Due to the fierce folk customs and disobedience to the king, most of the areas are autonomous barbarian chieftains, and a small number of important areas will be managed by officials from the Tang Dynasty. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

However, the management of the state is not easy, the barbarians are unreasonable, and it is not so easy to make them obey the rule in a proper manner.

In order to deter the Diao people in the planing, and open up the strategic passage between the South and Lingnan Dao of the Tang Dynasty, and better control the territory at this moment, the Tang Emperor Li Longji ordered the construction of a city in Nanning Prefecture in the east of the planing land, and sent the city builder Zhu Lingqian to be fully responsible for the construction of the city, promising all the laborers involved in the construction to pay double wages.

However, this strategic move of Datang made the powerful and powerful people who were used to being powerful very nervous, and they were worried that once the city was successfully built, Datang would inevitably have to station a large number of troops in Nanning Prefecture, so that their living space would inevitably be squeezed, and they would not be able to do whatever they wanted in the future.

In this way, under the instigation and guidance of the Nanzhao envoy, more than a dozen powerful people in the land were all united, and the soldiers and horses under their command were dispatched to raid Nanning Prefecture, destroy the city under construction, and kill the Tang Dynasty city envoy Zhu Lingqian, which directly led to the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty that shocked the Tang Dynasty.

The powerful and powerful gangs united to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, which more or less caused chaos in the territory, and small groups of mountain bandits took the opportunity to move around, causing great damage to the entire planing land, and also making the barbarian people in the land in dire straits.

As the general of the Tang Dynasty who was responsible for quelling the rebellion, Li An had to know all the circumstances of the land, including the situation of these bandits, in order to find the best counterinsurgency plan.

"Jieshuai, are these mountain bandits barbarians or Tang people?"

Li An asked seriously.

Zhang Qiu and Qiong sighed softly: "Mountain bandits are mountain bandits, and there are almost all barbarians and Tang people!" However, the land is mostly barbarians, so most of the mountain bandits should be barbarians. ”

Li An nodded and looked at Zhang Qiu and Qiong: "Jie Shuai, I feel that these powerful people are worth wooing, and they can be used to treat them with grace and power, but these small groups of mountain bandits who have done a lot of evil must all be exterminated." ”’

"Annihilation?"

Zhang Qiu and Qiong laughed, shook his head and said: "General Li is really a fledgling, too naïve, the mountains are high and dense, and there are many small mountain bandits, not to mention that you only have 3,000 people, even if you give you 30,000 troops and let you clean up all your life, you may not be able to exterminate all the mountain bandits, the mountain bandits have been born from the mountains since ancient times, as long as there are mountains, there will be mountain bandits, which is inexhaustible." ”

Li An smiled faintly and said confidently: "What the marshal said is that where there are mountains since ancient times, there may be mountain bandits, and the trouble of mountain bandits has been a headache for all generations of imperial courts since ancient times, and it is difficult to cure them. ”

"Haha! It's rare for General Li to be so confident, so Ben Shuai is waiting for General Li's good news. ”

Zhang Qiu and Qiong enthusiastically asked Ang Lee.

"The marshal is warmly invited, but it is disrespectful to be humble."

"Haha! Please, Ben Shuai still has a lot to say to you? ”

"Commander, please."

This time I met Zhang Qiu and Qiong, and the follow-up military rations and salaries of the 3,000 recruits have been resolved, which has made Li An's heart a lot more settled, training troops need sufficient logistics support, once the military rations and military salaries cannot be received, the consequences will be very serious, and once this problem is solved, Li An will have no worries, and he can start a big job.

Due to the fatigue of the team, there have been many sick calls, and Luzhou is still thousands of miles away, in order to prevent further losses, Li An decided to rest in Yizhou City for three days, and replenish the urgently needed supplies, before setting off for Luzhou.

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In the palace of the king of Nanzhao Taihe City, Pi Luoge, the king of Yunnan, stood with his hands in his hands, and beside him was his confidant Duan Jianming, and in front of the two of them, was a low-ranking courtier, who was bowing his head to report the situation.

This low-ranking courtier is Duan Jianming's own brother Duan Jianwei, he has just returned from the plan, and before the family has returned, he can't wait to go to the palace and report the situation of the planing land to Pi Luoge.

After listening to the good situation of the planing land, Pi Luo Ge was quite happy, and nodded again and again, praising Duan Jianming's ability, and by the way, Duan Jianming also praised it, making both of them very happy.

