It had only been two days since he arrived at Shangdang. In Li Po's mind, Shangdang's political, military, and economic status had plummeted. Some people had whispered in his ears that when running the land of Jin, Shangdang must be neglected.
Li Po threw it away without hesitation.
Do they make sense? They certainly do, but in the eyes of Li Po, who is gradually targeting the world, it makes no sense at all.
From the mouths of the natives in Shangdang, we can know that there is not much fertile land for cultivation in Shangdang. Although it is a basin, the climate is not very good, and there are too many hills. In many places, animal husbandry is the main industry, supplemented by fishing and hunting.
survival mode.
The population of Shangdang has always been at the end of Hedong. It was before and is still the case now. Although Pei Shiqing has not conducted a complete household registration after taking over Shangdang and Changping counties, Li Po no longer has too many expectations for this.
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Without these two things, Shangdang is indeed like a piece of lean ribs placed in front of Li Po. It is tasteless to eat and it is a pity to discard it.
As for the strategic position of Shangdang, today, when Dou Jiande is weak and has no clue of westward expansion, the strategic importance of Shangdang and Changping counties has lost most of its value.
And more importantly, Dou Jiande had no desire to come over. Only when Li Po was full did he send troops from Shangdang to attack Hebei.
From this perspective, the previous evaluations of Shangdang were often inappropriate. The so-called battlegrounds for military strategists, Shangdang and Changping, actually did not meet those characteristics.
When the princes are separated, unless there are special circumstances, people generally will not use this place as a place to fight to the death. When the world is at peace, well, at that time, you had a large number of soldiers in Shangdangtun. Why? Do you want the soldiers to rebel here?
Therefore, in Li Po's view, the pride of the Shangdang natives was completely unfounded, but their stubbornness and conservatism were quite reasonable.
That night, Li Po attended the dinner with dignity. The scene was not tepid and went smoothly.
In fact, if Li Bi were here, he would be keenly aware of something. Unfortunately, no one here can get along with Li Po for many years.
During the dinner, the Xiangyuan County Lieutenant patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, some thieves will not disturb the peace of this place. As long as I am here, nothing will happen to Dingbao County..."
Li Po played with the wine cup and smiled, saying to himself, with your appearance, you can still maintain peace, you are really good at joking.
Maybe they have colluded, maybe they are flattering, who knows, anyway, the county magistrate and the chief registrar agreed with each other, which made the drunken county captain a little confused about his surname, and he became more and more careless.
stand up.
Two literati intervened again, saying a few sentences, and then took out the poems and essays they had prepared for a long time, hoping to invite His Highness the King of Han to appreciate them.
Amidst the flustered recitation of Yin and Yang, little did he know that in front of the noble King of Han, there was a picture with a sense of primitive comedy. All the way south from the solemn Jinyang, the sense of restraint gradually decreased, and at the same time, the solemnity and solemnity also decreased.
a feeling of.
When you arrive at Shangdang, it seems like you are completely in two different worlds. There are clear layers inside and outside the mountains. It is hard to imagine that the former Qin Dynasty and the Zhao Kingdom once fought an unprecedented battle here.
What are they fighting for?
Before the scholar had finished showing off his skills, the county captain surnamed Sun spoke again, "The king is mighty, but don't let these mean people deceive you. You have to show your skills with swords and guns..."
Li Po was not annoyed, but he knew that he had to be "annoyed" at this time. Let alone today, even when he joined the army in Heng'an Town, or even in the position of the horse commanding officer at Yunnei Racecourse, a small county
Lieutenant can't talk to him like that.
Of course, he was not Li Yuanji who had his teeth pulled out and was so angry that he went to grind his teeth with Sima in the Princess Mansion. He just glanced at Wu Tong, who was already a little uncontrollable.
At the same time, he still felt a little regretful. He should have asked Luo Shixin to come over and have a few drinks together, so that he wouldn't have to go to such trouble. If he had a little "kindness" in his heart, someone would slap him in the face. Things are still so weird these days.
Wu Tong's anger was rising to the top of his head, but His Highness the King of Han had too much power in the hearts of these soldiers. As long as Li Po spoke kindly, he would not dare to get angry.
When Li Po gave a signal, Wu Tong immediately became furious. He picked up the wine glass and threw it at the county captain who was quite far away from the opposite side. He even cursed: "You bastard, you are so stupid."
You dare to talk nonsense in front of your Majesty. Who gave you the courage to see if I don’t kill you..."
After saying that, he wanted to touch the knife, but after feeling empty, he remembered that the weapon was taken away when he came in. He was stunned for a moment, but it didn't stop him from jumping into a rage. He kicked the table away and went to talk to the county captain.
Fight.
The county captain "sobered up" immediately. He knew very well who Wu Tong was. He could not afford to offend Zhang Lun's brother-in-law.
"Your Majesty, help me..." When he saw something was wrong in the script, Li Po was baffled by the life-saving slogan he shouted.
Well, speaking of it, Sun County Captain is indeed a little less experienced, but he is not so reckless in front of the famous King of Han. First of all, this man is a bit good at drinking, and he drinks quickly and quickly, and his drinking capacity is not enough.
