Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 376: Lanzhou new master
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A few days later, Qin Mubai, who was both light soldiers and roads, led his troops to the territory of Lanzhou Dudu Mansion. When the city of Lanzhou was still eighty miles away, a brigade of men and horses appeared in front of them, with banners Zhang Tianbing and Ge Shaxue. Upon closer inspection, it was Tang Jun.
It turned out that it was Xue Wanjun, the acting governor of Lanzhou, who had come out of the brigade to meet Guo.
Qin Mubai stepped forward holding the banner of the soldier horseshoe, Xue Wanjun and others have dismounted, and Lanzhou governor Xiao Liang and other officials stood by the road and bowed their hands to worship——
"Shanzhou Governor Xue Wanjun!"
"Lanzhou governor Xiao Liang!"
"Liangzhou Governor Xue Wanche!"
"Lead all the generals under the command of the Lanzhou Metropolitan Government to welcome Master Qin!"
There were about two or three thousand cavalry behind everyone, who dismounted together and marched in salute, and they promised in unison-"Welcome the marshal!"
Qin Mubai was at a loss for a while. In the past, they were used to calling themselves "Major General". The name of the young marshal was new. Moreover, I just went back to the capital and then returned to Lanzhou, so I didn't need to go out of Guo Bashili to open up a battle of 3,000 troops to meet each other.
The courtesy is a bit overdone.
"You guys are too polite, you shame Qin." Qin Mubai quickly dismounted and said, "The two generals, Xiao Cishi, Qin is just the fourth grade of the Lanzhou Dudufu, and the official title is still there. From now on, how dare you be such a welcoming ceremony? If you come to welcome King Jiang Xia and Princess Wencheng, I am afraid you will be disappointed. Their team is still far behind, and it is estimated that they have just set off from Chang'an."
Xue Wanjun and others looked at each other and laughed, and said: "Marshal, we have our reason to do this. It is the father and daughter of King Jiang Xia who are here, and we are welcome in the city at most, and there is no need to leave Guo Eighty-mile military formation greeted him. Just because Marshal Qin is the new master of Lanzhou, I have to do this later."
"Oh, what do you say?" Qin Mubai asked in surprise.
Xiao Liang walked up with a Tsing Yi official. The official in Tsing Yi took out a delicate brocade box and handed it to Qin Mubai, saying: "Young Master Qin, before you arrive in Lanzhou, the imperial court has sent a humble position to Lanzhou to issue the imperial decree and appoint you as the governor of Lanzhou! Therefore! , From now on, you are the new master of Lanzhou."
"Oh? What about my father?" Qin Mubai was surprised again.
"Why don't the marshal ask the angels to read the decree?" Xue Wanjun and the others laughed.
"Please!"
So the Tsing Yi official read the decree.
It turned out that the imperial court appointed Qin Shubao, the governor of Lanzhou, as the "General Manager of the March of Guanxi Road" and the post of "Anxi Daduhu", and took charge of the administrative and military powers of the Guanlong roads in Hexi, and governed the Western Regions. After Qin Mubai arrived in Lanzhou, he took over the post of Qin Shubao's Lanzhou governor, supervising all important military and political affairs under Lanzhou, and awarded the "General Guanxi Road Marching Commander" the military commander history, that is, military division and staff officer.
The "Tao" of Kansai Road used for military purposes is different from the "Jiangnan Road" of the division of geographical administrative regions. The former is almost the meaning of "military area", often named after the place where the military area is located. The analogy of "Kanxi Road" theoretically refers to a large area to the west of Guanxi Pass. This official position is quite large, almost equivalent to being upheld. Half of the Tang Dynasty. In a narrow sense, it refers to the Guanlong area and the Western Regions west of the Yellow River.
The general manager of the Guanxi Road March is the commander-in-chief of all the troops and horses of the Tang Dynasty in Guanlong and Xiyu towns.
In addition, the important figures under the former Lanzhou Metropolitan Government’s administration each have a new pardon and mission. Xue Wanche was awarded the marching commander of the West Sea Road (Hexi and Qinghai Lake) and the governor of Shanzhou, in charge of the military administration of Shanzhou and the military of the Dafeichuan Military Region; Xue Wanche was awarded the marching commander of Yuliang Road (from Lanzhou to Yumenguan) and the governor of Liangzhou, in charge of Liangzhou The military and political areas of the area led Qishan to the Yumenguan area. Xiao Liang, the former Lanzhou governor, also served as the other driver of the Lanzhou Metropolitan Government, which was left by Qin Mubaikong, and assisted Qin Mubai in handling the people’s livelihood and government affairs under the Metropolitan Government; Su Dingfang, who is about to come to Lanzhou, was appointed as the head of the Lanzhou Metropolitan Government, as a consultant The military of the Metropolitan Government.
