Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 334
Under the rule of Xiangzhou County, Yinen County.

Yin'en County is located in a remote area, close to the plateau, and it was already the most southwesterly county in Xia Kingdom.Less than fifty miles to the southwest, it went directly to the territory of Tubo.

Such a remote town is called a county government, but in fact, it is far inferior to any small town in the Central Plains or Tiannan in terms of prosperity and the number of people.

Speaking of it, I'm afraid that the high officials in Jinling City don't even know that there is such a place in the territory of Tangtang Daxia.

But today, this remote city that was barren and closed for hundreds of years is now covered with a layer of blood.

The low and dilapidated city gate was knocked down, and several guards who fought hard to resist until the end died in battle, and their bodies fell beside the city gate.In the small county town, there are corpses of dead people everywhere.

Soldiers with long knives and leather armors frantically ransacked the city, searching for money, gold and silver from houses and dead people.

Yin'en County is barren, but for these soldiers, it can be called a rich place.

The faces of these soldiers were full of excitement, and they smiled happily at each other. On the horses each held in their hands, the trophies wrapped in cloth were piled high.

The blood stained on the booty seeped from the cloth and dripped from the saddle, dripping blood like teardrops of accusation.

Outside the city, more than a hundred soldiers wearing chain armor, surrounded by a Tibetan nobleman wearing a large lapel collar, a jade belt around his waist, and a scorpion hanging down, and a ribbon on each side of his waist, are standing outside the city. Watching from afar.

Tubo is located on a high plateau. Although the border is not small, its national strength is weak.All the soldiers in the country who are fully armored like this can know that they are the elite of Tubo without looking.

Not to mention dressing up for the leader, one can see that he is an extremely noble person in Tubo.

At this time, I saw a Tubo general in light armor coming on a fast horse, rolled off the horse, and saluted the leader's chest, excitedly said:
"Master Duoji Siben, Yin'en County has been captured! The soldiers were very happy to get a lot of gold and silver, and they all praised you for your bravery and courage!"

Tubo is called the Unified Dynasty, but in fact, the tribal system has been implemented internally.Siben is the official position in charge of local tribes in the Tubo state system.

In other words, the person in front of him is the leader of a local tribe in Tubo named Dorji.

The Tubo general pulled a cloth bag from his horse, opened it abruptly, revealing the blood-stained gold and silver jewelry inside, and said respectfully:

"Master Siben, these things are the most valuable existence among the trophies, and I will contribute them all to you!"

Dorje is tall and majestic, with loose hair and rich attire, and still exudes a barbaric atmosphere.

Looking at the gold and silver piled up in front of him, Duoji's eyes sharpened, and he immediately swung the whip in his hand and slammed it down.

There was only a crackling sound, and the Tubo general who rushed up excitedly to flatter him was hit by the horsewhip.

With a scream of "ah", the Tubo general rolled his eyes and almost passed out without pain.

The light armor he was wearing could have resisted arrows.But facing the horsewhip that Duoji lashed down fiercely, it shattered like a piece of paper, and then a very long gash was drawn on his body.

Dorji looked at this person with cold eyes and said:
"What was the order I gave earlier?"

The Tubo general almost fainted from the pain, but seeing Dorji's murderous eyes, he couldn't help trembling in his heart, gritted his teeth to hold on, and immediately leaned over to apologize and said:
"Lord Siben, I know I was wrong!"

"Snapped"!
There was another crisp sound, and the horsewhip fell again, flinging on the general's body, easily tearing a piece of his flesh, and the blood flowed continuously.

The Tubo general was drawn again, and he couldn't stand it any longer. He rolled on the ground and wailed:

"Ah, Si, Siben, please forgive me!"

Dorje's eyes were cold, and he said:

"Ask again, what was my previous order!"

The general didn't dare to say anything else, and hurriedly said:
"Lord Siben, we want us to take Yin'en County, Jinchuan County, and Chongde County in Xiangzhou County in one go..."

Under the rule of Xiangzhou County, there are seven states and five counties.And these three counties are all in the far southwest of Xiangzhou County, near the county seat of Tubo.

Dorji heard the words, a trace of violence flashed in his eyes, and said:
"Now that you know, it proves that I have indeed explained it before! But now, because you are greedy for gold and silver, you have stayed in Yin'en County for more than a day!"

At this time, a group of Tubo soldiers also saw the movement here, and came over with some fear.

Duoji looked around at the crowd and said coldly:

"According to the law, I will execute you!"

When the general heard this, his eyes widened and he hurriedly shouted:
"Lord Siben, I know I was wrong..."

As soon as the words fell, there was only a burst of piercing sound.

The whip was swung out, especially with the sound of wind and thunder.

There was only a tooth-chilling sound, the skin and flesh on the general's chest were ripped open, and there was a burst of tragic wailing.

But the more tragic the sound, the more ferocious smile appeared on Duoji's face, and he swung the whip harder in his hand, every time it fell, blood splattered and flesh flew away.

The bloodstains on the gold and silver jewelry that had already dried up were reduced by the general's blood at this time, and became dripping with blood again.

