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The military general watched the long road at the gate of the city, but Chu Huan watched the city gate at the long road.

Chu Huan's team is still some distance away from Shuoquan City, but the outline of Shuoquan City can be seen from a distance. It is undeniable that Shuoquan City is the largest city that Chu Huan has seen in the northwest. It is bare, without towers, and the defensive construction that a city should have is hard to see at this time.

Chu Huan knew that this city had been devastated by war, and many defensive facilities must have been dismantled by Xiliang soldiers. However, this is the prefectural city of Xiguan Road, and it is the political center of Xiguan Road. The defense of the city must be strengthened, especially in this chaos.

Xuanyuan Shengcai rode in front, and the team approached the city gate. The welcoming officials had already seen the governor's team, and they all came to welcome them here.

Chu Huan and Du Fugong rode side by side, and saw from a distance that Du Fugong had stroked his beard and said with a smile: "My lord, it seems that it is not easy to gain a foothold here."

"Why did Mr. Du say that?"

"Didn't your lord see it?" Du Fugong said calmly: "We have already sent someone to notify Shuoquan City in advance. According to the rules, they should welcome them ten miles outside the city and set up a colorful shed. This is the rule, but let's not do it now." Speaking of the colorful shed, they are even less than three miles away from the city...!" Having said this, he didn't continue, but there was a strange look in his eyes.

The two teams finally met at the gate of the city. Chu Huan could already see clearly that besides the officials of Shuoquan City, there were also many representatives of the gentry, including soldiers. Seeing the civil servants and military generals walking in the front, the small-eyed civil servant Chu Huan was not familiar with him, but that general was Chu Huan's old acquaintance, Dongfang Xin.

Dongfangxin was originally in command of the Tianshan Road Imperial Guard Army, but now he is the general of the Pingxi Army, in charge of the eight battalions of the Pingxi Army, and has military power in his hands. Now he can be regarded as a figure who calls the wind and rain in the northwest.

Chu Huan urged the horse to go forward. Dongfangxin had already led all the officials and gentry to stop. Seeing that Chu Huan had galloped out of the team, he turned his head and glanced at the civil servant beside him. The civil servant understood and stepped forward. Come on, cup your hands and say to Chu Huan with a smile: "Your Excellency is here at Shuoquan. The local officials and gentry people are very happy to hear the news. They have been waiting here for a long time. I will pay my respects to the Governor!" He fell to the ground and saluted Chu Huan.

After Dong Shizhen knelt down, the large group of officials and gentry behind him also bowed down. Dongfang Xin strode forward, the armor on his body rattling and rattling. With an expression on his face, he said: "The last general, Dongfang Xin, has seen the governor, and the last general is wearing armor, so it is inconvenient to bow down, and I hope the governor will understand."

But Chu Huan smiled and said: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. General Dongfang wears armor and is inconvenient to pay homage. Of course, the governor will not mind." He raised his hand and said, "Everyone, get up!"

After he spoke, none of the officials and gentry moved. Chu Huan just pretended that no one heard him, and repeated: "You are here to welcome me. The governor is very grateful. Everyone has worked hard and got up."

This time, many people in the crowd raised their heads, but no one stood up.

Chu Huan frowned, but Dongfang Xin showed a bit of color on his face. He turned around and said harshly, "Since the governor told you to get up, you all get up."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people stood up one after another, Xuanyuan Sheng beside Chu Huan suddenly changed color, but Dongfang Xin said: "My lord governor, you are new here, and everyone is still not used to it. The military and political affairs of Xiguan are all handled by the general and Dong Zhizhou in coordination, and everyone has not adapted to the governor for a while."

"Of course." Chu Huan got off his horse and said with a smile, "What General Dongfang said, I know very well in my heart that it doesn't matter if you are not used to it for now. This governor will let everyone adapt as soon as possible, and General Dongfang will also adapt .”

Dongfangxin smiled, but Dong Shizhen had already cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is tired on the pommel horse, and the officials have already prepared a feast in the city to welcome the wind and cleanse the dust for you. I will introduce you to the officials."

Chu Huan nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you, thank you, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Dong and your colleagues. Everything will be arranged by Mr. Dong."

A group of people entered the city. The largest restaurant in Shuoquan City was called "Beiwanglou". Shengcai led twenty guards to guard Chu Huan.

This 200-man team has been removed from the Royal Guards and belongs to Chu Huan's private guard. Xuanyuan Sheng is the commander of this guard. They were all incorporated into the guards, because the number was too small, except for Xuanyuan Shengcai as the commander, Chu Huan arranged for the post of captain under him, and after discussing with Xuanyuan Shengcai, both Baixiazi and Langwazi were awarded The post of captain, while Ma Zheng and the other camel passengers were directly incorporated into the guards. Because of his special status, Qiu Ruxue was still serving as Chu Huan's personal entourage, while Sun Zikong was not incorporated into the guards.

Dozens of tables were set up in the Beiwang Tower. Dong Shizhen first introduced the officials to Chu Huan. The officials from the six divisions had already arrived. Outside Shuoquan City, the four major battalions of the Pingxi Army were stationed, and all the generals of the four major battalions followed. The composition of the Pingxi Army is very complicated. There are not only the prefectures and states before Xiguan Road, but also part of the Northwest Army, and part of the Guards Army brought by Yu Buyi from the pass. Sha, Yu Buqu prepared all the armies and reorganized the eight battalions of the Pingxi Army, which is now the most powerful military force in the Northwest.

