The strange and familiar sound of the beard and the pipa echoed in the ears; Those strange and familiar, with Western style dishes in front of you, are appetizing; The graceful orchid in the box danced like a flower butterfly, and her bewitching eyes were seductive.

Feeling all this in front of him, Fang Chongyong was in a trance for a while, and unconsciously, so many years had passed.

How long has it been since I came to Wuwei City, and how long has it been since I went to Huamen Tower!

At the beginning, those familiar generals, Xin Yunjing was transferred to Hedong as a military envoy, Cui Qianyou was transferred to Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate as a military envoy, and Wang Sili was transferred to Lanzhou as an assassin. Now among the military officers in Hexi, only Guo Ziyi is a familiar face.

Fang Chongyong somewhat understood why Wang Zhongsi ignored the criticism of outsiders and tried his best to develop his cronies. It's really a place where Jiedu makes the airborne, and there are few generals around him who can be used, so they can't play at all.

"Stand down, there's a reward."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand lightly, and the dancing orchids threw a few winks at him, and reluctantly, they withdrew from the private room on the third floor of the Huamen Tower together with the musicians who played the hu and pipa.

The idlers and others left, and everyone present lifted their hearts.

They are really scared now, and they don't have the leisure walk they used to have before!

If there is no matter of "troop transfer", then tonight's reception banquet, these bigwigs of the Hexi border army in Huamen Tower can just eat and drink. After eating and drinking, I hugged an orchid and slept with him, and what should I do when I get up the next day, and my life is chic and happy.

Then they only need to watch from the sidelines, Fang Chongyong can solve the trick then listen to him, if he can't solve the trick, he will throw the black pot on Fang Yanei, and all the mistakes are his fault.

However, now that the imperial court has transferred the soldiers of the army on the west side of the river to the east of the river or Shuofang, and then transferred the soldiers from the Shuo side and the east side of the river to the west of the river, the situation will change radically!

The reason why the top brass of the Hexi border army was not nervous before was because the non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the grassroots troops of the Hexi army were all involved in the smuggling of trade routes and had a deep mass foundation.

If Fang Chongyong wants to cut off their interests, or doesn't want to be at their mercy. Then these people can immediately incite a mutiny.

When the time comes, don't say it's Fang's father and son, even if Brother Ji comes, it's not easy to do it. If the money is not enough, the Qiu Ba will mutiniate and want to kill!

And now, the imperial court does not mobilize the high-level officers in the Hexi Border Army, but it has exchanged the low-level non-commissioned officers and the grass-roots officers! directly broke the foundation of these bigwigs in the army! The connections they had been operating in the barracks for several years were gone.

Qiu Ba on the side of Hedong and Shuofang, who knows about the smuggling route. The border generals in Hexi, they are not familiar with it, it is no problem to obey the general military orders, as for the rest, don't think too much.

Even if these military envoys jumped over the wall in a hurry to make a noise and mutiny, no one wanted to listen.

Smuggling and other things can't be put on the table, and it's a capital crime to expose it, and it's not too much to kill the whole family. In other words, the town in the west of the river is making trouble from top to bottom, and the problem can only be solved under the table, and it is impossible to make a big deal at all.

As long as it is big, it will be a burning of jade!

But the imperial court's mobilization of the border troops is a matter of course, and there is no dispute about it anyway.

Especially in the era of government soldiers, government soldiers were mobilized at will, and there were thousands of miles of expeditions at every turn. What is the problem with letting Xihe exchange soldiers with Hedong, Shuofang and other places, and the overall establishment remains unchanged? After all, it was not the middle and late Tang Dynasty at all, and at that time, the town army had been localized, and the imperial court could not dispatch the garrison at all.

Without the support of the low-level officers and the low-level Qiu Ba, these bigwigs of the Hexi Border Army would not be able to play any tricks.

Fang Chongyong only relied on this trick to reverse the risk of being set aside, framed, and scapegoated by the eight members of Hexi Qiu. So as to tie them firmly to their side, and they will die together!

Who is the lord and who is the guest, it is no longer up to these Qiu Ba to say that it can be calculated.

"Fang Jieshuai, you can't tell the truth, what is the saint's plan.

It was originally good, why did you transfer the army to the west of the river to other knots to make the garrison camp?

This soldier does not know the general, and the general does not know the soldier, in case the Tubo people call, something big will happen. ”

Seeing that everyone present did not speak, Guo Ziyi took the lead in raising an important question that everyone was concerned about: What did the imperial court think?

"The imperial court has its own rules, and these are not things that this marshal can speculate on arbitrarily.

The saint has already made a decision on this matter, and you don't need to say more. If something happens in the border town, a certain person can bear it. ”

Fang Chongyong waved his hand disappreciably and said.

Now everyone was speechless.

In fact, the problem in Hexi is mainly that I have been comfortable and used to it in recent years, and I have been able to take money well. In essence, it is the commercial income that should be handed over to the center, and the border army has swallowed a lot of it. Now that this set can't be played, it can only return to normal.

