"Smacking"

Yang Chengen was about to speak when a rough slap came from the fence wall outside the door.

The three of them were shocked at the same time - "It's so late, we didn't light the lights, and we spoke in a low voice. Did we even alarm the patrol soldiers?"

What Sun Xiurong thought of was: "I was still careless. Even though I knew that the eunuch of the Great Protectorate's military supervisor Bian Lingcheng was here, and the border towns were under strict jurisdiction, Bian Lingcheng's nephew was loyal to Bian, who was not very close to Yu Wenjing. After he was guilty of the chief, he was guilty and had two lifetimes of traveling through time, he was still careless."

I also thought, "According to the laws and regulations of the border army in the Tang Dynasty, if the curfew is not official, the mild ones will be sent to the city, and the severe ones will also beheaded immediately. Although he has some achievements, he has been sank to the sea after being reported by Yu Wenjing. It seems that he has no connection with this Bian Lingcheng. Of course, Yu Wenjing's report of his achievements is still two years ago. From here to Shule Town, to Anxi Dadu Prefecture, Kucha Town where the Jixi Jiedu Prefecture is located, and finally along Yanqi, Gaochang, Yiwu, to Hexi, Longyou, and Chang'an. If it is not an important matter, it will be normal for two years to go there. Before that, Bian Lingcheng, as a military supervisor who is loyal to the emperor, is fully qualified to ignore the generals of the border town who killed him with one knife..."

"Also, although ordinary people are not allowed to go to the streets after the curfew, they can only go back to their own houses. On the list of the entourage guards, although I am next to Yang Chengen's family, they are two families after all. Is this a big deal? But if you look deeper, you can find faults. It seems that today is not related."

Seeing Yang Chengen and his son's expressions were very worried and anxious when they saw that they were both on the side, he couldn't help but smile.

"It's okay, since you're slapped your door, it must be that the soldiers in the city saw me riding in. They can't hide. It's better to come forward and accept it openly and adapt to it at that time."

As he said that, he pushed open the door first.

Seeing several people surrounding the gate of the fence courtyard, Sun Xiurong was a little surprised that this matter was not a big deal. If Bian Lingcheng wanted to kill him and establish his authority, he could send officials and generals who followed him to inspect the city. This time, he actually rode his horse and joined Bian Feizhong, the deputy envoy who was on duty in the city today.

He was shocked, "It seems that Bian Lingcheng wants to push Bian Yixin to the position of the Captain of the Paoling Army. According to Yu Wenjing's previous disclosure, the candidate he recommended was not Bian Yixin, but someone else. According to Anxi's regulations, the recommendation of the outgoing general is of great significance and can almost be compared with the Captain of the Paoling Army. Although Bian Lingcheng is a military supervisor, he is not in his hands for a position like the Captain of the Paoling Army, unless he finds Yu Wenjing's handle..."

Sun Xiurong sighed in his heart, "Isn't Yu Wenjing's handle the same as himself?"

He forced himself to hold back and bowed forward.

"Meet the Chief Secretary, Deputy Envoy"

In addition to being the position of a military supervisor, Bian Lingcheng also holds the title of "Censor-in-Chief", so Sun Xiurong has this title.

Bian Lingcheng was an eunuch in his thirties with a gloomy face. In the era of Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Taizong, and Emperor Gaozong, eunuchs did not have such great power at all. However, since Wu Zetian came to power, the palace suffered repeated changes. Even Li Longji himself came to power through a coup. At that time, he relied on two types of people when he launched the rebellion, one was the brave Hu people and the wanderers in the world, and the other was the eunuch. This was one of the reasons why he trusted Hu people like An Lushan so much after he came to power.

"Do you know your guilt?"

The side of Lingcheng, who was riding on a big white horse, was gloomy, and his sharp voice echoed on the street about five feet wide on the main street of Shouzha City. Because the night was already dark and there was silence around him, his voice seemed particularly prominent in it, just like the strange sound made by the night owl.

"I'll ask the Chief Executive to give me advice"

"snort!"

Naturally, Bian Lingcheng would not talk much to ordinary descendants of ordinary soldiers like Sun Xiurong, let alone Sun Xiurong is still a descendant of the family members of the officials?

Shi Xiaoqi, the former thrust cavalry, Bian Xiaozhong, who is currently guarding the city's deputy envoy, quickly shouted: "Sun Xiurong, according to the Tang Dynasty's laws, when will the streets be banned?"

"Report to the deputy envoy, the hour of Xu"

"When will you come back?"

"Midnight..."

"Where are you back?"

“…, Neighbor’s House”

"Hmph, you know what you know, your adoptive father, look..."

"Stop talking nonsense, keep this person in custody. Also, this family dares to shelter no one after the curfew, and also take care of it..."

"Slow down!"

