At this time, Yang Peng was standing on the city gate tower watching a play, and said with a smile: "This guy is not a reckless man, he actually knows how to provoke a general!" "Brother, little brother, go get his head!" Zhan Jinguo asked for a fight beside him. road. Yang Peng waved his hand, "No, let Tu Lou deal with it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burly and powerful general wearing heavy armor and holding a big ax came out of the crowd. It was the former Qingshui Pao Brother's boss, Tulou, who had just joined Yang Peng not long ago. As soon as he appeared, the scene immediately became quiet.
When Long Ba saw Tu Lou, he looked shocked and shouted: "Tu Lou?!" Tu Lou laughed and said, "Long Ba, we haven't seen each other for a long time!" Long Ba snorted and said angrily: "I want to challenge the so-called General Yanyun, what are you doing here? We are all Sichuan people, and Sichuan people will not fight Sichuan people!"
Tu Lou said: "The people of Sichuan are willing to be the people of Yanyun. You are no longer Sichuan people by committing rebellion!" Long Ba scolded: "You are a dog slave!" Tu Lou was not angry, and raised his voice to the people surrounding him in the distance. They asked: "Fathers of Sichuan, do you think it is better to be a citizen of Yanyun or a citizen of the Song Dynasty?" The common people shouted: "Of course it is better to be a citizen of Yanyun!" A rough and arrogant man The voice was very clear in the noise: "The people of Yanyun have food to eat, clothes to wear, and houses to live in. The officials are kind and gentle and will not bully us people. The Yanyun army is so powerful that no outsiders dare to bully us." Us! It is much better to be the people of Yanyun than to be the people of the Song Dynasty who work hard!" The people agreed one after another.
Long Ba's face turned blue and white. Tu Lou asked with a smile: "Long Ba, what else do you have to say now!" Long Ba snorted, crossed the big ax in his hand, and said loudly: "Stop talking nonsense, let's see the real deal under our hands!" Tu Lou sighed After a breath, "Since you are stubborn, I have no choice but to kill you!"
Long Ba asked: "Do you dare to make a bet with me?" Tu Lou frowned and said impatiently: "If you want to fight, then fight, no matter what kind of bet you are making!" Long Ba sneered: "You don't dare!" Tu Long said: "There's nothing you dare to do! Tell me, what's the bet?" "Just a bet. If I win, I'll let us go! Do you dare?"
Tu Lou said: "I can't make the decision on this!" At this time, Yang Peng's voice came down from the city gate tower: "If you win, I will spare your life and let you go!" Everyone raised their heads towards the city gate tower. Looking up, Long Ba asked: "Who are you? Can what you say count?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I can still make the decision on this matter." Tu Lou said to Long Ba angrily: "If you are blind, even King Yan won't recognize you!" Long Ba was shocked. He glanced at Yang Peng on the city gate tower again, turned back to look at the slaughterhouse, waved the big ax in his hand, shouted loudly, and rushed towards the slaughterhouse with a fierce momentum, like a crazy tiger. When the people watching the excitement in the distance saw this scene, they couldn't help being frightened. Some people shouted: "It's so awesome! Tulou may not be his opponent!"
Long Ba rushed to the front of Tulou, stomped the ground with his right foot, and his huge body immediately rose into the air. He raised his ax high and slashed towards Tulou. His momentum was so powerful that it was as if he could split a mountain. The people in the distance were I couldn't help but let out bursts of exclamations!
Tu Lou took a bow and raised his axe. In an instant, the two axes collided suddenly with a loud bang that made everyone's eardrums numb, but Tu Lou did not move at all. Long Ba fell to the ground, turned around, dragged the ax with both hands and slashed towards Tu Lou. Tu Lou immediately raised the axe, and there was another loud bang, and Long Ba's second move was blocked again. ! Long Ba attacked with six more moves in succession. He was so fierce and powerful early on that he was as powerful as a mountain collapse. However, Tulou blocked every move tepidly and did not pose any threat to him!
Long Ba saw that he was unable to do anything to the opponent with all his eight attacks. He couldn't help but become anxious. He roared and stepped forward. The ninth move came one after another. His hand was on the upper right side of Tulou, with the intention of slashing diagonally. There is nothing special about the moves. The victory lies in the strength and sheer force, and the unparalleled power. This time, Tu Lou did not raise his ax to block the attack, but leaned to one side to avoid the opponent's blow. He then raised his ax and struck at Long Ba's head. Long Ba suddenly saw a flash of cold light, a tiger roaring and wind blowing. Startled, he subconsciously jumped back. As soon as I stabilized my body, I felt a chill in my chest. I was shocked. I quickly looked down and saw that a piece of clothing on my chest had been torn off by the opponent's ax blade. It was so cold!