The Hexi soldiers got rid of it, in exchange for the Shuofang army and the Hedong army, and the soldiers there did not have this problem.

With such a basic plate, we can calmly arrange and slowly correct the various systems in Hexi.

Scraping bones to cure poison.

"Marshal, the arrangement of the imperial court, naturally, there is no problem. But ......"

An Chongzhang wanted to speak and stopped, not knowing whether he should say something that should not be said on this occasion.

"But you, even including many of the soldiers of the Hexi Army, are actually involved, and there are a lot of noble things from the Western Regions at home, right?"

Fang Chongyong asked with a smile.

Hearing this, An Chongzhang was shocked, and everyone present also changed color. Unexpectedly, the "little secret" they were hiding was actually revealed by Fang Chongyong!

The goods that come to Chang'an from the Western Regions come from several sources. Depending on the distance, the degree of rarity is also different, and it is divided into four classes.

The farthest reaches are the countries of West Asia, where goods are the most expensive and most profitable.

The second is the Western Regions countries in the Green Ridge region, and the price is not cheap.

The second is the core control area of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and from here, there are some goods that are more "close to the people".

Finally, there are locally produced goods in the Hexi Corridor, which many Chang'an people can afford.

Taking advantage of price differences to hoard is nothing new. Deliberately hoarding certain Western Regions commodities and releasing them after they are hot. Something similar is no secret in the Hexi Corridor. The locals are all seeing through it and not saying it.

There are people from top to bottom in the border army who play this game and are deeply involved in it.

Now the goods of the Western Regions are unsalable in Chang'an, and the goods in the hands of many people in Hexi have been smashed into it, so that even the financial turnover has begun to be tense. They don't need expensive medicinal herbs, spices, jewelry, and other goods.

For example, the dragon oil silk produced in the Queen's Kingdom (ancient Thailand) has a special appearance, which is not the same as Chang Xuan, and the main thing is a waterproof, and Chang'an, which is quite humid at this time, is very popular with the magnates. But it doesn't rain a few times a year in the Hexi Corridor, and these Qiuba people hoard similar cloths and smash them all in their hands.

If you sell it cheaply, you will lose blood, and you can't use it locally, so you have accumulated a stomach full of bitter water, and you don't know who to talk to.

There is also some "Fire Spirit Sword" from the Western Regions Dalin Kingdom, if you hit the sword body with other metals, it will burst into sparks.

It is rumored that "there is light like electricity, and gold and jade are like mud".

But similar things have no practical use, to put it bluntly, they are just toys in the hands of the powerful, expensive and impractical. Except for the powerful and the Li Tang royal family who would want this kind of, which of the other brains would hang a "fire spirit sword" on their waists?

There are many other strange objects like this.

On the contrary, the treasure knife of Tibet is extremely practical. It can be used on the battlefield and can be used daily, and the price is relatively close to the people, so it is widely popular. Among the precious things in the Western Regions, there are not many practical things like the Tubo knife.

Now, with the shrinking size of the caravan, many shops in Chang'an East City have also begun to refuse to cooperate with the caravan. The price of luxury goods is starting to return to the point where it should be. These bigwigs in the border towns can't get rid of a lot of treasures in their hands to exchange for money.

This is not their money alone, but the family's property, and after a long time, the problem is really not ordinary!

If there is no stubble, the imperial court will change the system, the big deal is still the same as before, just take that little money, and tighten the belt is not unbearable.

Fang Jieshuai's eyes were like torches, and the goods in the Western Regions were now stockpiled in Hexi. I don't know if there is any way to operate it, just let the sufferers untie it. ”

An Chongzhang said with a long sigh.

Everyone present had a concerned expression, and nodded in agreement, which made Fang Chongyong a little surprised for a while.

He pondered for a moment, then it dawned on him.

It's not that there were no smart people in the Tang Dynasty, and those who could serve as military envoys in border towns couldn't be fools. It's just that smart people often can't avoid the fatal wound of "greed".

Ponzi schemes, beating drums and passing flowers, is it true that no one sees this pattern, and it can't last for a long time at all?

Even if they really don't understand, the saying that there is no banquet in the world will always understand, right? No matter what is good or bad, there will be a day when the song will end and everyone will be gone!

Of course, it is impossible for these people not to understand, as long as they are doing the game, there must be flaws, and they will be seen by some people with intentions.

But sadly, everyone who enters the game almost firmly believes that they will never be the last stick, and the mess will never fall into their hands!

After all, they are still blinded by greed.

In the face of doing nothing, investing money into it, you can make money from money. Who can resist such temptation?

Even in previous lives, there was never a shortage of similar seemingly shrewd characters at home and abroad.

Now there is no longer any smuggling on the Hexi side, but the backlog of inventory in the hands of the generals still has to help them "sell the stolen goods" in exchange for some hard currency such as cloth.

