Chapter 16: Stealing a Few Days of Leisure

As long as Zhangye is firmly controlled in his hands, coupled with the natural high-quality horse farm, he only needs to develop Zhangye into a base for the development of agriculture and livestock. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info has food and soldiers, and when the world is in turmoil, it may not be impossible to calm the chaos.

Yang Guang didn't stay much in Zhangye, and he didn't have much time left for Yang Yan.

So even if Yang Guang would blame him, he had to 'rebel' once.

With a few hundred guards, Yang Yan went straight to the territory that already belonged to him, that is, the point where Minle County was located in the future. But at this time, it was still a vast wasteland, and there was nothing. Minle County is located at the northern foot of Qilian Mountain, the middle section of the Hexi Corridor, and the southeast of Zhangye City.

He planned to build a fully militarized private fiefdom here, to take in orphans from all over the country, and to raise an army of his own.

Only orphans will not arouse Yang Guang's suspicions. What kind of threat can a group of children in their sixties and seventies pose?

For others, if Yang Yan adopts orphans, it is to raise a group of useless people with silver grain, and no one will doubt his intentions, only think that he is kind-hearted.

30,000 Tuyuhun people were busy in the empty plain, surrounded by the soldiers and horses of Li Jing, the new governor of Zhangye. Considering that Zhangye had insufficient soldiers and horses, Yang Guang directly allocated 7,000 men and horses to Li Jing, forming 10,000 soldiers and horses, plus Zhangye's original county soldiers totaling 15,000 people.

For Yang Yan's arrangement, Li Jing personally led 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard these Tuyuhun people.

"Your Highness, the military account has been arranged, please come with me."

Walking to the barracks lined with tents, Yang Yan saw that many people had gathered there.

"What's going on?" Yang Yan frowned, looking at those people who were all brightly dressed and holding gift boxes in their hands, he felt a little bad in his heart.

Needless to say, these people must be the servants of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and they are giving gifts to themselves.

"Your Highness, I was ordered to come and send some small gifts to Your Highness, and please smile at Your Highness." Several people who were obviously of comparative status walked up to Yang Yan's horse, all with smiles on their faces.

"What about you?" Yang Yan pointed to the seven or eight people who were holding the gifts, all of whom were wearing scholar's uniforms, as if they were the reserve officials of this western tour.

"We are members of the ministry, and we came here to thank King Qin for saving his life." The leader was a young scholar in his twenties, who looked extraordinary and led everyone to salute.

"Your lives are holy-saved, and I am only acting on orders. Okay, let's disperse if it's all right. Although Yang Yan was very short of talents, he was not bold enough to recruit them.

"Pharmacist, let the gifts be accepted and let them leave." Yang Yan didn't want Yang Guang to be angry, so he turned over and dismounted, and walked into the huge military account by himself.

As soon as he entered the hall, Yang Yan saw Fang Xuanying, Zhao Yu, Murong Tuo, and Wuxiong gathered together, as if they were looking at something.

"Your Highness has arrived."

Everyone immediately turned around and greeted Yang Yan.

"Minister, meet your family."

At home, this is what only a retainer can call.

Yang Yan looked at the four people at the bottom and smiled with satisfaction. I didn't waste my thoughts, and I knew that I came to show my loyalty.

"Get up, your own family doesn't need to be polite." These people were single-handedly promoted by Yang Yan, and they naturally knew that not only were they not condemned but promoted now, all of which were due to Yang Yan, and they naturally voted for Yang Yan's door.

"Thank you." Fang Xuanying and the others were overjoyed, especially after hearing the sentence from their own family, they all stood up.

In this era, those who have received a little education should repay the grace of dripping water as a spring is not only a literal understanding, but a manifestation in words and deeds.

"Your Highness, the five thousand Tuyuhun people and livestock have been moved to His Highness's pasture, and they will be taken care of by Captain Zhao Yu's soldiers and horses." After sitting down, Fang Xuanying reported to Yang Yan about Yang Yan's private ranch.

"Well, it's really the best choice for you to do this. Xuan Ying, I heard that your cousin is quite talented, and I want to recommend him to be the county magistrate of Fulu County, what do you think about this? After accepting Fang Xuanying, Yang Yan immediately paid attention to Fang Xuanling.

Yang Yan remembered that Fang Xuanling seemed to be the captain of Ren Xicheng at this time, and he belonged to the military officials, and he was not as good as Fang Xuanying before.

Hearing Yang Yan's words, Fang Xuanying immediately knelt on the ground and shouted: "Thank you Your Highness for your appreciation, Ying will repair the book and let Brother Ling serve His Highness." ”

The county is the main party, and it can be regarded as a bright future, and I don't know how much higher than the city captain. Fang Xuanying felt that this was an opportunity for the Fang family to rise, how could she refuse.

Yang Yan smiled and looked into the distance.

[Li Er, now that you have another important minister entering my camp, see how you will create a prosperous Tang Dynasty in the future? 】

Yang Yan encouraged everyone, and promised that after they made achievements, they would report to Yang Guang and ask for credit for them.

If you want the horse to run, you can't do it without interest.

And Yang Yan never treats people badly, especially those who are loyal to him.

Seeing off Fang Xuanying and the others, Yang Yan was sitting in the hall drinking tea, and standing next to him was looking for Ke'er.

Smelling the faint fragrance coming from her, Yang Yan couldn't help but turn around and glance at this mixed-race little beauty.

"Your Highness, please forgive the slave maid, the slave and maid will never dare again." Being stared at by Yang Yan all the time, Huo Xun Ke'er was a little frightened, kneeling on the ground, her body trembling a little.

Don't think she is Fu Yun's daughter, but her status in Tuyuhun is no different from that of an ordinary female slave, she is often bullied by her brother, and she is often punished for starving.

