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Chapter 1045 Upheaval in Southern Border
Southern Xinjiang.

The southern Xinjiang in autumn is so beautiful that there are scenery everywhere.

Even the common people like to travel with their families when they have nothing to do. Even if they can only bring rice balls and simple pickles, they can still harvest the most pleasant time of the year in the wild.

Under the tree, the autumn sun sprinkles some warmth on the whole family through the branches and leaves.

"Aye, I want to eat!" The child yelled, wanting to eat the rare jerky.

"Just jump up and you will have it." The father teased his son with the jerky.

The woman watched with a smile on the side, and there was a two or three-year-old girl in her arms, looking ahead.Suddenly, the girl pointed to the front and said, "Mother, soldier!"

A troop of cavalry rushed like lightning on the official road to Qinghe County, the seat of southern Xinjiang.

"It's Duke Shang's banner!" The father handed the jerky to the child, and said, "Mr. Shang will win every battle. He is worthy of being the God of the Southern Border Army."

The woman nodded, "That's right! Besides, Lord Shang is sympathetic to the common people, and will give us some benefits every time he wins."

Every time he went to a great victory, after returning, Shi Zhongtang would divide the seized income into two parts, one part was rewarded by his subordinates, and the other part was given to the common people.

"I hope Duke Shang will keep fighting!" the woman laughed.

Shi Zhongtang went out for two months this time, and he returned today with a serious expression on his face.

"Meet the Duke!"

The sergeant at the gate saluted.

Shi Zhongtang nodded, "After I go out to fight, is there any big event?"

Whenever there is a major event, his people will send news to the army immediately.

The sergeant said loudly: "No! The Duke is mighty!"

"Hahahaha!" Shi Zhongtang laughed loudly, threw a silver coin over, and scolded: "Little brat, next time I go to fight with Lao Tzu, at least I will do something to benefit Ye Niang!"

"Yes!" The sergeant took the silver coin, knelt down and said, "I am willing to die for the Duke!"

Shi Zhongtang led people to the Jiedushi's mansion, an official greeted him, and said: "That man has a temper recently, besides, a while ago he invited a lot of local tyrants to drink, and during the dinner he mentioned the Duke, saying that The public is of a different race, and he was lucky enough to get a high position, after that there must be a catastrophe..."

"Duke, Zhang Chumao is trying to intimidate those tyrants!" Ashina Chunyu said.

"It's just a dying struggle!" Shi Zhongtang asked, "Is there any news from Chang'an?"

"I haven't read the news just sent." The official said.

"Bring it."

Shi Zhongtang took the kit, opened it, and there was a folded note inside.

He took a few glances, his eyes turned cold.

"Get rid of Zhang Chumao?"

Chun Yu was overjoyed, "Duke, this is a good thing!"

"That's right! Drive Zhang Chumao away. This is His Majesty's intention to use the Duke of the state as the governor!" The official was Shi Zhongtang's confidant, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Shi Zhongtang said in a deep voice: "Keep an eye on him!"

"Leader!"

Shi Zhongtang went in.

In the lobby, Zhang Chumao, who had gained a lot of weight and had slack cheeks, heard that Shi Zhongtang had returned, and said flatly, "Aren't you going to tell the old man the results of the battle?"

"What does Xu Guogong want to know?"

Following this voice, Shi Zhongtang stepped into the lobby.

Zhang Chumao squinted at him, "Master Shang, you should know that this old man is the governor of Southern Xinjiang. Unless His Majesty removes this old man from his position, the rules are there. You have the ability to break it and show this old man!"

This is the aggressive method!

To anger Shi Zhongtang, it would be more perfect if he did something big in his anger, such as slapping Zhang Chumao.

Later, Changan Yang Songcheng got the news and would mobilize manpower to impeach Shi Zhongtang.

The following crimes are, in any case, serious crimes.

Zhang Chumao teased Shi Zhongtang a lot in the past, but Shi Zhongtang seemed rough and bold, but his heart was as thin as a hair, and he was never fooled.

Today, Zhang Chumao also teased him out of habit.

Shi Zhongtang looked at him and spit on the ground.

Then, he said contemptuously: "If it wasn't for your father-in-law, you would be the life of a wild dog!"

