There was a decree in the Tang Dynasty that when officials went to work, they could not stay at the same post station for up to three days.

Of course, this is a very loose rule, and it has already included the time spent by officials when they take office, and the prevention is not that they will delay the time and deliberately not leave, but that they are worried that many petty officials will eat and drink at the post station, and it will not be convenient for the post chiefs and post guards to clean them up.

After the fight, Fang Chongyong instructed Guan Chongsi and He Changqi to take a few accompanying guards, that is, a few silver-speared filial piety sergeants recruited in Guanzhong before, to hunt in the mountains and forests around Longshan, and by the way, Pei Xiu's mallet was also taken away.

And Fang Chongyong and Cen Shen came to the guest room of the post station to talk secretly and discuss major matters.

There are many things, it is inconvenient for Qiu Ba like He Changqi to let them know, Fang Chongyong knows very well what kind of virtue these people are, and it will only be bad if they are open-mouthed.

"Judge Cen, please write a letter, it will be of great use."

In front of the table, Fang Chongyong said to Cen Shen with a straight face.

"Fang Yushi, please speak."

Cen Shen didn't say a word, just spread out the big paper and grind the ink, picked up the brush and prepared to start writing.

As soon as he saw this posture, he knew that the other party was an old staff, Fang Chongyong smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be nervous, Judge Cen, I know that you have served as a non-liuguan in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate for many years, and you are very familiar with these chores, but you are not in a hurry to listen to something about it at this moment, and it is not too late for you to write it." ”

Cen Shen hurriedly put down the brush, Fang Chongyong called the post man again, and put on a pot of green ant turbid wine common in the post station, and the two chatted while cooking wine.

Fang Chongyong not only gave the wine money, but also gave the post guard a "tip" reward, and there was no official arrogance at all.

"The matter of the People's Army, if it goes through normal channels, it will definitely not be solved. In fact, the saint's heart about Longyou's affairs is not completely unmotivated.

There is no such thing as a hundred officials blinding a saint. ”

Fang Chongyong said with a light sigh.

From all aspects of the "Liyuan Shooting Princess" project, he felt the difficulties of Brother Ji. To sum it simply, "take all the baht and use it like mud and sand", and the problem with Ji Ge is that the stall is too big to contain.

In fact, how much of the court's expenses can really be spent on Ji Ge himself?

One of the simplest examples, for example, the historians of Fang Chongyong's previous life always criticized Brother Ji for giving Yang Yuhuan lychees to work hard and hurt money, and to use post horses to transport lychees thousands of miles away.

But in fact, this kind of thing was not a special case since the pre-Qin period, when the nobles were drunk and dreamed of death, which was much more powerful than a stagecoach sending lychees.

And counting the overall cost of transporting lychees, for Brother Ji, he can't eat lychees for a few dollars.

After the Tang Dynasty, the scholar class wanted to "put the imperial power in a cage", which would naturally be highlighted in some aspects to show that the country's demise was caused by the unreasonableness of the monarch.

It's as if the Anshi Rebellion was eaten by eating lychees.

In fact, Fang Chongyong judged by what he saw and heard, and the cost of the aristocracy lay mostly in the "pomp", not in the cost of Ji Ge himself.

The palace maids and eunuchs in various palaces in Chang'an drop a grain of rice from between their fingernails every day, collect it and throw it to Brother Ji to eat, and they can eat Brother Ji out of pancreatic cancer!

The biggest expense in Chang'an and even in the Guanzhong region is that the clans and nobles, including the bureaucracy, raised a lot of people who "shouldn't be raised" in order to maintain the dignity they felt "should have".

Such people who do not produce account for more than 15% of the total population of Chang'an, and there are as many as two or three hundred thousand people!

To some extent, it can be regarded as the "tertiary industry" of Fang Chongyong's previous life.

Kee Ge did know that the front-line military pay was not so sufficient.

But how to say it, now that Longyou is not fighting, can it be saved.

Fang Chongyong saw this, and Brother Ji also knew it, and most of the officials of the Ministry of War and the officials of the Yushitai also knew it.

