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Chapter 332: Hegemony to rule the four directions, deserves the title of the sharpshooter general (asking for monthly votes)
Changsun Wuchou's return was warmly welcomed by the entire Qilin Army.

All the people under Qin Wuhou's command surrounded him.

They asked one by one about the things that Changsun Wuchou had been asked to take with him, and when they got what they wanted, they dispersed. Among them, Xu Tiange got the seeds that he needed, and he muttered that there happened to be auspicious signs in the sky some time ago, and the water flow increased a little.

Although it gradually shrank later, it is still much better than its original level.

Maybe grow something nice.

Fan Qing personally entertained the generals under Li Zhaowen.

The plan is to prepare an outline of ideas first, turn these brave generals in the Duke's Mansion into people with the same aspirations and ambitions, and then be able to hand over his comrades to such people to lead.

When Pojun saw the terms of the alliance written by Li Zhaowen himself and taken out by Changsun Wuchou, he was overjoyed and went back to study it.

Li Guanyi saw the six boxes of treasure.

When the Nine-Colored Deer saw the clear dream in the eyes of the young prince, the magnanimity and calmness that combined the kingly way and the tyranny were suddenly blurred, and enveloped by the golden light. The corners of the young man's mouth curled up and he couldn't let it go.

Li Guanyi, feeling refreshed!
"If so many gold and silver objects are well made, they can allow the people of Agni City to live well in the autumn and avoid the intense weather and climate in late summer and early autumn..." Li Guanyi stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of objects, his eyes shining.

Li Guanyi is curious:

"But why did you send so many gold and jade hairpins?"

Changsun Wuchou's heart was moved, he stepped forward and saluted, saying: "The agreement of the alliance was given by the Duke. As for these gold, silver and jade, they are the private collection of the Second Young Master, and he personally asked me to deliver them to you."

Li Guanyi was surprised: "Erlang kept it privately?"

Changsun Wuchou has already tried his best to give some advice secretly. Couldn't he have thought of the gold hairpins and jade ornaments used by so many women?
Li Guanyi seemed to be thinking about something, and said with a smile: "So that's it!"

"I knew it, Erlang has a handsome face, an extraordinary temperament, and is very good-looking. So that's how it is!"

Changsun Wuchou's eyes lit up.

Oh open!

Li Guanyi clapped his hands and said, "I have won the hearts of so many women and received so many gold and jade hairpins as gifts!"

Changsun Wuchou was heartbroken.

The stress is so great that I have headaches and stomachaches.

"Ah, ha, ha, ha... you are right."

Changsun Wuchou gave up again, and Li Guanyi took all these things and also accepted the return gift that Changsun Wuchou brought to Li Guanyi. Li Guanyi held the exquisite folding fan, smiled and nodded in agreement.

The entire city of Agni entered a stage of rapid improvement during this period of time. With Pojun personally present, Li Guanyi would definitely not suffer any loss in the alliance terms between the two sides.

The two sides signed agreements of varying sizes on mutual trade, alliance, etc.

When Li Guanyi has time to go to Xiyi City where the Duke of Zhenguo is, he can sign an alliance contract in person with the Duke's Mansion. Before that, because of Pojun's strategy and Li Zhaowen's help, this alliance has actually begun to take effect gradually.

Furs, fruits, and quinoa from the city of Agni were sent to the city of Xiyi.

Food, ceramics and other artifacts from the Central Plains were also delivered to the border cities.

The two sides engaged in mutual trade and economic flow. Li Guanyi issued various orders to encourage agriculture and sericulture and stimulate economic development. At the same time, Fan Qing was appointed as the general and appointed more than ten talented generals sent by Li Zhaowen as deputy generals and minor generals, who led the army to sweep the surrounding areas.

In just one month, Li Guanyi conquered the entire territory of the ancient Agni Kingdom.

Five or six hundred miles from north to south, and four hundred miles from east to west.

Among them, all cities, towns and villages, big and small, were under the command of Li Guanyi.

