The sixth day of the first month of the first year of the Han Dynasty.
Yecheng.
Xu Shanxin walked quickly through the courtyard, and he seemed to be in a very good mood.
During the Nanchen period, he was an envoy of the imperial court, so he has become accustomed to this kind of life where he has no way to go home even during the New Year. Being in a foreign country, if he can save his life and work hard to achieve a career, it is enough.
It’s amazing. As for going home to celebrate the New Year, that’s just wishful thinking.
What's more, Xu Shanxin also learned about what happened in Jiangnan through Baipao. His Majesty is obviously determined to wipe out the remnants of the Jiangnan aristocratic families and completely transform the Southeastern gentry who once dominated the Southeast for three hundred years into the founding aristocracy of the Han Dynasty.
part of.
The Xu family of Gaoyang, one of the immortal Xiaoqiang among the southeastern gentry, has served as officials in the imperial court for many generations since their migration to the south. The Xu family is good at scholarship, so the officials they serve are all idle officials who organize knowledge, although there are no
There is no real power, but there is no need to worry about being involved in the intrigues of the court.
But after all, the Xu family, like those small aristocratic families that had been cleared out, belonged to the middle and lower classes among the southeastern gentry. Xu Shanxin really couldn't imagine what his family would have done if it weren't for the fact that the backbone of his family was still outside.
I won't be implicated to some extent.
Thinking of this, Xu Shanxin felt somewhat frightened.
But now that I am in Yecheng, I have single-handedly promoted the cooperation between Dahan and Yu Wenxian. This is definitely a real contribution.
Maybe God finally realized that there were people as unlucky as Xu Shanxin, so it was kind enough to give him some mercy.
"Xu Jun." A middle-aged scribe saw Xu Shanxin approaching and hurriedly smiled and bowed his hands.
This is Yu Wenxian's confidant and sworn friend Liu Xiuzheng. As his name suggests, Liu Xiuzheng has always disliked solving problems through war and violence, so although Yu Wenxian had always wanted to bring this good friend to him during his previous military career.
Zhengpi, but Liu Xiuzheng always kept a distance from him and maintained his status as a hermit.
However, Liu Xiuzheng still gave Yu Wenxian timely help and advice when he faced several dilemmas. When Yu Wenxian returned to Chang'an and sent someone to invite him, he realized that his friend had really reached a critical point. Liu Xiuzheng
This time he did not refuse, but he declined Yu Wenxian's high-ranking official salary. Instead, as his confidant, he helped Yu Wenxian advise on administrative strategies, but did not hold real power, to show that he came out this time to help Yu Wenxian cross the border.
To get through the difficulties, not for the high-ranking official and generous salary after his success in the future.
It was precisely because of Liu Xiuzheng's attitude that Yu Wenxian's followers and subordinates had great trust in him.
After all, Yu Wenxian's place is mostly composed of military generals, and there are officials who can handle local civil affairs. However, there is a lack of people such as Liu Qiu and Zheng Yi under Yang Jian who can coordinate and manage the civil affairs of the entire territory. The appearance of Liu Xiuzheng is obviously
This loophole was made up to a certain extent. Through Liu Xiuzheng's guidance and suggestions, Yu Wenxian was able to barely support the huge "kingdom".
And it is precisely because Liu Xiuzheng has never liked war that he is still very concerned about the negotiations with Li Xingchen. It can be said that this negotiation was facilitated by him.
"Liu Jun." Xu Shanxin greeted with a smile.
"It's the beginning of the new year, and Xu Jun seems to be in a good mood."
"Both each other." Xu Shanxin smiled and greeted.
From the intrigues between Luoyang and Yuchi Jiong, to coming to Yecheng, a complete enemy's lair, I was finally able to see some gains from my travels in the past few months, and Xu Shanxin was naturally in a good mood.
Since the imperial court plans to cooperate with Yu Wenxian, it means that the door on the other side will gradually close. Regardless of whether Yang Yue and the others are willing or not, their negotiations have actually failed, so Xu Shanxin should be regarded as the only one who has merit in the general office.
People who think of this will naturally feel happier.
Liu Xiuzheng turned slightly, revealing the figure standing behind him.
King Yu Wenxian of Qi.
This is the first time that Xu Shanxin has seen Yu Wenxian so close, the man who once dealt a fatal blow to Northern Qi and now controls one-third of the world.
This is a middle-aged man with a square face. Years of battlefield fighting and wind and frost swords have left shallow or deep scratches on his face, making him look a bit more profound. However, his sharp eyes suddenly changed.
Coming over, you can still clearly feel the fire dancing in your eyes.
From Chen Xu to Li Xingchen, Xu Shanxin has met almost all the heroes in the south. Compared with them, Yu Wenxian seems to have a bit more domineering air, perhaps because of his strong and burly figure.
, or maybe it was because of his illustrious military exploits, which made Xu Shanxin couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, but of course the due etiquette is indispensable:
"See His Highness King Qi."
"Xu Jun, please." Yu Wenxian showed a smile, diluting some murderous intent.
The envoy is the representative of the emperor no matter what, and Xu Shanxin standing here naturally also represents Li Xingchen, so Yu Wenxian should not be neglected.
"Thank you, King Qi." Xu Shanxin cupped his hands and strode in.
As Yu Wenxian took his seat, he said in a deep voice: "Today you and I signed an agreement and have become allies from now on. I would like to ask Mr. Xu to verify the terms to see if there are any errors."
Xu Shanxin took the articles that had been laid out.
The treaty between the Han Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty was actually not very complicated. Basically, both parties considered it from the perspective of equality and mutual benefit.
Yu Wenxian used two cities and three camps around Nanyang in exchange for Li Xingchen's trebuchet and bed crossbow. This had been finalized before, so naturally there was no problem. Now the first batch of siege equipment of the Han Dynasty has been delivered to Luoyang.
Yuchi Jiong.
After that, the two sides opened up mutual trade in the Lianghuai River, which should also be a pioneering work. The Northern and Southern Dynasties had been fighting in the Lianghuai River for three hundred years. This land had been completely barren and turned into an out-and-out permanent front line. In order to maintain the
In order to avoid giving the other side an opportunity to take advantage of such a line of defense, both sides had to invest a lot of troops, funds, and food. After all, whether it was Huainan or Huaibei, they could only fortify the walls and clear the fields on the most fertile land close to the Huai River. This was undoubtedly
A huge loss.
For Li Xingchen, there are still Jiangnan and Jinghu that can be cultivated, but for Yu Wenxian, Guanzhong, the best cultivated land in the world, is not in his hands. Hebei and Shandong alone will be difficult to support a population that is even comparable to that of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, opening up wasteland in Huaibei is also an urgent issue.
Of course, Li Xingchen himself has a plan to develop Huainan, which is considered to be within his ambitions, and opening up trade between the two Huaihe Rivers will naturally bring a lot of benefits to both sides. After all, both sides have their own needs but can't get them right away.
thing.
For Yu Wenxian, it was Jiangnan's production equipment and technology, while for Li Xinchen, it was grain and horses.