Chapter 274: The Tip of the Needle to the Mai Mang

The Raole Grassland covers a large area, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is located on the flattest and fertile grassland in the northeast of the grassland.

This season is the end of summer, but also the most abundant time of the year when the water and grass are the most abundant, if according to the normal situation, the grassland at this time should present the most is a picture of the sky, the wild, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep scene, but Tang Cheng and others rushed all the way to the Dadu Governor's Mansion, the grassland on both sides of the road almost did not see the cattle and sheep, and the occasional pedestrians were also Xi Ding Zhuang with a scimitar and a longbow on his back, and his face was solemn and ran in the same direction.

The Xi tribe has begun to assemble! Seeing this scene, Tang Cheng's heart was a little more anxious, seeing that this was already the end of the month, who let the damn Rao Le Dadu Governor's Mansion build so far, it was impossible to arrive before the beginning of the month.

Secretly gritting his teeth, Tang Cheng slammed the horse's belly with both feet, and then rushed forward with two points of speed.

As a pure nomadic people, the Rao Le Xi people are really not very good at building cities, and even the residence of the Dadu Governor's Mansion where King Xi is located is only surrounded by a layer of earthen walls, which is too reluctant to call such a thing a "city".

When Tang Chengxiao stayed overnight and rushed to the bottom of this earthen enclosure, three days had passed since the beginning of this month when he worshipped the Taimiao in Chang'an, and the only thing to be thankful for was that it was still some time before the news came back to Rao Le from Chang'an, and the two tribal leaders who were afraid of the attitude of the imperial court had not raised troops before the exact news arrived, but judging from the gathering of the people and Ding Zhuang along the way, their patience had obviously reached the limit.

Seeing that the residence of the Rao Le Du Governor's Mansion was still relatively calm, Tang Chang breathed a sigh of relief, and while he was panting constantly on his horse, he looked at the earth enclosure in front of him, which barely had much defensive ability, and became more and more determined to make a good plan on the way here.

Tang Cheng and the others had just stopped under the earthen fence for a while, when they saw the heavy wooden door riveted with big iron nails in front of them open, and a team of Xi people with bows and arrows rushed out.

Seeing that these Xi people were not good, the two teams of Tiancheng soldiers reached out and "touched" the crossbow hanging under their waist clothes.

Hearing the sound behind him, Tang Cheng raised his hand and pressed it, and he didn't look back, just looked at the sturdy man who was getting closer and closer in front of him.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? Although the tone was very strange, this strong man was still speaking Tang after all, and while asking, he looked at the more than 100 Tiancheng soldiers behind Tang Cheng with a wary expression.

Since Emperor Taizong Li Shimin inspected the northern borderlands, with the steady increase of the Tang Dynasty's national strength in the past few decades, its cultural influence has also increased, not only the upper class of the Hu people in the north, but also the upper class of the small states in the jurisdiction of the Anxi, Andong and Annam Prefectures are quite proud of being able to speak Tang language and serve Tang clothes, and this fashion has even spread to Fuso Island through Silla. However, this is limited to the high-level of each clan, and since the strong Xi person in front of him can speak Tang Yin, his status in the clan is obviously not low.

"The new commissioner of the Ministry of Officials, Rao Ledu, the Governor's Mansion, Sima came to take office, and the general's Tang language is very good!" Tang Cheng chuckled and spoke, and at the same time took out the official documents of the Ministry and the silver turtle bag in his arms and handed them over.

After hearing Tang Cheng's origin, the sturdy man suddenly showed a strong sense of joy on his face, and after reading the official document in his hand with great difficulty, he actually came to a decent bow right away: "Lord Tang has praised it, please!" ”

The strong and sinister Tang Yin and Tang Li were really more effective than anything else, and they instantly relieved the tension of the Tiancheng sergeants, and there were even many people who laughed lightly with Tang Cheng and Liu Suifeng.

"General, please!" After Tang Cheng returned a standard bow, he rode his horse towards the wooden door.

The strong Xi man learned from Tang Cheng's example, and after two strokes in his hand, he waved it again, and Ding Zhuang, the Xi man who came out with him, collected the bow and arrow.

