Liangzhou Yanqi County

It is very close to the Hu people, but it was established here seven hundred years ago, there are many temples, there are martial arts arenas, there are yamen, and the population is quite a lot.

At this time, there were many displaced people gathered among the city, scattered in the streets and alleys, the weather was cold, and many of the victims were dying of cold and starvation.

Guo Wentong watched silently, listening to the voices of many subdued officials and clansmen.

It is true that people's livelihood is difficult after the war, but now the overall situation is still good.

After Wang Hongyi seized the south, Guo Wentong knew that he could not do anything to go south, or attack the Central Plains, so he gathered troops to attack Liangzhou, although this Liangzhou was poor, but there were still some people, especially with a large number of horses.

The significance of taking Liangzhou is to have a horse base, as long as there is a year or two, with the power of Guanzhong, there will be 100,000 fine horses, in this way, the general trend can be used again.

Riding the good horse sent by the Liangzhou family, patrolling the city, accompanied by the officials and generals on the left and right, although Guo Wentong was not soft-eared, he still made him very happy.

However, Liangzhou is now in a difficult situation, and it is not an area that Guo Wentong has operated for many years, Guo Wentong pondered.

Maybe it is to buy and mobilize some food for relief, so as to win the hearts of the people of Liangzhou, so as not to empty themselves by these local families, these scruples and suspicions are also normal.

What made Guo Wentong more satisfied was that the generals and families of Liang Command were careful to flatter him this time, and no one dared to resist his majesty.

It's just that the cold won't last long, and he still needs to take precautions.

Wang Shang,, Guo Wentong was thinking about this matter, someone came to him and whispered a few words in his ear, Guo Wentong's face suddenly changed slightly.

After receiving an affirmative answer to ?,, matter, Guo Jiatong showed no intention of continuing his inspection, made an excuse, and hurried back to the temporary camp outside the city.

As soon as he entered the main tent, he asked the people beside him, "Where are the people?"

"Your Majesty, the villain has arranged for him to rest, and if the king wants to see him, the little one will go and invite him over. , the soldier lowered his hand and listened to the order, and immediately spoke.

Guo Wentong said: "Lone wants to see him, go and invite him." ”

"No!" the soldiers withdrew, and after a while, the sound of footsteps came from outside, and someone asked to see him.

"Come in. Although Guo Wentong was anxious, his face remained calm, which was more than ten years of qi cultivation.

Soon a person walked outside the tent, tall, twenty-five or sixteen years old, with an ordinary appearance, as soon as he came in, he immediately turned over and knelt down, and said upwards: "Su Yuan has seen the king,,

"Su Qing quickly excused himself and flattened down. , Guo Wentong looked carefully, and saw that this person had an ordinary appearance, but he was full of energy, with a beard, but he was tanned, and he looked very busy with royal affairs.

"Thank you, Wangshang!" Su Yuan thanked him and stood up.

Guo Wentong said with a smile: "You can sit down, you don't have to tighten up like this...... I've heard that you've obtained a map of the neighborhood around Luoyang, and you've got through the internal response?"

"Your Majesty, the minister has indeed obtained a map of the Luoyang area, as well as a list of internal responses, and is about to present it to the king. , Su Yuan saluted again and said.

"Present it to Lonely、, Guo Wentong could hardly suppress his joy, but his voice was still calm and gentle, and he said.

It was impossible for Su Yuan to personally send the map over, and there were several Qin princes and soldiers standing in the tent, one of them walked over, took the map from Su Yuan's hand, and handed it over to Guo Wentong.

Looking at the map in his hand, Guo Wentong's hand trembled slightly.

The joy in my heart unfolded, and there was indeed a clear map inside, which was very detailed, and the counties and even villages were marked, as well as rivers, forests, and hills.

Of course, Luoyang is even more careful.

Finally, there is a large list of internal responses.

"Okay, good!" Guo Wentong couldn't help but say two good words in a row: "This picture is really detailed, Su Yuan, I remember you one by one!"

"Thank you to the king!" Su Yuan hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

Guo Wentong asked some more details about the city map, and seeing that it was reasonable, Guo Wentong was even more satisfied, and retreated Su Yuan, Guo Wentong looked at the city map in his hand and felt a lot of emotion.

For many years, he has worked hard to expand his territory and develop Qinchuan, just to be this little King of Qin?

His purpose is very clear, the whole world! He wants to take over the whole world!

Now that the state of Chu has been established in the south, the war has been involved in the Central Plains, and there is a foreign invasion in the north.

It is to take Luoyang after taking Liangzhou.

Luoyang is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, Pingpi Mountain in the north, Luoshui in the south, Huhugao in the east, Yinghan Valley in the west, and Luoyang Plain in the middle, with fertile soil, moderate climate and convenient transportation.

Since ancient times, seven dynasties have built their capitals here.

The so-called Heyang Dingding, located in the Central Plains and should be in the Quartet, Luoyang is the world's traffic stronghold, military fortress, if the back of Guanzhong Liangzhou and take it, there is an opportunity to seize the world.

Just two years ago, Luoyang County Cheng Liu Man suddenly launched a mutiny, killed 10,000 people, captured the entire Luoyang City, and began to establish himself Zheng Guogong, now there are 100,000 soldiers, although 100,000 soldiers are very large, but it was not enough to plan before, and now Liangzhou has been obtained, and 30,000 cavalry can be planned.

"It seems that we still have to go back to Qinchuan quickly. "This time it was followed by military generals, and most of the Wenchen strategists stayed in Qindi, and at this time Liangzhou was pacified, and they needed to go back to Chang'an to discuss.

