Chapter 170 Return to the West and Journey to the West
Early the next morning, brothers Zhe Weizheng and Zhe Weixin got up. Just after washing up and having breakfast, Zhe Ziyu called them into the square hall and taught them a lesson. In fact, the brothers often lingered among the flowers.
Zhe Ziyu was not ignorant, but he had never blamed them as much as he did today.
The two brothers were confused and didn't know why their little aunt was so angry today. How did they know that Zhe Ziyu was so angry now, not because they visited the brothel, but because they took Yang Hao with them. Although Zhe Ziyu didn't move against Yang Hao now,
After putting a lot of thought into it, they are already seventy percent satisfied. These two little bastards just want to have a romantic relationship, and they even hooked up with someone who might be their future sister... Ahem, just thinking about it makes me angry.
The two brothers Zhe Wei Zheng and Zhe Wei Xin were full of grievances and were scolded by their aunt who was younger than them. Wei Wei solemnly expressed his determination and swore that he must "change his past mistakes" in the future. Zhe Ziyu's
After they had calmed down a bit, and were about to ask them to atone for their sins and invite Yang Hao into Zhe's Mansion so that they could have a chance to meet each other, Zhe Weichang ran in, shouting all the way: "Big brother, second brother"
, Yang Qin is here, and he and his uncle are arguing in the hall, ah... little aunt."
Zheziyu stood up in excitement and asked, "What are they arguing about?"
Zhe Weichang swallowed his saliva and said: "I don't know where I heard that my father resettled the people of the Northern Han Dynasty in some inappropriate places. He came to see my uncle early this morning and asked him to provide a map of Luhe Ridge and explain where they were resettled.
The reason there. The uncle said that since these people had been settled in the northwest, they should be resettled by military commanders, and he did not need to worry about it anymore. But he said that before the official edict was issued, his responsibilities as an imperial envoy were not fulfilled. Since the uncle was unwilling to cooperate,
Then he must rush to Luhe Ridge to find out what's going on."
Zhe Ziyu frowned slightly, took a few steps, looked back and asked, "Is Chi Zhong still in Luhe Ridge now?"
"yes."
Zhe Ziyu pondered for a moment and said: "Go and tell your second uncle, just tell me what I said, and let Yang Qinchen go."
Zhe Weichang was stunned and said: "But, at the beginning, dad said..."
"Idiot!" Zhe Ziyu glared at him and said, "Then it was then, and now it is now. I want you to drag him and hide it from him, but you don't want to stop him when you already know it. He is an imperial envoy
, you are not a prisoner, if you insist on going, how can you stop us? Doesn’t that show that we are guilty, and it is even more self-defeating? "
She sat down and said: "You also know that our northwest is vast and sparsely populated. If the additional fifty thousand soldiers and civilians are added, it may be one hundred thousand or one hundred and fifty thousand in ten years. This will be of great benefit to the development of our family. Your father is worried
The only thing is that the imperial court has them under control and uses this power to harm my family. But if we had sent those 50,000 people there and just ignored them, then they would not have become our enemies. Now,
He is also going to become our enemy. Originally I didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the government, but now that my eldest brother is not here, I will reluctantly help. I will handle this matter properly. You go quickly and ask your second uncle to agree to him.
Immediately send someone to escort him to Luhe Ridge." After hearing this, Zhe Weichang quickly turned around and ran out.
Women are so emotional. Even if there are all kinds of faults in the eyes of others, as long as there is one thing that suits her taste, she will be happy with it. Originally, she could be lazy in the military affairs of Fuzhou, but now it concerns Yang
Hao, she needs to put some thought into how to come up with a solution that has the best of both worlds and try to resolve this matter as properly as possible.
Over there, Zhe Yuqing got the tip from Zhe Weichang. He knew that his little sister was clever, so he changed his tune and agreed to send someone to follow Yang Hao to Luhe Ridge. As soon as he arranged for someone to leave with Yang Hao, he immediately hurriedly I rushed to the inner house to see my little sister and wanted to know what she was thinking.
When he arrived at the boudoir of the little girl in the back house, Zhe Yuqing was startled and said: "Ziyu, what are you doing?" He saw Zhe Ziyu wearing black clothes and trousers, with a slim waist and a slender waist. He was about to travel a long distance on horseback, so it was natural that Zhe Yuqing was greatly surprised.
