Chapter 30 Chapter Thirty: September Fox Hunt
Fox in September, wolf in October.That means fox fur is best in September and wolf fur is best in October.It was about to enter October, and Tang Yanyan and Chen Mo'er were hunting foxes on the grassland.Even though it is October, they are still more interested in foxes. Women and foxes always have some indissoluble bond, but they are not very interested in wolves.
Tang Yanyan wears a samurai scarf in her hair, and wears green silk arrow sleeves, two dark green horse skirts, high-waisted buckskin boots, a short knife on her waist, a bow on her back, and a Hu Jian, dressed in male attire, looks heroic.She is not a delicate lady who doesn't leave the door and doesn't leave the house. She gallops like an arrow, whizzes back and forth, gallops like electricity, and is not inferior to men in the slightest.
But when it comes to riding and shooting skills, Tang Yanyan is far behind Chen Moer.She drew her bow and set her arrow, and shot every arrow in a hurry, but when the sharp arrow landed, it was more than two feet away from the fox with the fiery red tail.
"Hateful, really hateful!" Tang Yanyan yelled on the horse, and Chen Mo'er rode over with a smile and said, "Miss Tang, your riding skills are not inferior to mine, but the accuracy of the arrow is a little bit worse, otherwise The arrow just now will surely hit that fox."
Tang Yanyan said bitterly: "It doesn't matter if you miss the shot, but it still laughs at me, it's really hateful."
Chen Mo'er asked in surprise, "Who laughed at you?"
Tang Yanyan pointed at the direction in which the fiery red fox was escaping, and said angrily, "That's it. I shot an arrow in the air, and it glanced back at me, clearly full of ridicule."
Chen Mo'er was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. Tang Yanyan was twenty-eight years old, with a delicate and charming mouth, warm and clear eyes like clear springs, and a slender and graceful figure with smooth and graceful curves. The place is thick, the place that should be thin is thin, the place that should be protruding is protruding, and the place that should be sunken is sunken. It is charming and charming. It has already begun to give birth to the charm of a woman, but its temperament is as delicate as a child. This is why she likes Tang Yan. place of fire.In just three days, the two became good friends who talked about everything.
"How could a fox laugh at people? Hahaha, Miss Tang, you are overthinking. You don't usually ride and shoot too much, and you are not familiar with bow and horse. It is very difficult for you to shoot your prey by yourself while riding on a horse like this. Come on, let's get off the horse. "
Chen Mo'er straightened his back, jumped off the horse neatly, and said: "That fox won't escape too far, let's go after it quietly, don't disturb it, if it gets close, you will be able to hunt it down with your own hands." one."
Tang Yanyan turned anger into joy, got off the horse and said, "Sure, I don't believe that I can't hunt a fox with my own hands. That Firefox is so beautiful, I'm going to use its fur to make a fur collar for him. It's getting cold. At that time, make a fur coat for him.”
"Yeah, it's getting cold. When it's October in our place, the first snow will fall." The two walked shoulder to shoulder, and Chen Mo'er turned her eyes, and asked suddenly: "I still think you want to hunt." I killed this fox and used its fur for my own use, but it turned out to be a gift, who... who is he?"
Tang Yanyan's face was blushing, she gave her a shy look, and said angrily, "You know why, don't you know?"
Chen Mo'er hid her stutter and laughed, Tang Yanyan let out a "hum", suddenly embraced her shoulder affectionately, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, I want to ask you something."
"What?"
"You and Ono Ke'er are getting married soon, right?"
"Well, they were supposed to get married this spring, but they ended up fighting with Xiazhou, and now they have to wait until next spring." Speaking of this, Chen Mo'er's face turned red, and her eyes lit up.
Tang Yanyan stammered: "He...when he was alone with you, did...did he want to be very affectionate with you?"
"what?"
"That's it... that's it... Intimacy, don't tell me you don't understand, if you pretend you don't understand, I will turn my face off."
Chen Mo'er let out a "eat" laugh, then quickly covered her mouth, looked around guiltily, and replied in a low voice: "Men are all like that, how is it possible to want them to be honest in front of women? Don't you?" Promise him, he is fighting against you like a child, there is no way..."
"Ah!" Tang Yanyan's face turned even redder, and she said in a jiffy, "You...then you agreed? He...how did he make out with you?"
"Oh, why do you ask everything?" Although Chen Mo'er said she was cheerful, she couldn't bear it now.
"Let's talk, let's talk, and there is no outsider, so I promise not to say it."
Covering her face, Chen Mo'er sneaked a glance at her through her fingers, then suddenly lowered her hand and asked suspiciously: "Why do you care about such things? Well...you and Mr. Yang are next to each other in tents, alone Men and widows, isn't it...he often wants to make out with you at night?"
"No." Tang Yanyan couldn't take it any longer, and hurriedly dismissed it shyly.
Chen Mo'er turned the defense into an offense, and asked: "It's no wonder if you don't, you Han men should be very gentle, right? When he wants to make out with you, will he yell in a hurry?"
"No no really no," Tang Yanyan blushed to cover up: "It's not like you don't know these past few days. When Li Guangyan came, he sat there in a strange way. The leaders of all ministries were a little jealous. Like a headless chicken, I will visit Yang Hao for a while, visit Li Guangyan for a while, or go to Mr. Su Ka to find out the news."
