"My lord, Tuoba Si admonished them to the door." In Xiazhou City, Li Xuanqing's temporary residence, Hu Xiaosi walked in.

Li Xuanqing was looking at the map, and when he heard this, he turned around and looked at Hu Xiaosi beside him and said with a smile: "Xiaosi, you have made a great contribution to this trip to Xiazhou, and it is really unexpected for me to be able to lay out so deep in a short period of time." ”

"Lord, don't laugh at me, it's still the lord's aura, the brothers outside the field worked hard, the military and the situation overwhelmed the party members, and Xiao Si just did what he had to do." Hu Xiaosi shook his head and said with a smile: "How does the lord plan to settle Tuoba Siji and Tuoba Siji?" ”

Li Xuanqing said with a smile: "Tuoba Siji is good at stabilizing the overall situation, in fact, he is a very suitable person to sit in the central government, let him enter the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Tuoba Siji's words I promised him to let him be the leader of the party, let him lead the army." Did you inform the civil chief to go to Xiazhou? ”

Hu Xiaosi nodded and followed Li Xuanqing to the outer living room, only to see that the Tuoba Sizhi brothers and the high priest were already waiting.

Li Xuanqing stopped the three of them from saluting him, waved them to sit down, and said with a smile: "How have the three of you discussed in the past few days?" ”

Tuoba Sizhi was also accustomed to Li Xuanqing's straightforward way of speaking, so he heard the words and said: "Report to the lord, we have made a resolution, and all the party members will be attached to the Tiance Mansion and submit to the lord." I only hope that the lord can treat everyone equally, so that I and other party members and the Han people can live equally. After speaking, he said with a wry smile: "In the past, if the party members bullied the Han people and the people, please also hope that the lord can open up to them, if there is a punishment, Si Zhi is willing to bear it, please don't punish others." ”

Li Xuanqing saw that the three of them all had the same looks, and he also said with a solemn face: "Don't worry, the three of you, I have already considered the situation in Xiazhou, and I am not to blame for the past." After accepting the reorganization of Tiance Mansion, the party and the army will enjoy the same treatment as the Han people, and they will also have to bear the same obligations. I can write off the things before today, but from today onwards, all parts of Xia Prefecture must act in accordance with the laws promulgated by the Tiance Mansion. Before the chief of civil affairs comes, restrain your people, and do not transgress the bottom line of the law. Tiance Mansion implements the principle of independence of the law, and if you are caught by the Law Court and the Patrol Department, even I will not be able to pardon it, so you must be mentally prepared. ”

Tuoba Si Zhi stood up and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, I have arranged for the high priest to send someone to keep an eye on this point, to ensure that there will be no situation as the lord said." From today on, if my clan dares to transgress the bottom line of the law, I will bring them to justice without the lord saying that we will bring them to justice, and they will not cause trouble to the lord. ”

Li Xuanqing said with a smile: "That's good, please rest assured, what Tiance Mansion is determined to do is to restore the exploits of Tianhan a hundred years ago, so there will be no portal, as long as you are loyal to Tiance Mansion, I will guarantee that a bowl of water will be level." There will be no problem with the difference between Hu and Han with me, Xiao Si is not Han, but he also holds a high position in Tiance Mansion, and no one talks about this. ”

"Okay, he will deal with this matter when the civil chief comes, and today we are going to solve the matter of the three of you." Li Xuanqing clapped his hands and looked at the three of them and smiled: "Have you three discussed it?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Tuoba Si admonished his cousin and looked at each other and said: "Since we have already attached to the Tiance Mansion, we naturally only obey the orders of the lord. Si Ji has also stepped down from the post of party patriarch and is waiting for the arrangement of the lord. ”

Li Xuanqing knew his difficulties, and he didn't embarrass him, so he simply opened his mouth and said, "Since Brother Si Ji said so, then I'll talk about it." Since Xiazhou belongs to my Tiance Mansion, then everything must be in accordance with the rules of Tiance Mansion. The Tiance Mansion implements the separation of military and political affairs, so it is impossible for this kind of official position to integrate the military and the government similar to the festival. Glancing at the clear eyes of the three of them, he nodded and continued: "Since Brother Si Jian is no longer the patriarch, then enter the Ministry of Civil Affairs and be Mr. Cen's assistant." Brother Si Jian is good at the overall situation, thoughtful work, and can do everything without leakage, I think there should be no problems in civil affairs. As for Brother Si, I promised to help you become the patriarch of the party earlier, and now-"

Before Li Xuanqing's words were finished, Tuoba Siji stood up and said a little embarrassed: "It was Siji who was reckless before. Now that the party members have been attached to the lord, I don't want to guard a patriarch in this area. Si Ji wants to follow the Lord to determine the world and do his best for the people in the world, and I hope that the Lord will not dislike Si Jicai's lack of learning. ”

