Thick green, tall and dense weeds stretched into the belly of the horses, and from a distance, the horses seemed to swim in a turquoise ocean until they turned into a valley. More than a dozen horses showed their complete horse bodies, and more than a dozen burly men rode on horses, only Yang Hao looked a little thin.

There was already a man waiting there at the mouth of the valley, and the man was wearing a tattered sheepskin jacket and holding a fork in his hand, like a poor hunter in the mountains, and he stopped the dozen or so men on horseback from afar, and after answering each other, the man put his right hand on the chest of a burly old man on the horse, knelt down on one knee, and then led them deeper into the valley.

Turning around a bush of woods, the man pursed his lips and whistled, and more than a dozen people came out of the dense forest opposite, looking at these people who were tall, short, fat and thin, most of them were dressed in tatters, holding all kinds of long and short weapons, walking on the grass, like a group of wolves waiting for an opportunity, and there was some ferocity in the alertness.

The two sides approached, and stood more than two feet away, and an old man with a gray beard and hair tied into some braids with small beads squinted his eyes to look at the burly old man sitting on the horse, and suddenly said something in the party language.

The old man on the horse was Li Guangcen, his expression was a little excited, and he also replied a few words in the same voice, after a few words between the two, Li Guangcen suddenly turned over and dismounted, walked two steps, opened his arms, and said with tears in his eyes: "Sukha, my brother." ”

The old man with a gray beard and thin cheeks hugged him tightly and shouted happily, "You are Lord Guangcen, you are indeed Lord Guangcen." Hot tears rolled down his dirty cheeks, and he suddenly came to his senses, hurriedly broke free from Li Guangcen's embrace, took two steps back, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Sukha see Lord Li Guangcen." ”

The people behind him immediately knelt down, and Li Guangcen hurriedly hugged him and said excitedly: "Suka, hurry up, Li Guangcen is just a wanderer now, and he is no longer the master of the Eight Clans of the Party, so you don't have to make this big gift." Sukha, you and I...... I haven't seen it in thirty-eight years, right? At the beginning, you were still a teenager, and now you have become the patriarch of the Yeli clan, thirty-eight years......"

The gray-bearded Suka is the most warlike of the eight clans in the party, the Yeli clan, and the current patriarch Suka. He got up, wiped his tears and said, "Yes, it's been thirty-eight years, and Suka thought that he would never see you again in this life." After a young age, now you and I are old men with gray hair. ”

He said with a sigh, looked back and said, "Ono Kerr, you come, quickly meet Master Li Guangcen." Arise, all of you. ”

Ono Kerr listened to his father's instructions, raised his head and walked, and was about to step forward to see Li Guangcen again with a nephew ceremony, when he suddenly saw Yang Hao standing behind him, and couldn't help but cry out "ah". Chen Mo'er, who had just gotten up, also saw Yang Hao at this time, and when he landed, his eyebrows were raised, and he pulled out his scimitar with a "choking" sound, and jumped forward and pointed directly at Yang Hao.

The big men behind Li Guangcen reacted very quickly, and immediately drew their swords to each other, staring at each other coldly, and the two sides immediately became tense. Su Ka was shocked and said sharply: "Chen Mo'er, how dare you be rude to Lord Li Guangcen, why don't you put away the knife quickly?" ”

Chen Mo'er's face turned crimson with anger, and she stomped her feet and said, "Lord Suka, the one who wears white clothes is a big official of the Song people, he ...... He also wanted to bully me. ”

Su Ka's face changed, and he turned to look at Li Guangcen, Li Guangcen laughed calmly, and said, "Come on, come on, Hao'er, come forward to see your Uncle Su Ka." Sukha, this is my righteous son Yang Hao, he is the official son of the Song people, and he is also the future master of our clan. I'm old, I can't ride a horse, I can't open a bow, and I'll have to work hard for my righteous son in the future, so you uncle should help him a lot. ”

"Oh?" Su Ka heard Li Guangcen's voice and couldn't help but glance at Yang Hao in surprise.

