A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 514
Outside Diaowo Village,

Tang Junjia shines brightly in the daytime, and its sharp blade cuts through frost and autumn.

inside the village,

Wearing a mountain script armor with a bright light heart mirror, a tiger skin robe with a belly, a leopard skin bow, a bear skin cloak, and a tall kite with phoenix wings and a hood, standing on the top of the city wall and caressing the battlements, it is like a stiff stone statue.

I haven't moved for a long time.

A face was as expressionless as dead ashes.

"Yeah, Lu Wulang is here."

Among Gao Yaozi's eighteen sons, Gao Rong, the ninth son, is the most capable.

At this time, Gao Que'er also had a dignified expression.

The officers and soldiers only used more than a dozen ox carts to drop the morale of Diaowo village to freezing point.

At this moment, everyone is like falling into an ice cave.

If it weren't for Gaowei's high prestige, and now standing still like a stone statue on the most conspicuous wall of the village, there might be chaos in the village.

"yeah?"

"Open the gate to welcome Lu Wulang."

In front of the stronghold, Lu Wulang, a famous white robe in Youzhou, is wearing a green shirt today. Although he was terrified by the explosion, he still insisted on taking off the leather armor on his body before coming, and only wore a blue round collar official robe .

There was no horizontal knife hanging from his waist.

Standing alone in front of the village, he is still so personable.

Gao Que'er came to welcome her in person.

Lu Chengye, the nobleman of Youzhou, met Gaowei, a powerful man behind the mountain, in the village.

"What is that?" Gao Que'er couldn't help asking beside him.

Lu Chengye laughed a few times, stroked his long beard, and made a gesture.

"Governor Wu Gong of Youzhou used to watch Yinxian Xiaoyaozi practice Taoism in Zhongnan Mountain, you must have heard of it?"

Gao Wei was expressionless, "Lu Wulang's green robe is not as chic as the original white robe."

Lu Chengye brushed off his sleeves, "Lu Mou just wanted to do something for the peace of his hometown. During the Sui Dynasty, there were endless wars and the people were in dire straits. Isn't it enough to suffer? Now that the unification is underway today, it's hard to stabilize. Why can't you see the general situation clearly, and insist on triggering a war, so that tens of thousands of people in the hundreds of villages behind the mountain will suffer?"

"There is an old saying that is good, it is better to be a dog of peace than to be a troubled person. You and I have come from the troubled times, and we all know what it is like under the chaos. I am deeply grateful, Lord Gaozhai has also done great good deeds, but at this moment, at the time, Lord Gaozhai, you led the crowd to form a village to protect yourself, that was an act of benevolence and righteousness,
But now that the world is united, if Gaozhai Master does this again, he will separate himself and stand on his own feet, gathering people to rebel, and intending to implicate everyone. This is evil. "

Galway didn't speak.

Gao Rong still asked what was that thing that shattered the urn city.

"Gao Jiulang, you live behind the mountains, and the news is lagging behind. In the ninth year of Wude, when today's son just ascended the throne, the Turkic Jieli Khan led 20 elite cavalry to invade Guanzhong and drink horses from the Weihe River. My Tang Dynasty ceded Lingyan Xia Suining Shengfeng and Yunshuo, Beiyan, Ying and other places with the Turks, otherwise they would enter Chang'an City,

But in the end, he was defeated first in Xianyang, then in Sanyuan, and three times in Jingyang, losing tens of thousands of soldiers, and finally blocked his retreat, unable to ask for peace and return. His Majesty and Jieli killed the white horse at Weiqiao and then Proclamation of the covenant, so that the officers and soldiers from all over the country will let the Turkic army return to the north, "

"In the past few battles against the Turks, my Tang soldiers used this secret weapon,"

"What the hell is this?"

"The firearms made by the Shenjifang, the imperial military supervisor, was just one of the many firearms in the Shenjifang that blasted the wall just now. A city wall that is ten feet high can be directly blasted away!"

Gao Rong refused to believe it.

Gao Wei was silent, the facts speak louder than words.

