Chapter 3 Troubled Times Descend Section 53 Return to the homeland

If spring is bright red, autumn is golden.

My wife and I walked in this autumn field, my wife rode in a car, and I rode a horse, following to the left and right of the car.

Guan Hai took the soldiers who came to greet me as the lead, and slowly walked in front of the team, 200 former forbidden soldiers followed me to my left and right, and behind me, there were 600 family members from my wife's mother's family. Our group, dragging a long queue, lazily walked on the road that had just been renovated.

Maybe it's early autumn, the morning sun is scorching with its enthusiasm, the branches, tired and weak, gasping above our heads, the roadside, the stream is glowing with flakes of phosphorescence, flashing and flashing, like fragments of gold, scattered in the floating time and space.

People say that autumn is the season of harvest, the season of love, and the season of singing and dancing. The quiet beauty of the fallen leaves, the dancing posture of autumn, made me can't help but lighten the horse's hooves.

My cup is overflowing with love, my heart is full of joy, and in this boundless autumn color, wander slowly and freely.

The persimmon trees on the side of the road are one in the east and one in the west, from clear red to golden, dotted with stars, and it is also the most beautiful stroke in the autumn colors. Tall poplars, locust trees, peach trees, plum trees, apricot trees, and unknown trees are scattered and scattered, dark blue and purple, light yellow and ochre, presenting a colorful scene.

Not far away, a cluster of aspen stands proudly in the sunlight. They carry the love of the sun, laughing in the autumn breeze, the breeze blowing, and the aspen slapping generously to welcome us. Occasionally, the green leaves are turned up, and the white hair on the back flashes with a little light, becoming a beating point of light.

A crimson flame slowly approached us from the distant sky. As we walked, we walked into a grove of trees that resembled Tsubaki trees, which blushed as early as maple leaves. The jagged leaves are neatly arranged in two rows, and this perfect leaf is like a transparent and clear whisper of autumn in the autumn sun.

In the crisp sound of the horse's hooves, I listened to the cicadas on the trees, and my heart was full of love, I didn't stop the horses' hooves, and directly arched my head from the horse into the car driven by the yellow warbler: "Do you know what the cicadas on the branches are saying? Without waiting for her to reply, I said to myself: "It's saying, 'Do you know it or not, green, fat, red and thin'." However, you see how rich the colors of this autumn are, layer by layer, piece by piece, the shade is appropriate, one more is more, and one less is less, if you have to say that the color is fat and thin, will it not live up to this layer of mountains and emeralds? ”

As I spoke, I carefully looked at Huang Ying's delicate face and said regretfully: "People say that red faces are easy to age, and this red may be a metaphor for a beautiful woman." Along the way, all the way, you lost weight. Autumn is in full swing outside the window, so you can relax and open the window to see the scenery along the way. ”

When Huang Ying heard this, she nodded obediently, and I retracted my head, with a faint smile, and looked at the maid Xiaoqiu and raised the curtain.

The sound of horses' hooves, the sparkling wheels, a young man, fresh clothes and angry horses, accompanied by a red-faced beauty, in the thick of autumn, driving to inspect his territory, quite a bit of the taste of returning home. For this moment, I want it to last forever.

"Xianggong, what is that?" Huang Ying's crisp words interrupted my reverie. Looking up, not far ahead, a group of people with shackles on the side of the road were repairing the road. Around Minzhuang, dozens of heavily armored soldiers rode on horses, watching them from afar. The sun shone on the knights, the dark iron armor flashed with a faint metallic blue light, and the upright spear tip was active with the smile of death.

"Oh, it's a prisoner. Some time ago, after we put down the rebellion, we captured these people who participated in the rebellion and punished them to repair roads and riverbeds to atone for their sins. Now that the dry season is about to begin, they will start digging the riverbed after they have finished repairing the road. Next year, when the river is repaired, we will enter a bumper harvest season. I explained softly to Huang Ying.

As the carriage approached slowly, Huang Ying frowned and looked at the prisoners with pity, who were desolate and ragged.

