Chapter 154: Family Affairs, State Affairs
After returning to the house, Liu Yi did not go to any of the lady's rooms, but came to his grandfather's room to replace his mother to rest, and he was with Liu Yi, at this time the old man had slept peacefully, as he grew older, more and more wrinkles climbed up his cheeks, and there was no longer the majesty of the tiger old ambition when he first met a few years ago, after coming to this world to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, the old man gave him too much, the most valuable of which is the family affection of his ancestors and grandchildren, which Liu Yi of later generations has never experienced, He can have today, and his grandfather is definitely the biggest behind-the-scenes hero, but unfortunately loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, and birth, old age, sickness and death are difficult to reverse.
Sitting on the edge of the bed and looking at his grandfather's emaciated face, Liu Yi couldn't help but have a sour nose, even if he was the identity of a traverser, he and Liu Yu still had a feeling of blood connection, but unfortunately there was not much he could do for him now, and he would definitely do his filial piety in front of his grandfather during this time.
A month later, Liu Yu passed away, and when he was dying, he took Liu Yi's hand and walked very peacefully, which made Liu Yi taste the pain of losing his relatives for the first time, and he was determined to take care of his relatives more attentively. Liu Yu's funeral ceremony was very beautiful, and even when today's son had messengers come to mourn, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao also sent people to come, Liu Yi knew that his grandfather had always been a big man, and such an arrangement was a wish for him.
When the weather was a little warmer, the princes of the world fought as agreed, and as recorded in history, Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, still folded in the hands of Liu Jingsheng, and Cao Cao also began to consolidate his power in Yanzhou and prepare to enter Qingzhou. In fact, Liu Yi has no covetous intentions for Qingzhou, but the battle of running the wolf is indeed a broken muscle, and it is difficult to recover without more than a year of cultivation, otherwise he would not sit back and watch Yuan Shao take Jizhou into his pocket! Of course, the first brother is not easy now, the black mountain thief Zhang Yan is the thorn in his heart, unlike the thieves in other places, Zhang Yan is quite strategic, I am afraid that he is not under the famous Yellow Turban general Bo Cai that day, his combat power is very strong, although Yuan Shao said that he took Jizhou, he had to waste some hands and feet to stabilize the place.
Sun Jian's death made Liu Yi a little embarrassed, although the relationship with him was short, but he was bold and heroic, worthy of intersection, if he remembered correctly, after Sun Jian's death, his son Sun Ce led his troops to take refuge in Yuan Shu, and then borrowed troops from Yuan Shu with the jade seal as a hostage to sweep Jiangdong, and his power was still above his father. And in Chang'an City, I think that the famous serial plan is about to be staged, Dong Zhuo Lu Bu turned his eyes against Diao Chan who captivated the country and the city, and Liu Yi also knew Wang Yun when he was in Luoyang, and he was not a court Situ at that time, but unfortunately it was only a one-sided relationship, and he failed to see one of the four beauties!
Now everything in Youzhou is also going smoothly according to the discussion of the people, in terms of political affairs, Zhang Hu and Tian Yu have transferred a lot of local officials to serve in Yan County, and the successful experience of Yan County has been promoted to the local area, about half a year has achieved initial results, the gap in talent makes the first batch of students of Youzhou Academy very popular, and it also promotes the prosperity of the academy, after all, the scholars study hard in the cold window to seek fame, and now this has become a shortcut! As soon as the 600 places for this year's enrollment came out, they were snatched up by the scribes who came from all over the world, and the children of those families also cut their heads and drilled in, and the door even went to Liu Yi's Pingbei General's Mansion, which made Liu Yi can't help but sigh that my Celestial Empire is really the same in terms of being good at management. Therefore, the assessment of the academy's enrollment this time is particularly strict, and it is personally checked by Xi Zhicai, who has recovered from his illness, to ensure fairness, but even with the selflessness of Xi Zhicai, he has to sigh that the pressure is huge!
Speaking of Xi Zhicai, I have to mention the miracle doctor Hua Tuo, he was about to leave after curing Xi Zhicai's illness, but he was repeatedly retained by Liu Yi, saying that it is better to open a museum to recruit apprentices on the spot than to practice medicine everywhere, and it is more able to be born by the people, of course, everything needed is naturally arranged by Liu Yi, and it is not too late to travel when he has been successful in teaching art. In his previous life, the large screen of the shopping mall for many years made Liu Yi have a three-inch tongue, Hua Tuo was already benevolent, Liu Yi was reasonable, with the support of the government, he could better benefit the people, so he also gladly agreed, and at the suggestion of Zhou Langzhong, he expanded it on his original medical hall, called "Tongren Medical Center", and there were famous doctors from here in every dynasty in later generations.
