After rushing south for dozens of miles, the convoy slowed down and rested for a while.
After a little arrangement, He Lou Xingshu went around the motorcade before finding Zhou Erlang and Fan Shiyi, and asked in confusion: "Why did you leave the city so suddenly?"
Fan Shiyi smiled half-heartedly and glanced at Zhou Lang, "Then I'll take him."
After Yuan Xiaozheng's visit, both Fan Shiyi and Zhou Erlang were able to confirm that recruiting people to move to Dai County... must have caused trouble.
Thinking again about Yuan Xiaozheng's words, the other party pointed out that Ashina Sheer has left... so he must be referring to the nominal Daxingtai Yuan Junzhang.
On Tuesday, Lang had a gloomy face and said nothing. He only thought about how severely he would be punished by Lang Jun when he returned... Although he had only been under the Li family for a short time, he knew his brother-in-law's temperament very well.
On weekdays, he is informal, kind-hearted, always benevolent and righteous in everything, and always shows kindness...but at critical moments, he is not very empathetic. His sister is the husband's favorite concubine, but she can't speak.
Fan Shiyi didn't care. On the one hand, he was the deputy, and on the other hand, his understanding of the matter was different from that of Zhou Erlang... In his opinion, Yuan Xiaozheng's attitude was the key.
If nothing had happened, how could Yuan Xiaozheng show such an attitude?
Did that young man with a white face and a young beard intend to defect to the Tang Dynasty?
How important is he in Yunzhou?
Can it affect Yuan Junzhang?
Fan Shiyi was a little unfavorable. The guy was timid and timid when he spoke. He had no courage and didn't look like a real person.
Well, in fact, Fan Shiyi guessed it right.
As the second son of Yuan Junzhang, Yuan Xiaozheng was unable to write or practice martial arts since he was a child. In the end, he only took care of the general affairs for the family... But things are different now. The eldest son whom Yuan Junzhang regarded as the family's future dependence was personally beheaded by Gao Manzheng half a year ago.
, the remaining three sons can only choose Yuan Xiaozheng.
Yuan Xiaozheng's two younger brothers... I can't tell you now. One is eight years old and the other is three years old.
Therefore, when Yuan Xiaozheng hurried back to the mansion and raised his objections in front of everyone, Yuan Junzhang remained silent although he was angry.
After driving everyone away, Yuan Junzhang snorted coldly, "To recruit people to move to Daizhou, this is Li Tang's plan to draw money from the bottom of the cauldron, but Erlang wants to intercede for them?"
The conditions offered by Zhou Erlang and others to recruit people are quite generous. They will be given twenty acres of land for adults and will be exempted from taxes for three years... In fact, in Li Shan's plan, he hopes to achieve the goal by subtle means. In other words
, is to add weight again and again.
But Zhou Zhoulang threw out the conditions at once... which directly caused a lot of discussion in Yunzhong County. Yuan Junzhang was not deaf. He discovered it soon after the convoy left the city and ordered a search and imprisonment.
It was at this time that Yuan Xiaozheng came to dissuade him.
After swallowing, Yuan Xiaozheng whispered: "Ashina Sheer went to that shop the day before yesterday and ordered the caravan to bring more tea and salt on the next trip, and also asked the child to take more care of it."
Yuan Junzhang's chest felt tight, and he grimaced for a long time without saying a word... He had lost Shuozhou, and his importance in the Turks had become lower and lower. He would never dare to compete with Chuluo Khan's second son to gain Jieli.
The dispute between Khan and Ashinasheer.
Although he had always relied on the Turks, Yuan Junzhang knew that those Turks were ruthless, and that was how his brother-in-law died.
Well, Yuan Junzhang's brother-in-law was Liu Wuzhou, who traveled east of Hedong.
With a long sigh, Yuan Junzhang rubbed his eyebrows, his face full of worry. Mayi was defeated, and the Turks were not peaceful. Ashina Sheer came this time and urged Yunzhou to send troops before the year before.
The meaning of retaking Mayi... Otherwise, if we wait any longer, we will not be able to send troops until at least April or May next year. By then, the Tang army will have a firm foothold in Mayi.
This is also the reason why Yuan Junzhang was furious after hearing the news that the caravan was recruiting people to relocate in Yunzhong... He was not qualified to refuse the Turks' request.
If we want to capture Mayi before the heavy snow falls, we must squeeze out all the resources of Yunzhou...grain, horses, population, and people.
In other words, Yuan Junzhang cannot refuse the Turks' request to capture Mayi, and the Han people in Yunzhou will suffer a disaster. Their property is a trivial matter, and they may even be drafted and die on the battlefield... In Yunzhou, they died in battle.
Yes, my family has no hair.
In this comparison, if you stay in Yunzhou and are looted, you may be forcibly recruited into the army to attack Mayi and die in battle. Even if you are not killed in the battle, and you also conquer Mayi, most of the benefits will be for the Turks, and the rest will be Yuan Junzhang
Meat is left for these lower class people, and there is almost nothing left for the soldiers.
Yuan Junzhang has not yet released the news that troops will be sent out this year, but he knows that once the news spreads, the people of Yunzhou will make a very simple choice... Wouldn't it be better to go to Daizhou to live in peace?
Last year the Turkic invaders invaded Hedong, but this year they were defeated in Mayi... The Tang army may be able to defend Mayi and Yanmen, and protect the people of Daizhou.
That's why Yuan Junzhang was so angry... This completely interrupted his plan. He originally planned to forcefully recruit three thousand young men to join the army, but now that he thinks about it, he knows that the morale of the army may be unstable.
In fact, after all, Yunzhou, Shuozhou, and Daizhou have experienced more than ten or even decades of war, which has given the people extremely strong expectations for a stable living environment...
Yuan Junzhang thought for a long time, raised his head and glanced at his son, "Erlang... must attack Mayi."
Yuan Xiaozheng was a little confused and just said: "That's what father said."
This son is a bit stupid. Yuan Junzhang was speechless for a moment before snorting: "You intend to join the Tang Dynasty."
"Father...Father..." Yuan Xiaozheng stood up in panic, hesitating and speechless.
"Dalang died at the hands of Gao Manzheng. If the Yuan family defected to the Tang Dynasty, would Gao Manzheng be relieved?" Yuan Junzhang whispered: "Even if you want to vote for the Tang Dynasty, you still need some capital!"
"Capture Mayi and behead Manzheng, and only then..."
After thinking twice, Yuan Xiaozheng finally understood... His father was not opposed to defecting to the Tang Dynasty, but at least not now.
Only by capturing Mayi and killing Gao Manzheng, who could not resolve the hatred, could he sit down and negotiate terms with the Tang Dynasty... With Mayi in hand, the Yuan family would have enough weight, whether in the Turks or in the Tang Dynasty.
After all, Yuan Junzhang, who has been killing people in Shuozhou for more than ten years, has his own set of survival rules... If you don't have capital, you are not qualified to sit at the card table.
Since Liu Heitai became the leader and Ma Yi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty half a year ago, and he was defeated again, Yuan Junzhang knew very well that Li Tang's foundation was stable... If he surrendered, he would be rewarded by high officials and generous salaries.
But what will happen is hard to say... Dou Jiande died only a few years ago.
After Gao Manzheng surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he did not enter the court. He was granted the title of Duke, guarded Shuozhou, and still had military power... If he could do it, so can I!
Yuan Junzhang gritted his teeth and made up his mind to capture Mayi and kill Gao Manzheng before the heavy snow came!