As time goes by August, the autumn wind is already rustling in the mountains, especially during the day and night, the climate has become obviously colder.

At dawn, the fish whites in the sky were not yet lit up, and the morning drum in front of the yamen hall had been beaten by dong dong, announcing the beginning of the day.

"Damn it!"

In the bedroom tent, Guo Yuanzhen, who was still sleeping, cursed like a dream, turned over and wrapped his head tightly with a quilt, but this was not enough to completely isolate the sound of the morning drum. Until the second drum sound had already sounded, he suddenly sat upright on the bed, shook his still drowsy head, looked at the light of the bonfire from the window paper, and cursed fiercely: "It is really annoying to remove this broken drum sooner or later!"

He cursed like this, but he still stood up with the couch and came in front of him to wear it with his inner and outer clothes, and put it on orderly.

The guarding of the frontier is different from being an inland official. It is much harder to work in daily life and work, but it is not completely fun. For example, the maids serving in the room are all beautiful and full of exotic style.

As the Tang Dynasty's operations in Longbian became more and more profound, especially after suppressing the Tubo power to the west of Chiling, coupled with the rise of trade in China, the surrounding Hus' dependence on the Tang Dynasty became increasingly higher, which was most directly reflected in the strengthening of the efforts to recruit various things of Hus.

As laborers, women with fertility resources, as well as various cattle, horse and farming and pastoral output, these resources are all within the scope of dispatch of local military and political officials.

Of course, compared with Tubo, which had previously been powerful, the Tang Dynasty's dispatch methods were still slightly softer. It's not that the Tang Dynasty was more kind than the Tubo people. After all, in this Middle Ages, being able to become the overlord in the region was not related to be kind. The difference between the rule of the two sides was mainly due to the differences in their respective systems.

Tubo suddenly started on the plateau, and his only reliance was strong force. Although the construction of the system has developed, due to insufficient talent reserves, the execution ability is extremely low. The most effective method to the outside world is to directly plunder.

However, the Tang Dynasty had rich restraint technology and experience. Although it was still exploitative in nature, the Hu tribes were still under the wings of the Tang Dynasty, but they still had the opportunity to develop.

The two methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and there is no obvious difference between them. After all, the basis for their respective operations is still absolute deterrence of force, which mainly depends on whether they meet their own needs and the current situation.

In the process of the Tang army's development, it naturally had a cruel side. The Hu tribe destroyed under the iron-hoofed butcher knife of the Tang Dynasty only had a lot of power than Tubo. To this day, there were still a large number of Hu tribes who destroyed the country and suffered relatively harsh enslavement within the Tang Dynasty's borders and in the frontier military towns.

Compared with Tubo, the Tang Dynasty's advantage is that in addition to fierce suppression and plunder, it also has the means of being soft and restrained. The Tubo system itself restricts them and cannot make more choices. It would be better if there were no matchable opponents around, but once such an existence appeared, they would immediately make their situation difficult.

The formation of the basic confrontation between the two countries around Qinghai was the battle in Haidong held by the saints several years ago. Although the Tang Dynasty won the victory, it successfully crossed Chiling and established a military stronghold in Haidong.

But the forces of the Tubo, or the Gar family, did not fall into a slump. Except for the southeastern Qinghai, the area close to Chiling was under the control of the Tang Dynasty, other areas in Qinghai could not easily enter.

After the Battle of Haidong, although the Tang army once opened two thousand miles of land and directly stationed in the Thunderbo Valley southwest of Qinghai, it not only blocked the passage of Tubo to the eastward into the Yellow River Nine-curved Yellow River, but also had the possibility of directly attacking Fuqi City in Haixi.

However, not long after, Shuangwen carried out a series of frictions and struggles around Thunderbo Valley, so that about half a year after the end of the Battle of Haidong, the saint had to lead his army back to Longyou again to take charge, but Thunderbo Valley was eventually recaptured by the Gar family, causing the Tang Dynasty's forces to retreat back to the Haidong area again and could not be fully extended.

Although the domestic propaganda at that time was still the Tang army defeated the Tubo army again in Qinghai, in fact, the Tang army lost that series of wars, losing half of the victory of the Haidong battle, and also made the Yellow River Jiuqu always in frequent invasions by Tubo.

After all, Qinling's reputation as the Tubo God of War is true, and the series of counterattacks he organized after his retreat were also fierce.

Of course, there is another most important factor, that is, the reason why the saints wanted to station troops in Aibo Valley was another biggest consideration, that was, the Tuyuhun royal family, which had already been attached to Anlezhou in Hequ, returned to Qinghai to contact and instigate the people who were destroyed by Tuyuhun under the control of Tubo, as an important force in defending Aibo Valley.

However, the saint had not yet achieved his full potential and was only the chief executive of the National Taiwan University of Shaanxi Daoxing. Therefore, the Tuyuhun King Murong Zhong disobeyed and refused to obey, fled into the capital, which made the subsequent plan impossible to implement. After all, according to the national conditions and strength of the Tang Dynasty at that time, he still had no way to catch the strong troops to guard the fortress thousands of miles away.

It is precisely because of this that the saint is full of hatred for Murong Zhong, and as soon as he finds an opportunity, he will kill him directly.