Po Jun investigated and established laws and regulations, but they were different from those in Jiangnan. He advocated lenient punishments and light penalties. He said: Laws are to maintain order and to enforce the will of the country. They cannot be separated from human nature and are not rigid and unchanging.

The Jiangnan noble families are domineering and need to be forced to abide by the law by using talents like Xiao Zhi and strict laws and punishments.

The customs in the Western Regions are rough and lenient, and the laws need to be simple and lenient in order to allow them to adapt slowly.

Li Guan nodded and asked, "Sir, do you understand the law?"

Po Jun smiled and said, "I understand a little bit, I understand a little bit."

Later, when Li Guanyi and Pojun were chatting, they talked about the many figures in Tiance Mansion. Pojun said: "Wen Lingjun is good at big trends. When he accumulates a great trend, no one in the world can compete with him; Wen He is good at planning for himself on the surface, but in fact he is a talent for planning for the world and is good at winning the hearts of the people."

"You can protect yourself, and you can protect the people of the world."

"Yuan Zhi is good at making clever changes in tactics and military strategies, and can lead a war of 100,000 troops."

"Xiao Zhi is calm and good at laws and regulations."

"Yan Daiqing has a clear and meticulous mind and is good at coordinating internal affairs; Fang Ziqiao is gentle and calm, with many clever ideas; Du Keming is resolute and resolute, and can make decisions immediately; Wei Xuancheng has a sharp eye and can recognize people's shortcomings."

"These are all the most talented people in the world, and they are worthy of being accepted by you, my lord."

"With the help of the students in the academy, the prosperity of Jiangnan region can be supported."

Li Guanyi said: "It's just luck, but what are you good at, Mr. Pojun?"

The purple-eyed strategist drank his tea without getting excited. He just asked, "Me?"

"I understand a little bit."

Li Guan laughed.

This went on for more than thirty days until a territory was established and all the cities were taken over. However, the Western Region was somewhat vast and sparsely populated, and the population could not be compared with that of the Central Plains. Li Guanyi also appointed Pan Wanxiu and Gongsun Huaizhi as officials to expand the towns and turn them into new cities.

Popularize the structural method of karez and make it known to the world.

The troops encouraged agriculture and sericulture, reduced taxes and levies, allowed people from the Central Plains who had fled from the states of Ying and Chen to enter, and also gathered in wandering tribes.

Allow those people who live by the water in this vast land to come to Agni.

Any monk or nun who practices Taoism and can support himself can come to this city.

If you want to gain something without any effort and claim to be a Buddha, please go somewhere else.

If there are those so-called practitioners who throw tantrums and display various magical powers to improve their appearance, they will be greeted by Thirteen, the stick monk who was personally trained by the Living Buddha of the Middle-earth.

This bald man with broad shoulder muscles, extremely developed biceps, and a water or fire stick as thick as a bowl in his hand, and a large teapot that was gurgling with steam, was talking to you about Buddhism.

You'd better really want to talk about Buddhism and Taoism with him.

Li Guanyi gave one third of the gold, silver and utensils to Fan Qing, asking him to go to other places to rescue the so-called serfs and slaves. Fan Qing looked at the boxes of gold and silver and said, "This is too much gold and silver."

Li Guanyi said: "So, we have to bring them back."

Fan Qing said: "But this gold and silver fell into the hands of those nobles."

Li Guan patted him on the shoulder. The young prince's eyes were like a tiger. He smiled calmly and said, "It's just stored with them."

"One day, we will get it back!"

Fan Qing saw that the pair of eyes that had been casual in the past had turned into sharpness.

He bowed his head in response.

Of course, in Fan Qing's eyes, this was the declaration of the first-class founding Qin Wuhou who dominated the Central Plains. In Nangong Wumeng's eyes, it was just this poor little guy who was heartbroken while recording the guy who was trafficking in human beings over there in his little notebook.

He appears to be generous on the surface, but secretly he is biting the quilt as if he wants to swallow these guys.

