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Chapter 801: The Power of Jiedu

Although the matter in Luoyang was upset, since he made a decision and entrusted it to Princess Gu'an and Chibi, Du Shiyi simply gave up.

He is not an omnipotent god. He is a stance and victory thousands of miles away. It depends on what the situation is. Things in the harem of the capital change rapidly, and it is even more complicated than the battlefield. He is not as arrogant as he can play with everyone in his palm. Instead of spending his mind on the struggle for the throne, as the governor of Longyou, he naturally has his own things to do. The reason why he sent Zhang Xing to Tubo was that he heard that the emperor was moved by the emperor and was moved by the fact that he wanted to win the credit for Zhang Xing so that he could promote him to the judge of the governor.

Although the secretary seems to be loyal, it is a world of difference compared to the emergency moments, the judge who can also know the various funerals of the army, such as the guardians of the field, is very different. Moreover, he needs to judge whether there will be war in Longyou in a short time, so as to take this opportunity to further sort out the personnel affairs.

But the most important thing is that when Gao Shi, Wang Changling and Feng Changqing first returned from Anxi, they revealed that Tubo planned to completely annex Xiao Bolu as if he had originally annexed Tuyuhun. In this way, Bolu had all the big and small, and there would be a bridgehead for attacks against the Western Regions countries west of the four towns of Anxi. They could further annex all of them, and then shrink their fists to plot against the Western Regions. For this reason, Tubo cannot retract his sight from Helong.

But that was later, and the current primary task was in Hezhou. Guo Jian was under the command of the governor of Hezhou and Longyoudao, and the two were struggling with each other, but Miao Yansi was extremely skilled. The reason why he was Miao Yansi to serve as the governor of Hezhou was not because Miao Jinqing had been in office for more than a year and established some teams in Hezhou with his steady skills. Although the Guo family was in the western army, they were not as good as before. Therefore, with Guo Jian's temper, he actually sent him a letter to complain, and he almost said with tears in his eyes how Miao Yansi bullied people.

So, a few days later, he signed the Jiedu Residence Commission to Jiedu Judge Duan Xingchen, who was assisted in military affairs by Wang Zhongsi. He repeatedly instructed Duan Xiushi to watch Du Guangyuan and Wang Du's families in the elite hall of the army, and to ask his wife Wang Rong for all the chores and set off for Hezhou with hundreds of soldiers.

Compared with the population of one place and three counties in Shanzhou, Hezhou had a population of more than 10,000 at the beginning of Zhenguan. But now a hundred years have passed, the population of prefectures and counties in the heart of the Central Plains that have few military disasters have increased by four or five times, while the population of Hezhou is still only more than 30,000.

That is precisely because the land of Hezhou has always been the center of the tug-of-war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. Once the two countries fight, this place will be a thousand miles away.

Hezhou and Shanzhou seem to be less than 400 miles apart, but if you take the official road, you have to go from Huangshui City to Jincheng County, Lanzhou, and then go south from Jincheng County to Baihan City, Hezhou Prefecture. Therefore, Du Shiyi walked the marchway, led by Chen Huang, who was aware of the way, and crossed the Yellow River from the Linjin Ancient Du near Jishi Army, and arrived at Baihan City. This was the fifth day after he set out.

Everyone in his group had horses, and the marching road of more than 600 miles still walked for so many days. Because there was no news before coming, his dusty group appeared in Hezhou, naturally surprised the people of the farming farm in the fields. The literate ones clearly saw that the banner was a Longyou Jiedu Du, and then gradually settled down.

"It is not a bad thing to cross the border before Tubo. Now, in order to show their sincerity, they have all withdrawn from defenses in Chiling. According to His Majesty, the Tang Dynasty also withdraws all defenses in Chiling, and only stations heavy troops in Shibao City Jishi Army and other places to prepare for defense, which has saved the pain of soldiers guarding Chiling."

Du Shiyi agreed with Gao Shi's statement. Since he was attacked by Chiling, he has been there twice, and every time he has to sigh at the magic of creation. It is the division of such a mountain. The grasslands grazed by the Tubo people in the west, and the fertile fields cultivated by the Tang Dynasty soldiers and civilians in the east. If you guard Chiling, let alone how difficult it is to build a fortress. Moreover, the two countries confront each other at close range, once the defenders on Chiling are the first to be hit. In addition, the altitude and strong wind here are a great test for people's physical strength and endurance. Now it seems that the Tubo soldiers who crossed the border turned bad things into good things.

