Chapter 581 Special reinforcements
Zhang Yun's hobby is still fishing, which has almost become his only hobby. Once the break is over, he will go fishing by the nearby river for a day. Today is no exception. Before dawn, he took a stool and fishing gear out. He wore a wide-body Zen suit and a hat, which looked quite leisurely.
Several old fishermen also became familiar with him. Although they knew that he was a powerful prime minister, they did not make him feel uncomfortable. Zhang Yun was called Lao Zhang by everyone. At this time, he was no longer different from ordinary people.
But today Zhang Yun seemed a little absent-minded. On the one hand, it was Song Qian's death that made him feel regretful, but on the other hand, he was very worried that someone would use Song Qian to do his articles. He also knew who this person was. This person was a cancer in the Political Affairs Hall. He wanted to kill the other important officials except Lu Huan.
It was because of his worries that Zhang Yun caught a fish for an hour. The fisherman next to him also saw that he had worries and no one dared to disturb him.
At this time, a carriage slowly stopped beside the small bridge, and a young official got out of the carriage. His name was Zhou Cheng, the attendant of the Censorate and Zhang Yun's disciple. He also participated in the trial of the case of court officials colluding with An Lushan.
Zhou Cheng quickly walked down the path next to him, squatted beside Zhang Yun, and whispered to him: "Mr., that person may be detrimental to you today."
"What did you find?"
Zhang Yun asked expressionlessly on his face, as if what Zhou Cheng said had nothing to do with him.
"Last night he stayed at the Censorate all night and was collecting Song Qian and you. When someone gave him tea, he saw him writing an impeachment book. It was probably against his mentor.
"Then what?"
"Then he returned to the Secretariat before dawn, and then came out to the Ministry of War again. The news I just received was that he finally went to the Zhao Palace."
"snort!"
Zhang Yun snorted heavily, "Since he is going to be unable to get along with me, that's great. I don't think he will be the right prime minister for long."
"Mr., what should we do about this?"
"What should I do?"
Zhang Yun glanced at Zhou Cheng and said lightly: "If you let him go to the gods alone, we will pretend that nothing happened. I don't believe that Li Qing'an would really indulge his impeachment. The more fierce he jumped, the bigger the evil he made."
Zhou Cheng stayed for a while, and Zhang Yun's statement made him feel a little overwhelmed. He said, "Then what can I do for my mentor?"
Zhang Yun smiled slightly and said, "You don't have to do anything. If you really want to do something for me, then okay, there is a black fishing rod in the carriage above me, so you can bring it for me!"
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Zhou Cheng left and left, Zhang Yun's face began to become more gloomy. He just didn't want to show his thoughts in front of his disciples. This did not mean that he really didn't care at all. In fact, he cared very much. He sneered in his heart. Since Pei Zunqing wanted to play with him, then okay, he would have fun with this old guy.
Zhang Yun stopped fishing for the first time. He packed up the fishing gear, greeted several fishermen, saying that he was not feeling well, so he got on the bridge and got into his carriage.
"Master, are you going home?" the coachman asked in a low voice.
Zhang Yun was still thinking about it. He remembered that when Wei Tao went to court yesterday, he invited him to sit in the mansion when he had time. This was the first time that he and Wei Tao had been in the same court for decades. Wei Tao invited him to sit in the mansion for the first time. Of course, Zhang Yun also understood Wei Tao's meaning. Isn't Zhao Yuanwei, the young minister of Dali, also his disciple? It is obvious that he wanted to form an alliance with him to fight against Pei Zunqing. Since that is the case, why don't he do it?
"If you don't go back to your home, go to Quchifang and Wei's home!"
The carriage started and drove towards Wei Tao's mansion at a very fast speed. Pei Zunqing might have never dreamed that he had failed to impeach Zhang Yun, but it prompted the gradual formation of an anti-Pei front.
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In the Zhao Prince's Mansion, Pei Zunqing said helplessly. He came with confidence. This time, handling the case of officials was an excellent opportunity in his opinion. Li Qing'an could use this opportunity to cleanse dissidents. Of course, this was also an opportunity for him to establish his own authority. He took this opportunity to clean up old ministers such as Zhang Yun, Wei Tao. At that time, Pei Zunqing was the number one important official in the Political Affairs Hall. He thought he would get the support of Li Qing'an.
But he didn't expect that Li Qing'an's attitude was so tough. Yes, he thought of the word tough. This was the toughest he had ever seen since he dealt with Li Qing'an. He even rejected his suggestions without hesitation, without any room for anything.
