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Chapter 660
The horseshoes stepped across Pingyang Street, Li Xia and Liu Yuanzhen got off their horses, first inspected the granary, and then turned to Caishikou.

To temporarily control Mei County, taking money and food is "truth", and beheading Daluhuachi and Aulu officials here in public is "name".

Liu Yuanzhen had already arranged these matters properly, but at this moment he was more concerned about the situation in Chang'an.

"If Lian Xixian really withdraws from Guanzhong, how will the commander-in-chief deal with it?"

"Of course we have to take Tongguan."

Liu Yuanzhen was a little worried and asked, "In order to attack Henan and Shanxi?"

"No attack. We took Longxi and Guanzhong because of the word 'quick', but it was too fast. We didn't have time to digest the victory, and we were unable to continue fighting."

Liu Yuanzhen asked, "Aren't you afraid of Lian Xixian's counterattack?"

"The battle in Mobei is undecided, what kind of troops will he use to counterattack? If he has troops, why should he retreat?"

"In other words, the situation in Guanlong has been settled?"

"good."

Liu Yuanzhen pondered, and finally said: "In this way, if Lian Xixian withdraws from Guanzhong, it would not be considered wise."

Li Xia glanced at him and had to hit him.

Because Liu Yuanzhen just owes a beating.

"Lian Xixian just made the most calm and sober decision. You can't make it to his level. When you think about it, you think he is not smart enough, because you can't turn the situation back just by doing this? But you can count Is it his back move?"

Liu Yuanzhen felt a little embarrassed, but he also realized where his flaws were.

Always not clear enough, always easy to be pushed by various emotions.

"I was just thinking, what other tricks can he have?"

Li Xia patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. We will take Guanzhong with an upright and upright teacher. In three to five years, Kublai Khan will not be able to draw his hand. Lian Xixian has no possibility of turning the situation back from the general situation." , then, the only thing he can do is heresy."

"How does he do it?"

"There are many ways. Just like what I did before, conspiracies and tricks are used to fight big with small things."

"Then how to deal with it?"

"Defend."

"It's that simple?"

Li Xia thought for a while, and said: "I used to use heresy methods, and my opponents would always come to crack me. This is to use the short to attack the long. They forgot where their most important advantage is."

Liu Yuanzhen was a little confused.

"For example, for you...for example, Wang Liangchen. His strength lies in his military strength. After defeating Hunduhai, he only needs to live a good life and wait for the war in Mobei to be settled. Mongolia sent a large army to march south, and the counselors arranged strategies and scouted horses. Intelligence, preparation of logistics, and gradual advances may not be impossible to attack Hanzhong. But he saw that I was always making surprise attacks, annoyed, irritable, and impatient, and thought he had found an opportunity, so he insisted on attacking me once.”

It was Wang Liangchen who was talking about, but Liu Yuanzhen blushed when he heard it.

Li Xia added: "Even if you are in a weak position, it is very easy to arrange an assassination, rumors, and estrangement. Those who are in a strong position have to be tired of coping. After coping for a long time, the trend of strength and weakness will change."

"Lian Xixian also plans to deal with the commander in this way?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to bother to guess. Strengthening precautions is the only way. We occupy the Guanzhong right now, conquer the hearts of the people, and develop our strength is the right way."

"But the commander-in-chief just said that Lian Xixian is amazing."

"Pay attention to the opponent, but keep your own rhythm."

Liu Yuanzhen sighed.

He also knows the reason, but he just can't help but be led by others.

"Understood. Even if we deal with Lian Xixian, there is still Shang Ting, Zhao Bi, Zhang Wenqian, and Yao Shu. Now that the commander has won Guanzhong, there is no need to fight with them one by one. He only needs to accumulate strength and send troops when the time comes. Heluo, sweep it with the master of the king."

"That's right." Li Xia said: "I'm afraid, I know the truth now, but then my eyes will turn red... You and I need to remind each other to stay awake."

Liu Yuanzhen had forgotten about the yin and yang, and asked, "May I ask why the commander-in-chief sees things so clearly?"

"You have suffered and suffered too little, so you ask this question."

At this moment, the two of them had already passed by Caishikou. Li Xia looked around and murmured, "Lian Xixian has done a good job in governing Guanzhong these years. For the time being, I'm afraid the people in Guanzhong still support him."

"Yes, to be honest, he comforted the people and tended the fields, cared about the sufferings of the people's livelihood, helped the weak and suppressed the strong, and his political achievements were remarkable."

Liu Yuanzhen frowned, and continued: "Before Lian Xixian took office, many people in Guanzhong were like lambs. For example, in the past, the poor borrowed money and used the interest as a coupon to repay the debt. It is poisonous. Lian Xixian rectified this law, took the coupons and burned them;

For another example, in the past, the surrendered people from Sichuan lived scattered in the valleys, and every time soldiers captured them and sold them to drive them away.Lian Xixian strictly prohibits punishment, so that there will be no traffickers in Guanzhong who are easy to drive away, and the homeless people will be allowed to farm, so as to ease the power of the people..."

Li Xia listened silently for a long time, and finally said: "Compared with conspiracies and tricks, these acts of kindness for the people are where Lian Xixian really puts pressure on me."

"pressure?"

Li Xia nodded, and said, "I have to do better than Lian Xixian to really subdue Guanzhong."

Liu Yuanzhen turned his head to look at Li Xia, slightly taken aback.

He thought that Li Xia would be annoyed when he said this, would scold Lian Xixian, and refuse to recognize Lian Xixian's political achievements.

I want to see Li Xia being cautious and jealous like him, so he can feel better.

But no, Li Xia only used Lian Xixian as an incentive...

~~
"behead!"

