Li Wei is about twenty years old, tall, well-proportioned, handsome, and has a pair of arrogant and aura eyes on his white face. He was plainly dressed and had a long sword hanging from his waist. Although he seemed to be very humble and polite to Li Hong, his demeanor was wild and uninhibited, and there was always a faint sneer on the corner of his mouth, and he looked like no one in the world was in his eyes, which made people uncomfortable.

Li Hong remembered the trial in Jizhou. Although the judge is not as wild as the person in front of him, he is the same as Li Wei is the kind of person who is quite conceited, the kind of conceit buried in the bones of the scholar. Li Hong thought of Tao Qian who was far away in Luoyang, could this person be as arrogant as Tao Qian, and there was no one in his eyes?

As Li Hong continued to be promoted, his official position became bigger and bigger, and he came into contact with more and more wealthy and poor scholars, but he felt that Liu Yu was the most modest and approachable, and that kind old man was like a busy farmer in the field, with no frame at all, let alone a famous man full of wealth. When they were in Jizhou, the scholars and bureaucrats of Gall Tao City did not have any heart and strength, and they did not let the Hu people who saved their lives go into the city to avoid the wind and cold. When they arrived in Xiliang, probably because of the relationship between the border counties, the Han and Hu people lived together, and the scholars of Xiliang were more tolerant of the Hu people, although they also hated and despised these barbarians, but Li Hong thought that they had done a good job. He has had a lot of contact with Bian Zhang, Han Sui, and Fu Xie, and he feels that celebrities with a reputation are far from being comparable to those mediocre and incompetent people in terms of knowledge and character.

Li Hong invited Li Wei to sit down, and said with a smile: "The war has just ended, and there are a lot of things, please bear with me if I neglect it." ”

Li Wei smiled: "Your Excellency is polite. The lord led the army to annihilate the June thunder and his Qiang-Hu coalition army, severely damaged the rebels, and made great achievements. ”

Li Hong couldn't understand what he was saying, and only heard a few nice tones. He turned his head to look at Zhao Yun who was standing behind him. Zhao Yun knew what he wanted to ask, and hurriedly whispered: "Listening to Lord Li's accent, it seems that he is from the area of Wu County, Yangzhou. Don't you understand, adult? ”

Li Hong shook his head and asked softly, "Do you know what he's talking about?" ”

Zhao Yun leaned into his ear and whispered, "He congratulates your lord on winning the battle." He speaks the Central Plains dialect, but his hometown accent is heavy, and you can't get used to it. Adults listen to a few more words, and slowly they will understand. ”

At this time, Li Wei could already see that Li Hong couldn't understand his words, so he said slowly, word by word: "Xiaguan is a native of Wujun, Yangzhou, although he has been in Luoyang for two or three years, but my hometown accent is too strong, and I can't speak Central Plains dialect well. He laughed self-deprecatingly, "There is no way, it is difficult for a scholar to speak, and it is even more difficult to change the accent." ”

After he said slowly, Li Hong understood a little, and he smiled bitterly: "In the battle of Yicheng, we were able to win miserably, it was pure luck." The strength of the Qiang people and the rebels was strong, and the soldiers died tens of thousands...... "He suddenly remembered the dead fist, the heroic martyr Fu Xie, and the tens of thousands of soldiers who had been sleeping under the soil, and his heart suddenly ached, and tears immediately soaked his eyes. He choked up and couldn't speak, and quietly leaned sideways to wipe two handfuls of rolling tears.

Li Wei looked at Li Hong with a sad expression with admiring eyes. A world-famous bloody leopard actually burst into tears in front of a stranger, who could believe it. It seems that this is also a man with a real blood rate.

Li Hong calmed down a little and said: "In this battle, my brother died too much, and it was difficult for me to control my emotions. ”

Li Wei arched his hand and said: "My lord values love and righteousness, and the officials admire him." Then he asked: "Your Excellency is busy with military affairs, I don't know what to do with finding a lower official?" "He is the county priest in charge of education in the Hanyang County Government, and he has nothing to do with the army, so he is very strange, what will happen to the Lord Zhonglang looking for him?