Guan Hai, who was in the lead, slowed down his pace, and in order to prevent accidents, a group of soldiers stepped forward to separate the prisoners and everyone's sight. Huang Ying had no choice but to retract her head into the car sullenly, and our carriage and horses slowly approached the prisoner's queue under this tight protection.

Huang Ying, who was born in a family, couldn't bear to see the prisoner's embarrassment, which surprised me. In this era, there is only one treatment for rebels - beheading. I didn't kill these people, it's already extrajudicial. Also, there are still some slavery colors in this era, and the so-called domestic slaves are expressed in another word, so is it better that domestic slaves are treated better than prisoners? Huang Ying's reluctance, is it because the girl's heart is too soft, or is my heart too hard when I come to this world?

I got on my horse and fell into deep thought.

Huang Ying's crisp cry interrupted my contemplation: "Xianggong, look? Huang Ying was in the car, pointing at a prisoner through the human slit, her eyes full of doubt.

I looked up and saw that one of the prisoners was dressed very abruptly. The weather is hot, and many people have taken off their shirts and are working shirtless. This person alone was neatly dressed and shoveled the soil with a spade and shovel without hurry. Many of the prisoners seemed to have a spontaneous awe of him, and often rushed to help him loosen the surrounding soil.

I understand what Huang Ying means, although the law is not merciful, but the newlywed Yan, I can't bear to refute her face.

"Stop", I immediately ordered.

"Zitai", I turned my head to Tian Chou and asked, "Who is in charge of these prisoners, and where do they come from?" ”

Tian Chou glanced at the prisoner and replied without hesitation: "This place is close to the original territory of the traitor Liu Bu, which is now the Acropolis of Le, which is within the scope of the military field reclamation, and should be under the jurisdiction of Zhang Shiping. When we discussed in Le'an, although Zhang Shibo did not participate, he also went to the Acropolis so that the lord could be summoned at any time. As for these prisoners, in line with the principle that prisoners can eat nearby, they should be Liu Buyuan's subordinates nearby. If the lord has any questions, he can go to the Acropolis to rest, and the headquarters of the military judge Tian Shangtian Bugui is in the Acropolis, and they will definitely be able to answer the lord's questions. ”

It's really good, Tian Chou is very familiar with the situation under his rule, and he has not lived up to his reputation as one of the "Three Kingdoms and Four Congs".

I glanced at my wife in the car, and secretly had a plan in my heart: "Call that prisoner over, I want to ask him about the situation." Also, call the captain of the supervision team to come over as well. ”

After a while, the captain of the supervision team approached our carriage and horse with the neatly dressed prisoner.

I turned my head to look at Huang Ying in the car, and at some point, Huang Ying had lowered the curtain, but I knew that she must be hiding in the car and listening to our conversation. This carriage is from Izumo, which was specially made for me by Zheng Hun, and the carriage is equipped with sliding windows on the front and back, and the sliding windows are inlaid with glass, and when you push open the windows and lower the water curtain, you can talk outside the window.

The carriage was also inlaid with the emblem of the castle lord - a silly bear with a cute face and a shield and sword. According to the marking method of the Izumo noble emblem, only when you become a garrison can you add a shield to the emblem, only if you have been the leader of the main offensive force, you can add a sword to the emblem, and only the descendants of the castle lord, Yoshiko, Son and Takayama Yindong Zhouyi, can use the bear mark.

There are bears, swords and shields, and when he saw this emblem, the captain of the supervision team immediately saluted with the highest salute on his horse: "Salute-salute-", the captain held a spear, raised his hands and eyebrows, and performed a standard military salute. Then, holding the reins of the horse in one hand and the gun in the other, the tip of the gun hung diagonally to the ground, and he signed up: "Zhang Tao, a citizen under the rule of the city lord, the captain of the second brigade of the Izumo Left Cavalry, the guard of the Acropolis of Le'an County, Qingzhou, and the captain of the first supervision team, sign up to salute." ”

"Li-Bi", I immediately returned the military salute, and then, gently pointed to the neatly dressed prisoner and asked: "Zhang Tao, who is this person?" ”

Zhang Tao lowered his head and replied respectfully: "Report to the city lord, this person is Liu Huai, the second son of the traitor Liu Bu, who was sentenced by the military judge to serve five years of hard labor for participating in the rebellion. Currently under the guard of Supervision Team 1. ”

Understood, no wonder this person seems to have a lot of demeanor.

