Two days later, Zhou Jun took Kong You to the Zoroastrian Temple in a carriage, planning to see Long Qi again and ask him about the details of the Dragon Division in the Western Regions.
In the carriage, Kong You said to Zhou Jun: "Master, Long Qi said that he was an old man of Yanqi, and he also asked about the whereabouts of the prince's descendants. I am afraid that there are still people in the Long tribe who have thoughts of restoring the country.
Some work can be done on this matter, but there are certain risks. If you use it properly, you can obtain a strong soldier in the Western Region; but if you use it improperly, it may cause some unnecessary trouble."
Zhou Jun: "Today I went to talk to Long Qi again, mainly to find out the number, distribution and sphere of influence of the Dragon Division in the Western Regions. If they can be used, they will be brought under my control; if the Dragon Division is scattered, we need to work hard to rectify it.
, and then wait for the opportunity."
Kong You nodded.
As the carriage drove towards the Zoroastrian Temple, Kong You remembered something and asked Zhou Jun: "Before I came to Liangzhou, I heard that my master's family was in a grain shortage, so I made a three-day agreement to open a warehouse to release grain.
Although this move can win over the people and take advantage of the situation to seize power, it also carries the risk of being trapped. Why doesn't the master stay out of the matter and wait for Huihe to bring food aid to the city before asking Wang Zhongsi for credit?"
After hearing this, Zhou Jun said to Kong You: "According to the original plan, wait for Huihe's aid to arrive in the city, then distribute it to the people, and finally ask Wang Zhongsi for credit. This is the most ideal situation. However, Bo Hong is not here and I don't know the details.
, the situation at that time was such that the arrow was on the string and had to be fired."
Kong You: "Why?"
Zhou Jun: "Before the Uighur caravan entered the city, the people had already gathered in front of the relief warehouse and asked the government to release food. At that time, Li Changshi and Xue Sima deliberately avoided seeing each other in order to protect themselves. The people waited for a long time to no avail.
, the crowd is so angry that there are already faint signs of riots, and they are about to storm the granary."
"Bo Hong, think about it, if I had not come forward at that time, there would have been two outcomes. The first is that the gathered people broke through the obstruction of the military guards, entered the relief warehouse, and found that the relief grains had been embezzled; the second
, the gathered people failed to break through the defense line under the attack of the armed guards, and there were many casualties. What will be the consequences of these two situations? "
Kong You: "Whether it is found that food relief has been embezzled, or there are casualties among the people gathered together, it will trigger riots in the city. However, the Hexi military envoys are all out fighting. In terms of the county's military strength, I am afraid that they will not be able to suppress the mob. Liangcheng will
Reduced to hell on earth.”
Zhou Jun: "Yes, no matter what the situation is, the fact that the food relief is corrupted will eventually be exposed. When there is civil strife in Liangcheng, the people will first target the officials who are corrupt and corrupt. They don't care what official you are, as long as you are
Wearing official robes means that all officials are corrupt in the eyes of the people. If the Sogdians are involved and stir up trouble, the situation in the city will probably be even more dangerous."
Kong You: "Indeed, both public and private, the matter of food shortage cannot be delayed and should be resolved as soon as possible."
Zhou Jun: "Let's talk about why I took the risk and made a three-day agreement. In fact, I had already thought about the countermeasures before making the agreement."
Kong You: "I would like to hear the details."
Zhou Jun: "First of all, I sent people to Uighur to ask for grain. Uncle Shen had walked that trade route, and there were probably several steps along it. The Uighur tribe also flew eagles to deliver messages, and the pasture where the grain was handed over was not far from Liangcheng.
I know the time it takes to go back and forth; secondly, to take a step back, if the caravan is delayed for some reason, or even returns empty-handed, I can still borrow food from Anjia, one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu."
Kong You asked curiously: "Why is the master so sure that the An family will borrow food?"
Zhou Jun: "Bohong, do you still remember that I told you about the rebellion of the generals ten years later?"
Kong You nodded.
Zhou Jun: "The head of the An family in Liangzhou, An Bozhu, and his brother An Yanyan, were the father of the rebel general An Lushan. And An Bozhu's son, An Sishun, who was the envoy of the Great Dou Army, was related to An Lushan.
Brothers. Moreover, An Sishun and An Lushan have been close since childhood. When they were young, they had many contacts in Hebei."
Kong You was stunned for a moment and said, "So, An Bozhu and his son are fellow travelers with An Lushan?"
Zhou Jun shook his head and said: "The facts are very different from what you expected. An Bozhu and An Sishun were loyal to the Tang Dynasty. In the years before the rebellion, both of them wrote more than once, saying that An Lushan had
Rebellion must be guarded against. After the rebellion, the head of the An family, An Bozhu, betrayed the nine surnames of Zhaowu in order to protect his son An Sishun's career. He asked the saint to change the surname An to Li, just to distance himself from An Lushan.
relationship."
Kong You was stunned in the car and asked again: "Change your surname? This is a big taboo for the nine surnames of Zhaowu. How dare An Bozhu do it for his son?"
Zhou Jun: "So, I predict that An Bozhu will betray the nine surnames of Zhaowu and agree to release grain for An Sishun."
After Kong You thought about it, he nodded slightly.
Zhou Jun opened the curtain of the carriage, looked at the scenery outside the window, and said quietly: "However, things always have to be considered for the worst... If the food from the Huihe tribe does not arrive for a long time, and the Anjia refuses to borrow food, the situation will collapse
, once it gets out of hand, I plan to do nothing without stopping, march dangerously, and take the last road..."
