Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 391 I don’t eat beef
Looking at the complicated expressions on the faces of everyone at the bottom of the steps, Fang Chongyong couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up in his heart.

The dignitaries from the small countries in the Western Region who came here all looked happy. They personally experienced the joy of surviving the disaster, and deeply felt the mighty power of the Tang Dynasty.

Feng Changqing had a straight face. He moved a table from somewhere and asked the dignitaries of the small countries in the Western Region to line up and take notes. These local dignitaries, who usually have high arrogance and live a comfortable life, are as honest as quails and line up quietly, not even daring to let out a fart.

I'm afraid that the other party didn't write down my name.

If the name is not written down, when you leave this door, you will be a slave. Who can bear this!

Now their lives are in the hands of the Anxi Expeditionary Force, or to put it simply, in the hands of Fang Chongyong.

Even if Fang Chongyong now requires these people to hand over all their property and turn their beautiful wives and concubines into the playthings of the Tang army soldiers, these people can only do it.

Because the situation is stronger than the people, the Tang army's combat effectiveness is unmatched by anyone, and it is an undisputed strong force.

The strong can deal with the weak at will, which is the main theme of this era.

The dignitaries of the Stone Kingdom standing in the distance had mixed feelings.

Gao Xianzhi took away most of their frivolous wealth, leaving only the land and houses that could not be moved.

Now these things can be lost and recovered, how exciting it is! They have imagined that Jinskia will return to the Stone Kingdom soon and become the titular queen. Judging from the opponent's "big chest and no brains" configuration, he is definitely a puppet and can fool around at will.

Then the power of the Stone Kingdom will fall into the hands of nobles like them, and the future will be more prosperous than before.

As a key node on the Overland Silk Road, Shi Country's prosperous trade will make these nobles make a lot of money.

Seeing that the scene had calmed down, Fang Chongyong walked into the crowd and said loudly:
"Is there anyone here who believes in Islam? I think these people are probably the internal agents of Abu Muslim. If I am willing to stand up, the Tang army will send a gift to Mulu City. I will definitely not embarrass him.

If there is such a person, please come forward consciously and do not let me personally deal with it.

If anyone is found out afterwards, I will send their whole family to heaven to serve the gods. "

Fang Chongyong observed the situation in the crowd as he walked, and found that the dignitaries of the small countries in the Western Regions who were waiting in line seemed to have no expression and did not care at all about what he said. So Fang Chongyong instantly understood what was going on.

Those who believe in religion must have been appointed by Abu Muslim to be the managers of cities in various countries. The dignitaries of the small Western countries such as Kang State, Shi State, and Cao State in front of them must have been unwilling to cooperate with Abu Muslim in the first place, or they were the kind of two-faced people who had no choice but to sit on the fence.

How could a truly religious nobleman come here and fall into a trap!
Fang Chongyong felt like he had just flirted with a blind man.

Sure enough, it was Kang Sobo who stood up and reported: "Angel, in fact, those people don't dare to come today at all. We also ask the Tang army to send troops to visit various countries to quell possible rebellions."

“Ask the angels to rule for us!”

In an instant, people were kneeling on the ground.

Why do they, the powerful men of these small countries in the Western Regions, need Fang Chongyong to make the decision? They want to lead the way!

Whether it was the Tang army or the food army, these small countries in the Western Regions had to come up with supplies to provide food and even military pay for the garrison.

If the people who didn’t come this time don’t contribute money and effort, then everyone will have to share it equally. The so-called dead Taoist friends are not dead, and this is the way to play it everywhere.

"Easy to say, easy to say, this is what it should be."

Fang Chongyong laughed, and then said seriously:
“It’s just that I, the ambassador, want to know one thing, that is, when Abu Muslim came, you didn’t seem to be hypocritical in cooperating with him. I heard that he was very powerful at that time.

