Outside the city of Shazhou, Ai Yihai, who had arrived first, lined up on both sides of the road. In front of the gate of Shazhou, a colorful shed is set up, and the civil and military officials, gentry and celebrities, and the leaders of the major families in Shazhou are all dressed brightly and stand upright.

"Captain Yang is here!"

The news spread, Shazhou City moved for a while, everyone looked at it one after another, but saw a man and horse in front of him, neither saw the eight-sided felt tent pulled by the sixteen horses, nor did he see the wolf's head, the front was first a foot pawn, then a cavalry pawn, with a shield as the lead, and then behind the flag officer, the escort officer, the back flag banner, "quiet", "avoidance" signs, followed by the Jinwu guards, straight field platoon, Tsing Yi arrest, followed by an eight-lift eight-shouldered sedan chair, on which a person wore a black yarn with feet and half long wings, Wearing a scarlet bullfighting robe, his waist is across the jade jade of Jingshan Mountain, and he hangs the Taiwei tooth card and the golden fish key. Majestic and extravagant.

Behind him, there are more than ten military generals with helmets and armor, saddle horses, majestic, with countless soldiers wearing war jackets and wearing leather hats, looking from afar, the red tassels on the top of the hat are like clusters of flames, dazzling.

The officials and gentry of Shazhou seem to realize at this time that Yang Hao is not only a conqueror with an army of 100,000 troops, but also a military general of Hengshan Jiedu, Dingyan Jiedu, and Anxi Jiehu, and he is also the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty of Kaifeng Yi and the three divisions, and has the power to open a government and set up a government, appoint and dismiss officials. Yang Hao knew that the water would overflow and the moon would be lacking, and he had always been low-key, but now that Zhao Guangyi was blatantly moving, and the soldiers were pointing directly at Fuzhou, he could no longer be obscure.

The Han people in the Western Regions are scattered everywhere, there are millions of people, and they have cut off contact with the Central Plains since the Tang Anshi Rebellion, and for more than two hundred years, although they miss their homeland and yearn for the Central Plains, they miss and admire only the people and things that are branded with their hometown, and they will not be after the rebellion of the five generations for no reason. It was only ten years after its establishment, and the Song Dynasty, which had just unified the Central Plains, was regarded as the orthodoxy they should obey.

That is to say, the Han people in the Western Regions are the best to return to their hearts, and now they have left a deep imprint in their hearts, and they use both grace and power, so that they know that their conquerors from the east are the supreme rulers of the civil and military affairs here, then they will become their own people, just like a young beast that opens its eyes, it will regard the creatures it sees at first sight as its parents, so what kind of posture appears in front of them, Yang Hao is also painstaking, and at this moment, it really takes the lead.

As soon as the sedan chair arrived in front of the city, the civil and military gentry of Shazhou immediately stepped forward to greet him, Yang Hao was full of chūn wind, got off the sedan chair and returned the salute, Ai Yihai introduced him to the side, and when he heard that the old man standing in front of him was Zhang Chengxian, Yang Hao hurriedly took a step: "Yang Hao has admired Zhang Weng's name for a long time, and he has to see it today, which is really a blessing for three lives." Come on, come on, please Zhang Weng and Yang on the same shoulder. Let's go into the city together. ”

Zhang Chengxian was taken aback, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I can't make it, how can I ride with the captain, the people of Shazhou are eager for the captain to respect his face for a long time, and I also ask the captain to get on the sedan car quickly, I have my own ride, and after the captain, we will enter Shazhou together." ”

Yang Hao smiled and said: "Hey, the old gentleman is too polite, everyone, please get on the sedan chair separately, let's go to the city and be affectionate, Zhang Weng, don't refuse, please please, please get on the sedan chair." ”

Yang Hao couldn't help but say, and walked to the sedan chair with Zhang Chengxian in his arms, Zhang Chengxian repeatedly refused, so he apologized, and sat on the couch sideways and sat on half of his buttocks.

