Chapter 490: Go to Bohai State
Yang Ze thought very carefully and had to think of many details in advance. For example, if he returned to Beijing, he probably wouldn't live long even if Empress Dugu was not dead at that time. Empress Dugu won the throne with tough means. It would be fine when she was fine, but once she was about to die, then the ministers and various vassal kings in the court would not be calm. The city of Chang'an would be in chaos. After he led his troops back, the Right Shenwu Army might not be able to listen to him. It would be unrealistic to seize power by force and support Li Yan to the throne. ()
Then, there is only the palace coup. Although the soldiers in Zhenxi are obedient, the number of people is not enough. Even if a group of soldiers and generals are sent from Zhenxi, they may not be able to listen to him completely. This is a situation. If you don’t listen, then it is very important to find a group of deadly soldiers who are desperate. Without force in your hands, it means you have no strength and don’t talk about anything. The power comes from the knife handle, and without the knife handle, everything is nonsense.
The miscellaneous people here are discriminated against, and life will definitely be difficult. Even the sudden people on the grassland look down on them, but they are extremely brave, but they probably won’t be many. Otherwise, with their force, they would have eliminated the single people in Bohaizhou long ago, and could they still allow single people to bully them!
Yang Ze slapped his thigh, and he was a small number of people and brave, so he was just using it with me!
If the miscellaneous people here can be gathered together and let them play the single person first, weaken the strength of the single person first, and consume some miscellaneous people, then for a long time, the northeast will be peaceful, and it will be difficult to have any more things like the Tang Dynasty being harmed. The lifespan of the Dafang Empire will be extended for many years, which is very beneficial to Yang Ze. At least there is no need to worry about the suffering of future generations.
Secondly, let the remaining Zahu follow him back to Beijing and let these unfounded people do some things, such as a palace coup, that's fine. They are their only support, and if they tie their interests together, then of course they will do whatever they ask them to do. This is certain!
After making plans, Yang Ze shouted: "Common translator, come in, I have something to ask."
Outside the tent, the leader's translator heard the call and quickly entered the tent. Looking at Yang Ze, he asked, "What are the instructions for the general?"
Yang Ze said: "As a general translator, you know a lot about what's happening here, right?"
The general translator was a little embarrassed and said, "I know a little about the matter here, but if I understand it, I am afraid I don't know much about it. Otherwise, I will go to someone else to ask about it, so as not to delay the general's affairs."
Yang Ze waved his hand and said, "No need. You only need to answer a few questions from me. The single person here owns Bohai Prefecture, is it powerful?"
Tongzhi breathed a sigh of relief, and this question was very easy to answer, saying: "The power is in the large area of Northeast China. I heard that there are more than 10,000 armoured soldiers, but they are relatively scattered. It is probably only 3,000 or 4,000 soldiers in Bohai Prefecture. Then Bohai Prefecture is not big. If it is placed in our Central Plains, it is the size of a medium-sized county."
"They pay taxes to the government that is not generous to me? Ah, are they considered government officials?" Yang Ze asked.
Tong Zhi said hurriedly: "There are definitely no taxes. They are vassals and only pay tribute every year, probably some horses and furs, but they receive a lot of rewards, so they offer tribute very diligently and pay tribute every year, never leaving behind."
Yang Ze said: "I look at the map. The small towns built by Gao Gouli people are not far from Bohai Prefecture. So Qi Dan must know the whereabouts of Gao Gouli people, right?"
"It should be known. The general wants to ask the whereabouts of Gao Gouli people?" The general translator asked for his own sake. The reason is very simple. Qi Order is a vassal of the Dafang Empire, and Gao Gouli people are not. It is perfectly okay to ask Qi Order to provide clues, or even let Qi Order fight Gao Gouli people. If the court does not dare to refuse to listen!
Yang Ze thought for a moment and wanted to send someone over, for example, send this general translator to talk to Qi Danren and ask Qi Danren to attack Gao Gouli people. If Qi Danren is not good at doing things, then he has an excuse to destroy Qi Danren, but he is not at ease with others. After all, this matter is very big and involves the destiny of the Dafang Empire for a century.
If we deduce it from the Tang Dynasty, then the threat from the Dafang Empire comes from here, and the threat is gradually developed by a tribe and eventually leads to a disaster. Since he comes, he will strangle the threat to death in the bud.
To eliminate the threat, either establish an official here and send local officials, or prevent large tribes from appearing. At least the kind of large tribes that can unify various small tribes and establish a country cannot appear. Now it is just a single tribe, and others are not at ease to send people to such major events.
Yang Ze said: "I plan to go to Bohai Prefecture in person and come with that name...?"
"Qiqibaolian, he is the leader of Qidanren, the prince of Bohai County!" Tong Yi replied hurriedly.
But he was a little puzzled. If General Yang wanted to see Qiqibaolian, he would just let Qiqibaolian come here. General Yang didn't need to go there in person. Although Qiqibaolian was a county prince, his identity was still lower than Yang Ze. No matter how arrogant the vassal king was, he was just a vassal king. In front of the general of the Right Shenwu Army, the vassal king was considered a bird!
