Chapter 230 Three urgent documents

The Imperial Expeditionary Force evacuated Goguryeo on June 28. On July 26, the emperor led the palace to Linshuo Palace in Zhuojun.

Yuwen Shu reported that he had led his army across the river on the 20th. On the same day, Yang Xuangan led the rebels to evacuate the Eastern Capital and headed towards Guanxi.

The emperor concluded that Yang Xuangan was about to be defeated, so he immediately issued an order to order the Huangmen Minister Pei Shiju, the Minister of Justice Gu Yi, the Censor Pei Yun, and the Dali Minister Zheng Shanguo rushed to the Dongdu to join the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Dongdu stayed behind Fan Zigai to control the overall situation and settled his followers after Yang Xuangan's defeat. He must eliminate all rebellions in the shortest time and maintain the stability of the Dongdu and Xijing.

On the third day of August, Yang Tong ordered the troops to take prisoners and bring spoils to return to Dongdu quickly. While ensuring the stability of the Dongdu, they sent large troops to suppress the rebellion in Henan and tried their best to reduce the damage caused to the empire by this storm.

On the eighth day of the eighth month, Yang Tong returned to Dongdu and immediately received an imperial edict. The emperor asked him to rush to Gaoyang to meet immediately.

At the same time, Galan also received a commendation order from the prepare mansion. Because Galan and the imperial guards he commanded performed outstandingly in this storm and made many contributions, the emperor praised it and ordered a heavy reward.

Jialan was promoted to two levels in a row. The official officer was promoted from the sixth-rank Xiaoguo Army Yueqi Captain to the fifth-rank Xiaoguo Army Xiongwu General. What was particularly surprising was that the emperor also promoted Jialan to the position of Sanzheng and promoted him from the fifth-rank Chaosan doctor to the fifth-rank Chaosan doctor, which shows his respect and appreciation for Jialan.

There are three armies of Xiaoguo Army, three generals of Zhe Chong Lang, and three deputy generals of Guo Yilang. Each army has the left and right Xiongwu Prefectures, each with Xiongwu Prefectures, and each has the Xiongwu Prefectures. In this way, there are six Xiongwu Prefectures. Now that the emperor has promoted Jialan to the official position and moved him to Xiongwu Prefectures, how can he be placed? Should one of the six Xiongwu Prefectures be replaced, or should he be prepared to build a new Xiongwu Prefecture with a ** system?

There were three urgent documents delivered to Galan at the same time. The second urgent document came from the home office. Galan opened it and saw that he was overjoyed.

The emperor's order was that the Longwei General under the jurisdiction of the First Army of Xiaoguo was expanded and reorganized into a palace, which was still in the ** system, with a Xiongwu Lang General and a brave Lang General under the jurisdiction of six regiments. The preparatory office was authorized by the order to authorize Jia Lan to be fully responsible for the establishment of the Longwei Mansion.

In the previous commendation order, the emperor was only promoted to Jialan, which was puzzled. Now he knew the answer. If the new Longwei Mansion was established, then all the soldiers of the Longwei Mansion had the opportunity to be promoted, and the decision was in the hands of Jialan. This was to give Jialan a great favor, which of course was more conducive to his control of the newly built Longwei Mansion.

However, Jialan's doubts came again. Although he predicted the storm in advance and warned the emperor through Pei Shiju, he had indeed made some contributions during the storm and the emperor should have been promoted to his post. However, with the emperor's character of always being stingy with rewards, he would not be so generous. Give himself a ** Longwei Mansion? There is something about pies falling from the sky, but the emperor would not throw pies casually, and he did not have the good luck. The emperor was so generous that he would have something to do.

After taking apart the third urgent case, as Galan expected, he and the Longwei Mansion would take on the heavy responsibility again, but this matter was a great thing for Galan, because he could fulfill his promise and successfully take the Northwest brothers on the way home.

This is a secret order issued by the Preparatory Mansion to Jialan, which also contains a secret letter written by Pei Shiju to him.

The content of the secret letter made Galan's excitement suddenly disappear.

The situation in the northwest border was extremely severe. The Western Turks swept across the mountains, swept across the Western Regions, and occupied the North and South Silk Road; the Tielchibi tribe retreated to Loulan under the command of Mohe Khan Qiegelan, and survived. Although they helped the Northwest Army defend Shanshan County, the bridgehead of the empire, which was placed in the heart of the Western Regions, they were a group of vicious wolves driven out of their homes by the Turks, and were always a great threat to the Hexibian Town of the Empire; and the Tuyuhun people swept across the vast Western Sea under the leadership of their Busabor Khan Murong Fuyun, and the plan to restore the country was in full swing. On the other hand, the imperial frontier garrisons were defeated like mountains due to extremely difficult conditions and lack of sufficient manpower and material support. Now even the Hehuang line is in danger and is in constant emergency.

