Linzhi

As the head of the Sangjiazhai, one of the six tribes of Nanyi, Sanza is not in a good mood recently.

What affected his mood were two letters, one was sent by Li Zhan, the leader of the rebel army, who was also from Nanyi, and the other was from He Zhan, the commander-in-chief of the imperial court's southward army.

"Father, it's like the roast pork we ate last night, everyone wants to grab a bite!" The playful girl teased beside her.

Sanza raised his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and looked at his beloved daughter: "Father, I am roast pork, so what are you?"

Sang Yun grinned, raised his chin and gestured to his elder brother: "Brother, what are you?"

Sang Lin gave her a blank look, and said to Sanza: "Father, how do you reply to these two letters? Reply both? Or do you not reply?"

"How do you think I should reply?" Sanza threw the letter aside and said with a headache.

He didn't do this to test his son, but it was really difficult to make a choice.

Sang Lin said: "The Sang family village is not interested in rebelling with Li Zhan. Li Zhan looks good now, but when the imperial army arrives, he will be vulnerable. Why should we follow him and make a fuss? We just don't reply to his letter!"

Sanza said: "Then the court didn't reply to the letter?"

Sang Lin nodded: "Now the six tribes of Nanyi have defected from the imperial court. If we run to seek refuge, what is the difference between them and running dogs? We will be scolded by the tribe!"

While talking, an old man came in from outside, Sanza respected him very much, and got up to meet him personally.

"Grandpa Tong!"

The old man asked: "I heard that there is a letter from Li Zhan."

Sanza handed over both letters, "Exactly, and the imperial court."

The old man was surprised: "What is the letter from the court for? Advising us to surrender?"

He returned the letter: "I can't read the characters written by people from the Central Plains, Ah Lin, you read it."

Sang Lin said: "Let's abandon the darkness and turn to the light. For the sake of grandma's loyalty to the imperial court and upholding the righteousness, don't help the tyrant... Oh, it means not to rebel with Li Zhan."

The old man sneered: "Central Plains people are always cunning and changeable. Your grandma was caught in the tricks of those Central Plains people, so she can't see the truth clearly. She worked hard for the Central Plains people all her life, and finally got some benefits. It's just a false name. There is no one in the Six Divisions of Nanyi who does not complain in private, saying that your grandma was bought by the Central Plains people, so now that your grandma is dead, Li Zhan can find an opportunity to instigate the division of the six divisions..."

"Grandpa Tong!" the girl said in disbelief, "Grandma was not bought by the people of the Central Plains. Grandma unified the six departments because she didn't want the Nanyi people to beat her up. With her here, the imperial court has to give us face and dare not act arbitrarily. It was after Grandma passed away that Nanyi began to split, and it wasn't Grandma's fault!"

"Xiaoyun!" Sanza stopped her daughter.

The girl didn't want anyone to slander her beloved grandma, her eyes were red with anxiety: "As far as I know the Nanyi people, they all respect grandma, it's not like what grandpa Dong said!"

Although her elder brother Sang Lin did not directly refute the old man, he also showed a displeased expression.

Sanza apologized to the old man: "The two brothers and sisters were brought up by their grandma since they were young, and the grandparents and grandchildren have a deep relationship. Please don't care about them with grandpa Dong."

The old man shook his head: "I know that your grandma is your relative, but don't forget that she was born as a Han girl in the Central Plains, and she always favors the Central Plains people. She will never have one heart with us."

Sanza said: "Then Grandpa Dong means to ignore the letter from the Central Plains court?"

The old man: "Only when the Nanyi people unite can they resist the Central Plains people. Li Zhan has pointed out a good way for us now. If we want to make Nanyi strong, our six tribes must unite closely, just like your grandma did when she was alive. Unification is led by a leader, but this leader cannot be from the Central Plains, but must be a native of Nanyi!"

Sanza frowned, and said hesitantly: "Then, isn't it against the imperial court? Although we have a large number of Nanyi people, we are not as well-trained as the imperial army..."

The old man resolutely said: "But we have deep mountains and miasma poisons, as long as we disperse and hide in the mountains, what can those Central Plains people do to us?"

Sanza was speechless, he was not good at words, and he couldn't think of any words to refute. He only felt that these words were not unreasonable, but they were not appropriate.

Just as he was thinking about it, someone came in from outside to report, panicking and making a fuss: "Village Master, Village Master! The imperial court is here!"

Sanza was startled, but then calmed down again: "Why panic, it's not like they haven't sent someone here before, did they send a letter again?"

"No, no!" The young man hurriedly said, "I sent a big shot over here!"

"The envoy of Jinglue has been killed by Li Zhan, who else can they send over? It won't be Jiang Xun, the governor of Hongzhou, right?" the old man curled his lips and said contemptuously.

The young man swallowed his saliva: "It is said that he is the deputy commander of the army, their King An, the third son of the current emperor!"

Several people showed surprise on their faces and looked at each other in blank dismay.

