Dong Tianxing's hometown is in Zhongmu County.
Although his wife and children all moved to Yizhou with him to avoid disaster, there are still many relatives in his hometown. The Ministry of War received an urgent report from Nilin Division from 800 miles away, saying that Zhongmu County had been massacred by poisonous soldiers. The old man burst into tears on the spot and did not have any water or rice for two days in a row.
On the third day, he was really hungry. He gulped down two large bowls of noodles, and then said with a mouthful: "I want to avenge my tribe!"
He said it was revenge, but in fact he was planning to answer Shen Lie's request and find a way to crack the poisonous soldiers.
Detoxify from the perspective of using poison.
The reason why Dong Tianxing had this idea was because he had the confidence.
Eight years ago, Miao rebelled. Dong Tianxing, who had just become a member of the Ministry of War, was ordered to go to Liyang County to quell the chaos. When they arrived at the place, Lao Dong persuaded the Shannan Taoist soldiers who were about to take cruel measures, and went into the mountain alone to persuade the Miao leaders to surrender.
I don’t know how this old gentleman deceived him, but as soon as the sky opened up, the leader of the Miao people, Wu Rong, actually promised not to cause trouble again.
When the imperial court heard that the rebellion was put down without a single soldier, they were happy and told Dong Tianxing not to come back yet. The Yunnan side was also unstable, so they put it down together.
In this way, the fifty-eight-year-old Dong Tianxing set out from Liyang again and ran to the south of Caiyun.
The same story repeated itself again. Old Dong deceived him and suppressed Yunnan chieftain Amenta who was about to revolt. In the end, Amenta not only did not rebel, but also bought a large amount of local products, paid tribute to the imperial capital, and swore allegiance.
It stands to reason that Dong Tianxing, who has accomplished two extraordinary feats, must be promoted to the third level no matter what, but who knows that just as the court is about to reward him, debt collectors come to visit.
It turned out that Dong Tianxing took matters into his own hands and not only promised to exempt Miao and Yunnan from taxes for three years, but also promised to allocate special funds to these two places to build roads, bridges, and improve water conservancy.
Good guy, this is a shitty official promotion, it would be nice if you don’t just pull him out and chop him down.
In the end, Taifu Nian Jinsong spoke up and promised Wu Rong and Amenta that the court would fulfill its promise, and also gave Dong Tianxing a deal without reward or punishment.
Because of this connection, when Dong Tianxing faced the problem of poisonous soldiers, he immediately thought of asking those two old friends for help.
Miaojiang is good at poisonous insects, while Yunnan is very poisonous.
The two masters of poisoning have not escaped.
However, Dong Tianxing's idea did not receive support from the Ministry of War.
When Wang Bor, Minister of the Ministry of War, heard Dong Tianxing mention Miao and Yunnan, his head suddenly turned into two: Old Dong, please give me some peace of mind. The war in the Central Plains involves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Li Chenglin of Anping County. What kind of care do you have? ah?
Besides, Miao and Yunnan belong to your family. If you ask for help, you will help. Can they reach the poison soldiers?
The reason why Lord Shangshu has this attitude is mainly due to two reasons.
First, the story of Dong Tianxing and the Miao border in Yunnan was well known to everyone in the Ministry of War. He almost didn't make a huge scandal back then, but now it happened again, and Wang Boring couldn't stand it.
Secondly, and most importantly, the prince is now a bit unpopular.
Because the Turks and the King of Huaiyang were causing trouble, the government and the public were debating who should succeed, and Yizhou was divided into three factions with different opinions.
Those who supported the prince were all veterans whom Li Chengwu had specifically greeted before evacuating the imperial capital. They were convinced that the imperial edict specified that Li Bing would succeed him, and there would be no problem.
The young officials who are currently powerful in the Western Shu region generally question Li Bing's previous relationship with Xie Guang and his legitimacy as the crown prince.
There are also some ministers who choose to maintain a neutral attitude, neither taking sides nor arguing, but just doing their jobs and waiting for the world to be settled.
For this reason, even Li Chenglin, the king of Anping County, was a little shaken and was reluctant to send troops to the Central Plains to avoid the risk of standing in the wrong team.
In this context, it is easier to understand that Wang Shangshu does not want to interfere with this mess.
However, just because Shangshu disagrees, it does not mean that Dong Tianxing will let it go. If the old man cared about what his boss thought, he wouldn't have been a lowly official from the fifth rank after thirty-five years.
Dong Tianxing ignored what Wang Bor said and wrote a letter directly to Yunnan, asking Amenta to come to Yizhou and stating that he would be responsible for all the food, accommodation and travel expenses. Chieftain Amenta felt helpless after reading Dong Tianxing's nondescript letter. After careful consideration, he decided to go see the old man.
When Amenta and his party arrived in Chengdu, Dong Tianxing told him about the general situation of the Turkic poison soldiers, and then invited him to go to Liyang to discuss countermeasures with Wu Rong.
Amonta sarcastically said to the old director: It’s no problem for me to go, just treat it as a fun trip. But your boss at the Ministry of War has made it clear that you are not allowed to interfere in this matter. How dare you, Mr. Dong, leave your post without permission?
"It's just a matter of starting from the fifth grade, it's not appropriate!"
Dong Tianxing said it quite forcefully.
However, he still left a formal leave letter to the Ministry of War. As for whether your boss approves it or not, that doesn't matter.
