Chapter 237: To go, it is to die for a lifetime
"What does it mean that the Anren Army can't stay?"
Ge Shuhan suppressed the fear in his heart and asked with a calm face.
"It's literal."
Fang Chongyong waved his hand and said, it seemed that he didn't want to dwell on this issue, but changed the topic and asked, "What does General Geshu think about the situation in Longyou?" ”
At the mention of this stubble, Ge Shuhan was obviously not very interested. The mutiny of the Anren Army hit him hard. His subordinates actually mutinied, and in the short term, it was difficult for Ge Shuhan to climb up. And he is not young, how much brilliance can he shine in the remaining time of his life?
I have to say, it's a frustrating thing.
Ge Shuhan replied with some perfunctory:
"In the short term, the wind and waves are calm, and Datang still has an advantage in Longyou. However, in the long run, the fall of some prefectures and counties in Longyou is inevitable, and the current state cannot be maintained for a long time.
Even if the Tang Dynasty can maintain and stabilize the passage to the Western Regions, we must have a protracted struggle with the Tubo people in the Hehuang Valley, and the blessings and disasters are unpredictable. ”
Ge Shuhan sighed and said, feeling that the Anren Army seemed to be about to suffer a catastrophe, and he didn't want to hide anything anymore, and said what he thought in his heart. You must know that this kind of thing is very taboo, if it weren't for An Renjun's matter, why would he say this to Fang Chongyong!
Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, and said noncommittally and indifferently: "General Geshu is thoughtful and strategic, and he is indeed a great talent in Longyou." ”
After speaking, he handed the official document of the "supervising army envoy" given to him by Ji Ge to Ge Shuhan, who suddenly realized after reading it, and then realized that everyone in the Longyou army seemed to underestimate Fang Chongyong.
They took Fang Chongyong as the one who took the blame, but in fact, this Fang Yanei's waist was very hard! It's just that because he kept a low profile, he chose not to have a seizure.
What does the overseer do?
On the one hand, it is necessary to clamp down on the local border army, and on the other hand, there is also the obligation to select border generals to inform the Son of Heaven. If a border soldier is recommended by a temperance envoy and praised by a supervising military envoy, then it is very easy for him to get a chance to be promoted.
Fang Chongyong has the identity of a military envoy, whether he has the right to report to Brother Ji or not, it is a silent deterrent to the border generals.
In the words of Fang Chongyong's previous life, that is, "no gun in your hand" and "no need to use a gun" are completely different situations.
"The last general is terrified, and he also asks the prison envoy to say a few kind words in front of the saint in the future."
Ge Shuhan hurriedly thanked him.
"General Geshu doesn't have to be polite, it's all within his bounds."
Fang Chongyong replied. He spoke softly, and he didn't seem so convincing, but it also made Ge Shuhan not know what to say.
Everyone is not close to each other and is not very familiar with each other, why should others help you for no reason?
If Ge Shuhan didn't kneel down and be a dog, then Fang Chongyong naturally had no reason to help, or even if he helped, Ge Shuhan couldn't believe it.
Carrying a sedan chair to each other is itself a quiet political transaction.
"The dozens of people who led the mutiny in the Anren Army, I want to talk to them before sending them on the road, is it okay?"
Fang Chongyong asked with a smile.
Ge Shuhan frowned slightly, and the haze on Guozi's face was shrouded, and then he sighed and nodded.
"Fang Jieshuai, please follow this side."
Ge Shuhan got up and led Fang Chongyong out of the signing room built with stones.
The two of them walked in a long circle and came to a simple barracks near the city gate in Chase City. I saw more than a dozen personal soldiers under Ge Shuhan, guarding this place, and no one was allowed to approach.
And Fang Chongyong brought dozens of mutinous thorns from the Heyuan army, all of which were centrally guarded here.
The Heyuan Army did not embarrass these people at the beginning, because in Shancheng, as long as these people dare to escape, they will be immediately arrested and killed, and the Heyuan Army even hopes that they will make a bigger trouble and attract more people's attention.
So I didn't do anything about the mutinous soldiers of the Anren Army, and the supervision was very lax. In addition to these dozens of thorns, the other blindly obedient Anren soldiers have all been sent back to Chase City.
But Ge Shuhan gritted his teeth with hatred for these dozens of people! It was precisely because of the commotion of these people that cut off his efforts to make up for the arrears of winter clothes by conventional means, and also cut off his career.
As soon as he entered the camp of the Anren Army, Fang Chongyong saw that these people were shackled and chained to the barracks like cattle, and there was no chance of escaping at all.
And the other soldiers of the People's Army who blindly followed and participated in the mutiny have now calmed down from their anger.
