Those who can be named "famous general" by historical books must not be silly.

Famous generals are particularly sensitive to military power. They are decisive in killing and banning, and they want to enforce orders and unify military power. The generals under their command are instructed by them.

For Gao Xianzhi, Gu Qing was the deputy envoy of the Jiedushi, equivalent to his second-in-command.

The second-in-command assists the top-in, and there is no need to take charge of military power in person. Since the Battle of Talas, the soldiers and generals of the four towns in the four towns have suffered serious losses. Gu Qing's ten thousand troops were elite in Chang'an, and it was the time to fill the four towns in Anxi.

When they first met, Gao Xianzhi was not stupid, but was really anxious to fill the gap. After all, in his eyes, these ten thousand soldiers were not private, but appointed by the court. Gu Qing was at best a courier delivery, public goods, so what was wrong?

Gu Qing's answer was very refreshing: "Jie Zheng, these ten thousand soldiers are elite troops from the left guard. Your Majesty specially asked the last general to bring them from Chang'an. If Ji Zheng needs them, I will give you all ten thousand soldiers and horses, and I don't want one."

Gao Xianzhi was stunned: "So happy?"

Gu Qing suddenly laughed: "I have always been a happy person, not only happy, but also lazy. I don't want to do such troubles as commanding troops. My favorite thing is to find a place to lie comfortably, eat, drink, and bell drums and gather together on weekdays. I will attend it in a coordinating manner, and I have nothing to ask for."

An inexplicable light flashed in Gao Xianzhi's eyes and he smiled and said, "Brother Gu said this, and I roughly understand what you mean..."

Gu Qing smiled again and said, "Jie Shuai, please wait first, I haven't finished talking yet... What I just said was my personal thoughts, but after all, I am responsible for the emperor's grace, and I am an official in the court and a general outside. I can't live my life according to my own ideas. It's too naive, right?"

"I really want to hand over these ten thousand soldiers to you, but... Since Jishuai is commensurate with my brother, I can't bear to hurt Jishuai..."

Gao Xianzhi said in surprise: "What does this mean?"

Gu Qing took out a yellow silk imperial edict from his arms and handed it to Gao Xianzhi, and smiled and said, "You can take a look at this first. If you still want these ten thousand soldiers after reading it, I will serve it with both hands and happily, and I will never go back on my word."

Gao Xianzhi took the imperial edict and looked at it. It was an imperial edict for Gu Qing, which clearly stated that he led ten thousand soldiers from the left guard to Anxi to guard the border, but later he wrote a sentence "The troops and horses were handed over to Gu Qing to control the troops", which means that the military power of these ten thousand soldiers belonged to Gu Qing from beginning to end.

Gao Xianzhi frowned. Although he was a Korean, he was very familiar with the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty and had a lot of political awareness and sensitivity. From this sentence, Gao Xianzhi felt a different meaning.

Then he looked down and Gao Xianzhi's eyelids suddenly twitched.

"...you can do things cheaply and cut off military aircraft to deal with it."

This sentence in the imperial edict is like a thunderbolt, knocking Gao Xianzhi to the outside and tender inside.

If the emperor gave Gu Qing a ten thousand military power to Gu Qing too much and could barely accept it, then the saying "Take a cheap move and cut off your military opportunity" is more than just favor.

Gao Xianzhi's heart instantly sank to the bottom of the valley.

The emperor has already become suspicious of me!

Gao Xianzhi immediately made this judgment.

This imperial edict was not so much for Gu Qing, but rather for Gao Xianzhi to see it on purpose. This is a wake-up call and a prelude.

In the Battle of Talas, the Tang army lost more than 20,000 yuan, and the emperor was obviously dissatisfied with him.

In just a moment, Gao Xianzhi thought a lot, and her face changed constantly.

He handed the imperial edict back to Gu Qing with both hands, and Gao Xianzhi remained silent.

Gu Qing whispered: "JieShiShi, the four towns of Anxi are now short of soldiers and major generals, and it is difficult to shock the Western Regions. I just said I am lazy, not polite, so I might as well give you these ten thousand soldiers to control me. I will eat and drink every day to live my own life. If you don't say it, I won't say it, no one in Chang'an knows..."

Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly, no one in Chang'an knew about it?

At this moment, there is a eunuch supervisor who came out of the palace. Do you think no one knows about Chang'an?

"My brother, since it is the holy intention, I will not force you. Please help me with the ten thousand soldiers and horses, and control it yourself..." Gao Xianzhi sighed and said, "But it is true that Anxi is short of soldiers and generals now. If Anxi has an enemy situation, please ask your brother to lead troops to help. Anxi... After all, it is Anxi of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no way to lose."

Gu Qing sighed reluctantly: "It's really hard to lead the troops personally. Don't worry, Jishou. If there is a war in Anxi, my troops will be driven by Jishou and will never miss the opportunity to fight."

Gao Xianzhi barely squeezed out a smile.

Gu Qing suddenly wanted to beat himself. He was so obedient that he was so good at saying this.

Seeing Gao Xianzhi and Gu Qing talking back and forth, Gao Xianzhi suddenly changed his face. Feng Changqing, who was accompanying him, looked worried and drank alone in a muffled manner, drinking glass after cup.

The military supervisor Bian Lingcheng showed an unconcealed smile on his face. He was also drinking, sucking lightly while constantly looking at the changes in his expressions of Gao Xianzhi and Gu Qing.

