Zhao Hui's life was very uneventful.

After Tai Shici withdrew and merged with the state, Zhao Hui's attention was also taken back from Luoyang.

"It's another goose feather snowfall."

Guo Jia was draped in a big hat and had a stove in front of him.

He didn't really like such a cold day.

Cao Cao had already returned to Xuchang with the Son of Heaven.

In addition, Yuan Shu sent a team of soldiers and horses to intercept and kill Cao Cao and Liu Xie, but instead he was wiped out.

Liu Bei was still able to fight Cao Cao after all, and followed Cao Cao to Xuchang.

In addition, after Tai Shici returned to the state, the Huns in the north who were about to move returned to Anfen.

It was the middle of winter again, and the princes everywhere also quit their armies and ceased war.

Lu Bu has already gained a firm foothold in Xuzhou.

After Yuan Shu failed to stop Cao Cao and Liu Xie, he did not deal with Lu Bu for the time being.

Although Yuan Shu failed to stop Liu Xie, his mind to become emperor has become stronger and stronger.

The palace in Shouchun has been almost built.

The jade seal is there, and the dragon robe is there.

In addition, Han Yin has begun to select beauties from all over Yangzhou for Yuan Shu, ready to be sent to Yuan Shu's harem.

Yuan Shu has also stopped hiding it.

It's not just Zhao Hui and Lu Bu who know. Cao Cao and Liu Bei also saw it.

And Liu Xie, who came to Xuchang, also learned from Liu Bei.

It's just that Liu Xie's situation is much better than before.

But he still doesn't have much to decide when it comes to big and small things.

The affairs of the DPRK and the DPRK are basically agreed upon by Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

After the two are confirmed, they will report to Liu Xie.

Compared with Liu Xie, who had no human rights before.

Today's Liu Xie is still a puppet, at most a relatively dignified puppet.

Whether it was Liu Bei or Cao Cao, no matter what they thought in their hearts.

Now when facing Liu Xie, it is all as a courtier, and there is no joy at all.

This alone is enough to separate them from Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, and Guo Yan.

Therefore, although he is still a puppet, Liu Xie's own feelings are very different.

For now, Liu Xie doesn't consider himself a puppet yet.

In his heart, he thinks that he can't call the shots. But he at least has the right to decide.

No matter what decision Liu Bei and Cao Cao made, they must first be implemented after he agreed.

Where is it like before, Liu Xie didn't know what Dong Zhuo had done.

As for the overnight stay, the matter of staying overnight in the dragon bed, Liu Bei and Cao Cao naturally won't do it.

Dong Zhuo and Li Dao Guo Yan are not family, and they are both martial artists. Short-sightedness is inevitable. And their virtues are far from the position they have attained.

But Cao Cao is a son of a family, and his father Cao Song was a captain, although he only bought it with money.

Moreover, Liu Bei and Cao Cao have all been taught by celebrities, have lofty ambitions and long-term vision.

A little profit can't cover their eyes at all.

Both value fame.

And he will not be like Dong Zhuo, who thinks that whoever has a big fist will be justified. Not everyone is willing to listen to people with big fists.

Both Liu Bei and Cao Cao adhered to their duties as courtiers.

And Liu Bei will often discuss the general trend of the world with Liu Xie.

made Liu Xie feel that he was valued by Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

Whether it is Cao Cao or Liu Bei, the relationship between him and Liu Xie is very good now.

But it is not known how long their relationship will last.

As long as Liu Xie is still the Son of Heaven, the contradictions between them will inevitably break out one day.

Now Liu Bei and Cao Cao can fool Liu Xie.

But after a long time, Liu Xie will always feel it.

He is the Son of Heaven, and an aspiring Son of Heaven.

Although Liu Xie is now an adult, in the past few years, he was the puppet of Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and others, and he didn't know how to govern the world at all.

He is now listening to Liu Bei Cao Cao's words, and he is also constantly learning.

In the future, Liu Xie will always have his own ideas, and his ideas will inevitably conflict with Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei had already begun to woo Lu Bu.

They didn't know about the agreement between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu yet.

The two wanted to use Lu Bu's knife to deal with Yuan Shu first.

Let Lu Bu and Yuan Shu fight to defeat first, and then they will come out to clean up the mess.

Now that the Son of Heaven is with them, Yuan Shu wants to be the emperor, which is their biggest enemy.

And Zhao Hui in the north is strong, and they also want to put it first.

After all, even if they have the Son of Heaven now, if they want to start a war with Zhao Hui, they still have no chance of winning.

Even if Jizhou's resources have been exhausted.

But after all, Zhao Hui still has Youqing and Sanzhou behind him.

And Cao Cao's current Yanzhou is actually still recuperating.

Zhao Hui didn't want to fight at this time, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei didn't want to either.

If he really wants to go to war, Zhao Hui is not without the strength to fight.

Zhao Hui doesn't want to ignite the war anymore, the main reason is to let the people recuperate, and he doesn't want more people to be homeless.

In half a year, hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Jizhou have all been properly settled.

For this reason, Zhao Hui transferred hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass from Youzhou.

Fortunately, his money does not depend entirely on taxes. Otherwise, it would not be able to support Zhao Hui's wars at all.

Wei Shuang is no longer only dealing in wine and paper, but also tea and silk and other goods, all of which are super profitable.

The silk of the Central Plains was sold to the grasslands, and even transported to the southernmost part by warships. In exchange for boxes of gold and silver. And the sugar and grain in the south.

There are also all kinds of strange treasures, which are then sold to those families in the Central Plains.

Before he knew it, the caravan in Wei's hands was already the largest caravan in the Han Dynasty.

Whether it was the Zhen family before, or the Mi family and the Wei family, if the scale of the caravan was discussed, it was far from being comparable to the caravan in Wei's hands.

Wei Shuang can now bring tens of millions of money to Zhao Hui every month.

Otherwise, if Zhao Hui wants to annex Jizhou, he will have to extend it for at least two years.

It will take at least five years to consolidate Jizhou.

And now, in just half a year, hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Jizhou have been properly settled.

And Zhao Hui can reduce the taxes of the people of Jizhou.

When Jizhou was rich, it was even lower.

In the entire Han Dynasty, except for Zhao Hui, no prince dared to set a policy of ten taxes and one tax.

Ten taxes can be called prosperous in all dynasties and generations.

In troubled times, the princes of all walks of life fought constantly in order to compete for the side of the land.

In the end, the money, food, and grass needed will be passed on to the people.

For the people in troubled times, it is normal to pay five or even six out of ten.

Cao Cao's Yanzhou, which previously adopted the tuntian system, was also ten taxes and five.

However, because of the tuntian system, Cao Cao provided cattle, and the people of tuntian were able to cultivate the area in a year greatly increased.

Although the tax is ten and five, it is still greater than the harvest of their own cultivation.

It is equivalent to about three of the ten taxes in other places.

Therefore, the people of Yanzhou, although their lives are a little harder, they can still live.