Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2020 Yuwenfa is in imminent disaster

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Shuozhou was not only an important town in northern Xinjiang, but also a hub of northern trade and transportation.

From Yunzhong, through Yunzhong, trace back up the Jinhe River, to Qimin Khan Yazhang, and then eastward to Zhuojun.This imperial road running from east to west is three thousand miles long and a hundred paces wide. It was the most important traffic artery in the north during the Sui and Tang dynasties.

From Yunzhou, through the south of Xuanhongchi, through Canhexing, to Dingxiang City, through the southwest of Shanyu Duhufu, to the ancient city of East Surrender, and to Shengzhou.

From Mayi City to the northwest through the Shanyu Duhufu, to the southwest to the East Shoujiang City, and then to the northwest through the Zhongshoujiang City, Tiande Army City, and the West Shoujiang City to Yuquan.This road is the main east-west road at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain in the Tang Dynasty. The road goes north from Yuquan to Uighur Yazhang City. In the Tang Dynasty, this road was called "Shentian Khan Road".

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Since the fall of the Eastern Turks, the trade between the Tang Dynasty and the northern peoples has not been interrupted, and the scale has grown year after year. Although Mayi City is not large, it is a hub connecting the north and the south, with a prosperous population and developed trade.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and Xue Yantuo's army blocked the Baidaochuan, threatening the roads of Shuozhou, Yunzhou, and Shengzhou. Many Han and Hu merchants were stranded in Mayi City. The big Mayi City is bustling and prosperous, no less than the big town in Guanzhong.

Merchants traveling from south to north transported valuable goods, and they had money in their pockets. It was the Chinese New Year but they had to live in a foreign land. Let's go to war. The current tense situation will be relieved when the emperor's envoys arrive with festivals. Therefore, it is very lively to eat and drink.

Han and Hu live together peacefully, even Xue Yantuo's merchants don't have to worry about the value of the goods they carry being confiscated by the Tang army. Datang's protection of commercial activities is very good.

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Yu Wenfa rubbed the gauze wrapped on his forehead, the wound was still painful, took a sip of tea, and threw the teacup on the tea table in agitation.

This morning, the army reported that several groups of Xue Yantuo's scouts tried to approach Mayi City last night, but fortunately they were discovered by night patrol soldiers, who chased and drove them away.

But tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the south gate of Mayi City is open during the day, who knows how many scouts from Xue Yantuo sneaked into the city?
Xue Yantuo's sudden action with such fanfare is somewhat unreasonable.

This magnanimous assumption could not be that he took the wrong medicine and was no longer satisfied with the soldiers coming to Dingxiang City to oppress Datang to agree to his marriage, but he really wanted to do something against Dingxiang City, right?

Yu Wenfa felt a little uneasy.

According to the family's instructions, Xue Yantuo would never dare to attack Dingxiang City, let alone start a war with the Tang Dynasty, so he only needs to imprison Youwuwei and Youtunwei tightly so that he has to be trapped in the city. Then the frontier army took a tough stance to deal with Xue Yantuo, and when Xue Yantuo's division failed and had to return to Mobei, this feat of "retreating the enemy" was successfully obtained.

But now, he can't help thinking—if Xue Yantuo really gets crazy and captures Dingxiang City, the Eastern Turks supported by His Majesty will be destroyed again, and the two guards sent by the court will be dragged on the horse by him. Yicheng, Yanmen Pass...

Just thinking about the consequences, Yu Wenfa's scalp tingles and his heart beats with fear.

That's not impossible!
The reason why the barbarians are barbarians is because those beast-like guys have well-developed limbs and simple minds. Sometimes they can do whatever they want without thinking about the consequences!

Barely suppressing the feeling of panic, Yu Wenfa once again recruited the deputy general and sent several teams of scouts to Dingxiang to closely monitor the movements of Dingxiang City and Xue Yantuo's camp, and report back immediately if there is any change.He also sent people to Yanmen Pass to check whether the soldiers of Youtunwei were safe.

Listening to the noisy sounds on the street outside the government office, Yu Wenfa frowned, feeling more and more irritable.

A whole team of scouts sent out to assassinate Fang Jun hadn't returned all night...

This made him even more uncomfortable.

Could there be some accident?
Yu Wenfa didn't dare to think about it.

"General, Marshal Xue sent someone here, please go over and have a meeting, saying that we have something important to discuss."

The soldiers entered the room and said respectfully.

"What's wrong with this stupid man?"

Yu Wenfa was suspicious in his heart, and said: "Go and tell that muddy man that the general's affairs are too complicated and he can't get away. If you have any advice, just come to the government office by yourself."

