The trial considered it very long-term, so he suggested to Tao Qian: "Tao Thorn History, in the future, Guangling County will still be under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou in name, and it must be kept secret for the time being, otherwise it will cause strong dissatisfaction from Yuan Shu and others." ”

"Haha, Zhengnan can rest assured, the old man understands."

"In order not to attract the attention of the outside world, I hope that the handover plan will be implemented step by step."

Tao Qian asked curiously: "How to implement it step by step?" ”

After careful consideration, he thought about Xuzhou for a while, and then said to Tao Qian: "Tao Thorn History, I hope to take over the posts of county commander, county governor and county lieutenant of the five counties of Xia Pi State, Dongcheng County, Xuyi County, Gaoshan County, Huailing County and Huaiyin County; After the soldiers, horses, grain, etc. arrived at a part and had the conditions to receive Guangling County, they would receive Guangling City, and at the same time, Ling County and Haixi County, which were north of the Huai River, would be assigned to Xiapi State; With such a step-by-step implementation, how is the history of Tao Thorn? ”

"Haha, okay, everything is according to Zhengnan." Tao Qian didn't care about these little things, for the purpose of befriending Gao Shun, now his two grandsons have followed the champion Hou to the north, and they have been taken care of very well, and the news that came back made him very satisfied, one worships Zheng Xuan as a teacher, and the other worships Lu Zhi as a teacher, which is an opportunity that is difficult to buy with money;

And now he has divided his two sons into households, and sent stewards and transferred some of his clansmen to follow and help them both; The two housekeepers also went to Jizhou and Qingzhou to buy land and buy real estate respectively, leaving two back roads for the family, even if something happens, they can still save a bloodline to last forever.

Tao Qian's inner plan was that the Guangling County tax compensated by the champion Hou would be directly distributed to his two sons in Jizhou and Qingzhou for real estate use, so that they would not have to be shipped to Xuzhou with great fanfare, so that it would be confidential and convenient; For everyone in Xuzhou, no one will know, Tao Qian is secretly proud of this.

"It is also necessary for Tao Thorn Shi to issue a document in the name of Xuzhou, so as to facilitate the transfer of troops and horses to the south, and it must not cause speculation from the outside world!"

"For such a trivial matter, the old man will definitely try his best to cooperate, and Zhengnan does not need to worry." Tao Qian was very happy in his heart, although the territory of Xuzhou has shrunk greatly, leaving only the Pi Kingdom, Pengcheng Kingdom and Donghai Kingdom, but it is the most elite and rich place in Xuzhou; For him, a man without ambition, the greatest wish of the district was rich, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there was no threat of foreign war.

I don't know what Tao Qian thinks, I am only happy for Tao Qian's cooperation, and then, the two discussed for a while to determine the matters one by one, Tao Qian first opened the transfer of troops and horses to the trial, pretending to be Xuzhou's internal officers and soldiers to change the guard, let the trial return, and then come to Xiapi to go through the relevant procedures after determining the county candidate.

The judge didn't expect Tao Qian to be so cooperative, and he planned to talk a few times, which really made him overjoyed, and after getting the paperwork, he returned to the small wine shop.

On the 18th of the first month, the trial returned secretly, and arrived at Kaiyang City, Langya County on the 22nd.

At this time, Li Zhen, the Taishou of Guangling appointed by Gao Shun, Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, and Duwei and others were already waiting; Everyone couldn't help but rejoice, the speed of the trial was too fast, and it was negotiated in a few days.

In the capacity of the head of the general's palace, he convened a meeting of all people and arranged each matter.

Firstly, the general process and results of the negotiation with Tao Qian were described. Secondly, he adjusted the receiving process in a timely manner according to the needs, first receiving the five counties, and then taking over the entire Guangling County after it was stabilized.

Both Taishou and Duwei thought that this plan was very good and easy to implement; Mi Zhu is also very happy about this, so that the pressure on transporting food and other logistical materials will be greatly reduced.

After careful consideration, Li Zhen decided to set up a temporary garrison in Xuyi County, which is located in the center of the five counties, close to the south bank of the Huai River, which is convenient for the transportation of materials and support for the counties, and more convenient for the south to take over Guangling City.

