Datang: Starting from Li Jiancheng

Chapter 111

"What then? Then you will be the emperor."

Dou Yinger stared blankly at Luo Bin, not quite understanding what he looked like.

Hearing this, Luo Bin glanced at Dou Yinger as if he was an idiot, and then said: "You also know that the current Tang Dynasty's troops are weak, if we attack Chang'an at this time, no matter whether we win or lose, it will be the Tang's troops. "

"Even if I succeed in ascending the throne, after the Turks get the news, will they still care about the Weishui alliance that is useless to them?"

"If they send their troops south again, we will really have more than enough ambition but not enough power, and we will have no choice but to be at the mercy of others."

Speaking of this, Luo Bin looked at Dou Yinger with some helplessness, "Remember to put the country first and then the family, and let the whole Tang Dynasty fall in order to avenge a small revenge. Are you willing to do such a thing?"

Dou Yinger lowered her eyes slightly when she heard the words, then shook her head, "I was careless."

Luo Bin pursed his lips when he saw this, and then said softly: "Don't worry, Li Shimin killed my only relative in this world, and he also wants to get rid of me. I will not let it go."

"It's just that now is really not the time. Both Datang and we are too weak now. Give both sides a chance to ease."

"Yeah." Dou Yinger nodded and stopped arguing.

Luo Bin responded, then took out the note that the servant had given him earlier and handed it to Dou Yinger.

"Master Wei sent someone to send this. Zhang Wencheng escaped the death penalty under Mr. Wei's immediate bail, but was dismissed after being beaten twenty times."

Seeing this, Dou Yinger pursed her lips, "Although it's unfair to him, it's already the best result."

Luo Bin also nodded, "Perhaps dismissal is not a bad thing for him, Master Zhang is too upright, such a person is not suitable for officialdom."

"It's just that he has been working in Bingzhou for these years, so he has been fine. If he was in Chang'an, he would probably die several times."

After saying this, Luo Bin turned around and said to a boy: "Go to the warehouse to pay Master Zhang 100 taels of silver."

"Aren't you going to see him?" Dou Yinger asked with a frown.

Luo Bin shook his head when he heard the words, "We are both people whom His Majesty fears, if we really get together, His Majesty may go crazy."

"That's right, it's better not to cause more trouble, so that Mr. Zhang can live a more stable life in his hometown." Dou Yinger nodded and sighed softly.

Luo Bin responded, and then continued to say to the boy: "You tell Mr. Zhang, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely visit him, and let him not lose hope in life."

"Master Zhang is a smart man, he should understand my thoughts."

The little servant nodded when he heard the words, "Okay, Lord Hou, I have written everything down."

"Go quickly, people will leave soon." Luo Bin waved his hand.

The boy responded and left immediately.

Zhang Wencheng was also moved to tears after receiving the silver and words sent by Luo Bin.

"Also, my little brother, please help me tell Master Hou that I must live a good life and wait for Master Hou to come."

"Okay, please rest assured, Mr. Zhang." The servant slightly bowed.

"Little brother, you don't need to be too polite. I'm not an adult anymore." Zhang Wencheng smiled self-deprecatingly, with a bit of desolation in his eyes.

The servant responded, and then exchanged pleasantries with Zhang Wencheng before leaving.

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the other side.

Hou Junji also successfully arrived in Bingzhou after dozens of boats and vehicles.

As soon as I arrived at the border of Bingzhou, I saw some businessmen setting up street stalls at the junction with the Turkic border, and three or five Turkic people were also selling in the same way.

During this period, there were still many Tang people and Turkic people who traded with each other, and it was peaceful.

But Hou Junji was extremely angry when he saw this, and immediately got off his horse and walked in front of one of the merchants, and said with a sullen face, "What are you doing?"

The businessman was stunned when he heard the words, raised his eyes to look at Hou Junji and said, "Are you from outside?"

Hou Junji immediately winked behind him, and someone immediately waved the imperial decree and explained: "The governor of Bingzhou has been dismissed, and the emperor has specially sent General Hou to take charge of Bingzhou."

Seeing this, the businessman immediately cupped his hands at Hou Junji, "I'm paying my respects to General Hou, what does the general want to buy?"

"Answer the general's words just now." Hou Junji's face darkened, and he was extremely serious.

The businessman responded, then chuckled and said, "We are exchanging trade with the Turks. To put it bluntly, we are all setting up stalls at the border together."

"The climate in the north and the south are different, and the specialties are different. We can complement each other."

After hearing what the businessman said, Hou Junji's face became even more gloomy, "As a citizen of Tang Dynasty, you actually do business with Turkic barbarians here?"

"Do you know how many soldiers we lost in the battle of the Weishui River? Did you do this to your compatriots?"

The businessman glanced at Hou Junji speechlessly, but his face was still cheerful, "The general doesn't know this. This was a policy formulated when Marquis Wu was still alive. At that time, we hadn't fought the Turks yet."

"And the border has been harmonious for so many years, and there has never been any fighting."

Having said this, the businessman pointed not far away and said: "General, look, there are Beiwei troops patrolling back and forth over there. We are very safe here."

"Who cares about your safety?"

The crease between Hou Junji's brows deepened a bit, "You are now doing business with the clansman who killed your compatriots, do you know that?"

"........."

The businessman pursed his lips, and then said in a deep voice: "We are doing business with Turkic people, not Turkic soldiers."

"It was the Turkic soldiers who killed our compatriots, not them."

When Hou Junji heard the words, he immediately said angrily: "You are making unreasonable words."

After finishing speaking, Hou Junji waved to the soldiers behind him again and said, "Immediately tell all the Tang people who set up stalls here to pack up and go home quickly. From now on, there will be no more trade with Turkic barbarians on the border."

"All rebels, you just smash the booth!"

Hearing this, the soldiers behind him immediately said, "Yes!"

Seeing this, the businessman's face darkened a bit, and he pursed his lips and said, "No way, general!"

"We have been trading with the Turks for many years, and doing so is also very beneficial to us. If we Tang people break the rules first, I'm afraid it will be criticized."

When Hou Junji heard this, he sneered again, "Are you afraid of being criticized or afraid of making less money?"

"Is it because there are too few people in Bingzhou or what, you have to negotiate business with Turkic barbarians?"

After finishing speaking, Hou Junji continued without waiting for the merchant to open his mouth, "Are you going to remove this stall yourself, or should we help you?"

Seeing this, the businessman sighed helplessly, then bent over to pack his things resignedly.

Hou Junji nodded in satisfaction, and then shouted to the soldiers in the distance: "Hurry up!"

(End of this chapter)