This made Pei Zunqing both disappointed and helpless. He couldn't understand why Li Qingan didn't take advantage of this opportunity. This was also his limitation. He kept his own interests in his heart and would never understand Li Qingan's heart with the whole world.
Pei Zunqing sighed and left with a loss. In his opinion, the matter was over, but he didn't know that the Pei Fengtide caused by this matter had just begun.
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A few more days passed, and Li Qing'an went to Tongguan for a few days. That afternoon, he had just returned to Chang'an when he received news from Xianyang that a special army from Anxi arrived in Xianyang and asked him to go and deal with it immediately. Li Qing'an immediately rushed to Xianyang.
Soon, more than a thousand cavalry guarded Li Qing'an and arrived at the Anxi Army camp in Xianyang. It was still several miles away from the Anxi Army. Local people rushed towards the military camp with their elderly and young people. There was a constant stream of pedestrians on the official road, which surprised Li Qing'an. What did so many people rush to the military camp?
"Does go ahead!"
Several personal soldiers were setting off the road ahead. After a moment, Li Qing'an's army arrived in front of the barracks. In the open space in front of the barracks, there were crowds of people, all of which were local people. The crowd was noisy and laughing, and extremely enthusiastic. In the large circle of crowds, dozens of elephants were slowly paced, led by elephant slaves, and dozens of children rode on the backs of the elephant, screaming with excitement.
"So it's an elephant!"
Li Qing'an shook his head and smiled. He knew that these elephants were building Tangzhi Road from Xinde. Seeing that Tangzhi Road was about to be completed, these elephants should have returned to Xinde, but they ran to Chang'an, which made him feel a little strange.
Li Qing'an arrived at the camp gate, turned over and got out of the horse and entered the military camp. As soon as he entered the military camp, he was stunned. He saw thousands of elephants stationed neatly in a corner of the military camp, with a spectacular momentum. At this time, Li Siye came out and bowed to Li Qing'an and said, "Last general Li Siye meets the general?"
Li Qing'an pointed to the elephant's herd with a horse whip and said, "What's going on with these elephants?"
Li Siye smiled apologetically and said, "These are the elephants that build roads. They were originally selected from the war statues of Xinde. I heard that they were going to be sent back, so I felt a pity. I suggested sending these war elephants to the Central Plains. After taking them, I really sent them. General. I think it would be unexpected to use these war elephants to organize an elephant cavalry."
Li Qingan walked up to a war elephant. It was an adult war elephant, with a huge body and two long tusks. The elephant was covered with glittering armor. A Tang army archer rode on the back of the war elephant, and there were baffle armor on the front and back of the saddle.
"Please see, General!"
Li Siye pointed to the wide saddle on the elephant and said, "In addition to the elephant slave, an elephant can also accommodate two archers. When the elephant attacks the enemy formation, the crossbowman can shoot arrows on both sides and shoot enemy generals."
"Yes!" Li Qingan looked around carefully, then patted the elephant and said, "Yes, I'll hand over this elephant cavalry to you."
After pausing, he asked again with a smile: "Is this the special reinforcements you want me to see?"
"No! No, they are just big images, not reinforcements, real special reinforcements are waiting for the general, please follow me!"
Li Siye led Li Qing'an through the camp and walked towards another small camp next to the main camp. This small camp was originally a battlefield hospital of the Anxi Army, with dozens of female guards accompanying the army. However, since the wounded soldiers who fought against Hanzhong were all placed in Xianyang City, the female guards also followed him, and the small camp became an empty camp.
But at this time, another special army was stationed in the military camp, with about 3,000 people, each riding camels, wearing tight leather armor, and using short spears. This army turned out to be the Dashi Army, and the Dashi Khurasan army. Li Qingan recognized the unique Black Hawk Flag of the Khurasan army at a glance.
"How could it be the Great Food Army?" Li Qingan asked with some wonder.
"I don't know the specific situation. The leader said he must meet the general."
"Go and have a look!"
Li Qing'an led everyone to the tent. A general of the Great Food Army had already come out after hearing the news. This man was very tall and a little older. He was nearly forty years old. He put his hand on his chest and bowed to Li Qing'an and said, "In the lower Khurasan army, see General Li, we will come to support the Anxi army on the order of the Caliph!"