This is very inappropriate behavior.

After all, Xue Wanche was his officer, and his title was dozens of ranks higher than him. The officer summoned him but excused himself. According to the military law of the Tang Dynasty, he would be whipped thirty times.

But Yu Wenfa himself had ghosts in his heart, and it was inevitable that he would feel guilty. He was afraid that Xue Wanche would simply put him under house arrest, and then take over the defense of Mayi City, so what should he do?
He dare not go.

The soldier seemed to be stunned for a moment, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he turned and walked out.

Yu Wenfa wondered why Xue Wanche had summoned him, and after a while, he heard the noise of people outside the house, followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps, and quickly approached here.

Yu Wenfa yelled angrily: "Presumptuous! Is there any rules in the government office?"

Before the words fell, there was a "bang", the door was kicked open abruptly, and a gust of cold wind poured into the room in an instant, making Yu Wenfa shudder from the cold.

At the open door, under the guard of Buqu, Xue Wanche strode in, his bearded face was full of anger, staring at Yu Wenfa and yelling: "Mother! You bastard, how dare you face Shangguan?" He refused to see the summons, do you still have military law in your eyes?"

Yu Wenfa squeezed a smile on his face, stood up and said, "Oh, what does the commander-in-chief say? You are the commander-in-chief, the county prince, and the son-in-law. Even if I lend you the guts of the last general, I dare not refuse your summons... Well, you summoned the last general, what's the matter?"

He was only afraid that Xue Wanche would force him to put him under house arrest. Now this is his land, and there are all his soldiers outside, so how could he still be afraid of Xue Wanche?

Xue Wanche saw that his expression was disdainful and glib, and he couldn't contain his anger. He rushed forward and slapped Yu Wenfa hard on the face.

"Snapped!"

Yu Wenfa was caught off guard, tilted his head, and fell to the ground, his eyes were blurred, and he was a little dazed...

How could his personal soldiers watch him be so humiliated?
Immediately they clamored forward, but one of Xue Wanche's subordinates jumped out, according to Yu Wenfa's waist, it was a corner of Yu Wenfa's waist, and kicked Yu Wenfa to the ground.One of the main generals of the Shuozhou garrison was beaten, and immediately became angry. They pulled out their weapons one after another and waited to step forward, but saw Xue Wanche jumping out one by one from behind, with an unsheathed horizontal knife in his hand. On the neck of grammar...

There was a sudden silence in the lobby.

Yu Wenfa fell on the ground, with a horizontal knife across his neck and blood gushing from his forehead, he looked as miserable as he could, but his subordinates were afraid to act rashly, they could only shout and curse outside.

"Bah!" Yu Wenfa spat out the blood that flowed into his mouth, glanced at the man who kicked him just now, then looked up at the man holding him hostage with a horizontal knife, and said helplessly: "Cheng Chubi, Qu Tuquan , although we didn't have a deep friendship in the past, can it be considered old? Even if you don't miss the old relationship, isn't it a little too much to hurt someone like this?"

Cheng Chubi was dumb, his expression remained unchanged when he heard the words, his hand holding the knife was always steady, no one could guarantee whether he would wipe Yu Wenfa's neck with a knife in the next moment.

Qu Tuquan grinned and said: "That's why, all of you guys from aristocratic families deserve to die. You never have the idea of ​​serving the king and serving the country loyally. You don't care whether the Tang Dynasty comes to court or not. Congratulations come from all over the world, and you don't care whether your Majesty has made great achievements and surpassed the five emperors. In your eyes and hearts, you only have the family! Your mind is full of how to make profits for the family. Wagging your tail and begging for mercy, even if you send the people of Dingxiangshuo Prefecture to the den of tigers and wolves, you still don’t blink! Bah! Things with no king, no father, and a wolf’s heart are worthy of being called brothers and sisters with Lao Tzu?”

Yu Wenfa's complexion changed, he gritted his teeth and said, "Stop talking nonsense, do you really dare to kill me?"

A person came out from behind Qu Tuquan, looked at Yu Wenfa with a half-smile, and said with disdain: "It seems that you are such a rebellious official and traitor, why should we take the risk to punish you? I can’t get rid of it, I’m waiting to go back and apologize to the Weiwei’s Mansion and His Majesty, and wait for the national law to sanction me!”

Yu Wenfa said angrily: "Who are you, who dare to speak so shamelessly?"

The man laughed, gritted his teeth and said, "I am Fang Jun!"

Yu Wenfa opened his mouth, his face pale...

(End of this chapter)