Guo Jia has never liked to ask too much, but he knows Cao Cao's temperament, and he has no relatives and no reason with Gongsun Du, even if he understands it.

It also does not allow Cao Cao to regard Gongsun Du as a trustworthy person, and he must have a detailed map of Liaodong, all for the sake of a good march in the future.

As for whether to use troops to attack Liaodong, the power to choose is still in Cao Cao's hands.

It's just that such a decision may not be very good for Xu Zhen, and to continue to investigate the map of Liaodong, it must be kept secret and must not be leaked to Gongsun Du.

Otherwise, it is equivalent to overturning all the persuasion and promises given to them by Xu Zhen, and this hatred will naturally fall on Xu Zhen.

This matter must be explained.

Thinking of this, Guo Jia almost wanted to speak, but he couldn't help it, and finally decided to write a letter to Bowen.

After all, he gave Xu Mu too many gifts, and he still had to be reminded.

"I really can't accept any more gifts from Xu Bowen next time."

He doesn't accept gifts himself, he comes to give gifts every day, and he doesn't give them to me, and he doesn't accept them to the old lady, after all, the old lady sees him with respect, fear and some love.

"Ugh."

……

Youzhou, Zhuo County.

Xu Zhen returned to Zhuo County to serve with Cao Chun, and all the officials in various places were newly appointed, and some were scholars from other places.

Some of them have an excellent reputation among the local people, and they are recommended by famous people.

Xu Zhen looked at Guo Jia's letter and smiled slightly.

He Cao Chun said: "You see, Feng Xiao also knows that this matter cannot be done openly, and he must quietly depict the map of Liaodong." ”

"But after all, it's not good for you," Cao Chun's face was ugly, "why did you write to the prime minister and ask him to continue to order the collection of the map of Liaodong?" ”

"Because I'm going to fight Liaodong," Xu Zhen said with a light smile.

This categorical attitude made Cao Chun stunned, so it was.

"Then, you also made a special suggestion to Gongsun Kang to say these things?"

"That's nature, stabilize their hearts before they can act, and when the map is depicted, the people everywhere are known, and the officials and generals have also received evaluations, and they have an in-depth understanding, and the next attack is naturally much easier."

"But it takes at least a year or two to do these things, and won't Berwen feel tired?"

"I'm not asking for—hmm...... will still be tired, but for the sake of the prime minister, for the sake of the Han, what is personal fatigue? Xu Zhen said with a smile.

Cao Chun was stunned for a long time, feeling guilty in his heart.

He came to Youzhou to garrison, led more than 10,000 tigers and leopards to ride, and 40,000 Chinese army foot soldiers from his headquarters.

Now compared with Xu Zhen, I feel that I am not a thing.

"Bowen, what you say really makes me embarrassed......"

"It's okay, I still have to ask my brother for help, and when the time comes, it's good to march, and it's also my brother's merit."

Xu Zhen sighed and patted him on the shoulder.

Cao Chun's face shook up, and he immediately said excitedly: "What's the matter, you just say it!" As long as I can do it, I will definitely go to the soup and fire, and I will not give up! ”

Xu Zhen said with a smile: "Military salaries and military rations, before sending troops, I have to rely on my brother to go to Xu Du, after all, I am a pastor in Jizhou, and I have to take care of asking for grain and grass in the state, and then I want to ask for food and salary in Youzhou, I really can't open this mouth." ”

"Oh, oh, it's this......"

Tsk, you've been waiting for me here for a long time.

Cao Chun snorted a few times, scratched his head, and felt that he had been fooled, but he said the words of going to the soup again.

You have to do it even if you have a hard head.

"Okay......"

……

In the autumn of that year, Jizhou manpower and Youzhou manpower gathered more than 100,000 people to move north, and more than 10,000 people living in Liaodong, took materials and dug stones, and began to spread out the road.

Open the road in the forest, and build a bridge in the water.

A road was created for the caravan, and at the same time the people were led into Youzhou, and dozens of merchant horse teams were sent into Youbeiping County, and then all the way into Liaoxi.

At that time, Gongsun Du's soldiers and horses happened to be outside Lulongsai, which was already on the west side of Xuanwu County in northwest Liao, to explore Yuan Xi's whereabouts, so they could see this migration situation.

I couldn't help but sigh that the people's enthusiasm was high, Liaoxi and Liaodong, which were originally barren places, had not seen such a scene for many years, and at this time, Xu Zhen personally led troops to help.

He helped dig up soil at the places where roads were being built along the way, called on soldiers and civilians to cut down trees together, and personally supervised the construction of bridges.

For several months, they have been sleeping in the open air, and the people of Liaodong heard about it, and they came to take a look, and after seeing Xu Zhen, they sent surplus food and home-brewed wine to quench the thirst and hunger of the soldiers.

After Gongsun Kang heard about it, he also brought troops to help build roads, cut trees, and dig stones and refine timber.