"Lord Gaozhai, Dudu Wu has always praised you for your benevolence and righteousness in keeping the peace in the Sui Dynasty. There is still room for you, and you are still giving you a chance.
Lord Gaozhai wanted to use the means of fighting against Luo Yi, Gao Kaidao and others to fight against the military governor against the imperial court. It is impossible to win. "

"Lord Gaozhai should also know that Luo Yina was once a hero. He guarded Youzhou back then. How amazing it was. Xiqi Tujue and others were terrified. He was pacified and executed by Duke Wu who passed by on his way to Shuofang, and Luo Yi didn't even make a fuss in front of the military governor, "

"Does Master Gao think he is better than Luo Yi?"

"The military governor went to Shuofang after destroying Luo Yi, and then easily destroyed Liang Shidu, who had ruled Shuofang several states for ten years. How powerful is Liang Shidu?

Could it be that Gaozhai Master thought that he was stronger than Liang Shidu, and that Diaowo Village was stronger than Tongwan City? "

Sentence after sentence,
Sentences with guns and sticks contain threats,

Lu Chengye's eloquence was good, especially what he said was not exaggerated at all, it was all facts.

"By the way, Wang Junkuo also defected and was killed by the military governor halfway through."

Luo Yi, Liang Shidu, Wang Junkuo, one after another, they are all once famous heroes, even Luo Yi and Wang Junkuo, they were all heroes who once guarded Youzhou and made Gao Yaozi fearful.

Gao Yaozi remained silent.

Gao Rong's face was ashen, he hesitated for a long time, then knelt down in front of his father with a plop.

"Aye, my son asks my father to open the village and join the imperial court."

Gao Yaozi looked down at his son.

"Aye."

"How do you know that what Wu Huaiyu said is the truth? How can we believe that the imperial court can really bring us stability?
Today, the stability of the villages behind the mountain is what we have worked hard for more than ten years, so we have to hand it over for nothing? " Gao Yaozi finally spoke.

"Wu Dudu has paid homage to the prime minister. How can he be dishonest by conferring meritorious officials to [-] households? Moreover, the benevolent government implemented by the current Emperor Zhenguan since he came to the throne is obvious to all." Lu Chengye added fire.

"Please come and discuss with all the families in the village."

Gao Yaozi's heart was full of powerlessness. The blow just now completely blew away the confidence in his heart. Tang Jun's move was simple and brutal, and the effect was very good.

The morale of Diaowo village was completely lost.

Although there are still [-] young and strong, how can they fight without fighting spirit, not to mention the Tang army coming a few more times, how can they defend?
You can retreat to the mountain, but the carved castle on the mountain cannot accommodate so many people.

Juyi hall.

Soon the heads of the major families in Diaowo Village arrived, as well as the heads of other villages who came to help.

Although the villages at the back of the mountain are mostly border residents, Tibetan households and even refugees, the people who are talking to them are basically the powerful and powerful families in the border areas, and their families have considerable power, just like the Gao family in Diaowo Village, who own a lot of land, and also have a lot of cattle and sheep , and also concurrently engaged in trade, etc., the strength of each is the strongest.

Some of the other tyrants are mostly former frontier army officers, or some small patriarchs who moved inward from the Fanhu.

In the past, everyone was very united in order to protect this place and their own family business.

But now, these tyrants who walked into the hall were all shaken.

If Hao has no chance of winning, then why insist on fighting a battle that must be lost.

Lu Chengye greeted everyone, and then talked about Shenjifang and firearms in public, and reiterated Wu Huaiyu's recruitment policy for the villages behind the mountain.

Basically, as long as you accept Zhaoan and belong to the imperial court, everyone will be treated preferentially, and your property and safety will be guaranteed.

After Lu Wulang finished speaking, he sat down with a smile on his face.

Gao Wei remained expressionless and said nothing.

All the tycoons can't wait to discuss with each other. In fact, they are all bargaining, and no one wants to fight again.

No one thinks they can fight.

Now what they care about is whether Wu Dudu's statement counts, and whether Wu Dudu can give them the promise in black and white.

"I heard that after Wu Dudu arrived in Youzhou, he took Lu Wulang's younger sister, the 35th mother, as his concubine, and engaged his son Wu Silang to marry the thirteenth mother born to Lu Dalang and Fan Yangzu's family. May I ask Lu Wulang about this?"

In the hall, a strong man with leopard head, eyes and beard stood up and asked a question.

