Between Chang'an and Luoyang, there is a well-maintained gallop road of the Tang Dynasty. Not only is there an endless stream of merchants coming and going, but it is also one of the main channels for transporting grain into the customs.

Think about it, the capital of Chang'an and the eastern capital of Luoyang, the main road connecting them, the imperial court can't pay too much attention to it.

This road is not only convenient and safe, but also one of the lifelines of supply to Chang'an outside the customs. Every year, the imperial court would send officials from the Ministry of Works to inspect the road conditions along the way.

If a tree falls, a tree must be planted, a pit in the ground must be filled, a mountain collapses to open the way, and a mountain bandit nearby must be sent to exterminate it.

In short, this is the demonstration project of the Tang Empire, which has extremely important symbolic significance and practical value.

On an autumn afternoon, the sun is shining but not the heat is shining, and the weather is pleasant, which is a good time to go out.

A plain-looking carriage, unadorned, pulled by three horses, drove slowly and steadily down the gallop.

The carriage was followed by four or five ordinary caravan guards dressed as people, with no special patterns on their trousers and shirts, looking like some people in Chang'an who were paid to work as guards and begged for a living outside for various reasons.

These people's outfits are ordinary, but they all look energetic and capable, and people can't guess the history.

The driver was a middle-aged man with a sturdy figure and a horizontal knife at his waist that was common in Chang'an West City, with no marks on the scabbard.

Anyway, they don't seem to be particularly rich, nor do they look like people in the government, and they are very low-key.

Suddenly, a man and a rider appeared not far in front of the carriage, as if they were waiting for the people in the carriage.

"Stop!"

A shrill shout came from inside the car.

The driver immediately grabbed the reins and stopped the car.

"Who stopped the car? So what's going on? ”

The driver of the car had a loud voice, and asked in a voice like a bell, and the momentum was overwhelming.

"Huanhuan, I know you're in there, can you come out and see you?"

The man turned over and dismounted and said, he turned out to be Li Xuan, the longevity king born to Li Longji and Concubine Wu Hui!

Li Xuan's voice was pleading, without the slightest prince's arrogance, only a thick grievance.

There was no answer in the carriage, as if they hadn't heard him.

"Huanhuan, do you know that after you were not in the palace, I didn't sleep peacefully.

It's gone, and I don't think anything makes sense anymore. What's the point of me living when you're not there? ”

King Shou was about to step forward and lift the curtain of the carriage, but was stopped by the burly coachman.

"Presumptuous! One step further, no mercy! ”

The coachman drew his sword and glared at King Shou angrily, and scolded loudly!

"Li Xuan, I am a Taizhen monk, not a princess of Shou, and I am no longer a ring ring, please go back."

Yang Yuhuan's voice came from the carriage, with a weak, even a little humble pleading.

It's just that on the surface, it looks cold and quiet.

Li Xuan was overjoyed, took another step forward, and despite the blade on his neck, which was already about to touch the skin, he shouted loudly and affectionately:

"Huanhuan, I knew you had to be here! Can you let me see you, please! If only I saw you again! ”

"King Shou, you and I have long been destined, so there is no need to mention it again. If you keep pestering like this, I'm afraid Saburo will misunderstand! ”

Yang Yuhuan's eager voice of defense came from inside the carriage, almost in a loud voice!

She has a gentle personality, and rarely has such a moment of anger.

"San Lang? Who is Saburo? ”

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically almost reflexively.

Could it be that Yang Yuhuan has found another man? Calling it so affectionate? He couldn't remember who San Lang was for a while, but he felt that this title was vaguely familiar.

"It's me!"

There was a sound in the carriage that made King Shou's heart break!

Deep! Fleeting! Vigorous! Forceful!

Shouwang Li Xuan was immediately so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and he wanted to step forward to explain, but he was afraid that Li Longji would open the curtain of the carriage and come out and scold him angrily!

Li Xuan slowly retreated, until he retreated to his horse, and then quietly led the horse and pulled it to the side of the road.

The coachman took advantage of the situation to withdraw the saber from its scabbard, glanced meaningfully at Shouwang Li Xuan, and said nothing.

The curtain of the carriage lifted a corner, revealing half of Colliers' head. He waved his hand at the coachman quietly, and then the carriage began to accelerate in the direction of Luoyang.

When passing by Shouwang Li Xuan, he did not make any waves, and Yang Yuhuan did not lift the curtain of the carriage.

After the carriage left, Shouwang Li Xuan leaned against a tree in horror and gasped.

That beast was in the wagon, too!

Why is this happening!

Shouwang Li Jing finally found out that Yang Yuhuan was going back to Luoyang's third uncle Yang Xuanqi's house to visit relatives today, and this is the only way!

Because Yang Yuhuan has never returned home since she married to Shouwangfu! I didn't have any contact with my relatives. From the moment the carriage left Xingqing Palace, his people were closely watched!

Only, why is that beast also on the carriage?

Why!

Why can't I hear anything before?

