"If Zheng Qianqi has any requirements, as long as it is within a certain ability, he will fully cooperate." Knowing that Zheng Peng did not compete with him for power, Yang Ji was in a good mood, and the more he looked at Zheng Peng, the more pleasing he became.

"The last time I served as the deputy superintendent of the imperial history, it was the brother of the Anxi Tiger Battalion who protected me thoroughly, this time I want to train new soldiers, and I will take the Tiger Battalion as the main body, I hope Yang Yushi can understand and communicate well with the Anxi town guard."

Yanji said happily: "No problem, so-and-so must take care of this matter." ”

The Yulin army brought from Chang'an is almost exhausted, and it is impractical to take Tubo within five years, and it is not practical to train new soldiers, and it is too late, Yang Ji heard that Zheng Peng set the deadline at five years, and he knew that Zheng Peng must draw elite soldiers and strong generals, and the most elite army in the Western Regions is in Anxi Mansion, and the most elite soldiers in Anxi Mansion is the Tiger Battalion, and it is not surprising that Zheng Peng wants to use the Tiger Battalion as the main frame of the new army.

The above means that if Zheng Peng is tossed, Yang Ji is also happy to be a favor.

"The war with Tibet has come to an end for the time being, but there are still many things to deal with in the future, please leave this prisoner exchange to me with full authority."

The exchange of prisoners has always been a matter of the imperial history of the prison army, and the stakes are very important, Yang Ji said with some hesitation: "Do you want to ask for instructions on this matter?" ”

"This matter is also part of the strategy, I will explain to the emperor, I will bear it if something happens."

With this sentence, everything is negotiable, and Yanki immediately agreed.

The two discussed for a long time, and then ended the conversation in a friendly atmosphere, and generally came to take what they needed, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

With the will of the imperial court, it is easy to do things, Zheng Peng officially served as the deputy supervisor of the Western Regions, and Yang Ji also released the news that the matter of prisoner exchange was handled by Zheng Peng with full authority, due to the fall of Tang Kuan, the town guard of Khotan, the court has not yet appointed a new candidate, Zheng Peng, as the deputy supervisor, sits in Khotan Town, and is in charge of military affairs in Khotan Town.

After becoming the deputy superintendent, the first thing Zheng Peng did was to send Qian Erbao and the old subordinates of the Yulin Army to the military camps in the Western Regions to select elite soldiers, and he was familiar with the yamen, inspecting the border offices and military camps in Khotan Town, and he was very busy.

Zheng Peng has been busy with work since he took over as the deputy supervisor of the Western Regions, and he is busy every day, but Zheng Peng can sit still, but Mr. Ka can't sit still, and on the fifth day of Zheng Peng's appointment, Kuro took the initiative to find Zheng Peng again.

It's still Xiyue Building, but the location has changed, it's no longer the Purple Smoke Courtyard, this time it's the Lanyue Courtyard.

After sitting down, Kuro said with some mixed feelings: "When the new official takes office, Zheng Jianjun is a noble person. ”

Zheng Peng was officially appointed as the deputy supervisor of the Western Regions, and it was also rumored that Zheng Peng would handle all affairs related to Tubo in the Western Regions, Mr. Ka and Kuro sat and waited for Zheng Peng to take the initiative to contact the prisoner exchange, but they didn't expect to wait for four days in a row, just seeing that Zheng Peng's town guard embassy in Khotan Town was busy, but he didn't have the intention of discussing the prisoner exchange, and after discussing it, he decided to take the initiative.

In Mr. Ka's words, Zheng Peng chose the latter in Brothers and Future.

Brother is a sworn fake brother, the future is a real future, to take the cement formula to save Guo back, the responsibility is too great, but if you don't save it, it seems that there is guilt in your heart, Ka Lao guessed that Zheng Peng deliberately used the procrastination trick, it is best to drag it until Guo Ziyi has an accident, so that he doesn't have to be in a dilemma, after thinking about "understanding", while writing back to Tubo to ask for a good look at Guo Ziyi, he asked Ku Luo to take the initiative to discuss the exchange of prisoners with Zheng Peng.

Ku Luo persuaded Ka Lao that doing so would make Tubo lose the initiative in the exchange of prisoners, Zheng Peng did not investigate Xiyuelou, indicating that he couldn't let go of Guo Ziyi in his heart, and Ka Lao's words made Ku Luo unable to refute: Zheng Peng didn't take Xiyuelou to do it because he was thinking about the old days of worshipping his brothers, and when this old love became weak, it would be dangerous, and now it is time to negotiate a deal while Zheng Peng is still thinking about the old love, otherwise it will be too late to regret it.

After Zheng Peng sat down, he glanced at Kuro with some complicated feelings, and said: "Others are the three fires of the new official, I am unlucky, as soon as I take office, I have to clean up a mess, I am a little busy, to be honest, in fact, the matter of changing prisoners is not very urgent, who is in a hurry for this kind of thing, who suffers, right?" ”

It's really frank, Kuro didn't know what to say when he heard it, but he was still a little moved in his heart, after each was his master, Zheng Peng could still say such frank words, which showed that he didn't have much defense in his heart.

After all, they are sworn brothers.

"It's rare for Zheng Jianjun to be so frank, and he also confessed, promoting the exchange of prisoners has two major benefits for a certain person, one is that he can't bear Guo Baiqi to suffer from prison and return safely as soon as possible, but it is also a matter of heart in his heart, let's worship brothers are good to get together and disperse, and the other is that it is uncomfortable to send people under the fence, after taking refuge in Tubo, because of the failure of the sneak attack on Qiuzi, he has been snubbed a lot, if this kind of thing is successful, it can be regarded as earning some face, that is, to wronged Zheng Jianjun."

