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Chapter 559 Xiahou
After settling down with the monarchs and ministers of the Shu Kingdom, Yang Zheng still had to meet an important person alone.

Xia Houba was not among the kings and ministers of Shu.

After the farewell in the past, in the blink of an eye for nearly ten years, Xia Houba is already very old, his beard and hair are gray, and the wrinkles on his face can't be concealed.

Before Yang Zheng could speak, Xia Houba cupped his hands first, "Meet the Lord."

"General..." Yang Zheng was speechless.

Xia Hou Ba sighed: "After a few years of separation, the monarch and marquis are extraordinary. In the early days of Taichu, there is a son-in-law like this, so you can rest in peace!"

"If it wasn't for the support of the general back then, how could Zheng be where he is today?"

If it wasn't for Xiahouba and Xiahouxuan's cover in the early years, Yang Zheng would have been killed by the people around Cao Shuang or Guo Huai long ago.

People respect one foot and return one foot.

"Back then, Taichu and I promoted too many people. It is not someone who promoted the Junhou to become what he is today. This is God's will, and it is also the result of the Junhou's prowess." Xia Houba smiled.

"The general is in cold this time, so why not stay in Guzang." Yang Zheng sincerely invited.

Xia Houba shook his head, "Forget it, these years in Chengdu have been quite comfortable and I have lived a good life. Besides, my old bones can't help much. I'd better let me go back to Chengdu to live my life."

"General..." Yang Zheng wanted to persuade him again.

Xia Houba shook his hand, with an inexplicable smile on his face, "There is no need to persuade me anymore, could it be that the Lord suspects me?"

Having said all these words, Yang Zheng knew that he had made up his mind.

In fact, it is good to stay in Chengdu. Historically, Xiahou Ba’s lifespan has not been so long, and Chengdu is also suitable for retirement.

Furthermore, Gu Zang is the center of power, Xiahou Zhi is the mistress, and Xiahouba stays, which naturally attracts people's attention and will always be involved in some inexplicable undercurrents.

When a person reaches his age, he sees everything.

The Sima family didn't kill his heirs and exiled him to Lelang County, and he didn't want to make trouble for his heirs.

Not long after, Xia Houzhi took his babbling son Yang Xu and brought Xia Houxu to see Xia Houba.

Tears streamed down his face before he could speak, "Uncle!"

"Great-grandfather!" Xia Houxu knelt and cupped his hands.

"Zeng, Zu!" Yang Xu, who was only under three years old, also shouted crisply.

Yang Zheng couldn't help laughing, it should be his great-grandfather, but this occasion is not suitable for correction.

Xiahouba looked relieved when he saw the members of Xiahou's family, "Lan Pei, Xu'er."

Looking at Yang Xu, who is old and mature, he naturally knows that he is Yang Zheng's son, and he feels relieved, "Haha, not bad, not bad."

His lineage has declined, but Xiahouhe and Xiahouxuan have successors. Not surprisingly, Xiahou's family can also sprout and take root in Kansai.

Patting Xia Houxu on the shoulder, "My Xiahou family's glorious lintel is on you."

Xia Houxu will be fifteen this year. He has been on the battlefield, seen life and death, and his aura is different.

The more Xia Houba looked at it, the more delighted he was. He had both Xia Houxuan's elegance and the Xiahou family's heroic style, "Lan Pei needs to find some women for him earlier and have more children. At that time, there were more than a dozen concubines!"

Before he knew it, Xia Houba brought up his glorious past again, and he didn't shy away from it in front of the younger generation.

"The Sima family is still alive, so what is the family doing?" Xia Houxu asked with a blushing face.

"Fart!" Xia Houba returned to his usual tone, surprised that the situation was different now, and touched his chin with a smile, "You can't say that, the Sima family is going to be destroyed, but your kid's marriage is also going to happen!"

In the Han and Wei dynasties, people could marry at the age of twelve or thirteen, and went to the battlefield at the age of fourteen or fifteen.

