At the end of March of the fourth year of the first peace, the edict that had been delayed for several months finally arrived at the residence of the princes from all walks of life.

Yuan Shao of Jizhou, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, Yuan Shu of Nanyang, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, and the princes of Liaodong and Yizhou successively received the edict of the Son of Heaven. The edict was announced by the important ministers of the court in person, and the three dukes and nine secretaries were all dispatched to hold the ceremony of conferring the knighthood for the princes.

At the same time as enclosing the princes of the world, Li Dao, the former general of the chariot cavalry and the captain of the school, was promoted again, and was named the great Sima by the Son of Heaven, who was above the three dukes, led the prime minister, and concurrently served as the captain of the school, and the regent of the auxiliary country.

Since then, Li Dao has ascended to the peak of power in the Han Dynasty one year earlier than recorded in history, and he has been a very popular minister, and his power has leaned towards the government and the opposition. The respect of its status, compared with Dong Zhuo of the year, is more than that, when entering the Hajj, the festival is passed, the axe, the tiger Ben, the court is not tending, the sword is on the temple, and the praise is not named. The only situation that is different from Dong Zhuo's palace in the past is that there is no Taishi chair next to the dragon case, which was sold by Li Li's people before; Otherwise, Li Dao is the second Dong Zhuo at this time.

No matter what kind of attitude the princes of all parties had after receiving the edict, whether they were happy or quiet, or angry, these could not affect Li Li's good mood now.

Before the edict of the Son of Heaven was issued, Li Li ushered in the greatest joy since his rebirth for more than three years, so happy that he couldn't close his mouth all day long, laughed when he met people, and lavishly rewarded the palace guards, servants, maids and backyard handymen. This is because he finally has a queen, Li Xin and Dong Wan each gave birth to a son for him, and Chen Yu gave birth to a daughter. In this way, he had two sons and a daughter at the age of twenty, and finally made his mark in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty, and there were successors. At this point, he can be regarded as truly integrated into this society and has his own roots and bloodline. It is no longer a reborn soul from another world.

After becoming a father again, Li Li himself has changed greatly. He was diligent in government affairs, consolidated military power, vigorously cultivated cronies, and tried his best to restore and develop the people's livelihood in Xiliang. In addition to dealing with military and political affairs all day long, he truly shouldered the responsibility of being a husband and father, and took good care of his wife, concubines and children. So that the inner courtyard is full of laughter and laughter all day long, and it is happy.

Just when Li Wei of Chang'an was promoted to the Great Sima, Jia Xu, the general of the military division who temporarily led Wuwei Taishou, rushed to Jicheng Assassin's Mansion with more than 100 personal soldiers.

The Liangzhou Governance Office was originally placed in Longxi, but now Li Li is also the leader of the Liangzhou Thorn History. lived in Jicheng, Hanyang County, so the Thorn Shifu naturally moved to Jicheng. And that's not all. General Wei's Mansion also temporarily placed Jicheng. It was merged with the Assassin's Mansion to take charge of the conquest of the world, and directly governed all military and political affairs in the two states of Xiliang.

In the garden of the back hall of the General's Mansion, Jia Xu was ordered to enter the inner courtyard of the mansion for the first time, and he was quite flattered, and his every move was extremely restrained.

Follow the maid all the way to the garden pavilion. Jia Xu saw from a distance that the lord Li Li was carefully squatting between the two cradles, gently rocking the cradles with both hands, with a knowing smile on his face.

Apparently, the child in the cradle was accompanied by a gentle shake. I'm already falling asleep.

Seeing this, Jia Xu waved his hand to signal that the maid did not have to come forward to report, and stood thirty steps away from the pavilion, quietly waiting for Li Li to take care of the child and fall asleep, and then got up and came out to talk.

"Mr. is here, the concubine has seen the military advisor." Just as Jia Xu was standing outside the pavilion waiting for the summons, Li Xin, Chen Yu and Dong Wan and other female relatives of the inner courtyard came together.

