In the second year of Emperor Jian's reign.
It is the month when the apricot blossoms are in full bloom, and they can grow fields of white sand and light soil.
The farmer stood on the cold and hard ground with bare legs, working hard to loosen the soil.
There were officials riding horses, shouting something along the road, and galloping past without stopping along the way.
The farmer raised his head, watched them leave, waved his hand, and called his son over from a distance, "What did he say just now?"
"He said he changed it again."
"What has been changed?"
"The names of states, counties, and counties have also been changed."
The old farmer's face was still dull, he just looked blankly into the distance, waved his hand again, and his son left with the hoe.
He didn't ask what was changed, nor did he care about why it was changed.
Old farmers have seen this kind of thing a lot, and they make major changes every year, sometimes changing their ownership, sometimes canceling county seats, and sometimes re-establishing states and counties.
The old farmer has not known where he is for many years.
But that's not important.
The important thing is that if he is too busy now, he will not have time to pick catkins later.
A group of people and horses appeared from the official road in the distance, majestic and like dark clouds.
The old farmer dropped his farm tools and lay down on the ground skillfully. His whole body was close to the ground and motionless.
Liu Taozi rode a tall horse and passed slowly along the official road.
Looking at the old farmer in the distance who was almost burying himself in the soil, Liu Taozi didn't speak, but just speeded up slightly.
At this moment, Yi Lou, the newly appointed governor of Beishuo, followed Liu Taozi on horseback.
Yilou looked confused at the moment and followed Liu Taozi, not knowing what to say.
Tian Zili said with a smile: "It's just that I have wronged Mr. Yin Lou this time."
"Oh, I don't dare, I don't dare. If it weren't for the general, how could I survive?"
Yilou went from county governor to governor, but this is not a promotion. Counties and prefectures are divided into different sizes. The prefect of the upper county is from the third rank, and the governor of the lower state is from the fourth rank. And this temporary establishment of Beishuo Prefecture reveals a certain atmosphere.
Cold air.
The real wealthy military core like Shuocheng was still left to Shuozhou. The temple used the leftovers from areas such as Jinhe, Baidao, Yuanyang and other areas with dangerous locations but no manpower and material resources to piece together a Yulin County. This is
Beishuo is the only county, and Beiheng is even worse. There is only a broken Dingxiang county that is torn apart.
He was said to have been promoted to prefectural governor, but in fact he was just a county magistrate. Maybe he was not even as good as a county magistrate, and he only had a few small towns under his command.
It's no wonder that the temple didn't send any important ministers at all, but only selected two local officials with political achievements, Yin Lou and Wei Juan, to serve as two governors respectively.
That's right, the other unlucky guy is Wei囧.
The prefect of Shangjun was doing a good job, but he was suddenly transferred to be the mayor of the town. It was because of his outstanding political performance.
After hearing his words, Tian Zili continued: "With your current qualifications, if you want to go further, unless you make military exploits, although this place is slightly poor, it is a good place to make achievements!"
"As long as you can achieve more military exploits in the future, are you still afraid that you won't be reused?"
Hearing Tian Zili's words, Yilou quickly squeezed out a smile and nodded repeatedly, "What you said makes sense!"
Liu Taozi led everyone back to the frontier fortress.
The first person to come out to greet him was the Governor of Yilou.
This time back, Liu Taozi took another road. This road was more difficult to walk. Fortunately, the ice and snow melted, so it would not be as fatal as before. Although it was difficult to walk, this place was close to the Pseudo Zhou. Sometimes
, they could even see the enemy staring at them from the high slopes.
The two sides just looked at each other quietly and watched each other leave.
From time to time, ferocious beasts appear, and the fortresses in many places are empty. If you go around here, you really have a chance to reach Jinyang without any injuries. However, you have to set out in the right season, otherwise no one will be there yet.
In the past, there would have been a lot of casualties.
Yilou led Liu Taozi to inspect the area where he was ordered to be the governor.
They returned to the city and came to the dilapidated official office that was being built.
Everyone took their seats separately.
The wine here is also quite bitter, far less delicious than the one in Jinyang.
