The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 774 How dare you rebel with such a gall?

In the afternoon, when the sun was only a few rods away from the high mountain, an invitation was quietly delivered to Galohan's mansion.

When the concierge sent the invitation to the study in a hurry, a tall, broad-shouldered old man in sixties was kneeling and sitting on a soft couch covered with a gorgeous Persian carpet, sighing at a yellowed portrait. It is Jia Luohan, the great hero of Fuluochuan.

Even if he was kneeling and sitting there, he was like Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi, exuding a majestic and domineering aura all over his body.Hearing the hasty footsteps outside, he raised his head slightly, his gray eyebrows twitched slightly, and seeing that it was his housekeeper, he asked lightly, "What's the matter?"

The butler walked up to Jia Luohan in small steps, and replied respectfully: "Patriarch, Li Taishou sent someone to send an invitation, and invite Patriarch to go to the camp outside the city for the dinner."

"Prefect Li invited me to a banquet outside the city?" Jia Luohan was stunned.

"Exactly." The butler presented the invitation.

Galahan looked at it once, his long eyebrows moved slightly, and he began to think in surprise.

When Li Keshi went to work, he asked someone to prepare a generous gift, but the person who gave the gift couldn't even enter the gate, let alone give a gift.

But now, he was asked to have a banquet outside the city.

This is kind of interesting.

After pondering for a while, he asked, "Why didn't Prefect Li enter the city? Instead, he held a banquet outside the city?"

"According to the person who sent the letter: Prefect Li came here on inspection, and simply held a bonfire dinner outside the city. The location is in the southeast of Sulan Fortress, less than twenty miles away from here."

Galahan nodded. He has lived in Fu Luochuan for 40 to [-] years, and he knows the surrounding terrain like the palm of his hand. The steward said that the Sulan Fortress is located on the main road to Heyuan County in the east. The transportation and military status are very important, and the fort is usually garrisoned There are [-] soldiers stationed there, under the jurisdiction of Xuande County.

Because the Sulan Fortress connects the north and the south, a small town has been formed over time. In addition to military households, there are more than a hundred families. They provide convenience for business travel along the way, and the business of more than a dozen shops is pretty good.

"Only me?" Galohan asked again.

"No." The butler shook his head, and continued, "Everyone in the city has received it."

Galahan laughed loudly and said, "I understand. Let me just say, how can there be a cat in this world that doesn't steal?"

"Patriarch, this is..." The housekeeper didn't understand Galohan's meaning.

"Prefect Li was supervised by officials from the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Imperial Affairs, so he thanked the guests behind closed doors, pretending to be as clean and honest as water. But he didn't want to miss this generous gift, so he changed it to various cities in the name of patrolling. There is a banquet outside the city, and if the gift is received, no one will notice it."

"So that's how it is." The housekeeper suddenly realized, but suddenly said: "The emperor of the Sui Dynasty fought Tubo at Jishi Pass in Heyuan, and the prefect Li accepted bribes like this? Isn't he afraid?"

"You mean cheating?"

"Han people say that there is no good banquet. I think it is better for the head of the family not to go."

"There is no good banquet?" Jia Luohan put down the invitation card in his hand, and smiled, "Could it be a Hongmen banquet?"

"Exactly."

"It's because the emperor is close at hand that Li Taishou dared to accept the gift. This is the Han people's art of war, commonly known as darkness under the lamp." Jia Luohan stood up and said: "This Li Taishou is the younger brother of Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War. It will do us no harm to befriend him. Going to the banquet this time just happens to have a relationship with him."

The housekeeper wanted to persuade him again, but Jia Luohan couldn't help but said: "All the rich people in the city have gone. If I, the number one rich family in Fu Luochuan, don't make it, I won't be able to justify it. You don't need to say more, go and prepare the car. "

"Here." Seeing that Galahan had made up his mind, the butler didn't say anything more, and now he just went down and prepared.

Soon the carriage was ready.

Galahan left the mansion under the guard of a team of servants, got into the car, and headed out of the city all the way.

On the road, I met many local tycoons in a hurry. Like Galahan, all the tycoons brought different numbers of guards. When they saw each other, they all brought various gift boxes. Everyone laughed knowingly, chatting and laughing. fort.

