Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

Thinking of this name and this person, Tu Yezhuo's mind became extremely chaotic. Speaking of Duomo and even Rao Le, the root cause of the chaos was the five power struggles caused by Li Yanji's sudden death, but the situation in the grassland deteriorated in a short period of time. So fast, Tang Cheng is undoubtedly the most important pusher. After planning for a long time and waiting for such a long time, today he finally opened his huge mouth, which can be called a blood basin, and swallowed the whole Domo with just one mouthful. Everything was swallowed, based on Tu Yezhuo's understanding of Tang Cheng, this is a person who dares to try his best to swallow the whole sky as long as he is given a chance, even if it is a small chance.

Tang Cheng cannot be satisfied with a Duomo department, and Tuyezhuo also knew that the target of his next mouth would be Tuduo and Pingcuo, which are now very weak, but what Tuyezhuo didn't understand was Tang Cheng's final goal. Where will the target be?

The entire Raole Grassland?

The idea that suddenly popped up in his mind made Tu Yezhuo's heart tremble suddenly, and at the same time another voice popped out: Impossible!Even if he had this idea, he definitely didn't have the strength. No matter how clever he was at turning opportunities into opportunities and taking advantage of them, he was so clever that he could use the power in his hands to the extreme and crush the weak Duo Mosan in one fell swoop. Everything is under control, and Suo and Shali will still be insurmountable obstacles.

Even if Tang Cheng controls the military supply of the Suo Department, it is not enough to make Suo bow his head in this kind of struggle involving the control of the grassland. Suobu's backlash, in the previous transactions between Tang Shang and Xi Ren, there were too many examples of being beheaded by Xi Ren because of greed.

Tu Yezhuo was also not worried that the battle between the two tigers of the Suobu and Shali would give Tang Cheng an opportunity to manipulate. The grassland has its own laws, and when the two wolves fighting for food find that they can't do anything to each other, they Will compromise and share, instead of stupidly fighting to the death, and then let the fox hiding next to it take advantage of it.

The Raole Grassland is so big, it is enough for Suo and Shali to share.Once they cease fighting, will the Duomo Tribe, which has no survival and a strong need for weapons, be willing to be controlled by a Tang Dynasty?

The answer to this question is so straightforward that it requires no thought at all.

In the final analysis, the solution to Suo Suo and Shali still requires real force and troops, and this is what Tang Cheng lacks the most. Tu Yezhuo knew that the Tang court had just reiterated the old edict of Emperor Taizong and Love Ruyi not long ago, and made it clear that he would not take the initiative Intervening in the disputes between Rao and Le, under such circumstances, even Jia Zixing's Tiancheng army dare not cross the boundary river and set foot on the grassland. Where can Tang Cheng find the army?Difficult to rely on Domo Sanbu already in your hands?Not to mention whether these three parts are willing to follow the order of a Tang Dynasty to attack their own people, if they really did, how could these defeated generals be the opponents of Zuo Suo and Sally?

Without the support of the Tang court, the three controlled ministries are doomed to be useless in this matter. No matter how clever Tang Cheng is, no matter how clever his methods are, he will not be able to change the army.

It is very likely that Tang Cheng's final result will be that his cleverness will be mistaken by his cleverness. Maybe he will not really realize that the descendants of the wolf god will not be messed with arbitrarily until he is bitten by the three parts that he thinks are firmly in his hands. !

Thinking of this, Tu Yezhuo's depressed mood felt better a lot, but at the same time, another kind of worry emerged from the bottom of his heart uncontrollably.

What should Longmen Xi do?His clan is too closely connected with Tang Cheng. The benefits of this close connection are obvious. Longmenxi has gathered more and more wealth, and the clan has become more and more prosperous, especially during this period of time. The attitude of Rao Lexi, who was looked down upon by the people who returned to Xi people, has undergone earth-shaking changes. Even the younger brother of the patriarch of the Suo tribe, who was once powerful at this time, personally visited him in his tent, and even brought Suo Ping No matter from which point of view, since the alliance with Tang Cheng, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Longmen Xi is striding forward on the most prosperous road in the past 70 years, but what about the future?

