"Linyuan County is ahead."
Zhao Yue has been wandering in the mountains for so many days, and now he can finally see the light of day.
Looking up into the distance, there are no longer mountains in the distance, but a broad plain.
Linyuan County is located on the bank of Yuan River, only a few dozen miles away from Yunmengze.
On the plain, the land is flat and wide, and the houses are like this.
certainly...
The construction of a city naturally requires defense, so the location of Linyuan County is located on the edge of one of the few mountains on the plain.
Linyuan County is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with undulating mountains and shrouded clouds and mist. The only area without mountains faces the river, and the Yuanshui River serves as its moat.
Everyone marched to Linyuan County, and the prosperity inside was far beyond Fei Yi's imagination.
I saw people coming and going on the wide streets in the city, and carriages and merchants rushing to and fro. There are exquisite stone beasts and bronze figures carved on both sides of the city gate, which is extremely spectacular. Most of the houses in the city are built in a simple style, with green and gray as the main colors. Some houses even hang the flags of wine shops and restaurants, making them look very lively.
"I originally thought that Wulingman was a barbaric land. I didn't expect that the situation I saw in Linyuan County was different from what I thought."
For the Central Plains, the flat land around Linyuan County is not a plain at all, but for Nanzhong, where Linyuan County is located, it can be said to be a vast plain.
If we were to establish households and people here and measure the land for farming, the cost of investment and harvest would definitely far exceed that of Nanzhong!
This is a great place.
Ma Liang got off the carriage, his appearance unchanged from when he came.
He has a thin appearance, slightly concave cheeks, bright eyes, thick eyebrows and deep frown, as if he can see through people's hearts. His forehead is slightly broad, and his high nose bridge and slender chin outline a deep face. Wearing a blue silk robe with some exquisite patterns embroidered on it, she looks very elegant.
His whole body has an extraordinary aura, and one can tell at a glance that he is the envoy of this envoy.
"Linyuan County attracts people from all around to make a living. There is a market in the morning, so it is very lively."
He glanced at Fei Yi beside him and said with a smile:
"The Miao King's palace is in the city. Show off the envoy's ceremonial guard to meet the Miao King Samoko!"
"yes!"
Everyone changed their clothes, and as soon as they entered the city, they were discovered by the city soldiers.
The messenger is coming!
...
There is a royal palace in Linyuan County.
certainly...
It is said to be a royal palace, but in fact the size is only slightly larger than an official residence. Not to mention the Chengdu Prefectural Mufu, it is even inferior to the royal palace in Dali Royal City in Nanzhong.
At this moment, in the main hall, Miao King Samoko had a bitter look on his face. He looked at the document in his hand and was so angry that he crushed him into a ball and threw it on the ground.
"Sun Quan's child is bullying others too much!"
He was breathing heavily, the veins on his forehead were bulging, his face was red and his neck was thick, and his ferocious appearance seemed to want to devour people.
"Why is the tribute money and food this month more than double that of last month? Could it be that Sun Quan thought that I, Samoko, could ask for it at will?"
According to the original division, Wuling County belongs to Liu Bei's sphere of influence. However, now Liu Bei has concentrated all his forces in Hanzhong, and Nanzhong is unable to govern it, let alone Wuling.
Sun Quan naturally came to infiltrate Wuling County.
After all, for Sun Quan, why don’t you take advantage of it?
Isn't that stupid?
But he didn't dare to go too far, so he had no choice but to come forward to accept the offerings. If you give them, I will let you go. But if you don't give them, the army will immediately invade the territory, plunder the surrounding areas, and attack and kill the people!
Once before, Samoko refused to obey Sun Quan and was suppressed by a large army. Tens of thousands of people in Wuling County were kidnapped.
Therefore, even if Samoko was still dissatisfied, before he had the strength to resist, he had no choice but to keep his tail between his legs and send tribute to Jianye every month.
"I, Wu Ling, was originally the land of Uncle Liu Huang. How dare Sun Quan, my son, bully others too much!"
Hey~
He clenched his fists, but thinking of the painful lessons he had learned before, he could only sigh and chew up the humiliation.
If the emperor's uncle doesn't have the best troops, when will I, Samoko, be able to feel proud?
Just when Shamoko was dejected, the steward ran out of the door to report.
"Your Majesty, we saw a group of people claiming to be envoys from Chengdu in the city. They said that they were entrusted by the young master to come as envoys to Wuling!"
An envoy from Chengdu?
Shamoko was about to jump up.
"quick!"
