Chastity Layman

  Chapter 834 Contest between Monarch and Subject

  The south bank of the Zuojiang River.

  The old estuary of the Bapen River, the ancient Wanzhai in the west of the cage state.

  An edict from the Son of Heaven was sent all the way in an expedited way of 800 miles through many post stations. It only took five days from Chang'an to Cagezhou.

   "The minister leads the decree to thank you!"

  Qin Lang was not very happy that his two newly born sons also received the title of county marquis. After receiving the order, he turned around and put on a cloth to continue to be his whitebait.

Cagezhou has beautiful mountains and clear waters. There are high-quality whitebait in the Zuojiang River. The water here is particularly clear, and the whitebait produced is also particularly good. The big whitebait is even longer than a palm, slender, slender, crystal clear, boneless and gutless . The meat is delicate, white and tender, without scales or thorns, and without any fishy smell.

The local Xidong Man takes this special product for granted, and even doesn't like it very much, but Qin Lang likes it very much. It is actually very suitable for children. He used to buy it as a supplementary food for his daughter, so there is no need to worry about fish bones. , fresh and nutritious.

  At that time, it was rare to see such a big whitebait, even fresh whitebait was unavailable, what was eaten was small dried whitebait.

   "This fish is too small."

  Cheng Chumo disdained these little fish and shrimp.

   "What do you know, this kind of whitebait is extremely rich in calcium, high in protein, and low in fat. Eating more whitebait can improve your health and even make you live longer. It is especially suitable for children and the elderly!"

   "What calcium and protein? Is this whitebait still laying eggs?"

  Qin Lang curled his lips, "You don't understand even if I tell you, so let me tell you, this thing can be called fish ginseng, ginseng, you always understand, right?"

   "Is it so magical?"

Qin Lang sighed, "The water in Zuoxi is good, and there are good fish in good water." He used to buy whitebait for his daughter, and he has done a lot of research on this whitebait, which is especially suitable for people with weak constitutions, nutritional deficiencies, and digestive problems. Unhealthy people eat it, and it is better for those with hyperlipidemia, weak spleen and stomach, cough due to lung deficiency, and fatigue.

   "Yellow River carp is still delicious!" Cheng Chumo insisted.

  Qin Lang ignored him. Although the Yellow River carp is delicious, Li Shimin's descendants will issue an edict to ban carp fishing and the people to eat carp. It's a **** edict, but it will be implemented nationwide.

  He continues to deal with whitebait, which is suitable for soup and of course fried eggs.

   Beat the eggs, add chopped chives, and mix well. Wait until the pan on the stove is heated up, add oil, pour out the hot oil, and then add a little cold oil.

  Put in the washed whitebait, and fry the palm-length whitebait until it turns slightly yellow.

   Fry until golden brown on one side, then turn over and continue frying.

  Cheng Chumo admired, "I admire you not only can eat but also cook, especially you are so careful."

"It's a kind of fun, you don't understand." Qin Lang's cooking process is very clean and neat, even watching from the side is a kind of enjoyment, the whitebait is kept intact, and it won't be left in pieces, and the iron pot is also Not at all scrumptious.

  The pleasant aroma is overflowing, and there is no fishy smell at all.

   "Sanlang, congratulations." Cheng Chumo thought of his purpose for coming here.

   "Hehe." Qin Lang smiled.

"Are you unhappy?" Cheng Chu moaned, "You are too dissatisfied, you are in your twenties, now you have four sons and five daughters, and there are many beautiful concubines. They are all feudal marquises, just thinking about it makes people envious and jealous!"

  Cheng Disposal is at least the eldest son of the dignified Duke’s Mansion, and he has worked very hard, but now he is just a fourth-rank prince Zuo Wei leading Zhonglang to inspect the school and admiral of Beihai Navy, and his title is only a county earl. Although he was quite content to be able to inherit Lao Cheng's dukedom in the future, compared with the few pieces of black charcoal from Yuchi's family, he is not a bit stronger.

