The dinner was eaten by Gao Shun, Zhou Fei, Fu Zhi and Guo Jia, which was regarded as Guo Jia's reception, and the four of them talked while eating.

As early as before dinner, Fu Zhu and Guo Jia secretly reached an agreement to persuade Gao Shun to march into the Central Plains.

Gao Shun also listened to Zhou Fei's advice and secretly made up his mind.

After three rounds of drinking, Fu Zhu took the initiative to ask, "What is the next plan for the lord?" ”

Gao Shun knew that he still wanted to continue the topic of the afternoon, so he shirked and said: "There are still a lot of things to be done in various counties, the state school, county school and county school are not perfect, there are still a large number of hidden people who need to be verified, the cultivated land area is not real, the county roads need to be continued to be built, the water conservancy irrigation canals need to be maintained, and the resettlement of displaced people needs to be handled, which requires a lot of manpower, material resources and time to deal with." ”

He said: "The lord has the affairs of the world in his heart, and when he sees that there are still thousands of people suffering from war and suffering from the exploitation of warlords and princes, it is the most important thing to end the war quickly and pacify the world." ”

Gao Shun didn't go around in circles, and decided: "It's really unwise to fight the world with your own strength, you need to be cautious and make overall arrangements, I have made up my mind, before Yizhou is pacified, don't talk about pacifying the world." ”

Frustrated, he asked, "Lord, isn't the Yizhou strategy already decided?" After Zilong stabilizes Wudu County, he will march into Hanzhong County, and then seize the entire Yizhou, which will take a long time. ”

Gao Shun said with a smile: "Haha, the length of time it takes lies in the military division, it depends on how you support Liangzhou, if you increase your support, you will be able to take Hanzhong County next year, and then march to Bashu." ”

Fu Zhu and Guo Jia began to think carefully about Gao Shun's words, under the historical view at that time, the occupation of Bashu, and the capital of the king.

According to the existing war examples at that time, whether it was to occupy Bashu from Guanzhong or to seize Guanzhong from Yizhou, the geographical location of Hanzhong County was very important.

Frustrated with the belief that Hanzhong County has a huge territory, with 100,000 households, fertile wealth, and danger on all sides; If you use the power of Liangzhou, it will not be difficult to fight, but if Zhao Yun is allowed to occupy it with the power of Wudu County, it will take at least two years to prepare.

Zhao Yun is the brother-in-law of the lord, and Gao Shun said this because he hoped to give Zhao Yun his military exploits in Bashu.

However, attacking Yizhou must rely on the strength of Liangzhou, and it is difficult to shake Yizhou with the strength of Wudu County and Hanzhong County alone.

Guo Jia believes that now Gaoshun has five prefectures such as Liang, Bing, You, Hebei, and Qing, with part of Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and the people are rich, with a million armor, and the iron horse goes south, instantly leveling Yan and Henan, and controlling the Central Plains; If Yizhou is occupied again, the naval army is rectified, and the river is down, then Jing and Yang can be obtained; If so, the world can be determined.

He believes that Gao Shun's plan is more grandiose, first seize the strategic high point, and then unify the Central Plains, which is easier to implement!

So, Guo Jia suggested: "My lord, since you intend to be in Yizhou, you should first send a large number of scouts and secret agents to investigate Yizhou's military intelligence, survey the terrain, contact the local wealthy clans, and reduce the difficulty of marching into Bashu; At the same time, he sent people to enter Hanzhong County in advance to closely monitor Zhang Lu's movements and avoid Zhang Lu's alliance with Yizhou. ”

Gao Shun felt that this suggestion was very timely, and decided: "Fengxiao's suggestion is reconciled, and this matter is in charge of the Fu Junshi." ”

"Yes, my lord!" Frustrated and immediately responded, secretly happy in his heart, looking at the meaning of the lord, the march to Bashu was still dominated by the Liangzhou army.

Gao Shun was not in a hurry to enter the Central Plains, so he did not set a time limit for Fu Zhu and Zhou Fei to march into Yizhou, and they were free to grasp it according to the situation.

Guo Jia said again: "Lord, it will take at least a year to plan and arrange for entering Bashu, what other plans does the lord have before?" ”

"Haha, referring to the opinions of Feng Xiao and Zhicai, I have decided, since Dong Taishi intends to be in Jingzhou, then let's look at Yangzhou, and when the time comes, we will sneak attack Yuan's posthumous road, seize Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, and strategically besiege Yuzhou."

Guo Jia was overjoyed and praised: "The lord intends to put the finishing touch, this plan is very good, neither alarming Dong Zhuo and the imperial court, nor disturbing the princes of the Central Plains, quietly laying out in the Central Plains, very wonderful, non-Jiake." In this way, it will not only be convenient to occupy Yanzhou and Yuzhou in the future, but also convenient to use troops against Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and it will also be possible to build naval forces, wharves, ports, etc. in advance, so as to meet the large army that has gone down the river from Yizhou, so as to facilitate the unification of the whole country.

