In Jia Xu's view, as long as you can benefit yourself, everything can be done!

The strength of Youzhou, Jia Xu has a deep understanding. In his opinion, such a strong and deep foundation, everything is prepared for the world! The general direction of Youzhou's development was formulated by Liu Yuan himself, and the mastermind enriched it, and then implemented it, so that there is today's situation, so to speak, it has nothing to do with the Son of Heaven in Luoyang. Therefore, he thinks that Liu Yuan's behavior and thinking of defending the royal family are really a bit of a suspicion of self-deception - anyway, if he wants to take over the world in the future, why do he need to defend it now? It was only by adding fuel to the fire and hastening the fall of the Han Dynasty that Jia Xu's taste was echoed.

However, he knew that the lord Liu Yuan was a person with his own reading thoughts, reading behaviors, and his own unique surname. He decided what to do, and he would not allow others to object!

Especially for the attitude of the royal family, it is the insistence in his heart.

Therefore, Jia Xu could not and did not dare to install members of the dark department in the palace.

However, Liu Yuan only said that he couldn't install members of the dark department in the palace, and he didn't say that he couldn't buy the inner room!

So Jia Xu did it without hesitation.

He is not afraid of Liu Yuan's blame. Because, he knew that Liu Yuan understood what he meant. Although he may be angry, he will definitely not be blamed

Liu Yuan passed through Luoyang, only entered the city to meet Jia Xu once, and then led a large group of men and horses to Youzhou.

In the days when Liu Yuan left Luoyang and went south to Jingzhou, Jia Xu had initially controlled the military power in Jizhou. Those who knew the current affairs, saw that they couldn't resist, and all of them were thrown into Liu Yuan's command; Those who don't know the current affairs have died inexplicably!

Obviously, this is Jia Xu's means.

In Bingzhou, Huang Chang also obtained the remaining part of the military power from the hands of the new assassin Shi, that is, the former Xiongnu Zhonglang general Ding Yuan, and was already conducting preliminary personnel screening - the Youzhou army does not need the weak, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

At the same time, Huang Chang had also laid out a heavy defensive line and took over the responsibility of suppressing the Xiongnu and Qiang people in the Hetao area.

A month later, Liu Yuan set foot on the land of Youzhou.

184 years, the first year of Zhongping. Since February, the Yellow Turban has been in turmoil, and in March, Liu Yuan led a large army to the south to suppress it, until now, nearly a year has passed. When he arrived in Youzhou, it was already late November, and it was already approaching the end of the year.

This year, the Central Plains region was full of wars, and the people were struggling to make a living. Youzhou, on the other hand, is like a paradise, and it is a bumper harvest and festive year.

At this time, the winter wheat has been sown, and it is the time of slack for farming.

The people almost stayed at home, sheltering from the cold wind blowing from the north, and the family gathered around the charcoal fire, chatting about this year's harvest, chatting about the government's new policy of benefiting the people this year, and full of hope for the coming year.

Liu Yuan walked all the way, walked through the frost-covered land, walked through the snow-capped mountains and forests, felt the peace and tranquility of Youzhou, and finally arrived at Youzhou, Yuyang.

Guo Jia, Chen Qun, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and others went out of the city for thirty miles, braved the wind and snow, and welcomed Liu Yuan into Yuyang City.

On both sides of the streets in the city, countless people greeted the streets, and their cries shook the sky. One by two, they were crowded, and they wanted to see the sky of Youzhou with their own eyes and witness the face of the lord of Youzhou.

Finally returned to the mansion, Liu Yuan's face was a little stiff with a smile.

Jumping off the lion and tiger beast, I looked up and saw two pretty figures, one big and one small, standing by the door, waiting quietly.

"Akihime! Mi'er! ”

Liu Yuan had a warm smile on his face and strode over.

"Zhao Ji" Liu Yuan grabbed Cai Yan's cold and red little hand, held it in the palm of his hand, and said distressedly: "It's a cold day, don't stay in the house, what are you doing outside the door?"

