It was almost dusk, and the lights were turned on in the study. The cows who were drinking from themselves were already tipsy. Holding the wine glass in their hands, they smiled contemptuously. What about Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi, and Tang Jiu Sheng, the king of Wei, if you hadn't relied on a good person

Dad, how can I achieve what I have achieved today? I, Niu Mandi, went from being a small cowherd herding cattle to being a high-ranking official in the frontiers today. I did it entirely on my own. What qualifications do you have to compare with me?

In fact, this is indeed the case. Niu Mandi has the capital to be proud. Although Qi Wangsong, the master of the Shen Dao Sect, is the financial backer behind him and has paved the way for his promotion and has done a lot, but it mainly depends on Niu Mandi.

His own efforts, at least in the process of passing the Jinshi examination and becoming the county magistrate, were all based on his own ability. If he failed to pass the Jinshi examination, everything after that would be out of the question. As for the relationship between him and Qi Wangsong, they were just using each other and collaborating.

Niu Mandi picked up a braised prawn, but suddenly put it down. He remembered the secret report he received from his cousin Ye Tengjiao in the afternoon, and couldn't help feeling a little depressed. The eight counties in Jiannan were all in his hands, Niu Mandi.

Since becoming the magistrate of Tieshan County, he has been in charge of Jiannan Road for more than ten years. He is the well-deserved uncrowned king of Jiannan Road, and can call the wind and rain in Jiannan Road. The reason why Pingxi Wang Yin Quan spared no effort to win over him is because he is full of talents.

The huge power of Jiannan Road.

But I never expected that starting from this summer, things started to change in Jiannan Road. First, Tang Jiusheng, the son of the Imperial Preceptor, ran to Huzhou County and won over Su Changlin, the governor of Huzhou County who was originally sitting on the fence, and asked him to wait again.

He started training in the army in Huzhou. Then this kid went to Jiangzhou and took under his command Jin Dazhong, the governor of Jiangzhou County who was originally disobedient. He also took advantage of the opportunity to eradicate Qi Wangsong from the Shen Dao Sect.

You must know that Qi Wangsong is an important chess piece in Jiangzhou County. Although the county governor Jin Dazhong is disobedient, Qi Wangsong is in charge of Jiangzhou, and Jiangzhou Bijia Li Ziming is enough to take over Jin Dazhong. It is necessary.

At that time, Qi Wangsong could directly kill Jin Dazhong, and leave Li Ziming to take charge of Jiangzhou's government and military affairs. Niu Mandi had always been proud of his method of secretly plotting against Chen Cang, but he did not expect that he would be destroyed in the hands of Tang Jiusheng.

What made Niu Mandi even more unexpected was that the little emperor, who had always been ridiculed by the world for his cowardice and incompetence, suddenly made a shocking move. Regardless of the fierce opposition of the courtiers and kings, he appointed Tang Jiu Sheng as the King of Wei with lightning speed, and also

He was made the governor of all levels of officials, soldiers and civilians in Jiannan Road, and his masterful management in Jiannan made him an extremely embarrassing second-in-command overnight.

Anshu County became the fiefdom of Tang Jiu Sheng, and Xuantong County became the fiefdom of Du Ruo. In addition, when Tang Jiu Sheng came to Jiangzhou, the Jiangzhou County Sheriff had already taken refuge with the Tang family, and the Huzhou County Sheriff had also taken refuge with the Tang family, although the Lianshan County Sheriff was still there.

They sat on the wall and watched, but Tang Jiu Sheng's Tongque Army was already stationed in Dangyang County.

Niu Mandi has worked hard in Jiannan Road for more than ten years, and his status is almost equal to that of a great vassal king. However, in the blink of an eye, more than half of the country in Jiannan Road has changed hands. Do you think Niu Mandi is bored? What's more terrible is that,

Now Tang Jiusheng is interested in Jianzhou again. Jianzhou County and Luyecheng County are the direct descendants of Niu Mandi. This guy Tang Jiusheng even wants to move Jianzhou, but he still wants to let people live?

