Chastity Layman

  Chapter 829 Testing the Emperor

   After the heavy rain, the Zuojiang River was full of water.

  The warships of the Jiangshang Navy parade the water like a proud lion king declaring territorial sovereignty.

  With the presence of the Datang Navy, any inch of water is dominated by them.

  Morning breeze slowly.

  Qin Lang was fishing on the deck.

   "Such urgent water is not suitable for fishing."

   "There will always be a fish."

"The sand people under the city of Tanzhou were really frightened by Fusan and the others. Soldiers from all sides rushed to Tanzhou continuously. If it weren't for the rising water in Zuoxi, I am afraid that the tens of thousands of people in Longzhou would have to cross the river for reinforcements." .”

Qin Lang laughed twice, "It's a bit too much to say I'm scared, I guess it's more like a surprise. The sand people have fallen into this stalemate, and they probably can't sit still for a long time. Now the barbarians in Tanzhou City are willing to come out of the city In the decisive battle, they couldn't close their mouths from laughing a long time ago."

  Lai Heng smiled and said, "These sand people don't know that everything is just a mirror image, do you really think that the barbarians like Fusan can't hold on and come out for a decisive battle? Everything is just your big net, Mr. Wei."

  Dugu Yanyun, who was holding the copied website by the side, suddenly moved, and quickly picked up a big fish in the water with the net, which weighed seven or eight catties.

  Looking at the big fish struggling in the net, Qin Lang, who was holding a fishing rod, felt very embarrassed. He fished for a long time, but didn't catch a single fish.

   "Hahaha." Lai Heng joked unceremoniously at his younger brother Qin Langlai, "Sanlang, you fisherman miscalculated."

   "No more fishing!" Qin Lang put away the pole.

  After the rain, the sun shines.

  A round of red sun burst out.

  The heat rose, bringing with it the moisture from the ground, which made people feel unbearably hot, so Qin Lang simply returned to the cabin.

  The battle started slowly, and everything was as the trader Qin Lang expected.

  Tanzhou and Hengshanzhai two Xidong barbarian troops were the first to launch a counterattack, the action was very large, and it seemed that one battle would win the world, and indeed attracted the main force of the left and right Xijuding barbarian troops.

  At this time, Qin Lang concentrated his troops on the front line of Zuoxi, and began to exert force on the front lines of Cagezhou and Longzhou. He first cut up the fragments of the Juding South Route Army piecemeal, and did not aim at the main force under the city of Tanzhou.

  Lai Heng played chess with Qin Lang.

  Qin Lang was a little absent-minded.

   "Duke Wei is worried about the unfavorable situation of the battle?"

   "No."

   "Then worry about the recurrence of the left and right Ximan?"

   "Forgive them for not daring."

"That?"

  Qin Lang simply dropped the chess piece in his hand, "I'm thinking about such a big adjustment and change in Lingnan this time, I don't know if the imperial court will agree."

There have been great changes in Lingnan recently, not to mention Guangzhou's crackdown on the Guangming Sect, the Eagle's Nest, and the crackdown on smuggling maritime merchants. Qin Lang immediately took the opportunity of Juding's invasion and changed all the Manzhous in Zuoxi River to Zhengzhous. The eighteen states were also changed to eight states.

   And eight of the Manzhous near Wu'an Prefecture were reduced to counties, and all of them were placed under the management of the Wu'an Prefecture Governor's Mansion. Although they were not directly assigned to Wu'an Prefecture, they were only managed, but this step was still very bold.

  In addition, Qin Lang is now sending troops to Qixi, Gaoping, Guangyuan, and Ande in the northwest, which means expanding the western border of Wu'an Prefecture by 500 miles.

   "Sanlang might have had too much appetite this time, and he was also too impatient."

   As the post-official of the cardinal hall of the Zhengshitang, Lai Heng followed Qin Lang to the south this time. He admired Qin Lang's ability, but he was also shocked by Qin Lang's displayed ambition.

  Especially after coming to Yongzhou, I felt the great changes in Wu'an Prefecture, Qinlang's fiefdom.

"For a long time, the Nanning area has been a place far and hard to reach in the Central Plains. With Guizhou and Guangxi standing in front of it, there are countless unnaturalized bureaucrats and barbarians. The imperial court can barely maintain its suzerain status, but it is difficult Real control. What I worry about is that the Tang Dynasty is now strong and powerful, and can coerce all the barbarians. But once the court passes the aggressiveness of the monarchs and ministers at the beginning of the founding of the country, and when the evils of the dynasty are rampant in the middle and late periods, I am afraid that it will Trapped in introversion, I can no longer care about the affairs of the four sides. I am afraid that I will be even more unable to pay attention to the land of Nanning, which has never been a big threat. Nanning has once again become a powerful local force."

   "Strong local power?" Lai Heng was puzzled. Although there were many ancient countries in Nanning, there was never any power that could really threaten the Central Plains Dynasty. They were far less of a threat to the Central Plains Dynasty than the Hu people in the north.

   Even the threat of Goguryeo in the Northeast is far above them.

  Why do you say this?

   "Someone once said that Nanning has Wang Qixing."

"Wang Qi?" It's not that Lai Heng doesn't believe in these theories such as Wang Qi. felony.

  “Some fishermen saw a dragon landing in Jiaozhou Bay, so they changed the name of the bay to Halong Bay.”

The Nanzhong area or Nanning area generally refers to the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and even includes the vast area of ​​western Guangxi and parts of Annan. It has always been an area that was difficult for the Central Plains Dynasty to control. There are more than a dozen ancient countries such as Yelang Kingdom, Juding Kingdom, etc.

  But it is true what Tathagata Heng said, in the past, he could only be king in remote areas, and could not threaten the Central Plains.

   They even died out a long time ago, and the restoration of Juding today is just a reflection of Judingman before its demise.

   But Qin Lang also had his own judgment.

   It’s not that he knew that Tubo, Nanzhao, Vietnam and other countries would rise one after another in history, but that everything has its own logic of operation to find.

   This rule is traceable.

  For example, the rise of the sea trade, the great prosperity in the southeast, and the south of the Five Ridges are undergoing earth-shaking changes. Even the entire Jianghuai region is changing with each passing day, and its strength is constantly increasing, and its status in the Central Plains dynasty is constantly rising.

Although the Tang Empire is still located in Chang'an, the center of gravity of the empire is constantly moving eastward. Although the traditional Central Plains region remains unchanged, the Jianghuai region has become more and more important. Even the barbaric areas such as Lingnan are becoming an indispensable part of the empire. part.

  Under this influence, the status of Yunnan, Annan, Central Guizhou, and Guangxi is also rising, and the exchanges and collisions of various cultures and economies are intensifying. However, the control of these areas by the Central Plains is far behind their development.

  Then this vacancy of power will inevitably attract the covetousness of ambitious people, which is inevitable.

  When those tribal kings or Han Chinese have a certain strength, their ambitions will continue to rise, and they will eventually choose to take risks.

   It may take several generations of hard work before it can finally be separated from the Central Plains, but this is a trend.

   Unless the Central Plains Dynasty can remain as strong as it is now, and can always deter or even directly kill these ambitious people, this trend cannot be changed.

  (end of this chapter)