When Li Xun led a large army to invade the Western Regions, he seemed to have a large number of troops, but in fact, only 10,000 soldiers belonging to his headquarters, and the rest were Li Changchun and Wang Dezhao's troops. After conquering the Western Regions, Li Changchun and Wang Dezhao took their headquarters soldiers and horses to take charge of their own affairs. However, the army belonging to Li Xun was only about 7,000 left.

Before Li Xun left, he divided the 7,000 soldiers into three parts, Lei Wanhai divided them into three thousand, Yuanhe and Zhao Zhang each had two thousand, based on these soldiers and then expanded them.

There are currently 15,000 soldiers in Xizhou, of which there are only 3,000 soldiers from the Jin Dynasty who belong to the veterans of the headquarters. The remaining more than 10,000 are recruited from prisoners confiscated from all over the Western Regions and after defeating Zhan Bai. Among them, the soldiers of Zhan Bai's former army were collected in batches, so the original system was still complete, and the middle and senior officers of the army were still those.

Lei Wanhai touched his head and sighed, "Some people are like this. They can't be well-skilled, what can they do?"

Just as Lei Wanhai sighed, his personal lieutenant walked in, came closer, leaned into his ear and whispered some words.

After hearing what the personal commander in the army said, Lei Wanhai looked surprised: "Where is he now?"

The personal commander of the soldier said, "In Lord Lin's mansion."

Li Cunxiao asked: "Wanhai, what's the matter?"

Lei Wanhai said: "Chen and Mr. Chen are here."

Chen He is here?

Several aides around Li Xun, Li Cunxiao and others are very familiar with each other. Although Chen He is young, he is extremely wise and lives in the Western Regions for a long time, and is very familiar with the situation here.

Kui Lang said: "Chen He came here, maybe it was the meaning of the adults."

"uncertain!"

Li Cunxiao shook his head. Li Xun had already sent a message some time ago. Chen He is rushing to the Western Regions now, and there is no need for that.

Lei Wanhai thought for a while and said to the personal commander: "Go and tell Mr. Chen that there are some things in the military camp that I can't leave for the time being. I will go to the governor's mansion to visit him later."

"Yes, sir."

The personal lieutenant nodded and left.

At this time, Lei Wanhai looked at Xu Guangwen and asked, "Xu Guangwen, tell me, has anyone told you something about what happened today?"

Xu Guangwen hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No one told me anything."

"Tell me the truth." Lei Wanhai rolled his eyes. Xu Guangwen was also a good person. He was not lying, and the expression on his face could be seen at a glance.

Xu Guangwen lowered his head: "It was Wang Huang and Jiang Shi who asked me to ask this question. They said that it would be beneficial to everyone if they asked clearly."

Lei Wanhai, Li Cunxiao, Kuilang and others looked at each other, and their faces were filled with inexplicable expressions.

The governor of Xizhou was named Lin Xusheng. He was originally a Sima of Langzhou. In the first battle of Longyou, the governor of Langzhou deviated from the people and fled with his family. Lin Xusheng was loyal and righteous, recruited the people to defend the city. However, because he was outnumbered, he was eventually defeated and captured. He was then taken to Tubo and was imprisoned for more than two years until the end of the Second Battle of Longyou. Tubo was completely destroyed. So he surrendered to the Jin Dynasty again and released a large number of Han people in the country.

Lin Xusheng's actions were praised by the court, so he was transferred to Xizhou and became the governor of Xizhou.

Lin Xusheng was a very honest official, pragmatic, and his political methods were both strong and soft. Xizhou was in his hands. In less than two years, he received great governance. The economy developed rapidly and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

"Mr. Chen, this time, what explanation does Li Xiangguo have to do to you?"

In the study, Lin Xusheng and Chen He sat opposite each other, drinking tea and chatting.

Lin Xusheng is less than forty years old, and he is at the age of middle age.

Chen He smiled and said, "I grew up in the Western Regions, and this is my home. Isn't it normal to come back?"

Lin Xusheng said: "It is different from the past. Although you don't have any official position, you are a member of Li Xiangguo. Who dares not take you seriously? To put it bluntly, even if you fart, others will think that this is what Li Xiangguo asked you to let it go?"

After hearing Lin Xusheng's metaphor, Chen He immediately laughed.

"Mr. Lin, I wonder if you have heard any rumors recently?"

Chen He turned to the topic and started a formal conversation. After he arrived in Xizhou, the first person he looked for was Lin Xusheng, which must have been intended.

Pure military occupation of a region or even a country only represents a dominance and a powerful force. However, this power may be very strong now, but it does not mean that it can continue to be strong. What should we do when it declines? The will of the people and the sense of belonging of officials can last for a long time.

Chen He found Lin Xusheng just because he wanted to figure out some things from him and then make judgments and decisions.

Fan Zhongyun trusted Chen He very much. Before leaving, he told Chen He to let Lei Wanhai and others stay as much as possible. If the situation does not allow it, then leave.

In response to Chen He's inquiry, Lin Xusheng said indifferently: "There are many rumors, I wonder what you are talking about?"

"The court intends to transfer the troops from Xizhou back. Li Xiangguo has already sent a letter to Lei Wanhai to let him obey his orders."

Chen He directly touches the point.

Lin Xusheng nodded: "I already know this."

"Is it Lei Wanhai told you?"

"no."

Chen He said in surprise: "Li Xiangguo's letter should only be two days earlier than me. Since it was not what Lei Wanhai said to you, how did you know?"

Chen He was indeed a little surprised. Lei Wanhai would definitely not dare to reveal such a big thing easily. Since that is the case, how did Lin Xusheng know? And from his tone, it seemed that he knew that Li Xun's letter would have been passed to Xizhou before it was spread to him.

Lin Xusheng remained silent.

Chen He glanced at him: "If Lord Lin doesn't want to say it, he can't say it."

Lin Xusheng shook his head, looked at Chen He, and said in a deep voice: "Because of the importance of geographical location, today's Xizhou, whether economic or military, can be said to be second to none in the entire Western Regions..."

Interestingly, Lin Xusheng introduced the current political and economic situation of Xizhou to Chen He, and even talked about the destruction, economic backwardness, and population of Xizhou, which had been developed to the point of becoming less than 100,000 after the efforts of many people, has grown to this day, with more and more prosperous economy and its population has expanded to nearly 400,000.

Chen He looked at Lin Xusheng and said nothing.

Lin Xusheng, who said a lot, picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, then put it down gently, and said with some sigh: "All this is hard-won. I don't want Xizhou to be destroyed in my hands."
Chapter completed!