Correct that Li Min is the history of Youzhou Thorn, which was occasionally written incorrectly before.

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Li Min, who is nearly sixty years old, now has a white beard, and he can be Cai Ji's ancestor in terms of age. But Li Min didn't dare to rely on the old and sell the old in front of Cai Ji. From the destruction of Yuan Shao to the peaceful and quiet merger, Cai Ji has proved her strength and prestige to the Youzhou bureaucrats, sect parties, and Haoqiang headed by Li Min with a series of victories. And Li Min himself clearly realized that only by relying on Cai Ji's support could he sit firmly on the throne of Youzhou assassin. Therefore, after learning that Qi Hou's car arrived in Jixian County, the old man should even take a group of officials and local celebrities out of the city to welcome Cai Ji's arrival.

Of course, according to the standards of the wealthy families in the Central Plains, these "celebrities" who come out to welcome are just some local clans with a bit of family business. In the Chengping era, Mo said that the princes who led the party like Cai Ji did not even have a county order to take these local heroes in their eyes. However, these are troubled times, and resources are far more important than reputation. Even Sun Ce, who had the nickname of "Little Overlord" in later generations, had to put down his body now and treat the four local families of Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang in Eastern Wu with courtesy. Cai Ji, as a foreign force who has just arrived in Youzhou, is naturally not exempt from vulgarity in this regard.

In the face of the welcome ceremony with drums and colorful flags, Cai Ji put on a gesture of goodwill with the people as usual. On the other hand, due to the prestige of the Qi army in the Battle of Guandu and the impact of the recent victory in the annexation of the state, the local officials and gentry of Jicheng also did their best to flatter Cai Ji, a female prince.

However, such a scene of harmony between guests and hosts made Lin Fei, who was Jinxi Ling, look at it with mixed feelings. Thinking that when Lin Fei first met Cai Ji, the other party was just a strange woman attached to Yuan Shao's wings, and after only a few years of kung fu, Xiao Cai Fujun turned into a great prince sitting on the five states of You, He, Ji, Qing, and Xu. There is no doubt that Cai Ji is the strongest and most powerful hero among the many forces that the Mo family has cooperated with over the years, even Zhang Jiao, the great sage and mentor of the year, can hardly look at him. However, Lin Fei, who was the one who led the needle, knew that due to the demonic Yu Ji's repeated obstructions, Cai Ji's relationship with the Mo family was gradually becoming unfamiliar.

In fact, as early as the construction of Jin Xicheng, Lin Fei had already seen Yu Ji's ambition, and at the same time, he also knew that Cai Ji would never be willing to be controlled by others, and it was foreseeable that the two would eventually meet each other one day. Therefore, Lin Fei kept his distance from Yu Ji early in the morning, and then did not hesitate to join forces with Li Min and others to draw a line with Yu Ji and others in an almost self-defiling way. But who knew that Cai Ji was still like Lin Fei and others after Yu Ji's death. What's more, Cai Ji also handed over the entire Five Elements Escape Banner to Duan Emei to command. Lin Fei was not dissatisfied with the seizure of the Five Elements Escape Flag. After all, the Five Elements Escape Banner was not Lin Fei's private soldier, and there were no less than Ji's cronies hidden in it, so it was not a good thing to hand over the Five Elements Escape Banner to Duan Emei for rectification. What really unsettled Lin Fei was Cai Ji's attitude towards his gradual estrangement.

In order to ensure that he did not participate in the conspiracy of Yu Ji and others, Lin Fei sent Zhang Jiao's nephew Wang Yun to Qingzhou to explain to Cai Ji the relationship between Taiping Dao and the Mo family, and presented the "Taiping Qing Lingdao" to show his loyalty. Afterwards, Cai Ji also accepted "Taiping Qing Lingdao" and arranged for Wang Yun to enter the lecture hall to study. However, Lin Fei still felt uneasy, because he knew very well that Cai Ji was a prince with great ambitions. Such a strange woman will not change her mind because of a few words of flattery. What's more, everything Cai Ji does has always had a deep meaning. Therefore, after learning the news that Cai Ji was about to inspect Jicheng, Lin Feidang rushed to Jicheng even if he left the military and political affairs of Jinxi City and planned to talk to Cai Ji in detail in person.

Although Lin Fei wanted to find out Cai Ji's attitude towards the Mo family and himself, there were too many people around Cai Ji at the moment, and Lin Fei was left aside after just taking a look at Cai Ji. Fortunately, Lin Fei was born in Momen, and he was not as greedy for fame as ordinary Confucian scholars, and he had traveled among wealthy families for Momen all the year round, and was used to seeing all kinds of people. Therefore, Lin Fei did not impatiently ask to see Cai Ji overnight. It was only after a day that he visited Qihou Xingyuan in the name of reporting on the affairs of Jinxi.

This time, Cai Ji's line was set in a mansion in the west of Jicheng City. It is said that this house was originally one of the dowries of Yuan Xi's wife, Mrs. Zhen, and after Yuan Xi's defeat, the Zhen family took advantage of the situation to take back the house and gave it to Cai Ji, who was the new owner of Youzhou. At this moment, passing through the winding corridor, Lin Fei saw Cai Ji sitting in the pavilion with Li Min and a man who looked like a military general. However, just as Lin Fei wanted to step forward to explore the end, a blue figure stood in front of him.

