There are strange things every year, and this year is especially numerous.

When Fang Chongyong heard Xiao Jiong say that he was awarded the honorary title of "Captain Guoyi", he already felt that the world was ridiculous.

Then when I heard that I was also appointed as the assassin of Ganzhou, I suddenly felt bad.

For him, who has studied the official system of the Tang Dynasty in depth, he is stunned and can't understand. Why are the positions of civil and military attachés placed on a ten-year-old child at the same time!

Is this what he should have at his age?

Fang Chongyong felt the deep malice from Ji Ge.

Not to mention ten years old, even if they are eighty years old, people who have never held both titles at the same time account for the vast majority of court officials. Only a very small number of officials who are capable of civil and military affairs and are brave and good at fighting will have both civilian and military attache positions.

There is no separation between civil and military affairs in the Tang Dynasty, but there are still some objective laws and not too strict regulations on the awarding of civil and military attache positions. These edicts were promulgated during the Gaozong and Wuzhou periods, and not only were not abolished in the Kaiyuan period, but also strengthened to a certain extent with the promotion of the imperial examination system.

As a matter of fact, most of the officials who have been awarded both civil and military attache positions are people who have been promoted by border towns.

For example, Fang Chongyong's father, Fang Youde, is the imperial historian (but regardless of specific affairs), the envoy of Youzhou Festival, and was also awarded the honorary title of Guoyi Duli.

Therefore, Fang Chongyong's qualifications are completely inadequate, not to mention his age.

On the side of the article, Fang Chongyong was just writing a letter to the Qiu Ba people in the Hexi Corridor. There are not many achievements that can be relied upon.

On the Wu side, Fang Chongyong only participated in the defensive battle of Baitingbao and fished throughout the whole process. The Turks closest to him were in the waters of the lake a few miles away.

In this way, he was awarded the title of Lieutenant of Guoyi by the imperial court and appointed as the assassin of Ganzhou...... Sure enough, in the current world, can you do whatever you want with a powerful father?

Fang Chongyong was a little skeptical about life.

"The saint is so loving, the court is so important, how can you afford it at a young age!"

Fang Chongyong hurriedly thanked Xiao Jiong and covered his face with his sleeves to show that he did not dare to accept the appointment of the imperial court!

The collapse of human rights in the Tang Dynasty and the forced use of underage children as officials are really appalling!

The official position is so easy to come by, it is bound to be beautiful in the forest, what does this make those bureaucrats who are struggling at the grassroots level think?

Fang Chongyong was worried, not knowing what he had done wrong. I don't know what the "colleagues" will think.

Envy someone else for having a good father?

Or are you jealous that he is in a high position for nothing?

Anyway, it sucks!

"Brother Xian, let's just tell you so.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has indeed been no shortage of officials who pretend to be high and do not accept the appointment of saints.

They are generally not punished immediately after the fact. But...... You're so smart, you should be sensible, right? ”

Xiao Jiong asked quietly.

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong instantly understood.

It is really difficult for a person to say "yes" in officialdom, because this person needs to have the ability to deal with problems and the courage to face difficulties.

But in the same way, it is also very difficult to puff up your chest and say "no".

Because under normal circumstances, a justifiable edict needs to be drafted by the Zhongshu Province, drawn by the emperor, and reviewed by the subordinates, all of which are indispensable. Among them is the appointment of officials.

None of these can be called edicts. If an edict with incomplete formalities is delegated, Shangshu Province has the right to refuse to execute it.

In other words, if this appointment has gone through so many procedures, then if Fang Chongyong refuses, it will not be Li Longji who will be slapped in the face.

What if neither Zhongshu Province nor Menxia Province agreed, but the emperor forcibly promoted this appointment?

Once that Fang Chongyong refuses, he will offend Brother Ji fiercely!

The emperor forcibly promoted you to an official despite the opposition of his ministers, what are the consequences of refusing to appoint, do you need to say more?

Fang Chongyong didn't dare to overestimate Li Longji's patience at all. If the other party really talks about the rules, he won't defy the wind and pick up the stench for thousands of miles!

"I heard that there is a lot of criticism from the government and the opposition to this matter. But the opinion of the saint was firm. ”

Xiao Jiong lowered his head and whispered in Fang Chongyong's ear.