Thinking of swallowing the entire Raole Grassland with one person's strength and only relying on the means of merchants, Tuye Zhuoyou became more and more sure that Tang Cheng was playing with fire, and playing with fire would cause self-immolation!After his defeat, what will happen to Longmen Xi who is closely connected with him?

The sadness that had been haunting Tu Yezhuo before was completely dispelled by the fear brought about by this question. How many tribes on the grassland suddenly fell into the bottomless abyss at the seemingly most prosperous apex. So far, Tu Yezhuo has no thoughts To mourn his fellow tribe on the grassland, the only thing he thinks about is how to prevent his tribe from becoming the object of others' misery in the future.

Tu Yezhuo's mood suddenly cheered up, and he walked quickly to Longmenxi's camp with a vigorous pace that was rare for an old man of his age.

After completing the two things Tang Cheng just said, Tu Yezhuo didn't have the heart to go back and went straight to his leather tent.

At this moment, there was a lot of noise in his leather tent, several big men in the clan were bombarding Tu Yesi indiscriminately, they were so focused that no one noticed him.

Tu Yezhuo simply withdrew from the leather tent again, gestured to several confidant guards on duty, retreated to the door of the tent, and listened quietly to the noise coming from inside.

Tu Yesi was thinking about the big bosses who want people, people who are smart, soft-tempered and tough. His purpose of wanting these people is to complete Tang Cheng's installation of the so-called "military law officials" in the Domo Ministry. task.

Tang Cheng obviously didn't want to use frontier soldiers, nor did he want to use Tang people. He had already stated that these people would all be selected from Longmen Xi, and that they could expand the influence of his tribe among Rao Lexi. It's all about doing their best, and even these big bosses have seen the benefits, so what they are arguing about Tu Yesi is not that they don't want to send people, but that they want to get as many places as possible.

Tu Yezhuo understood what was going on, coughed heavily and walked into the leather tent again.

Under the prestige accumulated over the years, the noisy big bosses immediately quieted down when they saw Tu Yezhuo.

"What is it like to be so noisy?" Tu Yezhuo calmly walked to the main seat in the leather tent and sat down, waved his hand and said, "Get out".

The leaders walked out obediently like docile lambs.

"Father, I'm picking someone..." The serious look on Tu Yezhuo's face did not affect Tu Yesi's excitement at all, and he told the whole story, "Father, this is my family... ".

Tu Yezhuo interrupted Tu Yesi's words, "You don't need to talk about the good things about this matter, I'll just ask you, have you ever thought of the bad things about this matter?".

It was only then that Tu Yexi noticed that something was wrong with his father's face, he put away his excitement, "What's wrong?", thought for a long time in doubt, and carefully thought about the matter itself and the possible reasons for Tu Yezhuo's abnormal mood After thinking about it all, Tu Yesi was still at a loss.What could be wrong with this?How could father be like this all of a sudden?When we first met, it was clear that it was fine.

"The son is stupid, please tell the father clearly."

When Tu Yesi was thinking just now, Tu Yezhuo just waited patiently, but now when he heard such an answer, a moment of disappointment appeared in his heart, followed by deeper fear.This is the silent heir in his heart, he didn't even see the slightest crisis, and he didn't even think of it after reminding him...

What does the Tang people say?Born in sorrow, died in peace, Tu Yesi is still too immature!

"You never thought that if the relationship between this tribe and Tang Cheng can barely be said to be a merchant trade, after you 'military officials' are sent out, whether it is the fact or in the eyes of others, we will fight Broken bones and tendons."

"Father means that there will be problems with Tang Cheng?" After all, Tu Yesi did not disappoint Tu Yezhuo too much. It's hard to accept, "The general trend of the grassland is like this, and Tang Cheng can find a few tricks from even the smallest opportunity...".

Seeing that his father was unwilling to listen to these, Tu Yesi resolutely did not continue, and changed his words: "Even if father has other worries, there is no room for stopping this matter now. With Tang Cheng's shrewdness, since I have already Promise, not to say that it is not to be done, even a little perfunctory will definitely arouse his suspicion, and at that time...we don't have the capital to fall out with him now."

Tu Yezhuo's disappointment with Tu Yesi has faded a bit. Thinking of this, this son will be qualified to take over as the patriarch in the future. He is just too young now, and how many young people can easily see through the huge situation in front of him? What about the confusion of interests?

