Chapter 63: Attracting the Snake

The alliance ended on the 20th. On the last day, at my suggestion, my father's decree was issued on the appointment of the magistrates of each county. Father Ma Chao is the pastor of Liangzhou, and Huangquan is the history of Liangzhou Thorn, with seven counties under his jurisdiction: Su Ze is the Jincheng Taishou, Qiu Xing is the Wuwei Taishou, Yang Qiu is the Xiping Taishou, Ma Zhong is the Jiuquan Taishou, Zhang Yi is the Zhangye Taishou, the righteous Pang Shu is the Xihai Taishou, Guan Pingyao leads the Dunhuang Taishou and the Qiang Captain, the reason why the Yao Ling is because Dunhuang is still in Zhang Gong's hands; Among the several counties in Yongzhou that I am responsible for, Yan Pu is the Taishou of Anding, You Chu is the Taishou of Tianshui, Cijue Guan Neihou, Wang Yun is the Taishou of Guangwei, Han De is the Taishou of Nan'an, and Li Chi is the Taishou of Longxi. In addition, officials, big and small, each have their own rewards. Among them, Su Ze, Qiu Xing, Pang Yu, and Wang Yun are all demoted generals, and they belong to their original positions and have not changed, and the rest are all promoted.

There are no Wei Yan and Jiang Wei in these rewards, and I know that after returning to Yongzhou, my father will use them for other things.

I didn't expect that my father would dare to show Ma Chao as the pastor of Liangzhou when he was still the king of Hanzhong, wasn't he afraid that Ma Chao's tail would be in trouble? Or is there another trick?

After the alliance ended, most of the heads of the house got what they wanted, and of course the commoners got more. More importantly, in order to protect the implementation of the results of the alliance, I quietly placed a lot of people in the name of the Wind Patrol Envoys, although these personnel will not have much influence for a while, they will supervise the actions of the tribes, and publicize the laws of the Han Dynasty and my Liangzhou Five Strategies. After a long time, the sense of identity of the Qianghu tribes towards the Han will gradually be cultivated, and at that time, it will be the time for me to truly harvest the authority of these family heads and marshals.

Everyone's power is like the emperor of the soil, who controls the life and death of all the people in the territory - think beautifully!

You don't care about killing, but there are people who care about life.

Just when I was full of ambition and preparing to overwhelm Zhang Gong in Dunhuang with force and political force, suddenly an urgent report came from Chang'an, asking me to rush back to Chang'an with Ma Chao and Wei Yan.

I was shocked when I received the report, the matter in Liangzhou has not yet been dealt with, Zhang Gong in Dunhuang has not yet been calmed, although the Jincheng Alliance has ended, the follow-up operation has not yet begun, this matter suddenly summoned me to go back, is something wrong in Chang'an? Could it be that Cao Wei Xingbing came to invade Chang'an? Even if it is Cao Wei Xingbing, the envoy should tell us, why not say a word, just let us go back? What's more, there are Mr. and Fourth Uncle in Chang'an, and there is also my father, a tiger whose body is gradually recovering, and there are Wenchen military generals brought from Yizhou, how can I wait to return to Chang'an because of Cao's army? Besides, even if he went back to Chang'an, he didn't say that he would bring the army back, but only transferred our three people with the highest positions, what was the intention?

Is my father suspicious of me?

When I think about it, I am terrified. Could it be that my father found out that I was using my medication? Could it be that my father became wary of me because I took it upon myself to attack Liangzhou and gather military power? Could it be that Yizhou Zhuge Qiao did not do well, was escaped by Liu Shengzhi, and went to his father to sue me? I regret it a little, why was it so kind that I strictly ordered not to hurt Liu Ming's family?

Thinking like this, I panicked.

Ma Chao rushed to me and asked, "Shizi, I don't know what the purpose of the lord's recruitment this time is?" ”

The eagle spread its wings freely, and was about to return to the cage, which seemed to make Ma Chao unhappy, but he hid it well.

I think that Ma Chao is already a pastor in Liangzhou, if I resist my father's order, is it possible to gain a foothold in Liangzhou. When I thought about it like this, I immediately denied it, even if I died, I should die in the hands of my father, leading the army to rebel, in addition to getting a notoriety, what else can I get in exchange? Against my father and husband's horses, I might as well throw myself into a well.

Alas, the son of the world, after all, he is just the son of the world, a word from my father can make me no longer the son of the world, what is the use of great merit, what is the use of being capable, Cao Zhang is not the same as being seized of power, Cao Zhi is not the same as being taken care of, only when he is the lord can he solve the crisis on this head.

But can I still be the lord?

Perhaps, my father will not be willing to hurt me, after all, my merits, my prestige, my age, abolished my sonship, who else can he appoint, Liu Yong Liu Li is only three or five years old.

Thinking about it in a mess, I smiled bitterly at Ma Chao: "Uncle Meng Qi, I don't know." ”

At present, the matter of Liangzhou is arranged, fortunately, the personnel have been arranged. The army was divided into troops outside Ping and Ma Dai, one to defend Zhang Gong, the other to defend the Xiqiang State, Huang Quan was in the middle of the general military administration, and Jiang Wei was transferred back to Jincheng to assist him.

I said to Huang Quan: "Now that autumn is deep and the vegetation is abundant, we must hoard grain and grass on a large scale, hunt animals to make dried meat, pick fruits and seeds as military food, help farmers harvest, coordinate herdsmen grazing, harvest food to the greatest extent, and ensure that this winter and next spring are spent safely." This year's campaign, Yizhou's reserves have been empty, and we can't just wait for the rear to send grain and grass.