"Dadadada"

At this time, a small team of cavalry flew in the distance.

Those who can ride on horseback on the street carelessly at this time will naturally be obvious.

Sure enough, it was Yu Wenjing, the captain of the Pamir Mountains, and his eighteen cavalry. After he took advantage of the Jiuxing to send Sun Xiurong home, he felt something was wrong, so he asked the on-duty cavalry to pay attention to the movement here at all times, but unexpectedly something happened.

As soon as he saw Bian Lingcheng and was loyal to both of them, he naturally understood the whole story.

"They came to Sun Xiurong on the surface, but in fact they were still facing themselves, so they successfully took down the captain's throne."

"Ahem, I have met Zhongcheng, Zhongcheng. This is the case. Since this morning, the Ministry of Justice will lead the Pailing Guard to capture ten Jumping Camps of the appropriate age to go to the Dadu Protectorate to participate in the annual selection, and Sun Xiurong made great contributions to guarding the city. According to the rules, the judge of the Jiedu Mansion needs to meet Sun Xiurong and ask in detail. If the merits are verified, the Jiedu may also receive him. Sun Xiurong is an ordinary soldier. How can he understand these rules? Moreover, the Ministry of Justice also has the responsibility of teaching, so he met several Jumping Camps of the Jiedu, including Sun Xiurong. Due to the merits, Sun Xiurong was also kept until the end. We were a little older and had a few more drinks, so..."

Although the Guardian was already a small official in Anxi, it was not worth mentioning for a person like Bian Lingcheng. Under the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi, there are Hanhai, Tianshan, Yizhou Army (junzhen), and Yanqi, Kucha, Shule and Yutian in Anxi. Each of them has countless vassal states, including guardians, city, town (different from Shule Town, the city level), garrisons, etc., including the Great Protectorate, the positions and ranks higher than Yu Wenjing, so naturally they will not take him seriously.

What's more, Bian Lingcheng, as the ambassador of the military supervisor, inspected everywhere in winter, not loyal to state affairs, but to make money. At this time, whether it was the inspection of officials under the serious censorship, or the "observation envoy, interview envoy" set up by the emperor, and the inspection of eunuchs of the military supervisor, most of them would be regarded as excellent opportunities to make money. An Lushan was able to occupy the positions of the three major military governors of Pinglu, Fanyang and Hedong for a long time, and gathered all the good horses and elites of each prefecture to his own hands. Don't Chang'an know?

However, because An Lushan bribed all the arrival of central officials, the emperor could not hear the real news and made him become bigger and bigger.

Although the Anxi and Beiting area are bitter and cold borders, there is no shortage of gold, silver and gems. A Sogdian jade called Sertite is comparable to gold in the capital. To a certain extent, Sertite is a hard currency. Bian Lingcheng rarely goes out for inspection. First, it is to yell out that in the report secretly presented to the emperor every year, he "is not afraid of the bitter and cold, and he personally inspects and comforts the wind and snow in the middle of winter, and naturally, it is to make more money.

The second-last stop of the Congling River is his penultimate stop. If the birds do not shit here, they naturally don’t have much money to collect. It’s just because his adopted son is loyal to him here. However, at the last stop, following the Congling River, which is hundreds of miles southwest, is worth visiting. The Tang Dynasty has just set up a guard and can go there. The colorful squeak stones of the Conghe Prefecture are famous throughout the jurisdiction of the Jixi Jiedu (from Yizhou in the east, to the Aral Sea in the west, to Tochar in the south)!

Hearing Yu Wenjing's explanation, Bian Lingcheng was about to get angry, but suddenly he thought: "Yu Wenjing's mother is from most of the Dangxiang Qiang tribe. She has moved to the Longyou area. Although this person's current position is low, if he annoys him and causes changes to the Dangxiang Qiang tribe behind him, he is indispensable for him to initiate border provocations. Moreover, Sun Xiurong's achievements are indeed real. The document has been reported to Dugu Jun, the judge of the Jiedu Prefecture. Dugu Jun, the judge, was not allowed to stop easily. He has gained a lot in Anxi and Beiting areas in recent years. Why bother to make a big fuss about such a small pawn?"

But how can he easily erase the face of the ambassador of the military supervisor and the Chief Censor?

"Can the Tang Dynasty's laws be made of paper?"

He continued to snort coldly.

Yu Wenjing was so nervous that she knew that today's matter could not be easily correlated. He thought for a moment, and rode his horse to approach Bian Lingcheng, and whispered in his ear: "Zhongcheng, the official department will go to the Jiedushi's Mansion. First, we will report to the guard commander and the Jiedushi. Second, we will lead ten young men from the Pamir Mountains to participate in the dance camp. Cough cough, the next candidate for the guard commander, the official department can..."

