"Well, it's hard to put into words. By the way, in Xia Li Kuo, he is a distant relative of General Wang's wife's family, and he temporarily lives here. ”

After Li Kuo saw Fang Chongyong take out the red paper with Wang Yunxiu's birthday written on it, he immediately sensed that something big was about to happen.

Fang Chongyong was invited into the hall by Li Kuo, but saw that there was only one servant cleaning the yard here, and the entire courtyard looked empty, and the Wang family couldn't see any of them.

I don't know if I went out of the house, or if I went to Chang'an for some time.

After sitting down, Li Kuai sighed helplessly: "After General Wang was demoted, this mansion could not be maintained. Chang'an's food, clothing, housing and transportation, as well as the maintenance of this house, are not something that ordinary people can afford.

A certain student was studying in Chang'an to prepare for the imperial examination, and to be honest, he couldn't afford to rent a house, so he had to temporarily live in a distant relative's house. General Wang's wife, Li, is a member of the Li family's aunt in Longxi, and she is of the same clan and branch as a certain person. Therefore, he took in a certain person to take care of the house here, and by the way, he prepared for the imperial examination. ”

Li Kui's words carry the bitterness of not being able to speak for others.

Wang Zhonghei's family, his mother Kuang is a descendant of Kuang Heng in the Han Dynasty, and today it is a small family. It is said that marriage should be the right one, if Wang Zhonghei's father Wang Haibin is rich and has a strong background, as for the marriage with the Kuang family, who has fallen to the point of not being good?

Now Chang'an is expensive, Wang's family are all orphans and widows, and there is no income in the family wealth, and it is very hard to live in Chang'an. As for the house rewarded by Li Longji, it cannot be bought and sold at will, and if it is not done well, it will be labeled as a "bully".

Li Kui also has his own difficulties.

Although he was born in the Li family's Guzang house in Longxi, his wealth and silk are all in the clan, and he can only use them when he needs to use them urgently. And there are many children in the family, all of whom are looking for their own ways and developing their own ways. The price of Chang'an is amazing, even if it is a child of a family, it can be saved when you get here.

To take the imperial examination, you must go to the surroundings of Chang'an to find a way for the "nobles", otherwise there will be no drama at all. What about Li Kui's family background? If anyone has no background at home, when the time comes, Li Kui will not be able to fight the backstage.

As soon as I heard that Wang Zhongsi's wife Li had the intention of quitting Chang'an and returning to his hometown to settle down, someone in the family made a guarantee for Li Hua to come here to live temporarily, and paid Wang Zhongsi's family a sum of money every month to improve their lives.

The benefits of doing so are numerous. Because Wang Zhonghei is only temporarily down, once he recovers, Chang'an's mansion will still be there, and his family, including the Li family, can also move back from his hometown.

Besides, Li Kuo only lived here temporarily for the imperial examination, and once he won the imperial examination, he immediately jumped into the dragon gate. A child from a family like him, once he is in the middle, he will not lack a way to buy a house in Chang'an, and of course he will not be as miserable as Bai Juyi later and have to save money to buy a house by himself.

Seeing that Li Kui didn't look like a treacherous person, Fang Chongyong had a question in his heart that he didn't vomit or be unhappy. He pondered for a moment and asked, "My father-in-law is from the Taiyuan Wang family, and his family background is not good...... Why would he not be able to afford a house in Chang'an once he was demoted? ”

"Even if it's an official eunuch's house, how can everyone be clothed and fed?"

Li Hua pointed to the robe on his body and asked, the unwillingness on his face was overflowing. The navy blue maze robe was so plain that there were no accessories on it.

The family is too big, and he is not yet in the imperial examination, let alone an official. There are many children in the family, if everyone is clothed and fed, the gold and silver mountains are not enough to spend.

A luxurious life, you have to be an official in Chang'an, or your father and brother can be an official in Chang'an. He yearns for this kind of life and is willing to achieve it by his own efforts. Today's state is only a line away from "under the fence", and the strong self-esteem makes Li Kuo unwilling to live here permanently.

"Then Brother Li, do you know where my father-in-law's family has moved?"

Fang Chongyong asked helplessly, Wang Zhonghe, who was stepping on a horse, was too unreliable, and he didn't know if his family moved.

What about the cute sister wife of the childhood sweetheart?

"General Wang's family has moved back to his hometown in Zheng County, Huazhou, and has not said anything to a certain person, to be exact, after coming to Chang'an, a certain person has not met with them, but a long time ago, when General Wang was married, a certain went to eat and saw them."

In other words, Li Kui was arranged by his family to live here temporarily and manage the house. Wang Zhonghe's wife, the Li family, did not contact him, and it was the Li family who pulled the strings and handled the matter.

"...... of Zhengxian County, Huazhou"

Fang Chongyong was silent, wondering where this place was. The name of the Tang Dynasty was quite different from the previous era, and the three-level system of prefectures, counties and counties was changed to two-level prefectures and counties, so there were often many unfamiliar place names with the word "state".

"Zheng County, Huazhou is at the foot of Huashan Mountain, about eighty or ninety miles away from Chang'an, and it takes about two days to get there by ox cart."

