Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 420 Pilot Project (2)

"Your Highness, calm down, I am willing to serve His Highness, but I have an order, and I dare not refuse!"

Ning Gusi is not an idiot after all, although he was a little dizzy when he was turned left and right by Li Xian, but fortunately, he was not so confused that he was hopelessly confused, and finally understood that Li Xian called him here What is the intention, for survival, there is no reason not to show loyalty quickly.

"Oh? I really like to hear these words, but I'm just a mediocre person, how can I help you?" Li Xian twitched his mouth and sneered disdainfully, "Little, little..."

As soon as Li Xian's words came out, Ning Gusi was immediately dumbfounded again. After searching through his mind, he couldn't think of any way he could help Li Xian. He quarreled a few times, but he couldn't say why. Come.

"His Royal Highness, although the Sala family is humble, they raise good horses. Currently, our Hezhou racecourse is short of manpower. Why don't we let Ning Gu Sidu try it?"

After Ning Gusdu was speechless for a while, Li Xian's expression immediately turned a little awkward. Seeing that another storm was coming, Ning Gusdu's calves couldn't help but start to tremble. Fortunately, Zhuang Mingyi flashed out from the side at this time, and said gently to relieve Ning Gusi from the siege.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, so that Your Highness can learn that the young family has raised horses for generations, and the Qinghai Cong they produce has always been the best in the grasslands. If Your Highness does not give up, the little one is willing to raise good horses for His Highness forever. Loyalty, please allow your Highness."

Being reminded by Zhuang Mingyi, Ning Gusi didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and hurriedly climbed up the pole.

"Horse raising? If Gu is in need of a horse breeder, but keep quiet, the Murong family and the Fang Dang family are not flocking to them, so why do you need the Er Sala family!"

Ning Gusi said it generously, but Li Xian didn't appreciate it, waved his hand indifferently, and refuted it unceremoniously.

"Ah, this, this..."

Ning Gusi was just a little bit relieved, but when Li Xian said this, he immediately tensed up again. When he was speechless, he had to cast his eyes on Zhuang Mingyi for help.

"Your Highness has learned that although Murong, Fang Dang and others are good at raising horses, their loyalty is hard to guarantee. Today, the Sarah clan should have been exterminated because of their crimes. If they can be pardoned by His Highness, they will be able to escape from death. Thanks to Your Highness's kindness, You should not have two minds, think of him as a horse slave, or get along with each other."

Zhuang Mingyi had already accepted the role of playing a bad face in this scene, seeing that Ning Gusi really regarded himself as the only life-saving straw, he laughed secretly in his heart, so he hesitated pretending to be embarrassed, In the end, he stood up and said politely for Ning Gusi.

"Huh? Master Zhuang said so, do you want to be a guarantor for this guy?"

Li Xian glanced at Zhuang Mingyi, and snorted unhappily.

"This..." As soon as Li Xian said this, Zhuang Mingyi seemed to be stunned. He looked at Li Xian hesitantly, then at Ning Gu Sidu, his face was full of embarrassment, and he looked at Ning Gu like that. Sidu broke out in cold sweat, but he didn't dare to interrupt him, he could only look at Zhuang Mingyi pitifully, with a pleading expression on his face.

"His Royal Highness, as the governor of Hezhou, I cannot just sit back and watch the people under my rule die like this. I am willing to bear this guarantee, and please allow your Highness!" After hesitating for a while, Zhuang Mingyi finally made up his mind. Made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and replied decisively.

"Well, no matter, since that's the case, Gu will give you such a chance. If something goes wrong, you will come to see Gu yourself!"

Hearing what Zhuang Mingyi said, Li Xian seemed very unhappy, but he didn't get angry on the spot. He just snorted coldly, left behind a few words, and with a flick of his sleeves, he led a group of guards into the back hall.

"Master Zhuang, the little one kowtows to you, your great kindness and virtue, the little one will never forget, the little one..."

Seeing that Li Xian had gone, Ning Gu Sidu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, got up hastily, and moved to Zhuang Mingyi's side, smiling and full of flattery.

"That's enough, old Ningtou, this guarantee is irrelevant to me. If you make a wrong step, you don't need your Highness to take action. I will be the first to take your life!"

Zhuang Mingyi seemed to be in a bad mood, and before Ning Gusi finished speaking, he waved his hand unceremoniously and reprimanded him impatiently.

"Ah, that's, that's, the little one obeys Master Zhuang in everything. The big one says to fight east, but the little one never dares to go west. Don't worry, my lord, the little one is absolutely loyal to my lord."

At this moment, Ning Gusi only wants to be able to escape from birth, but if he can return to the tribe, as for those who are loyal or not, we can talk about it later. Ning Gusi has never let go of things like vows In his heart, as far as he is concerned, an oath is not much better than a fart, so he can swear a few times casually.

"Very good, I have remembered this sentence. Now I have something to do. If it is done properly, not only will your whole family be freed from slavery, but you can also become a general. If it can't be done, hey , your whole clan, 350 people, will lose their heads because of this!"

Zhuang Mingyi stayed in Hexi for a long time, how could he not know the virtues of these nomadic tribes, and he didn't believe in Ning Gusdu's loyalty at all, so he grinned grinningly and uttered a harsh word.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, Mr. Zhuang, please tell me, the little one will definitely do it, and I will definitely do it."