  But now compared with Qin Lang who is the same age, he is hit hard.

  Qin Lang can't catch up even if he flatters him, his father is ashamed of himself, but why can't Qin Lang's son catch up with him?

Four sons and five daughters, concubine sons born to four concubines, one male and three lords, what's even more exasperating is that they were granted a real seal, even though the real seal was granted from Qin Lang's fief, it was the real thing It's sealed.

   "What else is there to be dissatisfied with, kid?" Cheng Chumo couldn't help raising his voice a bit.

  Qin Lang stood in front of the stove, narrowing his eyes slightly.

  As soon as the emperor received the edict, Qin Lang immediately fully understood Li Shimin's plan.

   As for this result, it was actually within Qin Lang's estimate, and even the result was better than he expected, but after all, he still had some expectations.

   Now that this is really the result, I always feel a little lost in my heart.

  Qin Lang took the opportunity to test Li Shimin this time and stretched out his claws, but the emperor Li Shimin still stretched out his knife very resolutely and chopped it down.

   Li Shimin understands him, and he also understands Li Shimin.

  No one gave the other a chance.

If it hadn't been for the time when the enfeoffment was first divided, the situation in the Tang Dynasty was still relatively difficult internally and externally, and Lingnan was almost a non-actually controlled area, let alone the mountainous area of ​​Wu'an Prefecture, even if it was a year or two later, Li Shimin would not have been able to seal this land to him. .

   It can only be said that Qin Lang took advantage of Li Shimin with his advanced foresight and took advantage of the emperor, but Li Shimin could not give such an opportunity a second time. Then was then, now is now. Li Shimin is not a person who does not keep his promises. The decision he made at the beginning is not easy to take back. But now, she will never be easily fooled by Qin Lang again.

  Emperor gave Qin Lang a state of Qiyuan, but he also took away the land of Gaoping, not to mention taking away the land of hundreds of miles from Cangjiang to Qiujiang, which they quietly expanded.

Of course, the land and minerals reclaimed by Qin Lang and his vassals in the hundred-mile territory still belong to them, but the imperial court will take over and control it, and the Qin family cannot enjoy the taxes there, and many other things are missing privilege.

  Not to mention that the plan to expand Xiping Prefecture was discovered by the emperor, but Qin Lang felt that it was too bad for Gaoping to replace Qixi.

  The importance of Gaoping is no less than that of Lang Son.

   Although Zhennanguan is very important, it is just a canyon passage. Its strategic position needs the support of Lang Son Basin.

  Lang Son-Zhennanguan, Shixi-Yongzhou, on this route, Zhennanguan is indeed very important. With the support of Lang Son, Zhennanguan can be guarded by one man, and no one can open it.

  In the past, when the northwest region was an uncivilized and barbaric area, Zhennan Pass became a necessary place for the Yongjiao route, and its status was prominent.

  But now that the imperial court is about to defeat the Juding Man and expand its borders to the west, the importance of Gaoping is becoming more and more apparent, and it is not even weaker than Lang Son at all.

  Zhennanguan is only connected to Yongzhou and Jiaozhou, and Gaoping can even become the main link of the Yunnan-Guangxi Jiaozhou Middle Road.

   To put it simply, if Gaoping becomes Zhengzhou directly managed by the imperial court, and even garrisons build forts, the importance of Zhennan Pass will be greatly reduced.

After all, Gaoping is in the upper reaches of Zuoxi River, and the Qiqiong River is the source and tributary of Pinger River in the upper reaches of Zuoxi River. It follows the Zuojiang River all the way to Longzhou, then to Gaoping, then along the tributaries to Qixi River, and then to the town through the Qiqiong River Valley. After Nanguan, when you arrive at Lang Son, you can go all the way south to Taiping, Wu'an Prefecture.

   Li Shimin is scary when he is serious.

  He did not take away or exchange Qin Lang's fiefdom, nor forcibly moved Zhennan Pass away, but he took Gao Ping back with this dignified move, and then grabbed a vital gate in Wu'an Prefecture.

