The Golden Age Chapter 827: Skyfall windfall

The eldest grandson Mei'er's eyes were red, and the saint held her hand, caressed the back of her hand, and said softly: "I can't live without you, so I won't let you leave my side as a last resort."

"Mei'er will serve the saint when she dies."

"I always treat you as a daughter. Although Musk Moon is my own person, you understand my thoughts better than her." The saint sighed softly: "I am a woman and an emperor. A woman is the king, better than a man. It’s even harder. Once I can’t match the ancestors, I will be scolded by the people of the world. In fact, I know very well that Xiling was lost and the court did not send troops. Many people think that I am a faint lord. If I can’t regain Xiling, I will surely endure forever. Bandai was scolded by those people."

The eldest grandson Mei'er had a sore nose, and said softly: "That's the difficulty they don't know the saint."

"The treasury has no money, and the empire is surrounded by tigers and wolves, how dare I act rashly?" The saint smiled bitterly: "I want to regain Xiling sooner than anyone, and have been waiting for the opportunity. The state minister is right, Jiang Nanzhi Chaos seems to be a curse, but in fact it is also an opportunity." Feng Mu felt chills and said coldly, "I don't want to kill the precepts, but I don't allow the Jiangnan family to continue to threaten the court. They want to live, I will give them Opportunity, to use Jiangnan’s capital to regain Xiling will not only weaken the strength of the Jiangnan family, but also regain the territory for Datang, killing two birds with one stone."

"The saint is wise!"

"The Prime Minister has always complained to me about the emptiness of the treasury, and he has always been opposed to spending huge sums of money on the recovery of Xiling." The saint's eyes were deep, and he slowly said: "This time he took the initiative to ask for the preparation of the army, which is also in line with my wishes. If I take back Xiling, those who curse me behind will shut their mouths, and my name will be on the swing."

The eldest grandson Meier looked at the saint with watery eyes and whispered: "The saint has decided to prepare for war?"

The saint nodded slightly, and said: "This is the best opportunity, I naturally can't miss it." After a pause, thoughtfully, he said after a moment: "Meier, you have been by my side for many years. In my opinion, among the many tigers and wolves around Datang, who is the most terrifying?"

Meier was startled, and the saint smiled and said: "But you can say it's okay."

"Murong Tian is always treacherous and cunning, and he is both civil and military. He controls the two states and 14 counties in southern Xinjiang, which is a great threat." Meier said slowly: "However, southern Xinjiang is not a rich land. He maintains tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Over the years, it is actually the end of the battle."

The saint nodded with a smile, and Mei'er continued: "Although the Tusun people in the north are brave, the tribes are separated from Germany. Although Tiehan of the Durhu tribe wants to unify the tribes of the grassland, it is impossible to achieve it in a short time. The Tusun people do not pose an absolute threat to my Datang at the moment.” After a pause, he continued: “As far as the strength of the army is concerned, the most difficult thing to deal with is the Utua Khanate. They have coveted the Datang for a long time, and they have always thought about it. The eastward expansion has always been a confidant of my Datang."

"Yes." The sage sneered: "The Wutuo people never die. If you indulge in Xiling, wait until the Wutuo Khanate fully controls Xiling with the power of Li Tuo's rebellion, then Datang will directly face the Wutuo Khanate. , There is only one Jiayu Pass blocking it. Although Jiayu Pass is a great moat, there is no real copper wall and iron wall in this world. Once the pass is broken by the Wutuo people, Wutuo’s iron cavalry will ride through the pass, and then my Datang will be at stake."

Meier said: "So the saint wants to solve Xiling as soon as possible?"

"As long as Xiling is controlled in the hands of Datang, it can become a buffering place with the Wutuo Khanate." The saint said calmly: "The Wutuo people want to fight over, as long as Xiling delays them for some time, Tang Jun There is plenty of time to prepare, so Xiling’s importance to Datang is self-evident.” After a moment of pondering, he said: “The Wutuo Khanate is a big sword, and everyone in Datang knows that they are the strongest opponents. , But compared to the Wutuo Khanate, Bohai Kingdom is the real confidant. They are not knives, but a dagger, and the whole Bohai Kingdom is even more of a veteran assassin."

"Assassin?"

"When I came to the throne, there were various rebellions. I thought that Bohai Kingdom would also follow in, so I transferred a lot of soldiers and horses to garrison Liaodong." The sage smiled indifferently: "But the Moli people still let me rise. Surprisingly, they have always stood still, and they have never even sent anyone to harass at the border." Gazing at Meier said: "Yuan Gaijian's deep intentions and calm temperament even surprised me. In that situation, there are very few people. Will withstand the temptation."

The eldest grandson Mei'er frowned: "After the rebellion was put down, the saint also gave a commendation and gave Bohai a lot of rewards, and allowed Bohai merchants to trade anywhere in the Tang Dynasty, and only charged Bohai merchants with the lowest taxes. "

"Not bad." The saint smiled faintly: "Meier, do you understand why Yuan Gaijian didn't take advantage of the emptiness?"

"Emperor Wu Zong conquered the Bohai Sea, and Bohai knelt down and begged to surrender." The grandson Meier was cherished by the history of the Tang Dynasty: "Emperor Wu Zong divided the vassals in the Bohai Sea, so that the Bohai Kingdom was divided into seven. The year when the saint enthroned, Bohai Seven Hou was still working on his own, Yuan Gaijian wanted to take the opportunity to annex the princes, so he did not send troops."

"If Yuan Gaijian invited the princes of Bohai to enter the customs, would they agree?"

The eldest grandson Mei'er thought for a while and nodded: "The Bohai people are capricious and take profit first. They will not miss the chance to enter the Tang Dynasty to plunder."

