"Liu Yu's fight is really hateful!" Gongsun Zhan was in the Yuyang Mansion, Guan Jing's face was ugly, and he scolded.

"Shut up!" Gongsun Zan shouted angrily when he heard this: "Liu Yu is our state pastor, and he is also a member of the royal family. ”

Even if Gongsun Chan didn't like Liu Yu in his heart, he had a degree of etiquette, and Gongsun Chan didn't want his subordinates' remarks to fall into the mouth. Rao is like this, and the ministers and generals in the hall are also ugly.

Early this morning, he received an edict from the imperial court to reduce the soldiers and horses in Youzhou, which made Gongsun Zhan and his subordinates, who were originally a little happy, extremely angry. Even Liu Bei, who seemed a little calm, complained a little: "Although what General Guan said was rude, it was also telling the truth. Now that the situation has subsided, I am afraid that the conquest of Wuhuan will be even more troublesome! ”

"So what, the imperial court decree is below!" Gongsun Yue, the cousin next to Gongsun Zhan, said helplessly: "Liu Youzhou loves the people like a son, and he doesn't want us to be reckless and drag down the livelihood of the people!" ”

Although Gongsun Chan understands the truth, in Gongsun Zhan's opinion, how can the people of Youzhou live in peace without leading his own troops to crusade against nomadism? If you want to survive in peace, you have to pay a little price, and there will be gains and losses! Now Liu Yu wrote to the imperial court without consulting with Gongsun Zhan, and let the imperial court reduce the soldiers and horses of Youzhou without knowing it, which is what Gongsun Chan is most angry about.

Gongsun Zhan saw that everyone in the hall complained about Liu Yu word by word, and did not say anything to stop it. Liu Yu, Liu Yu, if you can discuss with Ben Hou, Ben Hou will not block the reduction of soldiers and horses too much, and now that you are autocratic, I am afraid that Ben Hou will control too much military power and take too much power from you! Gongsun Chan frowned deeply and thought to himself.

"Alright, let's stop for now!" Gongsun Chan interrupted everyone's noisy remarks and said, "According to the requirements of the imperial court, reduce the number of soldiers and horses!" ”

"The lord, even if Xianbei is weak now, Wuhuan is superficially subject to Liu Youzhou's rule, but the lord also knows the ambition of the nomadic wolf." Gongsun Zhan's general Yan Gang clenched his fists, and said to Gongsun Zhan with an anxious face: "If the number of soldiers and horses is reduced to less than 10,000 according to the requirements of the imperial court, if Xianbei goes south, or even has a good relationship with Wuhuan, my Youzhou is in danger!" ”

"What General Yan said is extremely true!" Tian Kai took Yan Gang's words and said very seriously: "Please also ask the lord to think twice about playing the imperial court, I hope the imperial court can be lenient a little!" ”

When Gongsun Chan heard this, it was also difficult to make a decision in his heart. Gongsun Zhan was unwilling to disobey the imperial edict, and he was unwilling to risk that Nayouzhou might be bullied by the nomadic tribes in northern Xinjiang. In desperation, Gongsun Chan looked at Liu Bei and asked softly, "Does Xuande have any opinions?" ”

Liu Bei didn't know what to do with his head down, and was awakened by Gongsun Zhan's inquiry. However, the calm Liu Bei did not panic and said: "We are the courtiers of the Han Dynasty, and we should obey the arrangements of the imperial court!" Before the generals beside Gongsun Zhan were about to open their mouths to scold Liu Bei, Liu Bei continued: "But just in case, whether the Youzhou frontier is comforted or not, the imperial court should ask Ji Hou's opinion more." ”

"The reason why the imperial court did not ask Ji Hou's opinion this time is that there are two things to expect. The first is that the DPRK and China have undergone great changes. After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he even proposed to abolish the retrograde intention of abolishing the elders and establishing the young, resulting in the DPRK and China not paying much attention to the situation in Youzhou. The second is that Liu Youzhou seems to be a little distrustful of Ji Hou, so he arbitrarily played this matter without discussion! ”