In the last years of Huizong's reign, Niu Mandi finally reached the position of Jiannan Economic Envoy. At first, he really wanted to be a capable official, share the worries of the court, and make a name that would go down in history. However, in the end, he saw that the vassal kings had disobedience.

With his heart in mind, Huizong only cared about having sex with women, and finally died on her belly. As the master of the country, Huizong himself didn’t have to worry about it, so why should he worry about it? The little emperor who succeeded him even had eunuchs.

If it fails, what future does Dashang have?

So in the end Niu Mandi watched for a long time and came up with a new idea. Anyway, he had soldiers and power in Jiannan Road. Could it be that those vassals were thinking about self-reliance all day long, but I, Niu Mandi, couldn't do it? So Niu Mandi started

He raised the bandits with self-respect, and at the same time kept reorganizing his armaments and accumulating food, just so that one day, when the world changes, he can split the land and seal the territory. Even if he cannot become the emperor of the Great Shang, he will still want to be the emperor of Jiannan.

Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi, if you don’t rely on your father, you are nothing! If you can become the emperor of Dashang, I, Niu Mandi, can overthrow you! But Niu Mandi still chose to flirt with Yin Quan, after all

Jiannan is just one Tao, accounting for only one-twentieth of Dashang's territory. It is too difficult for just one person to start an uprising. Niu Mandi urgently needs allies, so for this reason, he secretly united with the economic elite in Liaodong.

Yun Qingyang, the deputy envoy.

Yun Qingyang, who had been the deputy economic envoy of Liaodong for more than ten years, was also unwilling to stay under others for a long time, so he chose to join forces with Niu Mandi and seek refuge with Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi, to raise dead soldiers and prepare to make a move. The two privately agreed that once the world changes hands, they

Then they joined forces to overthrow Yin Quan and divide the world equally by dividing the river.

In the past three years, the governors and magistrates of Jiannan Road have been suppressing bandits every day, but banditry has become increasingly rampant. Niu Mandi has already hinted that his direct lineage is not allowed to really suppress bandits. Because although those people on the mountain are bandits, nearly half of them are

He secretly took refuge in Niu Mandi. One day when Niu Mandi raised troops, these people turned out to be his officers and soldiers.

But Tang Jiusheng had only been in Jiannan Road for two months, and he actually wiped out many cottages. Some of Niu Mandi's men turned around and joined Tang Jiusheng again. For Niu Mandi, this was like a slap in the face.

It was like a slap in the face, the cow was all over the place, not only the flesh hurt, but also the heart hurt.

Niu Mandi held the white jade wine glass tightly in his hand, his big triangular eyes full of malice and resentment, and said to himself: "Tang, since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!" Niu Mandi suddenly said again

He laughed and said, "My lord, if you accidentally die in the hands of those bandits, there is nothing you can do about it even if you are a low-ranking official!"

…

Tang Jiusheng, Fatty, and Xiahou Lingyu escorted Ma Yuanlu all the way to the west, and were already only a hundred miles away from Jianzhou City. Jianzhou County is located on the western border of Dashang, crossing the Jiannan Mountains, and is Lui Kingdom five hundred miles away.

As one of the important border towns, Jianzhou's defense work is not unimportant. Fortunately, the Jiannan Mountains are natural dangers, and the Luoyi Kingdom does not have the strength to invade the Great Shang, so the two countries have lived in peace for hundreds of years.

However, just because everything is peaceful does not mean that there will always be nothing, especially when the Great Shang Kingdom is in troubled times. The ambitious governor Ye Tengjiao does not dare to relax. The 8,000 garrison troops in Jianzhou must be firmly under his control.

in hands.

Jianzhou County is very mountainous. Someone once commented on Jianzhou: The land is never flat and the sky is never clear. No, Tang Jiu Sheng and three people escorted the carriage and have already reached Laoye Ridge on the rugged mountain road. As long as we go further

After walking for ten miles, we came out of the mountain. Eight or ninety miles ahead is a rare flat land, and we can reach the bottom of Jianzhou City in a straight line. It is said that the mountain road has eighteen bends, but the mountain road here has more than eighteen bends, it is almost a hundred and eighty bends.

more than.

