The scourge of the Anshi Rebellion has been eliminated, but it would be a pity not to let Guo Ziyi step onto the stage of history. Guo Ziyi is almost sixty years old, and he is just a military envoy of Jiuyuan Taishou and Tiande, and it would be too wasteful if he didn't use it anymore.

Li Siye is the general of Anxi, and there is nothing to say about his ability. Now that the young Zhuang faction in the Anxi army is rising, the veteran is gradually losing power, Li Siye and others are not satisfied with this situation, so it will happen that they do not obey the military order and enter the river first with Li Fei Yuanli. Although the end result is good, for Ma Lan, such a thing is not allowed to happen again.

Li Siye was the deputy envoy of Hedong Jiedu, and then asked him to bring a large number of Anxi veterans over, and the contradiction between the young Zhuang faction and the veteran generals in the Anxi army was resolved.

For the position of Pinglu Jiedu envoy, Ma Lan originally wanted to recommend Li Guangbi, but then thought that Li Guangbi was a Khitan after all, and there were many records of disobeying the edict in his later years in the original history, so he decided to forget it.

The reason why Li Jing was chosen was mainly to show Li Longji that he was not selfish, not because the Son of Heaven gave him the right to arbitrarily appoint private individuals.

"Oh?"

Li Longji frowned: "Ma Qing, I believe that you look at people's eyes, Li Siye and Guo Ziyi all know that they are indeed good generals, but Li Jing is just a small captain of the Long Wu Army, is it too child's fun to use him as a general?" ”

Ma Ling smiled: "Although Li Jing is young, he was born as a jinshi, and he is very rare among military generals. Being called my family by His Majesty naturally has its extraordinary. What Li Jing lacks is just the tempering of a knife and a gun on the border. Pinglu is the place of the four wars, so that it is the most suitable for the general, and Weichen believes that he will be able to live up to his mission. ”

Li Longji nodded: "If Li Jing has no problem, I will allow it." Ma Qing, you have to know that you are the envoy of the Three Towns Festival and different from Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong in the past, I entrusted the Three Towns to you, and you are the real commander of the Three Towns. The children of wealth and silk are all under your control, whether it is Li Jing or Guo Ziyi and Li Siye, if there is dereliction of duty, you are the only one who asks. ”

"......" Ma Lan twitched the corner of his mouth, and suddenly regretted it in his heart.

He arranged the deputy envoy of the three towns in this way, which is actually equivalent to taking the initiative to give up the real power of the three towns, first, to concentrate on attacking the river, and second, to show the Son of Heaven that he has no different intentions, where did he think that the Son of Heaven would say so!

In the past, most of the capital protectors of Anxi were first led by Prince Yao, and later led by Li Linfu, all of them were only under a name, where did I think that the Son of Heaven would not allow such a thing at all, but demanded that he must hold real power.

If you had known this, you should have really used a private person.

Especially Li Jing, recommending him as the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu is just a gesture of goodwill to the Son of Heaven, and now Ma Ling himself doubts whether this kid can be on his own in Pinglu.

However, the words have been spoken, and where can they be taken back. Ma Lan could only nod: "Weichen understands." ”

"I know you're bent on exploring the river, but there's no room for trouble in these three towns. I give you the right to arbitrarily, if any of the three of them you think is inappropriate, you can remove them yourself, and report them afterwards. The number of immigrants in the river has been determined, and when the immigration matters are arranged, you can go back to Anxi, I know that your heart is not here. Li Longji stood up with a smile and actually walked back.

From beginning to end, no one spoke, including Chen Xilie, the left minister. Such a court meeting is extremely rare. Everyone looked at each other, all with strange expressions.

Chen Xilie's expression was the first to regain his composure, and he walked over slowly and smiled: "Ma Xiang, Your Majesty trusts me so much, I have never seen it in the court for many years. However, the matter of the deputy envoy of the three towns, His Majesty gave Ma Xiang the right to arbitrary, is there still room for discussion among these three people? Especially Li Jing, a hairy boy who is less than twenty years old, where can he be a town general? Among the generals in Anxi, there are Ma Lingcha and Gao Xianzhi who live in Chang'an, which one is more appropriate than Li Jing. If Ma Xiang thinks that these Hu generals are inappropriate, I still have a few candidates here, and Ma Xiang may wish to consider it. ”

Ma Lan was actually already regretting it in his heart, but at this time, how could he immediately change his mind and lose face, because he smiled and said: "This is not needed." It is necessary to know that since ancient times, heroes have been teenagers, in the past, Taizong was only sixteen years old when he was rescued by Yanmen at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and he was only Li Jing's age when he led the army to conquer the world. ”

"Huh."

Chen Xilie nodded with a smile, turned around and walked out of the main hall directly.

Ma Lan knew that he had offended this guy, but he didn't care. Yang Guozhong has been knocked down, where do you care about a Chen Xilie. As long as the Son of Heaven continues to trust himself, the jealousy and resentment of others are just floating clouds.

……

Ignoring these guys, Ma Ling returned to his residence and immediately sent someone to Long Wujun to call Li Jing over.

After learning that he was appointed by Ma Lan as the deputy envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, Li Jing was so excited that his face turned red, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Ma Luan.

