Four years are just over a thousand days.

One day, just open your eyes and close your eyes. Xiao Buyi has been in this strange era for more than a thousand days. If you count your fingers on your toes, it will be difficult to endure more than a thousand days, but Xiao Buyi feels that it is only a blink of an eye!

He even remembered the high spirits and ambitions he had when he first came, but he was obviously different from the path he had originally planned. He was in the world and could not help himself, and he was in troubled times, and it was even more difficult for him to control himself.

There is hesitation, confusion, struggle, and involuntary...

There are rising up, survival, conspiracies, cold-blooded watching, and passionate and tragic...

He never expected such a tragic life, nor did he expect that simple survival in troubled times was so difficult. He was not such a person, he just wanted to enjoy life leisurely in that peaceful era.

But life is not allowed to be enjoyed by him.

Since he stepped into a chaotic world, he was like an arrow leaving the string, and there was no possibility of retrieval. When history changed him, he also created a piece of history!

More than a thousand days are just four years, but these four years are much richer than his life. More than a thousand days are enough to make a childish and young girl become elegant and noble.

He is changing, and Yuan Qiaoxi is changing, which makes him admire Yuan Lan. This person has a far-reaching vision, the right choice, and intelligence and wisdom are actually rare.

While others were blatantly plotting, Yuan Lan quietly fought for the family. He chose individuals to surrender and then silently supported him. Xiao Buyi also knew that marrying Yuan Qiaoxi was a problem that must be faced for him and for Yuan Lan.

He kept saying that he was very busy and never wanted to consider this issue. In fact, because he felt sorry for the woman who was waiting in the grassland, and for the woman who said he wanted to marry her...

Then, he saw the woman who said he wanted to marry. That woman was not Yuan Qiaoxi, but actually Pei Bei. When he saw Pei Bei looking over, Xiao Buyi felt a little ashamed.

When Pei Bei saw Xiao Buyi's eyes shifting over, she smiled slightly, revealing her teeth like broken shells. For more than a thousand days, Pei Bei also changed a lot, but what has not changed is his feelings for him!

"All are here?" Xiao Buyi could only give a general greeting in the first sentence.

Yuan Lan, Yuan Qiaoxi, Pei Bei, Fat Huai, Sun Shaofang were all there, strangely it was Wan'er, and my younger brother was not in the hall. Sun Shaofang just grinned, with warmth in his eyes. The hardships of war made the palace guard grow rapidly, and the wind, frost, bitter rain also left deep marks on the man's face.

After Sun Shaofang fled to Xiangyang with Xiao Buyi, he had been assisting Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and others in the appointment and removal of officials. When Yiyang was in a hurry, he followed Wei Zheng, Pei Bei and others to Yiyang to guard the city. But the east can be said to be his hometown, and this time he turned around, he was inevitably filled with emotion.

When Xiao Buyi saw these people, he felt warm in his heart, as if he had returned to the past.

At that time, he was still the Taipu Shaoqing, and a group of people gathered in his Taipu Mansion, Wujian was close, just like a family. When he arrived in Dongdu, he never thought about the situation today. He rarely thought about the result, but only knew that every time he tried his best, he did not worry about it. He always thought that Xiangyang was stable and everyone stayed in Xiangyang, but now it seems that the Dongdu City was also stable. It was because Yuan Lan brought Yuan Qiaoxi and others to come. Yuan Lan has always been a very stable person. It is worthy of his trust from Xiao Buyi.

Li Mi controlled his subordinates to use power tricks. He controlled his subordinates to use land sincerely. Perhaps he could not be as strong as Li Mi for a while, but his foundation was extremely stable.

Yuan Lan heard Xiao Buyi’s inquiry and smiled and said, “Everyone who should come is here.”

"It seems that what shouldn't have come is here, so who is guarding Yiyang?" Xiao Buyi looked at Pei Bei with tenderness in his eyes.