He turned around and went out. Zhang Chumao behind him didn't get angry, but ordered: "Keep an eye on him! Also, urge Chang'an Guozhang to tell him that Shi Zhongtang is getting more and more aggressive, and if he doesn't take this wild dog away, Don't blame the old man for letting go."

"Yes!"

Shi Zhongtang returned to his value room.

General Wei Ming followed in, "Duke, that old dog is an eyesore, can His Majesty Chang'an drive him away?"

Shi Zhongtang looked at him, "Old Wei, you have to know that this is southern Xinjiang. Chang'an seems to value us, but he treats us as barbarians..."

This is true. When it comes to the frontiers, northern borders received the most praise at the beginning, while southern borders were still a barren land in the eyes of the rich and powerful because they had not been developed for a long time.

Wei Ming scolded: "A group of lowly dog ​​slaves who don't know how to live or die, one day Yeye rushes into Chang'an, they have to kill a few to relieve their hatred!"

"Shut up!" Shi Zhongtang stopped him, and said to Chun Yu, "Look outside."

Chun Yu went out to look around, and there were Shi Zhongtang's confidant guards on both sides... These guards were all members of the clan.

He turned back and shook his head.

Wei Ming said: "Afraid of a bird? Now Yang Xuan in the northern border is aggressive, making Chang'an extremely uneasy. At this moment, don't those bird people still dare to offend us?"

"After all, I want to call Your Majesty Aye!" Shi Zhongtang said bitterly: "Last month, people from Chang'an scolded us, saying that we spend a lot of money and food, but achieve nothing. Aye said, if it still fails, we will change it." Man. Makes me..."

Wei Ming asked, "What did you order the Duke to do?"

Shi Zhongtang shook his head and smiled wryly, "They told me to go back to herd sheep!"

"Fuck!" Wei Ming was furious, "Didn't Your Majesty cross the river and tear down the bridge?"

Zhang Chumao was squeezed by Shi Zhongtang and had no place to retreat, and he was almost a loner in the Jiedushi's mansion. From Wei Ming's point of view, the emperor wanted to pick peaches.

"shut up!"

Shi Zhongtang stopped him, and then said dejectedly: "Your Majesty just sent someone to tell me to drive Zhang Chumao away. But once Zhang Chumao left... the wild dog in your Majesty's eyes, I'm afraid I'm not far from death gone."

Chun Yu was startled. When Shi Zhongtang was reading the note earlier, he was by his side, and he could see it very clearly. It said that he was ordered to drive away Zhang Chumao and take charge of the Southern Border Army.

There is no malice!

Wei Ming was a little uneasy, he was Shi Zhongtang's confidant, if Chang'an wanted to cleanse Shi Zhongtang, he would not be able to escape.

"Does the Duke have a way to avoid disaster?" Wei Ming asked.

Shi Zhongtang said: "Forbearance!"

"I'm afraid that Chang'an will be aggressive!"

"Then, bear with it!"

Shi Zhongtang waved his hand, "The army will be here soon, Old Wei will make arrangements for me. Later, I will go drink with the soldiers."

"Hey!"

Wei Ming stood up and stomped his feet, "You just have to deal with it. If it's not right, let's take our troops to the mountains. Southern Xinjiang is so big, where can we find shelter?"

"Stupid words!" Shi Zhongtang pointed at him and scolded with a smile: "Nowadays you are very rich, why do you want to be a savage in the mountains?"

Wei Ming went out, Chun Yu went to have a look, came back and said: "He left. By the way, why did the Duke say that His Majesty is persecuting you?"

Shi Zhongtang said: "Yang Xuan of Beijiang captured Longhua Prefecture, which is to completely break the backbone of the Northern Liao Dynasty. This person does not want to protect himself, but is aggressive, which is shocking."

"He wants to rebel?"

Shi Zhongtang shook his head, "When we met in Chang'an, I thought carefully about this person. He is not that kind of careerist. However, times have changed, and human nature is unpredictable. The situation in Northern Xinjiang is very good, but the vast territory of Northern Liao will hold Yang Yang back." Xuan, what does this situation remind you of?"

"Chang'an is probably flustered."