When the people who were originally indignant heard this, they suddenly realized that what Liu Bei said was reasonable. Gongsun Zhan also kept nodding his head and continued to ask, "What does Xuande think we should do?" ”

"Under the imperial edict, we must do it!" Liu Bei looked a little helpless, and then said confidently: "We only need to make a gesture of dismissing the redundant soldiers to paralyze Liu Yu." Ji Hou is 800 miles away from the court, explaining the truth of Youzhou. I think it will be of some use! ”

When Gongsun Chan heard this, he suddenly realized. A word soon? Drag! Try to procrastinate as much as possible. After Gongsun Zhan understood, he was extremely happy, and was about to praise Liu Bei, but he didn't want to be interrupted.

"What Brother Xuande said is correct!" Guan Jing looked at Liu Bei with a wary expression and said, "However, what if the imperial court does not agree?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all frowned, and Gongsun Chan also looked a little worried.

"Lord, Jing has a plan!" Seeing this, Guan Jing was a little proud, hugged his fist at Gongsun Zhan, and said with great confidence.

"Oh?!" When Gongsun Zhan heard this, his face was overjoyed, and he asked, "Where did the plan come from?" ”

"Jing has heard that Hou Xiangao, the champion of the Northern Regions, is extremely responsible for governing the Northern Regions! In the past, the Northern Regions fought every year, recruiting countless soldiers and horses, but every time the overrecruited soldiers and horses were dismissed due to the war! Guan Jing's eyes were full of confidence and a little admiration: "Champion Hou is not only benevolent, but also incomparably wise, and came up with a plan to garrison troops in the field!" ”

"How similar is the situation of the lord now to the former champion Hou! Due to the restrictions of the imperial court, there are not too many soldiers and horses left, but the foreign tribes in northern Xinjiang have always been eyeing each other. The lord is a county marquis, and he also has his own fiefdom, so why doesn't the lord follow the example of the champion marquis and put the surplus troops in the countryside? The more Guan Jing spoke, the more excited he became: "In this way, not only will the imperial court's disarmament edict be effectively implemented, but also the strength of Wuyouzhou will be preserved!" Kill two birds with one stone! ”

Not only did Gongsun Chan look ecstatic, but even Gongsun Chan and his subordinates looked at Guan Jing in surprise, and secretly asked in their hearts: When did Guan Jing become so wise?

"Good!" Gongsun Zhan's heart was greatly relieved, and he praised loudly: "Shiqi is really the right hand of the candidate, this plan is very wonderful, very wonderful!" ”

"It is the duty of Jing to worry about the Lord!" Guan Jing was so happy to see Gongsun Zhan, although he seemed to be humble and hugged his fists in return, but everyone else could see the infinite self-satisfaction in Guan Jing's eyes. However, it is indeed a clever plan, and the generals also did not hesitate to praise Guan Jing.

It's just that Liu Bei on the side looked a little embarrassed, and he even felt like he was slapped in the face in public. However, Liu Bei's face was already dark, and everyone didn't see Liu Bei's thoughts. Gongsun Zhan, who was observing everyone at any time, saw Liu Bei's calm expression, and he was amazed in his heart.

"In this way, the matter of Tuntian will be handed over to Shiqi to deal with!" Gongsun Chan patted Guan Jing on the shoulder and said, "Work hard!" Guan Jing didn't say much, answered the order, and then solemnly turned around and left.

The matter of the Yuyang Mansion has not yet leaked any rumors, but Liu Yu, who is in the county seat of Jixian County, is a little worried.

"The state pastor doesn't have to worry too much, the imperial edict has been issued, as long as Gongsun Chan has no dissenting intentions, it is expected that there will be news about Yuyang's reduction of soldiers and horses in the near future!" Liu Yu engaged, Cheng Xu bowed to Liu Yu and persuaded him.

