The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 66
In mid-July, the cicadas rang through the tops of the big soap trees by the roadside, and the orange cat lay lazily on the top of the eaves and yawned.

Below, a figure came out of the county government office in black boots. The news sent back earlier made him look bad. Looking at the deserted street and the people who occasionally passed by, Geng Qing went straight into the carriage and whispered to Dachun : "Go back to Geng's Village."

"drive!"

The reins trembled, and amidst the sound of "squeak" friction, the shaft rolled, Dachun sat down again, and asked him why he looked bad through the curtain.

"It's okay, just a little tired."

Inside the stroking car curtain, Geng Qing smiled, poured a glass of water to his mouth, and as the car shook, he closed his eyes and remembered the news brought back by the three policemen in the county government.

The defense envoy of Datong was killed, which is like a rebellion. The soldiers and horse envoys of Yunzhou and Weizhou are all poor, and they all have military power in their hands. It is not a small county with hundreds of soldiers who can resist it. No matter how good the conspiracy is, there is no suitable strategy. There is no opportunity to use it at all, not to mention the strategy and the art of war are two different things.

If he surrendered to the Shatuo people, he would obey the county magistrate. Should he be a traitor, or should he go to Caishikou to stab him?

He had never experienced such a huge oppressive feeling. Compared with this matter, Gao Sheng and Gao Jun were not even qualified to lift shoes.

Of course, traveling thousands of miles to Chang'an is not a good guarantee, but at least you don't have to go through military disasters and Turkic raids all over the place, and there are still things to do in the prosperous place over there.

huh~~
Pulling back a corner of the curtain, Geng Qing looked at the deserted street outside and the closed shops, opened his mouth slightly and let out a breath.

"If I have 1 people and thousands of people, I may be able to deal with it. Unfortunately, it is a blessing that the entire Feihu County can gather more than 1000 people who wield swords and lead bows.
This place is next to the land of Liao, so it is not a good place, at least not a place to set up a foundation. Well, let's go. "

He muttered, the sun shone into the corner of the curtain on his face, with a little helplessness.

The carriage drove through the streets and alleys, and the surrounding area was sunny, with houses spread out one by one. To the north of the towering city wall, there was a high mountain foothill, with floating clouds, and the wilderness where the sun poured down, and gray dust swept across. There is the sound of thunder spreading from the earth.

Rumbling--

Under the sun, the cavalry roared like the wind, and the weapons in their hands shone with light, flashing with metallic luster, galloping across the plain like a tide, heading for the camp with the banner in front.

The high fence stretched several miles long, the sentry tower was guarded by archers, soldiers and horses entered and exited the gate, and in the smoke and dust, the people's armor and horses were blown away by the whistling north wind, leaving a thin layer of dust. layer of dirt.

Soldiers with spears and armor patrolled past. In the central tent with a burning brazier, swords, guns, swords and halberds presented a chilling atmosphere. Figures stood on both sides of the tent, pressing their swords to silently look at the young general behind the desk. Gorgeous, with a dignified appearance, a burly figure, and a sharp look in the occasional raised eyes.

"Li Jinzhong said that I would raise troops to kill Duan Wenchu ​​and replace him. Now that the matter has been done, my father is terrified. He, he is obsessed with the Tang Dynasty. Now that the imperial court envoys have come, how do you guys deal with it?"

At this time, he spoke in a cold voice, raised his head, glanced at the generals in the tent, and someone raised his hand: "Since the troops have been raised, Tang Ting will definitely not allow me to wait, and send envoys over. It is only a way to delay the troops, just kill them directly."

"Yes, he used his strategy of slowing down the army, and we beat us." Some generals also echoed.

Ha ha.

The general put down his pen and ink, waved his hand, and asked the two to go back. Looking at the letter of resignation from the messenger in his hand, he reached out to light the candle and threw it to the front.

"I thought it would be enough to ask for a Datong defense envoy, but Tang Ting hesitated and hesitated, so why not go south, Siyuan, what do you think?"

