Looking at the mulberry trees on the side of the road and the murmuring of the river, Du Zhongxiao was in a trance, as if he had returned to the Central Plains. Fifty years after the fall of Khotan, society has largely recovered and looks more peaceful than elsewhere. Shule is the vice-capital of Black Khan, and the atmosphere of the Green Religion is strong, which is somewhat different from Khotan.

Ya'er is one of the 36 countries of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, Shache Country, with a long history and prosperous places, and is a big city in the Western Regions. When he arrived here, he could be regarded as entering the territory of Khotan, and the local clans of Khotan gathered here to greet Yu Chi Saburo.

Before entering the city, I saw a large number of people gathered outside the city, each with incense, and worshiped there. A group of outsiders stood in front of people, anxiously looking at the intersection. After the Song army entered Khotan, the rule of the original Black Khan was overthrown, and the local natives turned over, and in a few months, people's hearts were different. With the change of economic and social status, Buddhism, which had been suppressed for fifty years, was suddenly revived, and Buddhist temples were built everywhere. However, after a long period of suppression, there were no high monks and no big temples in Khotan. The arrival of Zhiming, which represents the Buddhism of the Central Plains, is particularly respected.

Du Zhongxiao said to Yu Chi Sanlang: "Look, the king is standing there to greet him, it is the Khotanese clan. They have been waiting here for more than a month, waiting for you to come back every day, and you must not let them down. ”

Wei Chi Saburo said: "Local governance depends on them, and it should be treated well. ”

In a few months, Zhang Sheng has screened the local wealthy families, selected the wealthy families that can be used, and sent them here. The people here were actually selected to be able to cooperate with the imperial court and help Yu Chi Saburo. He is alone, and without these people, how can he govern the place.

When he arrived, a man in silk clothes in his fifties, accompanied by a general of the Song Army, stepped forward to salute: "In Xialong Tumeng, it is the local crow to see the big clan, and the audience is elected by everyone to welcome the marshal and the king." ”

Du Zhongxiao didn't dare, dismounted with Yu Chi Saburo, and stepped forward to meet everyone. Most of the people here are the leading clans in various places, as well as the powerful people in Khotan. Being able to greet them here shows that they are the rulers of Khotan in the future, and they are the officials of Wei Chi Saburo.

After the ceremony, Zhiming stepped forward, and everyone saluted again. Now in Khotan, Zhiming is the most important figure in Buddhism, and religious affairs depend on how he arranges them. The believers on both sides of the road lit incense and chanted the Buddha's name one after another, worshipping Zhiming.

Zhiming is a person who has seen the world, and he is no stranger to this kind of scene, and everything can be dealt with. He breathed the Buddha's name in his mouth and bowed back to the believers.

After the salute, everyone surrounded Du Zhongxiao and Yu Chi Saburo and walked towards the city.

Du Zhongxiao watched coldly, looking at the customs here. I feel that the crows are much more relaxed than Shule, the folk customs are more simple, and the people have real respect for Buddhism from the bottom of their hearts. Shule is the vice-capital of the Black Khan, and the Green Religion prevails, which is different from other places.

Maintaining order next to it was the Song army stationed here, and because of the strict governance, it seems that the local government has special respect for the Song army. The first to accompany the dragon members was Cao Ben, the leader of the local garrison, and everyone regarded him as a local leader. This is something that Du Zhongxiao is particularly concerned about, the army is the face of the imperial court, and it is a great thing that it is respected by the local government without relying on force, just by relying on its words and deeds. The establishment of the state of Khotan, where the army is stationed, and its image directly affects the effect of the rule.

The Song army is a continuation of the five generations of the army, mainly ** and idle people in society, which is really unbearable. With the passage of time, although influenced by history, some people have different ideas, but most of them are the same as the light. Du Zhongxiao has always been worried about the army after the training, but he is worried that the problem of ** cannot be changed and will not be of great use. In the First Battle of the Western Regions, it seems that the current army is indeed different from before, and I am too worried.

