Chapter 328
This young man looked like he was in his twenties, not handsome, with a deep nose and eyes, and had a bit of the appearance of a southwestern barbarian. However, he was very energetic, his eyes flashed and looked at him, which made people know that he was not an ordinary military general at first sight.
Jiang Han's subsequent reaction also confirmed this point. He bowed slightly on the horse's back, which was regarded as a salute, and then said, "Little Marquis, why did you come here?"
The little marquis... Li Ling looked at the other party carefully again, saying that he is the son of Dingxi Marquis who is the highest among the officials in southern Yunnan and is in charge of military and political power? However, he really didn't see any nobleness as a noble child, but only the style of a general in the army.
The young man smiled and replied, "It's not because of you. My father was a little angry when he received the news of your sudden departure two days ago. He had already sent someone to chase you. Later, he received the news of chaos in Qianzhou, so he sent me..." He was halfway through, but was interrupted by a cough behind him. Then he found that there were a few strangers beside Jiang Han, in addition to his own military generals, which made him stunned and knew that he had made a mistake.
"That General Jiang, it's time to come back. Let's go to the county town in front and talk about it slowly." The coughing man quickly spoke, so that the slightly awkward atmosphere could be relieved.
Jiang Han had already reacted at this time and knew that the other party was worried about it, so he smiled: "Brother Sun, what you said is, let's settle down first and then talk about it slowly. By the way, these officials from the capital came to the capital. Not only did they have to see the Marquis, but they also brought some details of the Qianzhou Rebellion. At that time, the Xunyang Rebellion happened to be among them."
While speaking, he introduced the two sides. The young marquis was named Xiao Chengzhi, and the young man who woke him up behind him was Sun Bi, who was a deputy general in the army. Judging from his appearance, he looked a little similar to Xiao Chengzhi, with the same appearance, and even a little ugly, but his temperament was more restrained.
Naturally, Li Ling and the others came forward to greet them one by one. When they met Sun Bi, they always felt that the name seemed familiar, but they couldn't remember when they had heard it. Or they just had the same surname and pronunciation. After all, in the current Dayue Dynasty, as the royal surname, the Sun family, is also a big family surname.
As the few people spoke, they continued to rush forward, and soon entered a small county town called Jinning, which was not small in size.
Compared with Qianzhou, although southern Yunnan is more remote from the Central Plains, it is much more than the wealth population. In this regard, you can see some clues from this small county town. Not only is the city large enough, but the population is also large. When you enter the city, you can see people coming and going on the streets, and the business of those shops facing the street is also quite good.
Of course, this may be because it is still in the New Year, but at least along the way, there are far from such a scene in various towns in Qianzhou, and the time difference between the two is not too much.
What made Li Ling even more happy was that the county government in the county town here was no longer decorated. When you pass by, you could see people coming in and out, and there were still servants guarding the door. Obviously, some local affairs were still available. They moved directly into the official post station next to them. Yes, there was an official post here, which was an existence that could not be seen in Qianzhou, and it also proved that the court still had some say here.
However, after careful consideration, Li Ling understood the whole story, because the folk customs and configurations of these two places are different.
Although there are many Han people in Qianzhou, the real power is the local officials of the Long family. They naturally want to hold all the military and political power in their hands and not give any chance to the officials appointed by the court. But it is different here in southern Yunnan, because there is Dingxi Hou here, and there is also a large army dispatched by the court to station.
In this way, even if the local indigenous barbarians have a strong influence, the so-called Duan Gao Er family will eventually have to give Xihou and give the court some face. Especially in the Kunzhou area where Dingxihou is stationed, the court here is even more powerful, so the local government will naturally have a certain degree of autonomy.
After all, this is a game between the two sides of power, and it is not that the people in southern Yunnan agree with the court more.
The entire team quickly settled in the inn. Xiao Chengzhi naturally took Jiang Han to discuss his own affairs, while Li Ling and his others were temporarily left in the guest room and rested for a good time. He set off after dawn tomorrow to rush to Queensland.
At this time, as dusk approached, the sky gradually darkened. Seeing that there was no response, the four of them did not wait, they ran to the front of the inn to eat. The inn not only served the government, but also prepared some wine, vegetables, food, and other things to greet the people in the city, which was a considerable income.