When Zhe Ziyu saw him coming, he smiled slightly and said, "Second brother, I have just thought about it carefully and made some additions to the eldest brother's plan."
"Second brother, please sit down." Zhe Ziyu poured a cup of tea for him and handed it to him. He also sat down and talked eloquently: "Second brother, these 50,000 Han people entering our territory are both a benefit and a benefit. The disadvantage and advantage is that once these 50,000 people are used by me, a force will be added out of thin air. If these 50,000 people are controlled by the imperial court, it will be like planting a nail in my heart. That's why the eldest brother arranged them in Luhe The purpose of Ling is to rely on the suppression of the three parties so that even if they are controlled by the imperial court, they cannot achieve anything."
"Wow, that's exactly what brother means. Why, do you think it's inappropriate for brother to do this?"
Zhe Ziyu shook his head and said: "It's not inappropriate, but it's not enough."
"How do you say this?"
"Where should we arrange them and let them fend for themselves? Yes, in that case, the threat to us will be gone, and this force will be destroyed. This is still the best plan. What if they feel dissatisfied? What if It's a good thing they voted for Linzhou, because the Yang family's power and territory are not as powerful as my Zhejia's, and they are closely related allies in the fight against Xiazhou. What if they switch to Xiazhou in order to survive?"
Zhe Yuqing hesitated and said: "Designing to Xiazhou...isn't possible?"
Zhe Ziyu smiled slightly and said: "What is impossible? Don't forget, they are from the Northern Han Dynasty, not the people of the Song Dynasty. Once the Song Dynasty abandons them and sends the Zhe family to death, who will they show their loyalty to? Is there any reason not to Looking for a way to survive? If those 50,000 soldiers and civilians are in danger, it is not impossible to simply defect to Xiazhou in anger."
Zhe Yuqing's face changed slightly, and Zhe Ziyu said again: "Furthermore, from the court's point of view, if they are placed there, even if the court wants to place them as officials, it will not be able to do anything with them. If I were an official, Seeing that they had settled down, they simply abandoned them and placed an unlucky official to look at them, but they didn't need them to do anything. Once they were attacked, the responsibility of protecting the land would be borne by the family. Really? If they are destroyed by the Dangxiang tribes, who knows that this matter will not become a reason for the officials to attack my Zhe family in the future?"
Zhe Yuqing's face became solemn, and he nodded slowly and said: "What Ziyu said makes sense. The eldest brother is eager to go out to deal with Zhao Guan's family, so he inevitably doesn't think carefully enough. Your second brother and I have never been good at strategy, so in your opinion, we are now How should we remedy this?”
Zhe Ziyu said: "That area is not a barren land. It has abundant water and grass and thousands of miles of fertile fields. It is indeed suitable for settling down for a long time. The so-called danger is not the danger of heaven and earth, but the human effort. The place where the three forces meet, hum! That is where the station stands. From the perspective of the officials of the Song Dynasty, if we show some goodwill, we can win over the people before the court and let them know that the so-called danger only comes from the Dangxiang side, including the Zhe family of Fuzhou and the Yang family of Linzhou. Their backer. With hope, they will not waver. Only by lending a helping hand in times of crisis can they turn possible enemies into inevitable friends. Isn't this a good thing?"
Zhe Yuqing asked urgently: "In detail, what are your plans?"
Zhe Ziyu said: "Now that the imperial court's opinions have not been decided, we can get ahead of the imperial court and select a prestigious person from the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to temporarily serve as regiment training envoy to manage these tens of thousands of people. Then send some rice grains.
Give them weapons so that they can protect themselves. In this way, they can help
If we hold a corner, it is equivalent to stationing a large army there. The food road between Lin and Fu will also be safer. When the imperial court sent Liu Guan here, it had already lost the initiative. How can it be so easy?
To reverse the situation? This is a secret contest, and our family is close to the water."
Linzhou Yang Jixun and Fuzhou have always been on the same side, advancing and retreating together. In addition to the fact that the Yang family itself is not as strong as the Zhejia, another important reason is that the food produced locally in Linzhou is not enough to supply the local military and civilians, so they need to buy food from other places.
, this grain road must pass through Fuzhou territory. It can be said that Fuzhou has strangled Linzhou's throat, so there is no need to worry that Linzhou will rebel against him.
