In the Dulun Village, Liu Sheng crossed his hands towards Qingning Deguang: "The Grand Marshal, I wonder why he came to this deserted place?"

Qingning Deguang looked at Liu Sheng and said, "I heard that a few days ago, the family members of Hequ wanted to join their own country? Why don't you accept it?"

Liu Shengdao: "Taiwei, the Song army opposite is strong and he just killed the Khitan king two months ago. How dare he tease them?"

Qingning Deguang shook his head repeatedly: "What are you saying? Accepting the tribe members, how could it be a teasing the Song army! Hequ was not a Song land, but a two Khitan emperors were just a co-establishment and they had no intention of competing for power with the Song State. Since there were a tribe of their tribes there, it was natural to vote for it! I came here to be the order of the Prime Minister to let you accept them. After casting them, I just happened to cultivate the wasteland of the nearby Quye River."

Liu Sheng was shocked when he heard this: "Taiwei, this matter is not allowed! We have accepted the people who have been sent to the house. What should we do if the officials from Hequ Road of Song Kingdom come to ask for it? If we return it, we will lose our national constitution and disappoint people. If we don't return it, our army will advance, how can I resist it?"

Qingning Deguang said: "Our country has already negotiated peace with the State of Song. How could they start a war easily? Come and ask for the population, you can just refuse and don't know!"

How could Liu Sheng believe this? He just refused to follow the wastelands in the Quye River area, and the food harvested after they were opened, belonged to the private ownership of the Wuzang Epang family, and they were not taxed or paid. For the sake of his family's personal interests, the war began. How could Liu Sheng bear this responsibility?

Wu Zang Epang was insatiable. After mastering the government, he only knew how to be greedy for money, and was not satisfied with it. In the special social system of the Dangxiang, the court did not have much money, and most of it should be for each family. Wu Zang Epang could not be greedy for much. His idea came to the wasteland of Quye River.

Quye River was originally owned by the Song Dynasty. Because it was fought with Dangxiang, it was designated as a forbidden area. The land on the west bank of dozens of miles was all uncultivated land, which was abandoned. Because of the lack of inspections for many years, Wuzang Epang ordered his retainers to constantly invade and cultivate. Dulun Village is located on the upper reaches of the Quye River, and is already the most prominent place for Dangxiang to fight against the Song Dynasty. How could the Song Dynasty not take the opportunity to pull out the place? Why did the Khitan start the war back then? Liu Sheng has not forgotten it? It was Yuan Hao who accepted the Khitan wind and surrendered to the people who surrendered to the people who fought for several years.

Qingning Deguang came under the order of Wuzang Epang, so he didn't care what Liu Sheng thought. He reclaimed the wasteland of Quye River. Wuzang Epang tasted the sweetness and was in full swing and needed a large population. As for the Song army's war, he didn't believe it.

Seeing that Liu Sheng refused, Qingning Deguang said: "You don't need to be willing to do this matter, you can just be ordered by the Prime Minister. Tomorrow, I will send someone to let those foreign tribes who are interested in coming here to see me! I will arrange it if they come here."

Liu Shengdao: "But when officials from the State of Song come to me to ask for someone, how should I reply?"

Qingning Deguang said impatiently: "Just just push and say nothing! If they come to raise troops, the Prime Minister will bring troops to rescue him!"

Liu Sheng remained silent, did not say anything, nor did he disagree, and stood there silently.

Qingning Deguang sighed slowly and said, "The master of the village, after the people were sent over, they opened Quyehe land. The prime minister received his own food. Now the government is determined by the Prime Minister. If you do things for the Prime Minister, there will be benefits in the future!"

Liu Sheng smiled bitterly: "What I am afraid of is that I will ruin my future first if I don't get any benefits!"

Qingning Deguang squeezed out his smile and said, "What are you afraid of? As long as you take the person over, I will go back and report to the Prime Minister and let you become an official in another place. At that time, you will be promoted to your official position and reward money and food. Wouldn't it be better than in this desolate place!"

Seeing Qingning Deguang pushing each other hard, Liu Sheng sighed: "Don't forget the words of today, my wealth and life are all here. Take the foreign troops of the Song Dynasty and then transfer me to another place. The Duluo Village has less than one thousand troops, and it will take 300 miles to Dongsheng Prefecture. After a long time, it will be dead!"

Qingning Deguang agreed in full that as long as the person took it, he would go back to report to Wuzang Epang and transfer Liu Sheng back to Beijing to reuse it.

Forced to have no choice but to find his own soldiers and, according to the previously agreed method, he asked him to go to Song to find Tuoba Wucha, Liang Sanchui and others. Many of these foreign tribes were killed and constantly in turmoil. They had gathered in the area between Daqingshan and the Yellow River.

In the Dongsheng Prefecture Office, Du Zhongxiao was handling the official documents. Liu Ji quickly stepped in and said, "The strategy, the new news, many foreign troops in the north are about to join the Xia Kingdom. If they pass, the foreign people will inevitably be in turmoil!"

Du Zhongxiao raised his head and said, "How many people are there? Who are the main ones?"

