Tang Ao also met the eleven-year-old Erhema in Prince Ji's palace, expressed his comfort, and then allowed the two siblings to leave to rest. He stayed with General Shajie and listened to his account of the incident. The barbarian rebellion.
Tang Ao had already gotten a rough idea of what was going on from Long Ya and An Xiang. When talking to Sha Jie this time, he actually wanted to ask more about the impact of this matter on other barbarian tribes.
The political power of the barbarians was similar to that of Daqian, but also different.
The same thing is that the powerful are very powerful and can influence many people and many things. The difference is that the barbarian powerful have more autonomy. The so-called royal power is far less than that of the Daqian emperor. Many things can be done without the support of the powerful people below. , that’s nonsense.
Of course, the current situation in Daqian is not much better. The imperial power has declined and the vassal kings have risen in power.
In the past, when the Barbarian King Er Gu was here, he still convinced the tribes below with his outstanding abilities and fair methods. Now that Origi has come to power, Tang Ao is eager to know how many people from the tribes below will support him.
If it was unpopular, Tang Ao would have nothing to fear. On the contrary, he would have to make more preparations.
If it were before, Sha Jie would naturally not answer such a question. But now, the hopes of the Russian clan have fallen on Tang Ao. If they want to restore the country, they must get the support of the Jizhou Army, not to mention that Tang Ao is not As an outsider, but the son-in-law of the E clan, Shajie told everything he knew.
According to Sha Jie, it is difficult to convince the public with Origi's ability, but if he can bring enough benefits to other tribes in the war, then for the sake of profit, these tribes are likely to obey his orders.
"Enough benefits? What do you mean?" Tang Ao didn't quite understand.
Sha Jie explained in detail: "Your Highness King Ji, when the Barbarian King was in charge, in any foreign war, the royal family would get more than 40% of the benefits, and the rest would be divided equally by the tribes that sent troops. That was because of the strength of the Barbarian King. It is strong enough, and others have nothing to say. Now Origi's prestige naturally cannot account for 40%. It depends on how much he can give. If he gives up enough, other tribes will be profitable, and they will not rule out sending troops. Possibility of help.”
"I see." Tang Ao finally understood. He nodded and narrowed his eyes together. He had a feeling that Ojiri would definitely give away enough benefits, and he was afraid that this battle would not be easy to win. .
But whether it is a good fight or not, Tang Ao must be prepared for a war. The Jizhou Army is not afraid of any provocation. With such a sharp weapon as the sky-blasting cannon in his hand, he does not believe that anyone can hold it. The only difference is the sacrifice. It just depends on whether the cost is more or less.
Shajie also went down to rest, and Tang Ao went to the staff headquarters and began to formulate a plan for a battle with the barbarians. At the same time, the army began to conduct various targeted trainings, and Longya and Anxiang also sent more troops to the barbarians. Secret agent, spying on military intelligence.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhong Yaoma rushed to Jicheng without stopping, arrived at Zhizhou Mansion, reported his identity, and expressed his desire to meet King Ji.
Tang Ao, who had been prepared for a long time, was waiting for the opponent's arrival. Although the last time he dealt with the Helian family and the Northern Black Army, there was a big battle, but there was no loss in the fight, and there was definitely room for another fight. Ability. For the sake of the people and the unity and integrity of the world, the barbarians have to overcome a setback. Before, the relationship between the two parties was good and they were doing business with each other. Even if Tang Ao wanted to make plans, there was no suitable opportunity. Now the opportunity appeared, Tang Ao How can I give up?
In the main hall of the Zhizhou Mansion, Zhong Yao saw Tang Ao, and after bowing as a courtier, he took out the secret letter written by Fan Shitong.
The letter was written to Tang Ao in the tone of Prince Qing. First, he missed the happy cooperation between the two and the friendship between the two parties. Then the conversation changed to Erheli, asking Tang Ao to hand over the third prince.
Bring it back to Zhong Yao, so King Qing will sincerely thank you.
After reading the letter, Tang Ao curled up his lips and chuckled, then raised the letter in his hand and said, "Is this all you, Prince Qing, have to say?"
It's no wonder that Tang Ao was unhappy. Just a sincere thank you and he wanted him to hand over his brother-in-law. This was too childish.
Zhong Yao saw the displeasure in Tang Ao's eyes and complained in his heart.
Zhong Yao didn't want to come to this errand this time. He was dealing with Tang Ao. Who didn't know how ferocious this man was when he was in Daliang City? That was because even the prince at that time was a person who would hurt anyone at any time. In comparison,
, what does his identity mean?
Even if Tang Ao gets angry and asks someone to kill him, Zhong Yao will not be surprised at all. Moreover, he also believes that even the master behind him, Prince Qing, can't do anything about it. There is no way, who can let the current
King Ji owns three states, but King Qing only has one new state?
It's just that the order was given by Fan Shitong, and he didn't dare to refuse, so he had to come. Fortunately, Fan Shitong had some words to tell him before he came, but it was inconvenient to write them in a letter for fear that they would be leaked.
information.
