Fu Song

Chapter 120 An Interesting Thing
Tuoba Yangwei and Ren Duozhong stood side by side on the top of the mountain, looking far into the distance, Shentangbao had become the size of a small box in their eyes.

Except for Tuoba Fenwu and Ren Duobao who were holding their horses and standing a dozen steps away from them, the other attendants were waiting far away in the middle of the mountain.

"How do you feel?" Tuoba Yangwei smiled.

"It's a bit weird!" Ren Duozhong said: "The Xiao family's Erlang's arrangement is so interesting, it's so interesting that I can't help but want to follow it all the way and see what it will look like in the end!"

Tuoba Yangwei laughed loudly: "Heroes see the same thing. This Xiao Erlang is really an interesting person. He wholeheartedly wants to build our Hengshan tribes into a force that is only related to his Xiao family, not to the imperial court. The relevant forces, this is a bit messed up."

"You think this is very interesting?" Ren Duozhong asked.

"Of course it's very funny. Old Renduo, do you like to pout your buttocks and kowtow to those officials three times and nine times?" Tuoba Yang Wei sneered. "How do you say it before, the imperial court still granted us a magistrate. Although it was an empty title, a small official who looked like a sesame seed and mung bean came from above, with eyes on his forehead. Pick things up for us."

"These civil officials look down on their own generals, let alone us barbarians in their eyes!" Ren Duozhong shook his head and sighed.

"So in the past, I actually supported Li Xu." Tuoba Yangwei sighed: "It's just that the current situation has changed too fast. In a blink of an eye, Li Xu was already in an extremely unfavorable position. If the peace between them continues like this, how can Li Xu have a chance to rise? And since Huang Song has set his sights on this place, changed his generals, and made it clear that he wants to deal with Li Xu, how dare I gamble with the fate of the tribe!"

"Compared to the Liao Kingdom or the Great Song Dynasty, Li Xu is still too weak." Ren Duozhong said.

"This Xiao Erlang showed us another way." Tuoba Yangwei suddenly laughed.

"Tell me, will Xiao Ding become the second Li Xu in the future?" Ren Duozhong asked suddenly. "I see that Xiao Erlang's series of plans have such meanings!"

Tuoba Yangwei looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "In my opinion, Xiao Erlang has no intention of rebelling, but obviously, he wants to make this Northwest part of his Xiao family. See how willing he is to invest. What? I won’t say anything about caravans, but the hundreds of workshops in this plan are amazing. What does this mean for Lao Renduo? This means that we have always wanted to get many advances in the Song Dynasty but could not get them. Technology, with these, our waists can be straighter."

"Where do you have iron ore, but this time you got the biggest bargain!" Ren Duo said a little sourly. "In the future, weapons and armor, don't shorten my brother's."

Tuoba spread his hands in awe, "Old Renduo, do you think that this iron mine, including the workshop behind it, will still be in the hands of me? These all belong to Hengshan Trading. I am great, that is, I get the moon first when I am close to the water, and take a little more That’s all for the good. Haven’t you seen Xiao Erlang’s layout on the workshop, and even on the reclamation point?”

"Is there something strange?"

"Mutually involved." Tuoba Yangwei said indifferently: "You see, there are iron ore and other metal deposits in my place. Almost all the people in my Tuoba department have invested in it. There is no more manpower to farm. , grazing, and these most basic things were arranged by Xiao Erlang to other tribes. In other words, if this development continues, my Tuoba Department will only produce cold steel and various weapons in the future. You have to come from outside to eat and drink. Do you think I took advantage of it?"

Ren Duozhong was startled, and thought about it carefully, this is really the case.

"This Xiao Erlang is amazing!" Ren Duozhong said. "I just don't know if Commander Xiao can fully accept this arrangement? If Commander Xiao can't fully accept it, it will be a big trouble."

"The two brothers, they will solve the problems on their own." Tuoba said proudly: "I just want to see now, when the two armies of Iron Harrier and Bubazi are formed and they can support themselves without relying on the imperial court." Under my own circumstances, how will the imperial court treat the Xiao family?"

"In my opinion, it is natural to wait until Xiao Ding destroys Li Xu before calling Xiao Ding back to Bianliang!" Ren Duozhong said with a smile: "The Xiao family is all in Bianliang, and Xiao Ding doesn't want to rebel. Can I only go back? Send someone to take over when the time comes?"

