Duan Jianhan's deception wasn't that great. He was just painting a pie in the sky for the bandits. However, even if the bandits suspected that this pie was made by Duan Jianhan, they would still force themselves to believe that it was real. This way, they would feel more comfortable in their hearts.
This was just like many emperors in ancient times. They could clearly guess that immortality was a lie, but under a strong desire, they were still willing to be deceived. They were still willing to take the poisonous elixir with a fluke heart. In the end, not only did they not achieve immortality, but they also left the world earlier. They were firmly deceived. The emperors in the future should have learned their lesson and stopped taking the elixir!
Of course, this was impossible. The emperors after that continued to eat the elixir. When the emperors died, their sons continued to eat the elixir. When the sons died, their grandsons continued to eat the elixir. The previous emperors died early from eating the elixir. The following dynasties continued to eat the elixir and poison. Not many of them learned their lesson. Or it could be said that their need for immortality was too urgent. They wanted to live forever. Therefore, even if they felt that it was a lie, they would force themselves to believe it. It was like an ostrich. When it couldn't hide, it would bury its head in the sand, thinking that if it couldn't see people, people couldn't see them.
Most of these bandits weren't outsiders. They were locals of the detention area. Most of them were from the Ge Tribe. Some ran away after being punished by their clansmen. Others broke the rules because of trivial matters and were chased out by their clansmen. Slowly, they became bandits.
Because the bandits were mainly from the Ge Tribe, they wouldn't easily rob them. However, they would rob anyone who wasn't from the Ge Tribe. When the situation was difficult, they wouldn't even think about it. They would even rob their own fathers. They really did rob their fathers. When there was no food in the mountains, they would rob any caravan they saw. In the end, it was a caravan from the Ge Tribe. One of the bandits recognized his own father and was scolded by his father. However, they still had to rob. They couldn't stop just because their father was there. Otherwise, they would starve to death.
There were many reasons for bandits to become bandits in the mountains. Some of them didn't learn the right things since young and couldn't stay in the tribe anymore. Some of them beat people out of passion and beat up people with high status in the tribe. Some of them couldn't stand the way the tribe leader did things and left the tribe in anger. Thus, they formed a group of bandits that went up the mountain.
In any case, among these bandits, there were relatively few people with a pure nature. Most of them were of bad character. Bad character didn't refer to how vicious they were when it came to killing and arson. Instead, it referred to how lazy they were by nature. They liked ease and loathed work. They preferred to reap without sowing. They didn't like to live a peaceful life of farming. They yearned for a free and easy life. It would be best if no one could control them. That was the good life they liked the most.
The life that Duan Jianhan described to them was thousands of times better than the life they were currently living. This naturally made them even more excited. Therefore, they lost their vigilance and looked forward to living a good life like that of a deity in the future.
.............................
..............
. "" Yes, yes, yes. Are they all beautiful? "
The bandits soon became familiar with Duan Jianhan and spoke more politely.
Duan Jianhan said, "Naturally, there are more female officials in Dongnu Province. However, there are also many male officials. For example, there are many male generals. But because there is a shortage of men, there are also many female generals. Therefore, there are also many female generals who look valiant and heroic. Each one is prettier than the other. Most importantly, they are flirtatious. As long as you are willing to spend time flirting with them, you will have the opportunity to climb into their boudoir at night. As long as you can climb in, even the mighty generals will obediently lie down and be at your disposal. "
"Brother Duan's words make our hearts itch. We really want to leave this Bird Mountain Village now and climb into the boudoirs in Dongnu Province."
"Brother Duan, how many female officials have you climbed into? Are they beautiful? "
Two bandits asked.
Duan Jianhan waved his hand and sighed. "That was when I was young. I haven't climbed for five or six years. I'm old and my body isn't in good condition. I'm afraid I'll lose my life if I fall from it."
"Hahaha! Brother Duan, you really know how to joke. For the sake of beautiful female officials, you're afraid of falling to your death. You'd be willing to fall to your death a hundred times! "
"That's right. I'm 50 years old this year, but I can still climb the boudoirs. No matter how high they are, I dare to climb them."