However, when transporting grain from Fuzhou to Linzhou, a large army must be used to escort it, which wastes people and money. Because the Li family of Xiazhou often connives with his subordinates to pretend to be bandits and come to steal grain, for this reason, the two sides fight every year, but the Li family fights.
It was the banner of the bandits. They were powerful, and once they were betrayed, they would become even more unscrupulous. The Zheyang family had no choice but to pretend to be deaf and dumb, thinking that they were fighting bandits.
Thinking of these factors, Zhe Yuqing said: "What Ziyu said makes sense. It's a brother's duty to send them some grain, rice and weapons. But... you don't have to go there in person. Send a few trusted generals."
Just go and deliver food, grass, ordnance."
Zhe Ziyu said with a smile: "You still have to send your people. I just go with you to see the excitement and learn more about the situation there. Only then can I know what to do and prescribe the right medicine."
Zhe Yuqing thought that there would be no danger in this trip, so he said: "Okay, then you should be careful. If you need to take anything, just tell Ren Qing and ask Lao Ren to arrange it. Xiazhou Li
They are greedy. In order to get them to cooperate with us in instigating the Seventh Department of the Party to cause rebellion, my eldest brother gave them a large sum of benefits, but it only took a few days.
, the messenger from the Li family in Xiazhou has arrived again, saying that Li Jiyun will come to Fugu in a few days to discuss with us the sale of furs through the road to the Central Plains. It is impossible to think about the transit tax. I
We have to discuss countermeasures with a few good staff members. It would be best if you can come back in time. With you, the female Zhuge, here, my second brother can rest assured."
Zhezi smiled sweetly and said, "Don't worry, little sister, I will come back as soon as possible."
She quickly pulled up her hair and wrapped it with a white handkerchief. Her whole outfit was neat and tidy, and she immediately became an ordinary, handsome woman: "Second brother, I'm leaving then."
Just as Zhe Ziyu finished her words, she saw her little nephew Zhe Wei Zhong running over and wailing: "I want aunt, I don't want to hatch eggs anymore, I want to go out with aunt to play, don't take me."
I just cried, wow..."
Yang Hao negotiated with Zhe Yuqing, but Zhe Yuqing made a fuss about the matter in a bureaucratic tone. Yang Hao had finished his mission. Although he held the imperial envoy's sword, he could not control the family. The two sides were arguing with each other, and a young master
Come in and fold Yuqing in half
After whispering a few words, Zhe Yuqing's attitude changed completely. Not only did he give him a map of the geographical situation near Luhe Ridge, he also promised to send someone to go with him, and then he was polite.
He sent him out of the door angrily.
Yang Hao was puzzled, but at this time he was concerned about the tens of thousands of people who had taken root in Luhe Ridge and had no time to speculate on the reasons. He hurried back to the inn, got off the carriage and was entering the hospital when he heard a voice next to him.
Excitedly calling: "Uncle Yang Hao!"
"Dog?" Yang Hao turned around happily and saw Ma Yi lying in a carriage, waving to him happily.
I don’t know if it was because she had been recuperating well during this period, but Yang Hao found that her eyes were bright, and her originally sallow complexion became white with a bit of pink and rosy, making her look like a pretty little girl.
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Yang Hao walked over and said with a pleased smile: "Gou, where have you been these days? Uncle misses you very much."
Ma Yi lay in the carport and said reluctantly: "I miss you too, uncle. I went to Qiyun Temple in Luoxia Mountain with my master and grandfather for a few days, and now we are going to Taihua Mountain. Uncle Yang Hao, it will take a long time to see the dog."
I can’t see you anymore.”
Sister-in-law Ma got out of the car, saluted Yang Haofu, and said sincerely: "Mr. Yang, if it weren't for your care, our two children would have turned into a pile of bones long ago in this chaos of war. The old immortal adopted my child as his wife.
Disciple, I also want to go to Taihua Mountain with you, and I came here today just to say thank you, sir."
Yang Hao hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law Ma, please don't be polite. The old immortal is a very capable person. If the dog can learn from the old immortal, he will definitely have great skills in the future. This is a good thing."
When Sister-in-law Ma saw Mr. Li, Miss Zhe treated Fuyaozi with respect and courtesy. She also knew that this Taoist priest was a well-connected person. After hearing this, she happily said: "What Mr. Yang said is that my child has a good life and meets noble people all the time.