Li Hong said: "Lord Fu's son is called Fu Gan, and he is currently in Yicheng. I heard that Master Fu once entrusted this child to his lord Bo Yang Society. Yang Hui is going to go out with Master Fu to fight, so he will entrust Fu Gan to you, right? ”

Li Wei suddenly realized that Li Zhonglang was looking for him for Fu's business. He hurriedly said, "What the adults said is not bad. Lord Yang and I both like to play chess and drink, and we fell in love with each other and became confidants. Before he went to war, he entrusted Master Fu's child to me, hoping that I would send this child to the palace of Linjing, where he would be taught by Mr. Wang Jianwang, a famous scholar. Mr. Wang and my teacher are the same students and have been old friends for many years. After I arrived in Xiliang, I visited him several times, and I was more familiar with Mr. Wang. Now that Master Fu and Lord Yang have sacrificed their lives for the country, of course I will try my best to do what they entrusted during their lifetime. Please rest assured. ”

Li Hong waved his hand and said, "Don't misunderstand, Lord Li, I'm not urging you, nor am I worried that you won't be able to do this, but I want to ask you if there is anything you need help with?" Master Fu is honest, and he is penniless after his death, you send Fu Gan to a famous teacher, how to solve the academic qualifications in the past few years? ”

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, and then said gratefully, "Thank you, sir." I'm worried about this, after all, I am Mr. Wang's descendant, I can ask him to accept Fu Gan, Mr. has already given Tianda face, if I ask Mr. to be exempted from schooling, it is really a bit difficult to speak. Would an adult like to help? ”

Li Hong pretended to be serious and said, "Could it be that Lord Li is rich?" In the past few years, plus Fu Gan's daily expenses, it will cost at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, can Master Li also have ......?"

Li Wei was startled and said with a smile: "The adults are telling jokes." If I am corrupt and pervert the law, why bother to suffer in this western Xinjiang, I would have gone to Luoyang a long time ago. Then he stood up and bowed and saluted, "Thank you, sir." ”

Li Hong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Before Master Li sends Fu Gan to settle down, come to me for a trip, and you will take as much as you want." You'd better come in a few days. ”

Li Wei thanked him again and said with a smile: "Are you in a hurry to leave?" Do you want to continue to fight the rebels? ”

Li Hong's face darkened, and he sighed: "I, the Qiang Protector, will not be able to do it for a few days." ”

Li Wei looked at him puzzled.

"Before the war, I had already ordered the beheading of all the corrupt officials and their families who were imprisoned in the Huaili camp." Li Hong said, "This matter is estimated to have caused a sensation in Luoyang. Li Hong looked at Li Wei, who was shocked, and said with a smile, "You should know what my fate is, so you should take the money away as soon as possible while I am still in the military administration of Xiliang, the governor." Take a little more, it's all spent in the military anyway. ”

Li Wei arched his hand at Li Hong and sighed: "My lord is really the first cool official of my Han Dynasty. ”

Li Hong said indifferently: "Isn't it just a few thousand people, what's the big deal." Look at how many people I killed yesterday? I've killed tens of thousands of people, and I still care about thousands of people. Cool officials are cool officials, and they are also the first in the Han Dynasty. ”

Li Wei was so impressed that he threw himself to the ground.

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Li Hong continued: "Master Li, is the Mr. Wang you are talking about, is he very famous in Western Xinjiang?" I've been in Xijiang for five or six months, and I haven't heard of it. ”

Li Wei's eyes widened and he looked at him in disbelief, as if he were looking at an idiot. Li Hong was embarrassed to look at him, smiled awkwardly, and turned his head to look at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun explained in a low voice: "The celebrity of Xiliang, this Mr. Wang should be ranked first. ”

Li Hong complained softly: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? ”

Zhao Yun was dumbfounded. He said in his heart that this is not a major military incident, tell you what to do? I'm looking for trouble.

"Have you heard of Ma Rong?" Li Wei glanced at Li Hong very unhappily and asked.

