During the Kaiyuan period, the prosperous era was peaceful, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, because it was called the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. This is a summary of this period in all the history books of later generations.

In fact, throughout Kaiyuan, there were constant wars on the border, internal rebellions, and natural and man-made disasters have never been less. It's just that, compared with other periods, most places present a prosperous scene, and most people can barely get enough food and clothing, which is already rare. However, in a place like Yunzhou, which had been abandoned by the imperial court for forty years, it was naturally an exception. Therefore, it is not only a Yunzhou city that has residents. According to Zhang Yao's words, there is a cottage with a number of two or three hundred people in Baishan Mountain in the northeast.

It's just that in a vast and sparsely populated place like Yunzhou, the so-called cottage is actually just a gathering of some people who have left their hometowns. Compared with those people recruited for Princess Gu'an in Yunzhou City, most of the people in Baishan Mountain have fled from crime, or have moved here since the destruction of Yunzhou City, and there are a few people with outstanding skills among them. Princess Gu'an once sent people to appease her, but they guarded the mountain path and closed the door, considering that she did not have any real name in Yunzhou, Princess Gu'an simply did not have more than one thing, and did not send people to contact again, but Zhang Yao hated these guys who did not know what to do.

"It is said that among these people, there are also so-called hermits who were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Queen of Heaven and hid in the mountains, but they have long since died today, and your lord has called him with great righteousness, but they refuse to obey his orders

When Du Shiyi took more than ten relatives and stayed in front of the South Eight Horse Mountain Trail, he couldn't help but think of the famous battle of Baishan Mountain in the Han Dynasty. In that battle, Liu Bang led 320,000 Han troops to pursue the Huns, but fell into the Huns' trick to lure the enemy, and was besieged by the Huns army for seven days and seven nights in Baishan Mountain, and the water and food were almost in a desperate situation. And it was the Battle of Baishan that made the Han Dynasty have to recuperate and pro-Xiongnu in the next few decades. Now the ancient battlefield of the past is long gone, and there is no way to even talk about it

The mountain col between the two mountains is part of the famous Han Baideng Road, where the Northern Wei Dynasty once set up a checkpoint, and the Great Wall was built further north. It can be said that compared with Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the past, Heng'an Town in the Sui Dynasty, and Yunzhou City now, the wooden cottage that is faintly visible in the mountain in front of you is not just symbolic. In front of the mountain, Du Shiyi visually observed that Bai Mountaineering was about 200 zhang high, and he had a plan in his heart.

This place, be sure to take it down

"Who's coming?"

With a loud shout, a large man with an agile figure came down from the wooden door. I saw him step forward quickly, and in the face of this line of strong mounts, he exuded a deep look of vigilance. At this time, the Chibi on Du Shiyi's right stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "This is the new Yunzhou Du Changshi"

As soon as these words came out, the big Han looked at Du Shiyi in disbelief for a while, and then sneered: "So what? The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, it is the history of the governor of Yunzhou, and he can still manage my white mountain

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister."

Although Du Shiyi didn't have much sense of agreement with these words, it didn't prevent him from showing a slight smile when he heard Chi Bi's loud shout at this moment.

Sure enough, the momentum of the big man was frustrated, but he soon became angry: "When the imperial court lost Yunzhou, did it care about the life and death of the people of Sixiang, but now it says that if you want to take care of it, you will take care of it, how can there be such a reason, if you don't leave quickly, don't blame me for being polite in the mountains."

"You're right, the imperial court has not restored Yunzhou for more than 40 years, but now that it intends to rebuild Yunzhou City and reinstate the official subordinates, do you think the imperial court will let this white mountain still be entrenched?" Du Shiyi took a step forward as he spoke, and without waiting for the big man to answer, he said in an aggravated tone, "Just now I said in this song, under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, and the king's ministers. When I go back today, I can't wait for a while, but tomorrow there will be Li Changshi, Cui Changshi, Lu Changshi, could it be that you have to wait until you are really listed as a chaotic minister and thief by the imperial court, and your children and grandchildren are all chaotic ministers and thieves, so you can give up? ”

Du Shiyi's sharp words, even compared to those of the older generation, are not inferior, although the big man is literate and hyphenated, but he only deals with those people in the mountains, at most the caravans, how can he cope with it? He was stunned by the consequences of Du Shiyi's words, and heard the next sentence in his ears

"I went to Yunzhou yesterday to take up my new post, and today I came to Baishan Mountain to recruit Fuer and others. If you are not in charge, take me into the mountains and see those who can be the masters to accompany you and guard the tribes, and I can stay outside the mountains, just to see if you have the courage to lead me like a mountain."

"Am I a Brave Man?"

The big man frowned for a moment, and almost instinctively burst out with such a sentence. However, when he really saw Du Shiyi in a scarlet robe coming out in front of him, he couldn't help but cringe a little. Princess Gu'an did not come in person before, after he turned people away, there was no other reaction, in contrast, although the young man in front of him was young, he claimed to be the governor of Yunzhou, even if he was not as noble as the princess, but in the end, he didn't know that Du Shiyi had been in office for many years, and he had been in charge alone, that domineering momentum was not something that idlers could match, but he didn't feel easy to refuse, and after hesitating again and again, he finally gritted his teeth and turned around.