In this way, the old marshal Qin Shubao was promoted and became a figure alongside Li Ji, in charge of half of the rivers and mountains west of the Yellow River in Datang and commanded tens of thousands of soldiers and horses; Qin Mubai, Xue Wanjun and others, He became the commander of Qin Shubao's military division, and Qin Mubai also assumed the administrative power of Lanzhou.
In this way, Qin Mubai is indeed the "New Lord of Lanzhou"!
After receiving the imperial decree, Qin Mubai was not in a hurry to rejoice, but asked: "The imperial court appointed my father as the'Anxi Dadu Protector'. What does this mean?"
Xue Wanjun stepped forward and replied: "After Gaochang please surrender, the marshal will present the victory to the court. The court ordered the marshal to build the two states of Xi and Ting in the old place of Gaochang, divide the town of Zhou County, and set up Anxi Dadu guard in Tingzhou. The government governs the military and political power of Helong and the Western Regions. In this way, the Lanzhou Metropolitan Government is subordinate to the Anxi Metropolitan Government."
Qin Mubai wrinkled his brows and said, "The establishment of Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate? Isn't this a idiotic dream right now! It has just gone through all blood battles before defeating the Tubo and Gaochang coalition forces. Although they have won, they are still tragic. Datang’s strength to the west of Yumen Pass is simply not enough to establish any guardian to govern the Western Regions. It can even be said that Datang has not yet stood firm there! Tubo is defeated, but it is difficult to guarantee whether it will make a comeback. Sheng is down, but in addition to their family name, Gaochang has three other Gaochang kingdoms. The four kingdoms have settled one country, and they are not convinced, how can they set up a protective government? The influence of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions has just just been Mengya, it is actually the most sensitive and dangerous time now! It's just a tragic victory and it's gone. I really don't know what those people in the court think!"
When everyone saw that Qin Mubai was not happy but also a little angry, they couldn't help making mistakes. Xue Wanjun glanced around and said softly: "The young marshal calms down his anger. There are so many people with mixed ears, how about going back to the Dudu Mansion to speak?"
Qin Mubai smiled indifferently, and said to the Tsing Yi envoy: "You tell the truth, whose idea is this?"
"This...the humble post is just a small official in Hongwenguan, I don't know the details." The Qingyi official said cautiously.
Qin Mubai squinted his eyes and said, "Is it the bad idea of Changsun Wuji?"
Everyone listened to Qin Mubai's mouth with the words "Zhangsun Wuji" and was quite disdainful. They changed their colors and made no sound.
The Tsing Yi official was startled for a moment, and said nothing.
Xue Wanche sighed: "Our marshal is asking you something, say!"
"Yes!...is the meaning of Situ!"
Qin Mubai nodded: "Sure enough. You and I will go back to Lanzhou for a two-day rest, and I will entertain you well. If you have enough energy, you will return to Chang'an, and you will pass on what I just said to Changsun Wuji. . And tell him, I know exactly what he is going to do; you can rest assured that the Qin clan’s heart is in the community and aspirations are in the frontier, and there is no time to talk nonsense with him!"
Now, even Xue Wanjun changed his face and said hurriedly: "Why did you say this, the young marshal, did you turn your face with the grandson Wuji when you returned to Beijing this time?... In this case, you should be more cautious. —You, listen! You are not allowed to pass back a sentence! Otherwise, I will let Lao Tzu know another day and cut off your bird's head!"
"Ah!" The Tsing Yi official took two steps backwards in fright.
"Don't scare him." Qin Mubai waved his hand to signal Xue Wanjun to take a step back, and stepped forward, "You are just a messenger who runs errands. You can help me convey what I say. No need to vague words, either. Don’t add oil and vinegar. Understand?"
"Ming, I understand."
"Well, back to Lanzhou!"
Qin Mubai turned on his horse, Xue Wanjun and the others were full of suspicion and didn't ask too much, so they got on the horse and returned to Lanzhou together with the army led by Qin Mubai.
The original soldiers and horses of the Yi Mansion of the Lanzhou Military Region, led by Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai, have accompanied Qin Shubao on an expedition to the Western Regions. This time, the 10,000 elite Yueqi Qin Mubai personally brought, just in time to form a new Yifu family member. So, the seven thousand cavalrymen who followed Qin Mubai first, stationed in the city and lived in the original Yifu military camp.
In the army for many years, Qin Mubai finally has a soldier and horse that truly belongs to him. He appointed his confidant old guards one after another as generals and generals to help him lead the training of this soldier. He himself lived in his father’s residence and became the new owner of Lanzhou instead.
