On the way to leave Bianguan and return to Youzhou, Li Congjing went to Pingzhou.

Since the early autumn to the north, to now, it is the middle of winter, whether it is deep in the grassland, or to fight in several places, a small half of the rush, the biggest battle result is not to behead more than 10,000 Khitan elites, but to recover Pingzhou.

Since the decline of the Tang Dynasty, Yingzhou and Pingzhou have been occupied by the Khitan, and the civil war in China has been repeated, and there is no time to look north, so the territory of the ancestors has been lost. Yingzhou is located in the north of the Great Wall, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is not much to say, but Pingzhou is located in the south of the Great Wall, and its strategic importance is extraordinary. Over the years, the Khitan has been able to invade the clouds without hindrance and do evil, precisely because of the geographical advantages of Pingzhou.

If there is no geographical advantage of Pingzhou, there is a Great Wall between the Khitan and the Tang Dynasty, which is greatly advantageous for the Tang army, both in defense and offensive. Losing Pingzhou, the Khitan wants to enter the clouds again, except for a few places, they have to face the dangers of the Great Wall.

Previously, Yelubei and Yelu's enemy stabbed the combined army, although they were dragged out of shape by Li Congjing with guerrilla warfare in Yingzhou, they still stormed Bianguan for many days and refused to retreat, and this is the reason. It can be seen from this that Yelu Abaoji made Yelu Bei give up conquering Pingzhou, what a difficult decision, and his hatred for Li Congjing is afraid that it has reached a monstrous point.

On the day Li Congjing recovered Pingzhou, although the war was quite difficult, he still announced the "Three Strategies for Caring for the People" on the same day, and gave Pingzhou very preferential treatment, and a large part of the reason was that Pingzhou was important and could not afford to miss half a point. After the recovery of Pingzhou, Li Congjing couldn't wait to order Du Qianshu and Zhao Zhongming to carry out civil affairs construction in Pingzhou, which meant to stabilize Pingzhou as soon as possible. At the same time, Pingzhou is also a pilot area for Li Congjing to build Youyun. The importance of Pingzhou to Li Congjing is at the top of the clouds at the moment.

In addition, with the military exploits of Kefu Pingzhou in hand, Li Congjing was not afraid of the criticism of the DPRK and the central government for his good use of swords, not only that, but with this great achievement, Li Congjing would have the confidence to realize his series of ideas for building Youyun in the future.

Because of this, the recovery of Pingzhou, whether it is for the Tang Dynasty or for Li Congjing personally, is of extraordinary significance.

Therefore, this time in triumph, Li Congjing went to Pingzhou City to "review" the affairs of Pingzhou.

On the same day, Du Qianshu and other officials went out of the city to greet them.

Li Congjing returned to Pingzhou without much fanfare, but he did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts, and the team of more than 100 horsemen galloped across the avenue, and the movement was not small, which immediately attracted the attention of the people in the farmland and Zhuangzi on the side of the road.

"Heh, who is that, what a big show!" An old farmer straightened up and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Let's Pingzhou, but there are few people who can make such a movement when they travel, could it be Lord Assassin Shi, or Lord General?" The old woman beside the old farmer also stopped what she was doing, and squatted on the ground to look strange.

"Women's Taoist people, they just don't have knowledge!" The old peasant has been in the army, and he has a slight vision, and his nostrils are facing the sky at this time, "Don't you see, there are both sergeants and all the sharps in Tsing Yi among the hundred horsemen, and at first glance they are elite guards, such a line is not something that the assassin or our Pingzhou general can have!" Hey, look, there's a little lady in a big red dress in front of you, why is it so familiar? ”

The old woman was just beginning to be taught, and when she heard the last sentence, she was immediately unhappy, "Old man, how old are you, and you still look at the little lady of others, your heart has flown to the sky, and you are not afraid of hitting birds!" ”

The old peasant immediately showed an unhappy expression, and before he could speak, a few steps away, a young descendant shouted out of his voice, "That's General Li, it's General Li, I recognize it!" The little lady in red, who has been following General Li before, I have seen it! ”