"Well", Tu Yezhuo nodded and didn't say anything more, "Do what you should do, and try to do it to satisfy Tang Cheng."

"The idea of ​​a close alliance with Tang Cheng was the decision made by the father. For this reason, the son only understood his father's painstaking efforts after traveling in Chang'an. Judging from the current results, this decision has brought inexhaustible benefits. Dozens In the past few years, Longmenxi has never been as prosperous as it is now, let alone expand our strength and influence to Rao Le. For the tribe, the current situation is very good, what is father worried about?".

"It may not be good for me to tell you these things now. How can you do things under Tang Cheng if you are unsure, let alone arouse his suspicion because of this. What you said just now is correct, and when Tang Cheng takes it into his hands The more things you have, the less the tribe has the capital to break face with him. This is the current situation, so you must not make him suspicious. When you should let you know, you will naturally let you know. Now do your own business things go".

Tu Yesi didn't ask any more questions, and after a pause, he said again, "This matter involves Tang Cheng and the entire tribe. As the patriarch, my father's every move is very important. My son only hopes that this worry is right, otherwise... It's very dangerous." After saying that, he saluted Tu Yezhuo, and he left the tent.

For so many years, no one in Longmen Xiren dared to talk to him like that, but Tu Yezhuo was not only not angry at the moment, but a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Little wolf cub", Tu Yezhuo ordered the guards outside the leather tent to find Tu Duo after cursing in an inaudible manner.

Tudor will arrive in no time.

"I need two people to send a message to the Duoli Ministry. These guards are not available. You go to the clan to find two smart people with faces." Tu Yezhuo's voice was very low and deep, " If there is any news about this matter, I will personally chop off the heads of your family."

"Yes", Tuduo suppressed the shock in his heart, and turned around without raising his head.

It wasn't until Tuduo went out of the tent that he was too far away to be seen, Tu Yezhuo completely gave up the urge to call him back several times, and then murmured in an inaudible voice: "This is the wolf god. I can't be wrong about this grassland!".

……

The finishing matters of Duo Mo's department are a matter of course. Everything is proceeding step by step, so there is really no need to say more.

Zhang Xiangwen returned to the Longmen County Government Office on the same day, taking away with him two letters written by Tang Cheng.

After the staged work came to an end, Tang Cheng handed over most of the trivial finishing work to Tu Yesi. It has to be said that this guy is getting more and more capable.

It is because of him that Tang Cheng can have time to spend time with Qizhi. Whenever a man and a woman resent each other, countless wars will be ignited. A section of Wanmei is now so thick that it can be turned into water droplets.

Meeting some people wearing merchant clothes every day—although Tu Yesi always felt that there was something wrong with these people, this was one of the few things Tang Cheng didn't entrust to him, and it was not easy for him to ask.Then watch the singing and dancing in Anlu Mountain, and walk in the boudoir with the charming Qizhi at night. Tang Cheng's life these days is really good.

The only fly in the ointment is the noise brought by the two envoys of Tuduo and Pingcuo. Since the show last time, these two people have completely wiped their faces and put them in their arms, tracking Tang Tang like hunting dogs every day. As long as they have a chance to get closer, even if they think that the opportunity is dozens of steps away, they can scream loudly regardless of their attention, and there is no need to go into details about the content of their screams.

Finally, Tang Cheng "couldn't stand it anymore" and walked out of Wenrou Township noisyly. Twelve days later, after sending people to send Qizhi back to Longmen, and the aftermath of the Duomo Department was basically completed, the sixth-rank Rao of Datang Zheng Master Le Sima reluctantly embarked on a journey to Tuduobu.

Chapter 288 You are here to be horizontal, I am here to be stupefied

When Tang Cheng, the true god, was finally invited to go on the road, the envoy of Tuduobu almost burst into tears. If there really was a wolf god on the grassland, he would surely be annoyed to death by his countless times.

Although the carriage is heated with high-quality silver frost charcoal, it is inevitable that some dreary charcoal gas will accumulate in this small area. Tang Cheng, who is a little dry, stretches out his hand to open the window and breathes. Looking at the fresh and chilly air coming in through the window, I sipped hot wine and listened to the envoy of Puncog Department sitting opposite.

