A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 744 Talk about conditions

"Please make peace?"

"Our Lord Da Dong hopes to have a truce and negotiate peace with General Feng,"

"What conditions do you want?"

"Please ask General Feng to report to the imperial court and ask the Emperor of Chang'an to make the head of my family the governor of Douzhou,"

"anything else?"

"The five prefectures of Dou, Bian, Luo, Yi, and Yu, and the other four prefectures were also awarded the title of governor to the remaining Dalu lords in our uprising. Luo Dou Bian, the five prefectures of Yi and Yu, established the governor's office of Luo Prefecture, and the imperial court granted the title of Fengtan Hall. As the governor and governor of Luozhou..."

By the Jianjiang River,
A peach tree may be out of season, but it is still blooming, but the peach blossoms on this tree look a little sparse and lonely.

Under the tree, there is a bamboo couch and a cloth curtain.

On the tables were placed several dishes such as raw fish and boiled chicken, as well as a pot of rice wine.

Feng Zhidai, the governor of Gaozhou, looked at the peace envoy sent by Luo Doudong and Fu San, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.

It's just that this smile is full of sarcasm.

"Do you think Fu San is qualified to negotiate such terms with me?"

"Tan Dian also has no such qualifications."

The messenger was not a barbarian, but a Han Chinese in long robes and a scholar.

There is even a white face that is completely different from the Lingnan natives.

"Mr. Feng, I heard that Prime Minister Wu of Chang'an is heading south with tens of thousands of soldiers? Will he even be stationed in Lingnan permanently?"

"That's right, Prime Minister Wu patrolled the Lingnan province on his behalf. He was ordered to patrol Lingnan, observe the deposed governors, and undertake the conferment of titles. The imperial court set up six governor's mansions in Lingnan, each with a town of [-] troops stationed. Thirty thousand elite mansions The soldiers are on their way south and will be there soon." Feng Zhidai picked up a pair of chopsticks and cut the crystal clear fish as thin as cicada wings. He dipped it in ginger, green onion and mustard water.
Feng Zhidai was very satisfied with the meal.

The white-faced scholar envoy was not intimidated by Wu Huaiyu and the thirty thousand soldiers. Instead, he said bluntly, "Does Mr. Feng think this is a good thing or a bad thing? Mr. Feng once served Emperor Sui Yang in Luoyang and Jiangdu, and also served the Emperor of Tang in Chang'an.

Young Feng Gong began to lead troops in battles, and he was well-known in Lingnan for his bravery and strategy. Needless to say, Feng Gong also knew that Wu Huaiyu and the [-] soldiers going south would not be a good thing for the Feng family, right? "

"And these [-] soldiers are not all the troops going south, they are just the vanguard,"

"Wu Huaiyu is not Li Jing. When Li Lingnan came ten years ago, he only wanted to comfort him and did not interfere too much in Lingnan's affairs. But this time Wu Huaiyu came, it was obviously different.

He came with elite troops to turn the whole Lingnan upside down. It's ridiculous that at this time, there are still so many people who can't see the situation clearly and are still fighting among themselves. "

"Feng Gong and we are not enemies. On the contrary, we are as good as ours."

The white-faced scholar said a lot,

Feng Zhidai listened quietly while eating raw fish, chopped chicken and drinking rice wine.

He didn't invite the scholar to eat either. He listened and ate alone until he was full.

"It's okay to call a truce, but there is a prerequisite, that is, you surrender." Feng Zhidai waved his hand and asked someone to make tea for him.
The tea was sent by Wu Huaiyu, but it was Lingnan tea.

It was Wu Huaiyu who introduced Jiangdong Guzhu tea to the mountains of Shaozhou. Shaozhou has an alpine climate and the tea grown is of good quality. After being processed by Wu's tea house, the tea Shaozhou Meiguan Cuiyan Silver Needle came into being.

This tea is a fried green tea, also called Bird's Tongue. It is shaped like a long needle with prominent hair. It is clear and green after brewing. It has a unique high-fire aroma, so it is also called Spark Fragrance Tea.

Feng Zhidai fell in love with this tea after drinking it several times in Chang'an. Even when he drank this tea in Chang'an, he could always feel like he was in his hometown.

After returning to Lingnan, he still liked this tea.

Take a sip of tea, and the tea soup slowly slides over your tongue. It is sweet and refreshing, and your whole body is clear.Especially after a meal, it is very refreshing.

"Fu San surrendered, handed over the Luo Doudong Walled City, and ordered the residents to be organized into households,"

"I will not report to the court that Fu San will be the governor of Douzhou. The governor of Douzhou is Feng Sanguan, who was appointed by the Holy Emperor of Chang'an, and he is also my cousin."

"After you surrender, I can guarantee Fu San's life and safety, and even arrange an official position for him,"

Feng Zhidai's conditions and the results Fu San wanted were obviously very different.

Fu San wanted to be the governor of Douzhou, and they even wanted to be the governor of the five states that raised troops this time. They also wanted to set up a governor's office in these five states, with Tan Dian as the governor.

It's a good idea. The five states in the Yunkai Mountains are set aside and officially ruled by them, even hereditary.

Feng Zhidai refused.

"Gong Feng, think about it again. We are all Lingnan people and can cooperate. Once Gong Feng helps the court to encircle us, we will be the next ones. If the rabbit dies, the dog will be cooked, and the lips will die. This leader Feng Gong should understand."

Feng Zhidai picked up the tea cup and said, "Then there's nothing to talk about. Let's see the guests off."

The white-faced scholar stood there blankly, with an ugly expression on his face. He did not expect Feng Zhidai's attitude. Although he was reluctant, he was kicked out by Gao Liangjun.

The staff member looked at Feng Zhidai and said, "Commander, if Fu San really wants to talk, we can talk."

