There are less than five days left until the New Year.

The western part of Longyou has been ruled by Dashi for many years. Many customs of the Han people have died out or been changed with the passage of time. Dashi also has a festival similar to the New Year of the Jin Dynasty, but it is not the first day of the new year.

But every year on the ninth day of the first lunar month, it is also very lively.

In the land of seven states in the west of Longyou, other places may not have much New Year atmosphere, but in Wuzhou, because there are many Han people gathered, as the New Year approaches, it gradually becomes lively and the New Year atmosphere becomes stronger and stronger.

In Jiedushi Commander-in-Chief's Mansion, Zhou Qing looked unhappy and quickly left Li Xun's living room.

Fan Zhongyun, who just came over, said strangely: "Why does Mr. Zhou look unhappy?"

Zhou Qing snorted and said dissatisfiedly: "Li Xun has no knowledge of political affairs, but he interferes in the government affairs of my governor's office. It is really unreasonable."

After saying that, Zhou Qing bowed his hands to Fan Zhongyun, said he still had things to deal with, and left.

Fan Zhongyun walked into the living room, where Li Xun was sitting drinking tea.

Seeing Fan Zhongyun come in, Li Xun stood up and said with a smile: "How are the preparations for grain, grass, weapons and other logistics supplies?"

"It's almost done. I'll ask Li Cunxiao to recruit transportation personnel. It may take a few days."

Fan Zhongyun said something, then came to Li Xun and sat down. Li Xun then sat down and asked some things.

Today, Li Xun's official position and power are quite prominent, but he has been very polite and respectful to Fan Zhongyun from beginning to end, and has not changed in any way because of his rise in official position. This is Li Xun's characteristic, which makes many

People feel admired and feel comfortable and relaxed working under such people.

After talking for a while, the servant brought tea, and the two stopped talking temporarily. Fan Zhongyun picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, and then smiled: "When I just came here, I met Zhou Qing, who looked unhappy and said that you were interfering in martial arts.

Government affairs of the state governor's office."

"I'm so busy right now that I don't have time to take care of the shit he's doing. But there's no other way. People are suing me and I can't ignore it."

Fan Zhongyun looked confused.

Li Xun smiled and then explained.

Today's Wuzhou, although the population has decreased a lot due to the war, there are still nearly 300,000 people, of which more than 100,000 are Han people, and foreigners make up the majority.

Every year on the ninth day of the first lunar month, it is a pilgrimage festival for foreigners. Many people often gather together to pray and make pilgrimages.

In the past, when Dashi ruled the western part of Longyou, many Han people lived here. As more than a hundred years passed, the thoughts and customs of many Han people have completely changed to Dashi. The annual pilgrimage festival is about to come, and those living in Wuzhou

People, recently, under the call of religious leaders, people from various cities and towns in Wuzhou have slowly begun to gather in Shenchi County. There are many Han people among them. As the governor of Wuzhou, Zhou Qing is very dissatisfied with this.

When he caught a cold, he strictly ordered people not to gather in gatherings. Any gathering of more than fifty people must be registered with the government. He blamed the Han people among them and forced them to give up Tianlan Sect and return to Han culture. This aroused resentment and resistance from many people.

, and caused friction and conflicts with government personnel. Zhou Qing's methods and attitude were very tough, and many people were arrested.

The religious leader Jabak finally found Li Xun, explained the reason, and angrily accused Zhou Qing of being unkind in politics.

Five days ago, Li Xun sent a verbal message to Zhou Qing, asking him to act more tactfully and not be too presumptuous. As long as the people abide by the law, he should not interfere with or change the people's way of life and let nature take its own course.

But Zhou Qing didn't give any face, pushed Li Xun back, and remained on his own.

Until two days ago, thousands of people gathered outside the city to listen to lectures by religious leaders. Zhou Qing sent people to drive them away, which almost led to a civil commotion. When the news came back, Li Xun was very dissatisfied and stopped giving Zhou Qing any face.

In the name of the Chief Supervisor of Wuzhou, a formal order was issued, asking Zhou Qing to arrest all the people and hold Zhou Qing accountable.

Li Xun was the military governor of Wuzhou. He was in charge of the military but not the government. He was originally not qualified to intervene in local government affairs. However, after the Longyou War, Zhao Zhi enhanced Li Xun's rights in Longyou and made Li Xun concurrently the supervisory ambassador.

Government affairs in the seven states in the west of Longyou can be handled expeditiously. Civil and military officials below the fourth rank do not need to report to the court and can be dismissed on the spot.

This is why Zhou Qing came to Li Xun in person today to find his theory.

After listening to Li Xun's description, Fan Zhongyun nodded and said quietly: "Zhou Qing is still too young and has not been an official for a long time. Due to his personality, his grasp of some things is still a little bad, but he himself

He is honest and upright, has no selfish motives, and his suppression of foreigners should not be out of spite."

"I understand this, so I don't have the same experience as him."

Li Xun smiled. He and Zhou Qing had worked together in Wuzhou for several years, and he knew him very well. Zhou Qing never had any selfish intentions towards people or things. Li Xun felt that he was the one who dealt with the alien people this time.

He did something wrong, not something bad, it was just a shortcoming at work, so even if Zhou Qing said something out of line, Li Xun didn't really blame him.

Zhou Qing was just an interlude. Li Xun admired him very much, but he did not mean to condone him. In Wuzhou, and now the entire seven states in the west of Longyou, Li Xun has the final say. Even if Zhou Qing is not convinced, he can only tolerate it.

However, he could not disobey Li Xun's order.

"Li Changchun was very cooperative. He only retained 10,000 soldiers, and handed over all the remaining 20,000 soldiers. Shanqiu, Zhao and Wei reported to me yesterday that everything went smoothly and they are ready to go into battle at any time."

Li Xun changed the topic and talked to Fan Zhongyun about military affairs.

Fan Zhongyun nodded and said: "Li Changchun is a smart man and a vengeful man. As long as he has the opportunity, he will not fail to cherish it."

Li Xun asked: "How is Wang Dezhao doing? Have you talked to him?"

Li Xun asked Fan Zhongyun to talk to Wang Dezhao one last time. If he still refused, Li Xun would not be polite. He was the highest military officer in the west of Longyou, and Wang Dezhao served as the governor of Wuzhou, so he was his subordinate. If he refused to obey,

Li Xun will completely marginalize him and deprive Wang Dezhao of the military power. However, in this way, the performance of the 20,000 Anbei cavalry in this expedition to the Western Regions may be greatly reduced. After all, even if Wang Dezhao is stripped away, let

It will take a certain amount of time for Shan Qiu or Yuan He to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Anbei army. The integration of generals and soldiers will take a certain amount of time. Now, what Li Xun lacks is time. Since he has planned to send troops to the Western Regions, he must take things by surprise.

If the war is successful, once the Western Region is prepared, it will be difficult to succeed.

Therefore, Li Xun did not want to break up with Wang Dezhao unless it was absolutely necessary.

Fan Zhongyun said: "I overcame him and came to my house for dinner at night. You don't have to worry. It can be seen that Wang Dezhao's psychological defense has been loosened, and the possibility of persuasion success is very high."
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