In the autumn and September of the second year of the Great Cause, Hebei New Reclamation is waiting to be harvested, and the waves of Henan's fertile valley are continuous, but far away in Liaobian, it has been cold, frost and ice, and it has officially entered the harsh winter season.

Located in Lilinkou, where the Liaoshui estuary is located, the scenery is very different from previous years.

As early as the last year of Qitai, when the state of Qian had not yet officially fallen, Xu Lang, the general of the Wang Division's naval army who arrived in Liaobian, was instructed by Liu Qun, the assassin of Youzhou, and Wen Fangzhi, the chief of the long history, to take advantage of the confrontation between Murong Jun, the second son of Murong Hao in Liaodong, and Murong Zun, and resolutely sent troops to occupy Lilinkou and officially brought this realm under the control of Wang Shi.

Although the Eastern Hu Zhubu Huyi and the Murong Department of Liaodong are known for their deep sinicization, and many rules and etiquette are in China, if it comes to the creation of regional management, it is still far from the real Zhuxia Nengchen.

In the final analysis, these Hulu ancestors have been making a living in the border wilderness for generations, even if they forcibly chase China's ritual system and law, and take advantage of China's riots to steal Liaotu, after all, they are only chasing the skin, and it is difficult to understand the essence.

Although the Murong Department has dominated Liaodong for many years, and there is no shortage of persuasion of agriculture and Sang, the degree of development of Liaobian is still very limited. Specific to Lilinkou, the contrast is even more obvious.

As the estuary of Liaoshui, the geographical location of Lilinkou is very important in the entire Liaobian, but in the old years, the Murong Department occupied this realm only to pay attention to and give full play to the strategic value of this realm, except for some forts and garrisons, the surrounding area is still a desolate.

After Wang Shi captured Lilinkou, he had an overall plan, first of all, it was natural to strengthen the strategic offensive and defensive position of this realm, relying on the geography of sea and land connection, making full use of the terrain such as flood ditches and rivers, and building many water villages and forts integrating attack and defense.

Since then, several forces of the Murong Department have also tentatively wanted to recapture this important place, but in the face of the rapidly forming Wang Shi Front, they could only sigh and dare not move.

If you can stand militarily, everything that happens next will be logical. In the Pingliao concept led by Wen Fangzhi, Lilinkou is not only a military fortress, but also an important fulcrum and advance base to appease the Liaobian people, continue to develop, and supply on the spot, in order to calm the entire territory of the Liaobian and even regain the order in the northeast of the Han Dynasty.

After more than two years of development and creation, Lilinkou has become one of the most important military and political integration bases of Daliang in Liaodi, and Ma Shijin, which was originally located in southern Liaoning, has gradually decreased in importance, and only exists as a sea transit station between Liaobian and Qingxu.

Today's Lilinkou, in addition to the basic military fort and harbor functions, is also one of the main Han people settlement in Liaobian. There are about more than 2,000 households living here, the two sides of the Liaoshui River are staggered, the chickens and dogs smell each other, thousands of acres of fields are scattered between the mountains and rivers, if you do not consider the much colder climate of the Liaobian than the Central Plains, there is almost no difference with the townships of Hebei and Jiangnan.

In addition to the basic cultivation of mulberry, there are a lot of weaving and dyeing, pestle mortar, smelting, hammer forging, boiling salt and many other hundred workshops around Lilinkou, although the scale is not the same as that of the Central Plains, but it is also the creation of Liaobian from scratch in modern times, which greatly enriches the local output of Liaobian.

Although the foundation of these industries is still small in scale and still inferior to the existing Hulu forces in Liaobian, with such a foundation, the Liang court can continue to enhance its influence and control over Liaobian, and finally achieve the goal of recovering Liaotu.

At present, Lilinkou is now a pearl in Liaobian, and its prosperity is second to none.

Similar to the Liaobian Dayi in the early years, such as the Lingzhi in Liaoxi, the Great Thorn City and Zimengchuan in Liaodong, etc., have either declined due to war, or are still at war, Lilinkou, a part of the prosperity under the protection of the Liang Wangshi, is even more commendable, always attracting many Liaobian people to vote, and even some Donghu tribes are mixed in it, innumerable.

Prosperity in any region and at any time without adequate force cannot be sustained, and will inevitably lead to annihilation. This point, in the minds of the subjects of Daliang after experiencing the baptism of calamity since Yongjia, has a profound and painful cognition.

In the last years of Qitai, Hebei's overlord Qiang State officially fell, although the slaughter of the remnants of the Qiang State was still not completely over, and after the founding of the Great Liang State, the military was more focused on the southwest, but there was still a part of the troops into the northeast region.

Of course, it is still far from enough to completely calm the Liao land with these forces, and the monarchs and ministers of the new dynasty of the Great Liang Dynasty in the sky are also trying their best to restrain themselves to avoid falling into the dilemma of fighting on several fronts.

