Zhi Xuan

After a thunderstorm, Zhi Xuan and his party arrived at Zhidi.

Seeing the stone tablet standing on the ground, knowing that the destination is ahead, the common people immediately cheered.

"Young master, you have arrived at the fief." The government order reported from outside the car.

Zhixuan pushed open the car door, looked around, and found that there was still a desolation in front of him, a few irregular private fields scattered among the weeds, standing or squatting on the field ridges, gathered a few men supporting the Lei Lei.

From the outside, Zhi Xuan couldn't tell whether they were common people or slaves.They sent a servant to question and found out that they lived in the village in front of them. They were ordinary people farming for a family of Chinese people, and this piece of private land belonged to the Chinese people.

Seeing Zhixuan's car and the team of thousands of people behind it, the men were startled. Even though they didn't know Zhixuan, they could guess his background. They immediately put Leisi aside and saluted Zhixuan at the side of the road. .

"It's Young Master Xuan in the car." The waiter reminded them.

Young Master Xuan?

Lord of Zhidi?

The men immediately fell on the ground, saluting, and kept sneaking glances, trying to see what the legendary son Xuan looked like.

To be appreciated by Prince Hao of Bei'an Kingdom, the prince who beheaded the chief in the first battle must be a majestic man with a strong back and a waist, right?

Not long after, the Chinese people in the village heard the news and all rushed over.A soldier in the escort came out and reported to Zhixuan that the visitors were his father, mother, elder brother and two younger sisters.

"I've seen your son!"

According to the laws of Xiyuan Kingdom, people in the country can own private land, and once they have gained military exploits and obtained the status of "scholar", they can own slaves.

The family has both parents, and the two sons have grown up and serve in the military in rotation every year.This year it was the second son's turn, and he happened to meet Zhi Xuan who was hunting with the monarch and was called to the western capital.In the following months, he has been following Zhixuan around, and this is the first time he has returned home after hunting.

The soldier's father also joined the army, and he made military exploits in the early years. This is why he has many acres of land, and once had two slaves.His two sons were not as successful in battle as he was, so they were not qualified to use slaves, so they could only hire ordinary people to plow the fields.

The two younger sisters of the soldier are not very old, they follow their mother to take care of the housework, and they behave in a dignified manner. Even when facing Zhi Xuan, they are not shy or shy, and they are no weaker than their elder brothers.

This is not an isolated case, most Chinese families are like this.

The reason is that once a national war breaks out, not only men, but also women from Chinese families will be recruited to the battlefield.Once on the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, who would care about gender.

Such an environment has led to the fact that the women in Chinese families are very strong. When there are no men in the family, they can easily support the family's livelihood, and they can also go to the battlefield to gain military exploits and change the family for the family.

Women in clan families are different.Most of them want to marry, or for the country or for the family.Once married to another country, they will also face many swords and swords, which are their own battlefields.

Zhi Xuan observed carefully and found that the wooden hairpins on the two girls' hair were very special, long and sharp, they could be used as weapons in case of emergencies, not necessarily weaker than bronze daggers.

After the family saw the ceremony, they presented corn and venison to Zhixuan.

All Chinese people in Zhixuan's territory will present him with grains and meat when they meet him for the first time, to show their respect to the owner of the territory.

Of course, this is not absolute.

If the owner of the fiefdom is cruel and greedy, oppresses the good people, and treats the subjects like pigs and dogs, what greets him is not food, but a sharp sword.

In this era, there is no concept of the supremacy of the monarchy. What is pursued is that the monarch treats the people like grass, and the people treat the monarch like a bandit.Whichever monarch or clan patriarch dares not to take the people seriously, they will not be far from the wrath of the people.

Zhixuan has lived in the western capital since he was born, and the affairs of the fief have always been managed by Mrs. Liang and people sent by the monarch.Perhaps it was a little unreasonable. After Mrs. Liang and several concubines died one after another, the monarch recalled the manpower he sent and stopped meddling in Zhidi's affairs.

It can be said that this is one of the few conscientious discoveries of Xi Yuanhou, and it is also an important reason why Zhixuan was able to appoint his subordinates with confidence after understanding the situation.

"Rebate."

According to the etiquette, when the people of the country brought food to Zhi Xuan, Zhi Xuan would also send back the same amount of food or more valuable food and property.

