Tong Wancheng.
As soon as the two markets opened, they were crowded with people in an instant.
In recent years, Tongwan City has gradually replaced Lingwu City and became the most important city in the Han Dynasty occupied the territory of the former Zhou Kingdom.
It is mainly its terrain. After taking Yinzhou, we went from the new territory to the Han country. There was no need to take a detour north. We just crossed the river directly. The greatest achievement of the Xiazhou governor Xu Yuan, who was the governor of Xiazhou, was to open up Guizhen.
At the ferry in Hebei, he asked him to open forests and build roads here, set up ferry, and then dispose of the water flow upstream, setting up camps on both sides of the river, greatly shortening the distance between the two places.
Many merchants who speak Hebei dialect sell goods here. Among the dense pedestrians, they see a burly young man who is accompanied by two father-in-laws, looking at these novel goods left and right.
Several people came to a stall.
Liu Taozi picked up the fruit on the stall and was a little surprised.
"Summer has not yet entered, why do you have peaches?"
The merchant laughed quickly, "The noble man doesn't know that the northern fruits ripen late and the southern fruits ripen early, all of which were taken from the south."
"From the south?"
"How long will it take?"
The merchant's eyes shone brightly, "It's a huge expense. We have been walking for a long time...::. A few big ships of peaches were transported here, and only these are left, which are particularly precious...
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Before the merchant could finish his words, Zu Ban, who was standing behind Liu Taozi, laughed.
"This is clearly the early Tao of the pseudo-Zhou, why did it become Nan Tao?"
"Are you a noble person not aware of things?"
The merchant's face changed, "Neither, it's really Nan Tao."
Zu Ban lowered his voice and looked straight into the other person's eyes.
"You must give us a few today, otherwise I will shout loudly that this is Zhou Tao!"
"You! I am Nan Tao! Whatever you say!"
"As a Han Chinese, you actually sell Zhou Tao. This is obviously to treason. Besides, what's wrong with selling? You actually sell peaches. Today, Wang Mingtao, you are obviously treason and selling king!"
The merchant's face changed drastically, and he was so scared that he was trembling.
"I, I..."
"Why did the ancestor bully the villain?"
Wei Xiaokuan, who was standing on the other side of Liu Taozi, couldn't stand it anymore. He took out the money from his sleeve and threw it to the merchant, "Don't pay attention to this person, he is joking with you."
"I bought these peaches!"
"Thank you, thank you!"
The vendor thanked him repeatedly.
Wei Xiaokuan picked up these and looked at Zu Ban with a little bad look. Zu Ban shrugged, "I'm a dishonest profiteer, why did I become a deceptive person?"
Wei Xiaokuan distributed peaches to Liu Taozi, but did not give them to Zu Ting. The two of them ate while walking.
Liu Taozi looked around, but suddenly asked, "Mr. Wei, have you thought about it now?"
Most of the people captured from Zhou State have been sent to Yecheng, except for those who are seriously ill and unable to rush to travel.
Wei Xiaokuan was not among them, because Zu Ban believed that Wei Xiaokuan could be convinced.
Liu Taozi asked very directly, but Wei Xiaokuan didn't know how to answer for a while.
Zu Ban snorted coldly, "How could a true gentleman in Wei Gong do betrayal? In the past, he was so close to Dugu Xin, and he was known as a couplet! But when Dugu Xin was forced to kill Yuwen Hu, Wei Gong said nothing.
It can be called loyalty and righteousness! How could he turn to the lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord? I think the lord really has this question.
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Wei Xiaokuan considered himself a very qualified and well-educated person, but he really couldn't stand Zuting.
This guy's mouth is really too poisonous and slutty.
But he was unwilling to swear against this guy, and even scolding him felt that it was insulting him.
Wei Xiaokuan simply looked at Liu Taozi, "Your Majesty intends to make a big deal, and there is a lot of talents in the country, and there is no shortage of officials..."
"If everyone in the world thinks like you, then there is no one who can use it under my devil."
"I have no shortage of people who can fight and fight, nor do I have no shortage of people who sit in the temple. But I want to do this wise man who governs the place but cannot. I have nineteen governors under my devil, and these people are in charge.
, talent is great, morality is flawless, this is the cornerstone of my ability to defeat powerful enemies repeatedly."
