"Your Royal Highness, in fact, personal reputation is nothing, Zhang Xuan doesn't care about what ∨ Xuan wants, he can do his best to support the Tang Dynasty, make the Tang Dynasty strong and mighty, and my people can live a worry-free life - Zhang Xuan is the only one who wishes!"

Zhang Xuan's voice was generous, and his face was awe-inspiring. He turned his head to look in the northwest direction, not far ahead, on the official road leading from Lingzhou to Hejiao, there was a group of people and immigrants organized by the official officials, slowly heading towards Hezhou.

The construction of Liangning Prefecture requires a lot of manpower and material resources ♀ For a period of time, Zhang Xuan's Metropolitan Governor's Office ordered tens of thousands of immigrants from Lingzhou and Shuofang to enter Liangning Prefecture, and the Tuyuhun tribe has immigrated in three batches in the early stage, and it is estimated that they are on the way at this time.

With the efforts of Li Guangbi, the border people in Shanzhou and Qinghai, who had lost their homes and lands due to the invasion of the Tibetans, gradually settled in Liangning Prefecture and became the first batch of immigrants.

Li Qi bowed his hand and said softly, "The king of Pingxi cares about the world and shares the worries of the court, and the little king admires it." ”

Zhang Xuan laughed, suddenly raised his hand and patted Li Qi's shoulder, and said very affectionately, "The prince asked His Royal Highness to come down to Longshuo, and he also has the intention of training His Highness, and His Royal Highness must not live up to the prince's painstaking efforts." ”

Li Qi nodded silently, but did not make a sound.

He was born in the royal family, so he naturally has a superior insight into the various twists and turns attached to the imperial power. Li Heng agreed to let him go to Longshuo, just to let him gain some prestige, take the opportunity to befriend Zhang Xuan, and prepare for the future.

Originally, the East Palace was shaky, and Li Heng's position was in danger of being precarious at any time, not to mention his sons. At that time, Li Heng's sons were not supporting the knot, and their feelings were very good.

However, as Li Heng gradually took power and became the emperor almost a fact, the whirlpool of the struggle for imperial power gradually spread among his sons.

Li Heng's eldest son, Li Yu, is in a faction of his own, because sooner or later he will become the next crown prince, so he naturally has to start cultivating his cronies and plan for the future; And in this way, he faintly regarded several of his brothers as potential enemies, and all kinds of open and secret battles and all kinds of tricks began to fill the East Palace, and the original peaceful and warm atmosphere was gone.

And Li Qi was praised by Li Heng because of his ability to write and martial arts, good at shooting and hunting, and became Li Yu's "number one enemy" on the list.

Li Yu targeted Li Qi everywhere, and his intention to suppress him was very obvious. Maybe Li Heng saw the clues of this kind of fratricidal brotherhood, so he secretly gave Li Qi a chance. As long as Li Qi has Zhang Xuan as a backer behind him, Li Yu doesn't dare to do anything with him.

"Your Highness, let's go, there are still three days to arrive in Hezhou. After a day of rest in Hezhou, Zhang Xuan can accompany His Royal Highness directly into Liangning Prefecture, so that His Highness can truly set foot on the grassland oasis of Tuyuhun's hometown! ”

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Three days later, in the afternoon.

On the official road outside Hezhou, Zhang Xuan and Li Qi's team marched very slowly, because the crowd of immigrants in front of them blocked the official road.

Zhang Xuan frowned on the horse, he had already seen that there was a burst of chaos in front of him, and the soldiers and horses sent out by Hezhou were in a hurry to clear the field and prepare to welcome the arrival of Zhang Xuan and Li Qi.

The violence of the soldiers immediately triggered the people's resistance ♀, and some immigrants who were transferred from the state capitals of Lingzhou and Shuofang were a little unclear and unwilling to abandon their families and businesses and go to Liangning Prefecture to open up wasteland and rebuild their homes, and their interest was not high. Coupled with the instigation and instigation of those who do good things, the situation gradually expands.

More and more people are stuck in the road, refusing to move, shouting to return to their homeland.

The sāo chaos in front of him became louder and louder, directly alarming the officials and defenders of the Hezhou Mansion.

They knew that Zhang Xuan and Li Qi's team was at the rear of the people's team, but because the road was completely blocked by the large number of immigrants, they couldn't catch up, so they could only watch groups of people turn around and rush towards Zhang Xuan's team.

"Please King Pingxi call the shots for us!"

"I don't want to immigrate, I want to return to my hometown!"

"Why do you force us to go to a place where birds don't!"

"We're quitting...... King Pingxi gives us an explanation! ”

I don't know how these immigrants knew that Zhang Xuan was not far behind him, and someone should have agitated to take the lead, so the crowd of immigrants who couldn't see the tide at a glance rushed over.

Nan Ji Yunmian sè changed greatly, and immediately led the army to rush forward, guarding Zhang Xuan and Li Qi intensively in the protective circle, and said loudly and urgently, "Dashuai, the big thing is not good, these immigrants have a large number, if it is under the impact, it will be difficult for us to hold it∫ let the last general protect Dashuai and His Highness, and immediately retreat thirty miles!" ”

Zhang Xuan's expression remained unchanged, and the corner of his eye found that Li Qi was also calm, and he couldn't help but secretly appreciate.