"Chang'an will do its best to deal with Yang Xuan in the northern border, but there is no way to catch it!" Shi Zhongtang said with a smile: "I have been to Chang'an many times, and every time I went to see the Chang'an guards, it's just a flock of sheep! Chun Yu!"

There seemed to be flames in Shi Zhongtang's eyes, and Chunyu couldn't help but bow his head, not daring to look at him.

"We are alien races! Even if we become Jiedushi, we are still dogs in the eyes of the emperor! Do you want to be a human or a dog?"

"Nature is to be a human being!" Chun Yu raised his head.

"The current situation is very good, the emperor is old, think about it, if he persecutes Nanjiang too much, what should we do?"

"But he didn't force it!"

"I said, he forced it!"

Chun Yu's heart skipped a beat, "Duke, do you want to..."

Shi Zhongtang smiled and said: "Last time I went to the pear garden and looked at it, it was so beautiful. I was thinking when I could sit in the pear garden, watching singing and dancing, surrounded by beauties... Tell me, is that okay?" ?”

Chun Yu trembled all over, half fear, half excitement, "I want a beauty too!"

"Hahahaha!"

Later, Chun Yu resigned, and his body was still trembling when he walked.

Shi Zhongtang took his hand out of his cuff, followed by a short knife.

Later, Shang Guogong said that he was injured during the expedition and he wanted to go home to recuperate. All the affairs of Jiedushi's mansion were handed over to Xu Guogong and Zhang Chumao.

It's funny to say that it's not the Jiedu envoy Zhang Chumao who has the final say in southern Xinjiang at this moment, but the Jiedu deputy envoy Shi Zhongtang.

It wasn't until Shi Zhongtang recuperated that Zhang Chumao had the chance to touch power.

That night, Zhang Chumao called many people to drink and discuss matters at home.

"Hold on to the grain warehouse and don't let go!" Zhang Chumao was explaining.

An official said with a smile: "Don't worry, Duke, after seizing the warehouse, no one can take a grain of grain without your order."

Zhang Chumao nodded, "Seize the food, this is the first priority, and the second is Huang Tan."

A general stood up, "Duke orders."

Zhang Chumao said: "How many people can you control now?"

The general said: "More than 1."

Zhang Chumao said: "Look at the prison, don't be swept away by Shi Zhongtang."

The general smiled and said, "Duke, don't worry, those are all fed by us!"

"it is good!"

Zhang Chumao toasted, and everyone toasted and looked at him.

"Shi Zhongtang ran rampant in southern Xinjiang because of his so-called adopted son. The old man just wanted to ask, the father of the country, is there something wrong?"

Zhang Chumao said indifferently, exuding a kind of reserve, which made people subconsciously think of his identity: the son-in-law of Yingchuan Yang's family, and the emperor's brother-in-law.

The head of the country, that is a man who can wrestle with the emperor!
"The father-in-law doesn't move in Chang'an. It's not that he can't move, but he has the overall situation in mind. Shi Zhongtang presses every step, and the old man seems to give in every step of the way. He just wants to give the father-in-law a chance to make a move."

Zhang Chumao was in high spirits, "Today, the old man has sent a message to Chang'an, and the country's father will definitely take action this time. You can wait and see what happens to that wild dog!"

"Congratulations to the Duke!" An official stood up and toasted.

Zhang Chumao raised his glass and looked at the crowd, "It's such a beautiful day, everyone, don't go home if you don't get drunk tonight!"

"Don't get drunk, don't go home!"

Everyone looked up and drank.

"Hahahaha!"

Amidst the laughter, Zhang Chumao got up to change clothes.

At the back, a man in black was waiting.

"Kingdom."

"How?" Zhang Chumao took a deep breath, feeling refreshed.

"Shi Zhongtang went to the camp to drink, and has been in the study since he came back. Today he met a lot of people...both civil and military."

"Keep an eye on him."

"Yes!"

Staff member He Zun came over, "Duke."

The man in black resigned, and He Zun watched him disappear into the night.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Chumao was a little impatient.

He Zun said: "After all, Shi Zhongtang has His Majesty as his backup. The old man thought that if the Duke was passively beaten, he would not be able to stand up after all. As for the father-in-law, forgive me for saying it bluntly, the father-in-law is now staring at the East Palace. As long as the king of Yue can enter Lord East Palace, Duke here...is an abandoned son!"