In order to avoid these forces in Liaobian feeling the aggressive posture of the Great Liang Wang Shi and temporarily giving up their disputes with each other and uniting against the Wang Division, the way adopted by the Wang Division was to gradually infiltrate, and the troops of the Wang Division who entered the Liao were mainly concentrated in the territory of western Liao, such as the Lulong Fortress and the naval army base of Qinhuangdao, etc., which basically had not crossed the line of Tushui.

In this realm of Lilinkou, in addition to the stationing of more than 1,000 elite soldiers of the king's division, it is mainly Hu Buyicong, who is recruited and organized by Liu Qun, the assassin of Youzhou, who is responsible for basic defense. Of course, if several forces in eastern Liaodong really want to snatch Lilinkou, more than 10,000 water and land kings in western Liaoning will not sit idly by, and will rush to the rescue.

Liaobian in September, has become very cold, even the sea near Lilinkou there are frequent ice floes, although it is not enough to completely block the route, but the sea breeze is fierce and changeable, the sea route is extremely risky, it is no longer suitable for sailing.

Therefore, when it comes to this season, it is often announced that the traffic between Lilinkou and the outside world needs to come to an end. Although there are still land routes feasible, there are many cold and barren roads in Liaobian, and there is no mature path to connect with the outside world, and it is not easy to travel by land.

However, this year's situation is somewhat different from previous years, and it can be said that since the opening of the sea route, cross-sea exchanges have been several times denser. Although the weather has turned cold, there is still no shortage of boats in the direction of Qinhuangdao sticking to the coastline and sailing into Lilinkou, and the harbor wharf is still a busy scene.

Of course, ordinary people don't know the reason for this, but as long as they inquire about the flow of some news channels, they can feel a sense of oppression that is about to come. There are various signs that the Liang court has to pay more attention to Liaobian.

One day in mid-September, a waterway near Lilinkou was closed off, and idlers were not allowed to approach. At the wharf, there are many people looking forward to it, standing on the side of the flood channel washed out by the ebb and flow of the tide, facing the sea breeze.

Standing at the front of the crowd, there are more than 300 Lilinkou Wang Division garrison, commanded by the garrison general Xu Lang, although the new winter clothes are slightly bloated, but it does not affect the solemnity of the military appearance, more than 300 people stand here, neatly dressed, the flag hunting wind sounds, time seems to have stopped on them, the military posture is consistent, as if the javelins are standing in a forest.

On the other hand, the others in the rear do not have this kind of killing temperament. Especially those Hu chiefs and the like, regardless of whether the military appearance is neat or not, it can be seen that these Hu ministers are also trying their best to maintain their momentum, and they do not want to let the king's elite soldiers specialize in the front, and they were also solemn at first, but with the passage of time, the posture gradually became relaxed, no longer dignified before, the formation became messy, and the body became rickety.

Of course, whether the military posture is neat or not does not mean the strength of the combat effectiveness, and there is also no shortage of outlaws who are not afraid of death among the stragglers. But at the moment, especially on such a solemn occasion, the performance of his own troops was too casual, which always made those Hu chiefs feel quite disgraced.

In Liaobian, a group of Hu Yi servants who were attached to the Youzhou Assassin Mansion, among them, Duan Xianbei was the most powerful, and his status was also in front of Zhuhu. Duan Lan, the former leader of the Duan Division, died of illness before, and his son Duan Gong took over the clan and inherited the position of governor of Youzhou Assassin Liu Qun.

"The season is getting colder, the children are short of food and clothing, and their ambition is inevitably sluggish......"

At the back of the line, Duan Gong and Shi Wenfang, the head of the Assassin Mansion, took a car. There were many pawns present, with the largest number of people in the Duan Division, and there were thousands of followers in front and back, as time passed, the casual posture of the Duan Pawns was also revealed, and the Duan Niche was half embarrassed, and half complained to Wen Fangzhi.

Today's Wen Fangzhi is no longer an idle guest who wandered around and sought refuge among the forces in Liaobian in the old years, backed by the Liang Empire, and single-handedly contributed to the current order of Liaobian, although there is still a Shangguan Liu Qun in name, but after a few years of observing the situation, everyone knows the flow of Liaobian, although Liu Qun served as the assassin of Youzhou, but when it comes to the candidate who can really represent the attitude of the Tianzhong court, it is still Wen Hongzu.

