If Datong is the gateway to Hebei, then the Flying Fox Mouth is actually the throat of Hebei.

Two dangers are about to go, from Daizhou in Jindi to Youzhou in northern Hebei, and there is almost no danger in the middle.

It was actually similar to Li Po's expectations.

At the beginning, according to Luo Yi in Youzhou, almost all of his loyalty was placed in the south, and he could be said to be defenseless against attacks from the west.

This can't be blamed on him, the land of Youyan in Hebei is where the battle to the death is.

There are flying foxes in the west, Juyong in the north, the sea in the east, and the widest in the south, but there are also Juma rivers passing by.

Therefore, since ancient times, Youzhou has been the gateway to the northeast of the Central Plains Empire.

Later, the Son of Heaven said that he was guarding the country, and it was indeed guarding the country, without the slightest exaggeration.

Whoever occupies the land of Youzhou must try to go south, consolidate the foundation, and lock himself in a corner, he will have to endure attacks from all directions.

Therefore, when the world is in turmoil, the people who occupy Youzhou are very painful.

Luo Yi is in pain right now.

His pain came from all sides.

The first one, he, the governor of Youzhou, came from an improper way, almost a copy of Liu Wuzhou's instigation of the civil rebellion, which made the county guards very uninterested in him, and things that violated the yang and yin happened when they happened.

Second, he had insufficient troops and had the intention to go south to fight Dou Jiande, and in addition to the instability in the rear, the soldiers and horses in his hands were not enough for him to exterminate Dou Jiande's rebellious army.

Third, the Turks are also threatening the northern border of Youzhou.

What is even more uncomfortable is that he did not dare to submit to the Turks, yes, not unwillingly, but did not dare.

There are many reasons for this, the main one is internal instability, and he is afraid of giving people a handle.

This time. Many people ran out of olive branches to him.

The two people in Henan who were about to hit the dog's brain sent envoys and made promises one after another, wanting him to belong to themselves, but there was no way, there was no Hebei as a barrier in the eastern part of Henan. No one feels unstable.

In fact, they all wanted Luo Yi to lead his Youzhou soldiers and horses south to attack Dou Jiande, in fact, whether it was Luo Yi or Dou Jiande, they all made the two of Henan feel like they were on their backs, and it was best to let the two of them pinch up like the two of them.

Dou Jiande's mind is even more urgent, because he needs the grain and grass of Zhuo County very much, and he has fought all the way from Shandong to Hebei, don't look at the momentum every day. But grain and grass have always bothered him.

Therefore, he felt more deeply about hunger, and showed quite dazzling foresight and down-to-earth style among the rebels from all walks of life.

In the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, in addition to being the emperor, Dou Jiande began to focus on governing the territory he had conquered, and his desire to eat was very strong.

He gave a lot of orders, most of which were to persuade the peasants.

Pity. The territory he fought down was really broken. The total number of people may be more than the army under his command, but it is not much.

Such a ratio of military and civilian personnel also made Dou Jiande very painful, but reducing the number of soldiers was something he didn't dare to do easily. Therefore, he very much hoped that he could go to the counties of Youzhou without a fight for the army to eat, and then turn around. Then govern the place.

As a result, Luo Yi also received a letter from Dou Jiande, which was also a persuasion.

And Luo Yi also received a letter from Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guo, needless to say, Li Yuan held the idea of having dates and not hitting a pole, and what he promised was also an official position and future.

Of course, Li Yuan's intention to surrender, Luo Yi doesn't value it at this time, you are left behind in Taiyuan, and your hand is inevitably too long, right?

Among them, the letter of surrender of the Turkic Oriental Khan was the most exciting to Luo Yi, but he was also worried and did not dare to agree.

In fact, it can be seen from these surrender letters that no one took this Youzhou governor too seriously, and did not give him an equal status at all.

Well, there are a lot of reasons.

As soon as he came, he was too stingy, and after occupying Youzhou, he appointed himself the head of Youzhou, which is really incomparable with those big thieves, and the pattern is not successful, and it is inevitable that he will be looked down upon.

Second, this person is not from a high background, the Guanxi Luo clan is thin, and his reputation is not obvious, so he is almost wandering between the gate valve and the Shu clan, and his reputation is really not successful.

Thirdly, Youzhou is squeezed very much, and it is very difficult for people to take a look at it.

In other words, this one is more similar to Li Po, and he is more effective in combat, but unfortunately, he was born in troubled times, no one rewarded him for his military exploits, the starting point is too low, and the place he occupies is not very good, and his expectations for his future are also not too high.

As a result, all the people who came were surrendering letterheads, and there was not a single one from the alliance.

Li Po led his troops to fight such a figure who was sick and sympathetic to him.

Just when Li Po led his troops to the northeast along the mountains, from the northeast of Shanggu County, to cross the Juma River in the upper reaches of the Juma River.

Luo Yi was sitting in the study of his back house in the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou, looking at the letters on the table, not only wanting to choose a promising one from them, but also frowning and thinking hard, wanting to govern Youzhou well and become his own foundation, swaying back and forth, unable to make up his mind.