"General Li? General Li has come to Pingzhou? Ha, that's great! The old peasant was overjoyed for a while, and then showed a look of confusion again, "But didn't General Li fight the Khitan barbarians in Bianguan, how did he come here?" ”

The young descendant dropped the guy in his hand, spread his feet and ran away, "Grandpa and Auntie, I heard yesterday that General Li defeated the Khitan barbarians at Bianguan, and the Khitan barbarians have fled...... General Li is back, I have to tell the dogs to go! ”

"General Li has won again?" The old peasant was stunned at first, then turned to ecstasy, and then was stunned for a while, and suddenly burst into tears for no reason, "General Li has won again!" How many years, how many years have we not won the Khitan barbarian thieves with our own strength, General Li has won consecutive battles as soon as he came, I heard that this time the Khitan prince personally led the troops, General Li can even win the Khitan prince, and the old thief who wants to win Abaoji is just around the corner! Grabbing the old woman's hand, "Old woman, I just said that General Li is the blessing of Pingzhou and the blessing of Youyun!" ”

Seeing that her man was so embarrassed, the old woman also nodded vigorously, "Yes, General Li is the blessing of the clouds!" Isn't this land under our feet given to us by General Li, General Li...... He's a good guy! ”

"It's a good guy, it's a good guy...... No, General Li is back, I have to tell the villagers the news quickly! ”

Approaching Pingzhou City, the speed of the procession was not too fast, Ren Wanru and Xiyu could not ride horses, the former was led by Li Congjing, and the latter sat behind the fifth girl. Seeing that everyone appeared, the peasants in the fields near and far all shouted and ran away, Xiyu didn't know why, and said stupidly: "Oh, these people are so afraid of us, as soon as we come, they will be scared away!" ”

Ren Wanru also looked curious, and a little emotional, and it could be seen that she also had the same thoughts as Xiyu.

The fifth sneered and replied, "Not scared! ”

"What's that?" Xiyu asked with a wink.

The fifth refuses to say directly, "You'll understand later." ”

When Ren Wanru heard this, she turned her questioning eyes to Li Congjing, and Li Congjing could only smile and say nothing.

Shaoqing, in front of the city gate, in the eyes of Du Qianshu and others, Li Congjing and others dismounted.

"I've seen the marshal!" There are no papers, old and young officials, all bow to each other. Originally, everyone was standing in one place, the red, red, green and green official robes were very eye-catching, and in the crowd of people entering and leaving the city gate, they seemed to stand out from the crowd.

Li Congjing picked up the current Du Qianshu and Zhao Zhongming, and said to everyone: "Everyone, please get up." Ben Shuai all the way, see Pingzhou orderly, a thriving image, this all depends on your strength, you work hard, the Shuai worship you are. ”

What he said was not a scene, but what he saw and heard along the way. After the war, there were many thieves, and the war would destroy the original order of production and life, but now Pingzhou is peaceful, and the farming and fortifications in various places are in order, which is indeed worthy of his expectations for Pingzhou when he left.

Zhao Zhongming said sincerely: "Since the commander left Pingzhou, in a few months, he fought for thousands of miles, and with more than 10,000 people, the Khitan army of 50,000 defeated Maicheng, isn't it tiring!" In front of the military commander, I dare not say anything! ”

Li Congjing laughed and entered the city with everyone.

Pingzhou was recovered by Li Congjing, and most of the officials were "appointed" by him, and the plan for building Pingzhou was also drawn up by him, and after he entered the city, Du Qianshu and Zhao Zhongming took the lead, summarized the work of officials at all levels, and reported in front of him. Although Li Congjing is only a defense envoy in Youzhou at the moment, he is in Youyun military affairs, and it stands to reason that he has no civil management power, but few people in the Youyun officialdom do not understand that Li Congjing is not simply in charge of military affairs when he goes north, he wants to replace Li Cunxian's position as an envoy and take over the military and political power of Youyun.

Du Qianshu and Zhao Zhongming did a very good job in building Pingzhou, and without Mo Li and Wei Dao personally governing the company, Pingzhou was able to get on the right track according to Li Congjing's expectations, which was a bit of a surprise to Li Congjing. But having said that, with Zhao Zhongming's help, and Weidao sending capable people as foreign aid, this matter is also expected.

