Bu Xiuqing's cough interrupted Shi Chang's words, patted Shi Chang's shoulder brush, and called brother! "You can do your duty, right? But keep your mouth shut. After saying that, he put away the sign and turned over to his horse, and the horse and the cart next to him did the same, and the three of them swaggered and rode into the city.

The nine soldiers here didn't dare to step forward to stop them at all, and it wasn't until Zhang Xiu and the three of them walked away that Shi Chang woke up and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to continue to let the people line up to enter the city, and he hurriedly rushed towards the Assassin's Mansion.

Here, Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er arrived in front of a small shop under the leadership of Ma, and Hu Che'er saw a queue in front of the store, and the small shop was obviously full. Immediately glared, grabbed the horse and asked, "Meng Qi, this is the quiet, small shop that not many people come to when you said?" ”

Ma's eyes widened at this time, and he said, "I don't know, this little shop was really quiet before." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled and said, "Okay." Since there are a lot of people here, let's go to another one. Tianshui City is so big, it is impossible that there is only one room with Liangzhou barbecue to eat. Ma and Hu Che'er heard and nodded helplessly.

When the three of them were about to leave, they heard one person rushing out of the store and shouting at Zhang Xiu and the three of them: "Benefactor! It's really you, benefactor! ”

Just when Zhang Xiu and the three of them were puzzled, they saw that the man had rushed to Zhang Xiu and said to Zhang Xiu: "Benefactor! Sure enough, it's you, it's great that I can let Huang Liu see my benefactor again today. ”

Zhang Xiu can see it. Looking at the man of his age suspiciously, he asked, "May I ask who you are?" ”

Huang Liu saw it and said: "Benefactor, do you remember that ten years ago in Jincheng, when the Qiang people rebelled and invaded the city, the benefactor was a small official in Jincheng. Seeing the Qiang people entering the city, the benefactor left some money and people. I rushed to Taishoufu. ”

Huang Liu's memory of Zhang Xiuchen's seal. He asked uncertainly, "Are you the guy in the Jincheng tavern back then?" ”

Huang Liu could hear it. nodded violently and said, "It's the villain, it's the villain!" After a pause, he said to Zhang Xiu: "This store is opened by a villain." The benefactor went to the store and sat down, and waited for the villain to thank the benefactor. ”

Before Zhang Xiu could speak, Hu Che'er pointed to the small shop that was full and said, "You opened this shop?" Seeing that Huang Liu couldn't stop nodding, Hu Che'er said happily: "Great, there is barbecue to eat." After speaking, he looked at Zhang Xiu with resentful eyes.

Zhang Xiu smiled helplessly and scolded: "You foodie." ”

Huang Liu was clever, and when he saw Zhang Xiu's appearance, he knew that he agreed, and glanced at Hu Che'er gratefully. Immediately let the guys in the store come out and invite Zhang Xiu and the three of them in. Huang Liu went to the corner and ordered an empty table.

At this time, Ma sighed and said to Zhang Xiu: "It turns out that the benefactor that this shopkeeper often hangs in his mouth is the lord. ”

Zhang Xiu could hear it. Qi said: "Listening to Meng Qi's words, there seem to be some stories in it. ”

The horse nodded. said: "I have lived in Tianshui City with my father since I was a child, and this shopkeeper has been in Tianshui for not ten years but eight years. When I often come to eat meat, I heard this shopkeeper say that the benefactor who saved him was single-handedly killed in the Taishou Mansion that day, how to be brave and good at fighting, I thought that this shopkeeper boasted that he wanted to find this person to compete, and today I know that it is the lord. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu sighed: "The things of the year have long been wrong, I can't imagine that it has been ten years, and Yao'er and his brother rescued them when they were embroidered in Jincheng." When Zhang Xiu spoke, the three of them were already sitting down in the store. After Huang Liu served the barbecue, he said: "If you can see your benefactor today, it should be the time for Huang Liu to repay your kindness." After speaking, he took out the hardware and handed it to Zhang Xiu.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiu pushed it back and said, "Okay, I don't lack this money, you better put it away." Just get more barbecue. Zhang Xiu was eating the Liangzhou barbecue in this shop. Although it is not as rich as the barbecue seasoning that I ate before the time, it is indeed delicious in this era.

