In fact, there was no difference between the state ministers and the assassins in this period, because their duties were to supervise the locality, or in other words, to supervise the local county guards, whether the county orders were derelict in their duties, and whether the local clans colluded with local officials to annex land and run rampant in the townships, etc. To put it simply, it is the local county guard, the county order to govern the people, the state pastor, the assassin governor and the local tyrant.

Of course, at the beginning, the functions of the state pastor and the state assassin will definitely not all be the same, because the official rank of the state pastor is 2,000 stones, while the official rank of the state assassin is only 600 stones. Judging from the official rank alone, the power of the state pastor cannot be the same as that of the state assassin.

However, with the continuous alternation of the names of the state pastor and the state thorn history, finally in the eighteenth year of Jianwu, it was changed to the thorn history, and the official rank was 600 stones, which has continued to this day.

So the question is, since it has always been a history of assassination, why did Huangfu Song lead the Jizhou pastor instead of the history of Jizhou assassination? There's really no way around it.

On the one hand, the most devastated area during the Yellow Turban Rebellion was Jizhou, and if an ordinary person was sent to serve as the assassin of Jizhou, then he might not be able to control the place. And Huangfu Song is different, carrying the skill of breaking the yellow scarf, it is obviously better for him to sit in Jizhou.

But! Huangfu Song, as the general of the left chariot cavalry, how could he concurrently serve as the assassin of only 600 stones? You must know that most of the assassin history in this era was promoted by officials with an official rank of less than 600 stones, such as Wang Yun, who was transferred from the 600 stone imperial history to the Yuzhou assassin history.

On the other hand, in the name of the state pastor, Huangfu Song will have greater authority than the assassin in many ways, even if this authority is implicit.

Therefore, in order to show compliance, the position of Huangfu Songji Prefecture was given. And Li Yi is the same, although Liu Hong did not explain what kind of official rank General Fei is, but it is obvious that it is absolutely not low. Then the annexation of states naturally cannot be a state assassin history, but can only be a state pastor.

"And the state pastor......" Liu Hong groaned when he heard this, noncommittal to He Jin and Zhang Rang's words, turned his head to look at Li Yi and asked, "Zikang, what do you think?" ”

"Thanks to the general's attention, the minister is willing to guard the frontier like the ancestors, so that the Hu people will not dare to attack!" Li Yigong replied. This is undoubtedly the best result for Li Yi, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't show it, I'm afraid he would have grinned a long time ago, right?

As soon as Li Yi's words fell, Huangfu Song also spoke, "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that what the general said is very true. Li Junhou has made countless achievements since he came out, but whether it is to cut down the company, go out to hunt and promote the prestige of our Han army, or pacify the Yellow Turban thieves, they are all achievements in the battlefield. Therefore, the minister thought that Li Junhou should be allowed to experience the local experience first......"

Hearing Huang Fu Song's words, Yuan Kui and the others couldn't help but be stunned, because they originally thought that Huang Fu Song, as Li Yi's elder, would definitely oppose this matter. After all, decentralization ...... It's never a good thing to look at them in the eyes of the big people in the court, especially in a cold place like Bingzhou.

And now, they have to change this idea, "It seems that this Li Zikang is very seriously affected by Yizhen......" Yuan Kui and the others thought secretly in their hearts, but they didn't understand Li Yi's thoughts, because many people from Jiangmen really didn't like to enter the court.

Reason...... Naturally, it was because they didn't want to get involved in those disputes, not to mention anything else, that's what Huangfu Song did in the past. In the past, the imperial lieutenant Chen Fan and the general Dou Wu successively recruited him as an official, but he refused, and it was not until Liu Hong recruited him by bus that he took the position of squire, but then he found someone to get him to Beidi County to be the taishou.

Thinking about it, Yuan Kui and the others glanced at each other, and then said to Liu Hong respectfully, "The ministers seconded the proposal!" ”

Li Yi stayed in the place, which had advantages and disadvantages for Yuan Kui and others, and when they lost Li Yi, they lost a weapon to fight against the eunuchs. However, there are also advantages, because if Li Yi stays in the place, then there will be less changes in the court, and Yuan Kui and others can also focus more on winning over He Jin and fighting against the eunuchs.

