Chapter 28 Conspiracy
"Two hundred thousand."
"What? Two hundred thousand!" Yang Chengfeng was shocked: "A small tribe like the Qiang can actually gather an army of two hundred thousand? This is indeed a threat to the imperial court."
"The Qiang ethnic group has a total population of five million, accounting for one-third of the population of Liangzhou. The entire nation is militarized and accustomed to war, and when necessary, they can gather hundreds of thousands of people. Therefore, throughout history, dynasties have mainly adopted policies to appease the Qiang people. Our Great Qin has given preferential treatment to the Qiang people in order to resist the Mongol Empire and the Caesar Empire. After years of integration, the number of rebellions by the Qiang people has decreased significantly compared to previous dynasties. However, the deep-seated relationship between the integrated Qiang people and the aristocratic families has weakened the control of the imperial court over Liangzhou compared to any other region. If the aristocratic families incite the Qiang people's hatred towards Your Highness, you will face the entire Qiang ethnic group's hostility. When that happens, Liangzhou will be thrown into chaos, and Your Highness will be held accountable."
Yang Chengfeng fell into deep thought. The alliance between the Qiang tribe and the aristocratic families was something he had never anticipated. Facing the Qiang tribe's army of 200,000, he didn't feel as relaxed as usual. The Qiang tribe was different from the Mongolian army; they were native to Liangzhou, and their understanding of Liangzhou far exceeded his own as the Grand Marshal of Wuwei. With the support of the aristocratic families in secret, it would be even more difficult to defeat the Qiang tribe. More importantly, the policy adopted by the Great Qin Empire towards the Qiang tribe over the past 300 years made him have to consider the opinions of the imperial court.
"Your Highness, under the current situation, Your Highness has no choice but to resist the Qiang tribe in the south and take over Lanzhou in the west. Only then can you stand on unshakeable ground." said Xu Lin Kun.
"South against the Qiang tribe, west to capture Lanzhou?"
"Yes, the aristocratic families and Qiang tribes in Hanyang, Wudu, Jincheng, Anding, and Beidi are very powerful. The current Heavenly Wolf Army is no match for them, let alone the fact that the Qiang tribe and Ma family army account for a considerable proportion of the Heavenly Wolf Army. If they were to go south, these people would likely rebel. Therefore, Your Highness can only take them to fight against the Mongols."
"Mongolians? There are tens of thousands of Mongolians in Lanzhou, and with the strength of my Sky Wolf Army, I'm afraid we're no match for them." Yang Chengfeng hesitated, based on his experience fighting against the Mongolians, their combat power was above that of the Sky Wolf Army, and adding to that, the Mongolians could send tens of thousands more troops to Liangzhou at any time, then...
"Your Highness, if the commander of the Mongols in Lanzhou is now Helian Tiashu, then the Tianlang Army may not be a match for them. However, the current commander of the Mongols is Wu Yusen, the Great Prince of Mongolia. This Wu Yusen is a notorious incompetent, and it won't be difficult to defeat him." said Xu Lin Kun.
"It seems Mr. Xu is quite well-informed." Yang Chengfeng looked at Xu Linqun with surprise.
Xu Lin Kun remained silent.
"Let me think about it again." Yang Chengfeng waved his hand, signaling Xu Lin Kun to withdraw.
"Your Highness, when you don't make a decision, you will be affected by the chaos." Xulinkun said and walked away.
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"Dark Night, can this Xu Lin Kun be trusted?" Yang Cheng Feng asked after reading Dark Night's intelligence report.
The dark night hides in silence.
"Believable, yet unbelievable. In the dark of night, you sent someone to secretly monitor his every move." Yang Chengfeng sighed and leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes in deep contemplation.
After a long time, Yang Chengfeng took a deep breath and stood up, walking out.
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"Your Highness, Marting has already united the various tribes of Narati Grassland and assembled a cavalry force of 800,000 men. Should we launch an attack?" King Zuwei asked Yang Chengfeng as he arrived at the pasture.
"Eighty thousand! It seems that Martindale is not a incompetent person either." Yang Chengfeng raised his head and asked, "How many tribes have joined Martindale's troops in the Narati Grassland?"
"The headquarters of Narati Grassland has 130 tribes, now 98 tribes have joined Martindale's rebel army, and another 10 tribes are watching. The rest are all small tribes." said Wang Zuwei.
"Many indeed!" Yang Chengfeng sneered, "If it's like this, then these tribes don't have any reason to exist. This time, I will definitely eradicate them completely."
"Is Your Highness planning to rise up in arms immediately?" Wang Zuwei asked.
"No." Yang Chengfeng waved his hand, interrupting Wang Zuwei's words: "The time has not come yet. Cut the grass and eliminate the roots. Wait until those who want to stand out have all stood out, and then it will not be too late to send troops. This time, I want to settle the matter of Wu Wei once and for all. However, we can prepare in advance and catch them off guard when the time comes."
"Yes."
"When the time comes, you will use your 30,000 cavalrymen to annihilate Martin's 80,000 cavalrymen. Is there a problem?"
"No, Martin's 80,000 cavalry are just a mob, they're not even a match for my 30,000 elite troops." Wang Zuwei said confidently.
"That's good, Martin Ding's affairs will be handed over to you, as long as I give the order, you'll send troops."
"Yes."
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Wuwei, Taishoufu
"Sir, Prince Liao has already entered the city." A servant hastily ran over and said to Lei Meng.
"What? How many people did you bring?" Lei Meng was shocked and hastily stood up to ask.
"A thousand Imperial Guards have already arrived at the palace." The house servant replied.
"Alright, you can go down first." Lei Meng waved his hand and was lost in thought alone in the study.
"Whatever, who made me a noble's son anyway?" Leimeng finally seemed to have made up his mind, and hastily left the Taishou's mansion.
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In the Liao Wang Fu, Yang Chengfeng selected the clever and agile people from his personal guard to enrich the various departments of Wu Wei. At the same time, Yang Chengfeng thought that due to his attitude towards the aristocratic families, he lacked literary talents under him. To replenish his own civil official system as soon as possible, he must quickly cultivate talents or pay attention to the humble-born scholars.
However, there is a lack of talented people from humble backgrounds, so it's essential to cultivate them ourselves. In the future, if we want to dominate the world without officials managing us, every step will be difficult.
"Your Highness, Lord Leimeng has arrived."
"Ask him in!" Yang Chengfeng thought for a moment and said: "Let him go to the study room!"
Yang Chengfeng still trusts Lei Meng quite a bit. In Yang Chengfeng's eyes, Lei Meng and Kong Zhaojun, Wang Zuwei are his first batch of followers in Wuwei. After the battle of Wuwei, they have established deep feelings for each other. Therefore, Yang Chengfeng handed over Wuwei to him with confidence, and the leader of the garrison troops is still Kong Zhaojun. The purpose is that Kong Zhaojun and Lei Meng were originally in this position, making them more at ease in this position.
"I've seen Your Highness." Leimeng arrived at the study and paid his respects to Yang Chengfeng.
"Master Lei has arrived, no need for formalities, please take a seat." Yang Chengfeng gestured.
"Thank you." Lei Meng sat down and asked: "I don't know what brings Your Excellency here this time?"
"It's about Martin Ding's matter, I received news that several influential families in Wuwei want to collude with him to cause trouble. This time I came to deal with these families, and when the time comes, I hope Lord Lei can help me out, after all, you are more familiar with the influential families of Wuwei than I am." Yang Chengfeng said.
"Your Highness is saying..."