I was hungry and thirsty along the way, and the fat man on the horse had chapped lips. He took off the water bag hanging on the horse, tilted his neck, poured the last bit of water in the water bag into his mouth, and sipped it.

He smacked his lips and muttered dissatisfiedly: "Old Tang, the water is gone! You said you are a prince and brought your brothers to this place?

, I don’t even have any water to drink, wouldn’t it be shameful if word got out?”

Tang Jiusheng laughed loudly, took off his water bag and threw it to the fat man, "What's so shameful about this? As soon as I took office, I conducted secret inspections, worked tirelessly to deal with abusive officials under my rule, and eliminated harm to the people. If word spread, it would only harm me."

The king's reputation has great benefits! Fat brother, don't be discouraged after a little hardship. After you finish dealing with Ye Tengjiao, I'll treat you to a brothel to drink wine! I'll hire you ten oirans and give you an extra top card to keep your temper intact.

none!"

The fat man took the water bag and hummed a few times, "It's not that the anger is gone, it's that the anger is gone, okay? There are ten oirans and one top card at a time, can the fat man survive? He has been sucked by adults, can he still survive?

What’s the point of anger!”

Xiahou Lingyu rolled her eyes at the two men beside her who wanted to visit a brothel, and whispered: "Vulgar!"

The fat man sneered and said: "What do you know? If we men don't go to the brothel, those beautiful sisters and sisters will starve to death! Thinking about those beautiful sisters and sisters in the brothel, I feel sad for you, Fatty."

Love!" Xiahou Lingyu simply turned her face away and pretended not to hear. She was too lazy to pay attention to that damn fat man.

The mountain road turned another corner, and it turned out that we had reached the mountain pass. Suddenly, our eyes suddenly opened up. The fat man who was clearing the way suddenly stopped his horse and raised his right hand to signal Tang Jiusheng and others to stop. In the open space in front of the mountain pass, people were already lined up one after another.

A team of several hundred people blocked the official road going down the mountain.

These bandits are considered well-equipped. There are shield soldiers in the front row, crossbow soldiers in the middle, and spearmen and sword soldiers behind them. They also carry a green flag with three golden characters "Laoye Village" embroidered on it.

Behind there was a big man riding a tall horse, holding a saber and holding a spear in his hand to supervise the battle. These bandits were neatly arranged and silent, but they actually brought great psychological pressure to people.

After finally walking out of the mountain, I finally saw a living person, but it was a group of bandits. The fat man laughed strangely, "Fuck, I met bandits! Damn it, the fat man was worried about not eating or drinking, and you actually gave him

It's great to come here!" The fat man turned his horse around, took off the sledgehammer hanging on the carriage, twisted his neck, and wanted to rush over and trample the bandits. In the eyes of the fat man, he could easily crush these bandits.

He is not a heavyweight trash like him.

Tang Jiusheng stopped the fat man's reckless behavior, "Fat man, don't rush to do it! Don't you think this team is weird? Have you ever seen bandits with such a neat team and well-equipped equipment? This group of bandits is obviously well-trained.

Don’t underestimate the enemy!”

The fat man didn't think so and laughed loudly: "Even if there are a thousand people in such a team, what does the fat man have to be afraid of?" The fat man did not listen to Tang Jiusheng's advice, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and rushed to block the way with his hammers.

At this time, the fat man was still two hundred steps away from the bandits, but suddenly he saw the first row of shield soldiers dodging to both sides in an orderly manner, and fifteen wooden box-like vehicles came out of the bandit team.

, the car was also covered with gray cloth.

Each car was equipped with five minions. Not only the fat man was puzzled, but also Tang Jiusheng and Xiahou Lingyu were a little confused. What was the use of these box cars covered with gray cloth? The fat man just hesitated a little on the horse and still let go.

Rush forward. The minions pushing out the box truck suddenly lifted up the gray cloth, and it turned out that there was a bright crossbow machine mounted on the truck!
Chapter completed!