When I first arrived in Lanzhou, I received the imperial decree for promotion. In the eyes of others, Qin Mubai should be happy. But he went wild in public, making Xue Wanjun and the others really confused.
Qin Mubai couldn't tell them many things, and they didn't dare to ask. Seeing that the young marshal was in a bad mood and was very angry, the originally scheduled Jie Feng Xichen Feast had nothing to do.
Lanzhou has no owner for many days, and Xue Wanjun, the acting general governor, spent most of the time in Dafeichuan to deal with the military and administration there. Therefore, there is a backlog of military and political affairs in the Metropolitan Governor's House to be dealt with. Therefore, for several days, Qin Mubai was very busy, and with the assistance of Xiao Liang and others, he finally handled the administrative and people's livelihood work at hand.
In terms of military affairs, there is Xue Wanjun commanding the army and red cannons in Dafeichuan. The Tubo people in Anrushi dare not move forward, and there are relatively few things. The more troublesome thing is the military change of defense in Ganliang. Xue Wanche was in charge of this matter, and progress was relatively slow due to the tedious movement of the military region.
Xue Wanche, the governor of Liangzhou, was a good warrior, and it was troublesome to do these trivial things. The first two were big, and he couldn't be too busy all day long. Qin Mubai had to personally supervise the daily interviews and put the focus of the work of the Metropolitan Government on the Ganliang area.
Fortunately, Xue Wanche also knew the importance. After receiving the imperial order from Qin Mubai’s entrusted Li Zhi, he immediately stationed troops at Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, and smashed Pu Changhai, and echoed the Qin Shubao’s subordinate in Gaochang. Together, they will no longer hang overseas like a broken kite.
Snakes do not have a head, and birds do not fly without a head.
With a new owner in Lanzhou, everything gradually returned to normal. After the Great Victory of Puchanghai (Lanzhou people used to call it the'Loutai Victory'), the tensions within Lanzhou also tended to ease. The merchants who were detained here were released one after another, and business travel was finally able to circulate and became more active than ever. Up.
Businessmen are chasing profits. In fact, the higher the price during the war, the more profitable.
After a period of tension and depression, Lanzhou Douran exploded with terrible vitality. The business travel was like the passion of the people, and it was more prosperous than ever before in peace.
Often, after experiencing wars, the people are more eager for peace and tranquility, and they are more passionate about life and more passionate about life and progress.
This is probably the reason why a country that has been predestined in troubled times can always achieve "great governance" at the beginning of the founding of the country-people are determined by their minds.
In just ten days after Qin Mubai returned to Lanzhou, Guan Long was reborn and prospered on the right track.
But Qin Mubai knew that the "big things" really waiting for him had just begun.
On this day, the semi-monthly meeting of the Ministers of the Metropolitan Government will be opened, and of course it will be hosted by Qin Mubai. The Xue brothers, Xiao Liang and others are here.
Qin Mubai kept a watchful eye on the list of visitors counted by the clerks. All the people who should come are here, and there is only one person missing——
Liangzhou Sima, Hou Junji.
That day, the officials will be out of Guo Xiangying's team, and Hou Junji will not be seen either.
Qin Mubai remained silent, and finished the meeting according to the original plan, and discussed some important military and government affairs. After the meeting ended, he invited Xue Wanche to stay and asked him why Hou Junji did not come to the meeting.
Xue Wanche looked embarrassed, shook his head and said: "I knew that the marshal would ask about him."
"What happened to him?" Qin Mubai asked. "Hey!..." Xue Wanche sighed and said, "The young marshal may know his situation better than us. At that time, the young marshal was in Chang'an, wasn't it?"
"Well, I know about Chang'an. What I asked was, what happened after he came to Liangzhou?" Qin Mubai asked.
"From the day he arrived in Liangzhou, he didn't wear official robes for a day and ignored political affairs for a day. Every day he bought red and bought drunk at night and did not return home. He was infamous for gambling and prostitution." Xue Wanche shook his head and said. , "How can the dignified founding fathers and veterans of the battlefield have fallen into the land like today, how can they not be embarrassing?"
Qin Mubai wrinkled his brows and said, "He can break the can? This is really a bit beyond my expectation. Hou Junji is a military veteran of the same generation as my father. If you really talk about it. After the founding of the country, Hou Junji was far above my father. He went out of Wei Gong’s door with me, and he was my brother again. However, I don’t know him well, just hearsay. Some legends about him. All in all, he is not the kind of person who reports and abandons himself."
Xue Wanche hesitated for a moment, then stopped talking.
"Whatever you want to say, just say it, don't have to be cryptic." Qin Mubai said.