"Since I changed the system of various places and arranged for wise people to serve as governors, the Han Dynasty quickly began to become strong and no one could stop it."
"I lost a governor not long ago."
"Xu Gong, the governor of Xiazhou, passed away."
"You might recognize him."
The three of them walked slowly in the bustling city, but Wei Xiaokuan saw some sadness on Liu Taozi's face.
"Mr. Xu is a very talented man. He didn't have too long to arrive in Xiazhou, but he opened up the transportation here. Today, there are so many merchants in Tongwan City. It is because of his contribution."
"It's not easy to find someone who can replace him."
Wei Xiaokuan was stunned and asked in disbelief: "Your Majesty wants me to take charge of Xiazhou?"
"If Mr. Wei is willing to join me, I would like to let Mr. Wei be the governor of Xiazhou."
At this moment, Zu Ban narrowed his eyes as if he had heard nothing.
Next, whether Wei Xiaokuan is alive or dead depends on how he answers.
Although Zu Ban humbly destroyed Wei Xiaokuan, he was the one who proposed to keep Wei Xiaokuan.
If Wei Xiaokuan is willing to surrender, there will be many benefits, not just his own talent, but for Zhou Guo,
It was also a huge blow. If he surrendered, he would be the first Duke of Zhou to surrender to Han.
As for the governor of Xiazhou, hehe, the lord and himself are here, but are you still afraid that Wei Xiaokuan will make something here?
But if he doesn't agree, then Zu Ban will find a way to kill him. Even if the lord doesn't allow him, he will still kill him. This guy is full of tricks. If he doesn't agree, he will inevitably collude with the rest of the people in the future and make him
It would be better to die if you are uneasy in the rear.
Zu Ban lowered his head, looking forward to Wei Xiaokuan's answer.
Wei Xiaokuan was particularly shocked at this moment.
He knew that the governors of the Han State were different from those of the governors of the Zhou State.
Does Liu Taozi trust herself to this extent?
As long as you are willing to surrender, you will be the governor of Xiazhou?
Looking at Wei Xiaokuan, who was obviously a little shaken, Liu Taozi pointed at the surroundings, "Mr. Wei, look around,
When you were in Xiazhou and confronted me, was there such a situation here?"
"The world is chaotic for hundreds of years. Don't you want everyone in the world to live such a peaceful life?"
"Personal ethics are important, but compared with the ambition to pacify the world and save the people, it will be incomparable."
"What do you think Wei Gong?"
Wei Xiaokuan gritted his teeth and lowered his head suddenly.
"I am willing to follow Your Majesty and pacify the world!"
Liu Taozi quickly grabbed him and made him not meet him on the big week. Liu Taozi looked around and said, "Don't scare others."
"only."
"Now that I have the help of Mr. Wei, why worry about the uncertainty of the world?"
"Let's go, I'll treat Mr. Wei to dinner."
Liu Taozi was in a good mood. Zu Ban also let go of his murderous intention and walked out of the market. The three of them came to a restaurant. Zu Ban also asked deliberately: "The restaurant here should not be the same as Wei Gong."
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Wei Xiao caressed his beard, "My grandfather should eat with peace of mind, there has never been any reason."
The three of them just started eating like this. For some reason, Wei Xiaokuan felt much more relaxed.
While eating, Wei Xiaokuan suddenly said, "Next, Yuwen Xian will definitely retreat to Hanzhong. This is a great opportunity for us to seize the northern land."
Liu Taozi paused and looked up at him, "If Mr. Wei is unwilling to oppose his former master, he can manage Xiazhou with peace of mind and not participate in these things."
Wei Xiaokuan shook his head, "Since he has defected to His Majesty, why should he pretend to behave?"
"I defect to Your Majesty to pacify the world, not to save my life, as Your Majesty said,
In order to pacify the world, what is your reputation worth?"
"Daxian of Wei Gong!!"
It was Zu Ban who spoke up to praise him at this moment.
Wei Xiaokuan talked about it again. Speaking of Zhou Kingdom, Liu Taozi and Zu Ban combined were not as good as Wei Xiaokuan.