Yang Hao stepped forward with a smile and said, "Yang Hao has seen Uncle Suka, Ono Keer, and Miss Chen Mo'er, the two of you are okay, you didn't suffer anything yesterday, right?" Hehe, it's all a misunderstanding, we can say that we don't know each other if we don't fight, and we don't know each other if we don't fight. ”

Chen Mo'er snorted coldly and sneered at him: "Have we ever fought?" You only have the audacity to bully a girl with her hands tied. ”

Mu En smiled and said leisurely: "The young master of my family has a noble status, how can he do it with you." If you are not convinced, I Mu En can learn your kung fu", he glanced at Ono Ke'er, and said demonstratively: "You two can come together." ”

"Stand down!" Li Guangcen and Su Ka spoke in unison, each of them drank their own people, Li Guangcen explained yesterday's misunderstanding with a smile, he was present at the time, and naturally knew the whole situation.

Suka laughed when he heard this, and naturally skipped the matter. Seeing that the old father had such an attitude, Ono Ke'er and Chen Mo'er didn't dare to say anything, but they just looked at this little white face who might become their master, and they felt a little indignant.

Everyone turned into the bushes, to an open place to sit on the ground, Li Guangcen and Su Ka, the young friends, recounted the separation, and sighed sadly, Li Guangcen briefly introduced to Su Ka the origin of his righteous son, the three feudal clans in the northwest are all Song ministers, secretly doing their own thing, Xiazhou Li since the end of the Tang Dynasty in order to protect themselves has been loyal to the six dynasties, who is strong is the king, quite a bit of milk is the taste of the mother, that Su Ka is not used to it, not suspicious at all, the two sides just talked about the topic.

As soon as he mentioned Li Guangrui in Xiazhou, two angry flushes appeared on Su Ka's thin and old cheeks: "Lord Li Guangcen, when Lord Li Yi died of illness, you should have taken over the post of Jiedu envoy, but I don't want your third uncle Li Yiyin to buy the adults of the Tuoba Department and support him as the new master." When your fourth uncle, Lord Li Yimin, the assassin of Suizhou, raised an army to fight, my father also thought of the support of the soldiers, who wanted to just discuss an alliance with other ministries, and before the troops could be dispatched, Lord Li Yimin was defeated and killed. Later, I can hear from you from time to time, but it is too difficult to find you. ”

He patted his thigh and said: "Over the years, Li Yiyin, Li Guangrui's father and son have been too ruthless against my seven clans, and the subordinates have deep grievances. However, our Seven Clans have never been Lee Kuang-rui's opponents. This time, we thought, we have to find a leader, who else can fight against Lee Guangrui, except for adults? You are the true master of Xiazhou, and it is destiny to crusade against Li Guangrui, so our Seven Clans have formed an alliance and sent messengers to find you on the grasslands of the Tufan people. Unexpectedly, we have not received any news from you, we are short of food and medicine, and lack of weapons, we want to crusade against Xiazhou, so we have to loot some materials in Fuzhou first, and I don't want to break Yuxun's sudden idea, so I concentrated the horses to take the initiative to find me to fight, and killed my seven clans to defeat. I also said that my lord will not come back. ”

Li Guangcen said: "After I received the summons from your messenger, I brought people to meet you, but when I arrived in the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty, I learned that you had been defeated. If the brigade stayed in the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty, it would inevitably arouse suspicion, so I had to send my subordinates back and leave it to find out further news. It was also a mistake, at this time, the Great Song Dynasty sent troops to attack the Northern Han Dynasty, and moved the people of the Northern Han Dynasty on a large scale, and the old man was coerced here by them, and yesterday I heard the true identity of your son, so I thought of informing him of his identity and secretly rescued him from leaving. ”

Su Ka became happy, held Li Guangcen's hand and said, "My lord, this is the blessing of the Great God of Baishi, who sent you back to us." Now, with the adults in charge of the Seven Clans, our Seven Clans will definitely be able to defeat Li Guangrui and make you the lord of Xiazhou again. ”