She snorted resentfully: "I don't know where there are so many things to talk between men. He is too busy dealing with those bosses now, so how can he have time to talk to me?"
Chen Mo'er also sighed: "Li Guangyan's majestic appearance makes people angry when they see him. Xiaoye Ke'er has watched him bully these days, and drank drunk as soon as he came back. I refused to listen. I Master Yang seemed a little overwhelmed. Today, Master Su Ka invited all the leaders to drink again. I heard Keer Ono said that they wanted to see the scenery. If Master Yang really couldn't bear it, they would give up. "
"No." Tang Yanyan immediately patted his chest to guarantee: "Your Xiaoye Ke'er is a person who would rather bend than bend, and not suffer a little loss. But Yang Hao is different. This person is weak, and when he should suffer or give in, he will definitely Not stubborn, but sooner or later he will make those who take advantage of him pay back double. Although I don't know what he is doing these days, I just know that he is not such a bully. Just wait and see."
She turned her head and glanced in the direction of the tribe. She had come out for more than twenty miles. Standing here, she could only see the undulating grassland like wheat waves, and the Yeli tribe could no longer be seen.
"When that stinky guy solves his worries, my 'rear worries' should come? I... Shall I agree to him then?"
Tang Yanyan couldn't help feeling distracted when thinking of that fiery, firm, huge mass on her buttocks.At this moment, she suddenly felt something hard push against her buttocks, and she couldn't help jumping up in fright: "Ah!"
Turning her head to look, it was Chen Mo'er who touched her with a bow, and Tang Yanyan yelled guiltily, "What are you doing, you scared me."
Chen Mo'er said innocently: "I'm telling you, I saw that fox."
Tang Yanyan hurriedly turned her head, looking left and right: "Where is it, where is it?"
Chen Mo'er said dryly: "I was scared away by your roar..."
At the invitation of the leaders of various ministries, Suka held another feast. The leaders wanted to know where Li Guangyan's bottom line was, and what Yang Hao's countermeasures were. Now Li Guangyan's head is hot, but he is lured by profit, and the wall is still there. Try to hold on to the last strength of character. Li Guangyan's modesty when he first arrived at the Yeli tribe has completely disappeared. Su Ka's "weakness" and warm hospitality made him mistakenly think that the Yeli tribe was also greedy for the benefits that Luling Prefecture brought them, so he met with Yang Hao. The relationship is very close, and the two parties are completely a combination of interests.After he came here, Su Ka was obviously more afraid of himself, so he had confidence. Li Guangyan, who knew well in his heart, began to be domineering. Originally, it was just an insinuating threat, but this encounter simply turned into a blatant threat, but Yang Hao's reaction disappointed everyone in the department. He always had a gentle smile, that kind of gentleness Well, not only the heads of various ministries were greatly disappointed, but even Keer Ono was full of disdain and contempt. But Yang Hao didn't seem to notice everyone's strange gazes at all. Under Li Guangyan's tough attitude, he backed down steadily, and finally asked Li Guangyan cautiously: "Master Li, Luling Prefecture was originally just a barren mountain, and suddenly moved Tens of thousands of people have come here, and it is hard to imagine how difficult it is for them to settle down here. The officials are sympathetic to the people of Luzhou, so they have been exempted from taxes, money and food for ten years. The officials invited the heads of Hengshan tribes to come here. I hope that the blessings of the official family will benefit all ministries, invite all ministries to do business with us in Luling, and exempt all ministries from trade taxes. And the tribes of Hengshan can also benefit from it, Master Li thinks the strategy of lowering officials is feasible?" Li Guangyan said boldly: "Master Yang is too polite. Luling Prefecture is not under the jurisdiction of our Yinzhou. As the prefect of Luling, Mr. Yang, how you want to manage the people of Luzhou and how to give instructions, Li naturally has no way Beak. But..." He changed the tone, and said with a dark smile: "The government has exempted Luzhou from taxes for ten years, and you are exempting Luzhou merchants from taxes. Why do you generously benefit all the chiefs?" Just as Yang Hao was about to speak, Li Guangyan pressed his hand down and said in a deep voice: "Master Yang, you must know that the Hengshan tribes have always done business with our Yinzhou. Your Luling Prefecture is exempted from commercial taxes, and merchants tend to If you do it for profit, just like a herdsman who lives on the grass, he must buy and sell with Luzhou, so my Yinzhou will be empty." "Master Li, my servant..." Li Guangyan pressed his hand again, cut him off and said: "I, Li Guangyan, have 40,000 elite soldiers, and I am stationed in Yinzhou, resisting Huihe, resisting Khitan, and enemy Tubo, so as to ensure that the tribes in Hengshan live and work in peace and contentment, and they are not invaded. This is a great achievement. Hengzhou Although the ministries are not under the jurisdiction of my Yinzhou, my Yinzhou and the Hengshan tribes are not without their blessings. Now you are tempting the Hengshan tribes to do business with your Luling with