Although there is a saying that you are not embarrassed, and that the embarrassing is others, it is often not that easy when you really want to implement this sentence.

For example, Liu Shao.

Normally, when Liu Shao arrived in Xu County, he naturally needed to report to the emperor. After all, he represented the emperor Liu Xie and went to Chang'an to recruit Zheng Xuan. No matter what the result was, he needed to explain it, but Liu Shao was very embarrassed now.

Because he was unable to bring Xi Lu, he could only come by himself...

The reason given seems to be the same, but it is not the same.

What's even more troublesome is that after being reminded by his friend Yu Yi, Liu Shao knew that some things could not be said, so he became more and more embarrassed when facing Emperor Liu Xie.

"Therefore... I just brought this..." Emperor Liu Xie glanced at the so-called five elements and five colors pastries, "Come and report?" The five elements and five colors pastries? There are a few more colors, and they are also pastries! When I am a child, I can fool the pastries with a plate of pastries. Is this what it means?

Liu Shao buried his head deeply on the floor, "I am stupid and incompetent, please give me guilty..."

Emperor Liu Xie frowned, "That's fine... I live all over the world, and the whole world is a Han family, and I don't ask for any gold and silver utensils... But I ask you about your good friend's affairs in Chang'an, and you don't know what you are doing when you live in Chang'an?"

"I live in the inn and never go out..." Liu Shao kowtowed, "I am stupid and incompetent, I ask Your Majesty to punish you..."

『…』 The emperor Liu Xie took a breath and barely held back his anger. 『Is my dear every day in the inn? I have never gone out at a single step?

『…It’s true…』 Liu Shao still didn’t dare to look up, 『If Your Majesty wants to know the situation in Chang’an, you should ask Xi Lu and Xi Hongyu…』

『Ha...hehe...』 Liu Xie couldn't help laughing.

He was so angry that he laughed.

"Get back!" Liu Xie turned his head and didn't want to take a look at Liu Shao again.

Liu Shao banged his head on the floor again, then stuck out his butt and stepped back.

In the hall, light and shadow are divided.

Liu Xie's eyes remained in the cut light, and then looked at the thin flying dust flying under the light, slowly changing from sneering to sighing, and then after a moment, it turned into a sound of grinding teeth...

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In the Han Dynasty, knowledge was very precious.

People initially respect knowledge, and at the same time, respect those who have mastered knowledge.

So in the Han Dynasty, those people had mastered knowledge or related information?

It must be these gentry and ministers.

For example, it's Xi Lu.

If Xi Lu's identity was replaced by a common noun in later generations, then Xi Lu would represent some public intellectuals in the current society of the Han Dynasty. He was responsible for sharing this knowledge, including some information, with some people in need, but in the process of sharing, he encountered some problems.

When Liu Xie wants to meet Xi Lu, he does not want to meet him, but he can see him at any time. There must be a process.

After all, no one guarantees whether Xi Lu is malicious, and is ready to do something bad like Jing Ke, right? The necessary procedures still have to be done, the process still has to be done, and in the end it needs to be done... Uh, Shangshutai, Shaofu and Zhi Jinwu jointly reviewed, and finally we can determine when Xi Lu will meet the emperor Liu Xie.

This reason is very legitimate, but no matter how legitimate the reason is, it is just a reason.

Normally, people want to obtain real knowledge rather than false information.

But this is more difficult.

In the Han Dynasty, if ordinary people speak inappropriately, at the least, there is a three-digit board coming. In the worst case, someone immediately follows the clues to check the household registration and see if the vehicle and ship taxes, straw taxes, etc. are paid on time and according to the amount...

But there is a very interesting problem that some people can say some bastards again and again, and even ordinary people understand that they are bastards, but there is not necessarily any problem. These people can still wander outside, and will not be invited to have tea, and they will bubbling outside every few days.

Others are subject to censorship at all times, and those with a little bit of ties will be banned.

Just like now, Xi Lu wants to see the emperor, he first wants to see Xun Yu. Then Xi Lu found that after he arrived at the Shangshu Deck, he did not see Xun Yu, but was taken to a side room, with a serious and thin old official waiting for him. The purpose is actually very simple, just to ensure that Xi Lu does not "say wrong" or "do wrong" things when he sees the emperor.

