1.187 Protect the Western Regions
When the sun rises in the east. The smoke gradually drifted away. Embroiderers wear breathing masks and patrol back and forth on the ridges. Fortunately, the shops on the street have two courtyards in front and back, and once the poisonous fog crosses the high wall, it will be blown away by the cold wind, and the evasion is timely, fortunately, there are no casualties.
Don't wait for the fog to clear up on the street. The embroiderers scattered along the ridges of the tall buildings.
The thieves' strongholds were explored a few years ago. Just follow the map to arrest the culprits behind the scenes.
I see that the time has come. Liu Bei ordered Yan Xing to shoot a Ming Di again.
After receiving the signal, the king of Khotan ordered the city gate to be locked tightly, and only entered and could not be entered. He also ordered the rangers to patrol the outside of the city to prevent the thieves from escaping through the tunnels.
Before Liu Bei's southern tour, he sent a handwritten letter to the king of Khotan, ordering him to act according to the plan. Shoot into the air and lock the gates.
3,000 elite thieves, all killed. Those left behind are the old, weak, sick and disabled, and vulnerable. There are five embroiderers in one team to clear the remnants of the enemy. and then put all the unarmed craftsmen and miscellaneous servants in prison.
All the warehouses and private warehouses were sealed. Because the Khotanese garrison guarded day and night, they did not mention it.
Soon, some people couldn't get through it and told all kinds of secret secrets.
As Liu Bei expected.
This matter is inseparable from the Taiping Dao. But there are differences. The mastermind behind the scenes and Taiping Dao are more likely to use each other, similar to a loose alliance. Not a Taiping person.
This made Liu Bei feel a little relieved. If the Taiping Road sees the seams, it has already secretly set foot in all aspects of the Western Regions. Liu Bei was honest and returned to his hometown. Wait for Sect Master Zhang to die and ascend to immortality.
The power of religion is terrifying. But it's more of a cult of personality.
The situation can refer to Xianbei and collapse. As soon as Da Dan Yu Tan Shi Huai died, Xianbei immediately fell apart and was no longer what it used to be.
The early days of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The momentum is like a wildfire, sweeping the Han. When Sect Leader Zhang died, he was defeated and collapsed in an instant.
Why did it lose so quickly. The sudden death of Sect Leader Zhang was the main cause.
If you want to say, whether God blesses the big man, I don't know.
In the past, there was a Xianbei big single in the sandalwood acacia, and Sheng Ji died for no reason for a while. Later, there was the Taiping Daoist Zhang Sect Master, and the situation was so good that he suddenly lost his life in Huangquan.
It is said that the heavens are dead. Liu Bei said that the sky has eyes.
Even if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and dog ascend to heaven.
But it can't withstand the tree falling and scattering.
If you talk about the understanding of the human body. These heroes under Liu Bei's command are indispensable. Why do you need to use heavy punishment, it is a thin rope that will pour out all the water in the thief's stomach.
Cross-compare and report the confession. Hidden current accounts, transaction flows, and income and expenditure vouchers everywhere were all gathered in Liu Bei's hands.
After a cursory look, it is really a rich country.
As the saying goes, horses are not fertile without night grass, and people are not rich without windfalls.
Liu Bei has worked hard for 20 years. It's not as fast as five donkey carts.
The donkey cart of the organ is hard to sell, it is better to raid the house for a day and night.
Human and physical evidence is present. Three thousand heads, waiting for the nitrate box. Dare to attack the long history of the Western Regions. It is equivalent to rebellion.
Dangyi three tribes.
The convict's family property must be confiscated.
Liu Bei's mood was like a roller coaster. Joy, relief, surprise, surprise inexplicable, even numbness. No feeling at all.
Stealing Kunlun jade, 30 years. How much wealth has been accumulated. It can be compared with Liu Bei's hard farming and 20 years.
It is important to know that farming is ten times more profitable. Doing business is 100 times more profitable. There is another kind. It is claimed that it will not be open for three years, and it will be open for three years. It refers to jade. It's not just a book of profits.
Pearl agate, precious jade. None of them. There are tens of millions of gold coins from all countries alone.