At the same time, in autumn, the Huns grass and yellow horses are fat, looking at the Central Plains, it is difficult to ensure that they are not malicious. The year is full of autumn, and it is at this time. Although the Jincheng Alliance stipulates that they must not attack each other, there are countless tribes outside of Liangzhou. What's more, the Qiang and Hu tribes are mixed, and the faith is not yet written, and the Qiang people can say that the integrity of the Xiongnu is very difficult to talk about, so it is necessary to strengthen precautions in this matter. The maintenance of the city and the transmission of the police are all extremely important. In addition, the best defense is to attack, our army has the advantage of the bow and arrow, the edge of the battle array, the elite soldiers can not be vacant, I was a child, I read a book, I heard Mr. talk about the Huns and Qianghu, the tribes are many, the leaders are different, the minds are different, if there are villains who intend to attack me, the first to level the level, do not make it multi-party contact, sit and wait for its momentum, then it is difficult to prevent it. Although Jiang Wei is young, he is familiar with the situation in Liangzhou, and he is both wise and brave, and his uncle should not be taken lightly, and his uncle can discuss this matter with him, or it may be beneficial, but it is not known.

The uncle is a high-ranking sage in Shuzhong, but in Liangzhou, he still needs to listen to the opinions of the local official history in everything. You Chu is a great talent, and he is dedicated to the people, and he can let him do what he has under his jurisdiction, and don't blame him for small things; Su Ze is a gentleman, and although his ambition is temporarily different from ours, his heart can be used; Cheng Gongying was captured in the quail, has surrendered to our army, his injuries gradually healed, this person was originally Han Sui's subordinates, quite wise, enough to calm the party, after the injury is healed, can be transferred to Guan Ping's army, help Guan Ping; As for Yan Pu, Ma Zhong, Zhang Yi, and Li Chi, they are not talents of a county, so there is no need to bother, Qiu Xing, Yang Qiu, Wang Yun, and Han De, these four people took over as Taishou with fame for a while, but their ability is insufficient, and their uncle should pay more attention, Pang Shuyishi, leading Xihai County, far north of the desert, can use his fame and strength to contain Zhang Gong. ”

After the entrustment was completed for a while, Huang Quan promised one by one. The current arrangement is to return to Chang'an.

Just as they were about to leave, the Lee brothers came to report and found clues about the Assassins.

"What?" I was taken aback.

It turned out that the Li brothers thought that they had only become guards, and I was stabbed, which was their shame, so they took people to secretly lead people to look around every day. I didn't believe they could do anything, but I didn't think they could have discovered the Assassins' whereabouts.

The assassin was extremely fast, and the Li brothers found him disappearing into the Taishou Mansion. There are not many people in this area, but more empty fields, and countless new camps have been built, and all the heads of the families who participate in this area live in this area. However, the Li brothers did not believe that the Assassins would hide here, because the Yan clan had lived in Jincheng for a long time, and would not abandon their stronghold to live in these chaotic and unsafe tents.

So they expanded the scope of the search, using the officials of the Taishou Mansion to conduct searches, and even the Li brothers paid their own money, bribed informants with a lot of money, and focused on pharmacies - under the rule of the Han Dynasty, they were not allowed to open weapons stores, so to inquire about the injured, pharmacies were the only effective way to investigate.

After six or seven days of searching, it was finally learned from the informant who bought it that the assassin was related to a saddlery shop in Jincheng, and the owner of this shopkeeper also participated in the Jincheng Huimeng, and was one of the few wealthy merchants in Liangzhou, and the shopkeeper's son was a secretary in Jincheng Taishou Mansion and was familiar with the situation in Taishou Mansion.

"The assassin may be Yan Yan's second son, Yan Xie."

"Can you find out where Yan Xie is hidden?"

"Not yet. The owner of the harness shop has a lot of property, and there are many people who come and go in his house every day, and there are about ten houses in the harness shop or the owner's house, where there are probably Tibetans. ”

I pondered for a moment and said, "So, how many days will it take to find out?" ”

"Seven, eight."

I thought about it for a moment and said, "No, I can't wait." The day after tomorrow, I will set off for Chang'an, and since I can't find out, I'll lure him out. ”

"Lure him out?"

"Yes, I'll go on a trip and give him a chance to assassinate."

"Young master, by all means."

"Why not, Zhao is my guard, my relative, and he died for me, how can I be indifferent. You just have to arrange it, just say that I will return to Chang'an the day after tomorrow, and visit Jincheng Temple tomorrow, well, just notify Jincheng Taishou, note the word "personal enlightenment", I will let Huang Thorn Shi find Su Taishou for a while, and then you send it over, and the book office will definitely peek. I don't believe it, I'm about to leave, and he's not moved. ”

Li Sheng responded, but said worriedly: "Young master, although this trick is wonderful to lure the snake out of the hole, but the assassin's skills are very good, you personally lure the enemy, it is too dangerous." ”

I sneered: "This time, Huang Thorn Shi came to Jincheng and brought me the golden silk armor and Zhuge Divine Crossbow given to me by the military advisor, tomorrow, I will let you see the power of these two artifacts." With that, I slammed the table and stood up.

The Li brothers looked at me and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. They probably couldn't have imagined that I would have such a seizure for a guard, and they couldn't have imagined that I, who usually seemed to be a little weak, would be so terrible once I became angry.

They suddenly knelt on the ground together: "The young master loves his subordinates, avenges General Zhao, tomorrow my brother will fight with all his might, I am invincible, repay the young master's love for the guard!" ”

Zhao Zheng, for so many days, I think every day that I am avenging you. For you, I'll be a hero, and I'll use Mr. to send a crossbow and shoot that Yan Xie into a thorn!