Section 67 Erosion
On his thin cheeks, he stared at the book "Yu Liaozi" in the song, "There are many people who win the temple before the battle, and those who fail to win the temple before the battle have fewer people. More than more, even less, nothing more!" The culture of the Tang people has really reached the forefront of all ethnic groups in the mainland. I didn't expect that a thin book "Yu Liaozi" has such a profound philosophy. Beisang stroking his palm and sighed. I don't know that so many civilizations of the Tang people are still in decline. Although it seems powerful now, Beisang knows how many crises are hidden behind those who seem to be powerful.
Shaking his head, Besan couldn't help but smile bitterly. He still had the intention to worry about outsiders. The difficulties he faced had made him difficult. If you have the intention, let's plan for himself. The intelligence personnel sent by Koldo to launch a rebellion in Loulan were captured by the Northwest Security Department without exception. Although nothing could prove it, only dozens of people disappeared for no reason. Besan knew that the intelligence network he had finally established in the Western Regions was almost destroyed.
Since the start of sending troops to participate in the Mot regime change, Besan was deeply confused. Faced with the crazy expansion of the northwest on the Tengger grassland, he actually felt powerless. From the Boyin people in the north of Liberia to his neighbors, the Turbu people, to the Indian and De'an tribes in the west, it seemed that the figures of the Northwest people were flashing everywhere, and it became increasingly difficult for him to grasp what the opponent was thinking. He originally thought that the focus of his goal was within the Tanghe Empire, but since last year, he had launched an unconventional army against the west and the north. From the Indian and De'an and Mot to the Western Regions, it seemed that every battle was exhausted and he was unable to return. Could it be that this guy suddenly changed his mind and wanted to open up the territory for the dying Situ Dynasty? He didn't believe it.
The biggest possibility is that Li Wufeng is preparing for his future Eastern Expedition. Relieving all worries has become his primary problem. So where will his next step be? Beisang has a bad premonition. Li Wufeng's next goal is probably himself. Only by completely destroying the eastern expedition may Li Wufeng devote himself to the struggles within the Tanghe Empire without distraction, so that his rear can have a safe and stable environment, and his expedition to the eastern expedition has become a sting in his heart.
Perhaps he made a mistake from the beginning of intervening in Mot's affairs, which made the Northwest people sensitively realize that Luo Beiren on the East Tenggeri Grassland was always an important force, a force that the Northwest people should not underestimate, and made the Northwest people start to point the finger of the war at themselves. But when he thought about it, would he not intervene in Mot's affairs, Li Wufeng would have more trust in Luo Beiren? He would have really become a strategic allies with his side? Subconsciously shook his head, Besan knew that this was impossible. With Li Wufeng's character, long-term allies could only be based on the basis that benefits outweigh disadvantages. He wanted to expand his power on the Tenggeri Grassland, so his clan would inevitably become his wayblock. Mot's affairs were just an excuse, a fuse caused by different views on the spokesperson.
It’s a pity that I could not mobilize the eastern expedition at that time. Otherwise, if the eastern expedition was fully involved in the Mott affairs, it would be hard to say who would really win. It’s a pity that the dignitaries who lived in Barona firmly opposed all the mobilization. Even Chief Wadeya agreed to their proposal, so that he could only withdraw a small part of his military force to support Guerdan.
Thinking of this, Besan sighed. He had no hope for the rebellion of the Western Regions, especially Loulan, Besan had no hope. Even the Mots had surrendered to Li Wufeng's tyranny. What's more, these Western Regions countries that were already a mess? These cowards who had always had many contradictions did not surrender at all under the suppression of foreign tribes. Even if there were occasional resistance, it was just a flash in the pan. It was not worth spending time against Li Wufeng, and it only increased hostility. However, those nobles who heard that they would lose the tributes of the Western Regions countries suddenly clamored like they were stung by a hornet, clamoring to teach the people of the Northwest a lesson. The envoys of the Loulan people also ran to Barona to beg, but when the inefficient aristocratic meeting made a decision, the Western Regions had long crawled at Li Wufeng's feet.
Sending intelligence personnel to help instigate the rebellion and provide weapons and provoking riots became the only means for the nobles to hide their shame. Besan simply did not agree with this method of losing their skills. This was entirely an excuse for Li Wufeng, who was looking for opportunities to clean up the opposition forces of the Western Regions, and it would inevitably expose his intelligence network in the Western Regions. But how could he change the decision made by the nobles' meeting?
