Compared with three years ago, Ermayina is still a young, beautiful, and watery flower, but the green taste has gradually been replaced by a ripe taste, like a green apple hanging on the branch, which has gradually revealed an attractive red.

If it weren't for Wu Liaoshu specifically pointing out that this was his daughter's residence, when Yang Hao first saw Ermayina, he couldn't recognize the bright eyes and bright teeth and young and pretty girl in front of him as the playful girl he saw happily dancing and dancing at the party Xiangqi Clan Pot Village meeting three years ago.

"Ermayina, Lord Yang Hao has come to see ......, huh? Ina, what's wrong with you? ”

Wu Lishu deliberately took a step behind, and waited until Yang Hao entered the room first, and then followed in with a smile, not wanting to see his daughter's tearful appearance as soon as he entered the room, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Oh!"

Ermayina hurriedly clutched the paper figure in her hand into her arms, and sucked her fingers while squeaking: "I...... I...... Accidentally pricked his finger. ”

Wu Shu Zheng wants to praise his daughter's knitting skills, looking at the entire Xiqiang land, no one can match it, listening to her, it's not good to brag for her. Wu Shushu rolled his eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward again, pointing to the finished shoes, hats, socks and insoles: "Lord Yang Hao, please see, this is something that the little girl sewed by herself, since she came to Xiazhou, she has started to make it, hehe, you see, this is only a little longer, and it has been done so much." Look at the embroidered flowers on these shoes, like dew-stained flowers, if you put them outside, you can trick the bees, how beautiful, this is all ...... The little girl's thoughts. ”

Ermayina glared at Lao Tzu fiercely when she heard this, and said in her heart: "It's not that I'm forced by you, I'm annoyed by my sister, otherwise who would want to do these things." ”

Yang Hao listened to the spring breeze and said, "Miss Ina, it's really hard for you." ”

Because Yang Hao had also heard many untrue rumors between himself and Ermayina, he suddenly saw her, and his expression was a little unnatural, so he deliberately distanced himself at this time, and his tone was very official.

He is like a leader who goes deep into the grassroots and conducts a dragonfly visit, with a kind and reserved smile, he said to Ermayina: "The girl took the risk and went to Xiazhou in person, and persuaded Tuoba Haofeng with Sister Ling, which provided great help for us to successfully capture Xiazhou. ”

He pointed to the shoes, hats, insoles and other things that were piled up more than half a person high, turned back with great emotion, and said to Zhang Pu seriously: "General Zhang, you see, Miss Ina is the daughter of the head of the Xifeng clan, and she is also a princess-like and noble woman, but you see, Miss Ina actually made so many clothes for the soldiers who defended my territory. It's really impressive......"

Zhang Pu has lived in the northwest region since he was a child, of course he knows that the Qiang girl makes these things as a dowry, as soon as he hears Yang Hao's understanding of feeling good, his slender eyes suddenly widened, and when he saw clearly that Yang Hao was indeed not joking, the two cheeks learned to be a toad one by one.

Zhu Yun, who was standing beside Yang Hao, also knew the marriage customs of Qiang girls in the northwest, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but laugh, and let out a chuckle with a "sneer".

Ermayina listened to Yang Hao's unobtrusive praise, and was a little ridiculous, but when she heard the laughter, she noticed that there was a very handsome girl standing next to Yang Hao, under the eyebrows of the moon-like moth, her eyes were as charming as a fox, very delicate and pleasing, as sunny and sassy as the girl on the grassland, but her facial features and eyebrows were distinct and there was a gentle charm of a Han woman.

Immediately, there was an instinctive hostility towards her, and a little ...... Vinegar, like a little fox who sees other animals enter her territory.

The omnipotent god Shiraishi is above, and Ermayina will never admit ......, no, she will never believe that she will have a love for a man she had only met once three years ago, and for the past three years, someone has whispered this person's name in her ear every day, but she has never seen it again. However, she still has the reserve and self-esteem that a beautiful and proud girl should have.

