Chapter five hundred and ninety seventh riding on Tianling
After wandering around Liujiacun for a few times and asking several questions, Ling Yun was almost shocked when he learned the reason why Tujiabao beat the people of Liujiacun. They were actually trying to incorporate Liujiacun into the territory of Tujiabao.
A familiar and easy-to-understand explanation is that the chief of Tujia Fort fell in love with Liujia Village.
As for the process, someone from Tujiapu came down and found the village chief of Liujia Village, explaining that Liujia Village had always been the territory of Tujiabao before Daqian.
He made some aggressive remarks, and then threatened to give the villagers of Liujia Village two choices. The first was to ask them to move out of Liujia Village and not be allowed to set foot here again. The second was to ask them to merge into Tujiapu and obey Tujiabao. The implication of the long command is to leave Daqian.
No matter which one is chosen, the villagers of Liujia Village cannot accept it.
Tujiapu's unreasonable request was tantamount to humiliation. Liujia Village could not bear it. The angry villagers had an argument with the Tujiapu people on the spot. As a result, the Tujiapu people were mercilessly beaten by the Liujia Villagers and would be humiliated in the future. Leave Liujia Village.
In the end, Liujiacun was not timid, and directly spoke harsh words to the Tujiapu people who rushed out of Liujia Village, threatening that as long as anyone from Tujiapu dared to step into Liujia Village, they would kill one person, and they would kill two people if they dared to come. Kill a pair...not afraid of the threat of Tujia Fort.
The words were sharp and there was no room for negotiation, which ultimately led to the beginning of this tragedy.
Understanding the causes and consequences, Ling Yun has mixed feelings.
A good man will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others.
Tujiapu came to the house for no reason and demanded Liujia Village. It was an unreasonable request and a bandit act, so it was normal to be beaten by the villagers of Liujia Village. However, the person who was beaten did not expect that the person who was beaten would bring someone to take revenge as soon as he returned to Tujiapu.
The speed was so fast that the villagers of Liujiacun could not react.
As the saying goes, hatred never lasts.
There were only five or six hundred villagers in Liujia Village, and they looked weak in front of the tens of thousands of people in Tujiapu. What's more, the opponent came well prepared, and they responded in a hurry, so it was inevitable that they would suffer losses. However, the villagers in Liujia Village never expected that Tujiapu would Really dare to kill someone.
The moment they saw blood, the villagers in Liujia Village were frightened.
Tujiapu killed the people of Daqian for no reason and openly provoked the majesty of Daqian. It did not take the Daqian dynasty seriously at all. If they continue to indulge their behavior, it will only make them more unscrupulous and push forward in the future.
Ling Yun was distraught and unsure for a moment whether Tujiapu was interested in Liujia Village and wanted to take it for himself, or was using it as an excuse to deliberately stir up trouble and cause war, and even wait for an opportunity to invade Daqian. ?
This kind of thing has never happened.
When the late emperor was in power, Tubao Village launched an attack on Nanyi Prefecture and took over half of the territory of Nanyi Prefecture. Even after the late emperor's death, he was unable to recover it.
Until Emperor Qianxi came to power, he was very ambitious in the early stage and joined forces with the then left prime minister, namely Dongfang He and his late master, and was finally able to regain the lost territory.
It was also based on the recovery of lost territory this time that Emperor Qianxi's self-confidence reached an unprecedented high, so that he gave birth to the idea of recovering the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, which led to the defeat of Daqian in the war to recover the Sixteenth State of Yanyun!
But even if they regained the lost territory, they still failed to capture the territory of Tujiapu.
Now that Tujia Fort is ready to make a move, I am afraid that it is not simply interested in Liujia Village, but wants to use this as an excuse to regain the land lost more than ten years ago.
Ling Yun thought about it and asked, "Mr. Chen, Shangsi County borders Tujia Fort. Have you ever met the chief of Tujia Fort?"
Chen Xing'an paused for a moment, his whole body tensed up, and at the same time beads of sweat continued to appear on his forehead. He looked particularly nervous and uneasy, as if he had a guilty conscience. After he calmed down and said, "My lord, I have seen you once before."
, I wonder what your lord wants?”
Ling Yun didn't answer but asked, "Is there any way to see that person?"
Chen Xing'an was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what Ling Yun meant. It wasn't until he understood what he meant that he shook his head.
Seeing this, Ling Yun fell into deep thought.
He stood there for a while, and when he looked up again, his gaze towards the sky became firm, as if he had made some decision. He turned to look at Chen Xing'an, "Find someone in the village and ask him to go and see him near Tujia Fort."
look."
