Sixty or seventy miles northwest of Dunhuang County, Xinghubo (now Hala Lake), with an area of about 70 square kilometers, looks at the vast smoke and waves from a distance, and cannot see the end at a glance. However, like the medicinal spring (now the crescent spring), it was a low-lying depression, in the outcropping of an underground river, rather than a confluence of rivers.

As a result, the water is quite shallow, less than a meter deep, and there are mound mounds that can be found everywhere.

In the past two years, the Tang army abandoned the original beacon and set up a bazaar here, allowing the people of Shazhou to trade with the Hu people of the Western Regions. Therefore, the Xinghubo coast also shows a deformed prosperity that is different from ordinary people.

If it sounds like a bazaar, if it doesn't sound good, it's a proper black market!

Datang can't provide anything here, doesn't collect taxes, and doesn't guarantee safety, only allowing caravans to use Xinghubo's water source, and occasionally patrolling here, and doesn't care much on weekdays.

As the days passed, ordinary people no longer dared to come here to trade, and horse thieves, bandits, caravans disguised as the Tibetan army and other forces intervened, gathering here from time to time to do business.

Buying and selling with or without capital, the Shazhou border army Dou Lu Jun didn't see it, didn't ask, didn't care, and was only responsible for collecting the body.

However, the situation today is a bit peculiar, two caravans of great scale are trading here, and no one else can get close, not even dare to look at it from a distance.

Under a huge parasol, two dark-skinned young men were sitting opposite each other negotiating. One of them was in his twenties, and the other, though tall, had a slightly immature face, and looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old.

The silk cloth of the parasol is covered with gold leaf, and from a distance, the style is vulgar and luxurious, full of the temperament of the nouveau riche, but it undoubtedly confirms the identity of the owner. In the entire Hexi corridor, only this person has such a parasol.

That person is the famous "Hexi Qilinzi", the famous "Hexi Qilinzi", Shazhou Thorn Shi Fang Chongyong!

"I've brought some good stuff this time to show you. Ah Sheng, give them the whole job. ”

Wearing a cool linen coat from Kuizhou, Fang Chongyong slapped his slap twice and whispered to Zhang Guangsheng beside him.

"Okay envoy, let's show them a hand!"

Zhang Guangsheng skillfully took out some strange objects from the box and assembled them together.

It was a "cauldron" similar to Fang Chongyong's satellite antenna in his previous life, with thin copper sheets that were polished very smooth and flat one after another on the concave surface. In the center is a thin iron pillar with a round iron tray at the top.

Zhang Guangsheng fetched a pot of water in Xinghubo, put the iron kettle on the tray and left it alone.

"This is a pot that can be put under the sun and can boil water and cook rice by yourself, I will name it a self-burning pot, and I will accept you for twenty times, which is not expensive, right?"

Fang Chongyong asked with a smile. At this moment, he has long lost his immaturity. Healthy and wheat-colored skin is full of majesty and heroism.

"Whether it's good or not, it depends on whether it can be used, it's not your stinky mouth that says it's good."

The person who spoke was none other than the general of the Tibetan army, Enlan Dazarukon! As the general of the forbidden army directly under the Tubo Zampu who monitored the lord of Sun Boru in the Subi region, Lang Meise. In the impression of ordinary people, it is strange for him to appear here; In reality, however, it is not surprising at all.

Because the Tang Dynasty and Tubo have been at war for more than three years, the two sides are now trading constantly, as if the war had not happened back then.

It's just that the trade between the armies can't be put on the table, so the two sides can only trade as black market merchants here in Xinghubo.

As the liaison on the side of the Tubo Army, Enlan Dazarugong has been trading with Shazhou Thorn Shi Fang Chongyong for three years, and the two sides can be regarded as knowing the roots!

"Old horse, you are a dead duck with a hard mouth. Ah Sheng, okay, don't let Lao Ma wait too much! ”

Fang Chongyong gave Enlan Dazaru Gong a Chinese name, called "Ma Chongying". Enlan Dazarugong, who is proficient in Sinology, felt that this name was very in line with his temperament, so he gladly accepted it, and by the way, he gave Fang Chongyong a good Tubo knife, and the two sides were about "brothers with different surnames".

This knife is called "Wind Phantom Knife"!

It is very Tubo-style naming style, and it is Enlan Dazarugong's love knife, and the knife does not leave his body on weekdays.

