"Ambassador Fang, the late night visit of the lower officials is a major event to announce."

In the bedroom of the inconspicuous small courtyard where Fang Chongyong lived, Li Qiyun bowed and said. And the "Ambassador Fang" in his mouth is soaking his feet in hot water, with a sour and tangled look of "pain and happiness" on his face.

He Changqi, who was beside him, quietly exited the bedroom, and closed the door with his hand, guarding the door to prevent idlers from approaching.

"There are many places along the way where you can't ride a horse, and this pampered one has a lot of blisters on his feet.

It's hard to put into words, it's hard to put into words. ”

Fang Chongyong sighed with emotion in his mouth, wiped his feet dry, and then took out a needle from the leather bag on his waist and skillfully picked the blisters on his feet. The whole person looked lazy, and obviously didn't treat Li Qiyun as an outsider.

"Ambassador, the lower official really has a big thing to say......

Li Qiyun remembered the allusion of "Pei Gong washing his feet", if Fang Chongyong stepped forward to take off his hat and pee one now, it would really become "Tang Pei Gong". Thinking of this, Li Qiyun suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.

"Judge Li said directly, Fang listened to it. Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng said something? ”

Fang Chongyong wiped his feet dry with the prepared linen, and then looked at Li Qiyun with a straight face and asked.

"This ...... Do you already know that? ”

Li Qiyun was so surprised that even if Fang Chongyong's cronies eavesdropped on the conversation outside his residence just now, he wouldn't have come back so soon to finish the confession, right?

He walked on the front foot of Gao Xianzhi and the others, and the back foot came to Fang Chongyong, so there was no possibility of leaking secrets!

Although Li Qiyun is holding his thighs, he still has a basic view of right and wrong, and he is a person who is willing to do practical things in his official position. Now the merits of this matter, according to the orthodox concept of the dynasty, Fang Chongyong is the chief official who does things according to the rules, and Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng are the ones who use the rules of the game for personal gain.

No matter what these two people intended, they objectively infringed on Fang Chongyong's legitimate rights as the ambassador of the Western Regions.

In both public and private, Li Qiyun had to inform Fang Chongyong of Gao Xianzhi and the others who had asked him for staff countermeasures, otherwise his position would not be able to be said.

It's just that Fang Chongyong now looks as steady as Mount Tai, is he holding Zhizhu in his hands, or is he rash and reckless?

"Gao Xianzhi and they haven't been stupid yet, and they know to discuss countermeasures with Judge Li.

Fang understood their thoughts very well.

However, this is an internal contradiction among the Tang army in the Western Regions, and it is not that there is no room for reversal in the face of the Tubo people.

Since it is an internal contradiction, it should be dealt with by internal rules, and it cannot be generalized. The Ambassador has that in mind.

However, Judge Li is stable and loyal to his duties, and can be an example for the officials of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate! ”

Fang Chongyong smiled and praised Li Qiyun, already expressing his attitude.

Hearing this, Li Qiyun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, this Ambassador Fang is young, and his political skills are skillful and spicy!

Don't look at Li Qiyun saying a lot of heavy things in front of Gao Xianzhi, hinting not to turn his face with Fang Chongyong. But judging from the actual situation, if Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng join forces and fight to the death with Fang Chongyong without a bottom line, it is difficult to say who will die in this game.

A wolf joins forces with a leopard to face a tiger. Although the tiger can eventually kill each other in the end, he is afraid that he will also be scarred, so that other beasts can pick up the cheap.

Fang Chongyong needs Bian Lingcheng to deal with the Son of Heaven in Chang'an, and he also needs Gao Xianzhi to take care of the elite soldiers of the Anxi Army, which has an establishment of more than 20,000.

If there is a big incident between them, not to mention whether Fang Chongyong will be removed, at least the four towns of Anxi will fall into chaos and will not be able to escape.

When the time comes, let alone send troops to Xiao Bolu and sweep the Western Regions. Even if it is difficult to stabilize the situation in Anxi, Fang Chongyong came to the Western Regions to run such a long way, is it just to complete Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng?

