Chapter Seventy-Four: The Protracted War
Sizhou City
Sima Mansion
The inner hall of the outer house was full of joy, that is, on the street of the house, there were flowing water seats. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
From the time Yang Shan, the master of Wuling Dong Cave, entered the city, to the marriage with Ran Xiuniang, everything went smoothly. As one of the owners of Sizhou City, Ran Mofeng had already prepared for the guests from all over the world, with the most enthusiastic banquet of the Tujia family and the most sincere thanks.
The Tujia family originally had many ceremonies, and the groom was a Dong family, according to Ran Xiuniang's idea, it was in Sizhou City to follow the Tujia rituals, and when she returned to Yangshan, she would follow the rules of the Dong family. So the ceremony lasted from noon to almost evening, but the guests could sit down early and drink according to their preferences.
For Ran Xiuniang's wedding, people from Wuxi Zhuban came to attend, because Ran Xiuniang is not only Ran Mofeng's daughter, but also the disciple of the old mage who is respected by Wuxi people that day, which is equivalent to the saint of Zhuban, you say who doesn't want to come and see.
Because of the large number of guests, Ran Mofeng could not salute them one by one, so he opened a banquet in the inner mansion and a banquet in the inner hall. Although the barbarians are not pure and civilized, they also know how to respect heroes. Among the thirty-six cave barbarians, there are only two respectable heroes, one is Ran Mofeng from Sizhou in Shuzhong, and the other is Peng Shiwei from Xizhou in Chudi.
When Ran Mofeng was a teenager, he went to Beijing to worship the young son of heaven Meng Chang to help him calm down the coercion of important ministers and the recovery of barbarian land. Meng Chang was grateful to Ran Mofeng, and stayed in Beijing many times, but Ran Mofeng was determined to recover the barbarians in Shu. For more than ten years after that, Ran Mofeng really led the heroes of the Youyang Tujia family to recover the barbarians scattered everywhere. Tian Hongyu, the head of the Tian family in Shuzhong, personally took Ran Mofeng into Sizhou City.
And Peng Shiwei, the hero of Xizhou, first helped the descendants of the Ma family in Chudi, and led the barbarians in Xizhou to sweep the states in Chudi. Later, the Southern Tang Dynasty invaded Chudi, and he was recruited into Jinling Mansion by the Southern Tang Dynasty, and now he is still in a heavy position in Jinling, and his children and grandchildren are also hereditary Xizhou Baojing Division.
As the hero of Wuxi in Shuzhong, Ran Mofeng naturally has his own responsibilities. Of course, as a hero, he naturally hopes that he will remain in history forever and become the pride of Wuxi and the pride of the Ran family for generations.
Ran Mofeng looked at the drunken and humble people in the hall, although everyone was already crooked and didn't know what to say, but there was no intention of stopping the commotion. This is the inner house of Sima Mansion, and it is natural to sit on the representative of the 36 holes. Most of everyone was happy, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, and no one noticed Ran Mofeng's expression.
Ran Mofeng turned around and sat down on the seat in the inner hall again, and more than a dozen people in the table here had already fallen down, and those who slipped to the bottom of the table were all happy. What was surprising was that Ran Mofeng himself was not drunk, he seemed to be thinking about something, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Sizhou Thorn Shi Tian Hongjun beside him has been sitting at the top of his left hand, he has already been lying on the table, and he seems to feel Ran Mofeng coming, he actually raised his head and sat up straight. Although he seems to be drunk, there is no drunkenness in his eyes.
Originally, according to common sense, he should have sat in the first place, but when he took the seat, he insisted that Ran Mofeng was the biggest today, and forcibly pushed Ran Mofeng to the first place. Ran Mofeng naturally didn't think that Tian Hongjun had good intentions. Now in the Wuxi Sizhou area, the prestige of the Tian family is weakening day by day, and Tian Hongjun obviously wants to gain a good reputation for himself.
Ran Mofeng didn't care about Tian Hongjun's small move, because in Sizhou today, everyone understood that he was the main real power, and Ran Mofeng didn't care about the false name in the eyes of outsiders. But Ran Mofeng also knew that there were many nostalgic barbarians in Wuxi, who still valued the Tian family very seriously, and some people were dissatisfied with their own strength, and secretly supported the rise of Tian Hongjun.
