This battle with Hebei is inevitable.

Originally, I didn't say it, Zhang Liao went to the state lot, and by the way, he also slaughtered Yuan Shao's two most important generals, Yuan Shao must be in a rage at this time, maybe one can't think of it and directly start a war with himself!

However, he also knew that it was impossible to go to war directly, and first of all, Yuan Shao was nominally untenable.

Don't look at his Yuan family's prestige and status, but he is still a courtier of the Han Dynasty in terms of reputation, if he really does something that is not a subordinate, his reputation will immediately drop a notch.

Even if Yuan Shao really wants to turn his face with the court, he has to brew for a while to at least find a reason to go, even if it is directly saying that the Son of Heaven is a faint monarch or simply under the banner of the Qing monarch.

In any case, it will take a certain amount of time to prepare, not to mention that he has just laid down Youzhou, and there are still a lot of things to deal with in the north, at least he doesn't want to get out of it for the whole year of this year.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also had to consider the thoughts of the people under his rule, if the local wealthy families could not support him wholeheartedly, then he would lose the battle for a while before it started.

When Yin Yu was fighting with the court on his side, he had to beware of someone stabbing him behind him, and no one could stand this situation.

In fact, as Liu Xuan speculated, at this time, after Yuan Shao received the news of Yan Liangwen's death, he was really in a rage, if it wasn't for the Wenchen military generals Qi Qi to pull him, I am afraid that he would immediately command the soldiers and horses to go south and 'That Liu Xuan Xiao'er is superior, so that he knows how powerful I am Yuan Shao!,

"Lord, now that the battle with Gongsun Chan has just ended, it is really not appropriate to use swords at this time!"

Tian Feng is one of the top strategists under Yuan Shao's account, and Tian Feng never thinks about Yuan Shao's likes and dislikes, only says what he thinks is right, at this time, he completely ignores Yuan Shao is anger, and directly opens his mouth to advise.

"What's more・・・・・・ Yan and Wen were killed by a mysterious army・・・・・・ there is no direct evidence to show that it was the imperial court, soldiers and horses, if the lord takes the initiative to provoke a war, I am afraid that the people of the world will think that it is a rebellion!"

Yuan Shao's face turned even pale, but although what Tian Feng said made people angry, it was an irrefutable fact.

The army that killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou, although it was clearly the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, there was no evidence, and this matter was very helpless.

At the same time, the army has just finished a big war, if you want to go to war again, the grain, grass and ordnance have to be re-prepared, these things will not be ready within a year and a half, because the real war with the imperial court must be a big war with all its might, and the consumption of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in grain, grass and ordnance is a terrible number just to think about.

"Is that all you have to say?"

Yuan Shao angrily slapped the case in front of him, making a loud bang, and then a burst of dust was raised, and after Yuan Shao's palm was removed, everyone could see a clear handprint on the case.

When everyone saw it, they all thought in their hearts: "The lord's force is getting stronger and stronger!" and then they will glance at the old man with a childish face on the side.

This old man is Zuo Ci, he has been here for some time, and Yuan Shao's strength has improved, which is naturally the result of his careful teaching on the side. Of course, if you want to cultivate at Yuan Shao's age, you will inevitably have to use some means, but Zuo Ci has been cultivating for more than 100 years, and he has collected a lot of treasures.

After Yuan Shao vented his indignation, he seemed to also think of this omnipotent Zuo Immortal Master, and hurriedly asked, "What does the Immortal Master think?"

His words made several strategists below feel a little dissatisfied. ..., they admit that Zuo Ci is indeed a superior means, those immortal family techniques are wonderful-Xuanqi and after guiding their lord to practice these days, Yuan Shao's spirit is also much fuller, even if he soaks in a woman's belly at night, he can discuss important matters with everyone in good spirits the next day.

This is of course a good thing for Hebei and Yuan Shao's forces, not to mention that Zuo Ci also proposed to select some outstanding generals to be trained together, and when the teaching results are fruitful, the generals can become more powerful, and the combat power of Yuan Shao's army will be greatly improved.

These are all Zuo Ci's merits, and they will not deny it. But for something like today, Yuan Shao actually asked a cultivator instead of them, which is too outrageous?

I saw Zuo Ci shook his head: "These things are not the director of the poor road, you should ask the gentlemen!"

Yuan Shao has also been with Zuo Ci for a long time during this time, and he feels that this old Taoist is omnipotent, so he inertly asked, and when he heard Zuo Ci say this, he turned his head and asked a few of his cronies and advisers.

Guo Tu was the first to speak: "The lord doesn't have to be in a hurry, there must be a big war between the lord and the court, which is inevitable, so this grudge will definitely be avenged in the future, so you should take advantage of this time to accumulate strength!"