Not only did you provide money and food, but you also sent troops to support us as our wings. Are you really not involved in these things at all?
Now you are blithely saying that it has nothing to do with you, and asking this ambassador to pretend that nothing happened. Are you fooling me like a three-year-old child? "

Fang Chongyong asked calmly.

The dignitaries of the small countries in the Western Regions who were kneeling on the ground kowtowed frantically and begged for forgiveness. It could be said that they burst into tears.

Many of them were escorts to Abu Muslims, and some even provided their slaves as private soldiers to Abu Muslims to engage in military activities that did not require combat.

For example, feeding horses, carrying grain and grass, making dry food, etc.

"Feng Canjun will take them to the side hall later and ask for records individually one by one, asking them to confess who has cooperated with Abu Muslim.

If the report is meritorious, you can be exempted from punishment. If you want to use merit to compensate for crime, then don't hide it. "

After Fang Chongyong finished speaking, he felt that the people kneeling on the ground were looking around a little dishonestly.

He secretly despised it in his heart: Sure enough, people's bad nature cannot be overcome. When you encounter a tiger, you don't need to be able to outrun the tiger, as long as you can run faster than your companions.

Soon, after recording the identity information, Feng Changqing took these people away, and only the dignitaries of the Shi Kingdom were left in the hall.

This group of people had just been eating melon and watching a big show, and they were watching it with gusto. After they discovered that Fang Chongyong would not do anything to them, they all lowered their guard against this "merciful" Datang Ambassador to the Western Regions.

"Everyone, Gao Xianzhi has robbed a lot of your things, and this ambassador knows about this.

But I don’t know what exactly he robbed. Now these treasures are piled up in the palace's warehouse. You need to pick out which ones belong to the King of Stone Kingdom and which ones belong to you.

Therefore, you now go with this ambassador to the palace warehouse and get back what belongs to you. "

Fang Chongyong smiled heartily, waved his hand and pointed directly in the direction of the palace warehouse.

Hearing this, the dignitaries of the Stone Kingdom were immediately overjoyed. Such a good thing can hardly be found even with a lantern.

However, Fang Chongyong's subordinates He Changqi, Che Guangqian, Wang Nan and others all disagreed and did not seem to think this was a big deal.

He Changqi led the way with a group of soldiers from the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, and Fang Chongyong followed with many local dignitaries from the Shi Kingdom. He talked and laughed with everyone very cordially along the way, without any official airs.

As the door of the palace warehouse opened, the colorful jewels and gold inside almost dazzled everyone's eyes!
There are piles and piles of gold Buddha statues, gold masks, gold oil lamps, and various gold jewelry of different shapes!
Sapphires, rubies, emeralds, lapis lazuli, lapis lazuli, these various gemstones collectively known as "Sese" are packed in boxes and arranged neatly in rows after rows. Everywhere in the warehouse you can find small gems scattered during packing, as if they are not valuable at all.

As for the gold coins and silver coins from various countries in West Asia; the Kaiyuan Tongbao of the Tang Dynasty, and various small silver ingots that were minted, there were also a lot of them, and they were also piled up. It was just placed very casually.

There are also various swords and knives inlaid with precious stones, which are randomly thrown on the ground like garbage. These swords and swords, the gems on the scabbards and hilts have become dusty, and no one knows the sharpness of the swords and swords themselves.

No one would use them to kill enemies in battle anyway.

As for those ordinary weapons, they were probably all swept away by the Abu Muslims and armed their own troops. Gao Xianzhi described "mountains of battles", but Fang Chongyong found nothing.

"Everyone, you can each look for your own lost items. This ambassador will not be in the way here.

I'll give you half an hour. There's an hourglass outside. Half an hour later, the warehouse door will open. Just come out with your treasures.

This ambassador is very sincere, please feel free to choose carefully. "

After saying this, Fang Chongyong muttered a few words to Che Guangqian beside him, then called the generals and soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army to leave the warehouse, and then locked the door.

