There was already a large group of crying people in the back hall. There were more than seventy people in Tusi Adu's family. Some of them were his immediate relatives, and some were people left by his father. In any case, these people were very closely related to him by blood. Now that they heard that they were going to be sent down the mountain, these people naturally did not want to leave.
But Tusi Adu was too lazy to say anything to these people. After all, he didn't think much of them. What he cared about most were naturally his three sons. Although the eldest son was only in his teens, he looked very heroic. He wanted to give his sons some instructions, but he was afraid that the children were too young. If they revealed anything at the foot of the mountain, Li Xiang's knife would be very sharp.
Tusi Adu opened his mouth for a long time but in the end did not say a word. He hugged his three sons in his arms and tears fell silently. If he had not chosen this step, perhaps he could still be living a good life now. Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.
"After you go down the mountain...you must listen to what the master says."
After holding it in for a long time, Adu Tusi only said these few words. As for the elders in the family, Adu Tusi could only ask them to take care of their health. The living conditions at the foot of the mountain were much better than on the mountain, and the elders could just recuperate at the foot of the mountain.
"Follow my father's teachings."
Because Tusi Adu admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty, the children also understood the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty. When they were about to leave, they all knelt down and kowtowed, but they did not feel sad. They had heard that the Han territory was very prosperous, and now they finally had the opportunity to go there for a visit. They even felt a little bit of anticipation.
Watching his family members slowly leaving the mountain village, Tusi Adu felt as if his throat was blocked. He didn't know what was wrong, but he just felt uncomfortable. The old people in the family were still crying, but the young people didn't shed a single tear.
If these people were to come down the mountain, Li Xiang would definitely try every possible means to keep them and make them dependent on the world of pleasure. Even if Tusi Adu brought them back to the mountain in the future, these people would have already been disconnected from the mountain stronghold and would not oppose the Tang Dynasty because of the power in the mountain stronghold.
Li Xiang's method was indeed a radical move, far more powerful than many previous attempts. Tusi Adu understood this, as did many of the elders in the mountain stronghold. But what could they do now that they understood it? Could they openly rebel against the Tang court?
After watching the team disappear from his sight, Tusi Adu returned to his tent. Next to him was a stack of clean memorials, which were also sent up from the foot of the mountain. He took the first one on top and began to write the memorial.
There was nothing important in this memorial. It just talked about the local customs, weather and culture of the mountains. It was what was called an official's greeting.
Many officials in the Tang Dynasty had such a habit, but Tusi Adu did not. Now he started to do such a thing. Qin Huaiyu saw it very clearly from the side, that is, Tusi Adu had accepted his fate. From this moment on, he was no longer the hereditary Tusi master. He was already a Tusi canonized by the Tang Dynasty, and a Tusi without any inheritance system.
Qin Huaiyu was full of admiration for Li Xiang and launched a series of combined punches, leaving no room for Adu Tusi to have any other thoughts. From this moment on, this guy should put away all the little tricks in his mind. If he doesn't, we will cut off all your thoughts.
Near Xijiangzhai.
Compared with Tusi Adu, Tusi Longchuan's life was even more miserable. He originally thought he could have a good rest in the village, but his subordinates launched a rebellion. He finally found another village, but the problem was, would the Tang army let you rest?
Before daybreak, the Tang army and the army of Tusi Adu found this place and immediately launched an attack on the stronghold. Tusi Longchuan still had less than 3,000 men under his command. Although these people were the most loyal, their combat effectiveness was not very good. After fleeing for many days, many of them did not even have the strength to run.
So in this situation, the Longchuan chieftain had no choice but to make drastic measures and choose to abandon some of them again.
Relying on their familiarity with the mountains, they once again escaped the pursuers, but this was only a temporary peace. Your people were familiar with the surrounding conditions, and Adu Tusi's people were also familiar with the surrounding conditions. It was only a matter of time before they found you again. Now they just let you take a breath.
"Haven't the other two big bosses expressed their views yet?"
The chieftain of Longchuan suddenly thought of another thing. If the other two chieftains could support him, although he could not obtain his previous status, he could at least deal with the Tang army at the foot of the mountain for a while. The strength of the other two chieftains was not strong enough, but if the three of them united, they could also give Li Xiang a headache for a while.
"To reply to the chieftain, based on the distance they traveled, the people we sent should have returned long ago, but they've already been delayed for three days. We left a mark for them when we fled. They're all the best guys in the mountains and should be able to find the mark we left. They haven't returned yet, so I'm afraid it's the two chieftains..."
The subordinate didn't finish his words, but everyone present understood what was going on. Unless the two chieftains changed their minds, there was no other situation that would stop the messenger from returning.
In fact, everyone has known this result for a long time, but no one wants to believe it in their hearts. Now that the Longchuan Tusi has asked, they might as well tell the truth to prevent the Longchuan Tusi from having other fantasies in his mind. This morning, he said that he wanted to take these people to the Longquan Tusi’s stronghold. Do you still have such fantasies now?
"What a bunch of spineless bastards! They never thought about how they would live their comfortable lives if they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Only by fighting a good battle with the Tang Dynasty can we earn their respect, you two idiots."
The words of Longchuan Tusi did not resonate much. The people present did not think so. They believed that if they were to fight a war, the result would probably be the same as yours. You have nothing under your command, so how could the Tang Dynasty respect you?
