"Hehe, the prince is too worried, the things that the prince of the county confessed are also for the long-term plan of Yangzhou, and there are some old friends in Yangzhou, and they have also come to visit a certain one, and a certain told them that the local government affairs are handled by the order of the prince, and a certain is just a soldier and has no right to intervene. Mei Guo smiled and said: "But a certain also explained to them, you must know the current affairs, today is different from the past, if you are still as pampered and proud as Xiang Wu, thinking that you can take advantage of the situation and respect yourself, then Luzhou has a ready-made story to play." ”

Although Luzhou was peacefully incorporated into Jiang Feng's rule, and it seemed to be a gentle drizzle before, but then after Jiang Feng's army went north to conquer Xuzhou, the situation changed.

Many gentry were exposed to colluding with Chaohu Lake bandits, and some people reported that the local gentry were plotting against each other, and then there was a series of bloody storms, and at that time, Yang Xun had also been transferred to Xuzhou, and no one could stand up for the gentry here, and it was inevitable that some families would be rolling, or ruining their families and destroying their clans, or disappearing.

Although there are not many gentry involved, but just a few are enough to make these gentry heartbroken, when their own fate is in the hands of others and reduced to fish and meat, that feeling can really make these gentry who have always been pampered tremble and almost want to kneel.

Luzhou and Yangzhou are not far away, and the gentry of the two places not only have a lot of business contacts in Qianwu, but family marriages also abound, so everyone knows each other.

The story of Luzhou spread to Yangzhou, and it also made the gentry of Yangzhou frightened, which is also the main reason why the gentry in Yangzhou tried their best to support the Huaiyou Army when they besieged Yangzhou, but now the time has passed, the overall situation has been decided, and it is time to face the reality.

Whether the Huaiyou Army will take advantage of the situation to liquidate and take revenge, who can guarantee it?

This is also a big reason why those old friends of Mei Guo are busy coming to Mei Guo to seek asylum, and no one wants to come to Luzhou again.

"Privy, you are pushing Yan on the stove to roast. Yan Xu shook his head again and again and smiled bitterly, "The privy council just has some old friends, but there are many former colleagues, relatives and friends, how is it good to involve the whole body?"

"Duke Xu, if it is an easy job, the king of the county does not need to come to Duke Xu. Mei Guo Zhengse said: "Duke Xu's intention should know the intention of the county king, taking Chu Yang is not just as simple as making it the governor of Xuzhou Huaizuo Town, the actual demand in front of Huaizuo Town is to provide the necessary money, silver, grain and grass support for the strategy of Heshuo, the governor of the palace, and the future task is to take on the heavy responsibility of attacking Jiangnan, so how to balance the actual needs and future prospects is the burden of Duke Xu. ”

Yan Xu nodded slightly, "The king of the county did have an explanation before he set off, one is to raise money, silver, grain and grass, the second is to appease people's hearts, and the third is to plan the Jiangnan strategy, the first two, a certain heart is also a little prepared, but this Jiangnan strategy, a certain wants to take the liberty of asking, when may it be launched?"

Mei Guo is not only the privy envoy of the Privy Council, but also Jiang Feng appointed the commander of Chu Yang for this southern expedition, and most of the future Jiangnan raids will fall on him, so it is not abrupt for Yan Xu to ask this.

Mei Guo hesitated for a moment, this question is really difficult to answer.

What does the Heshuo strategy look like, no one has the bottom, two years, three years, or five years?

Even Mei Guo is sure that Xuzhou can win the battle against the Khitans, but this will definitely be a time-consuming and labor-intensive battle, and there are Shatuo people in the west who control Bianluo, and the two Hu forces will be the fierce rivals of Xuzhou in the future, which side will be solved first?

After solving a certain party, do you want to start the Jiangnan Raiders, or do you have to wait until the two major Hu forces are completely solved before you start the Jiangnan Raiders?

Or, the strategy of Heshuo is just a superficial taste, control a strategic forward position, and then reflexively annex Jiangnan, accumulate strength and then fight with the Khitan and Shatuo people?

"Xugong, this point, a certain can't answer. Mei Guo did not shy away from it, and said straightforwardly: "It is estimated that the king of the county will not be able to answer this question, everyone has no bottom in the evolution of the battle of Heshuo, it may also be a local war, or it may evolve into a big war between us and the Khitans, we are currently trying to accumulate enough strength to fight with the Khitans, but sometimes it is not something we can control, but I personally predict that if we do not break out a large-scale war with the Khitans within half a year, then the Jiangnan strategy may be launched within a year." ”

Yan Xu silently pondered for a moment and nodded: "Then after Yan raised the military money and silver needed for the Heshuo war for the county king, he will have to consider Jiangnan matters as soon as possible, and this time is a little tight." ”

"Xugong, this is just a personal opinion, and there are still some variables here that have not been calculated, such as the war between the Shatuo people in the Central Plains and Nanyang, and it may even affect Caizhou, whether this will involve us in Xuzhou, it's hard to say, of course we don't want to be involved, but it's still that sentence, sometimes it's involuntarily. ”

Mei Guo is also sighing and sighing, the territory is bigger, the strength is stronger, there are more problems to consider, all aspects must be taken into account, unlike when the original strength was still weak, it is much simpler, and now you don't want to enter the game.

