Zhang Yang rubbed his hands and said wistfully: "Brother Wen, after our Ministry of Rites was laid off, you seem to be very happy. ”

Cen Wenwen pondered for a moment and then said, "Is there one?" ”

Zhang Yang looked awe-inspiring and said, "Look at you, the smile on your face can't be hidden." ”

"Really?"

"Hmm."

Cen Wenwen pursed his lips and put away his smile, straightened his expression and said: "It is a good thing and imperative to streamline the six departments of the DPRK and the Central Committee. ”

Zhang Yang sighed: "If you want to get rid of Gao Shilian's influence on the court back then, the court will exchange blood, and there are no outsiders here." ”

After that, with another sigh, Zhang Yang waved his hands and continued: "Sure enough, Brother Wen and I are still together. ”

Cen Wenwen hurriedly got up and said, "The lower officials will definitely not despise the county marquis because the Ministry of Rites is not as good as it was back then." ”

Zhang Yang sighed again, "Now Zhang Daxiang has gone to the Ministry of Officials, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu have entered Zhongshu Province, Zhang Dasu is in the secretary and supervisor again, Pei Xingjian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is far away in Persia, and there is also a waiter who presides over the mutual market in the Hexi Corridor, and the current Ministry of Rites is an empty shell, and even Brother Wen has come to bully me." ”

"Xia Guan has never had this kind of thought, even if the Ministry of Rites is streamlined now, the credit of the Ministry of Rites is still there, and no one can easily say that the Ministry of Rites is not."

After that, Cen Wenwen took out a piece of music and handed it over, "This is a piece sent by the Pei family in Hedong, and I also ask the county marquis to look at it." ”

Zhang Yang frowned, took the piece and looked at it.

Cen Wenwen said with his hand: "Hedong has talked about this more than once, after all, he is the heir of the family, Pei Xingjian has been in Persia for four years, and after the year of the crown, he has not yet given the word." ”

"Besides, Pei Xingjian has not yet started a family, and now it seems inappropriate to leave his son in Persia for many years and ignore it."

The content on the chapter is exactly what Cen Wenwen said, and Zhang Yang said worriedly: "Actually, the Pei family of Hedong has come to such a letter more than once, and I will reply to them." ”

Cen Wenwen suddenly looked back and said: "At this moment, the county marquis is most concerned about the western expedition. ”

Zhang Yang replied calmly, and said: "There are also many officials who have been transferred to the court, and what Brother Wen remembers most is the governance of the old land of the family, right?" ”

Cen Wenwen smiled with relief, nodded again, and said: "Yes, you and I have the most important thing in our hearts, the influence of the family is not something that can be eliminated overnight, and the squires who are attached to the family still don't trust the court, nor do they trust Your Majesty." ”

Even if the family falls, the governance problem of the old land of the family is not so easy to erase.

Seeing a batch of silver money sent out of the village, Cen Wenwen smiled and said, "Then the lower official will leave first." ”

Zhang Yang nodded and said, "I won't send it." ”

At this moment, on the sandbank, the skinny Xuanzang is sitting in a grotto, chanting scriptures, and many monks are sitting behind him.

A little monk approached and said in a low voice: "I received the news that the DPRK is going to the west." ”

Xuanzang closed his eyes and lowered his head to recite the Buddha's name, and said in a low voice: "Zhang Yang's sin is even heavier." ”

Since King Tianzhu was killed, Xuanzang has been reciting scriptures for him these days.

The army of Chang'an City reported that it had passed through the sandbar, and the horse had passed Gaochang and headed for Persia.

On the Persian border, it rarely rains here, and Pei Xingjian asked all the residents of the royal capital to take out all the pots that can hold water to collect rainwater and store water.

Recently, the population of the Persian royal capital has increased, and it has become more and more laborious to govern.

In addition to preparing for war with the Great Cannibals, the Tang army also shouldered the main responsibility of governing the inner city of the royal capital.

Pei Xingjian arranged many rules within the royal capital.

Liang Jianfang, as the commander of this western expedition, relied on this Pei Duhu very much.

The actual controllers of the Persian royal capital were Pei Xingjian and the Tang people.

There are no prostitutes in the city, no trade in this area, no dumping of garbage, no curfew, no private fighting, and no restrictions on the sale of alcohol.

and renovate houses, and repair streets that are large enough for marching.

Many earthen houses were also demolished, and because there were too many bandits in Persia, the distance between each street and the house was increased in order to better manage it.

The Persians are not easy to manage, and the language is not comprehensible, and sometimes the Tang army does not talk nonsense, as long as the other party violates the rules, then he has to take out the fine, and if he can't get the fine, he will take it into the dungeon of the royal capital.

Therefore, the Tang army made another fortune in Persia by confiscating their money.

After the Tang people took control of the Persian royal capital, everything here was changing according to the Tang people's requirements.

