Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1519
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, we still have to have a good meal.

Li Tangbin ordered the slaughter of cattle and sheep, and the whole army feasted.The soldiers were all smiling and rejoicing.

The cattle and sheep are naturally sponsored by Nanban.

Scholars of later generations generally believe that the ethnic groups of the Yi language branch have a deep relationship with the ancient Qiang Rong.However, Qiang Rong has been "good at herding", "clothing and skin" and "not eating grains" since ancient times.

The Qiang people used to herd sheep for the Xirong. Considering their wide distribution, the Yi-speaking tribes who once occupied a large plain in Sichuan learned to raise livestock from them, and the Wuman indeed "has a lot of cattle and horses".

During the Western Han Dynasty, an important material imported from Sichuan to the Central Plains was "Zuoma".Sima Xiangru and Han Shuo once obtained "30 cows, horses and sheep" from Yizhou, and there is even a legend of a horse that "travels five hundred miles a day" in the Dianchi Lake area...

Yunnan is actually a place where animal husbandry is very developed, which complements the cultivation of rice, wheat, millet, and beans.

To put it bluntly, this is a southern civilization area that has been inherited from the ancient Dian Kingdom and Nanzhao has flourished.In this era, the two provinces of Guizhou and Guangxi will lag behind Yunnan—it seems to be still the case in the 21st century.

Li Tangbin led an army of tens of thousands, all of whom were skilled warriors, with sharp swords and guns in their hands, so naturally they would not be polite.If you can't search nearby, search far away, and kill them if you don't give them food, you have committed a lot of crimes.

But Li Tangbin is Duke Lu of Great Xia and the de facto commander of the army. He is only responsible for the bellies of tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, and does not consider other things. Whether the people of Nanman hate or fear him, he doesn't care.

He is the second Xianyu Zhongtong.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a special guest was welcomed in the camp: Gao Fang, a member of the Dachang and Gao Yuanzhong, commander of the Eastern Route Army.

Gao Fang is not yet 20 years old this year. He has been intelligent since he was a child, and his eloquence is very good. He is different from other people in his clan, so he invested resources and focused on training him. Now he has emerged in the Gao clan.

In history, he sponsored Duan Siping to raise troops to attack the Dayining Kingdom established by the Yang family, and was named "Yuehou". Not only was the Gao family's territory in the Xi'er River preserved, but Juqiao (near Kunming) was also granted as a private fief. .

The Gao family has always been a family of powerful officials in Dali, manipulating the situation behind the scenes, almost using the Duan family as a puppet.

Gao Fang's descendant, Gao Shengtai, once usurped the throne, changed the name of the country to "Great China", and called himself the Zhengde Emperor of Great China! ! !

This is one of the five powerful families in Yunnan, the core force where the king and the horse share the world.The visit of the Gao family envoy is very meaningful.

"See Mr. Li." After Gao Fang entered the camp, he was surrounded by ferocious warriors, but he was not afraid.

"I'm most annoyed by you aristocratic families with ulterior motives." Li Tangbin glanced at him and said, "I think you are good for the country, so I won't kill you today. Tell me, what's the matter?"

Gao Fang glanced at the soldiers and generals in the tent, hesitant to speak.

"Say it?" Lao Li was in a bad mood, took a picture of the table, and asked.

When encountering such old killers and old hooligans, Gao Fang could only take a deep breath, and said: "I have heard that Da Xiazi is generous and benevolent, and he promises everything he says, and he will be rewarded for his merits. There are 15 strong soldiers, knowing that the Zheng family will pervert, and Changhe Guozuo will perish, so they are willing to return the land to preserve the Gao clan..."

"What conditions?" Li Tangbin asked bluntly.

Gao Fang stabilized his mind and said: "My Gao family still has members in Xi'er River, if..."

"What's the condition? Let's hear it. If it doesn't work out, you don't have to report it to Beijing. I'll decline it on your majesty's behalf." Li Tangbin said impatiently.

The soldiers in the tent also sneered again and again.

Some people joked about Gao Fang's thin skin and tender flesh, saying that it was more comfortable to play with than a little lady.

