In the first year of Taixing, in the summer, the Jiangdong delegation successfully arrived in Chang'an, and the most eye-catching person was none other than the crown prince Sima Shao.

As soon as the prince came to Chang'an, he was not idle, he took Yu Bing around all day long, and sometimes followed Wei Shuo to inspect Chang'an.

I don't know where I heard that Wei Shuo was planning to go out to patrol Liaodong, Sima Shao came upside down, and he had to go together.

Wei Shuo couldn't be pestered by him, so he had to agree.

Early the next morning, Wei Shuo, accompanied by Mo Han, You Ziyuan, Huangfu Zhen, Chen An, etc., rode out of Chang'an to the shore of Weishui.

Sima Shao and Yu Bing were also mixed in the crowd, and after a preliminary investigation in the past few days, the prince found that there were too many places in Liaodong that were worthy of Jiang Zuo's emulation, so he pestered Wei Shuo to ask to be an 'entourage'.

Yu Bing beat his horse and followed Sima Shao's side, and whispered: "Your Highness heard that Liaodong is rich in cement, which is the best material for construction projects!" ”

Sima Shao glanced at Yu Bing, "What?" Yu is also interested in cement? I advise you to put out this idea as soon as possible, I don't know how many forces have wanted to fight the idea of cement over the years, but all of them have been planted in Liaodong. ”

"Your Highness is thinking too much, how can the minister have such unrealistic ideas?" Yu Bing said with a sneer.

After a while, Wei Shuo and his entourage arrived at the shore of Weishui, where many people had gathered at this time. Surrounded by piles of stones, cement, wood and other building materials, the discerning person knows that there is a big project to be built.

After a cadre of dignitaries came, a long incense was lit by the Taoist elucidant, chattering about the sacrifice of the Great Heavenly Zun, and the civil and military officials of Liaodong and the merchants on the scene stepped forward to bow together, and finally there was a special person to lift the three animals and put them on the altar.

As the saying goes, the layman looks at the liveliness, and the insiders look at the doorway. Looking at the officials and people of Liaodong, bowing and contributing sacrifices, Sima Shao and Yu Bing didn't think that Wei Shuo was engaging in any religious superstition. They are very well aware of the importance of the position of exposition in Liaodong, and it can be said that without the ideological maintenance of exposition, the whole of Liaodong would never be as united as it is now.

After several years of development, exposition has become the largest religious force in Liaodong, providing an ideological guarantee for the implementation of the national integration policy in Liaodong. It is the development of exposition and religion that has eliminated the barriers between various ethnic groups and twisted Liaodong into a rope.

Looking at the lively situation in front of him, Yu Bing sighed: "Only a man as eloquent and strategic as Da Sima dares to support the development of religion without worrying about being eaten by it!" And it is precisely because of the checks and balances at the grassroots level that the family cannot respond to all calls in Liaodong. ”

Just when Sima Shao and Yu Bing sighed, Wei Shuo was already presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony of the cement road.

Listening to Wei Shuo's chatter there, Sima Shao and the others noticed this east-west artery that ran through the two states of Yongqin and Qin.

When he first heard about this project, Sima Shao thought that Liaodong was exaggerating, until he saw that the Yongzhou Thorn Mansion began to hire people and stock up on materials, and realized that Liaodong really planned to build a cement road comparable to Qin Zhidao.

"Great! Once this road is completed, the northwest will be worry-free! ”

Sima Shao was well aware of the importance of this road to the northwest, which has been synonymous with turmoil since the Han Dynasty.

From the Xiqiang Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty to the Xianbei rebellion in Hexi during the Wei and Jin dynasties, coupled with the rebellion of the Di people in Guanzhong, in short, the Hu people in the northwest have not stopped rebelling in recent years.

The reason for this situation is that in addition to the decline of Guanzhong, the imperial court's control over the northwest has declined, and the inconvenience of transportation is also an important reason for the inability to effectively rule the northwest.

"Not to mention the solid rule of the northwest, if the minister's expectation is good, once this east-west artery is completed, it will definitely promote the development of the overland Silk Road. I heard that Liaodong attaches great importance to commercial development, and I don't believe that Da Sima did not consider commercial factors when preparing for the construction of this road. From this point of view, it is not unreasonable for Liaodong to be rich in the world! ”

"Ji Jian, tell me, why most of the policies implemented in Liaodong are different from tradition, but they have achieved good results?"

After following Wei Shuo for a few days, Sima Shao's biggest feeling was that Liaodong was an unconventional place. There are too many places here that are completely different from the traditional customs of the Great Jin Dynasty, but the effect after implementation is very good, which can't help but make Sima Shao start to doubt himself.

Yu Bing was also silent when he heard this, and he couldn't understand why the deviant Liaodong looked thriving, just like the rising sun, which made people full of hope. However, Jiang Zuo has always followed the rules and governed the country according to the ancestral system, but in the end he was just barely maintaining the situation, and there was no hope of recovering the lost land of the Northern Expedition and recovering his homeland.

