Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 24 Clues
"Little brother is not talented, Tian is the supervisor of Wuzhou's suppression of the rebellion. This is the imperial decree."

With a slight smile, Zuo Ming shook the imperial decree in his hand casually, "As for what I want to do, it's very simple. I just want to reduce the death of a few people in Datang! This includes Tang Jun and you Liaoren , including those Yao people!"

Speaking of this, Zuo Ming ignored the stunned and unbelievable expressions of the two, and his face suddenly straightened, "Now, I need to understand the whole story of the rebellion! If this matter was provoked by Liao people, then I'm sorry, this mountain It must be burned! Because it is impossible for me to watch the sergeants of my Tang Dynasty die tragically in the mountains.

Maybe these [-] troops can indeed slaughter you all, but I don't want to see even the death of a soldier of the Tang Dynasty.The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can die in battle, but they must die against opponents worthy of fighting.The instigators of civil strife like you, the moths of Datang, are not qualified to let them fight you head-on!

Of course, if there are other reasons for this matter, I can also take the initiative to redress your grievances for you.So the result depends on the facts! "

Hearing this, the two Liao people were both surprised and uncertain, and finally the young Liaoman asked, "Will you believe our words?"

"Why don't you believe it? Just because I'm Han and you are Liao?" Zuo Ming smiled softly.

"Isn't it? You Han people have always thought that we Liao people are vulgar and barbaric, like beasts that drink blood. How can you believe us?"

The young man sneered.

"Then do you want me to directly order the mountain to be burned, or take a gamble and see if I believe you or not?"

Zuo Ming smiled again.

This time, the two officials were silent.They have no choice.Even if Zuo Ming didn't burn the mountains, the [-] well-equipped Tang troops were not something they could resist.Even if there is a big mountain to rely on, it will only be a matter of time before it perishes.

"The matter started half a year ago. After what happened last year, everyone dared not fight against the court again! But you are too much. Although we did not let us go to shipbuilding as hard labor this time, we recruited a large number of people. The laborers went to a mine to mine. It was nothing at all, we Liao people had already resigned to their fate! But that time, none of the people who went there came back! Not only them, even those who were recruited by force later did not come back been back!

This time, we naturally found something wrong!But a few elders of our tribe went to ask for someone, but they never returned, and even later you were still there to intensify the arrest of young men!Knowing that it is death, of course we have to resist!We are all from the Tang Dynasty, so why treat us like livestock!We are reversed!But so what?Otherwise, can we live again? "

At the end, the young Liaoren became emotional and almost roared.

Hearing the roar in the tent, those sergeants naturally ran in immediately.Seeing that Zuo Ming was safe and sound, everyone was slightly relieved, but they did not leave, but stayed silently.

Zuo Ming didn't notice them, but fell into deep thought.The young Liao didn't know much, but he had already given a rough idea of ​​the cause of the rebellion.

But Zuo Ming was still a little puzzled. Although the incident was obviously caused by mining, he really couldn't figure out why the Liaoren rebellion stopped half a year ago, and the governor of Wuzhou enslaved the Liaoren with great fanfare.Forget about slavery, what kind of mine can kill all the people who mined it?
Is it radioactive metal?But it doesn't make sense!At this time, where did the ancients have the ability to mine and use radioactive metals?

Poisonous heavy metal mines are possible, but they won't all die, right?Most importantly, what about dead bodies?

With doubts in his heart, Zuo Ming turned to the sergeant at the door, "Do you know what happened in the mine a few months ago?"

Those sergeants are all soldiers of the Lingnan Garrison Army, and they are considered locals.

"I've heard of it, but I don't know what the mine is. The state government has blocked the news very well! It's just that many people died."

One of the sergeants thought for a moment, then said.

"Blockade?" Grasping the key words in the sergeant's sentence, Zuo Ming's expression suddenly became serious.

The former governor of Wuzhou was the elder brother of Chen Zhenghong, the new governor of Wuzhou, and he was also from the Chen family. His name was Chen Guangyou.It seems that this matter has something to do with the Chen family.

The Chen family is one of the three major families in Lingnan, second only to the Feng family in Lingnan. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the local emperors in Lingnan.

They were originally Han people who migrated here, but later became one with the local ethnic minorities and became their leaders.Now the entire Lingnan is controlled by the three major families, and even Li Shimin dare not rashly send other officials to Lingnan, the most is relegation.

Therefore, even though he knew that this matter was inseparable from the Chen family, one of the three major families in Lingnan, Zuo Ming did not dare to act rashly.

All his guesses now are just based on the one-sided words of these two people. He believes it, but most Han people will not believe it, so he must have more evidence.

"I already know the matter, but this is your one-sided statement after all, and there are still many doubts in it that I need to verify further. You go with them first, and when everything is clear, I will definitely give you justice. How many of you Take them down, remember, don't use torture anymore, if they are injured when I see them next time, I will ask for you!"

