Chapter 6 Chapter 6: Election of Oiran Again
The news that Mu Sheren just received was from Xiao Guan, that there was a battle between the Western Xia Army and Shang Boqian's troops stationed in Xiao Guan.Xiaoguan is the only way to pass through Longyou in Hexi. Of course, if someone has to climb over the mountains, there is no barrier between Longyou and Hexi. It can be said that there are roads everywhere, but such a mountain road is impassable for large groups of people. Even if a large group of people and horses can pass, they cannot carry too much food and supplies, let alone horses and other essential war weapons. Therefore, Xiaoguan, which is located in the mountains, is the only passage for the large group of people and horses to pass through. His importance was immediately highlighted.
Therefore, whether it was to guard against Li Guangrui at the beginning, or to guard against Yang Hao now, Xiaoguan is the most important military location for the Tubo leader Shang Boqian. There are 70,000 ethnic groups stationed in the dangerous place, and they are nomads who are all men, women, old and children. This place is almost an impregnable wall.
However, Yang Hao is not completely in a situation where all the advantages of the land are lost. There is Douling outside Xiaoguan, and Shang Boqian does not occupy the entire mountain. Occupied Douling, and built a barracks fortress here. After Yang Hao took over the Dingnan Army, the defenders naturally joined Yang Hao. However, due to the terrain, the most dangerous and difficult section is in Longyou In the hands of Shang Boqian, the few hills occupied by the Hexi side are completely incomparable.
Shang Boqian has no intention of going to war with Yang Hao right now. Luo Dan is also the leader of the Tubo tribe, and he has been fighting against him in Longyou. In addition, as soon as the two white wolves, Li Jiyun and Yeluohe, arrived in Longyou, they were busy robbing territory, people, money and things before they were too hot. However, with the acquiescence and support of Song Guo, he couldn't He turned his face, so he definitely didn't want to provoke Yang Hao at this time.
The problem is, he doesn't want to, someone thinks, this person is Li Jiyun.
Li Jiyun played the banner of Dangxiang people on his site, and as the young master of Dangxiang, he wanted to attract and absorb the nomadic Dangxiang people in Longyou. Shang Boqian looked very annoying, but Li Jiyun used very peaceful methods. Shang Boqian again He couldn't turn his back on him, so he had an idea and set aside a piece of land for him near Xiaoguan, and asked him to help guard Xiaoguan.
Shang Boqian knew that although Li Jiyun was not of the same mind as him, but in terms of attitude towards Yang Hao, he was definitely more hostile than him, and even more swearing against each other. It was a perfect arrangement to transfer him.However, he never thought that Li Jiyun was more active and proactive than he imagined.
Yang Hao became king, and its significance is even more important than being called emperor at the beginning.No matter what everyone knows, when he was proclaiming the emperor, he was fighting against the state of Song. This emperor was a bit unreliable, and he was not recognized by all parties. Seriously.If you say that I want to be an emperor, then it is really an emperor. How many rebellious mud-legged people and mountain kings have been named emperors throughout the ages, wouldn’t they all be recorded in the emperor’s book?
But it is different now. Yang Hao is now the king. Although he is shorter than the original emperor, he has been recognized by Song State. Song State is the only country that has the right to question the legality of Yang Hao’s regime. Song State If you agree, then the Yang Hao regime in Hexi is no longer a grassroots team, but a real kingdom.His regime, his government, and his civil and military officials are a formal existence from now on. Even if one day he goes to the Song Dynasty as an envoy, he will still be an envoy with dignity.
How can Li Jiyun bear it?The country, the army, and everything there should have belonged to him. Now Yang Hao is going to be called the king of Xixia, but to what extent has he fallen?When Yang Hao was preparing for the founding ceremony, if he didn't do something to interfere, then he wouldn't be Li Jiyun.
So, after Li Jiyun rushed to Xiaoguan and set up his own camp, the first thing he did was to meet Huyan Aobo, the Tubo general who was stationed in Xiaoguan. The first thing he did after seeing Huyan Aobo was to present a charming beauty Son, the former Suizhou governor Li Pilu's favorite Ninth Lady, and Li Jiyun's bedside person Hua Feidie, was regarded by him as a stepping stone, and he threw a brick at Huyan Aobo's head.
Huyan Aobo readily accepted this fragrant, soft, and bed-warming brick. After accepting it, he smiled and rejected Li Jiyun's suggestion to entice him to send troops to attack the Xixia barracks, and hurried back to his bedroom with a lewd smile. Experiment with the bed warming effect of the stepping stone.
Huyan Aobo is not afraid of fighting, and is very good at fighting. He is Shang Boqian's number one general; at the same time, he is still Shang Boqian's sworn brother, and he is loyal to Shang Boqian.Without Shang Bochen's order, he would not have dispatched a single soldier at all. He could accept gifts with a smile, but he refused the suggestion of sending troops without hesitation.
"This bastard is not authentic!"
Li Jiyun scolded him, but he was new here, his strength was not on the same level as Huyan Aobo, and he didn't dare to offend him, so he could only think of his own ideas. The way Li Jiyun came up with was to send a small group of troops to continuously attack the Xixia people stationed on Douling. Soldiers and horses, and then consciously led them into Huyan Aobo's defense range.His strategy of luring the enemy really worked. After being harassed several times, Huyan Aobo dispatched troops and had a serious fight with the Xixia soldiers. As a result, Xixia lost a camp.
There was a loss in the camp, how could the commander of the Douling Xia army dare to be careless, while asking for help from the army stationed in Weizhou, he launched a counterattack, and the fight broke out in two rounds. The report Yang Hao received was the cause and effect of the whole incident.
