Chapter 35 Chapter Thirty-Fifth Convincing Qishi

The grass is flourishing and the eagle is flying. The beautiful prairie is like a green blanket, stretching into the distance.The breath of autumn is approaching, the sky is greener, the wind is clearer, the horses are galloping lightly, and the sound of hooves makes every knight's spirits rise. Strictly speaking, there is one exception. He wears a scribe's robe and a prince's scarf. He looks handsome, but he looks a little depressed. She seemed to be falling asleep, and yawned from time to time. Li Guangcen looked at it and shook his head secretly, and couldn't help but said: "Hao Er, we are going to meet with the patriarch of the Dangxiang Seventh Clan this time to form an alliance. Although you are my adopted son, the Dangxiang Seventh Clan should treat you as the co-lord. But...men on the prairie respect real heroes and admire your absolute strength. If you look like this, even if they don't say anything on the face, they will inevitably look down on you in their hearts. With just a name, I'm afraid you can hardly Restrain those arrogant and rebellious prairie heroes."

"Ah~~~ah~~~heh~~~, yes, adoptive father, I know, I won't embarrass myself in front of them." Yang Hao yawned and responded with a wry smile.He didn't want to put on such a sluggish look, but... whoever couldn't sleep well for a few days would probably lose his energy. In the past few days, he seems to be entangled by that romantic old ghost.It is not easy for him to publicize this matter as a dignified magistrate and a member of the imperial court. In private, he has vaguely mentioned it to Fan Laosi, Liu Shixuan and other relatives, but these people are inexplicable because none of them have found out. Abnormality, as long as Yang Hao is with others, there will never be any strange phenomena.

Yang Hao was the one who didn't believe in ghosts and gods at first, but he couldn't think of any other reasonable explanation for such a weird thing except ghosts and gods. He was secretly teased by an old ghost, how could he sleep peacefully?Say you never slept peacefully, but otherwise.Every time he sleeps deeply in the middle of the night with his eyelids open, he sleeps until dawn.I often have a weird dream in my dream. In the dream, he felt as if he was immersed in a hot spring, with streams of warm water rushing around him, that feeling was very comfortable, but when he woke up, he didn't feel as comfortable as a spa, Instead, he was sore all over.Having this kind of dream once can be understood as a dream, and it has been like this for several nights in a row. Now he has begun to believe that he has encountered the legendary "ghost pressing down on the body".

Looking back, a dozen carts and dozens of merchants followed behind.Further on, the sea of ​​grass is vast, with no end in sight.Looking up, the bright sun is in the sky, hanging alone in the clear water-like sky. Yang Hao thought to himself: "Ghosts don't dare to come out in broad daylight. Now that I have left Luling Prefecture, I should be able to sleep peacefully these two days. Can the old ghost come out with me?" Thinking about it, Yang Hao felt a little more stable in his heart. In the cart behind are some salt, tea, rice noodles, medicine, cloth, and cheap but exquisitely crafted jewelry, which Yang Hao instructed these merchants to buy. The cooperation with Dangxiang Qishi before, of course, will not let go of such a good "investment fair", some things, with these long-sleeved businessmen, they will do better than themselves.

Yang Hao turned his head while thinking, and seeing Li Guangcen's worried face, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed, so he settled down and thought about this alliance meeting.To be honest, he was not worried about this alliance. The reason why he brought these merchants was because he knew the current situation of the Dangxiang Seventh Clan and could not refuse his conditions. His proposal is of great benefit to the Dangxiang Seventh Clan. If the Dangxiang Seventh Clan uses looting methods, the property they will obtain is far less than the normal income from selling goods. Moreover, the people in the northwest region all live together in the form of fortresses. It is a military fortress, and it has a taste of all the people serving as soldiers.At the same time, the soldiers and horses of the Zheyang family were also scattered and stationed in Hechu, and the regular army and the folk cooperated tacitly. With the fact that the Dangxiang Seventh Clan was extremely short of even the most basic combat weapons, it was difficult to take advantage of it except for being caught off guard.They have to pay a very heavy price in order to plunder some supplies that allow the ethnic group to continue in the severe winter. How can they refuse their very tempting conditions?

