At the same time, the 100,000-strong Red Eyebrow Army led by Li Tiezhan marched eastward to Yuzhou Road and jointly defended the Dahe defense line with the Dragon Army He Huairen. In order to resist the pressure of the Three Northeastern Kingdoms and suppress the changes of the Eastern Japanese Dynasty, Li Tieming even moved the only three troops on Qinchuan Road
All the Wanshui Division was transferred to the river via the Huai River and the Luoshui River. At the same time, Zhang Cangxiong's army also stationed in Shouzhou in the southeast corner of the Huai River, echoing the Suzaku Army of the Split Cloud Marquis Han Fu to jointly defend the south of the Yangtze River. As winter progressed,
After the arrival, both the Northeastern Three Kingdoms Allied Forces in Youyun Sixteen Provinces and the Eastern Japanese Dynasty on the East China Sea gradually calmed down. Qingfeng's various fronts, except for the southernmost Xijiang Defense Line, have stabilized.
Everyone in the imperial court, especially the Yinglie Emperor, finally breathed a long sigh of relief. At this time, Haotian's request to send troops to the south was handed over to the Yinglie Emperor's Dragon Case, but there was no follow-up.
In the Yanzhou Prefecture, Haotian was very surprised. Emperor Yinglie originally ordered him to go south to serve the king, but now that he has strong troops and horses, it is a good time to go south. Why is the court's response so cold? He is worried about the southeast.
During the war, Haotian had a very unpleasant life throughout the winter. But that was not the only thing that worried him. With the recovery of the Second Northwest Road, the Hetao area now covers more than one million square kilometers, and under his rule
There are also as many as 15 million people. However, after encountering the ravages of the three tribes in the northwest, the current Northwest Second Road can be said to be in poverty. Qingfeng has already suffered from a severe drought this year, and the food in Hetao has already been in short supply. Fortunately,
Due to the engagement with Zhang Yuewan, Hetao still had a slight advantage in buying grain. However, after the Ji Le uprising and Jiangnan Road faced the threat of war, grain merchants from various places also began to hoard grain, and Zhang Cangxiong himself also increased his control over grain.
Therefore, the food supply in Hetao has always been tight. Fortunately, Chu Xiangcheng, Lin Taiyue and others are all talented people. Although four million new people have been added, after exhausting all means, they can finally make the people under their rule
Through the cold winter safely. Many years later, Haotian still has a particularly deep impression of that period. However, due to the blockade of the Song family on Yizhou Road and the Li family on Qinchuan Road in purchasing grain, Haotian had no choice but to entrust Zhang Yue Wanyuan
He went to Mitsukoshi Jinhua and other areas to buy grain. In times of emergency, Haotian even got a batch of highland barley from the Bloody Plateau through Xue Qingcheng's relationship.
With the expansion of the territory and the increase of the army, the training tasks are naturally very arduous. Although there are as many as 15 million people in Hetao now under its rule, there are less than 3 million young adults. Fortunately, the people in Hetao have a special memory of the war disaster.
Profound, so Haotian's military expansion did not cause any protest from the people. On the contrary, the people enthusiastically joined the army, which made Xue Sha and others who were originally unwilling to take charge of the recruitment work happy enough.
With the smooth flow of eternal trade routes, the logistics business in the northwest has gradually begun to recover. The large amount of money Tianwu Xinghe invested in the early stage finally began to exert its due effect at this time. Coupled with Chu Xiangcheng's deliberate guidance, now Yinfeng
The trade flow south of the mountain range gradually began to be exported from the northwest to the thirty-six countries in the Western Region and even the more distant Central and Western Continents through the Yinfeng Ancient Castle and the Yinping Ancient Road. Although the increase in trade flow was not obvious enough due to the advent of winter.
, but when spring blooms and war breaks out in the southeast, countless merchants will inevitably choose to sell their goods to the Central Continent and the Western Continent via the eternal trade routes. Let’s not talk about the cross-border taxes at that time.
The related industries are enough to excite Chu Xiangcheng and Luo Xiang. Luo Xiang even somewhat maliciously hopes that the war in the southeast will be as chaotic as possible, so that Hetao, which has become the hinterland of the empire, will be able to get more benefits from it.