Yao Xiong said angrily: "No wonder Your Majesty is so relieved to let my brother take charge of the two states. They are all bad land. I think the people in the city are not as many as the entire town of An'an!"
"Does Your Majesty want us to rely on these villages and towns to resist the Puppet Zhou?"
Yao Xiong seemed a little unhappy.
It is true that your Majesty promoted your brother vigorously, but he has clearly done a lot of things. Those drunkards who have done nothing and cannot lead troops govern the counties of Dazhou and indulge themselves as much as they want. However, my brother has contributed so much, but he wants to
Use the most broken place to do the most important things?!
What's the point?
Listening to Yao Xiong's complaint, everyone's expression changed, but Kou Liu was not afraid. He continued: "You are also a retired official. Do you know this truth now?"
"Aren't these hard and tiring tasks done by people who can do things? How can such enjoyable and good tasks be done by people who really do things?"
"If you don't want your brother to come, why don't you want the one named Han?"
"You should be wronged if you can do things together??"
"What's the point!"
Yao Xiong shouted again: "Even if we are really asked to do things, Shuozhou and Hengzhou should be fully entrusted! How can we rely on these places now?!"
Kou Liu chuckled, "Because my brother is too capable, so I can't completely entrust him to me."
Listening to these treacherous words, Ilou didn't know what to say. He just sweated profusely and kept reaching out to wipe the sweat.
Yao Xiong glanced at him and said: "This Lord Yilou and that Lord Wei are both rare people in the border fortress who really do things. It is unreasonable for them to be sent here to do things!"
"Ah, I. The temple must have some considerations."
Elo's face was pale and he didn't want to get involved in this topic.
Tian Zili then spoke, "You two, please don't talk nonsense. Your Majesty trusts your brother and Lord Yi Lou, and that's why he is so important."
The two men stopped talking.
Liu Taozi looked at Yi Lou calmly and said, "I will hand over the whole state to you. You don't have to worry about defense matters. I will take care of it."
"What you have to do is to let the people here survive as you did in the past."
Hearing these words, Ilou couldn't bear it anymore.
"General, there is a big event happening right now!"
"oh?"
"My people can't get to Jinhe!"
Yilou's face was full of tangles, and he explained: "General, Jinhe was originally the land of the Zhou Dynasty, and it was recaptured not long ago. It is close to the Zhou people, and there are no important mountains and rivers to rely on. Several times the Zhou people's scouts were able to
Passing outside the city gate, but the soldiers inside the city cannot cure it."
"The officials I sent were killed when they couldn't even enter the city. When the soldiers in the city went out, they were often robbed and killed."
"The nearest Baima garrison cannot go to support in time. It dares not send too much, nor does it dare to send too little."
"I see."
Yilou was stunned for a moment. He raised his head. He was still very confused. He thought about this matter for a long time and could not think of any good solution. Jinhe was relatively far away from the garrison towns. It was like a protruding piece.
The officials and people here are trembling, fearing that they will be captured by the Zhou people tomorrow.
It seems that the Zhou people have not yet made up their mind to take back this place, just because they have just drawn up a contract and are unwilling to send troops.
Ilou thought about it for many days. He had a splitting headache and no thoughts.
But when Liu Taozi said this, Yilou suddenly calmed down.
Liu Taozi has a reputation for being vicious, and no one is afraid of him, but for those around him, having such a murderous man sitting beside him can actually make people feel at ease.
Yilou suddenly stopped panicking and had no fear in his heart.
It seemed that as long as Liu Taozi was around, she would not be afraid even if demons grew out of the ground.
Liu Taozi explained many things to Yilou, then left here and continued towards Wuchuan.
Leaving Jinyang this time, Liu Taozi not only received a simple edict, but also received many rewards, which were worthy of General Anxi. They did not miss any flags, honor guards, and armor.
Majestic and unparalleled.
Especially when they returned to their own territory, General Liu's flags were erected everywhere.
Cui Gang had already received the news and led officials and generals from various places to come out to greet General Anxi of Daqi, Governor of Beishuo and Beiheng two prefectures, and General Liu, the son of Shengle Kaiguo County.
Looking around, we can see Cui Gang, Chu Jiande, Zhang Heizu, Po Duoluo Ku, Wang Chong, Tu Xi Yue, Liu Chengcai, and Yan Heita.
