"Our Lord Da Dong hopes to have a truce and negotiate peace with General Feng,"
"What conditions do you want?"
"Please ask General Feng to report to the imperial court and ask the Emperor of Chang'an to make the head of my family the governor of Douzhou,"
"anything else?"
"Dou, Bian, Luo, Yi, and Yu were the five prefectures, and the other four prefectures also conferred the title of governor to the other great leaders of our uprising. Luo Dou was the governor of the five prefectures of Yi, Yu, and Luo Prefecture was established, and the imperial court granted the Fengtan Hall.
As the governor and governor of Luozhou..."
Jianjiang bank,
A peach tree may be out of season, but its peach blossoms are still blooming, but the peach blossoms on this tree appear a little sparse and lonely.
Under the tree, there are bamboo couches spread out and curtains surrounding them.
Several dishes such as raw fish and boiled chicken were placed on the tables, as well as a pot of rice wine.
Feng Zhidai, the governor of Gaozhou, looked at the peace envoy sent by Luo Doudong and Fu San, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.
It's just that this smile is full of sarcasm.
"Do you think Fu San is qualified to negotiate such terms with me?"
"Tan Dian also has no such qualifications."
The messenger was not a barbarian, but a Han Chinese in long robes and a scholar.
There is even a white face that is completely different from the Lingnan natives.
"Feng Gong, I heard that Prime Minister Wu of Chang'an is heading south with tens of thousands of soldiers? He may even be stationed in Lingnan permanently?"
"That's right. Wu Xianggong patrolled Lingnan on his behalf. He was ordered to patrol the province of Lingnan, observe the deposed governors, and undertake the conferment of titles. The imperial court set up six governor's offices in Lingnan, each with a town of 5,000 and 30,000 elite troops stationed there.
The soldiers are on their way south and will be there soon." Feng Zhidai picked up a pair of chopsticks and cut the fish as thin as cicada wings. The crystal clear fish was dipped in ginger, green onion and mustard water.
Feng Zhidai was very satisfied with the meal.
The white-faced scholar envoy was not intimidated by Wu Huaiyu and the thirty thousand soldiers. Instead, he said bluntly, "Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing, Mr. Feng? Mr. Feng once served Emperor Sui Yang in Luoyang and Jiangdu, and also served the Emperor of Tang in Chang'an.
As a young man, Feng Gong began to lead troops in battles. He was well-known in Lingnan for his bravery and strategy. Needless to say, Feng Gong also knew that Wu Huaiyu and the 30,000 soldiers going south would not be a good thing for the Feng family, right?"
"And these 30,000 soldiers are not all those who went south, they are just the vanguard,"
"Wu Huaiyu is not Li Jing. When Li Lingnan came ten years ago, he only wanted to comfort him and did not interfere too much in Lingnan's affairs. But this time Wu Huaiyu came, it was obviously different.
He came with elite troops to turn the whole Lingnan upside down. It is ridiculous that at this time, there are still so many people who cannot see the situation clearly and are still fighting among themselves."
"Mr. Feng and we are not enemies. On the contrary, our lips are broken and our teeth are cold."
The white-faced scholar said a lot,
Feng Zhidai listened quietly while eating raw fish, chopped chicken and drinking rice wine.
He didn't invite the scholar to eat either. He listened and ate alone until he was full.
"It's okay to call a truce, but there is a prerequisite, that is, you surrender." Feng Zhidai waved his hand and asked someone to make tea for him.
The tea was sent by Wu Huaiyu, but it was Lingnan tea.
It was Wu Huaiyu who introduced Jiangdong Guzhu tea to the mountains of Shaozhou. Shaozhou has a high mountain climate and the tea grown is of good quality. After being processed by Wu's tea house, Shaozhou Meiguan Cuiyan Yinzhen tea came into being.
This tea is a fried green tea, also called Bird's Tongue. It is shaped like a long needle with prominent hair. It is clear and green after brewing. It has a unique high-fire aroma, so it is also called Spark Fragrance Tea.
Feng Zhidai fell in love with this tea after drinking it several times in Chang'an. Even when he drank this tea in Chang'an, he could always feel like he was in his hometown.
After returning to Lingnan, he still liked this tea.
Take a sip of tea, and the tea soup slowly slides over your tongue. It is sweet and refreshing, and your whole body is refreshed. Especially after a meal, it is very good at relieving tiredness.
"Fu San surrendered, handed over the Luo Doudong Walled City, and also ordered the people to be organized into households,"
"I will not report to the imperial court that Fu San will be the governor of Douzhou. The governor of Douzhou is Feng Sanguan, who was appointed by the Holy Emperor of Chang'an, and he is also my cousin."
"After you surrender, I can guarantee Fu San's life and safety, and even arrange an official position for him,"
Feng Zhidai's conditions and the results Fu San wanted were obviously very different.
Fu San wanted to be the governor of Douzhou, and they even wanted to be the governor of the five states that raised troops this time. They also wanted to set up a governor's palace in these five states, with Tan Dian as the governor.
It's a good idea. The five states in the Yunkai Mountains are set aside and officially ruled by them, even hereditary.
Feng Zhidai refused,
"Gong Feng, think about it again. We are all Lingnan people and can cooperate. Once Gong Feng helps the court to encircle and suppress us, the next ones will be you. If the rabbit dies, the dog will be cooked, and the lips will die. This leader Feng Gong should understand."
Feng Zhidai picked up the teacup and said, "Then there's nothing to talk about. Let's see the guests off."
The white-faced scholar stood there blankly, with an ugly face. He did not expect Feng Zhidai's attitude. Although he was reluctant, he was kicked out by Gao Liangjun.
The staff member looked at Feng Zhidai and said, "Commander, in fact, if Fu San really wants to talk, we can talk about it."