Li Hong nodded. Ma Rong is the grandson of Ma Yuan, a famous general of this dynasty, who is known as "Confucianism" and is known all over the world.

"There are two other people who are as famous as Ma Rong, one is Wang Fu of Xiliang Anding, and the other is Zhang Heng of Nanyang." Li Wei said, "This Mr. Wang is Wang Fu's son. ”

Li Hong said in surprise: "Oh, his father is as famous as Ma Rong, so this Mr. Wang's father must be a very remarkable figure." ”

"Yes. The old gentleman is upright by nature and uninhibited. He is not used to the vices of officialdom, and he has never been a leader in his life. The old gentleman is erudite ****, broad-minded classics, and writes books and talks about the way to govern the country and the people. Li Wei said with a look of admiration, "The old gentleman is a great Confucian in the northwest border, and he is close friends with Ma Rong, Zhang Heng, Cui Ying and other great Confucian celebrities, and he is also a close friend of General Huangfu's late uncle, General Huangfu Gui. When General Huangfu Gui dismissed the official and returned to his hometown, Taishou didn't see him, and as soon as Wang Fu arrived, the general was shocked. ”

"The old gentleman is unwilling to let his spirit be bound by the world, nor is he willing to let his pure ideals collide with the dirty reality, so he is willing to be a hermit and call himself a 'hidden husband'. The old gentleman spent his whole life writing a huge and systematic work called "The Theory of the Hidden Husband". In the book, he criticized the political, economic, cultural, military, customs, and social life of the Han Kingdom and put forward methods for governance reform. Mr. Wang has his own unique views and opinions on the affairs of Xiliang. Li Wei said, "He put forward many suggestions for stabilizing and developing Xiliang. ”

Li Hong suddenly became interested, and he hurriedly asked, "Does Master Li know what methods Mr. Wang has to deal with Xiliang?" ”

Li Wei nodded and said: "My teacher, Master Zhu Junzhu, once traveled to Xiliang to learn the strategy of governing the country from Mr. Wang Fu Wang, speaking of which, I am still Mr. Wang's apprentice, of course I know." Would the adults like to hear it? ”

"Willing to listen, willing to listen." Li Hong said with a smile, "The matter of Xiliang is very complicated, and I really want to know Mr. Wang's high opinions. ”

Li Wei thought for a while and said: "Xiliang is the western border of the Great Han Kingdom, and of course the governance of Xiliang is inseparable from the governance of the Great Han Kingdom, so I will first talk about the old gentleman's strategy for governing the country, what do you think?" ”

"That's for the best." Li Hong smiled, "It's just that I'm tired of Lord Li." ”

Li Wei thought for a moment and said slowly: "After the middle of this dynasty, the relatives were in power, the eunuchs were autocratic, and the government was corrupt and dark. Especially after Emperor An, he used troops against ethnic minorities such as the Qiang and Xianbei ethnic groups for many years, and the frequent occurrence of floods and droughts led to the emptiness of the treasury, the lack of wealth and wealth of the people, and the starvation of the wilderness. The old gentleman believed that in order to revive the majesty of the Han Dynasty, it was necessary to respect the virtuous and competent, reform the administration of officials, pay equal attention to agriculture and industry, oppose extravagance and sexual pleasures, and attach importance to immigration and border affairs on the population issue. ”

Li Hong hurriedly said, "Lord Li, can you elaborate?" ”

Li Wei smiled and explained, "The old gentleman has always adhered to the gas-based theory of cosmogenesis, and he believes that all natural phenomena are 'all done by qi'. In terms of the relationship between heaven and man, Mr. Lao believes that 'mortals are good and evil, and they are determined by deeds, and life is decided', emphasizing the importance of man-made. In terms of the cognition of things, the old gentleman objected to the saint prophet, saying that even the most holy and the most material were not born to know it, and they were born to do anything. ”

Li Hong said loudly: "Yes, yes, the old gentleman said it well. Was Sage Kong born omniscient? But now many people talk about Confucius, as if Confucius, who was born a saint, and no one can say anything disobedient. The old gentleman said it well. You go on and on, and you go on. ”

Li Wei seemed to be disgusted by his interjection, glanced at him dissatisfied, and continued: "The old gentleman emphasized that 'the country is based on the people' and advocated moral and political education, but he also proposed to attach importance to the rule of law. He advocated that the monarch should 'obey the heart of heaven', that is, obey the will of the people. Based on this premise, Mr. Lao put forward the theory of enriching the people in the economic aspect, and regarded the prosperity of the people as the first meaning. ”

Li Hong became more and more interested.

