Liu He stayed with his father in Macheng for four days, and it was not until Wei You, who was replaced by Xiahoulan and Ma Tai, that Liu Yu was ready to leave.

Wei You, whose name is Liangping, is a native of Beiping, is the former Dong Cao Peng of Liu Yu's account, and once strongly advised Liu Yu not to use force against Gongsun Zhan, thinking that Gongsun Zhan still has use value, and among Liu Yu's former staff, he is still somewhat military-minded.

This time, Kebi was able to invade Youzhou, and the available generals under Liu Yu were overstretched, and at a critical juncture, he had to order Wei You to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to stay in Gaoliu, asking him to hold on and not to go out of the city to fight against the Xianbei people. Now it seems that Wei Yu is quite competent, and he has always implemented Liu Yu's meaning well, not only guarding Gaoliu, but also commanding 10,000 soldiers with stable hearts and no changes.

Of course, the 10,000 defenders of Gaoliu can be so easy, and it is also the light of Zhao Yun, Xiahou Lan, Xian Yufu and others on the northern front, if it were not for these generals who fought bravely and withstood the footsteps of the Xianbei people going south, it is estimated that Wei You would not be comfortable now.

When Wei You returned to Macheng, he brought back 2,000 soldiers and horses, which replenished and strengthened Macheng's originally slightly weak forces. In this way, there were 8,000 troops in Gaoliu, 7,000 troops in Macheng, 6,000 troops in Ningcheng, and 5,000 troops in Quang Ninh, totaling 26,000 people.

When Liu Yu went south to Jizhou, he led 30,000 soldiers and horses, and in the past two months, he has lost more than 4,000 people, destroyed more than 7,000 enemies before and after, and captured more than 5,000 people.

After the statistics came out, Liu Yu felt a little incredible when he saw it, he really couldn't imagine how this war went so smoothly, not only let Kebi Neng retreat in defeat, but also drove away Yan Rou, and completely recaptured the two counties in the northwest of Youzhou between the outer Great Wall and the inner Great Wall!

The so-called Outer Great Wall is the outer Great Wall that starts from Gaoliu in the west, passes through Macheng and Ningcheng, and then connects to Baishan; The inner Great Wall is the Great Wall that began to be built in the pre-Qin Yanguo era from Yanxiang in the northwest of Zhuo County, through Wuruan Pass, through Laishui, then through Bashui, and then connected to Jundu Mountain.

Between the outer and inner Great Walls are Dai County and Shanggu County, which have never been touched by Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses. By defending these two counties, Liu Yu has a stable base area, and its strategic significance is extraordinary. This is also the fundamental reason why Liu Yu personally led a large army to garrison Macheng and desperately resisted the invasion of Youzhou by the Xianbei people.

After Wei You returned to Macheng, he met the eldest prince he had never met, Xian Yufu and Gongsun Ji, who had not seen each other for more than two months, and of course, Cheng Xu, an old man who had suffered together in Macheng some time ago.

During the four days waiting for Wei You's return, Liu He spent the rest of his time by his father's side except for eating and sleeping, and he exchanged and discussed with Liu Yu his views on Youzhou, how to organize the army, how to develop agricultural production, how to carry out border commerce, how to recruit talents, how to set up education, and so on.

Most of the time, Liu Yu listened to his son's speech with a smile, and sometimes felt that it was too unbelievable and deviant, so he would remind and refute a few words, but overall, he was still very happy and happy that his son could have such a comprehensive and long-term thinking and planning.

The vast majority of young people are prone to the mistakes of being young and frivolous and self-righteous, but Liu Yu thinks that his son obviously cannot be classified as such. Only from his son's actions when he was in Jizhou, his actions after returning to Jicheng, and his improvisation on the way to Macheng, it is enough to prove that he is really capable of longitudinal and weft, rather than a young man who talks on paper and sits on empty talk.

Because his understanding of his son is constantly comprehensive and profound, Liu Yu seriously adopted several opinions put forward by Liu He, and some even put them into action immediately.

First of all, Liu Yu drafted a long letter to the imperial court, in which he recounted the great victory against the Xianbei invasion, and then praised Dong Taishi's actions in Chang'an against his will, and asked the imperial court to crown Dong Zhuo as a general; Then he suggested to the imperial court that Jizhou Mu Han Fu be crowned as the general of Anbei, and Zhang He, the general under the command of Han Fu, was the general of Jianzhong; Gongsun Zhan, the general of Fenwu, was the Qingzhou pastor and was crowned the general of Pingdong; Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai, was the pastor of the state and was crowned the general of Anxi; After the last, the imperial court was asked to add Liu He, who was in the middle of the service, as the captain of Wuhuan and Yan Rou, a native of Guangyang, as the Sima of Wuhuan who was guarded.

In the whole piece, Liu Yu did not mention himself, and he was very humble. However, this letter to the imperial court must first go through Dong Zhuo's purpose. Liu Yu praised Dong Zhuo against his will, and asked the imperial court to crown Dong Zhuo as a general, which was a very rare concession. After Dong Zhuo angrily killed the former Taifu Yuan Kui, why did he assign this position to Liu Yu, who was far away in Youzhou? It's not to block the world's mouths and appease the Shiren group.

The position of Taifu is only under the Taishi. When Dong Zhuo forced the little emperor to crown himself as the prince, his appearance was a little ugly, so he asked the emperor to make Liu Yu the prince at the same time. Now that Liu Yu has asked him to be crowned a general, does Dong Zhuo also have to repay the favor and give Liu Yu something in return?

