Chapter 770: Turning Back
Fujian Road, Fuzhou City; Jiang Tian stood on the top of the city and looked out. In the distance, the water and sky were the same color as the Minjiang River, with the spring tide rolling and sails racing against each other. The Chengxiafang District is lined with rows of buildings, with vehicles, horses and people flowing through it, connecting Dongye Port in Haikou and Nangang and Beigang of the Inland Waterway.
As one of the six major shipping divisions established on the southeastern coast of the Tang Dynasty, with the surging tide every spring, there were also many Nanwai vassals heading north via Jiaozhou and Guangzhou, and Andong princes heading south via Dengzhou and Haizhou. ;Sea passenger ships from New Zealand and Australia and Australia on the other side of the ocean.
It has also created a rare economic prosperity and commercial prosperity zone in several coastal states along the Fujian Road. It has also attracted a large number of inland populations, forming densely populated settlements one after another on the tributaries of the Minjiang River. They are dykes and reclamation cofferdams extending toward the sea.
Among them, there are endless guesthouses, restaurants, restaurants, livestock and carriage shops, shops and warehouses, fresh grass markets and small markets at specific times, and even several large and small theaters and theaters. ; Spacious polo fields, racetracks, cockfighting houses and other competitive venues.
But in this area of the port city, the most conspicuous thing is a living chimera tree being transported northward by ship; although most of the branches and leaves have been cut off, only a bare trunk is left, and The protruding head is tightly fixed by chains and iron frames.
This was also the last time that Jiang Dan led a patrol of Jiang Yushi/hunting monsters, which took a whole winter; a lot of local manpower and material resources were used; tens of thousands of rewards were paid; and the last one was found in Fujian. Only tree heart clan. After all, there are too many mountains and forests in Fujian.
It is also too suitable for hiding these aliens. Even with the cooperation and guidance of the new people in the forest, it will still take a lot of time to wander around in the ravines and dense forests; constantly destroying and dispersing any herds that may be gathered. ; and pursue and intercept potential culprits.
During this period, the person who made the greatest contribution was undoubtedly the old flower-skinned dog "House" beside Linghu Xiaomu. Because it has some kind of temporary transformation and mimicry abilities, it can easily blend into the group of manipulated beasts, and then suddenly strike back at the critical moment when the beast tide is launched.
Or after devouring a certain alien species, he also remembered the scent and living characteristics of the other species; then, he traced the traces along the way to find the lair of the other group. He secretly left a mark to guide the army to attack, and at the same time took the opportunity to kill all the cubs in the nest in order to eradicate the root of the problem.
But now it's finally over. Along with the beast herders, the Tree Heart Clan, and the Forest Festival/Druids who caused the local unrest; seven or eighty-eight people have been killed; although there are still some fish that have slipped through the net, relying on the force of the local government and the people is enough to cope with it. .
Therefore, when Jiang Tian sent people to transport supplies along the Jianxi and Chongxi water systems and traveled across mountains and rivers to deliver them to the Wuyi Mountains, he also found that the place had changed a lot. In addition to the increasingly lush vegetation, they have opened up large areas for planting tea trees, medicinal herbs and other crops near the walled city.
In addition, these Mori people, with the assistance of Jiang Tian's soldiers, captured and tamed some other aliens that crossed the border in nearby mine caves. For example, the little horned monster that barks like a dog and the lizard-headed dwarf ghost are driven to do civil work like they are herded in captivity.
Some of the older Sen people who stayed in the area even showed their pregnancies. Of course, this is not the fault of Jiang Dan's sergeants and team members; it is the product of the Taoist disciples and mountain people who were detained before; some of them took compensation and left, but some continued to stay.
In this regard, Jiang Tian can only say that he respects personal choice, but he is asking for more blessings. Because, as a tradition of this forest matriarchal clan, males outside the tribe are just tools for their reproduction; even if they give birth to male children, they will be given to other tribes, and only the women will stay.
Therefore, at this moment, Jiang Tian was communicating with Yizhou Island on the other side of the strait. In the Futing Palace of Tianxing City in Dongning Prefecture, Shen Xin, the Crown Princess of Tonghai, who regularly reported her safety, was silently communicating with each other in a few words about the current situation on the island. , and what happened along the southeast coast during this period.
At least compared to the endless incidents of changes in Dongtian Paradise in the Middle-earth continent, Yizhou Island, which was civilized later, is relatively stable. After the influence of the giant flesh-and-blood tree was eliminated, the deformed beasts and aliens on the island seemed to have lost their continuous motivation and excitement.
They no longer flowed and spread everywhere. Instead, they fell into the chaos of killing and devouring each other under the army's killings and the strict local blockade. This brought about another unexpected consequence, that is, the barbarians in the Central Mountains The remnants of the Tu ethnic group took the initiative to seek shelter.
"Sir." Linghu Xiaomu's voice immediately sounded from behind him. Jiang Tian couldn't help but turn his head and saw her dressed in men's clothes sternly reporting: "Based on the clues we found in Jianzhou, we traced them all the way and finally landed in Meizhou Bay in Quanzhou is also the first place to land."
"Continue..." Jiang Tian nodded and said: The matter that Linghu Xiaomu was ordered to investigate actually originated from the discovery of an orc herder's lair. It seems that someone is trying to contact these new alien species in private. As a result, they are devoured by the herd because they are unable to communicate normally.