He stood up immediately with a look of ecstasy on his face.
"The envoy will be invited into the main hall soon."
But as if he thought of something, he waved his hand to stop the steward who was about to leave, and said: "No... If this is the case, it would be too disrespectful to the Chengdu envoy. I will go to greet him in person!"
He hurriedly changed into decent clothes and followed the steward out of the Miao Palace. Not long after walking, he saw the envoys' guard of honor on the main road in the city.
He greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Little Wang Samoko, meet with the envoy from Chengdu!"
He kept his posture very low and immediately bowed in greeting.
"Hahaha~"
Ma Liang laughed, and with quick feet and quick hands, he helped Samoko up, who was about to kneel down.
"Why does your Majesty need to perform such a great ceremony? Get up quickly."
Shamoko took advantage of the situation. When he saw Ma Liang's extraordinary temperament, he couldn't help but feel good about him.
"Angel, please!"
Angel means the emperor's envoy.
Liu Bei is not the emperor now, and Ma Liang cannot actually be called an angel, but he did not correct Samoko's oral mistakes. In the eyes of these barbarians, Liu Bei is actually the future emperor.
With this halo, he can better capture the hearts and minds of Wuling Man.
Everyone walked forward and soon entered the Miao Palace and arrived at the main reception hall of the Miao Palace.
"Messenger, please take a seat."
Shamoko was so humble that he actually wanted to give up the throne to Ma Lianglai.
"I appreciate your Majesty's kindness, but I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a seat."
Ma Liang smiled and welcomed Samoko to the throne. After he sat down, he knelt down and sat on the throne below.
"We still don't know why we are sending an envoy this time. Isn't your Majesty curious?"
Shamoko smiled and said: "I heard that the young master put down the rebellion in Nanzhong, and now I am sending angels here, probably to take over my Wuling land, but?"
Ma Liang waved his hand, and Fei Yi understood and handed the document in his hand to the slip in front of the throne.
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Although Samoko was a military commander, he was not illiterate. He picked up the document and read it carefully.
"The humerus of the country is King Shamoke of the Miao Dynasty. By the decree of heaven, I confer it on Wuling..."
After a long time, Shamoko slowly raised his head and said to Ma Liang: "Young Master's intention, the little king already knows!"
He put the official document on top of the case and said: "Young Master intends to restrain Wuling, and even plots against the barbarians in Yangzhou Mountain. I wholeheartedly support this matter, causing turmoil for Sun Quan's son, making him very anxious, and making him unable to care about each other." ! Give him some color and see!"
When he thought of the bullying he suffered from Sun Quan these days, his hatred for Sun Quan grew even more.
Now that he can stumbling upon Sun Quan, how can he, Shamoko, disagree?
"only..."
He raised his head and glanced at Ma Liang quietly, and said: "It is possible to hand over Meng Huo, and it is also feasible to raid the hinterland of Yangzhou, but...does the young master have a large army to rush here to help?"
Without the arrival of a large army, with the strength of Wu Lingman and the combat effectiveness of the army, it would be impossible for him to be Sun Quan's opponent.
He did not want to tease Sun Quan with his front foot, which made him angry. Sun Quan raised a large army to attack, but the young master Liu Chan did not send any troops at all.
When the time comes, he will be beaten up and the people of his tribe will suffer heavy losses, then who will he go to to reason with him?
If you want him to be obedient, you need substantial support!
Shamoko simply confessed.
"Angel, to be honest, Sun Quan's son has been forcing us to pay tribute and send food, grass and baggage to Jianye every month. Otherwise, he will come with a large army and plunder the people. My soldiers are not strong enough to withstand Sun Quan's advance. , so we had to let the people be plundered by them, and there was nothing we could do."
Shamoko glanced at Ma Liang and saw that his expression was as usual, and continued: "If the young master cannot raise a large army to rescue, I am afraid that the king will not be able to obey his order."
"Hahaha~"
Ma Liang raised his head and laughed loudly, and said: "What do you think it is? It's a matter of raising troops to help. Since we want the king to obey his orders, we naturally have to express our feelings. Does the king know that Nanzhong is under the control of the young master?"
Shamoko nodded and said, "How could I not know about this? Meng Huo is in my house now."
"Since the king knows that the young master has occupied the land in Nanzhong, he also knows that the young master can use the military strength of Nanzhong. It is true that the young master has recruited soldiers in Nanzhong and has already built an army called Wudang Feijun, with an army of 50,000. There are 50,000 troops coming to support, is your Majesty still afraid of Sun Quan?"