The banquet that originally greeted Gu Qing, but at the end it felt a bit dissatisfied.

This banquet hit Gao Xianzhi a big blow, and at the same time he also understood one thing.

The emperor was dissatisfied with him, and then became suspicious. Gao Xianzhi could not move the ten thousand soldiers and horses of Gu Qing. Not only did the soldiers, but the excess war horses, weapons, food, etc. brought by Gu Qing could not move. From the moment he left Chang'an, the people and things had already had their surnames. It was also impossible to understand these ten thousand soldiers and horses as Gu Qing's private soldiers.

In the future, any troops and horses in Anxi must be transferred to discuss with the deputy governor, but no troops can be mobilized by Gu Qing's private soldiers. This is a red line and must not be touched, otherwise there will be a catastrophe.

I thought the court had supplemented Anxi's military generals, but unexpectedly, a group of old men came. Not only could they not be mobilized, but they also divided their military power, leaving him unable to move.

After the banquet, Gao Xianzhi sat alone in the hall, staring at the remaining wine at the table in a daze, his eyes dim and unconscious, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

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After saying goodbye, Gu Qing left Kucha Town and left the city to return to the camp.

When Gu Qing was attending the banquet, Chang Zhong had ordered a camp outside Kucha Town. The camp was in the shape of plum blossoms, and the camp opened its mouth facing the west outside the city. When Gu Qing returned to the camp, the soldiers were burying pots to make rice.

The commander's tent was tied directly behind the camp. Han Jie directed the personal guards to build it. When Gu Qing came back, Han Jie hurriedly met him.

"Mr. Marquis, do you want to eat?"

Gu Qing shook his head and asked the guards to have their own meals. Then he went into the coach's tent alone, and Han Jie followed in.

Gu Qing sat cross-legged on the cushion and said, "Brother Han, send the order down, and the soldiers start practicing after using the meal."

Han Jieyi Dai: "Training? This... it's going to be dark soon."

"You can practice even when it's dark. Let the soldiers be more energetic and mighty when practicing..."

Han Jie said puzzledly: "Why is this?"

A mysterious smile appeared on Gu Qing's face: "If nothing unexpected happens, a guest should come to visit after dark. Make the momentum bigger and shock you, otherwise you will really think I'm easy to control."

Han Jie clasped his fists: "Yes, I understand. Go and pass the order immediately. The momentum must be huge. If you are a little more courageous, you will be scared to death."

Gu Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Uh, there is no need to be too scary. Take care of my feelings. After all, I am not very brave..."

Han Jie was stunned, then pulled the corner of his mouth, indicating that he had laughed: "The Marquis is getting more and more funny."

After a perfunctory praise, Han Jie turned around and left the account decisively.

Gu Qing touched his chin and murmured to himself: "This guy seems to be a little floating... It is said that there is oil in the Taklamakan Desert not far from here. Should I send him to dig oil?"

After dark, the soldiers finished their meal and started practicing quickly.

Outside Kucha Town is a vast desert, with endless flat sand inside and outside the camp. The camp is quite loose, and ten thousand soldiers are neatly arranged in the open space inside the camp without any rush. They hold long halberds and spears in their hands, and gesture at the command of the camp officials.

After less than half an hour of training, a guest came from outside the camp.

The guest was not Gao Xianzhi, but the military supervisor Bian Lingcheng.

Gu Qing was looking down in the coach's tent and studying a map of the Western Regions made of sheepskin. Looking at the disorderly distribution of countries and forces on the map, the more he looked, the more trouble he felt. He always felt that a long halberd always pointed at his nose and would take his life at any time.

Hearing the guards outside informing him that there were guests visiting outside the camp gate, Gu Qing hurriedly put away the map, and immediately messed up the things on the table, and asked the guards to bring him a few plates of meat and a pot of wine, artificially creating a messy cup and plate. Finally, he sprinkled some wine on himself and a few sips of wine to make his whole body smell a little wine.

Gu Qing followed the trend and slumped towards the table, untied the front of the clothes, took off a piece of clothing and threw it away everywhere. The image of the head coach who was not enterprising, mediocre and incompetent suddenly became full. After doing all this, the personal guard led Bian Lingcheng into the camp.

Bian Lingcheng waited outside the gate for a long time, but he was not in a hurry at all, and there was still a smile on his face.

A personal guard was ordered to lead Bian Lingcheng into the gate. After Lingcheng entered the camp, he walked and chatted with the personal guards. Unexpectedly, the personal guards did not say a word, but just led him forward in a quiet voice.

After Bian Lingcheng said a few words, he felt bored and stopped talking.

After walking in the camp for a while, Bian Lingcheng suddenly felt a little chilling on his neck. It was clearly pitch black everywhere, but he always felt that there were many eyes staring at him, just like he broke into the wolf's den alone in the middle of the night and was stared at by a group of hungry wolves.

Bian Lingcheng couldn't help but shrink his neck, wondering if he was an illusion. A loud shout suddenly came from a dark open space not far away: "Kill!"

Then it seemed like a thunder thunder exploded on the ground, and countless voices shouted at the same time: "Kill--!"

With a loud bang, the yellow dust flew, the birds flew in a fright, and a solemn aura suddenly emerged from the vast desert. The sound shocked the world, and its momentum collapsed and the earth broke.
Chapter completed!