I looked at Liu Huai and asked coldly: "Liu Huai, your father single-handedly launched a rebellion, and your brother ran back and forth to contact others. Now they have gone to the loess and died to atone for their crimes. I didn't wipe out your nine tribes, let you die in the world, and serve five years of hard labor to atone for your sins, do you know how grateful? Are you guilty? ”

Liu Huai stood up without kneeling, bowed his hand and said: "My father may have objections to what Ming Gong did that day, but my father should not attack the Liaoxi army without authorization, so that he will be charged with rebellion. On that day, I also advised my father that if my father had written to Gong Yuanjun to defend himself, there would be today. However, since there is today, it is better not to mention the past. Success and defeat are the same in ancient and modern times. What is guilty and not guilty, what is the benefit, crime and punishment, all depend on the word of the public. ”

I exclaimed, "Yes, you have spoken a simple truth – those who act in government do not necessarily act in accordance with the will of the people. However, the people have their own right to appeal, and if they plead their defenses in accordance with the law, there is still something to be done. If you raise an army to rebel, there will only be a ruined family and a dead person.

Since I took charge of Qingzhou, what has been repeatedly strengthened is the way for the people to appeal: the participation of the villagers in the governance of the local area (the establishment of the township old people's home); The criminal trial is handled exclusively by the department (judicial independence); The superintendent inspects the local government and does not interfere in local politics, but he must hear about it (supervision independence). If your father does not oppose him, will he have no opportunity to plead his case? Look at the current political situation, think about your father's behavior, are you still not guilty? ”

Liu Huai was silent for a long time, lowered his head, and bowed his head and replied: "According to today's Ming Gong's political view, my father was indeed reckless at the beginning. However, the son does not say anything about the father, and I myself am willing to confess my sins to the Ming Gong, but I must not confess my sins for my father. ”

I immediately retorted, saying, "Have I made you confess to me, I have made you confess to the law." There are three things in this world that people must fear: one is the god above our heads; the other is the moral law in the human heart; And finally, the law of the world. What you have violated is the law, not me Liu Bei. Life is fleeting, I will only live for a hundred years, and after a hundred years, the law will still live on in the world, and even after my death, if you commit such a crime of rebellion, you will be punished accordingly, and if you are conscious, bow to the law, confess your sins, and serve your sentence. ”

Liu Huai promised for a long time, and replied with difficulty: "Although the sound of Ming Gong Huwei shocked Liaoxi, my father had never been out of Qingzhou in his life, and the people he interacted with were all farmers, and I heard of the name of Ming Gong who was good at fighting. Qingzhou was in turmoil, and the heroes from all over the country gathered to be brave, and my father just wanted to gather people to protect production, and if he succeeded, he would negotiate with the government to go there. It's a pity that my father misjudged the military might of the Ming Gong and challenged the Ming Gong with thousands of families, how could it be done. According to the current view, Ming Gong just wanted to check the acres of land at the beginning, although my family had concealed property in the past, but the crime did not lead to death. My father raised troops without authorization to attack the army of Liaoxi, perhaps because of a small loss. ”

What a stubborn donkey, when it comes to this, he still doesn't want to admit his guilt. I understand what he said, the local heroes used to walk sideways, and if something went wrong, they immediately drew their swords and faced each other. Liu Bu just wanted to take the opportunity to coerce me to make concessions, but I didn't expect me to react so strongly, and even uprooted the powerful forces with the trend. As a result, Liu Bu and others certainly stole chickens and lost their money.