"The edict lord, the land is strong and strong to kill the Tang Dynasty officials one after another, and the Tang Dynasty court has been incompatible, and now the Tang Dynasty court is dragged by things in the north, it is difficult to mobilize soldiers and horses into the land to quell the rebellion, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for my Nanzhao, the land is similar to my Nanzhao customs, the land is several times that of my Nanzhao, and my Nanzhao can only have a place in this world if I get the land, and the opportunity must not be lost and never come again, the edict must not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Duan Jianwei made a sincere statement.

Pi Luo Ge paced forward a few steps, nodded and said: "The current situation is very beneficial to my Nanzhao, and it is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but Ben Yuan is worried about the attitude of the Tang Emperor, if there is no will of the Tang Emperor, my Nanzhao will go to quell the rebellion, it is not justifiable, in case the Tang Dynasty is offended, it will be too much to lose." ”

Duan Jianwei grinned: "What the edict lord said is extremely true, my Nanzhao is still inseparable from the help of the Tang Dynasty, however, the minister feels that the Tang Dynasty will definitely agree to the edict's suggestion, after all, the Tang Dynasty has no extra strength to invest in the south, besides, the land is only a barren land on the frontier for the Tang Dynasty, but for our Nanzhao, it is a place that must be anointed. ”

"Yes! Lord, the land of the Tang Dynasty stretches for thousands of miles, and the land is just a small piece of inconsequential land, according to the current situation, the Tang Dynasty has no reason to refuse our good intentions. ”

Duan Jianming echoed.

Pi Luo Ge pondered for a moment and said: "Chengjie sent someone back the news some time ago, saying that everything was going well, and that he had lived up to Ben Yuan's expectations on this trip, but Ben Yuan's henchmen sent back the news, saying that the Tang Emperor sent another general to the land to quell the rebellion, and did not accept Ben Yuan's invitation to fight, what is going on?" Ben Yuan also wants to know. ”

Duan Jianwei and Duan Jianming glanced at each other, they were both surprised, the situation of the Tang Dynasty, they had studied it very thoroughly, they had enough reason to believe that the Tang Dynasty would adopt the advice of the Southern Zhao, but listening to Pi Luoge's words, things seemed to have an accident, and it was full of mysteries.

"Lord Zhao, in the opinion of the minister, this matter can only be understood after the second prince returns, the two pieces of information are not the same, there may be some misunderstanding here."

Duan Jianming hurriedly spoke, and bent his waist low, Pi Luo Ge had already received a report from his henchman and Yu Chengjie, but he never told him about this situation, and he didn't say it until now, which seemed to show that Pi Luo Ge still had reservations about his henchman, and only after careful consideration, did he tell this situation.

Of course, Pi Luo Ge is the lord of a country, it is impossible to encounter a little situation, so he hurriedly told his subordinates, and eagerly asked the opinions of his courtiers, he should be as stable as Mount Tai, when he should ask his courtiers, when he should not say, he should not say, and always firmly grasp the initiative, so that he can better control his subordinates, and let his subordinates feel the crisis, and tremble to serve him.

Duan Jianwei had just returned to Taihe City, but he did not have this feeling of being controlled, however, he was confident that his judgment of the Tang Dynasty would not be wrong, and he stubbornly believed that the Tang Dynasty would never send a large-scale army into the land to quell the rebellion, and the final right to counter-rebel in the land would inevitably go to Nanzhao.

"Lord Zhao, the minister believes in the second prince, since the second prince reported that everything went well, it proves that the Tang Dynasty court has indeed promised to let my Nanzhao be responsible for quelling the rebellion, it must be like this, there must be no mistake."

Pi Luo Ge stared at Duan Jianwei: "What you mean, it is Ben Yuan's henchman who has told a lie, but he has been with Ben Yuan for more than ten years, and he will never dare to tell a lie to Ben Yuan." ”

"This ......"

Duan Jianwei frowned.

Seeing this, Duan Jianming hurriedly said: "Lord Zhao, there must be a misunderstanding in this, the second prince is fully responsible for inviting the war, and there are some things that only he knows." ”

Pi Luo Ge nodded approvingly, feeling that what Duan Jianming said was very reasonable, some things might really not be convenient to make public, and in this way, it would naturally be impossible for his henchmen to know.

"Lord Zhao, this is a rare opportunity, please make comprehensive preparations for pacifying the land as soon as possible."

