This year's rain is particularly heavy, and it has rained in Chang'an for half a month, sometimes big and sometimes small, but it has not stopped. In Chang'an City, whether it is high-ranking officials and powerful people or ordinary people, they all feel bad luck and have no energy to do anything.

Brother Ji's mood is also the same as the weather in Chang'an, gloomy and suffocating.

Before the implementation of Jiaozi began, it was opposed by many courtiers. Ji Ge understands that many powerful people are keen on minting private money, as long as the casting process is passable, the Datang government will use it as public "public money", and will not deliberately crack down.

As soon as Jiaozi comes out, minting private money again is tantamount to suicide, and it will not be able to achieve the effect of "minting money is making money" in the past. No matter how low the cost of private money is, it is impossible to lower it than the cost of printing Jiaozi, this kind of simple and easy-to-understand truth, any powerful child can say one, two, three.

In other words, Jiaozi has seriously damaged the vital interests of these people.

Of course, this kind of thing is only temporarily difficult, whether it is Brother Ji or Li Linfu, the right minister, there is also time to slowly flatten these mountains and forcibly promote Jiaozi. Now that the strategy has been decided, it is not a matter of time before it is implemented.

The magnates in Chang'an City will soon understand the beauty of Jiaozi, and if they can't beat it, they will join, and after fully understanding the new game rules, these people will also come up with new ways to play! From resisting Jiaozi, to enjoying Jiaozi, to not being able to do without Jiaozi.

Brother Ji is not worried at all that these people will make trouble and boycott.

The real trouble is one more thing!

Fan Yang Jiedu made Huangfu Weiming send someone to Chang'an to deliver the fold, clearly saying that the important town of Fanyang should not be neglected, and the successor An Lushan did not go to Youzhou to hand over military affairs within the time limit, and he did not know what to do.

Please ask the sage to make it clear how he should deal with this matter, whether he should wait for An Lushan to come to Youzhou, or go to Shuofang first to take office and hand over military affairs to Jiedu to stay behind!

At the time of the handover of defense, the former Jiedu envoy and the current Jiedu envoy returned the seal letter in person, and dealt with the aftermath of the appointment, and if conditions permitted, they should be carried out in this way. Only when there is no way, will it be temporarily replaced by the festival. Therefore, the problem that Huangfu Weiming said is very urgent and justified.

This is a serious and responsible attitude.

Of course, if Brother Ji issued an edict and directly said that Huangfu Weiming could go to Shuofang to serve first, and let Fan Yang Jiedu stay in Youzhou first, then there would be no problem.

However, Brother Ji is now puzzled by one thing first: why did An Lushan leave Chang'an for nearly a month, but he has not yet arrived in Youzhou to take up his post?

You must know that An Lushan is no longer the envoy of Pinglu Festival, he is only "in charge" of Pinglu Town. Therefore, this time, he can't go to Pinglu Town, and he doesn't need to go to Yingzhou to do any "handover", but he must go to Youzhou first as announced in the edict to replace his predecessor Fan Yang Jiedu to make the emperor Weiming.

Then he issued a military order from Youzhou, arranged the affairs of Pinglu Town, dispatched his cronies to Youzhou, and adjusted the deployment of the army, all of which were things after taking over Fanyang Town.

This is the "procedural justice" deliberately left in the rotation process of Datang's official positions. If you don't do it, you have bad intentions!

Because according to the existing political framework of the Tang Dynasty, all generals belong to the state, not to a private person, and only the staff recruited by the Jiedu envoy is the official position of the Jiedu envoy himself, and the imperial court does not recognize their official positions in the Jiedu envoy shogunate, unless the imperial court appoints them separately.

Therefore, wherever the military general is transferred, that person must go, and there is no situation in the official procedure that deliberately gives you the opportunity to transfer to other border towns with the old department.

Although this kind of thing is often unavoidable, Wang Zhongsi likes to often take his old department with him.

It was raining heavily outside the skylight, and in an ordinary wing room in the Calyx Xianghui Building, Ji Ge was holding a polo club in his hand and was gesturing the strength of the ball.

He saw Gao Lishi walking in in a hurry, so he asked indifferently without looking back, "Why is Lux so panicked?" ”

"Hui Sheng, An Lushan...... Didn't go to Pinglu Town!

The last place where his team appeared was in Huoyi County, north of Jinju, Hedong Province, north of the southern exit of Sparrow Valley.