As soon as the guard of honor entered Shazhou City, they saw the crowds on Guiyi Street, and Yang Hao, who had once thundered and stepped on the Hexi Corridor, and whose achievements were in harmony with the eternal hero Zhang Yi Cháo in the hearts of Shazhou people, the people of Shazhou were full of awe and curiosity, and when they saw with their own eyes that Zhang Chengxian, the old patriarch of the Zhang family, rode into the city in a sedan chair with eight lifts and eight clusters, it was actually a heroic young man, and they couldn't help but admire.

Yang Hao's resounding words in the northwest before leaving the school have spread in the streets and alleys of Shazhou, and everyone is familiar with them. Yang Hao's words. It aroused the long-suppressed heroic spirit in their hearts and the yearning for their hometown. They are like wanderers who have lost contact with their hometown for a long time, and they have forgotten everything about their hometown, and the hometown park that once made them proud and was once their strong backing and pillar has become a distant legend passed down from generation to generation of Shazhou people.

Even Zhang Yi Cháo, he is also a native of Shazhou, and his Guiyi Army started from Shazhou and fought from west to east, and the Tang Dynasty could not come to the aid of a single soldier. Although Zhang Yi Cháo went from nothing to the eleven states of Guasha in just two years, becoming the de facto king of the Western Regions, his power came to an end, and the Western Regions and the Central Plains were still full of sinister and powerful enemies. After Zhang Yi cháo unified the eleven states of Guasha, he sent an envoy to the Central Plains to meet the Tang Emperor, and he actually walked for nearly two years.

But Yang Hao is from the Central Plains, and what he brings is the real rural sound!

His guards were dressed as the Central Plains army of the Qing Dynasty, with soap silk shirts, silk jackets, overcoats, red scarves around his neck, leather scarves on his head, and red tassels on his hats......

This army is a team that really drove from the Central Plains.

There are more and more people on the road. The guard of honor had to use their shields to resist the crowd that was constantly crowding towards the zhōngyāng in order to open up a way for Yang Hao's guard of honor. Seeing this situation, Yang Hao suddenly leaned over and commanded Mu En, who was galloping beside him, and the car stopped advancing, Yang Hao slowly stood up from the sedan chair, and was crowding forward excitedly, and the people of Shazhou, who were scrambling to see Yang Hao's honorable face, were suddenly quiet.

Seeing this, Zhang Chengxian next to him also stood up, Yang Hao hurriedly supported Zhang Chengxian, his eyes swept over the faces of hundreds of people on both sides of the road, and suddenly hugged his fist to everyone. Lang Sheng said: "Fellow villagers! ”

Although the street was overcrowded, because of this sound, it immediately became silent, and the woman holding the ignorant child in her arms was busy covering the baby's mouth, afraid that he would cry and not be able to hear Yang Hao's voice clearly.

Yang Hao raised his dantian qi, cleared his voice into the sky, and Lang Lang spoke: "During the opening of the Tang Dynasty, more than a hundred years ago, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty sent an envoy to the Western Regions, and at noon the Liang, Gan, Su, Gua, and Sha Prefectures that had been fallen for many years, my Han people were shocked to see the festival of the old country, and welcomed them, mixed with joy and sorrow, your ancestors, once shed tears, and asked loudly to the messenger from the Central Plains: 'Does the emperor remember the Han people who were trapped in Tibet?' ’”

Speaking of this, Yang Hao paused, suddenly raised his voice, and said loudly: "Today, I, Yang Hao, can tell you here that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is no longer there, but the Han people of the Central Plains, who have the same blood as you, have never forgotten you, we remember you, so ...... Today, here we are! ”

The street was silent, as if a needle fell to the ground and could be heard clearly, after a long time, as if a whimpering wind was blowing gently, and the low cry gradually sounded on Guiyi Street, and many people, especially the gray-haired old man, were blurred with tears and couldn't cry.

Yang Hao's eyes were also moist, he took a long breath, and said loudly: "Today." This marshal will support the troops into Shazhou and merge with the Guiyi Army, and will uphold the will of General Zhang Yi Cháo, help the people and Fuyuan, ensure the unimpeded passage of the Hexi Corridor, and protect the people of the Western Regions to live and work in peace and contentment; Litun Tian is in the field of anointing, and the post is placed on the key road. galloping to the post, endless in time and month; Hu merchants and Han Ke, rì money under the plug, reappear the ancient road is prosperous and prosperous! ”

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!"

