However, now is not the time to raise troops after all, so Wang Xu also took advantage of the trend, saying that he could understand this "misunderstanding" and let him pay two million yuan to make up for the loss, and forget it. At the same time, he also quickly sent an order, so that Guo Jia and Wang Fei, who were at the junction of the troops, immediately led the troops back to Linxiang.

This made many people a little stunned, and many officials were mentally prepared for the big war, but who knew that in the end it was so silent. In this regard, Wang Xu did not make any explanation, since returning to Jingnan, he completely relaxed, either going home to accompany his family, or taking Xu Shu, Diao Chan, Zhao Yu and other women around, and turned the county city of Linxiang.

However, this Linxiang is indeed much larger than Quanling, and as the seat of Changsha County for hundreds of years, it has indeed accumulated strong capital. Not only does it occupy a wide area, but the layout of the buildings in the city is also very orderly and looks very comfortable. Most importantly, as a strategic location, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and its geographical conditions are unique. In addition, its walls are high and thick, and the defense facilities are perfect, so it can be said to be a rare fortified city.

What satisfied Wang Xu the most was that his general's mansion was finally independent. I think that when I was in Quanling, the General's Mansion and the Taishou Mansion were crowded together, and the office conditions were extremely difficult. But now it's different, the General's Mansion is a remnant of the palace rebuilt from Changsha back then, and the congenital conditions are good. And Huanjie is very caring, worried that Wang Xu will not adapt to the new environment, and he will not be in a good mood, and he will also renovate the main courtyard where he sleeps to be almost the same as Quanling. In addition, the Changsha Taishou Mansion and the county government of Linxiang County are also completely separated, and different government offices perform their own duties, and they really have a little bit of the feeling of Jingnan Governance.

The only thing that gave Wang Xu a bit of a headache was that the backyard of the General's Mansion was bigger, even with the palace maids who Diao Chan married over, it looked a little deserted and uncomfortable.

On this day, Wang Xu had nothing to do, and accompanied Xu Shu, Diao Chan, Zhao Yu, and his sister Wang Li and other women in the back garden to enjoy the flowers, just when he was full of interest. Xiao Min is carrying the hem of the skirt. All the way trotted over. "Host, host! Guo Junshi and General Wang Fei returned, and Tian Beijia invited the master to the front hall to discuss matters. ”

"It's finally back." Whispering, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile and raised his head. "yes, I see!"

"Oops! Brother Xu, what's wrong, didn't you just come back from the expedition? "But after Zhao Yu reacted. Grunted with some dissatisfaction.

"Hehe, it's not just a thing, it's a big thing!" Wang Xu smiled, and dealt with Zhao Yu casually, and didn't bother to explain more. Turning his head to Xu Shu, he said, "Wife, you can go with me this time!" Today's deliberations. It is related to the overall situation in the future, and it is good to listen to the opinions of the audience. ”

"Hmm!" Xu Shu nodded with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhao Yu's little head tilted, and he was already anxious: "Brother Xu, I'm going too!" ”

"What are you going to do?" Wang Xu glanced at the lively Zhao Yu angrily, and scolded with a smile: "Don't make trouble, there is really something very important today." You can play with Wang Li and Sister Diao Chan! ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Yu's big eyes suddenly widened. Excused: "It's Diao Chan's sister!" ”

"Oh! Right. It's Diao Chan's sister! As he spoke, Wang Xu shook his head with a wry smile. Ay! You sister. It feels smaller than a sable, and it's really hard to distinguish. ”

"Flutter!" As soon as Wang Xu said this, Diao Chan, Xu Shu and Wang Li suddenly burst out laughing.

Zhao Yu said angrily: "You did it on purpose!" ”

"Is it necessary? I'm just telling the truth, you see Sister Diao...... Oh! No, Sister Diao Chan is so knowledgeable and knowledgeable, how can she be like you, jumping around like a child all day long. Saying that, Wang Xu couldn't help shaking his head, looking very helpless.

"You still say! Where am I like a child? Stimulated by Wang Xu's words, Zhao Yu's little face turned red, and he puffed up his chest excitedly to justify.

