After resting in Zezhou for a while, Li Zhi and Xie Yi went directly to Jinyang, bypassing Jinzhou.

Jinju, the center of the storm, seemed to have been forgotten, and did not ask at all, or even did not go in at all. This made many people a little confused, and they didn't know what His Royal Highness King Jin and Xie Changshi were thinking.

As the parties concerned, Li Zhi and Xie Yi didn't care so much, they still had the attitude of traveling to the mountains and rivers, and went to Jinyang with great interest, as if the affairs of Jinzhou had nothing to do with them at all.

After all, the clear external decree is to let Li Zhi go to Jinyang to pay homage to the former residence of Gaozu, since this is the case, then he must act in accordance with the decree. The matter of Jinju was not put on the bright side, and although he had the status of the envoy of Hedong Province, it was useless, or he had no intention of using his power and exercising his duties at all.

No one knows what Li Zhi and Xie Yi are thinking, of course, the most important thing is Xie Yi's idea. Everyone knows that this so-called trip to Hedong by King Jin is really Xie Changshi.

And Xie Yi's ghost elf reputation is well known to the world, and his thoughts are naturally not something that others can guess at will, and it is precisely because of this that it makes more and more people uneasy. Many people in Jinzhou, Hedong, and even Chang'an were very uneasy after learning the news, and even rumors.

Xie Yi didn't know about these, but he could guess some, but it didn't matter. Who let them have unclean hands and feet and do things that they shouldn't do, and they can't blame others for being uneasy at this time. It is also a good thing to make these people uneasy because of what they have done.

It's also quite a pleasure to torture someone like this once in a while. You are uncomfortable, I traveled in the mountains and rivers, went north along the Fen River, looked at the scenery of the east of the river, and approached Jinyang City.

Jinyang, which is the Taiyuan of later generations, is located in the Fenshui Valley, since the Spring and Autumn Period. This is the political and economic center of Hedong. At the end of the Warring States period, it was the focus of the war and contention between Qin and Zhao, and during the Han Dynasty, it was the capital of the Dynasty.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang State, was appointed as the Taiyuan Guard, and was ordered by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty to guard Jinyang, a large city in the east of the Hedong.

Because Hedong was shouldering the task of resisting the main battlefield and base area of the Turks at that time, Li Yuan's task was relatively arduous, and his power was naturally relatively large.

In particular, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty conquered the Turks in the north, was besieged by the Turkic army at Yanmen Pass, and after being rescued by Li Shimin, the Li family basically completely mastered the power of Hedong.

Wait for the world to rise together. When disputes arose, Li Yuan also relied on the one-third of an acre in Hedong to form his own strength and army, and had the capital to compete for dominance in the world.

Li Yuan is also very good at doing things, and through his uncle's lonely family, as well as his wife's maiden family, the Dou family, and his son Li Shimin's father-in-law, the Sun family, won the support of the Guanlong nobles. At the same time, he let his son Li Jiancheng marry the Zheng family of Xingyang, and his sister married the Wang family of Taiyuan, so as to get the huge support of the nobles of the family. The first to capture Guanzhong.

Those who win the Guanzhong will win the world, this is a lesson and consensus that began with Liu Bang in the Western Han Dynasty, after Li Tang plotted against Guanzhong, he did not continue to support his cousin Emperor Yang of Sui. Instead, he used Yang Yu, the acting king, as a puppet, and set up Emperor Yang of Sui, and then took the opportunity to advance eastward, defeating Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Liu Heimin and others. So as to dominate the world.

Of course, the young acting king Yang Yu also lost the meaning of existence soon after, and directly ceded from a puppet to Li Yuan as emperor. Soon after. Like most of the kings of the dead country, Yang Yu also died early.

Hedong as Li Tang's Longxing land, is also a foundation of the land, after the Tang Dynasty founded, Jinyang's status is very special, was established as the northern capital.

The importance of the land of Jinyang can also be reflected through some other information, such as Li Zhi's favorite youngest son Li Zhi canonized as the king of Jin, and his favorite youngest daughter is the princess of Jinyang.

Of course, there are more important political and strategic implications, such as the fight against the Turks. In the past few years, in the war against the Turks, except for the Heshuo Yunzhong generation in the north of Chang'an, and Dingxiang in the north of Bingzhou was the main battlefield, the strategic significance of Jinyang and Hedong was extraordinary.

Even today, the eastern Turks have long been conquered, or even ceased to exist, and the strategic significance of the annexation state is still important, otherwise why let the British Duke Li Ji, the first war of the Tang Dynasty, be the governor of the capital of the state, commanding 60,000 elite cavalry stationed in the east of the river.