As for conquering the Seven Clans of Dangxiang and using them for his own use, Yang Hao had no such intention at all.According to his analysis, Li Guangcen left Xiazhou since he was a child. Although Li Guangcen is the legal heir of the Tuoba family, even now he has limited prestige among the Dangxiang Seventh Clan. The co-owner of the people's hearts came to lead the Seven Departments to compete with Xiazhou, so he might not be willing to go to Tupan to invite him back. Not to mention me as a cheap young master, with insufficient prestige due to meritorious deeds, and without a powerful headquarters clan to overwhelm the clans, how can I command the clans?Furthermore, what is he going to order the ministries to do?Controlling so many soldiers and horses, it is useless to control them to eat and wear them. Once Zhao Guan's family finds out, it may lead to death, so he is unwilling to do such a stupid thing.

In Yang Hao's mind, he just wanted to solve the crisis of the people in Luling Prefecture, arrange a way out for Li Guangcen's clansmen, use his special status, and use common interests to make the Zheyang Liangfan and Dangxiang Qishi who were hostile to Luling Prefecture If they all became friends and protectors of Luling Prefecture, he would feel at ease as a parent and official. This was his biggest goal. With this thought in mind, he doesn't care whether the Dangxiang Seventh Clan fears him or not, and whether he can establish absolute prestige among the Dangxiang Seventh Clan. Therefore, even if he sleeps well and eats well these few days, he still can't get up the energy to put this The sub-meeting is too serious.

Li Guangcen didn't think so.He knew that there was not much to come, and originally only thought that the clansmen would have a way out, and it was considered a fulfillment of a wish, and he had lived up to the pursuit of these clansmen for decades without complaint or regret.But after recognizing Yang Hao as his adopted son, he was really touched by his loving father, always thinking about making his adopted son's strength stronger.This is the end of Long Wangshu, Yang Hao didn't know that he had put in so much painstaking efforts. A river appeared in front of it, meandering like a jade belt, and the river was full of colorful flowers.In the distance is a majestic high mountain. On the grassland slowly descending from the mountain, there are groups of cattle and sheep, like yellow clouds and white clouds, fluttering gently on the green grass.

Those in charge of security had already spotted their team. Some people rode their horses towards the white mushroom-like tents in the distance, and those who stayed behind raised their horns. There was a muffled sound on the grassland. "Hao'er, the Xifeng clan is in front of you." When he first saw the camp of the Dangxiang tribe, Li Guangcen couldn't help being excited. He slowed down and said to Yang Hao: "The Xifeng clan is now the largest tribe among the seven clans, and it is also the richest. The patriarch, Wu Liaoshu, has 15,000 clan members. There should be 70,000 to 80,000 people, he himself leads one, and his two sons each take another, although the Yeli clan is the best at fighting among the seven clans, but at present, the Xifeng clan is the strongest."

"Well, my son understands." Even though Yang Hao didn't want to dominate the Seven Clans, at this point, he couldn't help cheering up and standing up. "Boom!" The flock of sheep walking leisurely like white clouds in front of them suddenly ran away in shock, opening a green road, and more than two thousand knights galloped down from the tent group that stretched straight up the mountain like a torrent .Li Guangcen reined in his horse, sat upright on the horse, squinted his eyes slightly, and stared at the group of galloping knights. "Woo~~~Woo~~~~Woo~~~~"

