Hearing Tang Ji's question, before Fang Wei could react, the middle-aged man sitting in the first seat opposite raised his head and looked at him with a little vigilance. Soon, Dong Dagui and others next to him
The two leaders also stopped bragging, and even Li Qingmei, who had been staring at Cheng Tie, also moved his gaze.
Soon, the entire Juxian Hall became extremely quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on it.
Fang Wei took a deep breath, raised his hand and ordered the servants around him: "You guys should step back first!"
Not long after, there were only eleven people sitting at the table in the entire hall. Fang Wei put down the chopsticks in his hands, sighed, and said: "Heilong Village has to escort grain and grass supplies to Yingzhou every month.
, many brothers in the village thought that I was able to unify the bandit forces in Hengzhou because I relied on Li Wenquan, the king of the northern capital, but this is not the case. Think about it, you will know how a vassal king who governs eight northwest states can hope that a group of bandits will grow stronger.
The reason why I agreed to cooperate with him was because he promised to make me a general after the northwest was stabilized. I thought that becoming a bandit was not a long-term solution, so I agreed for the sake of myself and my brothers. In addition to the monthly payment
In addition to paying tribute, we also want to create conflicts."
"Create conflict?" Tang Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, looking suspicious.
Fang Wei nodded: "In the past six months, according to the instructions of the King of Beidu, I have asked my brothers or affiliated villages to launch attacks on the counties in Hengzhou from time to time, and then the northwest army drove us away, and the cycle started again and again.
Nowadays, when the people of Hengzhou hear the words "Heilong Village", they all hate it with deep hatred, but they are also extremely afraid. The explanation given by the King of Beidu is to improve the reputation of the Northwest Army. His Northwest Army is indeed what the people want, but I, Heilong
The village will be in disgrace for thousands of years. Hey, if I had known this, I shouldn’t have agreed. By the way, I heard that the same situation happened in Suizhou next door."
Hearing this, Tang Ji turned his head and looked at Su Qing, and the two nodded tacitly.
When leaving Kyoto, Tianxuan showed them the memorial submitted by the King of Beidu. The reason was that banditry was rampant in the northwest. In order to save the people from disaster, the Yingzhou army devoted itself to suppressing bandits and was unable to resist the invading enemies from the northwest.
I didn’t expect that everything turned out to be a play directed and acted by this guy!
Su Qing gritted her teeth and slammed the table angrily: "Is he worthy of those border officers who died fighting against Jiang's army?"
Tang Ji pursed his lips. Such people have long lost their conscience. They will do anything for their own interests, regardless of whether they are right or not. Otherwise, there would be no corruption among officials in the northwest, and the people would have no life. No more thinking about it.
Turning to look at Fang Wei: "Master Fang, if you continue to cooperate with him, I don't know how long it will last, but I may have to lead the brothers from the village to become rebels."
Fang Wei frowned and stared at him. After a moment of confusion, he asked, "So, you are from the imperial court?"
In an instant, the expressions of several heads changed drastically, and they looked at these people with caution.
But Sun Yufu waved his hand casually and ordered: "You all sit down and continue eating!"
Watching a few people relax obediently, he paused in his eating movements and was surprised that they were so obedient. If it had been before, when he heard this old man pointing, the other party would have already taken action. It seemed that sometimes he showed his strength.
It’s not a bad thing, I grinned and continued eating.
A smile appeared on Tang Ji's lips, and he said to Fang Wei, "Yes and no."
If it is found out that the death of the father-in-law is related to the Dog Emperor, then he is not a member of the court and may become a rebel in the future. As for the ambiguous answer now, it is because he does not want to be exposed in front of the other party so quickly.
Fang Wei did not dwell on his answer. Instead, he relaxed a little after learning the other party's purpose and picked up the chopsticks again: "We are bandits, and we are not as kind-hearted as Yuan'er. We have also committed murder and arson.
Many of them, in front of the imperial court, it doesn't matter whether they are rebels or not."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Tang Ji: "If I tie you up now and send them to the King of Beidu, maybe it will be a great achievement!"
Tang Ji shrugged his shoulders and shook his head with a natural expression: "If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have agreed to cooperate with the King of Beidu before. If you become a bandit, you have to wash your hands. Now that the northwest is so chaotic, if the court wants to take care of it, it must deal with the weak officials first.
But if you become a traitor, the nature will be completely different. The imperial court's 100,000 troops are about to arrive. If it is confirmed that the King of Beito has the intention to rebel, the news will be sent back to Kyoto, and there will be reinforcements later. I will regret it then.
But it’s too late.”
After listening to his words, Fang Weigang dropped the food he had just put in his mouth on the table, and the smile on his face turned into a sad look. He glanced at his brother and son sitting on the left for a few times, thought for a while, raised his eyes and asked: "Then
Mr. Tang, do you want me to disband the stronghold? But with the chaos outside now, even if I agree, the brothers in the stronghold may not be able to agree."
"No hurry, tell me first, when will you go to Yingzhou next time?" Tang Ji picked up a piece of lean meat and ate it.
The total number of people in Heilong Village is almost 7,000, which is not a small number, but it is not much more. You can survive in any industry. For example, he happens to be short of guards, and Jiran Bank also needs experts to control the situation. Really
If not, you can send it to Ye Xiao as a escort!
For some reason, seeing his confident and optimistic look, Fang Wei's nervousness gradually dissipated and he replied: "Just three days later, the King of Beidu said he had something to discuss with me and asked me to go there in person!"
Tang Ji nodded slightly. It seemed that what Hua Yuan'er said before was accurate. He blinked twice and asked, "Didn't you say what happened?"
Fang Wei shook his head slightly.
It seemed that the other party was planning to cause trouble. Tang Ji turned to look at him and asked again: "Can you take us in?"
Fang Wei frowned slightly and explained: "Yingzhou City has been closed. The only entrance is the south gate. There will be a strong master-level guard there. If you want to pass, you must check your strength. You three are easy to say, but.
....."
Halfway through his words, he looked at Fisherman Sun in the distance.
Sun Yufu raised his hand and waved: "Don't worry about me. No one can stop the old man from entering the city. You can just discuss it."
Hearing this, Fang Wei withdrew his gaze and continued: "In this case, there will be no problem."
Tang Ji nodded in response, then turned to look at Su Qing. The two exchanged glances, and then said, "In that case, I'll trouble Master Fang Dazhai to take us into the city in three days."
"What's wrong? Fang will have to rely on Young Master Tang in the future." Fang Wei quickly replied with a smile, not forgetting to say "rainbow fart", then raised his hand and clapped his hands, called the servants in again, and laughed loudly.
: “Everyone here today is my family, you’re welcome, feel free to drink and eat!”
In this way, the luncheon has not officially started until now. There are many kinds of dishes on the table, but they are a bit cold. Everyone at the table is enthusiastic on the surface, but in fact they all have their own thoughts.
The bald man sitting on the first seat on the left raised his head slightly and glanced meaningfully at Tang Ji, who was chatting happily with Fang Wei.