She could see that this girl from the Han family, who smiled very playfully and cutely, combed her hair in a double bun, that is to say, she was not married yet, so naturally she would not be one of Yang Hao's four wives. Since this is the case, but she is by Yang Hao's side, so there is no need to say anything about who she is.

Even if she didn't like him, she didn't agree to marry him, but her marriage with him was already known to everyone, and the young men who chased her around her every day were all driven away from her by their elders, and she was locked up in this place by her father, like a little slave all day long to get the dowry, and he appeared in front of her with a fancy wife-to-be, was this a demonstration or did he not take her seriously at all?

The Assassin's senses were much more sensitive than those of ordinary people, and the hostility in Ermayina's eyes was quickly captured by Zhu Yun, who was slightly startled at first, and then suddenly smiled. The narrow-minded bamboo rhyme made a naughty grimace to Ermayina, making Ermayina angry.

Yang Hao didn't realize that he had made a big oolong, he also took the trouble to pick up a shoe, looked at it carefully, and exclaimed: "Look at this stitch, how strong it is, it must be very comfortable to wear on the foot." But...... I suggest that there is no need to embroider these flowers, birds, fish and beasts on this vamp, it is too labor-intensive, with this time, how many pairs of shoe insoles can be made. ”

Ermayina's face was stinky, and she didn't pay attention to his ballast at all, and said with a dry smile: "Ah...... This ......, ahahaha......"

Personally proposed to his daughter, he still couldn't pull his face, so he glanced at Zhang Pu as if asking for help, Zhang Pu nodded slightly, and then smiled at Yang Hao: "My lord, let's go to Lao Suka's residence again." Ono Kerr is also there, Chen Moer's second child is about to be born, and he, the father, is accompanying him. ”

Yang Hao smiled when he heard this: "Ono Keer is going to be a father again?" Okay, let's see. ”

Ermayina pretended to be a good girl in front of her father, sent Yang Hao and his party out, turned around with a big white eye, and said stupidly in Yang Hao's tone: "There is no need to embroider these flowers, birds, fish and beasts on this upper, it is too labor-intensive, with this time, how many pairs of shoes can be made insoles......"

Saying that, she puffed and laughed: "No wonder, when he was in Bianliang, he would fall a 'big stick mallet', what a big fool, hehe......"

After Yang Hao visited the leader of the Seven Clans ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※, it was almost dusk, and the slanting sun was shining, and it was as red as blood.

Yang Hao said to Zhang Pu: "Let's go, let's go outside the city again and visit the camps of the various departments of Tuoba." ”

Zhang Pu's expression was slightly hesitant: "It's getting late, it's better to ...... After the subordinates make proper arrangements, let's go again tomorrow. ”

Yang Hao shook his head and said: "The date of the conference arranged by my father-in-law is tomorrow afternoon, the time is too rushed, there must be a lot of things tomorrow, before that, I should always visit them one by one, which can be regarded as a courtesy." When I determine the status of Xiazhou tomorrow, it will be completely different from my current identity, so let's hurry up and go. ”

Zhang Pu was still hesitating, Yang Hao glanced at him, and suddenly his expression moved: "What?" Could it be ...... Of these Tuoba tribes who came to greet me, are there people who are not very reliable? ”

Zhang Pu said: "This ......, some of these tribes, are indeed forced by the situation and have to bow to the captain. Their relationship with Li Guangrui was too close before, and after Li Guangrui's death, they also broke off their ties with Jingzhou and Youzhou, although it was expected that they might not dare to be unfavorable to Taiwei, but with Taiwei's current status, it was a risk that should not be taken, so ......"

Yang Hao intercepted and said, "You tell me about the situation of each tribe." ”

The two returned to the study and sat down, Zhang Pu told Yang Hao about the situation of each tribe he knew one by one, and Yang Hao listened and said, "You know my plan." Now, it seems that we have suddenly become the number one powerful domain in the northwest, but my control over this territory is still far less than that of Li Guangrui. Ben Shuai decided to rest and recuperate, stabilize the fundamentals, and then plan for the future. This rest and recuperation, stillness and movement, are complementary to each other.