"Privy, I understand. Yan Xu took a deep breath, "Since Yan has the trust of the county king and has come to Yangzhou, he will share his worries for the county king, and he will definitely make this Yangzhou a solid rear for the future Jiangnan strategy." ”

"Hehe, Xugong doesn't have to worry too much, Huai right and Huai left are one, and this heavy responsibility cannot be borne by the Yangzhou family, but Yangzhou has to shoulder the big head. ”

Mei Guo also relieved Yan Xu's heart, it seems that this Yan Xu is also under a lot of pressure, it is estimated that the political hall and the Privy Council are afraid that they will ask for a lot of Yan Xu's trip to Yangzhou, and it is no wonder that Yan Xu is worried.

The arrival of Yan Xu also brought a storm to Yangzhou, with the arrival of Yan Xu was an appointment of the Xuzhou Governor's Office, Yan Xu concurrently served as the governor of Yangzhou as the governor of Yangzhou, took charge of Yangzhou's local government affairs, and re-established the Yangzhou local officialdom system.

It's almost an open letter for a petition and an exchange of interests.

The Wuning Army led by Chai Yong did not return north, but was directly stationed in Gaoyou, Hailing, and Hai'an counties, while the Huaiyou Army was stationed in Yangzi, Jiangdu, Liuhe, and Tianchang.

Under the sword soldiers, the local gentry were all trembling, not knowing how Xuzhou would deal with Yangzhou.

And only Li Wu Junchen's immediate relatives were allowed to leave, and only some gold and silver were allowed to be carried with them, and the harsh conditions also made it difficult for Li Wu to accept.

But in this case, Xuzhou doesn't have too much entanglement with Li Wu's side at all, and if you are willing to accept it, you will accept it, and if you are not willing to accept it, that is, you will directly throw people away.

Under the panic of the people, all groups are like a beehive that has been poked, surging.

"What do you think the Yan brothers want? Do they really want to kill our Yangzhou gentry?"

"No, I heard that Chuzhou is much quieter than ours, although it is still under military control, but the atmosphere on the street is much better, and business is slowly recovering, especially in Heshouzhou, Haozhou, and Sizhou, where most of the business has basically recovered, why is our Yangzhou like this?"

"That Chai Yong heard that he hated Xu Li to the core, and he has always been angry about Xu Li (Li Yu) betraying King Wu, and wanted to take revenge, and the Wu Ning army should have returned north a long time ago, but he found all kinds of reasons to be alarmist in front of Mei's secret envoy, saying that our Yangzhou gentry have always been resentful and unwilling to surrender to the county king,......"

"This guy, how can the grudge between him and Xu Li be counted on our heads?"

The gentry sitting in the hall were filled with righteous indignation, and the more they talked, the more they were annoyed and angry, during this period of time, everyone was in danger, and Yan Xu was appointed as the assassin of Yangzhou, but he only dismissed a lot of officials, but the officials basically retained, and even promoted a few people exceptionally, which made the gentry feel worried.

The two people sitting above had gloomy faces, just picked up the teacup and sipped it, but did not speak.

"Brother Daofang, Brother Ziyuan, you two are our leaders in Yangzhou, and the big guys are looking forward to your idea. Finally someone noticed this and began to throw the topic to the two who had been silent.

The short and fat gentry with a white face and beard didn't even raise his eyelids, just sipped his tea lightly, and said lightly: "The ideas are all in front of everyone, but everyone is unwilling to accept it, what?"

"Brother Dao Fang, I'm afraid Xu Li's side is unreliable, they are still negotiating with the Yan brothers for whether their relatives can get out, how can they have the heart to take care of us?" A gentry who was obviously too anxious couldn't help but interject: "I heard that they pushed it all out, saying that the battle to defend the city didn't need to be fought for so long, but we had to defend the city and refused to return, so they had to ...... last resort."

"Do you believe such words that sow discord?" said the white-faced gentry coldly: "Think about the causes and consequences, don't just care about your little silk if you want to export it, maybe if Xuzhou orders it, your entire workshop will have to be taken over." ”

"Why?" the gentry was anxious all of a sudden, "We are all serious white families, who will sit on this country, we all support it the same, and we also pay taxes and pledge the same when doing business, everyone is like this, does Xuzhou really not want our Yangzhou gentry to live?"

The white-faced and beardless short and fat gentry's eyes flashed with a fierce color, and he said quietly: "Shouzhou is the starting place of the king of Pengcheng County, and now it seems that it is about to surpass our Yangzhou, and the salt of Haizhou is sold all over Huainan, and our silk silk in Yangzhou is squeezed by the silk merchants in Luzhou and Chuzhou, and those big food merchants are also running to Shouzhou, do you think Xuzhou has put our Yangzhou gentry in their eyes?"