When Gao Shun received the news of Zhou Fei's victory, he was overjoyed, and he was busy preparing all kinds of materials that Zhou Fei needed, and packed the valuable materials into the space ring that Zhou Fei sent back.

Along with the supplies, there were 30 mid-level military generals, 10 mid-level civil officials, and a varying number of junior civil and military officials.

Originally, Gao Shun also wanted to transfer a few generals to strengthen Zhou Fei's strength, but was stopped by Li Qiang and Ma Gui.

Li Qiang said: "My lord, I believe that after this battle, Guang Nianhou has made a name for himself, and he will no longer lack talents, and the number of talents will not be less than ours in a few years." ”

Ma Gui supported: "What Meng Wen said is right, at present, we are hiding our strength, coupled with His Majesty's intentional suppression, we will be very disfavored, and they will instead go to Guangnianhou, who has more development prospects." ”

Gao Shun's mind turned quickly, and he instantly understood the worries of the two, so he asked, "Did you hear any rumors?" ”

Ma Gui said: "The spies sent back information from all over the country, the major families did not spare money and food, opened all kinds of favorable conditions, and actively recruited virtuous generals from all walks of life, and the talents previously circled by the lord have already been mastered, and they have come out one after another, the situation is very delicate for us, if the results of the Xianbei battle are reported according to the meaning of Captain Cheng and Tian Junshi, more people will not be optimistic about us." ”

Gao Shun didn't care about this, and there was a little joy in his heart, this was the ingenious design of him and the two military advisors, if even Ma Gui and Li Qiang could deceive it, how could the emperor not believe it? Even if the existing strength comes, when the troubled times come, it will be able to go down in one drum and occupy the three states of Youhe and Hebei.

Now the top priority is to support Guangnian Hou Zhou Fei and Guangping Hou Fang Liang, reduce His Majesty's suspicion of him, and he can secretly develop his strength.

So Gao Shun smiled and said, "Then you tell me about those virtuous generals?" ”

Ma Gui was responsible for summarizing the information sent back, and he understood the most comprehensively, so he said: "Lord, Gui guesses, the strength of the Cao family in Peiguo County should not be underestimated, and the news that came back shows that the Cao family and the Xiahou family have a close relationship, and the children of both clans are brave warriors. They also recruited Xu Chu, who was favored by the lord, and the spies reported that Xu Chu was brave and brave, and the talents of Yanzhou rushed to defect. ”

Gao Shun was a little lost, Xu Chu was famous for his bravery, and he was taken first by the Cao family, who was also in Qian County, and he will be his big rival in the future, "Tell me about the situation of other families." ”

"Yes, my lord. The biggest opponent is the Yuan family, with the prestige of the fourth and third dukes, with the power of the rich money and food in Runan, monopolized the talents of Yuzhou, and the slightly famous people were recruited by them, even the remnants of the Yellow Turban and all kinds of bandits. Moreover, the Yuan family supported Dong Zhuo in the northwest as their foreign aid, which made Dong Zhuo's strength develop rapidly, with more than 30,000 cavalry alone, and most of them have experienced the test of life and death on the battlefield, and their strength far exceeds that of Guangnianhou. ”

For the rise of Dong Zhuo, it has been expected by Gao Shun, if there is no chaos in him, the Han may have to maintain for a long time, his rise is more in line with Gao Shun's interests, in order to contain the northwest forces, His Majesty will vigorously support the development of Guangnianhou.

Gao Shun pondered for a long time, and then said: "Tell me about the situation in Liangzhou." ”

"My lord, Liangzhou has become a quagmire, and the forces of all parties are intertwined, and it has become a place for major families to recruit soldiers and train soldiers. The Qiang people rebelled, and a large number of poor Han people were forced to join, making the Qiang people very powerful; In the chaotic Liangzhou, people were displaced, and those who survived were all brave warriors and excellent soldiers, and major families set up recruitment points in various counties and counties, providing a way for the locals to live; Many rangers took the opportunity to jump out and were co-opted by various families, and the rapid rise of Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew, Ma Teng and others, Zhang's uncle and nephew joined Dong Zhuo's forces, Ma Teng, who was favored by the lord, was recruited by the Yuan family, and other outstanding young talents poured out, too many to mention. ”

Gao Shun is optimistic about Ma Teng, not because he himself is valued, but because he values his son Ma Chao, losing Ma Teng means losing Ma Chao, which makes Gao Shun even more lost.

Approaching the Spring Festival, the news that kept coming back made Gao Shun's mood gradually improve.

