Power and Empire Chapter 3140: Wu Mu

The Great Meadow of Ang Na Cuo, which once frightened the North Grassland and was known as the place to break the backbone of the people of the North Grassland, was no longer the border of the North King Court's exclusive exile under the sunny July sun. On the battlefield, since the Empire took control of Hona Co, this large grassland with lush water plants has become more and more prosperous, with wildly growing water plants surrounding the two sides of the silver belt crossing the river

The sparkling water surface flashed with an intoxicating luster in the sun. White waterbirds fluttered from the reed beside the river in front of them. At the same time, with the establishment of the empire's rule on the grasslands of Onacu, Under the absolute guarantee of force, businessmen from the three directions of Oubaro, China, and the North Prairie also frequented each other, and a large trade fair was also born.

Yelü Qiyeguang’s proof of the collusion between the cold people and the prairie tribes inside Onncuo came from this kind of border trade.

Just like the scale of the border set in front of us, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small city. The two-meter-high earthen castellated wall forms a circle three or four miles long and wide, and inside is densely packed earth-walled houses. , The flow of people, the gate of the market, and several tribal soldiers in chain armor stuck at the entrance, constantly checking the caravans, if the caravans don’t give money, they will not let the caravan pass

"The previous is the Yungu Market mentioned in the report, which is also the market closest to the north"

A short stature man on the prairie, wearing a most common prairie chain armor, with a sharp gaze retracted from the front of Yunguji, and said respectfully to a black-haired Zhongbian youth next to him. The youths of China and Biyah looked a little honest, but the flashing eyes revealed a palpitating feeling. Behind the black-haired youth, hundreds of prairie cavalry stopped their horses neatly, even though Hone was in the imperial area. , But since a few months ago, the Imperial East Court Army stationed at Honacu was transferred to the south. The size of more than a hundred cavalry has been rarely seen. You know, although it is a large market, it is geographically deviated from Hona. In the wrong center, even the border troops of the Empire garrison rarely come.

"Who is in charge here now?

The black-haired youth paused for a moment on the tribal soldiers at the gate of the market, and did not show the slightest unexpected look. The mountains and rivers stretched to an infinite distance below.

It seems that the situation mentioned by the Qiyeguang of Yelu has partially confirmed that some tribes in the Ao Nacu area are already collecting taxes. This is definitely a very dangerous signal. You must know that the empire has long issued a decree. The channel tax was collected by Hona by mistake belonging to the empire’s directly governed land. Now there are people collecting private taxes in the empire. This is no different from the rebellion

The empire did not arbitrarily intervene in the prairie bazaar. The emperor’s disciple and lover, such as Berrant Bonnie, was the commander of the Northern Army at the time, and he did not dare to set up the bazaar in the northern part of the empire. Blandishly directly put on the name of the border guard of the North Army, usually handed over to a nearby tribe to be responsible

"It should be Jin Liyang's department"

The brawny man also saw this scene, his face became very awkward, and he took a deep breath and said, "The subordinates knew that the garrison was not allowed to interfere with the military order, so they just handed Yunguji to the nearby Jin Liyang tribe. , And the Jin Liyang tribe is only responsible for the security of the Yungu Market, and does not have the power to collect taxes from merchants. Unexpectedly, the Jin Liyang tribe is so bold because it is really remote, even the nearest North Grassland. The Zazakku tribe has already moved south, and there is no threatening force around it. Even though I have only been here once in the more than a year when I was in Onna wrong, the situation at that time was not like this! "

"It seems that there may be a real problem here"

The fat man frowned slightly, and said in a condensed voice, "The secret report about the cold people may have been involved in Onna Co. It is from the Zazaku tribe that went south. Although the Zazaku tribe moved south, its ancestors There are many people left in the Inland Sea, and now these people have been killed by the cold people, and the area that originally belonged to the Zazakku department has indeed been taken over by the cold people. As the highest military commander of the Aung Nacu area, you Did not receive the report at all?"

Hearing the emperor’s words, the strong man suddenly burst into cold sweat on his forehead. He immediately got down from the battle horse and knelt in front of the emperor’s horse. It’s not too small, it’s a full 500-mile radius. No matter how many pairs of eyes I have, Wumu can’t do everything in detail, especially in areas where the three borders meet like Yungu Market, where it’s like a caravan. Many. Even if Jin Liyang collects private taxes, his subordinates have been fighting in the south some time ago, and they are beyond the reach of this place."