Yang Hao saw this military report, and his first reaction was: Zhu Yun and Gou'er are still in Bianliang, and Yan Yan is gradually withdrawing from the control of "Fei Yu Sui Feng", and this espionage organization can still quickly provide such information. From the detailed information, it seems that the establishment of the original organizational structure was very successful. It can not be abolished by people, and no matter how the top leaders change, it can always ensure efficient operation. This is a mature and complete organization.
The second reaction was: Ziyu, it really is Zhuge, a female middle school.At the beginning, it was Ziyu's suggestion that Yeluohe and Li Jiyun were let go, and they were sent to Longyou, and these two guys really lived up to expectations. What they did in Longyou really killed them. It's more helpful to me.Ziyu..., this girl should come back with Big Brother Zhe, right?There has been no news of her...
Mu Sheren had been carefully watching Yang Hao's expression, seeing that his expression was unpredictable after reading the report, and finally he was in a trance, and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, without your order, Weizhou can't send troops. , with the Douling garrison, he is not Huyan Aobo's opponent, look at this...?"
Yang Hao pondered for a long while, and said: "I'm not very familiar with Gu at Douling, and I don't know very much about the strength of Shang Boqian in Longyou. Go back first, wait for the ministers to come back, and have a good discussion. No matter what, isolated The country is just around the corner, and envoys from various countries are coming one after another, Shang Boqian provoked so much, Gu must retaliate, otherwise, wouldn't it make people look down on the Gu family?"
"Tell them to keep playing, let's go!" Yang Hao strode forward, Mu Yuqiao glanced back, and hurriedly followed.
Salt is produced in Yanzhou. The salt here not only supplies the needs of Hexi states, but also is exported to Liao and Song. Liao and Song also have their own salt-producing lands, but the salt there is far less pure and delicious than the snow salt here. Therefore, in order not to impact the country’s salt industry economy, the two countries have protection policies for the dumped salt from Hexi, especially the Song Dynasty, which does not allow the sale of Hexi salt at all, but the quality of Hexi salt is good and the value is low, so it is lured by profit There are still many people who smuggle privately, which makes Yanzhou prosperous. Currently, among the prefectures in the west of Hexi, only in terms of abundance of people and commercial scale, neither Xiazhou nor Yang Hao's new capital Xingzhou is as good as Yanzhou.At this moment, Zhe Yuxun's family has just arrived in Yanzhou under the escort of a cavalry team of 800 people. Because the business here is developed, there are many large salt merchants who made a fortune selling salt wholesale, so they have many magnificent houses and villas. , Xiazhuang, etc., so the local officials easily found a big salt merchant, and the merchant borrowed a other village to house Zheshi's family. This villa has everything that can be used, even the servants and maidservants have not been evacuated, and the Zheshi family who came from a long distance are well managed.After traveling for such a long time, each city has to go through a long journey, especially from then on to the west until Lingzhou, there is no famous city Dafu in the middle, but eight hundred li Hanhai, which has always loved cleanliness Zhe Ziyu naturally wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to take a bath. The fragrant soup has already been prepared, and the hot water with spices such as Angelica dahurica, peach skin, cypress leaves, Lingling, green wood, etc. is filled with a layer of mist, gently immersed in the water, the warm water is pressed against the whole body, and all The fatigue was gone, and Ziyu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Gently lifted the water, slender fingers pressed against her shaved shoulders, slid across the sexy collarbone, caressed the slightly raised white, and then submerged in the steaming water. The hot air filled her beautiful face It appears and disappears from time to time, like a water jade Guanyin. Every time she took a step towards Xingzhou, she was one step closer to Yang Hao, and her heart couldn't help throbbing a little more. After the entanglement and resentment in the past, after experiencing emotional ups and downs, Yang Hao was willing to exchange jade seals After her whole family, looking back now, it's like an adult looking back at some little things that were brooding on her mind when she was a child. Apart from a dumbfounded smile, there is only a trace of nostalgia for the childishness and innocence of her childhood. She feels that her mind has been completely liberated. All along, she has been bound by too many things physically and mentally. Now that the family has to be freed, the biggest concern in her heart has been liberated, and she is unwilling to accept many things. Those thoughts, when she looked back after suffering so much, were completely worthless. Once the mountain-like burden on her shoulders was lifted, it was so easy to make people feel ecstatic. "Brother Hao..." The palm touched the heat of the water, caressing a certain towering and sensitive place, her eyes were black and shiny, but the blush caused by the hot water and shyness appeared on her pretty face, as bright as a peach blossom.In the past, she only remembered his bad things, but now she only remembers his good things. When thinking about his good things, not only did he become so beautiful in her heart, but also that kind of warmth and joy was like this fragrant hot water. Generally warms her body and mind. It turns out...it turns out...it's so beautiful when you think good things in your heart!No wonder Brother Hao said: If you have heaven in your heart, then you will also be in hell if you are in heaven.If the heart is hell, then being in heaven is also hell.By the way, brother Hao said this sentence to Tang Yanyan. He said that because he said this sentence, it caused Yanyan's misunderstanding, and he mistakenly thought that he was in love with Yanyan... With a leisurely sigh: Yes, it was a misunderstanding at the time, but later it turned out to be a fake.Thinking of all the past, thinking of Tang Yanyan, her eyes became a little confused, after a long time, she seemed to have figured something out, and she just smiled.With a slight smile, it's all calm and breezy...