Li Kuo said disapprerovantly, he probably also knew the reason why Wang Zhonghe's family moved out of Chang'an.

Chang'an has no relatives, the price is still expensive, Wang Zhongji is not a general in the court, so what to do in Chang'an? Zheng County's hometown is not far away, and Wang Zhonghe's family has relatives and fields there, even if he returns to Chang'an, it will only be two or three days away. It's really inconvenient to live in Chang'an.

"Okay, then I'll leave for Zheng County here."

Fang Chongyong doesn't know what to say, these adults, what Fang is virtuous, what Wang Zhonghei, what Zheng Shuqing, one or two are all pit goods! All of them are embarrassing him, a half-grown child!

"Could it be...... Are you the son of Fang Jieshuai? ”

Li Kui wants to take the imperial examination, so he naturally pays attention to what powerful people in Chang'an can go by. Fang Youde is actually one of the so-called "doorways", but he has already gone to Youzhou. As soon as he thought of the family who married Wang Zhonghe, Li Kui remembered this stubble.

After all, the joke of "holding the lance for marriage" has been spread everywhere, and as a relative of Mrs. Wang Zhonghe's family, he naturally won't know about this stubble.

"Who else but me, the unlucky ghost?"

Fang Chongyong sighed and was already ready to get up and leave.

"Actually, you are still young, but you don't have to think about marriage. Since Fang Jieshuai has already made arrangements, it will naturally come naturally. Li Kui kindly persuaded him, and the intention of currying favor with intimacy could not be more obvious.

Fang Chongyong is Wang Zhongsi's son-in-law and Fang Youde's son, Wang Zhongsi's wife is from Guzang Li, and he is also from Guzang Li, isn't this way coming?

Li Kui's heart was hot, and his eyes changed when he looked at Fang Chongyong.

"It's hard to say a long story about this matter, so I can only wait for a certain to see my mother-in-law before making a decision. Please forgive me for any disturbance, so I will leave. ”

Fang Chongyong bowed to Li Kuo.

Who knew that Li Kuang enthusiastically pulled his sleeve and said: "There is a person named Wang Sheng in Xuanpingfang who is good at drawing lots and telling fortunes. You and I hit it off at first sight, why don't you go to Xuanpingfang today? ”

"That's fine, anyway, Xuanpingfang is not far from my house."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, but did not refuse.

Li Kuo has selfish intentions, and his intention to pull the relationship is obvious. But Fang Chongyong felt that it didn't matter, people were social animals, and the relationship was mutual. I just came to Chang'an not long ago, and the road ahead is quite slim, many friends and many roads.

Anyway, it's also interesting to go home and see how the Tang Dynasty magic stick plays tricks.

Fang Chongyong thought in his heart.

……

Youzhou Jicheng (Beijing) is nine miles from north to south, seven miles from east to west, ten gates are opened, the circumference of the city is thirty-two miles, it is a rectangular city that is slightly longer from north to south, slightly narrower from east to west, and it is a big city with considerable scale by the standards of ancient times.

This is Youzhou, or even the most core area in the north of Hebei, and there is no one.

To the northeast of Jicheng is Danzhou City (Miyun District, Beijing), to the north through the Gubeikou and continue to the northeast, the Tang Army set up a military camp here: the Eastern Army guarded and captured!

Not only for Tuntian, but also for military training and border defense.

The guard and capture was unique to the Tang Dynasty, and the other dynasties did not have a border defense organization, and the chief was called the guard and capture general. With more than 300 to 7,000 garrisons, the setting is very flexible, and can be regarded as the establishment of the border army garrison, rather than the source of soldiers.

The officers and soldiers in the garrison may have regular troops, that is, government soldiers, or unity soldiers, or even prisoners, and there is no shortage of Youzhou Jiedu envoys who spend money to hire locals to garrison. The sources are very large and complex, Hu and Han have them, but they are all managed in a unified manner.

Whether you're a government soldier or a local recruiter, it's a rule here.

Further northeast, is Modou Mountain. The Tang State and the Xi people took Modou Mountain as the national boundary, and the Tang army established a border army "Modou Army" here, and crossed Yunling (Tongling) to prevent the Xi people from smuggling across the border.

Although it is time for spring to bloom, the weather in Duyunling still makes people feel chilly.

Dressed in a big coat and wearing leather armor, Fang Youde, the observer and disposal envoy of Youzhou, was inspecting the Modou Army with his personal guards. And Zhang Shoujue, the envoy of the Youzhou Festival, was quietly standing on the sidelines and watching, and did not speak.

It seems to give Fang Youde face.

It's really not okay not to give face, although Zhang Shoujue's official position is more than a loss compared to Fang Youde, but his relationship with Li Longji is more than a little worse than the relationship between Fang Youde and Li Longji.

It can even be described as the difference between cloud and mud.

It is rumored that the reason why Li Longji decisively launched a coup d'état to kill Princess Taiping was that Fang Youde was planning to take charge of it. Just because this person keeps a low profile doesn't mean he has little energy.