Dozens of horns sounded at the same time, and those knights ran in front of their horses and suddenly reined in to avoid left and right. More than two thousand riders were like a well-trained guard of honor.At the end of the human wall formed by 2,000 grassland athletes, dozens more galloped towards them. Li Guangcen said quietly: "Xifeng, Fei Ting, Xiangli, Pochao, Yeli, Fangdang, Miqin and the heads of the Seven Clans have arrived. Haoer, dismount and follow the old man." After finishing speaking, Li Guangcen got off his horse, Proudly walking forward, Yang Hao hurriedly jumped off the horse and followed behind him.Mu En and the others still stood on the spot, sitting quietly on the horse and not moving. A distance of ten feet or so away, those people reined in their horses in unison, and got off their horses one after another. Led by a burly old man with a round face, this group of well-dressed chieftain patriarchs stepped forward to meet them. After a few steps away, they stopped and looked at each other. The round-faced old man showed a smile on his face, ran up with open arms, and hugged Li Guangcen. Standing behind Li Guangcen, Yang Hao looked at the group of leaders of the Seven Dangxiang Clan quietly, and listened to them greeting each other in a language he could not understand. He started to walk back, and when he came to Yang Hao, he said with a smile on his face, "Wu Liaoshu, this is my son, Yang Hao, who is the magistrate of Luling Prefecture in the Song Dynasty and the training envoy of the regiment." Yang Hao imitated the etiquette of the prairie people, stepped forward with a smile, stroked his chest with one hand, bowed and said: "Yang Hao has met all the adults." Yang Hao has not yet been recognized as the co-lord of the Seven Clans at this time. It stands to reason that he is only Li Guangcen's nephew, and those chiefs do not need to return the courtesy, but Yang Hao's other identity is the prefect of Luling Prefecture. Do things on their own, and don't obey the laws of the Central Plains, but everyone has been appointed as an official in the Central Plains. Their officials are very mixed, some are granted by the Later Jin Dynasty, some are granted by the Later Tang Dynasty, some are granted by the Later Zhou Dynasty, and some are granted by the Song Dynasty and the Northern Han Dynasty. In their eyes, these Central Plains dynasties cannot be distinguished. They only knew that they were also officials from the Central Plains, so when they saw Yang Hao salute, they quickly smiled and stepped forward to salute.What Yang Hao did was the meeting ceremony on the grassland that he had just learned, but most of what they performed was the salute among colleagues in the officialdom in the Central Plains. There was a mess of greetings, and everyone calmed down. At five o'clock, Shu laughed and said: "Come, come, Mr. Li, Mr. Yang, I have prepared fat and tender lambs and mellow wine in my tent. At five o'clock, Shu and all the leaders have been looking forward to your arrival." Let's go, let's go to the tent and have a drink and talk in detail." Everyone got on their horses one after another, and someone shouted loudly, the more than two thousand warriors suddenly drew their swords out of their sheaths, and there was a "choke", and the two thousand machetes were lifted into the air in unison, shining brightly against the sun.The leaders guarded Li Guangcen, Yang Hao and his son, and they galloped slowly to the camp on the high slope amidst the cavalry formation. The clanging sound of two thousand scimitars being unsheathed at the same time sent a smell of killing directly into people's hearts, and Yang Hao felt a little bit breathless. Li Guangcen noticed his strangeness, smiled slightly, and whispered while others were not prepared Said: "Don't be intimidated by their appearance. The Xifeng clan is the richest among the seven clans. A large tribe of 70,000 to 80,000 people probably only has about 3,000 steel knives. There is a lack of steel on the grassland, and no matter what Great Song is still Xiazhou, so the control in this aspect is extremely strict." Yang Hao realized something after hearing this, he nodded slightly, looked carefully, and found that the two thousand riders were indeed the strongest armed force in this tribe, many people's saddles were polished, but they were actually old. The mouth of the scabbard is also the same, and occasionally you can see a few knights who don't even have complete saddles and bridles. When I arrived at the tent group, I saw many women and children of Dangxiang Qiang, all gathered around and looked at them curiously, Wu Shu ignored them, walked