After all, it is difficult to say what changes Li Yi will bring after entering the court, although Yuan Kui and others currently have a good attitude towards Li Yi, but it is just a gesture to win over Li Yi. If Li Yi grows to the point where it is difficult for Yuan Kui and others to control in the future, is it possible for Yuan Kui and others to do so? No way!

Hearing this, Liu Hong groaned, he was still very entangled, because not long ago, Liu Hong regarded Li Yi as his Huo Quai, and now, it has become his Li Guang? This change is still difficult for him to accept. It's just that no matter how strong he stays by his side now, it seems that he can't change the fact that Li Yi has become Li Guang's second, and the words General Fei, Wushuang Hou, and these two words are very depressed when Liu Hong thinks about them now.

And at this moment, Deng Sheng hurried back, "Your Majesty, the minister has already inquired, there are now 7,831 households in Wuyuan County, and there are 7,428 households in Yunzhong County on the edge of Wuyuan County......," Deng Sheng reported respectfully.

"In that case, let's eat the food of the two counties of Wuyuan County and Yunzhong County." Liu Hong said in a deep voice when he heard this.

In this era, when the feudal princes were divided, they were all based on the county, for example, Li Yi was the Wushuang Marquis, then the fief was Wushuang County, and only when the food was not enough, the household tax rent of the county would be eaten. For example, Huangfu Song is the two counties of Huaili and Meiyang.

A prince like Li Yi who directly eats the tax rent of the two counties is unprecedented, because most of the princes who use the county as a fief are princes. But Liu Hong promised Li Yi to take Jiuyuan County as Li Yi's fief, but the entire Wuyuan County couldn't get together so many households, and if the mainland was resealed, Liu Hong couldn't hang it up.

In addition, since the Xiongnu were attached, except for the three counties of Shangdang, Yanmen, and Taiyuan, the rest of the prefectures have basically been in a state of semi-abandonment, so these two counties were handed over to Li Yi, and Liu Hong was not distressed, even if he said it, it would not attract criticism.

Moreover, how to enter what they said can have a certain effect of deterring the Xianbei people in the north and the Huns in the state.

Hearing Liu Hong's words, Yuan Kui and the others didn't say much, because although this kind of thing sounds appropriate and weird, but if you think about it carefully, except for the fact that it is slightly against the system in the border county, it seems that everything else is like that. After all, it is not a state...... In the eyes of the sergeants and doctors of the DPRK, it is really a chicken rib that is tasteless and discarded, just like Jiaozhou.

This is also why there are almost no families in Bingzhou, only the Guo family and the Wang family are also located in Taiyuan County, which is adjacent to Jizhou.

"Then it's decided." Seeing the appearance of everyone, Liu Hong suddenly waved his hand a little irritably and said. Maybe it's because Li Yi finally changed from Huo Qu's second to Li Guang's second? Or maybe it's because the court meeting has been going on for too long and he's a little tired? Or maybe you remembered those annoying things in the state? Who knows.

"Edict! Changed the title of champion Hou Li Yi to Wushuang Marquis, led and merged the state pastor, promoted to the flying general, holding the knot, 2,000 stone in the rank, and the same level as the general of the chariot cavalry. The fief was changed from Champion County to Jiuyuan County, and Jiuyuan County was renamed Wushuang County. In addition, 12,000 households were rewarded in Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties...... In addition, the Liao camp was changed to a flying cavalry battalion, and the army was expanded to 10,000 people......" Liu Hong kept saying.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Yi thanked loudly when he heard this.

The so-called holding of the festival, simply put, is to act on behalf of the emperor, even if the official rank is very low, after holding the festival, he also has a lot of power, similar to the later Shang Fang sword.

Then Liu Hong casually talked to everyone for a few more words, and left directly, looking at his expression, he was obviously not too happy, he should still be struggling with the problems of Huo Quzhi and Li Guang, but the expressions of the others looked very satisfied with this result.