"Yi Jae, please stay."

Cao Pi, who appeared out of nowhere, stopped Lin Fei a hundred steps away with a vigilant expression. Faced with such a scene, the corners of Lin Fei's mouth couldn't help but raise a helpless wry smile - it turned out that now he was not as trustworthy as a medium in front of Qi Hou.

Just as Lin Fei was saddened, he suddenly heard Cai Ji not far away shouting, "Zihuan, Hugh is rude." ”

Cao Pi got out of the way when he heard this. Seeing this, Lin Fei arched his hand slightly towards Cao Pi. As if nothing had happened, he walked to the pavilion and bowed to Cai Ji, "Lin Fei has seen Qi Hou. ”

Cai Ji smiled and motioned for Lin Fei to sit down. "Zhengjie came by coincidence. Gu Zheng discussed with Du Xiaowei and others about recruiting security. ”

It was only at this time that Lin Fei noticed that the man sitting on Cai Ji's left hand side was the black mountain thief Du Chang who was defeated by Zhang Liao outside Yijing City back then. It turned out that Zhang Liao did not take Du Chang's life after knocking him off his horse that day, and after Du Chang recovered from his injury, he joined the victor like many generals of this era. Now that Du Chang has been appointed as a lieutenant of the Yue Cavalry to take charge of the defense of Guangyang County, he can be regarded as having some qualifications in the Qi army.

At this moment, seeing Du Chang appear next to Cai Ji, Lin Fei couldn't help but think about it, and blurted out, "The lord wants to recruit An Zhang Yan?" ”

"That's what Lonely means." Cai Ji nodded, and pointed to the tiled cowhide map on the desk and explained, "According to the Zhuo County report, there are black mountain thieves in Taiheng Mountain, disturbing the border of Zhuo County. ”

"Taiheng Mountain?" Lin Fei frowned when he heard this, and looked at the cowhide map for a moment. Then he said in a cautious tone, "Fei has also heard that there are bandits in Taiheng Mountain from time to time, but their momentum is very small and their whereabouts are uncertain, such thieves are really Black Mountain?" ”

It is not surprising that Lin Fei would have such questions. After all, the Montenegrin Army was originally a branch of the Yellow Turban Army, and its power in its heyday spread throughout Changshan, Zhaojun, Zhongshan, Shangdang, and Hanoi counties, and it was known to have millions of troops to the outside world. The court of Emperor Ling of Han was unable to conquer Montenegro. As a result, all the counties of Hebei were harassed by it. Later, Zhang Yan, the leader of the Montenegrin Army, sent people to Beijing to surrender, and the imperial court worshipped Zhang Yan as the general of the Peace, and the Montenegrin Army became a warlord force that could influence the situation in the north. When Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan were competing for hegemony in Hebei, Zhang Yan chose to form an alliance with Gongsun Zhan, but was defeated by Yuan Cai's allied forces outside Yijing City. After that, Zhang Yan and his Montenegrin army almost disappeared in Hebei. At this time, the news that there is a black mountain haunt in Taiheng Mountain suddenly appeared, which is really difficult to distinguish between true and false.

In fact, not only Lin Fei, but also Li Min, who is the assassin of Youzhou, also has doubts about recruiting Anshan Mountain. However, Li Min was worried that the thieves entrenched in Taiheng Mountain were really the Black Mountain Army. It must be known that Li Min, as a bureaucrat of the Eastern Han Dynasty, hated those yellow turban thieves who "brought disaster to the country and the people" from the bottom of his heart. If a general like Du Chang who abandons the dark and surrenders to the light can still make him use it cautiously, then Zhang Yan, as the leader of the thief, is a repeated person who has surrendered and turned back, which is really difficult to trust. Therefore, as soon as Lin Fei's words fell, Li Min couldn't wait to say, "Lin Yizai's words are reasonable. Taiheng thieves are ordinary and small, just send troops to recruit and suppress, why do you need to recruit peace. ”

Unexpectedly, Cai Ji waved his hand and shook his head and said, "Li Yuanjun's words are wrong. Regardless of whether the thief of Taiheng is a black mountain or not, Lone has the heart to recruit peace. ”

"The Lord wants to fill the border with the thief of Taiheng?" Lin Fei asked rhetorically after thinking about it sideways.

"Those who know the orphan are also good." Cai Ji said with a smile. In fact, Cai Ji didn't know that the peasant armies such as Montenegro and the Yellow Turban were capricious. In the case of being unable to control the situation, the result of blindly being gentle and recruiting peace is very likely to be a thief. Just like Xiong Wencan in the late Ming Dynasty in later generations, he appeased the traitors and recruited more and more. But now it is the end of the Han Dynasty and not the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the biggest problem of the late Han Dynasty is the sparse population. Due to the sparse population, the grain output of returning farmland to forest has decreased. Reduced food production has further limited population growth. In this vicious circle, the Han people in the north gradually retreated into the Great Wall and then to the banks of the Yellow River, leaving large swathes of northern land to the alien races who moved inward. And Cai Ji's territory is now newly controlled is one of the most sparse areas for Han people, so what she lacks most at present is population, a large Han population, even the volatile bandits and the Yellow Turban remnants are better than giving up to other races. The former can work and reproduce as long as there is land and a stable environment, while the latter will still ignite the heart of the nest of the bird and the dove even if he accepts the education of the saint.

