Dingxiang County, after inspecting the counties under his rule, Zhao Xi led the guards back to Luo County, his governing place. It took three days to personally inspect the settlements and return from a rush, with a dusty look.

The sky was getting darker, the breeze was blowing, and the guards at the gate of Luoxian County were originally a little bored, but they couldn't help but cheer up when they saw Zhao Xi returning. The small town of Luo County, with no more than 1,000 households in the city, seems to be extremely deserted, and only occasionally makes some sounds of people's lives.

"Your Excellency is back!" Seeing Zhao Xi returning to the house, the housekeeper bowed slightly and came out and welcomed him into the county office.

After washing away her tiredness, she came to the lobby, where a young woman had prepared her meal and waited quietly for her with a child in her arms. The woman is not particularly beautiful, but she has the strength and softness of a Hu woman.

"Husband!" Seeing Zhao Xi enter the hall, the woman got up and saluted, married Zhao Xi, and learned "three obedience and four virtues". Bending down to tease his son, who couldn't speak, Zhao Xi said gently: "Madam, let's eat!" ”

The hall was quiet, the woman took care of the child, and Zhao Xi slowly chewed the food. The atmosphere of the family made him feel a little calm, and his heart was full of emotion.

He was left in Meiji by Liu Yuanqiang and was appointed as the magistrate of Luo County. I thought about escaping, but at the beginning, there was a team of "guards" sent by Liu Yuan by his side, so he couldn't get out.

Zhao Xi's background is also extraordinary, he was born in a famous family, and he is the Zhao family of Jingzhao Changling. Father Zhao Wuji, there is an uncle named Zhao Qi. More than 20 years ago, the Zhao family offended the eunuch Tang Heng's brothers, and the family was ruined, and even the prestigious Zhao Qi had to flee.

The whole family was killed by Tang Xuan, the captain of Huya, and the young Zhao Xi absconded and went into exile in Liangzhou. has hatred in his arms, and after so many years, he hates the eunuchs who "bring disaster to the country and the people" to the core.

But just by himself, where can he find the powerful Tang brothers. Until Tang Heng, Tang Xuan and their families died, the Zhao family was rehabilitated, and Zhao Qi was recruited as the assassin of the state. The enemy passed away, but Zhao Xi's heart knot has not been resolved, and he has always been resentful of the court and the eunuchs, and he did not defect to his uncle Zhao Qi.

For many years, he has been teaching Mr. Xi in Jincheng County. Until the rebellion in Liangzhou, under the call of Bian and Han, many heroes responded, and Zhao Xi also joined the rebels.

The hatred that had been buried in his heart for many years suddenly broke out, and Zhao Xi was active in the rebel army, and after Bian and Han played the banner of "exterminating the eunuchs", he became even more active.

The task of contacting Shangjun Dongqiang was Zhao Xi who took the initiative to ask for his life, and it was very smooth, with good eloquence, to lure him, and quickly achieved his goal. As for uniting the Huns, it was his whim and private decision, but he didn't expect that Meiji would be detained by Liu Yuan. However, Liu Yuan was like a "smiling tiger" and directly sent troops to annex Shangjun Dongqiang.

Of course, as for Zhao Xi's situation, Liu Yuan probed a little, and he was not interested in knowing. After more than two years, Zhao Xi has also stabilized, he has done a good job in Luo County, and his ability is not bad.

The Xiongnu's "Dingxiang Taishou" had jurisdiction over only three counties, and the population was only a few thousand. Even though the Han people, the Xiongnu people, the Xianbei people and other tribes lived together, the situation was complicated, and he had stayed in Liangzhou for so many years, and had a thorough understanding of the relationship between Hu and Han, and Zhao Xi was able to handle everything with ease.

Promoted, made a fortune, married a young Xianbei woman, and gave birth to a son, Zhao Xi finally settled down in the Xiongnu. As for the rest, I don't have the heart to think about it.

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Putting down the handbook in his hand, Liu Yuan had an uncontrollable expression of excitement on his face, his hands crumpled the parchment into a ball, and the back of his hand was exposed, and his fingertips turned white.

