Now that he had made up his mind to keep the racecourse in Hexi, Li Yan decided to compete openly and openly with Fang Guan for Hexi.
Anyway, his father-in-law did not relieve him of his authority to take charge of Hexi. Hexi was also a part of Longyou, so it was natural for Li Yan to send troops to suppress the bandits.
The player who received the mission took Jiuquan City, the seat of Suzhou, with lightning speed. Then Wu Chudao, the prefect of Ganzhou, received the news that King Jianning had sent troops to Hexi to suppress the bandits!
As soon as the bandits appeared, King Jianning started to suppress the bandits. Wu Chudao was also a veteran in politics. This bandit suppression was just an excuse. King Jianning was planning to expand to Hexi!
But now there are bandits everywhere in Ganzhou, and the officers and soldiers are unwilling to leave the city. Wu Chudao is just a civil servant and has no soldiers under his command, so he can only lie down.
But Wu Chudao was willing to lie down, but Fang Guan, the governor of Hexi Province in Wuwei, was not willing to lie down.
The four counties in Hexi under the jurisdiction of the Hexi Jiedushi are Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei from west to east.
These four counties are the essence of Hexi. Dunhuang has been occupied by King Jianning, and Fang Guan also acquiesced to this status quo when he arrived in Hexi.
Unexpectedly, King Jianning was so greedy that he occupied Jiuquan in the name of suppressing bandits, and even extended his hand to Zhangye.
At this time, Dou Shen, the judge of the Jiedushi Palace in Hexi Province, asked for an audience. Fang Guan quickly summoned Dou Shen. As soon as they met, he asked anxiously: "Shizhong! King Jianning sent troops to suppress the bandits and pointed his sword at Zhangye. What should we do?"
Dou Shen was Fang Guan's mastermind, and it was Dou Shen who proposed the policy of changing horses into mulberry trees.
Now Dou Shen and Fang Guan are also grasshoppers on the same rope, a relationship that is both prosperous and destructive. His position as judge of the Jiedushi Mansion is a position conferred by Fang Guan, the Jiedushi. Once the Hexi Jiedushi is replaced,
, he also wants to follow.
Dou Shen immediately said: "Commander Jie! Please send the Chishui Army into Zhangye to suppress the bandits quickly!"
The Chishui Army is the most elite force under the command of the Hexi Jiedu Envoy. It is stationed to the west of Wuwei City and is a powerful army with farms.
This was the most elite force that Hexi Jiedushi could control. At its peak, it had 30,000 soldiers, including 13,000 elite cavalry, known as Chishui Jingqi, which was an elite cavalry that deterred the Uighurs and Tibetans.
It's just that now all the Chishui Jingqi are fighting in Guanzhong, and the remaining more than 10,000 are infantry.
But the Chishui Army is not a local auxiliary force like the Ganzhou Cavalry. The Chishui Army's military commander is surnamed Zhao and was born as a general in Liangzhou.
Although Zhao Bingmao was promoted by Guo Ziyi and Fang Guan did not like this military envoy, he never replaced him because of his high prestige.
When Fang Guan heard that Dou Shen asked him to launch the Chishui Army to fight for Zhangye, he hesitated instantly.
If we really use the Chishui Army, we will really break up with King Jianning.
Fang Guan had served as prime minister, so he naturally knew about the troubles in Li Royal Family's business.
King Jianning is also a prince and has the right to inherit the throne. Now that he is marching to Hexi, he is obviously not a man who has nothing to do.
Under the "patricide and brother-killing inheritance law" of the old Li family, King Jianning did not have no chance of becoming a great treasure.
What if?
Fang Guan hesitated, and Dou Shen said angrily: "Jie Shuai, do you still think that you can still avoid offending King Jianning now?"
Fang Guan smiled awkwardly. Dou Shen knew that his boss was a mediocre person, but he didn't expect that Fang Guan would be so stupid.
