Chapter 81: The Tip of the Iceberg
Taixing Jingcheng, the most of the eight.
Throughout the ages, this road is the only way for merchants to pass through, connecting the east and west of Taixing, and the trade of traders is endless, so it is called the "thoroughfare of Jinji and Hebei".
On horseback, Jiang Weijun died and came back to life, and after being 'tortured' by Xiahou Chun, he finally confided the truth.
He didn't actually ask Xiahou Chun for help, but actually wanted to trick Qin Rui into going north to make a meritorious career and do a big job.
Unexpectedly, after exhausting his tongue, he actually returned in vain.
But the road of heaven and earth is endless, and he actually met the prince from the west, so there were shocking words of 'Chen Xiang has fallen'.
"In other words, Chen Ge Lao is fine?" Xiahou Chun tightened his brows, his face was ugly.
Not to mention the group that was being played, because he believed Jiang Weijun's words, Xiahou Chun cut off his wings, not only sent the black-robed guards, but also let Liu Wenzhen and others stay in the eastern capital to recruit troops.
Jiang Weijun was apprehensive in his heart, and after quietly glancing at Xiahou Chun, he smiled and said: "Your Highness spares your life, the intention of the humble duty is not to deceive too much, oh no, it is to persuade some generals to go north to defend against the enemy, so as to reduce the pressure on the border soldiers." ”
Saying that, he slapped himself hard, "Despicable duty should be damned, it is the desire for lowly duty and profit, and he wants to bewitch the prince to go north and go to danger in person, even if he dies, it is difficult to forgive the fault of despicable duty." ”
Xiahou Chun glanced at him with a smile, waved his hand and said: "Okay, this palace is not a person with a small belly, and the crime of deceiving the superior and concealing the subordinate will be discussed after the war." ”
"Post-war?" Jiang Weijun was stunned.
Previously, this person was still in a state of coma, so he didn't know the secret note passed by Xiao Jiyue.
Xiahou Chun's eyes were solemn, and he said slowly: "As you said, the clouds are going south. ”
Jiang Weijun's color changed, and he blurted out: "Impossible! ”
Seeing that his face was determined, Fang Xirou leaned closer and said with a pout: "How is it impossible, you open your eyes wide and see what this is?" ”
I saw her reach out and grab it, and as soon as she shook it out of thin air, she clasped half a fist and flew snow.
With a gentle blow, the snowflakes fall and flutter one after another, so beautiful.
She squinted at the cotton jacket beauty on the other side who was contemplating the snowflakes, and said leisurely: "This girl is not like some southern barbarians, as if she has never seen snow in her life, she has traveled south and north, and has been wandering for many years, and she knows a little bit about the northland. ”
She paused for a moment, and said slowly: "Yunxiao is located in the northwest of Dajing, and has lived in the Northland Wasteland, Mobei and the west of Liaodong for generations.
The rest of the three seasons are perennial rain and snow, and most of the time are ravaged by white disasters, which can be described as 'a hundred ghosts have often been guests since ancient times, how can there be too safe and stable years'. ”
Jiang Weijun said angrily: "I know the cold in the north, if we can't resist this hardship, we will freeze to death a long time ago." ”
The man covered the face was silent, and after Murong sighed faintly, he said softly: "The clouds are wandering, and the white ghost suddenly comes at night." Although the people of Yunxiao are wild and tall, they are only flesh and blood after all, and they cannot withstand the cold of wind and snow all year round, and their life span will be reduced for a long time. ”
Fang Xirou snorted lightly, not to be outdone, and said: "This is not the most critical, the most important thing is that a white disaster is enough to bankrupt most of the clouds. ”
Xiahou Chun had naturally heard of the snow disaster in the north, regardless of his past and present lives, he still remembered it deeply, after all, when the snow fell overnight, at least a million livestock were frozen to death.
Those are not just livestock, they are the lifeblood of the people of the Northland.