As a result, people from the Central Plains who fled here and tribes from the Western Regions who left their homeland all gathered here. The population once reached over one million, and they managed to survive by relying on spoils of war, support from the Duke's Mansion, and trade.

As for officials, he did not stick to any particular set of rules and employed people from the Central Plains, the Western Regions, and nomadic tribes.

As long as you have talent, you will be hired.

When establishing education, while retaining the respective scripts of the Western Regions, it was also mandatory to teach the scripts of the Central Plains.

He broke taboos and rules, swept away many old bad habits, and did not oppose intermarriage among many nationalities and tribes. The area under Agni's rule became quite famous for a while, and attracted many wandering tribes to come here.

In order to promote the city of Agni, Fan Qing racked his brains and compiled promotional words.

But the effect is really not good.

He came from a very simple background, he had been a warrior, traveled the world, and had illegal tattoos on his body, but they were removed by Shi Dalin and his gang of old ghosts, so there was no trace of literary talent.

After Po Jun took a glimpse, he rewrote Fan Qing's content over the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

According to the syllables and intonation of the Western dialect, it is woven into a ballad.

He even composed music and played it in different ways.

After seeing him, Fan Qing thought he was simply a god.

Then they paid the little girl Saatanti with a basin of fruit to sing. As a result, the caravans from Agni went in all directions and stopped in the desert under the moonlight. People passing by and merchants traveling together could hear the girls' singing.

The sound of wind chimes came from the wind, and the god in the wind was asking, Traveler, where are you going?

If you want to seek knowledge, go to the city of Agni.

There were wise men from all over the Western Regions, and even the gods were fascinated by their debates.

If you want to seek wealth, go to the city of Agni.

There are clear camel bells, bringing the sounds of the wind from the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River, and gathering the golden light of wealth.

If you are a traveler, if you are looking for your hometown.

Please go to Agni City.

There is the original Tianger, where brothers dance in his glory, let us drink together and sing the victory of peace, where the rivers flow with milk and the wind carries the fragrance of flowers, a land of wealth and victory, a home and a place to return to.

Fan Qing's propaganda purpose, the ups and downs between different syllables, the coordination of beats and music, the clear and pleasant voice of the girl, the big men beating waist drums and erhu, and walking along these trade routes like yellow sand and moonlight.

The city of Agni gradually prospered.

At this time, more than one person told Li Guanyi that they wanted to change the city: "The name is also the original ownership. If we just use this name that has been buried for three hundred years, then who will know that this is a new city?"

So on this day, Li Guan picked up his pen and wrote down the new name of the city.

【Anxi City】

The people of Tiance Mansion in Anxi City in the Western Regions were combined into [Anxi Protectorate].

[Duhufu] is a subordinate organization of [Tian Cefu].

The general order was given to Jiangnan regarding all matters concerning the Western Desert.

"Anxi City, Anxi Protectorate..." Li Guan picked up the pen and looked at the words he had written. A lonely and complicated smile appeared on his face, and then he said to Lei Laomeng beside him: "That's it, my aunt taught me how to write."

"I do care about it a little bit, but it's nothing compared to my aunt."

"Anxi City, pacifying the Western Regions, ha, this is a good name!"

The omnipotent Lei Laomeng personally engraved it on the hardest blue steel rock in the Western Regions, and then it was replaced. Since then, the city of Agni, which had existed on this land for hundreds of years, has completely fallen into the dust of history.

The new [Anxi City] stands in the desert, gathering Westerners who have been assimilated into the Central Plains, Central Plains people who have been assimilated into the Western Regions, tribal warriors who have fled their homeland, and scholars and talents pursuing achievements.

Where the Anxi Protectorate is located, the people are happy. Although they are bound by criminal laws and fear them, they have no complaints. It is a peaceful place on earth, a pearl of the Western Regions protected by majestic cavalry, and many names are gradually prospering.

Li Guanyi returned to poverty again.