"Brother?" Zhe Ziyu took a bath for a long time, as if he was going to be a bride tomorrow, bathed in fragrant soup, washed clean, not stained with any dirt, then put on his robe and walked out of the bathroom.This is where the family members of the big salt merchant bathe. It is in the inner room of this bedroom. When you come out, there is a dressing table, an embroidered couch, and the outer room partitioned by eight ladies' polo screens is a round table and brocade stools, and a piece of furniture. Because the screen is translucent, and there is a lamp on the table, so as soon as she exits the bathroom door, she can see a person sitting at the front of the table drinking tea through the screen. It's my elder brother, not to mention that the translucent screen can't completely cover people's faces. Zhe Ziyu had already put on his nightgown, but at this time he closed it again, tightened his belt, and quickly walked around the screen, Zhe Yuxun was raising his glass and drinking tea, when he saw her come out, he smiled slightly , said: "Sit." Zhe Ziyu sat down beside him, and said with a smile, "Brother, you have to go on the road tomorrow morning, why don't you rest, do you have something to say to me?" "Well, I do have something to say to you, and it's very important." Zhe Ziyu suppressed his smile, and moved towards him. The eldest brother came to her room so late, there must be something very important, but she really couldn't think of anything important that the eldest brother could discuss with her at this time, could it be... Could it be Is it my marriage? Ziyu's heart jumped up, his face was a little unnatural, he quickly turned over a teacup, poured himself a cup of tea, and covered his expression, "Brother, what's the matter?" Zhe Yuxun was looking at her, looking up, down, left, and right, making her feel uncomfortable, and couldn't help but angrily said: "What are you looking at, have flowers grown on my body?" Zhe Yuxun chuckled, shook his head and said, "That kid, I really care about you. Even if he was involved in this matter, most of them didn't know about it, and you... were not involved, but he specifically asked me to report to you." It’s really rare for you to confess.” Zhe Ziyu immediately knew what the kid the elder brother was referring to, but because of this, he became even more curious, and quickly asked, "What is it, you want to explain to me?" Zhe Yuxun took a sip of tea, and said: "I heard that when he was an official in Bianliang, he was involved in the selection of the oiran. He had a lot of thoughts and tricks, and he also helped arrange plays and songs, which caused a lot of trouble in Tokyo. No one in the city knows, no one knows?" Zhe Ziyu pursed his lips, and said disdainfully: "He, he is tossing around. Fake public affairs, selfishness, pick and choose, one flower list leader, one leaf list leader, all elected into his private house, why do you ask this?" That look, like an uncle praising his brother-in-law, as if this lady wants to be humble for her husband, Zhe Yuxun's eyes showed a knowing smile. Chia Yuxun took another sip of tea, nodded and said: "Well, the leaders of the four major dynasties are fighting to the death, and everyone in Tokyo is busy with their work. Actually? The whole matter is under his control. The head of the line already knew the result of the ranking before the selection of the oiran, but which one of them will get the most benefits, it is not until a long time after the end that they can really see clearly. And people all over Tokyo are busy with their work, of course they don’t know the line of the oiran beforehand They are the participants, but they are always the spectators, and they are the spectators who are kept in the dark from the beginning to the end, hey! This kid, why do I think he is a showman?" Zhe Ziyu was going crazy, he grabbed his hand and asked, "Brother, what's the matter?" The more anxious she was, the calmer Zhe Yuxun became. It was rare to see his sister so temperamental. He didn't want his sister to be old-fashioned. Zhe Yuxun took another sip of tea slowly and brushed off his clothes in a leisurely manner. , Seeing my sister's almond eyes widened and she was about to get angry again, she said: "Little sister, Cheng Shixiong left the defense line to meet me a few days ago. You warned Old Cheng that no matter what happened before, now he is a general under Yang Hao's command. You should be aware of the propriety, so leaving your post without authorization, and still making a big show, has already lost its duty, right?" "Why, the girl is not right? Or... Brother wants to..." Zhe Yuxun smiled wryly and said: "What do you think? Even if the prefecture is still there, all I think about is to preserve the foundation of my ancestors, can I have greater ambitions? Now that there is nothing else, you have lost your head when you are a big brother? That's it Overestimated? Besides, he exchanged the elder brother with a Chuan Guo Yuxi, and the elder brother is so heartless and ungrateful?" "So……" "Old Cheng is an upright and loyal person. He was originally Du Chongwei's family slave. After Du Chongwei died, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered. In addition to his bad reputation, people who have benefited from him in the past dare not have anything to do with him. And Lao Cheng... is just a servant of the Du family, but he can spare no effort to pick up the old master's family and take care of them as usual. No one can match his courage and loyalty. He came to pick me up because of his temperament. However, although Lao Cheng seems to be rude and unrestrained, he is actually a very thoughtful person, will he abandon the station with great fanfare, lead a large group of people to block the road and set up tents, and serve me wine?" Zhe Ziyu frowned, and asked in doubt, "You mean?" "Hey, of course that kid ordered it." Zhe Ziyu was immediately moved, he almost held his little face in his hands, stars appeared in his eyes, and said happily: "He...he has a conscience..." In front of his elder brother, it's not good to praise him too much, but She still couldn't help but say something. Zhe Yuxun couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "Fart conscience. Of course you can see what he does now. This kid deliberately ordered Lao Cheng to put on such a show, not to welcome your brother, but to hurt others That's all." "Ah! Who did you harm?" Zhe Ziyu immediately became nervous again. Then Zhe Yuxun leaned forward and told her everything, Zhe Yuxun talked for a long time, Zhe Ziyu listened for a long time, and when everything was finished, Zhe Yuxun said: "Now, this kid wants to Playing a bigger play, this time not only those booing audiences will be kept in the dark, but even the people in it will be kept in the dark. Those who really understand his intentions will never more than that." Zhe Yuxun stretched out one hand, spread five fingers, showed the front and back, and said: "Originally, there is nothing to do with you in this play, but he specifically asked me to let you know what happened, you said Does he have special regard for you?" Zhe Ziyu blinked, then rolled his eyes playfully, and imitated her elder brother's tone: "Farts are important. He... He is clearly afraid that I will misunderstand, and he is worried that I will be stingy." Zhe Yuxun said with a smile: "Then if you didn't hear what elder brother said to you today, wouldn't you be stingy?" "Of course I..." The confident high voice suddenly lowered, and she muttered something from her throat, even she couldn't hear it clearly. "What? Brother didn't hear clearly." Zhe Ziyu blushed and shouted loudly: "You won't be stingy!" Zhe Yuxun curled his lips, and said disapprovingly: "Really?" "Really, really." Zhe Ziyu hurriedly changed the subject, rolled his eyes, and said, "It's feasible. Go up to attack the enemy, then attack the diplomatic relations, and then attack the city. This is considered an act of attack Yes. But... I think he wants to kill two birds with one stone." This time it was Zhe Yuxun's turn to be puzzled: "You can kill two birds with one stone, how do you say that?" Zhe Ziyu said earnestly: "It cannot be denied that most of the people he puts in his favor are from humble beginnings or when they have nowhere to go, so they attach to him. There is no doubting their loyalty to him, but no one is perfect, and everyone has his shortcomings. During the few days I was in Xiazhou, I already noticed something. For example, most of the generals who started in Luzhou felt superior. Even when facing officials with higher ranks than themselves, they were less respectful. Most of the surrendered generals are cautious, so they consciously approach each other and form another group. For another example, Ding Chengzong's personality is a bit withdrawn, all his thoughts are around Yang Hao, and he doesn't pay much attention to making friends with civil and military personnel; Yang Hao attaches great importance to cultivation, especially through the Luzhou Yanwu Hall. The backbone of the general school, so except when facing Yang Hao, Ding Chengzong and a few others, Zhong Fang has the demeanor of being a good teacher, and likes to put on airs to others.And Zhang Pu is also an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, but he has made a few great achievements, so he can have a status not inferior to Zhong Fang, so when he meets Zhong Fang with his eyes above the top, they both look at each other a little bit..." Zhe Yuxun smiled and said: "This is nothing more than normal. Even if it is a family, there are people who get along well and people who don't get along, not to mention such a huge force. When I was in Fuzhou, the generals under my command were not the same? Looking at the world, As big as a country, as small as a state and a capital, there are always problems of one kind or another between people." Zhe Ziyu said: "Yes, but Yang Hao's situation is a bit special. He has risen too fast, and his men and horses come from all over the world. And, it will not affect the overall situation, but once it develops to be difficult to reconcile, it will cause considerable problems. What's more, what I mentioned does not include some half-hearted fishers." Zhe Yuxun stared and said: "What do you mean?" Zhe Ziyu smiled triumphantly, and said, "I said he wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Apart from trying to deceive that self-righteous guy, his other purpose was to make a fake show and make the grievances and discords that had been secretly bred by the civil and military bureaucrats under him come true. Opportunities are all put on the table, let them have a good outbreak, and the real disaster will be eliminated by this opportunity. It's just that they have a grudge against each other and can't get along with civil and military. They know it's a drama, so naturally they won't really get along, but there are indeed frictions between them caused by various personalities, backgrounds and other reasons. With this incident, They will understand the disadvantages of this kind of fighting, they will reflect on it, and they will understand that one day, once such conflicts really occur between them, it will be harmful to others and not beneficial to themselves, and they will consciously avoid going to that step. This is not killing two birds with one stone. ? " "Hmm..." Zhe Yuxun stroked his long beard, and Danfeng's eyes narrowed: "I didn't expect this, if that's the case, this guy is really very cunning." "Brother, is this clever? I have never seen you come up with such a method." Zhe Yuxun stood up with a smile: "Anyway, you just need to understand what he did with his heart, so as not to get angry and run away again!" Zhe Ziyu stamped his feet coquettishly: "Brother..." "Haha, don't say it, don't say it. Now I've told you everything, go to bed early, and go on the road tomorrow. Whether he is clever, clever, insidious or cunning, in short... it is used on his enemies, isn't it? Use it on your body, that's fine." Zhe Yuxun patted his younger sister's shoulder dotingly, turned and walked out. After seeing Zhe Yuxun off, she closed the door, moved the candles to the dressing table behind the screen and sat down, staring at her own delicate face from the slender bronze mirror, she gently let go of the clothes she had casually rolled up. Beautiful hair, a head of black shiny hair hanging down, took a jade comb to gently comb the hair, can't help but think about it. "That scoundrel! I planned to hand myself over to him when I arrived in Xingzhou this time. He was a prince, a general, a gentry, and a grassroots man. From now on, I will be a husband and a child, and I will stay by his side. Who knows, but he came up with an idea. Such a deceitful idea, if this is the case, I can't marry him right away..." "Pfft! You're worthless, do you really miss a man?" Covered by her beautiful hair, Yurun's face suddenly turned bright red. She made a face to the shameless little girl in the mirror, stood up slowly, and slowly released the soft robe and Luoshang with her slender hands like plain jade. , the beauty in the mirror is only wearing a small dress, standing gracefully, with fragrant shoulders and jade legs, pink neck and pepper milk, even she looks a little infatuated in her eyes. The jade finger slid from her curved eyebrows and straight nose to her sexy rosy mouth, and then gradually moved to her ivory-like jade neck and her pink and flawless breasts... Lonely fangs are rewarded alone, and I feel pity for myself when I look at the shadows. The plump breasts, the soft and slender waist, the straight legs that can't even insert a little finger when they are closed together, all show that this is a mature woman, just like a Ripe red fruit, juicy and tender, waiting for the owner who picks it to taste its delicacy. Ziyu's face is getting hotter and hotter: Yes, I want a man, I want that big villain who cheats people... bullying me... As soon as this bold idea came to her mind, she herself was taken aback, and immediately fled to bed in shame, pulled the quilt over and hid her head and face with a huff. With a "huh", the quilt that had just been covered was lifted again. Ziyu opened his eyes wide, staring at the beautiful painting of fish playing with lotus leaves on the top of the curtain, thinking in his heart: "Where is that Aguli? Could it be fake?" Is the show really going to be done?"
