"Shengji, what should we do now?"

Liu Yi suddenly asked this, which made Xu Rong and the others focus their eyes on Gongsun Du. At the same time, Gongsun Du was taken aback, but it was because it was too sudden, not because he was unprepared.

After cleaning up his mentality a little, Gongsun Du said: "There is a way to do a good job, and you must first sharpen your tools." In today's situation, we should first be clear about one thing. ”

"What's the matter?" Liu Yi responded and said.

Gongsun Du gave Liu Yi an approving look without a trace, and then said, "What is our purpose?" ”

"Our purpose is to protect the people, protect them from foreign intrusions, and maintain the stability of Liaodong. I especially remember that General Chen Tang said, 'Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away'! What a heart! Now that Goguryeo and other small alien races have repeatedly invaded our prefectures and counties and plundered the people, how can we sit idly by? ”

"You say, 'Can you?'"

The sentence "Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away", aroused the blood in the chests of Xu Rong and others, and when they heard Gongsun Du's question, they immediately responded loudly: "Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away!" ”

At this time, Xu Rong suddenly forgot his previous insistence, but after the blood in his chest calmed down, he did not regret it, but was happy......

"Good!" Gongsun Du stroked his palm and smiled, "Now that the goal has been clear, the next step is to clarify how much capital we have, and only with enough strength can we complete the goal." Isn't that so? ”

Xu Rong and the five nodded in unison.

Gongsun Du smiled slightly and said, "Okay, now let's talk about the situation you have investigated, especially how many people are still in the counties, and how many of them are young and strong?" ”

After speaking, Gongsun Du looked at Xu Rong first, obviously he valued Xu Rong more than Liu Yi and the others. Liu Yi and the others didn't mind, after all, they knew Xu Rong's ability, they were much stronger than them, and they should be paid more attention.

Xu Rong didn't think about these "insignificant" things, and after a little muttering, he said: "There are about 1,000 households in Xiangping City, and about one to two percent are young and strong. The situation in the surrounding villages and towns is even worse, and the total is only about the same as in the city, but there should be more young and strong. ”

Then Gongsun Du looked at Liu Yi again, and Liu Yi continued: "I went to Xi'anping, because the distance is a little far, and the understanding of the situation may not be as detailed as Tingfang's. ”

After a pause, he said: "There are about 500 households in the city, and less than 10% are young and strong. As for the surrounding villages and towns, I have heard that there are no more people. ”

The situation in Xi'an Ping reached such a point that Gongsun Du couldn't help but ask, "Is this news accurate?" ”

Liu Yi nodded with a serious face and said, "Although I am not 100% sure, I inquired in the city and learned that many people fled to the city from the surrounding villages and towns, so it should be eight. Nine is not far from ten. ”

Gongsun Du's face was ugly, but things had to go on, and he looked at Xiangyang Yi again.

"Pingguo and Beifeng counties may be because of their location, there are about 1,000 households in each county, including surrounding villages and towns, and about 20% of them are young and strong. However, I heard that Goguryeo did not go to plunder because it was too far away from Dongzhu and did not have much oil and water. So, I think if we go there, we might get a big deal. ”

After speaking, Yang Yi looked at Gongsun Du with blank eyes, as if he hoped to get a compliment.

However, Gongsun Du's face was even more ugly, and not only him, but even Xu Rong.

Yang Yi saw that something was wrong, and said in surprise: "Did I say the wrong thing?" ”

Gongsun Du did not speak. Xu Rong looked at him, turned his head to Yang Yi and said, "You didn't say anything wrong, but because you are not from Liaodong, you don't know some of the real situation in Liaodong." ”

"What's the truth?" Xu Rong's words successfully aroused the curiosity of Liu Yi and others, and they couldn't help asking.

"There are more than ten counties under Liaodong County, which can be said to be a big county. But in fact, it is not, in addition to being located in the northeast and too far from the capital, there are also small populations and several counties such as Dongyu and Zhuzhu. ”

"They nominally belong to the imperial court and are under the jurisdiction of Liaodong County, but in reality the clans within them hold real authority."

