Chapter 587: Uneven distribution of spoils
The following is a list of the robberies made by Gao Xianzhi's Jiedu Envoy Tooth Barracks at the Shiguo Imperial Palace.
One male lion, thirty-five white camels, three peacocks. A total of 31,200 taels of various gold products, more than 60 strings of agate, 60 taels of frankincense, 30 taels of dipterocarp, 13 stones of pepper, as well as various turquoise, silver items, knives, red sandalwood furniture, etc.
The high school was distributed and seized as follows:
The lion and the peacock were put in a cage and presented to the emperor. Thirteen of the white camels were used to carry the goods, and the remaining twenty-two were also sent to Chang'an to the emperor. A total of thirteen camels were loaded with the seized gold, and Gao Xianzhi waved his hand, of which eleven camels belonged to himself, and the other two camels were divided between Li Siye and Bian Lingcheng. Frankincense and dipterocarp were used to make a relationship with his future in Chang'an, and he carried five stones on a pack horse for pepper, and the rest was scattered to his tooth soldiers. No matter how greedy a person is, he will not eat alone and leave nothing for others, and he eats meat and the soldiers are happy to drink a mouthful of soup.
Li Siye originally wanted to refuse to accept Gao Xianzhi's gift, so wouldn't it be tantamount to complicit with him. But suddenly I thought that there was also the prison army Bian Lingcheng who was presented, so I had to think about this matter a little more. If you don't take a penny of these property, you will invisibly offend Bian Lingcheng and Gao Xianzhi at the same time, but it will not be conducive to him dividing them.
This is not a lie, because the human psyche is roughly like this. When everyone is dirty, it's best not to deliberately self-standardize, maybe you will prick their sensitive hearts. Instead of refusing in person, it is better to accept it first, and then send it to Chang'an through another channel, this thing is the evidence of Gao Xianzhi's robbery and wealth.
It's not that he strongly disagrees with Gao Xianzhi's approach, it's just that Gao's method of accumulating wealth is too explicit, clever and robbing, clever and robbing, try not to take it when you can, why should you turn your allies into enemies.
Now the capital of the Shi Kingdom has been sacked, and there are many Sogdian merchants in the city, whose family fortune they have accumulated for two or three lifetimes has been swept away by the Tang army. The people in the surrounding countries, Shi countries and other places were shocked, and their illusions about the righteous division of the Tang Army were shattered. finally realized that these foreign armies, whether they were the Great Food Army or the Tang Army, turned out to be a kind of smashing and looting
The local people organized civil groups and began to spontaneously join the array against the Tang army, after all, these people had no military training, no armor and steel knives, only crude spears and crossbows.
The place where the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms lived, today has a unified name called Afghanistan, so you can imagine the fierceness of the people in this place. It is only because of the complex terrain and undulating mountains here that it is divided into small countries by the terrain.
In the face of the resistance of these Hu Diao people of the Nine Kingdoms, Gao Xianzhi was not afraid, and divided his soldiers and horses into three groups, with infantry as the right and cavalry as the surprise, and the battle was victorious.
This is not something to boast about, just look at the gap between the two sides. These Sogdian armies were defeated without rehearsal or armor, and it was obvious that they were defeated by their bravery.
After Gao Xianzhi's victory, he began to withdraw his troops from Shiguo. Li Siye thought that he would start to stop like this, but who knew that he set his sights on the turquoise horses in Shattered Leaf City.
He wondered if this guy was crazy, and he had to fight three battles in just two years. However, today's Turgish is no longer the same as before, and the competition between the black and yellow surnames has greatly damaged the vitality of the tribe, and even weakened to the point of dependency on the surrounding small countries.
From this point of view, King Ningyuan's statement that Shiguo and Tuqishi colluded with each other to threaten the Anxi Protectorate was purely a false accusation. When Gao Xianzhi attacked Shi Guo, the Turgi Shi Yiba Khan hid in the Broken Leaf City and trembled and did not dare to move, for fear of being implicated by Shi Guo.