"The ships registered at Citong Port in Meizhou Bay are under the name of a shipping company in Jiaozhou." Linghu Xiaomu continued: "But according to the private statements of the local port city and water diversion officials, these people The accent is more like the Guangfu area, and it is still the old city accent of Panyu who has lived in Panyu for a long time."
"Oh?" Jiang Tian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this. As a native of Guangfu, the most prosperous city and the most elite area in the two ridges, he made a special trip to Fujian Road to go deep into the inland after hearing the news, trying to get in touch with these newly emerged aliens. A visitor from the world; no matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like normal people’s thoughts and behaviors.
"It seems that the government officials outside Lingnan also have some ideas!" Jiang Tian exclaimed: "However, according to the reports delivered by sea, several changes in Lingnan have been reported by the Nanhai Dudu Mansion. Solve and calm things down on the spot; it seems they don’t want us to go south!"
"Besides, Bachelor Shen's recovery treatment has come to an end." Linghu Xiaomu smiled slightly and said seriously: "Although he suffered great pain, he finally recovered; now he is slowly recovering, but He has other ideas about the officials’ arrangements.”
"How do you say this?" Jiang Tian couldn't help but asked in surprise: As the victim who was rescued at the time, Shen Xin's brother, Shen Yizhi, a bachelor of the fourth discipline, voluntarily served as a sample for the reverse return experiment because of his severe ghost-like appearance; Just to restore the city to its original normal appearance.
"Scholar Shen is unwilling to go to Yizhou, saying that he really has no face to meet his relatives, and he has no words to entrust his family." Linghu Xiaomu replied: "So I hope to live under the official's command temporarily and change my name. I will change my surname and try my best to find the culprit one day..."
"It seems that this matter has become a heartache for him that is difficult to recover from." Jiang Tian couldn't help but ponder for a moment after hearing this, and then sighed softly: "However, he is a bachelor of the fourth discipline and a teacher at the Beijing University. To act as my subordinate would be too humiliating, let’s just call him my special guest.”
Linghu Xiaomu seemed to want to say something more when he heard this; at this moment, a trumpet sound suddenly sounded in the distance. Immediately afterwards, a school lieutenant on duty walked up to Jiang Tian, bent over and raised his hands in salute: "Shangxian, there is urgent news from the Changmen Lighthouse in Haikou. The envoys from Beijing are about to arrive at the city by boat."
Soon after, surrounded by a group of local officials in blue and crimson robes, Jiang Tian, who rarely wore a serious red official uniform with Xie Zhi pattern, received the Tang Tie from Beijing; he saw the person in charge of delivering the legend. The envoy continued: "Where are the surrendered mountain spirits? The imperial court issued special orders."
Then, after a whole winter of running-in, I was basically used to the Tang-style clothes, but they were still a little too wide and looked like monkeys wearing robes. There were still more than a dozen Mori people with tattoos on their faces and bodies; also after Jiang Tian's explanation. Next, they lined up and knelt down on the ground, making a sign of obedience.
"Zhongshu Menxia said: There is a mountain spirit, which is an ancient relic. It responds to the destiny and obeys the king's transformation. It is specially naturalized... In Wenling Town, Chong'an County, Jianzhou, it was ordered to build Guitucheng and worship it from generation to generation. Fengya Department The chieftain, the lord of Guitu City, enjoys the title of Lang Shilu from the ninth rank... spread the word to the world, and heard that: "
Then, under the direction of Jiang Tian's eyes, all these immortals all used a few simple words they had just learned recently, and said in uneven and obscure accents: "Respect... your life." Then, what followed? Gifts such as precious money, silk, clothing, etc. can also be regarded as preferential treatment from the court.
Therefore, according to the imperial decree, except for these Morin people who are destined to return north with Jiang Dan and join the Xijingli Xingyuan, the remaining Mori tribe will be regarded as some kind of auspicious symbol, specially painted and kept in captivity, and kept in a limited of isolation from the world in order to thrive for a period of time.
Of course, as a rare species valued by the court, in order to avoid subsequent troubles and disputes; or unnecessary disputes. This Senren tribe in the Wuyi Mountains does not fall under the jurisdiction of the local government; it is directly under the supervision and disguised protection of the Xijingli Xingyuan.
And Jiang Tian also got the merit of being promoted to an official position. From the original rank of Ranger General (Wu Sanguan) on the fifth rank, he jumped two steps to become General Dingyuan on the fifth rank, Yushitaili Xingyuanjianzheng (lower rank of Zheng6th), and transferred to Yushitaili The supervisor of the executive court has the right to know the director of the court (from the fifth rank).
The title of the post envoy of the two capitals of the Concurrently Inspecting School remained unchanged, but the title of the Hanlin Enshrined Academy for Dispersed Scholars was changed to Editor of the Imperial Academy. At the same time, due to the suppression of the Jinghu Rebellion, Xuanzhou was foggy and Taihu Lake was poisonous. Miasma, Maoshan Demon Rebellion and a series of meritorious deeds, he was specially awarded Guojue Lin County Male/Bi Eighth Grade Menyin.
He was given one thousand pieces of brocade and two hundred and fifty thousand yuan; a set of gold vessels made for the palace, and six halberds; the rest of his subordinates were also given rewards and promotions. It's just that Jiang Tian's duties as a censor patrolling the Yangtze River and arresting monsters ended and he returned to the capital to resume his duties. Obviously, someone didn't want Jiang Tian to continue going south to the two ridges.
Or maybe you were frightened by the recent move to clear mountains and clear streams?
(End of chapter)
