Chapter 277: Thinking of Bing

It was foggy last night, but today is a rare good weather on the grassland, Tang Chengcheng who came out of the tent stood in front of the door and moved up, whether it was in the later life or after crossing over, he was used to sleeping in the house, and now he was really not used to living in this tent, even if the tent he lived in was a thickened version provided by Tu Yezhuo. A day or two still feel fresh, a little longer always feel too heavy moisture, so that now every time I get up, I faintly feel that the body bones seem to be full of "tide" damp earth, when I think of this brain will inevitably have the condition of "ejaculating" the word "rheumatism", even if it is just for self-comfort, this morning activity of hands and feet is indispensable.

Of course, this kind of activity is just turning his arms and stretching his legs, although he really wants to pick up the radio gymnastics in the middle school in the future to practice, but this is just thinking about it, too eye-catching!

Just after he finished moving his body, Zheng San had already brought over the warm hot wine, Tang Cheng had basically never drunk tea since he hit the grassland, this thing was still good, it was scalding, it could warm up and remove moisture.

Sipping a small sip of wine, Tang Cheng walked a few steps to the side, avoiding the shelter of the tent and looking towards the side of the boundary river, the weather is good today, the fog will disperse quickly, and under the warm sun at the end of autumn, it can be clearly seen that the company camp of Tiancheng Army and Longmen Xi on the opposite side is already busy with people, and further away, you can see patches of snow-white sheep dotted on the grassland with a slightly yellow "color", which really has a little bit of wind and grass and low cattle and sheep.

Nomads are good at this idea, people can follow cattle and sheep wherever they go, and it is much more convenient than the Tang army in terms of logistics and heavy supplies, fortunately, the old camp of the Tiancheng Army is located in Baiyang Town, and the distance from Baiyang Town to the Longmen Grassland is not far, otherwise it is really difficult for the 4,000 border army to stay outside for a long time, and the consumption of the baggage alone will drag the Tiancheng Army to death.

In addition to the flock of sheep in the military camp, you can also see a few caravans on the opposite side that have finished drinking and feeding and are ready to leave, these caravans are Bentu Yezhuo's Longmen Xi, other things on the grassland are easy to make, and those who don't wear or eat can deal with the past, but they can't make do with iron, small-scale ones are OK, if they use a large amount, they must come in from the pass, since Tang Cheng took Li Chengzhong to be chased to the Jiehe River, knowing that the situation in Rao Le was about to break out, Tu Yezhuo took precautions and added some reserves of scimitars and arrowsThat's what these caravans were sent.

The eyes on the opposite side finally landed on the simple pontoon bridge made of sheepskin rafts, and after seeing this lifeline, Tang Chengcheng felt a lot more settled in his heart.

After retracting his gaze from the opposite side, Tang Cheng turned around with a wine cup and looked in front of the camp tent, there was also a company camp about a thousand steps ahead, and there was a company camp stationed in it that was the more than 2,000 Mo cavalry who jumped the chickens and dogs he had driven a few days ago, fortunately, they walked all night first, and there were few people and horses, so they could get to the boundary river before being caught up.

On the other side of the river, there are nearly 10,000 imperial courts and Longmen Xi coalition troops, and they have to throw rat traps to consider Li Chengzhong's safety, and these people really don't know what to do with Tang Cheng - although it is said that Tang Cheng robbed people, but after all, he is still Sima sent by the Tang Dynasty, so he may not really be able to kill him? The more than 2,000 Mo cavalry who chased after them were tightly surrounded outside, neither rushing up to attack nor retreating, but only blocking the way for Tang Cheng and the others to communicate with the other four departments.

That night, he asked Liu Suifeng to go to the fourth department with the edict to deliver the news, and at that time it looked like the time was too rushed, but it was really wise to take a look at the posture in front of him. Now that this matter has been done, Tang Cheng doesn't care much about the more than 2,000 Mo cavalry in front of him, anyway, they are not in the way here, and it is equivalent to two more guards who don't care about eating and drinking, why not?

