The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

 Chapter 190: Losing money and attacking later

Two hundred horses galloped all the way, dust was flying and the earth shook. Even the people of Wucheng who were laughing and cursing in excitement finally raised their heads in surprise.

The horses are Turkic war horses with long legs and strong bodies, and the people are Xizhou soldiers in full military uniforms. They are galloping with amazing momentum. The first horse is all white, and the horse is a rider in scarlet clothes. The flame-like robes are flying in the sun. , arrived at the edge of the open space in a blink of an eye, and when he saw Pei Xingjian, who was smiling and looking up in front of the noisy crowd, he couldn't help but rein in his horse and stayed there.

Fan Gao gritted his teeth and hurried forward to greet him, "Your Majesty, why are you here?" The other two hundred war horses also stopped neatly behind the white horse. The Wucheng people on the field suddenly looked at each other in confusion - Why is the crown prince, Koyokuro, here, with so many menacing government soldiers?

Qu Chongyu turned his somewhat dazed gaze to Fan Gao's face, and regained his clarity in an instant. He raised his voice coldly, "City Master Fan, what is going on? Why did someone report yesterday that the people in Wucheng were unstable? , need to send more soldiers to maintain order? "

Wang Xiaoxian in the crowd was happily reading out the list of Zhoujia Village. Because he read two words wrong, he was teased by the villagers. When he saw the horse team approaching, he naturally turned his head and stared blankly like everyone else until he heard this. A sound made him tremble in fright. After a moment of hesitation, he pushed through the crowd and walked over.

Qu Chongyu had already turned over and dismounted. His white jade-like face was much gloomier than before, whether it was stained with dust or he was in a gloomy mood. However, when he heard Fan Lamb explain what happened in a low voice in a few words, it slowly became more gloomy. White.

Pei Xingjian stood for a moment, and when he saw that Fan Gao had taken a step back, he walked over slowly, smiled and hugged his hands, "Your Majesty, I have worked so hard, and I can't thank you enough."

A strange flush of red instantly rushed to Qu Chongyu's snow-white cheeks, and his body swayed slightly. Fan Zao quickly held his arm and said, "Your Majesty, please come this way."

Qu Chongyu closed his eyes. When he opened them, his eyes were cold. "I was overly worried. I didn't expect Chang Shi to have such courage."

Pei Xingjian nodded slightly, "The prince has always been worried too much."

The two people's eyes collided, and they were silent for a while, but a voice of Qiqi Ai suddenly sounded next to them, "Prince Qi, yesterday, when I was listening to the villagers' discussion, I said some extreme words, and I was a little unsure for a moment. , then I asked Lao Huang to go back and report... Please punish me!"

Qu Chongyu turned to look at the young officer. Although his face was expressionless, his eyes were cold and biting. Wang Xiaoxian's face suddenly turned pale and he was speechless, but Qu Chongyu suddenly let out a breath, and a self-deprecating smile flashed across his face, "I understand, you can go down."

Wang Xiaoxian was stunned for a moment. He never expected that he would give the prince a false alarm, but he would pass the test so easily. He quickly said, "Thank you, prince!" He lowered his head and took a few steps backwards into the crowd.

Qu Chongyu's eyes slowly swept through the crowd, and the smiling faces were still radiating joy, which seemed almost dazzling. He was stunned for a while, and then suddenly laughed softly, "Pei Changshi, what do you mean? Wrong, it’s not that I worry too much, but that I worry too little and take it too lightly.”

Pei Xingjian pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly, "The prince doesn't have to be like this. What I want is actually the same as what the prince wants."

The sarcasm on Qu Chongyu's face became even stronger, "What Chang Shi said is totally wrong. What Chang Shi wants and what Chongyu wants are completely opposite. It's just Chang Shi's fire that makes you and I want to leave." The roads are all burned out, completely and cleanly. Chongyu cannot match Changshi's courage! But Chongyu also asks Changshi to take care of himself. Don't regret it in the future, and don't let these people look down on you today. You, the people of Xizhou, are your parents, so sorry!”

