Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia were overjoyed when they saw that Gao Shun attached so much importance to the plans of the two of them, this was their favorite lord.

For this reason, Xi Zhicai came up with a lot of ideas for Gao Shun.

"My lord, the court is chaotic, and the strength is weak, but the banner is still there, we have to respect the court, attach importance to the court, and grasp the name of righteousness."

Gao Shun recognized this very much, and said, "What do you have to say about Zhicai?" Let's put it bluntly. ”

Xi Zhicai thought about it a little, sorted out his thoughts, and said: "Recently, the lord has replaced so many imperial court appointed taishou and lieutenants, and we must notify the court as soon as possible, I believe that the court will not refute it, but it shows our respect for the court and wins the favor of the old ministers." ”

Gao Shun said with a smile: "Haha, what Zhicai said is true, this is a mistake, and when Du Bian goes to Luoyang, report it together, Feng Xiaoke can prepare the relevant documents in advance." ”

"Yes, my lord!" Guo Jia immediately responded.

Now Guo Jia is loyal to Gao Shun, Gao Shun not only spent a lot of precious medicinal materials to treat him, but also sent someone to take his widowed mother to live, saving him worries, and let his mother live a good life, which is one of his wishes.

Xi Zhicai was very satisfied with Gao Shun's attitude, and asked: "Has the lord thought about it, who is the right person to be the pastor of Jizhou?" ”

"What do you have a good opinion about Zhicai?"

Xi Zhicai didn't expect Gao Shun to ask like this, but he already had an idea, so he suggested: "It is advisable to take the prince and the marquis to serve as the pastor of Jizhou, and Jizhou is in the middle, which can facilitate the management of Youzhou, Merge, and Qingzhou; Although Taoyuan Fort is good, it is remote and should not continue to be used as a general's residence; Jizhou's flat terrain, fertile land, and vast people make it very suitable as a ruling center. ”

Gao Shunshen thought so, so he praised: "Haha, what Zhicai said is not bad, so he will use your words to serve as the pastor of Jizhou." Gao Shun thought to himself, if Dong Zhuo disagreed, he could send troops directly to Jizhou, and the effect would be similar.

Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia believed that if the General Mansion of Zhengbei was set up in Jizhou, and the 40,000 cavalry transferred back by Zhang Yang were placed under the direct jurisdiction of the General's Mansion, there would be 80,000 cavalry, which would be very powerful, and it would be difficult to meet opponents in the Central Plains.

After that, Xi Zhicai suggested that the six counties outside the Saiwai, including Shuofang County, Wuyuan County, Yunzhong County, Dingxiang County, Pingcheng County and Ningcheng County, should be set up as Anzhou, with the state seat of Anyi and the state pastor of Tianfeng.

Youzhou can directly govern six counties, including Dai County, Shanggu County, Zhuo County, Yuyang County, Youbeiping County and Liaoxi County; Liaoxi County only includes Baicheng and the counties to the west, and the county is located in Feirucheng or Lingzhicheng, and Cheng Li can serve as the state pastor.

The remaining territory of Liaoxi County is Liaozhong County, plus Liaodong County, Liaodong Dependent State, Xuansu County and Lelang County, which are set up as Pingzhou, and the state administration office can be set up in Xiangping, with Xu Rong as the state pastor.

And the state county can be under the jurisdiction of Hedong County, Xihe County, Shangdang County, Taiyuan County, Yanmen County, Taoyuan Fort and the West Fort can be set up as a county, for the emerging county, also under the jurisdiction of the state, the state can be moved to Jinyang, Taiyuan County, or by Zhou Fei as the state pastor.

The jurisdiction of Qingzhou remains unchanged.

Gao Shun likes the states and counties demarcated by Xi Zhicai according to geographical advantages, so that he can concentrate his efforts and facilitate management and response to emergencies; However, now that the warlord melee has not yet begun, he doesn't want to make too big a move, and the county is to implement the separation of military and government, he doesn't want to set up a state pastor in the future, even if it is, it is also a state model, the system personnel do weekends, and the military division only assists in weekend work, and cannot be in charge of the army alone; Therefore, Gao Shun's reply to Xi Zhicai is that the time has not yet come, and it is not appropriate to adjust too much, and focus on stability for the time being.