"Yeah..." Xue Wanche nodded and said, "As everyone knows, Hou Junji was defeated in the court party dispute, and was taken down by the prince's change by the grandson Wuji. Sima, who didn’t know that Sima in the prefecture city, especially the military town Sima at the border of ours, is an official post? ——Hou Junji, he has fallen from the horse, I am afraid that there will be a hard time to turn over. It’s a blessing to be a useful body. I guess he was deliberate in self-reporting and abandoning himself in this way. He deliberately made it to the eldest grandson Wuji, who is above the court, so that they can let go of themselves and stop killing them, so that they can save a life. ."
Qin Mubai's eyes lit up and said, "You mean, Hou Junji is here to keep a low profile?"
"Isn't it?" Xue Wanche asked back and said, "Originally, it was impossible for a prince's widow party like Hou Junji to escape the sword and axe of Changsun Wuji. Now he has escaped a life. Most of the time, His Majesty the emperor recited his past merits. If not, he really did not know how many times he had died. Now he is relegated to Liangzhou, how can he dare to show his brilliance again, of course, he can only live in confusion. In this way, Changsun Wuji believes that he still has ambitions and threats. What should be done?"
"It makes sense." Qin Mubai frowned, nodded, and groaned, "But he is such a useful talent that is left unused among vocal dogs and horses every day. Isn't it the biggest loss for me in Lanzhou?" /
Xue Wanche was taken aback, "Could the marshal... want to use this person?"
"Why not?" Qin Mubai smiled, "The commander fights to kill the enemy, how is Hou Junji better than your brothers?"
"To charge into battle, he is not as good as us; for strategizing, we are not as good as him." Xue Wanche answered sincerely.
"That's not it." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "Lanzhou Xinding, when he is just using people, he doesn't need someone like him. Who should he use? Don't forget, it's not just for fighting, but also for the military. Junji also served as the official secretary in Chang'an, and abandoning the military to join the army. He also did a good job. Going to rule the army and dismissing Ma Zhimin, I am definitely not as good as his ability. General Xue, you arrange it. I want to go private. Travel to Liangzhou and visit Hou Junji in person. But please don't disturb him in advance."
"Uh...Is this bad?" Xue Wanche said, "The marshal is a superior, he is a subordinate, how can he condescend to visit and not let him be greeted?"
"It's okay, just arrange it like this." Qin Mubai smiled, "Just take it as it is, I'll visit my uncle and brother. It's purely private, visit."
"Okay, arrangements for the humble position." Xue Wanche accepted the promise, still hesitating, and said, "Marshal, the humble position has a lot of words, I don't know if it is inappropriate to say it."
"Let's talk!" Qin Mubai said with a smile, "You can talk more, it means that at least you care about me, of course I have to listen."
Xue Wanche also laughed, and said: "The humble position thought that Hou Junji was affected by the prince's case and was demoted from Chang'an by Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji regarded him as a thorn in his eyes, and Ruo Due to the emperor’s affection and his past merits, I am afraid it would have been eliminated long ago. Now, the marshal wants to activate Hou Junji, is this..."
Qin Mubai smiled and said: "If Hou Junji hadn't been driven out of the court by Changsun Wuji and demoted to Liangzhou, I'm afraid I would not be so interested in using him."
"What's the meaning of this?" Xue Wanche asked in surprise, "Does the young commander have to go against Changsun Wuji and be an enemy with him?"
"No." Qin Mubai said, "Think about it, Changsun Wuji demoted Hou Junji, I use Hou Junji... It is certain that Hou Junji hates Changsun Wuji into the bones, is it right? I am grateful for Dade, but I don’t care, but I know that he will work hard! In public and private, Hou Junji will stand firmly with us. In this way, Lanzhou will have one more general! Isn’t this even more powerful ?"
"Marshal and wise!" Xue Wanche suddenly realized, "But, is it worthwhile to turn your face against Changsun Wuji for this reason?"
"I've turned it over more than once, I'm not afraid of one more time." Qin Mubai grinned and smiled coldly, and said, "Anyone can be afraid of the grandson Wuji. I am the only one who can't be afraid, nor I will be afraid!"
"This..." Xue Wanche was shocked and suspicious, confused, and couldn't ask more.
Qin Mubai smiled without saying a word, and said in his heart: If I don't do something that is contrary to the wish of Changsun Wuji, how can the emperor see my firm determination? If I am intimidated by the pressure of the grandson Wuji, why should I let Li Shimin have confidence in me and in Lanzhou?
Hou Junji, Su Dingfang, together with me, Qin Mubai and Wei Gong, are three disciples. It won’t be long before they will join hands on the battlefield!