Why didn't anyone ask such a serious question?

Because according to the principle of "whoever asks the question will solve it", there is a court that can't make money, and the central officials who are officials in it can only pretend to be deaf and dumb about these problems.

The government soldiers were changed to recruit soldiers, and the government soldiers were changed to Long March athletes, and the price was a huge amount of military spending, which could not be avoided.

Now the Datang border is generally calm, but the Khitan side of Youzhou is making a lot of trouble because of An Lushan's toss, so the military expenditure is naturally the highest priority on the Youzhou side.

In addition, the elimination of the Longwu Army and the new Divine Twelve Army, there is no place where money is not needed.

Whoever it is given and who it is not given depends on the relationship between the border army and the imperial court officials, and what the priority is in the defense system of the border town.

It's not something that can be said clearly in one or two sentences.

Ge Shuhan sent Guan Chongji to Chang'an to worship the dock, which shows that he is a smart man. But knowing where the road is doesn't mean you can follow it. The lack of a gate at the Koshuhanbai Pier is a typical case of failure.

When Fang Chongyong said these words to Cen Shen, his heart was also full of helplessness.

"That's true, the Anxi Protectorate is actually relying on the Western Regions......"

Cen Shen wanted to say the word "smuggling", but was stopped by Fang Chongyong with his hand.

"This time, I'll write a letter, well, just to my father. It is not necessarily good to give it directly to the saints.

You wrote in the letter: The Tubo people on the Longyou border are ready to move and plan to do wrong. The Anren army envoy Ge Shuhan planned to pretend to sacrifice Datong City and deceive the Tubo people.

Then the inside should be combined with the outside, and the Tubo people will be beaten with a stick.

To the north of Datong City, you can pass through the Dadou Pull Valley, so as to march to Hexi.

To the south, you can attack Shancheng, and then threaten Shanzhou, where the Longyou Jiedu envoy is located. It is believed that the Tibetans will be very interested in this bait, and the possibility of refusing is very small, at least they will send troops to test the water.

The Anren army has not been issued winter clothes for two years, and this time Ge Shuhan used Tang Guoke to deduct military salaries, and the soldiers refused to accept the uproar and surrendered by fraud.

The Tibetan people knew that this matter was true as soon as they checked it, and they must believe it to be true.

So this victory is quite high.

In the end, he emphasized in the letter that he asked my father to discuss this matter with the sage, and sent a capable cadre to preside over the overall situation in Longyou and defeat the arrogance of the Tubo people in a war.

Du hopes to be old and frail, and there may be an accident on the verge of battle. If he dies, it will definitely affect the morale of the army, so please ask the court to replace a young and powerful person as the envoy of the Longyou Festival.

Even if this plan of deception fails, the Tang army will have no loss, and it will be able to slowly plan against Tubo in the future, and it will not hurt. ”

Fang Chongyong finished speaking in one breath, which shocked Cen Shen beyond measure.

The emperor is above, what is it called interfering in the government and influencing the layout of the center, this is probably the most typical example!

Cen Shen swallowed his saliva and asked with some hesitation, "Is this really possible?" After the imperial court read this letter, will it really remove Du Hope? Will it really make up for the salaries of the People's Army? ”

It was really hard for him to believe that the Central Imperial Court would be led by Fang Chongyong alone.

"The fraudulent surrender of the Anren Army has become a real surrender, which official in the center can bear such responsibility?"

Fang Chongyong asked confidently.

Cen Shen nodded slowly, he agreed with this very much, no one dared to take responsibility for this kind of thing, and it must be Li Longji himself who made the decision.

I have to say that Fang Chongyong's move is very subtle in retreating.

He forged a plan of "Geshuhan to surrender", and the center of the imperial court had only two choices: either cooperate with "Geshuhan", fight in Longyou, and carry out a huge siege and annihilation war against the Tubo people;

Either appease the Anren army and make up for the winter clothes that have been owed for two years.

In order to cooperate with this military operation, a lot of troops will have to be mobilized in the Longyou region, so that the imperial court must make up all the arrears of the military salaries of the Longyou army, at least a large part of it!