"The danger of Xiaoguan cannot be seized by force. It is the place where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. The reason why Shang Boqian stationed heavy troops there was not because it would be difficult to guard it without heavy troops. The real reason is that there The pastures below the mountain and the forests above the mountain can support such a large group of people and settle down, so of course they don’t have to move around and graze with such a large group of people.” Li Jitan was originally a general of Xiazhou. When Shang Boqian sent troops out of Xiaoguan to cooperate with the Tubo people in Liangzhou to fight against the Dingnan army, he once fought with Shang Boqian's army and chased him all the way to Xiaoguan. I am very familiar with it, so I have the most right to speak. "Besides, the reason why Shang Boqian stationed a heavy army there was that he was mainly worried that he would be attacked from the inside. The mountains on the Longyou side are not steep. However, the parties in Longyou have only recently established Shang Boqian's army. Qian’s supremacy, Shangbo Qianbu, Dashibu, Xiaoshibu, Anjiabu, and Yanjiabu fought fiercely with each other before. The Tubo leaders such as Tubu and Wang Nizhu were not weaker than Shangboqian. The foundation of Fashion Boqian is mainly in the vicinity of Xiaoguan, that is, in the past two years, with the support of Song State, he became the leader of the various ministries in one fell swoop." Ding Chengzong said: "We don't expect to defeat Xiaoguan. What's the use of defeating Xiaoguan? Shang Boqian is supported by Song State. If we really defeat Xiaoguan, Song State will definitely intervene. There is the Song army in the east and Tubo in the south. If you are attacked on both sides, you will be suffering from two diseases. Our goal is to consolidate the territory of the eighteen prefectures in Hexi, expand the influence of Xia Kingdom among the countries in the Western Regions, and become the overlord of the Western Regions. But Now that Shang Boqian is taking the initiative to provoke, we can't ignore it, what we want is to teach him a lesson!" On the side, Zhong Fang also spoke: "The founding ceremony is coming soon, and the envoys from the Western Regions will arrive soon. If we face a lackey of Shang Boqian, we will have no choice but to be underestimated by them. A small country has always bullied the weak and feared the strong, and seeing this situation, they will definitely feel disrespectful towards our king. Therefore, it is necessary to teach them a lesson." Li Jitan spread his hands and said: "However, even if you gather ten times as many troops, it is not easy to capture Xiaoguan. If you really have ten times as many troops as the enemy, and you can't manipulate them in that deep mountain and narrow depression, how can you teach him a lesson?" Yang Hao smiled slightly, and said proudly: "Master Li, don't build up the ambition of the enemy and destroy your own prestige. When a lonely king fights a war, when did you fight with all your strength? If you are no match, can't we outwit it?" Yang Hao said confidently: "That's right, outsmart. The Hengshan Qiang cross mountains and ridges like walking on flat ground, and are best at climbing dangerous peaks and cliffs. If we send a Qiang army who is good at climbing mountains and ridges to surprise the enemy's camp and cooperate with the inside and outside, it will not be enough." How many strongholds will you take down? Don’t need too many, he will take one more fortress, and I will take three strongholds from him, and give them back, that’s enough!” Mu Sheren was making notes in a hurry, looked up at Yang Hao when he heard this, and then buried himself in the notes...
Salt is produced in Yanzhou. The salt here not only supplies the needs of Hexi states, but also is exported to Liao and Song. Liao and Song also have their own salt-producing lands, but the salt there is far less pure and delicious than the snow salt here. Therefore, in order not to impact the country’s salt industry economy, the two countries have protection policies for the dumped salt from Hexi, especially the Song Dynasty, which does not allow the sale of Hexi salt at all, but the quality of Hexi salt is good and the value is low, so it is lured by profit There are still many people who smuggle privately, which makes Yanzhou prosperous. Currently, among the prefectures in the west of Hexi, only in terms of abundance of people and commercial scale, neither Xiazhou nor Yang Hao's new capital Xingzhou is as good as Yanzhou.At this moment, Zhe Yuxun's family has just arrived in Yanzhou under the escort of a cavalry team of 800 people. Because the business here is developed, there are many large salt merchants who made a fortune selling salt wholesale, so they have many magnificent houses and villas. , Xiazhuang, etc., so the local officials easily found a big salt merchant, and the merchant borrowed a other village to house Zheshi's family. This villa has everything that can be used, even the servants and maidservants have not been evacuated, and the Zheshi family who came from a long distance are well managed.After traveling for such a long time, each city has to go through a long journey, especially from then on to the west until Lingzhou, there is no famous city Dafu in the middle, but eight hundred li Hanhai, which has always loved cleanliness Zhe Ziyu naturally wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to take a bath. The fragrant soup has already been prepared, and the hot water with spices such as Angelica dahurica, peach skin, cypress leaves, Lingling, green wood, etc. is filled with a layer of mist, gently immersed in the water, the warm water is pressed against the whole body, and all The fatigue was gone, and Ziyu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Gently lifted the water, slender fingers pressed against her shaved shoulders, slid across the sexy collarbone, caressed the slightly raised white, and then submerged in the steaming water. The hot air filled her beautiful face It appears and disappears from time to time, like a water jade Guanyin. Every time she took a step towards Xingzhou, she was one step closer to Yang Hao, and her heart couldn't help throbbing a little more. After the entanglement and resentment in the past, after experiencing emotional ups and downs, Yang Hao was willing to exchange jade seals After her whole family, looking back now, it's like an adult looking back at some little things that were brooding on her mind when she was a child. Apart from a dumbfounded smile, there is only a trace of nostalgia for the childishness and innocence of her childhood. She feels that her mind has been completely liberated. All along, she has been bound by too many things physically and mentally. Now that the family has to be freed, the biggest concern in her heart has been liberated, and she is unwilling to accept many things. Those thoughts, when she looked back after suffering so much, were completely worthless. Once the mountain-like burden on her shoulders was lifted, it was so easy to make people feel ecstatic. "Brother Hao..." The palm touched the heat of the water, caressing a certain towering and sensitive place, her eyes were black and shiny, but the blush caused by the hot water and shyness appeared on her pretty face, as bright as a peach blossom.In the past, she only remembered his bad things, but now she only remembers his good things. When thinking about his good things, not only did he become so beautiful in her heart, but also that kind of warmth and joy was like this fragrant hot water. Generally warms her body and mind. It turns out...it turns out...it's so beautiful when you think good things in your heart!No wonder Brother Hao said: If you have heaven in your heart, then you will also be in hell if you are in heaven.If the heart is hell, then being in heaven is also hell.By the way, brother Hao said this sentence to Tang Yanyan. He said that because he said this sentence, it caused Yanyan's misunderstanding, and he mistakenly thought that he was in love with Yanyan... With a leisurely sigh: Yes, it was a misunderstanding at the time, but later it turned out to be a fake.Thinking of all the past, thinking of Tang Yanyan, her eyes became a little confused, after a long time, she seemed to have figured something out, and she just smiled.With a slight smile, it's all calm and breezy...