"Really? Did the old gentleman really say that? Li Hong patted the case and said loudly, "Mr. Wang said it really well. If the people are rich, but the people are not rich, how can the country be rich. ”

Zhao Yun was also listening attentively, he saw Li Hong screaming excitedly, and hurriedly frowned and reminded: "Lord Li seems to be unhappy." ”

"You say, you say." Li Hong raised his hand again and again to apologize, and said embarrassedly, "What does the old gentleman say is how to enrich the people?" ”

"The old gentleman advocated equal emphasis on agriculture and industry. Since ancient times, my Han Dynasty has always emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, and there has always been a saying that agriculture is the end of business, and the old gentleman believes that agriculture, industry, and commerce have their own roots, not that all agriculture is the foundation, and all industry and commerce are the end. Agriculture, industry, and commerce each keep their roots, and the people are rich, and they are all poor from their roots. The 'this' mentioned by the old gentleman refers to the main business and business of agriculture, industry and commerce, that is, agriculture, use, and currency; The so-called end is the end of agriculture, industry, and commerce, and the end of the work, that is, the tour industry, the ingenious ornament, and the strange work. Although the old gentleman put forward the theory that agriculture, industry, and commerce all have the essence of the end, although it has a great effect on the prosperity of the people, it has been criticized by many scholars and famous Confucians because it deviates from the law of the Han Dynasty.

Li Wei paused for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "The old gentleman strongly advocates moral and political education, and he attaches great importance to educating the people. He believed that educating the people was not only the foundation for the founding of the country, but also the foundation for improving the moral sentiments of the Han people, making the social atmosphere simple, and stabilizing the social order. He believes that the king rules the world, and he must observe the people and set up teachings, so that he can change customs and customs, so that the world is peaceful. The old gentleman believed that there was a distinction between the root and the end of education, and he said that only by educating people in integrity and inducing them to do good could they not break the law and discipline. On the other hand, if people are taught treacherous and evil, 'learning prostitution leads to deceitfulness,' will corrupt the integrity of society and be detrimental to the stability and prosperity of the Great Han Kingdom. ”

"Ma Rong and Zhang Heng and other great Confucians believe that the old gentleman's advocacy of strengthening the education of the people is inheriting the views of his predecessors, but the old gentleman's education also has the saying that there is a distinction between the original and the end, which is unprecedented and a great innovation."

There was silence in the military tent, and the three of them were thinking about Wang Fu's theories and propositions.

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"Lord Li, can you tell us more about the old man's method of governing Xiliang?" Li Hong pondered for a long time and asked slowly.

Li Wei nodded and said, "If the adult has been in the military and political affairs of the governor of Xiliang, with the old man's method, he will definitely be able to stabilize Xiliang within ten years, so that the people of Xiliang can live a good life." ”

"Mr. Wang is a frontier citizen of Xiliang, and he specially used four chapters to discuss the border problems of the empire in "The Theory of Hidden Husbands", which were named "Persuading Generals", "Saving Bian", "Bian Discussion" and "Shibian". The old gentleman believed that in the war with the Qiang and other foreign peoples, the imperial court made a mistake in adopting the policy of abandoning the border land and forcing the border people to move inward. This policy of retreat not only brought great losses to the lives and property of the people in the border areas, but also created an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of. ”

The old gentleman believes that the root cause of the repeated invasions of the Qiang people outside the Saiwai and the great rebellion of the Qiang and Han people in the whole of Xiliang is that the Great Han State adopted the wrong policy of abandoning Liangzhou from the beginning. This policy of Gou'an retreat was originally proposed by the ministers at that time when the Qiang people rebelled in the early years of Emperor Yong'an, and they even proposed a compromise method of donating Liangzhou and surrendering the three auxiliaries for their own selfish interests. ”

Li Hong immediately became deeply interested in Li Wei's words.

