In half a day, Nanle City returned to the hands of the Chude Jinan Army. In addition to leaving 5,000 men and horses to defend the city, the rest of the men and horses returned to Jinan Mansion with Gao Keren.

At the same time, Chu De sent his henchmen to Ande and Pingma, and ordered the two Jinan troops to withdraw and return to the south of the Yellow River. The Tang brothers who attacked Liyang had no enterprising heart, and after receiving the order to return to the army, they immediately reorganized the army, and under the eyelids of Wu Yunzhao and others, the head of Liyang City, they swaggered back and retreated.

So far, this winter, the Tang and Jin Dynasty have withdrawn their troops in a tentative war, each guarding each other, and not disturbing each other.

However, the trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop! The news from his own backyard made Tang Bi feel like pins and needles.

Lu County Rencheng.

Xu Maogong, Shan Xiongxin, Qin Qiong and others stood at the head of Ren Chengcheng and looked into the distance, and the generals looked at each other, everyone had a smile on their faces. Last night's sneak attack easily occupied Rencheng, and expelled all the officials of the original Rencheng, Cheng Yanjin, Zhang Xianyang, Qu Tutong and others took advantage of the chaos to rob more than ten wealthy families in the city, robbing a lot of gold, silver and grain. Zhang Xianyang even forcibly occupied a rich lady, which provoked a group of heroes to scold him.

"Brothers, now Rencheng is in our hands, this Rencheng is not comparable to Langya Philadelphia, this is close to the Central Plains, it is a place where you can show your skills and move left and right." Xu Maogong waved his feather fan and said loudly.

"Yes! Brother Daochang, there are many people in the city here, and how rich they are, and the scene is far better than the remote Fei County City, which is the place to do things. Cheng Yanjin interjected, and everyone laughed when they heard it.

"What Brother Jin said is that this is the Lu County Governor's Office, which is a big city, and the high walls of the city are thick, which can be used as a place for you and my brother to make a career. This is not the place to speak, but you can go to the government office to discuss. ”

At Xu Maogong's suggestion, the generals walked down the city one after another with a smile and walked towards the city government. The people along the way had calmed down, but they all looked at the new group of people in amazement, and they knew that Rencheng had now changed masters.

Back in the main hall of the government, the heroes from all walks of life sat down in priority and secondary, and the three people in the main seat were Shan Xiongxin in the center, Xu Maogong and Wei Zheng sat left and right, and then Qin Qiong, Wang Bodang, Xie Yingdeng, You Junda, Cheng Yanjin and others all sat on the left and right.

After Xu Maogong saw that everyone was seated, he got up and looked left and right, and said with a smile: "Brothers, I will take this city with a little trick, but there are still several cities around this city that need to be taken immediately, so that Lu County will belong to us and others." The heroes present include Wang Junke, Fan Hu, and Lian Ming, who were not able to accompany the army and were still stationed in the three cities of Langya, a total of 19 people. From today onwards, we have also become a force in this troubled world, and we are on an equal footing with Wang Shichong, Tang Bi, Li Yuan, Shen Faxing and other gate valves, and you are no longer in the green forest. As the saying goes, a man cannot live without a head, and a bird cannot fly without a head. Today, we will nominate a person in charge from among the brothers, and we will also set the name of the country, so that we can attract the heroes and heroes of the world to join each other. Let's discuss this matter, brothers! After Xu Maogong finished speaking, he sat down, drank tea and looked at the heroes present.

"Brother Dao Chief, this is still a request, my brothers and I were originally heroes of the Green Forest, and the second brother Shan was originally the helmsman of the green forest, and let the second brother Shan sit on this head." Cheng Yanjin got up and said with a big grin.

As soon as Cheng Yanjin's words came out, everyone present kept nodding.

"Brother Biting Jin is reasonable, with the presence of the second brother Shan, who dares to disrespect my brothers." As the best relationship with Shan Xiongxin, Uncle Wang should stand up and respond to the Tao.

"When Qin was in trouble, thanks to Second Brother Shan who saved his life, I am willing to obey Second Brother Shan's orders." Qin Qiong also got up and shouted at this time, and no one was unconvinced by his statement, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"Good! In this case, our heroes will recommend the second brother of Shan as the master, follow the example of Wang Shichong of Luoyang, Tang Bi, King of Jinan, etc., how about serving the second brother as the king of Rencheng? Xu Maogong said loudly.

"Good! All right! The second brother is the current King of Rencheng, who is only slightly younger than the Emperor of the Great Sui. Everyone was immediately excited when they heard Xu Maogong's words, and they responded loudly.

"Since all the brothers have no objections, we will bow down to the king of the city." After that, Xu Maogong walked to the middle of the stairs and stood still, and behind him stood Qin Qiong, Wei Zheng, Wang Bodang, Xie Yingdeng, Jia Yanfu, Liu Zhouchen, You Junda, Cheng Yanjin, Li Chenglong, Han Chengbao, Zhang Xianyang, He Jingjue, Qu Tutong, Qu Tugai, etc., a total of 14 heroes.