Li Xuan really couldn't figure it out, wasn't that dirty guy who picked up ashes afraid of being assassinated?

Thinking of this stubble, Li Xuan's heart suddenly struck, and some evil thoughts came to his heart.

If!

If he took the opportunity to send someone to chase after and kill that beast now, would he be able to become the emperor and recapture the ring?

This thought had just come to mind, and it was quickly replaced by the three corpses hanging from the beams of the house in the east of the city.

Li Ying and the other three kings are already cold, but Li Xuan doesn't want to die yet!

The impactful picture, although he did not see it with his own eyes, was already very frightening to hear the servants in the palace who had seen it.

Now Li Longji's "White Arowana Suit", is he really careless, or has he already arranged a back hand and waited for someone with bad intentions to take action as a bait?

Shouwang Li Xuan didn't know, and he didn't dare to bet.

Even if he kills his beast father, there is no way to sit on the throne. All unrealistic tossing is paving the way for the so-called "brothers" who have been watching their own jokes.

What Li Xuan didn't know was that his behavior of blocking the carriage not only did not make Li Longji angry, but made this Tang Dynasty emperor even more excited!

Soon after the carriage left, Brother Ji tore off Yang Yuhuan's belt regardless of his reserve, and took off her white ......

Gao Lishi on the side turned a blind eye to this and consciously turned his head.

……

Fang Chongyong's imaginary assassin history should be excluded by local officials, maybe there are people who deliberately don't come forward to greet him, and there may even be thorns who will jump out to make things difficult and try to slap him in the face. ”

But in fact, when he came to the post station next to the weak water, he was about to go to the west gate of Zhangye City, which was close at hand, through the stone bridge. I found that next to the post station and the stone bridge, there were local officials in green robes greeting me, which can be described as huge.

Among them was even a middle-aged man dressed in the costume of a high-ranking military attaché.

A group of people are all bowing their hands to themselves, and their attitudes are extremely respectful.

No matter how you look at it, this attitude is a bit too strange.

"Colleagues, you are ......"

Fang Chongyong asked with a puzzled expression.

Even if it's polite, it shouldn't be polite like this, right?

"Fang Envoy, we have you here! If you don't come back, we don't know what to do! ”

The official dressed in military attache costume introduced himself: "Contemptible Ouyang Jin, the military envoy of the Jiankang Army and the assassin of Ganzhou. But from now on, it will not be the history of Ganzhou.

The seal letter is here, and it will be handed over to Fang Envoy Jun for safekeeping, so that he can work with peace of mind on the side of the Jiankang Army, hahahahaha! ”

The middle-aged uncle with a scruffy beard took out the thorn seal letter from his cuff and put it into Fang Chongyong's arms with a hearty face, which didn't look like he was dismissed, but like he had lost a big burden.

"Ouyang military envoy, I don't understand a little...... You should have succeeded as the assassin of Ganzhou, why are you so happy after you leave office? ”

Fang Chongyong asked with a puzzled expression.

Whether a person is really happy or falsely happy, that's easy to see! This Ouyang military envoy, that is a sincere joy.

It's not fake at all.

So much so that this person who ran more than 200 miles specially came to wait for Fang Chongyong to enter Zhangye City to join!

No matter how you look at it, you can't wait, even cheer.

It's just that in these years, which official would think that he has few official positions, and it's not that he can't invite staff!

"Envoy, the matter of Ganzhou is difficult to explain, even if it is not done well, the sage will definitely not punish the envoy, let alone the envoy of Hexi Jiedu.

So that the king can go to the post with peace of mind, and he will leave and return to the barracks. ”

Ouyang Jin bowed bravely to Fang Chong and bowed, then turned over and got on his horse and headed towards the west.

Chic and sprinkled, without dragging mud and water, it is very practical and efficient style on the side of Hexi.

Just when Fang Chongyong was stunned, a green-robed junior official walked out of the crowd, held Fang Chongyong's hands very abruptly and said excitedly: "But Fang Envoy Jun is in person? I'm Yanzhuang, the lieutenant of Zhangye County! ”

When Yan Zhuang, who met his old acquaintance in a foreign country, saw that it was Fang Chongyong himself, he was so excited that he almost cried.

After a year of hard work, I finally waited for the backstage.

How are you?

Fang Chongyong was full of doubts, slowly withdrew his hand from Yan Zhuang's hand, and then looked at the other party thoughtfully, not knowing what to say for a while.

There are so many things I want to say and too many questions I want to ask, but I have the illusion that I don't know what to ask first.

"Envoy, the situation in Ganzhou is complicated, this is not the place to speak. Tonight, the government will come to wash the dust for the envoy, and after the banquet, go to the study to talk in detail. ”

Yan Zhuang leaned into Fang Chongyong's ear and said in a low voice.

"Understood, then I'll talk about it later."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, and then shouted to the officials who greeted him: "Colleagues, you should disperse first." Three days later, I came to the hall of the Ganzhou Mansion to discuss important matters, and at other times, I was busy with my own official business. ”

He held up the seal in his hand and raised it.