I had been gnawing dry food before, which made Li Ling and the others fade away. Now that I have entered the city, I will naturally not be polite. I immediately ordered a table of good dishes and ordered two pots of good wine to eat and drink in front of me.
While eating, the few people were talking quietly about the southwest changes that might have caused by the chaos in Qianzhou. When Yang Zhen mentioned whether there would be any reaction here and send troops, Yang Chen frowned and said, "If this is true, you should be careful in southern Yunnan."
"Yes, just judging from the remnants of the Huntian Army that we took down, their power here is quite large. With Mo Li's hard work, Qianzhou may be just the beginning, and southern Yunnan is the ultimate goal he wants to disrupt and seize. After all, the Huntian Army was also causing trouble here at that time." Li Ling said deeply.
"Then will we remind the Marquis of Dingxi when we meet him?" Li Moyun said with some concern.
Li Ling smiled and said, "Of course I have to say it, but in my opinion, Dingxi Hou must be able to figure this out, especially when he knows the specific process of the chaos in Xunyang, he will definitely be wary of the other party's conspiracy."
Yang Chen was still worried at this time and said, "What I worry most now is the Luotian Sect that suddenly appeared. Do you think this southwest matter has something to do with them? Is it just to disrupt this place and give the court a headache? Or are they planning other things, and this is just a trick of theirs?"
His statement really made Li Ling feel even more uneasy. They had not had time to think about it because of the continuous changes and were in danger. But now, they settled down and thought about it carefully, the intention hidden behind the Qianzhou rebellion really made people sweat for the court.
The Great Yue has been in peace for a hundred years since the founding of Taizu. Although it does not mean that there is no war, most of the Great Yue official troops took the initiative to attack. Even the Guirong, which is now a border trouble, is at most a harassing the border and looting some people and property. It is not a real threat. As for the Luotian Sect, although they have caused a lot of trouble in the past few decades, they have also caused trouble in officials and people from all over the country. Therefore, they are recognized by the court as an existence that must be attacked with all their strength, but the real theory of threats to the entire world is still far from enough.
But because of this, Li Ling felt even more worried, because the imperial government and even the people of the world would regard the Luotian Sect as a small-scale existence, and did not think that they could really shake the country. But if they really had this ability, they were just numbing the court and just waiting for the most appropriate opportunity?
Li Ling couldn't say this concern, and even the brothers in front of him who had lived and died together were hard to say it. Because this inference is too unfounded and incredible. At least now, Luo Tian Sect does not have such great energy.
Suddenly, a fierce quarrel interrupted Li Ling's thoughts, and they asked them to look out and see a shocking scene. Two groups of people were arguing in front of the county government, and then suddenly started to fight. After a moment, they had already formed a ball.
If this was in various parts of the Central Plains, it would be unimaginable. No one dared to be arrogant in front of the yamen. Not to mention fighting, they would have to go elsewhere even if they quarrel. But this is good. No one on both sides had any concerns. First, they fists and kicks, and then someone took out weapons. Although they were just sticks, hoes, etc., when they fought, many people were still hit by the attack, blood splattered, and the people fell down.
As soon as such a tragic fight happened, the nearby people naturally screamed and avoided it, but at the same time, some people rushed forward after being stimulated and greeted, and joined the melee.
Li Ling and others were a little stunned, but soon they realized that the two sides of the battle were clearly divided. On one side were the barbarians with deep noses, and on the other side were the Han people. Obviously, this was the conflict between the two groups that had accumulated to a certain extent, so it was so fierce that they would not leave any mercy when they opened it.
However, the servants inside and outside the county yamen were already helpless. Even in front of the yamen, the fierce attacks of both sides made them extremely frightened. Not to mention coming forward to obstruct them, they would not dare to speak even if they spoke, for fear that those barbarians who did not understand ethics would suddenly come to fight to themselves. After all, they were all Han people, and there was no difference in the eyes of the other party.
But their concessions did not ease the matter, but instead helped the barbarians to be more arrogant. In this fight, they had more people and stronger auras. After a series of rushing, the Han team on the opposite side had already retreated step by step, and the people had retreated to the yamen. However, the barbarians had no intention of restraint and continued to rush and beat hard, which forced the county yamen servants to retreat inward. The silence that was useless was not at all.
In a moment, the yamen drums, old frames, long tables and other objects were swept down by them, and the people shouted and rushed in, which was about to completely occupy the county government, and the situation was completely out of control.
Chapter completed!