Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 120 Aftershock (4)

During the period of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, in order to consolidate his rule, Emperor Xiaowen formulated a strict gentry system. "Scholar" is an official position, and "family" is a family.Aristocratic families enjoy political and economic privileges according to their ranks, and maintain the family system through official channels and marriage relationships, forming a closed group.

The officials of the aristocratic clans are all considered "clear" positions, and generally ignore political affairs.A local aristocratic family, who can become a long history and so on, can be considered a master in a state.The post of governor is mostly held by people from other places and appointed by the central government.If he can take office near his hometown, then the family of the official will be regarded as a local "giant crocodile".

Both the Yu family and the Shao family are such giants, but the Yu family's governor "has been dead for a long time", and his influence is far less than that of Shao Jing's living "retired governor".However, the Yu family also served as the long history of Cangzhou earlier, and it was at that time that the governor's mansion of Cangzhou was greatly changed.

It was the Shao family who encouraged the refugees to make trouble, but it was Duan Hongchen who "took away" Xu Qi. The reason for the quotation marks was because Xu Qing was not sure whether Duan Hongchen "took away" Xu Qi or "took away" Xu Qi.Xu Qing didn't know, what was the connection between the Yu family and Duan Hongchen, or was it all a coincidence?After all, things like time travel can happen to Xu Qing, so there is no coincidence that is unacceptable.

Qi Tai had already brought his soldiers to Yu's house to "be a guest", and Xu Qing brought all the guns and guns to meet Duan Hongchen.According to the current situation, Duan Hongchen has not severed ties with the dark river, and he has not developed any influence in the dark river.As the captain, except for being able to say a few more words when leading troops, the rest of the time is lonely and silent.

At the Yunlai Pavilion, it is said that breaking willows at the Yunlai Pavilion will bring good luck to both parties.Duan Hongchen looked at Xu Qing who was wearing a black robe and mask in front of him, and said, "Inspector Xu, is this necessary?"

"Okay, it's really hot..." Xu Qing took off his mask and asked, "How do you know me?"

"At first, I didn't expect that the King of the Dark River and Governor Xu would be the same person, but if I have this idea, and then connect with the recent movements of the Dark River, I can almost guess..."

"How is Xu Qi?" Xu Qing asked, "I won't hand Xu Qi over to you just because you are from Anhe, she is my family..."

"Because of this, it is possible for you to stand here instead of a dead body..." Duan Hongchen smiled slightly, but it was a bit awkward that he had never seen Duan Hongchen smile before.Seeing that Xu Qing was silent, Duan Hongchen added a few words on his own:
"Her name is not Xu Qi, she is the princess of Bohai Kingdom, Bao Qilan..." Duan Hongchen said again: "I am Bao Qilan's father, from the royal family of Bohai, without a surname..."

"How did the two royal families come here?" Xu Qing asked, and Duan Hongchen started talking.

To sum up, Mohe took advantage of the situation to rise after experiencing chaos in the Central Plains, and established a small kingdom in the Liaodong generation.In the nomadic era, the Mohe tribe was ruled by five Khan kings. Later, one king ruled alone, leading the Mohe people to lay down a large piece of land, and later established the Bohai Kingdom by this branch.

Passed down for several generations, the Bohai Kingdom began to prosper, learned the culture of the Central Plains from the west, accepted the refugees from the Central Plains, and actively expanded the land to the east. At that time, the national power was strong, and its power shook today's Northeast and Koryo.It flourished and declined, the region expanded too fast, encountered powerful enemies such as the Turks and Silla, and the Central Plains entered into unification, the population began to stabilize and not migrate, and the stamina of the Balhae Kingdom was insufficient.

External troubles are always accompanied by internal troubles. The other four kings who have long since disappeared have emerged one after another, proposing the so-called re-government by the five kings.The four kings colluded with outsiders and overthrew the king. The Bohai Kingdom was divided into five, and it returned to before liberation in an instant.

And Duan Hongchen is the descendant of the original strongest king, the successor of the Bohai Kingdom, at least one of the five kings.But, after all, the new four kings are rebels, and if they want to consolidate the justice of their rebellion, how can they not root out the roots of Duan Hongchen?
Besieged from all sides, the small country that is broken from the world of mortals will soon be unable to support it. Under the collapse of the nest, how can there be any eggs?The old king can only do his best to protect his descendants in order to get revenge in the future.Fortunately, one of his sons, Duan Hongchen, got God's care and escaped...

Duan Hongchen escaped alone, his wife and children were separated, and he had nothing.After arriving in the Central Plains, he became a chivalrous ranger.Life made him strong and unyielding, and life also made him silent and cold.Just like his current name, it's like breaking the world of mortals.

The recognition between Xu Qi and Duan Hongchen is also legendary, just because Duan Hongchen overheard Xu Qi say a few words of Mohe aristocratic language.Coupled with Xu Qi's similar appearance, and some impressions of Duan Hongchen, Duan Hongchen determined Xu Qi's identity almost immediately.As for how Xu Qi or Bao Qilan escaped, no one knows.

After listening to Duan Hongchen's words, Xu Qing seemed to have watched an epic movie.After realizing it, Xu Qing asked, "What about the Yu family?"

"The Yu family is the Yu family, it has nothing to do with me..."

"Oh..." Don't worry, if the Yu family still has something to do with Xu Qi, it will be difficult for Xu Qing to attack, because chicks are very close to each other.

Remembering that Duan Hongchen was still a member of Anhe, Xu Qing didn't know whether he would stay or leave, and he didn't know where Xu Qi was going.So Xu Qing said again: "Next, where are you going?"

