It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 130 Upright and Incorruptible
Because of his repeated military exploits in the suppression of the rebellion five years ago, Ba Mudan was promoted to be a general.

This time it was he who led Gao Xiangguo's orders to mobilize the Nanyue people to send troops to fight against the Han army.

In Bamutan's view, this is hardly difficult.

Five years ago, he was the one who raised his arms, led his clansmen, and put down the rebellion together with Zhang Yiping.

Now this time it is estimated that it is similar, and it is easy to talk to the people of the tribe.

After all, it is for Tianzhu God, how could the people of the tribe refuse?

But Ba Mudan also made some preparations for this.

He purposely spent more time in Jiuzhen County to purchase some necessities for life.

After all, we can't let the clansmen be busy in vain. Some salt, cloth and so on can also make the clansmen more willing to serve Tianzhu God.

As soon as Ba Mudan arrived near Changshan, he heard the news that the Han army was stationed at the foot of Changshan, and his heart moved even more.

"Such a good opportunity, how about mobilizing the clansmen to send troops, and then directly lead the troops to raid the camp of the Han army?"

Thinking of this, Ba Mudan even quickened his pace.

When he arrived at the pass where the clan was located, he directly invited the leader Baacha.

"It's Ba Mudan, why are you back today?!"

As one of the few Cochin natives who served as a high-ranking official in the Cochin Kingdom, Ba Mudan's reputation is known to everyone in the clan.

The prestige is only lower than that of a few leaders, even the warrior Baro is slightly inferior.

"Ah, the imperial court rests, I just came back to take a look."

"Is there nothing important in the family?"

Ba Mudan was not in a hurry to express his intention to come back, but to test it out first.

See if the Han army has communicated with the clan, and if so, then see how far it has reached. If the cooperation is deep enough, it is just time for the Han army to relax their guard and turn against each other.

Maybe without Zhang Yiping's support, the Han army could be defeated.

"Look at your body, you are covered with sweat. You have been exhausted all the way, and you have been running for a long time, right?"

The leader, Baacha, personally poured a cup of hot tea:
"Drink some tea first and rest for a while."

Ba Mudan went up the mountain in one breath, and he was really exhausted.

He took the tea and drank it skillfully.

After taking a breath, he praised: "Good tea."

Suddenly, his whole body stopped for a while, and his whole body froze for a few breaths.

Something's wrong, when did the family have this kind of good tea?

Look at the taste, the price is expensive.

Especially for the South Vietnamese natives living in the mountains and forests, it is extremely precious.

And this teacup is also not right.

Even if he bought such exquisite porcelain in the capital, he would have to spend a lot of money.

Ba Mudan glanced at the leader with extremely complicated eyes.

It is not so easy to improve the living standards of the clansmen.

Most of them are the leaders who went to the county town to buy them privately.

He knows what the price of the merchants in the county city is to the natives of South Vietnam.

These items must have cost a lot, and the daily income of the leader basically does not count.

Maybe it's the buckskin of the corrupt family!
As one of the few Jiaozhi natives who are officials in the court, he feels that he has a good moral standard, so he must stop this phenomenon immediately:
"Boss, you can't do this kind of thing!!!"

Baacha didn't care, and poured himself a cup of tea:

"What can't be done about this kind of thing?"

"It's rare for you to come back once, and you have worked hard along the way, so why worry about these things."

Baacha brought some side dishes and a large pancake. He took a bite of the tea with some salt sprinkled on it.

"It's delicious"

Seeing this, Bamutan, who had just regained some strength, was even more heartbroken.

The leader is so corrupt?

Not just tea, but also this white flour cake, and the exquisite porcelain plate containing the white flour cake.

Even the salt is much finer than the salt he prepared in Jiuzhen County to bring to distribute to the clansmen!
Which one can't be bought without spending a lot of money? ?

He always thought that only Chinese officials were corrupt.

I didn't expect that even the simple clansmen were like this.

It seems that this right can really corrupt people's hearts!

"You are an official, just right."