At the moment, the rain is still falling, there is very little rain in Persia, and the real rainy season may only be a few days.

Liang Jianfang walked on the main road of the Persian royal capital in armor, and walked into a low earthen house with his feet in the mud.

There is the smell of wheat cakes.

Liang Jianfang walked into the house and handed over two letters, "This is from Chang'an City." ”

Pei Xingjian took out two cakes and handed them over, and said, "It's just baked, general, please try it." ”

Eating in Persia is very simple, and now Pei Xingjian is eating bread while looking at the letter, and said in a low voice: "I want to eat persimmons from Chang'an City." ”

Liang Jianfang smiled heartily, "You kid has been out for so many years, and the people on the Pei side of Hedong are all in a hurry, and they are all urging you to go back, the court has long planned to let you go back to the court, and the old man will allow you to go back now." ”

The general laughed. Pei Xingjian looked embarrassed, "If you go back now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come out and lead the army to fight again, now is a rare opportunity, miss this time, I don't know if there will be a next time." ”

"You kid is still young, what do you have to worry about, but the old man ......" Liang Jianfang said while eating the cake: "It is even more difficult for the old man to lead the troops after he is in his prime." ”

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said: "The general thinks simply, now there are too many capable people in the court, and I don't want to go back now." ”

"Old man, I see that you are not happy yet, you should at least leave a child in the family before going out to fight."

Pei Xingjian put his feet on the table, leaned against the chair and said: "Actually, I am the second son in the family, my father and brother died at the hands of Wang Shichong in the early years, when Wang Shichong was at war with Li Mi, I was just an ignorant baby, I was taken care of by my family, and I listened to my relatives since I was a child, and they often said that it was not easy for me to survive." ”

"Wang Shichong wanted to kill me several times back then, but his relatives in Hedong hid me."

"It is also these relatives who want to urge me to go back next, they want to leave a bloodline for my father, they are afraid that I will repeat the mistakes of my father and brother, and they have always hoped that I will follow the literature."

Liang Jianfang asked curiously, "Your brother ......?"

Pei Xingjian replied: "Brother Pei Xingyan." ”

Liang Jianfang stroked his beard, which was so dense that it was a little exaggerated, and said, "Pei Xingyan, who was known as the enemy of ten thousand people? ”

Pei Xingjian nodded slightly, put down his feet again, sat down again, and read the second letter.

It turned out that Pei Xingjian's family was also a hero, and the Pei family in Hedong was also frequent.

By the time of Pei Xingjian, this vein had withered.

Now that Hedong has a rare young talent, can they not pay attention?

Seeing that Pei Xingjian was unwilling to return to Guanzhong, Liang Jianfang admired this kid a little more.

"Well, this is a letter from the Marquis of Lishan County, Xu Jingzong is no longer the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he was promoted to the squire of Zhongshu Province, and the current secretary of the Ministry of Rites is Zhang Da'an."

Liang Jianfang frowned.

Pei Xingjian said in a low voice: "Zhang Da'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he wants the general to write a report on the current battle situation." ”

Liang Jianfang was very troubled about this kind of trivial matter, he picked up the brush on the side, and was about to write a letter when he looked up and asked, "Huh?" How to write Zhang Da'an's Zhang? ”

Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment and blinked.

Liang Jianfang scratched his head and smiled: "The old man doesn't know how to write much. ”

Helpless, Pei Xingjian could only help write for him, and he was also clear about the layout of the Persian military array.

The royal capital of Persia was already two feet high, and Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance sat under the city to hide from the rain.

At this moment, there were no pedestrians outside the Persian city, and the city was quiet.

Xue Rengui looked left and right, couldn't help but be curious, and said, "How did you win Tianzhu?" ”

Wang Xuance took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Most of the water source of the Tianzhu people comes from the snow-capped mountains of Tibet, and I cut off the river to make them thirsty for two days, and then it will be much easier to attack." ”

Xue Rengui stared at him with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and said, "This is too simple." ”

Wang Xuance bowed his head and said: "It's not difficult, a certain family also knows some art of war, Tianzhu people are too arrogant, they lose in arrogance." ”

Xue Rengui still looked suspicious, and said in a low voice: "It's not that simple, what skills are you hiding that you haven't let a certain family know." ”

Wang Xuance looked at the rain scene outside and muttered: "The rainy season here is really rare, I heard that this year's Guanzhong is also rainy." ”

"In the past, there were floods in Persia, but you haven't heard of it." The person who spoke was An Yanyan, who sat on the ground, "General Wang, I want to drink a sip of wine." ”

Wang Xuance shook the wine bag, "Well, there's only this one bite left, it's all for you." ”

"Thank you." An Yanyan drank the wine in one gulp and let out a sigh of satisfaction, "The wine in Guanzhong is so good. ”