"puff……"

In front of Caishikou, the sword fell again and again, and dozens of heads were chopped off.

Daluhuachi, Olu, and the Mongolian nobles and their dependents in Mei County.

The people did not cheer, but were still restless.

Li Xia and Liu Yuanzhen mounted their horses again and headed out of the city.

"Do you know why I killed them?"

"Because they are Mongols?"

"No." Li Xia said: "Because they occupied a large number of unowned wasteland, or invaded the land of the people, or oppressed people to cultivate, or did not cultivate and crop, and turned the Guanzhong fields into grasslands to graze cattle and sheep."

Liu Yuanzhen glanced at Li Xia, thinking to himself that the Liu family also had a lot of fields, or that all the fields in Xijing used to belong to the Liu family.

"Look, this is the first thing I will do better than Lian Xixian..."

~~
On this day, the Song flag was waving on the head of Mei County, and the Song army continued to ride eastward.

But in the next city, the people still don't understand why the Song army suddenly appeared, like a magic soldier descending from the sky.

There is a world of difference between people, and it is also reflected in the news channels.

People like Li Xia and Lian Xixian can not only spread a large number of scouts, but also have the ability to know the autumn leaves, and can know the situation thousands of miles away in a few days.

But ordinary people don't even know that Longxi is lost.

After all, the news of the Battle of Guanlong began to spread to Guanzhong after April [-], and it was not until June that the news spread among the people.

So when the Song army entered, half of Guanzhong seemed to be in a daze...

~~
Chang'an City is still calm.

From time to time, people in the streets and alleys talked about the recent large-scale migration of officials and students from the city to the east.

"I heard that the west side won the battle. If we want to fight the north side, of course we have to transfer people and pay..."

"Looking at the movement, I almost thought someone broke into the Jingzhao Mansion..."

"The government has posted notices. Go north to suppress the rebellion. There will be no war in the future..."

"..."

When Lu Ada carried baskets through Yongning Gate and South Street, he heard discussions like this.

After walking for a while, the front is Chang'an Bell Tower.

He looked around, found a shady corner on the side of the street to lay down his burden, sat down, and started selling.

"Winter melon! The cold melon is on sale!"

The weather was still hot, Lu Ada was shirtless, still dripping with sweat, his skin was dark, and his figure was thin.

The vendor selling herbal tea with two broken tables beside him smiled and asked, "Brother, do you want some herbal tea?"

"I can't bear to eat the cold melons I sell." Lu Ada shook his head.

The herbal tea vendor scooped up a bowl of water for him, and said, "Look at the two baskets of sweaty, deadly melons, where did you get them?"

Lu Ada quickly thanked him, and said with a smirk, "It took six miles from Caochangpo all the way to the city, so I don't expect to be able to sell it for more in the city."

"Brother grows melons?"

"Growing melons is not enough to live, and I rent a few acres of official land."

"Official land? There are not many people who can grow official land. My brother's life is easier!"

Lu Ada was also a little proud, and said: "Official tenants are of course good. One mu of top-grade land only pays three liters of grain. I heard that in the Song Kingdom in the south, one mu is paid for one bucket and four liters. Tsk tsk, it scares me to death. "

The vendors are also smacking their tongues.

"My brother still knows about the land tax in the southern country? Is that far away?"

"Hey, I heard from a gentleman." Lu Ada stretched out his thumb and said, "I have met the biggest official in the Jingzhao Mansion, Xuan Fushi."

"Really? Brother, tell me."

Lu Ada thought about it, with a look of awe in his eyes, thinking of six or seven years ago.

"The Xuanfu envoy really saved the lives of Er's family. That year, Er borrowed the lamb interest, which was really a lot of interest, and the interest was so high that he had to sell his sons and daughters. Fortunately, the Xuanfu envoy came and took the money away. The debt deeds of those lamb interests were burned. Just in front of this clock tower, half of the city was full of people blocking the street that day..."

As he was talking, he turned his head and saw a young man dressed as a scholar walking past the clock tower, he hurriedly picked up a cold melon and ran forward.

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"Emperor!"

Yelu Youshang walked slowly into the South Street, looking around, as if looking for something, suddenly heard a cry, looked up, and saw a dark and thin old farmer.

"you are?"

"The villain Lu Ada, it was the benefactor who spared the villain's lamb interest back then, and made the villain an official tenant..."

Yelu Youshang was not arrogant, smiled, a little proud, glanced away again, and asked: "Since I have farms, why are you still selling melons?"

"In the past two years, more food has been distributed due to the war, and I am thinking of planting some more melons to sell... Hey, the villain understands, suppressing the rebellion, suppressing the rebellion, life will get better and better in the future."

Yelu Youshang nodded, squinted at Lu Ada for a while, felt the sincerity of the other party, and with a thought, he took out a string of money from his sleeve and handed it over, saying: "I bought your melon."

"This……"

"Can you do me one more favor? It's not difficult, it's just a small thing."

"Okay! You can do anything!" Lu Ada nodded heavily, and then happily took the money.

"This way."

Yelu Youshang raised his hand and turned across the alley.

Lu Ada hurriedly picked up his melon, and followed quickly, still babbling.

"Engong, this is a lot of money, and the autumn grain will be harvested soon. The villain can live on. Just now, the villain told the herbal tea seller that the tax is much lighter than that of Nanguo. What Engong said back then, the villain Remember them all."

"Speaking of this matter, when the war is over, the government will never send you any more food."

"The villain understands, so he didn't add more factions in the past few years."

"That's good. The ambition of Lianxiang is not to compare with Song Ting. Song Ting not only has high land rent, but also has peace..."

At this time, Chang'an City is still under the rule of Lian Xixian. For many people like Lu Ada, they never thought that someone would break their peaceful life...

(End of this chapter)