In troubled times, the emperor knows that he must not send hungry soldiers!

What's more, now it's a "prosperous Tang Dynasty", if you don't reward the three armies before the war, who will give you your life in Bian Zhenqiuba!

Let the border army go out to fight, it is necessary to give money, and it must be given cash! No credit!

Otherwise, the army will not even be able to guarantee its basic morale, so how can it talk about winning the war?

Those Qiu Ba who are in charge of fighting in the battle array, from top to bottom, there are 10,000 ways to work without help!

As the protagonist of the "Fraud Scheme", the Anren Army, in order not to startle the snake, will definitely not make up for the winter clothes for the time being. But there will be certain guarantees, and after the war, there will be lavish rewards and generous pensions.

Therefore, whether it is the first plan or the second plan, the problem of the winter clothes of the People's Army can be alleviated or even completely solved. In this way, Fang Chongyong's promise to manage Chonghei's matter was properly resolved.

At the same time, he sold Ge Shuhan a favor.

"However, what if the saint is indifferent to this, and the whole court does not deal with it?"

Cen Shen asked suspiciously.

As a grassroots bureaucrat who has been in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate for many years, he understands too well what virtue the imperial court is.

The only people that the border towns can rely on are their own people, only local stakeholders. Never expect the Central Court to solve the pressing problems of reality!

Just like the "stay in the middle and don't send it" (not called this name, but it's not the same in essence), what if Brother Ji keeps this letter and doesn't send it?

The question asked by Cen shows his own superb political literacy.

"If you don't deal with it, then there may be chaos in Longyou, and the An People's Army may really mutiny, and this matter will get bigger and bigger."

Fang Chongyong let out a long sigh and continued:

"However, a certain is just a supervising imperial history, and he went to Longyou to recruit brave people. A certain has already done what he can do, if the saint does not listen, then Datang will pay a heavy price.

The Tang Dynasty is a saint, a member of the imperial court, and a member of the clan surnamed Li.

It's not ours. ”

Fang Chongyong spread his hands at Cen Shen, his tone was full of helplessness.

He has already given Brother Ji a choice, if Brother Ji is stunned and pretends not to see it, it will be like when Bian Que first met Cai Huangong, the famous doctor said to the latter: Jun has a disease in his stomach, and if he is not treated, he will be afraid.

Cai Huan Gong did not listen to persuasion, and finally died after being ill. If Brother Ji doesn't listen to persuasion, and the country is sick and finally collapses, there is no way to do it.

At least Fang Chongyong has done what he can do, he doesn't owe Ji Ge, let alone Datang!

"A certain view of the monarchs of Chang'an, drunk dreams of the dead are not counted. In the long run, I am afraid that a catastrophe will come. ”

Cen Shen couldn't help but sigh and sighed.

From top to bottom in Chang'an City, I didn't see anyone downgrading consumption, but all kinds of luxury things were popular. And Longyou, outside Chang'an, is on the front line of the battle against the Tubo people, but even normal military salaries cannot be paid normally.

As long as the brain is not dizzy, you can see what the problem is.

"Judge Cen is not going to be sad about the spring and autumn, it is important to write a letter, after writing, we will rest for a while today, and we will go to Qingshui County tomorrow.

Qingshui County is further west of Qinzhou (Tianshui), after Qinzhou, it can't be as loose as now. ”

Fang Chongyong shook his head lightly and motioned to Cen Shen not to say those "politically incorrect" words. Many things, smart people are in the eyes. But it's one thing to see, it's one thing to think in your heart, it's another thing to say it.

For example, people in officialdom, even if they despise a colleague in their hearts, as long as they don't say it, they can at least ensure face harmony, and they can also be "close and close" in the future and maintain the flexibility of their own positions.

But if you say it to your face, you will sin people to death.

All kinds of chaos in the Tang Dynasty, from the surface to the inside, are not uncommon. It's one thing to see that you're silent, it's another thing to make a big fuss.