We have already reached this point, but we are still hesitant, not wanting to fall out with King Jianning.
Dou Shen wanted to question the commander-in-chief. If King Jianning really controlled Hexi, what value would he have as the commander-in-chief of Hexi?
Dou Shen immediately said: "Jie Shuai! Your Majesty asked you to serve as Hexi Jiedushi just to change the horse into a mulberry. If you don't do this well, what will the court think of you?"
Dou Shen has already said it very implicitly. If the change from horse to mulberry is not done well, Fang Guan, the Hexi Jiedushi who "dedicated his crime and made meritorious service", may not be able to keep his position as commander.
Fang Guan was now panicking. If he was demoted again, he might be sent to serve as an official in a remote area like Lingnan Road or Central Guizhou Road.
Fang Guan hurriedly said: "At this time, will the plan be implemented?"
Dou Shen immediately said: "Send the Chishui Army to station in Zhangye in the name of suppressing bandits!"
Fang Guan still hesitated and said: "Perhaps King Jianning is the one who suppresses bandits? I also heard that the bandits in Zhangye are so powerful that they even dare to fight against the army?"
Dou Shen was furious for a moment. He finally understood why Fang Guan was dismissed from the prime ministership in just a few months. This guy really couldn't hold up the wall.
Dou Shen was ready to continue to persuade Fang Guan, but seeing his hesitant and cowardly look, Dou Shen knew that he was just wasting his words.
He had no choice but to say: "Jie Shuai, let your subordinates go back and think about it again and come up with a complete solution."
Fang Guan immediately took Dou Shen's hand and said, "Very good! Very good! This soldier's weapon should not be touched arbitrarily!"
Dou Shen was speechless. Soldiers are murderous weapons, but if this continues, the one holding the murderous weapon may be King Jianning.
Returning to his home, Dou Shen immediately summoned Xin Na's concubine and said, "Pack your things, let's leave Hexi immediately."
This concubine was originally a singing girl from a church in Wuwei City, and was redeemed by Dou Shen with gold.
After climbing up to Dou Shen, this concubine became proud in Wuwei City. Unexpectedly, her husband was about to leave suddenly, so the concubine asked:
"Master Shen, do you have urgent military matters? I will help you pack your luggage."
Unexpectedly, Dou Shen said: "It's not me who wants to leave, but our whole family."
The concubine was shocked.
Dou Shen said impatiently: "Pack your luggage quickly and leave before dawn. If you don't want to leave, then you can stay in Wuwei City!"
After saying this, Dou Shen walked into the study and began to burn the letters.
At dawn, Dou Shen left Wuwei City in a hurry with his concubine, housekeeper and servants.
By the time Fang Guan sent someone to ask Dou Shen to discuss matters, Dou Shen had already placed the official seal in the study, left a dictionary and left without saying goodbye.
However, Fang Guan had no time to be angry anymore. In less than ten days, King Jianning's bandit-suppressing army entered Zhangye City and brought Zhangye under the control of Ba Mansion.
Fang Guan, the governor of Hexi Province, only had Liangzhou left.
But now it will be too late to use the Chishui Army to attack Zhangye City.
Fang Guan regretted not listening to Dou Shen's advice, but now it was too late. He could only sit in the Jiedushi's house and sulk.
In one fell swoop, he swallowed up Suzhou and Ganzhou, and occupied the two big cities of Wuwei and Zhangye. Li Yan actually felt that it was a matter of course.
However, after occupying the two states, there are still a lot of things to deal with. The relations in Hexi are complicated, there are many wealthy families, and many of their sons serve in the court. If you want to rectify Hexi, you need to take a long-term approach.
It is better to send the players to explore the road first, while Li Yan got on the carriage and prepared to patrol his territory.
He is planning to head north from Shazhou City, first to Gaochang City, and then to Beiting. The great King Jianning wants to inspect his most loyal territory and take a good look at its development!