Chapter 514 Riding alone into the village Outside Diaowo Village,
The armor of the Tang Dynasty shines brightly in the daytime, and its sharp blade cuts through the frosty autumn.
within the village,
The tall kite, wearing mountain armor, bright light, heart-protecting mirror, tiger-skin robe, leopard-skin bow, bear-skin cloak, and phoenix wings, stood on the wall and touched the battlements, like a stiff stone statue.
It didn't move for a long time.
His face was even more expressionless than death.
"Yeah, Lu Wulang is here."
Among the eighteen sons of Gao Yao, the most capable is the ninth son Gao Rong, known as Gao Queer. Although his name is Que, he can kill two birds with one stone and is famous for his bravery. He happens to be only eighteen this year.
At this time, the Gao Queer also looked solemn.
The officers and soldiers only used more than ten ox carts to reduce the morale of Diaowo Village to freezing point.
At this moment, everyone felt like they were falling into an ice cave.
If Gaowei hadn't always had a high prestige and was still standing on the most conspicuous wall of the village like a stone statue, there would have been chaos in the village.
"yeah?"
"Open the village gate to welcome Lu Wulang."
In front of the village, Lu Wulang, the famous white-robed man in Youzhou, was wearing a green shirt today. Although he was frightened by the explosion, before coming, he still insisted on taking off his leather armor and only wore a blue round-collared official robe.
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There was not even a knife hanging from his waist.
A single man and a horse stand in front of the village, still looking so graceful.
Gao Queer came to greet him personally.
Lu Chengye, a rich man from Youzhou, and Gao Wei, a powerful man from behind the mountain, met in the village.
"What is that?" Gao Queer couldn't help but ask from the side.
Lu Chengye laughed a few times, stroking his long beard and making a gesture.
"Wugong, the governor of Youzhou, once practiced Taoism in Suilou Temple, the Yinxian Xiaoyaozi, in Zhongnan Mountain. You must have heard of it, right?"
Gao Wei had no expression on his face, "Lu Wulang's green robe is not as chic as his original white robe."
Lu Chengye dusted his sleeves and said, "Lu just wanted to do something for the peace of his hometown. During the Sui Dynasty, wars continued and the people were in dire straits. Wasn't that enough suffering? Now that the world has been unified, it has finally stabilized, and the leader of Gao Village has returned.
Why can't we clearly see the general trend and insist on triggering a war and causing tens of thousands of people in the hundreds of villages behind the mountains to suffer?"
"There is an old saying, it is better to be a peace dog than to be a person in troubled times. You and I have both come from troubled times, and we all know what it is like in wars and chaos. The leader of Gao Village has been guarding the stability of the mountain behind these years, and the people are all
I am deeply grateful. The leader of Gao Village has also done a great good deed. However, at this time, at that time, Master Gao, you led the people to form a stronghold to protect yourself. It was a benevolent and righteous act. But now that the world has been united, Master Gao will do this again.
But if you segregate your own territory and gather people to rebel, you will hurt everyone. This is evil."
Gao Wei said nothing.
Gao Rong still asked what was the thing that suddenly shattered the urn city.
"Gao Jiulang, you are living behind the mountains, and the news is delayed. In the ninth year of Wude, when the emperor just ascended the throne, the Turkic Jieli Khan invaded Guanzhong with 200,000 elite cavalry and drank from the Wei River. How arrogant and clamoring he was at that time
I want the Tang Dynasty to cede Lingyan, Xia Suining, Shengfeng, Yunshuo, Beiyan, Ying and other places to the Turks, otherwise we will invade Chang'an City.
But the result was that he was defeated first by Xianyang, then by Sanyuan, and three times by Jingyang. He lost tens of thousands of troops. In the end, even the retreat was blocked, and he could not return to sue for peace. His Majesty and Jieli killed Baima again at Wei Bridge.
Announce the alliance and let the officers and soldiers from various places release the Turkic troops to return northward."
"In the first few battles against the Turks, our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty all used this secret weapon,"
"What the hell is this?"
"The firearms manufactured by the Imperial Arms Supervisor Shenji Factory. The one that exploded the wall just now is just one of the many Shenji Factory firearms. It is called the enemy of ten thousand people. Not to mention your wooden urn city, even the ones in Youzhou
A city wall that is ten feet high can be blasted away!"
Gao Rong refused to believe it.
Gao Wei remained silent. Facts speak louder than words.