"I want to report to my adoptive father, I feel that I should treat it with caution, and be careful not to be surrounded by other Jiedu envoys." There is a map hanging on the side of the tent, and a young man looks at the mountains and cities marked on the map. A group of generals in the tent laughed.

"I'm telling the truth, what are you laughing at?!"

The young man blushed a little from their laughter, but clenched his fists and yelled at them with some arrogance. Over there, the young general raised his hand to silence the generals. He dragged his armor leaves against the sound of rubbing, got up holding the desk, and pressed Walking out with the knife head on his waist, he looked at the light and dust shining in through the gap between the curtains.

He snorted heavily.

"The imperial court is incompetent, and the grass bandits in the south are powerful. I am waiting for a good opportunity to take these states first. While proclaiming my ministers to the imperial court, I will raise animals and horses. Once there is a change in Chang'an, we will have the opportunity to go south to see Look at that bustling city."

As he spoke, he looked back and walked back to the desk, his voice paused.

"As for the envoy from the imperial court, what is it about a military envoy? A rootless person is also worthy to come to our barracks? Write something casually later, give it to him, send some gifts and send him away. We will continue to attack the surrounding cities, State capitals and counties are replaced by our people, and all the money and food are brought in."

The young general was Li Keyong, Sha Tuo's deputy envoy, and he pressed his big hand on the northern map. When he said this, all the generals excitedly arched their hands and replied in unison: "Here!"

Soon everyone dispersed and went out of the tent. Li Keyong stood in front of the map and looked at the circled place on it. It would not be difficult to take Xin and Dai states and force Yanmen.

Thinking of this, the hand behind his back clenched his fist smugly.

"It shouldn't be a problem."

While he was talking softly, Geng Qing was sitting in the courtyard far south in Feihu County, Yuzhou, holding a discussion with Wang Jinqiu and the old man Geng, holding the idea that "it would not be difficult to talk through everyone", but was met with criticism from the old couple. be opposed to.

"This is the root, Chang'an is not familiar with the place, and it is so far away, how can we get there?"

"Then what soldiers come here, dare to grab food and money, I will fight them!"

Su Qiaoniang hugged the little fox, and sat beside watching the two old men scolding, suddenly felt a little funny, but still pursed her lips and nodded in agreement.

Geng Qing rubbed her temples, and raised her hand to tell the elders not to speak.

"Leaving is because I am afraid that my father will fight desperately with others. Massacres will not happen in a large area, but in a small area, those Shatuo soldiers may not be able to control their hands and feet. What should we do if we take the opportunity to mess up? Kill the soldiers , it will attract more soldiers, and I don’t know if there are any living people in the village at that time. This matter is settled like this. I will also talk to the village elders and let them lobby other people. Will you? Follow them and leave, it all depends on their wishes, but my family will definitely leave."

Right now, Geng Qing was able to say these words after careful consideration. He was afraid of what would happen if he stayed here, not to mention the fact that the power here is already huge and he can't get in. Then he might as well go to Chang'an and rely on the contact of the consultant Fu. Put on an official robe first, no matter how big or small, it can be regarded as a foothold, and then continue to move up, it all depends on his mouth and head.

After making up his mind, he consulted with Geng Taigong that night, and the latter was unwilling to leave, but he still went door-to-door on Geng Qing's behalf, which showed that he was very good. On the second day, there were not many people who were willing to leave. Even just one or two households.

It is Dachun's family and Widow Zhang.

On the same day, he asked everyone to prepare to leave the things to be taken away, and said: "It's better not to take too much." Then he went to the city. On the way, Dachun whipped a whip. Amid the crackling sound, he turned his head and saw Going to the silhouette of the figure behind the curtain, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Is there really going to be a war?"

Geng Qing closed his eyes, just said 'hmm', now he went to the city, urged Dou Wei and Bai Yunxiang, and then he had to go to An Jingsi to persuade him, at least he should have a farewell.

(End of this chapter)