Qin Lang sent Su Dingfang ten miles outside the city.

The two were reluctant to part with the Tao. Su Dingfang sighed and said, "Sanlang, you have won such a big battle, but you have only been the emperor. The brothers in the army are very dissatisfied."

Su Dingfang was also holding his anger and was depressed in his heart. He captured Jie Li alive in the battle of the Northern Expedition of the Turks, but the generals and civil servants in the court all said that he was just lucky and got a flaw. Before others returned to Beijing, he was impeached for the crime of plundering troops without any means of governing the army, and finally he gave a big discount on his contribution.

This time when I came to Xijiang, I was so excited that I had to make a hard credit to block those people's mouths. But who knew that the credit was made, and it was hard enough. As a result, I was charged with the inability to govern the army. This kind of frustration was really nowhere to be said.

If he was from Hebei before, the court was prejudiced against him and could tolerate it, why should Qin Sanlang be treated like this?

"I can't figure it out!" Su Dingfang sighed.

Qin Lang smiled, "I think this result is good, so that everyone will be satisfied, so that some people will be hurt. Brother Su, I can't go back to Chang'an for the time being. You are now the official left guard of the East Palace. You must assist Uncle Cheng in commanding the Prince's Lu Ben and protecting His Highness the Prince."

"Don't always feel wronged. In fact, it's nothing. Old guys can't stand us newcomers. As the saying goes, the Yangtze River pushes the previous waves, and the previous waves will always be beaten to death on the beach. The world is now the old guys, but after all, we will become our young people. Although the prince is young now, he has performed well enough. As long as he doesn't go astray, the world will be his. We are the prince's people, and we will naturally stand in the court in the future. So if we endure it, God will give a great responsibility to this person. We will definitely make his heart and mind work hard."

Su Dingfang shook his head and sighed, "Sanlang, you are so young, but you have such a good mentality. I really admire you. I can't do it. I was a teenager and formed a village gang with my grandfather to fight against thieves. I have always been jealous of evil and I can't tolerate any sand in my eyes."

"If you think this way, no one can do this forever, but isn't the world much better than in the former Sui Dynasty? It will get better every day, and we must work hard together!"

"I won't leave, just stay by Sanlang's side and guard the borders in this Diezhou together." Su Dingfang was very proud.

"Diezhou is just a small place, and there are so many powerful generals. It is enough to buy them with Liang Jian and Fang Xijun. Besides, I never worry about Deizhou, nor do I take Dangxiang Qiang and Tuyuhun seriously. They are scared now and dare not commit again in a short period of time. What I am concerned about is His Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is getting older and has begun to have his own ideas. If no one is guided properly, I worry that His Highness the Crown Prince will change!"

Qin Lang was very worried that he had bet on Chengqian. In fact, it was not what he wanted to bet on, but Li Shimin had to ask him to board Chengqian's ship.

Cheng Qian in history was also very smart when he was young, but after adolescence, he gradually became rebellious and eventually became a completely crooked prince, which everyone disliked. In the end, Li Shimin failed several times when he tried to save him.

Qin Lang didn't know whether the wheel of history would roll forward and roll into that rut, so he was still quite worried.

Although Lao Cheng was the chief of the Prince's Left Guard, and now he has officially become the Prince's Left Guard, although Lao Cheng is rough and meticulous, he is definitely not a qualified person to teach his children. He even teaches his own children to be in harmony with him, and Cheng Chumo has never liked Lao Cheng's actions.

After Li Na and Pei Ju left, although there were many famous scholars such as Lu Deming, these people all had a characteristic. They were too rigid, just like those old scholars who were not flexible and did not know how to be Chengqian's teachers at all and could not guide Chengqian well. They only knew to persuade and oppose them blindly. They were not allowed here and prohibited there. This kind of paternalistic approach is actually the most rebellious thing for adolescent children.

Qin Lang and Chengqian had a good teacher-student friendship, and the Qin family had long been betting on Chengqian. Qin Lang didn't want anything to happen to Chengqian for public or private purposes.

"I am a Hebei native, and the Crown Prince may not be willing to listen to me." Su Dingfang said helplessly. The identity of a Hebei native is an indelible mark, and it is difficult for him to truly melt into the court. Sometimes he envies Qin Lang. Although he is a concubine's son, he has a good life. He did not die in Luoyang, and Qin Qiong's legitimate son died. His concubine's son survived, and he was lucky to participate in the Xuanwu Gate Incident and became a hero in the Jingyun cooperation.

"I have written a long letter to the prince here. You will give it to the prince yourself. After he read it, he will know that you can believe it and be available."

"If you have anything to do in Chang'an, you can just look for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If His Royal Highness is inconvenient, you can find Uncle Cheng or Ma Zhou."

Lao Liu also left Diezhou with Su Dingfang, and he went to Luoyang to meet the emperor.

This battle in Diezhou also made the name of the old official who had been in Diezhou several dynasties reach Tianting. The emperor saw Qin Lang's request for Lao Liu's merits, and after learning about Lao Liu's magical experience, he was a little moved. He was old and this time he was summoned to the court, which was considered a glorious support.

As for what official position to arrange, it has not yet been decided, and the emperor must be appointed by the emperor after meeting him.