Looking back and looking at the front, Tang Cheng took a sip of the bottle of hot wine in his hand, and his whole body was already hot and comfortable, and after handing the bottle to Zheng San, he got into Li Chengzhong's camp guarded by Sergeant Tiancheng in turn.

Li Chengzhong was also drinking wine in the tent, and Tang Cheng didn't raise his head to greet and speak when he came in, and continued to focus on the chess game in front of him.

Tang Cheng walked over and watched the chess game for a while and then smiled: "This is a famous game of the previous dynasty, I don't know how many national players have been difficult for more than a hundred years, the prince doesn't have to be too careful, it's not worth it to spend his heart and hurt his body and bones for a game."

"Tang Sima should also change his words, how can there be any prince here", Li Chengzhong looked at the chess game and sighed wastefully, then threw the chess pieces he was playing with back to the chess box, and his body also turned around, "You Tang people once said that the way of the game is the way of the world, and there are many ways in a small chess game, but you can't just look at it as a child's play, someone really has solved this game?" ”

"Yes, how not!" , Tang Cheng smiled when he heard this, "Don't say it's far away, Wang Jixin, who recently cracked this game, is a figure in this dynasty"

"Wang Jixin", Li Chengzhong said this name twice and smiled silently: "If you have the opportunity, I really want to meet this person"

After saying this, Li Chengzhong didn't wait for Tang Cheng to say anything more, and said straightforwardly: "Let's continue what we said yesterday?" ”

Since he settled down by the Jiehe River, because of the more than 2,000 Mo cavalry on the other side, Li Chengzhong rarely went out of the tent, and he nested in it every day to play music, and in addition to that, according to Tang Cheng's intentions, he told him about the Raole Grassland.

It is precisely because of such a good teacher that Tang Cheng's understanding of the five Xi people in the past few days has gradually become detailed and deep, and Rao Le Wubu Xi has two near the north and three to the south according to the geographical location. The two in the near north include the Shali division in the northeast and the Lisuo division in the northwest, while the three in the south are Tuxian, Duomo and Cuoping in order from west to east. The three southern divisions are more deeply affected by the Tang style in all aspects of life because they are close to the Tang Dynasty, and their living standards are relatively stronger than those of the northern two; However, although the two tribes in the near north were relatively poor due to trade and other restrictions, their military strength exceeded that of the three southern divisions, which is also the reason why the two northern divisions were able to stand out in the battle between the kings of Xi this time.

It is also a coincidence that the place where Tang Cheng and the others are located right now happens to belong to the grassland of the Duomo Department, and it is precisely because of this more than 2,000 Mo cavalry that they are stationed so smoothly, and no one from Tang Ren and the others has come to interfere in their camping.

Yesterday the two of them happened to talk about the affairs of the Shali Department and the Lisuo Division, and it is said that the Lisuo Division, located in the northwest of the Raole Grassland, has the worst geographical location among the five Divisions, but their force has been the strongest for many years. Although the Shali tribe is closer to the north in terms of location, but because it has been close to the Songmo Governor's Mansion for many years, its strength is quite limited under the suppression and harassment of the Khitans.

Li Chengzhong was about to continue to explain the situation of the Shali Department and the Yusuo Department after yesterday's words, Tang Cheng smiled and waved his hand, "Let's not talk about this today, count the days, the prince's edict to avoid the throne that day is about to reach the four departments, as soon as this order comes out, the Shali and Yusuo departments are even more scruples, and they will raise troops to seize the Governor's Mansion, but what is the mind of the Duo Mogao who will not let go?" Could it be that he really wants to defend the Governor's Mansion to the death? ”

"Take chestnuts from the fire, this ruthlessness is always there", when it comes to Domogao, Li Chengzhong's tone does not seem to be talking about his nephew at all, he is very cold, "He also has two thoughts when leading troops to hoard outside the Governor's Mansion, if Tu Xian and Cuoping can send troops to join the alliance according to the blood oath, and coerce the three troops together, he will not dare to fight with Shali and Yu Suo, maybe he can stand out in this battle and have a bargaining chip for King Xi"

At this point, Li Chengzhong's face showed a smile with a faint sneer, "If the two reinforcements don't arrive, although Domogao will die of this luck, he will not be willing to retreat easily." Although I am gone, as long as the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is still there, he still has the capital to ask for the price. Regardless of which one arrives first, who is willing to fight with him and let the other party take advantage of it? ”

Tang Cheng nodded after listening quietly, "What the prince said is that Domogao would rather put himself in danger in order to reap the benefits, but he is also a character."

