Liu Ziqiu laughed loudly, picked up Lin Qiaoer and entered a nearby room. Several palace ladies who were tidying up in the room hurriedly bowed and left without even daring to express their anger. They were all close to Queen Xiao and knew that
The big secret is that Empress Xiao is still in the world, so it is impossible to be free. Whether she can survive depends on the face of the young general in front of her. How dare she not be cautious.
Before the maids could close the door, Liu Ziqiu pressed Lin Qiaoer onto the low couch, and the room soon became filled with spring scenery...
More than half an hour later, Liu Ziqiu walked out refreshed, stretched out, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to try the skills of the royal chef in the palace."
Lin Qiaoer followed closely and walked out. The blush on her face was still there, and she turned to ask: "Master, is it time for you to take over Princess Qianyu?"
The idea that men are superior to women has long been ingrained in Lin Qiaoer's bones. She doesn't think she has anything to do with Tuoba Qianyu for what happened between herself and Liu Ziqiu. But Tuoba Qianyu has always been sympathetic to her and treated her mother and son very well. Lin Qiaoer
It is very clear that among the Dangxiang girls, Tuoba Qianyu has already given birth to children at her age. Moreover, Liu Ziqiu once promised that he would marry Tuoba Qianyu after returning from this expedition. Lin Qiaoer was worried that Liu Ziqiu would forget his promise, so she
Remind him. There is another reason. I don’t know what stimulation Liu Ziqiu received outside. His movements just now were like a sudden storm. Even though Lin Qiaoer has been a wife for a long time, she is a little overwhelmed, and her steps are still sloppy.
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said, "Well, I'll leave this matter to you. Make good preparations. When the grazing season is over, I will personally go to the Tuoba tribe's village to marry Qianyu."
After staying here for more than half a year, Liu Ziqiu has very well understood the importance of summer and autumn to the herdsmen. In these two seasons, the water and grass are abundant, and the cattle and sheep are fat and strong, so that they can safely survive the severe winter and ensure that the tribe can enjoy the harvest in the coming spring.
There are enough cattle and sheep to graze. Especially in autumn, herdsmen must not only try their best to let the cattle and sheep gain fat, but also seize the time to reserve fodder.
A year ago, Liu Ziqiu might still be embarrassed and hesitant, but now, he has already adapted to this world. It is not a bad thing to have more women around him. I believe Gao Xiuer will not have any objections, and with Tuoba Qian
Yu's marriage was crucial to consolidating his position in Xihai. Although Liu Ziqiu really liked Tuoba Qianyu, the fact of political marriage was unavoidable.
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The next day, Zhao Ling, He Chou, Liu Yu, and Jiang Yu came over to ask for a meeting. Liu Ziqiu met them yesterday when he returned to Weiding City, but he consciously said goodbye and did not come again until today.
.Zhao Ling regretted and said: "My lord, since Yu Wenhuaji is destroyed, why not take the opportunity to capture the Guanlong counties and advance towards Chang'an?"
Liu Ziqiu smiled and waved his hand, and said: "It is not a good thing to show off one's sharpness. Liu has already received the news that a sudden force of troops has sprung up near Luoyang and occupied Wagang Village. You think, if Yang Xuangan has also received the news, he is
Will he come to compete with us for Hexi, or will he compete for Luoyang?"
Liu Yu nodded and said: "My lord, do you mean to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight? In fact, if the queen is asked to issue a decree and call on all the heroes in the world, Yang Xuangan will be pacified soon."
Liu Ziqiu did not hide the news about Empress Xiao living in the government office from his civil and military subordinates. His principle is "don't trust people when you employ them, and don't use people when you don't trust them." Since he trusts them, there is no need to hide it from them, and there are many things that still need them.
However, Liu Ziqiu disagreed with Liu Yu's idea and nodded and said: "With Empress Xiao's help, it can be justified, but it's not the time yet."
Indeed, if Yu Wenhuaji had carried out the giant Buddha of Empress Xiao, he could have commanded the counties and counties all over the world. But Yu Wenhuaji was greedy for Empress Xiao's beauty and was the real culprit who killed Yang Guang. How could he dare to let outsiders know
Queen Xiao is still alive. After more than half a year, not to mention Yang Xuangan and Li Yuan, other princes from all over the country are also ambitious. Queen Xiao's influence is not as good as before, and not many people are willing to listen to her words.
After a pause, Liu Ziqiu said again: "The war at Guanlong has come to an end, don't mention it anymore. You are here just in time. There are a few things you need to do."
You can speak freely when discussing matters, but when tasks are handed down, they must be completed to the letter. This is Liu Ziqiu's style of conduct. Zhao Ling and others looked at each other, raised their hands and said: "Please give me your orders, my lord."
This time, the Hexi counties were captured, not including the defenders of Dunhuang, and more than 30,000 soldiers were recruited. These soldiers were of mixed quality and were difficult to use, so they must be strictly trained and reorganized. Liu Ziqiu gave this task to Liu Ziqiu.
Yu. The autumn harvest in the counties in Hexi has ended, and the task of collecting grain and grass has been handed over to Jiang Yu. As for Yu Wenhua and the civil and military personnel under his command, Liu Ziqiu handed it over to Zhao Ling. Zhao Ling has a somewhat gloomy temper, but has a vicious eye. Those civil and military personnel
Whether he is willing to sincerely surrender cannot be hidden from him. Liu Ziqiu will naturally entrust important tasks to those who are sincerely willing to surrender. Liu Ziqiu will not be merciful to those who are unwilling to surrender.