Pei Xingjian’s voice was calm, “If you have a clear conscience, why should you regret it?”

 Qu Chongyu turned his head, looked at him up and down, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "That's right, Chang Shi has a clever plan and amazing methods, so I don't need to worry about him."

Pei Xingjian looked at him calmly, "The prince doesn't know something. In fact, Pei doesn't care about whether he can return to Chang'an. If the prince doesn't want to go back to Chang'an, there are other ways to do it, so why bother to take such risks?"

Qu Chongyu's face suddenly became extremely stiff. He glanced at Pei Xingjian indifferently, shook off Fan Gao's hand, turned around, walked back to the horse, climbed on his horse, picked up the reins and whipped, and left without saying a word. The two Hundreds of soldiers from the government immediately followed. The cavalry came and left just as quickly, leaving only a cloud of dust behind in the blink of an eye.

Pei Xingjian looked at the horse team in silence in silence, until the red figure completely disappeared in the flying dust, then he turned to look at the crowd in the open space. The crowd that had become silent in front of the sudden arrival of the Fu soldiers and cavalry had already become active again. Wang Xiaoxian was explaining something to the people around him with a grimace, gradually blushing amidst the laughter that broke out from time to time.

Pei Xingjian couldn't help but have a smile on his face. He turned around and looked at Fan Gao, "City Lord Fan, the two soldiers who joined the army will stay to assist the city lord in handling the aftermath today. Pei also needs to go first."

Fan Zi’s heart was filled with all sorts of emotions, and he couldn’t help but be startled when he heard the words, “Pei Changshi, this is…”

Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "Prince Qu walked too fast. Pei wanted to go back to Xizhou with him."

Seeing Pei Xingjian and a group of common servants and government servants from Xizhou getting on their horses, people from Wucheng cheered and surrounded him. They learned that he was going back to report today's events to the governor, and then he drafted an announcement and distributed it all over Xizhou. They were a little hasty. They wanted to go together to express their feelings to Quduhu, but Pei Xingjian persuaded him with a smile, "Quduhu loves the people like his own son, how can he not know everyone's plight?" He also promised again and again that the villagers can go to the Duhufu to see him if they have anything. , everyone reluctantly made way for them and watched the group of people go away.

Fan Gao stood on the **** and looked at the group of Wucheng people in front who were still looking eagerly into the distance, and at the two Xizhou soldiers behind him who were busy with their heads down silently. He felt that the sun was extremely scorching, but the spring breeze was still chilly. For a moment, I didn't know whether my body was cold or hot, and I was stunned. But for the vast majority of Xizhou people, one day later, when the notice with the seal of the Xizhou Protectorate was posted all over the five counties and twenty-four townships of Xizhou, when the tax debt bills and tax bills of Xizhou people over the years were The account books turned into flying smoke in the firelight, and the spring suddenly became incomparably warm and bright. Although the ensuing family property registration and ninth-class classification caused some controversy, Pei Changshi, who was sitting far away in the Duhu Mansion, was like a calming pearl. Just mentioning this name could make most of the troubles go away. Disappear into the invisible.

of course there are exceptions.

In the prince's mansion in Chang'anfang, the word "Pei Changshi" has become a taboo. Although the prince Qu Chongyu seems to be generally normal except for spending more and more time in the carpentry workshop, in this mansion Everyone knows that these three words should never be mentioned in front of the Crown Prince.

Therefore, on this day, when Wang Junmeng hurriedly found the mansion, he said with an angry face, "Yulang, if you don't care anymore, Xizhou Mansion will become Pei Shouyu's world!" Qu Chongyu had not yet When he opened his mouth, Feng Piaopiao's expression changed first.

Qu Chongyu's eyes never moved away from the carving board in his hand, and his tone couldn't be more calm, "So what if it's his world?"

Wang Junmeng couldn't help but be a little stunned. He also knew Qu Chongyu's mood. If he hadn't found the chief historian when he saw that Xizhou officials were gradually troubled, and Pei Xingjian's daily decrees were being implemented in an orderly manner, he wouldn't have been stubborn. This time Scalp came, he hesitated for a moment, but he still frowned and said, "Yulang, regarding taxes, if the military rations are not raised, the outcome will not be decided, so why should you be discouraged?"

