"No way!" Liu Xin did not hesitate to reject the proposal of Fu Zhi and said, "Although Liu Miao is mediocre, he is not very wrong. Compared with what Yuan Shu did in Lujiang, Runan and other places, the people of Jiujiang were more willing to stand on Liu Xuan's side. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, we can't go against the sky and help the abuse. ”

Actually, there is another reason why Liu Xin didn't say it. In the past few years, the situation in Jiujiang and Danyang counties has been relatively stable, and the secret spies lurking there have also been able to develop a huge network of relationships, which have penetrated into all aspects, and there are certain conditions to help Yuan Shu capture Shouchun City, but in this way, these secret spies have been completely exposed. And Yuan Shu will one day become Liu Xin's enemy, but when the time comes, there will be no secret spies available, and Liu Xin will not do this kind of business of losing money and making money.

Fu Zhu thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, according to his subordinates, the lord doesn't need to be so worried. With the strength of the six legions, he will definitely be able to sweep through the northern states, and if Cao Cao dares to act rashly, the lord can take the opportunity to dominate the world! ”

Liu Xin shook his head and did not speak. Liu Xin also knew that with the military power he had at his disposal, it was not impossible to unify the entire Han Dynasty. But in this way, the Han Dynasty was unified, but it would inevitably cause the mountains and rivers to be broken and the people to be miserable, and finally gave those alien races who were eyeing the Central Plains an opportunity.

The lord was worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and he couldn't help Liu Xin solve the current predicament, and he was deeply ashamed, he hadn't slept well for two days. However, through these two days of hard thinking and meditation, Fu Zhu also figured out one thing, he arched his hand and said: "The subordinates are deeply convinced of the idea of the lord to open up the trade routes of the Western Regions, since the situation here is difficult to solve for a while, and the subordinates estimate that Cao Cao does not dare to brazenly use troops against the lord, it is better to ask the lord to go to Guanzhong and personally preside over the affairs of the Western Regions." ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "There is no luck in the world. Gonghe, didn't you see the tragic situation of Xuzhou after the Cao army raged? Liu always felt that something would happen recently, but he didn't want the people under his rule to suffer this misfortune, and Liu would not go to Guanzhong until his worries were resolved. ”

After a pause, Liu Xin continued: "However, the affairs of the Western Regions cannot be delayed for a long time. In this way, I will now appoint Jia Xu as the protector of the Western Regions, and be fully responsible for all matters related to the reconstruction of the Protectorate of the Western Regions. In addition, the First Army Corps was transferred to Guanzhong to support Liangzhou. The Second Army was moved to the counties of Jingbei to prevent Cao Cao. ”

Fu Zhu hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord Qi, the Seventh Army has set off from Chengdu a few days ago and will arrive in Yuzhang in the near future. The first part of the first army was originally planned to be transferred to Yizhou, but if all of them were transferred to Guanzhong, Yizhou would have no troops available. ”

The mountainous and jungle combat professional unit built by Liu Xin in the Seventh Army has been stationed in Yizhou for a long time because it is mountainous and convenient for training. In the mountainous areas of Huiji, Yuzhang and other places in the south of the Yangtze River, there are also some Shanyue tribes.

Recently, as a large number of refugees have been resettled, there have been many incidents of Shanyue tribes attacking and looting these refugees. Although they were all repelled by the Third Army Corps, which served as the escort, they also caused some casualties to the refugees, causing panic among the refugees from Xuzhou.

With regard to these Shanyue tribes who repeatedly invaded the Han people, Liu Xin still adopted the methods of the past, on the one hand, the policy of treating them Han and Yue equally and treating them equally, and on the other hand, he also resolutely cracked down on the diehards who were stubborn. In order to deal with the Shanyue tribe, Liu Xin transferred the Seventh Army to Jiangnan. As a professional unit of mountain warfare, it was of course the most appropriate arrangement for the Seventh Army to deal with the Shanyue tribe.

Due to the ethnic integration since the Qin and Han dynasties, there is not much difference between the Shanyue people and the Han people, and a considerable number of the Shanyue people were originally Han Chinese. These Shanyue people live scattered and live on agriculture, but because they live in the middle of the mountains, they are good at martial arts and form large and small armed groups. In addition, these armed groups are also inextricably linked with local clans, often tipping off each other, becoming the greatest threat to those refugees.

However, in Liu Xin's eyes, Jiangnan is sparsely populated, and these Shanyue tribes, which are not much different from the Han people, are extremely important labor resources. Since it was mainly to pacify, there was no need to transfer the entire Seventh Army Corps, but considering that there were many mountains and forests in Jiaozhou, which was to be captured next, it was still necessary to use this army, so Liu Xin simply transferred all of them over, so that they could be familiar with the climate and geographical environment of Jiangnan.

Hearing the frustration's worries, Liu Xin laughed and said, "Now that the local armies in various places have been reorganized, they have changed into the same equipment as the regular legions, and they are holding the same food and salary as the regular legions, and now it is time for them to contribute." Don't worry, with the reputation of the Sixth Lady in Nanzhong, the barbarians there will never rebel. ”

Liu Xin was so relieved about the situation in Nanzhong, of course, he didn't completely pin his hopes on Zhu Rong, the recognized descendant of the fire god in the minds of the barbarian people. In the past two years, many barbarian leaders have taken official positions in various counties and counties, and now Liu Xin's interests in Nanzhong are the same as theirs, how could they rise up to rebel?

