In early summer, everything seems to be full of life. The cattle and sheep are eating the grass carelessly, and the shepherds are lazily following behind on horseback.
Farmers were in groups, carrying hoes and talking loudly.
"This Tang man is actually pretty good!"
"That's right! Earlier, he said he would massacre the city, but what the heck, the Duke of Qin was so kind to him! He asked for help, and when he heard that a commoner's child was seriously ill, he invited the first doctor in northern Xinjiang. Alas! The children of Wang Laowu's family can't
alright?"
"It's not good! Wang Laowu and his wife knelt down excitedly and kowtowed to the Duke of Qin. But why do you want this? If you pay taxes, I will provide you with shelter. It's only natural. There is an invisible contract between the government and the people. The Northern Liao government
He lost this contract and was despised by the people."
"The old man who said this took me a long time to understand. In the past, how could we dare to ask the government for protection? A big stick can't kill you! But the Duke of Qin said in front of those civil and military officials that all your salary comes from these common people.
The hard work of the people. Whoever abuses the people is bullying his parents who provide him with food and clothing. God will not repay him, but he will repay him!"
"Tsk tsk! What the Duke said really touched my heart."
"Yes! So when the Duke of Qin recruited junior officials, I went to my cousin's house and asked my nephew who had studied there to go quickly. There are not many such good people! If you don't seize the opportunity, you will regret it in the future."
"Yes! He is a good man!"
"Qin Guogong said that if you work hard this year, you can apply for seed money next year. He said there will be no interest."
"I know that farmers work hard but have little savings. If there are many children in the family, or someone is sick, when spring comes, the family can't even collect the seed money. The Duke of Qin ordered the local officials to check and lend money to such people.
If you charge interest, you just have to pay it back after the harvest."
At this time, several men came up slowly leading horses. After seeing the farmers, the young man at the head raised his hands and said with a smile: "Everyone, I just came back from the countryside. No, I heard that our Cangzhou returned to the north.
Xinjiang, I don’t know what the Duke of Qin is like.”
The old farmers returned the favor, and the leader of the old farmers said with a hoe: "He is a good man!"
"A good person?" the young man said with a smile, "but how did I hear that he was pretending to be a good person?"
The old farmer said: "This man is alive, who is not pretending?"
The old farmer behind him said: "No, I dress up with my wife at home, with my children, and with my neighbors when I go out."
The old farmer in front said: "It doesn't matter whether he is pretending to be nice to us or not. What is important is whether he is pretending to be good to us or bad. Good, always good or good now. If he can always be good to us, who dares to say he is pretending? I will
Take a hoe to dig up his family’s ancestral grave!”
The young man smiled coquettishly, "Then you will return to Northern Xinjiang from now on, will you feel at ease?"
"Peace of mind, peace of mind!"
"Aren't you afraid that Daliao will come back?"
"What a fright!" The old farmer coughed and spit, "The Duke of Qin is here! The Duke of Qin is under the stars in the sky.
Fan, surrounded by heavenly soldiers and generals, how can a mortal defeat him?"
"If the Liao Dynasty doesn't come, it will be better. If it does come, I guess she will be beaten severely. Then the Duke of Qin will go to Ningxing and snatch the eldest princess back. She will keep the quilt warm every day. Wouldn't it be nice!"
hehe!
The young man smiled and cupped his hands, "In this way, I won't delay you all."
"Let's go, go! Go farm now!"
"Yes! Don't miss the farm work. Qin Guogong said that starting from this year, we in Cangzhou will pay the taxes of Northern Xinjiang. If anyone dares to raise his hand to pay taxes, his old man will not hesitate and put up a pole on the roadside for him."
"Go quickly!"
The farmers left smiling.
The young man was Yang Xuan. Han Ji beside him said with a smile: "With the Duke's actions, these people have returned home."
"Human nature is to tend toward the strong and away from the weak. If Bei Liao is strong, I can't win their hearts no matter what I do. Now Bei Liao is declining and Bei Xin is strong. This is the general trend. Under the general trend, smart people will give up struggling.
, follow the tide.”
"If we can make the people loyal, that would be great," said the old thief.
"It's not impossible." Yang Xuan led the horse slowly, "The key is to be one."
"One?" The old thief couldn't understand.
"One family!" Yang Xuan said: "From the emperor to the common people, they are all one family."
"Uh!" The old thief scratched his head, "They are one family, and the common people are another family."
"So, the biggest problem lies here." Yang Xuan said with emotion: "Look, we all have the same skin color, right?"
The old thief noticed the person's skin color for the first time, "Yes! It's slightly yellow."
"In the earliest days, we were a tribe. Our ancestors worked hard to create our current situation. Now, although we are divided into emperors, generals, farmers and craftsmen, we can all be said to be descendants of our ancestors."
"But the bloodline has long been sparse." Han Ji sighed.
"No, still there!"
Yang Xuan said: "The bloodline will be sparse, but the things engraved in the bones are still there!"
"What is it?"