As soon as I thought of this, I had no intention of entanglement with him anymore, and said lazily: "The law does not allow lovers to have affection, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion arose, you raised an army to rebel, violated the law of the Han Dynasty, and the sin is unforgivable." But my newlywed wife saw you, a rich man in the past, and now a farmer, and she couldn't bear it, and she was willing to be extrajudicially gracious. If you understand your sins and are willing to repent of the past, write a petition asking for my forgiveness. Otherwise, the law will not be merciful. ”

Afterwards, I instructed the captain of the supervision team: "Zhang Tao, if this kid needs pen and paper, give it to him, and you will be responsible for handing over the letter he wrote to Tian Shang, and let Judge Tian Jun forward it to me." If he doesn't need it, let him go. ”

"Carriage and horses, go", I ordered without hesitation.

At present, it seems that Beihai County will not be in my hands, and at this critical juncture, there is no need to intensify the contradictions. If Huang Ying can pardon a group of prisoners in the name of Huang Ying, it can be regarded as easing the relationship with Qingzhou Haoqiang. Moreover, through the last counter-rebellion, I have eradicated the powerful forces of Le'an. In addition, through the establishment of the township and county guard organizations, the local power has been firmly in my hands, and even if these prisoners return to the localities, they will not be able to stir up a big storm. If Liu Huai is really willing to admit his guilt, what's the big deal if I pardon him.

I silently calculated, after entering the Acropolis, I hastily talked with Zhang Shiping, Tian Shang and others, and then rushed to Guanghuan City. It wasn't until I surrounded the city that I had a plan in mind.

It has been almost three months since we started building the city in early May. During this time, the construction of four large barracks had been completed, and they were separated by two by ten miles, and they were separated in all directions of the city. The eight villagers in the southeast, northwest and northwest have also been organized, and they are divided into four directions.

Crossing the boundary set up by the four barracks, it is about the inner city of the future. Izumo craftsmen have already planned out each street and placed their homes on the streets of their personal preference. In the very center of the city, there is the central barracks—where my new home is.

Unfortunately, because the brick kilns in the left and two townships in the west of the city had just been established, the bricks and stones burned were mainly used to build the Sifang barracks. Therefore, most of the houses in the center of the city have no walls and courtyards, and in order to save wood and masonry, many houses have been built to resemble 20th century houses - as soon as you enter the door, there is a large living room, and the kitchen, bedroom, and study room surround the living room, which are divided into front and back, left and right.

To the left and right of my house is Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's house. Across the street, across the street, the houses of the frustrated ones were built door-to-door to mine—near the water. In the lower corner of the house is the residence of Tian Feng and Tian Chou Jianyong.

At the moment, the houses are basically similar, the only difference between me and other people's houses is that there is a large conference room right behind my room.

When I approached my dwelling, Jian Yong was standing at the door of my house to greet me. When he saw me, he couldn't say anything else, just two lines of silent tears. After taking a closer look at Huang Ying, he nodded, bowed, and staggered away.

I stretched out my hand to keep him, but I couldn't say the words to keep it, and the hand was stuck in the air, unable to retract for a long time.

Under the guidance of Guan Hai, I walked into the house, and after a few rooms, stroking the furniture in the room, I suddenly thought to myself - this must be from the design of Gao Shan. The architectural technique of separating multiple rooms into four walls makes full use of all the walls, and indeed saves a lot of brick and stone. But with their thinking, they can't think of such a clever method.

"Thank you, a few dear friends, after many years of absence, you are still silently caring for me", I muttered secretly in my heart, and led Huang Ying into the house.

As soon as I had dinner, I came to my room with my ledger in my hand. Before we could start talking, Tian Chou, Tian Feng, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others had already flocked to the place, and the small living room immediately seemed crowded.

"To the conference hall", Tian Chou first proposed, and Zhang Fei ran to the conference room next to him. Without waiting for me to express my opinion, only Jian Yong and I were left in the living room.

The layout of the council hall is typical of Izumo Castle - a circle of tables and chairs arranged in the shape of a half-moon, and at the opening of the half-moon, there is a seat on a small table, which is a special speaking platform.

