Straight man of steel

Chapter 127 A Human Head

There is also a big river connecting Jiangzhou City to Fuguan.

However, under the current conditions, Zhang Yuan did not have the ability to sail the wooden boat upstream on the Yangtze River.

Early the next morning after arriving in Jiangzhou City, he took more than ten officials of the mission and all the guards and set off for Fuguan.

All you see along the way are high mountains and steep mountains, and the road is just a winding path, which Tang Meng has just repaired. If you are not careful along the road, you may fall into the extremely turbulent Yangtze River. among.

This big river has swallowed thousands of lives.

The fast horse galloped for half a day, but Zhang Yuan slowed down and walked for three days. Although the scenery was incomparably beautiful, he was trembling with fear.

"This road has to be widened by at least three times to safely transport the iron ore and Yelang Kingdom's materials in large quantities. Tang Meng wants to develop such a place, but he will not get the corresponding harvest at all."

Although Huo Zhong went on missions to more than ten vassal states, what he saw even in Chu was only forests, not steep mountains.

"If the Southwest Yi is fully developed, countless people in our Han Dynasty will benefit. It's just that the road builders should not be the people of our Han Dynasty. If it is replaced by people from the Yelang Kingdom, then these costs will not be borne by us."

Zhang Yuan said it calmly, and everyone around him also felt that their trip was meaningful.As for the sense of guilt, it has not yet been born in this era.

If a sharp sword is handed over to the most compassionate Confucian scholars, they will rush to fight the alien race crazily. For more than 60 years, the big man has never obtained any benefits from the alien race.

Even if countries like Baiyue pay tribute, they only send things that are useless to them all the way to the Han in exchange for the most precious silks and silks. The essence of tribute is a process of trade exchange between countries.

Just one or two envoys can gain huge wealth by kneeling down. Zhang Yuan would have maintained a vassal relationship with such an emperor to satisfy his own vanity.

"Pedestrian order, we are almost there. Fu Pass is in front of us."

A city wall between two high mountains appeared in front of Zhang Yuan. This was the first time Zhang Yuan saw Guancheng on the frontier of the Han Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the city wall was only as tall as two of them.

But thinking that those Yelang people were probably still using wooden weapons, at most bronze weapons, Zhang Yuan felt that the city wall was still a bit high.

To deal with Baiyue and other aliens, if he didn't care about being too cruel, Zhang Yuan could have dozens of ways to deal with them without harming his soldiers.

The envoy to inform Tang Meng had already been sent out, but when Zhang Yuan and his party stood outside the city wall, no one came out to greet them, and even the city gate was tightly closed.

Huo Zhong shouted loudly towards the city wall.

"The emperor's envoy came to Fuguan in person, why didn't Lieutenant General Tang Meng open the city gate to greet him?"

The soldiers on the city wall saw Zhang Yuan holding the talisman, and the hundreds of soldiers holding the black dragon flag symbolizing Chang'an Palace Guards, and hurriedly shouted.

"Please also ask the envoy of the emperor to wait here, and the final general will report this to General Zhonglang."

Zhang Yuan came to solve the problem, scolding Tang Meng was the least important thing, just read Liu Che's will.Right now, Tang Meng didn't know why he was so nervous that he made things difficult for himself.

After being left hanging by the people in Fuguan for half an hour, the wooden door blocked in front of Zhang Yuan and others slowly opened.

The leader was a middle-aged man, holding a wooden box in his hand, and led an army of nearly a thousand people to kneel in front of Zhang Yuan's horse.

"The sinful general Tang Meng paid homage to the envoy of the emperor, and it was the fault of the sinful general to let the envoy of the emperor wait here. The sinful general specially presented this gift to the envoy of the emperor."

Zhang Yuan didn't speak, and the douchebag immediately went forward and brought the wooden box over.

"Open."

Giving gifts in front of so many people, Zhang Yuan didn't think Tang Meng was a fool who would do such a thing.

Erdan immediately opened the wooden box, and a strong stench came out. Zhang Yuan looked sideways and found a human head inside the wooden box. Erdan was so frightened that he almost threw the box out.

"What does the doctor mean by this?"

The bloody human head could no longer calm Zhang Yuan. He bit the tip of his tongue and tried to keep himself calm.

"Honorable envoy, this head is the head of the Bo Dao Ling who supervised the repair of the road before, and his ineffectiveness makes His Majesty worry that it is already a capital offense.

The honored envoy came here, if the guilty general did not sacrifice the head of this person, I am afraid that he would be slandered by the villain again if it was passed on to Chang'an. "

This Bo Dao Ling must be killed, and the people's anger can only be quelled with blood. Whether it is Zhang Lu, the prefect of Napa County, or Bo Dao Ling, now Tang Meng gave Zhang Yuan the answer.

"Send someone to send this head back to Jiangzhou City, and the rest will follow me into the customs."

The essence of Fuguan is to resist foreign invasion, not to house people.

There are no houses built of bricks and stones in the pass, all are white military tents, and wooden carts.

If it were just military tents, it would be nothing, but with so many wooden carts, it doesn't look like a military camp.

"What are these carts for?"

Zhang Yuan had already dismounted his horse and was patrolling the military camp accompanied by Tang Meng.

"Reporting to your honorable envoy, these wooden carts are used to build roads. If you dig through the mountain roads, there will be a lot of stones. It would be a pity to discard them, so they will be pulled back to Fuguan to be used to strengthen the city wall."

Seeing Tang Meng lying with his eyes open to deceive himself, Zhang Yuan didn't get angry. Knowing that this matter was actually manipulated by Liu Che, he warned himself countless times not to cause trouble.

After turning around casually, Tang Meng led Zhang Yuan into the army tent, and Zhang Yuan read Liu Che's will to Tang Meng.

Tang Meng's expression didn't change at all from the beginning to the end, indicating that he already knew the content of the will.

"Sin will take its course."

"Since the doctor knows what to do to save everything, he will call back those civilian husbands, and I will take them back to Berkshire."

A look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on Tang Meng's face.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it in the next few days."

Zhang Yuan didn't think there would be any resistance from the Yelang Kingdom. Tang Meng had a thousand soldiers and a Yelang Kingdom was nothing. I was afraid that these peasants were not building roads, but digging mines for the Huang family.

"If the doctor has any difficulties, it's best to say it now, don't wait until later."

"This Yelang Mountain is high and the road is dangerous. I am afraid it will be difficult for the civilian workers who built the road to return in a short time. Your envoy will give the guilty general three days, and the criminal general will definitely let those civilian workers return to Fuguan."

Zhang Yuan could still afford to wait for three days. Although life in the frontier was difficult, it was better than returning to Chang'an and bearing the sin of incompetence.

"Just do as you say."

(End of this chapter)