After washing, it was close to the time when the sun set. Zhao Wutang took Mo Feng, Feng Hua, Liao Yong, Li Shan, several generals and personal guards to Zhuti County with Zhang Jian to attend the reception dinner held by Lu Mao for them.

Walking into Zhuti County, Mo Feng felt that Zhuti County was different from other cities, although he had only traveled to Yixian, Qiongdu, Zhuti and other remote cities in the southwest, most of which had just experienced the war. However, the owner of his body is the son of Youzhou Thorn History, and those luxurious and heavy super-large cities have not been there. But this Zhuti County, although the scale is far less than those big towns in Beiping, but here, Mo Feng saw that it was the same thing as Beiping City under his father's rule.

The streets were clean and tidy, the shops were scattered and orderly, and the people on the streets did not panic because of the rebellion in the other three counties. Looking at this scene, Mo Feng finally knew where the similarities between Zhuti County and Beiping were.

Atmosphere! The atmosphere in Zhuti County is the same as in Beiping, where the people live and work in peace and contentment, and exude a sense of vigor and progress everywhere.

In fact, he should have discovered that the small village he passed by during the break, although the people were not rich, they were all self-sufficient, and there was a faint smile on their faces.

All of this only shows one problem, Zhuti County is too shou Lu Mao to govern well, and he is deeply respected and loved by the people, so only Zhuti County has not rebelled in the four southwestern counties.

At this moment, Mo Feng just wanted to see Lu Mao as soon as possible and see who this Taishou was. In the Celestial Star Empire where the sun is setting, there are not many such officials.

When he saw Lu Mao, he was very disappointed. This man looks ordinary, like a drop of water in the vast sea, and will never be easily remembered.

Zhao Wutang walked up and said in greetings: "Zhao Wutang has seen Lu Taishou, this time there is really Lao Lu Taishou." ”

Lu Mao also greeted him: "General Zhao is polite, they are all serving the country, what is there to work or not." Why, the general didn't introduce me to a few generals behind you. ”

Zhao Wutang nodded, and then introduced Qi Mo Feng and the others. Every time Zhao Wutang introduced someone, Lu Mao went up to salute, and those generals also returned the salute when they saw Lu Mao like this. However, they are not suitable for this meeting, which makes these big bosses in the army very helpless, and Lu Mao also understands that they are all generals in the army, and they are not used to such occasions, so they don't care. It's just that when Mo Feng was introduced at the end, Lu Mao was surprised.

"I never thought that the general of the forward battalion of the Guiyi Army would be so young, so handsome and chic." Originally, Lu Mao wanted to say that he was beautiful, but he felt that this word was inappropriate for men, so he changed it to handsome and chic.

"Lu Tai has kept the award." As he spoke, Mo Feng stood solemnly, holding his hands in a circle, his left hand on top, and his palm facing inward, making a formal celestial gesture towards Lu Mao.

Lu Mao was very surprised to see that such a young general in full armor could make such a salute, but after being surprised, Lu Mao did not lose his courtesy, so he also replied.

While returning the salute to Lu Mao, he secretly said in his heart: This General Mo was able to make such a formal salute as Tianyi, which shows that he is by no means an ordinary rough man in the army. If you look at him gentlely, you know that he must have an excellent tutor.

Looking at Lu Mao's surprised appearance, Zhao Wutang laughed: "Lu Taishou doesn't need to be so surprised, Feng'er is not like me who has been in the army for a long time. He is the son of Youzhou Thorn Shi Moyan, and it is appropriate to have such a knowledge of etiquette. ”

"It's the son of the Ink Thorn History! It's just that I heard that the history of the ink thorn was already ...... when the orcs attacked Beiping" Lu Mao paused, and didn't say any more, if he continued to say more, he would definitely poke Mo Feng's sore feet.

"Before the orcs besieged the city, my father let the family general escape with me, so I survived......" Mo Feng only said a little bit, and then didn't say any more.

Seeing that Mo Feng didn't say any more, Lu Mao also knew in his heart that he shouldn't know anything about the rest of the matter. Then he said, "Come, all the generals are seated!" ”

After Zhao Wutang and the others were seated, Lu Mao waved his hand at a few servants, and then a few dishes were brought up and placed on Zhao Wutang's respective desks.

The generals were also very surprised when they saw these dishes, not because they were too good, but because they were so ordinary, just some ordinary people's food.

When Mo Feng saw these dishes, he knew why Lu Mao had such outstanding political achievements, but at the age of forty or fifty, he was still only a Taishou in a small county in a remote area. This person, although he is talented, is too upright and too bad at being a man.

Seeing such a strange look from the generals, Lu Mao didn't care, but said slowly: "Generals, my Zhuti County is a small county, and there are no delicacies, so let's just take these coarse tea and light meals." ”

"People in the army, how can they be so exquisite, just starve and not die!" Zhao Wutang raised the wine bottle, "Come, Lu Taishou, I toast you!" After saying that, he drank it all.

"The general is so courageous, then Lu is not humble!" I saw that he was also like Zhao Wutang, and directly dried the wine in the wine bottle.

Seeing his own general like this, Mo Feng and the other generals also ate and drank.

After getting acquainted with each other during the banquet, Mo Feng also understood why there was no rebellion in Zhuti County. This Lu Mao is practicing the way of the Legalists, and everything is done according to the law. The people under the rule of Haoqiang, whether they are Tianxing people or barbarians, as long as they abide by the law, they will not be oppressed by the government.

