Chapter 376 Lanzhou New Lord

A few days later, Qin Mubai, who was a light soldier all the way, arrived at the territory of the governor's office in Lanzhou. When it was still 80 miles away from the city of Lanzhou, a large group of people appeared in front of them. At a closer look, it was Tang Jun.

It turned out that it was Xue Wanjun, the acting governor of Lanzhou, who left the brigade to welcome him.

Qin Mubai held down the flag of soldiers and horses. Xue Wanjun got off the horse and stood beside the road with Lanzhou assassin Xiao Liang and other officials and bowed to the road--

"Xue Wanjun, the governor of Chenzhou!"

"Lanzhou Assassin Xiao Liang!"

"Liangzhou Governor Xue Wanche!"

"Hair the generals under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of Lanzhou to welcome General Qin!"

About two or three thousand cavalrymen behind the crowd disarmed together and saluted in unison - "Welcome the young commander!"

Qin Mubai was a little confused for a moment. In the past, they were used to calling themselves "the young general", but the name of this young commander was new. Moreover, I just went back to the capital and then returned to Lanzhou. I didn't need to go out of Guo 80 miles to set up 3,000 army arrays to meet each other.

This etiquette is a little too much.

"You are too polite to break Qin." Qin Mubai hurriedly got off the horse and returned the salute and said, "The two generals, the governor of Xiao, Qin is just the fourth grade driver of the governor's office in Lanzhou. The official title is still behind you. How can you dare to welcome such a big gift? If you come to welcome the King of Jiangxia and Princess Wencheng, you will be disappointed. Their team is still far behind. I guess they have just started from Chang'an.

Xue Wanjun looked at each other and smiled and said, "Young commander, it naturally makes sense for us to do this. It is the father and daughter of the King of Jiangxia. At most, we welcome them in the city. We don't need to go out of the Guo 80-li army to greet them. Just because Major General Qin is the new owner of Lanzhou, I have to do this.

"Oh, what did you say?" Qin Mubai asked in surprise.

Xiao Liang came forward with a blue-clothed official. The official in Tsing Yi held out a delicate brocade box and handed it to Qin Mubai and said, "Chao Commander Qin, before you arrived in Lanzhou, the court sent a humble fast horse to Lanzhou first and issued an imperial edict to appoint you as the governor of Lanzhou!" Therefore, from now on, you are the new owner of Lanzhou.

"Oh? What about my father?" Qin Mubai was surprised again.

"Why don't the young commander ask the angel to read the edict?" Xue Wanjun said with a smile.

"Please!"

So the official in Tsing Yi read the imperial edict.

It turned out that the court issued an order to appoint Qin Shubao, the governor of Lanzhou, as the "general manager of the march of Kansai Province" and the position of "Protection of the Capital of Anxi Province". Hexi Guanlong's administrative and military power, and through the Western Regions. After Qin Mubai arrived in Lanzhou, he took over the post of governor of Lanzhou, who was Qin Shubao, took charge of all the military and political affairs under Lanzhou, and awarded the history of the march under the command of "Gangxi Road March General", that is, military divisions and staff officers.

This "way" of Kansai Road used in the military is different from the "Jiangnan Road" road divided into geographical administrative areas. The former almost means "military region", which is often named after the place where the military region is located. The metaphor for "Guanxi Road" theoretically refers to a large area to the west of Guan. This official position is quite large, almost equivalent to half of the Tang Dynasty. In a narrow sense, it refers to the Guanlong area west of the Yellow River and the Western Regions.

The general manager of the march of Kansai Province is the commander-in-chief of all the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty in Guanlong and the Western Regions.

In addition, the important figures under the former Governor's Office of Lanzhou have a new amnesty and mission. Xue Wanjun was awarded the general manager of the march of Xihai Road (Hexi and Qinghai Lake) and the governor of Shanzhou, in charge of the military affairs of Shanzhou and the military of the Dafeichuan Military Region; Xue Wanche was awarded the general manager of the march of Yuliang Road (Lanzhou to Yumenguan) and the governor of Liangzhou, in charge of the military and government in the area of Liangzhou and led Qi Shanlian to the military area of Yumenguan. Xiao Liang, the former governor of Lanzhou, also served as the governor of Lanzhou left by Qin Mubai to assist Qin Mubai in dealing with people's livelihood and government affairs under the governor's government; Su Dingfang, who was about to come to Lanzhou, was appointed as the governor of Lanzhou and the military adviser to the governor's government.