It is now the middle of summer in the fourth year of Zhongping, and the stubble on Liu Yuan's lips has become denser and denser, and there is a tendency to spread to his cheeks. The eyes are sharper and sharper, like a falcon, which makes people dare not look directly.

"Good!" I couldn't help it, Liu Yuanqing sighed, and slapped the copper case in front of him with his right hand. There was a "buzz" sound, and a long, low trilling sound was heard.

This bronze case was built by the craftsmen of the Xiongnu for half a month, and the carving was carved with nine dragons, dyed with black lacquer. Liu Yuan likes it very much, and often says that the "small hall" of the Meiji Palace is not worthy of this case.

What can make Liu Yuan lose his temper is naturally the situation of the Xianbei people who he has been thinking about for many years and wants to swallow it quickly. I had made up my mind to lie dormant and wait, but who knew that this would be three years, just because the civil strife in Xianbei in the north became more and more intense, the fighting became more and more cruel, and the internal friction became more and more serious.

In the middle, Liu Yuan had the action of the Northern Expedition, but he finally held back. He knew that the more time passed, the more intense the internal friction of Xianbei, and the weaker the resistance and resistance encountered in the future to the north.

After waiting for so long, Liu Yuan thought that the opportunity had finally come for him. He Lian died, fought with Danhan Mountain three months ago, re-flowed arrows, survived for a month, and died of illness. The adults of the various tribes that rose in the eastern Xianbei split themselves and turned into several forces, fighting endlessly.

Putou also died, just a month ago, Qian Man, who had grown up, was no longer willing to be a puppet Shan Yu, and secretly gathered a group of nobles to fight for the country with Putou.

Putou didn't notice it, and died for Qianman to lead people to raid. Fu Luo Han was proud, took advantage of the fisherman, and took the opportunity to lead the army to defeat Qianman, and the head of the owl established himself as Shan Yu.

When Fu Luo Han was most proud, Bu Du Gen, who had been silently hiding behind him, was in trouble, and secretly united most of the nobles to attack Fu Luo Han. Over the years, because of the Putou and Fuluo Han brothers, Xianbei has been in turmoil, which is even more unbearable than the Helian era, and has long been unpopular.

Now he is good at killing Shan Yu to stand on his own, so he started the "righteous indignation of the whole country", helped Luo Han to be defeated, defeated in the south, and went to Wuhuan.

Helian, Putou, Fu Luohan, and then counting Qianman, after fighting for so long, it was Budugen who had the last laugh. Controlling Danhan Mountain, he was "supported" by the nobles as the new Shan Yu, and Bu Dugen finally reached the peak of his life. It's a pity that what he inherited was a Xianbei who had declined to the lowest point.

In the past three years, Liu Yuan has been obsessed with the development of Meiji, and except for the battle of Shangjun, he has not used swords again. Building cities, grazing, tuntian, raising people, recuperating, a performance of "horses in Nanshan". Promote sinicization, invite Han scholars to educate and educate people, often feast guests, and talk with a group of "literati and scholars".

Some Han people who had been in Meiji for a long time also gradually got used to Liu Yuan's rule and began to work for him, mostly from poor families. was arranged by Liu Yuan to serve as an official in the counties of the Xiongnu, assisting the Xiongnu nobles in managing the tribes, although he could not be a high-ranking official and could not hold heavy power, he also satisfied many people, at least he saw the hope of upward. Zhao Xi's experience and promotion is an example.

On the surface, the Xiongnu were "self-contained", but in fact they were tight on the outside and loose on the inside. Food reserves, war horse breeding, ordnance building, soldier training, and intelligence gathering are all carried out in an orderly manner, and there is no moment of relaxation. The guards have expanded to 10,000, and the Xiongnu warriors of the rest of the departments are conducting military training every day.

After three years of strong soldiers and horses, the Huns at this time were strong and strong, and the sequelae of the previous years of conquest were completely removed.

Sending troops to the north to conquer Xianbei, as soon as he tasted his long-cherished wish, Liu Yuan couldn't wait.

Liu Yuan gave a big order, and the royal court, from the nobles to the commoners, was boiling.