Wen Fangzhi only bowed his head slightly after hearing this, and seemed to agree with Duan Gong's statement, and said in his mouth: "This question, the saints and the princes of heaven are also grateful, and they will not neglect the bitter warriors of Liaobian." In previous years, the Assassin Mansion also repeatedly asked for advice, and this time Hu Dadu was ordered to go north to Liao, in order to solve this matter for good. The governor and others have worked hard, and most of the governors will have their own remuneration. ”

"The saint's grace is great, and he has tried his best to get rid of the thieves and tyrants, and the border people also rely on their favors. To be able to get the heart of heaven is simple, and foolishness is already a lot of gratitude, how dare you have extravagant thoughts. ”

Duan Gong echoed and smiled, and said to Wen Fangzhi with a sincere face: "I have been engaged in many years, I don't dare to show my merits, but this little sincerity and righteousness can be expressed, I am afraid that the majesty of the metropolitan governor is heavy, and the fear is unspeakable, and I also ask Yang Qu Gong to help a little at that time." ”

Daliang rewarded the former sages of the ministers, Wen Qiao was awarded the title of Yang Qugong, and Wen Fang was the heir to the knighthood. Seeing that Duan Niche was not lacking in nervousness, Wen Fangzhi smiled and said: "I should think about it, I still have to think about it, the new system of the Liang Chapter, the grace and power of the saint are clear, and there will be no confusion of punishment and reward confusion." Governor Hu entered the town this time, supervised the military affairs of Pingliao, even if he was powerful for a while, he would naturally know each other after working together for a long time in the future, and the governor really did not have to do this needless trouble. ”

The imperial court newly appointed Hurun as the governor of Pingliao, and this matter has spread in the upper echelons of Liaobian. After the establishment of the Pingliao Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the Liaobian military affairs were in charge, such as Duan Gong, and the Hu servants naturally had to be under the command of Hurun, and they no longer obeyed the orders of the Youzhou Assassin Mansion. The separation of the military and the government is also one of the steps taken by Liaobian to enter the government.

Although the Great Liang court has not been established for a long time, it has a high prestige in Liaobian. In addition to the foreshadowing of pioneers such as Liu Qun and Wen Fangzhi, the brilliant victory of the Northern Expedition was also one of the reasons why the natives of Liaobian did not dare to despise the edict of the Great Liang.

As the saying goes, kill a chicken to show the monkey, but the way the big beam stands on the side is reversed.

Shihu, the lord of Liao, attacked Liaobian in the old years, and the regime of Duan's Liaoxi was falling here, although the Murong Department of Liaodong survived, but the fierceness of the Liaobian State was also established, and it was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. But even Shi Hu, the lord of the Liao, was killed by life under the attack of Wang Shi not long ago, and who dared to stare at and provoke casually among these chickens and cubs in Liaobian?

Of course, there are. For example, Murong Hao, the leader of the previous generation of the Murong Ministry, had long expected the outcome of the war between the north and the south, and even the national policy after the Great Liang was correctly calculated. As a result, Murong Hao, who had grand ambitions, was not able to resist the surging dark tide, and was killed by his son Murong Jun, and Murong Jun fell into division and chaos again.

Murong Hao's generation is a masterpiece, with vision, ambition, strength and means, but he owes a little luck. As for the other Liaobian Hu chiefs, they are already lacking in all kinds, and the general trend of the world is not waiting for me, and it is even more difficult to look at Murong Hao's neck.

The attitude of the Liang court towards Liaobian is also obvious, that is, the slightest infiltration, step by step, at the beginning Luoyang Xingtai was only through trade to maintain a little contact, and then occupied Ma Shijin, a stronghold in southern Liao, but basically it was still mainly fetters and traps.

Including Liu Qun, the Youzhou Assassin History, although the official position has been established, until the second year of the current Great Cause, the so-called Youzhou Assassin History Mansion has not established the actual state and county rule. After serving as the assassin of Youzhou, Liu Qun's main task was to run around and snare the country, and even if he established a few strongholds, most of them were concentrated in the coastal areas, and the more inland areas were still autonomous for the Liao people.

But now, with the unification of the north and the south, and the establishment of the Mandate of Heaven of the Great Liang, the court in the sky is no longer satisfied with the previous fetters, and the creation of the Pingliao Metropolitan Governor's Mansion can be regarded as the Tianzhong court will directly take control of the Liaobian.

For this, the people of Liaobian are not without feelings, but in addition to this, what bothers them is more of an irresistible sense of powerlessness.

There are many forces in Liaobian, not to mention the remnants of the dead clan such as the Duan Division, even the original Liaodong overlord Murong is now infighting and taking care of himself, who has the courage to take a clear stand to resist a series of moves by the Liang Dynasty that rose in the sky and collapsed the Kingdom of Liaobian?

What's more, being a thief is inevitably weak-hearted, Liaobian has been the homeland of Zhuxia for a long time, although the Donghu tribes have been stealing for many years, before the Zhuxia catastrophe came, chaos, the border thieves were rampant, and even moved to look inside.

But now that Shenzhou has decided and the royal industry is prosperous again, these border hues really don't have the courage to continue to clamor and stick to the Liaobian and refuse the royal interference.

Under such a general trend, the vast majority of Donghu Zhuyi could only look forward to it, waiting in fear and guessing what kind of changes and new order would be brought about after Hurun, the governor of Pingliao, arrived in Liaobian?

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