Time passes, and the moon flies.

The war in Kwantung continued, and the war situation in Hebei had gradually come to an end, and Yuan Shao forced Gongsun Chan into a desperate situation, and it was only a matter of time before he exterminated Gongsun Chan and unified Hebei.

After Cao Ying recovered Yanzhou from Lü Bu, he then took Yuzhou, rose to the Central Plains, and looked at all directions.

After Tao Qian entered the soil for peace, the Xuzhou scholars led by Mi Zhu supported Liu Bei to take the throne, and obtained Yuan Shao's support at the first time. When Mi Zhu's documents to Yuan Shao were sent to Jizhou, Yuan Shao recognized Liu Bei, the new Xuzhou pastor, in order to let Liu Bei suppress Yuan Shu in the south in Xuzhou and contain Cao Ying, who was gradually becoming stronger.

Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Ying, and the remnants of the army were defeated in Xuzhou, Lu Bu was the hero who killed Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei out of benevolence and righteousness, he could only treat Lu Bu well, and made Lu Bu live in Xiaopei, guarding the gate of Xuzhou, and guarding against Cao Ying.

Jingzhou Liu Biao as always stuck to his territory, no enterprising, even though the situation in the Central Plains had given him countless opportunities in the past few years, but he never stepped out of Jingzhou.

Yuan Shu lived in Yangzhou, divided the land for Huainan, and forcibly seized the jade seal of the country from Sun Jian's wife's room, and began to plan to call the emperor to build the country, but Sun Ce, who was under the tent, led Sun Jian's old troops to cross Jiangdong, called attacking Liu Xuan, in fact, he wanted to get rid of himself, and Sun Ce, who returned to Jiangdong, in order to rapidly expand his strength, recruited soldiers who served him, tax-exempt, and his family was exempt, therefore, Sun Ce had tens of thousands of troops in the blink of an eye, although he was still under Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu was unable to control Sun Ce.

Since Dong Zhuo's death, Lu Bu went south to attack Yizhou and wiped out the whole army in the old road, there has been no war in Yizhou, Guo Jia's policy of rest and recuperation has been well rewarded, and now the grain and grass are abundant, and the soldiers are strong.

Ma Jun, who has always had the grace of knowing Guo Jia, repaid Guo Jia with specific results.

He built two kinds of instruments, the keel waterwheel and the new silk weaving machine.

Keel waterwheel saves manpower, is conducive to irrigation, and has a non-negligible role in agricultural development.

The new silk loom is more refined, more practical and simpler, and it is four or five times more efficient for silk weaving production.

These two devices were quickly promoted in Yizhou, which had an immediate effect on promoting the production and development of Yizhou.

In addition, Ma Jun also contributed to the improvement of the bow and crossbow, Zhang Liao, who was in Hanzhong, finally understood what Guo Jia meant when he said that he would not exchange Ma Jun for millions of money and 100,000 male soldiers.

When China was swept away by the flames of war, the peaceful Yizhou gradually had a call for war.

With the saturation of officials, the selection conditions of the imperial examination every year are gradually harsh, and the talented people who want to get ahead not only hope to stay in Yizhou to avoid the suffering of war, but also want to be an official to glorify their ancestors, but Yizhou is so big, and the official position is so little, so the scholars hope that Guo Jia will expand the territory, so that the officials who are already in office have room for promotion, and the talents who have not yet been promoted also have a chance.

The number of people who have migrated to Yizhou from all over the country is gradually increasing, but not every family has land, they cultivate the land of the government, but they are not satisfied, they want to have their own fields, the shortcut is to be a soldier to fight and make meritorious contributions, the Taiping Army's military merit rewards are very generous, whether it is a reward or a land, or a promotion, can make them get rid of poverty and become rich, so when Guo Jia ordered the recruitment of 15,000 soldiers, more than 100,000 people enthusiastically signed up, but Guo Jia can only recruit 15,000 soldiers, and the number of troops must be controlled within the range that Yizhou can afford.

All walks of life are thriving, and the military workshop in Yizhou brings together a lot of workers, who have been helping Guo Jia build war equipment, with the supply of military supplies, their work is naturally lighter, but their income has decreased, so they also hope to fight, such a huge war consumption is enough for them to continuously increase their income.

Yizhou Chamber of Commerce is the most supportive group of Guo Jia's outward expansion, they want to make business bigger, make more money, there must be a stable environment, with the escalation of the situation in Guanzhong, Yangzhou has a tyrannical Yuan Shu blocking the way, the people of the Central Plains are displaced, Yizhou Chamber of Commerce is not satisfied with the status quo, calling on Guo Jia to expand the territory, open the business road to them, and sweep away the thorns in front of the financial road.

War is the continuation of politics, Guo Jia wants to take the initiative to set off a war and expand outward, it must be in line with political interests, under this premise, if the interests of the people are also satisfied, then he has the capital and confidence to start the war.

In essence, if Guo Jia expands his territory, the Taiping army is the "invader", they want to plunder the land and expand the area of their rule, and the various classes in Yizhou also have such needs, and each group expects to gain benefits through the war of foreign expansion.

When war is no longer a burden, but a tool for profit, Guo Jia has the prerequisites for starting a war, but he still lacks an opportunity.

The King of Volunteers, a righteousness that can make Guo Jia stand on the commanding heights of politics!

The sky lives up to the painstaking people, this opportunity, Guo Jia has waited!

In recent years, Guo Jia, who has been cultivating his mind and surname, rarely goes out to show off, and usually says that he handles political affairs in the mansion and accompanies his family, and his mood has become more and more calm.

After bathing in the mansion, wearing a brand-new dark red brocade robe, Guo Jia, who was refreshed, walked steadily to the council hall, and saluted Guo Jia in Chinese.