Feng Zhidai smiled, "Of course we can talk, but we have to do it according to our ideas, not according to the whims of Tan Dian, Fu San and the others."
"Then why did the governor drive him away?"
"It's a little early to talk now,"
The next day, the attack continued, but today it was no longer Gao Liang's army. Feng Zhidai asked Feng Shihui to lead his Douzhou army to attack the city, and asked Feng Shiyi and Feng Zhidai to assist.
Three governors led 8,000 people to attack the city wall.
The Gaozhou Army retreated to rest and recuperate.
Feng Shihui's Douzhou Army was responsible for the main attack, while the troops of Bianzhou Governor Feng Shiyi and Luozhou Governor Feng Zhidai were responsible for auxiliary duties.
After a day of fighting,
Leaving corpses all over the ground,
The walled city was not captured.
But this was also expected. Feng Zhidai did not blame them and even gave the three of them enough time.
One day the war ended,
The soldiers cleaned the battlefield, cut off the heads of the corpses piled under the city, checked and recorded them, and then pickled them all with quicklime.
Stored in tent.
The tents were filled with heads.
The headless corpses with their heads cut off were dug into pits and buried.
"How many thieves have you accumulated?"
Feng Zhidai inspected the battlefield. Facing the heads pickled with quicklime and looking at the hideous things that were beyond recognition, he asked calmly.
"Including the thieves gathered during the previous four campaigns, we have accumulated more than 3,800 pills."
"Too little,"
Feng Zhidai shook his head, "Wu Xiangguo has arrived in Jiangzhou, entered the Ganjiang River, and will soon arrive in Lingnan. We are still far short of the 10,000 thieves we promised."
"Tomorrow, we will increase the momentum of the attack. We will also have troops from various departments sweep around and make those in Xidong Village register as households, pay taxes, and perform military service. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot."
Feng Zhidai wants to collect 10,000 heads as soon as possible.
This is a top priority and must be completed before Wu Huaiyu arrives in Lingnan.
Of course, it is also necessary to severely encircle and suppress the rebellious slang barbarians. Places such as Douzhou and Bianzhou are not originally within the Feng family's sphere of influence. If they want to rule this mountainous area in the future, they must first establish their authority by ruthlessly killing them.
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If a person has no authority, he cannot be trusted.
Luo Doudong and Luo Bendong both retreated into the walled city to defend themselves.
Fu San asked for peace several times,
But Feng Zhidai didn't even talk to them, and the offensive became stronger day by day, and the situation became more and more unfavorable to the rebels. Although they were not short of money and food for the time being, they were becoming more and more panicked when they were besieged in the plains.
The thief collected more than a thousand more.
In addition to those raided from the periphery, Feng Zhidai now has more than 10,000 lime-pickled heads. However, among these heads, not all are young and strong, but there are also many old, weak, and even women and children.
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"Captain, Mr. Wu has passed through Jizhou and will arrive in Lingnan soon."
"Is it time to talk to Fu San?"
Several staff reminded Feng Zhidai,
Feng Zhidai now not only surrounded Luo Doudong, but also Luobindong. In these two plain cities, he surrounded 50,000 slang barbarians.
After such a long siege, these 50,000 barbarians have already lost tens of thousands of people.
But there are still about 40,000, not counting those from other places.
Feng Zhidai tasted the green rock silver needle and thought about it in his heart.
Of course, he also knew that the Feng family was suffering from internal and external troubles, with various factions vying for power within the family, and even the Xian family, the Feng family's in-laws and allies, were somewhat alienated.
And the small wealthy families under the Feng family, Li Liaoman, are not very obedient, let alone the two new states established by Dou Bian. These two states were originally within the Chen family's sphere of influence in Longzhou, but they lost control at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
Now that the imperial court has assigned these two places to the Feng family's high mansion, the officials in the two states are naturally still disobedient.
But now, the imperial court is going to move south again.
This is the real threat to the Feng family's century-old foundation, but it is so powerful that they dare not openly resist.
In this complicated situation, Feng An, the head of the Feng family, was detained in Chang'an again. He came to take over the family business, but his brothers and relatives were still unwilling to accept it.
"Captain, I think we can talk to Fu San and the others. They are more afraid of Mr. Wu's arrival than we are,"
"Yes, we can't delay it any longer. When Mr. Wu really arrives, we have no room left. If Mr. Wu is allowed to lead the troops to quell the rebellion, then Dou, Bian, and even Luozhou may be lost from our hands."
They discussed the terms of the negotiation,
Luo Doubian argued that all the Lili barbarians in the three states had to surrender to Feng Zhidai and had to register their households. The Feng family guaranteed their safety after surrender and even gave them some official positions.
From now on, Fusan and other Xitong barbarians must obey the orders of the Governor's Office and must not disobey them.
Before the officers and soldiers could go south, the three-state rebellion in the Gaozhou Governor's Mansion ended with the surrender of Li Liaoman.
Everyone takes a step back.
The third class were helped to join the Feng family, and the Feng family would keep them safe and not pursue them further, but they would also have to be registered in the household register, serve in the military, and pay taxes.
The most important thing is that these slanderous officials will have to follow the Feng family's lead in the future.
"It seems that Wu Xiangguo left the capital in March. How long have we been on the road and we haven't arrived yet?" Feng Zhidai calculated the time and found that he had been on the road for a long time.
Although it is said that it is four thousand miles from Chang'an to Guangzhou,
But a hundred miles a day will take at most forty days. Even if it's sixty miles a day, it will take about two months at most.
But now it's already May, Wu Huaiyu has been on the road for two months, and is still in Luling, Jizhou, in the upper reaches of the Gan River on Jiangnan West Road.
It's also too slow.
"Is Wu Xiangguo deliberately delaying?"
Several people looked at each other and thought that was it.
