Chapter 6: If that Place Can’t Keep Me There Part Two
“However, Li Gandang is right.” After clearing his throat with a cup of tea on the table, Fang Jie said, “The agreement between His Majesty and Mong Ge didn’t mention Northern Liao, right? So, this man isn’t restricted by the agreement. Even if the people of Mongo-Yuan want to make a mess out of this, they can’t. In the end, the big figures in the Ministry of Rites will talk with those savages from the grassland. I heard that the big figures in the Ministry of Rites are all arrogant, and they are much better at BSing.”
“You mean… treat it as if nothing happened?” Li Xiaozong asked to confirm.
“Of course not!” Fang Jie replied, “There is no trade relationship between Great Sui and Northern Liao. Northern Liao always traded with Mongo-Yuan. Of course, they lose out on money because of this. This aside, without the permission of Great Sui, a foreigner came to the border city…”
Fang Jie looked at Li Xiaozong and asked, “Are these people seen as invaders?”
“Yes, in theory,” Li Xiaozong replied after thinking for a bit.
“Then, what are you waiting for?” Fang Jie smiled.
“Fang Jie! You are a f*cking genius!” Li Xiaozong slapped Fang Jie’s shoulder.
…
In that afternoon, a piece of explosive news spread in Fangu City. It was heard that the men from Northern Liao who came here to trade 500 warhorses were arrested by Li Xiaozong in person. All the warhorses were confiscated, and the 30-or-so men of Northern Liao were locked up and punished.
This news spread in the region like a storm, and the Mongo-Yuan soldiers in Nirvana City across from Wolf Breast Mountain Range learned everything.
Chiliarch Agudam didn’t dare to hesitate and instantly sent a messenger to the residence of Mandu Flag Master – Mandu Latu.
The Mongo-Yuan Empire’s territory was the biggest in the world. Some people said that the issue which troubled all the khagans of Mongo-Yuan was that they didn’t know how big their territory was and how many citizens they had. Since the Mongo-Yuan Empire was so large, it was impossible to measure everything.
The Mongo-Yuan Empire was divided into 48 flags, and even the smallest flag managed thousands of square kilometers of grassland. Mandu Flag was the closest to Fangu City, and Flag Master Mandu Latu was a warmonger.
The flags in Mongo-Yuan were similar to the different circuits in Great Sui. The first flag master of each flag was appointed by the First Khagan of Mongo-Yuan, and it was then inherited by heirs.
[TL Note: From the information so far, it seems like Great Sui’s territory was divided into four levels – circuits, states, counties, and towns/villages.]
Mandu Latu was a warmonger, and he had asked Khagan Mong Ge to attack Great Sui more than once.
However, it was heard that this man had six wives, and three of them were from Great Sui.
No one knew if this incident about warhorses would be the fuse that leads to the war between Great Sui and Mongo-Yuan, but Li Xiaozong had to be prepared. While ordering the 800 soldiers to stop taking turns to rest and be fully aware, guarding against possible raids, he also sent a letter to Jibei City which was the Capital of Jibei State, asking Governor Wu Peizhi to make the decision.
[TL Note: In this book, governors were heads of states, and governors-general were heads of circuits.]
Wu Peizhi was shocked when the letter came in.
He cussed and called Li Xiaozong a pig. Then, he wrote a memorial to the throne and asked someone to rush it to Chang’an City. Jibei State was more than 5,000 kilometers away from Chang’an, and no one knew if the war would start before the news got to Chang’an. To make sure that things wouldn’t go out of control, Wu Peizhi gathered all the soldiers in the state and wrote a letter to the campsite of Right Valiant Guard 150 kilometers away.
[TL Note: In ancient China, a memorial to the throne was an official communication to the emperor.]
Great Sui’s Right Valiant Guard was comprised of 50,000 elite soldiers, and it was the protector of Great Sui’s northwestern border!
Great General Li Yuanshan of Right Valiant Guard was also from Long-Right Li Family, and he was a member of the core family. He had an impressive count of military merit and was trusted by Emperor Yang Yi, just like the other 11 great generals who commanded the other 11 guardian forces of Great Sui.
