Everything was as Fang Dafu said.

Wang Zhongsi led the Chishui army and attacked the Turkic camps around Baitinghai in multiple ways.

First attacked by fire, and then took advantage of the chaos to attack the camp. He was responsible for leading the main force of the Chishui Army to sweep these camps of different sizes one by one, and asked Guo Ziyi to lead a thousand cavalry as surprise soldiers to make a large detour back to the road north of Baitinghai to intercept the Turkic rout.

Needless to say, what the final result will be.

In this battle, Xin Yunjing, who was full of confidence in advance, and Fang Chongyong, who was trembling in battle, blew the cold wind in Baitingbao and the surrounding area for most of the night, and they didn't even catch a single hair. The decisiveness and sharpness of Wang Zhonghe's counterattack, and the strong hard power of the Chishui Army, made Xin Yunjing's maneuver useless.

Having said that, in the history of Fang Chongyong's previous life, after the Anshi Rebellion, the Chishui Army was the first to return to Guanzhong and was the first to arrive in the Western Regions reinforcements. It resisted the rebels for more than 100,000 people for more than a year with the strength of a single army, buying time for the Western Army to gather Lingwu, and finally participated in the most crucial battle of Xiangji Temple.

Will this kind of knife be a problem to kill the chicken of the Turkic people, who are full of internal contradictions?

It still confirms the saying: in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy will become a joke.

After the war, Fang Chongyong, who was at a loss for his deeds, fished all the way in Baitingbao, and was frightened, even mixed up with the "merit of defending the land" as the deputy military envoy of the Baiting Army, which only made him feel that the world was too friendly to the powerful.

In order to protect his safety, Wang Zhongsi sent someone to escort Fang Chongyong back to Liangzhou City, and asked Xin Yunjing to take the defenders of Baitingbao back to Liangzhou City to "repair", so that the Chishui Army took over the defense of Baitinghai, and the army camped at Baiting Seahorse Farm and did not return to Chiwu Town, where they were stationed.

Fang Yanei is just a "child", he is already a hero if he doesn't pee his pants in battle, and he should be praised by someone alone in the battle report.

However, the Baiting army was not well prepared, and this time it was hasty, but it was clearly seen by the military and political leaders of Liangzhou.

Although Xin Yunjing was not dismissed, it was only because the game between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks was not over, and it was too late to deal with him.

This is ostensibly because he was in a hurry as the military envoy of the Baiting Army and did not play the role of "early warning", resulting in heavy losses in the Baiting Seahorse Farm.

In fact, the Baiting Army has been smuggling with the Turks for many years, and it has been cleaned up by the high-level military and political leaders in Liangzhou.

Don't look at the fun on weekdays, beware of pulling the list in the future, Xin Yunjing was pulled by Xiao Jiong! In the past, the high-level officials in Liangzhou knew about it, but they didn't deal with it. This time, the Turks made trouble and just lacked scapegoats, and it was in the interests of everyone in the Liangzhou officialdom to push out Xin Yunjing, a little shrimp, to give an explanation to Li Longji.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the defense arrangement of Liangzhou was disrupted by this unexpected wave of attacks by the Turks, and the Baiting Seahorse Farm suffered heavy losses. All these things will be used as evidence in the evaluation to determine the promotion or demotion of Liangzhou's military and political personnel.

Therefore, whether it was Xiao Jiong, the newly appointed envoy of the Hexi Jiedu, or Wang Zhonghe, the envoy of the Chishui army, they were all eager to find a place from the Turks. Otherwise, just the horses lost by Baiting Seahorse Racecourse, they couldn't explain it to Brother Ji.

A horse starts at least fifty times, and if they are held accountable, Brother Ji can make them lose their money!

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Fang Chongyong. Fang Yanei, who was deeply hit this time, has returned to his old business, came to Anaye's father's hospital, and started the work of "writing letters to his family for a penny".

……

"Alas!"

In the study room of the main building of Xingqing Palace, Li Longji couldn't help but sigh in front of the bookcase.

Everything is not going well, and tonight's sex with Huanhuan is very disappointing and frustrating. Although Yang Yuhuan didn't say anything, Brother Ji felt that he was too old to be useful.

And the turmoil of state affairs made him feel powerless and no longer the ambition of the past.

Although it was late at night, he couldn't sleep at all, and he couldn't sit still. Even Gao Lishi waited outside the study, not daring to disturb Li Longji, who was in a bad mood.

"Lux, come in and talk to me."

Li Longji shouted weakly.

Hearing the shout, Colliers cautiously walked in and bowed and asked, "What does the saint command?" ”

"Sit down and talk to me."

Li Longji sat on the couch in the study and let Gao Lishi sit beside him.

"Lux, how did you say that I would have arranged for someone like Wei Guangcheng to be the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu in the first place?

Am I old and confused? ”

Li Longji suddenly mentioned something that had little to do with his mood tonight.

This is also his daily habit of speaking, there are things that are usually not said directly, and it is the norm to beat around the bush.

