"So...... Zhuang Thank you Li Yuanjun! Thank you Sima Li! You must have been tired all the way, and you must be tired, so go to Liucheng with me first, and then set up a banquet for you to wash the dust? As soon as Zhuang Yi heard it, he understood the meaning of Li Kuangyu's words, so he didn't want to talk about it anymore, so he warmly invited.

"Okay...... It's been four days on this journey, and I'm really a little tired! Li Kuangyu said with a smile, and then asked the guards to bring a horse and turn over, beating the horse first.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yi asked Song Liu and An Huaixin to lead the troops to the rear of the convoy, and he beat his horse and accompanied Li Kuangyu with Zhu Yongji, Duan Zhongzhong and others all the way.

As if thinking of something, Li Kuangyu smiled again: "I heard that Zhuang Dalang is about to become the son-in-law of King Xi Tules, so I came this time and prepared a thin gift, which can be regarded as congratulatory in advance, I don't know if your wedding date can be chosen?" ”

"Thank you! The marriage date is set for the 24th of this month, if Li Sima does not dislike it, please spend some more time in Liucheng, and then drink a glass of water and wine. ”

"Haha...... The land of Kyushu under the jurisdiction of Lu Long, and now there are ten states in Yingzhou, and there are many daily affairs, so I am afraid that it is inconvenient to stay for a long time! In addition, I heard that you recently detained Cui's goods, what is going on? ”

"Oh...... There is such a thing! Zhuang Yi explained what had happened, while carefully observing Li Kuangyu's face.

"The Boling Cui clan has a strong foundation in the court, you can't cause trouble, detain other people's goods and take people, you can do it yourself! I also met someone from the Cui family in Pingzhou, and I brought him here because I couldn't shirk it, and I met you when you had time, which may not be a bad thing for you. In addition, I heard that you have brought back a lot of horses from the grasslands of Shanbei, do you know if there are thousands of miles of good horses among them? Li Kuangyu said with a smile.

Zhuang Yi looked at his attitude and saw that he didn't care much about this matter, so he immediately relieved himself and replied with a smile: "This is going to disappoint Li Sima, there are no good horses for thousands of miles, but there are still dozens of high-quality horses, so give Sima a meeting gift!" ”

"Haha...... If you're generous, I'll laugh at it! Li Kuangyu couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

The group walked slowly, and half an hour later, Liucheng was in sight. Zhuang Yi led everyone straight to a vacant mansion in the west of the city, settled Li Kuangyu's subordinates and the convoy of goods they carried, and invited Li Kuangyu to the north of the city for a banquet. In fact, there is a courtyard in the palace that is specially used to entertain Shangguan and some VIPs, but Li Kuangyu brought too many subordinates and goods, so he could only live outside.

In Shen Shizhong, it was still early, and there was still a long way to get to the mansion, Zhuang Yi wanted to invite Li Kuangyu to take a car, but Li Kuangyu insisted on walking, and only brought a few entourages to carry two wooden boxes with him, saying that he wanted to take a good look at the situation in Liucheng. Zhuang Yi had no choice but to follow him, accompanied by dozens of guards with Zhu Yongji, Duan Zhongzhong and others, and walked slowly all the way.

At this time, the streets are quite deserted, pedestrians come in twos and threes, and occasionally hawkers with mules and horses hawk along the street. On both sides are mostly dilapidated adobe walls and blue-tiled houses, and occasionally a high-rise mansion compound can be seen, and wine shops are even rarer.

Li Kuangyu shook his head and sighed: "It is said that since General Hou led the Pinglu army to move south, Yingzhou is even abandoned, but when I see it today, it is a pity!" This mess, I don't know how Zhuang Dalang plans to run it? ”

"This place has been a bitter cold place since ancient times, it is indeed desolate, the population is withered, the household registration is scattered, there is no one in ten, and there is no good way at present, so you can only take one step at a time!" Zhuang Yi replied with a smile.

"Hmm...... If you want to govern Yingzhou well, border troubles are a big problem, but fortunately, the Khitan people have been hit hard, and they have no ability to manage the border in the short term, so you must seize the time to manage the government and restore the economy and people's livelihood, especially commerce and trade...... We'll talk about that later. In short, as long as there are political achievements, my family's Ah Weng will not hesitate to reward you, and you will be indispensable to a Yingzhou assassin at that time. For the time being, I can only give a battalion of soldiers and horses, otherwise, there will be many generals in my Lu Long army, and others will gossip. ”

"Li Sima's kindness, Zhuang understands it! It will live up to Li Yuanjun's cultivation, and in the spring of the next year, a certain person will definitely go to Youzhou to pay respects! Zhuang Yi said with a smile.

People were under the eaves and had to bow their heads, but Zhuang Yi was secretly cursing in his heart: I took Yingzhou down, just using your name, he really treats me as a little brother, is this to collect protection money.

"There's no rush for this...... Just take the time to go! I heard that you have less than 1,000 troops yourself, and you borrowed 3,000 troops from King Xi's tooth tent to take Yingzhou, right? After all, the borrowed troops have to be returned, and a thousand soldiers to defend the camp state is a little insufficient, but do you need me to transfer two thousand soldiers from Youzhou? Li Kuangyu said with a smile, suddenly changed his words, and asked tentatively.

"Exactly...... But I don't need it for the time being, I can't afford to raise more soldiers, thank you Li Sima for your kindness! Whenever Li Envoy Jun sent anything, Zhuang was the first to raise his hand in favor and act according to the order! Zhuang Yi immediately refused.

This matter is absolutely non-negotiable, if Youzhou transfers troops over, it will undoubtedly increase the fetters and constraints, and never want to get rid of Lu Long's control, Zhuang Yi finally has a place to settle down, how can he share it with others. Moreover, in this era, there are a number of small military towns under the rule of large feudal towns, and the large and small military leaders under the rule of small military towns are juxtaposed, which is really the norm, and it is not a very taboo thing.

Li Kuangyu didn't seem surprised when he heard this, he looked at Zhuang Yi with a smile and said, "Hehe...... That's good! Zhuang Dalang just has this heart! It's not easy for you to run the state on your own, and if you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me......"

This seems to be polite at first glance, but looking at Li Kuangyan's expression that seems to be smiling but not smiling, it seems to have a deep meaning, Zhuang Yi couldn't help but be stunned, but it was not good to say anything more, he looked back at Duan Zhongzhong, and saw that he was muttering something with Zhu Yongji.

As he spoke, he arrived in front of the mansion, Duan Zhongzhong hurriedly trotted in through the side door, summoned a group of subordinates to come out, and greeted him in front of the Yi Gate. There are only a few officials, and they look cold and cold standing in front of the door, but fortunately, Li Kuangyu doesn't care much about this, but his subordinates have a lot of contempt on their faces.

Zhuang Yi led Li Kuangyu through the tower and the instrument gate, and walked into the broad main hall of the palace. Li Kuangyu suddenly stood in front of him, looked at it with interest, looked at the two rows of eight bowl-thick wooden pillars in the main hall, stepped forward and stroked it and said with a smile: "This is so young, the red paint has fallen off, and it needs to be overhauled......"

"Exactly...... The yatang is broken, and the original Bohai people occupy this place, and it is estimated that there is no office director. Zhuang Yi said with a smile.

"The right thing! This plaque is good! The screen looks good, and it needs to be repaired and replaced! Li Kuangyu pointed to the plaque and screen hanging on the top of the central wall of the yatang and said with a smile, he put on a posture of a Shangguan, completely without the consciousness of the guest, which made Zhuang Yi a little confused.