Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 546 The Price of Redemption

Dan Zeng tried his best to restrain himself so that he didn't jump up and fight to the death with the opponent. If he did this, he would be dragged aside, beaten half to death with the whip, and might even be beheaded.Although the Tang people have the final say here, there is a real nobleman in front of them. The Tang people will not go against the wishes of a nobleman for a captive, even if it is a Tubo nobleman.

"Yes, I remember!" He replied stiffly.

"Go away!" Lang Ri flicked the whip to shake off the blood on it, Dan Zeng bowed deeply to Lang Ri, turned around and left, he returned to his camp silently, everything around him made him He was so angry that he wanted to smash everything into pieces, no matter what the consequences were.

"Hey, Tenzin, hey, Tenzin! What's wrong with you, why are you ignoring me?" Someone shouted.

"Shut up!" Ten Zeng turned his head angrily: "What's the matter, why can't you let me be quiet for a while!"

The companion who caught up was startled by Dan Zeng’s sudden roar, and he took a step back: “What’s wrong with you, Dan Zeng, I just want to ask you if you want to go to the market when you rest at the end of the month. We can use the money we saved to buy some good silk cloth! Hey, why is your face bleeding, what happened, wait a minute, I have herbs, I will apply it for you?"

Tenzeng turned his head, and was extremely ashamed of his anger just now. It was obvious that the nobleman beat him, but he hid in a cave like a cowardly mouse, not daring to do anything, but getting angry at his companion who cared about him. It's too contemptible, he forced a smile and said: "It's nothing, I just broke it accidentally!"

"Don't move!" The companion carefully applied the medicine on Dan Zeng, and said: "Your wound was whipped, did you offend the Tang guards? Forget it, we are prisoners now, and we have to endure the beating. Fate, there is no way, who told us to lose!"

"No, this injury was not done by the people of Tang!" Ten Zeng replied, "If it was really done by the people of Tang, I wouldn't be so angry, because I and them are enemies. We used to face each other with knives and wanted each other's life. .”

"Who hit it?" The companion asked curiously: "Could it be our own people who hit it? Damn, tell who it is, and find it later!"

"No, not one of us!" Tenzin shook his head.

"Then who else could it be?" The companion was confused by Tenzin's answer: "Aside from the Tang people, here are the captured people? If the Tang people beat you, who else could it be? You have confused me! "

Although his companions pressed him repeatedly, Tenzin still refused to answer, he wiped off the dried blood on his face, and smiled sadly: "You don't need to ask, I will never take revenge for this revenge anyway, so let it be like this! Don't mention it any more!"

Without Tenzin's guidance, Lang Ri hastily ended his tour of the prisoner camp.Although he could ask Tang Ren to change someone else, his bad mood made him not want to continue any longer. How dare a commoner with a low status say such a thing in front of such a noble person as himself, this is simply outrageous, if it were not for Tang Ren On the other hand, I would not just whip him and get it done hastily, but tie him to a wooden stake and beat him to death slowly in front of all the soldiers, to let them know what is their duty.

"We can't let these captives stay with the Tang people, or it will end like this sooner or later!" Lang Ri stood up, pacing back and forth anxiously in the camp: "Or reject the Tang people's request to exchange prisoners, regardless of these guys, Either reach an agreement as soon as possible, replace the person and then deal with it!"

Soon Lang Ri made up his mind. He walked to the door of the tent and said loudly: "Inform me to the Commander Wang, and just say that I want to see him right away!"

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"That Tubo nobleman wants to see me immediately?" Wang Wenzuo raised his head from the desk with a cold expression.

"Yes!" Cao Wenzong said: "He also said that if he can't see you soon, then he will go back, and the matter of exchanging prisoners will not be discussed!"

"Let's not talk about the exchange of prisoners? What does he mean?" Wang Wenzuo put down his pen, blew on the piece of paper he had just written, and handed it to the attendant after it was dry: "Send it to Chengdu early tomorrow morning." Go, give it to Li Xianggong!"