But there are some things that can not be dodged, Gao Xianzhi went all the way to the east, directly attacked Broken Leaf City, and captured the Shifting Khan. In this way, Gao Xianzhi had three heads in his hands that were about to be cut off.
Gao Xianzhi has reached the pinnacle of his life, both in terms of fame and prestige, and the countries of the Western Regions have changed color. He broke through the Qianshi Kingdom, the Shi Kingdom, the Nine Kingdoms Hu, and the Tuqi Shi, just from a literal point of view, such a shining feats are not exaggerated even if they are crowned county princes and county kings. But in fact, the emperor, who was thousands of miles away from Chang'an, was not confused, and knew that there were many things hidden behind his military exploits.
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After Gao Xianzhi broke through the Shi Kingdom, Li Siye had already decided to leave and did not act as an observer group anymore. There is no point in following the Anxi army, Gao Xianzhi has made all the mistakes that should not be made in this battle, he has already recorded them one by one, and asked Cen Shen, who was with him, to polish them, and make black materials to be delivered to Chang'an.
But black people also need skills, even if these materials are handed over to Yang Zhao, the emperor probably won't listen to his side, and he has to pull another person to hack together.
He was not sure about this candidate, until Gao Xianzhi led the army to withdraw from Shiguo, when he and the supervising army Bian Lingcheng saw the Jiedu envoys carrying a full eleven white camels and more than a dozen horses at the same time, a trace of imperceptible gloom flashed on Bian Lingcheng's face.
Fortunately, Li Siye's keen observation and discovery of the hidden dissatisfaction of the border supervision army were the serious consequences of the uneven distribution of spoils.
He rode on his horse and tugged on the reins, pretending to be casual and said: "High school not only has one set of fighting, but also one set of making money." ”
Bian Lingcheng pursed his lips and laughed: "Sometimes our family really envies you martial artists, who can legally kill people and rob money, and can also go to the saint to ask for merit, do a job, and earn two profits." A slave like us who runs errands can only watch others get rich on the side. ”
"Hey, Border Supervisor, didn't the high school also give you a white camel?"
Bian Lingcheng asked sharply: "Didn't he only give you one horse?" Our family is soft-spoken, just a slave, Doctor Li, you are different, you are the Imperial Doctor, and you are the Longyou Dao interview envoy, although these two titles are not real power, but they can be regarded as his top boss, you shouldn't just eat a bite of bone slag. “
Unexpectedly harvested, Bian Lingcheng provoked himself in turn, and Li Siye naturally couldn't be too open-minded, otherwise it would make Bian Lingcheng think that this provocative word fell into the void.
"I don't care, anyway, the protagonists of these big dramas are all high school people, I'm just a guy watching the drama next to me, it's good that he can give me some bones."
Bian Lingcheng smiled, as if he knew all this.
As soon as the team passed through the valley between the two mountains, Gao Xianzhi came to the two of them with a white horse and a heroic posture, holding a horsewhip and smiling: "Doctor Li, the border supervisor, the two of you have followed us all the way. ”
Bian Lingcheng smacked the taste of these words, and the meaning of his understanding was slightly biased, is this sarcastic that we can take money for nothing without doing anything.
He raised his hands and arched his hands and said: "Why do you say it hard, as long as the high school doesn't dislike our family as a burden and drags you back." ”
Gao Xianzhi laughed and said: "The border supervisor is serious, you are the eyes of a saint, and I hope to borrow your eyes to tell Your Majesty about the loyalty and heroism of my Anxi Army." ”
"That's right, this time, the Xijian defeated the Stone Country, broke the Nine Kingdoms, and now he has punished the traitors of the Riding Shi, and he has shocked the Western Regions, which is a great achievement. Passing on these traitors to the first Beijing master, the saint will inevitably be happy, and the meritorious service of the high school should be the first in the world. ”
The two of them laughed at the same time, and behind the laughter there was a misunderstanding and detachment.