Baacha swallowed the big cake whole, and continued:
"I also recruited the leaders of several other tribes. We will meet and discuss this matter in a while."

what?
Ba Mudan was even more distracted, not just the leader?

And other chiefs from other clans?
what is this?
Collective corruption?

Group corruption? ?
But it's not easy for Ba Mudan to point it out directly. After all, he doesn't live in the clan very much. It's these leaders who really have the right to speak in the clan.

So, he had no choice but to ask sideways:

"Didn't Barrow dissuade you?"

Baro is a rare warrior in the clan, and he is straightforward.

Back then, he had also invited Baro to serve as an official in the court, so the two had a good support.

However, Baro rejected the imperial court's generous salary on the grounds of building mountains and forests.

Such a righteous man will definitely not sit idly by.

"Baro?"

Baacha licked the cake crumbs at the corner of his mouth, took another sip of hot tea, and burped, feeling extremely comfortable:

"Baro suggested it in the first place!"

When Ba Mudan heard this, his heart felt like thunder.

It was as if he had offended the God of Tianzhu and was punished by a thunder.

Even Barrow has fallen!

"Boss, quickly take me to the meeting place, this kind of thing can't go on!"

"This is disrespect to Tianzhu God. Have you abandoned the faith in your heart?!"

Ba Acha is an easy-going person, and he didn't want to argue with Ba Mudan, so he said:

"It's not that serious."

"But I knew that you would definitely object."

"You came back in such a hurry, you must have heard the news, right?"

Ba Mudan shook his head, he really didn't know.

He wouldn't believe it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.
Baa spread his hand:
"That's okay, there's nothing to hide about it, you'll have to know sooner or later."

"Let's go, it seems that the time is about the same, you go with me to meet the leaders of other tribes."

"It's a matter of course. You really have to be a good staff member."

Good staff?

Ba Mudan clenched his fists tightly. Could it be that if he is an official in the court, he will be a corrupt official?

Do you want him to share his corruption experience?
He's not that kind of person!
The two came to the room where the matter was discussed, and several leaders sat down with big horses and golden knives, and there was a big cauldron in the center, cooking and eating.

Seeing this scene, Ba Mudan became anxious again.

How much is this big tripod embezzled? ?

He bought some supplies for the clan this time, but he didn't dare to include the tripod in the scope of the purchase!
Look at the brand-new clothes on these leaders, even silk clothes.

His feet were also covered with exquisitely woven straw sandals, and he couldn't sit still immediately.

Bamutan immediately said angrily:
"Is it really okay for you to do this?!"

The leaders were looking at the boiling cauldron, thinking about where to start eating later.

Leng Buding was yelled at by Ba Mudan, frowned, and explained:

"It's not very good, but it can improve life!"

"Our ancestors have lived in the mountains and forests for generations. The life in the mountains is terrible!"

"It's hard to improve a little bit, why is it not good?"

Bamutan was even more heartbroken:
"What's wrong with the clan? Are you honest and upright? Are you a different kind?!"

"The people of the tribe made you the leader, did they let you seek personal gain?!"

Several leaders looked at each other.

Trading with the Han army, buying something reasonably at a reasonable price, how could it become the use of power for personal gain, and it also involves integrity?

"Bamutan, it's rare for you to visit the Hui clan. From your standpoint, it's really not good."

"You are well-informed, you can give us opinions, and you can analyze the pros and cons for us, but it's not enough to talk so hard, right?"

Li Xun was a rather burly man with the same tattoos on his face as Baro, upon hearing Bamdan's words, he immediately gave him a cross-eyed glance.

Why are you little comrades talking like that?
Baacha was also a little embarrassed.

He brought Bamdan here because he wanted everyone to discuss and make peace, but he didn't expect Bamdan's idea to be so straightforward.

He could only smooth things over and said:

"Bamutan, we trade with the Han army to improve our lives."

"The things in Cochin Kingdom are so expensive, so they caught us."

"We want to be cheaper and have a better life, so we can only buy things from the Han army?"