"How can a saint grow old in the spring and autumn period.

It's just that the festival degree envoy is in charge of one party, and the term of office is four years, usually not for merit, but for no fault. Wei Guangcheng's refusal to cooperate with Fang Youde to send troops to the Turks is also human nature.

A festival envoy like him is not an isolated case of one or two. ”

Gao Lishi rarely said a good word for Wei Guangcheng.

In fact, from the perspective of being an official, it is very common for Wei Guangcheng to do this, and even standing still is what a normal head will do.

But Kee didn't want to hear anything like that.

"Fang Quanzhong regards the country as his home, and he is indeed a loyal minister and a good general."

Li Longji said with emotion.

Since he threw Fang Youde into the position of the envoy of the Youzhou Festival, there has been no trouble over there.

Every time something happens, it's the Khitan, the Bohai Kingdom, and the like. The Tang Army has changed from a weak passive defense to a strong attack.

Of course, Fang Youde intercepted a considerable part of Hebei's grain for military needs, which is also what it should mean.

How can you win a battle without money or food? A casual defeat on the front line would cost far more than that, and Brother Ji felt that this kind of deal was a good deal.

"Sage, Hexi Jiedu made Xiao Jiong pay tribute to a medicinal tea, called Shunqi Suoyang Tea. The famous doctor of the Imperial Doctor's Department has seen it, and let people try it, and they all say that it is warm and nourishing, and regulates and smooths the qi. Hexi people are outstanding and the traffic is in the Western Regions, this tea can be tried. ”

Colliers suddenly suggested.

What kind of tea did Fang Chongyong make had already been sent to Chang'an, but Gao Lishi didn't dare to give it to Li Longji. He went to the Imperial Medical Department to ask, and found someone to try it, and found that there was indeed no big problem, and the effect of the medicine was weak but long-lasting, suitable for long-term drinking.

Even the recipe and some medicinal materials have been handed over to the inner warehouse for preservation.

Xiao Jiong's gang can be said to have done a good job in this matter, and Gao Lishi also has to admire.

"Then let's try it."

Li Longji said casually.

He is the emperor, and he has never seen any "miracle medicine". If Xiao Jiong thought that a prescription would be flattering, it was really a miscalculation.

"Sage, then go brew."

Colliers saluted and prepared to leave.

"Isn't this tea fried?"

Hearing this, Brother Ji instantly became interested!

Why doesn't he like to take medicine?

Because the origin of the things made into pills is unknown, he is the Ninety-Five Venerable, and he can't eat it casually.

And decoction takes time, sometimes "the interest comes", just to take some medicine to help the fun, but when the medicine is decoctioned, what Yaxing is gone.

"Hui Sheng, there are many merchants in the land west of the river, and there are many times when they come and go to live, and there are not so good conditions to decoction medicine. Therefore, there are more pills that are taken and made. ”

Colliers patiently explained.

"Okay, let's try it then!"

Brother Kei suddenly became excited.

This thing is good, just by being able to "wash" it, it is enough to become a daily tonic.

After a while, Colliers placed the teacup containing the medicinal tea into the cold well water to allow the medicinal tea to cool down quickly. After the tea is warm, hand it to Li Longji.

Brother Ji drank it all, I don't know if it was an illusion, as if there was a warm current swirling in the spleen and stomach.

"Not bad."

Li Longji nodded slightly and smiled.

"Hui Sheng, this party was found by Fang Chongyong, the son of Fang Youde, in the people of Baitinghai, Hexi."

Gao Lishi said quietly.

Fang Youde Shengzheng is long, and he doesn't mind lifting it again.

"Yes, I see."

Li Longji said indifferently.

He didn't know how to reward Fang Youde, but after hearing about Fang Chongyong's matter, he instantly had an idea, and he kept thinking in his heart.

The more you think about it, the better!

"Remove Wei Guangcheng from his post and investigate it, and immediately bring him back to Chang'an for trial. I suspect that he is in collusion with the Turkic tent. ”

Li Longji suddenly said something that made Colliers scratch his head!

"Saint, one side of the festival, don't move lightly."

Colliers looked nervous.

Didn't you just talk about the Fang family's father and son, why did you jump here again all of a sudden?

"The Jiedu envoy appointed by me should be to expand the territory, how can he sleep like Wei Guangcheng in the border town like a dead dog?

You see that the Turks are so unruly, Wei Guangcheng actually didn't know how to lead troops to the Mokou to deter the Turks, and this vision was far inferior to Fang Youde. There are many talents in the imperial court, can't there be no candidate to replace them? ”

Li Longji asked very dissatisfied.

In fact, the joint Colliers here also knows that the problem is still with Li Longji himself.

At this time, the authority of the envoy was not heavy, and there were also constraints on the positions of the camp envoy, the degree support envoy, and the observation envoy, and most of them were held by literati. Their task is not to expand the territory, but to maintain the basic situation of the border towns, so as not to say that the center of the imperial court does not need soldiers, and the situation in the border towns will be eroded to the point of being out of control.

