Hedong is located east of the Zhuilang River, so in history, this area is called Hedong. In the history of Hedong with written records, many great figures have appeared here. For example, the Li family of the Tang Dynasty, which originated from here and from the Later Tang Dynasty. Using father and son also raised an army from Hedong.
Today, Liu Hao, the King of Han, has only developed in Hedong for less than ten years, and has become the force to dominate the world. It can be imagined that the situation in Hedong is definitely the best place to accumulate momentum.
In fact, Hedong occupies all the right time, place and people. Because it naturally occupies the right place, surrounded by mountains on three sides and backing water on one side, the terrain is higher than the Central Plains, and the exit is also in the southeast. With a momentum overlooking the Central Plains, it occupies the northwest of the Central Plains. Fang. The people of Hedong have been brave and simple since ancient times. As long as they win over, they will be very easy to control.
When Liu Hao first arrived in Hedong as the governor of Jiedu, his troops were only 10,000 yuan, and his money and food were not enough for the army to spend a month. However, he took only a few months to control the situation in Hedong and used extraordinary means to win over the wealthy families in Hedong. Under his command, he then took advantage of the cleverness of the Jin merchants in Hedong to grow rapidly, with a steady stream of money and grain and a constant source of troops. In just a few years, his power grew to the point of becoming the leader of the world's Jiedu.
Why didn't Kang Long understand the importance of Hedong to him? Helplessly, the Liu family's foundation in Hedong has stabilized. In addition, Liu Hao has always been cautious and rarely leaves Hedong. Therefore, over the years, although there are Khitan in the north and Jin in the south, they are all there. With his idea, he was unable to squeeze Liu Hao away from the east of the river.
Taiyuan City is the center of Hedong and is also the foundation of Liu Hao. Even though Liu Hao has sent troops to occupy the Kyoto Luoyang, there are still nearly 8,000 Hedong soldiers left in Taiyuan City. Moreover, the disciples of the Liu clan in Taiyuan City There are also thousands of people in Taiyuan City. Although the people in the city of Taiyuan have been bullied by Liu's family for a long time, Liu Hao has always been severely punished and paid great attention to the lives of the people. Therefore, although the people have no good feelings for the Liu family in recent years, If someone wants to invade Taiyuan City, they will not stand idly by.
After Kang Long learned all the situation in Hedong, he thought of several ways to disintegrate Liu's foundation in Taiyuan City. However, before implementing these methods, he must rescue Wang Xueer first, otherwise once Liu Chong is forced to jump over the wall. , Maybe it will be detrimental to Wang Xueer.
As time goes by mid-April, the hot and humid plum rainy season has begun in the south, but in the dry north, there is still sand and dust in the sky, and you can only occasionally see some green decoratives in the mountains and fields.
In the evening of that day, Taiyuan City City Guard, as usual, checked the entry and exit of the people from the four gates and the city defense of the permanent troops, and then sat on a special shoulder carriage and returned to his mansion in Taiyuan Mansion.
The sky gradually dimmed, and a caravan with a population of about fifty people slowly came from the official road in the south of the city. The caravan rushed toward the south gate with a large number of camels. After a few more moments, the caravan rushed to the south gate. The four gates of the clock are about to be closed. If you cannot enter the city before You hour, you may have to wait until the second day, Chen hour, when the gate opens.
When the caravan passed the south gate, the Hedong soldiers who were in charge of the inspection intercepted them nervously. However, after checking all the commercial goods, they breathed a sigh of relief. The commercial goods were all from In the Great Wilderness, the Western Regions and Wumeng people who often travel to and from Wanma City sold medicinal materials, bitter tea and other substances produced in the desert and Wumeng.
When the leader of the caravan secretly stuffed a small bag of heavy things into the hands of the guards, the guards of the guards understood and let them enter the city.
The caravan, led by the burly leader, moved into a very inconspicuous museum in Taiyuan City. The museum was named Adabao Inn, which was originally used by the King of Taiyuan to entertain some people who were not accepted by him. The guests he liked, but since he joined the Hedong Army, Yang Bin suggested to the Taiyuan King that if he wants to become the hero of the world, he must be broad-minded. Whether he treats enemies or friends, he should maintain the proper etiquette, so that he can Since gaining support from all over the world, Liu Hao sent this remote museum to a family named A Dabao, which was already on the verge of despair, so that they could make a living by relying on this guest hall.
Fortunately, the building covers a large area. Although it looks a bit old, the layout inside is still comfortable and the environment is also good. Because it was used by Liu Hao to entertain foreign guests, the location here is Although remote, it is very close to the Taiyuan King's Mansion. In fact, the gate of this building is facing the back door of the Taiyuan King's Mansion.
From the teahouse at the highest point of the museum, you can see a small garden in the backyard of the royal palace.
After the caravan settled down, the owner of the museum, A Dabao, walked upstairs with a white towel on his shoulders. He was a little surprised that these businessmen were so uniform and efficient in their work. The leader ordered, and these guys were all like soldiers under the command of the marshal, and they got things done in an orderly manner.
What’s even more strange is that if a customer came to Adabao Inn, he would never come upstairs to have a meal. Anyone knows that this teahouse located on the upstairs is facing the back garden of Taiyuan Palace, right next to the window. , That is the private place of the Taiyuan King, and no one can allow outsiders to peek at.
The King of Taiyuan could have flattened this taller teahouse, so that the upper floors would never be able to peek into the back garden of the palace. However, Liu Hao is also a person with good face, because he had already done it at Yang Bin's suggestion. A polite and humble man, a hero who is humble and unpretentious, so he ordered his family to play in private and avoid playing in the back garden. Even if he went there, he would wear solemnly and grandly, so as not to be underestimated by the guests in Adabao Inn. .
This is equivalent to a window to the outside of the royal palace. The King of Taiyuan is so broad-minded and does not care about these trivial matters, but it does not mean that the people in Taiyuan City do not understand the rules. The King of Taiyuan is so polite and humble and polite. As the King of Taiyuan City The people naturally cannot embarrass the Taiyuan King, so there has always been a rule for Adabao Inn, that is, people are not allowed to go to the teahouse to have a meal.
However, the customer today pointed out that he was going to go to the teahouse to have a meal, and he handed over the money to the teahouse owner A Dabao on the spot.
A Dabao Ben's mind was originally just a stubborn one. Since the guests paid the money, they should be treated well, so they no longer stopped them. Anyway, the back garden of the royal palace was useless and few people appeared there.
The leader of this caravan was naturally Kang Long who was disguised as a sneak into Taiyuan City. Kang Long looked into the palace and chatted with the people sitting next to him from time to time.