"Bohou, don't you plan to continue hiding, joining forces with you makes me feel the most comfortable."

"Who looked like he was about to die just now, why is he so happy and almost carried away now."

"I thought that after the death of Duke Lu, my heart would also die, and I would have no interest in anything, so no matter how the lord punished me, it would be a relief for me. It's just that I didn't think that when I saw the chill in the eyes of the lord, I found that I didn't seem to be as desireless as I thought. Just like Lu Gong said before, maybe I never really faced myself. ”

"It seems that Zixiang is coming over. Before, the lord seemed to be intent on letting Ji to persuade Zixiang, but he never thought that the lord himself had already made Zixiang wake up, and it seemed that the burden on my body was a lot lighter. ”

"If it weren't for your support, Bohou, I wouldn't have been able to succeed, it's a golden city......

Transferring Zhang Yan from Shangjun to Jincheng, it seems to be a flat adjustment, Jincheng is the same as Shangjun, they are all Han and Hu mixed residences, although the Han Dynasty's control of Jincheng is much higher than that of Shangjun, but after years of conquest, Jincheng is now almost ten rooms and six or seven empty, and it is not clear which side of Jincheng and Shangjun will be more bitter when the population has plummeted.

But on the surface, Zhang Yan didn't seem to have any loss, but in fact, the shape that Zhang Yan had to face was extremely harsh.

When Zhang Yan first arrived in Yunzhong, he was accompanied by nearly 300,000 combatants of the Black Mountain Army, if you count some old and weak sick women who dragged their families, as well as the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army and the weak Hu tribes in some other regions that were successively absorbed. It can be said that this big move planned by Li Shushi back then increased the population of Shuozhou by more than 100,000 households out of thin air.

Even if these increased populations could not all be concentrated in Yunzhong County, after several years of battlefield baptism and elimination, Zhang Yan could hold a huge army of up to 50,000 or 60,000 in his hands, whether in Yunzhong or Shangjun. Even if this army can't be compared with the elite of the state under Li Shushi's command, it can still crush a county without pressure.

However, most of this force would be left in Shuozhou, and Zhang Yan could only take a few henchmen to Jincheng to take up his post.

Probably no more than 3,000 at most.

What can so many troops do?

At most, it can be guaranteed that there is no strong man in Jincheng who dares to bully this Taishou Lord who was assigned here.

That's all.

Zhang Yan didn't even have enough manpower to launch a war of annihilation against the local powers.

This is not an exaggeration, because this is not another place, this is a golden city!

Jincheng and Longxi can be said to be the two places with the strongest combat effectiveness in the western border of the Han Dynasty. Unlike the Hexi Corridor areas such as Wuwei and Zhangye in the north, there are natural barriers such as the Qilian Mountains in the south. You can only enter through a few passes; It is also not like the Yizhou region in the south, which has a huge Hengduan mountain range as a natural barrier. The fact that battles take place in mountainous terrain where troops cannot be deployed, thus limiting the escalation of the scale of battles, and the abundance of goods allows trade instead of war, giving the various races here a more peaceful way to solve their own survival problems.

Only here, you need to face the Qiang people who are rushing straight down from the Qinghai Plateau. Face the fierce tribes who are determined to avenge their ancestors. Face off against warriors who have developed a strong physique in the plateaus and deserts.

Even the Huangzhong area in the western part of Jincheng. This is the base of the foreign mercenaries that the Han once relied on the most.

The heroes who can survive in this kind of place, each family has their own unique way of survival, but each family also has enough strength to resist foreign enemies. Because only with this kind of power can these families have a basis for survival.

Even after the rebellion of Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu and others, Han Sui's clean-up was like washing the ground, causing both the Qiang people and the local heroes to suffer heavy losses, but if Zhang Yan thought that these people could handle it at will, then those ethnic groups and people who like to fight would definitely let him know what it was like to be full of money.

Therefore, Jincheng and his party are definitely a huge test for Zhang Yan.

