Shibaliwu was captured by the bandits. The Tang clan suffered heavy casualties. Tang Wenzhong and other core figures were either killed or captured. They were almost wiped out. Nearly two thousand clan members were eventually captured by the bandits and forced to work as hard labor. There were also nearly a thousand clan members who crossed over to the north.
They fled to Ying, Cai and other places through the high mountains and ridges, and then gathered in Huaiyuan City via Xinyang.
Prior to this, Huaiyuan had been resisting the bandits for three or four months. The Tang clan members who had stayed in Huaiyuan for various reasons and the Tang clan soldiers in the inspection department had seen through or were tired of Tang Tiande's actions.
Cowardly, naughty, and submissive to the rising stars Tang Pan, Tang Qing, and Tang Xia.
Tang Xia died heroically in battle, and more and more Tang clan members fled to Huaiyuan. Deng Gui chose Jianrui from among them to replenish the rural camp, but only Tang Pan, and Tang Qing followed suit.
Wang Zhen, Lu Xiong's guidance to Tang Pan, Tang Qing's army management, military skills, and swords, guns and clubs also made up for their lack of reputation.
After Dong Cheng arrived in Biyang with his decree to reorganize his troops, Huaiyuan City was built again, and the situation in Tongbai Mountain became increasingly clear. The bandit chaos lasted for nearly a year, and it could not stop for much longer.
After the bandits are suppressed and Shibaliwu is recovered, everyone can predict that the Tang family will inevitably face the same problems that the Xu family encountered today.
Then many of the core figures of the Tang family died or were captured, and hundreds of ordinary people were massacred. In those "extinct" families, how will the property be inherited and distributed, and who will be in charge of the inheritance and distribution?
Needless to say, gold, silver and soft things, even if they are seized, are confiscated. No one can tell who the original owner is. But as long as the Dai Viet Dynasty is still there, the land and houses will have names. If you want to "invade", you must conform to Dai Viet.
laws and regulations.
However, the actual director is always in the hands of the person with the greatest say in the clan.
However, Tang Tiande did not feel that his right to speak in the Tang family at this time was stronger than that of Tang Pan and Tang Qing.
Therefore, Zheng Hui came to visit him personally. He did not resist even a little bit, and he did not even intend to find out why Zheng Hui insisted on killing Xu Huai. He expressed his willingness to cooperate fully, on the condition that Tang Pan and Tang Qing should be eliminated together to avoid
People like Xu Wujiang also appeared within the Tang family——
only……
It's just that Zheng Hui kept saying that he had the support of Dong Cheng, who came to Tangzhou as a servant, and that the thieves who were about to be recruited secretly sent elites to take action. How could he be so incompetent? He failed to kill but was ambushed, leaving one person behind.
What will happen if an arrow pierces the heart and the head falls to the ground?
Tang Pan escorted Xu Huai to Huangqiao Village for trial, but was attacked by bandits on the way. The news that Zheng Hui, Xu Wufu, and Xu Chen were trying to protect Xu Huai and was killed by the bandits with arrows spread back to Huaiyuan. Many people felt sorry, but only
Tang Tiande's sky collapsed at that moment.
In the afternoon, he locked himself in his study. It was cold in the twelfth lunar month, and his heart was chilling, making him feel as if he was immersed in an ice cellar. When it got dark, and there was a slight disturbance, he looked more like a frightened rabbit, looking like a frightened rabbit in any dark corner.
There is an assassin hiding and will jump out at any time to take his life.
"Father, you haven't eaten for a day. What are you worried about? Tell your children to tell it, maybe it can help your father to share your worries?" Tang Feiyang opened the door and walked in. He saw that the food box on the desk was not moved at all, and he left.
I opened it and saw that the dishes were neat and the dishes were not reduced. I couldn't help but asked worriedly.
"I asked you to go to Mengjiayu with your mother and brother. Why are you still at home?" Tang Tiande asked in shock. He stood up angrily and pushed his second son Tang Feiyang out of the door. "Go quickly, go quickly, don't
I'm going to stay in the house for a while!"
"The eldest brother, his mother-in-law, his aunt, and his son had just left Huaiyuan City when they met Tang Pan and the others coming back from Huangqiao Village. They said that there were bandit activities near Mengjiayu and it was not safe. He also said that he and Tang Qing were going to accept Dong's orders today.
As a reward from the husband, I must bring my eldest brother to his place to have a drink - no, Tang Pan and Xu both brought me back, and also invited my father to come and have a drink with them. As soon as I entered the house, I heard Manager Tian say that my father was still worried.