The newly promoted Grandmaster Li Guanyi looked at the city walls and moats that were gradually expanding into the [Inner City] and [Outer City] with lifeless eyes, as desperate as a squirrel that came back before winter to find that all the pine cones it had hidden had been taken away by damned humans.

"Ah, money, why, it doesn't last?!"

Li Guanyi felt a sense of desolation in the wind. The young man supported his chin with both hands, looked into the distance and sighed. The reason why there were fewer and fewer thieves and bandits passing through Anxi City these days was because Li Guanyi had personally taken the road.

A new grandmaster.

Holding Qilin, he caught Nangong Wumeng.

When he has nothing to do, he just strolls on the avenue, just like the young Xue Daoyong did more than a hundred years ago, who robbed the bandits here by himself. When all the bandits find out, they will be in trouble once they start robbing.

Especially when they gain something, they will encounter a veiled and sloppy woman and a young man wearing scale armor and a battle robe, as if they were possessed by evil spirits, and then these desert bandits will be robbed.

In just over ten days, all the sand bandits on the entire Western Region trade route fled upon hearing the news.

"It's time to go to Xiyi City." "Erlang is fine, but his father and brother can't wait any longer. We have already done some things according to the requirements of the alliance to crack down on the Western Region forces that have a grudge against the Li family of the Duke's Mansion."

"They seem to be worried about me."

Li Guanyi supported his chin with one hand and tossed the letter that was delivered to him.

At this moment, there is a teahouse in [Anxi City]. The teahouse is quite tall and not very gorgeous. There are three words written on the plaque on the teahouse in Chinese Dazhuan, Western characters, and Tuyuhun characters:

"Changfeng Tower."

The young man sat on the city wall, looking at Changfeng Tower, feeling peaceful.

Wherever the Qilin roars, a long wind follows.

However, this time, it was not the people sent by Xue Shuangtao who decided on Changfeng Tower. Instead, Li Guanyi rebuilt Changfeng Tower after conquering the city. He waited for the Xue family’s business route to arrive and expressed his intention, and then this tower was built.

Li Guanyi personally wrote a letter to Xue Shuangtao.

After thinking about it, he wrote another letter to Mr. Xue Daoyong.

At the same time, gifts were sent to Mr. Chen Chengbi, Aunt Chen Qingyan, Concubine Xue, and Concubine Xue's son. However, the latter two could not be mentioned so clearly.

But when Li Guanyi took a quick glance, he saw Changsun Wuchou rushing back in a hurry - during this period of time, Changsun Wuchou had relieved himself of his original duties as a scout cavalry general and went back to his old job.

Communicate back and forth between Anxi Protectorate, Duke's Mansion, and Li Zhaowen.

Changsun Wuchou is a cunning and cautious person. After his father died when he was young, his uncle became the only one in the family. He had to travel thousands of miles with his sister to reach the Duke's Mansion. This experience made him deep-minded and adept at manipulating others. He was the best at these things in the entire Tiance Mansion and Anxi City.

But Li Guanyi saw some panic on his face.

His heart was slightly moved, and he was worried that something had happened to Li Zhaowen, so he immediately jumped down from the air and went there. As expected, when Changsun Wuchou saw Li Guanyi, he rushed forward and grabbed Li Guanyi's arm, saying, "It's not good, it's not good!"

"What's the matter, Wu Chou? Tell me slowly."

Zhang Sun Wu Chou said, "We can't slow down. We can't slow down."

"My lord, there is a problem with the alliance!"

Li Guanyi and Pojun looked at each other, dismissed their attendants, and said, "Could it be that we did something wrong?"

Zhangsun Wuchou smiled bitterly and said, "No, it's too good. With Mr. Pojun's plan, our lord's popularity, and General Fan Qing's conquests and propaganda, the population in our territory has grown a lot, business is booming, and even the humanities are quite good."

"Isn't this normal?"

Changsun Wuchou replied: "But this is in the Western Regions."