The strange arrangement stunned everyone, and when I arrived at the council chamber, everyone was standing in the doorway, bewildered. It was Tian Chou who broke the deadlock and found a seat to sit down.

"Bingyuan", he then instructed: "Find a few Izumo guards to serve water tea to everyone, don't look for other people, others may mess up when they come." ”

Guan Hai answered the call and left.

Under everyone's gaze, I casually found a seat and sat down, and casually beckoned to everyone: "Find a seat yourself."

Seeing the demonstration of me and Tian Chou, everyone sat down in chaos. Afterwards, the guards entered the circle of the half-moon round table and began to serve tea to everyone.

Tea became popular in Izumo Castle only this year, around 200 B.C., and there is a record of the character "槚" in the "Erya", which means bitter ("荼" is the ancient Chinese character, that is, "tea" today). After the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Chang Xuan talked about tea in many places in the "Huayang National Chronicles", among which it was recorded in the "Huayang National Chronicles: Ba Zhi": "King Wu of Zhou was the master of Bashu, and he was written in Shangshu...... Dan, lacquer, tea, honey...... all pay tribute". King Wu of Zhou conquered in 1066 B.C. (more than 150 years after the Trojan era), which means that as early as more than 3,000 years ago, China's Bashu region has used local tea as a tribute.

However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, drinking tea was only a habit of a few nobles, and it was not popular among the people. In the Western Han Dynasty tomb of Mawangdui in Changsha, there is a tea tube in the pile of gold, silver and jewelry that accompanies the burial. It can be seen that at that time, tea was still a luxury equivalent to gold, silver and jewelry. When he arrived in the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui fell ill, and when he met a layman, he told him to cook tea and grass clothes, and it really worked. Tea evolved from a medicinal drink to a social drink – but mostly in the upper echelons of society.

The habit of drinking tea in Izumo Castle was brought by the high mountains. At that time, there were also tea offering ceremonies in the Samhan area, such as "sealing tea" before marriage, holding "Seonei tea ceremony" at in-laws' house, ancestor memorial ceremony, and tea ceremony during the Spring Festival and Chuseok Festival. Since Takayama became a Korean princess, of course, he also had to learn Korean etiquette, and by the way, he also brought the habit of drinking tea into Izumo City. Tian Chou has been back to Izumo a few times this year, and he has also started making tea.

Although, now the best tea comes from Jingzhou and Yizhou (the Eastern Han Dynasty's "Covenant" has a record of "cooking tea" and "buying tea in Wuyang", which indicates that tea has appeared as a commodity in Jingzhou and Yizhou, which is the earliest record of China's tea trade), but we are now not connected to the trade routes between these two states, and good tea cannot be shipped to Qingzhou, so we have to drink the tea of Sanhan. Fortunately, this ginseng tea tastes good too.

In the fragrance of tea, I spoke first: "Zizheng, have the eunuchs been settled?" ”

Frustrated with his head lowered, sniffed the fragrance of tea deeply, and replied angrily: "It's settled." ”

Tian Chou snorted and drank hot tea and asked, "My lord, the emperor wants you to go to Izumo to pass the decree, I'm afraid you won't be able to go." ”

I touched my chin and pondered, "Well, it's going to be August soon, and August 15 is the agricultural and pastoral festival in Izumo." Okay, I'll take my newlywed wife to Izumo. However, I have sworn that if Liu Yuanjun (Liu Yu) and Gongsun Bogui are still fighting, I will never enter and leave Cloud City. Therefore, I decided that on this trip to Izumo, my boat would stop in the open sea, and my wife would enter Izumo Castle on my behalf to participate in the Farming and Animal Husbandry Festival. Zitai, you can go and prepare the ship later. ”

Tian Chou immediately said positively: "Lord, do you want me to accompany you?" ”

I shook my head: "No, Zitai, I'm afraid you won't be able to go on this trip to Izumo." The emperor appointed me as the next secret, and this place is very important, and we can't give it up. Go and settle down for me, and establish a secret system of government. In the future, the secret will be of great use to us. Also, you are the prime minister of Jiaodong, the official of Jiaodong country, and the political system also needs to be rebuilt. Besides, although Zizheng is too shou for Donglai, we still need Zizheng to coordinate the overall situation, and you can also rectify his Donglai County.