Li Xuanqing glanced at the two cousins and said with a little curiosity: "Then who will be the patriarch of you?" I have no objection to you taking on the position of patriarch. ”

Tuoba Siji's face flushed when he heard this, and he said a little unnaturally: "Siji was a little obsessed with it before." I've consulted with and Siji. Since our brother was born as an official, he cannot meddle in the internal affairs of the party. Therefore, the people of the Dangxiang clan let the high priest concurrently serve as the high priest. ”

Li Xuanqing nodded, and he knew what the cousins meant, if they were officials and generals in Tiance Mansion, they couldn't concurrently serve as the patriarch, which was very interesting. At that moment, he did not hesitate to say: "How many troops does the party have?" ”

"Lord Qi, there are 60,000 cavalry in the army directly under Xiazhou, and about 30,000 people can be drawn from each tribe. Now the army directly under it has been assembled in Xiazhou, ready to be dispatched by the lord at any time. Tuoba Si handed over a military book and said, "All the personnel are already here." ”

Li Xuanqing took the troop book, looked at it, and handed it to Tuoba Siji: "The party cavalry is extremely brave, but it can't be transferred too much at one time. There were many casualties in the battlefield battles, and the party's population, which had grown with great difficulty in recent years, could not be consumed at will. Brother Si, give you a task, select 50,000 of the most elite cavalry within ten days, and call after listening. ”

As soon as this sentence was spoken, it meant that Li Xuanqing let Tuoba Siji enter the military and political system, so Tuoba Siji hurriedly bowed down to receive the order.

"The high priest is now concurrently serving as the patriarch of the party, and Xiazhou is a gathering place for the party members, so we must cooperate with the work of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the future, and strive to make Xiazhou an important town under the rule of Tiance Mansion after Lingzhou." Li Xuanqing looked at the snow-white hair high priest beside him and said with a smile.

"Lord Qi, the chief of civil affairs has arrived not far outside the city." Just when Li Xuanqing and the high priest were chatting about the civil affairs of Xiazhou, the guards hurriedly walked in to report it.

"Everyone, Mr. Cen has arrived, how about we go out of the city to greet you?" Li Xuanqing stood up and said with a smile.

Naturally, everyone couldn't say anything when he spoke, but they secretly wondered that this civil chief had such a big face, and he actually asked Li Xuanqing to greet him outside the city.

The group quickly came to the outside of the city, only to see a team of guards riding horses, surrounded by a few dusty scribes in the middle, who came quickly, it was really Cen Tianshi and his party.

"Good luck with the Lord." Cen Tianshi quickly came to Li Xuanqing, dismounted and bowed to Li Xuanqing: "It's not too late." ”

"Mr. came at the right time, I was talking to the lord earlier, I didn't expect Mr. to be so fast." Hu Xiaosi scratched his head and smiled.

Li Xuanqing also smiled, and after introducing him to Tuoba Siji and others, he said with a smile: "How about we have a good time in Xiazhou City today?" I'll cook the kebab at noon. ”

Cen Tianshi laughed, he was very clear about Li Xuanqing's cooking skills, and said with a smile: "Lord, this is what you said, Tianshi received the summons from Xuanyingwei from Lingzhou, but he came all the way non-stop, and he was already hungry with his chest and back, Lord, you have to prepare more, otherwise I am afraid that there will not be enough to eat." ”

Several people also laughed when they heard this, and returned to Li Xuanqing's residence, Tuoba Sijian had already arranged for someone to prepare the ingredients, and several people chatted around the charcoal fire prepared by Li Xuanqing while roasting mutton.

"Brother Si, in the future, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will have to make more efforts, the model of Tiance Mansion is different from the past, but it is not easy to find suitable talents." Cen Tianshi saw Li Xuanqing put aside a plate of grilled mutton skewers, and immediately smiled.

"Civil Affairs Chief, please rest assured, think about yourself and do your best, and dare not disobey." Tuoba Siji was a little stunned by Li Xuanqing's various ways of eating, and he was a little uncomfortable standing there, and when he saw Cen Tian, he spoke quickly.

"Don't be restrained, it's time to eat, there are no kings and ministers, no up and down. Let's talk while eating. Si stepbrother, come, here you go. Li Xuanqing took the mutton skewers in Hu Xiaosi's hand and roasted them on the fire, and said to Tuoba Siji: "Brother Siji, after the cavalry reorganization is over, mobilize two battalions to Fengzhou, accept the command of Chen Fan on the northern front, and prepare to deal with Li Keyong's attack, and the remaining 30,000 people will be personally commanded by you, go south to Ningzhou, and prepare to participate in the battle of Guanxi." ”

Tuoba Siji had a meal with Li Xuanqing before, and he was much more familiar with this way of eating than Tuoba Siji and the high priest, so he didn't pay so much attention to it, and said while eating: "Please rest assured, the party men will not be worse than the Shatuo people, and I promise to make the lord refreshed after ten days." When the time comes, follow the main stallion to fight in front of it, and move forward. ”

Li Xuanqing nodded, and continued: "In addition to your 50,000 people, the Tiance Army currently has 40,000 cavalry, and the training is also good. You should pay attention to the selection of talents when you are reorganized, and then send them to the Lingzhou Lecture Hall to be handed over to the chief instructor Xi Zhang Tianhu. ”

"Don't worry, Siji will choose it well." Tuoba Siji had also heard a little about Wutang, and when he heard Li Xuanqing say this, he immediately knew what he meant, and nodded hurriedly.