Some people say that the Erhai Lake is a source of nourishment, and the daughters of the Gao family must be very beautiful. At that time, the most beautiful ones will be presented to His Majesty, and the rest will be shared among themselves.

Some people can't say this well, they only love money, the Gao family has been rich and honored for many generations, and the family must have a lot of possessions, or they can get a share of the pie.

Gao Fang took another dark breath.

He knew that the warriors were not all fools, so they were probably pretending to be vulgar and putting pressure on him.

"I heard that the son of Daxia attacked Jurchen and ordered his chieftains to come to worship. The five prefectures of Tieli, Baolu, Heishui, Tongjiang, and Jinghai each have their own history." Gao Fang said: "The clans of the present generation Uncle Qi is the governor of Yongchang Prefecture, and he is the governor of the world."

"Yongchang Prefecture? Could it be Yongchang Town?" Li Tangbin asked.

"It's Yongchang Town." Gao Fang said.

Li Tangbin was expressionless, but he was thinking in his heart.

Before Yang Qianzhen sent envoys to the camp, he also begged to be the envoy of Yongchang Jiedu, hereditary.

It seems that Yang's is even more vulgar, and he didn't study the prison system since Tang and Xia.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, in some relatively important Jimi prefectures, the governor's mansion was established, and the native officials hereditary governors, both in the north and the south; in the relatively less important Jimi prefectures, the native officials' hereditary governors were mostly in the south.

Xia inherited the Tang system, but with some changes.There are relatively many posts of governors, such as the hereditary governors of the kings of the counties in Qishengzhou, the hereditary governors of the Jurchen chiefs in Baolu and other states, and a large number of Jimi Prefecture governors with two-character state names in central and southern Guizhou.

Under the governor, there are tribal envoys and other positions, which are generally enfeoffed in Zhengzhou.

At least Gao has researched it clearly, while Yang is still clinging to Jiedushi, although there is no essential difference between the two.

Let's talk about the matter in front of us, why did you all fall in love with Yongchang Town?How nice is that place?
Li Tangbin is not very familiar with it, after all, he has never been there.But the place that can be competed by Yang and Gao will definitely not be bad.Thinking of this, he felt that neither of these two had a chance to get Yongchang.

"It's a big matter, I can't be the master." Li Tangbin said: "Furthermore, the country's land is discussed and discussed like piles of goods. What's the proper way? Since Mrs. Gao has the heart, he should rectify the troops and horses to Dali and listen to my orders. .After making meritorious deeds, the saint will naturally award rewards as appropriate, understand?"

Gao Fang was stunned.This Li Tangbin actually played an official accent with him!

"Why? Not happy?" Li Tangbin looked at Gao Fang with dangerous eyes, and said, "The Gao family's roots are actually in Xijing, right? Dali, Yongchang, and the Gao family have risen slowly, and they have been known as the chiefs of the Xi'er River for more than a hundred years. It sounds good, but we are fighting a century-old power!"

The military academies laughed when they heard this.

Some people say that Weibo Town is more than a hundred years old, and 300 million people have been uprooted.Wei Bowufu is much more difficult to deal with than the tribal aristocrats like the Gao family, and now he has been dealt with submissively.

Some people say that all the towns in Hebei have been around for 150 years. The iron-clad yamen soldiers and Liushui Jiedu envoys have a much deeper foundation than the Nanman tribes. Why don't you let the Gao family go to Hebei to have a look?
Some people said don't talk nonsense with them. Since the expedition, Li Lin and Wang Jiao have made great achievements.

Although Gao Fang was a man of outstanding intelligence, when he heard the words "happy, happy", he was still terrified.

In the first year of Zong Guangde in the Tang Dynasty (763), Ge Luofeng visited Kunchuan (now Kunming).

In the first year of Yongtai (765), Feng Jiayi, the son of Ge Luofeng, conquered Quzhou and Jingzhou (now Zhaotong area), which greatly improved the external environment of Kunchuan, so he built and expanded the east city and began to manage the Kunchuan area.

In the following years, the captive population of various ethnic groups was continuously moved to Tuodong.

For example, in the tenth year of Zhenyuan, Tubo was defeated, and the Shenchuan Dudufu (now Lijiang) was obtained, and more than [-] Moximan households were moved to Kunchuan.

