"Tang Hao, how many days has Chen Ping been here?"
"Well, it's been seven or eight days, what's wrong?"
Yang Anguo held the tea cup to his mouth and stopped for a moment. Seven or eight days? Still no news has come back. Could it be...
If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have let him go. Chen Ping was indeed good at studying, but this was to negotiate, and to negotiate with the chieftain who might be about to launch an army to plunder Lingzhou.
If one accidentally offends the other party, he will be detained in a wooden deer, and if he loses his life, it will be all in vain!
"I heard that Chieftain Mulu has always been friendly to the Han people. Besides, Chen Ping is still the Huiyuan of this spring. Don't worry, nothing will happen to you."
Tang Hao laughed and said, swiping the tea foam and looking careless. Yang Anguo looked at Yang Anguo with his head and two heads.
"What should I do if something goes wrong? Huiyuan of the Hui Dynasty died under my rule. In this special period, it may have become the trigger of the factional struggle among the princes in the capital. The loss of my life in the evening is the second most important thing. It is a pity that Chen
Flat."
"Do you think I don't know what you did? It doesn't matter if you fight in the capital, it will also affect other places. Alas! How difficult people's livelihood is!"
Yang Anguo beat the table angrily, and Tang Hao, who was sitting across from him, put down his tea cup and remained silent.
It turned out that he underestimated Yang Anguo. It turned out that he had already noticed it?
"It's all a game played by the adults above. If the storm is coming, what can you and I change?"
Tang Hao sighed sadly, then continued: "It was Chen Ping's own intention to persuade Mulu Chieftain. There are always people in this world who are not afraid of things that ordinary people are afraid of. I think Chen Ping should be this kind of person." He did not tell what he knew when he was in Jianzhou Qingzhou. Although Chen Ping is capable, he has not grown into a towering tree yet. The more people know about Chen Ping's experience, the more dangerous it is for him.
Yang Anguo still frowned, shaking his head and saying: "If you want to mend the sky and help us, you should cherish your own life even more, so as to keep the green mountains alive without fear of running out of firewood."
"Above the imperial court is where he should be!"
Hearing that Yang Anguo still couldn't understand, Tang Hao smiled and said nothing more. The grassroots level of the Dayu Dynasty was already riddled with holes. Although Chen Ping would have a broader stage by staying in the capital, it would only solve an urgent need and would not be able to cure the problem.
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What's more, even if Chen Ping wins the first prize in the palace examination, he will still have to work hard for many years if he wants to make a difference in the capital. Chen Ping can certainly afford to wait, but can Dayu afford to wait?
"By the way, news has arrived from the Qianling Road Supervisory Censor and the Jiangnan Governor. They are very dissatisfied with us in Lingzhou. They were very angry when they heard that we were going to thoroughly investigate the smuggling case, but they still agreed to let the neighboring states cooperate with our investigation.
, Haha."
Tang Hao dusted off his clothes, stood up and walked outside.
"I believe Chen Ping will bring back good news. Mr. Yang, the native matter has been solved for the time being. We still have to investigate the case."
Yang Anguo looked at Tang Hao's retreating figure with a particularly complicated mood. It has only been more than a hundred years since the country was founded. Has it really reached this stage?
What kind of genius is Chen Ping?
Yang Anguo had mixed feelings after eating it. The emperor did not postpone the palace examination, and the undercurrent in the capital was surging. This was something that had never happened since the founding of the country.
Moreover, there are barbarians watching from outside and traitors from all over the country. The more Yang Anguo thinks about it, the more he feels that something is not good.
"Tang Hao believes in Chen Ping so much. Is there something special about this kid?"
...
On the mountain road from Mulu to Congxing Mansion, Chen Ping wiped the sweat from his forehead. Lingzhou is worthy of being in the south. It's only early April and it's already feeling sultry.
Although my hometown of Qianzhou is right next door to Lingzhou, it has just come out of the late spring cold in previous years, and there is even a bit of chill in the morning and evening.
"Brother Zhao, stop and rest..."
Chen Ping raised his head and looked at the scorching sun directly above his head. He was about to ask Zhao Jin to lead his team to avoid the midday sun. Before he finished speaking, he heard Luo Li giving a cold shout.