"His Royal Highness King Ji, of course there is more than that. King Qing said that as long as the Orihe horse can be handed over to the current Barbarian King Origi, they will gain their friendship, and then they will march into Suzhou with King Qing. Qing Qing
Taking into account the friendly relationship with King Ji, the king would count him as King Ji's share when he was willing to send troops. At that time, King Ji could send troops from Guzhou to Suzhou. In this way, if attacked from both sides, Suzhou would definitely lose, and the soldiers would occupy Suzhou.
After the state is conquered, we can attack Shaanzhou, Jinzhou, and it is not impossible to finally capture Jizhou. At that time, King Qing is willing to give Jizhou and Jinzhou to His Highness King Qing."
Sending troops to help can gain the benefits of both states, which is equivalent to creating a big cake. King Qing can be said to have shown enough sincerity in his stance.
"Oh, this is a good thing, haha." Tang Ao's face finally turned from gloomy to clear, and he was obviously a little moved. "In this way, Mr. Zhong will rest for two days, and I will give it some thought."
The so-called consideration is just a reserved way of saying it. Zhong Yao can already be sure that Tang Ao is really attracted. At that moment, he smiled and said: "It's easy to say, I have long heard about the prosperity of Jicheng, and I just happened to be walking around."
Take a walk and take a look.”
Tang Ao was moved, and Zhong Yao was in a happy mood. Knowing that he was no longer worried about his life, he could relax and have fun around. After seeing him off, Zeng Tong, the magistrate in the lobby, looked at Tang Ao with some excitement and said, "Your Highness,
Prince Qing is willing to give up the two states, which shows a certain degree of sincerity."
"Haha, we have to defeat it first. And there is Jizhou among them, which is where Daliang City is located. This is going to disturb the foundation of Qian Yingdi. How can he agree? I'm afraid there will be fierce battles and so on.
Looking after us." Tang Ao said clearly.
"Hiss!" He was just stunned by the land of the two states. When Tang Ao said this, Zeng Tong woke up and said immediately: "Oh, so to speak, this is clearly a trap by King Qing.
He wants to watch us fight with Emperor Qian Ying in a battle where both sides will lose, so that he can profit from the sidelines. Even so, why did His Highness agree to Zhong Yao?"
"Haha, he can draw cakes, but we can't? The soldiers are ours, and the generals only obey my king's orders. When it comes to the battlefield, how can he do whatever King Qing says?" Tang
Ao originally had a rough plan in his mind, but he hadn't figured out how to do it yet. Now, with Zhong Yao's appearance, Tang Ao found a breakthrough, and he was ready to use his plan.
That day, a fire suddenly broke out in Prince Ji's palace. Because of the wind that night, it was difficult to extinguish it. It burned until dawn the next day. The incident soon spread to everyone in the city.
Zhong Yao, who was resting in the inn, naturally also knew the news. He also laughed to himself that the people in Jizhou Prefecture were so incompetent that they couldn't even put out the fire in time and let it burn all night. Zeng Tong, the governor of Jizhou Prefecture, appeared there.
In the inn.
His face was full of fatigue, and there were even a few burnt spots on his body. As soon as Zeng Tong appeared in front of Zhong Yao, he said with a heavy tone: "There was a fire in Prince Ji's Mansion last night. One of the princesses, Er
Yadan was burned to death, along with the third prince Erhema."
"What?" Zhong Yao was shocked when he heard this.
"Hey, King Ji returned to the palace yesterday after hearing what he said. He called Princess Er and said that it was to give her sister and brother the last night to get along. He would hand the Erhe horse into Master Zhong's hands early this morning.
. But who would have thought that Princess Er cried and begged His Highness, which made King Ji unhappy. Then there was a fire, and the sister and brother burned themselves in the fire."
Zeng Tong gave a simple explanation, which made Zhong Yao look ugly and smile bitterly in his heart.
I originally thought that I could bring back Erhema, and in this way, I would have completed the mission. As for whether King Ji was willing to send troops, it was not something he cared about. But now it seems that he can't bring him back. Not only that, but also
You can't take it back even if it's a corpse. And even if you can take it back, who knows the identity of a charcoal man? Is it true or false?
No one can prove that those who were burned are the Oyadan siblings, and no one can prove that it was not them.
As soon as the result that there was no proof of death appeared, Zhong Yao wisely chose to believe it. Faced with Zeng Tong's invitation to go to the scene to have a look, he did not refuse, and after going there, it was just a formality.
Facing Zeng Tong's words of affirmation, Zhong Yao kept nodding his head, "It seems it's them. Oh, it's so miserable."
Zhong Yao's reaction did not surprise Tang Ao and Zeng Tong. Originally, they were not very concerned about the third prince. What they needed was Tang Ao's attitude. As long as the attitude was given to them, they would have an explanation for the barbarians.
That's enough.
As for whether the person is really dead, what does it have to do with Prince Qing? They just wanted to give Origi an explanation.
After the third prince Erhema's affairs were explained, Zhong Yao's mission was mostly completed. He then agreed with Tang Ao on the time to send troops, and set off from Jicheng one day later.