"I know that you are a general of the Jiaozhi Kingdom, and you are deeply trusted by the king."

"The monarch is also the god of Tianzhu, and it is indeed our belief."

"But we are just buying and selling things freely, and we haven't betrayed Tianzhu God!"

And the extremely burly Li Falcon, who was full of tattoos, even added a sentence:
"Tianzhu God didn't allow you, a businessman from Cochin Kingdom, to trick us, right?"

what?
Mutual market?buy or sell?merchant?

Listening to this meaning, it seems that it is not collective corruption, but trading with the Han army?
Seeing Ba Mudan's expression, Ba Acha also realized that this guy seemed to have misunderstood something, and quickly signaled with his eyes to let him sit down first.

Ba Mudan had no choice but to sit down covering his face, with an embarrassing expression on his face, and apologized repeatedly:

"Several leaders."

In exchange for a few cold snorts.

Something bad happened.

Ba Mudan only felt that such a misunderstanding made the leaders' favor towards the Cochin Kingdom even worse.

It's not that he didn't know that the profiteers raised the prices of the South Vietnamese natives on purpose.

For this reason, he has also written to the monarch many times, demanding strict control.

But the current king is the man.
It can only be said that the monarch is not good enough, but as the mascot of Tianzhu God Tuoshi, he is still quite qualified.

After all, according to myths and legends, the ancestors of the Nanyue people, the Baiyue ethnic group, were all descended from the Tianzhu God.

But at the same time, Ba Mudan was also somewhat grateful.

The Han army has actually done this to the clansmen. If he hadn't come back on purpose, the clansmen would have been persuaded by the Han army.

For a time the scene was extremely ugly.

In the end, Baro, who was present as a warrior in the clan, made peace and said:
"It's rare for Ba Mudan to come back once, so don't worry about it."

"Over the years, Bamdan has also won a lot for us."

"Those tribesmen who moved into the county were able to have land, and it was Bamdan who managed it, and he was also for the good of the tribe."

Li Sun glanced at him as if, and whispered:
"If you really want land, why would you join the Han army just because you got the land?"

Baro ignored him and continued:

"This discussion is mainly because the emperor of the Han Dynasty invited the leaders to a banquet."

"I want to discuss one or two during the banquet, so as to completely set the market at the foot of Changshan Mountain."

"The Han army will leave soon, and will be handed over to the merchants for management, so these things must be discussed before then."

The crowd was silent for a while.

"Could it be a Hongmen Banquet?"

It has to be said that the education of the Cochin Kingdom is still of a high standard, and the natives all know allusions.

Ba Mudan also contributed to the flames:
"Maybe, that's what it means."

He doesn't need to think too much now, just stop the tribe from cooperating with the Han army.

As long as the leaders don't fall to the Han army, he can summon enough clansmen to fight for the glory of Tianzhu God.

"Definitely can't agree."

In the silence, Li Sun, who had been scolding Ba Mudan all the time, suddenly spoke, and stood on the side of Jiaozhi.

"It's not bad to make a few deals."

"But in the long run, isn't it equivalent to being a citizen of a big man?"

"What should we do when the Han army sends troops again to attack Jiaozhi and even persecute the king?"

"Isn't this a betrayal of Tianzhu God?"

Everyone also echoed:
"I think Li Xun's words are right."

"Well, it would be fine if the Han court didn't become an enemy of Tianzhu God."

Seeing everyone like this, Baro analyzed rationally:

"But what's the situation in Cochin Junior High School now?"

"You might as well make it clear that Rinan County has fallen. Although Zhang Yiping is a general with tens of thousands of troops, he dares not fight the Han army at all."

"How long will it take for the Han army to take Jiuzhen County?"

"We gave up the bazaar established by the imperial court for nothing. Are we going to go to the market again in the future and go to the county town to be slaughtered?"

"The God of Tianzhu is in our hearts, we have to be more pragmatic."

"Does Tianzhu God not want our life to be better?"

Hearing this, everyone in the room nodded...

