When Liu Qian's car drove into Linrong, traces of the war could still be seen throughout the city. The charred wood left by the flames, the arrow clusters on the city walls and houses, and the cavalry training formation outside the city.
...Everything shows that the war is not far away and may come back at any time.
She looked at the Qiang and Huns riding horses in the city and sighed softly. When she was in Luoyang, most of the people Liu Qian saw were the eunuchs and maids in the palace, and occasionally she could see a few Eguan
When Bo led the important officials of the imperial court, when they arrived in Lingzhou, they were evenly divided between Hu and Han. You could often hear the Hu people speaking incomprehensible words.
When we arrived at Linrong, we saw that most of them were Qiang and Huns with various pigtails, as well as some Xianbei and Wuhuan people, and there were only a few Han people. There was the sound of horse hooves at the door,
Zhao Yun, who was riding a white war horse, came forward, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the lord cannot escape now, so he asked me to come and greet you."
Liu Qian was very familiar with Zhao Yun. She leaned forward on the carriage and said, "Thank you, General Zhao."
The car drove into the mansion where Chen Cheng lived. Liu Qian and Zhao Yungang were in the backyard when they heard someone arguing fiercely.
"That piece of pasture was clearly assigned to me by Mr. Chen, but your tribe's animals ran in and ate the grass!"
She Guangli loudly accused Bali Bali across from him, "Your cattle and sheep have eaten all the grass. What do the sheep in our tribe eat?"
Bali Balshu retorted: "What's wrong with eating some grass? Anyway, you can't finish all the animals in your tribe! Will they grow back in two days?"
She Guangli blushed with anger and said, "This is not a question of whether you can finish eating or not. What you are doing is wrong!"
The more they talked, the more angry they became, and they almost started fighting in the lobby. Chen Cheng listened boredly to the quarrel between the two Qiang leaders. This kind of nonsense... He really wanted to say this, but
What he sees as trivial matters may be a serious matter that needs to be beaten to death for those below. There is no way, the big guys are too poor, even if it is just one more breath of food, in the winter
Maybe one less person will starve to death.
The main contradiction at this stage is the contradiction between the growing material needs of the broad masses of the people and the backward social productivity. While listening to the two people's constant responsibilities and arguments, Chen Cheng was thinking about how to develop productivity. The most important and urgent thing was
How did you get a large amount of food to feed the people and the army under your rule?
Seeing Zhao Yun and Liu Qian walking in, Chen Cheng's eyes lit up, he pushed away his chair and stood up. She Guangli and Bali Balshu immediately stopped arguing and waited for his decision.
"Bali Bashi should not let his cattle go to other people's pastures," Chen Cheng said expressionlessly: "If your tribe's pastures are not enough, you should report it directly to me instead of driving cattle and sheep to other people's pastures.
You compensate She Guangli with five horses or ten slaves."
She Guangli was overjoyed, and he knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Your Excellency is wise!"
Bali Balshi had dissatisfaction written all over his face. He prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Sir, now is the time when cattle, sheep and horses are getting fat. If you don't take advantage of this time to eat more, when the cold wind comes, the animals will be gone."
have eaten."
Chen Cheng said: "I asked you to build a long trench for storing feed in the territory. Have you built it yet?"
Bali Ba Shi Dao: "It has been repaired, but...who knows if it will work? What if the grass inside cannot be eaten in winter?"
Chen Cheng said: "As long as you do what I say, if something goes wrong, I allow you to bring your cattle and sheep to Rongcheng to spend the winter."
He looked at She Guangli beside him and said, "The same goes for you."
The two looked at each other, unable to hide the joy in their eyes, and said in unison: "Thank you, sir!"
After defeating the main force of the Xiongnu and killing Xubu Guduhou, Chen Cheng's reputation soared. Coupled with his later behavior of giving away all the rewards despite going bankrupt, his credibility is now more valuable than gold and silver. As long as
When he makes a promise, others don't have to worry about him going back on his word.
After She Guangli and Balibashi retreated, Chen Cheng broke out into a smile. He reached out and touched Liu Qian's bun, and said with a smile: "Long time no see, the princess seems to have grown taller."
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He was looking at Liu Qian, and Liu Qian was also looking at him. When Princess Wannian first came in, she was a little surprised by the changes in Chen Cheng's appearance. How should I put it, Julu Hou's appearance has not changed much, that is, the outline of his face
He continues to develop into a square shape, but his arms, thighs, and body muscles have become much thicker. The most exaggerated thing is that the two trapezius muscles on the back of his neck have grown into a trapezoid shape, making it look like his neck has become thicker.
A lot like that.
This this..........
Why did Juluhou, who once had a beautiful face like jade, suddenly look like this? It's not that he doesn't look good now, but...but...
.If it weren’t for Chen Cheng’s kind eyes, Liu Qian would hardly recognize him.
When Chen Cheng stood up, the Qiang people who were arguing immediately fell to the ground. Not only did their voices become softer, but their breathing became much lighter, as if they were facing a man-eating dragon.
generally.
Liu Qian carefully recalled the days after escaping from Luoyang. It seemed that Juluhou had been changing in the direction of becoming thicker, but at that time they could see each other every day, so they couldn't notice it. This time they were separated for nearly two months.