the benefit of tax exemption, and my Yinzhou will be thrown aside. Officials guarding the frontier, the soldiers’ salaries, armor, weapons, and war horses, which one does not cost money? The imperial court will not allocate a penny to me.” Yang Hao said with a smile: "The Li family has been in Yinzhou for at least a hundred years. The foundation is so strong. The Hengshan tribes are located in barren areas. In fact, they are all suffering haha. Not to mention my Luzhou. Now I am poor and have nothing. Ah, how dare Master Li compete with our tribes in Luzhou and Hengshan for these petty gains." These words were really without confidence, they were soft words of begging, Ono Ke'er was so angry that her eyes shot fire, she couldn't hold back anymore, she suddenly stood up, turned around and walked out.Su Ka shouted, "Where are you going?" Ono Ke'er hung her neck and replied: "I've had too much alcohol, it's convenient to go." After finishing speaking, she walked out without looking back.Li Guangyan watched with cold eyes, and then smiled slightly after scanning the different expressions of the heads of the various departments in the tent. Xiao Shishi has been sitting quietly beside his father, gently cutting the mutton with a small knife, eating very politely, at this time he is just a child, and he can't see that he shot Rigude with an arrow and attacked Yang Hao. The kind of city and scheming that was not commensurate with his age in the camp. At this moment, seeing Yang Hao retreating steadily under his father's oppression, he already pleaded, put down the knife suddenly, wiped his mouth, and said in a clear voice: "Master Yang's words are wrong, don't you know that if you don't take a few steps, you can't go a thousand miles; Rivers and seas cannot be formed without accumulating small streams. Although Yinzhou has a strong foundation, it cannot sit on the mountain. Besides, Mr. Yang only knows that Yinzhou has accumulated more than a hundred years of savings, but he does not know that Yinzhou is used to guard against foreign captives. The daily consumption of Yinzhou is How huge." At such a young age, he talked eloquently in front of so many adults, but he had no timidity. Li Guangyan seemed to love his son very much, and was quite satisfied with his opinion. He smiled and took a sip of wine, and did not stop him .Xiaoshitou said proudly again: "All the tribes in Hengshan are under the protection of my Yinzhou. My father guards Yinzhou, but it benefits more than just one Yinzhou." "Jiqian, when the grown-ups are talking, you don't have the right to intervene." Li Guangyan said with a smile, then turned to Yang Hao and said, "The child is rough by nature and doesn't know etiquette. I'm busy with business, so I've always neglected to discipline him. The adults laughed." "Jiqian? Li Jiqian? This name...is familiar..." Yang Hao's heart moved, and he looked at the little stone carefully. He only knew that he must have heard of this name before, but he couldn't remember what happened to him later. .While thinking about it, he smiled and replied: "Master Li is too modest. Although Young Master Ling is young, he is both civil and military. He speaks loudly. He is really a tiger father and a tiger son. I don't know, Mr. Jiqian, in your opinion, you should How?" Xiao Shitou proudly said: "This matter has long been established, why does Master Yang need to ask me?" Yang Hao said in amazement: "What's the case, how come I don't know anything?" Xiao Shitou pointed at Suka with a sneer, and said loudly, "You can ask the headman of Suka to know how the grassland tribes do it. Couldn't the Hengshan tribes follow suit?" These words were a bit reckless, Li Guangyan's face changed, but it was too late to stop him.The ministries sitting on both sides immediately became agitated when they heard this.They were originally in the middle of the three forces, not affiliated to any one, and lived freely.If Li Jiqian's words are true, aren't they brought under Li's jurisdiction in a disguised form like the other ministries on the grassland? The tribes in the grassland sold their goods to the Li family at a low price, and the Li family then transferred them to the Central Plains and sold them at a high price to the Han people. This is exactly Xiazhou’s method of exploiting the grassland tribes. Open, want to bring the Hengshan Qiangs under their rule? It is not surprising that the leaders have such worries. Xiao Shitou looks like a boy in his teens, but his actual age is younger. It is hard for the leaders to believe that a child has such ambition and insight, so he naturally put this The words fell on Li Guangyan's head, thinking that Li Guangyan was instructing his son to say something that was inconvenient for him. In the past, when Xiazhou fought with Linzhou and Fuzhou, Linzhou and Fuzhou bribed the Hengshan tribes to stand on their side, but Xiazhou seldom bribed them for profit, and most of the time they used military threats. Force Hengshan's tribes to cooperate with him.Li's style has always been domineering, so it is not surprising that they have such ambitions. Seeing the heads of the various ministries whispering to each other, the crowd was raging, and a little angry, Li Guangyan quickly laughed and said: "I don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and I talk nonsense. You don't have to take it to heart. The Yinzhou and Hengshan tribes are friends, but It's not a subordinate relationship, it wasn't in the