Tiantang

Chapter 238 Mutiny
Chapter 246 Mutiny

The gate of Guo Ziyi's mansion was very quiet, the gate was closed tightly, and even the house slave who guarded the gate was nowhere to be seen.

Zhang Xuan got off the horse, handed the reins to Hua Nuer, and said with a slight smile, "Will you follow me in or wait outside?"

Hua Nuer shook her head with a smile, "I'll just wait outside. It just so happens that there is a small restaurant over there. I'll go and order some small dishes. When you come out of Guo's house, can we have some together?"

Zhang Xuan nodded with a smile, "Alright, just go and order, and I'll be right back."

After speaking, Zhang Xuan stepped forward alone and knocked on the door of Guo's house.

The door of the mansion is very heavy, and when it is lightly knocked, it will make a rumbling roar.

"Who--" The door opened a crack, and a young man poked his head out.

"Is General Guo in the residence?" Zhang Xuan asked indifferently.

The young man glanced at Zhang Xuan, and said in surprise, "So it's the governor!"

The boy hurriedly opened the door, and knelt down on the spot with a thud, "The villain Guo Ping has met the governor!"

Zhang Xuan smiled, and gave him a little help, "Get up, and go and report that I am here to visit General Guo!"

The boy named Guo Ping got up quickly and ran in, shouting as he ran, "The governor is here to visit!"

In fact, at this time, Guo's family members were all gathered in the small flower hall outside Guo Ziyi's bedroom, because Guo Yi had just returned home before it was time for a cup of tea.Suddenly hearing the news of Zhang Xuan's visit, Guo Ziyi propped herself up and got off the couch, and came out with Mrs. Guo and many children and relatives.

Zhang Xuan stood floatingly in the front yard of Guo's house, not wearing an official robe, only plain clothes, with his hands behind his back, with a handsome and elegant appearance.

With the support of Guo Yao and Guo Chen, Guo Ziyi hurried over, and slowly knelt down about a distance away from Zhang Xuan, "The last general Guo Ziyi came late to meet the governor, please forgive me!"

Zhang Xuan glanced at all the family members of the Guo family, smiled lightly, stepped forward, leaned over to help Guo Ziyi, and said with a soft smile, "General Guo is not feeling well, so there is no need to be polite. The commander-in-chief is here to visit Guo today. General."

"Guo Ziyi is ashamed!" Guo Ziyi blushed and sighed softly.

Out of the corner of Zhang Xuan's eyes, he suddenly spotted Guo Ji, and was slightly taken aback.

Guo Min let out a sigh of relief, stepped forward and knelt down on the ground, and said in a low voice, "Guo Min paid homage to the governor, and Guo Min thanked the governor for not killing him!"

"This commander once said that if the Huihe people don't punish you, I will let you go. Since you have returned safely from Huihe, then this matter will be closed. However, from now on, this commander hopes that you will be self-disciplined, Don't repeat right and wrong! If you repeat right and wrong, this commander will not tolerate it! Get up."

"Yes." Guo Yan stood up and stepped aside.

"Thank you to the governor for not killing me. While the governor is here, let me say a few words for my husband-my husband has been in the army for [-] years and has worked hard for the country and the border. He never dared to slack off. It's just now , My husband is old, ill and lacks energy, so it is difficult to take on important tasks. Why don't you resign from the military post to the governor and the court, and take the whole family back to Huazhou's hometown to retire."

"Please allow the Governor!"

Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Qiao, squeezed over suddenly, bowed to Zhang Xuan, and said something.There was a bit of resentment in these words, it must be because of Guo Ziyi being punished, how could Zhang Xuan not hear it?
Although Guo Ziyi's complexion changed, it obviously didn't fluctuate much. Obviously, Qiao's words also represented his meaning.Even if Zhang Xuan doesn't come to visit his doctor today, his resignation letter will be delivered to the Governor's Mansion in a few days and reported to the court at the same time.

The reason why Guo Ziyi had the idea of ​​resigning from office was because of shame.His two sons had accidents one after another, and the general under the banner was arrested by Zhang Xuan for trafficking people, and Zhang Xuan publicly reprimanded him. His prestige has been wiped out. There is no such continuous blow.

Secondly, he felt that Zhang Xuan had listed him as an "object of prestige" in order to establish his prestige and control Longshuo's military power.If he doesn't know what to do, he will become Zhang Xuan's "dinner" sooner or later.

Zhang Xuan frowned slightly when he heard Mrs. Guo's words. He was a little surprised that Guo Ziyi came out like this.

"Please give permission from the Governor!" Guo Yao, Guo Shi, Guo Fu and other Guo Ziyi's children also bowed down and shouted loudly.

Zhang Xuan suddenly raised his head to look at Guo Ziyi, who had a complex and flushed expression, and said calmly, "General Guo, do you really want to resign and go back to hiding?"

Guo Ziyi hesitated for a moment, but still clasped his hands together and said, "The second son of the last general committed a felony. Although he was honored by the governor not to kill him, Guo Ziyi was ashamed. Submitting soldiers to traffic people violated the criminal law and caused the governor's anger. Guo Ziyi was even more ashamed If Guo Ziyi still has the audacity to stay in the army, the governor will not be able to convince the crowd... the general will be ashamed, and please ask the governor to resign and go back to seclusion."

"You are blaming this commander for blaming you in public, which has demolished your prestige in the army." Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, then smiled lightly, "Guo Ji and Guo Chen committed serious crimes, and this commander will bear it all. This official will not hesitate to bear the name of bending the law for personal gain. Why do you know?"