As the helmsman of the Ran family's generation, Ran Mofeng has always kept in touch with Meng Chang in Chengdu, and naturally hopes that the Ran family's influence in Wuxi will continue to expand. But Ran Mofeng also deeply understands a truth, that is, nothing can be achieved overnight.
The prestige of the Tian family in Wuxi has been hundreds of years, and the head of this generation of the family, Tian Hongfei, is nominally in charge of all the barbarians in Wuxi, although a family like the Peng family in Chudi has long ignored the existence of the Tian family, but they also have to let the descendants of the Tian family serve in the Xizhou region as the state assassins. Therefore, if the Ran family wants to succeed in ascending to the throne, unless a new era arrives, or an event that is enough to be deeply remembered by the people of Wuxi.
Ran Mofeng knew that it was impossible for Tian Hongjun to drink too much, but he didn't deliberately go to see him, because even on this big day, Ran Mofeng was well arranged inside and out. For Tian Hongjun's actions at the moment, it seemed that it was expected by Ran Mofeng.
At this time, Tian Hongjun was indeed very sober, and he seemed to be drunk and cute, but when he saw Ran Mofeng's expression, he seemed to be suddenly sober. actually sat up straight and looked at Ran Mofeng with a smile.
"It's a good day, Brother Xiaofeng should be happy! Why does it seem that Brother Xiaofeng has something in his heart! ”
"What does Brother Yuan Zheng think! Brother is so drunk! Ran Mofeng turned his head to look at Tian Hongjun, although he didn't drink too much, but between his breaths, Ran Mofeng was still smoky.
"Presumably on a big day, Brother Xiaofeng must be happy in his heart! A certain family is very happy, so it may be slightly better than usual! Tian Hongjun smiled faintly, where is half drunk.
"I don't know why Brother Yuan Zheng can do it, everyone is drunk and I wake up alone! The acquaintance over the years surprised a certain family! Ran Mofeng said calmly, looking at Tian Hongjun, he felt a little moved in his heart.
For nearly a thousand years, the three major families of Wuxi, Tian, Ran, and Yang, have been in charge of the 36 barbarians in the Wuxi area. Now that the Yang family has declined, the Ran family has always been a subordinate of the Tian family. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Tian family has been hit hard because of its excessive power and its disattachment to various forces, and its power has been greatly weakened. Therefore, the Ran family was able to catch up and gradually become powerful in the Wuxi area.
Ran Mofeng understands better that the four major families of Sizhou Ran, Yan, Luo, and Tang, except for the Luo family's unclear intentions, all support him, and Meng Chang, who is even more in Chengdu, has always supported him. Therefore, he can be as stable as Mount Tai in Sizhou, but he doesn't care too much about the Sizhou assassin Shi Tian Hongjun in front of him.
"Brother Xiaofeng smiled! How can a certain family have such determination, but also a little drunk, thinking that tomorrow morning, but also to drink Xiuniang's tea, Brother Xiaofeng said, but some alcohol is up! Tian Hongjun held the wine glass on the table and calmly looked at the pattern on the glass, as if there was endless charm on it.
"It's Brother Xiaofeng, it's amazing in my eyes! How could you look at this Wuling Dong in the past? A certain family wondered how to look at this Wuling Dong? I think this young Ah Shan is really a blockbuster, and he will become a new star of Wuxi in the near future. Although Wuling Dong has not yet recovered, it is only a matter of time before a certain family thinks about it, and there is this Ah Shan! Brother Xiaofeng is helping from this, and he is even more powerful! Tian Hongjun looked at Ran Mofeng with a smile.
Ran Mofeng looked at Tian Hongjun quietly, staring at Tian Hongjun's smiling eyes, and suddenly the corners of his eyes also laughed, "Brother Yuan Zheng is really a little drunk!" It's not early today, so why don't you go back and rest early! ”
"That's what I mean!" Tian Hongjun stood up, as if he was stumbling under his feet, and the subordinates at the outer door on the side heard the movement, saw Ran Mofeng's signal, and hurriedly came over to help him. Tian Hongjun's tongue grew up again: "So Brother Xiaofeng's family went first!" ”
Watching Tian Hongjun gradually walk out of the inner hall, Ran Mofeng's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he sat there quietly, drinking the wine in front of him.
"My lord, the whole city is partying for Miss! Do you need to use it,,,,,,! A person dressed in ordinary clothes quietly appeared beside Ran Mofeng, with a face like orange peel, unable to tell his age, watching Tian Hongjun's figure disappear, there was a trace of fierceness in his eyes.