Kong You was puzzled and asked.
Zhou Jun: "When the three-day agreement expires, I will personally lead the people into the relief warehouse to find food."
When Kong You heard this, his heart trembled and he asked: "Does the master want to...?"
Zhou Jun's voice turned cold: "There is no food in the warehouse and the people are furious. A certain person plans to take advantage of the situation and control Li Changshi and make him tell the truth about the shortage of relief food in front of the people; and then he will take the goods from the mutual market supervisor and collect them."
The soldiers went to investigate the nine surnames of Zhaowu and found evidence of driving up food prices; in the end, the whole city mobilized to eliminate dissidents and solve the food shortage."
Kong You was surprised at first, then pondered, and finally said: "If you use this last trick, firstly, you can win over the people; secondly, you can kill people with a borrowed knife, clean out most of the officials in the city, and then install cronies to seize power; thirdly, you can show off your power."
The power of the surname was greatly reduced, and the Sogdians were no longer able to oppose the master's family. The trading houses and trade routes left by the nine surnames of Zhaowu in the fourth and fourth dynasties could be taken over by the master's family, which was equivalent to controlling Hexi's commerce.
The food and property provided by Liangzhou can not only help the people of Liangzhou survive the food shortage, but also help Wang Zhongsi relieve his military salary worries without raising commercial taxes. Even if the court blames him in the future, the family can protect themselves. Killing five birds with one stone.
, The plan is a good plan, and the benefits are huge, but the dangers are unpredictable."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhou Jun: "There is not much time left before the great chaos ten years later. If an eighth-grade mutual market supervisor only relies on comments,
After getting promoted repeatedly, I am afraid that even if I become gray-haired, I will not be able to get a place in Liangzhou City. Although the benefits of the last plan are many, it is dangerous and unpredictable, and it will damage the reputation in the officialdom.
It was a helpless move... However, fortunately, the food team back to Hehe arrived in time, and Anjia understood the righteousness and agreed to release the food."
While the two were talking, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Zoroastrian Temple.
Under the guidance of the Zoroastrian believers, Zhou Jun and Kong You entered the Zoroastrian Hall in the backyard and saw Long Qi who was recovering from his injuries.
Long Qi's appearance has the characteristics of both Han and Western Regions people. After knowing the purpose of Zhou Jun and Kong You's visit, the first thing he asked was: "Where are the descendants of King Yanqi now?"
Zhou Jun motioned for him to sit down first.
Kong You stood beside Zhou Jun and said to Long Qi: "First of all, please tell me in detail what happened after Yanqi's rebellion."
Long Qi sighed lightly and said to Zhou Jun and Kong You: "The king of Yanqi, Long Hui, was assassinated. Wang Bo rebelled and renamed his youngest son Long Xi, falsely claiming to be the son of Long Hui and inheriting the throne. The ancestors led
The army and the princes who fled abroad were also called traitors and were hunted down everywhere."
"This situation lasted for more than ten years. After that, when Long Xi came to the throne, Yanqi's national power gradually weakened, and was finally annexed by Houliang. The pursuit of the ancestors gradually stopped."
Kong You asked again: "How many people are there in the Dragon Division now, and where are they located?"
Long Qi: "There are thirteen dragons stranded in the Western Regions, distributed in Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou, Shazhou and Yizhou. Most of them are three, each with more than 3,000 people. The number of a small number is,
As many as nearly a thousand, as few as hundreds."
Kong You: "Is there any contact between the Thirteen Dragon Tribes?"
Long Qi: "Each of the thirteen dragon tribes has a clan leader. Every six months, these thirteen clan leaders will gather and hold a clan meeting, and elect one of them as the leader of the dragon clan to coordinate and manage the ten clan leaders.
The affairs of the three departments.”
Kong You first nodded to Zhou Jun and then asked: "If the descendants of Prince Yanqi return, will all the Thirteen Dragon Tribes welcome them, or is it that some of them have no intention of ancient teachings?"
Long Qi first said: "The Thirteen Dragons claim themselves to be descendants of Yanqi. Even after so many years, they still regard King Yanqi's orthodoxy as a priority and are naturally waiting for the prince's return."
After hesitating for a moment, Long Qi said again: "It's just that it used to be called the Thirteen Dragon Division, but now it can only be said to be the Twelve."
Kong You asked curiously: "Why?"
Long Qi: "The Baizhang Long tribe in Guazhou was invaded by horse bandits three months ago. The entire tribe, men, women, old and young, was slaughtered, and there was no one left alive."
After hearing this, Zhou Jun sighed: "Is this also your motive for entering Liangcheng this time and killing six horse bandits?"
Long Qi: "The horse bandits were just accomplices in the genocide of the Bai Zhang Long Tribe. The real instigators were in Liangzhou City. I killed those six people just to give the instigators a warning. It will be my turn next."
He got it."
Zhou Jun asked again: "Who is the instigator behind the horse bandits?"
Long Qi: "The head of the Kang family in Liangcheng, Kang Zongchang."
Zhou Jun frowned: "It turned out to be him."
Long Qi: "After killing those six horse bandits, I should have gone to look for Kang Zongchang to seek revenge. Unexpectedly, Yinglong Tianshu suddenly appeared in Liangcheng. Yinglong is the main god of Yanqi and the totem of the Dragon tribe. With Yinglong's
According to the words of the gods, there are many fishiness in this matter, so I temporarily put aside the affairs of the Kang family and began to investigate the Yinglong Heavenly Book, and finally came here."
After listening to these words, Zhou Jun finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.