In this way, although the location of Zhuti County is remote, although the common people cannot live a rich life under the care of the government, they can all be fed and clothed, and the rebellious heart will naturally not be there.

It is precisely because of this that the army and the people of Zhuti County are united, and the barbarian king Meng Bao naturally does not dare to attack.

Regarding the news of the Lushui front, Lü Mao also conveyed the order of the general Wei Kai to them during the banquet. Yesterday, I just got the flying pigeon biography of the general Wei Kai, which wrote that he and the barbarian king Meng Bao fought several battles in Lushui, and there were mutual victories and defeats, so that the Guiyi army arrived in Zhuti County and quickly converged with the defenders of Zhuti County to copy Meng Bao's old nest, and then encircled and annihilated Meng Bao.

For Wei Kai's urging, Mo Feng was not worried, if Wei Kai couldn't hold Meng Bao back in the field, then he didn't have to be the general.

On the contrary, the most difficult thing is that they deviate from the division along the way, and the sinister geographical environment and intricate ethnic relations are the most deadly.

After being full of wine and food, Zhao Wutang led Mo Feng and several other generals back to the camp to rest, and agreed with Captain Zhang Jian that at dawn, his 1,000 county soldiers would be combined with the Guiyi Army into one army and set off towards Yizhou County.

In the early morning of the next day, at the moment when the rooster announced, Zhang Jian led his 1,000 county soldiers to appear at the gate of the Guiyi army camp. After converging with the Guiyi Army, the rear camp of the Guiyi Army took the lead, the two guides led the way, and Zhang Jian's county soldiers were postponed and began to march towards Yizhou County.

After walking for two days, the army stopped, and just when Mo Feng was puzzled, the news came from the front, and there was a barbarian stockade blocking the way in front of him. Zhao Wutang asked the generals of each battalion to gather in the Chinese army to discuss how to continue the march.

After receiving the order, Mo Feng immediately handed over the forward battalion to Xiao Si, and took Dian Wei and a few personal soldiers to the Chinese army where Zhao Wutang was.

After arriving at the Chinese army, he found that the generals and captains of the Guiyi Army and the captain Zhang Jian had already arrived, and Liao Yong also brought the two guides over.

"Let's discuss it, how to deal with it, whether to break in directly or find someone to negotiate." For this kind of thing, Zhao Wutang also has no way, he is a battlefield general, it is okay for him, a big old man, to march and fight, but he is a layman in dealing with the relationship between barbarians.

Feng Hua made a throat-slitting gesture: "General, it's better to kill them all and save trouble." ”

As soon as he said this, Badu and Ushu were terrified, and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Please let the general spare these barbarians a way to live!" ”

Seeing that the two guides were frightened like this, Zhao Wutang immediately reprimanded: "Feng Hua, what do you want to do, do you also want to slaughter the town?" The barbarians here have been killed, and there are still in front, do you have to kill them? ”

Seeing Zhao Wutang so angry, Feng Hua immediately knelt down: "The last general is stupid, talking nonsense, please forgive the general!" ”

Zhao Wutang helped the two guides up, and in the face of Feng Hua's plea for mercy, he only said one sentence: "You just kneel for a while!" ”

Helping Badu and Wushu wipe the ashes on their legs, Zhao Wutang comforted: "Don't worry, you two, I can't do that kind of thing when I return to the righteous army." As for this bastard, he has been wandering around the mountains for the past few days, and his brain is confused, so he will say such things, and I ask you to forgive me. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Regarding Zhao Wutang's Corporal Lixian, Badu and Wushu really couldn't react a little.

"Feng'er, what can you do?"

Hearing Zhao Wutang ask himself this, Mo Feng was stunned for a moment, then let out an "oh" and began to speak.

"The reason why this barbarian rebelled with Haoqiang was because of the turmoil in the empire, and the local officials were tyrannical and did not treat the barbarians as human beings, so it led to the barbarian rebellion. The source of this is still because of the government.

The reason why these barbarians in the mountains did not participate in the rebellion of Meng Bao was that there was still a glimmer of hope for the empire. These simple people, as long as they can live a good life, will not pin their heads to their belts and do things to rebel and rebel.

Therefore, in order to dispel the hostility of these mountain barbarians against us, we must move them with emotion and reason, let them see that there is hope for the days to come, and let them know that their future life will be better than the present. ”

Listening to Mo Feng's words, Zhao Wutang's eyes lit up: "Tell me what to do?" ”

"The Upper Empire will definitely not work. If it weren't for the officials in the court, the empire would not have fallen into such a situation. Therefore, do not hope that after the three counties are pacified, those people will suddenly show kindness to these barbarian people. For now, there is only one way, Juti County!

There are a few specific methods, let's talk about it, Uncle Zhao and Zhang Duwei listen to see if it is feasible.

First, there should not be many barbarians in a few villages, and Zhang Duwei can choose the best ones to fill the army, let them serve as soldiers and eat food, which can supplement the military resources of Zhuti County and support their families.

Second, it can allow the rich and powerful merchants to contribute money, and the barbarians to contribute their efforts, to build a road in this great mountain, and increase communication with Juti County. After the road was repaired, it would be better for the goods of the powerful and wealthy merchants to flow into the mountains, and the barbarians could also exchange animal skins and other goods for necessary daily necessities.

The third, and most important, is to ask Lü Taishou to install household registration for these barbarians in the mountains, and turn them into real people of Zhuti County. Let them have the same treatment as the people of Juti County, such as children can go to school, and they can get relief from the government in times of famine, etc.

Well, that's all I can think of! ”