Zhangye Governor's Mansion, which looked a little dilapidated, suddenly glowed with vitality.
Although the previous eunuch had taken away almost all the valuables in the eunuch's mansion, those large items were not dealt with in time because they were rushed away. Now all of them have become Li Shushi's belongings.
Under the command of Su Xiaoluoli, Li Shushi's soldiers were cleaning up the items in an orderly manner. Although they probably wouldn't be able to stay here for long, Su Xiaoluoli was still tidying up with great interest, as if they were carefully carving a work of art.
Girls are girls. Although they can endure hardships in the army with Li Shushi, they will immediately return to their true nature once they leave the military camp. Of course, for Li Shushi, a person who comes from a world with extremely abundant materials, he agrees with both hands and feet.
But you know, Li Shushi is also the commander of the first army, so it is better to enjoy it passively, and taking the initiative is not allowed.
Because of this, he was currently in the reception room that was cleared out first, having urgent discussions with Deng Cheng.
"Huang Ke? If we say which family of this generation has the most ambition, besides our Zhang Yan from Zhangye, it is Huang Ke from Jiuquan. Originally, the Zhang family in Dunhuang was also very ambitious, but then Zhang Ranming came out, and now it is
He became a loyal minister of the imperial court."
This Zhangye Deng family is really too mysterious, and Deng Cheng is even more qualified to represent the power of the entire county. Li Shushi is really not sure why this family that has always been low-key in Jia Xu's mouth wants to jump out of the current situation, so at first Li Shushi didn't
When asked why the other party wanted to appoint him as the acting governor, he also did not inquire about the secrets of the Juyan Xiongnu. Instead, he tried to test his attitude towards the rebellion of the Hexi powerful, hoping to find some clues from these remarks.
The unknown is the biggest danger, because you have ways to face the known, even the worst way, but we are basically powerless against the unknown, and we don't even know whether our actions will make things worse and confusing.
However, after some testing, let’s not talk about the attitude of the Deng family. Deng Cheng was quite familiar with the secrets of these Hexi powerful men, and compared to He Luan, they were quite different.
Most of Heluan's sources of information are followers of three religions and nine streams. Unless they have personal experience, the sources of these people's information basically come from wine shops and brothels. And unless you are lucky enough to encounter the original, God knows what is included in it after word of mouth.
It’s hard to say how much moisture there is, even among the so-called originals, how genuine they are, how disguised they are, and how exaggerated they are.
But Deng Cheng is completely different. Although the sources of the Deng family's information cannot be said to be 100% accurate, in general, the important information that can be recorded is preserved and passed down to this day after the family confirmed each other through various channels.
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"Deng knows that Deng's family has many legends in Hexi, and there is nothing attracting attention on weekdays. Now it suddenly appears, which naturally makes people suspicious. Even if Deng himself moves to another place, there will be suspicion.
Such questions."
Perhaps because he understood Li Shushi's thoughts through a series of conversations, Deng Cheng suddenly spoke seriously to Li Shushi.
Li Shushi looked at the other party with a smile on his face. Although as he became an official, he did not develop any legendary things such as tiger body, but his original waiter-level smile has gradually transformed into a politician-level smile.
Although the skill is still shallow, it is enough to deal with ordinary situations. Of course, this skill is naturally put on the shelf in daily life.
"It seems that Li Zhoumu doesn't want to believe me anymore..."
Seeing Deng Cheng's slightly forlorn look, you can tell that Li Shushi invested too few skill points in the career of "politician".
"Trust or distrust cannot be solved by talking. For both parties now, it is better to talk more about interests. Trust can be cultivated slowly in the process of cooperation. I wonder what you think of it."
Seeing that the talks between the two parties seemed to have reached an impasse, Jia Xu stood up consciously. Although he did not often play such a role, it did not mean that his IQ and EQ prevented him from playing this role.
What's more, Jia Xu is also a famous person in Xiliang, so even the somewhat mysterious Zhangye and Deng families must consider his proposal carefully.
Sure enough, Deng Cheng, who raised his head again after thinking for a while, had the same feeling in his eyes again.
Of course, you can also see from here that if his acting skills are not extremely superb, then although this young man has a lot of knowledge and secrets in his mind, he is still a fledgling boy who cannot hide everything about himself very well.
"As expected of Mr. Wen He, who is famous in Xiliang. The boy has learned a lesson. Since it comes to this, I won't be polite."
His eyes were getting brighter and brighter, and Li Shushi could even see some kind of fanaticism in them.
"Since I have something to ask for, it is natural to let Li Zhoumu know what we are planning. I believe that Mr. Zhoumu already knows the origin of my Zhangye and Deng family. Yes, my ancestor is the servant and general of Pingshou Jinghou... Pingshou Jinghou...
Originally, the Hu people in Xiliang were unruly and rebellious.
Because of the kindness and righteousness, he was lured with wealth and goods, but he still did not dare to rest assured, so he sent me, the ancestor of the Deng family, to take root here and serve as the eyes and ears of the court. I was afraid that the people of the Deng family would use the reputation of the Deng family to cause trouble or move away from this place, so I passed down the decree.
The children of the Deng family in Zhangye can be small officials in the county, but they cannot go any further."
At this point, Deng Cheng smiled inexplicably. I don't know if it was because of his helplessness at this shackle-like order or for some other reason.
"A son never speaks of his father's fault. As a descendant, I have no right to comment on the affairs of my ancestors. But at that time, the Han Dynasty was at its peak. Even if we had to silently contribute to it, we did not complain too much. After all, even if the situation in the northwest was eroding our
The family has still not suffered much impact. This is all due to the kindness left by our ancestors. But now it is very different. Your Majesty is in trouble, the building is about to collapse, and we have to make certain changes for the future of the family."