Ran Mofeng waved his hand, glanced at this subordinate, and then at the few people who were completely drunk on the side, these were all the families in Sizhou, and a few people from the local representatives of Wuxi. Ran Mofeng obviously knew that only Tian Hongjun was pretending to be drunk, and the two of them were obviously strong people in the barbarians, and at this time, they reflected that they were scheming people after all.
"Archmage, do you think he can pretend to be drunk, and he is not prepared for this great day when the whole city is happy?" Ran Mofeng actually laughed self-deprecatingly and walked out slowly. This subordinate-looking person also slowly followed.
The two of them walked out of the living room of the inner hall and walked towards the side garden, and there was no one along the way, it seemed that this was the back house of Sima Mansion.
"Last time, the Holy Gate sent someone to contact a certain family, hoping that Sizhou would allow the Holy Gate to preach. A certain family adhered to the wishes of the old mage and did not agree to their request. Do you think they will miss the most powerful and prestigious person on the bright side of Sizhou City? They've been wanting to develop here in Wuxi for a long time! It is said that Qianzhou now has their figure! O man! The breeze was blowing lightly outside, and Ran Mofeng seemed to be more awake.
The face of this subordinate person was calm, and although his face was ugly, there was no sense of disgust at all. Although he was wearing the decoration of a subordinate, standing beside Ran Mofeng, his momentum and demeanor were also extraordinarily noble, and he looked completely different from just now. It turned out that he was Yan Zhu, a famous barbarian archmage in Wuxi, from the Yan family of the four major families in Sizhou. Since he was a child, he has been close to Ran Mofeng, and was selected to practice with the old master of Wuxi Phuntsok and became a disciple of the old master Phuntsok. Ten years ago, the old master went into retreat and stepped down from the title of Grand Master, and he became the Grand Master of Wuxi.
"The main reason for the old Master's retreat, although it was not preached to the outside world, was actually mainly because of the Holy Religion! However, the reasons for this are complicated, and it is said that it has a great deal to do with the high-level of the Holy Sect, and even a certain family has never heard the old master mention it. Archmage Yan Zhu's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, and he said in a calm voice: "The Holy Sect and Wuxi have always been rivers that do not interfere with river water, but the Holy Sect is said to have been the Ba people who migrated from Wuxi in the past!" Later, he wanted to continue to enter Wuxi several times, but was blocked by the previous archmages. ”
He seemed to be a little fascinated, and Ran Mofeng looked at him without disturbing his thoughts. Even if he had a very good relationship with him, it was the first time he had heard of these things, and when he thought of what the Holy Sect had done, although there were no major evil deeds, as a local leader, Ran Mofeng also understood the importance of this matter.
He came back to his senses, looked at Ran Mofeng and said: "Our previous archmages are all masters, and everyone has spared no effort for the survival of the people of Wuxi, so even if the power of the various clans in Wuxi has not been as good as before in recent years, the archmages still have not given up and persevered. Over the years, the Holy Sect forces have not dared to get involved in Wuxi, and I can't imagine that they will blatantly and openly woo you, if it weren't for our relationship, the adults would have come to inform a certain family, and a certain family has been kept in the dark! ”
"What does the archmage mean?" Ran Mofeng looked at Yan Zhu, and when he saw Yan Zhu's expression was extremely calm and solemn, he couldn't help but say solemnly: "The majesty and status of the archmage are sacred and inviolable in Wuxi!" Presumably, the major families will have no objections! The archmage ascended to the top and shouted, if someone colludes with the Holy Sect and destroys the balance of Wuxi, it must be difficult to survive in Wuxi again! ”
"Don't worry, don't say that a certain family has a personal relationship with an adult, it's the daughter of the adult, that is also praised by the old mage and taught by himself!" Archmage Yan Zhu quietly looked at the road ahead, and suddenly said: "It is said that this time the Luo family sent someone to the Assassin Mansion, a certain family thinks about the Tian family's power in Sizhou, as well as the Luo family's undying heart for Tian Hongfei, and if the Holy Sect really sends someone to find him, it is estimated that before tonight, there will be a big move!" A certain family needs to plan well! ”
"Ah Shan sent a few gifts this time, and a certain family tried them one by one, but they can be produced in ordinary places! Thinking of him, a remote cave master, who is anxious for the survival of his clan, where to find such treasures! However, these treasures can be used by archmages! ”
"What do you mean!" Yan Zhu turned his head to look at Ran Mofeng, and Ran Mofeng's expression was calm.
