Hezhou, the west of Longyou, the topography wins.

Under the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the most important strategic logistics place for the Tang Dynasty's westward expansion.

It is based on Taozhou in the east, Diezhou in the south, Kuozhou in the west, Lanzhou in the north, and has jurisdiction over six counties of Linxia, Xiahe, Yongjing, Guanghe, Hezheng and Kangle.

……

In the afternoon, Li Xuan led the army across the Rouge River and arrived at Kangle, and the army was stationed outside the north gate of the county.

Standing at the gate of the camp, flanked by the soldiers of the right guard who were settling in,

Li Xuan, dressed in red clothes and gold armor, said sincerely to Huang Yu, the commander of Kangle County, who had come to greet him early: "Thank you for preparing everything properly, the right guard is temporarily stationed here, which is very convenient." ”

Huang Yu, who was wearing a light green official robe and was in his early forties, looked at Li Xuan, his face was calm and cold: "The prince has a reputation, everything is a matter within the duties of the lower officials, the prince will send someone into the city to give an order, and the lower officials will come immediately." ”

Li Xuan nodded softly and arched his hand: "Guixian walks slowly." ”

Seeing the Kangle County Commander return to the county seat with his subordinates, Li Xuan returned to the camp tent.

Di Renjie, who had not appeared before, was sitting behind the low table on the east side of the tent at the moment.

Looking up at Li Xuan, Di Renjie said with a slight smile: "This Huang County Commander is really good as an official, he dares to keep the prince out of the county, and the army is not allowed to enter the city. ”

Li Xuan did not refute Di Renjie, this Huang County Commander is indeed a good official.

Even in Taozhou in the east, Huang Yu's reputation is still very good.

Li Xuan and the others met a lot of local people in Kangle along the way, and they all praised him.

"Kangle is one of the important places for the transfer of grain and equipment of the army, although the right guard does not need to enter the city, but some roads along the way are insufficient, and they still need to be repaired, Linxia and Hezheng two counties in the west are not enough, the key is Lintan in the mountains in the south, and it is also necessary to transfer grain and grass from here, the road is smooth and very important, and it takes a lot of effort to rectify." Li Xuan's face was solemn, and his attention was not on Huang Yu, but on the transfer road in Kangle County.

Despite great reluctance, it was difficult for the march of the army not to disturb the people.

Even if Li Xuan is sympathetic, at most he can only keep the army from entering the county.

As for the villages below, when the great army and grain are transported, the people must give way.

"As long as it is properly arranged, this kind of thing can still be coordinated." Di Renjie glanced at Li Xuan, then his expression became solemn, he put the chapter in his hand on the low table, and then gently handed it forward, and said, "Having said that, the prince's trouble in Hezhou this time is not small. ”

"Weizhou Yuan's Clan!" Li Xuan walked to the short table in front and sat down, and looked at Di Renjie: "It's still hard for this king to believe that there is such a deep connection between the Yuan family and Tubo. ”

"Although it is somewhat surprising, there is nothing wrong with this confession." Di Renjie pressed one hand on the notebook, his expression serious.

This records all the secrets that Zhang Qiniang knows about Hezhou, and it is also the key physical evidence for her to get exonerated and even enter the ranks.

"Is there no problem at all?" Li Xuan frowned and looked at Di Renjie, and said: "Everything Zhang Qiniang said is what she heard and saw by herself, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes in this, if there is really no problem here, then the Yuan clan is too bold?" ”

"What, the prince still doesn't believe it?" Di Renjie looked at Li Xuan with a smile.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "This king doesn't believe it, but I'm not sure how much of it is true and credible?" ”

"In the past 100 years, the Yuan family has had four people in Hezhou, and six successive Hezhou assassins, and the foundation has long been firmly rooted in Hezhou. It's just that they have their own interests, and they are different from the court and His Majesty, and they are even completely hostile many times.

Interest deviation, even within the Yuan clan, different people have different ideas, and the statement of the three forces is reasonable. Di Renjie couldn't help but glance at Li Xuan in admiration, and he didn't know how he made Zhang Qiniang speak.

