"Little sister, what's your name?"

The little girl's face was dirty, only four or five years old, and her big eyes were full of spirituality.

"Who are you?"

"Lian'er, you can't be rude, the adults are kind to us, kowtow to the adults."

Li Hao waved his hand and said, "Don't be restrained, the child is still young, you can eat porridge, I'll take her to play for a while." ”

"Big brother, I also want to drink porridge, Lian'er is so hungry." The little girl's eyes widened and she said aggrievedly.

Li Hao shook his head and said, "You haven't told me your name yet, tell me your name to drink porridge." ”

"My name is Chen Lian'er, the lotus of the lotus. Lotus flowers are beautiful, there used to be lotus flowers in the pond in our village, and I want to be as beautiful as a lotus when I grow up. ”

"Well, Xiao Lian'er is very beautiful now, and she will definitely be even more beautiful when she grows up."

"Then big brother, can I drink porridge now? I'm so hungry! ”

Li Hao laughed and said: "Don't worry, the porridge is there, it will definitely make your little clever ghost full." Uncle Zhong, go and serve a bowl of porridge, and get some preserved fruits and dried meat. ”

"Eat slowly, eat slowly, no one will rob you, these are all yours, take them back and eat them slowly if you can't finish eating."

"Big brother, what are these, it's so sweet and delicious, Lian'er has never eaten it before."

"This is dried apricots, this is dried dates, this is dried peaches, do you like to eat them? There are many more big brothers, come to me if you want to eat. ”

"Mmmm, big brother, you know a lot, I have to understand a lot when I grow up."

The displaced people were placed in the carriage, the convoy was back on the road, this place was already very close to the hot land, and several waves of displaced people were taken in later, the number of more than 100 people, Li Hao finally arrived at the old capital of Tanguo - Tancheng.

The old land of Tan is located on the border, Qi took half from Yue, Chu took half of it, because of the perennial war, the king of Qi did not seal it out, but set up a county here. Therefore, the current governor of Tancheng is the county commander appointed by the King of Qi.

At the gate of Tancheng, there were already dozens of people waiting outside, and the prisoner stopped the carriage, and everyone stepped forward and saluted: "We meet Yanjun." ”

Li Hao lifted the curtain, looked at everyone, jumped out of the carriage and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to wait for a long time." ”

"Xiaguan Tancheng County ordered Wang Qing to meet Yanjun, and it is the duty of the lower officials to greet Yanjun, this is Zhao Huai, the commander of Yucheng County."

"Xiaguan Zhao Huai, I've seen Yanjun."

Li Hao nodded, Tancheng and Yucheng both belong to the hot land, one of the two cities is in the east and the other is in the west, which is far apart, and the middle also includes the southern half of Linshu County, and the total area is about the size of a normal three counties.

The king of Qi gave the Yandi to Li Hao, so Tancheng and Yucheng are Li Hao's fiefs, and the officials in the fiefdom can decide whether to appoint or dismiss him alone, how dare these people not come to greet him.

"Please Yanjun follow the lower officials into the city, the Tancheng County Mansion is the former Tan King Palace site renovation, the lower officials received the edict of the King of Qi, and now they have moved out of the county government. These days, the servants have been cleaned and rested, and Yanjun can move in at any time. ”

"Well, it's done well, Wang Xianling has a heart."

"Don't dare, this is what Xia Guan should do. If Yan Jun wants to rebuild Yan Jun's Mansion, even if he mentions it with Xia Guan, I and the county Sikong will definitely fully cooperate. ”

Tancheng is very small, with four city walls in the east, west, north and south, which is more than 1,200 meters long, and it takes ten minutes to walk from the east gate to the west gate.

Wang Qing briefly introduced the situation in the city on the road, and everyone came to the county government. Tancheng is so small, and the county government is naturally not big. However, as the former site of the Tan King's Palace, the county government is quite magnificent in Tancheng.