Kneeling down and holding his head high, Guo Jia asked lightly: "Yuan Zhi, how long has it been since the defeat of Jingzhou?" ”

Xu Shu said lightly: "Nearly five years." ”

"Five-year, five-year, five-year ......"

Guo Jia muttered to himself, he didn't hate Liu Biao, in fact, he was even more grateful to Liu Biao, who gave him a head-on blow when he was proud of the spring breeze and woke him up.

Taking the world into a hegemony is by no means as simple and easy as taking it for granted.

"Guanzhong battle report, have you all read it?"

As soon as Guo Jia's voice fell, Wenwu nodded together, with a solemn expression.

Li Dao and Guo Yan drew land as a boundary in Chang'an, each of them did their own thing, and robbed each other of the Son of Heaven, and Guanzhong was also miserable by the people who were harmed by the Liangzhou army, and even the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials had to live on coarse bran and carrion.

During this period, Ma Teng and Han Sui attacked Chang'an several times, but they all returned in vain.

The latest news is that Zhang Ji, who is stationed in Hongnong, hopes that the Son of Heaven will move to Sizhou, Li Dao unexpectedly agreed, and the Son of Heaven led a hundred officials out of Chang'an to return to the east, and when he walked halfway, Li Dao regretted it, reconciled with Guo Yan, and led the army to hunt down the Son of Heaven and his party.

When he arrived in Sizhou, Yang Feng and Dong Cheng only had a few troops around the Son of Heaven, and it was difficult for his soldiers and horses to stop Li Dao Guo Yan, seeing that the situation was critical, Dong Cheng asked the Son of Heaven to send an edict to invite the Southern Xiongnu who had surrendered to the Han Dynasty to come to the rescue.

Zuo Xian Wang Qubei and his two nephews, Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan, are about to join this battle.

"Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Gao Shun."

Guo Jia closed his eyes and called out the three generals in a deep voice.

The three of them came out and said in unison: "The last general." ”

"You go back to the camp and gather your troops and horses, and after the third day, follow me to the north, and we will capture the land of Sanfu. Xu Shu, I order you to immediately send an urgent report to Gan Ning and Zhang Liao, the Jinfan Army will be on standby in Hanzhong when I arrive in Hanzhong, Zhang Liao will go north with me into Guanzhong, and Hanzhong will stay with 20,000 soldiers and horses. ”

The three generals took the order and walked out of the lobby quickly, and Xu Shu also took the errand and retreated.

Xi Zhicai frowned and said, "Lord, if you welcome back the Son of Heaven, I'm afraid it will be bad for the Lord!" ”

It doesn't matter who the Son of Heaven is in his hands, the key is that Guo Jia can't hold the Son of Heaven in his hands, because he will be on the cusp.

Guo Jia waved his hand and said indifferently: "I have only two purposes for entering the customs on this trip, first, to expand the territory, and second, to exterminate Li Dao Guo Yan and go to the low. ”

The strategists in the hall all showed surprise on their faces, and even more worried.

Fa Zheng came out and said: "My lord, Ma Teng Han Sui and the Qianghu tribe in the north of Liangzhou, how should they deal with it?" They have been salivating over Guanzhong. ”

The corners of his mouth flashed with a sneer, and Guo Jia said lightly: "It's just right, Fa Zheng, you also help me repair a letter to Ma Teng Han Sui, tell them that I am going to rescue the driver, if they come to help, the west of Fufeng County is theirs, if they don't come, then when I take Guanzhong, the two families had better be safe." ”

Fa Zheng frowned, he didn't agree with Guo Jia's approach, and wanted to say a few more words, but he gave up after hesitating.

Treating Ma Teng and Han Sui, Guo Jia already has a strategy, and the first step is to give them benefits.

There are many factors to be considered in expanding outward into Guanzhong, among which the Xiliang warlords and Qianghu tribes in the west of Guanzhong cannot be ignored by Guo Jia.

The Son of Heaven got out of trouble and asked the Southern Xiongnu to help him resist Li Dao Guo Yan, in other words, whoever kills Li Dao Guo Yan now is in line with the Han family and responds to the righteousness.

Therefore, Guo Jia now has a reason to send troops, called King Qin, but in fact he is expanding.

The strategists also knew that Guo Jia had made up his mind, and Yizhou had the strength to expand externally after years of recuperation.

But after this battle is over, one result must be avoided: the Son of Heaven cannot be in the hands of Guo Jia!

This Guo Jia is clear, so he only exterminates the thieves and occupies the land, and will not welcome the Son of Heaven back to Chang'an.

According to the other purpose just mentioned, the strategists were a little unsure of what Guo Jia meant.

Qin Mi went out of the column and said: "Lord, the Son of Heaven invited to rescue him, and it is reasonable for the Lord to send troops to exterminate Li Dao Guo Yan, but if you meet with the soldiers of the Beibei sword, I am afraid that I will be criticized and lose morality." Guo Jia, who was sitting on the main seat, closed his eyes and sneered.

Moral?

The Southern Xiongnu did surrender to the Han Dynasty, but so what? Don't you burn and loot Hermes-Epitek in the same way?

Go to the humble will be kind enough to help the Han Emperor retreat from the enemy? It's just that the Son of Heaven gave him a justifiable excuse to plunder Huaxia!

What's more, it is Huaxia's own business, no matter when or what situation, it is not the turn of foreign people to interfere!

Slowly opening his eyes, blooming with a cold color, Guo Jia got up from his knees, swept through everyone, and spit out a sentence indifferently.

"Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. How can foreigners be allowed to interfere in China's affairs? ”

Volume 2: The next volume: Tiger's eye on the Central Plains

(To be continued)