Because of the cooperation of Shunqi Suoyang Tea, he and Fang Chongyong have a bit of incense, saying so many words and giving so many hints, it is already benevolent and righteous.

"Understood."

Fang Chongyong said with a long sigh, he was already planning to lie down, not thinking about what would happen later.

Brother Ji's obsession, that's not something he can refuse.

The two chatted while heading to the Hexi Jiedu Mansion. Fang Chongyong felt something in his heart, and suddenly asked, "Why did the saint suddenly become an official for a certain person?" ”

"I don't know much about this, but I heard that it seems that my father is stationed at the mouth of the army, planning to use troops against the Turks, and the saint may not be able to give your father an official, so the reward will fall on you."

Xiao Jiong sighed helplessly.

Why doesn't he have such a awesome father!

Damn it!

"Moraine ......"

This name Fang Chongyong heard for the first time.

"It is north of the Hetao, and my Datang has chosen the location of the exchange market with the Turks and the Tiele tribes."

Xiao Jiong is quite familiar with military affairs, so naturally he will not be ignorant of the key points of the Tang border town.

"Isn't that the Hetao the defense area of the Shuofang Jiedu envoy?"

Fang Chongyong looked weird, he really couldn't understand what kind of demon the scumbag was doing!

"The imperial court military aircraft, I don't know about this."

Xiao Jiong said casually.

Fang Chongyong understood, this is Brother Ji engaged in "project incentives", anyway, the official titles and titles of the imperial court are not like real money, they will be given if they are given, and they can be taken back afterwards!

Anyway, a ten-year-old can't play any tricks. To use such a means of favor and expense to buy people's hearts and show favor is really a clear calculation.

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, his scumbag father is the envoy of the Youzhou Festival, just have a good time with the Khitan people next to him, what are you going to do over there? The rights and wrongs of the Shuofang Defense Zone have nothing to do with the Youzhou Festival!

What is going on in this man's head?

As soon as he remembered that these ghost things were tossed by the scumbag father, Fang Chongyong was angry!

The two came to the Jiedu Mansion in Hexi, and Xiao Jiong handed over the letter of appointment from the imperial court to Fang Chongyong, and said that he could form a staff team of more than ten people on his own. These people's salaries are all from the official fields run by the Ganzhou government, and their treatment is much worse than that of official officials.

After reading and reading this letter of appointment, Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh: It's only been less than two years, and his official position has actually caught up with Lao Zheng!

It's so absurd!

The official position of the assassin has a long history.

During the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, Thorn Shi became the governor of the state level, and his status was above that of the county taishou.

There are roughly two situations in the history of assassination in this period: one is that the local military governor holds the festival and the governor concurrently, with the title of general, and takes over the local military and political power.

These people have two sets of subordinates, the government and the state, and they have very heavy real power. That is, the so-called "Metropolitan Governor" military post accompanied by the civilian position, one set of teams and two sets of brands.

The other was a simple chief executive, without the title of general, only a set of subordinates, which was called "the history of bicycle assassination" at that time.

During the Tang Dynasty, the situation became more complicated.

Not only are the states divided into hierarchies, each level is very different, and the knots make it generally serve as the assassin of the state in which it is stationed, and the assassins of each state within their jurisdiction are all subordinates, and these assassins can only manage some administrative affairs, and their status and power are even lower than the previous bicycle assassins.

For example, Xiao Jiong, the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, is now concurrently serving as the assassin of Liangzhou. And the predecessor of Ganzhou Thorn Shi Su Zhilian served as Sima of Liangzhou, not only was he not demoted, but he was also promoted exceptionally!

Because Liangzhou is a "house", it is a giant state with super specifications. Ganzhou is only a central state, with a population of thousands of households and a total population of tens of thousands.

Liangzhou Sima belongs to a part of the dual system of "Jiedu Mansion" and "State Government", and the history of Ganzhou Thorn is the poor man's version of "Bicycle Thorn History".

The Jiankang Army, which is stationed in Ganzhou, can concurrently serve as the assassin of Ganzhou, but the latter cannot concurrently serve as the Jiankang military envoy. That alone is enough to see that a lot is coming.

Brother Ji said that he was asking Fang Chongyong to "experience the people's feelings", but it was not entirely nonsense.