"Come and pick up my brother" Cai Yan's clear eyes bent, and a playful light flashed on his face.

"Brother Zihong doesn't care about Mi'er anymore, woo" Zhen Mi next to him covered his face with a pair of small hands, looking pitiful, his big smart eyes turned, revealing a happy brilliance from his fingers: "Mi'er is also cold"

"Hehehe" Liu Yuan picked up Zhen Mi with his right hand, grabbed Cai Yan with his left hand, nodded with the guards guarding the door, and walked in with a smile while instructing his subordinates to take Gan Ning and others to rest.

Seeing this, Guo Jia and the others looked at each other and smiled, and also followed into the Assassin's Mansion.

"Akihime, where's Mother?" Liu Yuan hadn't seen his mother for nearly a year, and he missed it very much, so he asked.

"In the courtyard outside the city, my mother didn't want to go back to the Shi Mansion, and I said that I was not used to it," Cai Yan said.

"Hmm."

Liu Yuan nodded.

He knew his mother's surname.

In that small mountain village, my mother was used to living a poor life, and when she came to Youzhou that year, she didn't want to live in the Thorn Shi Mansion, so Liu Yuan had no choice but to buy a house for her mother in a village outside the city, and its pattern was exactly the same as that in the village outside Yingchuan.

Liu's mother lives there, plows the land, grows some vegetables, takes care of flowers and plants, and is also comfortable.

"Where's my uncle and aunt?"

Liu Yuan thought of Cai Yong and Mrs. Cai again, and asked again.

"My father runs to the college every day, saying that he likes the life of a professor and a student, and his mother accompanies his mother-in-law outside the city, and he hasn't been back to the house in the city for a long time."

"Yes," Zhen Mi said: "Brother Zihong, don't you know, Sister Zhaoji also likes to go to the academy, and she also helps Uncle Cai to repair her book, Sister Zhaoji is the best to remember her surname, there are many things Uncle Cai doesn't remember!" ”

"Hehe, your sister Zhaoji is a talented girl!" Liu Yuan smiled and said, "What about Uncle Zhen?" Is it still in Yuyang? ”

"Hmm" Zhen Mi shook her little head and complained: "Daddy went to Xuansu earlier, and he didn't come back for several months!" ”

As he spoke, he was already in the living room.

"Zhaoji, you take Mi'er down first, I still have some things to discuss with Fengxiao and them, and we will go outside the city together to see my mother later."

Cai Yan nodded meekly and led Zhen Mi to the backyard.

It wasn't until the backs of the two disappeared outside the door that Liu Yuan beckoned Guo Jia and the others to come into the house and sit down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this king has been going south for many years, and all the affairs in Youzhou have relied on everyone's support, which is really hard."

Guo Jia smiled, ripped off the wine gourd on his waist, took a sip without any image, and said, "It's not hard, it's not hard!" Hehehe, everyone, isn't it, hehehe"

Everyone nodded.

Tian Feng said: "In his position, seek his government." The lord has entrusted us with such duties, and we naturally cannot let the lord down. ”

"It's not, hehehe" Guo Jia smiled again: "You are all great talents in the world, a small Youzhou, such a little thing, it is easy to deal with, and there is no hard work"

When these words came out, Liu Yuan immediately understood what Guo Jia meant.

Guo Jia was not dissatisfied with his 'small' official position, but reminded Liu Yuan that the time for expansion had come.

From the winter of 179, to the winter of 184, a full five years. Outside, suppress the Hulu so that they dare not act rashly; Internally, the development of the domestic economy and the encouragement of population growth. It can be said that Youzhou has fully met the conditions for outward expansion.

"So, Fengxiao, tell me your opinion first."

Liu Yuan had a good time.