An excited and trembling old man suddenly fell to the ground, bowed to the ground with five bodies, and shouted loudly.

One person moved, everyone followed, and the people around him were quickly infected by it, and then knelt on the ground and bowed to Yang Hao: "Long live!" Hooray......"

It was like a stone thrown into the calm water of the lake, rippling and rippling, with them as the center, the black pressure on the boundless people responded one after another, and then knelt down and shouted.

The feelings of the people are the most simple and the most easily moved, and the officials and gentry of Shazhou have experienced a lot, but they will not be grateful for a few thoughtful words, they have heard some unusual meanings: the Tang Emperor is gone, but now there is an emperor of the Great Song Dynasty in the Central Plains, but Yang Taiwei only said that the Han people in the Central Plains have not forgotten the Han people abandoned in the Western Regions, and did not mention the Song Emperor, which is intriguing.

And at this moment, the people shouted long live, and the captain ......

Yang Hao subconsciously looked back and looked to the east.

Once, he also experienced such a scene, at that time, he was terrified, sincerely dismounted, knelt facing the east, led the crowd to shout long live, and conveyed the gratitude and love of the people to His Majesty the Emperor in the east, and now, will he get off the sedan chair again and lead everyone to kneel facing the east?

"Hooray!" In the sound, Yang Hao sat down slowly, waved his hand forward gently, and the honor guard moved forward again, and the people all consciously flashed to both sides, watching Yang Hao's honor guard go with sincere fear.

Behind was a mighty army, and they suddenly unanimously sang "The Great Array".

Great array music, the war song of the Tang Dynasty. There are few people in the Central Plains who can sing this war song, but in the hearts of the Han people who are separated from the Western Regions, any little thing passed down by their ancestors is precious, and it is these things that make them maintain their thoughts and connections with their homeland.

The difference is that the song is still the same tune, but the lyrics sung by Yang Hao's subordinates have removed many anachronistic things and changed them.

The war drums rumbled, accompanied by the majestic songs of the soldiers: "The emperor of the four seas is quilted, and the water is clear for thousands of years; Rong Yi is not even more missing, now rì is ...... success, looking back at Qin Sai as low as a horse, and gradually see the Yellow River flowing straight north. Tianwei rolls directly to the jade door stopper, and the thousands of miles of Hu people are full of Han songs......"

In that year, Tuyuhun invaded Shazhou, Zhang Yi Cháo defeated the enemy, chased out more than a thousand miles, captured the prime minister of Tuyuhun alive, beheaded him and the prisoners of the attacker to show the public, raised his eyebrows, proud of the world, when he triumphed, the whole army sang "The Great Array Music", how long has there not been such a majesty?

I don't know when, the people of Shazhou sang in unison: "The emperor of the four seas is quilted, and the water is clear for thousands of years; Rong Yi is not even more weary, and now it is a success. The Lord is holy and opens, and the ministers are loyal to Dayou; After you look at the Yange, it is the Taiping Autumn ......"

The lyrics they sang were not the same as the lyrics of Yang Hao's department, but the two voices blended together perfectly, echoing in the city of Shazhou and on the yellow sand of the desert......

In the car behind, Zhu Yun leaned slightly sideways, listening to the majestic and heroic "Great Array Music", staring at the back of Yang Hao sitting on the sedan chair in front of him, his eyes were like two pools of old wine, and he was already drunk before he drank it.

After a long time, she came to her senses, and suddenly looked back, only to find that the dog sitting next to her was also staring at the front stupidly, with a kind of tranquility and serenity on her face that she had never seen before, those eyes, hazy, like stars in the fog, Zhuyun's heart couldn't help jumping: "Could it be that this is a little girl in her prime...... It also moved Chūn's heart? ”

"I ...... Why should I say too? Zhu Yun's face suddenly looked like a pomegranate.

"Huh! Sister Zhuyun, what's wrong with you? ”

The dog seemed to notice her gaze, looked back, and asked in surprise.

Zhu Yun silently took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, fanned it gently, and said calmly: "The sun is too hot, let's put down the curtain......"

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Passing through the long street, the group rushed to the Dunhuang Palace.

