Hou Junji received a prophecy from Wang Fangyi and did not take it seriously.

Since joining the army, Xu Qilin has been very low-key. Not to mention military command matters, he doesn't even interfere in logistics.

Just observing is to observe, just observe, just look, as if it is unnecessary to even mouth.

Originally, Hou Junji guessed that Xu Qilin would hold secret orders, but he looked left and right but it was not like that. This time he simply said he was sick and didn't even participate in the attack on Gaochang.

It seems that he is really here to find a way to make money. Hou Junji completely relieved, expressed his concern indifferently, and then went to concentrate on command of the army.

Xu Qilin returned to Tiandicheng and did not have idle care. Under the protection of a small number of cavalry, he conducted surveys around Tiandicheng.

After coming to Gaochang's jurisdiction, Xu Qilin discovered that although cotton planting is very common here, people will weave it into cloth for trading. However, the lack of textile technology has made it difficult for cloth to become a product that people like in terms of quality and color.

In fact, the introduction of cotton cloth in the Western Regions was earlier than that in cotton. Like India's cotton cloth, it is very exquisite and can be seen from time to time in the Western Regions.

However, Xu Qilin is very confident in the quality of textiles and printing and dyeing. Dayingku's weaving machinery is very advanced, and the technology improved by Huang Daopa is even more than two dynasties.

Therefore, Xu Qilin had ordered the officials he brought to purchase a large amount of cotton and prepared to transport it back to Ganzhou to weave it. It is normal to make several times as soon as the finished product is released.

However, the messenger who reported from the capital brought the decree of His Majesty Li Er. Xu Qilin then realized that Du Zhenglun was rushing to Ganzhou. According to His Majesty Li Er's wishes, Du Zhenglun might be appointed as the governor of Suzhou.

Xu Qilin was a little confused about His Majesty Li Er’s arrangement. Didn’t he let himself serve as the governor of Suzhou? Why did there be changes so quickly?

Soon, the letter was delivered again. It was sent by Yuchi Huan and Cheng Chubi in their private names. The contents of the letter made Xu Qilin feel a little surprised.

Has the father and son been at this level of reunification? Xu Qilin knows the direction of history, so the conclusions he draws are naturally deeper and more accurate than others.

Obviously, no matter what motives Li Chengqian is for, His Majesty Li Er is not ready to let him achieve his goal. Although he has never been easy to treat the outside world, letting Li Chengqian be left with a problem in itself.

The big family is very cautious about choosing heirs, fearing defeat, let alone a country. Li Chengqian is so unbearable, but he still doesn't know that there is really no one else.

After understanding these things, Xu Qilin had no feelings for Du Zhenglun. Anyway, it was not Li Chengqian who was on the sidelines. If he was the governor of Suzhou, he would be the governor of Suzhou.

Of course, Xu Qilin also saw from it that the capital was not peaceful. If he was in Chang'an, he would probably be involved.

Who made Li Chengqian still the crown prince and the crown prince? If he was to win him over or cause trouble for him, he would really not be able to handle the size.

Du Zhenglun is an example. In order to maintain the illusion that it is difficult to save money on the surface, His Majesty Li Er could only use these ministers as sects.

Therefore, there will definitely be no good result if you offend Li Chengqian now. Even if you are temporarily exiled, Xu Qilin doesn’t want to!

Well, I can't say it, I have to stay outside for more time.

Xu Qilin was a little worried about this, but he didn't think of any other way. He could only blame His Majesty Li Er for being hypocritical and pretending to be Li Chengqian, which made people really difficult to deal with.

Three days later, Xu Qilin led his men to leave Tiandicheng and headed towards Gaochang City slowly.

After counting the time, Gaochang had almost been captured. Under Hou Junji's leadership and demonstration, all the generals took private spoils, while soldiers looted civilians.

As long as the killing was not too heavy, Xu Qilin would not intervene. Because he offended not only Hou Junji, but also the generals and the soldiers who were full of wealth.

Xu Qilin didn't want to be a saint, nor did he want to be the target of public criticism. Although Gaochang is mostly Han people, Hu Hua is also very serious, and it may not be unhelpful after this shock.

Of course, Xu Qilin also believed that Hou Junji would not be too stupid and took His Majesty Li Er's instructions before leaving as a warning. It is not a big deal to grab some money, and it is not conducive to the Tang army's foothold and expansion of the Western Regions if it is too severe.

In fact, in Xu Qilin's opinion, whether Hou Junji privately acquired the treasures of the Gaochang royal family was not very important to his punishment.

The emperor's thoughts are difficult for ordinary people to understand. However, Xu Qilin can get a glimpse of the various things in history and the experiences of Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty.

It’s very simple. The four words “helpfulness shocks the master” can summarize everything.