In the following years, the situation in Qinghai basically maintained this pattern. The front line actually controlled by the Tang Dynasty was Moliyi in Haidong, while the front line of Tubo was placed in the Thunderbolt Valley. The two sides were separated by the relatively flat terrain between Dafeichuan, and small-scale collisions and battles between Youyi scouts continued in this area.

However, with the stability of the domestic situation in the Tang Dynasty in recent years, such frictions have been decreasing year by year. It is not that the desire of both sides to expand externally has been reduced, but that the overall environment has changed.

In the Tang Dynasty, since Kaiyuan, it has been specializing in resting. Although there has not been a large-scale personnel investment in border affairs, it has basically maintained the current situation and no further strategic planning has been made.

As for the Tubo side, the demand for war is actually stronger than before. The resistance and blockade in the middle of the country are becoming more and more serious, forcing the Degah family to expand a larger living space. The place where the Yellow River is close to is a perfect target for development.

At the same time, launching foreign wars can also transfer some internal contradictions in the forces that have arisen for various reasons.

However, although Qin Ling predicted that the enemy was like a god on the battlefield, if the environment did not meet the conditions for starting a war, he would lose half of it before the war started, and it would be difficult for him to convince everyone to follow him and bet a big bet.

In the first year of Kaiyuan, Qinling sent his son to the Tang Dynasty to congratulate the saints of the Tang Dynasty on the ascension of the throne, but a vicious incident occurred with the envoys in the streets of the country. Later, the Tang Dynasty sent envoys to Tubo to communicate and explain, and the relationship between the two sides became harmonious.

At that time, Qinling had already planned to attack the Yellow River Jiuqu. In the name of taking back his son, he sent thousands of Hu entourages across Dafeichuan and approaching Moliyi, preparing to use these troops to obstruct the Tang army in the east of the Haidong River at the east side of Dafeichuan. He led his troops from the Thunderbo Valley to launch an attack on the Yellow River Jiuqu.

Unexpectedly, Guo Yuanzhen, who was responsible for delivering Qinling's son, directly instigated the Hu troops who had already deceived Mo Liyi. The troops that were originally used to obstruct the opponent's actions became the opponent's minions, so Qinling had to temporarily give up the attack on the Yellow River Jiuqu.

After missing this opportunity, the Tang Dynasty focused on developing border trade and exchanged interests with the Hu people on the border through trade. This was undoubtedly a better way for those weak Hu tribes. Relatively speaking, the Gar family's control method that had more deterrence but lacked grace became more disgusting.

The Gar family father and son ruled Qinghai for decades, and naturally had a foundation of prestige, but it did not mean that these Hu tribes would be completely loyal to them. After cutting off personnel assistance from the middle school, the local Hu tribes in Qinghai had become the most important part of the Gar family. When this part of the power gradually became uncontrollable, the Gar family naturally lost the initiative to provoke war.

When the Gar family's influence on the situation in Qinghai became weaker and weaker, the influence of the Tang Dynasty naturally became stronger and stronger. The likes and dislikes of Longyou officials naturally directly affected their respective situations and futures.

Guo Yuanzhen is now the chief of the Shanzhou Prefecture, while the governor of Shanzhou is the governor of Heyuan, and the commander of the Hanzhou Prefecture, Meng Lingqing, is not responsible for the specific state affairs. Guo Yuanzhen is the highest administrative officer in this area of ​​Shanzhou, and is naturally a top figure in the Longyou officialdom, so the Huhus in the Longbian border are all competing to flatter each other.

Guo Yuanzhen is not a person who is self-reliant and polite, and has no desires. However, he did not dare to do anything wrong in Tongquan County in his early years. At that time, he had a lot of bad deeds and some of them gave up on themselves because they were not successful for a long time. But now he is appreciated and valued by the saints. If he does that, he will not only make a joke about his future, but also regards the state affairs as a joke.

Therefore, Guo Yuanzhen has put away his laughter and unscrupulous appearance in his previous years, and has begun to pay attention to his official dignity. He is usually serious and does not take advantage of the wealth and goods bribed by the Hu chiefs. If there is still some old ways left, it is that he is not very careful about lust.

"A person's great desire is just food and sex. The court grants salary, and food is always lacking and does not need to be taken elsewhere. However, the sexual desire must be extended, so you need to work hard and visit yourself."

Guo Yuanzhen did not hide his own illness. He showed some dirty hobbies on others, but instead seemed harmless because of his frankness and frankness.

With his current power and status in Longyou, he naturally does not need to look for flowers and flowers in person. The Hu chiefs around him compete to contribute. After all, when it comes to wealth and treasures, they are also very nervous, but if they are women, they are all made by their own family, it is not distressing. Even if they don’t use them to make good fortune, their respective ministries will be very happy.

In this regard, Guo Yuanzhen did not collect any more. He took a spoonful of rivers, lakes and seas, which was also true. So the officials of Shanzhou made jokes, and the Tao was that Guo Changshi's tent was a picture of the camp governing the barbarians.

There are a hundred people in Longbianzhou Prefecture, and Guo Yuanzhen's maids and maids are also a little bit like this. If there is no Hu tribe among them, then we have to examine whether you are not far from being unlucky?
Chapter completed!