It is necessary to bring the territories and tribes that we have already taken under our rule through various methods as soon as possible, not only to strengthen restraint and change the management method of herding sheep during the reign of Lee Kuang-rui, but also to restore agricultural and animal husbandry production as soon as possible and strengthen the scale of industry and commerce, so that they can taste the sweetness. Big sticks and carrots, one is bitter, the other is sweet, they are naturally willing to obey, too many changes, it is not suitable now, mainly for stability and development. Whether it is population or economy, it is thousands of times faster than the rate of expansion by peaceful means, and the means of war are indispensable if we want to lay down a stable territory. ”

He walked to the wall, pointed to the topographic map of the Western Regions, and said: "You see, Youzhou and Jingzhou are still in the hands of Li Guangrui's cronies, and they still control a large area of territory, and they have divided some tribes and local forces that have taken refuge in Ben Shuai. Some tribal leaders are half-hearted, and this is not unrelated.

From here to the west, a large part of the Hexi Corridor is still under the control of the Tubo and Hui Hui, and when Li Guangrui negotiated peace, he ceded some to them, and after Li Guangrui's defeat, the Tubo Hui took the opportunity to occupy some more, and the entire Hexi Corridor is now almost entirely in their hands, which is not conducive to our development of the Western Regions trade route. This place must be taken down, and only when we take it down can we develop and prosper. ”

Zhang Pu then walked over and said happily: "Yes, the Hexi Corridor is in the middle of the confrontation between the mountains on the north and south, the widest part is only more than two hundred miles, and the narrow place is only a few hundred steps, just like a narrow corridor from the southeast to the northwest, connecting Guanlong and the Western Regions. The ancients said that the land of Hexi "crosses the river from Lanzhou, sandwiched by a line of road, hangs alone for two thousand miles, controls the Western Regions in the west, separates Qiangrong in the south, covers Hulu in the north, controls Hexi, retreats to control the Western Regions, and enters the Central Plains according to Guanlong, which is a very important gateway throat, and must be in our own hands to rest assured." ”

He glanced at Yang Hao, and then said tentatively: "The land of Hexi can be condescending, overlooking Helong, Guanzhong, the topography of the mountains, rivers and valleys in Hexi, which is destined to send troops from Hexi to attack Longyi, and it is difficult to attack Hexi from Guanlongyang. If we control the entire Hexi land in our hands and have no worries, then we can go from north to south, from top to bottom, and try to reach the right. Longyou is now in the hands of the Tufan people, if you get Longyou, then Guanzhong ......"

According to Hexi and seek Longyou, according to Longyou and seek Guanzhong, what should be the plot after occupying Guanzhong?

Guanzhong, the spine of the world, the head of the dragon of the Central Plains. The country of 800 miles of Qinchuan Tianfu is the first of the imperial capital with a history of 5,000 years. After passing through the Central Plains, it will start from Chang'an; Take Chang'an, must start from Longyou. Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, said in a letter to his general Cen Peng: "If the two places are under the border, you can lead troops to the south to defeat the Shu captives." If people are not satisfied, they will be peaceful and look back at Shu. ”

So what do you want to get after getting Bashu? At this point, Qin Shi Huang also left correct instructions to future generations: the land is enough to expand the country, and the wealth is enough to enrich the people and soldiers; The Bashu waterway leads to Chu, and if you get Shu, you will get Chu, and if Chu dies, the world will be together. Qin Shi Huang's unification of the six countries began with Pingbashu. Now the Shu rebel army is getting stronger and stronger, the south of the Yangtze River is unstable, and Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and now Jinghu Lake, are places that have just been annexed by the Song State for only a few years.

Imagine, from Hexi to Longyou, from Longyou to Guanzhong, from Guanzhong to Bashu, from Bashu to Jinghu, once this plan succeeds, Song will become a piece of fat in the tiger's mouth, completely surrounded by them...... Zhang Pu's ambitions are obviously greater than Mu En, Mu Kui, the two generals who have spent their lives to assist the lord to recapture the five states of Dingyan.

And this will also be the hope of more and more civil and military officials with a background in the Central Plains who have gathered under Yang Hao's command, even if it is a general like Mu En and Mu Kui, after completely controlling Hexi, such a ** will inevitably sprout.