Of course, Xun Yu would not participate in such matters. He just sent an official to condemn Xi Lu. Uh, just talk...

"I heard about the rebellion of the Western Qiang, and the people of Longxi and Longyou lived in poverty?"

『This…』 Xi Lu raised his eyebrows, 『It has been calmed down.

"Have you calmed down? What did you see with your own eyes?" asked the old official.

『This…』 Xi Lu blinked twice, 『Never before.

"Since you have never seen it with your own eyes, how can you determine that the revival of Qiang in Longxi, Longyou and Xi?"

『Um...ah..." Xi Lu understood a little, and nodded and said, "In this way, the Western Qiang Rebellion may not be decided...uh, it is not yet determined..."

"Good. I heard that there was chaos in Hanzhong and Sichuan was uneasy?" The old official asked again.

Xi Lu was silent for a moment, then hesitated and nodded slightly, "There is chaos in Hanzhong, is Sichuan and Sichuan... Maybe...

"Since there is chaos in Hanzhong, how can Sichuan and Shu be stable? Could it be that Sichuan and Shu can cross the natural barriers and go directly to the Sanfu without passing through Hanzhong?"

"Chuan and Shu are also in chaos." Xi Lu said with a frown.

"Good. I heard that the cavalry wanted to slaughter the rich families of Sanfu, Hedong and Longxi, and stopped the way to imprison the children of the gentry in Sanfu, Hedong and other places to take office..."

Xi Lu frowned and silently did not answer.

The officials who said the confession were not in a hurry, and they were still staring at Xi Lu, without moving their eyes.

"I want to see Xun Lingjun!" Xi Lu said in a deep voice.

The old official seemed to have not heard Xi Lu say anything, and said directly: "Xi Lu, Xi Hongyu traveled a long journey, worked hard all the way, accidentally felt the wind and cold, and...

"Wait!" Xi Lu stretched out a hand, "What do you want to say and do, why don't you tell me bluntly?"

The old official was silent for a moment, and then said, "I heard that the cavalry wanted to slaughter Sanfu, Hedong and Longxi, and the children of the gentry in Sanfu and Hedong and other places were abdicated to the officialdom. Therefore, you can't bear the humiliation and return to Xudu. Is this a matter?"

『…』 Xi Lu took a long breath, 『This is indeed the case.

"Good. I heard that the people of the cavalry often had taxes and heavy labor, so they fled a lot. I wonder if this happened?"

"...This is indeed the case."

"good……"

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In the fifth year of Taixing, winter.

Shangyong's city walls are simple and even a bit old.

On the official road around the city, Zhang's soldiers were carrying large chariots in and out. In addition, there were no idle refugees on the road, and most of the "disrupted people" had been arrested at this time. Good people were not allowed to walk out in official roads in various places and in various places. If anyone was found out of the way, they would be arrested or killed on the spot.

Because of Wei Yan's wandering in the Hanzhong area, Shangyong's defenders were very uneasy, and even doubted whether the surrounding villages and counties had secretly had any connection with Wei Yan. The Han Dynasty had a relatively loose county structure, which made the Zhang family in Shangyong City almost zero in control of the local area. In general, it was not a big problem. After all, it was enough to pay the tax on time. But now, the shortcomings in this regard made the Zhang family in Shangyong City restless.

In the past two days, some of the plants and trees became more and more soldiers, and even the Zhang family in Shangyong City seemed even more crazy. Some innocent people were regarded as spies, and some were framed and killed directly. The heads were hung on the heads of the city, and the bodies were discarded in the wilderness outside the city. Some were gradually rotten and torn by unknown beasts, one by one, one by one...

Like most large towns in Han, Shangyong is a big city in the center, and then surrounded by fields and roads. Then along the intersection of river veins and roads, forming villages, counties and townships. Then, when it extends from Shangyong to Fangling, about a hundred miles, it is approaching the range of mountains and fields.

Lijiazhuang is the most marginal farmhouse on Shangyong.

In order to implement the strategy of Shangyong, the generals of the generals to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and to urge the concentration of population, transporting materials has become the most important task of Lijiazhuang at the moment.