"If it weren't for that, he wouldn't be able to take over the position of patriarch, and we should be glad that he was stumped by the Dadu Governor's Mansion", Li Chengzhong stretched out his hand and pointed to the place where the more than 2,000 Mo cavalry camped outside the tent and said: "Otherwise, if he personally led the troops here, once he learned of my edict to abdicate the throne, he would have already rushed over, how could he survive until now?"

"He rushed over and waited for me to retreat to the Dragon Gate, and the nearly 10,000 Tang horses over there are not decorations."

"The imperial court has even given up me, the designated prince, so can the 4,000-day army really 'intervene' in the matter of being happy?" , Li Chengzhong's faint smile became more and more sneering, and after saying this, he didn't wait for Tang Cheng to say anything, Gu Zi continued: "Over the past few decades, every disaster and famine, the Raole cavalry has not crossed the boundary river, and although there has been no major battle with the Tiancheng army, there are many small battles. Even if the 4,000-day army can fight, Domogao is not afraid of them, let alone 30,000 against 10,000"

"How dare Domogao go to war with the imperial court?"

"Raole is in such a situation, is Domogao still afraid of this? If he can drag the imperial court in and send troops, he can't ask for it, Tang Sima, don't forget that I, the prince designated by the imperial court, was born in Duomobu, and it is good to 'touch' the fish in troubled waters."

Thinking of the hungry wolf-like eyes of Duo Mogao during the banquet in the Governor's Mansion that day, Tang Cheng had actually believed Li Chengzhong's words about Duo Mogao in his heart, so new worries arose, "If the prince says this, it is not safe for us to stay here?" ”

"Unless you withdraw to Suoyang Pass, even the dragon gate is not safe, let alone Raole."

"Hmm", Tang Cheng nodded and was about to say something, when Zheng San walked in from outside the tent, glanced at Li Chengzhong and then at Tang Cheng, but said nothing.

Seeing this, Tang Cheng got up and walked out, Li Chengzhong didn't send it, turned around and continued to play.

"What's the matter?" , After walking out of the tent, Tang Cheng asked in a low voice.

"Ashide has arrived"

In the tent, Ashdezhi, who was looking down and thinking about something, saw Tang Cheng walk in, stood up and was about to salute.

"That's it, what are you and me doing with these false words", Tang Cheng waved his hand and walked straight to Azhidezhi and sat down, "How about it, can you arrange the things I explained to you last time?" ”

"I did this matter personally, since the supply of iron to Rao Lexi began three days ago, it has been completely stopped, unless these Xi people go to Suoyang Pass, don't even think about buying a knife and an arrow in the Longmen Market"

Hearing this, Tang Cheng smiled, "Suoyang Pass has also been banned, waist knives, arrows and even pig iron are not allowed to pass the customs, and those caravans under the name of your nine surnamed Hu will also be explained, don't touch this hot business these days, otherwise there will be no mercy to talk about if something really happens."

"I'm waiting for the natural province of this"

"Hmm", seeing that Ashdezhi nodded with a hesitant look on his face, Tang Cheng smiled lightly: "Just say anything, you and I don't have to hide it."

