Winter goes to spring.

The sun shines on the earth again.

The snow and ice began to melt, and the river that had once been frozen was now flowing again.

The sound of gurgling water resounded all over the mountain streams and canyons.

Countless small rivers, overflowing.

The passage of the Tien Shan Mountains, which had been closed by snow, finally began to reopen as the snow melted.

Click......

The sound of horses' hooves rang out in the canyon.

Holding the banner of the Xiongnu envoys, dozens of Huns cautiously crossed the canyon between Yuli and Yanluxe, and re-entered the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

They approached the city of Quli, the capital of the state of Weili, with trepidation.

The city was captured by the Han army in last year's war, and after the war, the Han army left about 300 people here to garrison, and then, Zheng Ji, the protector of the Western Regions, took a fancy to the excellent strategic location of this place.

So he chose the capital of the Western Regions Protectorate here.

In this way, the ditch plough and the wheel platform can form a strategic horn to cover each other.

After a whole winter of construction and emergency repairs, today's canal plough city defense has basically been repaired.

Zheng Ji even brought a few bed crossbows from Yumen Pass and fixed them to the western and northern city walls of the canal plough as heavy fire points.

"The First Minister of the Ming Dynasty"

At the same time, he gathered the army and people of Weili, and supported a prince of Weili in Quli City, and used it as a call to rebuild the kingdom of Weili.

However, today's Yuli Kingdom is already a political system under the jurisdiction of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, under the jurisdiction of the Great Honglu vassal state and the jurisdiction of the Western Han Domain Protectorate.

It lost almost all of its powers, except for the shelf of the kingdom.

Including taxation, defense, diplomacy.

Zheng Ji, the capital of the Western Regions, personally sat here and 'guided' the people of Yuli for a whole winter.

This Shang Shulang, with his superb skills, 'follow the good temptation', 'tireless hardship' and 'not avoid hardships and dangers', led the people of Weili onto a new road.

In just one winter, most of the nobles in the kingdom of Yuli were 'violently killed' and 'died of sudden illness'.

Moreover, before these people died, they all held the hand of Zheng Ji, and said bitterly and tearfully: "The foreign ministers did not know the royal road in the past, did not know the righteousness, and met the capital protection, and knew the importance of benevolence and righteousness, the great etiquette, and the foreign ministers were not good, please move their families to Chang'an, in order to Mu Tianzi Shengde, Chinese education ......"

Zheng Ji was naturally not easy to refuse, so he was kind and fulfilled the last wishes of these Yuli nobles who 'admired China'.

sent his wife, sons and nephews to Chang'an.

When these people left, they were really moved.

Those who were moved cried, and it was true and unpretentious.

As a result, Zheng Ji successfully accepted the property, land, manors, livestock, and pastures left behind by these nobles after they left.

Then, they were divided into two counties.

At the foot of the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, it is Guiyi County, and the area of Quli City is Shouyi County.

Zheng Ji then confiscated all these people's land, manors, livestock, and property.

Then he rented it to the people and slaves of Yuli, and only collected fifty percent of his income as a tax.

This is really benevolent!

Let the people of Yuli move the heavens and the earth, and forget King Yuli and their former masters for the first time.

When these Huns approached Quli City, they were shocked by what they saw - the entire vicinity of Quli City had been turned into farmland.

The officials of the Han Dynasty, with men and horses, shuttled through the period, guiding the Yuli people to sow seeds.

There are also cavalry patrolling and guarding the perimeter.

And these cavalry soon spotted the approaching Huns, quickly formed a battle formation, and leaned over.

The officer at the head shouted in Xiongnu from a distance: "Who is coming?" ”

"On the orders of the Great Hun Rizhu King, Zuoxian King, the great sun and moon favored people, we are ordered to come here to meet your generals and deliver my ......lord's credentials," the Hun envoy hurriedly shouted.

When the officers of the Han army heard this, they were not surprised - the Han and Hungarian exchanges for a hundred years, and it was common for them to come and go with each other.

Even in the Yuan Ding, the envoys of each other come and go, very frequently.

So, he stepped forward and asked, "Is there any token that can prove your identity?" ”

The messenger immediately took out a gold ornament from his bosom, a golden wolf head symbolizing the status of the royal family of the Twin Clan.

The officer took it and looked at it, immediately smiled, and arched his hand: "Messenger, please wait, let me go to the capital to protect!" ”

China has been a state of etiquette since ancient times, and it is still very polite to envoys.