Seeing her cute appearance, Wang Xu smiled slightly, and was about to continue talking, but Xu Shu glanced at him with disgust and interjected: "Okay! Stop teasing the rain, let's get down to business! ”

After speaking, he quickly turned his head and smiled: "Yu'er, don't pay attention to him, take Wang Li to play!" But remember to send her back early, otherwise her father will be worried. ”

Zhao Yu stopped Xu Shu's words, and when he saw that he opened his mouth, although he was unhappy in his heart, he couldn't help but snort at Wang Xu, but he still obediently pulled Wang Li and said, "Let's go, let's go to Cai Yan's sister to play." ”

Wang Li was very well-behaved, although he was dragged away by Zhao Yu angrily, he didn't forget to turn around and wave his hand to Wang Xu and the others. "Goodbye brother, goodbye two sisters-in-law!"

"Huh! Slow down and stay safe on the road. Wang Xu smiled and admonished.

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yu suddenly turned his head and said angrily: "With me, no one wants to hurt her, just you look down on me!" Hate to death! ”

"Huh?" Zhao Yu's aggrieved appearance made Wang Xu suddenly stunned, looked at her back as she quickly left, and said strangely: "How can I look down on her?" ”

Seeing that Wang Xu didn't know why, Diao Chan couldn't help but smile softly, and said softly: "Husband, the heart of my daughter's family is different, you said that Yu'er is small, in her eyes, it means the same as looking down on her." ”

"Really?" Wang Xu looked back at Xu Shu in confusion.

"Hmmm! Yes. Nodding, Xu Shu smiled narrowly: "You may really make Yu'er angry this time!" ”

"Hey!" sighed, although he regretted it a little, Wang Xu didn't care, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, take care of her, anyway, it won't be long before her temperament is good." ”

"Not necessarily." Xu Shu shook her head slowly, but she didn't say any more, and quickly changed the topic: "Forget it, don't delay any longer, go to the council hall, the civil and military generals are still waiting!" ”

"Oh! Right. Being reminded by Xu Shuyi, Wang Xu immediately reacted, and immediately turned around and walked in the direction of the front yard. said casually: "Cicada, you can go shopping by yourself!" If you are bored, you can talk to Xiaoyu and them. ”

"Hmmm! Husband, don't worry, the concubine will arrange it. After speaking, Diao Chan also bowed slightly to the backs of Wang Xu and Xu Shu leaving.

When Wang Xu took Xu Shu to the front chamber, the military generals had already gathered together and were discussing. Seeing the two striding in, he immediately stood up and saluted.

"The ministers meet the lord and the lady!"

"Excuse me!" Smiling and waving his hand, Wang Xu had already walked straight to the main seat above and sat down. On the left side of the main seat, there is also a position above the ministers, which is arranged by the ministers for Xu Shu. After all, when Wang Xu was away, Xu Shu was in charge of many major matters, so everyone had to consider this different lady.

As the two of them sat down. Only then did the civil officials and military generals slowly sit back in their positions.

Wang Xu glanced at everyone. He smiled and looked at Wang Kai under his left hand. "Big brother, read about the exploits of the generals on this expedition, as well as the victories!"

"No!" After Wang Kai bowed very formally, he slowly spread out the bamboo slips in front of him and read them aloud.

In fact, everyone already knows this, it's just a formality, and Wang Kai will finish reading it. Wang Xu immediately said: "The soldiers on this expedition all have military merits. The aftermath of the death will be carried out according to the best way of bereavement compensation set by me, and the rest of the meritorious personnel will be reported by the heads of various departments, and handed over to Huan Su to be responsible for inventory and verification, and allocate the treasury and property. I won't go into all of them here. And this time among the generals. There are also different types of meritorious deeds, all of which have been recorded so far, and the rewards will be distributed together with this month's monthly salary. ”

As he spoke, Wang Xu's voice changed, and he already said with a smile: "And in this battle, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang are outstanding and have outstanding achievements, and they are now promoted to fake Zhonglang generals first." However, it will not lead the army for the time being. Feel free to do it! Zhang Liao and Xu Huang can also organize their own special descendants of 300 people. ”

"Thank you, lord!" Hear the words. Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang didn't dare to slack off, and they all immediately thanked them.

He smiled and waved his hand. Wang Xu didn't want to say more about this. Because according to the original intention, I wanted the three of them to lead the troops now. It's a pity that it's not realistic, there are so many soldiers in the army at present, if the three of them are instantly promoted to lieutenant generals, and each of them unifies 10,000 soldiers and horses, it will inevitably remove the authority of other generals. In this case, is not the reward and punishment unclear? All of them were people who followed them to fight in the north and south, and their contributions were not small, and they were relieved of their positions for some reason. Even if they could understand it and don't mind it, ordinary sergeants would be chilled by it. Besides, Wang Xu can't do that kind of thing himself, they are all good brothers who fight side by side, how can they be too partial.