After Tang Jun left, these dignitaries of the Stone Kingdom couldn't believe their eyes!

Fang Chongyong actually led his men away like this! They were not on site to supervise!
Look at the various gemstones and gold illuminated by the torch.

These people looked at me and I looked at you, exchanging glances with each other. They all saw greed in the eyes of others!
Anyway, the owners of many stolen goods here have been killed by Gao Xianzhi before, and they are all "ownerless things". Even in the Shiguo royal family, except for the Shiguo prince who fled to Mulu, the only one left was Jinsi Kaiya who often came in and out of Fang Chongyong's bed.

She knows nothing!

Ambassador Fang must not be able to tell what belongs to whose, that is to say, now... the feast begins!

In unison, almost everyone in the palace warehouse began to crazily put the gems in the box into their sleeve pockets! I'm afraid that if I move a step slower, someone else will beat me to it!

These people are free to take whatever they have. When the pockets on their robes could no longer fit, they actually rolled up their robes and carried the gems in their pockets to continue packing!
Most of these dignitaries of the Stone Kingdom have greedy smiles on their faces, completely ignoring their appearance! There are almost as many treasures in the warehouse as there are, without even looking at them carefully! Not to mention identifying whether Gao Xianzhi snatched it from him.

In fact, most of the wealth here belongs to the royal family of the Stone Kingdom. How can ordinary nobles of the Stone Kingdom have so much gold and gems? It’s still a gem in such good condition!
But now, these people even took off their outermost robes regardless of appearance, used it as a cloth bag, wrapped the gems they got, and then tied the "bag" directly to their chests.

I’m afraid I’ll suffer a loss if I take less!
Only a handful of people were carefully selecting the precious treasures that Gao Xianzhi had snatched from their hands, and they were not pretentious about the "feast" at this moment.

Time passed like this little by little, and the various gold, gems and other valuables in the stone palace's warehouse were also decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

These normally pampered nobles broke out with powerful fighting power. If they were asked to carry food on another occasion, they would be sore in their backs and legs that they would be unable to walk within a short time. But at this moment, they can take as much as they can, without fear that they won't be able to carry it.

Even if they are exhausted to death, these greedy Stone Kingdom dignitaries will take home the wealth in the Stone Kingdom Palace! The hard work only lasts for a moment, and you can be rich and prosperous for decades if you take it back!
Who else wouldn’t fight tooth and nail to get it!
Half an hour later, the warehouse door of the Stone Kingdom Palace was opened, and the long-lost sunshine shone on the faces of these dignitaries of the Stone Kingdom.

Excited, happy, tired, and still full of ideas, various expressions appear on these people's faces like magic.

Fang Chongyong stepped forward with a smile on his face, looked around at the disheveled and embarrassed dignitaries of the Stone Kingdom, and asked, "Everyone, have you finished selecting your own treasures?"

He didn't look unhappy at all, which made everyone present breathe a sigh of relief.

This Tang Dynasty’s Western Region Economic and Strategic Ambassador is really a good man! So kind!
I didn't expect that the slut Jinsi Kaiya was quite lucky to be hugging such a big tree. She must have a very comfortable life in the future. In the eyes of these people, compared with Gao Xianzhi, Fang Chongyong is simply a god sent from heaven to provide welfare!
So interesting!

"The selection is over, the selection is over, we have all chosen."

A fat man who looked like a middle-aged Hu Shang said with a smile, his tone was much more casual than before, and he seemed to be no longer afraid of Fang Chongyong.

"What about you?"

Fang Chongyong looked at the others and asked.

"We've finished choosing, we've finished choosing."

Many people echoed, and the palace warehouse was filled with happy air.

"After the selection, just stand over there. It's not a big deal to make such a fuss. The ambassador has something else to say."

Fang Chongyong pointed to a wall not far away from the palace warehouse and said.

Seeing that no one moved, Fang Chongyong laughed and shook his head: "If this ambassador wanted to steal your treasure, I would just do it. Do I have to spend so much time playing with you?"