The six counties of Qingzhou, I originally wanted to govern the three counties of Le'an, Beihai, and Donglai, and based on these three counties, govern the entire Qingzhou, but now it seems that Beihai County belongs to someone else. Therefore, we must firmly control the two counties of Donglai and Jiaodong. This big task can only be handed over to Zitai you. I hope you will live up to this trust. ”

Fu Zhu interjected on the side and said: "The decree has been issued, and the Taishou of Beihai County is Kong Rong." ”

Tian Feng sighed on the side: "Kong Rong, great talent." Beihai can't compete with it. ”

I turned my head and asked, "What will be the situation in various places after I leave?" ”

He slowly flipped through the account book and replied: "Le'an, the fifteen counties have all been properly settled, the work of the people has been completed, and the third-level lieutenant and commander of the county and township pavilions have been appointed. Relying on the wide surrounding city, Qiguo County has also completed the population statistics work. Donglai and Jiaodong counties were not within our target range. However, the two places were already vast and sparsely populated, and when the chaos began, the wealthy families had already migrated, and the control of the two places was easy to handle. I have sent Wang Lie to both places to pacify the people. He was originally a local wealthy family, and it was easy for him to come forward. ”

Frustrated and closed the account book, he sighed deeply: "Only Beihai - Beihai County is the most difficult thing to do. The Kong Rong family has more than 20,000 people, and after the Qingzhou rebellion, the Beihai Hao clan was under the Kong clan. The Hao clan is powerful, and the yellow turban does not dare to go deeper. However, although Beihai County was not harassed by the Yellow Turban, it was difficult for the state pastor to carry out the order in Beihai. The heroes and powers gather together, pull the branches, and the new deal is difficult to implement. ”

I groaned and asked, "Is Ye Tian back?" ”

Looking at me suspiciously, I don't know why I remembered to ask Ye Tian about it, he replied hesitantly: "Some time ago, he received a group of craftsmen who moved from Jinan, and now, he should still be in Jinan." ”

"Okay, just let him stay in Jinan, and I'll send him a letter when I go back and arrange his next move."

I deliberately avoided the specific arrangements for Ye Tian - the fewer people who know about this matter, the better.

"Zitai, after you arrive in Donglai, you must remember to take a look at Longkou Port. This port was built by Kong Yi and is currently the best deep-water port. Longkou is rich in coal and stone, and now there are still a few months before winter, you can see if you can excavate coal and stone. If the coal and stone can be dug up, the heating materials for the winter in Qingzhou will not have to be transported from Izumo, and the remaining transportation capacity will allow us to transport goods to Luoyang. "I told Tian Chou.

"My lord, if you're going to Izumo, it's best to take advantage of the fact that it's still autumn and leave immediately, because Izumo's winter is cold. However, the emperor asks too much, can the lord have a countermeasure? Tian Chou asked worriedly.

Frowning, he said worriedly, "Who says it's not?" The emperor asks for money, but I'm not afraid, one gold coin in Izumo City is exchanged for 10 silver coins, 1 silver coin is exchanged for 100 red copper coins, and one red copper coin is exchanged for 10 Han standard copper coins. The emperor asked for 8 million coins from Izumo Nagong, which meant copper coins. 8,000,000 copper coins is only equivalent to 800 gold coins, and according to the financial resources of Izumo City, 800 gold coins can be obtained every year. At present, gold and silver coins can be used as expensive gold (genus), but when coins are not yet in fashion (circulation), if I can take the opportunity of paying tribute, I can legalize Izumo gold and silver coins, and I will do 8,000 gold coins (however, until now, Izumo Castle seems to have minted only 8,000 gold coins). However, the emperor asked Izumo to hand over the craftsmen, which was afraid that it would anger Izumo. Liaoxi is in turmoil, Xianbei is ready to move, if Izumo is rebellious because of this, I am afraid that the Han will lose more than he gains. ”