"Master Gao Zhai, Governor Wu has always praised your benevolence and righteousness in maintaining peace during the Sui Dynasty, and has always left room for you, and is still giving you a chance, and Master Gao Zhai wants to fight against Luo Yi, Gao Kaidao and others.
It is impossible to win against Governor Wu and against the imperial court."
"The leader of Gaozhai must also know that Luo Yina was once a hero. He guarded Youzhou back then. He was so impressive that Xi Qi Turks and others were afraid of him. But you know that he conspired to rebel last year and just captured Binzhou.
The Duke Wu who was passing by Shuofang to take office was easily put down and executed. Luo Yi didn't even stir up trouble in front of Governor Wu."
"Does the leader of Gao Village think he is better than Luo Yi?"
"After Wu Dudu destroyed Luo Yi, he went to Shuofang, and then easily destroyed Liang Shidu, who had ruled Shuofang for several decades. How powerful was Liang Shidu?
Could it be that the leader of Gao Village thinks he has more soldiers and horses than Liang Shidu, and thinks that Diaowo Village is really stronger than Tongwan City?"
Sentence after sentence, with guns and sticks and threats.
Lu Chengye's eloquence is good, especially what he said was not exaggerated in the slightest, it was all facts.
"By the way, Wang Junkuo was also executed by Military Governor on the way to defection."
Luo Yi, Liang Shidu, and Wang Junkuo, one after another, were all heroes who had once been famous in one place. Even Luo Yi and Wang Junkuo were the heroes who once guarded Youzhou and made even Gao Yaozi fear him.
Gao Yaozi remained silent.
Gao Rong's face was already ashen. He hesitated for a long time and then knelt down in front of his father with a plop.
"Aye, I asked my father to open a stronghold and join the imperial court."
Gao Yaozi looked down at his son.
"Aye."
"How do you know that what Wu Huaiyu said is the truth? How do we believe that the imperial court can really bring us stability? The stability of the villages behind the mountains is what we have earned through hard work for more than ten years, and it will be in vain like this.
Hand it over?" Gao Yaozi finally spoke.
"Dudu Wu has been worshiped by the prime minister, and he has made a contribution to the sealing of 700 households. How can he be dishonest in his words? Besides, the benevolent policies implemented by Emperor Zhenguan since he came to the throne are obvious to all." Lu Chengye added fuel to the fire.
"Invite all the families in the village to discuss it."
Gao Yaozi felt powerless in his heart. The explosion just now completely destroyed the confidence in his heart. Tang Jun's move was simple and crude, but the effect was extremely good.
The morale of Diaowo Village was depleted.
Although there are still five thousand young men, how can they fight if they have no fighting spirit, let alone how can they defend if the Tang army comes again? They can retreat to the mountain, but the carved fort on the mountain cannot accommodate so many people.
Juyi Hall.
Soon all the heads of the major families in Diaowo Village arrived, as well as the heads of other villages who came to help.
Although most of the villages behind the mountain are border residents, peasants and even refugees, the speakers are basically powerful people from the border areas, and their families have considerable influence. For example, the Gao family in Diaowo Village owns many fields and has many cattle and sheep.
, also engages in trade, etc., each one is the strongest.
Some of the other powerful men were mostly former frontier army officers, or some small clan leaders who had moved inland to the Tibetan tribe.
In the past, everyone was very united in order to protect this place and protect their family property.
But now, these powerful men who walked into the hall were all shaken.
If you have no chance of winning, why insist on fighting a losing battle?
Lu Chengye said hello to everyone, and then talked about Shenjifang and firearms in public, and reiterated Wu Huaiyu's recruitment policy for the villages behind the mountain.
Basically, as long as you accept the recruitment and join the imperial court, everyone will be treated preferentially, and your property and safety will be guaranteed. The imperial court only wants to organize households and people, and everyone will pay tribute and serve in the future.
After Lu Wulang finished speaking, he sat down with a smile.
Gao Wei remained expressionless and said nothing.
The powerful people couldn't wait to discuss it with each other. In fact, they were all bargaining, and no one wanted to fight again.
No one thinks they can fight.
What they care about now is whether Governor Wu's words count and whether Governor Wu can put his promise on paper for them in black and white.
"I heard that after Governor Wu arrived in Youzhou, he took Lu Wulang's younger sister, Thirty-Fifth Mother, as his concubine, and betrothed his son Wu Silang to Thirteenth Mother, the daughter of Lu Dalang and Fan Yang's ancestors. Does Lu Wulang have this matter?"
In the hall, a strong man with leopard head, eyes and beard stood up and asked.
