Chapter 56: Fun Talk
The valley was shrouded in a faint mist, and the mist seemed to be mixed with the smell of gunpowder and blood, which had not dissipated a few days ago. The killing did not stop there, and the barbarism did not subside with ceremonies. The eunuch Yang Simiao's face was gloomy and angry, and he was afraid that he would vent it on a group of ragged barbarians here. No one doubts that he can afford to slaughter the city, and he is not the first to do the massacre of civilians in a war-torn land, and he will not be the last.
Before joining the army, the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate saw that Yang Siqiao couldn't listen to the advice, and he planned not to talk nonsense, but at this time, seeing that he was going to be brutal again, he finally couldn't help but stand up again and try to persuade him.
Yang Simiao's anger was nothing more than that a lot of grain and grass had been burned, and he couldn't find who did it, so he wanted to kill all the Nanzhao people in the cottage to atone for the crime.
The record did not think that the main fault was on the Nanzhao people, and there were many complaints in his words that Yang Siqiao had not listened to the advice before: "When the Tang army first entered the cottage, Yang Gong wanted to kill the owner of the village and other leaders, so I persuaded him, but Yang Gong insisted on doing it. Nowadays, we don't know the language and geography, and it is a problem to find a few criminals, let alone deal with these barbarians. Xiang Xiang Yang Gong'an appeased the owner of the village and other people, and used it to control the barbarians, why is there today's predicament?
…… It was unwise to misuse the criminal law before, and now if Yang Gong kills all the people in the cottage, it will be a big mistake! After the courtiers learned of this, they must have blamed Yang Gong for not understanding the intentions of the imperial court, although the war achievements of Nanzhao Dazhai for hundreds of miles were commendable, what was the use? I have been doing business with Yang for several years, how can I harm each other? Please be aware of your decision. ”
As soon as Yang Siqiao reminded him, he also felt that there was some truth after thinking about it, and his anger disappeared a little, but the grain and grass were burned and the criminals could not be punished, and he was finally unwilling, and he felt that he could not get off the stage, so he asked: "Now that such a plan will be released?" ”
The record reviewed the other leaders of the five edicts who were standing far away and watching the play, and said in a low voice: "The five edict barbarians sent troops to cooperate with my Tang Dynasty to protect the mansion, except for the edict, what is planned is nothing more than three things: slaves, land, and property. These tribes are still in the time of slave production, and the strength of the leaders of each department is mostly measured by the number of slaves in the land, if Yang Gong rewards them with the people of the cottage, wouldn't it be a three-bird strategy for a while: it not only avoids our name of tyranny, abuse, and killing, but also rewards the five edicts for sending troops to aid grain and grass, and there is an excuse for the barbarians in the village to attack and burn military food, which also plays a role in punishing the Nanzhao people. Why not? ”
Yang Siqiao laughed angrily when he heard this: "He Lushi is really an old treacherous and cunning. ”
The record was stunned and noncommittal to this "compliment".
So Yang Siqiao adopted the opinion of joining the army, and turned all the people of the cottage into slaves and handed them over to the five edicts to divide up. After two days of repair, he led the coalition army of all ethnic groups to march to Nanzhao Dazhai in Yangguazhou.
Originally, Pi Luoge could mobilize tens of thousands of troops if he wanted the Tang army to fight a decisive battle in Yanggua Prefecture, but unfortunately he did not have the courage to face the Tang army head-on, let alone have the confidence...... Even if they are several times the enemy, they have no chance of winning, and in the wars of the Tang Army, there are often battles with enemies who are several times or even ten times their size. So Pirog gave up the opportunity to fight a decisive battle in the open field, and went up the mountain with his staff, slave owners, and elites.
After Yang Siqiao led the coalition troops into Yanggua Prefecture without bloodshed, he figured out where Pi Luoge went, and led his troops to the bottom of the mountain. I saw that the mountain was high into the clouds, and the terrain was treacherous, and the path on the mountainside was like a snake winding around it......
Seeing this, a general said depressedly: "Fighting this kind of battle is really a toss-up, if Pi Luog is unwilling to come down and defend on it, let alone catch him in half a month, even if he fights for a few months and dies thousands of people, he may not be able to attack." ”
Unexpectedly, Yang Siqiao smiled and said: "Go to the army to plot, and take this place without blood within half a month." ”
All the generals are very curious, everyone is not afraid that they can fight against Nanban, the most disgusting thing is this kind of thing, fight and don't fight with you, with the dangerous terrain and you to consume...... Yang Gong didn't know what to do?
At this moment, a sergeant suddenly reported: "A messenger from Chang'an has arrived." ”
Yang Siqiao hurriedly returned to the camp to see the envoy. The man took out a letter and said: "This is not an official document of the imperial court, but a private letter from the King of Jin to Duke Yang, please take a look." ”
"What?" Yang Siqiao looked flattered, and hurriedly accepted the letter and asked someone to entertain him. Although he has been at the border for a long time, his actual identity is that he is a eunuch and a person who used to mix the court, and he has always been very concerned about the affairs of the Chang'an court, and he can understand it the most. Xue Chongxun's power in Chang'an, Yang Siqiao understands it too well! Now that he can receive Xue Chongxun's private letter as far away as southern Xinjiang, how can he not be flattered? Being able to get the favor of the superior is more effective than winning ten battles in a bloody battle in southern Xinjiang, and it can cling to those in power and avoid the pressure of fear...... After Yang Siqiao was demoted to the south due to the wrong position of political governance, he has been trembling and frightened, for fear that he will be given poisoned wine when there will be a reckoning.
You must know that when Wu Zetian was in power, how many brave and warlike people who had repeatedly made military exploits died like dogs because of political mistakes, and it was easier for Yang Siqiao to die if he didn't have a lintel!
