Da Wei Chun

Chapter 601
There was a strong wind, flying sand and rocks.

The withered grass and yellow leaves were drawn into the air, like a kite with a broken string, flying up and down, and flew away.

I can hardly see anything in my eyes, I can only hear the sound of ghosts screaming all over the field, and the crackling sound of the flagpole whipping on the flagpole, just like a shepherd whipping a long whip.

Countless fine sand and gravel were blown up by the wind, hitting the carriage like a rain of arrows.The horse neighed in pain and scratched its hooves uneasily.The coachman huddled under the wheel and held the reins tightly...

This gust of wind lasted for two quarters.

Just like a torrential rain, it comes fiercely and retreats quickly.As if suddenly blocked by something, the wind suddenly died down.

But in a blink of an eye, there was another drizzling rain in the sky.Along with the loess permeating the air, it turns into mud spots when it falls on people.

The wind should not come again, but I don't know if the rain will be heavy.Li Xiaoyan quickly jumped out from the back of the car, shouting loudly for each team to camp, set up tents, and count the number of people.

Li Chengzhi also got out of the carriage, took the oil umbrella from Li Xiaoxian's hand, and stood on the shaft to look around.

Fortunately, just by listening to the sound, you can tell that although the households are shocked, they are not in chaos, at least no one was hurt, and no one was left behind, otherwise they would have started crying.

Fortunately, Li Xiaoyan saw the opportunity early, if it was half a moment later and entered the pasture before the strong wind came, even if the wind could not kill people, there would definitely be horses that would be startled by the wind, and the people who were pulling the chariots and riding them would be clueless running wildly.

And if this kind of weather is lost in the wild, there is only one way to die.

It really is unpredictable!

Li Chengzhi sighed, jumped out of the carriage again, and walked deep into the pasture.

Li Xiaoxian only gave a look, and the Hundred Knights surrounded him quietly.Neither of them rode a horse, but just led the horse and followed behind Li Chengzhi.

For this dusty weather, the most effective thing is rain.In just a moment, the raindrops gradually changed from muddy to clear, and the visibility also increased.

Li Chengzhi couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the simple and low walls that stretched without seeing the edge, and the cows, sheep, horses, camels, etc. that were enclosed in them and shook the rain from time to time.

This is the Hexi Racecourse. Because Shandan was Hanyang County in Han Dynasty, it is also called Hanyang Racecourse.

Since Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, horses have been raised here exclusively for the royal family. With the change of dynasties, it is prosperous and mournful.

After Emperor Taiwu of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties recovered Hexi, the racecourse was at its peak, with nearly one million horses raised and nearly [-] war horses supplied annually.

After Yuan Hong moved the capital to Luoyang, he ordered the imperial servant Yu Wenfu to rebuild the horse farm beside the capital.About [-]% of the horses in Hexi were relocated to Henan, and the Hanyang racecourse gradually fell into decline.

Camels are bigger than horses, so they are no longer valued by the imperial court. However, Hanyang Racecourse still raises more than [-] horses, which can train [-] war horses and more than [-] camels a year.

So as long as Li Chengzhi is willing, he can train four to five thousand cavalry or tens of thousands of horse infantry every year.

But this is only second, because the horses that Li Song snatched from Du Lun's troops are enough for him to train [-] to [-] cavalry.

What Li Chengzhi valued was this grassland, which was as wide as hundreds of miles.

Today, there are only a thousand herdsmen in the Hexi Race Farm, and the combined land for grazing in four seasons is less than one-tenth of the Hanyang Race Farm, but it has raised more than one million cattle and sheep.If the Hanyang Grassland is reclaimed and enough herdsmen are relocated, wouldn't it be possible to herd nearly ten million cattle and sheep?
Food is the most important thing for the people, and the sky and the earth are big, but it is not as big as a full stomach.

This is what Li Chengzhi cares most about.

But the difficulty is not without.

Although the current Hanyang Grassland belongs to Wei territory, more than half of it has been occupied by Tuyuhun. If they want to take it back, they will definitely have to fight several battles.

Moreover, we must wait until the imperial court and Gao Zhao are in full swing, and even Guanzhong has become chaotic, and Hexi has been taken care of flawlessly, and Zhangye and Wuwei counties have been occupied before they can start planning.

Otherwise, the nearly thousand-mile-long supply line would be a huge burden...

Li Chengzhi looked along several fences without rushing.After a winter, most of the livestock lost some fat, but the coat color was not bright, not skinny.

Looking at the shepherds again, although they were a bit messy, they had a ruddy complexion, a strong physique, and neatly dressed, and they didn't seem to be short of food or clothing.

From these two points alone, we know that Yuwen Yuanqing is still very competent as the captain of Dianmu.

Li Chengzhi couldn't help turning his mind: instead of relying on nepotism and sending a group of novices to manage the racecourse, why not send one or two confidants, and then find a way to subdue Yuwen Yuanqing and make him assist?
But his father is one of the Nine Ministers and Yu Wenfu of the Central Guard Army. This is the standard second generation of officials.I am afraid that no matter how big the cake is, no amount of benefits can make it return to its heart.