What can you get by destroying the other party? The imperial court would still appoint other eunuchs and eunuchs, as well as generals who were not very good with Fang Chongyong, in case power was too centralized.

This point seems very simple to outsiders, but the parties may not be able to understand it in the bureau.

Li Qiyun felt that Fang Chongyong knew very well where his "strength boundary" was, which was rare.

"Xia Guan was still worried about the ambassador before, but now that he sees that the ambassador has everything under control, he can go back to sleep peacefully."

Li Qiyun said politely.

"Tomorrow, Judge Li will do a little favor, set up a table of wine in your house, and call the representative of the envoy of Tocharo, as well as the senior deputy and the border attendants, and this ambassador will take care of this matter properly at the banquet."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand disappreciably and said, the tone seemed to be talking about dealing with two kittens and puppies.

Li Qiyun felt the comfort of talking to smart people, and finally didn't have to go through the trouble of explaining like he did with Gao Xianzhi and others.

"Ambassador, the folk customs of Anxi are not as good as those of the Central Plains, and if the gift sent out is taken back, it is inevitable that there will be resentment......"

Li Qiyun was a little unsure whether Fang Chongyong understood what he said. Many officials in the Western Regions are greedy for money, and that is because the atmosphere of commercialization here is very strong, and the desert oasis lacks everything, and everything costs money.

It is human instinct to follow the customs of the locals.

Fang Chongyong is greedy for money or not, Li Qiyun doesn't know, but he knows very well that Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng are definitely greedy for money. Gao Xianzhi's hands and feet are not very clean in Qiuzi Town, of course, when the water is clear, there are no fish, and no one is perfect, Li Qiyun doesn't want to comment on this kind of behavior.

Anyway, Gao Xianzhi can fight as the deputy capital of Anxi, and he will cover up all the ugliness. As long as he can win the battle, the emperor of Chang'an will not care about these details.

But if he loses in the future, then these things that are recorded in a small book will become a noose around his neck.

Whether you want to tighten it or not, just depends on how the Son of Heaven was in mood at that time!

Li Qiyun thinks that it may be good for Fang Chongyong to control the overall situation. But he may not have imagined that some people just have a narrow vision, staring at the three melons and two dates, and resentful, and finally bad things.

"Judge Li, I heard that you didn't meet Huaicai at the beginning, and it was Li Xian, the eldest son of King Xin'an, who brought you with you, right?"

Fang Chongyong suddenly asked Li Qiyun a question that seemed strange.

"What Ambassador Fang said is true, everyone knows about this matter, and there is nothing for the lower officials to hide."

Li Qiyun nodded slightly and said.

"My concubine, you should have seen it, she is actually ......"

"She is the daughter of King Xin'an, and the lower officials also know about it."

Li Qiyun smiled bitterly, sure enough, he couldn't hide anything from this ambassador.

"Since that's the case, then Fang won't hide it from you.

The Western Regions are far away from the Central Plains, and the strongholds are extremely widely distributed, as if they are dotted all over the place.

The ambassador believes that the indiscriminate use of force by the senior deputy Duhu in the four towns of Anxi is a method of exhausting the water and fishing, and it is not a long-term strategy.

The ambassador wants to do something big in the four towns of Anxi, and he doesn't bother to get entangled in small things with those flies and dogs.

If I want to succeed, I need to work together, and Fang needs Judge Li to help me.

What do you think? ”

Fang Chongyong held Li Qiyun's arm tightly and said earnestly.

His expression was very sincere and serious, but his bare calves were covered with hair, and coupled with his raunchy clothes, he looked a little inexplicably funny.

Li Qiyun replied very reservedly: "These are the duties of the lower officials, but Ambassador Fang has orders, as long as he does not betray the interests of the Tang Dynasty, then the lower officials are naturally duty-bound." ”

Well, it's okay to have this statement.

Fang Chongyong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then Fang really remembers Judge Li's words." ”

If Fang Chongyong wants to rebel, he will take the entire Western Regions to Tubo and become a "King of the Western Regions of Tubo". Or Fang Chongyong had to let Li Qiyun's wife sleep and play with him, then Li Qiyun would definitely stand opposite him.