Gently knocking on the horse's belly and walking side by side with Tang Cheng, this sturdy man asked directly: "Lord Tang, it has been rumored on the grassland recently that the Heavenly Khan doesn't want to care about Rao's affairs anymore, is this news true or false?" ”

Such a big thing is destined to be hidden! Tang Cheng sighed in his heart, but he still smiled lightly on his face: "The whole world is not the king's land, although the Khan of Heaven cares for the world, he will not abandon a son and a people, the general is too worried!" By the way, how to get to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion? ”

"This way. That's good", this young sturdy Xi man is obviously happy to hear such news, "I know that this is a ghost made by the Khitans, they have long coveted the abundant water and grass of the Yanchuan River, and the Shali tribe is 'lost' to find them to borrow strength for the throne, and the wolf god will punish them sooner or later."

How did the Khitan people of the Song Desert Governor's Mansion get involved, and Tang Cheng, who suddenly heard the news, was very curious, but he didn't say much in his mouth, ten thousand words, it is better to be silent, especially for a newcomer, anyway, those who should know will eventually know, and it is not good to be too eager.

The earth enclosure is not big, and soon arrived at the metropolitan governor's mansion, which was originally built by Chang'an craftsmen as supervisors according to the specifications of the palace, and then there are surrounding grasslands and simple soil enclosures to set off more and more magnificent, majestic atmosphere.

"This is the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion", the strong and sturdy Shao Jie, with a strong sense of pride, "Please wait a moment for Tang Sima"

He ran inside for a while and then walked out with another Xi man, and after giving Tang a deal to this Xi man, the strong man bowed again and turned back to the front door, I have to say that his bow this time was much more decent than the first one.

The man who came out of the Governor's Mansion pouted in a more jerky Tang tone, "The Governor is drinking at the 'Lu' platform, Lord Tang, please come with me", after speaking, he didn't say anything more and turned around to lead the way.

Seeing the "look" of deep worry on this Xi man's face, Tang Cheng waved his hand to Liu Suifeng and the others to signal them to wait here, and then followed the man up the steps and walked towards the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Rao Le Metropolitan Mansion is not only from the outside to look gorgeous, the inside of the furnishings is even more exquisite to the extreme, from the Haidong coral tree, Zhenla country of fragrant wood screen, Persian gorgeous carpet and other luxury things abound, these things are after the previous tribute Tang Tianzi out of the treasury to reward the treasures of the four seas, after accumulating a small amount of this Xi Wang Mansion is more magnificent than the home of the Marquis of Dijing.

Looking at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion along the way, and thinking about Tu Yezhuo's leather tent, Tang Cheng couldn't help but shake his head, there was no comparable 'sex' between the two.

The "Lu" platform was built at the highest point of the Governor's Mansion, Tang Cheng's vision suddenly opened up when he stepped on the last step, and the camp tent that stretched for more than ten miles not far behind the earth enclosure was presented at a glance, and there were countless Xi people around the camp who were running horses to practice riding and "shooting", just looking at this scene, there were no less than thirty or forty thousand horses.

This was obviously the men and horses gathered by Li Chengzhong, but when Tang Cheng saw the scene of this person neighing, not only did he not feel at ease and rejoice, but frowned tightly.

Like the architectural style of the entire Metropolitan Governor's Palace, the "Lu" platform is also built with an extremely gorgeous atmosphere, looking at the blue "color" grassland, sitting on such a gorgeous high platform in the cool breeze to drink and have fun, whether from the actual feeling or psychological feeling, there is a feeling of "fascinated" intoxication.

In short, because the terrain and the surrounding scenery are too flat and natural and simple, it is easy for people in this gorgeous palace to have a sense of psychological satisfaction that they have in their hands and the world is self-sufficient, and for some people, this feeling is as addictive as a drug once they try it.

This is the first time Tang Cheng has seen Li Chengzhong - a fat man in his fifties who has become bloated, it seems that he has been drinking this wine for some time, his red face is drunk, and his eyes that are getting smaller and smaller by the fat on his face are not full of lust at all, and they are scattered and "chaotic".

Looking at Li Chengzhong in front of him, Tang Cheng inexplicably felt a deep twilight, and the twilight was mixed with a little desperate madness, this feeling was like a person who knew that he was terminally ill and overate without scruples before he died, the more revelry, the deeper the despair behind it.