The result was exactly the same as I expected at the beginning. Apart from winning a suspenseless massacre and the collapse of the intelligence network, there was no result. The Loulan people completely collapsed in the face of the bloody massacre. All resistance and dissatisfaction disappeared. The leader of the matter, Princess Haliqinna, actually disappeared bizarrely. Besan inferred that Haliqinna must have fallen into the hands of the Northwest people, and perhaps it has become a forbidden body on the head of Li Wufeng's bed. Such a charming woman is also "sexual" even her chief, not to mention the evil ghost in the color of Li Wufeng.
He stared blankly at the eagle that spread its wings and was about to fly on the desk table. The vivid technique made the eagle struggling to hit its wings and squeezing its neck vividly. Besan loves this sculpture the most. This is a handicraft from a sculptor from the Western Continent. Besan took a look at it at first sight, and bought it for a high price and placed it on his desk to appreciate it.
How should we deal with possible changes now? Reporting to Barona will definitely not have any results. Although two more business roads from Northwest people to the Western Continent have been opened, and the income from tariffs has been greatly reduced, which has made the nobles' dissatisfaction with the Northwest rising, it is unlikely that they can believe that Li Wufeng might take the initiative to attack Luo Beiren, even if he is just a baseless prediction.
Recalling what he saw and heard when he returned to Barona City to report his work at the end of last year, Besan was not sure at all. The economic and cultural forces of the Tanghe people have penetrated into the depths of his own nation. From the tea bricks, cloth, salt, medicinal materials and even grains needed for ordinary herdsmen in daily life, they were not imported from the northwest. The northwest has firmly controlled the economic lifeline of his own nation with its good geographical location and strong manufacturing capabilities. Besan now even doubts how long his own nation can last once the business and economic exchanges with his own nation are completely cut off?
The nobles of Barona seem to be obsessed with the economic and cultural civilization from the Tang River, fully enjoying the fruits of civilization from the East, exquisite handmade artworks, gorgeous silk satin, delicate and exquisite Tang-style sandalwood or mahogany furniture, smooth and jade-like secret glaze porcelain, and simple and luxurious purple clay pottery have become indispensable items in the homes of the nobles in Barona. Without these things, it can only prove that you are not qualified to enter the stage of the upper class of Luo people, and others will abandon you as if you are too old.
Even hiring Tang people as family housekeepers became a fashion. For a time, Luoyang Paper Gui, a Tang people who could speak Hu in Barona, had a high popularity in Luobei people's upper class society far exceeded that of Tianfang language and Lanya language. Many nobles even requested the Tanghe Empire to come to Barona to establish Tang language schools so that the children of aristocratic families could learn the brilliant culture of Tang language and the Tang people from an early age so that they could master the most advanced civilization.
Besan had visited several of his nobles' homes several times. The scenes he saw made him suspect that he was in the home of Tang people. It turned out that oil paintings from the Western Continent had been moved to the corner. Instead, hanging in the main hall were large paintings of Tang-style landscapes, ink or large-scale paintings such as horses, tigers and eagles. A half-person-high white porcelain vase was placed aside. Some homes even set up a study with arty style, stacks of Tanghe books were placed on the bookshelf.
The huge folding fan was spread out and placed on the wall behind the desk. The words "rare to be confused" were clearly visible. Besan even suspected that this nobleman who could not recognize a lot of big words could deny the Tang characters on the folding fan. The living room was made of traditional Tang-style carved large beds, golden hooks and jade curtains, silk satin mosquito nets, and even his wife and concubines were not willing to be lonely to use Tang-style embroidered silk pajamas, which made Besan, who had just returned home and enjoyed the warmth between the couple, extremely depressed.
Green tea has become the main drink for guests among aristocrats. If anyone dares to use flower tea or brick tea to treat guests, it will be a joke in the upper class immediately. Even the porcelain used for tea tasting is particularly particular. Porcelain from the Tanghe Empire is naturally the best, and porcelain from the northwest Bonan has gradually gained a foothold in the aristocratic families in Barona City. These all kinds of things have really opened the eyes of Besan, a local bun who has been away from the political center for a long time.
Chapter completed!