Outside of Kyoto, the Sui Dynasty was divided into ninety-eight prefectures, with a total of 372 counties and 925 counties. The prefectures administered counties and the prefectures administered counties. These ninety-eight prefectures were further divided into upper, middle and lower
In the third level, the eighteen Shangzhous have a special status, far exceeding the ordinary states in terms of population, jurisdiction, and garrison. In addition, the chief officers of the middle and lower states are the fourth rank of the governor, while the chief officers of the eighteen Shangzhous are
The general manager must be of the third grade, and his grade should be two levels higher.
Because Yongzhou faces Tuyuhun and Western Turks and has a hundred thousand troops stationed there, it is also listed among the eighteen upper states. Moreover, Dugu Moyu's status and power, especially the soldiers and horses in his hands, are among the eighteen generals in the world.
Can be ranked in the top six.
Dugu Moyu, escorted by a thousand cavalry, had already walked far away, leaving only yellow dust rolling all the way. The people who were forced to the roadside got up without saying a word and continued on the road. Liu Gang also shouted to the people to rush the mule carts to the official road.
, ready to set off.
When Wang Junlin came back to his senses, he realized that he had not responded to what Liu Gang said, so he smiled apologetically at Liu Gang.
Coming to this era in a daze, Wang Junlin was confused at first, but now he has the idea of taking peace of mind as he comes. In addition, after experiencing the vendetta against the Zhang family, how can he live in confusion for the rest of his life? Or should we say
Even if he wants to be an ordinary person, it is impossible for him. Because of his character, everything he experiences will lead him to develop ambitions, forcing him to constantly change and grow.
Wang Junlin believes that one day, he will be more powerful than Dugu Moyu.
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The military grain and fodder convoy was back on the road, and in the evening, the convoy arrived in Gangu County.
There are three counties under Tianshui County, namely Qingshui County, Gangu County and Qin'an County. From Tianshui City to Longxi County, you must pass through Gangu County.
The county government specially arranged a barracks in the city for the escort team to rest, but the conditions were a bit crude. It was a large store that could accommodate fifty people. Forty-two people had been tired for a day, had dinner, did not wash up, and took off their shoes.
He fell asleep and fell asleep. The smell on a hot day made Wang Junlin not want to go in a second time. Fortunately, he had a special status and the fire chief Liu Gang couldn't control him. Wang Junlin said hello to Liu Gang and agreed to set off tomorrow.
time, and left the barracks.
As soon as he left, the four soldiers who had evil intentions towards him followed him. The four of them wanted to kill Wang Junlin, but they didn't know that Wang Junlin also wanted to deal with them earlier so that he could feel at ease along the way.
Compared with Tianshui County, Gangu County is much inferior in terms of size and population. Wang Junlin specifically chose sparsely populated and remote places to wander around.
Not long after, Wang Junlin came to the entrance of an alley and walked in. Ten seconds later, four soldiers appeared furtively at the entrance of the alley and looked inside.
At this glance, they were shocked - the alley was not deep, only about fifty steps, and it was a dead end. The walls on both sides were one foot and a half high. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible to climb up without using tools and manpower. The end was originally
There is a door, but it looks like it was sealed with stone bricks a long time ago.
Therefore, the four people glanced at each other, and even a mouse could not hide it, but Wang Junlin, a living person, disappeared.
The four people entered the alley to check with suspicious expressions. At this moment, a man suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley. He raised his hand and shot an arrow.
With a scream, a soldier standing at the back was shot directly through the neck. The faces of the other three people changed drastically, and they reacted quickly. When they turned around, they shot out the arrows in their hands. Wang Junlin's expression condensed, and the second arrow
As soon as he shot out, his body suddenly fell forward, rolled, and while dodging the three arrows, he moved four or five steps forward, came to the body he shot, picked up the body casually, and used it as a shield to three people.
The soldiers rushed over.
These three soldiers are worthy of being the personal soldiers of a captain in the Cheqi Mansion of Tianshui County. They have rich combat experience and superb archery skills. Wang Junlin instantly judged that if he carried out a long-range attack, he would not be able to gain favor with one against three, so
Decisively close the distance and engage in close combat.
The three soldiers were obviously very confident in themselves. Seeing that their bows and arrows could not harm Wang Junlin, they simply dropped their strong bows and raised their swords to meet Wang Junlin.
When he was three steps away, Wang Junlin violently threw the corpse in his hand, hitting two of the soldiers. At the same time, his body was already rushing towards the third person like a leopard.
The third soldier was not afraid and slashed with his sword, but Wang Junlin did not dodge or dodge. While blocking the opponent's sword with his right hand, his whole body, centered on his left shoulder, crashed into the soldier's arms.
Although this soldier was fierce, it was his first time encountering this kind of attack. He was caught off guard and was knocked out. He vomited blood and was seriously injured in one blow.
There was a sound of wind coming from behind. Wang Junlin didn't pause. He turned around and jumped up. He held the knife in both hands and slashed behind him. This was just an ordinary move to chop Huashan, but in Wang Junlin's hands it became something different.
It was as fast as lightning.