With the rapid changes in the situation in the Western Regions, the situation in the northern desert was also surging undercurrents. Under the leadership of Shibi Khan, the Eastern Turks rose faster and faster, and the Tiel tribes such as Bayegu surrendered one after another. If they were allowed to develop, Shibi Khan would unify the northern desert in a very short time, posing a serious threat to the northern border of the empire.

In addition, the Turks who followed the Nijue-ku Khan to the Middle Earth were all placed on the southern wilderness of Wuwei County centered on Huining. Now, seeing the Tuyuhun people make a comeback and make a comeback, they are ambitious and ready to move. Once they raise troops in Longyou, the situation in the northwest will be unimaginable.

In Middle-earth, crises followed one after another. The Imperial team failed twice in Goguryeo, which led to the increasing intensification of domestic conflicts. First, rebels on both sides of the river in Shandong swarmed, and then the imperial powerful minister Yang Xuangan launched a massive rebellion in the heart of the Central Plains. The emperor and the central government were in a dilemma for this, and their authority was severely damaged. At present, the central government is losing control of the local area, and the local government is also losing control of its jurisdiction. This situation is particularly obvious in Shandong.

In the palace, after Hu Sizheng defected to Goguryeo, Pei Shiju was ordered to lead military affairs in the face of danger, assisting the emperor in commanding the expeditionary army smoothly and safely retreating to the country. The next thing he faced was the tense domestic situation and the sudden situation in the Western Xinjiang. For this reason, the emperor had to delay his return to the Eastern Capital and stayed in Linshuo Palace in Zhuo County to intimidate the eastern desert of the northern desert. The Turks and Tielered the enemy, while Pei Shiju had to travel day and night to Xijiang to deal with the crisis.

In the northwest border, Li Yuan, commander of the Northwest Army and the commander of Honghua, took office, faced the counterattack of the Tuyuhun people and the threat of the Turks, as well as the domestic rebel Yang Xuangan's eye for Guanxi. In addition, the conflicts from the northwest towns and the Northwest Army made him anxious and missed the other. Not only did he fail to quickly resolve or alleviate the crisis, but he allowed the crisis to expand. The emperor was furious and could not tolerate it, so he issued an order to summon Li Yuan to report his duties immediately. The military and political affairs of the West Front were temporarily represented by Pei Shiju, and the right guard general Feng Xiaoci was transferred to Jincheng to take charge of the military affairs of Longxi. Wang Wei, who had been promoted to the General of Right Wu Guard, was transferred to the important town of Lingwu in Helan Mountain, to be responsible for the military affairs of Heshuo.

The order given to Jialan by the prepared mansion was to go westward to Longyou as quickly as possible, meet Pei Shiju, follow Pei Shiju's orders, and ensure Pei Shiju's safety.

The emperor formed a **-established imperial guard, Xiaoguo Longwei Mansion, and sent it to protect Pei Shiju's security in Longyou. It can be seen that the situation in western Xinjiang is so bad. Pei Shiju's mission is so important, which also highlights a serious reality. With the sudden change in the situation in the northwest, the contradictions within the towns in the northwest and the Northwest Army are intensifying. Li Yuan could not control the situation in the northwest army and the northwest army. The emperor was out of reach. In desperation, he had to send Pei Shiju to Xijiang again to deal with the crisis. However, the authoritarianism of the emperor and the central government is no longer the same as before. Pei Shiju's previous layout in the northwest Xinjiang has disappeared. Not to mention whether Pei Shiju can still be as calm as in the past, even his safety cannot be guaranteed.

Jialan rushed to the Shangshutai to pay homage to the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Eastern Capital stayed behind Fan Zigai.

In the rebellion that suppressed Yang Xuangan, King Yang Tong of Yue made great contributions, and Fan Zigai, the Dongdu, also made outstanding contributions. For this reason, he won the trust of the emperor and became the leader of the liquidation rebel party. In order to reduce the resistance in the "liquidation", the emperor summoned King Yang Tong of Yue and the Minister of Personnel, and the Duke of Guanguo Yang Gongren of Guanguo to Gaoyang for a visit. In addition, the Minister of Justice, Wen Sheng, the guard of the Xijing, Li Dan, the Yin of Jingzhao, and Wei Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, also led his army back to Guanxi immediately. One reason was that the situation in the northwest was tense, and the wind was surging in Longyou, and the other was that Yang Xuangan's party members were full of Yang Xuangan's party members. Once the "liquidation" began, their party members were desperate and would inevitably rebel. In fact, the real reason was one, to drive them back to Guanxi so that liquidation leaders such as Fan Zigai and Pei Yun could kill them drastically.