On Cui Gang, we can still find some things that belong to the disciples of the rich clan.
If it was Tian Zili, he would have only brought a few close associates to greet him and report on his work first.
But Cui Gang was not like this. He went out of the city for twenty miles according to the welcome specifications, and arranged everyone according to their official positions and seniority. They were clearly civilized and military. He also asked all the rough and tumble men under his command to put on official uniforms and standardize them.
Unlike other Yeluzi, Cui Gang knows "rituals". This "ritual" may not be important, but it is important to use even if it is not important.
Such a group of common people, petty officials and barbarians were actually arranged neatly by Cui Gang. They were arranged in an orderly manner, just like civil and military officials. They bowed to each other, and soldiers formed a ceremonial formation to celebrate the victory.
At that time, there were specialized musicians playing triumphal music.
Tian Zili was shocked when he suddenly saw this guard of honor.
What the fuck have you done since I left??
Yao Xiong rubbed his eyes. He almost didn't recognize those reckless men in the distance.
Liu Taozi didn't say much, but just asked everyone to stand up.
The next moment, this pretentious courtesy could no longer be maintained. Po Dora Ku took the lead in destroying the formation and rushed to Liu Taozi's side, "Brother! You want to kill us!!"
"Why did it take so long?!"
The orderly formation was immediately destroyed, and the reckless men rushed in and surrounded Liu Taozi. They spoke to each other without any courtesy. Cui Gang shook his head.
Yao Xiong looked at Po Dora Ku in front of him in astonishment.
"Who are you? If you don't say anything, I will think you are the wife of a wealthy family!"
"Why are you dressed like this? You changed your clothes and even trimmed your hair??"
Gu glanced at Cui Gang and said helplessly: "Cui Jun said that my brother is an important minister at the moment. When we welcome him, we must comply with etiquette."
Liu Taozi drove towards Wuchuan surrounded by everyone.
Yao Xiong and others were surrounded by people at this moment, all asking about their trip to Jinyang.
Liu Taozi's encounter this time was legendary in the frontier fortress.
Especially after everyone learned that someone had kidnapped and killed their brother, the border fortress was a little overwhelmed. There were signs of troops gathering, and several cities in the border counties hurriedly closed their gates.
Fortunately, Liu Taozi was not seriously injured, and no chaos broke out at the frontier fortress.
People are talking about these things, which is quite noisy.
Cui Gang walked beside Liu Taozi and talked about the situation in various places.
"Brother, the peasants in various places have finally been resettled and can organize and mobilize."
Cui Gang's thoughts were clear. Starting from the common people, he talked about their current living conditions, reclamation affairs, repairs in various garrison towns, and government affairs. This time, he finally did not produce any more documents and just talked about it.
Tian Zili said softly: "Cui Jun is so miserable. I'm afraid he has to carry it for several days."
Cui Gang ignored Tian Zili who tried to interrupt him, and he talked about the school again.
"There is still a serious shortage of officials. There are not many people who can read. However, there are more and more places where officials are needed."
Tian Zili then smiled and did not interrupt.
When Liu Taozi returned to Wuchuan City, the soldiers in the city were all in a state of fanaticism, shouting "General" in unison, and everyone finally entered the official office.
There are more and more minions under Liu Taozi's command.
The official office underwent a renovation before it could accommodate so many people.
Liu Taozi sat in the upper position, with his cronies on both sides.
When he came back this time, he brought many rewards. He rewarded everyone based on their contribution during this period.
Yao Xiong was sitting in the crowd and attracted most people's attention. He talked loudly about his experience of going out. I don't know where he learned it from. His eloquence is getting better and better. He can speak pretty well and is quite fluent.
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Cui Gang, Tian Zili and others sat beside Liu Taozi, ignoring the noisy warriors and discussing local matters in a low voice.
"I brought back a lot of people this time, and they can fill the missing positions."
"These people all came out of the law school and know how to do things."
Cui Gang was overjoyed. He noticed the strange followers brought by Liu Taozi early in the morning.
They don't look like tough warriors, they are indeed civil servants!