"According to Peng Yunma, the elder of the Peng family, he has seen this kind of treasure knife in the Baojing Tusi Mansion!" Ran Mofeng looked at Yan Zhu with a slight smile, "Peng Yunma was originally from the Yongshun Peng Shiyu line, and he has always been unconvinced by the little doll Peng Yunlu in Baojing Mansion. Usually I will naturally pay more attention to the side of Baojing Mansion! According to him, this thing is a gift from Guo Jing, who has become a king of self-proclaimed king, and Guo Jing is quite fond of it, and acquiesces to Guo Jing, the king of Xiangxi! What is strange is that Guo Jing sent two to the Baojing Mansion, but only one to the Yongshun Mansion! ”
"Ahh Yan Zhu was also surprised, he knew that Yongshun Division was originally a long house, but Baojing Division had the upper hand in Xizhou because of Peng Shihui. pondered: "It shows that this Guo Jing is indeed not an ordinary person!" Think long-term. In the past few years in Wuxi, the power of the Peng family has obviously overwhelmed several of you, but they are in Chudi, and it seems that they have little impact on Shuzhong. In fact, in terms of topography, the importance of Yongshun and Baojing is greater than that of Sizhou and Qianzhou! ”
He saw that Ran Mofeng was also silent, so he said again: "It is difficult for people in the world to enter Sizhou and Qianzhou, which also means that the two states cannot develop outward. On the contrary, the two divisions of Yongshun and Baojing have both natural barriers and solid barbarian armies! He has made an alliance with Chu Tang. Therefore, Chudi and Nantang both recognized the existence of the two divisions, and it can be seen that the future development of the two divisions will be better than Sizhou and Qianzhou! Yan Zhu took a breath and said, "Guo Jing just saw the power of the Peng family and the influence in the Wuxi region, so he didn't have a conflict with the Peng family. But what he is even smarter is that he quietly supports Baojing Mansion! ”
Ran Mofeng's eyes lit up, and he said impressively: "A certain family understands!" Now Yongshun Peng Shiyu doesn't like his nephews, but his younger brother still leads this Baojing Mansion from afar, although he is far away in Jinling, he is the hero of the Peng family and Xizhou, and he doesn't dare to take too much power, after all, the power of the Wuxi tribes in Chu has all belonged to his Peng family, which is the reason for Peng Shihui in Jinling. Therefore, Yongshun and Baojing have actually been secretly at odds! Guo Jing's bandit took advantage of this and was like a fish in water in Chuxi! ”
Yan Zhu looked at Ran Mofeng, and the two of them actually understood.
"My lord suspects that these treasures were deliberately sent by Guo Jing? And it makes sense! And it may be one of the reasons for the purchase of Wuling Dong. But now that the young lady and that Ahsan have got married, adults don't have to worry, it depends on what we have planned! The two men walked to a pavilion and sat down in it.
Yan Zhu looked at Ran Mofeng, who had a serious face, knowing that he was worried a lot, and couldn't help but say: "After all, this Ahsan is a disciple of Wuxi, and a descendant of the Yang family in the past, and now he is an adult and a fast son-in-law!" A certain family has an idea! Regardless of whether Wuling Dong is entrusted by Guo Jing now, there is no such thing as the Holy Sect! Then let's be in this Sizhou City and let them all show their heads! ”
"Archmage, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" Ran Mofeng said sincerely: "Although a certain family shoulders the heavy responsibility of the Ran family, and it is the place where the people of Wuxi are located, they will not hesitate to pay a little!" ”
Yan Zhu came over with his ears, and the two of them kept discussing.
No one knows what will happen to the barbarians in this Sizhou City, Wuxi City! But time passes, and the sun sets again!
Yang Ji sat quietly in the guest room, closing his eyes and listening to the two guards reporting. Yang Shan smoothly entered the new house with Ran Xiuniang, everything went smoothly, and Yang Ji and his party were also warmly received. But Yang Ji always felt that something was wrong! Everything seems too normal! Because the combination of the Tu family and the Dong family was originally a very unusual thing, not to mention the conflict between the Tian family and the Ran family, which was also secretly irreconcilable.