So as soon as she noticed that Yang Yan was staring at her, she couldn't help but think of the hardships she had suffered in the past, and hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Get up, come here." Yang Yan frowned, and his tone was very gentle. Judging from her performance, Yang Yan could also feel the fear in her heart.

Huo Xun Ke'er trembled and crawled in front of Yang Yan, not daring to stand up at all.

"Didn't you hear me, stand up." Yang Yan's brows furrowed even tighter, and when he saw her appearance, he had to use a commanding tone.

Sure enough, hearing Yang Yan's tone turn cold, Huo Xun Ke'er slowly stood up and lowered his head in front of Yang Yan.

"Kerr, you may have been punished a lot before, but you don't have to be so scared of me. I have always been a person who rewards and punishes clearly, and I will not punish people for no reason. Follow me, as long as you are well-behaved, you don't have to be too inhibited. "Yang Yan plans to cultivate this girl with some foundation and talent, if she has been in fear, she will not be able to give birth to confidence.

"Got it?" Yang Yan saw that the other party did not react, so he asked again.

"The slave knows." Huo Xun Kerr replied in an extremely soft voice.

"Look up and look at me."

Huo Xun Ke'er hesitated for a while before slowly raising his head, but he didn't dare to look directly at Yang Yan.

"You see, I'm only seven years old, a few years younger than you, what's so scary. At your age, you should be naïve and romantic, not like you are a slave. Yang Yan continued to guide the fire to find Kerr, hoping to slowly improve her fear.

"In the future, you don't have to call yourself a slave, just call Ke'er. Sit down and drink tea with me. Yang Yan stood up, grabbed Huo Xun Ke'er's hand, pressed her panicked to the seat next to her, and pushed a cup of tea next to her.

"There's no one else, you don't have to be so afraid, think of yourself as my sister in private." Yang Yan picked up a handful of grapes and stuffed them into Huo Xun Ke'er's hand.

Huo Xun Kerr's eyes were full of incomprehension, except for her mother and brother, no one had ever spoken to her so gently, and no one would bring her something to eat.

I couldn't help but feel a little red under her eyes.

"It's not like you're asking me not to feed you, is it?" Yang Yan deliberately blinked at the fire and looked for Ke'er.

"Slave...... Can...... Ke'er didn't dare. Huo Xun Ke'er pursed her lips, and in a panic, she picked a grape and stuffed it into her mouth, and a sweet taste spread in her mouth.

"That's right, eat more if you like, don't think of yourself as a slave girl." Yang Yan tossed a grape in his mouth, and his eyes swept around Huolu Ke'er.

I have to say that people with foreign blood do develop faster than Chinese children. She looks like she is in her teens, but her real age is only eight years old, and she is more than one meter three, close to Yang Yan's current height.

Maybe it's because Yang Yan's smile has an affinity, which makes Huo Xun Ke'er slowly open his heart. Under Yang Yan's joke offensive, she showed a charming smile, and her pleasant laughter never stopped.

"Look, how beautiful it looks to laugh, and you will laugh more often in the future." Yang Yan was quite satisfied with his results, and in half an hour, Huo Xun Ke'er opened his heart to himself.

"Your Highness likes it, Ke'er smiles every day to show His Highness." Huo Xun Ke'er's face was slightly red, and he secretly looked at Yang Yan who was sitting next to him.

The current Yang Yan has a fleshy face, full of cuteness, and is particularly likable.

It was the 16th of July.

On the same day, Yang Guang on Yanzhi Mountain issued an edict, ordering all counties to be complete and proficient in their studies, so that they could have excellent and extensive skills; The limbs are strong, brave and strong, surpassing their peers; Resident officials are diligent and capable of handling political affairs; Standing upright, not afraid of rape and other four subjects to promote talents.

On the 17th, Qu Boya, the king of Gaochang, came to see Yang Guang, and Yiwu Tutun set up thousands of miles of land in the Western Regions, and Yang Guang was very happy.

On the 18th, four counties were set up: Xihai, Heyuan, Shanshan, and Jimo. Among them, Li Quan, the county guard of Xihai County, resigned from the post of the former county guard of Zhao County and went to take office. In addition, Li Duan, the governor of Heyuan.

These two, Li Quan is Li Jing's father, and Li Duan is Li Jing's eldest brother. It can be said that it was the officials of the Ministry of Officials who repaid Yang Yan for sending them warm clothes in Dadou Tu Valley. After the two of them crossed the gold in these two counties, there were more opportunities to rise in the future than before.

After all, these four counties are newly established, and Yang Guang has paid a lot of attention.

For a time, the rise of the Li family made the courtiers extremely envious.

On the 21st, Yang Guang went to the Guanfeng Xing Hall placed in Daying Caotan, placed cultural relics, played nine pieces of music, performed a hundred operas of fish and dragons, and invited King Gaochang and Tutun to set up in the palace to show their special favor. There were foreign chiefs from more than thirty countries to sit on the table. (Guanfeng Xingdian, this is a "Xingdian" designed by Yu Wenkai with wheels to push, and the palace can accommodate hundreds of guards.) )

On the 23rd, a general amnesty was implemented throughout the country.

All those who have been exiled since the Kaihuang period will be released back to their hometowns, except for the Jinyang rebel group, which is not among them.

The counties in Hexi are exempt from forced labor for one year.

Yang Guang passed through the prefecture and county this time and was exempted from forced labor for two years.

On the 24th, Yang Guang's car began to continue to inspect the west, and Yang Yanbian stayed in Yonggu Fort on the grounds that he was suffering from wind and cold, and obtained Yang Guang's permission and asked the accompanying imperial doctor to take care of it.