Leaving the barracks, Wang Xu quickly rushed back to the Taishou Mansion. went straight to Bingcao Courtyard to find Wang Fei, inform him of the expansion of the army, and let him take full responsibility. At the same time, it also urged to expand the production of military needs, because the inventory of weapons and equipment is no longer enough to supply, and the current production speed will obviously lead to a shortage of demand.

What's more, this expedition to Guiyang did not make any big gains, Ou Xing's military reserves were almost nil, and the equipment taken from those dead and captives did not meet Wang Xu's requirements at all, and had to be smelted and rebuilt. There were a lot of grain, livestock and other materials, but all of them were left to Guiyang. Now Guiyang is also regarded by Wang Xu as his own territory, of course, he can't be too partial. Fortunately, after completely pacifying the thieves, he grabbed more than 300 war horses, which can be regarded as a treasure!

After explaining to Wang Fei, he knew that he was very busy, and Wang Xu did not linger too long. But as soon as he walked out of the courtyard where Bing Cao was, Xu Shu suddenly said: "Husband, after the large-scale expansion of the army, Gaoshun will be very busy, training every day, where will there be too much time to take care of Tuntian." ”

"Huh?" Wang Xu was stunned suddenly, and then frowned: "If you don't say it, I really didn't expect it." No, Gao Shun and they are busy training, and if they run at both ends, they will definitely be greatly affected. The matter of Tuntian is very critical, and someone must be found to be in charge. But who to look for? ”

"Stupid! Isn't it best to call it a public enemy? He has both military and political skills, and it is best to let him go to Tuntian, and besides, he himself assists his second brother in charge of military affairs, and it is not easy to manage Tuntian. Xu Shu scolded with a smile.

"That's right! He is indeed the most suitable. Saying that, Wang Xu immediately turned around and walked back, and said, "Go, go find him now!" ”

Under the puzzled eyes of the subordinate officials of Bing Cao, Wang Xu and Xu Shu returned to the Bing Cao Courtyard again. Ignoring everyone's surprise, he went straight to Wei Cao, who was located on the east side of the courtyard.

When he found the public enemy, he was still taking two subordinate officials to calculate the number of armaments in the treasury.

Knowing that everyone was busy, Wang Xu didn't waste time, and walked over directly and threw down a sentence and left, but it made Gong Qiu say that he was stunned for a long time before he reacted. However, Gong Qiu said that he was also a very practical person, and as soon as Wang Xu left, he quickly handed over the matter in his hand to his subordinate officials. And he quickly left the Taishou Mansion and rushed to the military camp to hand over to Gao Shun......

In the next half month, everyone was busy because of Wang Xu's new plan. While it's easy for these people to deal with these things, there's too much to do. Seeing this, after thinking about it for a while, Wang Xu finally decided to let everyone go, agreed to promote a large number of officials, and made up for Cao Peng in Lingling County. In this way, everyone is much more relaxed, and most of the time they just make a decision and supervise the role, leaving aside the scattered trivialities.

In this way, the Taishou Mansion is more lively, and there are people coming and going outside the gate every day, and there is an endless stream. The entire outer courtyard often saw the subordinate officials of each Cao coming and going, coordinating the office. It's just that Wang Xu's group of team members are very difficult to find, because they have more time to run around when they put aside trivial matters, but there is no delay in getting down to business.

In fact, this is the best, if these talents are locked up in the Taishou Mansion for a long time and work behind closed doors, then they will become waste materials in a few years. Therefore, it is necessary for them to go out for a walk, whether it is for sightseeing, making friends, field trips, or studying.

And the reason why Wang Xu couldn't make up his mind was entirely because he had a fantasy in his heart, that is, to reserve the position for those talents who left a name in history. According to the original fantasy, it is best for Xun Yu to be the county leader, Guo Jia to be the military advisor, and then Cheng Yu, Xun You, and Jia Xu......

But that is a fantasy after all, Xun Yu and Xun Yu are currently serving as high-ranking officials in the DPRK. Jia Xu is wandering, and he should be in Dong Zhuo's army at this moment. And Cheng Yu is even more secluded in Dong'a, Dongjun, and he doesn't know each other, where is it possible. Although he knows that these are fantasies, Wang Xu also hopes to at least find a group of people whose names he has heard to assist, but according to the current shape, it is very difficult for the time being, and the talents in the jurisdiction can dig almost the same, and those in other places want to dig, but there is no way.