past, and it won't change in the future, how can I, Li Guangyan, compete for profit with the chiefs?" Yang Hao smiled and said: "Then I don't understand. Since your lord doesn't want to get a share of it, I will do business with other ministries with the benefit of tax exemption in Luling, but lord Li refuses to allow it. Then I will follow your lord's opinion." , what should I do? I am a dull official, so I ask Mr. Li for advice." At this time, the leader of Kete, Cheri Ji, also spoke out and asked: "That's right, Mr. Li doesn't want to compete with our tribes in Hengshan, but also worries that the trade between the tribes and Luzhou will make the business of the shops in Yinzhou sluggish. , resulting in a sharp reduction in taxes, I don’t know how Master Li can solve this dilemma?” When the heads of the ministries saw someone coming forward, it was like a flood had found a vent, and they all questioned: "That's right, we don't understand Master Li's words, please explain clearly to Master Li." Seeing Yang Hao bowing his head to drink, Li Guangyan saw a flash of smug smile on his face, suddenly burst out laughing, and said loudly: "What's so difficult about this? Are these two difficult situations? It's very easy to solve." Yang Hao hurriedly asked: "I don't know how my lord can solve it?" Li Guangyan stared at him, with a playful smile in his eyes, and said in one sentence: "To untie the bell, you have to tie the bell. Since the two difficult situations came because of Mr. Yang, naturally Mr. Yang has to solve them?" "Me?" Yang Hao said with a blank face: "Your official... how to solve it?" Li Guangyan said slowly: "Luling Prefecture exempts all tribes from paying taxes for doing business with Luling Prefecture. Naturally, any tribes have cattle and sheep fur, herbs and mountain treasures, and sell them in Luzhou. But in Yinzhou, I also I can't bear the worry of a sharp tax reduction. Therefore, the tax reduction in Yinzhou will naturally be compensated by you in Luling Prefecture." Yang Hao's expression changed, and he lost his voice and said, "I am from Luling Prefecture to compensate you for the lost taxes?" "Exactly!" Li Guangyan looked at Yang Hao's stunned but embarrassed smile, and was full of satisfaction: "You are not strong enough, you still have to ask me for it, hmph, you just want to make things difficult for me with a little trick, this time, how can you Did you lift a rock and shoot yourself in the foot?" Li Guangyan said with a smile: "Master Yang can open the door to do business with the chiefs, but I, Yinzhou, will send tax collectors to station in your Luling Prefecture to count the purchases and sales of goods, calculate the number regularly, calculate the tax payable, and pay it to me. Yinzhou government treasury, if this is the case, my Yinzhou and all the ministries will be happy, wouldn't it be good?" Having said that, he couldn't help laughing out loud anymore: "Hahahaha..."
"Ha ha ha ha……" Back in his tent, thinking of Yang Hao's embarrassment and embarrassment, Li Guangyan still couldn't help laughing. Li Jiqian couldn't hold back and asked, "Father, are you really going to send tax collectors to Luling Prefecture to collect taxes? Shall we not destroy Luling Prefecture?" Li Guangyan said with a smile: "It's not the right time yet. The Tubo tribes are trying to take advantage of Chen Bing outside the city of Yinzhou. Only when the situation in Yinzhou is stabilized can father be free to take care of Luzhou. Didn't you see Yang Hao's embarrassing look?" ? If he really agrees to let daddy send tax collectors, then Luling Prefecture will become the land under your daddy’s jurisdiction in disguise, and Yang Hao will be a puppet. Hmph, if he really agrees, then daddy will let him So what if the prefect of Luling, who is a vegetarian, continues to do it?" Li Jiqian said angrily: "Father, I always feel that Yang Hao is not like a person who keeps his own place. This person cannot be trusted and cannot be used." Li Guangyan smiled slightly, stroking his head and said: "Son, although you are born smart, you are still young after all, you have to remember that you can deal with your enemies better if you don't show your emotions. .To be the hero of one side, you must know how to combine strength and softness. Being soft and touching is a means. When you want to win over a person, you must let him feel that he will benefit from you, and let him know that he is afraid of you. Only then will you obediently listen to you and not dare to betray you. But... if you want to kill someone..." He said solemnly: "Then, until your knife pierces his heart, you have to hide your murderous intentions, you have to keep smiling, you have to make him feel that you need him, you want to keep him, and don't mention it to you." Be vigilant, then...you will be able to kill easily..." In Su Ka's tent, Su Ka said worriedly: "Young master, showing weakness today, the authority established by the young master's bloody means of massacring the Hengshan Qiang Village is gone. I'm afraid... this business is over, they won't take the risk of offending Yinzhou to deal with Luzhou again, unless the young master agrees to Li Guangyan's conditions, but then one by one..." Yang Hao said with a smile: "It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm sure. They have already tasted the benefits of being a fence, and are used to being a fence. But they will never understand that a piece of fence is It will never be possible