In the blink of an eye, the time entered December of the fifth year of Jian'an.

The weather is getting colder and colder, the icy northwest wind is as sharp as a knife, and it is said that goose feathers and heavy snow have fallen in many parts of the north.

Lu Qiling is finally about to give birth, and during this time, she almost dreamed of giving birth to a sister-in-law for Wang Chong.

It's a pity that life doesn't go as you should eight times out of ten, and sometimes, the more you want something, the result is often the opposite.

Lu Qiling gave birth to a daughter, which made her disappointed, but fortunately, Wang Chong did not snub her because of this, looking at the heartfelt happy smile on the corner of Wang Chong's mouth when he hugged his daughter, Lu Qiling couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief in her heart.

A few days later, Diao Chan also gave birth to a daughter for Wang Chong, and then, Wang Chong named the eldest daughter 'Ling' and the second daughter 'Xin'.

Wang Chong had a son and two daughters in just one month, which was undoubtedly a great joy for Jinfan.

So, Wang Chong set up a banquet in the mansion, feasted the guests, the whole city celebrated, and the official families from all over the country also offered congratulatory gifts, and even Gan Ning, who was far away in Poyang Lake to train troops, also took the time to return to Anhui City.

Jian'an five years, is the harvest of Jinfan, in this year, Jinfan rapid development, not only in one breath to lay down Yuzhang, Danyang two counties, occupy most of Yangzhou, even a series of policies set before, have begun to bear fruit.

If the fourth year of Jian'an is the year of Jinfan's official rise, then the fifth year of Jian'an has made Jinfan officially enter the ranks of the top princes in the world, which is a fact that other princes are unwilling but have to admit.

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Jian'an six years, January. Jia Xu came to the general's mansion to ask to see Wang Chong.

In the study, the vigorous charcoal fire dispelled the cold, and Wang Chong ordered someone to warm a pot of hot wine. Sit across from Jia Xu.

"How? During this time, what major events have happened in the world? ”

Jia Xu drank a bottle of hot wine, only to feel a stream of heat in his chest disperse, which made his stiff body warm a lot: "With the end of the battle of Guandu, the whole world has calmed down a lot, but the war in Jiaozhou is still in full swing, but according to the information sent by the dark department from Jiaozhou a few days ago. The war over there came to an end not long ago! ”

"Oh?" Wang Chong raised his eyebrows and said with interest, "How is the battle situation over there?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Since Liu Biaobing entered Jiaozhou. The offensive of the Jingzhou army is enough to describe it as overwhelming, Jiaozhou Mu Zhangjin was defeated in successive battles, and was killed by his subordinates more than ten days ago, and the rest all surrendered to Jingzhou. Subsequently. Liu Biao also appointed Lai Gong as the assassin of Jiaozhou, Wu Ju was too shou of Cangwu, and Jiaozhi was too shou Shixie to see that he could not do anything, and he had also surrendered to the situation, and now, the entire Jiaozhou has been included in Liu Biao's bag! ”

Wang Chong sneered: "Liu Biao is unknown, and there has always been a discord between Lai Gong and Wu Ju, so he does this. Jiaozhou is afraid that sooner or later it will be chaotic! ”

Jia Xu smiled: "Maybe Liu Biao doesn't want to be made big in Jiaozhou, so he let these two people restrain each other!" ”

Wang Chong said disdainfully: "There is no doubt about employing people." Suspects don't need it, since they can't be trusted, why send them to office? But in this way, it is okay, when we take the four counties of Jingnan in the future, in the face of this internal contradiction of Jiaozhou, it is naturally effortless! ”

Jia Xu quietly complimented: "Not everyone in this world can be as virtuous as the lord!" ”

In this regard, Wang Chong just smiled weakly.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Wang Chong is a meritocracy, eclectic and talented, even if he is a person who has just served, as long as he has the ability, he can also be reused, which can be described as virtuous.

But in fact, only Wang Chong himself knows that his suspicions are actually no lighter than Cao Cao and Liu Biao, and the reason why he dares to entrust these people with important tasks is mainly because he has a snooping eye to check everyone's loyalty.

"By the way, these days, what is the change in Jiangdong?" Wang Chong changed the topic at the right time.

Jia Xu squinted his eyes and said: "Even if the lord doesn't ask about this matter, Xu just wants to report it!" ”

Wang Chong's face froze: "What?" Could it be that they really have something big to do? ”

Jia Xu nodded: "That's true, during this time, they are secretly and frequently contacting Liu Biao and Cao Cao, hoping to form an alliance with these two forces and send troops to attack my Jinfan together, Sun Quan also thinks that his actions are very secretive, in fact, he has already been under the full monitoring of my dark department!" ”

Wang Chong sneered: "At the beginning, we signed a three-year armistice agreement with Jiangdong, but I didn't expect that less than half a year later, they couldn't bear it!" ”

"Maybe it's because of my booming development that they're feeling a lot of pressure? After all, in the long run, the longer the time drags on, the difference in strength between the two sides will only get bigger. Jia Xu smiled slightly, "But isn't this in line with the lord's heart?" As long as they dare to take the lead in tearing up the agreement, the lord can justifiably send troops to pacify them! ”

Wang Chong was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's not time yet, now the 80,000 recruits we have recruited have not yet been fully trained, if we throw them into the war too early, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties!" ”

Jia Xu said: "The new soldiers are guarding the city, the veterans are going to fight, and now there are only forty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, if the lord really has the heart, it is not difficult to take it!" ”

Wang Chong was stunned for a moment, thinking that this was indeed the case, and said: "It's okay, when the spring of the next year begins, I will think of a foolproof plan to lower the other party's vigilance, and then take the opportunity to calm Jiangdong in one fell swoop!" ”

Jia Xu reminded: "But before that, the lord still needs to guard against Jingzhou, this time the victory in the battle of Jiaozhou, so that Liu Biao's self-confidence has risen a lot, according to the return of the dark department, Jingzhou and Jiangdong should have reached an alliance in secret, if the lord uses troops against Jiangdong, Liu Biao is afraid that he will not stand by!" ”

Wang Chong's face rose with a solemnity: "What about Cao Cao?" How does he respond to this? ”

Jia Xu said: "Cao Cao's attitude towards this matter is quite cold, and now, he seems to be all about Hebei!" ”

Wang Chong took a deep breath: "Even so, we can't be unguarded, in case the three of them really work together to besiege my Jinfan, the situation will be very unfavorable to us!" ”

Jia Xu thought for a while and suggested: "If the lord is really worried about the collusion of these three forces, if you contact Yuan Shao in advance, I believe he will also be very happy to form an alliance with my Jinfan!" ”

Wang Chong nodded thoughtfully, and was about to say something, but he heard someone knocking on the door outside the door, and then Tai Shixiang's voice came in: "Lord, Hebei urgent!" ”

"Hebei?" Wang Chong was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly shouted to the outside world, "Hurry up and present it!" ”

In the next second, the door was pushed open, accompanied by a biting cold wind blowing into the house, Tai Shixiang also walked forward quickly with a letter and handed it to Wang Chong.

Wang Chong opened the letter and looked at it, his pupils immediately shrank, and he lost his voice: "How is it possible?" Yuan Shao actually ...... He's dead!? (To be continued.) )