Zhuang Mingyi's words were full of murderous intent, and Ning Gusi's heart trembled wildly when he heard it, but he dared not say "no" even under the eaves, and could only answer slavishly.

"Okay, come here with your ears."

Zhuang Mingyi pressed close to Ning Gusdu's ear, babbling instructions, until Ning Gusdu's face changed from red to white, and his eyes almost fell out of their sockets.

"I can't, I can't, Lord Zhuang, if this is really done, the little one, the whole family of the little one will lose their way of life, Lord Zhuang..."

The more Ning Gu Sidu listened, the more flustered he became. After Zhuang Mingyi had finished speaking, Ning Gu Sidu's face was as white as paper, trembling with fear, shaking his hands wildly, not daring to obey orders.

"Can't do it? Hmph, if it can't be done, the whole family will die immediately. It's not easy to want to die, but this officer will make it happen!"

Hearing what Ning Gu Sidu said, Zhuang Mingyi's face immediately became ruthless, and he squeezed out a sinister sentence from between his teeth, his whole body was full of murderous aura that could not be concealed.

"Ah, no, no, Mr. Zhuang, it's not that the little ones are unwilling to do it. In fact, once this matter is settled, the whole family of the little ones will become public enemies on the grassland, and there is no way to survive. I beg you to raise your hand and let go Just buy the smaller one, and the smaller one kowtows to you!" Zhuang Mingyi's plan was so big that Ning Gusi didn't even have the guts to take it on, so he fell to his knees in panic, kowtowed and begged .

"Bastard, you are so timid, how dare you learn to rebel like others? When you hooked up with Tubo, why didn't you think twice before acting, but now you have the courage to negotiate terms with me. Hey, I really dare not kill people What, huh?"

Seeing that, Zhuang Mingyi was not so easy to talk to, he ignored Ning Gusdu's begging at all, and yelled at him with a gloomy expression.

"Master Zhuang, it's not because the small ones refuse to do it, but because of the strength of a small clan, how can they withstand the combined attack of many tribes? The small ones really dare not do it, Master Zhuang." Ning Gusi was really courageous To pick up the task assigned by Zhuang Mingyi, he could only kowtow vigorously and beg non-stop.

"There is no need to discuss this matter. If you don't do it, you will be killed by the Manchus. There is no luck! Of course, I will definitely not sit back and watch Er Sala's tribe suffer for nothing. I am not a good-looking soldier of the Tang Dynasty. I'm so afraid, no matter what goes wrong, I will have my strong Tang army to back you up! If this matter is done properly, you will have the title of general, remember, this is not the false title of General Guiyi , but my general of the Sixteenth Guards of the Tang Dynasty, a dignified fourth-rank high position!" Zhuang Mingyi didn't give Ning Gu Sidu a chance to refuse at all, threats and lures went hand in hand, sticks and carrots danced together.

"Little one, the little one is done!"

On one side is the butcher knife of death, on the other side is the extremely sweet fruit. Ning Gusi doesn't want to die, so he has no choice. Even if he knows that this sweet fruit is poisonous, he can only bite the bullet and swallow it. My only hope is that the poison will not be fatal.

"That's right, Lao Ning, if you become a general in the future, I'm afraid I'll have to salute you when I see you, hahaha..."

Hearing that Ning Gusi had finally succumbed, Zhuang Mingyi couldn't help laughing, and teased Ning Gusi casually, until Ning Gusi smiled wryly... the fourth year of Xianheng, the Lantern Festival passed , the heavy snow that has been flying for more than two months finally stopped, the spring breeze picked up overnight, the hazy sky and dark clouds cleared away, the sun that had not been seen for a long time shone on the earth, the ice and snow melted, and the coldest winter in Northwest China was finally over. Yes, yes, it’s over. For the people in the Northwest, this is obviously something to be thankful for, because this winter is really too difficult. For the people in the Hexi, Maybe it's just a little bit of hardship. After all, the plague was not too much, and with the occasional donations from the Governor's Mansion, the people of Hexi were living a tight life, but they could still support it. But for the people of Tuyuhun, The past winter was simply a nightmare that could not be recalled. The larger tribes could barely survive by relying on their background, but many small tribes were not so lucky. Countless people died of starvation and cold. , many small Tuyuhun tribes risked their lives to sneak across the border and tried to take refuge in the Tang Dynasty, but none of the tribes could appear in the interior of Hexi. trace.

There are many tribes on the grassland, there are hundreds of them, large and small, and they are not closely related to each other. But with so many tribes disappearing mysteriously, it is obviously impossible to completely conceal them. So, This is how the rumors started on the grassland, even the severe cold weather could not stop the spread of rumors, a strange term - Hezhou Racecourse spread throughout the whole land of Hexi with the rumors, but no one knew it came out inexplicably What kind of thing is the racecourse in Hexi? Of course, many tribes who are forced to make a living have no intention of paying attention to it. After the rumors spread for a while, they subsided, but they don't know that the appearance of the Hexi racecourse is very important to the tribes in Hexi. , may mean the beginning of the end.

(End of this chapter)