"If you have the courage to come with me, but this mountain road is rough and horses can't walk, if you can't keep up with me, then no wonder I"

Du Shiyi glanced left and right, and saw that although everyone was worried, they didn't open their mouths to persuade him, he jumped off the horse with a slight bow, and then followed closely behind the big man. Seeing that the wooden door blocking the mountain road opened, and the two figures in front of and behind disappeared from sight, Nanba finally couldn't help but ask: "Du Changshi, does this really matter?" If there is any malice on the part of the thieves in this mountain, isn't it ......"

"Don't worry." Chibi had a good impression of the young Nanba, and said with a smile at this moment, "Although Lord Lang is extremely courageous, he will never fight an unprepared battle. Someone has already quietly sneaked into Baishan Mountain. ”

As soon as she entered the mountain gate, Du Shiyi found that although the eyes around her were hostile, they were more curious and scrutinizing. The big man who appeared to interrogate at first seemed to have a very prestigious reputation among these people, and he followed all the way up the mountain, but no one stepped forward to interrogate again. And as the big man said, this mountain road is indeed rugged and very difficult to walk, if it weren't for his change into a pair of shoes that are easy to move around, and his physical strength is outstanding, I am afraid that he will be left far away early. Whenever the big man walked a difficult road, he would look back at him, and when he found that he was still following closely, he would show an expression of annoyance, but he could also see it clearly, and the other party's eyes were also full of meaning

This way they climbed the mountain without speaking, and walked for nearly half an hour before they came to the camp in the mountains. Inside the fence built by the giant trees, there are wooden houses built on the mountain or by the crisp trees, among which there are both old and weak, as well as young and strong, and when they see Du Shiyi, most of them stop curiously and take a look. And Dahan kept bringing Du Shiyi to a room that seemed to be no different from other wooden houses, stood in front of the door and said, "Grandpa, there is a Yunzhou Du Changshi outside, saying that he wants to see you."

After a long while, a long sigh came from inside: "How many years have you not heard the official name of Governor Shi of Yunzhou?" The old man's legs and feet are inconvenient, can Du Changshi come to the door and talk to me? ”

"You can't do it."

The big man didn't expect his father to be willing to see Du Shiyi directly, and after raising his eyebrows in surprise, seeing that Du Shiyi agreed, he thought about it and stepped forward to open the door, but as soon as Du Shiyi entered, he also followed himself in, and unceremoniously sat down cross-legged under his father. And after Du Shiyi squinted his eyes slightly to adapt to the changes in indoor and outdoor light, he saw the old man sitting on the low wooden couch in the main seat. I saw that his beard was almost silvery-white, and in addition to the wrinkles like knife carvings on his face, there was also a hideous wound from left to right, almost across the entire face, which looked extremely terrifying.

The old man was also carefully observing Du Shiyi, and when he found that he was only in his early twenties, he couldn't help but show undisguised disappointment on his face, and his tone was cold: "Yunzhou is also the Governor's Mansion of the Lower Capital, and the long history is located on the fifth grade, and Du Changshi is really young and promising."

From the other party's tone, Du Shiyi knew that this was a person who was familiar with the official rank of the imperial court, and immediately said bluntly: "I am seventeen years old and the head of Dengke, Jinshi and the first, ordered to watch the wind in the north, footprints from Taiyuan Mansion to Youzhou, once and the princess of Gu'an in the Xi Wang's tooth tent to resist the Xi three soldiers and horses, after returning to the dynasty, he raised the knowledge of Sun Wu Ke first, because of the worship of Wannian Lieutenant, and then ascended to the door of the province to pick up the left, into the Lizheng Academy to repair the book, and out of the Chengdu order, successively sentenced Chengdu two tax envoys and tea to the secretary, and awarded the palace to serve the imperial history, transferred to the right of the province to make up for the que, Now that he is the governor of Yunzhou, he is sentenced to be the governor of the capital, and he uses the scarlet silverfish, does my uncle still think that I am not qualified? ”

For this kind of old man who has lived in the mountains for a long time, seniority is also a deterrent

The old man was born because of Du Shiyi's age, and the history of the governor of Yun was not worthy of the name, but when he heard Du Shiyi report this series of resumes, he found that this was already Du Shiyi's sixth official, and the contempt on his face was gone, replaced by a solemn face: "Dare to ask Du Changshi is Jingzhao Duling Du Jiulang?" ”

"Exactly."

After receiving this affirmative reply, the old man showed an excited and happy look: "Please forgive the old man for not knowing the name of the romantic figure Jingzhao Duling Du Jiulang, although the old man lives in Baishan Mountain, he has also heard of one or two. Dare to ask Du Changshi when he comes to Yunzhou, how many attachés and soldiers are geometric? ”

"There are only a hundred soldiers, and the attachés are only one person who has joined the army, and now they are still in Shuozhou and have not yet set off." Without waiting for the old man to speak, Du Shiyi said bluntly, "The old man of Guan Zhi seems to be not only literate and hyphenated, but should be a person who understands the general situation." Let me ask again, which is more important, sending charcoal in the snow or icing on the cake?