Regardless of whether it is Yunxiao or Dajing, they are all at war because of a 'white disaster'.
The masked man's lips squirmed, and the taciturn protector finally spoke, and said astringently: "The two countries are fighting unjustly, but they are both about the life and death of hundreds of thousands of big tents. ”
Yunxiao is mainly nomadic, known as the 'country on horseback', living in pursuit of water and grass, migrating to live, setting up fences, camping and tents, just like steamed buns.
Jiang Weijun glanced coldly at the man with the covered face, and he snorted coldly: "If you commit my Dajing, you will definitely die, Grandpa Tai said that my Dajing family is small, and I can't afford to squander, and I will fight for every inch of land!" ”
Yang Zhong also said lightly: "His people are people, but my people in Dajing are not people?" What kind of bullshit logic is this? ”
Xiahou Chun waved his hand to stop it, and after a little silence, he closed the coffin on this issue, "Yunxiao Nankou, although it has been hit hard by the white plague and needs to be recovered urgently, this matter is understandable, and even if you are friendly with my Dajing, the border states can send clothing, food and spring seeds, and even as long as it is not a forbidden thing, the border market is understandable." ”
Jiang Weijun's face was dark, Yang Zhong pursed his lips and looked at Xiahou Chun, only to hear his tone for a moment, and said slowly: "But if you use this as an excuse to raise an army to attack, kill my people, burn my house, and destroy my fertile land, it will be intolerable." ”
His tone was light, but his words were full of wrath and undoubted majesty, "In short, if you are courteous, I will treat you with the courtesy of princes and even kings; But if you break through with a blade, and burn, kill, and plunder, you are like a rogue, and you are the enemy of my entire Dajing. ”
He frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away!" ”
The words were loud, and Murong's eyes flickered non-stop, and the person covered was silent.
Jiang Weijun's face softened, and Yang Zhong looked away.
It's good that you didn't disgrace your ancestors.
Although His Majesty is arrogant and lascivious, and pampers the courtiers, after all, he has the merit of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, and the north town is cloudy, and the south is chasing the former Yan Yu, and he also specially set the rule of 'raising soldiers with the country, so he can't punish the doctor', so he can still control the government after being out of position for many years.
Before the martial arts, Wenzhi was postponed, and the old man could be regarded as running through the word 'benevolence' for the rest of his life.
Xiahou Chun turned his head to look at Jiang Weijun and asked the biggest doubt in his heart: "Lord Jiang has been in Suzhou for many years, I don't know how much the garrisons in various places know?" ”
The prince asked, Jiang Weijun naturally didn't dare to slack off, and after a little deliberation, he hugged his fists and said: "Back to Your Highness, since His Majesty Taizong's personal expedition, the military and political power in the north has long been dismantled into multiple controls. ”
He sighed lightly, "There are military generals who collude with local heroes, and they are all powerful and powerful military generals who deter the township to maintain the prestige of the township; The generals enjoyed a strong food and support for the relatives of the soldiers, which they called 'mutual benefit and win-win'. ”
"There is also a clear distinction between the civil and military departments in the form of 'in-laws, oaths and apprenticeships', etc., which are connected vertically and horizontally, and the internal and external connections have long been integrated, regardless of each other."
"There are even bribes to court officials to blind the center's vision, or to coerce and induce inspections, inspections, and observation envoys to reverse black and white, distort the court's sight, and turn the towns of the Northland into independent kingdoms."
He paused for a moment, and after secretly glancing at Xiahou Chun, he said helplessly: "In the name of private banquets, even princes and nobles invited civil ministers and military generals from the four jurisdictions, and lavishly rewarded them to buy people's hearts, and finally became their minions and eagle dogs, and lived in them. ”
His eyes were complicated, he sighed, and said quietly: "And this is just the tip of the iceberg. ”
"The deep sea abyss is endless." Xiahou Chun muttered to himself.
The pool of water in the north is really not ordinarily deep.