Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 765: Borrowing Strength
The situations in Wumeng and Xuzhou are completely different.

The Rongmin tribes in Xuzhou were already in a semi-civilized state.

Because logging is an important source of income for them, and the felled wood can only be turned into money after it is transported out of the mountains.

Therefore, the settlement of the Rong people in Xuzhou is relatively closer to the outside of the mountains, which makes it easier for them to deal with the Han people.

Although the relationship between them is not very good, the fact that a government office can be set up here is enough to explain the problem.

The seven barbarian tribes in the Wumeng area were in a state of barbarism without any government rule or jurisdiction.

Countless tribes are scattered in the vast jungle like stars.

In order for the natural resources around the settlement to be able to feed the people of the tribe, their tribes cannot be too large, nor too close to each other...

In this case, it is completely inappropriate to set up a mobile government and adopt the system of Xuzhou.

Xuzhou was already a semi-civilized state, and Yang Yuan could use violence and money to speed up its transformation process.

But the Wumeng area is different, so Yang Yuan also used a completely different method.

As long as Yang Yuan can tie their interests firmly to his own, when many things need to be done, they will take the initiative to do them.

Yang Yuan was planning for the situation three, five, ten or even a hundred years later, so he did not make any demands to the Seven Barbarians of Wumeng that would cause them to resist.

What Yang Yuan said was simply that I have a gold mountain, I will send troops to protect it, and you send people to mine for gold, and we will get rich together.

The seven evil minds thought about it carefully for a long time, but they did not find any traps, only countless benefits.

If we don't agree to this, it will be against the will of heaven.

Therefore, on Xiangshui Beach, Yang Yuan and the chief leader of the Seven Barbarians of Wumeng held a grand blood oath ceremony.

The bonfire burned high, and the seven devils and their followers, in high spirits, held hands and danced around the bonfire.

Yang Yuan, Dao Feifei, Fan Qing, Feng Niang and Tai Xi were also pulled in.

Yang Yuan held Tae Hee with his left hand and Fan Qing with his right hand.

All the girls were good at dancing, except Fan Qing who was a little shy.

She was a little hesitant and refused to stand up and dance no matter who pulled her. She just smiled shyly and refused. In the end, Yang Yuan pulled her up.

The next morning, Yang Yuan discussed with the seven evil leaders of Wumeng how to deal with the local soldiers from Liangshan.

Because the Wumeng Mountains are too large, it is difficult to catch up with those teams that are also good at jungle warfare with the reconnaissance and operational efficiency of that era.

So, Yang Yuan sent his Tongchuan Second Corps over.

The ferocity of these war maniacs is obvious to all, and in the jungle, they are the kings of killers.

Yang Yuan ordered three of the seven Wumeng tribes close to Liangshan Prefecture to set up checkpoints and roads to block the retreat of the Liangshan soldiers.

The seven great leaders restrained their respective tribes, carried out small-scale scorching and clearing of the countryside, and concentrated many tribes based on the principle of proximity.

Although there will be some troubles in short-term concentrated living, it is still bearable.

However, for the Liangshan soldiers who fought on the move and dared not stay in one place for too long, hunting alone could not meet their survival needs.

Yang Yuan's Second Legion was responsible for dealing a fatal blow to the Liangshan local army.

They can set up ambushes, break up into small groups, and cooperate with the tribal soldiers of the Seven Barbarians of Wumeng to encircle and annihilate the enemy.

Yang Yuan had no intention of letting this army of native soldiers that had penetrated deep into Wumeng territory go back.

However, he also reminded the seven barbarian leaders that if they could capture them alive, it would be best.

Although it is an open-pit mine, there are still some more difficult and dangerous jobs.

The prisoner will be the most suitable person for this position.

After Yang Yuan finished speaking, symbols of money appeared in the eyes of the seven ghost heads.

In the past, they did not want prisoners, as they were a burden and they could not afford to support them.

But now, it's different...

Yang Yuan left the Second Legion in Wumeng. After swearing an oath of blood, he set out through Wumeng and headed straight for Dali.