"Brother?" Zhe Ziyu took a bath for a long time, as if he was going to be a bride tomorrow, bathed in fragrant soup, washed clean, not stained with any dirt, then put on his robe and walked out of the bathroom.This is where the family members of the big salt merchant bathe. It is in the inner room of this bedroom. When you come out, there is a dressing table, an embroidered couch, and the outer room partitioned by eight ladies' polo screens is a round table and brocade stools, and a piece of furniture. Because the screen is translucent, and there is a lamp on the table, so as soon as she exits the bathroom door, she can see a person sitting at the front of the table drinking tea through the screen. It's my elder brother, not to mention that the translucent screen can't completely cover people's faces. Zhe Ziyu had already put on his nightgown, but at this time he closed it again, tightened his belt, and quickly walked around the screen, Zhe Yuxun was raising his glass and drinking tea, when he saw her come out, he smiled slightly , said: "Sit." Zhe Ziyu sat down beside him, and said with a smile, "Brother, you have to go on the road tomorrow morning, why don't you rest, do you have something to say to me?" "Well, I do have something to say to you, and it's very important." Zhe Ziyu suppressed his smile, and moved towards him. The eldest brother came to her room so late, there must be something very important, but she really couldn't think of anything important that the eldest brother could discuss with her at this time, could it be... Could it be Is it my marriage? Ziyu's heart jumped up, his face was a little unnatural, he quickly turned over a teacup, poured himself a cup of tea, and covered his expression, "Brother, what's the matter?" Zhe Yuxun was looking at her, looking up, down, left, and right, making her feel uncomfortable, and couldn't help but angrily said: "What are you looking at, have flowers grown on my body?" Zhe Yuxun chuckled, shook his head and said, "That kid, I really care about you. Even if he was involved in this matter, most of them didn't know about it, and you... were not involved, but he specifically asked me to report to you." It’s really rare for you to confess.” Zhe Ziyu immediately knew what the kid the elder brother was referring to, but because of this, he became even more curious, and quickly asked, "What is it, you want to explain to me?" Zhe Yuxun took a sip of tea, and said: "I heard that when he was an official in Bianliang, he was involved in the selection of the oiran. He had a lot of thoughts and tricks, and he also helped arrange plays and songs, which caused a lot of trouble in Tokyo. No one in the city knows, no one knows?" Zhe Ziyu pursed his lips, and said disdainfully: "He, he is tossing around. Fake public affairs, selfishness, pick and choose, one flower list leader, one leaf list leader, all elected into his private house, why do you ask this?" That look, like an uncle praising his brother-in-law, as if this lady wants to be humble for her husband, Zhe Yuxun's eyes showed a knowing smile. Chia Yuxun took another sip of tea, nodded and said: "Well, the leaders of the four major dynasties are fighting to the death, and everyone in Tokyo is busy with their work. Actually? The whole matter is under his control. The head of the line already knew the result of the ranking before the selection of the oiran, but which one of them will get the most benefits, it is not until a long time after the end that they can really see clearly. And people all over Tokyo are busy with their work, of course they don’t know the line of the oiran beforehand They are the participants, but they are always the spectators, and they are the spectators who are kept in the dark from the beginning to the end, hey! This kid, why do I think he is a showman?" Zhe Ziyu was going crazy, he grabbed his hand and asked, "Brother, what's the matter?" The more anxious she was, the calmer Zhe Yuxun became. It was rare to see his sister so temperamental. He didn't want his sister to be old-fashioned. Zhe Yuxun took another sip of tea slowly and brushed off his clothes in a leisurely manner. , Seeing my sister's almond eyes widened and she was about to get angry again, she said: "Little sister, Cheng Shixiong left the defense line to meet me a few days ago. You warned Old Cheng that no matter what happened before, now he is a general under Yang Hao's command. You should be aware of the propriety, so leaving your post without authorization, and still making a big show, has already lost its duty, right?" "Why, the girl is not right? Or... Brother wants to..." Zhe Yuxun smiled wryly and said: "What do you think? Even if the prefecture is still there, all I think about is to preserve the foundation of my ancestors, can I have greater ambitions? Now that there is nothing else, you have lost your head when you are a big brother? That's it Overestimated? Besides, he exchanged the elder brother with a Chuan Guo Yuxi, and the elder brother is so heartless and ungrateful?" "So……" "Old Cheng is an upright and loyal person. He was originally Du Chongwei's family slave. After Du Chongwei died, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered. In addition to his bad reputation, people who have benefited from him in the past dare not have anything to do with him. And Lao Cheng... is just a servant of the Du family, but he can spare no effort to pick up the old master's family and take care of them as usual. No one can match his courage and loyalty. He came to pick me up because of his temperament. However, although Lao Cheng seems to be rude and unrestrained, he is actually a very thoughtful person, will he abandon the station with great fanfare, lead a large group of people to block the road and set up tents, and serve me wine?" Zhe Ziyu frowned, and asked in doubt, "You mean?" "Hey, of course that kid ordered it." Zhe Ziyu was immediately moved, he almost held his little face in his hands, stars appeared in his eyes, and said happily: "He...he has a conscience..." In front of his elder