Lu Chengye nodded, "It is indeed true. This is the marriage my brother made with Wu Xing when he was in Chang'an."
After hearing this, Leopard Head turned to look at Gao Yaozi, "Zhao Zhu, I think we can accept the imperial court's recruitment, but our brothers are not familiar with Governor Wu. Who knows whether he will speak for us, in case the imperial court comes again.
Repeatedly, what should we do? I think it’s better for us to learn from Lu Wulang,”
"Before, Twelve Niang was detained by Governor Wu in Jundu Pass, but he always treated her with courtesy and even sent her back before the war. Why don't you marry Twelve Niang to Governor Wu, so that we can become a family?"
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Gao Yao looked at the leopard head.
This man's surname is also Gao, the village owner of Xiaodiaowo Village. Xiaodiaowo Village is not one of the eight villages behind the mountain. It is a branch of Diaowo Village. The leopard's head is named Gao Ning. His grandfather is Gao Wei's father. He
He is Galway's nephew.
He is also very brave, and he has always managed Xiaodiaowozhai well.
Before the war, he was also a staunch fighter and refused to surrender to the imperial court, but now he has accepted the offer and even offered to marry his cousin Gao Erniang to Wu Huaiyu.
Gao Yao looked at his brave nephew, who was now begging for peace without any fighting spirit, and remained expressionless.
But he knew that people's hearts were scattered.
The strongest among the eight villages is Diaowo Village, and Gao Xin was the one who took the lead in the battle before, but now he is like this as well. As you can imagine, the others.
The border residents in the villages behind the mountain have been free from the control of the imperial court for more than ten years. They are used to being unruly and free, but now they are so honest.
It wasn't that they were afraid of Wu Huaiyu's reputation, but that magical weapon that faced thousands of enemies really scared them. They had never seen such a powerful weapon before.
No one has a way to break the defense,
Faced with a situation of inevitable defeat, these so-called border tycoons also became very pragmatic.
When Gao Yaozi was young, he was very skilled in martial arts and was good at riding and shooting. He also learned the ability to seize a horse spear with bare hands from his father. However, the Gao family did not come from a noble family, and he learned the horse spear later. The earlier family tradition was the marksmanship.
The Gao family's marksmanship was extremely good. Later, the Gao family integrated the marksmanship into the Gao family's method, and after several generations, the Gao family's method of shooting became known as the Gao family's method.
When he was young, Gao Yaozi was very skilled in martial arts and wanted to achieve fame immediately. He once took the initiative to join the army to conquer Liaodong. At that time, he was a comrade with Shen Guang, the meat flying immortal, and fought side by side with the enemy in Liaodong. They even boarded the city of Liaodong first. Gao Yaozi got his name from Liaodong City.
Later, the Eastern Expedition failed and the people rebelled one after another. Gao Yaozi was sent with the army to Gaoyang to suppress it, where he met the conscripted blacksmith Yuchi Gong, who was later taught the blacksmith method by his father.
In the blink of an eye, that was more than ten years ago. After his father died in the enemy's attack on the bandits, Gao Yaozi left the army, took his father's body back to the back of the mountain, and guarded this area wholeheartedly.
Today, he is no longer young, his horse is not as powerful as Gao Ning, and his spear is not as fast as Gao Rong, but his prestige is growing day by day, and even Xi people respect him as Chief Executive.
In recent years, he has retreated to his hometown behind the mountains on the border. It is not easy to maintain this situation. It can be said that he has worked hard. Every step is like walking on thin ice, and he is burdened with more and more people who have settled behind the mountains.
Maybe it's time to let it go.
Gao Yaozi coughed and glanced at everyone.
The noisy Juyi Hall suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked at the senior manager.
"Since everyone is willing to accept the recruitment, they will join the imperial court. However, I, Gao Yaozi, will not take the initiative to give away my daughter. If anyone wants to use my daughter in exchange for his wealth, then try my Gao Yaozi's Gao family gun first. It is faster. no!"
As soon as these words came out, Gao Ning immediately became more honest.
Gao Yaozi turned his head to Lu Chengye, not caring how unhappy his words made Lu Chengye feel just now.
"The villages behind the mountain are willing to be recruited, but I want to talk to Governor Wu in person, is that possible?"
Lu Chengye despised these border barbarians in his heart. They only shouted fiercely on the surface, but when they really wanted to start fighting, they turned out to be cowards.
"Then please ask Master Gao to come with me to meet with Governor Wu!"
