In order not to have any possible problems, Yan Nan personally only sent his soldiers as inspectors to supervise this matter, especially in terms of the descendants of the martyrs, and be sure to let the families of the martyrs in each place know about it.

July is approaching, Liu De has already sent Zhao Yun to bring Qian, Chen Ying, and Mi Zhen to Beiping, and Liu De's harem has good news, in addition to including Sun Shangxiang and Yang Yuhuan in the harem, Li Lan and Zheng Qinger are also pregnant one after another, and Liu De's day and night expeditions are not in vain.

On this day, Liu De was playing in the courtyard with little Liu Ning in his arms, and Liu De's wives and concubines were also accompanying him, smiling and smiling, but he was a little happy.

However, soon a tiger guard came to report, and Dai Zong and Che Yan came to ask for a meeting.

Liu De's face sank, according to the relationship between the two, they rarely come to pay their respects together, I'm afraid something big has happened.

Liu De handed little Liu Ning back into the arms of her mother Guo You, sent the concubines to leave, and met Dai Zong and Che Yan in the courtyard.

"Your Highness!"

Dai Zong and Che Yan bowed their heads and worshipped.

"Get up!"

Liu De waved his hand, motioned for the two to get up, and waited for the report of the two.

Dai Zong and Che Yan glanced at each other, and Dai Zong then came out and said: "Lord Qi, there is news from the minister's manpower in Danzhou, there is a large number of soldiers and horses in Danzhou, and the direction is to the north of the river!" ”

"North of the big river, isn't it Jizhou? It seems that Li Yun really wants to fight with us! Is it clear how many soldiers and horses there are? ”

Liu De tapped the handle of the chair, chuckled, and asked.

Dai Zong's head was lowered, "Please also ask Your Highness for forgiveness, because the soldiers and horses are transferred very frequently, so the specific number of people has not been ascertained..."

"According to the situation in Danzhou and Jinzhou, it would be good if Li Yun could transfer fifty or sixty thousand horses!"

Liu De analyzed it himself, and then said to Dian Wei behind him: "Pass the lonely hand, and order the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to issue an edict to Guan Yu, the Governor of the Later Army, so that Guan Yu can tighten his vigilance, patrol the big river, and be careful of the Wei army's sneak attack on our army." ”

He continued to order: "In the order of the governor of the capital Zhang Tianlang, the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Xun Yu, the military department of Shangshu Gao Xi, the military department Lang Zhong Yan Keqiu, the household department of the Shangshu Mi Zhu, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Xu Guangqi, the generals of the Chinese military governor's mansion, Lang Zhongling Yannan, Shizhong Xunyou, Zuna, Liu Yu, Zhang Cheng, an hour later, go to the Han Mansion to discuss matters. ”

"Yes!"

Dian Wei hurriedly dispatched the tiger guard to deliver the order.

Liu De said to Dai Zong and Che Yan: "You two also go with Gu, and talk about it on the way if you have something!" ”

Shen Feng, the chief butler of the Han Mansion, quickly prepared the car, Liu De beckoned Dai Zong and Che Yan into the car, and the carriage soon went to the mansion where Liu De worked under the escort of the tiger guards.

Che Yan's report to Liu De is more trivial, because Che Yan's Hanging Mirror Division is internal, responsible for supervising the officials of the counties and counties in the three states, of course, there is only the right to investigate and not the right to arrest, because Liu De wants an extra pair of eyes, and Liu De requires that there must be evidence, and not to catch the wind and shadows, otherwise the law will deal with it.

On the other hand, the one responsible for picketing the hundred officials is the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the two parties work together, Liu De is not afraid that one party will be able to hide himself, and the nature of the Hanging Mirror Division makes the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the hundred officials a little hostile, so it is impossible for the two to go to the urethra in the same pot.

And because the Metropolitan Procuratorate was initially established and the personnel were insufficient, even if he wanted to supervise Beiping, he was unable to do it, and Liu De could only use the Hanging Mirror Division to investigate the intelligence of other states.

The Gong Wei Division is mainly responsible for external affairs, and of course, the Gong Wei Division and the Hanging Mirror Division are also mutually balanced.

Dai Zong told Liu Deyu another thing: "According to the news from the spies, the imperial court envoy Ji Changluo fell from the boat when he crossed the river, and although he was quickly rescued, he was unconscious, and now he is not known for life or death. ”

Liu De's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to Dai Zong: "The matter of Ji Changluo falling into the river is definitely not so simple, it must be that Li Yun noticed something, maybe there is also a dispute between the imperial court and the Duke of Wei, in this way, no matter whether Ji Changluo fell into the river by accident or not, you send someone to Chen Liu to spread rumors, just say that Ji Changluo was killed by Li Yun." You can even contact officials who are loyal to the imperial court and have a gap with Li Yun to create contradictions and civil strife, so that Li Yun will be restless for a day! ”

"Since Li Yun wants to start a war with us, then he must let him taste our methods!"