, and then they suddenly bumped into each other, and they immediately noticed a huge change in the other person's appearance.
She raised her head and found that Chen Cheng was not only getting stronger in appearance, but also continuing to grow taller, "Julu Hou has grown taller too!"
Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, touched his head and said, "Really?"
Zhao Yun said from the side: "It's true."
Chen Cheng laughed and said, "Isn't that great?"
He said to Liu Qian: "Since you want to come to Linrong yourself, I won't stop you, but the living conditions here are worse than in Lingzhou, so you have to be mentally prepared."
The familiar voice immediately washed away the strangeness in Liu Qian's heart. She looked at Chen Heng and said bluntly: "I'm not afraid of hardship!"
"Hey, just don't be afraid of hardship." Chen Cheng said with a smile: "I heard you were coming, I picked a pony, the saddle and stirrups are ready, you rest today, I will take you there in a few days
Horseback riding at the foot of Yinshan Mountain."
"Is there really a pony?" Liu Qian said in surprise: "Take me to see it quickly."
Chen Cheng looked at the sun in the sky and said, "I still have some things to deal with. You go have something to eat first and then wash up."
After Liu Qian took a hot bath and ate meat soup made of beef, mutton and millet, she returned to the lobby. Chen Cheng was talking to Zhao Yun, "Will you send this edict tomorrow?"
Orders were sent to various places, asking them to send all orphans under the age of thirteen who were born due to war in Shuofang, Beidi, and Wuyuan counties to Linrong and be adopted by the government."
Zhao Yun took the bamboo slips and said: "No!"
Chen Cheng added: "Regardless of male or female."
Liu Qian came over and stood by the side. After they finished speaking, she shouted: "Master!"
Chen Cheng stood up, stretched his body and said, "Come, let's go see Xiao Ma."
He took Liu Qian's little hand and walked towards the stable. Liu Qian said excitedly: "Master, I heard that you defeated the Huns. People in Lingzhou are rushing to give me gifts."
"Oh, who are they?"
"There is County Magistrate Xu Chao, and there are also people from the Li family, the Hou family, the Liang family... Well, General Ma Teng also sent a lot of things!"
"Ma Teng also gave you a gift? His hands and feet are quite fast."
Liu Qian tilted her head and asked, "Should I not accept his gift? Or should I ask someone to return his gift?"
"That's not necessary. No matter who sends you something, just accept it. If they give you something, they are asking for something from you. Is there anything Ma Teng needs from you to help him?"
Liu Qian smiled and said: "The people sent by General Ma Teng didn't say anything, put down the gifts and left."
"Hey, although he didn't say it, can we pretend not to understand?"
Liu Qian's eyes widened and she asked curiously: "What do you understand?"
Chen Cheng shook his head, pointed at a young mare in the stable and said, "That's it, do you like it?"
It was a mare that was over one year old, with slender limbs, very smooth fur, and a warm light in its big eyes, which made people feel pitiful.
Liu Qian's attention was diverted instantly, her eyes seemed to shine, "Ah, so beautiful!"
She trotted to the edge of the stable and looked at the pony that was eating grass. She stretched out her hand and wanted to touch it, but then she came back and asked, "Master, can I touch it?"
"Let's wait a few days," Chen Cheng said with a smile, "Feed her for a few days, wait until she gets familiar with you, and then you can touch her. When she is willing to let you ride, we will go to the foot of Yinshan Mountain to play."
"Okay, yes," Liu Qian agreed, "What does it eat? Does it have a name? How many times do you feed it a day?"
"Hard-working Purley."
"ah?"
"I mean, it doesn't have a name yet, you can give her a name yourself." Chen Cheng said, "But I want to remind you, if you really want to feed it yourself, then you have to feed her yourself every day.
You also have to help her clean up her feces and take her to the river to wash her fur. This will take you a lot of time, and these things are not only tedious, but also very tiring. Even so, are you sure you want to raise it yourself?"
Liu Qian thought for a while and said, "I can feed it every day and take her to the river often."
"Then you can give her a name."
Liu Qian's little face wrinkled up, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Just call her Yin Ling, okay?"
"Okay, she is yours now, you can name her whatever you want."
Liu Qian happily said to Xiao Ma: "Then your name will be Yin Ling!"
Gulu, who occupied a separate compartment next to him, snorted vigorously, as if he was very disdainful. Chen Cheng smiled and stepped forward to give it a handful of fodder, and said, "Why are you so angry?"
Gulu turned his head and stared at Chen Cheng with his big eyes, the red mane on his body seemed to be burning.
Children are always unable to resist ponies, and Liu Qian quickly became obsessed with her new gift. She personally carried the fodder into the stone trough every day and fed it to Yin Ling in handfuls. Within two days,
Yin Ling accepted Liu Qian and was willing to let her reach out and touch her.
After Chen Cheng arranged things in Linrong City, he ordered a thousand cavalry, half of which were assault cavalry and half rangers. He first inspected the fields near Linrong and saw the gratifying growth of potatoes and other seedlings of crops, and then crossed
After crossing the Yellow River, we began to patrol the grasslands at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.