Cheng, he can rely on the power obtained by Jincheng to return to the sight of the top brass of the Bingzhou Army.

Defeated, there is nothing to say, just use his blood and life to pay for the mistakes he made before because he was not cool-headed.

Of course, in order to prevent Zhang Yan from thinking that he has become an outcast, Du Yi's role is very important.

And from the arrangements that Li Shushi revealed to Du Ji for him, and the news that Du Ji vaguely revealed to Zhang Yan, Du Ji's location can obviously guarantee that as long as Zhang Yan is not caught off guard by the sneak attack, he can basically be saved.

In this case, Zhang Yan felt that she still needed to worry about something, so let's do a good job.

For the sake of Lu Zhi, the teacher who had high hopes for him and taught him a lot of truths, but he has never been able to call out, is also for Li Shushi, who also has expectations for him, and should be regarded as his senior brother according to the order of entry.

What's more, in order to give him a chance to go down in history as an ordinary gangster ranger!

But now, let's get drunk with Du Ji first, otherwise he will soon drink up all the good wine in that jar.

And Li Shushi, on the other hand, walked on the eight-character maze and returned to his position in a leisurely manner.

At this time, the people gathered around this table were no longer confidants such as Cheng Yu and Jia Xu, but were replaced by a group of older figures such as Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Wang Rou, Sima Fang, and Yan Zhong, who were quite detached under Li Shushi.

Seeing that they were very familiar with each other, Li Shushi seemed to have thought of something interesting, and a happy smile appeared on his face, but today is the Winter Festival, and the expressions on everyone's faces seem to be similar except for a very few special storage zài.

"Come on, come on, I have a toast with all of you and thank you for your contribution to the prosperity of the state today."

This is a wonderful world, this is a magical world, although Li Shushi just looked like he was about to fall, but as Su Xiaoluoli gently pressed against his waist, it was almost in an instant. Li Shushi was resurrected in the same place full of blood and full of blood.

So compared to such a murderous Lori in his own family, those brothers and sisters are weak.

Of course, this is an exclusive service that only belongs to Li Shushi, and others can't enjoy it~

Because of this......

"Qing'er, don't think I can't see it, hurry up and put away the chopsticks, if you don't drink, you are not allowed to drink, you are not allowed to drink before you are twenty years old! The one over there, don't think I didn't see what you just stole from my desk. Mrs. Ma. Please take care of her, I haven't settled the account with her last time I drank too much and played a drunken mania. ”

Taking advantage of the time when the old guy next to him put down the wine glass, Li Shushi took the opportunity to manage a few very "naughty" Loli at home.

In fact, this was supposed to be Su Xiaololi's work, but unfortunately I don't know what's going on today. Su Xiaololi completely looks like "I'm a lady, I'm quiet". In addition to wiping his sweat for Li Shushi's sobering up, he has been quietly staying by his side. If she doesn't take the initiative to appear, even Jia Xu will forget about it, and there is still a "dangerous" character around her.

And for Li Shushi, like a nagging and annoying brother, he will reprimand and appease a group of sisters who have reached the rebellious period, this group of elders who are either old and disrespectful or dignified on the surface are all smiling, and they all seem to have a little more kindness.

It's not. If you look at the expression of a dead ant over there and his younger brother Sima Fu, you can know that this old man doesn't give his brother a good look at home on weekdays, and it's really a differential treatment of red fruits.

Therefore, Li Shushi can continue the role of "silly brother" for a while.

Especially when he found that today, or Qiao Lori, who has always had a low sense of zài, made her smile a little more warm because of her actions, and her strength was really a little more.

Of course, if Li Shushi knew that Qiao Lori would also show a sweet smile under some other condition, and the taste of that smile was not the same as today's smile, what kind of expression would he have.

Lose? Or anger?

Or simply take the opportunity to throw yourself into the arms of a certain Lori for comfort?

Perhaps from the very beginning, I knew that this would happen.

After a while of frolicking, a new conversation finally began.