Huang Liu saw that Zhang Xiu didn't want it, and opened his mouth to speak. Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "I knew you in Jincheng back then, and it's good to see you living a happy life now." This hardware is dispensable to me, but it is very important to you. Therefore I don't want you either, so there is no need to mention this repayment. I see that your little shop is quite prosperous. Next time I come to Tianshui, you can leave a place for me. ”

Huang Liu heard Zhang Xiu's firm tone and knew that he wouldn't want it. I had to put the gold away, nodded and said, "Since the benefactor said so, Huang Liu will also listen to the benefactor." ”

Zhang Xiu nodded and asked with a smile: "Huang Liu, how have you spent the past ten years?" ”

Huang Liu sighed and said: "The villain, who had a very hard time before, was funded by his benefactor, and when Han Sui's army attacked Guanzhong, he took the opportunity to leave Jincheng and came to Tianshui, and by the way, he took down this small shop?" There weren't many people here before, but since the Fat Cavalry General sent someone to govern it. Tianshui City is getting better and better day by day, many Central Plains merchants come here to do business, and the market is near the small shop, so the small shop has also begun to flourish. Both the Qiang and Han people near Tianshui are very grateful to the fat cavalry general, as well as Du Tingshi. Many people are at home to set up immortal cards for them? Look, I also have one here to point out the direction for Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu followed Huang Liu's point and saw that an immortal card had abolished the official positions and names of himself, Du Ji, Ma Teng and others. Suddenly my heart warmed. Secretly: "The people are really simple, as long as they are kind to them and give them two meals to eat, they will be grateful." ”

Thinking that Huang Liu was familiar with Tianshui, he asked him about the current situation near Tianshui, but Huang Liu opened this small shop, and merchants from other counties in Liangzhou came in and out, so he heard a lot about the situation in various parts of Liangzhou. All of them were told to Zhang Xiu that there were also a lot of situations in the Western Regions and the Hu people in the north.

According to Huang Liu, the situation in Liangzhou is divided into three parts, and the place under Zhang Xiu's jurisdiction in the southeast is the best. The contradictions between Han and Qiang are gradually easing. At the beginning, the Qiang people network had a distrustful attitude towards Zhang Xiu's policy and did not cooperate with the government, but fortunately, Ma Teng had a lot of prestige in the hearts of the Qiang people in the Tianshui area. After receiving Ma Teng's assurance, the Qiang people began to gradually try to cooperate with the government? Now as the government said, trading with the Han people no longer suffers, only a few months, the Qiang people under Zhang Xiu's rule have begun to support Zhang Xiu, and some rebellious Qiang people are about to be wiped out by Hua Xiong's army. With the combined power of grace and power, coupled with the prestige of the Arima family, the southeast of Liangzhou quickly settled down.

And the southeast of Liangzhou is except for the Qiang people. There are also Di people living in large numbers, but both the Qiang and Di people in this area have a deep degree of sinicization. Therefore, they are all based on agriculture and supplemented by nomadic herding.

Mouth, the two have simply no longer beg for nomadic life, and it is also cultivated by some foreign tribes in the southeast of Ganliang Prefecture who have no mouth lacquer pattern, and the sinicization is also deeper.

Jincheng County, Wuwei County and Beidi County in the north are now in a big mess, Han Sui led the Qiang people to attack Guanzhong many times to no avail, aroused the Qiang people's war-weariness, under the instigation of Zhang Xiu's faction, the Qiang people in this area kept rebelling, and Han Sui was so busy that he was anxious. Because of the war, the Han, Qiang and Di people in this area have poured into the area of Longxi County and Hanyang County, and Huaxiong has led the troops to set up roadblocks in the necessary area to enter these two counties to prevent Xizuo from entering, and Xiaoguan who entered Anding County and Guanzhong was directly closed. No entry or exit permitted.

The central part of Liangzhou was in turmoil, while the three counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang in the north were still so desolate, especially after the trade route to the Western Regions was closed, it was even more desolate. The Jade Gate Pass is also often closed, and no entry or exit is allowed. Unlike the desolation of the three counties in Yumen Pass, due to the closure of the trade routes in the Western Regions, the small domestic grain production was no longer enough for the domestic people, so the countries of the Western Regions began to attack each other, using wars to seize food and consume excess population, which was also the only way for the small countries in the Western Regions to survive.

There was news from many people from the Western Regions who had fled to Liangzhou. The situation of the Sabbath and Kushan kingdoms further west in the Western Regions was similar to that of the Western Regions. The country prospered when trade routes were opened in the past. As a result, the population has exploded, but there are trade routes that can feed so many people. But since the closure of trade routes, the two former powers have declined. There is no rebellion in the country, and these two countries are on the verge of extinction.

And the Wusun Kingdom next to these two countries is not as powerful as Zhuge Jin said before. Decades ago, the great leader of the Xianbei tribe, Tan Shizhuo, attacked the Wusun Kingdom and severely damaged the Wusun Kingdom. Moreover, the Wusun Kingdom itself was also divided, divided into the Great Kunmi and the Small Kunmi. It was also because of the Tanshi Oak that attacked Wusun, causing Wusun to move to the south of the Tianshan Mountains, and the Wusun Kingdom was severely damaged, so it naturally plundered those smaller countries in the Western Regions to recover.