Gongsun Ji, who was on the side, was not very happy when he heard this, and he also knelt down and said to Liu Yu: "What Cheng Cheng said is extremely true. Ji Hou is loyal to the imperial court, we don't have to worry, Xia Guan guessed that Ji Hou must have started to reduce the number of soldiers and horses at this time. Gongsun Ji said, with a little worry on his face, and then said: "It's just that the lower officials are worried, if the soldiers and horses are reduced too much, I'm afraid that the northern Xianbei and most of the Wuhuan who have not yet surrendered will have different intentions!" The state pastor has to be guarded against! ”

"Gongsun is engaged in worrying!" Without waiting for Liu Yu to answer, Liu Yu's fierce general Xian Yufu said loudly: "My Youzhou soldiers and horses are strong, and the battlefield duel is not won by numbers. If Xianbei has another evil heart, even if Ji Hou is defeated, we can lead our troops north and defeat it! Xian Yufu's face was a little arrogant, and he didn't seem to take the weak Xianbei in his eyes.

Gongsun Ji glanced at Xian Yufu, and secretly discussed in his heart: You are just an educated nomad, and what art of war do you know? If it weren't for thistle waiting to stabilize the northern Xinjiang, the state pastor would be able to govern Youzhou so stably? However, such remarks were not suitable for appearing here, and Gongsun Ji had to shake his head contemptuously.

Although Gongsun Ji and Gongsun Chan have the same surname, they have no blood relationship. It is only in the eyes of Gongsun Ji that Gongsun Chan can make Youzhou stable and make the Han frontier worry-free. Most of Liu Yu's subordinates are like-minded people with Liu Yu, who have the same ambitions, and also want to regain nomadism through Huairou and education. Gongsun Ji is an exception, with different ambitions, and he doesn't like to be a good person after getting along for a long time, but he can't let go of the high position he is engaged in in the state for the time being, so he has not left Liu Yu's command for a long time.

"There are great talents such as generals in Wuyouzhou, and they must be nomadic in northern Xinjiang!" Liu Yu took Xian Yu's words and said: "It's just that the people in the world are suffering a lot, and the pastor of Benzhou is really merciful. Moreover, the saint has a cloud: at the beginning of man, his nature is good! Even if it is a foreigner, the Honshu pastor feels so. However, the nomadic people are not in good geographical position and are not suitable for farming, so it is inevitable that they will come to make a living. Since we are the courtiers of the Han Dynasty, we must educate the people of the world with the etiquette of the Han Dynasty. Reckless action can only increase the misery of the people! ”

Liu Yu looked like a virgin, and then said: "Since the imperial court has made a decision, we just need to wait for the result." If Ji Hou does not listen to the edict, he will have his own imperial court! ”

"State Mu Rende!" When Wenchen heard this, they all praised him, even if he was a military general such as Xian Yufu, he also looked at Liu Yu with stars in his eyes. It seems that Liu Yu is a god!

Although Gongsun Ji didn't like it, everyone was like this, so he had to follow with the crowd, but he was a little disgusted by Liu Yu's behavior in his heart.

Maybe it's really as Gongsun Ji thought, Liu Yu behaved coyly, and the appearance was different. Or maybe Liu Yuping's ambition in life is indeed like this, hoping to seek peace for the people of the world with the government of benevolence and virtue. But people's hearts are separated from their bellies, and who knows what the people in question think?

Gongsun Chan and Liu Yu are fighting in secret, either active or passive, and no one can tell the difference. However, in the endless county town of Youbeiping, Youzhou, there is a young man who has not been crowned for a long time, on the map made by himself at home, wiping the left and right pictures, analyzing the situation in the world. Of course, the entanglement between Gongsun Zhan and Liu Yu, who are fighting openly and secretly, is clear in the young man's heart.

This person's name is Tian Chou, the word Zitai, and the crown is not long in coming. Tian Chou likes to read, is good at fencing, and is also a chivalrous person. Although Liu Yu came to Youzhou for a short time, Tian Chou was watching every day, compared with Gongsun Zhan's ruthlessness towards nomadic foreigners, Tian Chou was more inclined to Liu Yu's gentle government. Tian Chou is also a person of integrity, and he does not want to change the master in the future, so the person he chooses to defect to is of course cautious. It is also for this reason that Tian Chou still continues to wait and see,