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The spring in Juyan is very beautiful!

When the snow melted, the road was revealed.

In the fields of Qianmo, people began spring ploughing and production.

The corn seeds that Han Zeng took out from the warehouse and prepared have already been distributed.

A total of almost 2,000 stone corn seeds were bred in Guanzhong for more than ten generations, and in this winter, Han Zeng specially strengthened the ability to resist drought.

And as a price, Han Zeng will consume all the funds he has accumulated.

But the results are gratifying, not only did you get corn seeds as high as 2,000 koku!

However, when it came to Hexi, it was natural to reduce production.

However, even if the yield is cut by half, the average yield per mu should be conservatively estimated to reach six stones, or even more.

Compared with the past Juyan, the highest yield per mu is only two stones, which is a miracle!

The only pity is that these seeds not only have to be supplied to Juyan for sowing, but also have to leave half of them for Hehuang, and some of them have to be left as a reserve for Youzhou breeding.

Therefore, there are some restrictions on the storage area of millet seeds in the warehouse.

At present, at most, about 100,000 mu can be sown in Juyan and Hehuang.

Fortunately, Han Zeng can also sow and cultivate alfalfa, poplar, salix, and shrubs.

He even found a wetland plant, Lu Wei, to cultivate in the wetland of Juyan.

At the same time, Han Zeng also ordered people to catch crucian carp and carp from the black water and weak water, and then release them into Juyanze, so as to expand the fish group in Juyanze and lay the foundation for the future fish husbandry - Juyanze, stretching for hundreds of miles, wetlands, lakes and rivers are intertwined, as long as the development is good, the future of the fishery is promising!

In addition, Qilu and the business travelers from Guanzhong also began to arrive in Juyan and Hehuang one after another.

They brought with them new agricultural tools—including carts, sickles, hoes, and shovels.

Although the agricultural tools that are currently being transported, especially the Quyuan plow, basically flow to Hehuang (where the second generation of nobles, the second generation of officials, and the second generation of rich people are rich and profitable).

But Han Zeng used his influence to cut off about a hundred plows to Juyan.

With the addition of these quyuan ploughs, Juyan's spring ploughing production work has been guaranteed at once.

Now, it's almost certain that the spring planting season won't be delayed.

After inspecting the spring ploughing work of the various Sei groups in Juyan again, Han Zeng returned to the Black City Sein.

"Has the heavy snow in the Western Regions melted?" After returning to the city, Han Zeng's first concern was the weather in the Western Regions.

"Back to the lord, there is no relevant report on Zheng Duhu's side for the time being...... Han Feng replied: "However, there is a messenger from Chang'an to report, Your Majesty may be interested in moving General Fan to protect the ...... of the southern part of the country."

"Makunan Metropolitan Protector?" Han Zeng listened, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Prime Minister, are you finally willing to let Brother Fan move?" ”

"That's a good thing!"

Fan Minh You's ability, courage and pattern should not be limited by a Liao protection general.

He deserves a bigger stage.

It's just that......

Huo Guang was able to make this decision, which really surprised Han Zeng.

In particular, the operation of Pham Minh Woo went to Makunan......

This thing in itself is worth intriguing.

It's just that Han Zeng is far away from Chang'an, and now he has officially obtained the edict of the Son of Heaven, and as Shang Shuling, he has annexed the history of the state assassination, guarded the Yandu Lieutenant, and granted the right to conquer, crusade against thieves, and quell the chaos.

In fact, now Han Zeng has the same authority as the second general in the past.

He could even plan and decide on his own peace - if he didn't need to ask Chang'an for money and resources, he could start a war at any time.

In addition, the Son of Heaven directly authorized him, allowing him to have the right to act cheaply in the Western Regions and Mobei.

You can make a decision on the spot, and you only need to report to the court afterwards.

In other words, all the things he asked for more than two months ago were approved!

As a result, while holding the power, the obligations and responsibilities on his shoulders are also increasing!

There are more and more things to deal with.

The affairs of the four counties of Hexi, and even the counties of Heshuo, Beidi, and Longxi, all had to be watched by him.

He also has to intervene in the big and small affairs of Juyan, the Western Regions, and Hehuang, and even adjudicate it himself.

Naturally, there is no energy to pay attention to the affairs of Chang'an.