After hearing this, everyone finally felt relieved and consciously walked to the wall and stood next to it.

"Put the treasures you selected at your feet. Do not keep them privately or mix them with other people's treasures.

This ambassador will use a lottery method to search your body. If there is anyone caught, even if there is only one gem, your whole family will be killed.

The Tang Dynasty cannot be fooled or deceived! "

Fang Chongyong put away his smile and said seriously.

These dignitaries of the Stone Kingdom had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but they couldn't tell what was wrong, so they had no choice but to put all the treasures they got in front of them and keep a little distance from the others.

Snapped!
Fang Chongyong snapped his fingers, and He Changqi led dozens of soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, holding horned bows and crossbows, to surround these groups, waiting for the commander's order to shoot them dead!

"Everyone, don't panic, this ambassador means no harm."

Seeing the crowd getting restless, Fang Chongyong waved his hand.

He Changqi and the others put down their horned bows and crossbows, but they did not lift the semicircular encirclement and still blocked these people against the wall.

"Che Guangqian, let's start!"

Fang Chongyong ordered Che Guangqian beside him.

"Okay Commander! Let's start now!"

Che Guangqian ran away, and soon found two Silver Spear Xiaojie soldiers and brought in an exquisite "scale". This was a "scale" specially used by the King of Shi Kingdom to weigh gems when doing transactions. , it is said that the accuracy is very high.

After Che Guangqian placed a small wooden box on it, the scale immediately fell to one side.

He asked someone to move the scale in front of the first stone country dignitary, and carried the gems, golden masks and other items at his feet to the other side of the scale. Soon, one end of the wooden box was tilted high, and the other side was firmly pressed by the treasure, without any shaking at all.

Because these treasures are much heavier than wooden boxes!
Che Guangqian quickly stepped aside, and He Changqi stepped forward without hesitation, grabbed the hair of this powerful man from the Stone Kingdom, and slashed his neck with a knife!

Suddenly blood spurted out!

All the dignitaries of the Stone Kingdom were frightened by this scene!
“Everyone, what’s inside the wooden box is the head of Abu Muslim.

If the treasures you choose do not exceed this weight, you can take all of them away.

If it exceeds, then these treasures will be the money to buy your heads.

Don't be nervous, this ambassador will do what he says, and as long as the scale is not overweight, you will be fine. "

Fang Chongyong said calmly.

Why did you wait until now to talk about such an important thing?
"Angel! Why is this! I don't accept it!"

One of them shouted, and in the blink of an eye, he was shot into a hedgehog by the Tang Army's crossbow arrows.

Seeing this situation, a group of dignitaries from the Stone Kingdom wanted to run away, but they saw He Changqi's Silver Spear Xiaojie soldiers once again raising their horned bows and crossbows and aiming at them!
“This ambassador, representing the Tang Dynasty and the saints, sincerely wants to cooperate with the honest and trustworthy nobles of the Shi Kingdom to revitalize this country so that the people of all countries west of Congling can benefit from development.

Today, this ambassador is selecting such people. It's a pity that people's hearts are not as strong as snakes swallowing elephants. If the ambassador is still here, someone will dare to plunder the Shiguo treasury; in the future, if the ambassador leaves the Shiguo, won't someone make himself the king?

Those who do not understand current affairs will not regret their death.

Anyway, Ambassador I have given you the opportunity. If you cannot seize it, I will be helpless. Isn't this ambassador very sincere in buying your lives with the most valuable treasure? "

Fang Chongyong looked innocent, opened his hands to the pale-faced dignitaries of the Stone Kingdom, and then said coldly to Che Guangqian: "Go on, every treasure picked out by everyone must be weighed, and every gem must be weighed." Can’t miss it!”

After saying this, he turned around and left, not bothering to watch the bloody and cruel scene that was going to happen later.

(End of this chapter)