"The last general, Han Guo, has seen Li Kaifu. The reputation of the opening of the mansion is also a lot of news, this time to be able to chase from the opening of the mansion to Beizhou, I feel really honored, if there is any deficiency in this office, please also open the mansion to give advice!" repose

Li Tai and his entourage had just arrived at the stone fort defense city on the east bank of Luoshui when they had just arrived at the stone fortification city on the east bank of Luoshui, and a team of men and horses chased after them on the back road, led by a sturdy middle-aged general.

Before Li Mu made several statements to the Taiwan government hoping to solve the problem and return to the government, taking advantage of the fact that the Eastern Wei Dynasty was attacking again, Yuwentai also decided to recall this confidant general, and it was this Han Guo who replaced Li Mu as the assassin of Dongxia Prefecture.

Li Tai's brigade consumes a lot of grain and grass every day in the township, so naturally the sooner he goes to the town, the better, so he didn't wait for Han Guo to accompany him, but only left a message asking him to go north quickly.

"General Han doesn't need to be polite, you have been in the business for many years and have rich experience, and the Lord has specially asked you to go with you, presumably so that I can rely on a wise man who has a precedent career. I don't dare to give teaching, but I hope to be able to work hard with the general."

Han Guo is also a native of Wuchuan Town, once served as He Bayue's cronies, and when it comes to qualifications, he is far better than Li Tai, and this time he replaced Li Mu as the assassin of Dongxia Prefecture, and he is not Li Tai's subordinate in terms of official position, but the military of Dongxia Prefecture is also subject to Li Tai's control, and it can be regarded as an experienced and steady deputy arranged by Yuwentai for Li Tai, so Li Tai should also treat his people with courtesy.

Seeing that Han Guo and his party were only a few dozen people, he thought that he was traveling lightly in order to catch up with his group, so he smiled and said, "In order not to miss the travel period, the people and horses must not stop on the way, I will take the rear division of General Han's subordinates."

"Houshi? No, the lowly old leader Hedong Township stayed in the other realm, but dozens of slaves followed him to the town." repose

Han Guo was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then quickly replied.

Li Tai was also a little surprised when he heard this answer, and soon realized that Han Guo's situation was probably normal, and the powerful military leaders he had come into contact with before, including himself, were mostly in many parts, so they could be regarded as an alternative in the world.

In the troubled times, although there are many powerful military leaders, after all, there are still the most ordinary talents with no surprising background and situation.

For example, Han Guo himself was recruited by He Bayue as a tent because of his young and brave strength, and there are probably not many tribesmen, and his power is far inferior to Yu Wentai, Dugu Xin and other Hao chiefs who already have many tribes.

Perhaps his people have been fighting in Guanzhong for many years and have accumulated a group of soldiers and slaves, but a war in the ninth year of the Great Unification will also have heavy casualties.

Li Tai saw a lot of townsmen and generals who often had hundreds or thousands of parts, and subconsciously thought that Han Guo had been mixed for so many years, at least he had to have thousands of private soldiers, and to be honest, this idea was a bit of a minced meat.

In fact, it is very difficult to maintain a sizable private army for a long time. repose

And not everyone has a firm Lu Zhizhi like Li Tai, like a few Hui are happy to arrange their troops in the six armies, not only to arrange an official position for their subordinates, but also to enhance their influence in the army.

Some town generals, who had not been able to hold local official posts for a long time, had no way to interfere in the distribution of local resources, so they had to disperse their subordinates into prefectures and counties to become the people of the households, and only by arranging the households and equalizing the fields could they feed the subordinates.

Since Han Guo had no followers, the group continued on the road, and Li Tai arranged for Han Guo to accompany his own personal army, and by the way, he asked about the latest situation in Hedong on the way.

Han Guo used to be the county guard of Hedong, and he was only recently transferred back from Hedong, so he naturally understood the situation there, but when it came to this problem, he was not very optimistic, and sighed when he opened his mouth: "Everywhere I was shocked to hear that the thieves were coming, and the people were afraid, and it became a common practice to flee, and most of the households wandered to Guannei, western Henan and other places, and there were less than two or three out of ten people who could stay in the countryside......

The destruction of people's livelihood by war is undoubtedly huge, and it is human instinct to avoid disasters and survive, but I heard Han Guo say that the war has not officially started, and the territory of Hedong is already so chaotic, it is difficult to say whether it is deliberate.

The Hedong forces defected to the Western Wei Dynasty, naturally not because Yuwentai was good-looking, on the one hand, it was the appeal of the Yuan and Wei legal systems, and on the other hand, it was based on the consideration of local interests.