Of course, in addition to leaving Hua Tuo to teach apprentices, Liu Yi also has considerations, not only military and political talents are needed to compete for dominance, but also all kinds of things that are beneficial to the society must be absorbed, so as to ensure the well-being of the people in his territory can increase the population to the greatest extent, and the increase in population will definitely enhance Liu Yi's strength! Another point, after so many years of fighting on the battlefield, Liu Yi is ready to introduce a new establishment in his army, the medical team! According to the current speed of recruitment and training, it will take at least three months for an ordinary person to go to the battlefield, but this is only a preliminary army, and no matter how good the training is, it cannot be compared with those veterans who lick the blood with knives, for an army, these veterans are the greatest guarantee of combat effectiveness, and the establishment of the medical team is to do everything possible to protect the wounded veterans on the battlefield, as long as these people do not die, even if they are disabled, it will be a wealth to train the villagers!
After the beginning of the spring, the conscription work in various places has not stopped, of course, the first thing to consider is the stability and acceptance of the place, Liu Yi will never do it, under the joint efforts of all parties, coupled with Liu Yijun's reputation among the people, a total of 30,000 recruits have been recruited in the whole state, and the available soldiers in Youzhou will be around 70,000 after they are well trained, which is already a very considerable number for a state.
In terms of configuration, the old fourth battalion still maintains 20,000 people, the original Yanjun County national soldiers and Gongsun Zan surrendered to the soldiers, plus the newly recruited infantry soldiers this time are reorganized into the "Longxiang" and "Tiger Guard" two battalions, each battalion has 15,000 soldiers, the number of infantry has reached 50,000, and the generals of each battalion have also changed - the commander of the Qinglong Battalion Guan Hai, the Xuanwu Battalion Pei Yuanshao, the Vermilion Bird Battalion Yang Ming, and the White Tiger Battalion Zhou Cang, the four battalions are all under the dispatch of Gan Ning, which is the trump card of Liu Yijun's infantry soldiers! Liu Yi of the second battalion of Long Xiang and Huwei was handed over to Xu Huang and Zhang Heer, and Liu Yi would not be worried at all with their evaluation in history. In addition to normal training, the generals also have their own unique skills, and they all have a short and long heart, especially Zhang He, he first joined Liu Yi, and has no military merits, and now he has to be better than others, and Liu Yi, who is the leader of the generals, is naturally happy to see it, and even has a move to add fuel to the fire.
Of course, Liu Yi will never forget to strengthen his cavalry, after the battle of the wolf, the Huns were defeated and lost, and Wuhuan also won the land of the northern frontier, and Hu Yanshuo and others sent a lot of good horses to Liu Yi in return, plus Liu Yi, who traded between the two sides, can now equip 20,000 fine horses! However, the cavalry is much more difficult to recruit than the foot soldiers, Liu Yi's attitude towards this is also rather lacking than indiscriminate, before the wolf war, Zhao Yun's iron cavalry battalion had a total of 10,000 cavalry, and now it is only 10,000 and a half, of which the white horse and light cavalry battalions are led by Yan Gang and Shan Jing respectively, and are controlled by Zhao Yun. Yan Gang can be said to be Liu Yi's biggest discovery after defeating Gongsun Zhan, this person has a bold personality, extremely experienced in battle, and his martial arts are also quite extraordinary, and now he is even more loyal to Liu Yi, especially this person is good at making friends, and he is old, and he is like a big brother in Liu Yi's army.
After a period of training, the combat strength of each battalion has achieved initial results, and Liu Yi also praised the ability of the generals after his inspection, but he also knew in his heart that although the quantity has recovered its previous scale, it is still not the same in terms of quality, and what is lacking is the test of actual combat, and this is the most important link.
As early as before the wolf war, Liu Yi had the intention of annexing Liaodong, although Gongsun Du put his attitude very low after Liu Yi took office, and sent people to congratulate him with a heavy gift; But under the couch, how can others sleep peacefully? It was only a matter of time before the troops were sent to Liaodong, but the time had not yet come. The collection of intelligence will not be relaxed, under Guo Jia's arrangement, the eyes and ears of "Tian'er" have now spread all over Liaodong and the surrounding states, and Liu Yi will also know in time if there is a hint of wind and grass!
In the past few days, the news has been transmitted back especially frequently, and Wang Yun in Chang'an City did not dedicate Diao Chan to Dong Zhuo, but the relationship between him and Lu Bu was still in flames; Yuan Shao led the army to attack Zhang Yan several times, and now he is in the stage of stalemate, and the battle loss in this battle is not small, but Liu Yi, who is recuperating in Youzhou, ushered in a person who was not what he expected.