In this way, the old coach Qin Shubao was promoted and became a figure with Li Xun, managing half of the country west of the Tang Dynasty's Yellow River and managing hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. Qin Mubai and Xue Wanjun became the commanders of the military division under the command of Qin Shubao. At the same time, Qin Mubai also assumed the administrative power of Lanzhou.

In this way, Qin Mubai is indeed the "new master of Lanzhou"!

After receiving the imperial edict, Qin Mubai was not in a hurry to be happy, but asked, "What does it mean that the court appointed my father as the 'Protector of Anxi University'?"

Xue Wanjun took a step forward and replied, "Gao Chang, please surrender, and the general will defeat the court. The imperial court ordered the general to build the West and Ting two prefectures in the hometown of Gaochang, and set up the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate in Tingzhou to lead the military and political power of Helong and the Western Regions. In this way, the Governor's Office of Lanzhou was subordinate to the Governor's Governor's Office of Anxi.

Qin Mubai frowned and said, "Set up Anxi Capital Protectorate? Isn't this a fool's dream now? After all kinds of bloody battles, he defeated the allied forces of Tubo and Gaochang. Although it is a victory, it is still a tragic victory. The power of the Tang Dynasty in the west of Yumen Pass is not enough to set up a government to protect the western region. It can even be said that the Tang Dynasty has not stood there at all! Tubo is defeated, but it is hard to guarantee whether it will make a comeback. Gu Zhisheng surrendered, but in addition to their surname, Gaochang State also has three other Gaochang Kingdoms. The four countries have only paced one country, and they are convinced. How can they set up a capital? The power of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions has just sprouted, and now it is actually the most ** and most dangerous period! It's just a tragic victory. I really don't know what those people in the court think!"

Seeing that Qin Mubai was not only happy but also a little angry, everyone couldn't help but make a mistake. Xue Wanjun looked left and right and whispered, "The young commander is angry. There are a lot of people, how about going back to the governor's office to talk?

Qin Mubai smiled indifferently and said to the messenger in blue, "To tell you the truth, whose idea is this?"

"This... Beizhi is just a little official running errands in Hongwen Hall. I don't know the details." The officials in blue clothes said cautiously.

Qin Mubai narrowed his eyes and said, "Is it Changsun Wuji's bad idea?"

Everyone listened to the words "Changsun Wuji" from Qin Mubai's mouth and were quite disdainful. They changed their colors and were silent.

The official in Tsing Yi was stunned for a moment and said no.

Xue Wanche shouted calmly, "Our young commander is asking you, say it!"

"Yes! ...It's Situ's intention!"

Qin Mubai nodded: "That's true. If you go back to Lanzhou with me for a rest for two days, I will treat you well. After you are full of energy, when you go back to Chang'an, you will pass on the original number of what I just said to Changsun Wuji. And tell him that I know exactly what he is going to do; you reassure him that the heart of the Qin family is in the field, and there is no time to talk nonsense with him!"

Now, even Xue Wanjun changed his face and hurriedly said, "Young commander, why did you say this? Could it be that you turned against Changsun Wuji when you returned to Beijing this time? ...In this case, it's better to be cautious - you, listen! Don't send a word back! Otherwise, let me know another day and cut your bird's head!"

"Ah!" The official in Tsing Yi was so scared that he took two steps back.

"Don't scare him." Qin Mubai waved his hand and motioned Xue Wanjun to take a step back. He came forward and said, "You are just an errand messenger. Whatever I say, you can help me convey it. There is no need to use vague words, and there is no need to add oil and vinegar. Got it?"

"I understand."

"Okay, go back to Lanzhou!"

Qin Mubai turned over the horse. Xue Wanjun was full of doubts and didn't ask many questions, so he got on the horse one after another and returned to Lanzhou with the army led by Qin Mubai.

The original Yifu soldiers of the Lanzhou Military Region have been led by Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai on an expedition with Qin Shubao to the Western Regions. This time, Qin Mubai personally brought 10,000 elite Yueqi, just in time to form a new Yifu Qinxun. Therefore, the 7,000 cavalry who followed Qin Mubai first stationed in the city and lived in the original Yifu barracks.

After many years in the army, Qin Mubai finally had a military horse that really belonged to him. He appointed his confidant's old cavalry guards as generals one after another to assist his commander in training this army. I myself lived in my father's residence and became the new owner of Lanzhou.