"Originally, the eldest granddaughter of the Huangfu family and the seventh daughter of the Zhang family were picked, but someone made a hindrance, so the matter was left alone, and we could only pick a small family..." Xia Houzhi gave Yang Zheng a white look in reproach.

Yang Zheng could only laugh dryly.

It was indeed he who prevented Xiahou from marrying Huangfu and Zhang.

In the new law enacted by Du Yu, there is already an ordinance prohibiting intermarriage among the gentry.

This is a lesson learned from the Sima family.

Looking at the Central Plains, you will find that the court and the place are all in-laws...

Wang Lang's granddaughter married Sima Zhao, Jia Chong's daughter married Sima You, Zhuge Dan's daughter married Sima You...

The reason why the gentry could not lose their tail in the Central Plains was that they intermarried and intertwined. The interests of the family surpassed the interests of the country and gradually surpassed the imperial power.

Cao Wei just didn't guard against these.

Xiahouba is an old man, so he can naturally hear what Xiahou Zhi said, and pretends to be confused, "It's okay to be a small family, virtuous and virtuous, there is no such thing as a big man, fame and wealth, you should take it immediately!"

"What the great-grandfather said is exactly!" Xia Houxu was excited.

The whole family chattered, making Yang Zheng look like an outsider.

Yang Zheng was really grateful to Xia Houba.

Back then when he was desperate, the Yongliang army looked down on him, and the Chinese army had Deng Yang and others as obstacles. If Xiahouba hadn't taken him in, Yang Zheng might really have gone up the mountain to become a bandit.

Seeing Xia Houba, my wish is fulfilled.

Feng Shui in Chengdu is pleasant, and he should live a few more years by looking at him.

After the family affairs are dealt with, it is the state affairs.

Accompanying the Kingdom of Shu into Liang was not only the clan and great clans, but also talents recommended by Du Yu.

Historically, after the Sima family destroyed Shu, they migrated the scholars of Shu to Sili on a large scale.

The policy of "encouragement and recruitment" was also implemented, which means to let them come to the Central Plains to become officials.

But the Central Plains has long been crowded by the Kanto gentry, and except for a few with outstanding talents, most of them ended up miserable.

There are more than [-] famous ministers of the Shu Han Dynasty, and they have been reduced to drama.

Servants are servants who do heavy physical labor.

In Yang Zheng's eyes, there are more scholars in Sichuan than scholars. Most of them are poor families, or families of officials who have fallen from the family. They have not formed the big family like the Kanto, so they are the talents that Liangzhou urgently needs.

Especially led by Li Mi, Chen Shou, and Shou Liang, who studied under Qiao Zhou and made great achievements in academics. In history, Li Mi's petition letter has been passed down through the ages.

Liangzhou has no shortage of martial arts, but extremely lacks of martial arts.

The children trained in the youth battalion are influenced by the atmosphere of Liangzhou, and most of them like martial arts. The most outstanding talents enter the Xuanyi Division. In their eyes, this road is more complicated than the battlefield, and there is no shortcut. They can only take one step at a time, relying on political achievements and years to survive.

But joining the army is much easier. After a big victory, accumulated military merits, you can get the honors of Yunqilang and Feiqilang if you can't be a captain or a school lieutenant.

When he returned to his hometown, he immediately honored his ancestors.

This group of officials from the Shu State is a great supplement to Liangzhou.

Li Mi, Chen Shou, and Chang Ji were promoted to secretary lang, and stayed with them to counsel military affairs.

Chang Xu, Du Zhen, Shou Liang, Wang Hua, Li Mi and other 37 people were promoted to the county magistrate or county magistrate.

This starting point is already very high, and Yang Zheng is full of sincerity.

As the number one scholar, Zhang Fu is only the county magistrate of Didao.

Liangzhou does not look at family background or reputation, but only at political achievements, which are evaluated every five years.

Sima needs to lick his wounds, and Yang Zheng also needs to digest Shu and Guanzhong.

In the short term, the East-West War will not resume.

After the implementation of the land occupation system, it is almost impossible to overthrow the Sima family with just one or two big battles.

After that, it will be a tough battle with a knife and a gun.

(End of this chapter)