In Datang officialdom, orders from superiors must be implemented if they are understood, and if they are not understood, they must find a way to understand and implement, in short, it is not possible to do nothing.

Since Fang Chongyong ordered to build an "octagonal" Bagua City in Yili.

So what else is there to say, just start building directly!

Feng Changqing went to Jinmancheng, and finally found a retired official who had been an official in Chang'an Qintianjian, I heard that this person knew Kanyu, and had studied "Zhou Yi" for a long time, and had a good understanding of the way of feng shui.

When this person used to mix in Chang'an, he often helped various officials choose houses, set up feng shui bureaus or something, and was very familiar with this set of games.

Although what he was going to do this time was to build a city and prepare for the construction of a city, which he had never tried before, but this did not prevent him from showing his strength here and going down in history!

This former Qintianjian official surnamed Liu also drew a sketch of the "Bagua City" with his own hands.

According to the design of the "Houtian Map" of the Bagua of "Zhou Yi", he built the inner city in the very center of the Bagua, and the military camp and the yamen in the city corresponded to the yin and yang poles of Taiji, separated by a wall. From the north bank of the Ili River, a canal was dug to divert water into the Bagua City, directly running through the entire city.

Moreover, the inner city radiates outward to the eight streets of "Qian", "Dui", "Li", "Zhen", "Xun", "Kan", "Gen" and "Kun", which are connected by four ring roads from the inside to the outside, and the direction of the city is exactly "Kan" to the north, "Li" to the south, "Zhen" to the east, and "Dui" to the west.

It just corresponds to the mantra: one yuan gives birth to two rituals, two rituals give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip.

Because he has worked in Qintianjian for many years, and after resigning, he has given many powerful families a good house, so the layout of the city of "Mr. Liu" is extremely exquisite.

When Feng Changqing brought his design drawings to Fang Chongyong, the ambassador of the Western Regions Economic Strategy immediately made a decision: Very good! That's it!

Then, Fang Chongyong ordered that in the name of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, a notice was issued to all counties and townships in the three prefectures of Beiting: regardless of Hu and Han, those who entered Yili were all in the fields, and the households were all the people of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, Fang Chongyong sent a letter to the imperial court, asking for instructions to establish a "Lizhou" in the Ili River Valley, which was placed under the jurisdiction of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, becoming the fourth state under his rule.

In addition, he also applied to the imperial court to relocate the unemployed vagrants in Guanzhong and settle in the Ili River Valley, and its state was governed as a newly built "Bagua City". In this way, Fang Chongyong waited for the approval of the imperial court, and waited for Gao Xianzhi to lead the troops to Shiguo to stir up the wind and rain, and at the same time urged the craftsmen to build the Bagua City in Yili.

And the Qiu Ba of the Anxi Expeditionary Force were not idle at all. Fang Chongyong also set "building a city" as part of his military merits, and after the war, he would distribute loot according to the size of the merit. A team of more than 10,000 people was organized, picking up soil and digging ditches.

According to Fang Chongyong's plan, the Bagua City must be built before winter, leaving a city for the army to settle in. As the Ili River valley continues to the west, the natural conditions become quite harsh. Even Broken Leaf Town has been abandoned for many years, there are no big wars, small wars, and there are not many nomadic populations in the local area at all.

As for the agricultural population, it has long been extinct, and the tuntian in Shaye Town during the Gaozong period has also been salinized due to overexploitation and war.

Within the Anxi Expeditionary Force, of course, some people didn't understand why Fang Chongyong didn't immediately attack Shiguo and smash and loot all the way. But more people are slowly coming back to their senses, and this ambassador of the Western Regions has really not delayed his own work.

The so-called "strategy" is a combination of management and strategy.

Attacking Shiguo is called Raiders, and managing the Ili River Valley is another part of the strategy. The Ili River Valley, a feng shui treasure known as "Saishang Jiangnan" in later generations, was used to create a "forward base" in northern Xinjiang. It has great benefits for Datang to operate the Western Regions.

It can even be said that the merit is in the present and the benefit is in the future.

The restless mood in the army gradually calmed down. Whether it is a general or a soldier, they all obey the arrangement safely, and build the city walls, stables, barracks, canals, arrow towers and other buildings of Bagua City.

Once the city is built, they will be able to live comfortably this winter. Otherwise, it is inevitable to sleep in the open air.

Sleeping in the winter wind and eating in the Western Regions will cause people to freeze to death in a large area. Since part of the reason for the construction of the city is to survive the winter, the enthusiasm for labor is naturally raised. These unruly Qiu Ba were eaten to death by Fang Chongyong, and they were willing to do the "tiring work" that they didn't want to do after joining the army, which greatly accelerated the construction of Bagua City.

……

"It's hard to deal with this disease."

In the newly built hall of the government in Bagua City, Anaye sat on a stool and crossed Erlang's legs, holding a volume of medical skills in his hand to find it, and said with some disappointment.

Fang Chongyong, Bian Lingcheng beside her, and Yu Chaoen, a eunuch beside Brother Ji, had different complexions.

"Divine doctor, is it really incurable?"

