All the ministers present saw it clearly, although they didn't know what was written on the gift list, but they could make Sun Ce, who was still sad, smile happily, which showed that the weight of the gift list was not light. As a result, all the ministers were secretly guessing in their hearts what the gift from Yan Guo was.

Sun Ce settled down, held up the gift list, and asked: "Yan Guo is really wealthy, and the gifts given are extraordinary, this gift is indeed valuable, if this king doesn't accept it, won't he look down on Yan Guo." Lord Sima, I just want to know, why did your father-in-law give such a generous gift? ”

Sima Lang said: "My lord and the first king of Wu are brothers, and this friendship will never be forgotten." After learning that the first king of Wu was killed by the Chu army, he fainted on the spot and ordered a large army to destroy Chu. However, my lord was so angry that he provoked old wounds, and his wounds burst out, and he was bedridden, and he still needed to recuperate for a while, so he had to give up in order to slowly try to get rid of it. If it weren't for this, the one standing on the main hall of King Wu's palace today should be my lord. Remembering the friendship of the past, my lord specially sent foreign ministers to pay tribute to him and congratulate the king on his succession. ”

"What wound has your lord had?" Sun Cehu asked suspiciously.

"Hey! Don't mention it, which damn Chu army actually quenched poison on the blade, if it weren't for the divine doctor Hua Tuo in Chenliu, I'm afraid my lord's life would be in danger. His Royal Highness King Wu, in addition to this, my lord has one more matter, I don't know if His Royal Highness King Wu can agree. ”

"Tell me about it."

Sima Lang paused and continued: "My lord heard that King Wu has a sister, and it is less than a month, and it just so happens that my lord was also happy with his son last month, and he wants to settle this family affair with King Wu, and the marriage between the two countries is even more joyful. Continue to get along in harmony and friendship, I wonder if King Wu can agree? ”

Sun Ce frowned, and secretly shouted in his heart: "What is this Lin Nan doing, giving me a generous gift first, and now coming to get married, what is his intention?" Don't...... It has something to do with the agreement of my father before his death? So what exactly is that convention? I'll ask Cheng Pu and Huang Gai ...... later."

He squinted at Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Fan and Zhang Hong. Seeing that Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Fan, and Zhang Hong all nodded, they felt that this marriage must be of great benefit to the future of Wu Guo, otherwise the four of them would not all agree. So, he nodded and said slowly: "Okay, since this is the case, then settle this family affair, and when my sister reaches the age of fifteen, I will personally send her to Yan Kingdom to complete the marriage." ”

"King Wu is wise. There are few in the world, and on behalf of my king, I would like to thank His Royal Highness King Wu. ”

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Actually, if you don't bring it up, I will also bring it up to your lord." It's just that this time is too long, I don't know if your lord has any other daughters and nieces? I wonder if you can convey the king's intentions back to you, who has not yet married, and wants to find a wife among your lord's relatives. ”

Sima Lang said: "It must be." His Royal Highness King Wu, can you let the ministers go to the tomb of the former king to pay respects? After all, this is the main purpose of the foreign minister's visit to Wu. ”

Sun Ce said: "Zhou Tai." ”

"The last general!" Zhou Tai stepped out and hugged his fists. "What does the king command?"

"You take Master Sima to the tomb of the first king to worship."

"No!"

"Farewell to the minister!" Sima Lang slowly withdrew from the main hall and disappeared into the main hall with Zhou Tai.

After Sun Ce saw that Sima Lang was far away, he said to Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, how is the progress of the southern expedition to Shanyue?" ”

Zhou Yu reported: "Shanyue has a large number of people, and it cannot be pacified overnight. The minister has left soldiers and horses to garrison, and has obtained the consent of the leaders of the various tribes in the three chapters of the law with the local Vietnamese people, expressing their willingness to live in harmony. However, this is not a long-term solution. Because the places where Shanyue lived were very widespread, the ministers went to attack only a part of it, and most of Shanyue in the south was still a threat. However, after this conquest, Shanyue also saw the strength of our army, and did not dare to make a mistake lightly, and the minister dared to protect the southeast for two years. ”

After hearing this, Sun Ce continued: "This is the best. Gong Jin, taking advantage of the arrival of the Yan envoy this time, I just have something I want to tell you......"