It seems that it makes sense to say so.

God Tianzhu can't watch his people live a hard life, can he?
As for whether the king of the Jiaozhi Kingdom is the god of Tianzhu, in fact, when he reached the point where he could become a leader, except for a few extremely devout believers, they basically knew it well.

But I have to admit that the Cochin Kingdom has done a good job of promoting this aspect.

It has been deeply rooted for hundreds of years, and there are indeed many people in the clan, so I really believe this.

And what happened five years ago, everyone knows.

The monarch didn't even show up, and even just ascended to the throne, he just used the name of Tianzhu God to support the world, and raised his arms, and some clansmen were willing to go to the battlefield to die for the glory of Tianzhu God.

If you start trading with the big man, there will be no problems for the time being.

But wait until the King of Jiaozhi, in the name of Tianzhu God, once again called on the Nanyue people to fight against the Han army.

At that time, I am afraid that the clan will split.

Baacha had some wisdom, and after trying to understand some things, he looked at Bamdan:

"We don't want to betray Tianzhu God, but we all want to live a better life."

"Of course we can reject the Han army, so can you let the monarch open a market at the foot of Changshan Mountain?"

"This"

Ba Mudan hesitated.

He actually proposed this matter to the court.

But it's such a simple matter, the monarch doesn't pay much attention to it at all, instead of taking care of these miscellaneous things, it's better to have more sons.

Gao Xiangguo has considered it, but the country's control over businessmen is not strong enough.

Even if a market is set up at the foot of the Changshan Mountain, the merchants dare to cheat people openly at the door of the South Vietnamese aborigines.

In fact, the same is true for the rich people's occupation of the fields of the South Vietnamese aborigines.

Ba Mudan had thought of ways for his clansmen, and even took the risk of leading soldiers to persuade those powerful clans.

But the power of the local powerful clan is astonishingly great, and he is really not easy to offend, so in the end he can only let it go.

Seeing Bamdan, Baro got up hesitatingly, then spoke again and said:

"The Cochin court doesn't care about our lives, but we can't be irresponsible to our clansmen."

Everyone nodded again.

Trading with the Han army is a benefit that can be seen clearly and felt.

And Na Li Sun raised his hand and patted the cushion, and said seriously:
"Baro is right, but we have started a long-term cooperation with the Han Army, which is a betrayal of Tianzhu God."

There was another silence, this Li Sun seemed to be a fanatical follower of Tianzhu God.

"Why don't we take a look first."

After a while, Bacha spoke first.

"We can temporarily agree to the Emperor Han and discuss a date for the banquet."

"But this time, it can be postponed for a while."

As soon as Baacha said this, everyone understood.

Let's fully enjoy the benefits brought by the Han army market first.

I bought the things that should be bought, and the hard-to-buy things were also shipped from Rinan County. The clan didn't need it for the time being, even if they didn't trade with the Han army, they could enjoy it in a short time.

Moreover, if you make a gesture of going to a banquet, you can still wait for the price.

The Jiaozhi court saw that they had the intention to cooperate with the Han army, so they couldn't just sit back and ignore them, right?
Even if it is not like the Han army, which guarantees the supply of materials and fair trade, at least it has to do something.

Even in the minds of most South Vietnamese natives who believed in the God of Tianzhu, as long as the Jiaozhi side put on a show, they had enough reasons to go to war with the Han army for the glory of the God of Tianzhu.

Baro understood everyone's thoughts, but he had already tried his best and couldn't do more.

"Then let's make a decision first, and then we will go to the banquet together."

"What's the matter, let's talk about it at the banquet."

Everyone was still thinking that they would have another meal from the Han army.

This is the banquet of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, so it must be of a super high standard, right?
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At night, Baro couldn't sleep, feeling uneasy.

He went out overnight and found the leader Baacha.

"Boss, I think the current Jiaozhi Kingdom can't stop the big man at all."

"This Cochin Kingdom is just a broken ship, even if there is a Tianzhu God sitting on it, it can't make up for the loopholes."