As for the materials that Tian Feng needs now, they are still under the direct jurisdiction of the General's Mansion, and Zhao Xiong and Ma Gui are responsible for cooperating with the supply.

In this regard, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia were more confident, so they made suggestions to Gao Shun to standardize the responsibilities of military divisions, mainly responsible for recruiting troops, logistics baggage, salary distribution, strategic and tactical planning, and troop deployment; The lieutenant generals and other divisions are only responsible for training officers and soldiers; In this case, those in charge of the troops are not responsible for recruiting and transferring troops, and those who recruit and transfer troops are not responsible for managing the troops, and dual management is practiced.

Gao Shun praised the plan of the two, isn't this the army management model of later generations? Gao Shun was prepared to gradually implement this management method, and was prepared to be more refined, so that power would be more decentralized, easy to control, and less uncontrolled things such as rebellions.

In view of Cheng Wu's outstanding performance in the recovery of Anding County and Beidi County, Gao Shun transferred him back and prepared to put it around him to cultivate it well, and he could also learn from Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia.

Now that Guo Jia has changed his bald attitude and unruly behavior in the past, Gao Shun has handed over all the information to him to manage, which complements the dark department controlled by Ma Gui; Most of the original intelligence personnel were placed according to commerce, and wherever commerce developed, intelligence developed there, with many personnel, uneven quality, and complex composition; Ma Gui's dark department was arranged according to the state and county, and there were few personnel, but they were all systematic civil and military officials, more capable and loyal.

The four lieutenants directly under the jurisdiction of the General's Mansion were stationed in Guangwu City, and Xi Zhicai was not at ease, so he suggested sending Li Qiang to take charge on his behalf, and Gao Shun readily adopted Xi Zhicai's suggestion.

Li Qiang is also unwilling to live in Taoyuan Fort for a long time, it is difficult to meet opponents, and there is no chance to kill, his hands are itchy, if he goes to govern the four Zhonglang generals on his behalf, he can discuss with them every day, so he will happily go.

In order to protect Li Qiang's safety, Gao Shun sent one of his senior cavalry to Li Qiang as an escort.

Also moving forward with Tai Shi Ci, was appointed as the Sima of the other department, led the headquarters of two thousand cavalry to Guangwu City together, and waited for the right opportunity to replenish his troops, Tai Shi Ci was very happy, only a few days later, the salary was upgraded to the level of a thousand stones, and can lead thousands of strong cavalry, which was unimaginable before, and secretly decided in his heart that he would never live up to the trust of the lord.

For long-term planning, Gao Shun, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia have not reached an agreement.

Since Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia did not know the existence of the system and did not understand the importance of occupying territory, their views were that after stabilizing the four prefectures of Sili, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, they should quickly seize the prosperous areas of Sili, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, and then occupy the rich areas of Yangzhou and Jingzhou; As for Liangzhou, Yizhou, and the southern remote areas of Yangzhou and Jingzhou, they can be dealt with slowly after the unification of the Central Plains, and even after the unification of the Central Plains, those local warlords will look down.

Gao Shun insisted on stabilizing the four states, first planning Liangzhou and Xuzhou, forming a joint encirclement of the Central Plains, and at the same time sending troops to occupy the vast area south of the Yangtze River, so that the system is likely to be upgraded to another level, which is very important to Gao Shun.

Xi Zhicai felt that occupying the corners, working hard and in vain, and spending huge amounts of money and food, but it was of little significance to the unification of the Central Plains, and since ancient times, there has been a saying that the Central Plains won the world.

In desperation, Gao Shun had to temporarily put aside this controversy, make arrangements according to the development of the situation, and deal with the current major matter of how to obtain Jizhou pastor first.

For sending Du Bian to Luoyang, Xi Zhicai was very uneasy, and hoped that he would go to Luoyang in person, Gao Shun did not dare to let him go, not to doubt Xi Zhicai's loyalty, but to worry about Xi Zhicai's safety, and Xi Zhicai felt very much about this.

Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia had no choice but to give detailed instructions after Du Bian arrived, and wrote a detailed letter for Du Bian to bring to Su Shuang, who would assist Du Bian in his work in Luoyang.

Subsequently, Xi Zhicai planned the relocation of the Xiongnu and the relocation of the officers and soldiers and people under Zhang Yang's jurisdiction, which must be planned in advance, and he had to carefully consider everything in detail, which greatly moved Gao Shun.