After thinking about this, Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said:

"You military envoys can rest assured that since this commander has taken over the political and military affairs of Hexi, it is impossible not to consider your difficulties.

After you go back, count the valuables in the treasury at home, and privately hand over a list to the section commander. For the rest, I will choose a suitable time to meet with you in private.

Don't worry about these bad things, now it's time to eat and drink! Eat vegetables!

Come, this section marshal will do it first as a respect, I hope you can work with one heart and one mind, manage such a big stall of military affairs in the five states of Hexi, and don't get drunk tonight! ”

Fang Chongyong picked up the wine glass and drank all the wine in the cup!

As soon as I heard this, the atmosphere of the scene suddenly became lively. In the midst of the staggering, all the military envoys seemed to be calling each other brothers, laughing and scolding, unrestrained.

The scene just now also disappeared without a trace because of the worry that the imperial court would transfer the troops under its command.

The Tang people's personality is free and open-minded, which is vividly expressed at the moment. As long as the fire hasn't burned to their eyebrows, they can build it without worrying about what grade of house they will live in next month.

Fang Chongyong picked up the wine glass in his hand, looked at the people in the private room with a smile, and secretly thought in his heart how to run in Hexi next.

……

Since Yongwang Li Lan and other three kings were "invited out" of the Ten Princes' Mansions, four more princes were "raised by Brother Ji" and released from Chang'an in the spring of this year. Of course, although they left Chang'an, they did not leave the Gyeonggi region.

These princes still live in the suburbs of Chang'an, such as Lantian County, Sanyuan County, and Jingyang County.

still don't dare to make a mistake, let alone "collude with the border generals" to rebel.

For such a mode of getting along, Ji Ge is naturally satisfied. In fact, many princes gathered in Chang'an, which is actually quite unfavorable to Ji Ge himself.

Guan Longxungui can take advantage of the fact that he accidentally fell into a coma one day, block Xingqing Palace, and say that the Son of Heaven has died, and support a certain prince to ascend the throne. Such a "standard process" made Ji Ge feel scared.

The change of Taizong's Xuanwu Gate back then was to control Li Yuan first, and then the forbidden army watched the whole play. If Li Erfeng was outside Chang'an City at that time, he was afraid that not to mention Xuanwu Gate, he would have to worry about whether he would be chased and killed on the road if he could escape to Luoyang.

It takes more than ten days for An Lushan to reach Chang'an, and Xungui colludes with the prince to turn against the water, often one or two days is enough. Compared with the border army, these bureaucrats, nobles, and princes in Chang'an City are more threatening!

Now that seven princes have left Chang'an, there are seven fewer people who can change the world in a short time, and Brother Ji feels that his mood during the meal is much better.

However, he was happy, but some princes were unhappy.

No matter how prosperous the counties around Chang'an are, comparing them to Chang'an, they are nothing!

Yongwang Li Lan is the most unhappy among the princes who are released.

When he arrived at the county seat of Jingyang County, after opening a government here, Li Lan found out that he had fallen into Brother Ji's dadang!

What a backcountry this horse is! There's not even a decent bazaar! There are almost no entertainment facilities in the city!

For Yongwang Li Lan, who has long been accustomed to the sound of dogs and horses, how will he live this day?

However, what made Li Lan even more unhappy was that the palace recalled his personal eunuch, and then sent a good-looking young eunuch to accompany him, this person was named Gao Shang!

However, as soon as he saw this noble, Li Lan felt extremely unhappy! I feel that this person was sent by Brother Kei to brutalize him.

On the day that Gao Shang came to Yongwang's Mansion, Li Lan called the other party to his study.

As soon as they met, he shouted at Gao Shang:

"Tell me, who are you, what did Colliers send you for?

If you don't make it clear, this king will let you be beaten to death, and the saint will not punish someone for a slave. ”

Li Lan's words were quite a bit of a lustful and inward-looking, if he really killed Gao Shang, maybe he would be unlucky.

"Back to King Yong, it was Gao Lishi who sent slaves to incite King Yong and the crown prince to oppose each other."

Gao Shang saluted Li Lan and said indifferently.

Well?

Something seems to be wrong.

Li Lan frowned slightly, sat down in front of the table, pointed to the cushion on the opposite side and said, "You also sit, tell this king what's going on!" ”

"It's okay for the slave to stand and say."

Gao Shang said with a respectful salute.

"Whatever, don't talk nonsense!"

Li Lan said impatiently.

"The slave is here to help King Yong ascend to the throne in the future!

What Gaolishi can do for the Son of Heaven, slaves can also do. What Colliers can't do, slaves can still do. ”

Gao Shang said quietly, his tone full of pride.

Hearing this, Li Xuan Huo Ran got up, his eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

There are still such things, and there are such people!

During my illness, I felt a lot, and when I got better, I must complain.

(End of chapter)