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Yanzhi thought hard and remained silent. Li Hu considered discussing countermeasures with Huang She, Chai Yun and others in the North War, so the two of them rarely talked along the way and had little communication.

On February 15th, Li Hu returned to Datong, and the soldiers and civilians of Datong spontaneously rushed outside the city to greet him.

In the past few months, the materials transported from Yanjing have been flowing continuously. The people not only witnessed them with their own eyes, but also felt the benefits of victory. The prices of Datong have been falling, especially the prices of grain have fallen to a low point. In addition, the government ordered that a certain amount of taxes and labor service be reduced within three years, giving the people real benefits.

At the same time, the population of Datong was also increasing. About 200,000 Youyan Township soldiers and more than 100,000 people fled from Youyan made Datong even more crowded. Datong had limited fields and grasslands. In order to solve their survival problems, the government decided to expand various workshops. This time, Hulie Mansion robbed about 30,000 craftsmen from Yanjing, including craftsmen from the firearm workshop, which gave Datong sufficient conditions to expand the original foundation of various workshops. Datong's weapons workshops employed 150,000 people, and the various weapons produced were piled up like mountains. Not only could they provide their own army, but they could also be sold to the Song Dynasty and Jin Kingdom, to the Khitans and the Desert Boats.

The trade and return of Datong are becoming increasingly prosperous, and at the same time, there are more and more merchants everywhere. Datong needs to build a larger market, build more houses and various related supporting facilities, so Datong needs to hire more people in the future. These Han people from Liaodong, Han people from Youyan, and foreigners from all over the world who followed Li Hu from all over the country will become the main force.

"Tiger King, Tiger King..."

Datong was overwhelmed by the deafening cheers, and Li Hu and the generals rode their horses and waved to the people.

The scene in front of him surprised Zhe Yanzhi, the earth-shaking cheers in his ears, and the people who were smiling in front of him made Zhe Yanzhi suddenly realize that Li Hu had already gained a foothold in Daibei, and the things that the Song Dynasty feared the most inevitably became reality. Although Li Hu gave up Youyan, he got Daibei and had any mistakes and gains. Li Hu really won this battle, and the victory was very perfect.

Luo Sinan led civil and military officials from Hulie Mansion to greet him.

Xun Xiaohou, Luo Qinghan, Mao Jun, and Datong's army commanders all rushed back from the front line.

Li Gang, Yuwen Xuzhong, and Ma Kuo were also among the crowds of welcome. Luo Sinan had already released them. Since Datong and Bianjing shook hands and made peace, these three people would of course be restored to their posts.

Li Hu hugged Luo Sinan tightly in his arms. In the past six months, Luo Sinan worked so hard. But she survived and gave birth to a son for Li Hu. As a first mother, Luo Sinan was more beautiful and mature than before. Li Hu held her hand and greeted everyone one by one.

Li Hu saw Lin Chong. His body had recovered. He was wearing an official uniform and was majestic.

"I won. I pulled you out of the gate of hell." Li Hu pounded Lin Chong's chest hard and said excitedly. "In the past, someone told me that the leopard head was tortured to death by the disease. But what now? Are you alive yet? Are you alive yet?"

Lin Chong bowed to thank him. Just as he was about to speak, Li Hu asked again: "Where is your official position now?"

"He works under Mao Shuai and trains new recruits for Hulie Mansion." Luo Sinan replied for him. "I plan to hand over the 200,000 rural soldiers in Youyan land to him."

"It's useless." Li Hu smiled, "I'm going to fight the West soon. You will serve in the army and become the commander of the new army."

Luo Sinan's eyes darkened and he asked in a low voice: "Are you going to go to war again?"

"I'm going to hit Helan Mountain this time." Li Hu said, "I will never stop attacking if I don't drive Dangxiang people to Hexi."

Xun Clown, Luo Qinghan and Mao Jun were all following Li Hu. When the three of them heard Li Hu's words, they looked at each other and looked worried.

Li Hu walked into Hulien Mansion in a cheering voice, and the grand banquet began.

Tieying also came with the commanders of the army to go out to the expedition, Hou Guai and Zhang Gao'er also came, Tian Hao, Tian Qitian, who returned to the rebel army, and a group of civil and military officials including Wu Chaitian, also arrived, Zhe Yanzhi, the Shaanxi Fourth Route Propaganda Envoy of the Song Dynasty, Zhe Keqiu, the prefectural governor of the prefecture, and Gao Qingyi, the special envoy of the Jin Dynasty, were all there. The lobby was filled with people, and the sets were intertwined, and it was very lively.

Li Hu once again showed his amazing alcohol tolerance. He toasted everyone and talked endlessly with everyone. His generous laughter and strong confidence infected everyone.

Xiao Delidie, Jelu Saba, Xiao Tem and Xiao Monknu were the only four Khitan nobles in the lobby. They did not want to attend this celebration banquet. This was the Han people celebrating that they finally overthrew the Great Liao. They could not bear this pain, so from beginning to end, they sat silently in the corner without a smile.

The Han and Fan officials in the lobby did not bother them, insult or mock them. They were already losers, and it was already cruel to let them sit here and listen to the laughter of the celebrants.

Li Hu walked up to them with a glass of wine. Monk Xiao stood up first. He is now an official of Hulie Mansion and should not be too rude. Li Hu waved his hand and signaled him to sit down, and then he sat down himself, sitting between the four people.