It was too dark and the wine was not good, which finally led to bad consequences.
Secondly, this man with a big beard must be a cunning person in Li Po's mind. This may not be unreasonable. Most people with big beards tend to show themselves as rough and arrogant, but most of them may not really be that way.
Hao Guang, Zhang Lun, and Cheng Zhijie are typical examples.
This county captain, Sun, is no exception. He comes from a local wealthy family, how could he be illiterate? He just has a thick face and a big beard. He must be bold and bold when he takes over the position of county captain from his father.
of……
On the third day, someone told him that His Highness the King of Han is rare to see, but he likes heroes who don't stick to trivial matters the most. If he wants to earn glory and wealth, he cannot miss this opportunity.
Furthermore, since we met each other, Li Po’s smiling face can easily confuse “strangers”, and his appearance is not surprising. When they first meet and exchange a few words, most people will have some thoughts that hearing is not as good as seeing.
Well, there are many reasons. In the final analysis, it comes down to lack of knowledge, and if you stay in one place for a long time, you will think that this is the psychological state of the entire world.
To sum up what Li Po said before, in these days and months, anything can happen. If you have seen it a lot, you will not be surprised.
Thinking about the dozens of battles since he started the army, he killed mountains of Turkic corpses, beat Li Tang to the point where rats were gnashing their teeth, made the heroes of Guanxi tremble with fear, and the heroes of Shandong and Hebei were frightened by the news.
When we arrived at Shangdang, a place that had just undergone a purge, there were still people who thought he was very kind and that they had seen a ghost.
Xu Shiji, who was also a bit self-righteous that day, heard the commotion and rushed in with his guards. At this time, Wu Tong, who acted very quickly, grabbed the county captain and beat him severely.
The scene was quite chaotic, with the county magistrate repeatedly discouraging him, and the two literati rolling and crawling, suffering the consequences. Pei Xu, who was very worried, blinked his eyes and looked at the face of His Highness the King of Han, wondering whether he should also go up and kick him a few times, because before
His reaction is a bit slow.
The chief clerk was hiding aside and watching the fun, probably wishing he could rush up and join in. He and Sun County Lieutenant had always had a hard time dealing with each other.
The fuss was a little too much, and Li Po was reflecting on it. He prefers relaxed situations and conversations that are subtle but not sinister. However, he also believes that officialdom is a solemn place, because in it
Contains violence and blood as well as countless intrigues and dangers.
If you don't take it seriously, you may hurt others and yourself.
Just like now, the fate of the county lieutenant is almost certain, but at the same time, it also hurts his own dignity. Well, in a word, he doesn't like to see such a chaotic scene.
"Take it...on first trial, but Yan Zong's party members..."
At this point, Li Po didn't want to say another word and walked away. Later, the county magistrate, Pei Xu and others came to see him, but were turned away. Li Po slept peacefully, and when he got up the next day,
I asked a few questions.
Of course Xu Shiji would not misunderstand his order, so he directly captured the county captain, and after a brief discussion with Wu Tong, chopped off his head. They agreed that the county captain should be killed, but later
I need to ask how to deal with the Sun family in Xiangyuan County.
They had scruples, but those who had no scruples were right beside them. Luo Shixin was not on duty. After hearing about this, his anger almost burned Wu Tong, Xu Shiji, and Pei Xu to ashes.
Once the notorious Luo Shixin got angry, except for a few people, almost no one was not afraid of him, and no one could stop him. Most of the military lieutenant generals and generals who met General Luo would involuntarily become gentle and gentle.
Because if you reason with him, it will probably not make sense. If you don't reason with him, he will be even more unreasonable. A title like a fierce general should naturally be worn on Luo Shixin's head.
Famous generals like to encounter such opponents, but many examples have proved that famous generals are also likely to be knocked to the ground by fierce generals.
This night, Xiangyuan was very lively, but it could also be said to be completely silent.
Luo Shixin, who went berserk, first led people to ransack Sun Xianwei's house, a very grand house in Xiangyuan County, and then heads began to roll down.
The chief clerk, who was ready to watch the excitement, did not expect that his little calculation was so inappropriate at this time of the year. The fire caused by it burned down his entire family, and the disaster of annihilation followed.
The pro-military guards of the Han Palace marched rampantly in Xiangyuan. The blood of the Xiangyuan clan stung everyone's eyes and at the same time rooted fear in their hearts.
The talented man like the county magistrate is quite smart, so there is no harm in reading more. When the soldiers of the Han Dynasty moved here, he ran to the gate of the Han Dynasty and knelt down. Otherwise, the red-eyed Luo Shixin would almost certainly kill him.
He lowered his head to keep company with the other two.
So Li Po had freshened up the next morning, and the first thing he heard was, "Brother, I took it out on you..."
Overnight, the guy who shrouded Xiangyuan County in white terror pretended to be very tired and said obedient words in front of Li Po. The county magistrate, who had been kneeling outside all night, was so frightened that he could not stop shaking.