Li Mao said: "When the peace is today, the imperial court should give priority to the word 'Fu' to the border towns, I went all the way and found that the grassland barbarians still yearn for my Datang, as long as I Datang can still be like Zhenguan, Kaiyuan years with a broad mind, tolerate hundreds of rivers and thousands of streams, then the grand event of the crown of all countries will soon reappear in my Chinese land." At that time, Yan Gong was the first hero of Zhongxing Datang. ”

Yan Li was born in a bureaucratic family, he didn't know the hardships of the people, and after he entered the office, he has been serving as a Qing official in the capital, he is still wishful thinking in the grand occasion of Kaiyuan and Tianbao, and he is completely unaware of the changes in the world, and the Tang Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty in its heyday.

Li Mao's words were very pleasant to his ears, the new dynasty and the new atmosphere, or the Son of Heaven really wanted to cheer up, so he was transferred to the Tiande Army, stopped the soldiers, spread culture, and softened the cold and hard hearts of the grassland barbarians with his full stomach, helped them to be civilized and civilized, and made them understand the dignity of China's clothes and their own inferiority and barbarism, prompting them to repent and vote sincerely.

Yan Li's staff also nodded, praising Honglu Shaoqing for standing tall and looking far away, and they were happy that the curtain master was reused.

Things gather by like, people by groups, and the staff selected by Yan Li are naturally of the same mind as him.

Among the people, only Yan Li's only son, Yan Gui, bowed his head and remained silent, his face was solemn, and he seemed to disagree with Li Mao's words.

After the banquet, Li Mao returned to the hall, Qin Mo had already invited Yang Qi one step in advance, and after Li Mao sat down, he said to Yang Qi: "What's wrong with your eyes, so sick?" ”

Qin Mo invited Yang Qi, but Yang Qi refused to come, and was put on a table by Li Mao in Caozhou, and he still has hatred in his heart. Now Li Mao's greeting made Yang Qi's heart half unhappy, and he replied: "In the old days, when I suppressed bandits under the Yin Mountain, a poisonous insect got into my eyes, and I was infected with poison, and I couldn't sleep for three days and three nights in pain. Later, I got a medical treatment, and the pain was slightly better, but I fell into a problem of tears in the wind, and I was watery all day long, and people said that I was a nymphomaniac, and you said that I was wronged or not. ”

Li Mao said: "Come over and I'll help you take a look." ”

Yang Qi will be suspicious, Li Mao is a wild monk, and he still understands medical skills?

Li Mao carefully examined his eyes and said, "Don't get in the way, just take care of it." ”

Take out a bottle of potion and say: "Twice a day in the morning and evening, use a clean silk scarf dipped in scrubbing, remember not to scrub with hands or other towels after scrubbing, otherwise, both eyes may be blind." ”

Yang Qi was taken aback, and hurriedly put away the medicine bottle, the medicine didn't know what it was, but this medicine bottle was extremely exquisite, and it was a very valuable thing at a glance.

Li Mao asked Yang Qi about Yan Gui's resume, Yang Qi thought about it and answered truthfully. Yan Gui was born in a family of eunuchs, studied since childhood, practiced arching horses, and was studying at home to prepare for the imperial examination in Beijing at the age of 16 next year.

Li Mao said: "Yan Gongzi came to the border town from the mainland, what do you think of the barbarians on the grassland? ”

Yang Qi said: "The young man loves to read history books, and he has no good impression of the barbarians, this time I accompanied him across the river to get out of the jam, and he heard that the barbarians did the murderous and oversold deeds, and his heart became more and more hateful." Once he drank too much wine, and once said that he would follow Huo Qu's illness to sweep away the grassland barbarians, and promote my Huaxia prestige in the grassland. Yang Qi said again: "But our Yan Shuai is very close to the barbarians, and the last time there were party members who robbed the traders on the street, which shocked the lady's car." The accompanying guards took the barbarians who caused the accident and wanted to cure them for their respective crimes, but Yan Shuai let them go, saying that the name of the foreign did not understand etiquette, and could not be treated with common sense. not only personally untied them, but also invited them into the house to drink and feast, and each of them was rewarded with a set of clothes before leaving. ”

Li Mao said: "What should I do with the few traders who were robbed? ”

Yang Qi said: "There is a division that wants to use public funds to compensate, Yan Shuai disagreed, he asked Steward Wu to take his own money to compensate those traders, and asked them not to hate Hu Ren, he said that Hu Ren is just uneducated, not bad in his bones." ”

Li Mao smiled and asked, "You have been at the border for two years, what do you think of the barbarians?" ”

Yang Qi said: "If you are not of my race, your heart will be different. It's not that barbarians are sinister and cunning, they can get along with each other if they have food and drink, but if they can't live their lives, they will turn their faces and deny people, he will rob you, you resist, you will be guilty, he will kill innocents indiscriminately, cut off your head, and ask your relatives and friends to praise him for how heroic, if you don't praise, he will scold you for having a small belly and chicken intestines, and refuse to worship the strong. ”

Yang Qi sighed and said: "It's not easy to make a living on the grassland, the barbarians have a big temper, few rules, and the strong are kings, and they really don't have any favor or reason to talk about, they only recognize strength." You are stronger than him, no matter how you ravage him, he shouts hello to him, you can't get him, no matter how you scold him, he scolds you for being cheap. ”

Li Mao asked again: "If you are a general in a border town, what are your strategies to appease?" ”

Yang Qi said with a smile: "If I am a general, I will first set up rules for them, and I am willing to talk about the rules, let's talk about it, if you don't talk about the rules, get out, Lao Tzu doesn't owe you anything, why should I accommodate you." ”

As soon as Yang Qi said this, someone behind Li Mao burst out laughing, and when he looked up, it was a bearded girl, and Yang Qi was shocked. Li Mao explained: "She is Xibao, not Hu. ”

Yang Qi's heart was a little calmer, and Xibao said: "What you said is with the old ...... I think the same, if you can sit down and reason, you can reason, and if you can't make sense, beat him...... Yes, no one owes anyone, why do you want Lao Tzu and me to accommodate you, and have you ever accommodated Lao Tzu when you were in power? ”

Li Mao coughed, and Xibao stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to speak.

A black man behind Yang Qi said with a smile: "The barbarian eats hard and not soft, if you subdue him, it's easy to say anything, if you can't get him, people won't talk to you about etiquette, righteousness and shame." ”

Li Mao nodded, turned around and said softly to Xibao: "You go out first, I have something to say to Yang Qi." ”

Yang Qi also paid his sworn brother, and when there were only two people left in the house, Li Mao said: "The grassland has just been replaced by a new khan, the new khan is not qualified enough, and the means are not ruthless enough, I think the grassland will have to go on in chaos." The imperial court removed the Fengzhou marshal this time, and it had other plans. I'm worried that Yan Shuai will blindly accommodate the barbarians, and I'm afraid he will suffer a big loss. Tonight, I heard you say that Yan Gongzi is still wary of barbarians, so I am relieved. Once there is a big change in Fengzhou, you must remember that you must persuade the generals to elect Yan Gongzi as the commander, and if necessary, you can use some extraordinary means, and I will be your backer in Chang'an. ”

Yang Qi exclaimed: "Shaoqing's words have killed Yang Qi, I'm just a head, I, what can I do?" ”

Li Mao said with a smile: "As long as you have the court in your heart, you just have to let it go, and let my brother take care of it for you." ”