First of all, His Majesty's support for Zhou Fei increased, and he adopted the same strategy as he supported Gao Shun, leaving the taxes of Shangjun, Xihe County, and Hedong County to Zhou Fei to build an army and manage the affairs of the three counties. This is like chicken ribs for others, but for Zhou Fei and Gao Shun, it is a good thing for pie in the sky.

Secondly, the farthest Jingzhou and Yizhou sent back the news that Gao Shun's designated Gan Ning had not been found, Gao Shun estimated that he might still be young, and what made him happy was that Huang Zhong had taken his wife and daughter to the north by car, and it was estimated that he would arrive at Taoyuan Fort in February next year.

However, the secret agent who went to recruit sent a letter asking for guilt, and when he saw Huang Zhong's bravery, in order to move his heart, he privately promised that he would not be given the post of lieutenant.

Gao Shun was overjoyed in his heart, Huang Zhong was a god-like existence in his mind, not to mention his bravery; Not only did they not punish the secret agents, but they rewarded them heavily.

Subsequently, the Xuzhou secret agent came with the news that Hua Tuo had been found in the East China Sea, and because he was unwilling to come to the state, he had been conspired to kidnap him, and he would be sent to Taoyuan Fort in a month.

Gao Shun's heart moved again, the current famous doctor, with a low social status, is not valued by the world, can invite Hua Tuo, even if it is kidnapped, sooner or later there is a way to make it available to him, even if he can't work for him, he can't cheapen other forces.

What made Gao Shun even more excited was that before the Spring Festival, he received a report from Zhou Fei again that Lu Yi wanted to lead a thousand strong men from his family to defect and personally arrive in Anyi to negotiate; Zhou Fei had promised him the post of lieutenant, and sent a letter to ask Gao Shun for instructions.

Gao Shun reused the people of the people, so he had the intention of befriending the family of Jincheng County, and wanted to make the people return to Jincheng to recruit soldiers, but he was afraid that the cross-state recruitment would be criticized by the imperial court, so he had not made up his mind.

The talent of Lu Yi was vividly played in the battle of the boundary bridge, making him famous in one fell swoop, and Gao Shun was familiar with the Three Kingdoms, and he still remembered it vividly.

The Koji family has been operating in Jincheng County for many years, becoming a strong party, and has long wanted to send the children of the family to return to the Central Plains and make contributions. Many years later, the people of the Koji sent back a letter, and they had been rescued by the champion Hou, and now they are serving in Youzhou, and the family can send their children to serve them.

However, this time the family was much more cautious and never made up their minds; Since then, they have continued to pay attention to the situation in the Central Plains and seek the best opportunity to rise.

Liangzhou was in turmoil, they saw hope, and wanted to take advantage of the situation to stand on their own and rise, but they were made a stepping stone by Zhang's uncle and nephew, and Lu Sheng was killed by Zhang Xiu, breaking the illusion of family independence.

He also wanted to join the imperial army led by Huang Fu Song, but soon after, Huang Fu Song himself could not be protected, and he was soon evacuated; This made the Lu family feel that joining the imperial army was not a good plan, and it seemed that it was still the best policy to rely on Haoqiang.

Now that Zhang's uncle and nephew have joined Dong Zhuo's forces, as the enemy of Zhang's uncle and nephew, he can only find another way.

The champion Hou was suppressed by the imperial court, which was no longer the best choice, and Guangnian Hou took advantage of the situation to rise, and was closer to Liangzhou, and was unanimously optimistic about the Koji family.

After seeing the letter, Gao Shun immediately asked Ma Gui and others to come to discuss countermeasures.

Ma Gui suggested that after Guangnian Hou regained Shangjun after the New Year, he would take advantage of the situation to recover Beidi County and Anding County, so that it would be convenient to settle Lu Yi and attract more virtuous people to take refuge.

Gao Shun was more cautious, vetoed Ma Gui's suggestion, and decided to suggest that Zhou Fei divide Shangjun into two, and Song Xian was the southern governor of Shangjun, and he could be stationed in Gaonu City in the future to manage the counties that have been recovered; Lu Yi was the governor of the northern part of Shangjun, stationed in Fushi City, managing the territory to be recovered, and echoing Guan Yu in the north.

As for Beidi County and Anding County, they will be discussed after the recovery of Shangjun, and the steps must not be too big, otherwise the foundation will be unstable.

Li Qiang chose to support Gao Shun's opinion, the distance between Beidi County and Anding County is relatively long, the terrain is complex, and the logistics are difficult to guarantee, so it is not appropriate to be in a hurry.

Gao Shun couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the end of the Han Dynasty was an era of talents, and his arrival made heroes from all walks of life pour out in advance, and the battle at the end of the Han Dynasty will be more exciting.