Duan Jianwei once again said that although he is only a courtier, he has a strong idea of Nanzhaoism, and he hopes that the Nanzhao Kingdom to which he is loyal will become stronger, of course, this is also the unanimous idea of loyal ministers of all countries, opening up territory for the monarch, reflecting the loyalty of loyal ministers and good generals, but Duan Jianwei has obviously forgotten that he is a courtier of the Tang Empire.

Pi Luoge pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Chengjie should be back soon, after he comes back, let's make a decision!" ”

"Lord Zhao, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as I take the land, my Nanzhao will expand the land several times again, and the opportunity must not be missed! Edict Lord. ”

Duan Jianwei insisted again and again.

Seeing this, Duan Jianming hurriedly waved his hand to Duan Jianwei and motioned for him to retreat immediately.

Duan Jianwei also felt that he was too rude, and slowly retreated after saluting respectfully.

"Lord Edict, do you still have any worries?"

After Duan Jianwei left, Duan Jianming asked cautiously.

Pi Luo Ge frowned, pondered for a moment, and said leisurely: "Ben Yuan can have today's achievements, and the help of the Tang Emperor is inseparable, the land of the two is the Tang Dynasty's fetters and states, and Ben Yuan is trying to plan the land, in case it annoys the Tang Emperor, I am afraid of ......."

Obviously, as soon as he heard that the Tang Emperor was going to send another general to be responsible for countering the rebellion, Pi Luo Ge panicked, he originally thought that the Tang Dynasty was entangled in war, and he would easily hand over the counterinsurgency of the land to himself, and was ready to pacify and annex the land for this purpose, but the news from his henchmen was not the result he wanted, and he even suspected that his previous judgment of the Tang Dynasty was wrong.

"Lord Zhao, as long as my Nanzhao is a subject country of the Tang Dynasty, and the land belongs to my Nanzhao, isn't it still the land of the Tang Dynasty? In this way, the face of the Tang Emperor is still passable. ”

Duan Jianming, like his brothers, was unwilling to give up the great opportunity to annex the land, after all, they had already experienced the joy and refreshment of success in the process of the integration of the six edicts in the past few years, and in this rebellion, they also invested a lot of energy in activities and planning, if they gave up like this, they would definitely not be reconciled.

"Ben Yuan also does not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but the attitude of the Tang Emperor is very important, if he agrees or acquiesces in my Nanzhao to quell the rebellion, Ben Yuan can act without scruples, and if he opposes my Nanzhao to go to the land to quell the rebellion, and this Yuan insists on sending troops to the land, which is very likely to anger him, although my Nanzhao has tens of thousands of troops, but there is only a corner of the land, and he does not have the strength to confront the Tang Dynasty."

Pi Luo Ge expressed his true worries in his heart, he not only wanted to invade the Tang Dynasty's Prison Prefecture and expand the territory of his kingdom, but at the same time, he was also afraid of provoking the Tang Emperor and bringing disaster to himself.

In other words, Pi Luo Ge is a conspirator with lofty ideals, he observes and tempts all the time to speculate on the bottom line of the Tang Emperor, and rubs the bottom line of the Tang Dynasty to seek the greatest interests for himself.

Duan Jianming learned of the worry in Pi Luoge's heart, and said: "Lord Zhao, since the second prince will return to Taihe City soon, then we can't wait here, we must be fully prepared, once it is confirmed that the Tang Emperor has no intention of opposing my Nanzhao to quell the rebellion, we can take action immediately." ”

The corner of Pi Luoge's mouth smiled slightly: "Ben Yuan has been preparing, and the five thousand elite infantry in the south have been secretly transferred to the east, waiting for Ben Yuan's orders at any time." ”

"It turns out that the edict lord has been prepared for a long time, and the minister is too worried."

This time the transfer of troops, Duan Jianming, who was Pi Luo Ge's confidant, was completely unaware, which shows the concealment of the transfer of troops and the cautiousness of Pi Luo Ge.

Pi Luo Ge took a map of the Tang Dynasty, spread it on the table in front of him, looked at it for a long time, pointed to the two places, and said, "Duan Jianming, you saw it!" In the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the land is only a small piece of land in the south, and only this small piece of land is several times larger than the Nanzhao of my six edicts, and Ben Yuan has always felt that the Nanzhao is very large, which can be compared with the Tang Dynasty, only one thousandth. ”

"What the edict lord said is that the Datang region stretches for thousands of miles, and it is indeed much larger and richer than my Nanzhao, so the loss of Datang's land is just a little bit of skin, and if my Nanzhao has the land, it will be like a tiger with wings."

"It's like a tiger, that's right."

There was a gleam in Pi Luoge's eyes. (To be continued.) )