His words made everyone smile, and Pei Bei said dissatisfied: "Okay, you stingy guy. You want to grab a toad and squeeze out Wuzhu coins. Shouldn't I come? Can't I even come to see if I have time to come? Besides... I'm just a stopgap trick, and I don't want to live my life in Yiyang..."

Pei Bei's eyebrows and eyes were also tender, Xiao Buyi smiled knowingly. He understood Pei Bei's meaning. Pei Bei complained, and Sun Shaofang explained with a smile, "Boss Xiao, Xiangyang now has Shilang Du in charge, and the selection and appointment of talents is extremely effective. During this period, good talents have emerged in various places. Xiangyang is not as small as before, but great! The current personnel are not as difficult as before. Yiyang has Pan Qixian and Anlu and Meng Chang in charge. These two are all local talents carefully selected by Shilang Du, so Miss Pei doesn't have to defend the city all day long. Besides, Wagang is fighting with Dongdu and has no time to deal with Yiyang and other places. Miss Pei is there, which is really a waste of time."

Xiao Buyi vaguely saw Sun Shaofang's appearance again and smiled and said, "So that's it. Thank you for your hard work. Brother Yuan, Qiaoxi, are you all okay?"

Yuan Lan finally stepped forward and bowed, "Go back to Duke Liang, everything is fine."

Yuan Qiaoxi was looking at Xiao Buyi, but when she saw him looking over, her face flushed again and she said softly: "Thank you Xiao...Brother is concerned."

Although Xiao Buyi was polite, Yuan Lan was extremely responsible and did not make any contribution. Seeing that Xiao Buyi had been promoted to Duke of Liang, his behavior was much more formal. Of course, he was different from Pang Huai. Pang Huai could be regardless of the occasion, but he was adjusting his role at any time to adapt to Xiao Buyi. But Xiao Buyi had already ordered the servants to hold a banquet and entertain his friends.

Although Xiao Buyi held a banquet, it was not luxurious, but everyone gathered together. Seeing that Wan'er and his younger brother were not present, Xiao Buyi looked at Yuan Lan strangely and said, "Didn't Wan'er and his younger brother come?"

"I'm here, but Wan'er said she would take me out to do something alone." Yuan Lan explained: "I...I have someone to protect them secretly, so there should be no accident."

Xiao Buyi frowned and said, "Do they still have relatives in Dongdu?"

"I have never heard Wan'er mention it." Fat Huai continued.

As everyone was talking, Wan'er and her younger brother had already walked in from outside the hall. Wan'er was as shy as ever, but she cheered and rushed over to hug Xiao Buyi.

His enthusiasm could not be concealed, nor did he want to conceal him. Xiao Buyi reached out and raised him up. As usual, as if he had never been separated. Although it was late autumn, the hall was warm and everyone was filled with tenderness.

My younger brother has grown much taller and stronger than before. As soon as his foot landed, he said, "Brother Xiao. I heard from Mr. Yuan that you are Duke Liang now. If I go to Dongdu, can you become an official?"

"Brother, don't be so rude. Who do you think you are?" Wan'er scolded.

Xiao Buyi smiled, "I am familiar with it. Being an official requires your ability. What are your abilities?"

The younger brother patted his chest and said, "I have the ability to raise horses. In Xiangyang, I have the land of more than 10,000 horses."

Wan'er laughed and scolded, "I'm not ashamed. General Xu is just giving you something to do, you are just a helper. Can you raise the tens of millions of horses?"

Xiao Buyi actually knew about my recent situation and said casually was just a joke. Since he followed him, he has always regarded him as an idol and imitated character in the future. He knew that Xiao Buyi started raising horses and started learning to ride horses. If children become serious, their learning ability will not be weak at all.

I learned to ride a horse in less than half a month. After a while, it was like living on a horse's back. I fled from Dongdu to Runan. Then I went from Runan to Xiangyang. I could throw anything away, but I didn't leave the horse's skills. After arriving in Xiangyang, Xu Shiji saw that his talent for horses was not inferior to Xiao Buyi, so he simply asked him to learn archery with the captains and some skills in raising horses.