Du Shiyi, who was skilled and brave, entered Hezhou on the border from Guzhou, and also inspected the Zhenwu Army, Jishi Army, Zhenwei Army, and Tiancheng Army. He then arrived at Baihan City by Pingyi Guard. Even though he was secretly at the beginning, after arriving in Hezhou, he inspected the military towns one by one. Whether it was the governor of Hezhou Miao Yansi or the general of the Zhenxi Army Guo Jian, they all heard the news. It is said that the former just sneered and sneered, while the latter breathed a sigh of joy. Therefore, when he greeted outside Baihan City, the civil and military officials naturally performed completely differently.

The governor manages government and military affairs, and the governor does not serve as the governor, but the people do not serve as the governor. This is the rule in the early Tang Dynasty, but today it is no longer the old rules. Not to mention that the governors of the major governors on the border are mostly governors, and gradually gain jurisdiction over the states under their jurisdiction. Since the military and political control have been in charge, the authority has been even better than the governor. It seems that the ranks are almost the same, but the divisions are strict. If Miao Yansi was not the name of Longyoudao's interview and disposal envoy, he himself knew it well, and he could not even be able to do the current seemingly versatile.

When Miao Yansi greeted each other, he only said two cold words, but Guo Jian was different. As soon as he met and bowed, he said impatiently: "It is a blessing for the military and civilians to come to Hezhou. There are 11,000 people in the western army, all of whom are looking forward to the general coming to see the army. I have been in office for several months, and the army has not yet fully understood and is about to give instructions and admonitions."

Guo Jian even said such words in the army that he had not yet understood. Du Shiyi saw that he had lost weight again and his chin became pointed. He nodded and smiled: "General Guo has worked so hard. Let's report to me alone when he turned around."

Seeing Guo Jian bowing to Du Shiyi, Miao Yansi sneered. His two sons Miao Hanze and Miao Hanye, Miao Hanye is now the magistrate of Lantian County and is in the capital. He can be said to be the chief officer of one side and has a good future. Miao Hanze is the chief minister of Suzhou. Although he is far away in Jiangnan and is not the chief official, he is a prosperous place after all. If his two sons next serve him, he can return to the capital, the censor of the Censorate, the left and right subordinates of the Zhongshu, and even further can be removed from the Langguan officials of the Sixth Ministry of the Shangshu Province. Therefore, he had to admit that in addition to the clan power of the Shangdang Miao family, Du Shiyi's secret promotion is invaluable.

Therefore, after welcoming the people to the Hezhou Governor's Office, he still received them coldly. Seeing that Guo Jian wanted to drag Du Shiyi away immediately, he immediately let them go. As soon as the group left, the record officer, who was quite happy to join the army, couldn't help but advise: "Encourt, General Du is here in person, and General Guo hurriedly asked the people away, most of them were to complain. Even if the envoy..."

"Do you think I don't know?" Miao Yansi didn't wait for the Hezhou record officer to finish his words. He smiled and said, "March dying and I do have personal grudges, but I don't know how to pick and find faults. Guo Jian just took office and wanted to be nepotist in the army and continue his way in Lintao Army. There are rules for the fact that there are no rewards, punishments, promotions and demotions, and he is not allowed to do whatever he wants. Even if Marshal Du wants to help Guo Jian, he will not do everything as he wants, and he will not be able to interfere in the matter of Hezhou casually unless I, the Longyoudao, is inappropriate for interviews and disposals, otherwise, Longyou will not be a man of justice."

Miao Yansi made such a harsh statement in front of his confidant. Guo Jian invited Du Shiyi to his headquarters in the West Army, which was also very bitter. From the small mistake Miao Yansi made in the city of Baihan, he ordered people to tie them back for a while to humiliate him; to the incompetent deposed, he was caught and ordered to warn him; to the fact that he had severely punished his son who had committed the past, but was still controlled by Miao Yansi... In the end, he was furious.