all the way forward, and when he reached the front of the largest tent, he reined in his horse and laughed loudly. : "Here we are, Lord Li Guangcen, Lord Yang Hao, please." In front of the big tent, there were a few big pots on the left and right, cooking something, and a sheep on top of a sandpit on the right, which was roasted until golden brown, and the fat dripped into the fire, and the flames fluctuated. Li Guangcen jumped off his horse, looked left and right, stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Haha, Wuashu, I heard that among the seven clans, your tribe is the most powerful and richest, and now it seems to be true. " After hearing this, Wu Lishu showed a look of distress, he hesitated to speak, and said with a dry smile: "Master Guangcen praised you, the members of the Xifeng clan... now... oh, it's hard to say, come, come, come in Account, credit." Someone on the side sneered and said: "You have nothing to say. In order to protect the people of the clan, you married your precious daughter Nabuyir to Li Guangrui as a child. Nabuyir is a pearl on our grassland. Originally... She was supposed to give it to my son, hey! In the end, it’s not the same. The most beautiful grassland you have was forced to give up to Li Guangrui’s clan. If you want to continue to attach yourself to Xiazhou, If we marry our youngest daughter Marina, maybe we can have a few more years of peace!" Wu Shu listened with embarrassment on his face, Yang Hao glanced over and saw that the person who spoke had a huge skeleton, pale head and white beard, but no flesh on his cheeks, thick eyebrows and leopard eyes. He is the patriarch of the Li family. When Su Ka, the head of the Yeli Clan, saw that one of the two heads was angry and the other looked embarrassed, he hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Ge Luoluo, don't complain about Wushu, if a woman can really bring the peace of the clan, we will be fine." So what if I gave all my daughters to Li Guangrui? What's the use of a woman? But he, Li Guangrui, is really deceiving people too much, and his greedy heart will never be satisfied.Now that Mr. Guangcen is in charge of the overall situation, we will seek justice from that thief sooner or later. It is better not to mention these unpleasant things in these hopeful days. " Ge Luoluo, the patriarch of the Xiangli clan, stopped in resentment, and everyone surrounded Li Guangcen and Yang Hao to enter the tent, and Li Guangcen and Wu Liaoshu took the main seats. Today's discussion is the alliance of seven clans, electing a co-lord, and attacking Li Guangrui.Of course, through Suka's rumors, the patriarchs of all ethnic groups already knew about Yang Hao's general plan, and they already knew about Yang Hao's attitude of holding back for a while, accumulating strength, and waiting for the best time to counterattack.Today's alliance is to further confirm these matters, not to make an alliance on the spot and send troops to attack Xiazhou immediately, so the atmosphere is quite peaceful. Li Guangcen still explained that he was old and sick, and could not work hard on the saddle horse, and then released his adopted son.The patriarchs have already understood these things. What they want to know is whether the plan Yang Hao said can be guaranteed to be implemented, and whether the difficult situation of the Dangxiang Seven Clan can really be changed.At the same time, as the co-owners who had already been appointed by default, they also wanted to test to see if Yang Hao was really qualified to be their leader. After these days of thinking, Yang Hao's thoughts became more careful, and his words became more convincing.He recounted his plan again, and when the patriarchs nodded frequently, his confidence grew, and he said calmly: "Now, I have sent people to open up business routes, and the merchants have been organized by me, and I have invited Northwest Yejia, the first car dealer, is in charge of transportation. I suggest that the patriarchs start preparations now and negotiate business with the merchants I brought.You know the current situation in Luling Prefecture, so I suggest that you sell a batch of goods on credit to merchants first, and then take back your portion after they have shipped them to the Central Plains and made money.Autumn is about to enter, and when your cattle, sheep, and fur goods arrive in the Central Plains, winter has just entered, and they are selling for a good price.In this way, you can earn more, and make a trustworthy friend through this matter, and the future business will be better. As for the merchants, you don’t have to worry. Once you sell goods on credit, you