Chapter 123 (1/2)
On the way back, Zhuang Shanke asked what king Jing Zhang Zhou said. Zhao Qijue rode on her horse, as if she were closing her eyes and nourishing herself. She didn't directly answer the teacher's question, but said a faint word.
”From now on, stay away from Zhang Zhou!”
”What? Is it...”
Zhao Qijue suddenly interrupted Zhuang Shanke's words, with a cold tone and said, ”teacher, I'm still not king Jing?”
Zhuang Shanke was at a loss in the face of Zhao Qijue's sudden change, but he chose silence after all.
Zhang Zhou sent people to transport the ashes of the dead back to Hezhou and stayed in Wuzhou City for two days. After Chen Chaoying brought people, he set out for Wuxia mountain. No matter what agreement is reached with King Jing, you must go to Wuxia mountain, otherwise the emperor can't make a difference there.
”Fortunately, you are safe!”
Chen Chaoying was very dissatisfied with Zhang Zhou's ”recklessness”. Zhang Zhou also apologized: ”I also cherish my life and want to deal with it safely, but the situation was urgent and could not be delayed!”
”For the first time, you were worried about the safety of Lord Cao, and the time was really urgent. But for the second time? How dare you provoke King Jing? Do you really think the four big monks can protect your integrity?”
”I've also seriously considered this matter. There must be an explanation for brothers' death. In the eyes of those noble people, these people's lives are like grass mustard, but I Zhang Zhou can't do it. In the short term, I can't retaliate against King Jing, and I intend to give him some time, but later I figured out something. If I can't clarify my relationship with King Jing earlier, my trip to Wuxia mountain may be hindered , there is even the danger of black hands! Now I come to the door and force him to give way, which will make the trip safer and smoother! Of course, there is also a little bit of gambling! ”
”You openly contact with King Jing, and even don't hesitate to have conflicts! Is to make people all over the world think that if you encounter danger, it must be related to King Jing?”
”It's not all true. In fact, as long as my teacher arrives at dachaoyun temple, he won't dare to deal with me. I'm afraid there's only a dead end waiting for him! The reason why I press him to give in so urgently is to give him a step down and reassure him. If I don't talk about it, he will be worried that I will secretly take revenge and be worried! If he's always worried, It's hard to guarantee that I won't do anything extremely risky! Now I've confessed my caution and forced him to make concessions, so that he will feel at ease! The Kyushu business is not what it used to be, and I can't do anything as freely as before! Even if I hate King Jing again, I can't tear my face with him now. It's better to tell the story so that everyone is comfortable ! sometimes unknown contradictions are more terrible than public conflicts! ”
Chen Chaoying knew that what he compared was that he spied on Pingwang Chuang Tzu for Tang Yuer! Different status, different ways to deal with problems! Some things can be used with righteousness, while others must weigh the pros and cons. When it's dark, you have to have dark means. When you stand on the table, you have to have the demeanor on the table. Chen Chaoying thought about the truth Zhang Zhou said.
Zhang Zhou continued: ”at present, several forces in the imperial power struggle are on the table. The only thing I can't be sure is king Jing. If he doesn't deal with me secretly, I will be very safe!”
”The former Prince...”
”Zhao Qijue told me that night in emptiness is Zhao Qirui's teacher. If night in emptiness doesn't want me to die, Zhao Qirui will never touch me! Besides, I'm not looking for you to protect my integrity?”
”Ha ha, Lord, are you exquisite among the major forces?”
”It's a fart. It can only be said that the other party won't do it to me easily before it touches the other party's fundamental interests! What I need now is time. I can seek some balance among the forces of all parties, so that we can get more time for development, and I'm satisfied!”
”Well, if we give Kyushu business a few years to develop safely, we can completely straighten out the northern half of Datang!”
”Brother Chen, what I'm worried about now is that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop! After all, the bigger we develop, the more opponents we will face! There are even some we can't guard against!”
”Then the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover the earth. Nothing in the world will always go smoothly. By the way, count the days, and you will soon be a father!”