Lock yourself in the study room before your child comes to say hello first," Tang Feiyang said.
"Ah!" Tang Tiande flopped on the brocade couch, his eyes went black, and the evil star came to visit!
"Young Master Tang, we have military affairs to discuss secretly with General Tang Dudu. Please stay away for the time being and don't let others enter this courtyard without permission." Xu Wujiang walked in and motioned for Tang Feiyang to go out first.
After closing the door, he, Xu Huai, Tang Pan, Xu Wukun, and Su Laochang each pulled up a chair and sat in front of the brocade couch, looking at Tang Tiande in silence.
"General Xu, I am obsessed, but that guy Zheng Hui brought Dong Langjun out to suppress me. I dare not disobey!" Tang Tiande fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed and begged, saying, "I know that I have sinned deeply.
They are all to blame for their death, but Wen Yang, Fei Yang and my grandson who is not familiar with human affairs are completely unaware of what happened and asked General Xu to let them live. They have no power to restrain a chicken and have been accustomed to it since childhood.
The writing is crude and crude. In the future, except for surviving in this world, I will never pose any threat to you, General Xu. General Xu, please remember our colleagues and don’t ask my three generations to go to the funeral together!"
"General of the Tang Dynasty, what you said is as if we are the bandits in the mountains. How do we resemble each other?" Xu Huai took a bag knife and picked his teeth for a while, then lightly shaved his nails with burrs.
Cover, and the fingers are tapping the frost-like sharp blade rhythmically. How is it not like a villain?
"General Tang, you are serious. If you hadn't helped us lead Zheng Hui and other thieves into a trap, how could we have killed them all? Speaking of which, it's too late to thank you, so how could we harm you?" Xu Wujiang pulled Tang Tiande from the brick floor.
He helped him up and said, "We are here this time to give you a fortune."
"As long as Tiande can do anything, there is nothing he can do." Tang Tiande only dared to sit on the brocade couch half-assed, and did not dare to ask Xu Wujiang what things he wanted to do, so he just agreed.
"We haven't even said anything yet. General Tang has agreed so quickly. Are you not afraid that we will ask you to do something that is harmful to nature?" Xu Wujiang asked.
"Xu Dujiang has an order, even if he wants to kill people and set fire, he must do it for heaven." Tang Tiande glanced at the sharp knife playing in Xu Huai's hand, fearing that if he hesitated a little, the bag knife would rush to his chest.
"General Tang Du is such a transparent person, so it's easy to talk to him, but we still have to ask General Tang Du to kill people and set fires," Xu Wujiang said, "Dong Langjun can succeed in recruiting thieves and bandits. Shibaliwu
It was about to return to the hands of the Tang clan, but after Tang Wenzhong's death, the Tang clan was in disarray and its talents were withering, so we were thinking that maybe no one else could revive the Tang clan except Tang Capital, who would rise up."
Tang Tiande looked at Tang Pan's face in surprise for a while and said: "Tang Pan is young and promising, and has outstanding military exploits. He will definitely be able to revive the Tang family. No one dares to disapprove of him."
"General Tang, we didn't mean to scare you with our sarcastic remarks. Why are you panicking? Tang Pan is promising and has outstanding military exploits, but he is young after all. He still needs to learn military tactics from Wang Xungong, hone his martial arts, and take on more responsibilities.
He can't afford such an important task," Xu Wujiang said angrily, "and even if we push him up now, when the bandits are calmed down and the local soldiers are disarmed and return to the fields, then the world will still have strict royal laws, and we are afraid that someone will take advantage of this matter.
He said, I have to recommend you to the Tang Dynasty, which is highly respected, to take charge of the overall situation of the Tang family. Wouldn't that be an extra trouble?"
Wouldn't it be more scary to say something sarcastic?
Tang Tiande was panic-stricken. Although he was not particularly clear about many things, it was true that Zheng Hui was Dong Cheng's secret servant to Dong Zhizhou, and the bandits from various villages were about to recruit Dong Cheng. It was true that he was now the head of the Tang family.
These people are still not allowed to conclude that he conspired with Xu Wujiang and others to trap and kill Zheng Hui and others?
"Look at Old Tang's thighs shaking like a sieve, you don't think we want to borrow someone else's knife to kill him - I say Old Tang, you are really stupid, you really feel ashamed, we
Are you spending so much effort to torture you?" Xu Huai played with the long sword in his palm, leaned forward, stared into Tang Tiande's frightened eyes, and said, "Now the war is in chaos, we really want to kill him.