After waiting for so long, this is the result. The envoy of Pingcuobu's face is so miserable that it is unbearable to see, but it is even more impossible for him to go back now, so he is here without embarrassment or embarrassment. In Tang Cheng's convoy, "The current situation of the headquarters is really at the critical point of life and death. Now that Rao Le's throne is vacant, who else can the headquarters turn to on the grassland besides Master Sima sent by Tian Khan? No matter what, the safety of my [-] people in Pingcuo is completely in the hands of the adults."

Since Emperor Taizong, how many Simas have been sent to the grassland in the past 70 years, and who really cares about them?Now that life and death are still alive and yet he utters such unreasonable words, the emissary of the Pingcuo Department is obviously in a hurry and has used all the tricks and tricks.

But at this time, Tang Cheng naturally won't talk to him about those old things. People are so miserable that they can't get any pleasure even if they are tortured with words. What's going on? Your envoy still doesn't know what's going on? If you want soldiers or generals, who can really listen to me? Even going to Tuduo this time is just doing your best to obey the destiny, relying on nothing but follow-up It's just a little friendship from the patriarch. As for Shali from your department, he doesn't even have this kind of friendship, but your envoy suddenly put such a heavy responsibility on my shoulders. I want to take it, but I really don't have the will to do it. ah".

The current situation in the grassland is that one hair can affect the whole body, and the situation of Suo Suo and Shali restraining each other is very clear. If there is no idea in mind, why did the envoys of the Pingcuo Department ask Tang Cheng for a delay? He refused to leave even for such a long time, but he is not stupid, so he didn't expose the words, but asked nervously, "It is good that Master Sima has friendship with Patriarch Pasuo. In my lord's opinion, Pasuo How likely is it to stop this time?"

It seemed that this guy was really in a panic, and he could even ask such a question. Tang Cheng smiled from the bottom of his heart, "This is something that can only be decided by asking the chief patriarch. What should I say?".

"I'm being reckless," the envoy of Phuncuo smiled and said solemnly after bowing his hands according to the etiquette of Tang people: "I, Pingcuo and Tuduobu, are now two weak sheep tied by a rope, and they will die if they die. If you want to live, you can live, but whether you live or die is in the hands of adults. If you really die this time, you don’t need to say anything. If you can turn the dead back to life with the blessing of adults, you will also be seriously injured. I am afraid that I will not even be able to protect myself. Who else can I rely on if I don’t rely on the adults? Anyway, I still say that, the safety of the [-] people in the Pingcuo Department is completely in the hands of the adults.”

Momojiji, wouldn't it be over if you said this earlier!After the words that should be heard and what he wanted to hear were finally revealed so clearly, Tang Cheng didn't need to make those detours any more. He raised his cup and drank the remaining warm wine in it, and said, "Although the right to decide is In the hands of the Patriarch Suoping, but I will try my best to mediate the war, otherwise it would be nothing if I made a trip in vain. I really can't bear to see the grassland bleed again. After all, these are the people of Tian Khan. If you fight in the same room, why bother each other?"

The envoy of Pingcuo directly ignored Tang Cheng's feelings of "compassion and compassion" for the grassland, and still asked persistently: "In your opinion, what is the chance of success in this trip?".

"My lord envoy is really persistent." Tang Chengzhuang shook his head helplessly and said with a smile, "The Patriarch Wu Suoping is also a person who values ​​friendship and generosity. There is still someone who is [-]% sure of this trip."

The envoy of Pingcuo waited anxiously for such a long time, and now he finally got such a definite answer after throwing out his hole cards. He suddenly felt his heart relax, and finally let out the suffocation that had lasted for an indeterminate amount of time. , "That's good. In addition, our department has something to ask for your help."

"Speaking".

"Shali's army is very powerful. Needless to say, our people have the will to resist bravely. However, this weapon is really not good enough. The waist knife is blunt and the quiver is empty. How can we deal with the enemy? Please also, my lord. After the ban is lifted, send a few more merchant teams to come over, and if nothing else, you should bring more arrows.” At this point, the envoy of Puncog paused and looked at Tang Cheng’s face carefully, then gritted his teeth. Point out three fingers and say: "As long as the things can be delivered as soon as possible, the department is willing to increase the price by [-]%."

