In mid-September, the rewards for the meritorious soldiers were finally issued. Liao Chuan and other meritorious generals were also promoted and rewarded one by one, and the war seemed to be completely over at this point. Along the line of Taihang, the Tang army deployed heavy troops to guard against the Yan State. But in terms of situation, it seems that the Tang army's troops are already faintly crossing the Taihang Mountain and are about to enter the territory of Yan State.

And just east of Taihang, beyond the exits of each city, is the heavy army arranged by the Yan State. It is in such a place that the two sides confront each other in order to ensure stability within their borders.

Places such as Kamiya and Daigun, thanks to the efforts of the new officials, have begun to recover gradually. After the initial disturbances, the people everywhere also returned to their homes and settled their jobs.

After all, when they found that under the rule of the Tang army was no different from under the rule of the Yan army, and even had a better life, they would naturally be willing to stay.

The method of appeasing the people and the displaced people has been practiced for many years for Tang Jun, and he has already accumulated rich experience.

Everything is developing in a better direction, everything shows that Datang will become stronger and stronger, and the prospects in front of us are bright!

However, under such light, there are still places that cannot shine, and shadows are slowly growing.

Thirty miles east of Xiangyuan County, Shangdang County, there is a Xifeng Fort.

This dock fort has also existed for decades, and it has been built since the beginning of the Wuhu Rebellion. Eventually, it has developed into the strongest dock fort within a radius of hundreds of miles.

At its peak, there were nearly 2,000 soldiers in the dock fort, which was really a powerful force, and even the government of Xiangyuan County had to compromise with it in many things.

However, later, with Li Xin's entry into the party, he took down the party in one fell swoop. After destroying Feng Yang, defeating Zhang Ping, and repelling the Yan State, the strength of the county officials increased greatly, and the power of the Wubao lords was greatly suppressed.

Although the life of the Dock Fort Owners is more stable and safer than in the past, for some people, it seems that something is missing.

The lord of Xifengbao Fort is more than Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, his name is Gao Shikun, and the word is Leshan! He had just taken over Vivo from his father a few years ago. Now, he is the most powerful person in the entire Dock Fort.

On this day, he was looking at the situation inside his fort from the highest watchtower of the fort, when a servant suddenly ran up to him, saluted, and said, "Master, there is someone outside the fort who asks to see you!" ”

"Huh? Who's coming? Gao Shikun asked.

"He has never been named, but he is an old friend of the owner!"

"Oh? Then take him to the place where he is entertained, and I will be there at once." Hearing this, he muttered for a moment and then commanded.

"Yes!" The servant replied, and then turned and went down.

Soon, Gao Shikun went down the watchtower and walked straight to the living room. It didn't take long for him to come to a side hall, and at a glance he saw a middle-aged man sitting inside, drinking tea while looking at the layout in the room.

"Your Excellency is....... Brother Zhenhai! It's you! What kind of wind actually blew you? After Gao Shikun saw this person, he frowned at first. Just as he was about to ask, the man inside just came to see him, and he immediately recognized the person who came, and couldn't help but rejoice.

"Hehe, it will blow below, but it is a rich wind! I haven't seen him for many years, and I can't imagine that the senior brother is already the master of a castle, and his demeanor is still the same, which is really gratifying! The man inside stood up and smiled and bowed his hand.

"A little dock castle master, what is there to congratulate! However, Brother Zhenhai has been a layman all these years, and I am afraid that he has already accumulated tens of millions of family assets and hundreds of millions of billions of wealth! Come on, come on, please sit down and talk! Seeing that it was indeed his old friend, Gao Shikun was very happy and hurriedly walked over.

The two sat down again, and then began to reminisce, talking about the past when they passed, and they were all embarrassed.

"Unexpectedly, Brother Zhenhai has been so experienced over the years~ that he has almost traveled all over the world. Unlike my brother, guarding this small dock fort, at most I have only walked in the territory of Bingzhou, where have I seen the prosperity of this world! Speaking of the halfway, Gao Gankun couldn't help but sigh.

"Alas, business is also difficult! Looking at it today, if you either beat me or I beat you, when did you settle down? If the world is peaceful, this business will naturally be much better, but the current situation, alas, is not to mention it. If you can be like a senior brother in the next generation, with such a big family and a big business, it is simply an emperor who will not change it! The man named Zhenhai seemed to envy him.

"It's just that the family has a big business, but it's just guarding some thin fields, and there are many servants to help take care of it. Now that the territory of the party is stable, it can be regarded as not worrying about food and clothing! It's just that it's far worse than in the past! Hearing this, Gao Shikun couldn't help but shake his head and smiled bitterly.