Halfway through his words, Sun Ce suddenly realized that he was still in the main hall, so he said loudly to the ministers: "Lords and generals, please perform their duties, except for Zhang Hong, Lu Su, Lu Fan, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao and Gong Jin, the rest of the people can all retreat." ”

"No!"

Zhang Zhao was the most reluctant to go, seeing that Sun Ce left Zhang Hong and did not leave himself, his heart could not be calmed for a long time, but this is also to blame him, he is so dignified, why should he obstruct Sun Ce from succeeding to the throne, as a result, stealing chickens will not lead to rice.

"Hey!" Zhang Zhao sighed, turned around and walked outside.

"Oh, Lord Xiangguo, please stay, just now this king forgot to call your name for a while, please stay with you." Sun Ce has been paying attention to Zhang Zhao's every move, and this time, he did it on purpose, just to give Zhang Zhao a small punishment and a big commandment.

After Zhang Zhao heard Sun Ce's words, to be honest, he felt a warm current in his heart, turned around again, and stayed in the hall.

Sun Ce saw that all the ministers were almost finished, and only the people left behind him in the main hall, so he stepped down from the throne, handed over the gift list to everyone to circulate, and said to Zhou Yu at the same time: "Gong Jin, I want to ask you to send an envoy to Yan Kingdom, and use your wisdom to bring back some policies that are conducive to the development of my Wu State and the secrets of Yan Kingdom, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

Zhou Yu didn't think about it, so he nodded and agreed, and said: "The king's mind, Gong Jin understands, he will definitely not live up to the king's trust, and when Sima Lang leaves, I will go to Yan Kingdom with him." However, you may have to stay in Yan for a year or two. ”

"So long?"

"It's not been a long time, and I can't find out any secrets at all, and I have to gain the trust of Yan Guo. The king can rest assured that in a year and a half, the minister will definitely return to Wu and return with what the king needs. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have the same mind, he doesn't need too many words, he knows what Sun Ce is thinking, almost Sun Ce has roundworms in his stomach.

After hearing this, Sun Ce nodded slightly, glanced at Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao with his eyes, and asked: "The four generals are all generals who accompanied the first king in the southern expedition to the north, and they have all made great achievements, so it can be said that without the four generals, there would be no Wu State." Four generals, please bow down to Bo Fu! ”

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao hurriedly went to help, and said in unison: "King, this can't be done......

"The four generals are the pillars of the Wu Kingdom, and they deserve to be worshiped by me, what is there to do?" After speaking. Sun Ce bowed to the four of them.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao also clasped their fists and said: "After the ministers wait, they are willing to obey the king's dispatch and swear to protect the king and defend the Wu country." ”

"The king understands the intentions of the four generals...... It's just that I have one thing I want to ask the four generals......"

"If the king has any questions, just say it, I will know everything." Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao said in unison.

"This king wants to know, a few years ago, when the heroes were crusading against Dong Zhuo. What agreement did the first king and Yanhou Lin Nan have? The king remembered that the four generals were also present at that time......"

After the four of them looked at each other, Cheng Pu finally spoke: "King, that day, the Marquis of Yan had set a plan for the first king to capture Jiangdong, and made an appointment, the first king took advantage of Jiangdong to annex the land of Jingxiang and Bashu, and the Marquis of Yan slowly plotted Jizhou, Yuan, Guan, and Xiliang based on Liaodong. In order to achieve the trend of dividing the world equally. Finally, the first king and the marquis of Yan guarded the Han family together. Combine the two soldiers and horses into one, revive the Han Dynasty, govern together, and establish a new Great Han. ”

After listening to the uninformed people present, they finally understood why Sun Jian was so grateful to Lin Nan. Why are Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao so friendly to Lin Nan. It turned out that it was Lin Nan who originally offered advice to Gudong Sun Jian to attack Jiangdong, and there was such a shocking agreement between the two of them.

It's just that this time, that time. Although Liu Zhang and Liu Bei both claimed emperors in Chengdu and Xiangyang in the name of continuing the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhang's Shu Han and Liu Bei's Jing Han were not worthy of being called Great Han.