brother, it's not good to praise him too much, but She still couldn't help but say something. Zhe Yuxun couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "Fart conscience. Of course you can see what he does now. This kid deliberately ordered Lao Cheng to put on such a show, not to welcome your brother, but to hurt others That's all." "Ah! Who did you harm?" Zhe Ziyu immediately became nervous again. Then Zhe Yuxun leaned forward and told her everything, Zhe Yuxun talked for a long time, Zhe Ziyu listened for a long time, and when everything was finished, Zhe Yuxun said: "Now, this kid wants to Playing a bigger play, this time not only those booing audiences will be kept in the dark, but even the people in it will be kept in the dark. Those who really understand his intentions will never more than that." Zhe Yuxun stretched out one hand, spread five fingers, showed the front and back, and said: "Originally, there is nothing to do with you in this play, but he specifically asked me to let you know what happened, you said Does he have special regard for you?" Zhe Ziyu blinked, then rolled his eyes playfully, and imitated her elder brother's tone: "Farts are important. He... He is clearly afraid that I will misunderstand, and he is worried that I will be stingy." Zhe Yuxun said with a smile: "Then if you didn't hear what elder brother said to you today, wouldn't you be stingy?" "Of course I..." The confident high voice suddenly lowered, and she muttered something from her throat, even she couldn't hear it clearly. "What? Brother didn't hear clearly." Zhe Ziyu blushed and shouted loudly: "You won't be stingy!" Zhe Yuxun curled his lips, and said disapprovingly: "Really?" "Really, really." Zhe Ziyu hurriedly changed the subject, rolled his eyes, and said, "It's feasible. Go up to attack the enemy, then attack the diplomatic relations, and then attack the city. This is considered an act of attack Yes. But... I think he wants to kill two birds with one stone." This time it was Zhe Yuxun's turn to be puzzled: "You can kill two birds with one stone, how do you say that?" Zhe Ziyu said earnestly: "It cannot be denied that most of the people he puts in his favor are from humble beginnings or when they have nowhere to go, so they attach to him. There is no doubting their loyalty to him, but no one is perfect, and everyone has his shortcomings. During the few days I was in Xiazhou, I already noticed something. For example, most of the generals who started in Luzhou felt superior. Even when facing officials with higher ranks than themselves, they were less respectful. Most of the surrendered generals are cautious, so they consciously approach each other and form another group. For another example, Ding Chengzong's personality is a bit withdrawn, all his thoughts are around Yang Hao, and he doesn't pay much attention to making friends with civil and military personnel; Yang Hao attaches great importance to cultivation, especially through the Luzhou Yanwu Hall. The backbone of the general school, so except when facing Yang Hao, Ding Chengzong and a few others, Zhong Fang has the demeanor of being a good teacher, and likes to put on airs to others.And Zhang Pu is also an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, but he has made a few great achievements, so he can have a status not inferior to Zhong Fang, so when he meets Zhong Fang with his eyes above the top, they both look at each other a little bit..." Zhe Yuxun smiled and said: "This is nothing more than normal. Even if it is a family, there are people who get along well and people who don't get along, not to mention such a huge force. When I was in Fuzhou, the generals under my command were not the same? Looking at the world, As big as a country, as small as a state and a capital, there are always problems of one kind or another between people." Zhe Ziyu said: "Yes, but Yang Hao's situation is a bit special. He has risen too fast, and his men and horses come from all over the world. And, it will not affect the overall situation, but once it develops to be difficult to reconcile, it will cause considerable problems. What's more, what I mentioned does not include some half-hearted fishers." Zhe Yuxun stared and said: "What do you mean?" Zhe Ziyu smiled triumphantly, and said, "I said he wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Apart from trying to deceive that self-righteous guy, his other purpose was to make a fake show and make the grievances and discords that had been secretly bred by the civil and military bureaucrats under him come true. Opportunities are all put on the table, let them have a good outbreak, and the real disaster will be eliminated by this opportunity. It's just that they have a grudge against each other and can't get along with civil and military. They know it's a drama, so naturally they won't really get along, but there are indeed frictions between them caused by various personalities, backgrounds and other reasons. With this incident, They will understand the disadvantages of this kind of fighting, they will reflect on it, and they will understand that one day, once such conflicts really occur between them, it will be harmful to others and not beneficial to themselves, and they will consciously avoid going to that step. This is not killing two birds with one stone. ? " "Hmm..." Zhe Yuxun stroked his long beard, and Danfeng's eyes narrowed: "I didn't expect this, if that's the case, this guy is really very cunning." "Brother, is this clever? I have never seen you come up with such a method." Zhe Yuxun stood up with a smile: "Anyway, you just need to understand what he did with his heart, so as not to get angry and run away again!" Zhe Ziyu stamped his feet coquettishly: "Brother..." "Haha, don't say it, don't say it. Now I've told you everything, go to bed early, and go on the road tomorrow. Whether he is clever, clever, insidious or cunning, in short... it is used on his enemies, isn't it? Use it on your body, that's fine." Zhe Yuxun patted his younger sister's shoulder dotingly, turned and walked