Chapter 41: Fighting the Thief
"Doctor, are you saying that Ma Renjie can really master Anxi? Wasn't it Wang Zhengjian who succeeded General Gao? Duan Xiushi asked.
"Since Ma Renjie has this heart, it is a matter of time before the Lord Anxi is on the side. Chenggong, the old man's words today, you must keep it firmly in mind. This is a military order, you go to Ma Renjie today, and keep a firm watch on him for me! Feng Changqing yawned again, took out a warrant from his arms and handed it to Duan Xiushi.
"If that's the case, doctor, I can't afford this burden. I'm just a general of Anthy at the moment, how can I take on such a heavy responsibility. Duan Xiushi looked at the warrant and frowned.
"If you can't do it, Anthy has no one to do. Cheng Gong, I believe in your ability. ”
Feng Changqing stood up, looked at the high platform not far away again, and a trace of coldness suddenly burst out from the bottom of his eyes, "Chenggong, if Ma Renjie has different ambitions in the future, you must kill him for me to eliminate the big trouble!" ”
"Alien ambition? Doctor, do you mean ......" Duan Xiushi's face changed slightly.
"Let's hope it won't happen! If there really is that day, Cheng Gong, looking at the whole of Anxi, you are the only one who can get rid of him! Feng Changqing said infinitely lonely, shook his head and went downstairs.
Duan Xiushi was silent for a long time, and finally put the warrant in his arms, and turned his head to look out the window again.
On the high platform not far away, Ma Lan was patting a young man on the shoulder and saying something cordially.
I haven't seen him for more than half a year, and the old friend's face has an extra scar, which looks even more majestic. The eyes that were originally clear have become extremely deep. From his gaze, his mind could no longer be seen.
"Renjie, do you really have different aspirations?"
"If there really is such a day, I will definitely not be polite!"
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Feng Changqing returned to his residence and immediately wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it to Chang'an as quickly as possible. He himself, with a few hundred guards, set out directly on the way back to Anxi (Qiuzi).
After the Battle of Talas, most of the elite of the Anxi army was lost, and the tall general was conscripted into the court, and the oasis countries were ready to move.
This time, the messenger who intercepted Ma Lan on the Khotanese Road, Feng Changqing was also extremely lucky. If he had stayed in Anxi, Ma Lu's messenger would have already traveled to Chang'an along the Khotanese Road, and the consequences would have been absolutely unimaginable. The tall general was first defeated by the Great Eat, and then deceived the king, such a crime is confirmed, and it is not certain whether he can survive or not.
Now that Ma Lan has returned with so many elites, the strength of the Anxi Han army has grown again, and the crisis in the four towns has been resolved. At this time, he was able to return to Qiuzi and wait for the arrival of the new Anxi Festival envoy Wang Zhengjian.
The war horse stepped on the remaining ice and snow and galloped on the Silk Road. Feng Changqing glanced back at Shule City, and couldn't help but yawn again.
"It's really old!" Feng Changqing sighed.
With his personality, he was absolutely reluctant to get into the carriage. This time, however, he finally felt that he could not support it, so he had to abandon his horse and board the only carriage in the group.
"Uncle!" The girl in the carriage saw that it was Feng Changqing, and hurriedly gave him most of the position.
"Good nephew daughter, this is given to my uncle by Ma Lan, I will give it to you now!" Feng Changqing fell directly on the tiger skin under the car, took out a piece and handed it to the girl, and closed his eyes tiredly.
The girl said, "I don't want it!" Last year, my father broke through Shi Guo, and there are already a lot of such things in the family. Besides, if I want it, I will go directly to Ma Renjie and ask for it, will he not give it to me? Where to use your uncle you cut love. ”
"Okay then." Feng Changqing smiled tiredly and took the piece into his arms.
"I knew that Ma Renjie would not die. He was so powerful, how could the Great Cannibal kill him? You see, didn't he come back well, and he made a great contribution! The girl said, her beautiful little face full of pride.
"Girl, your father was edicted to enter the court, but you stayed in Anxi and didn't leave, are you waiting for this Ma Renjie?" Feng Changqing suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the girl.
"Uncle!" The girl sneered, a layer of crimson on her little face.
"It seems to be! Girl, when you get to Anxi, I will send someone to send you to Chang'an to find your father. You don't want to come to Anthy again in the future. Feng Changqing was silent for a moment and said with a wry smile.
"Uncle, I'm not going back!" The girl shook her head vigorously.
"Girl, be obedient! Ma Renjie is just a prodigal son, not much younger than your father, and he refuses to marry a wife when he is almost thirty years old, and he has raised a bunch of Hu women in Anxi. A man like him is not a good match, and your father will never approve of it. ”
"Uncle, you don't care about my affairs. Even if you send me back to Chang'an, I will come back by myself. It's not like you don't know my character. The girl shook her head vigorously and looked at Feng Changqingdao, "Ma Lan has made such a big contribution this time, why don't you seem to like him so much, uncle?" You used to think of him pretty well! ”
Feng Changqing was silent and closed his eyes again.
Soon after, snoring was heard inside the carriage.
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Outside the town guard yamen, the matter of distributing bereavement pensions is still proceeding in an orderly manner.