Needless to say, Li Yi naturally wanted to stay in the place, and now this reward can be said to be completely beyond his imagination. Because whether it is the merger of the state pastor or the expansion of the flying cavalry camp, it is all his dream. On the contrary, the two counties of Wuyuan and Yunzhong were his food towns, and Li Yi did not take them very seriously.

And He Jin, Zhang Rang, Yuan Kui and others were also very satisfied, He Jin and Zhang Rang achieved the goal of delegating Li Yi to the place, as long as they did not enter Beijing, they didn't care what Li Yi got. And although Yuan Kui and the others lost Li Yi's help, it was also a harmless thing for them. In other words, the most important thing for them now is to bring He Jin back to their side.

"Congratulations to the ...... of the Wushuang Hou," Yuan Kui and the others congratulated Li Yi.

"Thank you, Ming Gong......" Li Yi hurriedly replied when he saw this.

"Hehe, don't thank me for waiting, if you want to thank you, you should also thank General He." Yuan Kui chuckled and said, one sentence stunned He Jin, who was pondering on the side.

But soon he reacted, walked over and said with a smile, "Li Junhou doesn't need to be polite, Junhou has made such a great achievement, and these rewards are also deserved." I only hope that Jun Hou can train a strong army in Bingzhou, so that the Hu people in the north will never dare to go south again......"

"The general's words, Yiding dare not forget......" Li Yiyan hurriedly responded.

Subsequently, the group left the imperial city together, and seeing this, although Zhang Rang and others were dissatisfied, they still left one after another quickly, especially Zhang Rang, after returning to the mansion, he directly sent someone to summon He Miao and urged him to arrange the marriage of the two families as soon as possible.

And on the other side.

"General, I don't know if you are still satisfied with the beginning? At the beginning, there were times when his personality was more stubborn, and I hope the general would not be worried......" Before parting, Yuan Kui said to He Jin respectfully.

"Hehe, that's nature, that's nature! He is a rare talent! Many things, Jin still needs to rely on him~" How could He Jin not hear what Yuan Kui meant? Hurriedly laughed and said.

Subsequently, Li Yi thanked everyone again before returning to the mansion with Huangfu Song. As soon as he entered the door, Li Yi shook his head and said, "If you want to say that these scholars and doctors, the speed of changing their faces is too fast." ”

"Haha~ You kid don't talk nonsense, if you spread it, others will think that I taught you~" Huangfu Song scolded with a smile when he heard this. But obviously, Huangfu Song didn't really care about Li Yi's words, because he hated this, so he didn't like to stay in the court.

However, after laughing, Huangfu Song's face became serious again, "Zikang, you will need to return to the state in a few days, and you must pay attention to your words and deeds at that time." In the past, you only controlled the Liao camp, and no one else could catch you, but now that you are the governor of the state, although you are not responsible for governing the local government, it is not so easy to supervise the matter......

Saying that, Huang Fu Song began to teach Li Yi his own experience, unlike Li Yi, Huang Fu Song had served as a county magistrate before, and then as a county guard, and he was clear about many things in the local area. And although Li Yi had been the chief bookkeeper of Wuyuan County before, he had Duzan by his side to help, which was definitely different from handling affairs alone.

However, after admonishing him, Huangfu Song patted Li Yi's shoulder again and said with a smile, "But Zikang, you don't have to worry too much, if it doesn't happen to me, the original Assassin of the Prefecture Zhang Yi should be appointed as the prime minister of the Wushuang Marquis, and there are governors to guard them, with their help, your trouble will be much less." In addition, you can write to Wang Zishi and tell him about it. ”

As mentioned before, why does Li Yi want to stay in Bingzhou? Here's why. connections, which Li Yi can't get when he goes to other places. It can be said that if Li Yi goes to other places, he will not be able to do anything at all in a short period of time except to win over the relationship with the families and heroes in various places, because without their support, you really can't do anything. Ha? Just surveillance? How can it be!

