Chapter 105: murder and arson
Chapter 105 Murder and arson accepted
"The funeral of the old Duke must be buried in a grand manner according to the court etiquette and according to the etiquette and specifications of the Duke. A few, this matter will be handed over to the governor to take charge of it personally, and the old Duke must be buried in a grand manner!"
Qin Lang stood up after paying homage, walked up to Li Jinxing and patted him on the shoulder.
"My condolences. After the old man leaves, the heavy burden of Yanzhou will be handed over to you. I will report to the court that you are the governor and governor of Yanzhou. I believe His Royal Highness will receive the seal. Afterwards, you will be appointed as the official governor and governor soon, and the title of the old Duke was earned through hard work, and I will also play along with you, please inherit it!"
Li Jinxing looked at Qin Lang's behavior with mixed feelings.
He really wanted to draw his sword and kill Qin Lang, but there were three thousand Qingqi Tang troops outside, not to mention Qin Lang, and five thousand Youzhou Tiejia were also rushing to see the old Duke off.
What sees you off is a deterrent.
However, it was not Youzhou soldiers and horses that calmed him down, but Qin Lang conferred on him the post of Inspector Yanzhou Governor and Inspector in public, and said that he would go to the imperial court to ask for the title of title for him.
"Several, did the old Duke have any wills and wishes before his death? If so, you can give them to me to forward to the court on your behalf."
Li Jinxing had a complicated complexion, standing there with a gloomy face.
Qin Lang patted him on the shoulder, leaned into his ear and whispered, "The old Duke's death was just an accident, but I hope this accident will not let the danger of genocide that has passed away continue to threaten you. Now you have two How to choose a path, you must be careful.”
Qin Lang took out a stack of letters and handed them to Li Jinxing.
"What's this?"
"Your correspondence with Wang Junkuo, as well as your smuggling accounts, if these things are handed over to the imperial court, think about it yourself."
Li Jinxing gritted his teeth.
"What do you want me to do?"
"Accept the imperial court's reward and continue to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty."
Li Jinxing is the youngest son of Tudiji. He has been educated in Chinese culture since he was a child. He is very smart, unlike his elder brothers.
Qin Lang personally came to express his condolences. Although he was pretending, he also gave him a step down. Qin Lang appointed him an official position in public, allowing him to inherit the positions of governor and governor, in order to help him inherit the family business and become the leader of the tribe.
After much deliberation, Li Jinxing finally figured it out.
It was too late to raise troops to rebel, the Tang army came too quickly, at this time hastily and forcefully raised troops, they would only die miserably.
With this in mind.
Li Jinxing took out an arrow from his quiver, held it up in front of him, and broke it in public.
Then he made an oath to everyone, saying that he would inherit his father's behest and continue to be loyal to Datang.
"I would like to come here to thank my uncle, and thank my uncle for organizing the funeral for my late father!"
Li Jinxing didn't care that Qin Lang took advantage of him, so he simply called Qin Lang his uncle on the stick.
In fact, no matter how educated Li Jinxing is in Han culture, he is still a barbarian at heart. He still admires the strong, and it is his nature to bully the weak and fear death.
Qin Lang was very tough, but he was very obedient.
If Qin Lang hadn't led his troops to come here today to help him with kindness and power, maybe he would have led his troops to rebel in a fit of anger, and at worst he would have gone back outside the pass.
But now Qin Lang threatens first and then shows kindness, taking the initiative to return his correspondence and accounts with Wang Junkuo, and granting him the post of governor and governor. I don't want to take the risk of rebellion anymore.
After all, it is true that Li Jinxing is rebellious, but he is not really a desperate rascal.
Many Mohe tribesmen didn't know what happened before and after. They only knew that there was no need to fight now, and the court would no longer pursue their previous incidents of plundering people, plundering military supplies, and smuggling trade. Of course they were happy.
"Uncle, my nephew got uncle's help to succeed Yanzhou Governor, and I would like to donate a thousand taels of gold, two thousand horses, five hundred camels, and ten thousand cattle and sheep as military funds for Youzhou!"
Li Jinxing was still very angry. Since he chose to continue to serve the Tang Dynasty, he also took out a lot of cattle, sheep, horses and gold.
Qin Lang accepted it with a smile.
He is still very satisfied with Li Jinxing's sensibleness. He originally thought that this guy would be difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect him to be very knowledgeable.
It seems that Tudiji and his son have been able to roam Hebei for many years, and they do have some skills.
At that moment, Qin Lang also announced that the Yanzhou Regiment would consist of soldiers from Yanzhou to train the army, with three battalions under its jurisdiction. ride.
Qin Lang also selected fifty children of Li Jinxing brothers and the leaders of the eight tribes, and built a new silver gun effect festival team in his own army, and awarded the eighth and ninth grades to these children.
This trick made Li Jinxing and others very happy, and the disciples could be regarded as officials in this way.
For Qin Lang, it was tantamount to taking the children of the Mohetou people in Yanzhou to his side as hostages.
Later that day, five thousand Youzhou infantry arrived.
As a result, Niu Jinda and Su Dingfang discovered that Qin Lang and Li Jinxing were actually called uncles and nephews. What was especially strange was that Li Jinxing, who was in his thirties, actually called Qin Lang, who was sixteen years old, his uncle. ?
Even Tudiji's so-called savage sons were polite to Qin Lang.
In Yanzhou City, although it has disappeared, everyone seems to be very happy.