"On that day, the general taught me with a knife on the school field, and the boy was unforgettable! Thanks to the general's kindness, Li Jing has nothing to repay, as long as the general says a word, he will never frown when he goes to the soup! ”

The body of this royal child actually showed a bit of the spirit of the rivers and lakes at this time. Ma Ling nodded and ordered him to get up, looked at Li Jing and said solemnly: "The place of the four battles in Pinglu is a good place to make meritorious contributions. The matter is very important, Li Jing, you must be cautious after you arrive in Pinglu, and you must not be greedy for merit. Keep the first, pioneer second, have a good experience for a few years, and there will be a time for you to show your strength in the future. ”

Li Jing nodded vigorously: "The kid wrote it down." ”

"When An Lushan was the Pinglu soldier and horse envoy in the past, there were rumors of killing good people and risking their merits. Now the man is dead, and it is not known whether it is true or false. Li Jing, you are a descendant of the imperial family, you must not do such a thing. ”

Li Jing nodded and said, "General rest assured, the sage teachings that the kid has received since he was a child are not comparable to the ill-intentioned miscellaneous Hu of An Lushan." ”

"The most important thing is to be cautious, An Lushan has been in Hebei for many years, and there are many private individuals in Pinglu Town, after you go, this matter needs to be dealt with."

Li Jing's eyes flashed, looked at Ma Lu and said, "The general also thinks that An Lushan has a rebellion?" ”

Ma Lu smiled: "I have never trusted foreign races, and An Lushan is naturally no exception. ”

"Since the general thinks that An Lushan has bad intentions, why does he want to stop Yang Guozhong from eliminating traitors for the country?" Li Jing asked.

That's a straightforward question. Ma Lan said in his heart.

Yang Guozhong originally wanted to put the responsibility for killing An Lushan on me, can this also tell you?

"Alright, there you go. The official edict will soon be in your hands, and you will return to the Longwu Army to prepare. Ask General Chen if you are allowed to bring some Chang'an children who are willing to go to the border to Pinglu, and if General Chen is willing, you will choose some to go with you as your own team. Those veterans left by An Lushan can not be used as much as possible. An Lushan is dead, and they can't make any waves. Ma Lan waved his hand and motioned for him to leave.

After Li Jing left, Ma Ling was still apprehensive in his heart.

The three towns left behind by An Lushan, Pinglu had the least soldiers and horses, and it was he who handed them over to Li Jing, a hairy boy. Now that the Son of Heaven has made it clear that he is a real job and not a remote leader, the responsibility is much greater. Among the three people, he was naturally the most worried about this Li Jing.

Knowing this, he would rather take the risk of choosing the Khitan Li Guangbi than this hairy boy who is not recorded in the history books.

However, now that the ministers know that they have just praised Li Jing in front of the Son of Heaven, it is impossible to change the order at night. I can only hope that this kid is not a man who talks on paper, but really has real talent and learning, and can gain a firm foothold in Pinglu.

……

Guo Ziyi is the general of Shuofang far away in the Hetao, and Li Siye is now in the river, these two people Ma Lan naturally can't explain in person, of course, he also has absolute trust in these two people, and there is no need to explain them one by one.

At the same time that the edict was sent to Hezhong and Jiuyuan, it also spread in Chang'an City. The news that Li Jing was appointed as the deputy envoy of Pinglu Jiedu unexpectedly aroused the enthusiasm of the children of Chang'an.

Among the Guanglong Wu army, there were more than 2,000 soldiers who were willing to go to Pinglu with Li Jing. And there are a large number of Chang'an disciples who want to join the Longwu Army to catch up with this opportunity to go to the Pinglu Frontier.

Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu, reported the news to Li Longji, who was very happy with Longyan, and issued a special edict to reward the athletes in the Longwu army who were willing to fight on the border, and allowed Li Jing to choose the children of Chang'an to follow and join the army.

In this way, when Li Jing left Chang'an and rushed to Pinglu to take up his post, he was actually accompanied by an army of more than 20,000 Chang'an children. Counting the original nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses in Pinglu, the soldiers under Li Jing's command actually reached 60,000!

The development of events once again exceeded Ma Lan's expectations, and before the army set off, Li Longji and Ma Lan inspected the new army together in the school yard of the Longwu Army. After the Son of Heaven left, Li Jing walked up to Ma Lan's side and said with extremely eager eyes: "General! Your Majesty has great trust in you and has given you the right to make peace, and now you are the envoy of the Pinglu Festival, and Anton is the protector of the capital, and I ask the general to give me the right to make peace! ”

Ma Lan twitched the corners of his mouth: "Boy, don't make a mistake!" What the Son of Heaven said was that west of the quicksand I had the right to make peace, but he didn't say that the three towns of Heshuo also had it. What the hell do you kid want to do? Murowei, Jian, Khitan, and Baitou Xi are not easy to get along. When you arrive in Yingzhou, you must be cautious, and after a few years, I will sweep away the West, and I will lead you to sweep away these miscellaneous beards. ”

Li Jing nodded: "Yes, General." ”

Ma Lan looked at this kid's eyes and knew that he didn't listen at all, so he couldn't help but sigh.

At this age, it is the time when the blood is surging, and it is impossible for him to settle down in Yingzhou. Even at my age, I definitely want to do something in this position.

But it can't be controlled so much, the more than 20,000 Chang'an children are still unbearable for the time being, but there are still nearly 40,000 Tang athletes in Yingzhou, and Guo Ziyi is the barrier of Yingzhou after he arrives in Fanyang, and it is estimated that there will be no problems. (To be continued.) )