The one with the heaviest task is He Chou. Liu Ziqiu gave him an order to increase the production of steel five times. Fortunately, there is no shortage of manpower now. Liu Ziqiu allowed him to recruit people from various counties in Hexi. For the people engaged in farming, since
The period from autumn to spring next year is the off-farm season. Governments in various places often arrange for people to do some labor, of course without pay, and the centralized training of military households is basically arranged at this time. But Liu Ziqiu summoned civilians to pay wages.
Yes, this extra income is still very attractive to people who are idle at home, and the recruitment points in various counties are temporarily overcrowded.
Lin Qiao'er was also very busy, and she was particularly concerned about Liu Ziqiu's marriage to Tuoba Qianyu. Although there were dozens of maids at her disposal, she insisted on personally handling every matter, no matter how big or small. Liu Ziqiu went in and out of the military camp every day, looking at Wen Qiao'er.
Hao and the others practiced. As their strength grew, Wen Hao and others were promoted to captains of ten thousand men.
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The Li family did not break their promise and used all their strength to ensure the passage of the caravan. Of course, it was not just the Li family who took credit for this. Several other major families also joined forces to intervene in all parties along the way. When a large number of caravans passed through Chang'an,
In order to avoid causing public anger, Yang Xuangan did not make things difficult for them, but at the same time, he also got the news from these businessmen that Yu Wenhuaji and Yuwen Zhiji had been beheaded.
This news is an absolute good thing for Yang Xuangan. Yu Wenhuaji has always been his strong opponent, putting him in a position of being attacked from both sides. Now that he got the news that Yu Wenhuaji was dead, Yang Xuangan immediately publicized it, which immediately made Yu Wenhua
And the troops stationed in Fufeng, the troops in the two counties of Beidi were panicked. These armies were leaderless and surrendered to Yang Xuangan one after another, which greatly increased Yang Xuangan's strength. Yang Xuangan took advantage of the situation and captured the three counties of Fufeng, Beidi and Anding, and then got the news that Liu Ziqiu from Xihai was in
After defeating Yu Wenhuaji and plundering the Longxi Palace, the entire army retreated to the West Sea. As expected by Liu Ziqiu, Yang Xuangan immediately stopped his westward advance and sent his troops eastward to find Li Yuan for a decisive battle. In Yang Xuangan's heart, Liu Ziqiu was not worth anything.
Mention that his real enemy was Li Yuan who occupied Luoyang.
When Yang Xuangan mobilized his troops eastward, the caravan had passed through Hongnong County and entered the area controlled by Li Yuan. Similarly, Li Yuan was unwilling to offend these wealthy families and quickly ordered the soldiers to get out of the way and let the caravan pass. Regardless of whether it was
Passing through the area controlled by Yang Xuangan or Li Yuan, these caravans also did a lot of business, but the items sold were mostly spices, blankets, jewelry and female slaves. As for materials such as horns and sinews that can be used to make bows and arrows, as early as Wei
When the city was settled, it was all purchased by Liu Ziqiu.
When they arrived in Luoyang, the caravans parted ways. Luoyang had long been built by Yang Guang as a distribution center, with roads extending in all directions. In war-torn times, doing business was a very dangerous occupation, but there were often opportunities within the dangers.
People die for money and birds die for food. There are still many small caravans who come to Luoyang to make a living. In this era, water transportation is the most convenient mode of transportation. Some small caravans now also like to hire ships to travel to various places. On the canal, because
Yang Guang suddenly died and the number of fleets that dared not sail far gradually increased.
Even so, when such a large-scale caravan appeared at the dock in the eastern suburbs of Luoyang, there was still a situation where it was difficult to find a ship. However, Xie Laosi did not need to worry, he knew that there was a powerful Changshan Carriage and Horse Racing Company with
The Xie family has a long history. Sure enough, after he reported the name of the Xie family, Changshan Horse Racing Company quickly mobilized ten large ships for them, making the other famous families envious.
Xie Laosi had been on tenterhooks ever since he set out from Panhan. It took him more than a month to finally return to Moling Town. Hearing that the caravan was back, three old brothers Xie Wengshan, Xie Wengming, and Xie Wengda personally welcomed him out of the mansion. This was something they had never done before.
Something that had never happened before. When the caravan was originally dispatched, there was a lot of controversy within the Xie family. Due to pressure from Yang Guang, the caravan must have been sent. The focus of the dispute was the size of the caravan. In the end, the Xie family only sent
They formed a caravan of nearly two hundred people, the smallest among the fifteen caravans heading to the West. After more than half a year of long journey, only sixty-seven people finally returned to Moling Town.
Seeing the head of the family coming to greet him in person, Xie Laosi couldn't help but choked up and said: "I'm lucky that I didn't disgrace my life!"
Looking at the mountains of goods being unloaded from the big ship, and looking at the dozens of sparse people behind Xie Laosi, he couldn't help but sigh: "Everyone has worked hard, it will be good to come back, it will be good to come back, hurry up and have a rest.
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Xie Laosi suddenly remembered something, raised his hands and said: "Master, there is a Master Liu in Xihai. I asked this villain to bring some gifts."