Fu Tang

Zhao Pu is on duty in the cabinet today. When Zhao Pu heard the news, his first reaction was: Is there any governor who doesn't have eyes and provokes the emperor?

But after thinking about it again, it's impossible. It hasn't been long since Cui Shiji was struck to death by lightning. Who is so hard on his own life and insists on looking for something?Could it be that there is a governor who is unclearly involved with the Shandong gentry?

Zhao Pu felt like there were question marks in his head. The governors of several states in Shandong either surrendered to those gentry, or were steadfast and unyielding and were killed. Even the governors in the war zone were like this. Could it be that there is really an unreasonable desire to fight for a role as a dragon? ?

Zhao Pu ran to see Li Congjia while his mind was wide open. He was going to inquire about specific matters, and he didn't even mention where the governor was chosen. How to do this job?

This year is not suitable for being an assassin and can be thrown casually. It also depends on personal experience and ability. I have to say that among the cabinet, Zhao Pu is the only one who was an assassin in the Tang Dynasty. He thinks more than others .

Li Congjia let Zhao Pu in without raising his head. Zhao Pu saluted and asked, "Your Majesty, did the governor of which state commit the crime?"

Even if you really committed a crime, you should go through regular channels. Li Congjia's order is really confusing.

Li Congjia put down the brochure he was reading and said, "No one committed a crime, it's just that we have one more state."

Zhao Pu's first reaction was: "Where is Shandong?"

If such a big incident happened in Shandong, if the incident subsides in the future, it will definitely be a big purge from top to bottom, and the governor and subordinates will definitely have to be replaced.

Li Congjia shook his head and said, "It's not there, Zhao Kuangyin's speed is not that fast, it's the national teacher, he...he took Lei Youzhong and brought down Jianchang Mansion."

Zhao Pu looked confused: "What?"

Li Congjia was relieved when he saw Zhao Pu was so surprised. He thought he was so surprised at the beginning. Before Dali sent his credentials, he thought it was because those natives fled everywhere. Shi Xueting only got together with Dali when he was chasing them. conflicted.

It was precisely because of this that Li Congjia did not intend to pay attention to Dali's complaints. In the end, who would have thought that Shi Xueting would directly take down Jianchang Mansion?

Li Congjia thought about it all over his head but never thought how could Shi Xueting run over to attack Jianchang Mansion when he was doing well?

But if you don’t understand it, you don’t understand it. It doesn’t prevent Li Congjia from taking Jianchang Mansion into his own hands. Of course it belongs to us!

As for the letter of credence sent by Dali... let's wait until Shi Xueting's explanation comes.

Shi Xueting didn't keep Li Congjia waiting too long, and quickly wrote him a letter. Li Congjia thought more than once that it was a very smart thing for Shi Xueting to refuse to enter the court order, otherwise he would have to write notes for himself, and The excerpts will be seen by those in the cabinet. After seeing it, it is not Li Congjia's decision whether to reward or punish.

After Li Congjia disassembled it, he found that Shi Xueting still wrote it with his left hand. It wrote down the process in detail. It turned out that Shi Xueting did not come up after he arrived in Lingnan. When I saw this, I couldn't help frowning, Datang... No, not only Datang, the previous dynasties basically adopted an attitude of wooing Lingnan, and did division, but the effect was not obvious.

Shi Xueting took people and weapons to the past and was under high pressure. They must believe what Shi Xueting said, but after Shi Xueting left, they would naturally return to their old ways, so it was useless to win over and divide. We can only arrest all these people, even if we don't kill them, we have to change their place.

Li Congjia frowned and continued to look down, but he couldn't help opening his mouth when he looked at him. He found that he still underestimated Shi Xueting, so let's just say, how could Shi Xueting not know about Lingnan soil for so many years? Is it useless for people to simply win over?

Shi Xueting did not simply win over the natives, he directly corrupted the natives with sugar-coated shells!

Because the natives are self-sufficient in the local area, they may not be able to buy anything even if they give money, so they are very indifferent to money. However, if they can resist money, can they still resist exquisite utensils and clothes?Can resist delicate food?

With these things clearing the way, the first thing Shi Xueting did when he arrived there was not to fight, but to visit the leader, and said: "The Tang Dynasty treats all ethnic groups equally, and even in some respects, ethnic minorities will get some preferential treatment. I have been hiding in the mountains for so long, lacking clothes and clothes, and guarding such a big treasure land to eat is not easy, why don't you want to come out?"

The chief of the natives is very polite to Shi Xueting, firstly because Shi Xueting is good-looking, and second because... Shi Xueting has a high force value, when the chief of the natives sees Shi Xueting, he really wants to arrest him , As a result, several masters were sent out in a row, but they were all knocked down by Shi Xueting, and then he saw the hundred or so tall and burly followers brought by Shi Xueting, looking at the thin and thin guards beside him, At that time, I regretted it very much, but fortunately Shi Xueting is a monk, and he seems very kind.