Sun Ce completely understood, and looked at this gift list again, no wonder Lin Nan would give such a generous gift, it turned out to be such a reason.

After everyone circulated and read the gift list, Zhou Yu asked: "King, since this gift list is so heavy, then the minister thinks that the Yan Kingdom does not need to go, right?" ”

Sun Ce nodded and said with a smile: "Everyone, immediately let Gu Yong transport all the gifts of Yan Kingdom to Jianye, this generous gift is too important to our army." It seems that Lin Nan's series of practices are indeed going according to the agreement with the previous king, since he is really helping us, then let's follow the will of the first king and capture all Jing Han and Shu Han! ”

"No!"

Subsequently, Sun Ce left Zhang Zhao alone, in the empty hall, which was unusually quiet.

Zhang Zhao was a little weak-hearted, and he didn't know what Sun Ce meant by leaving him alone, so he first asked: "King, if there is something, just open your mouth, what you need the minister to do, the minister will try to do it as much as possible." ”

"Lord Xiangguo, the first king ordered you to supervise the country with the military advisor Zhang Hong, the meaning of the first king is very clear, that is, let this king rely on Lord Xiangguo. However, what Lord Xiangguo has done today really chills the king's heart......"

"My lord, in fact, the minister is also doing this for the sake of ......," Zhang Zhao hurriedly explained.

"I don't need to explain, this king knows. Lord Xiangguo has always worked hard for state affairs, and his hard work is high. Moreover, when the former king pacified Jiangdong, he also relied on the strategy of Lord Xiangguo. The first king was a man who received the grace of a drop of water and repaid him with a spring. Since the Xiangguo followed the first king, he has been regarded as a guest by the first king, and later the establishment of the Wu State, and was appointed by the first king as the prime minister, Xiangguo, and the general administration of the national government, and it is precisely because of the Xiangguo that the Wu State can be stabilized and the Wu State can be strong. This king remembers that the first king had competed with Yuan Shu for Shouchun three times, and all the required soldiers, salaries, grain and grass were dispatched by Lord Xiangguo, if it were not for Lord Xiangguo, Shouchun would definitely not be captured. Lord Xiangguo has made such great achievements, what he has done in the hall today is not because he is worried that after the succession of this king, he will remove you from the position of Xiangguo? ”

Zhang Zhao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no...... The minister had no such intention, and the reason why the minister did this was also for the sake of Wu Guo, the minister ...... Minister...... Ay! ”

Sun Ce stabbed and said, "Is it because of the Ce Yu Army under this king? ”

"Exactly!" Zhang Zhao saw that Sun Ce had already guessed it, and he no longer concealed it, and said directly, "The Ce Yu Army was established by the king, and they are all young men, although they are brave in battle, they also have their drawbacks. Many of them are people who have been bandits and grass bandits, not good families, and it is not enough to rely on a lot of blood. They are so brave and ruthless, and they will definitely become a stumbling block for the king. The minister knew that the king and the soldiers of the Ce Yu army had a good relationship, and once the king took over the throne of King Wu, the Ce Yu army would inevitably become a guard of the king. If someone makes trouble in the future, it will inevitably cause a sensation in the entire palace, in order to prevent it from happening. The minister can only make this decision, let the king postpone the succession, and wait for the future minister to come up with a way, and then the king will take over. ”

After hearing this, Sun Ce finally understood everything, and said to Zhang Zhao: "Although Lord Xiangguo can rest assured, the Ce Yu army will no longer exist from now on, and this king will make proper arrangements." I also ask Lord Xiangguo to continue to be loyal to the country in the future, what is the matter? You can directly consult with this king, this king has courage and strategy, but he doesn't have much wisdom, and he will prosper Wu in the future, and he will have to rely on Lord Xiangguo! ”

Zhang Zhao was deeply moved at this time, it turned out that Sun Ce left him not to find trouble, but to solve the misunderstanding. He immediately bowed and said, "Great King, from now on." Zhang Zibu will be loyal to the country and will never give up. ”

"Good. Lord Xiangguo, please come with me, I have already asked people to prepare thin wine. Sun Ce smiled and pulled Zhang Zhao towards the side hall.