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Chumao asked coldly.

"It's impossible to do anything in southern Xinjiang now. The old man thinks that the Duke can ask to go."

"The world is so big, where do you let me go?" Zhang Chumao became more and more impatient.

"Northern Xinjiang!"

"You!" Zhang Chumao held down the handle of the knife.

He Zun said: "Northern Xinjiang is a serious problem for His Majesty. For this reason, he must control the southern border army. That's why the old man said that the southern border cannot be done. For the Duke, the world is so big that there is no room for it. So, what about northern Xinjiang?"

"You want the old man to go to northern Xinjiang?" Zhang Chumao laughed in astonishment.

"The country's father-in-law is determined to let the king of Yue enter the East Palace. For this reason, he must compromise with His Majesty. What does His Majesty want? The army in the southern border! So, no matter what the country's father thinks, at this moment, he has no choice but to abandon the country. Why don't you leave them completely behind. Go to northern Xinjiang."

"Let the old man work for Yang Xuan?" Zhang Chumao looked playfully.

"Duke still can't see it? On the southern border, Shi Zhongtang kept saying that the alien race was plotting against him, but in fact he took the initiative to wipe out those alien races. He was raising his own self-esteem.

As for Xijiang, Zhao Song did nothing.

The world is so big, the only one that can serve the country is Beijiang.As for the rebellion... Think about it, the Duke of the State, if the Northern Border Army Lord came to Ningxing City, even His Majesty would have to hold back his murderous intentions to praise Yang Xuan.

So far, when Yang Xuan is here, the Duke of the state will be free for a day.

Waiting for the new king to succeed to the throne... Duke, even the King of Yue, the one thing he wants to do the most after succeeding to the throne is to kill his grandfather, Yang Songcheng! "

He Zun's eyes shone brightly under the moonlight, "At that time, the Duke only needs to get close to him to see the opportunity. After killing Yang Songcheng, the Duke will give up his military power and take care of him at home. In this way, the emperor will be free from suspicion. Two or three generations later, the sons and grandchildren went out to serve again, and the emperor gladly reused it, which is a good story."

These words can be said to be painstaking, caring and considerate, and they have made plans for the three generations of Zhang Chumao's family.

Zhang Chumao looked at him and nodded, "I will think about these words carefully."

He Zun said gratifiedly: "I also ask the Duke to make a plan early."

"The old man knows."

He Zun left.

Zhang Chumao said softly: "Keep those things from him!"

"Yes!" Someone behind him answered.

Zhang Chumao said, "are you ready?"

The person behind said: "Our people will pretend to be assassins, and when the Duke is sending the guests out of the gate, the knife will be slashed at the Duke's chest. The Duke pretends to be drunk, and when he finds out that it is too late, he will kill him." Got stabbed..."

"Okay!" Zhang Chumao said: "Our people are keeping an eye on Shi Zhongtang. Once there is a move here, the other side will raid in and take down this wild dog on the charge of assassinating the old man."

"Yes!"

Zhang Chumao went back immediately and really changed clothes.

Inside the clothes, there was an extra piece of soft armor on the chest.

Priceless baby!

It can resist the slashing of the sword.

Then he went back and drank with his confidants.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Chumao was very drunk, got up and said: "Everyone...you all go back, so you can do things tomorrow."

"Yes!"

"I'm waiting to retire."

Zhang Chumao waved his hands in a drunken state, "I'll see you off."

Now that he is down and out, he is more polite to his confidants.

Everyone smiled and declined, and accepted it.

A group of people left the gate of the mansion, and everyone turned around and bowed again to leave.

Zhang Chumao stood outside the door, hiccupping, "Everyone..."

In the left corner, a black shadow suddenly flew over.

In mid-air, the shadow drew his sword.

"Duke be careful!"

The guards were all inside the door, and it was a civil servant who discovered the assassin.

Zhang Chumao looked dazed and turned around slowly.

The light of the knife arrives.

Zhang Chumao subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover his chest, and then put it down.

then.

The long knife skimmed his throat.

Blood splashes.

Zhang Chumao fell down heavily with a look of astonishment.

(End of this chapter)