Li Wenyuan's equestrian skills that he had refined on the battlefield in Liaodong finally came in handy, and he rode his horse to the city gate, and saw that it was Qiu Niang carefully, so he ran over without slowing down at all. When he was approaching, he grabbed the horse with his legs, tilted his body to Qiu Niang's side, and softly reported Qiu Niang to the horse, and then ran back to the team, ran around the cavalry a few times, and then said to the cavalry:

"When I got home, it gave me some spirits. Queue up into the city, don't let the little lady who admires you smile. ”

Qiu Niang sat on the horse and said with a smile: "After the master went to Liaodong to fight, I didn't see the equestrian skills, how can I only be so skilled in this trick of plundering people, can it be said that there are still Jiao Niang in Liaodong to practice for you." ”

Li Wenyuan has seen a lot of life and death in Liaodong, and when he heard Qiu Niang's laughter, he no longer seemed to be embarrassed before, and he also laughed at the moment: "The little lady in the family is looking forward to it, so naturally she is fighting bravely in front of the battle and winning as soon as possible. ”

Qiu Niang leaned her head on Li Wenyuan's chest and whispered: "I have also heard the history of Yang Guangsan's expedition to Goguryeo, and it seems that it is useful to pray in front of the Buddha these days and pray for your safe return." ”

Li Wenyuan's heart warmed, but he still laughed and said: "We are all the successors of socialism in the new era who were born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze, how can we engage in these feudal superstitions." ”

Qiu Niang also covered her mouth and smiled: "Then the master will go and kill the life of the biggest landlord leader Yang Guang, so that the poor people can be liberated as soon as possible and overthrow the ruling class that is pressed on him." ”

Approaching the city gate, Li Wenyuan gradually slowed down his horse speed and said in a low voice: "I'll talk to you about some important things later, you don't want to serve men all your life." ”

Then Li Wenyuan put Qiu Niang in front of his mansion, and rode his horse to the Jincheng military camp to meet Xue Ju.

"General Xue, the last general Li Wenyuan came to restore his life, and he has already wiped out the thieves." Li Wenyuan gave a military salute and said.

Xue Ju came over and hugged Li Wenyuan and said, "Okay, Brother Xian is safe and sound, I am relieved to be a brother." Brother Xian, your appointment documents are much faster than yours, and there are not many governors in charge of the eight states. ”

Li Wenyuan said: "That's not thanks to Brother Xue's more than 1,000 brothers, otherwise even if I have the heart of the king, I will have no one to do." ”

After the two sides finished the politeness, Li Wenyuan asked Xue Ju: "Brother Xue, can you come back from Liaodong with soldiers and military resources?" ”

Hearing Li Wenyuan ask about this time, Xue Ju smiled and said: "Of course it didn't go well, there were countless mountains and mountains along the way, and they all thought that we were escorting people and wanted to come to get a piece of the pie." ”

Li Wenyuan was shocked: "Is the bandit problem so serious now?" How did the big brother resolve it? ”

Xue Ju said: "Dissolve? Just kill the past, a rabble can't even compare to the skin of the Goguryeo army, and now more than 20,000 people are in the camp by me, ready to kill them one day to deter the bandits. ”

Li Wenyuan hurriedly dissuaded Xue Ju and said, "Big brother is slow, little brother has a reluctant request." ”

Xue Juqi said: "Brother Feixian, you have taken a fancy to this group of homeless people and want to go to the Western Regions?" ”

"Exactly." Li Wenyuan did not hide it, and explained his thoughts and plates: "Big brother, the Western Regions has always had few Han and many Hu, and grain and cloth basically had to be transported from the Central Plains. However, there has always been no shortage of arable land in the Western Regions, only the people who cultivate the land, and the younger brother is ready to ask the eldest brother for this group of displaced people to reclaim wasteland and establish a military camp. Of course, I won't let my eldest brother suffer, if my eldest brother has an accident, how about I give my eldest brother 50,000 stone of grain every year for five years? ”

Xue Ju was shocked when he heard this, 50,000 stone of grain? Nowadays, the output of the Western Regions according to the statistics of the imperial court is only 100,000 stones, and if you add 20,000 people, you can still take out 50,000 stones a year?

Li Wenyuan looked at Xue Ju's suspicious face, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, eldest brother, you can do what you promised, and you won't default on your debts." ”

Xue Ju shook his head: "I'm not worried about the virtuous brother's words, but I'm just curious about the statistics of the central government last year, a total of 100,000 stone of grain was produced in the Western Regions, if the virtuous brother takes out half of it and gives it to the elder brother, how can the price of rice be suppressed?" If the price of rice can't be suppressed, how can the people be suppressed from rebelling? ”

Li Wenyuan heard that Xue Ju was suspicious because of this, so he whispered: "Big brother doesn't know anything, the statistics of the imperial court are all on the surface, and there are also local officials who embezzle them, and those produced by local famous families are very famous. I said that I would give my eldest brother 50,000 stone of grain a year or based on the guess of the lowest 200,000 stone of grain, but it must be more than this. ”

Speaking of this, Li Wenyuan walked to the door, looked around and saw that there was no one, closed the door gently, came back and continued to whisper: "What's more, the new establishment of four states in the Western Regions already has the intention of not being subordinate, how can it be truthfully reported, Your Majesty sent me to govern the eight states of the Western Regions in order to let me stabilize the Western Regions, at least when he conquers Goguryeo again next year, it will not threaten the safety of the capital and the eastern capital." ”

Xue Ju was shocked: "Do you want to conquer Goguryeo?" Does the Great Sui still have soldiers and food? ”

Li Wenyuan shook his head: "It doesn't matter whether the Great Sui has soldiers or whether there is food or not, what matters is whether the Great Sui has gate lords and nobles and the remnants of Beihu." ”

Xue Ju also bowed his head and was silent, Li Wenyuan had already explained these things to him.

Li Wenyuan sighed in his heart that the Great Sui was stormy, but what should be done was still to be done, so he continued to say to Xue Ju: "This time these 20,000 displaced people are really an unexpected joy, junior brother, I still came to ask the eldest brother to borrow some manpower, so that I can use it in the Western Regions to protect myself." ”

Xue Ju nodded and said: "You have no foundation in the Western Regions, you should bring some people, how many people do you want from the virtuous brother?" ”

Li Wenyuan said: "Among the people rescued by the soldiers from Liaodong, Zhang Juntai's more than 1,000 people are equipped with the weapons picked up by Liaodong, and in addition, they have to borrow 2,000 Jincheng soldiers from the eldest brother, and Hu Ren Wudelu." ”

Xue Juqi said: "Uderu? That's a fierce general of my Xue family's martial arts field, and the virtuous brother is really going to cut meat from his brother. If you don't allow it, you will inevitably lose your brother's strength, and I have to say that your 50,000 stone of grain is still worth it. ”

Li Wenyuan said with a smile: "Thank you, brother, it's just that the Western Regions Hu and Han live together, and it will be much more convenient to have someone around who knows the etiquette and language of the Hu people." ”

Xue Ju also knew this, and said quickly: "Brother Xian, don't be in a hurry to thank you first, these brothers can be given to you, but there is a requirement that Brother Xian must agree." ”

Li Wenyuan said: "Big brother, please speak, but whatever the younger brother can do, he will definitely not shirk." ”

Xue Ju said: "Take my son Xue Renyue to the Western Regions and serve by your side, in case there is any accident, it will leave a way back for my Xue family." ”

Li Wenyuan remembered the fate of Xue Ju in history, and felt sorry for the weak child in his heart, so he said: "Big brother, don't worry, I will definitely not let the second son get into danger easily." ”