"Your Highness, no matter what, you have already arrived in Liaodong, and you have the opportunity to observe Liaodong up close, as long as you study hard, you may not be able to find the answer."

"It's only like this, I can't get to know Da Sima early."

While Sima Shao and Yu Bing were muttering on the side, Wei Shuo had already completed the groundbreaking ceremony.

Seeing Da Sima walking towards him, Sima Shao praised from the bottom of his heart: "Da Sima is really a good means, once this road is built, it will definitely gather businessmen, which is not enviable." ”

"Hehe, Your Highness has won the award, but it's just relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water to eat the water." Wei Shuo humbly arched his hand.

At this time, Yu Bing suddenly asked Wei Shuo: "Da Sima, I heard that there are two major seaports in Liaodong, Lushun and Laoshan, which can connect to the South and Western countries, and the income of the two cities alone is more than one million yuan every year, I wonder if Jiang Zuo can also learn from Liaodong?" ”

Hearing this, Wei Shuo's figure was stunned, his expression remained unchanged, and he looked Yu Bing up and down quite meaningfully, and said: "In fact, with the geography of Jiangzuo, it is natural that you can also renovate the port and invest in sea trade like Liaodong. ”

"Jiangzuo also built a harbor? Isn't Da Sima afraid of robbing Liaodong's business? Sima Shao asked deliberately.

The corners of Wei Shuo's mouth twitched, and he said domineeringly: "Hmph! Who dares to rob Liaodong business? The entire South China Sea is Liaodong's territory, and when it comes to the sea, Liaodong has the final say, and if anyone does not do things according to Liaodong's rules, Liaodong will make his ships unable to go to sea. ”

"Huh?" Sima Shao and Yu Bing were immediately discouraged when they heard this, just now Yu Bing tried it, but they didn't expect to get such a domineering answer from Wei Shuo, which suddenly made the two of them sink to the bottom, and completely extinguished the idea of meddling in the sea trade.

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Just when Sima Shao followed Wei Shuo's side to investigate, the battle in Qinzhou finally became clearer, since the success of the Beigong Chun unified army sneak attack on Qifu Xianbei, the Liaodong army won successive battles, and successively recovered the land south of the Yellow River in Jincheng County and the two counties of Longxi and Nan'an, which can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold in Qinzhou.

At the same time, Liu Yao's reinforcements had crossed Longshan and approached Tianshui County, while Fu Hong, the leader of the Di tribe, had retreated to Lüyang in an attempt to put up a stubborn resistance. And the other Di tribe is strong Yang Nan Enemy, Yang Jiantou is also no longer in high spirits before, and now the two of them are guarding Yinping and Wudu counties.

Originally, Fu Hong and Yang Nandi thought that relying on the Longshan natural danger was enough to block the Liaodong Army from entering Qinzhou and protect the interests of the tribe. However, what they didn't expect was that the rapidity of the Liaodong Army's dispatch of troops was beyond the expectations of the Di people. First, Shengnan attacked the north and crossed Longshan in one fell swoop to pacify the begging Xianbei, and then Beigong Chun deliberately showed weakness to lure Fu Hong to take the initiative to attack, but secretly informed Liu Yao to lead his army to attack Shangqi.

As a result, Fu Hong, who was fighting with Beigong Chun, suddenly learned that the Liaodong Army was attacking Shangqi, and immediately panicked, where would he still want to stay? They were going to return to the army for rescue at the moment, although Fu Guang and the others were unwilling, they were worried about the safety of Luoyang, so they had to withdraw first.

With the successive victories of the Liaodong army, the rule of the Di people in Qinzhou gradually showed an avalanche, and the local Jin people in Qinzhou began to send people to get in touch with the Liaodong army and take refuge in it, in order to seek benefits for the family.

Seeing that the Liaodong Army gradually occupied the initiative on the battlefield, except for Yang Nandi, who was still unwilling to give up Qiuchi abroad, Fu Hong was already considering surrender. At present, the Fuhong tribe was surrounded by the Liaodong Army in the south of Luoyang County, and had long lost hope of victory, in order not to destroy the tribe, Fuhong had to choose to surrender.

When Beigong Chun and Liu Yao received Fu Hong's surrender, they immediately ordered Fu Hong's troops to withdraw from Luoyang to wait for the reorganization of Liaodong, and he himself went to Chang'an to meet Da Sima.

The surrender of Fuhong marked the beginning of a new stage in the counterinsurgency in Qinzhou, except for the land north of the Yellow River in Jincheng County, which was occupied by Liangzhou, the rest of the four counties of Longxi, Luoyang, Tianshui, and Nan'an had fallen into the hands of Liaodong, and now only the two counties of Yinping and Wudu in the south were still in the hands of Yang Nandi and Yang Jiantou. (To be continued.) )