"Master Li, I remember that when Bian Zhang and Beigong Boyu had just rebelled, Situ Cui Lie had proposed to give up Liangzhou. It turns out that this retreat strategy still has a history. ”

"Yes." Li Wei said, "At that time, Master Fu Xiefu, who was the speaker of the court, jumped like thunder in the court, shouting loudly: 'Kill Situ, the world is safe!' Master Fu got the nickname of Fu Maniac because of this. The people of Xiliang were deeply affected by this, so they hated this method. ”

The Son of Heaven later summoned Master Fu and asked him why he was scolding Lord Cui Lie, who was ranked as the third duke, in the court. Master Fu said that when Emperor Xiaohui was in that year, the Xiongnu Changdun single-ended the Han Dynasty, and General Fan Xu excused him slightly, and General Ji Bu still said: 'Fan Xu can be beheaded'. Now Liangzhou is the most important in the world and is the country's vassal guard. At the beginning of Emperor Gaozu's rejuvenation, he appointed General Li Shang as the governor of Longxi, specifically responsible for pacifying Beidi County. Emperor Xiaowu opened up the border and surrendered to the Hun Hun evil king in the second year of Yuanjia. In the first year of Taichu, Jiuquan and Zhangye were placed in two counties; In four years, the territory of the Hun Hutu King was placed as Wuwei County; In the first year of the Later Yuan Dynasty, Jiuquan County was divided into Dunhuang County. All these measures were aimed at cutting off the right arm of the Xiongnu, opening up the road in the northwest of the Han Dynasty, and stabilizing the border in the northwest of the Han Dynasty. Now the pastoral officials of the border county are greedy and discordant, which makes the entire Liangzhou Thorn History Department rebel, and Cui Lie, as a minister, does not think about countering the rebellion for the country, but wants to cut off the territory of thousands of miles, and the minister is privately puzzled. If you let the Qiang people occupy Liangzhou and wait until they are strong, it will be chaos, this is the most worrying thing in the world and the deep worry of the society! If Cui Lie didn't know how powerful it was, it was his stupidity; If he knew this and said such things, it would be his disloyalty! It was precisely because of Master Fu's direct advice that the Son of Heaven and the ministers made up their minds to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou. ”

Li Hong nodded again and again, with a heavy heart, and exclaimed: "Master Fu's loyalty and martyrdom have been admired from generation to generation. ”

The three people in the tent thought of Fu Xie and were embarrassed.

Li Hong suddenly asked, "Lord Li, then do you know why my Han Dynasty adopted such a compromise strategy against Western Xinjiang?" ”

Li Wei pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "My Han Dynasty's strategy of giving up on Xiliang began after Emperor Guangwu restored the current dynasty. This is very different from the style of the Han Empire founded by Emperor Gao, especially from the heroic spirit of Emperor Xiaowu who attacked the Xiongnu in the north and opened up the Western Regions. ”

In terms of national strength, this dynasty is not inferior to the former Han Dynasty, and this dynasty has also used a small army and a few brave envoys to successfully force Wang Mang to rebel against the Han Dynasty and surrender to the Xiongnu during the Han Dynasty. This is the great cause of Ban Chao, the youngest son of the scholar and historian of this dynasty, Mr. Ban Biao, who, when he was young, was unwilling to inherit his father's business and become a literati like his elder brother Ban Gu, so he threw away his pen and put on a military uniform. In addition, the nephew of Dou Rong, the Marquis of Anfeng, Guangluxun, and Dou Gu, the commander of Chedu, and his great-grandson, the general Dou Xian, all broke the treason of the Xiongnu and the Western Regions in the Xiaoming Emperor and the Xiaohe Emperor and achieved brilliant victories. ”

