Lishi County Shoufu, the highest administrative unit of Xihe, the government is located in the center of Lishi City, like the heart, maintaining the normal operation of the whole county every day.

However, although the county guard mansion is a place where rights are exercised, it does not have high courtyard walls and majestic Zhu Gate, and it may be inferior to the mansions of large families in the city.

It can even be said that the government has not been repaired for several years, and all the furnishings are still the same as those of the previous county guard.

Of course, according to the appointment of the imperial court, the current Xihe County Shou is still Xing Ji, but after Jiang Qi became the master, he has already existed in name only for many years.

However, Xing Ji is not an ordinary person, and the position of the county guard was suddenly vacated, and he was depressed for two years, staying at home every day. However, as time passed, every time I felt the changes of the West River, I finally awakened the ambition of Honghu when I was young, and I threw myself into like-minded people with lofty ambitions.

Subsequently, although Xing Ji was not the county guard, he was appointed by Tian Feng as the captain of Xihe Tuntian, specializing in the affairs of Tuntian in the county. Now in Xihe, he is also the third person after Tian Feng and Zhao Yun.

Of course, it is also because according to Jiang Qi's order, all the centers of gravity have been tilted towards the retrospective side over the years, and the civil and military forces have basically gone to the retrospective side.

In October, Yichou, on the second day of Jiang Qi's return to Shizhi, a meeting related to the future of Jiang Jiajun was held in the county guard's mansion. Because of the importance of the matter, there were not many people present, but Zhao Yun, Tian Feng, and Xing Ji were three.

The main and secondary sat separately, and when the three people who had been guarding Jiang Qi's left and right, Dian Wei, Shi A, and Jiang Cheng carefully cleared the scene, Jiang Qi spoke: "Everyone here is the humerus of the Qi, and now that the Qi is suddenly back, you should all guess that it is not a simple matter." I want to hear it today, if Qi is ready to start an incident, are you willing to follow me?? ”

"What's the matter with the lord's office??" Although he hadn't seen him for a few years, Jiang Qi's blazing eyes with cold eyes were still very familiar in Tian Feng's memories, as long as it was like this, it must have been decided.

"You should have heard of Dong Zhuo, with Dong Zhuo's wolf ambition, the first emperor had an embankment when he was alive, and before he died, he wanted to stop his momentum by relocation. Earlier, he was the pastor of the state. It's a pity that He Jin is a butcher who lures wolves into the house and actually recruits foreign troops into Beijing. And Dong Zhuo's jackal's heart only entered the capital, and it was undoubtedly revealed, first conniving at his subordinates to disrupt the market, and now he is even usurping. The young emperor was the eldest son of the first emperor, and he was deposed without fault, and the Empress Dowager He, the mother of a country, was even killed. How can you let it go if you are so rebellious. Although Qi is not talented, but by the grace of the first emperor, he does not dare to be idle, and he wants to ask you, are you willing to get rid of thieves for the country?? Although there are few subordinates in front of him, Ran Tianfeng is a representative of the hardliners, and Jiang Qi doesn't mind telling a story or two.

"The news of the new emperor's enthronement spread to Xihe, Feng was also surprised, the inheritance of the heavenly family, how it is, but he was indiscriminately instructed by a reckless man, the lord wanted to get rid of the national thief, Feng dared not obey the order." In the final analysis, Tian Feng is still a loyal and patriotic Confucian in his bones, and he is very appreciative of Jiang Qi's proposal, and immediately got up to express it.

"What the lord said is very true, if the lord is humiliated, the minister will die, if the son is humiliated today, how can my Han officials survive, the general has an order, Ji is willing to be a pawn before the horse, report to the emperor's grace, and reassure the people." Since he took refuge in Jiang Qi, Xing Ji has not yet done his best, and now for the first time, he naturally will not jump out to find trouble, and immediately agreed.

"Good! There are two gentlemen, and there is no worries. Zilong, how many available soldiers are there in Xihe now? Without any help, Jiang Qi was very satisfied, and immediately said excitedly.

"General Qiyu, there are more than 8,000 garrisons in Lishi, including more than 3,000 county soldiers defending the city, and the rest of the counties only have more than 1,500 county soldiers according to the establishment. If you want to say that you can deploy soldiers and horses, and the counties can support you, I'm afraid there will be 10,000 people......" As the commander of the Xihe army, Zhao Yun was very clear about the soldiers and horses of each county, and said with some unconfidence.

"10,000 people?? Where are the newly formed centaurs? "At present, the strong enemy is looking around, whether it is Niu Fu in Hedong or the white wave thief who is known as the remnant of the Yellow Turban, Jiang Qi does not dare to vacate the soldiers and horses of Xihe, and he immediately has some considerations.