The northern exit of the Bird Mouse Valley is in Jiexiu County, and the slave sent people to inquire, and no one over there has seen An Lushan's team, which is more than 500 elite soldiers! There's no way no one has ever seen it! ”

Colliers said worriedly.

"General Gao is saying...... An Lushan may have been killed in the Bird Mouse Valley? ”

Brother Ji frowned slightly, put the polo club on a special table, and his face was a little gloomy.

Not long after he ordered An Lushan to be in charge of the two towns in the northeast, this Hu Renjie envoy died so inexplicably! Whose face is this all this slapping in?

"Let the right minister send someone to investigate, live to see people, dead to see corpses."

Brother Ji said in a deep voice.

"Sage, it's one thing to investigate a case, but you can't ignore the military affairs of the north.

Fanyang is a big town, and the festival degree makes it in place, and it can't be left undecided all the time. What's more, now the position of the Pinglu Jiedu envoy is also vacant. ”

Colliers whispered.

What he said was to the point, An Lushan was slaughtered by someone who could slow down, and the Northeast would be a lot of fun!

"Isn't Huangfu Weiming still in Youzhou, just let him not adjust his defense. As for the town of Pinglu...... Let the emperor take care of it first.

I'll talk about it when I'm free. ”

Brother Ji sighed a little helplessly, he knew that this appointment might be what some people were looking forward to, but in a hurry, there was no better way.

At least this appointment will stabilize the current situation.

"By the way, why didn't An Lushan return to Hebei by the same route from Hanoi Road, but instead detour to Taiyuan and take the Bird Mouse Valley?"

Brother Ji suddenly remembered this stubble, and stared at Gao Lishi with a puzzled expression and asked. He also recovered from the shock and found that An Lushan's route back to Hebei was quite strange.

"The slave heard that when An Lushan came, he wanted to bring 500 soldiers into the customs to Chang'an, but the 500 Hebei soldiers were detained by Fang Quanzhong, who guarded the three cities of Heyang, saying that the festival made the soldiers and horses not allowed to enter the customs without edicts.

So An Lushan had to come to Chang'an under the escort of the Shence army.

This detour, it is likely that An Lushan does not want to be constrained anymore. Of course, Fang Quanzhong was also responsible at the beginning. ”

Colliers said a "secret story" that was not a secret, and Brother Ji had heard it before, but he didn't take it seriously. When the Jiedu envoy went to Beijing to report on his work, he really could not bring more than 10 personal soldiers. In the unspoken rule on weekdays, there cannot be more than sixty followers.

Five hundred elite soldiers infiltrated Chang'an, which is enough to do a lot of things, and Fang Youde's approach is indeed in line with the rules, although it is a little unkind.

"Let the right minister check Fang Quanzhong...... No, you send someone to let Fang Quanzhong go back to Chang'an, and I want to ask him about the situation in person. This matter is carried out quietly, and don't leak the news. ”

Brother Kei commanded in a low voice.

"Slave will do it."

Colliers nodded slightly, turned around and left, the rain outside the window seemed to be falling heavier, which made Brother Kei's heart troubled.

An Lushan, why was he killed? He was still killed under the escort of 500 personal soldiers. How many troops and horses do you have to mobilize to do it well?

Brother Ji felt a dull pain in his head.

Those who killed An Lushan can kill An Lushan today, and they can kill the prince and prince tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will ...... Then it may be a murder of the king!

This wind will not last!

However, who will kill An Lushan?

Ji Ge secretly pondered in his heart, and he suddenly found that it seemed that many people had a motive to kill An Lushan, and many high-ranking officials, including Fang's father and son, did not like to see An Lushan.

The control of the number one military power by the Hu people in the border town is an extremely sensitive matter in itself. Coupled with being a double town, this is even more so.

Perhaps it was precisely because An Lushan wanted to control more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the two towns in the northeast in one breath that some powerful people couldn't bear it, so he killed the killer!

For Brother Ji, it is small to die an An Lushan, but to understand that the plot of these people is big! He must get a clear answer!

"Some people just can't see me!"

Brother Ji sighed and said to himself, feeling irritable in his heart.

……

The heavy rain had stopped a long time ago, but Fang Chongyong did not cross the Yellow River, but asked He Changqi to take a few personal soldiers to Wuwei City, Liangzhou, and summoned a "sapper team" composed of hundreds of people from Wuwei City.

At the end of the base of the Ulanguan pontoon bridge, Fang Chongyong stared at the turbulent Yellow River, clasped his arms and said nothing.

In ancient times, the conditions for productive forces were limited, and the power of nature was indeed too strong.

People can't win the sky!

