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Xuanhua City is not big!

If according to the system of the Sui and Tang dynasties, it can barely be qualified to go to a lower county. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The evaluation of the county system needs to be examined from various aspects. The size of the city, its population, its geographical location, and its development prospects...... And so on, it was difficult to explain clearly for a while. Emperor Wen of Sui set up Xuanhua for the purpose of opening up the situation of indigenous monopoly in western Guangdong. Although this immigration has existed since the Qin and Han dynasties, the development of western Guangdong has not been large, and the situation of slang-based bureaucrats has not changed since the Qin and Han dynasties.

Emperor Wen of Sui's idea was correct.

Set up a county, open a breakthrough, and while sending population to the western part of Guangdong, it will subtly change the living habits of the slang bureaucrats.

However, when Emperor Wen of Sui made this decision, he was already in the last years of Renshou.

Before his policy could be officially implemented, he died...... Subsequently, Yang Guang has been focusing on expanding northward, so he has neglected the development of western Guangdong.

However, Xuanhua remained until ...... It was already late, Mai Zizhong walked out of the room a little tired, stretched his waist, and exhaled a strong breath.

From Xingyang to Lingnan, four spring and autumn seasons have passed in a blink of an eye.

Mai Zizhong never imagined that the situation would change so quickly. In the blink of an eye, Emperor Yang of Sui died, Li Tang rose, and the world was about to change his surname. Mai Zizhong is not a sentimental person, but he has to sigh for it.

It's just that although Emperor Yang of Sui is dead, the Sui Dynasty is still there.

Empress Dowager Xiao is still alive, and the grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui has been on the throne for four years.

Mai Zizhong shook his spirit and decided to continue to hold on to this piece of Lingnan for the Sui family. It's not that he didn't want to go to Qiantang, and he also knew that if he went to Qiantang, he would definitely be reused by Empress Dowager Xiao. But he didn't go. The reason is very complicated, both public and private, Mai Zizhong thinks that staying in Yongzhou will have a greater effect.

Yu Zhi, his wife Yuwenfeng, is a member of the Yuwen family...... Emperor Yang of Sui died in the hands of Yu Wenhua, and Empress Dowager Xiao hated Yuwen's family to the core.

Even, even the children of Princess Nanyang were forcibly changed to Yang by Empress Dowager Xiao. Princess Nanyang's husband is Yu Wenshiji. When Li Yanqing and Dou Jiande clashed, Yu Wenshi was ordered to conquer Weizhou, and after encountering the double blow of Xu Shiji and Su Dingfang, he fled to Chang'an and defected to Li Yuan. After Princess Nanyang crossed the river with Li Shentong, she took her two sons incognito, endured hardships all the way, and fled to Wu County to join Empress Dowager Xiao.

Today, Princess Nanyang is still a princess, and under the persuasion of Empress Dowager Xiao, she remarried Zhang Zhongjian's brother.

This is also to further strengthen the intimacy between Xiao Sui and Zhang. Princess Nanyang did not refuse, but the two children stayed with the Empress Dowager Xiao and never regained the surname Yuwen.

In this case, Mai Zizhong really didn't dare to imagine what fate Yu Wenfeng would encounter if he passed.

After all, the two children of Yuwenfeng and Princess Nanyang are in different situations. Those two children still have Sui Yang's blood, and even if Empress Dowager Xiao hates the Yuwen family to the core, she is not intolerant of the existence of the two children.

But what about Yu Wenfeng?

But he is a real descendant of the Yuwen family.

Yuwen Feng's old son, Yuwen Zhiji, is one of the masterminds of the murder of the monarch.

How could Empress Dowager Xiao let Yu Wenfeng go...... At the same time, as far as the public is concerned, Mai Zizhong stayed in Yongzhou and played a great role. On the one hand, Mai Zizhong can unite with Ning Changzhen and pose a threat to the Lingnan Feng family. Empress Dowager Xiao didn't want to kill the Feng family, but the Feng family's roots in Lingnan were really too deep. And the Feng family is still in a state of vacillation so far. Mai Zizhong has a good relationship with Feng Zhiyu, and at the same time, he can maintain a certain amount of pressure on the Feng family to ensure that the Feng family will not be attached to Li Tang.

Empress Dowager Xiao saw very clearly, whether the Feng family belonged to her or not did not mean much.

The key is that the Feng family cannot be attached to Li Tang at this time, otherwise once the troops are dispatched, Xiao Sui will inevitably face the situation of being attacked on his back.

Mai Zizhong's stay in Yongzhou is the most powerful means to control the Feng family...... As for Ning Changzhen? Empress Dowager Xiao didn't trust it. Even if the two generations of kings of the Sui Dynasty have always maintained courtesy to Ning Changzhen, for the Empress Dowager Xiao, who was born in a big family, the concept that her heart must be different is particularly strong, how can she easily believe it?

Therefore, Mai Zizhong has another task, which is to monitor Ning Changzhen's movements.