Wang Qing had already prepared the meal, everyone sat down as guests, and Li Hao naturally sat in the main seat.

The people who greeted Li Hao this time, in addition to the officials of Tancheng and Yucheng, there were also many elders of the Shi clan in the two cities, and most of these people were old Tan Guo Shi clan.

"The country of Tan will be dead for a hundred years, and my Tanzi clan fled to other countries incognito, and it has been five generations since I did. Now, I, Li Hao, can return to my homeland, all thanks to the shadow of my ancestors, and I should rebuild the temple to continue the sacrificial rites to comfort the souls of my ancestors in the sky. Ladies and gentlemen, please pay tribute to the ancestors of my Tanzi clan. ”

"Second glass, toast! I'm tired of waiting at the gate of the city for a long time, a glass of water and wine is not a tribute, please drink this cup full. ”

"This third glass of wine, I also want to salute you, my prosperity is inseparable from your help, I hope that you will still be able to work hard in the future, so that I can thrive in Yandi."

With three glasses of wine in a row, everyone was reassured, this is also Li Hao's purpose, what these people are most afraid of is nothing more than that the official hat does not protect their status and shakes, and they first come to the ramp to stabilize people's hearts.

"We have heard about the four treasures of the study, Yan Jun's merits are immeasurable, and Yan Di will definitely be able to change day by day under the leadership of Yan Jun. It is our fortunate that we can assist Yanjun, and we respect Yanjun. ”

The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and Li Hao made a good start, so the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

"Wang County Order, we have the responsibility of guarding the frontier in the Yandi, but I haven't seen the army this time, can you give me a brief introduction to the situation of our army in the Yandi?"

Wang Qingyan's expression moved when he heard this: "Yan Jun, Yan Di is an important border place, there is a standing army in the territory, the big camp is located in Yushan, the number is 10,000, and the main general is Tian Wen. ”

"Tian Wen?" Li Hao groaned, always feeling a little familiar.

", it won't be the legendary Meng Weijun, right?"

"Wang County Order, this Tian Wen is the son of the prime minister?"

"Yu Yanjun, exactly. Tian Wen is the son of Prime Minister Tian Ying and the nephew of King Qi. ”

Li Hao frowned, this time it's troublesome.

The army is the foundation of his foothold, and only by controlling the army can he boldly implement his own system. If there is no army to back him up, let alone influence other countries, just these warriors within the Flame Land can make all his plans aborted.

Tian Wen has always been greedy for fame, and claims to have 3,000 guests. Of course, now the other party is still young and far from having such a big influence. As a child of the Tian family, he should have come to the army to gild. It is precisely because of the other party's identity that he wants to make some fuss in the army, but it is difficult to see it at present, and I am afraid that he can only think about it in the long run.

The ancient wine was not intoxicating when the degree was low, but when it was drunk, everyone talked about sex, which made Li Hao quickly familiar with the situation of the fiefdom.

It's just a pity that there is no news about other clansmen about the Tanzi clan. I only know that after the Tan State was destroyed, the Yue Kingdom had purged the royal family, and since then the Tan Zi clan has disappeared.

The next day, Li Hao called Sikong Zhengshan early in the morning, spread out the map of Tancheng, and studied the site selection of the factory of the four treasures of the study.

The pen and ink inkstones are easy to say, and there are no too high requirements for the site, but it is best for the paper mill to choose a place close to the water source. Tan belongs to the Sishang vassal state, the water system in the territory is developed, the transportation is convenient, this kind of place is not difficult to find.

In the following period, Li Hao's convoy traveled almost all over the hot land, and finally chose the paper mill near Hekou Village. In order to facilitate management, pen, ink, inkstone and other factories are also located not far away.

Hekou Village is close to the Shu River, and is also the confluence of the Shu River and the Yi River tributaries, where the transportation is convenient, the natural inland wharf, whether it is the transportation of raw materials or shipments, the waterway shipping is quite convenient.