Li Jing destroyed the Southern Liang, defeated the Eastern Turks, and attacked Tuyuhun, and made too great contributions. Even if there was no false accusation of rebellion by Gao Zengsheng, the general manager of Yanzedao, His Majesty Li Er would find an excuse to suppress him.

He did not rebel when he was leading his troops outside, but he was looking for death when he returned to the capital? His Majesty Li Er knew very well, but he still pretended to order an investigation.

In the end, although Li Jing was restored to his innocence, Gao Zengsheng only reduced his death for false crimes and was exiled to the frontier.

Li Jing could see clearly and immediately chose to retreat bravely, keep his own guard, and prevent guests from entering. Even relatives were not allowed to enter. Look, I became an otaku, how could you find fault?

For military generals, "high merits shock the master" is only one aspect, and the jealousy of civil servants should not be underestimated. After making so many contributions, there must be some jealousy. It is not easy to pick a thorn. Even if you can't beat you up, it will also make you feel a little disgusted.

Therefore, if Hou Junji is a sensible person, he should predict that after destroying Gaochang this time, if His Majesty Li Er does not hit him, the Chinese officials in the court may also cause trouble.

As for punishment, it will probably come in a big or small way. But it will definitely be a small punishment and a big warning. If you can't hurt your muscles, you can just accept it honestly. Isn't it just a scolding you and deducting your salary for several months? That's nothing!

If Hou Junji had this mind and mind, he would have a long way to go in the future! Unfortunately, Xu Qilin could not see any signs of this guy taking responsibility.

If you learn from Li Ji, you will be smart. Needless to say, you will have great contributions, but you are still humble and cautious. Before His Majesty Li Er died, he demoted him from the capital, which was not only a test, but also left room for his successors to show kindness.

Li Ji received the imperial edict without complaints. He didn't even go back home and took his people out of Beijing to take office. That was so straightforward.

Hehe, the profession of the emperor is really not perverted. I am thinking about the broken chair being snatched away every day. This calculation, that calculation, is so tiring!

Xu Qilin saw Gaochang City from afar with all kinds of random thoughts. At this moment, a heart-wrenching cry from several earthen houses beside the road suddenly came from the cries of a heart-wrenching woman.

A girl with disheveled clothes broke free and ran out of the door, and an old woman blocked the door, kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Get out!" A Tang soldier kicked the old white-haired woman to the ground and cursed: "It will be your life if you are entangled again."

The old woman covered her stomach with one hand, and she couldn't get up, but her hands were still blocking her, trying to stop the soldiers from catching her daughter.

"What's going on?" Xu Qilin asked with a gloomy face.

Three Tang soldiers ran out of the house and saw Xu Qilin and everyone. They hurriedly stopped. One of them came forward and reported: "The young people are ordered to arrest the Gaochang royal nobles who escaped from hiding."

Well, Xu Qilin snorted softly and glanced at him. The person who was stopped by the follower was obviously a Han girl with pretty eyebrows and ordinary clothes. She didn't look like a royal noble in Gaochang.

He was so clear that these guys must have taken the opportunity to show off their luck.

"Xu Cheng, the young guys are leaving now." Seeing that Xu Qilin didn't say anything, Tang Bing wanted to escape first.

"What should we do to force a robbery of a civilian girl?" Xu Qilin asked suddenly and coldly, turning his face to the Tang army officer who was escorting him.

Without waiting for the officer to speak, Xu Qilin narrowed his eyes and gave a brief order: "Catch them up and hand them over to the Secretary of Hou for handling."

He has no military position and no power to deal with these guys. But when this happens, he must also take care of it. He is the most disgusted with the abuse of his compatriots, although these three Tang soldiers may not have this concept.

Regardless of the three soldiers' mercy, they were tied up with ropes. Xu Qilin waved and asked the follower to release the girl.

The old woman also ran over at this time. Seeing that her daughter was saved, she knelt down and thanked her.

Xu Qilin nodded, and without saying much, he rode his horse to continue his journey towards Gaochang City.

Wang Fangyi, who received the news in advance, had already sent people to wait at the city gate and led Xu Qilin into the city and went to the residence.

When he entered the city, Xu Qilin found that the situation was still good. He did not hear the howling of his parents crying, nor did he see any signs of burning, killing, looting.

After sending the guards away, Xu Qilin came to the house. After a while of rest, Wang Fangyi rushed to report on his work.

King Ju Zhisheng of Gaochang wanted to hold on with the city, but he learned that the defenders of Khan's Futu City surrendered and were hit by a fierce bombardment by a catapult. He had to open the city to apologize for surrender.

When the Tang army entered the city, there was no major killing. Hou Junji had already issued military orders in advance, which played a great role in restraining military discipline.