Since Xiao Buyi took down Xiangyang, the horses transported from the grassland have never been cut off, or dozens or nearly a hundred horses, and these things are under the control of Meng Chenxue, Yuan Lan, Xu Shiji and others in the grassland. In the long run, the Xiangyang uprising has been raised for more than 10,000 horses. It can be said that they are magnificent. Although Li Jing can summon people, the horses must be provided by Xiao Buyi. Xiao Buyi divided the horses into several levels, including the best boxing, that is, the horses with excellent weights were selected to build heavy armored cavalry. The best ones were used to form elite light armored cavalry, that is, the current black armored cavalry, and the medium and inferior ones were used for ordinary battles. Even so, using the middle and lower horses to fight Jiangnan is also a great advantage in Jiangnan!

Xiao Buyi had already asked Xu Shiji to build another horse farm near Xiangyang, and asked Cai Mu and others to recruit people. Although the Qingjiang Horse Farm was very prepared and had terrain defense, it was just a horse farm, with only more than a thousand people gathered. After Li Mi conquered Xingyang, the spearhead was directed to the Central Plains Horse Farm to collect horses and form cavalry. The Qingjiang Horse Farm was naturally within their key attack range. If the bandits attacked, the Qingjiang Horse Farm could still handle it for the time being, but Li Mixing's heavy attack, Songcheng and other places could not be defended. Yang Wang, the prefect of Liang County, had surrendered, and a Qingjiang Horse Farm.

What is it in Li Mi's eyes? Li Mi took all the horses of Henan's official family to form an internal army, so that there were tens of thousands of cavalry. Since then, the Central Plains have many forces, but it is necessary to say that they have the ability to form an elite cavalry team, mainly Wagang, Xiangyang, Dongdu, Hebei and Guanlong. Guanlong also has a place for horse breeding in the Sui Dynasty, but it was occupied by the Guanlong clans early on. Li Yuan started this later. Because there were few horse farms around, he had to rely more on the grassland to provide horses. However, he planned to rely on the four barriers in Guanzhong and rely more on the geographical advantage. This disadvantage is not obvious at the moment.

Bai Wanshan and others, under Cai Mu's lobbying, brought dozens of horses and hundreds of people to join Xiao Buyi, the land of Xiangyang. Xiao Buyi was welcomed and asked them to help manage the horse farm near Xiangyang. Now, my brother was like a fish in water and learned the skills of raising horses and training horses from them. When Xiao Buyi asked him what he could, of course, he thought that raising horses was also a skill.

When Wan'er heard her younger brother's reply, she was both happy and sad, afraid of laughing at her, so she blamed her first: "My younger brother, don't be unruly. What's the ability to raise a horse? Don't make people laugh."

My younger brother was stunned, "Why isn't raising horses considered a skill?"

He was simple-minded and focused on learning Xiao Buyi as a stubborn person. He never thought about why raising horses was laughed at. Yuan Lan thought to himself, under the aristocratic family, I was despised by the world in business, so don’t say you are raising horses. Seeing that my younger brother was surprised, Yuan Lan comforted him: "My younger brother, raising horses is of course a skill, and it is a great skill. Your brother Xiao can only rely on the horses you raise to conquer the world. Do you think you have great ability?"

Seeing his younger brother's suspicion, Xiao Buyi reached out and patted his shoulder, pulled him into the table, and smiled and said, "Raising horses is of course a skill. In this world, as long as you have a skill and rely on your own hands to achieve happiness, it is a skill! Not to mention that you and I raise a horse to fight the world and make it admired by the world, that is even more of a great skill!"

My younger brother was sure that Xiao Buyi was radiant, but he still didn't forget to ask, "Then what can I do when I come to the capital?"

Wan'er wanted to blame her again. This younger brother dared not say much in front of her on weekdays, but she knew that Xiao Buyi was good to him, so she showed her rogue nature.

Xiao Buyi tapped his forehead with his fingers and said with a smile: "I thought of it. Actually, I can start with Dian Mucheng."

Everyone was slightly shocked, and the younger brother said in confusion: "What does Dian Mucheng do?"