Arriving at the designated location, Li Keshi led a group of local officials to greet him from a distance, and personally invited them into the camp outside Sulan Fortress. Now, remembering the housekeeper's words, Jia Shihan felt more at ease.

According to Master Li's arrangement, a group of people brought only a few entourages and all kinds of rare treasures into the main tent, but all the entourages were stopped by the guards.

Jia Luohan and the other big men were not surprised, and stepped into the big tent.When they got inside, everyone was surprised to find that not only were there no necessary items for the banquet, such as wine and meat, but there was also a handsome young man sitting on top of the tent.

"Let me introduce you." Master Li said with a smile, "This is my Great Sui Emperor."

"boom!"

When Master Li revealed Yang Yu's identity, many Fuluochuan big men felt their brains buzzing.

They knew that Emperor Sui was very young, that Emperor Sui was in Heyuan, and that Master Li Keshi did not dare to let people pretend to be the emperor, but when the emperor appeared in front of them alive, their minds went blank and they fell into a momentary trance.It was as if he couldn't hear anything except his own heartbeat.

After a while, Jia Luohan's pupils shrank sharply, and he saluted respectfully: "The grass people pay homage to the Holy One."

"Caomin pay homage to His Majesty." Everyone came to their senses and bowed one after another.

"Everyone, please take a seat."

"Thank you, my lord." More than 30 local tycoons took their seats respectfully and cautiously.

Facing this God of Killing who had countless brilliant achievements, everyone dared not show their aura.

For a moment, the big tent fell into a deathly silence.

Yang Tong took a look at them and asked calmly, "Who is Jia Luohan?"

"Your Majesty, the grassroots is Galahan." Galahan got up nervously and saluted.

Yang Tong saw that he had a tall nose, deep eyes, and a big beard. His appearance was different from that of the Central Plains people, Hexi Qiang people, and even the Hu people in the Western Regions. He looked like a Middle Easterner of later generations.People with this appearance are called Sogdians, and there are a lot of millets doing business in Luoyang, so Yang Tong was not surprised, and asked casually, "Are you from Sogdians?"

"Returning to the Holy One, the grass people have the blood of the Sogdians of the Kang Kingdom." Galohan replied.

The ancestors of the Sogdians originally lived in "Zhaowu City" (that is, Zhangye) at the foot of the Qilian Mountains. Later, they were destroyed by the Huns and forced to move westward to Central Asia and West Asia. The nine surnames of Mi, Shi, He, and Mu are all surnamed Zhaowu, so they are called the nine surnames of Zhaowu.

The Sogdians also established a series of small forces, but they were generally not strong and were mostly attached to other powerful nations. However, they used their geographical advantages to travel around and were known for being good at doing business.Since the Han Dynasty, people have been traveling on the famous Silk Road, and the land economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West were all carried out through the Sogdian people.During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, their scope of activities expanded, either in business or as officials. Many people also used their specialties to win the favor of the rulers, and from time to time assumed diplomatic missions for some countries. For example, in 545, the Northern Zhou Dynasty sent Jiuquan Hu Annuopanduo sent an envoy to Turks to the Central Plains.

Yang Tong said: "The Sogdians have been manipulating the reselling trade on the Silk Road for a long time. You have Sogdian blood, no wonder you are so good at doing business."

"No, I dare not take it." Jia Luohan felt that Yang Yu's tone was not kind, and he felt fear in his heart, and his big pointed and long nose trembled slightly.

"You know how to do business, that's your skill, and I don't care about it." Yang Tong has practiced martial arts for many years, and he has a sensitive understanding of people's reactions. He knows that this person has been frightened by him, so he shows the Sogdian character. Unique timidity and caution.So he leaned forward slightly, further suppressed his momentum, looked into his eyes, and said coldly: "But the premise is that you can't break the law, let alone rebel..."

Jia Luohan knew that he must have been exposed, and he was suddenly in a state of confusion, his throat was dry, and he couldn't say a word.After a long time, he forced a smile and said: "The grass people don't know what the Holy One is referring to?"

"As a person in charge of wealth, how could you not know about Tuoba Wei? How could you not know that Tuoba Wei is going to rebel? Actually, you know, you know everything. You just don't want to say it." Yang Tong stared at Jia coldly. Luo Han.