out. After seeing Zhe Yuxun off, she closed the door, moved the candles to the dressing table behind the screen and sat down, staring at her own delicate face from the slender bronze mirror, she gently let go of the clothes she had casually rolled up. Beautiful hair, a head of black shiny hair hanging down, took a jade comb to gently comb the hair, can't help but think about it. "That scoundrel! I planned to hand myself over to him when I arrived in Xingzhou this time. He was a prince, a general, a gentry, and a grassroots man. From now on, I will be a husband and a child, and I will stay by his side. Who knows, but he came up with an idea. Such a deceitful idea, if this is the case, I can't marry him right away..." "Pfft! You're worthless, do you really miss a man?" Covered by her beautiful hair, Yurun's face suddenly turned bright red. She made a face to the shameless little girl in the mirror, stood up slowly, and slowly released the soft robe and Luoshang with her slender hands like plain jade. , the beauty in the mirror is only wearing a small dress, standing gracefully, with fragrant shoulders and jade legs, pink neck and pepper milk, even she looks a little infatuated in her eyes. The jade finger slid from her curved eyebrows and straight nose to her sexy rosy mouth, and then gradually moved to her ivory-like jade neck and her pink and flawless breasts... Lonely fangs are rewarded alone, and I feel pity for myself when I look at the shadows. The plump breasts, the soft and slender waist, the straight legs that can't even insert a little finger when they are closed together, all show that this is a mature woman, just like a Ripe red fruit, juicy and tender, waiting for the owner who picks it to taste its delicacy. Ziyu's face is getting hotter and hotter: Yes, I want a man, I want that big villain who cheats people... bullying me... As soon as this bold idea came to her mind, she herself was taken aback, and immediately fled to bed in shame, pulled the quilt over and hid her head and face with a huff. With a "huh", the quilt that had just been covered was lifted again. Ziyu opened his eyes wide, staring at the beautiful painting of fish playing with lotus leaves on the top of the curtain, thinking in his heart: "Where is that Aguli? Could it be fake?" Is the show really going to be done?"
"The danger of Xiaoguan cannot be seized by force. It is the place where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. The reason why Shang Boqian stationed heavy troops there was not because it would be difficult to guard it without heavy troops. The real reason is that there The pastures below the mountain and the forests above the mountain can support such a large group of people and settle down, so of course they don’t have to move around and graze with such a large group of people.” Li Jitan was originally a general of Xiazhou. When Shang Boqian sent troops out of Xiaoguan to cooperate with the Tubo people in Liangzhou to fight against the Dingnan army, he once fought with Shang Boqian's army and chased him all the way to Xiaoguan. I am very familiar with it, so I have the most right to speak. "Besides, the reason why Shang Boqian stationed a heavy army there was that he was mainly worried that he would be attacked from the inside. The mountains on the Longyou side are not steep. However, the parties in Longyou have only recently established Shang Boqian's army. Qian’s supremacy, Shangbo Qianbu, Dashibu, Xiaoshibu, Anjiabu, and Yanjiabu fought fiercely with each other before. The Tubo leaders such as Tubu and Wang Nizhu were not weaker than Shangboqian. The foundation of Fashion Boqian is mainly in the vicinity of Xiaoguan, that is, in the past two years, with the support of Song State, he became the leader of the various ministries in one fell swoop." Ding Chengzong said: "We don't expect to defeat Xiaoguan. What's the use of defeating Xiaoguan? Shang Boqian is supported by Song State. If we really defeat Xiaoguan, Song State will definitely intervene. There is the Song army in the east and Tubo in the south. If you are attacked on both sides, you will be suffering from two diseases. Our goal is to consolidate the territory of the eighteen prefectures in Hexi, expand the influence of Xia Kingdom among the countries in the Western Regions, and become the overlord of the Western Regions. But Now that Shang Boqian is taking the initiative to provoke, we can't ignore it, what we want is to teach him a lesson!" On the side, Zhong Fang also spoke: "The founding ceremony is coming soon, and the envoys from the Western Regions will arrive soon. If we face a lackey of Shang Boqian, we will have no choice but to be underestimated by them. A small country has always bullied the weak and feared the strong, and seeing this situation, they will definitely feel disrespectful towards our king. Therefore, it is necessary to teach them a lesson." Li Jitan spread his hands and said: "However, even if you gather ten times as many troops, it is not easy to capture Xiaoguan. If you really have ten times as many troops as the enemy, and you can't manipulate them in that deep mountain and narrow depression, how can you teach him a lesson?" Yang Hao smiled slightly, and said proudly: "Master Li, don't build up the ambition of the enemy and destroy your own prestige. When a lonely king fights a war, when did you fight with all your strength? If you are no match, can't we outwit it?" Yang Hao said confidently: "That's right, outsmart. The Hengshan Qiang cross mountains and ridges like walking on flat ground, and are best at climbing dangerous peaks and cliffs. If we send a Qiang army who is good at climbing mountains and ridges to surprise the enemy's camp and cooperate with the inside and outside, it will not be enough." How many strongholds will you take down? Don’t need too many, he will take one more fortress, and I will take three strongholds from him, and give them back, that’s enough!” Mu Sheren was making notes in a hurry, looked up at Yang Hao when he heard this, and then buried himself in the notes...