Most of the time, he passively heard the news from Chang'an as he does now.

This also made Han Zeng a little lucky, glad that he had foreseen it, left people in Chang'an, and built a network of contacts.

Otherwise, without these people to send the message in time, he might have to wait until the Son of Heaven officially issued an edict before he suddenly realized, 'Oh, Fan Mingyou is going to Munan?' ’。

This is undoubtedly a very bad thing!

Putting aside Fan Mingyou's matter for the time being, Han Zeng asked, "Apart from this matter, what else is there to do in Chang'an?" ”

"Lord Qiqi, there is also that, it seems that His Majesty has decided to continue the attack of the general of the chariot cavalry, and there is a word in the palace that if he is defeated, he will be cut off from his military position and demoted to a Taishou ......" Han Feng replied cautiously: "It's just that this matter has not yet been decided......

"Oh......" Han Zeng smiled when he heard this, "This matter will be a foregone conclusion sooner or later......"

"I just don't know, can Zhang Anshi be ashamed?"

Since the era of defending Qinghuo's illness, the general title of the Han family has undergone a reshuffle.

After Wei Qinghuo went to illness, he was a general with real power in office, and he no longer served as a super general who was qualified to command the military power of the whole country and command the county.

As a result, all these generals are vacant!

Even the Great Sima, who had served with Huo Quai, has been vacant.

Until, Huo Guang led the government, the great Sima, the general, extremely one.

First, no one has the qualifications and face to serve as these generals anymore.

Wei Qinghuo's illness is like two mountains, firmly suppressing the world's generals.

Without their military exploits and achievements, people should not dream of really serving as a general, a great horse, a chariot general, or a guard general.

These general titles began to gradually become posthumously awarded in the nature of honor.

Among them, the captain has become an honor that is impossible to give to the living!

The living can only be chosen among the remaining generals.

Moreover, there is an unspoken rule - if the living become one of these generals, they must give up the right to lead the army.

To put it simply, it is to transfer from martial arts to literature.

And, which general title? The knowledge in this is very deep.

The general is a treatment, the general of the chariot is another treatment, and the general of Wei is another rank.

Even if it is a rumor, you can get a glimpse of the extent of the battle in Chang'an.

"I heard that His Majesty is very annoyed with Zhang Anshi, and Mrs. Zhang has not been there for a while......" Han Feng replied.

"Ah......" Han Zeng shook his head: "If that's the case, I'm afraid Fuping is not good!" ”

After all, the defeat of the Che Cavalry General made His Majesty lose face.

did not seize Qi Bingquan, it was already for the sake of Zhang Anshi's brother Zhang He's face.

There is no more straightforward statement.

This is similar to when Emperor Xiaojing promoted Tiao Hou to Tai Lieutenant, but dismissed him as prime minister, which is the same thing!

Zhang Anshi's fate and future have been clouded!

He could face the doom of retiring at any time!

This made Han Zeng couldn't help but sigh and sigh.

However, he can't help Zhang Anshi, at least he still has a life in the retirement environment, he can still be in the opposition, and he can still be influential and rich.

Just as Han Feng was about to ask Han Feng to gather the officials of the Black City Fortress to discuss matters, Han Zeng heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

He turned to look, but saw a horse coming from the north, hurriedly ran to Han Zeng, turned over and dismounted, and bowed: "The last general is ordered by the king to protect the capital, come to report to the general: the Xiongnu envoy entered Weili seven days ago, and presented the letter of state, and the envoy claimed to be ...... on the order of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King."

"The last general of the capital protection order asked the general: how to deal with this matter?"

When Han Zeng heard this, he smiled: "Is the snow finally melting in the Western Regions?" ”

"This Hun envoy came just in time!"

If the Huns don't come, he will have to go to the Huns.

The pensions, placements, and rewards of the Juyan soldiers and civilians all depend on the Huns and their servants!

"Han Feng!" Han Zeng turned his head and ordered: "Prepare for me, I will go to Yumen in person to meet this Xiongnu envoy!" I sent someone to invite Zhang Anshi from Loulan to discuss together."

He said to the cavalry who came to report the news: "Please tell the protector of the Western Regions that I will come to Yumen in person and meet with the Xiongnu envoy!" ”

"Please escort the envoy to the Jade Gate!"

As he said this, Han Zeng's hands rubbed excitedly.

It's time to let people know that I, Han Zeng, am both civil and military.