Lu Chengye nodded, "It's true, it's a marriage agreement between my elder brother and Wu Dang when he was in Chang'an."

After hearing this, Leopard head turned to look at Gao Yaozi, "Master, I think we can accept the imperial court's recruitment, but our brothers are not familiar with the military governor, who knows if he will speak for us, in case the imperial court comes back again? Repeat, what shall we do?
I think it's better for us to learn from Lu Wulang."

"Before Twelve Niang was detained by Wu Dudu in Junduguan, but she always treated each other with courtesy, and even sent her back before the war. Why don't you marry Twelve Niang to Wu Dudu, so that we can become a family too. .”

Gao Harrier looked at the leopard's head.

This person is also surnamed Gao, the owner of Xiaodiaowo village. Xiaodiaowo village is not one of the eight villages behind the mountain. He is Galway's nephew.

He is also very brave, and he has been doing well in managing Xiaodiaowo village.

Before the war, he was also a resolute advocate of the war and refused to submit to the imperial court, but now he has already talked about accepting the recruitment, and even offered to marry his cousin Gao Shierniang to Wu Huaiyu.

Gao Harrier looked at this brave nephew, who was now begging for peace without fighting spirit, still expressionless.

But he knew that his heart was broken.

Among the Eight Villages, Diaowo Village is the most powerful, and Gao Xin was the most dominant one before, but now it is the same, others can imagine.

The border residents in the villages behind the mountain have been out of the control of the imperial court for more than ten years, and they are used to being unrestrained and free, but now they are so honest.

They were not afraid of Wu Huaiyu's prestige, but the magical firearms that frightened them, and they had never seen such a powerful weapon.

No one has a way to break the defense,

Facing the inevitable defeat, these so-called frontier tycoons have also become very pragmatic.

When Gao Yaozi was young, he was good at martial arts, he was good at riding and shooting, and he also learned from his father the ability to win a horse with his bare hands. The Gao family's marksmanship is extremely good, and later the Gao family incorporated the marksmanship into the lance method, so after several generations, the Gao family's lance method came into being.

When he was young, Gao Yaozi was very good at martial arts, and he wanted to make a name for himself immediately. He once took the initiative to join the army to conquer Liao. Back then, he and Shen Guang, the meat flying fairy, fought side by side in Liaodong, and even climbed to Liaodong city first. Gao Yaozi got its name from Liaodong City.

Later, the Eastern Expedition failed, and the people rebelled one after another. Gao Yaozi was sent to Gaoyang to suppress it. There, he met the conscripted blacksmith Wei Chigong, who was later taught by his father the method of 槊.

In a blink of an eye, that happened more than ten years ago. Ever since his father died in the siege of bandits, Gao Yaozi left the army, took his father's bones back to the back of the mountain, and guarded this side wholeheartedly.

Now he is no longer young, Ma Qiang is not as fierce as Gao Ning, and his spear is not as fast as Gao Rong, but his prestige is getting higher and higher, and even Xi Ren respects him as Gao Zongguan.

In recent years, he has retired to his hometown behind the mountain in the frontier. It is not easy to maintain this situation. It can be said that he has worked hard, and every step is like walking on eggshells. He is burdened with more and more people who have settled behind the mountain.

Maybe it's time to let go.

Gao Yaozi coughed and glanced at everyone.

The noisy Juyi Hall suddenly fell silent.

Everyone looked at Director Gao in unison.

"Since everyone is willing to accept the offer, they will return to the imperial court. However, I, Gao Yaozi, will not take the initiative to give away my daughter. If anyone wants to trade my daughter for his wealth, then try my Gao Yaozi's Gao family gun first. It will be faster." no!"

As soon as this remark came out, Gao Ning immediately became a little more honest.

Gao Yaozi turned his head to Lu Chengye, regardless of how unhappy his words made Lu Chengye feel.

"The villages behind the mountain are willing to be recruited, but I want to have a face-to-face meeting with the military governor, is it possible?"

Lu Chengye despised these border barbarians in his heart, but he was just calling them fierce on the surface, but when he really wanted to start a fight, they all turned into softies.

"Then please Master Gaozhai come with me to pay a visit to Dudu Wu!"

(End of this chapter)