After the blood warrior retreated, all that remained in their hearts was fear. At this time, not to mention that someone stood up for these dozens of people who took the lead in the mutiny. Those people don't expect these thorns to die soon, even if they are benevolent.
From the hero who instigated the mutiny to the thorn that everyone spurned, in fact, it was only a few days, and the relationship between people is really a profound science.
In the humble barracks, Fang Chongyong stopped and glanced at Ge Shuhan thoughtfully. The latter seemed to sense the doubts in Fang Yanei's heart, and hurriedly explained: "These are all unruly people in the army, so they are afraid that they will hurt people, so they wear shackles. ”
Ge Shuhan's dark thoughts, Fang Chongyong naturally knew very well. He didn't break it, shook his head and sighed:
"It is not uncommon for the border to be bitterly cold, and the generation of chickens and dogs and thieves in the army also appears from time to time. General Geshu was too worried, and ordered someone to let go of their shackles. ”
"Obey the orders of the marshal."
Ge Shuhan clasped his fists and saluted, and then ordered his own soldiers to unshackle the shackles of these thorns.
Fang Chongyong waved his hand at Ge Shuhan and said, "If you want to talk to them alone, it won't take long." General Geshu saw that it was inconvenient for him to see this. ”
Hearing this, how dare Ge Shuhan make a mistake, he hurriedly left behind with his own soldiers, leaving only Fang Chongyong and He Changqi beside him.
"He Laohu, you are guarding outside the door, no one is allowed to enter, within twenty steps, no idle people are allowed to approach.
Whatever the reason! ”
Fang Chongyong instructed He Changqi.
"But Jie Shuai, these people are not ordinary Qiu Ba? In case ......"
He Changqi muttered in Fang Chongyong's ear with a hesitant expression. In case these people suddenly burst out and kill Fang Chongyong, then the fun will be great!
"Don't worry, I know it."
Fang Chongyong said indifferently.
After sending He Changqi away, Fang Chongyong looked at the dozens of strong men of the Anren Army in front of him. I saw that they had indifferent expressions on their faces, and they looked at death as if they were at home. It seems that he doesn't care too much about anything.
This kind of person, let alone hurting people, doesn't even have the desire to escape.
The Hehuang Valley is surrounded by plateaus and mountains, the climate is bitterly cold, and the Tibetan scouts can be glimpsed everywhere. Even if these people want to run, where can they run?
You can't say that Run's going to Tubo to be a slave, right?
"The snake can't be without a head, which of you is the leader?"
Fang Chongyong looked around at the stabbing heads of the Anren Army and asked in a deep voice.
A strong man with a height of more than eight feet walked out of the crowd, looked at Fang Chongyong proudly and asked, "It's yes, if you want to kill, you will kill, why do you need to say more." It was Ye Ye who led people to make trouble, and took Ye Ye's head to give an errand to the Son of Heaven in Chang'an! ”
"What's your name?"
Fang Chongyong ignored the nonsense that the other party said, and asked bluntly.
"If you don't change your name, you don't change your surname, yes is Zhang Shouyu, the deputy envoy of the Anren Army!"
Riding a horse, the mutiny led by the deputy envoy of the Anren Army, no wonder it was so big!
These people didn't turn around and attack Shanzhou, they were really Qiu Ba in this era, and they also paid attention to a little professional ethics and military glory!
If it is replaced by five dynasties and ten countries to make this kind of thing, Longyou will not be able to change the degree of the festival! In that case, if the Anren Army mutinied and did not attack Shanzhou, Fang Chongyong would call them big brother.
Fang Yanei had always felt that Ge Shuhan seemed to want to kill the thorns of the An People's Army, and he originally didn't understand why Ge Shuhan was so unsympathetic.
It turned out that Zhang Shouyu, the deputy military envoy, actually took advantage of Ge Shuhan to go to a meeting, and directly took a group of cronies to mutiny.
This is equivalent to giving Ge Shuhan eye medicine directly, can Ge Shuhan not be angry!
The reason why he didn't secretly kill this group of people now is just because he was afraid that outsiders would think that he wanted to hide the truth!
Fang Chongyong suddenly realized, no wonder the high-level of the Longyou Army was secretive about the inside story of the mutiny of the An People's Army, and even Wang Rare and Gai Jiayun did not mention this stubble.
It turned out that it was because the impact was so bad that it had to be downplayed.
Not to mention Zhang Shouyu's matter, at least the middle and high-level of the army on the right side of Longyou still seem to be loyal, and the mutiny is just because the low-level Qiu Ba are dissatisfied with the arrears of winter clothes.