In addition to Li Chengzhong on the "Lu" stage, there are still four Xi people to accompany the drink, and the youngest of the four is about forty, and they are all wearing Tang costumes like Li Chengzhong without exception, and the Tang costumes are all very bright colors, which makes the four of them look particularly eye-catching.

"You're the new Sima?" Li Chengzhong didn't look at the official documents and other things forwarded by the servants, and casually threw them on the desk in front of him, and the official documents of the officials were immediately stained with dripping soup and wine, "Say, how many soldiers and horses have you brought to this king?" ”

As soon as Li Chengzhong's mocking question came out, the four patriarchs who accompanied him suddenly let out a sneer.

They already knew that the imperial court was going to give up Raole! The performance of Li Chengzhong and the others made Tang Cheng suddenly have such a thought in his mind, but if this is the case, why did the general who was the right person to guard the door ask such a question?

Suddenly, in the face of this unexpected sudden situation, Tang Cheng's mind kept spinning like a calcium carbide spark, yes, although Li Chengzhong and others already knew the news, they didn't say it to the people below, not that they didn't want to, but they didn't dare, this person can become the king of Xi all depends on the support of the Tang court, the court is his biggest backer, and now if he lets the people below know that he has lost his backer, he doesn't have to wait for the two tribes to attack, he can't sit still on the throne first.

In terms of strength, not to mention the two joining forces, even if there is only one, he can't withstand it. Since Li Chengzhong already knows the attitude of the imperial court, why is he still holding on?

"What, dumb?"

Tang Cheng ignored the increasingly intense ridicule, and said in a light tone: "Except for a few servants, there is not a single soldier."

"If you don't have any soldiers, what do you want you to do?" , Li Chengzhong's words were not just ridicule, he suddenly leaned forward, stared at Tang Cheng with eyes like an enemy, and said with hatred: "You say, since there are no soldiers and horses, what did your treacherous court send you to do?" ”

"Oh! Li Dudu is afraid that he has forgotten, if there is no treacherous court of mine, I am afraid that this metropolitan governor's mansion will not be able to live with you Li Dudu, let alone sit on this 'dew' platform to drink and have fun", Tang Cheng sneered coldly, "It is also my treacherous court order to save you, an ungrateful person!" ”

As soon as Tang Cheng's words came out, everyone was really shocked, "bold", and after a moment of silence, he saw that the red-clothed Xi man closest to him suddenly pulled out the waist knife he was carrying and was about to pounce.

Before saying this, Tang Cheng was mentally prepared, and as soon as the red-clothed Xi man moved, he had already taken out a yellow birch crossbow from behind the thin wind with his wrist.

"This official has been talking to the prince since he spoke, and it is your turn to talk more than you untouched people who don't know how to respect and humility?" , Today's weather is fine, under the "ray" of the sun sprinkled on the "dew" platform, the bow and arrow of the yellow birch crossbow in Tang Cheng's hand are becoming more and more cold "forced" people, and the body of the red-clothed Xi Han just pounced stopped under the cold light that pointed directly at his chest, but this guy was also a ruthless horn, and at this point, he had no intention of retreating, and a pair of eyes stared at Tang Cheng like a wolf.

"All sit down!" After Li Chengzhong drank the three patriarchs who stood up with him, he smiled coldly and said, "I want to hear how you are going to save me?" ”

"There are two things, the first is to immediately send someone to spread the word to Rao Le Quartet, saying that the prince will voluntarily abdicate to let the sage; Second, immediately withdraw from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion after giving way, and camp all the way south to the boundary river with Longmen", Tang Cheng looked at the red-clothed Xi man with disdain and continued: "Or I should also remind the prince, the prince's clan has now become a trouble for the imperial court, at this time, the prince must not make himself uncomfortable, if the officials sent by this ministry have any three long and two short in the prince's land, maybe they don't need to do those two, and the Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion can take advantage of this to personally '' The knife handle trouble is solved. Maybe I don't know the ranks, but now half of the Tiancheng Army guarding Suoyang Pass has already gone out to camp in Jiehe! ”