Why did Gu Xin send such an exaggerated "caravan" in such a situation where a conflict could occur at any time? Even the military master of Shanshui City was sent out. This was of course Master Shan's intention. Ruoshan
The city lord had anticipated that something might happen, and sent Bo Zhuang just to wait for something to happen. This is a bit like people fishing in a sea of fish.
The people of the wilderness may not have learned many other things, but they are not afraid of fighting at all, they will only become more brutal and ferocious. Ruoshan just wants to teach Yue Geng and the Gaocheng clan a lesson, either not to have a conflict, or to catch them by surprise.
Beat the opponent so hard that it hurts and even vomits blood!
As a result, there are nothing more than two results: first, Yue Geng has learned a lesson and will not mess around again if he is afraid; second, Yue Geng becomes angry and even greatly stimulated, and will act even crazier. According to Shanshui City's Gongshi Shu
Mr. Xin analyzed that the Lord of Yuegeng City would probably become angry because of the shame, but Master Shan just wanted to make this conflict bigger, so that it could reach the monarch or even the whole country!
Shu Xin could only sigh in secret. He saw clearly that Yue Geng was no match for Ruoshan.
More than 30 sergeants were slaughtered in Gaocheng. They all died while executing Yuegeng's orders. The Lord Yuegeng almost went crazy with anger. He wanted to seek revenge from Shanshui City, but found that he had no good way. Just rely on it.
The daily defense force of more than 300 sergeants in Gaocheng would not be able to cross the wild roads to attack Shanshui City. Even if he did, he would still suffer the loss.
Yue Geng was extremely angry and ordered to search all the Shanshui City caravans in Gaocheng, but found nothing. Because Shanshui City could not send many caravans to Gaocheng to trade, there were only two caravans coming this time, and all of them have gone back.
After Ruoshan heard Bo Zhuang's report, he immediately sent an envoy down the mountain, from the village and around the Gaocheng wall to report to the king. At the same time, he also ordered the caravan from Shanshui City not to leave the mountain.
In this way, the situation seems to be back to the beginning. If you want to trade with Shanshui City, only foreign caravans enter the wilderness. But now there are more foreign caravans, and Shanshui City enjoys the benefits of goods tax several times that of the beginning.
The furious Yuegeng also sent an envoy to complain to the monarch, hoping to punish Ruoshan's crime.
According to Yue Geng's report, the barbarians in Shanshui City did not obey the etiquette and laws. When the caravan entered Gaocheng, not only did they not pay the goods tax as required, but they also committed violence and injured the soldiers guarding the city. What's more, when Gaocheng sent a military formation to investigate and deal with it,
, the wild people of Shanshui City actually committed murder and killed more than thirty soldiers, and fled back to the wilderness with a large amount of plundered property.
When the envoy from Gaocheng arrived at the capital, the envoy from Shanshui City had also arrived. The monarch was shocked. There was a civil strife between the two city walls at the rear of the country. The people from Shanshui City killed more than thirty soldiers from Gaocheng.
This was no ordinary conflict! But the envoys from both sides held different opinions, and the monarch could not distinguish right from wrong, so he summoned Lord Cai Feng, who knew the situation best in the country, to inquire.
"Collecting Feng" is an official position, and its duty is to pay attention to what is happening in various places in the country, collect folk rumors, including various anecdotes, legends, and even songs, and report them to the king and everyone in the capital. On the other hand, Lord Caifeng
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While collecting rumors from various places, we should also tell the people about various things that happened in the country. There are also news collectors in the city walls.
Today, the Caifeng Master of the Xiangshi Kingdom is Xiling, who once went on a mission to the barbarian wilderness. Xiling certainly made a great contribution in promoting the alliance of the barbarians to join the Xiangshi Kingdom, so he got this actual position. But this position is sometimes called "Feng"
"Correct", but in the eyes of many high-ranking adults, this is just a boring sinecure. They usually collect various things in the country and then send people to tell them to people everywhere.
But Xiling was not disappointed. He believed that this position was very important. The style collectors in each city were under his jurisdiction. They seemed insignificant, but they were often the most popular people everywhere. In those days, production was primitive and backward.
, life is also simple and monotonous, and people have almost no spiritual entertainment activities. Listening to the collectors tell stories about what happened in various places is probably the best enjoyment and entertainment, and it will be talked about by people for a long time.
People's lives are so simple day after day. If there are no major wars or disasters, a place will not seem to have changed much even after decades, and few particularly important things will happen. So those who have been
News that spreads across the country is often retold among the people and spreads for a long time. The time for everyone to discuss is not a day or two. In that era and environment, important events are measured in years or even generations.
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Recently, the important events in the country that the collectors told people from all over the country were that the people of the barbarian wilderness paid tribute to the monarch, Lord Xiling went to the barbarian wilderness to preside over the alliance of various tribes, and the monarch built a feudal landscape city, and the city owner was named Ruoshan. This new and strange thing happened again in
Word of mouth spread among the people, and almost everyone in the city had heard about it.
The story will also change a lot as it is passed down from mouth to mouth. For example, some people say that if a mountain has two horns on its head, two wings on its back, a ferocious appearance, and a huge ax with great strength, and can split a mountain with one axe, his ancestors are doing it.