Li Guangcen shook his head and said, "Sukha, for so many years, wandering alone on the grassland, my ambition is no longer there, and my body has weakened. I can't ride a war horse to lead you on a war in the grasslands. When a wolf king has lost its coat, when its feet have lost its strength, when its teeth are no longer able to bite the bones of its enemies, it needs a strong, new wolf king to replace it. I have come, but I can no longer be your king, I have brought you a new king, my righteous son Yang Hao. If you seven clans are still willing to serve me as your co-master, I like you to have him as your leader, and my righteous son will treat all our people well. ”

"Him?" Su Ka was once again confirmed by Li Guangcen, and couldn't help but look at Yang Hao seriously. Chen Mo'er was indignant, and couldn't help but say contemptuously: "Lord Li Guangcen, is that what you are talking about?" He...... Also worthy of being the wolf king of the grassland? ”

"I don't deserve it!" Yang Hao smiled and said: "If it comes to daring to fight and being good at fighting, among the eight clans of the party, no one can compare with the Yeli clan, and the Yeli clan is the most brave and warlike warrior among the eight clans of the party. ”

Hearing this praise, everyone from Sukha down had a smile on their faces, and even Ono Keer's gaze was gentler when he looked at him. Yang Hao's words changed, and he said: "However, the seven clans of the party have joined forces, far more powerful than Li Guangrui in Xiazhou, and among them, there is the Yeli clan, the most warlike of the eight clans of the party, why has it never had the upper hand for so many years?" ”

The smiles on the faces of Su Ka and the others were a little stiff, and Yang Hao said again: "If it is two wolf packs, I think the victory and defeat have already been clear, and the Seventh Clan of the Party will undoubtedly win, why did they lose?" Because we're not wolves. My Father's words are just a metaphor, not that we are exactly like wolves. I have always thought that the biggest difference between man and beast is that man is intelligent. The strength of a beast must be embodied by its sharp claws and fangs; But human power does not have to be embodied by muscles, and it is because of this that we have become the masters of the earth from drinking blood until today. ”

Ono Keer clenched his fists, the muscles of his arms rose like mounds, and sneered: "On the grassland, strength is king." Isn't that right? ”

Yang Hao said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with the words, but the measure of a person's strength is not to see whether his personal martial arts and kung fu are outstanding." The leader of man needs brains, not force. As far as I know, Li Yiyin's waist and abdomen are huge, like a hugging tree, and his body is fat, even if he walks a few steps, he will be out of breath. If you want to use force, at least it won't be my Yang Hao's opponent, right? But when he was alive, no matter how ruthless the exploitation was, the seven departments of the party dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, until Li Yiyin died, Li Guangrui succeeded him, and the seven clans dared to raise troops, you are so jealous of Li Yiyin, are you afraid of his force, or his scheming? ”

Ono Ke'er was speechless, Li Guangcen stroked his beard and smiled, Su Ka looked at Li Guangcen, and suddenly smiled: "Adults have sons like this, no wonder Ken is relieved to entrust the heavy responsibility, but I don't know...... What insight does the young master have on the crusade against Li Guangrui in Xiazhou? ”

Yang Hao spread out his hands and said with a smile: "See, there is no little nephew." ”

Xiao Ye Ke'er rolled her eyes, but Chen Mo'er snorted, raised her chin high, and Yang Hao said again: "The little nephew just wants to ask Lord Suka, the Dangxiang Seven Clan has repeatedly raised troops, but has been repeatedly defeated by Li Guangrui in Xiazhou, what is the reason?" ”

Ono Keer couldn't help but say: "Who doesn't know the reason, Xiazhou Li Guangrui has been working hard for many years, the city is high and the walls are deep, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the army is innumerable, and the armor is complete. Although the seven clans of our seven clans dare to fight to the death and fight bravely, there is no big leader to control the overall situation, each department fights separately like a plate of scattered sand, and there is no food, grass and ordnance, and the soldiers even go into battle with wooden sticks to fight with the enemy's spears and swords, how can they be the enemy? ”