The native leader Sang Jie said in bad Central Plains dialect: "I know that your Central Plains is rich and prosperous, but we are used to living in the mountains and forests. This has been the case for generations. I will not break the rules passed down from our ancestors."

When it comes to spats, Shi Xueting has never been afraid of anyone. He smiled slightly and said: "The rules of the ancestors are also made by themselves. Is the leader willing to live an ordinary life? If the leader can make the people eat and wear warm, it must be a hundred years later. , will be enshrined like your ancestors, and will be commemorated by generations of clansmen."

Sangjie was shocked when he heard that, but he looked at the people behind Shi Xueting, and said conservatively: "I don't know what you want here, and I don't intend to cooperate with the Han people."

Shi Xueting didn't care about his refusal and said: "What Datang wants is very simple, just want you to help grow food."

Sanjay obviously didn't believe it, how could such a good thing happen?Just help grow food?What's more, how to grow food in this mountain?These Han people must have lied to them!

In a fit of anger, Sanjay was ready to beat all these outsiders out. After all, they had been used to this way of life for generations, and they would not be willing to change as long as they did not face a great threat to their survival.

However, Shi Xueting is their threat to survival, good words of persuasion are useless, so let's fight.

Basically, many countries already know the existence of gunpowder, but Lingnan people don't know it, so when they heard the explosion, these mountain monkeys were almost scared to pee, and many people directly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the mountain.

Even Sangjie was no exception. Shi Xueting was very surprised. It took a while to realize that these natives are still in a very primitive state. anger.

Shi Xueting asked people to stop the attack. Sangjie looked at Shi Xueting foolishly and asked, "Was that mountain god beating the drums just now? Are you a mountain god? Are you here to test your loyal servant?"

Shi Xueting would like to admit it directly, after all these people believe in mountain gods, so they will definitely obey what the mountain gods say, but when Shi Xueting thinks of pretending to be mountain gods, the result may be enshrined in a dilapidated house or a certain earth temple in the future In the middle, he thought forget it.

Shi Xueting shook his head and said nothing, Sangjie swallowed: "Then you are... the envoy of the mountain god?"

Huh?This can be, Shi Xueting smiled, and still didn't say anything, anyway, let the other party guess anyway.

The envoy of the mountain god is much more useful than the envoy of the Tang emperor, so Sanjay is honest, even the natives under him are honest.

So Shi Xueting began to bluff and deceive under the name of the envoy of the mountain god. He fooled all these people out, found a plain, and then asked a captain under his command to watch these people build the city!

In fact, Lingnan is not without cities, but Shi Xueting's goal at the beginning was not those places. After all, it is impossible to take down all of them with only 3000 people. People reclaim the fields, and as for food, they have secret decrees in their hands, so are they afraid that the surrounding cities will not cooperate?

Even if these cities don't cooperate, Lei You will eventually be in Yazhou.

City construction and wasteland reclamation are carried out almost at the same time, but there are always some natives who don't like him. After all, not all natives worship mountain gods, some tribes worship fire gods and water gods, Shi Xueting Now that he has become the envoy of the mountain god, it is basically impossible to pretend to be the god of fire and water, so let's start the fight without saying a word. After the fight, these natives will be slaves.

It's just that one tribe is more cunning, they didn't intend to fight Shi Xueting at all, after they heard that Shi Xueting had swept away ten tribes in a row, they turned around and ran away with them, and they didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional , This run ran to Jianchang Mansion.

Shi Xueting went to Jianchang Mansion with the token to dignify people, but what surprised him was that the officials in Jianchang Mansion were very tough, not only refused to hand over people, but also tried to arrest Shi Xueting, shouting in his mouth: " Our princess is the emperor's favorite concubine!"

Shi Xueting: ...

It's true that she is the emperor's concubine, but the word pet can probably be removed.

It's just that even though he knew in his heart that this was the case, Shi Xueting was still very upset, especially after being separated from Li Congjia for many days, when he turned around and heard someone calling Duan Susu Li Congjia's favorite concubine, it's no wonder he felt happy.

If he is unhappy, he naturally wants the other party to be even more unhappy, but now he doesn't even have 3000 people in his hands. No matter how powerful the soldiers of Tiance Mansion and Firearms Battalion are, it is impossible to fight without casualties, but the casualties are relatively few That's all.

So Shi Xueting was so angry that he found Lei Youzhong. Lei Youzhong was very surprised when he saw Shi Xueting. I don't know much about it. I only know that Shi Xueting saved the emperor. As for the fact that Shi Xueting fought very well, he has only heard about it. Now that Shi Xueting has a heavy responsibility, he thought about it. If Li Congjia hadn't lost his head , then it proves that Shi Xueting really has the ability.

