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Chapter 119: Loyalty and doubts

At this time, the palace of the Hexi Jiedushi in Liangzhou was singing and dancing, and the silk and bamboo were wafting on the ground, eating meat and drinking wine in big mouthfuls, which was a festive scene.

Geshuhan was fifty years old this year. Among the governors of various towns in the Tang Dynasty, he was not the youngest, but he was definitely the last one. He was the heir to the Tuqi Shi Geshu tribe. Because of his wealth, he lived a life of drinking and gambling until he was forty. Until his father passed away and was looked down upon by the Chang'an Wei for three years, he went to Hexi to join the army and thus defeated his own world. Now he governed Helong, and his command was countless elite soldiers and generals. Not only did he drink the wine even more fiercely, but there were countless concubines in the backyard, including most of them beauties from the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu.

At this moment, when the army generals below all held the cups to congratulate him, he happily raised his big cup and drank it all, without any greasiness. He picked up the lamb leg that had just eaten halfway through the food and feasted. At this moment, his confidant slave Zuoche quietly came to him and whispered in his ear: "General Nan has not come."

Nan Jiyun didn't come again?

Geshuhan's brow suddenly frowned into a big bump. To be fair, he is now the governor of Longyou, Hexi, and his official title is far above Nan Jiyun. He doesn't have to worry about the past. However, he can't forget that when Wang Zhongsi was seriously injured, the closest people around him will always be Nan Jiyun. Moreover, Nan Jiyun was in Longyou for many years and had a relationship with An Sishun. He has a high reputation in the minds of the local military and civilians. This is why he deliberately transferred Nan Jiyun to Hexi, put it under his nose, and promoted him to the military envoy of the capital.

Of course, he knew that Nan Jiyun was very strict in the army, did not hand over middle and lower-level officers, and rarely interacted with colleagues, but his brother Shu Han dared not to come at the banquet at the Jiedushi's mansion, which was undoubtedly a contempt.

In anger, Ge Shuhan couldn't help but lose the lamb leg in his hand. The movement immediately attracted the generals to look at each other and found that it was the left chariot standing beside Ge Shuhan. Everyone knew that something must have been heard just now. They winked each other and whispered, but no one dared to ask more questions.

It should be noted that since An Sishun was transferred back to Chang'an, Helong has become the world of Geshuhan. The governor of the two towns valued the most authority. When he was just a deputy envoy of the big fighter army, he dared to kill the deputy generals in the army in the battle to establish his authority, not to mention now he has become the regular governor. Whenever he read the army, there are few people in the army who violated military discipline or were not in a state of disguised military conditions, Geshuhan almost had the word "kill", but when he heard the commander arrived, the generals and soldiers were all thrilled.

Just as the song and dance ended, the strange silence immediately became prominent. Geshuhan was extremely unhappy, and he was no longer interested in drinking and watching singing and dancing, so he got up and left. As soon as he left suddenly, others were in trouble. I don’t know if he should continue to stay. Wait for Geshuhan who might appear again, or just scatter in a hurry to avoid being scolded. The entanglement of the crowd lasted for a moment, and soon, a follower came over and said, “The Marshal said that it’s getting late, please go back first. Generals can take the wine that has not been finished today.

Such polite words formed a sharp contrast with the anger of Geshuhan when he left. For a moment, everyone couldn't help but look at each other. The smart and intelligent person hurried forward and persuaded him, and finally came up with a word. Someone came from afar to join Geshuhan. As for who this person was, the follower refused to reveal it, and everyone could only give up.

At this moment, this person who succeeded in turning Geshuhan from anger to joy was talking to Geshuhan in his study with the heroes of the world. Whether it was An Lushan who seemed to be at the peak of the sky, Gao Xianzhi and Li Jian who made continuous military achievements in the Western Regions, or Guo Ziyi who was steady in Shuofang, he was either rated as a nouveau riche, or rated as unstable foundation, or rated as limited room for improvement, and the governor of Jiannan Dao and the governor of the Five Lingnan Prefectures, in one sentence, that is, the hero of the world, and the coach of Geshu, who was not included in the evaluation at all, in a word, it is the hero of the world, and the coach of Geshu, who is not included in the evaluation at all.

If such an evaluation is said from others, it will naturally be flattering, but Gao Shi said it. Ge Shuhan heard it and felt that he was floating. Gao Shi had been in Hedong for many years and was in charge of Wang Zhongsi. After that, Pei Xiuzhen also used him as the judge of the Jiedu. After An Lushan was a meritorious in the fight against the Khitan, Gao Shi still did not walk immediately, but handed over everything about Hedong clearly. He just left, and now he came to join him. How could Ge Shuhan not be happy?

But after all, he was the judge of the Jiedu that Wang Zhongsi had used in the past. Geshuhan naturally became more humble and shook his head and said, "Mr. Dafu is really a good reputation. I am ashamed to be a hero in the world. Let's not talk about my former master Wang Damao for the time being. General Du of Anbei also beats me a lot."

Both of them are Gao Shi's own old masters, so he naturally would not give harsh comments. After sighing deeply, he said sadly: "Loyalty is suspicious. It has always been there since ancient times. Even if a loyal and righteous man like General Ge Shu made a fuss for General Wang, he could only save his life. As for General Du, it has been unable to save him since the day Luo Xibing went to Anbeiya tent. Wang and Du represent the past, while General Ge Shu represents the present and the future. If today, only General Da Zhuang can be called heroes."