Yang Hao said complacently: "That's it, since I know the reason, if I can prescribe the right medicine and solve this problem, then fight with Xiazhou, can you be sure?" ”

Su Ka's body was shocked, he opened his mouth to ask but held back, Ono Ke'er was already surprised: "You...... Do you have a way? ”

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Zheziyu took grain, grass and weapons to Luhe Ridge, only to see that the houses in the valley had begun to see scale, fortresses and arrow towers had been built at the mouth of the valley and on the top of the mountain, and some far-sighted people had spontaneously demarcated areas on the fertile grasslands, hoeed off weeds, and turned over fertile fields. It is fertile and fertile for thousands of miles, and the people will not have disputes over land. More people had nothing to do but wander in the valley.

After a while, Chizhong and Ma Zongqiang rushed to see the news, and saw her dressed in a dark robe, delicate and pretty, and was sitting there drinking tea slowly, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said: "The last general has seen the fifth son." ”

Zhen Ziyu put down the teacup and said with a shallow smile: "The two generals don't have to be polite, please take a seat." ”

She rolled her eyes and asked casually, "Where is that Yang Qincha now?" ”

Chi Zhong hurriedly said: "Yang Qin sent some people to the vicinity to investigate the geography. ”

"Oh?" Zhen Ziyu was slightly surprised, and said in his heart: "Investigate geography? Looking at the way he argued with his uncle that day, it was obvious that he had seen through this dangerous place, and he was interested in moving the people away, and I was still thinking about how to convince him. Now that he has gone to investigate some geography, has he changed his mind? ”

Seeing that she was thoughtful, Chi Zhong strangely exchanged glances with Ma Zongqiang, and Ma Zongqiang said: "If the fifth prince wants to find Yang Qincha, the last general will send someone to find it." ”

Excerpt Ziyu came to his senses and hurriedly said, "No need. I came this time and brought some food and farming tools, as well as weapons. Because this year has already missed the agricultural time, the ploughing cattle and farming tools are not in a hurry. ”

Her fingers subconsciously turned the teacup, her eyes turned on the faces of the two generals, and said: "I just came, I hurriedly saw the people in the valley, the Red Army Lord is a martial artist, and he doesn't know about civil affairs, but I see that the people are still stable now, and they can spontaneously do what they can, and the Red Army Lord is attentive." ”

Chi Zhong smiled and said: "The fifth prince is falsely praised, Chi Zhong only knows how to march and fight, and the affairs in this place are indeed out of control. Fortunately, although there are tens of thousands of people here, there is nothing to do now, just to help build the castle houses every day, and provide them with food, not afraid of any chaos. ”

Excerpt Ziyu said: "They have gone through hardships, they have just escaped, they have a peaceful life, and they are naturally content to eat when they have food." But this kind of life will not last long, these Northern Han people were hurriedly moved out when the officials were ready to withdraw their troops, some of them were originally the people in the city, some were villagers in the townships, there were merchants, officials, scholars, herdsmen, and peasants, and they had to let them do their own business in order to settle down, otherwise it would not be long before people's minds changed, and all kinds of chaos would appear, and you couldn't suppress it if you wanted to. ”

She sorted out her thoughts a little and said, "I came this time and brought some experienced officials, and they registered their household registrations, compiled a book, and temporarily sorted them out. Now how to resettle these tens of thousands of people and how to establish Luheling, the court has not yet made a will. However, there must be a minimum system in the township, and the chiefs, household heads, and township clerks, who supervise taxes and manage civil affairs, and the elders and strong men, who are sent to catch thieves and find it difficult to maintain order, must be established.

After the household registration has been established, the township has been determined, and everything has been planned and ordered, it is necessary to find ways to let them live in peace and carry out their own business, so as to calm the people's hearts. Those who used to be village officials in the Northern Han Dynasty can now appoint them as an envoy, they originally did this, and they are familiar with it. If they were originally scholars, they could continue to study, and they should also open schools to let those wealthy gentry send their children to study; Herdsmen should demarcate grazing areas and sell livestock on credit, while peasants should set aside land, borrow farm tools on credit, plough cattle, and grow grain. The merchants should also gradually let them return to their old business, which has been created from nothing and lacks many things, so that the tax can be temporarily abolished, and the merchants should be encouraged to come here to do business, and the merchants among these people should be encouraged to return to their old business......"