After the address was selected, the infrastructure construction was put on the agenda, and Li Hao drew a lot of drawings for this, but unfortunately Zheng Shan couldn't read the drawings at first, which made Li Hao waste a lot of saliva and had to stay on the construction site to guide them to work.

As the paper mill gradually set up the framework, Zheng Shan became more and more comfortable with the drawings, and Li Hao slowly relaxed.

The main construction of the air, similar to the existence of the Ministry of Works, most of the small officials are craftsmen. There are not many officials directly under Tancheng Sikong, there are more than 30 people in total, and it is not difficult to recruit some villagers from nearby villages and towns to work and build a simple paper mill.

After spending more than a month, the construction work finally entered the formal, and with Zheng Shan's supervision, Li Hao finally became idle.

On this day, Li Hao was working hard in the study, and Fan Zhong suddenly ran in and said, "Childe ~ Childe, Mr. Chen Zhen is here." ”

Li Hao threw down the pen when he heard the words and went out.

Calculating the time, it has been more than a month since he came to Tancheng, and Chen Zhen should almost come.

"Haha, sir has worked hard all the way, hurry up and take a seat."

Chen Zhen bowed and said, "Yanjun, fortunately, I am not dishonored." ”

Li Hao's eyes lit up, and he said secretly: "This matter is fine." ”

"Listening to what Mr. said, the King of Chu has already agreed to this matter?"

"Although there are some twists and turns, the four treasures of the study are very attractive to scholars. With the help of Master Zhaoyang, the return was smooth. ”

As he spoke, Chen Zhen took out a scroll of silk and said: "This matter can be done, with the merit of Yanjun and the help of the four treasures of the study, Chen Zhen can fortunately not disgrace the matter of promoting the covenant." Here, first, on behalf of the state of Chu and Yandi to sign the covenant; The second is to represent the state of Chu and Yandi to hand over the two cities of Dongyang and Donghai. ”

Li Hao took the silk book and looked at it carefully.

The entire covenant also has two contents: first, the state of Chu is grateful to Li Hao for his contribution to creating the four treasures of the study, and is willing to return the two cities of Dongyang and Donghai, the old land of the state of Tan occupied by the state of Chu; The second is that Chu and Yandi are willing to form a good neighborly relationship, and the two sides open commercial and trade exchanges, and the caravan of Chu can obtain Yandi merchant status and have the right to trade in the four treasures of the study, and the quota of the four treasures of the study is not less than 30% of the output.

There is already the seal of the state of Chu on the silk book, as long as Li Hao stamps the seal, this covenant will be completed.

"Good, good!"

Li Hao was happy, returned directly to the main seat, took out the seal and covered it.

"Uncle Zhong, prepare wine. I can recover the lost land, the territory is restored to its integrity, Mr. is indispensable, and I am more than a blessing to the sky, I should pay Mr. a cup. ”

At this time, Fan Zhong reported again: "Son, Chun Yu asked to see him outside the mansion." ”

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and laughed: "Calculate the time, the trip to Luoyi should also have results, please hurry up." ”

After a while, Chun Yuyu led a person to the front hall.

The two sides met the courtesy, and Chun Yuyu said: "Yanjun, this is Guo Xiu, and he is the attendant of the Zhou royal family. ”

Guo Xiu stepped forward and said: "Meet Yanjun, Guo Xiu came to read the edict of Zhou Tianzi on the order of the Son of Heaven." ”

Today, there is Tan Zi's family, Ji Hao, to create the four treasures of the study, the four treasures said: pen, ink, paper, inkstone. The Four Treasures are written to show the beauty of words and show the glory of literature. The function of the four treasures is convenient for writing notes, facilitating the dissemination of knowledge, and facilitating the inheritance of our Great Zhou civilization. Its merits can be compared with Wenzu, and its virtues can be compared with the ancestors. He was given the name of the great sage, and his deeds were recorded in the history of Zhou.