"Since that's the case, then I'll dare to ask", Ashdezhi raised his head and stared at Tang Cheng's face, "Now there are rumors that the imperial court has given up the land outside the Suoyang Pass, my lord, is this matter true or false?" Will Raole's war burn to the Dragon Gate? ”

The matter of the Son of Heaven reiterating Taizong's edict of "one in the sea" has already spread at the time of the sacrifice, and the clear-eyed person will know what is going on as soon as he hears it, and there is not much to explain in this matter, Tang Cheng didn't say anything about it when he heard it, but only said lightly, "If the imperial court has given up the land outside Suoyang Pass, why is Jia Duwei's 4,000-day army still stationed in the Longmen grassland?" How could this ruler camp here? ”

Hearing these two questions, Ashide couldn't say anything anymore, and after a moment of silence in the tent, Tang Cheng's calm voice sounded again: "After Ashid leads the team back, I will bring a message to all the elders, and you can do whatever you want to do when you live in Ansheng, even if you want to burn the flames of war, you will burn the official first."

"With the words of my lord, it is more effective than how many proclamations to calm people's hearts are issued by the yamen", Ashdezhi smiled and stood up, "If my lord has nothing else to do, I will leave"

"You've come so far for this sentence!" Although he said this, Tang Cheng didn't keep him anymore, and while getting up to send out the account, he explained: "From now on, all trade exchanges with Rao Le Duomo will be interrupted, although the 'operation' of this matter is mainly based on the Tuye patriarch, you also need to cooperate with the good students."

Although Ashide was also curious about how Tang Cheng chose this department, he didn't ask much, and said yes and left.

Until Ashide went far away, Tang Cheng still stood in front of the tent for a long time, after bringing Li Chengzhong here, he had completed most of the tasks assigned by the imperial court, and now he had to consider more about the safety of Longmen, and this was the main purpose of his visit.

What he said to Ashdezhi just now is really half-true, what is false is that it is impossible for him to really live and die with Longmen, if the situation has reached the point of exhaustion, he will not hesitate to take Li Chengzhong to retreat to Suoyang Pass; It's really that he has invested too much effort in Longmen after all, even if there is a glimmer of possibility, he will definitely make all his efforts to protect the safety of Longmen.

Although there are many factors that can endanger the safety of Longmen, Tang Cheng is not too worried about the troubled water of less than a thousand people "touching" the fish-like flow of cavalry to disturb Tang Cheng, even if the Tiancheng army does not fight, Tu Yezhuo's Longmen Xi is enough to deal with similar threats; Previously, he had been worried about the two departments of Shali and Fusuo, the melee between the tribes in the border area, or the lack of materials to rush into the Tang realm to loot and replenish the matter, Longmen had experienced several times before, which was also one of the main reasons why Longmen had strengthened the city wall after the successive county commanders took office, and there was no reason why he would definitely be spared this time.

There is no need to worry about Sha Li and Yu Suo, and after talking with Li Chengzhong just now, Tang Cheng's worries have been added to Duo Mogao. Even Domogao's threats were more urgent than the first two, after all, Shari and Yusuo were not going to be easy to step on the dragon gate before the battle with the other party reached a certain level.

Tang Cheng bears the name of the six-grade Sima, but he has no actual power, and the only thing he can use to deal with Duomogao is the merchant means, but in this soldier is a great Raole, although the merchant means are useful, I don't know how useful it is, and it can't be used as a fundamental support, in the final analysis, you have to master the military affairs in your hands, but where should this soldier go? How?

Rao is Tang Cheng stood in front of the tent for a long time, but still didn't come up with a good solution, it is difficult for the clever "woman" to cook without rice, the resources he has at his disposal in Rao Le are too few, and there is no suitable fulcrum to expand the space for "manipulation", it is really difficult to do!

Since the road ahead is not clear for the time being, then we can only do the things in front of us first, and in the current situation, we must make good use of the lever of business trade, and everything will change.

After standing for a long time, Tang Cheng turned around and went back to the tent, and after a while, he saw Zheng San come out of the tent and head towards the Tuye Zhuo tent on the other side of the Jiehe River.

After meeting and talking, Tu Yezhuo came out of the tent and stood in the place where Tang Cheng liked to stand and stared at the more than 2,000 Mobu cavalry for a long time, and then stepped onto the pontoon bridge and went back to his leather tent.