Therefore, Wang Xu can only take this compromise method for the time being, anyway, there will be opportunities in the future.

Glancing at everyone in the hall, Wang Xucai smiled again and continued: "Okay, since the merit has been rewarded and you have no objections, then there will be no more words on this matter." I'm sure you've already guessed what we're going to discuss next. Now that Feng Xiao and my second brother Wang Fei have returned, it is time to discuss the next matter. If you have any opinions, just say them! ”

As soon as the words fell, before the civil officials had time to react, Han Meng had already rushed to say: "Lord Qi, my Jingnan army has strong morale and has practiced the law, and it is the right time to use it." Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, openly intercepted the way of the lord this time, with ill intentions, and we are just raising rebels to seek justice. ”

Because Han Meng returned to Jingnan with the spoils of war first, he didn't hear Wang Xu's words that day, so he was the first to stand up and support the Northern Expedition at this moment.

And with his words, the civil officials also reacted, and the soldier Cao Peng Donghe immediately nodded and agreed: "Lord, General Han's words are good, Jingnan is remote, if you want to gain a foothold on the foundation and watch the changes in the world, you must take the land of Jingbei." ”

When the words fell, Han Song also stood up after him. "My lord, my subordinates also agree with this. Now Dong Zhuo is in turmoil with the imperial court, the heroes are together, the world is in chaos, since the lord wants to help the world, he should take Jingbei. At that time, it will have eight counties in Jingzhou, good governance, hundreds of thousands of armor, Bashu in the west, Yangzhou in the east, and the Central Plains in the north, all controlled by the lord! ”

Immediately afterwards, Pang Ji, Liu He and others also spoke out one after another to express their approval. It wasn't until they found that Wang Xu had been smiling and silent, and he was noncommittal about their words, that they slowly quieted down.

At this time, Wang Xu smiled slightly and said lightly: "What you said is good, if you want to help the world, Jingbei is a must-take place." But I don't know if you have ever thought that Jingbei is a place of four wars, and it is strategically important, and if you don't have a stable rear, you can't defend it at all. And this rear, just our four counties in Jingnan, is obviously not enough. ”

With Wang Xu's words, everyone in the hall quickly quieted down and fell into deep thought.

Instead, he burst out laughing. "Hahahaha! The lord's words are good, although Jingbei must be taken, there should also be a stable foundation. In my opinion, the best is Yangzhou, if you can take Yangzhou as the foundation, rely on the Yangtze River to defend it, only need to operate for ten years, you can go out of Jingzhou, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and help the world is just around the corner. ”

Hearing this, Tian Feng suddenly interrupted: "The difference between Gong and this is that although the six counties of Yangzhou have the Yangtze River, they are more widely affected by the enemy after all, and when the time comes, it will be unfavorable to the soldiers. In my opinion, it is better to go west to Bashu and possess the dangerous Sichuan. Then the soldiers were divided into two routes, all the way out of Qishan in the north of Yizhou, all the way out of Tongguan in the north of Jingzhou, and the troops entered Luoyang, Chang'an and other three auxiliary places. Then according to the danger, the troops were sent to the Central Plains, who else in the world can stop it? ”

"Huh! Yuan Hao, the land of Bashu is vast and sparsely populated, and there are more barbarians in the south, which is not a good land, how can you remember Shangyangzhou? Although the six counties of Yangzhou are not as good as the north, they are also a good foundation after all. ”

"Why did the public say this? The land of Bashu is not only dangerous, but also fertile and rich in products. As long as the governance is good, how can it not become a trend? ”

"Yuan Hao, although what you said has some truth, but in comparison, Yangzhou ......"

As the two of them opened the box, they were really red-faced, and they personally maintained their views and did not give an inch. Although the two are friends, their personalities are like that, and they fight according to reason, and no one is willing to back down half a point.

Wang Xu didn't interrupt, listened carefully to the content analyzed by the two, and figured out the advantages and disadvantages of Yizhou and Yangzhou. In fact, it doesn't matter where to send troops, in Wang Xu's view, whether it is based on Yangzhou or Yizhou, there are opportunities, and the key to victory or defeat lies in what kind of Cheng dù can be done after having a foundation.

However, Guo Jia, the military advisor, did not say a word, and listened to the discussion between the two with great interest, looking like he was relishing. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens, please log in to the http://www.biquge.info.)

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