"The new army is trained by the second brother, Yuanyi, and General Wang Yue, and now it is staying in the former Xiongnu Wang Ting Meiji, if you want to recruit it, I am afraid it will take more ......than half a month at the earliest" As soon as he saw his brother muttering, Zhao Yun knew that there were not enough people, and immediately replied.

"The lord is preparing to raise troops to enter the king of Jingqin??" Hearing Jiang Qi ask about the situation of the soldiers and horses, Tian Feng asked tentatively.

"To save the Son of Heaven from the ministers, Qi naturally wants. It's a pity that Dong Zhuo is powerful at the moment, not only has he recovered tens of thousands of horses from Ding Yuan and He Jin, but also tens of thousands of Xiliang elites have also entered Beijing, and with the strength in front of him, I am afraid it will be difficult...... "It was obvious that he was worried from Tian Feng's eyes, and Jiang Qi said clearly.

"Then the lord is going to transfer troops??" I haven't seen him for a few years, and Tian Feng is still worried that Jiang Qi is still as impulsive as he was back then. Fortunately, listening to the unhurried tone, he was relieved.

"Since we can't fight hard, we can only wait for the opportunity, but it's not the wind of the unicorn to wait. You should know that after Zhang Yi was killed by the Huns in Taiyuan, the power of the state fell into the hands of Ding Yuan, and Ding Yuan died in the hands of Dong Zhuo not long ago. Therefore, Qi Xiang first collected a few chaotic counties, gathered strength, and then competed with Dong Zhuo......"

"The Lord is wise!! Over the years, under the guidance of the lord, my Xihe River and Sufang have become places that everyone yearns for in the whole state, even if Hedong and Hanoi, the prosperous places of the Han Dynasty, are also incomparable. Now that the government is chaotic, bandits and hungry people are everywhere, and today the lord sent troops to help the rest of the counties, which is a great goodness and ......" Jiang Qi said, everyone was excited, especially Xing Ji, regardless of whether his behavior was selfish or not, but a decision was beneficial to everyone, and Zhan Zhan seemed to see that he had regained his position as the county guard.

"As Brother Wenli said, over the years, the people of the state have been affected by the Huns, and then by the Xianbei Koubian, not only natural disasters continue, but there are also the remnants of the Yellow Turban wandering around, if the general can save the people from fire and water at this time, whether it is for the people, or for the Han, it is a good deed!!" Different from Xing Ji's slightly selfish support, as an old man of Jiang Jiajun, Tian Feng also agreed after thinking for a moment and weighing the gains and losses.

"As soon as my brother orders, Zilong is willing to be the vanguard, I don't know where my brother is going to attack?" The local officials all agreed, and Zhao Yun, the general who led the troops, did not slack off, and immediately asked.

"In addition to the Sufang and Xihe in the hands of our army, there are also Shangdang, Taiyuan, Shangjun, Yunzhong, Wuyuan, Yanmen, Dingxiang, Wuyuan, Dingxiang, Yunzhong, which have long fallen into the hands of foreign races, even if the Subu who fled north is dead, but the adjacent Xianbei is a powerful enemy, taking care of these three places, it is not a day to control, at the moment only Shangjun, Taiyuan, Shangdang, and Yanmen can be taken ...... "Collect and merge for his own use, Jiang Qi didn't want to live a day, and immediately blurted out.

"Shangjun County Shou Zhong Xuan, Zhong Yuanchang, is an old friend of the lord, has been good friends with us all these years, and Shangjun has also borrowed the law of governance of my two counties, Tuntian, governing the people, although the results are not as good as my two counties, but the taxes collected in the state have exceeded Ding Yuan's governance of the party, ranking third, when the lord was ordered, Wenchang and Zhongzhi have also been serving in the county, if the general is willing, he may be able to collect it for his own use without seeing blood......" agreed with Jiang Qi's opinion, and then Tian Feng also analyzed.

"However, I am afraid that the other three counties are a little troublesome, especially Shangdang, after Ding Jianyang's death, his old department, all withdrew from Hanoi, and now they are staying in Shangdang, although there are not many soldiers and horses, but Shangdang is mountainous and the terrain is dangerous, and our cavalry can not play much role......" Speaking of marching and fighting, Zhao Yun, who had stayed in Xihe for a long time, was familiar with the intelligence of various places, and then continued.

"Well, Qi Yi expected that when it came to subduing the counties, there would definitely be a bloody battle with the Shangdang, but the Shangdang was the southeast barrier of Taiyuan and even Bingzhou, and it must be taken down." Even if Zhao Yun was reasonable, Jiang Qi still said resolutely.

"What about Yanmen County? The lord of Yanmen County is also like Dingxiang and Yunzhong, and has been wandering for a long time, and it was looted by the Huns before. Although he didn't know about the military, he had been an official in Bingzhou for many years, and Xing Ji also knew a lot of things, so he immediately asked.