Dai Zong promised: "The minister receives the order!" ”

Che Yan told Liu Deyu: "Commander Lu Bing found that the Kangping County Commander used his position to install cronies in the county, crack down on dissidents, embezzle public funds, and even the son of the Kangping County Commander injured people, which made the people of Kangping County resentful for a long time!" ”

Liu De quickly skimmed through the information, and then threw it into the corner of the carriage, "This Kangping County Order has been doing evil in Kangping County for a long time, why did you find out now?" ”

Che Yan hurriedly explained to Liu De: "Please also ask the lord to be tolerant, at that time, it happened that the center moved to Beiping, so there were omissions in all aspects of Yanzhou, and the Hanging Mirror Division was also frequently transferred, and the officials and people in Kangping City were afraid of the power of Kangping County, so..."

"Hmph, how long has it been since Lone Cai unified Yanzhou, and such evil officials have appeared, if they are not severely punished, won't it make the people feel cold and promote unhealthy trends in the world?" Liu De said hatefully.

"Your Highness, did you pass the order to Lu Bing to take down this Kangping County Order and his cronies?" Che Yan asked cautiously.

"No, I ordered Lu Bing to monitor the Kangping County Order, don't startle the snake, and send the order to the Ministry of Officials, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Yanzhou Mansion to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

"Maybe there's more to discover!"

Liu De turned his head to Dai Zong, who was silent on the side, and instructed: "Gong Weisi also sent people over, I don't believe that just a small county order dares to have such courage and ignore the laws of the Han Kingdom!" ”

"Tell Lu Bing that his credit is remembered!"

This sentence is said to Che Yan.

Dai Zong, Che Yan and others hurriedly agreed.

Soon, the car arrived outside the Han Mansion, Liu De lifted the curtain and walked into the main hall with Dai Zong and Che Yan.

Xun You, Zu Na, Liu Yu, and Zhang Cheng were waiting in the palace, so after receiving the news, they waited in the palace early.

In a short time, all the ministers and generals arrived one by one.

Liu De saw that everyone had arrived, so he asked Dai Zong to tell the ministers what he had just reported.

Compared with Xun Yu, Mi Zhu, Gao Xi and others, the expressions are a little serious, and the generals are a little eager to try, after all, in the eyes of the generals, only war can obtain merit, and merit represents title, power, money, and women.

Peng Yue took the lead and bowed his hand to Liu De: "Lord, this Li Yun sent a large army to gather in the big river, it must be to invade my Han, Li Yun's wolf ambition is obvious, it is better for us to strike first, and quickly send troops to cross the river, the thieves will definitely panic, and a battle can be done!" ”

Gao Xi said: "General Peng, don't worry, although Li Yun frequently mobilizes troops and horses, but the leading generals don't know who they are, and the number of soldiers and horses is not clear, not to mention that the Wei army has not invaded our territory, as the so-called division is nameless, and our rash dispatch of troops will inevitably make our army fall behind in terms of reputation, after all, the Duke of Han and the Duke of Wei are both Zhou ministers, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou is still in Chen." ”

Peng Yue was a little dissatisfied: "Now that we have learned that the enemy country is going to attack us, what reputation do we have to take into account?" Do you really have to wait until the enemy hits the doorstep and can't counterattack? At that time, the opportunity had already been missed, and if you wanted to win, I was afraid that you would have to lose even more soldiers and horses! This is a joke with the lives of the soldiers! ”

Liu De asked Mi Zhu: "How much money and grain is in the treasury now?" Was it enough to support the wear and tear of the First World War? ”

Mi Zhu reported to Liu De: "Your Highness, half of the money and grain in the treasury will support Beizhou, and the remaining grain and grass are only enough for 20,000 horses and horses in March, but now it is the autumn harvest, and when the grain is harvested in various places, it should be enough for the 50,000 army for half a year." ”

"Is there enough for the boat?"

Liu De asked Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi replied: "Your Highness, although we have a large number of ships now, if we want to send troops to cross the river, there are not enough boats at all!" ”

Liu Dedao: "The river is thousands of miles away, and there are many places to cross, and we have insufficient ships and insufficient soldiers and horses, so I am afraid that we will be at a disadvantage if we defend it alone." ”

Xun Yu thought for a long time, and suggested to Liu De: "My lord, the minister thinks that Li Yun, the Duke of Wei, has also been fighting for many years, and Danzhou and Jinzhou are in the land of four wars, and now there is an epidemic in the south, presumably if it cannot be defeated, the soldiers and horses of the Duke of Wei will not be able to hold out for a long time!" ”

"And we have few soldiers but enough food, we can concentrate our troops, hold the key passes, focus on the deployment, wait for the work, and strike later!"

Liu De secretly thought about it in his heart, and compared the advantages and disadvantages of the Han and Wei sides, there was a plague in the south of Wei, and now it is the autumn harvest, and the south must have a bad harvest, so Li Yun has to transfer a large amount of grain and grass to the south for disaster relief, otherwise there will be chaos in the south of Danzhou.