But there will definitely be good results.

Old Liu had a thin horse and two old Qiang servants, followed by more than ten riders, but they were Old Liu's children and grandchildren and daughter-in-law. The Liu family, both young and old, all rode horses, demonstrating the toughness of the border people.

"I recommend you, Mr. Liu, to His Highness the Prince, after facing the saint in Luoyang, if nothing unexpected happens, you will return to Chang'an and be transferred to the Prince's Family Order Temple in the East Palace to serve as the Prince's Family Order."

Lao Liu was very happy to leave this place where he had been staying for nearly seventy years. Although he was a little reluctant, he still had more yearning for Chang'an.

"The children and grandchildren have always yearned for going to Chang'an, being a Chang'an person, guarding the border all their lives, and finally being able to change the opportunity to settle in Chang'an." Old Liu sighed.

Qin Lang handed over a burden.

"This is some gold and silver, you can bring it with you. Chang'an is big and it is not easy to live. It is not easy to settle down in Chang'an. It is easy to live with some money. When you arrive in Chang'an, you can go to see some of my friends. If you want to buy a house and a slave, you can ask them for help."

"I can't accept this."

Qin Lang smiled, "This was the one I gave you last time, you didn't get it."

Lao Liu still refused, but Qin Lang said it was not easy to settle down in Chang'an. Even if Lao Liu had worked as an official in Diezhou for several dynasties, he would not have much wealth.

"I have already written a letter from Mr. Liu, please take it with me later. When you come to Chang'an, you will take the letter to find my friends, and they will arrange it for them."

Lao Liu's sons could join the imperial guards or seek an official position in the Chang'an government. The grandsons were still young and could join Qianniu Guards as attendants of the Three Guards, or study in the Imperial College.

"I didn't expect Saburo to arrange it so well for me, so I'm so grateful."

"After all, we will fight side by side. Besides, you have been guarding the border of Diezhou for 50 years in the Central Plains. These are all due. Now that Mr. Liu is old, he should enjoy his youth and enjoy his blessings. Leave Diezhou to me!"

Old Liu nodded. Although he left, he was a land tiger in Diezhou for decades, and he had already done everything he should hand over and told him. With him, Qin Lang would not have any obstacles here.

"Mr. Liu, you are very serious and polite. If you really go to the East Palace to be the crown prince's family order, you must advise Your Highness."

“I will do it.”

Lao Liu called his children and grandchildren to thank Qin Lang. Although he had just set off to Chang'an, Lao Liu knew very well that the Liu family had already boarded Qin Lang's ship, and would be Qin Lang's person from the prince in the future. Lao Liu had no other intentions about this, so he should repay his kindness.

"I miss Chang'an and Chang'an. Chang'an is magnificent and glorious. Now I am finally going to Chang'an. This life is enough!" Old Liu said goodbye with his hands and led his children and grandchildren to the Chang'an they had dreamed of.

After seeing off the crowds along the way, Diezhou became quiet again.

Fangzhou was abolished and incorporated into Diezhou. Although Qin Lang, the governor of Diezhou, only governed one state, there were six counties, Hechuan, Diechuan and Lechuan, plus the three counties of Changfen, Hengxiang and Danling of the former Fenzhou.

After the merger of the two states, there were 2,358 households and 11,733 households.

Qin Lang looked through the household registration record and found that there were still many mistakes. As a border state, Diezhou has poor household registration files or is deliberately blurred to prevent the people from evading class service.

And those Qiang and Di who surrendered were basically not naturalized.

After Qin Lang took office as the governor, he immediately requested a comprehensive census, check the registered population, measure the fields and pastures, etc.

After a survey, the Qing Dynasty found that there were thousands of Qiang and Di tents attached to the former Difang prefectures. Qin Lang simply set up a large area of ​​land on the western and southern borders of Dizhou, and established new Anhua and Hetong counties to specifically manage these Qiang and Di Counties.

The Qiang people were placed in the west of Diezhou, set up Anhua County, and set up pastures, and asked them to herd horses and sheep, shepherd war horses for the Diezhou Governor's Office, seize cattle and sheep as taxes, and trained nearby troops according to Dingkou.

Qin Lang moved them to the mountainous area south of Fangzhou, established Hetong County, divided the hillside valleys for them, and let them farm and breed.

Qin Lang also placed the thousand-person Zhechong Prefecture in Diezhou in the Qiangshui River Valley and included Hechuan County, which greatly increased the population of Hechuan County by thousands.

He also deployed three thousand western troops along the border, garrisoning the border, and also allocated them fields and grasslands to them, and stationed troops in the army.

After some adjustments, the Xiazhou, which was originally a thousand households in Diezhou, suddenly became a state yamen archive with a military and civilian population of nearly 50,000.

Qin Lang quickly planned the development plan of Diezhou, expanding a state road connecting the eight counties, one Zhechong Prefecture and one side of the army, and setting up an inn along the road twenty miles away.

A beacon tower was set up ten miles along the border, and forts and villages were built at the passes, and troops were stationed.

He even planned to set up a border market on the western border of Diezhou to trade with the Qiang people who had already surrendered, and exchange salt, tea, sugar, wine, silk, cloth, etc. for cattle, horse and fur.
Chapter completed!