He spoke in Turkic and stuttered, but he seemed to hear something absurd to Li Qing'an. The old rival who had been fighting for many years actually sent troops to support him, and only sent three thousand troops. This was obviously a symbolic support. What is this?
He looked at this Japur again, and saw him take out a letter from his arms and hand it to Li Qing'an with both hands, saying, "This is a letter from our Caliph to the general."
Li Qing'an took the letter and it was indeed Mansour's handwritten letter. The letter was written in Arabic, but there was a Chinese translation below. He read it quickly. Mansour's meaning was very clear, which was that the Tang Dynasty could completely open up trade with Arabia and cancel the limit of one limit that could not exceed a thousand guan. As a sign of sincerity, he would also do his best to quell An Lushan's rebellion in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Qing'an nodded. Mansour was indeed considerate and it would be difficult to accept sending more troops into the Tang Dynasty. If the army was less, it would make no sense, so he only sent three thousand troops to come.
However, I didn't know about this beforehand. Li Qingan felt annoyed. Who made the decision without authorization to magnify the entry of the Food Army? And he dared not report such a major matter to him in advance.
He glanced at Li Siye coldly. Li Siye was so scared that he hurried forward and said, "General, I don't know about this. I was only informed when they arrived in Fengxiang. On the one hand, I sent troops to control them, and on the other hand, I immediately reported to the general. But the general went to Tongguan. I was afraid that they would cause trouble in Fengxiang, so I took them back to Xianyang Camp. Under our strict control, my subordinates would never dare to make decisions about such major matters without authorization."
Li Qingan snorted coldly, then asked Japur and said, "Who is the one who is allowed to cross the Amu River and enter the territory of the Tang Dynasty?"
Japur took out another document, and Li Qing'an recognized it at a glance. It was a pass to the Tang Dynasty. It was usually issued to merchants by the Anxi Trade Bureau. Just like the visas in later generations, many big cities have it. If a foreign caravan wants to enter the Tang Dynasty, he must apply in advance. After obtaining the pass, the caravan can enter the country. Otherwise, the Anxi Bian Army will be regarded as illegal entry and will be severely punished.
But if the army passes through the border, it requires a special pass, and then it needs to be approved by the military leader of Anxi. This article has clear provisions: less than a hundred people will be approved by the regional governor, such as Li Siye, the governor of Hezhong, etc. However, if more than a hundred people enter the border, it must be approved by Li Qing'an. The Dashi army is now 3,000, and Li Qing'an knows nothing.
Li Qingan took the pass into Tang Dynasty from the other party and opened it with a gloomy face. He saw that the last signer turned out to be Duan Xiushi.
In other words, Duan Xiushi overstepped his authority and approved the entry of a 3,000-person army of Taishi, which was an extremely serious overreach.
Li Siye, who was standing by, secretly glanced at Li Qing'an's face. Seeing that Li Qing'an, who had always been calm, had a hint of anger in his eyes, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In fact, when he was in Fengxiang, he already knew that this was Duan Xiushi's overpowering act. Li Qing'an would never tolerate such overpowering behavior. He also did not know why Duan Xiushi made such a serious and obvious mistake. He could only explain that Duan Xiushi was testing Li Qing'an's bottom line, or that he was reminding Li Qing'an to delegate power. Obviously, Duan Xiushi was no longer satisfied with the military position of deputy governor. He wanted to become governor, so he tested Li Qing'an on this issue.
Li Siye sighed in his heart. Duan Xiushi was really hot-headed and made such a confused decision. He and Li Qing'an were so confused. He knew that Duan Xiushi was named the governor of Longyou and Li Fei Shouyu was named the governor of Hexi. Therefore, Duan Xiushi was also itchy and wanted to be the governor of Jiedu, but he forgot the importance of Anxi to Li Qing'an. Moreover, Li Guangbi and Li Fei Shouyu were both famous and unreal. Although they were governors, they were fighting in the Central Plains. This was completely different from Duan Xiushi's position in Anxi. In this way, how could Li Qing'an continue to feel at ease with him in Anxi?
Li Qingan did not have an attack immediately, but handed the pass to Tang Dynasty to Li Siye and said, "I will hand over this big food army to you, and arrange a place to station them."
He smiled at the Great Food General Japur and said, "Welcome to help the Tang army. You can write a letter to report to the Caliph, saying that I have felt his sincerity and I will consider some of his requests. Soon, new regulations will be released on Anxi."
After saying that, he nodded and turned around and left.
Chapter completed!