"Because I know that you are good at fighting, both civil and military, and you are a rare general in the imperial court. Longshuo's frontier defense cannot do without you. If your children commit any crimes, at most you are a poor teacher. This commander can forgive you. But your subordinates The generals wantonly plundered the population and started the shameless business of selling female slaves. As the chief general, you are at least guilty of negligence."

"It's understandable that you don't manage the family strictly, but how can you not let me down if you neglect to manage the army! Therefore, I will punish you in public and want to teach you a profound lesson."

"This Commander has always valued talents, and hopes that people will make the best use of their talents and resources. Guo Ziyi, if this Commander wants to use you to seize your military power, there are thousands of reasons and excuses to take you down, so there is no need to be hypocritical."

"If you insist on resigning and going into seclusion, this commander will never stop you. But you have to think clearly, your leaving this time is a shameful departure! You will leave a permanent infamy in the Longshuo army! And if you can feel ashamed Then Houyong, regroup and take over the military power again, and help the commander to pacify Tubo and settle Longshuo, Guo Ziyi is still Guo Ziyi, a handsome talent in Longshuo, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty!"

"This commander will give you one day to think about it. After dozens of days, this commander will lead the Longshuo army north to Qinghai, and there will be a battle with the Tubo people. If you want to avenge your shame, you can go north with this commander. You are still my deputy commander." , if the chief general of Lingzhou's [-] troops still wants to retire, he doesn't have to come to see this commander again, he just pack up his luggage and get out of Lingzhou City in disgrace with his wife and children!"

"Where to go, you decide for yourself."

After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, he walked away.

Seeing that Zhang Xuan's mood turned a little bit bad, Hua Nuer lost interest in having a drink with Zhang Xuan, and hurriedly accompanied him back to the Metropolitan Government's Mansion.

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Huihe Khan Guli Pei Luo quietly brought Ge Le, Su Hudong and others into Lingzhou City. The reason why he chose to enter the city in low clothes was mainly because Gu Li Pei Luo came to Lingzhou to visit Zhang Xuan this time and did not want to make a big deal public. Avoid spreading it to the Tang court.

Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was not notified in advance.If Zhang Xuan is notified, Zhang Xuan will definitely perform a public ceremony in the official name.

After Guli Pei Luo entered the city, he first found an inn to settle down, and then he took Ge Le and Su Hudong, and only two or three followers, and asked the way, and went straight to Zhang Xuan's governor's mansion.

When Zhang Xuan heard the news, he personally led Zhang Xun and other officials of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to welcome him out of the gate.

Zhang Xuan looked at the Huihe Khan, who was about [-] years old, with a majestic figure and an extraordinary figure, and took the initiative to salute with a smile, "The Khan came to Lingzhou, and Zhang Xuan was late to welcome him, so I ask the Khan to forgive me!"

"Hahaha!" Guli Pei Luo laughed loudly, stepped forward to clasp his fists and said, "Guli Pei Luo is taking the liberty to ask the governor Haihan to be the one."

"Khan, come in—"

"Great governor, please!"

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Zhang Xuan held a banquet in honor of Huihe Khan and his party in the Governor's Mansion, but there was a mutiny in Weixi camp in Lingzhou outside the city.

The cause is still a case of human trafficking.In the past few days, people from Tuyuhun have gone to the government office of Lingzhou or the governor's office to file complaints. As a result, more and more generals and soldiers have been implicated, and the morale of the army has fluctuated.

The former Zhonglang General Zheng Xiong's lieutenant Peng Dachun was dismissed from his post as a lieutenant because of this incident, and demoted to the leader of an ordinary army.One day he went to the city to get drunk, and after returning to camp, he had a quarrel with the captain on duty, and provoked an incident, instigated and mobilized more than a hundred soldiers to kill the captain on duty, then snatched horses and weapons and fled west Daying fled in the direction of Huihe.

Lei Wanchun, who had already served as a general in Xidaying, was furious when he heard the report, and immediately ordered Nanji Yunfei to report to the Governor's Mansion, while leading hundreds of soldiers to pursue him.

Because the matter was so important, Nan Jiyun hesitated for a while, but decided to report to the Governor's Mansion in person.

Nan Jiyun hurried into the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and entered the living room, ignoring that Zhang Xuan was having a banquet, walked over and whispered something in Zhang Xuan's ear.

Zhang Xuan's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "Don't panic about such trivial matters. Nanba, you go to Guo Ziyi's mansion, and say that it was the commander who said it, and let Guo Ziyi lead the troops to take down this group of rebellious soldiers."

"At the same time, pass on the words of the commander-in-chief, and ask Guo Ziyi, is this the Lingzhou guard horse who he keeps saying is strict in military discipline, brave and good at fighting?"

Nan Jiyun heaved a sigh of relief, bowed to accept the order and left.

Gu Li Pei Luo clasped his hands and said, "The governor is busy with military affairs, so Gu Li Pei Luo will come to bother you another day!"

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "The Khan came from a long way, how can I not host a banquet to cleanse the Khan of the dust. It is not surprising that there are some mutinies in the army - Khan, please drink!"

Zhang Xuan raised his glass to invite him to drink, and Gu Li Pei Luo raised his glass in return with a smile.

Ge Le pondered for a while, then smiled softly, "Governor, on the way to Lingzhou, I heard that the Governor severely punished the officers and soldiers for selling Tuyuhun slaves, and lifted the ban on Tuyuhun's trade in the city...Great Governor Impartial law enforcement is admirable!"

Zhang Xuan looked at Ge Le with a smile, "Prince Ge Le is overrated. The Tang Dynasty is respected as the supreme state of the heavens, and it should treat all people under its rule regardless of race. Tuyuhun belongs to me in Longshuo. I am the official Governor of Shuo Da, he certainly cannot sit back and watch this kind of oppression and robbery of Tuyuhun's population!"

(End of this chapter)