The fifth captain of the Doulu Army hopes that things will continue as before, but things often do not develop according to their will.
Although Doulu's army was bold, they did not dare to send troops to surround the governor's office.
After all, Jia Sishun has been in Shazhou for nearly twenty years. He has subsidized the people and paid little taxes, and his reputation in Shazhou City is quite high.
The Doulu Army only sent a few soldiers to guard the entrance and exit of the Governor's Mansion. They only restricted Jia Sishun himself from leaving the Governor's Mansion. They were not so strict about who could enter and exit the Governor's Mansion.
As for Shazhou's civil affairs, part of it is still controlled by the governor's office.
In the system of the Tang Dynasty, the Governor's Mansion was the last fortress in the city.
In border areas like Longyou Road, every governor's mansion was built according to the regulations of military fortresses.
In the real world historical timeline, Shazhou held on for eleven years under the siege of the Tibetan army.
After Shazhou City was captured by the Tibetans, the governor in the governor's office was still unwilling to surrender and held on to the governor's office for another half a year.
After this, the Tubo army invaded the governor's mansion and massacred the officials and soldiers in the governor's mansion.
But in this "game" world, tragedy has not happened yet.
Disguising himself as a sergeant, Cui Tao quickly infiltrated the governor's office and met Jia Sishun, the governor of Shazhou, who was over sixty years old.
Jia Sishun's reaction was unexpected by Cui Tao.
He sat in his study, calmly read the letter written by King Jianning, and then said: "King Jianning wants to seize Shazhou?"
Cui Tao said: "His Majesty has decreed that King Jianning be the general manager of Longyou Road and control the troops and horses of Longyou Road."
Jia Sishun sat on the Hu chair, leaned back on the chair and asked: "In addition to an imperial edict, did the imperial court give King Jianning troops and horses?"
Cui Tao shook his head and said: "There is not a single soldier or horse."
Jia Sishun asked again: "If we don't have soldiers and horses, can we have gold, silver, money and silk?"
Cui Tao still shook his head: "No."
Jia Sishun stroked his snow-white beard and said: "Without a single soldier or horse, nor a single gold or silver, what can King Jianning do to control the soldiers and horses of Longyou Road? Is it the righteousness of the imperial court?"
Jia Sishun coughed and said: "I am willing to serve the imperial court's righteousness, but the Doulu army is not willing to serve my righteousness. Can King Jianning still let the Doulu army serve his righteousness?"
Cui Tao didn't expect that the dignified governor of Yizhou, a high-ranking official of the second rank, could speak so directly.
Jia Sishun looked at Cui Tao and said, "Are you Commander Shi of the Jianning King's Army?"
Cui Tao nodded, and Jia Sishun said: "If twenty years ago, the imperial edict came, the governor's office would place an incense table, pay homage to receive the order, and the imperial court issued an edict to kill my head, everyone in the governor's office would also
No one who dares to disobey will be killed with my head."
"If the imperial edict had come ten years ago, I would have done my best to welcome the envoy. No matter how much people in Shazhou complained, I would have carried out the imperial edict."
"But now, the imperial edict has come. I am tired and tired. I really don't know how to obey the order."
Cui Tao saw Jia Sishun's tired look and didn't expect that a second-rank official of the Tang Dynasty would assume such a posture.
Jia Sishun looked at Cui Tao and said: "I was ambitious back then and wanted to make a career here in Longyou. But after wasting twenty years, I asked myself that I was diligent and caring for the people, but Cui Changshi, why did he do this
Is the life in Shazhou getting worse every year?"
Jia Sishun was just asking and answering his own questions, but he didn't expect Cui Tao to say: "Of course it's because the court is unethical."
Is the court unethical? Jia Sishun opened his eyes, looked at the young Chang Shi across the desk, and exclaimed: "Sure enough, it's better to be young. I didn't dare to say such things when I was young, but you can tell me, why is the court unethical?"
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"The Master said: 'If the Son of Heaven has the Way, then the conquest of rituals and music in the world will come from the Son of Heaven. If the Son of Heaven has no Dao, then the conquest of rituals and music in the world will come from the princes.' If most of the world is in rebellion, and feudal lords and governors have risen together, it is natural that the Son of Heaven has no Way.
Already."
Hearing what Cui Tao said, Jia Sishun burst out laughing: "I didn't expect that King Jianning would have such a wonderful person under his command. If I were young, I would definitely make you a confidant. But now that I am old, you can talk freely with me back then."
My old friend in state affairs is almost dead, and now I have no intention of making new friends."
Cui Tao understood that a veteran minister like Jia Sishun, who had been in the officialdom for decades, would never surrender to King Jianning just because of a few words.
The difficulty of this game is really high!
Especially these famous characters, all of them are cunning and extremely "intelligent".
But let’s play a game! What we play is challenging!
Cui Tao has been obsessed with various difficult games since he was a child. The higher the difficulty, the more excited he gets!
This Jia Sishun was not so easy to persuade, so Cui Tao's answers became more cautious.
The "game" of Datang Fengyun is extremely difficult, and there are only a few opportunities to attack an NPC during the first few encounters.
What's more, some NPCs will not pay attention to you as long as the first impression is not good.
For example, the player has defeated the important NPC Moli Military Academy Lieutenant Xue Cheng.
Ever since Yu Chixin obtained the Rhubarb Crossbow from Xue Cheng and learned the battle formation skills passed down by the Xue family, countless players rushed to Xue Cheng to increase their "favorability".
Xue Cheng is a person of good temperament, and he can naturally strike up a conversation with the players he likes.
But when he encountered a player that Xue Cheng didn't like, he would just turn around and leave.
There were too many players trying to increase their favorability for a while, which made Xue Cheng angry. Even a few players who could have said a few words were "blocked" by Xue Cheng.
Therefore, the "Strategy" NPCs must be particularly cautious. Cui Tao cautiously said to Jia Sishun: "Jia Si, King Jianning has always had the ambition to pacify the world. I hope you can help King Jianning!"
Jia Sishun shook his head and said, "I am old and can no longer help build King Ning."
After saying this, Jia Sishun said to Cui Tao: "Today's conversation, let's pretend it never happened. The situation in Shazhou is chaotic. I hope you can be careful in your words and actions, and don't say those rebellious words again."
After saying that, Jia Sishun actually waved his sleeves and saw off the guests.
After returning to Jucaifang, Cui Tao looked downcast and said to Cui Ruoyun, "Sister, why did this mission fail?"
Cui Ruoyun said angrily: "With your negotiation skills, you can fool a sour scholar like Zhang Mian. Can you, a college student, successfully negotiate with an official like Jia Sishun?"
Cui Tao nodded, and when negotiating with an old official like Jia Sishun, the pace was completely controlled by his opponent.
"Sister, this is unscientific! Shouldn't we show the banner of King Jianning and ask Jia Sishun to bow before him?" Cui Tao asked.
"Just give me a hammer if you don't succeed. How many men does King Jianning have? Let me see, you can't do this task by yourself. You should find other players to form a team."
Alas, Cui Tao thought about it and realized that it seemed that there was no chance of being a solitary food. He had no choice but to listen to Cui Ruoyun's suggestion and posted a post on the game forum to recruit teammates.