"Oh? Here's how it was said! I heard that Fort Xifeng is the most powerful dock fort within a radius of hundreds of miles! Even the Xiangyuan County Government had to look at Brother Gao's face. If Brother Gao stomps his feet, the entire Xiangyuan County will only be shocked three times, he is really a figure with a head and a face! Seeing him look like this, this Zhenhai brother was suddenly surprised.

"What Brother Zhenhai said, what time is it. To tell you the truth, if I had heard this a few years ago, there would have been no denial. But now! Alas, our Xifeng Fort is just a larger dock fort, with more people. Where do you dare to show the face of the government, you have to be careful to look at their face! For this, Gao Shikun couldn't help but snort coldly and said.

"This ...... Brother Gao is too exaggerated! I heard that since the Tang Army won the Shangdang, the places have been much more stable, and the life of the people is better! ”

"Brother Zhenhai, don't believe it! Isn't it the Huashan Army, now called the official mansion of the Tang Army, that caused all this now! The party is stable, and the people are having a better life. But the days of those of us are not as good as they used to be. Not to mention anything else, just a salt and iron official government, we people have to rely on others to survive. Not to mention, in the past, we, the dock castle masters, had our own soldiers and horses, but now we are not allowed to raise any more soldiers! That's all the time to come! Gao Shikun shook his head and said, with the meaning of spitting out bitter water.

"This ...... Brother Shikun, pay attention to the ears on the wall! The man named Zhenhai hurriedly looked around carefully and reminded.

"Huh? All right, go down, all of you. Gao Shikun glanced around, and when he saw a few servants waiting beside him, he immediately reacted, and hurriedly waved them down.

Then, this Zhenhai brother continued: "If I hadn't heard Brother Shikun's words, I really didn't know that Brother Shikun was so down!" Is this the case only for Fort Ciphon, or is it the same for all other Dock Castles? ”

"Hehe, of course it's not my family. Basically, the dock castle owners in Datang are in the same situation, but my father is at ease and just wants to live a stable life. But don't hide it from you, Brother Zhenhai, I don't want to spend my years here and live this life plainly! It seems that it is rare to find a confidant, so Gao Shikun told all the bitterness in his heart.

Hearing his words, Brother Zhenhai couldn't help but be silent for a while before he spoke: "In that case, Brother Shikun can be thrown into the Tang Army." If you make military achievements, you must be able to rise to the top and pay homage to the prime minister! ”

"Hmph, then Li Xin took away the military power of my Xifengbao family, so that we had to bow down to it. There is no concept of the family, and he is from a low background, how many people around him are not low? I'm ashamed to be in the company of such people! How could they join them? Gao Shikun said with a disdainful face.

"I see, Brother Shikun's words are also reasonable! But now the Tang army is powerful, and its strength is growing day by day. In this way, I am afraid that Brother Shikun will not have a chance to realize his wish in this life! After thinking about it, Brother Zhenhai said, but it was a bit of a blow to him.

"Hmph, if it weren't for that, I would have already raised troops against him Li Xin, would I still complain to Brother Zhenhai here?" Gao Shikun also knew this truth, so he said with a gloomy expression.

"Brother Shikun is really determined to oppose Tang? Do you want to fight to the death with Li Xin? Brother Zhenhai looked straight and asked seriously.

"Naturally, take it seriously!" Gao Shikun is also colorful.

"If that's the case, there is a way down there, but I don't know if the senior brother is willing to go?" Hearing this, Brother Zhenhai couldn't help but groan for a while, and then said in a low voice.

"Oh? Is this true? Brother Zhenhai has any way, come and hear it! Hearing this, Gao Shikun was overjoyed.

"That's exactly what I'm talking about! If the elder brother gets help from there, he will surely be able to achieve great things. Moreover, if this matter is successful, the other side will definitely be impressed by the senior brother, and even if he wants to become the head of the party at that time, it will not be a difficult thing! Brother Zhenhai pointed to the east and said in a low voice.

"Over there? You mean .......! Gao Shikun was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.

"Exactly! Don't hide it from you, brother, I have been doing business in various places over the years, and I have a lot of friendship with the people over there. This time, they were defeated in the battle with the Tang Army, if you can deal with it here, it will be a great achievement! ”。

"This ..... Let me think! Speaking of this, Gao Shikun hesitated.

"As the saying goes, there is no time to lose! If Brother Gao can't seize ~ this opportunity, I'm afraid that he will have to succumb to the Tang Army for the rest of his life, and be an honest man at home! Of course, if you want to succeed, I'm afraid you can't do it with your Xifengbao family alone, so you might as well find more like-minded people! Seeing this, Brother Zhenhai hurriedly said.