Jia Luohan's mind roared for a while, looking at Yang Yu's sharp gaze like a knife, his mind went blank and he couldn't move a step.His legs gave way, and he fell to his knees.

This kneeling is tantamount to self-inflicted.

It's not that Jia Luohan's psychological quality is not high enough, but that Mrs. Yang Tong is so clever.

Galohan's behavior in normal times is to be cautious and careful, fearful, worried about gains and losses, and always afraid of revealing some flaws.And Li Keshi's behavior of asking for bribes made him feel relaxed and happy.

At this time, the notorious head of state suddenly appeared in front of him, which made his heartstrings tighten again, but the emperor was chatting about family affairs with a pleasant face, just when his heartstrings tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened, and his mind couldn't turn. When he arrived, he suddenly exposed his conspiracy. Galohan, who was full of ghosts, didn't even have time to think of a way to deal with it. There was only one thought in his mind: that is, he was exposed and the whole family would be ruined.

The whole process is similar to the psychological battle in deciding a case, except that the judge here is replaced by the emperor, but for criminals in this era, the emperor who can determine life and death with one word is undoubtedly more deterrent.

"I don't blame you for doing business in an upright manner, but you are doing business with my country and society, which is unforgivable!" Yang Tong glanced at some earth-colored Fu Luochuan big men, and said coldly: "And you... ..."

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A series of kneeling sounds interrupted Yang Tong's words.

"..." Yang Tong had a puzzled look on his face, a few black lines appeared faintly on his forehead, and he didn't know how to speak.

behave like this.

Such a coward, dare to rebel?

In fact, the mood of these people was the same as that of Galohan. In fact, facing such a situation, 99 out of [-] people might not be able to cope.

Counting carefully, Yang Tong found that among the 37 people who came in, there were only three people who were sitting in a daze.

He had thought that the three were not involved.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to speak, the three of them howled loudly at the same time: "My lord, please forgive me, we were all forced."

Now it's all right, there are 37 people in the audience, no one is left, they come neatly, and kneel neatly.

The corner of Yang Tong's mouth twitched, thinking that your reflex arc is too long, right?

But... This also shows that Tuoba Wei's penetration in Fu Luochuan is extremely high, extremely strong, and his influence is extremely domineering.

He ordered: "Come here, arrest them all."

"Hold on, Your Majesty." It was Galahan who came back to his senses.

Yang Tong looked at him for a moment, then said calmly, "Look, your entire army has been wiped out, so what else can you say?"

Galahan smiled bitterly: "Of course I know, but there are actually innocent people here."

"Are you referring to yourself?" Yang Tong sneered, "You knew that Tuoba Wei was going to separate himself from the regime, you knew that Tuoba Wei was going to surrender to Tubo, but you didn't report it to the court. You still oppress the local people with him, do you think you are innocent? You Sogdians are already famous for being good at doing business, and your business this time is not small."

"Caomin doesn't want to be like this. He also wants to be a law-abiding businessman. However, the world is like this, and the times cannot be controlled..." Jia Luohan's voice became smaller and smaller, and his tone was trembling.

"What do you mean by 'the way of the world'? It's called the way of the world depends on people's hearts." Seeing that he was going to defend himself, Yang Tong interrupted, "I'll give you a chance to make meritorious deeds and atone for your sins."

Jia Luohan understood the opportunity to make meritorious service and atone for his crimes, so he immediately disregarded his relationship with Tuoba Wei to Yang Tong: "The grass people are from Tocharian, and they fled to Fuluochuan. Spending the rest of his life, leaving a family business for future generations, he didn't want Tuoba Wei to take a fancy to the wealth of the grass people, and even the grass people. The lives of dozens of people in the family were all out of Tuoba Wei's control. I have no choice but to join forces with thieves, and I ask the Holy Lord to enlighten me!"

"If you hadn't been loyal to Tuoba Wei, you wouldn't have the family business you have today. I'm afraid you can't remember exactly how many innocent lives there are in your family business. So don't say you are so wronged and pitiful. And since ancient times , treason is a serious crime to punish the nine clans, when will it be so cheap that you can wash it away by pretending to be pitiful and being sympathetic? Why don't I know?" Yang Tong stared at Jia Luohan and snorted coldly: "I'm taking your whole family now The old and the young are doing business with you, and you need to come up with something of equivalent value to buy. My time is precious, and I don’t have the time and patience to listen to you pretending to be pitiful. You can answer whatever I ask, and if you rambling Talking, telling lies, I will immediately send someone to kill your whole family. Do you believe it or not?"