Geographically, these conquered areas were still in the northwest of Liangzhou, and the Han Dynasty also set up administrative institutions and garrisons in these areas. In addition, compared with the Xiongnu and the Western Regions, the Qiang people living in Liangzhou are far behind in terms of civilization evolution, tribal population, and armed forces. The old gentleman said in the "Treatise on the Hidden Husband" that when the Qiang people began to rebel, 'the party members were not formed, the people were not united, the weapons were not prepared, or they held wooden branches, or fought empty-handed, the grass was scattered, there was no governor, and it was easy to break.' He also said: "The captives either hold bronze mirrors like weapons, or carry boards like shields, and they are afraid of disturbances, and they cannot hold each other." ’”

"But why can't my big man deal with such a weak opponent? Why did they willingly let the Qiang people disturb Liangzhou, once again cut off the passage to the western part of the Han Dynasty, and lost the vast territory built by Ban Chao and Dou Xian, as well as countless soldiers with their lives and blood? Why is it that now even the people of the Han Dynasty in my Xiliang have participated in the rebellion in Liangzhou? ”

"Freezing three feet, not a day's cold. To deduce, we must first trace back to the founding posture of Emperor Guangwu. ”

"Emperor Guangwu is not from Guanzhong, his hometown Nanyang is very close to Luoyang, and he entered Luoyang after the emperor's throne. He believes that a good country does not necessarily have to expand its territory and open up its borders, but to achieve the state of rule by virtue. Emperor Guangwu once lamented that his land was not vast enough, but Taifu Deng Yu warned him, "Those who are prosperous in the ancient times are thick and thin in virtue, not big or small." ’”

At that time, a man named Du Du wrote a "On Du Fu" and presented it to the emperor, saying that Guanzhong was a sharp weapon to defend the country, and it should not be used for a long time. Some old ministers of the old country also stood to the west and proposed to move the capital to Chang'an. Emperor Guangwu was reluctant to move the capital, and he made people spread rumors that Luoyang had discovered auspicious fortunes such as gods and phoenixes, which dispelled the idea of the bureaucrats moving the capital. Because Emperor Guangwu believed in the doctrine of Wei Wei, which believed that the emperors of the world rose and succeeded in accordance with the order of the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, and that the Han Dynasty inherited the virtue of fire, and fire and water were mutually restrained, so the imperial court ordered that the Luo character in Luoyang should be written as '雒'. Until the Emperor Xiaozhang Dynasty, there were still people who missed Chang'an, so the court asked Ban Gu to write a "Liangdu Fu", and deliberately raised the image of Luoyang when comparing the two capitals. The capital of the Han Dynasty remained in Luoyang, but the Han Dynasty lost the benefits of Guanzhong, so that people gradually forgot about Guanzhong, and Guanzhong gradually declined because it could not get the cultural and economic nourishment of Guandong. ”

"The old capital of Guanzhong can be abandoned, let alone the more distant Liangzhou?"

Li Hong and Zhao Yun were stunned.

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Li Wei said: "Mr. Wang believes that in order to completely solve the Xiliang problem, if we want to consolidate the border defense and consolidate the interior of our Han Dynasty, we must first solve the population problem of Xiliang, and we should appropriately relocate part of the population from the interior to the border counties. ”

The old gentleman believes that the land is the foundation of the people, and it cannot be abandoned forever, otherwise it will attract the prying eyes of the enemy. Nowadays, the border of the Han Dynasty is thousands of miles, taking Liangzhou as an example, there are two counties in each county, and there are only more than 100 residents, while the Taishou Mansion is thousands of miles around, uninhabited, and a large number of fertile fields are abandoned and uncultivated. On the other hand, in the prefectures and counties of the Central Plains, the fields are set up boundaries, and cultivation cannot cross the boundary, and millions of households live in Sili, Jizhou and other counties with large populations, and many people have no land to plant, and there are many people and little land, and there is no place to stand. This is the problem of a very uneven distribution of land and population. The Book of Zhou said: If there is a lot of land but few people, and there is no production, it is called empty land, and it is easy to be occupied. There is little land and many people, people do not get jobs, and the country is prone to failure. Therefore the people must be commensurate with the land. ”