It is said that where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, and the same is true, where there are people, there will be government. The Northwest Second Road has been recovered. Facing the recovered land of Kyushu and more than four million people, whether it is the three major aristocratic families or Qingfeng
The royal family is particularly jealous. After all, as long as the Second Northwest Road is controlled, it will block the invasion of the three northwest tribes, and it can also curb the expansion of Haotian's power. For this reason, Song Zhengyu, who is stationed at the northern border on Yizhou Road, even
Thousands of soldiers were sent secretly to Huangzhou via the Yinping Ancient Road, intending to occupy this important transit point on the eternal trade route and test the reaction of the Hetao. As a result, with the assistance of Soul Eater, Bian Zhongxing, who was solely responsible for the defense of the Hetao, had already
Being prepared, five thousand soldiers fell into the encirclement of Bian Zhongxing as soon as they left the Yinping Ancient Road. In order not to escalate the situation and redeem these soldiers, Dingxi King Song Zhengfeng paid a total price of 1.5 million shi of food. He also
Fortunately, we met Bian Zhongxing, who had the calmest temper among the five generals in Hetao. If we had encountered Xue Sha or Dugu Yuming, it would be a stroke of luck if half of these five thousand soldiers were left when they returned.
However, Haotian himself didn't feel that he had taken any advantage. Everyone in the Hetao was particularly angry about Song Junlin's sneak attack on Dingzhou that day. If it weren't for the Holy Sect of Paradise's uprising in the southeast, Haotian would definitely have recovered the Second Northwest Road
The Song family will not be let off easily. There will be at least a battle between the two vassal towns. Although the Song family suffered a small loss this time, it somewhat calmed the anger of the Hetao side. However, it can be used when the Hetao food is in short supply.
It is not satisfactory to welcome such a fat sheep.
Naturally, the imperial court would not directly send troops to seize it like the Song family did. Not to mention whether the imperial court still had sufficient troops, the current combat effectiveness of the Hetao army alone was enough to stop the imperial court. Therefore, the heroic emperor who occupied the orthodox name was just a piece of paper.
After receiving the edict, nearly a hundred civil and military officials prepared to rush to the northwest to take over the local power. However, this incident not only angered the senior officials of Hetao, led by Luo Xiangchu, Xiangcheng and others, but also angered the three parties in Hetao.
Lu now governs fifteen million people.
At the beginning, Haotian obtained the personal order from Emperor Yinglie in the Holy Capital of Tiandu, allowing him to plan and recover the lost land to resettle the people. However, during the process of regaining the Northwest Second Road in Hetao, the imperial court did not give even a little bit of support to Hetao.
What's more, An Yongchang even used the excuse of food shortage to strictly suppress the purchase of grain in Hetao within the empire. However, as soon as the northwest was recovered, the imperial reception personnel had already arrived at the Yinfeng Mountains. Such behavior,
Neither Haotian's providence nor Luo Xiang's bloody murder can be accepted.
The officials who were appointed were basically from the Auxiliary King and An Yongchang's family. Among them, there were many officials who came through nepotism and bribery. As for the character of such officials, Hao
Tian was naturally very worried. The military generals such as Xue Sha Xinke were even more rude and cursed at these court officials. The words were so fierce that even Haotian himself later did not dare to let these generals meet with the court officials.
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As for the people on the Northwest Second Road, they were even more excited. When the Northwest Second Road fell, the first batch of people to escape were these imperial officials. As the parents of the people, the officials actually put the lives and deaths of the people in times of crisis.
Regardless, it is naturally difficult for the common people to believe such officials. And what the court officials did on the Northwest Second Road in the past deeply hurt the hearts of the people. Thinking of the people who fell on the Northwest Second Road
In the past two years, the imperial court did not think about their life and death at all, and the two years of precarious life also made their sense of identification with the imperial court gradually disappear. Compared with Haotian's recovery of the Northwest Second Road and his love for the people, they naturally
They tended to Haotian. Therefore, when they heard that Haotian was going to give up the administrative power of the Northwest Second Road, countless people came to the door of the prefect's mansion and begged Haotian to take back their orders. Such a situation, let
Haotian himself was in a dilemma. In the end, Chu Xiangcheng, who had long been confident, proposed to collect all the people's letters based on their wishes and submit them to Tiandu Shengjing, asking Haotian to temporarily take over the Northwest Second Road until the time is right.
When it was handed over to the court, it was beyond the reach of the people and the people's wishes. Although Emperor Yinglie was angry and powerless, he finally had no choice but to agree. However, the good cooperative relationship between the court and Hetao also began to break down. Originally, Emperor Yinglie had already written it.
The imperial edict conferring Haotian the title of Duke of Jingbei was also thrown directly into the trash heap.
Since the situation in the empire during this period had nothing to do with Haotian, Haotian had no choice but to patrol his territory again and again. It was winter now, but the vitality of Hetao had not recovered, so Haotian
Heaven is always telling Chu Xiangcheng to try his best to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people.
On this day, Haotian had just returned from an inspection outside and shook off the snowflakes on his body. Xian Lianchen, who was sitting in the room, quickly stepped forward and took off his coat. Haotian looked around the room and felt a little strange.
He asked: "Lianchen, where has God's will gone?"