"Go back to Bohai, go to Liaodong, take revenge, restore the country..." When Duan Hongchen spoke, there was no emotion in his eyes as usual.

"After the restoration of the country, Xu Qi became the king, regardless of whether he was a male or female, he could inherit the family business. This is the only place I think is better than the Central Plains..."

It's just that Xu Qing listened and disagreed. Isn't this taking Xu Qi back to the wolf's den and tiger's lair? Xu Qing said anxiously: "You want revenge, why are you taking Xu Qi! It's not good to be a king, she is too young, you can't Let Xu Qi follow!"

Seeing that Duan Hongchen remained unmoved, Xu Qing said, "You should know that this will be very dangerous..."

Unexpectedly, Duan Hongchen was decisive, and a rare trace of anger appeared in his eyes: "The hatred of killing the father, the hatred of destroying the country!"

"But Xu Qi, alas... You came to me because you want to help?"

"King of the Dark River, Governor Xu..." Duan Hongchen said, "That's true. I thought that there would be no one to inherit the kingdom after it was extinct. I didn't expect to meet Bao Qilan..."

Xun Yeyu is safe, Xu Qi is also safe for the time being, Xu Qing's thoughts of being a landlord who had been covered up by anger rose again, and interrupted: "This is a condition, do you think I will agree to help you? I am an official of the Tang Kingdom... ..."

"If the Five Kingdoms of Mohe are united, the power of the country will be restored. If you go south, you can attack Goryeo with Tang, and if you go north, you can contain the Turkic East Hu..." Duan Hongchen thought that Xu Qing mentioned Tang, thinking that he wanted to put Tang's interests first, but he didn't expect Xu Qing to fight again. Duan: "No, no, that's not what I said..."

"I mean, what can I get..."

"Uh, I realize that I don't know you all yet, Dark River King?" Duan Hongchen then said generously, "Without him, if Inspector Xu is framed in the Central Plains one day, just come to Bohai Sea!"

"This condition is not bad, so after you restore the country, what will the people of Bohai get?"

"It is not to be concealed. After the rebellion of the four kings, the culture of the Central Plains was discarded, and nomadic nomads began to live again. Those who had no nomads were looted, and many people were displaced. If I restore the country, I will learn from the culture of the Central Plains again. The people are better off..."

"Okay, the last one, is Xu Qi willing to follow you?"

"In fact, Xu Qi proposed the idea of ​​restoring the country, and I started the great cause of restoring the country again..." Duan Hongchen said helplessly.

"What?" Xu Qing stared at Duan Hongchen, trying to find even a trace of hatred.

"Bao Qilan said that her mother..."

Xu Qing immediately understood that Xu Qi's mother must have been killed by the Four Kings, and she wanted revenge.Xu Qi is like a sister, and her mother is like my mother, so we can't bear this grudge.Since Xu Qi is also willing, both the country and the people have great interests, and for me, there is a reliable way out, so many birds with one stone, how can I not agree?Xu Qing then said, "Then how can I support you?"

"A team of dark rivers, 500 taels, and more silver after the next year."

Xu Qing gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, I can promise you, then, can I see Bao Qilan again?"

"Huh, that's fine..."

Seeing Xu Qi for the last time, Xu Qing's worries disappeared completely, and he talked with her for a long time.But Xu Qing knew that Xu Qi was more in tune with his personality, and what he was sure of was not to let go, to restore the country and take revenge, what should Xu Qi do, and not to persuade him back.Even Xu Qi flatly refused when Xu Qing asked Xu Qi the meaning of that part of the prose: "Huh~ I won't tell you~~"

The disappearance of Xu Qi and Xun Yeyu finally came to an end. Looking back on the whole incident, Xu Qing felt that the protection of his family was too weak, and he had to select and train Zhang Linye's soldiers as soon as possible.Secondly, Xu Qing found out: "It's quite a big disaster after all!"

Boiling the oil pan and Ling Chi's punishment will at least give Xu Qing an extra "cruel" evaluation. It doesn't matter, let's put it aside.Driving soldiers to disturb the people, breaking into people's backyards, women's inner rooms, and even intimidating the clothes of the family, these are taboos!

Face, face...why do people have to compete?Isn't it just for face?The most useful thing for the aristocratic clans is face. When you go out, you are very majestic. Anyone with power will recognize your "face" three points.It can be said that the greater the face, the better the hands and eyes, so the most important thing for the family is face.

If you lose money, you can earn it again, if you lose your house, you can build it again, if you lose your wife, you can remarry, and if you lose face?If you pick it up from the ground, there will be ashes, which will make people laugh for a lifetime... For the aristocratic family, can this be tolerated?

"Can this be tolerated!" An old man of the aristocratic clan was furious, yelling at the tables, if it wasn't for the complicated clothes, he almost didn't jump up.

"Yes, I can't bear it, I must give that kid a little color!"

"Hey, we can only complain here, what else can you do?"

"That's right, he has more than 3000 soldiers under his command. Our private soldiers are relatively scattered, so we can't beat him..."

"But, what if we gather together?"

"That will give him even more excuses, let him strike first, and eliminate us one by one before gathering."

In a secret hall, representatives of the various families of the aristocratic family were separated from each other, criticizing Xu Qing from a distance as usual, but there was no way to "govern Xu Qing".Suddenly a person suggested: "My little brother thinks that we can first tune the tiger away from the mountain, and then we can do a bottom-up job!"

See clearly, it's Lu Jing, the Prime Minister of Haixing County!

(End of this chapter)