Of course, Dong Zhuo may not pay attention to the position of general, but now he has more than 200,000 Xiliang soldiers, controls the little emperor and a group of old ministers in the court, and is entrenched in the Chang'an area, which is actually no different from being an emperor himself.

However, in terms of reputation, Taifu Liu Yu asked the imperial court to crown him as the general who commands the world's soldiers and horses, which seems to sound very good?

When the letter was in the capital alliance, Liu He and Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shao and Han Fu all agreed that their father would come forward to help them ask for officials from the imperial court, and they would go to the court together to ask Liu Yu for the post of hussar general, which was a deal that was beneficial to everyone, and now Liu Yu showed favor to Dong Zhuo, as long as Liu He sent people to carry out activities in Chang'an, it could basically be realized.

Wang Yue was separated from Liu He in Jizhou at that time, and he was in a hurry to return to Chang'an, in fact, he reported the matter to Situ Wang Yun, so that Wang Yun and other old ministers loyal to the Han family would know the Tao in advance, so as not to jump out and obstruct it when the time came.

Based on Liu He's analysis, it is very likely that his father Liu Yu will be crowned as a hussar general, if Dong Zhuo does not agree, don't blame himself for coming up with a killer weapon at that time. However, the matter of crowning Yuan Shao as the pastor of the state and the general of Anxi is more serious, after all, the imperial court had appointed Dong Zhuo as the pastor of the state, and the state is the closest place to Chang'an, which is really sensitive.

But now, I can't manage so much. As long as the father can be successfully crowned as the hussar general, Liu Yu will have the power to open the government and appoint his officials in the future, which is equivalent to setting up a separate central government north of the Yellow River, and Dong Zhuo will become a top boss on a par with Dong Zhuo.

Liu Yu's biggest advantage now is that he occupies the name of the royal family, even if he opens a government north of the Yellow River and privately grants official positions, people in the world will not have too many negative comments. When the time comes, as long as you send people to spread the word that Liu Yu is doing this, you will get the emperor's secret decree, and you can definitely get the support of many scholars who support the Han family.

As long as Liu Yu wears the super big hat of "Hussar General" on his head, Liu He will have many things to implement calmly in the future, and he does not have to worry about causing criticism and suffering from obstruction and pressure from all sides.

In addition to this letter, Liu Yu also wrote a letter to the unlucky Yan Rou, praising Yan Rou's joint resistance to Kebineng this time, and telling Yan Rou that he had already submitted his official position to the imperial court, and in the future, Wuhuan Sima's official position would definitely belong to him, and others would not be able to snatch it away if they wanted to. However, Liu Yu also reminded Yan Rou that when he did not receive an order in the future, he must not lead his troops to cross the White Mountain without permission, otherwise he will be punished for rebellion!

Liu He suggested that his father issue an official document in the whole state to praise the soldiers who died this time, distribute some bereavement benefits to their families, and at the same time build a cemetery for fallen soldiers in the beautiful scenery at the southern foot of Jundu Mountain, and transport the bones of the sacrificed soldiers back for unified burial.

Liu He also suggested that after his father returned to Jicheng, he called on the people of the whole state to take advantage of the dry season in winter to seize the time to reclaim new fields and new land, build reservoirs and marshes and irrigation canals, and plant forests to protect the soil.

Liu He also suggested that his father continue to issue the "Notice of Recruiting Talents" to all states in the world, widely recruit talents from all over the world to come to Youzhou to do things, and at the same time let the counties recommend all kinds of talents with special skills, and all of them will be sent to the Captain Huwu Lieutenant's Mansion at that time, Liu He will have an important use.

For his son's suggestions or requests, Liu Yu basically nodded and agreed. He thought that his son would take his place in the future, and what reason was there to refuse these not too excessive requests?

Father and son discussed together and were busy with these things, and it was time to separate.

This time, Xian Yufu led 2,000 cavalry to personally escort Liu Yu back to Jicheng, Gong Cao engaged in Gongsun Ji to accompany him, Wei You temporarily replaced Xian Yufu to continue to stay in Macheng, and Cheng Xu went to Ningcheng to assist Zhao Yun.

Although Li Yan was not by Liu He's side, he had already arranged for the people to transfer a batch of bed crossbows and a large number of secret weapons to Ningcheng and Macheng, with these defensive weapons, Guangning, Ningcheng and Macheng could protect and support each other from now on, and if the Xianbei people wanted to make trouble, they would only be hit more ruthlessly and fiercely.

Watching the car that his father was riding in gradually move away, Liu He, who was standing at the head of the city, had a faint sense of reluctance. Although they have been together for a short time, Liu He can obviously feel a kind of father's love and care for his son from the deep affection in his father's eyes in the past few days.

Even if they are human beings in two lives, separated by thousands of years, Liu He also feels that the relationship between father and son is no different, and it is worth cherishing and maintaining.

Liu He held in his hand the talisman seal letter that could mobilize and command an army of 30,000 troops, and silently said to Liu Yu who was far away in his heart: Dad, don't worry, as long as I am here, the biggest warlord in the late Han Dynasty must be you!

Liu Yu, who was sitting in the carriage, suddenly became upset, and seemed to have a feeling of being remembered. He didn't know that he originally wanted to be a big Han Zhongliang, but his good son actually planned to make him the big warlord with millions of soldiers and horses!

It's just that the great loyalty and the great warlord really can't have both at the same time?