In this way, Amenta, the chieftain of Yunnan, followed Dong Tianxing, starting from Yizhou, wading through mountains and rivers, and finally arrived at Liyang County among the high mountains.
Wu Rong, the leader of the Miao people, was different from Amenta. When he saw Dong Tianxing, he became very angry. He pointed at the old man's nose and scolded him: You are a big liar. You boasted and fooled me. We were all whirling around, but luckily Mr. Nian nodded, otherwise the imperial capital would have dismissed us as beggars.
Now you actually dare to come again? Are you shameless?
Dong Tianxing was so thick-skinned that he waited silently for Wu Rong to finish losing his temper, and then asked with a smile: "Has the road been repaired?"
"……fixed."
"Has the bridge been built?"
"It's built."
“What about irrigation?”
"The Ministry of Industry has sent someone to sort it out."
"What about taxes?"
“It’s free for the first three years, and now it’s reduced by half.”
"Still," Dong Tianxing stroked his goatee proudly: "What did my old Dong lie to you about?"
Wu Rong was speechless.
Amenta on the side laughed and said: "Okay, brother Wu Rong, you are already in your sixties, but you are still so hot-tempered. Old Dong is not easy either. If it weren't for us, he would at least be able to do it now. A good minister."
Wu Rong rolled his eyes at Dong Tianxing: "Humph, if Brother Tusi hadn't spoken for you, today would never have been as good as yours. Tell me, what are you doing here this time?"
"Ask for help, borrow troops." Dong Tianxing was still smiling.
"Borrowing troops? Are you going to fight the Turks?" Wu Rong was a little wary: "Shengtang has many soldiers and generals, but you still care about my little possessions? Hey, old Dong, you are not planning to deceive me again, are you?"
Dong Tianxing gradually put away his smile: "If we are just fighting against the Turks, then of course there is no need to trouble Brother Wu. This time, we have encountered a big problem."
With that said, he told Wu Rong about the poison soldiers.
As soon as he heard that Dong Tianxing's hometown was in trouble and was massacred by poisonous soldiers and monsters, Wu Rongdang changed his attitude and said angrily: "Damn it! That's too much! Do you think the Turks think there is no one in Shengtang?! Use The poison will be used on us! Old Dong, don't be sad, I won't comfort you, but you are playing with poison, right? Get him!"
Amenta nodded: "I think so too. No matter what, we are all citizens of Shengtang, and we are favored by Shengtang. We cannot ignore this matter when we encounter it."
Dong Tianxing analyzed: "Although I haven't gone to the front line, I have a general understanding of the situation. There is currently no good way for the prince to do it. They can only do it hard with swords and guns. But blindly killing everyone is not the best policy. Besides, the speed of our killing , it will definitely not be able to match the speed of the Turks, and in the end, it will definitely severely damage the vitality and give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it."
"I understand what you mean," Wu Rong said, "Do you want to fight fire with fire and find a real solution?"
Dong Tianxing responded: "That's right. I think if you know how to poison, you will naturally be able to detoxify it, so it should be useful."
"This is the truth, but..." Amenta said: "Whether it is our miasma poison, grass poison, or Miao's poison, snake poison, if you want to eliminate it, you must treat the symptoms. You can't see it with your own eyes. In the case of the poison soldiers, I’m afraid there’s nothing we can do.”
Wu Rong agreed: "Yes. If we want to control a normal person and make him lose consciousness and become like a beast, we can also do it by poisoning him. But whether the poison soldiers are like this can only be determined by looking at it. Sure."
Dong Tianxing smiled and said: "This is why I asked you to come out. How about it? Do you dare to follow me to the battlefield in the Central Plains and capture two poisonous soldiers for fun?"
Wu Rong grinned: "Why don't you dare? Brother Tusi, what do you think?"
Amenta responded: "I have traveled all the way from Yunnan to here, can I still turn around and go back?"
The three old men looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Dong Tianxing touched his goatee: "Okay! I saw the right person. Both old guys are true heroes. It's amazing to stand up when the country is in trouble!"
"Come on, you're starting to put your hat on us again," Wu Rong laughed and scolded: "You deceived us like this eight years ago, and you're still doing this now?"
Amenta smiled and waved his hand: "Let's not joke now. Old Dong, you see what we do next, it's all up to you."
"To be honest," Dong Tianxing said calmly: "I did not get permission from my boss for this trip, so it is not considered a business trip. I can only pay for travel expenses and other expenses myself, so we can't have too many people going."
Wu Rong smiled and glared at him: "Eight years have passed and we are still looking like this! No matter how poor Tusi brother and I are, we are still the leaders of the same party. We can't give away gold and silver, but we are richer than ordinary rich people, and we can still care about them. Those three melons and two dates in your pocket?"
He turned to Amenta and said: "But the old director is right about one thing. We can't have too many people there, otherwise not only will we not be able to help, but we will also cause harm."
Amenta agreed: "This time I went out to Yunnan with a hundred Tengjia soldiers, but I stayed in Yizhou because of this issue. At the moment, I only have twelve people with me, and they all use poison. Expert, that’s enough.”
Wu Rong nodded: "Okay, then I will choose twelve. Counting the three of us, there are twenty-seven people, not too many or too few."
The three of them unified their thoughts and discussed the next strategy. Then they drank mellow rice wine and talked about their friendship back then until late at night.