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "There are four departments under the Taipu Temple, and each department has a dict. The chief and Dian Mucheng are mainly responsible for the supply of miscellaneous livestock and the affairs of crispy cheese and sausage."

"Feel the horse?" the younger brother asked frowned.

Xiao Buyi said lightly: "I only have this job for you. If you don't want to, I will never force you."

Sun Shaofang saw that his younger brother was arrogant and thought that he was a Dian Mucheng at such an age, but in fact he was rare in the Great Sui Dynasty. Xiao Buyi asked him to start from the bottom of the country, which was actually a kind intention. I was afraid that he would let Xiao Buyi down. Unexpectedly, he laughed, "Isn't that my job? My sister said, "What Brother Xiao said is for my own good. I believe in my sister, and I believe in you, Brother Xiao!"

Wan'er's face turned red and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Buyi smiled and said in a deep voice: "Come here, drink and eat." He avoided some sensitive topics. Fat Huai also sat under the table, looking down on others and kept picking up food for Wan'er. Wan'er's face turned red, but she was not easy to refuse. The younger brother pouted and wanted to say something, but was stopped by his sister.

When everyone was full of food and food, Sun Shaofang was the first to hold his fist and said, "Boss Xiao, brother has arrived in Dongdu, some people are going to visit you. I'm asking you for three days off first. I wonder if it's possible?"

Xiao Buyi smiled and nodded, and Sun Shaofang left excitedly. Pei Bei said softly, "I'm a little tired, so go and rest first." She was together, and Yuan Qiaoxi stood up, "Sister, I'll help you." When Pei Bei was seriously ill, she kept taking care of Pei Bei, but now Pei Bei has improved a lot, but her past habits remain unchanged. Pei Bei looked at Yuan Lan and smiled and said, "I'm afraid Mr. Yuan has something to do."

"I have something to talk to Brother Yuan alone." Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice.

Yuan Qiaoxi's face turned slightly red, her heart trembled slightly, and she thought to herself what Brother Xiao wanted to talk to her father. After coming to Dongdu, he seemed to be a little distracted with him. Thinking of this, he felt a little uneasy.

Yuan Lan nodded, "Qiaoxi, please help Miss Pei back to the room first." Wan'er had already tactfully pulled her brother to leave, and Pang Huai naturally followed her early, but Pei Bei shook her head when she saw it.

After everyone stepped down, Xiao Buyi ordered his servants to withdraw the banquet, and after serving two cups of fragrant tea, he said in a deep voice: "Brother Yuan......"

"The Duke of Liang called me like this, really killed me." Yuan Lan said hurriedly: "It might be better to call me Mr. Yuan."

Xiao Buyi smiled, "I am actually a bohemian and not used to being an official. But since I have done it, then public is public and private is private. No matter when, I am always grateful to Brother Yuan. This name of Brother Yuan is full of gold and true."

He joked, but Yuan Lan was moved, "The common man is generous to others. Although he is in a high position, he is not arrogant or impatient, which really makes me feel relieved."

After Xiao Buyi smiled, he sighed lightly, "But I have thought about a few things for a long time, and I have doubts in my heart. I always have some knots in my heart. I hope Brother Yuan will answer them."

Yuan Lan nodded, "Please say it in a commoner."

Xiao Buyi kept staring at Yuan Lan's expression, and saw his sincere eyes and his face was as usual. He hesitated for a moment before he said, "I have known each other for four years. I have come here... I have made countless brothers. Brother Yuan is both a teacher and a friend, and is also a capable helper. I can do what I am today, but I have really helped me with many brothers..."

He was restless around the ***, and Yuan Lan thought that it was a must for him to bring Qiaoxi, and he would do his best to help Xiao Buyi. Now he is in a high position and has the power of life and death in Dongdu. I believe that being an emperor is a quick thing. If you don’t finalize a title for Qiaoxi, this hard work will be in vain and you will have no idea how to do things. But Xiao Buyi’s words are remorseful?