When Li Xuanqing was talking about things here, Cen Tianshi also had a brief understanding with Tuoba Siji and the high priest, and walked over when Li Xuanqing's side was over.

"My lord, I don't think there's any problem with the civil affairs side. In the early stage, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will send personnel to Xiazhou and other places, and the high priest will cooperate with them, and at the same time, some party children will be sent to the Lingzhou Civil Affairs Forum to study for three months, and then arrange to serve in Xiazhou or Guanzhong. Cen Tianshi said that when he was down to business, his face was suddenly solemn.

Li Xuanqing nodded and said: "Mr. of the Ministry of Civil Affairs can arrange it by himself, and Brother Si will cooperate more often, and stabilize Xiazhou as soon as possible, the Kansai War is imminent, and the rear cannot involve too much energy." ”

Cen Tianshi and Tuoba Si bowed down and said: "Please rest assured, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will definitely do a good job of handover, so that Xiazhou will become the new rear of the Tiance Army." ”

"Brother Siji, it is best for the herdsmen of your party on the south bank of the Yellow River to migrate out, the Kubuqi Desert over there has been expanding more and more obviously in recent years, and it is not possible to overgraze, but also to organize the people to plant more trees and grasses, and strive to keep the land in the southern plains." Li Xuanqing suddenly remembered something, and continued: "I think I can let Zhang Quanfu, director of the Department of Water Resources and Environmental Protection, come over and make a specific plan, and then the local yamen will be responsible for implementing it." ”

Cen Tianshi said with a smile: "Don't worry, the three state-owned ranches in the Sanfeng area are still short of more than 100,000 yuan, and you can consider transferring people over when the time comes." Zhang Quanfu did a good job in Sanfeng, and he would send someone to inform him to come to Nanyuan in the future. ”

Li Xuanqing nodded and said with a smile: "After the business is over, let's eat now." I'm telling you, this lamb skewer should be eaten hot, sprinkled with peppercorn powder and pepper, so that it tastes delicious. After that, I will give everyone the sizzling lamb skewers that are grilled one by one.

After a few people finished eating the kebabs, Tuoba Siji and Tuoba Siji brothers went to hand over military affairs, and Hu Xiaosi also sent people to assist the two of them in the persuasion work of individual generals, and reorganized them according to the Fengzhou military system. Cen Tianshi and the high priest took the civil affairs officials who came together in advance to take over the government affairs of Xiazhou, and even took Youzhou, Suizhou and other places to pass on the book, summoning all the remaining officials to gather in Xiazhou to carry out the reform of the civil affairs system.

Xiazhou's Yi Zhi also made the Guanzhong Alliance next to him dumbfounded, although Yang Fugong thought that there might be such a day when he met with Li Keyong, after all, in terms of the relationship between Shatuo and the party members, it was impossible for them to come together, but he didn't expect it to be so soon, and he broke a lot of his ideas at once, and the original plan of using the party people to delay the pace of the Tiance army completely failed, and the situation suddenly became complicated.

And Xu Tianxiang, who was in charge of the command of the Battle of Kansai, immediately asked Chen Yu to lead the second and sixth battalions south to Ningzhou under the starry night after receiving the report from Xiazhou. The number of troops under the city of Ningzhou increased dramatically all of a sudden, which brought great convenience to Yang Tiancheng on the front line. Facing the towering city wall, Yang Tiancheng narrowed his eyes, and a plan began to emerge in his mind.

"Summon, convene the commanders of all battalions, and immediately discuss the big tent of the Chinese army." Just when Yang Tiancheng summoned the commanders of the battalions to start arranging, the Flying Eagle Brigade, which had not heard any news from the northern front, finally came with the latest news.

Li Xuanqing, who was in Xiazhou, also breathed a long sigh of relief after receiving the grassland information from Xuan Yingwei urgently, and walked to the side of the map.

In the evening, Xiazhou City began frequent troop movements. The flying cavalry continued to gallop out of the city, rushing to various places, and Hu Xiaosi, the commander of the Xuanying Guard, also followed and went straight to Ningzhou. At the same time, it was directly flying pigeons to the north and began the latest arrangement.