The craftsmen of the entire Liaodong did not dare to disobey, and immediately came to help, so the construction period was shortened by half.

When he left, Xu Zhen's eyes were eager to bite Gongsun Du to death.

His reward is less average, and his self-discipline is worth no more than 15,000.

This strengthened Xu Zhen's heart to personally step on Liaodong, after all, the soldiers are not tired of cheating, and when Liaodong is captured, how Gongsun Du's father and son will be resettled is another story, anyway, as long as they are willing to surrender, they will definitely be higher than Liaodong.

Fortunately, a few months after this large-scale construction, Xu Zhen personally saw that outside the townships and towns in eastern Liaodong, a lot of fields and orchards had indeed been cultivated, although the land was not fertile enough, but it could produce grain, and it was not a problem to increase the annual output by 100,000 stones.

These newly cultivated fields, as well as those that have been gradually restored, can become the foundation of resettlement for the people in the future.

A county in eastern Liaodong is half the size of Youzhou, and of course, most of them are uninhabited places.

In addition, the road is rugged and there are many mountain roads, if there is no road to build, it is convenient to enter by detouring Xuansu, or crossing the mountain, and it is difficult for cavalry to walk.

It is also easy for foot soldiers to get lost in the mountains.

Now it is different, and the establishment of sentry posts along the main road is enough to send troops on the march.

Everything is moving in a better direction.

However, since the end of the autumn harvest, the weather in eastern Liaodong has quickly become colder, and the caravans that went north have also returned to Youyou and Hebei counties before closing the mountain.

This trip also allowed the people of Liaodong to get a lot of goods from the south, and the caravan that came back also came back with a huge amount of grain and cloth, as well as strange things from outside the territory.

But Xu Zhen has really made the two fathers and sons of the Gongsun family frightened in the past half a year.

Liaodong, Xiangping Zhizhi.

Gongsun Du's hair was much whiter, he put on a mink coat, and sat next to the fire pit in the hall, and under the seat was a Mazha soft stool, which was a commodity from Jizhou.

In the past, no one made such a cushioned seat, but now Jizhou craftsmen have made it, which is deeply liked by the people.

After tea and dinner, put up a mazar in the courtyard, sit and chat, eat a little food, more leisurely than anything else.

In the past, when the common people arrived at sunset, they thought that they had fallen asleep.

Ordinary people basically go to sleep, and before sunset, if they have nothing to do, they have no other hobbies.

It is also to get together to chat, wait for the sunset, and when you are tired of standing, find a convex stone to sit down, or squat at the base of the wall in a daze.

In winter, bored people can squat and count how many ice ridges there are under the eaves.

Now there are some other things, Jizhou wooden cards, Jizhou chess, etc., Jizhou craftsmen made chess, backgammon, Go, etc., it is said that Xu Zhen also invented a card game, called "Fighter Clan", which is deeply loved by the people and Cao Cao.

This trip won the hearts of the people.

"Oops," Gongsun Du stretched, stretched his body, and asked the chaise longue to be lifted over, close to the brazier, and then lay down again.

After a few shouts that sounded like wailing, but were actually very comfortable, he moved his waist on the chaise longue and said in a deep voice to his son not far in front of him: "On this trip alone, we have arrived at so many goods, if you choose a few to sell to Goguryeo and Fuyu, how many treasures can be exchanged for them." ”

"This rider is terrifying."

The old man moved his shoulders, closed his eyes and sighed, "If you are twenty years younger, you can still ride with the car, and now that you have seen him from afar, he is actually laughing." ”

"After working so hard to build bridges and roads, he actually smiled from ear to ear, as if he had gained, but he did have gains, and won the hearts of the people."

"The people of Liaodong have also begun to spread the deeds of Xu Cheqi."

"Father, this is a good thing!" Gongsun Kang immediately bowed, although he was a little cold, but he was very polite, and did not follow the past to squat by the fire pit, but his face was still elated, "He is really for the people." ”

"That's why there is the will of the people."

"Moreover, the deeds of Xu Che Riding spread to Liaodong, which is exciting for the people and displaced people, and now it has been connected to Youzhou again, and after the beginning of spring, we can also organize a caravan to Youzhou and Hebei for two weeks."

"Compared to back then, it is much better to isolate Liaoxi and other places and self-styled with a moat, this is the prosperous scene of Liaodong, and my father should be happy."

"Can't be happy," Gongsun Du said lazily with his eyes closed, "Now after the trade, there are a lot of contacts, but if what Xu Cheqi said before is true, it should protect my Gongsun clan, right?" This winter, I have to go and explore again. ”

"Taking advantage of the wind and snow to close the mountain, Kang'er, you have to go and arrange all the sentry patrols, don't take it lightly."

"Let's not hurt the rider, but we have to prevent the soldiers and horses from suddenly entering Liaodong, and wait for the spring to see, and negotiate with this rider, it will take several years to trust each other."