As soon as he arrived in Lanzhou, he received the imperial edict of promotion. In the eyes of others, Qin Mubai should be happy. However, he lost his temper in public, which made Xue Wanjun really a little confused.

Qin Mubai was inconvenient to tell them a lot of words, and they didn't dare to ask. Seeing that the young commander was in a bad mood and very angry, he had no choice but to have the originally scheduled unveiling banquet.

Lanzhou has been ownerless for many days. Xue Wanjun, the acting governor, has spent most of his time dealing with the military and political affairs in Dafeichuan, and his split is not skillful. Therefore, there are a lot of military and political affairs in the governor's office to be dealt with. Therefore, for several days in a row, Qin Mubai was so busy that he finally handled the administrative and people's livelihood work at hand with the help of Xiao Liang and others.

In terms of military, on the other side of Dafeichuan, there is Xue Wanjun leading a large army and a cannon in red. As a rock, the Tubo people dare not go forward, and there are relatively few things. The trouble is the military change in the Ganliang area. Xue Wanche is responsible for this matter. Due to the tedious movement of the military region, the progress is relatively slow.

Xue Wanche, the governor of Liangzhou, is a good warman. He thinks it's troublesome to do these trivial things. He is the first two big, and he can't be busy all day long. Qin Mubai had to personally urge him to ask questions every day, and put the focus of the work of the governor's office in Ganliang.

Fortunately, Xue Wanche also knew some importance. After receiving the imperial order from Li Zhi entrusted by Qin Mubai, he immediately stationed troops at Yumen Pass and Yangguan, and garrisoned Puchanghai, echoing with Qin Shubao's troops far away in Gaochang, so that they no longer hang overseas like a broken kite.

A snake can't fly without a head.

Lanzhou has a new master, and everything is gradually returning to normal. After the Puchanghai victory (Lanzhou people used to call it the 'loutai victory'), the tension in Lanzhou also tended to ease. The merchants who were originally detained here were released one after another, and business trips could finally circulate and became more active than before.

Merchants are profit-seeking. In fact, the higher the price during the war, the more profitable it is.

After experiencing a period of tension and depression, Lanzhou Douran burst into terrible vitality. Business travel is like a stream of people**, which is more prosperous than in times of peace.

Often after the war, the people are more eager for peace and tranquility, and those who survive are more loving life and making a living.

This is probably the reason why a country at the beginning of troubled times can always achieve "great rule" at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

In just ten days after Qin Mubai returned to Lanzhou, Guan Long was reborn and embarked on the right track of prosperity.

But Qin Mubai knew that the "big thing" that was really waiting for him to do had just begun.

On this day, the semi-monthly meeting of the governor's important ministers will be held, of course, presided over by Qin Mubai. Xue's brothers, Xiao Liang and others came.

Qin Mubai left his mind to watch the list of visitors who were counted by the doorman. The people who should come came, and there was only one person missing--

Liangzhou Sima, Hou Junji.

On that day, the officials will come out of Guo Xiangying's team, and there will be no Hou Junji.

Qin Mubai was silent. He finished the meeting as originally planned and discussed some military and political priorities. After the meeting, he invited Xue Wanche to stay and asked him why Hou Junji didn't come to the meeting.

Xue Wanche looked embarrassed and shook his head and said, "I knew that the young marshal would ask about him."

"What's wrong with him?" Qin Mubai asked.

"Hey! ..." Xue Wanche sighed and said, "The young commander may know his situation better than us. At that time, the young commander was in Chang'an, wasn't he?"

"Well, I know about Chang'an. What I asked was, what happened after he came to Liangzhou? Qin Mubai asked.

"Since he arrived in Liangzhou, he hasn't worn an official robe for a day and hasn't paid attention to political affairs for a day. Every day, I get drunk and don't go home at night. It's notorious for gambling and whoring. Xue Wanche shook his head and said, "How can the founding fathers and battlefield generals not make people sigh when they have fallen to today's field?"

Qin Mubai frowned and said, "How can he break the jar?" This is really a little unexpected. Hou Junji is a military veteran of the same generation as my father. If you really want to be famous, Hou Junji's status after the founding of the country is far above my father. He came out with me, and he was also my brother. However, I don't know much about him. I just told some legends about him. In a word, he is not the kind of person who is promiscuous and self-abandoned.

Xue Wanche hesitated for a moment and stopped talking.

"If you want to say something, just say it. Don't be obscure." Qin Mubai said.