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"The Great Liao was not defeated. Your emperor is still in Yinshan. Your army is gathering. You still have the desert." Li Hu smiled. "As long as you Khitans work together, they have the strength to rebuild the Great Liao in the desert, but the problem now is that your emperor is crazy and he can no longer bear the heavy responsibility of rebuilding the Great Liao."

"The Tiger King once made a promise." Xiao Deliddi smiled bitterly, "Is it because the Tiger King intends to give up?"

"You know why I made this promise." Li Hu smiled, "so I can't give up, but if the Khitans give up on their own, what can I do?"

"The Khitans will not give up," said Jelusaba, "you want to give us time."

"I don't have time to wait." Li Hu said solemnly, "You must make a choice as soon as possible, whether to continue to let this emperor destroy the last trace of Da Liao's vitality, or to recommend another lord and rebuild Da Liao."

Xiao Delidi and others understood that Li Hu had lost patience to attack the Khitan Emperor.

Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yan sat straight together, Li Gang, Yuwen Xuzhong and Ma Kuo sat around, and the five people were discussing the situation in Bianjing.

The Zhe asked to come with the order, one was to talk to Hu Lie Mansion, and the other was to discuss the plan of the Western Expedition.

The Zhe family gained amazing benefits from this marriage. In addition to their financial income, their status in Bianjing was improved. Zhe Yanzhi became the commander of the Northwest Army. This is an obvious example. Bianjing asked Zhe Yan until Shaanxi presided over the Western Expedition, which must have considered the intimate relationship between the Zhe family and Li Hu. However, from another perspective, the Zhe family also tied themselves and Li Hu together. In the long run, this is very unfavorable to the Zhe family.

Zhe Yanzhi believed that the Zhe family had reached its end, and its current glory was just a reflection of its glory, while Zhe Keqiu was completely different from his ideas. Li Hu abandoned Yanjing and actually told the Zhe family that there was no match for water and fire between Li Hu and Bianjing. If the Zhe family wanted to survive in the Song Dynasty, there was only one road now, followed Li Hu one road to the black, and then like Li Hu, it was also a vassal state in the northwest. As long as Li Hu was there, the Zhe family was there. As long as Li Hu's strength became stronger and stronger, the Zhe family's status in Bianjing would become higher and higher, raising enemies and self-respecting are the only rules for the survival of martial people.

This uncle and nephew, who were distorted, had different views on the prospects of the Zhe family and had many contradictions. Zhe Yanzhi didn't know how to implement the plan of the Western Expedition to protect the Zhe family, while Zhe Keqiu believed that the only way to save the Zhe family was to help Li Hu defeat the Dangxiang people, seize the Helan Mountains, and recover Heshuo.

Zhe Yanzhi and Li Gang and Yuwen Xuzhong met, and were somewhat unfamiliar with Ma Kuo, who was also a native of the northwest. Ma Kuo used to follow his father on Xihe Road, which was the Huangzhong area. His opponent was a Tubo family, and he was thousands of miles away from the Zhe family in the northwest and did not know each other. A few people sat together, and naturally talked about Bian Jing, and from Bian Jing, they naturally talked about the dispute over the imperial rule.

Li Gang, Yuwen Xuzhong and Ma Kuo originally thought that the Zhe family was the Prince of Yun, but later they learned from Li Hu that the Zhe family was the prince of the family. This time, Li Hu learned from Tong Guan that the Zhe family was a fence-ridden faction. The strategies adopted by the Zhe family in the battle against imperial rule are beyond reproach. The Zhe family also wanted to survive and maximize their interests. But after all, they did not count as Li Huqi's first move, but they actually took retreat as advance, and restored the situation of fierce development of Bianjing to before the Northern Expedition.

All parties in Bianjing were therefore in chaos. In the short term, especially before the Western Expedition began, all parties in Bianjing would readjust the strategies. Just wait for the Western Expedition to begin, Li Hu led his army to fight with Xixia, the Jurchens went north to the desert, and the tension in the northwest border of the Song Dynasty was effectively alleviated. The situation in Bianjing will inevitably undergo some amazing changes, and the center of the change is the imperial throne.

Zhe Yanzhi agreed with Li Gang and others' analysis and speculation. The Zhe family and Li Hu are on the same boat. No matter how much trust each other has, it is necessary to jointly formulate strategies and jointly respond to the crisis, otherwise they will suffer losses. From this point of view, Zhe Yanzhi talked about a key issue, that is, the Battle of the Western Expedition is closely related to the changes in the situation in Bianjing. Given the current difficulties of the Battle of the Western Expedition, the Huliefu should affect or promote the development of the situation in Bianjing, and then win help from Bianjing to ensure that the Western Expedition can achieve certain results.

The survival strategy of Zhe Kexu is indeed reasonable, but this survival strategy depends on the result of the Northwest War. If the Northwest War is defeated and Li Hu is unable to protect himself, wouldn’t the survival of the Zhe family be in danger? However, it cannot be a big victory. In fact, it is impossible to win a big victory. As long as Li Hu is not defeated, as long as the Dangxiang people are driven to Hexi, the Dangxiang people will unite with Tubo, and the Uighurs and Tatars constantly counterattack. In this way, the Song Dynasty needs Li Hu, and the Zhe family and the Northwest generals are even more needed.
Chapter completed!