Sanza asked: "You didn't mistake the identity of the other party, did you?"

Young man: "No, the other party signed up, oh yes, there are also name cards!"

He hurriedly took out the name card from his arms, but Sanza didn't read it, motioning for his son to take it.

Sang Lin opened it and read it for a while, then nodded to Sanza: "It's not like a fake."

Sanza asked his subordinates again: "How many people did he bring?"

The young man said: "Including him, there are only ten."

"So little?" Sanza was surprised again.

"Father, it can't be fake, right?" Sang Lin also doubted.

"Whether it's true or not, let someone come in and ask if you'll know. I'll meet him first to see if the son of the Emperor of the Central Plains has three heads and six arms!" Before his father and brother could react, Sang Yun ran away excitedly go out.

Sanza shook his head and said to his son: "She must be making trouble, you should go and see him quickly, don't make trouble."

After his son went out, he asked the old man again: "Grandpa Dong, what do you think?"

The old man said: "He's here, why don't you see what he has to say, if you can't reach an agreement in the end, you can just hold him hostage."

……

Sangjiazhai is located on the hillside, the terrain is flat, it is not easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the village is very large, looking from a distance, among the green fields and forests, there is smoke from the cooking, which is quite peaceful.

But He Rong knows that under this calm appearance, there are many years of grievances between the Nanyi people and the Central Plains people. Mrs. Guiyi has been working hard for the peace of the Han and Yi people all her life, but when she died, the two sides returned to the previous situation. .

The gate of the main village was clearly visible, and a whistle sounded from the tower. The Sang clan leading them stopped immediately, and He Rong and the others also stood still.

After a while, the gate of the village opened slowly.

The one who greeted them was not the village owner Sanzha, nor his son Sang Lin, but a pretty girl, who was dressed in Nanyi costumes, holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, standing on the slope, aiming took them.

The people behind He Rong were startled, and immediately tried to block him, but he stopped him.

"We sincerely went up the mountain to meet and talk with the village owner, but you greeted us with such a posture, is this the way Nanyi people treat guests?" He asked coldly.

The girl raised her head, her voice was crisp and clear: "To treat the enemy, you must treat the enemy with courtesy. If you want to enter this gate, you must first pass the test of our Nanyi people. Don't you Central Plains people have a saying that you do as the Romans do?" ?”

He Rong: "Where the imperial army goes, it is like a strong wind sweeping the grassland, but the Sangjiazhai is different from other places. For Mrs. Guiyi's sake, I deliberately went up the mountain in person, hoping to talk to the owner of the village. The Lord not only refused to meet, but also sent a little lady to deal with us, in this case, we will leave, the future will be a blessing or a curse, please take care of yourself!"

He made a gesture to turn around, but the girl raised her voice: "Stop!"

I don't know if it was a moment of impatience, or if she wanted to show off on purpose, the arrow in the girl's hand, which was ready to be fired, was thrown out of her hand, and shot straight at He Rong's face.

At the critical moment, He Rong dodged it narrowly, and the person beside him also jumped up and landed firmly, holding the arrow firmly in his hand.

"Nonsense!" Sanza hurried over with his son, and almost lost his mind when he saw this scene.

He really hasn't figured out how to deal with the relationship with the imperial court, but that doesn't mean he wants to offend the Central Plains imperial court. His daughter's move almost brought disaster to the Sang family village directly. Sanza was anxious and angry, even his voice changed.

"Your guest, are you okay!" Sanza hurriedly apologized, "Ayun is young and reckless, please forgive me!"

Of course, He Rong would not have a good face: "On behalf of the imperial court, I came up to the mountain to pay a visit to Village Master Sang, and Village Master Sang welcomed me with this kind of courtesy? I just don't know if I am dead, what good will it do for Guizhai?"

Sanza smiled wryly, and apologized in a hurry. He wanted to put on airs and negotiate with the visitor, but he didn't expect that his daughter would make a move, and he would be in a passive situation instead.

"I would like to apologize to the distinguished guest on behalf of Ayun, please allow me to bring the distinguished guest inside to rest and calm the shock!" Sanza bowed and apologized sincerely. "A Lin, take Ah Yun down and put him in confinement for ten days, and he's only allowed to eat one meal a day!"

The girl's face turned pale, and she was obviously frightened by the behavior just now, her hands and feet were soft, but she didn't resist, and let her brother have her taken away.

Sanza led He Rong and others into the hall. He Rong asked the others to wait outside, and only brought two people in. Sanza took a quick glance and found that the person who had just received the arrow empty-handed was among them.

"This gentleman is very skilled, and he doesn't know his name?" Sanza's mother is Mrs. Guiyi, and his Chinese is extremely fluent, and his speech habits are no different from those of people from the Central Plains.

"Qing'an!" The man said coldly, as if he was still angry about what happened just now, he didn't even look at Sanza.