When the capital of the Pyu Kingdom was captured, 3000 nobles, officials, and monks were captured and sent to Tuodong.

When Yongchang was in operation, Ailaoyi, who refused to obey the discipline, was sent to Shanchan Mansion with his neck full.

After more than a hundred years of painstaking efforts, it has achieved today's grand occasion: Shanchan Prefecture has a household registration of more than [-], which is rich in rice, wheat, beans, cattle and sheep, wild animals, men and women farming and weaving, and the benefits of fishing and salt. Trade, profit big Yan.

Such a rich place, let tens of thousands of Xia soldiers rush over, enough to kill them for a few days?

Recalling the villages that Xia Bing "requisitioned" along the way, the places where the dead bodies lay dead were horrible.

If they were allowed to go to Tokyo - Gao Fang couldn't imagine.What's more, news came from the northeast...

At this moment, the gentle and refined young man was finally no match for a group of old hooligans. He lowered his head helplessly and said, "I'll go back and discuss."

"There is a deadline of ten days. If Gao Yuanzhong doesn't come, I will meet him myself." Li Tangbin said.

The military academy laughed.

After Gao Fang saluted, he left in embarrassment.

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On August [-]th, Li Tangbin set off from camp and arrived in Yunnan in one day.

In the evening, Dong Jialuo, Dong's envoy, asked to see him.

At that time, all the troops were eating, and there were laughter and laughter inside and outside the city, which was very lively.

I didn't fight much along the way, but I didn't know how happy I was to eat and drink.

Dong Jialuo's face twitched as he looked at the slaughtered cattle and sheep.The wealth accumulated since Nanzhao is consumed day by day like this, just like Xianyu Zhongtong, it will bring disaster to the people!
Li Tangbin is meeting Zhong Taizhang, the envoy of the Dragon and Tiger Army, in the camp.

Zhong Taizhang was originally from the Zuoya Military Academy in Huainan, and they did the "200-person miracle". Because of their outstanding martial arts and bravery in combat, they are currently serving in the Dragon and Tiger Army and were sent by Zhu Yanshou to contact them.

The Dragon and Tiger Army has passed through the tribal gathering area of ​​Kunming, and is currently resting in Nanning Prefecture and Nanman Shicheng County (now Qujing North) in the old Tang Dynasty.But before that, they were entertained by poisonous arrows, and all kinds of guerrilla warfare in the mountains flew into the air.

The reason for such a reversal is, to put it bluntly, a major defeat on the frontal battlefield.

They are cowards, but not fools.Those who can survive to this day all have the instinct of grass on the wall.It may be a little lacking in vision, but the situation is so clear, it is natural to change your position.

Li Tangbin was overjoyed when he heard the news about Zhong Taizhang, but at the same time he was furious: he was almost cheated by that thief Gao Fang!

Shicheng County is not far from Tokyo City. The Dragon and Tiger Army has finished resting and can kill at any time.

Li Tangbin immediately asked Zhong Taizhang to rush back to the station, and told Zhu Yanshou that if he didn't want to be dismissed, he should immediately march into Tuodong City to put pressure on the Gao family.

After Zhong Taizhang left, Li Tangbin waved and let Dong Jialuo in for questioning.

This is another young man, a rising star of the Dong family of the Xi'er River family, who is slightly less famous than Gao Fang.

Gao Fang and Dong Jialuo are the two of Duan Siping’s four founding heroes in history, and evolved into four big families. In Jin Yong’s novels, they are borrowed as Duan Zhengchun’s four great ministers. They are loyal, but not in history—you have seen usurpers” Loyal" retainers?

Li Tangbin had heard beforehand that Dong's family had gathered more than ten thousand soldiers and planned to join Wang Shi, so he directly asked: "Dong's return is naturally a great kindness. But now I have to ask, is there any internal support in Xijing City?"

"Of course there are." Dong Jialuo replied directly without talking nonsense.

In fact, not only the Dong family has it, but most other families have it too, if Zheng Renmin didn't clean it up.

"You will go west with me tomorrow." Li Tangbin nodded, and said, "Changhe Kingdom should also come to an end."

Dong Jialuo was neither sad nor happy, so he answered softly.

(End of this chapter)