"Fang Jieshuai, this Ulan Bridge is a pontoon bridge itself. Every year in May, we have to re-pave the pontoon bridge and change the height of the iron cables on both sides of the river.

When the Yellow River starts to freeze in winter, we have to remove the wooden planks from the pontoon bridge and remove the wooden boats underneath, leaving only the iron cables, and lowering the height of the iron cables to allow the ice to pass through the bridge. After the flood in the coming year, the wooden boat and wood will be restored. ”

An old craftsman with a gray beard was describing the operation process of Wulan Bridge to Fang Chongyong, while pointing to the "construction drawings" in Fang Chongyong's hand to explain.

That's right, the Ulan Bridge is not a "fixed bridge", but has a set of daily maintenance processes, not to say that after it is built, wait for it to collapse and then rebuild.

In fact, all pontoon bridges need to be maintained, firstly, whether the river water freezes or not, which has a great impact on the life of the pontoon; The second is the height of the river surface, which will affect the height of the iron cable on the pontoon, if the height difference of the river surface is too large throughout the year, it is necessary to adjust the height of the iron cable base on both sides of the bank in the corresponding season.

In short, the pontoon bridges were demolished and built, built and demolished, and reciprocated. In the meantime, the material is used repeatedly, and the situation of replacing the part when the part is broken occurs from time to time, and there is no way to do it once and for all.

The defenders of Ulan Fort, their most important task, in addition to inspecting the people and goods coming and going at the Ulan Pass, is to maintain the Ulan Bridge!

The reason why the river swelled this year washed away the pontoon bridge is that the flood season came earlier than in previous years, the rising water came more fiercely, and the wind and rain came more urgently. It's not common, but it's not the first time it's happened!

"Fang Jieshuai, military affairs are important, why don't you go back to Wuwei City first."

He Changqi whispered in Fang Chongyong's ear.

As the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, the smoothness of the Ulan Bridge is indeed the government affairs under his rule. But as the commander of Hexi military affairs, it doesn't seem appropriate to always squat here and watch the engineering team repair the bridge, right?

At least that's what He Changqi thinks.

"If the Wulan Bridge is not repaired for a day, the road from Guanzhong to Liangzhou will be impassable for a day. The Hexi border army still needs to rely on the continuous input of silk silk from the imperial court.

In the eyes of this section commander, this bridge is a lifeline, and before the bridge is repaired, this section commander will not go to Wuwei City to take office. ”

Fang Chongyong said with a solemn face.

He Changqi looked helpless, so he had to bow with his hands crossed, speechless.

The truth is such a reason, but he always feels that Fang Chongyong will not return to Liangzhou for the time being, and he must have a plan! It's just that this kind of confidential and urgent matter is inconvenient for him to ask.

At this moment, Guan Chongsi took a few personal soldiers and escorted a beggar-like person to Fang Chongyong and saluted him:

"Fang Jieshuai, the last general saw a beggar sneakily wandering around, as if he wanted to cross the river to Wuwei.

After the last general caught him, he claimed to be An Lushan's staff, and he must see the festival marshal, so the last general brought him. ”

An Lushan? Isn't this guy already cold? Now even the dead have staff?

Fang Chongyong looked strange, asked people to search the beggar's body, and after finding that there was nothing in the torn clothes, he retreated from everyone, looked at the beggar and asked: "You said that you are from An Lushan, then you are not in Hebei, what are you doing in Hexi?" ”

"Fang Jieshuai, don't you know me? I'm Zhang Tongru, we met in Chang'an a month ago, let the lower officials wash their faces, you must recognize it. ”

The man was about to run to the bank of the river in a panic, but Fang Chongyong waved his hand lightly, signaling that he didn't have to toss.

"Okay, you are indeed Zhang Tongru, this section commander recognizes it.

What's the matter, did An Lushan ask you to talk to this section?

So how did you end up like this? ”

Fang Chongyong asked knowingly.

"Dead, dead, An Lushan was killed. In the Bird Mouse Valley, there are corpses all over the ground, and those people will definitely kill me, can Fang Jieshuai shelter the lower officials......"

Zhang Tongru spoke incoherently, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing like pounding garlic, obviously greatly frightened.

Fang Chongyong knew it in his heart, but his face was silent, and he beckoned to He Changqi in the distance. After the other party approached, he pointed to Zhang Tongru, who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "Arrange for him to wash up, and then take him to the signing room in Ulanbao, and this section commander will ask questions." ”

"Whoa!"