to grow into a towering tree. They are used to using others and clinging to others. Then let them cling to Li Guangyan. The faster you invest in Li Xingyan today, the faster you will change your career in the future, and you will be faster than others Hundreds of times, such a person is nothing to worry about." Su Ka's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had noticed something in Yang Hao's words, but he didn't know whether he should ask. At this moment, Ono Ke'er walked in, and when he saw Yang Hao's face suddenly sank, he turned around and was about to Going out, Su Ka shouted: "You stop for me, just now in front of the leaders, what's the matter with you?" Ono Keer glanced at Yang Hao, snorted coldly and did not answer, Su Ka was furious, and raised his hand to hit someone, Yang Hao stopped him, walked to Ono Keer, smiled and said: "Ono Keer, are you Don't you feel ashamed to see me as weak and deceitful in front of Li Guangyan?" Ono Keer sneered, "So you know it yourself?" Seeing that he was so unreasonable to the young master, Su Ka wanted to slap him, Yang Hao took his hand and said with a smile: "Actually, you have always been unconvinced that I became the co-lord of the Seventh Clan of Dangxiang, right?" Ono Ke'er sneered, and Yang Hao smiled and said: "Tolerate one step, you will avoid the worry of a hundred steps; endure a moment, and you will succeed in a lifetime. Patience is wisdom, strength, and more importantly, a kind of courage. Only a man can bend and stretch. You don't understand yet, so I can bear your rudeness, but when you understand all this, I hope you can maintain due respect and obedience to me." Yang Hao's face darkened, and his tone became serious: "Otherwise, even if you are Lord Su Ka's son, I will not tolerate your repeated provocations!" Yang Hao's sternness, which he had never had before, frightened Xiao Ye Ke'er all of a sudden. Yang Hao walked a long way, and he was still in a daze looking at Yang Hao's back. Su Ka, who knew his son's temper well, thought he had listened to Yang Hao. This threat made him furious, and seeing his reaction like this, he couldn't help but be amazed: "My son is really hard-nosed, but what does the young master rely on?" Yang Hao returned to his residence and looked around, but Tang Yanyan was nowhere to be seen, so he asked Xiuxiu, "Where is Miss Tang?" Xiuxiu hurriedly replied: "Miss Tang and Miss Chen Mo'er went hunting together." Yang Hao shook his head and smiled, and ordered: "Go and make me a pot of tea." Xiuxiu agreed, she flicked her braids and ran outside, and when she reached the door, she bumped into Ye Zhixuan, Ye Zhixuan's body was empty with alcohol, although Xiuxiu was a girl, she was not weak, this hit Ye Zhixuan Xuan fell on her back, Xiuxiu was taken aback, she hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and apologized again and again: "Master Ye, I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry..." "Oh, ouch, you girl, you have so much strength." Ye Zhixuan stood up grinning, patted her buttocks and said, "Go, go, go, I have something important to say to the adults, no Order not to come in." Xiuxiu hurriedly retreated, Yang Hao hastily stepped forward and asked, "Why, is there any news?" "Yes! The news just came." Ye Zhixuan took out a sealed bamboo tube from her sleeve and handed it to Yang Hao. Yang Hao took it, checked the pattern and seal, and took off a knife from the tent wall. Come on, with a "slap", the bamboo tube was smashed into pieces, and a roll of white silk was pulled out from inside, unfolded and looked at hastily. Yang Hao watched it, closed his eyes slightly, let out a long breath, Ye Zhixuan hurriedly asked: "My lord, what's the matter?" Yang Hao slowly opened his eyes and said with a smile, "It's time to send that person on his way." "Yang Hao, Yang Hao, I caught a beautiful fox." Tang Yanyan ran in excitedly holding a fox's tail. Seeing her coming, he couldn't help hugging her into his arms, and kissed her little red mouth. "Uh..., what... what's wrong?" Tang Yanyan asked a little flattered that it was rare for him to be so affectionate to him. Yang Hao smiled and said: "You're done, give me a kiss." "What... great achievement?" Yang Hao said with a hearty smile, "Of course it's the thing that has troubled me for a long time." Tang Yanyan still didn't understand, she just stood there blankly and just thought: "Oops, his worries have been solved, so isn't my 'rear worries' coming? Oh, oh, why so fast, people haven't prepared yet Well..."
At the invitation of the leaders of various ministries, Suka held another feast. The leaders wanted to know where Li Guangyan's bottom line was, and what Yang Hao's countermeasures were. Now Li Guangyan's head is hot, but he is lured by profit, and the wall is still there. Try to hold on to the last strength of character. Li Guangyan's modesty when he first arrived at the Yeli tribe has completely disappeared. Su Ka's "weakness" and warm hospitality made him mistakenly think that the Yeli tribe was also greedy for the benefits that Luling Prefecture brought them, so he met with Yang Hao. The relationship is very close, and the two parties are completely a combination of interests.After he came here, Su Ka was obviously more afraid of himself, so he had confidence. Li Guangyan, who knew well in his heart, began to be domineering. Originally, it was just an insinuating threat, but this encounter simply turned into a blatant threat, but Yang