At this time, Yang Xuan on the eastern front had already led his troops into the Dali border.

During the Tang Dynasty, Nanzhao captured Bozhou. Emperor Xizong of Tang sent Yang Duan to the south to quell the rebellion of Nanzhao and garrison in Bozhou.

As the Tang Dynasty fell apart, the Yang family established themselves as the masters and became the hereditary family regime in the area.

However, the successive heads of the Yang family in Bozhou had a clear understanding of themselves and were always respectful to the central government.

In the original history, the Yang family of Bozhou once became the main force of the Song Dynasty in fighting against the Yuan army in Sichuan and Guizhou.

By the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, "changing the natives into officials" had become the general trend. The Five Officials and Seven Surnames fell out with Yang Yinglong, the head of the Yang family at the time. The Ming Dynasty was also fighting on multiple fronts, and Yang Yinglong's son died suddenly in prison. Due to various internal and external reasons, they launched a brazen rebellion.

Today's Bozhou is naturally different, not to mention that Yang Liangao has long been cultivating relations with the Yang family of Bozhou.

Now the Emperor of the Song Dynasty has appointed Liu Qiqi, the governor of Kuizhou Road, as the deputy marshal. Yang Xuan is the general sent by Liu Qi to fight against the rebellious people. Both in public and in private, he must give his all.

On the western front, the troops sent by Qiao Zhen have already entered Dali.

The emperor's decree was that Dali was the first to initiate the conflict, and that the rebellious force must be punished.

The Song Dynasty raised three armies, marched into Dali, and attacked the rebellious vassal state.

When the news reached the Dali royal city, the already turbulent situation in the Dali Kingdom became even more chaotic.

Yang Liangao was overjoyed when he heard the news. My cousin's husband has arrived, and my kingdom is secure! Yang Liangao immediately summoned all his ministers and proudly announced that the three armies of the Song Dynasty marched into Dali because the local soldiers from Liangshan invaded Wumeng due to trivial frictions.

However, these things were the evil consequences left by the Duan Dynasty and had nothing to do with him.

He would immediately submit to the Song Dynasty in the name of King Daxing and request the withdrawal of troops to maintain peace.

Afterwards, Yang Liangao immediately ran to visit Gao Zhenming again, and it happened that Gao Zhengda from the Dali Imperial Guard was also there.

Although Yang Liangao was already the emperor, he was extremely humble towards these two powerful figures of the Gao family.

“My two uncles, Marshal Yang Fu has arrived with his troops. The Song Dynasty’s heavenly soldiers are not something our local soldiers can resist.

It is said that their soldiers now possess a terrible firearm that can destroy everything with ease.

However, when I was in Nanzheng City, I knew General Yang and had a close relationship with him. Now, he is the husband of my cousin.

I and my cousin, the concubine, have been childhood sweethearts and have a very close relationship since we were young. My two uncles also know this."

Yang Liangao felt particularly happy when he saw Gao Zhenming and Gao Zhengda’s somewhat ugly expressions.

He gradually regained his confidence and said with a smile: "Originally, it shouldn't be Daxing that has to take the blame for the Liangshan soldiers' invasion of the Song Dynasty, right?
As long as I mediate with General Yang Fu and seek forgiveness from the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, my Miaoxiang Buddhist Kingdom will be at peace."

Gao Zhenming said gloomily, "The emperor is the ruler of a country. He should just do what he wants to do. Why do you say these things to me?"

Yang Liangao straightened his expression and said, "Uncle, it is now clear that it was the Duan family of Dali who angered the Song Dynasty and caused the Celestial Empire to send troops.

The Song Dynasty's soldiers have entered the country. Do the local dignitaries still dare to use the Duan family's name to become my enemy?"

Gao Zhengda said with a fake smile: "Is the emperor threatening our Gao family?"

Yang Liangao said, "No! I want to prove my sincerity to the Gao family. Now, even with the full support of General Yang, he still has to go back to the Song Dynasty. My greatest support will always be the Gao family."

