Yuan Xi half lay on the rocking chair and looked through the roster.

In front of him stood Fu Zhu and Guo Tu.

"The position of the Lord is considered to be the Six Shangshu, who should hold it?" Frustrated asked.

"Do you have a list from the Military Administration?"

"Yes, on the last page."

Yuan Xi turned to the last page, and the list drawn up by the Military Administration Department was: Tian Feng served as the secretary of the household department, He Mao served as the secretary of the military department, Fu Zhu was in charge of the military administration department and concurrently served as the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Cui Yan served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the judge served as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and Guo Tu served as the secretary of the criminal department.

"Is this your final decision?" Yuan Xi asked.

"Yes. What does the lord think? ”

"I think..." Yuan Xi shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied.

"He Mao is the deputy governor of Youzhou, leading the army in Beiping, and transferring him back to serve as the secretary of the military department, do you think it is appropriate? As loyal as he was, I don't think he could be in charge of the local armies in the five states. In addition, the judge is good at strategy and military affairs, and let him go to the Ministry of Industry to build a house, isn't it a condescending talent? ”

Frustrated, he arched his hand and said: "Back to the lord, the trial is Yuan Shang's henchman, he..." ”

"What year and month is this?" Yuan Xi took a pen to cross out the book of the Ministry of Works, and wrote the book of the Ministry of War on the back.

"The military department? This.... Frustrated and exclaimed: "The lord can't, the trial has only been submitted for a short time, how can hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses be handed over to him?" Although they are all local armies, the local armies occupy the city, which is an important position. The minister thought that it had to be delivered into the hands of the faithful. This person doesn't need to be shrewd and strong, loyalty is the first thing! ”

"Is it unfaithful to judge?"

"The minister didn't see where his loyalty was."

"Since his return, has he transgressed? Is there collusion with Gao Gan and Yuan Shang to rebel? I didn't get an impeachment from the local officials anyway, and he ran and merged the state, and he did very well. ”

Frustrated and hurried: "Lord, the heart of guarding against people is indispensable." If the local army is handed over to the judges, once ... The consequences are unimaginable. Chen still felt that General He Mao was more suitable. ”

"No, with He Mao's talent, it is not enough to be in charge of hundreds of thousands of local troops, and this position must be judged." Yuan Xi said unswervingly: "Mr. Fu, don't admonish again, I believe that the trial will judge the situation." Even Cao Cao couldn't resist us, and we captured the Central Plains, not to mention Yuan Shang, who had already lost power? ”

"That being said, it's a match..."

Frustrated, he didn't give up.

Yuan Xi said with a calm face: "If even our old people in Hebei can't believe it, how can we believe in the generals persuaded from Cao Cao and Sun Quan?" ”

"This..." I didn't know how to answer.

may have been persuaded by Yuan Xi.

"My lord, the minister has the best of both worlds. The military department only has the right to make suggestions, not the right to make decisions, let alone the right to mobilize troops and horses. The military orders they want to issue must be approved by the Military Administration Department. In this way, no matter who is the secretary of the military department, the minister has no opinion. Frustrated said.

"Okay."

Yuan Xi also took a step back: "Just as you said, adapt, how are you doing, if you do well, give him the military power." ”

"Lord Shengming."

Frustrated with a sigh of relief.

"The Ministry of War will be judged, and the Ministry of Industry will be topped by Ma Jun. Let him be the secretary of the military department. Yuan Xi said.

"Ma Jun?"

"You don't know?"

It sounded a little familiar, and he thought about it for a long time before he remembered: "Is he the water master supervising the construction?" ”

"Hmm. It only took Ma Jun two years to build hundreds of steam engine warships for us, and he was not only good at manufacturing, but also good at inventing. With him as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, I believe that it will not be long before the results will be made. ”

Yuan Xi put a pen behind the book of the Ministry of Industry and wrote Ma Jun's name.

"I can't finish reading this thick roster for a while, you go back first, and I'll give it to you after I've reviewed it. You go to order Ma Jun, Cui Yan and others first, and return to Yecheng to resume your life. Then let Ma Jun take the craftsmen and divide the office of the six departments. A month later, the six ministries and twenty-four divisions were officially implemented. ”

"Your Ministers obey."

Frustrated, he left.

............

Just when everyone was busy forming the six departments and rejoicing in the promotion, a bad news came from the west. The 20,000 troops that had been sent to Xiaopingjin received an order from Yuan Xi to advance towards Luoyang, intending to threaten Cao's army in Luoyang and force Cao Cao to withdraw from Jingnan. Of course, at the same time, all over the Central Plains, there were also Yuan troops approaching Yanzhou, which caused a pressure on Cao Cao.

Yuan Xi's strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao received miraculous results, and Cao Cao withdrew from Jingnan.

However, the 20,000 troops who were ordered to advance into Luoyang did not return to Xiaopingjin after completing the task.

According to a detailed investigation, they were devastated in a valley, thousands of pounds of fire oil, packed in jars, hidden in the valley, after being ignited, a violent explosion occurred, everyone was buried in the fire, and there were no bones.

The news reached Yecheng.

Everyone was shocked!

He went to check and found that the 20,000 troops were recruited from Hedong, Hanoi and other places, had no training, and the equipment was extremely rudimentary.

Unexpectedly...

Yuan Xi lost his temper in the state capital: "What stupid! ”

"Is the lord scolding the general who leads this army?" Guo Tu asked.

"Zuo Zhangba is also a veteran, but he doesn't know how to advance or retreat, he knows that Luoyang has oil, he can't be the enemy, and he has to continue to go deeper, after receiving the order to withdraw the army, he stayed in the periphery of Luoyang, causing Cao's army to detour behind and lay an ambush." All this information was transmitted back by the Aeolus Pterodactyl.

It was not only the generals who led the army that made Yuan Xi angry, but also Cao Cao's daring to use fire oil on a large scale to burn Yuan's army.

"Now that the matter has come to this, what is the use of the lord scolding? I thought... Cao Cao wiped out 20,000 of our troops, and we should have asked him for the guilt. Guo Tu said.

"No, no...." Tian Feng stepped forward and said, "The minister thinks it's inappropriate." At present, our troops are stationed in various places, and it is difficult to concentrate. The soldiers were tired and the morale of the army was unstable, and it was difficult to cope with a large-scale war. If Cao Cao marched eastward, the Central Plains would be in danger. It is better to send an envoy to Xuchang and ask Cao Cao for an explanation. First, it shows our bearing, and second, we can avoid war and use diplomatic means to quell this conflict. ”

Yuan Xi didn't want to fight either.

Destroy the current good situation.

"Crusade against Cao Cao... Definitely not. All our troops are still resting, and the supply of troops is incomplete and the equipment is not complete, how can we fight this battle well? Yuan Hao is right, it is better to resolve the matter by diplomatic means. ”

Yuan Xi calmed down his mood, sat down and asked, "Which of you is willing to send an envoy to Xuchang?" This is a beautiful difference, I believe that Cao Cao will not and will not dare to do anything to my envoy. It's just going to flatter. Moreover, I also believe that the 20,000 troops were not ordered to be killed by Cao Cao. If he knew, he would be shocked. ”

Frustrated, he arched his hand and said: "If the minister recommends one person, he will definitely be competent." ”

"Who?"

"Xun Kan. He is Xun Yu and Xun Yu's relatives, and he is an important figure in the Yingchuan family, and he can contact the Yingchuan family first, if he can convince the people of the Yingchuan family, it will be much easier to persuade Cao Cao. ”

Xun Kan is the main book of Youzhou, and it is still in Jixian County in Youzhou.