Cen Shen looked at the burly and muscular Fang Chongyong, and only felt that this young Fang Yanei was really stable, and he did everything as an official. Cen Shenwen's thoughts were like springs, and he wrote a letter of help with emotion, and after the ink was dry, he handed it to Fang Chongyong to read.

"Yes, so be it."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said.

Although his facial expression was as calm as that of the Millennial King, the horror in his heart was incomparable.

Cen Shen is worthy of being the "cultural person" who can go down in history in his previous life, and writing a letter can make people read it with pleasure and a sense of refreshment, as if by doing so, he can really defeat the Tubo people.

In order not to set up a flag for himself, Fang Chongyong did not tell Cen Shen what Brother Ji might choose. But with his understanding of Jige, it was inevitable that the latter would appease the Anren army and maintain peace in the Longyou region.

There is no other reason than that it is too expensive to fight.

This old emperor, who is over sixty years old, just wants to save trouble in his heart, and doesn't want to toss, especially if he doesn't want to toss blindly, how can he start a war lightly?

……

"Isn't this a blind toss, saint!"

In the study room of Li Linfu's house in Pingkangfang, Li Linfu's son-in-law Yang Qixuan complained to the right minister of the Tang Dynasty, and his voice was an octave higher.

Yang Qixuan served as a counselor in the court, and his duty was to "advise on the gains and losses, and the attendants praised the minister".

To put it simply, it is a professional troll, who specifically points out the shortcomings of high-ranking officials such as kings and prime ministers, and can also make suggestions.

And what Li Linfu asked him to do this time was the death order issued by Brother Ji: let the portrait of the "King of Bohai County" when he was not yet on the throne be hung in the Lingyan Pavilion!

Yang Qixuan has always been timid and afraid of things, and when he heard Li Linfu say that he would let him do this "big thing", he was so frightened that he had no master of the six gods, and he couldn't even take care of basic etiquette.

None of the people who can mix in the court are really stupid, only those who pretend to be stupid and those who sell stupid. Yang Qixuan thought about it for a little time and knew that the water in this matter was very deep, and it could even be said that it was bottomless!

Does Li Linfu have any henchmen?

In fact, there is, and there is no need to let Yang Qixuan go.

But Li Linfu did not hand over this task to his more capable henchmen, in fact, to put it bluntly, he was still slapping Brother Ji's ass.

If Li Linfu's son-in-law hadn't taken the lead in coming forward to mention this matter, how would Brother Ji know that it was Li Linfu who instructed him?

How did the ministers know that it was Li Linfu who was advocating?

There is no sincerity in doing so!

Li Linfu just wants to let Brother Ji and the ministers see that he, the prime minister, is kneeling and licking the emperor without a bottom line, wholeheartedly, and being the emperor's most loyal dog.

What kind of literati style, literati temperament, Li Linfu doesn't care at all, he is not a literati!

Li Linfu only knew that if he didn't come out to kneel and lick Brother Ji, then he, the prime minister, would be the end. And after so many years in office, there are not a few people who have offended Li Linfu. The remnants of those people took revenge, and Li Linfu, who had no power and no power, couldn't stop it at all.

And in the matter of letting Li Longji enter the Lingyan Pavilion, Li Linfu was not good enough to come forward in person.

After all, he is the prime minister, and a slight movement will cause turmoil in the court. Let his son stand up, it seems to be a bit of a pitfall. Therefore, it is most appropriate to let the son-in-law do this.

And Yang Qixuan, whose official position is closest to the "troll", was very "lucky" to be selected by Li Linfu.

"How the saint is, it's not for you to comment.

If you can't do this, you can't do it, so Benxiang has to transfer you to the south as a assassin, so that the sage's thunderous wrath won't end you.

Don't go back to Chang'an in your life. ”

Li Linfu shook his head and sighed, as if he was very sorry.

After a moment of silence, Yang Qixuan gritted his teeth, clenched his fists fiercely and said, "Okay!" The son-in-law will listen to his father-in-law! ”

"Well, that's right, the children can be taught."

Li Linfu nodded with a smile and continued: "Tomorrow's Zichen Hall court meeting, the final word, can only advance, not retreat!" ”

(End of chapter)