Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 35 The Big Fish Behind the Scenes
Shouchang County is a small county less than five miles away from Dunhuang's lifeline Ganquanshui (Dang River).

Although it is a small county, Shouchang County has abundant water and grass, fertile land, and artificial canals left over from the Han Dynasty. Therefore, although the land is small, it has a lot of products.

The output of millet, wheat, cabbage, pomegranate, lettuce, celery, asparagus (eggplant) and other vegetables and beef and mutton is huge.

In particular, Shouchang mutton is plump and tender. [-]% of the staple food and nearly [-]% of the vegetables and meat in Dunhuang City are supplied by Shouchang County.

Therefore, Shouchang County is very important to Dunhuang. There are sayings of Shouchangfeng and Dunhuangzu. Among the two prefectures and eight towns (counties) of Guiyi Army, Shouchang is one of the few existing towns (army) There are also county magistrates.

To the east of Shouchang City is the compound of the envoy, which is the station of the envoy of the army in Shouchang town.

Luo Xianda, the military envoy of Shouchang Town, is a very tall and strong man. There is a very obvious depression on his left forehead, which was used by the Uyghurs with a black hammer during the battle of the bridge with Ganzhou Uyghurs 20 years ago. The consequences of hitting.

But Luo Xianda was lucky. Under the protection of Douhou, although this hammer smashed a piece of his skull, it did not cause fatal injuries. On the contrary, it became his bragging rights these years, and even saved him a lifetime. Life.

Because Luo Xianda's elder brother, Luo Tongda, was the prime minister of the main hall during Zhang Chengfeng's period (the old system of Jinshan Kingdom, about equal to the first assistant).

This not only means that Luo Tongda is Zhang Chengfeng's confidant, but also that the war with the Uighurs in Ganzhou was advocated by Luo Tongda and Zhang Wenche, who was also the prime minister at the time.

Later, it was precisely because of the overconfidence of Luo Tongda and others that the war against the Ganzhou Uighurs was launched, which directly led to the disintegration of the Jinshan Kingdom in the Western Han Dynasty.

So after the war, Zhang Wenche was ordered to commit suicide, and Luo Tongda was cut off from his military power. If Luo Xianda hadn't faced this depression and made a lot of noise in Dunhuang City, at least he would have been imprisoned and convicted.

"That yellow-mouthed kid Cao Shishi really said that?" In the backyard, Luo Xianda rubbed the hollow of his forehead and asked anxiously.

Whenever the weather changes, he will feel itchy and uncomfortable, and he will become more anxious.

"That's what I said, it's all because I'm not good at doing things. Then Cao Shishi has been going around with my servants these days. I thought he was worried about the safety of Mrs. Cao and scolded around, but I didn't expect that this bastard turned out to be quietly. Send people to Hongze Township!" said the disheveled Ma Yaozi cautiously.

"I'm in his mother's Cao Shishi!" Luo Xianda scolded with fire in his eyes. He didn't feel that he was making too much noise, but felt that the Cao family was making a big fuss.

Isn't it just a few hundred people, so much land in Hongze Township is vacant, what's wrong with resettling some people?
"Your Majesty, Cao Shishi's aunt is your seventh niece!" Ma Yaozi lowered his head and said with a lack of vision.

"Qi his mother's niece, I have nothing to say to Luo Yingda's family!"

It's fine not to mention this, but Luo Xianda was so angry when he mentioned this, he raised his hand and gave Ma Yaozi a big bag.

Luo Yingda is Luo Xianda's cousin, and the Luo family in Shazhou is also a wealthy family in Dunhuang. There are many brothers in the family.

But after the Cao family replaced Zhang, Luo Tongda followed suit, and although he later returned to serve as the very important Jiedu Yaqian Yamen, serving as the guard of the Yumen Army, he lost the position of patriarch.

Because Luo Yingda, a cousin of the same family, took refuge in Cao Yijin when the Luo Tongda and Luo Xianda brothers lost power.