"We are all at the mercy of the envoy!"

This group of green-robed petty officials thanked them and left, which made Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh.

He had a bad premonition, and he always felt that someone had dug a big hole for him.

……

Zhangye City is much smaller than Liangzhou City, with only a boxy main city, and there are no subsidiary structures around the city wall. It has a total of four city gates, and the market is near the city gate on the west side, and it is enclosed with a fence, which is very worry-free and down-to-earth.

There are no squares or walls in the city, but most of the government institutions are concentrated in this part of the southeast corner.

The reception banquet held by the officials of Ganzhou for Fang Chongyong was very grand, and the wine was wine from Liangzhou; The rice is steamed with the famous "black rice" here, and it is said that it is still a tribute, and ordinary people cannot eat it at all;

Not to mention common things such as roast lamb leg and haggis soup, what surprised Fang Chongyong was that the soup made of camel's hooves and the roasted and cut hump meat actually appeared on the table, and there were more similar hand pilaf, called "Qiang boiled", and the side dishes in it were rich and mysterious.

This long and wide dining table is not only about food, but also about the all-encompassing atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty.

With a complicated and inexplicable mood, after eating this luxurious feast in the flattery of many bureaucrats, Fang Chongyong had a more intuitive experience of the wealth of Ganzhou. After he was full of wine and food, he took Yan Zhuang to the study of the mansion, lit the oil lamp, and the two had a long talk.

"Envoy, there is nothing wrong with Ganzhou, it's just the autumn defense order in the center, the problem is very big, no official here dares to implement it, and no one dares to come forward."

Yan Zhuang said in a deep voice, seeing that Fang Chongyong had no sadness or joy on his face, he immediately lowered his voice and continued:

"Lang Jun can find a way to transfer to a post somewhere in Liangzhou, the trouble in Ganzhou is not caused by Lang Jun, and Lang Jun should not clean up the situation."

Yan Zhuang knew the inside story, but he didn't know how to explain it to Fang Chongyong.

The local people's feelings are intertwined, and they cannot be summed up by the word right or wrong. In other words, the contradiction between the local and the center, which will always exist, has nothing to say about it, and the local officials only have the distinction between "execution" and "non-implementation".

"The official document sent by the Liangzhou Mansion, the officials in Ganzhou already know what the content is through other channels. But now everyone is reluctant to carry out the orders of the Liangzhou Mansion on the grounds that Ganzhou Assassin Shi Nai is acting as his substitute and cannot preside over the overall situation.

And the Liangzhou Mansion probably didn't agree with the sage's decision, so it was also deliberately delaying the autumn prevention order. As long as the army won a big victory on the front line, the Tubo people were solved. So whether the autumn prevention order is implemented or not is actually of little significance. ”

Yan Zhuang said quietly.

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, noncommittal.

Brother Ji's order was a bit outrageous, and Hexi felt that it was completely impossible to carry it out. But they obviously can't disobey the requirements of Chang'an, so they can only delay against the yin. The local situation is very complicated, and Kego does not know.

However, what local officials need to ensure is local stability and that there is no chaos in the frontier. As for the specific orders of Ji Ge, if it is inconvenient to carry them out, then they will be delayed, and they must not be mechanically and rigidly implemented to implement a certain decree, which will lead to the collapse of the situation in the border towns.

At that time, it will be the magistrates who will be unlucky.

However, it doesn't seem to be a way to play like this for a long time, there must always be someone who can speak to preside over the overall situation.

By the way, back the pot!

Fang Chongyong somewhat understood why those green-robed officials looked at him as if they had seen his father.

"Guo Ziyi wants to train 6,000 unity soldiers, this is the top priority, and other government affairs must be put on hold."

Fang Chongyong said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Yan Zhuang smiled bitterly and said, "The envoy is right, the training of this unity soldier is one of the troubles. ”

Troublesome?

Fang Chongyong talked to Guo Ziyi, but the other party didn't think that training unity soldiers was a difficult thing to do. In fact, many people are veterans, and their basic combat strength is guaranteed.

"It's not difficult to train the united soldiers, but you have to have soldiers!"

Yan Zhuang sighed helplessly, as the county lieutenant of Zhangye County, he did similar chores.

"Zhangye Cheng...... No solidarity? ”

Fang Chongyong asked in shock.

Recruitment and training are two different things, and even a matter of different institutions, he only heard that Guo Ziyi was going to come to Ganzhou to train unity soldiers and rebuild Zhangye to defend and capture. No one told him that there were no unity soldiers waiting for training in Zhangye City!

"Not to mention the unity soldiers, not even the soldiers."

Yan Zhuang said the answer that Fang Chongyong was most unwilling to hear.

! This horseback joke is too big!

Fang Chongyong now even has the heart to rush back to Chang'an and stab Brother Ji to death!

The curtain opens

(End of chapter)