Zhi Xuan

On the way to the Monarch's Mansion, Zhi Xuan half closed his eyes, lost in thought.

In spring, the drizzle fell on the long street, the loess became muddy, and the wheels rolled over, leaving two deep ruts.

There was a noise from the side of the street. It was two caravans coming from afar, preparing to enter Fangshi with a large number of livestock.There was a quarrel while queuing, and I almost did it.

The noise attracted soldiers patrolling the city, and all the troublemakers were arrested and either paid a ransom, or tied a rope and stood by the side of the street for three full days.

Xiyuan Kingdom has never been soft on foreign troublemakers.

It is reported that before two generations of Marquis Xiyuan, it was not so strict. It was all because spies from other countries mixed in with the caravan, not to mention stirring up trouble, and took the opportunity to set fire to burn down half of the city.

There are mostly mud and wooden buildings in the city, and a large amount of wood and firewood are piled up in the square city.The fire was too big, and the high heat made it impossible for people to get close. They could only watch half of the city burn up, and the people trapped inside could not escape.

Afterwards, it was found out that the spies who set the fire had eaten two times, and they were actually working for another vassal state under the identity of a businessman from one vassal state.The two countries are still feuds, and disputes often occur.

The spy received the order, and when he set the fire, he concealed evil intentions, intending to make Li Daitao stiff, and draw the hatred of Xiyuan Kingdom to one side, so that the side he is loyal to can benefit from it.

Zhi Xuan came across the relevant records when looking up the history books, that the Xiyuan Kingdom suffered a lot of losses in the fire, and there were also casualties among the countrymen.After finding out the truth, the monarch was furious, and the six ministers sent troops together, and it didn't take long for the two vassal states to be flattened.

At first glance, one of the countries seems a bit wronged, after all, it was someone else who set the fire.The people of Xiyuan Kingdom don't care so much, you sent spies out of bad intentions, break the rules first, don't blame others for not abiding by etiquette.

The two wars of destroying the country started at the same time. The monarch and the six ministers took the lead in the charge, and the two middle-strength vassal states were wiped out.

Tyrannical, domineering, ferocious.

There are internal struggles between the monarch and the clan of Xiyuan Kingdom, but their external attitudes have always been unified.

Afterwards, the King of Humans just asked symbolically, saying that this time the matter is over, don't do it next time.Other than that, there was no reprimand or punishment.

The Xiyuan Kingdom annexed the two countries overnight, increasing its land area by one-third, and half of Zhixuan's fiefdoms came from one of the countries.

If he didn't want to know the situation of the fief, he might not know about it.Now I know how to behave after the closure and how to treat neighbors, and I have a charter in my heart.

The ox cart crossed the long street and stopped in front of the Monarch's Mansion.

The waiter had been looking forward to it for a long time, and when he saw Zhi Xuan, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.

Marquis Xiyuan didn't deal with government affairs, so he was in the main hall, waiting for Zhixuan.

Walking into the gate of the palace, seeing this posture, Zhi Xuan immediately cheered up, saluted meticulously, and said: "See you, Your Majesty."

"My son doesn't need to be too polite, sit down."

"Thank you sir." Zhi Xuan still didn't dare to be careless, bowed up again, and was sitting on the head of Xi Yuanhou.

"Come here." Marquis Xi Yuan said, motioning Zhi Xuan to approach.

Zhi Xuan didn't hesitate, and sat across the table according to Xi Yuanhou's instructions.

The father and son faced each other, Xi Yuanhou handed Zhi Xuan a piece of silk.Seeing that Zhixuan didn't dare to take it, he spread it out on the table, it turned out to be a map!

This map is very crude, naturally there is no scale or the like, and the topography is not accurate enough. The whole is composed of simple lines and words.Even so, this is also a high-level domestic secret. Except for the monarch and the six ministers, very few people can see the complete one.

Marquis Xiyuan suddenly took out this map, and the alarm sounded in Zhi Xuan's heart.Although there is a message from Mrs. Yang, at this moment, before he can figure out the real intention of Xi Yuanhou, he still dare not relax at all.

"This is the capital of the west." Xi Yuanhou pointed to the map, "This is Zhi, which is my son's fiefdom. To the north is Liang and Feng, and to the north is the grassland, with few people."

Xi Yuanhou circled three places on the map while talking, pointing to Zhi Xuan one by one.

"Last year, there were soldiers harassing the border, and Su Qing led the Chinese army to wipe out eight troops. This year, they will hunt and drive the soldiers for hundreds of miles. However, the people of the Rong are like grass, and they are inexhaustible. When the autumn is ripe, the border may be closed again. Harassment. The cool land is sparsely populated with few fields, and the rich land is more ripe. However, it has been invaded by soldiers all year round, with more and more wild animals, and the people of the country have migrated one after another, so that the fields are barren and the city is abandoned."

Listening to Marquis Xiyuan's narration, Zhi Xuan's brain was running fast, he vaguely guessed Marquis Xiyuan's plan, but he was not quite sure.

Is it possible that I am really going to be lucky?

Just when he was half-believed, Marquis Xiyuan changed the subject and said with a straight face: "My son is brave, and won the first battle in the first battle, which made my father look up to me. Now there are state affairs entrusted, can I take it?"

"Father, please tell me. Xuan dare not resign as much as I can."

"Okay!" Marquis Xiyuan was very satisfied with Zhixuan's answer, and said what he had thought up a long time ago, "Rong and Di are like weeds, they have been cleared up repeatedly, and they have been harassed all the year round, making the border areas uneasy. In the past, there was the Yuan Clan Ancestral Sect The princes will seal you off, drive the Rong and Di thousands of miles away, now my son is willing to guard the border for the country, and chase the Di Rong and protect the people of the country?"