"Zhang Qiniang said that within the Yuan family, there are three forces, the branch of Hezhou Thorn Shi Yuanming, the branch of his cousin Yuan Xu, and the branch that even Zhang Qiniang does not know." Li Xuan sighed lightly and said, "If this is the case, then it is really difficult to deal with in Hezhou." ”

"The three branches of the Yuan family, in fact, all originated from the history of several thorns before the Yuan family, the change of dynasty, the decline of branches, the successful people occupy high positions, and the defeated people fall into the mud, this is the current situation of the Yuan family, and it is also why the Yuan family cannot clean itself.

When they were in decline, they all had collusion with Tibet, and they all used to use Tibet, and everyone knew each other well, and they couldn't blame each other. Di Renjie calmly analyzed everything in the entire Yuan family.

"On the surface, it seems that this Yuan family can't continue to exist at all, but on the contrary, we can't get rid of him completely, and the slightest mistake will immediately affect the logistics and transfer of the entire army, which is really troublesome." Li Xuan's brows furrowed tightly.

The tricky part of the Yuan family is still above his expectations.

"So, isn't the lower official here?" Di Renjie had a smile on his face, he didn't just follow Li Xuan to Hezhou.

He is in River State and has his own mission and tasks.

"The grain reselling case in Taozhou." Li Xuan glanced up at Di Renjie, he knew in his heart that Di Renjie had followed the grain reselling cases in Taozhou and other nearby states all the way to Hezhou.

After all, from Taozhou and other nearby states, large-scale grain and grass transportation to Tibet will inevitably pass through Hezhou in the middle.

Participation and assistance in River State is indispensable.

This is really a big case.

But Di Renjie is here, and it's not just that.

Looking sideways at Li Xuan, Di Renjie opened his mouth and said: "The affairs above the county of Hezhou will be handled by the prince, and the lower officials will do it, it is Yuan Xu, the cousin of Shi Yuanming, the assassin of Hezhou, and all the money and property of the entire Yuan family are in the hands of the Yuan Xu family. ”

"Is it a private visit from Weifu?" Li Xuan immediately guessed what Di Renjie wanted to do.

Avoiding the eyes of others, he quietly hid in Li Xuan's army, the purpose was to not let people know that he had come to Hezhou.

For the people who really pay attention to the DPRK, Hezhou Assassin Shi Yuanming knows best how capable Di Renjie is of Dali Temple.

But unfortunately, no one knows that Di Renjie likes private interviews with microservices.

"Grasp the key, Yuan Xu, and the entire Yuan family in Hezhou all the filth is all found." Di Renjie raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, his eyes cold.

Li Xuan sat behind a few short tables, his expression was calm, he grabbed people, killed people, and he was not bad in these aspects.

"Still be careful." Shaking his head slightly, Li Xuan pondered and said: "Finding out these is only the first step, the second step is to figure out the crimes on the individual, and the third step is to arrest and interrogate the crimes." The Yuan family has been operating in Hezhou for many years, and Bingcao, Kucao, and Hucao have all been controlled by him; And not only the few people who joined the army on the surface, but even the captains and officials below are likely to have all thrown themselves into the Yuan family, we don't know how many people there are in the Yuan family, we must be careful. ”

"So what is the prince going to do?" Di Renjie looked at Li Xuan with some curiosity, he, the Dali Temple, wanted to act in Hezhou, and Li Xuan's attitude was very important.

"The big war is coming, and the Yuan family can't be chaotic."

Li Xuan's words set the tone, and Di Renjie wanted to say something, but he waited a little.

Li Xuan, the threat of the Yuan family, could naturally see clearly, and he would not let it go.

