"This, united with the Turks?" Li Yuan's eyes were a little wandering, although he really wanted to deal with Li Xin, but let him connect with the Turks, Li Yuan was still a little reluctant in his heart.

"Father, the Turkic forces are very strong, Shibi Khan led hundreds of thousands of troops, once he sent troops, it will threaten our back road, he has an enmity with Li Xin, since this is the case, why don't we let him deal with Li Xin. Actually, we don't need to pay anything, just tell him the position of the enemy, and I believe that Shibi Khan will definitely send troops. Li Shimin explained. In fact, he could see that his father wanted to sue Sù Shibi Khan, but he was afraid that his reputation would be ruined because of this.

In fact, now, since the Turks besieged Yanmen, many people have realized that the Turks will be a force to be reckoned with, and if they do not consider this force, they will be unlucky. Li Shimin is also aware of this, compared to Li Xin's northwest, the territory is vast, and it is still very difficult to attack Lanzhou, but if the Turks want to attack Taiyuan, it is very easy. In this case, it is better to come to the east and let the Turks deal with Li Xin, so that they can find an opportunity to go south.

"Who can go?" Li Yuan thought for a while and said.

"Liu Wenjing can do it." Li Shimin said without thinking.

Liu Wenjing's word Zhaoren, a native of Jingzhao Wugong County, he is a talent obtained after Li Yuan stayed in Taiyuan, and after he met Li Shimin, he often told others that "Li Shimin is as generous as Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, and Shenwu is like Wei Taizu, although he is young, he is a genius in the sky." So he has a very good relationship with Li Shimin, and Li Shimin recommended Liu Wenjing at this time because Liu Wenjing is very willing to serve Li Yuan's father and son.

"Yes." Li Yuan thought for a while and said, "It's better to get some money for Liu Wenjing to bring, don't let others find out." You also know that the Jinyi guard around Li Xin is also very powerful, and this matter can't be leaked. ”

"Liu Wenjing must know what to do." Li Shimin nodded, with a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes, and said: "When the child turns around, he must let the auxiliary machine find Jinyiwei's stronghold in Jinyang." Then unplug it. ”

Li Yuan nodded, hummed, and then said, "Gao Junya, how are they, are they still honest now?" Li Yuan thought of this, and there was a resentment in his heart, the same is surveillance and decentralization, Yang Guang treats himself and Li Xin differently, where is the decentralization of Pei Shiju next to Li Xin, it is clearly an assistant, and even his granddaughter is given to others in the end. But Gao Junya on his side is working against him.

"It's jumping, but it's still under our control." Li Shimin said with a smile: "If it weren't for the fact that it hadn't reached a critical time, the children would have wanted to get rid of these two people." ”

"You can't act rashly for the time being, you personally go and tell Liu Wenjing to be careful." Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't spread this matter." ”

"Yes." Li Shimin felt a wave of slander in his heart, Li Yuan clearly didn't want to admit what he had done. After all, the Turks were the enemies of the Han people in the Central Plains, and Li Yuan went to contact the Turks and spread the word. Li Yuan's reputation is equivalent to ruining.

Not to mention that after Liu Wenjing got Li Yuan's order, after preparing gold, silver, cloth, silk and other items, he disguised himself as a merchant and left Jinyang overnight and headed towards the Turks.

In Lanzhou Jincheng. The day after Li Xin returned, he summoned the ministers of civil and military affairs in Helan Hall, and the literati included Pei Shiju, Du Ruhui, Chu Suiliang, Liang Shuo, Chu Liang, Hao Ming, Cui Yuan, Xu Jin, Cui Xiu, etc., and the military generals were Li Jing, Duan Qi, Su Dingfang, Wei Chigong, Luo Shixin, Shen Guang, Yan Sù, Pei Renji, Pei Yuanqing, Guo Xiaoke, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Wang Junkuo and other military generals. Together, although the proportion of civil and military officials is much less, the military generals are definitely star-studded. In the last years of the Great Sui Dynasty, there were very few such forces that could come up with so many martial arts.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I summoned you here today to hear your opinions, and I want to hear how our Lanzhou is developing now? How are the grain and grass reserves? How many soldiers can fight on the battlefield? Li Xin said with a smile: "The world is surging, it is the time when my generation has made meritorious contributions, and the thieves have entered the clouds. ”

"Obey the orders of the Grand Governor." Everyone was also smiling, and when they came to this point, everyone also knew Li Xin's thoughts. Look at this Helan Hall now, that is, it cannot be compared with Daxing Palace and Hanyuan Hall in terms of momentum and scale, but it has been built on the shelf.

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, I have 1.2 million stones of grain and grass in Jincheng, Lanzhou, but the money is relatively small, mainly because I am short of grain and grass in the northwest by the order of the Metropolitan Governor, and most of the taxes I get have gone to the Central Plains to buy grain and grass except for the private property of the Metropolitan Governor, except for the officials' salaries and various expenses. According to the order of the Grand Governor, the people who have migrated are exempt from paying taxes for the first three years, and I am afraid that we will not receive any taxes or food from the people for a year. Du Ruhui said loudly.

"Naturally, it can't be collected, but we can buy it." Li Xin's face was still full of smiles, and he said: "There is a shortage of grain in the northwest, but we can't fish with all our might, why do those people follow us to the northwest, is because the taxes in the northwest are relatively low, so that they have hope of living, if we also levy heavy taxes, how can the people live?" In the future, no matter how large the territory under our jurisdiction is, the taxes in the northwest will be less than in the Central Plains. ”

"Yes." Du Ruhui breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, this was probably in the early stage of entrepreneurship, and he could use Li Xin's private treasury money, but I am afraid it will not be in the future.