Yang Ze nodded, but couldn't ask anything again. Seeing this was true, he had to see what was going on in Bohaizhou.
Tongshi came out of Yang Ze's tent, stood at the door, thought about Yang Ze's question, and couldn't help but sweat. According to Yang Ze's meaning, he wanted to go to Bohai Prefecture in person to meet the beggar and Baolian. Yang Ze naturally had to lead Tongshi, so he would definitely bring him with him. This was really unlucky!
He said that he didn't know much about Bohai Prefecture, but as a general translator, he lived by dealing with foreign countries, how could he not understand the situation of Qidan? Then Qiqibaolian is not a kind person, quite ambitious, collects taxes on his own, regards the territory of the Dafang Empire as his own territory, and his elite soldiers and generals are extremely arrogant. Such an ambitious and powerful figure would not be wary of the arrival of the Central Plains army, and might harm General Yang. Wouldn't he have to be unlucky too!
The more I thought about it, the more I became more and more scared, and even planned to escape overnight. Being an official is good, but he is just a small official at the grassroots level. He can live with a little extra money at most. But he doesn't have to go to the risk with Yang Ze, and he might lose his life. Then who can support his own family?
The general interpreter dared not follow Yang Ze to meet Qiqibaolian. It was just because the prince of Bohai was too rebellious and was not a good person. After returning to his tent, he thought about it and did not dare to escape. He probably wouldn't escape far away and would have to be caught. Don't forget that there were sudden soldiers around him, who had been wandering around the periphery, and he was still pretending to be sick and insurance.
He gritted his teeth and became cruel. He left the tent again, found a stone, returned to his tent, and came to his head hard. He didn't smash it hard enough at the first time, so he had to smash it again, and then he went to find Doctor Suijun. He said that he had fallen accidentally, asked the doctor to bandage him, and boiled medicine, and then he went back to the tent to rest.
Other general translations learned that he was injured and hurried to see him. After all, he was the leader of general translation and was considered a small leader, but when the general translation came out again, everyone had thoughts on their faces...
Yang Ze stayed in the tent for a while, and after making up his mind, he called Tan Zhengwen and Mugen. He said to Tan Zhengwen: "I want to go to Bohai Prefecture, not as a general, for fear that this would make Qiqi Baolian suspicious. Instead, he would put on makeup and go there. Mugen and me, please stay here to take care of the camp."
Tan Zhengwen was shocked and said, "Master, this is too risky. Could it be that you are going to attack Bohai Prefecture? No matter what, it is also the territory of our country, and that vassal king showed no sign of rebellion. Why are you doing there?"
Mu Gen also said: "Master, we are not in a hurry to go back to the capital? If we waste time, the emperor...well, if there is a little surprise in the capital and we don't catch up, wouldn't that be bad!"
Yang Ze shook his head and said, "I know, I never want to waste time, but after we go back, we will be really going to fight with the eldest princess and Li Zhenglong. Just talking will not be a big deal. But if you really start working, you must have reliable personnel. There are too few people on the Western Army. We need a large number of brave men. I think the people here are good. Also, the potential threats must be eliminated as soon as possible. Even if the time is too late to destroy Bohaizhou, you have to fight here constantly to avoid a powerful tribe."
Tan Zhengwen nodded quickly and expressed his understanding. He now fully understood Yang Ze's idea, that is, if a place does not threaten the general, he had to constantly provoke all forces in this place to fight continuously!
He has read some books and has read a lot of such provocations and disagreements, but even if he is now involved in such a thing under Yang Ze's leadership, he is inevitably involved in such a thing, and he is very energetic for a while.
Tan Zhengwen said: "Master, don't worry. Just leave the matter here to your disciples, but you must be careful, but don't have any accidents in Bohaizhou, and you should bring more people."
Yang Ze smiled and said, "It will be unsafe if there are too many people. I will take Mu Gen and two bodyguards with me. I will bring a translator and go back early and come back early. There will be basically no danger."
He didn't want to make this public, so he came to Chang Chenggong again and told him about this matter, asking him to send two of the most brave soldiers to accompany him, and he must be an archer, pretending to be a hunter. After hearing this, Chang Chenggong was surprised at first, and then calmed down and agreed to Yang Ze, but he didn't think that something would happen to Yang Ze. As long as he was careful, it would be safe. Yang Zeru put on makeup and became a businessman. If he went as a general, it would be unsafe. Of course, he would not agree no matter what.
Everything was about to stop. The next morning, Yang Ze put on makeup and became a businessman, selling medicinal materials, and planned to set off with Mugen and two warriors who had made up hunters.
But before leaving, something happened. It turned out that all the translators were sick, some had headaches, some had broken their heads, and some even had diarrhea and exhaustion. Anyway, there was no translation that could follow him!
Yang Ze knew that they were afraid of death and did not dare to follow him, but he had no choice but to go to Bohai Prefecture without bringing a general translator. After searching for him, he only found the three grandfathers and grandsons, so he had to take them away, one to be a translator and the other to be a guide.
Chapter completed!