Overall, since the first year of Wude, Mai Zizhong has done a very good job in Yongzhou. At least in the eyes of Empress Dowager Xiao, Mai Zizhong can be said to be doing his best. The number of Han people in Yongzhou continues to increase; And since the second year of Wude, Yongzhou began to send taxes to the imperial court...... Under such circumstances, it is commendable that Mai Zizhong can do this.

But who knows how much effort Mai Zizhong has put in for this?

He is a military general, and he does not govern the place. It is wrong that Yu Wenfeng has been silently giving advice to him, and ten Mai Zizhong may not be able to achieve such an achievement. Even so, Mai Zizhong is also hard work. Before he was thirty years old, his temples were already gray. This also adds a bit of stability and vicissitudes to Mai Zizhong's temperament...... Along the path of the mansion, Mai Zizhong came to the back house garden with a heavy heart.

The garden is not big and there is a small gazebo. In front of the gazebo, there is an open space.

I saw a giant man as majestic as a lion, practicing martial arts in the clearing. This giant man is nearly a foot tall, with big shoulders and a round waist.

A phoenix winged gilt boring in the palm of his hand danced whirring, impervious to wind and rain.

Suddenly, the strange python turned over, mixed with a sharp roar that broke the air; Suddenly, the force split Huashan, like thunder and lightning...... In the pavilion, a beautiful woman was holding a little girl in her arms, and she was watching the giant man in the field perform martial arts with great interest. On the steps of the gazebo, I saw a five or six-year-old boy with an excited face, stroking his palms from time to time and cheering for the giant.

"Uncle, it's amazing!"

When the giant man made a move to subdue the tiger, the boy couldn't help but stand up and jump with joy.

The heavy gilt bore of phoenix wings smashed on the ground, and sparks burst out. The pebbles on the ground crumbled and cracked.

Standing in the distance, he could still feel a slight tremor coming from the ground.

"This guy really deserves the name of bravery."

Mai Zizhong was secretly speechless in his heart, and estimated that if he fought with that giant man, he was afraid that it would be difficult to survive twenty rounds.

"Be careful!"

He shouted, and saw the boy on the steps as if he had not heard it, and pounced on the giant.

"Uncle, teach me ......"

"Hahaha, no problem, when Lao wants to learn, my uncle can teach you!"

The giant man suddenly withdrew the gilt boring of the phoenix wings and took the boy in his arms. Then, he nodded at Mai Zizhong, "Maizi, are you back?" ”

"Big brother!"

Mai Zizhong saluted the giant man, and the boy whose eyes were fixed on the giant man's arms suddenly frowned.

"When you work, Hugh has to pester your uncle, come down quickly."

The boy looked reluctant and said loudly: "I don't, I want to practice martial arts with my uncle." ”

Youdao is a nephew and uncle, which is roughly the case.

A loving smile appeared on the giant man's face, "It's okay, I'm not tired." ”

At this time, the beautiful woman in the pavilion came over with the girl in her arms, handed a towel to Mai Zizhong, and said gently: "Maizi, it's been a busy day, and you can rest and rest." ”

"Well, there's Mrs. Law!"

Mai Zizhong took the towel and wiped his face.

Yu Wenfeng called for the servant to come up with food, and the giant man held the boy and walked into the pavilion.

"Why, it's so late, haven't you eaten yet?"

"Hehe, Feng'er said that she would wait for you to come back and have dinner together. Dang Lao, tell Daddy, what have you done today? ”

The boy said in a childish voice: "Daddy, the child worked in the fields with his mother in the morning, and then learned to read and write with his uncle. In the afternoon, he and his uncle learned Fuhu Gong, and his uncle also praised the child, saying that the child was smart and practiced very well. ”

Mai Zizhong smiled, reached out and rubbed the boy's head, "Be really good!" ”

This boy is the son of Mai Zizhong.

When the child was born, Mai Zizhong had already arrived in Yongzhou to take office. At that time, in the face of the complicated situation in Yongzhou, Mai Zizhong vigorously advocated farming, and set an example by getting an acre and three points of land in his own house. After the child was born, he said to Yu Wenfeng: "I was too indulgent when I was a child, and I didn't know how to cherish it. Now that the situation is unstable, you and I need to strengthen the discipline of our children. If you don't work, you should have no food...... Why don't you name your child McDonald's? ”

Yu Wenfeng's surname is Ziqiang, which is external.

Internally, she is dedicated to helping Mai Zizhong and obeying Mai Zizhong's words.

It's just that Li Yanqing is not here, otherwise if he knew that Mai Zizhong gave his son such a name, he would definitely laugh.

McDonald's...... McDonald's!

"Maizi, why did you come back so late today?"

Yu Wenfeng added food to Mai Zizhong and asked in a low voice.

"Oh, it should have been over a long time ago...... It's just that Lao Ning sent someone over in the afternoon, so that it delayed the time. ”

"Does Ning Yishuai still want to use soldiers?"

