Chapter 1355: Those who fled south
Teng Jian broke one from a large banana and threw it to Liu Buwu. He also pulled one out of a few seconds and skinned it in his mouth.
Now Tengjian has basically controlled the entire Lang Son, and after Liu Xinda led his troops to occupy Shenglong Mansion, he has settled down. Now only Liu An is still leading the army and constantly sweeping south, expanding his territory while chasing and killing the local tyrants of Annan.
"General Teng, is it still peaceful now?" Liu Buwu asked while eating banana leaves: "Look at your life, you're still quite comfortable."
"It's peaceful, it's peaceful, it's unequivocal, it's not peaceful!" Teng Jian smiled: "The local natives are basically honest now, but there are always a few people who don't know how to revive, but this is not a matter of fact. I, the people in the north are the most worried now!"
Liu Buwu stood up and threw the banana peel into the forest in the distance with force.
"You mean those who are going to come to Annan? My father said, "You wrote him a letter and strongly opposed Emperor Nanzhou?"
Teng Jian sat upright, looked at Liu Buwu, and said, "Buwu, I'm also watching you grow up. Tell me the truth. What do the general think? Isn't this a good life, but I'll cause trouble for myself?"
"Who said no?" Liu Buwu spread his hands. "But my father seemed to have made up his mind."
"To be honest, Li Ze is afraid that he doesn't care about us now. He even thinks it's a good thing to let us come to Annan." Teng Jian said: "After all, even if we run to the horizon, we still think we are Tang people, right? Li Ze, I have to say, is a talented guy. If we can stay in Annan, he may be happy to see it."
Liu Buwu nodded: "Maybe!"
"If we stayed honestly in Annan, I think there would be no talks with Li Ze's court in the future. As long as we are strong enough, we will have the capital to talk!" Teng Jian said: "You should know the story of Nanyue, right?"
"The former Nanyue Zhao Tuo?" Liu Buwu said moved.
"That's it!" Teng Jian said: "The Qin Dynasty collapsed, and Zhao Tuo established himself as the King of Nanyue, with hundreds of thousands of troops. Later, his descendants surrendered to the Han Dynasty. Aren't they still high-ranking officials and horses riding? Can't we become the next Zhao Tuo in the future?"
Liu Buwu sighed: "Of course this is the best. General Teng, although Hanoi is not bad, I still miss the Central Plains."
Teng Jian looked at the other party and shook his head and said, "The old general is coming like this now. This is cutting off our retreat. It is a disaster to the door! It is fine if others come, but the emperor in Lingnan has completely changed its mind. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, so how can two emperors who claim to be honest in one day? Even if they chase to the horizon, Li Ze will kill the Lingnan person. This is not asking for help from us, but attracting us endless pursuit of the Tang army!"
"My father is a little confused now." Liu Buwu shook his head and said, "He thinks that he can control the emperor in our hands, and then use it to suppress those who escape, so as to form a major alliance, accumulate strength, and plan to counterattack one day!"
Teng Jian was stunned for a while: "Buwu, do you think there is a possibility?"
Liu Buwu smiled bitterly and shook his head without saying a word.
"How is General Liu's health now?" Teng Jian asked again, "This time I am going to go back to Shenglong Mansion to talk to him in person. He is not willing to do so, but just let me prepare to welcome the emperor."
"Not very good." Liu Buwu said: "The assassination in Zhuzhou caused the explosion to hurt the internal organs. It seemed that there was no big impact at that time, but as time went by, the sequelae finally became more and more obvious. To be honest, General Teng, his father vomited blood frequently and his temper became more and more irritable."
"Buwu, you have to think more about yourself. In the past, the old generals were wise and wise, and finally escaped from the sky with us. If we can find our place to live now, we will not bring disaster to you. Besides, the Xiang family, Ma family, and Zheng family are not good at it. At that time, don't make us annex others, but we will be swallowed by others in one bite."
"You even said that you lost a Rong family!" Liu Bu Wudao.
"Rong is finished. You just came from Shenglong Mansion and don't know the situation. I just got the news." Tengjian lowered his voice: "Rong was defeated by the Tang army in Fujian. The family's savings for hundreds of years were all robbed by the Tang army. The adult male was almost killed. Now there is only one lonely man like Rong Ju. The army of tens of thousands has lost more than half of it."