After all, this is a violation of the "public order and good customs" of Tang Dynasty society, and a man can't bear it.

However, if it weren't for such a bird matter, but encountered internal disputes in the four towns of Anxi, such as Fang Chongyong and Gao Xianzhi and others, there were conflicts in government and military affairs, then Li Qiyun should probably still be on Fang Chongyong's side.

The party is the same and divides, and in many cases, it is involuntary.

"The next official retired."

Seeing that Fang Chongyong seemed to be ready, Li Qiyun exited the room with great interest, and immediately felt relieved.

This ambassador is not simple.

Talking to him makes people feel intimate, but they can't figure out what his hole cards are.

What's more, he and the "Engong" who promoted him to the throne are likely to be political allies!

So in any case, in terms of interpersonal relationships, Fang Chongyong is also kinder than Gao Xianzhi and others, who have nothing to do with him.

At the meeting just now, Li Qiyun even understood the gap between Gao Xianzhi and others and Fang Chongyong in terms of political skills. He silently made a judgment in his mind and drew a new principle for his next actions.

However, after Li Qiyun left, Fang Chongyong had a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng are still knowledgeable and interesting, and they can be regarded as having escaped. Otherwise, he would have to clean up these two people with a heavy hand, otherwise, the noise in the four towns of Anxi would be too loud, and there would be no way to do serious things!

However, since he chose to "resolve the contradiction internally", then pulling Li Qiyun to his side, even if the other party does not help each other, it is also a major hidden danger for Fang Chongyong.

This judge of the festival degree can write a memo to the court and file a complaint through official channels. His official position may seem small, but in fact he has great authority at the local level. It is an important tentacle of the civil system to control the border towns.

The judge of the festival is similar to the "executive officer of the festival", acting according to orders regardless of policy reasons, but can also participate in military aircraft as a staff member. When implementing the policies set by the shogunate, you can choose to do it seriously and do it well.

You can also do it again after "slowing down" against the yang and yin.

Pulling this person to his side can keep the policy channels smooth and will not be overshadowed by Gao Xianzhi and others.

After Fang Chongyong's hint just now, he believed that Li Qiyun, a smart person, should have understood.

The so-called politics is not to make a lot of friends? For those who can be wooed, Fang Chongyong naturally spares no effort to woo the right medicine.

And Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng are the two mallets, he feels that he will have the opportunity to teach them a good lesson in the future, but it is definitely not now, but there is no need to rush for a while.

This is a tailwind situation, so you should take advantage of the smooth hand and do everything that needs to be done.

Let's talk about it after I'm done.

……

When it was just nightfall the next day, Li Qiyun was really diligent, and notified the people concerned one by one to attend a banquet at his home.

And Fang Chongyong, Gao Xianzhi, Bian Lingcheng and others, who had already prepared their own preparations, all pretended to be confused and happily went to the banquet. Only the Tocharian envoy, who was the Great Tocharian Chieftain Qisi, was kept in the dark.

After taking the seat, he was careful not to speak loudly, and he didn't dare to look at the ambassador of the Western Regions who had just arrived in Qiuzi Town.

In the Tang Dynasty, the name "Big Chief" sounds very majestic, but in fact, it is pitifully small, and it can only scare children.

Tocharian is a state canonized by the Tang Dynasty, and its leader is "Ye Hu". Ye Hu's cronies were named "special service" by Datang. And one level lower than the secret service is the "prince", and this prince may not be Ye Hu's own son, just a title.

And then below the "prince" is the "big chief".

Note that these are the names of the canonization of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the titles recognized by the Datang, and do not represent the strength of the other party in Tocharo.

And what happened inside Tocharo, Fang Chongyong didn't know, he only knew that the Tocharian envoy in front of him, who looked very old, was not high in official status.

In other words, Tocharo asked Datang for help, and probably had the intention of throwing stones to ask for directions, which was similar to what Fang Chongyong expected.

"Tocharian leaves protect Ulido, your body is still tough, right?"