Even those Mohe people were busy slaughtering cattle and sheep to entertain the Youzhou soldiers who came to "condolence".
"Captain, this is?"
Niu Jinda couldn't help asking Qin Lang in a daze.
"Brothers Mohe are loyal brothers!" Qin Lang laughed.
Wei Zheng curled his lips when he heard this.
Su Dingfang also worriedly said, "The governor is careful, what if this Li Jinxing wants to cheat us, and then do it after getting us drunk?"
"You're overthinking, but be careful, and you, General Su, will be on duty!"
In fact, Li Jinxing certainly didn't have the guts to do so.
Qin Lang stayed in Taogu Mountain for eight days, held a funeral for Tudiji, and five thousand soldiers from Youzhou attended his funeral together.
Eight days later.
The post-riding relay sent Chang'an to reply.
Prince Li Shimin agreed to Qin Lang's handling after receiving Qin Lang's report about Yanzhou Tudiji and his son.
Li Shimin issued an imperial edict to posthumously present Tudiji as the governor of Youzhou and the general of Youwei. The decree was that Li Jinxing, the son of Tudiji, should be appointed as the Duke of Yan, he would be promoted to the third rank of Huaihua General, and he would be the governor and governor of Yanzhou. Guided general rank..."
What Qin Lang promised to Brother Li Jinxing, Li Shimin gave.
Official titles, and even the gift of Tudiji, have given up all face.
Holding the edict, Li Jinxing knelt down and bowed his head excitedly, smashing his head, and all the Mohe people were also very grateful.
"From now on, I, Li Jinxing, and the population of 23,000 in Yanzhou will pledge allegiance to the Tang Dynasty and the crown prince. From now on, my uncle will obey orders as long as he has orders."
Qin Lang comforted Li Jinxing with a few words, and then began to return to Youzhou. He ate and drank in Taogu Mountain for eight days. Every day he either stewed beef or roasted mutton, and he was getting tired of eating.
Fortunately, the matter was resolved satisfactorily this time, and both parties are very satisfied.
On the way back, Wei Zheng discussed the incident with Li Xuandao. Li Xuandao insisted that Qin Lang made mistakes first, so instead of doing nothing, he made mistakes. He had to be truthful. Impeach Qin Lang, the boss, to the imperial court.
And Wei Zheng said that Qin Lang had made great contributions.
The matter finally came to Qin Lang.
"This time, it's quite **** up, don't you think? Li Jinxing and other internal Hu people should be loyal to the court and obey orders to be transferred, but they secretly colluded with Wang Junkuo to rebel, smuggled trade, and robbed military supplies. The final result What? Not only was there no punishment at all, but he got a lot of awards, don’t you **** me? Cry, cry, make a scene, and finally get a seal and a reward. It really obeys the old saying, build bridges and pave roads without corpses, murder and set fire Be recruited." Qin Lang sighed.
"Hearing what the governor said, it really makes sense. However, the Hu people have always been domineering, and this time the incident is so fierce. If one of them is not handled well, it must be a rebellion, but you, the governor, remain calm. , The command is good, it is easily resolved, and they are subdued. In addition to one internal problem in Youzhou, we have added 3,000 brave regiments to train cavalry, which is very rare." Wei Zheng still told the truth.
"If the Mohe people in Yanzhou are honest, then the other overseas Chinese and the Hu people in Zhizhou Neizhou will also be honest."
"What's more, Tudiji, Li Jinxing and his son donated so many cattle, sheep and horses, which can not only supplement the needs of riding and transporting, but also get a lot of meat to supplement the army rations, as well as a lot of gold, money and food."
Qin Lang still felt in his heart that the imperial court's policy on the attached Hu people was too loose, making these Hu people seem like a country within a country, and they were superior to the Han people.
There is a chance, and this policy must be changed in the future.
"Old Wei, I think that after we have settled Yanzhou, we can strike while the iron is hot and order the Hu tribes in Shenzhou, Shunzhou and other Overseas Chinese Prefectures to send young and strong to form regiments to train soldiers, which belong to the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou. Obey the unified dispatch, and also recruit a batch of horses, camels, cattle and sheep from them to supplement the military."
Li Xuandao objected after hearing this, "There was no such policy in the past, but if we do it now, will it cause dissatisfaction among these attached barbarians? Since they are quite honest now, why don't we move them?"
Qin Lang shook his head.
"They are attached to me in the Central Plains and live in Youzhou. They are part of my Tang Dynasty. Now that the enemy is in front of us, how can we stay out of it? It can't be that our soldiers guard the front and kill the enemy while they watch the show behind, right? Those who have money contribute money, and those who are powerful contribute, not only the barbarians of the attached tribes, but I think the whole Youzhou and even the Hebei region, everyone has to do this. Merchants donate money, common people contribute, and wealthy families also have to Spend money and effort."
Qin Lang has just solved the problem of replenishing the frontier soldiers, but the tens of thousands of people defending the border need to consume a lot of food and grass every day. In addition, he has also started to make ordnance supplements. All these require materials, craftsmen and money.
Wars are fought with money, but now the treasury of the governor's mansion in Youzhou can't support it, and Chang'an can't afford to supply Youzhou, which is not the main battlefield, so Qin Lang can only find a way by himself.
"Does the governor want to issue war donations? This is absolutely impossible!" Li Xuandao objected again.
(end of this chapter)