In the side hall of King Wu's palace, Sun Ce prepared a sumptuous banquet for Zhang Zhao, and the two also cleared up the previous misunderstanding. During the banquet, Sun Ce asked Zhang Zhao about some ways to govern the country. Zhang Zhao also answered one by one, and the two of them got along very well.

"The king, the minister has something unclear, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not." Zhang Zhao looked puzzled and said slowly.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Zhang Zhao said: "A gift from the envoy sent by the Marquis of Yan. Includes 1,000 repeaters, 500 pairs of steel armor, 500 steel knives, and shipbuilding blueprints...... The reason why Yan is so strong is that it has something that other countries do not have, and the crossbow is made by Yan State, and almost every soldier wears one. There are also sophisticated weapons and armor, although not everyone can wear them, but most of the Yan soldiers use steel armor and weapons...... Not every blacksmith can make steel, in the country of Wu, there are very few people who can have a steel knife, but almost everyone in the country of Yan has it from top to bottom, which is enough to make the country of Yan strong...... It's just that why did the Yan Kingdom give us these most important gifts? Aren't you afraid that we will imitate weapons and armor that are exactly like theirs? ”

Sun Ce also had the same doubts, but he has not yet found an answer. He reluctantly thought that this was Lin Nan helping Wu Guo, after all, there was an agreement between his father and Lin Nan, and now Lin Nan was almost about to complete the great cause of unifying the north, but Wu Guo was so poor and weak.

"Maybe it's because of the agreement with the former king......" Sun Ce took a sip of wine, he really couldn't figure out any other reason, and said lightly, "No matter what the reason is, in short, we must get along with Yan Kingdom in friendship and harmony." Lord Xiangguo, I would like to ask you to gather skilled craftsmen from all over the country, all of whom will gather in Jianye City, imitate the 1,000 repeating crossbows sent by Yan Guo, and build large warships with shipbuilding drawings. In addition, gather all the blacksmiths to gather in Huiji County, visit famous smelting masters, and teach all blacksmiths to master the skills of 100 steelmaking. ”

"No!"

"When the envoys of Yan State leave, another envoy will be sent to Yan State to express the friendship of our army to Yan State."

"No!"

……

After two and a half months of campaigning, the Yan army finally occupied the original as it wished, and temporarily stopped the expedition.

Lin Nan deployed most of his troops in Hongnong, Wancheng and Runan in Nanyang, first with Xu Huang as the general of Hongnong Taishou and Anxi, and on the basis of continuing to lead Zhoucang, Liaohua, Linyang, Wang Jun and others, he sent 10,000 soldiers to Xu Huang, and ordered Xu Huang to build a pass on the spot to form a confrontation with Tongguan.

Secondly, with Zhang Liao as the general of Annan, he led the army to stay in Wancheng, and let Wen Ping and Wei Yan deputy, always pay attention to the movements of Liu Bei, who has already been proclaimed emperor. Immediately afterwards, Chen Zhi was the general of Pingxi and let him stay in Wuguan. In the end, with Huang Zhong as the Taishou of Runan and the general of Zhennan, he led his troops to stay in Runan, and Zhang Liao used each other as horns to clamp Liu Bei.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the beginning of autumn and the end of summer, and the weather had become relatively cool, but in Lin Nan's heart, there were some things that were still so hot and dry, and if he didn't deal with them well, he couldn't sleep at all.

On July 26, Sima Lang, who sent an envoy to Wu, returned to Chenliu and brought back the envoy of Wu, who sent a generous gift and expressed his willingness to live in permanent peace with Yan.

On the first day of August, Lin Nantong, whose injuries were gradually improving, summoned the captured Wei generals in Chen Liucheng.