With a pop, before the knife in the soldier's hand stabbed Wang Junlin, one-third of his head had already been chopped off by Wang Junlin, and his brains and hot blood spattered all over the last soldier.
Seeing his companion dying so quickly and being seriously injured, the soldier knew that he was no match and ran out of the alley.
Wang Junlin did not pursue him, he picked up the long bow, raised his hand and fired an arrow. With a hiss, the soldier fell to the ground with the arrow in his heart, twisted for a moment, and then became motionless.
The soldier who was seriously injured at the beginning was lying on the ground with a pale face. When he saw Wang Junlin walking towards him with a bloody knife, he said with a look of horror: "Spare... your life!"
Although this soldier had killed many people on the battlefield, the fear of death still made him almost collapse. Wang Junlin lowered his head and smiled at him, his narrowed eyes flashing with terrifying murderous intent.
"It's okay if I don't kill you. You just need to tell me who sent you to kill me."
"We were sent by Captain Zhang Qingli of the Fourth Regiment of Tianshui County Cheqifu."
"What is his relationship with Zhang Qingyu?"
"Zhang Qingli is Zhang Qingyu's biological brother."
"In this case, you can go and die."
"You promised not to kill..."
With a pop, Wang Junlin cut the soldier's throat.
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After resting all night in Gangu County, Liu Gang led the soldiers and civil servants to have something to eat at dawn the next day and set off again. Wang Junlin was waiting at the city gate early. The convoy waited outside the city gate for a while, but there were no other four soldiers.
Appearing, Liu Gang took a deep look at Wang Junlin and ordered to set off.
Liu Gang is also a smart man. When he set out in Tianshui City, four of his soldiers were replaced. He felt that there was something wrong with this, until he sensed the strange hostile relationship between Wang Junlin and the four soldiers along the way.
After that, he vaguely understood that these four people were coming for Wang Junlin.
Yesterday, just after Wang Junlin left, the four people left. Now that Wang Junlin is back alive, it is obvious that the other four people are in danger. Big figures like General Ying Yang and Du Wei are involved here, and Liu Gang is just a small fire chief.
, how dare you interfere, you can only pretend not to know.
After killing four people, Wang Junlin did not relax his vigilance. Zhang Qingyu knew his methods and strength, and there was no way he would just send these four people to die. If he was not mistaken, Zhang Qingyu should have a back-up plan, but this back-up plan
What it is, it’s hard for Wang Junlin to guess for a while.
Wang Junlin originally thought that if Zhang Qingyu had any other means, he would definitely be within the scope of Tianshui County. After all, Zhang Qingyu was only quite powerful in Tianshui County. But in fact, until he left the scope of Tianshui County, he did not encounter anyone for two days in a row.
Danger.
"I don't know what kind of important information it must be. Unfortunately, there is no intelligence source, and the information obtained from the market is limited after all." Wang Junlin never believed that Zhang Qingyu would let him go like this.
Just as Wang Junlin thought, doing business with Tuyuhun and the Qiang people, although many big and small families, and even local civil and military officials were doing this kind of thing secretly, it was against the taboo of the court after all, so it was all done secretly. The Zhang family
Even more so, how could Wang Junlin know such a secret thing with his connections at this time when he just came here.
On the third day after leaving Gangu, the convoy arrived at Wutou Town. This town is located in a basin surrounded by mountains. The terrain is relatively flat. Many business travelers stopped by when passing here, forming a prosperous mountain town.
Liu Gang was sitting on the mule cart, drinking water and eating dry food, and said to Wang Junlin: "Let's spend the night here tonight. When we pass Wutou Town tomorrow, we will not be far from Longxi County.
, then we can have a good rest.”
Wang Junlin looked at the mouth of the gorge about ten miles west of Wutou Town, frowned slightly, and said, "What's ahead? The terrain looks very dangerous."
Liu Gang knew what Wang Junlin was worried about, and said: "The canyon in front is called Beidao Canyon, which is relatively dangerous. There are several Qiang tribes nearby, but what we are escorting is military supplies and food. If we give these Qiang thieves some courage, they will not
Dare to take action."
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The sky is getting dark, and the sunset is like blood, reflecting the bright red of the mountains on the horizon.
Mi Qinhu, the chief of the Ge Dao tribe of the Qiang ethnic group, was riding a horse, standing on the mountain road on the south side of Ge Dao Mountain, looking far to the east.
The weather was hot, and even after the sun had set, the mountain breeze still brought a hint of heat. He was used to wearing furs, so even in the hot summer, he only took off half of it, revealing half of his chest as solid as iron. He wore an unknown beast on his waist.
The leather belt was tied haphazardly, but on his left arm was a round alexandrite that was as round as a bead. This was the symbol of the leader of the Getao tribe.
Mi Qinhu was making an extremely difficult decision at this time. Just over a month ago, the powerful Western Turks sent an envoy, bringing heavy gifts, promising attractive benefits, and asking him to do one thing.
His greed and some pressure forced him not to refuse. With his cooperation, three thousand heroic Turkic cavalry were broken into pieces and came to Gadaobu, where he hid them in the back mountains.