Yang Hao followed his gesture and looked, his eyes fell on the right place of Long, and then he skipped the pass, and took a deep look directly at the place marked with Bashu, where he had already buried a Fu Qi, but this matter did not have to say to Zhang Pu for the time being, whether Fu Qi can be used, it depends on whether he can make this big dragon, the master is against each other, and under the robbery, the seemingly mighty dragon may not be beheaded. There are some chess pieces, let it keep falling, in order to advance and retreat freely.

Yang Hao didn't seem to be aware of Zhang Pu's temptation at all, but smiled and said: "General Zhang thinks too far, the meal has to be eaten in one bite, and the road has to be walked step by step. ”

He took a deep breath and returned to the side of the desk and said, "To do this, you must first control all the Li clan forces that have been operating here for many years. ”

Zhang Pu took the opportunity to say: "Yes, so first of all, we have to completely control the party item eight clans in our hands through various methods, such as ......"

Before he could say anything about the marriage with the Xifeng clan, Yang Hao had already agreed: "That's right, those half-hearted tribes you mentioned are just uncertain now, for fear of casting the wrong master, but there is no need to use strong means to forcibly attack, otherwise if you are not careful, you may fall into civil strife." As long as they pull out Jingyou, they will naturally return to their hearts. Before that, I believe that even if they have different intentions, they will not dare to risk the extinction of the clan against Ben Shuai. ”

Zhang Pu was interrupted by him, and it was inconvenient to bring it up again for a while, so he muttered slightly: "What the Lord said is also reasonable, then good, when the humble post goes to transfer the soldiers and horses of General Ai and General Mu, the guards will inspect the battalion by battalion." ”

Yang Hao smiled and said, "What? Transferred more than 10,000 people and horses, and crossed the villages with this handsome might? In this way, won't they despise us? ”

Yang Hao asked, "Which of these tribes do you think is the most unreliable?" ”

Zhang Pudao: "The Tuoba Weiwu Department, which is stationed in the southwest of the city, has the closest relationship with Li Guangrui, and has the most frequent contact with Jingyou and Jingyou. ”

Yang Hao said categorically: "Okay, you and I will ride lightly on the road and visit the Wei Martial Arts Department first." ”

Zhang Pu lost color and said, "My lord, ...... first Go to the Martial Arts Department first? ”

Yang Hao winked at him and said with a smile: "Don't you think it's the safest way to do this?" ”

Zhang Pu was originally a very smart person, but as soon as his mind turned quickly, he understood what Yang Hao meant, and couldn't help but nod convincingly.

The two of them left the Jiedu embassy with one hundred and ten guards, these hundred and ten guards were dressed in heavy armor, carrying bows and swords, and immediately a spear horizontally, murderous and strong as a mountain, among which there was only one bamboo rhyme, although the inside was easy to move, but the outside was still the clothes of the daughter's family, light and bright, without a piece of armor. She jumped on her horse briskly, lifted the sword behind her shoulder, and suddenly frowned...... She felt the breath again, like a fierce beast with its keen six senses sensing a powerful enemy lurking on its side, but she could not lock the person's position. Since she was in Luzhou, she often felt the existence of this person, especially at night, when she approached Yang Hao, she knew that this person must be Yang Hao's personal guard, and he was not hostile to her, but the instinct of an assassin made her instinctively wary of the existence of anyone who could not be mastered.

What's more, she can't lock the position of this person, which proves that this person is much more clever than her skills, and she has seen more opponents who are more skilled than her, but she is skilled in martial arts, and she is not necessarily clever in hiding her body, and most of the people who die in her hands are more skilled than her, and this person obviously makes her feel dangerous, but she can't find his existence, which makes her the most fearful, she can't tolerate the existence of such a character, just like a male lion will never tolerate another powerful beast invading its territory.

"No, you must find him, or this feeling will be too uncomfortable."

Zhu Yun shook the reins of the horse, his sharp gaze swept over those guards, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Yang Hao's back, and the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a sly smile. She's already found a way to deal with that master, master, master......