Liu Dao: "It is estimated that there are more than 2,000 accounts. This kind of thing was dominated by Dangxiang people, but this time it is different. In addition to Dangxiang people, there are also Turks, Tuyuhun, Rouran and other tribes. Most of these foreign deceased people were severely punished for selling slaves and servants from Song people!"

Du Zhongxiao stood up, took a few steps, and asked Liu Ji: "What should the magistrate think?"

Liu Ji was stunned for a moment and said, "I am afraid it will not work if you comfort me. I want to send troops to monitor me and drive them all to the east of the Yellow River!"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "The nomadic tribes are originally living by pursuing water and grass. Before they become fixed pastures, surveillance is not a solution. As the first month is about to pass, they will be looking for pastures soon. What should they do then?

Liu Jidao: "According to the principles of the rule, I don't care. Someone took the lead and I don't know how many people defected later. How can I explain to the court?"

Population is an important indicator of the effectiveness of officials' rule. A large number of people defected, Du Zhongxiao and Liu Ji were both responsible. There was not many populations in the Hequ provinces, so letting foreigners escape, wouldn't it be a waste of land?

Du Zhongxiao pondered for a while and said, "It is natural that it is not possible to let defect, but forcibly block it is not a solution. The most effective way to recruit people is to win the hearts of the people. The so-called rule in the world is to return far away from others. It is just that we are different here. The meditation has not yet begun, and the benefits of governance have not been revealed. We have severely punished and sold Han slaves, and lost the hearts of foreigners. We have lost the hearts of the people and have no way to recruit them. It is a matter of time before we can defect."

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao turned around and said to Liu Ji: "It is better to be shirkable than to guide, but we must block it now. If we block it, we will naturally make the foreigners resent, and there will be constant turmoil in the future. If we don't block it, then we can only block the Dangxiang people. The governor, you send someone to monitor it closely. As long as someone fled to Dangxiang, immediately enter the Dulun Village and let Dangxiang send the people back!"

Liu Jidao: "What if Dangxiang refused to return it to others?"

"That's easy to deal with. In the past two months, the heavy punishment has been used in troubled times, and many foreigners have been punished and exiled. Those who are dissatisfied with this have made it difficult for their people to think of it, and we need time. But the army here is not so troublesome to Dangxiang. If Dangxiang does not return the people, then dispatch the army and plow within a hundred miles of Fengzhou to rebuild Fengzhou City!"

Liu Ji thought for a while and said, "Within a hundred miles of Fengzhou, Dangxiang only has Dulun Village. What is the meaning of Zhengli to attack?"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "What's the point of attacking an isolated city? If you don't enter the Duluo Village, you can pull out all the Dangxiang Village Forts opposite Linzhou and Fengzhou!"

Liu Ji was startled and hurriedly said, "Dangxiang fought with this dynasty for several years, and I don't know how many fortresses opposite Linzhou are. Most of them are in the valley. It is not easy to march, and it is even more difficult to attack. If you attack it with a strong force, you should send out a large army."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "The magistrate, now there are no artillery in the army. What should those forts do? There are 20 to 30 soldiers in a fortress, and the more than one or two hundred. As long as you break the wall of the village, you won't be slaughtered. This battle does not require many people. As long as you have a battalion and cooperate with Linfu Road, you will destroy it. It doesn't take much effort to demolish all the forts in that area and burn it to white ground."

Linfeng Prefecture is known as the Three Prefectures of Hewai. It is west of the Yellow River and is the front line to fight against the invasion of Dangxiang. The two sides have been tug-of-war for many years. The terrain is rugged, with ravines and inconvenient transportation. Both countries have built countless fortresses and occupied important land. In peacetime, they use this as a base to cultivate the land in the river valley, and in wartime, they guard the fortresses. Almost all the population in that area lived in the fortresses.

The Song army had artillery. Most of the forts that were indestructible in the past are useless now. The forts are not cities, but mostly rely on the terrain and the city walls are not strong. As long as you use cannons carried by horses, it is enough to blast them open.

There are too many soldiers in each fortress. Many fortress guards only have 10 or 20 people, and the extra grain collected can no longer support the full population. In normal times, the main focus is on the strong men of the half-army and half-people's households. As long as the city wall collapses, these people can't defend. With only one or two thousand people, with Linfu Road, the fortress within one or two hundred miles can be swept away.

Du Zhongxiao had long seen the fortresses in that area being dissatisfied with each other. Leaving the matter, the Dangxiang army that could support the arrival of the arrival of the army, causing a disaster. He had to use the fortress to fight against the fortress, which was useless to use manpower and material resources.

After occupying the Hequ area, the Song army obtained the march route to attack the Qilian Mountains along the Yellow River. There was no need to fight with Dangxiang in the Hengshan area. It was necessary to carry out necessary sweeps and remove hidden dangers from the rear. As long as it was broken and burned and not occupied, it would be much easier.

The two Khitan emperors fought and did not threaten for a short time. The Song army wanted to fight, and the target should be Dangxiang in the west. Now, within Dangxiang, Wu Zang Epang monopolizes the power, is greedy for money and is stubborn, so there is an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Chapter completed!