"Okay, then let me tell you in advance, although our roots are now traced, this place is too far away from the Central Plains, if something happens, we will definitely not be able to respond in time. Therefore, after Qi wanted to take Taiyuan, our military administration will all be transferred to Taiyuan. As the party is concerned, Yanmen County will be the northern barrier of Taiyuan. Regarding Xing Jizhi's question, Jiang Qi did not hide it, and immediately explained.

"What!! The lord wants to move the office? But the West River has been governed for many years, and the people are wanting, why do they suddenly have this idea, as the Lord said, the trace is far away, but the geographical location of the West River is in the middle of the state, why can't it, but want to go to Taiyuan, which has been abandoned for a long time? ? "When the troops were dispatched, they hadn't been negotiated, and now Jiang Qi threw out important news, Tian Feng said incredulously.

"Qi knows, these years you have governed the West River is not easy, the family is also here, if you leave suddenly, it will be difficult to accept, but Qi this idea is not groundless, Qi thought for a long time, now the court is chaotic, and there are traitors to the government, this world is a harbinger of chaos. If there is really that day, according to the religion of history, the alien race will definitely take the opportunity to go south, and the Xianbei clan, with many years of Koubian, will definitely send troops. There is a general Gongsun Zan in Youzhou who has been fighting for many years, Qi is very relieved, but where is the state? Therefore, I, Jiang Qi, must defend the country, and it can be said that for many years to come, Xianbei will be our biggest enemy. When the idea of going to Taiyuan came up, Jiang Qi knew that there would be opposition, but he did not change his original intention, only explained the reason.

"I understand, the lord is worried about the country and the people, and he thinks far-reachingly, and he is ashamed......" I originally thought that Jiang Qi was just expanding his strength, but I didn't think that it was for the country, and immediately Tian Feng saluted Jiang Qi in shame.

"Brother Yuan Hao is serious, as Brother Wenli said, although Yanmen County has also fallen into the hands of foreign races for a long time, but it has to be recovered immediately, Yanmen County is not only the barrier of Taiyuan, but also the passage for foreign races to enter the Han Dynasty, and has to be guarded. Moreover, it borders Youzhou, and the westward can enter Dingxiang and Yunzhong, with Yanmen in hand, and when the two counties are recovered in the future, they can also be sandwiched before and after the trace, and the result is twice the result with half the effort. persuaded Tian Feng, and then Jiang Qi answered Xing Ji's question.

"When is the brother going to send troops, it's mid-October now, if you prepare now, I'm afraid you won't be able to act until early next year?" As a general, Zhao Yun didn't care about the move at all, he wanted to know more about the time to lead the troops.

"Next year? It's too late, all the way from Luoyang, Qi sees all the deserted fertile land, there is no harvest in the autumn, and the counties don't know how many people will starve to death this winter, if they act immediately, they will be able to appease the people before the spring sowing, so that next year's food will not be urgent. Brother Yuan Hao, how much grain is available in the West River? "It is not easy to march and fight, and it sometimes takes months and years to raise it, but Jiang Qi does not have so much time, so he immediately vetoed it.

"With a bumper harvest in the West River for two years, there are too many displaced people who need relief, and Qiu Niang has not yet begun to harvest, so there is not much grain in stock, there are about 200,000 stones from the stone, if you add the rest of the counties, it should be nearly 500,000 stones, but the lord asks to hide the grain in the people, and there has been no general trend in these years, if necessary, it is not difficult for the government-run grain shop to collect one million grains in a month." In recent years, Tuntian has not been in Baitun, and Xihe is also a fertile land, Tian Feng said confidently.

"It's not enough to collect grain, but after recovering the rest of the counties, I'm afraid we will need food relief, but the government is not good at intervening, and it is easy to raise grain prices and cause panic. Regarding the matter of collecting grain, Qi asked Brother Zijie to complete it in the name of the shop! This would have made !! "If you have food in your hands, you are not afraid of no soldiers, Jiang Qi was relieved, and immediately got up and ordered.

"Subordinates are in the ......" "The last general is ......"

"Tian Yuanhao! Immediately order the granaries of the counties to escort the granaries to Lishi for the use of the army......"

"No......"

"Xing Wenli! Immediately organize the arsenal and weapons, and collect the things that are ready for war for the use of the army......"

"No......"

"Zhao Zilong! Immediately gather the available troops of the whole county, and go to Taiyuan with the general in five days......"

"Order!!"

Another order was issued that Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide, Tong Yuanyi, Wang Yue, Yan Wenheng, Wen Bujun, Gao Jingzhi, Xun Gongda, Xun Wenruo, Xin Gezhi, and Xi Zhicai took the headquarters and the new army back to Xihe. In addition, he ordered Fu Gong and the county guard on behalf of Su Fang, and Xu Gongming led the whole county garrison as the county lieutenant, guarding Su Fang and stationed in Meiji......"

"Then send an order to the counties of the two counties, and order the counties to recruit new troops and recruit aspiring heroes......"