The next morning, Li Xin and the eldest grandson Wujian got up at the urging of the maid outside, and under the leadership of Li Xin, after serving tea to the Gao family, Li Xin's marriage was over.

However, this does not mean that Li Xin is at peace, and Pei Shiju's words yesterday made Li Xin feel that Yang Guang actually did not trust him.

"Keming, the emperor asked Pei Shiju to go to the Western Regions, although Pei Shiju is proficient in the affairs of the Western Regions, but I am worried that Pei Shiju is here to spy on me." In the study, the people who can enter it are Du Ruhui, Cui Xiu and Xu Jin, and this time there is Cui Yuan. Li Xin's study is very tidy, and there is a trace of fragrance wafting, and the fragrance of tea wafting from the small red clay stove makes the study not feel a little cold.

"General, Master Pei Shiju is very familiar with the Western Regions, and he has a great reputation in the Western Regions." Du Ruhui gently reminded: "If the general can take it for himself, it will be of great help to the general." ”

"Can he take it for himself?" Li Xin's eyes were scorching, and he looked at Du Ruhui and said. He knew that no matter how much Yang Guang trusted him, it was impossible for him to really hand over the entire Western Regions to himself. There are no other people without Pei Shiju, and in comparison, he still likes Pei Shiju, a capable person, by his side. If he can take it for his own use, it is naturally the best, but he can't see through Pei Shiju, so he is very hesitant.

"General, my subordinates think that Boss Pei Shiju has sent a signal to the general, it depends on whether the general wants to stretch out his hand." Cui Yuan said with a smile.

"Oh! Why did Shi Bo say that? Li Xin asked curiously, only Du Ruhui's eyes flickered, glanced at Cui Yuan, touched his beard and did not speak.

"This time the general got married, and Master Pei not only came in person, but also brought someone over, and his subordinates thought that this was sincerity." Cui Yuan said with a smile. He knew the details of Li Xin, and he could afford Li Xin's reputation, but he didn't dare to admit it.

"Father is talking about Miss Pei." Cui Xiu's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "Could it be that Master Pei came with his granddaughter to marry the general?" ”

"This can't be? Wen Xi Pei's family is a big family, how could Miss Pei's family give me Li Xin as a concubine? Li Xin shook his head in disbelief and said: "Then Miss Pei, I know, I came with the son of the Li family in Zhao County, and she was as arrogant as a peacock, how could she get married?" ”

"General, the Western Regions are divided into military and civilian, and the general is in charge of the army." Du Ruhui did not discuss this issue, but pointed out another point and said: "Master Pei has rich experience in government affairs and has a high reputation in the Western Regions, why doesn't the general let him be in charge of political affairs, he is the deputy capital protector, and it should be so." The general has an army in hand, and he is still afraid that he Pei Shiju will not succeed? ”

"What Keming said is very true." Li Xin nodded, what can really win over others is not marriage, but absolute interests, and can make reasonable use of each other, this is the difference between a wise man like Du Ruhui and an old official like Cui Yuan. It cannot be said that Cui Yuan's method is inappropriate, Cui Yuan's approach is sleek and sophisticated of the old officials, and he believes too much in the ancient combination of interests of marriage. But in front of an old fox like Pei Shiju, I'm afraid that the superficial trick of marriage is not enough.

The saying that power comes out of the barrel of a gun is very true in any era, especially in troubled times. Military power is even more important.

"General, if you can, your subordinates think that the general can answer Master Pei." Cui Yuan said in a low voice.

"Let's talk about this later!" Because of the interests of the marriage, Li Xin has not considered that step now, so he only agreed to be Li Yuan's son-in-law, also because of the changes in the world, and there is a faint hint of revenge on Li Yuan in Li Xin's confidence. If you are together because of interests, whether you can be happy in the end, even Li Xin doesn't know.

"General, my subordinates want to go to Jincheng first." Xu Jin said in a low voice: "My subordinates want to go to Tuntian." ”

"This time we are going to Jincheng, in the future for a period of time, Jincheng will be our base camp, Uncle Shi, I'm afraid you and Xu Jin need to go to Jincheng first, the emperor will definitely pass our decision to emigrate, Uncle Shi will go to Jincheng first as Zuo Changshi, open up fertile land in Jincheng, and prepare to welcome our immigrant people." Li Xin thought for a while and said to Cui Yuan.

"General Xie." Cui Yuan was very happy in his heart, he knew that his identity as Zuo Changshi was actually obtained because of the relationship between himself and Li Xin, of course, on the one hand, because he was good at officialdom, and dealing with Lanzhou officialdom probably needed an old man like him to solve the problems that arose in the immigration.

"Keming, you are the right long history, and the affairs of the court and the central government will be arranged by you. You go to Lanzhou with Master Cui. I asked Su Dingfang and Wei Chigong to lead the army to escort you over, Jincheng is our base camp, I don't like to wait for me to arrive in Lanzhou, there are still bandits and horse bandits in Lanzhou. Only when Lanzhou is stable can we look at the Central Plains. Li Xin finally exposed his ambition in front of everyone.

"Yes, General." Du Ruhui was not angry because Li Xin divided the long history into left and right, he knew that Li Xin was comforting Cui Yuan and these figures, with the increase of Li Xin's power, no matter what position it was, it was not Li Xin's words. Now he is worried about the situation in Kaneshiro.

Lanzhou Tiangao Emperor is far away, although the empire has conquered this place, in fact, the Xiliang land of all dynasties has never really submitted to the imperial court, and the same is true of Lanzhou today. Although there is no definite information now, there are still powerful people in Jincheng who control Jincheng. Li Xin's crossing of the river will definitely cause a backlash from these forces.

"His Majesty the Emperor hopes to get a stable Western Regions, the Western Regions look desolate, but in fact, I don't know how many treasures there are, and anyone who resists us can't stay." Li Xin said viciously: "The Western Regions itself has a disadvantage, and if you want to be self-sufficient, you have to master more things and more resources in your hands. ”

"In the land of the Western Regions, all ethnic groups live together, and these ethnic groups have different beliefs, living habits, etc., so we must be cautious in dealing with them." Li Xin shook and sighed again: "If I can, I can't wait to destroy all these nations." It is not an overnight thing to completely subdue these peoples. ”

"What do you mean?" Du Ruhui and the others said with some curiosity.

"Reading, let all ethnic groups read, read the books of our Han people, and in a few decades, these ethnic groups will forget their own national characteristics." Li Xin's eyes flickered, and he said, "Although it takes a little longer, we will get a lot." ”