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At this time, General Annan's Mansion and even the entire Xinye City were already full of lights and joy. Liu Shi was married by his eldest brother Liu Bei in Xuzhou, and at this time, when he returned to Nanyang, the school captains and county officials naturally had to congratulate him again.

That night, Xinye didn't sleep, Dian Wei was even drunk, only Gao Shun still didn't drink a drop of wine.

The next day, Liu Shi summoned the captains of various departments to discuss the matter, and according to the discussion with Li Ru, Liu Zhen, Peng Tuo, and Lu Su, the Nanyang army raised too many troops and put too heavy a burden on the people of Nanyang, and at the same time, there were too many captains in the Nanyang army, and the command was not smooth in wartime, so it was necessary to form several command offices according to the direction of possible future wars.

Seeing that all the captains and generals came to Qi, Liu Shi announced: Ren Dianwei, Peng Tuo, and Gao Shun were appointed as the lieutenants of the Annan General's Mansion, Wei Yan and Liu Zheng were appointed as the captains, Gongsun Fang was the county commander of Danshui County, Lu Su was engaged in the military division, Jiang Qin was the captain of the Annan General's Mansion and the ship, and the others had many rewards.

Li Tong, a grain thief, was willing to submit after seeing Liu Shi, and Liu Shi saw that he was also a talent, so he recruited him as a Cao official of General Annan's mansion.

asked about the harvest of this robbery of Yuan Shu.

Lord Bo Li Si said: "A total of 150,000 grains, 300 catties of gold and silver with the army, 300 good horses, 15,000 soldiers, and countless other weapons, chariots and horses were captured. ”

Liu Shi frowned and said: "Now there are still two months before the wheat harvest, so it seems that the grain is still far from enough!" He turned his head to look at Liu Zhen and Li Ru.

Liu Zhendao: "The situation is indeed very serious, according to the news sent back by Shi Xiaowei's people, Jingzhou has set up more checkpoints on the grain road, I am afraid that the grain will be tightened and not allowed to flow out." Only Hanzhong can still buy some of them. But I have too much demand in Nanyang, which is also a drop in the bucket, and I have to find another way. ”

Li Ru said: "Due to the scourge of Yuan Shu, most of the people of Nanyang fled, and most of the fertile land was still planted by our army after it arrived, but now, Nanyang has added nearly 200,000 people at once, which is also a great burden." I suggest that there is no war in Nanyang now, and that the army can be appropriately reduced, the military cantonment can be implemented, and the food supply can be reduced, so as to tide over the disaster year together. ”

And said: "It's better to keep only 30,000." As soon as the words fell, everyone was talking.

Liu Shi glanced at everyone, "This trip to the Central Plains makes people feel heartbroken. The princes from all walks of life have no court, and they have a little grudge for their families, and they levy each other's valves, and the people are miserable. Since the battle with Yuan Shu a few days ago, there is no war at present, but it cannot be relaxed, Wen You is right, Nanyang's grain cannot rely on external purchases for a long time. The people of Nanyang are too bitter, and the people of Nanyang think of stability and hate war. We can't afford to add more burdens to the people of Nanyang. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Shi said in an accentuated tone: "I have decided that Nanyang Zheng's pawn will be reduced to 30,000, of which 10,000 archers will be trained by Cheng Shantong, 10,000 foot soldiers will be led by Peng Zhonglang, 5,000 Ma Jun will be led by Yan Rou and Wei Yan, and Gao Gao Lang will train another 3,000 trapped soldiers, and the 2,000 who have passed will be handed over to Liu Feng and Liu Bao respectively, totaling 5,000." All the soldiers needed were selected among the nearly 100,000 regular soldiers. In addition, nearly 15,000 boys' troops who have been selected are still being trained by senior school officers with the assistance of lieutenants. Make sure it becomes an elite division. The rest of the lieutenants were ordered at the General Annam Palace. ”

After thinking about it, he said: "Zishi is the general of Tuntian Zhonglang and the governor of Annan Prefecture, and all the 70,000 Tuntian soldiers are placed near Wancheng. As for the Zuo Bo and his entourage that I brought back from Qingzhou, it will be arranged by Zihe. Mr. Kang Cheng presided over the professorship of the college, and the site selection and construction of the college were in charge of Wenyou and Yucheng. At that time, in addition to recruiting young students and well-known prodigies for Nanyang, the academy will also select 300 talents from the junior army to study in the academy to cultivate sages and wise men for the future governance of Nanyang. ”

After the discussion, Liu Shi found Dian Wei and Liu Zheng and asked them to lead a hundred light horsemen from Yanzhou to Huizhuo County to pick up their father. Now Youzhou is restless, Brother Gongsun is at odds with Liu Yu, it is difficult to fight with Yuan Shao, and what he did in Nanyang may have also aroused the dissatisfaction of some people, so he must bring his father over as soon as possible to avoid Cao Yanzhou's mistakes. However, he attacked Yuan Shu in two battles in a row, and no one should dare to hijack it openly, but he was worried about assassination, so he let Dian Wei and Liu Zheng go together, and ordinary thieves could not succeed.