Galohan's face turned ashen and he was sweating profusely. He knew that even if he didn't say it, others would say it, but he didn't dare to test the patience of this murderous demon king with his wealth and life, so he quickly said, "I believe it, I believe it."

After reaching a consensus, Yang Tong asked, "Tell me the truth, how many troops does Tuoba Wei have?"

"About 6000 people, this is the limit he can support, but these people are well-equipped, brave and good at fighting. Over the years, they have not only killed people and robbed them, but also fought with some disobedient tribes from time to time. When there is no war, they are as cruel as war Training in the same way, the general army is no match for them," Galohan said.

Yang Tong asked another crucial question: "Where are Tuoba Wei and his army hiding? Fuluochuan City?"

"Tuoba Wei did live in Fuluochuan before. His soldiers usually mingled in various cities and pastures in the form of hooligans, and asked for money from shops and herdsmen on a regular basis every month. rice noodles, oil and salt, soy sauce and vinegar, tea leaves, ironware, cloth, cattle and sheep, horses, furs, etc. of equivalent value instead." Jia Luohan took a cautious look at Yang Tong, seeing that he was not angry, and knew that this was a disservice to him. Useful information, and then said: "Tuoba Wei is very cautious. He heard that the imperial army came and dragged his family and the army to his secret military camp."

"All gone?"

"Exactly."

Yang Tong was overjoyed, this is really a god-sent opportunity to catch them all at once, "Where is his barracks?"

"Grassmen need a more accurate map!"

"Take the map of the West Sea." Yang Tong waved his hand, and immediately a soldier spread a map on the table.

Galahan took a look and pointed to the Golmud River on the map: "This river is the largest Qingshui River in the salt marsh. Its upper source is divided into east and west branches. The west branch is called the Kunlun River. To the south, it is the Kunlun River. In the mountain pass, the east branch is the main stream, named Xiugou. The upper reaches of Xiugou are divided into east and west branches. Go to the upper reaches of Zhaling Lake in Heyuan County, which is also the birthplace of the Yellow River. The military camp I know is here!"

Galohan pointed to the watershed in the upper reaches of Huolanqu and the upper reaches of Zaling Lake, and said: "There is a very hidden pasture in the watershed. The north and south entrances are very small. You can walk four or five miles along the river to see a long and narrow pasture. They are all surrounded by mountains and forests, so it is difficult to find them outside."

Yang Tong took a closer look and found that it was about one day's journey away from where he was, but Doma where Wang Fubao was located was much closer, only about half a day's journey away, so he said to Jia Luohan: "I am going to use cavalry to destroy Tuoba Wei, you As my guide, as long as this force is successfully wiped out, your family’s life will be spared, and you will be given [-]% of your property, and when the matter is over, go to Hongnong Lu’s County to serve the people.”

Such a cowardly person also lost Yang Tong's heart to support him to fight against the Tucharian monarch.

But this person has lived in Xihai for decades, and he must have many connections that he does not know, so he must be moved far away.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Galohan thanked him gratefully. Although he lost [-]% of his wealth, at least the whole family survived.Xihai is the sphere of influence that Tuoba Wei has managed for many years. Even if Tuoba Wei dies, his confidants may not necessarily die.

Yang Tong said to the others: "You also have the opportunity to perform meritorious service and atone for your sins, that is, list Tuoba Wei's party members and hand them over to Prefect Li, but you can't wrong good people, otherwise your whole family will still be killed."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone thanked one after another.

"Prefect Li."

"My humble minister is here." Master Li quickly responded.

"Tuoba Wei's henchmen will be arrested by your troops. You must catch them all. After the matter is over, you will also be given a share of property, and then they will all be moved to Luoyang, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will arrange for them to go to Yong, Bing, Qing, Xu counties, they must not be allowed to live in the same county."

"Here." Li Keshi responded, and said: "Your Majesty must wipe them out in one battle. Once they escape into the mountains, there may be no peace in the West Sea."

Yang Tong nodded, turned around and shouted: "Let General Pei and General Niu come to see me quickly!"

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