"Forget it, you are not at Hona's fault during this time, you are not responsible for this matter"

The fat man also knows that it’s a bit serious. Hona’s wrong imperial force transfer to the south was his order. What's more, Wu Mu has been in Central and Biya for two consecutive months, doing his best, without any fault, here is this. In remoteness, if the Jinliyang people in charge of Yunguji deliberately conceal it, even if Wumu has a thousand eyes, it would be useless to be thousands of miles away.

The fat man shook his hand. Although Wumu is very loyal, he is obviously weak in governance. He said with relief, "I never doubted your loyalty. I'm just a little angry. These are recuperating on the land of the empire. , But turned his head and wanted to unite with the prairie tribes of the cold people to bite the empire. Regarding unfamiliar wolf pups, the empire has no record of being soft. Even if it is tender, it depends on the target."

"At the beginning, these tribes were forced to surrender due to the pressure of the empire. After two years of recuperation and rejuvenation, the giant tree of the empire has obtained considerable resources. They are no longer what they were when they were in trouble. They are naturally courageous. That is to say, when the empire is still there, they naturally don’t dare to be presumptuous, but the steppe tribes have always been like this. Their strength and ambition are linked together. Faced with the huge temptation of cold people going south and the vacancy of large grasslands, In the past year or so when you were in the wrong place, all the gentle methods you adopted gave these tribes an illusion that you Wumu is a good deceitful person, and it is time to change this image! To become a qualified manager, you must first let the other party know that you are strong!"

"Subordinates understand that they will immediately investigate this matter thoroughly. If the situation is true, none of the tribes involved will remain."

Umu’s face was full of shame. As the emperor said, the policy of gentleness was wrong. Umu was because of the empire’s war of Onna wrong, all ministries voluntarily surrendered to the empire, plus Umu’s new district governor, He didn’t have rich experience, so after he entered the master Hona’s mistake, the various ministries adopted the empire’s policy of conquering the region, but Wumu didn’t expect it to be the result.

Thinking of the heads of the grassland department, they still don’t know how to laugh at themselves behind their backs, his eyes are fierce, like a bloodthirsty lone wolf, and the cold people’s affairs are set aside for the time being, Gionee Yang Bu even collected road tax privately, and he didn't know anything about it. If it was before, this would be a naked overhead! These daring guys secretly emptied themselves. If it weren't for the emperor's alertness, once the empire went to war with the cold, he wouldn't even know how to die!

As the two were talking, a rumbling sound from the ground trembling slightly came. Fatty and Wumu looked at the direction of the rumbling sound at the same time, and saw a black line appearing about the northeast of Yunguji. Line, according to the fat man’s eyesight, he has already seen that it is a cavalry from the line,

Ten minutes later, the black line composed of prairie cavalry was getting closer and closer to Yunguji. A golden sheep's head flag running ahead made Wumu's face become pale, and Jin Liyang's Ministry privately collected a tax for passing traders. Forget it, now he is blatantly mobilizing the clan soldiers to show off near the bazaar. This is obviously taking this bazaar as a place for him to give and ask, and forget that this is the land of the empire. Seeing this scene, Wu Mu’s finger He squeezed tightly, his eyes were cold and afraid of people, no matter whether there were people from cold areas, Jin Liyang's department could not stay!

It seems that Yunguji also found this group of prairie cavalry staying in the distance. Soon there were several cavalry from Jin Liyang's army surrounded by a beautiful figure, although they can be seen from a certain distance. Out that was a pretty prairie girl, wrapped in a green prairie gown, and underneath was also half-length soft armor, with her shiny black hair draped over her shoulders, so far apart, she couldn’t see her appearance, only straddling it. Immediately, those long legs showed the vitality of the young girl. Behind the young girl, twenty or thirty cavalry soldiers of Jin Liyang's department were coming in the direction of the fat man.

