Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 372 Capital
After rushing to the south for tens of miles, the convoy slowed down and rested for a while.

After making some arrangements, He Lou Xingshu went around the convoy before finding Zhou Zhoulang and Fan Shiyi, and asked suspiciously, "Why did you leave the city suddenly?"

Fan Shiyi had a half-smile, and glanced at Zhou Zhoulang, "Then we'll have him."

After Yuan Xiaozheng's visit, both Fan Shiyi and Zhou Zhoulang could confirm that the matter of recruiting people to move to Dai County... must have caused trouble.

Thinking about what Yuan Xiaozheng said again, the other party pointed out that Ashina Sheer had left... So he must be referring to the nominal Daxingtai Yuan Junzhang.

Tuesday Lang said nothing with a gloomy face, only thinking in his heart how he would be severely punished by Mr. Lang... Although he has not been in the Li family for a long time, he is very clear about this brother-in-law's temperament.

On weekdays, he is casual, kind-hearted, benevolence and righteousness are the top priority, and he is always kind... But at critical moments, he is not very affectionate. His sister is the concubine of the lord, but he can't speak.

It didn't matter to Fan Shiyi, on the one hand, he was the deputy, and on the other hand, his understanding of this matter was different from Zhou Zhoulang's... In his opinion, Yuan Xiaozheng's attitude was the key.

If nothing happened, how could Yuan Xiaozheng show such an attitude?
Did that young man with white face and beard want to vote for Tang?

How important is he in Yunzhou?

Can it affect Yuan Junzhang?

Fan Shiyi was a little bit unimpressive, that guy was timid and timid when he spoke, he didn't look like a human being.

Well, in fact, Fan Shiyi's guess was quite right.

Yuan Xiaozheng, as the second son of Yuan Junzhang, failed in literature and martial arts since elementary school, and ended up just doing household chores for the family... But now it is different. The eldest son, whom Yuan Junzhang regards as the family's future support, was beheaded by Gao Manzheng half a year ago , the remaining three sons can only choose Yuan Xiaozheng.

Yuan Xiaozheng's two younger brothers... Haolai can't tell now, one is eight years old and the other is three years old.

Therefore, when Yuan Xiaozheng hurried back to the mansion and raised objections in the eyes of everyone, although Yuan Junzhang was furious, he remained silent.

After driving everyone away, Yuan Junzhang snorted coldly, "To recruit people to move to Daizhou, this is Li Tang's bottom-line plan, but Erlang wants to intercede for them?"

Zhou Zhoulang and the others offered very generous conditions for recruiting manpower. Adults will be given [-] acres of land and three years of tax exemption... In fact, in Li Shan's plan, they hope to achieve their goals by subtle means, in other words , is an increase again and again.

But on Tuesday Lang threw out the conditions... which directly caused a lot of discussion in Yunzhong County. Yuan Junzhang was not a deaf man, he found out shortly after the convoy left the city, and ordered the arrest and imprisonment.

It was at this time that Yuan Xiaozheng came to dissuade him.

Swallowing, Yuan Xiaozheng said in a low voice: "Ashi Nasheer went to that shop the day before yesterday and ordered the caravan to bring more tea and salt for the next trip, and also asked the child to take care of it."

Yuan Junzhang felt tight in his chest, pulled his face and didn't make a sound for a long time... He lost Shuozhou, and his weight in the Turkic side was getting lower and lower. Khan's trusted Ashinasher disputed.

Although he has always relied on the Turks, Yuan Junzhang's heart is as clear as a mirror... Those Turks are all ruthless, that's how my brother-in-law died back then.

Well, Yuan Junzhang's brother-in-law is Liu Wuzhou who traveled across the river.

With a long sigh, Yuan Junzhang rubbed his eyebrows, his face was full of worry, Mayi was defeated, and the Turkic side was not very peaceful. Ashinasheer also urged Yunzhou to send troops when he came here this time. The meaning of recapturing Mayi... Otherwise, it will not be possible to send troops until April or May next year. By then, the Tang army will have a firm foothold in Mayi.

This is also the reason why Yuan Junzhang was furious after hearing the news that the caravan was recruiting people to relocate in the cloud... He is not qualified to refuse the Turkic request.

If you want to capture Mayi before the heavy snow falls, you must squeeze out all the resources in Yunzhou...grain, horses, population, and peasants.

In other words, Yuan Junzhang could not refuse the Turkic request to capture Mayi. The Han people in Yunzhou will suffer a catastrophe. Their property is a trivial matter. Yes, the family has no hair.

In contrast, if you stay in Yunzhou and get robbed, you may be forced to join the army to attack Mayi and die in battle. Even if you don’t die in battle, and you break Mayi, most of the benefits are from the Turks, and the rest is from Yuan Junzhang Eating meat leaves almost nothing left for these low-level people and soldiers.

Yuan Junzhang has not released the news that he will send troops this year, but he knows that once the news spreads, the people of Yunzhou will make a very simple choice... Wouldn't it be good to go to Daizhou to live in peace?
Last year, the Turks invaded Hedong, but this year they were defeated in Mayi... Maybe the Tang army can defend Mayi and Yanmen, and protect the people of Daizhou.

That's why Yuan Junzhang was furious... This completely interrupted his plan. He originally planned to force three thousand young men to join the army, but now that he thinks about it, he knows that the morale of the army is likely to be unstable.

In fact, in the final analysis, Yunzhou, Shuozhou, and Daizhou have experienced wars for more than ten years or even decades, which makes the people have extremely strong expectations for a stable living environment...

Yuan Junzhang pondered for a long time, then looked up at his son, "Erlang...will definitely attack Mayi."

Yuan Xiaozheng was a little ignorant, he just said: "What my father said is true."

This son is a bit stupid, Yuan Junzhang was speechless for a moment before humming: "You intend to vote for Tang."

"Father...Father..." Yuan Xiaozheng stood up in panic, hesitating and speechless.

"Da Lang died at the hands of Gao Manzheng. If the Yuan family voted for Tang, wouldn't Gao Manzheng feel at ease?" Yuan Junzhang said in a low voice, "Even if you want to vote for Tang, you need some capital!"

"Take Mayi, behead Gao Manzheng, and then..."

After turning his mind twice, Yuan Xiaozheng finally understood... Father is not against voting for Tang, but at least not now.

Only after capturing Mayi and killing Gao Manzheng, who is impossible to resolve the enmity, will they sit down and negotiate terms with the Tang Dynasty... With Mayi in hand, the Yuan family has enough weight whether it is in the Turks or in the Tang Dynasty.

After all, Yuan Junzhang, who has been murdered in Shuozhou for more than ten years, has his own set of survival rules... Without capital, he is not qualified to sit at the poker table.

Since Liu Heita gave the leadership, Ma Yi voted to Tang half a year ago, and he was defeated again. Yuan Junzhang knew very well that Li Tang's foundation had been stabilized... If he surrendered, he would surely win a high position and rich salary.

But it's hard to say what will happen... Dou Jiande's death has not been a few years.

After Gao Manzheng voted for the Tang Dynasty, he did not enter the court, he was made a prince, guarded Shuozhou, and still had the military power in his hands... If he can do it, so can I!

Yuan Junzhang gritted his teeth and made up his mind that he must capture Mayi and kill Gao Manzheng before the heavy snowfall!
(End of this chapter)