Huangsha County.

Under the arrangement of Lu Yi, the entire county government finally really operated, the six room wardens, the ministers, including the arrest of the fast officials, the collection and distribution of accounts, the husband and the strong, everyone performed their duties, and the yamen was no longer as empty and deserted as before, but now it was a scene of people coming and going, all kinds of things were renewed, and they were busy.

In fact, there are officials in each house of the county government in Huangsha County, but the former county magistrate Xu Sanjin is too frustrated, so in order to make a little more money, he directly asked all the officials in the county government to directly roll up and leave, and then eat everyone's empty salary by himself, anyway, no one came to inspect this broken place in Huangsha County, so now it is just to recall the people who were driven away by Xu Sanjin before.

Gu Xuan looked at the busy scene in front of him in the entire county office, and he was extremely satisfied, he finally took the first step, and it was time to further solve the remaining problems.

In the county yahou mansion at night, the kitchen cooked early, and barely made a table of hearty dishes with the few simple ingredients in the warehouse, and today Gu Xuan took this opportunity to gather his subordinates, and even Chen Anmin was pulled to the table together.

Gu Xuan, Jing Long, Lu Yi, Chen Anmin, Zhu Dachun, and even two people from Majia Village, the seven of them sat around the table together, and there were naturally two remaining maids waiting next to them.

After a few days of getting along with each other, the seven of them have had a lot of contact with each other because of office reasons, and they can be regarded as acquainted, plus Gu Xuan, the prince himself, is also very friendly, and the seven of them are not happy to sit at the wine table together, even the two mud legs in Majia Village, who are the least courageous, have been driven by Lu Yi's words to integrate into the warm atmosphere.

Seeing that the situation of the county government is getting better day by day, these people whose net worth and interests are completely involved in Huangsha County are naturally very happy.

Talking and praising each other, the wine has passed three rounds, the dishes have passed five flavors, and the time is late at night.

"Xia Guan first wants to congratulate the prince, the prince is wise and martial, and his luck is strengthened, attracting the help of heroes from all walks of life, there is a talented Lord Lu today, Lord Jinglong who is invincible in martial arts and Zhu Lao who is like a god with soldiers, and these two young heroes help me, my Huangsha County can be described as safe!" Seeing that the atmosphere of the wine table came to the final climax, Chen Anmin stood up first, and then toasted to Gu Xuan.

Gu Xuan also raised his wine glass in response, raised his head and drank it all, with a sad face: "At this time, the horse bandits outside are undecided, the Rakshasa clan is not peaceful, and there will be enemies at any time, how can there be stability at all, only by solving these two major troubles, my Huangsha County, and even the entire Youzhou, can be regarded as truly stable, but these horse bandits have killed countless of my people, but I can't get rid of this great evil for the people, I think of it every day, and I am heartbroken!"

When the others heard this, they all put down the wine glasses in their hands, especially Chen Anmin and the Ma family brothers, seeing the resentful appearance of their prince, they didn't know what to do, and they were a little uneasy in the same place, and the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

The scribe Lu Yi, who was sitting on Gu Xuan's right hand, glanced around left and right, and said with a smile: "Now that the internal strife has subsided, it is time to solve the external troubles, the prince does not have to worry about this matter, he has a plan below." ”

"Oh?" Gu Xuan swept left and right, and let out an 'oh' with some confusion.

Chen Anmin, who was sitting opposite, suddenly understood, and was the first to stand up: "That, Lord Wang, Xiaguan is old, he has drunk so much, he is too strong to drink, and he is already drunk, and he also asks the prince to allow Xiaguan to retire first and go home to rest." ”

Saying that, he also secretly kicked the chair of Ma Mingze sitting next to him, Ma Mingze is also a smart child, he has been learning to handle official affairs under the instruction of Gu Xuan these days, and he has learned a lot of officialdom knowledge behind Lu Yi and Chen Anmin's buttocks.

At that moment, he also stood up, lowered his head and hugged his fists and said: "Lord Wang, I, I'm also drunk, please allow me to go back with my eldest brother." ”

Gu Xuan smiled and waved his hand, and instructed: "Be careful on the road, the city is not particularly safe, Ming Ze, you can escort Lord Chen with the two tigers, you are not allowed to be lazy, if something happens to Lord Chen, I will hold you two accountable." ”

"Yes, my lord. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!"

Although Chen Anmin knew that this was just a joke, he still thanked him.

Ma Erhu still looked confused, but since the prince had personally ordered, he naturally stood up to receive the order, and then accompanied Chen Anmin with Ma Mingze.

How to deal with the horse bandits and the Rakshasa clan is very important, and naturally not everyone can listen to it on the side, after all, once it leaks out, no one can afford to take this responsibility.

Gu Xuan shook his head gently, this Chen Anmin doesn't say anything else, he has been an official for many years, but he is smart, when to say what to say, how to figure out the mind of the boss, that is clear, but these are not into the stream, instead of figuring out the mind of the boss, it is better to cater to the people, otherwise what is the meaning of being an official?

This is also the reason why Chen Anmin will never be one of his Gu Xuan's henchmen, the two are not all the way at all, and it is already an extrajudicial grace to let him continue to be the master bookkeeper.

Seeing that the irrelevant people were gone, there were only four people left at the wine table at the scene, and Gu Xuan did not delay at the moment, and hurriedly asked: "Mr. Lu, can you talk about it now." ”

Lu Yi didn't hide it anymore, he directly stopped his sleeve, stretched out his finger and dipped it in water, and wrote four words on the table.