Yu Chaoen asked with some concern, he originally wanted to propose to let Anaye return to Chang'an for treatment. But Brother Ji had told him before, unless necessary, it would be useless for Anaya to go back, because there are some medicinal materials that Chang'an may not have. You only need the other party to inform the prescription, provide medicinal materials, and explain the pathology.

The famous doctors in Chang'an have!

What if Anaya returns to Chang'an to treat Ji Ge and lacks key medicinal materials? Many medicinal herbs need to be prepared fresh and cannot be processed locally.

"I really can't help it.

However, the concubine has heard a rumor, but I don't know if it's true or not.

Legend has it that during the Three Kingdoms period, Prime Minister Zhuge went on an expedition to Meng, and many soldiers in the Shu army were not satisfied with the water and soil.

The prime minister used a local turtle and made a soup with Poria cocos for the soldiers to drink, which could cure diarrhea and rotten sores.

Those medicines need to be found in the south, but they are not available here in the Western Regions. Whether it succeeds or not, whether it is right or not, the concubine does not know.

Give it a try. ”

Anaye reluctantly mentioned.

Yu Chaoen wanted her to go back to Chang'an with her and consult with the imperial doctor. He found that Fang Chongyong was looking at him with unkind eyes, so he swallowed his saliva and said, "Thank you Ambassador Fang for this, remember to keep this matter secret." ”

"The fish waiter has worked hard, what is the need for the saint's illness, just open your mouth, you don't need to be polite."

Fang Chongyong took out a stack of Hexi Jiaozi from his cuffs, and took the opportunity of shaking hands to quietly hand it over to Yu Chaoen.

Bian Lingcheng looked at Yu Chaoen, then at Fang Chongyong, and hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Our family sends the fish waiter, Ambassador Fang is busy with official business, so I won't bother." ”

"Well, please take care of yourself, you are the supervisor of the imperial court, you don't have to be so polite."

Fang Chongyong said in a calm tone, not angry and arrogant.

Brother Ji had a strange disease and there was no cure for it, which made the eunuchs around Brother Ji a little weaker.

After Bian Lingcheng and Yu Chaoen left the lobby, Fang Chongyong asked Anaye: "What disease does Brother Ji have?" ”

"I used to read a medical book from Daqin (ancient Rome) that said that during the time of Emperor Augustus, men and women in Rome were promiscuous like wild dogs.

At that time, many diseases were transmitted by doing that kind of thing, and one of them was very similar to the strange disease that the saints had obtained.

If you want to cure the disease, I heard that infusing the body with mercury has a miraculous effect, but the concubine has not tried it. ”

Anaye said with a puzzled look on her face.

She felt very curious, how could the emperor get such a disease that could only be obtained by visiting the Qinglou often?

"That means that a saint will have a life of three or five years at most, right?"

Fang Chongyong asked with a solemn face.

"It's not bad, but the emperor is pampered, and he can still survive for some time.

It's true that there is no rule of law for this disease. ”

Anaye spread her hands and said that she also knew nothing, and the doctor was not omnipotent!

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, and did not continue on this topic.

Because Anaye said the right nonsense.

If it weren't for the fact that the situation had deteriorated to the point of rushing to the doctor, why would Brother Ji send eunuchs to travel thousands of miles to the Western Regions to seek medical treatment?

I'm afraid that before Anaye, Yu Chaoen had secretly visited many Western doctors.

"Ah Lang, hurry up! Alang, hurry up! ”

At this moment, the five-colored parrot behind Fang Chongyong let out an inexplicable cry.

Anaye, who was looking down at the book at the moment, suddenly blushed to the root of her ears, and she ran to the five-colored parrot and yelled angrily: "Silly bird, don't scream!" ”

The parrot ignored her at all, turned its head away from Anaye, and moved sideways back and forth on the thin wooden pole on which it stood.

It's like deliberately riding your face and taunting.

"Hey, what are you fighting with a brute?"

Fang Chongyong looked at Anaye speechlessly and asked. The parrot can't speak on its own, it can only learn to speak.

"You're embarrassed to say, it's not like you kissed me all the time last night......"

Anaye suddenly stopped talking, glanced at the parrot behind him with a weak heart, and stopped talking.

She and Fang Chongyong have been together since they were young, and they are in love. When the two are intimate now, they can be described as blending, and they resonate perfectly physically and emotionally. When the two of them were at the peak of their passion, they were so happy that they wanted to die at that moment.

When the love is strong, what about some sassy talk in bed? But these are all private, and you can't open the lid and take them outside.

"I'm going to stew you someday! Add a dish to my family's Alang! ”

Anaye grimaced at the parrot and sat down to read again.

Fang Chongyong was very considerate and cut a cantaloupe for Anaya and handed it to her. Last night, Anaye was really tired, and today is the time to rest.

At this moment, He Changqi sneakily touched into the mansion and glanced at Anaye, who was staring at the Chinese medicine book in his hand and reading it, as if there was no one beside him. He quietly stretched out his hand and grabbed Fang Chongyong's arm, just wanting to pull the other party aside and whisper.