Therefore, Cai Ji, who had already made up his mind in his heart, immediately turned back to Du Changjaw and said. "There is Captain Laudu in the matter of recruiting An."

Pinching his fingers, Du Chang has been working under Cai Ji for more than five years, and although Du Chang has seen Cai Ji only a handful of times in the past five years, it does not affect his awe of the woman in front of him. It must be known that in Du Chang's heart, there are only two people in this world who make him sincerely feel reverence, one is the great sage and good teacher who has passed away. One is Cai Ji, who is now the lord of the five states. As for Zhang Yan and Du Chang, he only admired his martial arts and righteousness, but he couldn't talk about the word "reverence". Because the great sage and good teacher let Du Chang know for the first time what a peaceful world is, and Cai Ji let him see how a peaceful world has long been. Yes, in the past five years, Du Chang has personally watched how the displaced people from the south have settled in Tuntian under the guidance of the government, and how Yishui Port has changed from a harbor for boats to a city full of merchants. The prices of grain, salt, and cloth in the large and small markets from Yishui City to Jicheng are even more approachable, so that in the days when there is no war report, Du Chang sometimes has the illusion that the world is too peaceful.

"Taiping Sutra" has a saying, "The stars are billions and billions, not as bright as a day; The words of Zhu Tianqun are not as virtuous as the country." The land is still the same land, the people are still the same group of people, just because the people of the strategy can change from Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao to Cai Ji can undergo such a distinct change, and it is this change that makes Du Chang believe that Cai Ji is the virtuous and virtuous of the country mentioned in the "Taiping Sutra". Therefore, at this moment, he not only believes in Cai Ji's sincerity, but also sincerely believes that after the Montenegrin tribes are put under the command of Cai, they will be able to live a good life promised by the great sages and mentors back then.

Thinking of this, Du Chang immediately took a deep breath and hugged his fists loudly, "Huh! It will live up to the trust of the Lord. ”

Du Chang's statement made Cai Ji very satisfied, and after setting some details of Zhao'an, Cai Ji ordered him to go down to prepare for Taiheng's trip. Although Li Min did not agree with Zhao'an's move, he did not dare to disobey Cai Ji's decision. Therefore, after a hasty report on some official duties, he got up and retired with a sense of concern. As Li Min's figure gradually moved away, only Lin Fei and Cai Ji were left in the pavilion for a while. Seeing Lin Fei take out the scroll that had already been prepared from his sleeve and present it to Cai Jidao, "This is the Jinxi book, please take a look at it." ”

Cai Ji took the scroll and didn't immediately start reading it, but saw that she first glanced back at Cao Pi, who was facing away from the pavilion a hundred steps away, and then asked Lin Fei leisurely, "How many years has Zhengjie guarded Jinxi?" ”

Lin Fei arched his hands and replied cautiously, "Thanks to the Lord's love, it has been more than five years since I flew through Jinxi. ”

"Five years ......," Cai Ji sighed as he stroked the straps on the scroll, "It's hard work." ”

Lin Fei smiled and shook his head with a smile when he heard this, "The Lord has won the award, this is Fei's duty, why do you have to work hard." ”

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Cai Ji said coldly, "It's a pity that Lone thinks that Zhengjie is not a talent for a hundred miles." ”

"Talents of 100 miles" refers to talents who can govern an area within a radius of 100 miles. In ancient times, it was usually a county with a hundred miles, so it can be called a hundred miles of talent. At this moment, Cai Ji openly claimed that Lin Fei was "not a talent of a hundred miles", which was undoubtedly a denial of his efforts in Jinxi over the years. But compared with the grievance of having his merits erased, Lin Fei cared more about the intention behind Cai Ji's comment.

Why does the Lord say so about flying? Could it be that he was dissatisfied with what Fei Fei did in Jinxi? Or do you suspect that Fei has two hearts? Thinking about this, Lin Fei hurriedly kowtowed to Cai Ji and said, "The Lord is clear, and Fei's loyalty to the Lord can be seen from the sun and the moon!" ”

Seeing that Lin Langjun, who used to be speechless in front of him, has now become so respectful and cautious, Cai Ji's heart faintly flashed a trace of unbearability. In fact, Cai Ji did not doubt Lin Fei's loyalty and character, and he also knew that Lin Fei had spent all these years on Jinxi City, and he was even more grateful to Lin Fei for giving her charcoal back then. In fact, without Lin Fei's help, Cai Ji would not have been able to bring down Yuan Shao's mountain in such a short period of time. However, none of this qiē could untie the knot in Cai Ji's heart. Because Lin Fei is not an ordinary capable person, behind him there is also a force that has always been seen by the dragon-Momen. (To be continued......)