"Your Majesty, do you need to do it?" Wumu looked at the emperor next to him

"Look at the situation and talk about it"

The fat man waved his hand inadvertently, and now he suddenly turned around, only to startle the snake,

The opponent should not recognize him. In order to conceal his identity, he and the cavalry guards behind him are dressed in prairie costumes, which ordinary people cannot recognize, and Wumu has been in the warm and humid climate in the south for two months. While staying, because the weather was too hot, Wu Mu, a northerner, had already shaved his iconic prairie beard clean, revealing a white face that seemed to be a little bookish. He even told the emperor at that time. I laughed for a while, this kind of Wumu, not to mention ordinary prairie people, even Wumu's wife, I am afraid that without a close look, he will not recognize the person in front of him, that is the sturdy and brave Hona. Wrong Governor Wu Mu

In the distance, after seeing the Fatty and Wu Mu clearly in front of her, the prairie girl stopped her horse at a position of more than 20 meters, with a hint of disappointment in her eyes that seemed to be wrong. Treat the two as others

The girl gave a prairie salute here, and said in a clear voice, "I am Ai Qingli from the Jin Liyang department. If you are an eagle, you should fly high above the sky. If you are a wolf, you should run. On the northern meadows, people from far away, are you eagles crossing the sky or hunting wolves?"

"We just passed by and wanted to rest in Yunguji. It seems that Yunguji is a little different from before. We will leave soon!" Wumu responded with an unmoving expression. In his heart, Jin Liyang’s tribe is dead. Three days later, the horseshoes of the 80,000 imperial cavalry will wipe out everything in front of you, so I don’t even have to say a word.

"Yunguji?"

When Ai Qingli heard the name, her eyes shone, she swept over the hundreds of imperial cavalry behind Fatty and Wu Mu, her pretty face suddenly became cold. "Your Excellency does not seem to be from the North Grassland, otherwise what? I don’t even know the news that Yunguji has been changed to Jinliyang City. Now anyone who enters Jinliyang City needs to pay tolls to my Jinliyang Department. There are so many people, not one thousand people. Imperial gold, just don’t want to leave the scope of my Jin Liyang department"

"This is my own death!"

Umu's eyes narrowed slightly into a line, and there was obviously a faint rolling anger, and his hand touched the machete handle on his waist. There were only twenty or thirty tribal cavalry, even if they were all killed.

"Give her a thousand imperial gold" Fatty raised his hand to Wu Mu by the side

"This..." Wu Mu's face was dull

"I have long heard that there is the most beautiful dragon blue flower on the prairie in Jin Liyang's department. I didn't expect to see it today~ IndoMTL.com~ a mere thousand imperial gold, it is really worth it!"

The corner of the fat man’s mouth was smiling, and the expression on his face made Ai Qingli on the other side look up and down. The prairie woman had always had a bold personality. When the fat man said a few words casually, Ai Qingli was stunned with joy and hatred The feeling of being late, although the appearance of the fat man is not very good, but the level of the girl is first-class,

"For the sake of your sweet mouth, your toll tax will be exempted. This is not something you can stay for a long time. It's best to leave immediately!" Ai Qingliyu said with a blushing smile, with a delicate smile. Beautiful, full of innocent girlish taste, turning around with a pretty waist and turning around with the cavalry back

"Of course, we will leave right away. I saw that the city of Jinliyang seems to be very lively today, and the young lady is waiting here again. Could it be that someone is coming..." The fat man paused deliberately, flattered. Ai Qingli in front of her is obviously the daughter of the head of Jin Liyang’s clan. She rushed over just now, not to collect any toll tax, but to wait for someone. After seeing her group of people, she made a temporary intention. Prairie girls like Qingli are so eager, they should not be ordinary people, most likely they are people from cold regions

"You still have eyesight, unlike this rotten wood." It seems that Ai Qingli's heart is mentioned. Ai Qingli raised the delicate and small horse whip in her hand, and said crisply, "If you don't say it, I'm afraid it will scare you, since If you have to ask, then I’ll tell you. Today, Jinliyang City will welcome a most distinguished guest."

"The most distinguished guest?" Fatty and Wu Mu took a look at each other.

"My husband, Ai Qingli, who is already engaged, is the top hero even on the prairie! Governor Umu of the Empire of Onna Co!" Ai Qingli raised her small and beautiful chin with a smile on her face. It's full, I saw the strong man next to the fat man almost fell off his horse

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