Compared to these big great generals, Li Xiaozong who was only a major at a border city was nothing, let alone Fang Jie who was the lieutenant of a scout team.
“You mean… treat it as if nothing happened?” Li Xiaozong asked to confirm.
“Of course not!” Fang Jie replied, “There is no trade relationship between Great Sui and Northern Liao. Northern Liao always traded with Mongo-Yuan. Of course, they lose out on money because of this. This aside, without the permission of Great Sui, a foreigner came to the border city…”
Fang Jie looked at Li Xiaozong and asked, “Are these people seen as invaders?”
“Yes, in theory,” Li Xiaozong replied after thinking for a bit.
“Then, what are you waiting for?” Fang Jie smiled.
“Fang Jie! You are a f*cking genius!” Li Xiaozong slapped Fang Jie’s shoulder.
…
In that afternoon, a piece of explosive news spread in Fangu City. It was heard that the men from Northern Liao who came here to trade 500 warhorses were arrested by Li Xiaozong in person. All the warhorses were confiscated, and the 30-or-so men of Northern Liao were locked up and punished.
This news spread in the region like a storm, and the Mongo-Yuan soldiers in Nirvana City across from Wolf Breast Mountain Range learned everything.
Chiliarch Agudam didn’t dare to hesitate and instantly sent a messenger to the residence of Mandu Flag Master – Mandu Latu.
The Mongo-Yuan Empire’s territory was the biggest in the world. Some people said that the issue which troubled all the khagans of Mongo-Yuan was that they didn’t know how big their territory was and how many citizens they had. Since the Mongo-Yuan Empire was so large, it was impossible to measure everything.
The Mongo-Yuan Empire was divided into 48 flags, and even the smallest flag managed thousands of square kilometers of grassland. Mandu Flag was the closest to Fangu City, and Flag Master Mandu Latu was a warmonger.
The flags in Mongo-Yuan were similar to the different circuits in Great Sui. The first flag master of each flag was appointed by the First Khagan of Mongo-Yuan, and it was then inherited by heirs.
[TL Note: From the information so far, it seems like Great Sui’s territory was divided into four levels – circuits, states, counties, and towns/villages.]
Mandu Latu was a warmonger, and he had asked Khagan Mong Ge to attack Great Sui more than once.
However, it was heard that this man had six wives, and three of them were from Great Sui.
No one knew if this incident about warhorses would be the fuse that leads to the war between Great Sui and Mongo-Yuan, but Li Xiaozong had to be prepared. While ordering the 800 soldiers to stop taking turns to rest and be fully aware, guarding against possible raids, he also sent a letter to Jibei City which was the Capital of Jibei State, asking Governor Wu Peizhi to make the decision.
[TL Note: In this book, governors were heads of states, and governors-general were heads of circuits.]
Wu Peizhi was shocked when the letter came in.
He cussed and called Li Xiaozong a pig. Then, he wrote a memorial to the throne and asked someone to rush it to Chang’an City. Jibei State was more than 5,000 kilometers away from Chang’an, and no one knew if the war would start before the news got to Chang’an. To make sure that things wouldn’t go out of control, Wu Peizhi gathered all the soldiers in the state and wrote a letter to the campsite of Right Valiant Guard 150 kilometers away.
[TL Note: In ancient China, a memorial to the throne was an official communication to the emperor.]
Great Sui’s Right Valiant Guard was comprised of 50,000 elite soldiers, and it was the protector of Great Sui’s northwestern border!
Great General Li Yuanshan of Right Valiant Guard was also from Long-Right Li Family, and he was a member of the core family. He had an impressive count of military merit and was trusted by Emperor Yang Yi, just like the other 11 great generals who commanded the other 11 guardian forces of Great Sui.
Compared to these big great generals, Li Xiaozong who was only a major at a border city was nothing, let alone Fang Jie who was the lieutenant of a scout team.
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