As for the Xianbei in the north, it fell back into division after the death of its great leader, Tanshi Rose. It is divided into three parts: eastern, central and western. Although the Han Dynasty was in turmoil, the Wuhuan in the east, the Xianbei and Xiongnu in the center, and the Xianbei and Qiang in the west were also greatly damaged, and this situation was originally an excellent opportunity for Zhang Xiu to deal with the Hu people.

In history, Cao Cao fought Wuhuan once during this time, which greatly damaged his vitality, and the Wuhu Chaohua behind him had no share of Wuhuan. Now the Qiang people on the Xiliang side have been at war with the Han Dynasty for nearly ten years, which has greatly damaged their vitality. In history, Ma also broke out of the name of Shenweitian General among the Qiang people during this period, Zhang Xiuzheng planned to scrape the army for a whole year, and took advantage of the time when the Kwantung princes surrounded and suppressed Yuan Shu to pacify the Qiang people in one fell swoop, and now he has received so much important information. It strengthened Zhang Xiu's determination to fight this battle.

Zhang Xiu originally did not have many spies in Liangzhou, and the information he found was not comprehensive, and although the Ma family had also been entrenched in Liangzhou for a long time, their targets were mainly Guanzhong, so they did not collect much intelligence from outsiders. If it weren't for seeing Huang Liu, a person who has opened a store in Liangzhou for ten years, it would be impossible to get so much important information. Taverns have always been the easiest place to get information in ancient times, and the tavern keeper is usually the easiest to listen to. But not everyone has written down these news, in order to find out the news of Zhang Xiu's benefactor, Huang Liu has kept in mind the words of the Quartet merchants, trying to find Zhang Xiu, and has accumulated this information for many years, but it has provided Zhang Xiu with so much important information today.

While he was talking, he only heard a commotion outside, and Huang Liu saw it and immediately went out. Before long, the commotion gradually subsided, and one person walked into the small shop, and the three of them turned their heads to see that it was Ma Teng.

Ma Teng walked to Zhang Xiu's side, ignored Huang Liu's surprised expression, and whispered, "Lord." ”

When Huang Liu heard this, his face changed, and then his eyes were empty. As if he was thinking about something, he thought for a while, and suddenly pointed to Zhang Xiu and said, "Are you the benefactor?"

Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Zhang Xiu with his eyes, and then nodded and said, "It's good that you know." ”

Huang Liu thought for a while and said: The villain had also thought about it, but he didn't want it to be true. Back then, the benefactor should have gone to Taishou Mansion to rescue Chen Taishou's orphans. ”

Zhang Xiu didn't expect Huang Liu's memory to be so good, and nodded with a smile.

Huang Liu heard it and said: "The benefactor has not reported the villain's kindness, please allow the villain to serve the benefactor." ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, looked at Huang Liu and said, "Are you sure?" Seeing Huang Liu, he nodded solemnly. Zhang Xiu said: "You are clever and have a good memory. Just stay in Liangzhou. How about finding out the information of the countries of the Western Regions and the Hu people in the north for me? ”

Huang Liu heard it, thought about it, and said, "Isn't what the benefactor said the villain originally done?" ”

Zhang Xiu smiled and said, "That's what you've been doing, but I'll arrange some manpower for you." You'll send me information every month. ”

Huang Liu heard it so simply, and said with a smile: The villain must try his best to complete it. ”

Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "You have made a great contribution this time, and I will send someone to reward you later." ”

Huang Liu heard this, and said in surprise: "This" Seeing Huang Liu stammering, Zhang Xiu said: "Meritorious service must be rewarded, and punishment for mistakes is my criterion." You don't have to postpone this reward. ”

At this time, Ma Teng whispered: "My lord." Du Tingshi and General Hua were both in the Assassin's Mansion, and after hearing the news of the lord, they specially ordered to invite the lord to the Assassin's Mansion. ”

Zhang Xiu nodded, said a few more words to Huang Liu, and walked in front with Ma Teng, Ma is pulling Hu Che'er who hadn't eaten enough to leave, seeing Hu Che'er's reluctance, Huang Liu hurriedly said: "Don't drive the adult and don't worry, the little one will send the barbecue to the Thorn Shi Mansion later." ”

Hu Che'er heard it and walked to Huang Liu's side. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "You kid is really clever." So there was no more trouble. happily left with Zhang Xiu with the horse.

Ma Teng in front of him heard it and wondered: "What barbecue?" ”

Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "Shoucheng doesn't care about Lao Hu, this foodie, Bohou is waiting for them, go." ”

Ma Teng nodded when he heard this, and led Zhang Xiu to the Thorn History Mansion, and at the same time glared at Ma while Zhang Xiu was not paying attention.