The Han soldiers of Shule Town died nearly 1,500 people in the battle in the Talas River. The family members of each of the war dead received 150 taels of money that belonged to them.
Most of these people choose to deposit this wealth in the treasury of Shule Town. With such a result, Lord Bai Xiaode is naturally extremely satisfied.
It took half a day for all the wealth to be distributed. The family members who received the bereavement were grateful and slowly left Shule Town.
"Lord Bai is going to make a lot of money this time." Du Huan looked at Bai Xiaode's smile and couldn't help but speak.
Bai Xiaode smiled, took a note from his arms that had been written a long time ago, and stuffed it into Ma Lan's hand.
Ma Lan looked at it, nodded, and tore the note directly.
is willing to share thirty percent of his own income, Bai Xiaode can be regarded as a good person. After all, this wealth is still brought by himself to the treasury of Shule Town.
Although Bai Xiaode got seventy percent of the benefits, after all, he had to operate these wealth, and it would take a lot of manpower and material resources to use, and after the income was dispersed, it would be good to get thirty percent in the end. This is equivalent to saying that the benefits of this wealth are equally divided with themselves, and this Qiuzi royal family is not greedy.
As for credibility, the identity of the Guizi royal family is the greatest credibility. Bai Xiaode is also a Hu person, and his reputation is also as important as his life, and it doesn't matter if he has this note or not.
Ma Lu is not a greedy person, but he has already determined to change the difficult situation of the Anxi border army, and the more wealth the better. It is naturally very good to have such a perennial entry.
Seeing that Ma Lan agreed, Bai Xiaode said goodbye to Ma Lan with a smile, and commanded his soldiers to transport the wealth to the treasury of Shule Town. Du Huan couldn't help but be a little curious, and couldn't help asking, "General, what did Bai Xiaode write to you just now?" ”
Du Huan is an absolute confidant, and Ma Lan didn't hide it from him, and said with a smile: "Lao Bai said that he would give me 30% of the proceeds, and I agreed." ”
Du Huan nodded, and a smile appeared on his face: "This guy is an understanding person." ”
"yes. I thanked him for the Anthy soldiers. ”
After dismantling the high platform and returning to the town guard yamen, he met a person head-on, about thirty years old, personable, looking at Ma Lan and shouting: "Brother Renjie, don't come to harm?" ”
"Brother Cheng!" When Ma Lan saw someone coming, he hurriedly paused.
It was none other than Anxi Bei Duan Xiushi. Seeing this guy, Ma Lan's heart suddenly swelled.
In the memory of Ma Luan, a man who belongs to Guanzhong, this Duan Xiushi is his good friend in Anxi, and he is a true gentleman who is respectful and humble and has strict laws. And in the eyes of him, a thousand-year-old latecomer, Duan Xiushi is a famous figure.
"Or to strike the thief's wat and crack the reverse vertical head." , this is Duan Xiushi in front of him, a character who was written into "Song of Righteousness" by Wen Tianxiang, is he an idle person?
When old friends see each other, they naturally hold hands and laugh. Duan Xiushi said with a smile: "Renjie has made a contribution to Chen Tang this time and saved the lives of thousands of my Han family children, and the foolish brother first thanked Renjie for the Anxi Hanmin." ”
Ma Lan smiled and said: "When others see me, they all congratulate me on the fact that I will be a marquis and pay homage to the general, but Brother Cheng puts the life of the Han family's son first." The gentleman of Anxi Duan is really famous! ”
After complimenting each other, Duan Xiushi was no longer polite, and directly took out Feng Changqing's military order. Ma Ling looked at it and was overjoyed.
In the army, Yu Hou is in charge of military law, and people who are not upright cannot do it. In the original history, after the Anshi Rebellion, when Ma Lan presided over the camp in the west of the town, Duan Xiushi was in charge of military law in Ma Lan's army for a long time. When he came back this time, he was going to get Duan Xiushi over after he arrived in Anxi, but he didn't expect this guy to send it to the door by himself this time.
No matter what Feng Changqing's purpose was in doing this, he was extremely happy to be able to get Duan Xiushi. He comes from a thousand years later, and his vision of people is much higher than that of the Guanzhong man Ma Lan, who is still a strange man, has a luxurious personality, and has many friends in the Anxi Army, but what can really make him unconditional trust now, I am afraid that there is only this Xiushi.
This is naturally influenced by Wen Shaobao's "Song of Righteousness", after all, in the original history, Duan Xiushi used his life to prove what loyalty is.
"Brother Cheng, it's great to have you to help me! If you and my brother work together, we will definitely be able to make a great difference. ”
"Doctor Feng asked me to come here so that I can take a good look at you and not be a traitor. Renjie, although you are the main general, but the military law is ruthless, what is the duty of a general, I hope you will never forget. ”
Ma Lan smiled and nodded. He is confident and selfless, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, and it can even be said that it is for the future of the entire Han nation. He is selfless in his heart, naturally frank and open, and is not afraid of breaking the law.
"Cheng Gong, let's go have a drink first! I'd like to tell you a little bit about what I've done in the middle of the river. Ma Lan pulled Duan Xiushi and walked towards a tavern not far away, laughing.
Duan Xiushi grinned, this tavern was where he was just now, he had just left not long ago, and now he was going back.
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