In front of Fang Youde, there was a burly young man kneeling, the armor on his body had already been taken off, he was only wearing a single coat, tied up by five flowers, and he was looking at Fang Youde with an angry face and did not speak.

"Cui Qianyou, the evidence of your stealing of military rations is conclusive. Now that the marshal is using your head to warn the three armies to correct military discipline, do you still have anything to say? ”

Fang Youde pulled out his saber and pressed it on Cui Qianyou's hair, with a very strong gesture of insult and provocation.

Zhang Shouqi on the side couldn't understand what Fang Youde wanted to do, but Cui Qianyou was just a small captain of the Mo Dou Army, and if he disposed of it, he would dispose of it. If killing this person can tie up with Li Longji, then he doesn't mind killing ten more.

In the officialdom, the life of a soldier is a fart. Of course, it's okay to kill someone, but it's not okay to kill in front of so many people!

"Phew! If you don't take it, you don't take it, and if you want to add it, you can't excuse it, just do it! ”

Cui Qianyou shouted with a stiff neck, spit out a mouthful of phlegm at Fang Youde, and was immediately punched and kicked by the soldiers around the other party.

First, the army reported that there was a loss of military rations, and the bags of military rations in the back "magically" appeared in their camp tents, and finally Pao Ze, who ate and lived with him, stood up to testify against himself, saying that when he Cui Qianyou stole the military rations and brought them back, he happened to be seen by the other party.

All these frame-up serial sets are the same as being discussed, if this is not a frame-up, then it is really hell!

"Wait."

Zhang Shouqi walked over slowly and pulled Fang You aside.

"In the border town of Youzhou, there are many peddlers and pawns, and it is not uncommon to be a traitor on weekdays. This is just like the Ban Chaoding Western Regions back then, and the Han army in the Western Regions is all brave and ruthless, and there are few innocent people.

This Cui Qianyou is just Wu Chang, although he is from the Boling Cui family, his family has long been in the middle, and he is just an ant in the eyes of the public platform. Why don't you expel him from the army, return him to his home, and then hint that the local government will send him to be sent to forced service, what does the public think about it? ”

Zhang Shouqi asked quietly.

He is the envoy of the Youzhou Festival! Fang Youde just observed and disposed of.

If he cooperates, Fang Youde can walk sideways in the border town of Youzhou, and dispose of whoever he wants; If you don't cooperate with yourself, Fang Youde can't play even if he has more saints! It's a big deal to tear your face and make trouble in front of the Son of Heaven.

Observing and disposing of envoys is itself an outlaw in the picket army. Cui Qianyou committed a crime (obviously framed) and was taken down by Fang Youde, which is also within the other party's responsibility.

It is not impossible to kill the border soldiers in front of him Zhang Shouqi, but you can't use such inferior means of planting.

It means that punishment is enough, and killing people is absolutely not okay.

If Fang Youde can kill people indiscriminately in his own army, then how can Zhang Shouqi command the three armies?

"Zhang Jieshuai intercedes for you, and the death penalty can be avoided. Beat fifty military sticks and escort them back to their hometowns! ”

Fang Youde waved his hand, turned around and left.

The group rode back to Youzhou City, and this time Fang Youde's inspection of the border military situation was also completed. Zhang Shouqi feasted on Fang Youde, and the food was all local game. There were no idle people during the banquet, Zhang Shouqi thought of Cui Qianyou's matter, and asked Fang Youde suspiciously: "Cui Qianyou is just a captain, why does the public station make a big move?" ”

"If the punishment is unknowable, the power is unpredictable. A certain knows that he is innocent, but as the marshal said, there are countless traitors in the border army of Youzhou.

Cui Qianyou's people are in danger of being punished by military law, and those who really steal military rations will still steal unscrupulously and without scruples? ”

Fang Youde said his own set of theories.

Zhang Shouqi nodded slightly, although he didn't completely agree with Fang Youde's approach, but I have to say that the unknowable punishment is unpredictable, and it may not be easy to treat ordinary people, but he is very much eaten in the border army.

Fang Youde took an innocent soldier to stand up, and in this group of border soldiers who were very indifferent to right and wrong, it was indeed very good. If there are no rules for shooting, it is not easy to predict; If it's unpredictable, it means that it has super deterrence.

After saying goodbye to Zhang Shoujue, Fang Youde returned to his residence, and after retreating, he took out a thread-bound booklet that was placed close to him.

Turning to the second page, Fang Youde took out a red pen and made a heavy stroke on the name "Cui Qianyou". And on his booklet, there is a series of names written on it.

An Lushan, Shi Siming, Yan Zhuang, Cui Qianyou, An Shouzhong, Li Guiren...... Among them, the names of Yan Zhuang and Cui Qianyou have been crossed out by Zhu Pen.

"Those who are bad for me in the Tang Dynasty will die!"

Under the light of the faint candlelight, Fang Youde muttered to himself, and put the booklet in his pocket, with relief and satisfaction on his face.

If the problem can't be solved, then the person who created the problem will be solved, Fang Youde's thinking is very simple and rude. As for whether it is effective, then I can only ask the sky.