Thinking of this, he decided to leave immediately and return to Changguan, anyway, Liang Yu had already calmed down, if nothing happened, in another three years and two years, this place would become a stable rear.

Thinking like this, Guo Wentong replied: "Rest tonight, and tomorrow morning, go out to draw crabs......

It's not that Guo Wentong is impetuous, but Luoyang is too tempting for him.

Luoyang, east of Jianghuai, west of Guanlong, north of Youyan, south of Xiangjing, can be said to be his only chance.

Liangzhou Yanqi County, Hefu

The temperature in Liangcun is low, and at this time, the sky is vast, and the rain in early winter is crackling and falling.

The He family was not built in a prosperous place, it looked very ordinary, there were cars and horses in Pingli occasionally, and when a carriage marched into the gate of the courtyard, no one paid attention.

In the back house of the He family's annex, the second son of the family, He Benchang, who was over thirty years old, saw this mysterious guest in the study.

The servant was sent out by He Benchang, and the person who came was dressed very tightly, and when there were only two people in the study, He Benchang changed his comfortable appearance, plopped, and fell to the ground.

"Disciple Benchang, I have seen Master"

"Get up. , the person who came took off the hat on his head, and took off the robe that was tightly enclosed, and suddenly appeared as a Taoist.

After a few brief greetings between the two, He Benchang asked directly: "Master came this time, but it was for *......"

"The teacher doesn't want to hide it from you, so he did come for this matter. , The Taoist sighed lightly and said slowly: "Since the teacher assisted the Great Khan, he has also saved some people, every time there is a war, there are still lives and souls, countless casualties, and the teacher does not want to see this kind of scene, do you understand?,

"Master, although the disciple has poor qualifications and insufficient understanding, he has always been able to understand your compassion and compassion Master. , He Benchang said seriously.

Looking at the registered disciple in front of him, although he was not a disciple with him, he had a fate of more than ten years, and the Taoist nodded, and he was also a little moved.

"If Chang'er qualifications work hard, you will gain something, and you don't have to be too persistent. ，

"Yes, disciple Mingmei. ，

"This time the Great Khan has intended to enter the Central Plains, Qinchuan must take the land, as long as you comply with the will of heaven, then you will avoid the misery of life here, you will have a future blessing, and Huize will be the future generations of the family. ，

"The disciple understands. , Hearing Master's words, He Benchang responded even more, and the two kept talking about the evening, but the Taoist refused to stay, and left directly by car.

He Benchang watched the carriage leave, and for a long time, he didn't go back.

"Second son, it's cold outside, you have a precious rest, so let's go back. , I don't know who the person in the carriage is, looking at the appearance of the second son, but he has guessed that it is a distinguished guest, seeing that the second son has been standing for too long, his personal servant has to come over to remind him at this time.

It's the end of November, the weather is cold, and if the second son is in good health, they will definitely be punished. It can be bed ridden or fatal.

He Benchang glanced at the servant and said lightly, "Then go back." ，

When he returned to the inside, He Benchang came to the small huā hall and said directly: "Let Zhang Da and Zhang Er come to see me." ，

"Yes, Childe" The servant knew that Childe was going to do business, and immediately went to call someone.

After a while, two ordinary-looking men came to the huā hall, turned over and knelt down, and said in unison: "I've seen Childe"

"Zhang Da Zhang Er, get up. , He Benchang said lightly.

The two hurriedly stood up and stood in front of He Benchang with low eyebrows, waiting for orders.

Slowly sipping the tea, after a while, He Benchang said: "There is a good saying, raise soldiers for a thousand days, use soldiers for a while, I will give you good food and drink, I have not treated you badly for many years, you know in your hearts, and now it is time to use you." ，

"His Royal Highness the Great Khan's dragon son Balu is about to come to Liangzhou, before that, the people you two can use must be mobilized, waiting for my orders, and when you want to go, you will ruin my affairs, do you know what the consequences are? ,

"The little one understands. ，

"Just understand, go and prepare. ，

After Zhang Da and Zhang Er left, He Benchang's face showed a faint sneer.

"Sure enough, my husband paid off, and in the end I waited for the opportunity"

He Benchang's biological mother is the main family, also from a Liangzhou family, but she died early, leaving her second son still young.

Later, He's father married a wife and gave birth to an heir, and it didn't matter if the two He Benchang brothers were concubines, but the two of them were the sons of their biological mothers, and they were born smart and clever, with the support of their mothers, so they were naturally hated.

The concubines are different, there are two such concubines in front, and the lady who continues the string will inevitably be tempted.

Therefore, when He Benchang was nine years old, his brother fell into the water and died.

And he was poisoned unconsciously, and if it weren't for the appearance of the master, his life would have been lost.

Even so, his body has always been weak and sickly, he can't learn martial arts or literature, and he has no mother to take care of him, and gradually his father's feelings are getting weaker and weaker.

At the beginning, He Benchang was full of resentment and designed to retaliate with his stepmother, but this incident led to his father's disgust, how can there be too much affection in the family?

Even if there is, it has gradually faded in front of newcomers and young children.

As He Benchang gets older, he understands more and more things.

So more than ten years have passed, and many grievances on the surface have gradually subsided, but the grievances in my heart have not diminished at all.

He Benchang's decision this time also has a lot to do with this.

Raising his head, looking at the gradual change of weather, there was a cold wind blowing, and he couldn't help but shiver.