can go to the government to register. Our Luling Prefecture government will take care of the relatives of merchants who go out to sell goods. The state government will be responsible for compensation. " These patriarchs manage the livelihood of the clan. They are not only brave warriors, but also wise men of the clan. They are very familiar with business, production, and sales. Lenovo is farther than Yang Hao. If Yang Hao's plan can be implemented, they certainly understand the huge benefits it will generate. "My lord Yang Hao is very wise, and my lord Li Guangcen has a son like this, it is enough to comfort my life, hahaha..." At five, Shu Fuxu laughed, and then the conversation changed, and he said: "It's just... our Seven Clan has always been controlled by Xiazhou. Now that we have transferred all the cattle, sheep, and furs to Luling Prefecture for sale, it is difficult to completely hide it from Xiazhou. Xiazhou, at that time Xiazhou sent troops to attack, didn't we want to face the enemy head-on with Xiazhou in advance, disrupting Master Yang Hao's plan of forbearance and accumulation of strength, and then move? I don't know what plan Master Yang Hao has for this?" Yang Hao smiled slightly and pressed his knees and said: "The imperial court has no way to deal with this matter, Zhe Yuxun has no way, Yang Jixun has no way to do it, Yang Hao has just become the magistrate, and he has limited armies in his hands. Don't believe it either? This matter requires the concerted efforts of all adults.As far as Xiazhou is concerned, the offerings you should make should be the same as before, as long as you can hide it for as long as possible.The rest of the output can be handed over to Luling Prefecture for sale.Now that Luling Prefecture has just been established, those merchants who migrated from the Northern Han Dynasty also need to have a process of opening up business routes. Before that, even if it was just the cattle and sheep fur produced by your Xifeng clan, they would not be able to eat it. Expansion itself also has a process.When the business grows bigger and bigger, and Xiazhou finds out that something is wrong, you have accumulated food and armor, and your strength is not comparable to what you have now. Xiazhou also has to weigh it, right? Second, Dangxiang Qishi wanted to resist after being oppressed by Xiazhou before.If you want to fight against the shortage of rice and food, and you have no weapons, you have to plunder Fuzhou and Linzhou.As a result, you were attacked from both sides. Before Li Guangrui of Xiazhou sent troops, your soldiers were exhausted in the battle with Zheyang and Yang, and you failed repeatedly.But I never thought of joining forces with the Zheyang family..." When Yang Hao said this, Ge Luoluo, the patriarch of the Xiangli clan, couldn't help but want to speak. Yang Hao pressed his hand and said with a smile: "Of course, the patriarchs have considered the overall situation, and they may not have thought of joining Zheyang to fight against Xia However, over the years, you have fought countless battles with the Li family and the Zheyang family in Xiazhou. Countless orphans and widows in Fuzhou and Linzhou, their fathers and husbands may have died in your hands. You Many of your clansmen lost their lives at their hands, this hatred also compels you not to go against the love and hatred of many clansmen and join forces with Zhe Yang, otherwise you will have internal strife before Xiazhou soldiers come." Ge Luoluo was about to say these words, and when he saw that he said it first, he nodded, picked up a bowl of wine and drank it down in one gulp, wiped his mouth and remained silent.Yang Hao glanced appreciatively at the straightforward and outspoken leader of the Li family, and said: "As for the two feudal clans, apart from taking into account the emotions of many generals and common people, we also have to take into account the interests of the Li family in Xiazhou." Powerful. Of the San Francisco in the northwest, Xiazhou is the most prosperous, and Zheyang and Zheyang each have their own territory, and these territories are under Xiazhou's overlooking. If you rashly form an alliance with you, you must be wary of a direct conflict with Xiazhou. As far as Fuzhou is concerned, there are hundreds of villages in size, and the maximum number of troops stationed in each place is no more than 3,000, which is simply unable to cope with the retaliatory attack from Xiazhou. This is not the case in Luling Prefecture. The people who migrated from the Northern Han Dynasty have no grievances with your ethnic groups.Trade with you for mutual benefit, and your people will only