"Be careful! There is an ambush ahead!"
Before Chen Ping could react, dozens of Mulu warriors sent by Mu Cangba quickly gathered and protected Chen Ping in the middle. Zhao Jin was also excited and took off his bow to draw an arrow, looking around with eyes filled with confusion. Be alert.
Luo Li stared straight ahead until a group of natives armed with weapons appeared.
"Turkish?! You bastards, are you in the same group?!"
When Zhao Jin saw that the visitor was a native, he was furious. After drawing his bow to full capacity, he cursed at the native next to him.
Before Chen Ping could stop him, he heard a chirping sound coming from the opposite side, and the native warriors on his side scolded him in response.
"Who are they? Mr. Xuanweishi promised me, what is going on now?"
Chen Ping calmed down and asked. The leader of the Mulu native warriors knew some Chinese, apologized to Chen Ping and explained.
"These are the people from Ziqi Chieftain and other chieftains. They asked us to keep you, otherwise we will take action."
Hearing this, Chen Ping understood. Although Mu Cangba said that among the chieftains in the southwest of Lingzhou, they had the highest official position and the most power, not all the chieftains listened to him.
Logically speaking, Mu Cangba sent people to follow him, and the other chieftains should understand after seeing him. But looking at it like this, it seems that these other little chieftains are not as far-sighted as Mu Cangba.
They were reluctant to part with the money and goods given by Pi Xiu, and were reluctant to plunder the property obtained by the Han people in Lingzhou. Their barbaric tribal habits had not faded away, and they even wanted to do it themselves at the expense of falling out with Mu Cangba.
"What should we do? There must be hundreds or even thousands of people on the opposite side. I'm afraid they'll be waiting for us here for a long time."
Zhao Jin gritted his teeth and looked towards the opposite side. A group of natives armed with bows, arrows, short spears and long knives doubled his pressure. Luo Li on the side had already drawn his long sword and stared resolutely ahead, ready.
Battle preparation
Chen Ping took advantage of the gap in the confrontation, discussed it with the leader of the Mulu Warriors, and then shouted.
"What did Pixiu and his gang promise to you? I am the Huiyuan of the current dynasty, and I am here on behalf of the Lingzhou government. I have already negotiated with Chieftain Mulu. Now I will use the knife to attack the imperial army. Many of you will die!" "And if you kill me, you will not only be an enemy of the imperial court, but also offend Chieftain Mulu!"
"If it's for money, I guarantee you that someone will come to Lingzhou soon to negotiate with you and Mulu Chieftain. It's about making money through bloodless business, rather than fighting with a knife!"
Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, we should do our best not to take action if we can. Moreover, Chen Ping has gained the trust of Mu Cangba. He has many cards that he can play. These little chieftains may not be afraid of either the court or Mu Cangba, but if both sides
United, this is a weight that they cannot help but weigh.
As soon as Chen Ping finished speaking, the leader of the Mulu Warriors relayed his story, and the natives on the opposite side suddenly became noisy, obviously shaken.
"Brother Luo, brother Zhao, if the negotiation breaks down later, we will retreat. As long as we are closer to Mulu City, they will not dare to chase us."
Taking advantage of this moment, Chen Ping turned around and explained the backup plan to Luo Li and Zhao Jin. Rather than rushing out at the risk of death, he was more inclined to turn around and move closer to Mulu City.
As soon as this contrary plan was proposed, Luo Li and Zhao Jin's eyes lit up, and they all nodded in agreement.
While dozens of people like Chen Ping were waiting nervously, a Han man walked out from among the thousands of natives opposite, and then a voice sounded.
"Mr. Tu!"
The leader of the Mulu warriors had very good eyesight, and he immediately saw that the man was Master Tu, whom the Master of the Xuanzuo family respected as his guest, and shouted in shock.
"Master Tu?!"
Chen Ping was a little surprised. He took out the monocular from his pocket and looked at it. After confirming that it was really Tu, he couldn't help but cursed.
"What did he say?" Zhao Jin asked hurriedly, and the next words of the Mulu warrior leader made Chen Ping and others feel heavy instantly.
"He said Mr. Chen was sent by the imperial court to seduce my family. He also said that as long as Mr. Chen is captured, he will have ten thousand taels of silver..."