Baacha didn't sleep at night, and Baro's arrival was even within his expectation:
"I also know, but many people in the clan believe in Tianzhu God, and believe that Tianzhu God can mend the hole."

"Your wife, as well as that boy Barnihan, have always believed in the Tianzhu God."

Thinking of this, Baro also frowned and said:

"That's right, Barnihan has to worship the God of Tianzhu every now and then."

"Don't look at him in the market of the Han army, buying happily, but if the king really asks us to resist the Han army in the name of Tianzhu God."

"I'm afraid that kid immediately stabbed the Han army with the spear he bought from the Han army."

Baacha took out a white flour pancake from nowhere, and said while eating:

"But the Cochin Kingdom is no longer just a broken ship, but a ship is gone, and the navy was completely wiped out by the Han army."

"But the big man is willing to take us on board."

Baacha's words were very subtle, but Baro understood.

It shows that Jiaozhi is unreliable and will be defeated at any time, but the Han army is willing to treat them kindly, showing full sincerity.

After all, these Cochin natives could not be required to have the same strategic vision as Zhang Yiping, who used retreat to advance.

Therefore, in their eyes, the Cochin Kingdom has been completely ruined, and there is no possibility of a comeback.

It's not that everyone doesn't believe in Zhang Yiping, but the fact on the surface is that the Han army has already captured Rinan County without bloodshed, and it is not difficult to further occupy the entire territory of Jiaozhi.

Barrow said:
"Leader, whether it's for ourselves or for the sake of the tribe."

"I think everyone should jump off this sinking ship as soon as possible!"

"But how do you dance?"

It's not that Baacha doesn't want to dance, if he can persuade the other leaders, he would have danced today.

There are white flour cakes to eat, clothes to wear and field farming, what more do you want Tianzhu God.

But he also knew that these things were brought by the tribe.

If the clansmen don't listen to him and are willing to follow Tianzhu God, he may not have many white flour cakes.

Barrow also knew that this was the difficulty.

"Let's take a step by step"

"Go to the banquet first, and see what the emperor wants at the banquet."

There was a ruthless look in Baacha's eyes:
"If it doesn't work, just do one thing and keep doing it. Take advantage of the banquet, you take action and tie up all the leaders of other tribes."

"Without the leaders, even if the monarch can use the name of Tianzhu God to make the tribe resist, it will be difficult to gather too many tribesmen in a short period of time."

"At that time, we will take the clansmen who don't know what happened, and drill into the mountains and forests, and no one will be found."

"Wait for this wrecked ship to sink, and then come out and board the ship. You will not betray the God of Tianzhu, and it will also make the lives of the people better."

Barrow nodded. From the current point of view, it may be the best way not to help each other.

At this moment, there was a clicking sound outside the house, as if something was tripped.

The two were so startled that they were in a mess, almost like old kings being caught, they picked up the antler spears one after another, and jumped towards the window.

But the two probed out of the window to search, but they couldn't find anyone.

Seeing this, Baacha was also tired, put down the antler spear, and said:
"It doesn't matter, you go back and rest."

"Live how you want to live these few days, don't be too strange, so as not to be noticed."

"Anyway, we can come and go in this mountain forest."

Baro also left the antler spear on the ground, tired all day:

"Well, that's it for now, we can only take one step at a time."

Then he was reluctant to leave:
"Chief, it's getting so late, why don't you let me spend the night with you?"

Ba Acha showed a sympathetic smile of a middle-aged man:

"Alright, you stay here to protect my safety."

"Hey"

In fact, even if he avoided a night of hard work, Baro didn't feel much relieved, instead he let out a long sigh.

Why did the Han army use a market to improve the lives of the tribe?
Because their life in the mountains and forests was really bad!
If the King of Cochin, entrusted by Tianzhu God, had treated them a little better and controlled those unfair phenomena, they would not be where they are today.

I'm afraid that the first time the Han army came to Changshan, they would take the initiative to attack with antler spears instead of being caught in a dilemma here.

(End of this chapter)