"What he means is that he wants to meet with you immediately to discuss the matter of exchanging prisoners, otherwise this matter will be done, and he would rather not take prisoners!"

"That's really interesting!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "This fellow speaks as if the captured one is ours! Well, you bring him here!"

"Yes!"

Wang Wenzuo rearranged the things on the table and walked to the window. The sky outside was gloomy, with heavy clouds occupying most of the sky. This is the weather on the plateau. Today the project will be delayed again.He smiled self-consciously, returned to the table and sat down.

"Please come in! The governor is waiting for you inside!" Cao Wenzong pushed open the door.

"Thank you!" Langri walked into the door and saluted Wang Wenzuo after a few cases: "Time is running out, let's start! Six thousand Qiang slaves, half of them must be young and strong, do you accept it?"

"Half of the six thousand Qiang slaves are young and strong?" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "Aren't you joking? There are many women among your young and strong, right? The captives are all young and strong men, and they are all trained Do you think this is fair, soldier?"

"I'm not negotiating with you, but asking whether you accept it!" Lang Ri replied, "You can answer yes or no. If you think my bid is too low, you can cut off the captive's right thumb!"

"What do you mean?" Wang Wenzuo said angrily, "Why would I do this?"

"If you feel that my bid is lower than the value of the captives, you can completely reduce the value of the captives to our bid, such as cutting off their thumbs, so that even if they go back, they can only do farm work and cannot be Bing! Of course, you can completely reject this deal!"

"Langri!" Wang Wenzuo felt that his anger had exceeded a certain limit. He stood up, put his hands on the table, and leaned forward slightly: "I want to remind you that these captives are soldiers from Tubo. Used to fight with all your might until the very end. The suggestion to chop off their thumbs should never have come from you!"

"Compassion does not command soldiers, this is what I learned in Chang'an!" Lang Ri said with a smile: "To be honest, you can keep them, it will be better for everyone!"

"What do you mean?"

"Please allow me to explain!" Lang Ri said with a smile: "I once said that dying on the battlefield is the best ending for them. If they die, their family will be proud of them, and their wives and children can They will be exempted from hard labor, and stone tablets will be erected on their tombs; but if they are captured and returned alive, their families will be ashamed, their wives and children will be ridiculed, and they may lose their original land. They can’t be buried next to their ancestors after death. Seriously, if they choose, they’ll feel the same way!”

"You mean they will be discriminated against when they go back?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"More than that!" Lang Ri laughed and said, "They have to bear the loss of exchanging their 2000 Qiang slaves, and they only have [-] people. Not only will they themselves become slaves, but their families will also be implicated. You see, I am not lying, but the truth is not pleasant!"

"Absurd country, ridiculous laws!" Wang Wenzuo sneered, "The heroic warriors come back alive and have to pay back their worth. Langri, you have also been to Chang'an and seen the world, don't you think all this Is it ridiculous?"

"Maybe!" Lang Ri smiled nonchalantly: "But I also saw a lot of absurd things in Chang'an. Maybe this world is absurd, isn't it? And it's also good, at least it can tell soldiers thousands of Don't be a prisoner, you either win or die, so our Tubo army can be victorious in every battle!"

Wang Wenzuo let out a long breath. For the first time in his life, he was unable to communicate with the other party. He thought for a while, and finally said: "If I don't want Qiang slaves, will these captives not need to be slaves after returning?"

"That's right!" Lang Ri looked at Wang Wenzuo in surprise: "But why did you do this? These people were your enemies in the past and will be your enemies in the future. There is no need for you to be so kind to them!"

"Yes, but they are not my enemies now!" Wang Wenzuo said coldly: "My strategy and bravery will only be used on those who hold weapons! You can go out!" He stood up and pointed at the door, clearly He issued an order to evict guests.

