"Bastard! Want to turn the world upside down now, want to quit? Just because you Xu Jie, you are qualified? After Xu Jie left, Situ Wen scolded in a low voice, "Fight with the Wuwei Army, kill the commander of the Wuwei Army, and exterminate the third, fourth and fifth soldiers of the Wuwei Army, will the Wuwei Army accept you?" Your Yanzhou Mansion Army is not even as good as the Shanyang Army, they will want a fool like you! ”

For Xu Jie's sudden threat, Situ Wen's heart was full of anger, as if a person was being hit by his own captive livestock. In the past, when Xu Jie's strength was strong, he didn't dare to contradict himself like this, but now that he has reached this point, he dares to threaten himself when he is usually respectful to himself, how can he not be angry. But he also knew that at this moment, Xu Jie still had a role. Before the Yongwang army advanced eastward, the situation in the land of Yanzhou still needed to be supported by the dilapidated Yanzhou Mansion Army and the Shanyang Army.

Situ Wen was dissatisfied with Xu Jie, why wasn't Xu Jie dissatisfied with Situ Wen. When he returned to his station, Xu Jie also scolded in his heart, and his face was gloomy.

"Governor, Master Ji is back!"

"Lord Governor! The subordinates have completed the transaction with the Xiaoguo Army, and the food and armor equipment have been purchased. Ji Yun, who succeeded Feng Ziming as the governor of the Governor's Mansion, said in a deep voice.

Xu Jie's face barely showed a smile, and said, "Hard work, the purchased materials have been received here, and this time it is meritorious." Take a look at the changes in the battle situation in the dozens of days since you left. ”

Ji Yun said urgently: "When the subordinates have not returned, they have already heard about the defeat of our army in Luzhou Mansion in the land of Jizhou, general, why not let Li Chi send troops according to the original expectation?" It was impossible for him to watch his western side be occupied by the Wuwei army, leaving Xuzhou hostile on all sides. ”

Xu Jie smiled bitterly: "This is already united, it's not that I'm worried about, but the Shanyang Army in the southwest is what I'm worried about now." Furthermore...... Alas......"

Ji Yun frowned and said, "Shanyang Army? What tricks are they playing again? "For the Shanyang Army, Ji Yun is also doubly vigilant, this inconspicuous force that rose because of the sound of the wind has now strengthened to the point where Dao Xu Jie's strength has to be faced.

Xu Jie said hatefully: "They asked us for the temporary management of the three mansions that they captured. That is to say, his Shanyang army seized the land of the three counties from the Wuwei army, which was just stabilized by us, and now it is occupied by them again. Although it is nominally for the sake of the winter logistics of the army, who can believe this? Shamelessly, they threatened us with a withdrawal. ”

Ji Yun frowned, and sighed: "In this way, we can't help but agree, and that Situ Wen won't let us refuse." ”

Xu Jie nodded and said: "Yes, speaking of which, we can't do it ourselves, otherwise, we would not be able to have the current situation." It was a ......mistake to promise Situ Wen to use the Shanyang Army to conquer the Wuwei Army," he said, Xu Jie shook his head again and again, sighing.

Ji Yun said astringently: "Lord Dudu, if you go on like this, our Yanzhou Mansion Army is only afraid of ...... This Situ Wen is not a good thing. King Yong's army will advance eastward in the coming year, so whether we lose or not is no longer in their eyes. They supported us with money in order to fight hard with the Armed Guards and consume our strength and the Armed Guards. Secondly, it is also to make the people of Yanzhou disgusted with us, after all, in the war, it is the ordinary people who suffer. ”

Xu Jie smiled bitterly and laughed at himself deeply: "In vain, I think I am very powerful, I can rise on one side like the King of Zhao in the north, and finally compete in the world, but I didn't expect that I am actually a chess piece in the hands of others." Since the beginning of the war with the Wuwei Army, he has fallen into Situ Lei's calculations step by step. Knowing that the more the war is fought, the weaker the foundation of my Yanzhou land will be, and the more unstable the foundation on which I will stand, but I am deeply trapped in it and cannot extricate myself. ”

Looking at Ji Yun, Xu Jie continued: "I regret that I didn't listen to your advice that day, and rashly cooperated with Situ Lei, intending to unite the three armies and take action against the Wuwei Army, so as to achieve the goal of sitting in Yanzhou." Nowadays, in the land of Yanzhou, there are Tang Army, Shanyang Army in the north, and Wuwei Army in the south, but our Yanzhou Mansion Army lives in the center and is struggling to support. If this continues, I'm afraid that my Yanzhou government army will also come to an end. ”

Ji Yun smiled bitterly: "The land of Yanzhou, the land of the four wars, is not the best place to be the foundation. Moreover, in the past, the Governor joined forces with the three parties, in fact, it was not an impossible method. However, there was a problem here in Feng Ziming, and he suddenly killed a Shanyang army, blocked the Tang army in the north, and forced Tang Xian to enter Xuzhou in the east, causing the remaining two-way coalition army to collapse again, and finally only my Yanzhou army was left to fight with the Wuwei army. ”

Xu Jie shook his head and said, "Relying on the power of others is not the best way after all. Why can Li Chi sit firmly in Xuzhou? Why can Zhao Xun dominate the north? Why did Tang Xian occupy the northern part of Yanzhou and the northern part of Xuzhou? It's not because they rely on the strength in their own hands and fight down step by step. My heart is too big to ignore the inadequacy of the foundation. ”

"Forget it, let's not talk about it, in the future, the Shanyang Army is afraid that it will occupy our current territory, and Situ Wen will not be good. Wind Ringing...... What a vision! Xu Jie couldn't help but sigh.