From the moment he came out, although Yang Ji was worried that Yin Lihua couldn't come out, he also knew that he couldn't do anything now. After adjusting his mind and communicating with Yang Shan about the pros and cons, he asked Wu Li to keep communicating with Zhu Man to see if he could come up with anything.
Tian Sisi and Yang Guozhong were obviously very interested in Wu Li's closeness, but their minds were obviously completely different.
Tian Sisi himself is a side branch in the Tian family, although he has become the banner owner of a banner, but there is still a distance from the cave master. What's more, his branch is far away in Qianzhou and independent, and he obviously wants to win over Wuling Dong, a barbarian who has no power. Wu Li is a warrior of Wuling Dong, and he naturally wants to handle the relationship.
And Yang Guozhong's contact with Wu Li was actually divided into two paragraphs. Knowing that Wu Li was a warrior of Wuling Dong, he wanted to deliberately get close, he was a warrior of Qianzhou Dongman. And the treasures that Yang Shan took out when he entered the city made Yang Guozhong's eyes glow, and he directly circled Wu Li. Obviously, Qianzhou Dong Man had never seen this kind of treasure at all.
From the mouths of the two people, Yang Ji learned a lot of information, and also understood the situation in Sizhou now.
First of all, the Ran family, one of the largest families in Wuxi, because of this wedding, actually made the barbarians in Chu and Shu participate in this marriage. Wuxi Zhuban has a range of more than 20 states, and every place and every family has sent representatives, which can be said to have given the Ran family enough face.
And the Tian family, which has always been in the first place in Wuxi, obviously feels a little uncomfortable on the face. When it comes to the big and small affairs of the Tian family for decades, these families and forces of all ethnic groups will shirk it for various reasons, and often the barbarians of all ethnic groups cannot gather. Second, the current history of Sizhou Thorn is still hanging on the head of the Tian family, and all ethnic groups came to congratulate him, which undoubtedly slapped the Tian family hard.
And since Chu and Shuzhong were separated at the end of the Tang Dynasty, there have been constant disputes between the barbarians, and the Tian family and the Peng family are the most obvious opponents of the conflict of interests. Tian Hongfei, the head of the Tian family, although he is constantly harmonizing the two places, is obviously far from catching up with the power of Peng Shichou, the ancestor of Xizhou that day.
And this time, the Peng family in Chudi was even more powerful, and actually swaggered to send a representative, a team of eighty people, to Sizhou to congratulate the Ran family, and it was with the people from the ancestral land of the Ran family in Youyang. This is obviously to tell the Tian family about the relationship between the Peng family and the Ran family, and as for how the Tian family will react, it is what everyone is looking forward to.
In addition, this time, the barbarians of Qianzhou, large and small, actually sent people over, and many of them were the main figures of all the tribes in the caves. On that day, Tian Hongfei called for the art competition, and there were many people who found all kinds of excuses not to come. As Tian Hongfei's representative in Sizhou, what kind of reaction will Tian Hongjun have!
After a period of analysis, Yang Ji sent the eight guards out separately to contact the members of the secret party in Sizhou. Although Sizhou is remote and basically belongs to the territory of the barbarians, as Liu Jixing's plan to move westward, he naturally strives for the existence of party members in every state.
The emperor lived up to his wishes, and sure enough, there were still guards who contacted the representatives of the members of the secret party in Sizhou. Because this means that Yang Ji can not only grasp the surrounding situation, but also accept the tasks conveyed by his superiors. And I understand the situation in Sizhou City better, which is the biggest advantage of Lingnan in various places at present.
"Captain, I just got the news, Shuzhong ,,,,,,!" A series of secret guards were in Yang Ji's hands, and a series of plans were also formed in Yang Ji's heart.
When night comes, it means that a new day is coming.
Far away in Lingnan!
Xingwangfu City Dongguan Military Academy!
An article is being recited everywhere!
The army must mingle with the common people, and in the eyes of the people, the army will regard them as their own army, and this army will be invincible in the world!
"On the Protracted War" is the first day of May in the first year of the Great Treasure of the Han Kingdom!
On Labor Day this year, Liu Jixing, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, founded it for the first time and delivered a famous speech, "On Protracted War" at the Dongguan Military Academy in Dongcheng, Xingwang's Mansion! This was an important speech that influenced the military in later generations, and the students of this period later produced the famous three marshals and five generals.
Liu Jixing doesn't care about plagiarism, he has crossed over, what else is there to be afraid of!