"Yes." Guo Jia pondered for a long time and said, "There are two directions for expansion. First, to the north. In recent years, a foreign country that has been suppressed by us has not been able to raise its head, and has shrunk in all aspects, and its power is much worse than before, and it is the time to take drastic measures to include its territory and population. The most important. We have an excuse! Guo Jia raised his head and looked at Liu Yuan, his eyes flashed: "The lord was assassinated in Jiangnan, and there was the participation of this dry Hulu, so"

Hearing this, Liu Yuan remembered that when he was in Linxiang before, he summoned Guo Jia to take bloody revenge and collect some interest, and couldn't help asking: "Fengxiao, the matter of slaughtering ten cities and ten bloody tribes has been done?" ”

"Of course, hehehe, why don't you do your best for what the lord commands? As early as half a month ago, Xu Huang, the commander of the Shanggu Army, had already exceeded his goal of dealing with the Xianbei people; Zhang Fei, commander of the Liaodong Army, also completed the target. ”

"That's good, if I sacrifice one of my subordinates, I will ask him to pay it back ten times or a hundred times!" Liu Yuan's thick eyebrows were raised, quite sharp.

"You go on."

"Half a year ago, I discussed with my colleagues and implemented a plan to tighten the necks of the forces in northern Xinjiang. So these forces jointly asked to see the lord. But at that time, the lord was not in Youzhou, so I refused. Now, according to this matter, the lord can initiate a note to gather the minds of all the countries and forces, and finally use the assassination as an excuse to burst out and take them down! ”

"After taking down the leaders of these forces, several large armies that have been prepared for a long time immediately attacked, and when their group of snakes were leaderless and defenseless, they were defeated with lightning speed!"

"Then, all the prisoners obtained from the war will be invested in the construction of Chidao and cities, and strive to include all the grassland Hulu and Liaodong countries into the territory of Youzhou within a year or two!"

"Good!" Liu Yuan praised and said, "This plan is very much in line with my wishes. So, what about the second direction? ”

Seeing Liu Yuan's agreement, Guo Jia couldn't help but have joy on his face, and said: "The second direction is Jizhou and Merge!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yuan frowned slightly, did not speak, and only listened to Guo Jia's explanation.

"The lord is now the general of the expedition to the north, commanding the military power of the three states. It can be said that half of Jizhou and Merge Prefecture are already owned by the lord. I know that the lord does not want to get entangled with the Luoyang royal family, but the lord can secretly install people and control the key places in these two states. For example, Xiaquyang in Jizhou and Huguan in Bingzhou. Guo Jiadao.

"But"

Liu Yuan hesitated.

"Lord, I still remember when you told me that the chaos in the world was now. Even so, why does the lord still hold on to the Luoyang royal family? Something that will be overturned sooner or later, why bother to maintain it? ”

"This king knows," Liu Yuan sighed.

"Now that the lord is clear, it is imperative to secretly control the power of these two states! Could it be that the lord wants to wait for others to occupy these two states, choke the throat of Youzhou going south, and then bother to seize it? ”

Liu Yuan was silent.

After a long time, he sighed and said, "Okay, let's do it, but this king promised the Son of Heaven to help the prince's association."

"Lord!" Guo Jia said: "Even if the lord wants to support the prince's association in the future, this purpose does not conflict with the control of the two states!" ”

"Yes, my lord. If the Prince's Association can take on a great responsibility, then it will be better to return the military and political affairs of the two states to him - it is better to hold it in his own hands than in the hands of others, right? Tian Feng said, and he still seemed to yearn for the Luoyang royal family between his words.

Liu Yuan was silent. Guo Jia glanced at Tian Feng and knew that he had persuaded Liu Yuan, so he continued:

"While secretly infiltrating and controlling the two states, the lord ordered Huang Chang's Bingzhou army to attack the Xiongnu and Qiang people in Hetao! Reclaim the fertile Loop! Then come to Liangzhou! ”

"Isn't the Lord always thinking about the Silk Road? As long as the Hetao is laid, and then Zhangye is secretly controlled, a new Silk Road from the Western Regions to Youzhou can be reopened! Then, the economy of Youzhou will go to a higher level! These are the words of the frustrated professor.

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