With the support of the local government, Li Yi can quickly infiltrate his own power into the entire Bingzhou, and when the troubled times are together, Li Yi can instantly dominate the entire Bingzhou, laying a good foundation for the hegemony of the world. And without these...... Look at the later Soochow, although Sun Ce almost quickly took Jiangdong, but what happened next? It was not until the time of Sun Quan that he gradually and completely ruled Jiangdong.

But in fact, the families in Jiangdong are not as good as Yanzhou and Jizhou, although the area is vast, but more is just a barren land. If Li Yi went to Jizhou and Yuzhou, it is estimated that every ten years of effort, he would not have to think about completely ruling these places.

Of course, if you cooperate with the big families, just like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, you can undoubtedly achieve results quickly. But as Li Yi, who is crossing the crowd, how can he not know the hidden dangers brought by this situation? However, there is no doubt that the strength of the family is indispensable in the process of fighting for hegemony, but at least, Li Yi must strengthen his own power first, otherwise the family is more like a delicious poison to him.

In the following days, Li Yi did not return to the state, because in addition to the official seals and waiting seals to be re-engraved, there were also many local officials to be reappointed. After all, now, it is still Zhang Yi to assassinate Shi Ke in Bingzhou, wouldn't it be embarrassing if Li Yi went back like this?

However, although he stayed in Luoyang for the time being, it was a pity that Li Yi did not have the opportunity to take a good look at this thousand-year-old imperial capital. The reason is very simple, as the affairs of the inner court were conveyed, Huangfu Song's mansion almost became Li Yi's reception room, and countless scholars and doctors and children of the family came to celebrate.

Among these people, there are protégés and former officials of Huangfu Gui, Zhang Huan, and Qiao Xuan, friends of Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Cai Yong and others, children of families who admire Li Yi's reputation, and some people who Li Yi doesn't know what to do with them. If there is one word to describe it, it is the overflow of guests, like a carp crossing the river.

This kind of thing that many people can't ask for, although Li Yi has a smile on his face, he has been complaining in his heart, although he is not unsociable, but this degree is ...... It's really hard for him. These days, poor Li Yi even felt that the corners of his mouth were about to stiffen.

However, the only thing that makes Li Yi happy is that in this era, there is a good habit when visiting others, which is to hand over the famous thorn first. The so-called famous thorn is actually the business card of this era, and some people even write their official position and age in the name of the book. In fact, the place here is the hometown, and in this era with a strong sense of region, where the hometown is is very important.

And with this famous assassin, Li Yi is a lot less embarrassed, because he can get a little bit of information about that person before meeting him.

In addition to various guest visits, Li Yi also found a time to meet Lu Zhi and told him the news that Liu Hong had promised to pardon him.

"Alas, thanks to Zikang's help." Lu Zhi sighed when he heard this, but he didn't know what he was sighing about.

"Lu Gong Mo should be polite, if there is no Lu Gong, I'm afraid Yi would not be able to make so many contributions......" Li Yi hurriedly said when he heard this.

A few days later, above the court, Li Yi was officially appointed General Fei, the Marquis of Wushuang and the Governor of the Prefecture, and at the same time, as Huang Fu Song guessed, Zhang Yi, the former assassin of the Prefecture, was promoted to the Minister of the Wushuang Marquis...... In addition, he issued an edict to change Yuan Zhongping and amnesty the world.

In Luoyang City, in the wing room on the second floor of an inn.

Zhang Ning was still dressed as a man, she stood at the window and looked at the street outside, for a long time, she whispered to herself, "The original champion Hou has now become the Wushuang Hou, Li Zikang...... You've been promoted so fast, aren't you afraid of falling to pieces when you fall? ”

"Master, according to the information obtained by the slave inquiry, the reason why Li Yi was sent to Bingzhou this time was the proposal of the general He Jin, and it is said that Zhang Rang also seconded it." Huang Dagong said.

"Hehe, do you think it's okay as long as he doesn't enter the court? This general is really interesting......" Zhang Ning laughed dumbly when he heard this.