Chen Liucheng's Taishou Mansion, a group of Wei generals led by Li Dian and Le Jin stood in two columns, and Lin Nanduan sat in the hall. Glancing at the long list of captives in his hand, he saw that the names of Li Dian, Le Jin, Dong Zhao, Mao Jue, Lu Qian, Ren Jun, Xiahou Li and others were written on it, and then looked around at everyone one by one, then put down the list and asked loudly: "The Wei State no longer exists, although Cao Mengde escaped by luck." But it was attached to the Qin army, and now it was originally occupied by me, and you are all the pillars of the Wei State, I don't know if you are willing to serve my Yan State and jointly govern the Yuan and make the Yan State prosperous? ”

"The general of the defeated army, how dare you speak bravely, we are willing to surrender and serve the dogs and horses for Yanhou." Li Dian and Le Jin were captured shortly after they were captured. had the intention of surrendering, and was afraid that he would affect his family because of himself, so as soon as Lin Nan's words fell, the two took the lead in expressing their surrender.

Dong Zhao, Mao Jue, Lu Qian, Ren Jun and others all looked at each other, and the four of them knew that the general trend of the world had clearly tended to Lin Nan's side, and they immediately expressed their willingness to surrender.

When everyone knelt on the ground and expressed their willingness to surrender, only Xiahou Li stood there with a cold face. A look of neither humility nor arrogance.

Lin Nan asked everyone else to get up and let them all go down for a while. Go and rest in each other, and hand them over to Jia Xu, and use them according to their talents.

So, after everyone left, there were not many people left in the hall.

"You are Xiahou Li?" Lin Nan squinted and glanced at Xiahou Li, and saw that Xiahou Li's long eyebrows were clear. He asked casually.

"If you don't change your name, you don't change your surname, Xiahou Li is below, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it." Xia Houli was still wearing men's clothes, wrapped in a strong suit. Concealing her original femininity.

"I heard you're a woman, I don't know if it's true or not?"

"What's wrong with a woman? It's much better than those men who don't have integrity. Xia Houli's breath was very cold.

"Hehe, it seems that she is still a fierce woman. I ask you, are you really unwilling to submit to me? ”

"I'd rather die than obey."

"Well, if you restore your daughter's body, and then dress up, you are also a beauty. It's just a pity that you have this face and figure, but before I give you death, it won't be cheap. You are a member of the Tiger Guard, in the battle of Yuanyongcheng, you led your subordinates to kill many of my Dayan's soldiers, this hatred, my Dayan's soldiers are all in mind. In order that those soldiers may rest in peace, I am prepared to give you to my men as a prostitute, so that I will comfort my men who have been born and died. What do you think? ”

"You're despicable. However, my body is mine, I will never let you succeed, if you don't let me die happily, I can only kill myself. ”

"Want to die? It's not impossible, but even if you die, I won't let you go, and I'll let the soldiers borrow your corpse, and I think the soldiers who haven't been through the personnel will be happy to enjoy that wonderful ......."

"You...... Shame on you! ”

"I'm shameless, I never said I'm a decent man. However, I have one more condition, as long as you agree, I will let you go. ”

Xiahou Li hurriedly asked, "What conditions?" ”

"Do you remember who caught you?"

"Remember, I remember turning into ashes, Zhang He!"

"Well, you seem to have a good impression of him...... My condition is that as long as you can marry Zhang He, I will let you go, and I will never embarrass you again. ”

"Marry...... Marrying Zhang He? Xia Houli was quite surprised.

"Not bad! Marrying Zhang He, the two of you are married, and after you become Zhang He's wife, I will naturally not embarrass you. ”

Xiahou Li fell into deep thought, since she was captured by Zhang He, Zhang He has never felt sorry for her, and specially sent someone to take care of her, providing good food and drink. In the depths of her heart, in the battle of the woods of Yuanyongcheng, Zhang He inadvertently touched her chest, plus Zhang He's martial arts are not weak, and he can capture her alive, in fact, his heart has already been branded with Zhang He's shadow, if it weren't for the hostile sides, with her daring personality, she would definitely take the initiative to let Zhang He marry her.

Lin Nan looked at Xiahou Li and remembered the letterhead he had just received this morning, and couldn't help but feel that this was a good thing.

In the letter, Zhang He strongly recommended Xiahou Li as a general, and called Xiahou Li a heroine, the force is no worse than those generals of the women's army, and between the lines reveals a strange emotion. Although it is not explicitly stated, the meaning is already clear.

After Lin Nan read it, he asked someone to inquire about some news, and after this inquiry, he learned that Zhang He was so concerned about Xiahouli. After capturing Xiahou Li, Zhang He has always assigned his personal entourage to protect Xiahou Li. Only then did he decide to marry Xiahou Li to Zhang He.