"Don't panic, what are you panicking about?" Zhang Xuan shouted, "Array, beat the snare drum, sound the military trumpet!" ”

Nan Jiyun received the order, and 5,000 cavalry formed a heavy formation, armed with spears, ready to meet the onslaught of the immigrant group. A few of the soldiers beat the snare drum desperately, and almost at the same time, the desolate whimpering bugle also returned to dàng in the clear.

Woooooooooooo

Knock knock!

The snare drums and trumpets echoed each other, and suddenly rose above the wilderness, and the surging crowd slowly calmed down, crowding more than a hundred feet away from the Nanjiyun army array, occupying the road and the fertile fields on both sides of the road.

Nan Jiyun let out a sigh of relief, and he was also sweating just now.

Nan Jiyun stepped forward and shouted loudly: "You can't wait for the chaos!" The king of Pingxi is in the rear, if you have grievances, you can choose your own representative to meet the king of Pingxi, the king of Pingxi said, if the appeal is reasonable, he will definitely make the decision for you! ”

"If you take advantage of the situation to make a mess and attack the imperial army, horses, and the honor guard of the king of Pingxi, you deserve death!"

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For the sake of safety, under Nan Jiyun's repeated requests, Zhang Xuan and Li Qi still retreated a few miles and stopped in front of a military fortress, and naturally a soldier came forward to set up a table table for him and Li Qi.

More than a dozen representatives of immigrants of different ages, tall, short, fat and thin, came from the other side of the road under the "watch" of a group of soldiers, and Zhang Xuan looked at these people quietly, his mind very calm. He knew that the common people generally couldn't make trouble, and this kind of chaos must be because there were people in it who took the lead, and these representatives were obviously likely to be the ones who took the lead.

Walking in the front is a middle-aged man in his forties who wears peasant clothes but has a bit of a scholarly temperament, this person has a steady foot, firm and keen eyes, Zhang Xuan only glanced at it, and judged that he had some "Qiankun" in his belly.

There was a seven or eight-year-old girl beside the middle-aged man, combing the kind of hair that is common to Tang girls, although her little face was delicate but her eyebrows and eyes were a little dirty, she grabbed the man's clothes tightly, and did not dare to look at the heavily guarded soldiers on both sides, obviously a little afraid.

These people got closer, and Nan Jiyun shouted, "I have seen His Royal Highness King Pingxi and King Jianning, why don't you kneel down to meet you?" ”

No matter how "provoking" these people are, they are just ordinary people after all, even if they have some status in the township on weekdays, it is inevitable that they will be frightened when facing super big people like Zhang Xuan and Li Qi.

Everyone fell to the ground in a panic, only the middle-aged man looked calm, slowly knelt on the ground, and even had the courage to raise his head and glance at Zhang Xuan and Li Qi.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, and said indifferently, "You don't have to be nervous, to be honest, if there is really a grievance, this king will make the decision for you." ”

The middle-aged man knelt on the ground and hugged his fists, "Villain Hu Kan, dare to make a statement to the king of Pingxi, please ask the king of Pingxi to make the decision for us and other grass people." ”

"The grass people and others were requisitioned by the government from various state capitals, and they left their homes and businesses away from their homeland and rushed to live in Tuntian, Liangning Prefecture...... The original promise of 500 wen per household by the Metropolitan Governor's Office was only 200 wen in the hands of the grass people...... Along the way, the soldiers accompanying us were beaten or scolded and humiliated, and the rations issued by the officials were also deducted and stripped of them, and the grass people were unbearable, and countless people were killed, injured and sick...... Please also ask the king of Pingxi to call the shots! ”

This person is eloquent, eloquent, logical, and unhurried.

Zhang Xuan's brows furrowed when he heard this.

Where there are people, there will be corrupt officials, and it should not be surprising that this is the deduction of settlers' settlement allowances and food rations. It's just that the situation is so serious, which makes Zhang Xuan a little surprised.

"If the matter of deducting the settling-in allowance and rations is verified by this king, it will be severely punished! There will be no money owed to the people. If there is less than one penny, the king is responsible for paying it. Zhang Xuan said loudly.

"However, it seems that this king is very reluctant to go to Liangning Prefecture to immigrate to Tuntian ♀, which is a plan of the imperial court, although it is necessary to keep you away from your homeland, but the imperial court and the Dadu Governor's Office have made sufficient compensation for this. Settling-in allowance is one aspect, and on the other hand, the government will also distribute a large amount of land to the people on the basis of household registration. ”

"The policy of the Metropolitan Governor's Office was very favorable, and all the wasteland opened up by immigrants was owned by the people and protected by the laws of the imperial court...... That is to say, the fertile fields and fertile water and grass in Liangning Prefecture are fertile, and the king thinks that if you move to Liangning Prefecture, it will be difficult for the time being, and you will still live a good life in the future. ”

After Zhang Xuan's words were finished, although those immigration representatives came with a stomach full of resentment, but when they arrived in person, none of them had the courage to shout, and they all fell to the ground and did not dare to raise their heads.

Only that Hu Kan mustered up the courage to say loudly, "Lord Qiqi, I waited for the immigration of Liangning Prefecture, it seems that the government has given a lot of benefits, but in fact, it is simply a pie on paper." We waited for the tuntian, and the income was to feed the soldiers and horses of Liangning Prefecture, half of the grain had to be delivered to the tun soldiers, and the other half had to pay taxes to the imperial court, and in the end, the income was very little, and it was difficult to make a living...... Please also ask the prince to be clear! ”