Hao's reaction disappointed everyone in the department. He always had a gentle smile, that kind of gentleness Well, not only the heads of various ministries were greatly disappointed, but even Keer Ono was full of disdain and contempt. But Yang Hao didn't seem to notice everyone's strange gazes at all. Under Li Guangyan's tough attitude, he backed down steadily, and finally asked Li Guangyan cautiously: "Master Li, Luling Prefecture was originally just a barren mountain, and suddenly moved Tens of thousands of people have come here, and it is hard to imagine how difficult it is for them to settle down here. The officials are sympathetic to the people of Luzhou, so they have been exempted from taxes, money and food for ten years. The officials invited the heads of Hengshan tribes to come here. I hope that the blessings of the official family will benefit all ministries, invite all ministries to do business with us in Luling, and exempt all ministries from trade taxes. And the tribes of Hengshan can also benefit from it, Master Li thinks the strategy of lowering officials is feasible?" Li Guangyan said boldly: "Master Yang is too polite. Luling Prefecture is not under the jurisdiction of our Yinzhou. As the prefect of Luling, Mr. Yang, how you want to manage the people of Luzhou and how to give instructions, Li naturally has no way Beak. But..." He changed the tone, and said with a dark smile: "The government has exempted Luzhou from taxes for ten years, and you are exempting Luzhou merchants from taxes. Why do you generously benefit all the chiefs?" Just as Yang Hao was about to speak, Li Guangyan pressed his hand down and said in a deep voice: "Master Yang, you must know that the Hengshan tribes have always done business with our Yinzhou. Your Luling Prefecture is exempted from commercial taxes, and merchants tend to If you do it for profit, just like a herdsman who lives on the grass, he must buy and sell with Luzhou, so my Yinzhou will be empty." "Master Li, my servant..." Li Guangyan pressed his hand again, cut him off and said: "I, Li Guangyan, have 40,000 elite soldiers, and I am stationed in Yinzhou, resisting Huihe, resisting Khitan, and enemy Tubo, so as to ensure that the tribes in Hengshan live and work in peace and contentment, and they are not invaded. This is a great achievement. Hengzhou Although the ministries are not under the jurisdiction of my Yinzhou, my Yinzhou and the Hengshan tribes are not without their blessings. Now you are tempting the Hengshan tribes to do business with your Luling with the benefit of tax exemption, and my Yinzhou will be thrown aside. Officials guarding the frontier, the soldiers’ salaries, armor, weapons, and war horses, which one does not cost money? The imperial court will not allocate a penny to me.” Yang Hao said with a smile: "The Li family has been in Yinzhou for at least a hundred years. The foundation is so strong. The Hengshan tribes are located in barren areas. In fact, they are all suffering haha. Not to mention my Luzhou. Now I am poor and have nothing. Ah, how dare Master Li compete with our tribes in Luzhou and Hengshan for these petty gains." These words were really without confidence, they were soft words of begging, Ono Ke'er was so angry that her eyes shot fire, she couldn't hold back anymore, she suddenly stood up, turned around and walked out.Su Ka shouted, "Where are you going?" Ono Ke'er hung her neck and replied: "I've had too much alcohol, it's convenient to go." After finishing speaking, she walked out without looking back.Li Guangyan watched with cold eyes, and then smiled slightly after scanning the different expressions of the heads of the various departments in the tent. Xiao Shishi has been sitting quietly beside his father, gently cutting the mutton with a small knife, eating very politely, at this time he is just a child, and he can't see that he shot Rigude with an arrow and attacked Yang Hao. The kind of city and scheming that was not commensurate with his age in the camp. At this moment, seeing Yang Hao retreating steadily under his father's oppression, he already pleaded, put down the knife suddenly, wiped his mouth, and said in a clear voice: "Master Yang's words are wrong, don't you know that if you don't take a few steps, you can't go a thousand miles; Rivers and seas cannot be formed without accumulating small streams. Although Yinzhou has a strong foundation, it cannot sit on the mountain. Besides, Mr. Yang only knows that Yinzhou has accumulated more than a hundred years of savings, but he does not know that Yinzhou is used to guard against foreign captives. The daily consumption of Yinzhou is How huge." At such a young age, he talked eloquently in front of so many adults, but he had no timidity. Li Guangyan seemed to love his son very much, and was quite satisfied with his opinion. He smiled and took a sip of wine, and did not stop him .Xiaoshitou said proudly again: "All the tribes in Hengshan are under the protection of my Yinzhou. My father guards Yinzhou, but it benefits more than just one Yinzhou." "Jiqian, when the grown-ups are talking, you don't have the right to intervene." Li Guangyan said with a smile, then turned to Yang Hao and said, "The child is rough by nature and doesn't know etiquette. I'm busy with business, so I've always neglected to discipline him. The adults laughed." "Jiqian? Li Jiqian? This name...is familiar..." Yang Hao's heart moved, and he looked at the little stone carefully. He only knew that