"Kang'er can't trust others."

Gongsun Kang bowed, "Father doesn't have to be like this, I don't think Cheqi is a treacherous villain." ”

"Alas, you are too naïve and pure, you can't learn the way to survive, as a father, I have never trusted others, so I have today's family business."

Gongsun Kang stopped talking, bowed his head and waited for his father's advice, Gongsun Du was a strict father, more brutal to foreign enemies and slaves, with a strange temperament, and he couldn't tell when he would lose his temper.

Therefore, Gongsun Kang still talks about filial piety most of the time and does not contradict his father.

"Xu Zhen, is this a way to buy people's hearts, or is it deliberate, otherwise why would he laugh? I have long thought about spreading my reputation to Liaodong, messing with the hearts of my people and weakening the reputation of my Gongsun clan. ”

"Yes, Father has a point."

Having said that, Gongsun Kang never felt that Xu Zhen would harm him, and his father was too worried.

"We still have to take precautions, and put some empty grains in the grain seeds we will give next year, so that it is best to grow grain in Youzhou, or steam all the grain seeds."

"It's all a good idea."

"Tsk, father......"

"Alas, you don't understand, there is a way to be kind and not to be in charge of the army, you don't understand the people of the two places, we have to get benefits, and then find a way to sit in Liaodong."

Gongsun Du opened his eyes, yawned slightly, and opened his eyes to look at his son's eyes.

Finding him looking at him, he was slightly disappointed, "Why is Kang'er looking at me like this?" ”

"Father, there is no infighting at this time, we still need a few years before we can get the approval of the Cao family, whether we can continue the family in the future, it depends on the merits of this car rider, and the love of the prime minister of Xuchang City."

"I still think it's better to keep inside and outside, and this year Xu Zhen is more from Liaodong...... I almost made it into town. ”

The old man got up and pondered for a long time, in fact, his heart was also at war between heaven and man, reluctant to Jizhou goods, and did not dare to continue to open up, he always felt that Xu Zhen and the tiger and leopard riding, and more than 100,000 people came together, as if there was coercion, which made him uneasy.

If there is a fine work in this, there will be no peace in the future, among the residents of Liaodong, if Xu Zhen's exploits and deeds are passed on by word of mouth, how will the people be honored in the future.

This time, although Xu Zhen did not enter the city, it was enough to make Gongsun Du afraid.

"Son, let me think about it again, whether or not to pay next year's tribute ......" Gongsun Du said, closing his eyes and frowning in thought.

……

Yuyang County.

After Xu Zhen came back, he rested here for a while.

At the same time, let the soldiers of the garrison camp under his command take out the detailed part of the map they have drawn, and together they will be a large area.

Use simple lines to outline mountains and rivers, and use small characters to dot densely annotated on them.

Xu Zhen has the ability to never forget, so he has memorized the most terrain.

After the unity, the parts that cannot be used and are slightly deviated are excluded.

can barely become a big picture, and this can already be painted to a hundred miles away from Xiangping.

Some maps were given by henchmen.

In these days, not everyone can draw maps, and those who know the ability to map mountains and rivers are all old scouts, or people who understand the topography among the scholars, and there are very few in the first place.

There are not many people who can be used in Xu Zhen's army, and dozens of people are slowly portrayed, and these people are still cultivated by him, and many people can't understand the map in the old guard camp.

When depicting, he secretly acted without being known, and worked slowly, but he also drew the mountain and forest terrain trails on both sides of the main road.

Xu Zhen glanced at it, remembered the map division, and then thought of what he had seen and heard along the way, and probably knew the way, but there were some secret paths, but he didn't find any of them.

"Hmm...... Now on the march, fifty percent of them are sure of a surprise attack and a big break through Liaodong, but it is still not enough. ”

Dian Wei yawned and said in an urn voice: "Junhou, how many years do you have to wait?" ”

"One or two years...... Xu Zhen squinted at the map, and said without looking back, "Tun the army, accumulate grain, and after you are ready for spring, see how Gongsun Du reacts." ”

"If you continue to travel, you still have a chance, if you set up sentry posts along the way, you have to think about marching, after this main road is established, I really don't want to use it so soon."

"Eh, then wait......"

Dian Wei sighed, and there was no fighting, and he followed the prince to do hard work for the people in the past six months.

"Don't worry, Dingliaodong must not be in a hurry," Xu Zhen muttered to himself.

At this time, Dian Wei tilted his head to look at it, and immediately complained: "This picture, I look strange." ”

"It's all drawings of the outer roads and mountain roads, so what's the use? If only there was a Liaodong man who knew how to draw maps to help. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, his shoulders suddenly sank, and he was suddenly grabbed by Xu Zhen's shoulders.

"Awei, I really know one person, it's in Liaodong! You must know how to draw a map, you can find it! Sure to help me! ”

(End of chapter)