"It doesn't have to be that way, Anaye is not an outsider."

Fang Chongyong broke free from He Changqi's dog paws, and scolded with a smile on his face.

"Jie Shuai, it's inconvenient to talk about it here."

He Changqi had a cheap smile on his face and refused to talk about it.

"What can't be said, don't you know who she is? If you want to say it, you can say it! ”

Fang Chongyong's tone became stern.

Anaye on the side pretended to read a book, her ears were about to be pricked up, and she paid close attention to He Changqi's words like a radar.

"Jie Shuai, a young beauty has been sent thousands of miles to the door to do it for you! You're welcome.

The brethren were greedy, but good things could only be handsome. If you don't take it, you will be blamed, but don't be polite. ”

He Changqi leaned over and whispered in Fang Chongyong's ear, biting the word "dry" to death.

Ha? What is a dog called?

"Beauty? Where did the beauty come from? ”

Fang Chongyong asked in confusion.

He Changqi saw that his own festival commander was so unreasonable, and he was so anxious that he desperately looked at him. How can this kind of topic of "men understand" be said in front of their favorite concubines?

Usually Fang Jieshuai is quite clever and a person, how can he make a mistake in this kind of thing?

At this moment, Anaya closed the medical book in her hand, looked at He Changqi and asked with a smile: "General He, where is the beauty?" Do you want to see the concubine too? ”

"Don't talk nonsense, bring it in."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand, he never liked to play this kind of thing in front of one set and carrying another.

If he wants to engage women, he will make a big noise and do it openly.

Fang Chongyong's principle is: either you don't end up, or if you want to end up, you won't hide your wife and concubines from sneaking around behind your back, and this kind of ugliness is unnecessary.

After a while, two young men, a man and a woman, were led into the hall of the palace.

The man was lean, wearing a white linen robe common in the Western Regions, his skin was a little red and black from the sun, and the muscles of his arms were powerful.

This person was obviously a guard, and he wore Zoroastrian ornaments around his neck, a bit like an eagle with outstretched wings, too far away for Fang Chongyong to see clearly.

It is possible that this person is a Zoroastrian "protector" of the kind.

And another young woman is probably the "beauty" in He Changqi's mouth.

She was wearing a patterned robe that was more common with the surname Zhaowu Jiu, and her dress was not very stunning.

But this woman's figure is extremely beautiful, so that adult men want to touch it when they see it.

Although the face is delicate and the bridge of the nose is high, the head wears a cylindrical hat, which detracts a lot from the appearance. Faintly visible millet hair coiled up, revealing a sea of millet hair.

"Zoroastrian saintess, Princess Jinsi Kaia of Shiguo, meet the ambassador of the Tang Dynasty."

This Zoroastrian saint bowed to Fang Chongyong with his right hand on his chest.

Fang Chongyong took out the seal letter given by Brother Ji from his arms, and then scolded Jin Si Kaia with an arrogant face:

"This is the seal of the saints, as if I were coming. When you see the Son of Heaven, why don't you kneel? ”

Jin Si Kaia didn't speak, and the "little wolf dog" beside her held his hand on the hilt of the knife, stepped forward, and defended sharply: "Zoroastrian saints are not worldly people, they can not worship when they see the Son of Heaven, and they can worship without kneeling when they see the Taoist teacher." ”

Those who ride horses are going to die in the country, and they still put this big-headed doll aside!

Fang Chongyong's anger came up in an instant.

He glanced at He Changqi, who stepped forward directly, and before the "little wolf dog" could react, he directly grabbed the other party's hair bun, pulled out the dagger on his waist and stabbed it at the neck! And then jerk it out!

The young man beside Jinskaia, who was suspected to be a Zoroastrian protector, instantly spurted blood from his neck, fell to the ground on his back, convulsed a few times, and did not move.

The blood splashed Jin Si Kaiya's body, frightening the princess of the Stone Kingdom, and the Zoroastrian saintess, who did not dare to move in an instant. The already white face has no trace of blood, and it is as pale as paper!

"Death to those who disrespect Datang!"

He Changqi glared at Jin Si Kaiya and said.

"Oh, you said that you Shiguo, as soon as you come to the Yamen of Bagua City, you don't talk about serious things, you have to draw a knife and stab your own official. Fortunately, General He was shrewd and thwarted your plot.

Holy Maiden, right, this official doesn't care what Zoroastrian Sect you come from, you just say how do you want to compensate this official? ”

Fang Chongyong looked at the dazed Jin Si Kaiya, talking serious nonsense, and even Anaya behind him laughed out loud.

"Fang, Fang, Ambassador Fang thinks, how do you want, how do you want to compensate?"

Jin Si Kaia, who was originally full of confidence, was instantly frightened and her teeth fought, and she couldn't speak clearly.

"I heard that the orchids of your stone country are all good at dancing the Zhezhi dance.

Today, the Ambassador suddenly wanted to see and learn.

Why don't you dance to this ambassador now?

If you dance well, you were disrespectful to Datang and disrespectful to the official before, forget it. ”

Fang Chongyong waved his hand and said unusually "generously".

(End of chapter)