Li Xuan sat behind the low table, looked at Di Renjie, and said solemnly: "If you want to clean up the hidden dangers of the Yuan family, and keep the Yuan family from messing, then there is only one way, let the Yuan family clean up themselves." Only the Yuan family knows Hezhou best, so whether it is before or after the fact, those things in charge must be the people of the Yuan family, but these people must draw a clear line with Tubo and fully surrender to the imperial court, so that the overall situation of the western expedition will not be chaotic. ”

"Provoke the internal strife of the Yuan family and let the Yuan family clean itself up." Di Renjie looked at Li Xuan with a solemn face, and his expression became solemn.

After a while, Di Renjie spoke: "Lord Wang, this matter is not easy, it takes time not to talk about it, and in the end, some people need to be exonerated. ”

"The Yuan family is naturally guilty, but with the identity of the Yuan family, eight discussions are still enough, and when the time comes, the merit will be discussed." Li Xuan filled in the last loophole.

The imperial court already has a system of "eight discussions": discussing relatives, discussing reasons, discussing virtues, discussing ability, discussing merit, discussing nobles, discussing diligence, and discussing guests.

The Yuan family can only get it, and it can only be discussed.

The so-called merit is not worth it, but because your identity is not enough, it is not enough to meet the "eight discussions" system; If it is enough, the work can be worth it.

How much of a crime the Yuan family has committed, how much merit needs to be used to offset it, which is very fair.

The prince committed the same crime as the common people, but the punishment for the same crime was different.

This sentence comes from "Historical Records: The Biography of Shang Jun": "The prince broke the law. Wei Ying said: If the law does not work, it will be violated from above. ”

But there is also a saying in it: "Prince Jiangfa." The crown prince, the heir of the monarch, shall not be punished, and the punishment of his Fu Gongzi is pious, and his master Sun Jia is punished. ”

Di Renjie is well versed in history books, of course he understands this, the prince is not only the prince, but also represents the real nobles, which is the later "Eight Discussions" system.

After a while, Di Renjie drew his bottom line with a solemn face: "Then, the crimes they committed need to be fully investigated." ”

"Don't worry, damn it, none of them will survive." Li Xuan smiled slightly, but her eyes were extremely cold.

Di Renjie finally felt relieved.

……

Before dawn, Li Xuan stood in front of the camp gate, facing Di Renjie and the three of them dressed in black, and said seriously: "Brother Huaiying, be careful." ”

"Don't worry, Di is good at this matter, take care of it." Di Renjie returned the salute, then turned around and took two entourages and headed towards the state city.

In a private interview with Weifu, Li Xuan stood on the bright side, attracting the attention of the Yuan family, and Di Renjie was secretly investigating the crimes of the Yuan family.

Although Li Xuan said that he did not perform major surgery on the Yuan family, it was only for Hezhou, but after everything, the disposition of the Yuan family was jointly decided by the emperor, Yushitai, Dali Temple and the Criminal Department.

If Di Renjie really wants to hold on to someone, no one can protect this person.

Even if there are eight discussions, Di Renjie can use the law to kill him justifiably.

Di Renjie has this ability.

Li Xuan turned around and walked in the silent camp, and the snoring in the tent began to fall down after a night of snoring.

Li Xuan smiled, then turned around and walked towards his big tent.

In the distance, Li Xuan saw an unfamiliar figure standing in front of the big tent, was slightly stunned, and stepped forward.

Kangle County Ling Huang Yu, who was wearing a green official robe, stood in front of the door.

"Xiaguan Huang Yu has seen the prince."

Huang Yu bowed his hand to Li Xuan with a solemn face.

Li Xuan looked at Huang Yu and frowned tightly: "Huang County Order, this is the military camp, how did you get in?" ”

There are rules in the barracks, and any outsider entering must be notified, even if it is a figure such as the county commander assassin Shi, there is no exception.

"Lord Wang!" Huang Yu bowed slightly, and then sent a token up, Li Xuan stretched out his hand to take it, glanced at it, and was shocked, this is the Nanchang Wang Order.

This is Li Xuan's own token, except for Li Xuan's own carrying, only a few of Li Xuan's closest subordinates can use it to act.

Wait, there is one more person who can use it, and that is Li Xuan's princess, Sanniang Liu Jinyu.

(End of chapter)