And Li Yun took the little emperor to Chen Liu, although there were a large number of talents to serve the Wei State, but in fact it also caused internal injustice in the Wei State.

Therefore, Li Yun will definitely sit in Chenliu, and it is impossible to personally lead the troops there, Li Yun is not there, and the victory rate of the Han army is increasing by one point.

On his own side, although there are few soldiers, there is plenty of food and grass, and all the soldiers are high-spirited, and they are all united, Xun Yu's plan is feasible!

Liu De spoke at this time: "Li Yun has an arrogant temperament, and he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, if he sends troops, he will issue a document to occupy the righteousness, but the people of the world don't know Li Yun's ambition, and Lone will also issue a document to denounce Li Yun's disobedience, and call on the states and counties of the world to jointly crusade against Li Yun!" ”

"Now our army has few soldiers, but the puppet emperor occupies Luanzhou, so that the lonely is like a fish in the throat, we must send troops to defend against the puppet emperor's soldiers, so the soldiers that can be used are only 30,000 horses, and I am willing to take Xun Shangshu's plan, concentrate troops, and strike later!"

"Lone was ready to personally lead the troops to the battle, and ordered Chen Shuo and Xun Yu to take charge of the rear, support grain and grass, and build ordnance. Ordered the left Jin Wuwei, the left and right Qianniu Wei, the three guards went out with the solitary expedition, and the right Jin Wuwei was stationed in Beiping. Xun You, Zu Na, Liu Yu, and Zhang Cheng were ordered to serve on the left and right, and the staff officers were on the military plane. ”

"The last general will be ordered!"

Since Liu De has given the order, the generals and ministers have promised.

Liu De then told Yan Nandao: "Continue the selection of the Gate Army, don't stop because of the war, but be stricter!" ”

Yan Nan arched his hand and said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the minister understands!" ”

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The generals did not dare to slack off, and went to the garrison one after another to command the troops and horses, and Gao Xi also quickly sent officials to carry ordnance, count the military registration, and check the number of generals and soldiers.

As the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass go first, and the household department is also combing the granaries in various places and mobilizing grain and grass.

The Ministry of Industry is to build ordnance, assign craftsmen to accompany the army to go on the expedition, and order craftsmen to build ordnance and enrich the arsenal, if the war lasts too long, military materials must be replenished in place, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable.

The Ministry of Rites also participated in it, looking for a sense of existence, the monarch led the army to the expedition, and there must be a swearing-in ceremony, and the Ministry of Rites rummaged through ancient books for this expedition ceremony, and finally found a rather cumbersome ceremony, and submitted it to Liu De's case.

Liu De glanced at it, his head hurt a little, and he called back directly, and everything was simple in the ceremony.

Of course, the large-scale actions of the government could not be concealed from those who had intentions, and the officials of the various governments were mixed, and soon the news of the war quickly spread to the ears of the family and the people.

Because the welfare of the Han army is very high, some young and strong people and rangers have run to the garrisons of various armies and come to join the army.

The generals of each guard did not have Liu De's order, of course, they could not recruit troops, but in fact, the number of guards now is far from the 30,000 people per guard that Liu De originally envisioned.

Why did Liu De use Zuo Jin Wuwei, left and right Qianniu Wei, plus the left and right tiger Benwei led by Guan Yu, the five guards added up to only 30,000 horses, but in fact, they were still limited by money and food.

After all, it is easy to recruit a new soldier, but whether the soldier needs money or not, whether it consumes an extra amount of food every day, if the soldier dies in battle, the later pension is also a large expense.

What's more, if you win, the cost of the reward is even greater.

And Yan, Ji, and Northern Three Prefectures have been in turmoil over the years, the population is withering, the taxes are insufficient, and they can't afford to raise so many soldiers and horses, so 30,000 people per guard is now just an idea of Liu De.

The guards reported the matter to Liu De, and Liu De knew that it was actually a good thing for Qingzhuang and Ranger to actively join the army, which showed that the Han State had slowly been recognized by the people of Sanzhou.

The political significance is higher than the military significance, so we must not refuse, but if we recruit these people, they are all new recruits, and the war is imminent, and these recruits will not be able to go to the battlefield at all, and they will not be of much help for a while.

Liu De thought about it, so he directly appointed Li Siye as the recruiting officer and recruited soldiers in a unified manner, but only gave Li Siye a quota of 5,000, and if it exceeded, those who were weak, not strong-willed, too old or too young would be eliminated.

Then the 5,000 people were divided into the other guards.

Li Siye is highly armed and strong, and it is very easy to suppress these recruits.

After that, Liu De no longer paid attention to the recruits.

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At this time, the first assistant of the cabinet, Chen Shuo, also ushered in a person in his house.

This person visited Chen Shuo in the lobby, and Chen Shuo said to him: "Brother, I once asked His Royal Highness to bring a letter to the old man, in the letter, the elder brother thinks that Da Zhou is in danger, and only hopes that the old man can appease his family, but he doesn't want to meet the virtuous nephew until now!" ”

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