At this time, as soon as he mentioned Zhang He's name, Xia Houli's face flushed with a slight red, and Lin Nan already knew that kind of peach blossom on his face. In addition, Zhang He repeatedly begged in his letters not to kill Xiahou Li. The combination of the two came to a conclusion.

"Since Lang is affectionate and the concubine is intentional, I think this is what I will do. If you really wanted to die, you would have committed suicide a long time ago, and you wouldn't have allowed yourself to live until now. You should be waiting for someone, waiting to see him again. It's a pity that someone is not in Chenliu, if you agree, I will have someone send you to someone's side. How about a good reminiscence? ”

Xiahou Li is an orphan, and after being picked up and adopted by Cao Cao, she was surnamed Xiahou, and in her impression, Cao Cao was the only person who was good to her. But that kind of goodness is completely different from Zhang He's kindness to her, Cao Cao is good to her. is nothing more than trying to train her to be a tool for killing, and Zhang He is good to her. But it made her feel a strangeness in her heart. It was this abnormality that supported her to survive under the captivity of the Yan army for nearly a month. According to her former character, being captive would mean death.

"Cao Cao can't take care of himself now, he won't take care of you at all, and. Take you as a killer, and I also know that you are Cao Cao's adopted daughter. But what father have you ever seen train his daughter to be a killer? You think about it, I'll ...... tomorrow," Lin Nan continued to persuade.

"Don't think about it, the woods of my Yongcheng City. I'm already his man. Xiahou Li interrupted Lin Nan's words and said very resolutely.

"Hehe, refreshing. Then I will send someone to send you to Chen County, and Zhang He will wait for you there. ”

All the prisoners of war surrendered, this is what Lin Nan is willing to see, although Lin Nan lost almost 80,000 troops in the original battle, but with the surrender of the Qin army and the Wei army, the total strength reached 350,000.

After dealing with the matter of prisoners of war, Lin Nan summoned Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xun You, Xun Chen and others to discuss who would be left to continue to deal with the original post-war issues.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you should be very clear about the purpose of my call, so please express your opinions." Lin Nan spoke first.

Xun Chen first said: "My lord, if the shape of the country is basically decided, and our army Ma Teng, Liu Zhang, and Liu Bei are called emperors, the country of the Han family will completely collapse." The minister thought that the lord with the strength of the army, the tiger in Jizhou, and now the plain, compared with the other three emperors, far more than them, subordinates think that the lord should do his best to be honored in the ninety-five, in order to be above the rest of the kings. ”

Since Liu Zhang and Liu Bei successively became emperors, the news reached Yan State, and Yan State has been a little impetuous, in terms of strength, territory, economy, and population, Yan is far beyond them, if you are not called emperor, it seems that heaven does not tolerate it. Therefore, Xun Chen's views represent the voices of the Yan Kingdom.

Lin Nan remained silent, turned his face to look at Xun You, and asked, "What is Gongda's opinion?" ”

Xun You said slowly: "It is inevitable to be called emperor, but the top priority is not to be emperor, but how to solve the problems left over after the war." Xuzhou and Qingzhou were not affected too much, but Yanzhou was the main battlefield for the destruction of Wei, although our army was a fluke victory, and it took a short time to drive away Cao Cao, but Yanzhou must be the place where Cao Cao was traced, and Cao Wei's forces were deeply rooted here and difficult to calm for a while. In addition, Runan, Chen, Qian, and Liang counties in Yuzhou were all affected by a severe drought last year, which caused the people to have no harvest and barely survive. ”

Lin Nan nodded, satisfied with Xun You's answer.