"When I really go to Dongnu Province in the future, I'll definitely climb the boudoirs every day. I'll climb at least three to five of them a day."
The bandits were trapped on the mountain and were indeed suffocated. Each of them was very angry. They were all dreaming.
"Brother Duan, if we can really become generals in Dongnu Province, then the generals in Dongnu Province will be worthless!"
A bandit asked.
Duan Jianhan said with a smile, "In your dreams. How can we all be generals? The generals of the East Woman Kingdom are also selected. There will be a public martial arts competition. If you can beat a lot of people, you can become a general. I see that the skills of the brothers are really good. The worst can be a centurion! The best fighter will definitely meet the standards of a general. "
"The worst of us can be a centurion. It seems that the men in Dongnu Province can't do it!"
A bandit said with disdain.
Duan Jianhan said, "What's so strange about that? You guys live in the mountains every day, so your bodies are very strong. The men in Dongnu Province are all lying in a gentle land. They climb the watchtowers from time to time. Their bones are soft. Of course, they can't fight. I was very strong when I was young, and I even became a general. I couldn't climb the boudoirs for a few years. I can't be a general anymore. I can only do business. Brothers, when you go to Dongnu Province in the future, you must take it easy. Don't just focus on climbing the watchtowers. You should also exercise your bodies. "
"Hahahaha!"
When the bandits heard this, they were all happy. They didn't care about that. They were confident in their bodies and never thought that there was anything wrong with them. Even if they didn't exercise, they wouldn't be so weak that they couldn't climb the watchtowers.
"Brother Duan, Dongnu Province isn't rich. They just took out a hundred boxes of gold. Are they that generous?"
A bandit asked doubtfully.
Duan Jianhan said, "If it was in normal times, it would be impossible. However, now it's a matter of life and death for Dongnu Province. The imperial court wants to annex Dongnu Province. In order to survive, they have to take out so much gold."
When the bandits heard this, they all had expressions of realization. So that was how it was. In their hearts, they trusted Duan Jianhan even more. They felt that Duan Jianhan was a trustworthy person, and that their good days in the future would all depend on this liar Duan Jianhan.
Duan Jianhan won over these bandits because he wanted to use their strength to destroy the mountain road. Now that the troops of the Tang dynasty had entered here, it would be difficult for them to destroy the mountain road at this moment. However, they could temporarily lie low and wait until Ang Lee's troops left. Then they could destroy the road. In this way, Ang Lee and his men would have no way to go back. Even if the troops of the Tang dynasty came later, they wouldn't be able to go to Dongnu Province. In short, as long as they could successfully destroy the road, the task would be completed. They would have a way to explain it when they went back.
As for Duan Jianhan's promise to these bandits, of course, it was all a lie. Even if these bandits could make a great contribution to them, they would not be treated so well. Moreover, the picture itself was false. How could it be realized? In Duan Jianhan's eyes, these bandits were just cannon fodder that could be sacrificed at any time.
How many people who engaged in politics were not cruel and merciless? If they were not cruel and merciless, how could they play politics? For schemers who engaged in politics, it was the most normal thing to use people who could be useful as cannon fodder. When it was time to sacrifice these cannon fodder, they would not even blink their eyes. They were very ruthless and cruel.
People said that mountain bandits were cruel and merciless. However, compared to those who were involved in politics, mountain bandits were at least loyal. They would only harm a few people. On the other hand, those who were involved in politics could kill thousands of people with a single scheme. Those who killed a few people were mountain bandits, while those who killed tens of thousands of people could be conferred the title of Marquis. This world was so unfair. Those who killed a lot of people were actually more powerful than those who killed a few people. They could enjoy better treatment.
Many ancient bosses stepped on the corpses of others to get to the top. A general's success was built on the bones of thousands of people. It was the most realistic portrayal. If one wanted to climb to a higher position, one needed to constantly step on others and use others' sacrifice as a ladder to one's success.