"There is such a thing! Hey, this is my negligence." Tang Cheng felt regretful when he heard the words, "I couldn't bear to see the same family fighting and killing too much in the prairie, so I reported to the Hebei Road Investigation Office to ban the arms trade. But I didn't expect that your Ministry is a righteous war against violence, the situation is really special, negligent, too negligent! Don't worry, your envoy, I will order people to handle this matter immediately, and the weapons must be sent to your Ministry as quickly as possible. As for As for the price, your envoy also knows that merchants value profits, and now the situation on the grassland is special, and your goods are in a hurry, so it is inevitable that the price will increase. Back, on behalf of those merchants, I would like to promise you that the military supplies to the Pingcuo Ministry will only increase the price by [-]% compared with the Taiping period?".

During the battle between the two armies, thousands of arrows were consumed in just one round of facing each other. In the face of such a huge amount of arrows, it is impossible to know how much livestock and leather goods can be saved by giving up [-]%. He clasped his hands, "Thank you so much, sir. In addition, the Sali department also asks you to strictly control the entrance."

Regarding this matter, Tang Cheng answered without any hesitation and ambiguity, "Don't worry, your envoy, I will definitely not let a knife or an arrow flow into Sally."

Although Tang Cheng had let go, the envoy of Pingcuo was still worried. After everything was finished, he stared at Tang Cheng as he wrote the warrant. Leaving the horse team and galloping back, the speed is really admirable.

Thinking of the cold weather and the long distance, Tang Cheng specially took the carriage with him when he traveled this time. He originally wanted to be more relaxed, but Tuduo's emissary was really unnatural. He rode like he had epilepsy every day. The horse tossed back and forth, urging it to go fast at least eight times from morning to night. No matter how good the carriage was built in this era, there was no shock absorber. The comfort level plummeted when the speed increased. In the end, Tang Cheng who was bouncing was really Unable to stand it anymore, he simply left the carriage wrapped in a wind cloak and rode on. In this way, the speed of the journey became faster and faster, and it took nearly three days less than expected to arrive at Tuduobu leather tent.

The dilapidated tents, the wounded soldiers everywhere, the old and weak women and children who fetch water and do chores have expressions so heavy that they have no expression on their faces... Everything you see in front of you perfectly interprets the word "miserable", even Tang Chengzao I have a clear understanding of the current situation of Tuduobu, but after seeing the row of nine piles of cremated corpses that reached the height of a three-story building in later generations, I still couldn't help but feel a sudden chill in my heart. How many people would have to die to pile up Such a hideous pile of corpses!

Compared with the present one, his quelling the chaos in Longmen County when he first arrived that day was really nothing. It was only after seeing the pile of corpses that Tang Cheng had a real understanding of "one general will succeed and ten thousand bones will die". The concept of being.

There is nothing to say about the meeting with Tuduomeng, the chief patriarch of the Tuduo tribe. From the expressions and words of him and the elders in the tribe who were anxious to the point of despair, combined with everything he saw with his own eyes, Tang Cheng has clearly seen that Even if Tu Duobu's persistence has not reached the bottom line, it is only an inch difference.

Now that the time to intervene is ripe, the asking price and negotiation this time are extremely fast. With the waist bent or even about to be interrupted, Tuduobu has no room for bargaining. They have no room for bargaining for Tang Cheng. The request was almost agreed after only a face-saving hesitation, followed by urging, not only urging the military weapon but also Tang Cheng to start contact with the investigation department as soon as possible.

Poor Tuduobu has been beaten to despair during this period. If it weren't for the cruelty of the grassland hegemony, if the upper-class nobles were defeated, they would have to be slaughtered in all likelihood. I'm afraid they love to enjoy but don't have much ambition. Tuduomeng and others have already crawled to the cable plane and asked to surrender.

This is the difference between the advanced and the backward. Even the wars in the slave society are simpler and more cruel than those in the dynastic era.

After talking and sighing, Tang Cheng wrote a letter to open the arms ban on the Duomo Department without any further delay, while packing up his exhausted body due to the successive journeys in the past few days and rushing to the Searching Department at the contact point of the soldiers. go.