Divide and conquer!

Lu Yi explained: "Although the horse bandits and the Rakshasa clan are our enemies, but in the end they are not the same heart, although both often invade the border and harass the people, but in fact they are in a competitive relationship, the resources in the desert are limited, the Rakshasa clan itself is not enough, and they have to be evenly distributed to these horse bandits, Lord Wang, do you say that their relationship can be good? Not to mention that the Rakshasa clan is divided into many tribes, and the entire Rakshasa clan itself is not an ironclad and unshakable." ”

"As far as I know, the Rakshasa tribe is based on the different oases in the desert and live in groups, and there are more than a dozen tribes large and small in its interior, not to mention a dozen, and the most prosperous of them, there are three, one is a greedy wolf, one is a ghost vulture, and one is a poisonous scorpion, all of which are established with the most terrifying predators in the desert as totems, as long as you try to make these three tribes submit, the others are not to be feared. ”

Gu Xuan was surprised: "Surrender?"

He had never thought about this, after all, the Rakshasa people and the people of Liangguo were completely different and opposed to each other, and those Rakshasa people who lived in Huangsha County all the year round might really return to Liangguo, but those in the desert were all barbarians who drank blood, could they also be obediently obedient?

Lu Yi smiled and continued to explain to the people with surprised faces: "Naturally, in the desert, the environment is complicated, and the army is useless to attack, only to get it by strategy, not to mention that there is always a shortage of troops in my Huangsha County, if you want to attack, it is unwise, the prince can take the opportunity to write to the imperial court, recruit the patriarchs of these three tribes, give them official titles, and open up the entire Western Regions, Huangsha County was originally established as a place of trade, so act, the imperial court will naturally agree, and then you can ask for some more troops, which is even better." ”

Zhu Dachun and Jinglong, who were listening, were both in deep thought, obviously thinking about the possibility of this method, but these two people are both big and coarse, one can only train soldiers, and the other can only charge into battle, and they are still not good at doing this kind of mental work, so they can't interject when they hear Gu Xuan and Lu Yi say it so far.

Hearing this, Gu Xuan pondered for a moment before he said: "Since Mr. said this, he should have a perfect plan, but this king is still curious, how can these tribes come to be honored and submitted?"

Lu Yi stroked his long beard lightly, and said lightly: "Tempting them to take advantage of them, each takes what he needs, no matter how the Rakshasa clan is, it can't compare to my Liang country, the land is rich and rich, the soldiers are strong and strong, they live in the desert, lack of resources, can not grow, a stable place of trade, for both sides, it is a blessing, not to mention that with the lord of the Liang court, there are many benefits, and then send gold, cloth, there will be people moved, as long as there is a heart, it is enough, as long as it is helped, it can naturally provoke the entire Rakshasa clan to stir up civil strife." ”

Gu Xuan nodded, he understood, This strategy is indeed highly feasible, the Rakshasa clan is originally a barbarian from a land outside the country that is not well educated, and it is naturally faster than anything else to lure them to their advantage.

Jinglong, who was obediently listening, looked at the questions and answers of the two people in front of him, and didn't bother to think about it anymore, and drank happily with Zhu Dachun and the two.

Here, Gu Xuan said softly: "We also have to prevent these people from repeating, if they take the benefits and continue to loot, then it is considered an enemy, and the imperial court can't ask for too much, and even we can directly cross the imperial court and do this by ourselves, and the specific issues will be discussed with Mr. in detail later." ”

Lu Yi nodded, expressing his understanding, Gu Xuan asked again: "I don't know about the horse bandits, what is the solution of the gentleman?"

Lu Yi was prepared, and immediately talked eloquently: "The Rakshasa clan attacks the horse bandits, the party is the right solution, although the Rakshasa clan and the horse bandits look at each other wrongly, but under the combination of the two, they can resist the iron cavalry of my Liang country Youzhou, once the matter of the Rakshasa clan is solved, the Rakshasa clan can be the vanguard, with their help, in the desert, these horse bandits have nothing to hide, and it will be difficult to escape the encirclement and suppression of my Da Liang." ”

Gu Xuan was not so confident, but said worriedly: "But as Mr. said, the lips are cold and the teeth are cold, such a simple truth, the Rakshasa clan also understands, how can they easily turn their backs on their allies? ”

Lu Yi next to him first pointed to his mouth, and then pointed to Jinglong and Zhu Dachun on the opposite side, and then replied with a smile: "Then it depends on my mouth, and the elite soldiers of my Liang Kingdom." ”

Seeing that the other party was so confident, Gu Xuan, who had seen his skills, nodded with satisfaction, raised his wine glass, drank it on his head, and then continued.

"In fact, on the way to the king's appointment, he encountered a group of horse bandits, but the weapons and armor on their bodies, including arrows, were very wrong, but I was afraid that there was something hidden behind them. ”

Lu Yi said casually: "The horse bandits are different from the Rakshasa clan, they can persist in harassing the border of my Liang country for many years, and it is normal to have other arms behind them. ”

Gu Xuan's expression moved, and he said, "Mr. also has this guess?"

Lu Yi nodded and said: "This is simple, just deliberately let go of the previous captive design, and then put some eyeliner on the border next to the Patriotic Border, and naturally know whether there is collusion among them." ”