With a plan in mind, Zuo Ming first spoke to the two bureaucrats, and then turned to the sergeants.

"I don't know if your words are true! But if you can really avenge my family, my life, Su Li, will be yours!" Deeply forgetting Zuo Ming, the young Liao said before leaving .

For such words, Zuo Ming just laughed it off.In the previous life, every time his brothers borrowed money, they would say this sentence, and it was like farting afterwards.Although he knew that Su Li wanted to thank him, he would not believe such nonsense.

After sending everyone away, Zuo Ming went to Niu Jinda after thinking for a while.At this time, Niu Jinda was meditating on the map in the tent. When he saw Zuo Ming coming in, he smiled slightly and said, "Master Zuo finished asking? I heard that he vomited on your face as soon as he got the account? You can't hold it back, but you didn't start killing .” Niu Jinda’s words were not without ridicule.In his opinion, Zuo Ming is really asking for trouble.

Such things as interrogation and forced confession are not done by literati like them.

Niu Jinda still doesn't know what Zuo Ming asked, he just thinks that he, like himself, is asking about the distribution of Liao people in the mountains and their hiding places.

"I heard that the state capital is mining a mine recently, has Mr. Niu heard about it?"

Being ridiculed by him, Zuo Ming was not angry, instead he smiled lightly and asked seemingly casually.

"I've heard that it seems to be a copper mine, and the output is not small. It's just that the heavy rain later, the mountain collapsed, and the whole mine was covered up. I heard that many people died! There are also many maintenance workers. Orderly Wuzhou soldiers!"

Niu Jinda nodded, and looked at Zuo Mingdao with some doubts.After arriving in Wuzhou, he searched all the details of Wuzhou, especially the military and government. After finding out that the number of troops in the prefecture was not right, he naturally wanted to ask the governor Chen Zhenghong why.

"Then do you know, my lord, that this incident is actually the cause of the entire riot?"

Seeing that Niu Jinda knew about this, he was surprised.

"Of course I know this! But so what, it's a natural disaster. These Liao people will kill the governor if a few of them die. It's a capital crime! Master Zuo, don't be too merciful, this kind of barbarians should be killed." Be brave! Otherwise, if you make a fuss this year, you will have to make trouble next year! It's really abominable!"

When Zuo Ming mentioned this matter, Niu Jinda thought he was trying to intercede with those bureaucrats, so he said with a straight face.

He knew the true purpose of Zuo Ming, and he really didn't take it seriously for Zuo Ming's idea of ​​putting down the rebellion without a single soldier.

He even thought that this kind of thinking was simply naive!
The Chen family is the official representative of the Liao people here, and even their family's governor was killed, which shows that these Liao people have gone crazy and there is no cure.

How did Niu Jinda know that although the Chen family intermarried with some Liao people, they still looked down on them from the bottom of their hearts.The reason for choosing intermarriage is just to integrate the forces of the bureaucrats and get more rights.

Now the Liao people in Lingnan can be said to have been divided into two parts, one of which is the nobles who are attached to the three major families. Not all Liao people.

Like this rebellion, it was the oppressed lower class who were really hurt.They were not only the targets of oppression by the nobles, but also the oppression targets of the Lingnan Han people.They are single and weak, and the whole of Lingnan is now under the control of the three major families because of the help of those nobles, and they can only swallow their anger.

But this tolerance is not indefinite.The emperor wanted to use the barbarians to rule the barbarians, but he didn't use all the barbarians. Instead, he appointed the tiger and wolf forces of the three major families, which eventually planted the root of disaster for Lingnan.

The three major families can indeed ensure that the whole of Lingnan will not break away from Datang's control, but at the same time they also restrict the pace of Lingnan's integration into Datang.

It is indeed advisable to use barbarians to rule barbarians, but light governance is not enough, and support is the key.

Now the three major families have ruled the entire Lingnan with the power of the Liao people, but the Liao people can't feel the warmth of the Tang Dynasty, so how can they sincerely admit their identity as a Datang person?

After Niu Jinda said that, Zuo Ming didn't talk back, but just smiled again.

He didn't intend to persuade Niu Jinda to help him, but he just wanted to see if he could get any information from him.

It now appears that the trip was not in vain.

Originally, Zuo Ming just thought that some Liao people had died, but now it seems that Wuzhou government soldiers also suffered casualties!Then things are not so simple.At the same time, this can be regarded as giving Zuo Ming a chance.

If he simply appealed to the Liao people, even if he had enough evidence, Li Shimin would not pay attention to it. At most, he thought that Zuo Ming was making a fuss out of a molehill, but it was very different when it was related to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.Zuo Ming could not directly mention the affairs of the bureaucrats, and simply make a fuss about the life and death of these soldiers.

Once the reason is found out, while seeking justice for those soldiers who died in vain, they will naturally be charged with rebellion.This counter-rebellion also has the possibility of quelling.

　Just two chapters today.to go out for a trip.Also, begging for tickets
　　
　
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