"promise!"

The magistrate personally brought a piece of cloth and handed it to the soldier's parents face to face.The two brought their children to thank Zhixuan, and took it solemnly after getting up.

After completing a set of procedures, Zhi Xuante allowed the soldier to go home and return to the army ten days later.

"Thank you, son!"

The soldier was overjoyed, and thanked Zhixuan with his family, and sent his car away respectfully.

On the next journey, Zhixuan passed through three more villages and met the local people.Not every village has Chinese people, most of them are ordinary people.According to living habits, most Chinese people live in Zhi County, which is the only city in the Zhixuan fiefdom.

Zhixuan has learned specifically that it is called a city. Taking the population and size of the western capital as a reference, this city is estimated to be not much different from larger villages, or even worse than villages.

Thinking this way in his heart, Zhi Xuan thought he was mentally prepared.But when the waiter came to report that Zhi County was ahead, he was still surprised.

Fifty steps ahead, there is a wall of rammed earth, the height of which does not exceed three meters by visual inspection.

The walls are mottled, and I don't know how much wind and rain they have experienced.The cracks climbing on the corner of the wall are a little green, it is the grass that grows in spring.The breeze blows, and the blades of grass are still swaying with the wind.

The earthen wall extends a hundred steps to both sides, and there are two city gates.The door opening is arched, with wooden planks hanging above it, which is estimated to be a city gate.

There is a larger city gate between the two gates, which is not guarded by soldiers, and there are no caravans. Occasionally, a few people pass by, most of them are ordinary people carrying farm tools.

The top of the city is bare, not to mention defensive facilities such as archery towers, there is not even a parapet.Looking up from the bottom, you can see half the body of the defenders.

The road leading from the inside of the city to the outside of the city is not too wide, but it has become very muddy due to the rain.

The people who went out of the city were all barefoot, and even the soldiers didn't wear shoes, and their trouser legs were rolled up, which was very different from the soldiers in the team.

Zhi Xuan took a deep breath and kept telling himself: the difficulties in front of him are nothing, they can be overcome completely, don't be discouraged.In construction, we should not be afraid of hardships, we must carry forward the spirit of hard work and hard work!

Ten thousand steps back, he has a land, a house and a population, which is not bad at all.Ming Taizu started with a bowl, didn't he still sweep the world.He doesn't have such a high prospect for the time being, it shouldn't be so difficult to build the site first based on the foundation... right?

In short, work hard!

After some psychological training, Zhi Xuan ordered to enter the city.

At that time, the ten subordinate doctors assigned to him by the monarch were already in the city.They arrived with the previous group of soldiers, because Zhixuan was not in the fiefdom, there was no clear division of responsibilities, and the county doctor firmly controlled the power, and they have been in the city until now, but they have not got a hand in any affairs.

Hearing that Zhi Xuan had arrived, all ten people were very excited and immediately went out of the city to greet him.

No matter what kind of purpose they have and what kind of mission they carry, it is really not good to be like this now, and there must be something to do no matter what.

"I've seen your son!"

The ten people are all senior officials, and their status is still high or low. The standard is the family behind them and their seniority in the court.

When he was in the Western Capital City, Zhi Xuan had met several people, and he had the deepest impression on three of them.

The three were from the same family and were cousins.

When the previous Marquis Xiyuan was alive, their family was very prosperous. An uncle once served as the monarch Rongyou, guarding the monarch from birth to death, and made many military exploits.

At that time, the Mi family and the Yang family had just emerged, and the Niu family from the three of them occupied the second of the six ministers, and even fought against the Fan family.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. With the death of grandfather Zhixuan, the current Marquis of Xiyuan succeeded to the throne, and the court officials began to reshuffle the cards.In addition, the Niu family was not well received, and there were no decent family children, which led to the deprivation of the position of Liuqing and the continuous decline of the family.

If the Marquis of Xiyuan hadn't been assassinated and lost his military power, it is hard to guarantee that the Niu clan would not follow in the footsteps of the Yu clan and disappear on the territory of Xiyuan Kingdom.

Zhi Xuan knew about the ups and downs of Niu's family, but he didn't quite understand why Marquis Xi Yuan arranged these three people for himself.

Could it be that he wanted them to vent their anger and trip him up in the fief?