Wang Wenzuo held his head, and felt frustrated for the first time in his life. He asked himself that he was not a person with a strong sense of morality. His own bottom line, but the opponent crossed his bottom line indifferently, as if nothing existed.

"Captain, he's back!"

Wang Wenzuo raised his head and saw Cao Wenzong looking at him with concern in his eyes. He smiled wryly and shook his head: "Wenzong, I lost this time!"

"I don't think so!" Cao Wenzong replied, "You are the one who wins!"

"Me?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Stop joking, I returned two thousand captives to him for nothing, and not a single Qiang slave was returned!"

"You have exchanged two thousand hearts!" Cao Wenzong said: "The fire cannot be covered with paper. Sooner or later, those Tubo captives will know the truth of the matter. At that time, they will be willing to shed the last drop of blood for you!"

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"Dan Zeng, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine!" Tenzin replied, "It's nothing serious, it's just a whip!"

"Very good, very good!" The partner carefully looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "Do you know? There are rumors in the camp these days!"

"Rumors, what rumors?" Ten Zeng asked puzzled.

"The people of Tang are going to put us back!" The partner said, "To be precise, it's a change. That noble man who beat you that day came here for this!"

"Let us go back?" Dan Zeng was taken aback: "Are you sure?"

"How can this kind of thing be confirmed?" The partner laughed: "But the possibility is very high. I heard that it was a Tang guard who said that we will see our family soon!"

"Meet the family?" Dan Zeng's eyes suddenly flashed the friendly faces of his wife and children, and he felt hot in his heart: "Did you say when?"

"Then let's not talk about it. The Tang guard said that the two sides are still arguing about the value of money. It seems that it will take a while!" The partner said.

"Worth? What do you mean?"

"What are you going to exchange for us! There are more than 2000 of us, the Tang people can't let us go for nothing, can they?" The partner laughed and said, "Even if you buy a slave, you have to pay for it, let alone us!"

"Then this will be troublesome!" Dan Zeng suddenly became depressed.

"What do you say? Isn't it justified to pay for ransom?"

"Yes, but I ask you who will pay the price? The nobles or Zamp? They will only take other people's livestock and land. When will they give their property to others?"

"That's true!" The partner also showed a sad look on his face: "In this case, I'm afraid only our own family will pay for the ransom. Hey, I don't know how much General Tang wants!"

"Things are not so simple!" Dan Zeng sighed: "The people of Tang Dynasty don't know how to open a slave market. How could our family come from such a far away place to redeem us with livestock property? This must be done by the nobles. For one thing, they wouldn’t be damned if they didn’t earn three or five times more from it!”

"Yes!" At this time, seven or eight captives had already gathered beside them. When they heard this, their expressions became ugly. They didn't know anything else, but they didn't know what kind of face the noble lord of Tubo had?Usually, if there is no chance, you have to look for opportunities to reap some benefits. Now that the opportunity has come to you, why don't you give up if you don't want to blow the sky high?
"Hey, I heard that General Tang is going to exchange Qiang slaves for us, will this be better!" someone whispered.

"It's worse!" Tenzin snorted coldly: "I ask you, which one of your families has Qiang slaves? None of them. Only the nobles have this. If you ask the nobles to exchange Qiang slaves for us, then who To be slaves to the gentlemen? Isn’t it us? Maybe it’s not enough, and our family is also added, otherwise you can’t let the gentlemen suffer, right?”

"No way? If you are a slave here in Tang Dynasty, you will be a slave when you return to Tibet. What's the difference?"

"Not only do I want to be a slave, but my wife and children also want to be slaves. It's better to stay here and build roads for the Tang people. At least my wife and children don't need to be slaves!"

"That's right, as a slave in the Tang Dynasty, at least there is salt in the soup, one day off every month, and some pocket money. Who of you has ever seen a slave from the master's family live like this!"

"That's right, let's not talk about rest and pocket money. The master's slaves have shackles and wooden shackles when they work, so they don't need to work for the Tang people!"

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