Although Jia Xu was taken aback by Liu Xin's casual remark that he had served in the Xiliang Army, he did not lose his proportions. If you want to say Liu Xin's intention to summon him to Chang'an, he guessed it on the way, however, in the face of Liu Xin's straightforward inquiry, the scheming Jia Xu did not answer immediately, but lowered his head and pretended to ponder, and after a while, he said: "There are countless capable people under the lord, and there is nothing outstanding about his subordinates compared with your lords. The subordinates thought about it again and again, and the reason why the lord summoned his subordinates to come must be because the subordinates were from the Xiliang clan, and the lord's move must be to subdue Liangzhou. ”

Liu Xin knew that with Jia Xu's wit, there was absolutely no need to think about such a simple question for so long, but he didn't break his pretentiousness, and smiled with a smile: "Wenhe is really talented!" When Liu first arrived in Chang'an, he wanted to use troops against Liangzhou, but Fengxiao said to Liu that as long as Liu sat in Chang'an, within a month, all the heroes in Liangzhou would come to meet each other. Liu was not very relieved, and sent Fan Chou, a general under Dong Zhuo, to lobby in various counties in Liangzhou. Now half a month has passed, but there is no movement in Liangzhou, and Liu is worried about this matter. ”

Jia Xu stayed in Xiangyang for half a year, and he had heard a lot about these civil and military generals under Liu Xin, and he also knew Guo Jia's name, he thought about it for a while, and he knew what the intention of this strategy was, but he said with a humble face: "The lord has praised it falsely, and his subordinates are really ashamed." Lord Guo's plan is very clever, Xiliang Qunhao are all brave and ruthless, if the lord immediately uses troops, they will definitely gang up to fight against the lord. But it's not a good idea for the lord to wait blindly. ”

Liu Xin knew that Jia Xu must have something in his heart, so he hurriedly asked: "Since Wen He said this, he should teach me with a good strategy." ”

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone", who in the world does not want to find a background? Those so-called high-ranking hermits, or those who have no talents, so that they waste time, are discouraged, or flashy, and will only talk on paper, which is completely useless. Jia Xu studied hard, of course, he also thought that one day he would be able to stand on the temple, he had already recognized that Liu Xin was a master, and he definitely wanted to leave a good impression when he offered advice for the first time, so he was naturally extra cautious.

Although Jia Xu had been thinking carefully about how to pacify Xiliang for two days, and when he heard Liu Xin's inquiry, he still combed through his thoughts in his mind again to make sure that there was nothing missing, and then he said: "Back to the lord, there is nothing wrong with Lord Guo's expectations, but it can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause." These Xilianghao were forced to come to the same situation because they were not convinced, and they rebelled after a long time. If you want to make Liangzhou forever, you can only use both grace and power, and use it together! ”

"Envy and power, and soothing at the same time?" Liu Xin's brows furrowed slightly.

"Not bad! Envy and power, and use both soothing and soothing! When these words came out, Jia Xu was no longer restrained, and said confidently, "Even when Dong Zhuo was in charge of the history of Xiliang, it was not a monolith. There are many Qiang people in Xiliang, and there are many contradictions between the Qiang people and the Han people, and there is also a discord between the heroes and the strong. If the lord wants to completely pacify Liangzhou, he must beat some people and pull some people. ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Wenhe, you are telling me to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys!" So, who should I pull, and who should hit whom? ”

Jia Xu said confidently: "The lord can take advantage of the contradictions between the Qiang and Han to attack the Qiang people and win over the Han heroes in the counties. ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said: "The people of the Qiang nationality are also the people of my Han Dynasty, and when Liu takes Liangzhou, the first thing he has to do is to ease the contradiction between the Qiang and Han people, so that the Qiang people and the Han people can really become a family, just like the policy that Liu implemented against the barbarians in Jing and Yier Prefectures." Another thing might as well let you know that a few days ago, the leader of the Qiang tribe, Beigong Boyu, was captured by our army outside the city of Yiwu, and I have let him go, and he has promised not to rebel for life, and is willing to persuade the Qiang tribes to obey my orders. ”

Jia Xuxi said: "The Qiang people are brave, if the Qiang people help them, the pacification of Liangzhou is just around the corner." Since Beigong Boyu is willing to serve, the lord should be a Laqiang person and fight Haoqiang! ”

Liu Xin waved his hand lightly and said, "Liu will not allow the Han people to oppress the Qiang people, and of course he will not use the Qiang people to slaughter the Han people, so there is no need to discuss this matter." ”

The view that "if you are not of my race, your heart will be different" was very popular at that time, including Jia Xu also thought so, so he persuaded Liu Xin to beat the Qiang people as soon as he came up. Seeing that the strategy he had worked out after thinking for a long time to use the contradictions between the Han and Qiang ethnic groups to establish Enliwei was vetoed by Liu Xin without hesitation, Jia Xu unconsciously became a little nervous, and a little sweat gradually oozed from his palms.

