng naturally happy, and his attitude towards Ma Lan was even more affectionate.

"Renjie is worthy of being a young hero, and he is really bold. A certain rough physiognomy, Guan Renjie's appearance, will not be confined to a corner of Anxi, in the future will be in the dynasty and will enter the phase, unspeakably expensive, unspeakably expensive! Bian Lingcheng's attendant accepted the gift, looked at Ma Ling and smiled.

"Inheriting the angel's auspicious words, if there is really that day, Ma Lu will definitely be grateful for the angel's reminder." Ma Lan smiled.

This Ling Cheng is not as hateful as recorded in history, but he is a familiar guy, and he has no fight in the face of Du Huan, Duan Xiushi, Cen Shen and others, and he can also mingle with everyone.

It is also taboo to befriend the lieutenant, but Ma Lan didn't really think about going out and going into the prime minister, based on Anxi to seize the river for the Han nation, and firmly guarding this place is his ideal, and he is not ready to go to Chang'an to wade through that kind of troubled water, so naturally he doesn't have to think too much.

After Bian Lingcheng passed the will, he did not leave Anxi, saying that he would wait until the will of rewarding Ma Lan arrived, and then return to Beijing with the person who delivered the will.

Three days later, it was the day when Wang Zhengjian ordered the generals again. Ma Lan went to the Dadu Protectorate again, and when he saw Wang Zhengjian, the old general's face was even worse, and he looked more and more haggard. Originally, I thought that the pommel horse would be better after a few days of rest, but now it seems that the old general is really terminally ill.

This time, there is no big deal. Anxi has Feng Changqing, and everything can run in an orderly manner. After ordering the generals, Wang Zheng ordered everyone to disperse, but he left Feng Changqing and Ma Lan behind.

"Renjie, do you know why the old man ordered you to be the deputy envoy of the Zhidu Yingtian?" Wang Zhengjian coughed violently for a while, leaned back in the chair and looked at Ma Lingdao.

Ma Ling shook his head and said, "My subordinates don't know!" ”

"Don't you really know?" Feng Changqing snorted beside him.

Ma Lan smiled awkwardly, in front of this twilight old man, he didn't want to pretend to be confused: "The subordinates guessed that it should be because the subordinates said wildly before, and set a 150 yuan pension for Anxi Jian'er!" ”

Wang Zhengjian nodded, and said with a tired smile: "Renjie, Renjie, the old man wanted to come to Anxi to do a career, but you gave the old man such a problem!" The Kaiyuan Tongbao of one hundred and fifty yuan is heavier than an Anxi athlete! In the land of the four wars in Anxi, every year there are Han family sons and daughters who die in battle, but where do you ask the old man to find so many copper coins to compensate these people! ”

Ma Lu was silent, at this time, he could only wait for the old general to finish his seizure, and don't say anything superfluous.

"It's okay to have such a bereavement once, and you have to do it like this forever! Renjie, tell me, what should you do if you call the old man! ”

"If the old man says that this rule you have set up now is not counted, it will immediately cause the soldiers to mutiny! However, according to your rules, where does the old man dare to send out a soldier? ”

"This rule was set by you, who is the old man looking for if you don't look for this problem? The old man wants to see how you can conjure up so much money! You said that you should not be the deputy envoy of this camp, who should you be? ”

Ma Lan glanced at Feng Changqing, and he knew about the establishment of another treasury. Feng Changqing's expression was calm and did not speak.

Helplessly, Ma Xuan said: "Lord Du Hu atoned for his sins, and his subordinates were also on a whim at that time. This time, the subordinates gained a lot in the river, and the property of the soldiers was paid by the subordinates. ”

Wang Zhengjian nodded with his eyes closed, and said, "This is what you should pay, but what about when your money runs out?" ”

"These riches were plundered by me and the athletes from the river. When it's not enough, I'll take the athletes to plunder! ”

"Ambitious! And what about when there is nowhere to plunder? ”

"If it is at that time, it will be the Haiyan River clear, and the world will be peaceful, and the four realms will be the land of the Tang Dynasty, and I, Anxi Jian'er, will no longer need to send troops to release horses, so naturally I don't have to worry about the matter of compensity."