The long convoy traveled between it and Xicheng, bringing back all the proceeds of the raid.
Those who are innocent, craftsmen, handymen, servants, and stewards. All of them were retained and returned to their old jobs. It's business as usual. It's just that the owner has been replaced by Changshi Liu Bei.
Of course, those jade smuggling businesses that were originally shady. Now they can all use the name of the Changshi Mansion to sell it in a grand manner. The quality is better, and the price is naturally more expensive.
Three days later, the mastermind behind the scenes, his family, was intercepted by Khotanese in an oasis outside the city. As Liu Bei expected. A clever person has more than one plan. The mastermind had indeed dug a secret passage that led directly to the outside of the city.
However, Liu Bei expected the enemy first. Wait for the rabbit. Take down all these herdsmen who suddenly appeared from the ground.
Escorted into the city and brought before Liu Bei and the king of Khotan.
"But Master Qin." Liu Bei asked with a smile.
The old man dressed as a shepherd sighed: "Looking back at the long history, the old man is Qin Mu." ”
"The master book is a good means." For the conspirator in front of him who has been dormant for more than 30 years, Liu Bei also sighed.
But all conspirators, for their own selfishness, can persevere, lie down and taste courage, endure humiliation for decades, and even do not hesitate to exhaust their life's efforts. They are all very comparable.
Either Caesar or nothing. Compared with those immortal monarchs who opened the world and established a new dynasty. Their only shortcoming is failure.
"The master wants to replace him and establish himself as the king of Khotan?"
"If the old man said that he once just wanted to be a famous minister, the long history is credible?"
Liu Bei nodded lightly: "Letter." ”
"The times have taken a sharp turn, and creation has made people. The old man trembled, all the way to today. Success or failure is a matter of thought. If it weren't for the long history, he might be able to get what he wanted, and the north would be lonely. At that time, if Changshi came again, he would also be a guest. Why is this so old, why is this ......"
"I don't have a problem with something. Please let the master register know. ”
"It's a long history, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
"Looking at the current accounts of the main book, the jade material was not only sold to the princely family, but also to several princes and kings. It is also sold to many people in the rivers and lakes, including Taiping Road. Liu Bei paused slightly: "What is the relationship between the main book and the Taiping Dao?" ”
"The old man and that sect leader Zhang cherish each other, and they can be regarded as people in the same way. There was a frequent exchange of letters. As for the sect leader's mouth, the world is peaceful, the sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, and so on. But the old man did not believe it. Qin Mu replied.
"Why don't you believe it?" Liu Bei asked again.
"The so-called emergency illness and indiscriminate medical treatment. Most of them are suffering and homeless, and there is no way out. was given a bowl of rice porridge, or a bowl of runic water, and was able to survive. Therefore, I am grateful and convinced.
However, the old and the rich rival the country, and there is no end to food and clothing. God treats me well, how can I say that I am dead? Qin Mu sneered and said: "Zi said, don't say anything. I have read the saint's book to my heart's content, and how can we be deceived by one or two of his false words? ”
"Reasonable." Liu Bei nodded happily: "But with this, I will protect your whole family from dying." ”
"Xie Changshi." Qin Mu was finally moved: "Sect Master Zhang, the divine dragon sees the head but does not see the end. Through more than ten years of correspondence, Lao Yu has a little experience with Sect Master Zhang and others. The handwritten book is in the secret room, and the long history can be taken as far as you can see. ”
"Liu Bei is deeply grateful." After speaking, he reached the ground for a long time. The king of Khotan, who was standing beside him, hurriedly accompanied him.
"Forgive the old man who is shackled and cannot pay full salutes." Qin Mu accepted it calmly.
Liu Bei then ordered someone to be put on death row and beheaded on a certain day for public display.
Only then did the king of Khotan ask: "I don't know who this Taiping Dao Zhang Sect Master is." can exchange the life of the old thief's family. ”
Liu Bei rushed to Qin Mu's distant back and said: "This thief is just a ringworm scabies (jiè xuǎn zhī jí), Sect Leader Zhang, and he is the harm of his henchmen." ”
"I see." The king of Khotan seems to understand whether he understands or not.