Fan Zigai was in a very good mood. The biggest crisis has passed. Although the thieves such as the prime minister of Henan and Han were still rampant, it was not long since the powerful government army was suppressed. King Yang Tong of Yue and Duke of Guan Yang Gongren went to Gaoyang to meet the emperor. He was the highest power in the Eastern Capital. From local counties step by step to the central prime minister, and even today's absolute confidant of the emperor, Fan Zigai finally reached the peak of his life after going through hardships.

Compared to the young Jialan, Fan Zigai has a feeling of "Liang Po is old".

Jialan was Pei Shiju's confidant in the past, but now he has become the confidant of the emperor. This can be seen from the emperor's reuse of him, promoting him out of order, and authorizing him to form the **-based imperial guard Xiaoguo Longwei Mansion. Jialan is very young and comes from the Sima family of Hanoi, a 22-year-old fifth-rank general of the 5th-rank Xiongwu Lang. This is rare in the empire. Although his political philosophy is not clear, it is an indisputable fact that his future is unreliable. As a leader of the Shandong noble army, Fan Zigai, the backbone of the imperial reform forces, is already old. No matter what position he stands, he and Jialan have too many common demands in political interests.

Fan Zigai surrendered to the nobles, went down to the hall to lift Jialan up, and had a great chat with him, expressing enough to show kindness, while Jialan was neither humble nor arrogant.

Fan Zigai is raising a butcher knife to the conservative nobles led by the Guanlong people. There will be countless enemies in the future. Although Fan Zigai's personal ethics are beyond reproach and his ruthless ruling philosophy, this person is jealous of evil and treats his political opponents without mercy. To some extent, it is precisely because of his expanded "liquidation" policy that the political situation of the empire suddenly deteriorated after the Yang Xuangan rebellion. The fighting between the aristocratic groups became more and more bloody, and quickly evolved into the collapse of the empire. Galan did not want to be too deeply involved with such people, so as to avoid seeking disaster.

Jialan expressed his purpose. He wanted to form the Longwei Mansion and rushed to Longyou immediately, and needed support and help from the Dongdu Liushou Mansion.

Fan Zigai had learned that Pei Shiju was secretly rushing to Longyou, and Jialan and his Longwei Mansion also assumed the important mission of assisting Pei Shiju in dealing with the crisis in the Western Xinjiang, so he agreed and made a promise, responding to all requests, asking for money and people.

"Have you ever heard of Zhaowu Qu Shuzhi, the third prince of Kang State among the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu?"

Galan asked calmly.

Fan Zigai was stunned. He didn't know that Zhaowu Qu Shu was supporting this person, but realized that Jia Lan was revealing a secret to him, which clearly proved one thing. Although he had won the absolute trust of the emperor, he could never enter the core level of central decision-making. He still had an insurmountable gap with Yuwen Shu, Pei Shiju, Pei Yun, Yu Shiji, and Su Wei, the core officials of the central decision-making of the empire.

"I wish to hear it carefully." Fan Zigai smiled when he stroked his beard.

Galan immediately told the complex political relationship between the Western Turks, Persians and the Qin people (Byzantine Empire) and the current situation west of the Pamir Mountains and its future evolution, focusing on the importance of the nine Zhaowu kingdoms to the Western Turks, and if the empire can help the nine Zhaowu kingdoms at critical moments, it will surely win a long-term peace with the Western Turks. This long-term peace will inevitably affect the situation in the entire northwest border for a long time in the future.

Fan Zigai suddenly realized.

Why can't Li Yuan handle the Northwest Crisis? He didn't understand the northwest border and could not find the key to solving the crisis. This key is actually to maintain the peaceful covenant between the empire and the Western Turks. The best opportunity to continue to maintain this covenant is to help and escort the third prince of Kang State Zhaowu Qushuzhi to restore the country.

Why did the emperor send Pei Shiju to deal with the crisis in the Western Xinjiang at this critical moment? Why did he promote Galan and authorize him to form the ** imperial guard, Xiaoguo Longwei Mansion, and entrust him with important tasks to fulfill his trust and grace? It turns out that the reason is here, it turns out that it is all to hide this absolute secret.

Just imagine, if the Tuyuhun people, Tiel people, the Western Regions countries, and even the tribes of Khan of Nijuechu, once they know this secret, would they let Zhaowu Qushuzhi return to Kangguo safely? Surely not. In order to realize the interests of their kingdom, alliance, and tribe, they would kill Zhaowu Qushuzhi at any cost, and then destroy the peaceful covenant between the Western Turks and the Empire, destroy the current political structure in the northwest border, and then the Western Land will enter the new era of heroes fighting for hegemony that they need.

Fan Zigai thought for a long time and said decisively, "As you wish."

Galan bowed and thanked.

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