The Zhangshui is surging, the grass and trees on both sides of the bank are sparse and yellow, and a dilapidated small county town stands alone on the south bank. This is the once prosperous capital of several dynasties, Yecheng. The sudden arrival of tens of thousands of people broke the calm of this small city, and people were neighing and making a commotion everywhere, and a fat man with bearded hair stood at the gate of the small city, with a panicked expression and a look of concern on his face.

"This, this is Yecheng?"

"Your Majesty is right, this city is the county seat of Ye County. ”

The fat man with the hair is the Emperor An Qingxu of Dayan, and after arriving in Yecheng, everything deviates from what he imagined before. He really couldn't imagine that Yecheng, which had been the capital of the country for several generations, had fallen to this point, but the Son of Heaven had golden lips and jade teeth, how could there be a reason to take back the water spilled by the words he spoke?

Therefore, no matter how dilapidated this Yecheng is, you have to pinch your nose and fulfill the promise made before Bei Hunt.

"From today onwards, this is the new capital of my Dayan!"

When he said this, An Qingxu actually had no confidence at all, and compared with the prosperous Luoyang City, how could this city have the appearance of half the national capital? The only thing that is desirable is probably only the word "Yecheng".

"An Xianggong, today's new capital has just been established, can there be a complete way to guard against Tang soldiers?"

An Shouzhong escorted the Great Yan Tianzi all the way north to Yecheng non-stop, if according to his original intention to flee directly back to Fanyang, only in the place of their foundation can be safer and faster repair. However, An Qingxu is still the son of Dayan after all, and the soldiers and horses who follow him account for as much as half, and he asked himself that he could not completely control the army to go north, so he could only agree with An Qingxu's idea and temporarily take refuge in Yecheng.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there are still two groups of men and horses behind Tang Bing, and it is impossible to cross the Yellow River north in March or May!"

"There are also people and horses, can you restrain Tang Bing?"

It was only at this time that An Qingxu seemed to be relieved, he had no illusions about these two groups of people who did not listen to the transfer, but now it seems that even if these people do not listen to the order, they can still hold back the footsteps of Tang Bing. As soon as he thought of this, An Qingxu's chest burned again, and his voice began to become high-pitched.

"Taking advantage of these three or five months, we must get in touch with Ashina Chengqing, according to the time estimate, it is time to transfer troops to the south, as long as the troops are here, what are you afraid of Tang soldiers?"

However, compared to An Qingxu's optimism, An Shouzhong is obviously worried, but this worry is not easy to say for a while, with his understanding of An Qingxu, if he says it, he doesn't know what moth will be tossed.

"An Xianggong has something to say, don't spit out ......"

When he realized that hope was in front of him, An Qingxu's eyes were full of light, and even his attitude was much kinder. He saw that An Shouzhong suddenly lost his voice, and urged:

"What's wrong?

An Shouzhong finally gritted his teeth, since he asked, then it didn't hurt to say it, after seeing through the incompetence of this Great Yan Tianzi, there was not much awe of him in his heart.

"Ashina Chengqing has been north to Fanyang for more than two months, has Your Majesty ever received a message from a piece of paper?"

An Qingxu was stunned when he was asked, and he seemed to have no bottom in his heart, and he seemed to ask rhetorically to himself:

"What kind of sign is this?"

What else could it be? An Shouzhong secretly sneered, Ashina Chengqing was in Fanyang, after all, Shi Siming was not an idle person, how could he say that he would die? However, he didn't want to say this, he just stood on the spot, and didn't spit out a word.

"Could it be that Ashina Chengqing is less auspicious?"

Before the words came out, he hurriedly denied himself again.

"No, no, no, it's impossible, Ashina Chengqing has always been wise, even if he is not Shi Siming's opponent, it will not be, it will not be...... At least you can get out of it, right?"

An Qingxu seemed to be talking to himself when he said this, but there was an inquiring look in his eyes, and he threw himself at An Shouzhong. But An Shouzhong only pretended not to see it, and glanced away.

There was no sound of speech under the city gates, only the chaotic hooves and shouts of horses all around.

Suddenly, An Qingxu raised his hand and patted his thigh, and shouted excitedly:

"It has to be so, it has to be so!"

This made An Shouzhong take a beat, thinking that An Qingxu was sick again, so he hurriedly took a closer look, but found that his eyes were overflowing with joy again, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

"Your Majesty, what did Your Majesty think?"

An Qingxu was even a little excited, gesturing with his hands.

"In the past two months, Luoyang has been besieged, and now that we have arrived in Yecheng again, Ashina Chengqing's messenger must have missed it, yes, missed it!"

Seeing this, An Shouzhong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as this Great Yan Tianzi didn't lose his mind, let him guess randomly, what was missed, this was just self-deception.

"Your Majesty, it's not early, you have to hurry into the city to clean up the official office of the people's houses, and then you will have to sleep in the wilderness if it is too late. ”

"Yes, yes, An Qing is right, enter the city, enter the city!"

