When Li Buqi returned to Guangzhou with a fleet and two thousand Jiaozhi prisoners, it was already the first month. Although the purpose of this voyage was not fully achieved, the harvest was not small, and the Jiaozhi grain ship alone captured more than 60 ships, captured more than 8,000 stone of rice, and captured more than 3,000 Jiaozhi people, which greatly supplemented the labor force of Guangdong.

Xiao Gu, who had been waiting for the Guangdong Road transfer envoy who was already anxious, hurriedly reported to him, and Di Qing came out to report the battle, saying that Nong Zhigao's army had to attack Kunlun Pass under the pressure of the army, and there was a fierce offensive and defensive battle with the Jiaozhi people under the pass, and the corpses were all over the field. In the battle, Nong Zhigao had captured Kunlun Pass, but was finally repulsed under the additional troops of the Jiaozhi people regardless of losses. After three days and two nights of brutal fighting, Nong Zhigao's troops finally couldn't move, and chaos began to appear when there were Jiaozhi people in front and Song troops in the back.

At this time, Di Qing took the opportunity to constantly harass with the cavalry of the domain, causing Nong Zhigao's army to be shocked several times a day, and finally collapsed. Except for Nong Zhigao who led some of the troops who started to break through and disappeared, most of his men scattered and fled, and were captured by the Song army. It's just that Di Qing has to be on guard against the Jiaozhi people at all times, and he doesn't dare to attack Nong Zhigao's army with all his might, so he can only send a force to pursue Nong Zhigao while carefully searching for the remnants of Nong Zhigao's rout, and confronting the Jiaozhi people on Kunlun Pass.

Li Buqi didn't give up but didn't care about Nong Zhigao's whereabouts - Nong Zhigao who had no soldiers and couldn't return to Guangyuan Prefecture was a toothless tiger - he only asked: "How many prisoners were captured in this battle?" ”

Xiao Gu said: "More than 6,000 were all assigned to the Guangxi Road Hardship Camp. ”

Li Buqi said: "It is easy for these 6,000 people to get together and make trouble, so let Wang Han send 2,000 over." ”

Xiao Gu agreed, and reported to Li Buqi about the army and other matters, and then said: "Su Mu has returned from Guangxi and is waiting outside. ”

Li Buqi hurriedly said: "Invite him in quickly, whether his errand can be completed, but it is decided that the battle between Guangxi and Guangxi will be fought for a few years." ”

Su Mian was able to know the state of Yingzhou (Yingde, Guangdong), and when Nong Zhigao besieged Guangzhou, he recruited thousands of soldiers to rush to the rescue, defeated a partial division of the Nong army, and awarded the Guangdong Metropolitan Supervisor for meritorious service, but later lost in the battle to pursue Nong Zhigao, and the main general Chen Shu was killed, and he was also demoted to Fangzhou Sima. Li Buqi looked at the report raised by the Guangdong police, which showed that this Su Mu was quite capable and courageous among Guangdong officials, and at the beginning of his tenure, he was sent to the Liangguang Mountains to recruit ethnic minorities (Tongman) to jointly crusade against Jiaozhi.

Li Buqi knew that the monkey soldiers in Guangxi were extremely brave during the War of Resistance Against Japan, so if these mountain people could be organized to fight with the Jiaozhi people, it would be a nightmare for Jiaozhi. However, Li Buqi's intention is not just to use ethnic minorities to deal with each other, so Li Buqi said to Xiao Gu: "This matter needs to be explained in detail, let Su Xuanfu come back at dinner, and you can also come together to hear how the situation is, and then plan carefully." ”

On this day, Li Buqi was so busy that he even trotted to the toilet, and when it came to dinner, he finally arranged all the big things, and ordered someone to call Su Mian and Xiao Gu, who were already waiting in the living room, to come in.

Li Buqi's dinner was four dishes and one soup, and after inviting the two of them to sit down, he said: "Although the gentleman is silent, but now that it is eventful, if you put state affairs first, don't be so particular, let's talk while eating." ”

The two traditional officials from Jinshi were obviously not used to Li Buqi's style, but now is indeed a complicated matter, and it is indeed not the time to pay attention to it, so one of them held a bowl of rice and listened to Su Mian's report.