"There must be great differences within your family on this matter."
"Yes, the elders don't want to make big changes, because this will inevitably make our family lose its original position, but the younger generation like me doesn't think so. Neither side can convince the other, but in the end
In the end, the elders did not object to my suggestion of sending a small number of family members out to explore the water."
"So you are going to choose us? Or you will choose whoever comes here?"
"Even if we choose Dong Zhongying, we will not choose Han Wenyue. Han Jiuqu's thoughts are too secretive for us to understand, and it is too dangerous to follow him. I think he has the same view of our family. But Li Zhoumu is different.
"Although Li Zhoumu killed a lot of people, most of them were disobedient aliens and powerful people, which is even more reassuring than Dong Zhongying."
"Then what?"
"This is Hexi, and it should not be a place that Li Zhoumu should get involved in. Since Li Zhoumu came here and traveled all the way west, Deng Cheng dared to guess that Li Zhoumu was planning to go to the Western Regions. Well, speaking of the recent performance of the Xianbei people, it is indeed a bit disappointing.
People suspect that the grievances between Lizhou Mu and the Xianbei people are known to the world, but
It is true that they do not want the Xianbei people to grow bigger. So as Mr. Wen He said before, we can't trust each other now, so Deng Cheng dared to ask Lord Zhoumu here for one of the Western Regions Protectorate.
Position. Of course, Deng Cheng will also let Mr. Zhou Mu see whether Deng Cheng’s ability is qualified or not.”
"Is that all?"
"Of course not. If Deng Cheng can satisfy Master Zhou Mu in the future, he hopes to have the opportunity to become a member of Two Thousand Stones, govern the people of a county for Master Zhou Mu, and even be recommended by Master Zhou Mu to join the imperial court."
"The ambition is not small."
"Although my ancestor is just a servant of the Deng family, since I have the name of Deng family, I share the honor with the Deng family's ancestors. At the same time, I naturally hope that Deng's descendants will be proud of me as their ancestor. Such ambitions cannot be called arrogant.
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"Very good, very good. The ambition is good. Young people should be energetic..."
Hey, hey, hey, when you say that others are energetic young people, you should first look at yourself. Do you know that many readers are already complaining about your setting problem? If you don't work harder, be careful of Su Xiaoluoli and her sister.
Absconded by the mouth!
"In this case, Deng Cheng will no longer hide his secrets and dare to speak to Lord Zhou Mu here."
"You might as well tell me."
"Yes." After answering, Deng Cheng couldn't wait to clear his throat, and clasped his hands heavily. After that, he opened his mouth several times but forced himself to stop, as if he was afraid that what he said would not satisfy Li Shushi.
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"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. Speak confidently and boldly, it doesn't matter even if you don't speak well, just take your time. Besides, there are Mr. Wenhe, Fengxian, Zilong and several generals. They are all experienced people. Even if
Don’t worry if you make mistakes, and you can also take this opportunity to learn from them. I even studied with Fengxian for a long time before I gained anything.”
"I understand." Perhaps it was because of Li Shu's true words, or perhaps because he had adjusted his mentality. Deng Cheng's expression at this time was as calm and indifferent as when they first talked. It seemed that he was in the right mood.
"Zhangye Zhang Yan, Jiuquan Huang Ke and Dunhuang Zhang Tai, although the three have different ambitions, they have close contacts on weekdays and can jointly resist outsiders. However, since the new governor of Jiuquan County, Xu Yi, took office
Since then, the relationship between Huang Ke and Huang Ke has been very tense, and recently they have become even more hostile. Xu Yi sent a ranger to
Yang Aruo went to Luoyang to ask for help, and Huang Ke also contacted Zhang Yan to attack Xu Yi from both sides. Now that Zhang Yan is dead and the Zhang family is gone, Mr. Zhou Mu has come from Luoyang, and Mr. Qu Yan is in charge. Within a few days, Jiuquan will be home.
It can be pacified. And as long as Jiuquan is pacified, Dunhuang will be no problem given the reputation of Mr. Zhou Mu."
Seeing Deng Cheng's confident look, Li Shushi secretly glanced at Jia Xu on the side.
Sure enough, even though this old fox concealed himself very well, he still couldn't hide his turbulent heart at this moment.
Well, as expected, most of his previous performances were just acting.
PS: Today is the day when the Battle of Legnica broke out. The two warring parties were the Western Expeditionary Army of the Mongolian Prince and the Eastern European Allied Forces with the Polish Army as the main force. As a result, the Mongolian Western Expedition was commanded by Subotai, one of the Four Dogs and led by Batu.
The army ravaged the extremely powerful Polish army as well as the Teutonic Knights, the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar who were famous in the Crusades.
It can be said that if Ogedai had not died of an illness at an untimely time (for Europeans, it was like dew after a long drought), perhaps Mongolia's territory could have been pushed to the Iberian Peninsula and the vicinity of the Alps...
Of course, history has no ifs...
However, even so, in addition to bringing iron and blood, the Mongolian army also brought something more magical-the Black Death, and thus the story of Newton and Apple came to be...
PS2: Robert Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army, surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, the commander-in-chief of the Northern United States Army. As a result, the United States solved another problem that hindered its development, and the development of capitalism was once again on the fast track.
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By the way, within a few days, Comrade Abraham Lincoln was assassinated...
PS3: Today is also the day that Francisco Bacon died. This philosopher and thinker will occupy an important chapter in any version of British history books.
PSP: I got a new computer today, so I almost forgot to update it... I almost forgot...
