Liangzhou is the border city between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun, and it is only a few hundred miles away from the territory of Tuyuhun.

Although this city is desolate and barren, it plays an important role in the garrison, there is a garrison near Liangzhou, about 10,000 people, led by the governor of Liangzhou, and the administrative aspect is determined by the assassin history.

Pei Shen is a native of Chang'an, born in the Pei clan in Hedong, and has been in office for more than three years in Liangzhou.

The land of Liangzhou is not very peaceful, and the Tuyuhun Khanate is on both sides and three swords, claiming to be friendly with the Tang Dynasty on the surface, and is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, but in fact there are moves to enter the army and plunder every year.

And Liangzhou can only uphold the so-called "friendly" argument on the one hand, and at the same time increase the intensity of border patrols, beware of Tuyuhun's invasion.

In the past three years, Pei Shen felt that it was the darkest period of his life, and he really had never been so exhausted.

"Uncle Li wants to enter Tuyuhun immediately? The lower officials can ask the governor of Liangzhou to send troops to escort them. Pei Shen asked.

Li Qinzai shook his head: "Don't worry, Tuyuhun is so tenacious, let them resist for a while, I have to make a charter first, and I can't break in without a head or a brain." ”

Pei Shen said with a smile: "Xiaguan agrees very much, we might as well sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, let the two countries consume each other, Li County Bojiu may not know in Chang'an, Tuyuhun is not a good stubble, and he is by no means so respectful to our Datang on the surface, this time it is time for them to learn a lesson." ”

"That's right, dog eats dog, a mouthful of hair, let them bite first, the Son of Heaven means, it doesn't matter if the people of Tuyuhun die, the important thing is that this land cannot fall into the hands of Tubo."

Pei Shen praised: "The Son of Heaven Shengming, the lower officials also think so. ”

Li Qinzai said unhappily: "Go to the city, eat a hot meal, it's not me who said you, you are rude, how can you hang your guests outside the city gate, don't ask you to sing and dance to welcome, there must be a hot meal, right?" ”

Pei Shen hurriedly apologized for his crimes, and then diligently led Li Qinzai and the others to Liangzhou City.

Entering the city of Liangzhou, Li Qinzai found that the city was quite deserted, perhaps because of the war, there were few merchants in the city, only a few shops on the side of the street were about to open to death, the guys sat lazily on the threshold yawning, and a few stray dogs on the road drooped their thin bodies to forage for food.

The common people were generally dressed in shabby, each with patches on their clothes, and the population was so small that the whole city looked empty, as if it had just been robbed by bandits.

The Liangzhou Thorn Mansion is not much better, it is just a three-entry house, the front hall judges the case, the atrium is the office space of the officials, and the backyard is where the Thorn Shi and his family live.

This is the most shabby thorn mansion that Li Qinzai has ever seen, and it is not even as good as the Li family's courtyard in Ganjingzhuang.

After entering the Assassin's Mansion, seeing Li Qinzai's strange expression, Pei Shen explained embarrassedly: "The border town is sparsely populated, so it is a little simple, and Li County forgives his sins." ”

Li Qinzai snorted and said, "I have two sentences, one good and one bad. The bad word is, you are right, this place is really dilapidated and poor, and when a powerful child like me comes to the precious land, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is really 'flourishing'. ”

Pei Shen's face stiffened, and he barely managed to squeeze out a smile.

Li Qinzai said leisurely: "But the good thing is that Pei Tingshi, it can be seen from this Assassin's Mansion that you are really a clean official who is as incorruptible as water, of course, maybe it is also because there is no oil and water to scrape in this place." ”

Hearing Li Qinzai praise him for his integrity, Pei Shen suddenly became happy, this is the envoy of the Son of Heaven in front of him, referred to as "Angel", his praise is equivalent to the praise of the Son of Heaven himself after rounding off, and after returning to Beijing, he mentioned to the Son of Heaven that a promotion and salary increase are just around the corner.

He's had enough of this place!

"Thank you Li Xianbo for your praise, the lower official is just as Li Xianbo said, he is as honest as a mirror, and he ......is upright and upright," Pei Shen said happily.

Li Qinzai glanced at him and said slowly: "If you want to say that, I still have a good word and a bad word here......"

"Please let Uncle Li speak generously and outspokenly, and the lower officials will listen to him."

"The bad word is, you are really thick-skinned, and the good thing is ...... Your cheekiness is very suitable for being an official. ”

Pei Shen was stunned, and it was a little difficult to distinguish between these words, and he was hesitating whether to be angry or happy.

Entering the atrium, Pei Shen immediately ordered a banquet, and the meal was served quickly, the dish may be sumptuous, but in the eyes of the pampered Li Qinzai, of course, it is nothing.

After dealing with it casually, Li Qinzai wiped his mouth and said to Pei Shen: "The Tuyuhun army has been defeated and retreated to the east? ”

Pei Shen said: "Yes, the Tubo army is like a bamboo, Tuyuhun is by no means an opponent, Nuo Hao Bo Khan has transferred all the young and strong people of the country to the front line, but it is still difficult to be the vanguard of Tubo." ”

"The meaning of 'the whole country is young and strong' means that the tribes in the east of Tuyuhun, which have not yet been poisoned by the war, have also transferred young and strong people?"

"That's natural, it's no exaggeration to say that Tuyuhun is now hanging by a thread, and he can only take out all his family resources."

"As long as the young and strong people in the country are sixteen to forty years old, all of them must go to the battlefield to resist the enemy, and no one is exempt, and many sons and daughters of princes and magnates have been filled into the army, which shows how critical their country is."

Li Qinzai snorted and said: "Let them fight first, the Liangzhou garrison must not move without permission, the scouts will continue to inquire about the military situation, and when the time is ripe in the next few days, I will send an envoy to the Tuyuhun realm." ”

Pei Shen asked tentatively: "Li Xianbo said that 'the time is ripe' means ......"

"It means that one day I'm lazy enough and suddenly want to move, and then the time is ripe."

Pei Shen was stunned.

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "I just came to Guibaodi, we don't know much yet, when you understand what kind of virtue I am, you will definitely be tempted to beat me." ”

Pei Shenqiang smiled: "Uncle Li is joking, you are really funny......"

Li Qinzai sighed: "I like jokes, but that sentence just now is not a joke. ”

…………

The matter of the envoy is really not in a hurry, dog eats dog, and both sides have to have a good time.

No matter who is consumed in the two countries, it is a good thing for Datang, as long as Datang keeps an eye on Tuyuhun's territory and does not be controlled by Tubo, this is the only strategic purpose.

Tuyuhun is a two-faced so-called vassal state, and he has no reverence for the Tang Dynasty, so such a vassal state might as well be destroyed as soon as possible, and it is more secure for the land to be directly in the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

So Li Qinzai simply stayed in the Assassin's Mansion.

In the past few days, scouts have been sent out non-stop, in addition to investigating the military situation, the causes and consequences of the war between the two countries must also be investigated.

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