Tang Cheng's trip to the Zooting Department was really tortuous from the very beginning when he first came into contact with the Zooting Frontier Cavalry to entering the camp. He regretted more than once while being detained like a prisoner. He regretted why he didn't send someone first. Lian Lian rushed in, and when he finally saw Zuo Suo Hai, his expression was as wonderful as he could imagine.

"The Suo Department is so powerful." Looking at the approaching Suo Hai with a smile on his face, Tang Cheng stretched out his hand and touched the scimitar that was monitoring him not far away. He sneered and said with a sneer: "If I remember correctly, this scimitar was personally supervised by a caravan to send it to your ministry. Hmph, your hospitality is really impressive. Got to know."

"Presumptuous, who told you to be so rude to Master Sima, why don't you put it away quickly." As soon as Suo Hai raised his eyes and yelled at those sergeants, Tang Cheng interrupted him coldly, "Forget it, some As soon as they met, they revealed their identities, but they still did not escape this kind of encounter. At that time, the desire to search for the nobleman was really like looking forward to Yun Ni, but the nobleman came so late, since he wanted to show his strength in front of a certain person Wei, why bother acting now."

In the previous meeting, Tang Cheng deliberately showed the face of a mediocre official who was eager to get promoted and make a fortune, especially when he persuaded the Ministry of Search and Exploration to accept "military law as an official", he deliberately showed this greedy and weak face. Speaking of it, it was the first time that Suohai felt Tang Cheng's sharp mouth like a poisonous snake. The contrast was so great that he couldn't react for a while, "This... is really a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding".

No matter how awkward Suo Hai's smile was, Tang Cheng walked towards the tent in front of him, and continued to sneer with a dead face while walking: "No matter how bad this official is, he is also a sixth-rank Sima sent by the emperor. Here, these pawns are facing each other with knives and arrows, shouting and shouting. Huh, it seems that Tu Duobu is right, your Suobu is really too domineering. It doesn’t even matter.”

Even if what Tang Cheng said was the truth, in the future, after the war in Suobu is over and the grasslands are united, even a person who disapproves in his heart will still get a copy of the Khan's edict, otherwise he will have to add a lot of hands. No matter how embarrassing Zuo Suohai was, he had no choice but to explain.

Who knows that Tang Cheng is now a living incarnation of a bastard. After Ren Suohai explained for a long time, he said with a cold face, "I am here on the order of the emperor, and your Suohai department is right for me." To be so disrespectful to an official is to disrespect Tian Khan!".

After saying this, Tang Cheng, who was walking forward, suddenly turned around with a look of shame on his face, raised his sleeves, and saw a black-glow crossbow arrow shot out, just nailed to the place where he had raised the knife just now. Standing on Xi Bing's lap closest to him.

The soldier from the Suso Department rolled and fell to the ground with a scream, and immediately heard the "swipe" sound of drawing knives, and dozens of gleaming scimitars lit up around him.

Looking at the scene in front of them, Zheng San and others who came with them drew their swords to protect Tang Cheng, and kept muttering in their hearts, "Tang Sima is not such a person usually, what happened today?".

"Hmph, I don't even look at what I am, but I dare to shout at this officer. I didn't shoot you in the chest this time, it's a cheap thing for you." After finishing this sentence arrogantly, Tang Cheng turned to Suohai His complexion got better now, "I'm tired too, so I'll ask you nobleman, let's get paid now."

Zuo Suohai's face changed again and again, and finally he returned to his normal color. After waving to those tribal soldiers, he led Tang Cheng to the tent in front without saying a word.

Although the guy didn't say anything more, the apologetic smile on his face was gone. He led Tang Cheng into the tent and settled down, then walked to the Ping Suo leather tent not far away.

After watching Zuo Suohai leave the tent, Tang Cheng also put away the domineering expression on his face and smiled.

If you come here, don't blame me and just come here in a daze!

There is only Lu Suoping in the leather tent, this guy is in his prime, his facial features are extremely vigorous, especially his stature is a head taller than the already burly Lu Suohai.Such a stature coupled with such an appearance and the aura of being a great patriarch can really bring great coercion to the people he faces.

