Bawu, a warrior at the lowest level, didn't even have any food in his own barn, and tax collectors came over to exploit him again and again.
But the castle owner in Tianjun City lived a life of luxury and lust.
Bawu once dreamed of becoming a castle master by establishing military exploits.
But in the last battle against the Tang Dynasty, all Ba Wu gained was humiliation.
Only to hear Monk Yuantong continue to say: "If the Buddha relies on the support of living beings, then behind the shining golden Buddha's kingdom, wouldn't it be the bones of all living beings?"
Ba Wu was horrified, as this monk's words were already treasonous.
Bawu pulled out the long knife in his hand, put it on Yuantong's neck and asked: "What nonsense are you talking about, monk! The noble castle owner obtained the fief for Tiansheng Zanpu to open up the territory!"
Yuantong smiled and said: "That is the credit of the castle master's fathers. This generation of castle master has never been on the battlefield for a day."
Bawu couldn't refute Yuantong's words. He just stared at the monk and said, "You monk, you are misleading the public with your evil words!"
Monk Yuantong said with a smile: "Whether it's a lie or not, you have been shaken by the castle owner. The castle owner exploits the manor owner, and the manor owner exploits the farmers. This is not a Buddhist country, but an earthly purgatory painted with gold."
That’s all.”
After saying this, Monk Yuantong bowed to Bawu and then returned to his room.
Bawu was stunned while holding up his long sword. Yuantong's words made him start to think about what he had gotten in exchange for the money and taxes he had paid to the castle owner.
The protection of the castle owner? When fighting, you also need to prepare food and war horses. The castle owner never seems to provide any protection for his manor.
The castle owner just kept sending out tax collectors, but what did he bring to Bawu's manor?
Bawu began to think about this question, but at this time Monk Yuantong said nothing more, and no one gave him an answer.
In the next few days, Bawu felt a little confused while working in the fields. His belief that his lord was his father and that the castle lord was supreme began to waver.
However, Yuantong has been very busy recently. Ever since he posted his actions in Tubo on the forum, his private chats have not stopped.
Countless players are curious about what Tubo looks like. Yuantong posted another guide, explaining in detail how he disguised himself as a monk from Leiyin Temple and sneaked into Shang Qixin'er's monastery pretending to be a monk.
Then Yuantong took advantage of this opportunity for Shang Qixin'er to build a Buddhist temple and went deep into the interior of Tubo.
Just after Yuantong entered Tubo, he received the task of the system, which was also an epic task!
【Establish a resistance organization in the east of Tubo!】
[Task reward: Title—Secret Agent of the Tang Dynasty, you can use exclusive badges in the forum.
Contribution point reward: 800 points.】
Yuantong quickly lurked in Tubo, and was assigned step by step to the castle owner of Tianjun City, and then to Bawu's manor.
This is an epic mission! And you can also get a unique title in the game!
Players who have won the title before have become the top players in the game. This is the proof of high-end players!
Although the game title and forum exclusive badges don’t have any attribute point bonuses, this one is so cool!
If you can't show off when playing a game, is it still called playing a game?
Originally, Yuantong was ambitious and wanted to achieve something on his own, so he set up a resistance organization in the eastern part of Tubo.
But soon Yuantong realized this. In this place with inconvenient transportation, it was almost impossible to raise a resistance army by yourself.
Although Tubo was an empire that could compete with the Tang Dynasty militarily, its society was still quite backward.
Castle lord - manor lord - manor farmer - serf.
Such a strict hierarchical system is almost unshakable from generation to generation.
The son of the castle owner is still the owner of the castle, and the second son of the castle owner can become the owner of the manor.
The son of the manor owner is still the owner of the manor, while the second son of the manor owner can only become an ordinary farmer.
Such a strict hierarchy firmly bound the Tubo people to the land. If it were not for the identity of Monk Yuantong, he would not have been able to reach so many people.
However, this is also the limit of the distance that Yuantong can move. If it is too far beyond Bawu's manor, a wandering monk will arouse the vigilance of the manor owner.
Since one person couldn't complete the task, Yuantong simply posted the process of infiltrating Tubo into Tubo on the forum to attract more players to complete the task.
Anyway, as the triggerer of the epic mission, I can naturally get the largest part of the reward.
Sure enough, after the mission was announced, it really aroused the interest of many players.
Some players with an adventurous spirit have also begun to pay attention to this epic mission.
The most criticized thing about the game Datang Fengyun is that it has an obvious first-mover advantage.
Players who have passed the first test and the second test are generally doing well now. Even if they rely on the accumulated connections, they can still get a job with stable contribution points.
Compared to the players who took the first and second tests, the players who took the third, fourth and fifth tests were relatively lucky, but it was very difficult to get ahead.
Players in the sixth and seventh tests can basically only work hard to accumulate contribution points. They should not even think about participating in various ranking activities, and their status is almost the same as cannon fodder.
According to the experience summarized by veteran players in the game, if the players behind want to get ahead, they can only rely on "overtaking in corners".
That is to say, you need to explore new tracks. If you just follow the old players, it will be difficult to reach a higher position.