The excerpts are well organized. If these people were to be taken to various large cities and towns that were already in good order and dispersed for resettlement, there would be no such problems to consider, and as long as they were registered in the local area and included in the local administration, they would naturally be included in the local orderly management step by step.

However, if tens of thousands of people of all shapes and walks of life cannot establish a rational and stable social structure, all kinds of contradictions and conflicts will soon become prominent. But these problems have not been considered, Chizhong and the military generals, only think about bringing them here, give them a place to live, and have a stutter, and have never thought about how to manage them in the future and their future, and tens of thousands of people are like sheep.

When he said it one by one, Chi Zhong nodded frequently, making a sudden realization, and he only felt that every sentence of the fifth prince was to the point, and everything should be like this, but if you want to ask him why he should be like this, how to do it, he is still at a loss.

Seeing that he was at a loss, he couldn't help but smile and said: "I shouldn't have explained these things to the Red Army Master, hehe, you don't have to pay attention to these things, I will tell those officials to handle them." ”

Chi Zhong, who was at a loss for words, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said with a smile: "That's good, that's good." ”

Excerpt Ziyu said: "There is another matter, but it must be handled by the Red Army Master." It is impossible for the army of the Red Army Lord to stay here for a long time, and these tens of thousands of people have settled in this dangerous place, but they must not be without the power to protect themselves. Therefore, it is necessary to select young and strong people from among these tens of thousands of people as soon as possible and form a people's army to fulfill the responsibility of defending the land. The matter of organizing and training the people was decided by the Red Army. ”

Chi Zhong hurriedly said: "The last general will obey the order." Is this the thing...... The end will be done. ”

Excerpt Yu Wan'er, and said: "You also need to choose a prestige from the people to temporarily serve as a regimental training envoy, to manage the people under the command, this person must be proficient in martial arts, Fu people's hope, in order to be able to convince everyone, I don't know what kind of candidate you like?" ”

Chi Zhong said: "As soon as the fifth prince said, the last general remembered a person, if this person is appointed as a regimental training envoy, he will be expected and can take responsibility." It's just that...... This person's identity is really weird. ”

Excerpt Ziyu stared at each other and asked, "What's the doubt?" ”

Chi Zhong said: "This person's surname is Mu, he is an old man, and his bearing is quite extraordinary. He has more than a dozen retinues, all of them are big men, all of them are good at riding and shooting, and their martial arts are very outstanding. ”

Jie Ziyu's eyes rolled and asked, "Didn't you ask about his identity?" ”

Chi Zhong said: "This person only said that he was a horse trader in the Northern Han Dynasty, but these people came from all over the world, and they didn't know each other's roots, and it was difficult for us to distinguish the truth of his words." If it is said that it is a horse seller, it is not uncommon for his subordinates to have such exquisite riding skills, but their exquisite martial arts, their excellent archery skills, especially when they are in battle, do not change their faces, brave and fearless, but they do not look like a horse seller. This person helped us and the enemy the day before yesterday, and there should be no malicious intent, but after all, the origin is suspicious, how can he pay the heavy responsibility lightly? ”

Excerpt Ziyu became curious and said, "Where is this person, I want to see it." ”

Chi Zhong said: "Yang Qin sent to investigate the nearby geography, and it was this person and his dozen relatives who were invited to accompany him, and now they are all sent out of the valley with Yang Qin." If it weren't for his extremely skilled subordinates with him, how could the last general rest assured that Yang Qin would send one person out? ”

Excerpt Ziyu was stunned, and the two moth eyebrows slowly raised: "Yang Hao again?" This guy gave up the officers and soldiers and asked them to accompany him...... Does he know who these people really are? ”