"He's here?" Seeing Zuo Suohai coming in, Zuo Suoping didn't stop wiping the scimitar in his hand, and asked casually, "How is it? I found out the purpose of his visit this time."

Chapter 289 Tang Cheng's Roar

Zuo Suohai walked into the leather tent, and was not in a hurry to answer Zuo Suoping's question. He took the wine bag and drank a breath on his neck, and then said with a strong breath of alcohol: "This dog official is just a cow who doesn't like sheep and doesn't like sheep." Licking dog, if I hadn't thought about the tribe's military supply, I would have chopped him alive just now."

Rao Lexi, who worships the wolf god, is the most despised animal is a dog. To be able to swear such words is enough to show the extent of the anger and stagnation in Zuo Suohai's heart.

"What happened?".

After Cuo Suohai took another sip from the wine bag, he explained the whole story in detail, "I'll let the dog officer hang out according to my elder brother's wishes, and I'll also see his courage, who knows...".

Listening, Suoping with a focused face slowly stopped wiping the scimitar, "Oh! His reaction is indeed unexpected! Tell me, what do you think of him, after all, the clan has always been with him He's touching you."

"Every time the tribe buys a military weapon, they have to bribe him once. This dog official is really quick when collecting money; besides, every time we meet, he always talks about ways to get credit, what kind of credit What kind of official can he be promoted?" Suo Suohai recalled and continued: "By the way, he talked a lot about the bitter cold of the grassland, the poor food, the prosperity of Chang'an and Yangzhou, and the happy building in Yangzhou. I’ve said it ten times, and I was still wondering what this place was, but I finally realized it was a whore’s den, and it’s said that one of his concubines was the head of the whore’s den.”

"Loves officials, loves money, and loves beauty. According to you, Tang Cheng is indeed a stupid official. But looking at the things he has done since he came to the grassland, is this really what a stupid official can do?", Suo Ping Inserting the polished scimitar into the unadorned scabbard, he stood up and walked out, "This is an interesting man, but unfortunately our tribe is busy now, so we don't have time to mingle with him. Let's go, see you later." ".

The first time Tang Cheng met with Suoping was the tea, he complained first, "Can this be considered tea? The tea soup is black, and even has a musty smell, and it tastes harsh in the mouth. Not to mention Meng The top ten famous teas like Dingshihua are better than this even if you just grab a handful of leaves in the tea garden in the south of the Yangtze River." Complaining that he poured the tea on the ground, Tang Cheng shook his head helplessly, "Talk about enjoying the grassland This kind of tea is completely inconsistent with the identity of the Patriarch of Zuo Suo. Forget it, I will write to those merchants who transport the military equipment to bring some good tea, and it will be considered as the Patriarch of Zuo Suo. meet and greet".

"Come on, change the wine for Lord Sima. Now is not the time for Suo Suobu to enjoy it, besides, it is good tea that is used to drinking, and this is what our family is used to." Suo Ping didn't care about Tang Cheng's words, and waved his hands to order After saying a word, he said straightly: "Why is Lord Sima here?".

"Because I'm busy, these things in life need to be managed more carefully. Life is about eating and drinking. If you can't even pay attention to these two things, what's the point of fighting and killing?" At the slightest bit of interest, Tang Cheng shook his head regretfully and said: "It's easy for the Patriarch to think about what I said. As for the purpose of my coming here, I am really impatient and want to send more envoys eight times a day for half a month. entanglement, come here and ask the chief patriarch for a truce."

"A truce?", Suo Ping and Suo Hai looked at each other, looked at Tang Cheng with a playful smile, and said, "The war has reached this point, and it is almost time to end the war. not easy".

"It's not easy, it's not just a matter of searching for a word from the patriarch." Tang Cheng waved his hand indifferently, and continued to speak in a loose tone: "Besides, there is also a saying in the Tang Dynasty called 'one who walks a hundred steps is half nine Ten', I was just talking about the current situation of the search department. It is precisely because of this that the multi-part fight is more ruthless. Since then, every day has been a bloody battle, and people have to pay for it. Dog anxious Jumping over the wall, and the rabbit biting people in a hurry, the war will not be as smooth as it was at the beginning, I am afraid it will not work."

