Seeing Shi A trembling all over, Li Zhi realized that he was too impatient to act. The pain made Shi A grin and sweat broke out on his forehead.

Suddenly, Li Zhi let go of Shi'a's shoulder and grinned apologetically: "Don't be afraid, I don't mean to blame you, I just asked you to say what happened just now, this is very important. That's all, nothing else."

Shi Ah was deeply relieved when she heard this: "Oh! The last general said just now, 'Can you still bring Zhen Mi with you on this expedition?' Commander, you think, Miss Zhen Mi is a weak woman, although she is good at singing and dancing, and she is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she has no power to tie a chicken. Can she go to the battlefield? Besides, going to war is not about traveling around, she is just a woman who goes with her."

"Bang!" Before Shi A finished speaking, Li Zhi slapped his hands and said excitedly: "Yes, that's it! Military Advisor Kong Ming is really a god, and he can come up with such a clever plan!"

"What did you say, commander? What a clever plan?" Shi A asked blankly.

Li Zhi said in surprise: "Do you really don't understand or pretend to be stupid? If you really don't understand, why did Military Advisor Kong Ming hand over the tips to you?"

"Hehehe!" Seeing Li Zhi's aggressive scrutiny, Shi A smiled honestly: "I am stupid. I really don't understand it just now, but now after the commander said this, I seem to understand a little. Hehe."

Li Zhi shook his head helplessly, but his heart was very relieved. Then he gently patted Shi A's shoulder and said in a gentle tone: "Let's go, we still have a lot of things to do tonight. We must be fully prepared and we must not make any mistakes." The shoulder was patted twice again. The old injury and the new pain, but Shi A was very happy. Because he knew that Li Zhi's patting his shoulder this time was actually an apology, and he really regarded him as his brother.

Then the two of them quickly entered the city with a hundred personal guards, followed Li Li and headed straight to the county magistrate's mansion. When approaching the gate of the mansion, Shi A turned over and dismounted, and whispered to Li Zhi: "The last general thought about it again on the way back, and felt that the soldiers were elite but not many. This time, you must select elite soldiers and strong generals, especially the strong generals in the army. In this way, even if you were trapped in Yecheng a few years ago, we can escort Your Majesty out of the siege and ensure that Your Majesty's safety is foolproof. What do the commander thinks?"

"Well, it coincides with what I want." Li Zhi nodded happily and said as he walked: "After entering the mansion, I will go to several generals to discuss in detail, and then take action separately." Shi A nodded in agreement, followed Li Zhi and strode into the mansion.

As the sunshine on the baking ground gradually became gentler, the day's work was coming to an end. In the fields outside the west gate of Yangdi City, many farmers walked out of the fields with their waists. They looked down at the crops in the fields and walked carefully to the ridges, holding a hoe in their hands, and looking back at the fruits of their day's farming, with a satisfactory and honest smile on their faces.

Then, the farmers who were in groups carried hoes and chatted about family matters while walking, and walked slowly up the official road along the ridge of the field. Not far ahead was the city gate. Along the way, they rarely looked up at the sky. Feeling the heat of the sun on their bodies, they knew that it would be dark in half an hour. They talked about family matters but did not forget to look down at the road, for fear of accidentally stepping on the crops. Although the crops on the roadside are not own, the crops are like the children of farmers. It would not hurt to step on the crops of one family!

The afterglow of the setting sun sent them into the city gate, gradually drifting away, slowly disappearing among the crowds of people coming and going in the city. These farmers are residents of Yangdi City. The residents who live in the city now do not mean they are all "office workers with iron rice bowls". Nearly 70% of the people in the city are farmers. Although they live in the city, the livelihoods of the whole family are outside the city. For them, the city is a barrier to protect their own safety, which is both safe and lively, and also all the items needed for life, which is very convenient.

Unlike previous years, farmers used to farm or rent land for wealthy families, and most of them were tenants from official families or rich families. However, since Yingchuan County was under the jurisdiction of Jin State, all the fields under the names of wealthy families were cleared out or transferred to the government, and the government then allocated the land to the tenants. Since then, the tenants have turned into farmers who owned the land. In addition to paying 30% of the taxes every year, they no longer have to pay rent to their owners. They are really the masters. When they work in the land, they bent over, but when they walk out of the land, they can straighten their backs and be confident.

Where does this confidence come from? It is naturally dug out from the ground. In the past, farming for the boss, he could not fill his stomach by working hard all year round, but now they have land and don’t have much tax, so they are naturally full of energy. The whole family works hard and can eat and drink well for a year. From then on, as long as they are not lazy, they can have no worries about food and clothing. Over the past few years, the lives of the people in Yangdi City have been booming, and their lives are prosperous and enjoyable. This can be seen from the fact that they are so tired after working for a day, but their backs are sore, but their sincere smiles are revealed.