He Changqi bowed bravely to the other party, and then kicked Zhang Tongru with an arrogant face, and asked in an unhappy tone: "Are you going by yourself, or are you carrying you with your family?" ”

"I'll go on my own, I'll go on my own......"

Zhang Tongru hurriedly got up, didn't even dare to look at He Changqi, and obediently followed the other party.

After the two left, Fang Chongyong walked over and said to a green-robed petty official, that is, the Liangzhou Si Cao who was in charge of construction: "Build the New Wulan Bridge strongly, don't delay the major event of the expedition." ”

"Please rest assured, these are all things that are within the lowly position."

That Liangzhou Si Cao saluted respectfully and said.

Wulan Bridge is the lifeline of Liangzhou, and if it is broken for a long time, something big will happen, and no one dares to make a joke, not to mention that Fang Chongyong also deliberately mentioned the entrustment of his face.

"Well, do a good job, countless high-ranking officials are waiting for you in the future."

Fang Chongyong painted a big cake on his mouth, patted the shoulder of this Liangzhou Si Cao, and walked away.

After a while, he came to the signing room in Ulan Fort, ordered someone to make a pot of loose tea, poured a cup of hot tea for Zhang Tongru, who had been washed a little, rubbed his hands and looked like a good time, just so indifferent, looking at the An Lushan staff in front of him, who was already penniless.

Well, it should be the former staff to be exact, after all, the dead man no longer needs someone else to advise him.

"An Lushan, who was assassinated, and the three hundred elite soldiers accompanying him were all wiped out, and they were in the Bird Mouse Valley.

I went to Hexi on the way to Hexi, and I went to see it. ”

Zhang Tongru said in shock, Rao is matter has been over for a while, and there is still a little fear in his words.

"What about the two hundred elite soldiers who accompanied you to act as a trick?"

Fang Chongyong asked a strange question, but it was enough to prove that he was as meticulous as silk.

Zhang Tongru was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said: "I have run away, and I am heading in the direction of Yingzhou, and I don't know if I have returned to the building." Anyway, I didn't see the situation right, so I ran directly to Jingcheng in the south, and didn't go to Yingzhou with them. ”

As An Lushan's personal soldiers, what can he do even if he is rebuilt? Once the news of An Lushan's killing spreads, it is very likely that these people will be killed by the new Jiedu envoy, because the new Jiedu envoy is very likely to be inseparable from the murder of An Lushan.

This is the principle of "the biggest beneficiary is the biggest suspect", and it is not difficult to speculate at all.

Zhang Tongru thinks that whether it is to go to Yingzhou or Youzhou, it is all self-defeating. Taking advantage of the fact that Huangfu Weiming was too late or inconvenient to make a move, he decisively went to the west!

As An Lushan's staff, he will definitely know a lot of secrets, so whether it is the mastermind behind the killing of An Lushan, or the people on the Son of Heaven's side, they will be very interested in arresting Zhang Tongru for interrogation.

Of course, it would be even better if you could plant a blame on him and deduct a black cauldron.

An Lushan died, and his staff should be the secret line of the mastermind, as an internal response and leaked An Lushan's whereabouts, this conjecture is logical.

As long as Zhang Tongru is caught, even if he has nothing to do with An Lushan's killing, it will be difficult to escape suspicion, and it is very likely that he will be used as a scapegoat!

Zhang Tongru has been smart since he was a child, of course he understands that he is very dangerous now, and staying in Chang'an is a dead end! Only by finding a new backer can we survive!

The world is so big, where else can I go?

Hebei Hedong does not need to be mentioned, and Guanzhong is also a dead end. The south side is not adapted to the water and soil, and there are no relatives and friends to take refuge into, so obviously only the west side can.

Because even if you can't find a backer, it's a way to get into the Hu merchant team and go to the Western Regions! Unexpectedly, he didn't go to Liangzhou on horseback to find the station of the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, but he was blocked by a broken bridge on the road, so that Fang Chongyong's men were caught!

This can be regarded as a mistake to achieve the goal.

"This section shuai and An Lushan have fought in the ring, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the two of us are enemies.

As An Lushan's cronies, let me let you go...... Why? ”

Fang Chongyong asked with a smile.

"Humble position, I know some very interesting things, I believe that Fang Jieshuai will definitely like it."

Zhang Tongru said in a low voice.

"Then you talk about it first, listen to this section."

Fang Chongyong took out a delicate file from his cuffs, unhurriedly, pretended to lower his head and began to trim his nails.

The new curtain is gradually opening, and the ticket is being asked for at the end of the month

(End of chapter)