Li Xin and other women naturally don't have to give salutes to Jia Xu and other subordinates, the reason why they bow their heads slightly is out of respect for Jia Xu. After all, he is an important minister under Li Li, holding an important position, and he is deeply trusted by Li Li, and he is quite old, and he is now in his forties. Therefore, Li Xin and others took the initiative to give him a gift, which is really a gift for the younger generation, and it is reasonable.

"My subordinate Jia Xu has seen the eldest lady and all the ladies, and all the ladies are fine." At first glance, seeing Li Xin and others coming from behind him, Jia Xu hurriedly turned around and bowed to salute.

Li Xin raised his hand to signal Jia Xu to get up, and said with a smile: "Mr. doesn't have to be formal, and the concubine is ashamed." Mr. came so quickly, just now the husband was still talking about Mr. coming today, let the concubine instruct the kitchen to prepare luncheon, I don't want Mr. to have arrived. Please move to the West Pavilion to serve tea, and wait for the concubine to go to tell her husband, and he will arrive later. ”

Hearing this, Jia Xu said gratefully: "There is Mrs. Lao, and my subordinates have thanked all the ladies." However, the affairs of the subordinates are not in a hurry, and it is not too late to discuss after the lord takes care of the son and the young lady and sleeps soundly. ”

"Wenhe has worked hard all the way, follow me to Xiting to serve tea!" Just as Jia Xu was talking to Li Xin and the others, Li Li walked lightly, with a smile on his face, but there was no laughter, and his voice was very low. Obviously, he was afraid of alarming the child who had just fallen asleep not far away.

After bowing to Li Xin and the others again, Jia Xu followed behind Li Li and walked to the West Pavilion a hundred steps away.

After sitting down, Jia Xu smiled and said, "Congratulations to the lord for winning your son and daughter!" Before, his subordinates were entangled in all things and couldn't come to the full moon for the son and the young lady in person, but now it's late, and I ask the lord to forgive me. ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed and said, "Wen He must not talk like this. From the birth of these three children until the full moon, until now, I have not given them a banquet to celebrate, nor have I notified the generals and civil and military officials of the battalions to come. It's just a simple operation in the house, so as not to complain about me Xin'er and them, that's all. A few days ago, Yuan Zhong and Wen You came to discuss the government, and it was not until they left that they learned that Xin'er and they had given birth to a child, and they immediately sent congratulatory gifts, but they were all rejected by me.

Nowadays, all the states and counties in Xiliang are waiting to be prosperous, and the official affairs of the counties and counties are heavy, and all kinds of things need to be handled again. Among them, the money and grain needed for the whole territory of Xiliang are huge, and the existing money and grain in the government treasury alone are already stretched, so they can only struggle to maintain it. At this time of embarrassment, as the commander of Xiliang, I should set an example, and from then on, all the joys and funerals of the military officials under my command should be simplified, and they should not be done in a big way, and they should waste money and food in vain. In addition, in the future, no expensive gifts will be accepted for such matters, and Wen He will begin to formulate relevant decrees afterwards, which will be transmitted to the county officials and strictly enforced by officials at all levels.

However, this matter is mainly aimed at civil and military officials at all levels under my Xiliang, and the people in various places and the rich clans that have no one in the clan are not included. They are not restricted, they can do whatever they want, after all, they spend their own money to handle the wedding and funeral, how can we interfere indiscriminately! ”

Jia Xu's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he said respectfully: "The lord is wise, and his subordinates will then organize the subordinate officials of the Assassin Mansion to formulate relevant laws and implement this matter as soon as possible!" ”

"Hmm. This order is only implemented in the territory of Xiliang, and there is no need for the imperial court to issue an edict, so it can be issued to the counties and counties in the name of my general's office. Li Li said.

