On the Chang'an side, Liu Yuan decisively carried out disarmament, and although most of the captives in Guanzhong were strong men, most of them were still dismissed by Liu Yuan without hesitation.

After streamlining, the strength of the Xia army in Guanzhong was reduced to 50,000 cavalry, although the army was reduced, there were still so many people to feed, Liu Yuan still suffered a little.

The Xia army quickly occupied the passes on all sides of the pass, sealed the passes, and isolated the inside and outside. The main purpose is naturally to stop the loss of the people of Sanfu. Sanfu County, counting Hongnong, before the population of less than one million, since the rebellion of Liangzhou in the first year of Zhongping, Guanzhong has experienced repeated disasters, to now, the fertile land of Qinchuan of 800 miles is sparsely populated. It is not as densely populated as the Xia Hetao.

After Dong Zhuo forcibly moved hundreds of thousands of people to the west of Guanzhong, the population of the entire Guanzhong only exceeded one million. However, after several years of turmoil, the people of Guanzhong have migrated to other states and counties on a large scale.

The situation in Liangzhou was not much better than that in Guanzhong, and a few fled to the north to the Hetao controlled by the Xia State, but most of them migrated to the stable Bashu in the south, which allowed Liu Yanbai to get tens of thousands of displaced people, and formed the "Dongzhou Soldiers" on this basis.

Fortunately, Liu Yuanxi came early enough, and the coalition army broke through the pass fast enough, otherwise let Li, Guo and others harm Guanzhong for another two years, I am afraid that the land of Sanfu will really be a scene of "white bones exposed in the wild, no one for a hundred miles, and no rooster crowing for thousands of miles".

Even so, the population of the entire Guanzhong has also dropped by half at this time, and you can imagine how depressed Guanzhong is today. When the Xia army came, there were more southern escapees. Liu Yuan also made a plan early and sent Wei Xu and Hou Cheng to lead the army to intercept them, and the four of them also tried their best to drive the exiled people back.

Those who have families are ordered to return to their hometowns, and those who break their homes are resettled in the nearby area of Chang'an, and after arrangement, a camp of displaced people has sheltered tens of thousands of displaced people.

He once said that if these Han people want to flee, let them flee can not only relieve the pressure on food, but also reduce many of the causes of unrest. was taught a lesson by Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan knew the importance of population, this is the foundation of national strength, the world hegemony to a certain extent, the princes will pay attention to the people under their rule.

In addition to the fertile soil of Qinchuan in Guanzhong, the Chang'an Imperial Court is the hundreds of thousands of people who deserve Liu Yuan's attention. Although it is difficult at the moment, as long as he persists, when he is subdued and ruled one day, food and military resources will be produced from it, which is a huge wealth.

It has been ten months since the Xia army entered Chang'an City, and under Liu Yuan's strict orders, the soldiers of the Xia army did not dare to harass the city like Jinyang. The soldiers and people in the city also gradually accepted the reality that Xijing was occupied by Hu Xia, and Chang'an City was generally stable under the strict monitoring of the Xia army, as for how many undercurrents were in private, it was difficult for ordinary people to notice.

There are many high-ranking families in Chang'an City, and Yang Biao's mansion is located in the west city near the imperial palace. In front of the solemn gate, there were not as many doormen as before, and they were all confined to the mansion by the owner. Outside the palace gate, on the wide bluestone road, there were constantly patrolling the city and Xia Guards, and Liu Yuan, a courtier of the Han Dynasty, did not relax his surveillance.

In the lobby of the house, Yang Biao and Yang Xiu's father and son were sitting and talking. The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, the Yang family is actually not bad, but it is not as famous as the Yuan family, and there are two strong marquis, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Yang Biao was dressed in a gorgeous costume, kneeling on the desk, with some worry on his serious face, and sometimes sighed. The young Yang Xiu sat at the bottom of the side, with an extraordinary appearance, and when he saw Yang Biao sighing, he said: "Father, are you still worried about Hu Xia's capture of Chang'an and the imprisonment of the Son of Heaven?" ”

"Who would have expected that the big man would suffer such a drastic change!" Yang Biao shook his head slightly and sighed: "I think that the Han River and Yamaben are becoming more and more declining, and there is a slight resurgence, and it is chaotic for Li Guo." Now, the imperial capital has fallen, and the Son of Heaven is bound. The Han family is in the world, I'm afraid it will sink! ”

"The four hundred years of the Han Dynasty are not so easy to perish, there are many people in the world who think about the Han, father, don't worry too much!" Seeing Yang Biao muttering to himself, Yang Xiu couldn't help but persuade: "The important thing at the moment is how to keep a useful body under Hu Xia's iron hooves, so as to plan for the future." ”

Yang Xiu tried to divert Yang Biao's attention.