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Ma Yi reluctantly said: "Uncle Yang Hao, when the dog learns a lot of skills from the master, he will come back to see you. How about working with him?"
Yang Hao smiled and said: "Okay, uncle, this is what I asked for."
Ma Yi cheered up: "Then, uncle, let's make it a deal."
"Haha, okay, I can't say for sure."
Ma Yi raised her hand, and Yang Hao bent down and reached into the carport, high-fiving her soft little hand three times. As soon as his eyes flashed, Yang Hao found that Fuyaozi was also in the car, lying on his side, sleeping soundly.
Ma Yi gave him three high-fives with a sweet smile on his face, but then he sighed like a young adult and said, "But... the dog is only nine years old, and it will still be many years away."
Yang Hao smiled and said: "It didn't take long. Many people outside the Great Wall can go into battle and kill the enemy at the age of twelve or thirteen. How are we Han'er worse than them? With the training of a great master like Lao Xianchang, the dog will definitely be able to fight in the future.
Become like a wolf and a tiger.”
The dog's pale and thin eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and he said with a groan: "Do you want to be like a wolf or a tiger? It's fierce and ugly, so ugly."
Yang Hao laughed loudly: "What he said is that when Gou'er Yicheng comes down the mountain to see his uncle, he should wear an apricot yellow Taoist robe, carry a sword on his back, embroider the Beidou, and have big sleeves fluttering, pretending to be a fairy, young and handsome
The little Taoist boy, haha..."
The ugly duckling turned into a swan, it was nothing more than that. Ma Yi also laughed after hearing this. When she thought that she would have such a day, she was filled with excitement, and the sadness of parting faded away. She only looked forward to that day coming soon, and letting a beautiful girl
My beautiful self appeared in front of Uncle Yang Hao.
Yang Hao glanced at Fuyaozi, who was sleeping soundly, and said: "Gouzi, uncle has something urgent to do right away. I can't talk to you for too long. When you have done your job, uncle will be waiting for you."
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"Yes!" Ma Yi nodded seriously: "The dog is nine years old. Uncle just said that he can go into battle to kill the enemy at the age of twelve or thirteen. Then I... one, two, three, four... at most three or four years, I will go down the mountain.
Come find uncle."
"Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, you have to learn your skills for a few more years. The more capable you are, the more you can help uncle." Yang Hao smiled, but he didn't take it too seriously. Children always have many ideals in their hearts. As they grow older,
The ideal will be completely changed beyond recognition. This little guy thinks like this today. Who knows what ideas he will have in a few years.
He touched the dog's head affectionately and said to Sister-in-law Ma: "Sister-in-law Ma, Yang Hao is busy with official work, so I'll take my leave now."
Sister-in-law Ma hurriedly said: "Mr. Yang, walk slowly."
Yang Hao bowed deeply to Fuyaozi, who was sleeping soundly, and said softly: "Have a good trip, Mr. Immortal. My dog... I'll leave it to you, Mr. Immortal."
Fuyao was still asleep, Yang Hao smiled at the dog again and strode into the inn.
The coachman sent by Mr. Li's maternal family waved his long whip, and their carriage drove forward. Sister-in-law Ma sat cross-legged in the carriage, took her daughter in her arms and said: "Silly boy, repay kindness with kindness, this is what mother taught you."
, I will not stop you, but you are a girl, how can you go into battle to kill the enemy? How can you serve Master Yang."
Gou'er asked back: "Why can't my daughter's family go into battle to kill the enemy? Didn't my mother raise the dog like a boy since she was a child?"
Sister-in-law Ma flicked her on the head and said angrily: "That's because your father has always wanted a boy. Later, when the war broke out, it was safer to think that you were a boy. You really put yourself at risk."
Do you think you are a man? Ignorant little girl, you will know when you grow up. Women are not allowed to work as errands in the yamen. "
The dog shook his head in dissatisfaction: "The dog will keep pretending to be a man, then the uncle will be willing to accept me."
On the side, Fuyaozi opened his eyes slightly, listening to the argument between mother and daughter, and his mind drifted to the Ziwei Mountain outside Yanmen Pass: "Miss Zhe, the person who sent the message to the pass for me has already gone on his way? That day, I, Chen Tuan, have a shallow Taoism.
, I can’t see where he came from. This time it depends on your ability, Chunyangzi, and I don’t know if that old and crooked Niubi is willing to go through this..."