Emperor Dayan was fortunate to be in Yecheng, but not half of the people came out to greet him, An Qingxu couldn't help but ask left and right:

"I came to Yecheng in person, why can't I see the shadows of the two people?"

"After years of war, even the people in the city died or fled, and the rooms were empty. Even if there are still a few scattered people, they are all frightened by the poor people who levy food and grain!"

Following An Qingxu's side, there were only a handful of Wenchen, and the one who spoke was a short and thin person.

An Qingxu looked at him with a familiar face, but he couldn't remember the name for a while.

"He Jizhong, the commander of Yecheng County, implores His Majesty to treat the people in the city well......"

"Shut up, how can Your Majesty ever treat the people badly?

Without waiting for He Jizhong to finish speaking, An Shouzhong drank it up.

"An Qing doesn't have to be like this, let him say, after speaking, I will listen. ”

At least An Qingxu has not completely despaired, he even tried to build Yecheng into a capital city comparable to Luoyang in his heart, since he has such ambitions, he naturally has to listen to the advice of his subordinates.

This made An Shouzhong confused, he really couldn't understand, why did this Great Yan Tianzi look like he was extremely confused for a while, and he seemed to be clear-minded for a while, which one was the real An Qingxu?

"The minister suggested that the surviving people in the city be distributed with food, so that they could feel the great favor of the emperor and receive ......."

He Jizhong said a long speech, and An Qingxu was already very impatient when he heard it in the end, but he still pinched his nose and listened.

"Okay, as far as the Qing said, distribute the grain. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Since he saw the dilapidated city gate, An Qingxu has been mentally prepared, but after entering the city, he was still shocked by the desolation and ruin of the city, almost none of the walls along the street are complete, and there are traces of fire in many places.

After walking only a hundred steps, An Qingxu already looked at him and shook his head again and again, how could he still live like this? How could he expect someone to stay?

"This was made when you went south?"

He Jizhong replied:

"This is not caused by the king's southward journey. ”

"Then, that's Tang Bing?"

But he immediately denied this statement, the Tang soldiers have always been beaten, especially in their base camp Hebei Province, how can they attack the city and break the city?

"Your Majesty, this, this is all caused by the Yan army's levy of Ding and grain! But if there are those who do not obey, it is to burn and kill, and the servants will inevitably be ruined and killed, and the way of this world has forced the people to flee to Hedong to join the Shenwu army!"

This can surprise An Qingxu, even if he is stupid, he understands that population is the fundamental truth, and now all ten rooms and nine emptiness have fled to Hedong to join the Shenwu Army.

"Shenwu Army?"

An Qingxu seemed to be an afterthought, and when he heard the three words of Shenwu Army, he was like stepping on a red-hot old iron, and jumped to his feet.

"Isn't the Shenwu Army in Luoyang? When did it go to Hedong?"

This made He Jizhong speechless for a while, it turned out that the emperor did not know the basic situation of Hedong.

"The Shenwu Army has been running Hedong a few years ago, and Cai Xide, the general under Shi Siming, was defeated in their hands, and His Majesty has to guard against it......"

"Prevention, it must be prevented, how to prevent it, He Qing has a quasi-idea?"

He Jizhong is just a small county magistrate, guarding this shattered Yecheng, and it is really difficult for him to be the prime minister. However, the Son of Heaven had a question, and he could not fail to answer.

"The minister is a small official, with limited intelligence, but he also knows a reason, and those who win the hearts of the people win the world. If Your Majesty wants to conquer the world, you must first win the hearts of the people!"

Since An Qingxu was born in his mother's womb, he has been exposed to beating, killing and killing, even if someone has mentioned the words of governance, he has never gone through his heart. Under today's concern, I couldn't help but be interested, and when I heard He Jizhong's novelty, I immediately became interested.

"Can He Qing elaborate on how to win people's hearts?"

He Jizhong wanted to say something about the truth that water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, but when he thought of An Qingxu's impatient look just now, he felt that he might not have the patience to listen to what he said, so he said a few concisely, the most important of which is to let the people live and work in peace and contentment.

"Isn't it easy to live and work in peace?" ”

Suddenly, An Qingxu was in a good mood, and said:

"From now on, Yecheng will set up Gyeonggi Yin, and this Gyeonggi Yin is none other than He Qing. ”

If Gyeonggi Yin compares the Henan Yin and Jing Zhao Yin of the Tang Dynasty in the east and west of the Tang Dynasty, it is a high-ranking official of the four products, and he became an important minister of Gyeonggi from the county order of the county in the first month, which is extremely rare, and He Jizhong burst into tears of excitement, and immediately knelt down and knocked his head.

"How can the minister be so wrongly loved by His Majesty, the minister must do his best to assist His Majesty, bow to death and then ......"

An Qingxu was in a better mood, feeling that he had met a loyal and honest minister, so he hurriedly helped He Jizhong up with both hands, looked directly at him, and asked word by word:

"If you have the talent of a prime minister, I will let you enter the political hall, how about it?"