Zhang Zhou sighed and said, ”it's true! If it wasn't for the delay in Wuzhou, I might have left for Hezhou now to accompany Yuniang and watch the child born! But the child can be seen day by day. I kneel a few more times with my wife. Ah, no, I coax a few more times. In short, I can make up for it! I can't afford to delay the safety of the teacher!”
Chen Chaoying nodded and said, ”it's said that Taoist Yunfeng feels his pulse three times a day. He's in good condition. He will be safe for his mother and son! Don't worry!”
Zhang Zhou laughed and said, ”what's to worry about? It must be the safety of mother and son! Ha ha ha!”
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Chen Chaoying also reported to Zhang Zhou some news about Suzhou, Nanping and Mengzhou.
The Xirong caravan has entered the normal mode, exchanging the silk of Jinyin lane and the tea and porcelain of Nanshi Prefecture for Xirong's jewelry and unique products, and even the seeds of some high-yield crops. In addition, Liu Qingshan plans to open Hezhou liehe furniture workshop in Xirong. After all, it's not cost-effective to rely on transportation and sales.
Tianjie mountain horse farm also began to play the role of a transfer station. First, it undertook the transportation from Tianjie mountain to Xirong, which can greatly reduce the turnover time of Xirong caravans in the territory. Second, infiltrate the Hanhai grassland from the West and start the sales of salt and tea. In addition, I brought back some news about tiehe and Princess Ziyu's deep love and Yujia's recognition by the holy land, while there was no news about the teacher of tiehe, Rick.
The construction of Qinjiang waterway is somewhat slow. First, it is related to the dangerous water situation. Second, there are many bandits and bandits. However, it has also become a good place for Ma Heizi Sahuan to train troops.
Mengzhou is a grassland. It is a good natural pasture. It is also one of the two horse farms of the Empire. Because of its geographical advantages and the lack of strong foreign enemies, its military strength is weak. There are less than 20000 residents in the whole state who live on grazing! With the addition of criminal arrest, the Mongolian army has only a few hundred people. It is indeed unable to catch the flexible sand bandits, and the imperial army has sent heavy troops to encircle and suppress, which is not worth the loss! This is also the main reason why small groups of sand bandits dare to enter and loot frequently. At present, the army and people of Mengzhou can only live in groups to offset the threat of sand bandits!
Because the Kyushu caravan needed a large number of horses, it established a lot of contacts with Mengzhou. In addition, it used silver to pave the way, so it occupied a deserted official pasture. Because it was too close to the desert, it was frequently attacked and had to be closed. Originally, this can only be a furtive behavior, because Datang does not allow ”private” horse herding, but in this ”transaction” with King Jing, King Jing promised to ”legalize” the ranch.
The person in charge of the ranch is Hu Yanjun. He was recommended by Huyan Dongli. He is a talent with good command ability. After investigation in all aspects, Zhang Zhou was very satisfied and decided to let him take charge of the ranch in Mengzhou!
Under the cover of this ranch, Zhang Zhou secretly formed a ”private army” to prepare for the suppression of sand bandits and the opening of the second trade route, and to lay the foundation for future ”mercenaries”. The scale of this private army is planned to be within 3000, mainly composed of those who are good at fighting in the Huyan family, warriors recruited in the grassland, and applicants in Kyushu. But the final quota will not exceed 2000, or even less, so there is still great competitive pressure to survive in well paid mercenaries! Fradas et al. Were also involved.
He Qi also showed his face and used his understanding of the sand bandits to wipe out the two sand bandits in several actions at the beginning! Made a good start for ”mercenaries”! Huzi's superb equestrian skills and courageous style are also very eye-catching. Both of them are highly valued by huyanjun. He Qi was exceptionally appointed as the commander of the first battalion and Huzi was appointed as his deputy battalion. This pair of young people is very dazzling among the ”mercenaries” in Kyushu!
In huyanjun's big account, there was a fierce dispute over the arrangement of the next action at this time!
At present, although the number of mercenaries is less than 2000, they have been divided into six battalions according to the plan, and all the 12 battalion officers, chief and deputy, are present.
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”I don't think we should underestimate the enemy and advance rashly! After all, this is one of the largest sand bandit gangs in the desert. According to the news, the other party has as many as 500 people!”