"Listen to the words of Er, the scale of the fishery can be expanded, since then the trade route connecting Dandong and Goryeo can also be rebuilt, the former needless to say, related to the people's livelihood, the latter is of great significance, once it can trade with Dandong and Goryeo, its benefits are not only in business, I will be infinitely useful, you should do it as soon as possible. As for the method and place of making sea salt, we should pay attention to it. The benefits of salt and iron have been abundant since ancient times, and they are related to the country's social welfare, which is the top priority. After listening to Du Qianshu and Zhao Zhongming's reports, Li Congjing inevitably gave some arrangements and guidance in the general direction.

Du Qianshu and Zhao Zhongming promised.

Li Congjing said with a smile: "It's still the same sentence, if you have any requirements, just say it, Ben Shuai will respond to his requests." The construction of civil affairs has a bearing on the long-term plan of the clouds, and its weight is no less than that of the military. ”

After talking to Du Qianshu and Zhao Zhongming, half a day has passed. Although Li Congjing does not interfere in specific affairs, but only gives requirements and instructions from a macro perspective, the issues involved are still in all aspects.

In the afternoon, before Li Congjing left the chair that had been sitting for a long time, Ding Hei came in to report, "Marshal, someone asks to see you!" ”

"Who?"

Ding Hei paused, "The people of Pingzhou! ”

"The people of Pingzhou?" Li Congjing was surprised, "What's going on?" ”

Without waiting for Ding Hei to answer, Du Qianshu already smiled and said: "When the military marshal entered the city before, I watched the people outside the city, all leaving the fields and running to tell each other. Now that half a day has passed, presumably the news has spread, and the people have come to pay homage to the military commander's demeanor! ”

Zhao Zhongming sighed: "Pingzhou has been occupied by foreign countries for a long time, and it was the military commander who made it return to the Tang Dynasty, and made the people of Pingzhou become Tang people." The military marshal not only restored Pingzhou, but also rebuilt Pingzhou, under the three policies of raising the people, it is really the parents of the people, not only that, the army marshal led the army out of the Great Wall, expedition to Yingzhou, repeatedly defeated the Khitan, and revitalized the majesty of our border army, but also for my border people. ”

"Zhao Changshi is serious." Li Congjing said humbly.

Although he is humble, he cannot be seen.

The people gathered in front of the official office and blocked several streets, and the grand occasion was far better than that of Pingzhou's recovery that day. This is very understandable, when the war in Pingzhou was first stopped, the people were grateful to return to the Tang Dynasty and were no longer oppressed by the Khitan, but there were many people who were afraid of the war and were afraid of the army, and there were not too many people, but now it is different, the reconstruction of Pingzhou has been on the right track, and the people have something to rely on, and they are all happy and stable, so there are more people who come here.

Standing at the door of the official office, looking at the crowd of people, his ears were full of shouts of "General Li is mighty", and in a trance, Li Congjing returned to the day and night of the first day of Pingzhou.

The people gathered at the door of the official office, and the movement was very loud, which alarmed everyone in the official office, and the officials all came out of the house, Ren Wanru, Ye Lumin, and others also walked to the door, all shocked by the scene in front of them. When they looked at Li Congjing again, they all had a deep sense of awe in their eyes.

Xiyu held her heart and said, "Only then did I learn that what I saw when I entered the city earlier was not that the people were afraid of the military commander!" ”

Yehelmin was also distracted. She is a princess of a country, well-informed, and has seen the scene of Yelu Abaoji being supported by the Khitan people, but she never thought that Li Congjing, a general of the border army, could be treated like this.

Ren Wanru's eyes were filled with Li Congjing's back, at this moment, the back was infinitely tall, as if it was as high as the sky, she never knew that people could be so sincerely respected and loved.

"That's my man!" Ren Wanru's heart was filled with pride, she only knew that Li Congjing had won many battles and was extremely glorious, but she lacked a close understanding of this glory, but at this moment, she touched that glory. Her eyes were misty, and an irrepressible impulse suddenly rose in her mind: I must give birth to a son for my husband!

Two days later, Li Congjing left Pingzhou, traveled all the way south, and finally stepped into Youzhou City for the first time after half a year of going north to Youyun.