Tan Zi is a descendant of Shaohao, hereditary fief Yu Yan, viscount. Today, he promoted the Tanzi clan to the marquis, inherited the ancestral Diyan as his fief, gave the nine tin ritual vessels, and renewed the ancestor sacrifice.

Li Hao was overjoyed after hearing this, the words were not given away in vain, and Chun Yuji's goods were really good. Marquis or something, he doesn't care. Zhou Tianzi exists in name only, and now his status does not look at the title, but at the fist.

Zhou Tianzi personally issued an edict to let Li Hao inherit the ancestral land. At this point, Li Hao has also become a prince, and there is no problem for the restoration of the Tan State, and he can justifiably participate in the struggle for hegemony in the world.

Li Hao thanked Zhou Tianzi for receiving the edict, and suddenly remembered that there was another figure in the Zhou royal family, and he couldn't help but move in his heart, and asked: "Lord Guo, is there a princess in the royal family called Ji Hu?" ”

Guo Xiu was slightly stunned, and said in surprise: "Yanjun and Princess Jihu know each other? ”

"No, no, Benjun just listened to people, Princess Jihu has a unique appearance, and she is a little curious." Li Hao shook his head and smiled.

Thinking about the time, Zhou Tianzi and Yan Guo married and married Princess Jihu to Prince Ping, which seems to be a matter of the past two years.

"Princess Jihu is indeed delicate and moving, and her appearance is as beautiful as a flower. If Yan Jun pins his affection on Princess Jihu, it will be a pity. Princess Jihu has been married to Prince Yan by the Son of Heaven, and the date of her wedding is the end of this year. ”

Li Hao couldn't help but be stunned, the marriage between the two countries was so early, could the heroine he had in mind be gone?

This Princess Jihu is a strange woman, and when she greeted her relatives, she coincided with the civil strife in Yan, and the princess's convoy was robbed and killed, and finally she fell into the grass and became a thief. The later encounter was even more bizarre, this princess met Zhang Yi and Su Qin successively. In this way, there should be no need to question Princess Jihu's beauty, but the observance of the festival remains to be discussed. However, according to historical records, Princess Jihu, Zhang Yi and Su Qin were innocent and not filthy. The ancients kept etiquette, and scholars attached more importance to their reputation, and they would not exceed the etiquette.

Su Qin's crush on the family, Qi extinguished Yan, the prince died peacefully, and Ji Hu was martyred for her husband. Su Qin killed Qi for Ji Hu, in fact, it was also to fulfill Ji Hu's last wish, and it can also be seen that Ji Hu is a dedicated person.

There are several strange women in the Warring States, Mi Yue and Zheng Sleeve are already women, one is a woman of King Qin Huiwen, and the other is a woman of King Chu Huai, Li Hao has no chance at all. Only Ji Hu can still remember it, and now she has become Yan Tianziping's fiancée.

"No, you can't let Ji Hu marry Prince Yan Ping. Knowing that the thing was short-lived, how could I bear to let her be a widow. Besides, he just lacks a heroine, if he builds a country in the future, he can't do it without a queen, Princess Jihu is just right. What to do? Do you want to rob and rob a kiss, will the robbed heroine be more fragrant? ”

Li Hao thought about how to snatch the kiss, stood in place and was stunned for a long time, and didn't come to his senses until he was reminded by the loyalty.

"Director Guo has worked hard all the way, and he will be rewarded with 100 gold."

Guo Xiu was overjoyed when he heard this, and bowed: "Xie Yanjun." ”

Li Hao nodded and said: "During the trip to Luoyi, Dr. Chun helped a lot of orphans, and Mr. Chen Zhen was also kind to Benjun and helped me recover the lost land." Today, double happiness is coming, I want to toast all of you, everyone drink happily, and do not get drunk and do not return. ”