"Ren Cheng Wang again, we will take Ren Cheng King Shan Xiongxin as the lord of Lu County from today, and our heroes are willing to be loyal to my lord for my lord to send, bow their heads to their ears, and look forward to the horse." After speaking, Xu Maogong took the lead in kneeling on the ground, and all the generals also knelt down and bowed together.

"Brothers, get up quickly, how can Shan He De make the brothers value. Since he has established a certain as the king of Rencheng, he will do his best to plan for his brothers in order to live up to the trust of his brothers. After that, he hurriedly picked up Xu Maogong and the others one by one.

And when they got up, they sat down again.

At this time, Wei Zheng got up and said: "Brothers, listen to the words of the poor road, today the second brother has been appointed as the king, as the saying goes, there is a country to have a king, and there needs to be a country name. ”

"Hmmm! It's okay to look at the poor road, what do you think brothers? Xu Maogong shook the feather fan and nodded. Everyone also thought it was feasible and had no objections.

"Lu Guo! It's good, but it's a little less domineering. Second Brother Shan is nicknamed the red-haired spirit official, this spirit official is the master of the demon world, it is better to call the atmosphere of the big demon country. Hehe! Cheng Yanjin jumped to his feet and shouted, which immediately caused everyone to laugh.

"Why are you talking nonsense, if I am a demon country here, then won't we all become the devils in this country? Say no more. Xu Maogong laughed and scolded Cheng Yanjin loudly, and everyone laughed wildly when they heard it. Cheng Bitingjin, who was laughing, sat down obediently and didn't speak.

"Brother Junshi, this is the former dynasty Lu land, since ancient times, the founders here have all been Lu countries, Qin thinks it is best to take Lu as the name." Qin Qiong got up and said.

"What does King Ren Cheng think?"

"According to the words of the military advisor, Lu is the name of the country."

Shan Xiongxin made a decision on this and set the name of the country, and then said: "Today's country name has been decided, and there can be no civil and military ministers in the country, so this king will appoint Xu Daochang as the military division of the Lu State, Wei Daochang as the deputy military division, Shu Baoxian as the generalissimo of the Lu State, and the rest of the brothers are the generals of the Lu State, okay?" ”

Everyone applauded when they heard it.

"The king of the city is valued by the king, and the brothers trust, and the poor road is ashamed to lead the position of the military division of the Lu State. Now, however, there is one more important thing to be assigned to the brothers. ”

"The military advisor just transfers the brothers."

"Good!" Xu Maogong walked forward, looked around at the generals present, and said: "My Lu country is now in the hands of my king, and there is only one city in the hands of my king, and the existing four places of Zou County, Qufu, Surabaya, and Bocheng need to be captured immediately. Qin Qiong listened to the order---"

"The end will be."

"Today, I order you to take 3,000 men and horses to take Qufu City overnight, which is the granary of my Lu country, please take it from Uncle Baoxian and Brother Keji."

"Please rest assured that my king, brother of the military master, the last general will be able to capture Qufu City at noon tomorrow and keep the granary safe." Qin Qiong got up and answered.

"Wang Bodang and Xie Yingdeng listened to the order, and ordered the two of you to lead 3,000 men and horses to occupy Zou County tonight, and some small counties should be captured."

"Yes." Wang and Xie got up and responded.

"You Junda and Cheng Yanjin obeyed the order, and ordered the two of you to go to Surabaya City today, do you dare to go?"

"Where did the Taoist military advisor come from, don't say a small city in Surabaya, even if you let me go to Chang'an City!" Cheng bit Jin's words, which made the generals laugh.

"Bite Brother Jin, don't underestimate the enemy. This time, I should be the main general of You Tongxian, and I can't kill indiscriminately after entering the city. Shan Xiongxi was very familiar with the character of these two people, and interjected.

"Jia Yanfu, Liu Zhouchen, Li Chenglong, Han Chengbao four brothers, Nabo City is the farthest, close to Qi County, not far from Tangbi in Jinan Mansion, it is the northern gateway of my Lu country, you 4 people lead 10,000 horses to take it, if you can take it, you will take it, and if you can't take it, you will go back." Xu Maogong looked at the 4 generals who were standing out of the class and said softly.

"Please rest assured, the king and the military advisor, I will come out tonight, and I will take the city anyway." Jia Yanfu said on behalf of everyone.

"Good! Immediately after the city wall is taken, there are more things to defend the city, and the four of you will guard the city together, for the northern gateway of my Lu country, if Tang Bi leads the troops to attack, when the fast horse returns, the poor road is also good to send troops to help. ”

"Yes, the king, the military advisor." The four generals responded in unison.

That night, the expeditionary armies of the city were led by their own generals to go out of the city. At the head of the city, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Maogong, Wei Zheng and others silently watched the generals go to a distant place and return.

The next day, a tall banner with the word "Lu" was erected on the head of Rencheng City and fluttered in the wind, and its appearance heralded the rise of another anti-Sui force in the Central Plains.

Subsequently, the news of the creation of the Lu State by the rivers and lakes and green forests spread to all parts of the Great Sui, which made the surrounding feudal towns and towns look sideways.