Outside the leather tent, the leader of the guards, Cudo paced back and forth, and he didn't know what happened to him, people in their thirties and forties didn't have a little stability, the situation was tense and complicated these days, Tu Yezhuo was already in a bad mood, and seeing Cudo like this would be a reprimand.

Kudo bowed his head silently, and Tu Yezhuo reprimanded before asking, "What's wrong?" ”

"The young master is back, the third young master is back", because he has been with Tu Yesi for a long time, and he has dealt with the Tang people a lot in Longmen, at this time, under the excitement, Kudo is used to using this title of "sex", his tone is quick and fast, "He has been here just now, I don't know if the patriarch is allowed to see him?" ”

Toyatsugu is back! Hearing this news, Tu Yezhuo's frowning brows suddenly stretched a little, and there was even a faint movement of about to give up the leather tent and turn around, but this was only a momentary thing, and after a while, his face "complexion" returned to coldness, and he walked towards the leather tent, and only when he saw that his body was already hidden in the tent did he coldly say a sentence, "Let that bad man come in"

Over the years, the rich and noble atmosphere on Tu Yehei's body has decreased a lot, and it has been replaced by a touch of dust and dust, but Tu Yezhuo is not looking at this, from the moment this son just entered the account, he only paid attention to his bearing, and he couldn't hide it before the year, and he couldn't hide it before he couldn't see it, and he could see some calm and dignified under the eyebrows of the servant's dust, and after seeing this, Tu Yezhuo quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

In the leather tent where the curtain was lowered, a huge butter candle as thick as a child's arm was lit in the daytime due to poor lighting, and Tu Yeji looked at his father carefully through the sky and candlelight through the rolling window, although it was only a little more than a year, his father was obviously much older than last year, and the sideburns that were originally just gray were all white, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were even deeper and more layered.

Looking at Tu Yehei, he suddenly felt a sour feeling in his heart surging up, and then he knelt down as soon as he was short, "Father! ”

"What kind of 'woman' posture do you cry and cry", the warmth on Tu Yezhuo's face flashed away, but it was a strong disgust on the outside, "This is what you learned after traveling for more than a year?" ”

Hearing this, Tu Yeji forcibly collected the teardrops that were about to slip out of the corners of his eyes, and still respectfully bowed to Tu Yezhuo three times before standing up, "My son is stupid, and he hasn't learned anything for a year after going out, just a little more superficial knowledge."

This is the first time in many years that Tuyezhuo has heard this son admit that he is stupid, "Oh! ”

"Li Tang's size is 100,000 times greater than that of Longmen, the wealth of the court and the people, the prosperity of talents is 1,000 times more victorious, and the Tang Dynasty of Fang Jin's decades of peace and prosperity can be expected, and it is stronger than this, and the future of my Longmen Xi is only in the Tang Dynasty", at this point, Tu Yeji smiled self-deprecatingly, "Looking back on my son's previous idea of trying to confront the Tang Dynasty is tantamount to Han Yelang!" Backed by Rao Le, in front of the Tang Dynasty, I Longmen Xi Tiantian, the right place and the right people, if you can manage it properly, it will be strong"

"Although it is a simple truth, but you can understand this point is not in vain."

He didn't care about his father's tone, and took a step forward and said with burning eyes: "My son wants to meet Tang Cheng, if there is any errand that can be in constant contact with him, please fulfill it."

"Huh?" Hearing this, Tu Yezhuo's eyes flashed, and he said casually: "In the past, you didn't treat it as a great enemy when you left, why do you have this idea now?"

"The son has been out of Suoyang Pass more than ten days ago, and the reason why he delayed until today to come back to see his father is because of his stay in Longmen County, and the great changes in Longmen are vivid", as he spoke, Tu Yesi took another step forward unconsciously, "The deep meaning of my father's trip to me that day has already understood that my son has the heart to learn from Tang Cheng, and he also asks his father to fulfill it!" ”

After quietly looking at Tu Yeji for a long time, Tu Yezhuo finally said lightly: "Since you have this idea, you just happened to take over this errand at hand!" ”