Obviously, the task discovered by Yuantong is a good overtaking opportunity.
However, climbing over the Qilian Mountains or the Snowy Mountains and entering the monastery founded by Shang Qixin'er has already stumped most players.
But there are also many players who shaved their heads, put on cassocks, and began to prepare to climb the Snowy Mountains or Qilian Mountains.
The fire has been sown and is just waiting for the opportunity to sprout. Li Yan does not hesitate to reward these players who are brave enough to pioneer.
But counterattacking Tibet was still a long way off for the Jianning King's Mansion, which had just begun to develop. Now he was looking at the petition Cui Tao had just submitted, and his brows were furrowed again.
As the leader of a force, the direction of future development is something that Li Yan must consider.
The dispute between the westward movement and the northward movement ended with the invasion of the Uighurs. King Jianning had to go north to end the dispute. After occupying Xizhou, he followed the plan of going north to use Xizhou to control Tingzhou and the Beiting Protectorate, thus further
Take control of the northern part of Longyou Road.
The plan to occupy Xizhou has cleared the obstacles at the Shazhou Conference, the old nobles have ceased their activities, and the Dasuo Maung Yue is proceeding smoothly.
However, Beikong Tingzhou's plan encountered considerable obstacles.
Cao Lingzhong, the Protector of Beiting, is now the Protector of Beiting, and he is the actual controller of Beiting.
This descendant of the Protectorate was a member of the Li Te tribe, one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu who had been naturalized in the Tang Dynasty. However, the Cao family had been Han Chinese for several generations. Apart from the alien features in appearance, the rest were completely ordinary.
Han Chinese.
Cao Lingzhong guarded the Beiting and defeated the Uighurs and cannibals many times. It can be said that he had outstanding military exploits.
However, during the emperor's reign, Yang Guozhong suppressed the military governors from various places, and the Protectorate of Beiting remained vacant for a long time. Cao Lingzhong was not promoted to Protector of the Beiting, and he was only allowed to serve as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Beiting.
Cao Lingzhong had been the Protector of Beiting for ten years, but Cao Lingzhong was deeply supported by the generals of Beiting and also had a high reputation among the various ministries of Beiting.
According to Cui Tao's wishes, he used the court's order to make Cao Lingzhong surrender, and then used players to slowly reorganize Beiting's forces.
But unexpectedly, the first step was to hit a snag. After Li Yan sent the order from the Longyou Governor's Palace to the Beiting Governor's Palace, Cao Lingzhong simply refused to obey the order.
Not obeying the order can only be said to be Cao Lingzhong's rebelliousness, but Cao Lingzhong wrote a letter in turn, saying that Han Haijun had defeated the Uighur's horsemen, and in turn asked Li Yan for a reward.
Now Li Yan is very angry. It’s fine that Cao Lingzhong disobeys the order. Now you are asking for money. Does this mean that King Jianning is a soft persimmon?
However, a letter from Cui Tao explained why the Beiting Protectorate acted in such a strange way.
The Protector of Beiting is a high-ranking official of the second rank, and has jurisdiction over a large area of border territory in the north of Longyou Dao.
Although the entire Longyou Road is divided into one line, it is generally divided into three areas.
Starting from the Hexi Corridor, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and several states including Gaochang were the state capitals where the imperial court established counties and appointed governors.
Politically, this area was under the leadership of the governor's office, and militarily it was under the jurisdiction of the Hexi Jiedushifu. When there was war in Longyou, the Hexi Jiedushi could also take charge of the civil affairs of these states.
This system is the same as the state capital within the Datang Pass, and is considered the direct territory of the Tang Dynasty.
In the north of Longyou Road, including Tingzhou, where the governor was, the Beiting Protectorate did not set up a state capital like the Hexi Corridor, but adopted the method of restraint.
The method of restraining the emperor was that the Tang Dynasty only set up cities in a few places such as Tingzhou and Luntai, and stationed troops in several places to protect the cities. For the small kingdoms living in Beiting, the Tang Dynasty controlled these small kingdoms through the canonization and tribute system.
to control this area.
The same applies to the Anxi Protectorate on the west side of Longyou Road. The Tang Dynasty only stationed troops in the four towns of Anxi, and also retained many small countries in Anxi. It supported the pro-Tang forces of these small countries, acted as protectors and arbiters of these small countries, and thus controlled
these areas.
Under the Beiting Protectorate, there are three armies of Hanhai, Tianshan and Yinwu, which govern the three counties of Jinman, Luntai and Pulei, as well as sixteen Jisi prefectures. These Jisi prefectures do not have prefectural governors, and the Tang Dynasty canonized a group of nomadic peoples.
The leader is the Khan, who rules these states.
Cui Tao's letter also stated the situation of the Beiting Protectorate in Tingzhou, that is, the Tang Dynasty's ruling authority over Beiting is disintegrating, and the control of the three armies of Beiting and the tribes in northern Xinjiang has been reduced to the minimum. This year, Beiting
Not only did the tribes in Beiting not pay tribute, but the Beiting Protectorate also disobeyed orders several times.