Xun You was dressed in regular clothes, with his hands behind his back, and walked on the streets of Lingzhou City without hurrying. Behind him, the two attendants brought from Luoyang followed suit.

"I came all the way to the west, and I have never seen such a lively and prosperous scenery outside the range of Chang'an. This Lingzhou City is a unique highlight in this Xiliang land. ”

With Li Zheng taking charge of Lingzhou, a series of measures were implemented, which gradually restored the scene of the Fu family in the past.

And because Li Zheng is not the same as the concept of this era, it makes this city more orderly, organized, and clean.

Walking on the street, at a glance, it gives people a refreshing and comfortable feeling.

While walking, Xun You saw the street not far away, which seemed to be under construction. Many craftsmen are shouting trumpets, and the sound of tinkling percussion is heard, and the sound of the trumpets is like a piece of music with great music.

"This should be the sewer project that Captain Li said, right? Let's go, go and see. ”

Xun You said and walked over.

As they approached, they saw some craftsmen digging a trench three feet long and three feet deep on the side of the street, while others laid polished stone slabs in the trench - the same at the bottom and on both sides.

The others followed by a group of people who covered the trenches with stone slabs and, where necessary, filled them with earth.

When a craftsman saw Xun You and others approaching, he stepped forward and respectfully warned: "Please stay away from the construction site to avoid accidental injury." ”

Hearing this, Xun You smiled embarrassedly, took two entourages, moved away a little, and walked along this 'sewer'.

"Master,"

An attendant beside him said at this time: "I look at this so-called sewer project, but it is a big failure for that person. ”

"Oh?"

Xun You's eyes flashed, and he asked with a smile, "Why do you say this?" ”

"This sewer leads straight out of the city, if an enemy comes to attack, this is a flaw!"

The meaning of this squire is very clear. The sewer connects the inside and outside, and although there is only three feet of space in it, it still allows people to get through.

If there is a danger of besieging the city, the enemy will not let go of this shortcut.

Xun You bowed slightly, but said with a smile: "Although your words are good, I don't think that Captain Li didn't think of this." Although this person has just emerged, looking at what he has done, it can be summed up in one word - bold and careful! ”

"The master has a point."

Xun You nodded and said with a smile: "This sewer is indeed convenient for the life of the residents in the city, but as you said, it is a flaw, I don't know what our Captain Li thinks?" ”

Xun You was also puzzled.

Perhaps, there are other mysteries in this sewer!

Xun Yu concluded in his heart.

As he was walking, there was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

There were more than a dozen cavalrymen riding by, and the speed was not fast, and it did not disturb the pedestrians.

I saw that these cavalrymen and horses were covered in armor, and the knights on horseback hung long knives on their waists, long bows hung in their saddles, and quivers on their backs.

"Even the war horses are armored, although it is only leather armor, but it looks well-made, and the defense is very extraordinary" Xun You looked at it while secretly thinking: "Presumably this is the elite cavalry that Captain Li said, right?" is indeed considered an elite, and it seems that he is still a soldier who has been on the battlefield and killed people and seen blood. ”

Xun You's eyes were very poisonous, and he made a judgment in an instant.

"Judging by its appearance, it should be a light ride." An attendant beside him said at this time: "With the longbow as the main and the saber as the supplement, it must be a light horse." I didn't expect that the light cavalry also had full body armor, and even the war horses were not leaky. This equipment alone can be regarded as elite. ”

Xun You recalled the conversation with Li Zheng, remembered his unusual way of communicating, and connected the current sewer siege and this cavalry, Xun You felt that this Lingzhou City was indeed not a trip in vain.

By the way, there is also the delicious wheat rice that I have enjoyed during the day, as well as the meat that I have never seen, the indescribable aroma also makes Xun You remember it deeply.

"He's a nice guy."

Xun You said secretly in his heart

After communicating with Xun You, Li Zheng didn't deliberately pay attention to him anymore, and found an excuse the next day and went back to the pasture.

During this period of time, the situation in the world was unpredictable, Han Sui in Liangzhou, Zhang Chun in Youzhou, and the Huns who were about to move, these were all changes, which made Li Zheng feel a sense of urgency.

Zhang Chun Zhang Ju's rebellion was too far away from Li Zheng to care about it.

Han Sui has Xunyou cuisine here, presumably there will be no changes in a short period of time, only the Xiongnu in the north make Li Zheng covet it.

This time, the Han court edict ordered the Xiongnu to conquer Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, which would lead to a series of great changes within the Xiongnu. If Li Zheng is not mistaken, the Xiongnu will have civil strife.