he must have heard of this name before, but he couldn't remember what happened to him later. .While thinking about it, he smiled and replied: "Master Li is too modest. Although Young Master Ling is young, he is both civil and military. He speaks loudly. He is really a tiger father and a tiger son. I don't know, Mr. Jiqian, in your opinion, you should How?" Xiao Shitou proudly said: "This matter has long been established, why does Master Yang need to ask me?" Yang Hao said in amazement: "What's the case, how come I don't know anything?" Xiao Shitou pointed at Suka with a sneer, and said loudly, "You can ask the headman of Suka to know how the grassland tribes do it. Couldn't the Hengshan tribes follow suit?" These words were a bit reckless, Li Guangyan's face changed, but it was too late to stop him.The ministries sitting on both sides immediately became agitated when they heard this.They were originally in the middle of the three forces, not affiliated to any one, and lived freely.If Li Jiqian's words are true, aren't they brought under Li's jurisdiction in a disguised form like the other ministries on the grassland? The tribes in the grassland sold their goods to the Li family at a low price, and the Li family then transferred them to the Central Plains and sold them at a high price to the Han people. This is exactly Xiazhou’s method of exploiting the grassland tribes. Open, want to bring the Hengshan Qiangs under their rule? It is not surprising that the leaders have such worries. Xiao Shitou looks like a boy in his teens, but his actual age is younger. It is hard for the leaders to believe that a child has such ambition and insight, so he naturally put this The words fell on Li Guangyan's head, thinking that Li Guangyan was instructing his son to say something that was inconvenient for him. In the past, when Xiazhou fought with Linzhou and Fuzhou, Linzhou and Fuzhou bribed the Hengshan tribes to stand on their side, but Xiazhou seldom bribed them for profit, and most of the time they used military threats. Force Hengshan's tribes to cooperate with him.Li's style has always been domineering, so it is not surprising that they have such ambitions. Seeing the heads of the various ministries whispering to each other, the crowd was raging, and a little angry, Li Guangyan quickly laughed and said: "I don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and I talk nonsense. You don't have to take it to heart. The Yinzhou and Hengshan tribes are friends, but It's not a subordinate relationship, it wasn't in the past, and it won't change in the future, how can I, Li Guangyan, compete for profit with the chiefs?" Yang Hao smiled and said: "Then I don't understand. Since your lord doesn't want to get a share of it, I will do business with other ministries with the benefit of tax exemption in Luling, but lord Li refuses to allow it. Then I will follow your lord's opinion." , what should I do? I am a dull official, so I ask Mr. Li for advice." At this time, the leader of Kete, Cheri Ji, also spoke out and asked: "That's right, Mr. Li doesn't want to compete with our tribes in Hengshan, but also worries that the trade between the tribes and Luzhou will make the business of the shops in Yinzhou sluggish. , resulting in a sharp reduction in taxes, I don’t know how Master Li can solve this dilemma?” When the heads of the ministries saw someone coming forward, it was like a flood had found a vent, and they all questioned: "That's right, we don't understand Master Li's words, please explain clearly to Master Li." Seeing Yang Hao bowing his head to drink, Li Guangyan saw a flash of smug smile on his face, suddenly burst out laughing, and said loudly: "What's so difficult about this? Are these two difficult situations? It's very easy to solve." Yang Hao hurriedly asked: "I don't know how my lord can solve it?" Li Guangyan stared at him, with a playful smile in his eyes, and said in one sentence: "To untie the bell, you have to tie the bell. Since the two difficult situations came because of Mr. Yang, naturally Mr. Yang has to solve them?" "Me?" Yang Hao said with a blank face: "Your official... how to solve it?" Li Guangyan said slowly: "Luling Prefecture exempts all tribes from paying taxes for doing business with Luling Prefecture. Naturally, any tribes have cattle and sheep fur, herbs and mountain treasures, and sell them in Luzhou. But in Yinzhou, I also I can't bear the worry of a sharp tax reduction. Therefore, the tax reduction in Yinzhou will naturally be compensated by you in Luling Prefecture." Yang Hao's expression changed, and he lost his voice and said, "I am from Luling Prefecture to compensate you for the lost taxes?" "Exactly!" Li Guangyan looked at Yang Hao's stunned but embarrassed smile, and was full of satisfaction: "You are not strong enough, you still have to ask me for it, hmph, you just want to make things difficult for me with a little trick, this time, how can you Did you lift a rock and shoot yourself in the foot?" Li Guangyan said with a smile: "Master Yang can open the door to do business with the chiefs, but I, Yinzhou, will send tax collectors to station in your Luling Prefecture to count the purchases and sales of goods, calculate the number regularly, calculate the tax payable, and pay it to me. Yinzhou government treasury, if this is the case, my Yinzhou and all the ministries will be happy, wouldn't it be good?" Having said that, he couldn't help laughing out loud anymore: "Hahahaha..."
