Xiao Tang knew that Zhou Tong still cared about the relationship between master and disciple, and did not want the two disciples he taught to fight each other and fight to the death.
However, Shi Wengong and Su Ding were already so arrogant and arrogant when they rode here. Behind them there were five to seven thousand people from Zengtou City. I am afraid that even if Xiao Tang gives in for a while, Xiaojiaji and Zengtou City will still have to compete for the power of Hebei and even the whole country.
The interests of the government-run horse herding companies in the Song Dynasty have been in conflict for a long time, and sooner or later they will lead to great conflicts.
"For Master's sake, I'll let you go for a while." Xiao Tang stared at Shi Wengong and said, "But you must also know that I, Xiao Tang, have not even seen Zengtou City."
After hearing this, Shi Wengong sneered. In the past, because of his unruly temperament and his unwillingness to be ordered around by others in the army, and his reluctance to surrender to local tyrants and be subordinate to others, Shi Wengong traveled around the world for several years and never found a place to settle down.
Later, the reason why Shi Wengong chose to be a teacher in Zengtou City was because although the Zeng family father and son were domineering, they both respected the brave men. After Shi Wengong came to Zengtou City, he rode the best horse in the city and took some
With a salary of thousands of dollars, the five tigers of the Zeng family were extremely respectful to him as their master, so Shi Wengong, who was proud of his talent, was willing to sell his life skills to Zengtou Market.
Taking money from others and eliminating disasters with them. Zengtou City and Xiaojiaji, as the largest local armed forces in Hebei Province, competed for the business of buying and selling war horses in various parts of the Song Dynasty after Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, reopened the law of horse herding and supervision.
The relationship between them became increasingly tense. There was a lack of land suitable for horse herding in the Song Dynasty. When the court opened up farmland as pasture in the south, only one thousand horses were raised in Jiangning Prefecture. After three years, only less than 1,000 horses were left.
Four hundred. And Xiaojiaji and Zengtou City respectively occupy one of the few good horse breeding lands in Hebei Province, and each has excellent horse breeding experts under their command. This means that whoever can defeat the other one can win.
Monopolizing most of the horse trading market in the Song Dynasty.
Xiao Tang has a close relationship with Daming Mansion's left-behind minister, and he is an official in the court, which is very troublesome... Shi Wengong secretly said in his heart: But people are not as good as a thousand days, and flowers are not as good as a hundred.
Rihong, then Liang Zhongshu is now benefiting from Zengtou Market. Let’s see how long you can be favored. As for your subordinates, who can match my ability!?
"The days are long. When you want to talk to me, I will argue with you slowly!" Shi Wengong looked around Xiao Tang and others. When he looked at Zhou Tong, his eyes paused for a moment, but after a moment, Shi Wengong, who was hesitant to speak, said hello.
Su Ding rode away.
Zhou Tong let out a long sigh. He went straight to Xiao Tang and said with a smile: "I have heard a lot about your deeds after arriving in Bianliang, Tokyo. You have done a great job! You have lived up to my teachings to you."
Thank you for your hard work! Today is a happy day for you and me to reunite as master and disciple. We don’t need to let that traitor disturb our fun."
Xiao Tang comforted Zhou Tong a few words after hearing this, and hurriedly ordered Shan Shiqi to bandage the gunshot wound on his leg. Not only Shan Shiqi was cursing, but also Shi Jin, who was defeated when fighting Shi Wengong, and Niu Gao and others.
He was indignant, and although Yue Fei remained silent, everyone could see the two flames burning in his eyes...
But no matter how unpleasant Shi Wengong was, he fought four people in a row without losing any of his strength. His superb martial arts skills were noticed by everyone. Zengtou City had such strong reinforcements and it was indeed something he couldn't despise. Lu Junyi
Suddenly he let out a long sigh and said to Xiao Tang: "Don't worry, dear brother, if my junior brother doesn't know how to advance or retreat again, I will deal with him! It's just that we are friends with each other. I hope that Zeng Toushi will know what is good and what is good. Don't
No more trouble for no reason."
"Afraid of the harmless tiger's heart, but the tiger's intention to hurt others..." Xiao Tang felt something in his heart, and also thought: the conflict between him and Zengtou City was because of the discontinuation of the horse ranch under his name.
They made a fortune by raising and selling horses in Zengtou City. The father and son in Zengtou City made their fortune by occupying villages, and they dared to go to Liangshanbo again and again to seduce the owner. Even if he had an official name and a sign, Zeng
Will the father and son just watch their horse farms grow in size and endure it without taking any action?
At least Xiao Tang didn't believe it.
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Texas, Zengtou City.
Zengtou City, located in the southwest of Texas, has an area of hundreds of miles and is surrounded by dangerous passes. As we walked in, we saw wild water all around, high hills on three sides, cut-off rivers and harbors like snake coils, and
The lower willow forest is as dense as rain. Looking from a high distance, the green shade is so dense that no one can be seen; if you peek nearby, you will see chaotic green shadows hidden deep in the stockade fence.