When Wang Zheng heard this, he suddenly burst into laughter, and then coughed more violently.

Ma Lan listened to such an earth-shattering voice, and was really worried that the old general would not be able to support it, so he fell down like this.

"Feng Er, did you hear that? It's really ambitious! Ambitious! Wang Zhengjian finished coughing, his face turned red, and he pointed at Ma Lu and laughed loudly.

"It's just a reckless soldier." Feng Changqing snorted, but an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.

Wang Zheng laughed when he saw it, and his tears flowed out of his eyes.

After another violent cough, Wang Zhengjian looked at Ma Lu and smiled: "Okay! Good! It's really a hero out of a teenager, we're really old! Renjie, Renjie, if there is really a day when the Haiyan River is clear and the world is peaceful, looking at the four realms are the land of the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo and the Turks are all tied, and the Anxi athletes no longer need to send troops to release the horses, and the old man will die blindly! ”

Ma Lan grinned, thinking that he was just talking about it in a hurry, he only thought about seeking the land in the river, but he didn't think about carrying so many tasks on his shoulders. Tianbao was a famous general, what did others do with these things?

"Renjie, Feng Er has already told me, and I know your ambitions. General Gao regrets that he was unable to gain a foothold in the land of the river, and your ambition is also the ambition of General Gao. The old man was born in the Beiting Courtyard, and the thing he hated the most in his life was that he gave Broken Leaf Town to Sulu for nothing! The old man's ambition is to reopen the Broken Leaf Military Town, but unfortunately there is no chance! ”

"In the second year of the dew, Wang Fangyi Du Huaibao followed Pei Xingjian to re-establish the four towns, build a broken leaf city, set up a card to collect taxes, and open up a military camp, and the Han people gathered here in 50 years, with nearly 10,000 Dingkou! More than 30 years since Broken Leaf Town was ceded to Sulu, the old man led a large army to Broken Leaf a few years ago, and there are only two or three hundred people left in Hanmin! ”

"The big city of broken leaves, the weather is still the same, and all the people who live are fishy! Renjie, Feng Er, do you know how distressed the old man was when he burned down this big city! ”

"Renjie, although the old man broke through the Tuqi Shi to occupy the broken leaves, the broken leaves military town has almost no Han clothes, and after the old man returned to the army, the broken leaves were entrenched by Hu Chong again! The old man is old, and now he is on the verge of death, if he can't reopen the Broken Leaf Military Town and open up the North Silk Road, the old man will not be blind! ”

Ma Lan was silent, looking at this veteran with a beard, he felt a little more respect.

Now that the two mansions of the Anxi Northwest Court are divided, the North Court's military strength is weak, and the broken leaves are captured but unable to collect them, Wang Zhengjian's depression can be imagined. Compared with the Taizong Gaozong and even the Wuzhou period, today's Anxi Beiting and the Second Mansion are more than enough to defend and underexplore, and the reopening of the Broken Leaf Military Town Wang Zhengjian can only be just a thought, and cannot get the approval of the center.

The Western Turks blocked the northern Silk Road, which was actually an extremely serious damage to the economy of the Tang Dynasty. However, people in this era did not have much economic consciousness, so they did not notice this.

"Renjie, the old man takes you as the deputy envoy of the Zhidu Yingtian, hoping that one day, after you complete the ambition of the tall general and set foot in the river, you can also remember the old man's ambition and reopen the Broken Leaf Military Town! By the time the Haiyan River clears, the Broken Leaf Military Town should be in the hands of my Datang again! ”

"You can do what you want, as long as the old man still has a breath, I will support you! Feng Er, don't frown, you and General Gao have the righteousness of master and servant, and General Gao's ambition, don't you want to realize it? ”