Tu Lou roared angrily, holding the ax in both hands and rushing towards Long Ba with an astonishing momentum. Long Ba was startled, and subconsciously stepped back. He took two steps back, frowned, and was about to face him. Suddenly he saw a flash of cold light in front of him, and he was frightened. He hurriedly raised his ax to parry, and there was a loud bang. Long Ba couldn't control himself and took several steps back. His arms were so numb that he could hardly hold the axe. He was hit in the chest. The blood was surging, and I could hardly breathe! At this moment, Tu Lou's second move came with a strong wind. Long Ba hurriedly parried and took two steps back! Tu Lou attacked five times in succession. Although Long Ba could barely resist, he was already on the verge of collapse! Tulou's attack was strong, and the sixth move came immediately after. This was a horizontal slash. The big ax drew a huge arc and slashed horizontally towards Long Ba's neck! Long Ba was already in a daze. He felt that the opponent was attacking again and wanted to take action, but his body refused to obey him!
Click! Tulou's battle ax slashed across Long Ba's neck, and his head flew up into the air, held up by the blood. When Mo Lun and others saw this scene, they were frightened to death! Snapped! Long Ba's head fell to the ground and rolled out for three to four meters. The headless body squirted blood and fell backwards. The officers and soldiers of the Yanyun Army shouted, Mo Lun and others' faces were ashen, and many of them could not help but tremble.
Yang Peng smiled slightly, turned to Yu Qing next to him and said, "I'll leave the rest to you!" Yu Qing clenched his fists and agreed. Yang Peng left the city gate and went back. Long Ba was killed, and the remaining prisoner-captors, as well as Morun and others, were all captured. Immediately, Yu Qing presided over the ceremony, and everyone was rectified under the east city gate.
Yu Qing came to the palace, clasped his fists towards Yang Peng and said, "I would like to inform King Yan that all the prisoner robbers and the nobles who committed crimes have been executed. And according to King Yan's instructions, their bodies were transported outside the city for burial."
Yang Peng nodded and asked: "Where are those members of the noble clan now?" Yu Qing said: "King Yan was kind and gave them a chance to change their ways. Those members of the offending noble clan who did not participate in the conspiracy are already here. They left under the supervision of our people, some went to seek relatives and friends, and some went to the south of the Yangtze River." Chen Xiao said with a smile: "In their eyes, I, the King of Yan, may be more terrifying than the most evil demon! "Yu Qing said quickly: "King Yan is already very kind. From ancient times to the present, kings who can be as kind as King Yan are rare!"
Yang Peng waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't need to put a high hat on me, and I don't feel frustrated or angry just because someone hates me. You can't make everyone like you while you are alive. What you do will always be If you harm some people, those whose interests are harmed will naturally hate you to the core." He leaned back in his chair and said calmly and honestly: "I just want to be clear in my heart. Whether others like it or hate it, just let them be! "Yu Qing was filled with admiration. He felt that King Yan was so broad-minded and he was so lucky to be able to follow King Yan and work for him!
Yang Peng asked: "Have you finished counting the confiscated noble families' properties? It's been so many days!" Yu Qing quickly explained: "There are really too many properties of these noble families. It will probably take ten days and a half to fully count them. !”
Yang Peng was very surprised. Yu Qing said: "Except for the Mo, Yue, and Xiang families, most of these noble families are families that have been inherited for hundreds of years. The accumulation of hundreds of years is not trivial. We didn't know it before, but only after we ransacked their homes did we find out that each family It turns out that there are many hidden warehouses in various places, so the more we clean up, the more we clean up, and we are overwhelmed!" Yu Qing looked very excited.
Yang Peng asked: "How much has been counted now?" Yu Qing clasped his fists and said: "The money, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and grain that have been counted so far have exceeded what was previously obtained from the official warehouse and the Zhou family!"
Yang Peng was pleasantly surprised, "So many?!" Yu Qing nodded. Yang Peng sighed: "I am afraid that the hundreds of years of accumulation in this Kingdom of Abundance have gone into the pockets of these nobles!" Yu Qing felt the same way. Remembering something, he clasped his fists and said: "King Yan, there is something I need to ask King Yan for instructions!"
Yang Peng said: "Tell me." Yu Qing said: "King Yan, there are countless fertile fields below the noble clans, supporting hundreds of thousands of tenant farmers. There are also countless industries in major cities, and many people rely on these industries to make a living. Yan The king uprooted the gentry forces in one fell swoop. The people who originally relied on the gentry for a living were very uneasy and worried about their own fate. I don't know how to deal with these people? His subordinates thought that there were so many people in this group that if they were not handled properly, they might cause trouble. Big problem!”