Xue Rengui said in a deep voice: "Don't let Pei Duhu see it, he doesn't let the army drink." ”

An Yanyan smiled nonchalantly, then returned the wine bag to Wang Xuance, and took out a roll of sheepskin, "Our fine work found out the news in the Great Cannibal Camp, after Namus Abu killed Yin Ben, he recruited troops and horses, there are 100,000 troops close to the Persian border, 300,000 troops in the rear, and 200,000 troops in the territory of Dashi. ”

Wang Xuance was puzzled: "I have never understood where they have such a large population. ”

An Yanyan explained: "Originally, the big cannibals were born as bandits, when Persia was powerful, the big cannibals were just a group of bandits, and then they grew stronger, plundered the population and strengthened themselves, and now what Musab is doing is what they did back then......"

While speaking, An Yanyan drew a picture on the ground, "This is the holy city of Jerusalem, which is located at a key crossing in the middle of the strait, and it is also the throat of the Great Cannibals to the West, and since ancient times, there have been frequent wars in the West around this city. ”

"The population of the Great Cannibal comes from the west of this city, which is like the Hexi Corridor of the Tang Dynasty, which is the "Hexi Corridor" between the Great Food and the West. ”

Looking at the map drawn by An Yanyan, there is a road in the middle of the strait, and the holy city of Jerusalem is on this road, and the big cannibals can enter the west by mastering this road, and the west can not only defend itself, but also enter the big food by troops if they master this road.

An Yanyan said again: "Mu Si Abu is a ruthless person, he saw the wealth of Datang, and vowed to take Datang. ”

Seeing that both of them looked at him with strange expressions, An Yanyan said again: "I am doing things for the Hou of Lishan County." ”

"Three, Pei Duhu is invited to the palace for discussion."

The three men then stood up and walked together to the palace of Persia.

In the Persian palace, the three of them stood still and glanced at the Persian king Belus, and then at Pei Xingjian and Liang Jianfang who were standing aside.

Previously, Belus also recruited two advisers, wanting to be appointed ministers, and wanted to change the rules set by the Tang people in Persia.

But they were all beaten by Pei Xingjian and Liang Jianfang.

The two ministers were beaten half to death, so that they fled from the Persian capital for fear that the Tang would kill them.

This is a little twist and turn between the Persian king and the Tang people.

Later, Belus never recruited any more ministers for Persia, and everything was arranged by the Tang people.

Pei Xingjian saw that everyone had arrived, and said loudly: "I have discussed with the king of Persia, and I am on the orders of the Heavenly Khan!" We're on a journey west! ”

Wang Xuance said loudly: "Okay! Expedition to the West! ”

Liang Jianfang said again: "Xue Rengui! ”

"The last general!"

"You take 3,000 Uighurs, and 5,000 Turkic soldiers and horses led by Ashina Funian to climb the Hai Heights overnight and station, ready to meet at any time, and give you three days!"

"Whoa!" Xue Rengui received the order and hurriedly left.

Wang Xuance and An Yanyan were also abruptly upright, and they didn't dare to relax.

Liang Jianfang continued: "Wang Xuance! ”

"The last general!"

"You will take 30,000 troops from the Tibetan army to garrison the land in the middle of the river, and form a battle with the 2,000 Uighurs led by Ashnadur to meet the great cannibals."

"Whoa." Wang Xuance received the general's footsteps and hurriedly left.

Pei Xingjian said loudly: "An Yanyan! ”

"In!"

"You accompanied General Liang Jianfang, as a guide, and took the headquarters of the children of Guanzhong to detour to the Gilgan Mountains and stand by."

"Whoa!"

Pei Xingjian looked at Belus again and arched his hand: "The Tang Dynasty wants to march westward, and it is inconvenient to stay in the Persian royal capital, so it is necessary to bring 20,000 Persian soldiers and horses and 2,000 Guanzhong disciples, as well as 8,000 people from the Western Regions, 6,000 soldiers and horses from Gaochang, and 30,000 soldiers and horses to block the big cannibals, this time the western expedition will be won!" ”

Belus stepped forward and took his hand, "Peidu has taken it away, what if this king is besieged?" ”

"The king of Persia and relax, Tianzhu has been taken, and there is no enemy in the rear of Persia."

"Yes...... Be! Belus nodded stunned.

In the Persian royal capital, the shouting orders continued, and the Turks, the Western Regions, the Uighurs, and the Persians continued to leave the royal capital.

Several teams of soldiers and horses went out of the city, and at this moment the capital of the Persian king seemed to be much empty.

Liang Jianfang rode on horseback, "This expedition to the west is a great achievement for us. ”

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said: "It is at this time to expand the territory, and we will take the first step in the next." ”

"Drive!"

One by one, the processions left the Persian capital. (End of chapter)