Anxi Dohufu.
Xiao Shougui was in charge of the base camp and had just received a report from the front line today. He was very happy. This was the second time that Li Chengyi had encountered such a thing. However, this guy was a member of the royal family, and his victory was not a good thing for the major families.
You should know that military merits on the battlefield are extremely limited. If you have more military merits, then others will definitely have less. Li Chengyi represents the Li royal family. Apart from Li Xiang, Li Chengyi is probably the most powerful among the young royal family.
Xiao Shougui shook his head vigorously. What was he thinking? Even if Li Chengyi won, it would be a victory for the entire Tang Dynasty. Even if those related to the Xiao family didn't win, they could at least share in the joy.
"You must immediately travel 600 miles and send these things back as quickly as possible. Also, urge the various military depots along the way to deliver everything they need, especially things like gunpowder. Speed is essential, as they consume a lot of gunpowder on the battlefield. After returning to Chang'an, urge the Ministry of War to provide supplies to the various military depots."
Xiao Shougui was not at all comfortable sitting in the rear camp. There were so many things to do, and they were even more troublesome than on the front line. Take the major military stations in the Western Regions as an example. There were indeed a lot of things stored in them at ordinary times, but if a big war like this were to take place, the things inside would be consumed quickly. So in this situation, there was not much free time at all.
The Tang Dynasty court adopted this method: in peacetime, supplies were stored in major military stations. During wartime, these supplies were first transported to the battlefield. Then the Tang Dynasty court collected supplies from various places, including their two major warehouses in Chang'an and Luoyang, and sent these things to the military stations in the Western Regions as quickly as possible. In this way, the time required for the front line to transport supplies would be much less than before.
This is what Xiao Shougui is doing now. He must send all his men out and cannot let anyone be idle here. The role of each major military station is very important now. At the same time, he must monitor the movements of the kings in the Western Regions. Although they don’t have many troops in their hands, and they even pulled their children into the army before leaving, some people still have to be guarded against. Who makes them have so many children?
So after finishing the previous things, Li Chengyi went to the backyard to meet a few people. These people were all the Western Regions leaders of the Imperial City Office of Chang'an City. They came specifically to report some not-so-good things to Li Chengyi.
"Is there any evidence?"
According to this report, the former kings of the Western Regions were a little restless. Although their children were also in the army, these people wanted to take advantage of the emptiness of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty and were ready to raise their original royal flags. According to them, the Tang Dynasty could not continue to rule this area. If they could not accomplish anything during the war, they would be even less likely to accomplish anything in the future.
"In reply to your Excellency, our people have already conducted a thorough investigation and have obtained firsthand evidence of their plot to rebel. However, our Imperial City Office is weak in the Western Regions. Apart from the investigators, we do not have any personnel capable of enforcing the law. We hope that Your Excellency can assist us."
The guy in the lead was wearing a mask. This was the case with all the people in the Imperial City Office. When they traveled in the Western Regions, no one would show their true face. In addition to investigating the kings of the Western Regions, all kinds of officials of the court in this area, as well as some military leaders, were within the scope of their investigation.
"Before His Highness left, he left me a thousand guards. These people are specifically responsible for this matter. They are not part of the surface army, and after they complete these tasks, there will be no trace. But you must pay attention. I can only give you five days, including the time to depart from here."
Although Li Xiang told Xiao Shougui, Xiao Shougui still had to consider the overall situation. These people were extremely important. Once they left Duhufu and problems arose in Duhufu, what should he do then?
"Please rest assured, sir. All of them are within three days' journey. We are just unsure of these few individuals. They are the first batch of county magistrates sent here by the court. However, they have been extremely unstable recently and have even had less contact with their families. If I am not mistaken, they may have changed their hearts, but we have no evidence yet. Please pay close attention, sir."
This guy took out a second memorial, which made Xiao Shougui feel a little strange. The Tang Dynasty court had selected many county magistrates in this area, and it had been less than a year. Were all these people going to change their hearts?
"Leave these people to me. I will thoroughly investigate them. If anything goes wrong, they will be arrested immediately. Their families are strictly prohibited from leaving the country for the time being."
When Xiao Shougui handled these matters, he was also decisive and swift. The court asked you to come here to maintain its rule, not to let you guys betray the court.
"I will follow your orders, sir."
The people present immediately left. Xiao Shougui stared at the second memorial in a daze. There were several officials he knew listed on it. They had finally gotten an opportunity to serve as officials in the Western Regions, and now you guys are going to betray the court.
When Li Xiang first raised this issue, Xiao Shougui felt he didn't believe it. How could the Han people be mixed up with these people? Now that the memorial from the Imperial City Office was here, Xiao Shougui finally believed it.
Many people have been ambitious from the beginning. No matter what they do, they want to fly higher. If you want to stop them, it may not be so easy. However, these people are the first group to serve as officials in the Western Regions. Other officials in the court cannot know about their affairs. So if you want to make these people disappear, there must be more natural disasters.
Just when Xiao Shougui was writing these things, some officials in the Western Regions did feel the danger. The reason why they had to follow some local kings to make judgments was because they did not live a decent life in their daily lives and were caught by these people as evidence.
No matter what the reason is, when they have the idea of betraying the court, Xiao Shougui and the people from the Imperial City Office can no longer keep them. If even people like you are given a chance, then rebellion will not be an unforgivable crime.
