Liu Bei hurriedly asked: "What are the three strategies of upper, middle and lower?" ”

"The lord personally wrote to Yuan and Liu, advising them to put the country first, this move is too sharp, and it is easy to burn themselves, so it is the next step."

If the meaning of Xu Shu is translated into modern vernacular, it means that if Liu Bei comes forward to mediate, Yuan Shao and Liu Mang and even other princes will definitely despise it: How old are you Liu Bei, will it be your turn?

"Ignoring and ignoring the matter of the merger of Hebei, ignoring it, and having the suspicion of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, is the middle policy."

"What's the best policy?"

"The lord can write a letter to Liu Bo'an in Youzhou and Cao Mengde in Dongjun. Telling them about the dispute between the two countries is not good for the country and the people. At the same time, it was explained that the lord was soft-spoken, and it was inconvenient to come forward to mediate, and he hoped that Liu Boan and Cao Mengde could put the world first and mediate the dispute between Yuan and Liu. ”

"Oh......"

Xu Shu continued to explain: "Liu Bo'an has the name of an elder and has the grace of knowing Liu Jiangtian; Cao Mengde is Yuan's original old friend, and he has a good reputation among the princes of the world. The presence of these two people, whether they mediate or not, will not be beneficial to the lord and me, even if it is not beneficial. This is the best policy. ”

"Just according to what Yuan Zhishangce said!"

……

The confrontation continued.

Liu Mang strictly ordered all departments in Jingcheng not to take the initiative to attack. Under the current situation, we must not take the initiative to provoke a war.

Taiyuan was initially decided, and peace was too precious. Peacefully resolving the conflict with Yuan Shao and winning time and space for development and growth are the current priorities.

Fengji Zhanghe's department, who was stationed in Jingcheng, did not get Yecheng's order, and he did not dare to act rashly.

Although it has an advantage in troops, regardless of the geographical advantages or logistical supplies, the Jizhou army is a disadvantageous side, and it will not have a good result if it attacks easily.

……

To rebuild Yangqu City, Liu Mang's request can be summed up in six words: sturdy, fast, and money-saving.

Yu Wenkai is worthy of the master builder. Although Liu Mang's requirements were harsh, Yu Wenkai quickly drew up a plan for the reconstruction and expansion of Yangqu.

The plan drawn up by Yu Wenkai fully considers many aspects such as terrain, water sources, defense, and life. The original layout and buildings in the city were also maintained as much as possible in order to shorten the construction period and reduce costs. The selection of materials is also based on nearby rocks and trees as much as possible to save transportation time and cost.

With a master like Yu Wenkai hosting, Liu Mang was relieved.

Military affairs have Su Dingfang sitting in Yangqu, and Liu Mang does not need to worry about it.

He stayed in Yangqu, more because he didn't have the heart to do anything else. If the confrontation between Jing Cheng and Yuan Shao is not resolved, it will be difficult for Liu Mang to settle down and do other things.

In his spare time, Liu Mang will go to observe Xu Da's drill team.

Xu Da's subordinates have more than 1,000 people. Xu Da promised, "Ten days to form a team, a month to form, half a year to become an elite, three years to overcome the battle and win."

However, in the past few days, Xu Da has not organized a team for training like other generals. There are no formation drills, and there are not even usual drill training items, such as bows, crossbows, hand-to-hand combat, juju, etc.

Moreover, Xu Da also disrupted the original Qu team and Shiwu, allowing the soldiers to combine freely.

At first, Liu Mang didn't understand why Xu Da made this move, but gradually, he understood a little. The so-called gathering of people in groups and free combination, and soldiers with similar temperaments and temperaments will gradually get together, and the new grassroots contingent formed in this way will be more united, easier to cooperate, and easier to bring into play its combat effectiveness.

Xu Da not only did not organize drills, but even took the initiative to find Liu Mang and asked to undertake part of the task of rebuilding Yangqu City.

Liu Mang paid close attention to the observation that Xu Da added a lot of content in the process of cutting and transporting materials in the team. For example, when carrying materials, how many people carry them, how many people accompany them, how many steps to change people, when changing people, there can be no pauses, and so on.

Oh!

Xu Da combined the training content with production, which is somewhat similar to the team development training that Liu Mang experienced in his previous life!

Xu Da is indeed a genius!

Liu Mang was very pleased, and he also pondered to find time to discuss with Xu Da the method of leading troops and using soldiers.

Before Liu Mang could go to find Xu Da, the eldest grandson Wuji sent someone to find him, and the person who came only brought one sentence: The old lady has taken it back!

Yes!

Liu Mang couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately took Gao Pet and rushed back to Jinyang.

In Jinyang City, he has not lived in the house prepared for Liu Mang. But at this time, the house was very lively.

The guards were in and out, busy with each other.

Thinking that after a year, he would finally see his mother again, Liu Mang's eyes were already moist.

Strode towards the main hall, almost colliding with the people who came out of it.

"Ahh

Both exclaimed.

"Raid!"

"Young master!"

Liu Mang was surprised and delighted, and he didn't care that there were still people on the side, so he hugged the attacker in his arms.

"Huh? Young master's brother? ”

Before Liu Mang could ask the attacker, Mulan walked out of the house.

As soon as she saw Liu Mang, Hua Mulan blinked her eyes and quickly explained: "Young master, brother, this is not my own opinion, it was Mr. Eldest Sun who asked me to take over the younger sister back!" ”

Of course, Liu Mang will not complain about Mulan, and he has no time to complain about her. Look at the pretty face of the attacker, the eyes turn down, and stop at the attacker's stomach.

"Huh?" Liu Mang's expression was a little strange.

"Look at what, it's still early, how can you show your pregnancy." Mulan has a fast mouth and looks very experienced.

"Sister Flower!" The attacker blushed and complained, "Young master, go and see the old lady." ”

"Oh, yes, you've seen your mother?"

It was Mulan who answered for the attacker again; "Mother likes to attack people's sisters!"

It seems that not only does the raider get along well with his mother, but Mulan is also very pleasing to the old lady.

The two accompanied Liu Mang to the backyard. Originally, I wanted the old lady to live in a spacious and bright main house, but the old lady was used to living a hard life, although this house was not very big, but in the old lady's feeling, it was already a big mansion.

The main house, people came and went, and the old lady felt panicked, so she moved to a secluded hut in the backyard.

In the hut, the old lady sat in the corner, apparently, she was not used to such a privileged life.

Although it has only been a year, the old lady's hair has become whiter and thinner......

"Mother!"

Liu Mang shouted, tears flowed out, and with a "poof", he knelt down in front of his mother......

Liu Mang's shout seemed to scare the old lady, and the old lady shuddered, although the attacking Hua Mulan kept talking about Liu Mang, but the old lady still couldn't believe that her son had arrived in front of her.

"Mother!" Liu Mang called again and threw himself into the arms of the old lady. "Mother! Mother! It's me! Mother......"

The old lady's eyes were cloudy and lacklustre. Dry hands, shaking non-stop......

Finally, the old lady's hand touched Liu Mang's back......

"My ......"

"Mother! It's me, it's me! ”

"Bao'er...... My baby! ”

Tears flowed down the old lady's godless eyes......

"Boom ......"

attacked people and Mulan, and also cried out loud......