The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 92

Shen Fei and all the youths from the Scarlet Pioneer Group would not listen to those shouts, they raised their knives and dropped them, and there was no one alive on the ground.

A dozen or so riders galloped over from a distance, and rolled off their horses one after another when approaching. One of them, a middle-aged man with a black face and long beard, took the lead in paying homage and said: "I know that Gao Yongsui, Xining Prefecture, will meet His Royal Highness King Qi."

Others also reported their official titles one after another, only to see one of them with a sad face, after reporting his official title, he looked at the corpse beside him and said: "My lord, I dare to ask you what crime you committed and you want to be executed here? "

Zhao Tong looked at him: "You Tai?"

The man complained: "My lord, I'm just a subordinate. I don't know where I offended my lord. Even if I raised some sheep in this racecourse, the racecourse has been abandoned for many years. It's not a big sin..."

"Isn't it a big crime?" Zhao Tang glanced at the wooden fence in the fire, and took a deep breath.

Gao Yongsui took this opportunity to pull Youtai's clothes secretly, but Youtai ignored him and said, "My lord, my subordinate..."

Zhao Tong's eyes fell on him again, and he said word by word: "Xining Prefecture Observer You Tai, Zongzi sabotaged Longyou's horse breeding military, burned the horse farm workers, despised the imperial court, suspected of collaborating with the enemy, take him down!"

The Scarlet Boys surrounded you with a "hula" and directly tied Youtai up. Just as Youtai was about to shout, Shen Fei stuffed a piece of rag into his mouth.

Gao Yongsui opened his mouth and finally sighed in his heart. He had already told Youtai about this matter, don't occupy the racecourse, even if the racecourse collapsed and the heavy rain washed away, at most it was a failure of maintenance. But if it is occupied, it is completely different in name.

What's more... Gao Yongsui glanced at the pasture fence that was almost burnt to ashes, and cursed in his heart that he was crazy, so he never looked at Youtai again.

Xuanfu envoys are on temporary duty during or after the war, initially for inspection and questioning, and later evolved into military commanders of one or several routes. They are basically held by ministers in charge of the Eastern and Western Governments, and most of them are deputy ministers. , Gao Yongsui has nothing to say, not to mention that this matter is the You family's own court of death.

Zhao Tang looked at him and said: "Gaozhizhou, let's go back to the city, this king will also see the ancient city of Qingtang."

Gao Yongsui said politely: "Respect the king's order."

Qingtang City, known as Shancheng in Tang Dynasty, was controlled by Tubo after the Anshi Rebellion and was renamed Qingtang City. After the opening of the Xihe River in the Song Dynasty, Qingtang was recaptured, renamed Shanzhou, and then Xining Prefecture.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Hexi Corridor, which was later called the Silk Road, was blocked by the separatist forces in Qianliang, Houliang, Beiliang, Xiliang and other places, making it impossible for business travelers to pass through.

At this time, Tuyuhun in the Hehuang area attracted and protected merchants. Afterwards, businessmen from the East and the West switched to the Qiang Middle Road. This passage was also called the Qinghai Road and the South Silk Road by later generations.

Qingtang, occupying this road, leads the southeast and northwest hubs. It is a necessary place for business and travel exchanges. It is a distribution center for commodity exchanges and trading exchanges. It once declined in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.

Later, with the rise of the Xixia Kingdom, the caravans traveled to and from the Qiang Middle Road again to avoid wars and heavy taxes. As a result, Qingtang City became an important town on the South Silk Road and prospered again.

Traveling all the way northwest until the city of Lima Xiningzhou, Zhao Yu looked at this pearl on the plateau. The city, connected by gates, is the east and west two cities, the west is the royal city, and the east is the commercial city.

After looking at it for a while, Zhao Tun said with a smile: "It's really a good place. It's not just about business, it's just about the throat. No wonder the capital was built here back then. Even the Uighur tribes should also think about it. They are all discerning. Knowing this There is evidence to advance and retreat in a place, and it can be attacked or defended."