In the end, Li Zhen decided that he and Duwei would personally serve as the county commander and county lieutenant of Xuyi County, and arrange for three middle-level civil officials and three middle-level military attachés to serve as the county commander and county lieutenant of the other three counties, preparing to let Lu Su personally serve as the county commander of Dongcheng County, and the county lieutenant had already followed Lu Su to Dongcheng County.

Now it's a troubled time, and I don't have to worry about the laws of the imperial court such as the avoidance of the place of origin, how convenient and how to come.

Subsequently, the trial and several internal county commanders went to Xiapicheng to accept Tao Qian's appointment, as for the position of lieutenant, Li Zhen could only do it for him; As for the Taishou of Guangling County, the county Cheng, the Duwei and others, the trial and Tao Qian agreed that the appointment letter would be delivered to Xuyi County in two months, so that after taking over, it would not miss this year's agricultural time.

Time was tight, and Mi Zhu arranged for the family steward to start transporting grain and grass to the five counties to ensure logistical supply.

Du Wei led the remaining personnel and 5,500 officers and soldiers to Xuyi County, but the speed was very slow, hoping to meet Li Zhen and others before reaching Xuyi County.

This time, the trial was coordinated in the center, and things went very smoothly, everything was carried out in secret, without alarming the high-level of Xuzhou, let alone letting Yuan Shu and other forces notice the abnormality.

Lu Su's appointment was served by the cavalry alone.

Before Lu Su reached the weak crown, he was appointed as the commander of Dongcheng County, and two months later he will be appointed as a part-time military advisor of the county, which stimulated Tao Qian a lot, and secretly said in his heart that he was lucky, how did the champion Hou know that Dongcheng County was so handsome? How dare you safely appoint such a young person to such an important position? He didn't think about the pity of losing a young talent, but that he thought that the secret agent of the champion Hou should not be underestimated, and he must pay attention to it in the future.

Dongcheng County is the most prominent place to the west of Xiapi Kingdom and Guangling County, surrounded by Jiujiang County on both sides, the geographical location is very important, if Yangzhou comes to attack, Dongcheng County bears the brunt.

Xuzhou is quite stable, the handover work is extremely smooth, these county commanders and governors and others, have long not wanted to serve here, after the handover is completed, eagerly return to Xiapi, waiting for the new appointment.

The clans of the five counties have all fled, and it is very easy to rule.

Li Zhen equipped each county lieutenant with 500 infantry and 1 cavalry to maintain local stability; In order not to irritate Yuan Shu in Yangzhou, Lu Su rejected Li Zhen's kindness to send infantry, he now has nearly 2,000 officers and soldiers, and what he lacks is only cavalry, so Li Zhen sent Liangtun cavalry to support.

Xuyi County has 1,500 cavalry and 2,000 cavalry left, which is enough to maintain local security and rescue other counties in time.

The first task is to appease the people and provide relief to the victims; Then there was the massive recruitment of soldiers.

A month later, a large-scale anti-bandit work began; Fortunately, with the support of local intelligence officers, the progress went very smoothly, which was consistent with Lu Su's original idea, which could increase the number of soldiers, and at the same time resettle the captured bandits and their families as people, and the resettlement of them required a large amount of money, food and land, and the previous local officials were not very motivated.

This move is a win-win situation, ordinary people feel safe in their lives, and they are more supportive of the government; The thieves, the bandits and their families are all people who cannot survive, and they also hope to be recruited and resettled, and live a stable life; As far as the government is concerned, it has increased the number of officers and soldiers and increased the number of ordinary people.

The Mi family brought a large amount of money and grain, which provided logistical support for the resettlement of the people and the recruitment of troops.

And this season is the season to prepare for farming, after the people settle down, they will allocate wasteland and start farming, so as not to miss this year's harvest, this is the least costly resettlement plan paid by the government, and the benefits to the people are also the most, they are the most down-to-earth.

Li Zhen quickly took control of Xuyi and other counties.

Lu Su took over as the county commander and implemented drastic changes, showing his outstanding ability, even Li Zhen and others had to admire.

By the end of March, in nearly two months, the five counties were completely under control, and the number of newly recruited soldiers alone reached nearly 10,000.