Chen Xing'an was shocked and said quickly, "Sir, this... I'm afraid this is not appropriate."
If it weren't for Ling Yun's identity, Chen Xing'an would have refused directly. Tujiapu has never had a good impression of the Han people. If something unexpected happened during this trip, he would probably regret it.
Although he knew that this trip would be dangerous, he seemed very calm. He did not seem to be afraid of going to Tujia Fort. He just said indifferently, "It's okay. I am here just to solve this matter. If the Tujia Fort is even connected,
If you don’t even dare to go to the fortress, won’t you gain nothing?”
"What's more, as officials of the imperial court, we have already put life and death at risk, so why should we be afraid of this mere Tujia Fort?"
"That's...okay"
Chen Xing'an is not so righteous, but Ling Yun is his immediate boss, so even if he doesn't agree, he still has to agree, so it's better to follow his wishes.
Ling Yun and his party, led by the villagers of Liujia Village, headed towards Tujia Fort.
Speaking of Tujiapu and Liujiacun, there is actually no clear boundary. If there is, it would be the mountains.
Three miles east of Liujia Village, there is a mountain called Qitian Ridge. As long as you climb over this mountain, you can reach Tujia Fort.
It is precisely because of the existence of Tujia Fort that Qitianling is a forbidden area in Liujia Village. Children and adults have been indoctrinated since childhood and are not allowed to enter Qitianling.
Just in case, in order to prevent children from being curious and sneaking up, all the roads to Qitianling were blocked, and two people were arranged to guard it every day.
Because of the war, traces of the turmoil still remained on the blocked guardrails, which looked dilapidated.
When they arrived at the foot of Qitianling Mountain, Liu Laosan, the villager who led the way, stepped forward and whispered in the ears of the two watchmen. The two glanced at Ling Yun and his party before slowly opening the guardrail.
When the guardrail opened, Liu Laosan ran to Chen Xing'an and pointed to the Qitian Ridge Road ahead, "Lord County Magistrate, we only need to go up from here and reach the top of the mountain to see the Tujia Fort."
Because Ling Yun's identity was not revealed, this person was centered on Chen Xing'an.
When Chen Xing'an heard this, he did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at Ling Yun and waited until the latter nodded before he dared to nod.
When going up the mountain, Guo Yixiu and Guo Yining opened the way in front, while Ling Yun walked in the middle, and Yang Sanniu stayed close to him, watching the surroundings vigilantly.
Chen Xing'an looked very nervous, his thighs were trembling, and he couldn't walk several times. If Li Fei hadn't been quick to catch him, he would have rolled down the mountain.
Fortunately, no accidents occurred until the top of the mountain, but Ling Yun's hanging heart did not let go, but became even more tense.
Chen Xing'an, on the other hand, squatted on one side and exhaled loudly.
"call!"
Before Ling Yun could look down, suddenly with a "hoo" sound, an arrow pierced the sky and shot towards them, finally landing five feet in front of them.
Everyone was immediately startled and stepped back. Guo Yixiu jumped up and stood in the front, looking cautiously in the direction of the arrow. Unfortunately, there was a dense jungle at the foot of the mountain. No matter how he looked around, he still couldn't find a trace of him.
At Ling Yun's signal, Guo Yixiu used his inner strength and shouted loudly down the mountain, "Who shoots arrows and hides and hides, how is it different from the rats?"
As soon as these words came out, they echoed in the mountains and could not dissipate for a long time.
At that moment, a cold voice came, "At the foot of Qitian Ridge, in front of the Tujia Fort, keep strangers away, any offenders will be killed without mercy!"
Guo Yixiu remained unmoved and continued to use his inner strength, "My young master invites your fort commander to go up to the mountain to talk about it, and please pass it on."
But who knows, the other side of the mountain did not agree, but mocked and said, "You are a small county magistrate with a low status. He is not worthy of meeting my fort commander. If you dare to take another step forward, you will be killed without mercy!"
Ling Yun stepped forward, opened his throat and said, "Tujia Fort killed more than a hundred people in Liujia Village for no reason. If you don't come out and give an explanation, aren't you afraid that my own officer will lead the army and destroy your Tujia Fort?"
"Hehehe~"
"It's him?"
As soon as Ling Yun finished speaking, he suddenly remembered a suspicious voice on the other side of the mountain. When he saw Ling Yun's face clearly through the jungle, his whole body tensed up, his face changed in shock, and he pointed at Ling Yun, "Quickly, shoot the arrow quickly."
, shoot that person...the person who just spoke to death."