If your family can frame any copycat company at will, who can find out?"
Tang Tiande sat upright with dignity and said to Xu Wujiang sternly: "General Xu Du has taught you a very hard lesson. Even if Tiande can revive the Tang family, it is because of General Xu's kindness. However, he will always follow his orders."
"It would be great if the general of the Tang Dynasty could understand this point. Of course, it is not a matter of sending people. The clan should be subsidized if Tang soldiers die in banditry. This does not require our dispatch. I believe that the general of the Tang Dynasty will definitely want to do it.
"Xu Wujiang said, "The main reason we came here is because Tang Wenzhong and Xu Wufu of my Xu family died in banditry, and they were close friends during their lifetimes. They should both be brave in Shituoling. This matter has to be asked by the capital of Tang Dynasty.
This will be accomplished..."
Tang Tiande looked at Xu Wujiang very puzzled, why must Tang Wenzhong's tomb be built in Shituoling?
The bandits are in chaos and Jingping is approaching, and the rural camps will be disbanded and returned to the fields. After all, Tongbai Mountain is still the Tongbai Mountain of Dayue. Even if Huaiyuan succeeds in setting up a county in the next step, the King of Dayue's law will still be revealed.
How to use the land and houses left by Xu Wufu and Tang Wen Zhonghujue to do serious business under the regulations of Dai Viet without Dong Cheng and others taking advantage of them in the future? Su Laochang's suggestion is to use the tombs of these two people.
When it reaches Shituoling, there will be a lot of construction work.
To this end, a carriage road was built to transport bricks, wood and other materials on a large scale from the outside. At the same time, two remote quarries were opened nearby to quarry stones for the construction of tombs. The land around the tombs was leveled on a large scale to allow Feng Shui.
It looks better and is a reasonable expense.
The resulting funeral expenses were deducted from the estates of Xu Wufu and Tang Wenzhong before the inheritance was distributed. This was also an act of justice and fairness.
In order to raise funds for the construction of the tomb, it was necessary to sell the Xu and Tang families' fields and houses to the clan members at a low price in order to collect cash as soon as possible, which was also a reasonable thing.
"A generous burial in Shituoling, but I don't know how to give a generous burial?" Tang Tiande asked in confusion.
"Xu, the heads of the two clans of the Tang Dynasty were both killed by the Jing bandits. Even if their families are extinct, we should still honor them. The capital of Tang Dynasty asked you and my third uncle to preside over the burial of them in Shituoling. For this reason, we spent a lot of money.
I believe no one will stand up and make random comments about 300,000 to 500,000 guan or even 100,000 to 80,000 guan!" Xu Wujiang said further.
"..." Tang Tiande was shocked by the figures reported by Xu Wujiang. He secretly felt that spending three to five thousand guan to build a tomb was extremely extravagant at that time. This was to build two tomb temples deep in Shituo Ridge.
? He immediately agreed, "But don't worry, General Xu, Tiande will definitely facilitate this."
"I believe in General Tang, but some people say that in everything we do, we must be a villain first. In order to prevent General Tang from looking down upon us when he finds a new backer one day, we have specially prepared a deed to ask for it.
Tang Du will sign and stamp it." Xu Wujiang took out a stack of paper from his arms and handed it to Tang Tiande to read.
Tang Tiande opened it but it was a loan deed. He wrote that Tang Tiande borrowed 85,641 yuan from Zhufengtang on a certain day of a certain year and a certain day for something, with Tang Pan, Tang Qing and others as guarantees, and the agreement was
If the monthly interest is one penny and the father's debt continues, the children will be slaves and will never continue.
"This..." Tang Tiande thought to himself that there was no need to forge a deed to bind him, right?
"General Tang, don't worry that we will use this deed to blackmail you. If you give us three to five thousand guan every year to pay off the interest, how can we blackmail you to death?" Xu Wujiang smiled and urged him to sign and pledge it quickly.
"Besides, you are about to become the head of a clan, and you will occupy who knows how many fields and houses. How many more fields and houses are you still missing from us?"
"Yes, what General Xu Du said is true. I shouldn't worry too much." Tang Tiande said.
"By the way, are you afraid if Dong Langjun misunderstands that you were colluding with us from beginning to end?" Xu Wujiang asked again.
"A strong dragon will not overwhelm local snakes, General Xu will not be afraid, Tiande will not be afraid." Tang Tiande said in his heart that he was not afraid of anything, but now he is even more afraid of death...