At this time, someone came to report, and the Xue brothers came to see him.

At that time, Luo Yi rubbed his forehead, a little irritable.

Luo Yi is not young, but he can't say how old he is, the wind and snow and fighting in Liaodong have created today's Luo Yi, making him from a violent and aggressive bully in the army to a deep and resourceful governor of Youzhou.

But that doesn't change his nature.

He has always had a bad relationship with his colleagues in the army, and he is not liked by the officials, if it weren't for the chaos in the world, a person like him should have no chance of getting ahead.

The saying that the times create heroes is very specific in Luo Yi.

The Xue brothers are the two sons of Xue Shixiong, they have been fighting with their father until now, Xue Shixiong died of illness some time ago, and after the two mourned, they have been guarding the tomb of their father.

In Luo Yi's opinion, the father and son of the Xue family are very difficult to deal with, Xue Shixiong himself doesn't care, anyway, the person is dead, but his two sons are brave and good at fighting, and they are very respected by the Youzhou army.

If he hadn't taken the first step and merged with Zhao Shizhu and other generals, maybe these two brothers would have become the lord of Youzhou by virtue of their father's prestige.

After thinking about the intention of the two brothers, Luo Yi ordered: "Call them here." ”

The Xue brothers were quickly brought over, these two are very similar to their fathers, they are both big men with tigers on their backs, but Xue Wanjun, as the elder brother, is softer between his eyebrows, and his momentum is not as flamboyant as his younger brother.

The two of them have just experienced the pain of losing their father, and they have been mourning until now, even if they have strong muscles and bones, they are tired on their faces at this time.

Entering the study, the two brothers beat their chests together.

Luo Yi smiled, "Sit down, I still want to pay homage to Xue Gong before the mourning period......"

Speaking of this, he pretended to count the days, and then said with a surprised look: "It seems that the mourning period has not passed yet, right?" Why did your brother come back? ”

None of the two brothers sat down, and when they heard this, Xue Wanjun bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for your concern, the mourning period has indeed not yet arrived......"

"It's just my father's will, my brothers don't dare to disobey each other, some time ago, the chief steward personally mourned, my brother didn't dare to fight each other, and the steward was sincere, now everything has passed, the two of us have discussed, or feel that we should come and talk to the chief steward clearly."

"Oh?" Luo Yi was full of suspicion, this is not quite right, when he was mourning, he didn't say that.

Xue Wanjun looked ashamed and continued, "My father left an order to make my two brothers return to their hometown, my two brothers came today to resign to the governor, and I also sent my brother to pity my brother and my brother with filial piety, let my brother go, and wait until my father is buried, and my brother will come to serve again and contribute to the governor......"

Luo Yi's pupils shrank, and he could only lower his eyelids to hide his anger.

He knew that the Xue family was from Hedong, and later moved to Jingzhao, and he was still a villager.

No matter where they call their hometown, they don't want to stay in Hebei anyway.

Moreover, he had just buried Xue Shixiong in Zhuo County with great fanfare, and when he turned around, he moved the tomb away, Luo Yi gritted his teeth, are the two children stupid when I am Luo Yi?

Seeing that Luo Yi's face gradually showed a hideous color, the Xue brothers glanced at each other, the younger brother pursed his lips, without the slightest fear, the elder brother raised his eyebrows, and his face was worried.

They knew that Luo Yi was not easy to talk to, but they could let them stay in Zhuojun honestly and work for Luo Yi, but they were unwilling.

The two of them did discuss it, and the reason why they came to see Luo Yi so openly.

It's not that they are stupid and bold, but they can't steal it with their families, and they don't want to stay, so they chose such a way, they are very sure in their hearts, Luo Yi doesn't dare to kill them.

Moreover, Xue Wanjun thought deeper, if Luo Yi eagerly kept them, they could take a look again, if Luo Yi was angry immediately, then there was no need to say anything, at most they would be detained in Youzhou.

As for letting them go directly, the two brothers didn't expect the self-proclaimed governor of Youzhou to have that measure.

It can be said that this is a temptation, and it also shows that Luo Yi is not good enough in Youzhou.

There was silence in the study for a long time, and Luo Yicai said slowly: "Now it is an eventful autumn, and I am also employing people in Youzhou, so what about your two brothers...... Alas, let's go down first, and we'll talk about it later......"

This is already the limit of Luo Yi's patience, he really wants to call the guards in and chop the two white-eyed wolves into pulp, but just as the Xue brothers thought, the two brothers died here, which was more terrible than the consequences of their departure, and the Xue family's days in Youzhou were not short.

Most of his subordinates served in the Youzhou Army, and as soon as their brothers died, someone would immediately rebel, and Luo Yi would not dare to kill them.

Looking at the back of the two brothers leaving, Luo Yi's chest rose and fell, and after a while, he pulled out a knife, slashed at the case, and scolded angrily: "Xiao'er bullied me too much......"

What he didn't know was that the two brothers left the governor's mansion and smiled at each other, and the younger brother said contemptuously, "Luo Ziyan, but it's so ......."

(Commuter Pass) (To be continued.) )