Jia Xu replied respectfully: "No, my subordinates receive orders!" ”

After agreeing on this matter, Li Li said with a warm smile: "After pacifying the whole territory of Xiliang, after half a year of recovery and development, the agricultural affairs of all counties and counties have improved, the population is increasing day by day, the public order is good, and the people can barely have food and clothing, and they can reclaim the tuntian fields on a large scale. Seeing that the summer harvest is approaching, the county government soldiers must ensure the smooth progress of the summer harvest, and if necessary, the county government soldiers can help the people to harvest grain, and try their best to return the grains to the warehouse, so that the results of the people's hard work for more than half a year can not suffer any damage. If there is a violation of the order, or the implementation is unfavorable, they will be severely punished, and if the circumstances are serious, they will be beheaded to show the public, in order to set an example! ”

After speaking, Li Li waved his hand to signal that Jia Xu did not have to salute, but only needed to convey the order and follow the order. Then he took a sip of warm tea and asked softly: "I wonder if Wenhe still remembers the matter of our discussion of Yongzhou last year?" ”

"Well, my subordinates have always kept this matter in their hearts and never forgotten it for a moment." Jia Xu nodded in response.

Then he paused for a moment, and then said: "Last year's subordinates went to Chang'an to discuss this matter with General Li Wei. At that time, General Li Dao was noncommittal and did not seem to be enthusiastic, and the lord also thought that the time was not yet ripe, so he put the matter on hold until now.

Liangzhou is long and narrow, stretching for more than 1,000 miles, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the land is barren. From the topographical point of view, south of Wuwei County, Anding, Longxi, Jincheng, Hanyang and Beidi counties belong to the hinterland of Liangzhou, the terrain is relatively low, the land is relatively flat, mostly hilly and dryland, and a large number of tuntian fields can be cultivated. To the west of Wuwei County, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang and other places, the terrain is quite high, and the territory is mostly mountainous and hilly, and there is not much land for cultivation. In addition, the four western counties are located in the border of the Western Regions, surrounded by barbarian tribes, and adjacent to the desert, which is actually a bitter cold land, which is not conducive to farming, but is conducive to grazing and raising livestock and war horses. In addition, the four western counties guarded the choke points in and out of the Western Regions, and merchants from the Western Regions exchanged goods from time to time.

In view of this, the subordinates suggested that the four western counties west of Wuwei County should be divided separately, mainly engaged in animal husbandry and trade in the Western Regions, and open up the trade routes in the Western Regions as soon as possible. At the same time, our Western Liang Army must strengthen its control over the four western counties, eliminate the surrounding foreign bandits, subdue the Qiang people, Xiaoyue clan and other tribes one by one, and move to the hinterland of Liangzhou for scattered resettlement.

Since the lord mentioned this matter last year, his subordinates have probed in many ways and carefully considered it before they came to this conclusion. If we want to maintain long-term peace and stability in Xiliang, we must firmly control the four western counties, secure the outside and the inside, pacify many barbarian tribes, repair government affairs internally, and steadily develop the people's livelihood. In this way, as long as the four western counties are stable, our Xiliang army can get rid of their worries and raise troops to conquer the states and counties of the Central Plains. This matter has been shelved for half a year before, please decide! ”

"Hehehe!" After Li Li quietly listened to Jia Xu's words, he said with a smile: "Wenhe is clear-minded and long-term, in one word. You must have heard that last month, the Wuwei Battalion of Fan Yong's Department stationed in Longxi, the Longxiang Battalion of Ma Chao's Department stationed in Jincheng, and the Huan Fei and Dong Yue Flying Bear Heavy Cavalry stationed on the border of Zhangye, a total of 50,000 foot cavalry joined forces to capture the West Sea, breaking tens of thousands of Qiang barbarians, expelling the Xiaoyue clan, and recovering more than ten small cities around the West Sea. Therefore, I intend to divide Wuwei County, Zhangye County and its subordinate states, Jiuquan County, Dunhuang County and Xihai from Liangzhou and separate them into a separate state, named Yongzhou. This will lead the Yongzhou pastor, and also lead the Liangzhou Thorn History, and the state is located in Wuwei County; Appoint you as the commander of Yongzhou, and lead the Wuwei Taishou, in charge of Yongzhou government affairs. ”

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