"General, how is the situation in the army?" Li Xin set his eyes on Li Jing again.

"Governor, now there are 101,000 soldiers and horses in the army, including 60,000 cavalry, and the rest are infantry and baggage soldiers. The army has wiped out Tuyuhun, and the army is resting in preparation for the next big battle. Li Jinghu's eyes lit up and said loudly.

"That's very good." Li Xin nodded and said, "From today on, worship Li Jing as the general of the left Wuhou, Pei Renji as the general of the right Wuhou, and Duan Qi as the middle protector. Su Dingfang is General Huaihua, Wei Chigong is General Huaiyong, Luo Shixin is General Huaide, Yan Sù is General Huqiang, Guo Xiaoke is General Huaimeng, Shen Guang is General Zhen'an, Pei Yuanqing is General Zhendong, Qin Qiong is General Zhuangwu, Cheng Yanjin is General Huaihua Zhonglang, and Wang Junkuo is General Huaide Zhonglang. ”

"The last general will wait to meet the Grand Governor." The generals were very excited in their hearts, and they fell to the ground one after another, this is the general canonized by Li Xin himself, which means that Li Xin is officially out of touch with the Great Sui Dynasty, otherwise, these generals must be canonized by the imperial court.

"The governor of the capital has set up the left and right long history, and the long history has six divisions of officials, soldiers, households, criminals, soldiers, and workers, the left long history is Pei Shiju, the right long history is Du Ruhui, Chu Suiliang in the Ministry of Officials, Liang Shuo in the Ministry of War, Chu Liang in the Ministry of Rites, Xu Jin in the Hubu Lang, Cui Yuan in the Criminal Department, Hao Ying in the Ministry of Works, and the Jincheng Order was changed to Cui Xiu." Li Xin glanced at Wenchen and the others, and also gave a reward.

Everyone was surprised in their hearts, Li Xin set up six departments, although the name is the division, and the highest chief is also Langzhong, but everyone knows that this is set up corresponding to the six departments of the imperial court, and it can be said that Li Xin's ambition has been revealed. The people at the scene, there are happy and complicated, the happy ones are none other than Du Ruhui, who has been following Li Xin's side for a long time, complex people such as Pei Shiju, Hao Jin, and Shen Guang among the generals, but although their hearts are very complicated, after some struggle, they accepted it calmly. This is the case all over the world, even if there is no Li Xin, it is also the case in other places, there are countless people who oppose the king from all walks of life, Li Xin is already very good, at least he is not called the king, and his dukedom is also given by the imperial court.

"Meet the Grand Duke." Everyone saluted Li Xin again, which was equivalent to doing the way of a monarch and a minister.

"Master Chu, at present, the basic framework of my Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has been built, but in the end, there are too few officials under him, and the next step is to improve this mechanism, and officials are indispensable. Let's start a scholarship! Of course, we can't open a department, otherwise, people all over the world will scold me Li Xin, saying that I Li Xin is a wolf and ambitious, after all, the emperor is still in Yangzhou, and we will say that I will be admitted to the civil service. Li Xin said with a smile: "Specializing in handling official affairs in the northwest." What do you guys think? ”

"Metropolitan Governor, although this name is good, there are still fewer scholars in the northwest, and we have a lot of official positions, so it is inevitable that there will be fewer monks and more porridge." Chu Liang said with some embarrassment. This situation is a common problem in the northwest, not only in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, but also in the previous dynasties and in later generations.

"That's Nakahara." Li Xin didn't think about it and said: "I am a meritocracy in the northwest, as long as you have a skill, you can come to take the exam in the northwest, whether you are poor or rich, whether you are from a poor family or a child of a family!" As long as you are willing to come to my northwest for the exam, I will compensate for the travel expenses of the exam, no matter how far it is, if you can't pass the first exam, you are willing to stay in the northwest, and I will study in the northwest for him to wait until he is admitted. ”

"This?" Chu Liang was a little hesitant, I believe that there are not many families who come to the northwest for the exam, but most of those children from poor families will come, so that the list will be full of people from poor families, Chu Liang is a little hesitant.

"Hehe, Ximing, where are there so many qualified officials in the desolate place in my northwest, and the meritocracy mentioned by the Metropolitan Governor is also aimed at this, as long as he can come, he is basically an official. First maintain the operation of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and then wait for the Metropolitan Governor to enter the Central Plains, and then carry out the imperial examination. Pei Shiju explained with a smile.

"In this case, the subordinates are going to make arrangements, but the literati of the Central Plains still need the support of the metropolitan governor." Chu Liang hurriedly said.

"Let Jinyiwei handle this matter, and make sure that all the country's scholars come here. Keming, His Royal Highness the Acting King in the book has to go to the book in this matter, and he always has to say hello. Li Xin nodded, he knew that it was impossible to cover the whole country, but it was still possible to cover the land of Guanzhong and Bashu. He didn't care about anything else, he wanted this name.

"Yes." Du Ruyan responded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, from today onwards, our goal is the Central Plains." Li Xin stood up and said loudly. Pei Shiju and the others were in a stirring mood when they heard this, and their blood was boiling. (To be continued......)