Sang Zha knew that he was wrong, so he didn't want to get angry, so he first introduced the old man in the hall to He Rong: "This is the elder of our Sang family village, we all call him Grandpa Dong."

He also invites you to join the seat.

"King An, as the emperor's son, is willing to come here alone, isn't he afraid that we will detain you and not let you go back?" The old man was not very friendly when he opened his mouth.

Sanzha was actually a little skeptical about He Rong's identity, but because the name card had all the seals on it, He Rong was a real person with an extraordinary bearing, with a bamboo stick in his hand, and it was inconvenient to walk. According to the rumors, everything can be matched.

The old man's question just happened to reveal his doubts.

He Rong smiled faintly: "Everyone knows that it is impossible to fight against the imperial court based on Sangjiazhai alone. It is useless for you to hold me hostage. The commander of this expedition is my fifth younger brother Xingwang. I've heard long ago that if I don't return for more than ten days, King Xing will lead an army to attack your camp and raze it to the ground, and my life will be exchanged for the lives of countless of you, so why be afraid?"

"Furthermore, maybe the Sang village master has also heard that I once led a hundred strong men to the Western Turks alone. I was surrounded by heavy siege and helped Princess Zhending take power. Turks are more dangerous, more fierce than Turks, right? I am not afraid of death, so how can I be afraid of death?"

He and the old man faced each other, and after a while, the old man sneered and was about to speak, but was robbed by He Rong again.

"Today, as an envoy of the imperial court, I came to pay a visit to Village Master Sang, and I hope to have a face-to-face conversation with Village Master Sang."

Sanza nodded and said to the old man, "Grandpa Dong, you go down first."

The old man stood up abruptly, and said bitterly, "You must not be bewitched by the Central Plains people like the former village owner!"

Sanza said displeasedly: "Grandpa Dong, I am the owner of the village now, I have my own ideas, you go down!"

The old man looked worried, looked at He Rong and the others, and walked away angrily.

After Sang Lin and the people around He Rong also left, Sanza just said: "King An has something to say, you can speak directly."

He Rong didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "The Sang family village is in danger."

Sanza's face turned cold: "I sincerely ask An Wang for advice, but you open your mouth to scare people, so don't worry about it!"

He Rong's figure was higher, and he said coldly: "The loyal words are always hard to hear, so it's okay if the Sangzhai master doesn't listen to them, but now tens of thousands of people in Lizhan district want to take possession of Guangzhou City to support themselves, but they don't know that this is tantamount to a mantis holding a chariot. As long as the imperial army surrounds him without attacking him, within a few days, he can only raise his flag and surrender, and he will be wiped out by the net. Without Li Zhan in front of him, can the village master Sang waver again? "

Seeing that Sanza's complexion was uncertain, he took a breath and said softly: "It's not that the imperial court can't fight now, it's just that the Nanyi people are my Chinese descendants, and they are also protected by the heavenly court, and Mrs. Guiyi planted trees in front of them. I don't want to massacre and harm the peace of heaven. If the village master Sang is willing to step forward and lead the six tribes of Nanyi back to the court, the chief culprit will be held accountable, regardless of the threats. Isn't it good?"

Sanza was silent for a long time, and finally said: "When my mother was here, she was loyal to the imperial court and wholeheartedly wanted to promote the reconciliation between the Han and the barbarians. Because she was fair and impartial, she was deeply loved by the people in Lingnan, and King An must have heard of it. "

He Rong nodded and said: "During the time of Emperor Gaozu, Mrs. Guiyi presented the "Nanyi Mountains and Rivers Map", and Emperor Gaozu personally bestowed the word "Guiyi". Since then, Mrs. Guiyi has lived like her name. The people of Nanyi regarded him as one, and after his death, they built a shrine to enshrine. I have always admired the hero who waits for a woman to stand up to a man, but it is a pity that I was born at an untimely time, and I was not able to see my wife's demeanor."

With his sincere expression and touching words, Sanza couldn't help being very fond of him, and the previous alienation gradually dissipated a lot, and because he mentioned his mother's achievements, Sanza also sighed: "It's a pity that after the death of my mother, the six divisions of Nanyi , and no one remembers everything she has given.”

"That's a bad word."

He Rong shook his head and said: "I also brought His Majesty's will this time, to posthumously present Sang Yi, the father of Sangzhai Lord, as the first-rank Duke of Yue, and posthumously present Mrs. Guiyi as the first-rank Mrs. Yue, and the title of Guiyi remains unchanged. On the other day, when the imperial army left Lingnan, they would carve stone steles outside the city of Guangzhou and build the Guiyi Madam Temple. For generations, as long as there are still living people in Lingnan, they will never forget Mrs. Guiyi, let alone what she has done!"

Sangza's heart was ups and downs, and he couldn't help his eyes turning red: "In this way, my Auntie can rest in peace under the nine springs!"

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He Rong: Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

He Zhan: MLM.

He Zhan was beaten violently and died.