The military clearing of the countryside, even if it makes sense, is like a disaster for ordinary people. No one wants to leave their habitual homes and leave the land that they have been farmed for many years. Therefore, the initial order was naturally subject to resistance.

However, military orders are military orders. When the military marquis who were sent here to execute the orders, when they saw Lijiazhuang, they naturally ordered their soldiers to strengthen supervision. This way of supervision was of course to whip and scold more vigorously.

The sky is gloomy.

Dark clouds obscured the sun, and the cold wind blew by.

The whipping and yelling sounds mixed with people's crying and pain, to a certain extent, can also be regarded as an effect of the work, and will make these people responsible for supervision feel a different feeling of pleasure that "others are fish, and I am the slaughter." They may even become elated, even if this behavior does not directly benefit them.

Junhou, who was responsible for carrying out this work, only wanted to complete it earlier and then return to the relatively safer Shangyong City as soon as possible. As for whether there were any damages in Lijiazhuang during the process of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields, and whether the personnel would die because of this, sorry, this was not within his consideration.

The situation in Hanzhong is becoming increasingly severe, and the original "reinforcements" have lost their traces one by one...

Just like Yuan Shu back then, when he was the strongest, it seemed that everyone's Baba was, from south to north to east to west, it seemed that all of them were Yuan Shu's people. They were very sincere when they called Baba with money, and when they really encountered something, they became Sun Thief.

Such complex political issues are not something that a small military marquis can understand. He just hopes to complete them earlier and then return quickly, but his hopes are quickly shattered.

The 100-man team, which was obviously a pioneer, appeared on the small hill outside Lijiazhuang. The warning was rude and shrill in Lijiazhuang. The Junhou, whose face suddenly turned pale, stared at the three-color flag on the small hill in the distance...

The one who appeared in Lijiazhuang was the Zhu Ling cavalry unit that came lightly from Wancheng.

Zhu Ling had already had the experience of driving for a long time, and with a flexible mind, he learned a lot from Taishi Ci at one time. Moreover, these cavalry were not new recruits. Some of them were soldiers who had previously rushed to the city of Xu County. They stayed in Wancheng for rest because of injuries. Now they have returned to the team and experienced the test of life and death. They are like steel knives that have been tempered, which are more tough and sharp.

The biggest difference between the recruitment system adopted by Fei Qian and the general Han Dynasty's garrison system is that one is active participation and the other is passive helplessness. In the Han Dynasty, one was to serve as a "guard" in the central government, one was to serve as a "guard" in the border counties, and the other was to serve in the original place. However, no matter which one was to deal with it, it was passive, and it was hard to say that there was an active idea.

But the recruitment system is different, especially after Fei Qian emphasized the importance of increasing military pay, equipment, and military merits, becoming a soldier even became a new way out for the poor people. Working to gain merit in battle can even change the class status of the entire poor family!

Most ordinary soldiers in the Cavalry Army agree with each other, worship the Cavalry, and long for fighting, so in terms of combat effectiveness and morale, they are far beyond those ordinary soldiers of ordinary soldiers of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, when he encountered the army of Zhang's army in Lijiazhuang, Zhu Ling's forward team led two teams, Mao San and Hou Wu, almost decided on the strategy in a blink of an eye...

"My plan is to divide it into two sides and kill it directly, without deliberately killing many, without stopping, without caring about the warnings, just rushing, well, that's it."

Mao San used his hand to gesture on both sides of Lijiazhuang with his hands, as if he was slashing the sides with a knife.

Although Mao San even said that when he talked about his plan, it was a bit like a cold joke, because it actually didn't look like a plan strictly, Hou Wu on the other side nodded seriously, as if he had heard a good plan with clear steps and reasonable structure. "Yes, I agree, I'm responsible for the left!"

They thought this matter was serious and there was nothing funny, because both of them were imitating the words and deeds of the military generals at the higher level as much as possible, just like Zhu Ling imitating Taishi Ci...

"Action!" Mao San nodded, then whistled and headed to the right.

"Start! Drive! One team comes with someone!" Hou Wu also called another team and began to march to the left.

The two teams separated, and the sound of horse hooves gradually accelerated, and then became faster and faster.
To be continued...