Geshuhan finally smiled happily. His family knew his family affairs and he was in war. In terms of specific affairs, he could only rely on the subordinates of the Jiedushi Mansion. However, Wang Zhongsi came to Helong alone to take office, and he did not take any of the officials around him, and all stayed in Hedong. Now, among these subordinates, the earliest ones, even the old people around Wang Jia, the Hexi Jiedushi who Geshuhan had served, had seen him as a low-ranking official, and although he was a regular Jiedushi, these people still couldn't help but feel a little incomparable. He had to train a civil servant himself, but it took a lot of effort to be better than a general.

Therefore, there were talents like Gao Shi coming from afar. Not to mention greeting each other, it was necessary to treat him with courtesy. Next, Geshuhan and Gao Shi talked for a long time and determined that this was the most suitable talent. He immediately slapped his thigh and said, "Since Mr. Dafu is here, I will now sign you as the judge of the Jiedushi, the deputy envoy of the Jiedushi, the deputy envoy of the Hexi Longyou Jiedushi, I will give you all the funeral of the funeral of the Hexi Longyou Jiedushi Mansion."

Gao Shi immediately stood up and bowed: "I will definitely live up to the trust of the general."

Since the title of the guest and host has been settled, Gao Shi asked unintentionally after he sat down again: "When I asked to see the Grand Marshal before, I seemed to see the Grand Marshal's face showing displeasure? Is there anything unhappy?"

Geshu Han originally planned to go vaguely, but he had been angry with Nan Jiyun for more than a day or two. Except for Zuo Che, a slave who was so busy with life and death, he had never spoken to other generals and schools. But when Gao Shi came to join the crowd, he couldn't help but pour out all his resentment. Seeing that Gao Shi was holding his chin thoughtfully, he could not help but explain a few more words for himself.

"I know that Nan Jiyun is square and a high-ranking general under the command of General Wang, but I think I treat him well. Whenever I have a banquet, I will order someone to invite him first, but he never refuses. Not only that, he rarely has sex with his colleagues and subordinates. He is so alone. How can he convince the public if there is any war in the future? Dafu, do you think I am wrong?"

Hearing Geshuhan say this, Gao Shi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had expectations for Geshuhan, the general promoted by Wang Zhongsi. After all, there is no news in Anbeiya tent. Can he still count on the court officials who are almost crows? That is, Geshuhan can count on it. However, during the chat just now, Geshuhan scoffed at An Sishun and disdained the generals like Guo Yao in Hedong. It was more extreme than Du Shiyi's attitude of suppressing and supporting a group of people, and more contemptuous towards Tubo. This may be explained as confidence, but isn't it another kind of conceit?

I remember that Gai Jiayun, who was famous in the Western Regions, was arrogant and complacent after guarding Helong, and thus lost Shibao City. This is a lesson from the past.

Of course Gao Shi was not stupid. He knew that he would not be able to persuade him when he had just applied. He could only follow Ge Shuhan's tone and blame Nan Jiyun for being too arrogant and not knowing worldly style. In the next three or four days, Ge Shuhan, who was resolute, not only introduced him to the civil and military officials of Hexi, but also gave power. Gao Shi immediately tasted the pain and happiness. When he finally took the time to visit Nan Jiyun, he was at least tactfully persuaded the other party, a letter from the Beiting Jieduan Mansion was sent to him, with the signature of Duan Xiushi.

When Du Shiyi was in Longyou, Gao Shi worked with Duan Xiushi's father Duan Xingchen, so he was considered an old acquaintance. However, after reading the letter, he found that Duan Xiushi was talking about the old people in Longyou and the old things in Longyou. It seemed plain, but who was Gao Shi? He was the most ingenious person, soon found one of the most special people among the old people Duan Xiushi talked about - Nan Jiyun. Thinking that Ge Shuhan regarded Nan Jiyun as useless, for several days, he had not even heard too many comments on Nan Jiyun among the civil and military officials in Hexi. Whether it was good or bad, he couldn't help but hesitate with the letter.

After tossing and turning for a night, the next morning, when Gao Shi received a formal letter from the Beiting Jiedushi's military governor's office and went to see Geshuhan again, he suddenly said, "The General had said before that he did not like Nan Jiyun. It seems that he is indeed out of place with the civil and military officials of Hexi. In this case, instead of putting people here and wasting a military envoy who could be used to reward merits, how could he send people elsewhere to avoid getting in the way in front of him?"

elsewhere?

Geshuhan's heart suddenly moved and immediately started to think about it. Hedong, Fanyang, Pinglu, now under An Lushan's command. Even if he didn't like Nan Jiyun, he would not want to give people to this guy he hated to slaughter. Jiannan Road and Lingnan were not within the scope of consideration. Mobei was in chaos. As for Shuofang... He had just managed the two towns and got Yang Guozhong's favor and did not want to offend this prime minister easily. Since this is the case, it was just right to put it in the Western Regions. Gao Xianzhi was planning to go on an expedition to make contributions, but Liangzhou in Hexi only needed to walk thousands of miles from Beiting, which has no war at the moment. Maybe those people in Beiting are willing to accept this person.

"According to the Beiting Jiedushi's Office, bandits appeared at the junction of Shazhou and Yizhou in the north, and countless business travelers suffered."

Hearing Gao Shi's excuse, Geshuhan nodded immediately and said, "Since that's the case, I'll let Nan Jiyun go to wipe out the troops."

No matter whether there are bandits or not, let him stay for a while and find an excuse to transfer people to Beiting.
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