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Not only the ones you mentioned, but also the servants and tenant farmers who were previously armed by the nobles and then captured by us." He glanced at Yu Qing and said, "You may not know that we, Yanyun, have a department. It’s called the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, which is independent of local administrative agencies and is responsible for operating official industries.”
When Yu Qing heard this, he immediately understood and said: "These confiscated properties and fields belong to the official property, and they will naturally be placed under the management of the state-owned sector, and those servant tenant farmers have successfully become the property under the jurisdiction of the state-owned department." Servants. Haha, it’s just that the responsibilities of these servants are to run industries and cultivate the land! In this way, there will be no problems. On the contrary, those servants and tenant farmers will be ecstatic. In the blink of an eye, they have become government servants, and their status is very different. Got it!"
Yang Peng smiled slightly and said: "You pass on this news and tell all the servants and tenant farmers not to worry and to work with peace of mind! In addition, tell them that the unreasonable exploitation terms imposed on them by their employers before will be the same." Abolition. In addition, the farmland rental system was abolished and replaced by an employment system, and wages were paid monthly. As long as it was not their own fault, they would not be held responsible for the failure of the harvest due to natural disasters." Yu Qing said happily: "In this way Come, they will turn over completely! They will regard King Yan as a living Bodhisattva!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I don't want to be a Bodhisattva for them, I just want to make the world more fair!" Yu Qing was in awe. Yang Peng said: "The Governor of Sichuan and officials transferred from Yenching University, the Ministry of Supervision, and the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises will arrive here soon. You can prepare all the materials on Sichuan and introduce them to them when they arrive." Yu Qing He clasped his fists in agreement, and then said: "King Yan, if there are no other instructions, I will leave." Yang Peng nodded, "Go ahead." Yu Qing bowed and went down.
As soon as Yu Qing left, Yan Ji came in. Yang Peng's eyes lit up as soon as this woman with a black scarf and a black outfit came in. Yan Ji cupped her fists and said, "King Yan, Li Hu in the north and Chen Sheng in the west have been persuaded by our people and expressed their willingness to surrender." The Li Hu and Chen Sheng she was talking about were active in northern Sichuan and Chen Sheng respectively. The two largest groups of thieves in western Sichuan are composed of people from all over the country who were driven into desperation by the government, and refugees who had previously fled to Sichuan from the northwest and central plains to escape the war. These two groups of giant bandits have tens of thousands of minions, and they usually make a living by robbing businesses, traveling and looting towns. Not long ago, Yan Ji was ordered to send subordinates of the local "Huaxu" to various places to recruit bandits including Li Hu and Chen Sheng. Most of the thieves and bandits gave up.
Yan Ji said: "In addition to Li Hu and Chen Sheng, there are twenty-three cottages that have expressed their willingness to surrender. Only three cottages are still negotiating terms with our people. The leaders of those three cottages are a little too greedy. I'm worried about the negotiation. Not close."
Chen Xiao said calmly: "Kill them if we can't reach an agreement!" Yan Ji nodded. Yang Peng said: "For those mountain kings who have expressed their intention to surrender, we must urge them to disarm and come down the mountain as soon as possible. I have already conveyed the resettlement order to various places. As long as they come down the mountain, they will get land and houses immediately."
Yan Ji nodded and said: "I have a suggestion." Yang Peng looked at her and saw that she looked away in a panic, and there seemed to be a little blush on her face. She just heard her say: "These bandits are all They are used to being lawless, so we must be on guard against them!"
Yang Peng thought and nodded. Yan Ji said: "I think we should first separate the Mountain King from their men. This is easy to do. Let the Mountain King come to Chengdu to accept the canonization, and have their men receive and resettle nearby, and separate them without leaving a trace; Second, disperse them in rural towns around each city. In this way, even if they have evil intentions, they will not be able to cause major damage and it will be much easier to exterminate them."
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Miss Yan, I am really impressed by you. I didn't expect you to have such a mind!" Yan Ji didn't look at Yang Peng and snorted angrily.
Yang Peng said: "Your suggestion is very good, let's do what you want." Yan Ji clasped her fists in agreement and said: "According to King Yan's order, I sent my subordinates of 'Huaxu' to secretly monitor those members of the gentry, and I have discovered something. Some of them are in contact with some unknown people, and the two parties are sneaky.