Sage said: "Yes, if Yuan Gaijian ordered the princes of Bohai to enter the customs, it would be possible to do so. But this person did not do so. He took advantage of the time when Datang was too busy to visit the east. The speed of annexing the princes, although Yuan Gaijian was the strongest at the time, and under the banner of the king of Bohai as Mo Lizhi, it was indeed a generation of heroes to be able to dominate the Bohai within three years. This person has no plans. With a momentary force, but with foresight, he sent a delegation to congratulate him afterwards to express his loyalty to Datang, and made many requests. Meier, this Bohai Molizhi is not a general generation."

The eldest grandson Meier nodded her head slightly and said softly: "This person is loyal to Datang Watch, but at the same time he is fighting everywhere. It is really not easy to expand his power."

"This person’s thoughts, sometimes even I can’t guess it." The saint slowly said: "So in the future to regain Xiling, the talented Moli is a real variable. I need to get married in Bohai, and I need someone to do it in Bohai. On the day Datang fights for benefits and regains Xiling, Bohai must not act rashly." Gazing into the eyes of the grandson Meier, she said softly, "Who do you think can help me do this?"

The eldest grandson Meier trembled, lowered her head and said nothing.

"I know that staying away from my homeland is not what you want." The sage raised his hand and stroked the hair of Long Sun Meier: "I also don't want you to leave, but I am the emperor. The first thing I think of must be Tang, if it is for Tang , Even if I persevere, I can sacrifice everything."

The eldest grandson Mei'er raised her head, tearful in her eyes: "If Mei'er can be loyal to the saint, she will be utterly broken and willing."

"Good boy." The saint stretched out his hand to personally wipe away tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly: "But I won't let you go as a last resort. The Bohai Mission hasn't arrived yet, when they arrive in Kyoto, I Then make a decision."

The grandson Mei'er lowered her head, her delicate body trembling all the time.

In July, in a farmland on the outskirts of Baima County, Yanzhou, farmers were harvesting rice in full swing. It is the busy season of farming. After the rice is harvested, the next season of rice will be planted quickly.

In the past few years, Baima County has been peaceful, and the Baima County magistrate is considered an upright official. Therefore, the government is clear and there is no banditry in the county, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Although I don't have a lot of savings in a year, I still have enough food and clothing.

At noon, it was the hottest time of the day. There were two big locust trees in Tianlong. Several farmers drank water under the big locust trees and rested for a while, waiting for the poisonous sun to go down again.

Although the body is very thin, but the skin is dark and looks very strong.

There is a highway not far from Tianlong, but the sun is too big these days and there are not too many pedestrians.

So when two tall horses appeared on the road, they immediately attracted the attention of several farmers.

On the back of the horse in front is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young man with a coarse cloth shirt and a very special bronze skin. On the back of the horse behind him, there is a tall horse. Old middle-aged men, the two looked like father and son, but the son walked in front of Lao Tzu, which was really arrogant to the well-ordered Datang.

The farmers noticed the young people, and the young people also saw them, strangled the horse, waved hello to the farmers, and then got off the horse, holding a black cloth bag in his hand, long shape , And don't know what's in it.

"Hello!" The young man was also handsome, a few steps away, nodded and smiled: "Would you like to compete with me?"

The farmers looked at each other. The young man took out an ingot of gold directly from his arms. Under the sun, the golden light was shining brightly. He held it in his palm and said with a smile: "This is twelve taels of gold, which can be exchanged for more than a hundred taels of silver. One hundred taels of silver can be exchanged for many things."

"Lady, what do you mean?" A farmer in his early forties looked puzzled.

"I like to compete with people. Whoever beats me, this ingot of gold will be given." The young man is very polite, and always smiles when he speaks: "I think you are very strong, you must be very strong. , Is there anyone competing with me?"

The farmers looked at each other.

Twelve taels of gold is of course astronomical for these farmers.

One year is exhausted. In addition to food and clothing, the ability to save two or three taels of silver is already great. This young man makes more than one hundred taels of silver when he sells. For the few farmers present , This lifetime may not be able to save so much money.

"We haven't practiced martial arts, how can we compete?" The bright light of gold still moved the hearts of several farmers: "If you compare strength, you can try it."

The young man laughed and said: "It doesn't matter, you use strength if you have strength, just like a normal fight." He weighed the gold bullion, and smiled: "No matter what your hands or feet, just take a piece of my hair or take me down. Anything on your body, this gold ingot is yours. If you can knock me to the ground, I still have two gold ingots, and they will all belong to you."

The farmers all laughed, thinking that the young man was just amused.

This young man looks very thin and weak, and is young. Even if he has practiced kicks and kicks, he is definitely not good at his age. It may be difficult to knock him to the ground, but It is really not difficult to pull a piece of hair from him.

"Older Su, don't you usually like to play kung fu with a hoe?" Someone smiled at a sturdy man who was less than 40 years old: "Your kid is already at the age of getting married. The daughter of the old Li family? If you win, this marriage can be done immediately, and the whole village will be touched by you if you can do it."

Then Old Man Su looked at the young man up and down, saw the young man squinting at him, stood up, and said: "Hit it. You can count on your words? I want to really knock you to the ground. Do you want to give me three ingots of gold?"

The young man didn’t talk nonsense, bent down, put the gold ingot in his hand on the ground, took two more ingots and put them down, pointing to the gold ingot and said: "I fell on the ground, you take it away!"

Old Su did not hesitate any more, and hurried forward. At this moment, he saw that the man on the back of the horse had turned over and got off the horse, took a document in his hand, and said: " Proof, this is a contract, you have to compete, press a handprint."