"The four kings are at war, the Tanguts are about to be destroyed, and the Wolf King is trying to keep the balance in the Western Regions... In such a chaotic situation, even if you just do normal things, it will be highlighted very well, not to mention what we are doing."

"The lord has a broad mind, which is unique in a thousand years."

"Mr. Pojun is also wise and resourceful, and with the unreserved support of the Second Young Master, all of you have nothing to worry about. As a result, [Anxi City] has become famous. Even the Duke and the nobles of Xiyi City have heard of the Lord's name."

"When we talk about young talents, we can be sure that they have a strong and vigorous spirit."

Li Guanyi said: "Isn't this great?"

The young prince pondered and blurted out, "Can I pay more?"

Changsun Wuchou couldn't catch his breath.

Po Jun seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "When the peaches are ripe, people will come to pick them."

"Now it seems that someone is planning to replace the Second Young Master and form an alliance with the Lord, or even wants to control the Lord, right?"

Zhangsun Wuchou said: "As Mr. Pojun said, he, they..."

This minister, who was as cunning as a fox, snorted for a long time and just said, "They want to let the second young master...'s sister get married." Pojun and Li Guanyi looked at each other, but Changsun Wuchou didn't know what to say.

The Duke didn't mention it.

The eldest son wanted to take the matter into his own hands.

Theoretically, the eldest son is the eldest son, and Li Zhaowen is just his sister. His sister is not a threat to him, but Li Zhaowen has been dressed as a boy since she was a child. When Li Zhaowen was a child, Li Jianwen loved his sister very much and helped cover for her.

The brother and sister have a very good relationship.

But as time went by, Li Jianwen slowly discovered that Li Zhaowen's martial arts, literary talent, strategy, and mind were all better than his own, and the brother-sister relationship in his heart slowly changed. When he found out that the world only knew about Li Guogong's Erlang, and even mentioned him, they would smile and say -

"With your Erlang's help, you can rest assured."

Li Jianwen responded with a smile, but he couldn't help feeling unbalanced in his heart.

Moreover, this place is quite close to the Western Regions. The customs in the Western Regions are rough, and there is no tradition of the eldest son in the Central Plains. Xiyi City is inevitably affected. Li Jianwen is worried that this sister who dresses as a man will seize his position.

This concern led Li Zhaowen to propose such a world strategy.

With the capabilities of Li Guanyi, Pojun and other fully-funded Tiance Mansion reaching their limits, Li Jianwen's mind became more and more struggling, and finally, under the instigation of his third brother, he made a decision on impulse.

Let Li Zhaowen marry a nobleman of equal status, or at least make contact with him first.

But Changsun Wuchou just couldn't tell Li Guanyi the whole story.

I had no choice but to say word by word:
"This young lady is the second young master's most beloved sister. The two of them are so close that they seem to be one person. The second young master will definitely handle this matter personally. Even if the young master is smart and decisive, the marriage will not be successful."

"But the marriage between aristocratic families is complicated and will definitely distract the Second Young Master."

"Any alliance with me will be taken over by the eldest son."

"The eldest son is good at scheming and balancing power. I'm afraid he won't support us as much as before."

Changsun Wuchou took a deep breath, looked at Li Guanyi, and said in a deep voice: "I dare to suggest to my lord whether we can go to help. On the one hand, we can separate our identity from [Tianger] to avoid suspicion."

"Secondly, my young lady is a natural beauty, talented and beautiful."

"My lord is also a prince of the world."

"She should be a good match for the lord!"

Pojun raised his eyebrows.

Pojun seemed to be thinking about something.

Pojun gradually understood something and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"My Lord, what do you think?"

Li Guanyi said without hesitation: "Allow me to refuse."

Zhang Sun Wu Chou felt a lump in his heart, almost vomiting blood, and said:

"My Lord, you, you haven't seen the young lady yet, why is that?"

Li Guanyi said in a deep voice: "Erlang and I are close friends in life and death, and allies in troubled times. Erlang's sister is also my sister. Erlang was targeted because of our carelessness, and even his own sister was used as a bargaining chip."