Kuro knew that Zheng Peng was a smart person, and saying too many hypocritical things would make him unhappy, so it was better to say more truthful words.

"Alas" Zheng Peng sighed, shook his head and said: "If I ask for more money and things, I can still be the master, cement is too important, young patriarch, it is estimated that you also know that all the craftsmen who can produce cement are closely protected by the imperial court, which shows how much the emperor attaches importance to it, if you really give it to you, the emperor will definitely not spare me." ”

If it weren't for the Tang Dynasty to look too closely at those craftsmen, Tubo and Ge Lulu would not have gone to such great lengths, Kuro thought to himself, but he persuaded him: "If others leak important secrets, they must worry about their lives, but Zheng Jianjun is a celebrity around the emperor, and he is regarded as a lucky star of the Tang Dynasty's luck, at most, he will be fined and dismissed, if he really remisses the official, isn't it just in line with Zheng Jianjun's intentions, how good it is to be at home with brocade clothes and jade food, left and right, why suffer in this bitter cold place?" ”

has been with Zheng Peng for a long time, Kuro also knows Zheng Peng's temper, he can't stand if he can lie down, and he won't be on duty if he can pretend to be sick.

When others heard the dismissal, they would definitely be frightened, Zheng Peng would not, if he dismissed the official, he would definitely dance happily, and then smile to celebrate his escape from the sea of suffering.

Sure enough, hearing the dismissal, Zheng Peng's eyes flashed with joy, but he quickly said worriedly: "This matter is too important, I am afraid that it will affect my family, so I can't implicate my relatives and friends in order to save a sworn brother." ”

Seeing that Zheng Peng was a little tempted, Kuroman hit the railway while it was hot: "This is simple, Zheng Jianjun said just now, there is no impermeable wall in the world, there is a craftsman in a certain hand, this craftsman just participated in the construction of the Yingshu Bridge in Boling, then it can be said that this craftsman was curious, peeked at the production of cement, will make cement by himself, and then push the charge to him." ”

"And what's going on?"

"There is such a thing, that craftsman is called Chen Dacai, he knows some masonry skills, when Yingshu Bridge, didn't you recruit a large number of people because of insufficient manpower, he went to help, last year his uncle retired from the army, he replaced him as a small soldier who raised military horses, and was caught by the patrol team in Tibet, just to use."

Zheng Peng pondered for a moment, and quickly said: "Young Patriarch, I admit that I am moved, I can handle the matter of prisoner exchange on behalf of the Tang Dynasty on behalf of the negotiation, can the young patriarch represent Tubo?" ”

"No," Kuro said directly, "However, someone who can handle it can be invited to come, and Zheng Jianjun please wait." ”

Kuro went out for a while, and soon brought in an old man with a white beard.

The old man is about fifty years old, old and old, wearing the most common robe in the Tang Dynasty, because of the cold, and wearing a white sheep-colored gown, which looks no different from an ordinary old man in the Western Regions from the outside, and what impressed Zheng Peng the most is that he has a pair of old eyes that are very bright, giving people a feeling of brilliance.

"Who is this?"

As soon as Kuro wanted to speak, the old man put his right hand on his heart and made a salute with the etiquette of Tibet: "The Tibetan envoy Carlo has seen Zheng Jianjun. ”

With that, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zheng Peng respectfully.

Cardinal took it, and after checking that there was no problem, it was handed to Zheng Peng.

Cardinals are very cautious at all times.

Zheng Peng opened the letter and saw that it was a letter of appointment from Tubo Zanpu Chide Zuzan appointing the outer capital protector Cullo to be fully responsible for the exchange of prisoners, and there was his autograph and seal on it.

It shouldn't be fake.

Very well prepared, silent, even the agent came, saying that the defense of Khotan Town is very ordinary, Kuro sneaked in, and this person called Carlo also appeared here with a swagger, and even the authorization documents were ready.

"It turns out to be Tougo, please sit down and talk." Zheng Peng said politely.

Carlo nodded, and then sat down in the place where Curro had just been, while Curro stood silently behind Carlo.

After sitting down, Carlo said straightforwardly: "I heard that Zheng Jianjun is a cheerful person, and he will get straight to the point. ”

It's really straightforward, and you need the formula when you open your mouth.

Zheng Peng said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid this can't be as Du Hu wishes, cement is a strict product of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor will not agree to exchange things related to the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for prisoners, to be honest, if you have important people in hand, then it's another matter, just a hundred cavalry commanders, even if it is my sworn brother, the request is too much, don't forget, you also have a lot of people in our hands." ”

"No way, this matter is requested by Zampu personally, and there is nothing Bendu can do" Carlo said directly: "Zheng Jianjun, there is no unnegotiable deal in the world, only the price that cannot be negotiated, the cement formula must be, and we must let us verify the authenticity, and everything else is negotiable." ”

Zheng Peng stared at Carlo for a while, half loud, and said, "Is Guo Baiqi okay now?" ”

"Okay, I can eat and sleep, I have a few small injuries on my body, all of them have been healed, and I will recuperate for a while, so as to ensure that I am alive and well like when I first arrived in the Western Regions."

"The corpse of Li Xiancheng, a thousand horses, is still in your hands, has it not been destroyed?"

"The body is intact, and it has been put into the coffin and placed in the ice cellar."

"Captured Tang soldiers, what do you do?"

Carlo hesitated, and said with some pity: "In addition to Guo Baiqi, a total of 1,372 soldiers of the Tang Army were captured in this battle, and there are 820 people alive, and all the dead corpses can be returned to the Tang Dynasty." ”

Zheng Peng frowned on the spot, and said with a dissatisfied face: "How long has it been, and forty percent of you have died, and you are actually treating the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty?" ”