Yang Hao was invited into the hall, and the military and political dignitaries of Shazhou and the heads of major families stepped forward to salute again.

Yang Hao was still their enemy yesterday, but today he has changed and become the leader they will be loyal to.

"Please be seated, everybody."

After the officials and gentry and celebrities of Shazhou had finished their salutes, Yang Hao said with a smile: "You are well aware of the righteousness and have avoided a sword soldier in Shazhou. ”

"Where is it, Taiwei is polite, the Cao family doesn't know the general righteousness, and they don't know the general situation, how can we be with them. Zhang Weng's generous speech not only made us wake up, but also aroused the soldiers of the Guiyi Army, so that we would not make a mistake to follow the Cao clan against the sky, make enemies with Taiwei, and destroy the 800-year-old ancient city of Shazhou......"

Yang Hao said with a smile: "Zhang Weng is the queen of the righteous prince of Jin Wuwei, of course, he is well aware of the righteousness, but he is located in Shazhou, and that is also indispensable." This time, all of you worked together, under the call of Mr. Zhang, to respond in groups, so that the ancient city of Shazhou was saved from the war, and countless lives inside and outside Shazhou City were saved. Over the years, Shazhou has stood tall in the land of tigers and wolves, and has always inherited my Chinese mantle. This Taiwei has heard that the ancient city of Dunhuang is full of talents, and the major families hide the dragon and the crouching tiger, and this official will govern Guasha in the future, and he will have to rely on everyone to be sincere and seek common cause! ”

Hearing this, the hearts of many people who were anxious settled down a little.

Yang Hao also said: "Since ancient times, the rule of a place is nothing more than the garrison suppression, the reclamation of the tuntian, the establishment of officials and posts, the postal service, the organization of households, the payment of grain, the taxation of industry and commerce, the dispatch of military service, the establishment of government schools, the national imperial examination, the redemption of currency, and so on. In this case, some official positions will be readjusted, and some vacant positions will also be reassigned. ”

In order to stabilize people's hearts as soon as possible, Yang Hao naturally tried his best to accept the original officials and the Guasha family, but it was impossible to say that he was not touched at all. Zhang, Suo, Cao, Yīn, Li, Bian, Yan, An, Linghu nine families, although the Suo family also participated in the coup d'état that overthrew the Cao family's forces, but the Suo family was because the head of the family was controlled, had to follow, active and passive are different, and the return is naturally different, they were originally the second largest family in Shazhou, and the Cao family went the closest, occupying many important positions in Guasha, at this time, it is impossible to say that it is necessary to push the position to let Xian, this Xian is of course the Zhang family who contributed the most to the coup in Shazhou.

Moreover, the Cao family, which occupies the most important positions in the military and political circles of Guasha, has fallen, and these positions will inevitably need to be filled, and Yang Hao may vigorously promote newcomers from the relatively weak families such as Yan, Yan, An, and Linghu to strengthen the checks and balances between the major families, and may also appoint some of his cronies and officials to strengthen his direct control over Guasha, in short...... It's bound to be a move.

However, Yang Hao's army is in his hands, if he is sideways, he can completely eradicate the original entire ruling class in Shagua Erzhou at the cost of two or three years of turmoil and depression, and re-establish it from scratch, and no matter how long you have a long history in Guasha, how you have a branching out, how deep the mass base is, and how much prestige and influence you have, but you do not have the conditions to compete with Yang Hao militarily, then they can only agree in the face of this distribution of interests, not to mention that they have no luxury of hoping that Yang Hao can bring down the Cao family. The position vacated by the loss of power of the Suo family.

It's just that who wants to go up and who wants to go down, it's still unknown, and everyone is not good to say that they should make peace, Zhang Chengxian saw this, and hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "My Shazhou gentry specially prepared a sumptuous banquet to welcome the captain, everyone should go to the banquet first, the captain will enter Dunhuang, Guasha Zhongxing is hopeful, everyone is not drunk today, hehe, although the old man is old, such a happy rì is also to drink a few cups, Taiwei, please, everyone, please ......"

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The first time to meet the officials and gentry of Shazhou, in fact, these arrangements do not need to be mentioned immediately, everyone can set up a feast, staggered cups, and disperse happily, and then according to Yang Hao's usual and prudent practice, first talk separately, unify thoughts, and then openly discuss and officially announce.