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The Hedong Shiliu who came into contact, such as Liu Min, Xue Shen, etc., although they were vassals of the overlord, their consideration of the interests of the countryside in their hearts was still in front of the interests of the overlord. repose

For example, Liu Min was sent back to his hometown after causing trouble with Li Tai before, and while recruiting village soldiers, he was still responsible for the implementation of the salt introduction system, which did not go well.

Although this is also related to the territorial scope of the Western Wei Dynasty itself, it also reflects that the overlord's ability to control the powerful people in Hedong is still very limited. This is only a small dispute over interests, and if it rises to a higher level, it will undoubtedly make the cost of trust even higher.

Now that the war is imminent, Han Guo, who has been in the town for several years, has been recalled by the overlord and transferred to another place, regardless of what kind of measurement the overlord has, the message conveyed by this incident alone is a bit intriguing.

If more Hedong population could be introduced into Guannei through the military pressure of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, it would not only directly strengthen the hegemony itself, but also correspondingly weaken the local power of these Hedong wealthy clans, thereby strengthening the control of Hedong.

However, at present, Li Tai has no time to sigh for the fate of the people in Hedong, and speed up the journey along Luoshui.

Han Guo, as a general of Wuchuan, is also proficient in military affairs, and what amazes Li Tai the most is that this person has a deep memory of the geographical environment.

Because it has been in and out of northern Shaanxi along the Luoshui line before, it can be like a few treasures for the topography of the mountains and rivers along the way, even if several years have passed, when it comes to bridges and roads, it can still be like a human navigation. repose

However, due to the great changes along the Luoshui coast under Li Tai's management in recent years, Han Guo's words are also quite wrong, which makes him feel a little embarrassed, but at the same time, he can't help but say to Li Tai with admiration: "No wonder the lord wants to entrust Li Kaifu with great use. Li Kaifu's governance of the desert and the prosperity of the people's livelihood are really amazing!"

Li Tai didn't dare to boast that he was a capable minister of the world, but it also depended on who he was compared to, compared with these Beizhen warriors who were keen on destruction and incompetent in construction, he was really too versatile.

Just the changes in the scenery in the lower reaches of Luoshui already amazed and dizzy Han Guo, and when they really entered the territory of northern Shaanxi, when Han Guo saw the Luochuan Fangcheng that Li Tai focused on, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and asked in disbelief: "Such a majestic city, is it really built within a short period of time when Li Kaifu entered the customs?"

If it weren't for the fact that he still had the previous geomorphological situation around Luochuan in his mind, he really couldn't believe it.

Li Yunxin and the others, who were also in the team, heard Han Guo's fuss and emotion, and only felt that this person had really never seen the world, and the city in front of him was less than half the scale of the Sifang City, so how much work could it cost? Later, if you can really come to Jinyang City and build a bigger Xiongcheng next to Jinyang, it will be worth marveling.

Li Tai stepped down from his predecessor at the beginning of the year, and the military of Sanfang City did not add a new governor, but handed it over to the jurisdiction of the prefecture and county.

Luochuan Fang is located in Beihuazhou, and his cousin Cui Ji is in charge of the territory, so there is not much difference from the personnel arrangements before Li Tai left, and Li Zhi, Pei Hong and other old subordinates are still in charge here. repose

Knowing that Li Tai had led a large group of men and horses into the country, these old subordinates were also busy traveling more than ten miles away to greet each other, and they were embarrassed when they saw Li Tai, and then looked at the majestic men and horses behind him, and couldn't help but smile: "The Metropolitan Governor will return to this realm again, and some old subordinates will no longer hesitate, and they will definitely follow the Metropolitan Governor to create more special achievements!"

Li Tai laughed out loud when he heard this, and returned to northern Shaanxi that he missed in his heart again, and he felt a kind of happiness in his heart.

To the south of Luochuan Fangcheng, Cui Ji was already waiting here, and when he saw Li Taida coming on foot, he raised his hand and pointed to the defense city behind him and said with a smile: "Finally, when Boshan returns, I can also unload a matter of concern, quickly enter the city to inspect and see if I have a negative commitment?"

"Of course I trust my cousin, but it's too early for my cousin to say that he's letting go. This time back to the town another appointment, there is really no time to pause, the passing wicked begging for a piece of wine and food, but also ask the landlord in charge not to be stingy, what delicious goods

Present it quickly, and don't hide it!"

Li Tai smiled and greeted his cousin, and waved to the crowd behind him to greet him.