Everything in Tibet is very "earthy", but the name and the story are not good. Throwing the stories of the characters and things in the Tubo classics into Fang Chongyong's previous life is not inconsistent at all.

This knife belongs to the "ancient knife" of Tubo, the blade is forged with silver knife lines, and the hair is very sharp, which is one of Fang Chongyong's swords.

"Alright, alright, it's almost ready."

Zhang Guangsheng stared at the "self-burning pot", and soon after, he found that the lid of the kettle was fluttering!

That's good?

Enlan Dazarugon was stunned, after three years of dealing with him, he knew that Fang Chongyong was powerful, and this person was very good at fiddling with some new things. But a pot that burns itself under the sun is really unheard of!

Fang Chongyong took out a small paper bag from his arms and poured the broken tea leaves into the white porcelain cup of Enlan Dazarugon. Immediately, Zhang Guangsheng poured the freshly boiled water into the cup, and soon the fragrance of tea overflowed.

Self-boiling pot, no need to boil tea!

Nlan Dazarugon was horrified, but his face remained silent.

"Brother Xian, I'm not afraid that I will learn this technique in Tubo?"

Enlan Dazarugon took a sip of tea and asked with emotion.

"Technology is all about learning from each other, and Shazhou is also learning the technology of Tibet, and men should be self-reliant, and the same is true for the country."

Fang Chongyong said with a confident smile.

Enlan Dazarugon was silent for a long time, and then sighed and said: "If there is a virtuous brother in Shazhou for a day, Tubo will not send troops to Hexi. ”

"Back then, I was guarding Shazhou, Lao Ma, you attacked Shazhou, and we met directly in the army overnight, how to win the trust of people with that sentence just now?"

Fang Chongyong asked with a smile.

Enlan Dazarugon smiled bitterly and waved his hand and said, "Brother Xian, don't say it. In that battle, he almost died in Guazhou, and the Shazhou border army almost left Sun Boru's lord Lang Meise in Changle County. The entire Dongdai in the Subi district is full of mourning, and it has not yet recovered its vitality. ”

"I hope that I won't meet your old horse again on the battlefield in the future."

Fang Chongyong crossed his hand and saluted, picked up the teacup and said: "Replace wine with tea, first wish you a smooth journey." ”

Enlan Dazarugon was about to return to the city of Lhasa for his meritorious service in governing (spying on) Sun Boru and accept the canonization of Zampu. It's just that he is cheeky and comes by trading contraband with Datang that others can't get.

Of course, this kind of trade is mutually beneficial, and Shazhou has also obtained a lot of "local products" from Tibet, such as all kinds of finely made gold and silver utensils, gold masks, handicrafts inlaid with precious stones, and so on.

Fang Chongyong used these things to do a lot of important things that were beneficial to the local area of Hexi.

There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, and this sentence is truly an unbreakable truth. Even if it is a border town between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, when they are not at war, they can also trade privately, and there is no taboo for mutual benefit.

"This batch of broken tea leaves, as well as these self-burning pots, we all want them.

In the future, I will try to move out to the southeast as much as possible, and it should not appear on the border of Hexi.

There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, let alone brothers. If you are unfortunate enough to meet a virtuous brother in the future, you will not be merciful. ”

Enlan Dazarugon raised his teacup and drank the tea inside.

The Tibetan aristocracy was strange, humble and brutal. He treats you as a human being, and he will respect you very much. If he doesn't treat you as a human being, he will be cruel to you. Such contradictory behaviors often appear in the same person.

The Tibetans frantically oppressed the people of the Tang border towns they had captured, and had no mercy. As long as they encounter it, they will be reduced to slaves without asking, and the injured and the old will be killed directly, and the means are cruel.

But for the high-level leaders of the Tang Dynasty, they often seem very humble, and the high-ranking generals in the Tang Army, especially those who can fight and can fight, are excessively polite and even the host and guest are displaced.

Extreme dichotomy, too abstract to describe.

Fang Chongyong did not feel the barbarism and bloodshed of the Tibetan nobles in Enlan Dazarugong, but only felt that they were polite and simple.

However, he also knew that the courtesy of the Tibetan nobles to him was only because of his identity and ability to show, and it did not mean that the other party was a good bird.