In fact, Liu Xin also promulgated the same policy for Shanyue, allowing the nobles of various tribes to serve as county officials, and at the same time conscripting young and strong people from various Shanyue tribes to join the army, and welcoming them to move out of the mountains. The Yue people who moved out of the mountains could share their fields, farm tools, and fine seeds, just like the refugees from Xuzhou. Although these policies have not yet seen results, Liu Xin believes that only by making everyone's interests the same can we truly work together and never suffer in the future.

Fu Zhu has always supported Liu Xin's marriage to Zhu Rong, and when he heard this, he also laughed, and said: "What the lord said is reasonable, even if any tribe dares to rebel, as long as the sixth lady raises her arms, it will be calmed down immediately." ”

Liu Xin smiled and said, "Gonghe, you go back and prepare a few catties of good tea, and go with me to see the two Mr. Zhang, according to Mr. Mi Zhu, they are all talented." If you want to solve the current dilemma, you still need to brainstorm, and it is always beneficial to listen to more opinions. ”

After Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong came to Jiangnan last year, they helped Mi Zhu and Yu to resettle the refugees together, and later settled down in Wu County. Liu Xin also invited them to come out through Mi Zhu, but they were all refused.

However, Liu Xin knew that it was not these two Mr. Zhang who were indifferent to fame and fortune, but that they were putting up a stinky display of literati and wanted Liu Xin to invite him personally. Liu Xin has been in Jiangnan for more than two months, but he has not mentioned this matter again, but has hung them there. After drying them for so long, in Liu Xin's opinion, their stinky shelves should also be put away, and now is a good time to recruit them.

The two are both famous people in Xuzhou, and they have contributed to the process of resettlement of Xuzhou refugees, so Yu Fu and Mi Zhu also took special care of their resettlement, not only giving them a large mansion in Wucheng, but also giving them a manor and hundreds of acres of fertile land not far from Taihu Lake. Of course, when Erzhang crossed the river, he dragged his family with him, and there were many servants accompanying him, and he couldn't support this big family without so many fields.

Originally, when they were in Xuzhou, the two were familiar with each other, and now they have experienced the catastrophe in Xuzhou, where it happened, and the relationship is even closer. The two families are now close neighbors, and even the estates outside the city are close to each other, and they are getting closer to each other.

With a house and a land, the two have no worries about food and clothing, and there is no job in the body, so life is naturally free and easy. At this time, the two drank tea and gossiped in Zhang Zhao's manor. The tea they brewed was also the new tea this year given by Yu Fan, of course, the quality was worse than the tea Liu Xin drank, but it was enough to make the two like it very much. It's just that because the yield of tea is low, Yu Fu only gave them two or three taels each, and ordinary people came to the door as guests, and they were reluctant to take it out.

Zhang Zhaoyan took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "Ziqi, I recently heard that Lord Liu has recovered Guangling, and the small and small nights have been eliminated, and the four realms are peaceful, I don't know if you have any plans to return to your hometown?" ”

Zhang Hong shook his head and said, "It's hard to settle down here, what are you going to do when you go back?" Besides, after a while, I've come to enjoy it a little. Mr. Mo Fei Zibu intends to return to Xuzhou? ”

Zhang Zhao sighed and said: "The homeland is difficult to leave, I have the intention of returning to Pengcheng, but it has been taken by Cao Cao, so I can't help it." ”

Zhang Hong attaches more importance to fame and fortune than Zhang Zhao, and when he heard that Zhang Zhao intended to return to his hometown, he couldn't help but persuade: "A few days ago, I heard Mr. Zhongxiang talk about Lord Liu's plan in Jiangnan, and the foolish brother thought it was very reasonable. So it's not a bad thing for the foolish brother to come and take root in Jiangnan from now on. I don't know what Zibu thinks? ”

Zhang Zhao asked in surprise: "What does the sub-period mean that you want to be a leader?" ”

Last year, Liu Xin invited the two of them to come out through Mi Zhu, Zhang Hong originally wanted to nod and agree, but was stopped by Zhang Zhao, saying that if Liu Xin was really seeking talent, he would definitely come to the door to invite him personally. Zhang Hong listened to Zhang Zhao's advice and rejected Liu Xin with him. However, in just a few months, the changes that have taken place in the three counties of Jiangnan can be described as changing with each passing day, and Zhang Hong can't help but regret it a little.

These thoughts in Zhang Hong's heart were inconvenient to pick on Zhang Zhao, so he had to smile awkwardly and said, "It's not." It's just that I've been a little idle lately. ”

In fact, there is no essential difference between the so-called celebrities and ordinary scholars, and they try their best to make themselves famous, but also in order to be able to seek a better position in the imperial court or officials at all levels in the future. Zhang Zhao was no exception, he refused Liu Xin's invitation, just worried that Liu Xin would arrange a not very suitable position for him.

Hearing Zhang Hong's words flickering, Zhang Zhao smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have learned a lot of things from Mr. Zhong Xiang and Mr. Zi Zhong during this time, that Lord Liu is not a high-minded character, he will definitely come to the door to invite." ”