Although Tian Feng and Fu Zhu and others don't look at it much, Guo Tu likes to flatter, but this person can become one of Yuan Shao's most important strategists, and he still has some talent, at least the advice he said this time is not the slightest bit faulty, it is indeed the most suitable measure at the moment, so he agreed with him.

Seeing that the advisers under the account all said this, although Yuan Shao was unhappy, he could only endure this breath first and wait for the next day to settle together.

"In that case, what do you think you should do first?"

Several people looked at each other, and finally Feng Ji spoke: "The lord is now in Dinghebei, but after years of fighting, the people have many complaints, and they are determined in their hearts, so now we should first appease the people and restore the people's livelihood, so that we can resume farming as soon as possible and accumulate grain and grass!"

Yuan Shao nodded, although this suggestion is relatively simple, but it is indeed very important, if the people can't farm with peace of mind, then where will the grain and grass of his army come from? It's just that this matter took a long time, and it didn't have any effect for a while, so although Yuan Shao would do it, his face still didn't improve.

At this time, Xu You thought about it, and suddenly opened his mouth: "I heard that in recent years, the Zhen family has opened warehouses and released grain to help the poor people and exiled victims, why don't you take the opportunity to make friends with the Zhen family?"

This suggestion made Yuan Shao's eyes shine, and he could see several benefits from this suggestion, and more importantly, the effect was fast, almost immediate.

Befriending the Zhen family, first of all, can give the people the impression that Yuan Shao cares about them, you see that the Zhen family helped the victims, Yuan Shao immediately expressed rewards and encouragement, which shows that Yuan Shao agrees with this kind of action.

At the same time, the Zhen family is also regarded as a noble family in Hebei, and there must be not a small amount of food saved by the family, if you are good friends with the Zhen family, you can also let the Zhen family take out some food to support it if necessary, which is much more secure than letting the people plant slowly and then not necessarily be able to harvest a bumper harvest.

When Yuan Shao thought of this, his face was even more happy, and he only felt that this method was extremely good, so he asked two more questions.

That Xu You seemed to have expected that his suggestion would be appreciated by Yuan Shao, so he answered all questions, and even gave what he thought was the best advice: "I heard that the Zhen family has a daughter, who is very smart, and she is very talented in reading poetry and books. ”

"Hmph, that ridiculous emperor, it's really ・・・・・・ to ask a woman to enter Taixue" I don't know who whispered on the side, but the voice was not loud, but it had no effect, Xu You only paused, and continued his words. ...,"And I heard that the Zhen family's move to open a warehouse to help the victims was also suggested by this woman, so this woman is quite famous among the people of Hebei, if she can ......"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he immediately understood what Xu Yu meant: "How old is this girl this year?"

Xu You said: "At the age of thirteen, you can set this matter first!"

Yuan Shao estimated in his heart: "Xianyi's age is just right, I have been worried about this matter in recent days, if I can marry the little daughter of the Zhen family, it is also suitable!"

As soon as these words came out, this matter was settled, and the next thing naturally did not need him to be busy, since it was Xu You who proposed it, then Xu You would naturally try his best to promote this matter, as long as he showed his face a little when necessary.

In Yuan Shao's view, he is the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, and he himself is a hero in Hebei, so the Zhen family can marry their daughter to their son, which is the blessing of their Zhen family, and there is absolutely no reason to refuse, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

And Xu You didn't think that the Zhen family would refuse, so after getting clear instructions, he set off to the Zhen family with great fanfare, and along the way, Yuan Shao's desire to let his second son marry the little daughter of the Zhen family was publicized, and the news spread faster than imagined, that Xu You was still far away from the Zhen family, and Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family, knew about it.

Even the news spread across the Yellow River, entered the north of Yongzhou and Yanzhou and other places, and spread to the capital at a very fast speed, when Liu Xuan learned the news, Xu You had not yet arrived at Zhen's house!

"Hmm, Yuan Shao wants to propose to the Zhen family?"

Liu Xuan was having dinner with his two women, and Cai Yan told him the news.

"How did Wen Ji know?"

Cai Yan covered her mouth and chuckled: "The entire Taixue Academy has spread all over the world, and when I went to see Zhen Mi a few days ago, she was worried about this matter!"

"Oh?" Liu Xuan was a little curious: "Why bother?"

"It's not Your Majesty, you recruited Sister Mi'er into Beijing and sent it to Taixue, now Sister Mi'er is very happy in Taixue, and she wants to learn more things, but she thinks that it is very likely to return to Hebei, of course it's annoying!"

Cai Yan would never say this so directly, so the person who spoke was Diao Chan on the side, but when did she become so familiar with Zhen Mi, and she spoke with her sister, which Liu Xuan didn't notice at all.

But now is not the time to dwell on this matter, but Zhen Mi's side ・・・・・・ marry Yuan Xi? What are you kidding, it's all in the bowl, and you can still ask someone to snatch it