Not to mention other Tibetan nobles, as far as Enlan Dazarugon himself is concerned, he himself is not a soft-hearted person. Enlan Dazarugon once personally ordered the slaughter of thousands of Hui captives, and directly reduced all the tribes of 10,000 people to slavery!

made the Hui people frightened, so they had to hug Datang's thick thighs.

For such a character who is also an enemy and a friend, Fang Chongyong has always been very energetic and extremely careful in dealing with him.

"Ah Sheng, deliver goods to the people with the old horse, the old rules."

Fang Chongyong instructed Zhang Guangsheng, and then added tea to Enlan Dazarugong.

The latter smiled and did not speak.

Soon, Zhang Guangsheng came over, leaned into Fang Chongyong's ear and said in a low voice: "The goods of the Tubo people are more than 20%. Whether we accept it or not, we can't break the rules, and spreading it out will be harmful to the reputation of the king. ”

Too much? How is this possible?

Fang Chongyong looked at Enlan Dazarugon with a puzzled expression, not knowing what the other party was going to sing.

"Before leaving, a gift for the virtuous brother. You might as well say bluntly, this is just a little trick to be generous to others and weaken Sun Boru, and the virtuous brother will accept it.

Anyway, it's the last time, and it's disposed of by the virtuous brother at will. ”

Nlan Dazarugon said indifferently, smiling.

It turns out that this is Sun Boru's military spending! You're really good at riding horses!

Fang Chongyong suddenly realized, before leaving, he had to pit Lord Ru Lang Meise, and Enlan Dazarugon really did everything. In this way, I am afraid that it is only a matter of time before Zampu will use troops against the Subi region in the future and refuse to accept it.

Sure enough, each family has its own troubles, and Tubo is also a pile of shit under the ass!

"Then so-and-so would be disrespectful."

Fang Chongyong bowed his hand and said, and after speaking, he instructed Zhang Guangsheng to count the delivery of the goods. All kinds of gadgets produced in Shazhou, such as self-burning pots and tea leaves that can be brewed directly, are exchanged for gold and silver valuables of the Tibetan people.

After the delivery, Fang Chongyong felt a burst of emotion in his heart.

Three years have passed!

Li Longji, the dog emperor, actually threw his child in Shazhou for three years!

If it weren't for his two lives, he really wouldn't be able to cope with all kinds of strange situations in Shazhou.

How could this dog emperor do such a thing! Even dogs wouldn't do that, would they?

Fang Chongyong watched Enlan Dazarugon leave with the team, and at the same time scolded Li Longji in his heart for being outrageous!

The temporary assassination history has become an official assassination history, and the term of office has been from one year to three years, and now that the assassin's term of office has reached the point where he must be forced to return to Beijing to report on his work, where should he go?

Fang Chongyong's heart was in chaos.

"Fang Yuanjun, the brothers are talking about this year's dividend ......"

Zhang Guangsheng walked over, lowered his voice and said quietly.

"As usual."

Fang Chongyong spit out two words in his mouth, cherishing ink like gold.

"Eh, yes, yes!"

Zhang Guangsheng was overjoyed, in fact, everyone was not worried that Fang Chongyong would not pay dividends, but they were just a little worried that the other party would leave soon when his term of office arrived!

If Fang Envoy Jun leaves, what should be the rules of Shazhou and even Hexi?

This is a question that hangs on everyone's mind.

What Fang Chongyong has done in the past three years is enough for Li Longji to kill him a thousand times! It's just that he used various methods to take care of the five states of Hexi, from the Hexi Jiedu envoy Wang Qi to the ordinary Qiu Ba below, all of them were taken care of comfortably and tightly.

As a result, no less than dozens of officials of all sizes who died by "suicide" were summarily closed without causing any waves.

But ironically, the five prefectures of Hexi are overjoyed because the government treasury is abundant, the wealth is abundant, the officials govern the local area in a good way, the prosperity is better than in the past, and the number of times to ask the center for support is less.

Local officials were rewarded by the imperial court every year, and local officials were repeatedly promoted.

These promoted officials continued to frantically cover up the bad things in Hexi in the center, forming a tight chain of interests.

Fang Chongyong, who is the core of the storm, is at the bottom of the list in the history of the five states in the Hexi Corridor, and he is "middle" in the assessment every year, which is in stark contrast to the "top" of others.

