"I heard that the lord sent Zhang Fang out and asked him to lead the troops to attack Pingzhou, and I and other people who walked in the general's mansion can still see the signs to some extent, but up and down Youzhou, there are still many county orders, villages and towns, and there are bureaucrats and officials, who rashly get the news, I don't know how they will feel, maybe they think that you plan to turn defense into offense, so people's hearts have changed, and this matter must be prevented......"

A few days later, in the general's mansion in Jizhou, Chen Zifeng came to meet Chen Zhi in person, and said such a sentence straight to the point.

He returned from other places, and after entering Jixian County, he didn't have time to rest, and his house was not touched, so he directly found Chen Zhi.

In the past few years, Chen Zi's position is still the history of the general's mansion, but his status and prestige are not the same as before.

As the Chen clan, in addition to Chen Zhi, the person with the highest status in Youzhou, Chen Zi's influence in the Chen family can be under Chen Zhi, and he also uses his clan identity to make him quite transcendent in the entire Youzhou system.

Chen Zhi encountered obstacles in the implementation of some local policies, and it was often Chen Zi who came forward to solve them, and after supervising the construction of the new city and concurrently serving as the county magistrate for a while, his ability has been greatly improved, and he has become Chen Zhi's indispensable right-hand man.

This time, Chen Zi went out, and his destination was in the north of Youzhou, to clean up and sort out the trivial matters left by the new tenant farmer law, and to appease the local families and clans.

As a result, before he returned to Jixian County, he got the news of Zhang Fang's attack, but he was taken aback, and hurried back quickly, trying to figure out the situation.

Facing Chen Zi's slightly uneasy remarks, Chen Zhi shook his head and said something that didn't seem related: "Youzhou has been stable for too long, and people up and down have begun to slack off, civil officials don't want to fight, and military generals don't want to think about it, it's not a good thing in the long run." ”

Hearing this, Chen Zi was taken aback, and then looked at Chen Zhi's face, and he couldn't see the slightest bit of information, so he couldn't figure out Chen Zhi's thoughts in his heart, and couldn't help but be cautious: "What happened to the lord?" ”

Chen Zhi said with a smile: "It's not that I found anything, but the people up and down this Youzhou all feel that the current tranquility is long-lasting, but they haven't thought about it, there are military wars all around, in case Shile in the south is a little stronger, occupies more land, destroys the king of Hejian, and even goes south to Sizhou, occupies a rich land, and has money and elite soldiers, when they counterattack Youzhou, this current peaceful day, it will be broken, and there will be war-weariness at that time?" ”

As soon as he smiled, the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

Chen Zi also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "This is indeed a problem, there is a sense of tranquility everywhere in Youzhou, which is good, but it is not very reassuring after all." ”

"The world is uncertain, how can it be peaceful?" Chen Zhi shook his head, "The so-called tranquility is to be created, but it is created for the sake of the people of Youzhou, not for the Wenchen military generals of Youzhou to lie in it and sleep in it!" It should be loose inside and tight outside, not loose inside and outside! This time Zhang Fang sent troops, it can be regarded as a wake-up call for them, and I don't think it's a big deal, this attack, I don't plan to take down Pingzhou, the position of Pingzhou Assassin is not empty, all I need is to remind and wake up some people, and at the same time there is a stronghold over there. ”

He looked at Chen Zi and said, "Pingzhou looks barren, but in fact, it is next to Su Shen and Goguryeo, these places have products that are not available in the Central Plains, and the value is also not small, how can you let it go easily?" Since we need someone to help us collect it, whether we use it ourselves in the future, or take it out for sale, can be discussed, in addition, the affairs of the Yuwen Department and the Duan Department have also dragged on for a few years, and it is time to solve it, otherwise Youzhou wants to move, and you have to think about the stability of the backyard, which is too much energy. ”

Chen Zi probably understood Chen Zhi's intentions, and after breathing a sigh of relief, he asked, "The lord is so relieved about that Zhang Fang?" This person is indeed brave and invincible in the military conquest in Youzhou, but this enemy of foreign warfare is different......"

Chen Zhi said with a smile: "I don't have confidence in Zhang Fang, but I have confidence in the soldiers of Youzhou, and I have confidence in the sharp weapons of Youzhou, and this attack, there is no need to consider post-war reconstruction, at most, the land belonging to the Yuwen Department will be under the jurisdiction and officials, this matter, I have handed it over to Sun Xiu, and after some time, he will set off." ”

Chen Zi immediately understood, knowing that Chen Zhi's so-called "stronghold" was not a settlement like a nomad, at least it had to be within the scope of a county!

At present, several counties in Pingzhou can be said to have their own belongings, Pingzhou Assassin Shi Deng Fei, who controls Xuansu County, also controls part of Liaodong County, and then to the east of Lelang County and other places, there are some people who do not listen to the propaganda, and they are very affected by the infiltration of surrounding forces, and the recent power of the Duan Department has expanded in this generation.

Looking at the west again, there is mainly a Changli County, which is adjacent to Youzhou, half of which is controlled by the Yuwen Ministry, and the other half is almost controlled by the Murong Ministry.

Listening to Chen Zhi's meaning, he clearly intended to let Zhang Fang occupy Changli County as a pedal for Youzhou in Pingzhou, further disrupting the situation......

Thinking of the chaos in Pingzhou, even Chen Zi couldn't help frowning, maybe he really had to rely on a strong army to sweep around to clarify the situation, not to mention, the movements of the Murong Department could not escape the attention of people with intentions, and it was good to be able to deter this tiger who couldn't bear it.

Next, Chen Zhi asked about Chen Zi's trip to the north and received a more satisfactory answer.

In fact, Chen Zi's harvest in the north, Chen Zi had already learned through intelligence channels, and now it was just a confirmation, and then it was encouragement, and finally said: "Your wife is about to give birth, and she has been taking care of Jixian recently, and I will not arrange for you to run around in these three months." ”

Chen Zi rarely showed a little unnatural look, and then said: "The lord should also cultivate for a while, the full moon of the second son, but it hasn't been long since then." ”

Chen Zhi smiled and nodded: "Yes, it will take at least three months of cultivation, whether it is us or Youzhou ......"

Chen Zi's heart moved, and he wanted to ask again, but he could see Chen Zhi's expression, and he didn't ask after all, so he retired.

Here Chen Zi walked out, but a person came to him, which made his expression change.

The person who came was thin and had a somewhat gloomy complexion, and when he saw Chen Zi and greeted each other, he left, looking a little distant.

After leaving the General's Mansion, Chen Zi let out a sigh of relief, and when he looked back, his brows were tightly locked.

"Su Liao came here, what do you want to report to the lord?"