It might be possible to change it to before, but now everyone in the court knows that their father and son are at odds, this move is obviously useless.

However, based on the current situation, it is still hard to draw a conclusion on what the three of them are thinking. Anyway, there will be a long time to come, so just observe slowly.

After the ten senior officials, the county officials and city officials who govern Zhidi also came out of the city to welcome them.

Zhixuan had been on the road for several days, unable to rest well, and was already exhausted.Due to etiquette, we still have to cheer up and deal with it cautiously.

This is his first appearance in Zhi County, and he must behave politely without any mistakes.Otherwise, it is difficult to guarantee that someone will not take the opportunity to make a fuss.

"I invite you to enter the city!" The county doctor said respectfully.

This sentence sounded right at first glance, but after thinking about it deeply, Zhi Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Please?

This is treating himself as the host and Zhi Xuan as the guest.

Was it intentional or a slip of the tongue?

Staring at the county doctor in front of the carriage, he realized that there was still a temptation behind the other's respect, Zhi Xuan couldn't help but cock his mouth.

interesting.

The magistrate followed the carriage, and when he heard this sentence, he also realized that something was wrong, and looked at the county doctor very unkindly.

The soldiers present may not be aware of it, but the doctor Xia from the Western Capital City has a thoughtful look.Doctor Yi in Zhidi seemed not expecting such a scene, and was a little uneasy.

I haven't heard Zhi Xuan's response for a long time, the county doctor is still watching his heart, looking calm and not at all guilty.

Zhi Xuan can be sure that the other party is not a slip of the tongue, 100% is testing himself.

Perhaps this person is indeed loyal to Mrs. Liang, but after more than ten years, it is difficult to guarantee that people's hearts will not change.Before that, he was restrained by the monarch, so he might still be cautious.With Xi Yuanhou withdrawing the people, he will control the land alone, will he regard Zhidi as his own pocket?

It sounds unbelievable, but who can guarantee the truth is not the case?

Zhi Xuan looked the county doctor up and down, guessing in his mind that the Marquis of Xiyuan transferred the manpower away, did he expect this day long ago?

With his political skills, it may not be impossible.

If this is the case, the so-called discovery of conscience becomes a joke.From the beginning to the end, this monarch has no kindness towards his wife, and he can even calculate and use the manpower left by the other party to his son.

"My lord, please enter the city." The county doctor spoke again, with a more respectful gesture than before, but he didn't even say anything to the minister.

Zhi Xuan didn't have an attack, and there was no need to have an attack. Instead, he smiled and asked the other party to get up, and immediately ordered to enter the city.

Since he is here, he should let the people here know who the owner of Zhidi is.He didn't care what happened before, everything here will follow his rules.

Kindness and iron fist are not contradictory.

The necessary toughness and iron blood will let the world know that since he can take away 5000 people from under the eyes of Marquis Xiyuan, he will never be merciless in the face of unknown provocations!

When leaving the western capital, Zhi Xuan's plan was to open up wasteland for production and expand the scale of grain cultivation in the fief as much as possible.

Now, this sudden temptation made him understand that if he wanted to keep his word in the fief and carry out various plans, he still had a lot of hurdles to clear.

It doesn't matter, he has the time and the confidence.

The western capital can come out safe and sound, and when it comes to its own territory, it will not be stepped on by a county doctor.

Zhi Xuan entered the city with soldiers, while the common people and slaves stayed outside.It's not a status relationship, but that there is not enough space in the city to accommodate thousands of people, so they can only camp outside the city and take care of the food and livestock they brought.

Zhixuan's residence is located in the east of the city, a three-room earthen house.

This is not the best house in the city. The reason of the county doctor is that this place was originally built by Zhixuan. Since Zhixuan entered the city, he should live here.

There was nothing wrong with these words, Zhi Xuan didn't show any dissatisfaction, and asked the government order to lead someone to clean it up, and moved in after cleaning it up.

Seeing Zhixuan's behavior like this, the county doctor was respectful on the surface, but when he turned around, a trace of contempt quickly flashed in his eyes.

Sang doctor and witch doctor got out of the car, saw the county doctor passing by, and then looked at the doctor Xia who looked calm and seemed to want to watch a show, they both shook their heads at the same time, and only had one comment for the county doctor :act recklessly.