  Of course, now that the monarch and his ministers are in harmony, this is not a problem at all.

   But this is a countermeasure, a move of ambush.

  Qin Lang was actually quite depressed, but he couldn't express it. Do you want to rebel?

  The firewood in the hearth was burning, and the whitebait omelet on the iron pan became more and more fragrant, and the fried whitebait omelette was golden on both sides and slightly burnt.

  Qin Lang shook his hand, and the fish cake emptied and fell steadily into the plate in the other hand.

   "Try it!"

   "It's surprising. Looking at the simple and unpretentious fish and eggs, they can make such delicious food." Cheng Chumo gave a very pertinent evaluation.

   "High-end ingredients often only require the most down-to-earth cooking methods." Qin Lang pretended to be forceful.

  The more Cheng Chumo ate, the more delicious he felt. Zhang Chao smelled the aroma and came in. He picked up the chopsticks and grabbed it without any hesitation.

   "What's the matter with Wenyuan?" Qin Lang asked.

   "Tanzhou helped the three to report victories. They said that they attacked the sand people in Juding at night and won a complete victory. They beheaded tens of thousands. The sand people were defeated and captured countless. Please go to Tanzhou..."

   "Why is Zuo Ximan so powerful all of a sudden?" Cheng Chumo wiped his mouth, and put down his chopsticks reluctantly.

"It should be that Judingman couldn't hold on anymore. There is another piece of good news. Qian Dexing from Shixi and General Qin Yong from Siming launched a surprise attack on Longzhou. They caught Judingman by surprise, so they had to Hurriedly ask for help from the Judingsha people in Tanzhou."

There were only good news from the front line, and the specific battle situation was not too clear. Zhang Chao made up the process, thinking that it was Qin Yong, Qian Dexing and the others who launched the attack on Longzhou, forcing the Judingsha people under the city of Tanzhou to divide their troops to rescue, and It gave Fusan and the others an opportunity.

   "Of course, I think the more important reason is that the Juding barbarians under Tanzhou City have run out of food and grass, and their morale has long been unstable."

   These are all possible.

  Below the city of Tanzhou, the sand people besieged the city on all sides, but in fact, their military strength was far less than the number of Zuoxi Man who stood firm in and around the city of Tanzhou.

  Judingman and Zuoximan are both southern barbarians, and they have almost the same fighting style of all people as soldiers, but after all, Zuoximan is fighting at home. Juding invaded quite far away, the morale was strong in the early stage, but now the vigor is gone, the food and grass are not enough, and they are also tired.

"I thought our side could win first, but Fusan took the lead instead." Cheng Chumo chuckled, "Sanlang's plan to drive away tigers and wolves was miscalculated. Zuoxi's barbarian main force was killed, but he himself collapsed first, and now Fusan has gained momentum."

  Qin Lang was silent.

The plan was somewhat behind the changes, and the original plan he made was also demonstrated in detail. At the beginning, all sources of information showed that although there were tens of thousands of Zuoximan in Tanzhou, their performance was mediocre. He shrank back in the stockade and did not dare to come out. After several attacks, he was beaten like a pig's head, and quickly retreated.

  Why did it suddenly rise this time?

  Maybe it is true as Zhang Chao said, because Qin Yong launched the battle against Longzhou a little earlier, or the food and grass situation in Judingman in Tanzhou is worse than expected?

   "Whatever he says, it's always good to win a battle. I'll take the navy to Tanzhou right away." Cheng Chumo stood up.

  Wu Li and Luo Long, the tens of thousands of Judingman in the two cities on the south bank of the Zuoxi River, were still besieged and not captured, but since the main force on the South Judingman Road in Tanzhou had already been defeated, Qin Lang felt that there was no need to rush to attack.

   Continue around.

   "Well, you ask the navy to load a batch of grain and grass immediately, and go to Tanzhou with me. It is estimated that Fusan and the others are also out of food now, and they are hungry and annoyed."

  (end of this chapter)