"Ha ha ha ha……" Back in his tent, thinking of Yang Hao's embarrassment and embarrassment, Li Guangyan still couldn't help laughing. Li Jiqian couldn't hold back and asked, "Father, are you really going to send tax collectors to Luling Prefecture to collect taxes? Shall we not destroy Luling Prefecture?" Li Guangyan said with a smile: "It's not the right time yet. The Tubo tribes are trying to take advantage of Chen Bing outside the city of Yinzhou. Only when the situation in Yinzhou is stabilized can father be free to take care of Luzhou. Didn't you see Yang Hao's embarrassing look?" ? If he really agrees to let daddy send tax collectors, then Luling Prefecture will become the land under your daddy’s jurisdiction in disguise, and Yang Hao will be a puppet. Hmph, if he really agrees, then daddy will let him So what if the prefect of Luling, who is a vegetarian, continues to do it?" Li Jiqian said angrily: "Father, I always feel that Yang Hao is not like a person who keeps his own place. This person cannot be trusted and cannot be used." Li Guangyan smiled slightly, stroking his head and said: "Son, although you are born smart, you are still young after all, you have to remember that you can deal with your enemies better if you don't show your emotions. .To be the hero of one side, you must know how to combine strength and softness. Being soft and touching is a means. When you want to win over a person, you must let him feel that he will benefit from you, and let him know that he is afraid of you. Only then will you obediently listen to you and not dare to betray you. But... if you want to kill someone..." He said solemnly: "Then, until your knife pierces his heart, you have to hide your murderous intentions, you have to keep smiling, you have to make him feel that you need him, you want to keep him, and don't mention it to you." Be vigilant, then...you will be able to kill easily..." In Su Ka's tent, Su Ka said worriedly: "Young master, showing weakness today, the authority established by the young master's bloody means of massacring the Hengshan Qiang Village is gone. I'm afraid... this business is over, they won't take the risk of offending Yinzhou to deal with Luzhou again, unless the young master agrees to Li Guangyan's conditions, but then one by one..." Yang Hao said with a smile: "It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm sure. They have already tasted the benefits of being a fence, and are used to being a fence. But they will never understand that a piece of fence is It will never be possible to grow into a towering tree. They are used to using others and clinging to others. Then let them cling to Li Guangyan. The faster you invest in Li Xingyan today, the faster you will change your career in the future, and you will be faster than others Hundreds of times, such a person is nothing to worry about." Su Ka's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had noticed something in Yang Hao's words, but he didn't know whether he should ask. At this moment, Ono Ke'er walked in, and when he saw Yang Hao's face suddenly sank, he turned around and was about to Going out, Su Ka shouted: "You stop for me, just now in front of the leaders, what's the matter with you?" Ono Keer glanced at Yang Hao, snorted coldly and did not answer, Su Ka was furious, and raised his hand to hit someone, Yang Hao stopped him, walked to Ono Keer, smiled and said: "Ono Keer, are you Don't you feel ashamed to see me as weak and deceitful in front of Li Guangyan?" Ono Keer sneered, "So you know it yourself?" Seeing that he was so unreasonable to the young master, Su Ka wanted to slap him, Yang Hao took his hand and said with a smile: "Actually, you have always been unconvinced that I became the co-lord of the Seventh Clan of Dangxiang, right?" Ono Ke'er sneered, and Yang Hao smiled and said: "Tolerate one step, you will avoid the worry of a hundred steps; endure a moment, and you will succeed in a lifetime. Patience is wisdom, strength, and more importantly, a kind of courage. Only a man can bend and stretch. You don't understand yet, so I can bear your rudeness, but when you understand all this, I hope you can maintain due respect and obedience to me." Yang Hao's face darkened, and his tone became serious: "Otherwise, even if you are Lord Su Ka's son, I will not tolerate your repeated provocations!" Yang Hao's sternness, which he had never had before, frightened Xiao Ye Ke'er all of a sudden. Yang Hao walked a long way, and he was still in a daze looking at Yang Hao's back. Su Ka, who knew his son's temper well, thought he had listened to Yang Hao. This threat made him furious, and seeing his reaction like this, he couldn't help but be amazed: "My son is really hard-nosed, but what does the young master rely on?" Yang Hao returned to his residence and looked around, but Tang Yanyan was nowhere to be seen, so he asked Xiuxiu, "Where is Miss Tang?" Xiuxiu hurriedly replied: "Miss Tang and Miss Chen Mo'er went hunting together." Yang Hao shook his head and smiled, and ordered: "Go and make me a pot of tea." Xiuxiu agreed, she flicked her braids and ran outside, and when she reached the door, she bumped into Ye Zhixuan, Ye Zhixuan's body was empty with alcohol, although Xiuxiu was a girl, she was not weak, this hit Ye Zhixuan Xuan fell on her back, Xiuxiu was taken aback, she hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and apologized again and again: "Master Ye, I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry..." "Oh, ouch, you girl, you have so much strength." Ye Zhixuan stood up grinning, patted her buttocks and said, "Go, go, go, I have something important to say to the adults, no Order not to come in." Xiuxiu hurriedly retreated, Yang Hao hastily stepped forward and asked, "Why, is there any news?" "Yes! The news just came." Ye Zhixuan took out a sealed bamboo tube from her sleeve and handed it to Yang Hao. Yang Hao took it, checked the pattern and seal, and took off a knife from the tent wall. Come on, with a "slap", the bamboo tube was smashed into pieces, and a roll of white silk was pulled out from inside, unfolded and looked at hastily. Yang Hao watched it, closed his eyes slightly, let out a long breath, Ye Zhixuan hurriedly asked: "My lord, what's the matter?" Yang Hao slowly opened his eyes and said with a smile, "It's time to send that person on his way." "Yang Hao, Yang Hao, I caught a beautiful fox." Tang Yanyan ran in excitedly holding a fox's tail. Seeing her coming, he couldn't help hugging her into his arms, and kissed her little red mouth. "Uh..., what... what's wrong?" Tang Yanyan asked a little flattered that it was rare for him to be so affectionate to him. Yang Hao smiled and said: "You're done, give me a kiss." "What... great achievement?" Yang Hao said with a hearty smile, "Of course it's the thing that has troubled me for a long time." Tang Yanyan still didn't understand, she just stood there blankly and just thought: "Oops, his worries have been solved, so isn't my 'rear worries' coming? Oh, oh, why so fast, people haven't prepared yet Well..."