As soon as he sat down, Fang Chongyong asked with a smile at Qi Si.

This Tocharian messenger named Qi Si is actually a "Tang Tong". When he was a guard in the Tang Dynasty, he was no different from ordinary Chang'an officials except that he did not look like a person from the Central Plains.

This time, Tocharo sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, and Qi Si was responsible for contacting the officials of the Tang Dynasty along the way, which can be regarded as "specializing in the art industry". In terms of diplomacy, Datang actually has a very mature system and is sophisticated, and there is no need for Fang Chongyong to worry about it at all.

Hearing Fang Chongyong's inquiry, Qi Si saluted respectfully and said: "Ye Hu is strong, can shoot a three-stone bow, and can go into battle to kill the Tubo people, Ambassador Xie Fang cares." ”

Seeing his posture so low, Fang Chongyong instantly understood. Tocharo is sandwiched between Tibet, Arabia, and the Tang Dynasty, which can be described as precarious, and either side can pinch them to death.

Relatively speaking, Tocharian has the deepest friendship with Datang, and geographically speaking, Datang is the most difficult to attack Tocharo.

On the contrary, it is the Tubo and the black-clothed food that are close at hand, which are a great threat to them.

This is one of the reasons why Tocharian did not swing on both sides, left and right. They must be loyal to Datang to show their "united front value" and seek the support of Datang, which has the farthest distance of power projection, to protect their independence!

If they stand on the side of Tibet, or the black-clothed eater, they will be swallowed up by the other side. Tocharian couldn't stand in the wrong line once, so he simply didn't stand.

This is the choice of geography and the choice of human nature.

Between countries, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests, and there has never been unprovoked goodwill. Behind love and hate, there is an economic and political account of Hongguoguo to be calculated.

"I heard that the gifts given by the Grand Chief to the High Deputy Protector and the Border Attendant are quite exquisite, and this ambassador also wants to see them for a long time.

I don't know if the two of you can meet Fang's request? If not, forget it, the ambassador will say it casually. ”

Fang Chongyong smiled and looked at Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng and asked.

As soon as they heard this, the smiles on the faces of everyone in the courtyard instantly froze in place!

Fang Chongyong said, "Just take a look", but no one present would think that he was really joking!

"It's not really a ......."

Bian Lingcheng sneered, incoherent, and he glanced at Li Qiyun with some annoyance!

Yesterday, this guy promised well, but when it was time for him to speak today, Li Qiyun was dumb!

However, Bian Lingcheng wronged Li Qiyun, and the latter didn't expect that Fang Chongyong didn't have any "foreshadowing", so he directly lifted the lid!

Didn't this person have a bamboo in his chest yesterday? That's it?

These people are okay, but the Tocharian leader Qi Si, who has been kept in the dark, was frightened by the scene in front of him!

"Ambassador Fang! It's a dereliction of duty! Xia Guan didn't know that you were coming to Qiuzi!

Xia Guan will go to prepare a gift, you will be later, immediately, Xia Guan will be back immediately! ”

Qi Si was originally kneeling on the blanket, but now he directly kowtowed to Fang Chongyong, and his face looked so anxious that he was twisted and hideous in the firelight!

Carelessly, the gift was actually missing the biggest one!

"Presumptuous! Is this ambassador missing your gift? Do you look down on Fang? ”

Fang Chongyong was furious and overturned the table in front of him.

Qi Sifu knelt on the ground and trembled, not even daring to look at him.

"That's it, let's bring the gifts here, let the ambassador take a look, and don't talk about the rest."

After a long time, Fang Chongyong seemed to be discouraged, so he waved his hand. Li Qiyun hurriedly asked his subordinates to remove the table in front of the other party, replaced it with a new one, and put the wine and food on it.

In desperation, Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng had no choice but to bring the gold handicrafts sent by the Tocharian envoy, they originally wanted to hand them over to Fang Chongyong privately after the banquet and admit their mistakes. I didn't expect the other party to go crazy in front of the Tocharian envoy!

Soon, those jeweled handicrafts were brought up by the servants, which made everyone present dazzle.

(End of chapter)