"Eldest sister went to Xuanyuan Military Academy to teach today. Eldest sister has been either inspecting the lives of the people or staying in Xuanyuan Military Academy all day long. But after calculating the time, it's time to come back." Xian Lianchen said with a smile. God's will is always there.
A restless person, he started looking for things to do as soon as his body recovered. Although Haotian was worried about Tianyi's health, he was famous for his love for Tianyi. Under Tianyi's insistence, Haotian could only
Just let it be.
Haotian smiled indifferently, as God's will is such a temperament. Xin Jiao and Fu Ruoshui beside him were each holding a baby and couldn't stop laughing. Although there are many family members and women in the upper echelons of Hetao, there are many children.
There are only two of them. Therefore, whether it is Xian Lian Chenxue Qingcheng Xin Jiao Fu Ruoshui in Haotian Mansion, Zhu Ping of Dugu's wife Liu Yanxin, or Luo Xiangchu Xiangcheng and others, they all have special love for these two children.
Seeing the two children arrogantly dancing in his aunt's arms, Haotian couldn't help but feel happy. So he took the children from Xin Jiao's hands and kissed them: "My dear Jin'er, come here and call me daddy."
As soon as these words came out, several women around him burst out laughing. Haotian was very surprised: "What are you laughing at?"
"How old is the child? He can't even speak, so how can he call him daddy?" Xian Lianchen said with a smile.
Xin Jiao, on the other hand, snatched the child away and said complainingly: "Look at you, such a confused father, you are holding An'er, not Jin'er. The one in the sailor's arms is your precious young master."
Old Haotian blushed, feeling that he had mistaken the child. However, he still said forcefully: "Who said they are twins? They look exactly the same, and they are usually occupied by you. How can I get a share?
clear?"
"Could it be that your husband is jealous of us?" Xian Lianchen said with a smile.
"That's right. If the lord can give birth to a girl for Lianchen, then Lianchen won't be like this."
Together.
Looking at the two gorgeous beauties, Haotian could only smile bitterly and said: "Well, I will definitely work hard." However, there was something strange in his heart. He himself had been sleeping with Xian Lianchen for a long time, and there was something between them under the bed.
He has no scruples, but why is there always no movement in Xian Lianchen's stomach?
"What are your husband and the girls talking about? Why are you so happy?" At this moment, God's voice suddenly came in from outside the door. While speaking, God's will had already walked into the house. Beside her were people who were also like her.
Qiu Mu was also dressed in snowflakes, and behind her were five lively children.
"Sister Lianchen is thinking about asking the Lord to give her a child." Xin Jiao said first, and then everyone in the room laughed.
Xian Lianchen, on the other hand, looked embarrassed: "Sister, please don't listen to Xin Jiao's nonsense. She obviously wanted to marry her husband earlier, so she said that on purpose."
Tianyi allowed Haotian to help him take off his coat, and then said with a smile: "Oh? That's it. Sister Xin Jiao, then I will make the decision on this matter today, and I will arrange a marriage for you and your husband, the monarch, immediately. As for Lianchen
Sister, I do have a few adopted sons, and now I can give you two of them."
Tianyi's words made everyone laugh again. Xin Jiao and Xian Lianchen blushed at the same time. But although they were shy, Xin Jiao did not object. Qiu Mu had always been gentle, so when he saw this situation
, then he said with a smile: "Are these the adopted sons that the eldest sister mentioned? Well, each of them does have a spiritual energy from the bottom up."
"Exactly." Tianyi said with a smile. Then he pointed to several children and introduced them one by one. The oldest one was Tang Jian. He was originally an orphan from Dingzhou and later entered the Xuanyuan Military Academy. Because of his perseverance and courage, he
He is also well-known in the military academy. He is also the sturdiest among the five. The second is Guan Zhichun, who is the only bloodline of Guan Fushi, the great scholar of the East China Sea. God has mercy on his life, so he has always taken good care of him.
.Perhaps because he was born in a scholarly family, although he has the same resolute look as Tang Jian, he always exudes a scholarly atmosphere. Again, Ying Ji'er, she is a refugee from Youyun Sixteenth State. And Chu Yueying
Likewise, both of their elders had sacrificed their lives for the country in the Battle of Hukou. Although this little girl was only twelve years old, her whole body exuded a compelling heroic spirit. Once again fighting for light, he was the one who followed.
The first batch of people from the Northwest Second Road who fled to Hetao with their fellow villagers. Perhaps he was orphaned since he was a child and fled all the way from the Northwest Second Road. Therefore, although he is the shortest, he has the strongest murderous spirit.
, because he was born in the desert-covered Taizhou area on Anxi Road, he is particularly good at finding water sources. Finally, there is the youngest Chu Yueying. This girl is only eleven years old. She is obviously shy when standing in the hall. But God's will has been emphasizing.
, this girl has an extremely keen sense of direction and distance.