The sound of "crack, clap, clap" as the whip was whipped, and the general's wailing became lower and lower, and finally there was no more movement.

Dorji twitched violently a few more times before stopping. Looking at the lying corpse on the ground, he finally let out a long sigh, showing a look of peace and joy.

At this time, the gathered Tubo soldiers looked at the bloody corpses on the ground, the joy of winning the spoils was gone, and they knelt down on the ground anxiously, begging for mercy frantically.

Xu Shi had just vented to relieve the hostility in his heart. At this time, Duoji slowly withdrew his whip, frowned, and said in a bewitching tone:

"Put down the things in your hands and pick up the long knife again. Jinchuan County and Chongde County are richer. Breaking these two places, you will gain more!"

"I promise you that after you capture the city, you can not seal the sword for three days! The gold, silver, cloth, and women of the Xia people are all at your disposal!"

All the elite soldiers behind Duoji shouted loudly at this moment, saying:
"Follow Master Dorji!"

Some of the ordinary Tubo soldiers who were scared out of their wits had no choice at this time.Swallowing his saliva, he put down the spoils collected on his horseback, and echoed:

"Follow Master Dorji!"

"Follow Master Dorji!"

"Follow Master Dorji!"

The voice is getting louder and the atmosphere is getting more and more frenzied, as if the wealth of the Xia people in the three counties is in front of them at this moment, and they are all at their disposal...
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Yunguo, in the palace of Zhongqing City.

Xiao Cheng frowned, stopped the ink pen reviewing the memorial, looked back at Guo Xie, and said:

"Tibet?"

Guo Xie, who was wearing a four-pin scarlet court attire, immediately cupped his hands and said:

"Xiangzhou County has already confirmed its surrender, and the county and field registers are all ready, and it will be dedicated to His Majesty. It's just that the Tubo soldiers and horses suddenly attacked, and the three counties of Yin'en, Jinchuan, and Chongde are in a hurry. The soldiers and civilians of Xiangzhou County Submit a letter in blood and ask Your Majesty to send troops!"

Among the six southwestern counties of Xia State, Jiangyang, Dejiang, and Hechi counties fell into the hands of Yun State.The two counties of Shaoyang and Anshun were controlled by the Xia army and became the southwest line of defense against Yunguo Bingfeng.

But only Xiangzhou County, because of its remoteness and unstable foundation of the Xia Kingdom’s rule, took advantage of the garrison border troops to leave after the military chaos and plague, and immediately united with the people to expel the Xia Kingdom’s government, and announced that the township self-government.

Xia Guoqi King is now because of the critical situation in the southwest and the unstable defense line, so naturally he has no energy to manage Xiangzhou County.And because of concerns about the popularity and reputation of the people, it is natural not to send troops to attack Xiangzhou County directly.

Guo Xie's sticky stick has been in contact with the soldiers and civilians of Xiangzhou County.

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng casually put down the ink pen in his hand, and said with great interest:
"Did you prepare the field register long ago, or did you just say that because you were powerless to stop the Tubo soldiers and horses?"

Guo Xie pondered for a moment when he heard the words, before he opened his mouth and said:

"Your Majesty, Xiangzhou County is now autonomous by the villagers. There is no one with great prestige in the county to preside over the overall situation, so the internal views on this matter must be different. If you guess according to the minister, there should be both ideas. !"

Some people admire Dayun Wanghua, and they want to lead the villagers to avoid war.Naturally, there are also people who want to sell for a price, and use Xiangzhou County to exchange for prosperity and wealth for themselves!
But after the Tubo soldiers attacked and the situation deteriorated, they no longer had a choice between the Xia Kingdom, which was unable to deal with it, and the Yun Kingdom, which was in full swing.

"Forget it, people are always innocent!" Xiao Cheng shook his head and said.

"I don't know the order, send troops to take over all the Xiangzhou County. If there is any change in Tubo, you don't need to be polite!"

Speaking of which, the Tubo kingdom is barren and adjacent to the two countries of Yun and Xia.If it weren't for the fact that it is located on a plateau and has unique geographical advantages, it is difficult for the soldiers of the two countries to adapt, and it really means that it would be difficult to make ends meet to capture and rule, and it would have been wiped out by Yun and Xia any country long ago.

So for such a country, Xiao Cheng didn't care too much.

At this time, Guo Xie couldn't help but said:

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that Tubo can't be treated with common sense now!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng frowned and said:
"What do you mean?"

"The secret report at the sticky pole said that Tubo has undergone major changes in the country recently. The new king abandoned Nieqi to unify the tribes, named Zanpu. He repaired the national power, vigorously promoted agriculture and water conservancy, purchased ironware, and hired craftsmen. He is about to move. Now he suddenly broke out of the plateau and invaded elephants. The prefectures and counties definitely have other plans!" Guo Jie said in a deep voice.

When Xiao Cheng heard this, his eyes moved immediately.

Xiao Cheng had heard Lun Gongren mention this abandoned Nie Qizanpu before.