Jiujiang County and Lujiang County are the places of the four wars, but with Xuzhou at their backs and Gao Shun's backing, Guo Jia is not worried that Lusu will fail, and is full of confidence in the plan.

Fu Zhu suggested: "The lord has a close relationship with Xuzhou, if this is the case, the people of the world can easily know that this is the lord's doing, or when the time comes, Lu Su declares independence and forms an alliance with Tao Thorn Shi to confuse outsiders." ”

Gao Shun decided: "Yes, this move can not only clear the relationship between Lu Su and us, but also help Lu Su through Mr. Tao, and Zijing himself is a wealthy family in Xuzhou, so it is reasonable to dominate the local area, and it is not suspected by outsiders." This matter was handed over to Qingzhou Muzizheng and the military adviser Zhongde to be responsible, and after returning to Jizhou, Feng Xiao went to Qingzhou and explained to them in detail. ”

"Yes, my lord!" Guo Jia happily took on this task.

"Feng Xiao and Zhicai, after that, they mainly paid attention to the situation in Luoyang and the movements of Dong Taishi, and prepared for the rescue of the imperial court."

"Yes, my lord!"

As for the layout of Yangzhou Jiangdong, Gao Shun is not ready to disclose it to the public for the time being, and will not even disclose it in the future, so he can only operate it himself.

In this way, Gao Shun's strategy was temporarily decided, and Guo Jia and Fu Zhu could accept it; Due to the limitations of knowledge at that time, the world in the vision of wise men such as Guo Jia and Fu Zhu only refers to the territory of the thirteen states, and as for the Central Plains, it is even narrower.

However, Gao Shun's vision is not limited, standing higher, looking farther, and planning a broader territory, otherwise, how can the system be upgraded?

"My lord, in that case, shouldn't we stop paying all taxes to the imperial court?" Otherwise, raising tigers will be a problem and you will regret it. ”

Gao Shun felt that it was time to stop paying the imperial court taxes, so he said: "Okay, after returning to Jizhou to communicate with Zhicai, I will send Zhengnan to Luoyang." ”

Fu Zhu also suggested: "My lord, I have made Lu Yi a general who killed him, and in order to facilitate moderation, I suggested that I should also be a general." ”

Guo Jia suggested: "My lord, if this is the case, Jia suggests that he be appointed as a part-time general of Liangzhou, presiding over the military affairs of Liangzhou, Yongzhou and Sanfu, and being responsible for the use of troops in Yizhou; In addition to presiding over the military and political affairs of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, he also took care of the military affairs of the three counties of Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou, and was responsible for the use of troops in Yangzhou; The General's Office directly governs the military and political affairs of Jizhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Pingzhou and Anzhou. ”

He was very supportive of Guo Jia's suggestion, which would greatly increase his power and facilitate the defense and use of troops in Yizhou.

Gao Shun immediately said: "Okay, in this way, you can respond quickly to local affairs, and you don't have to ask the general's mansion from a distance, so as not to delay the fighter; Yuanhang is the general of the supervising army, and Qingzhou Muzi is the general of the Anjun army. ”

Gao Shun was very happy to strengthen the authority of Zhou Fei and Fang Liang, and Liangzhou had Fu Zhi and Qingzhou had Cheng Li, which was enough to assist them in dealing with local affairs, and the General's Mansion only needed to give strategic guidance, which could save him a lot of energy; It would be more reasonable to appoint Zhou Fei and Fang Liang as generals of Zhengxi and Zhengdong respectively, but then it would be extremely troublesome to ask the imperial court for seals, and in order to save trouble, Gao Shun could only appoint them as miscellaneous generals.

Fu Zhu and Guo Jia didn't expect Gao Shun to be so reasonable about other things, except for his strong opposition to the power of the Son of Heaven and the ministers who could not be killed; Gao Shun took the initiative to seize Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, which had achieved their goal of persuading Gao Shun to march into the Central Plains.

In the ensuing chat, Zhou Fei reported on the construction of Tongguan, the progress is very fast, and the construction will be successful in another month, and the city can be covered with bricks next year to strengthen the defense capability; It was also mentioned that the Yang family, a big family in Huayin County, had moved to Luoyang.

Gao Shun didn't care about this, he didn't value these scholars himself, and these scholars didn't think about him Gao Shun.

When Gao Shun and others paid close attention to the world's major events, actively planned, and secretly arranged, Dong Zhuo and the princes of the whole country were not idle, and they were all actively preparing for their future future, and everyone wanted to gain a foundation in the troubled times.