There are about 3,000 households in Zengtou City. Except for Xiaojiaji, which housed a large number of refugees from Hebei and Hedong, it can be said to be one of the largest towns in Hebei. At this time, in the hall of Zengjia Mansion in Zengtou City
Inside, there was a man about fifty, dressed as an elder, with a hesitant look on his face, and asked Shi Wengong: "Teacher, did you say that...when I went to visit Xiaojiaji this time, I had a fight with Xiao Tang's men?"
dispute?"
Shi Wengong glanced at Zeng Nong, the owner of Zengtou City, and said, "Yes, I just fought with a few boys, so it's not too serious."
Zeng Nong nodded, and then asked: "Have you ever hurt anyone?"
Shi Wengong curled his lips, stared at Zeng Nong and said, "Is Elder Zeng afraid?"
Zeng laughed dryly and said: "Although we have had disputes with the Xiao family before, Xiao Tang... was appointed by the imperial court after all. Now he is on an official mission to the Liao Kingdom.
Passing by his former residence, we want to disturb his horse farm, but now is not the time."
"Dad! What are you worried about? Master takes action to destroy Xiao Tang's prestige and let those Khitans know how powerful we are!"
Zeng Sheng, the fifth son of Zeng Nong, had the most fiery temper. He cursed again: "Those Liao dogs called our ancestors to be Jurchens, and forced the tribe's 'Daminbao' (Jurchen language, meaning falcon) to be their head every year."
People captured eagles and eagles, and also plundered the northern pearl of our tribe. They sent silver medal angels to extort money from time to time, and the tribute was especially harsh! In the Liao land, it was fine, but now in the Song Dynasty, we are still being ridden by the descendants of Xiao Tang's Liao dog.
On your head! Dad, how can we endure it any longer!?"
Zeng Nong's third son, Zeng Suo, also agreed: "Yes, if Xiaotang hadn't wanted to collect horses in the past few years and merged with Damingfu, Mingzhou, and Xiangzhou to set up horse prisons, we wouldn't have collected horses today.
We can’t make ends meet? We’ve even expanded our business to the White Mountains and Black Waters! If we let that fellow Xiao Tang set up a horse farm to build momentum, how will we be able to raise five to seven thousand soldiers and horses in the city?”
Elder Zeng gave his two sons a meaningful look and said: "If you want to take action, you can't rush it. The people will not fight with the officials. The left-behind husband needs to be taken care of, and the governor of Dezhou must also buy some favors...
.After all, Xiao Tang is an official in the capital. He can protect us for a while in Hebei, but he cannot protect us forever."
Zeng Mi, the second son of the Zeng family, snorted coldly and said: "In the past, we were the only ones who bullied others, but today we are so jealous! If this were in Liaodong, there would be traces of our clansmen who have been oppressed by Liao dogs for hundreds of years in the territory of Liaodong.
, we have lived a good life in Song Dynasty for more than ten years, but now we have to look at the face of a Khitan dog!"
As soon as Zeng Mi finished speaking, his father Zeng Nong glared hard at him. Zeng Nong immediately looked towards Shi Wengong and Su Ding, and said with a smile: "Teacher, it's been a hard trip, Xiao Tang, that guy is so moved." So I moved, it’s not an urgent matter. I have prepared food and wine to entertain the two teachers, and we, father and son, still have some important matters to discuss..."
Shi Wengong smiled coldly. He was not interested in the old grudges between the Jurchens and Khitans in the Zeng family. Now we are all subjects under the rule of the Song Dynasty. If you ask me to be your teacher, I will only regard you as a subject of the Song Dynasty. As for the Jurchen ethnic group distributed in the white mountains and black waters, can they still cause trouble in the Hebei area? He greeted Su Ding, and the two of them left the hall of the Zeng Mansion together.
After Shi Wengong and Su Ding left, Zeng Nongcai scolded Zeng Mi: "You are so ignorant! How can Teacher Shi know about the exchange of information between us and the clan!?"
Zeng Mi replied nonchalantly: "Dad, although the master is from the Song Dynasty, he is also a rare warrior. We are just exchanging messages with the tribesmen in the white mountains and black waters, so what's the big deal? Being so secretive only makes us talk to each other. Master is out of sight."
Zeng Nong shook his head and said, "How did you know? We Jurchens took advantage of the situation and not only defeated the Korean army, but also killed Xiao Haili, the traitorous general of the Liao Kingdom. Now we join forces with the Northern Jurchens, Southern Jurchens, and the Yalu River. Pulu Maoduo, Hesu Guan, Donghai and other Jurchen tribes also told the Liao dogs who have oppressed my people for generations that they dare not underestimate me Jurchens anymore! But the fourth child sneaked into the north to see Wanyan tribe Wu to beg to buy Jin Jin, Jurchen language means "sir or superior")...but it has another purpose."