"After Your Majesty defeated Chang'an, the Zhou Kingdom was in chaos and the temple was gone. Yuwen Xian seized Chang'an, but he lost his management of the country like a chaotic army entering the capital."
"Besides, rumors are everywhere. If I was not wrong, it should be the plot of my ancestors?"
Zu Ban laughed, "Are you talking about Yuwen Yong being killed by Yuwen Xian?"
"Yes, I sent someone to inform the people everywhere."
Wei Xiaokuan was silent for a moment and continued, "I was a prisoner before, and I could hear these things from others. I think my grandfather sent a lot of people."
"Yuwen Xian can no longer defend Guanzhong. No matter when His Majesty sends troops, Yuwen Xian will definitely be defeated."
"Yuwen Xian's only retreat is in Bashu."
"When Yuwen Xian was young, he had governed Bashu and was very famous there. Now the Duke of Shu, Yuchi Jiong, is very close to him. If he wants to seek a way out, he will never find a second place except Bashu.
Somewhere."
"With the Chen people, I want to send someone to persuade them. Chen, who is very ambitious and talented, is easily convinced. I am afraid that he will not work together with us in the future."
"Before Yuwen Xian withdraws, we should send troops to capture the northern land first. I know that spring seeds are short of food, and there are not many soldiers in the Xialing two places. However, to capture the northern land, there are no need for too many soldiers and horses.
forage,
Most of the officials in the north are unwilling to escape to Bashu. If Your Majesty wants, I will lead an elite force to advance all the way to Yanzhou to capture the prefectures and counties along the road for Your Majesty.”
"Soldiers are very fast. As long as you send troops to persuade people to surrender while Yuwen Xian has not yet comforted everyone, I think most prefectures and counties can get it without any effort..."
Yuwen Xian didn't know the information about counties and counties in various places, but Wei Xiaokuan knew it.
Of course, the confidential documents are all in Liu Taozi. Their understanding of Zhou State has exceeded that of Yuwen Xian's group. Where is there water, where is the road, where is the officials from which place? Liu Taozi knows Qing.
Clear.
Zu Ban pondered for a moment and asked, "Mr. Wei means that we shouldn't drag it until after autumn, we should send troops to capture the north now?"
"Now is the good time to attack."
"If we insist on waiting for the autumn harvest before sending troops, Yuwen Xian will also have capable people around him, and officials from all over the country will have been comforted by him. At that time, we will face a united person, able to support each other, cooperate with each other, and be able to
If the enemy who came to fight was sent to the temple, if we were to send troops now, we would face a scattered enemy who had lost contact with the surroundings and the temple and were anxious."
"Your Majesty must know the strength of these two."
"I only have three thousand elite cavalry to conquer many counties in the north for Your Majesty, so that Yuwen Xian dare not stay for a long time.
Escape in a hurry."
Zu Ban looked at Liu Taozi at this moment, "I am willing to go and help Mr. Wei.
Liu Taozi didn't rush to speak. He asked, "Mr. Wei means that we can't wait for Yuwen Xian to leave by himself, and we want to force him to retreat earlier?"
Wei Xiaokuan said seriously: "Although Bashu is rich, the human resources of the grain warehouse are all based on Guanzhong.
If Yuwen Xian wants to evacuate, he must take these things away. If he is forced to evacuate, it will be too late. ::. These things are given to Yuwen Xian. After Yuwen Xian returns to Bashu, he can continue to recruit troops and continue to resist with the natural danger.
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But if it falls into our hands, Yuwen Xian will be in danger of land, and with the power of Bashu, it will be difficult to compete with the heavenly soldiers."
"Um."
"I see."
"Just follow General Wei's idea."
At this time, officials from Liangzhou and Ganzhou also arrived in Tongwancheng one after another.
The incident of Huluxian in the northwest also caused controversy among ministers in Xiazhou.
Because after the Han Dynasty occupied the land, it always had to rectify the temples, clean up the powerful people, punish the tribes, etc. Every time I went to a place, I cleaned the other side first and then let someone go over to manage it.
But this time, Jie Luxian violated the tradition of the Han Dynasty. After he arrived at the place, he not only did not attack the locals, but also drank and chatted with them.
Although the frontier was quickly recovered, and even without using any weapons, this still caused considerable controversy.