"Lord Zhou Mu, now that you have taken the entire territory of Liangzhou and Sili, I don't know how to arrange these new annexes after the spring of next year. Those of us have been watching from the sidelines for a long time in the past few years, and we have some thoughts in our hearts, hoping to talk to the state pastor. ”

The first to speak was Huangfu Song.

Although the tone is homely, the attitude is basically not much different from the formal conversation.

At this time, the generals of the Xiliang Army were "fighting" over there with great interest, although the shouting and killing sound was shocking, but seeing that there was one count, they all arrived at Cheng Dù, who drilled the table. And the Guanzhong Family Group, which was very bad with them, was quietly talking over there, as if discussing something, even if they saw that the atmosphere on Li Shushi's side seemed to have changed somewhat, they didn't take the initiative to participate, but seemed to be signaling those young people who were about to move to stay away from here.

As for Li Shushi's old subordinates, they were all hiding far away at this time, and Zhao Yun was even dragged out by his two wives to set off fireworks, followed by Tai Shici and Cao Chun, who looked somewhat lonely.

Hey, Su Xiaololi, it's all your fault.

I really want to sing a song, "I admit it's all Lori's fault.,That kind of Lori is too beautiful and gentle.,Even if the heart is like steel, it's a soft ...... around the fingers".。

Ahem, let's turn the subject.

Huangfu Song's words were not unexpected by Li Shushi, in fact, long before the Battle of Chang'an, whether it was Cheng Yu, Fu Zhu, Jia Xu, or even Huang Zhong, they all reminded Li Shushi in various ways to pay attention to the changes in people's hearts after the Battle of Guanzhong.

Yes, the change of hearts.

Before in Bingzhou, don't look at Li Shushi as an outsider, but unlike Liu Biao, who entered Jingzhou by horse, he was followed by a large number of fierce generals and an army that had experienced an iron-blooded war, and even if it wasn't for Dong Zhuo's brilliance at that time and Li Shushi was just a fledgling little hairy head, maybe Liu Hong's attitude towards Li Shushi would not be so cordial back then.

Even if the merchant emperor felt that he and Li Shushi were quite good in sex.

Therefore, Li Shushi does not need to rely on the support of local heroes to be able to convey his will, and even if there are any unsightly heroes who want to challenge Li Shushi's majesty. He'd be glad he got the chicken he could stand for.

Therefore, even if the Haoqiang and Li Shushi of the merger state gradually reconciled, the system of the merger state has long been established, even if it is not perfect, but the position left for those families is very limited. The only thing they can do is to bet on the future, to bet on the future of Li Shushi and the state army, and to invest enough capital to ensure future gains.

This is a rather helpless choice for them, but looking at the world, such a choice is inevitable. Because in this era of chaos in the world, if the merger states want to develop, then meaningless internal friction will only make both sides lose the best opportunity for development, and the result can only be a lose-lose. Even those who are powerful will lose even more.

Because Li Shushi has an absolute gun in his hand.

So instead of fighting for seats that are already full of people. It's better to look to the future.

Wang Ling, Wang Chang, Bi Qiuxing, Yang Jun, Sima Zhi...... Their appearance is the result of the strong minds of these families.

They can wait, even for a relatively long period of time, as long as the state army can give them hope. They don't even mind cooperating with some of the reforms that have been carried out by the state, giving up some of the benefits they have already gained.

In order to. Just a bigger gain that could be gained in the future.

In fact, the state army has always done a good job.

Reality Hexi three counties. Then there is Shuozhou. The Bingzhou army not only showed the momentum of forging ahead, but also gave Sima Zhi a position as the Taishou of Zhangye County. This can be regarded as a signal of goodwill to the wealthy families who have turned to support him, and by the way, he also hopes to use Sima Zhi to attract the powerful families who are matched to set their sights on the trade route to the Western Regions.

But. Even if they got the three counties of Hexi and Shuozhou, the families of the state still did not show too strong desire, even though some of the side children of the family filled the ranks of the bureaucracy, but more of them chose to enter the official school established by Li Shushi, and it seemed that they were still addicted to the study and life in the official school.