Feng Zhidai smiled, "Of course we can talk, but we have to do it according to our ideas, not according to the whims of Tan Dian and Fu San."

"Then why did the governor drive him away?"

"It's a little early to talk now,"

The next day, the attack continued, but today it was no longer Gao Liang's army. Feng Zhidai asked Feng Shihui to lead his Douzhou army to attack the city, and asked Feng Shiyi and Feng Zhidai to assist.

Three governors led 8000 people to attack the walled city.The Gaozhou Army retreated to rest.

Feng Shihui's Douzhou Army was responsible for the main attack, and the troops of Bianzhou Governor Feng Shiyi and Luozhou Governor Feng Zhidai were responsible for auxiliary support.

fought for a day,
Leaving corpses all over the ground,

The walled city was not captured.

But this was expected, and Feng Zhidai did not blame them, and even gave the three of them enough time.

One day the war ended,
The soldiers cleaned the battlefield, cut off the heads of the corpses piled up under the city, counted and recorded them, and then pickled them all with quicklime.

Stored in tent.

The tents were filled with heads.

The headless corpses with their heads cut off were dug into pits and buried.

"How many thieves have you accumulated?"

Feng Zhidai inspected the battlefield. Facing the heads pickled with quicklime and looking at the hideous things that were beyond recognition, he asked calmly.

"Including the thieves accumulated in the previous four campaigns, we have accumulated more than 800 pills."

"Too little,"

Feng Zhidai shook his head, "Xiangguo Wu has arrived in Jiangzhou, entered the Ganjiang River, and will soon arrive in Lingnan. We are still far short of the [-] thieves we promised."

"Tomorrow, we will increase the momentum of the attack. We will also have troops from various departments sweep around and make those in Xidong Village register as household members, pay taxes, and perform military service. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot."

Feng Zhidai wants to collect [-] heads as soon as possible.

This is a top priority and must be completed before Wu Huaiyu arrives in Lingnan.

Of course, it is also necessary to severely encircle and suppress the rebellious slang barbarians. Places such as Douzhou and Bianzhou are not originally within the Feng family's sphere of influence. If they want to rule this mountainous area in the future, they must first establish their authority by ruthlessly killing them. .

A man without authority cannot be trusted.

Luo Doudong and Luo Bendong both retreated into the stronghold and defended themselves.
Fu San asked for peace several times,

But Feng Zhidai didn't talk to them, and the offensive became stronger day by day, and the situation became more and more unfavorable to the rebels. Although there was no shortage of money and food for the time being, they were becoming more and more panicked when they were besieged in the plains.

The thief collected more than 1000 more.

In addition to those raided from the periphery, Feng Zhidai now has more than 1 quicklime-pickled heads. However, among these heads, not all are young and strong, but there are also many old, weak, and even women and children. .

"Captain, Mr. Wu has passed through Jizhou and will arrive in Lingnan soon."

"Is it time to talk to Fu San?"

Several staff reminded Feng Zhidai,
Feng Zhidai now surrounded not only Luo Doudong, but also Luo Bendong. In these two plain cities, [-] slang barbarians were surrounded.
After such a long siege, these fifty thousand barbarians have already lost tens of thousands of people.
But there are still about [-], not counting those from other places.

Feng Zhidai tasted the green rock silver needle and thought about it in his heart.

Of course, he also knew that the Feng family was currently suffering from internal and external troubles, with various factions vying for power within the family, and even the Feng family's in-laws and allies, the Xian family, were somewhat alienated.
And the small wealthy families and slang officials under the Feng family were not very obedient, let alone the two new states established by Dou Bian. These two states were originally within the Chen family's sphere of influence in Longzhou, but they lost control at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
Now that the imperial court has assigned these two places to the Feng family's high mansion, the officials in the two states are naturally still disobedient.

But now, the imperial court is going to move south again.

This is the real threat to the Feng family's century-old foundation, but it is so powerful that they dare not openly resist.

In this complicated situation, Feng Ang, the head of the Feng family, was detained in Chang'an again. He came to take over the family business, but his brothers and relatives still refused to accept it.

"Captain, I think we can talk to Fu San and the others. They are more afraid of Mr. Wu's arrival than we are,"

"Yes, we can't delay it any longer. When Mr. Wu really arrives, we have no room left. If Mr. Wu leads the troops to quell the rebellion, then Dou, Bian, and even Luozhou may be lost from our hands."

They discussed the terms of the negotiation,
Luo Doubian argued that all the Li barbarians in the three states had to surrender to Feng Zhidai and had to register as households. The Feng family guaranteed their safety after surrender and even gave them some official positions.

From now on, Fusan and other Xidong barbarians must obey the orders of the Governor's Office and must not disobey them.

Before the officers and soldiers could go south, the three-state rebellion in the Gaozhou Governor's Mansion ended with the surrender of Li Liaoman.

Take a step back.

Fu San and others joined the Feng family, and the Feng family would keep them safe and not pursue them further, but they would also have to be registered in the household registration and serve and pay taxes in the future.

The most important thing is that from now on, these slanderous officials will have to follow the Feng family's lead.

"It seems that Wu Xiangguo left the capital in March. How long have we been on the road? He hasn't arrived yet?" Feng Zhidai calculated the time and found that he had been on the road for a long time.

Although it is said that it is four thousand miles from Chang'an to Guangzhou,

But a hundred miles a day, forty days at most.Even if it's sixty miles a day, it should be there in about two months at most.

But now it's already May, Wu Huaiyu has been on the road for two months, and is still in Luling, Jizhou, swimming in the Gan River on Jiangnan West Road.

Also too slow.

"Is Wu Xiangguo deliberately delaying?"

Several people looked at each other and thought that was it.

(End of this chapter)