Like Gao Yanzong, he clearly stated that Hu Luxian seemed to have recovered the northwest smoothly, but it left great hidden dangers to the local area.
Therefore, before these surrendered officials arrived, everyone discussed it many times in front of Liu Taozi, Zu Ban felt that Jie Luxian was doing nothing.
Today's Han Kingdom is not the original Han Kingdom. The most important problem at present is to recover these areas before Yuwen Xian. Hu Luxian appeased the local people and quickly seized the northwest. As for the cleaning, we can wait until the Zhou people are in full swing.
After repelling, the new officials are on the way. When these people take office, they will slowly clean up. Isn’t the effect the same?
The people led by Gao Changgong felt that they had tolerated these evil people at the beginning. They wanted to clean up again in the future, but they were afraid that it would not be so easy. The enemy's strength was not strong. When it was time to take action, they should take action directly. Why do you have to pass Huairou?
What should we do to complete the method?
Just amid the controversy, these Liangzhou officials formally met with Liu Taozi.
The leader is naturally Guo Jin, the former Wuwei prefect.
The temporary palace in Tongwancheng is particularly simple and looks like a large schoolyard, without any magnificence as a palace.
There were fences on both sides of the palace, and many soldiers were stationed to practice.
The entrance is also quite simple, but the soldiers are quite elite.
Walking inside from the entrance, you can see many houses. These houses are not too tall, not too luxurious, ordinary, and have no surprises.
When the officials who came here learned that the king of Han was now living here, they were shocked.
This looks worse than their office in the northwest!
The surrendered ministers looked at each other, and although they did not dare to speak, their faces had different expressions.
Under the leadership of the soldiers, they lowered their heads and walked quickly towards the innermost house.
After walking through two earthen walls, the house gradually became taller.
They were taken out of a lobby. After a soldier reported it, they could go in and pay homage to Liu Taozi. This was the first time that everyone saw Liu Taozi.
Among the rumors of the past pseudo-Zhou, Liu Taozi was a very vivid image of a massacre city, Erzhu Rong, who was even more ill-gotten, and a cunning, vicious and cruel Qi Hu.
Everyone was a little scared and didn't know what they were about to face.
"My dear Guo Jin, please see Your Majesty!!"
Everyone shouted their names one by one and then paid homage.
Liu Taozi sat in the upper position and received their respect.
"You don't have to be afraid. When I persuaded to surrender, I would say first and never kill the surrendered ones. I will not break my oath."
"Besides, you have saved Liangzhou from war and the spring seeds are not hindered. It is also a great achievement. I have a reward."
Liu Taozi first comforted these frightened and scared people.
Then, he said, "However, you have surrendered and the pseudo-Zhou has not yet been pacified. There are many wars on the front line. I still want to temporarily move you to Yecheng first, and wait until the north is pacified, and then the Ministry of Personnel will be appointed and removed from office.
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What do you think?”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"
Everyone shouted.
Although Liu Taozi is not as friendly as Hu Luxian and can respect the virtuous and humble, he is indeed not as terrifying as the rumors.
After Liu Taozi finished talking about the important matter, he brought everyone to the seat and then asked about Liangzhou.
There are more than 30 people here, who are the first to surrender or have made great contributions in the process of surrendering. However, when facing Liu Taozi's inquiry, their answers are particularly unified.
The question was that the people of Liangzhou were living in dire straits under the pseudo-Zhou rule, until the heavenly soldiers arrived and saved them.
They are all looking for some nice words to make excuses Liu Taozi.
There was only one young young man who said something different.
"Liang and Gansu connect with the Western Regions, and the treasure land of the Western Regions. In the past, a large number of Western Regions merchants came here every year, and they brought many good things. However, in recent years, the Turks have gradually become stronger, forcing the countries in the Western Regions to obey and prevent them from engaging in business without permission.
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After he spoke, everyone seemed to have grasped the pain points of the pseudo-Zhou again and began to seize the close contacts with the pseudo-Zhou and the Tu-Fei, and indulged them in the fight against issues such as growing bigger outside their homes.
Liu Taozi just wrote down the name of the young man and then didn't say anything more.
The banquet ended in a sloppy manner, but Wei Xiaokuan and Zu Ban had already gone to Yanzhou at this moment.
Chapter completed!