"Well, it is estimated that it will be pulled out in the next three or five days.

It's nothing more than asking for money and food...... It just so happened that I seized the ears and eyes on the other side of Jiaozhi, and my hand was not tight, and I threw the surname Suo to Ning Changzhen's people to deal with. ”

"Actually, why did Ning Shuai need to send troops in a hurry?

Even if Qiu He and Gao Shilian have ill intentions, they don't have to be in charge in person. ”

The giant man put down his rice bowl and said with a sneer: "Slang people are greedy, Ning Changzhen is there to quell the rebellion, and he obviously likes Qiu He's family business." Although Cochin is remote, it is connected to the southeast, backed by the sea, and has abundant goods. ”

Mai Zizhong nodded, "That's the truth.

I seized the Jiaozhi merchants in Duliang Town, and found that this mound and ......"

As he spoke, he shook his head and said no more.

Yu Wenfeng couldn't help frowning, and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back.

"Feng'er, but is there something wrong?"

Yu Wenfeng and the giant man glanced at each other, and then said with a straight face: "Maizi, Qiu He and Gao Shilian, in fact, there is no trouble to make, so there is no need to worry."

I was talking to my eldest brother just now, and I thought you should shift your attention from the south to the north. ”

"Northside?"

Mai Zizhong was surprised: "Do you mean Li Er?" ”

"It's not Li Er, it's Li Yanqing!"

Mai Zizhong suddenly fell silent, and a haze appeared on his face.

"How?"

Yu Wenfeng glanced at the giant man, the giant man thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "I think Li Yanqing is a little abnormal." ”

"Oh?"

"Maizi, you have been friends with Li Yanqing for a long time, you should know that this person is cunning and resourceful.

I have dealt with him, and this man often acts by taking one step and looking at ten steps, and his eyes are extremely vicious. This time, Li Tang appointed him as the governor of Annan and ordered the county affairs of the fifty-four prefectures in Lingnan. But so far, he has been stationed in Xiangzhou and has not taken any more measures...... Think about it, is this thing normal? It stands to reason that he shouldn't be. ”

Mai Zizhonghu's eyes narrowed into a line and nodded slightly.

"Big brother, what do you mean ......"

"This man is very scheming, and he is a strange soldier.

I suspect that Li Yanqing of Xiangzhou is not him, but a disguise. As for Li Yanqing, maybe he has arrived in Lingnan now.

You have to be careful, if Li Yanqing really arrives in Lingnan, it will be a little inappropriate for Ning Changzhen to send troops. ”

"But in his hands, there should be no generals."

"Hehe, Lingnan Feng family, aren't you a general?"

"Feng family?"

Mai Zizhong pondered for a moment and shook his head, "It's unlikely that the Feng family is ...... Uncle Feng is a very careful person, and it is impossible to take a stand easily. And if Li Yanqing is given soldiers and horses at this time, it will mean that the Feng family ......"

He suddenly stopped, his fingers tapping sharply on the table.

"If the Feng family really belongs to Li Tang, then it will be dangerous in Lingnan and Jiangdong."

"So, you have to keep an eye on the Feng family and look at the Qinzhou ......"

The giant man coughed lightly, "If Li Yanqing has already arrived in Lingnan, then Ning Changzhen's dispatch of troops will undoubtedly give him a chance." So, I would advise you to be prepared and react immediately if something happens. ”

"Big brother, otherwise...... You can help me. ”

The giant man couldn't help but laugh, reached out and patted Mai Zizhong's shoulder.

"Maizi, aren't I helping you now?"

Mai Zizhong said: "Big brother, you know what I mean......"

"Maizi, you listen to me.

My current status is really not suitable for showing my head, and it will cause you trouble.

Besides, I can be a wonder soldier like me now. It's better to give me the soldiers and horses of your headquarters. As for the county soldiers...... You're still in your hands. You and I are bright and dark, even if something really happens, we can have a foil.

Li Yanqing, I'm afraid I may not be able to guess that I will be here. ”

Mai Zizhong thought about it and felt that the giant man's words were also quite reasonable.

"Since that's the case, then follow what the eldest brother said."

The giant man stood up and hugged McDonald's ......, "Okay, I'll take Donald's for a walk, and you can eat slowly."

Busy with official business, you need to think more about your body. Maizi, don't be busy doing things all day, take the time to spend more time with Feng'er. ”

Yu Wenfeng suddenly blushed.

"Big brother!"

She said with disgust.

The giant laughed and walked away with McDonald's.

Mai Zizhong scratched his head, and after watching the giant man leave, he gently held Yuwen Feng's soft hand, "Feng'er, but I have suffered you." ”

"You and I, husband and wife, Hugh is going to say such things.

Big brother, don't take those words to heart. You can be busy with whatever you want, but the eldest brother is not wrong, you should pay more attention to your body. ”

Mai Zizhong smiled and bowed his head slightly.

But his hand didn't let go, and he still held Yu Wenfeng's soft hand tightly......

(To be continued)