Another major event also happened at the same time, that is, the first section of the Yongji Canal, which was dug by Yang Guang, the king of the Jin Dynasty, was officially completed, 20 days ahead of the expected completion time. This is a day worth celebrating, Yang Er took Wang Dai, Chuchen and others as soon as he got the news, and rushed to Banzhu Town, which belongs to Liyang City, to attend the celebration ceremony of opening a canal and diverting water.

At this time, the canals were dug according to the standard of 20 meters deep and 40 meters wide, Yang Er stood on the high viewing platform and looked at the past, an incomparably magnificent canal basically presented a straight line leading to the distance, until it was hidden in the wind and snow. At the beginning of this Banzhu Town, there is still a distance of about 10 meters to connect with the Yellow River here. Now the audience has gathered hundreds of thousands of canal workers and people from all over the country who came to watch the ceremony, they only need to wait for the order of Yang Guang, the king of the Jin Dynasty on the high platform, to witness the opening of the first section of the canal.

The auspicious time has arrived, and with Yang Er's order, the full-time demolition sappers under the personal command of the craftsman Li Chun ignited the fuse and exploded thousands of catties of explosives that had been planted long ago. After the violent and continuous explosion, the small barrier between the Yellow River and the canal disappeared from the eyes of the spectators, and the murky water of the Yellow River gushed out and continued to pour into the originally dry channel until it gradually filled the canal.

Although the surface of the Yellow River is now covered with a thick layer of ice, the water under the ice is still flowing and the water is still turbulent. This indicates that the new canal from Banzhukou to Weicheng on the Yellow River can be put into operation, although a thick layer of ice will also form in a few days, but this is enough to give the people along the canal a good hope, which will become a reality with the arrival of spring.

The canal opening ceremony ended successfully, Yang Er was in a good mood, accompanied by Ma Shumou and all the civil and military forces, and came to the Liyang City Marshal's Mansion together, at this time Liyang City was still under military control, and all matters were in charge of Wu Yunzhao, the general of the town guard.

Among the civil and military personnel who participated in the ceremony, including Yu Wenhua and He Ling Jing, who came from Hejian Province, and He Ruobi and Lu Zhaolin, who came from Neihuang.

Seeing the already thin Yu Wenhua and now more and more explicit, with no flesh on his face, Yang Er's heart ached, although this Yu Wenhua finally became a traitor who sought power and usurped the throne in history, but before he deteriorated, he was a rare capable minister.

Yang Er walked over and gently grabbed the hand of this loyal old minister, and led him to sit down beside him, which made Yu Wenhua and Cheng Cheng at a loss for a while, with tears in his eyes, and said straight in his mouth: "The love of the lord, the old minister is ashamed!" ”

"Mr. Yuwen hasn't seen him for a long time, he is alone in Jizhou for the king to resist the resistance of the family, and he has become the target of thousands of people, and he has really been wronged, and the king can't bear it!" Yang Er said emotionally.

"Lord, the three generations of the old minister's family have received the great favor of the Yang family, although the death cannot be reported, how can the tribulation be loaded. However, the old minister was negligent for a while, so that some of the rebellious people took the opportunity to cause trouble, causing the reputation of the lord to be damaged, and the old minister's sin was also! Yu Wenhua got up and surrendered his hands and confessed again and again.

"Huh! How can those who seek great things be able to do everything, be willing to give up, and give up before they can get it. When the day comes, when the Yongji Canal is fully connected, the people will naturally be grateful to you and me. What is the sin of the gentleman? He will become a success, and he should set up a monument to record the merits of the princes, so that the names of the princes will be passed on to future generations forever. Yang Er said to the crowd of civil and military officials.

Subsequently, Yang Er helped the old prince He Ruobi to sit down beside him, and said to the old prince: "Uncle He, when the inner Huangcheng was disturbed by the rebellion, thanks to the presence of the uncle, under the call of a hundred people, the army of 100,000 was suddenly formed, so that the rebels who attacked the sneak attack fled in embarrassment and collapsed, which is the work of the uncle!" ”

"Huh! His Highness praised it. A hundred calls may be the work of the old man, but the retreat is Lord Lu and all the soldiers! He Ruobi stroked his long silver beard and said with a smile.

"All the lords and generals, please take a seat, this king has come this time for the ceremony of releasing water into the canal; The second is to commend all the meritorious people who have made meritorious contributions in opening the canal and retreating from the Tang Wall. As soon as Yang Er's words came out, all the civil and military forces were solemn, and more people showed joy on their faces.

"The first meritorious person is Mr. Yu Wenhua, if there is no Mr. Yuwen to open the way first, sweep away the obstacles, there will be no today's grand occasion, this king will be named Mr. Yuwen as the Jizhou pastor today, in charge of Jizhou government and military affairs, the state pastoral office is still in the river." All the civil and military officials were shocked when they heard this, this Jizhou pastor was the first Dazhou administrator sealed by the King of Jin, which was comparable to the existence of the gate valve of the feudal town of the Great Sui Dynasty, which showed that Yu culture and the weight in the eyes of his own lord were extremely heavy. The fief of the lord of his own family is only a small Hedong County.