Because of this, I made up my mind to promote officials. As for the good talents who can be used, they still can't be in a hurry, after all, they always have to eat one bite at a time!

In the blink of an eye, it was the middle of March. With the strong support of Lingling County, Guiyang County also quickly recovered, and rushed to carry out spring ploughing. It's a pity that the grain and livestock in the treasury of the two counties have also been greatly reduced. In particular, Wang Xu has expanded the army on a large scale, and it is now only enough for military needs, but it is impossible to use it to support the displaced people. In other words, the next displaced people who will move to the two counties can only be resettled, but there is no guarantee of their immediate livelihood.

Thinking of this, Wang Xu couldn't help but sigh helplessly. But this is also expected, after all, although the treasury of the two counties has many years of savings, it has been greatly reduced by thieves. As for the seizure, it was only a part of it recovered from the thieves. Especially in Guiyang, Wang Rui spent several months, almost exhausting the treasury, leaving only the basic grain that could never be moved. The reason why we have been able to achieve this point is also the reason why a large amount of money has been withdrawn from the government treasury to buy from households and families who have surplus grain. But it's already the limit, after all, this is a hole that can't be filled, and there are still many reasons why the county government's funds can't be moved.

"Husband, you're sighing again." Looking at Wang Xu's worried appearance these days, Xu Shu also felt a little distressed.

"Hey! How can you not sigh, you don't know the current situation. Wang Xu said with a wry smile.

Xu Shu suddenly explained: "It's useless for you to sigh!" Anyway, we will survive these few months, and it will be good to wait for the autumn harvest to be over, when the grain and grass will be harvested and the livestock will have multiplied in large numbers. And in a few months, at the current rate of recovery, the economy will also be completely improved, and there will be money, food, and materials, and what else to worry about. ”

"It's a pity that these months will be very difficult, and many homeless people ......"

Wang Xu was talking, but Tian Feng's somewhat anxious voice suddenly came from outside the study: "Lord, there is an edict from the imperial court. ”

"Huh? Another edict? Hearing this, Wang Xu immediately put those things behind him, stood up hurriedly, and opened the door: "Yuan Hao, who is the messenger who came this time?" ”

"There are no messengers." Tian Feng shook his head suddenly.

"No messenger? That who sent the edict. Wang Xu couldn't help but say suspiciously.

Tian Feng was also very puzzled: "It's the three Zhonglang with five facial features, and they are still waiting for the lord to confirm it in the conference hall." I asked, but they didn't know the content. With that, Tian Feng took out the silk silk rolled up in a ball from his arms, and not only sealed it with dense soil, but also covered it with a big seal.

Wang Xu didn't speak, but took it and cut the dense soil hard. It took a lot of effort to unfold the tightly sealed silk silk under the attention of Tian Feng and Xu Shu. But after a quick look, he raised his head with a strange face.

Seeing his expression, Xu Shu couldn't help but ask, "Husband, what's the matter?" ”

"Promotion!"

"Promoted again?" Xu Shu was also surprised.

However, Tian Feng frowned for a moment, and said strangely: "No, the lord is already a general of Kou, it is impossible to let three ordinary Zhonglang with facial features to send the edict, and why didn't he send a new official seal?" ”

However, Wang Xu did not rush to answer Tian Feng, but smiled slightly: "This edict should be true, and it is difficult to fake the jade seal." ”

Hearing this, Xu Shu immediately couldn't help the joy in her heart, and said excitedly: "Husband, what official is promoted this time?" ”

"General Pingnan, Taoyang Hou!" Wang Xu shrugged his shoulders and said.

"General Pingnan? What kind of official position is this. As soon as Wang Xu's words came out, Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, and Tian Feng also looked extremely puzzled.

"The newly set up is at the same level as General Hepingbei, one level higher than General Kou, and one level lower than General Anxi, Annan, and Anton." Saying that, Wang Xu couldn't help but shake his head, and said a little angrily: "That's not strange, but this Taoyang Hou is the most strange." ”

"Taoyang? Is it a countryman? Or Tinghou? Xu Shu couldn't help but ask.