The founding king of the Ba Kingdom cut through the mountains to open a road. Now he conquered various tribes in a certain wilderness, and was named the Lord of Shanshui City by the king. It is said that Shanshui City was built on a high cliff, and it took many days to climb with ropes to reach the city gate...
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Whether these legends are true or false, whether people believe them or not, they are no longer the same as what the collector originally said, and they have mutated into various folk tales over the years.
As the prime minister of the Xiangshi Kingdom, Xiling naturally heard about what happened in Gaocheng. When the king asked him, he told the king what he knew and explained to the king how it all happened.
After hearing this, the monarch frowned and asked, "Is that Bo Zhuang really the military advisor of Shanshui City?"
Xiling nodded and said, "Yes, I have met this man and also witnessed him leading the Shanshui City's military formation."
The monarch continued: "There are indeed no regulations in the country that people are not allowed to exchange items outside the city walls. The lord of Yuegeng City sent a garrison to fight with swords and guns, which was rude. But the conflict that occurred at the city gate was because of the Shanshui City.
The caravan refuses to pay taxes. Does your country have regulations that prohibit a city owner from raising taxes on a caravan from another city alone?"
Xiling shook his head and said: "There is indeed no clear rule that the city lord cannot do this, but the reason is that no one thought that this kind of thing would happen, and this kind of thing has never happened. The city's delivery tax, for caravans
Of course, it's all the same. Who would specifically increase taxes on caravans from another city?
"As for the caravan in Shanshui City, it is wrong to beat people. But if they don't want to pay the tax, they can turn around and leave. But the actual situation is that the garrison of Gaocheng will arrest them and beat them, and they will also be fined and confiscated the goods
, this is also inconsistent with etiquette."
The monarch asked again: "Lord Caifeng, you have been to Shanshui City, what do you think should be done with it? What Lord Yuegeng said is that he wants me to punish Shanshui City in the name of Ba Kingdom. This is of course inappropriate. But Shanshui
The city has just formed an alliance and surrendered. They must pass through Gaocheng's territory when traveling to and from Bayuan. I don't want to see greater civil strife behind the border. How can we appease both parties?"
After the monarch heard about the situation, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. More than thirty soldiers were killed. He almost thought that there was a civil war. It turned out to be just a dispute over goods and taxes. But he didn't want the situation to worsen and wanted to appease both sides.
So I asked Xiling what to do.
Xiling replied: "I understand what you mean, my lord. I don't want to see disputes in the country. But this matter started in Gaocheng. If those who have done wrong things are not punished but are appeased, then there will be more imitators. Just now
When it comes to the way Lord Yuegeng raised taxes on Shanshui City alone, it is not unheard of according to etiquette and law, but it would only happen under one circumstance."
The monarch asked: "What's going on?"
Xiling solemnly replied: "It is a country-to-country matter. For example, one country is against another country. There are checkpoints at the border, and goods taxes will also be levied on caravans. The tax value depends on the situation of the two countries, but this right only
It belongs to the king. As for the lords of each city, they have no right to do so, because all the cities belong to the same country. Does the lord of Yuegeng City still want to give orders to the cities in the country?"
When the monarch heard this, his expression changed on the spot. Xiling did not go on to say anything more, but the actions of Lord Yuegeng City were not only disrespectful, but could even be charged with treason!
The monarch thought for a long time and then asked: "What should we do with Yue Geng?"
Xiling replied: "The matter should be explained to the great people in the country and handed over to Lord Li Zheng to handle it according to the etiquette and laws of the country."
The monarch pondered: "But if you do this, will it arouse the Gaocheng clan's hatred and lead to more conflicts with the Shanshui clan in the future?"
Xiling smiled: "My lord's concerns are very reasonable. It depends on how Master Li Zheng handles it. You can be merciful if you want, but it is absolutely impossible not to punish him. If you don't do this, it will cause greater conflicts.
Even a civil war between the two cities. Failure to punish mistakes will only make people's mistakes worse, so the most important thing is to let the people know where the lord of Yuegeng City went wrong, and that the lord is both lenient and kind, and also fair and strict in his dealings."
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After the Lord of Yuegeng City sent the envoy, Ren was still angry. It would still take some time to travel from Gaocheng to the capital. Yuegeng did not wait for news of the national army, so he ordered to continue searching for Shanshui City's caravans within his jurisdiction. As a result, the defenders of the city
The sergeant worked really hard and caught two caravans from Shanshui City. They lied about coming from elsewhere and wanted to sneak into Gaocheng. Their goods were confiscated and they were beaten in public and imprisoned.
But it was quickly discovered that this was a misunderstanding. The two caravans did not come from Shanshui City. The sergeant who was guarding the city deliberately identified them like this, and they had no choice but to let them go. But how could these two caravans come from the wilderness?
Where are the goods? After further inquiry, it turns out that many caravans have recently gone to Shanshui City to trade. Shanshui City no longer sends caravans out, but it collects a lot of taxes.
This news simply added fuel to the fire. Lord Yue Geng asked his subordinates what they could do to clean up Shanshui City. It turned out that someone actually came up with a clever idea - setting up gates and blocking roads.