But no matter what, now Fang Chongyong is also the first person in the Tang Dynasty to break the convention, there is no one before, and it is probably a history of underage assassination that has no one in the future!

It's just that in Fang Chongyong's opinion, this is a high-ranking official, but in fact he is a child laborer, what a tragic word!

"The saint also wrote you a handwritten letter."

A eunuch who was not tall and spoke in a shrill voice took out a bamboo tube from his cuff and handed it to Fang Chongyong and said.

"Thank you, saints!"

Fang Chongyong took the bamboo tube with gratitude on his face, but scolded Brother Ji fiercely in his heart.

After the eunuchs sent by the imperial court to "labor army" left, Fang Chongyong breathed a sigh of relief in a trance, as if he was in a different world.

He didn't seem to have done anything, but he suddenly became the assassin of Ganzhou. Although there are no cronies around who can exercise power happily, this name alone is scary enough!

Fang Chongyong had just walked out of Hexi Jiedu Mansion, and as soon as he went out, he met Guo Ziyi, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"The imperial court wants to rebuild Zhangye to guard and capture, full of 6,500 people, and to the blessing of Langjun, a certain person will go to Ganzhou to serve as a guard and capture envoy. I heard that Lang Jun served as the assassin of Ganzhou, and I happened to go with him this time. ”

Guo Ziyi said with a smile, obviously waiting for the other party here on purpose, but he had to show a chance encounter.

"Zhangye guarded and captured, isn't there only five hundred people, and I heard that there is not a single horse."

Fang Chongyong said with a strange expression.

He had already figured out the distribution of troops in the Hexi Corridor, and Zhang Ye was responsible for defending Ganzhou City, with only five hundred soldiers.

"The sage issued an autumn defense order, mobilized 6,000 unity soldiers, and trained in Ganzhou in the autumn and winter. Wang Jun's envoy also specially allocated a thousand horses. ”

Guo Ziyi leaned over and whispered.

Seeing that Fang Chongyong didn't believe it, he also deliberately emphasized: "Because Ganzhou is bordered by thieves on all sides of the river, the imperial court plans to train soldiers and horses here in case of emergency."

The use of troops against the Tibetans is not a matter of the past two years. ”

Guo Ziyi continued to emphasize.

Although he didn't mention it, and he couldn't hear any problems in his tone, Fang Chongyong could still feel his loss from some details.

It's just that the merit is not rewarded, and it is also ascended and descended secretly. Guo Ziyi's calmness is already amazing.

"I heard that General Guo had a miraculous achievement in the battle against the Turks this time, why was he transferred elsewhere to be idle?"

Fang Chongyong didn't say anything polite to Guo Ziyi, and directly pointed out the biggest flaw in the other party's words just now!

Guo Ziyi has a personal relationship with Wang Zhonghe, and the two not only have the same ancestral home, but also are fellow villagers. With his previous exploits in cutting off the Turks' back routes, Guo Ziyi should be promoted and given the right to manage more armies.

It is conceivable that if he continued to stay in the Chishui Army, it would be easy for him to establish meritorious service when he fought against the Tubo, and even leapfrog to the point of serving as a powerful military envoy after the war.

However, Guo Ziyi was secretly lowered by Mingsheng!

When I went to Ganzhou to train some irregular unity soldiers, only 500 of them were former border troops. The combat effectiveness of this army can be imagined!

What's more, Ganzhou has no war to fight at all, to put it bluntly, it is to provide high-quality soldiers for the Hexi armies. When the Tang army fought against the Tubo, there would definitely be a loss of soldiers.

In order to quickly replenish the troops, it is also a proper duty to transfer some soldiers from the rear of Ganzhou.

Guo Ziyi is a typical person who was cheated this time, and she has nothing to say.

"Hehe, Guo Mou robbed some people of the local Chishui Army this time, those people couldn't get used to Guo, and Wang Junenvoy could only transfer Guo from the Chishui Army and serve elsewhere.

Anyway, this time I have to manage 6,500 people, and it's not a degrade. ”

Guo Ziyi's tone was quite helpless.

He was seconded by Wang Zhongsi from the Jiedu envoy in Hedong, and after the war, he had to return to his original army. Of course, if you are promoted and make a fortune in Hexi, then you will naturally settle here.