"It's not right, it's the county marquis, and the food is Taoyang County in our Lingling County." Wang Xu shook his head and said.

"What a strange appointment." Hearing this, Tian Feng's eyes suddenly widened, and he frowned: "This kind of sealing method has never appeared, and it is actually sealed in the jurisdiction of the lord?" And the county marquis ...... It's weird that this is the highest title other than royalty. Just to quell the rebellion and pacify the barbarians, he even gave such a feud. ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu smiled slightly, and said: "It's not just me, this edict also informed me of Sun Jian's appointment, he is also a county marquis, and he was named Wucheng Hou." However, this is not the most important thing, what really surprised me was that in addition to supervising the military affairs of the four counties of Jingnan, His Majesty actually asked me to be in charge of the barbarian affairs of the entire Jingnan, and to supervise the four counties. ”

Even with Tian Feng's old age, he was a little out of shape at the moment, and shook his head in disbelief: "Such an appointment is really strange, it is completely like cutting Jingzhou into two parts, what is the reason?" With the power in the hands of the lord, it is not an exaggeration to call it the history of Jingnan Thorn! ”

"Hey! This is exactly what I feel weird, because Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, is still there, isn't this a head-on conflict? Wang Xu sighed.

This time, Tian Feng frowned and thought for a while before he cautiously continued: "Lord, I think this matter is not simple, it is better to be cautious, it is best to send someone to Luoyang to inquire and see what the situation is." ”

"Send someone? Not necessarily. Wang Xu waved his hand with a strange expression.

Seeing that Wang Xu didn't think so, Tian Feng suddenly became anxious, and immediately admonished: "Lord, this matter really can't be careless, it is likely to be a fierce battle for power, if you are a little careless, you will be involved in it, and you must not let it take chance." ”

"I didn't say I wouldn't find out about the situation, I just said I didn't need to send someone." As he spoke, Wang Xu glanced at Tian Feng narrowly.

Tian Feng reacted quickly, thought about it for a while, and immediately understood the deep meaning, and immediately said strangely: "The lord meant, is he going to go in person?" said, but shook his head: "I'm afraid there's something wrong with this, as a foreign Taishou but leaving his post and entering Beijing without authorization, it will give people a grip." ”

"Huh! I didn't enter Beijing without permission. Smiling slightly, Wang Xu didn't want to play dumb riddles anymore, and said with a wry smile: "Didn't you ask why there is no official seal before?" It's very simple, because His Majesty wants to see me, and after I get the edict, I will immediately enter the capital to face the saint! ”

"This ......" Tian Feng was suddenly speechless, and after a while, he said with some uncertainty: "Lord, this is not a good thing!" At this moment, if the lord shows his talent in front of His Majesty, once His Majesty likes it, it is very likely that he will leave you in Luoyang, and when the time comes, all the qiē that operates in Jingnan will be in vain. However, if the lord is clumsy, then His Majesty is likely to feel that the lord is overwhelmed and will lose this qiē. ”

"Hey! Yuan Hao, this is also what I am worried about, but it is useless to think too much now, I can only take one step at a time and do my best. Wang Xu also sighed.

As he spoke, Wang Xu's eyes did turn sharply, and he said firmly: "However, no matter what, I will also protect Lingling." Even if I am unfortunately transferred, I will have to find a way to let you or my second brother be the Taishou of Lingling, the world will be chaotic, and we must not have no foundation. This time I entered Beijing, I only took Dian Wei alone, everyone stayed, and no matter what, I had to keep the foundation of Lingling. ”

"Rest assured, Fengding will not disgrace his life." Tian Feng nodded solemnly.

However, as soon as Xu Shu heard Wang Xu's words, she immediately panicked. "Husband, are you going to leave me again?"

"Wife, it's not that I left you, it's just that this time I entered Jingji is unpredictable, and it is neither safe nor convenient to take you." As he spoke, Wang Xu glanced at Xu Shu deeply and continued: "Moreover, you and I must leave one in this Lingling, don't you?" ”