When he accurately called out the names of each of those people, there was no shortage of people who said excitedly, "The envoy still knows the little people! How fortunate is it, I have worked hard to keep you in my heart......

Listening to this tone, the two sides must have been separated for at least more than ten years, but in fact, from Li Tai's return to Beijing last year to repay his merits, it has only been more than half a year. repose

The reason why everyone sighed this way is, of course, because Li Tai's own position has been greatly improved in just over half a year. Although his identity was enough to deter everyone present before, and now it has increased, even if everyone is not aware of the specific changes, they also subconsciously feel that they should show higher respect.

Li Tai was also a little embarrassed by these people's exaggerated compliments, and ordered Li to lead the Longyou soldiers to the camp outside the city to settle down, and then he followed everyone into the city.

Today's Luochuan Fangcheng is no longer stationed with a large army as before, and only retains a part of the Xiangqu armed forces and Jihu slavery to maintain material exchanges with Guanzhong.

Some of the original Fangcheng garrisons withdrew to Shangyuan or went to Chang'an, and some of them were transferred to Heishui Fangcheng along the newly built canal to take care of the official and private tuntian along the Kuli River.

This place has also become an absolute geographical center, attracting both Han and Jihu people from the northern Shaanxi prefectures to converge here.

At the banquet for Li Tai, Cui Ji was half showing off and half sighing, saying that it was a pity that the Jihu people did not make up households and grant land, if he could reorganize the Jihu tribes that gathered here in the realm, then he, the assassin of the state, would be able to compete for the most political achievements this year.

Li Tai's heart was also moved after hearing this, he is now also a state assassin in Linmin's government, and he also participates in this performance evaluation, if he can come out on top...... repose

However, he soon dispelled this idea, Suizhou, where he was about to take office, was a desolate land, with almost no foundation for people's livelihood, and the wealthy chieftains in the territory were accustomed to relying on Xiazhou to unify Wancheng, and it was very difficult to obtain a fundamental reversal in the short term.

Moreover, with the blessing of the examination law and the printing of official documents, the political achievements of the Guanzhong states are becoming more and more volatile, and the results that can be ranked among the best in recent years are only at the middle level.

Now that Li Taibing is strong and strong, he is just waiting to make a contribution, and there is really no need to rashly change the track to strive for the name of a minister.

Although the Heishui Fangcheng Tuntian matter has a good momentum of development, it still has not yet the ability to provide a large amount of grain and grass for the army, so Luochuan Fangcheng is the last large base on this trip that can obtain sufficient material supplies.

Therefore, Li Tai stayed here for a few more days, and let the horses carry sufficient food, grass, ordnance, and supplies, and waited until mid-August before continuing their march eastward.

At this time, the two sides of the Kuli River were already a bumper harvest scene, and Li Tai had not had time to appreciate it carefully, and Li Mu, who had been waiting impatiently, had already led a team to meet him.

"I have listened to the advice of Boshan before you left, and most of the appointments are the ministries you recommended me, and whether the things are done well or badly, you can judge by yourself. Even if it doesn't go as expected, don't blame me!" repose

After the meeting, Li Mu first shirked his responsibility, which made Li Tai speechless, and then he saluted Han Guo and said, "I was supposed to wait for General Han in the state capital and make the handover of state affairs, but the affairs here are simple, and there is no need to work harder. The only thing that needs to be taken care of is the matter of the first line of tuntian in Kulichuan, but with the Heishui defense city in charge, there are not many that really need to be handled by the state government personally......

Han Guo listened to Li Mu's description, this Dongxia Prefecture was just an empty shelf with a lack of people and few things, as long as someone was in the position of the assassin, and everything could be enjoyed without asking questions, so he couldn't help but look at Li Tai deeply.

Whether it is Li Mu in front of him, or Cui Ji in Beihua Prefecture before, there is a sense of wanting to promote this Li Kaifu in his words and actions, maybe this Li Kaifu is really the core of all kinds of personnel here, or these two Fang Bo Shi deliberately exaggerated to imply that they should not be in a hurry to fight for power.

In either case, look at the current posture, if you want to make this

If the people on the side are smooth, then it is extremely necessary to get along with Li Tai.

Han Guo is not a person who is keen on fighting for strength, although he will not be easily subdued, but he must always obey the arrangement of Daxingtai, and since he has placed himself in the order of Li Tai's governor, he will be relieved to assist.

And along the way, he also deeply felt the great changes in the northern states, if all this was facilitated by Li Tai, then Han Guo was also full of expectations for the next work together.