At this time, a servant brought in the warm wine, and Tang Cheng took it and poured it for Suo Ping and continued: "I didn't want to come, but it's really hard to suffer because of the cold weather and the long road. The envoys of the ministry pester people every day and people can't stop. Now the throne on the grassland is vacant. Speaking of which, except for Sima sent by me, the Khan, there is no serious official. Well, he can be regarded as relying on him now. Me, no matter how much we officials don’t want to take care of things, but now we don’t know where to push if we want to push it? If I don’t care, he will go to Hebei Road to observe the envoy’s mansion, or the governor’s mansion in Youzhou, no matter this or that While lightly and skillfully making Dao zhezi to Chang'an, if only one person is in his position and does not seek his own government, then the future of this official will be completely ruined by Rao Le."

Seeing that Suoping just narrowed his eyes and listened but did not speak, Tang Cheng sighed bitterly and then continued, "I have told him since the first time I saw the envoy of Tuduobu. , since you can't win, then surrender, I still said the same thing when I saw Tuduomeng yesterday, I can't write two words of ridicule, left and right are my own people, surrendering to my own people is not ashamed! Helpless Tuduo From Tuduomeng to those elders in the ministry, they are all copper-headed and iron-headed, and they refuse to die. What can I do? I can only turn around and ask the chief patriarch, and now Tuduobu is disabled. The good pastures are almost occupied, not to mention the livestock and fur goods, and it is time to stop. When will it be enough to reap the benefits? This will prevent them from dying and not gaining any benefits, let alone losing in vain. Wouldn't it be a loss if you lost your own soldiers and horses?"

After saying so much in one breath, Tang Cheng picked up the wine cup and took a sip to moisten his throat, and then he said impatiently, "How about it, whether this face-saving patriarch will sell it or not, let me tell you a good word."

Hearing this, Suo Ping still didn't speak, just looked around calmly, and after Suo Suo Hai agreed, he said roughly: "Stop the army when we are about to succeed, even if the chief patriarch agrees, I'm afraid The soldiers in the tribe are also unwilling, if the headquarters refuse to stop, what will happen to the adults?".

"The sergeants refuse? Then they must have knives and arrows to fight." After Cuo Suohai said this, Tang Chengli's expression changed, and his face sank like a black pot. Since the great dignitary of the search department met with you, how has the search department been doing? There is a steady stream of military supplies, and sometimes your department is not able to meet the money and goods for a while, and it is the merchants who are under pressure and send them to you on credit. , the most important thing is to know that you are fighting with Tuduobu, and a certain person is blocking the sale of arms to Tuduobu. If Tuduobu lacks knives and arrows, how can Tuduo's war go so smoothly? Your department has suffered so much and complained so much. Well, when someone asks for something now, if you don’t talk about coming here, you will be put on the neck with a knife, and when you talk about business, you just talk about it I was blocked back. Since your department treats me like this, it is no wonder that I don’t care about my friendship. Starting from today, the search department will never want to buy a knife and an arrow. In addition, I also said what I said earlier. The arms ban is officially abolished, the supply of knives and arrows is open, and the money does not know how to make money, can you really treat someone as a fool?".

Tang Cheng turned his face faster than flipping a book. He had a typical face of a villain, and once he turned his face, he would say all kinds of cruel words, and only made Suo Hai flushed and angry.

"You bastard, who is in charge of the Suo Suo Department?" After the two sides threatened each other, the bottom line became clear. After not speaking, Cuo Suoping reprimanded Cuo Suo Hai sideways, then looked at Tang Cheng and said, "I This second younger brother is a reckless person, so I ask Sir Sima to calm down. At least I will keep in mind the benefits of Sir Sima to the headquarters."

Tang Cheng's face turned stinky, "In this case, please give me a clear explanation from the chief patriarch, can you stop fighting against the Tuduo Department? It's still the same sentence, this matter is related to my future, and it took me many years to get along. As an official, whoever wants to cut off my future now can blame me for fighting him hard. If your ministry doesn’t sell me this face today, then tomorrow I will send a caravan to the Ministry of Sali. Don’t think that I I don't know, Tuduo is just a small fight for your ministry, and the real opponent is Sally."