Tuoba raised his voice and said: "According to Xiao Erlang's current arrangement, we will go all the way. After Li Xu is eliminated, our place will definitely become a big success. Does it matter whether Xiao Ding goes back? Here is a newcomer, come and play here Open? I even suspect that the newly appointed official will die inexplicably before he can get here. If this happens two or three times, a fool will know what's going on, right?"

Ren Duozhong laughed loudly: "The more you talk, the more interesting it is. I am quite old, and I can still encounter such interesting things on the last stage of my life. Interesting, interesting. I must take care of my health and work hard. Live a few more years and see in the end, what kind of guy does Xiao Erlang turn out to be."

"Not bad, but let's play this game with the Xiao brothers, and we won't lose." Tuoba Yangwei also narrowed his eyes with a smile.

In Shentangbao, the garrison point, Xiao Dingzheng and Xiao Cheng were sitting opposite each other.

There was no earth dragon burning in the house, only a brazier was placed between the two brothers.But the fire in the brazier was the best silver charcoal offered by the Fans of Hengshan, without a trace of smoke.

"Erlang, do you want me to be Li Xu's second?" Xiao Ding is naturally not a fool. problem in it. "In the court, no one is a fool, and they will soon find out the problem."

However, Xiao Cheng rarely showed a serious face in front of his elder brother, and said: "Brother, it is difficult to feel these methods of mine if you are not in it. It's the truth. So, you don't have to worry. At least you don't have to worry until you kill Li Xu."

"Second, what do you want to do?" Xiao Ding lowered his voice: "Could it be that you have the heart of disobedience? This is impossible."

"Of course I know, and I don't have any disobedience!" Xiao Cheng said.

"Then what exactly do you want to do?" Xiao Ding breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help asking.

"It's very simple!" Xiao Cheng said: "I don't want the rise and fall of our Xiao family to be tied to the thought of that one in the Long Live Palace in Bianliang. He is happy, Xiao's prosperity, he is not happy , the Xiao family will have to stop, why?"

"Because he is an official!" Xiao Ding said.

"Hey, I just want to create a power that the official family can't decide our Xiao family's honor or disgrace!" Xiao Cheng said coldly. "Brother, is it possible that you thought that you worked so hard to eliminate Li Xu and rectify the Hengshan tribes, but in the end you were sent back to Bianliang by an imperial edict, and another person took charge of all this?"

"Of course not!" Xiao Ding said angrily.

Xiao Cheng said again: "King Jing and King Chu are both in Bianliang now. It can be said that they are about to see blood. I hope they will fight for a longer time. No matter what, they should not be separated in just two years. It’s a victory or defeat. It’s okay if King Jing wins, but if King Chu wins, will our Xiao family have a good end? At that time, all our efforts will be to make wedding clothes for others, and whether the Xiao family can live will be a problem.”

Xiao Ding nodded silently. In this section, Xiao Cheng had analyzed it with him many times, and he also accepted Xiao Cheng's point of view.

"So, brother, we have to work hard to create a powerful force that is inseparable from our Xiao family. If we want to move the Xiao family, we will trigger a rebound from this powerful force. And this rebound, let alone Shaanxi Road, Even the officials of the Emperor Song Dynasty could not bear such turmoil. Only in this way can the Xiao family continue to prosper. At that time, the branch in the northwest will hold real power in its hands and will be powerful, while the branch in Bianliang will have no real power at all. But you can also enjoy wealth forever!"

"Is that it?" Xiao Ding asked.

"Brother, that's all for the time being. As for what to do in the future, it depends on your development trend, brother. I have already laid out the chessboard, but it will be you, brother, who will play chess next." Xiao Cheng said: " I have already finished the first stage, and the second stage is when you step out of Hengshan and use your troops abroad. The third stage is to completely kill Li Xu. Let’s discuss what to do when the time comes!"

Looking at Xiao Cheng, Xiao Ding said sullenly: "Erlang, I never thought that one day I would do these things."

"Brother, we can say openly that we are an absolute force to unite the tribes of Hengshan and truly turn them into Emperor Song. No matter where we go, no one can find fault." Xiao Cheng sneered : "As for our personal small goals buried under the big goals, it is not enough for outsiders to understand. Do you think that when the two government ministers above the court introduce a policy and are determined to do a certain thing? , are all devoted to public service, didn't you plan your little Jiujiu in private?"

Xiao Ding was dumbfounded.

"Public and private, this is the highest level." Xiao Cheng laughed and said: "Brother, what we are doing now is just public and private. Not only will we not miss the important affairs of the country, but it will also make our Xiao family stand in the world from now on." Invincible Land, you are the eldest son of the Xiao family, and you are obliged to stand up for the family lintel."

(End of this chapter)