"Master, Miao Yansi is simply too bullying others. I can't bear to bully me again and again. I can't see him as a person. But I heard that he is in the Governor's Office and does not even take the Master seriously. I will learn from Dong Yuanli, the general of Zhang Shensu..."

"Stop it. Because Dong Yuanli's recklessness caused Zhang Shensu to be stigmatized by treason. Although his two sons avenged their father, Zhang Shensu's case was overturned?"

Du Shiyi asked repeatedly, and when he saw Guo Jian, he was stunned. He knew that this guy was just a nice word, but in fact he was just a cautious person at heart. Otherwise, Miao Yansi would have taken the handle and Yao Feng would have been angry and rushed to the door to argue. Wang Zhongsi would have bound his criminal son to deal with it according to the order. Only Guo Jian would be threatened because of this, but he was unwilling to be reluctant, but he went to the west of the town to serve as a general. So, since he knew that Guo Jian was just talking, he also scolded the man for a long time. Seeing that Guo Jian was at ease, he let out a sigh of relief.

Even though he is down-to-earth, Guo Jian was still worried about his future: "Master, I understand. Miao Yansi repeatedly tried to torture me, and he clearly had bad intentions. He planned to surrender the reliance of the Master for his use of me. I didn't want to let down the Master's expectations, but..."

"I will warn Miao Yansi not to go too far. As for you, you must also take steady steps and establish your prestige in the Zhenxi Army. Don't let Miao Yansi be nepotist on the left and the other on the right and destroy your name. How old has Miao Yansi been? How many years can he be the governor of Hezhou? You are in your prime and have made many military achievements. If you are now the general of Zhenxi Army, you will establish your prestige among the military and civilians. If the governor of Hezhou is vacant again in the future, how can you make a submission naturally?"

Du Shiyi's heart-wrenching words immediately made Guo Jian's heart heat up again. He went to Hezhou to serve as the chief general of the Western Army in Hezhou, and felt unwilling to be wronged. In particular, Du Shiyi promoted Wang Zhongsi to the General of the Lintao Army, and then ordered him to be the envoy of the left wing. Thinking about the rumors in the Governor's Office that Miao Yansi was in poor health and coughing at night was common. He even often ignored government affairs due to illness. However, Du Shiyi's request sounded simple, but it was extremely difficult to do. He couldn't help but complain: "But now Tubo stopped fighting and stopped the troops. Since there was no war, I have been in the Lintao Army for many years, and there are many factions in the Zhenxi Army. How can I establish my authority?"

"Guo Jian, Guo Jian, you just think too much about your actions." Du Shiyi shook his head angrily, and then said with a smile, "Do you know that after Yao Feng took office as the governor of Guzhou and served as the chief general of Jishi Army, what method did he use to establish his authority?"

Guo Jian and Yao Feng have been competing for many years. Seeing that he had taken the lead in Guzhou and Jishi Army Envoy, he had taken a step that made him envious, so he was so anxious when the governor of Hezhou was vacant. At this moment, Du Shiyi took Yao Feng as an example, and he said depressedly: "Yao Feng's rough man has always been impatient. Could it be that he was killing the general to establish his authority?"

"You're right."

Guo Jian just said casually, but unexpectedly it was true. He immediately widened his eyes. Killing generals and establishing authority is easy to say. You should know that even a small brigade commander has corresponding foundations in the army. If you marching rashly and punishing the law, you may be boycotted, let alone killing people, let alone killing people. Moreover, it is not the time of war. Even as the main general, how can you easily do it?

"But why haven't I heard of such a big thing?"

"First of all, Yao Feng is the governor of Guzhou. As long as the soldiers in Guzhou hear this, they know that they are awe. There is no need to spread such a reputation to other places. Secondly, Miao Yansi once criticized him for being angry, but I suppressed him. The two killed people were all guilty of being deserved. One was deliberately trampling on the wheat fields after hunting, and the other was that when Tubo crossed the border and attacked in the past, they did not obey military orders. Such a guilty general would be solemn in the army even if Miao Yansi was noisy for a while, but look at you? You need to be cautious when taking office. Of course, it is not bad to be gentle. But look at your hesitation, how many handles are there in the hands of Miao Yansi?"