This phenomenon is not limited to Yangdi City. The entire Yingchuan County and even Yuzhou are the same. The people have their own land and pay 30% of the taxes. The remaining harvest is their own. Not only is this the case in Yuzhou, but also the counties and counties of Xuzhou adjacent to Yuzhou and Yangzhou in Jiangbei. All the prefectures and counties under the State of Jin are ordinary.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, the privileges that officials and powerful gentry once enjoyed were compressed to the extreme, and the land and wealth they once owned were greatly reduced. The land, houses and property originally belonged to them, as well as the entourages, maids and servants in the mansions were all registered and recorded. Those that exceeded the regulations were cleared out and enforced, and the law was strict. In short, it was: those who obeyed will prosper, and those who rebelled will perish.

It is precisely because of the strict laws of the Western Jin Dynasty that the process of the Western Liang army conquering the Central Plains was particularly long and almost difficult. The process of occupying Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou and other prefectures and counties could be said to be paved with blood. However, after the pain, when the people personally felt the benefits of the law and benefited one after another, the initial bloody killing was just a pain. The new law won the strong support of the working people, thus rebuilding the new order and everything was on track.

Compared with tens of millions of people, the so-called officials, gentry and powerful gentry are at best a small group of people, just like a wave in the vast ocean, unable to make big waves at all and unable to stop the great trend. Faced with the general trend, all they can do is to follow the trend, or go up against the current and be destroyed.

As night falls slowly, the four gates of Yangdi City have been closed, and the lights of thousands of homes are dotted with this famous city forever.

It is said that it is a famous city throughout the ages because it is the capital of the Xia Dynasty, the first ancient capital in Chinese history. After Dayu's death, his son Qi ascended the throne. Qi held a grand banquet at the capital Yangzhai Juntai to entertain the leaders of many clans and tribes. Since then, the first dynasty in Chinese history was officially confirmed. The history of China began, and the "Xia" in the word "Huaxia" is the Xia Dynasty. Yu passed on his son and lived in the world.

Yingchuan County is named after the Yingshui River. Since the establishment of the county in 17th year of King Yingzheng of Qin, it has been the most populous and most prosperous place except the capital. Yingchuan has produced many talents, not to mention the ancient Shaodian, Xu You, Dayu, Xia Qi, Taikang, Zhongkang, Shaokang and others, as well as the modern Lu Buwei, Zhang Liang and Chao Cuo, there are many famous officials in the world, such as Guo Jia, Xu Shu, Sima Hui, Xun Yu, Xun You.

It is precisely because Yingchuan County has a large population and is very prosperous, and because it is the hinterland of the Central Plains, it guards the main transportation routes of Shangsili, the north, the south, the south, the west, and the east, the east, the east, and the wide range of connections. Li Li sent wise ministers and generals to guard Yingchuan.

The current governor of Yuzhou is Xun You, and the governor of Yuzhou is Zhou Yu. There are more than 100,000 troops gathered in the entire Yuzhou territory. There are two main battle camps, namely: the Shuofeng Camp under Zhou Yu's tent and the Wuwei Camp led by Zhang Liao; in addition to the main battle camp, the county government soldiers stationed in Yuzhou are the former soldiers under Yuan Shu's tent.

Judging from the current situation, neither Liu Biao nor Cao Cao of the Southern Han Dynasty dared to openly attack Yuzhou. Their joint attack target was limited to Sili. Therefore, although the wars in the Sili counties were in full swing, there was a peaceful scene in Yuzhou. The people lived and worked in peace, and there was a constant stream of business and travel. The administration was clear and orderly, and all industries were prosperous.

However, no one would have expected that Yangdi City, which is still stable and peaceful, is under the influence of powerful enemies. The clouds of war have already enveloped this famous city forever, and an unprecedented storm is quietly brewing. No one knows when it will come, perhaps the day after tomorrow, tomorrow, or tonight.

Under the night, just in the fields where farmers worked half an hour ago, a black shadow was moving quickly, approaching the city gate at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The crops that farmers cherished were mercilessly trampled by this black shadow. When the shadow moved to both sides of the official road, the originally green crops had turned into grass. With the faint light of the starry sky, looking out from the distance, this crop was like a green carpet, spreading from the southwest end of the field to the outside of the west gate. The black shadow quickly advanced on the green carpet, and finally lurking in the dark ditch next to the official road, motionless.

"Attack the city gate in half an hour." Under the shade of the official road two hundred steps away from the city gate, Xu Shu, wearing armor, held the tree trunk with one hand and pressed the sword at his waist with the other, staring at the city gate coldly, his eyes flashed with sharp murderous intent. He stood for a while, and whispered to Wei Yan, who was standing behind him without looking back.

Wei Yan nodded happily and asked softly: "Why don't we attack the South Gate directly, but instead go far and go to the West Gate to sneak attack the West Gate?"

To be continued

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