Chapter 77 Vicious Kou Yanqing
After three years of conquest, Zhu Li's power had grown to such a point without realizing it. I think it would be a headache for those eunuchs.
"These eunuchs are really not enough to do anything. I think about the prosperity of our Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period. Unexpectedly, the Xiao Wall was in trouble. There were eunuchs inside and there were cliques outside. In the local area, the various vassal states did their own things and caused the people to be in trouble. The accumulated ills of the people have been accumulating for a long time, which caused the current situation of the country being in danger and the world being chaotic. It was so hated." Yue Pengju looked sad and vented with great resentment.
"Since the envoy has plans, I might as well bring Zaixing with me to take care of him." Yue Pengju was powerless in the face of this situation. After all, he was just a county-level army and usually he was a thief and a hooligan. He was really willing but not capable of doing anything in this kind of party struggle in the court.
When Zhu Li heard this, she thought for a moment and nodded. It was really inconvenient for a person to be alone. When she was chased, she didn't even dare to fall asleep. It would be much better if she had someone around to replace her.
"Yue will take the envoy's letter to Shuozhou to serve." Seeing Zhu Li agreeing, Yue Pengju turned to look at Yang Zaixing and continued, "Zaixing, I will take Song Gong's family and Erhu and others to Shuozhou. You can stay by your envoy's side and protect your envoy's completeness."
"Don't worry, brother, I will protect you from any harm." Yang Zaixing immediately responded seriously.
Zhu Li looked at the two of them, then looked at Tan Erhu's family and Yue Pengju's family. After thinking for a moment, she said resolutely: "Okay, since that's the case, after I finished writing the letter, I will leave immediately with Zaixing. We must not let the dead soldiers know about our relationship. Brother Pengju, don't stay any longer. Zhu Wen is now the governor of Xuanwu, and the entire Henan Prefecture will be under his control. This person's good and bad are mixed. In order to avoid trouble, you should set out early."
After Zhu Li gave instructing her, she took the pen and ink handed over by Tan Erhu, spread out the rough straw paper, and wrote the letter carefully. He had to explain many things clearly to Guo Qizuo so that they would not continue to worry.
Zhu Li first told Guo Qizuo that he was very safe now.
Then he instructed Guo Qizuo to vigorously develop Shuozhou, Yunzhou, and Hetao areas and not to easily trigger wars.
Because Zhu Li came from later generations, he naturally knew that the demise of the Tang Dynasty would be at least more than ten years. If you stand up to resist the Tang court now, it would make it more difficult for the people in the areas under your rule to survive. This is what he did not want to see. He advocated persistence, vigorously developing agriculture, commerce, etc., and fully reserved the population.
At the same time, he also mentioned that Guo Qizuo was asked to use Yue Pengju. If necessary, he might as well assist Wu Dao and occupy the twenty-four prefectures under the Shanyu Protectorate as soon as possible. In the future, it is likely to become Shuozhou and the frontier position of the Khitans. Since it is impossible to get rid of the fact that he faces the Khitans in the future, he might as well ignite the war in the other party's territory. Zhu Li thought so.
After the letter was written, Zhu Li did not delay, and she even had time to change her bloody clothes. She said goodbye to everyone without any delay, took Yang Zaixing with her and hurried to the southeast.
Yue Pengju watched Zhu Li and the others leave, and no longer hesitated. He packed the letter and immediately asked Tan Erhu and his family to pack their luggage. Then he returned to the county town and informed Song Yun and his family to prepare for a long journey.
He spent it
He bought two good horses and hired three carriages. In the afternoon of the same day, he took a few families to head north to Shuozhou. The neighbors of Wangwu County thought that they lived in the old place because of Yang Zaixing. They moved to another place because of Yang Zaixing.
The ancients had a very strong sense of rural concept. If they had not had a better future or had no choice but to have no choice, most people would be willing to stay in their hometown to develop, and it would be better for their neighbors to have such speculation.
Yue Peng held a green robe, carried a ancestral Liquan spear, carried a long sword on his waist, and walked in front of him. Tan Erhu held a hunting bow on his shoulder and a hunting knife on his waist, and followed him slowly.
Three carriages, carrying three elderly, weak and children from the families, followed closely behind the two under the control of the coachman. The group of people stayed overnight in the morning and in just three days, they were about to leave the area controlled by Henan Prefecture and enter the scope of Jincheng, Zezhou.
On this day, in front of them, in the direction of Qinshui, more than ten riders rushed towards them. One of them was the leader, with a fat face and a rough appearance, but he was wearing a Confucian shirt.
Yue Pengju naturally did not recognize the person coming. In order to avoid trouble, he deliberately instructed Tan Erhu, the coachman and others to give in to the roadside.
This person is of great origin. He is Zhu Cun, the second brother of Zhu Wen, the current governor of Xuanwu. Zhu Wen surrendered to the court and was ordered to guard Henan Prefecture. Zhu Cun, as his close friend, was naturally valued and led his troops to garrison Qinshui.
Zhu Cun was also very unfamiliar with Yue Pengju, and the courtesy of Yue Pengju and others made him feel no disgusted. If there were no other reasons, both sides would be like passers-by and go their separate ways.