At all times, it is very important to guard against the tribes of the northern steppes, and the Turks will no longer have different intentions; What's more, there is also the cancer of Xue Yantuo, which makes people very uneasy, so the significance of the garrison is very important.

There is another layer of meaning that cannot be put on the bright side, that is, the garrison in Hedong, to a certain extent, is to deter the Shandong Shi clan and the Hebei family.

Qinghe Cui, Bo Ling Cui, Zhao Jun Li and Fan Yang Lu are all in this area, and there are some other smaller families, these families have too many resources and strength, which is a factor related to the safety of the world. Back then, Gao Huan of Northern Qi was able to succeed, to a large extent, because of the support of these people.

They were originally alienated from the Tang Dynasty, and if someone started an incident in the east, it was hard to guarantee that no one would have two hearts. Therefore, it is necessary to watch more closely, or always be vigilant.

Stationing a large army in Hedong and Bingzhou, do the Shandong scholars still dare to be arrogant? There is only a Taihang Mountain between Hedong and them, and it is too easy to pass through, so they have to keep to themselves.

The trick of killing two birds with one stone, Li Shimin can be regarded as handy.

However, something went wrong, and the Jinju Rebellion is an example, and it is not known exactly what happened where. But there is a reason why Li Shimin cares so much, perhaps in the eyes of the emperor, this is a temptation or even a provocation by the Shandong family.

Especially when this matter is related to the princes, it is even more troublesome, and the real reason why Li Shimin is not at ease is actually here.

It's just that he didn't say anything about this, and he didn't clearly instruct Xie Yi, but Xie Yi was quite smart, and he guessed some of them, and he knew it in his heart.

It is precisely because of the complexity of the matter that it is not good to rush into it, and it is precisely because of this that it passes through Jinju and does not enter. Let's come to Jinju in the center of Hedong first, come to inquire about some news, and talk about it later.

As the northern capital of the Tang Dynasty and the Tongdu Dayi in the center of Hedong, the city wall of Jinyang is tall, and there are many households in the city.

The commerce in the city is also quite developed, with all kinds of shops and products, especially many Hu people from the northern grasslands. There were also some vendors from the Western Regions.

It can be said that in addition to Chang'an, Luoyang and Yangzhou, Jinyang should be regarded as the fourth largest metropolis in Datang. For example, the Xie family has set up a branch here to distribute furs sold from the grasslands, grain, silk, porcelain and other products transported from the south of the Yangtze River.

Of course, the most important thing is the wine, and the sales of Qionghua Brew in the entire Datang are very good, especially in the cold area on the north bank of the Yellow River. This is especially true.

This time when he came to Hedong, Xie Yi had to pretend to be public and private, and met the Xie family's shopkeeper in Hedong to understand the situation.

Jinyang's culture and education are also quite bright, and there are many academies, most of which are related to the Hedong family. In these years, there are only a few people who are studying, and there are even fewer people who have knowledge and foundation, and there are even fewer people who can open academies, and the family has a great advantage in this regard.

However, their purpose in opening a college is not so simple. It's not just about spreading knowledge, it's about attracting talent. The real power of the family is here, and the protégés are all over the world!

Scholars are also eager to learn, and they can not only learn knowledge here. You can also use the door of the family to get support, and it is good to rise to the top.

There is a market, there is a demand. Naturally, one is willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer!

……

After walking for several days, Li Zhi and Xie Yi finally arrived outside Jinyang City slowly and leisurely. Without waiting to enter the city, Zhang Shigui went out of the city for ten miles to greet him.

When he heard the name of this Jinzhou Thorn History, Xie Yi was slightly stunned, in the land east of the river, the name of the Jinyang Thorn History is Zhang Shigui, what a familiar name!

Where have you heard this name? Xie Yi pondered for a long time, and suddenly his mind flashed, and he remembered a name-Xue Rengui.

If I remember correctly, in the deduction, Tang Taizong wanted to conquer Liaodong, and dreamed that a white-robed young general Xue Rengui would be a lucky general, escorting and helping him to quell the chaos successfully.

After letting people interpret the dream, Li Shimin ordered Zhang Shigui, who was stationed in Hedong, to recruit soldiers, and specially told him to find Xue Rengui, but Zhang Shigui was selfish, obstructed in every way, and treated him harshly everywhere......

However, fortunately, Xue Rengui was still fortunate to join the Tang Army, and won military exploits in the battle of Liao, became famous in the first battle, became a generation of famous generals, and finally had the reputation of "Three Arrows to Set Tianshan", which was talked about by later generations.

Although these are all interpretations, Zhang Shigui and Xue Rengui do have their own people, and they are both ministers of the Zhu Kingdom and famous generals who shocked the world.