Ji Yun asked with a glint in his eyes: "Dudu, have you already determined the ...... of this Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army?"

Xu Jie nodded and said, "Nine times out of ten!" No matter what, I still have to fight, Wu Weijun and Yongwang Situ Lei, they all want to make the governor of Pontus miserable, then let them see, my Yanzhou army is not good at stubble, they want to swallow me and use me, they want to get nothing. As he spoke, a fierce glint appeared in his eyes......

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In Fengwei County, the weather is gradually getting colder, and the dead leaves on the trees are almost falling, and winter is coming.

"Murong Cheng has agreed to our request, and according to the lord's wishes, the first part of the navy has disguised itself as a merchant ship and a sea ship to go to the land of Qiongzhou to establish a seaport, and reclaim the tuntian in the eastern half of Qiongzhou, and recruit displaced people to settle in. In addition, the talents selected by the scientific examination were also properly placed in various positions in accordance with the instructions of the lord. Wei Chen, who came from Youzhou on purpose, reported to Zhao Xun in detail about some of the recent situations in Youzhou.

"Very good, I will give an order to the maritime merchants, let them pass the guò sea boats, and the people of all the tribes will move the displaced people to Qiongzhou, and slowly operate there. Even if it cannot become a military port, it is necessary to establish a stable base there, at least to store logistics materials for the navy to go south in the future. Zhao Xun said with a smile. For the land of Qiongzhou, Zhao Xun is only a temporary idea, but if he can take it, it is naturally the best.

"By the way, what about the Lords? Now how is the war between the Liaodong Kingdom and the Su Mo Yan tribe? By the way, it's now winter in the north. Zhao Xun said with a smile, he was very happy about Murong Cheng's promise and the smooth holding of the scientific expedition.

Wei Chen said with a smile: "At the beginning, the Liaodong Kingdom and the Su Mo Yan Sect were just fake fights. But after our Eight Banners pretended to be two sides and killed each other, the two divisions began to officially fight. Because the lord said that if you want to take a land, you must be sure, so the speed of the army is not fast. However, now the people of the two ministries are beginning to be unable to bear the consequences of the war. In the territory of the two provinces, many people died due to lack of food and clothing, and many of them fled to the Heishui Ya tribe in the north and our territory. ”

Zhao Xun was silent, he had already expected such a situation. After all, as soon as the Xiaoguo army started to act, it caused chaos in the territory of the Ya tribes, coupled with the wanton destruction of the cavalry and the influx of a large number of retreating people, which suddenly doubled the number of people in the territory of the Ya tribes, while the food and daily necessities did not increase but decreased. Such a purpose is also what Zhao Xun wants to see. After cutting off the supply of salt, tea, cloth and silk to the tribes, and deliberately sending people to destroy the fields and some granaries of the tribes, the territory naturally could not be at peace.

After listening to Wei Chen's story, Zhao Xun also began to issue some military orders accordingly, preparing to let Wei Chen carry them back later. One is the establishment of the navy, the original outer sea army, that is, the current navy is divided into Youzhou and Qingzhou, but with the disadvantage of possible layout and geographical division in the south, Zhao Xun decided not to divide it anymore, but to use numbers. That is, the Navy's First, Second and Third Fleets, which are responsible for maritime operations from north to south, respectively.

The second is to deprive local officials of the right to recruit officials privately. Originally, officials were appointed by the imperial court, and local officials were selected from among the scholars with meritorious reputation, or from the lower-level officials, and only needed to report to the corresponding level of government according to a certain grade. But now, officials are directly appointed by the imperial court, and officials cannot privately recruit adjutants and junior officials. Of course, except for their own personal staff, but this kind of private staff is not established in the imperial court, and the imperial court will not provide them with money. All officials were appointed by the imperial court, and some low-level officials were recommended by local officials to be uniformly evaluated within a state for a certain period of time every year, and then whether they were qualified for this position was decided.

The third is to expand the scale of the money village and spread it all over under the rule of the Xiaoguo army. Zhao Xun hoped that the people under the rule of Xiaoguo Army would be able to deposit money in the money bank as a circulating currency, instead of treating it as a treasure bump, hiding it underground, waiting for these gold, silver and copper coins to have children.

The rest is about the war of the Ya tribes, winter is coming, although the Xiaoguo army has prepared sufficient winter clothes, but Zhao Xun still does not want the army to engage in large-scale battles in winter. The weather is cold, the soldiers are difficult to adapt, and logistics and transportation are also a big problem. In addition, injuries and deaths are prone to problems during the winter months. If it's snowing, that's a big problem. In addition, they also began to build forts and official roads in the stable dìng area, so that the areas they occupied became their own jurisdiction.