What Xi Yuanhou said was just and dignified, and Zhi Xuan had no room to refuse.

However, he didn't intend to blindly suppress, and at the same time made a promise that if Zhi Xuan was willing to take on the heavy responsibility, he would give him both lands of Liang and Feng.

"My son has three lands, so he can call the people of the country to form a new army."

What a big sweet date!

Zhi Xuan could hardly believe his ears.

Giving territory doesn't count, and he is allowed to build an army?

Such a good thing, why does he feel that something is wrong in his heart?

Slapping and then giving a sweet date is indeed the style of Marquis Xiyuan.The problem is that this jujube is too big, and Zhi Xuan feels flustered when he holds it in his hand.

"Father, my son is meager, how can He De take on this important task."

"My son doesn't need to be humble. When he is good at hunting, my son's bravery is obvious to all." Xi Yuanhou stared at Zhi Xuan, and said in a deep voice, "Your mother passed away early, and the widow has never remarried. You are my only son, so you should be kind!"

These words are no longer implied, but rather express.

If Zhixuan is not strong enough to resist and is fascinated by the big cake in the future, no matter what Xi Yuanhou says, he will agree.

Fortunately, he knew the style of Marquis Xiyuan, so he didn't get overheated, but calmed himself down and thought about how to deal with it.

Without this piece of cake, Zhixuan would not be sure. With these words, Zhixuan is 100% sure that there are problems in Liang and Feng, and perhaps there are tricks in his establishment of a new army.

But it is for long-term development, no matter what kind of danger lies ahead, he must step into it.As for being swallowed by the trap, or breaking the shackles and walking out of a broad road, it all depends on his own ability.

Thinking of this, Zhi Xuan took a deep breath, pretended to be excited, took two steps back and bent over to accept the order.

Xi Yuanhou was very satisfied.

Seeing Zhi Xuan's hesitation, he didn't find it strange, but felt reassured.

Zhixuan's various performances not only made the officials suspicious, but also Xi Yuanhou.If Zhi Xuan nodded without saying anything, he would be suspicious instead.After thinking about it in this way, it is the most normal reaction to be unable to restrain excitement and a little bit of hesitation.

"good!"

In a happy mood, Marquis Xi Yuan walked around the desk, helped Zhi Xuan up with his own hands, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously.

"Being such a son, the real ancestors bless you!"

Zhi Xuan said he didn't dare, and said with a little hesitation: "My son has never been to the fiefdom, let alone know how to employ people. I hope my father will guide me."

"It's natural." Xi Yuanhou said, "You have no subordinate officials, and there is no clan in Zhidi, so you can choose a number of subordinate officials to serve as subordinate officials."

"Thank you, father!" Zhi Xuan was full of excitement, calling him father instead of emperor, which brought the distance between the two closer and made Marquis Xiyuan even happier.

Of course, this father's cry was not for nothing.

Next, Zhi Xuan rolled up his sleeves and began to scrape the land wholeheartedly.

Once the land is established, the people who manage it must be given; the people who are talented will follow their families and go on the road, and some food must be provided.

Food is in place, gold, silk, cattle and sheep are also interesting?

With all of the above, the armor and weapons needed to form a new army naturally cannot be dropped. Don't ask for thousands of sets, you must give them a few hundred, right?

He guards the border for the country, and he is in charge of both production and the army. As a biological father, should he also help with professional talents, such as those who are good at farming and tool making, should they be given a batch?If you don't have the above, you can build a house.He doesn't dislike it, as long as Xi Yuanhou is willing to give it to him, he is willing to take it.

"There are few people in Zhidi, so they don't ask the people of the country. The common people and slaves also ask their father for help."

Adhering to the principle that there is no such store in this village, you can ask for as much as you can, and Zhixuan has not left behind anything that can be imagined.

If he would seal it at his own request, he would naturally not dare to think about it.Relying on Mrs. Yang's means, things are completely different if the monarch wants to send him to the fiefdom.

Regardless of how many holes Xi Yuanhou dug for him, the immediate benefits must be grasped.

The whole lamb cannot be fished, and a leg of lamb is still meat!

Ever since, under Zhixuan's unremitting efforts, the number of senior officials who followed him increased to ten, and there were several carts of gold and silk, and hundreds of carts of millet and millet.There are three thousand cattle and sheep each, and eight hundred horses.

In terms of armor and weapons, Marquis Xiyuan was not stingy either, he had eight hundred leather armors, two thousand long halberds, and hundreds of knives and shields.

What Zhixuan didn't expect was that with a swipe of Xi Yuanhou's pen, he gave him hundreds of households, three hundred households and thousands of slaves.When he leaves the western capital, these people will go to the fief with him.

All the supplies promised by Marquis Xiyuan were recorded on the bamboo slips, and they were dispatched on the same day.

The people of the country need to be selected by the senior officials, and the common people are allocated together with the people of the country.The slaves were even simpler. They were drawn directly from the public land of Marquis Xiyuan. Most of them were men and women in their prime, and only a few were old people and children.

After everything was explained, Marquis Xiyuan stayed with Zhixuan for dinner.After the meal, Zhixuan stayed for a conversation.The father and son chatted very happily. From the eyes of those who didn't know, Xi Yuanhou didn't like Gongzi Xuan at all, but he clearly had high hopes.The cold reception in the early years was nothing more than a deep love and responsibility.

It was already late at night when Zhi Xuan left the Monarch's Mansion.

The rain disappeared, a bright moon hung high, and stars twinkled.

The moonlight fell on the ground, and Zhi Xuan boarded the bullock cart. Amidst the creaking of the wheels, he held the bamboo slips with supplies and population in his hand. The corners of his mouth kept turning up, and his eyes were as bright as stars.