He tore open the envelope with excitement and apprehension, his fingers trembling, praying for a blessing or a curse!
I saw a few columns of ugly words on it: I heard the good news, and got interesting talks, saying that Yang Gong wrote the good news before the war and put it in his clothes and then fought, which is an interesting thing; The imperial court is at the time of employing people, Yang Gong's talent makes me vomit and feed love, waiting for the early victory and return, I will pick up the wind and wash the dust for you.
What is Spit Love? Yang Siqiao wondered for a moment, and after a while, he came back to the sentence "Zhou Gong spit out the world and return to the heart".
After reading one piece of paper, he didn't have time to look at the second one, he was already so excited that he laughed "hehe", where did he still look like a person with gray hair in his early fifties?
Seeing this, the general was also stunned and said, "Yang Gong, what a happy event?" ”
"What a happy event!" Yang Siqiao handed a letter to his general. After a while, everyone shouted happily: "Congratulations to Yang Gong for his ascension!" ”
Yang Siqiao sighed: "King Jin is really the pillar of the country, we are thousands of miles away, and he can also care about the well-being of the soldiers, which really makes people feel nostalgic." ”
After he said that, he read the second letter, which wrote a "small matter", saying that a certain river barbarian was a slave of Piluoge, and asked Yang Siqiao to confirm whether he had been killed after arriving in Yanggua Prefecture.
Yang Siqiao immediately ordered: "Find it immediately!" If you want to see people alive and see corpses when you die, all of them will go to find them! ”
The record of joining the army and admonished: "Our army is at the foot of the treacherous mountain, and there is only half a month, and if we don't hurry up to prepare for the battle and take the chieftain, but go to find a group of slaves, isn't it a sacrifice to the end?" ”
Yang Siqiao smiled and said: "I said Lao He, I praised you for being cunning before, why are you confused now?" ”
The recorder frowned and said, "How do you say this?" ”
Yang Siqiao smiled but did not answer, and after a while, he looked left and said, "Why do you need soldiers and horses to capture Piluog? A messenger can do it. ”
The record was also curious: "What is Yang Gongke's clever plan, why don't you talk to us?" ”
"A few days ago, He Lushi said that the method of 'governing barbarians with barbarians' wanted to leave the owners and leaders of the Burmese village to govern the barbarians, but I did not adopt it, so that everything did not go well. I thought about it carefully, and then I thought of a strategy to capture Pirog. In this way, He Lushi also has half the credit. Yang Siqiao said eloquently, "Pi Luog and the slave owners of Nanzhao are on the mountain, but the land slaves are at the bottom of the mountain. It only takes one messenger to go up and explain the benefits to them, and if they don't escort Pirog down the mountain, they will divide the land and slaves of Nanzhao with the other five edicts...... Haha, those leaders are all gone with Pirog, what are they doing with him? Surely there will be a rebellion to help us catch Pilog down the mountain! ”
When the generals heard this, they shouted a clever plan. Yang Siqiao smiled and said: "The leaders of Nanzhao on the mountain don't know about my capture of Piluoge in a month, and if you stay on the mountain for one more day, you may be divided up a part of the land and property, do you say that the Nanzhao people should panic or we panic?" ”
He Lushi hugged his fists and said: "It's all thanks to Yang Gong's clever calculation, and he doesn't dare to be greedy." It is also very human to draw inferences. ”
Yang Siqiao said: "The old man benefited the most from absorbing the strengths of others, and the battle of Burma used gunpowder to blow up the wall, which was also out of the law of the King of Jin." ”
The generals bowed their respects.
He Lushi said: "I have no power to restrain the chicken, but it is still useful to go up the mountain to do things with a three-inch tongue, please Yang Gong use me as a messenger to complete this matter." ”
Yang Siqiao shook his head and said: "This credit is given to the five edict barbarians, He Lushi has been friends with me for several years, and I am reluctant to let you die." This is the way to go and there is no return, and as soon as the messenger goes up the mountain and says, Pirog will be angry and kill the envoy before the rebellion. He Lushi was greatly moved when he heard it.
Yang Siqiao said again: "Although He Lushi often contradicts me, out of public intentions, I can distinguish clearly, and I am not surprised. ”
So they sent messengers on the one hand, and sent men to find the family of the great man. first looked for the river barbarian slaves, and then confirmed them one by one, and a few days later, they found the person Xue Chongxun confessed!
It turned out that Napi Luog was very surprised when he heard that the Tang army had sent troops, and he didn't expect that he was thinking about how to turn the danger into a disaster to resist the Tang army's advance, where could he still take care of the trivial matter that he had discussed with Zhang Jiancheng before? I didn't bother at all. Later, when he heard that the Tang army had captured the Burmese village and appeared in Yanggua Prefecture a few days later, he panicked and hurriedly fled to the mountains, so the parents and clansmen of the big and small barbarians were safe and sound.
…… After a few days, the messenger who went up the mountain was killed, and his body was thrown from the cliff behind him and fell into a meat pie, and no one looked like him, and only from the clothes and clothes could he tell that he was the messenger who sent him up the mountain.
Not long after, the leaders of the Nanzhao tribes really rebelled, and organized a siege led by the Bai Manzhang family, killed all Piluoge's subordinates, and tied Piluoge down the mountain to ask for guilt. The matter is reasonable, the former chief of Nanzhao was originally a member of the Zhang family, and later he was forced to "concede" to the ancestor of Wuman Piluoge, and now he is seizing the opportunity to regain power and keep the people of Nanzhao.
Both public and private matters were completed smoothly, and Yang Siqiao's face was smiling.
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