Therefore, it is very difficult for Yuwen Yuanqing to do his best, but also to prevent him from escaping, and not to let him go to Luoyang to report.

It's a bit difficult, but it depends on human effort, it's not impossible...

Thinking in his mind, Li Chengzhi turned his head subconsciously when he heard the horseshoe galloping.

It was Li Cong, who seemed to be reporting something, and was talking to Li Xiaoxian in a low voice.

Seeing Li Chengzhi stop, the two came quickly, Li Cong whispered in Li Chengzhi's ear: "Mr. Lang, the fourth uncle is here!"

Li Song?

How did he know that he had arrived at the racecourse, and he came in such a timely manner?
After thinking about it for a while, Li Chengzhi guessed the reason.

If it wasn't for his order, who would dare to detain the scout horse sent by Li Song?

Not to mention Li Xiaoyan, even Li Liang can't do it.

In this way, Li Song naturally guessed that he must be in Li Xiaoyan's camp.

"When did you arrive?"

"Just two quarters ago!"

Two quarters ago, it should have been when the strong wind had subsided and it had just begun to rain.

Where was Li Song when the strong wind was blowing?

It must have arrived earlier, and even earlier than Li Xiaoyan's front camp.However, he guessed that he would be temporarily stationed at the racecourse, so Li Song insisted on waiting outside the racecourse for a long time, and only came to see him after he entered the village.

Why bother?
Li Chengzhi sighed slightly, turned on his horse and said, "Go back!"

Just strolling in the courtyard and watching the flowers, Li Chengzhi walked more than a hundred feet away, so he arrived in a short time.

The formation of chariots has already been set up, and the tents have also been set up.When Li Chengzhi arrived, Li Song was wiping his face with a silk towel in the tent.

Looking at the rain-soaked iron armor with scratches visible, Li Chengzhi knew that he guessed right.

If it weren't for being in a wild place, why would the armor be scratched by the sand and stones blown by the wind?
Hearing movement behind him, Li Song subconsciously turned around, and when he saw that it was Li Chengzhi, he shuddered.

Immediately, he bent his knees, and when he was already halfway down on his knees, he suddenly felt startled, and stood up stiffly.

Li Chengzhi said more than once that Li Song's surname is Li, not Kneeling.

He quickly wiped his face, and called out in a muffled voice, "Lang Jun!"

Li Chengzhi hummed, walked straight into the tent, picked a box at random and sat down.

It was clear at a glance that there was something to say, Li Xiaoxian retreated with a very winking look, and then asked Li Cong to bring the charcoal stove and change his clothes.

Li Chengzhi has been holding an umbrella, his underwear is still dry, but he just took off his armor.But Li Song was completely soaked from inside to outside.

Li Chengzhi pointed to the clothes: "Put it on!"

With just this sentence, Li Song's eyes turned red.But he was well aware of Li Chengzhi's nature, that is, his heart was hot and excited, but he didn't dare to say a word of gratitude.He just took off his armor nimbly and put on his clothes as quickly as possible.

"Since we've already arrived, why don't you come in, but wait outside?"

Li Song lowered his head: "I dare not!"

"Why don't you dare?"

Li Chengzhi sighed leisurely, "Didn't you do something more daring than this?"

His tone was extremely soft and his face was very peaceful, but when he heard it, it was like a thunderbolt in Li Song's ears.

The tower-like body shook violently, and for a moment, all the strength in his body seemed to have been exhausted, and Li Song knelt down involuntarily.

Li Chengzhi didn't reprimand him anymore, just because he knew that it wasn't that Li Song wanted to kneel, but that he couldn't stand anymore.

"Servant... I can't escape the blame..."

Li Song choked with sobs, and tears flowed down like a flood breaking an embankment.

He never thought that a greedy act would bring Li Chengzhi a catastrophe as big as the sky?
If he hadn't rushed forward and wiped out Du Lun's tribe, how would the world know that there are such powerful soldiers hidden in the West Sea?

If Li Song hadn't revealed the god-like lightning weapon to the world, how could Yuan Ying and Gao Zhao directly connect the Xihai Remains with Li Chengzhi?

If not, why did Gao Zhao's misfortune lead to the east, why did Yuan Ying's assassination in the street, why did the Queen Mother and the princes of the court press Gao Zhao every step of the way?
If it weren't for Li Chengzhi's good luck, if it wasn't for Li Rui's life-saving rescue, how could there be Li Chengzhi who is alive and kicking now?
Had it not been for Li Chengzhi's strategizing and painstaking efforts to force Gao Zhao to rebel and the imperial court to give up the plan to send heavy troops to patrol the western border, today's Li clan and nearly [-] households would have been exhausted and exiled in Jun North of Jishan...

When he received the news that Li Chengzhi was assassinated and that the imperial court wanted to send heavy troops to patrol the West Sea, he realized that a moment of recklessness almost killed Li Chengzhi, and even almost destroyed the foundation that Li had worked hard to manage for two years.

