Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 778

Ever seen old men fight?
Especially three old men who are estimated to be over [-] years old mixed with three dozen.

Zhang Gongjin should thank the three old men who were fighting. If these three hadn't started fighting since the morning, Liu Mu would have been floating in the sea by now.

On the pier, three old men occupied Liu Mu's boat, and they were eating under the service of servants from various families.

Liu Mu has nothing to do with these three old men, he is too old.

Xie Yan of the Xie family is recognized as the elder of the first family of the Xie family. In terms of seniority, even Liu Chongchong would call him uncle here, that is, Grandpa Liu Mu's grandpa.

The second place is Cui Yuan of Qinghe Cui Clan, an old man who seems to be refined and elegant, but he did not expect to be full of firepower in fights.

The last one is Yang Zimo of the Yang family of Hongnong. As one of the three most virtuous and talented elders recognized by the Yang family, his talent for poetry, painting and calligraphy was already famous all over the world in his middle age.

Liu Mu didn't leave the pier because he was afraid that something would happen to the three of them.

Not only Liumu, old men from aristocratic families on the Hangzhou wharf who are qualified to come to Hangzhou are all there, and even one of the five surnames and Qiwang is not bad. All seven families are here, and there is more than one.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Liu Mu entered a warm tent, and a group of old men were eating hot pot around the stove, chatting happily.

Liu Mu came to Zheng Yuanxuan: "Old Zheng, do you see this?"

Zheng Yuanxuan pointed to Cui Hong who was sitting next to him, which meant that Cui's family couldn't control it, so what do you want me to do.

Liu Mu was helplessly ready to leave, but Wang Junyu stretched out his hand to grab him: "Don't go, either, it's not that you can't persuade, it's not that you can't discuss it. It's just that you are angry, you have been scolded, you have been beaten, and the breath in your chest has calmed down. Advice, it's easy to discuss, if you don't want to drink with us old men, then go back to rest, the three of them are fine, send someone to take care of them."

"Okay. Then I'll go back."

Liu Muxin said that he would not be able to explain any troubles these three old men had in his territory.

Before Liumu went back, Zhang Gongjin arrived.

Zhang Gongjin only saw that the area of ​​the Hangzhou wharf where the official ships were on the road was heavily guarded, and ordinary ships were required to berth at an alternate wharf five miles away, or in the common merchant shipping area.

It was Zhang Gongjin who revealed his identity as the Duke of the state, and then made the boat stop at the pier, just blocking the willow.

"General Zhang." Liu Mu quickly walked up to him.

After the two parties greeted each other, Zhang Gongjin asked, "This is preparation for a long journey."

"I was planning to set off early in the morning, but something unexpected happened. Go to my place to take a rest first. It is estimated that I will not be able to leave today. General Zhang is tired all the way. I will arrange someone to wash the dust for the general."

After talking with Zhang Gongjin, Liu Mu bowed to Dugu Xiude and Dugu Xiuluo: "You two brothers, you are safe and sound. I heard that you two have gone north. I didn't expect that they would be in Hangzhou."

"We were deceived by Lao Cheng. Lao Cheng deceived many people this time. It was General Yuchi's vanguard who attacked Gaochang. As a result, Lao Cheng chased a Tuyuhun army and chased it to Gaochang City for less than [-] miles. The marshal also returned What can we do, take advantage of Gaochang's unpreparedness, attack Gaochang first, and after occupying Gaochang, General Yuchi and Lao Cheng will divide the troops and attack two cities each."

"And then, did we win?"

"Win is definitely won, but there are still some changes in this matter. It can't be said to be good or bad. Half of the soldiers and horses in Gaochang have not gathered, and they are scattered outside the city. Will those soldiers and horses surrender? war. We will never know."

After Dugu Xiude finished speaking, he cursed heavily: "It's all the old Cheng's fault. According to the Marshal, we arranged for our army to attack Tianshan City, as well as the two small towns of Gaoning and Weishen in Town 46. In the end, nothing happened to us."

Zhang Gongjin said at this time: "I am to blame for this matter. I was seriously ill in the army. I trouble you to send me back to Chang'an, which delayed the expedition."

"The general's safety is more important."

"I'm dragging...

Liu Mu understood, and quickly persuaded him: "Go to my place to rest for a night, and I guess the departure will not be until tomorrow afternoon."

When he arrived at Liu Mu and sat down, a servant brought hot water to wash his face, and then Liu Mu took the letter that Zhang Gongjin had with Li Shimin. After reading the letter, Liu Mu asked, "General Zhang, does he know the contents of the letter?"

"Just bring the letter here, and you will arrange everything."

Liu Mu motioned the servants to leave. After the servants left, Liu Mu said: "The sage said in the letter that Beisha City cannot be returned to Goguryeo even if there is a war. Choose one of them, and appoint him as the governor of Dengzhou, and secretly serve as the governor of Beisha City, Juqishan City and the three states of Dengzhou."

When the three left Chang'an, the Goguryeo envoy had not yet arrived in Chang'an, so they didn't know the result of the negotiation, let alone the negotiation is still underway.

Dugu Shura asked: "One of us will go to Dengzhou, how will the other arrange?"

Liu Mu glanced at the letter again, and said word by word: "The preparations for the first naval division of the Tang Dynasty have officially started, and 850 warships are planned to be prepared. All of them are required to use the new 36 material fast full-sail warships, and each ship is equipped with guns. There are [-] doors fully loaded, and four doors are installed on a daily patrol. The current official name is Huating Dudu."

"I'm seasick!" Dugu Xiude said first.

Dugu Xiude has already suffered enough for seasickness on the road, and the fact that the seasick person is in charge of the navy is ridiculous.

"What about me?" Zhang Gongjin asked.

Liu Mu put the letter away: "It didn't say anything in the letter, it only said that the general is not suitable for a cold place because of his illness. Then I think the general can be the first general manager of the country of thousand islands. My Tang Dynasty is qualified to be the general manager. Basically, the titles are all dukes.”

The chief executive of the Tang Dynasty was much more powerful than the governor of Liangjiang in the later generations.

Moreover, the power of military officers in Datang was sometimes higher than that of civilian officials.

Qin Qiong once served as the general manager of Bingzhou, and he was a military officer.The civil servants are the long history, Bie Jia, Sima and other official positions.

Zhang Gongjin asked again: "Where is the country of a thousand islands?"

"Don't worry, just about to go to sea. The country of thousand islands is thousands of miles to the south, farther south than Lingnan. I will take the general with me. I will tell the general about the country of thousands of islands in detail along the way. The land that Tang must occupy has countless resources and wealth, and the gold mines are all small money."

"Okay!" Zhang Gongjin doesn't care about any official position, he is still young and doesn't want to go home to take care of himself.

The further south he went, the more comfortable he felt. Since it is farther south than Lingnan, the weather should be warmer.

Dugu Shura asked at this time: "What's going on at the pier?"

Liu Mu sighed slightly: "This matter has to start from the country of Thousand Islands. Everything was caused by coins. At first, it was because of the gold mines, but then things got worse and worse, bringing some old things to the table."

(End of this chapter)