Yao Feng is tough and Guo Jian is soft. Logically, the two should have been both strong and soft in the Lintao Army, but because neither of them was too arrogant to see each other, they kept facing each other. Now that they have all transferred out the Lintao Army, Guo Jian has tried his best to let Yao Feng laugh at it, but now listening to Du Shiyi's words, he gradually became depressed. He has to admit that Yao Feng's Thundering method is much better than his Ruo Finger.

"Thank you, the general was too indecisive before."

Du Shiyi knew that as soon as Guo Jian left, he would uphold Wang Zhongsi, which would inevitably make Guo Jiansheng complain. Although he wanted to break the original division of territory and factions in the army, he did not really intend to abandon Guo Jian. This time he came to Hezhou to support him, of course it was not just a talk. But at this moment, he would not clarify this deep connection to Guo Jian. He just asked about the many people in the Zhenxi Army, including those famous generals and generals, and finally said, "Okay, since you are in the name of Yuejun, you have invited me from Miao Yansi to death, so let me see the appearance of the Zhenxi Army."

Guo Jian was also planning to let Du Shiyi see it. Although he was overwhelmed by Miao Yansi's struggle, he did not make any achievements. He immediately agreed. After learning about Du Shiyi's entry into Hezhou, he announced the military review to the lieutenant general, and had already sent troops to gather together.

The Zhenxi Army was established in the third year of Kaiyuan. In order to facilitate defense, most of the city was stationed in Baihan City, and the rest were in Qingshui Township outside the city. When Du Shiyi came to the large-scale colony where the Town Western Army was located in Baihan City, Yu Qian directly asked Du Shiyi to climb the high-level arrow tower, pointing to the battle formation below and explaining endlessly, so that Wang Changling and Gao Shi, who had heard about Guo Jian's request for help, were actually biting their ears quietly.

"General Guo is now somewhat motivated to give guidance to the mountains and rivers, but seeing that he invited the general to complain privately before, it is hard to imagine how majestic he is in front of the army generals below."

"However, the training in Zhenxi Army is quite good. I don't know if it's just a good-looking air or if it's really so majestic when it comes to the enemy."

Wang Changling and Gao Shi were not loud, but Du Shiyi also noticed the whispers of the two. After taking a look, he pointed at the generals in the central dispatch and command of each army and asked Guo Jian for his name. After Miao Yansi took over as the governor of Hezhou, Wang Zhongsi went to Zhenxi Army to assist in military affairs many times, and recommended several people to him. He secretly remembered them in his heart. At this time, he had to take the opportunity to take a look at them all. After a whole hour of training, he and Guo Jian got down the arrow tower and entered the Wuwei Hall where the generals of the Central Army in Zhenxi Army were discussing affairs. Seeing Guo Jian leading the generals in attendance, he nodded and answered the ceremony, he spoke.

"Since the establishment of Zhenxi Army in the third year of Kaiyuan, we have relied on the joint efforts of the generals and soldiers to resist Tubo outside the country. Today, I look at the atmosphere of Zhenxi Army and I am worthy of being a mighty army." Seeing that the generals of the army were all holding their heads and chests, looking proud, he continued, "The Zhenxi Army, like the other troops in Longyou, mostly fought against each other, and brothers one after another. The family often has more than one person in the army, most of which have made great contributions but have not been promoted for many years. After General Guo took office, he recommended it in front of me many times, so when I was reading the army today, I paid extra attention. As expected, many people lived up to his recommendation."

Guo's family has been rooted in Longyou for many years. Some people like Yao Feng came from a general and disagreed with him, but there were also those who admired Guo Zhiyun's reputation in the past. In this way, Guo Jian brought a few confidants to the western army in this town, so naturally he was not pleased with him. He felt that he was just benefiting from the Guo family and had not many real talents and knowledge, and he was sneering at him. As a child of the Guo family, he was lying to the outside world and brought his uncle and brothers to justice. Therefore, at this moment, he heard Du Shiyi say that Guo Jian actually recommended many people in front of him, and the majority of them were surprised.