After hearing this, Gao Zhenming and Gao Zhengda's expressions eased a lot.

Yang Liangao said: "My intention to make Xiangguo the king remains unchanged! I will marry my cousin Shu Yao as my queen, and I will issue an edict right now. As long as my cousin Shu Yao gives birth to a prince for me, I will immediately make him the crown prince!"

Yang Liangao took a step back and bowed to Gao Zhenming and Gao Zhengda sincerely, saying, "I would like to ask you two uncles to convey my sincerity to the Prime Minister. I implore you to return to the court as soon as possible to take charge of the situation.

I...can't leave the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister is willing to return to the court, I...will personally go to Lijiang to welcome the Prime Minister!"

Gao Zhenming and Gao Zhengda looked at each other, and Gao Zhenming said, "Your Majesty is too polite. Your Majesty's sincerity... I will convey it to the Prime Minister as soon as possible."

Just now, Gao Zhenming had been calling him the emperor, and there was a sense of alienation in his tone.

Hearing him change his words to call himself "Your Majesty", Yang Liangao was delighted. It was obvious that Gao Zhenming was somewhat moved.

It was somewhat unexpected that Yang Liangao's ascension to the throne was met with collective opposition from all dignitaries.

Both the Gao family and Yang Liangao overlooked one problem, that is, the Yang family has influence in the territories of these powerful people.

In the past, the Yang family was just one of the powerful families in the Dali Kingdom, which inherently limited the expansion of the Yang family's power in the territories of various powerful families.

Therefore, these powerful people can tolerate it.

But now that the Yang family has produced an emperor, this directly threatens the control of these powerful people over their own territories.

So, they connected with the Duan family and wanted to overthrow the Yang family's imperial power.

Because of the fierce reactions from various powerful people, the Gao family, which had originally stayed out of the matter, became a little hesitant.

They are considering whether to continue protecting Yang Liangao?

But now Yang Yuan of the Song Dynasty has come and is targeting the Duan family of Dali.

Regardless of whether Yang Liangao was bragging when he claimed that he had a close relationship with Yang Yuan, it was at least a bit inappropriate to protect the Duan family now.

Therefore, Gao Zhenming and Gao Zhengda softened their attitudes.

After escorting Daxing Emperor Yang Liangao out of the palace, Gao Zhenming said, "The situation has become increasingly treacherous and confusing with the intervention of the Song Dynasty.

Now Yang Liangao has repeatedly expressed his views, which is sincere, but I don’t know what the Prime Minister thinks. "

Gao Zhengdao said, "I will go to Wuliang Mountain right away and report this to the Prime Minister. I hope he will make the decision. How do you think?"

It turned out that Prime Minister Gao Zhenshou was not in Lijiang at all. Yang Liangao only knew that Gao Zhenshou's so-called illness was fake, but he didn't know that his current hiding place was also fake.

Gao Zhenming shook his head and said, "You are in charge of the imperial guards, how can you leave so easily? I'd better go there."

That day, Gao Zhenming quietly left Dali City and rode at full speed to Wuliang Mountain.

At the same time, Yang Yuan had led his troops into Dali and invaded Liangshan Prefecture, and found the copper and gold mine mountain range that Wang Changsheng had surveyed.

This treasure is still unknown to the world. There are no tribes living around it, and it is not a strategic location.

Therefore, Yang Yuan did not have to spend much effort to attack here, and he encountered almost no decent resistance.

"Set up camp, build fortifications, and mount the guns."

Yang Yuan gave an order excitedly, and asked Wang Changsheng and Han Qianchen to take him to see the gold and copper mine.

He thought that if he was lucky, he might even be able to pick up a nugget of gold or something.

Of course he didn't see the gold nugget, and he couldn't even see the copper.

Han Qianchen excitedly pointed at the stone soil that was gray, black, yellow, green and brown, but not gold, and talked to him for a long time. Yang Yuan looked confused.

He only understood one thing, and he still had to look at the finished product.

Different trades are like different worlds!

(End of this chapter)