Cui Gang immediately said: "Brother, that's enough. At present, everywhere is no longer chaotic. The officials have made arrangements and are under control. With these people joining, affairs in various places will be under control."
Tian Zili was a little curious and asked: "When my brother left, a lot of things happened in the border fortress. This time, my brother was away for a longer time. How come it seems like nothing bad happened?"
Cui Gang replied: "My brother has a very high reputation at the moment. Moreover, the garrison commanders in various places are all able to obey the crowd and were promoted by my brother. After my brother leaves, they can also obey the orders of the general's palace and control each garrison."
Town, don't cause great chaos."
"Small things happen all the time, but with the generals in charge, I'm not afraid."
Tian Zili did not speak. Cui Gang told the truth. However, it is often not as simple as he said. He was able to stabilize the frontier for such a long time without causing turmoil. This was not entirely because everyone was obedient.
I have grown a lot.
Cui Gang glanced at Tian Zili quietly, and was thinking in his heart. This guy actually brought back so many civil servants, convinced so many people, and even stopped treating the Qihu people among them. This guy has made great progress.
A lot.
The two looked at each other, showed an insincere smile, and nodded.
The generals came one by one to report their respective errands to Liu Taozi.
"My lord, you are finally back. I haven't been able to rest well for a long time. I have asked people to put the documents in the inner room, so my lord can check them at any time."
Chu Jiande said this, but he looked energetic and did not look tired at all.
"My lord asked for a military doctor, so I scraped together a lot, which is barely enough. It's just my body."
Liu Taozi said: "I recruit you as a military medical officer, and you will receive three times your salary."
"My body is also getting stronger and stronger. The cool breeze here is keeping me nourished. I think we should have more military doctors. It would be best to arrange more in various places. I would like to toast your lord with a glass of wine!"
Chu Jianwen drank it all in one gulp.
Liu Taozi did not let him go in a hurry. Liu Taozi motioned him to sit down and said, "Mr. Chu, I have something unclear."
"My lord, please speak."
"You dress simply and don't like luxury. No matter the food or accommodation, you are quite simple, but you are always short of money. Is Mr. Chu preparing for the funeral?"
"this"
"If Mr. Chu is worried about his funeral, don't worry about it. I can arrange your funeral."
Chu Jiande shook his head, "I'm not a noble person, so what are you talking about?"
"My lord, I don't know something. It's quite difficult for doctors today."
"There are so many ghosts, gods, and witches in various places. Medical practitioners can only make a living by doing this. I have many teachers and disciples. Except for some who can get close to nobles, most of them are still in danger. They have to help each other to survive."
"When I didn't meet you, I received help from my fellow disciples. Now I naturally have to work hard to help my fellow disciples."
"So that's what it's for."
"How many classmates do you have?"
"There are more than a hundred people."
"Let them all come to Wuchuan."
"ah?"
Chu Jiande hesitated for a while, then lowered his head and said: "General, they are not all Jin Chuang doctors. There are pediatricians, daughter doctors, and oral and nose doctors. Jin Chuang has been called to Wuchuan by me a long time ago. Why wait?
Will the general speak?"
"I'm afraid these people are of little use to my lord's great cause. I can no longer repay my lord's kindness. Please don't make me ashamed like this."
"it works."
"It's not because of you."
"Write a letter quickly."
Chu Jiande was stunned for a moment, looked at Liu Taozi's extremely serious face, and asked in surprise: "Lord, they don't know how to deal with wounds, what use are they in Wuchuan?"
"Under my rule, there are also children, women, and other sick people. How can I say it is useless?!"
"Let's do it now."
"only!!"
Chu Jiande got up and walked away, walking as fast as flying.
Yan Heizhu was astonished as he watched the old man fly out, and then sat next to Liu Taozi. He was still wearing a mask, "General, there are more and more scouts of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. On the fourth day of last month, there was a group of 300 people."
Zhou soldiers appeared near Huaishuo. I don’t know why.”
"Six knights from Yicheng went out to patrol the official road and disappeared near Baiheng Valley."
"Baima garrison found Zhou scouts passing through the official road many times."
"For some reason, the number of people in Zhou suddenly increased, and there were strange movements everywhere."
Chapter completed!