Qu Chongyu handed the carving board to Wang Junmeng's hand, "Look, this is the last board of the Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra. How about it? Now a thousand copies have been printed in the carpentry workshop, and another one will be printed in a few days. The money is ready, and I will sell it all the way to Chang'an along Dunhuang before the Buddha Bathing Festival. In less than three months, I will make a profit of at least two to three thousand yuan. "

Wang Junmeng was stunned for a long time and couldn't help but said, "Yulang, what are you thinking about?"

Qu Chongyu raised his head and smiled, "Of course I want to make more money! In this way, when I return to Chang'an one day, at least I will have gold and silver paving the floor and be surrounded by beauties."

Wang Junmeng's expression darkened, and then his anger surged, "Yulang, I was so aggrieved when I was in Chang'an, but I still don't see you so decadent! Now that Duhu is strong and strong, who knows what will happen in ten or eight years?"

Qu Chongyu looked at him funny, "Exactly! Don't say what the situation will be like in ten, eight, or half a year. What are you anxious about now?" He gently put the engraving on the table. After a while, "The tricks you and I have worked **** over the past few months have all turned into stepping stones for Pei Shouyue to move up! In this case, why should we continue to rush forward to pave the way for him?"

Wang Junmeng frowned, "Is it possible that we just sit back and watch Pei Shooyue become a veritable governor of the West?"

Qu Chongyu raised his eyebrows indifferently, "What? Do you want to steal it? Wait until two or three months later, when the Tang army comes over, so that you can bear the charge of having no food supplies?"

Wang Junmeng suddenly became speechless, and Feng Piaopiao hurriedly smiled and said, "Exactly, I heard that the Tang army this time had hundreds of thousands. Logically speaking, Xizhou Shao said that he would have to provide fifty or sixty thousand dan of food. Since Pei Shouyue burned it with a fire He owes the people of Xizhou 100,000 kilograms in back rent, and it would be even harder to do it again than to go to heaven. The prince is just too lazy to pay attention to him!"

Qu Chongyu glanced at her indifferently, "You don't have to say these embarrassing things for me. If I had known this, I should have killed him in the sea! Even if it causes the anger of the court, it is better than watching our hard work over the past few years. If it goes to waste, the greatest reliance in the future will be gone! But the big mistake has been made, what's the use of killing him and destroying him? Everyone in Xizhou can still take over, and the people of Xizhou will no longer care about the Qu family? Go or stay!”

"In that case, I would like to see what else Pei Shouyue can do! Since he is willing to sing, why can't we sit down and watch the last performance? Unless he can sing flawlessly, why should we be in a hurry? Take action and let Pei Shouyue find an opportunity? "

Feng Piaopiao and Wang Junmeng looked at each other and felt relieved in their hearts—this was what the prince had in mind! Also, it is better to be still than to move. What a big deal it is to prepare military rations. Waiting for Pei Changshi to make a few stumbling blocks when he makes a move is not better than racking his brains to come up with ideas.

Fengpianpiao rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you said it wouldn't be a big deal these days and I didn't want to bother you, but..."

Qu Chongyu said angrily, "If you have anything to say, just say it!"

Feng Piaopiao took out an envelope from her arms with a smile, "This is from Chang'an. Judging from the mark, it should be the news about the Kudi family that the prince asked to investigate in detail last time." She has been keeping this envelope for a whole day. It doesn't matter if I give it, or if I don't, I finally found this opportunity.

Qu Chongyu casually took it in his hand and threw it on the table, but it happened to fall on the carved board. He was startled for a moment, his expression slightly condensed, he picked up the envelope and opened the ink pad.

    In a blink of an eye, there are 150 votes, and it seems that more will be added on the weekend...

It’s so confusing that my brain switches between the two modes of project proposal report and time-travel novel! It would be really unbalanced if he didn’t continue to abuse Kotokuro!

When will we have time to take a look at "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", which is said to have 3D technology that is close to Hollywood? well…

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