Tian Chou said resolutely: "Izumo City will never hand over the craftsmen. Since ancient times, there has been no punishment for beating, and punishment for not beating. Izumo Castle is willing to pay taxes and tribute, and then let Izumo hand over the craftsmen, what will Izumo Castle rely on to pay tribute in the future. Without the rule of the Great Han, Izumo Castle stood in the midst of tigers and wolves, did not pay taxes or food, and still lived well. With the rule of the Han Dynasty, paying taxes and grain, and handing over craftsmen, this move will inevitably force Izumo. ”

Tian Chou looked around and emphatically said: "If Izumo rebels, it is nothing for the Han to give up Liaoxi, and when Xianbei rebelled, the imperial court had already decided to abandon Liaoxi, if it were not for the lord in the wilderness Zhongcheng and Izumo was rich in production, the imperial court would not have repeatedly appointed Izumo officials." In other places in western Liaoning, why didn't the emperor appoint officials, just appoint Izumo officials, it can be seen from this that the emperor intended to be in Izumo but not in western Liaoning. If Izumo is rebellious and refuses to pay tribute, the emperor has nothing to lose, and we have a foothold in the war-torn land of Qingzhou, all relying on the support of Izumo's wealth and goods, and losing Izumo's support, who do we rely on? Can the emperor allocate the grain, grass and goods we need? ”

This statement shocked all of you. I am secretly happy in my heart, Tian Chou, worthy of being a good partner for my extortion.

Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, he strengthened his tone and said, "Lord, although you are a relative of the Han family, at this critical juncture, I hope that the lord will not follow the emperor to force Izumo. If Izumo is willing to pay tribute, the lord will be worthy of the emperor and live up to the name of loyalty. ”

Frustrated Zhu tilted his head, thought for a while, and made up his mind: "Lord, I will accompany you to Izumo, there is Fu Hao in charge, Zitai manages the two counties of Donglai and Jiaodong, and Qingzhou will not have any big trouble." At the moment, the most important thing for us is to solve the affairs of Izumo City. Well, Junyi's (Zhang He)'s ironclad soldiers have been in charge of Qingzhou for 2 months, and they should be rotated in batches, so let's go to Izumo with the lord. The main soldier of Zhuo County who stayed in Qingzhou was called Guan Bingyuan, and the Izumo ironclad soldiers were left behind, and they were called Le Wenqian (Le Jin). With these two male soldiers staying in Qingzhou, Yun Chang and Yide can also go together. ”

Hearing this, I looked sideways and wondered: What does he want to do? Take Zhang He's ironclad soldiers to Izumo, and pull up the two fierce men of Guan Zhang, the three tigers are on the same page, so powerful, it's too aggressive.

"Well, it's okay," I nodded and agreed, "Yun Chang, Yide, let's go and see Yun's festival together, it's really lively." ”

I looked back at Tian Chou and instructed, "Zitai, you can do the preliminary preparations, and we will board the ship and set off in early August." I remember when I was in Le'an, I found that there were too many women and children in the household registration statistics, and we had already tried to resettle the women, but the young children had not yet been resettled. You go to the three counties of Qi in Beihai, Le'an, search for orphaned young sons, and go to Izumo to study at my expense, so that every young son must be raised. ”

Hearing this, Tian Chou nodded in agreement.

Fu Zhu picked up the cup, drank the tea slowly, and said lightly in the excited discussion of everyone: "There is one more thing to tell the lord - Gong Zhou Mu is sick, I'm afraid he is still very sick." Gong Yuanjun's family will convene a doctor tomorrow to discuss his condition, and I think that if the lord wants to see the envoy, it is best to go now, and tomorrow he can preside over Gong Yuanjun's medical case by the way. ”

I stood up with a shout: "Such an important matter, Zizheng, why did you just say it now, come quickly, prepare the horse, I will go now." ”

Qingzhou has just settled down, and now is not a good time for Gong Jing to let go. If we have a new official, we have to start everything from scratch, no, this will never work.

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