When Wei Chen came this time, he basically brought good news, which made Zhao Xun extremely happy for several days, and with the arrival of Ge Xin again, Zhao Xun let go of the last thing.

"So, your Governor has agreed?" Zhao Xun smiled and said to Ge Xin, who was looking angry in front of him.

Ge Xin smiled bitterly and said, "In the eyes of the general, isn't this condition nine out of ten?" As the general said, I, the Yanzhou Governor and the Governor, have no choice. If nothing else, just for the hundreds of thousands of people behind us, we also need to meet the conditions of the general, don't we? ”

Zhao Xun did not respond positively, but asked: "By the way, since Governor Xu agreed to my conditions, then, where is Master Ge going to transfer in the future?" ”

Ge Xin sighed and said: "For the time being, I will listen to the order of the Yin Mansion, and I want to come, judging from my current appearance here, I am afraid that I will be reappointed, and I will not be able to get it in a while." ”

Zhao Xun didn't speak, and he also knew about the Yanzhou Mansion Army. Ceded Yanzhou Mansion and lost Luzhou Mansion. All of a sudden, a large number of original officials lost their posts, so that the military jurisdiction of Yanzhou Prefecture could not arrange so many officials. Although Ge Xin is Xu Jie's cronies, he coexisted with the Shanyang Army here, but he did not complete the task that should have been completed, but lost the land of the three counties that he had worked so hard to organize and stabilize, and naturally he would not be directly pulled to a high position by Xu Jie. Of course, the current Xu Jie can't care about the appointment of these civilian officials, and he is more concerned about the war in Luzhou Mansion.

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Xun said: "My Shanyang Army has no intention of occupying these three counties for a long time, just for the protection of winter. In addition, our army here only has soldiers, and there are no civilian officials. Therefore, Li wanted to ask Master Ge to stay here and continue to manage local government affairs. Of course, everything has to be done under our command. Lord Ge, what do you think? ”

Ge Xin shook his head and said, "This...... I'm afraid it's not right! Since these three counties are in the hands of the general, the officials of our Yanzhou government army here will retreat north one by one. I don't make sense to stay here! ”

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "Lord Ge, you don't think that your family governor is really willing to hand over this place to me." Besides, I don't have civilian officials in my hands, so wouldn't it be in line with Governor Xu to let you continue to govern the people here? Master Ge has been here for more than two months, and his reputation in the hearts of the people is not small. Now, there are too few officials who can do practical things for the people. Lord Ge, do you want us to make a mess of the place where you have worked so hard to settle down? Moreover, back in Jiyin Mansion, Lord Ge is not idle at home, which is not what a good official should do. ”

Ge Xin shook his head, and wanted to say something. But Zhao Xun continued: "Lord Ge, isn't it just a few months, even if Lord Ge goes north now, he will continue to come in the coming year." Lord Ge is in charge here, and I think that Governor Xu will definitely have no opinion. Of course, if Lord Ge is unwilling, General Ben will not be reluctant. It's just that when the time comes, if it's due to the lack of logistics or the need for population in Jizhou, I won't mind exchanging the people here for the materials I need. ”

Hearing this, Ge Xin's face suddenly changed. Pointing at Zhao Xun, he said, "General Li, what are you doing here?" Human trafficking? How can you do this, for the sake of military supplies, the people are considered to be traded. ”

Zhao Xun sneered: "Master Ge, do you think it is better for the people here to live in the land of Yanzhou, or in the land of Jizhou?" Besides, this is the front line of the outbreak of war, and letting them enter Jizhou is not for their safety. In case our Shanyang Army participates in the war, there is no personnel to manage local government affairs. Instead of letting me riot and break out, it is better to move them to a safe place. ”

"Of course, if Lord Ge is willing to stay and help us manage this place, of course, there is no need to say it. General Ben also has no other requirements, except for finance, taxation and grain transactions, and general government affairs are all in charge of Lord Ge. ”

Ge Xin's face changed constantly, and finally he gritted his teeth fiercely and said in a deep voice: "Okay, this official stays." This official will make it clear to the Governor! ”

Zhao Xun smiled: "In this way, the people here should thank Master Ge." ”

"General, this Ge Xin doesn't seem to be easy to woo!" Lu Yu said in a deep voice.

Zhang Yongxue said with a smile: "Brother Lu, don't worry, compared to the general's arrangement, I'm afraid I already have a certain plan." Although this person is not easy to woo, this Ge Xin is indeed an official who can do practical things, but it is worth wooing. ”

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "I don't have any plans, it's just that we can have the relationship between Ge Xin and Xu Jie." If Xu Jie has doubts about him, do you say, can this Ge Xin continue to work for Xu Jie? Zhang Yongxue, you are responsible for this matter, cut off the connection between Ge Xin and Xu Jie, and create fake letters. As long as this Xu Jie's side has suspicions, there is no problem here. ”