"Mr. Liang has something to say, please speak out."

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "When I went out of the frontier, there were four merchants, Lin Shizhi, Shen Yuankun, Yin Tianci and Brother Yuan. At that time, I thought Brother Yuan was not eye-catching, but I realized that he had left the eye afterwards. Brother Yuan showed his all while scheduling me. But this ability to go to the grassland to do business is inevitable, right?"

Yuan Lan laughed when she heard Xiao Buyi’s doubts, "I thought Buyi was confused about something, it turned out to be because of this. There is indeed a mystery among this, but Buyi can think of this suspicion, which shows that he is brilliant. I am not famous in the Yuan family, and the Yuan family is not among the seven surnames of Runan. So it is normal to be despised by other merchants. However, there is a saying that it is often the most chewy person without being called a land dog. In fact, if you have a strong family background, Lin Shizhi and Shen Yuankun representing the land of Jiangnan Chinese are still not as good as the seven surnames of Runan. However, we have always been low-key, so it is okay to let them be the leader."

Xiao Buyi nodded and thought to himself that Yuan Lan was right, but the businessman valued profit but was not angry. Yuan Lan's move was reasonable.

"I don't know what Lin Shizhi and the others are going to do. But I am not going to do business, and I just want to cover up my intentions."

"What are you going to do?" Xiao Buyi asked strangely.

Yuan Lan said solemnly: "I went to the grassland for the sake of the family's life and death. Most of the common people don't know that in the troubled times, bandits were rampant and old lords were in power. In this world of the Sui Dynasty, there was no place for us to settle down. Every time during the turmoil, many merchants would go out to avoid disaster."

Xiao Buyi suddenly said, "It turns out that Brother Yuan went to the grassland to find a place to live?"

Yuan Lan nodded. "This is true. In fact, if Buyi goes to the grassland again, he will understand that there are no more than hundreds of thousands of people who go to the grassland to avoid disasters. According to our original ideas, we were originally planning to avoid disasters and wait until the world settles again to return to the Central Plains. Therefore, the Yuan family asked me to take action. I value Buyi, because I think you have the ability and the identity of the horse god, which will be of great benefit to us going to the grassland to avoid disasters."

"So you have always disagreed with me as an official?" Xiao Buyi said with a wry smile.

Yuan Lan also smiled bitterly, "That's true. At the beginning, I just wanted to join forces with you to go to the grassland, but I didn't expect many things to change. Later, when I saw you smooth sailing, I could only follow the trend. I never dreamed of achieving today's achievements as a civilian."

Xiao Buyi asked again, "But even though the Yuan family is low-key, as far as I know, the ability you have shown is far greater than the strength shown by the Yuan family in Runan."

In fact, when Xiao Buyi asked this question, he was also worried. He had always been confused about this question, and even doubted Yuan Lan's origin. But he often chose to trust, and Yuan Lan did not disappoint him, which made him unable to treat Yuan Lan's problems carefully.

Yuan Lan laughed, "Bu Yi really trusts me very much, but asks me about most of the things I handle, so it is not surprising that I have this doubt, but do you still think I am just representing the Yuan family?"

Xiao Buyi has already woken up, "Brother Yuan means that the seven surnames of Runan have joined forces now?"

Yuan Lan nodded, "It's true. In fact, the seven surnames of Runan share the honor and disgrace. When you were in the caravan, the seven surnames of Runan won you over with money, the Mei family, the Yin family, and our Yuan family gave you a lot of money... Of course, it seems that those money is nothing now, but you respond to the first clues of our seven families joining forces. Of course, the money is not the purpose of giving you money. It is important to let Miss Pei see our importance to you, and then take care of our Runan in other aspects. Later, I saw that you were soaring and competing for the world, so I slowly mobilized the Yuan family's power to help you. Originally, the other families did not agree with this, because the seven families in Runan had huge funds, but they were always cautious. Although they knew many prominent people in the court, they did not agree with the family members entering the court as officials."

"Why is this?" Xiao Buyi asked in confusion.
To be continued...