"What?" Yang Yi couldn't help but shout after hearing this, "How is this possible? How could the imperial court allow such a clan to exist? ”

Liu Yi opened his mouth half a beat slowly, and could only glare at Yang Yi, and then looked at Xu Rong blankly, waiting for him to explain. The same is true for Jiaolu and Tuyi.

Xu Rong turned his head again, looked at Gongsun Du, and said, "Shengji, or else, you should come and say, right?" ”

Gongsun Du also knows, but he is different from Xu Rong, Xu Rong is because he grew up here, and his father is quite capable in the Liaodong area, so it is normal to know the secrets; And he is because when he was Li Yuanba in his previous life, he had seen some records about Liaodong, including the special status of the three counties such as Donghu and Zhuzhu.

After thinking about it, Gongsun Du felt that it was not bad for him, he could improve his prestige in the hearts of Liu Yi, Yangyi, etc., and also improve his status in Xu Rong's heart, laying the foundation for keeping him by his side in the future.

Gongsun Du made a decision, but did not speak immediately, but got up and went to the inner room to take out a piece of animal skin, and spread him on the table in front of him: "Come and see." ”

Xu Rong, Liu Yi and the others got up together and came to Gongsun Du's table.

"This is the map I found in the past few days, and it includes the entire Liaodong County."

Gongsun Du briefly introduced the origin and scope of the map, and then pointed to a certain place and said: "Look, Dongzhu is here, and Zhuzhu is here. They are located at the tip of this corner of the east, west and southeast of Liaoning, and they are already on the edge of Liaodong, and the distance from other counties is also very far, so the connection is naturally not so close. ”

Liu Yi and the others also saw this problem and nodded.

Gongsun Du said: "This is their geographical factor, because the connection is not close, and naturally the binding force of the imperial court is greatly reduced." ”

"And because of the geographical location, this place is close to the sea, and the sea breeze and waves are a common thing, so it stands to reason that there should not be a city here." Gongsun Du still has a sentence in his heart, that is, "Even after 2,000 years, people will have no way to deal with typhoons, let alone now." ”

"Then why is there Dongzhu and Zhuzhu?"

Gongsun Du glanced around at everyone, even Xu Rong, who knew that this place was controlled by the clan, was puzzled, smiled, and said, "I don't know if you know what else the name of the captain of Liaodong is?" ”

Liu Yi and Yang Yi didn't know, so they set their eyes on Xu Rong, thinking that since he was from Liaodong, he must know.

Xu Rong also lived up to the expectations of the two and said, "Captain Dongyi? ”

Syllable~

Gongsun Du stroked his palm and said, "That's right, it's Captain Dongyi." ”

"Maybe you think that the origin of the name of this Dongyi captain is the reason why Goguryeo, Buyeo, Louru, Wuhuan and other foreign races. However, when the Dongyi school captain was first set up, it was more for the remnants of the former dynasty in the three counties of Dongyu and Zhuzhu. ”

Liu Yi, Yang Yi and others were all attracted by these words, and Xu Rong looked thoughtful.

Seeing this, Gongsun Du said secretly: Sure enough, Xu Rong is Xu Rong!

With a smile on his face, Gongsun Du said again: "Everyone should know that during the Shang Dynasty, Dongyi invaded repeatedly, so to speak, Zhou took Shang and replaced it with the help of Dongyi." During the Zhou period, the initial national strength was strong, and this assistant who helped them replace Shang was almost destroyed. A small number of Dongyi people, along with merchants who did not want to be informed by Zhou, crossed the sea together and came to these two places. Later, in the Qin Dynasty and Zhou, the Han Dynasty replaced the Qin, and some remnants of the previous dynasty followed this practice, and then gradually formed several cities controlled by clans, such as Dongyu, until the imperial court incorporated Liaodong into the territory, they were nominally attached to the imperial court, but in fact, they were still under their own management. ”

Liu Yi and others didn't expect that Dongyu and other counties would have such a background, and they really gained a lot of knowledge.

Xu Rong's eyes flashed with Dao essence, and he didn't expect Gongsun Du to know more than him, and it was even more detailed. He only learned that the people here were the remnants of the previous dynasty, as for Qin or Zhou, he didn't know, and now it can be said that it not only solved one of his doubts, but also increased the weight of Gongsun Du in his heart.