Guo Jia then said: "In addition, the land of Luoyang Gyeonggi, west of Hugao Pass, east of Hangu Pass, south of Mengjin, and north of Xuanyuan Pass, is still a barren land so far, and my subordinates think that this is a land of heaven, and now it is all owned by my Dayan, so they should think of ways to restore its former prosperity." Thinking that back then, the sunset was prosperous, but it was burned to ashes by a fire, and the people were displaced, and how to restore the prosperity of the sunset was also imperative. ”

Jia Xu finally said: "In general, there are three major events at present, one is to claim the emperor, the second is to restore the people after the war, and the third is to appease the people. The original is a contested place since ancient times, and there is a way to win the world, plus most of the original plains, and there are countless fertile fields. Once it is truly restored, it will inevitably become another major grain production base in Yan Kingdom. The subordinates thought that they should follow the policy of seizing Jizhou, reduce or exempt the original three-year tax, encourage agricultural survival, and build water conservancy. After three years, the army could also carry out military cantonment, and appoint competent officials to important posts in various places, and after three years, there would inevitably be a new atmosphere. ”

After listening to the different opinions of the four people, Lin Nan felt that they were all useful, and these were also what he had in mind.

Originally, this area was the source of Huaming, and was regarded as the heart of the world by the Chinese people in ancient times.

Dayu controls the water and divides the world into Kyushu. Yuzhou is the heart of the world, and then the large plains around Yuzhou are collectively called Yuan. For most of the history of the country, the government, economy and the heart of the country were in the original area of the Yellow River Valley, and the Central Plains could be established in the world. Later Mongol and Manchu rulers believed that the dynasty that incorporated the Central Plains into their territory was the orthodox dynasty of the country, rather than only ruling the old Mongol or Manchu lands, and established the Yuan and Qing dynasties as unified states, respectively.

Other words. Those who win the Central Plains will win the world.

Now. Lin Nan has completely occupied the Central Plains, so that the territory of Yan has doubled, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the thirteen states in the world, Yan occupied Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou and Luoyang Jinggi area of part of the division, the territory is huge, covering the world. Ma Teng, Liu Zhang, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Shixie, who are far away in Jiaozhou, are out of reach.

Lin Nan has been thinking hard, and he doesn't need to worry too much about how to govern the original, because as long as he implements benevolent government, he will be recognized by the people. In this era, agriculture was still the mainstay. The people regard food as their heaven, and without food, everything is utopian. Therefore, the development of agriculture is inevitable and the most important, but at the same time as the development of agriculture, his industry should not be left behind, plus the troops consumed after the war need to be replenished, and the talent is slightly insufficient, these things are bothering him.

"Well, that's it. Jizhou is stable, and it doesn't need too many troops, but it is different, you need to leave more troops to defend it, and you also need a person with a sense of the overall situation to sit here, I want to choose from the four of you, and the four of you will choose it. Lin Nan thought for a long time before he said.

Xun You, Guo Jia, and Xun Chen said in unison: "I think that the talent of the chief military division should be enough to take on this great responsibility!" ”

Lin Nan glanced at Jia Xu and asked, "Strategist, do you have any suitable candidates?" ”

"Lord, and Mao Sui recommended himself." Jia Xu said with his fists clenched.

Lin Nandao: "Jizhou is stable, an atmosphere has been formed, some things have been agreed upon, and the danger caused to Jizhou by the destruction of Zhao has been made up, I mean, the four of you stay in the original together, and work together to restore the original place, with the military division as the auxiliary, and the three of you as the auxiliary, each governing a state." What do you guys think? ”

After the four of them looked at each other for a while, they replied in unison: "The subordinates will definitely do the work of dogs and horses!" ”

Lin Nandao: "Very good, then...... Jia He served as the assassin of Yanzhou, and the governor of Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Yuzhou, Guo Fengxiao served as the assassin of Xuzhou, Xun Youruo served as the assassin of Qingzhou, and Xun Gongda served as the assassin of Yuzhou. ”

"No!"

As soon as the words fell, Lin Nan turned to Chen Lin, the secretary behind him, and said, "Draft the book immediately and publish it to the public." ”

"No!" Chen Lin did not hesitate to wave ink like rain, and the pen walked away from the dragon and snake.

Lin Nan then said: "In addition, I have one more important thing to say, which is the matter of moving the capital......

"Move the capital?" Everyone present couldn't help but be stunned.

"Well, the north is stable, Jicheng is too far away from Yuan, it is inconvenient to rule the newly occupied area, in order to strengthen the rule, I decided to move the capital to Yuan." Lin Nan said this, but it was well thought out.