Liu Xin saw that Jia Xu's face suddenly turned a little pale, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Wenhe, there are only two of us here, you can say whatever you want, it's not in the way." ”

Jia Xu forced himself to calm down, and arched his hand and said: "Back to the lord, if you can't take advantage of the Hanqiang contradiction, then you can only use the relationship between the heroes and the powerful in Liangzhou to pull some people and beat some people." ”

Liu Xin groaned: "Liu does not advocate force, but Liangzhou is close to Sili, if it cannot be pacified as soon as possible, it will affect the revival of my Han Dynasty. Wen He, you are originally from the Xiliang clan, you should be more clear about the situation of Liangzhou Haoqiang, you can help me analyze and analyze. ”

Regarding the situation in Liangzhou, Jia Xu really put a lot of effort and made a lot of preparations, so he leaned over and said: "Back to the lord, there are more than ten powerful people in Liangzhou, and there are Han Sui, Ma Teng, Yang Fu, Pei Mao and others who are stronger, among which Han Sui is the most powerful. The subordinates thought that if they wanted to stand up in Xiliang and deal with those other heroes and powers, they should choose the weaker one among the four people and attack them. ”

Liu Xin bowed his head and said: "I heard that Han Sui and Ma Teng are sworn brothers, but is there such a thing?" ”

Jia Xu said with a smile: "Han and Ma did become brothers, but they were all due to interests. ”

Liu Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Wenhe, you just said that among these powerful people, Han Sui is the most powerful. ”

Jia Xu nodded and said: "Back to the lord, Han Sui has eight soldiers and horses under his command, and the leading generals are all brave, and all the heroes and strong are difficult to match. ”

Liu Xin slapped the table and said, "Okay, just take Han Sui and make a move." ”

Jia Xu didn't expect Liu Xin to choose the strongest attack, and hesitated: "Lord, if you attack Han Sui, I'm afraid that the soldiers will be injured, do you think about it again." ”

Liu Xin said disapprenously: "Since it is Liwei, you should choose its strong one to attack it." As long as Han Sui is defeated, who would dare to say the word 'no' among other heroes! ”

In fact, Liu Xin still has a word to say, in his impression, Yang Fu has always been interested in the imperial court, Pei Mao is not very clear, and it is estimated that there is no big deal, and it should be Ma Teng and Han Sui who have to spend their efforts to deal with. Although Han Sui has a lot of troops, he does not have any powerful generals, but Ma Teng, his son Ma Chao, nephew Ma Dai, and general Pang De are all brave champions. Therefore, Liu Xin did not take Han Sui's eight military horses to heart, but had a little heart for Ma Teng.

Jia Xu couldn't help but be impressed by Liu Xin's extraordinary spirit, stood up, clasped his hands into fists, and said: "Since the lord has made up his mind, his subordinates are willing to serve in front of the army!" ”

Liu Xin smiled: "Wenhe, you sit down and talk." You are a native of Liangzhou, and you are familiar with the human geography there, so you are naturally indispensable to use soldiers now. ”

Jia Xu didn't sit down, took out a piece of yellow silk from his arms, gently unfolded it on the table in front of Liu Xin, and said: "My lord, please see, this topographic map of Liangzhou was drawn by his subordinates. ”

Most of the maps of that era were relatively rough in production, not to mention that this one was hand-drawn by Jia Xu, Liu Xin didn't care too much, picked it up casually and looked at it twice, and was suddenly attracted, pointing to the upper left corner of the map and asking: "Wenhe, it turns out that this is Yumen Pass and Yangguan, and from now on it should be the Western Regions." ”

Jia Xu arched his hand and said: "What the lord said is true, outside the gate is the Western Regions. My Han Dynasty once set up a capital protection mansion there to manage the Western Regions, but now it has been abandoned for a long time. ”

Liu Xin didn't know much about the situation in the Western Regions, but remembered that the ancient Silk Road was through the Western Regions to achieve exchanges between the East and the West. I heard that the Western Regions had been part of the territory of the Han Dynasty for a long time, so I couldn't help but be interested, and I looked at the map for a long time before saying, "Wenhe, do you think we can reset the Western Regions Protectorate?" ”

Jia Xu didn't expect that Liangzhou had not yet been pacified, Liu Xin set his sights on the Western Regions, and couldn't help but be stunned, and then he was even more excited that Liu Xin could have such an ambitious plan, and said: "In the early years of the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions Protectorate was in charge of the thirty-six countries, and after several changes, the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Protectorate was limited to the east of the Green Mountains, and Wusun and Dawan were no longer owned by the Han Dynasty. Until now, the Han Dynasty has declined, and although the west of the Green Ridge is owned by the Han Dynasty, the position of the protector of the Western Regions has been vacant for many years. If the lord can restore the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions, it will be an immortal achievement! ”

Liu Xinqiang held back the joy in his heart and said: "If you want to stabilize the Western Regions, you must pacify Liangzhou!" Let's put this matter aside for now. ”

While he was talking, the soldiers outside the door suddenly came to report: "Lord Qiqi, Xiangyang has sent urgent documents!" ”

Jia Xu took the paperwork from the soldier's hand and respectfully handed it to Liu Xin. The document was sealed with fire paint, and the contents of it were unknown to Jia Xu, but the word "emergency" was stamped with a fiery red mark on the cover, which was particularly dazzling, and it was obvious that something extremely important had happened.

Liu Xin's brows frowned slightly, during the time when he was not in Xiangyang, those small people were really bold, could it be that anyone was fighting Xiangyang's idea? Holding the urgent paperwork, Liu Xin was not in a hurry to open it, he silently recalled the current situation in his heart, Yuan Shu took the initiative to strike the army, Cao Cao was defeated and returned to Puyang, Jiangdong had Gan Ning and Xu Chu as no big problem, could it be that the war in Zhongnan was unfavorable?

Jia Xu kept watching Liu Xin's movements, only to see him slowly tear open the cover, pull out the official document inside, take a hurried look, and suddenly his expression changed greatly.