"My son has grown up!" Hearing this, Yang Biao took a deep breath and sighed again: "The Xia army is strong, and Liu Yuan, the king of Xia, is even more of a tiger and wolf." occupied Chang'an, without invading, it shows that its ambition is monstrous, it is really going to swallow Guanzhong and think that it is summer land! I waited for Han Chen, who was imprisoned in the mansion, and he didn't ask, but the old man expected that he would make a move next! ”

"Father!" Yang Xiu also wanted to speak. Then I saw a steward of the palace hurrying over.

"The head of the house! Childe "saluted the two."

"What's the matter?" Yang Biao frowned.

"There is a summer envoy to the mansion!"

"Summer envoy?" Yang Biao said in a deep voice: "Please let him in!" ”

After less than a cup of tea, a figure wearing the official uniform of Xia Guo came to the hall. As soon as he saw the visitor, Yang Biao's brows furrowed even tighter.

"I've seen my brother!" Yang Zhong entered, met Yang Biao's eyes, and bowed.

"Yang Zhong!" Yang Biao's voice was a little excited: "You demoted Hu Xia?" ”

A trace of embarrassment flashed on his face, and Yang Zhong tried his best to smile: "The Xia army is strong, and for the sake of protecting the lives of the clansmen, the junior brother has to temporarily bend down to meet him." ”

Yang Biao sneered when he heard this, stared at Yang Zhong and lowered his head, and said, "What kind of official did King Xia reward you?" ”

"The duty of the servant!"

"Say, what do you mean by going to the house?" Yang Biao's eyes were like knives, sweeping over Yang Zhong's body.

"Chang'an Fangding, King Xia wants to feast on the princes in the Weiyang Palace, and he is ordered to invite him to the palace in person!" After speaking, Yang Zhong took out an invitation card from his sleeve and put it on Yang Biao's case. After thinking about it, he said: "Brother, there are many ministers in Chang'an, only you and the Huangfu Duke are personally invited by the younger brother, which shows that King Xia attaches great importance to you." You ......"

"That's it! Go ahead, I'll go! What Yang Zhong was going to say next, Yang Biao didn't know what he was going to say.

"That little brother has retired!" Yang Zhong saw that Yang Biao refused to be thousands of miles away, so he bowed again, turned around and retired, and mentioned another sentence before leaving: "Don't blame the little brother for saying more, it is a foregone conclusion that King Xia's army has entered the customs." Hu Xia is no better than others, in order to protect the family, he also hopes that the clan brother will know the current affairs. annoyed King Xia, the result was not good, and there were so many families in the state, vainly trying to use the mantis arm as a car, and the result was killed and the clan was wiped out! ”

had to come to Yang Biao with a cold snort. After making up his mind to take refuge in the Xia Kingdom, Yang Zhong's face was also a lot thicker, and when he heard the sound, he didn't care. When he stepped out of the Yang Mansion, he glanced back at the plaque hanging high, and snorted coldly in his heart.

If Yang Biao doesn't know the current affairs, then it just so happens that with the support of Xia Jun, the Yang family can fall under his control. This vein of him should become the main vein again.

"Let's go! Go to the next one! "Get in the car, urge the driver, and drive away.

"I didn't expect that the people of the Yang clan would have such soft bones!" In the hall, Yang Biao spoke with disdain.

Yang Xiu thought for a while, then arched his hand to Yang Biao and said, "Father, Liu Yuan set up a banquet, I'm afraid that he has the intention of making the Chang'an courtiers submit. As far as his son heard, Liu Yuan's methods are tough, and if he doesn't deal with it well, it will be really dangerous! ”

"My father knows!"

"Father!" Yang Xiu pondered for a while, and asked a little bit of a whim: "Yang Zhongcai's words are not unreasonable, Hu Xia really wants you to surrender, one side lives, and the other side dies, what choice do you choose?" ”

Yang Biao was silent for a long time, and Fang Youyou sighed: "Home and country, home and country, home in front of the country!" ”