Bian Lingcheng understood it carefully, but he deliberately coughed, "Hmph, how can the imperial court be granted privately?"

"Which according to Zhongcheng's meaning?"

"According to the Tang Dynasty's laws, those who are still walking on the streets after the curfew are guarding the border! Those who are riding horses are killed by the prison guards! They escape from the sight of the patrol soldiers and do not return to their own homes. Once seized, they will be killed immediately! Several crimes are punished, and kill immediately is indispensable..."

Bian Lingcheng's voice was not as cold and arrogant as before. Yu Wenjing knew there was a chance when he heard it, so he quickly said, "I hope Zhongcheng will forgive me if I see that I have some credit for this."

"Hmph, death penalty can be avoided, but living crime is indispensable. Cough cough, there is a military fort directly under the military town six hundred miles south of Yutian Town, called Hunu Town. It is the main military fort that controls Tubo traits. It originally had 300 troops under its jurisdiction. A few days ago, the Tubo people suffered some losses. Sun Xiurong and the family will go there to fill the vacancy."

What Bian Lingcheng thought was, "This son has a good relationship with Yu Wenjing, who has a deep Hexi background, and has made some contributions. Although it has not been approved, it will be approved in the end. If he is killed rashly, it will be difficult to explain afterwards. So he simply sent him to Hunu Town. There are only three hundred Tang troops garrisoned, and there are three Tubo Xiangxiong Wanhu Mansions on one side. In my opinion, Hunu Town is hanging alone outside Yutian Town and separated by the steep Kunlun Mountains. It is a matter of time before it is lost."

"If this boy survived the siege of the Tubo people, he would be his luck. If he couldn't survive, he would return to the Paoling Mountains and guards. At this time, allegiance had already stabilized the situation here, and he could not make a big wave. Besides, how could he be a mere soldier confront the guards and guards?"

Yu Wenjing was about to say a few more words to Sun Xiurong, but Sun Xiurong said: "I will follow the orders of Zhongchengjun."

...

Since the deal was reached, Bian Lingcheng and his son went back to sleep, and Yu Wenjing didn't care about that anymore and stepped into Yang Chengen's yard.

"Dalang, are you really willing to go to Hunu Town? It's better to guard the Captains there! Although the Captains are five hundred miles away from Shule Town, there are roughly easy roads to figure out, and there are 1,000 soldiers stationed. Hunu Town is just a small town with only 300 soldiers. It is also a must for the Tubo people to attack Yutian. Although the road is only six hundred miles, it takes at least one month to walk to reach it! It's really dangerous."

Sun Xiurong smiled and said, "Is there a better way? Forget it, I was a descendant of the family members of the officials, and now I am not even a formal military soldier. Now with the Junichi Order of the Bian Zhongcheng, I can become a military soldier of the Tang Dynasty in advance. Moreover, since it is located outside the local area, it is naturally his uniqueness. Moreover, since Princess Jincheng, my country, has been married, the relationship between the two countries has been roughly stable. What are the concerns about?"

Yu Wenjing nodded, "Anyway, from today on, I will leave the Panling Army to guard the city. If there is no major accident, here will be the Bianquan here in the future. It's better to go to Hunu Town. If you stay here, the life in the future will not be easy. By the way, the general of Hunu Town is Bai Xiaode, the younger brother of the current king of Kucha. He originally worked in the foreign army. He applied to join the Tang army the year before yesterday and was finally arranged to serve as the general of Hunu Town. This person is only five years older than you, has a strong martial arts skills and is upright. You should not be troubled after you go. I have a few encounters with him, so it's better for me to write a letter..."

Sun Xiurong didn't want to bother him, but then he thought, "This person is a commander, but he has made friends with me. He has great kindness to me in today's matter, so he naturally values ​​me very much. If he refuses him, wouldn't he be embarrassed?"

So he hurriedly held his fists and said, "Thank you, the military envoy."

(Hunu Town, south of Khotan, near the southern slope of Kunlun Mountain, and later Seratu Town, roughly belongs to the Aksaichi area, close to the Ali area, that is, near the ancient Xiangxiong Kingdom, it is the only place for Tibet to enter southern Xinjiang and one of the key points for southern Xinjiang to move south to India)

He took out a piece of characters from his arms and presented them to Yu Wenjing.

"Military Envoy, you said before that you like the words I wrote. I originally wanted to give them to the military envoy in Kucha. Since we are going to part today, we will present it now. Please accept it with a smile."

Yu Wenjing is a man of both civil and military affairs, but he likes martial arts more after all. In the past, he interacted with Sun Xiurong and occasionally mentioned poetry, calligraphy and painting. Now, when Sun Xiurong handed over a piece of calligraphy, he didn't take it to heart, and put it in his arms, "Okay, wait until someone is idle and then taste it carefully."
Chapter completed!