In this process, the most important part was deception. For example, if Duan Jianhan wanted to complete his task, he had to use deception to make the bandits work for him. Then, when the time came for the bandits to be sacrificed, he would not hesitate to push the bandits out and let them fend for themselves without any mercy.
What determined whether Duan Jianhan's deception was successful or not was not how powerful Duan Jianhan was, but mainly depended on how greedy the bandits were. The more greedy the bandits were, the easier it was to be used. Since ancient times, those who were easy to be used were all greedy people. Because of their greed, they were very easy to be used. If they could get rid of their greed, they would not be so easy to be used.
The officials of the imperial court would also embark on the path of corruption due to their greed, completely ruining their lives and being spurned by the people. No matter what stage a person was at, what identity and status they had, as long as they had a greedy heart, their life would more or less be ruined.
There would never be a pie in the sky. If there was a pie in the sky, it must be filled with poison. Never try to eat a poisonous pie, or you would really be poisoned to death.
In only one day, Ang Lee had completely controlled the situation. The largest tribe in the Western Detention Area, the Jiang tribe, the Ge tribe, and the Lu tribe were all under Ang Lee's control. After a detailed explanation, all these tribes clearly expressed their support for the imperial court and would never go against the imperial court. They also felt the sincerity of the imperial court and understood that obeying the imperial court was their only way out. If they went against the imperial court, not only would it harm their own interests, but it would also lead to a dead end.
However, in view of Duan Jianhan's escape, Ang Lee was somewhat worried. Duan Jianhan's existence was a threat. Although all the tribes had clearly expressed that they would not support Duan Jianhan and would obey the imperial court's decree, as long as Duan Jianhan was still in the Western Detention Area, he would still be a scourge. The wall-hanging mountain road here was too fragile. Even if only a few people were to destroy it, it would still cause great harm to the road.
What Ang Lee was most worried about was that Duan Jianhan, who had escaped, would do something desperate and use the few people to destroy the wall-hanging mountain road. The fragile wall-hanging mountain road could not be destroyed by people. As long as they obtained hammers and chisels, they were completely capable of destroying the wall-hanging mountain road. In particular, some of the more dangerous roads were very easy to be destroyed.
"Assistant Minister Li, are you worrying too much? Duan Jianhan and his few people can destroy the wall-hanging mountain road. The mountain road is made of stone and was carved out by the local mountain people bit by bit. It doesn't seem to be that easy to destroy!"
Chen Long said when he saw Ang Lee's worry.
Ang Lee said, "You're right. It is indeed carved out by your local people bit by bit. But since it can be carved out, it can also be destroyed. Hammers and drills are not difficult to obtain. If Duan Jianhan is desperate and gets the hammers and chisels, it is entirely possible that he will destroy the wall-hanging mountain road. If he destroys a little bit every day, it will be completely destroyed in a short time. Moreover, there are some plank roads made of wood that can be solved with a fire. But it will take at least a month to rebuild them. This is the most dangerous part."
"In that case, let the tribes nearby send people to patrol the mountain road and protect all the dangerous wall-hanging mountain road and plank road. As long as these mountain roads are protected, Duan Jianhan will have no way to escape."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee shook his head and said, "That's difficult! There are too many wall-hanging mountain roads and plank roads here, and the people of various tribes have their own lives. If they send people to guard the roads, it will cost too much and seriously affect their lives. If there are too few people, it will be very dangerous. The people under Duan Jianhan's command are not weak. Three or five mountain people can't beat them. "
"So Assistant Minister Li means that we should stay for the time being and find Duan Jianhan and his group first, and then continue to the west."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean. Now that this threat exists, we must find this guy as soon as possible and eliminate him. We can't let him threaten the mountain road."
"The mountain here is too big, and Duan Jianhan and his group have already entered the depths of the mountain. There are only a few of them in total. If we want to find them, I'm afraid it won't be so easy."
Chen Long felt that it would not be so easy to find Duan Jianhan and his group deep in the forest.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