During the Kaiyuan period, the service location of the border generals of the Tang Dynasty was not solidified, and the border generals were the border generals of the Tang Dynasty, not the private army generals under the command of which section of the envoy.

It is not unusual for border generals to be dispatched across defense zones commonplace. It is not uncommon for people to be boycotted after serving elsewhere.

In short, the high-level leaders of the Chishui Army just don't want Guo Ziyi to get involved. Squeezing them out of Ganzhou to train united soldiers is also a regular practice, and it is not unusual. After all, Guo Ziyi has a background in Jiangmen, and it is fearful to really climb up.

This is fundamentally different from Cui Qianyou.

In the history of Fang Chongyong's previous life, the matter of being excluded after being dispatched to a different place during the Tianbao period has almost become the unspoken rule of the envoys of the major festivals. Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi even openly broke out into contradictions and boycotted each other.

It's just a sign of this, and it's not a serious matter.

Of course, someone like Guo Ziyi who can squeeze out the generals of the Chishui Army will definitely resist to some extent. However, people like Fang Chongyong, who are enthusiastic about writing letters to the border army and even the border generals, are warmly welcomed and highly cooperative.

To some extent, Fang Yanei is much more popular in Hexi than Guo Ziyi!

"Then trouble General Guo to escort him to Ganzhou. I haven't been to Ganzhou yet, and I don't know the place well, so I'm quite worried. ”

Fang Chongyong bowed to Guo Ziyi.

"It's easy to say, Lang Jun has not reached the weak crown, he is already in a high position, and Guo will have to be taken care of by Lang Jun in the future."

Guo Ziyi laughed, her words were very warm, obviously she didn't mind getting closer to Fang Chongyong.

Ten-year-old Thorn History, even if this person is an imbecile and retarded, it is enough to make everyone look up to him!

The rules of Datang officialdom, many times, not only depend on the ability of the individual, but also on the background of the person.

Fang Chongyong's ridiculous official position, the solemn meaning behind it, people dare not despise it.

"The camp is outside the Qingjiao Gate, so I will go to reorganize the army. It is best for Lang Jun to go to the camp immediately and accompany the army. ”

After Guo Ziyi sent Fang Chongyong to the medical center of Anaye's family, he said goodbye and left.

……

The moraine of the Tang Dynasty, for various reasons, disappeared from the historical records of Fang Chongyong's previous life.

In fact, this place is not the moraine on the bank of the Yellow River in Luliang, Shanxi, but near the Baiyun Obo iron ore mine in Inner Mongolia. It is the mouth of a valley formed by two large mountains, and there is a river nearby that can provide water, which is a good place for garrisons and mutual markets.

Fang Youde took the elite 5,000 Youzhou border army and has been stationed here for more than a month.

Where the Turkic tent is, in fact, Fang Youde has a good idea in his heart, not to mention that there is a "pro-Tang faction" Tiele Department like the Fugu Department as the leading party.

But Fang Youde also knew that the Tang army's strength was very small, and it was not enough to sweep the grassland.

He had an idea in his heart, in order to relieve the border trouble in the north of the Tang Dynasty, he should change the strength of the many tribes in the grassland according to his own ideas!

The Hui to the west can make it slightly stronger, because the Hui is of great strategic significance for containing the Tubo people from using troops in the Western Regions. As long as Tubo is strong, then Hui Hui will not turn his face with Datang.

But this section of grassland north of Youzhou to the north of Hetao should fragment these grassland forces.

Fighting and killing is not everything in war. Tang Jun is waiting for an opportunity now!

In the letter to Li Longji, Fang Youde had already put forward his own idea, but I don't know if Brother Ji would agree.

At this moment, Zhang Xun led a eunuch in, suppressed the excitement in his heart and said: "Jieshuai, the angel is coming, there is good news!" ”

"Congratulations to the marshal, the saint has added an official to the marshal."

The eunuch lowered his eyebrows and said to Fang Youde, who was wearing leather armor and was burly, and handed the yellow silk book in his hand to the other party.

After hastily reading the contents of the silk book, Fang Youde nodded expressionlessly, and returned it to the eunuch:

"I know, Ben Shuai will live up to the trust of the saint."

Then he waved his hand calmly, signaling the eunuch he didn't even want to ask his name to hurry up and return to Chang'an to resume his life.

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