Yang Fan is indeed worthy of being a stick!

This tyrannical and domineering style is no less than what it was in Chang'an. Even the people in the Duke of Yun's Mansion dare to punish him to death. It's really awesome!

Everyone watched with great interest, and even businessmen who were familiar with him talked about it, telling each other about Yang Fan's past "great achievements".

Some people who heard it for the first time were immediately shocked and even listed Yang Fan as the person who should not be messed with.

Needless to say, when these people traveled to various parts of the Tang Dynasty, the story of Zhang Baoqing's ship being smashed to pieces by Yang Fan would definitely be widely circulated.

In recent years, Duke Yun Zhang Liang has become increasingly depressed and can only adopt more adopted sons. Now he is completely embarrassed!

The two names were slaughtered by Yang Fan the year before, and now Zhang Baoqing has been completely disgraced.

If Zhang Liang does not regain his face from Yang Fan, the people of the Yun Kingdom Palace will never be able to hold their heads high in front of the Yang Family in the future.

Of course, this is just a small episode on Yang Fan's journey to the south of the Yangtze River, and a more important test is yet to come.

After all, after passing Tongguan, you have entered the territory of Jiangnan.

The Jiangnan area has a complicated composition of people. Before the Song Dynasty, there were two major forces mixed here.

One is the noble class composed of nobles, and the other is the Shanyue people who disobey the court's discipline.

The name Shanyue has existed since ancient times.

This tribe, which has cultivated and multiplied for generations in the high mountains south of the Yangtze River, reached its most glorious era in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shanyue was a local force that was half soldiers and half civilians. They were also the enemies faced by the Sun Wu Group in the early days of the Three Kingdoms.

These indigenous people have lived in the mountains for generations, gathered in the mountains and forests, and were self-sufficient. Whenever they encountered oppression from the dynasty, they would resist without fear of death.

Their purpose is to do whatever they don't want. Generation after generation, these people never obey the jurisdiction of the dynasty. This situation has caused great headaches for all dynasties.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court has continuously sent troops to suppress the Shanyue people in the Jiangnan area.

But most of these people live in the mountains and are used to being free, so why do they want to be controlled?

More importantly, these people are self-sufficient and certainly do not want to pay taxes.

Incited by a few chiefs, they all wanted to stand on their own. Since His Majesty Li Er came to the throne, he has sent generals to conquer the Shanyue people many times, but unfortunately with little success.

Zhang Liang was appointed by Li Er as the general manager of the pacification of Shanyue. He had been entangled with the Shanyue people for a long time. It can be said that the two sides had a mutual victory or defeat.

After all, the Shanyue people have lived deep in the mountains for generations, and climbing over mountains and rivers is as easy as walking on flat ground. Most of them are based on the mountains, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the battle is very difficult.

Although Zhang Liang was the first to fight bravely, and Tiger Ben of the Tang Dynasty also showed great bravery under his leadership, it was not easy to completely conquer the Shanyue people.

The stoppage of fighting gave the Shanyue people a chance to recuperate.

The ambition of the Shanyue people, which led to unruliness, gradually grew, thinking that the soldiers of the imperial court were nothing more than this.

In the deep mountains of Jiangzhou, Jiangnan Province, although it is already early spring, it is still very cold in the early morning. The mountains are covered with mist and heavy water vapor.

Zhang Liang woke up early in the morning, opened the window and looked at the foggy sky. It was already three quarters in the morning but the sun was still not visible, so he sighed irritably.

It has been several years since His Majesty Li Er was sent to Jiangnan to pacify the Shanyue people!

Due to various reasons, Zhang Liang not only failed to bring the Shanyue people back to the imperial court, but the Shanyue people developed better and better.

After the maid took care of his hair, Zhang Liang did not put on the armor, but changed into a green suit.

It doesn't look like a war, but rather like meeting guests.

Walking down the wooden building, the air was so fresh that Zhang Liang took a deep breath, as if all the dirt in his internal organs had been washed away.

However, the moisture in this fresh air is too heavy, which is really difficult for Zhang Liang, who has lived in the dry environment of Guanzhong for a long time.

The weather in early spring is still very cold, and the slightest bit of moisture is cool and creeps into the seams of the bones, making the whole person's bones seem to be trembling.

Particularly, areas that have been traumatized in the past are often soaked with moisture, causing the old injuries to recur from time to time, which is unbearable.

This kind of wooden or earthen building located in the mountains is the residence of Shanyue people. People live in the upper floors of these buildings and some domestic animals are raised in the lower floors.

For Zhang Liang, the smell of livestock is not a big deal, but the most unpleasant thing is the ubiquitous damp and cold air.

There is no way, people who have not lived here for a long time really can't adapt.

The living environment of the Shanyue people is different from that of the Han people. Here, patches of farmland are opened up in the open spaces in the mountains, forests and ravines, but unfortunately the yield is not high.

Every year, apart from being able to barely fill their stomachs, there is no surplus food at all, which is why they are so disobedient to discipline.

Once you obey the government's discipline and farm, you must pay taxes or serve in the military.

If you pay taxes, there will never be enough food to eat, and people will starve to death.

Although it is possible to deduct taxes by sending young people to serve, the land in the mountains is barren and farming is extremely difficult.

If there are no young people, they will not have enough to eat. Therefore, Shanyue people generally will not obey the court's discipline.

Originally, Zhang Liang came to annihilate or conquer these Shanyue people, so why did he come to the territory of the Shanyue people?

Has he completed the task assigned to him by Li Er?

The answer is of course no!

Ever since he knew that Yang Fan was going to the south of the Yangtze River, and that he had dealt with Zhang Baoqing, his adopted son, just after departure, Zhang Liang couldn't bear it anymore.

In his opinion, dealing with Yang Fan is the priority option, while dealing with the Shanyue people is not that important.
Chapter completed!