"It is only after enduring hardship that one can become a superior person. It is because distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. This is the place of righteousness, and there is no turning back. A gentleman's words are hard to catch up with. When the top and bottom work together, mountains can be moved. The people value the king."
Yang Xuan said: "Those bloodlines have turned into these, and we all live and work in respect of these things. What is this? This is our ancestors' understanding of the world. We all have an understanding that this is a family
!”
"If we can work together, who can defeat the Tang Dynasty?" Han Ji just thought about it and couldn't help but be fascinated.
As long as everyone in the Central Plains works together, they will never lose.
The culture left behind by our ancestors is so splendid that it is engraved in everyone's bones. When the opportunity comes, everyone follows the instructions of their ancestors and strides forward.
Don't underestimate folk proverbs or aphorisms, these are culture.
It is the root of this nation!
Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. One sentence explains and guides how neighbors should get along with each other.
When the relationship between neighbors is harmonious, the general environment will also be harmonious.
Only by enduring hardship can one become a master. This sentence explains how to forge ahead in difficult situations.
The more Han Ji thought about it, the better it became.
"Duke!"
Duke Yang Guo was resting on the roadside, and several guards in royal robes were reporting.
"There is some movement over in Jiangzhou, but their scouts have been very aggressive in recent days and refused to let us get close to them at all costs, so they couldn't detect it."
"Do your best to find out."
"yes!"
Yang Xuan was thinking about this matter, wondering what could happen in Jiangzhou. Could it be that He Lianchun wanted to conquer it himself?
This is not a good time.
The Northern Xinjiang Army had just fought a battle with Governor Helian, resulting in considerable losses and exhaustion of the soldiers.
Once the imperial commander personally goes to war, according to He Lianchun's urine, there will be at least 200,000 troops!
"Damn it! Uncle Emperor, don't be crazy!"
If He Lianchun tried to destroy the boat, Yang Xuan really couldn't handle it head-on at this moment.
That's why he tried his best to win over the people, so that if Ning Xing's army attacked, he would have less worries.
Back in the city, officials were waiting.
"The three states are now expanding their troops and their scouts are quite aggressive in interception."
"Three states are not considered rich to begin with, but Lin Jun wants to drain the land and catch the fish!"
Yang Xuan shook his head.
"That man is a smart man, but no matter how smart he is, he can only be overwhelmed in the face of the general situation!" Han Ji said with a smile: "My lord, actually we don't have to do anything, just watch him make trouble. The more people and horses there are, the more food we can eat."
The more food there is, the more food he can eat in the three states, he will have no choice but to take the initiative and attack one way, then he will wait for work and then he can destroy them with his backhand."
"Don't underestimate Lin Jun!" Yang Xuangang suffered the loss of underestimating the enemy and was almost buried in a pit dug by Governor Helian.
"Duke!"
He Lianyan came in, looking serious.
"What's the matter?"
Yang Xuan asked comfortably while holding a water glass.
He Lianyan said: "The brothers below ventured across Jiangzhou and got some news." She looked at Yang Xuan with complicated eyes, "Uncle He Lianchun, he's gone!"
Yang Xuan's hand holding the water glass froze in front of his chest.
"really?"
"A businessman came out of Ningxing and said that the city was under martial law for three days and everything was white. That night I heard
It’s time for the bell.”
Yang Xuan slowly took a sip of tea, smacked it in his mouth, "It's a bit bitter!"
The emperor's uncle actually went?
That fat uncle who seemed to be honest but was actually cunning, he actually went there!?
For a moment, Yang Xuan couldn't help but sigh due to the indescribable feeling.
"What a pity."
Logically speaking, Yang Xuan should be happy, but he couldn't feel any joy at all.
When he was in Taiping and Chenzhou, he and He Lianchun also collaborated. The two joined forces and allowed each other to spend a period of peace.
He also helped He Lianchun commit corruption.
These past events flashed through his mind quickly, and Yang Xuan asked: "Do you know how you got there?"
"Said he was pissed off by the battle reports."
"The Battle of Cangzhou?"
"yes!"
Damn it!
Yang Xuan smiled and said: "I had a fight here, and by the way I made the Emperor of Bei Liao angry to death. How should I write this history?"
Han Ji said: "The key is to see how Chang'an is doing."
Chang'an will go crazy!
Yang Xuan suddenly became happy, "I really want to see Li Mi's face!"
"My lord," Pei Jian said, "I don't know what's going on on the other side."
yes!
What about Jiangzhou? If morale is low, wouldn't it be better to take advantage of the situation?
"Investigate!"
Yang Xuan immediately went to the army to express condolences to the soldiers.
The news came quickly.
Jin Yiwei's people fought tooth and nail to deliver the news.
"Two brothers died for this!"
He Lianrong looked a little sad, because one of them was his favorite subordinate.
"Jiangzhou has changed generals, and this time it is Lian Jiang Wang He Lian Tong."
"He Liantong?" Yang Xuan had never heard of this person's name.
"Before Helianfeng ascended the throne, Heliantong was the clan's number one general and had a great reputation. After Helianfeng ascended the throne, this man was jealous and could not tolerate others, so Heliantong retreated from the rapids and went home to fish."