The identity given to Lun Gongren by Goldfinger is a Tubo aristocrat, who was affected because he abandoned Nie Qi to rectify the old aristocrats in the country, and finally fled Yun Kingdom in a hurry.

Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng immediately said in a deep voice:

"It is said that the Prime Minister of the Spinning Office of Honghe Temple Lun Gongren has an audience!"

Although Ashinasheer, Qibi Heli, Lun Gongren and others are foreign citizens, since Xiao Cheng spoke up, the court will naturally not be too negligent.

The four of them are now, except for Yu Chisheng who has no interest in government affairs and only wants to study in Jixia Academy, the other three are all placed as officials in Honglu Temple.

Since Lun Gongren was born in Tubo, he naturally knew about this abandoned Nieqi.If you ask him, maybe you can find out whether the Tubo troops sent out to Xiangzhou County this time is because they coveted the Central Plains! ——
Xia Guo, in the city of Jinling.

Zhong Zizhuo showed a complacent expression, straightened the extremely conspicuous colored satin embroidered clothes on his body, raised his chest and retracted his abdomen, held his saber in his hand, and stood upright.

The embroidered envoys of the Xia Kingdom are members of the Xia Emperor's army, and are responsible for monitoring the nobles of the Xia State's clan, civil servants, generals, court officials, and civilians. The words "special envoys of the imperial power can do things cheaply" gave the embroidered envoys almost unlimited s right.

Talking about the deterrent power in the Xia Kingdom, it is even more frightening than the East Factory and the sticky place that have just been established a few years ago.

Zhong Zizhuo is now promoted to the fourth-rank embroidered clothing envoy. Although these four-rank embroidered clothing envoys are only internal titles, which are different from the official positions in Yunguo, but in terms of rank and salary, the rank is more than two thousand stones, and it is only among the Jiuqing in the court. Under the senior officials, the power is even higher than that of Jiuqing officials like Zongzheng.

More than a year ago, Zhong Zizhuo was only a local governor of [-] shi. He has made such rapid progress and was able to enter a powerful institution like the Embroidery Envoy. He is already satisfied!
Beside Zhong Zizhuo, there was also a high-ranking embroiderer, who was looking at him with a smile at this time, and complimented him:
"I thought Mr. Zhong was young and young, but because His Royal Highness King Qi believed in him, he was able to enter the Embroidery Envoy to take up a high position. But I didn't expect that Mr. Zhong would destroy several Dongchang strongholds and uncover several collaborators after taking office for only a few months. Officials of Yun Kingdom. Such ability really convinces me!"

At the beginning, Jumeng used the layout, not only caused a rift between Emperor Xia and King Qi, but also tested Zhong Zizhuo by the way.

Obviously, Zhong Zizhuo passed the test, even though he was apprehensive, he gritted his teeth and chose to believe in the sticky stick.

Afterwards, it was not only because of Ju Meng's guilt, but also because Zhong Zizhuo proved that he was a usable pawn.Afterwards, with the secret help of Sticking Pole and Dongchang, he has made many contributions, and has become the most famous and promising person among the younger generation among the embroidered clothes envoys.

At this time, the high-ranking embroiderer bowed down again, showing shame and saying:
"I despised Mr. Zhong in my heart before. I really have a narrow vision. I apologize to Mr. Zhong here!"

Zhong Zizhuo is very good at being a man, so naturally he didn't take this gift seriously.

Seeing he said a few times, he hurriedly stepped forward to support the embroiderer, and said:

"Where did Master Chang say this! After all, I am young and have little qualifications. It is common sense for adults to have doubts. Those who are persistent will have to make amends, and they will break me!"

This high-level embroidered envoy surnamed Chang was supported, so it was not easy to salute, but he also said nice things in his mouth, and seemed to have the intention of flattering Zhong Zizhuo.

The smile on Zhong Zizhuo's face should not be, and he said a few polite words.

While chatting, the two came to a courtyard, and then they stopped talking and stopped discussing.

"Brother Zhong, miss summoned you, go in first, brother Wei is waiting for you here!" The embroidered clothes maker surnamed Chang glanced eagerly at the yard in front of him, with a look of envy hidden in his expression.

Zhong Zizhuo nodded slightly when he heard the words, and looked towards the yard ahead, with a flash of deep meaning in his eyes.

Those words of apology just now surnamed Chang were just intentional flattery.

And the real reason why the surname Chang was so humble towards him was that the "Miss" who was secretly in charge of the Embroidery Envoy suddenly ordered to summon him who had made a lot of contributions recently.

There are rumors secretly among the Embroidery Envoy that if he can be summoned by this "Miss", it will be a signal that he is about to rise to the top and get promoted.

On the other side of the sticky pole, one of the purposes of pushing him to the top so hard recently is so that I can meet this "Miss" and find out her true identity.

　There are obviously only four volumes, the dormant volume, the majestic Tiannan volume, the Hushi Zhongyuan volume, and the latest whipping the world volume.

　　But because it was put on the shelves and inverted V, it directly made me into six volumes.

　　Well, the outline of the new volume is ready, and I am ready to pay the debt...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)