Chen Qing appointed Niu Gao as the military envoy of Liangzhou and led 5,000 troops to garrison Liangzhou City. Chen Qing led the remaining 5,000 troops and returned to Qinzhou with 120,000 kilograms of refined iron.
It is basically not difficult to capture Ganzhou and Liangzhou this time. The difficult thing is how to hold them?
However, for Xixia, they will not consider Xihe Road before retaking Liangzhou and Ganzhou. This is equivalent to diverting trouble to the west and transferring the risks of Xihe Road to the Hexi Corridor.
Returning to Chengji County, Chen Qingxian paid a visit to the supervisor Wang Mian.
The capture of the Hexi Corridor this time was a hot-headed decree from the Emperor, so naturally he had to reply to the Emperor through Wang Mian.
"Why didn't the envoy take Zhangye City as well?" Wang Mian asked with some confusion.
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Zhangye City is the old capital of the Yellow-headed Uighurs. They are determined to win it. Fighting with the Yellow-headed Uighurs for Zhangye City will not be conducive to our joint efforts to deal with Xixia in the future, nor will it be conducive to our management of the Hexi Corridor. On the contrary,
Giving Zhangye City to them gave us a strong ally, and also allowed us to have a constant supply of war horses. Besides, there are not many Han people in Zhangye City anymore. If we need it, we can just build a new Zhangye City in the future.
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Wang Mian nodded, "What the manager said makes sense. It is indeed more important to win an ally than to fight for a city. Our family will truthfully report to the officials..."
Chen Qing took out two more memorials and put them on the table. "One is a detailed report on my dispatch of troops to Hexi this time, and the other is an informal letter written by the chief of the Yellow-headed Uighur to the officials. Please send someone to the supervisory army to accompany it."
Send it."
Wang Mian was also very happy. The task assigned by the officials was completed in one month, and he had part of the credit for it.
Wang Mian quickly nodded and agreed, "Don't worry! Our family will send someone to Lin'an as soon as possible."
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Chen Qing returned to his official room, and Jiang Yanxian and Zhang Xiao came over after hearing the news.
Chen Qing took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "Do you have any important news to tell me?"
Jiang Yanxian looked a little serious and said: "Liu Guangshi has been appointed as the envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi!"
"I know that, but what next?"
"Then he began to purge the old troops of the Wu class. Wu Gao was sent to Bashu to train new soldiers. Liu Guangshi's confidants Wang De and Li Qiong became the commanders of the capital and took over Wu Gao's army respectively. Tian Sheng, Yang Zheng and Liu Zan were all replaced
If you hold a false position, you will be directly deprived of military power."
Chen Qing sneered, "He is indeed very powerful!"
Jiang Yanxian said: "The humble official suspected that when the emperor sent him to take office, he had the intention to completely clean up the Western Army. Now the entire Western Army, except for the military envoys, the previous control and the capital control were well-adjusted. This time Wu Jie was
If they are transferred away, the Western Army in Hanzhong will be completely transformed."
Chen Qing nodded, it was really like this, he was weakening the Western Army step by step without showing anything. Now that he thought about it, there were steps and plans, so the next step must be his turn.
At this time, Zhang Xiao on the side said: "I have thought about my humble position over and over again. The emperor's promise to appoint you as the governor of Longyou is a kind of confusion. It gives the envoy the illusion that he can sit firmly in Longyou. It is just to stabilize you.
The next step is probably to call you to Beijing to report on your duties. Once the strategic envoy comes to Beijing, Liu Guangshi will take over Xihe Road. This is the main purpose of the emperor sending him to take charge of Sichuan and Shaanxi."
Chen Qing laughed and said: "Mr. Zhang's guess is a bit too bold!"
"Look! I also hope my guess is wrong!"
"Is there anything else important?"
“And it’s about immigration!”
Jiang Yan first said to Chen Qing: "More than three thousand people who were preparing to migrate to the Hehuang Valley were stopped at Jianmen Pass and were not allowed to go north. They were persuaded to return to their respective places. It is said that this was an order from the Xuanfu Division of Sichuan and Shaanxi. In addition, we
The Grain Purchasing Agency in Zitong County was closed down by the army, and 20,000 guan of money was confiscated on the grounds of tax evasion, and five people were arrested.”
"boom!"
Chen Qing punched the table and paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. His anger was evident on his face. Liu Guangshi was really bullying others!
He walked to the window, looked at the city wall in the distance, slowly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "It seems that Liu Guangshi really came with a mission. He is not targeting Xihe Road, but me.
That’s fine, I’ll compete with him to see if he leaves or I leave!”
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Chen Qing returned to his house in a depressed mood and came to his wife's room, only to see his son Gan Quan crawling towards him on the ground. In a blink of an eye, the little boy was already eight months old. He was very strong and cute. He had just learned to crawl. He was everywhere in the room.
Climb and play.
The room is covered with thick carpets and the furniture is wrapped in soft cloth to prevent him from bumping into it.
Looking at his son's cute little face, Chen Qing's worries suddenly disappeared and he picked up his son. He came back last night. He hadn't seen him for more than a month, but his son still knew him.
Chen Qing kissed his son's little face and said with a smile, "What do you want to tell daddy?"
The little guy pointed to his little butt and said, "Woo! Woo!" and then pointed to the mother next to him with an aggrieved look.
Lu Xiu was angry and funny, "You actually complained to your father. I spanked you today. Are you not convinced?"
She stepped forward and hugged her son. The little boy lay on his mother's shoulders and did not dare to say a word.
Chen Qing laughed dumbly, "Why did you get beaten today?"
"It's not that he was naughty. Yu Ying tried to pee for him but refused to pee, thinking that he didn't have any. But he peed as soon as she held him in her arms and she was smiling proudly."
"He's really naughty, okay! I'll go to the study first and play with him in the evening."
Chen Qing touched his son's little head and went to the study.
He sat down in the inner study, still thinking about what Zhang Xiao said to him.
Liu Guangshi was ostensibly recommended by the Queen Mother, but was actually sent by the Emperor. His real goal was to take over Xihe Road. Is this true?
It stands to reason that a general should be sent to replace Wu Jie, and then Lu Fasheng should remain unchanged. Generally, Wu Zhang should replace Wu Jie. This is the normal approach to maintain the consistency of the front and rear defense strategies.
But now Liu Guangshi is used to replace Lu Fasheng, which shows that the emperor is dissatisfied with Lu Fasheng. Now that there is no war, what dissatisfaction will the emperor have?
It is very likely that Lu Fasheng's inability to deal with him made the emperor dissatisfied, so he decided to let Liu Guangshi deal with him.
The more Chen Qing thought about it, the greater the possibility became. He promised to be granted the title of Governor of Longyou just to confuse himself, and even to confuse Lu Yihao.
The Emperor most likely had already thought that once he captured Xihe Road, he would replace himself.
This is in line with the emperor's style. All ministers are tools and chess pieces. They are placed in a certain place because they have a specific use. Once this function is completed, the mission of the ministers is over.
His role should be to recover Xihe Road. Once Xihe Road is recovered, his mission will be over.
Chen Qing temporarily put aside many chaotic thoughts. After all, these were all speculations without real evidence. However, Liu Guangshi's various actions against him made Chen Qing angry, but he was unable to do anything for the moment.
Liu Guangshi's methods were indeed ruthless. He directly cut off his access to resources from Bashu and stabbed his vitals with one move. He was much more powerful than Lu Fasheng and Zhu Shengfei.
It is true that only a military general understands a military general, and he knows what he really needs.
If you lose the opportunity to purchase resources, how can your one hundred thousand kilograms of silver exert its wealth effect?