"Go home to fish?"
"He dug a pond at home and raised a lot of fish. He wore a raincoat and went fishing every day."
Why did I think of Jiang Taigong?
Yang Xuan touched his chin, "Who can ask him to come out?"
Helianrong was silent.
Yang Xuan smiled, "Changling?"
"Yes!" He Lianrong said, "The new king is young." The eight-year-old Xinjun never thought of asking He Liantong to come out.
"Changling!"
Yang Xuan looked at the north with his hands behind his hands, and said with gritted teeth: "That girl, I have to deal with her next time we meet!"
He Lianrong said softly: "He Lianchun told me before his death that the eldest princess should lower the curtain!"
grass!
Changling hanging curtain?
Yang Xuan was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the sky.
"He Lianchun as a dog says!"
He Lianrong smiled bitterly, "Who says it's not the case!"
Zhitama is now the leader of Daliao. He Lianchun looked at Yang Xuan with a smile, "Zitai, how about you kill both of them!"
Of course, He Lianchun would not expect that Yang Xuan would stop his march north just because the curtains were dropped on Changling, but Changling was the person who knew Yang Xuan most deeply in the Northern Liao Dynasty.
Changling knew that Yang Xuan was watching, so as soon as he came into power, he invited the clan general He Liantong to take charge of Jiangzhou.
Yang Xuan seemed to see the woman from back then, looking up at him and smiling: "Zitai, are you okay?"
Yang Guogong looked at the north and coughed dryly.
"My dear, of course I can!"
Now that the Yang family has a big business, Zhou Ning has a lot to do every day.
Get up and serve the third son for breakfast. Now that Yang Xuan is not here, he just stares at A Liang and eats breakfast, watching the second brother eat half of the breakfast, and then with a straight face, he says some naughty words and has to go to the board of directors.
When I went out, I heard A Liang cheering from inside, "Swordsman, Fugui, let's go!"
Am I that terrible?
Zhou Ning touched his face and remembered that Zitai said last time that I only lacked the halo on the back of my head.
What does this mean?
Be kind!
Then she went to the front yard, where the male and female stewards of the family gathered.
"Madam, our goods are often stuck in Chang'an, and it won't help if we tell you." A steward said with a sad face.
"Has it been confiscated?" Zhou Ning asked, with a cold look on his eyebrows.
Speaking of this, the steward became proud, "When the villain went to ask for the goods, they used any prohibited items to excuse him. The villain got angry and said he didn't want it. He bowed his head again and said that he could release it in ten days at most.
When the villain thinks about it, these people bully the weak and fear the strong, because they are afraid of the Duke of the country!"
Boss Yang is getting better and better now. I am not afraid of you making trouble now, but I am afraid of making a list in the future!
What the subordinates below are best at is observing words and expressions.
A female steward said: "If the emperor and Yang Songcheng join forces, life will be difficult for the Zhou family."
The male steward had just returned from Chang'an. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "You don't know that although the two families are suppressing the Zhou family, they dare not kill them."
Another steward said: "Back then, the Duke of Guo could trample the Yang family. Tomorrow, the Duke of Guo would be able to wipe out the entire Yang family. Yang Songcheng dared to take action before, but it was because the Duke of Guo was still dormant. If the Duke of Guo wins this time in the Northern Expedition...
... Yang Songcheng is afraid that he will tremble. Not to mention being cruel to the Zhou family, he has to think carefully about how the Duke will deal with the Yang family in the future!"
"By the way, it's time for the battle report to come, right?"
After the meeting ended, Zhou Ning returned to the backyard.
"Madam, there is a message from the front that the battle report will be in the next two days." Aunt Guan said.
"knew."
Zhou Ning entered his room and was stunned.
The early summer wind blew into the room from behind, and the scraps of paper scattered on the floor flew everywhere.
The inkstone fell to the ground and broke into two halves, and ink was everywhere on the floor.
"Who did it?" Zhou Ning saw that the original copy of medical skills he had just obtained was missing by half, and the bite marks on the edge of the sharp teeth were so familiar that he couldn't help but tremble all over.
Madam, I'm so angry!
"A Liang!"
Amidst the roar of the hostess of the Yang family, Aliang sneaked out of the house with his two pets, but he didn't know that there were several horned dragon guards quietly following behind him.
"Aniang will definitely be angry. Then she will deal with us and go find Aye for help!"
"Dalangjun!"
The servant's voice came from the house.
"Run!"
A Liang ran away with his two pets.
Before he ran out of the alley, he heard cheers.
"Wan Sheng!"
"The Duke is mighty!"
Ah Liang saw the woman selling biscuits at the entrance of the alley stand up and salute to the outside of the alley, with a look of joy on her face.
He rushed out of the alley.
"A Liang!"
His father was standing not far away, looking at him with a dusty smile.
"Aye!"
All worries forgotten, A Liang ran over and was picked up by his father.
He saw that the streets were full of people, and the officials from the Jiedushi government had also come out.
Everyone was cheering for their father and themselves.