After convincing the lieutenant colonel, Liu Zheng, accompanied by Tai Shici, climbed the ten-zhang high East Gate of the Plain New Town.

Liu Cun stood on the edge of the women's wall, looking at Qinghe County, Jizhou, which is a flat river in the west, and whispered to Tai Shici: "Don't worry, it won't be long before the world will change greatly. ”

"After Gongsun Chan is replenished, he will gradually recover, I have promised him to exchange horses, cattle and sheep for more weapons and war materials, and even send him millions more sharp arrows, so that he can take advantage of the fierce battle between Yuan Shao's army and the Yellow Turbans of Montenegro in Wei County and Hanoi County, and move south as soon as possible to attack Yuan Shao to recover the lost territory."

"We would rather let Gongsun Chan occupy Jizhou than let Yuan Shao get his wish, without Jizhou, Yuan Shao can only plot to the west to annex the state."

Tai Shi Ci thought so: "Now the Yuan brothers are even more anxious than us...... These two brothers, one in the south and the other in the north, are not at ease, and they have long since stopped taking the court in their eyes, and destroying him is considered to be doing the right thing for heaven! ”

Liu Cun said with a smile: "I really let you say it right, according to the analysis of the shogunate and the Military Command Bureau, Yuan Shu's strength cannot be ignored, only the county of Nanyang under his rule has a population of 3.2 million, which is as good as half of our Qingzhou!" That's why he was able to recruit 100,000 soldiers in just one year, and once he defeated the Yellow Turban Army and took Yuzhou, the next step was to expand everywhere. ”

"Mr. Gongsun Botao predicted that Yuan Shu could not tolerate Yuzhou and Yanzhou, which were regarded as the things in his Yuan family, to fall into the hands of others, and would inevitably take action against Cao Cao, the new pastor of Yanzhou in the imperial court, and this move would be strongly supported by the major families in the Central Plains."

"Let's take a look and wait for the day when Cao Cao can't stand it. It is the best time for our two brothers to lead the army and compete in the Central Plains! But before that. We must include the vast Jizhou in our pockets. With Jizhou, which is rich in grain, coal, iron and war horses, our strength can be doubled! ”

Tai Shici was excited: "The little brother is looking forward to that day as soon as possible, during this time, the soldiers have practiced very hard, and their morale is unprecedentedly high, but it's a pity that they can't go out to fight and make contributions!" ”

"Don't tighten the strings too tightly, it's best to let the whole army rest for a while, and take turns to let the brothers under your command go home to visit their relatives, and you can take turns in three months. I also want the brothers to see the changes in various parts of my Qingzhou, maybe then the brothers will be more energetic. ”

Liu Cun has always given most suggestions to Tai Shi Ci, so that Tai Shi Ci can always feel the heavy responsibility on his shoulders and make him grow up as soon as possible.

Tai Shici thought for a moment: "Three months is too long, it will affect the training and confrontation drill plan, one and a half months, there are forty or fifty days, enough for officers at all levels to go home to visit their relatives." ”

"I propose that the scope of the leave be extended to non-commissioned officers who have served for more than three years, and most of these old brothers hold the positions of army commanders and even officers, and most of them have families. It is only necessary to properly arrange the holidays in turns, after the Langya army takes the counties of Taishan County. I started to take turns on holidays, and I read the reports of the Internal Affairs Bureau, Yan Shen and Xu Sheng, and the effect was very good. Liu Cun said with a smile.

Tai Shi Ci readily agreed, and then asked about the situation of Geng Wu, Min Chun and the others under the command of the former Han Fu, and learned that Geng Wu and Min Chun took the initiative to stay in the Zouping base camp to be familiar with the affairs of the army and the unique training methods of the Qingzhou army, Tai Shi Ci was very happy, and praised the character and ability of these two Jizhou generals who had a lot of contact with him.