Now that Zhang Shigui has appeared, is Xue Rengui still far away?

It is now the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, and it is not far from the nineteenth year of Zhenguan Li Shimin sent troops to conquer Liaodong, so Xue Rengui's appearance should not be far away, and now it should be in the land of Hedong, and I don't know if there is a chance to meet this person in advance this time. Thinking of Xue Rengui's name and his prestige, Xie Yi subconsciously looked forward to it.

"Minister Zhang Shigui see His Royal Highness the King of Jin." A middle-aged civil official bowed outside the Shili Pavilion.

Li Zhi sat firmly on the back of the horse and said loudly: "Zhang Tingshi is exempt from courtesy." ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, Xie Changshi, the minister has been ordered to clean the palace room of Jinyang Palace with the Jinyang Palace Supervisor, and His Royal Highness can move in at any time." Zhang Shigui said politely: "The minister also prepares a little wine in the city, and washes the dust for His Royal Highness and Xie Changshi, and all the needs of His Highness in Jinyang in the future, the minister will be waiting at any time, please ask His Highness to command at any time." ”

"Okay." Li Zhi, the king of Jin, nodded slightly, and outside Chang'an, he experienced the respect and flattery of his subordinate officials for the first time. To some extent, this feeling is subtly changing some of his thoughts.

"There's a history of stabbing Lao Zhang." Xie Yi laughed, looking at the courteous magistrate in front of him, looking dignified, he was a gentle and honest person, completely different from the treacherous face in the interpretation.

It is said that this person is also a rising figure in the uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty, a little famous, and finally served under Li Yuan's account, and he is now holding such important positions as the Jinyang Assassin History, which is naturally a special arrangement of the emperor. Such a character would not be harsh to Xue Rengui.

I have to say that deductive novels can sometimes mythologize some people, such as Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, and Jiang Taigong; It can also scandalize some celebrities who were originally upright, such as Pan Mei, the founding general of the Song Dynasty, and Pang Ji, the prime minister, who inexplicably became traitors Pan Renmei and Pang Taishi, and was cursed by later generations in vain, which was really wronged. It's a pity that the Zhang Shigui in front of him is also one of the victims.

If they knew that someone would hack themselves like this in the future, and they didn't know how they would feel, they didn't crawl out of the grave to settle accounts with the authors, it was really merciful.

Zhang Shigui said with a smile: "Xie Changshi, His Royal Highness is a prince, so you can stay in Jinyang Palace, you are a courtier, although you are the chief of the palace, but there is a difference."

But arranging a place for you to live elsewhere is not convenient for you to wait for His Royal Highness the King of Jin, so after communicating with the palace supervisor of Jinyang, it was decided to arrange a temporary residence for Xie Changshi in the court room of the outer palace. Xie Changshi is a bachelor of Hongwen Pavilion and a long history of His Royal Highness, so he naturally has this qualification. ”

"Thank you." Xie Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Zhang Shigui is really interesting, and he is quite thoughtful about the problem. Even these details are properly handled, so good, someone will have to worry about it for themselves, in case of accidental trespassing, maybe some villains will be stabbed in the back and impeached, and now there is less of these unnecessary troubles. In this way, it seems that we have to thank Zhang Shigui and Zhang Thorn History.

"Okay, please invite His Highness and Xie Changshi into the city, the minister has prepared wine and food to wash the dust for His Highness and Xie Changshi." Zhang Shigui was very polite, led the way, and invited Li Zhi and Xie Yi into the city.

Xie Yi laughed and said: "Zhang Tingshi is full of enthusiasm, naturally it is difficult, but His Royal Highness has been tired all the way, and he doesn't want to be disturbed too much." ”

Zhang Shigui can be regarded as an old man, and immediately understood the different meaning of Xie Yi's words, and immediately nodded: "Although Xie Changshi can rest assured, except for the minister and a staff member, there is no one else, please try the special dishes of Jinyang and rest early." ”

Hearing this, Xie Yicai relieved himself, Jinzhou belongs to Jiang County, south of Jinyang, it can be said that from Pujin Pass to Jinyang, Jinzhou is almost a must-pass place.

But Li Zhi and Xie Yi bypassed Jinzhou and went directly to Jinyang, which naturally made many people intriguing, even stupid and uneasy.

According to the information received so far, many people have come to Jinyang from Jinzhou and other places, wanting to take the opportunity to meet His Royal Highness King Jin and Xie Changshi, or have some other plans, such as finding out some news.

The most convenient and fastest way is through Jinyang Thorn Shi Zhang Shigui, and the reception banquet is one of the ways and methods. But now it seems that he is too worried, and Zhang Shigui is still a sensible and understanding person. (To be continued.) )