But after laughing, she muttered again, "But that Zhang Rang is an old and cunning person, since he supports Li Yi to be sent to the state, it is estimated that he will secretly give Li Yi some means......

Thinking of this, Zhang Ning said lightly, "Let's go to Bingzhou too!" Huang Er should have found something over there. ”

"Yes!"

Saying that, Huang Da hurriedly cleaned up, and after a short time, he followed Zhang Ning out of the wing room and walked all the way out of the city. Just two steps, Zhang Ning suddenly froze, because she saw an old acquaintance. Of course, this acquaintance has to be put in quotation marks, because the people who come don't know her at all, whether it is before or after casual clothes.

"This Dong Zhuo actually came out too?" Zhang Ning thought strangely, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, after all, Liu Hong had already granted amnesty to the world, and many people were released.

The two sides passed by, and neither of them showed the slightest interest in the other. Not long after, Zhang Ning took Huang Da out of Luoyang City, and Dong Zhuo, under the leadership of Li Ru, came to the mansion he purchased in Luoyang.

As soon as he entered the hall, Dong Zhuo couldn't help laughing, "Haha! It's finally out! Shu Ying, Gongzhu, Shi Fan, and Gongyan all come out to drink with me! I'm going to get back all the wine I haven't drunk all these days! ”

Hearing this, Dong Min, Niu Fu and others, who rushed to hear the news, immediately shouted excitedly, and Li Ru on the side suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Haha, Wen You don't have a sad face, I'll just fill you with a few jars when the time comes!" Seeing Li Ru's appearance, Dong Zhuo laughed again.

Speaking of which, Dong Zhuo's current subordinates were all recruited in Bingzhou and Liangzhou in the early years, even Xu Rong is also a person from Youzhou, and his nature is more contaminated with the arrogant atmosphere of the Hu people. And Dong Zhuo is needless to mention, he has been friends with the Qiang people since he was a child, and his personality is very bold.

Among these people, although Li Ru is also from Liangzhou, he may be a scholar or because his family was killed by the Qiang people, so his personality is more calm and calm. This made him look quite out of place with Dong Zhuo Junchen and others in many cases.

In the wing room of a restaurant, a couple of men are sitting opposite each other drinking.

"Alas, Ziyuan, why are you so troubled? As a father, it's not that I'm too old to walk, where do I need you to resign to pick me up? Zang Min looked at Zang Hong with reproach and complained.

"Father, it's just a county magistrate, and if you resign, you will resign. And even if it wasn't for the sake of welcoming his father, the child would have wanted to resign a long time ago. Zang Hong hurriedly explained when he heard this.

"You! Since childhood, I don't want to worry about my father! Look at that Li Zikang, now ......" Zang Min heard this, and suddenly Balabala began to complain endlessly, with that sad face, where should he have the look he should have after being released from prison?

In this regard, Zang Hong was even more helpless, and could only look at Zang Min with a look of grievance, and at the same time honestly listen to his father's count. In the past, he was still able to confidently say that he would definitely surpass Li Yi in the future, but now, Li Yi has become a Wushuang Marquis of the Han Dynasty, a flying cavalry general, and a state pastor...... And what about Zang Hong? When Li Yi was still a prodigy, he was worshiped as a boy and entered Taixue to study, and now, he has just resigned from the position of county magistrate......

Yes, the county magistrate, the one with the rank of four hundred stones......

"And what are you going to do after you resign?" Zang Min counted Zang Hong for a long time and suddenly asked.

"Naturally, it's ...... to go back to my hometown" As soon as Zang Hong's words came out, he was interrupted by Zang Min angrily.

"Back to Guangling? What are you going to do back?! Follow me to the General's Mansion on the left bike! Zang Min glared at Zang Hong dissatisfiedly and said.

"Nuo ......" Zang Hong replied weakly when he heard this, and he didn't even dare to ask Zang Min why he went to the Left Che Cavalry General's Mansion, of course, he already had a pretty bad guess in his heart.