But Yang Hao is really anxious now, before he laid down the two states of Shagua, he was looking forward to stepping into the two states of sand melon, and now that he has finally laid down the two states of sand melons, he is looking forward to leaving immediately, there is still a nail behind his ass waiting for him to pull it out, and the beacon smoke of the two states of Linfu is also waiting for him to put out the fire, he can not wilt, so he can only try to speed up his pace in Shazhou and immediately start to distribute power.

Of course, today has just arrived, no matter what, there is no need to immediately carry out all kinds of appointments and transfers, this is just to blow the wind for the major families and the officials of Shazhou, and the point is up, despite this, the officials and gentry of Shagua and the two prefectures still fully appreciate the vigorous and resolute behavior of Taiwei Yang.

After the banquet was over, Yang Hao stayed in the palace.

As soon as he returned to his residence, the dog appeared in front of him, holding a thick stack of things in his hand, and said, "Uncle, all the people involved in the crime of the Cao family have been detained and are waiting to be relocated." Here is the account book of the Cao family's grange real estate, shops and pastures, gold and silver treasures, etc., how to dispose of it, but also the uncle to show it. ”

"I won't look at it, just do it. My opinion is: All the property owned by the Cao family will be confiscated, and I will set up a history of assassination in the two states of Guasha and open a government to build a government, not only to employ people, but also to use money, and the Cao family's century-old savings happen to be owned by me. The property that can be used directly is sealed first, and the farms, farms, ranches, etc., see who is willing to buy the major families of Guasha, and sell them at a price. ”

"Yes."

The dog dodged and left, and Yang Hao suddenly called her again: "By the way, your sister Zhuyun ......"

"Huh?"

"Zhu Yun was injured one after another when she returned from Longyou, and her injuries were very serious, although she is good now, she has to take care of it carefully, she ...... there"

The dog suddenly said: "Uncle, don't worry, Sister Zhuyun is living with Xiaoyi now." In fact, Sister Zhuyun is almost fine, she hasn't taken a bath for many days, as soon as she saw the bath bucket, her eyes lit up, and she swooped in, and her movements were neat. ”

Yang Hao laughed and said, "That's good, the uncle and the Shazhou gentry have had a few more drinks, and now I'm a little dizzy, I'll rest first." ”

"Oh!" The dog agreed, but did not leave immediately, seeing Yang Hao and his clothes lying on the couch, he suddenly stacked down the stack of account books and tiptoed over.

Yang Hao felt lightheaded, a pair of soft little hands suddenly lightly touched his forehead, the force of the massage was neither light nor heavy, the technique was light but not floating, heavy but not sluggish; Soft with rigidity, rigidity and softness, making people fluttering yù fairy. Yang Hao didn't open his eyes, he just let out a long sigh of relief, put on a more comfortable posture, and completely relaxed his body......

The re-establishment of power in Shazhou is indeed very complicated, and it is necessary to make painstaking efforts in terms of personnel arrangements alone, not only to reuse the Zhang family, let the descendants of the Zhang family exert their residual heat, and use the prestige of Zhang Yi Cháo to offset the influence of the Cao family's rule over the Guiyi army for decades, and ensure the stability of the Guiyi army, but also to weigh the pros and cons, and properly arrange the positions of the major families in the new zhèngfǔ, so that they can not only cooperate with each other, but also have to install Xia Prefecture officials to strengthen direct control over the two prefectures of Shagua.

The formulation of money and grain taxes is also very cautious, not only to let the people of Guasha feel that the Yang family is superior to the Cao family, but also not to be indefinitely tolerant, so that the people of Guagua take low taxes and low taxes for granted. However, there is no need to worry too much about this, after the unification of the Hexi Corridor, the long-abandoned ancient trade road can be revived, and the income from the tax is enough to offset the loss of agricultural and animal husbandry taxes, and it is also very rich.