Luo Yingda not only begged to marry Cao Yijin's younger sister with a lot of money, but also married his niece to Cao Yijin's eldest son Cao Yuande as his successor.

At present, Luo Yingda is the commander of all Sima infantry troops inside and outside, and he is the second highest military officer in the Guiyi Army after Jiedushi himself.

When he thought of the kid who used to follow behind him and flattered his second brother, five of them climbed on top of him, Luo Xianda couldn't help but get angry.

But after being angry for a long time, he has nothing to do, because now he has been caught and hurt his feet, and according to the law of returning to the rebel army, he privately resettled the people, and he was going to be dismissed from office and sent to prison.

At present, Cao Shishi did not immediately report to the Jiedu Yamen to arrest his cousin, probably because of his brother Luo Tongda.

The second is that the Luo family has a large number of people in the Shouchang tribe. This time, the placement of Tuyuhun tribesmen also benefited many people in the Luo family.

Because Hongze Township is the territory of the Luo family, the amount of tax to be paid to the Jiedu Yamen has long been fixed.

Then the taxes paid by these tribesmen who were placed were equivalent to going directly to the Luo family, not to the Jiedu Yamen. Even if Luo Yingda was the patriarch, he had to protect him on the surface.

That's why Cao Shishi threatened Zhang Zhao by bringing him to Shouchang, because he was Zhang Chengfeng's former confidant.

Under the current situation, as long as Zhang Zhaoyi, Zhang Chengfeng's son, arrives in Shouchang, no matter how he got there, as long as he arrives, it will arouse infinite reverie, and the Cao family has reason to punish him.

And because the excuse for the rectification has changed from arbitrarily installing members of the tribe to being malicious, the rest of the Luo family will soon cut off with him, and he, Luo Xianda, is doomed.

"His mother, this is forcing me to send the hundreds of people from Hongze Township to Dunhuang!

But I have already taken advantage of Murong's family, so Murong Guiying is easy to mess with?I sent these Tuyuhun people to Dunhuang, the Murong family must hate me to death? "Luo Xianda walked faster and faster in the house, and became more and more anxious.

"Besides, the land tax of those hundreds of people has already been divided, if the Lord wants to send them to Dunhuang, how can the Lord of other houses agree?
Maybe Shi Jun will have to pay them out of his own pocket!You have done a good deal with both ends! "Ma Yaozi interjected again at an inappropriate time.

Um!They are all telling the truth, but they can also score points!Luo Xianda, who was already restless, suddenly jumped up and raised his hand, wanting to give Ma Yaozi a big blow.

Ma Yaozi was really good at this, he jumped to the window with a dry land plucking green onions, and then flashed directly out of the window.

"My lord, I have to go to find Yuniang at night. You are popular on both sides, how do you meet people?"

"Your mother, I'm dying of anxiety. You are still in the mood to have a private meeting with that widow at night. If you beat you twice and you still run away, I shouldn't have rescued you from the cattle and horse stables in the first place!" Ma Yaozi dared to run away, Luo Xianda scolded even harder!
"Let me in!"

Ma Yaozi could only come in with his face covered, not to mention a big bully, even if Luo Xianda wanted his life, he would have to give it to him, because his life, his ability and his current official position were all worthless. Given by Luo Xianda.

"Don't go to that Sao Yuniang tonight!" Luo Xianda said all the words, but looked at Ma Yaozi who was standing beside her and changed her words.

"Go to the army and find some familiar fighters. If you can do it, go directly to the west and stop Mr. Zhang Erlang and Zhang Zhong. Give them a few horses and money and food, and let him go as far as he can!"

"Then what if he doesn't get out?" Ma Yaozi saw that he would not be beaten anymore, so he lowered his hands.

"Don't get out! Hmph! If he doesn't get out of the lance in your hand, is he doing nothing?"

Luo Xianda's complexion completely darkened, and the blood vessels in the hollow of his forehead twitched, a trace of guilt suddenly flashed, and quickly slipped away along the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)