Gao Yongsui said on the horse: "My lord's advice."

Zhao Tun suddenly remembered something, and said, "I haven't traveled anywhere else, is the West Sea still safe?"

Gao Yongsui said: "It's fairly stable. Now they are all familiar with the Fans, and many of them have joined the army. Now the Hehuang Fans have reached more than [-] people, and there is less and less communication with the Southwest."

"Great Southwest..." Zhao Tang looked thoughtfully to the far southwest, where there is a legendary plateau eagle, and it should still be around, but this eagle has rarely been seen in his life. Dealing with Da Song.

He turned around, smiled, and said: "Gaozhizhou, go to the city, my king has something important to discuss with you."

In Xicheng of Xining Prefecture, where all the military and administrative departments are located, the Longyou Governor's Mansion and the State Government are the two largest prefectures. Because the Longyou Governor's Mansion has always been held by the prefect, it is basically empty. This time I learned that Zhao Tong came , just redecorated and cleaned up.

The two are not next to each other. According to the relative relationship between the south and the north, it is not uncommon for the prince to lead the guardian from a distance since ancient times, so even if Zhao Tong came in person, it did not cause much commotion.

Longyou Duhu has been a part-time official for these years, so the subordinate structure is relatively rough, and the prefect is concurrently in charge, the mansion is basically empty. When Zhao Tuo came to the palace, he asked for some official positions, although there were not many, and some official positions had no official duties at all. , but the airs must be set up, after all, he will have to lead him from afar after he leaves in the future, and the deputy governor will still have to work.

After having a secret talk with Gao Yongsui, Gao Yongsui left the Protectorate's Mansion with a heavy heart, and immediately, Zhao Tuo began to arrange manpower. The Deputy Protectorate will not be appointed for the time being, but the general judge and his subordinates must be appointed.

The general judgment of the Longyou Governor's Mansion actually has nothing to do, nothing to judge, and there is no other reason. Xining Prefecture has its own judgment, and he can't control the affairs of Xining Prefecture. As far as Xining Prefecture goes west to the farthest The boundary of Longyou, which is more than two thousand miles away, is basically a sparse and small military city. In the military city along the border, whoever buys him a general judgment.

However, this general judgment is of the fifth grade, and the official position is not small. Even if he came to this northwest place, there were many people fighting for it at that time.

Dutong temporarily set up two deputies, Yang Zhi and Shi Jin. After all, Xu Ning still has to work in the imperial army, so it is no more convenient than Yang Zhi and Shi Jin's two bachelors here.

As for the military, there is not much to hand over. Zhao Tun is the envoy of Xuanfu, and it is enough to control Xizhou's military power. Although Longyou is far away to the west, he is a prince and has no worries about factions in the army. The battle for military power is said, and the orders are issued in sequence. The soldiers in the small army city are happy, and the Tibetan soldiers are also happy.

After a few days, when everything was settled, Zhao Tang put raising horses on the agenda. After all, this was the nominal priority, and all rights in Longxi were extended from here, not to mention good or bad, but it had to be done.

Now the horse farms from the east of Xining Prefecture to Huangzhou are being repaired and perfected. The next step is to hire Ma Min, an acquaintance in Tubo, as a master, select high-quality stallions, buy foals, etc., and then some specific details of raising horses.

Zhao Tun actually didn't understand these breeding processes, but he dared to open his eyes and pat his chest and talk in front of the Emperor Daojun. It didn't seem that difficult for the Emperor Daojun, who was ambitious and careless, dared to think about raising horses.

The alliance at sea and the pincer attack on Daliao are such a life-and-death matter for the military and the country. Daojun and emperors dare to make decisions based on their own thinking, let alone a horse with tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Early this morning, Zhao Tun sent someone to invite the brothers and sisters of the Zhe family, and together with Xu Ning and other four people, they left the Duhu Mansion and walked towards the partition wall of the East and West City, intending to take a good look around the ancient city of Qingtang, which has been famous since ancient times. .

(End of this chapter)