He also had 20,000 to 30,000 men, but his combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of Sun Quan's regular army.
If he could have the support of 50,000 soldiers from the Young Master Wu Dang Fei Army, Sun Quan's troubles would not be a worry.
He thought for a moment and said, "Young master, are you really willing to send troops?"
"Why does your Majesty have any doubts? The young master said that a horse is hard to catch. But in the official document, did he say that he wanted to keep Wuling safe?"
Shamoko picked up the document again, took a closer look, and found that there was indeed such an expression, and he felt slightly reassured.
"Young master not only wants to send troops, but also to give the king a large reward. I pretended to be a caravan along the way. The caravan has three carriages. The carriages are all filled with gold and silver treasures, weapons and armor, and..."
He glanced at Fei Yi, who understood again. At this moment, he was holding a mahogany plate in his hand. On the plate, there was a county guard's official robe and seal.
"To show your sincerity, the young master has specially appointed you as the governor of Wuling. At this point, does the king still have doubts in his heart?"
Everyone has the love of money.
As soon as he heard that there were three carts of gold and silver treasures, weapons and armor, Shamoko believed Ma Liang's words. Then he heard that the young master Liu Chan ordered him to be the prefect of Wuling, and the last trace of doubt in his heart disappeared. .
Since he is the governor of Wuling, he has an official body. Now, the young master will not leave him alone, right?
"Young Master is so sincere. If I say anything to him again, I will be disrespectful."
Samoko stood up, beat his chest with his right hand, and said loudly: "I, Samoko, will definitely respect the orders of the young master!"
"good!"
Ma Liang also stood up. At this time, the warm smile on his face was no longer there.
Earlier, he showed his sincerity and gave Shamoke benefits, so now, it is time for Shamoke to show his sincerity.
"I heard that Meng Huo is in the Miao Palace now?"
Shamoko didn't know what Ma Liang meant.
"I will send Meng Huo prisoner here right now."
Although Meng Huo had friendship with him, this friendship was not as solid as gold and stone.
Furthermore, even if it is as solid as gold and stone, so what?
After adding money, you can still sell it!
Aren't good brothers and good friends for sale?
"I'm not in a hurry to see Meng Huo."
After Shamoko showed his respect, Meng Huo was already in his possession.
"What does that angel mean?"
Ma Liang laughed and said, "Since Sun Quan wants you to pay tribute, I guess there must be an envoy coming?"
Although he was smiling, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Even Samoko couldn't help but tremble when he saw it.
"There is a Jiangdong envoy in the palace. What the angel means is..."
"Wuling is the land of the lord, and Sun Quan has already crossed the line. He wants you to pay tribute every month. How is that unreasonable? Capture the envoy first, leave a messenger alive, and send it to Jianye to express his attitude to Jiangdong!"
If all the members of the Jiangdong mission were killed, then Samoko would have no way out.
kill...
Or not to kill?
Shamoko hesitated a little, but when he looked up and saw Ma Liang's slightly joking expression, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
By now he knew he shouldn't hesitate.
He Shamoko had only one choice, and he had already made his choice.
"Xiao Wang immediately led people to put the heads on their necks and send them to the angels."
"good!"
Ma Liangduan stood up, ate from the wine bottle, bowed to Samoko, and said: "I believe that the king will feel lucky for today's choice in the future. With the young master here, Wuling will not have to pay tribute in the future. The king's future days will be like this." It’s bound to flourish!”
Shamoko said no more. He immediately took the machete and led the left and right people to rush out of the Miao Palace. Not long after, he heard a cry of killing, but the cry of killing only lasted for half a quarter of an hour. Soon, Then he stopped.
"Angel please look!"
Shamoko was holding a scimitar and was covered in blood. He was holding a big head in his hand. He looked like an evil ghost crawling out of hell, which was particularly hideous.
"This is the envoy from Jiangdong, and now I have killed him!"
"good!"
Ma Liang poured a bottle of warm wine himself and handed it to Shamoko.
"I already know that Your Majesty is so sincere. Now that we are honest with each other, we can discuss the next big plan."
It stirred up the rebellion in Shanyue, won over the barbarians in Changsha, and disrupted the situation in Jiaozhou.
As long as one of these three goals can be achieved, Sun Quan will be overwhelmed.
"The angel is so sincere, how can I not obey, please!"
I have been bullied by Sun Quan these days, and now it is finally time to feel proud.
Hedong in thirty years, Hexi in thirty years.
Is he, Shamoko, easy to bully?
