Chapter 308: Goguryeo Slaves
?? Xi Jun's words made Li Chengqian's blood rush straight to his head, and the Tianling Gai who hit him was in a faint pain, and he just hated to strangle him.
"Two stunned, two stunned, when will you be able to grow your brain!" Li Chengqian jumped up from the ground, circled around Xi Junmai, pointed at his nose and shouted: "From Chang'an to Shandong, and then from Shandong to Youzhou, how many masters are there along the way!" How many families! How many gentry! It's not good for you to catch anyone, you have to catch the stubborn donkey of the old bag! ”
The more he scolded, the more angry he became, and finally he couldn't help but kick Xi Junmai's leg a few times, until the instep hurt faintly, and then he stopped.
Xi Junmai glanced at Li Chengqian's feet with some concern, and said with a little grievance: "The minister knows, ...... next time"
"There's no next time, you're going to die of old age!" Feeling the pain coming from the instep of his foot, and seeing Xi Junmai's eyes sweeping around his foot, Li Chengqian had a feeling that his head was about to explode.
"Your Highness, a thousand Goguryeo slaves are not enough!" Xi Junmai scratched the back of his head, in his opinion, the dead slaves were worth a cart of salt, and they were not worth such a big fire as Li Chengqian.
"You go back first, ask Rengui for advice when the left guard leads the training, don't be smart." Li Chengqian sighed secretly and waved his hand weakly.
After knowing that the slaves starved to death because of the distribution of grain to the people of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian was no longer entangled in the matter of how many slaves died, after all, no matter how expensive the Goguryeo people were, they were not as expensive as the people of the Tang Dynasty, and they would just be arrested when they died.
What really made him angry was Xi Erleng's clever move, he couldn't even understand how to catch anyone, and he would catch Lao Bao's stubborn donkey on the road.
However, there is no way to use Xi Erleng, there are too few people around, and there is not enough at all, so I can only pull out the big one in the stalk.
Li Jingxuan and Ma Zhou have now been nailed to the Dushui Supervision and Carboniferous Division, and the two are responsible for one for water transportation and dredging, and the other is responsible for reinforcing the river embankment and using cement as slope protection.
A large number of craftsmen were also dispatched to follow Liu Min to set up a cart behind Li Jingxuan and Ma Zhou's buttocks.
It had been about half a month since the last rain, and the three-year drought in Zhenguan was almost a foregone conclusion.
In terms of military affairs, Lao Xue has been in charge of the prince's right guard rate, and he can't leave at all, Xi Er is stunned and has experience in leading troops, but when he goes out once, he messes things up, and Li Chengqian doesn't dare to believe him anymore.
But seeing that the bandits in Hebei Province were rampant, they actually looted the money he used to sell ordnance, and if he left it alone, he would not need to ask for the title of 'Jianwei will be rewarded' in the future.
The most important thing is that those silver coins disappeared overnight, and they were lost silently, if it weren't for the fact that the carriage was much lighter the next day, I was afraid that the escort team would not go all the way to Chang'an.
Li Chengqian only thinks of one person who can solve this problem, but unfortunately, that guy has not been born yet, and if he really wants to use it, he must wait for twenty or thirty years before talking.
After thinking about it, no one under his command could handle this task, so he could only put it aside helplessly, and when he turned around, he would find an opportunity to talk to the old man, and let the old man solve it, after all, the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver would have to be handed over to the treasury.
Li Chengqian is worried that there is no one to use under him, and Wang Xuance, who is in Shandong, is also worried.
Looking at the more than 7,000 Goguryeo people in the makeshift camp with ragged clothes and thin yellow muscles, Wang Xuance just wanted to find a place to cry.
The entire county government even counted his county order, a total of less than 100 people, and now he has to guard more than 7,000 slaves to work, Wang Xuance really wanted to write a letter to Li Chengqian to ask if he wanted to live by himself.
But fortunately, Wang Xuance has a relatively smart brain, and soon he found a solution from it - to fight raze with raze!
Therefore, a three-foot high platform was erected overnight in the camp where more than 7,000 slaves were held, and by the time the sky was bright, Wang Xuance had already ascended the high platform accompanied by the commander of the Qingzhou Mansion.
"Slaves, congratulations, from today onwards, you belong to the Tang Dynasty." Holding the iron horn in his hand, Wang Xuance used a strange opening sentence to provoke the conversation.
"Respected officials of the Tang Dynasty, we are all Goguryeo civilians, I don't know why we are slaves in your eyes?" A tall and lanky man stood up among the slaves and asked in a loud voice.
At the same time, this question also set off a riot among the slaves, and all the Goguryeo slaves were gossiping about their opinions.
"Because you were exchanged by Datang for a very high price." Wang Xuance's shamelessness at this time was no less than that of His Royal Highness the Great Prince, and his answer even the Zhichong Lieutenant beside him blushed a little: "The Tang Dynasty is a responsible big country and has been committed to maintaining the peace and stability of this big 6 palace, so I can't bear to see you being enslaved by the Khitans and saving you from those barbarians at a very high price." ”
"In that case, why don't you let us go back to China?" Another man stood up, his clothes ragged, but he could see the original luxury.
"Datang has paid a huge price for you, and this price is created by the people of Datang tightening their belts and starving their bellies. Are you enjoying yourself like this? Do you feel guilty? Do you feel that you should do something for the people of Datang? ”
Wang Xuance's words are beautiful, but no matter how beautiful they are, they can't change the essence of the matter - these Goguryeo people are slaves bought back by the Tang Dynasty.
"The Tang Dynasty is the suzerain, shouldn't it do something for the subject country?"
"Goguryeo is a vassal country, what have you done for the Tang Dynasty?" Wang Xuance's face turned cold.
The beautiful words have been finished, Datang has been put in a righteous position, and the next time is the time for Tu Poor Dagger: "Now, listen to what this official says, this official needs seventy-four group leaders, which needs to be elected among you." ”
The first man to stand up looked like he was supposed to be a soldier, with an upright temperament, and as soon as Wang Xuance's voice fell, he raised his arms and shouted: "We are not slaves, let us be free." ”
In an instant, the scene suddenly became chaotic, and the slaves stood up one after another, if they were not chained to each other, they were afraid that they would immediately form an impact on the high platform.
"Kill him!" Lieutenant Chong's eyes narrowed into a thin line, and he waved his hand at the guard beside him who was holding a strong crossbow.
With a "boom", the bowstring trembled, and the man who saw the guards raising a strong crossbow just realized that the situation was not good, his head was pierced by a crossbow arrow, and before he could scream, he fell to the ground.
The moment the man fell, he shouted violently at the captain: "Tang Army Formation, kill!" ”
"The Tang Army Formation, kill! Kill! Kill! A tsunami-like sound sounded from the mountains.
A series of horizontal knives out of the sheath sounded continuously, and the snow-bright blades radiated in the sunlight, exuding a breathtaking coldness.