Of course, the final conclusion is obviously nothing more than a joke.

These people are still waiting, even if those extra positions look very good, but the whole Shuozhou except for the east of the Xihe is more difficult, far inferior to the Central Plains, and the environment there is too dangerous, even if there is a large army in the town, there is no way to completely block the border, and it is still necessary to be vigilant from time to time against the harassment of small groups of Hu Qi.

Unless you have the courage or the brains, you can't survive in that kind of place without a little luck.

So these families are still sitting firmly, and it can even be said that they can sit even more steadily, because the state army has given them enough confidence in the future.

But when the sudden battle of Guanzhong ended, these people finally couldn't sit still.

Because this is Guanzhong, Sanfu plus a Hongnong, whether it is in the Western Han Dynasty or the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is the land of Si Li, and it is the fundamental place for the emperor to dominate. Even though it has just been traumatized by war, its charm is unparalleled.

What family doesn't want to be able to put down roots here, and what family doesn't want their children to have a background here. The status of Si Lidi in the Han Dynasty is like the meaning of Beijing Hukou and Shanghai Hukou in modern society, which means that he seems to be superior by nature, and the difficulty of starting seems to be lower than others.

Zhang Huan Zhang Ranming, one of the three masters of Liangzhou that year, insisted on refusing to grant the reward issued by the imperial court after making great contributions, but hoped to allow himself to move his family from his hometown Dunhuang Yuanquan to Hongnong. It should be known that in order to ensure the population of the border area, the Han Dynasty did not allow the people of the border area to move to the interior in principle, and it was a crime to join someone who dared to do so without permission.

Maybe Zhang Huan himself has no ill feelings towards the Biansai land, but for the sake of his family, he still chose to move. After all, whether it is the academic atmosphere or the surrounding environment, the Sili area is obviously much better than the side plug.

Not to mention that only by going out can the family not be limited to a small world, and let the family compete for each other because of the scenery in this small world.

Going out, only by going out, can we see a broader world and make the family bigger and stronger. Even if they gradually split into new families, as descendants with the same surname and the same ancestor, there will always be a wonderful fate to connect and pass on the glory of the ancestors.

Inheritance, the inheritance of glory, presumably not only the family is powerful, even ordinary people, and even the entire biosphere, it is an irresistible temptation, which may be the instinct engraved in the body of all living beings.

Although the local families also have the desire to go out, in the past, most of them operated through the exchange of interests with families in other places, but it was far from being as much of a wider choice as it is now.

It was originally a good opportunity for Henan to pass through Dong Zhuo's fire, but the great exploration of Luoyang's underground made many people hesitate, even if Li Shushi said that the Luoyang area was extremely safe, but it still could not dispel everyone's doubts.

In contrast, not only did a large number of wealthy families in these newly acquired lands have lost their incense due to the war, but as supporters of the state army, it is easier for them to take root in the local area.

As for the future business problems, then there is no need to merge with the state army to manage, or if there is a problem, then they can only blame their own means, but they can't blame others.

Of course, even if they really want to move, the whole clan will not make a big move, they can't let all the family members leave their place of origin without external forces, they will only selectively send family members to Sanfu or Hongnong to work, as long as those family members do a good job, they can slowly take root in the place where they work.

In fact, in addition to disasters, the migration of surnames in ancient China was the most common way to divide the family.

"The old general is a senior who learns, and he must be more thoughtful than a junior like this, and now the situation is chaotic, and it is necessary for the old general to check the pulse and fill in the gaps for the sake of learning, if there is any good construction, but it doesn't hurt to say."

Hearing Li Shushi's statement, Huang Fu Song looked at Zhu Jun beside him with a slight smug smile on his face, and Zhu Jun did not shy away from Li Shushi and replied to Huang Fu Song with an apologetic smile.

I always feel that in a place that Li Shushi doesn't know, there seems to be some ♂ interesting story between these old guys...... (To be continued......)