But now, Li Song knows better why Li Chengzhi didn't let him take over the military power again.

You can tell from the attitudes of Li Liang, Li Shi and others towards him. Only that one time, he lost all his prestige.If you continue to rely on military power, it will only backfire and cause internal strife in the army.

In the past year, Li Song had thought of committing suicide and apologizing more than once.But every time he was about to make a move, he would always think of Li Zhang and Li Xian.

If Mr. Lang didn't believe him, and he was just being benevolent and righteous, he wouldn't let Li Xian take charge of the camp, let alone let Li Zhang take charge of Li's most secret firearms camp.

The reason why he was spared was to make him atone for his crimes and to alert others...

"Servant... this servant is here, I only ask for your lord, allow me to resign from the position of guard commander, and only take care of civil affairs!"

Li Chengzhi glanced at him indifferently: "I thought that even if you don't know how to seek life and death, you will definitely plead guilty, resign, and return to the field... It's not bad, you're not too stupid!"

Li Song kowtowed heavily: "I know very well that the crime is serious, and even if I die ten thousand times, I can't atone for it. I can only repay the favor of the Lord with my cruel life... But Da Lang (Li Shiliang) strictly ordered that the servant We have to obey, we can only do expedient measures..."

What he said was vague, but Li Chengzhi had expected it.

It was nothing more than Li Shiliang's rebellion against Li Song, which made Li Shiliang suspicious that Li Liang's wings were growing, fearing that he would become Li Song's second, and he might be too big to lose.That's why Li Song was supported again, intending to make the uncle and nephew compete against each other.

It's not wrong, because at that time Li Shiliang never expected that Li Chengzhi would return to Xihai.

Now that Li Chengzhi is sitting in Xihai, even if there are ten more Li Songs and Li Liang tied together, they will not be able to match one-tenth of the prestige he gave to Li's trilogy, so naturally there is no such worry.

"It's so rare that you have a moment of enlightenment? Just take it as a benchmark, and always be vigilant to others. From now on, you will be in charge of civil affairs... Get up!"

Li Chengzhi waved his hands in dismay, and asked again, "How is Xihai now?"

"All the civilian households have been moved inward. Dalang brought more than [-] herdsmen, two battalions of soldiers, and [-] new soldiers to sit in the West Sea. Huangfu Rang and Li Shi sat in Zhenyi Pass, and the servants sat in the township, and each led two battalions of new troops. , [-] households..."

"How is the livelihood of the people in the three places?"

"Because of traveling back and forth in the past six months, suffering from unbearable toil and many injuries and illnesses, people's grievances have grown, and some households have repeatedly defected, but they have all been recovered..."

Looking at Li Chengzhi's face, it seemed that there was no sign of anger, and Li Song continued, "There are both Hu and Han, and there are more than ten thousand people. The Dalang strictly ordered that only the head of the villain be punished, but there are nearly a thousand people who have given the head..."

Hearing this, Li Chengzhi frowned slightly.

A year ago, there were only [-] households of people in Xihai, but there were [-] soldiers.Even relying on coercion alone is more than enough to take care of these [-] households.

Moreover, Li's family has a long history. Although he doesn't know how to herdsmen, most of his retainers are literate and understand the truth. They even respect Li Chengzhi as a god's mansion.

In addition, there is sufficient food and grass, and there is no need to worry about housing. I don’t know how many times luckier than being sent to Dunhuang as a military slave. Therefore, it is rare for civilian households to escape.

But in the autumn of last year, there were [-] to [-] households of criminal soldiers and criminals transported to the West Sea. In addition to the women, children, old and weak who were plundered from Du Lun's tribe, the number of civilian households and Dingkou has increased by five times.

Managing 10 people and managing 50 people are fundamentally two concepts.With just a few hundred retainers and six thousand soldiers, even if one envoy is divided into three parts, it is not enough.

The expedient measure can only be to rule the people by the people, which also gives the people with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of.

Just got an urgent order from Li Chengzhi to move the whole family out of Xihai.And just moved halfway, and want to move back?

This coming and going is more than traveling thousands of miles.Naturally, people's grievances and sorrows arose everywhere.People with a heart will not let go of such a good opportunity, they will definitely fan the flames, stir up the flames secretly, and then take the opportunity to escape.

Li Chengzhi had expected this, and reminded Li Shiliang and Li Liang, and took all kinds of precautions.

Just like when the Battle of Chencang was over, Li Chengzhi had secretly instructed Li Liang to organize more than ten thousand rebels from the two prefectures of Qin and Liang into a new army on the spot.

That is, the guard grain soldiers who followed Li Chengzhi to the north and took Li Liang to Xihai after passing the thin bone law.In order to deal with such chaos.

But he didn't expect that after taking so many precautions, there are still so many defected households, more than ten thousand?

Li Chengzhi's heart moved, and he asked solemnly: "Who did the evil?"

Li Song sighed secretly: "Most of them are descendants of powerful families and noble families, and most of them are criminal officials!"

Ha ha……

Li Chengzhi almost sneered.

I knew these bastards would not give up...

(End of this chapter)