At the same time, Yang Hao took the two states of Shagua as the center, strengthened the propaganda of the surrounding areas, the states of Hexi are mixed, Ganzhou is the territory of the Hui people, Liangzhou is the territory of the Tufan people, but there are also a large number of Han people in its territory, and the Guasha area is the regime of the Han people, and there are also a large number of Tubo people and Hui people in its jurisdiction, of course, these people must also be included in the rule, and then use the great prestige after the occupation of Guasha, but also try to recruit the people of the large and small villages and towns scattered in the desert oasis.

The natural environment of the Hexi Corridor is difficult, and the places where people live are dotted with small green states, although the nearby Shibandun, Zuoyang City, Yulin Caves, Shibao Caves, Hongliuxia and other cities are under the rule of Guasha, but the road is extremely far, if it is placed in the Central Plains, it is equivalent to crossing the distance of several counties, so that you can see the people, in these places, if you want to quickly surrender and enter the rule, you must vigorously rely on the strength of the major families who have withdrawn from the sand, they went to see the local pastoral officials and greeted them, explaining the current situation of Guasha, If you rely on soldiers to fight, even if these places have no power to fight, they are running back and forth, transferring troops everywhere, and it is impossible to take it down without a year and a half, and a large number of troops must be stationed to suppress it, and then the role of the local big family is revealed.

The restructuring of the army is the largest, the Guiyi Army has been completely reorganized, and the strong Jīng have been incorporated into Ai Yihai's Flying Leopard Army, leaving Shazhou to guard the Yumen Pass, so that the two states of Shagua have become an inner city, and the remaining old and weak of the Guiyi Army have been incorporated into the city defense force as a local garrison.

In addition, Yang Hao also asked people to post notices everywhere to recruit warriors of all ethnic groups to join the army. The Guiyi Army couldn't afford to raise so many troops, but Yang Hao was the result of the war during the period of wanton expansion, coupled with his vigorous development of industry and commerce and farming, with Lingzhou as the center, relying on Helan Mountain, with the help of the Yellow River, the development of a large grain and rice base, but it could support the consumption of expanding the army.

As for repairing and widening the original post roads, opening up and building new post roads to facilitate the movement of people and horses, and establishing post mail and beacon transmission, so as to ensure the needs of military information transmission and commercial transportation. For the time being, it is impossible to start, because there is still a Ganzhou on the way here, and you have to turn back and pull out this nail to truly unblock the Hexi Corridor.

During this period, Yang Hao's information exchange with Xiazhou was also continuous, and the initiative to withdraw the defense jointly reported by Yang Jiye, to establish a second line of defense in Hengshan, and the plan of the Imperial Song Army to the east of Hengshan coincided with Yang Hao's thoughts.

The original strategic deployment, military arrangements, and logistical supply of the Song army were all designed in accordance with the occupation of Fuzhou, the containment of Linzhou, and the elimination of the enemy who came to help one by one. In this way, even if the Eastern Front is not victorious, at least the confrontation can be maintained temporarily, which buys valuable time for Yang Hao's military operations in the Western Regions.

Before completing these deployments and completely controlling the two states of Shagua, Yang Hao didn't want to make the news that the Song State sent troops to the Lin Mansion to crusade against him publicly, but with so many arrangements, there were all kinds of things, and no matter how hard he worked day and night, it was impossible to do it overnight, and he was really tired these days.

On this day, Yang Hao went to Yangguan to inspect the garrison defense, the northwest of Dunhuang is Yumen Pass, the southwest is Yangguan, these two Xiongguan in hand, can ensure that Dunhuang will not be disturbed by the Hui people from the northwest and the south of Guasha. The deployment of all aspects of Guasha Prefecture has been basically completed, and Yang Hao is sure that after he leaves, he will still be able to firmly control this place, and as long as he does not suffer a major defeat after returning to the division, he will always be able to maintain control here.

Standing on the beacon of the ancient Great Wall, looking at the endless desert yellow sand, Yang Hao was thinking about returning to Xiazhou, and pulling out the matter of returning to Ganzhou by the way, Mu En suddenly walked to his side in a hurry, whispered a few words to him, Yang Hao followed his gesture and looked back to the east, only to feel that the sun was dazzling, Yang Hao put his hand on the canopy, squinted his eyes, and watched intently, and when he saw the scene slowly appearing behind the sand dunes, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "How is it possible!" What is that? A mirage? ”