As a key area, Shazhou is also at the bottom of the assessment of the five states in Hexi, and the assessment every year is also "medium", shouting "drought" every year to ask the imperial court for money for disaster relief.

As the key executor, the Doulu Army is also at the bottom of the assessment ranking among the Hexi armies, and the assessment every year is also "medium", suppressing bandits in border towns every year, and the bandits are serious every year.

As the "talker" who should get the most money, Fang Chongyong not only did not charge a penny in the benefit fee, but instead gathered dividends into a tower and established a "fund" to provide interest-free loans for those military families whose families lost their labor force due to the war.

In other words, he is a steward who receives the salary of the assassin, who is responsible for matchmaking as a guarantee, and is responsible for making decisions.

Nothing else!

Fang Chongyong has no exchange of interests, no corruption, no embezzlement of public funds, and he is innocent from top to bottom.

As for where the brocade clothes on his body came from, according to Fang Chongyong's own words, those are all "work clothes"! He was only "borrowed to wear", he only had the right to use, not ownership.

Fang Chongyong knows what it means to be "just without desire", as long as he doesn't take benefits from it, then all those who take benefits will spontaneously do their best to protect him!

Because once he dies, the secrets of Hexi will explode; Once he is dead, he will no longer be able to find a key interlocutor who is selfless, can coordinate the interests of all parties, and can be trusted by everyone.

In other words, now in the five states of Hexi, you can not know who is the envoy of Hexi Jiedu; But if you don't know who the "Hexi Qilinzi" is, then it's better to go home and cultivate the fields honestly, this golden trade route is not for you.

……

The group returned to the small town of Shazhou without causing any waves. Fang Chongyong walked into the backyard of the government and felt a fragrant breeze blowing in his face.

"This spice is really pungent, it's similar to that Dior perfume."

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but complain, but Anaye in front of him didn't hear it, jumped directly on him, and held on to it.

The two kissed fiercely under the poplar tree, and Anaye's snow-white skin, set off by Fang Chongyong's red, black and explosive complexion, had a bewitching beauty.

This painting is like Beauty and the Beast!

"Did you miss me?"

After a long time, Anaya asked as if she was angry, staring at her big watery eyes, licking her lips.

"Let's go to the bedroom and have a good chat."

Fang Chongyong said without changing his face, and picked up Anaye, who was already out of the concave and convex, with a thin waist and long legs, and left.

Soon, Anaye's muffled gasps could be heard from the bedroom.

Since the two of them opened that door half a month ago, they have been out of control. It's just that Fang Chongyong paid attention to it and didn't let Anaye break his body.

It's really too early for her to have a baby. Although the children of the family got married early, they cared about the woman's age very much, and Fang Chongyong was the same, although Anaye was just his concubine.

"Virgin women" like the new princess Shou were not uncommon in Tang Dynasty families. The people of these powerful families have no pity for the people in the lower strata of society, but they cherish their own people.

The two of them explored the mysteries of life in a private space, and only felt that their souls had been sublimated.

And the indulgence of a wild horse.

At this moment of burning flames, Fang Dafu walked over, knocked on the bedroom door, and said in a low voice: "Lang Jun, the imperial court has sent a supervisor to supervise the imperial history, and it seems that the person who came is not good!" ”

"Overseeing the Imperial History?"

Fang Chongyong pushed open the door, straightened his clothes, and asked suspiciously. It stands to reason that in previous years, the supervision of the imperial history should not be in Hexi until next month, why is it advanced this year?

Fang Chongyong felt that there must be something strange about this matter.

Fang Dafu took out a handkerchief and helped him wipe the red lip prints on his face.

Seeing that he looked embarrassed, Fang Dafu laughed and said:

"Anaye knew that you were back today, so she dressed up and dyed your lips. Now Hexi covets her man, but he can line up around Shazhou City several times. Lang Jun will not stop the princess, marry Anaye, and then settle in Hexi? ”

"You don't know these troubles, why do you have to ask?"

Fang Chongyong said with a helpless sigh.

In these days, no woman is blind, and good things must be held in their hands. That lady Wang is not a simple character who is easy to get along, and their relationship has long been dead!

Fang Chongyong lamented that it would be difficult for him to live with a group of wives and concubines in the future, and Anaye is estimated to be the first and last concubine.

"Lead the way, let's meet the overseer."

Fang Chongyong commanded Fang Dafu.

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