Li Yanzhi and Tao Heng were invited into the city tower, and even the more than 20 soldiers accompanying them were also invited to enter it. The furnishings in the city tower were quite simple, and those soldiers sat on the ground under Tao Heng's instructions. Liao Hu opened a cabinet after a few cases, and then took out two jars of wine from the cabinet, and said: "Today's conditions are limited, and the hospitality is not good, Li Sima invites Haihan." When you leave the next day, I will hold a banquet in the Moon Tower to see you off, and please enjoy the light at that time! ”

Li Yanzhi took the bowl, slapped open the mud seal of a jar of wine, and then filled it one by one for Liao Hu, Tao Heng, himself, and the soldiers sitting on the ground on both sides. While pouring wine, he said: "Liao Du is really too polite. We were also passing through here on business. I am already satisfied with being able to talk about wine with Liao Du, how can I disturb Liao Du for a long time......"

Liao Hu laughed: "Every time I think back to that time, when your Guangwu cavalry came to my Xiping City and sent you into the city to talk about borrowing troops, you didn't serve as a Sima of other departments in the army, right?" Since then, every time I think of this matter in my heart, I always have this kind of doubt, and I hope that Li Sima will speak up and solve my doubts. ”

Li Yanzhi listened to Liao Hu's words about this, smiled reservedly on his face, and said, "Liao Du has a good eye." At that time, I was not a Sima of another department. It's just a little chief, and before he went out to help, he was still feeding horses in the army......"

When Liao Hu heard this, the wine bowl in his hand was unconsciously dumped on the table: "Feed the horse? What's long! ”

Li Yanzhi smiled bitterly for a while: "The strategy of borrowing troops was proposed by me to Captain Ma Du, so I came to Liao Duchen to tell him, and there is no suitable candidate." Captain Ma Du had no choice but to send me. If you come here as a chief, it is naturally inappropriate, and you have to make this decision as a last resort, and I hope that Liao Duhaihan will ......"

When Liao Hu heard this, he waved his hand again and again: "I'm not surprised that you had a low status at that time. It's not easy for you to rise from such a high position in just two years......"

Li Yanzhi's expression was a little gloomy: "Don't hide it from Liao Du, after the rebellion is quelled, I will be promoted to the head of 100 people with merit." The Guangwu army expanded once, and I took advantage of this east wind to promote 100 generals. Afterward...... Later, in the battle of Jincheng, Du Du died in Jincheng, and he was replaced in the battle array, and Sima was promoted to the governor of a thousand people, and I was replaced by Sima on a military leave......"

Li Yanzhi sighed and said, "Under the golden city, I don't know how many dead robes there are. I have risen up in the blood of our brethren......"

Liao Hu heard Li Yanzhi's words, and his expression was also gloomy. He took the wine jar on the side and drank a few bowls before turning his head and sighing: "On the battle array, casualties are always inevitable...... When the thieves come to attack me, how can we not bring our soldiers to fight back? Even though the casualties were huge, the parents, wives and children behind them were saved, and this is the meaning of what we are doing......"

talked with Liao Hupan, and the two jars of wine were also drunk. Li Yanzhi asked Liao Hu about the situation of the bald department, and bluntly said that he came to the bald department today to buy cattle for the upcoming reclamation, and to buy a few horses for the army. When Liao Hu heard about the intention, he said that he could send a team of cavalry to escort Li Yanzhi's troops to the camp of the bald department, and after he had done everything, he would escort him back to Xiping.

Li Yanzhi thought about it, and then nodded in agreement. Xiping is located in the Huangshui River Basin, and there are many tribes. These people are like headless flies, and I don't know when I will find the bald parts. It's just tiring to travel during the period, but this work is really unaffordable.

Unlike Guangwu, Lingju now lacks manpower, and it is categorically unable to mobilize a large amount of manpower to assist in reclamation like the county government last year. Li Yanzhi's concern is nothing more than to try to complete the reclamation of wasteland before this autumn's sowing, and then guide the displaced people to live and sow seeds in peace. Plant a season of winter wheat, and then wait until the following spring and summer to harvest enough food for them. However, these displaced people are still unable to pay taxes for the county government for the time being. It can be said that these huge investments in the early stage will not get any return in the short term, at least for a year or two, and the reason why they are still doing so is nothing more than for longer-term goals.