support and will not oppose.The patriarchs don't have to worry that the big and small heads in the clan will have different opinions. At the same time, the geographical situation of Luling Prefecture is special. To protect one place is to protect the whole prefecture, and there is no risk of division of troops.After Xiazhou found out, Zheyang and Zheyang could evade as much as possible to avoid direct conflict with them.However, if Li Guangrui wanted to launch an attack on Luling Prefecture, Zheyang and Zheyang could send troops nearby and directly participate in the war as the Luling Prefecture militia.Furthermore, hehe..." Yang Hao smiled slyly, and said again: "If Xiazhou wants to crusade against Luling Prefecture, it must pass through the territory of your lords. Even if you are powerless and stand by, he is not at ease, right? He dare not send the elite army Deployed to make my rear base into an empty city, I dare not leave my back to guard against you adults, and concentrate my forces to attack Luling Prefecture, so my Luling Prefecture is as stable as Mount Tai." He sat up slightly, stretched his hands, and said with a smile: "My lords are adjacent to Luling Prefecture, what will he do at that time, Lord Li Guangrui? If he wants to fight, you will surrender. Surrender, cattle, sheep and horses are still the same." Sending it to Luling Prefecture as usual, but he couldn’t bear to see it. Could it be that there is a big change of defense, and the most beautiful grassland and Xiazhou City will be handed over to the adults, and he will move here to be my neighbor with Yang Hao? Hehe, Even if he is willing, those adults of the Tuoba family who still rely on pastures and cattle and sheep will not be willing..." Imagining Li Guangrui's dilemma, all the patriarchs laughed knowingly... Chen Mo'er listened intently to the commotion in the tent, and resentfully threw away the handful of weeds she was clutching in her hand, and said, "This little boy has a clever mouth, but I don't know what he said in it. You adults are so happy." In a blink of an eye, she saw the fat and tender lamb being gently turned and set off by the shepherd and peasant woman, and she rolled her eyes and said, "I'll get some laxatives for him, and I want him to make one Buddha born and two Buddhas nirvana!" "Come back!" Xiaoye Ke'er grabbed her and reprimanded lightly: "This is Lord Shu's camp, how are you going to prescribe the medicine? It might be eaten by other adults, and you will be punished. The reporter said that using such means is not a good man, even if he suffers, I will lose face." "Then let's forget it? Speaking of it, he didn't really feel sorry for us, but... what ability does he have to make us Qishi worship him as master. I don't believe it, he is comparable to you." Chen Mo'er said indignantly. Ke'er Xiaoye thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Yes, I'll find a few brothers, and I will give her a good treatment at the dance meeting tonight, and tell him to go back in disgrace." In the big tent, at five o'clock Shu Xing Chong stood up, respectfully poured wine for Li Guangcen, and poured wine for Yang Hao, and then poured wine for the heads of each clan one by one with the wine pot. The headmen kept exchanging glances and whispering a few words from time to time. Li Guangcen saw it, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face. He wrapped his beard in one hand, and happily drank a large bowl of wine. Wu Liaoshu exchanged opinions with Su Ka, Ge Luoluo and others, and after the wine was poured, they all left the table and walked to the middle of the big tent, holding bowls in both hands, and stood facing Yang Hao.Yang Hao looked at Li Guangcen, Li Guangcen smiled and put his empty bowl on the low table in front of him, then raised his beard to Yang Hao, motioning him to pick up the wine bowl. Yang Hao picked up the wine suspiciously, took two steps forward at five o'clock, held a full glass of wine, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "A galloping horse cannot be separated from the eyes that can discern the road. The eagle soars into the sky, leaves Do not open strong and powerful wings. Great wisdom and great wisdom Yang Hao, it is Baishi who gave you to us, you are our eyes, you are our wings. We are willing to prostrate at your feet and respect you as our master." All the leaders knelt down and said in unison: "The vast prairie will always be Lord Yang Hao's pasture, and the head of the Seventh Clan of Dangxiang will always be your horse herdsman. We are willing to follow the guidance of God Baishi and regard you as Xiazhou The eternal master of the grassland!"