In this way, Li Zheng was given the opportunity to get involved in the Hetao.

It was the best pasture, and its importance to Li Zheng was self-evident.

Anyway, in this feast, you have to bite off a piece of fat. Watching others share delicious food is not Li Zheng's style.

This time back to the grassland, Li Zheng left Zhang Shan in charge of the Lingzhou military and brought back the white wolf and Nuro.

returned to the grassland, called Zhao Wu again, co-authored Li Zheng, a total of four people, and went to Li Zheng's study at home.

After letting the three of them sit down, Li Zheng said: "With the news I got from Xun Gongda, I think there will be civil strife in the Xiongnu in the north in the near future!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the three people who were doing it couldn't help but change their faces.

"What does the Lord mean?"

Zhao Wu asked intently.

"The Huns civil strife is our chance." Li Zheng said in a deep voice: "Our foundation is war horses, and the grassland is the foundation. The larger the area of pasture at our disposal, the faster we will develop. So I'm going to take the Huns! ”

When the three of them heard this, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

How powerful were the Huns? How powerful is the grassland now?

The three of them felt a little incredible, they didn't expect the Lord to have such an idea!

"What, scared?!"

The corners of Li Zheng's mouth curled, and he said: "It's just a Huns, what's the difference between it and Han Sui?" Han Sui's army of more than 100,000 people, I dare to provoke, and I still don't care about the Huns! ”

The three were speechless.

"Of course, I'm not trying to defeat the Huns, I still have self-knowledge." Li Zheng groaned and said, "It's just taking advantage of the civil strife of the Huns to lay a grassland in the north." Don't fall the Huns, that's the goal! ”

"If that's the case, there's a good chance."

The white wolf spoke: "Lord, the Xiongnu Beluo, that is, the Qianren, their sphere of influence is in the grassland near the big river in the north, with a population of about forty or fifty thousand, and about ten thousand elite warriors. ”

"Ten thousand"

Li Zheng frowned, and said after a while: "There are more than 4,000 recruits and veterans in the grassland, and the difference in strength is not big. ”

After thinking for a while, Li Zheng's spirit was shocked, he punched his palm, and said: "I am determined to send troops in November in winter, and strive to defeat the Qianren tribe before the year and bring that grassland under control!" ”

"It's almost September, and in these two months, we have stepped up the training of soldiers, so that they can reach the level of armor. At the same time, he continued to recruit soldiers and did his best to narrow the balance of power with the Qiang people. ”

Now that Li Zheng has made a decision, the three people present will naturally have no objections.

"In these two months, it is necessary to find out the distribution of the Xiongnu and the power of the Qian. Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated. This is left to the white wolf. Li Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "You can use the form of a caravan to investigate deeply." ”

The white wolf clenched his fists and saluted, "My subordinates take orders." ”

"Nuro, your task is to quietly gather a steady stream of elites under my command to the edge of the hilly area in the northern part of the grassland, and only wait for my order to go out immediately."

"Zhao Wu, your task is to assist in logistics work."

Swinging away the two white wolves, Li Zheng left Zhao Wu behind, and said: "Now that the imperial power of Liangzhou has completely collapsed, many counties in Beidi County are already in a state of no official government, I want to include these counties in my control, but I don't have enough manpower under my hands."

Zhao Wu also knows this, and like Li Zheng, he is also very helpless.

The meat on the side of the mouth can't be eaten, and the end is helpless.

"So, we have to develop our own talents!" Li Zheng's eyes burst into a gleam: "I don't need any great talent, as long as I can handle daily government affairs." Therefore, in terms of education, it is necessary to start implementing it. ”

Zhao Wu frowned and said, "What does the Lord mean?" ”

"I decided to open academies in various township pavilions in Lingzhou." Li Zheng said: "This is a long-term job, but the sooner it starts, the better. At present, there is a lack of concrete implementers, and of course, there are certainly not a few resources that are spent. ”

"The elder in Lingzhou education is Mr. Li Yuan and Mr. Li Boran, and I am ready to ask him to come forward and preside over this work. But before you do that, you need to get all the preparations right. ”

Zhao Wu nodded silently.

His task was very heavy, not only to be in charge of the operation of the entire pasture, but also to prepare the logistics for the winter troops, and now he had to prepare for all aspects of education, which made him a little big for a while.

There's no way around it.

Zhao Wu's ability is limited to this, if it is Xun You, he must be able to handle these things in an orderly manner with a turn of his mind and his mouth.

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