"Uh-huh..." Xue Wanche nodded and said, "As we all know, Hou Junji was defeated in the court party struggle. He suffered from the change of the prince that he was taken down by the excuse of Changsun Wuji and demoted to this position. Sima, who doesn't know that Sima in the state city, especially Sima, a military town like ours, is an official position for idle meals? - Hou Junji, I'm afraid it's difficult to turn over in this life. It's a blessing to have a useful body. I guess that he should have deliberately reported his self-abandonment in this way. He deliberately showed it to the Changsun Wuji and those people in the court, so that they could let go and stop killing themselves, so that they could save a life.

Qin Mubai's eyes lit up and said, "You mean, Hou Junji is here to hide his light and bide his time?"

"Isn't it?" Xue Wanche asked rhetorically and said, "Originally, it was impossible for a prince like Hou Junji to escape the knife and axe of Changsun Wuji. Now he is lucky enough to escape a life, and most of the time it is His Majesty who read his gratitude in the past. If not, he really doesn't know how many times he has died. Now that he has been demoted to Liangzhou, how dare he be sharp again? Of course, he can only live a confused life. If not, Changsun Wuji would think that he is still ambitious and still threatening. What should he do?

"It's reasonable." Qin Mubai frowned, nodded and said, "But his useful talent is abandoned among vocal dogs and horses every day. Isn't it the biggest loss in Lanzhou?"

Xue Wanche was shocked, "Is the young commander... going to use this person?"

"Why not?" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "How about Hou Junji compared with your two brothers?"

"He is not as good as us when he is in charge; we are not as good as him in planning." Xue Wanche answered sincerely.

"That's it." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Lanzhou Xinding, just when he is employing people, he doesn't need such a great talent. Who should he use? Don't forget that not only is it a war, but also Hou Junji, who was born in the army, also served as the secretary of the Ministry of the Ministry of Public Affairs in Chang'an, and he also did a good job in abandoning his martial arts. He ruled the army and ruled the people. I'm sure his ability is not as good as that. General Xue, please arrange it. I want to go to Liangzhou in private and visit Hou Junji in person. But please don't disturb him in advance."

"Uh...isn't that good?" Xue Wancher said, "The young commander is a superior official. He is a subordinate. How can he condescend to visit and not be welcomed?"

"It doesn't matter. That's how it is arranged." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Let's take it as I'm going to visit my uncle and brother. Purely private, visit."

"Okay, inferior job arrangement." Xue Wancher answered the promise and still hesitated for a moment. He said, "Young commander, there is a lot of words in my humble position. I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Say it!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "If you can talk more, it shows that at least you care about me. Of course I have to listen to it."

Xue Wanche also smiled and said, "I thought that Hou Junji was demoted from Chang'an by Changsun Wuji because of the prince's case. Changsun Wuji regarded him as a thorn in his eyes, and if it was due to the emperor's love and his past achievements, I'm afraid he would have been eliminated soon. Now, the young commander wants to use Hou Junji. Is this..."

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "If Hou Junji hadn't been driven out of the court by Changsun Wuji and demoted to Liangzhou, I'm afraid I'm not so interested in using him."

"What does this mean?" Xue Wancher was shocked and said, "Does the young commander have to go against Changsun Wuji and be his enemy?"

"It's not." Qin Mubai said, "Think about it, Changsun Wuji demoted Hou Junji, and I used Hou Junji... It is certain that Hou Junji hates Changsun Wuji to the bone. I don't care if he is grateful to me, but I know that he will work hard! In public and private, Hou Junji will stand with us unswervingly. In this way, Lanzhou must have one more general! Isn't this like adding wings to a tiger?"

"Young commander is wise!" Xue Wanche suddenly realized and said, "But is it cost-effective to turn against Changsun Wuji?"

"I've turned it over more than once for a long time. I'm not afraid to do it again." Qin Mubai grinned at the corners of his mouth, smiled coldly, and said, "Everyone can be afraid of Changsun Wuji. Only I can't be afraid, and I won't be afraid!"

"This..." Xue Wanche was shocked and suspicious, confused, and it was not easy to ask more questions.

Qin Mubai smiled and said in his heart: If I don't do anything that is contrary to Changsun Wuji's wishes, how can the emperor see my firm determination? If I am afraid because of the pressure of Changsun Wuji, why should I make Li Shimin have confidence in me and Lanzhou?

Hou Junji, Su Dingfang, plus I, Qin Mubai, Wei Gong's three disciples, it won't be long before they will join hands with the battlefield!