Therefore, not everyone has excellent skills, and many people rely on nepotism to take office. For example, Wei Guangcheng's skills are very sparse, but he was born in Jingzhao Wei, and going to the border town is just a mix of qualifications.

But the problem is that Brother Ji's mind has changed now, he hopes that the Jiedu Envoy can expand the territory of the empire, and intends to change the situation that the central army will go out to fight at every turn. Fang Youde has proved to him that the border town can also play the prestige of the Tang Army, and there is no need for the imperial court to send troops to fight thousands of miles.

If you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing goods. Compared with Fang Youde, Wei Guangcheng is really not a little bit worse, but the strength of the Shuo Fang army under his nominal control is not less than that of Fang Youde.

Therefore, it is necessary to remove it and replace it with a person who can lead troops and fight as the envoy of Shuo Fangjiedu.

In fact, this is also a detailed adjustment of the complete disintegration of the government and military system, the hollowing out of the central forces, and the increasing authority of the border towns.

To put it simply, the times eliminated Wei Guangcheng, but he didn't even say hello.

"Oh, the slave will go and inform the right minister."

Gao Lishi bowed his eyebrows and bowed to his eyes, and when he was about to walk to the door, he heard Li Longji shouting.

"By the way, Fang Youde has added too many official positions in recent years, and it is not good to reward him again. Isn't there a vacancy in the history of the assassin in Ganzhou, let his son Fang Chongyong go to experience the local people's feelings as a assassin.

When he grows up, I will be of great use. ”

Yes?

Gao Lishi turned around suddenly, walked quickly to Li Longji's side, knelt down on one knee and pleaded: "Sage, such an edict cannot be done!" ”

Let a ten-year-old child be a assassin, what is the saint doing!

Colliers' whole person was not good, and he even felt panicked.

Because he found that he couldn't see through Li Longji anymore!

No matter how lustful and ruthless Brother Ji is, he turns his face like a book, and raises his son as a pig, which is still in the category of ordinary people.

But no matter how you say it, you can't let a child be a state assassin in a border town!

Not to mention Datang, throughout the ages, there has been no such way to play anywhere.

"Lux is too worried, I just want to set a model for the world to follow."

Li Longji waved his hand very casually and said.

Fang Youde is a person, Li Longji is not good to reward him again, he can't just let the other party receive two festival envoys, right?

Since you can't reward them on a large scale, and you can't chill the hearts of loyal ministers and good generals, you can only reward Xiaofang, so that the world can see that the border generals will open up the country, and how rich the rewards of the saints are, which is definitely an exception.

But can Fang Chongyong, this kid, be a good assassin in a state?

That's obviously not going to be right, that's the obvious answer.

The so-called "give you a chance is useless", and when the time comes, Brother Ji will bravely "pardon" the other party, which is also the emperor's grace.

In this way, it is enough to make the Fang family's father and son grateful to Dade and let the world praise him.

The saint is so generous, regardless of the criticism, he gave you a chance, but you didn't grasp it, so can you blame the saint?

Besides, Ganzhou is relatively closed between Guazhou and Liangzhou, and it is the place where the Zhangye River and the weak water converge into the Qilian Mountains.

It is surrounded by Ganjun Mountain to the north, Qilian Mountain to the south, and the Jiankang Army garrison not far to the west.

Looking at the geographical location alone, Ganzhou is much safer than Liangzhou! Therefore, Ganzhou does not need to retain the main force of the Tang Army with a large formation like the Chishui Army.

It has no Turkic troubles in the north, no Tibetan troubles in the south, and the Silk Road on the east and west sides, protected by Liangzhou and Suzhou (Jiuquan).

It can be described as solid and foolproof!

The political and economic structure of the five states in the Hexi Corridor is very different from that of the Central Plains. The main task of the assassin is only military affairs, and border defense is everything. On the contrary, a fixed system has been formed in terms of government affairs, and everything revolves around military affairs, and there are very few places that can be adjusted.

And there are not many garrisons in Ganzhou, only one of the Jiankang Army, and now it is the Jiankang Army envoy Ouyang Jin who acts as the assassin of Ganzhou, and he is also a new official.

It is better to let Ouyang Jin return to his own position, focus on the military affairs of the Jiankang Army, and let Fang Chongyong be a nominal assassin.

On the surface, such an appointment is nonsense, but looking at the overall situation, it can only be said that Ji Ge's political power skills have reached the point of perfection!

Li Longji patiently explained to Gao Lishi, and the latter was relieved.

"The saint is really eclectic in employing people, the father and son of the other party are so loving, I think that in the next world people will be loyal to my Datang."

Colliers said convincingly.

"Go ahead, and patiently explain to the right minister. Tell him what should be told, and don't say a word that shouldn't be told. ”

Li Longji hinted meaningfully.

The means of scheming can only be understood by understanding the mystery with the heart. Sophisticated calculations hidden beneath absurd appointments.

(End of chapter)