He was now demoted, and he didn't want to break the jar himself. It's just that there is still a long way to go to realize some of my ideas and long-cherished wishes for changing this era. After staying in this world for a long time, Li Yanzhi realized how difficult it was to change a fait accompli.

Let it go, let it go. He was sure that he would be able to make a better living. At least from his own point of view, it is not difficult to live a carefree life and become a landlord or something under the current situation.

It's just that he came from later generations, witnessed the tragic situation in the north of this era, and came into contact with so many people who survived the catastrophe, he really wanted to sacrifice his life for himself and for them. Strive to make this era less miserable because of his arrival, and also strive for a greater future for the people he came into contact with for the rest of his life.

As a human being in two lives, Li Yanzhi doesn't want to get by anymore and does nothing. Anyway, now this life can be regarded as picking up. It's better to give up this body and do something different, maybe you can pry the trajectory of history a little, and also win a better chance for everyone in this plane to live.

Liao Hu sent a cavalry team to escort Li Yanzhi and his party out of the city to the bald department camp. Tao Heng asked his subordinates to go to the market and hurriedly prepared dry food for a few days, and then the group, under the leadership of the cavalry, left the city and headed to the northwest.

Tao Heng's soldiers looked at the iron armor on the cavalry of the Xiping Army, and all of them showed envious eyes. Li Yanzhi keenly observed the deep longing in their eyes, so he turned to them and asked in a deep voice, "Envy?" ”

When the soldiers saw Li Yanzhi asking with a serious face, they all realized their gaffes, and they all lowered their heads and stopped talking. Li Yanzhi also looked up at the sleeve armor on those Xiping Army, and then turned around and chuckled: "Don't be envious, you will all have it in the future!" ”

When those horsemen heard this, they all raised their heads, but when they saw Li Yanzhi's serious expression, their hearts gradually cheered up for no reason.

After the Xiping cavalry took Li Yanzhi and his party out of the county seat, they marched to the northwest for half a day, then bypassed several mountains, turned northeast from the valley and traveled for a few hours, and then arrived outside the camp of the bald department on the grassland at nightfall. This place is already located in the upper reaches of the Huangshui. However, the abundant water and grass in the land of the river still nourishes the tribesmen living in it.

After the failure of the Bald Rebellion, the remnants of the Rebellion were placed here, given that the first evil had been executed. It is located near the left of Changning and Linqiang counties. Since the end of the last rebellion, the governor has focused on strengthening the armament of Xiping County and its subordinate counties, with the intention of monitoring and guarding against these foreign tribes.

After reaching the outside of the camp, the Xiping cavalry took a breath, and then the leader drove his horse forward alone, lit the torch in his hand, and then took the torch in a circle in the air as a signal. It didn't take long for the team leader to see the watchtower of the camp, also raising a torch and turning the respondents in a circle, and the team led the way back, and then beckoned Li Yanzhi and others to enter the camp with him.

When everyone arrived at the gate of the camp, they saw several tribesmen working together to open the door, and when they saw the team, they had a smiling face, and a middle-aged clansman in the lead said hello, and it was fluent in Chinese: "I haven't seen you for a long time, this time I came, let's rest for a while." ”

The team leader waved his hand, and then pointed to Li Yanzhi and said, "It's okay, it's just that a few colleagues from Guangwu County have come here and want to talk to your leaders about business." ”

When the middle-aged clansman heard this, he turned his head and gave some orders to another young clansman beside him, and the young clansman stepped forward to lead the team leader, as well as him and Li Yanzhi's subordinate soldiers. Seeing Li Yanzhi nodding slightly, the soldiers also followed behind the Xiping cavalry. One after another, tribesmen came to take the reins of their horses, and then gathered in the stables to watch over them.

The middle-aged clansman bowed to Li Yanzhi with his fists and said, "Since the general has come here to discuss business with the leader, he will come with me." "Lead the way. Li Yanzhi followed. Previously, Tao Heng saw that all the soldiers were going to the side to rest under Li Yanzhi's instructions, and he was not worried that Li Yanzhi would go to see the head of the tribe alone, so he followed Li Yanzhi and went towards the big tent where the leader lived.