Liu Cun told Tai Shici: "After Lu Jiu took the family members of Mr. Fu Zhu and others to live in Linzi, everyone who came with Mr. Fu Zhu was very grateful, but Mr. Fu Zhu himself did not seem to have any reaction, and only stayed at Linzi's house for two days, so he asked Mr. Tian Mu to lead him to various places to inspect the implementation of the new policy. ”

"In the past three months, Mr. Fu Zhu has traveled all over the counties of Qingzhou, and has had in-depth discussions with Mr. Xu Yi, Mr. Cangci, Mr. Guan Ning, and Mr. Wang Lie.

"A few days ago, I asked Mr. Fu Zhu to concurrently serve as the Bohai Taishou, and he said that he wanted to have a more detailed understanding of Qingzhou's new policy, and asked to stay in the state capital to continue to work, so as to summarize the development experience of Qingzhou with the new governor Mr. Liu Ye and others, and I had no choice but to agree to him."

"Actually, Mr. Fu Zhu's military talent is very high, I don't think his comprehensive level is below Mr. Zhao Rong, let him enter politics for the time being, and find an opportunity to transfer him to the General's Mansion in the future."

"So, who will serve as the Taishou of Bohai?" Tai Shici cares about this candidate very much, after all, Bohai County has become his defense area.

Liu Cun replied: "The shogunate decided to let Mr. Cangci serve as the Taishou of Bohai, and transfer Mr. Xu Ci of Langya to take over as the Taishou of the Plains. These two are their own people, and their talents and fame are very high, so in the future, if you get along with them with them modestly and have a good relationship, you will not have to worry about the logistics of the 60,000 soldiers of the four brigades under your command. ”

Tai Shi Ci was very satisfied: "Mr. Xu Ci has only seen a few times, very good to speak, but the younger brother admires Mr. Cangci the most, since he served as the plain guard, he is very supportive of the younger brother, 700,000 people in the counties of Pingyuan County are very respectful to Mr. Cangci, thank him for the peace and prosperity he brought to everyone, these months to receive the deed and land deed, one after another to Mr. Cangci's mansion kowtow!" ”

Liu Cun said with a smile: "This shows that our new policy in Qingzhou has won the hearts of the people and is doing the right thing!" ”

Tai Shici agreed very much, and after chatting for a while, he asked about Chang'an: "Big brother, how is the situation of the saint and the imperial court?" ”

"Very bad!"

Liu Cun sighed and said: "I received an urgent report from Chang'an before I came, after Li Dao and Guo Yan returned to the division, they did not receive the pardon of the important ministers of the court, Lord Wang Chong insisted that the two dismiss the corporals under their command, and the two generals of the Xiliang Army were deeply afraid of losing their military power and their lives were not guaranteed, so they simply led the troops to rebel. ”

"However, as for the specific situation, it is still waiting for follow-up news, but Chang'an is afraid that it is in chaos now, only one thing is certain, that is, no one dares to harm the saint, no matter who wins in the end, they need to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and if they lose the Son of Heaven, they will lose their power and morality."

Tai Shici was very worried: "If someone coerces the Son of Heaven and issues an edict that is unfavorable to my Qingzhou, wouldn't it be troublesome?" ”

"Who dare?"

Liu Cun smiled confidently: "Who in the world doesn't know the loyalty of my Qingzhou to the saint and the court, for several years, the princes of the world have fought to the death for their own interests, who remembers the court and the saint?" ”

"Only I, Qingzhou Wenwu and Langya Monarch, have not forgotten the morality of the monarch and ministers, insist on paying tribute every year, and insist on doing things in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court.

"Under such circumstances, who would dare to risk the world's condemnation and damage the interests of my Qingzhou? Besides, if you annoy us, who can bear the consequences of being an enemy of my Qingzhou? It's too late to befriend us! ”

Tai Shi Ci laughed: "Big brother, I understand, I understand the strategy of big brother over the years, haha!" ”

Liu Cun also smiled, patted Tai Shi Ci's arm and was deeply pleased, Tai Shi Ci could think of this step, which proved that he had matured.

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