"Sir, you're looking for us."

Chen De and Bi Xiangzu walked in.

Li Xun woke up from the thoughts, looked at Chen De, and smiled and said, "Chen De, how long have you been with me?"

Chen De whispered: "One year and seven months."

Li Xun nodded, with a trace of memory on his face, and said in a sigh: "Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, it has been more than a year since I left the Western Regions."

Chen De and Bi Xiangzu looked at each other, feeling a little confused. They didn't understand why Li Xun suddenly sighed like this, and why they suddenly came to them.

"You two don't have to look weird. I'll come over to you, there's something wrong."

Li Xun glanced at the two of them and said in a low voice.

Chen De and Bi Xiangzu bowed and said, "Please give me the order."

Li Xun said: "Tomorrow morning, gather the personal military camps. You two will select twenty capable people, and then go to the wife to pay the money. I have already told you to give you 50,000 taels of silver and 20,000 dan grain."

Li Xun's explanation made Chen De and Bi Xiangzu look shocked on their faces. This change came too suddenly.

Bi Xiangzu was straightforward and asked directly: "Sir, what happened?"

"It's a good thing not to be that heavy."

Li Xun smiled and said, "The court has decided to establish a governor's office in Xiazhou. I have written a letter to recommend Chen De as the governor of Xiazhou and Bi Xiangzu as the regiment training envoy."

Chen De and Bi Xiangzu suddenly felt happy on their faces. The governor was the fourth-rank official, and the regiment training envoy was the fifth-rank. This was already a very high position for ordinary people. For Chen De and Bi Xiangzu, they were directly promoted from Li Xun's personal military commander to the highest military commander in charge of a state. This was a completely rocket-like ascension.

Li Xun did not rush to speak, picked up the teacup and drank water, waited for a while, so that the two of them felt calm.

Bi Xiangzu was relatively clear-headed. After calming down, he became a little worried. He touched his head and said embarrassedly: "Sir, I have no experience at all. I was a team training envoy all at once, and I was afraid I wouldn't do it well!"

Li Xun put down the teacup and said indifferently to Bi Xiangzu: "If you don't have experience, then accumulate experience. No one can do anything from the beginning."

Bi Xiangzu nodded, not saying too much. If you say such a good opportunity too much, it will seem a bit pretentious.

Chen De was straightforward and didn't think so much. He smiled and said, "Sir, I will do my best and I will never embarrass you."

Li Xun said: "Although the imperial court established the Governor's Office in Xiazhou, there are some restrictions on scale. The total number of soldiers must not exceed 3,000. In terms of weapons and equipment, you don't have to worry, I will definitely give you the best."

Chen De and Bi Xiangzu nodded. They were not worried about this. Li Xun was in charge of the Ministry of War, and he was in charge of weapons and equipment. In this regard, could he still suffer a loss?

Li Xun continued: "After you arrive in Xiazhou, don't rush to recruit soldiers. Xiazhou is poor and has a vast land and sparse population. You are rushing to recruit people. Even if you recruit three thousand soldiers, it will only be a substitute."

Bi Xiangzu nodded and said, "My lord understands that people are not about the number of people, but about the essence. If the number of people is limited, then we will work hard on quality."

Li Xun smiled on his face and said to Chen De: "If you encounter something, discuss with Bi Xiangzu more often and don't act arbitrary."

Chen De smiled and said, "I understand that Xiang Zu's mind is more flexible than me. When encountering difficult things, I will listen to him."

Seeing the attitudes of the two, Li Xun felt relieved. In the affairs of the three armies, he was afraid that the main general would act arbitrarily and the main deputy would be in disagreement.

Bi Xiangzu was quick-witted, so he thought a lot. He asked softly: "Sir, I heard that the court is about to immigrate to Longyou on a large scale. How many people will go there in Xiazhou?"

Li Xun glanced at Bi Xiangzu with appreciation. He promoted Bi Xiangzu higher than the level, and asked him to partner with Chen De. What he valued was this person's mind. In terms of military management and martial arts, Bi Xiangzu was far inferior to Chen De, but his agility was not the case with Chen De. The two of them complemented each other and helped each other.

Li Xun said: "The court has decided that from July to the end of the year, more than 500,000 people will move to Longyou, of which 200,000 will settle in Xiazhou. Although the governance of immigration is mainly controlled by the local governor, the Governor's Office also has the right to participate. So Chen De, as the governor of Xiazhou, you still have a certain say in immigration matters. I have only two requirements for you to train an elite army and manage immigration matters. If you don't understand this, you can ask Wang Shaoqun and Wang Chengqing. They are both very capable people and can help you."

Chen De nodded to show his understanding.

Li Xun then instructed some things, such as the establishment of the Governor's Office and the recruitment of 3,000 soldiers, Chen De led 2,000 soldiers to take charge of Xiazhou City, while Bi Xiangzu led 1,000 soldiers to guard Hexi County.

As of now, Li Xun actually did not have much desire. He encountered so many things when he went to Henan and Lingnan this time, which he had never thought about. However, when the incident happened, Li Xun did not choose to avoid it, but took the initiative to solve the problem. After all, Li Xun still did not think so much. In terms of power, he was Duke Zhao, the prime minister of the dynasty, and wealth. In any case, he probably wouldn't spend all his money in this life. Because he already had it, Li Xun's current desire is actually very low. Of course, after all, Li Xun is not a person with great ambitions, at least not yet. At this current status, Li Xun thought the most, just to do more things for the country and live up to the emperor's grace and love for him.

Li Xun doesn't care, but some people say that, after all, from Zhao Xun's standpoint, his ministers have made contributions. As the emperor, he must reward him. However, Li Xun's current position is not easy to arrange. It just so happens that there is some space for interest in Xiazhou. If you make good use of it, it will be beneficial to Li Xun and Zhao Xun himself.

So in the end, Zhao Xun gave the interests of Xiazhou to Li Xun, but Li Xun did not refuse, because someone always had to do it. Since things fell on his own and there were benefits, it would be useless to not take it for nothing, Li Xun accepted it happily.

A Taoyuan, a pavilion, two people.

Xie Shiyuan sat there, not talking for a long time, and kept his face straight.

"Xie Xiangguo seems to be in a bad mood."

Wang Chong, who was sitting opposite him, whispered.

Xie Shiyuan sighed and said, "My nephew is dead miserably!"
Chapter completed!