Once Zhang Shouyu took the lead in the mutiny, the generals of the Longyou Army looked like they would rebel, this is really a "secret that can't be said"!
"Give me a good time, do you want to die or live?"
Fang Chongyong looked at Zhang Shouyu and asked.
Before he could speak, a Qiu Ba behind him knelt directly on the ground and shouted to Chongyong: "Please show Fang Jie Shuai a clear way!" ”
"Please show the way to Fang Jieshuai!"
A group of people knelt down, and only Zhang Shouyu stood in place like a fool.
"Brothers, are we not fighting with the court like this to us?
Zhang is determined to die now! A certain is to let the dog officials in the court who drink the blood of soldiers know that our Longyouan People's Army is definitely not rebellious!
We're just going to fight for it! ”
Zhang Shouyu, who had a tendon, wanted to commit suicide by hitting the stake of the barracks while talking, but he was pressed to the ground and knelt by everyone!
Zhang Shouyu thinks integrity is important, but it's clear that others don't think so.
"With this strength to hit the pillar, why don't you stay to fight the Tibetan people!"
Fang Chongyong kicked Zhang Shouyu to the ground, pointed at him and scolded!
Hearing this, everyone present fell silent. No matter how noisy they are, their behavior is also the same as that of children who have no milk to eat.
"You can choose three paths."
Fang Chongyong turned around, stretched out three fingers, turned his back to Zhang Shouyu and the others and continued:
"The first way is to send someone to escort you to Lanzhou in the name of death row prisoners. Then announce to the public that you have been sentenced to death by the imperial court.
When you arrive in Lanzhou, someone will pick you up, and you will have your own arrangements at that time.
A certain person first stated that this road is extremely dangerous, and it is a life and death. Don't fantasize about running away halfway, as long as you run away, the whole family and even your own clan and relatives and friends will be implicated.
But as long as you listen to the arrangement of this section commander and finish this road, then the stain on your body will be washed away, and you will be given a decent return. ”
"The second way, after breaking up the dozens of you, assign them to the front line around Stone Castle City, and put them into the castles where the thousand-strong border army is stationed, and serve as ordinary soldiers and soldiers.
Of course, you are now in the army on the right side of Long, and you are also like a rat crossing the street. What the lords will do to you, this section commander will never ask. If someone accidentally kills someone and reports a disappearance, a certain person will not ask. ”
"The third way is that you have never seen this section of the handsome today, and this section of the section is only as if you have never seen you!
Tonight, I will arrange for you to have a good meal, and then early tomorrow morning, you will go to Huangquan together.
Of course, your head will be hung in the head of Shanzhou City for a month as an example. It's ugly, and there's no way around it.
How do you want to choose between the three paths? ”
Fang Chongyong's three paths, the first is a way to live with unknown risks but a high probability of death, and the advantage is that no matter whether you live or die, you can "wash your name".
The second way is the road of slow death, their group of thorns have reached the forefront of the battle against the Tibetans, and it is also a non-station, it is estimated that they will die completely in a few months.
The third way is to choose nothing, and then die happily tomorrow.
Obviously, there are three paths, but in fact, only the first one can be tried, and the other paths are just the difference between surviving and dying quickly.
If you go, you will die nine times, and if you don't go, you will definitely die and die.
"Jie Shuai, I'm willing to go to Lanzhou!"
Zhang Shouyu knelt on the ground and saluted with fists and said, and the others also knelt down and saluted together, obviously not thinking about it.
"Okay, it's useless to talk too much, after you go to Lanzhou Jincheng, you will know what you want to do."
Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said, very satisfied with the attitude of these people.
Although he didn't say anything cruel, it made these dozens of thorns feel a sense of oppression that they couldn't look at directly.
After walking out of the camp, Ge Shuhan and the generals of the Anren army had been waiting for a long time, ready to welcome Fang Chongyong to the banquet.
However, after Fang Chongyong walked up, he said to Ge Shuhan: "General Ge Shu, these dozens of thorns are death row prisoners, and this section commander will be taken away later." Tomorrow, all the generals and colonels of the Anren Army will come to Shanzhou for a meeting, and the stakes are very high, so don't be late. ”
Hearing this, Ge Shuhan suddenly became nervous, and the faces of the generals behind him changed slightly, and they looked at each other and didn't know what to do.
"Jieshuai, a certain has prepared a banquet, and invited Jieshuai to the banquet."
Ge Shuhan said with a sneer, but the smile on his face was very reluctant.
"No need, this section is handsome and official, and now I will go back to Shanzhou City."
Fang Chongyong saluted the generals of the Anren Army very perfunctorily, and walked outside with He Changqi. His own soldiers also took away the thorns of the Anren army, leaving only Ge Shuhan and his party in a messy manner.
