After completing the simple transfer of power, Yuan Shao also took the army to prepare to return to Jizhou, and on the occasion of leaving, comforted Yuan Xi, if there was anything wrong, he would write boldly and never blame. Yuan Xi's heart was also moved, and he showed his determination to manage Youzhou well.

On the day after Yuan Shao left, Yuan Xi immediately summoned Zhang He, Xun Zhan and Tian Feng to discuss the development plan of Youzhou. From the moment these people stayed in Youzhou, their future was tied to themselves, and Yuan Xi didn't plan to hide it, so he said to the three of them straight to the point: "I know that the three of them are wronged to stay in the bitter cold land of Youzhou." Although the three of them didn't say it in their hearts, they did have this idea, but when Yuan Xi said this, they suddenly didn't dare to say it.

Yuan Xi knew that they were a little inconsistent, and if they didn't give them some insight, they wouldn't be really convinced, so Zhengse said: "I want you to stay in Youzhou for the sake of the overall situation, and you also know that the situation between my eldest brother and my third brother has become a fire and water, if I don't take the initiative to stay in Youzhou, I'm afraid the infighting will be even worse, and the reason why I chose a few is because you, like me, are people who know the general situation and don't want to fight." ”

Zhang He and Xun Zhan seemed to understand, but only Tian Feng didn't think so, and arched his hand at Yuan Xi: "Second son, I don't dare to agree with your thoughts, since I know that the eldest prince and the third prince are really fighting secretly, we naturally have to persuade the lord to establish a prince as soon as possible and lift the infighting, instead of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight like this!" Tian Feng didn't follow Yuan Xi's consciousness at all, and still felt that he should advise Yuan Shao and lift the infighting.

Zhang He and Xun Zhan also looked at themselves, although they did not agree with Tian Feng's concept, they also wanted to see the ability of the second son. Unexpectedly, Yuan Xi also said unhurriedly: "Tian Gong must know my father's character better than me, do you think your proposal will be adopted?" Will the judge, Feng Ji, Guo Tu and others agree? Tian Feng was speechless for a moment, he thought that his plan was superior, and it was in vain if he was not adopted. Zhang He and Xun Zhan also

was impressed by this Yuan Xi, although the second son did not have the same record as the eldest son, and the third son was not trusted by the lord, but he had his own ideas, and he might be able to become a hegemon in the future, so the two stepped forward and said to the second son: "The second son is very right." ”

Yuan Xi knew that Zhang He and Xun Zhan were flexible people and easy to persuade, but Tian Feng was not so easy to talk about. However, to Yuan Xi's surprise, Tian Feng seemed to have seen through it, and also stepped forward and said: "What the second son said is that the old man should serve the son as a dog and horse. ”

After solving the unhappiness in the hearts of the three people, Yuan Xi and the three of them studied how to develop Youzhou. After some simple discussions, in order to solve the external problems in Montenegro, it is first necessary to arrange personnel appointments and restore the normal order of life in Youzhou. Therefore, Yuan Xi and Tian Feng were responsible for investigating the appointment of officials in various counties in Youzhou and appropriately promoting useful talents; Xun Zhan was responsible for the post-war reconstruction of Jixian County, developing abandoned fields and purchasing military rations; Zhang He was responsible for the training of soldiers and the reconstruction of Jixian County's defense facilities.

After a month of initial operation, Jixian County has also recovered a little vitality. At the same time, Yuan Xi and his subordinates also successfully ended up in Youzhou, with the addition of this group of people, the development of Jixian County has also become rapid, the only thing that makes Yuan Xi think that it is regrettable that the people of the Zhen family did not bring business to Youzhou, of course, the legendary Luo Shen Zhen Mi also refused to come to Youzhou on the grounds that he was unwell and should not be far away.

In terms of talents, Yuan Xi relied on his own vision, Tian Feng's relationship and Xun Zhan's eloquence to finally promote and find two capable people: Tian Yu and Tian Chou. What Yuan Xi is most concerned about is that Zhao Yun has not heard from him so far, and he has already gone to find Liu Bei, so in addition to sighing regretfully, he has to give up.

On the military side, Zhang He re-strengthened the defenses of Jixian County, thickened the city walls, and re-excavated the moat. However, Yuan Xi is still not satisfied, as the current base camp must be reinforced, the old nest has been served, the family can not be protected, what to talk about defending the country and maintaining one side, Yuan Xi according to his advanced knowledge, gave a lot of new types of defensive buildings, while reinforcing the city wall, but also to build drainage facilities, and even arrange the construction of tunnels, the construction of urn city, in case of emergency. Although Zhang He didn't think it was necessary, he still admired Yuan Xi's idea, so he built it according to what he said.

In terms of soldiers, Yuan Xi selected 5,000 elites and reorganized two cavalry teams, one of which was 2,000 archers, with longbows as weapons, and the other was 3,000 light cavalry, mainly spears, all of which were directly trained and led by Yuan Xi. There are 25,000 infantry, 5,000 are Zhang He's headquarters and halberd soldiers, and the remaining 20,000 will be jointly drilled by Zhang He, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yupu, etc. Yuan Xi knew that the life-and-death war between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao was about to break out, and there was not much time left for him, after half a year of development and operation, Yuan Xi felt that it was time to subdue the Black Mountain Army.