Even Guo Jian himself was shocked, but he was so cunning that he didn't show his face at all, but his heart was filled with a stimulus. Recommended person? He was busy reconciling factions and placing close friends in the western army of Zhenxi, and was too late to wipe his butts for the soldiers who hit Miao Yansi's hands. How could he have time to recommend Du Shiyi?

Du Shiyi took all kinds of expressions with satisfaction. The few who could enter the hall today were minor generals and generals. As for the low-level officers on the brigade commander level, most of them stood outside Wuwei Hall. So he pushed the handrail and stood up straight, and said calmly: "Chen Xihai, the general of Zhenxi Army, once seized the heads of the enemy generals from thousands of troops, and was covered in twelve places but still fought hard."

"Lu Mingbo, a deputy general of Zhenxi Army, once led 800 soldiers to block 2,000 enemies, and was exhausted. If reinforcements had not arrived, they would have almost died on the spot."

"Wu Feng, the deputy general of the army in the west, was good at identifying people. Among the soldiers under his command, he was promoted due to his military merits. He was appointed as the general of the army, including more than a dozen other people, and was called the army's Bole."

Du Shiyi named one by one, and everyone mentioned was excited. Everyone knows that in the past two years since the Longyou Jiedushi took office, it seems that he has only fought a small ambush on the border. However, whether it was the thunderous method of cleaning up the Guo family, or the various stable government orders in the military farming and the military branch, Du Shiyi was the third military governor who was truly deeply rooted in Longyou after Guo Zhiyun Wang Junzhu. Not to mention, Du Shiyi was a famous scholar who was ranked three times. Today, he could be praised in public and might become a person who has been circulating in his poems in the future. This is not just a glimpse of his face.

However, most people did not guess Du Shiyi's mind. After placing the names of more than a dozen people in a row, he said: "The land of war in Longyou is now ten or twenty years away from the time when Marshal Guo and Wang were in office. A generation of new people has changed the old people. Everyone is in their prime. Although the Tang Dynasty and Tubo negotiate peace, they still need brave generals who have experienced many battles to protect the safety of Longyou. A detailed work from Tubo was found in the past few years. I have discovered that although Tubo negotiated peace with our Tang Dynasty, it is still a country of uncle and nephew. Although the troops in Helong were temporarily stopped, they still planned to Anxi. Therefore, I have asked His Majesty to order that the Heyuan army in Shancheng increased from 2,000 to 4,000 in Shancheng, and the Anren army in the west of Shancheng increased from 8,000 to 10,000. In addition, the Rong and the Rong were all increased, and each of them increased their troops to garrison with brave generals."

These words are secrets that ordinary lieutenant generals in Zhenxi Army would not know. Although they didn't understand why Du Shiyi said this, everyone still raised their ears.

"Therefore, Chen Xihai is promoted to the deputy general of the Heyuan Army, Lu Mingbo is promoted to the deputy general of the Anren Army, and Wu Feng is the garrison leader of Suirong City..."

In one breath, five of the more than ten people who had just praised, were assigned to the important military towns in Shanzhou that had added heavy troops, and were in an uproar. Some were envious and jealous, and some were whispering to each other. As for those who jumped from the side to defend the other side, their mood was very exciting. After Du Shiyi encouraged him, he left Guo Jian alone, and he looked at the shocked general of the Zhenxi Army and said with a smile: "How? These most brave people in the Zhenxi Army were promoted one by one, and they were also transferred out in real positions. Do you know what to do next?"

This is the first time Guo Jian has gained awe for himself from the eyes of the generals of the West Army in Zhenxi, but he knows that these awesomes are all from this fictitious recommendation. Although he doesn't know how Du Shiyi knows this West Army in Zhenxi, he also knows that this is a great opportunity. He hurriedly knelt down on one knee and lowered his head and said, "The grace of the general for the support and guidance of the general will never be forgotten."

"Tubo seeks peace only for a moment of breathing. Whether it is Anxi, Helong and even Jiannan Road, they are all places where they are bound to win. Therefore, at this time, not only can't think that they can rest assured, but they should prepare for their troops and strictly guard them. I will soon be able to write about Hexi Niu Dashen and Hexi Longyou Military Parade. Please cheer me up. What are you afraid of just Miao Yansi?"
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