He wanted to stop Fang Chongyong to ask for an explanation, but he was worried that the other party would say worse news. I had to watch Fang Chongyong and his party leave Datong City, where the Anren Army was stationed.
……
Since Zheng Shuqing resigned and returned to his hometown, he left the mansion in Chang'an to his eldest nephew.
At the beginning, I didn't expect that I would have a day to recover, so I directly gave the title deed and Chang'an's house to his eldest nephew, after all, his nephew is now also a petty official in the center, and Chang'an's mansion can't be empty, so it's logical to leave it to my nephew to live.
By the way, he proved to the imperial court that he Zheng was a true resign, instead of hiding home to "avoid trouble".
As a result, it didn't take long for Zheng Shuqing to be called to Chang'an by Brother Ji to re-entrust him with important tasks, so that now Lao Zheng's home has become a temporary stay at his nephew's house, which makes him so embarrassed.
On this day, he had just taken over the position of the director of the "Inspection Institute" and returned home, when he saw his eldest nephew coming over quietly, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, did you marry your little sister to a fool?" That's not quite what you said before! ”
Seeing that his eldest nephew's tone was very dissatisfied, Zheng Shuqing was also on fire, so he scolded him loudly:
"The words of the parents' order matchmaker are justified.
After your father died, the marriage of your brother and sister can be decided by a certain word, so why not marry your sister to someone else?
Have you forgotten how you came to Chang'an from a magistrate?
It's not my uncle yet, I'm mediating it! What kind of attitude do you have! ”
"Uncle, what you said is true, but you can't push your niece into the fire pit, right?
Today the fool came to deliver a letter saying that he was Aya's husband. The nephew was shocked and asked him well, this little fool still didn't look down on the Zheng family, saying that he was willing to marry my sister only after obeying the orders of the head of the family.
Do you think this is talking about human language? ”
As soon as the eldest nephew mentioned this stubble, his anger rushed to the top of his head, which can be called angry!
He had heard that his uncle Zheng Shuqing was familiar with Fang Chongyong, not to mention that Fang Chongyong himself was an official, his father Fang Youde was also a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he also served as a two-term envoy. Originally, I heard that my sister would marry into the Fang family to give Fang Chongyong, but Zheng Shuqing's eldest nephew was quite pleased.
He thinks that even if he marries Fang Youde, who has not continued for many years, it will be okay!
I didn't expect to marry Fang Chongyong's family...... Somewhere! Still a little fool with an obviously not normal brain!
This horseback joke is too big!
If that little fool didn't come to the Zheng family today, he wouldn't know about it, and the eldest nephew felt that his uncle was too unreliable!
"Don't worry about that little fool."
Zheng Shuqing waved his hand impatiently, he didn't know what kind of virtue Fang Laique was! What's there to say, being a dog is over!
"Huh? This little fool just has nothing to show off to you? ”
Zheng Shuqing suddenly found that his eldest nephew seemed to be deliberately concealing an important issue and not explaining it.
"Well, that's not it, he sent a letter to him, saying that if his uncle came to Chang'an, he would give it to him. If my uncle didn't come to Chang'an, he wasn't allowed to peek, and he could burn it after a year. ”
The eldest nephew reluctantly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zheng Shuqing.
After seeing the familiar handwriting on the envelope, which read "Dean Zheng personally opened", the stone hanging in Lao Zheng's heart finally fell to the ground.
He coughed lightly, patted his eldest nephew on the shoulder, and said:
"The little fool is stupid, but he doesn't mess around, does he? What's so bad?
Marriage, sometimes it doesn't look at how a person is, but what his identity background is. ”
"Uncle, what identity can a house slave have?"
Zheng Shuqing didn't mention it, but when he mentioned the eldest nephew, his anger came up again.
"Then you go and raise the saint's dog in Xingqing Palace, kill one and then come and tell me this!
You think no one can cure you without your father, do you? ”
Zheng Shuqing couldn't help but scold. Then he took the letter and walked away with the steps that his six relatives did not recognize, and scolded his eldest nephew in his heart for his shallow knowledge.
Stepping on a horse, why are the next generation of the Zheng family such fools! Look at how Fang Youde gave birth to a son!
Zheng Shuqing lamented in his heart that the Zheng family was going to end, and there was no successor.
I have checked Lao Zheng's lineage, and his brothers, sons and nephews are all officials, with names, surnames and records. But I lost the information. So I can only replace it with the eldest nephew, in fact, there is a real person, or a central official, and I will find it out and change it back after I get my hands right.
(End of chapter)