Yang Peng thought: "After this prisoner robbery incident, although all the remaining elites of the noble clan have been wiped out, after all, these noble clans have been inherited in Sichuan for hundreds of thousands of years. They are big trees with deep roots, so there must be a lot of residual power. The person contacting the family members of these noble clans at this time cannot be anyone else, it must be the remaining power of the noble clans that we have not yet grasped." Looking at Yan Ji, "Hua Xu continues to follow, you can take decisive action according to the situation!" "Yes! !" Yan Ji clasped her fists in agreement, and then said: "I'm resigning!" After saying this, she bowed and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Yang Peng shouted quickly. Yan Ji looked at Yang Peng, as if waiting for instructions. Yang Peng left his seat and walked to Yan Ji. Yan Ji couldn't help but become nervous when she saw this, her eyes stared straight at Yang Peng, and her seductive chest heaved violently. Then he lowered his head and asked, "What else does King Yan have to say?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I said, let's not always have such a serious situation between us! We can talk about your hobbies, such as what color clothes do you like?" Yan Ji said in embarrassment: "Prince Yan If there are no instructions, the subordinates will leave!" He cupped his hands towards Yang Peng and ran out as if running away. Yang Peng looked at the door and said somewhat depressedly: "Why do I get so scared every time? Am I a tiger?" At this point, Yan Nian couldn't help but sigh. Yang Peng felt that Yan Ji's attitude towards him was like a poem: "The sun rises in the east and rains in the west, just like being ruthless but sunny." Yang Peng's long experience in flowers cannot tell what Yan Ji is thinking in her heart, whether she is sentimental or not. Or is it heartless?
Yang Peng frowned and said angrily: "Guess! Isn't there a saying: Don't guess what a girl is thinking? Now that we have identified the target, we must overcome all obstacles and overcome all difficulties to chase her even though we are shameless and despicable. Got it!" When Yan read this, he couldn't help laughing.
Later that day, good news came from the front line. Huyan Bixian defeated the rebels in the Xishan Yechuan tribes, captured Han Tong and the leaders of the Xishan Yechuan tribes, and now sent troops to escort the prisoners to Chengdu.
Yang Peng was completely relieved after reading this report. Putting down the report, he murmured: "Sichuan has been completely pacified now!" He took a breath and said with a smile: "This battle went smoothly, and there were not many unexpected things at last!"
Wang Kai suddenly ran in, clasped his fists and said: "Master, the Tubo envoy is here, and is now outside the palace asking to see the master!" The Tubo envoy has been here for several days, and Yang Peng naturally knows the purpose of his visit, and feels that there is no reason for his coming. It was necessary to negotiate with them, so they left the Tibetan envoys alone for several days and ignored them.
Yang Peng thought for a while and said to Wang Kai: "Bring him in." Wang Kai responded, ran down, and led the Tibetan envoy in after a while. When the Tubo envoy saw Yang Peng, he couldn't help but trembled in his heart. He put his right hand on his chest and bowed: "The Tubo envoy has met His Highness King Yan!"
Yang Peng asked: "What is your name and what is your status in Tubo?" The Tubo envoy said: "My name is Gan Duo, and I am the counselor of His Majesty the Emperor of Tubo." The so-called counselor refers to the staff, the emperor's staff, which is roughly equivalent to the Song Dynasty. Being involved in political affairs has a very high status, which can be said to be equivalent to that of a prime minister.
Yang Peng nodded and said: "I have heard of your name. You were the one who persuaded Zhou Rong to rebel when he was sent to Sichuan before." Gan Duo nodded and said: "Exactly. But there is something wrong with what King Yan said. From King Yan’s point of view, it cannot be said to be rebellious!”
Yang Peng smiled and said: "No need to beat around the bush, just explain your purpose." Gan Duo said: "This envoy is here to stop the war and to benefit the people on both sides! The war is fierce and dangerous, and we are very grateful to both of you. It's not good, please give the King of Yan a lesson! Only by stopping the war will the people on both sides be blessed, and the King of Yan will be lucky! Furthermore, although the Yanyun army is strong, it fights deep into the hinterland of our country and is not accustomed to the climate. Moreover, our soldiers and civilians share the same hatred of the enemy, so your side also It's difficult to win, and if you lose, wouldn't it be a catastrophe for you!"
Yang Peng burst out laughing, his laughter full of ridicule. Gando frowned. Yang Peng glanced at Gan Duo and said teasingly: "You are quite funny. It sounds like we are asking you to cede Tibet! You can call a truce to end the war, but Tubo must cede the entire Qinghai Lake and Qingtang area." !" Gando was shocked: "This is impossible!"
Yang Peng said calmly: "It's up to you whether you want to or not. If Tubo immediately cedes the Qingtang and Qinghai Lake areas, our army will stop attacking. Otherwise, our army will never stop just after capturing Qingtang, and will march all the way to your capital." March!" Gan Duo was shocked, angry and frightened, and said angrily: "King Yan is so diligent in military affairs, isn't he afraid of retribution?"
Yang Peng laughed loudly, "My fate is up to me! Gods will kill gods if they stand in their way, and gods will kill if they stand in the way of Buddha! I have already given you a wide berth. It's up to you whether you want to take this path of survival! See you off!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
