First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 344 The Situation in Qianzhou

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Along the way, Gao Chong has collected more and more information about Qianzhou, and he has a general understanding of the situation in Qianzhou.

First of all, Tian Zongxian is old and not dead, deterring Qianzhou, his power and influence are the first in Qianzhou, but it is only limited to the first, not the only one.

If you want to solve the situation that Tian Zongxian's family dominates in Qianzhou, you should start with several other forces in Qianzhou, namely the Tian family, Ran family, and He family in Qianzhou.

The Tian family of Qianzhou is the descendant of Tian Sihe, the governor of Qianzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Tian Sihe is the governor of Qianzhou, and his government is in Pengshui City.

Tian Sihe was a handsome man. After his death, his son Tian Lousha succeeded him as a handsome man. However, Tian Lousha was not convinced, which caused chaos in Qianzhou, and they all stood on their own. This is why Tian Zongxian came to Guizhou to suppress the rebellion.

Although Tian Lousha is old now, he is still alive, and he is still the handsome man of Qianzhou Man. He must not be willing to submit to an outsider.

For this kind of method, Gao Chong has long been handy, suppressing a group and wooing a group.

For example, the bureaucrats in Guizhou continued to attack and wiped out all disobedient people, and then vigorously supported obedient people like Li Guanglue, distributed relief food, distributed agricultural tools, and exempted taxes. In a word: obedient people are rewarded , Disobedient soldiers meet each other.

As for whether Tian Zongxian is obedient or not, it depends on his own thoughts. At least now, it seems that he has been very disobedient to repeatedly refute and refuse to see him.

As for Tian Lousha, Gao Chong had reasons to believe that he was not convinced. After all, his father Tian Sihe was a hero who commanded the barbarians in Fuling.

As the son of Tian Sihe, if Tian Lousha has a sense of shame or aggressiveness, after learning that the imperial court intends to suppress Tian Zongxian, he should do his best to cooperate.

No matter how outstanding Tian Zongxian's ability is, even though he is also surnamed Tian, ​​he is not a member of the family after all, and Tian Lousha cannot bear it willingly.

The same is true for other clans such as the He clan and the Ran clan. The few of them rule the roost in Qianzhou, and there are many disputes. After all, the place is so big and there are so many resources.

In the past, the Tian family was handsome, and the He family, the Ran family and others were convinced. After all, the Tian family was a native born and bred barbarian, but now the new Tian family is just an outsider.

After continuously collecting information along the way, the team has passed Xizhou and entered the territory of Qianzhou.

"Yuzhi, ten miles ahead is Hongshe City. You can camp in Hongshe tonight. You can set off early tomorrow morning and arrive at Pengshui at noon." Jiang Baoyi held the map in his hand, talked with the guide in a low voice, and then came to the Chinese army. Gao Chong, who was dozing off, said.

Hearing the words, Gao Chong straightened up and stretched his waist, only to hear the crackling of bones. The road was high and the road was far away, and the horses were precious, so he dared not use them for the journey. Li Guanglue, the governor of Guizhou, specially presented a fine carriage for the journey.

But Gao Chong wanted to save face and suffer. He said righteously: "As the commander, I should share joys and sorrows with the soldiers. How can I be greedy for comfort?" He returned the carriage and rode pack horses along the way, enjoying the wind with the soldiers. Bask in the sun.

As a result, Gao Chong really suffered, the journey of thousands of miles, trekking through mountains and rivers, the hardships can be imagined, but fortunately the cocoon has already formed between the two thighs, but it is also sore all over, like falling apart.

But Gao Chong felt ashamed when he saw those soldiers who didn't have pack horses on their feet and traveled tens of hundreds of miles every day.

It seems that the same is true for the commander. He accompanied the wind and the sun, and the soldiers admired him. In fact, as Gao Chong's son-in-law, the son of a family is so honorable. People have objections, but this idiot Gao Chong did it.

Gao Chong rubbed his shoulders, and asked casually, "Have you notified the Hongshe officials to welcome you?"

"Notice every ten miles", Jiang Baoyi replied truthfully: "Presumably at this time, the magistrate of Hongshe County has already been waiting outside the city."

"Does Baoyi think I'm too airy?" Gao Chong got off his horse, moved his body, and asked with a smile.

Jiang Baoyi smiled when he heard the words, and handed over the water bag casually, "Yuzhi, you are hunting on behalf of the sky, and you can't lose this momentum."

Gao Chong nodded, "If I remember correctly, Hong Sheling He Zhongde is from the He family, right?"

"The officials from all over Qianzhou, except for those assistant officials, have no one with three surnames before," Jiang Baoyi first nodded in response, and then said a little angrily.

The three surnames are Tian, ​​He, and Ran in Qianzhou. The three surnames are the only ones. Of course, on top of the three surnames, there is Tian Zongxian, a foreign surname, who is firmly seated as the governor of Qianzhou, above the three surnames.

On the surface, he was waiting for the sky patrol to investigate the situation in Qianzhou secretly. Gao Chong did not hide it from Jiang Baoyi, because now Jiang Baoyi is his biggest assistant and his future brother-in-law. May be concealed.

What Jiang Baoyi said was also what Li Yuan was most dissatisfied with. Most of the local officials came from people with three surnames. May I ask whether this land of Qianzhou is the Qianzhou of the Tang Dynasty or the Qianzhou of the three surnames.

No, it should be the four surnames, the handsome Tian Lousha's local Tian family in Guizhou, who was born and raised here for hundreds of thousands of years. Gao Chong called him the Fuling Tian family, because Qianzhou was called Fuling County in ancient times.

The Tian Zongxian, the governor of Qianzhou, had already taken root in Qianzhou. At this time, it was called Qianzhou, and Gao Chong called it Qianzhou Tian's to distinguish the two Tian's.

"Don't leave tomorrow, don't rush to Pengshui, just rest in Hongshe for two days." Gao Chong looked at the exhausted soldiers, "Brothers have worked hard for several days, and they need to take a good rest."

"Yuzhi, according to the news from Taoist Huan, the He family is actively attached to Tian Zongxian." Jiang Baoyi was a little surprised when he heard the words, "Is there something wrong with staying in Hongshe for a long time?"

"What's wrong?" Gao Chong asked with a smile: "Afraid of alarming Tian Zongxian? Or is it that the He family has the guts to harm us? Doesn't it just show that I am not wary of the He family, and even Tian Zongxian, and I am full of goodwill?"

Jiang Baoyi was thoughtful, and Gao Chong continued: "At least Tian Zongxian is still my courtier of the Tang Dynasty on the surface, and he has not shown any signs of rebellion, let alone raised the flag.

We just need to act according to normal logic, at least on the surface, we must not have any dissatisfaction or hostility towards Tian Zongxian, because after all, he is a big official in the frontier, and he must not be disrespectful to comfort the envoy."

Hearing this, Jiang Baoyi suddenly realized, "We are hunting on behalf of the sky, and we have already arrived in Qianzhou. Naturally, we need to take a good rest before taking action. This is normal logic. If we rush to Pengshui in a hurry, it may be confusing. Thought I was waiting for something."

(End of this chapter)