Among the generals of the four battalions, two are close friends who have always followed Dongfangxin, and two generals from outside the two camps, one was a former Qianhu in the Northwest Army, and the other is an old subordinate of Yu Buyi.

In addition to civil servants and military generals, there are still many gentry coming today. Chu Huan is looking forward to seeing Mrs. Su. He knows that many people with the seven surnames in Xiguan have already returned home. I know that Mrs. Su has led the people back to Yuezhou, but I didn't see Mrs. Su today. The one sent by the Su family is Su Zhongyan, the eldest son of the Su family. When Su Zhongyan saw Chu Huan, he was obviously very excited, but when they introduced him, they just exchanged hands and said hello, without further discussion, Chu Huan is a smart person, and Su Zhongyan is not a fool , knowing that this occasion is not the time to reminisce about the past.

Seeing the members of the Su Clan, Chu Huan felt a little bit of joy in his heart, but seeing another gentleman, the little joy in Chu Huan's heart disappeared immediately.

He didn't expect Gao Lian to be among the welcoming crowd today.

Gao Lian is a native of Beishan, and he is the richest man in Qingzhou of Beishan. Chu Huan has a lot of connections with him. As a representative of the gentry of Beishan, Gao Lian once joined forces with the gentry of Beishan and Tianshan to plan the way of renting land through grain. Annexation of the land of the Xiguan Seven Clans, thereby suppressing the Xiguan gentry, the Xiguan Seven Clans are the representatives of the Xiguan gentry, once the land of the Seven Clans is swallowed up, it is impossible for the Seven Clans to make a comeback.

It’s just that Chu Huan pointed out the maze to the old man Su, and when he was in the household department, he confronted Ma Hong, the secretary of the household department, and finally bought time for the seven surnames of Xiguan to raise food. It can be said that Chu Huan's plan to break into Xiguan was completely destroyed by Chu Huan.

Gao Lian had sinister thoughts, but from his face, it was difficult to see his vicious thoughts. His smiling face seemed like a good old man with a very kind heart. When he was introduced, Gao Lian was very humble. With a smile on his face, he asked, "Why is Mr. Gao in Shuoquan City?"

Gao Lian smiled and said: "The villain will be the subject of the adult from now on. Xiguan suffered heavy losses, and the Northwest is integrated. Although the villain is from Beishan, he is also from the Northwest. The management of my Gao family for several generations is also slightly small. , but the villain also understands that the family and the country are in the world. Compared with the country, the family really does not belong to the people, and the villain can't waste time with a meager income...!"

Chu Huan smiled faintly, "What does Mr. Gao mean?"

"The villain has moved his family to Yuezhou." Gao Lian said solemnly: "The villain also wants to contribute to the reconstruction of Xiguan. Before, the villain was still nervous, but now that the governor is sitting in Guanxi, the villain is full of confidence. Under the leadership of the governor, Xiguan will be able to reproduce the prosperity of Xiguan once with one heart."

Chu Huan was a little surprised, and Dong Shizhen beside him smiled and said, "Master Governor, Gao Lian and his family moved to Yuezhou, not only the Gao family, but also many Beishan gentry. They brought a large number of grain seeds and bought fields. And before that, he even donated a lot of military rations...!" Fu Xu smiled and said, "Your Excellency, I don't know, just ten days ago, the Chamber of Commerce was convened, and Gao Lian was elected as the president of the Yuezhou Chamber of Commerce. In the future, the business of Xiguan will revive , we have to rely on Mr. Gao."

"President of the Chamber of Commerce?" Chu Huan was even more surprised, but with a calm expression, he said with a smile: "It turns out that Mr. Gao has become the president of the Yuezhou Chamber of Commerce... Mr. Gao is from Beishan, but he can come to help Xiguan. comfort!"

Dongfang Xin shook his head beside him and said, "Master Chu is wrong. Now that Gao Lian's family has moved to Yuezhou and he has been elected as the chairman of the Yuezhou Chamber of Commerce, he is from Xiguan and has nothing to do with Beishan."

Chu Huan nodded slightly and said, "So that's the case. From then on, I will have to rely on Mr. Gao."

"Should be, should be, the governor has an order, and the villain must do his best and dare not slack off in the slightest." Gao Lian was extremely humble, with a smile on his face.

"Your Excellency, everyone has arrived, so let's take a seat right now." Dong Shizhen said aloud.

At this time, I saw a person walking quickly to Dongfangxin's ear, whispered a few words in his ear, and then quickly retreated. Dongfangxin turned to Chu Huan and said, "Lord Chu, I'm really sorry. There is an urgent matter in the army. The general will rush back to the barracks immediately to solve the problem, so I can’t accompany you, so farewell!” He cupped his hands, turned around and left without saying a word, waved his hand, and the four generals looked at each other, two of them turned and left, the rest The next two people glanced at each other, and finally followed. One of them took a few steps and looked back at Chu Huan. Chu Huan already recognized him as Su Quan, the general of the Zhenzi Camp, who used to be Yu Buyi's subordinate. There was slight hesitation on Dao Suquan's face, and a little regret, and he finally left.

"Your Excellency, the lower officials also have urgent matters, please leave!" Dongfang Xin only took a few steps, and another official beside him said.

"My lord governor, my father is not in good health. I have to go back to take care of him first. I can't stay today. Please forgive me, my lord!"

"The lower official has something to do, please leave first!"

When Dongfangxin walked out of the gate, more than a dozen officials had already bid farewell to Chu Huan. Before Chu Huan could speak, they turned and left without any courtesy.