Liu Shi brought back nearly 200,000 Yellow Turban troops from Qingzhou, and when the news came to Jingzhou, Liu Biao was shocked and asked Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Cai Mao and others to discuss.

Cai Mao said: "Changsha is newly determined, just like the war in Nanyang, if there is another incident in Changsha, it will be ignored." ”

Liu Biao pointed at Kuai Yue and said angrily: "Heterodu is responsible for making detailed arrangements, why didn't he know earlier?" ”

Kuai Yue bowed and said: "The nearly 200,000 Yellow Turban tribesmen brought back by Liu Shi from Qingzhou have been monitored by our side, but after these 200,000 people entered Ye County, they were scattered and placed in Ye, Du, Xi, Danshui, Nanxiang, Zhengguo and other places, and there was no change. Liu Shi did not come back at that time, but stayed in Xuzhou for a wedding. ”

Seeing everyone's astonishment, he continued: "Later, when Liu Shi led 5,000 elites to return to Nanyang with his newlywed wife, Zheng Xuan, etc., he fought with Yuan Shu in Runan, defeated Yuan Shu's army of nearly 100,000, and captured countless grains. And the reason why he didn't report it before was mainly because he wanted to know Liu Shi's movements, otherwise it would be a sin to make Jun worry in vain. I beg your pardon. ”

After speaking, Kuai Yue gave up his hand again. He also said: "But Yizhou Liu Yan seems to be a little unwell, so you should pay attention to it." ”

Liu Biao glanced at Kuai Yue, and there was a slight haze in his eyes, and then he disappeared, but An Wei said: "I still believe in doing things in a different way, but this Liu Shi has seized the land of Nanyang in Jingzhou, and I don't know what he will do next, so I can't help but worry." If he leads 200,000 Yellow Turbans to raid Jingzhou, how will my Jingzhou resist? In the future, I hope to worry a lot about Liu Shi in this regard, and I can't slack off.

After a pause, he said: "Yizhou, we must also strengthen surveillance, once there is a change, if necessary, we Jingzhou should not let us enter Yizhou to ensure the peace of the people of Yizhou." ”

Then he looked at Cai Mao and Kuai Liang and said, "What do you think of General Liu Shi's future movements?" ”

Cai Mao preemptively said: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, I have more than 3 million people in Jingzhou, and there are many sages and wise men. ”

Hearing Cai Mao say this, Liu Biao felt a little Anwei in his heart, and said: "Although Ziyong is brave, his reputation is not high, and he can't take on a big responsibility. Changsha is still not careless. ”

Then he looked at Kuai Liang and said, "What does Zirou think of Liu Shi?" ”

Kuai Liang stood up and slowly swallowed: "Liu Shi was favored by the emperor earlier, and he was reincorporated into the clan genealogy from a distant branch of the Liu family, and he was personally given the Qinghong Sword and was awarded the township marquis because of his merits. After the first emperor went, Dong Table dictatorship, and set up Chen Liuwang as the emperor, and did not express dissent, blocking Yuan Shu from peeking into Guanzhong, and was awarded the title of General Pingnan for his merits. This time, he made good friends with Li Xuan, captured a place in Nanyang, and entered the title of General Annan. Thinking that this person is not a stubborn person, he also recognizes the new emperor, and thinks that he was recruited into the palace by the first emperor at night and agreed. ”

Cai Mao said impatiently: "Can Zirou directly talk about what Liu Shi will do now?" ”

Kuai Liang glanced at Cai Mao, and still said slowly: "It is not difficult for Liu Shi to break through Yuan Shu this time and occupy Runan and Yingchuan, but he did not occupy it, but after returning to Nanyang, he scattered the displaced people in various counties and reduced the army to 30,000. In this way, Liu Shi did not want to fight for land. At present, it seems that there will not be much thought about Jingzhou. It is better to send a congratulatory letter to Liu Shi's wedding, send a big gift, befriend this person, and let this person guard the north gate of Jingzhou for the sake of making the king. ”

Liu Biao pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It makes sense, I have to do it!" ”

Kuai Yue said: "Earlier, because Liu Shi brought back nearly 200,000 Yellow Turban troops, I was worried that Liu Shi would buy a large amount of grain in Jingzhou, causing the price of grain in Jingzhou to rise sharply. At the same time, the Jingzhou army was increased to patrol the secret roads to guard against smuggling. I wonder if this method continues? Please make it clear. ”

Liu Biao said with a smile: "Heterogeneous has outstanding knowledge, and the grain of Jingzhou naturally cannot be bought by Liu Shi." Besides, now there are many displaced people from the Lujiang River who have come to Jiangxia, and Liu Shi has resettled a large number of displaced people, and our Jingzhou naturally cannot be compared with it. This road and level are still arranged according to the different degrees. ”