Of course, this conjecture was confirmed after knowing that Shi Xueting had rebuilt three small cities in a row. Lei You eventually became very respectful of Shi Xueting, especially when Shi Xueting said: "Are there enough troops? Changfu." At that time, Lei Youzhong panted heavily with excitement.

He hadn't been here for a long time, only about a year. However, after seeing the prosperity, he came to such a remote small town, even with the belief that he could make contributions in the future, it was very difficult for Lei Youzhong.

Now that we can finally see the dawn, how could Lei Youfinal not be excited?However, after experiencing so much, Lei You finally learned to be smart. After the initial excitement, he asked: "There is no order, and I send troops privately. I am afraid that the higher-ups will punish them, and the charges are not small. Why don't we invite you first?" Purpose?"

Please order?Stop making trouble, Shi Xueting knows Li Congjia better, if he dares to ask for an order, Li Congjia dares to shoot down all objections and send troops to attack Dali directly!

Now that the matter of the Shandong gentry might not be settled yet, if Li Congjia uses troops again, wouldn't he give the Confucian scholars who killed without blood a handle?How could Shi Xueting drag Li Congjia back?

Shi Xueting said decisively: "It doesn't have to be like this. I have a secret decree and I can do things cheaply. If General Lei is worried, if General Lei recruits one or two confidantes to help me, then you don't want to show up. Then say that I hold you hostage and threaten them to obey." My orders?"

Lei Youzhong: ...

This method is actually very bad, but it is an excuse after all. If Lei You is afraid of taking responsibility in the end, if there is such an excuse, he can completely remove himself.

Lei You is very entangled, everyone wants the credit, but he made a mistake before, and now he is relegated to Lingnan, although there is still a chance to make a comeback, but if he can't get it right...if he gets annoyed, he may really turn upside down. I can't live anymore.

Shi Xueting didn't urge him either, this decision is indeed not easy to make, and he can't promise Lei Youzhong anything, because now no one can say whether the fight against Jianchang Mansion will go smoothly, and the fight will definitely succeed, but It is hard to say how many soldiers will be lost in the process.

In the end, Lei You finally gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I'm a rough old man, and I speak straight. Don't worry too much. These soldiers were brought out by myself. I don't feel relieved to hand them over to others. I'll go with you!"

Shi Xueting asked: "Even if you might be questioned?"

Lei Youzhong grinned: "Wealth and wealth are found in danger, and there are not many opportunities to choose in life."

"Okay!" Shi Xueting then said: "General Chong Lei's words, if the higher-ups blame me in the future, I will definitely protect General Lei from being implicated."

Lei Youfinally knew the weight of Shi Xueting's promises. Anyway, over the years, all he promised was fulfilled in the end, but there were very few people who could get his promises. Lei Youzhong stood up solemnly and said, : "Thank you, National Teacher."

Shi Xueting said: "This time I have brought a lot of firearms. If I want to deal with a Jianchang mansion, it is still possible. We need to strike while the iron is hot. Why don't we study how to attack the city now."

Lei Youzhong directly asked someone to bring up the map. As soon as Shi Xueting saw the map of Dali and the magnets on it, he knew how Lei Youzhong had been studying Dali for a long time.

Although Shi Xueting didn't think that his military accomplishment was inferior to Lei Youzhong's, it would not be much worse, but Lei Youzhong might know Dali better, so he just listened quietly to what Lei Youzhong had to say.

"To tell you the truth, Jianchang Mansion can almost be said to be the only way for the Tang Dynasty to attack Dali Kingdom. Dali has been building Changfu this year, and it is also a precautionary measure. But in my opinion, having firearms is hardly a problem. question."

Yes, the most difficult part of fighting in the past was siege, especially when encountering a city with relatively good defense measures. Siege is almost filled with human lives, but now it is a nightmare for the defenders.

Shi Xueting took a look at the number of people Lei Youfinally planned to send and the attack method, and couldn't help asking: "Do you want to take down Dali?"

Lei Youzhong scratched his head and smiled foolishly: "Since you hit me, then..."

Shi Xueting was unmoved: "Don't make any other incidents, just take down Jianchang Mansion."

There is still a reason to say that the other party is covering up human traffickers in the fight against Jianchang Mansion. If you continue to fight in Dali, it will be... taking advantage of the fire. Anyway, take down Jianchang Mansion first. If you want to continue the fight, Li Congjia will naturally send people over. If you don’t continue Fighting, that also gave Datang an important frontier town.