"In times of crisis like this."

"How can Li Guanyi take advantage of someone's misfortune?!"

"Do such a despicable thing!"

"Grandson, stop talking."

Changsun Wuchou almost vomited blood.

Wang Tong, you are a good disciple!

My lord, your moral standards can be lower.

Li Guanyi paused again and said softly: "Besides, although I am not a big shot, I have been blessed by beautiful women along the way... I don't know what the future holds. Although the world is not settled, how can I care about my family?"

"Although I have pledged my life to my country, I cannot pledge my life to you."

"But if I survive... I will never let you down!"

"I have come this far. The world is unpredictable, so I can no longer have any emotional debts. Don't worry, I will find a way to help Erlang's sister deal with her affairs. It just so happens that it is time for me to go to Xiyi City."

"Besides, he is a nobleman, it is not appropriate for him to marry me, a poor fellow."

Changsun Wuchou raised his hand to support his forehead, and a few words echoed in his mind.

【How can we care about our family when the world is not yet settled?】

[I have pledged my life to my country, but I cannot pledge my life to you]

[It can be seen that the world is full of heroes competing for the top spot]

[Thousands of years later, the achievements will last forever, and the so-called gold and silver are just a handful of yellow earth]

I just feel that these two people's temperaments and spirits are compatible, even the fact that they have no interest in each other is so perfect.

"However, fortunately, the lord is going to Xiyi City."

Changsun Wuchou had no choice but to comfort himself.

Po Jun had no interest in intervening in his lord's private affairs, and only said: "If the lord leaves, my city lacks a brave general who can command more than 10,000 men. Now that warlords from all four corners of the Western Region are fighting each other, there are always some who are blind and confused, and we cannot use common sense to judge."

Li Guan smiled and said, "It just so happens that I have something to ask."

"Do you know what I said before, General Sharpshooter?"

"I will bring General Sharpshooter with me before I go to Xiyi City."

Po Jun asked, "General Shenshe?"

He said, "I just happen to have something to say, my lord. The sharpshooter general in the Taiping Army said something in the intelligence provided by Lei Laomeng and Nangong Wumeng. This famous general is staying in the Big Banner Fort."

"Most of the people in the Great Banner Village are warriors from the Central Plains. They couldn't stay in the Central Plains, so they left the Central Plains and came to live in the desert. Such people are not tolerated in the Central Plains or the Western Regions."

"In the past, the Western Region was generally peaceful, and no one wanted to provoke them."

"But it's different now."

"Everywhere is in chaos now, such an organization will be targeted."

"The Great Banner Camp is in danger. According to intelligence, it is the Qiang people, who surrendered and rebelled in the past, and whose vanguard was suppressed by General Shenshe alone. This time they have raised troops to surround the Great Banner Camp."

"That sharpshooter general has fallen from grace. He has no troops in the Sixth Heaven, so it might be dangerous for him to deal with the Qiang people..."

Li Guanyi asked: "How many Qiang people have left?"

Po Jun said: "Five thousand cavalry."

Li Guanyi said: "Five thousand cavalrymen just to destroy a sect of one hundred and ten people?"

“It’s quite a big deal.”

He paused and said softly:

"I will go there myself, sir, and help me to mobilize the troops."

Po Jun asked, "How many people will you bring with you, my lord?"

Li Guanyi replied: "Ten thousand people."

"Archer archers."

This second sentence made Po Jun look slightly stunned. Li Guanyi did not have the ability to command cavalry archers. Li Guanyi held a token in his hand and said calmly:
"That day he threw away his bow, his arrows, and his badge of identity,"

"Today, I will send it back personally."

"I just don't know, this bow is in my hand."

"Can you still shoot the wolf?"

"General Shooter!"

The badge fell heavily on the table, with marks on it. On the front was the Taiping Army, and on the back was just a decoration, with a carved bow like a full moon, looking northwest, and shooting the Sirius.

(End of this chapter)