Su Mian, an official in his forties, was very excited, and the errand was really done too smoothly. Those who have always been suspicious of the court officials, if they had seen Su Mian in the past, they would definitely be submissive on the surface, but in fact, they would never have shed blood and sweat for the Song Dynasty behind their backs, but Su Mian went with money and food, which is different. The price offered by Li Buqi was a reward of 500 wen for the head of a Jiaozhi person, and a discount for a well-established Jiaozhi captive to a consistent and injured captive; If they can save a common man of the Great Song Dynasty from the hands of the Jiaozhi people, regardless of men, women, old and young, then they will be rewarded with five of the same. Moreover, the leaders can ask for copper coins, and they can also choose to ask for cloth, salt, grain, tea and ironware, and if they choose the real thing, there are also discounts.

Li Bu gave up his hand so generously, and the tribal leaders near Yongzhou immediately handed over four or five hundred Jiaozhi captives to Su Mian. It turned out that after the Jiaozhi people attacked and occupied Yongzhou, they sent people out to attack, although these tribes would not take the initiative to help the Song army attack the Jiaozhi people, but the Jiaozhi people wanted to invade their territory, and they did not allow it, so they fought a few battles and beat the Jiaozhi people back, and they also had a group of Jiaozhi prisoners in their hands. These tribes are nervous to eat by themselves, how can they have extra food to feed the Jiaozhi people? So only some of the stronger ones were left to work, and the rest were killed. Since they could exchange money, the chiefs happily exchanged the captives for supplies urgently needed by the stockade.

Before Su Mian returned, some anxious leaders had already sent people to attack the Jiaozhi people. Now in their eyes, the Cochin people are already cattle and sheep walking on two feet, and they are all good things that can be exchanged for money.

Although it is difficult for these people to leave their own one-third of an acre of land, it is difficult to harden the main force of the Jiaozhi people, but the Jiaozhi people also have to transport grain, and the official surnamed Su did not say that the Jiaozhi soldiers must be counted in order to count.

"As for the matter of the soldiers arranged by the envoy, it is also going well. After promising those leaders a higher salary than the previous soldiers, roughly calculated, they can get more than 1,000 soldiers now, and it is expected that in a month, they can get more than 3,000 soldiers. Su Mian hesitated for a moment when he said this, and said: "It's just that this time, according to the instructions of the envoy, all the mountain barbarians are treated equally, and some of them are not attached to them or sometimes they rebel, if they want to form a military army, the lower officials are worried that something will happen." ”

Li Buqi said: "This worry is very necessary. But as long as we tempt them to take advantage of them and move them with affection, we will minimize the possibility of accidents. Here, I will give you an explanation, the food and clothing of these soldiers will never be worse than that of the Liangguang militia, so what else do they have to complain about? And not only that, but there is one thing I say to you, which you must know in your hearts, and do not say it. During his term of office, the envoy will personally grasp this matter, and strive to return at least some of the two Guangtong barbarians to the land within five years. ”

"Returning to the Stream?" Xiao Gu was so shocked that he even dropped his chopsticks, and hurriedly reminded Li Buqi: "Don't be in a hurry in this matter!" Now there are a lot of things in Guangnan, and if it is changed again, it will cause a riot among the barbarians, and something big will happen. ”

Li Buqi smiled as usual: "Xiao Yunenvoy doesn't have to worry too much. I don't let you say it because I'm not going to do it with a lot of fanfare, but I have to keep inducing, and then patiently wait for the day when the melon will ripen. I tell you this, that is, that you may cooperate with me secretly. ”

If you can get the barbarians to change their land, it will be a great achievement. Of course, Xiao Gu knew that success in this matter meant excellent performance, but he was extremely worried that Li Buqi's rash actions would cause a barbarian rebellion, so he was anxious to touch the bottom of Li Buqi, and hurriedly asked: "I don't know what the envoy plans to do?" ”

Li Buqi did not answer directly, but asked: "Do you know that the imperial court has made two major mistakes in the policy of softness that the barbarians have always adopted?" ”