The old gentleman believes that there are only five or six hundred thousand people in the whole territory of Xiliang now, which is too small, and it is necessary to recruit strong soldiers, craftsmen and farmers from various states and counties, and move the counties and counties of Xiliang to enrich the border. For example, if a family encounters a robbery, the old and weak women and children must be kept in the center, and the strong men must be guarded. Those who live in the interior cultivate and accumulate wealth, and those who live in the border areas defend themselves against external threats, help each other, and support each other, so that they can share peace. ”

"Now there are many wars and serious labor in Xiliang and other borders, and the people will be in trouble if they are not careful, so everyone has fled their homes, so that the population of the border counties is becoming more and more sparse. If a proper policy is not implemented, the calamities are removed, and the people are persuaded to return to their homeland as soon as possible, after a long time, the border counties of Liangzhou may no longer belong to the Han Dynasty. Nowadays, there are more than thieves and rebels in my Han Dynasty, and there are Qiang people in the northwest and Xianbei tribes in the north who are always watching the wealth and land of the Han Dynasty, which is really the biggest worry of my Han Dynasty. ”

Li Hong was dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.

"Immigration to the border is indeed a good way to cure the scourge of the war in Xiliang once and for all, but it is a long-term strategy, and far water cannot save the near fire. Now, the matter of Xiliang is very complicated, and I hope to get a way to stabilize Xiliang for the time being. Does Mr. Wang have any suggestions in this regard? ”

Li Wei thought for a moment and said, "Strictly speaking, the Qiang people's rebellion is a rebellion, because this is a national problem within the Han Empire, not a border trouble caused by the invasion of foreign nationalities. The Great Han State was very ambivalent about the ethnic issues within its borders. On the one hand, the Great Han Kingdom regarded them as their own kind, and felt that it was their duty to appease them, give them all kinds of conveniences, and hope that they would submit to the Great Han, but on the other hand, they felt that they were a burden to the Great Han and wanted to abandon them. This vacillating policy of the Great Han State made the Qiang people at a loss, coupled with the hatred and contempt of our Han people for hundreds of years, and the extreme corruption of the officials, which finally led to a rebellion. ”

"If people are in doubt, they are easily divided. Although the rebels of Xiliang plundered countless lands, they were all newly occupied, and there was no stable rule, so it was easy to be turbulent. The people of Xiliang have just left their homeland, and they must miss it very much, and the people's hearts are easy to gather. This time, the imperial court won a great victory, defeated the main force of the traitors, and took this opportunity, if you can give some time to let the people of all ethnic groups in Xiliang recuperate and recuperate, and they will be in their own positions, and the long-term peace and stability of Xiliang will not be difficult to achieve, and even if the Qiang and Han people have the intention to rebel, they will not have a chance. Zhou Shu said well, 'All the saints must move towards the time', and a wise person must know how to grasp the opportunity. Therefore, the strategy of restoring Xiliang after the war should be determined as soon as possible to avoid the rebels from making a comeback. ”

Li Hong smiled bitterly and said, "What does Master Li mean, that is, Mr. Wang has not provided us with a ready-made method?" ”

Li Wei nodded and said with a smile: "There will always be a way." The key is to have a permanent way to stabilize Xiliang. ”

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The curtain suddenly opened, Zheng Xin hurriedly walked in, and said loudly: "My lord, Zuo Sima has come to write, Lord Jingzhao Yin Gai led the army to surround the Huaili camp, threatening to kill the rebels. ”

"Rebellion?" Li Hong asked strangely, "Who is the rebel?" Me? Zuo Sima can kill all the corrupt officials in the camp? ”

"Killed." Zheng Xin said, "It is precisely because of the killing that I ......"

"Zilong, take the black panther and immediately rush to the Huaili camp, and immediately escort Zuo Sima, the old man and more than a thousand brothers to the Zixiu Mountain camp. Whoever dares to stop it will be killed. ”

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