The capital of Yan is Jicheng in Youzhou, which is far away from the newly occupied area, which is not conducive to stabilizing the Dìng and Zhanyuan areas, and is located in the border area, although after the early stage of Linnan, it has activated the economy of the northern area, making Jicheng a place with a relatively large business, but it is a remote place after all, so it is imperative to move the capital.

So where to move?

This is more critical, there are several cities in Lin Nan's heart: first Xu County, following the example of Cao Cao in history, built the capital Xu County, and took Xu County as the capital.

Especially in the current situation of capturing Yuzhou, the construction of the capital of Xu County has the following advantages, one is the front of the capital, the center of gravity is conducive to defense, and the land of Xuchang is located in the middle of the three fronts of the Yan State, Wen Ping succeeded in capturing Nanyang Wancheng, basically opened the depth of the frontier strategy for Xu County, so that the possibility of Xu County as the capital greatly increased.

The second is Yecheng, from the geographical point of view, in fact, Yecheng is not far from the Yellow River in the south, and after Yuan Shao's operation, it is already the first strong city in Jizhou, and it is also in the heart of the current land of the whole Yan country.

The third is the setting sun, the geographical location of the setting sun is advantageous, it is considered to be the land of Longxing, and there are two times before and after the original war that Lin Nan provoked and moved, both times surrounded the Luoyang area, so in Lin Nan's heart, he was ashamed of the people in the Luoyang area.

Moreover, the Sifang Pass of the setting sun is blocked, the advance can be attacked, the retreat can be defended, the west can deter the Qin army in the pass, the south can form a confrontation with the Han State in Jingzhou, the north can clamp the Huns who are not yet very stable in Bingzhou, and the east can overlook Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou, which is the first position.

In doing so, Lin Nan also emulated the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, with Jizhou as the basic and Luoyang as the imperial capital, and sent the generals who could conquer the four expeditions to level the world, and the relocation of the capital was conducive to stabilizing the original and winning the world in the future, so that the imperial court decrees could be quickly conveyed to the Quartet.

After hearing this, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Xun Chen all looked at each other, and they saw that Lin Nan was confident, and they already understood.

"I don't know if there is a suitable place for the Lord's heart?" Jia Xu asked first.

"I'm ready to move the capital to Luoyang."

"The sunset is dilapidated, it has been reduced to ruins, but its geographical location is very superior, if you want to move the capital to Luoyang, you must rebuild a city on the ruins, otherwise how can Luoyang be the capital?" Xun Chen said.

"Lord, you can imitate Jicheng, and then order Shi Sun Rui to build the imperial capital in Luoyang, and with Shi Sun Rui's experience in building the city, you will definitely be able to rebuild a magnificent imperial capital." Xun Yu Dao.

"Yes, that's good."

After the meeting, the basic doubts have been lifted, and as for when Lin Nan will be proclaimed emperor, no clear date has been given, which undoubtedly makes everyone quite puzzled. It stands to reason that it is inevitable to be called the emperor, but Lin Nan just doesn't spit out, and Lin Nan who was the first to be the king in the past is simply like two people.

On the third day of the eighth month, Lin Nan said that he was a class teacher, but in fact, he only took away more than 100 horsemen, and left all 300,000 troops in Yuan, and carried out drastic reform and preparation for the original. At the same time, in order to stabilize the border, Lin Nan transferred Han Meng back to Bingzhou, continued to serve as the assassin of Bingzhou, and asked Han Meng to send troops to occupy Hedong County, firmly controlling half of the Yellow River in the shape of "several".

Half a month later, Lin Nan returned to Jicheng with a tired heart. As soon as he arrived at the boundary of Jicheng, he didn't even enter the city, but called a lieutenant who guarded the city gate to take him to the mausoleum of Gongyi.

Under the cold August sky, the vast fields were silent. The hot summer has quietly slipped away, leaving a bleak scene in the fields after the busy farming.

As far as the eye can see, both sides of the road are full of bare wheat stubble, and there are no sheaves of wheat or stacks of wheat in sight. In the harvested pastures, the cattle are walking back and forth in despair. From time to time, flocks of grey finches rose like dark clouds from the cornfields, and scattered like hailstones on the dusty roads. (To be continued......)