Liu Buwu was shocked: "Wouldn't that mean that the Jiangxi battle they planned would have even less hope of victory?"
"What hope for victory? I don't think it's a slightest." Tengjian said disdainfully. "Buwu, what should we do when you talk about this? If you have the same meaning as the old general, then I have to obey. If you have any other ideas, we can still take good care of it!"
Liu Buwu was stunned for a while before saying, "What can General Teng teach me?"
Teng Jian coughed dryly and said, "Bu Wu, it's not that I'm saying despicable words in front of you. General Liu's health is getting worse day by day. This Annan is not yours in the future. You have to make a long-term plan and find a place to settle down for yourself. I still say the same thing. The Ma family, Zheng, comes. It's amazing, we fight them. After all, we have preconceived ideas and take advantage of it! But that emperor must never come. If the Tang army is brought in, no one of us will have a good life."
"Do you get rid of that fake emperor?" Liu Buwu hesitated for a while, "This matter is too big. Once this emperor dies at our hands, even if he is a fake, he will be flirting with it."
"Since it's a fake, what can I do?" Teng Jian whispered: "We pretend to welcome them, then set up an ambush, cook the fake emperor in a pot, chopped his head and sent it to Chang'an."
Liu Buwu was shocked and stared at Teng Jian with wide eyes.
"Why are you looking at me like this?" Teng Jian said: "This is not your concern. Let's send the head of this fake emperor to Chang'an, and then tell Li Ze that we are willing to be a vassal of the Tang Dynasty forever, pay tribute every year, and go to court every year, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, at least we have expressed an attitude to Li Ze. As long as he doesn't come to attack us, we can completely settle down here. When the opportunity is ripe, you will do what Zhao Tuo's descendants did back then, so what can you do?"
Liu Buwu pondered silently.
"With that fake emperor, what is the Zheng family of Ma, then you may be in chaos, and we will really have the opportunity to annex them!" Tengjian was very kind to induce, "Once we welcome this emperor, it is equivalent to admitting his identity and thinking that he is his subordinate. At that time, there will be a Buddha sitting on the top of your head. Tell me, will this fake emperor trust us more, or will the Zheng family of Xiang family of Ma? At that time, we will be passive."
"General Teng means that if you make up this nominal co-lord, the rest will be worth worrying."
"It's not that it's not that it's not enough to worry about it, but that it's even more difficult for them to unite. When they first arrive in a strange place, they have to fight for territory, resources and population. If they have a dispute, don't we just take care of it? We have to take charge of everything. Finally, we can be the masters of our own country now, how can we be the only ones to be the only ones!" Teng Jian said viciously.
"I have to think about this matter carefully!" Liu Buwu was difficult to decide for a moment.
"Okay, think slowly, it will take some time for them to arrive at us. If you decide, give me a word." Tengjian said cheerfully.
Liu Buwu nodded.
"This time you come to inspect Lang San's defense, and you will also meet all the generals and those surrendered leaders." Teng Jian smiled and said, "Now our territory is larger, our staff is more and we have promoted many people. Many of them may have just been read in my report to General Liu. This time, I happened to meet real people and contact them very well. Especially those local leaders, you must get closer to them. We really want to take root in Annan, these people are indispensable."
"Okay, I'm just about to get close to them!" Looking at Tengjian, Liu Buwu's originally vigilant mind completely relaxed.
Now the entire northern part of Annan has basically been completely controlled by Liu Xinda's troops. Tengjian controlled Lang Sang Prefecture, while Liu Xinda's troops occupied the richest Shenglong Prefecture. Liu An was the most tragic. His troops were constantly fighting and expanding to the south. But it has to be said that Liu An's level has increased rapidly in the constant struggle. Although every piece of territory was quickly accepted by Liu Xinda, Liu An's subordinates were increasing, and his prestige was getting higher and higher.
If Liu Xinda wants to suppress Liu An, he must join forces with Tengjian. He trusted Tengjian more than trusted Liu An. Tengjian was in Langshan Prefecture, and after it stabilized, his power was also known. What Liu Xinda was most afraid of was that Tengjian had some thoughts that he shouldn't have. Especially recently, Tengjian has been constantly promoting generals and appointing lower-level officials, and only reported it to him, which made Liu Xinda even more uneasy. He sent Liu Buwu to test Tengjian himself.
Liu Buwu was relieved when he saw Teng Jian being so unprepared for him.
Chapter completed!