But someone around Zhu Cun knew Yue Pengju. The man was named Kou Yanqing, from Daliang. The Kou family was a general. His father and grandfather were both the dentistry of the Xuanwu Jiedu. Now that Zhu Wen is the governor of Xuanwu Jiedu, the Kou family naturally defected to Zhu Wen.
Kou Yanqing was more than eight feet tall, and was good at shooting volleys and was brave. Because he had no military achievements, Zhu Wen temporarily asked him to protect his second brother Zhu Cun.
Kou Yanqing was young and brave. He was famous throughout the Henan Prefecture. He was arrogant and eager for quick success. Unfortunately, although Yue Pengju was only a county-level army, he also had a little reputation within the Henan Prefecture. The two were fortunate to meet each other.
Seeing the mood of Yue Pengju and his group, Kou Yanqing looked suspicious. Without waiting for Zhu Cun to signal, he immediately stepped forward to block Yue Pengju and his group's way and said, "Yue joins the army, so coincidental, are you going to move?"
When Yue Pengju saw that the person blocking the road was an acquaintance, he quickly said politely: "Kou Dalang, the brother Yue had something happened in the county, which made him ashamed to face his relatives and neighbors in his hometown, so he had to move north and talk about it for a while."
"Well" Kou Yanqing felt a little thoughtful when he heard this, his eyes flashed, as if he was not bad at all. Zhuma Heng stood in the middle of the road, and had no intention of leaving. He continued: "Yue Jun was burdened by his brothers and moved his family. This is a minor matter. But now General Manager Zhu is in charge of Henan. It is the time to use people. Brother Yue has extraordinary martial arts skills. He never thought of joining General Manager and serving the country?"
The conversation between the two aroused the interest of Zhu Cun and others, and they came up; and Tan Erhu, who was behind Yue Pengju, rushed behind Yue Pengju and looked at the group of people opposite him vigilantly.
When Yue Pengju heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't know why Kou Yanqing was trying to make things difficult for him. However, according to his observation, this person appeared rashly and had a purpose, so he did not dare to be careless and said humbly: "Kou Dalang is being promoted, Yue is a mediocre person,
In the past, I was loved by the Ming Mansion and joined the army. I was actually engaged in many cases of capturing thieves with stolen goods. I really didn’t dare to claim that I was extraordinary in martial arts. Now my brothers have caused trouble and harmed their neighbors. I feel guilty. How could I dare to be greedy for the high branches and hiding them under the general manager?”
"Hahaha" Kou Yanqing raised his head and laughed even more gloomy when he heard this. He turned his head and bowed to Zhu Cun who came beside him, and lowered his voice: "General, Yue Peng is very brave. He used a leucophant to attack Wangwu, but he had almost no resistance. Not only did his subordinates know about this, but all the martial artists of Wangwu know about it. Now the new general manager, he doesn't want to serve, but his family moved north. I'm afraid he has something wrong."
"Well, there is such a thing." Zhu Cun believed Kou Yanqing's words and looked at Yue Pengju with bad eyes.
In his eyes, Zhu Wen was eager to seek talent and was a top-notch good master. Yue Pengju, a native of Henan, had martial arts skills, but did not serve his brothers. Instead, he moved north with his family, which was indeed a bit of ulterior motives.
When his brother's new official took office, the man immediately resigned from his position as a military officer. Isn't this behavior slapped his brother in the face?
"Since it cannot be used by me, just get rid of it." Zhu Cun looked at Yue Pengju, and a sinister look rose, and he whispered to Kou Yanqing indifferently and ruthlessly.
"No" Kou Yanqing was secretly happy when he heard this. He had a lot of ambitions. He had just joined Zhu Wen, but he had no outstanding achievements. He could only be a follower. How could he be willing to do so?
Yue Pengju is also well-known in Wangwu County, and it can be used as his advancement. So let's borrow the other party's head to use it, and also prove his ability to Zhu Cun. With this thought, he sold this fellow villager without hesitation. It was just that this reason for taking it for granted and harming the villagers. This behavior is simply thought-provoking. With such a bad mind, it can be seen that Kou Yanqing is definitely not a good person.
According to relevant records, Kou Yanqing once kicked an old man into the river and drowned him on the bridge. The reason was simply because the other party's legs and feet were not straight and blocked his way. It can be seen that this man was born to be a bad guy.
After receiving Zhu Cun's promise, Kou Yanqing immediately turned to look at Yue Pengju and said sinisterly: "Yue Pengju, my general suspects that your family will move north and has other plans. You should save your life today."
Just now, when Kou Yanqing turned his head, Yue Pengju saw the other party's expression and was on guard early in the morning. Now, when he heard this, he thought to himself that this man had already had bad intentions.
However, Yue Pengju also confirmed something. It turned out that the guy with a stinky face turned out to be a general. Since that was the case, Yue Pengju's expression darkened and his eyes were slightly drunk. He obviously had his own plans.
At this time, Kou Yanqing could not wait to drive his horse and swing his spear, raising his long spear forward, and stabbed his head towards Yue Pengju, who was sitting on the horse.
The sudden rise of Kou Yanqing made Tan Erhu and the three elderly, weak and elderly women and children sitting in the carriage shocked and worried.
How could they know that they could encounter such a disaster when they were on their way, and they could imagine the grief and anger in their hearts.
Chapter completed!