Shi Xueting and Lei Youzhong originally thought that Jianchang Mansion could be easily captured, but they didn't bring too many people when attacking a city. However, during the siege, Shi Xueting found that the damage caused by firearms to the city wall was very limited, so he couldn't help feeling slightly frown.

Lei Youzhong was a little dumbfounded: "This... This is not right, why is the firearm so powerful?"

Shi Xueting squinted his eyes and said, "Dali has been prepared for a long time. The outer walls and city gates are filled with molten iron. Most of the firearms I brought here this time are portable, and the firepower is somewhat insufficient."

After all, Shi Xueting brought 3000 people, and it was a secret march. There were almost no alarms along the way. How could it be possible to bring heavy artillery and the like?At most, it is with a little more barrels.

Lei Youchu was a little worried: "In this case, we don't have enough firearms."

For the sake of safety, the local army has almost no firearms, and some are the most basic ones. Basically, Datang has developed new and more powerful weapons, and the old ones with weaker power will gradually spread to the entire army. Basically, The firearms in the hands of the local army are at least two grades behind those used by the firearms battalion in Li Congjia's hands.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is to prevent the area from becoming bigger, but now the problem is coming, the firearm in Lei Youzhong's hand is not powerful enough, and he needs to use more gunpowder to blast open the city gate.

Shi Xueting didn't panic, and directly asked Lei Youfinal to get the raw materials. He knew the most primitive gunpowder formula before, although it couldn't be compared with the current one, it was still better than nothing.

The officials of Jianchang Mansion defended the city, and originally wanted to send people out of the city to ask for help, but Shi Xueting and Lei Youzhong didn't even intend to give them a chance to ask for help, so they directly blocked all the four city gates. There are firearms aimed at the gates of the city, and anyone who tries to leave the city will be bombarded, and the east gate is the main attack point.

The officials of Jianchang Mansion were very desperate at this time. They thought that Shi Xueting and those natives were just a struggle between tribes, but who knew that they actually offended the officials of Datang?

No matter how stupid they are, they can still see that Shi Xueting must be related to the officials of Datang, otherwise how could he have firearms?Not to mention that the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are attacking Jianchang Mansion!

With the gunpowder temporarily prepared by Shi Xueting, it is only natural that the city of Jianchang Prefecture be destroyed.

Shi Xueting described the entire battle process in detail in the letter, and took all the responsibilities - he is not afraid of taking responsibility, he has no official position, but is just a national teacher, even if he is demoted, how far can he go?

Li Congjia left all the nasty things he said, and then took the letter to the cabinet to read. After all, the cabinet was already wondering why Shi Xueting wanted to attack Jianchang Mansion, and even suspected that Li Congjia secretly asked Shi Xueting to Go find trouble with Dali.

Li Congjia felt wronged by this, he just asked Shi Xueting to take care of Lingnan, and he didn't expect them to take care of Jianchang Mansion by the way.

After reading the long letter, the four ministers of the cabinet were quite speechless for a while. They deeply felt that they had misread Shi Xueting before. They thought that Shi Xueting should be a calm and reserved person, but they didn't. Thinking of getting angry is even more terrifying, Li Congjia has just had a mouthful, this one directly put it into action.

Wang Pu looked at the other three people and found that Fan Zhi and Wei Renpu were suffering from headaches, Zhao Pu was not qualified enough to speak, so he said directly: "Who is your Majesty sending?"

Li Congjia thought for a while and said, "Jianchang Mansion borders Dali, so we must choose candidates carefully."

Fan Zhi and others were powerless to complain. Is it bordering Dali?It was originally the city of Dali, okay?

Seeing no objection, Li Congjia said, "Jianchang Mansion might as well be like other border cities, and make it a garrison city. No civilians will be left in it, and all the people will move out."

Wei Renpu asked, "Move out? Where do you want to move?"

There are not many cities in Lingnan because there are many mountains, so if they move to other cities, they still have to worry that these Dali people will conflict with the aborigines. What will they do then?

Li Congjia said very calmly: "Didn't the national teacher build three small cities? Break them up and move them to the small cities, and let them farm the land! If they perform well, they will be given a Tang household registration."

Zhao Pu was a little puzzled: "Planting land? Why do you want to farm land?"

"Huh? You don't know, right? The rice in Lingnan can be harvested twice a year, or even three times a year. Now that I plant it, I can harvest it before winter. If it wasn't for this, how could I let the teacher Take someone to Lingnan?"

Fan Zhi and the others looked bewildered: So, you made such a big commotion because you two want to grow food in Lingnan?

Just when Li Congjia was thinking about whether to rebuild the city wall of Jianchang Mansion, the minister of Honglu Temple hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, Koryo has sent a letter of credence to discuss matters related to the Shandong states."

Li Congjia:? ? ? ? ?