A regime is nothing more than two aspects internally, one is the governance of the civilian system, and the other is the performance of the army. When Khotan was founded, the Song Dynasty was equivalent to giving up the civilian system, leaving only the military deterrent. The performance of the army directly represents the status of the imperial court. Now it seems that Zhang Qi's army in Khotan is not bad. It can not only stabilize the scene, but also not make the people resentful.

When he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, Long Tumeng, who was a local clan, set up a wine feast to catch Du Zhongxiao and others. Because Zhiming kept the meat precepts, there was no meat food during the banquet. However, the dishes are beautifully made, and the guests and hosts are happy.

They had a wine feast and rested in peace. Du Zhongxiao cleaned up a little, then went to the living room and called Fu Bi over.

The guest and host sat down, and Du Zhongxiao said: "From now on, I will enter the territory of Khotan." Yu Chi Saburo is the king of Khotan, and the future government here will be his. It doesn't matter what he does, the attitude of the local gentry towards him should be paid special attention to. ”

Fu Bi said: "Today's Long Tumeng, it seems that he is the lord of the city here, is there something wrong?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "This may be the arrangement of Zhang Sheng and Zhang Qi, let's not care about it for now, and then talk about it when we get to Khotan." Now that all the officials are here, Wei Chi Saburo can't develop his own power, and the officials in Khotan should be arranged by Zhang Sheng and Zhang Qi, and he can't say anything. When they arrived in the royal city, the officials of the central government of Khotan could listen to the opinions of Wei Chi Saburo. The Wei Chi family regained control of Khotan, not overnight, otherwise the imperial court would not have laid down this place in vain? It takes him to do it for a while to see how he treats the court, so that he can slowly delegate power. ”

Fu Bi nodded and said, "Look at the meaning of the festival marshal, don't plan to take care of the affairs of Khotan?" ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "What do I have to take care of?" After this matter is over, when we return to Hequ, the Western Regions will inevitably re-establish officials, which is a headache for them. We just need to make sure that everything goes smoothly and that there is no chaos, and everything will be fine. Moreover, the current overall layout is the result of the imperial court following our opinions. We don't know what the DPRK and China really think, and it's not good to make too many arrangements. ”

Fu Bi thought about it, this is also true. The main reason is that the battle of the Western Regions was too smooth, and there was basically no big war, so it was all taken. The army is busy occupying the place, and it really does not have the energy to carefully manage it.

Du Zhongxiao was too worried about the strength of the Song army before, and he was also too affected by his previous life, and he was dissatisfied with the current army. In fact, the Song army used all guns, and the military formation was tried out for a long time, and the relative strength was too strong. In addition to the reason of transportation, it is too far away to reach the strength, and the surrounding forces are no longer opponents at all. Although there are only two forces in the Western Regions, Gaochang and Black Khan, their strength is not weak, but compared with the Central Plains, they are much weaker.

After the founding of Khotan, the main energy of the Song Dynasty should be placed on the party and the Khitan. The Western Regions are too far away, although there are railways, there are deserts along the line, and the incidental benefits are too low. Now this railway, in worse conditions, as a military railway, it is enough to maintain the stability of the frontier, but as an economic belt, it is not of much value.

The Battle of the Western Regions temporarily boosted domestic morale and rebuilt the Song Dynasty's confidence in its military strength. The other is to test the combat strength of the army after the whole training, not to compare with oneself, but to fight against other armies. Now it seems that the effect of the whole training is obvious.

Hundreds of thousands of troops have been reloaded with guns and cannons, and they have not been completed until now. Over the next two years, it should be possible to speed up and complete the changeover. When all is done, the war against the party should begin. With strength, as a big country in the Central Plains, it will not tolerate these surrounding forces. An era of great unification is coming. It's just that Du Zhongxiao will most likely not participate in this war again to dissipate its impact on the army.

(There is something in the past two days, today is still a change, and tomorrow it will return to normal, forgive me.) ）

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