However, looting is inevitable, and it started when Hou Junji took advantage of the royal treasures. From officers to soldiers, it can be said that the upward and downward effect was the most. The princes and wealthy families in Gaochang City suffered the most.

"The two major carts of treasures were taken by Mr. Hou, who were all moved out of the Gaochang Palace." Wang Fangyi was quite disdainful and anxious about this, "The generals also imitated it effectively, and it was difficult to curb the tendency of taking property."

Xu Qilin waved his hand and said, "As long as the killing is not big, we are government officials, and unless we have to, don't interfere in military affairs."

Wang Fangyi glanced at Xu Qilin, looked at his condition, and guessed that this guy had expected something, so he hid in Tiandicheng and refused to enter Gaochang City first.

Xu Qilin pondered for a moment and said, "I spent a few days in Gaochang and how did I investigate. I think this place has potential for development?"

Wang Fangyi hurriedly replied: "The personnel sent for inspection have not returned yet, but the official initial impression is that it is not a problem to support tens of thousands of troops after the development and construction of this place."

"Are you tens of thousands?" Xu Qilin smiled and suddenly asked, "Zhongxiang, do you know 'jingqu'?"

One of the main achievements of the Han Dynasty, especially Emperor Wu of Han, was the development of the vast northwest region.

At that time, immigration and construction of canals and farming were used as part of fighting against the invasion of the Huns. During that period, the northwest region became the second only to Guanzhong’s key water conservancy area, and water conservancy engineering technology was greatly improved.

The special type of water conservancy engineering in Xinjiang, Kanerjing, was founded in the Western Han Dynasty.

Because in some alluvial fan terrain areas, the soil is mostly gravel and has strong water seepage. After the snow water on the mountain melts, most of it seeps into the ground and the groundwater is buried deeper.

In order to divert the water that penetrates the ground and provide irrigation in the plains, it is more convenient to dig wells.

The well canal technology has been applied in the construction of Longshou Canal, and it is cited under new geographical conditions to create a new type of irrigation engineering.

Wang Fangyi thought for a moment and said, "Xiaoguan remembers that there is a record of the well and the canal in "Records of the Grand Historian".

Xu Qilin was not that profound, and he didn't want to say that he had never read the Records of the Grand Historian. He just took out a drawing and told Wang Fangyi about the structure and principles of the Kaneri.

The reason why Kaneri is built in large quantities in the Turpan Basin is inseparable from the local natural geographical conditions.

As one of China's extremely arid areas, the annual precipitation is only more than ten millimeters, while the evaporation can reach thousands of millimeters, which can be called China's "dry pole".

However, Kanerjing transports water from underground culverts, and is not affected by seasons, wind and sand, has a small evaporation and stable flow, and can be irrigated all year round.

Although Turpan is hot and rainy, there are Bogda Mountains in the north and Karau Mountains in the west. Whenever a large amount of melting snow and rainwater flows to the basin in summer, seeps into the Gobi and converges into undercurrents, providing a rich source of groundwater for Kanerjing.

"The project is very large, but it can be carried out for a long time, and there is no need to abuse people's power like Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall." After finishing the explanation, Xu Qilin smiled at Wang Fangyi and said, "If it is completed, the water-watered fertile land can reach hundreds of thousands of acres, and it is no problem to support tens of thousands of people."

Wang Fangyi nodded vigorously, and his face also showed excitement, which was far from the current number of fields he had examined.

"Xu Cheng--" Wang Fangyi pointed to the drawings and said, "This should also be written into the report submitted to the court?"

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "That's natural."

After pausing, he smiled and said, "Zhongxiang will temporarily be appointed as the governor, let's take charge of Gaochang's government affairs first!"

Wang Fangyi was excited and a little surprised, and asked, "The court did not have an order, this-"

Xu Qilin laughed and said, "Your Majesty has an order to let a certain observer temporarily manage Gao Chang, and he can also recommend someone to temporarily establish an official position. Zhongxiang is talented and diligent, and the heavy work after the war will make you tired."

Wang Fangyi knew that Xu Qilin was helping him, and that everything was about investigation reports and kanerjing, and that he was telling His Majesty that he had a long-term governance and business strategy and could be the governor.

"Thank you, Xu Cheng." Wang Fangyi stood up and bowed to the ground.

Xu Qilin smiled and reached out to support him, saying, "The court has not made a decision, it is still early to thank him."

Wang Fangyi insisted on giving a gift before sitting down and talking to Xu Qilin. He knew that even if the governor of Gaochang was not promoted, the governor of Yizhou would be sure to win.

While he was talking, someone came to report to him. Shangshu Hou sent someone to deliver two boxes of things and a letter attached.

Xu Qilin rolled his eyes, laughed immediately, and said to Wang Fangyi: "The gift is here, this one needs to be kept."
Chapter completed!